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This e-te>t comes from multi#le editions of "hallonerDs re$ised Douay-
Rheims @ersion of the 8oly Bible% 5n *?A1 English e>iles, many from
O>ford, established the English "ollege of Douay EDouaiFDo!ayG, 7landers,
under =illiam Elater "ardinalG )llen% 5n October, *?+1, Gregory <artin
began the !ork of #re#aring an English translation of the Bible for
"atholic readers, the first such translation into <odern English%
)ssisting !ere =illiam )llen, Richard Bristo!, Thomas =orthington, and
=illiam Reynolds !ho re$ised, criticiHed, and corrected Dr% <artinDs
!ork% The college #ublished the e! Testament at Rheims EReimsFRhemesG,
7rance, in *?1, through 9ohn 7ogny !ith a #reface and e>#lanatory notes,
authored chiefly by Bristol, )llen, and =orthington% 'ater the Old
Testament !as #ublished at Douay in t!o #arts E*A-B and *A*-G by 'aurence
;ellam through the efforts of Dr% =orthington, then su#erior of the
seminary% The translation had been #re#ared before the a##earance of the
e! Testament, but the #ublication !as delayed due to financial
difficulties% The religious and scholarly adherence to the 'atin @ulgate
te>t led to the less elegant and idiomatic !ords and #hrases often found
in the translation% 5n some instances !here no English !ord con$eyed the
full meaning of the 'atin, a 'atin !ord !as )ngliciHed and its meaning
defined in a glossary% )lthough ridiculed by critics, many of these
!ords later found common usage in the English language% 4#ellings of
#ro#er names and the numbering of the Psalms are ado#ted from the 'atin
@ulgate%
5n *+.B Dr% Richard "halloner began a major re$ision of the Douay and
Rheims te>ts, the s#ellings and #hrasing of !hich had become increasingly
archaic in the almost t!o centuries since the translations !ere first
#roduced% 8e moderniHed the diction and introduced a more fluid style,
!hile faithfully maintaining the accuracy of Dr% <artinDs te>ts% This
re$ision became the Dde factoD standard te>t for English s#eaking
"atholics until the t!entieth century% 5t is still highly regarded by
many for its style, although it is no! rarely used for liturgical
#ur#oses% The notes included in this electronic edition are generally
attributed to Bisho# "halloner%
"OTET4
The Old Testament
Book of Genesis
Book of E>odus
Book of 'e$iticus
Book of umbers
Book of Deuteronomy
Book of 9osue
Book of 9udges
Book of Ruth
7irst Book of 4amuel, alias * ;ings
4econd Book of 4amuel, alias , ;ings
Third Book of ;ings
7ourth Book of ;ings
7irst Book of Parali#omenon
4econd Book of Parali#omenon
7irst Book of Esdras
Book of ehemias, alias , Esdras
Book of Tobias
Book of 9udith
Book of Esther
Book of 9ob
Book of Psalms
Book of Pro$erbs
Ecclesiastes
4olomonDs "anticle of "anticles
Book of =isdom
Ecclesiasticus
Pro#hecy of 5saias
Pro#hecy of 9eremias
'amentations of 9eremias
Pro#hecy of Baruch
Pro#hecy of EHechiel
Pro#hecy of Daniel
Pro#hecy of Osee
Pro#hecy of 9oel
Pro#hecy of )mos
Pro#hecy of )bdias
Pro#hecy of 9onas
Pro#hecy of <icheas
Pro#hecy of ahum
Pro#hecy of 8abacuc
Pro#hecy of 4o#honias
Pro#hecy of )ggeus
Pro#hecy of Iacharias
Pro#hecy of <alachias
7irst Book of <achabees
4econd Book of <achabees
The e! Testament
Gos#el )ccording to 4t% <atthe!
Gos#el )ccording to 4t% <ark
Gos#el )ccording to 4t% 'uke
Gos#el )ccording to 4t% 9ohn
)cts of the )#ostles
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the Romans
7irst E#istle of 4t% Paul to the "orinthians
4econd E#istle of 4t% Paul to the "orinthians
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the Galatians
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the E#hesians
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the Phili##ians
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the "olossians
7irst E#istle of 4t% Paul to the Thessalonians
4econd E#istle of 4t% Paul to the Thessalonians
7irst E#istle of 4t% Paul to Timothy
4econd E#istle of 4t% Paul to Timothy
E#istle of 4t% Paul to Titus
E#istle of 4t% Paul to Philemon
E#istle of 4t% Paul to the 8ebre!s
"atholic E#istle of 4t% 9ames the )#ostle
7irst E#istle of 4t% Peter the )#ostle
4econd E#istle of 4t% Peter the )#ostle
7irst E#istle of 4t% 9ohn the )#ostle
4econd E#istle of 4t% 9ohn the )#ostle
Third E#istle of 4t% 9ohn the )#ostle
"atholic E#istle of 4t% 9ude the )#ostle
)#ocaly#se of 4t% 9ohn the )#ostle
T8E BOO; O7 GEE454
This book is so called from its treating of the GEER)T5O, that is,
of the creation and the beginning of the !orld% The 8ebre!s call it
BERE45T8, from the =ord !ith !hich it begins% 5t contains not only
the history of the "reation of the !orldJ but also an account of its
#rogress during the s#ace of ,2AB years, that is, until the death of
9O4EP8%
Genesis "ha#ter *
God createth 8ea$en and Earth, and all things therein, in si> days%
*(*% 5n the beginning God created hea$en, and earth%
*(,% )nd the earth !as $oid and em#ty, and darkness !as u#on the face of
the dee#J and the s#irit of God mo$ed o$er the !aters%
*(2% )nd God said( Be light made% )nd light !as made%
*(.% )nd God sa! the light that it !as goodJ and he di$ided the light
from the darkness%
*(?% )nd he called the light Day, and the darkness ightJ and there !as
e$ening and morning one day%
*(A% )nd God said( 'et there be a firmament made amidst the !aters( and
let it di$ide the !aters from the !aters%
) firmament%%% By this name is here understood the !hole s#ace bet!een
the earth, and the highest stars% The lo!er #art of !hich di$ideth the
!aters that are u#on the earth, from those that are abo$e in the clouds%
*(+% )nd god made a firmament, and di$ided the !aters that !ere under
the firmament, from those that !ere abo$e the firmament, and it !as so%
*(1% )nd God called the firmament, 8ea$enJ and the e$ening and morning
!ere the second day%
*(B% God also saidJ 'et the !aters that are under the hea$en, be
gathered together into one #lace( and let the dry land a##ear% )nd it
!as so done%
*(*-% )nd God called the dry land, EarthJ and the gathering together of
the !aters, he called 4eas% )nd God sa! that it !as good%
*(**% )nd he said( let the earth bring forth green herb, and such as may
seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after its kind, !hich may ha$e
seed in itself u#on the earth% )nd it !as so done%
*(*,% )nd the earth brought forth the green herb, and such as yieldeth
seed according to its kind, and the tree that beareth fruit, ha$ing seed
each one according to its kind% )nd God sa! that it !as good%
*(*2% )nd the e$ening and the morning !ere the third day%
*(*.% )nd God said( 'et there be lights made in the firmament of hea$en,
to di$ide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for
seasons, and for days and years(
*(*?% To shine in the firmament of hea$en, and to gi$e light u#on the
earth, and it !as so done%
*(*A% )nd God made t!o great lights( a greater light to rule the dayJ
and a lesser light to rule the night( and The stars%
T!o great lights%%% God created on the first day, light, !hich being
mo$ed from east to !est, by its rising and setting, made morning and
e$ening% But on the fourth day he ordered and distributed this light,
and made the sun, moon, and stars% The moon, though much less than the
stars, is here called a great light, from its gi$ing a far greater light
to the earth than any of them%
*(*+% )nd he set them in the firmament of hea$en to shine u#on the
earth%
*(*1% )nd to rule the day and the night, and to di$ide the light and the
darkness% )nd God sa! that it !as good%
*(*B% )nd the e$ening and morning !ere the fourth day%
*(,-% God also said( let the !aters bring forth the cree#ing creature
ha$ing life, and the fo!l that may fly o$er the earth under the
firmament of hea$en%
*(,*% )nd God created the great !hales, and e$ery li$ing and mo$ing
creature, !hich the !aaters brought forth, according to their kinds, and
e$ery !inged fo!l according to its kind% )nd God sa! that it !as good%
*(,,% )nd he blessed them, saying( 5ncrease and multi#ly, and fill the
!aters of the sea( and let the birds be multi#lied u#on the earth%
*(,2% )nd the e$ening and morning !ere the fifth day%
*(,.% )nd God said( 'et the earth bring forth the li$ing creature in its
kind, cattle and cree#ing things, and beasts of the earth, according to
their kinds% )nd it !as so done%
*(,?% )nd God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, and
cattle, and e$ery thing that cree#eth on the earth after its kind% )nd
God sa! that it !as good%
*(,A% )nd he said( 'et us make man to our image and likeness( and let
him ha$e dominion o$er the fishes of the sea, and the fo!ls of the air,
and the beasts, and the !hole earth, and e$ery cree#ing creature that
mo$eth u#on the earth%
'et us make man to our image%%% This image of God in man, is not in the
body, but in the soulJ !hich is a s#iritual substance, endued !ith
understanding and free !ill% God s#eaketh here in the #lural number, to
insinuate the #lurality of #ersons in the Deity%
*(,+% )nd God created man to his o!n image( to the image of God he
created him( male and female he created them%
*(,1% )nd God blessed them, saying( 5ncrease and multi#ly, and fill the
earth, and subdue it, and rule o$er the fishes of the sea, and the fo!ls
of the air, and all li$ing creatures that mo$e u#on the earth%
5ncrease and multi#ly%%% This is not a #rece#t, as some Protestant
contro$ertists !ould ha$e it, but a blessing, rendering them fruitfulJ
for God had said the same !ords to the fishes, and birds, E$er% ,,G !ho
!ere inca#able of recei$ing a #rece#t%
*(,B% )nd God said( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en you e$ery herb bearing seed u#on
the earth, and all trees that ha$e in themsel$es seed of their o!n kind,
to be your meat(
*(2-% )nd to all beasts of the earth, and to e$ery fo!l of the air, and
to all that mo$e u#on the earth, and !herein there is life, that they
may ha$e to feed u#on% )nd it !as so done%
*(2*% )nd God sa! all the things that he had made, and they !ere $ery
good% )nd the e$ening and morning !ere the si>th day%
Genesis "ha#ter ,
God resteth on the se$enth day and blesseth it% The earthly #aradise, in
!hich God #laceth man% 8e commandeth him not to eat of the tree of
kno!ledge% )nd formeth a !oman of his rib%
,(*% 4o the hea$ens and the earth !ere finished, and all the furniture
of them%
,(,% )nd on the se$enth day God ended his !ork !hich he had made( and he
rested on the se$enth day from all his !ork !hich he had done%
8e rested, etc%%% That is, he ceased to make or create any ne! kinds of
things% Though, as our 'ord tells us, 9ohn ?%*+, K8e still !orkethK,
$iH%, by conser$ing and go$erning all things, and creating souls%
,(2% )nd he blessed the se$enth day, and sanctified it( because in it he
had rested from all his !ork !hich God created and made%
,(.% These are the generations of the hea$en and the earth, !hen they
!ere created, in the day that the 'ord God made the hea$en and the
earth(
,(?% )nd e$ery #lant of the field before it s#rung u# in the earth, and
e$ery herb of the ground before it gre!( for the 'ord God had not rained
u#on the earthJ and there !as not a man to till the earth%
,(A% But a s#ring rose out of the earth, !atering all the surface of the
earth%
,(+% )nd the 'ord God formed man of the slime of the earth( and breathed
into his face the breath of life, and man became a li$ing soul%
,(1% )nd the 'ord God had #lanted a #aradise of #leasure from the
beginning( !herein he #laced man !hom he had formed%
,(B% )nd the 'ord God brought forth of the ground all manner of trees,
fair to behold, and #leasant to eat of( the tree of life also in the
midst of #aradise( and the tree of kno!ledge of good and e$il%
The tree of life%%% 4o called because it had that Luality, that by
eating of the fruit of it, man !ould ha$e been #reser$ed in a constant
state of health, $igour, and strength, and !ould not ha$e died at all%
The tree of kno!ledge%%% To !hich the deceitful ser#ent falsely
attributed the #o!er of im#arting a su#erior kind of kno!ledge, beyond
that !hich God !as #leased to gi$e%
,(*-% )nd a ri$er !ent out of the #lace of #leasure to !ater #aradise,
!hich from thence is di$ided into four heads%
,(**% The name of the one is Phison( that is it !hich com#asseth all the
land of 8e$ilath, !here gold gro!eth%
,(*,% )nd the gold of that land is $ery good( there is found bdellium,
and the ony> stone%
,(*2% )nd the name of the second ri$er is Gehon( the same is it that
com#asseth all the land of Ethio#ia%
,(*.% )nd the name of the third ri$er is Tigris( the same #asseth along
by the )ssyrians% )nd the fourth ri$er is Eu#hrates%
,(*?% )nd the 'ord God took man, and #ut him into the #aradise of
#leasure, to dress it, and to kee# it%
,(*A% )nd he commanded him, saying( Of e$ery tree of #aradise thou shalt
eat(
,(*+% But of the tree of kno!ledge of good and e$il, thou shalt not eat%
7or in !hat day soe$er thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death%
,(*1% )nd the 'ord God said( 5t is not good for man to be alone( let us
make him a hel# like unto himself%
,(*B% )nd the 'ord God ha$ing formed out of the ground all the beasts of
the earth, and all the fo!ls of the air, brought them to )dam to see
!hat he !ould call them( for !hatsoe$er )dam called any li$ing creature
the same is its name%
,(,-% )nd )dam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fo!ls
of the air, and all the cattle of the field( but for )dam there !as not
found a hel#er like himself%
,(,*% Then the 'ord God cast a dee# slee# u#on )dam( and !hen he !as
fast aslee#, he took one of his ribs, and filled u# flesh for it%
,(,,% )nd the 'ord God built the rib !hich he took from )dam into a
!oman( and brought her to )dam%
,(,2% )nd )dam said( This no! is bone of my bones, and flesh of my
fleshJ she shall be called !oman, because she !as taken out of man%
,(,.% =herefore a man shall lea$e father and mother, and shall clea$e to
his !ife( and they shall be t!o in one flesh%
,(,?% )nd they !ere both naked( to !it, )dam and his !ife( and !ere not
ashamed%
Genesis "ha#ter 2
The ser#entDs craft% The fall of our first #arents% Their #unishment%
The #romise of a Redeemer%
2(*% o! the ser#ent !as more subtle tha any of the beasts of the earth
!hich the 'ord God had made% )nd he said to the !oman( =hy hath God
commanded you, that you should not eat of e$ery tree of #aradiseM
2(,% )nd the !oman ans!ered him, saying( Of the fruit of the trees that
are in #aradise !e do eat(
2(2% But of the fruit of the tree !hich is in the midst of #aradise, God
hath commanded us that !e should not eatJ and that !e should not touch
it, lest #erha#s !e die%
2(.% )nd the ser#ent said to the !oman( o, you shall not die the death%
2(?% 7or God doth kno! that in !hat day soe$er you shall eat thereof,
your eyes shall be o#ened( and you shall be as Gods, kno!ing good and
e$il%
2(A% )nd the !oman sa! that the tree !as good to eat, and fair to the
eyes, and delightful to behold( and she took of the fruit thereof, and
did eat, and ga$e to her husband, !ho did eat%
2(+% )nd the eyes of them both !ere o#ened( and !hen they #ercei$ed
themsel$es to be naked, they se!ed together fig lea$es, and made
themsel$es a#rons%
)nd the eyes, etc%%% ot that they !ere blind before, Efor the !oman sa!
that the tree !as fair to the eyes, $er% A%G nor yet that their eyes
!ere o#ened to any more #erfect kno!ledge of goodJ but only to the
unha##y e>#erience of ha$ing lost the good of original grace and
innocence, and incurred the dreadful e$il of sin% 7rom !hence follo!ed a
shame of their being nakedJ !hich they minded not beforeJ because being
no! stri#t of original grace, they Luickly began to be subject to the
shameful rebellions of the flesh%
2(1% )nd !hen they heard the $oice of the 'ord God !alking in #aradise
at the afternoon air, )dam and his !ife hid themsel$es from the face of
the 'ord God, amidst the trees of #aradise%
2(B% )nd the 'ord God called )dam, and said to him( =here art thouM
2(*-% )nd he said( 5 heard thy $oice in #aradiseJ and 5 !as afraid,
because 5 !as naked, and 5 hid myself%
2(**% )nd he said to him( )nd !ho hath told thee that thou !ast naked,
but that thou hast eaten of the tree !hereof 5 commanded thee that thou
shouldst not eatM
2(*,% )nd )dam said( The !oman, !hom thou ga$est me to be my com#anion,
ga$e me of the tree, and 5 did eat%
2(*2% )nd the 'ord God said to the !oman( =hy hast thou done thisM )nd
she ans!ered( The ser#ent decei$ed me, and 5 did eat%
2(*.% )nd the 'ord God said to the ser#ent( Because thou hast done this
thing, thou art cursed among all cattle, and beasts of the earth( u#on
thy breast shalt thou go, and earth shalt thou eat all the days of thy
life%
2(*?% 5 !ill #ut enmities bet!een thee and the !oman, and thy seed and
her seed( she shall cursh thy head, and thou shalt lie in !ait for her
heel%
4he shall crush%%% 5#sa, the !omanJ so di$ers of the fathers read this
#lace, conformably to the 'atin( others read it i#sum, $iH%, the seed%
The sense is the same( for it is by her seed, 9esus "hrist, that the
!oman crushes the ser#entDs head%
2(*A% To the !oman also he said( 5 !ill multi#ly thy sorro!s, and thy
conce#tions( in sorro! shalt thou bring forth children, and thou shalt
be under thy husbandDs #o!er, and he shall ha$e dominion o$er thee%
2(*+% )nd to )dam he said( Because thou hast hearkened to the $oice of
thy !ife, and hast eaten of the tree, !hereof 5 commanded thee, that
thou shouldst not eat, cursed is the earth in thy !ork( !ith labour and
toil shalt thou eat thereof all the days of thy life%
2(*1% Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to thee, and thou shalt
eat the herbs of the earth%
2(*B% 5n the s!eat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return to
the earth out of !hich thou !ast taken( for dust thou art, and into dust
thou shalt return%
2(,-% )nd )dam called the name of his !ife E$e( because she !as the
mother of all the li$ing%
2(,*% )nd the 'ord God made for )dam and his !ife garments of skins, and
clothed them%
2(,,% )nd he said( Behold )dam is become as one of us, kno!ing good and
e$il( no! therefore lest #erha#s he #ut forth his hand and take also of
the tree of life, and eat, and li$e for e$er%
Behold )dam, etc%%% This !as s#oken by !ay of re#roaching him !ith his
#ride, in affecting a kno!ledge that might make him like to God%
2(,2% )nd the 'ord God sent him out of the #aradise of #leasure, to till
the earth from !hich he !as taken%
2(,.% )nd he cast out )dam( and #laced before the #aradise of #leasure
"herubims, and a flaming s!ord, turning e$ery !ay, to kee# the !ay of
the tree of life%
Genesis "ha#ter .
The history of "ain and )bel%
.(*% )nd )dam kne! E$e his !ifeJ !ho concei$ed and brought forth "ain,
saying( 5 ha$e gotten a man through God%
.(,% )nd again she brought forth his brother )bel% )nd )bel !as a
she#herd, and "ain a husbandman%
.(2% )nd it came to #ass after many days, that "ain offered, of the
fruits of the earth, gifts to the 'ord%
.(.% )bel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat(
and the 'ord had res#ect to )bel, and to his offerings%
8ad res#ect%%% That is, she!ed his acce#tance of his sacrifice Eas
coming from a heart full of de$otionG( and that, as !e may su##ose, by
some $isible token, such as sending fire from hea$en u#on his offerings%
.(?% But to "ain and his offerings he had no res#ect( and "ain !as
e>ceeding angry, and his countenance fell%
.(A% )nd the 'ord said to him( =hy art thou angryM and !hy is thy
countenance fallenM
.(+% 5f thou do !ell, shalt thou not recei$eM but if ill, shall not sin
forth!ith be #resent at the doorM but the lust thereof shall be under
thee, and thou shalt ha$e dominion o$er it%
.(1% )nd "ain said to )bel his brother( 'et us go forth abroad% )nd !hen
they !ere in the field, "ain rose u# against his brother )bel, and sle!
him%
.(B% )nd the 'ord said to "ain( =here is thy brother )belM )nd he
ans!ered( 5 kno! not( am 5 my brotherDs kee#erM
.(*-% )nd he said to him( =hat hast thou doneM the $oice of thy
brotherDs blood crieth to me from the earth%
.(**% o! therefore cursed shalt thou be u#on the earth, !hich hath
o#ened her mouth and recie$ed the blood of thy brother at thy hand%
.(*,% =hen thou shalt till it, it shall not yield to thee its fruit( a
fugiti$e and a $agabond shalt thou be u#on the earth%
.(*2% )nd "ain said to the 'ord( <y iniLuity is greater than that 5 may
deser$e #ardon%
.(*.% Behold thou dost cast me out this day from the face of the earth,
and from thy face 5 shall be hid, and 5 shall be a $agabond and a
fugiti$e on the earth( e$ery one therefore that findeth me, shall kill
me%
E$ery one that findeth me shall kill me%%% 8is guilty conscience made
him fear his o!n brothers and ne#he!sJ of !hom, by this time, there might
be a good number u#on the earthJ !hich had no! endured near *2- yearsJ
as may be gathered from Gen% ?%2, com#ared !ith cha#% .%,?, though in
the com#endious account gi$en in the scri#tures, only "ain and )bel are
mentioned%
.(*?% )nd the 'ord said to him( o, it shall not so be( but !hosoe$er
shall kill "ain, shall be #unished se$enfold% )nd the 'ord set a mark
u#on "ain, that !hosoe$er found him should not kill him%
4et a mark, etc%%% The more common o#inion of the inter#reters of holy
!rit su##oses this mark to ha$e been a trembling of the bodyJ or a
horror and consternation in his countenance%
.(*A% )nd "ain !ent out from the face of the 'ord, and d!elt as a
fugiti$e on the earth at the east side of Eden%
.(*+% )nd "ain kne! his !ife, and she concei$ed, and brought forth
8enoch( and he built a city, and called the name thereof by the name of
his son 8enoch%
8is !ife%%% 4he !as a daughter of )dam, and "ainDs o!n sisterJ God
dis#ensing !ith such marriages in the beginning of the !orld, as mankind
could not other!ise be #ro#agated% 8e built a city, $iH%%% 5n #rocess of
time, !hen his race !as multi#lied, so as to be numerous enough to
#eo#le it% 7or in the many hundred years he li$ed, his race might be
multi#lied e$en to millions%
.(*1% )nd 8enoch begot 5rad, and 5rad begot <a$iael, and <a$iael begot
<athusael, and <athusael begot 'amech,
.(*B% =ho took t!o !i$es( the name of the one !as )da, and the name of
the other 4ella%
.(,-% )nd )da brought forth 9abel( !ho !as the father of such as d!ell
in tents, and of herdsmen%
.(,*% )nd his brotherDs name !as 9ubal( he !as the father of them that
#lay u#on the har# and the organs%
.(,,% 4ella also brought forth Tubalcain, !ho !as a hammerer and
artificer in e$ery !ork of brass and iron% )nd the sister of Tubalcain
!as oema%
.(,2% )nd 'amech said to his !i$es )da and 4ella( 8ear my $oice, ye
!i$es of 'amech, hearken to my s#eech( for 5 ha$e slain a man to the
!ounding of myself, and a stri#ling to my o!n bruising%
5 ha$e slain a man, etc%%% 5t is the tradition of the 8ebre!s, that
'amech in hunting sle! "ain, mistaking him for a !ild beastJ and that
ha$ing disco$ered !hat he had done, he beat so unmercifully the youth,
by !hom he !as led into that mistake, that he died of the blo!s%
.(,.% 4e$enfold $engeance shall be taken for "ain( but for 'amech
se$enty times se$enfold%
.(,?% )dam also kne! his !ife again( and she brought forth a son, and
called his name 4eth, saying( God hath gi$en me another seed for )bel,
!hom "ain sle!%
.(,A% But to 4eth also !as born a son, !hom he called Enos( this man
began to call u#on the name of the 'ord%
Began to call u#on, etc%%% ot that )dam and 4eth had not called u#on
God, before the birth of EnosJ but that Enos used more solemnity in the
!orshi# and in$ocation of God%
Genesis "ha#ter ?
The genealogy, age, and death of the Patriarchs, from )dam to oe% The
translation of 8enoch%
?(*% This is the book of the generation of )dam% 5n the day that God
created man, he made him to the likeness of God%
?(,% 8e created them male and femaleJ and blessed them( and called their
name )dam, in the day !hen they !ere created%
?(2% )nd )dam li$ed a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son to his
o!n image and likeness, and called his name 4eth%
?(.% )nd the days of )dam, after he begot 4eth, !ere eight hundred
years( and he begot sons and daughters%
?(?% )nd all the time that )dam li$ed, came to nine hundred and thirty
years, and he died%
?(A% 4eth also li$ed a hundred and fi$e years, and begot Enos%
?(+% )nd 4eth li$ed after he begot Enos, eight hundred and se$en years,
and begot sons and daughters%
?(1% )nd all the days of 4eth !ere nine hundred and t!el$e years, and he
died%
?(B% )nd Enos li$ed ninety years, and begot "ainan%
?(*-% )fter !hose birth he li$ed eight hundred and fifteen years, and
begot sons and daughters%
?(**% )nd all the days of Enos !ere nine hundred and fi$e years, and he
died%
?(*,% )nd "ainan li$ed se$enty years, and begot <alaleel%
?(*2% )nd "ainan li$ed after he begot <alaleel, eight hundred and forty
years, and begot sons and daughters%
?(*.% )nd all the days of "ainan !ere nine hundred and ten years, and he
died%
?(*?% )nd <alaleel li$ed si>ty-fi$e years and begot 9ared%
?(*A% )nd <alaleel li$ed after he begot 9ared, eight hundred and thirty
years, and begot sons and daughters%
?(*+% )nd all the days of <alaleel !ere eight hundred and ninety-fi$e
years, and he died%
?(*1% )nd 9ared li$ed a hundred and si>ty-t!o years, and begot 8enoch%
?(*B% )nd 9ared li$ed after he begot 8enoch, eight hundred years, and
begot sons and daughters%
?(,-% )nd all the days of 9ared !ere nine hundred and si>ty-t!o years,
and he died%
?(,*% )nd 8enoch li$ed si>ty-fi$e years, and begot <athusala%
?(,,% )nd 8enoch !alked !ith God( and li$ed after he begot <athusala,
three hundred years, and begot sons and daughters%
?(,2% )nd all the days of 8enoch !ere three hundred and si>ty-fi$e
years%
?(,.% )nd he !alked !ith God, and !as seen no more( because God took
him%
?(,?% )nd <athusala li$ed a hundred and eighty-se$en years, and begot
'amech%
?(,A% )nd <athlusala li$ed after he begot 'amech, se$en hundred and
eighty-t!o years, and begot sons and daughters%
?(,+% )nd all the days of <athusala !ere nine hundred and si>ty-nine
years, and he died%
?(,1% )nd 'amech li$ed a hundred and eighty-t!o years, and begot a son%
?(,B% )nd he called his name oe, saying( This same shall comfort us
from the !orks and labours of our hands on the earth, !hich the 'ord
hath cursed%
?(2-% )nd 'amech li$ed after he begot oe, fi$e hundred and ninety-fi$e
years, and begot sons and daughters%
?(2*% )nd all the days of 'amech came to se$en hundred and se$enty-se$en
years, and he died% )nd oe, !hen he !as fi$e hundred years old, begot
4em, "ham, and 9a#heth%
Genesis "ha#ter A
<anDs sin is the cause of the deluge% oe is commanded to build the ark%
A(*% )nd after that men began to be multi#lied u#on the earth, and
daughters !ere born to them,
A(,% The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they !ere fair,
took to themsel$es !i$es of all !hich they chose%
The sons of God%%% The descendants of 4eth and Enos are here called sons
of God from their religion and #iety( !hereas the ungodly race of "ain,
!ho by their carnal affections lay gro$elling u#on the earth, are called
the children of men% The unha##y conseLuence of the former marrying !ith
the latter, ought to be a !arning to "hristians to be $ery circums#ect
in their marriagesJ and not to suffer themsel$es to be determined in
their choice by their carnal #assion, to the #rejudice of $irtue or
religion%
A(2% )nd God said( <y s#irit shall not remain in man for e$er, because
he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and t!enty years%
8is days shall be, etc%%% The meaning is, that manDs days, !hich before
the flood !ere usually B-- years, should no! be reduced to *,- years% Or
rather, that God !ould allo! men this term of *,- years, for their
re#entance and con$ersion, before he !ould send the deluge%
A(.% o! giants !ere u#on the earth in those days% 7or after the sons of
God !ent in to the daughters of men, and they brought forth children,
these are the mighty men of old, men of reno!n%
Giants%%% 5t is likely the generality of men before the flood !ere of a
gigantic stature in com#arison !ith !hat men no! are% But these here
s#oken of are called giants, as being not only tall in stature, but
$iolent and sa$age in their dis#ositions, and mere monsters of cruelty
and lust%
A(?% )nd God seeing that the !ickedness of men !as great on the earth,
and that all the thought of their heart !as bent u#on e$il at all times,
A(A% 5t re#ented him that he had made man on the earth% )nd being
touched in!ardly !ith sorro! of heart,
5t re#ented him, etc%%% God, !ho is unchangeable, is not ca#able of
re#entance, grief, or any other #assion% But these e>#ressions are used
to declare the enormity of the sins of men, !hich !as so #ro$oking as to
determine their "reator to destroy these his creatures, !hom before he
had so much fa$oured%
A(+% 8e said( 5 !ill destroy man, !hom 5 ha$e created, from the face of
the earth, from man e$en to beasts, from the cree#ing thing e$en to the
fo!ls of the air, for it re#enteth me that 5 ha$e made them%
A(1% But oe found grace before the 'ord%
A(B% These are the generations of oe( oe !as a just and #erfect man in
his generations, he !alked !ith God%
A(*-% )nd he begot three sons, 4em, "ham, and 9a#heth%
A(**% )nd the earth !as corru#ted before God, and !as filled !ith
iniLuity%
A(*,% )nd !hen God had seen that the earth !as corru#ted Efor all flesh
had corru#ted its !ay u#on the earthG,
A(*2% 8e said to oe( The end of all flesh is come before me, the earth
is filled !ith iniLuity through them, and 5 !ill destroy them !ith the
earth%
A(*.% <ake thee an ark of timber #lanks( thou shalt make little rooms in
the ark, and thou shalt #itch it !ithin and !ithout%
A(*?% )nd thus shalt thou make it% The length of the ark shall be three
hundred cubits( the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it
thirty cubits%
Three hundred cubits, etc%%% The ark, according to the dimensions here
set do!n, contained four hundred and fifty thousand sLuare cubitsJ !hich
!as more than enough to contain all the kinds of li$ing creatures, !ith
all necessary #ro$isions( e$en su##osing the cubits here s#oken of to
ha$e been only a foot and a half each, !hich !as the least king of
cubits%
A(*A% Thou shalt make a !indo! in the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou
finish the to# of it( and the door of the ark thou shalt set in the
side( !ith lo!er, middle chambers, and third stories shalt thou make it%
A(*+% Behold, 5 !ill bring the !aters of a great flood u#on the earth,
to destroy all flesh, !herein is the breath of life under hea$en% )ll
things that are in the earth shall be consumed%
A(*1% )nd 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith thee, and thou shalt enter
into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy !ife, and the !i$es of thy sons
!ith thee%
A(*B% )nd of e$ery li$ing creature of all flesh, thou shalt bring t!o of
a sort into the ark, that they may li$e !ith thee( of the male se>, and
the female%
A(,-% Of fo!ls according to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and
of e$ery thing that cree#eth on the earth according to its kind( t!o of
e$ery sort shall go in !ith thee, that they may li$e%
A(,*% Thou shalt take unto thee of all food that may be eaten, and thou
shalt lay it u# !ith thee( and it shall be food for thee and them%
A(,,% )nd oe did all things !hich God commanded him%
Genesis "ha#ter +
oe !ith his family go into the ark% The deluge o$erflo!s the earth%
+(*% )nd the 'ord said to him( Go in, thou and all thy house, into the
ark( for thee 5 ha$e seen just before me in this generation%
+(,% Of all clean beasts take se$en and se$en, the male and the female%
Of all clean%%% The distintion of clean and unclean beasts a##ears to
ha$e been made before the la! of <oses, !hich !as not #romulgated till
the year of the !orld ,?*.%
+(2% But of the beasts that are unclean t!o and t!o, the male and the
female% Of the fo!ls also of the air se$en and se$en, the male and the
female( that seed may be sa$ed u#on the face of the !hole earth%
+(.% 7or yet a !hile, and after se$en days, 5 !ill rain u#on the earth
forty days and forty nights( and 5 !ill destroy e$ery substance that 5
ha$e made, from the face of the earth%
+(?% )nd oe did all things !hich the 'ord had commanded him%
+(A% )nd he !as si> hundred years old, !hen the !aters of the flood
o$erflo!ed the earth%
+(+% )nd oe !ent in and his sons, his !ife and the !i$es of his sons
!ith him into the ark, because of the !aters of the flood%
+(1% )nd of beasts clean and unclean, and of fo!ls, and of e$ery thing
that mo$eth u#on the earth,
+(B% T!o and t!o !ent in to oe into the ark, male and female, as the
'ord had commanded oe%
+(*-% )nd after the se$en days !ere #assed, the !aters of the flood
o$erflo!ed the earth%
+(**% 5n the si> hundredth year of the life of oe, in the second month,
in the se$enteenth day of the month, all the fountains of the great dee#
!ere broken u#, and the floodgates of hea$en !ere o#ened(
+(*,% )nd the rain fell u#on the earth forty days and forty nights%
+(*2% 5n the selfsame day oe, and 4em, and "ham, and 9a#heth, his sons(
his !ife, and the three !i$es of his sons !ith them, !ent into the ark%
+(*.% They and e$ery beast according to its kind, and all the cattle in
their kind, and e$ery thing that mo$eth u#on the earth, according to its
kind, and e$ery fo!l according to its kind, all birds, and all that fly,
+(*?% =ent in to oe into the ark, t!o and t!o of all flesh, !herein !as
the breath of life%
+(*A% )nd they that !ent in, !ent in male and female of all flesh, as
God had commanded him( and the 'ord shut him in on the outside%
+(*+% )nd the flood !as forty days u#on the earth( and the !aters
increased, and lifted u# the ark on high from the earth%
+(*1% 7or they o$erflo!ed e>ceedingly( and filled all on the face of the
earth( and the ark !as carried u#on the !aters%
+(*B% )nd the !aters #re$ailed beyond measure u#on the earth( and all
the high mountains under the !hole hea$en !ere co$ered%
+(,-% The !ater !as fifteen cubits higher than the mountains !hich it
co$ered%
+(,*% )nd all flesh !as destroyed that mo$ed u#on the earth, both of
fo!l and of cattle, and of beasts, and of all cree#ing things that cree#
u#on the earth( and all men%
+(,,% )nd all things !herein there is the breath of life on the earth,
died%
+(,2% )nd he destroyed all the substance that !as u#on the earth, from
man e$en to beast, and the cree#ing things and fo!ls of the air( and
they !ere destroyed from the earth( and oe only remained, and they that
!ere !ith him in the ark%
+(,.% )nd the !aters #re$ailed u#on the earth a hundred and fifty days%
Genesis "ha#ter 1
The deluge ceaseth% oe goeth out of the ark, and offereth a sacrifice%
GodDs co$enant to him%
1(*% )nd God remembered oe, and all the li$ing creatures, and all the
cattle !hich !ere !ith him in the ark, and brought a !ind u#on the
earth, and the !aters !ere abated(
1(,% The fountains also of the dee#, and the floodgates of hea$en, !ere
shut u#, and the rain from hea$en !as restrained%
1(2% )nd the !aters returned from off the earth going and coming( and
they began to be abated after a hundred and fifty days%
1(.% )nd the ark rested in the se$enth month, the se$en and t!entieth
day of the month, u#on the mountains of )rmenia%
1(?% )nd the !aters !ere going and decreasing until the tenth month( for
in the tenth month, the first day of the month, the to#s of the
mountains a##eared%
1(A% )nd after that forty days !ere #assed, oe o#ening the !indo! of
the ark, !hich he had made, sent forth a ra$en(
1(+% =hich !ent forth and did not return, till the !aters !ere dried u#
u#on the earth%
Did not return%%% The ra$en did not return into the arkJ but Eas it may
be gathered from the 8ebre!G !ent to and froJ sometimes going to the
mountains, !here it found carcasses to feed on( and other times
returning, to rest u#on the to# of the ark%
1(1% 8e sent forth also a do$e after him, to see if the !aters had no!
ceased u#on the face of the earth%
1(B% But she not finding !here her foot might rest, returned to him into
the ark( for the !aters !ere u#on the !hole earth( and he #ut forth his
hand, and caught her, and brought her into the ark%
1(*-% )nd ha$ing !aited yet se$en other days, he again sent forth the
do$e out of the ark%
1(**% )nd she came to him in the e$ening carrying a bough of an oli$e
tree, !ith green lea$es, in her mouth% oe therefore understood that the
!aters !ere ceased u#on the earth%
1(*,% )nd he stayed yet other se$en days( and he sent forth the do$e,
!hich returned not any more unto him%
1(*2% Therefore in the si> hundredth and first year, the first month,
the first day of the month, the !aters !ere lessened u#on the earth, and
oe o#ening the co$ering of the ark, looked, and sa! that the face of
the earth !as dried%
1(*.% 5n the second month, the se$en and t!entieth day of the month, the
earth !as dried%
1(*?% )nd God s#oke to oe, saying(
1(*A% Go out of the ark, thou and thy !ife, thy sons and the !i$es of
thy sons !ith thee%
1(*+% )ll li$ing things that are !ith thee of all flesh, as !ell in
fo!ls as in beasts, and all cree#ing things that cree# u#on the earth,
bring out !ith thee, and go ye u#on the earth( increase and multi#ly
u#on it%
1(*1% 4o oe !ent out, he and his sons( his !ife, and the !i$es of his
sons !ith him%
1(*B% )nd all li$ing things, and cattle, and cree#ing things that cree#
u#on the earth, according to their kinds !ent out of the ark%
1(,-% )nd oe built an altar unto the 'ord( and taking of all cattle and
fo!ls that !ere clean, offered holocausts u#on the altar%
8olocausts,%%% or !hole burnt offerings% 5n !hich the !hole $ictim !as
consumed by fire u#on GodDs altar, and no #art !as reser$ed for the use
of #riest or #eo#le%
1(,*% )nd the 'ord smelled a s!eet sa$our, and said( 5 !ill no more
curse the earth for the sake of man( for the imagination and thought of
manDs heart are #rone to e$il from his youth( therefore 5 !ill no more
destroy e$ery li$ing soul as 5 ha$e done%
4melled, etc%%% ) figurati$e e>#ression, denoting that God !as !ell
#leased !ith the sacrifices !hich his ser$ant offered%
1(,,% )ll the days of the earth, seedtime and har$est, cold and heat,
summer and !inter, night and day, shall not cease%
Genesis "ha#ter B
God besseth oe( forbiddeth blood, and #romiseth ne$er more to destroy
the !orld by !ater% The blessing of 4em and 9a#heth%
B(*% )nd God blessed oe and his sons% )nd he said to them( 5ncrease,
and multi#ly, and fill the earth%
B(,% )nd let the fear and dread of you be u#on all the beasts of the
earth, and u#on all the fo!ls of the air, and all that mo$e u#on the
earth( all the fishes of the sea are deli$ered into your hand%
B(2% )nd e$ery thing that mo$eth, and li$eth shall be meat for you( e$en
as the green herbs ha$e 5 deli$ered them all to you(
B(.% 4a$ing that flesh !ith blood you shall not eat%
B(?% 7or 5 !ill reLuire the blood of your li$es at the hand of e$ery
beast, and at the hand of man, at the hand of e$ery man, and of his
brother, !ill 5 reLuire the life of man%
B(A% =hosoe$er shall shed manDs blood, his blood shall be shed( for man
!as made to the image of God%
B(+% But increase you and multi#ly, and go u#on the earth and fill it%
B(1% Thus also said God to oe, and to his sons !ith him(
B(B% Behold 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith you, and !ith your seed
after you(
B(*-% )nd !ith e$ery li$ing soul that is !ith you, as !ell in all birds,
as in cattle and beasts of the earth, that are come forth out of the
ark, and in all the beasts of the earth%
B(**% 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith you, and all flesh shall be no
more destroyed !ith the !aters of a flood, neither shall there be from
henceforth a flood to !aste the earth%
B(*,% )nd God said( This is the sign of the co$enant !hich 5 gi$e
bet!een me and you, and to e$ery li$ing soul that is !ith you, for
#er#etual generations%
B(*2% 5 !ill set my bo! in the clouds, and it shall be the sign of a
co$enant bet!een me and bet!een the earth%
B(*.% )nd !hen 5 shall co$er the sky !ith clouds, my bo! shall a##ear in
the clouds(
B(*?% )nd 5 !ill remember my co$enant !ith you, and !ith e$ery li$ing
soul that beareth flesh( and there shall no more be !aters of a flood to
destroy all flesh%
B(*A% )nd the bo! shall be in the clouds, and 5 shall see it, and shall
remember the e$erlasting co$enant, that !as made bet!een God and e$ery
li$ing soul of all flesh !hich is u#on the earth%
B(*+% )nd God said to oe( This shall be the sign of the co$enant, !hich
5 ha$e established, bet!een me and all flesh u#on the earth%
B(*1% )nd the sons of oe, !ho came out of the ark, !ere 4em, "ham, and
9a#heth( and "ham is the father of "hanaan%
B(*B% These three are the sons of oe( and from these !as all mankind
s#read o$er the !hole earth%
B(,-% )nd oe a husbandman began to till the ground, and #lanted a
$ineyard%
B(,*% )nd drinking of the !ine !as made drunk, and !as unco$ered in his
tent%
Drunk%%% oe by the judgment of the fathers !as not guilty of sin, in
being o$ercome by !ine( because he kne! not the strength of it%
B(,,% =hich !hen "ham the father of "hanaan had seen, to !it, that his
fatherDs nakedness !as unco$ered, he told it to his t!o brethren
!ithout%
B(,2% But 4em and 9a#heth #ut a cloak u#on their shoulders, and going
back!ard, co$ered the nakedness of their father( and their faces !ere
turned a!ay, and they sa! not their fatherDs nakedness%
"o$ered the nakedness%%% Thus, as 4t% Gregory takes notice '% 2?J <oral%
c% ,,, !e ought to co$er the nakedness, that is, the sins, of our
s#iritual #arents and su#eriors%
B(,.% )nd oe a!aking from the !ine, !hen he had learned !hat his
younger son had done to him,
B(,?% 8e said( "ursed be "hanaan, a ser$ant of ser$ants shall he be unto
his brethren%
"ursed be "hanaan%%% The curses, as !ell as the blessings, of the
#artiarchs, !ere #ro#hetical( )nd this in #articular is here recorded by
<oses, for the children of 5srael, !ho !ere to #ossess the land of
"hanaan% But !hy should "hanaan be cursed for his fatherDs faultsM The
8ebre!s ans!er, that he being then a boy, !as the first that sa! his
grandfatherDs nakedness, and told his father "ham of itJ and joined !ith
him in laughing at it( !hich dre! u#on him, rather than u#on the rest of
the children of "ham, this #ro#hetical curse%
B(,A% )nd he said( Blessed be the 'ord God of 4em, be "hanaan his
ser$ant%
B(,+% <ay God enlarge 9a#heth, and may he d!ell in the tents of 4em, and
"hanaan be his ser$ant%
B(,1% )nd oe li$ed after the flood three hundred and fifty years%
B(,B% )nd all his days !ere in the !hole nine hundred and fifty years(
and he died%
Genesis "ha#ter *-
The genealogy of the children of oe, by !hom the !orld !as #eo#led
after the flood%
*-(*% These are the generations of the sons of oe( 4em, "ham, and
9a#heth( and unto them sons !ere born after the flood%
*-(,% The sons of 9a#heth( Gomer, and <agog, and <adai, and 9a$an, and
Thubal, and <osoch, and Thiras%
*-(2% )nd the sons of Gomer( )sceneH and Ri#hath and Thogorma%
*-(.% )nd the sons of 9a$an( Elisa and Tharsis, "etthim and Dodanim%
*-(?% By these !ere di$ided the islands of the Gentiles in their lands,
e$ery one according to his tongue and their families in their nations%
The islands%%% 4o the 8ebre!s called all the remote countries, to !hich
they !ent by shi#s from 9udea, to Greece, 5taly, 4#ain, etc%
*-(A% )nd the 4ons of "ham( "hus, and <esram, and Phuth, and "hanaan%
*-(+% )nd the sons of "hus( 4aba, and 8e$ila, and 4abatha, and Regma,
and 4abatacha% The sons of Regma( 4aba, and Dadan%
*-(1% o! "hus begot emrod( he began to be mighty on the earth%
*-(B% )nd he !as a stout hunter before the 'ord% 8ence came a #ro$erb(
E$en as emrod the stout hunter before the 'ord%
) stout hunter%%% ot of beasts but of men( !hom by $iolence and tyranny
he brought under his dominion% )nd such he !as, not only in the o#inion
of men, but before the 'ord, that is, in his sight !ho cannot be
decei$ed%
*-(*-% )nd the beginning of his kingdom !as Babylon, and )rach, and
)chad, and "halanne in the land of 4ennaar%
*-(**% Out of that land came forth )ssur, and built ini$e, and the
streets of the city, and "hale%
*-(*,% Resen also bet!een ini$e and "hale( this is the great city%
*-(*2% )nd <esraim begot 'udim, and )namim and 'aabim, e#hthuim%
*-(*.% )nd Phetrusim, and "hasluimJ of !hom came forth the Philistines,
and the "a#thorim%
*-(*?% )nd "hanaan begot 4idon his firstborn, the 8ethite,
*-(*A% )nd the 9ebusite, and the )morrhite, and the Gergesite%
*-(*+% The 8e$ite and )racite( the 4inite,
*-(*1% )nd the )radian, the 4amarite, and the 8amathite( and after!ards
the families of the "hanaanites !ere s#read abroad%
*-(*B% )nd the limits of "hanaan !ere from 4idon as one comes to Gerara
e$en to GaHa, until thou enter 4odom and Gomorrha, and )dama, and 4eboim
e$en to 'esa%
*-(,-% These are the children of "ham in their kindreds and tongues, and
generations, and lands, and nations%
*-(,*% Of 4em also the father of all the children of 8eber, the elder
brother of 9a#heth, sons !ere born%
*-(,,% The sons of 4em( Elam and )ssur, and )r#ha>ad, and 'ud, and )ram%
*-(,2% The sons of )ram( :s, and 8ull, and GetherJ and <es%
*-(,.% But )r#ha>ad begot 4ale, of !hom !as born 8eber%
*-(,?% )nd to 8eber !ere born t!o sons( the name of the one !as Phaleg,
because in his days !as the earth di$ided( and his brotherDs name
9ectan%
*-(,A% =hich 9ectan begot Elmodad, and 4ale#h, and )sarmoth, 9are,
*-(,+% )nd )duram, and :Hal, and Decla,
*-(,1% )nd Ebal, and )bimael, 4aba,
*-(,B% )nd O#hir, and 8e$ila, and 9obab% )ll these !ere the sons of
9ectan%
*-(2-% )nd their d!elling !as from <essa as !e go on as far as 4e#har, a
mountain in the east%
*-(2*% These are the children of 4em according to their kindreds and
tongues, and countries in their nations%
*-(2,% These are the families of oe, according to their #eo#le and
nations% By these !ere the nations di$ided on the earth after the flood%
Genesis "ha#ter **
The to!er of Babel% The confusion of tongues% The genealogy of 4em do!n
to )bram%
**(*% )nd the earth !as of one tongue, and of the same s#eech%
**(,% )nd !hen they remo$ed from the east, they found a #lain in the
land of 4ennaar, and d!elt in it%
**(2% )nd each one said to his neighbour( "ome let us make brick, and
bake them !ith fire% )nd they had brick instead of stones, and slime
instead of mortar(
**(.% )nd they said( "ome, let us make a city and a to!er, the to#
!hereof may reach to hea$enJ and let us make our name famous before !e
be scattered abroad into all lands%
**(?% )nd the 'ord came do!n to see the city and the to!er, !hich the
children of )dam !ere building%
**(A% )nd he said( Behold, it is one #eo#le, and all ha$e one tongue(
and they ha$e begun to do this, neither !ill they lea$e off from their
designs, till they accom#lish them in deed%
**(+% "ome ye, therefore, let us go do!n, and there confound their
tongue, that they may not understand one anotherDs s#eech%
**(1% )nd so the 'ord scattered them from that #lace into all lands, and
they ceased to build the city%
**(B% )nd therefore the name thereof !as called Babel, because there the
language of the !hole earth !as confounded( and from thence the 'ord
scattered them abroad u#on the face of all countries%
Babel%%% That is, confusion%
**(*-% These are the generations of 4em( 4em !as a hundred years old
!hen he begot )r#ha>ad, t!o years after the flood%
**(**% )nd 4em li$ed after he begot )r#ha>ad, fi$e hundred years, and
begot sons and daughters%
**(*,% )nd )r#ha>ad li$ed thirty-fi$e years, and begot 4ale%
**(*2% )nd )r#ha>ad li$ed after he begot 4ale, three hundred and three
years, and begot sons and daughters%
**(*.% 4ale also li$ed thirty years, and begot 8eber%
**(*?% )nd 4ale li$ed after he begot 8eber, four hundred and three
years( and begot sons and daughters%
**(*A% )nd 8eber li$ed thirty-four years, and begot Phaleg%
**(*+% )nd 8eber li$ed after he begot Phaleg, four hundred and thirty
years( and begot sons and daughters%
**(*1% Phaleg also li$ed thirty years, and begot Reu%
**(*B% )nd Phaleg li$ed after he begot Reu, t!o hundred and nine years,
and begot sons and daughters%
**(,-% )nd Reu li$ed thirty-t!o years, and begot 4arug%
**(,*% )nd Reu li$ed after he begot 4arug, t!o hundred and se$en years,
and begot sons and daughters%
**(,,% )nd 4arug li$ed thirty years, and begot achor%
**(,2% )nd 4arug li$ed after he begot achor, t!o hundred years, and
begot sons and daughters%
**(,.% )nd achor li$ed nine and t!enty years, and begot Thare%
**(,?% )nd achor li$ed after he begot Thare, a hundred and nineteen
years, and begot sons and daughters%
**(,A% )nd Thare li$ed se$enty years, and begot )bram, and achor, and
)ran%
**(,+% )nd these are the generations of Thare( Thare begot )bram,
achor, and )ran% )nd )ran begot 'ot%
**(,1% )nd )ran died before Thare his father, in the land of his
nati$ity in :r of the "haldees%
**(,B% )nd )bram and achor married !i$es( the name of )bramDs !ife !as
4arai( and the name of achorDs !ife, <elcha, the daughter of )ran,
father of <elcha and father of 9escha%
**(2-% )nd 4arai !as barren, and had no children%
**(2*% )nd Thare took )bram his son, and 'ot the son of )ran, his sonDs
son, and 4arai his daughter in la!, the !ife of )bram his son, and
brought them out of :r of the "haldees, to go into the land of "hanaan(
and they came as far as 8aran, and d!elt there%
**(2,% )nd the days of Thare !ere t!o hundred and fi$e years, and he
died in 8aran%
Genesis "ha#ter *,
The call of )bram, and the #romise made to him% 8e sojourneth in
"hanaan, and then by occasion of a famine, goeth do!n to Egy#t%
*,(*% )nd the 'ord said to )bram( Go forth out of thy country, and from
thy kindred, and out of thy fatherDs house, and come into the land !hich
5 shall she! thee%
*,(,% )nd 5 !ill make of thee a great nation, and 5 !ill bless thee, and
magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed%
*,(2% 5 !ill bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee,
and 5 T8EE shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed%
*,(.% 4o )bram !ent out as the 'ord had commanded him, and 'ot !ent !ith
him( )bram !as se$enty-fi$e years old !hen he !ent forth from 8aran%
*,(?% )nd he took 4arai his !ife, and 'ot his brotherDs son, and all the
substance !hich they had gathered, and the souls !hich they had gotten
in 8aran( and they !ent out to go into the land of "hanaan% )nd !hen
they !ere come into it,
*,(A% )bram #assed through the country unto the #lace of 4ichem, as far
as the noble $ale( no! the "hanaanite !as at that time in the land%
*,(+% )nd the 'ord a##eared to )bram, and said to him( To thy seed !ill
5 gi$e this land% )nd he built there an altar to the 'ord, !ho had
a##eared to him%
*,(1% )nd #assing on from thence to a mountain, that !as on the east
side of Bethel, he there #itched his tent, ha$ing Bethel on the !est,
and 8ai on the east( he built there also an altar to the 'ord, and
called u#on his name%
*,(B% )nd )bram !ent for!ard, going and #roceeding on to the south%
*,(*-% )nd there came a famine in the country( and )bram !ent do!n into
Egy#t, to sojourn there( for the famine !as $ery grie$ous in the land%
*,(**% )nd !hen he !as near to enter into Egy#t, he said to 4arai his
!ife( 5 kno! that thou art a beautiful !oman(
*,(*,% )nd that !hen the Egy#tians shall see thee, they !ill say( 4he is
his !ife( and they !ill kill me, and kee# thee%
*,(*2% 4ay, therefore, 5 #ray thee, that thou art my sister( that 5 may
be !ell used for thee, and that my soul may li$e for thy sake%
<y sister%%% This !as no lieJ because she !as his niece, being daughter
to his brother )ran, and therefore, in the style of the 8ebre!s, she
might truly be called his sister, as 'ot is called )bramDs brother, Gen%
*.%*.% 4ee Gen% ,-%*,%
*,(*.% )nd !hen )bram !as come into Egy#t, the Egy#tians sa! the !oman
that she !as $ery beautiful%
*,(*?% )nd the #rinces told Pharao, and #raised her before him( and the
!oman !as taken into the house of Pharao%
*,(*A% )nd they used )bram !ell for her sake% )nd he had shee# and o>en
and he asses, and men ser$ants, and maid ser$ants, and she asses, and
camels%
*,(*+% But the 'ord scourged Pharao and his house !ith most grie$ous
stri#es for 4arai, )bramDs !ife%
*,(*1% )nd Pharao called )bram, and said to him( =hat is this that thou
hast done to meM =hy didst thou not tell me that she !as thy !ifeM
*,(*B% 7or !hat cause didst thou say, she !as thy sister, that 5 might
take her to my !ifeM o! therefore there is thy !ife, take her, and go
thy !ay%
*,(,-% )nd Pharao ga$e his men orders concerning )bram( and they led him
a!ay and his !ife, and all that he had%
Genesis "ha#ter *2
)bram and 'ot #art from each other% GodDs #romise to )bram%
*2(*% )nd )bram !ent u# out of Egy#t, he and his !ife, and all that he
had, and 'ot !ith him into the south%
*2(,% )nd he !as $ery rich in #ossession of gold and sil$er%
*2(2% )nd he returned by the !ay, that he came, from the south to
Bethel, to the #lace !here before he had #itched his tent bet!een Bethel
and 8ai,
*2(.% 5n the #lace of the altar !hich he had made before, and there he
called u#on the name of the 'ord%
*2(?% But 'ot also, !ho !as !ith )bram, had flocks of shee#, and herds
of beasts, and tents%
*2(A% either !as the land able to bear them, that they might d!ell
together( for their substance !as great, and they could not d!ell
together%
*2(+% =hereu#on also there arose a strife bet!een the herdsmen of )bram
and of 'ot% )nd at that time the "hanaanite and the PhereHite d!elled in
that country%
*2(1% )bram therefore said to 'ot( 'et there be no Luarrel, 5 beseech
thee, bet!een me and thee, and bet!een my herdsmen and thy herdsmen( for
!e are brethren%
*2(B% Behold the !hole land is before thee( de#art from me, 5 #ray thee(
if thou !ilt go to the left hand, 5 !ill take the right( if thou choose
the right hand, 5 !ill #ass to the left%
*2(*-% )nd 'ot lifting u# his eyes, sa! all the country about the
9ordan, !hich !as !atered throughout, before the 'ord destroyed 4odom
and Gomorrha, as the #aradise of the 'ord, and like Egy#t as one comes
to 4egor%
*2(**% )nd 'ot chose to himself the country about the 9ordan, and he
de#arted from the east( and they !ere se#arated one brother from the
other%
*2(*,% )bram d!elt in the land of "hanaan( and 'ot abode in the to!ns,
that !ere about the 9ordan, and d!elt in 4odom%
*2(*2% )nd the men of 4odom !ere $ery !icked, and sinners before the
face of the 'ord beyond measure%
*2(*.% )nd the 'ord said to )bram, after 'ot !as se#arated from him(
'ift u# thy eyes, and look from the #lace !herein thou no! art, to the
north and to the south, to the east and to the !est%
*2(*?% )ll the land !hich thou seest, 5 !ill gi$e to thee, and to thy
seed for e$er%
*2(*A% )nd 5 !ill make thy seed as the dust of the earth( if any man be
able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy
seed also%
*2(*+% )rise and !alk through the land in the length, and the breadth
thereof( for 5 !ill gi$e it to thee%
*2(*1% 4o )bram remo$ing his tent, came, and d!elt by the $ale of
<ambre, !hich is in 8ebron( and he built there an altar to the 'ord%
Genesis "ha#ter *.
The e>#edition of the four kingsJ the $ictory of )bramJ he is blessed by
<elchisedech%
*.(*% )nd it came to #ass at that time, that )mra#hel, king of 4ennaar,
and )rioch, king of Pontus, and "hodorlahomor, king of the Elamites, and
Thadal, king of nations,
*.(,% <ade !ar against Bara, king of 4odom, and against Bersa, king of
Gomorrha, and against 4ennaab, king of )dama, and against 4emeber, king
of 4eboim, and against the king of Bala, !hich is 4egor%
*.(2% )ll these came together into the !oodland $ale, !hich no! is the
salt sea%
*.(.% 7or they had ser$ed "hodorlahomor t!el$e years, and in the
thirteenth year they re$olted from him%
*.(?% )nd in the fourteenth year came "hodorlahomor, and the kings that
!ere !ith him( and they smote the Ra#haim in )starothcarnaim, and the
IuHim !ith them, and the Emim in 4a$e of "ariathaim%
*.(A% )nd the "horreans in the mountains of 4eir, e$en to the #lains of
Pharan, !hich is in the !ilderness%
*.(+% )nd they returned, and came to the fountain of <is#hat, the same
is "ades( and they smote all the country of the )malecites, and the
)morrhean that d!elt in )sasonthamar%
*.(1% )nd the king of 4odom, and the king of Gomorrha, and the king of
)dama, and the king of 4eboim, and the king of Bala, !hich is 4egor,
!ent out( and they set themsel$es against them in battle array, in the
!oodland $ale(
*.(B% To !it, against "hodorlahomor king of the Elamites, and Thadal
king of nations, and )mra#hel king of 4ennaar, and )rioch king of
Pontus( four kings against fi$e%
*.(*-% o! the !oodland $ale had many #its of slime% )nd the king of
4odom, and the king of Gomorrha turned their backs, and !ere o$erthro!n
there( and they that remained, fled to the mountain%
Of slime% Bituminis%%% This !as a kind of #itch, !hich ser$ed for mortar
in the building of Babel, Gen% **%2, and !as used by oe in #itching the
ark%
*.(**% )nd they took all the substance of the 4odomites, and
Gomorrhites, and all their $ictuals, and !ent their !ay(
*.(*,% )nd 'ot also, the son of )bramDs brother, !ho d!elt in 4odom, and
his substance%
*.(*2% )nd behold one, that had esca#ed, told )bram the 8ebre!, !ho
d!elt in the $ale of <ambre the )morrhite, the brother of Escol, and the
brother of )ner( for these had made a league !ith )bram%
*.(*.% =hich !hen )bram had heard, to !it, that his brother 'ot !as
taken, he numbered of the ser$ants born in his house, three hundred and
eighteen, !ell a##ointed( and #ursued them to Dan%
*.(*?% )nd di$iding his com#any, he rushed u#on them in the night, and
defeated them( and #ursued them as far as 8oba, !hich is on the left
hand of Damascus%
*.(*A% )nd he brought back all the substance, and 'ot his brother, !ith
his substance, the !omen also, and the #eo#le%
*.(*+% )nd the king of 4odom !ent out to meet him, after he returned
from the slaughter of "hodorlahomor, and of the kings that !ere !ith him
in the $ale of 4a$e, !hich is the kingDs $ale%
*.(*1% But <elchisedech, the king of 4alem, bringing forth bread and
!ine, for he !as the #riest of the most high God,
*.(*B% Blessed him, and said( Blessed be )bram by the most high God, !ho
created hea$en and earth%
*.(,-% )nd blessed be the most high God, by !hose #rotection, the
enemies are in thy hands% )nd he ga$e him the tithes of all%
*.(,*% )nd the king of 4odom said to )bram( Gi$e me the #ersons, and the
rest take to thyself%
*.(,,% )nd he ans!ered him( 5 lift u# my hand to the 'ord God the most
high, the #ossessor of hea$en and earth,
*.(,2% That from the $ery !oofthread unto the shoe latchet, 5 !ill not
take of any things that are thine, lest thou say( 5 ha$e enriched )bram%
*.(,.% E>ce#t such things as the young men ha$e eaten, and the shares of
the men that came !ith me, )ner, Escol, and <ambre( these shall take
their shares%
Genesis "ha#ter *?
God #romiseth seed to )bram% 8is faith, sacrifice and $ision%
*?(*% o! !hen these things !ere done, the !ord of the 'ord came to
)bram by a $ision, saying( 7ear not, )bram, 5 am thy #rotector, and thy
re!ard e>ceeding great%
*?(,% )nd )bram said( 'ord God, !hat !ilt thou gi$e meM 5 shall go
!ithout children( and the son of the ste!ard of my house is this
Damascus ElieHer%
*?(2% )nd )bram added( But to me thou hast not gi$en seed( and lo my
ser$ant born in my house, shall be my heir%
*?(.% )nd immediately the !ord of the 'ord came to him, saying( 8e
shall not be thy heir( but he that shall come out of thy bo!els, him
shalt thou ha$e for thy heir%
*?(?% )nd he brought him forth abroad, and said to him( 'ook u# to
hea$en and number the stars if thou canst% )nd he said to him( 4o shall
thy seed be%
*?(A% )bram belie$ed God, and it !as re#uted to him unto justice%
*?(+% )nd he said to him( 5 am the 'ord !ho brought thee out from :r of
the "haldees, to gi$e thee this land, and that thou mightest #ossess it%
*?(1% But he said( 'ord God, !hereby may 5 kno! that 5 shall #ossess itM
*?(B% )nd the 'ord ans!ered, and said( Take me a co! of three years old,
and a she goat of three years and a ram of three years, a turtle also,
and a #igeon%
*?(*-% )nd he took all these, and di$ided them in the midst, and laid
the t!o #ieces of each one against the other( but the birds he di$ided
not%
*?(**% )nd the fo!ls came do!n u#on the carcasses, and )bram dro$e them
a!ay%
*?(*,% )nd !hen the sun !as setting, a dee# slee# fell u#on )bram, and a
great and darksome horror seiHed u#on him%
*?(*2% )nd it !as said unto him( ;no! thou beforehand that thy seed
shall be a stranger in a land not their o!n, and they shall bring them
under bondage, and afflict them four hundred years%
*?(*.% But 5 !ill judge the nation !hich they shall ser$e, and after
this they shall come out !ith great substance%
*?(*?% )nd thou shalt go to thy fathers in #eace, and be buried in a
good old age%
*?(*A% But in the fourth generation they shall return hither( for as yet
the iniLuities of the )morrhites are not at the full until this #resent
time%
*?(*+% )nd !hen the sun !as set, there arose a dark mist, and there
a##eared a smoking furnace, and a lam# of fire #assing bet!een those
di$isions%
*?(*1% That day God made a co$enant !ith )bram, saying( To thy seed !ill
5 gi$e this land, from the ri$er to Egy#t e$en to the great ri$er
Eu#hrates%
*?(*B% The "ineans, and "eneHites, the "edmonites,
*?(,-% )nd the 8ethites, and the PhereHites, the Ra#haim also,
*?(,*% )nd the )morrhites, and the "hanaanites, and the Gergesites, and
the 9ebusites%
Genesis "ha#ter *A
)bram marrieth )gar, !ho bringeth forth 5smael%
*A(*% o! 4arai, the !ife of )bram, had brought forth no children( but
ha$ing a handmaid, an Egy#tian, named )gar,
*A(,% 4he said to her husband( Behold, the 'ord hath restrained me from
bearing( go in unto my handmaid, it may be 5 may ha$e children of her at
least% )nd !hen he agreed to her reLuest,
*A(2% 4he took )gar the Egy#tian her handmaid, ten years after they
first d!elt in the land of "hanaan, and ga$e her to her husband to !ife%
To !ife%%% Plurality of !i$es, though contrary to the #rimiti$e
institution of marriage, Gen% ,%,., !as by di$ine dis#ensation allo!ed
to the #atriarchs( !hich allo!ance seems to ha$e continued during the
time of the la! of <oses% But "hrist our 'ord reduced marriage to its
#rimiti$e institution% <att% *B%
*A(.% )nd he !ent in to her% But she #ercei$ing that she !as !ith child,
des#ised her mistress%
*A(?% )nd 4arai said to )bram( Thou dost unjustly !ith me( 5 ga$e my
handmaid into thy bosom, and she #ercei$ing herself to be !ith child,
des#iseth me% The 'ord judge bet!een me and thee%
*A(A% )nd )bram made ans!er, and said to her( Behold thy handmaid is in
thy o!n hand, use her as it #leaseth thee% )nd !hen 4arai afflicted her,
she ran a!ay%
*A(+% )nd the angel of the 'ord ha$ing found her, by a fountain of !ater
in the !ilderness, !hich is in the !ay to 4ur in the desert,
*A(1% 8e said to her( )gar, handmaid of 4arai, !hence comest thouM and
!hither goest thouM )nd she ans!ered( 5 flee from the face of 4arai, my
mistress%
*A(B% )nd the angel of the 'ord said to her( Return to thy mistress, and
humble thyself under her hand%
*A(*-% )nd again he said( 5 !ill multi#ly thy seed e>ceedingly, and it
shall not be numbered for multitude%
*A(**% )nd again( Behold, said he, thou art !ith child, and thou shalt
bring forth a son( and thou shalt call his name 5smael, because the 'ord
hath heard thy affliction%
*A(*,% 8e shall be a !ild man( his hand !ill be against all men, and all
menDs hands against him( and he shall #itch his tents o$er against all
his brethren%
*A(*2% )nd she called the name of the 'ord that s#oke unto her( Thou the
God !ho hast seen me% 7or she said( @erily, here ha$e 5 seen the hinder
#arts of him that seeth me%
*A(*.% Therefore she called that !ell, the !ell of him that li$eth and
seeth me% The same is bet!een "ades and Barad%
*A(*?% )nd )gar brought forth a son to )bram( !ho called his name
5smael%
*A(*A% )bram !as four score and si> years old !hen )gar brought him
forth 5smael%
Genesis "ha#ter *+
The "o$enant of circumcision%
*+(*% )nd after he began to be ninety and nine years old, the 'ord
a##eared to him( and said unto him( 5 am the )lmighty God( !alk before
me, and be #erfect%
*+(,% )nd 5 !ill make my co$enant bet!een me and thee( and 5 !ill
multi#ly thee e>ceedingly%
*+(2% )bram fell flat on his face%
*+(.% )nd God said to him( 5 am, and my co$enant is !ith thee, and thou
shalt be a father of many nations%
*+(?% either shall thy name be called any more )bram( but thou shalt be
called )braham( because 5 ha$e made thee a father of many nations%
)bram%%% in the 8ebre!, signifies a high father( but )braham, the father
of the multitudeJ 4arai signifies my 'ady, but 4ara absolutely 'ady%
*+(A% )nd 5 !ill make thee increase e>ceedingly, and 5 !ill make nations
of thee, and kings shall come out of thee%
*+(+% )nd 5 !ill establish my co$enant bet!een me and thee, and bet!een
thy seed after thee in their generations, by a #er#etual co$enant( to be
a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee%
*+(1% )nd 5 !ill gi$e to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy
sojournment, all the land of "hanaan, for a #er#etual #ossession, and 5
!ill be their God%
*+(B% )gain God said to )braham( )nd thou therefore shalt kee# my
co$enant, and thy seed after thee in their generations%
*+(*-% This is my co$enant !hich you shall obser$e bet!een me and you,
and thy seed after thee( )ll the male kind of you shall be circumcised%
*+(**% )nd you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may
be for a sign of the co$enant bet!een me and you%
*+(*,% )n infant of eight days old shall be circumcised among you, e$ery
manchild in your generations( he that is born in the house, as !ell as
the bought ser$ant, shall be circumcised, and !hosoe$er is not of your
stock(
*+(*2% )nd my co$enant shall be in your flesh for a #er#etual co$enant%
*+(*.% The male !hose flesh of his foreskin shall not be circumcised,
that soul shall be destroyed out of his #eo#le( because he hath broken
my co$enant%
*+(*?% God said also to )braham( 4arai thy !ife thou shalt not call
4arai, but 4ara%
*+(*A% )nd 5 !ill bless her, and of her 5 !ill gi$e thee a son, !hom 5
!ill bless, and he shall become nations, and kings of #eo#le shall
s#ring from him%
*+(*+% )braham fell u#on his face, and laughed, saying in his heart(
4hall a son, thinkest thou, be born to him that is a hundred years oldM
and shall 4ara that is ninety years old bring forthM
*+(*1% )nd he said to God( O that 5smael may li$e before thee%
*+(*B% )nd God said to )braham( 4ara thy !ife shall bear thee a son, and
thou shalt call his name 5saac, and 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith
him for a #er#etual co$enant, and !ith his seed after him%
*+(,-% )nd as for 5smael 5 ha$e also heard thee% Behold, 5 !ill bless
him, and increase, and multi#ly him e>ceedingly( he shall beget t!el$e
chiefs, and 5 !ill make him a great nation%
*+(,*% But my co$enant 5 !ill establish !ith 5saac, !hom 4ara shall
bring forth to thee at this time in the ne>t year%
*+(,,% )nd !hen he had left off s#eaking !ith him, God !ent u# from
)braham%
*+(,2% )nd )braham took 5smael his son, and all that !ere born in his
house( and all !hom he had bought, e$ery male among the men of his
house( and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin forth!ith the $ery
same day, as God had commanded him%
*+(,.% )braham !as ninety and nine years old, !hen he circumcised the
flesh of his foreskin%
*+(,?% )nd 5smael his son !as full thirteen years old at the time of his
circumcision%
*+(,A% The selfsame day !as )braham circumcised and 5smael his son%
*+(,+% )nd all the men of his house, as !ell they that !ere born in his
house, as the bought ser$ants and strangers, !ere circumcised !ith him%
Genesis "ha#ter *1
)ngels are entertained by )braham% They foretell the birth of 5saac%
)brahamDs #rayer for the men of 4odom%
*1(*% )nd the 'ord a##eared to him in the $ale of <ambre as he !as
sitting at the door of his tent, in the $ery heat of the day%
*1(,% )nd !hen he had lifted u# his eyes, there a##eared to him three
men standing near to him( and as soon as he sa! them, he ran to meet
them from the door of his tent, and adored do!n to the ground%
*1(2% )nd he said( 'ord, if 5 ha$e found fa$our in thy sight, #ass not
a!ay from thy ser$ant%
*1(.% But 5 !ill fetch a little !ater, and !ash ye your feet, and rest
ye under the tree%
*1(?% )nd 5 !ill set a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart,
after!ards you shall #ass on( for therefore are you come aside to your
ser$ant% )nd they said( Do as thou hast s#oken%
*1(A% )braham made haste into the tent to 4ara, and said to her( <ake
haste, tem#er together three measures of flour, and make cakes u#on the
hearth%
*1(+% )nd he himself ran to the herd, and took from thence a calf, $ery
tender and $ery good, and ga$e it to a young man, !ho made haste and
boiled it%
*1(1% 8e took also butter and milk, and the calf !hich he had boiled,
and set before them( but he stood by them under the tree%
*1(B% )nd !hen they had eaten, they said to him( =here is 4ara thy !ifeM
8e ans!ered( 'o she is in the tent%
*1(*-% )nd he said to him( 5 !ill return and come to thee at this time,
life accom#anying, and 4ara, thy !ife, shall ha$e a son% =hich !hen 4ara
heard, she laughed behind the door of the tent%
*1(**% o! they !ere both old, and far ad$anced in years, and it had
ceased to be !ith 4ara after the manner of !omen%
*1(*,% )nd she laughed secretly, saying( )fter 5 am gro!n old, and my
lord is an old man, shall 5 gi$e myself to #leasureM
*1(*2% )nd the 'ord said to )braham( =hy did 4ara laugh, saying( 4hall
5, !ho am an old !oman, bear a child indeedM
*1(*.% 5s there any thing hard to GodM )ccording to a##ointment 5 !ill
return to thee at this same time, life accom#anying, and 4ara shall ha$e
a son%
*1(*?% 4ara denied, saying( 5 did not laugh( for she !as afraid% But the
'ord said( ayJ but thou didst laugh%
*1(*A% )nd !hen the men rose u# from thence, they turned their eyes
to!ards 4odom( and )braham !alked !ith them, bringing them on the !ay%
*1(*+% )nd the 'ord said( "an 5 hide from )braham !hat 5 am about to do(
*1(*1% 4eeing he shall become a great and mighty nation, and in him all
the nations of the earth shall be blessedM
*1(*B% 7or 5 kno! that he !ill command his children, and his household
after him, to kee# the !ay of the 'ord, and do judgment and justice(
that for )brahamDs sake, the 'ord may bring to effect all the things he
hath s#oken unto him%
*1(,-% )nd the 'ord said( The cry of 4odom and Gomorrha is multi#lied,
and their sin is become e>ceedingly grie$ous%
*1(,*% 5 !ill go do!n and see !hether they ha$e done according to the
cry that is come to meJ or !hether it be not so, that 5 may kno!%
5 !ill go do!n, etc%%% The 'ord here accommodates his discourse to the
!ay of s#eaking and acting amongst menJ for he kno!eth all things, and
needeth not to go any!here for information% ote here, that t!o of the
three angels !ent a!ay immediately for 4odomJ !hilst the third, !ho
re#resented the 'ord, remained !ith )braham%
*1(,,% )nd they turned themsel$es from thence, and !ent their !ay to
4odom( but )braham as yet stood before the 'ord%
*1(,2% )nd dra!ing nigh, he said( =ilt thou destroy the just !ith the
!ickedM
*1(,.% 5f there be fifty just men in the city, shall they #erish !ithalM
and !ilt thou not s#are that #lace for the sake of the fifty just, if
they be thereinM
*1(,?% 7ar be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just !ith
the !icked, and for the just to be in like case as the !ickedJ this is
not beseeming thee( thou !ho judgest all the earth, !ilt not make this
judgment%
*1(,A% )nd the 'ord said to him( 5f 5 find in 4odom fifty just !ithin
the city, 5 !ill s#are the !hole #lace for their sake%
*1(,+% )nd )braham ans!ered, and said( 4eeing 5 ha$e once begun, 5 !ill
s#eak to my 'ord, !hereas 5 am dust and ashes%
*1(,1% =hat if there be fi$e less than fifty just #ersonsM !ilt thou for
fi$e and forty destroy the !hole city( )nd he said( 5 !ill not destroy
it, if 5 find fi$e and forty%
*1(,B% )nd again he said to him( But if forty be found there, !hat !ilt
thou doM 8e said( 5 !ill not destroy it for the sake of forty%
*1(2-% 'ord, saith he, be not angry, 5 beseech thee, if 5 s#eak( =hat if
thirty shall be found thereM 8e ans!ered( 5 !ill not do it, if 5 find
thirty there%
*1(2*% 4eeing, saith he, 5 ha$e once begun, 5 !ill s#eak to my 'ord(
=hat if t!enty be found thereM 8e said( 5 !ill not destroy it for the
sake of t!enty%
*1(2,% 5 beseech thee, saith he, be not angry, 'ord, if 5 s#eak yet once
more( =hat if ten shall be found thereM )nd he said( 5 !ill not destroy
it for the sake of ten%
*1(22% )nd the 'ord de#arted, after he had left s#eaking to )braham( and
)braham returned to his #lace%
Genesis "ha#ter *B
'ot, entertaining )ngels in his house, is deli$ered from 4odom, !hich is
destroyed( his !ife for looking back is turned into a statue of salt%
*B(*% )nd the t!o angels came to 4odom in the e$ening, and 'ot !as
sitting in the gate of the city% )nd seeing them, he rose u# and !ent to
meet them( and !orshi##ed #rostrate to the ground%
*B(,% )nd said( 5 beseech you, my lords, turn in to the house of your
ser$ant, and lodge there( !ash your feet, and in the morning you shall
go on your !ay% )nd they said( o, but !e !ill abide in the street%
*B(2% 8e #ressed them $ery much to turn in unto him( and !hen they !ere
come into his house, he made them a feast, and baked unlea$ened bread,
and they ate(
*B(.% But before they !ent to bed, the men of the city beset the house,
both young and old, all the #eo#le together%
*B(?% )nd they called 'ot, and said to him( =here are the men that came
in to thee at nightM bring them out hither, that !e may kno! them(
*B(A% 'ot !ent out to them, and shut the door after him, and said(
*B(+% Do not so, 5 beseech you, my brethren, do not commit this e$il%
*B(1% 5 ha$e t!o daughters !ho, as yet, ha$e not kno!n manJ 5 !ill bring
them out to you, and abuse you them as it shall #lease you, so that you
do no e$il to these men, because they are come in under the shado! of my
roof%
*B(B% But they said( Get thee back thither% )nd again( Thou camest in,
said they, as a stranger, !as it to be a judgeM therefore !e !ill
afflict thee more than them% )nd they #ressed $ery $iolently u#on 'ot(
and they !ere e$en at the #oint of breaking o#en the doors%
*B(*-% )nd behold the men #ut out their hand, and dre! in 'ot unto them,
and shut the door%
*B(**% )nd them, that !ere !ithout, they struck !ith blindness from the
least to the greatest, so that they could not find the door%
*B(*,% )nd they said to 'ot( 8ast thou here any of thineM son in la!, or
sons, or daughters, all that are thine bring them out of this city(
*B(*2% 7or !e !ill destroy this #lace, because their cry is gro!n loud
before the 'ord, !ho hath sent us to destroy them%
*B(*.% 4o 'ot !ent out, and s#oke to his sons in la! that !ere to ha$e
his daughters, and said( )rise( get you out of this #lace, because the
'ord !ill destroy this city% )nd he seemed to them to s#eak as it !ere
in jest%
*B(*?% )nd !hen it !as morning, the angels #ressed him, saying( )rise,
take thy !ife, and the t!o daughters that thou hast( lest thou also
#erish in the !ickedness of the city%
*B(*A% )nd as he lingered, they took his hand, and the hand of his !ife,
and of his t!o daughters, because the 'ord s#ared him%
*B(*+% )nd they brought him forth, and set him !ithout the city( and
there they s#oke to him, saying( 4a$e thy life( look not back, neither
stay thou in all the country about( but sa$e thy self in the mountain,
lest thou be also consumed%
*B(*1% )nd 'ot said to them( 5 beseech thee, my 'ord,
*B(*B% Because thy ser$ant hath found grace before thee, and thou hast
magnified thy mercy, !hich thou hast she!n to me, in sa$ing my life, and
5 cannot esca#e to the mountain, lest some e$il seiHe me, and 5 die%
*B(,-% There is this city here at hand, to !hich 5 may flee, it is a
little one, and 5 shall be sa$ed in it( is it not a little one, and my
soul shall li$eM
*B(,*% )nd he said to him( Behold also in this, 5 ha$e heard thy
#rayers, not to destroy the city for !hich thou hast s#oken%
*B(,,% <ake haste, and be sa$ed there( because 5 cannot do any thing
till thou go in thither% Therefore the name of that city !as called
4egor%
4egor%%% That is, a little one%
*B(,2% The sun !as risen u#on the earth, and 'ot entered into 4egor%
*B(,.% )nd the 'ord rained u#on 4odom and Gomorrha brimstone and fire
from the 'ord out of hea$en%
*B(,?% )nd he destroyed these cities, and all the country about, all the
inhabitants of the cities, and all things that s#ring from the earth%
*B(,A% )nd his !ife looking behind her, !as turned into a statue of
salt%
)nd his !ife%%% )s a standing memorial to the ser$ants of God to #roceed
in $irtue, and not to look back to $ice or its allurements%
*B(,+% )nd )braham got u# early in the morning, and in the #lace !here
he had stood before !ith the 'ord(
*B(,1% 8e looked to!ards 4odom and Gomorrha, and the !hole land of that
country( and he sa! the ashes rise u# from the earth as the smoke of a
furnace%
*B(,B% o! !hen God destroyed the cities of that country, remembering
)braham, he deli$ered 'ot out of the destruction of the cities !herein
he had d!elt%
*B(2-% )nd 'ot !ent u# out of 4egor, and abode in the mountain, and his
t!o daughters !ith him Efor he !as afraid to stay in 4egorG and he d!elt
in a ca$e, he and his t!o daughters !ith him%
*B(2*% )nd the elder said to the younger( Our father is old, and there
is no man left on the earth, to come in unto us after the manner of the
!hole earth%
*B(2,% "ome, let us make him drunk !ith !ine, and let us lie !ith him,
that !e may #reser$e seed of our father%
*B(22% )nd they made their father drink !ine that night( and the elder
!ent in, and lay !ith her father( but he #ercei$ed not, neither !hen his
daughter lay do!n, nor !hen she rose u#%
*B(2.% )nd the ne>t day the elder said to the younger( Behold 5 lay last
night !ith my father, let us make him drink !ine also to night, and thou
shalt lie !ith him, that !e may sa$e seed of our father%
*B(2?% They made their father drink !ine that night also, and the
younger daughter !ent in, and lay !ith him( and neither then did he
#ercei$e !hen she lay do!n, nor !hen she rose u#%
*B(2A% 4o the t!o daughters of 'ot !ere !ith child by their father%
*B(2+% )nd the elder bore a son, and she called his name <oab( he is the
father of the <oabites unto this day%
*B(21% The younger also bore a son, and she called his name )mmonJ that
is, the son of my #eo#le( he is the father of the )mmonites unto this
day%
Genesis "ha#ter ,-
)braham sojourned in Gerara( 4ara is taken into king )bimelechDs house,
but by GodDs commandment is restored untouched%
,-(*% )braham remo$ed from thence to the south country, and d!elt
bet!een "ades and 4ur, and sojourned in Gerara%
,-(,% )nd he said of 4ara his !ife( 4he is my sister% 4o )bimelech the
king of Gerara sent, and took her%
,-(2% )nd God came to )bimelech in a dream by night, and he said to him(
'o thou shalt die for the !oman that thou hast taken( for she hath a
husband%
,-(.% o! )bimelech had not touched her, and he said( 'ord, !ilt thou
slay a nation that is ignorant and justM
,-(?% Did not he say to me( 4he is my sister( and she say, 8e is my
brotherM in the sim#licity of my heart, and cleanness of my hands ha$e 5
done this%
,-(A% )nd God said to him( )nd 5 kno! that thou didst it !ith a sincere
heart( and therefore 5 !ithheld thee from sinning against me, and 5
suffered thee not to touch her%
,-(+% o! therefore restore the man his !ife, for he is a #ro#het( and
he shall #ray for thee, and thou shalt li$e( but if thou !ilt not
restore her, kno! that thou shalt surely die, thou and all that are
thine%
,-(1% )nd )bimelech forth!ith rising u# in the night, called all his
ser$ants( and s#oke all these !ords in their hearing, and all the men
!ere e>ceedingly afraid%
,-(B% )nd )bimelech called also for )braham, and said to him( =hat hast
thou done to usM !hat ha$e !e offended thee in, that thou hast brought
u#on me and u#on my kingdom a great sinM thou hast done to us !hat thou
oughtest not to do%
,-(*-% )nd again he e>#ostulated !ith him, and said( =hat sa!est thou,
that thou hast done thisM
,-(**% )braham ans!ered( 5 thought !ith myself, saying( Perha#s there is
not the fear of God in this #lace( and they !ill kill me for the sake of
my !ife(
,-(*,% 8o!beit, other!ise also she is truly my sister, the daughter of
my father, and not the daughter of my mother, and 5 took her to !ife%
,-(*2% )nd after God brought me out of my fatherDs house, 5 said to her(
Thou shalt do me this kindness( 5n e$ery #lace, to !hich !e shall come,
thou shalt say that 5 am thy brother%
,-(*.% )nd )bimelech took shee# and o>en, and ser$ants and handmaids,
and ga$e to )braham( and restored to him 4ara his !ife,
,-(*?% )nd said( The land is before you, d!ell !heresoe$er it shall
#lease thee%
,-(*A% )nd to 4ara he said( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en thy brother a thousand
#ieces of sil$er, this shall ser$e thee for a co$ering of thy eyes to
all that are !ith thee, and !hithersoe$er thou shalt go( and remember
thou !ast taken%
,-(*+% )nd !hen )braham #rayed, God healed )bimelech and his !ife, and
his handmaids, and they bore children(
,-(*1% 7or the 'ord had closed u# e$ery !omb of the house of )bimelech,
on account of 4ara, )brahamDs !ife%
Genesis "ha#ter ,*
5saac is born% )gar and 5smael are cast forth%
,*(*% )nd the 'ord $isited 4ara, as he had #romised( and fulfilled !hat
he had s#oken%
,*(,% )nd she concei$ed and bore a son in her old age, at the time that
God had foretold her%
,*(2% )nd )braham called the name of his son, !hom 4ara bore him, 5saac%
5saac%%% This !ord signifies laughter%
,*(.% )nd he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,
,*(?% =hen he !as a hundred years old( for at this age of his father,
!as 5saac born%
,*(A% )nd 4ara said( God hath made a laughter for me( !hosoe$er shall
hear of it !ill laugh !ith me%
,*(+% )nd again she said( =ho !ould belie$e that )braham should hear
that 4ara ga$e suck to a son, !hom she bore to him in his old ageM
,*(1% )nd the child gre!, and !as !eaned( and )braham made a great feast
on the day of his !eaning%
,*(B% )nd !hen 4ara had seen the son of )gar, the Egy#tian, #laying !ith
5saac, her son, she said to )braham(
,*(*-% "ast out this bond!oman and her sonJ for the son of the bond!oman
shall not be heir !ith my son 5saac%
,*(**% )braham took this grie$ously for his son%
,*(*,% )nd God said to him( 'et it not seem grie$ous to thee for the
boy, and for thy bond!oman( in all that 4ara hath said to thee, hearken
to her $oice( for in 5saac shall thy seed be called%
,*(*2% But 5 !ill make the son also of the bond!oman a great nation,
because he is thy seed%
,*(*.% 4o )braham rose u# in the morning, and taking bread and a bottle
of !ater, #ut it u#on her shoulder, and deli$ered the boy, and sent her
a!ay% )nd she de#arted, and !andered in the !ilderness of Bersabee%
,*(*?% )nd !hen the !ater in the bottle !as s#ent, she cast the boy
under one of the trees that !ere there%
,*(*A% )nd she !ent her !ay, and sat o$eragainst him a great !ay off, as
far as a bo! can carry, for she said( 5 !ill not see the boy die( and
sitting o$eragainst, she lifted u# her $oice and !e#t%
,*(*+% )nd God heard the $oice of the boy( and an angel of God called to
)gar from hea$en, saying( =hat art thou doing, )garM fear notJ for God
hath heard the $oice of the boy, from the #lace !herein he is%
,*(*1% )rise, take u# the boy, and hold him by the hand, for 5 !ill make
him a great nation%
,*(*B% )nd God o#ened her eyes( and she sa! a !ell of !ater, and !ent
and filled the bottle, and ga$e the boy to drink%
,*(,-% )nd God !as !ith him( and he gre!, and d!elt in the !ilderness,
and became a young man, an archer%
,*(,*% )nd he d!elt in the !ilderness of Pharan, and his mother took a
!ife for him out of the land of Egy#t%
,*(,,% )t the same time )bimelech, and Phicol the general of his army,
said to )braham( God is !ith thee in all that thou dost%
,*(,2% 4!ear therefore by God, that thou !ilt not hurt me, nor my
#osterity, nor my stock( but according to the kindness that 5 ha$e done
to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land !herein thou hast li$ed a
stranger%
,*(,.% )nd )braham said( 5 !ill s!ear%
,*(,?% )nd he re#ro$ed )bimelech for a !ell of !ater, !hich his ser$ants
had taken a!ay by force%
,*(,A% )nd )bimelech ans!ered( 5 kne! not !ho did this thing( and thou
didst not tell me, and 5 heard not of it till today%
,*(,+% Then )braham took shee# and o>en, and ga$e them to )bimelech( and
both of them made a league%
,*(,1% )nd )braham set a#art se$en e!elambs of the flock%
,*(,B% )nd )bimelech said to him( =hat mean these se$en e!elambs !hich
thou hast set a#artM
,*(2-% But he said( Thou shalt take se$en e!elambs at my hand( that they
may be a testimony for me, that 5 dug this !ell%
,*(2*% Therefore that #lace !as called BersabeeJ because there both of
them did s!ear%
Bersabee%%% That is, the !ell of oath%
,*(2,% )nd they made a league for the !ell of oath%
,*(22% )nd )bimelech and Phicol, the general of his army, arose and
returned to the land of the Palestines% But )braham #lanted a gro$e in
Bersabee, and there called u#on the name of the 'ord God eternal%
,*(2.% )nd he !as a sojourner in the land of the Palestines many days%
Genesis "ha#ter ,,
The faith and obedience of )braham is #ro$ed in his readiness to
sacrifice his son 5saac% 8e is stayed from the act by an angel% 7ormer
#romises are rene!ed to him% 8is brother achorDs issue%
,,(*% )fter these things, God tem#ted )braham, and said to him( )braham,
)braham% )nd he ans!ered( 8ere 5 am%
God tem#ted, etc%%% God tem#teth no man to e$il, 9ames *%*2J but by
trial and e>#eriment maketh kno!n to the !orld, and to oursel$es, !hat
!e are, as here by this trial the singular faith and obedience of
)braham !as made manifest%
,,(,% 8e said to him( Take thy only begotten son 5saac, !hom thou
lo$est, and go into the land of $isionJ and there thou shalt offer him
for an holocaust u#on one of the mountains !hich 5 !ill she! thee%
,,(2% 4o )braham rising u# in the night, saddled his ass, and took !ith
him t!o young men, and 5saac his son( and !hen he had cut !ood for the
holocaust, he !ent his !ay to the #lace !hich God had commanded him%
,,(.% )nd on the third day, lifting u# his eyes, he sa! the #lace afar
off%
,,(?% )nd he said to his young men( 4tay you here !ith the assJ 5 and
the boy !ill go !ith s#eed as far as yonder, and after !e ha$e
!orshi##ed, !ill return to you%
,,(A% )nd he took the !ood for the holocaust, and laid it u#on 5saac his
sonJ and he himself carried in his hands fire and a s!ord% )nd as they
t!o !ent on together,
,,(+% 5saac said to his father( <y father% )nd he ans!ered( =hat !ilt
thou, sonM Behold, saith he, fire and !ood( !here is the $ictim for the
holocaustM
,,(1% )nd )braham said( God !ill #ro$ide himself a $ictim for an
holocaust, my son% 4o they !ent on together%
,,(B% )nd they came to the #lace !hich God had she!n him, !here he built
an altar, and laid the !ood in order u#on itJ and !hen he had bound
5saac his son, he laid him on the altar u#on the #ile of !ood%
,,(*-% )nd he #ut forth his hand, and took the s!ord, to sacrifice his
son%
,,(**% )nd behold, an angel of the 'ord from hea$en called to him,
saying( )braham, )braham% )nd he ans!ered( 8ere 5 am%
,,(*,% )nd he said to him( 'ay not thy hand u#on the boy, neither do
thou any thing to him( no! 5 kno! that thou fearest God, and hast not
s#ared thy only begotten son for my sake%
,,(*2% )braham lifted u# his eyes, and sa! behind his back a ram,
amongst the briers, sticking fast by the horns, !hich he took and
offered for a holocaust instead of his son%
,,(*.% )nd he called the name of that #lace, The 'ord seeth% =hereu#on,
e$en to this day, it is said( 5n the mountain the 'ord !ill see%
,,(*?% )nd the angel of the 'ord called to )braham a second time from
hea$en, saying(
,,(*A% By my o!n self ha$e 5 s!orn, saith the 'ord( because thou hast
done this thing, and hast not s#ared thy only begotten son for my sake(
,,(*+% 5 !ill bless thee, and 5 !ill multi#ly thy seed as the stars of
hea$en, and as the sand that is by the sea shoreJ thy seed shall #ossess
the gates of their enemies%
,,(*1% )nd in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,
because thou hast obeyed my $oice%
,,(*B% )braham returned to his young men, and they !ent to Bersabee
together, and he d!elt there%
,,(,-% )fter these things, it !as told )braham, that <elcha also had
borne children to achor his brother%
,,(,*% 8us, the firstborn, and BuH, his brother, and "amuel the father
of the 4yrians,
,,(,,% )nd "ased, and )Hau, and Pheldas, and 9edla#h,
,,(,2% )nd Bathuel, of !hom !as born Rebecca( these eight did <elcha
bear to achor, )brahamDs brother%
,,(,.% )nd his concubine, named Roma, bore Tabee, and Gaham, and Tahas,
and <aacha%
Genesis "ha#ter ,2
4araDs death and burial in the field bought of E#hron%
,2(*% )nd 4ara li$ed a hundred and t!enty-se$en years%
,2(,% )nd she died in the city of )rbee !hich is 8ebron, in the land of
"hanaan( and )braham came to mourn and !ee# for her%
,2(2% )nd after he rose u# from the funeral obseLuies, he s#oke to the
children of 8eth, saying(
,2(.% 5 am a stranger and sojourner among you( gi$e me the right of a
burying #lace !ith you, that 5 may bury my dead%
,2(?% The children of 8eth ans!ered, saying(
,2(A% <y lord, hear us, thou art a #rince of God among us( bury thy dead
in our #rinci#al se#ulchres( and no man shall ha$e #o!er to hinder thee
from burying thy dead in his se#ulchre%
,2(+% )braham rose u#, and bo!ed do!n to the #eo#le of the land, to !it,
the children of 8eth(
Bo!ed do!n to the #eo#le%%% )dora$it, literally adored% But this !ord
here, as !ell as in many other #laces in the 'atin scri#tures, is used
to signify only an inferior honour and re$erence #aid to men, e>#ressed
by a bo!ing do!n of the body%
,2(1% )nd said to them( 5f it #lease your soul that 5 should bury my
dead, hear me, and intercede for me to E#hron the son of 4eor%
,2(B% That he may gi$e me the double ca$e, !hich he hath in the end of
his field( 7or as much money as it is !orth he shall gi$e it me before
you, for a #ossession of a burying #lace%
,2(*-% o! E#hron d!elt in the midst of the children of 8eth% )nd E#hron
made ans!er to )braham in the hearing of all that !ent in at the gate of
the city, saying(
,2(**% 'et it not be so, my lord, but do thou rather hearken to !hat 5
say( The field 5 deli$er to thee, and the ca$e that is thereinJ in the
#resence of the children of my #eo#le, bury thy dead%
,2(*,% )braham bo!ed do!n before the #eo#le of the land%
,2(*2% )nd he s#oke to E#hron, in the #resence of the #eo#le( 5 beseech
thee to hear me( 5 !ill gi$e money for the fieldJ take it, and so !ill 5
bury my dead in it%
,2(*.% )nd E#hron ans!ered(
,2(*?% <y lord, hear me% The ground !hich thou desirest, is !orth four
hundred sicles of sil$er( this is the #rice bet!een me and thee( but
!hat is thisM bury thy dead%
,2(*A% )nd !hen )braham had heard this, he !eighed out the money that
E#hron had asked, in the hearing of the children of 8eth, four hundred
sicles of sil$er, of common current money%
,2(*+% )nd the field that before !as E#hronDs, !herein !as the double
ca$e, looking to!ards <ambre, both it and the ca$e, and all the trees
thereof, in all its limits round about,
,2(*1% =as made sure to )braham for a #ossession, in the sight of the
children of 8eth, and of all that !ent in at the gate of his city%
,2(*B% )nd so )braham buried 4ara, his !ife, in the double ca$e of the
field, that looked to!ards <ambre, this is 8ebron in the land of
"hanaan%
,2(,-% )nd the field !as made sure to )braham, and the ca$e that !as in
it, for a #ossession to bury in, by the children of 8eth%
Genesis "ha#ter ,.
)brahamDs ser$ant, sent by him into <eso#otamia, bringeth from thence
Rebecca, !ho is married to 5saac%
,.(*% o! )braham !as old, and ad$anced in ageJ and the 'ord had blessed
him in all things%
,.(,% )nd he said to the elder ser$ant of his house, !ho !as ruler o$er
all he had( Put thy hand under my thigh,
,.(2% That 5 may make thee s!ear by the 'ord, the God of hea$en and
earth, that thou take not a !ife for my son, of the daughters of the
"hanaanites, among !hom 5 d!ell(
,.(.% But that thou go to my o!n country and kindred, and take a !ife
from thence for my son 5saac%
,.(?% The ser$ant ans!ered( 5f the !oman !ill not come !ith me into this
land, must 5 bring thy son back again to the #lace from !hence thou
camest outM
,.(A% )nd )braham said( Be!are thou ne$er bring my son back again
thither%
,.(+% The 'ord God of hea$en, !ho took me out of my fatherDs house, and
out of my nati$e country, !ho s#oke to me, and s!ore to me, saying( To
thy seed !ill 5 gi$e this land( he !ill send his angel before thee, and
thou shalt take from thence a !ife for my son%
8e !ill send his angel before thee%%% This sho!s that the 8ebre!s
belie$ed that God ga$e them guardian angels for their #rotection%
,.(1% But if the !oman !ill not follo! thee, thou shalt not be bound by
the oath( only bring not my son back thither again%
,.(B% The ser$ant, therefore, #ut his hand under the thigh of )braham,
his lord, and s!ore to him u#on his !ord%
,.(*-% )nd he took ten camels of his masterDs herd, and de#arted,
carrying something of all his goods !ith him, and he set for!ard and
!ent on to <eso#otamia, to the city of achor%
,.(**% )nd !hen he had made the camels lie do!n !ithout the to!n, near a
!ell of !ater, in the e$ening, at the time !hen !omen are !ont to come
out to dra! !ater, he said(
,.(*,% O 'ord, the God of my master, )braham, meet me today, 5 beseech
thee, and she! kindness to my master, )braham%
,.(*2% Behold, 5 stand nigh the s#ring of !ater, and the daughters of
the inhabitants of this city !ill come out to dra! !ater(
,.(*.% o!, therefore, the maid to !hom 5 shall say( 'et do!n thy
#itcher that 5 may drink( and she shall ans!er, Drink, and 5 !ill gi$e
thy camels drink also( let it be the same !hom thou hast #ro$ided for
thy ser$ant 5saac( and by this, 5 shall understand that thou hast she!n
kindness to my master%
,.(*?% 8e had not yet ended these !ords !ithin himself, and behold
Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of <elcha, !ife to achor
the brother of )braham, ha$ing a #itcher on her shoulder(
,.(*A% )n e>ceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful $irgin, and not
kno!n to man( and she !ent do!n to the s#ring, and filled her #itcher,
and !as coming back%
,.(*+% )nd the ser$ant ran to meet her, and said( Gi$e me a little !ater
to drink of thy #itcher%
,.(*1% )nd she ans!ered( Drink, my lord% )nd Luickly she let do!n the
#itcher u#on her arm, and ga$e him drink%
,.(*B% )nd !hen he had drunk, she said( 5 !ill dra! !ater for thy camels
also, till they all drink%
,.(,-% )nd #ouring out the #itcher into the troughs, she ran back to the
!ell to dra! !aterJ and ha$ing dra!n, she ga$e to all the camels%
,.(,*% But he musing, beheld her !ith silence, desirous to kno! !hether
the 'ord had made his journey #ros#erous or not%
,.(,,% )nd after that the camels had drunk, the man took out golden
earrings, !eighing t!o siclesJ and as many bracelets, of ten sicles
!eight%
,.(,2% )nd he said to her( =hose daughter art thouM tell me( is there
any #lace in thy fatherDs house to lodgeM
,.(,.% )nd she ans!ered( 5 am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of
<elcha, !hom she bore to achor%
,.(,?% )nd she said, moreo$er, to him( =e ha$e good store of both stra!
and hay, and a large #lace to lodge in%
,.(,A% The man bo!ed himself do!n, and adored the 'ord,
,.(,+% 4aying( Blessed be the 'ord God of my master )braham, !ho hath
not taken a!ay his mercy and truth from my master, and hath brought me
the straight !ay into the house of my masterDs brother%
,.(,1% Then the maid ran, and told in her motherDs house all that she
had heard%
,.(,B% )nd Rebecca had a brother, named 'aban, !ho !ent out in haste to
the man, to the !ell%
,.(2-% )nd !hen he had seen the earrings and bracelets in his sisterDs
hands, and had heard all that she related, saying, Thus and thus the man
s#oke to me( he came to the man !ho stood by the camels, and near to the
s#ring of !ater,
,.(2*% )nd said to him( "ome in, thou blessed of the 'ordJ !hy standest
thou !ithoutM 5 ha$e #re#ared the house, and a #lace for the camels%
,.(2,% )nd he brought him into his lodgingJ and he unharnessed the
camels, and ga$e stra! and hay, and !ater to !ash his feet, and the feet
of the men that !ere come !ith him%
,.(22% )nd bread !as set before him% But he said( 5 !ill not eat, till 5
tell my message% 8e ans!ered him( 4#eak%
,.(2.% )nd he said( 5 am the ser$ant of )braham(
,.(2?% )nd the 'ord hath blessed my master !onderfully, and he is become
great( and he hath gi$en him shee# and o>en, sil$er and gold, men
ser$ants and !omen ser$ants, camels and asses%
,.(2A% )nd 4ara, my masterDs !ife, hath borne my master a son in her old
age, and he hath gi$en him all that he had%
,.(2+% )nd my master made me s!ear, saying( Thou shalt not take a !ife
for my son of the "hanaanites, in !hose land 5 d!ell(
,.(21% But thou shalt go to my fatherDs house, and shalt take a !ife of
my o!n kindred for my son(
,.(2B% But 5 ans!ered my master( =hat if the !oman !ill not come !ith
meM
,.(.-% The 'ord, said he, in !hose sight 5 !alk, !ill send his angel
!ith thee, and !ill direct thy !ay( and thou shalt take a !ife for my
son of my o!n kindred, and of my fatherDs house%
,.(.*% But thou shalt be clear from my curse, !hen thou shalt come to my
kindred, if they !ill not gi$e thee one%
,.(.,% )nd 5 came today to the !ell of !ater, and said( O 'ord God of my
master, )braham, if thou hast #ros#ered my !ay, !herein 5 no! !alk,
,.(.2% Behold, 5 stand by the !ell of !ater, and the $irgin, that shall
come out to dra! !ater, !ho shall hear me say( Gi$e me a little !ater to
drink of thy #itcher(
,.(..% )nd shall say to me( Both drink thou, and 5 !ill also dra! for
thy camels( let the same be the !oman, !hom the 'ord hath #re#ared for
my masterDs son%
,.(.?% )nd !hilst 5 #ondered these things secretly !ith myself, Rebecca
a##eared, coming !ith a #itcher, !hich she carried on her shoulder( and
she !ent do!n to the !ell and dre! !ater% )nd 5 said to her( Gi$e me a
little to drink%
,.(.A% )nd she s#eedily let do!n the #itcher from her shoulder, and said
to me( Both drink thou, and to thy camels 5 !ill gi$e drink% 5 drank,
and she !atered the camels%
,.(.+% )nd 5 asked her, and said( =hose daughter art thouM )nd she
ans!ered( 5 am the daughter of Bathuel, the son of achor, !hom <elcha
bore to him% 4o 5 #ut earrings on her to adorn her face, and 5 #ut
bracelets on her hands%
,.(.1% )nd falling do!n, 5 adored the 'ord, blessing the 'ord God of my
master, )braham, !ho hath brought me the straight !ay to take the
daughter of my masterDs brother for his son%
,.(.B% =herefore, if you do according to mercy and truth !ith my master,
tell me( but if it #lease you other!ise, tell me that also, that 5 may
go to the right hand, or to the left%
,.(?-% )nd 'aban and Bathuel ans!ered( The !ord hath #roceeded from the
'ord( !e cannot s#eak any other thing to thee but his #leasure%
,.(?*% Behold, Rebecca is before thee, take her and go thy !ay, and let
her be the !ife of thy masterDs son, as the 'ord hath s#oken%
,.(?,% =hich !hen )brahamDs ser$ant heard, falling do!n to the ground,
he adored the 'ord%
,.(?2% )nd bringing forth $essels of sil$er and gold, and garments, he
ga$e them to Rebecca, for a #resent% 8e offered gifts also to her
brothers, and to her mother%
,.(?.% )nd a banLuet !as made, and they ate and drank together, and
lodged there% )nd in the morning, the ser$ant arose, and said( 'et me
de#art, that 5 may go to my master%
,.(??% )nd her brother and mother ans!ered( 'et the maid stay, at least,
ten days !ith us, and after!ards she shall de#art%
,.(?A% 4tay me not, said he, because the 'ord hath #ros#ered my !ay(
send me a!ay, that 5 may go to my master%
,.(?+% )nd they said( 'et us call the maid, and ask her !ill%
'et us call the maid, and ask her !ill%%% ot as to her marriage, as she
had already consented, but of her Luitting her #arents and going to her
husband%
,.(?1% )nd they called her, and !hen she !as come, they asked( =ilt thou
go !ith this manM 4he said( 5 !ill go%
,.(?B% 4o they sent her a!ay, and her nurse, and )brahamDs ser$ant, and
his com#any%
,.(A-% =ishing #ros#erity to their sister, and saying( Thou art our
sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousandsJ and may thy seed
#ossess the gates of their enemies%
,.(A*% 4o Rebecca and her maids, being set u#on camels, follo!ed the
man( !ho !ith s#eed returned to his master%
,.(A,% )t the same time, 5saac !as !alking along the !ay to the !ell
!hich is called Of the li$ing and the seeing( for he d!elt in the south
country(
,.(A2% )nd he !as gone forth to meditate in the field, the day being no!
!ell s#ent( and !hen he had lifted u# his eyes, he sa! camels coming
afar off%
,.(A.% Rebecca also, !hen she sa! 5saac, lighted off the camel,
,.(A?% )nd said to the ser$ant( =ho is that man !ho cometh to!ards us
along the fieldM )nd he said to her( That man is my master% But she
Luickly took her cloak, and co$ered herself%
,.(AA% )nd the ser$ant told 5saac all that he had done%
,.(A+% =ho brought her into the tent of 4ara his mother, and took her to
!ife( and he lo$ed her so much, that it moderated the sorro! !hich !as
occasioned by his motherDs death%
Genesis "ha#ter ,?
)brahamDs children by "eturaJ his death and that of 5smael% 5saac hath
Esau and 9acob t!ins% Esau selleth his first birthright to 9acob%
,?(*% )nd )braham married another !ife named "etura(
,?(,% =ho bore him Iamram, and 9ecsan, and <adan, and <adian, and
9esboc, and 4ue%
,?(2% 9ecsan also begot 4aba, and Dadan% The children of Dadan !ere
)ssurim, and 'atusim, and 'oomim%
,?(.% But of <adian !as born E#ha, and O#her, and 8enoch, and )bida, and
Eldaa( all these !ere the children of "etura%
,?(?% )nd )braham ga$e all his #ossessions to 5saac(
,?(A% )nd to the children of the concubines he ga$e gifts, and se#arated
them from 5saac his son, !hile he yet li$ed, to the east country%
"oncubines%%% )gar and "etura are here called concubines, Ethough they
!ere la!ful !i$es, and in other #laces are so called,G because they !ere
of an inferior degree, and such in scri#ture are usually called
concubines%
,?(+% )nd the days of )brahamDs life !ere a hundred and se$enty-fi$e
years%
,?(1% )nd decaying he died in a good old age, and ha$ing li$ed a long
time, and being full of days( and !as gathered to his #eo#le%
,?(B% )nd 5saac and 5smael his sons buried him in the double ca$e, !hich
!as situated in the field of E#hron the son of 4eor the 8ethite, o$er
against <ambre,
,?(*-% =hich he had bought of the children of 8eth( there !as he buried,
and 4ara his !ife%
,?(**% )nd after his death, God blessed 5saac his son, !ho d!elt by the
!ell named Of the li$ing and seeing%
,?(*,% These are the generations of 5smael the son of )braham, !hom )gar
the Egy#tian, 4araDs ser$ant, bore unto him(
,?(*2% )nd these are the names of his children according to their
calling and generations% The firstborn of 5smael !as abajoth, then
"edar, and )dbeel, and <absam,
,?(*.% )nd <asma, and Duma, and <assa,
,?(*?% 8adar, and Thema, and 9ethur, and a#his, and "edma%
,?(*A% These are the sons of 5smael( and these are their names by their
castles and to!ns, t!el$e #rinces of their tribes%
,?(*+% )nd the years of 5smaelDs life !ere a hundred and thirty-se$en,
and decaying he died, and !as gathered unto his #eo#le%
,?(*1% )nd he d!elt from 8e$ila as far as 4ur, !hich looketh to!ards
Egy#t, to them that go to!ards the )ssyrians% 8e died in the #resence of
all his brethren%
,?(*B% These also are the generations of 5saac the son of )braham(
)braham begot 5saac(
,?(,-% =ho !hen he !as forty years old, took to !ife Rebecca the
daughter of Bathuel the 4yrian of <eso#otamia, sister to 'aban%
,?(,*% )nd 5saac besought the 'ord for his !ife, because she !as barren(
and he heard him, and made Rebecca to concei$e%
,?(,,% But the children struggled in her !omb, and she said( 5f it !ere
to be so !ith me, !hat need !as there to concei$eM )nd she !ent to
consult the 'ord%
,?(,2% )nd he ans!ering, said( T!o nations are in thy !omb, and t!o
#eo#les shall be di$ided out of thy !omb, and one #eo#le shall o$ercome
the other, and the elder shall ser$e the younger%
,?(,.% )nd !hen her time !as come to be deli$ered, behold t!ins !ere
found in her !omb%
,?(,?% 8e that came forth first !as red, and hairy like a skin( and his
name !as called Esau% 5mmediately the other coming forth, held his
brotherDs foot in his hand( and therefore he !as called 9acob%
,?(,A% 5saac !as threescore years old !hen the children !ere born unto
him%
,?(,+% )nd !hen they !ere gro!n u#, Esau became a skilful hunter, and a
husbandman( but 9acob, a #lain man, d!elt in tents%
,?(,1% 5saac lo$ed Esau, because he ate of his hunting( and Rebecca
lo$ed 9acob%
,?(,B% )nd 9acob boiled #ottage( to !hom Esau, coming faint out of the
field,
,?(2-% 4aid( Gi$e me of this red #ottage, for 5 am e>ceeding faint% 7or
!hich reason his name !as called Edom%
,?(2*% )nd 9acob said to him( 4ell me thy first birthright%
,?(2,% 8e ans!ered( 'o 5 die, !hat !ill the first birthright a$ail meM
,?(22% 9acob said( 4!ear therefore to me% Esau s!ore to him, and sold
his first birthright%
,?(2.% )nd so taking bread and the #ottage of lentils, he ate, and
drank, and !ent on his !ayJ making little account of ha$ing sold his
first birthright%
Genesis "ha#ter ,A
5saac sojourneth in Gerara, !here God rene!eth to him the #romise made
to )braham% ;ing )bimelech maketh league !ith him%
,A(*% )nd !hen a famine came in the land, after that barrenness !hich
had ha##ened in the days of )braham, 5saac !ent to )bimelech, king of
the Palestines, to Gerara%
,A(,% )nd the 'ord a##eared to him, and said( Go not do!n into Egy#t,
but stay in the land that 5 shall tell thee%
,A(2% )nd sojourn in it, and 5 !ill be !ith thee, and !ill bless thee(
for to thee and to thy seed 5 !ill gi$e all these countries, to fulfil
the oath !hich 5 s!ore to )braham thy father%
,A(.% )nd 5 !ill multi#ly thy seed like the stars of hea$en( and 5 !ill
gi$e to thy #osterity all these countries( and in thy seed shall all the
nations of the earth be blessed%
,A(?% Because )braham obeyed my $oice, and ke#t my #rece#ts and
commandments, and obser$ed my ceremonies and la!s%
,A(A% 4o 5saac abode in Gerara%
,A(+% )nd !hen he !as asked by the men of that #lace, concerning his
!ife, he ans!ered( 4he is my sister( for he !as afraid to confess that
she !as his !ife, thinking lest #erha#s they !ould kill him because of
her beauty%
,A(1% )nd !hen $ery many days !ere #assed, and he abode there,
)bimelech, king of the Palestines, looking out through a !indo!, sa! him
#laying !ith Rebecca, his !ife%
,A(B% )nd calling for him, he said( 5t is e$ident she is thy !ife( !hy
didst thou feign her to be thy sisterM 8e ans!ered( 5 feared lest 5
should die for her sake%
,A(*-% )nd )bimelech said( =hy hast thou decei$ed usM 4ome man of the
#eo#le might ha$e lain !ith thy !ife, and thou hadst brought u#on us a
great sin% )nd he commanded all the #eo#le, saying(
,A(**% 8e that shall touch this manDs !ife, shall surely be #ut to
death%
,A(*,% )nd 5saac so!ed in that land, and he found that same year a
hundredfold( and the 'ord blessed him%
,A(*2% )nd the man !as enriched, and he !ent on #ros#ering and
increasing, till he became e>ceeding great%
,A(*.% )nd he had #ossessions of shee# and of herds, and a $ery great
family% =herefore the Palestines en$ying him,
,A(*?% 4to##ed u# at that time all the !ells, that the ser$ants of his
father, )braham, had digged, filling them u# !ith earth(
,A(*A% 5nsomuch that )bimelech himself said to 5saac( De#art from us,
for thou art become much mightier than !e%
,A(*+% 4o he de#arted, and came to the torrent of Gerara, to d!ell
there(
,A(*1% )nd he digged again other !ells, !hich the ser$ants of his
father, )braham, had digged, and !hich, after his death, the Philistines
had of old sto##ed u#( and he called them by the same names, by !hich
his father before had called them%
,A(*B% )nd they digged in the torrent, and found li$ing !ater(
Torrent%%% That is, a channel !here sometimes a torrent or $iolent
stream had run%
,A(,-% But there also the herdsmen of Gerara stro$e against the herdsmen
of 5saac, saying( 5t is our !ater% =herefore he called the name of the
!ell, on occasion of that !hich had ha##ened, "alumny%
,A(,*% )nd they digged also anotherJ and for that they Luarrelled
like!ise, and he called the name of it, Enmity%
,A(,,% Going for!ard from thence, he digged another !ell, for !hich they
contended notJ therefore he called the name thereof, 'atitude, saying(
o! hath the 'ord gi$en us room, and made us to increase u#on the earth%
'atitude%%% That is, !ideness, or room%
,A(,2% )nd he !ent u# from that #lace to Bersabee,
,A(,.% =here the 'ord a##eared to him that same night, saying( 5 am the
God of )braham thy father, do not fear, for 5 am !ith thee( 5 !ill bless
thee, and multi#ly thy seed for my ser$ant )brahamDs sake%
,A(,?% )nd he built there an altar( and called u#on the name of the
'ord, and #itched his tentJ and commanded his ser$ants to dig a !ell%
,A(,A% To !hich #lace !hen )bimelech, and OchoHath his friend, and
Phicol chief ca#tain of his soldiers, came from Gerara,
,A(,+% 5saac said to them( =hy are ye come to me, a man !hom you hate,
and ha$e thrust out from youM
,A(,1% )nd they ans!ered( =e sa! that the 'ord is !ith thee, and
therefore !e said( 'et there be an oath bet!een us, and let us make a
co$enant,
,A(,B% That thou do us no harm, as !e on our #art ha$e touched nothing
of thine, nor ha$e done any thing to hurt theeJ but !ith #eace ha$e sent
thee a!ay, increased !ith the blessing of the 'ord%
,A(2-% )nd he made them a feast, and after they had eaten and drunk(
,A(2*% )rising in the morning, they s!ore one to another( and 5saac sent
them a!ay #eaceably to their o!n home%
,A(2,% )nd behold, the same day the ser$ants of 5saac came, telling him
of a !ell !hich they had digged, and saying( =e ha$e found !ater%
,A(22% =hereu#on he called it )bundance( and the name of the city !as
called Bersabee, e$en to this day%
,A(2.% )nd Esau being forty years old, married !i$es, 9udith, the
daughter of Beeri, the 8ethite, and Basemath, the daughter of Elon, of
the same #lace%
,A(2?% )nd they both offended the mind of 5saac and Rebecca%
Genesis "ha#ter ,+
9acob, by him motherDs counsel, obtaineth his fatherDs blessing instead
of Esau% )nd by her is ad$ised to fly to his uncle 'aban%
,+(*% o! 5saac !as old, and his eyes !ere dim, and he could not see(
and he called Esau, his elder son, and said to him( <y sonM )nd he
ans!ered( 8ere 5 am%
,+(,% )nd his father said to him, Thou seest that 5 am old, and kno! not
the day of my death%
,+(2% Take thy arms, thy Lui$er, and bo!, and go abroadJ and !hen thou
hast taken something by hunting,
,+(.% <ake me a sa$oury meat thereof, as thou kno!est 5 like, and bring
it that 5 may eat( and my soul may bless thee, before 5 die%
,+(?% )nd !hen Rebecca had heard this, and he !as gone into the field to
fulfil his fatherDs commandment,
,+(A% 4he said to her son 9acob( 5 heard thy father talking !ith Esau,
thy brother, and saying to him(
,+(+% Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that 5 may eat, and
bless thee in the sight of the 'ord, before 5 die%
,+(1% o! therefore, my son, follo! my counsel(
,+(B% )nd go thy !ay to the flock, bring me t!o kids of the best, that 5
may make of them meat for thy father, such as he gladly eateth%
,+(*-% =hich !hen thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he may bless
thee before he die%
,+(**% )nd he ans!ered her( Thou kno!est that Esau, my brother, is a
hairy man, and 5 am smooth(
,+(*,% 5f my father should feel me, and #ercei$e it, 5 fear lest he !ill
think 5 !ould ha$e mocked him, and 5 shall bring u#on me a curse instead
of a blessing%
,+(*2% )nd his mother said to him( :#on me be this curse, my son( only
hear thou my $oice, and go, fetch me the things !hich 5 ha$e said%
,+(*.% 8e !ent, and brought, and ga$e them to his mother% 4he dressed
meats, such as she kne! his father liked%
,+(*?% )nd she #ut on him $ery good garments of Esau, !hich she had at
home !ith her(
,+(*A% )nd the little skins of the kids she #ut about his hands, and
co$ered the bare of his neck%
,+(*+% )nd she ga$e him the sa$oury meat, and deli$ered him bread that
she had baked%
,+(*1% =hich !hen he had carried in, he said( <y fatherM But he
ans!ered( 5 hear% =ho art thou, my sonM
,+(*B% )nd 9acob said( 5 am Esau, thy firstborn( 5 ha$e done as thou
didst command me( arise, sit and eat of my $enison, that thy soul may
bless me%
5 am Esau thy firstborn%%% 4t% )ugustine E'% "ontra mendacium, c% *-G,
treating at large u#on this #lace, e>cuseth 9acob from a lie, because
this !hole #assage !as mysterious, as relating to the #reference !hich
!as after!ards to be gi$en to the Gentiles before the carnal 9e!s, !hich
9acob by #ro#hetic light might understand% 4o far is certain, that the
first birthright, both by di$ine election and by EsauDs free cession
belonged to 9acob( so that if there !ere any lie in the case, it could
be no more than an officious and $enial one%
,+(,-% )nd 5saac said to his son( 8o! couldst thou find it so Luickly,
my sonM 8e ans!ered( 5t !as the !ill of God, that !hat 5 sought came
Luickly in my !ay(
,+(,*% )nd 5saac said( "ome hither, that 5 may feel thee, my son, and
may #ro$e !hether thou be my son Esau, or no%
,+(,,% 8e came near to his father, and !hen he had felt him, 5saac said(
The $oice indeed is the $oice of 9acobJ but the hands, are the hands of
Esau%
,+(,2% )nd he kne! him not, because his hairy hands made him like to the
elder% Then blessing him,
,+(,.% 8e said( )rt thou my son EsauM 8e ans!ered( 5 am%
,+(,?% Then he said( Bring me the meats of thy hunting, my son, that my
soul may bless thee% )nd !hen they !ere brought, and he had eaten, he
offered him !ine also, !hich after he had drunk,
,+(,A% 8e said to him( "ome near me, and gi$e me a kiss, my son%
,+(,+% 8e came near, and kissed him% )nd immediately as he smelled the
fragrant smell of his garments, blessing him, he said( Behold, the smell
of my son is as the smell of a #lentiful field, !hich the 'ord hath
blessed%
,+(,1% God gi$e thee of the de! of hea$en, and of the fatness of the
earth, abundance of corn and !ine%
,+(,B% )nd let #eo#les ser$e thee, and tribes !orshi# thee( be thou lord
of thy brethren, and let thy motherDs children bo! do!n before thee%
"ursed be he that curseth thee( and let him that blesseth thee be filled
!ith blessings%
,+(2-% 5saac had scarce ended his !ords, !hen, 9acob being no! gone out
abroad, Esau came,
,+(2*% )nd brought in to his father meats, made of !hat he had taken in
hunting, saying( )rise, my father, and eat of thy sonDs $enisonJ that
thy soul may bless me%
,+(2,% )nd 5saac said to him( =hyN !ho art thouM 8e ans!ered( 5 am thy
firstborn son, Esau%
,+(22% 5saac !as struck !ith fear, and astonished e>ceedinglyJ and
!ondering beyond !hat can be belie$ed, said( =ho is he then that e$en
no! brought me $enison that he had taken, and 5 ate of all before thou
camestM and 5 ha$e blessed him, and he shall be blessed%
,+(2.% Esau ha$ing heard his fatherDs !ords, roared out !ith a great
cryJ and, being in a consternation, said( Bless me also, my father%
,+(2?% )nd he said( Thy brother came deceitfully and got thy blessing%
,+(2A% But he said again( Rightly is his name called 9acobJ for he hath
su##lanted me lo this second time( <y birthright he took a!ay before,
and no! this second time he hath stolen a!ay my blessing% )nd again he
said to his father( 8ast thou not reser$ed me also a blessingM
9acob%%% That is, a su##lanter%
,+(2+% 5saac ans!ered( 5 ha$e a##ointed him thy lord, and ha$e made all
his brethren his ser$ants( 5 ha$e established him !ith corn and !ine,
and after this, !hat shall 5 do more for thee, my sonM
,+(21% )nd Esau said to him( 8ast thou only one blessing, fatherM 5
beseech thee bless me also% )nd !hen he !e#t !ith a loud cry,
,+(2B% 5saac being mo$ed, said to him( 5n the fat of the earth, and in
the de! of hea$en from abo$e,
,+(.-% 4hall thy blessing be% Thou shalt li$e by the s!ord, and shalt
ser$e thy brother( and the time shall come, !hen thou shalt shake off
and loose his yoke from thy neck%
,+(.*% Esau therefore al!ays hated 9acob, for the blessing !here!ith his
father had blessed himJ and he said in his heart( The days !ill come of
the mourning for my father, and 5 !ill kill my brother 9acob%
,+(.,% These things !ere told to Rebecca( and she sent and called 9acob,
her son, and said to him( Behold Esau, thy brother, threateneth to kill
thee%
,+(.2% o! therefore, my son, hear my $oice, arise and flee to 'aban, my
brother, to 8aran(
,+(..% )nd thou shalt d!ell !ith him a fe! days, till the !rath of thy
brother be assuaged,
,+(.?% )nd his indignation cease, and he forget the things thou hast
done to him( after!ards 5 !ill send, and bring thee from thence hither%
=hy shall 5 be de#ri$ed of both my sons in one dayM
,+(.A% )nd Rebecca said to 5saac( 5 am !eary of my life, because of the
daughters of 8eth( if 9acob take a !ife of the stock of this land, 5
choose not to li$e%
Genesis "ha#ter ,1
9acobDs journey to <eso#otamia( his $ision and $o!%
,1(*% )nd 5saac called 9acob, and blessed him, and charged him, saying(
Take not a !ife of the stock of "hanaan(
,1(,% But go, and take a journey to <eso#otamia of 4yria, to the house
of Bathuel, thy motherDs father, and take thee a !ife thence of the
daughters of 'aban, thy uncle%
,1(2% )nd God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and
multi#ly thee( that thou mayst be a multitude of #eo#le%
,1(.% )nd gi$e the blessings of )raham to thee, and to thy seed after
thee( that thou mayst #ossess the land of thy sojournment, !hich he
#romised to thy grandfather%
,1(?% )nd !hen 5saac had sent him a!ay, he took his journey and !ent to
<eso#otamia of 4yria, to 'aban, the son of Bathuel, the 4yrian, brother
to Rebecca, his mother%
,1(A% )nd Esau seeing that his father had blessed 9acob, and had sent
him into <eso#otamia of 4yria, to marry a !ife thenceJ and that after
the blessing he had charged him, saying( Thou shalt not take a !ife of
the daughters of "hanaan(
,1(+% )nd that 9acob obeying his #arents, !as gone into 4yria(
,1(1% E>#eriencing also, that his father !as not !ell #leased !ith the
daughters of "hanaan(
,1(B% 8e !ent to 5smael, and took to !ife, besides them he had before,
<aheleth, the daughter of 5smael, )brahamDs son, the sister of abajoth%
,1(*-% But 9acob being de#arted from Bersabee, !ent on to 8aran%
,1(**% )nd !hen he !as come to a certain #lace, and !ould rest in it
after sunset, he took of the stones that lay there, and #utting under
his head, sle#t in the same #lace%
,1(*,% )nd he sa! in his slee# a ladder standing u#on the earth, and the
to# thereof touching hea$en( the angels also of God ascending and
descending by it%
,1(*2% )nd the 'ord leaning u#on the ladder saying to him( 5 am the 'ord
God of )braham thy father, and the God of 5saac( The land, !herein thou
slee#est, 5 !ill gi$e to thee and to thy seed%
,1(*.% )nd thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth( thou shalt s#read
abroad to the !est, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south(
and 5 T8EE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth 48)'' BE B'E44ED%
,1(*?% )nd 5 !ill be thy kee#er !hithersoe$er thou goest, and !ill bring
thee back into this land( neither !ill 5 lea$e thee, till 5 shall ha$e
accom#lished all that 5 ha$e said%
,1(*A% )nd !hen 9acob a!aked out of slee#, he said( 5ndeed the 'ord is
in this #lace, and 5 kne! it not%
,1(*+% )nd trembling, he said( 8o! terrible is this #laceM this is no
other but the house of God, and the gate of hea$en%
,1(*1% )nd 9acob arising in the morning, took the stone !hich he had
laid under his head, and set it u# for a title, #ouring oil u#on the to#
of it%
,1(*B% )nd he called the name of the city Bethel, !hich before !as
called 'uHa%
Bethel%%% This name signifies the house of God%
,1(,-% )nd he made a $o!, saying( 5f God shall be !ith me, and shall
kee# me in the !ay, by !hich 5 !alk, and shall gi$e me bread to eat, and
raiment to #ut on,
,1(,*% )nd 5 shall return #ros#erously to my fatherDs house( the 'ord
shall be my God(
,1(,,% )nd this stone, !hich 5 ha$e set u# for a title, shall be called
the house of God( and of all things that thou shalt gi$e to me, 5 !ill
offer tithes to thee%
Genesis "ha#ter ,B
9acob ser$eth 'aban se$en years for Rachel( but is decei$ed !ith 'ia( he
after!ards marrieth Rachel% 'ia bears him four sons%
,B(*% Then 9acob !ent on in his journey, and came into the east country%
,B(,% )nd he sa! a !ell in the field, and three flocks of shee# lying by
it( for the beasts !ere !atered out of it, and the mouth thereof !as
closed !ith a great stone%
,B(2% )nd the custom !as, !hen all the shee# !ere gathered together, to
roll a!ay the stone, and after the shee# !ere !atered, to #ut it on the
mouth of the !ell again%
,B(.% )nd he said to the she#herds( Brethren, !hence are youM They
ans!ered( Of 8aran%
,B(?% )nd he asked them, saying( ;no! you 'aban, the son of achorM They
said( =e kno! him%
,B(A% 8e said( 5s he in healthM 8e is in health, say they( and behold,
Rachel, his daughter, cometh !ith his flock%
,B(+% )nd 9acob said( There is yet much day remaining, neither is it
time to bring the flocks into the folds again( first gi$e the shee#
drink, and so lead them back to feed%
,B(1% They ans!ered( =e cannot, till all the cattle be gathered
together, and !e remo$e the stone from the !ellDs mouth, that !e may
!ater the flocks%
,B(B% They !ere yet s#eaking, and behold Rachel came !ith her fatherDs
shee#J for she fed the flock%
,B(*-% )nd !hen 9acob sa! her, and kne! her to be his cousin german, and
that they !ere the shee# of 'aban, his uncle( he remo$ed the stone
!here!ith the !ell !as closed%
,B(**% )nd ha$ing !atered the flock, he kissed her( and lifting u# his
$oice !e#t%
,B(*,% )nd he told her that he !as her fatherDs brother, and the son of
Rebecca( but she !ent in haste and told her father%
,B(*2% =ho, !hen he heard that 9acob his sisterDs son !as come, ran
forth to meet him( and embracing him, and heartily kissing him, brought
him into his house% )nd !hen he had heard the causes of his journey,
,B(*.% 8e ans!ered( Thou art my bone and my flesh% )nd after the days of
one month !ere e>#ired,
,B(*?% 8e said to him( Because thou art my brother, shalt thou ser$e me
!ithout !agesM Tell me !hat !ages thou !ilt ha$e%
,B(*A% o! he had t!o daughters, the name of the elder !as 'iaJ and the
younger !as called Rachel%
,B(*+% But 'ia !as blear eyed( Rachel !as !ell fa$oured, and of a
beautiful countenance%
,B(*1% )nd 9acob being in lo$e !ith her, said( 5 !ill ser$e thee se$en
years for Rachel, thy younger daughter%
,B(*B% 'aban ans!ered( 5t is better that 5 gi$e her to thee than to
another manJ stay !ith me%
,B(,-% 4o 9acob ser$ed se$en years for Rachel( and they seemed but a fe!
days, because of the greatness of his lo$e%
,B(,*% )nd he said to 'aban( Gi$e me my !ifeJ for no! the time is
fulfilled, that 5 may go in unto her%
,B(,,% )nd he, ha$ing in$ited a great number of his friends to the
feast, made the marriage%
,B(,2% )nd at night he brought in 'ia, his daughter, to him,
,B(,.% Gi$ing his daughter a handmaid, named Iel#ha% o! !hen 9acob had
gone in to her according to custom, !hen morning !as come he sa! it !as
'ia%
,B(,?% )nd he said to his father in la!( =hat is it that thou didst mean
to doM did not 5 ser$e thee for RachelM !hy hast thou decei$ed meM
,B(,A% 'aban ans!ered( 5t is not the custom in this #lace, to gi$e the
younger in marriage first%
,B(,+% <ake u# the !eek of days of this match( and 5 !ill gi$e thee her
also, for the ser$ice that thou shalt render me other se$en years%
,B(,1% 8e yielded to his #leasure( and after the !eek !as #ast, he
married Rachel(
,B(,B% To !hom her father ga$e Bala, for her ser$ant%
,B(2-% )nd ha$ing at length obtained the marriage he !ished for, he
#referred the lo$e of the latter before the former, and ser$ed !ith him
other se$en years%
,B(2*% )nd the 'ord seeing that he des#ised 'ia, o#ened her !omb, but
her sister remained barren%
,B(2,% )nd she concei$ed and bore a son, and called his name Ruben,
saying( The 'ord sa! my affliction( no! my husband !ill lo$e me%
,B(22% )nd again she concei$ed and bore a son, and said( Because the
'ord heard that 5 !as des#ised, he hath gi$en this also to me( and she
called his name 4imeon%
,B(2.% )nd she concei$ed the third time, and bore another son, and said(
o! also my husband !ill be joined to me, because 5 ha$e borne him three
sons( and therefore she called his name 'e$i%
,B(2?% The fourth time she concei$ed and bore a son, and said( o! !ill
5 #raise the 'ord( and for this she called him 9uda% )nd she left
bearing%
Genesis "ha#ter 2-
Rachel, being barren, deli$ereth her handmaid to 9acobJ she beareth t!o
sons% 'ia ceasing to bear, gi$eth also her handmaid, and she beareth t!o
more% Then 'ia beareth other t!o sons and one daughter% Rachel beareth
9ose#h% 9acob, desirous to return home, is hired to stay for a certain
#art of the flockDs increase, !hereby he becometh e>ceeding rich%
2-(*% )nd Rachel seeing herself !ithout children, en$ied her sister, and
said to her husband( Gi$e me children, other!ise 5 shall die%
2-(,% )nd 9acob being angry !ith her, ans!ered( )m 5 as God, !ho hath
de#ri$ed thee of the fruit of thy !ombM
2-(2% But she said( 5 ha$e here my ser$ant Bala( go in unto her, that
she may bear u#on my knees, and 5 may ha$e children by her%
2-(.% )nd she ga$e him Bala in marriage( !ho,
2-(?% =hen her husband had gone in unto her, concei$ed and bore a son%
2-(A% )nd Rachel said( The 'ord hath judged for me, and hath heard my
$oice, gi$ing me a sonJ and therefore she called his name Dan%
2-(+% )nd again Bala concei$ed, and bore another,
2-(1% 7or !hom Rachel said( God hath com#ared me !ith my sister, and 5
ha$e #re$ailed( and she called him e#hthali%
2-(B% 'ia #ercei$ing that she had left of bearing, ga$e Iel#ha, her
handmaid, to her husband%
2-(*-% )nd !hen she had concei$ed, and brought forth a son,
2-(**% 4he said( 8a##ily% )nd therefore called his name Gad%
2-(*,% Iel#ha also bore another%
2-(*2% )nd 'ia said( This is for my ha##iness( for !omen !ill call me
blessed% Therefore she called him )ser%
2-(*.% )nd Ruben going out in the time of the !heat har$est into the
field, found mandrakes( !hich he brought to his mother 'ia% )nd Rachel
said( Gi$e me #art of thy sonDs mandrakes%
2-(*?% 4he ans!ered( Dost thou think it a small matter, that thou hast
taken my husband from me, unless thou take also my sonDs mandrakesM
Rachel said( 8e shall slee# !ith thee this night, for thy sonDs
mandrakes%
2-(*A% )nd !hen 9acob returned at e$en from the field, 'ia !ent out to
meet him, and said( Thou shalt come in unto me, because 5 ha$e hired
thee for my sonDs mandrakes% )nd he sle#t !ith her that night%
2-(*+% )nd God heard her #rayersJ and she concei$ed( and bore a fifth
son(
2-(*1% )nd said( God hath gi$en me a re!ard, because 5 ga$e my handmaid
to my husband% )nd she called his name 5ssachar%
2-(*B% )nd 'ia concei$ed again, and bore the si>th son,
2-(,-% )nd said( God hath endo!ed me !ith a good do!ryJ this turn also
my husband !ill be !ith me, because 5 ha$e borne him si> sons( and
therefore she called his name Iabulon%
2-(,*% )fter !hom she bore a daughter, named Dina%
2-(,,% The 'ord also remembering Rachel, heard her, and o#ened her !omb%
2-(,2% )nd she concei$ed, and bore a son, saying( God hath taken a!ay my
re#roach%
2-(,.% )nd she called his name 9ose#h( saying( The 'ord gi$e me also
another son%
2-(,?% )nd !hen 9ose#h !as born, 9acob said to his father in la!( 4end
me a!ay, that 5 may return into my country, and to my land%
2-(,A% Gi$e me my !i$es, and my children, for !hom 5 ha$e ser$ed thee,
that 5 may de#art( thou kno!est the ser$ice that 5 ha$e rendered thee%
2-(,+% 'aban said to him( 'et me find fa$our in thy sight( 5 ha$e
learned, by e>#erience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake%
2-(,1% )##oint thy !ages !hich 5 shall gi$e thee%
2-(,B% But he ans!ered( Thou kno!est ho! 5 ha$e ser$ed thee, and ho!
great thy #ossession hath been in my hands%
2-(2-% Thou hadst but little before 5 came to thee, and no! thou art
become rich( and the 'ord hath blessed thee at my coming% 5t is
reasonable, therefore, that 5 should no! #ro$ide also for my o!n house%
2-(2*% )nd 'aban said( =hat shall 5 gi$e theeM But he said( 5 reLuire
nothingJ but if thou !ilt do !hat 5 demand, 5 !ill feed and kee# thy
shee# again%
2-(2,% Go round through all thy flocks, and se#arate all the shee# of
di$ers colours, and s#eckledJ and all that is bro!n and s#otted, and of
di$ers colours, as !ell among the shee# as among the goats, shall be my
!ages%
2-(22% )nd my justice shall ans!er for me tomorro! before thee, !hen the
time of the bargain shall comeJ and all that is not of di$ers colours,
and s#otted, and bro!n, as !ell among the shee# as among the goats,
shall accurse me of theft%
2-(2.% )nd 'aban said( 5 like !ell !hat thou demandest%
2-(2?% )nd he se#arated the same day the she goats, and the shee#, and
the he goats, and the rams of di$ers colours, and s#ottedJ and all the
flock of one colour, that is, of !hite and black fleece, he deli$erdd
into the hands of his sons%
2-(2A% )nd he set the s#ace of three days journey bet!i>t himself and
his son in la!, !ho fed the rest of his flock%
2-(2+% )nd 9acob took green rods of #o#lar, and of almond, and of #lane
trees, and #illed them in #art( so !hen the bark !as taken off, in the
#arts that !ere #illed, there a##eared !hiteness( but the #arts that
!ere !hole, remained green( and by this means the colour !as di$ers%
2-(21% )nd he #ut them in the troughs, !here the !ater !as #oured outJ
that !hen the flocks should come to drink, they might ha$e the rods
before their eyes, and in the sight of them might concei$e%
2-(2B% )nd it came to #ass, that in the $ery heat of coition, the shee#
beheld the rods, and brought forth s#otted, and of di$ers colours, and
s#eckled%
2-(.-% )nd 9acob se#arated the flock, and #ut the rods in the troughs
before the eyes of the ramsJ and all the !hite and the black !ere
'abanDs, and the rest !ere 9acobDs, !hen the flocks !ere se#arated one
from the other%
2-(.*% 4o !hen the e!es !ent first to ram, 9acob #ut the rods in the
troughs of !ater before the eyes of the rams, and of the e!es, that they
might concei$e !hile they !ere looking u#on them%
2-(.,% But !hen the later coming !as, and the last concei$ing, he did
not #ut them% )nd those that !ere late!ard, became 'abanDsJ and they of
the first time, 9acobDs%
2-(.2% )nd the man !as enriched e>ceedingly, and he had many flocks,
maidser$ants and menser$ants, camels and asses%
Genesis "ha#ter 2*
9acobDs de#arture( he is #ursued and o$ertaken by 'aban% They make a
co$enant%
2*(*% But after that he had heard the !ords of the sons of 'aban,
saying( 9acob hath taken a!ay all that !as our fatherDs, and being
enriched by his substance is become great%
2*(,% )nd #ercei$ing also, that 'abanDs countenance !as not to!ards him
as yesterday and the other day%
2*(2% Es#ecially the 'ord saying to him( Return into the land of thy
fathers and to thy kindred, and 5 !ill be !ith thee%
2*(.% 8e sent, and called Rachel and 'ia into the field, !here he fed
the flocks,
2*(?% )nd said to them( 5 see your fatherDs countenance is not to!ards
me as yesterday and the other day( but the God of my father hath been
!ith me%
2*(A% )nd you kno! that 5 ha$e ser$ed your father to the uttermost of my
#o!er%
2*(+% &ea your father hath also o$erreached me, and hath changed my
!ages ten times( and yet God hath not suffered him to hurt me%
2*(1% 5f at any time, he said( The s#eckled shall be thy !ages( all the
shee# brought forth s#eckled( but !hen he said on the contrary( Thou
shalt take all the !hite one for thy !ages( all the flocks brought forth
!hite ones%
2*(B% )nd God hath taken your fatherDs substance, and gi$en it to me%
2*(*-% 7or after the time came of the e!es concei$ing, 5 lifted u# my
eyes, and sa! in my slee#, that the males !hich lea#ed u#on the females
!ere of di$ers colours, and s#otted, and s#eckled%
2*(**% )nd the angel of God said to me in my slee#( 9acob% )nd 5
ans!ered( 8ere 5 am%
2*(*,% )nd he said( 'ift u# thy eyes, and see that all the males lea#ing
u#on the females, are of di$ers colours, s#otted and s#eckled% 7or 5
ha$e seen all that 'aban hath done to thee%
2*(*2% 5 am the God of Bethel, !here thou didst anoint the stone, and
make a $o! to me% o! therefore arise, and go out of this land, and
return into thy nati$e country%
2*(*.% )nd Rachel and 'ia ans!ered( 8a$e !e any thing left among the
goods and inheritance of our fatherDs houseM
2*(*?% 8ath he not counted us as strangers, and sold us, and eaten u#
the #rice of usM
2*(*A% But God hath taken our fatherDs riches, and deli$ered them to us,
and to our children( !herefore, do all that God hath commanded thee%
2*(*+% Then 9acob rose u#, and ha$ing set his children and !i$es u#on
camels, !ent his !ay%
2*(*1% )nd he took all his substance, and flocks, and !hatsoe$er he had
gotten in <eso#otamia, and !ent for!ard to 5saac, his father, to the
land of "hanaan%
2*(*B% )t that time 'aban !as gone to shear his shee#, and Rachel stole
a!ay her fatherDs idols%
8er fatherDs idols%%% By this it a##ears that 'aban !as an idolaterJ and
some of the fathers are of o#inion that Rachel stole a!ay these idols to
!ithdra! him from idolatry, remo$ing the occasion of his sin%
2*(,-% )nd 9acob !ould not confess to his father in la! that he !as
flying a!ay%
2*(,*% )nd !hen he !as gone, together !ith all that belonged to him, and
ha$ing #assed the ri$er, !as going on to!ards mount Galaad,
2*(,,% 5t !as told 'aban on the third day, that 9acob fled%
2*(,2% )nd he took his brethren !ith him, and #ursued after him se$en
daysJ and o$ertook him in the mount of Galaad%
2*(,.% )nd he sa! in a dream God, saying to him( Take heed thou s#eak
not any thing harshly against 9acob%
2*(,?% o! 9acob had #itched his tent in the mountain( and !hen he, !ith
his brethren, had o$ertaken him, he #itched his tent in the same mount
of Galaad%
2*(,A% )nd he said to 9acob( =hy hast thou done thus, to carry a!ay,
!ithout my kno!ledge, my daughters as ca#ti$es taken !ith the s!ordM
2*(,+% =hy !ouldst thou run a!ay #ri$ately, and not acLuaint me, that 5
might ha$e brought thee on the !ay !ith joy, and !ith songs, and !ith
timbrels, and !ith har#sM
2*(,1% Thou hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and daughtersJ thou
hast done foolishlyJ and no! indeed,
2*(,B% 5t is in my #o!er to return thee e$ilJ but the God of your father
said to me yesterday( Take heed thou s#eak not any thing harshly against
9acob%
2*(2-% 4u##ose thou didst desire to go to thy friends, and hadst a
longing after thy fatherDs house( !hy hast thou stolen a!ay my godsM
2*(2*% 9acob ans!ered( That 5 de#arted unkno!n to thee, it !as for fear
lest thou !ouldst take a!ay thy daughters by force%
2*(2,% But, !hereas, thou chargest me !ith theft( !ith !homsoe$er thou
shalt find thy gods, let him be slain before our brethren% 4earch, and
if thou find any of thy things !ith me, take them a!ay% o! !hen he said
this, he kne! not that Rachel had stolen the idols%
2*(22% 4o 'aban !ent into the tent of 9acob, and of 'ia, and of both the
handmaids, and found them not% )nd !hen he !as entered into RachelDs
tent,
2*(2.% 4he, in haste, hid the idols under the camelDs furniture, and sat
u#on them( and !hen he had searched all the tent, and found nothing,
2*(2?% 4he said( 'et not my lord be angry that 5 cannot rise u# before
thee, because it has no! ha##ened to me according to the custom of
!omen% 4o his careful search !as in $ain%
2*(2A% )nd 9acob being angry, said in a chiding manner( 7or !hat fault
of mine, and for !hat offence on my #art hast thou so hotly #ursued me,
2*(2+% )nd searched all my household stuffM =hat hast thou found of all
the substance of thy houseM lay it here before my brethren, and thy
brethren, and let them judge bet!een me and thee%
2*(21% 8a$e 5, therefore, been !ith thee t!enty yearsM thy e!es and
goats !ere not barren, the rams of thy flocks 5 did not eat(
2*(2B% either did 5 she! thee that !hich the beast had tornJ 5 made
good all the damage( !hatsoe$er !as lost by theft, thou didst e>act it
of me(
2*(.-% Day and night !as 5 #arched !ith heat, and !ith frost, and slee#
de#arted from my eyes%
2*(.*% )nd in this manner ha$e 5 ser$ed thee in thy house t!enty years,
fourteen for thy daughters, and si> for thy flocks( thou hast changed
also my !ages ten times%
2*(.,% :nless the God of my father, )braham, and the fear of 5saac, had
stood by me, #erad$enture no! thou hadst sent me a!ay naked( God beheld
my affliction and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesterday%
2*(.2% 'aban ans!ered him( The daughters are mine, and the children, and
thy flocks, and all things that thou seest are mine( !hat can 5 do to my
children, and grandchildrenM
2*(..% "ome, therefore, let us enter into a leagueJ that it may be for a
testimony bet!een me and thee%
2*(.?% )nd 9acob took a stone, and set it u# for a title%
2*(.A% )nd he said to his brethren( Bring hither stones% )nd they,
gathering stones together, made a hea#, and they ate u#on it%
2*(.+% )nd 'aban called it, The !itness hea#J and 9acob, The hillock of
testimony( each of them according to the #ro#riety of his language%
2*(.1% )nd 'aban said( This hea# shall be a !itness bet!een me and thee
this day, and therefore the name thereof !as called Galaad, that is, The
!itness hea#%
2*(.B% The 'ord behold and judge bet!een us, !hen !e shall be gone one
from the other%
2*(?-% 5f thou afflict my daughters, and if thou bring in other !i$es
o$er them( none is !itness of our s#eech but God, !ho is #resent and
beholdeth%
2*(?*% )nd he said again to 9acob( Behold this hea#, and the stone !hich
5 ha$e set u# bet!een me and thee,
2*(?,% 4hall be a !itness( this hea#, 5 say, and the stone, be they for
a testimony, if either 5 shall #ass beyond it going to!ards thee, or
thou shalt #ass beyond it thinking harm to me%
2*(?2% The God of )braham, and the God of achor, the God of their
father, judge bet!eeen us% )nd 9acob s!ore by the fear of his father
5saac(
2*(?.% )nd after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called
his brethren to eat bread% )nd !hen they had eaten, they lodged there(
2*(??% But 'aban arose in the night, and kissed his sons and daughters,
and blessed them( and returned to his #lace%
Genesis "ha#ter 2,
9acobDs $ision of angelsJ his message and #resents to EsauJ his
!restling !ith an angel%
2,(*% 9acob also !ent on the journey he had begun( and the angels of God
met him%
2,(,% )nd !hen he sa! them, he said( These are the cam#s of God, and he
called the name of that #lace <ahanaim, that is, "am#s%
2,(2% )nd he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the
land of 4eir, to the country of Edom(
2,(.% )nd he commanded them, saying( Thus shall ye s#eak to my lord
Esau( Thus saith thy brother 9acob( 5 ha$e sojourned !ith 'aban, and
ha$e been !ith him until this day(
2,(?% 5 ha$e o>en, and asses, and shee#, and menser$ants, and
!omenser$ants( and no! 5 send a message to my lord, that 5 may find
fa$our in thy sight%
2,(A% )nd the messengers returned to 9acob, saying( =e came to Esau, thy
brother, and behold he cometh !ith s#eed to meet thee !ith four hundred
men%
2,(+% Then 9acob !as greatly afraidJ and in his fear di$ided the #eo#le
that !as !ith him, and the flocks, and the shee#, and the o>en, and the
camels, into t!o com#anies,
2,(1% 4aying( 5f Esau come to one com#any, and destroy it, the other
com#any that is left, shall esca#e%
2,(B% )nd 9acob said( O God of my fahter )braham, and God of my father
5saac( O 'ord !ho saidst to me, Return to thy land, and to the #lace of
thy birth, and 5 !ill do !ell for thee%
2,(*-% 5 am not !orthy of the least of all thy mercies, and of thy truth
!hich thou hast fulfilled to thy ser$ant% =ith my staff 5 #assed o$er
this 9ordanJ and no! 5 return !ith t!o com#anies%
2,(**% Deli$er me from the hand of my brother Esau, for 5 am greatly
afraid of himJ lest #erha#s he come, and kill the mother !ith the
children%
2,(*,% Thou didst say, that thou !ouldst do !ell by me, and multi#ly my
seed like the sand of the sea, !hich connot be numbered for multitude%
2,(*2% )nd !hen he had sle#t there that night, he set a#art, of the
things !hich he had, #resents for his brother Esau,
2,(*.% T!o hundred she goats, t!enty he goats, t!o hundred e!es, and
t!enty rams,
2,(*?% Thirty milch camels !ith their colts, forty kine, and t!enty
bulls, t!enty she asses, and ten of their foals%
2,(*A% )nd he sent them by the hands of his ser$ants, e$ery dro$e by
itself, and he said to his ser$ants( Go before me, and let there be a
s#ace bet!een dro$e and dro$e%
2,(*+% )nd he commanded the first, saying( 5f thou meet my brother Esau,
and he ask thee( =hose art thouM or !hither goest thouM or !hose are
these before theeM
2,(*1% Thou shalt ans!er( Thy ser$ant 9acobDs( he hath sent them as a
#resent to my lord EsauJ and he cometh after us%
2,(*B% 5n like manner he commanded the second, and the third, and all
that follo!ed the dro$es, saying( 4#eak ye the same !ords to Esau, !hen
ye find him%
2,(,-% )nd ye shall add( Thy ser$ant 9acob himself also follo!eth after
usJ for he said( 5 !ill a##ease him !ith the #resents that go before,
and after!ards 5 !ill see him, #erha#s he !ill be gracious to me%
2,(,*% 4o the #resents !ent before him, but himself lodged that night in
the cam#%
2,(,,% )nd rising early, he took his t!o !i$es and his t!o handmaids,
!ith his ele$en sons, and #assed o$er the ford of 9aboc%
2,(,2% )nd !hen all things !ere brought o$er that belonged to him,
2,(,.% 8e remained aloneJ and behold, a man !restled !ith him till
morning%
) man, etc%%% This !as an angel in human sha#e, as !e learn from Osee
*,%.% 8e is called God, $er% ,1 and 2-, because he re#resented the
#erson of the 4on of God% This !restling, in !hich 9acob, assisted by
God, !as a match for an angel, !as so ordered E$er% ,1,G that he might
learn by this e>#eriment of the di$ine assistance, that neither Esau,
nor any other man, should ha$e #o!er to hurt him%-5t !as also s#iritual,
as a##eareth by his earnest #rayer, urging and at last obtaining the
angelDs blessing%
2,(,?% )nd !hen he sa! that he could not o$ercome him, he touched the
sine! of his thigh, and forth!ith it shrank%
2,(,A% )nd he said to him( 'et me go, for it is break of day% 8e
ans!ered( 5 !ill not let thee go, e>ce#t thou bless me%
2,(,+% )nd he said( =hat is thy nameM 8e ans!ered( 9acob%
2,(,1% But he said( Thy name shall not be called 9acob, but 5sraelJ for
if thou hast been strong against God, ho! much more shalt thou #re$ail
against menM
2,(,B% 9acob asked him( Tell me by !hat name art thou calledM 8e
ans!ered( =hy dost thou ask my nameM )nd he blessed him in the same
#lace%
2,(2-% )nd 9acob called the name of the #lace Phanuel, saying( 5 ha$e
seen God face to face, and my soul has been sa$ed%
Phanuel%%% This !ord signifies the face of God, or the sight, or seeing
of God%
2,(2*% )nd immediately the sun rose u#on him, after he !as #ast PhanuelJ
but he halted on his foot%
2,(2,% Therefore the children of 5srael, unto this day, eat not the
sine!, that shrank in 9acobDs thigh( because he touched the sine! of his
thigh and it shrank%
Genesis "ha#ter 22
9acob and Esau meet( 9acob goeth to 4alem, !here he raiseth an altar%
22(*% )nd 9acob lifting u# his eyes, sa! Esau coming, and !ith him four
hundred men( and he di$ided the children of 'ia and of Rachel, and of
the t!o handmaids%
22(,% )nd he #ut both the handmaids and their children foremost( and 'ia
and her children in the second #lace( and Rachel and 9ose#h last%
22(2% )nd he !ent for!ard and bo!ed do!n !ith his face to the ground
se$en times, until his brother came near%
22(.% Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and embraced him( and clas#ing
him fast about the neck, and kissing him, !e#t%
22(?% )nd lifting u# his eyes, he sa! the !omen and their children, and
said( =hat mean theseM )nd do they belong to theeM 8e ans!ered( They are
the children !hich God hath gi$en to me, thy ser$ant%
22(A% Then the handmaids and their children came near and bo!ed
themsel$es%
22(+% 'ia also, !ith her children, came near and bo!ed do!n in like
mannerJ and last of all, 9ose#h and Rachel bo!ed do!n%
22(1% )nd Esau said( =hat are the dro$es that 5 metM 8e ans!ered( That 5
might find fa$our before my lord%
22(B% But he said( 5 ha$e #lenty, my brother, kee# !hat is thine for
thyself%
22(*-% )nd 9acob said( Do not so 5 beseech thee, but if 5 ha$e found
fa$our in thy eyes, recei$e a little #resent at my hands( for 5 ha$e
seen thy face, as if 5 should ha$e seen the countenance of God( be
gracious to me,
22(**% )nd take the blessing !hich 5 ha$e brought thee, and !hich God
hath gi$en me, !ho gi$eth all things% 8e took it !ith much ado at his
brotherDs earnest #ressing him,
22(*,% )nd said( 'et us go on together, and 5 !ill accom#any thee in thy
journey%
22(*2% )nd 9acob said( <y lord, thou kno!est that 5 ha$e !ith me tender
children, and shee#, and kine !ith young( !hich if 5 should cause to be
o$erdri$en, in one day all the flocks !ill die%
22(*.% <ay it #lease my lord to go before his ser$ant( and 5 !ill follo!
softly after him, as 5 shall see my children to be able, until 5 come to
my lord in 4eir%
22(*?% Esau ans!ered( 5 beseech thee, that some of the #eo#le, at least,
!ho are !ith me, may stay to accom#any thee in the !ay% )nd he said(
There is no necessity( 5 !ant nothing else but only to find fa$our, my
lord, in thy sight%
22(*A% 4o Esau returned that day, the !ay that he came, to 4eir%
22(*+% )nd 9acob came to 4ocoth( !here ha$ing built a house, and #itched
tents, he called the name of the #lace 4ocoth, that is, Tents%
22(*1% )nd he #assed o$er to 4alem, a city of the 4ichemites, !hich is
in the land of "hanaan, after he returned from <eso#otamia of 4yria( and
he d!elt by the to!n%
22(*B% )nd he bought that #art of the field, in !hich he #itched his
tents, of the children of 8emor, the father of 4ichem, for a hundred
lambs%
22(,-% )nd raising an altar there, he in$oked u#on it the most mighty
God of 5srael%
Genesis "ha#ter 2.
Dina is ra$ished, for !hich the 4ichemites are destroyed%
2.(*% )nd Dina the daughter of 'ia !ent out to see the !omen of that
country%
2.(,% )nd !hen 4ichem the son of 8emor the 8e$ite, the #rince of that
land, sa! her, he !as in lo$e !ith her( and took her a!ay, and lay !ith
her, ra$ishing the $irgin%
2.(2% )nd his soul !as fast knit unto herJ and !hereas she !as sad, he
comforted her !ith s!eet !ords%
2.(.% )nd going to 8emor his father, he said( Get me this damsel to
!ife%
2.(?% But !hen 9acob had heard this, his sons being absent, and em#loyed
in feeding the cattle, he held his #eace till they came back%
2.(A% )nd !hen 8emor the father of 4ichem !as come out to s#eak to
9acob,
2.(+% Behold his sons came from the field( and hearing !hat had #assed,
they !ere e>ceeding angry, because he had done a foul thing in 5srael,
and committed an unla!ful act, in ra$ishing 9acobDs daughter%
2.(1% )nd 8emor s#oke to them( The soul of my son 4ichem has a longing
for your daughter( gi$e her him to !ife(
2.(B% )nd let us contract marriages one !ith another( gi$e us your
daughters, and take you our daughters%
2.(*-% )nd d!ell !ith us( the land is at your command, till, trade, and
#ossess it%
2.(**% 4ichem also said to her father and to her brethren( 'et me find
fa$our in your sight, and !hatsoe$er you shall a##oint 5 !ill gi$e(
2.(*,% Raise the do!ry, and ask gifts, and 5 !ill gladly gi$e !hat you
shall demand( only gi$e me this damsel to !ife%
2.(*2% The sons of 9acob ans!ered 4ichem and his father deceitfully,
being enraged at the deflo!ering of their sister(
Deceitfully%%% The sons of 9acob, on this occasion, !ere guilty of a
grie$ous sin, as !ell by falsely #retending religion, as by e>cess of
re$enge( though other!ise their Heal against so foul a crime !as
commendable%
2.(*.% =e cannot do !hat you demand, nor gi$e our sister to one that is
uncircumcisedJ !hich !ith us is unla!ful and abominable%
2.(*?% But in this !e may be allied !ith you, if you !ill be like us,
and all the male se> among you be circumcised(
2.(*A% Then !ill !e mutually gi$e and take your daughters, and oursJ and
!e !ill d!ell !ith you, and !ill be one #eo#le(
2.(*+% But if you !ill not be circumcised, !e !ill take our daughter and
de#art%
2.(*1% Their offer #leased 8emor, and 4ichem, his son(
2.(*B% )nd the young man made no delay, but forth!ith fulfilled !hat !as
reLuired( for he lo$ed the damsel e>ceedingly, and he !as the greatest
man in all his fatherDs house%
2.(,-% )nd going into the gate of the city, they s#oke to the #eo#le(
2.(,*% These men are #eaceable, and are !illing to d!ell !ith us( let
them trade in the land, and till it, !hich being large and !ide !anteth
men to till it( !e shall take their daughters for !i$es, and !e !ill
gi$e them ours%
2.(,,% One thing there is for !hich so great a good is deferred( =e must
circumcise e$ery male among us, follo!ing the manner of the nation%
2.(,2% )nd their substance, and cattle, and all that they #ossess, shall
be oursJ only in this let us condescend, and by d!elling together, !e
shall make one #eo#le%
2.(,.% )nd they all agreed, and circumcised all the males%
2.(,?% )nd behold the third day, !hen the #ain of the !ound !as
greatest( t!o of the sons of 9acob, 4imeon and 'e$i, the brothers of
Dina, taking their s!ords, entered boldly into the city and sle! all the
men%
2.(,A% )nd they killed also 8emor and 4ichem, and took a!ay their sister
Dina out of 4ichemDs house%
2.(,+% )nd !hen they !ere gone out, the other sons of 9acob came u#on
the slainJ and #lundered the city in re$enge of the ra#e%
2.(,1% )nd they took their shee#, and their herds, and their asses,
!asting all they had in their houses and in their fields%
2.(,B% )nd their children and !i$es they took ca#ti$e%
2.(2-% )nd !hen they had boldly #er#etrated these things, 9acob said to
4imeon and 'e$i( &ou ha$e troubled me, and made me hateful to the
"hanaanites and PhereHites, the inhabitants of this land% =e are fe!(
they !ill gather themsel$es together and kill meJ and both 5, and my
house shall be destroyed%
2.(2*% They ans!ered( 4hould they abuse our sister as a strum#etM
Genesis "ha#ter 2?
9acob #urgeth his family from idols( goeth by GodDs commandment to
Bethel, and there buildeth an altar% God a##earing again to 9acob
blesseth him, and changeth his name into 5srael% Rachel dieth in
childbirth% 5saac also dieth%
2?(*% 5n the mean time God said to 9acob( )rise and go u# to Bethel, and
d!ell there, and make there an altar to God, !ho a##eared to thee !hen
thou didst flee from Esau, thy brother%
2?(,% )nd 9acob ha$ing called together all his household, said( "ast
a!ay the strange gods that are among you, and be cleansed, and change
your garments%
2?(2% )rise, and let us go u# to Bethel, that !e may make there an altar
to GodJ !ho heard me in the day of my affliction, and accom#ained me in
my journey%
2?(.% 4o they ga$e him all the strange gods they had, and the earrings
!hich !ere in their ears( and he buried them under the tur#entine tree,
that is behind the city of 4ichem%
2?(?% )nd !hen they !ere de#arted, the terror of God fell u#on all the
cities round about, and they durst not #ursue after them as they !ent
a!ay%
2?(A% )nd 9acob came to 'uHa, !hich is in the land of "hanaan, surnamed
Bethel( he and all the #eo#le that !ere !ith him%
2?(+% )nd he built there an altar, and called the name of that #lace,
The house of God( for there God a##eared to him !hen he fled from his
brother%
2?(1% )t the same time Debora, the nurse of Rebecca, died, and !as
buried at the foot of Bethel, under an oak, and the name of that #lace
!as called, The oak of !ee#ing%
2?(B% )nd God a##eared again to 9acob, after he returned from
<eso#otamia of 4yria, and he blessed him,
2?(*-% 4aying( Thou shalt not be called any more 9acob, but 5srael shall
be thy name% )nd he called him 5srael%
5srael%%% This name signifieth one that #re$aileth !ith God%
2?(**% )nd said to him( 5 am God almighty, increase thou and be
multi#lied% ations and #eo#les of nations shall be from thee, and kings
shall come out of thy loins%
2?(*,% )nd the land !hich 5 ga$e to )braham and 5saac, 5 !ill gi$e to
thee, and to thy seed after thee%
2?(*2% )nd he de#arted from him%
2?(*.% But he set u# a monument of stone, in the #lace !here God had
s#oken to him( #ouring drink fferings u#on it, and #ouring oil thereon(
2?(*?% )nd calling the name of that #lace Bethel%
2?(*A% )nd going forth from thence, he came in the s#ring time to the
land !hich leadeth to E#hrata( !herein !hen Rachel !as in tra$ail,
2?(*+% By reason of her hard labour, she began to be in danger, and the
mid!ife said to her( 7ear not, for thou shalt ha$e this son also%
2?(*1% )nd !hen her soul !as de#arting for #ain, and death !as no! at
hand, she called the name of her son Benoni, that is, the son of my
#ain( but his father called him Benjamin, that is, the son of the right
hand%
2?(*B% 4o Rachel died, and !as buried in the high!ay that leadeth to
E#hrata, this is Bethlehem%
2?(,-% )nd 9acob erected a #illar o$er her se#ulchre( this is the #illar
of RachelDs monument, to this day%
2?(,*% De#arting thence, he #itched his tent beyond the 7lock to!er%
2?(,,% )nd !hen he d!elt in that country, Ruben !ent, and sle#t !ith
Bala the concubine of his father( !hich he !as not ignorant of% o! the
sons of 9acob !ere t!el$e%
The concubine%%% 4he !as his la!ful !ifeJ but, according to the style of
the 8ebre!s, is called concubine, because of her ser$ile e>traction%
2?(,2% The sons of 'ia( Ruben the first born, and 4imeon, and 'e$i, and
9uda, and 5ssachar, and Iabulon%
2?(,.% The sons of Rachel( 9ose#h and Benjamin%
2?(,?% The sons of Bala, RachelDs handmaid( Dan and e#hthali%
2?(,A% The sons of Iel#ha, 'iaDs handmaid( Gad and )ser( these are the
sons of 9acob, that !ere born to him in <eso#otamia of 4yria%
2?(,+% )nd he came to 5saac his father in <ambre, the city of )rbee,
this is 8ebron( !herein )braham and 5saac sojourned%
2?(,1% )nd the days of 5saac !ere a hundred and eighty years%
2?(,B% )nd being s#ent !ith age he died, and !as gathered to his #eo#le,
being old and full of days( and his sons Esau and 9acob buried him%
Genesis "ha#ter 2A
Esau !ith his !i$es and children #arteth from 9acob% )n account of his
descendants, and of the first kings of Edom%
2A(*% )nd these are the generations of Esau, the same is Edom%
2A(,% Esau took !i$es of the daughters of "hanaan( )da the daughter of
Elon the 8ethite, and Oolibama the daughter of )na, the daughter of
4ebeon the 8e$ite(
)da%%% These !i$es of Esau are called by other names, Gen% ,A% But it
!as $ery common amongst the ancients for the same #ersons to ha$e t!o
names, as Esau himself !as also called Edom%
2A(2% )nd Basemath, the daughter of 5smael, sister of abajoth%
2A(.% )nd )da bore Eli#haH( Basemath bore Rahuel%
2A(?% Oolibama bore 9ehus, and 5helon, and "ore% These are the sons of
Esau, that !ere born to him in the land of "hanaan%
2A(A% )nd Esau took his !i$es, and his sons and daughters, and e$ery
soul of his house, and his substance, and cattle, and all that he !as
able to acLuire in the land of "hanaan( and !ent into another country,
and de#arted from his brother 9acob%
2A(+% 7or they !ere e>ceeding rich, and could not d!ell together(
neither !as the land in !hich they sojourned able to bear them, for the
multitude of their flocks%
2A(1% )nd Esau d!elt in mount 4eir( he is Edom%
2A(B% )nd these are the generations of Esau, the father of Edom, in
mount 4eir%
2A(*-% )nd these the names of his sons( Eli#haH the son of )da, the !ife
of Esau( and Rahuel, the son of Basemath, his !ife%
2A(**% )nd Eli#haH had sons( Theman, Omar, 4e#ho, and Gatham and "eneH%
2A(*,% )nd Thamna !as the concubine of Eli#haH, the son of Esau( and she
bore him )malech% These are the sons of )da, the !ife of Esau%
2A(*2% )nd the sons of Rahuel !ere ahath and Iara, 4amma and <eHa%
These !ere the sons of Basemath, the !ife of Esau%
2A(*.% )nd these !ere the sons of Oolibama, the daughter of )na, the
daughter of 4ebeon, the !ife of Esau, !hom she bore to him, 9ehus, and
5helon, and "ore%
2A(*?% These !ere dukes of the sons of Esau( the sons of Eli#haH, the
firstborn of Esau( duke Theman, duke Omar, duke 4e#ho, duke "eneH,
2A(*A% Duke "ore, duke Gatham, duke )malech( these are the sons of
Eli#haH, in the land of Edom, and these the sons of )da%
2A(*+% )nd these !ere the sons of Rahuel, the son of Esau( duke ahath,
duke Iara, duke 4amma, duke <eHa% )nd these are the dukes of Rahuel, in
the land of Edom( these the sons of Basemath, the !ife of Esau%
2A(*1% )nd these the sons of Oolibama, the !ife of Esau( duke 9ehus,
duke 5helon, duke "ore% These are the dukes of Oolibama, the daughter of
)na, and !ife of Esau%
2A(*B% These are the sons of Esau, and these the dukes of them( the same
is Edom%
2A(,-% These are the sons of 4eir, the 8orrite, the inhabitants of the
land( 'otan, and 4obal, and 4ebeon, and )na,
2A(,*% )nd Dison, and Eser, and Disan% These are dukes of the 8orrites,
the sons of 4eir, in the land of Edom%
2A(,,% )nd 'otan had sons( 8ori and 8eman% )nd the sister of 'otan !as
Thamna%
2A(,2% )nd these the sons of 4obal( )l$an, and <anahat, and Ebal, and
4e#ho, and Onam%
2A(,.% )nd these the sons of 4ebeon( )ia and )na% This is )na that found
the hot !aters in the !ilderness, !hen he fed the asses of 4ebeon, his
father(
2A(,?% )nd he had a son Dison, and a daughter Oolibama%
2A(,A% )nd these !ere the sons of Dison( 8amdan, and Eseban, and
9ethram, and "haran%
2A(,+% These also !ere the sons of Eser( Balaan, and Ia$an, and )can%
2A(,1% )nd Dison had sons( 8us and )ram%
2A(,B% These !ere dukes of the 8orrites( duke 'otan, duke 4obal, duke
4ebeon, duke )na,
2A(2-% Duke Dison, duke Eser, duke Disan( these !ere dukes of the
8orrites that ruled in the land of 4eir%
2A(2*% )nd the kings that ruled in the land of Edom, before the children
of 5srael had a king, !ere these(
2A(2,% Bela the son of Beor, and the name of his city Denaba%
2A(22% )nd Bela died, and 9obab, the son of Iara, of Bosra, reigned in
his stead%
2A(2.% )nd !hen 9obab !as dead, 8usam, of the land of the Themanites,
reigned in his stead%
2A(2?% )nd after his death, )dad, the son of Badad, reigned in his
stead, !ho defeated the <adianites in the country of BoabJ and the name
of his city !as )$ith%
2A(2A% )nd !hen )dad !as dead, there reigned in his stead, 4emla, of
<asreca%
2A(2+% )nd he being dead, 4aul, of the ri$er Rohoboth, reigned in his
stead%
2A(21% )nd !hen he also !as dead, Balanan, the son of )chobor, succeeded
to the kingdom%
2A(2B% This man also being dead, )dar reigned in his #laceJ and the name
of his city !as Phau( and his !ife !as called <eetabel, the daughter of
<atred, daughter of <eHaab%
2A(.-% )nd these are the names of the dukes of Esau in their kindreds,
and #laces, and callings( duke Thamna, duke )l$a, duke 9etheth,
2A(.*% Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,
2A(.,% Duke "eneH, duke Theman, duke <absar,
2A(.2% Duke <agdiel, duke 8iram( these are the dukes of Edom d!elling in
the land of their go$ernmentJ the same is Esau, the father of the
Edomites%
Genesis "ha#ter 2+
9ose#hDs dreams( he is sold by his brethren, and carried into Egy#t%
2+(*% )nd 9acob d!elt in the land of "hanaan, !herein his father
sojourned%
2+(,% )nd these are his generations( 9ose#h, !hen he !as si>teen years
old, !as feeding the flock !ith his brethren, being but a boy( and he
!as !ith the sons of Bala and of Iel#ha his fatherDs !i$es( and he
accused his brethren to his father of a most !icked crime%
2+(2% o! 5srael lo$ed 9ose#h abo$e all his sons, because he had him in
his old age( and he made him a coat of di$ers colours%
2+(.% )nd his brethren seeing that he !as lo$ed by his father, more than
all his sons, hated hem, and could not s#eak #eaceably to him%
2+(?% o! it fell out also that he told his brethren a dream, that he
had dreamed( !hich occasioned them to hate him the more%
) dream%%% These dreams of 9ose#h !ere #ro#hetical, and sent from GodJ
as !ere also those !hich he inter#reted, Gen% .-% and .*%J other!ise
generally s#eaking, the obser$ing of dreams is condemned in the
4cri#ture, as su#erstitious and sinful% 4ee Deut% *1%*-J Eccli% 2.%,,2%
2+(A% )nd he said to them( 8ear my dream !hich 5 dreamed%
2+(+% 5 thought !e !ere binding shea$es in the field( and my sheaf arose
as it !ere, and stood, and your shea$es standing about bo!ed do!n before
my sheaf%
2+(1% 8is brethren ans!ered( 4halt thou be our kingM or shall !e be
subject to thy dominionM Therefore this matter of his dreams and !ords
ministered nourishment to their en$y and hatred%
2+(B% 8e dreamed also another dream, !hich he told his brethren, saying(
5 sa! in a dream, as it !ere the sun, and the moon, and ele$en stars
!orshi##ing me%
2+(*-% )nd !hen he had told this to his father, and brethren, his father
rebuked him and said( =hat meaneth this dream that thou hast dreamedM
shall 5 and thy mother, and thy brethren !orshi# thee u#on the earthM
=orshi#%%% This !ord is not used here to signify di$ine !orshi#, but an
inferior $eneration, e>#ressed by the bo!ing of the body, and that,
according to the manner of the eastern nations, do!n to the ground%
2+(**% 8is brethren therefore en$ied him( but his father considered the
thing !ith himself%
2+(*,% )nd !hen his brethren abode in 4echem, feeding their fatherDs
flocks,
2+(*2% 5srael said to him( Thy brethren feed the shee# in 4ichem( come,
5 !ill send thee to them% )nd !hen he ans!ered(
2+(*.% 5 am ready( he said to him( Go, and see if all things be !ell
!ith thy brethren, and the cattle( and bring me !ord again !hat is
doing% 4o being sent from the $ale of 8ebron, he came to 4ichem(
2+(*?% )nd a man found him there !andering in the field, and asked !hat
he sought%
2+(*A% But he ans!ered( 5 seek my brethren, tell me !here they feed the
flocks%
2+(*+% )nd the man said to him( They are de#arted from this #lace( for 5
heard them say( 'et us go to Dothain% )nd 9ose#h !ent for!ard after his
brethren, and found them in Dothain%
2+(*1% )nd !hen they sa! him afar off, before he came nigh them, they
thought to kill him(
2+(*B% )nd said one to another( Behold the dreamer cometh%
2+(,-% "ome, let us kill him, and cast him into some old #it( and !e
!ill say( 4ome e$il beast hath de$oured him( and then it shall a##ear
!hat his dreams a$ail him(
2+(,*% )nd Ruben hearing this, endea$oured to deli$er him out of their
hands, and said(
2+(,,% Do not take a!ay his life, nor shed his blood( but cast him into
this #it, that is in the !ilderness, and kee# your hands harmless( no!
he said this, being desirous to deli$er him out of their hands and to
restore him to his father%
2+(,2% )nd as soon as he came to his brethren, they forth!ith stri#t him
of his outside coat, that !as of di$ers colours(
2+(,.% )nd cast him into an old #it !here there !as not !ater%
2+(,?% )nd sitting do!n to eat bread, they sa! some 5smaelites on their
!ay coming from Galaad, !ith their camels, carrying s#ices, and balm,
and myrrh to Egy#t%
2+(,A% )nd 9uda said to his brethren( =hat !ill it #rofit us to kill our
brother, and conceal his bloodM
2+(,+% 5t is better that he be sold to the 5smaelites, and that our
hands be not defiled( for he is our brother and our flesh% 8is brethren
agreed to his !ords%
2+(,1% )nd !hen the <adianite merchants #assed by, they dre! him out of
the #it, and sold him to the 5smaelites, for t!enty #ieces of sil$er(
and they led him into Egy#t%
2+(,B% )nd Ruben returning to the #it, found not the boy(
2+(2-% )nd rending his garments he !ent to his brethren, and said( The
boy doth not a##ear, and !hither shall 5 goM
2+(2*% )nd they took his coat, and di##ed it in the blood of a kid,
!hich they had killed(
2+(2,% 4ending some to carry it to their father, and to say( This !e
ha$e found( see !hether it be thy sonDs coat, or not%
2+(22% )nd the father ackno!ledging it, said( 5t is my sonDs coat, an
e$il !ild beast hath eaten him, a beast hath de$oured 9ose#h%
2+(2.% )nd tearing his garments, he #ut on sackcloth, mourning for his
son a long time%
2+(2?% )nd all his children being gathered together to comfort their
father in his sorro!, he !ould not recei$e comfort, but said( 5 !ill go
do!n to my son into hell, mourning% )nd !hilst he continued !ee#ing,
5nto hell%%% That is, into limbo, the #lace !here the souls of the just
!ere recei$ed before the death of our Redeemer% 7or allo!ing that the
!ord hell sometimes is taken for the gra$e, it cannot be so taken in
this #laceJ since 9acob did not belie$e his son to be in the gra$e,
E!hom he su##osed to be de$oured by a !ild beast,G and therefore could
not mean to go do!n to him thither( but certainly meant the #lace of
rest !here he belie$ed his soul to be%
2+(2A% The <adianites sold 9ose#h in Egy#t to Puti#har, an eunuch of
Pharao, ca#tain of the soldiers%
)n eunuch%%% This !ord sometimes signifies a chamberlain, courtier, or
officer of the king( and so it is taken in this #lace%
Genesis "ha#ter 21
The sons of 9uda( the death of 8er and Onan( the birth of Phares and
Iara%
21(*% )t that time 9uda !ent do!n from his brethren, and turned in to a
certain Odollamite, named 8iras%
21(,% )nd he sa! there the daughter of a man of "hanaan, called 4ue( and
taking her to !ife, he !ent in unto her%
21(2% )nd she concei$ed, and bore a son, and called his name 8er%
21(.% )nd concei$ing again, she bore a son, and called him Onan%
21(?% 4he bore also a third( !hom she called 4ela% )fter !hose birth,
she ceased to bear any more%
21(A% )nd 9uda took a !ife for 8er, his first born, !hose name !as
Thamar%
21(+% )nd 8er, the first born of 9uda, !as !icked in the sight of the
'ord( and !as slain by him%
21(1% 9uda, therefore, said to Onan his son( Go in to thy brotherDs !ife
and marry her, that thou mayst raise seed to thy brother%
21(B% 8e kno!ing that the children should not be his, !hen he !ent in to
his brotherDs !ife, he s#illed his seed u#on the ground, lest children
should be born in his brotherDs name%
21(*-% )nd therefore the 'ord sle! him, because he did a detestable
thing(
21(**% =herefore 9uda said to Thamar his daughter-in-la!( Remain a !ido!
in thy fatherDs house, till 4ela my son gro! u#( for he !as afraid lest
he also might die, as his brethren did% 4he !ent her !ay, and d!elt in
her fatherDs house%
21(*,% )nd after many days !ere #ast( the daughter of 4ue the !ife of
9uda died( and !hen he had taken comfort after his mourning, he !ent u#
to Thamnas, to the shearers of his shee#, he and 8iras the Odollamite,
the she#herd of his flock%
21(*2% )nd it !as told Thamar that her father-in-la! !as come u# to
Thamnas to shear his shee#%
21(*.% )nd she #ut off the garments of her !ido!hood, and took a $eil(
and changing her dress, sat in the cross !ay, that leadeth to Thamnas(
because 4ela !as gro!n u#, and she had not been married to him%
21(*?% =hen 9uda sa! her, he thought she !as a harlot( for she had
co$ered her face, lest she should be kno!n%
21(*A% )nd going to her, he said( 4uffer me to lie !ith thee( for he
kne! her not to be his daughter-in-la!% )nd she ans!ered( =hat !ilt thou
gi$e me to enjoy my com#anyM
21(*+% 8e said( 5 !ill send thee a kid out of the flock% )nd !hen she
said again( 5 !ill suffer !hat thou !ilt, if thou gi$e me a #ledge, till
thou send !hat thou #romisest%
21(*1% 9uda said( =hat !ilt thou ha$e for a #ledgeM 4he ans!ered( Thy
ring and bracelet, and the staff !hich thou holdest in thy hand% The
!oman therefore at one co#ulation concei$ed%
21(*B% )nd she arose and !ent her !ay( and #utting off the a##arel !hich
she had taken, #ut on the garments of her !ido!hood%
21(,-% )nd 9uda sent a kid by his she#herd, the Odollamite, that he
might recei$e the #ledge again, !hich he had gi$en to the !oman( but he,
not finding her,
21(,*% )sked the men of that #lace( =here is the !oman that sat in the
cross !ayM )nd !hen they all made ans!er( There !as no harlot in this
#lace,
21(,,% 8e returned to 9uda, and said to him( 5 ha$e not found herJ
moreo$er, the men of that #lace said to me, that there ne$er sat a
harlot there%
21(,2% 9uda said( 'et her take it to herself, surely she cannot charge
us !ith a lie, 5 sent the kid !hich 5 #romised( and thou didst not find
her%
21(,.% )nd behold, after three months, they told 9uda, saying( Thamar,
thy daughter-in-la!, hath #layed the harlot, and she a##eareth to ha$e a
big belly% )nd 9uda said( Bring her out that she may be burnt%
21(,?% But !hen she !as led to e>ecution, she sent to her father in la!,
saying( By the man, to !hom these things belong, 5 am !ith child% 4ee
!hose ring, and bracelet, and staff this is%
21(,A% But he ackno!ledging the gifts, said( 4he is juster than 5(
because 5 did not gi$e her to 4ela, my son% 8o!e$er he kne! her no more%
21(,+% )nd !hen she !as ready to be brought to bed, there a##eared t!ins
in her !omb( and in the $ery deli$ery of the infants, one #ut forth a
hand, !hereon the mid!ife tied a scarlet thread, saying(
21(,1% This shall come forth the first%
21(,B% But he dra!ing back his hand, the other came forth( and the !oman
said( =hy is the #artition di$ided for theeM and therefore called his
name Phares%
Phares%%% That is, a breach or di$ision%
21(2-% )fter!ards his brother came out, on !hose hand !as the scarlet
thread( and she called his name Iara%
Genesis "ha#ter 2B
9ose#h hath charge of his masterDs house( rejecteth his mistressDs
solicitations( is falsely accused by her, and cast into #rison, !here he
hath the charge of all the #risoners%
2B(*% )nd 9ose#h !as brought into Egy#t, and Puti#har, an eunuch of
Pharao, chief ca#tain of the army, an Egy#tian, bought him of the
5smaelites, by !hom he !as brought%
2B(,% )nd the 'ord !as !ith him, and he !as a #ros#erous man in all
things( and he d!elt in his masterDs house(
2B(2% =ho kne! $ery !ell that the 'ord !as !ith him, and made all that
he did to #ros#er in his hand%
2B(.% )nd 9ose#h found fa$our in the sight of his master, and ministered
to him( and being set o$er all by him, he go$erned the house committed
to him, and all things that !ere deli$ered to him(
2B(?% )nd the 'ord blessed the house of the Egy#tian for 9ose#hDs sake,
and multi#lied all his substance, both at home and in the fields%
2B(A% either kne! he any other thing, but the bread !hich he ate% )nd
9ose#h !as of a beautiful countenance, and comely to behold%
2B(+% )nd after many days, his mistress cast her eyes on 9ose#h, and
said( 'ie !ith me%
2B(1% But he in no !ise consenting to that !icked act said to her(
Behold, my master hath deli$ered all things to me, and kno!eth not !hat
he hath in his o!n house(
2B(B% either is there any thing !hich is not in my #o!er, or that he
hath not deli$ered to me, but thee, !ho art his !ifeJ ho! then can 5 do
this !icked thing, and sin against my GodM
2B(*-% =ith such !ords as these day by day, both the !oman !as
im#ortunate !ith the young man, and he refused the adultery%
2B(**% o! it ha##ened on a certain day, that 9ose#h !ent into the
house, and !as doing some business, !ithout any man !ith him(
2B(*,% )nd she catching the skirt of his garment, said( 'ie !ith me% But
he lea$ing the garment in her hand, fled, and !ent out%
2B(*2% )nd !hen the !oman sa! the garment in her hands, and herself
disregarded,
2B(*.% 4he called to her the men of her house, and said to them( 4ee, he
hath brought in a 8ebre!, to abuse us( he came in to me, to lie !ith meJ
and !hen 5 cried out,
2B(*?% )nd he heard my $oice, he left the garment that 5 held, and got
him out%
2B(*A% 7or a #roof therefore of her fidelity, she ke#t the garment, and
she!ed it to her husband !hen he returned home(
) #roof of her fidelity%%% or an argument to gain credit, argumentum
fidei%
2B(*+% )nd said( The 8ebre! ser$ant, !hom thou hast brought, came to me
to abuse me%
2B(*1% )nd !hen he heard me cry, he left the garment !hich 5 held, and
fled out%
2B(*B% 8is master hearing these things, and gi$ing too much credit to
his !ifeDs !ords, !as $ery angry,
2B(,-% )nd cast 9ose#h into the #rison, !here the kingDs #risoners !ere
ke#t, and he !as there shut u#%
2B(,*% But the 'ord !as !ith 9ose#h, and ha$ing mercy u#on him ga$e him
fa$our in the sight of the chief kee#er of the #rison(
2B(,,% =ho deli$ered into his hand all the #risoners that !ere ke#t in
custody( and !hatsoe$er !as done, !as under him%
2B(,2% either did he himself kno! any thing, ha$ing committed all
things to him( for the 'ord !as !ith him, and made all that he did to
#ros#er%
Genesis "ha#ter .-
9ose#h inter#reteth the dreams of t!o of PharaoDs ser$ants in #rison(
the e$ent declareth the inter#retations to be true, but 9ose#h is
forgotten%
.-(*% )fter this, it came to #ass, that t!o eunuchs, the butler and the
baker of the king of Egy#t, offended their lord%
.-(,% )nd Pharao being angry !ith them, Eno! the one !as chief butler,
the other chief baker,G
.-(2% 8e sent them to the #rison of the commander of the soldiers, in
!hich 9ose#h also !as #risoner%
.-(.% But the kee#er of the #rison deli$ered them to 9ose#h, and he
ser$ed them% 4ome little time #assed, and they !ere ke#t in custody%
.-(?% )nd they both dreamed a dream the same night, according to the
inter#retation agreeing to themsel$es(
.-(A% )nd !hen 9ose#h !as come into them in the morning, and sa! them
sad,
.-(+% 8e asked them, saying( =hy is your countenance sadder today than
usualM
.-(1% They ans!ered( =e ha$e dreamed a dream, and there is nobody to
inter#ret it to us% )nd 9ose#h said to them( Doth not inter#retation
belong to GodM Tell me !hat you ha$e dreamed(
Doth not inter#retation belong to GodM%%% =hen dreams are from God, as
these !ere, the inter#retation of them is a gift of God% But the
generality of dreams are not of this sortJ but either #roceed from the
natural com#le>ions and dis#ositions of #ersons, or the ro$ing of their
imaginations in the day on such objects as they are much affected !ith,
or from their mind being disturbed !ith cares and troubles, and
o##ressed !ith bodily infirmities( or they are suggested by e$il
s#irits, to flatter, or to terrify !eak minds, in order to gain belief,
and so dra! them into error or su#erstitionJ or at least to trouble them
in their slee#, !hom they cannot mo$e !hen they are a!ake( so that the
general rule, !ith regard to dreams, is not to obser$e them, nor to gi$e
any credit to them%
.-(B% The chief butler first told his dream( 5 sa! before me a $ine,
.-(*-% On !hich !ere three branches, !hich by little and little sent out
buds, and after the blossoms brought forth ri#e gra#es(
.-(**% )nd the cu# of Pharao !as in my hand( and 5 took the gra#es, and
#ressed them into the cu# !hich 5 held, and 5 ga$e the cu# to Pharao%
.-(*,% 9ose#h ans!ered( This is the inter#retation of the dream( The
three branches, are yet three days(
.-(*2% )fter !hich Pharao !ill remember thy ser$ice, and !ill restore
thee to thy former #lace( and thou shalt #resent him the cu# according
to thy office, as before thou !as !ont to do%
.-(*.% Only remember me !hen it shall be !ell !ith thee, and do me this
kindness( to #ut Pharao in mind to take me out of this #rison(
.-(*?% 7or 5 !as stolen a!ay out of the land of the 8ebre!s, and here
!ithout any fault !as cast into the dungeon%
.-(*A% The chief baker seeing that he had !isely inter#reted the dream,
said( 5 also dreamed a dream, That 5 had three baskets of meal u#on my
head(
.-(*+% )nd that in one basket !hich !as u##ermost, 5 carried all meats
that are made by the art of baking, and that the birds ate out of it%
.-(*1% 9ose#h ans!ered( This is the inter#retation of the dream( The
three baskets, are yet three days(
.-(*B% )fter !hich Pharao !ill take thy head from thee, and hang thee on
a cross, and the birds shall tear thy flesh%
.-(,-% The third day after this !as the birthday of Pharao( and he made
a great feast for his ser$ants, and at the banLuet remembered the chief
butler, and the chief baker%
.-(,*% )nd he restored the one to his #lace, to #resent him the cu#(
.-(,,% The other he hanged on a gibbet, that the truth of the
inter#reter might be she!n%
.-(,2% But the chief butler, !hen things #ros#ered !ith him, forgot his
inter#reter%
Genesis "ha#ter .*
9ose#h inter#reteth the t!o dreams of Pharao( he is made ruler o$er all
Egy#t%
.*(*% )fter t!o years Pharao had a dream% 8e thought he stood by the
ri$er,
.*(,% Out of !hich came u# se$en kine, $ery beautiful and fat( and they
fed in marshy #laces%
.*(2% Other se$en also came u# out of the ri$er, ill fa$oured, and lean
fleshed( and they fed on the $ery bank of the ri$er, in green #laces(
.*(.% )nd they de$oured them, !hose bodies !ere $ery beautiful and !ell
conditioned% 4o Pharao a!oke%
.*(?% 8e sle#t again, and dreamed another dream( 4e$en ears of corn came
u# u#on one stalk full and fair(
.*(A% Then se$en other ears s#rung u# thin and blasted,
.*(+% )nd de$oured all the beauty of the former% Pharao a!aked after his
rest(
.*(1% )nd !hen morning !as come, being struck !ith fear, he sent to all
the inter#reters of Egy#t, and to all the !ise men( and they being
called for, he told them his dream, and there !as not any one that could
inter#ret it%
.*(B% Then at length the chief butler remembering, said( 5 confess my
sin(
.*(*-% The king being angry !ith his ser$ants, commanded me and the
chief baker to be cast into the #rison of the ca#tain of the soldiers%
.*(**% =here in one night both of us dreamed a dream forboding things to
come%
.*(*,% There !as there a young man a 8ebre!, ser$ant to the same ca#tain
of the soldiers( to !hom !e told our dreams,
.*(*2% )nd !e heard !hat after!ards the e$ent of the thing #ro$ed to be
so% 7or 5 !as restored to my office( and he !as hanged u#on a gibbet%
.*(*.% 7orth!ith at the kingDs command 9ose#h !as brought out of the
#rison, and they sha$ed him( and changing his a##arel brought him in to
him%
.*(*?% )nd he said to him( 5 ha$e dreamed dreams, and there is no one
that can e>#ound them( o! 5 ha$e heard that thou art $ery !ise at
inter#reting them(
.*(*A% 9ose#h ans!ered( =ithout me, God shall gi$e Pharao a #ros#erous
ans!er%
.*(*+% 4o Pharao told !hat he had dreamed( <ethought 5 stood u#on the
bank of the ri$er,
.*(*1% )nd se$en kine came u# out of the ri$er, e>ceeding beautiful and
full of flesh( and they graHed on green #laces in a marshy #asture%
.*(*B% )nd behold, there follo!ed these, other se$en kine, so $ery ill
fa$oured and lean, that 5 ne$er sa! the like in the land of Egy#t(
.*(,-% )nd they de$oured and consumed the former,
.*(,*% )nd yet ga$e no mark of their being full( but !ere as lean and
ill fa$oured as before% 5 a!oke, and then fell aslee# again,
.*(,,% )nd dreamed a dream( 4e$en ears of corn gre! u# u#on one stalk,
full and $ery fair%
.*(,2% Other se$en also thin and blasted, s#rung of the stalk(
.*(,.% )nd they de$oured the beauty of the former( 5 told this dream to
the conjecturers, and there is no man that can e>#ound it%
.*(,?% 9ose#h ans!ered( The kingDs dream is one( God hath she!n to
Pharao !hat he is about to do%
.*(,A% The se$en beautiful kine, and the se$en full ears, are se$en
years of #lenty( and both contain the same meaning of the dream%
.*(,+% )nd the se$en lean and thin kine that came u# after them, and the
se$en thin ears that !ere blasted !ith the burning !ind, are se$en years
of famine to come(
.*(,1% =hich shall be fulfilled in this order%
.*(,B% Behold, there shall come se$en years of great #lenty in the !hole
land of Egy#t(
.*(2-% )fter !hich shall follo! other se$en years of so great scarcity,
that all the abundance before shall be forgotten( for the famine shall
consume all the land,
.*(2*% )nd the greatness of the scarcity shall destroy the greatness of
the #lenty%
.*(2,% )nd for that thou didst see the second time a dream #ertaining to
the same thing( it is a token of the certainty, and that the !ord of God
cometh to #ass, and is fulfilled s#eedily%
.*(22% o! therefore let the king #ro$ide a !ise and industrious man,
and make him ruler o$er the land of Egy#t(
.*(2.% That he may a##oint o$erseers o$er all the countries( and gather
into barns the fifth #art of the fruits, during the se$en fruitful
years,
.*(2?% That shall no! #resently ensue( and let all the corn be laid u#,
under PharaoDs hands, and be reser$ed in the cities%
.*(2A% )nd let it be in readiness, against the famine of se$en years to
come, !hich shall o##ress Egy#t, and the land shall not be consumed !ith
scarcity%
.*(2+% The counsel #leased Pharao, and all his ser$ants%
.*(21% )nd he said to them( "an !e find such another man, that is full
of the s#irit of GodM
.*(2B% 8e said therefore to 9ose#h( 4eeing God hath she!n thee all that
thou hast said, can 5 find one !iser and one like unto theeM
.*(.-% Thou shalt be o$er my house, and at the commandment of thy mouth
all the #eo#le shall obey( only in the kingly throne !ill 5 be abo$e
thee%
.*(.*% )nd again Pharao said to 9ose#h( Behold, 5 ha$e a##ointed thee
o$er the !hole land of Egy#t%
.*(.,% )nd he took his ring from his o!n hand, and ga$e it into his
hand( and he #ut u#on him a robe of silk, and #ut a chain of gold about
his neck%
.*(.2% )nd he made him go u# into his second chariot, the crier
#roclaiming that all should bo! their knee before him, and that they
should kno! he !as made go$ernor o$er the !hole land of Egy#t%
.*(..% )nd the king said to 9ose#h( 5 am Pharao( !ithout thy commandment
no man shall mo$e hand or foot in all the land of Egy#t%
.*(.?% )nd he turned his name, and called him in the Egy#tian tongue the
sa$iour of the !orld% )nd he ga$e him to !ife )seneth, the daughter of
Puti#hare, #riest of 8elio#olis% Then 9ose#h !ent out to the land of
Egy#t%
The sa$iour of the !orld%%% Ia#hnah #aaneah%
.*(.A% Eo! he !as thirty years old !hen he stood before king PharaoG,
and he !ent round all the countries of Egy#t%
.*(.+% )nd the fruitfulness of the se$en years came( and the corn being
bound u# into shea$es, !as gathered together into the barns of Egy#t%
.*(.1% )nd all the abundance of grain !as laid u# in e$ery city%
.*(.B% )nd there !as so great abundance of !heat, that it !as eLual to
the sand of the sea, and the #lenty e>ceeded measure%
.*(?-% )nd before the famine came, 9ose#h had t!o sons born( !hom
)seneth, the daughter of Puti#hare, #riest of 8elio#olis, bore unto him%
.*(?*% )nd he called the name of the firstborn <anasses, saying( God
hath made me to forget all my labours, and my fatherDs house%
<anasses%%% That is, obli$ion, or forgetting%
.*(?,% )nd he named the second E#hraim, saying( God hath made me to gro!
in the land of my #o$erty%
E#hraim%%% That is, fruitful, or gro!ing%
.*(?2% o! !hen the se$en years of #lenty that had been in Egy#t !ere
#assed(
.*(?.% The se$en years of scarcity, !hich 9ose#h had foretold, began to
come( and the famine #re$ailed in the !hole !orld, but there !as bread
in all the land of Egy#t%
.*(??% )nd !hen there also they began to be famished, the #eo#le cried
to Pharao, for food% )nd he said to them( Go to 9ose#h( and do all that
he shall say to you%
.*(?A% )nd the famine increased daily in all the land( and 9ose#h o#ened
all the barns, and sold to the Egy#tians( for the famine had o##ressed
them also%
.*(?+% )nd all #ro$inces came into Egy#t, to buy food, and to seek some
relief of their !ant%
Genesis "ha#ter .,
9acob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egy#t% Their treatment by
9ose#h%
.,(*% )nd 9acob hearing that food !as sold in Egy#t, said to his sons(
=hy are ye carelessM
.,(,% 5 ha$e heard that !heat is sold in Egy#t( Go ye do!n, and buy us
necessaries, that !e may li$e, and not be consumed !ith !ant%
.,(2% 4o the ten brethren of 9ose#h !ent do!n, to buy corn in Egy#t(
.,(.% =hilst Benjamin !as ke#t at home by 9acob, !ho said to his
brethren( 'est #erha#s he take any harm in the journey%
.,(?% )nd they entered into the land of Egy#t !ith others that !ent to
buy% 7or the famine !as in the land of "hanaan%
.,(A% )nd 9ose#h !as go$ernor in the land of Egy#t, and corn !as sold by
his direction to the #eo#le% )nd !hen his brethren had bo!ed do!n to
him,
.,(+% )nd he kne! them, he s#oke as it !ere to strangers, some!hat
roughly, asking them( =hence came youM They ans!ered( 7rom the land of
"hanaan, to buy necessaries of life%
.,(1% )nd though he kne! his brethren, he !as not kno!n by them%
.,(B% )nd remembering the dreams, !hich formerly he had dreamed, he said
to them( &ou are s#ies% &ou are come to $ie! the !eaker #arts of the
land%
&ou are s#ies%%% This he said by !ay of e>amining them, to see !hat they
!ould ans!er%
.,(*-% But they said( 5t is not so, my lordJ but thy ser$ants are come
to buy food%
.,(**% =e are all the sons of one man( !e are come as #eaceable men,
neither do thy ser$ants go about any e$il%
.,(*,% )nd he ans!ered them( 5t is other!ise( you are come to consider
the unfenced #arts of this land%
.,(*2% But they said( =e thy ser$ants are t!el$e brethren, the sons of
one man in the land of "hanaan( the youngest is !ith our father, the
other is not li$ing%
.,(*.% 8e saith, This is it that 5 said( &ou are s#ies%
.,(*?% 5 shall no! #resently try !hat you are( by the health of Pharao,
you shall not de#art hence, until your youngest brother come%
.,(*A% 4end one of you to fetch him( and you shall be in #rison, till
!hat you ha$e said be #ro$ed, !hether it be true or false( or else by
the health of Pharao you are s#ies%
Or else by the health of Pharao you are s#ies%%% That is, if these
things you say be #ro$ed false, you are to be held for s#ies for your
lying, and shall be treated as such% 9ose#h dealt in this manner !ith
his brethren, to bring them by the means of affliction to a sense of
their former sin, and a sincere re#entance for it%
.,(*+% 4o he #ut them in #rison three days%
.,(*1% )nd the third day he brought them out of #rison, and said( Do as
5 ha$e said, and you shall li$e( for 5 fear God%
.,(*B% 5f you be #eaceable men, let one of your brethren be bound in
#rison( and go ye your !ays, and carry the corn that you ha$e bought,
unto your houses%
.,(,-% )nd bring your youngest brother to me, that 5 may find your !ords
to be true, and you may not die% They did as he had said%
.,(,*% )nd they talked one to another( =e deser$e to suffer these
things, because !e ha$e sinned against our brother, seeing the anguish
of his soul, !hen he besought us, and !e !ould not hear( therefore is
this affliction come u#on us%
.,(,,% )nd Ruben, one of them, said( Did not 5 say to you( Do not sin
against the boyJ and you !ould not hear meM Behold his blood is
reLuired%
.,(,2% )nd they kne! not that 9ose#h understood, because he s#oke to
them by an inter#reter%
.,(,.% )nd he turned himself a!ay a little !hile, and !e#t( and
returning, he s#oke to them%
.,(,?% )nd taking 4imeon, and binding him in their #resence, he
commanded his ser$ants to fill their sacks !ith !heat, and to #ut e$ery
manDs money again in their sacks, and to gi$e them besides #ro$isions
for the !ay( and they did so%
.,(,A% But they ha$ing loaded their asses !ith the corn !ent their !ay%
.,(,+% )nd one of them o#ening his sack, to gi$e his beast #ro$ender in
the inn, sa! the money in the sackDs mouth,
.,(,1% )nd said to his brethren( <y money is gi$en me againJ behold it
is in the sack% )nd they !ere astonished, and troubled, and said to one
another( =hat is this that God hath done unto usM
.,(,B% )nd they came to 9acob their father in the land of "hanaan, and
they told him all things that had befallen them, saying(
.,(2-% The lord of the land s#oke roughly to us, and took us to be s#ies
of the country%
.,(2*% )nd !e ans!ered him( =e are #eaceable men, and !e mean no #lot%
.,(2,% =e are t!el$e brethren born of one father( one is not li$ing, the
youngest is !ith our father in the land of "hanaan%
.,(22% )nd he said to us( 8ereby shall 5 kno! that you are #eaceable
men( 'ea$e one of your brethren !ith me, and take ye necessary #ro$ision
for your houses, and go your !ays,
.,(2.% )nd bring your youngest brother to me, that 5 may kno! you are
not s#ies( and you may recei$e this man again, that is ke#t in #rison(
and after!ards may ha$e lea$e to buy !hat you !ill%
.,(2?% =hen they had told this, they #oured out their corn, and e$ery
man found his money tied in the mouth of his sack( and all being
astonished together,
.,(2A% Their father 9acob said( &ou ha$e made me to be !ithout children(
9ose#h is not li$ing, 4imeon is ke#t in bonds, and Benjamin you !ill
take a!ay( all these e$ils are fallen u#on me%
.,(2+% )nd Ruben ans!ered him( ;ill my t!o sons, if 5 bring him not
again to thee( deli$er him into my hand, and 5 !ill restore him to thee%
.,(21% But he said( <y son shall not go do!n !ith you( his brother is
dead, and he is left alone( if any mischief befall him in the land to
!hich you go, you !ill bring do!n my grey hairs !ith sorro! to hell%
To hell%%% That is, to that #lace, !here the souls then remained, as
abo$e, cha#ter 2+% $er% 2?%
Genesis "ha#ter .2
The sons of 9acob go again into Egy#t !ith Benjamin% They are
entertained by 9ose#h%
.2(*% 5n the mean time the famine !as hea$y u#on all the land%
.2(,% )nd !hen they had eaten u# all the corn, !hich they had brought
out of Egy#t, 9acob said to his sons( Go again, and buy us a little
food%
.2(2% 9uda ans!ered( The man declared unto us !ith the attestation of an
oath, saying( &ou shall not see my face, unless you bring your youngest
brother !ith you%
.2(.% 5f therefore thou !ilt send him !ith us, !e !ill set out together,
and !ill buy necessaries for thee%
.2(?% But if thou !ilt not, !e !ill not go( for the man, as !e ha$e
often said, declared unto us, saying( &ou shall not see my face !ithout
your youngest brother%
.2(A% 5srael said to them( &ou ha$e done this for my misery, in that you
told him you had also another brother%
.2(+% But they ans!ered( The man asked us in order concerning our
kindred( if our father li$ed( if !e had a brother( and !e ans!ered him
regularly, according to !hat he demanded( could !e kno! that he !ould
say( Bring hither your brother !ith youM
.2(1% )nd 9uda said to his father( 4end the boy !ith me, that !e may set
for!ard, and may li$e( lest both !e and our children #erish%
.2(B% 5 take the boy u#on me, reLuire him at my hand( unless 5 bring him
again, and restore him to thee, 5 !ill be guilty of sin against thee for
e$er%
.2(*-% 5f delay had not been made, !e had been here again the second
time%
.2(**% Then 5srael said to them( 5f it must needs be so, do !hat you
!ill( take of the best fruits of the land in your $essels, and carry
do!n #resents to the man, a little balm, and honey, and stora>, myrrh,
tur#entine, and almonds%
Balm%%% 'iterally rosin, resinaeJ but here by that name is meant balm%
.2(*,% )nd take !ith you double money, and carry back !hat you found in
your sacks, lest #erha#s it !as done by mistake%
.2(*2% )nd take also your brother, and go to the man%
.2(*.% )nd may my almighty God make him fa$ourable to you( and send back
!ith you your brother, !hom he kee#eth, and this Benjamin( and as for me
5 shall be desolate !ithout children%
.2(*?% 4o the men took the #resents, and double money, and Benjamin( and
!ent do!n into Egy#t, and stood before 9ose#h%
.2(*A% )nd !hen he had seen them, and Benjamin !ith them, he commanded
the ste!ard of his house, saying( Bring in the men into the house, and
kill $ictims, and #re#are a feast( because they shall eat !ith me at
noon%
.2(*+% 8e did as he !as commanded, and brought the men into the house%
.2(*1% )nd they being much afraid, said there one to another( Because of
the money, !hich !e carried back the first time in our sacks, !e are
brought in( that he may bring u#on us a false accusation, and by
$iolence make sla$es of us and our asses%
.2(*B% =herefore, going u# to the ste!ard of the house, at the door,
.2(,-% They said( 4ir, !e desire thee to hear us% =e came do!n once
before to buy food(
.2(,*% )nd !hen !e had bought, and !ere come to the inn, !e o#ened our
sacks, and found our money in the mouths of the sacks( !hich !e ha$e no!
brought again in the same !eight%
.2(,,% )nd !e ha$e brought other money besides, to buy !hat !e !ant( !e
cannot tell !ho #ut it in our bags%
.2(,2% But he ans!ered( Peace be !ith you, fear not( your God, and the
God of your father, hath gi$en you treasure in your sacks% 7or the
money, !hich you ga$e me, 5 ha$e for good% )nd he brought 4imeon out to
them%
.2(,.% )nd ha$ing brought them into the house, he fetched !ater, and
they !ashed their feet, and he ga$e #ro$ender to their asses%
.2(,?% But they made ready the #resents, against 9ose#h came at noon(
for they had heard that they should eat bread there%
.2(,A% Then 9ose#h came in to his house, and they offered him the
#resents, holding them in their handsJ and they bo!ed do!n !ith their
face to the ground%
.2(,+% But he courteously saluting them again, asked them, saying( 5s
the old man your father in health, of !hom you told meM 5s he yet
li$ingM
.2(,1% )nd they ans!ered( Thy ser$ant our father, is in healthJ he is
yet li$ing% )nd bo!ing themsel$es, they made obeisance to him%
.2(,B% )nd 9ose#h lifting u# his eyes, sa! Benjamin, his brother by the
same mother, and said( 5s this your young brother, of !hom you told meM
)nd he said( God be gracious to thee, my son%
.2(2-% )nd he made haste, because his heart !as mo$ed u#on his brother,
and tears gushed out( and going into his chamber, he !e#t%
.2(2*% )nd !hen he had !ashed his face, coming out again, he refrained
himself, and said( 4et bread on the table%
.2(2,% )nd !hen it !as set on, for 9ose#h a#art, and for his brethren
a#art, for the Egy#tians also that ate !ith him a#art, Efor it is
unla!ful for the Egy#tians to eat !ith the 8ebre!s, and they think such
a feast #rofaneG(
.2(22% They sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright,
and the youngest according to his age% )nd they !ondered $ery muchJ
.2(2.% Taking the messes !hich they recei$ed of him( and the greater
mess came to Benjamin, so that it e>ceeded by fi$e #arts% )nd they
drank, and !ere merry !ith him%
Genesis "ha#ter ..
9ose#hDs contri$ance to sto# his brethren% The humble su##lication of
9uda%
..(*% )nd 9ose#h commanded the ste!ard of his house, saying( 7ill their
sacks !ith corn, as much as they can hold( and #ut the money of e$ery
one in the to# of his sack%
..(,% )nd in the mouth of the youngerDs sack #ut my sil$er cu#, and the
#rice !hich he ga$e for the !heat% )nd it !as so done%
..(2% )nd !hen the morning arose, they !ere sent a!ay !ith their asses%
..(.% )nd !hen they !ere no! de#arted out of the city, and had gone
for!ard a little !ay( 9ose#h sending for the ste!ard of his house, said(
)rise, and #ursue after the men( and !hen thou hast o$ertaken them, say
to them( =hy ha$e you returned e$il for goodM
..(?% The cu# !hich you ha$e stolen, is that in !hich my lord drinketh,
and in !hich he is !ont to di$ine( you ha$e done a $ery e$il thing%
..(A% 8e did as he had commanded him% )nd ha$ing o$ertaken them, he
s#oke to them the same !ords%
..(+% )nd they ans!ered( =hy doth our lord s#eak so, as though thy
ser$ants had committed so heinous a factM
..(1% The money, that !e found in the to# of our sacks, !e brought back
to thee from the land of "hanaan( ho! then should it be that !e should
steal out of thy lordDs house, gold or sil$erM
..(B% =ith !homsoe$er of thy ser$ants shall be found that !hich thou
seekest, let him die, and !e !ill be the bondmen of my lord%
..(*-% )nd he said to them( 'et it be according to your sentence( !ith
!homsoe$er it shall be found, let him be my ser$ant, and you shall be
blameless%
..(**% Then they s#eedily took do!n their sacks to the ground, and e$ery
man o#ened his sack%
..(*,% =hich !hen he had searched, beginning at the eldest, and ending
at the youngest, he found the cu# in BenjaminDs sack%
..(*2% Then they rent their garments, and loading their asses again,
returned into the to!n%
..(*.% )nd 9uda at the head of his brethren !ent in to 9ose#h Efor he
!as not yet gone out of the #laceG and they all together fell do!n
before him on the ground%
..(*?% )nd he said to them( =hy !ould you do soM kno! you not that there
is no one like me in the science of di$ining%
The science of di$ining%%% 8e s#eaks of himself according to !hat he !as
esteemed in that kingdom% )nd indeed, he being truly a #ro#het, kne!
more !ithout com#arison than any of the Egy#tian sorcerers%
..(*A% )nd 9uda said to him( =hat shall !e ans!er my lordM or !hat shall
!e say, or be able justly to allegeM God hath found out the iniLuity of
thy ser$ants( behold, !e are all bondmen to my lord, both !e, and he
!ith !hom the cu# !as found%
..(*+% 9ose#h ans!ered( God forbid that 5 should do so( he that stole
the cu#, he shall be my bondman( and go you a!ay free to your father%
..(*1% Then 9uda coming nearer, said boldly( 5 beseech thee, my lord,
let thy ser$ant s#eak a !ord in thy ears, and be not angry !ith thy
ser$ant( for after Pharao thou art%
..(*B% <y lord% Thou didst ask thy ser$ants the first time( 8a$e you a
father or a brother%
..(,-% )nd !e ans!ered thee, my lord( =e ha$e a father an old man, and a
young boy, that !as born in his old ageJ !hose brother by the mother is
deadJ and he alone is left of his mother, and his father lo$eth him
tenderly%
..(,*% )nd thou saidst to thy ser$ants( Bring him hither to me, and 5
!ill set my eyes on him%
..(,,% =e suggested to my lord( The boy cannot lea$e his father( for if
he lea$e him, he !ill die%
..(,2% )nd thou saidst to thy ser$ants( E>ce#t your youngest brother
come !ith you, you shall see my face no more%
..(,.% Therefore !hen !e !ere gone u# to thy ser$ant our father, !e told
him all that my lord had said%
..(,?% )nd our father said( Go again, and buy us a little !heat%
..(,A% )nd !e said to him( =e cannot go( if our youngest brother go do!n
!ith us, !e !ill set out together( other!ise, !ithout him !e dare not
see the manDs face%
..(,+% =hereunto he ans!ered( &ou kno! that my !ife bore me t!o%
..(,1% One !ent out, and you said( ) beast de$oured himJ and hitherto he
a##eareth not%
..(,B% 5f you take this also, and any thing befall him in the !ay, you
!ill bring do!n my grey hairs !ith sorro! unto hell%
..(2-% Therefore, if 5 shall go to thy ser$ant, our father, and the boy
be !anting, E!hereas his life de#endeth u#on the life of him,G
..(2*% )nd he shall see that he is not !ith us, he !ill die, and thy
ser$ants shall bring do!n his grey hairs !ith sorro! unto hell%
8is gray hairs%%% That is, his #erson, no! far ad$anced in years%-=ith
sorro! unto hell%%% The 8ebre! !ord for hell is here sheol, the Greek
hades( it is not taken for the hell of the damnedJ but for that #lace of
souls belo! !here the ser$ants of God !ere ke#t before the coming of
"hrist% =hich #lace, both in the 4cri#ture and in the creed, is named
hell%
..(2,% 'et me be thy #ro#er ser$ant, !ho took him into my trust, and
#romised, saying( 5f 5 bring him not again, 5 !ill be guilty of sin
against my father for e$er%
..(22% Therefore 5, thy ser$ant, !ill stay instead of the boy in the
ser$ice of my lord, and let the boy go u# !ith his brethren%
..(2.% 7or 5 cannot return to my father !ithout the boy, lest 5 be a
!itness of the calamity that !ill o##ress my father%
Genesis "ha#ter .?
9ose#h maketh himself kno!n to his brethren( and sendeth for his father%
.?(*% 9ose#h could no longer refrain himself before many that stood by(
!hereu#on he commanded that all should go out, and no stranger be
#resent at their kno!ing one another%
.?(,% )nd he lifted u# his $oice !ith !ee#ing, !hich the Egy#tians, and
all the house of Pharao heard%
.?(2% )nd he said to his brethren( 5 am 9ose#h( 5s my father yet li$ingM
8is brethren could not ans!er him, being struck !ith e>ceeding great
fear%
.?(.% )nd he said mildly to them( "ome nearer to me% )nd !hen they !ere
come near him, he said( 5 am 9ose#h, your brother, !hom you sold into
Egy#t%
.?(?% Be not afraid, and let it not seem to you a hard case that you
sold me into these countries( for God sent me before you into Egy#t for
your #reser$ation%
.?(A% 7or it is t!o years since the famine began to be u#on the land,
and fi$e years more remain, !herein there can be neither #loughing nor
rea#ing%
.?(+% )nd God sent me before, that you may be #reser$ed u#on the earth,
and may ha$e food to li$e%
.?(1% ot by your counsel !as 5 sent hither, but by the !ill of God( !ho
hath made me as it !ere a father to Pharao, and lord of his !hole house,
and go$ernor in all the land of Egy#t%
.?(B% <ake haste, and go ye u# to my father, and say to him( Thus saith
thy son 9ose#h( God hath made me lord of the !hole land of Egy#tJ come
do!n to me, linger not%
.?(*-% )nd thou shalt d!ell in the land of Gessen( and thou shalt be
near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sonsD sons, thy shee#, and thy
herds, and all things that thou hast%
.?(**% )nd there 5 !ill feed thee, Efor there are yet fi$e years of
famine remainingG lest both thou #erish, and thy house, and all things
that thou hast%
.?(*,% Behold, your eyes, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin, see that
it is my mouth that s#eaketh to you%
.?(*2% &ou shall tell my father of all my glory, and all things that you
ha$e seen in Egy#t( make haste and bring him to me%
.?(*.% )nd falling u#on the neck of his brother Benjamin, he embraced
him and !e#t( and Benjamin in like manner !e#t also on his neck%
.?(*?% )nd 9ose#h kissed all his brethren, and !e#t u#on e$ery one of
them( after !hich they !ere emboldened to s#eak to him%
.?(*A% )nd it !as heard, and the fame !as s#read abroad in the kingDs
court( The brethren of 9ose#h are comeJ and Pharao !ith all his family
!as glad%
.?(*+% )nd he s#oke to 9ose#h that he should gi$e orders to his
brethren, saying( 'oad your beasts, and go into the land of "hanaan,
.?(*1% )nd bring a!ay from thence your father and kindred, and come to
meJ and 5 !ill gi$e you all the good things of Egy#t, that you may eat
the marro! of the land%
.?(*B% Gi$e orders also that they take !agons out of the land of Egy#t,
for the carriage of their children and their !i$esJ and say( Take u#
your father, and make haste to come !ith all s#eed(
.?(,-% )nd lea$e nothing of your household stuffJ for all the riches of
Egy#t shall be yours%
.?(,*% )nd the sons of 5srael did as they !ere bid% )nd 9ose#h ga$e them
!agons according to PharaoDs commandment( and #ro$isions for the !ay%
.?(,,% 8e ordered also to be brought out for e$ery one of them t!o
robes( but to Benjamin he ga$e three hundred #ieces of sil$er, !ith fi$e
robes of the best(
.?(,2% 4ending to his father as much money and raimentJ adding besides,
ten he asses, to carry off all the riches of Egy#t, and as many she
asses, carrying !heat and bread for the journey%
.?(,.% 4o he sent a!ay his brethren, and at their de#arting said to
them( Be not angry in the !ay%
.?(,?% )nd they !ent u# out of Egy#t, and came into the land of "hanaan,
to their father 9acob%
.?(,A% )nd they told him, saying( 9ose#h, thy son, is li$ingJ and he is
ruler in all the land of Egy#t% =hich !hen 9acob heard, he a!aked as it
!ere out of a dee# slee#, yet did not belie$e them%
.?(,+% They, on the other side, told the !hole order of the thing% )nd
!hen he sa! the !agons, and all that he had sent, his s#irit re$i$ed,
.?(,1% )nd he said( 5t is enough for me if 9ose#h, my son, be yet
li$ing( 5 !ill go and see him before 5 die%
Genesis "ha#ter .A
5srael, !aranted by a $ision from God, goeth do!n into Egy#t !ith all
his family%
.A(*% )nd 5srael taking his journey, !ith all that he had, came to the
!ell of the oath, and killing $ictims there to the God of his father
5saac,
The !ell of the oath%%% Bersabee%
.A(,% 8e heard him, by a $ision in the night, calling him, and saying to
him( 9acob, 9acob% )nd he ans!ered him( 'o, here 5 am%
.A(2% God said to him( 5 am the most mighty God of thy fatherJ fear not,
go do!n into Egy#t, for 5 !ill make a great nation of thee there%
.A(.% 5 !ill go do!n !ith thee thither, and !ill bring thee back again
from thence( 9ose#h also shall #ut his hands u#on thy eyes%
.A(?% )nd 9acob rose u# from the !ell of the oath( and his sons took him
u#, !ith their children and !i$es in the !agons, !hich Pharao had sent
to carry the old man,
.A(A% )nd all that he had in the land of "hanaan( and he came into Egy#t
!ith all his seedJ
.A(+% 8is sons, and grandsons, daughters, and all his offs#ring
together%
.A(1% )nd these are the names of the children of 5srael, that entered
into Egy#t, he and his children% 8is firstborn Ruben,
.A(B% The sons of Ruben( 8enoch and Phallu, and 8esron and "harmi%
.A(*-% The sons of 4imeon( 9amuel and 9amin and )hod, and 9achin and
4ohar, and 4aul, the son of a !oman of "hanaan%
.A(**% The sons of 'e$i( Gerson and "aath, and <erari%
.A(*,% The sons of 9uda( 8er and Onan, and 4ela, and Phares and Iara%
)nd 8er and Onan died in the land of "hanaan% )nd sons !ere born to
Phares( 8esron and 8amul%
.A(*2% The sons of 5ssachar( Thola and Phua, and 9ob and 4emron%
.A(*.% The sons of Iabulon( 4ared, and Elon, and 9ahelel%
.A(*?% These are the sons of 'ia, !hom she bore in <eso#otamia of 4yria,
!ith Dina, his daughter% )ll the souls of her sons and daughters,
thirty-three%
.A(*A% The sons of Gad( 4e#hion and 8aggi, and 4uni and Esebon, and 8eri
and )rodi, and )reli%
.A(*+% The sons of )ser( 9amne and 9esua, and 9essuri and Beria, and
4ara their sister% The sons of Beria( 8eber and <elchiel%
.A(*1% These are the sons of Iel#ha, !hom 'aban ga$e to 'ia, his
daughter% )nd these she bore to 9acob, si>teen souls%
.A(*B% The sons of Rachel, 9acobDs !ife( 9ose#h and Benjamin%
.A(,-% )nd sons !ere born to 9ose#h, in the land of Egy#t, !hom )seneth,
the daughter of Puti#hare, #riest of 8elio#olis, bore him( <anasses and
E#hraim%
.A(,*% The sons of Benjamin( Bela and Bechor, and )sbel and Gera, and
aaman and Echi, and Ross and <o#him, and O#him and )red%
.A(,,% These are the sons of Rachel, !hom she bore to 9acob( all the
souls, fourteen%
.A(,2% The sons of Dan( 8usim%
.A(,.% The sons of e#hthali( 9aHiel and Guni, and 9eser and 4allem%
.A(,?% These are the sons of Bala, !hom 'aban ga$e to Rachel, his
daughter( and these she bore to 9acob( all the souls, se$en%
.A(,A% )ll the souls that !ent !ith 9acob into Egy#t, and that came out
of his thigh, besides his sonsD !i$es, si>ty-si>%
.A(,+% )nd the sons of 9ose#h, that !ere born to him in the land of
Egy#t, t!o souls% )ll the souls of the house of 9acob, that entered into
Egy#t, !ere se$enty%
.A(,1% )nd he sent 9uda before him to 9ose#h, to tell himJ and that he
should meet him in Gessen%
.A(,B% )nd !hen he !as come thither, 9ose#h made ready his chariot, and
!ent u# to meet his father in the same #lace( and seeing him, he fell
u#on his neck, and embracing him, !e#t%
.A(2-% )nd the father said to 9ose#h( o! shall 5 die !ith joy, becuase
5 ha$e seen thy face, and lea$e thee ali$e%
.A(2*% )nd 9ose#h said to his brethren, and to all his fatherDs house( 5
!ill go u#, and !ill tell Pharao, and !ill say to him( <y brethren, and
my fatherDs house, that !ere in the land of "hanaan, are come to me(
.A(2,% )nd the men are she#herds, and their occu#ation is to feed
cattleJ their flocks, and herds, and all they ha$e, they ha$e brought
!ith them%
.A(22% )nd !hen he shall call you, and shall say( =hat is your
occu#ationM
.A(2.% &ou shall ans!er( =e, thy ser$ants, are she#herds, from our
infancy until no!, both !e and our fathers% )nd this you shall say, that
you may d!ell in the land of Gessen, because the Egy#tians ha$e all
she#herds in abomination%
Genesis "ha#ter .+
9acob and his sons are #resented before Pharao( he gi$eth them the land
of Gessen% The famine forceth the Egy#tians to sell all their
#ossessions to the king%
.+(*% Then 9ose#h !ent in and told Pharao, saying( <y father and
brethren, their shee# and their herds, and all that they #ossess, are
come out of the land of "hanaan( and behold they stay in the land of
Gessen%
.+(,% 7i$e men also, the last of his brethren, he #resented before the
king(
The last%%%E>tremos% 4ome inter#ret this !ord of the chiefest, and most
rightly( but 9ose#h seems rather to ha$e chosen out such as had the
meanest a##earance, that Pharao might not think of em#loying them at
court, !ith danger of their morals and religion%
.+(2% )nd he asked them( =hat is your occu#ationM They ans!ered( =e, thy
ser$ants, are she#herds, both !e and our fathers%
.+(.% =e are come to sojourn in thy land, because there is no grass for
the flocks of thy ser$ants, the famine being $ery grie$ous in the land
of "hanaan( and !e #ray thee to gi$e orders that !e thy ser$ants may be
in the land of Gessen%
.+(?% The king therefore said to 9ose#h( Thy father and thy brethren are
come to thee%
.+(A% The land of Egy#t is before thee( and make them d!ell in the best
#lace, and gi$e them the land of Gessen% )nd if thou kno!est that there
are industrious men among them, make them rulers o$er my cattle%
.+(+% )fter this 9ose#h brought in his father to the king, and #resented
him before him( and he blessed him%
.+(1% )nd being asked by him( 8o! many are the days of the years of thy
lifeM
.+(B% 8e ans!ered( The days of my #ilgrimage are a hundred and thirty
years, fe!, and e$il, and they are not come u# to the days of the
#ilgrimage of my fathers%
.+(*-% )nd blessing the king, he !ent out%
.+(**% But 9ose#h ga$e a #ossession to his father and his brethren in
Egy#t, in the best #lace of the land, in Ramesses, as Pharao had
commanded%
.+(*,% )nd he nourished them, and all his fatherDs house, allo!ing food
to e$ery one%
.+(*2% 7or in the !hole !orld there !as !ant of bread, and a famine had
o##ressed the land, more es#ecially of Egy#t and "hanaanJ
.+(*.% Out of !hich he gathered u# all the money for the corn !hich they
bought, and brought it in to the kingDs treasure%
.+(*?% )nd !hen the buyers !anted money, all Egy#t came to 9ose#h,
saying( Gi$e us bread( !hy should !e die in thy #resence, ha$ing no! no
moneyM
.+(*A% )nd he ans!ered them( Bring me your cattle, and for them 5 !ill
gi$e you food, if you ha$e no money%
.+(*+% )nd !hen they had brought them, he ga$e them food in e>change for
their horses, and shee#, and o>en, and asses( and he maintained them
that year for the e>change of their cattle%
.+(*1% )nd they came the second year, and said to him( =e !ill not hide
from our lord, ho! that our money is s#ent, and our cattle also are
gone( neither art thou ignorant that !e ha$e nothing no! left but our
bodies and our lands%
.+(*B% =hy therefore shall !e die before thy eyesM !e !ill be thine,
both !e and our lands( buy us to be the kingDs ser$ants, and gi$e us
seed, lest for !ant of tillers the land be turned into a !ilderness%
.+(,-% 4o 9oes#h bought all the land of Egy#t, e$ery man selling his
#ossessions, because of the greatness of the famine% )nd he brought it
into PharaoDs hands(
.+(,*% )nd all its #eo#le from one end of the borders of Egy#t, e$en to
the other end thereof,
.+(,,% E>ce#t the land of the #riests, !hich had been gi$en them by the
king( to !hom also a certain allo!ance of food !as gi$en out of the
#ublic stores, and therefore they !ere not forced to sell their
#ossessions%
.+(,2% Then 9ose#h said to the #eo#le( Behold, as you see, both you and
your lands belong to PharaoJ take seed and so! the fields,
.+(,.% That you may ha$e corn% The fifth #art you shall gi$e to the
kingJ the other four you shall ha$e for seed, and for food for your
families and children%
.+(,?% )nd they ans!ered( our life is in thy handJ only let my lord look
fa$ourably u#on us, and !e !ill gladly ser$e the king%
.+(,A% 7rom that time unto this day, in the !hole land of Egy#t, the
fifth #art is #aid to the kings, and it is become as a la!, e>ce#t the
land of the #riests, !hich !as free from this co$enant%
.+(,+% 4o 5srael d!elt in Egy#t, that is, in the land of Gessen, and
#ossessed itJ and gre!, and !as multi#lied e>ceedingly%
.+(,1% )nd he li$ed in it se$enteen years( and all the days of his life
came to a hundred and forty-se$en years%
.+(,B% )nd !hen he sa! that the day of his death dre! nigh, he called
his son 9ose#h, and said to him( 5f 5 ha$e found fa$our in thy sight,
#ut thy hand under my thighJ and thou shalt she! me this kindness and
truth, not to bury me in Egy#t%
.+(2-% But 5 !ill slee# !ith my fathers, and thou shalt take me a!ay out
of this land, and bury me in the burying #lace of my ancestors% )nd
9ose#h ans!ered him( 5 !ill do !hat thou hast commanded%
.+(2*% )nd he said( 4!ear then to me% )nd as he !as s!earing, 5srael
adored God, turning to the bedDs head%
To the bedDs head%%% 4t% Paul, 8eb% **%,*, follo!ing the Greek
translation of the 4e#tuagint, reads adored the to# of his rod% =here
note, that the same !ord in the 8ebre!, according to the different
#ointing of it, signifies both a bed and a rod% )nd to $erify both these
sentences, !e must understand that 9acob leaning on 9ose#hDs rod adored,
turning to!ards the head of his bed( !hich adoration, inasmuch as it !as
referred to God, !as an absolute and so$ereign !orshi#( but inasmuch as
it !as referred to the rod of 9ose#h, as a figure of the sce#tre, that
is, of the royal dignity of "hrist, !as only an inferior and relati$e
honour%
Genesis "ha#ter .1
9ose#h $isiteth his father in his sickness, !ho ado#teth his t!o sons
<anasses and E#hraim, and blesseth them, #referring the younger before
the elder%
.1(*% )fter these things, it !as told 9ose#h that his father !as sickJ
and he set out to go to him, taking his t!o sons <anasses and E#hraim%
.1(,% )nd it !as told the old man( Behold thy son 9ose#h cometh to thee%
)nd being strengthened, he sat on his bed%
.1(2% )nd !hen 9ose#h !as come in to him, he said( God almighty
a###eared to me at 'uHa, !hich is in the land of "hanaan, and he blessed
me,
.1(.% )nd said( 5 !ill cause thee to increase and multi#ly, and 5 !ill
make of thee a multitude of #eo#le( and 5 !ill gi$e this land to thee,
and to thy seed after thee for an e$erlasting #ossession%
.1(?% 4o thy t!o sons, !ho !ere born to thee in the land of Egy#t before
5 came hither to thee, shall be mine( E#hraim and <anasses shall be
re#uted to me as Ruben and 4imeon%
.1(A% But the rest !hom thou shalt ha$e after them, shall be thine, and
shall be called by the name of their brethren in their #ossessions%
.1(+% 7or, !hen 5 came out of <eso#otamia, Rachel died from me in the
land of "hanaan in the $ery journey, and it !as s#ring time( and 5 !as
going to E#hrata, and 5 buried her near the !ay of E#hrata, !hich by
another name is called Bethlehem%
.1(1% Then seeing his sons, he said to him( =ho are theseM
.1(B% 8e ans!ered( They are my sons, !hom God hath gi$en me in this
#lace% )nd he said( Bring them to me, that 5 may bless them%
.1(*-% 7or 5sraelDs eyes !ere dim by reason of his great age, and he
could not see clearly% )nd !hen they !ere brought to him, he kissed and
embraced them,
.1(**% )nd said to his son( 5 am not de#ri$ed of seeing theeJ moreo$er
God hath she!n me thy seed%
.1(*,% )nd !hen 9ose#h had taken them from his fatherDs la#, he bo!ed
do!n !ith his face to the ground%
.1(*2% )nd he set E#hraim on his right hand, that is, to!ards the left
hand of 5sraelJ but <anasses on his left hand, to !it, to!ards his
fatherDs right hand, and brought them near to him%
.1(*.% But he, stretching forth his right hand, #ut it u#on the head of
E#hraim, the younger brotherJ and the left u#on the head of <anasses,
!ho !as the elder, changing his hands%
.1(*?% )nd 9acob blessed the sons of 9ose#h, and said( God, in !hose
sight my fathers )braham and 5saac !alked, God that feedeth me from my
youth until this day(
.1(*A% The angel that deli$ereth me from all e$ils, bless these boys(
and let my name be called u#on them, and the names of my fathers )braham
and 5saacJ and may they gro! into a multitude u#on the earth%
.1(*+% )nd 9ose#h seeing that his father had #ut his right hand u#on the
head of E#hraim, !as much dis#leased( and taking his fatherDs hand, he
tried to lift it from E#hraimDs head, and to remo$e it to the head of
<anasses%
.1(*1% )nd he said to his father( 5t should not be so, my fatherJ for
this is the firstborn, #ut thy right hand u#on his head%
.1(*B% But he refusing, said( 5 kno!, my son, 5 kno!( and this also
shall become a #eo#le, and shall be multi#liedJ but his younger brother
shall be greater than heJ and his seed shall gro! into nations%
.1(,-% )nd he blessed them at that time, saying( 5n thee shall 5srael be
blessed, and it shall be said( God do to thee as to E#hraim, and as to
<anasses% )nd he set E#hraim before <anasses%
.1(,*% )nd he said to 9ose#h, his son( Behold 5 die, and God !ill be
!ith you, and !ill bring you back into the land of your fathers%
.1(,,% 5 gi$e thee a #ortion abo$e thy brethren, !hich 5 took out of the
hand of the )morrhite !ith my s!ord and bo!%
Genesis "ha#ter .B
9acobDs #ro#hetical blessings of his t!el$e sons( his death%
.B(*% )nd 9acob called his sons, and said to them( Gather yoursel$es
together, that 5 may tell you the things that shall befall you in the
last days%
.B(,% Gather yoursel$es together, and hear, O ye sons of 9acob, hearken
to 5srael, your father(
.B(2% Ruben, my firstborn, thou art my strength, and the beginning of my
sorro!J e>celling in gifts, greater in command%
<y strength, etc%%% 8e calls him his strength, as being born !hilst his
father !as in his full strength and $igour( he calls him the beginning
of his sorro!, because cares and sorro!s usually come on !ith the birth
of children% E>celling in gifts, etc%, because the firstborn had a title
to a double #ortion, and to ha$e the command o$er his brethren, !hich
Ruben forfeited by his sinJ being #oured out as !ater, that is, s#ilt
and lost%
.B(.% Thou art #oured out as !ater, gro! thou notJ because thou !entest
u# to thy fatherDs bed, and didst defile his couch%
Gro! thou not%%% This !as not meant by !ay of a curse or im#recationJ
but by !ay of a #ro#hecy foretelling that the tribe of Ruben should not
inherit the #re-eminences usually anne>ed to the first birthright, $iH%,
the double #ortion, the being #rince or lord o$er the other brethren,
and the #riesthood( of !hich the double #ortion !as gi$en to 9ose#h, the
#rincely office to 9uda, and the #riesthood to 'e$i%
.B(?% 4imeon and 'e$i brethren( $essels of iniLuity !aging !ar%
.B(A% 'et not my soul go into their counsel, nor my glory be in their
assembly( because in their fury they sle! a man, and in their self!ill
they undermined a !all%
4le! a man,%%% $iH%, 4ichem the son of 8emor, !ith all his #eo#le, Gen%
2.%J mystically and #ro#hetically it alludes to "hrist, !hom their
#osterity, $iH%, the #riests and the scribes, #ut to death%
.B(+% "ursed be their fury, because it !as stubborn( and their !rath,
because it !as cruel( 5 !ill di$ide them in 9acob, and !ill scatter them
in 5srael%
.B(1% 9uda, thee shall thy brethren #raise( thy hand shall be on the
necks of thy enemiesJ the sons of thy father shall bo! do!n to thee%
.B(B% 9uda is a lionDs !hel#( to the #rey, my son, thou art gone u#(
resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, !ho shall rouse
himM
) lionDs !hel#, etc%%% This blessing of 9uda foretelleth the strength of
his tribe, the fertility of his inheritanceJ and #rinci#ally that the
sce#tre and legislati$e #o!er should not be utterly taken a!ay from his
race till about the time of the coming of "hrist( as in effect it ne$er
!as( !hich is a demonstration against the modern 9e!s, that the <essiah
is long since comeJ for the sce#tre has long since been utterly taken
a!ay from 9uda%
.B(*-% The sce#tre shall not be taken a!ay from 9uda, nor a ruler from
his thigh, till he come that is to be sent, and he shall be the
e>#ectation of nations%
.B(**% Tying his foal to the $ineyard, and his ass, O my son, to the
$ine% 8e shall !ash his robe in !ine, and his garment in the blood of
the gra#e%
.B(*,% 8is eyes are more beautiful than !ine, and his teeth !hiter than
milk%
.B(*2% Iabulon shall d!ell on the seashore, and in the road of shi#s,
reaching as far as 4idon%
.B(*.% 5ssachar shall be a strong ass, lying do!n bet!een the borders%
.B(*?% 8e sa! rest that it !as good( and the land that it !as e>cellent(
and he bo!ed his shoulder to carry, and became a ser$ant under tribute%
.B(*A% Dan shall judge his #eo#le like another tribe in 5srael%
Dan shall judge, etc%%% This !as $erified in 4amson, !ho !as of the
tribe of Dan, and began to deli$er 5srael% 9udges *2%?% But as this
deli$erance !as but tem#oral and $ery im#erfect, the holy #atriarch
E$er% *1G as#ires after another kind of deli$erer, saying( 5 !ill look
for thy sal$ation, O 'ord%
.B(*+% 'et Dan be a snake in the !ay, a ser#ent in the #ath, that biteth
the horseDs heels, that his rider may fall back!ard%
.B(*1% 5 !ill look for thy sal$ation, O 'ord%
.B(*B% Gad, being girded, shall fight before him( and he himself shall
be girded back!ard%
Gad being girded, etc%%% 5t seems to allude to the tribe of GadJ !hen
after they had recei$ed for their lot the land of Galaad, they marched
in arms before the rest of the 5sraelites, to the conLuest of the land
of "hanaan( from !hence they after!ards returned loaded !ith s#oils% 4ee
9os% .% and *,%
.B(,-% )ser, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield dainties to
kings%
.B(,*% e#hthali, a hart let loose, and gi$ing !ords of beauty%
.B(,,% 9ose#h is a gro!ing son, a gro!ing son and comely to behold( the
daughters run to and fro u#on the !allJ
Run to and fro, etc%%% To behold his beautyJ !hilst his en$ious brethren
turned their darts against him, etc%
.B(,2% But they that held darts, #ro$oked him, and Luarrelled !ith him,
and en$ied him%
.B(,.% 8is bo! rested u#on the strong, and the bands of his arms and his
hands !ere loosed, by the hands of the mighty one of 9acob( thence he
came forth a #astor, the stone of 5srael%
8is bo! rested u#on the strong, etc%%% That is, u#on God, !ho !as his
strength( !ho also loosed his bands, and brought him out of #rison to be
the #astor, that is, the feeder and ruler of Egy#t, and the stone, that
is, the rock and su##ort of 5srael%
.B(,?% The God of thy father shall be thy hel#er, and the )lmighty shall
bless thee !ith the blessings of hea$en abo$e, !ith the blessings of the
dee# that lieth beneath, !ith the blessings of the breasts and of the
!omb%
.B(,A% The blessings of thy father are strengthened !ith the blessings
of his fathers( until the desire of the e$erlasting hills should come(
may they be u#on the head of 9ose#h, and u#on the cro!n of the aHarite
among his brethren%
The blessings of thy father, etc%%% That is, thy fatherDs blessings are
made more #re$alent and effectual in thy regard, by the additional
strength they recei$e from his inheriting the blessings of his
#rogenitors )braham and 5saac% The desire of the e$erlasting hills,
etc%%% These blessings all looked for!ard to!ards "hrist, called the
desire of the e$erlasting hills, as being longed for, as it !ere, by the
!hole creation% <ystically, the #atriarchs and #ro#hets are called the
e$erlasting hills, by reason of the eminence of their !isdom and
holiness% The aHarite%%% This !ord signifies one se#aratedJ and agrees
to 9ose#h, as being se#arated from, and more eminent than, his brethren%
)s the ancient aHarites !ere so called from their being set aside for
God, and $o!ed to him%
.B(,+% Benjamin a ra$enous !olf, in the morning shall eat the #rey, and
in the e$ening shall di$ide the s#oil%
.B(,1% )ll these are the t!el$e tribes of 5srael( these things their
father s#oke to them, and he blessed e$ery one !ith their #ro#er
blessings%
.B(,B% )nd he charged them, saying( 5 am no! going to be gathered to my
#eo#le( bury me !ith my fathers in the double ca$e, !hich is in the
field of E#hron the 8ethite,
To be gathered to my #eo#le%%% That is, 5 am going to die, and so to
follo! my ancestors that are gone before me, and to join their com#any
in another !orld%
.B(2-% O$er against <ambre, in the land of "hanaan, !hich )braham bought
together !ith the field, of E#hron the 8ethite, for a #ossession to bury
in%
.B(2*% There they buried him, and 4ara his !ife( there !as 5saac buried
!ith Rebecca, his !ife( there also 'ia doth lie buried%
.B(2,% )nd !hen he had ended the commandments, !here!ith he instructed
his sons, he dre! u# his feet u#on the bed, and died( and he !as
gathered to his #eo#le%
Genesis "ha#ter ?-
The mourning for 9acob, and his interment% 9ose#hDs kindness to!ards his
brethren% 8is death%
?-(*% )nd !hen 9ose#h sa! this, he fell u#on his fatherDs face, !ee#ing
and kissing him%
?-(,% )nd he commanded his ser$ants, the #hysicians, to embalm his
father%
?-(2% )nd !hile they !ere fulfilling his commands, there #assed forty
days( for this !as the manner !ith bodies that !ere embalmed, and Egy#t
mourned for him se$enty days%
?-(.% )nd the time of the mourning being e>#ired, 9ose#h s#oke to the
family of Pharao( 5f 5 ha$e found fa$our in your sight, s#eak in the
ears of Pharao(
?-(?% 7or my father made me s!ear to him, saying( Behold 5 dieJ thou
shalt bury me in my se#ulchre !hich 5 ha$e digged for myself in the land
of "hanaan% 4o 5 !ill go u# and bury my father, and return%
?-(A% )nd Pharao said to him( Go u# and bury thy father according as he
made thee s!ear%
?-(+% 4o he !ent u#, and there !ent !ith him all the ancients of
PharaoDs house, and all the elders of the land of Egy#t%
?-(1% )nd the house of 9ose#h !ith his brethren, e>ce#t their children,
and their flocks and herds, !hich they left in the land of Gessen%
?-(B% 8e had also in his train chariots and horsemen( and it !as a great
com#any%
?-(*-% )nd they came to the threshing floor of )tad, !hich is situated
beyond the 9ordan( !here celebrating the e>eLuies !ith a great and
$ehement lamentation, they s#ent full se$en days%
?-(**% )nd !hen the inhabitants of "hanaan sa! this, they said( This is
a great mourning to the Egy#tians% )nd therefore the name of that #lace
!as called, The mourning of Egy#t%
?-(*,% 4o the sons of 9acob did as he had commanded them%
?-(*2% )nd carrying him into the land of "hanaan, they buried him in the
double ca$e, !hich )braham had bought together !ith the field for a
#ossession of a burying #lace, of Eh#ron, the 8ethite, o$er against
<ambre%
?-(*.% )nd 9ose#h returned into Egy#t !ith his brethren, and all that
!ere in his com#any, after he had buried his father%
?-(*?% o! he being dead, his brethren !ere afraid, and talked one !ith
another( 'est #erha#s he should remember the !rong he suffered, and
reLuite us all the e$il that !e did to him%
?-(*A% )nd they sent a message to him, saying( Thy father commanded us
before he died,
?-(*+% That !e should say thus much to thee from him( 5 beseech thee to
forget the !ickedness of thy brethren, and the sin and malice they
#ractised against thee( !e also #ray thee, to forgi$e the ser$ants of
the God of thy father this !ickedness% )nd !hen 9ose#h heard this, he
!e#t%
?-(*1% )nd his brethren came to himJ and !orshi##ing #rostrate on the
ground, they said( =e are thy ser$ants%
?-(*B% )nd he ans!ered them( 7ear not( can !e resist the !ill of GodM
?-(,-% &ou thought e$il against me( but God turned it into good, that he
might e>alt me, as at #resent you see, and might sa$e many #eo#le%
?-(,*% 7ear not( 5 !ill feed you and your children% )nd he comforted
them, and s#oke gently and mildly%
?-(,,% )nd he d!elt in Egy#t !ith all his fatherDs houseJ and li$ed a
hundred and ten years% )nd he sa! the children of E#hraim to the third
generation% The children also of <achir, the sons of <anasses, !ere born
on 9ose#hDs knees%
?-(,2% )fter !hich he told his brethren( God !ill $isit you after my
death, and !ill make you go u# out of this land, to the land !hich he
s!ore to )braham, 5saac, and 9acob%
?-(,.% )nd he made them s!ear to him, saying( God !ill $isit you, carry
my bones !ith you out of this #lace(
?-(,?% )nd he died, being a hundred and ten years old% )nd being
embalmed, he !as laid in a coffin in Egy#t%
T8E BOO; O7 EOOD:4
The 4econd Book of <oses is called EOOD:4, from the Greek !ord EOODO4,
!hich signifies going out( because it contains the history of the going
out of the children of 5srael out of Egy#t% The 8ebre!s, from the !ords
!ith !hich it begins, call it @EE''E 4E<OT8( These are the names% 5t
contains transactions for *.? yearsJ that is, from the death of 9ose#h
to the erecting of the tabernacle%
E>odus "ha#ter *
The 5sraelites are multi#lied in Egy#t% They are o##ressed by a ne!
king, !ho commandeth all their male children to be killed%
*(*% These are the names of the children of 5srael, that !ent into Egy#t
!ith 9acob( they !ent in e$ery man !ith his household(
*(,% Ruben, 4imeon, 'e$i, 9uda,
*(2% 5ssachar, Iabulon, and Benjamin,
*(.% Dan, and e#hthali, Gad and )ser%
*(?% )nd all the souls that came out of 9acobDs thigh, !ere se$enty( but
9ose#h !as in Egy#t%
*(A% )fter he !as dead, and all his brethren, and all that generation,
*(+% The children of 5srael increased, and s#rung u# into multitudes,
and gro!ing e>ceedingly strong they filled the land%
*(1% 5n the mean time there arose a ne! king o$er Egy#t, that kne! not
9ose#h(
*(B% )nd he said to his #eo#le( Behold the #eo#le of the children of
5srael are numerous and stronger than !e%
*(*-% "ome let us !isely o##ress them, lest they multi#ly( and if any
!ar shall rise against us, join !ith our enemies, and ha$ing o$ercome
us, de#art out of the land%
*(**% Therefore he set o$er them masters of the !orks, to afflict them
!ith burdens( and they built for Pharao cities of tabernacles, Phithom,
and Ramesses%
Of tabernacles%%% Or, of storehouses%
*(*,% But the more they o##ressed them, the more they !ere multi#lied
and increased%
*(*2% )nd the Egy#tians hated the children of 5srael, and afflicted them
and mocked them(
*(*.% )nd they made their life bitter !ith hard !orks in clay and brick,
and !ith all manner of ser$ice, !here!ith they !ere o$ercharged in the
!orks of the earth%
*(*?% )nd the king of Egy#t s#oke to the mid!i$es of the 8ebre!s( of
!hom one !as called 4e#hora, the other Phua,
*(*A% "ommanding them( =hen you shall do the office of mid!i$es to the
8ebre! !omen, and the time of deli$ery is come( if it be a man child,
kill it( if a !oman, kee# it ali$e%
*(*+% But the mid!i$es feared God, and did not do as the king of Egy#t
had commanded, but sa$ed the men children%
*(*1( )nd the king called for them and said( =hat is it that you meant
to do, that you !ould sa$e the men childrenM
*(*B% They ans!ered( The 8ebre! !omen are not as the Egy#tian !omen( for
they themsel$es are skilful in the office of a mid!ifeJ and they are
deli$ered before !e come to them%
*(,-% Therefore God dealt !ell !ith the mid!i$es( and the #eo#le
multi#lied and gre! e>ceedingly strong%
*(,*% )nd because the mid!i$es feared God, he built them houses%
Because the mid!i$es feared God, etc%%% The mid!i$es !ere re!arded, not
for their lie, !hich !as a $enial sinJ but for their fear of God, and
their humanity( but this re!ard !as only tem#oral, in building them
houses, that is, in establishing and enriching their families%
*(,,% Pharao therefore charged all his #eo#le, saying( =hatsoe$er shall
be born of the male se>, ye shall cast into the ri$er( !hatsoe$er of the
female, ye shall sa$e ali$e%
E>odus "ha#ter ,
<oses is born and e>#osed on the bank of the ri$erJ !here he is taken u#
by the daughter of Pharao, and ado#ted for her son% 8e killeth an
Egy#tian, and fleeth into <adianJ !here he marrieth a !ife%
,(*% )fter this there !ent a man of the house of 'e$iJ and took a !ife
of his o!n kindred%
,(,% )nd she concei$ed, and bore a son( and seeing him a goodly child,
hid him three months%
,(2% )nd !hen she could hide him no longer, she took a basket made of
bulrushes, and daubed it !ith slime and #itch( and #ut the little babe
therein, and laid him in the sedges by the ri$erDs brink,
,(.% 8is sister standing afar off, and taking notice !hat !ould be done%
,(?% )nd behold the daughter of Pharao came do!n to !ash herself in the
ri$er( and her maids !alked by the ri$erDs brink% )nd !hen she sa! the
basket in the sedges she sent one of her maids for it( and !hen it !as
brought,
,(A% 4he o#ened it, and seeing !ithin it an infant crying, ha$ing
com#assion on it, she said( This is one of the babes of the 8ebre!s%
,(+% )nd the childDs sister said to her( 4hall 5 go, and call to thee a
8ebre! !oman, to nurse the babeM
,(1% 4he ans!ered( Go% The maid !ent and called her mother%
,(B% )nd PharaoDs daughter said to her( Take this child, and nurse him
for me( 5 !ill gi$e thee thy !ages% The !oman took and nursed the
child( and !hen he !as gro!n u#, she deli$ered him to PharaoDs daughter%
,(*-% )nd she ado#ted him for a son, and called him <oses, saying(
Because 5 took him out of the !ater%
<oses%%% Or <oyses, in the Egy#tian tongue, signifies one taken or sa$ed
out of the !ater%
,(**% 5n those days, after <oses !as gro!n u#, he !ent out to his
brethren( and sa! their affliction, and an Egy#tian striking one of the
8ebre!s, his brethren%
,(*,% )nd !hen he had looked about this !ay and that !ay, and sa! no one
there, he sle! the Egy#tian and hid him in the sand%
8e sle! the Egy#tian%%% This he did by a #articular ins#iration of GodJ
as a #relude to his deli$ering the #eo#le from their o##ression and
bondage% 8e thought, says 4t% 4te#hen, )cts +%,?, that his brethren
understood that God by his hand !ould sa$e them% But such #articular and
e>traordinary e>am#les are not to be imitated%
,(*2% )nd going out the ne>t day, he sa! t!o 8ebre!s Luarrelling( and he
said to him that did the !rong( =hy strikest thou thy neighbourM
,(*.% But he ans!ered( =ho hath a##ointed thee #rince and judge o$er usM
!ilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egy#tianM <oses
feared, and said( 8o! is this come to be kno!nM
,(*?% )nd Pharao heard of this !ord, and sought to kill <oses( but he
fled from his sight, and abode in the land of <adian, and he sat do!n by
a !ell%
<adian%%% ) city and country of )rabia, !hich took its name from <adian
the son of )braham, by "etura, and !as #eo#led by his #osterity%
,(*A% )nd the #riest of <adian had se$en daughters, !ho came to dra!
!ater( and !hen the troughs !ere filled, desired to !ater their fatherDs
flocks%
,(*+% )nd the she#herds came and dro$e them a!ay( and <oses arose, and
defending the maids, !atered their shee#%
,(*1( )nd !hen they returned to Raguel their father, he said to them(
=hy are ye come sooner than usualM
Raguel%%% 8e had t!o names, being also called 9ethro, as a##ears from
the first $erse of the follo!ing cha#ter%
,(*B% They ans!ered( ) man of Egy#t deli$ered us from the hands of the
she#herds( and he dre! !ater also !ith us, and ga$e the shee# to drink%
,(,-% But he said( =here is heM !hy ha$e you let the man goM call him
that he may eat bread%
,(,*% )nd <oses s!ore that he !ould d!ell !ith him% )nd he took 4e#hora
his daughter to !ife(
,(,,% )nd she bore him a son, !hom he called Gersam, saying( 5 ha$e been
a stranger in a foreign country% )nd she bore another, !hom he called
ElieHer, saying( 7or the God of my father, my hel#er, hath deli$ered me
out of the hand of Pharao%
Gersam%%% Or Gershom% This name signifies a stranger there( as ElieHer
signifies the hel# of God%
,(,2% o! after a long time the king of Egy#t died( and the children of
5srael groaning, cried out because of the !orks( and their cry !ent u#
unto God from the !orks%
,(,.% )nd he heard their groaning, and remembered the co$enant !hich he
made !ith )braham, 5saac, and 9acob%
,(,?% )nd the 'ord looked u#on the children of 5srael, and he kne! them%
;ne! them%%% That is, he had res#ect to them, he cast a merciful eye
u#on them%
E>odus "ha#ter 2
God a##eareth to <oses in a bush, and sendeth him to deli$er 5srael%
2(*% o! <oses fed the shee# of 9ethro, his father in la!, the #riest of
<adian( and he dro$e the flock to the inner #arts of the desert, and
came to the mountain of God, 8oreb%
2(,% )nd the 'ord a##eared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of
a bush( and he sa! that the bush !as on fire, and !as not burnt%
The 'ord a##eared%%% That is, an angel re#resenting God, and s#eaking in
his name%
2(2% )nd <oses said( 5 !ill go, and see this great sight, !hy the bush
is not burnt%
2(.% )nd !hen the 'ord sa! that he !ent for!ard to see, he called to him
out of the midst of the bush and said( <oses, <oses% )nd he ans!ered(
8ere 5 am%
2(?% )nd he said( "ome not nigh hither, #ut off the shoes from thy feetJ
for the #lace, !hereon thou standest, is holy ground%
2(A% )nd he said( 5 am the God of thy father, the God of )braham, the
God of 5saac, and the God of 9acob% <oses hid his face( for he durst
not look at God%
2(+% )nd the 'ord said to him( 5 ha$e seen the affliction of my #eo#le
in Egy#t, and 5 ha$e heard their cry because of the rigour of them that
are o$er the !orksJ
2(1% )nd kno!ing their sorro!, 5 am come do!n to deli$er them out of the
hands of the Egy#tians, and to bring them out of that land into a good
and s#acious land, into a land that flo!eth !ith milk and honey, to the
#laces of the "hanaanite, and 8ethite, and )morrhite, and PhereHite, and
8e$ite, and 9ebusite%
2(B% 7or the cry of the children of 5srael is come unto me( and 5 ha$e
seen their affliction, !here!ith they are o##ressed by the Egy#tians%
2(*-% But come, and 5 !ill send thee to Pharao, that thou mayst bring
forth my #eo#le, the children of 5srael, out of Egy#t%
2(**% )nd <oses said to God( =ho am 5 that 5 should go to Pharao, and
should bring forth the children of 5srael out of Egy#tM
2(*,% )nd he said to him( 5 !ill be !ith theeJ and this thou shalt ha$e
for a sign that 5 ha$e sent thee( =hen thou shalt ha$e brought my #eo#le
out of Egy#t, thou shalt offer sacrifice to God u#on this mountain%
2(*2% <oses said to God( 'o, 5 shall go to the children of 5srael, and
say to them( The God of your fathers hath sent me to you% 5f they shall
say to me( =hat is his nameM =hat shall 5 say to themM
2(*.% God said to <oses( 5 )< =8O )<% 8e said( Thus shalt thou say to
the children of 5srael( 8E =8O 54, hath sent me to you%
5 am !ho am%%% That is, 5 am being itself, eternal, self-e>istent,
inde#endent, infiniteJ !ithout beginning, end, or changeJ and the source
of all other beings%
2(*?% )nd God said again to <oses( Thus shalt thou say to the children
of 5srael( The 'ord God of your fathers the God of )braham, the God of
5saac, and the God of 9acob hath sent me to youJ this is my name for
e$er, and this is my memorial unto all generations%
2(*A% Go and gather together the ancients of 5srael, and thou shalt say
to them( The 'ord God of your fathers, the God of )braham, the God of
5saac, and the God of 9acob, hath a##eared to me, saying( @isiting 5
ha$e $isited youJ and 5 ha$e seen all that hath befallen you in Egy#t%
2(*+% )nd 5 ha$e said the !ord to bring you forth out of the affliction
of Egy#t, into the land of the "hanaanite, and 8ethite, and )morrhite,
and PhereHite, and 8e$ite, and 9ebusite, to a land that flo!eth !ith
milk and honey%
2(*1( )nd they shall hear thy $oiceJ and thou shalt go in, thou and the
ancients of 5srael, to the king of Egy#t, and thou shalt say to him( The
'ord God of the 8ebre!s hath called usJ !e !ill go three daysD journey
into the !ilderness, to sacrifice unto the 'ord our God%
2(*B% But 5 kno! that the king of Egy#t !ill not let you go, but by a
mighty hand%
2(,-% 7or 5 !ill stretch forth my hand, and !ill strike Egy#t !ith all
my !onders !hich 5 !ill do in the midst of them( after these he !ill let
you go%
2(,*% )nd 5 !ill gi$e fa$our to this #eo#le, in the sight of the
Egy#tians( and !hen you go forth, you shall not de#art em#ty(
2(,,% But e$ery !oman shall ask of her neighbour, and of her that is in
her house, $essels of sil$er and of gold, and raiment( and you shall #ut
them on your sons and daughters, and shall s#oil Egy#t%
4hall s#oil, etc%%% That is, you shall stri#, and take a!ay the goods of
the Egy#tians% This !as not authoriHing theft or injusticeJ but !as a
just dis#osal made by 8im, !ho is the great lord and master of all
things, in order to #ay the children of 5srael some #art of !hat !as due
to them from the Egy#tians for their labours%
E>odus "ha#ter .
<oses is em#o!ered to confirm his mission !ith miracles( his brother
)aron is a##ointed to assist him%
.(*% <oses ans!ered, and said( They !ill not belie$e me, nor hear my
$oice, but they !ill say( The 'ord hath not a##eared to thee%
.(,% Then he said to him( =hat is that thou holdest in thy handM 8e
ans!ered( ) rod%
.(2% )nd the 'ord said( "ast it do!n u#on the ground% 8e cast it do!n,
and it !as turned into a ser#ent, so that <oses fled from it%
.(.% )nd the 'ord said( Put out thy hand, and take it by the tail% 8e
#ut forth his hand, and took hold of it, and it !as turned into a rod%
.(?% That they may belie$e, saith he, that the 'ord God of their
fathers, the God of )braham, the God of 5saac, and the God of 9acob,
hath a##eared to thee%
.(A% )nd the 'ord said again( Put thy hand into thy bosom% )nd !hen he
had #ut it into his bosom, he brought it forth le#rous as sno!%
.(+% )nd he said( Put back thy hand into thy bosom% 8e #ut it back, and
brought it out again, and it !as like the other flesh%
.(1% 5f they !ill not belie$e thee, saith he, nor hear the $oice of the
former sign, they !ill belie$e the !ord of the latter sign%
.(B% But if they !ill not e$en belie$e these t!o signs, nor hear thy
$oice( take of the ri$er !ater, and #our it out u#on the dry land, and
!hatsoe$er thou dra!est out of the ri$er, shall be turned into blood%
.(*-% <oses said( 5 beseech thee, 'ord, 5 am not eloLuent from yesterday
and the day beforeJ and since thou hast s#oken to thy ser$ant, 5 ha$e
more im#ediment and slo!ness of tongue%
.(**% The 'ord said to him( =ho made manDs mouthM or !ho made the dumb
and the deaf, the seeing and the blindM did not 5M
.(*,% Go therefore, and 5 !ill be in thy mouthJ and 5 !ill teach thee
!hat thou shalt s#eak%
.(*2% But he said( 5 beseech thee, 'ord, send !hom thou !ilt send%
.(*.% The 'ord being angry at <oses, said( )aron the 'e$ite is thy
brother, 5 kno! that he is eloLuent( behold he cometh forth to meet
thee, and seeing thee, shall be glad at heart%
.(*?% 4#eak to him, and #ut my !ords in his mouth( and 5 !ill be in thy
mouth, and in his month, and !ill she! you !hat you must do%
.(*A% 8e shall s#eak in thy stead to the #eo#le, and shall be thy mouth(
but thou shalt be to him in those things that #ertain to God%
.(*+% )nd take this rod in thy hand !here!ith thou shalt do the signs%
.(*1( <oses !ent his !ay, and returned to 9ethro his father in la!, and
said to himJ 5 !ill go and return to my brethren into Egy#t, that 5 may
see if they be yet ali$e% )nd 9ethro said to him( Go in #eace%
.(*B% )nd the 'ord said to <oses, in <adian( Go, and return into Egy#tJ
for they are all dead that sought thy life%
.(,-% <oses therefore took his !ife, and his sons, and set them u#on an
assJ and returned into Egy#t, carrying the rod of God in his hand%
.(,*% )nd the 'ord said to him as he !as returning into Egy#t( 4ee that
thou do all the !onders before Pharao, !hich 5 ha$e #ut in thy hand( 5
shall harden his heart, and he !ill not let the #eo#le go%
5 shall harden, etc%%% ot by being the efficient cause of his sinJ but
by !ithdra!ing from him, for his just #unishment, the de! of grace that
might ha$e softened his heartJ and so suffering him to gro! harder and
harder%
.(,,% )nd thou shalt say to him( Thus saith the 'ord( 5srael is my son,
my firstborn%
.(,2% 5 ha$e said to thee( 'et my son go, that he may ser$e me, and thou
!ouldst not let him go( behold 5 !ill kill thy son, thy firstborn%
.(,.% )nd !hen he !as in his journey, in the inn, the 'ord met him, and
!ould ha$e killed him%
The 'ord met him, and !ould ha$e killed him%%% This !as an angel
re#resenting the 'ord, !ho treated <oses in this manner, for ha$ing
neglected the circumcision of his younger sonJ !hich his !ife
understanding, circumcised her child u#on the s#ot, u#on !hich the angel
let <oses go%
.(,?% 5mmediately 4e#hora took a $ery shar# stone, and circumcised the
foreskin of her son, and touched his feet, and said( ) bloody s#ouse art
thou to me%
.(,A% )nd he let him go after she had said( ) bloody s#ouse art thou to
me, because of the circumcision%
.(,+% )nd the 'ord said to )aron( Go into the desert to meet <oses% )nd
he !ent forth to meet him in the mountain of God, and kissed him%
.(,1% )nd <oses told )aron all the !ords of the 'ord, by !hich he had
sent him, and the signs that he had commanded%
.(,B% )nd they came together, and they assembled all the ancients of the
children of 5srael%
.(2-% )nd )aron s#oke all the !ords !hich the 'ord had said to <oses(
and he !rought the signs before the #eo#le%
.(2*% )nd the #eo#le belie$ed% )nd they heard that the 'ord had $isited
the children of 5srael, and that he had looked u#on their affliction(
and falling do!n they adored%
E>odus "ha#ter ?
Pharao refuseth to let the #eo#le go% They are more o##ressed%
?(*% )fter these things, <oses and )aron !ent in, and said to Pharao(
Thus saith the 'ord God of 5srael( 'et my #eo#le go, that they may
sacrifice to me in the desert%
?(,% But he ans!ered( =ho is the 'ord, that 5 should hear his $oice, and
let 5srael goM 5 kno! not the 'ord, neither !ill 5 let 5srael go%
?(2% )nd they said( The God of the 8ebre!s hath called us, to go three
daysD journey into the !ilderness, and to sacrifice to the 'ord our GodJ
lest a #estilence or the s!ord fall u#on us%
?(.% The king of Egy#t said to them( =hy do you <oses and )aron dra! off
the #eo#le from their !orksM Get you gone to your burdens%
?(?% )nd Pharao said( The #eo#le of the land are numerousJ you see that
the multitude is increasedJ ho! much more if you gi$e them rest from
their !orksM
?(A% Therefore he commanded the same day the o$erseers of the !orks, and
the task-masters of the #eo#le, saying(
?(+% &ou shall gi$e stra! no more to the #eo#le to make brick, as
beforeJ but let them go and gather stra!%
?(1% )nd you shall lay u#on them the task of bricks, !hich they did
beforeJ neither shall you diminish any thing thereof, for they are idle,
and therefore they cry% saying( 'et us go and sacrifice to our God%
?(B% 'et them be o##ressed !ith !orks, and let them fulfil themJ that
they may not regard lying !ords%
?(*-% )nd the o$erseers of the !orks, and the taskmasters, !ent out and
said to the #eo#le( Thus saith Pharao( 5 allo! you no stra!J
?(**% Go, and gather it !here you can find itJ neither shall any thing
of your !ork be diminished%
?(*,% )nd the #eo#le !as scattered through all the land of Egy#t to
gather stra!%
?(*2% )nd the o$erseers of the !orks #ressed them, saying( 7ulfil your
!ork e$ery day, as before ye !ere !ont to do, !hen stra! !as gi$en you%
?(*.% )nd they that !ere o$er the !orks of the children of 5srael, !ere
scourged by PharaoDs taskmasters, saying( =hy ha$e you not made u# the
task of bricks, both yesterday and to day, as beforeM
?(*?% )nd the officers of the children of 5srael came, and cried out to
Pharao, saying( =hy dealest thou so !ith thy ser$antsM
?(*A% 4tra! is not gi$en us, and bricks are reLuired of us as beforeJ
behold !e, thy ser$ants, are beaten !ith !hi#s, and thy #eo#le is
unjustly dealt !ithal%
?(*+% )nd he said( &ou are idle, and therefore you say( 'et us go and
sacrifice to the 'ord%
?(*1( Go therefore and !ork( stra! shall not be gi$en you, and you shall
deli$er the accustomed number of bricks%
?(*B% )nd the officers of the children of 5srael sa! that they !ere in
e$il case, because it !as said to them( There shall not a !hit be
diminished of the bricks for e$ery day%
?(,-% )nd they met <oses and )aron, !ho stood o$er against them as they
came out from Pharao(
?(,*% )nd they said to them( The 'ord see and judge, because you ha$e,
made our sa$our to stink before Pharao and his ser$ants, and you ha$e
gi$en him a s!ord, to kill us%
?(,,% )nd <oses returned to the 'ord, and said( 'ord, !hy hast thou
afflicted this #eo#leM !herefore hast thou sent meM
?(,2% 7or since the time that 5 !ent in to Pharao to s#eak in thy name,
he hath afflicted thy #eo#le( and thou hast not deli$ered them%
E>odus "ha#ter A
God rene!eth his #romise% The genealogies of Ruben, 4imon and 'e$i, do!n
to <oses and )aron%
AJ*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( o! thou shalt see !hat 5 !ill do to
Pharao( for by a mighty hand shall he let them go, and !ith a strong
hand shall he cast them out of his land%
A(,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying( 5 am the 'ord
A(2% That a##eared to )braham, to 5saac, and to 9acob, by the name of
God )lmighty( and my name )DO)5 5 did not she! them%
<y name )donai%%% The name, !hich is in the 8ebre! te>t, is that most
#ro#er name of God, !hich signifieth his eternal, self-e>istent being,
E>% 2%*., !hich the 9e!s out of re$erence ne$er #ronounceJ but, instead
of it, !hene$er it occurs in the Bible, they read )donai, !hich
signifies the 'ordJ and, therefore, they #ut the #oints or $o!els, !hich
belong to the name )donai, to the four letters of that other ineffable
name 9od, 8e, @au, 8e% 8ence some moderns ha$e framed the name 9eho$ah,
unkno!n to all the ancients, !hether 9e!s or "hristiansJ for the true
#ronunciation of the name, !hich is in the 8ebre! te>t, by long disuse,
is no! Luite lost%
A(.% )nd 5 made a co$enant !ith them, to gi$e them the land of "hanaan,
the land of their #ilgrimage !herein they !ere strangers%
A(?% 5 ha$e heard the groaning of the children of 5srael, !here!ith the
Egy#tians ha$e o##ressed them( and 5 ha$e remembered my co$enant%
A(A% Therefore say to the children of lsrael( 5 am the 'ord !ho !ill
bring you out from the !ork-#rison of the Egy#tians, and !ill deli$er
you from bondage( and redeem you !ith a high arm, and great judgments%
A(+% )nd 5 !ill take you to myself for my #eo#le, 5 !ill be your God(
and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord your God, !ho brought you out from
the !ork-#rison of the Egy#tians(
A(1% )nd brought you into the land, concerning !hich 5 lifted u# my hand
to gi$e it to )braham, 5saac, and 9acob( and 5 !ill gi$e it you to
#ossess( 5 am the 'ord%
A(B% )nd <oses told all this to the children of 5srael( but they did not
hearken to him, for anguish of s#irit, and most #ainful !ork%
A(*-% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(**% Go in, and s#eak to Pharao king of Egy#t, that he let the children
of 5srael go out of his land%
A(*,% <oses ans!ered before the 'ord( Behold the children of 5srael do
not hearken to me( and ho! !ill Pharao hear me, es#ecially as 5 am of
uncircumcised li#sM
:ncircumcised li#s%%% 4o he calls the defect he had in his !ords, or
utterance%
A(*2% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, and he ga$e them a charge
unto the children of 5srael, and unto Pharao the king of Egy#t, that
they should bring forth the children of 5srael out of the land of Egy#t%
A(*.% These are the heads of their houses by their families% The sons of
Ruben the firstborn of 5srael( 8enoch and Phallu, 8esron and "harmi%
A(*?% These are the kindreds of Ruben% The sons of 4imeon, 9amuel and
9amin, and )hod, and 9achin, and 4oar, and 4aul the son of a
"hanaanitess( these are the families of 4imeon%
A(*A% )nd these are the names of the sons of 'e$i by their kindreds(
Gerson, and "aath, and <erari% )nd the years of the life of 'e$i !ere a
hundred and thirty-se$en%
A(*+% The sons of Gerson( 'obni and 4emei, by their kindreds%
A(*1( The sons of "aath( )mram, and 5saar, and 8ebron and OHiel% )nd the
years of "aathDs life, !ere a hundred and thirty-three%
A(*B% The sons of <erari( <oholi and <usi% These are the kindreds of
'e$i by their families%
A(,-% )nd )mram took to !ife 9ochabed his aunt by the fatherDs side( and
she bore him )aron and <oses% )nd the years of )mramDs life, !ere a
hundred and thirty-se$en%
A(,*% The sons also of 5saar( "ore, and e#heg, and Iechri%
A(,,% The sons also of OHiel( <iHael, and EliHa#han, and 4ethri%
A(,2% )nd )aron took to !ife EliHabeth the daughter of )minadab, sister
of ahason, !ho bore him adab, and )biu, and EleaHar, and 5thamar%
A(,.% The sons also of "ore( )ser, and Elcana, and )biasa#h% These are
the kindreds of the "orites%
A(,?% But EleaHar the son of )aron took a !ife of the daughters of
Phutiel( and she bore him Phinees% These are the heads of the 'e$itical
families by their kindreds%
A(,A% These are )aron and <oses, !hom the 'ord commanded to bring forth
the children of 5srael out of the land of Egy#t by their com#anies%
A(,+% These are they that s#eak to Pharao, king of Egy#t, in order to
bring out the children of 5srael from Egy#t( these are that <oses and
)aron,
A(,1% 5n the day !hen the 'ord s#oke to <oses in the land of Egy#t%
A(,B% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying( 5 am the 'ordJ s#eak thou to
Pharao, king of Egy#t, all that 5 say to thee%
A(2-% )nd <oses said before the 'ord( 'o 5 am of uncircumcised li#s, ho!
!ill Pharao hear meM
E>odus "ha#ter +
<oses and )aron go into Pharao( they turn the rod into a ser#entJ and
the !aters of Egy#t into blood, !hich !as the first #lague% The
magicians do the like, and PharaoDs heart is hardened%
+(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Behold, 5 ha$e a##ointed thee the god
of PharaoJ and )aron, thy brother, shall be thy #ro#het%
The god of Pharao%%% @iH%, to be his judgeJ and to e>ercise a di$ine
#o!er, as GodDs instrument, o$er him and his #eo#le%
+(,% Thou shalt s#eak to him all that 5 command theeJ and he shall s#eak
to Pharao, that he let the children of 5srael go out of his land%
+(2% But 5 shall harden his heart, and shall multi#ly my signs and
!onders in the land of Egy#t%
5 shall harden, etc%%% not by being the efficient cause of his hardness
of heart, but by #ermitting itJ and by !ithdra!ing grace from him, in
#unishment of his maliceJ !hich alone !as the #ro#er cause of his being
hardened%
+(.% )nd he !ill not hear you( and 5 !ill lay my hand u#on Egy#t, and
!ill bring forth my army and my #eo#le, the children of 5srael, out of
the land of Egy#t, by $ery great judgments%
+(?% )nd the Egy#tians shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !ho ha$e stretched
forth my hand u#on Egy#t, and ha$e brought forth the children of 5srael
out of the midst of them%
+(A% )nd <oses and )aron did as the 'ord had commandedJ so did they%
+(+% )nd <oses !as eighty years old, and )aron eighty-three, !hen they
s#oke to Pharao%
+(1% )nd the 'ord said to <oses and )aron(
+(B% =hen Pharao shall say to you, 4he! signsJ thou shalt say to )aron(
Take thy rod, and cast it do!n before Pharao, and it shall be turned
into a ser#ent%
+(*-% 4o <oses and )aron !ent in unto Pharao, and did as the 'ord had
commanded% )nd )aron took the rod before Pharao and his ser$ants, and it
!as turned into a ser#ent%
+(**% )nd Pharao called the !ise men and the magiciansJ and they also by
Egy#tian enchantments and certain secrets, did in like manner%
<agicians%%% 9annes, and <ambres, or 9ambres, , Tim% 2%1%
+(*,% )nd they e$ery one cast do!n their rods, and they !ere turned into
ser#ents( but )aronDs rod de$oured their rods%
+(*2% )nd PharaoDs heart !as hardened, and he did not hearken to them,
as the 'ord had commanded%
+(*.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( PharaoDs heart is hardened, he !ill
not let the #eo#le go%
+(*?% Go to him in the morning, behold he !ill go out to the !aters( and
thou shalt stand to meet him on the bank of the ri$er( and thou shalt
take in thy hand the rod that !as turned into a ser#ent%
+(*A% )nd thou shalt say to him( The 'ord God of the 8ebre!s sent me to
thee, saying( 'et my #eo#le go to sacrifice to me in the desert( and
hitherto thou !ouldst not hear%
+(*+% Thus therefore saith the 'ord( 5n this thou shalt kno! that 5 am
the 'ord( behold 5 !ill strike !ith the rod, that is in my hand, the
!ater of the ri$er, and it shall be turned into blood%
+(*1( )nd the fishes that are in the ri$er, shall die, and the !aters
shall be corru#ted, and the Egy#tians shall be afflicted !hen they drink
the !ater of the ri$er%
+(*B% The 'ord also said to <oses( 4ay to )aron, Take thy rodJ and
stretch forth thy hand u#on the !aters of Egy#t, and u#on their ri$ers,
and streams and #ools, and all the #onds of !aters, that they may be
turned into blood( and let blood be in all the land of Egy#t, both in
$essels of !ood and of stone%
+(,-% )nd <oses and )aron did as the 'ord had commanded( and lifting u#
the rod, he struck the !ater of the ri$er before Pharao and his
ser$ants( and it !as turned into blood%
+(,*% )nd the fishes that !ere in the ri$er diedJ and the ri$er
corru#ted, and the Egy#tians could not drink the !ater of the ri$er, and
there !as blood in all the land of Egy#t%
+(,,% )nd the magicians of the Egy#tians !ith their enchantments did in
like mannerJ and PharaoDs heart !as hardened, neither did he hear them,
as the 'ord had commanded% +(,2% )nd he turned himself a!ay, and !ent
into his house, neither did he set his heart to it this time also%
+(,.% )nd all the Egy#tians dug round about the ri$er for !ater to
drinkJ for they could not drink of the !ater of the ri$er%
+(,?% )nd se$en days !ere fully ended, after that the 'ord struck the
ri$er%
E>odus "ha#ter 1
The second #lague is of frogs( Pharao #romiseth to let the 5sraelites
go, but breaketh his #romise% The third #lague is of scini#hs% The
fourth is of flies% Pharao again #romiseth to dismiss the #eo#le, but
doth it not%
1(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Go in to Pharao, and thou shalt say to
him( Thus saith the 'ord( 'et my #eo#le go to sacrifice to me%
1(,% But if thou !ilt not let them go, behold 5 !ill strike all thy
coasts !ith frogs%
1(2% )nd the ri$er shall bring forth an abundance of frogsJ !hich shall
come u# and enter into thy house, and thy bedchamber, and u#on thy bed,
and into the houses of thy ser$ants, and to thy #eo#le, and into thy
o$ens, and into the remains of thy meats(
1(.% )nd the frogs shall come in to thee, and to thy #eo#le, and to all
thy ser$ants%
1(?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4ay to )aron( 4tretch forth thy hand
u#on the streams, and u#on the ri$ers and the #ools, and bring forth
frogs u#on the land of Egy#t%
1(A% )nd )aron stretched forth his hand u#on the !aters of Egy#t, and
the frogs came u#, and co$ered the land of Egy#t%
1(+% )nd the magicians also, by their enchantments, did in like manner,
and they brought forth frogs u#on the land of Egy#t%
1(1% But Pharao called <oses and )aron, and said to them( Pray ye to the
'ord to take a!ay the frogs from me and from my #eo#leJ and 5 !ill let
the #eo#le go to sacrifice to the 'ord%
Pray ye to the 'ord, etc%%% By this it a##ears, that though the
magicians, by the hel# of the de$il, could bring frogs, yet they could
not take them a!ay( God being #leased to abridge in this the #o!er of
4atan% 4o !e see they could not after!ards #roduce the lesser insectsJ
and in this restraint of the #o!er of the de$il, !ere forced to
ackno!ledge the finger of God%
1(B% )nd <oses said to Pharao( 4et me a time !hen 5 shall #ray for thee,
and for thy ser$ants, and for thy #eo#le, that the frogs may be dri$en
a!ay from thee and from thy house, and from thy ser$ants, and from thy
#eo#leJ and may remain only in the ri$er%
1(*-% )nd he ans!ered( To morro!% But he said( 5 !ill do according to
thy !ordJ that thou mayest kno! that there is none like to the 'ord our
God%
1(**% )nd the frogs shall de#art from thee, and from thy house, and from
thy ser$ants, and from thy #eo#leJ and shall remain only in the ri$er%
1(*,% )nd <oses and )aron !ent forth from Pharao( and <oses cried to the
'ord for the #romise, !hich he had made to Pharao concerning the frogs%
1(*2% )nd the 'ord did according to the !ord of <oses( and the frogs
died out of the houses, and out of the $illages, and out of the fields(
1(*.% )nd they gathered them together into immense hea#s, and the land
!as corru#ted%
1(*?% )nd Pharao seeing that rest !as gi$en, hardened his o!n heart, and
did not hear them, as the 'ord had commanded%
Pharao hardened his o!n heart%%% By this !e see that Pharao !as himself
the efficient cause of his heart being hardened, and not God%-4ee the
same re#eated in $er% 2,% Pharao hardened his heart at this time also(
like!ise cha#% B%+, 2?, and cha#% *2%*?%
1(*A% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4ay to )aron( 4tretch forth thy rod,
and strike the dust of the earthJ and may there be scini#hs in all the
land of Egy#t%
4cini#hs%%% Or "inifs, 8ebre! "hinnim, small flying insects, $ery
troublesome both to men and beast%
1(*+% )nd they did so% )nd )aron stretched forth his hand, holding the
rodJ and he struck the dust of the earth, and there came scini#hs on men
and on beasts( all the dust of the earth !as turned into scini#hs
through all the land of Egy#t%
1(*1( )nd the magicians !ith their enchantments #ractised in like
manner, to bring forth scini#hs, and they could not( and there !ere
scini#hs as !ell on men as on beasts%
1(*B% )nd the magicians said to Pharao( This is the finger of God% )nd
PharaoDs heart !as hardened, and he hearkened not unto them, as the 'ord
had commanded%
1(,-% The 'ord also said to <oses( )rise early, and stand before PharaoJ
for he !ill go forth to the !aters( and thou shalt say to him( Thus
saith the 'ord( 'et my #eo#le go to sacrifice to me%
1(,*% But if thou !ilt not let them go, behold 5 !ill send in u#on thee,
and u#on thy ser$ants, and u#on thy houses, all kind of flies( and the
houses of the Egy#tians shall be filled !ith flies of di$ers kinds, and
the !hole land !herein they shall be%
1(,,% )nd 5 !ill make the land of Gessen !onderful in that day, so that
flies shall not be there( and thou shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord in the
midst of the earth%
1(,2% )nd 5 !ill #ut a di$ision bet!een my #eo#le and thy #eo#le( to
morro! shall this sign be%
1(,.% )nd the 'ord did so% )nd there came a $ery grie$ous s!arm of flies
into the houses of Pharao and of his ser$ants, and into all the land of
Egy#t( and the land !as corru#ted by this kind of flies%
1(,?% )nd Pharao called <oses and )aron, and said to them( Go and
sacrifice to your God in this land%
1(,A% )nd <oses said( 5t cannot be so( for !e shall sacrifice the
abominations of the Egy#tians to the 'ord our God( no! if !e kill those
things !hich the Egy#tians !orshi#, in their #resence, they !ill stone
us%
The abominations, etc%%% That is, the things they !orshi# for Gods(
o>en, rams, etc% 5t is the usual style of the scri#tures to call all
idols and false gods, abominations, to signify ho! much the #eo#le of
God ought to detest and abhor them%
1(,+% =e !ill go three daysD journey into the !ildernessJ and !e !ill
sacrifice to the 'ord our God, as he hath commanded us%
1(,1% )nd Pharao said( 5 !ill let you go to sacrifice to the 'ord your
God in the !ilderness, but go no farther( #ray for me%
1(,B% )nd <oses said( 5 !ill go out from thee, and !ill #ray to the
'ord( and the flies shall de#art from Pharao, and from his ser$ants, and
from his #eo#le to morro!( but do not decei$e any more, in not letting
the #eo#le go to sacrifice to the 'ord%
1(2-% 4o <oses !ent out from Pharao, and #rayed to the 'ord%
1(2*% )nd he did according to his !ord( and he took a!ay the flies from
Pharao, and from his ser$ants, and from his #eo#le( there !as not left
so much as one%
1(2,% )nd PharaoDs heart !as hardened, so that neither this time !ould
he let the #eo#le go%
E>odus "ha#ter B
The fifth #lague is a murrain among the cattle% The si>th, of boils in
men and beasts% The se$enth, of hail% Pharao #romiseth again to let the
#eo#le go, and breaketh his !ord%
B(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Go in to Pharao, and s#eak to him( Thus
saith the 'ord God of the 8ebre!s( 'et my #eo#le go to sacrifice to me%
B(,% But if thou refuse, and !ithhold them still(
B(2% Behold my hand shall be u#on thy fieldsJ and a $ery grie$ous
murrain u#on thy horses, and asses, and camels, and o>en, and shee#%
B(.% )nd the 'ord !ill make a !onderful difference bet!een the
#ossessions of 5srael and the #ossessions of the Egy#tians, that nothing
at all shall die of those things that belong to the children of 5srael%
B(?% )nd the 'ord a##ointed a time, saying( To morro! !ill the 'ord do
this thing in the land%
B(A% The 'ord therefore did this thing the ne>t day( and all the beasts
of the Egy#tians died, but of the beasts of the children of 5srael there
died not one%
)ll the beasts%%% That is, many of all kinds%
B(+% )nd Pharao sent to seeJ and there !as not any thing dead of that
!hich 5srael #ossessed% )nd PharaoDs heart !as hardened, and he did not
let the #eo#le go%
B(1% )nd the 'ord said to <oses and )aron( Take to you handfuls of ashes
out of the chimney, and let <oses s#rinkle it in the air in the #resence
of Pharao%
B(B% )nd be there dust u#on all the land of Egy#t( for there shall be
boils and s!elling blains both in men and beasts, in the !hole land of
Egy#t%
B(*-% )nd they took ashes out of the chimney, and stood before Pharao,
and <oses s#rinkled it in the airJ and there came boils !ith s!elling
blains in men and beasts%
B(**% either could the magicians stand before <oses, for the boils that
!ere u#on them, and in all the land of Egy#t%
B(*,% )nd the 'ord hardened PharaoDs heart, and he hearkened not unto
them, as the 'ord had s#oken to <oses%
8ardened, etc%%% 4ee the annotations abo$e, cha#% .%,*, cha#% +%2, and
cha#% 1%*?%
B(*2% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( )rise in the morning, and stand before
Pharao, and thou shalt say to him( Thus saith the 'ord, the God of the
8ebre!s( 'et my #eo#le go to sacrifice to me%
B(*.% 7or 5 !ill at this time send all my #lagues u#on thy heart, and
u#on thy ser$ants, and u#on thy #eo#leJ that thou mayst kno! that there
is none like me in all the earth%
B(*?% 7or no! 5 !ill stretch out my hand to strike thee, and thy #eo#le,
!ith #estilence, and thou shalt #erish from the earth%
B(*A% )nd therefore ha$e 5 raised thee, that 5 may she! my #o!er in
thee, and my name may be s#oken of throughout all the earth%
B(*+% Dost thou yet hold back my #eo#leJ and !ilt thou not let them goM
B(*1( Behold 5 !ill cause it to rain to morro! at this same hour, an
e>ceeding great hailJ such as hath not been in Egy#t from the day that
it !as founded, until this #resent time%
B(*B% 4end therefore no! #resently, and gather together thy cattle, and
all that thou hast in the fieldJ for men and beasts, and all things that
shall be found abroad, and not gathered together out of the fields !hich
the hail shall fall u#on, shall die%
B(,-% 8e that feared the !ord of the 'ord among PharaoDs ser$ants, made
his ser$ants and his cattle flee into houses(
B(,*% But he that regarded not the !ord of the 'ord, left his ser$ants,
and his cattle in the fields%
B(,,% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4tretch forth thy hand to!ards hea$en,
that there may be hail in the !hole land of Egy#t u#on men, and u#on
beasts, and u#on e$ery herb of the field in the land of Egy#t%
B(,2% )nd <oses stretched forth his rod to!ards hea$en, and the 'ord
sent thunder and hail, and lightnings running along the ground( and the
'ord rained hail u#on the land of Egy#t%
B(,.% )nd the hail and fire mi>t !ith it dro$e on together( and it !as
of so great bigness, as ne$er before !as seen in the !hole land of Egy#t
since that nation !as founded%
B(,?% )nd the hail destroyed through all the land of Egy#t all things
that !ere in the fields, both man and beast( and the hail smote e$ery
herb of the field, and it broke e$ery tree of the country%
B(,A% Only in the land of Gessen, !here the children of 5srael !ere, the
hail fell not%
B(,+% )nd Pharao sent and called <oses and )aron, saying to them( 5 ha$e
sinned this time also, the 'ord is just( 5 and my #eo#le, are !icked%
B(,1% Pray ye to the 'ord that the thunderings of God and the hail may
cease( that 5 may let you go, and that ye may stay here no longer%
B(,B% <oses said( )s soon as 5 am gone out of the city, 5 !ill stretch
forth my hands to the 'ord, and the thunders shall cease, and the hail
shall be no more( that thou mayst kno! that the earth is the 'ordDs(
B(2-% But 5 kno! that neither thou, nor thy ser$ants do yet fear the
'ord God%
B(2*% The fla> therefore, and the barley !ere hurt, because the barley
!as green, and the fla> !as no! bolledJ
B(2,% But the !heat, and other !inter corn !ere not hurt, because they
!ere late!ard%
B(22% )nd !hen <oses !as gone from Pharao out of the city, he stretched
forth his hands to the 'ord( and the thunders and the hail ceased,
neither did there dro# any more rain u#on the earth%
B(2.% )nd Pharao seeing that the rain, and the hail, and the thunders
!ere ceased, increased his sin(
B(2?% )nd his heart !as hardened, and the heart of his ser$ants, and it
!as made e>ceeding hard( neither did he let the children of 5srael go,
as the 'ord had commanded by the hand of <oses%
E>odus "ha#ter *-
The eighth #lague of the locusts% The ninth, of darkness( Pharao is
still hardened%
*-(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Go in to PharaoJ for 5 ha$e hardened
his heart, and the heart of his ser$ants( that 5 may !ork these my signs
in him,
*-(,% )nd thou mayst tell in the ears of thy sons, and of thy grandsons,
ho! often 5 ha$e #lagued the Egy#tians, and !rought my signs amongst
them( and you may kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
*-(2% Therefore <oses and )aron !ent in to Pharao, and said to him( Thus
saith the 'ord God of the 8ebre!s( 8o! long refusest thou to submit to
meM let my #eo#le go, to sacrifice to me%
*-(.% But if thou resist, and !ilt not let them go, behold 5 !ill bring
in to-morro! the locusts into thy coastsJ
*-(?% To co$er the face of the earth, that nothing thereof may a##ear,
but that !hich the hail hath left may be eaten( for they shall feed u#on
all the trees that s#ring in the fields%
*-(A% )nd they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of thy ser$ants,
and of all the Egy#tians( such a number as thy fathers ha$e not seen,
nor thy grandfathers, from the time they !ere first u#on the earth,
until this #resent day% )nd he turned himself a!ay, and !ent forth from
Pharao%
*-(+% )nd PharaoDs ser$ants said to him( 8o! long shall !e endure this
scandalM 5et the men go to sacrifice to the 'ord their God% Dost thou
not see that Egy#t is undoneM
*-(1% )nd they called back <oses, and )aron, to PharaoJ and he said to
them( Go, sacrifice to the 'ord your God( !ho are they that shall goM
*-(B% <oses said( =e !ill go !ith our young and old, !ith our sons and
daughters, !ith our shee# and herds( for it is the solemnity of the 'ord
our God%
*-(*-% )nd Pharao ans!ered( 4o be the 'ord !ith you, as 5 shall let you
and your children go( !ho can doubt but that you intend some great e$ilM
*-(**% 5t shall not be so, but go ye men only, and sacrifice to the
'ord( for this yoursel$es also desired% )nd immediately they !ere cast
out from PharaoDs #resence%
*-(*,% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4tretch forth thy hand u#on the land
of Egy#t unto the locust, that it come u#on it, and de$our e$ery herb
that is left after the hail%
*-(*2% )nd <oses stretched forth his rod u#on the land of Egy#t( and the
'ord brought a burning !ind all that day, and nightJ and !hen it !as
morning, the burning !ind raised the locusts%
*-(*.% )nd they came u# o$er the !hole land of Egy#tJ and rested in all
the coasts of the Egy#tians, innumerable, the like as had not been
before that time, nor shall be hereafter%
*-(*?% )nd they co$ered the !hole face of the earth, !asting all things%
)nd the grass of the earth !as de$oured, and !hat fruits soe$er !ere on
the trees, !hich the hail had leftJ and there remained not any thing
that !as green on the trees, or in the herbs of the earth, in all Egy#t%
*-(*A% =herefore Pharao in haste called <oses and )aron, and said to
them( 5 ha$e sinned against the 'ord your God, and against you%
*-(*+% But no! forgi$e me my sin this time also, and #ray to the 'ord
your God, that he take a!ay from me this death%
*-(*1( )nd <oses going forth from the #resence of Pharao, #rayed to the
'ord(
*-(*B% )nd he made a $ery strong !ind to blo! from the !est, and it took
the locusts and cast them into the Red 4ea( there remained not so much
as one in all the coasts of Egy#t%
*-(,-% )nd the 'ord hardened PharaoDs heart, neither did he let the
children of 5srael go%
*-(,*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4tretch out thy hand to!ards hea$en(
and may there be darkness u#on the land of Egy#t so thick that it may be
felt%
Darkness u#on the land of Egy#t, so thick that it may be felt%%% By
means of the gross e>halations, !hich !ere to cause and accom#any the
darkness%
*-(,,% )nd <oses stretched forth his hand to!ards hea$en( and there came
horrible darkness in all the land of Egy#t for three days%
*-(,2% o man sa! his brother, nor mo$ed himself out of the #lace !here
he !as( but !heresoe$er the children of 5srael d!elt, there !as light%
*-(,.% )nd Pharao called <oses and )aron, and said to them( Go,
sacrifice to the 'ord( let your shee# only, and herds remain, let your
children go !ith you%
*-(,?% <oses said( Thou shalt gi$e us also sacrifices and burnt-
offerings, to the 'ord our God%
*-(,A% )ll the flocks shall go !ith usJ there shall not a hoof remain of
them( for they are necessary for the ser$ice of the 'ord our God(
es#ecially as !e kno! not !hat must be offered, till !e come to the $ery
#lace%
*-(,+% )nd the 'ord hardened PharaoDs heart, and he !ould not let them
go%
*-(,1% )nd Pharao said to <oses( Get thee from me, and be!are thou see
not my face any more( in !hat day soe$er thou shalt come in my sight,
thou shalt die%
*-(,B% <oses ans!ered( 4o shall it be as thou hast s#oken, 5 !ill not
see thy face anymore%
E>odus "ha#ter **
Pharao and his #eo#le are threatened !ith the death of their firstborn%
**(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( &et one #lague more !ill 5 bring u#on
Pharao and Egy#t, and after that he shall let you go, and thrust you
out%
**(,% Therefore thou shalt tell all the #eo#le, that e$ery man ask of
his friend, and e$ery !oman of her neighbour, $essels of sil$er and of
gold%
**(2% )nd the 'ord !ill gi$e fa$our to his #eo#le in the sight of the
Egy#tians% )nd <oses !as a $ery great man in the land of Egy#t, in the
sight of PharaoDs ser$ants, and of all the #eo#le%
**(.% )nd he said( Thus saith the 'ord( )t midnight 5 !ill enter into
Egy#t(
**(?% )nd e$ery firstborn in the land of the Egy#tians shall die, from
the firstborn of Pharao !ho sitteth on his throne, e$en to the firstborn
of the handmaid that is at the mill, and all the firstborn of beasts%
**(A% )nd there shall be a great cry in all the land of Egy#t, such as
neither hath been before, nor shall be hereafter%
**(+% But !ith all the children of 5srael there shall not a dog make the
least noise, from man e$en to beastJ that you may kno! ho! !onderful a
difference the 'ord maketh bet!een the Egy#tians and 5srael%
**(1% )nd all these thy ser$ants shall come do!n to me, and shall
!orshi# me, saying( Go forth thou, and all the #eo#le that is under
thee( after that !e !ill go out%
**(B% )nd he !ent out from Pharao e>ceeding angry% But the 'ord said to
<oses( Pharao !ill not hear you, that many signs may be done in the land
of Egy#t%
**(*-% )nd <oses and )aron did all the !onders that are !ritten, before
Pharao% )nd the 'ord hardened PharaoDs heart, neither did he let the
children of 5srael go out of his land%
The 'ord hardened, etc%%% 4ee the annotations abo$e, cha#% .%,*, and
cha#% +%2%
E>odus "ha#ter *,
The manner of #re#aring, and eating the #aschal lamb( the firstborn of
Egy#t are all slain( the 5sraelites de#art%
*,(*% )nd the 'ord said to <oses and )aron in the land of Egy#t(
*,(,% This month shall be to you the beginning of monthsJ it shall be
the first in the months of the year%
*,(2% 4#eak ye to the !hole assembly of the children of 5srael, and say
to them( On the tenth day of this month let e$ery man take a lamb by
their families and houses%
*,(.% But if the number be less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he
shall take unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house, according
to the number of souls !hich may be enough to eat the lamb%
*,(?% )nd it shall be a lamb !ithout blemish, a male, of one yearJ
according to !hich rite also you shall take a kid%
) kid%%% The #hase might be #erformed, either !ith a lamb or !ith a kid(
and all the same rites and ceremonies !ere to be used !ith the one as
!ith the other%
*,(A% )nd you shall kee# it until the fourteenth day of this monthJ and
the !hole multitude of the children of 5srael shall sacrifice it in the
e$ening%
*,(+% )nd they shall take of the blood thereof, and #ut it u#on both the
side #osts, and on the u##er door #osts of the houses, !herein they
shall eat it%
*,(1% )nd they shall eat the flesh that night roasted at the fire, and
unlea$ened bread !ith !ild lettuce%
*,(B% &ou shall not eat thereof any thing ra!, nor boiled in !ater, but
only roasted at the fireJ you shall eat the head !ith the feet and
entrails thereof%
*,(*-% either shall there remain any thing of it until morning% 5f
there be any thing left, you shall burn it !ith fire%
*,(**% )nd thus you shall eat it( you shall gird your reins, and you
shall ha$e shoes on your feet, holding sta$es in your hands, and you
shall eat in hasteJ for it is the Phase Ethat is the PassageG of the
'ord%
*,(*,% )nd 5 !ill #ass through the land of Egy#t that night, and !ill
kill e$ery firstborn in the land of Egy#t, both man and beast( and
against all the gods of Egy#t 5 !ill e>ecute judgmentsJ 5 am the 'ord%
*,(*2% )nd the blood shall be unto you for a sign in the houses !here
you shall beJ and 5 shall see the blood, and shall #ass o$er youJ and
the #lague shall not be u#on you to destroy you, !hen 5 shall strike the
land of Egy#t%
*,(*.% )nd this day shall be for a memorial to youJ and you shall kee#
it a feast to the 'ord in your generations, !ith an e$erlasting
obser$ance%
*,(*?% 4e$en days shall you eat unlea$ened bread( in the first day there
shall be no lea$en in your housesJ !hosoe$er shall eat any thing
lea$ened, from the first day until the se$enth day, that soul shall
#erish out of 5srael%
*,(*A% The first day shall be holy and solemn, and the se$enth day shall
be ke#t !ith the like solemnity( you shall do no !ork in them, e>ce#t
those things that belong to eating%
*,(*+% )nd you shall obser$e the feast of the unlea$ened bread( for in
this same day 5 !ill bring forth your army out of the land of Egy#t, and
you shall kee# this day in your generations by a #er#etual obser$ance%
*,(*1( The first month, the fourteenth day of the month, in the e$ening,
you shall eat unlea$ened bread, until the one and t!entieth day of the
same month, in the e$ening%
:nlea$ened bread%%% By this it a##ears, that our 4a$iour made use of
unlea$ened bread, in the institution of the blessed sacrament, !hich !as
on the e$ening of the #aschal solemnity, at !hich time there !as no
lea$ened bread to be found in 5srael%
*,(*B% 4e$en days there shall not be found any lea$en in your houses( he
that shall eat lea$ened bread, his soul shall #erish out of the assembly
of 5srael, !hether he be a stranger or born in the land%
*,(,-% &ou shall not eat any thing lea$ened( in all your habitations you
shall eat unlea$ened bread%
*,(,*% )nd <oses called all the ancients of the children of 5srael, and
said to them( Go take a lamb by your families, and sacrifice the Phase%
*,(,,% )nd di# a bunch of hysso# in the blood that is at the door, and
s#rinkle the transom of the door there!ith, and both the door cheeks(
let none of you go out of the door of his house till morning%
4#rinkle, etc%%% This s#rinkling the doors of the 5sraelites !ith the
blood of the #aschal lamb, in order to their being deli$ered from the
s!ord of the destroying angel, !as a li$ely figure of our redem#tion by
the blood of "hrist%
*,(,2% 7or the 'ord !ill #ass through striking the Egy#tians( and !hen
he shall see the blood on the transom, and on both the #osts, he !ill
#ass o$er the door of the house, and not suffer the destroyer to come
into your houses and to hurt you%
*,(,.% Thou shalt kee# this thing as a la! for thee and thy children for
e$er%
*,(,?% )nd !hen you ha$e entered into the land !hich the 'ord !ill gi$e
you, as he hath #romised, you shall obser$e these ceremonies%
*,(,A% )nd !hen your children shall say to you( =hat is the meaning of
this ser$iceM
*,(,+% &ou shall say to them( 5t is the $ictim of the #assage of the
'ord, !hen he #assed o$er the houses of the children of 5srael in Egy#t,
striking the Egy#tians, and sa$ing our houses% )nd the #eo#le bo!ing
themsel$es, adored%
*,(,1% )nd the children of 5srael going forth, did as the 'ord had
commanded <oses and )aron%
*,(,B% )nd it came to #ass at midnight, the 'ord sle! e$ery firstborn in
the land of Egy#t, from the firstborn of Pharao, !ho sat on his throne,
unto the firstborn of the ca#ti$e !oman that !as in the #rison, and all
the firstborn of cattle%
*,(2-% )nd Pharao arose in the night, and all his ser$ants, and all
Egy#t( and there arose a great cry in Egy#tJ for there !as not a house
!herein there lay not one dead%
*,(2*% )nd Pharao calling <oses and )aron, in the night, said( )rise and
go forth from among my #eo#le, you and the children of 5srael( go,
sacrifice to the 'ord as you say%
*,(2,% &our shee# and herds take along !ith you, as you demanded, and
de#arting bless me%
*,(22% )nd the Egy#tians #ressed the #eo#le to go forth out of the land
s#eedily, saying( =e shall all die%
*,(2.% The #eo#le therefore took dough before it !as lea$enedJ and tying
it in their cloaks, #ut it on their shoulders%
*,(2?% )nd the children of 5srael did as <oses had commanded( and they
asked of the Egy#tians $essels of sil$er and gold, and $ery much
raiment%
*,(2A% )nd the 'ord ga$e fa$our to the #eo#le in the sight of the
Egy#tians, so that they lent unto them( and they stri##ed the Egy#tians%
*,(2+% )nd the children of 5srael set for!ard from Ramesse to 4ocoth,
being about si> hundred thousand men on foot, beside children%
*,(21% )nd a mi>ed multitude, !ithout number, !ent u# also !ith them,
shee# and herds, and beasts of di$ers kinds, e>ceeding many%
*,(2B% )nd they baked the meal, !hich a little before they had brought
out of Egy#t in dough( and they made hearth cakes unlea$ened( for it
could not be lea$ened, the Egy#tians #ressing them to de#art, and not
suffering them to make any stayJ neither did they think of #re#aring any
meat%
*,(.-% )nd the abode of the children of 5srael that they made in Egy#t,
!as four hundred and thirty years%
*,(.*% =hich being e>#ired, the same day all the army of the 'ord !ent
forth out of the land of Egy#t%
*,(.,% This is the obser$able night of the 'ord, !hen he brought them
forth out of the land of Egy#t( this night all the children of 5srael
must obser$e in their generations%
*,(.2% )nd the 'ord said to <oses and )aron( This is the ser$ice of the
PhaseJ no foreigner shall eat of it%
*,(..% But e$ery bought ser$ant shall be circumcised, and so shall eat%
*,(.?% The stranger and the hireling shall not eat thereof%
*,(.A% 5n one house shall it be eaten, neither shall you carry forth of
the flesh thereof out of the house, neither shall you break a bone
thereof%
*,(.+% )ll the assembly of the children of 5srael shall kee# it%
*,(.1% )nd if any stranger be !illing to d!ell among you, and to kee#
the Phase of the 'ord, all his males shall first be circumcised, and
then shall he celebrate it according to the manner( and he shall be as
he that is born in the land( but if any man be uncircumcised, he shall
not eat thereof%
*,(.B% The same la! shall be to him that is born in the land, and to the
#roselyte that sojourneth !ith you%
*,(?-% )nd all the children of 5srael did as the 'ord had commanded
<oses and )aron%
*,(?*% )nd the same day the 'ord brought forth the children of 5srael
out of the land of Egy#t by their com#anies%
E>odus "ha#ter *2
The #aschal solemnity is to be obser$edJ and the firstborn are to be
consecrated to God% The #eo#le are conducted through the desert by a
#illar of fire in the night, and a cloud in the day%
*2(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*2(,% 4anctify unto me e$ery firstborn that o#eneth the !omb among the
children of 5srael, as !ell of men as of beasts( for they are all mine%
4anctify unto me e$ery firstborn%%% 4anctification in this #lace means
that the firstborn males of the 8ebre!s should be de#uted to the
ministry in the di$ine !orshi#J and the firstborn of beasts to be gi$en
for a sacrifice%
*2(2% )nd <oses said to the #eo#le( Remember this day in !hich you came
forth out of Egy#t, and out of the house of bondage, for !ith a strong
hand hath the 'ord brought you forth out of this #lace( that you eat no
lea$ened bread%
*2(.% This day you go forth in the month of ne! corn%
*2(?% )nd !hen the 'ord shall ha$e brought thee into the land of the
"hanaanite, and the 8ethite, and the )morrhite, and the 8e$ite, and the
9ebusite, !hich he s!ore to thy fathers that he !ould gi$e thee, a land
that flo!eth !ith milk and honey, thou shalt celebrate this manner of
sacred rites in this month%
*2(A% 4e$en days shalt thou eat unlea$ened bread( and on the se$enth day
shall be the solemnity of the 'ord%
*2(+% :nlea$ened bread shall you eat se$en days( there shall not be seen
any thing lea$ened !ith thee, nor in all thy coasts%
*2(1% )nd thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying( This is !hat the
'ord did to me !hen 5 came forth out of Egy#t%
*2(B% )nd it shall be as a sign in thy hand, and as a memorial before
thy eyesJ and that the la! of the 'ord be al!ays in thy mouth, for !ith
a strong hand the 'ord hath brought thee out of the land of Egy#t%
*2(*-% Thou shalt kee# this obser$ance at the set time from days to
days%
*2(**% )nd !hen the 'ord shall ha$e brought thee into the land of the
"hanaanite, as he s!ore to thee and thy fathers, and shall gi$e it thee(
*2(*,% Thou shalt set a#art all that o#eneth the !omb for the 'ord, and
all that is first brought forth of thy cattle( !hatsoe$er thou shalt
ha$e of the male se>, thou shalt consecrate to the 'ord%
*2(*2% The firstborn of an ass thou shalt change for a shee#( and if
thou do not redeem it, thou shalt kill it% )nd e$ery firstborn of men
thou shalt redeem !ith a #rice%
*2(*.% )nd !hen thy son shall ask thee to morro!, saying( =hat is thisM
thou shalt ans!er him( =ith a strong hand did the 'ord bring us forth
out of the land of Egy#t, out of the house of bondage%
*2(*?% 7or !hen Pharao !as hardened, and !ould not let us go, the 'ord
sle! e$ery firstborn in the land of Egy#t, from the firstborn of man to
the firstborn of beasts( therefore 5 sacrifice to the 'ord all that
o#eneth the !omb of the male se>, and all the firstborn of my sons 5
redeem%
*2(*A% )nd it shall be as a sign in thy hand, and as a thing hung
bet!een thy eyes, for a remembrance( because the 'ord hath brought us
forth out of Egy#t by a strong hand%
*2(*+% )nd !hen Pharao had sent out the #eo#le, the 'ord led them not by
the !ay of the land of the Philistines, !hich is nearJ thinking lest
#erha#s they !ould re#ent, if they should see !ars arise against them,
and !ould return into Egy#t%
*2(*1( But he led them about by the !ay of the desert, !hich is by the
Red 4ea( and the children of 5srael !ent u# armed out of the land of
Egy#t%
*2(*B% )nd <oses took 9ose#hDs bones !ith him( because he had adjured
the children of 5srael, saying( God shall $isit you, carry out my bones
from hence !ith you%
*2(,-% )nd marching from 4ocoth, they encam#ed in Etham, in the utmost
coasts of the !ilderness%
*2(,*% )nd the 'ord !ent before them to she! the !ay, by day in a #illar
of a cloud, and by night in a #illar of fireJ that he might be the guide
of their journey at both times%
*2(,,% There ne$er failed the #illar of the cloud by day, nor the #illar
of fire by night, before the #eo#le%
E>odus "ha#ter *.
Pharao #ursueth the children of 5srael% They murmur against <oses, but
are encouraged by him, and #ass through the Red 4ea% Pharao and his army
follo!ing them are dro!ned%
*.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*.(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael( 'et them turn and encam# o$er
against Phihahiroth, !hich is bet!een <agdal and the sea o$er against
Beelse#hon( you shall encam# before it u#on the sea%
*.(2% )nd Pharao !ill say of the children of 5srael( They are straitened
in the land, the desert hath shut them in%
*.(.% )nd 5 shall harden his heart and he !ill #ursue you( and 5 shall
be glorified in Pharao, and in all his army( and the Egy#tians shall
kno! that 5 am the 'ord% )nd they did so%
*.(?% )nd it !as told the king of the Egy#tians that the #eo#le !as
fled( and the heart of Pharao and of his ser$ants !as changed !ith
regard to the #eo#le, and they said( =hat meant !e to do, that !e let
5srael go from ser$ing usM
*.(A% 4o he made ready his chariot, and took all his #eo#le !ith him%
*.(+% )nd he took si> hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots that
!ere in Egy#t( and the ca#tains of the !hole army%
*.(1% )nd the 'ord hardened the heart of Pharao, king of Egy#t, and he
#ursued the children of 5sraelJ but they !ere gone forth in a mighty
hand%
*.(B% )nd !hen the Egy#tians follo!ed the ste#s of them !ho !ere gone
before, they found them encam#ed at the sea side( all PharaoDs horse and
chariots and the !hole army !ere in Phihahiroth, before Beelse#hon%
*.(*-% )nd !hen Pharao dre! near, the children of 5srael lifting u#
their eyes, sa! the Egy#tians behind them( and they feared e>ceedingly,
and cried to the 'ord%
*.(**% )nd they said to <oses( Perha#s there !ere no gra$es in Egy#t,
therefore thou hast brought us to die in the !ilderness( !hy !ouldst
thou do this, to lead us out of Egy#tM
*.(*,% 5s not this the !ord that !e s#oke to thee in Egy#t, saying(
De#art from us, that !e may ser$e the Egy#tiansM for it !as much better
to ser$e them, than to die in the !ilderness%
*.(*2% )nd <oses said to the #eo#le( 7ear not( stand, and see the great
!onders of the 'ord, !hich he !ill do this dayJ for the Egy#tians, !hom
you see no!, you shall see no more for e$er%
*.(*.% The 'ord !ill fight for you, and you shall hold your #eace%
*.(*?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( =hy criest thou to meM 4#eak to the
children of 5srael to go for!ard%
*.(*A% But lift thou u# thy rod, and stretch forth thy hand o$er the
sea, and di$ide it( that the children of 5srael may go through the midst
of the sea on dry ground%
*.(*+% )nd 5 !ill harden the heart of the Egy#tians to #ursue you( and 5
!ill be glorified in Pharao, and in all his host, and in his chariots
and in his horsemen%
*.(*1( )nd the Egy#tians shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall be
glorified in Pharao, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen%
*.(*B% )nd the angel of God, !ho !ent before the cam# of 5srael,
remo$ing, !ent behind them( and together !ith him the #illar of the
cloud, lea$ing the fore#art,
*.(,-% 4tood behind, bet!een the Egy#tiansD cam# and the cam# of 5srael(
and it !as a dark cloud, and enlightening the night, so that they could
not come at one another all the night%
) dark cloud, and enlightening the night%%% 5t !as a dark cloud to the
Egy#tiansJ but enlightened the night to the 5sraelites by gi$ing them a
great light%
*.(,*% )nd !hen <oses had stretched forth his hand o$er the sea, the
'ord took it a!ay by a strong and burning !ind blo!ing all the night,
and turned it into dry ground( and the !ater !as di$ided%
*.(,,% )nd the children of 5srael !ent in through the midst of the sea
dried u#J for the !ater !as as a !all on their right hand and on their
left%
*.(,2% )nd the Egy#tians #ursuing !ent in after them, and all PharaoDs
horses, his chariots and horsemen, through the midst of the sea%
*.(,.% )nd no! the morning !atch !as come, and behold the 'ord looking
u#on the Egy#tian army through the #illar of fire and of the cloud, sle!
their host%
*.(,?% )nd o$erthre! the !heels of the chariots, and they !ere carried
into the dee#% )nd the Egy#tians said( 'et us flee from 5sraelJ for the
'ord fighteth for them against us%
*.(,A% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4tretch forth thy hand o$er the sea,
that the !aters may come again u#on the Egy#tians, u#on their chariots
and horsemen%
*.(,+% )nd !hen <oses had stretched forth his hand to!ards the sea, it
returned at the first break of day to the former #lace( and as the
Egy#tians !ere fleeing a!ay, the !aters came u#on them, and the 'ord
shut them u# in the middle of the !a$es%
*.(,1% )nd the !aters returned, and co$ered the chariots and the
horsemen of all the army of Pharao, !ho had come into the sea after
them, neither did there so much as one of them remain%
*.(,B% But the children of 5srael marched through the midst of the sea
u#on dry land, and the !aters !ere to them as a !all on the right hand
and on the left(
*.(2-% )nd the 'ord deli$ered 5srael in that day out of the hands of the
Egy#tians%
*.(2*% )nd they sa! the Egy#tians dead u#on the sea shore, and the
mighty hand that the 'ord had used against them( and the #eo#le feared
the 'ord, and they belie$ed the 'ord, and <oses his ser$ant%
E>odus "ha#ter *?
The canticle of <oses% The bitter !aters of <ara are made s!eet%
*?(*% Then <oses and the children of 5srael sung this canticle to the
'ord, and said( 'et us sing to the 'ord( for he is gloriously magnified,
the horse and the rider he hath thro!n into the sea%
*?(,% The 'ord is my strength and my #raise, and he is become sal$ation
to me( he is my God, and 5 !ill glorify him( the God of my father, and 5
!ill e>alt him%
*?(2% The 'ord is as a man of !ar, )lmighty is his name%
*?(.% PharaoDs chariots and his army he hath cast into the sea( his
chosen ca#tains are dro!ned in the Red 4ea%
*?(?% The de#ths ha$e co$ered them, they are sunk to the bottom like a
stone%
*?(A% Thy right hand, O 'ord, is magnified in strength( thy right hand,
O 'ord, hath slain the enemy%
*?(+% )nd in the multitude of thy glory thou hast #ut do!n thy
ad$ersaries( thou hast sent thy !rath, !hich hath de$oured them like
stubble%
*?(1% )nd !ith the blast of thy anger the !aters !ere gathered together(
the flo!ing !ater stood, the de#ths !ere gathered together in the midst
of the sea%
*?(B% The enemy said( 5 !ill #ursue and o$ertake, 5 !ill di$ide the
s#oils, my soul shall ha$e its fill( 5 !ill dra! my s!ord, my hand shall
slay them%
*?(*-% Thy !ind ble! and the sea co$ered them( they sunk as lead in the
mighty !aters%
*?(**% =ho is like to thee, among the strong, O 'ordM !ho is like to
thee, glorious in holiness, terrible and #raise-!orthy, doing !ondersM
*?(*,% Thou stretchedst forth thy hand, and the earth s!allo!ed them%
*?(*2% 5n thy mercy thou hast been a leader to the #eo#le !hich thou
hast redeemed( and in thy strength thou hast carried them to thy holy
habitation%
*?(*.% ations rose u#, and !ere angry( sorro!s took hold on the
inhabitants of Philisthiim%
*?(*?% Then !ere the #rinces of Edom troubled, trembling seiHed on the
stout men of <oab( all the inhabitants of "hanaan became stiff%
*?(*A% 'et fear and dread fall u#on them, in the greatness of thy arm(
let them become immo$eable as a stone, until thy #eo#le, O 'ord, #ass
by( until this thy #eo#le #ass by, !hich thou hast #ossessed%
*?(*+% Thou shalt bring them in, and #lant them in the mountain of thy
inheritance, in thy most firm habitation, !hich thou hast made, O 'ordJ
thy sanctuary, O 'ord, !hich thy hands ha$e established%
*?(*1( The 'ord shall reign for e$er and e$er%
*?(*B% 7or Pharao !ent in on horseback !ith his chariots and horsemen
into the sea( and the 'ord brought back u#on them the !aters of the sea(
but the children of 5srael !alked on dry ground in the midst thereof%
*?(,-% 4o <ary the #ro#hetess, the sister of )aron, took a timbrel in
her hand( and all the !omen !ent forth after her !ith timbrels and !ith
dances%
*?(,*% )nd she began the song to them, saying( 'et us sing to the 'ord,
for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and his rider he hath thro!n
into the sea%
*?(,,% )nd <oses brought 5srael from the Red 4ea, and they !ent forth
into the !ilderness of 4ur( and they marched three days through the
!ilderness, and found no !ater%
*?(,2% )nd they came into <ara, and they could not drink the !aters of
<ara because they !ere bitter( !hereu#on he ga$e a name also agreeable
to the #lace, calling it <ara, that is, bitterness%
*?(,.% )nd the #eo#le murmured against <oses, saying( =hat shall !e
drinkM
*?(,?% But he cried to the 'ord, and he she!ed him a tree, !hich !hen he
had cast into the !aters, they !ere turned into s!eetness% There he
a##ointed him ordinances, and judgments, and there he #ro$ed him,
*?(,A% 4aying( 5f thou !ilt hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, and do
!hat is right before him, and obey his commandments, and kee# all his
#rece#ts, none of the e$ils that 5 laid u#on Egy#t, !ill 5 bring u#on
thee( for 5 am the 'ord thy healer%
*?(,+% )nd the children of 5srael came into Elim, !here there !ere
t!el$e fountains of !ater, and se$enty #alm trees( and they encam#ed by
the !aters%
E>odus "ha#ter *A
The #eo#le murmur for !ant of meat( God gi$eth them Luails and manna%
*A(*% )nd they set for!ard from Elim, and all the multitude of the
children of 5srael came into the desert of 4in, !hich is bet!een Elim
and 4inai( the fifteenth day of the second month, after they came out of
the land of Egy#t%
*A(,% )nd all the congregation of the children of 5srael murmured
against <oses and )aron in the !ilderness%
*A(2% )nd the children of 5srael said to them( =ould to God !e had died
by the hand of the 'ord in the land of Egy#t, !hen !e sat o$er the
flesh#ots, and ate bread to the full( =hy ha$e you brought us into this
desert, that you might destroy all the multitude !ith famineM
*A(.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Behold 5 !ill rain bread from hea$en
for youJ let the #eo#le go forth, and gather !hat is sufficient for
e$ery day( that 5 may #ro$e them !hether they !ill !alk in my la!, or
not%
*A(?% But the si>th day let them #ro$ide for to bring in( and let it be
double to that they !ere !ont to gather e$ery day%
*A(A% )nd <oses and )aron said to the children of 5srael 5n the e$ening
you shall kno! that the 'ord hath brought you forth out of the land of
Egy#t(
*A(+% )nd in the morning you shall see the glory of the 'ord( for he
hath heard your murmuring against the 'ord( but as for us, !hat are !e,
that you mutter against usM
*A(1% )nd <oses said( 5n the e$ening the 'ord !ill gi$e you flesh to
eat, and in the morning bread to the full( for he hath heard your
murmurings, !ith !hich you ha$e murmured against him, for !hat are !eM
your murmuring is not against us, but against the 'ord%
*A(B% <oses also said to )aron( 4ay to the !hole congregation of the
children of 5srael( "ome before the 'ordJ for he hath heard your
murmuring%
*A(*-% )nd !hen )aron s#oke to all the assembly of the children of
5srael, they looked to!ards the !ildernessJ and behold the glory of the
'ord a##eared in a cloud%
*A(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*A(*,% 5 ha$e heard the murmuring of the children of 5srael, say to
them( 5n the e$ening you shall eat flesh, and in the morning you shall
ha$e your fill of breadJ and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord your God%
*A(*2% 4o it came to #ass in the e$ening, that Luails coming u#, co$ered
the cam#( and in the morning a de! lay round about the cam#%
*A(*.% )nd !hen it had co$ered the face of the earth, it a##eared in the
!ilderness small, and as it !ere beaten !ith a #estle, like unto the
hoar frost on the ground%
*A(*?% )nd !hen the children of 5srael sa! it, they said one to another(
<anhuN !hich signifieth( =hat is thisN for they kne! not !hat it !as%
)nd <oses said to them( This is the bread !hich the 'ord hath gi$en you
to eat%
*A(*A% This is the !ord that the 'ord hath commanded( 'et e$ery one
gather of it as much as is enough to eatJ a gomor for e$ery man,
according to the number of your souls that d!ell in a tent, so shall you
take of it%
*A(*+% )nd the children of 5srael did so( and they gathered, one more,
another less%
*A(*1( )nd they measured by the measure of a gomor( neither had he more
that had gathered moreJ nor did he find less that had #ro$ided less( but
e$ery one had gathered, according to !hat they !ere able to eat%
*A(*B% )nd <oses said to them( 'et no man lea$e thereof till the
morning%
*A(,-% )nd they hearkened not to him, but some of them left until the
morning, and it began to be full of !orms, and it #utrified, and <oses
!as angry !ith them%
*A(,*% o! e$ery one of them gathered in the morning, as much as might
suffice to eat( and after the sun gre! hot, it melted%
*A(,,% But on the si>th day they gathered t!ice as much, that is, t!o
gomors e$ery man( and all the rulers of the multitude came, and told
<oses%
*A(,2% )nd he said to them( This is !hat the 'ord hath s#oken( To morro!
is the rest of the sabbath sanctified to the 'ord% =hatsoe$er !ork is to
be done, do itJ and the meats that are to be dressed, dress themJ and
!hatsoe$er shall remain, lay it u# until the morning%
*A(,.% )nd they did so as <oses had commanded, and it did not #utrify,
neither !as there !orm found in it%
*A(,?% )nd <oses said( Eat it to day, because it is the sabbath of the
'ord( to day it shall not be found in the field%
*A(,A% Gather it si> daysJ but on the se$enth day is the sabbath of the
'ord, therefore it shall not be found%
*A(,+% )nd the se$enth day cameJ and some of the #eo#le going forth to
gather, found none%
*A(,1% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 8o! long !ill you refuse to kee# my
commandments, and my la!M
*A(,B% 4ee that the 'ord hath gi$en you the sabbath, and for this reason
on the si>th day he gi$eth you a double #ro$ision( let each man stay at
home, and let none go forth out of his #lace the se$enth day%
*A(2-% )nd the #eo#le ke#t the sabbath on the se$enth day%
*A(2*% )nd the house of 5srael called the name thereof <anna( and it !as
like coriander seed, !hite, and the taste thereof like to flour !ith
honey%
*A(2,% )nd <oses said( This is the !ord !hich the 'ord hath commanded(
7ill a gomor of it, and let it be ke#t unto generations to come
hereafterJ that they may kno! the bread, !here!ith 5 fed you in the
!ilderness !hen you !ere brought forth out of the land of Egy#t%
*A(22% )nd <oses said to )aron( Take a $essel, and #ut manna into it, as
much as a gomor can holdJ and lay it u# before the 'ord, to kee# unto
your generations,
*A(2.% )s the 'ord commanded <oses% )nd )aron #ut it in the tabernacle
to be ke#t%
*A(2?% )nd the children of 5srael ate manna forty years, till they came
to a habitable land( !ith this meat !ere they fed, until they reached
the borders of the land of "hanaan%
*A(2A% o! a gomor is the tenth #art of an e#hi%
E>odus "ha#ter *+
The #eo#le murmur again for !ant of drinkJ the 'ord gi$eth them !ater
out of a rock% <oses lifting u# his hand in #rayer, )malec is o$ercome%
*+(*% Then all the multitude of the children of 5srael setting for!ard
from the desert of 4in, by their mansions, according to the !ord of the
'ord, encam#ed in Ra#hidim, !here there !as no !ater for the #eo#le to
drink%
*+(,% )nd they chode !ith <oses, and said( Gi$e us !ater, that !e may
drink% )nd <oses ans!ered them( =hy chide you !ith meM =herefore do you
tem#t the 'ordM
*+(2% 4o the #eo#le !ere thirsty there for !ant of !ater, and murmured
against <oses, saying( =hy didst thou make us go forth out of Egy#t, to
kill us and our children, and our beasts !ith thirstM
*+(.% )nd <oses cried to the 'ord, saying( =hat shall 5 do to this
#eo#leM &et a little more and they !ill stone me%
*+(?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Go before the #eo#le, and take !ith
thee of the ancients of 5srael( and take in thy hand the rod !here!ith
thou didst strike the ri$er, and go%
*+(A% Behold 5 !ill stand there before thee, u#on the rock 8oreb, and
thou shalt strike the rock, and !ater shall come out of it that the
#eo#le may drink% <oses did so before the ancients of 5srael(
*+(+% )nd he called the name of that #lace Tem#tation, because of the
chiding of the children of 5srael, and for that they tem#ted the 'ord,
saying( 5s the 'ord amongst us or notM
*+(1% )nd )malec came, and fought against 5srael in Ra#hidim%
*+(B% )nd <oses said to 9osue( "hoose out menJ and go out and fight
against )malec( tomorro! 5 !ill stand on the to# of the hill, ha$ing the
rod of God in my hand%
*+(*-% 9osue did as <oses had s#oken, and he fought against )malecJ but
<oses, and )aron, and 8ur, !ent u# u#on the to# of the hill%
*+(**% )nd !hen <oses lifted u# his hands, 5srael o$ercameJ but if he
let them do!n a little, )malec o$ercame%
*+(*,% )nd <osesDs hands !ere hea$y( so they took a stone, and #ut under
him, and he sat on it( and )aron and 8ur stayed u# his hands on both
sides% )nd it came to #ass, that his hands !ere not !eary until sunset%
*+(*2% )nd 9osue #ut )malec and his #eo#le to flight, by the edge of the
s!ord%
*+(*.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( =rite this for a memorial in a book,
and deli$er it to the ears of 9osueJ for 5 !ill destroy the memory of
)malec from under hea$en%
*+(*?% )nd <oses built an altarJ and called the name thereof, The 'ord,
my e>altation, saying(
*+(*A% Because the hand of the throne of the 'ord, and the !ar of the
'ord shall be against )malec, from generation to generation%
E>odus "ha#ter *1
9ethro bringeth to <oses his !ife and children% 8is counsel%
*1(*% )nd !hen 9ethro the #riest of <adian, the kinsman of <oses, had
heard all the things that God had done to <oses, and to 5srael his
#eo#le, and that the 'ord had brought forth 5srael out of Egy#t(
*1(,% 8e took 4e#hora, the !ife of <oses, !hom he had sent back(
*1(2% )nd her t!o sons, of !hom one !as called Gersam( his father
saying, 5 ha$e been a stranger in a foreign country%
*1(.% )nd the other ElieHer( 7or the God of my father, said he, is my
hel#er, and hath deli$ered me from the s!ord of Pharao%
*1(?% )nd 9ethro, the kinsman of <oses, came !ith his sons, and his !ife
to <oses into the desert, !here he !as cam#ed by the mountain of God%
*1(A% )nd he sent !ord to <oses, saying( 5 9ethro, thy kinsman, come to
thee, and thy !ife, and thy t!o sons !ith her%
*1(+% )nd he !ent out to meet his kinsman, and !orshi##ed and kissed
him( and they saluted one another !ith !ords of #eace% )nd !hen he !as
come into the tent,
*1(1% <oses told his kinsman all that the 'ord had done to Pharao, and
the Egy#tians in fa$our of 5srael( and all the labour !hich had befallen
them in the journey, and that the 'ord had deli$ered them%
*1(B% )nd 9ethro rejoiced for all the good things that the 'ord had done
to 5srael, because he had deli$ered them out of the hands of the
Egy#tians%
*1(*-% )nd he said( Blessed is the 'ord, !ho hath deli$ered his #eo#le
out of the hand of Egy#t%
*1(**% o! 5 kno!, that the 'ord is great abo$e all godsJ because they
dealt #roudly against them%
*1(*,% 4o 9ethro, the kinsman of <oses, offered holocausts and
sacrifices to God( and )aron and all the ancients of 5srael came, to eat
bread !ith him before God%
*1(*2% )nd the ne>t day <oses sat to judge the #eo#le, !ho stood by
<oses from morning until night%
*1(*.% )nd !hen his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the
#eo#le, he said( =hat is it that thou dost among the #eo#leM =hy sittest
thou alone, and all the #eo#le !ait from morning till nightM
*1(*?% )nd <oses ans!ered him( The #eo#le come to me to seek the
judgment of GodM
*1(*A% )nd !hen any contro$ersy falleth out among them, they come to me
to judge bet!een them, and to she! the #rece#ts of God, and his la!s%
*1(*+% But he said( The thing thou dost is not good%
*1(*1( Thou art s#ent !ith foolish labour, both thou, and this #eo#le
that is !ith theeJ the business is abo$e thy strength, thou alone canst
not bear it%
*1(*B% But hear my !ords and counsels, and God shall be !ith thee% Be
thou to the #eo#le in those things that #ertain to God, to bring their
!ords to him(
*1(,-% )nd to she! the #eo#le the ceremonies, and the manner of
!orshi##ingJ and the !ay !herein they ought to !alk, and the !ork that
they ought to do%
*1(,*% )nd #ro$ide out of all the #eo#le able men, such as fear God, in
!hom there is truth, and that hate a$arice, and a##oint of them rulers
of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,
*1(,,% =ho may judge the #eo#le at all times( and !hen any great matter
soe$er shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the
lesser matters only( that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden
being shared out unto others%
*1(,2% 5f thou dost this, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of God, and
shalt be able to bear his #rece#ts( and all this #eo#le shall return to
their #laces !ith #eace%
*1(,.% )nd !hen <oses heard this, he did all things that he had
suggested unto him%
*1(,?% )nd choosing able men out of all 5srael, he a##ointed them rulers
of the #eo#le, rulers o$er thousands, and o$er hundreds, and o$er
fifties, and o$er tens%
*1(,A% )nd they judged the #eo#le at all times( and !hatsoe$er !as of
greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier
cases only%
*1(,+% )nd he let his kinsman de#art( and he returned and !ent into his
o!n country%
E>odus "ha#ter *B
They come to 4inai( the #eo#le are commanded to be sanctified% The 'ord,
coming in thunder and lightning, s#eaketh !ith <oses%
*B(*% 5n the third month of the de#arture of 5srael out of the land of
Egy#t, on this day they came into the !ilderness of 4inai(
*B(,% 7or de#arting out of Ra#hidim, and coming to the desert of 4inai,
they cam#ed in the same #lace, and there 5srael #itched their tents o$er
against the mountain%
*B(2% )nd <oses !ent u# to GodJ and the 'ord called unto him from the
mountain, and said( Thus shalt thou say to the house of 9acob, and tell
the children of 5srael(
)nd <oses !ent u# to God%%% <oses !ent u# to mount 4inai, !here God
s#oke to him%
*B(.% &ou ha$e seen !hat 5 ha$e done to the Egy#tians, ho! 5 ha$e
carried you u#on the !ings of eagles, and ha$e taken you to myself%
*B(?% 5f therefore you !ill hear my $oice, and kee# my co$enant, you
shall be my #eculiar #ossession abo$e all #eo#le( for all the earth is
mine%
*B(A% )nd you shall be to me a #riestly kingdom, and a holy nation%
These are the !ords thou shalt s#eak to the children of 5srael%
*B(+% <oses cameJ and calling together the elders of the #eo#le, he
declared all the !ords !hich the 'ord had commanded%
*B(1% )nd all the #eo#le ans!ered together( )ll that the 'ord hath
s#oken, !e !ill do% )nd !hen <oses had related the #eo#leDs !ords to the
'ord,
*B(B% The 'ord said to him( 'o, no! !ill 5 come to thee in the darkness
of a cloud, that the #eo#le may hear me s#eaking to thee, and may
belie$e thee for e$er% )nd <oses told the !ords of the #eo#le to the
'ord%
*B(*-% )nd he said to him( Go to the #eo#le, and sanctify them to day,
and to morro!, and let them !ash their garments%
*B(**% )nd let them be ready against the third dayJ for on the third day
the 'ord !ill come do!n in the sight of all the #eo#le, u#on <ount
4inai%
*B(*,% )nd thou shalt a##oint certain limits to the #eo#le round about,
and thou shalt say to them( Take heed ye go not u# into the mount, and
that ye touch not the borders thereof( e$ery one that toucheth the
mount, dying he shall die%
*B(*2% o hands shall touch him, but he shall be stoned to death, or he
shall be shot through !ith arro!s( !hether it be beast, or man, he shall
not li$e% =hen the trum#et shall begin to sound, then let them go u#
into the mount%
*B(*.% )nd <oses came do!n from the mount to the #eo#le, and sanctified
them% )nd !hen they had !ashed thelr garments,
*B(*?% 8e said to them( Be ready against the third day, and come not
near your !i$es%
*B(*A% )nd no! the third day !as come, and the morning a##eared( and
behold thunders began to be heard, and lightning to flash, and a $ery
thick cloud to co$er the mount, and the noise of the trum#et sounded
e>ceeding loudJ and the #eo#le that !as in the cam#, feared%
*B(*+% )nd !hen <oses had brought them forth to meet God, from the #lace
of the cam#, they stood at the bottom of the mount%
*B(*1% )nd all <ount 4inai !as on a smoke( because the 'ord !as come
do!n u#on it in fire, and the smoke arose from it as out of a furnace(
and all the mount !as terrible%
*B(*B% )nd the sound of the trum#et gre! by degrees louder and louder,
and !as dra!n out to a greater length( <oses s#oke, and God ans!ered
him%
*B(,-% )nd the 'ord came do!n u#on <ount 4inai, in the $ery to# of the
mount, and he called <oses unto the to# thereof% )nd !hen he !as gone u#
thither,
*B(,*% 8e said unto him( Go do!n, and charge the #eo#leJ lest they
should ha$e a mind to #ass the limits to see the 'ord, and a $ery great
multitude of them should #erish%
*B(,,% The #riests also that come to the 'ord, let them be sanctified,
lest he strike them%
*B(,2% )nd <oses said to the 'ord( The #eo#le cannot come u# to <ount
4inai( for thou didst charge, and command, saying( 4et limits about the
mount, and sanctify it%
*B(,.% )nd the 'ord said to him( Go, get thee do!nJ and thou shalt come
u#, thou and )aron !ith thee( but let not the #riests and the #eo#le
#ass the limits, nor come u# to the 'ord, lest he kill them%
*B(,?% )nd <oses !ent do!n to the #eo#le and told them all%
E>odus "ha#ter ,-
The ten commandments%
,-(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke all these !ords(
,-(,% 5 am the 'ord thy God, !ho brought thee out of the land of Egy#t,
out of the house of bondage%
,-(2% Thou shalt not ha$e strange gods before me%
,-(.% Thou shalt not make to thyself a gra$en thing, nor the likeness of
any thing that is in hea$en abo$e, or in the earth beneath, nor of those
things that are in the !aters under the earth%
) gra$en thing, nor the likeness of any thing, etc%%% )ll such images,
or likenesses, are forbidden by this commandment, as are made to be
adored and ser$edJ according to that !hich immediately follo!s, thou
shalt not adore them, nor ser$e them% That is, all such as are designed
for idols or image-gods, or are !orshi##ed !ith di$ine honour% But
other!ise images, #ictures, or re#resentations, e$en in the house of
God, and in the $ery sanctuary so far from being forbidden, are
e>#ressly authoriHed by the !ord of God% 4ee E>% ,?%*?, and etc%J cha#%
21%+J um% ,*%1, BJ * "hron% or Parali#% ,1%*1, *BJ , "hron% or Parali#%
2%*-%
,-(?% Thou shalt not adore them, nor ser$e them( 5 am the 'ord thy God,
mighty, jealous, $isiting the iniLuity of the fathers u#on the children,
unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me(
,-(A% )nd she!ing mercy unto thousands to them that lo$e me, and kee# my
commandments%
,-(+% Thou shalt not take the name of the 'ord thy God in $ain( for the
'ord !ill not hold him guiltless that shall take the name of the 'ord
his God in $ain%
,-(1% Remember that thou kee# holy the sabbath day%
,-(B% 4i> days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy !orks%
,-(*-% But on the se$enth day is the sabbath of the 'ord thy God( thou
shalt do no !ork on it, thou nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy
manser$ant, nor thy maidser$ant, nor thy beast, nor the stranger that is
!ithin thy gates%
,-(**% 7or in si> days the 'ord made hea$en and earth, and the sea, and
all things that are in them, and rested on the se$enth day( therefore
the 'ord blessed the se$enth day, and sanctified it%
,-(*,% 8onour thy father and thy mother, that thou mayst be longli$ed
u#on the land !hich the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee%
,-(*2% Thou shalt not kill%
,-(*.% Thou shalt not commit adultery%
,-(*?% Thou shalt not steal%
,-(*A% Thou shalt not bear false !itness against thy neighbour%
,-(*+% Thou shalt not co$et thy neighbourDs houseJ neither shalt thou
desire his !ife, nor his ser$ant, nor his handmaid, nor his o>, nor his
ass, nor any thing that is his%
,-(*1% )nd all the #eo#le sa! the $oices and the flames, and the sound
of the trum#et, and the mount smokingJ and being terrified and struck
!ith fear, they stood afar off,
,-(*B% 4aying to <oses( 4#eak thou to us, and !e !ill hear( let not the
'ord s#eak to us, lest !e die%
,-(,-% )nd <oses said to the #eo#le( 7ear notJ for God is come to #ro$e
you, and that the dread of him might be in you, and you should not sin%
,-(,*% )nd the #eo#le stood afar off% But <oses !ent to the dark cloud
!herein God !as%
,-(,,% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Thus shalt thou say to the children
of 5srael( &ou ha$e seen that 5 ha$e s#oken to you from hea$en%
,-(,2% &ou shall not make gods of sil$er, nor shall you make to
yoursel$es gods of gold%
,-(,.% &ou shall make an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer
u#on it your holocausts and #eace offerings, your shee# and o>en, in
e$ery #lace !here the memory of my name shall be( 5 !ill come to thee,
and !ill bless thee%
,-(,?% )nd if thou make an altar of stone unto me, thou shalt not build
it of he!n stonesJ for if thou lift u# a tool u#on it, it shall be
defiled%
,-(,A% Thou shalt not go u# by ste#s unto my altar, lest thy nakedness
be disco$ered%
E>odus "ha#ter ,*
'a!s relating to 9ustice%
,*(*% These are the judgments !hich thou shalt set before them%
,*(,% 5f thou buy a 8ebre! ser$ant, si> years shall he ser$e theeJ in
the se$enth he shall go out free for nothing%
,*(2% =ith !hat raiment he came in, !ith the like let him go out( if
ha$ing a !ife, his !ife also shall go out !ith him%
,*(.% But if his master ga$e him a !ife, and she hath borne sons and
daughtersJ the !oman and her children shall be her masterDs( but he
himself shall go out !ith his raiment%
,*(?% )nd if the ser$ant shall say( 5 lo$e my master and my !ife and
children, 5 !ill not go out free(
,*(A% 8is master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the
door and the #osts, and he shall bore his ear through !ith an a!l( and
he shall be his ser$ant for e$er%
To the gods%%% Elohim% That is, to the judges, or magistrates,
authoriHed by God%
,*(+% 5f any man sell his daughter to be a ser$ant, she shall not go out
as bond!omen are !ont to go out%
,*(1% 5f she dis#lease the eyes of her master to !hom she !as deli$ered,
he shall let her go( but he shall ha$e no #o!er to sell her to a foreign
nation, if he des#ise her%
,*(B% But if he ha$e betrothed her to his son, he shall deal !ith her
after the manner of daughters%
,*(*-% )nd if he take another !ife for him, he shall #ro$ide her a
marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the #rice of her
chastity%
,*(**% 5f he do not these three things, she shall go out free !ithout
money%
,*(*,% 8e that striketh a man !ith a !ill to kill him, shall be #ut to
death%
,*(*2% But he that did not lie in !ait for him, but God deli$ered him
into his hands( 5 !ill a##oint thee a #lace to !hich he must flee%
,*(*.% 5f a man kill his neighbour on set #ur#ose, and by lying in !ait
for him( thou shalt take him a!ay from my altar that he may die%
,*(*?% 8e that striketh his father or mother, shall be #ut to death%
,*(*A% 8e that shall steal a man, and sell him, being con$icted of the
guilt, shall be #ut to death%
,*(*+% 8e that curseth his father or mother, shall die the death%
,*(*1% 5f men Luarrel, and the one strike his neighbour !ith a stone, or
!ith his fist, and he die not, but kee#eth his bed(
,*(*B% 5f he rise again and !alk abroad u#on his staff, he that struck
him shall be Luit, yet so that he make restitution for his !ork, and for
his e>#enses u#on the #hysicians%
,*(,-% 8e that striketh his bondman, or bond!oman, !ith a rod, and they
die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime%
,*(,*% But if the #arty remain ali$e a day or t!o, he shall not be
subject to the #unishment, because it is his money%
,*(,,% 5f men Luarrel, and one strike a !oman !ith child and she
miscarry indeed, but li$e herself( he shall be ans!erable for so much
damage as the !omanDs husband shall reLuire, and as arbiters shall
a!ard%
,*(,2% But if her death ensue thereu#on, he shall render life for life,
,*(,.% Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
,*(,?% Burning for burning, !ound for !ound, stri#e for stri#e%
,*(,A% 5f any man strike the eye of his manser$ant or maidser$ant, and
lea$e them but one eye, he shall let them go free for the eye !hich he
#ut out%
,*(,+% )lso if he strike out a tooth of his manser$ant or maidser$ant,
he shall in like manner make them free%
,*(,1% 5f an o> gore a man or a !oman, and they die, he shall be stoned(
and his flesh shall not be eaten, but the o!ner of the o> shall be Luit%
,*(,B% But if the o> !as !ont to #ush !ith his horn yesterday, and the
day before, and they !arned his master, and he did not shut him u#, and
he shall kill a man or a !oman( then the o> shall be stoned, and his
o!ner also shall be #ut to death%
,*(2-% )nd if they set a #rice u#on him, he shall gi$e for his life
!hatsoe$er is laid u#on him%
,*(2*% 5f he ha$e gored a son, or a daughter, he shall fall under the
like sentence%
,*(2,% 5f he assault a bondman or bond!oman, he shall gi$e thirty sicles
of sil$er to their master, and the o> shall be stoned%
,*(22% 5f a man o#en a #it, and dig one, and co$er it not, and an o> or
an ass fall into it,
,*(2.% The o!ner of the #it shall #ay the #rice of the beasts( and that
!hich is dead shall be his o!n%
,*(2?% 5f one manDs o> gore another manDs o>, and he die( they shall
sell the li$e o>, and shall di$ide the #rice, and the carcass of that
!hich died they shall #art bet!een them(
,*(2A% But if he kne! that his o> !as !ont to #ush yesterday, and the
day before, and his master did not kee# him inJ he shall #ay o> for o>,
and shall take the !hole carcass%
E>odus "ha#ter ,,
The #unishment of theft, and other tres#asses% The la! of lending
!ithout usury, of taking #ledges of re$erences to su#eriors, and of
#aying tithes%
,,(*% 5f any man steal an o> or a shee#, and kill or sell it( he shall
restore fi$e o>en for one o>, and four shee# for one shee#%
,,(,% 5f a thief be found breaking o#en a house or undermining it, and
be !ounded so as to die( he that sle! him shall not be guilty of blood%
,,(2% But if he did this !hen the sun is risen, he hath committed
murder, and he shall die% 5f he ha$e not !here!ith to make restitution
for the theft, he shall be sold%
,,(.% 5f that !hich he stole be found !ith him, ali$e, either o>, or
ass, or shee#( he shall restore double%
,,(?% 5f any man hurt a field or a $ineyard, and #ut in his beast to
feed u#on that !hich is other menDs( he shall restore the best of
!hatsoe$er he hath in his o!n field, or in his $ineyard, according to
the estimation of the damage%
,,(A% 5f a fire breaking out light u#on thorns, and catch stacks of
corn, or corn standing in the fields, he that kindled the fire shall
make good the loss%
,,(+% 5f a man deli$er money, or any $essel unto his friend to kee#, and
they be stolen a!ay from him that recei$ed them( if the thief be found,
he shall restore double(
,,(1% 5f the thief be not kno!n, the master of the house shall be
brought to the gods, and shall s!ear that he did not lay his hand u#on
his neighbourDs goods,
,,(B% To do any fraud, either in o>, or in ass, or shee#, or raiment, or
any thing that may bring damage( the cause of both #arties shall come to
the gods( and if they gi$e judgment, he shall restore double to his
neighbour%
,,(*-% 5f a man deli$er ass, o>, shee#, or any beast, to his neighbourDs
custody, and it die, or be hurt, or be taken by enemies, and no man sa!
it(
,,(**% There shall be an oath bet!een them, that he did not #ut forth
his hand to his neighbourDs goods( and the o!ner shall acce#t of the
oath, and he shall not be com#elled to make restitution%
,,(*,% But if it !ere taken a!ay by stealth, he shall make the loss good
to the o!ner%
,,(*2% 5f it !ere eaten by a beast, let him bring to him that !hich !as
slain, and he shall not make restitution%
,,(*.% 5f a man borro! of his neighbour any of these things, and it be
hurt or die, the o!ner not being #resent, he shall be obliged to make
restitution%
,,(*?% But if the o!ner be #resent, he shall not make restitution,
es#ecially if it !ere hired, and came for the hire of his !ork%
,,(*A% 5f a man seduce a $irgin not yet es#oused, and lie !ith her( he
shall endo! her, and ha$e her to !ife%
,,(*+% 5f the maidDs father !ill not gi$e her to him, he shall gi$e
money according to the do!ry, !hich $irgins are !ont to recei$e%
,,(*1% =iHards thou shalt not suffer to li$e%
,,(*B% =hosoe$er co#ulateth !ith a beastJ shall be #ut to death%
,,(,-% 8e that sacrificeth to gods, shall be #ut to death, sa$e only to
the 'ord%
,,(,*% Thou shalt not molest a stranger, nor afflict him( for yoursel$es
also !ere strangers in the land of Egy#t%
,,(,,% &ou shall not hurt a !ido! or an or#han%
,,(,2% 5f you hurt them, they !ill cry out to me, and 5 !ill hear their
cry(
,,(,.% )nd my rage shall be enkindled, and 5 !ill strike you !ith the
s!ord, and your !i$es shall be !ido!s, and your children fatherless%
,,(,?% 5f thou lend money to any of my #eo#le that is #oor, that
d!elleth !ith thee, thou shalt not be hard u#on them as an e>tortioner,
nor o##ress them !ith usuries%
,,(,A% 5f thou take of thy neighbour a garment in #ledge, thou shalt
gi$e it him again before sunset%
,,(,+% 7or that same is the only thing, !here!ith he is co$ered, the
clothing of his body, neither hath he any other to slee# in( if he cry
to me, 5 !ill hear him, because 5 am com#assionate%
,,(,1% Thou shalt not s#eak ill of the gods, and the #rince of thy
#eo#le thou shalt not curse%
,,(,B% Thou shalt not delay to #ay thy tithes and thy firstfruits( thou
shalt gi$e the firstborn of thy sons to me%
,,(2-% Thou shalt do the same !ith the firstborn of thy o>en also and
shee#( se$en days let it be !ith its dam( the eighth day thou shalt gi$e
it to me%
,,(2*% &ou shall be holy men to me( the flesh that beasts ha$e tasted of
before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs%
E>odus "ha#ter ,2
'a!s for judgesJ the rest of the se$enth year, and day( three #rinci#al
feasts to be solemniHed e$ery yearJ the #romise of an angel, to conduct
and #rotect them( idols are to be destroyed%
,2(*% Thou shalt not recei$e the $oice of a lie( neither shalt thou join
thy hand to bear false !itness for a !icked #erson%
,2(,% Thou shalt not follo! the multitude to do e$il( neither shalt thou
yield in judgment, to the o#inion of the most #art, to stray from the
truth%
,2(2% either shalt thou fa$our a #oor man in judgment%
,2(.% 5f thou meet thy enemyDs o> or ass going astray, bring it back to
him%
,2(?% 5f thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lie underneath his
burden, thou shalt not #ass by, but shalt lift him u# !ith him%
,2(A% Thou shalt not go aside in the #oor manDs judgment%
,2(+% Thou shalt fly 5ying% The innocent and just #erson thou shalt not
#ut to death( because 5 abhor the !icked%
,2(1% either shalt thou take bribes, !hich e$en blind the !ise, and
#er$ert the !ords of the just%
,2(B% Thou shalt not molest a stranger, for you kno! the hearts of
strangers( for you also !ere strangers in the land of Egy#t%
,2(*-% 4i> years thou shalt so! thy ground, and shalt gather the corn
thereof%
,2(**% But the se$enth year thou shalt let it alone, and suffer it to
rest, that the #oor of thy #eo#le may eat, and !hatsoe$er shall be left,
let the beasts of the field eat it( so shalt thou do !ith thy $ineyard
and thy oli$eyard%
,2(*,% 4i> days thou shalt !ork( the se$enth day thou shalt cease, that
thy o> and thy ass may rest( and the son of thy handmaid and the
stranger may be refreshed%
,2(*2% ;ee# all things that 5 ha$e said to you% )nd by the name of
strange gods you shall not s!ear, neither shall it be heard out of your
mouth%
,2(*.% Three times e$ery year you shall celebrate feasts to me%
,2(*?% Thou shalt kee# the feast of unlea$ened bread% 4e$en days shalt
thou eat unlea$ened bread, as 5 commanded thee, in the time of the month
of ne! corn, !hen thou didst come forth out of Egy#t( thou shalt not
a##ear em#ty before me%
,2(*A% )nd the feast of the har$est of the firstfruits of thy !ork,
!hatsoe$er thou hast so!n in the field% The feast also in the end of the
year, !hen thou hast gathered in all thy corn out of the field%
,2(*+% Thrice a year shall all thy males a##ear before the 'ord thy God%
,2(*1% Thou shalt not sacrifice the blood of my $ictim u#on lea$en,
neither shall the fat of my solemnity remain until the morning%
,2(*B% Thou shalt carry the first-fruits of the corn of thy ground to
the house of the 'ord thy God% Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of
his dam%
,2(,-% Behold 5 !ill send my angel, !ho shall go before thee, and kee#
thee in thy journey, and bring thee into the #lace that 5 ha$e #re#ared%
,2(,*% Take notice of him, and hear his $oice, and do not think him one
to be contemned( for he !ill not forgi$e !hen thou hast sinned, and my
name is in him%
,2(,,% But if thou !ilt hear hi $oice, and do all that 5 s#eak, 5 !ill
be an enemy to thy enemies, and !ill afflict them that afflict thee%
,2(,2% )nd my angel shall go before thee, and shall bring thee in unto
the )morrhite, and the 8ethite, and the Phere>ite, and the "hanaanite,
and the 8e$ite, and the 9ebuHite, !hom 5 !ill destroy%
,2(,.% Thou shalt not adore their gods, nor ser$e them% Thou shalt not
do their !orks, but shalt destroy them, and break their statues%
,2(,?% )nd you shall ser$e the 'ord your God, that 5 may bless your
bread and your !aters, and may take a!ay sickness from the midst of
thee%
,2(,A% There shall not be one fruitless nor barren in thy land( 5 !ill
fill the number of thy days%
,2(,+% 5 !ill send my fear before thee, and !ill destroy all the #eo#le
to !hom thou shalt come( and !ill turn the backs of all thy enemies
before thee(
,2(,1% 4ending out hornets before, that shall dri$e a!ay the 8e$ite, and
the "hanaanite, and the 8ethite, before thou come in%
,2(,B% 5 !ill not cast them out from thy face in one yearJ lest the land
be brought into a !ilderness, and the beasts multi#ly against thee%
,2(2-% By little and little 5 !ill dri$e them out from before thee, till
thou be increased, and dost #ossess the land%
,2(2*% )nd 5 !ill set thy bounds from the Red 4ea to the sea of the
Palestines, and from the desert to the ri$er( 5 !ill deli$er the
inhabitants of the land into your hands, and !ill dri$e them out from
before you%
,2(2,% Thou shalt not enter into league !ith them, nor !ith their gods%
,2(22% 'et them not d!ell in thy land, lest #erha#s they make thee sin
against me, if thou ser$e their godsJ !hich, undoubtedly, !ill be a
scandal to thee%
E>odus "ha#ter ,.
<oses !riteth his la!J and after offering sacrifices, s#rinkleth the
blood of the testament u#on the #eo#le( then goeth u# the mountain !hich
God co$ereth !ith a fiery cloud%
,.(*% )nd he said to <oses( "ome u# to the 'ord, thou, and )aron, adab
and )biu, and se$enty of the ancients of 5srael, and you shall adore
afar off%
,.(,% )nd <oses alone shall come u# to the 'ord, but they shall not come
nighJ neither shall the #eo#le come u# !ith him%
,.(2% 4o <oses came and told the #eo#le all the !ords of the 'ord, and
all the judgments( and all the #eo#le ans!ered !ith one $oice( =e !ill
do all the !ords of the 'ord, !hich he hath s#oken%
,.(.% )nd <oses !rote all the !ords of the 'ord( and rising in the
morning, he built an altar at the foot of the mount, and t!el$e titles
according to the t!el$e tribes of 5srael%
Titles%%% That is, #illars%
,.(?% )nd he sent young men of the children of 5srael, and they offered
holocausts, and sacrificed #acific $ictims of cal$es to the 'ord%
8olocausts%%% =hole burnt offerings, in !hich the !hole sacrifice !as
consumed !ith fire u#on the altar%
,.(A% Then <oses took half of the blood, and #ut it into bo!lsJ and the
rest he #oured u#on the altar%
,.(+% )nd taking the book of the co$enant, he read it in the hearing of
the #eo#le( and they said( )ll things that the 'ord hath s#oken, !e !ill
do, !e !ill be obedient%
,.(1% )nd he took the blood and s#rinkled it u#on the #eo#le, and he
said( This is the blood of the co$enant, !hich the 'ord hath made !ith
you concerning all these !ords%
,.(B% Then <oses and )aron, adab and )biu, and se$enty of the ancients
of 5srael !ent u#(
,.(*-% )nd they sa! the God of 5srael( and under his feet as it !ere a
!ork of sa##hire stone, and as the hea$en, !hen clear%
,.(**% either did he lay his hand u#on those of the children of 5srael,
that retired afar off, and they sa! God, and they did eat and drink%
,.(*,% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( "ome u# to me into the mount, and be
thereJ and 5 !ill gi$e thee tables of stone, and the la!, and the
commandments !hich 5 ha$e !rittenJ that thou mayest teach them%
,.(*2% <oses rose u#, and his minister 9osue( and <oses going u# into
the mount of God,
,.(*.% 4aid to the ancients( =ait ye here till !e return to you% &ou
ha$e )aron and 8ur !ith you( if any Luestion shall arise, you shall
refer it to them%
,.(*?% )nd !hen <oses !as gone u#, a cloud co$ered the mount%
,.(*A% )nd the glory of the 'ord d!elt u#on 4inai, co$ering it !ith a
cloud si> days( and the se$enth day he called him out of the midst of
the cloud%
,.(*+% )nd the sight of the glory of the 'ord, !as like a burning fire
u#on the to# of the mount, in the eyes of the children of 5srael%
,.(*1% )nd <oses entering into the midst of the cloud, !ent u# into the
mountain( )nd he !as there forty days and forty nights%
E>odus "ha#ter ,?
Offerings #rescribed for making the tabernacle, the ark, the
candlestick, etc%
,?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,?(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, that they bring firstfruits to
me( of e$ery man that offereth of his o!n accord, you shall take them%
7irstfruits%%% Offerings of some of the best and choicest of their
goods%
,?(2% )nd these are the things you must take( Gold, and sil$er, and
brass,
,?(.% @iolet and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine linen, and
goatsD hair,
,?(?% )nd ramsD skins dyed red, and $iolet skins, and setim !ood(
4etim !ood%%% The !ood of a tree that gro!s in the !ilderness, !hich is
said to be incorru#tible%
,?(A% Oil to make lights( s#ices for ointment, and for s!eetsmelling
incense(
,?(+% Ony> stones, and #recious stones to adorn the e#hod and the
rational%
The e#hod and the rational%%% The e#hod !as the high #riestDs u##er
$estmentJ and the rational his $est#late, in !hich !ere t!el$e gems,
etc%
,?(1% )nd they shall make me a sanctuary, and 5 !ill d!ell in the midst
of them(
,?(B% )ccording to all the likeness of the tabernacle !hich 5 !ill she!
thee, and of all the $essels for the ser$ice thereof( and thus you shall
make it(
,?(*-% 7rame an ark of setim !ood, the length !hereof shall be of t!o
cubits and a halfJ the breadth, a cubit and a halfJ the height,
like!ise, a cubit and a half%
,?(**% )nd thou shalt o$erlay it !ith the #urest gold, !ithin and
!ithoutJ and o$er it thou shalt make a golden cro!n round about(
,?(*,% )nd four golden rings, !hich thou shalt #ut at the four corners
of the ark( let t!o rings be on the one side, and t!o on the other%
,?(*2% Thou shalt make bars also of setim !ood, and shalt o$erlay them
!ith gold%
,?(*.% )nd thou shalt #ut them in through the rings that are in the
sides of the ark, that it may be carried on them(
,?(*?% )nd they shall be al!ays in the rings, neither shall they at any
time be dra!n out of them%
,?(*A% )nd thou shalt #ut in the ark the testimony !hich 5 !ill gi$e
thee%
,?(*+% Thou shalt make also a #ro#itiatory of the #urest gold( the
length thereof shall be t!o cubits and a half, and the breadth a cubit
and a half%
) #ro#itiatory%%% a co$ering for the ark( called a #ro#itiatory, or
mercy seat, because the 'ord, !ho !as su##osed to sit there u#on the
!ings of the cherubims, !ith the ark for his footstool, from thence
she!ed mercy% 5t is also called the oracle, $er% *1 and ,-J because from
thence God ga$e his orders and his ans!ers%
,?(*1% Thou shalt make also t!o cherubims of beaten gold, on the t!o
sides of the oracle%
,?(*B% 'et one cherub be on the one side, and the other on the other%
,?(,-% 'et them co$er both sides of the #ro#itiatory, s#reading their
!ings, and co$ering the oracle, and let them look one to!ards the other,
their faces being turned to!ards the #ro#itiatory !here!ith the ark is
to to be co$ered%
,?(,*% 5n !hich thou shalt #ut the testimony that 5 !ill gi$e thee%
,?(,,% Thence !ill 5 gi$e orders, and !ill s#eak to thee o$er the
#ro#itiatory, and from the midst of the t!o cherubims, !hich shall be
u#on the ark of the testimony, all things !hich 5 !ill command the
children of 5srael by thee%
,?(,2% Thou shalt make a table also of setim !ood, of t!o cubits in
length, and a cubit in breadth, and a cubit and a half in height%
) table%%% On !hich !ere to be #laced the t!el$e loa$es of #ro#osition(
or, as they are called in the 8ebre!, the face bread, because they !ere
al!ays to stand before the face of the 'ord in his tem#le( as a figure
of the eucharistic sacrifice and sacrament, in the church of "hrist%
,?(,.% )nd thou shalt o$erlay it !ith the #urest gold( and thou shalt
make to it a golden ledge round about%
,?(,?% )nd to the ledge itself a #olished cro!n, four inches highJ and
o$er the same another little golden cro!n%
,?(,A% Thou shalt #re#are also four golden rings, and shalt #ut them in
the four corners of the same table, o$er each foot%
,?(,+% :nder the cro!n shall the golden rings be, that the bars may be
#ut through them, and the table may be carried%
,?(,1% The bars also themsel$es thou shalt make of setim !ood, and shalt
o$erlay them !ith gold, to bear u# the table%
,?(,B% Thou shalt #re#are also dishes, and bo!ls, censers, and cu#s,
!herein the libations are to be offered, of the #urest gold%
'ibations%%% That is, drink offerings%
,?(2-% )nd thou shalt set u#on the table loa$es of #ro#osition in my
sight al!ays%
,?(2*% Thou shalt make also a candlestick of beaten !ork, of the finest
gold, the shaft thereof, and the branches, the cu#s, and the bo!ls, and
the lilies going forth from it%
) candlestick%%% This candlestick, !ith its se$en lam#s, !hich !as
al!ays to gi$e light in the house of God, !as a figure of the light of
the 8oly Ghost, and his se$enfold grace, in the sanctuary of the church
of "hrist%
,?(2,% 4i> branches shall come out of the sides, three out of one side,
and three out of the other%
,?(22% Three cu#s as it !ere nuts to e$ery branch, and a bo!l !ithal,
and a lily( and three cu#s like!ise of the fashion of nuts in the other
branch, and a bo!l !ithal, and a lily% 4uch shall be the !ork of the si>
branches, that are to come out from the shaft(
,?(2.% )nd in the candlestick itself shall be four cu#s in the manner of
a nut, and at e$ery one bo!ls and lilies%
,?(2?% Bo!ls under t!o branches in three #laces, !hich together make
si>, coming forth out of one shaft%
,?(2A% )nd both the bo!ls and the branches shall be of the same beaten
!ork of the #urest gold%
,?(2+% Thou shalt make also se$en lam#s, and shalt set them u#on the
candlestick, to gi$e light o$er against%
,?(21% The snuffers also, and !here the snuffings shall be #ut out,
shall be made of the #urest gold%
,?(2B% The !hole !eight of the candlestick, !ith all the furniture
thereof, shall be a talent of the #urest gold%
,?(.-% 'ook, and make it according to the #attern that !as she!n thee in
the mount%
E>odus "ha#ter ,A
The form of the tabernacle !ith its a##urtenances%
,A(*% )nd thou shalt make the tabernacle in this manner( Thou shalt make
ten curtains of fine t!isted linen, and $iolet and #ur#le, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, di$ersified !ith embroidery%
,A(,% The length of one curtain shall be t!enty-eight cubitsJ the
breadth shall be four cubits% )ll the curtains shall be of one measure%
,A(2% 7i$e curtains shall be joined one to another, and the other fi$e
shall be cou#led together in like manner%
,A(.% Thou shalt make loo#s of $iolet in the sides and to#s of the
curtains, that they may be joined one to another%
,A(?% E$ery curtain shall ha$e fifty loo#s on both sides, so set on,
that one loo# may be against another loo#, and one may be fitted to the
other%
,A(A% Thou shalt make also fifty rings of gold, !here!ith the $eils of
the curtains are to be joined, that it may be made one tabernacle%
,A(+% Thou shalt make also ele$en curtains of goatsD hair, to co$er the
to# of the tabernacle%
,A(1% The length of one hair-curtain shall be thirty cubitsJ and the
breadth, four( the measure of all the curtains shall be eLual%
,A(B% 7i$e of !hich thou shalt cou#le by themsel$es, and the si> others
thou shalt cou#le one to another, so as to double the si>th curtain in
the front of the roof%
,A(*-% Thou shalt make also fifty loo#s in the edge of one curtain, that
it may be joined !ith the other( and fifty loo#s in the edge of the
other curtain, that it may be cou#led !ith its fello!%
,A(**% Thou shalt make also fifty buckles of brass, !here!ith the loo#s
may be joined, that of all there may be made one co$ering%
,A(*,% )nd that !hich shall remain of the curtains, that are #re#ared
for the roof, to !it, one curtain that is o$er and abo$e, !ith the half
thereof thou shalt co$er the back #arts of the tabernacle%
,A(*2% )nd there shall hang do!n a cubit on the one side, and another on
the other side, !hich is o$er and abo$e in the length of the curtains,
fencing both sides of the tabernacle%
,A(*.% Thou shalt make also another co$er to the roof of ramsD skins
dyed red( and o$er that again another co$er of $iolet coloured skins%
,A(*?% Thou shalt make also the boards of the tabernacle standing
u#right of setim !ood%
,A(*A% 'et e$ery one of them be ten cubits in length, and in breadth one
cubit and a half%
,A(*+% 5n the sides of the boards shall be made t!o mortises, !hereby
one board may be joined to another board( and after this manner shall
all the boards be #re#ared%
,A(*1% Of !hich t!enty shall be in the south side south!ard%
,A(*B% 7or !hich thou shalt cast forty sockets of sil$er, that under
e$ery board may be #ut t!o sockets at the t!o corners%
,A(,-% 5n the second side also of the tabernacle that looketh to the
north, there shall be t!enty boards,
,A(,*% 8a$ing forty sockets of sil$er, t!o sockets shall be #ut under
each board%
,A(,,% But on the !est side of the tabernacle thou shalt make si>
boards%
,A(,2% )nd again other t!o !hich shall be erected in the corners at the
back of the tabernacle%
,A(,.% )nd they shall be joined together from beneath unto the to#, and
one joint shall hold them all% The like joining shall be obser$ed for
the t!o boards also that are to be #ut in the corners%
,A(,?% )nd they shall be in all eight boards, and their sil$er sockets
si>teen, reckoning t!o sockets for each board%
,A(,A% Thou shalt make also fi$e bars of setim !ood, to hold together
the boards on one side of the tabernacle%
,A(,+% )nd fi$e others on the other side, and as many at the !est side(
,A(,1% )nd they shall be #ut along by the midst of the boards, from one
end to the other%
,A(,B% The boards also themsel$es thou shalt o$erlay !ith gold, and
shalt cast rings of gold to be set u#on them, for #laces for the bars to
hold together the board!ork( !hich bars thou shalt co$er !ith #lates of
gold%
,A(2-% )nd thou shalt rear u# the tabernacle according to the #attern
that !as she!n thee in the mount%
,A(2*% Thou shalt make also a $eil of $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, and fine t!isted linen, !rought !ith embroidered !ork and
goodly $ariety(
,A(2,% )nd thou shalt hang it u# before four #illars of setim !ood,
!hich themsel$es also shall be o$erlaid !ith gold, and shall ha$e heads
of gold, but sockets of sil$er%
,A(22% )nd the $eil shall be hanged on !ith rings, and !ithin it thou
shalt #ut the ark of the testimony, and the sanctuary and the holy of
the holies shall be di$ided !ith it%
The sanctuary, etc%%% That #art of the tabernacle, !hich !as !ithout the
$eil, into !hich the #riests daily entered, is here called the
sanctuary, or holy #laceJ that #art !hich !as !ithin the $eil, into
!hich no one but the high #riest e$er !ent, and he but once a year, is
called the holy of holies, Eliterally, the sanctuary of the
sanctuaries,G as being the most holy of all holy #laces%
,A(2.% )nd thou shalt set the #ro#itiatory u#on the ark of the
testimony, in the holy of holies%
,A(2?% )nd the table !ithout the $eil, and o$er against the table the
candlestick in the south side of the tabernacle( for the table shall
stand in the north side%
,A(2A% Thou shalt make also a hanging in the entrance of the tabernacle
of $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine t!isted linen
!ith embroidered !ork%
,A(2+% )nd thou shalt o$erlay !ith gold fi$e #illars of setim !ood,
before !hich the hanging shall be dra!n( their heads shall be of gold,
and the sockets of brass%
E>odus "ha#ter ,+
The altarJ and the court of the tabernacle !ith its hangings and
#illars% Pro$ision of oil for lam#s%
,+(*% Thou shalt make also an altar of setim !ood, !hich shall be fi$e
cubits long, and as many broad, that is four sLuare, and three cubits
high%
,+(,% )nd there shall be horns at the four corners of the same( and thou
shalt co$er it !ith brass%
,+(2% )nd thou shalt make for the uses thereof #ans to recei$e the
ashes, and tongs and fleshhooks, and fire#ans( all its $essels thou
shalt make of brass%
,+(.% )nd a grate of brass in manner of a netJ at the four corners of
!hich, shall be four rings of brass,
,+(?% =hich thou shalt #ut under the hearth of the altar( and the grate
shall be e$en to the midst of the altar%
,+(A% Thou shalt make also t!o bars for the altar, of setim !ood, !hich
thou shalt co$er !ith #lates of brass(
,+(+% )nd thou shalt dra! them through rings, and they shall be on both
sides of the altar to carry it%
,+(1% Thou shalt not make it solid, but em#ty and hollo! in the inside,
as it !as she!n thee in the mount%
,+(B% Thou shalt make also the court of the tabernacle, in the south
side !hereof south!ard there shall be hangings of fine t!isted linen of
a hundred cubits long for one side%
,+(*-% )nd t!enty #illars !ith as many sockets of brass, the heads of
!hich, !ith their engra$ing, shall be of sil$er%
,+(**% 5n like manner also on the north side there shall be hangings of
a hundred cubits long, t!enty #illars, and as many sockets of brass, and
their heads !ith their engra$ing of sil$er%
,+(*,% But in the breadth of the court, that looketh to the !est, there
shall be hangings of fifty cubits, and ten #illars, and as many sockets%
,+(*2% 5n that breadth also of the court, !hich looketh to the east,
there shall be fifty cubits%
,+(*.% 5n !hich there shall be for one side, hangings of fifteen cubits,
and three #illars, and as many sockets%
,+(*?% )nd in the other side, there shall be hangings of fifteen cubits,
!ith three #illars, and as many sockets%
,+(*A% )nd in the entrance of the court there shall be made a hanging of
t!enty cubits of $iolet and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine
t!isted linen, !ith embroidered !ork( it shall ha$e four #illars, !ith
as many sockets%
,+(*+% )ll the #illars of the court round about shall be garnished !ith
#lates of sil$er, sil$er heads, and sockets of brass%
,+(*1% 5n length the court shall take u# a hundred cubits, in breadth
fifty, the height shall be of fi$e cubits, and it shall be made of fine
t!isted linen, and shall ha$e sockets of brass%
,+(*B% )ll the $essels of the tabernacle for all uses and ceremonies,
and the #ins both of it and of the court, thou shalt make of brass%
,+(,-% "ommand the children of 5srael that they bring thee the #urest
oil of the oli$es, and beaten !ith a #estle( that a lam# may burn
al!ays,
,+(,*% 5n the tabernacle of the testimony, !ithout the $eil that hangs
before the testimony% )nd )aron and his sons shall order it, that it may
gi$e light before the 'ord until the morning% 5t shall be a #er#etual
obser$ance throughout their successions among the children of 5srael%
E>odus "ha#ter ,1
The holy $estments for )aron and his sons%
,1(*% Take unto thee also )aron thy brother !ith his sons, from among
the children of 5srael, that they may minister to me in the #riestDs
office( )aron, adab, and )biu, EleaHar, and 5thamar%
,1(,% )nd thou shalt make a holy $esture for )aron, thy brother, for
glory and for beauty%
,1(2% )nd thou shalt s#eak to all the !ise of heart, !hom 5 ha$e filled
!ith the s#irit of !isdom, that they may make )aronDs $estments, in
!hich he being consecrated, may minister to me%
,1(.% )nd these shall be the $estments that they shall make( ) rational
and an e#hod, a tunic and a strait linen garment, a mitre and a girdle%
They shall make the holy $estments for thy brother )aron and his sons,
that they may do the office of #riesthood unto me%
,1(?% )nd they shall take gold, and $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, and fine linen%
,1(A% )nd they shall make the e#hod of gold, and $iolet, and #ur#le, and
scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine t!isted linen, embroidered !ith di$ers
colours%
,1(+% 5t shall ha$e the t!o edges joined in the to# on both sides, that
they may be closed together%
,1(1% The $ery !orkmanshi# also, and all the $ariety of the !ork, shall
be of gold, and $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine
t!isted linen%
,1(B% )nd thou shalt take t!o ony> stones, and shalt gra$e on them the
names of the children of 5srael(
,1(*-% 4i> names on one stone, and the other si> on the other, according
to the order of their birth%
,1(**% =ith the !ork of an engra$er, and the gra$ing of a je!eller, thou
shalt engra$e them !ith the names of the children of 5srael, set in gold
and com#assed about(
,1(*,% )nd thou shalt #ut them in both sides of the e#hod, a memorial
for the children of 5srael% )nd )aron shall bear their names before the
'ord u#on both shoulders, for a remembrance%
,1(*2% Thou shalt make also hooks of gold%
,1(*.% )nd t!o little chains of the #urest gold, linked one to another,
!hich thou shalt #ut into the hooks%
,1(*?% )nd thou shalt make the rational of judgment !ith embroidered
!ork of di$ers colours, according to the !orkmanshi# of the e#hod, of
gold, $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine t!isted
linen%
The rational of judgment%%% This #art of the #riestDs attire, !hich he
!ore at his breast, !as called the rational of judgmentJ #artly because
it admonished both #riest and #eo#le of their duty to God, by carrying
the names of all their tribes in his #resenceJ and by the :rim and the
Thummim, that is, doctrine and truth, !hich !ere !ritten u#on itJ and
#artly because it ga$e di$ine ans!ers and oracles, as if it !ere
rational and endo!ed !ith judgment%
,1(*A% 5t shall be four sLuare and doubled( it shall be the measure of a
s#an both in length and in breadth%
,1(*+% )nd thou shalt set in it four ro!s of stones% 5n the first ro!
shall be a sardius stone, and a to#aH, and an emerald(
,1(*1% 5n the second a carbuncle, a sa##hire, and a jas#er(
,1(*B% 5n the third a ligurius, an agate, and an amethyst(
,1(,-% 5n the fourth a chrysolite, an ony>, and a beryl% They shall be
set in gold by their ro!s%
,1(,*% )nd they shall ha$e the names of the children of 5srael( !ith
t!el$e names shall they be engra$ed, each stone !ith the name of one
according to the t!el$e tribes%
,1(,,% )nd thou shalt make on the rational chains, linked one to
another, of the #urest gold(
,1(,2% )nd t!o rings of gold, !hich thou shalt #ut in the t!o ends at
the to# of the rational%
,1(,.% )nd the golden chains thou shalt join to the rings, that are in
the ends thereof%
,1(,?% )nd the ends of the chains themsel$es, thou shalt join together
!ith t!o hooks, on both sides of the e#hod, !hich is to!ards the
rational%
,1(,A% Thou shalt make also t!o rings of gold, !hich thou shalt #ut in
the to# #arts of the rational, in the borders that are o$er against the
e#hod, and look to!ards the back #arts thereof%
,1(,+% <oreo$er also other t!o rings of gold, !hich are to be set on
each side of the e#hod beneath, that looketh to!ards the nether joining,
that the rational may be fitted !ith the e#hod,
,1(,1% )nd may be fastened by the rings thereof unto the rings of the
e#hod !ith a $iolet fillet, that the joining artificially !rought may
continue, and the rational and the e#hod may not be loosed one from the
other%
,1(,B% )nd )aron shall bear the names of the children of 5srael in the
rational of judgment u#on his breast, !hen he shall enter into the
sanctuary, a memorial before the 'ord for e$er%
,1(2-% )nd thou shalt #ut in the rational of judgment doctrine and
truth, !hich shall be on )aronDs breast, !hen he shall go in before the
'ord( and he shall bear the judgment of the children of 5srael on his
breast, in the sight of the 'ord al!ays%
Doctrine and Truth%%% 8ebre!, :rim and Thummim( illuminations and
#erfections% These !ords, !ritten on the rational, seem to signify the
light of doctrine and the integrity of life, !ith !hich the #riests of
God ought to a##roach him%
,1(2*% )nd thou shalt make the tunic of the e#hod all of $iolet,
,1(2,% 5n the midst !hereof abo$e shall be a hole for the head, and a
border round about it !o$en, as is !ont to be made in the outmost #arts
of garments, that it may not easily be broken%
,1(22% )nd beneath at the feet of the same tunic, round about, thou
shalt make as it !ere #omegranates, of $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, !ith little bells set bet!een(
,1(2.% 4o that there shall be a golden bell and a #omegranate, and again
another golden bell and a #omegranate%
,1(2?% )nd )aron shall be $ested !ith it in the office of his ministry,
that the sound may be heard, !hen he goeth in and cometh out of the
sanctuary, in the sight of the 'ord, and that he may not die%
,1(2A% Thou shalt make also a #late of the #urest gold( !herein thou
shalt gra$e !ith engra$erDs !ork, 8oly to the 'ord%
,1(2+% )nd thou shalt tie it !ith a $iolet fillet, and it shall be u#on
the mitre,
,1(21% 8anging o$er the forehead of the high #riest% )nd )aron shall
bear the iniLuities of those things, !hich the children of 5srael ha$e
offered and sanctified, in all their gifts and offerings% )nd the #late
shall be al!ays on his forehead, that the 'ord may be !ell #leased !ith
them%
,1(2B% )nd thou shalt gird the tunic !ith fine linen, and thou shalt
make a fine linen mitre, and a girdle of embroidered !ork%
,1(.-% <oreo$er, for the sons of )aron thou shalt #re#are linen tunics,
and girdles and mitres for glory and beauty(
,1(.*% )nd !ith all these things thou shalt $est )aron thy brother, and
his sons !ith him% )nd thou shalt consecrate the hands of them all, and
shalt sanctify them, that they may do the office of #riesthood unto me%
,1(.,% Thou shalt make also linen breeches, to co$er the flesh of their
nakedness, from the reins to the thighs(
,1(.2% )nd )aron and his sons shall use them !hen they shall go into the
tabernacle of the testimony, or !hen they a##roach to the altar to
minister in the sanctuary lest being guilty of iniLuity they die% 5t
shall be a la! for e$er to )aron, and to his seed after him%
E>odus "ha#ter ,B
The manner of consecrating )aron and other #riestsJ the institution of
the daily sacrifice of t!o lambs, one in the morning, the other at
e$ening%
,B(*% )nd thou shalt also do this, that they may be consecrated to me in
#riesthood% Take a calf from the herd, and t!o rams !ithout blemish,
,B(,% )nd unlea$ened bread, and a cake !ithout lea$en, tem#ered !ith
oil, !afers also unlea$ened, anointed !ith oil( thou shalt make them all
of !heaten flour%
,B(2% )nd thou shalt #ut them in a basket, and offer them( and the calf
and the t!o rams%
,B(.% )nd thou shalt bring )aron and his sons to the door of the
tabernacle of the testimony% )nd !hen thou hast !ashed the father and
his sons !ith !ater,
,B(?% Thou shalt clothe )aron !ith his $estments, that is, !ith the
linen garment and the tunic, and the e#hod and the rational, !hich thou
shalt gird !ith the girdle%
,B(A% )nd thou shalt #ut the mitre u#on his head, and the holy #late
u#on the mitre,
,B(+% )nd thou shalt #our the oil of unction u#on his head( and by this
rite shall he be consecrated%
,B(1% Thou shalt bring his sons also, and shalt #ut on them the linen
tunics, and gird them !ith a girdle(
,B(B% To !it, )aron and his children, and thou shalt #ut mitres u#on
themJ and they shall be #riests to me by a #er#etual ordinance% )fter
thou shalt ha$e consecrated their hands,
,B(*-% Thou shalt #resent also the calf before the tabernacle of the
testimony% )nd )aron and his sons shall lay their hands u#on his head,
,B(**% )nd thou shalt kill him in the sight of the 'ord, beside the door
of the tabernacle of the testimony%
,B(*,% )nd taking some of the blood of the calf, thou shalt #ut it u#on
the horns of the altar !ith thy finger, and the rest of the blood thou
shalt #our at the bottom thereof%
,B(*2% Thou shalt take also all the fat that co$ereth the entrails, and
the caul of the li$er, and the t!o kidneys, and the fat that is u#on
them, and shalt offer a burn offering u#on the altar(
,B(*.% But the flesh of the calf, and the hide and the dung, thou shalt
burn abroad, !ithout the cam#, because it is for sin%
,B(*?% Thou shalt take also one ram, u#on the head !hereof )aron and his
sons shall lay their hands%
,B(*A% )nd !hen thou hast killed him, thou shalt take of the blood
thereof, and #our round about the altar%
,B(*+% )nd thou shalt cut the ram in #ieces, and ha$ing !ashed his
entrails and feet, thou shalt #ut them u#on the flesh that is cut in
#ieces, and u#on his head%
,B(*1% )nd thou shalt offer the !hole ram for a burnt offering u#on the
altar( it is an oblation to the 'ord, a most s!eet sa$our of the $ictim
of the 'ord%
,B(*B% Thou shalt take also the other ram, u#on !hose head )aron and his
sons shall lay their hands%
,B(,-% )nd !hen thou hast sacrificed him, thou shalt take of his blood,
and #ut u#on the ti# of the right ear of )aron and of his sons, and u#on
the thumbs and great toes of their right hand and foot, and thou shalt
#our the blood u#on the altar round about%
,B(,*% )nd !hen thou hast taken of the blood that is u#on the altar, and
of the oil of unction, thou shalt s#rinkle )aron and his $esture, his
sons and their $estments% )nd after they and their $estments are
consecrated,
,B(,,% Thou shalt take the fat of the ram, and the rum#, and the fat
that co$ereth the lungs, and the caul of the li$er, and the t!o kidneys,
and the fat that is u#on them, and the right shoulder, because it is the
ram of consecration(
,B(,2% )nd one roll of bread, a cake tem#ered !ith oil, a !afer out of
the basket of unlea$ened bread, !hich is set in the sight of the 'ord(
,B(,.% )nd thou shalt #ut all u#on the hands of )aron and of his sons,
and shalt sanctify them ele$ating before the 'ord%
,B(,?% )nd thou shalt take all from their handsJ and shalt burn them
u#on the altar for a holocaust, a most s!eet sa$our in the sight of the
'ord, because it is his oblation%
,B(,A% Thou shalt take also the breast of the ram, !here!ith )aron !as
consecrated, and ele$ating it thou shalt sanctify it before the 'ord,
and it shall fall to thy share%
,B(,+% )nd thou shalt sanctify both the consecrated breast, and the
shoulder that thou didst se#arate of the ram,
,B(,1% =here!ith )aron !as consecrated and his sons, and they shall fall
to )aronDs share, and his sonsD, by a #er#etual right from the children
of 5srael( because they are the choicest and the beginnings of their
#eace $ictims !hich they offer to the 'ord%
,B(,B% )nd the holy $esture, !hich )aron shall use, his sons shall ha$e
after him, that they may be anointed, and their hands consecrated in it%
,B(2-% 8e of his sons that shall be a##ointed high #riest in his stead,
and that shall enter into the tabernacle of the testimony to minister in
the sanctuary, shall !ear it se$en days%
,B(2*% )nd thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and shalt boil
the flesh thereof in the holy #lace(
,B(2,% )nd )aron and his sons shall eat it% The loa$es also, that are in
the basket, they shall eat in the entry of the tabernacle of the
testimony,
,B(22% That it may be an atoning sacrifice, and the hands of the
offerers may be sanctified% ) stranger shall not eat of them, because
they are holy%
,B(2.% )nd if there remain of the consecrated flesh, or of the bread,
till the morning, thou shalt burn the remainder !ith fire( they shall
not be eaten, because they are sanctified%
,B(2?% )ll that 5 ha$e commanded thee, thou shalt do unto )aron and his
sons% 4e$en days shalt thou consecrate their hands(
,B(2A% )nd thou shalt offer a calf for sin e$ery day for e>#iation% )nd
thou shalt cleanse the altar !hen thou hast offered the $ictim of
e>#iation, and shalt anoint it to sanctify it%
,B(2+% 4e$en days shalt thou e>#iate the altar and sanctify it, and it
shall be most holy% E$ery one, that shall touch it, shall be holy%
,B(21% This is !hat thou shalt sacrifice u#on the altar( T!o lambs of a
year old e$ery day continually,
,B(2B% One lamb in the morning, and another in the e$ening%
,B(.-% =ith one lamb a tenth #art of flour tem#ered !ith beaten oil, of
the fourth #art of a hin, and !ine for libation of the same measure%
,B(.*% )nd the other lamb thou shalt offer in the e$ening, according to
the rite of the morning oblation, and according to !hat !e ha$e said,
for a sa$our of s!eetness(
,B(.,% 5t is a sacrifice to the 'ord, by #er#etual oblation unto your
generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the
'ord, !here 5 !ill a##oint to s#eak unto thee%
,B(.2% )nd there !ill 5 command the children of 5srael, and the altar
shall be sanctified by my glory%
,B(..% 5 !ill sanctify also the tabernacle of the testimony !ith the
altar, and )aron !ith his sons, to do the office of #riesthood unto me%
,B(.?% )nd 5 !ill d!ell in the midst of the children of 5srael, and !ill
be their God(
,B(.A% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord their God, !ho ha$e
brought them out of the land of Egy#t, that 5 might abide among them, 5
the 'ord their God%
E>odus "ha#ter 2-
The altar of incense( money to be gathered for the use of the
tabernacle( the braHen la$er( the holy oil of unction, and the
com#osition of the #erfume%
2-(*% Thou shalt make also an altar to burn incense, of setim !ood%
)n altar to burn incense%%% This burning of incense !as an emblem of
#rayer, ascending to God from an inflamed heart% 4ee Ps% *.-%,J )#oc%
?%1, and 1%.%
2-(,% 5t shall be a cubit in length, and another in breadth, that is,
four sLuare, and t!o in height% 8orns shall go out of the same%
2-(2% )nd thou shalt o$erlay it !ith the #urest gold, as !ell the grate
thereof, as the !alls round about, and the horns% )nd thou shalt make to
it a cro!n of gold round about,
2-(.% )nd t!o golden rings under the cro!n on either side, that the bars
may be #ut into them, and the altar be carried%
2-(?% )nd thou shalt make the bars also of setim !ood, and shalt o$erlay
them !ith gold%
2-(A% )nd thou shalt set the altar o$er against the $eil, that hangeth
before the ark of the testimony before the #ro#itiatory !here!ith the
testimony is co$ered, !here 5 !ill s#eak to thee%
2-(+% )nd )aron shall burn s!eet smelling incense u#on it in the
morning% =hen he shall dress the lam#s, he shall burn it(
2-(1% )nd !hen he shall #lace them in the e$ening, he shall burn an
e$erlasting incense before the 'ord throughout your generations%
2-(B% &ou shall not offer u#on it incense of another com#osition, nor
oblation, and $ictim, neither shall you offer libations%
2-(*-% )nd )aron shall #ray u#on the horns thereof once a year, !ith the
blood of that !hich !as offered for sinJ and shall make atonement u#on
it in your generations% 5t shall be most holy to the 'ord%
2-(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2-(*,% =hen thou shalt take the sum of the children of 5srael, according
to their number, e$ery one of them shall gi$e a #rice for their souls to
the 'ord, and there shall be no scourge among them, !hen they shall be
reckoned%
2-(*2% )nd this shall e$ery one gi$e that #asseth at the naming, half a
sicle according to the standard of the tem#le% ) sicle hath t!enty
obols% 8alf a sicle shall be offered to the 'ord%
8alf a sicle%%% ) sicle or shekel of sil$er, E!hich !as also called a
stater,G according to the standard or !eight of the sanctuary, !hich !as
the most just and e>act, !as half an ounce of sil$er, that is, about
half a cro!n of English money% The obol, or gerah, !as about three
half#ence%
2-(*.% 8e that is counted in the number from t!enty years and u#!ards,
shall gi$e the #rice%
2-(*?% The rich man shall not add to half a sicle, and the #oor man
shall diminish nothing%
2-(*A% )nd the money recei$ed, !hich !as contributed by the children of
5srael, thou shalt deli$er unto the uses of the tabernacle of the
testimony, that it may be a memorial of them before the 'ord, and he may
be merciful to their souls%
2-(*+% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2-(*1% Thou shalt make also a braHen la$er !ith its foot to !ash in( and
thou shalt set it bet!een the tabernacle of the testimony and the altar%
)nd !ater being #ut into it(
2-(*B% )aron and his sons shall !ash their hands and feet in it(
2-(,-% =hen they are going into the tabernacle of the testimony, and
!hen they are to come to the altar, to offer on it incense to the 'ord,
2-(,*% 'est #erha#s they die% 5t shall be an e$erlasting la! to him, and
to his seed by successions%
2-(,,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses,
2-(,2% 4aying( Take s#ices, of #rinci#al and chosen myrrh fi$e hundred
sicles, and of cinnamon half so muchJ that is, t!o hundred and fifty
sicles, of calamus in like manner t!o hundred and fifty,
2-(,.% )nd of cassia fi$e hundred sicles by the !eight of the sanctuary,
of oil of oli$es the measure hin(
2-(,?% )nd thou shalt make the holy oil of unction, an ointment
com#ounded after the art of the #erfumer,
2-(,A% )nd there!ith thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the testimony,
and the ark of the testament,
2-(,+% )nd the table !ith the $essels thereof, the candlestick and
furniture thereof, the altars of incense,
2-(,1% )nd of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the
ser$ice of them%
2-(,B% )nd thou shalt sanctify all, and they shall be most holy( he that
shall touch them shall be sanctified%
2-(2-% Thou shalt anoint )aron and his sons, and shalt sanctify them,
that they may do the office of #riesthood unto me%
2-(2*% )nd thou shalt say to the children of 5srael( This oil of unction
shall be holy unto me throughout your generations%
2-(2,% The flesh of man shall not be anointed there!ith, and you shall
make none other of the same com#osition, because it is sanctified, and
shall be holy unto you%
2-(22% =hat man soe$er shall com#ound such, and shall gi$e thereof to a
stranger, he shall be cut off from his #eo#le%
2-(2.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Take unto thee s#ices, stacte, and
onycha, galbanum of s!eet sa$our, and the clearest frankincense, all
shall be of eLual !eight%
2-(2?% )nd thou shalt make incense com#ounded by the !ork of the
#erfumer, !ell tem#ered together, and #ure, and most !orthy of
sanctification%
2-(2A% )nd !hen thou hast beaten all into $ery small #o!der, thou shalt
set of it before the tabernacle of the testimony, in the #lace !here 5
!ill a##ear to thee% <ost holy shall this incense be unto you%
2-(2+% &ou shall not make such a com#osition for your o!n uses, because
it is holy to the 'ord%
2-(21% =hat man soe$er shall make the like, to enjoy the smell thereof,
he shall #erish out of his #eo#le%
E>odus "ha#ter 2*
Beseleel and Ooliab are a##ointed by the 'ord to make the tabernacle,
and the things belonging thereto% The obser$ation of the sabbath day is
again commanded% )nd the 'ord deli$ereth to <oses t!o tables !ritten
!ith the finger of God%
2*(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2*(,% Behold, 5 ha$e called by name Beseleel the son of :ri, the son of
8ur, of the tribe of 9uda,
2*(2% )nd 5 ha$e filled him !ith the s#irit of God, !ith !isdom and
understanding, and kno!ledge in all manner of !ork,
2*(.% To de$ise !hatsoe$er may be artificially made of gold, and sil$er,
and brass,
2*(?% Of marble, and #recious stones, and $ariety of !ood%
2*(A% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en him for his com#anion Ooliab, the son of
)chisamech, of the tribe of Dan% )nd 5 ha$e #ut !isdom in the heart of
e$ery skilful man, that they may make all things !hich 5 ha$e commanded
thee,
2*(+% The tabernacle of the co$enant, and the ark of the testimony, and
the #ro#itiatory, that is o$er it, and all the $essels of the
tabernacle,
2*(1% )nd the table and the $essels thereof, the most #ure candlestick
!ith the $essels thereof, and the altars of incense,
2*(B% )nd of holocaust, and all their $essels, the la$er !ith its foot,
2*(*-% The holy $estments in the ministry for )aron the #riest, and for
his sons, that they may e>ecute their office, about the sacred things(
2*(**% The oil of unction, and the incense of s#ices in the sanctuary,
all things !hich 5 ha$e commanded thee, shall they make%
2*(*,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2*(*2% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( 4ee
that you kee# my sabbathJ because it is a sign bet!een me and you in
your generations that you may kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !ho sanctify you%
2*(*.% kee# you my sabbath( for it is holy unto you( he that shall
#rofane it, shall be #ut to death( he that shall do any !ork in it, his
soul shall #erish out of the midst of his #eo#le%
2*(*?% 4i> days shall you do !ork( in the se$enth day is the sabbath,
the rest holy to the 'ord% E$ery one that shall do any !ork on this day,
shall die%
2*(*A% 'et the children of 5srael kee# the sabbath, and celebrate it in
their generations% 5t is an e$erlasting co$enant%
2*(*+% Bet!een me and the children of 5srael, and a #er#etual sign% 7or
in si> days the 'ord made hea$en and earth, and in the se$enth he ceased
from !ork%
2*(*1% )nd the 'ord, !hen he had ended these !ords in <ount 4inai, ga$e
to <oses t!o stone tables of testimony, !ritten !ith the finger of God%
E>odus "ha#ter 2,
The #eo#le fall into idolatry% <oses #rayeth for them% 8e breaketh the
tables( destroyeth the idol( blameth )aron, and causeth many of the
idolaters to be slain%
2,(*% )nd the #eo#le seeing that <oses delayed to come do!n from the
mount, gathering together against )aron, said( )rise, make us gods, that
may go before us( 7or as to this <oses, the man that brought us out of
the land of Egy#t, !e kno! not !hat has befallen him%
2,(,% )nd )aron said to them( Take the golden earrings from the ears of
your !i$es, and your sons and daughters, and bring them to me%
2,(2% )nd the #eo#le did !hat he had commanded, bringing the earrings to
)aron%
2,(.% )nd !hen he had recei$ed them, he fashioned them by foundersD
!ork, and made of them a molten calf% )nd they said( These are thy gods,
O 5srael, that ha$e brought thee out of the land of Egy#t%
2,(?% )nd !hen )aron sa! this, he built an altar before it, and made
#roclamation by a crierDs $oice, saying To morro! is the solemnity of
the 'ord%
2,(A% )nd rising in the morning, they offered holocausts, and #eace
$ictims, and the #eo#le sat do!n to eat and drink, and they rose u# to
#lay%
2,(+% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying( Go, get thee do!n( thy
#eo#le, !hich thou hast brought out of the land of Egy#t, hath sinned%
2,(1% They ha$e Luickly strayed from the !ay !hich thou didst she! them(
and they ha$e made to themsel$es a molten calf, and ha$e adored it, and
sacrificing $ictims to it, ha$e said( These are thy gods, O 5srael, that
ha$e brought thee out of the land of Egy#t%
2,(B% )nd again the 'ord said to <oses( 5 see that this #eo#le is
stiffnecked(
2,(*-% 'et me alone, that my !rath may be kindled against them, and that
5 may destroy them, and 5 !ill make of thee a great nation%
2,(**% But <oses besought the 'ord his God, saying( =hy, O 'ord, is thy
indignation enkindled against thy #eo#le, !hom thou hast brought out of
the land of Egy#t, !ith great #o!er, and !ith a mighty handM
2,(*,% 'et not the Egy#tians say, 5 beseech thee( 8e craftily brought
them out, that he might kill them in the mountains, and destroy them
from the earth( let thy anger cease, and be a##eased u#on the !ickedness
of thy #eo#le%
2,(*2% Remember )braham, 5saac, and 5srael, thy ser$ants, to !hom thou
s!orest by thy o!n self, saying( 5 !ill multi#ly your seed as the stars
of hea$en( and this !hole land that 5 ha$e s#oken of, 5 !ill gi$e to
your seed, and you shall #ossess it for e$er(
2,(*.% )nd the 'ord !as a##eased from doing the e$il !hich he had s#oken
against his #eo#le%
2,(*?% )nd <oses returned from the mount, carrying the t!o tables of the
testimony in his hand, !ritten on both sides,
2,(*A% )nd made by the !ork of GodJ the !riting also of God !as gra$en
in the tables%
2,(*+% )nd 9osue hearing the noise of the #eo#le shouting, said to
<oses( The noise of battle is heard in the cam#%
2,(*1% But he ans!ered( 5t is not the cry of men encouraging to fight,
nor the shout of men com#elling to flee( but 5 hear the $oice of
singers%
2,(*B% )nd !hen he came nigh to the cam#, he sa! the calf, and the
dances( and being $ery angry, he thre! the tables out of his hand, and
broke them at the foot of the mount(
2,(,-% )nd laying hold of the calf !hich they had made, he burnt it, and
beat it to #o!der, !hich he stre!ed into !ater, and ga$e thereof to the
children of 5srael to drink%
2,(,*% )nd he said to )aron( =hat has this #eo#le done to thee, that
thou shouldst bring u#on them a most heinous sinM
2,(,,% )nd he ans!ered him( 'et not my lord be offendedJ for thou
kno!est this #eo#le, that they are #rone to e$il%
2,(,2% They said to me( make us gods, that may go before usJ for as to
this <oses, !ho brought us forth out of the land of Egy#t, !e kno! not
!hat is befallen him%
2,(,.% )nd 5 said to them( =hich of you hath any goldM and they took and
brought it to meJ and 5 cast it into the fire, and this calf came out%
2,(,?% )nd !hen <oses sa! that the #eo#le !ere naked, Efor )aron had
stri##ed them by occasion of the shame of the filth, and had set them
naked among their enemiesG
aked%%% 8a$ing lost not only their gold, and their honour, but !hat !as
!orst of all, being stri##ed also of the grace of God, and ha$ing lost
him%-The shame of the filth%%% That is, of the idol, !hich they had
taken for their god% 5t is the usual #hrase of the scri#ture to call
idols filth and abominations%
2,(,A% Then standing in the gate of the cam#, he said( 5f any man be on
the 'ordDs side, let him join !ith me% )nd all the sons of 'e$i gathered
themsel$es together unto him(
2,(,+% )nd he said to them( Thus saith the 'ord God of 5srael( Put e$ery
man his s!ord u#on his thigh( go, and return from gate to gate through
the midst of the cam#, and let e$ery man kill his brother, and friend,
and neighbour%
2,(,1% )nd the sons of 'e$i did according to the !ords of <oses, and
there !ere slain that day about three and t!enty thousand men%
2,(,B% )nd <oses said( &ou ha$e consecrated your hands this day to the
'ord, e$ery man in his son and in his brother, that a blessing may be
gi$en to you%
2,(2-% )nd !hen the ne>t day !as come, <oses s#oke to the #eo#le( &ou
ha$e sinned a $ery great sin( 5 !ill go u# to the 'ord, if by any means
5 may be able to entreat him for your crime%
2,(2*% )nd returning to the 'ord, he said( 5 beseech thee( this #eo#le
hath sinned a heinous sin, and they ha$e made to themsel$es gods of
gold( either forgi$e them this tres#ass,
2,(2,% Or if thou do not, strike me out of the book that thou hast
!ritten%
2,(22% )nd the 'ord ans!ered him( 8e that hath sinned against me, him
!ill 5 strike out of my book(
2,(2.% But go thou, and lead this #eo#le !hither 5 ha$e told thee( my
angel shall go before thee% )nd 5 in the day of re$enge !ill $isit this
sin also of theirs%
2,(2?% The 'ord therefore struck the #eo#le for the guilt, on occasion
of the calf !hich )aron had made%
E>odus "ha#ter 22
The #eo#le mourn for their sin% <oses #itcheth the tabernacle !ithout
the cam#% 8e con$erseth familiarly !ith God% Desireth to see his glory%
22(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying( Go, get thee u# from this
#lace, thou and thy #eo#le !hich thou hast brought out of the land of
Egy#t, into the land concerning !hich 5 s!ore to )braham, 5saac, and
9acob, saying( To thy seed 5 !ill gi$e it(
22(,% )nd 5 !ill send an angel before thee, that 5 may cast out the
"hanaanite, and the )morrhite, and the 8ethite, and the PhereHite, and
the 8e$ite, and the 9ebusite,
22(2% That thou mayst enter into the land that flo!eth !ith milk and
honey% 7or 5 !ill not go u# !ith thee, because thou art a stiffnecked
#eo#leJ lest 5 destroy thee in the !ay%
22(.% )nd the #eo#le hearing these $ery bad tidings, mourned( and no man
#ut on his ornaments according to custom%
22(?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 4ay to the children of 5srael( Thou
art a stiffnecked #eo#le, once 5 shall come u# in the midst of thee, and
shall destroy thee% o! #resently lay aside thy ornaments, that 5 may
kno! !hat to do to thee%
22(A% 4o the children of 5srael laid aside their ornaments by <ount
8oreb%
22(+% <oses also taking the tabernacle, #itched it !ithout the cam# afar
off, and called the name thereof, The tabernacle of the co$enant% )nd
all the #eo#le, that had any Luestion, !ent forth to the tabernacle of
the co$enant, !ithout the cam#%
22(1% )nd !hen <oses !ent forth to the tabernacle, all the #eo#le rose
u#, and e$ery one stood in the door of his #a$ilion, and they beheld the
back of <oses, till he !ent into the tabernacle%
22(B% )nd !hen he !as gone into the tabernacle of the co$enant, the
#illar of the cloud came do!n, and stood at the door, and he s#oke !ith
<oses%
22(*-% )nd all sa! that the #illar of the cloud stood at the door of the
tabernacle% )nd they stood and !orshi##ed at the doors of their tent%
22(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses face to face, as a man is !ont to
s#eak to his friend% )nd !hen he returned into the cam#, his ser$ant
9osue, the son of un, a young man, de#arted not from the tabernacle%
7ace to face%%% That is, in a most familiar manner% Though as !e learn
from this $ery cha#ter, <oses could not see the face of the 'ord%
22(*,% )nd <oses said to the 'ord( Thou commandest me to lead forth this
#eo#leJ and thou dost not let me kno! !hom thou !ilt send !ith me,
es#ecially !hereas thou hast said( 5 kno! thee by name, and thou hast
found fa$our in my sight%
5 kno! thee by name%%% 5n the language of the scri#tures, God is said to
kno! such as he a##ro$es and lo$es( and to kno! by name, those !hom he
fa$ours in a most singular manner, as he did his ser$ant <oses%
22(*2% 5f therefore 5 ha$e found fa$our in thy sight, she! me thy face,
that 5 may kno! thee, and may find grace before thy eyes( look u#on thy
#eo#le this nation%
22(*.% )nd the 'ord said( <y face shall go before thee, and 5 !ill gi$e
thee rest%
22(*?% )nd <oses said( 5f thou thyself dost not go before, bring us not
out of this #lace%
22(*A% 7or ho! shall !e be able to kno!, 5 and thy #eo#le, that !e ha$e
found grace in thy sight, unless thou !alk !ith us, that !e may be
glorified by all #eo#le that d!ell u#on the earthM
22(*+% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( This !ord also, !hich thou hast
s#oken, !ill 5 doJ for thou hast found grace before me, and thee 5 ha$e
kno!n by name%
22(*1% )nd he said( 4he! me thy glory%
22(*B% 8e ans!ered( 5 !ill she! thee all good, and 5 !ill #roclaim in
the name of the 'ord before thee( and 5 !ill ha$e mercy on !hom 5 !ill,
and 5 !ill be merciful to !hom it shall #lease me%
22(,-% )nd again he said( Thou canst not see my face( for man shall not
see me, and li$e%
22(,*% )nd again he said( Behold there is a #lace !ith me, and thou
shalt stand u#on the rock%
22(,,% )nd !hen my glory shall #ass, 5 !ill set thee in a hole of the
rock, and #rotect thee !ith my righthand till 5 #ass(
22(,2% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay my hand, and thou shalt see my back #arts(
but my face thou canst not see%
4ee my back #arts%%% The 'ord by his angel, usually s#oke to <oses in
the #illar of the cloudJ so that he could not see the glory of him that
s#oke familiarly !ith him% 5n the $ision here mentioned he !as allo!ed
to see something of him, in an assumed cor#oreal form( not in the face,
the rays of !hich !ere too bright for mortal eye to bear, but to $ie!
him as it !ere behind, !hen his face !as turned from him%
E>odus "ha#ter 2.
The tables are rene!ed( all society !ith the "hanaanites is forbid( some
#rece#ts concerning the firstborn, the sabbath, and other feasts( after
forty daysD fast, <oses returneth to the #eo#le !ith the commandments,
and his face a##earing horned !ith rays of light, he co$ereth it,
!hensoe$er he s#eaketh to the #eo#le%
2.(*% )nd after this he said( 8e! thee t!o tables of stone like unto the
former, and 5 !ill !rite u#on them the !ords, !hich !ere in the tables,
!hich thou brokest%
2.(,% Be ready in the morning, that thou mayst forth!ith go u# into
<ount 4inai, and thou shalt stand !ith me u#on the to# of the mount%
2.(2% 'et no man go u# !ith thee, and let not any man be seen throughout
all the mountJ neither let the o>en nor the shee# feed o$er against it%
2.(.% Then he cut out t!o tables of stone, such as had been beforeJ and
rising $ery early he !ent u# into the <ount 4inai, as the 'ord had
commanded him, carrying !ith him the tables%
2.(?% )nd !hen the 'ord !as come do!n in a cloud, <oses stood !ith him,
calling u#on the name of the 'ord%
2.(A% )nd !hen he #assed before him, he said( O the 'ord, the 'ord God,
merciful and gracious, #atient and of much com#assion, and true,
2.(+% =ho kee#est mercy unto thousands( !ho takest a!ay iniLuity, and
!ickedness, and sin, and no man of himself is innocent before thee% =ho
renderest the iniLuity of the fathers to the children, and to the
grandchildren unto the third and fourth generation%
2.(1% )nd <oses making haste, bo!ed do!n #rostrate unto the earth, and
adoring,
2.(B% 4aid( 5f 5 ha$e found grace in thy sight, O 'ord, 5 beseech thee
that thou !ilt go !ith us, Efor it is a stiffnecked #eo#leG and take
a!ay our iniLuities and sin, and #ossess us%
2.(*-% The 'ord ans!ered( 5 !ill make a co$enant in the sight of all, 5
!ill do signs such as !ere ne$er seen u#on the earth, nor in any
nationsJ that this #eo#le, in the midst of !hom thou art, may see the
terrible !ork of the 'ord !hich 5 !ill do%
2.(**% Obser$e all things !hich this day 5 command thee( 5 myself !ill
dri$e out before thy face the )morrhite, and the "hanaanite, and the
8ethite, and the PhereHite, and the 8e$ite, and the 9ebusite%
2.(*,% Be!are thou ne$er join in friendshi# !ith the inhabitants of that
land, !hich may be thy ruin(
2.(*2% But destroy their altars, break their statues and cut do!n their
gro$es(
2.(*.% )dore not any strange god% The 'ord his name is jealous, he is a
jealous God%
2.(*?% <ake no co$enant !ith the men of those countriesJ lest, !hen they
ha$e committed fornication !ith their gods, and ha$e adored their idols,
some one call thee to eat of the things sacrificed%
2.(*A% either shalt thou take of their daughters a !ife for thy son,
lest after they themsel$es ha$e committed fornication, they make thy
sons also to commit fornication !ith their gods%
2.(*+% Thou shalt not make to thyself any molten gods%
2.(*1( Thou shalt kee# the feast of the unlea$ened bread% 4e$en days
shalt thou eat unlea$ened bread, as 5 commanded thee in the time of the
month of the ne! corn( for in the month of the s#ring time thou camest
out from Egy#t%
2.(*B% )ll of the male kind that o#eneth the !omb, shall be mine% Of all
beastsJ both of o>en and of shee#, it shall be mine%
2.(,-% The firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem !ith a shee#( but if
thou !ilt not gi$e a #rice for it, it shall be slain% The firstborn of
thy sons thou shalt redeem( neither shalt thou a##ear before me em#ty%
2.(,*% 4i> days shalt thou !ork, the se$enth day thou shalt cease to
#lough and to rea#%
2.(,,% Thou shalt kee# the feast of !eeks !ith the firstfruits of the
corn of thy !heat har$est, and the feast !hen the time of the year
returneth that all things are laid in%
2.(,2% Three times in the year all thy males shall a##ear in the sight
of the almighty 'ord the God of 5srael%
2.(,.% 7or !hen 5 shall ha$e taken a!ay the nations from thy face, and
shall ha$e enlarged thy borders, no man shall lie in !ait against thy
land !hen thou shalt go u#, and a##ear in the sight of the 'ord thy God
thrice in a year%
2.(,?% Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice u#on lea$enJ
neither shall there remain in the morning any thing of the $ictim of the
solemnity of the Phase%
2.(,A% The first of the fruits of thy ground thou shalt offer in the
house of the 'ord thy God% Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his
dam%
2.(,+% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( =rite thee these !ords, by !hich 5
ha$e made a co$enant both !ith thee and !ith 5srael%
2.(,1% )nd he !as there !ith the 'ord forty days and forty nights( he
neither ate bread nor drank !ater, and he !rote u#on the tables the ten
!ords of the co$enant%
2.(,B% )nd !hen <oses came do!n from the <ount 4inai, he held the t!o
tables of the testimony, and he kne! not that his face !as horned from
the con$ersation of the 'ord%
8orned%%% That is, shining, and sending forth rays of light like horns%
2.(2-% )nd )aron and the children of 5srael seeing the face of <oses
horned, !ere afraid to come near%
2.(2*% )nd being called by him, they returned, both )aron and the rulers
of the congregation% )nd after that he s#oke to them,
2.(2,% )nd all the children of 5srael came to him( and he ga$e them in
commandment all that he had heard of the 'ord on <ount 4inai%
2.(22% )nd ha$ing done s#eaking, he #ut a $eil u#on his face%
2.(2.% But !hen he !ent in to the 'ord, and s#oke !ith him, he took it
a!ay until he came forth, and then he s#oke to the children of 5srael
all things that had been commanded him%
2.(2?% )nd they sa! that the face of <oses !hen he came out !as horned,
but he co$ered his face again, if at any time he s#oke to them%
E>odus "ha#ter 2?
The sabbath% Offerings for making the tabernacle% Beseleel and Ooliab
are called to the !ork%
2?(*% )nd all the multitude of the children of 5srael being gathered
together, he said to them( These are the things !hich the 'ord hath
commanded to be done(
2?(,% 4i> days you shall do !orkJ the se$enth day shall be holy unto
you, the sabbath and the rest of the 'ord( he that shall do any !ork on
it, shall be #ut to death%
2?(2% &ou shall kindle no fire in any of your habitations on the sabbath
day%
2?(.% )nd <oses said to all the assembly of the children of 5srael( This
is the !ord the 'ord hath commanded, saying(
2?(?% 4et aside !ith you firstfruits to the 'ord% 'et e$ery one that is
!illing and hath a ready heart, offer them to the 'ord( gold, and
sil$er, and brass,
2?(A% @iolet and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and fine linen, goatsD
hair,
2?(+% )nd ramsD skins dyed red, and $iolet coloured skins, setim !ood,
2?(1% )nd oil to maintain lights, and to make ointment, and most s!eet
incense,
2?(B% Ony> stones, and #recious stones, for the adorning of the e#hod
and the rational%
2?(*-% =hosoe$er of you is !ise, let him come, and make that !hich the
'ord hath commanded(
2?(**% To !it, the tabernacle, and the roof thereof, and the co$er, the
rings, and the board-!ork !ith the bars, the #illars and the sockets(
2?(*,% The ark and the sta$es, the #ro#itiatory, and the $eil that is
dra!n before it(
2?(*2% The table !ith the bars and the $essels, and the loa$es of
#ro#osition(
2?(*.% The candlestick to bear u# the lights, the $essels thereof and
the lam#s, and the oil for the nourishing of fires(
2?(*?% The altar of incense, and the bars, and the oil of unction, and
the incense of s#ices( the hanging at the door of the tabernacle(
2?(*A% The altar of holocaust, and its grate of brass, !ith the bars and
$essels thereof( the la$er and its foot(
2?(*+% The curtains of the court, !ith the #illars and the sockets, the
hanging in the doors of the entry%
2?(*1% The #ins of the tabernacle, and of the court, !ith their little
cords(
2?(*B% The $estments that are to be used in the ministry of the
sanctuary, the $esture of )aron the high #riest, and of his sons, to do
the office of #riesthood to me%
2?(,-% )nd all the multitude of the children of 5srael going out from
the #resence of <oses,
2?(,*% Offered firstfruits to the 'ord !ith a most ready and de$out
mind, to make the !ork of the tabernacle of the testimony% =hate$er !as
necessary to the ser$ice and to the holy $estments,
2?(,,% Both men and !omen ga$e bracelets and earrings, rings and
tablets( e$ery $essel of gold !as set aside to be offered to the 'ord%
2?(,2% 5f any man had $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, fine
linen and goatsD hair, ramskins dyed red, and $iolet coloured skins,
2?(,.% <etal of sil$er and brass, they offered it to the 'ord, and setim
!ood for di$ers uses%
2?(,?% The skilful !omen also ga$e such things as they had s#un, $iolet,
#ur#le, and scarlet, and fine linen,
2?(,A% )nd goatsD hair, gi$ing all of their o!n accord%
2?(,+% But the #rinces offered ony> stones, and #recious stones, for the
e#hod and the rational,
2?(,1% )nd s#ices and oil for the lights, and for the #re#aring of
ointment, and to make the incense of most s!eet sa$our%
2?(,B% )ll, both men and !omen, !ith de$out mind offered gifts, that the
!orks might be done !hich the 'ord had commanded by the hand of <oses%
)ll the children of 5srael dedicated $oluntary offerings to the 'ord%
2?(2-% )nd <oses said to the children of 5srael( Behold, the 'ord hath
called by name Beseleel, the son of :ri, the son of 8ur, of the tribe of
9uda,
2?(2*% )nd hath filled him !ith the s#irit of God, !ith !isdom and
understanding, and kno!ledge, and all learning,
2?(2,% To de$ise and to !ork in gold and sil$er and brass,
2?(22% )nd in engra$ing stones, and in car#entersD !ork% =hatsoe$er can
be de$ised artificially,
2?(2.% 8e hath gi$en in his heart( Ooliab also, the son of )chisamech,
of the tribe of Dan(
2?(2?% Both of them hath he instructed !ith !isdom, to do car#entersD
!ork, and ta#estry, and embroidery in blue and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice
dyed, and fine linen, and to !ea$e all things, and to in$ent all ne!
things%
E>odus "ha#ter 2A
The offerings are deli$ered to the !orkmen, the curtains, co$erings,
boards, bars, $eil, #illars, and hanging are made%
2A(*% Beseleel therefore, and Ooliab, and e$ery !ise man, to !hom the
'ord ga$e !isdom and understanding, to kno! ho! to !ork artificially,
made the things that are necessary for the uses of the sanctuary, and
!hich the 'ord commanded%
2A(,% )nd !hen <oses had called them, and e$ery skilful man, to !hom the
'ord had gi$en !isdom, and such as of their o!n accord had offered
themsel$es to the making of the !ork,
2A(2% 8e deli$ered all the offerings of the children of 5srael unto
them% )nd !hile they !ere earnest about the !ork, the #eo#le daily in
the morning offered their $o!s%
2A(.% =hereu#on the !orkmen being constrained to come,
2A(?% 4aid to <oses( The #eo#le offereth more than is necessary%
2A(A% <oses therefore commanded #roclamation to be made by the crierDs
$oice( 'et neither man nor !oman offer any more for the !ork of the
sanctuary% )nd so they ceased from offering gifts,
2A(+% Because the things that !ere offered did suffice, and !ere too
much%
2A(1% )nd all the men that !ere !ise of heart, to accom#lish the !ork of
the tabernacle, made ten curtains of t!isted fine linen, and $iolet, and
#ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, !ith $aried !ork, and the art of
embroidering(
2A(B% The length of one curtain !as t!enty-eight cubits, and the breadth
four( all the curtains !ere of the same siHe%
2A(*-% )nd he joined fi$e curtains, one to another, and the other fi$e
he cou#led one to another%
2A(**% 8e made also loo#s of $iolet in the edge of one curtain on both
sides, and in the edge of the other curtain in like manner,
2A(*,% That the loo#s might meet one against another, and might be
joined each !ith the other%
2A(*2% =hereu#on also he cast fifty rings of gold, that might catch the
loo#s of the curtains, and they might be made one tabernacle%
2A(*.% 8e made also ele$en curtains of goatsD hair, to co$er the roof of
the tabernacle(
2A(*?% One curtain !as thirty cubits long, and four cubits broad( all
the curtains !ere of one measure%
2A(*A% 7i$e of !hich he joined a#art, and the other si> a#art%
2A(*+% )nd he made fifty loo#s in the edge of one curtain, and fifty in
the edge of another curtain, that they might be joined one to another%
2A(*1% )nd fifty buckles of brass !here!ith the roof might be knit
together, that of all the curtains there might be made one co$ering%
2A(*B% 8e made also a co$er for the tabernacle of ramsD skins dyed redJ
and another co$er o$er that of $iolet skins%
2A(,-% 8e made also the boards of the tabernacle of setim !ood standing%
2A(,*% The length of one board !as ten cubitsJ and the breadth !as one
cubit and a half%
2A(,,% There !ere t!o mortises throughout e$ery board, that one might be
joined to the other% )nd in this manner he made for all the boards of
the tabernacle%
2A(,2% Of !hich t!enty !ere at the south side south!ard,
2A(,.% =ith forty sockets of sil$er, t!o sockets !ere #ut under one
board on the t!o sides of the corners, !here the mortises of the sides
end in the corners%
2A(,?% )t that side also of the tabernacle, that looketh to!ards the
north, he made t!enty boards,
2A(,A% =ith forty sockets of sil$er, t!o sockets for e$ery board%
2A(,+% But against the !est, to !it, at that side of the tabernacle,
!hich looketh to the sea, he made si> boards,
2A(,1% )nd t!o others at each corner of the tabernacle behind(
2A(,B% =hich !ere also joined from beneath unto the to#, and !ent
together into one joint% Thus he did on both sides at the corners(
2A(2-% 4o there !ere in all eight boards, and they had si>teen sockets
of sil$er, to !it, t!o sockets under e$ery board%
2A(2*% 8e made also bars of setim !ood, fi$e to hold together the boards
of one side of the tabernacle,
2A(2,% )nd fi$e others to join together the boards of the other sideJ
and besides these, fi$e other bars at the !est side of the tabernacle
to!ards the sea%
2A(22% 8e made also another bar, that might come by the midst of the
boards from corner to corner%
2A(2.% )nd the boards themsel$es he o$erlaid !ith gold casting for them
sockets of sil$er% )nd their rings he made of gold, through !hich the
bars might be dra!n( and he co$ered the bars themsel$es !ith #lates of
gold%
2A(2?% 8e made also a $eil of $iolet, and #ur#le, scarlet and fine
t!isted linen, $aried and distinguished !ith embroidery(
2A(2A% )nd four #illars of setim !ood, !hich !ith their heads he
o$erlaid !ith gold, casting for them sockets of sil$er%
2A(2+% 8e made also a hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of $iolet,
#ur#le, scarlet, and fine t!isted linen, !ith the !ork of an
embroiderer%
2A(21% )nd fi$e #illars !ith their heads, !hich he co$ered !ith gold,
and their sockets he cast of brass%
E>odus "ha#ter 2+
Beseleel maketh the ark( the #ro#itiatory, and cherubims, the table, the
candlestick, the lam#s, and the altar of incense, and com#oundeth the
incense%
2+(*% )nd Beseleel made also, the ark of setim !ood( it !as t!o cubits
and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in breadth, and the height
!as of one cubit and a half( and he o$erlaid it !ith the #urest gold
!ithin and !ithout%
2+(,% )nd he made to it a cro!n of gold round about,
2+(2% "asting four rings of gold at the four corners thereof( t!o rings
in one side, and t!o in the other%
2+(.% )nd he made bars of setim !ood, !hich he o$erlaid !ith gold,
2+(?% )nd he #ut them into the rings that !ere at the sides of the ark
to carry it%
2+(A% 8e made also the #ro#itiatory, that is, the oracle, of the #urest
gold, t!o cubits and a half in length, and a cubit and a half in
breadth%
2+(+% T!o cherubims also of beaten gold, !hich he set on the t!o sides
of the #ro#itiatory(
2+(1% One cherub in the to# of one side, and the other cherub in the to#
of the other side( t!o cherubims at the t!o ends of the #ro#itiatory,
2+(B% 4#reading their !ings, and co$ering the #ro#itiatory, and looking
one to!ards the other, and to!ards it%
2+(*-% 8e made also the table of setim !ood, in length t!o cubits, and
in breadth one cubit, and in height it !as a cubit and a half%
2+(**% )nd he o$erlaid it !ith the finest gold, and he made to it a
golden ledge round about,
2+(*,% )nd to the ledge itself he made a #olished cro!n of gold, of four
fingers breadth, and u#on the same another golden cro!n%
2+(*2% )nd he cast four rings of gold, !hich he #ut in the four corners
at each foot of the table,
2+(*.% O$er against the cro!n( and he #ut the bars into them, that the
table might be carried%
2+(*?% The bars also themsel$es he made of setim !ood, and o$erlaid them
!ith gold%
2+(*A% )nd the $essels for the di$ers uses of the table, dishes, bo!ls,
and cu#s, and censers of #ure gold, !herein the libations are to be
offered%
2+(*+% 8e made also the candlestick of beaten !ork of the finest gold%
from the shaft !hereof its branches, its cu#s, and bo!ls, and lilies
came out(
2+(*1( 4i> on the t!o sides( three branches on one side, and three on
the other%
2+(*B% Three cu#s in manner of a nut on each branch, and bo!ls !ithal
and lilies( and three cu#s of the fashion of a nut in another branch,
and bo!ls !ithal and lilies% The !ork of the si> branches, that !ent out
from the shaft of the candlestick !as eLual%
2+(,-% )nd in the shaft itself !ere four cu#s after the manner of a nut,
and bo!ls !ithal at e$ery one, and lilies(
2+(,*% )nd bo!ls under t!o branches in three #laces, !hich together made
si> branches going out from one shaft%
2+(,,% 4o both the bo!ls, and the branches !ere of the same, all beaten
!ork of the #urest gold%
2+(,2% 8e made also the se$en lam#s !ith their snuffers, and the $essels
!here the snuffings !ere to be #ut out, of the #urest gold%
2+(,.% The candlestick !ith all the $essels thereof !eighed a talent of
gold%
2+(,?% 8e made also the alter of incense of setim !ood, being a cubit on
e$ery side foursLuare, and in height t!o cubits( from the corners of
!hich !ent out horns%
2+(,A% )nd he o$erlaid it !ith the #urest gold, !ith its grate, and the
sides, and the horns%
2+(,+% )nd he made to it a cro!n of gold round about, and t!o golden
rings under the cro!n at each side, that the bars might be #ut into
them, and the altar be carried%
2+(,1% )nd the bars themsel$es he made also of setim !ood, and o$erlaid
them !ith #lates of gold%
2+(,B% 8e com#ounded also the oil for the ointment of sanctification,
and incense of the #urest s#ices, according to the !ork of a #erfumer%
E>odus "ha#ter 21
8e maketh the altar of holocaust% The braHen la$er% The court !ith its
#illars and hangings% The sum of !hat the #eo#le offered%
21(*% 8e made also the altar of holocaust of setim !ood, fi$e cubits
sLuare, and three in height(
21(,% The horns !hereof !ent out from the corners, and he o$erlaid it
!ith #lates of brass%
21(2% )nd for the uses thereof, he #re#ared di$ers $essels of brass,
cauldrons, tongs, fleshhooks, #othooks and fire#ans%
21(.% )nd he made the grate thereof of brass, in manner of a net, and
under it in the midst of the altar a hearth,
21(?% "asting four rings at the four ends of the net at the to#, to #ut
in bars to carry it(
21(A% )nd he made the bars of setim !ood, and o$erlaid them !ith #lates
of brass(
21(+% )nd he dre! them through the rines that stood out in the sides of
the altar% )nd the altar itself !as not solid, but hollo!, of boards,
and em#ty !ithin%
21(1% 8e made also the la$er of brass, !ith the foot thereof, of the
mirrors of the !omen that !atched at the door of the tabernacle%
21(B% 8e made also the court, in the south side !hereof !ere hangings of
fine t!isted linen of a hundred cubits%
21(*-% T!enty #illars of brass !ith their sockets, the beads of the
#illars, and the !hole gra$ing of the !ork, of sil$er%
21(**% 5n like manner at the north side the hangings, the #illars, and
the sockets and heads of the #illars !ere of the same measure, and !ork
and metal%
21(*,% But on that side that looketh to the !est, there !ere hangings of
fifty cubits, ten #illars of brass !ith their sockets, and the heads of
the #illars, and all the gra$ing of the !ork, of sil$er%
21(*2% <oreo$er, to!ards the east he #re#ared hangings of fifty cubits(
21(*.% 7ifteen cubits of !hich, !ere on one side !ith three #illars, and
their sockets(
21(*?% )nd on the other side Efor bet!een the t!o he made the entry of
the tabernacleG there !ere hangings eLually of fifteen cubits, and three
#illars, and as many sockets%
21(*A% )ll the hangings of the court !ere !o$en !ith t!isted linen%
21(*+% The sockets of the #illars !ere of brass, and their heads !ith
all their gra$ings of sil$er( and he o$erlaid the #illars of the court
also !ith sil$er%
21(*1% )nd he made in the entry thereof an embroidered hanging of
$iolet, #ur#le, scarlet, and fine t!isted linen, that !as t!enty cubits
long, and fi$e cubits high, according to the measnre of all the hangings
of the court%
21(*B% )nd the #illars in the entry !ere four, !ith sockets of brass,
and their heads and gra$ings of sil$er%
21(,-% The #ins also of the tabernacle and of the court round about he
made of brass%
21(,*% These are the instruments of the tabernacle of the testimony,
!hich !ere counted according to the commandment of <oses, in the
ceremonies of the 'e$ites, by the hand of 5thamar, son of )aron the
#riest(
21(,,% =hich Beseleel, the son of :ri, the son of 8ur of the tribe of
9uda, had made, as the 'ord commanded by <oses%
21(,2% 8a$ing for his com#anion Ooliab, the son of )chisamech, of the
tribe of Dan( !ho also !as an e>-cellent artificer in !ood, and !orker
in ta#estry and embroidery in $iolet, #ur#le, scarlet, and fine linen%
21(,.% )ll the gold that !as s#ent in the !ork of the sanctuary, and
that !as offered in gifts, !as nine and t!enty talents, and se$en
hundred and thirty sicles according to the standard of the sanctuary%
21(,?% )nd it !as offered by them that !ent to be numbered, from t!enty
years old and u#!ards, of si> hundred and three thousand fi$e hundred
and fifty men able to bear arms%
21(,A% There !ere moreo$er a hundred talents of sil$er, !hereof !ere
cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and of the entry !here the $eil
hangeth%
21(,+% ) hundred sockets !ere made of a hundred talents, one talent
being reckoned for e$ery socket%
21(,1% )nd of the thousand se$en hundred and se$enty-fi$e he made the
heads of the #illars, !hich also he o$erlaid !ith sil$er%
21(,B% )nd there !ere offered of brass also se$enty-t!o thousand
talents, and four hundred sicles besides,
21(2-% Of !hich !ere cast the sockets in the entry of the tabernacle of
the testimony, and the altar of brass !ith the grate thereof, and also
the $essels that belong to the use thereof%
21(2*% )nd the sockets of the court as !ell round about as in the entry
thereof, and the #ins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about%
E>odus "ha#ter 2B
)ll the ornaments of )aron and his sons are made% )nd the !hole !ork of
the tabernacle is finished%
2B(*% )nd he made, of $iolet and #ur#le, scarlet and fine linen, the
$estments for )aron to !ear !hen he ministered in the holy #laces, as
the 'ord commanded <oses%
2B(,% 4o he made an e#hod of gold, $iolet, and #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice
dyed, and fine t!isted linen,
2B(2% =ith embroidered !ork, and he cut thin #lates of gold, and dre!
them small into threads, that they might be t!isted !ith the !oof of the
foresaid colours,
2B(.% )nd t!o borders cou#led one to the other in the to# on either
side,
2B(?% )nd a girdle of the same colours, as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
2B(A% 8e #re#ared also t!o ony> stones, fast set and closed in gold, and
gra$en, by the art of a la#idary, !ith the names of the children of
5srael(
2B(+% )nd he set them in the sides of the e#hod, for a memorial of the
children of 5srael, as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
2B(1% 8e made also a rational !ith embroidered !ork, according to the
!ork of the e#hod, of gold, $iolet, #ur#le, and scarlet t!ice dyed, and
fine t!isted linen(
2B(B% 7oursLuare, double, of the measure of a s#an%
2B(*-% )nd he set four ro!s of #recious stones in it% 5n the first ro!
!as a sardius, a to#aH, an emerald%
2B(**% 5n the second, a carbuncle, a sa##hire, and a jas#er%
2B(*,% 5n the third, a ligurius, an agate, and an amethyst%
2B(*2% 5n the fourth, a chrysolite, an ony>, and a beryl, set and
enclosed in gold by their ro!s%
2B(*.% )nd the t!el$e stones, !ere engra$ed !ith the names of the t!el$e
tribes of 5srael, each one !ith its se$eral name%
2B(*?% They made also in the rational little chains, linked one to
another, of the #urest gold,
2B(*A% )nd t!o hooks, and as many rings of gold% )nd they set the rings
on either side of the rational,
2B(*+% On !hich rings the t!o golden chains should hang, !hich they #ut
into the hooks that stood out in the corners of the e#hod%
2B(*1% These both before and behind so ans!ered one another, that the
e#hod and the rational !ere bound together,
2B(*B% Being fastened to the girdle, and strongly cou#led !ith rings,
!hich a $iolet fillet joined, lest they should flag loose, and be mo$ed
one from the other, as the 'ord commanded <oses%
2B(,-% They made also the tunic of the e#hod all of $iolet,
2B(,*% )nd a hole for the head in the u##er #art at the middle, and a
!o$en border round about the hole(
2B(,,% )nd beneath at the feet #omegranates of $iolet, #ur#le, scarlet,
and fine t!isted linen(
2B(,2% )nd little bells of the #urest gold, !hich they #ut bet!een the
#omegranates at the bottom of the tunic round about(
2B(,.% To !it, a bell of gold, and a #omegranate, !here!ith the high
#riest !ent adorned, !hen he discharged his ministry, as the 'ord had
commanded <oses%
2B(,?% They made also fine linen tunics !ith !o$en !ork for )aron and
his sons(
2B(,A% )nd mitres !ith their little cro!ns of fine linen(
2B(,+% )nd linen breeches of fine linen(
2B(,1% )nd a girdle of fine t!isted linen, $iolet, #ur#le, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, of embroidery !ork, as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
2B(,B% They made also the #late of sacred $eneration of the #urest gold,
and they !rote on it !ith the engra$ing of a la#idary( The 8oly of the
'ord(
2B(2-% )nd they fastened it to the mitre !ith a $iolet fillet, as the
'ord had commanded <oses%
2B(2*% 4o all the !ork of the tabernacle and of the roof of the
testimony !as finished( and the children of 5srael did all things !hich
the 'ord had commanded <oses%
2B(2,% )nd they offered the tabernacle, and the roof, and the !hole
furniture, the rings, the boards, the bars, the #illars and their
sockets,
2B(22% The co$er of ramsD skins dyed red, and the other co$er of $iolet
skins,
2B(2.% The $eil, the ark, the bars, the #ro#itiatory,
2B(2?% The table, !ith the $essels thereof, and the loa$es of
#ro#osition(
2B(2A% The candlestick, the lam#s, and the furniture of them, !ith the
oil(
2B(2+% The altar of gold, and the ointment, and the incense of s#ices(
2B(21% )nd the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle(
2B(2B% The altar of brass, the grate, the bars, and all the $essels
thereof( the la$er, !ith the foot thereof( the hangings of the court,
and the #illars, !ith their sockets(
2B(.-% The hanging in the entry of the court, and the little cords, and
the #ins thereof% othing !as !anting of the $essels, that !ere
commanded to be made for the ministry of the tabernacle, and for the
roof of the co$enant%
2B(.*% The $estments also, !hich the #riests, to !it, )aron and his
sons, use in the sanctuary,
2B(.,% The children of 5srael offered, as the 'ord had commanded%
2B(.2% )nd !hen <oses sa! all things finished, he blessed them%
E>odus "ha#ter .-
The tabernacle is commanded to be set u# and anointed% God filleth it
!ith his majesty%
.-(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
.-(,% The first month, the first day of the month, thou shalt set u# the
tabernacle of the testimony,
.-(2% )nd shalt #ut the ark in it, and shalt let do!n the $eil before
it(
.-(.% )nd thou shalt bring in the table, and set u#on it the things that
are commanded according to the rite% The candlestick shall stand !ith
its lam#s,
.-(?% )nd the altar of gold, !hereon the incense is burnt before the ark
of the testimony% Thou shalt #ut the hanging in the entry of the
tabernacle,
.-(A% )nd before it the altar of holocaust%
.-(+% The la$er bet!een the altar and the tabernacle, and thou shalt
fill it !ith !ater%
.-(1% )nd thou shalt encom#ass the court !ith hangings, and the entry
thereof%
.-(B% )nd thou shalt take the oil of unction and anoint the tabernacle
!ith its $essels, that they may be sanctified(
.-(*-% The altar of holocaust and all its $essels(
.-(**% The la$er !ith its foot( thou shalt consecrate all !ith the oil
of unction, that they may be most holy%
.-(*,% )nd thou shalt bring )aron and his sons to the door of the
tabernacle of the testimony, and ha$ing !ashed them !ith !ater,
.-(*2% Thou shalt #ut on them the holy $estments, that they may minister
to me, and that the unction of them may #ros#er to an e$erlasting
#riesthood%
.-(*.% )nd <oses did all that the 'ord had commanded%
.-(*?% 4o in the first month of the second year, the first day of the
month, the tabernacle !as set u#%
.-(*A% )nd <oses reared it u#, and #laced the boards and the sockets and
the bars, and set u# the #illars,
.-(*+% )nd s#read the roof o$er the tabernacle, #utting o$er it a co$er,
as the 'ord had commanded%
.-(*1% )nd he #ut the testimony in the ark, thrusting bars underneath,
and the oracle abo$e%
.-(*B% )nd !hen he had brought the ark into the tabernacle, he dre! the
$eil before it to fulfil the command ment of the 'ord%
.-(,-% )nd he set the table in the tabernacle of the testimony, at the
north side, !ithout the $eil,
.-(,*% 4etting there in order the loa$es of #ro#osition, as the 'ord had
commanded <oses%
.-(,,% 8e set the candlestick also in the tabernacle of the testimony,
o$er against the table on the south side,
.-(,2% Placing the lam#s in order, according to the #rece#t of the 'ord%
.-(,.% 8e set also the altar of gold under the roof of the testimony,
o$er against the $eil,
.-(,?% )nd burnt u#on it the incense of s#ices, as the 'ord had
commanded <oses%
.-(,A% )nd he #ut also the hanging in the entry of the tabernacle of the
testimony,
.-(,+% )nd the altar of holocaust in the entry of the testimony,
offering the holocaust, and the sacrifices u#on it, as the 'ord had
commanded%
.-(,1% )nd he set the la$er bet!een the tabernacle of the testimony and
the altar, filling it !ith !ater%
.-(,B% )nd <oses and )aron, and his sons, !ashed their hands and feet,
.-(2-% =hen they !ent into the tabernacle of the co$enant, and !ent to
the altar, as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
.-(2*% 8e set u# also the court round about the tabernacle and the
altar, dra!ing the hanging in the entry thereof% )fter all things !ere
#erfected,
.-(2,% The cloud co$ered the tabernacle of the testimony, and the glory
of the 'ord filled it%
.-(22% either could <oses go into the tabernacle of the co$enant, the
cloud co$ering all things, and the majesty of the 'ord shining, for the
cloud had co$ered all%
.-(2.% 5f at any time the cloud remo$ed from the tabernacle, the
children of 5srael !ent for!ard by their troo#s(
.-(2?% 5f it hung o$er, they remained in the same #lace%
.-(2A% 7or the cloud of the 'ord hung o$er the tabernacle by day, and a
fire by night, in the sight of all the children of 5srael throughout all
their mansions%
T8E BOO; O7 'E@5T5":4
This Book is called 'E@5T5":4, because it treats of the Offices,
<inistries, Rites and "eremonies of the Priests and 'e$ites% The 8ebre!s
call it @)5"R), from the !ord !ith !hich it begins%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *
Of holocausts or burnt offerings%
*(*% )nd the 'ord called <oses, and s#oke to him from the tabernacle of
the testimony, saying(
*(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( The
man among you that shall offer to the 'ord a sacrifice of the cattle,
that is, offering $ictims of o>en and shee#(
*(2% 5f his offering be a holocaust, and of the herd, he shall offer a
male !ithout blemish, at the door of the testimony, to make the 'ord
fa$ourable to him%
) holocaust%%% That is, a !hole burnt offering EolokaustonG, so called,
because the !hole $ictim !as consumed !ith fireJ and gi$en in such
manner to God as !holly to e$a#orate, as it !ere, for his honour and
gloryJ !ithout ha$ing any #art of it reser$ed for the use of man% The
other sacrifices in the Old Testament !ere either offerings for sin, or
#eace offerings( and these latter again !ere either offered in
thanksgi$ing for blessings recei$edJ or by !ay of #rayer for ne! fa$ours
or graces% 4o that sacrifices !ere then offered to God for four
different ends or intentions, ans!erable to the different obligations
!hich man has to God( *% By !ay of adoration, homage, #raise, and glory
due to his di$ine majesty% ,% By !ay of thanksgi$ing for all benefits
recei$ed from him% 2% By !ay of confessing and cra$ing #ardon for sins%
.% By !ay of #rayer and #etition for grace and relief in all
necessities% 5n the e! 'a! !e ha$e but one sacrifice, $iH%, that of the
body and blood of "hrist( but this one sacrifice of the e! Testament
#erfectly ans!ers all these four endsJ and both #riest and #eo#le, as
often as it is celebrated, ought to join in offering it u# for these
four ends%
*(.% )nd he shall #ut his hand u#on the head of the $ictim( and it shall
be acce#table, and hel# to its e>#iation%
*(?% )nd he shall immolate the calf before the 'ord( and the #riests the
sons of )aron shall offer the blood thereof, #ouring it round about the
altar, !hich is before the door of the tabernacle%
*(A% )nd !hen they ha$e flayed the $ictim, they shall cut the joints
into #ieces(
*(+% )nd shall #ut fire on the altar, ha$ing before laid in order a #ile
of !ood%
*(1% )nd they shall lay the #arts that are cut out in order thereu#on(
to !it, the head, and all things that clea$e to the li$erJ
*(B% The entrails and feet being !ashed !ith !ater% )nd the #riest shall
burn them u#on the altar for a holocaust, and a s!eet sa$our to the
'ord%
*(*-% )nd if the offering be of the flocks, a holocaust of shee# or of
goats, he shall offer a male !ithout blemish%
*(**% )nd he shall immolate it at the side of the altar that looketh to
the north, before the 'ord( but the sons of )aron shall #our the blood
thereof u#on the altar round about%
*(*,% )nd they shall di$ide the joints, the head, and all that clea$e to
the li$er( and shall lay them u#on the !ood, under !hich the fire is to
be #ut%
*(*2% But the entrails and the feet they shall !ash !ith !ater% )nd the
#riest shall offer it all and burn it all u#on the altar for a
holocaust, and most s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
*(*.% But if the oblation of a holocaust to the 'ord be of birds, of
turtles, or of young #igeons(
*(*?% The #riest shall offer it at the altar( and t!isting back the
neck, and breaking the #lace of the !ound, he shall make the blood run
do!n u#on the brim of the altar%
*(*A% But the cro# of the throat, and the feathers he shall cast beside
the altar at the east side, in the #lace !here the ashes are !ont to be
#oured out%
*(*+% )nd he shall break the #inions thereof, and shall not cut, nor
di$ide it !ith a knife( and shall burn it u#on the altar, #utting fire
under the !ood% 5t is a holocaust and oblation of most s!eet sa$our to
the 'ord%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,
Of offerings of flour, and firstfruits%
,(*% =hen any one shall offer an oblation of sacrifice to the 'ord, his
offering shall be of fine flour( and he shall #our oil u#on it, and #ut
frankincense,
,(,% )nd shall bring it to the sons of )aron the #riests% )nd one of
them shall take a handful of the flour and oil, and all the
frankincenseJ and shall #ut it a memorial u#on the altar for a most
s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
,(2% )nd the remnant of the sacrifice shall be )aronDs, and his sonsD,
holy of holies of the offerings of the 'ord%
8oly of holies%%% That is, most holy, as being dedicated to God, and set
aside by his ordinance for the use of his #riests%
,(.% But !hen thou offerest a sacrifice baked in the o$en of flour, to
!it, loa$es !ithout lea$en, tem#ered !ith oil, and unlea$ened !afers,
anointed !ith oil(
,(?% 5f thy oblation be from the frying#an, of flour tem#ered !ith oil,
and !ithout lea$en( ,(A% Thou shalt di$ide it into little #ieces, and
shalt #our oil u#on it%
,(+% )nd if the sacrifice be from the gridiron, in like manner the flour
shall be tem#ered !ith oil%
,(1% )nd !hen thou offerest it to the 'ord, thou shalt deli$er it to the
hands of the #riest%
,(B% )nd !hen he hath offered it, he shall take a memorial out of the
sacrifice, and burn it u#on the altar for a s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
,(*-% )nd !hatsoe$er is left, shall be )aronDs, and his sonsD( holy of
holies of the offerings of the 'ord%
,(**% E$ery oblation that is offered to the 'ord shall be made !ithout
lea$en( neither shall any lea$en or honey be burnt in the sacrifice to
the 'ord%
=ithout lea$en or honey%%% o lea$en nor honey !as to be used in the
sacrifice offered to GodJ to signify that !e are to e>clude from the
#ure !orshi# of the gos#el, all double dealing and affection to carnal
#leasures%
,(*,% &ou shall offer only the firstfruits of them and gifts( but they
shall not be #ut u#on the altar, for a sa$our of s!eetness%
,(*2% =hatsoe$er sacrifice thou offerest, thou shalt season it !ith
salt( neither shalt thou take a!ay the salt of the co$enant of thy God
from thy sacrifice% 5n all thy oblations thou shalt offer salt%
4alt%%% 5n e$ery sacrifice salt !as to be used, !hich is an emblem of
!isdom and discretion, !ithout !hich none of our #erformances are
agreeable to God%
,(*.% But if thou offer a gift of the firstfruits of thy corn to the
'ord, of the ears yet green, thou shalt dry it at the fire, and break it
small like mealJ and so shalt thou offer thy firstfruits to the 'ord(
,(*?% Pouring oil u#on it and #utting on frankincense, because it is the
oblation of the 'ord%
,(*A% =hereof the #riest shall burn for a memorial of the gift, #art of
the corn broken small and of the oil, and all the frankincense%
'e$iticus "ha#ter 2
Of #eace offerings%
2(*% )nd if his oblation be a sacrifice of #eace offerings, and he !ill
offer of the herd, !hether male or female( he shall offer them !ithout
blemish before the 'ord%
Peace offerings%%% Peace, in the scri#ture language, signifies
ha##iness, !elfare or #ros#erityJ in a !ord, all kind of blessings%-4uch
sacrifices, therefore, as !ere offered either on occasion of blessings
recei$ed, or to obtain ne! fa$ours, !ere called #acific or #eace
offerings% 5n these, some #art of the $ictim !as consumed !ith fire on
the altar of GodJ other #arts !ere eaten by the #riests and by the
#ersons for !hom the sacrifice !as offered%
2(,% )nd he shall lay his hand u#on the head of his $ictim, !hich shall
be slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony( and the sons
of )aron the #riests shall #our the blood round about u#on the altar%
2(2% )nd they shall offer of the sacrifice of #eace offerings, for an
oblation to the 'ord( the fat that co$ereth the entrails, and all the
fat that is !ithin,
2(.% The t!o kidneys !ith the fat !here!ith the flanks are co$ered, and
the caul of the li$er !ith the t!o little kidneys%
2(?% )nd they shall burn them u#on the altar, for a holocaust, #utting
fire under the !ood( for an oblation of most s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
2(A% But if his oblation and the sacrifice of #eace offering be of the
flock, !hether he offer male or female, they shall be !ithout blemish%
2(+% 5f he offer a lamb before the 'ord(
2(1% 8e shall #ut his hand u#on the head of the $ictim% )nd it shall be
slain in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony( and the sons of
)aron shall #our the blood thereof round about u#on the altar%
2(B% )nd they shall offer of the $ictim of #eace offerings, a sacrifice
to the 'ord( the fat and the !hole rum#,
2(*-% =ith the kidneys, and the fat that co$ereth the belly and all the
$itals and both the little kidneys, !ith the fat that is about the
flanks, and the caul of the li$er !ith the little kidneys%
2(**% )nd the #riest shall burn them u#on the altar, for the food of the
fire, and of the oblation of the 'ord%
2(*,% 5f his offering be a goat, and he offer it to the 'ord(
2(*2% 8e shall #ut his hand u#on the head thereof( and shall immolate it
in the entry of the tabernacle of the testimony% )nd the sons of )aron
shall #our the blood thereof round about u#on the altar%
2(*.% )nd they shall take of it for the food of the 'ordDs fire, the fat
that co$ereth the belly, and that co$ereth all the $ital #arts(
2(*?% The t!o little kidneys !ith the caul that is u#on them !hich is by
the flanks, and the fat of the li$er !ith the little kidneys%
2(*A% )nd the #riest shall burn them u#on the altar, for the food of the
fire, and of a most s!eet sa$our% )ll the fat shall be the 'ordDs%
2(*+% By a #er#etual la! for your generations, and in all your
habitations( neither blood nor fat shall you eat at all%
7at%%% 5t is meant of the fat, !hich by the #rescri#tion of the la! !as
to be offered on GodDs altarJ not of the fat of meat, such as !e
commonly eat%
'e$iticus "ha#ter .
Of offerings for sins of ignorance%
.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
.(,% 4ay to the children of 5srael( The soul that sinneth through
ignorance, and doth any thing concerning any of the commandments of the
'ord, !hich he commanded not to be done(
5gnorance%%% To be ignorant of !hat !e are bound to kno! is sinfulJ and
for such cul#able ignorance, these sacrifices, #rescribed in this and
the follo!ing cha#ter, !ere a##ointed%
.(2% 5f the #riest that is anointed shall sin, making the #eo#le to
offend, he shall offer to the 'ord for his sin a calf !ithout blemish%
.(.% )nd he shall bring it to the door of the testimony before the 'ord(
and shall #ut his hand u#on the head thereof, and shall sacrifice it to
the 'ord%
.(?% 8e shall take also of the blood of the calf( and carry it into the
tabernacle of the testimony%
The blood%%% )s the figure of the blood of "hrist shed for the remission
of our sins, and carried by him into the sanctuary of hea$en%
.(A% )nd ha$ing di##ed his finger in the blood, he shall s#rinkle !ith
it se$en times before the 'ord, before the $eil of the sanctuary%
.(+% )nd he shall #ut some of the same blood u#on the horns of the altar
of the s!eet incense most acce#table to the 'ord, !hich is in the
tabernacle of the testimony% )nd he shall #our all the rest of the blood
at the foot of the altar of holocaust in the entry of the tabernacle%
.(1% )nd he shall take off the fat of the calf for the sin offering, as
!ell that !hich co$ereth the entrails, as all the in!ards(
.(B% The t!o little kidneys, and the caul that is u#on them, !hich is by
the flanks, and the fat of the li$er !ith the little kidneys(
.(*-% )s it is taken off from the calf of the sacrifice of #eace
offerings% )nd he shall burn them u#on the altar of holocaust%
.(**% But the skin and all the flesh !ith the head and the feet and the
bo!els and the dung(
.(*,% )nd the rest of the body, he shall carry forth !ithout the cam#
into a clean #lace !here the ashes are !ont to be #oured out( and he
shall burn them u#on a #ile of !ood% They shall be burnt in the #lace
!here the ashes are #oured out%
.(*2% )nd if all the multitude of 5srael shall be ignorant, and through
ignorance shall do that !hich is against the commandment of the 'ord,
.(*.% )nd after!ards shall understand their sin( they shall offer for
their sin a calf, and shall bring it to the door of the tabernacle%
.(*?% )nd the ancients of the #eo#le shall #ut their hands u#on the head
thereof before the 'ord% )nd the calf being immolated in the sight of
the 'ord(
.(*A% The #riest that is anointed shall carry of the blood into the
tabernacle of the testimony%
.(*+% )nd shall di# his finger in it and s#rinkle it se$en times before
the $eil%
.(*1% )nd he shall #ut of the same blood on the horns of the altar that
is before the 'ord, in the tabernacle of the testimony% )nd the rest of
the blood he shall #our at the foot of the altar of holocaust, !hich is
at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony%
.(*B% )nd all the fat thereof he shall take off, and shall burn it u#on
the altar(
.(,-% Doing so !ith this calf, as he did also !ith that before% )nd the
#riest #raying for them, the 'ord !ill be merciful unto them%
.(,*% But the calf itself he shall carry forth !ithout the cam#, and
shall burn it as he did the former calf( because it is for the sin of
the multitude%
.(,,% 5f a #rince shall sin, and through ignorance do any one of the
things that the la! of the 'ord forbiddeth,
.(,2% )nd after!ards shall come to kno! his sin( he shall offer a buck
goat !ithout blemish, a sacrifice to the 'ord%
.(,.% )nd he shall #ut his hand u#on the head thereof( and !hen he hath
immolated it in the #lace !here the holocaust is !ont to be slain before
the 'ord, because it is for sin,
.(,?% The #riest shall di# his finger in the blood of the $ictim for
sin, touching there!ith the horns of the altar of holocaust, and #ouring
out the rest at the foot thereof%
.(,A% But the fat he shall burn u#on it, as is !ont to be done !ith the
$ictims of #eace offerings% )nd the #riest shall #ray for him, and for
his sin( and it shall be forgi$en him%
.(,+% )nd if any one of the #eo#le of the land shall sin through
ignorance, doing any of those things that by the la! of the 'ord are
forbidden, and offending,
.(,1% )nd shall come to kno! his sin( he shall offer a she goat !ithout
blemish%
.(,B% )nd he shall #ut his hand u#on the head of the $ictim that is for
sin( and shall immolate it in the #lace of the holocaust%
.(2-% )nd the #riest shall take of the blood !ith his finger, and shall
touch the horns of the altar of holocaust( and shall #our out the rest
at the foot thereof%
.(2*% But taking off all the fat, as is !ont to be taken a!ay of the
$ictims of #eace offerings, he shall burn it u#on the altar, for a s!eet
sa$our to the 'ord( and he shall #ray for him, and it shall be forgi$en
him%
.(2,% But if he offer of the flock a $ictim for his sin, to !it, an e!e
!ithout blemish(
.(22% 8e shall #ut his hand u#on the head thereof, and shall immolate it
in the #lace !here the $ictims of holocausts are !ont to be slain%
.(2.% )nd the #riest shall take of the blood thereof !ith his finger,
and shall touch the horns of the altar of holocaust( and the rest he
shall #our out at the foot thereof%
.(2?% )ll the fat also he shall take off, as the fat of the ram that is
offered for #eace offerings is !ont to be taken a!ay( and shall burn it
u#on the altar, for a burnt sacrifice of the 'ord% )nd he shall #ray for
him and his sin, and it shall be forgi$en him%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ?
Of other sacrifices for sins%
?(*% 5f any one sin, and hear the $oice of one s!earing, and is a
!itness either because he himself hath seen, or is #ri$y to it( if he do
not utter it, he shall bear his iniLuity%
?(,% =hosoe$er toucheth any unclean thing, either that !hich hath been
killed by a beast, or died of itself, or any other cree#ing thing( and
forgetteth his uncleanness, he is guilty, and hath offended%
?(2% )nd if he touch any thing of the uncleanness of man, according to
any uncleanness !here!ith he is !ont to be defiled( and ha$ing forgotten
it, come after!ards to kno! it, he shall be guilty of an offence%
?(.% The #erson that s!eareth, and uttereth !ith his li#s, that he !ould
do either e$il or good, and bindeth the same !ith an oath, and his !ord(
and ha$ing forgotten it after!ards understandeth his offence,
?(?% 'et him do #enance for his sin(
?(A% )nd offer of the flocks an e!e lamb, or a she goat, and the #riest
shall #ray for him and for his sin%
?(+% But if he be not able to offer a beast, let him offer t!o turtles,
or t!o young #igeons to the 'ord, one for sin, and the other for a
holocaust,
?(1% )nd he shall gi$e them to the #riest( !ho shall offer the first for
sin, and t!ist back the head of it to the little #inions, so that it
stick to the neck, and be not altogether broken off%
?(B% )nd of its blood he shall s#rinkle the side of the altar( and
!hate$er is left, he shall let it dro# at the bottom thereof, because it
is for sin%
?(*-% )nd the other he shall burn for a holocaust, as is !ont to be
done% )nd the #riest shall #ray for him, and for his sin, and it shall
be forgi$en him%
?(**% )nd if his hand be not able to offer t!o turtles, or t!o young
#igeons, he shall offer for his sin the tenth #art of an e#hi of flour%
8e shall not #ut oil u#on it, nor #ut any frankincense thereon, because
it is for sin%
?(*,% )nd he shall deli$er it to the #riest, !ho shall take a handful
thereof, and shall burn it u#on the altar for a memorial of him that
offered it(
?(*2% Praying for him and making atonement% But the #art that is left,
he himself shall ha$e for a gift%
?(*.% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
?(*?% 5f any one shall sin through mistake, transgressing the ceremonies
in those things that are sacrificed to the 'ord, he shall offer for his
offence a ram !ithout blemish out of the flocks, that may be bought for
t!o sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary%
?(*A% )nd he shall make good the damage itself !hich he hath done, and
shall add the fifth #art besides, deli$ering it to the #riest, !ho shall
#ray for him, offering the ram( and it shall be forgi$en him%
?(*+% 5f any one sin through ignorance, and do one of those things !hich
by the la! of the 'ord are forbidden, and being guilty of sin,
understand his iniLuity(
?(*1% 8e shall offer of the flocks a ram !ithout blemish to the #riest,
according to the measure and estimation of the sin% )nd the #riest shall
#ray for him, because he did it ignorantly( )nd it shall be forgi$en
him,
?(*B% Because by mistake he tres#assed against the 'ord%
'e$iticus "ha#ter A
Oblation for sins of injustice( ordinances concerning the holocausts and
the #er#etual fire( the sacrifices of the #riests, and the sin
offerings%
A(*% The 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(,% =hosoe$er shall sin, and des#ising the 'ord, shall deny to his
neighbour the thing deli$ered to his kee#ing, !hich !as committed to his
trustJ or shall by force e>tort any thing, or commit o##ressionJ
A(2% Or shall find a thing lost, and denying it, shall also s!ear
falsely, or shall do any other of the many things, !herein men are !ont
to sin(
A(.% Being con$icted of the offence, he shall restore
A(?% )ll that he !ould ha$e gotten by fraud, in the #rinci#al, and the
fifth #art besides, to the o!ner, !hom he !ronged%
A(A% <oreo$er for his sin he shall offer a ram !ithout blemish out of
the flock( and shall gi$e it to the #riest, according to the estimation
and measure of the offence%
A(+% )nd he shall #ray for him before the 'ord( and he shall ha$e
forgi$eness for e$ery thing in doing of !hich he bath sinned%
A(1% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(B% "ommand )aron and his sons( This is the la! of a holocaust% 5t
shall be burnt u#on the altar, all night until morning( the fire shall
be of the same altar%
A(*-% The #riest shall be $ested !ith the tunick and the linen breechesJ
and he shall take u# the ashes of that !hich the de$ouring fire hath
burnt( and #utting them beside the altar,
A(**% 4hall #ut off his former $estments, and being clothed !ith others,
shall carry them forth !ithout the cam#, and shall cause them to be
consumed to dust in a $ery clean #lace%
A(*,% )nd the fire on the altar shall al!ays burn, and the #riest shall
feed it, #utting !ood on it e$ery day in the morning( and laying on the
holocaust, shall burn thereu#on the fat of the #eace offerings%
A(*2% This is the #er#etual fire !hich shall ne$er go out on the altar%
The #er#etual fire%%% This fire came from hea$en, Einfra% cha#% B%,.,G
and !as al!ays ke#t burning on the altar, as a figure of the hea$enly
fire of di$ine lo$e, !hich ought to be al!ays burning in the heart of a
"hristian%
A(*.% This is the la! of the sacrifice and libations, !hich the children
of )aron shall offer before the 'ord, and before the altar%
A(*?% The #riest shall take a handful of the flour that is tem#ered !ith
oil, and all the frankincense that is #ut u#on the flour( and he shall
burn on the altar for a memorial of most s!eet odour to the 'ord%
A(*A% )nd the #art of the flour that is left, )aron and his sons shall
eat, !ithout lea$en( and he shall eat it in the holy #lace of the court
of the tabernacle%
A(*+% )nd therefore it shall not be lea$ened, because #art thereof is
offered for the burnt sacrifice of the 'ord% 5t shall be most holy, as
that !hich is offered for sin and for tres#ass%
A(*1% The males only of the race of )aron shall eat it% 5t shall be an
ordinance e$erlasting in your generations concerning the sacrifices of
the 'ord( E$ery one that toucheth them shall be sanctified%
A(*B% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(,-% This is the oblation of )aron, and of his sons, !hich they must
offer to the 'ord, in the day of their anointing% They shall offer the
tenth #art of an e#hi of flour for a #er#etual sacrifice, half of it in
the morning, and half of it in the e$ening%
A(,*% 5t shall be tem#ered !ith oil, and shall be fried in a frying#an%
A(,,% )nd the #riest that rightfully succeedeth his father, shall offer
it hot, for a most s!eet odour to the 'ord( and it shall he !holly burnt
on the altar%
A(,2% 7or e$ery sacrifice of the #riest shall be consumed !ith fire(
neither shall any man eat thereof%
A(,.% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses% saying(
A(,?% 4ay to )aron and his sons( This is the la! of the $ictim for sin%
5n the #lace !here the holocaust is offered, it shall be immolated
before the 'ord% 5t is holy of holies%
A(,A% The #riest that offereth it, shall eat it in a holy #lace, in the
court of the tabernacle%
A(,+% =hatsoe$er shall touch the flesh thereof, shall be sanctified% 5f
a garment be s#rinkled !ith the blood thereof, it shall be !ashed in a
holy #lace%
A(,1% )nd the earthen $essel, !herein it !as sodden, shall be broken(
but if the $essel be of brass, it shall be scoured, and !ashed !ith
!ater%
A(,B% E$ery male of the #riestly race shall eat of the flesh thereof,
because it is holy of holies%
A(2-% 7or the $ictim that is slain for sin, the blood of !hich is
carried into the tabernacle of the testimony to make atonement in the
sanctuary, shall not be eaten, but shall be burnt !ith fire%
'e$iticus "ha#ter +
Of sacrifices for tres#asses and thanks offerings% o fat nor blood is
to be eaten%
+(*% This also is the la! of the sacrifice for a tres#ass( it is most
holy%
Tres#ass%%% Tres#asses, for !hich these offerings !ere to be made, !ere
lesser offences than those for !hich the sin offerings !ere a##ointed%
+(,% Therefore !here the holocaust is immolated, the $ictim also for a
tres#ass shall be slain( the blood thereof shall be #oured round about
the altar%
+(2% They shall offer thereof the rum# and the fat that co$ereth the
entrails(
+(.% The t!o little kidneys, and the fat !hich is by the flanks, and the
caul of the li$er !ith the little kidneys%
+(?% )nd the #riest shall burn them u#on the altar( it is the burnt
sacrifice of the 'ord for a tres#ass%
+(A% E$ery male of the #riestly race, shall eat this flesh in a holy
#lace, because it is most holy%
+(+% )s the sacrifice for sin is offered, so is also that for a
tres#ass( the same shall be the la! of both these sacrifices% 5t shall
belong to the #riest that offereth it%
+(1% The #riest that offereth the $ictim of holocaust, shall ha$e the
skin thereof%
+(B% )nd e$ery sacrifice of flour that is baked in the o$en, and
!hatsoe$er is dressed on the gridiron, or in the frying#an, shall be the
#riestDs that offereth it%
+(*-% =hether they be tem#ered !ith oil, or dry, all the sons of )aron
shall ha$e one as much as another%
+(**% This is the la! of the sacrifice of #eace offerings that is
offered to the 'ord%
+(*,% 5f the oblation be for thanksgi$ing, they shall offer loa$es
!ithout lea$en tem#ered !ith oil, and unlea$ened !afers anointed !ith
oil, and fine flour fried, and cakes tem#ered and mingled !ith oil%
+(*2% <oreo$er loa$es of lea$ened bread !ith the sacrifice of thanks,
!hich is offered for #eace offerings(
+(*.% Of !hich one shall be offered to the 'ord for firstfruits, and
shall be the #riestDs that shall #our out the blood of the $ictim%
+(*?% )nd the flesh of it shall be eaten the same day( neither shall any
of it remain until the morning%
+(*A% 5f any man by $o!, or of his o!n accord offer a sacrifice, it
shall in like manner be eaten the same day% )nd if any of it remain
until the morro!, it is la!ful to eat it%
+(*+% But !hatsoe$er shall be found on the third day shall be consumed
!ith fire%
+(*1% 5f any man eat of the flesh of the $ictim of #eace offerings on
the third day, the oblation shall be of no effect( neither shall it
#rofit the offerer% &ea rather, !hatsoe$er soul shall defile itself !ith
such meat, shall be guilty of transgression%
+(*B% The flesh that hath touched any unclean thing, shall not be eaten(
but shall be burnt !ith fire% 8e that is clean shall eat of it%
+(,-% 5f any one that is defiled shall eat of the flesh of the sacrifice
of #eace offerings, !hich is offered to the 'ord, he shall be cut off
from his #eo#le%
+(,*% )nd he that hath touched the uncleanness of man, or of beast, or
of any thing that can defile, and shall eat of such kind of flesh( shall
be cut off from his #eo#le%
+(,,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
+(,2% 4ay to the children of 5srael( The fat of a shee#, and of an o>,
and of a goat you shall not eat%
+(,.% The fat of a carcass that hath died of itself, and of a beast that
!as caught by another beast, you shall ha$e for di$ers uses%
+(,?% 5f any man eat the fat that should be offered for the burnt
sacrifice of the 'ord, he shall #erish out of his #eo#le%
+(,A% <oreo$er you shall not eat the blood of any creature !hatsoe$er,
!hether of birds or beasts%
+(,+% E$ery one that eateth blood, shall #erish from among the #eo#le%
+(,1% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
+(,B% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, saying( 8e that offereth a $ictim
of #eace offerings to the 'ord, let him offer there!ith a sacrifice
also, that is, the libations thereof%
+(2-% 8e shall hold in his hands the fat of the $ictim, and the breast%
)nd !hen he hath offered and consecrated both to the 'ord, he shall
deli$er them to the #riest,
+(2*% =ho shall burn the fat u#on the altar% But the breast shall be
)aronDs and his sonsD%
+(2,% The right shoulder also of the $ictim, of #eace offerings shall
fall to the #riest for firstfruits%
+(22% 8e among the sons of )aron, that offereth the blood, and the fat(
he shall ha$e the right shoulder also for his #ortion%
+(2.% 7or the breast that is ele$ated and the shoulder that is se#arated
5 ha$e taken of the children of 5srael, from off their $ictims of #eace
offerings( and ha$e gi$en them to )aron the #riest, and to his sons, by
a la! for e$er, from all the #eo#le of 5srael%
+(2?% This is the anointing of )aron and his sons, in the ceremonies of
the 'ord, in the day !hen <oses offered them, that they might do the
office of #riesthood,
+(2A% )nd the things that the 'ord commanded to be gi$en them by the
children of 5srael, by a #er#etual obser$ance in their generations%
+(2+% This is the la! of holocaust, and of the sacrifice for sin, and
for tres#ass, and for consecration, and the $ictims of #eace offerings(
+(21% =hich the 'ord a##ointed to <oses in mount 4inai, !hen he
commanded the children of 5srael, that they should offer their oblations
to the 'ord in the desert of 4inai%
'e$iticus "ha#ter 1
<oses consecrateth )aron and his sons%
1(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
1(,% Take )aron !ith his sons, their $estments, and the oil of unction(
a calf for sin, t!o rams, a basket !ith unlea$ened bread%
1(2% )nd thou shalt gather together all the congregation to the door of
the tabernacle%
1(.% )nd <oses did as the 'ord had commanded% )nd all the multitude
being gathered together before the door of the tabernacle(
1(?% 8e said( This is the !ord that the 'ord hath commanded to be done%
1(A% )nd immediately, he offered )aron and his sons% )nd !hen he had
!ashed them,
1(+% 8e $ested the high #riest !ith the strait linen garment, girding
him !ith the girdle, and #utting on him the $iolet tunick( and o$er it
he #ut the e#hod%
1(1% )nd binding it !ith the girdle, he fitted it to the rational, on
!hich !as Doctrine and Truth%
1(B% 8e #ut also the mitre u#on his head( and u#on the mitre o$er the
forehead, he #ut the #late of gold, consecrated !ith sanctification, as
the 'ord had commanded him%
1(*-% 8e took also the oil of unction, !ith !hich he anointed the
tabernacle, !ith all the furniture thereof%
1(**% )nd !hen he had sanctified and s#rinkled the altar se$en times, he
anointed it, and all the $essels thereof( and the la$er !ith the foot
thereof, he sanctified !ith the oil%
1(*,% )nd he #oured it u#on )aronDs head( and he anointed and
consecrated him%
1(*2% )nd after he had offered his sons, he $ested them !ith linen
tunicks, and girded them !ith girdles( and #ut mitres on them as the
'ord had commanded%
1(*.% 8e offered also the calf for sin( and !hen )aron and his sons had
#ut their hands u#on the head thereof,
1(*?% 8e immolated it( and took the blood, and di##ing his finger in it,
he touched the horns of the altar round about% =hich being e>#iated, and
sanctified, he #oured the rest of the blood at the bottom thereof%
1(*A% But the fat that !as u#on the entrails, and the caul of the li$er,
and the t!o little kidneys, !ith their fat, he burnt u#on the altar%
1(*+% )nd the calf !ith the skin, and the flesh and the dung, he burnt
!ithout the cam#, as the 'ord had commanded%
1(*1% 8e offered also a ram for holocaust% )nd !hen )aron and his sons
had #ut their hands u#on its head(
1(*B% 8e immolated it, and #oured the blood thereof round about the
altar%
1(,-% )nd cutting the ram into #ieces, the head thereof, and the joints,
and the fat he burnt in the fire%
1(,*% 8a$ing first !ashed the entrails, and the feet, and the !hole ram
together he burnt u#on the altar( because it !as a holocaust of most
s!eet odour to the 'ord, as he had commanded him%
1(,,% 8e offered also the second ram, in the consecration of #riests(
and )aron, and his sons #ut their hands u#on the head thereof%
1(,2% )nd !hen <oses had immolated it, he took of the blood thereof, and
touched the ti# of )aronDs right ear, and the thumb of his right hand,
and in like manner also the great toe of his right foot%
1(,.% 8e offered also the sons of )aron( and !hen !ith the blood of the
ram that !as immolated, he had touched the ti# of the right ear of e$ery
one of them, and the thumbs of their right hands, and the great toes of
their right feet, the rest he #oured on the altar round about%
1(,?% But the fat, and the rum#, and all the fat that co$ereth the
entrails, and the caul of the li$er, and the t!o kidneys !ith their fat,
and !ith the right shoulder, he se#arated%
1(,A% )nd taking out of the basket of unlea$ened bread, !hich !as before
the 'ord, a loaf !ithout lea$en, and a cake tem#ered !ith oil and a
!afer, he #ut them u#on the fat, and the right shoulder(
1(,+% Deli$ering all to )aron, and to his sons% =ho ha$ing lifted them
u# before the 'ord,
1(,1% 8e took them again from their hands, and burnt them u#on the altar
of holocaust( because it !as the oblation of consecration, for a s!eet
odour of sacrifice to the 'ord%
1(,B% )nd he took of the ram of consecration, the breast for his
#ortion, ele$ating it before the 'ord, as the 'ord had commanded him%
1(2-% )nd taking the ointment, and the blood that !as u#on the altar, he
s#rinkled )aron, and his $estments, and his sons, and their $estments
!ith it%
1(2*% )nd !hen he had sanctified them in their $estments, he commanded
them, saying( Boil the flesh before the door of the tabernacle, and
there eat it% Eat ye also the loa$es of consecration, that are laid in
the basket, as the 'ord commanded me, saying( )aron and his sons shall
eat them%
1(2,% )nd !hatsoe$er shall be left of the flesh and the loa$es, shall be
consumed !ith fire%
1(22% )nd you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle for se$en
days, until the day !herein the time of your consecration shall be
e>#ired% 7or in se$en days the consecration is finished(
1(2.% )s at this #resent it hath been done, that the rite of the
sacrifice might be accom#lished%
1(2?% Day and night shall you remain in the tabernacle obser$ing the
!atches of the 'ord, lest you die% 7or so it hath been commanded me%
1(2A% )nd )aron and his sons did all things !hich the 'ord s#oke by the
hand of <oses%
'e$iticus "ha#ter B
)aron offereth sacrifice for himself and the #eo#le% 7ire cometh from
the 'ord u#on the altar%
B(*% )nd !hen the eighth day !as come, <oses called )aron and his sons,
and the ancients of 5srael, and said to )aron(
B(,% Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both
!ithout blemish, and offer them before the 'ord%
B(2% )nd to the children of 5srael thou shalt say( Take ye a he goat for
sin, and a calf, and a lamb, both of a year old, and !ithout blemish for
a holocaust%
B(.% )lso a bullock and a ram for #eace offerings% )nd immolate them
before the 'ord, offering for the sacrifice of e$ery one of them flour
tem#ered !ith oil( for to day the 'ord !ill a##ear to you%
B(?% They brought therefore all things that <oses had commanded before
the door of the tabernacle( !here !hen all the multitude stood,
B(A% <oses said( This is the !ord, !hich the 'ord hath commanded% Do it,
and his glory !ill a##ear to you%
B(+% )nd he said to )aron( )##roach to the altar, and offer sacrifice
for thy sin% Offer the holocaust, and #ray for thyself and for the
#eo#le( and !hen thou hast slain the #eo#leDs $ictim, #ray for them, as
the 'ord hath commanded%
B(1% )nd forth!ith )aron, a##roaching to the altar, immolated the calf
for his sin%
B(B% )nd his sons brought him the blood of it( and he di##ed his finger
therein, and touched the horns of the altar, and #oured the rest at the
foot thereof%
B(*-% )nd the fat, and the little kidneys, and the caul of the li$er,
!hich are for sin, he burnt u#on the altar, as the 'ord had commanded
<oses%
B(**% But the flesh and skins thereof he burnt !ith fire !ithout the
cam#%
B(*,% 8e immolated also the $ictim of holocaust( and his sons brought
him the blood thereof, !hich he #oured round about on the altar%
B(*2% )nd the $ictim being cut into #ieces, they brought to him the head
and all the members( all !hich he burnt !ith fire u#on the altar%
B(*.% 8a$ing first !ashed the entrails and the feet !ith !ater%
B(*?% Then offering for the sin of the #eo#le, he sle! the he goat( and
e>#iating the altar,
B(*A% 8e offered the holocaust%
B(*+% )dding in the sacrifice the libations, !hich are offered !ithal,
and burning them u#on the altar, besides the ceremonies of the morning
holocaust%
B(*1% 8e immolated also the bullock and the ram, and #eace offerings of
the #eo#le( and his sons brought him the blood, !hich he #oured u#on the
altar round about%
B(*B% The fat also of the bullock, and the rum# of the ram, and the t!o
little kidneys !ith their fat, and the caul of the li$er,
B(,-% They #ut u#on the breasts% )nd after the fat !as burnt u#on the
altar,
B(,*% )aron se#arated their breasts, and the right shoulders, ele$ating
them before the 'ord, as <oses had commanded%
B(,,% )nd stretching forth his hands to the #eo#le, he blessed them% )nd
so the $ictims for sin, and the holocausts, and the #eace offerings
being finished, he came do!n%
B(,2% )nd <oses and )aron !ent into the tabernacle of the testimony, and
after!ards came forth and blessed the #eo#le% )nd the glory of the 'ord
a##eared to all the multitude%
B(,.% )nd, behold, a fire, coming forth from the 'ord, de$oured the
holocaust, and the fat that !as u#on the altar( !hich !hen the multitude
sa!, they #raised the 'ord, falling on their faces%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *-
adab and )biu for offering strange fire, are burnt by fire% Priests are
forbidden to drink !ine, !hen they enter into the tabernacle% The la! of
eating the holy things%
*-(*% )nd adab and )biu, the sons of )aron, taking their censers, #ut
fire therein, and incense on it, offering before the 'ord strange fire(
!hich !as not commanded them%
*-(,% )nd fire coming out from the 'ord destroyed them( and they died
before the 'ord%
*-(2% )nd <oses said to )aron( This is !hat the 'ord hath s#oken% 5 !ill
be sanctified in them that a##roach to me( and 5 !ill be glorified in
the sight of all the #eo#le% )nd !hen )aron heard this, he held his
#eace%
*-(.% )nd <oses called <isael and Elisa#han, the sons of OHiel, the
uncle of )aron, and said to them( Go and take a!ay your brethren from
before the sanctuary, and carry them !ithout the cam#%
*-(?% )nd they !ent forth!ith and took them as they lay, $ested !ith
linen tunicks, and cast them forth, as had been commanded them%
*-(A% )nd <oses said to )aron, and to EleaHar and 5thamar, his sons(
:nco$er not your heads, and rend not your garments, lest #erha#s you
die, and indignation come u#on all the congregation% 'et your brethren,
and all the house of 5srael, be!ail the burning !hich the 'ord has
kindled%
*-(+% But you shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle( other!ise
you shall #erish, for the oil of the holy unction is on you% )nd they
did all things according to the #rece#t of <oses%
*-(1% The 'ord also said to )aron(
*-(B% &ou shall not drink !ine nor any thing that may make drunk, thou
nor thy sons, !hen you enter into the tabernacle of the testimony, lest
you die% Because it is an e$erlasting #rece#tJ through your generations(
*-(*-% )nd that you may ha$e kno!ledge to discern bet!een holy and
unholy, bet!een unclean and clean(
*-(**% )nd may teach the children of 5srael all my ordinances !hich the
'ord hath s#oken to them by the hand of <oses%
*-(*,% )nd <oses s#oke to )aron, and to EleaHar and 5thamar, his sons
that !ere left( Take the sacrifice that is remaining of the oblation of
the 'ord, and eat it !ithout lea$en beside the altar, because it is holy
of holies%
*-(*2% )nd you shall eat it in a holy #lace( !hich is gi$en to thee and
thy sons of the oblations of the 'ord, as it hath been commanded me%
*-(*.% The breast also that is offered, and the shoulder that is
se#arated, you shall eat in a most clean #lace, thou and thy sons, and
thy daughters !ith thee% 7or they are set aside for thee and thy
children, of the $ictims of #eace offerings of the children of 5srael%
*-(*?% Because they ha$e ele$ated before the 'ord the shoulder and the
breast, and the fat that is burnt on the altar( and they belong to thee
and to thy sons by a #er#etual la!, as the 'ord hath commanded%
*-(*A% =hile these things !ere a doing, !hen <oses sought for the buck
goat, that had been offered for sin, he found it burnt% )nd being angry
!ith EleaHar and 5thamar, the sons of )aron that !ere left, he said(
*-(*+% =hy did you not eat in the holy #lace the sacrifice for sin,
!hich is most holy, and gi$en to you, that you may bear the iniLuity of
the #eo#le, and may #ray for them in the sight of the 'ord%
*-(*1% Es#ecially, !hereas none of the blood thereof hath been carried
!ithin the holy #laces( and you ought to ha$e eaten it in the sanctuary,
as !as commanded meM
*-(*B% )aron ans!ered( This day hath been offered the $ictim for sin,
and the holocaust before the 'ord( and to me !hat thou seest has
ha##ened% 8o! could 5 eat it, or #lease the 'ord in the ceremonies,
ha$ing a sorro!ful heartM
*-(,-% =hich !hen <oses had heard he !as satisfied%
'e$iticus "ha#ter **
The distinction of clean and unclean animals%
**(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
**(,% 4ay to the children of 5srael( These are the animals !hich you are
to eat of all the li$ing things of the earth%
)nimals !hich you are to eat, etc%%% The #rohibition of so many kinds of
beasts, birds, and fishes, in the la!, !as ordered, *st, to e>ercise the
#eo#le in obedience, and tem#eranceJ ,ndly, to restrain them from the
$ices of !hich these animals !ere symbolsJ 2rdly, because the things
here forbidden !ere for the most #art un!holesome, and not #ro#er to be
eatenJ .thly, that the #eo#le of God, by being obliged to abstain from
things cor#orally unclean, might be trained u# to seek a s#iritual
cleanness%
**(2% =hatsoe$er hath the hoof di$ided, and che!eth the cud among the
beasts, you shall eat%
8oof di$ided, and che!eth the cud%%% The di$iding of the hoof and
che!ing of the cud, signify discretion bet!een good and e$il, and
meditating on the la! of GodJ and !here either of these is !anting a man
is unclean% 5n like manner fishes !ere re#uted unclean that had not fins
and scales( that is, souls that did not raise themsel$es u# by #rayer
and co$er themsel$es !ith the scales of $irtue%
**(.% But !hatsoe$er che!eth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but
di$ideth it not, as the camel, and others( that you shall not eat, but
shall reckon it among the unclean%
**(?% The cherogrillus !hich che!eth the cud, but di$ideth not the hoof,
is unclean%
The cherogrillus%%% 4ome su##ose it to be the rabbit, others the
hedgehog% 4t% 9erome intimates that it is another kind of animal common
in Palestine, !hich li$es in the holes of rocks or in the earth% =e
choose here, as also in the names of se$eral other creatures that follo!
E!hich are little kno!n in this #art of the !orld,G to kee# the Greek or
'atin names%
**(A% The hare also( for that too che!eth the cud, but di$ideth not the
hoof%
**(+% )nd the s!ine, !hich, though it di$ideth the hoof, che!eth not the
cud%
**(1% The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their
carcasses, because they are unclean to you%
**(B% These are the things that breed in the !aters, and !hich it is
la!ful to eat% )ll that hath fins, and scales, as !ell in the sea, as in
the ri$ers, and the #ools, you shall eat%
**(*-% But !hatsoe$er hath not fins and scales, of those things that
mo$e and li$e in the !aters, shall be an abomination to you,
**(**% )nd detestable% Their flesh you shall not eat( and their
carcasses you shall a$oid%
**(*,% )ll that ha$e not fins and scales, in the !aters, shall be
unclean%
**(*2% Of birds these are they !hich you must not eat, and !hich are to
be a$oided by you( The eagle, and the griffon, and the os#rey%
The griffon%%% ot the monster !hich the #ainter re#resent, !hich hath
no being u#on earthJ but a bird of the eagle kind, larger than the
common%
**(*.% )nd the kite, and the $ulture, according to their kind%
**(*?% )nd all that is of the ra$en kind, according to their likeness%
**(*A% The ostrich, and the o!l, and the larus, and the ha!k according
to its kind%
**(*+% The screech o!l, and the cormorant, and the ibis%
**(*1% )nd the s!an, and the bittern, and the #or#hyrion%
**(*B% The heron, and the charadroin according to its kind, the hou#
also, and the bat%
**(,-% Of things that fly, !hatsoe$er goeth u#on four feet, shall be
abominable to you%
**(,*% But !hatsoe$er !alketh u#on four feet, but hath the legs behind
longer, !here!ith it ho##eth u#on the earth,
**(,,% That you shall eat( as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and
o#himachus, and the locust, e$ery, one according to their kind%
**(,2% But of flying things !hatsoe$er hath four feet only, shall be an
abomination to you%
**(,.% )nd !hosoe$er shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be
defiled( and shall be unclean until the e$ening(
**(,?% )nd if it be necessary that he carry any of these things !hen
they are dead( he shall !ash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the
sun set%
**(,A% E$ery beast that hath a hoof, but di$ideth it not, nor che!eth
the cud shall be unclean( and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled%
**(,+% That !hich !alketh u#on hands of all animals !hich go on all
four, shall be unclean( he that shall touch their carcasses shall be
defiled until e$ening%
**(,1% )nd he that shall carry such carcasses, shall !ash his clothes,
and shall be unclean until e$ening( because all these things are unclean
to you%
**(,B% These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that
mo$e u#on the earth% The !easel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, e$ery
one according to their kind(
**(2-% The shre!, and the chameleon, and the stellio, and the liHard,
and the mole%
**(2*% )ll these are unclean% 8e that toucheth their carcasses shall be
unclean until the e$ening%
**(2,% )nd u#on !hat thing soe$er any of their carcasses shall fall, it
shall be defiled, !hether it be a $essel of !ood, or a garment, or skins
or haircloths( or any thing in !hich !ork is done% They shall be di##ed
in !ater, and shall be unclean until the e$ening, and so after!ards
shall be clean%
**(22% But an earthen $essel, into !hich any of these shall fall, shall
be defiled( and therefore is to be broken%
**(2.% )ny meat !hich you eat, if !ater from such a $essel be #oured
u#on it, shall be uncleanJ and e$ery liLuor that is drunk out of any
such $essel, shall be unclean%
**(2?% )nd u#on !hatsoe$er thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it
shall be unclean% =hether it be o$en, or #ots !ith feet, they shall be
destroyed, and shall be unclean%
**(2A% But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of !aters
shall be clean% 8e that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled%
**(2+% 5f it fall u#on seed corn, it shall not defile it%
**(21% But if any man #our !ater u#on the seed, and after!ards it be
touched by the carcasses, it shall be forth!ith defiled%
**(2B% 5f any beast die, of !hich it is la!ful for you to eat, he that
toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the e$ening%
**(.-% )nd he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall !ash his
clothes, and shall be unclean until the e$ening%
**(.*% )ll that cree#eth u#on the earth shall be abominable( neither
shall it be taken for meat%
**(.,% =hatsoe$er goeth u#on the breast on four feet, or hath many feet,
or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable%
**(.2% Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be
unclean,
**(..% 7or 5 am the 'ord your God% Be holy because 5 am holy% Defile
not your souls by any cree#ing thing, that mo$eth u#on the earth%
**(.?% 7or 5 am the 'ord, !ho brought you out of the land of Egy#t, that
5 might be your God%
**(.A% &ou shall be holy, because 5 am holy% This is the la! of beasts
and fo!ls, and of e$ery li$ing creature that mo$eth in the !aters, and
cree#eth on the earth(
**(.+% That you may kno! the differences of the clean, and unclean, and
kno! !hat you ought to eat, and !hat to refuse%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *,
The #urification of !omen after childbirth%
*,(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*,(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( 5f a
!oman ha$ing recei$ed seed shall bear a man child, she shall be unclean
se$en days, according to the days of se#aration of her flo!ers%
*,(2% )nd on the eighth day the infant shall be circumcised(
*,(.% But she shall remain three and thirty days in the blood of her
#urification% 4he shall touch no holy thing( neither shall she enter
into the sanctuary, until the days of her #urification, be fulfilled%
*,(?% But if she shall bear a maid child, she shall be unclean t!o
!eeks, according to the custom of her monthly courses% )nd she shall
remain in the blood of her #urification si>ty-si> days%
*,(A% )nd !hen the days of her #urification are e>#ired, for a son, or
for a daughter, she shall bring to the door of the tabernacle of the
testimony, a lamb of a year old for a holocaust, and a young #igeon or a
turtle for sin( and shall deli$er them to the #riest%
*,(+% =ho shall offer them before the 'ord, and shall #ray for her( and
so she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood% This is the la!
for her that beareth a man child or a maid child%
*,(1% )nd if her hand find not sufficiency, and she is not able to offer
a lamb, she shall take t!o turtles, or t!o young #igeons, one for a
holocaust, and another for sin( and the #riest shall #ray for her, and
so she shall be cleansed%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *2
The la! concerning le#rosy in men, and in garments%
*2(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
*2(,% The man in !hose skin or flesh shall arise a different colour or a
blister, or as it !ere something shining, that is the stroke of the
le#rosy, shall be brought to )aron the #riest, or any or of his sons%
*2(2% )nd if he see the le#rosy in his skin, and the hair turned !hite
and the #lace !here the le#rosy a##ears lo!er than the skin and the rest
of the flesh( it is the stroke of the le#rosy, and u#on his judgment he
shall be se#arated%
*2(.% But if there be a shining !hiteness in the skin, and not lo!er
than the other flesh, and the hair be of the former colour, the #riest
shall shut him u# se$en days%
*2(?% )nd the se$enth day he shall look on him( and if the le#rosy be
gro!n no farther, and hath not s#read itself in the skin, he shall shut
him u# again other se$en days%
*2(A% )nd on the se$enth day, he shall look on him% 5f the le#rosy be
some!hat obscure, and not s#read in the skin, he shall declare him
clean, because it is but a scab( and the man shall !ash his clothes, and
shall be clean%
*2(+% But, if the le#rosy gro! again, after he !as seen by the #riest
and restored to cleanness, he shall be brought to him(
*2(1% )nd shall be condemned of uncleanness%
*2(B% 5f the stroke of the le#rosy be in a man, he shall be brought to
the #riest(
*2(*-% )nd he shall $ie! him% )nd !hen there shall be a !hite colour in
the skin, and it shall ha$e changed the look of the hair, and the li$ing
flesh itself shall a##ear(
*2(**% 5t shall be judged an in$eterate le#rosy, and gro!n into the
skin% The #riest therefore shall declare him unclean( and shall not shut
him u#, because he is e$idently unclean%
*2(*,% But if the le#rosy s#ring out running about in the skin, and
co$er all the skin from the head to the feet, !hatsoe$er falleth under
the sight of the eyes(
*2(*2% The #riest shall $ie! him, and shall judge that the le#rosy !hich
he has is $ery clean( because it is all turned into !hiteness, and
therefore the man shall be clean%
*2(*.% But !hen the li$e flesh shall a##ear in him(
*2(*?% Then by the judgment of the #riest he shall be defiled, and shall
be reckoned among the unclean% 7or li$e flesh, if it be s#otted !ith
le#rosy, is unclean%
*2(*A% )nd if again it be turned into !hiteness, and co$er all the man(
*2(*+% The #riest shall $ie! him, and shall judge him to be clean%
*2(*1% =hen also there has been an ulcer in the flesh and the skin, and
it has been healed(
*2(*B% )nd in the #lace of the ulcer, there a##eareth a !hite scar, or
some!hat red, the man shall be brought to the #riest%
*2(,-% )nd !hen he shall see the #lace of the le#rosy lo!er than the
other flesh, and the hair turned !hite( he shall declare him unclean,
for the #lague of le#rosy is broken out in the ulcer%
*2(,*% But if the hair be of the former colour, and the scar some!hat
obscure, and be not lo!er than the flesh that is near it( he shall shut
him u# se$en days%
*2(,,% )nd if it s#read, he shall judge him to ha$e the le#rosy(
*2(,2% But if it stay in its #lace, it is but the scar of an ulcer( and
the man shall be clean%
*2(,.% The flesh also and skin that hath been burnt, and after it is
healed hath a !hite or a red scar(
*2(,?% The #riest shall $ie! it, and if he see it turned !hite, and the
#lace thereof is lo!er than the other skin( he shall declare him
unclean, because the e$il of le#rosy is broken out in the scar%
*2(,A% But if the colour of the hair be not changed, nor the blemish
lo!er than the other flesh, and the a##earance of the le#rosy be
some!hat obscure( he shall shut him u# se$en days,
*2(,+% )nd on the se$enth day he shall $ie! him% 5f the le#rosy be gro!n
farther in the skin, he shall declare him unclean%
*2(,1% But if the !hiteness stay in its #lace, and be not $ery clear, it
is the sore of a burning( and therefore he shall be cleansed, because it
is only the scar of a burning%
*2(,B% 5f the le#rosy break out in the head or the beard of a man or
!oman, the #riest shall see them,
*2(2-% )nd if the #lace be lo!er than the other flesh, and the hair
yello!, and thinner than usual( he shall declare them unclean, because
it is the le#rosy of the head and the beardJ
*2(2*% But if he #ercei$e the #lace of the s#ot is eLual !ith the flesh
that is near it, and the hair black( he shall shut him u# se$en days,
*2(2,% )nd on the se$enth day he shall look u#on it% 5f the s#ot be not
gro!n, and the hair kee# its colour, and the #lace of the blemish be
e$en !ith the other flesh(
*2(22% The man shall be sha$en all but the #lace of the s#ot( and he
shall be shut u# other se$en days%
*2(2.% 5f on the se$enth day the e$il seem to ha$e stayed in its #lace,
and not lo!er than the other flesh, he shall cleanse him( and his
clothes being !ashed he shall be clean%
*2(2?% But if after his cleansing the s#ot s#read again in the skin(
*2(2A% 8e shall seek no more !hether the hair be turned yello!, because
he is e$idently unclean%
*2(2+% But if the s#ot be stayed, and the hair be black, let him kno!
that the man is healed( and let him confidently #ronounce him clean%
*2(21% 5f a !hiteness a##ear in the skin of a man or a !oman,
*2(2B% The #riest shall $ie! them% 5f he find that a darkish !hiteness
shineth in the skin, let him kno! that it is not the le#rosy, but a
!hite blemish, and that the man is clean%
*2(.-% The man !hose hair falleth off from his head, he is bald and
clean(
*2(.*% )nd if the hair fall from his forehead, he is bald before and
clean%
*2(.,% But if in the bald head or in the bald forehead there be risen a
!hite or reddish colour(
*2(.2% )nd the #riest #ercei$e this, he shall condemn him undoubtedly of
le#rosy !hich is risen in the bald #art%
*2(..% o! !hosoe$er shall be defiled !ith the le#rosy, and is se#arated
by the judgment of the #riest(
*2(.?% 4hall ha$e his clothes hanging loose, his head bare, his mouth
co$ered !ith a cloth( and he shall cry out that he is defiled and
unclean%
*2(.A% )ll the time that he is a le#er and unclean he shall d!ell alone
!ithout the cam#%
*2(.+% ) !oollen or linen garment that shall ha$e the le#rosy
*2(.1% 5n the !ar#, and the !oof( or skin, or !hatsoe$er is made of a
skin(
*2(.B% 5f it be infected !ith a !hite or red s#ot, it shall be accounted
the le#rosy, and shall be she!n to the #riest%
*2(?-% )nd he shall look u#on it and shall shut it u# se$en days%
*2(?*% )nd on the se$enth day !hen he looketh on it again, if he find
that it is gro!n, it is a fi>ed le#rosy% 8e shall judge the garment
unclean, and e$ery thing !herein it shall be found%
*2(?,% )nd therefore it shall be burnt !ith fire%
*2(?2% But if he see that it is not gro!n,
*2(?.% 8e shall gi$e orders, and they shall !ash that #art !herein the
le#rosy is( and he shall shut it u# other se$en days%
*2(??% )nd !hen he shall see that the former colour is not returned, nor
yet the le#rosy s#read, he shall judge it unclean( and shall burn it
!ith fire, for the le#rosy has taken hold of the outside of the garment,
or through the !hole%
*2(?A% But if the #lace of the le#rosy be some!hat dark, after the
garment is !ashed, he shall tear it off, and di$ide it from that !hich
is sound%
*2(?+% )nd if after this there a##ear in those #laces that before !ere
!ithout s#ot, a flying and !andering le#rosy( it must be burnt !ith
fire%
*2(?1% 5f it cease, he shall !ash !ith !ater the #arts that are #ure,
the second time( and they shall be clean%
*2(?B% This is the la! touching the le#rosy of any !oollen or linen
garment, either in the !ar# or !oof, or any thing of skins( ho! it ought
to be cleaned, or #ronounced unclean%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *.
The rites of sacrifices in cleansing the le#rosy% 'e#rosy in houses%
*.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*.(,% This is the rite of a le#er, !hen he is to be cleansed% 8e shall
be brought to the #riest(
*.(2% =ho going out of the cam#, !hen he shall find that the le#rosy is
cleansed,
*.(.% 4hall command him that is to be #urified, to offer for himself t!o
li$ing s#arro!s, !hich it is la!ful to eat, and cedar !ood, and scarlet,
and hysso#%
*.(?% )nd he shall command one of the s#arro!s to be immolated in an
earthen $essel o$er li$ing !aters%
'i$ing !aters%%% That is, !aters taken from a s#ring, brook, or ri$er%
*.(A% But the other that is ali$e, he shall di#, !ith the cedar !ood,
and the scarlet and the hysso#, in the blood of the s#arro! that is
immolated(
*.(+% =here!ith he shall s#rinkle him that is to be cleansed se$en
times, that he may be rightly #urified% )nd he shall let go the li$ing
s#arro!, that it may fly into the field%
*.(1% )nd !hen the man hath !ashed his clothes, he shall sha$e all the
hair of his body, and shall be !ashed !ith !ater( and being #urified he
shall enter into the cam#, yet so that he tarry !ithout his o!n tent
se$en days%
*.(B% )nd on the se$enth day he shall sha$e the hair of his head, and
his beard and his eyebro!s, and the hair of all his body% )nd ha$ing
!ashed again his clothes, and his body,
*.(*-% On the eighth day, he shall take t!o lambs !ithout blemish, and
an e!e of a year old !ithout blemish, and three tenths of flour tem#ered
!ith oil for a sacrifice, and a se>tary of oil a#art%
) se>tary%%% 8eb% log( a measure of liLuids, !hich !as the t!elfth #art
of a hinJ and held about as much as si> eggs%
*.(**% )nd !hen the #riest that #urifieth the man, hath #resented him,
and all these things before the 'ord, at the door of the tabernacle of
the testimony(
*.(*,% 8e shall take a lamb, and offer it for a tres#ass offering !ith
the se>tary of oil% )nd ha$ing offered all before the 'ord,
*.(*2% 8e shall immolate the lamb, !here the $ictim for sin is !ont to
be immolated, and the holocaust, that is, in the holy #lace% 7or as that
!hich is for sin, so also the $ictim for a tres#ass offering #ertaineth
to the #riest( it is holy of holies%
*.(*.% )nd the #riest taking of the blood of the $ictim that !as
immolated for tres#ass, shall #ut it u#on the ti# of the right ear of
him that is cleansed, and u#on the thumb of his right hand and the great
toe of his right foot%
Taking of the blood, etc%%% These ceremonies used in the cleansing of a
le#er, !ere mysterious and $ery significati$e% The s#rinkling se$en
times !ith the blood of the little bird, the !ashing himself and his
clothes, the sha$ing his hair and his beard, signify the means !hich are
to be used in the reconciliation of a sinner, and the ste#s by !hich he
is to return to God, $iH%, by the re#eated a##lication of the blood of
"hrist( the !ashing his conscience !ith the !aters of com#unction( and
retrenching all $anities and su#erfluities, by em#loying all that is
o$er and abo$e !hat is necessary in alms deeds% The sin offering, and
the holocaust or burnt offering, !hich he !as to offer at his cleansing,
signify the sacrifice of a contrite and humble heart, and that of
adoration in s#irit and truth, !ith gratitude and thankfulness, for the
forgi$eness of sins, !ith !hich !e are e$er to a##ear before the
)lmighty% The touching the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and
the great toe of the right foot, first !ith the blood of the $ictim, and
then !ith the remainder of the oil, !hich had been s#rinkled se$en times
before the 'ord, signify the a##lication of the blood of "hrist, and the
unction of the se$enfold grace of the 8oly GhostJ to the sinnerDs right
ear, that he may duly hearken to and obey the la! of GodJ and to his
right hand and foot, that the !orks of his hands, and all the ste#s or
affections of his soul, signified by the feet, may be rightly directed
to God%
*.(*?% )nd he shall #our of the se>tary of oil into his o!n left hand,
*.(*A% )nd shall di# his right finger in it, and s#rinkle it before the
'ord se$en times%
*.(*+% )nd the rest of the oil in his left hand, he shall #our u#on the
ti# of the right ear of him that is cleansed, and u#on the thumb of his
right hand and the great toe of his right foot, and u#on the blood that
!as shed for tres#ass(
*.(*1% )nd u#on his head%
*.(*B% )nd he shall #ray for him before the 'ord, and shall offer the
sacrifice for sin% Then shall he immolate the holocaust%
*.(,-% )nd #ut it on the altar !ith the libations thereof( and the man
shall be rightly cleansed%
*.(,*% But if he be #oor, and his hand cannot find the things aforesaid(
he shall take a lamb for an offering for tres#ass, that the #riest may
#ray for him, and a tenth #art of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a
sacrifice, and a se>tary of oil(
*.(,,% )nd t!o turtles or t!o young #igeons, of !hich one may be for
sin, and the other for a holocaust%
*.(,2% )nd he shall offer them on the eighth day of his #urification to
the #riest, at the door of the tabernacle of the testimony before the
'ord%
*.(,.% )nd the #riest recei$ing the lamb for tres#ass, and the se>tary
of oil, shall ele$ate them together%
*.(,?% )nd the lamb being immolated, he shall #ut of the blood thereof
u#on the ti# of the right ear of him that is cleansed, and u#on the
thumb of his right hand, and the great toe of his right foot%
*.(,A% But he shall #our #art of the oil into his o!n left hand,
*.(,+% )nd di##ing the finger of his right hand in it, he shall s#rinkle
it se$en times before the 'ord%
*.(,1% )nd he shall touch the ti# of the right ear of him that is
cleansed, and the thumb of his right hand and the great toe of his right
foot, in the #lace of the blood that !as shed for tres#ass%
*.(,B% )nd the other #art of the oil that is in his left hand, he shall
#our u#on the head of the #urified #erson, that he may a##ease the 'ord
for him%
*.(2-% )nd he shall offer a turtle, or young #igeon(
*.(2*% One for tres#ass, and the other for a holocaust, !ith their
libations%
*.(2,% This is the sacrifice of a le#er, that is not able to ha$e all
things that a##ertain to his cleansing%
*.(22% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
*.(2.% =hen you shall come into the land of "hanaan, !hich 5 !ill gi$e
you for a #ossession, if there be the #lague or le#rosy in a house(
*.(2?% 8e !hose house it is, shall go and tell the #riest, saying( 5t
seemeth to me, that there is the #lague of le#rosy in my house,
*.(2A% )nd he shall command, that they carry forth all things out of the
house, before he go into it, and see !hether it ha$e the le#rosy, let
all things become unclean that are in the house% )nd after!ards he shall
go in to $ie! the le#rosy of the house%
*.(2+% )nd if he see in the !alls thereof as it !ere little dints,
disfigured !ith #aleness or redness, and lo!er than all he rest(
*.(21% 8e shall go out of the door of the house, and forth!ith shut it
u# se$en days,
*.(2B% )nd returning on the se$enth day, he shall look u#on it% 5f he
find that the le#rosy is s#read,
*.(.-% 8e shall command, that the stones !herein the le#rosy is, be
taken out, and cast !ithout the city into an unclean #lace(
*.(.*% )nd that the house be scra#ed on the inside round about, and the
dust of the scra#ings be scattered !ithout the city into an unclean
#lace(
*.(.,% )nd that other stones be laid in the #lace of them that !ere
taken a!ay, and the house be #lastered !ith other mortar%
*.(.2% But if after the stones be taken out, and the dust scra#ed off,
and it be #lastered !ith other earth%
*.(..% The #riest going in #ercei$e that the le#rosy is returned, and
the !alls full of s#ots, it is a lasting le#rosy, and the house is
unclean%
*.(.?% )nd they shall destroy it forth!ith, and shall cast the stones
and timber thereof, and all the dust !ithout the to!n into an unclean
#lace%
*.(.A% 8e that entereth into the house !hen it is shut, shall be unclean
until e$ening,
*.(.+% )nd he that slee#eth in it, and eateth any thing, shall !ash his
clothes%
*.(.1% But if the #riest going in #ercei$e that the le#rosy is not
s#read in the house, after it !as #lastered again, he shall #urify it,
it being cured%
*.(.B% )nd for the #urification thereof he shall take t!o s#arro!s, and
cedar !ood, and scarlet, and hysso#%
*.(?-% )nd ha$ing immolated one s#arro! in an earthen $essel, o$er
li$ing !aters,
*.(?*% 8e shall take the cedar !ood, and the hysso#, and the scarlet,
and the li$ing s#arro!, and shall di# all in the blood of the s#arro!
that is immolated, and in the li$ing !ater( and he shall s#rinkle the
house se$en times%
*.(?,% )nd shall #urify it as !ell !ith the blood of the s#arro!, as
!ith the li$ing !ater, and !ith the li$ing s#arro!, and !ith the cedar
!ood, and the hysso#, and the scarlet%
*.(?2% )nd !hen he hath let go the s#arro! to fly freely a!ay into the
field, he shall #ray for the house( and it shall be rightly cleansed%
*.(?.% This is the la! of e$ery kind of le#rosy and stroke%
*.(??% Of the le#rosy of garments and houses,
*.(?A% Of a scar and of blisters breaking out of a shining s#ot, and
!hen the colours are di$ersely changed(
*.(?+% That it may be kno!n !hen a thing is clean or unclean%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *?
Other legal uncleannesses%
*?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
*?(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and say to them( The man that
hath an issue of seed, shall be unclean%
5ssue of seed shall be unclean%%% These legal uncleannesses !ere
instituted in order to gi$e the #eo#le a horror of carnal im#urities%
*?(2% )nd then shall he be judged subject to this e$il, !hen a filthy
humour, at e$ery moment, clea$eth to his flesh, and gathereth there%
*?(.% E$ery bed on !hich he slee#eth, shall be unclean, and e$ery #lace
on !hich he sitteth%
*?(?% 5f any man touch his bed, he shall !ash his clothes and being
!ashed !ith !ater, he shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(A% 5f a man sit !here that man hath sitten, he also shall !ash his
clothes( and being !ashed !ith !ater, shall be unclean until the
e$ening%
*?(+% 8e that toucheth his flesh, shall !ash his clothes( and being
himself !ashed !ith !ater shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(1% 5f such a man cast his s#ittle u#on him that is clean, he shall
!ash his clothes( and being !ashed !ith !ater, he shall be unclean until
the e$ening%
*?(B% The saddle on !hich he hath sitten shall be unclean%
*?(*-% )nd !hatsoe$er has been under him that hath the issue of seed,
shall be unclean until the e$ening% 8e that carrieth any of these
things, shall !ash his clothes( and being !ashed !ith !ater, he shall be
unclean until the e$ening%
*?(**% E$ery #erson !hom such a one shall touch, not ha$ing !ashed his
hands before, shall !ash his clothes( and being !ashed !ith !ater, shall
be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(*,% 5f he touch a $essel of earth, it shall be broken( but if a
$essel of !ood, it shall be !ashed !ith !ater%
*?(*2% 5f he !ho suffereth this disease be healed, he shall number se$en
days after his cleansing( and ha$ing !ashed his clothes, and all his
body in li$ing !ater, he shall be clean%
*?(*.% )nd on the eighth day he shall take t!o turtles, or t!o young
#igeons, and he shall come before the 'ord, to the door of the
tabernacle of the testimony, and shall gi$e them to the #riest%
*?(*?% =ho shall offer one for sin, and the other for a holocaust( and
he shall #ray for him before the 'ord, that he may be cleansed of the
issue of his seed%
*?(*A% The man from !hom the seed of co#ulation goeth out, shall !ash
all his body !ith !ater( and he shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(*+% The garment or skin that he !eareth, he shall !ash !ith !ater(
and it shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(*1% The !oman, !ith !hom he co#ulateth, shall be !ashed !ith !ater(
and shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(*B% The !oman, !ho at the return of the month, hath her issue of
blood, shall be se#arated se$en days%
*?(,-% E$ery one that toucheth her, shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(,*% )nd e$ery thing that she slee#eth on, or that she sitteth on in
the days of her se#aration, shall be defiled%
*?(,,% 8e that toucheth her bed shall !ash his clothes( and being
himself !ashed !ith !ater, shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(,2% =hosoe$er shall touch any $essel on !hich she sitteth, shall !ash
his clothes( and himself being !ashed !ith !ater, shall be defiled until
the e$ening%
*?(,.% 5f a man co#ulateth !ith her in the time of her flo!ers, he shall
be unclean se$en days( and e$ery bed on !hich he shall slee#, shall be
defiled%
*?(,?% The !oman that hath still issue of blood many days out of her
ordinary time, or that ceaseth not to flo! after the monthly courses, as
long as she is subject to this disease, shall be unclean, in the same
manner as if she !ere in her flo!ers%
*?(,A% E$ery bed on !hich she slee#eth, and e$ery $essel on !hich she
sitteth, shall be defiled%
*?(,+% =hosoe$er toucheth them shall !ash his clothes( and himself being
!ashed !ith !ater, shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*?(,1% 5f the blood sto# and cease to run, she shall count se$en days of
her #urification(
*?(,B% )nd on the eighth day she shall offer for herself to the #riest,
t!o turtles, or t!o young #igeons, at the door of the tabernacle of the
testimony(
*?(2-% )nd he shall offer one for sin, and the other for a holocaust,
and he shall #ray for her before the 'ord, and for the issue of her
uncleanness%
*?(2*% &ou shall teach therefore the children of 5srael to take heed of
uncleanness, that they may not die in their filth, !hen they shall ha$e
defiled my tabernacle that is among them%
*?(2,% This is the la! of him that hath the issue of seed, and that is
defiled by co#ulation%
*?(22% )nd of the !oman that is se#arated in her monthly times, or that
hath a continual issue of blood, and of the man that slee#eth !ith her%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *A
=hen and ho! the high #riest must enter into the sanctuary% The feast of
e>#iation%
*A(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, after the death of the t!o sons of
)aron !hen they !ere slain u#on their offering strange fire(
*A(,% )nd he commanded him, saying( 4#eak to )aron thy brother, that he
enter not at all into the sanctuary, !hich is !ithin the $eil before the
#ro#itiatory, !ith !hich the ark is co$ered, lest he die, Efor 5 !ill
a##ear in a cloud o$er the oracleG,
Enter not%%% o one but the high #riest, and he but once a year, could
enter into the sanctuaryJ to signify that no one could enter into the
sanctuary of hea$en, till "hrist our high #riest o#ened it by his
#assion% 8eb% *-%1%
*A(2% :nless he first do these things% 8e shall offer a calf for sin,
and a ram for a holocaust%
*A(.% 8e shall be $ested !ith a linen tunick( he shall co$er his
nakedness !ith linen breeches( he shall be girded !ith a linen girdle,
and he shall #ut a linen mitre u#on his head% 7or these are holy
$estments( all !hich he shall #ut on, after he is !ashed%
*A(?% )nd he shall recei$e from the !hole multitude of the children of
5srael t!o buck goats for sin, and one ram for a holocaust%
*A(A% )nd !hen he hath offered the cattle and #rayed for himself and for
his o!n house(
*A(+% 8e shall make the t!o buck goats to stand before the 'ord in the
door of the tabernacle of the testimony%
*A(1% )nd casting lots u#on them both, one to be offered to the 'ord,
and the other to be the emissary goat(
*A(B% That !hose lot fell to be offered to the 'ord, he shall offer for
sin%
*A(*-% But that !hose lot !as to be the emissary goat, he shall #resent
before the 'ord, that he may #our #rayers u#on him, and let him go into
the !ilderness%
*A(**% )fter these things are duly celebrated, he shall offer the calf(
and #raying for himself and for his o!n house, he shall immolate it%
*A(*,% )nd taking the censer, !hich he hath filled !ith the burning
coals of the altar, and taking u# !ith his hands the com#ounded #erfume
for incense, he shall go in !ithin the $eil into the holy #lace(
*A(*2% That !hen the #erfumes are #ut u#on the fire, the cloud and
$a#our thereof may co$er the oracle, !hich is o$er the testimony, and he
may not die%
*A(*.% 8e shall take also of the blood of the calf, and s#rinkle !ith
his finger se$en times to!ards the #ro#itiatory to the east%
*A(*?% )nd !hen he hath killed the buck goat for the sin of the #eo#le,
he shall carry in the blood thereof !ithin the $eil, as he !as commanded
to do !ith the blood of the calf, that he may s#rinkle it o$er against
the oracle(
*A(*A% )nd may e>#iate the sanctuary from the uncleanness of the
children of 5srael, and from their transgressions, and all their sins%
)ccording to this rite shall he do to the tabernacle of the testimony,
!hich is fi>ed among them in the midst of the filth of their habitation%
*A(*+% 'et no man be in the tabernacle !hen the high #riest goeth into
the sanctuary, to #ray for himself and his house, and for the !hole
congregation of 5srael, until he come out%
*A(*1% )nd !hen he is come out to the altar that is before the 'ord, let
him #ray for himself( and taking the blood of the calf, and of the buck
goat, let him #our it u#on the horns thereof round about%
*A(*B% )nd s#rinkling !ith his finger se$en times, let him e>#iate, and
sanctify it from the uncleanness of the children of 5srael%
*A(,-% )fter he hath cleaned the sanctuary, and the tabernacle, and the
altar, then let him offer the li$ing goat%
*A(,*% )nd #utting both hands u#on his head, let him confess all the
iniLuities of the children of 5srael, and all their offences and sins%
)nd #raying that they may light on its head, he shall turn him out by a
man ready for it, into the desert%
*A(,,% )nd !hen the goat hath carried all their iniLuities into an
uninhabited land, and shall be let go into the desert(
*A(,2% )aron shall return into the tabernacle of the testimony, and
#utting off the $estments, !hich he had on him before !hen he entered
into the sanctuary, and lea$ing them there,
*A(,.% 8e shall !ash his flesh in the holy #lace, and shall #ut on his
o!n garments% )nd after that he is come out and hath offered his o!n
holocaust, and that of the #eo#le, he shall #ray both for himself, and
for the #eo#le%
*A(,?% )nd the fat that is offered for sins, he shall burn on the altar%
*A(,A% But he that hath let go the emissary goat, shall !ash his
clothes, and his body !ith !ater, and so shall enter into the cam#%
*A(,+% But the calf and the buck goat, that !ere sacrificed for sin, and
!hose blood !as carried into the sanctuary, to accom#lish the atonement,
they shall carry forth !ithout the cam#, and shall burn !ith fire( their
skins and their flesh, and their dung%
*A(,1% )nd !hosoe$er burneth them shall !ash his clothes, and flesh !ith
!ater( and so shall enter into the cam#%
*A(,B% )nd this shall be to you an e$erlasting ordinance% The se$enth
month, the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and
shall do no !ork, !hether it be one of your o!n country, or a stranger
that sojourneth among you%
*A(2-% :#on this day shall be the e>#iation for you, and the cleansing
from all your sins% &ou shall be cleansed before the 'ord%
*A(2*% 7or it is a sabbath of rest( and you shall afflict your souls by
a #er#etual religion%
*A(2,% )nd the #riest that is anointed, and !hose hands are consecrated
to do the office of the #riesthood in his fatherDs stead, shall make
atonement% )nd he shall be $ested !ith the linen robe and the holy
$estments%
*A(22% )nd he shall e>#iate the sanctuary and the tabernacle of the
testimony and the altar( the #riest also and all the #eo#le%
*A(2.% )nd this shall be an ordinance for e$er, that you #ray for the
children of 5srael, and for all their sins once a year% 8e did therefore
as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *+
o sacrifices to be offered but at the door of the tabernacle( a
#rohibition of blood%
*+(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*+(,% 4#eak to )aron and his sons, and to all the children of 5srael,
saying to them( This is the !ord, !hich the 'ord hath commanded, saying(
*+(2% )ny man !hosoe$er of the house of 5srael, if he kill an o>, or a
shee#, or a goat in the cam#, or !ithout the cam#,
5f he kill, etc%%% That is, in order to sacrifice% The la! of God
forbids sacrifices to be offered in any other #lace but at the
tabernacle or tem#le of the 'ordJ to signify that no sacrifice !ould be
acce#table to God, out of his true tem#le, the one holy, catholic,
a#ostolic church%
*+(.% )nd offer it not at the door of the tabernacle an oblation to the
'ord, shall be guilty of blood% )s if he had shed blood, so shall he
#erish from the midst of his #eo#le%
*+(?% Therefore the children of 5srael shall bring to the #riest their
$ictims, !hich they kill in the field, that they may be sanctified to
the 'ord before the door of the tabernacle of the testimony( and they
may sacrifice them for #eace offerings to the 'ord%
*+(A% )nd the #riest shall #our the blood u#on the altar of the 'ord, at
the door of the tabernacle of the testimony( and shall burn the fat for
a s!eet odour to the 'ord%
*+(+% )nd they shall no more sacrifice their $ictims to de$ils, !ith
!hom they ha$e committed fornication% 5t shall be an ordinance for e$er
to them and to their #osterity%
*+(1% )nd thou shalt say to them( The man of the house of 5srael, and of
the strangers !ho sojourn among you, that offereth a holocaust or a
$ictim,
*+(B% )nd bringeth it not to the door of the tabernacle of the
testimony, that it may be offered to the 'ord, shall #erish from among
his #eo#le%
*+(*-% 5f any man !hosoe$er of the house of 5srael, and of the strangers
that sojourn among them, eat blood, 5 !ill set my face against his soul,
and !ill cut him off from among his #eo#le%
Eat blood%%% To eat blood !as forbidden in the la!J #artly, because God
reser$ed it to himself, to be offered in sacrifices on the altar, as to
the 'ord of life and deathJ and as a figure of the blood of "hristJ and
#artly, to gi$e men a horror of shedding blood% Gen% B%., ?, A%
*+(**% Because the life of the flesh is in the blood( and 5 ha$e gi$en
it to you, that you may make atonement !ith it u#on the altar for your
souls, and the blood may be for an e>#iation of the soul%
*+(*,% Therefore 5 ha$e said to the children of 5srael( o soul of you,
nor of the strangers that sojourn among you, shall eat blood%
*+(*2% )ny man !hosoe$er of the children of 5srael, and of the strangers
that sojourn among you, if by hunting or fo!ling, he take a !ild beast
or a bird, !hich is la!ful to eat, let him #our out its blood, and co$er
it !ith earth%
*+(*.% 7or the life of all flesh is in the blood% Therefore 5 said to
the children of 5srael( you shall not eat the blood of any flesh at all,
because the life of the flesh is in the blood, and !hosoe$er eateth it,
shall be cut off%
*+(*?% The soul that eateth that !hich died of itself, or has been
caught by a beast, !hether he be one of your o!n country or a stranger,
shall !ash his clothes and himself !ith !ater, and shall be defiled
until the e$ening( and in this manner he shall be made clean%
*+(*A% But if he do not !ash his clothes, and his body, he shall bear
his iniLuity%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *1
<arriage is #rohibited in certain degrees of kindred( )nda all unnatural
lusts%
*1(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*1(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( 5 am
the 'ord your God%
*1(2% &ou shall not do according to the custom of the land of Egy#t, in
!hich you d!elt( neither shall you act according to the manner of the
country of "hanaan, into !hich 5 !ill bring you% or shall you !alk in
their ordinances%
*1(.% &ou shall do my judgments, and shall obser$e my #rece#ts, and
shall !alk in them% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*1(?% ;ee# my la!s and my judgments( !hich if a man do, he shall li$e in
them, 5 am the 'ord%
*1(A% o man shall a##roach to her that is near of kin to him, to
unco$er her nakedness% 5 am the 'ord%
*1(+% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy father, or the
nakedness of thy mother( she is thy mother, thou shalt not unco$er her
nakedness%
*1(1% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy fatherDs !ife( for it
is the nakedness of thy father%
*1(B% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy sister by father or by
mother( !hether born at home or abroad%
*1(*-% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy sonDs daughter, or
thy daughterDs daughter( because it is thy o!n nakedness%
*1(**% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy fatherDs !ifeDs
daughter, !hom she bore to thy father( and !ho is thy sister%
*1(*,% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy fatherDs sister(
because she is the flesh of thy father%
*1(*2% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy motherDs sister(
because she is thy motherDs flesh%
*1(*.% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy fatherDs brother(
neither shalt thou a##roach to his !ife, !ho is joined to thee by
affinity%
*1(*?% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy daughter in la!(
because she is thy sonDs !ife, neither shalt thou disco$er her shame%
*1(*A% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy brotherDs !ife(
because it is the nakedness of thy brother%
*1(*+% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy !ife and her
daughter% Thou shalt not take her sonDs daughter or her daughterDs
daughter, to disco$er her shame( because they are her flesh, and such
co#ulation is incest%
*1(*1% Thou shalt not take thy !ifeDs sister for a harlot, to ri$al her(
neither shalt thou disco$er her nakedness, !hile she is yet li$ing%
*1(*B% Thou shalt not a##roach to a !oman ha$ing her flo!ers( neither
shalt thou unco$er her nakedness%
*1(,-% Thou shalt not lie !ith thy neighbourDs !ife( nor be defiled !ith
mingling of seed%
*1(,*% Thou shalt not gi$e any of thy seed to be consecrated to the idol
<oloch, nor defile the name of thy God% 5 am the 'ord%
*1(,,% Thou shalt not lie !ith mankind as !ith !omankind( because it is
an abomination%
*1(,2% Thou shalt not co#ulate !ith any beast( neither shalt thou be
defiled !ith it% ) !oman shall not lie do!n to a beast, nor co#ulate
!ith it( because it is a heinous crime%
Because it is a heinous crime%%% 5n 8ebre!, this !ord heinous crime is
e>#ressed by the !ord confusion, signifying the shamefulness and
baseness of this abominable sin%
*1(,.% Defile not yoursel$es !ith any of these things !ith !hich all the
nations ha$e been defiled, !hich 5 !ill cast out before you,
*1(,?% )nd !ith !hich the land is defiled( the abominations of !hich 5
!ill $isit, that it may $omit out its inhabitants%
*1(,A% ;ee# ye my ordinances and my judgments( and do not any of these
abominations% either any of your o!n nation, nor any stranger that
sojourneth among you%
*1(,+% 7or all these detestable things the inhabitants of the land ha$e
done, that !ere before you, and ha$e defiled it%
*1(,1% Be!are then, lest in like manner, it $omit you also out, if you
do the like things( as it $omited out the nation that !as before you%
*1(,B% E$ery soul that shall commit any of these abominations, shall
#erish from the midst of his #eo#le%
*1(2-% ;ee# my commandments% Do not the things !hich they ha$e done,
that ha$e been before you( and be not defiled therein% 5 am the 'ord
your God%
'e$iticus "ha#ter *B
Di$ers ordinances, #artly moral, #artly ceremonial or judicial%
*B(*% The 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*B(,% 4#eak to all the congregation of the children of 5srael% )nd thou
shalt say to them( Be ye holy, because 5 the 'ord your God am holy%
*B(2% 'et e$ery one fear his father, and his mother% ;ee# my sabbaths% 5
am the 'ord your God%
*B(.% Turn ye not to idols( nor make to yoursel$es molten gods% 5 am the
'ord your God%
*B(?% 5f ye offer in sacrifice a #eace offering to the 'ord, that he may
be fa$ourable(
*B(A% &ou shall eat it on the same day it !as offered, and the ne>t day%
)nd !hatsoe$er shall be left until the third day, you shall burn !ith
fire%
*B(+% 5f after t!o days any man eat thereof, he shall be #rofane and
guilty of im#iety(
*B(1% )nd shall bear his iniLuity, because he hath defiled the holy
thing of the 'ord% )nd that soul shall #erish from among his #eo#le%
*B(B% =hen thou rea#est the corn of thy land, thou shalt not cut do!n
all that is on the face of the earth to the $ery ground( nor shalt thou
gather the ears that remain%
*B(*-% either shalt thou gather the bunches and gra#es that fall do!n
in thy $ineyard( but shalt lea$e them to the #oor and the strangers to
take% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*B(**% &ou shall not steal% &ou shall not lie( neither shall any man
decei$e his neighbour%
*B(*,% Thou shalt not s!ear falsely by my name, nor #rofane the name of
thy God% 5 am the 'ord%
*B(*2% Thou shalt not calumniate thy neighbour, nor o##ress him by
$iolence% The !ages of him that hath been hired by thee shall not abide
!ith thee until the morning%
*B(*.% Thou shalt not s#eak e$il of the deaf, nor #ut a stumbling block
before the blind( but thou shalt fear the 'ord thy God, because 5 am the
'ord%
*B(*?% Thou shalt not do that !hich is unjust, nor judge unjustly%
Res#ect not the #erson of the #oor( nor honour the countenance of the
mighty% But judge thy neighbour according to justice%
*B(*A% Thou shalt not be a detractor nor a !his#erer among the #eo#le%
Thou shalt not stand against the blood of thy neighbour% 5 am the 'ord%
*B(*+% Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart( But re#ro$e him
o#enly, lest thou incur sin through him%
*B(*1% 4eek not re$enge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citiHens%
Thou shalt lo$e thy friend as thyself% 5 am the 'ord%
*B(*B% ;ee# ye my la!s% Thou shalt not make thy cattle to gender !ith
beasts of any other kind% Thou shalt not so! thy field !ith different
seeds% Thou shalt not !ear a garment that is !o$en of t!o sorts%
Different seeds, etc%%% This la! tends to recommend sim#licity and #lain
dealing in all things, and to teach the #eo#le not to join any false
!orshi# or heresy !ith the !orshi# of the true God%
*B(,-% 5f a man carnally lie !ith a !oman that is a bondser$ant and
marriageable, and yet not redeemed !ith a #rice, nor made free( they
both shall be scourged( and they shall not be #ut to death, because she
!as not a free !oman%
*B(,*% )nd for his tres#ass he shall offer a ram to the 'ord, at the
door of the tabernacle of the testimony%
*B(,,% )nd the #riest shall #ray for him( and for his sin before the
'ord( and he shall ha$e mercy on him, and the sin shall be forgi$en%
*B(,2% =hen you shall be come into the land, and shall ha$e #lanted in
it fruit trees, you shall take a!ay the firstfruits of them% The fruit
that comes forth shall be unclean to you( neither shall you eat of them%
7irstfruits%%% Proe#utia, literally, their foreskinsJ it alludes to
circumcision, and signifies that for the first three years the trees
!ere to be as uncircumcised, and their fruit unclean( till in the fourth
year their increase !as sanctified and gi$en to the 'ord, that is, to
the #riests%
*B(,.% But in the fourth year, all their fruit shall be sanctified, to
the #raise of the 'ord%
*B(,?% )nd in the fifth year you shall eat the fruits thereof, gathering
the increase thereof% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*B(,A% &ou shall not eat !ith blood% &ou shall not di$ine nor obser$e
dreams%
*B(,+% or shall you cut your hair round!ise( nor sha$e your beard%
*B(,1% &ou shall not make any cuttings in your flesh, for the dead(
neither shall you make in yoursel$es any figures or marks% 5 am the
'ord%
*B(,B% <ake not thy daughter a common strum#et, lest the land be
defiled, and filled !ith !ickedness%
*B(2-% ;ee# ye my sabbaths, and re$erence my sanctuary% 5 am the 'ord%
*B(2*% Go not aside after !iHards( neither ask any thing of soothsayers,
to be defiled by them% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*B(2,% Rise u# before the hoary head, and honour the #erson of the aged
man( and fear the 'ord thy God% 5 am the 'ord%
*B(22% 5f a stranger d!ell in your land, and abide among you, do not
u#braid hin(
*B(2.% But let him be among you as one of the same country% )nd you
shall lo$e him as yoursel$es( for you !ere strangers in the land of
Egy#t% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*B(2?% Do not any unjust thing in judgment, in rule, in !eight, or in
measure%
*B(2A% 'et the balance be just and the !eights eLual, the bushel just,
and the se>tary eLual% 5 am the 'ord your God, that brought you out of
the land of Egy#t%
*B(2+% ;ee# all my #rece#ts, and all my judgments( and do them% 5 am
the 'ord%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,-
Di$ers crimes to be #unished !ith death%
,-(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,-(,% Thus shalt thou say to the children of 5srael( 5f any man of the
children 5srael, or of the strangers that d!ell in 5srael, gi$e of his
seed to the idol <oloch, dying let him die% The #eo#le of the land shall
stone him%
,-(2% )nd 5 !ill set my face against him( and 5 !ill cut him off from
the midst of his #eo#le, because he hath gi$en of his seed to <oloch,
and hath defiled my sanctuary, and #rofaned my holy name%
,-(.% )nd if the #eo#le of the land neglecting, and as it !ere little
regarding my commandment, let alone the man that hath gi$en of his seed
to <oloch, and !ill not kill him(
,-(?% 5 !ill set my face against that man, and his kindred, and !ill cut
off both him and all that consented !ith him, to commit fornication !ith
<oloch, out of the midst of their #eo#le%
,-(A% The soul that shall go aside after magicians, and soothsayers, and
shall commit fornication !ith them( 5 !ill set my face against that
soul, and destroy it out of the midst of its #eo#le%
,-(+% 4anctify yoursel$es, and be ye holy( because 5 am the 'ord your
God%
,-(1% ;ee# my #rece#ts, and do them% 5 am the 'ord that sanctify you%
,-(B% 8e that curseth his father, or mother, dying let him die% 8e hath
cursed his father, and mother( let his blood be u#on him%
,-(*-% 5f any man commit adultery !ith the !ife of another, and defile
his neighbourDs !ife( let them be #ut to death, both the adulterer and
the adulteress%
,-(**% 5f a man lie !ith his ste#mother, and disco$er the nakedness of
his father, let them both be #ut to death( their blood be u#on them%
,-(*,% 5f any man lie !ith his daughter in la!( let both die, because
they ha$e done a heinous crime% Their blood be u#on them%
,-(*2% 5f any one lie !ith a man as !ith a !oman, both ha$e committed an
abomination( let them be #ut to death% Their blood be u#on them%
,-(*.% 5f any man after marrying the daughter, marry her mother, he hath
done a heinous crime% 8e shall be burnt ali$e !ith them( neither shall
so great an abomination remain in the midst of you%
,-(*?% 8e that shall co#ulate !ith any beast or cattle, dying let him
die( the beast also ye shall kill%
The beast also ye shall kill%%% The killing of the beast !as for the
greater horror of the crime, and to #re$ent the remembrance of such
abaomination%
,-(*A% The !oman that shall lie under any beast, shall be killed
together !ith the same% Their blood be u#on them%
,-(*+% 5f any man take his sister, the daughter of his father, or the
daughter of his mother, and see her nakedness, and she behold her
brotherDs shame( they ha$e committed a crime% They shall be slain, in
the sight of their #eo#le, because they ha$e disco$ered one anotherDs
nakedness% )nd they shall bear their iniLuity%
,-(*1% 5f any man lie !ith a !oman in her flo!ers, and unco$er her
nakedness, and she o#en the fountain of her blood( both shall be
destroyed out of the midst of their #eo#le%
,-(*B% Thou shalt not unco$er the nakedness of thy aunt by thy mother,
and of thy aunt by thy father% 8e that doth this, hath unco$ered the
shame of his o!n flesh( both shall bear their iniLuity%
,-(,-% 5f any man lie !ith the !ife of his uncle by the father, or of
his uncle by the mother, and unco$er the shame of his near akin, both
shall bear their sin% They shall die !ithout children%
,-(,*% 8e that marrieth his brotherDs !ife, doth an unla!ful thing( he
hath unco$ered his brotherDs nakedness% They shall be !ithout children%
,-(,,% ;ee# my la!s and my judgments, and do them( lest the land into
!hich you are to enter to d!ell therein, $omit you also out%
,-(,2% =alk not after the la!s of the nations, !hich 5 !ill cast out
before you% 7or they ha$e done all these things( and therefore 5
abhorred them%
,-(,.% But to you 5 say( Possess their land !hich 5 !ill gi$e you for an
inheritance, a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey% 5 am the 'ord your God,
!ho ha$e se#arated you from other #eo#le%
,-(,?% Therefore do you also se#arate the clean beast from the unclean,
and the clean fo!l from the unclean% Defile not your souls !ith beasts,
or birds, or any things that mo$e on the earth, and !hich 5 ha$e she!n
you to be unclean(
,-(,A% &ou shall be holy unto me, because 5 the 'ord am holy( and 5 ha$e
se#arated you from other #eo#le, that you should be mine%
,-(,+% ) man, or !oman, in !hom there is a #ythonical or di$ining
s#irit, dying let them die% They shall stone them% Their blood be u#on
them%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,*
Ordinances relating to the #riests%
,*(*% The 'ord said also to <oses( 4#eak to the #riests the sons of
)aron, and thou shalt say for them( 'et not a #riest incur an
uncleanness at the death of his citiHens%
)n uncleanness%%% @iH%, such as !as contracted in laying out the dead
body, or touching itJ or in going into the house, or assisting at the
funeral, etc%
,*(,% But only for his kin, such as are near in blood( that is to say,
for his father and for his mother, and for his son, and for his
daughter, for his brother also(
,*(2% )nd for a maiden sister, !ho hath had no husband%
,*(.% But not e$en for the #rince of his #eo#le shall he do any thing
that may make him unclean%
,*(?% either shall they sha$e their head, nor their beard, nor make
incisions in their flesh%
,*(A% They shall be holy to their God, and shall not #rofane his name%
7or they offer the burnt offering of the 'ord, and the bread of their
God( and therefore they shall be holy%
,*(+% They shall not take to !ife a harlot or a $ile #rostitute, nor one
that has been #ut a!ay from her husband( because they are consecrated to
their God,
,*(1% )nd offer the loa$es of #ro#osition% 'et them therefore be holy
because 5 also am holy( the 'ord, !ho sanctify them%
,*(B% 5f the daughter of a #riest be taken in !horedom and dishonour the
name of her father, she shall be burnt !ith fire%
,*(*-% The high #riest, that is to say, the #riest !ho is the greatest
among his brethren, u#on !hose head the oil of unction hath been #ouredJ
and !hose hands ha$e been consecrated for the #riesthoodJ and !ho hath
been $ested !ith the holy $estments% 8e shall not unco$er his head( he
shall not rend his garments%
,*(**% or shall he go in at all to any dead #erson( not e$en for his
father, or his mother, shall he be defiled%
,*(*,% either shall he go out of the holy #laces, lest he defile the
sanctuary of the 'ord( because the oil of the holy unction of his God is
u#on him% 5 am the 'ord%
,*(*2% 8e shall take a $irgin unto his !ife%
,*(*.% But a !ido! or one that is di$orced, or defied, or a harlot, he
shall not take( but a maid of his o!n #eo#le%
,*(*?% 8e shall not mingle the stock of his kindred !ith the common
#eo#le of this nation( for 5 am the 'ord !ho sanctify him%
,*(*A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,*(*+% 4ay to )aron( =hosoe$er of thy seed throughout their families,
hath a blemish, he shall not offer bread to his God%
,*(*1% either shall he a##roach to minister to him( 5f he be blindJ if
he be lameJ if he ha$e a little, or a great, or a crooked noseJ
,*(*B% 5f his foot, or if his hand be brokenJ
,*(,-% 5f he be crookbackedJ or blear eyedJ or ha$e a #earl in his eye,
or a continual scab, or a dry scurf in his body, or a ru#ture%
,*(,*% =hosoe$er of the seed of )aron the #riest hath a blemish( he
shall not a##roach to offer sacrifices to the 'ord, nor bread to his
God%
,*(,,% 8e shall eat ne$ertheless of the loa$es that are offered in the
sanctuary%
,*(,2% &et so that he enter not !ithin the $eil, nor a##roach to the
altar( because he hath a blemish, and he must not defile my sanctuary% 5
am the 'ord !ho sanctify them%
,*(,.% <oses, therefore s#oke to )aron, and to his sons and to all
5srael, all the things that had been commanded him%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,,
=ho may eat the holy things( and !hat things may be offered%
,,(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses saying(
,,(,% 4#eak to )aron and to his sons, that they be!are of those things
that are consecrated of the children of 5srael( and defile not the name
of the things sanctified to me, !hich they offer% 5 am the 'ord%
,,(2% 4ay to them and to their #osterity( E$ery man of your race, that
a##roacheth to those things that are consecrated, and !hich the children
of 5srael ha$e offered to the 'ord, in !hom there is uncleanness, shall
#erish before the 'ord% 5 am the 'ord%
)##roacheth, etc%%% This is to gi$e us to understand, !ith !hat #urity
of soul !e are to a##roach to the blessed sacrament of !hich these meats
that had been offered in sacrifice !ere a figure%
,,(.% The man of the seed of )aron, that is a le#er, or that suffereth a
running of the seed, shall not eat of those things that are sanctified
to me, until he be healed% 8e that toucheth any thing unclean by
occasion of the dead( and he !hose seed goeth from him as in generation(
,,(?% )nd he that toucheth a cree#ing thing, or any unclean thing, the
touching of !hich is defiling(
,,(A% 4hall be unclean until the e$ening, and shall not eat those things
that are sanctified% But !hen he hath !ashed his flesh !ith !ater,
,,(+% )nd the sun is do!n, then being #urified, he shall eat of the
sanctified things, because it is his meat%
,,(1% That !hich dieth of itself, and that !hich !as taken by a beast,
they shall not eat, nor be defiled there!ith% 5 am the 'ord%
,,(B% 'et them kee# my #rece#ts, that they may not fall into sin, and
die in the sanctuary, !hen they shall ha$e defiled it% 5 am the 'ord !ho
sanctify them%
,,(*-% o stranger shall eat of the sanctified things( a sojourner of
the #riests, or a hired ser$ant, shall not eat of them%
,,(**% But he !hom the #riest hath bought, and he that is his ser$ant,
born in his house, these shall eat of them%
,,(*,% 5f the daughter of a #riest be married to any of the #eo#le, she
shall not eat of those things that are sanctified nor of the
firstfruits%
,,(*2% But if she be a !ido!, or di$orced, and ha$ing no children return
to her fatherDs house, she shall eat of her fatherDs meats, as she !as
!ont to do !hen she !as a maid% o stranger hath lea$e to eat of them%
,,(*.% 8e that eateth of the sanctified things through ignorance, shall
add the fifth #art !ith that !hich he ate, and shall gi$e it to the
#riest into the sanctuary%
,,(*?% )nd they shall not #rofane the sanctified things of the children
of 5srael, !hich they offer to the 'ord(
,,(*A% 'est #erha#s they bear the iniLuity of their tres#ass, !hen they
shall ha$e eaten the sanctified things% 5 am the 'ord !ho sanctify them%
,,(*+% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,,(*1% 4#eak to )aron, and to his sons, and to all the children of
5srael, and thou shalt say to them( The man of the house of 5srael, and
of the strangers !ho d!ell !ith you, that offereth his oblation, either
#aying his $o!s, or offering of his o!n accord, !hatsoe$er it be !hich
he #resenteth for a holocaust of the 'ord,
,,(*B% To be offered by you( it shall be a male !ithout blemish of the
bee$es, or of the shee#, or of the goats%
,,(,-% 5f it ha$e a blemish you shall not offer it( neither shall it be
acce#table%
,,(,*% The man that offereth a $ictim of #eace offerings to the 'ord,
either #aying his $o!s, or offering of his o!n accord, !hether of bee$es
or of shee#, shall offer it !ithout blemish, that it may be acce#table%
There shall be no blemish in it%
,,(,,% 5f it be blind, or broken, or ha$e a scar or blisters, or a scab,
or a dry scurf( you shall not offer them to the 'ord, nor burn any thing
of them u#on the 'ordDs altar%
,,(,2% )n o> or a shee#, that hath the ear and the tail cut off, thou
mayst offer $oluntarily( but a $o! may not be #aid !ith them%
,,(,.% you shall not offer to the 'ord any beast that hath the testicles
bruised, or crushed, or cut and taken a!ay( neither shall you do any
such things in your land%
,,(,?% you shall not offer bread to your God, from the hand of a
stranger, nor any other thing that he !ould gi$e( because they are all
corru#ted, and defiled% &ou shall not recei$e them%
,,(,A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,,(,+% =hen a bullock, or a shee#, or a goat, is brought forth, they
shall be se$en days under the udder of their dam( but the eighth day,
and thenceforth, they may be offered to the 'ord%
,,(,1% =hether it be a co!, or a shee#, they shall not be sacrificed the
same day !ith their young ones%
,,(,B% 5f you immolate a $ictim for thanksgi$ing to the 'ord, that he
may be fa$ourable,
,,(2-% &ou shall eat it the same day% There shall not any of it remain
until the morning of the ne>t day% 5 am the 'ord%
,,(2*% ;ee# my commandments, and do them% 5 am the 'ord%
,,(2,% Profane not my holy name, that 5 may be sanctified in the midst
of the children of 5srael% 5 am the 'ord !ho sanctify you(
,,(22% )nd !ho brought you out of the land of Egy#t, that 5 might be
your God% 5 am the 'ord%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,2
8oly days to be ke#t%
,2(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,2(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( These
are the feasts of the 'ord, !hich you shall call holy%
,2(2% 4i> days shall ye do !ork( the se$enth day, because it is the rest
of the sabbath, shall be called holy% &ou shall do no !ork on that day(
it is the sabbath of the 'ord in all your habitations%
,2(.% These also are the holy days of the 'ord, !hich you must celebrate
in their seasons%
,2(?% The first month, the fourteenth day of the month at e$ening, is
the #hase of the 'ord%
,2(A% )nd the fifteenth day of the same month is the solemnity of the
unlea$ened bread of the 'ord% 4e$en days shall you eat unlea$ened bread%
,2(+% The first day shall be most solemn unto you, and holy( you shall
do no ser$ile !ork therein%
,2(1% But you shall offer sacrifice in fire to the 'ord se$en days% )nd
the se$enth day shall be more solemn, and more holy( and you shall do no
ser$ile !ork therein%
,2(B% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,2(*-% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( =hen
you shall ha$e entered into the land !hich 5 !ill gi$e you, and shall
rea# your corn, you shall bring shea$es of ears, the firstfruits of your
har$est to the #riest%
,2(**% =ho shall lift u# the sheaf before the 'ord, the ne>t day after
the sabbath, that it may be acce#table for you, and shall sanctify it%
,2(*,% )nd on the same day that the sheaf is consecrated, a lamb !ithout
blemish of the first year shall be killed for a holocaust of the 'ord%
,2(*2% )nd the libations shall be offered !ith it( t!o tenths of flour
tem#ered !ith oil, for a burnt offering of the 'ord, and a most s!eet
odour% 'ibations also of !ine, the fourth #art of a hin%
,2(*.% &ou shall not eat either bread, or #arched corn, or frumenty or
the har$est, until the day that you shall offer thereof to your God% 5t
is a #rece#t for e$er throughout your generations, and all your
d!ellings%
,2(*?% &ou shall count therefore from the morro! after the sabbath,
!herein you offered the sheaf of firstfruits, se$en full !eeks%
,2(*A% E$en unto the morro! after the se$enth !eek be e>#ired, that is
to say, fifty days( and so you shall offer a ne! sacrifice to the 'ord%
,2(*+% Out of all your d!ellings, t!o loa$es of the firstfruits, of t!o
tenths of flour lea$ened, !hich you shall bake for the firstfruits of
the 'ord%
,2(*1% )nd you shall offer !ith the loa$es se$en lambs !ithout blemish
of the first year, and one calf from the herd, and they shall be for a
holocaust !ith their t!o rams( and they shall be for a holocaust !ith
their libations for a most s!eet odour to the 'ord%
,2(*B% &ou shall offer also a buck goat for sin, and t!o lambs of the
first year for sacrifices of #eace offerings%
,2(,-% )nd !hen the #riest hath lifted them u# !ith the loa$es of the
firstfruits before the 'ord, they shall fall to his use%
,2(,*% )nd you shall call this day most solemn, and most holy% &ou
shall do no ser$ile !ork therein% 5t shall be an e$erlasting ordinance
in all your d!ellings and generations%
,2(,,% )nd !hen you rea# the corn of your land, you shall not cut it to
the $ery ground( neither shall you gather the ears that remain% But you
shall lea$e them for the #oor and for the strangers% 5 am the 'ord your
God%
,2(,2% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,2(,.% 4ay to the children of 5srael( The se$enth month, on the first
day of the month, you shall kee# a sabbath, a memorial, !ith the sound
of trum#ets, and it shall be called holy%
,2(,?% &ou shall do no ser$ile !ork therein, and you shall offer a
holocaust to the 'ord%
,2(,A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,2(,+% :#on the tenth day of this se$enth month shall be the day of
atonement% 5t shall be most solemn, and shall be called holy( and you
shall a!ait your souls on that day, and shall offer a holocaust to the
'ord%
,2(,1% &ou shall do no ser$ile !ork in the time of this day( because it
is a day of #ro#itiation, that the 'ord your God may be merciful unto
you%
,2(,B% E$ery soul that is not afflicted on this day, shall #erish from
among his #eo#le%
,2(2-% )nd e$ery soul that shall do any !ork, the same !ill 5 destroy
from among his #eo#le%
,2(2*% &ou shall do no !ork therefore on that day( it shall be an
e$erlasting ordinance unto you in all your generations, and d!ellings%
,2(2,% 5t is a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls
beginning on the ninth day of the month% 7rom e$ening until e$ening you
shall celebrate your sabbaths%
,2(22% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,2(2.% 4ay to the children of 5srael( 7rom the fifteenth day of this
same se$enth month, shall be ke#t the feast of tabernacles, se$en days
to the 'ord%
,2(2?% The first day shall be called most solemn and most holy( you
shall do no ser$ile !ork therein% )nd se$en days you shall offer
holocausts to the 'ord%
,2(2A% The eighth day also shall be most solemn and most holy( and you
shall offer holocausts to the 'ord% 7or it is the day of assembly and
congregation% &ou shall do no ser$ile !ork therein%
,2(2+% These are the feasts of the 'ord !hich you shall call most solemn
and most holy, and shall offer on them oblations to the 'ord( holocausts
and libations according to the rite of e$ery day%
,2(21% Besides the sabbaths of the 'ord, and your gifts, and those
things that you offer by $o!, or !hich you shall gi$e to the 'ord
$oluntarily%
,2(2B% 4o from the fifteenth day of the se$enth month, !hen you shall
ha$e gathered in all the fruits of your land, you shall celebrate the
feast of the 'ord se$en days% On the first day and the eighth shall be a
sabbath( that is a day of rest%
,2(.-% )nd you shall take to you on the first day the fruits of the
fairest tree, and branches of #alm trees, and boughs of thick trees, and
!illo!s of the brook( )nd you shall rejoice before the 'ord your God%
,2(.*% )nd you shall kee# the solemnity thereof se$en days in the year%
5t shall be an e$erlasting ordinance in your generations% 5n the se$enth
month shall you celebrate this feast%
,2(.,% )nd you shall d!ell in bo!ers se$en days% E$ery one that is of
the race of 5srael, shall d!ell in tabernacles(
,2(.2% That your #osterity may kno!, that 5 made the children of 5srael
to d!ell in tabernacles, !hen 5 brought them out of the land of Egy#t% 5
am the 'ord your God%
,2(..% )nd <oses s#oke concerning the feasts of the 'ord to the children
of 5srael%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,.
The oil for the lam#s% The loa$es of #ro#osition% The #unishment of
blas#hemy%
,.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,.(,% "ommand the children of 5srael, that they bring unto thee the
finest and clearest oil of oli$es, to furnish the lam#s continually,
,.(2% =ithout the $eil of the testimony in the tabernacle of the
co$enant% )nd )aron shall set them from e$ening until morning before the
'ord, by a #er#etual ser$ice and rite in your generations%
,.(.% They shall be set u#on the most #ure candlestick before the 'ord
continually%
,.(?% Thou shalt take also fine flour, and shalt bake t!el$e loa$es
thereof, t!o tenths shall be in e$ery loaf%
,.(A% )nd thou shalt set them si> and si>, one against another, u#on the
most clean table before the 'ord%
,.(+% )nd thou shalt #ut u#on them the clearest frankincense, that the
bread may be for a memorial of the oblation of the 'ord%
,.(1% E$ery sabbath they shall be changed before the 'ord( being
recei$ed of the children of 5srael by an e$erlasting co$enant%
,.(B% )nd they shall be )aronDs and his sonsD, that they may eat them in
the holy #lace( because it is most holy of the sacrifices of the 'ord by
a #er#etual right%
,.(*-% )nd behold there !ent out the son of a !oman of 5srael, !hom she
had of an Egy#tian, among the children of 5srael( and fell at !ords in
the cam# !ith a man of 5srael%
,.(**% )nd !hen he had blas#hemed the name, and had cursed it, he !as
brought to <oses% Eo! his mother !as called 4alumith, the daughter of
Dabri, of the tribe of Dan%G
,.(*,% )nd they #ut him into #rison, till they might kno! !hat the 'ord
!ould command%
,.(*2% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses,
,.(*.% 4aying( Bring forth the blas#hemer !ithout the cam#( and let them
that heard him, #ut their hands u#on his head( and let all the #eo#le
stone him%
,.(*?% )nd thou shalt s#eak to the children of 5srael( The man that
curseth his God, shall bear his sin(
,.(*A% )nd he that blas#hemeth the name of the 'ord, dying let him die%
)ll the multitude shall stone him, !hether he be a nati$e or a stranger%
8e that blas#hemeth the name of the 'ord, dying let him die%
,.(*+% 8e that striketh and killeth a man( dying let him die%
,.(*1% 8e that killeth a beast, shall make it good that is to say, shall
gi$e beast for beast%
,.(*B% 8e that gi$eth a blemish to any of his neighbours( as he hath
done, so shall it be done to him(
,.(,-% Breach for breach, eye for ere, tooth for tooth, shall he
restore% =hat blemish he ga$e, the like shall he be com#elled to suffer%
,.(,*% 8e that striketh a beast, shall render another% 8e that striketh
a man shall be #unished%
,.(,,% 'et there be eLual judgment among you, !hether he be a stranger,
or a nati$e that offends( because 5 am the 'ord your God%
,.(,2% )nd <oses s#oke to the children of 5srael% )nd they brought forth
him that had blas#hemed, !ithout the cam#( and they stoned him% )nd the
children of 5srael did as the 'ord had commanded <oses%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,?
The la! of the se$enth and of the fiftieth year of jubilee%
,?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses in mount 4inai, saying(
,?(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( =hen
you shall ha$e entered into the land !hich 5 !ill gi$e you, obser$e the
rest of the sabbath of the 'ord%
,?(2% 4i> years thou shalt so! thy field and si> years thou shalt #rune
thy $ineyard, and shalt gather the fruits thereof%
,?(.% But in the se$enth year there shall be a sabbath to the land, of
the resting of the 'ord% Thou shalt not so! thy field, nor #rune thy
$ineyard%
,?(?% =hat the ground shall bring forth of itself, thou shalt not rea#(
neither shalt thou gather the gra#es or the firstfruits as a $intage%
7or it is a year of rest to the land%
,?(A% But they shall be unto you for meat, to thee and to thy
manser$ant, to thy maidser$ant and thy hireling, and to the strangers
that sojourn !ith thee%
,?(+% )ll things that gro! shall be meat to thy beasts and to thy
cattle%
,?(1% Thou shalt also number to thee se$en !eeks of years( that is to
say, se$en times se$en, !hich together make forty-nine years%
,?(B% )nd thou shalt sound the trum#et in the se$enth month, the tenth
day of the month, in the time of the e>#iation in all your land%
,?(*-% )nd thou shalt sanctify the fiftieth year, and shalt #roclaim
remission to all the inhabitants of thy land( for it is the year of
jubilee% E$ery man shall return to his #ossession, and e$ery one shall
go back to his former family(
Remission%%% That is, a general release and discharge from debts and
bondage, and a reinstating of e$ery man in his former #ossessions%
,?(**% Because it is the jubilee and the fiftieth year% &ou shall not
so!, nor rea# the things that gro! in the field of their o!n accord,
neither shall you gather the firstfruits of the $ines,
,?(*,% Because of the sanctification of the jubilee% But as they gro!
you shall #resently eat them%
,?(*2% 5n the year of the jubilee all shall return to their #ossessions%
,?(*.% =hen thou shalt sell any thing to thy neighbour, or shalt buy of
him( grie$e not thy brother% But thou shalt buy of him according to the
number of years from the jubilee%
,?(*?% )nd he shall sell to thee according to the com#utation of the
fruits%
,?(*A% The more years remain after the jubilee, the more shall the #rice
increase( and the less time is counted, so much the less shall the
#urchase cost% 7or he shall sell to thee the time of the fruits%
,?(*+% Do not afflict your countrymen( but let e$ery one fear his God%
Because 5 am the 'ord your God%
,?(*1% Do my #rece#ts, and kee# my judgments, and fulfil them( that you
may d!ell in the land !ithout any fear%
,?(*B% )nd the ground may yield you its fruits, of !hich you may eat
your fill, fearing no manDs in$asion%
,?(,-% But if you say( =hat shall !e eat the se$enth year, if !e so!
not, nor gather our fruitsM
,?(,*% 5 !ill gi$e you my blessing the si>th year( and it shall yield
the fruits of three years%
,?(,,% )nd the eighth year you shall so!, and shall eat of the old
fruits, until the ninth year( till ne! gro! u#, you shall eat the old
store%
,?(,2% The land also shall not be sold for e$er( because it is mine, and
you are strangers and sojourners !ith me%
,?(,.% 7or !hich cause all the country of your #ossession shall be under
the condition of redem#tion%
,?(,?% 5f thy brother being im#o$erished sell his little #ossession, and
his kinsman !ill( he may redeem !hat he had sold%
,?(,A% But if he ha$e no kinsman, and he himself can find the #rice to
redeem it(
,?(,+% The $alue of the fruits shall be counted from that time !hen he
sold it% )nd the o$er#lus he shall restore to the buyer, and so shall
recei$e his #ossession again%
,?(,1% But if his hands find not the means to re#ay the #rice, the buyer
shall ha$e !hat he bought, until the year of the jubilee% 7or in that
year all that is sold shall return to the o!ner, and to the ancient
#ossessor%
,?(,B% 8e that selleth a house !ithin the !alls of a city, shall ha$e
the liberty to redeem it, until one year be e>#ired%
,?(2-% 5f he redeem it not, and the !hole year be fully out, the buyer
shall #ossess it, and his #osterity for e$er, and it cannot be redeemed,
not e$en in the jubilee%
,?(2*% But if the house be in a $illage, that hath no !alls, it shall be
sold according to the same la! as the fields% 5f it be not redeemed
before, in the jubilee it shall return to the o!ner%
,?(2,% The houses of 'e$ites, !hich are in cities, may al!ays be
redeemed%
,?(22% 5f they be not redeemed, in the jubilee they shall all return to
the o!ners( because the houses of the cities of the 'e$ites are for
their #ossessions among the children of 5srael%
,?(2.% But let not their suburbs be sold, because it is a #er#etual
#ossession%
,?(2?% 5f thy brother be im#o$erished, and !eak of hand, and thou
recei$e him as a stranger and sojourner, and he li$e !ith thee(
,?(2A% Take not usury of him nor more than thou ga$est% 7ear thy God,
that thy brother may li$e !ith thee%
,?(2+% Thou shalt not gi$e him thy money u#on usury( nor e>act of him
any increase of fruits%
,?(21% 5 am the 'ord your God, !ho brought you out of the land of Egy#t,
that 5 might gi$e you the land of "hanaan, and might be your God%
,?(2B% 5f thy brother constrained by #o$erty, sell himself to thee( thou
shalt not o##ress him !ith the ser$ice of bondser$ants%
,?(.-% But he shall be as a hireling, and a sojourner( he shall !ork
!ith thee until the year of the jubilee%
,?(.*% )nd after!ards he shall go out !ith his children( and shall
return to his kindred and to the #ossession of his fathers%
,?(.,% 7or they are my ser$ants, and 5 brought them out of the land of
Egy#t( let them not be sold as bondmen%
,?(.2% )fflict him not by might( but fear thy God%
,?(..% 'et your bondmen, and your bond!omen, be of the nations that are
round about you(
,?(.?% )nd of the strangers that sojourn among you, or that !ere born of
them in your land% These you shall ha$e for ser$ants(
,?(.A% )nd by right of inheritance shall lea$e them to your #osterity,
and shall #ossess them for e$er% But o##ress not your brethren the
children of 5srael by might%
,?(.+% 5f the hand of a stranger or a sojourner gro! strong among you,
and thy brother being im#o$erished sell himself to him, or to any of his
race(
,?(.1% )fter the sale he may be redeemed% 8e that !ill of his brethren
shall redeem him(
,?(.B% Either his uncle, or his uncleDs son, or his kinsman, by blood,
or by affinity% But if he himself be able also, he shall redeem himself(
,?(?-% "ounting only the years from the time of his selling unto the
year of the jubilee( and counting the money that he !as sold for,
according to the number of the years and the reckoning of a hired
ser$ant%
,?(?*% 5f there be many years that remain until the jubilee, according
to them shall he also re#ay the #rice%
,?(?,% 5f fe!, he shall make the reckoning !ith him according to the
number of the years( and shall re#ay to the buyer of !hat remaineth of
the years%
,?(?2% 8is !ages being allo!ed for !hich he ser$ed before( he shall not
afflict him $iolently in thy sight%
,?(?.% )nd if by these means he cannot be redeemed, in the year of the
jubilee he shall go out !ith his children%
,?(??% 7or the children of 5srael are my ser$ants, !hom 5 brought forth
out of the land of Egy#t%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,A
GodDs #romises to them that kee# his commandments% )nd the many
#unishments !ith !hich he threatens transgressors%
,A(*% 5 am the 'ord your God% &ou shall not make to yoursel$es any idol
or gra$en thing( neither shall you erect #illars, nor set u# a
remarkable stone in your land, to adore it% 7or 5 am the 'ord your God%
,A(,% ;ee# my sabbaths, and re$erence my sanctuary% 5 am the 'ord%
,A(2% 5f you !alk in my #rece#ts, and kee# my commandments, and do them,
5 !ill gi$e you rain in due seasons%
,A(.% )nd the ground shall bring forth its increase( and the trees shall
be filled !ith fruit%
,A(?% The threshing of your har$est shall reach unto the $intage, and
the $intage shall reach unto the so!ing time( and you shall eat your
bread to the full, and d!ell in your land !ithout fear%
,A(A% 5 !ill gi$e #eace in your coasts( you shall slee#, and there shall
be none to make you afraid% 5 !ill take a!ay e$il beasts( and the s!ord
shall not #ass through your Luarters%
,A(+% &ou shall #ursue your enemies( and they shall fall before you%
,A(1% 7i$e of yours shall #ursue a hundred others( and a hundred of you
ten thousand% &our enemies shall fall before you by the s!ord%
,A(B% 5 !ill look on you, and make you increase( you shall be
multi#lied, and 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith you%
,A(*-% &ou shall eat the oldest of the old store( and, ne! coming on,
you shall cast a!ay the old%
,A(**% 5 !ill set my tabernacle in the midst of you( and my soul shall
not cast you off%
,A(*,% 5 !ill !alk among you, and !ill be your God( and you shall be my
#eo#le%
,A(*2% 5 am the 'ord your God( !ho ha$e brought you out of the land of
the Egy#tians, that you should not ser$e them( and !ho ha$e broken the
chains of your necks, that you might go u#right%
,A(*.% But if you !ill not hear me, nor do all my commandments(
,A(*?% 5f you des#ise my la!s, and contemn my judgments so as not to do
those things !hich are a##ointed by me, and to make $oid my co$enant(
,A(*A% 5 also !ill do these things to you% 5 !ill Luickly $isit you !ith
#o$erty, and burning heat, !hich shall !aste your eyes, and consume your
li$es% &ou shall so! your seed in $ain, !hich shall be de$oured by your
enemies%
,A(*+% 5 !ill set my face against you, and you shall fall do!n before
your enemies( and shall be made subject to them that hate you% &ou shall
flee !hen no man #ursueth you%
,A(*1% But if you !ill not yet for all this obey me( 5 !ill chastise you
se$en times more for your sins%
,A(*B% )nd 5 !ill break the #ride of your stubbornness( and 5 !ill make
to you the hea$en abo$e as iron, and the earth as brass%
,A(,-% &our labour shall be s#ent in $ain( the ground shall not bring
forth her increase( nor the trees yield their fruit%
,A(,*% 5f you !alk contrary to me, and !ill not hearken to me, 5 !ill
bring se$en times more #lagues u#on you for your sins%
,A(,,% )nd 5 !ill send in u#on you the beasts of the field, to destroy
you and your cattle, and make you fe! in number( and that your high!ays
may be desolate%
,A(,2% )nd if e$en so you !ill not amend, but !ill !alk contrary to me(
,A(,.% 5 also !ill !alk contrary to you, and !ill strike you se$en times
for your sins%
,A(,?% )nd 5 !ill bring in u#on you the s!ord that shall a$enge my
co$enant% )nd !hen you shall flee into the cities, 5 !ill send the
#estilence in the midst of you% )nd you shall be deli$ered into the
hands of your enemies,
,A(,A% )fter 5 shall ha$e broken the staff of your bread( so that ten
!omen shall bake your bread in one o$en, and gi$e it out by !eight( and
you shall eat, and shall not be filled,
,A(,+% But if you !ill not for all this hearken to me, but !ill !alk
against me,
,A(,1% 5 !ill also go against you !ith o##osite fury( and 5 !ill
chastise you !ith se$en #lagues for your sins,
,A(,B% 4o that you shall eat the flesh of your sons and of your
daughters%
,A(2-% 5 !ill destroy your high #laces, and break your idols% &ou shall
fall among the ruins of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you%
,A(2*% 5nsomuch that 5 !ill bring your cities to be a !ilderness( and 5
!ill make your sanctuaries desolate( and !ill recei$e no more your s!eet
odours%
,A(2,% )nd 5 !ill destroy your land( and your enemies shall be
astonished at it, !hen they shall be the inhabitants thereof%
,A(22% )nd 5 !ill scatter you among the Gentiles( and 5 !ill dra! out
the s!ord after you% )nd your land shall be desert, and your cities
destroyed%
,A(2.% Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths all the days of her
desolation% =hen you shall be
,A(2?% 5n the enemyDs land, she shall kee# a sabbath, and rest in the
sabbaths of her desolation( because she did not rest in your sabbaths,
!hen you d!elt therein%
,A(2A% )nd as to them that shall remain of you 5 !ill send fear in their
hearts in the countries of their enemies% The sound of a flying leaf
shall terrify them( and they shall flee as it !ere from the s!ord% They
shall fall, !hen no man #ursueth them%
,A(2+% )nd they shall e$ery one fall u#on their brethren as fleeing from
!ars( none of you shall dare to resist your enemies%
,A(21% &ou shall #erish among the Gentiles( and an enemyDs land shall
consume you%
,A(2B% )nd if of them also some remain, they shall #ine a!ay in their
iniLuities, in the land of their enemies( and they shall be afflicted
for the sins of their fathers, and their o!n%
,A(.-% :ntil they confess their iniLuities, and the iniLuities of their
ancestors, !hereby they ha$e transgressed against me, and !alked
contrary unto me%
,A(.*% Therefore 5 also !ill !alk against them, and bring them into
their enemiesD land until their uncircumcised mind be ashamed% Then
shall they #ray for their sins%
,A(.,% )nd 5 !ill remember my co$enant, that 5 made !ith 9acob, and
5saac, and )braham% 5 !ill remember also the land(
,A(.2% =hich !hen she shall be left by them, shall enjoy her sabbaths,
being desolate for them% But they shall #ray for their sins, because
they rejected my judgments, and des#ised my la!s%
,A(..% )nd yet for all that !hen they !ere in the land of their enemies,
5 did not cast them off altogether% either did 5 so des#ise them that
they should be Luite consumed( and 5 should make $oid my co$enant !ith
them% 7or 5 am the 'ord their God%
,A(.?% )nd 5 !ill remember my former co$enant, !hen 5 brought them out
of the land of Egy#t, in the sight of the Gentiles, to be their God% 5
am the 'ord% These are the judgments, and #rece#ts, and la!s, !hich the
'ord ga$e bet!een him and the children of 5srael, in mount 4inai, by the
hand of <oses%
'e$iticus "ha#ter ,+
Of $o!s and tithes%
,+(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,+(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( The
man that shall ha$e made a $o!, and #romised his soul to God, shall gi$e
the #rice according to estimation%
,+(2% 5f it be a man from t!enty years old unto si>ty years old, he
shall gi$e fifty sicles of sil$er, after the !eight of the sanctuary(
,+(.% 5f a !oman, thirty%
,+(?% But from the fifth year until the t!entieth, a man shall gi$e
t!enty sicles( a !oman ten%
,+(A% 7rom one month until the fifth year, for a male shall be gi$en
fi$e sicles( for a female three%
,+(+% ) man that is si>ty years old or u#!ard, shall gi$e fifteen
sicles( a !oman ten%
,+(1% 5f he be #oor, and not able to #ay the estimation, he shall stand
before the #riest( and as much as he shall $alue him at, and see him
able to #ay, so much shall he gi$e%
,+(B% But a beast that may be sacrificed to the 'ord, if any one shall
$o!, shall be holy,
,+(*-% )nd cannot be changed( that is to say, neither a better for a
!orse, nor a !orse for a better% )nd if he shall change it( both that
!hich !as changed, and that for !hich it !as changed, shall be
consecrated to the 'ord%
,+(**% )n unclean beast, !hich cannot be sacrificed to the 'ord, if any
man shall $o!, shall be brought before the #riest(
,+(*,% =ho judging !hether it be good or bad, shall set the #rice%
,+(*2% =hich, if he that offereth it !ill gi$e, he shall add abo$e the
estimation the fifth #art%
,+(*.% 5f a man shall $o! his house, and sanctify it to the 'ord, the
#riest shall consider it, !hether it be good or bad( and it shall be
sold according to the #rice, !hich he shall a##oint%
,+(*?% But if he that $o!ed, !ill redeem it, he shall gi$e the fifth
#art of the estimation o$er and abo$e( and shall ha$e the house%
,+(*A% )nd if he $o! the field of his #ossession, and consecrate it to
the 'ord, the #rice shall be rated according to the measure of the seed%
5f the ground be so!n !ith thirty bushels of barley, let it be sold for
fifty sicles of sil$er%
,+(*+% 5f he $o! his field immediately from the year of jubilee that is
beginning( as much as it may be !orth, at so much it shall be rated%
,+(*1% But if some time after, the #riest shall reckon the money
according to the number of years that remain until the jubilee, and the
#rice shall be abated%
,+(*B% )nd if he that had $o!ed, !ill redeem his field, he shall add the
fifth #art of the money of the estimation, and shall #ossess it%
,+(,-% )nd if he !ill not redeem it, but it be sold to any other man, he
that $o!ed it, may not redeem it any more%
,+(,*% 7or !hen the day of jubilee cometh, it shall be sanctified to the
'ord, and as a #ossession consecrated, #ertaineth to the right of the
#riest%
,+(,,% 5f a field that !as bought, and not of a manDs ancestorsD
#ossession, be sanctified to the 'ord(
,+(,2% The #riest shall reckon the #rice according to the number of
years, unto the jubilee% )nd he that had $o!ed, shall gi$e that to the
'ord%
,+(,.% But in the jubilee, it shall return to the former o!ner, !ho had
sold it, and had it in the lot of his #ossession%
,+(,?% )ll estimation shall be made according to the sicle of the
sanctuary% ) sicle hath t!enty obols%
,+(,A% The firstborn, !hich belong to the 'ord, no man may sanctify and
$o!( !hether it be bullock, or shee#, they are the 'ordDs%
,+(,+% )nd if it be an unclean beast, he that offereth it shall redeem
it, according to thy estimation, and shall add the fifth #art of the
#rice% 5f he !ill not redeem it, it shall be sold to another for ho!
much soe$er it !as estimated by thee%
,+(,1% )ny thing that is de$oted to the 'ord, !hether it be man, or
beast, or field, shall not be sold( neither may it be redeemed%
=hatsoe$er is once consecrated shall be holy of holies to the 'ord%
,+(,B% )nd any consecration that is offered by man, shall not be
redeemed, but dying shall die%
,+(2-% )ll tithes of the land, !hether of corn, or of the fruits of
trees, are the 'ordDs, and are sanctified to him%
,+(2*% )nd if any man !ill redeem his tithes, he shall add the fifth
#art of them%
,+(2,% Of all the tithes of o>en, and shee#, and goats, that #ass under
the she#herdDs rod, e$ery tenth that cometh shall be sanctified to the
'ord%
,+(22% 5t shall not be chosen neither good nor bad, neither shall it be
changed for another% 5f any man change it( both that !hich !as changed,
and that for !hich it !as changed, shall be sanctified to the 'ord, and
shall not be redeemed%
,+(2.% These are the #rece#ts !hich the 'ord commanded <oses for the
children of 5srael in mount 4inai%
T8E BOO; O7 :<BER4
This fourth Book of <oses is called :<BER4, because it begins !ith the
numbering of the #eo#le% The 8ebre!s, from its first !ords, call it
@)5ED)BBER% 5t contains the transactions of the 5sraelites from the
second month of the second year after their going out of Egy#t, until
the beginning of the ele$enth month of the fortieth yearJ that is, a
history almost of thirty-nine years%
umbers "ha#ter *
The children of 5srael are numbered( the 'e$ites are designed to ser$e
the tabernacle%
*(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses in the desert of 4inai in the
tabernacle of the co$enant, the first day of the second month, the
second year of their going out of Egy#t, saying(
*(,% Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of 5srael by
their families, and houses, and the names of e$ery one, as many as are
of the male se>,
*(2% 7rom t!enty years old and u#!ards, of all the men of 5srael fit for
!ar, and you shall number them by their troo#s, thou and )aron%
*(.% )nd there shall be !ith you the #rinces of the tribes, and of the
houses in their kindreds,
*(?% =hose names are these( Of Ruben, Elisur the son of 4edeur%
*(A% Of 4imeon, 4alamiel the son of 4urisaddai%
*(+% Of 9uda, ahasson the son of )minadab%
*(1% Of 5ssachar, athanael the son of 4uar%
*(B% Of Iabulon, Eliab the son of 8elon%
*(*-% )nd of the sons of 9ose#h( of E#hraim, Elisama the son of )mmiud(
of <anasses, Gamaliel the son of Phadassur%
*(**% Of Benjamin, )bidan the son of Gedeon%
*(*,% Of Dan, )hieHer the son of )mmisaddai%
*(*2% Of )ser, Phegiel the son of Ochran%
*(*.% Of Gad, Eliasa#h the son of Duel%
*(*?% Of e#htali, )hira the son of Enan%
*(*A% These are the most noble #rinces of the multitude by their tribes
and kindreds, and the chiefs of the army of 5srael(
*(*+% =hom <oses and )aron took !ith all the multitude of the common
#eo#le(
*(*1% )nd assembled them on the first day of the second month, reckoning
them u# by the kindreds, and houses, and families, and heads, and names
of e$ery one from t!enty years old and u#!ard,
*(*B% )s the 'ord had commanded <oses% )nd they !ere numbered in the
desert of 4inai%
*(,-% Of Ruben the eldest son of 5srael, by their generations and
families and houses and names of e$ery head, all that !ere of the male
se>, from t!enty years old and u#!ard, that !ere able to go forth to
!ar,
*(,*% =ere forty-si> thousand fi$e hundred%
*(,,% Of the sons of 4imeon by their generations and families, and
houses of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names and heads of
e$ery one, all that !ere of the male se>, from t!enty years old and
u#!ard, that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(,2% 7ifty-nine thousand three hundred%
*(,.% Of the sons of Gad, by their generations and families and houses
of their kindreds !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one from t!enty
years old and u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(,?% 7orty-fi$e thousand si> hundred and fifty%
*(,A% Of the sons of 9uda, by their generations and families and houses
of their kindreds, by the names of e$ery one from t!enty years old and
u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(,+% =ere reckoned u# se$enty-four thousand si> hundred%
*(,1% Of the sons of 5ssachar, by their generations and families and
houses of their kindreds, by the names of e$ery one from t!enty years
old and u#!ard, all that could go forth to !ar,
*(,B% =ere reckoned u# fifty-four thousand four hundred%
*(2-% Of the sons of Iabulon, by the generations and families and houses
of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one from
t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(2*% 7ifty-se$en thousand four hundred%
*(2,% Of the sons of 9ose#h, namely, of the sons of E#hraim, by the
generations and families and houses of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u#
by the names of e$ery one, from t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that
!ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(22% 7orty thousand fi$e hundred%
*(2.% <oreo$er of the sons of <anasses, by the generations and families
and houses of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one
from t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that could go forth to !ar,
*(2?% Thirty-t!o thousand t!o hundred%
*(2A% Of the sons of Benjamin, by their generations and families and
houses of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one
from t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(2+% Thirty-fi$e thousand four hundred%
*(21% Of the sons of Dan, by their generations and families and houses
of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one from
t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(2B% 4i>ty-t!o thousand se$en hundred%
*(.-% Of the sons of )ser, by their generations and families and houses
of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one from
t!enty years old and u#!ard, all that !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(.*% 7orty-one thousand and fi$e hundred%
*(.,% Of the sons of e#htali, by their generations and families and
houses of their kindreds, !ere reckoned u# by the names of e$ery one
from t!enty years old and u#!ard, !ere able to go forth to !ar,
*(.2% 7ifty-three thousand four hundred%
*(..% These are they !ho !ere numbered by <oses and )aron, and the
t!el$e #rinces of 5srael, e$ery one by the houses of their kindreds%
*(.?% )nd the !hole number of the children of 5srael by their houses and
families, from t!enty years old and u#!ard, that !ere able to go to !ar,
*(.A% =ere si> hundred and three thousand fi$e hundred and fifty men%
*(.+% But the 'e$ites in the tribes of their families !ere not numbered
!ith them%
*(.1% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*(.B% umber not the tribe of 'e$i, neither shalt thou #ut do!n the sum
of them !ith the children of 5srael(
*(?-% But a##oint them o$er the tabernacle of the testimony, and all the
$essels thereof, and !hatsoe$er #ertaineth to the ceremonies% They shall
carry the tabernacle and all the furniture thereof( and they shall
minister, and shall encam# round about the tabernacle%
*(?*% =hen you are to go for!ard, the 'e$ites shall take do!n the
tabernacle( !hen you are to cam#, they shall set it u#% =hat stranger
soe$er cometh to it, shall be slain%
*(?,% )nd the children of 5srael shall cam# e$ery man by his troo#s and
bands and army%
*(?2% But the 'e$ites shall #itch their tents round about the
tabernacle, lest there come indignation u#on the multitude of the
children of 5srael, and they shall kee# !atch, and guard the tabernacle
of the testimony%
*(?.% )nd the children of 5srael did according to all things !hich the
'ord had commanded <oses%
umbers "ha#ter ,
The order of the tribes in their cam#%
,(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
,(,% )ll the children of 5srael shall cam# by their troo#s, ensigns, and
standards, and the houses of their kindreds, round about the tabernacle
of the co$enant%
,(2% On the east 9uda shall #itch his tents by the bands of his army(
and the #rince of his sonsJ shall be ahasson the son of )minadab%
,(.% )nd the !hole sum of the fighting men of his stock, !ere se$enty-
four thousand si> hundred%
,(?% e>t unto him they of the tribe of 5ssachar encam#ed, !hose #rince
!as athanael, the son of 4uar%
,(A% )nd the !hole number of his fighting men !ere fifty-four thousand
four hundred%
,(+% 5n the tribe of Iabulon the #rince !as Eliab the son of 8elon%
,(1% )nd all the army of fighting men of his stock, !ere fifty-se$en
thousand four hundred%
,(B% )ll that !ere numbered in the cam# of 9uda, !ere a hundred and
eighty-si> thousand four hundred( and they by their troo#s shall march
first%
,(*-% 5n the cam# of the sons of Ruben, on the south side, the #rince
shall be Elisur the son of 4edeur(
,(**% )nd the !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere
forty-si> thousand fi$e hundred%
,(*,% Beside him cam#ed they of the tribe of 4imeon( !hose #rince !as
4alamiel the son of 4urisaddai%
,(*2% )nd the !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere
fifty-nine thousand three hundred%
,(*.% 5n the tribe of Gad the #rince !as Eliasa#h the son of Duel%
,(*?% )nd the !hole army of his righting men that !ere numbered, !ere
forty-fi$e thousand si> hundred and fifty%
,(*A% )ll that !ere reckoned u# in the cam# of Ruben, !ere a hundred and
fifty-one thousand four hundred and fifty, by their troo#s( they shall
march in the second #lace%
,(*+% )nd the tabernacle of the testimony shall be carried by the
officers of the 'e$ites and their troo#s% )s it shall be set u#, so
shall it be taken do!n% E$ery one shall march according to their #laces,
and ranks%
,(*1% On the !est side shall be the cam# of the sons of E#hraim, !hose
#rince !as Elisama the son of )mmiud%
,(*B% The !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere forty
thousand fi$e hundred%
,(,-% )nd !ith them the tribe of the sons of <anasses, !hose #rince !as
Gamaliel the son of Phadassur%
,(,*% )nd the !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere
thirty-t!o thousand t!o hundred%
,(,,% 5n the tribe of the sons of Benjamin the #rince !as )bidan the son
of Gedeon%
,(,2% )nd the !hole army of fighting men, that !ere reckoned u#, !ere
thirty-fi$e thousand four hundred%
,(,.% )ll that !ere numbered in the cam# of E#hraim, !ere a hundred and
eight-thousand one hundred by their troo#s( they shall march in the
third #lace%
,(,?% On the north side cam#ed the sons of Dan( !hose #rince !as )hieHar
the son of )mmisaddai%
,(,A% The !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere
si>ty-t!o thousand se$en hundred%
,(,+% Beside him they of the tribe of )ser #itched their tents( !hose
#rince !as Phegiel the son of Ochran%
,(,1% The !hole army of his fighting men, that !ere numbered, !ere
forty-one thousand fi$e hundred%
,(,B% Of the tribe of the sons of e#htali the #rince !as )hira the son
of Enan%
,(2-% The !hole army of his fighting men, !ere fifty-three thousand four
hundred%
,(2*% )ll that !ere numbered in the cam# of Dan, !ere a hundred and
fifty-se$en thousand si> hundred( and they shall march last%
,(2,% This is the number of the children of 5srael, of their army
di$ided according to the houses of their kindreds and their troo#s, si>
hundred and three thousand fi$e hundred and fifty%
,(22% )nd the 'e$ites !ere not numbered among the children of 5srael(
for so the 'ord had commanded <oses%
,(2.% )nd the children of 5srael did according to all things that the
'ord had commanded% They cam#ed by their troo#s, and marched by the
families and houses of their fathers%
umbers "ha#ter 2
The 'e$ites are numbered and their offices distinguished% They are taken
in the #lace of the firstborn of the children of 5srael%
2(*% These are the generations of )aron and <oses in the day that the
'ord s#oke to <oses in mount 4inai%
2(,% )nd these the names of the sons of )aron( his firstborn adab, then
)biu, and EleaHar, and 5thamar%
2(2% These the names of the sons of )aron the #riests that !ere
anointed, and !hose hands !ere filled and consecrated, to do the
functions of #riesthood%
2(.% o! adab and )biu died, !ithout children, !hen they offered
strange fire before the 'ord, in the desert of 4inai( and EleaHar and
5thamar #erformed the #riestly office in the #resence of )aron their
father%
2(?% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2(A% Bring the tribe of 'e$i, and make them stand in the sight of )aron
the #riest to minister to him, and let them !atch,
2(+% )nd obser$e !hatsoe$er a##ertaineth to the ser$ice of the multitude
before the tabernacle of the testimony,
2(1% )nd let them kee# the $essels of the tabernacle, ser$ing in the
ministry thereof%
2(B% )nd thou shalt gi$e the 'e$ites for a gift,
2(*-% To )aron and to his sons, to !hom they are deli$ered by the
children of 5srael% But thou shalt a##oint )aron and his sons o$er the
ser$ice of #riesthood% The stranger that a##roacheth to minister, shall
be #ut to death%
2(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2(*,% 5 ha$e taken the 'e$ites from the children of 5srael, for e$ery
firstborn that o#eneth the !omb among the children of 5srael, and the
'e$ites shall be mine%
2(*2% 7or e$ery firstborn is mine( since 5 struck the firstborn in the
land of Egy#t( 5 ha$e sanctified to myself !hatsoe$er is firstborn in
5srael both of man and beast, they are mine( 5 am the 'ord%
2(*.% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses in the desert of 4inai, saying(
2(*?% umber the sons of 'e$i by the houses of their fathers and their
families, e$ery male from one month and u#!ard%
2(*A% <oses numbered them as the 'ord had commanded%
2(*+% )nd there !ere found sons of 'e$i by their names, Gerson and "aath
<erari%
2(*1% The sons of Gerson( 'ebni and 4emei%
2(*B% The sons of "aath( )mram, and 9esaar, 8ebron and OHiel(
2(,-% The sons of <erari, <oholi and <usi%
2(,*% Of Gerson !ere t!o families, the 'ebnites, and the 4emeites(
2(,,% Of !hich !ere numbered, #eo#le of the male se> from one month and
u#!ard, se$en thousand fi$e hundred%
2(,2% These shall #itch behind the tabernacle on the !est,
2(,.% :nder their #rince Eliasa#h the son of 'ael%
2(,?% )nd their charge shall be in the tabernacle of the co$enant(
2(,A% The tabernacle itself and the co$er thereof, the hanging that is
dra!n before the doors of the tabernacle of the co$enant, and the
curtains of the court( the hanging also that is hanged in the entry of
the court of the tabernacle, and !hatsoe$er belongeth to the rite of the
altar, the cords of the tabernacle, and all the furniture thereof%
2(,+% Of the kindred of "aath come the families of the )mramites and
9esaarites and 8ebronites and OHielites% These are the families of the
"aathites reckoned u# by their names(
2(,1% )ll of the male se> from one month and u#!ard, eight thousand si>
hundred( they shall ha$e the guard of the sanctuary,
2(,B% )nd shall cam# on the south side%
2(2-% )nd their #rince shall be Elisa#han the son of OHiel(
2(2*% )nd they shall kee# the ark, and the table and the candlestick,
the altars, and the $essels of the sanctuary, !here!ith they minister,
and the $eil, and all the furniture of this kind%
2(2,% )nd the #rince of the #rinces of the 'e$ites, EleaHar, the son of
)aron the #riest, shall be o$er them that !atch for the guard of the
sanctuary%
2(22% )nd of <erari are the families of the <oholites, and <usites,
reckoned u# by their names(
2(2.% )ll of the male kind from one month and u#!ard, si> thousand t!o
hundred%
2(2?% Their #rince 4uriel the son of )bihaiel( their shall cam# on the
north side%
2(2A% :nder their custody shall be the boards of the tabernacle, and the
bars, and the #illars and their sockets, and all things that #ertain to
this kind of ser$ice(
2(2+% )nd the #illars of the court round about !ith their sockets, and
the #ins !ith their cords%
2(21% Before the tabernacle of the co$enant, that is to say on the east
side shall <oses and )aron cam#, !ith their sons, ha$ing the custody of
the sanctuary, in the midst of the children of 5srael% =hat stranger
soe$er cometh unto it, shall be #ut to death%
2(2B% )ll the 'e$ites, that 5 <oses and )aron numbered according to the
#rece#t of the 'ord, by their f families, of the male kind from one
month and u#!ard, !ere t!enty-t!o thousand%
2(.-% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( umber the firstborn of the male se>
of the children of 5srael, from one month and u#!ard, and thou shalt
take the sum of them%
2(.*% )nd thou shalt take the 'e$ites to me for all the firstborn of the
children of 5srael, 5 am the 'ord( and their cattle for all the
firstborn of the cattle of the children of 5srael(
2(.,% <oses reckoned u#, as the 'ord had commanded, the firstborn of the
children of 5srael(
2(.2% )nd the males by their names, from one month and u#!ard, !ere
t!enty-t!o thousand t!o hundred and se$enty-three%
2(..% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2(.?% Take the 'e$ites for the firstborn of the children of 5srael, and
the cattle of the 'e$ites for their cattle, and the 'e$ites shall be
mine% 5 am the 'ord%
2(.A% But for the #rice of the t!o hundred and se$enty-three, of the
firstborn of the children of 5srael, that e>ceed the number of the
'e$ites,
2(.+% Thou shalt take fi$e sicles for e$ery bead, according to the
!eight of the sanctuary% ) sicle hath t!enty obols%
2(.1% )nd thou shalt gi$e the money to )aron and his sons, the #rice of
them that are abo$e%
2(.B% <oses therefore took the money of them that !ere abo$e, and !hom
they had redeemed from the 'e$ites,
2(?-% 7or the firstborn of the children of 5srael, one thousand three
hundred and si>ty-fi$e sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
2(?*% )nd ga$e it to )aron and his sons according to the !ord that the
'ord had commanded him%
umbers "ha#ter .
The age and time of the 'e$itesD ser$ice( their offices and burdens%
.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, and )aron, saying(
.(,% Take the sum of the sons of "aath from the midst of the 'e$ites, by
their houses and families%
.(2% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, to fifty years old, of all that
go in to stand and to minister in the tabernacle of the co$enant%
.(.% This is the ser$ice of the sons of "aath(
.(?% =hen the cam# isJ to set for!ard, )aron and his sons shall go into
the tabernacle of the co$enant, and the holy of holies, and shall take
do!n the $eil that hangeth before the door, and shall !ra# u# the ark of
the testimony in it,
.(A% )nd shall co$er it again !ith a co$er of $iolet skins, and shall
s#read o$er it a cloth all of $iolet, and shall #ut in the bars%
.(+% They shall !ra# u# also the table of #ro#osition in a cloth of
$iolet, and shall #ut !ith it the censers and little mortars, the cu#s
and bo!ls to #our out the libations( the loa$es shall be al!ays on it(
.(1% )nd they shall s#read o$er it a cloth of scarlet, !hich again they
shall co$er !ith a co$ering of $iolet skins, and shall #ut in the bars%
.(B% They shall take also a cloth of $iolet !here!ith they shall co$er
the candlestick !ith the lam#s and tongs thereof and the snuffers and
all the oil $essels, !hich are necessary for the dressing of the lam#s(
.(*-% )nd o$er all they shall #ut a co$er of $iolet skins and #ut in the
bars%
.(**% )nd they shall !ra# u# the golden altar also in a cloth of $iolet,
and shall s#read o$er it a co$er of $iolet skins, and #ut in the bars%
.(*,% )ll the $essels !here!ith they minister in the sanctuary, they
shall !ra# u# in a cloth of $iolet, and shall s#read o$er it a co$er of
$iolet skins, and #ut in the bars%
.(*2% They shall cleanse the altar also from the ashes, and shall !ra#
it u# in a #ur#le cloth,
.(*.% )nd shall #ut it !ith all the $essels that they use in the
ministry thereof, that is to say, fire#ans, fleshhooks and forks,
#othooks and sho$els% They shall co$er all the $essels of the altar
together !ith a co$ering of $iolet skins, and shall #ut in the bars%
.(*?% )nd !hen )aron and his sons ha$e !ra##ed u# the sanctuary and the
$essels thereof at the remo$ing of the cam#, then shall the sons of
"aath enter in to carry the things !ra##ed u#( and they shall not touch
the $essels of the sanctuary, lest they die% These are the burdens of
the sons of "aath( in the tabernacle of the co$enant(
.(*A% )nd o$er them shall be EleaHar the son of )aron the #riest, to
!hose charge #ertaineth the oil to dress the lam#s, and the s!eet
incense, and the sacrifice, that is al!ays offered, and the oil of
unction, and !hatsoe$er #ertaineth to the ser$ice of the tabernacle, and
of all the $essels that are in the sanctuary%
.(*+% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
.(*1% Destroy not the #eo#le of "aath from the midst of the 'e$ites(
.(*B% But do this to them, that they may li$e, and not die, by touching
the holies of holies% )aron and his sons shall go in, and they shall
a##oint e$ery man his !ork, and shall di$ide the burdens that e$ery man
is to carry%
.(,-% 'et not others by any curiosity see the things that are in the
sanctuary before they be !ra##ed u#, other!ise they shall die%
.(,*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
.(,,% Take the sum of the sons of Gerson also by their houses and
families and kindreds%
.(,2% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, unto fifty years old% umber
them all that go in and minister in the tabernacle of the co$enant%
.(,.% This is the office of the family of the Gersonites(
.(,?% To carry the curtains of the tabernacle and the roof of the
co$enant, the other co$ering, and the $iolet co$ering o$er all, and the
hanging that hangeth in the entry of the tabernacle of the co$enant,
.(,A% The curtains of the court, and the $eil in the entry that is
before tabernacle% )ll things that #ertain to the altar, the cords and
the $essels of the ministry,
.(,+% The sons of Gerson shall carry, by the commandment of )aron and
his sons( and each man shall kno! to !hat burden he must be assigned%
.(,1% This is the ser$ice of the family of the Gersonites in the
tabernacle of the co$enant, and they shall be under the hand of 5thamar
the son of )aron the #riest%
.(,B% Thou shalt reckon u# the sons of <erari also by the families and
houses of their fathers,
.(2-% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, unto fifty years old, all that
go in to the office of their ministry, and to the ser$ice of the
co$enant of the testimony%
.(2*% These are their burdens( They shall carry the boards of the
tabernacle and the bars thereof, the #illars and their sockets,
.(2,% The #illars also of the court round about, !ith their sockets and
#ins and cords% They shall recei$e by account all the $essels and
furniture, and so shall carry them%
.(22% This is the office of the family of the <erarites, and their
ministry in the tabernacle of the co$enant( and they shall be under the
hand of 5thamar the son of )aron the #riest%
.(2.% 4o <oses and )aron and the #rinces of the synagogue reckoned u#
the sons of "aath, by their kindreds and the houses of their fathers,
.(2?% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, unto fifty years old, all that
go in to the ministry of the tabernacle of the co$enant(
.(2A% )nd they !ere found t!o thousand se$en hundred and fifty%
.(2+% This is the number of the #eo#le of "aath that go in to the
tabernacle of the co$enant( these did <oses and )aron number according
to the !ord of the 'ord by the hand of <oses%
.(21% The sons of Gerson also !ere numbered by the kindreds and houses
of their fathers,
.(2B% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, unto fifty years old, all that
go in to minister in the tabernacle of the co$enant(
.(.-% )nd they !ere found t!o thousand si> hundred and thirty%
.(.*% This is the #eo#le of the Gersonites, !hom <oses and )aron
numbered according to the !ord of the 'ord%
.(.,% The sons of <erari also !ere numbered by the kindreds and houses
of their fathers,
.(.2% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, unto fifty years old, all that
go in to fulfil the rites of the tabernacle of the co$enant(
.(..% )nd they !ere found three thousand t!o hundred%
.(.?% This is the number of the sons of <erari, !hom <oses and )aron
reckoned u# according to the commandment of the 'ord by the hand of
<oses%
.(.A% )ll that !ere reckoned u# of the 'e$ites, and !hom <oses and )aron
and the #rinces of 5srael took by name, by the kindreds and houses of
their fathers,
.(.+% 7rom thirty years old and u#!ard, until fifty years old, that go
into the ministry of the tabernacle, and to carry the burdens,
.(.1% =ere in all eight thousand fi$e hundred and eighty%
.(.B% <oses reckoned them u# according to the !ord of the 'ord, e$ery
one according to their office and burdens, as the 'ord had commanded
him%
umbers "ha#ter ?
The unclean are remo$ed out of the cam#( confession of sins, and
satisfaction( firstfruits and oblations belonging to the #riests( trial
of jealousy%
?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
?(,% "ommand the children of 5srael, that they cast out of the cam#
e$ery le#er, and !hosoe$er hath an issue of seed, or is defiled by the
dead(
?(2% =hether it be man or !oman, cast ye them out of the cam#, lest they
defile it !hen 5 shall d!ell !ith you,
?(.% )nd the children of 5srael did so, and they cast them forth !ithout
the cam#, as the 'ord had s#oken to <oses%
?(?% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
?(A% 4ay to the children of 5srael( =hen a man or !oman shall ha$e
committed any of all the sins that men are !ont to commit, and by
negligence shall ha$e transgressed the commandment of the 'ord, and
offended,
?(+% They shall confess their sin, and restore the #rinci#al itself, and
the fifth #art o$er and abo$e, to him against !hom they ha$e sinned%
4hall confess%%% This confession and satisfaction, ordained in the Old
'a!, !as a figure of the sacrament of #enance%
?(1% But if there be no one to recei$e it, they shall gi$e it to the
'ord, and it shall be the #riestDs, besides the ram that is offered for
e>#iation, to be an atoning sacrifice%
?(B% )ll the firstfruits also, !hich the children of 5srael offer,
belong to the #riest(
?(*-% )nd !hatsoe$er is offered into the sanctuary by e$ery one, and is
deli$ered into the hands of the #riest, it shall be his%
?(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
?(*,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( The
man !hose !ife shall ha$e gone astray, and contemning her husband,
?(*2% 4hall ha$e sle#t !ith another man, and her husband cannot disco$er
it, but the adultery is secret, and cannot be #ro$ed by !itnesses,
because she !as not found in the adultery(
?(*.% 5f the s#irit of jealousy stir u# the husband against his !ife,
!ho either is defiled, or is charged !ith false sus#icion,
The s#irit of jealousy, etc%%% This ordinance !as designed to clear the
innocent, and to #re$ent jealous husbands from doing mischief to their
!i$es( as like!ise to gi$e all a horror of adultery, by #unishing it in
so remarkable a manner%
?(*?% 8e shall bring her to the #riest, and shall offer an oblation for
her, the tenth #art of a measure of barley meal( he shall not #our oil
thereon, nor #ut frankincense u#on it( because it is a sacrifice of
jealousy, and an oblation searching out adultery%
?(*A% The #riest therefore shall offer it, and set it before the 'ord%
?(*+% )nd he shall take holy !ater in an earthen $essel, and he shall
cast a little earth of the #a$ement of the tabernacle into it%
?(*1% )nd !hen the !oman shall stand before the 'ord, he shall unco$er
her head, and shall #ut on her hands the sacrifice of remembrance, and
the oblation of jealousy( and he himself shall hold the most bitter
!aters, !hereon he hath hea#ed curses !ith e>ecration%
?(*B% )nd he shall adjure her, and shall say( 5f another man hath not
sle#t !ith thee, and if thou be not defiled by forsaking thy husbandDs
bed, these most bitter !aters, on !hich 5 ha$e hea#ed curses, shall not
hurt thee%
?(,-% But if thou hast gone aside from thy husband, and art defiled, and
hast lain !ith another man(
?(,*% These curses shall light u#on thee( The 'ord make thee a curse,
and an e>am#le for all among his #eo#le( may he make thy thigh to rot,
and may thy belly s!ell and burst asunder%
?(,,% 'et the cursed !aters enter into thy belly, and may thy !omb s!ell
and thy thigh rot% )nd the !oman shall ans!er, )men, amen%
?(,2% )nd the #riest shall !rite these curses in a book, and shall !ash
them out !ith the most bitter !aters, u#on !hich he hath hea#ed the
curses,
?(,.% )nd he shall gi$e them her to drink% )nd !hen she hath drunk them
u#,
?(,?% The #riest shall take from her hand the sacrifice of jealousy, and
shall ele$ate it before the 'ord, and shall #ut it u#on the altar( yet
so as first,
?(,A% To take a handful of the sacrifice of that !hich is offered, and
burn it u#on the altar( and so gi$e the most bitter !aters to the !oman
to drink%
?(,+% )nd !hen she hath drunk them, if she be defiled, and ha$ing
des#ised her husband be guilty of adultery, the malediction shall go
through her, and her belly s!elling, her thigh shall rot( and the !oman
shall be a curse, and an e>am#le to all the #eo#le%
?(,1% But if she be not defiled, she shall not be hurt, and shall bear
children%
?(,B% This is the la! of jealousy% 5f a !oman hath gone aside from her
husband, and be defiled,
?(2-% )nd the husband stirred u# by the s#irit of jealousy bring her
before the 'ord, and the #riest do to her according to all things that
are here !ritten(
?(2*% The husband shall be blameless, and she shall bear her iniLuity%
umbers "ha#ter A
The la! of the aHarites( the form of blessing the #eo#le%
A(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( =hen a
man, or !oman, shall make a $o! to be sanctified, and !ill consecrate
themsel$es to the 'ord(
A(2% They shall abstain from !ine, and from e$ery thing that may make a
man drunk% They shall not drink $inegar of !ine, or of any other drink,
nor any thing that is #ressed out of the gra#e( nor shall they eat
gra#es either fresh or dried%
A(.% )ll the days that they are consecrated to the 'ord by $o!( they
shall eat nothing that cometh of the $ineyard, from the raisin e$en to
the kernel%
A(?% )ll the time of his se#aration no raHor shall #ass o$er his head,
until the day be fulfilled of his consecration to the 'ord% 8e shall be
holy, and shall let the hair of his head gro!%
A(A% )ll the time of his consecration he shall not go in to any dead,
A(+% either shall he make himself unclean, e$en for his father, or for
his mother, or for his brother, or for his sister, !hen they die,
because the consecration of his God is u#on his head%
A(1% )ll the days of his se#aration he shall be holy to the 'ord%
A(B% But if any man die suddenly before him( the head of his
consecration shall be defiled( and he shall sha$e it forth!ith on the
same day of his #urification, and again on the se$enth day%
A(*-% )nd on the eighth day he shall bring t!o turtles, or t!o young
#igeons to the #riest in the entry of the co$enant of the testimony%
A(**% )nd the #riest shall offer one for sin, and the other for a
holocaust, and shall #ray for him, for that he hath sinned by the dead(
and he shall sanctify his head that day(
A(*,% )nd shall consecrate to the 'ord the days of his se#aration,
offering a lamb of one year for sin( yet so that the former days be made
$oid, because his sanctification !as #rofaned%
A(*2% This is the la! of consecration% =hen the days !hich he had
determined by $o! shall be e>#ired, he shall bring him to the door of
the tabernacle of the co$enant,
A(*.% )nd shall offer his oblation to the 'ord( one he lamb of a year
old !ithout blemish for a holocaust, and one e!e lamb of a year old
!ithout blemish for a sin offering, and one ram !ithout blemish for a
$ictim of #eace offering,
A(*?% ) basket also of unlea$ened bread, tem#ered !ith oil, and !afers
!ithout lea$en anointed !ith oil, and the libations of each(
A(*A% )nd the #riest shall #resent them before the 'ord, and shall offer
both the sin offering and the holocaust%
A(*+% But the ram he shall immolate for a sacrifice of #eace offering to
the 'ord, offering at the same time the basket of unlea$ened bread, and
the libations that are due by custom%
A(*1% Then shall the hair of the consecration of the aHarite, be sha$ed
off before the door of the tabernacle of the co$enant( and he shall take
his hair, and lay it u#on the fire, !hich is under the sacrifice of the
#eace offerings%
A(*B% )nd shall take the boiled shoulder of the ram, and one unlea$ened
cake out of the basket, and one unlea$ened !afer, and he shall deli$er
them into the hands of the aHarite, after his head is sha$en%
A(,-% )nd recei$ing them again from him, he shall ele$ate them in the
sight of the 'ord( and they being sanctified shall belong to the #riest,
as the breast, !hich !as commanded to be se#arated, and the shoulder%
)fter this the aHarite may drink !ine%
A(,*% This is the la! of the aHarite, !hen he hath $o!ed his oblation
to the 'ord in the time of his consecration, besides those things !hich
his hand shall find, according to that !hich he had $o!ed in his mind,
so shall he do for the fulfilling of his sanctification%
A(,,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
A(,2% 4ay to )aron and his sons( Thus shall you bless the children of
5srael, and you shall say to them(
A(,.% The 'ord bless thee, and kee# thee%
A(,?% The 'ord she! his face to thee, and ha$e mercy on thee%
A(,A% The 'ord turn his countenance to thee, and gi$e thee #eace%
A(,+% )nd they shall in$oke my name u#on the children of 5srael, and 5
!ill bless them%
umbers "ha#ter +
The offerings of the #rinces at the dedication of the tabernacle% God
s#eaketh to <oses from the #ro#itiatory%
+(*% )nd it came to #ass in the day that <oses had finished the
tabernacle, and set it u#, and had anointed and sanctified it !ith all
its $essels, the altar like!ise and all the $essels thereof,
+(,% The #rinces of 5srael and the heads of the families, in e$ery
tribe, !ho !ere the rulers of them !ho had been numbered, offered
+(2% Their gifts before the 'ord, si> !agons co$ered, and t!el$e o>en%
T!o #rinces offered one !agon, and each one an o>, and they offered them
before the tabernacle%
+(.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
+(?% Recei$e them from them to ser$e in the ministry of the tabernacle,
and thou shalt deli$er them to the 'e$ites according to the order of
their ministry%
+(A% <oses therefore recei$ing the !agons and the o>en, deli$ered them
to the 'e$ites%
+(+% T!o !agons and four o>en he ga$e to the sons of Gerson, according
to their necessity%
+(1% The other four !agons, and eight o>en he ga$e to the sons of
<erari, according to their offices and ser$ice, under the hand of
5thamar the son of )aron the #riest%
+(B% But to the sons of "aath he ga$e no !agons or o>en( because they
ser$e in the sanctuary and carry their burdens u#on their o!n shoulders%
+(*-% )nd the #rinces offered for the dedication of the altar on the day
!hen it !as anointed, their oblation before the altar%
+(**% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 'et each of the #rinces one day after
another offer their gifts for the dedication of the altar%
+(*,% The first day ahasson the son of )minadab of the tribe of 9uda
offered his offering(
+(*2% )nd his offering !as a sil$er dish !eighing one hundred and thirty
sicles, a sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles according to the !eight of the
sanctuary, both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(*.% ) little mortar of ten sicles of gold full of incense(
+(*?% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(*A% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(*+% )nd for the sacrifice of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams,
fi$e he goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of
ahasson the son of )minadab%
+(*1% The second day athanael the son of 4uar, #rince of the tribe of
5ssachar, made his offering,
+(*B% ) sil$er dish !eighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a sil$er
bo!l of se$enty sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary, both
full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(,-% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(,*% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(,,% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(,2% )nd for the sacrifice of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams,
fi$e buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of
athanael the son of 4uar%
+(,.% The third day the #rince of the sons of Iabulon, Eliab the son of
8elon,
+(,?% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles by the !eight of the sanctuary, both full
of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(,A% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(,+% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(,1% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(,B% )nd for the sacrifice of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams,
fi$e buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This is the oblation of Eliab
the son of 8elon%
+(2-% The fourth day the #rince of the sons of Ruben, Elisur the son of
4edeur,
+(2*% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(2,% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(22% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old, for a
holocaust(
+(2.% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(2?% )nd for $ictims of #eace offerings t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e buck
goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of Elisur the son
of 4edeur%
+(2A% The fifth day the #rince of the sons of 4imeon, 4alamiel the son
of 4urisaddai,
+(2+% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing one hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles after the !eight of the sanctuary, both
full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(21% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(2B% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(.-% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(.*% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of 4alamiel
the son of 4urisaddai%
+(.,% The si>th day the #rince of the sons of Gad, Eliasa#h the son of
Duel,
+(.2% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles by the !eight of the sanctuary, both full
of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(..% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(.?% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(.A% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(.+% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of Eliasa#h
the son of Duel%
+(.1% The se$enth day the #rince of the sons of E#hraim, Elisama the son
of )mmiud,
+(.B% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(?-% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(?*% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(?,% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(?2% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of Elisama
the son of )mmiud%
+(?.% The eighth day the #rince of the sons of <anasses, Gamaliel the
son of Phadassur,
+(??% Offered a sil$er dish, !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(?A% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(?+% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(?1% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(?B% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of Gamaliel
the son of Phadassur%
+(A-% The ninth day the #rince of the sons of Benjamin, )bidan the son
of Gedeon,
+(A*% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles by the !eight of the sanctuary, both full
of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(A,% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(A2% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(A.% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(A?% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of )bidan
the son of Gedeon%
+(AA% The tenth day the #rinces of the sons of Dan, )hieHer the son of
)mmisaddai,
+(A+% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(A1% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(AB% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(+-% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(+*% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of )hieHer
the son of )mmisaddai%
+(+,% The ele$enth day the #rince of the sons of )ser, Phegiel the son
of Ochran,
+(+2% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(+.% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(+?% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(+A% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(++% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of Phegiel
the son of Ochran%
+(+1% The t!elfth day the #rince of the sons of e#htali, )hira the son
of Enan,
+(+B% Offered a sil$er dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles, a
sil$er bo!l of se$enty sicles, according to the !eight of the sanctuary,
both full of flour tem#ered !ith oil for a sacrifice(
+(1-% ) little mortar of gold !eighing ten sicles full of incense(
+(1*% )n o> of the herd, and a ram, and a lamb of a year old for a
holocaust(
+(1,% )nd a buck goat for sin(
+(12% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, t!o o>en, fi$e rams, fi$e
buck goats, fi$e lambs of a year old% This !as the offering of )hira the
son of Enan%
+(1.% These !ere the offerings made by the #rinces of 5srael in the
dedication of the altar, in the day !herein it !as consecrated% T!el$e
dishes of sil$er( t!el$e sil$er bo!ls( t!el$e little mortars of gold(
+(1?% Each dish !eighing a hundred and thirty sicles of sil$er, and each
bo!l se$enty sicles( that is, #utting all the $essels of sil$er
together, t!o thousand four hundred sicles, by the !eight of the
sanctuary%
+(1A% T!el$e little mortars of gold full of incense, !eighing ten sicles
a#iece, by the !eight of the sanctuary( that is, in all a hundred and
t!enty sicles of gold%
+(1+% T!el$e o>en out of the herd for a holocaust, t!el$e rams, t!el$e
lambs of a year old, and their libations( t!el$e buck goats for sin%
+(11% )nd for sacrifices of #eace offerings, o>en t!enty-four, rams
si>ty, buck goats si>ty, lambs of a year old si>ty% These things !ere
offered in the dedication of the altar, !hen it !as anointed%
+(1B% )nd !hen <oses entered into the tabernacle of the co$enant, to
consult the oracle, he heard the $oice of one s#eaking to him from the
#ro#itiatory, that is o$er the ark bet!een the t!o cherubims, and from
this #lace he s#oke to him%
umbers "ha#ter 1
The se$en lam#s are #laced on the golden candlestick, to shine to!ards
the loa$es of #ro#osition( the ordination of the 'e$ites( and to !hat
age they shall ser$e in the tabernacle%
1(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
1(,% 4#eak to )aron, and thou shalt say to him( =hen thou shalt #lace
the se$en lam#s, let the candlestick be set u# on the south side% Gi$e
orders therefore that the lam#s look o$er against the north, to!ards the
table of the loa$es of #ro#osition, o$er against that #art shall they
gi$e light, to!ards !hich the candlestick looketh%
1(2% )nd )aron did so, and he #ut the lam#s u#on the candlestick, as the
'ord had commanded <oses%
1(.% o! this !as the !ork of the candlestick, it !as of beaten gold,
both the shaft in the middle, and all that came out of both sides of the
branches( according to the #attern !hich the 'ord had she!n to <oses, so
he made the candlestick%
1(?% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
1(A% Take the 'e$ites out of the midst of the children of 5srael, and
thou shalt #urify them,
1(+% )ccording to this rite( 'et them be s#rinkled !ith the !ater of
#urification, and let them sha$e all the hairs of their flesh% )nd !hen
they shall ha$e !ashed their garments, and are cleansed,
'et them be s#rinkled !ith the !ater of #urification%%% This !as the
holy !ater mi>ed !ith the ashes of the red co!, um% *B%, a##ointed for
#urifying all that !ere unclean% 5t !as a figure of the blood of "hrist,
a##lied to our souls by his holy sacraments%
1(1% They shall take an o> of the herd, and for the offering thereof
fine flour tem#ered !ith oil( and thou shalt take another o> of the herd
for a sin offering(
1(B% )nd thou shalt bring the 'e$ites before the tabernacle of the
co$enant, calling together all the multitude of the children of 5srael(
1(*-% )nd !hen the 'e$ites are before the 'ord, the children of 5srael
shall #ut their hands u#on them(
1(**% )nd )aron shall offer the 'e$ites, as a gift in the sight of the
'ord from the children of 5srael, that they may ser$e in his ministry%
1(*,% The 'e$ites also shall #ut their hands u#on the heads of the o>en,
of !hich thou shalt sacrifice one for sin, and the other for a holocaust
to the 'ord, to #ray for them%
1(*2% )nd thou shalt set the 'e$ites in the sight of )aron and of his,
and shalt consecrate them being offered to the 'ord,
1(*.% )nd shalt se#arate them from the midst of the children of 5srael,
to be mine%
1(*?% )nd after!ards they shall enter into the tabernacle of the
co$enant, to ser$e me% )nd thus shalt thou #urify and consecrate them
for an oblation of the 'ord( for as a gift they !ere gi$en me by the
children of 5srael%
1(*A% 5 ha$e taken them instead of the firstborn that o#en e$ery !omb in
5srael,
1(*+% 7or all the firstborn of the children of 5srael, both of men and
of beasts, are mine% 7rom the day that 5 sle! e$ery firstborn in the
land of Egy#t, ha$e 5 sanctified them to myself(
1(*1% )nd 5 ha$e taken the 'e$ites for all the firstborn of the children
of 5srael(
1(*B% )nd ha$e deli$ered them for a gift to )aron and his sons out of
the midst of the #eo#le, to ser$e me for 5srael in the tabernacle of the
co$enant, and to #ray for them, lest there should be a #lague among the
#eo#le, if they should #resume to a##roach unto my sanctuary%
1(,-% )nd <oses and )aron and all the multitude of the children of
5srael did !ith the 'e$ites all that the 'ord had commanded <oses,
1(,*% )nd they !ere #urified, and !ashed their garments% )nd )aron
lifted them u# in the sight of the 'ord, and #rayed for them,
1(,,% That being #urified they might go into the tabernacle of the
co$enant to do their ser$ices before )aron and his sons% )s the 'ord had
commanded <oses touching the 'e$ites, so !as it done%
1(,2% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
1(,.% This is the la! of the 'e$ites( 7rom t!enty-fi$e years old and
u#!ards, they shall go in to minister in the tabernacle of the co$enant%
1(,?% )nd !hen they shall ha$e accom#lished the fiftieth year of their
age, they shall cease to ser$e(
1(,A% )nd they shall be the ministers of their brethren in the
tabernacle of the co$enant, to kee# the things that are committed to
their care, but not to do the !orks% Thus shalt thou order the 'e$ites
touching their charge%
umbers "ha#ter B
The #rece#t of the #asch is rene!ed( the unclean and tra$ellers are to
obser$e it the second month( the cam# is guided by the #illar of the
cloud%
B(*% The 'ord s#oke to <oses in the desert of 4inai, the second year
after they !ere come out of the land of Egy#t, in the first month,
saying(
B(,% 'et the children of 5srael make the #hase in its due time,
<ake the #hase%%% That is, kee# the #aschal solemnity, and eat the
#aschal lamb%
B(2% The fourteenth day of this month in the e$ening, according to all
the ceremonies and justifications thereof%
B(.% )nd <oses commanded the children of 5srael that they should make
the #hase%
B(?% )nd they made it in its #ro#er time( the fourteenth day of the
month at e$ening, in mount 4inai% The children of 5srael did according
to all things that the 'ord had commanded <oses%
B(A% But behold some !ho !ere unclean by occasion of the soul of a man,
!ho could not make the #hase on that day, coming to <oses and )aron,
Behold some !ho !ere unclean by occasion of the soul of a man, etc%%%
That is, by ha$ing touched or come near a dead body, out of !hich the
soul !as de#arted%
B(+% 4aid to them( =e are unclean by occasion of the soul of a man% =hy
are !e ke#t back that !e may not offer in its season the offering to the
'ord among the children of 5sraelM
B(1% )nd <oses ans!ered them( 4tay that 5 may consult the 'ord !hat he
!ill ordain concerning you%
B(B% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
B(*-% 4ay to the children of 5srael( The man that shall be unclean by
occasion of one that is dead, or shall be in a journey afar off in your
nation, let him make the #hase to the 'ord%
B(**% 5n the second month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the
e$ening, they shall eat it !ith unlea$ened bread and !ild lettuce(
B(*,% They shall not lea$e any thing thereof until morning, nor break a
bone thereof, they shall obser$e all the ceremonies of the #hase%
B(*2% But if any man is clean, and !as not on a journey, and did not
make the #hase, that soul shall be cut off from among his #eo#le,
because he offered not sacrifice to the 'ord in due season( he shall
bear his sin%
B(*.% The sojourner also and the stranger if they be among you, shall
make the #hase to the 'ord according to the ceremonies and
justifications thereof% The same ordinances shall be !ith you both for
the stranger, and for him that !as born in the land%
B(*?% o! on the day that the tabernacle !as reared u#, a cloud co$ered
it% But from the e$ening there !as o$er the tabernacle, as it !ere, the
a##earance of fire until the morning%
B(*A% 4o it !as al!ays( by day the cloud co$ered it, and by night as it
!ere the a##earance of fire%
B(*+% )nd !hen the cloud that co$ered the tabernacle !as taken u#, then
the children of 5srael marched for!ard( and in the #lace !here the cloud
stood still, there they cam#ed%
B(*1% )t the commandment of the 'ord they marched, and at his
commandment they #itched the tabernacle% )ll the days that the cloud
abode o$er the tabernacle, they remained in the same #lace(
B(*B% )nd if it !as so that it continued o$er it a long time, the
children of 5srael ke#t the !atches of the 'ord, and marched not,
B(,-% 7or as many days soe$er as the cloud stayed o$er the tabernacle%
)t the commandment of the 'ord they #itched their tents, and at his
commandment they took them do!n%
B(,*% 5f the cloud tarried from e$ening until morning, and immediately
at break of day left the tabernacle, they marched for!ard( and if it
de#arted after a day and a night, they took do!n their tents%
B(,,% But if it remained o$er the tabernacle for t!o days or a month or
a longer time, the children of 5srael remained in the same #lace, and
marched not( but immediately as soon as it de#arted, they remo$ed the
cam#%
B(,2% By the !ord of the 'ord they #itched their tents, and by his !ord
they marched( and ke#t the !atches of the 'ord according to his
commandment by the hand of <oses%
umbers "ha#ter *-
The sil$er trum#ets and their use% They march from 4inai%
*-(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*-(,% <ake thee t!o trum#ets of beaten sil$er, !here!ith thou mayest
call together the multitude !hen the cam# is to be remo$ed%
*-(2% )nd !hen thou shalt sound the trum#ets, all the multitude shall
gather unto thee to the door of the tabernacle of the co$enant%
*-(.% 5f thou sound but once, the #rinces and the heads of the multitude
of 5srael shall come to thee%
*-(?% But if the sound of the trum#ets be longer, and !ith
interru#tions, they that are on the east side, shall first go for!ard%
*-(A% )nd at the second sounding and like noise of the trum#et, they !ho
lie on the south side shall take u# their tents% )nd after this manner
shall the rest do, !hen the trum#ets shall sound for a march%
*-(+% But !hen the #eo#le is to be gathered together, the sound of the
trum#ets shall be #lain, and they shall not make a broken sound%
*-(1% )nd the sons of )aron the #riest shall sound the trum#ets( and
this shall be an ordinance for e$er in your generations%
*-(B% 5f you go forth to !ar out of your land against the enemies that
fight against you, you shall sound aloud !ith the trum#ets, and there
shall be a remembrance of you before the 'ord your God, that you may be
deli$ered out of the hands of your enemies%
*-(*-% 5f at any time you shall ha$e a banLuet, and on your festi$al
days, and on the first days of your months, you shall sound the trum#ets
o$er the holocausts, and the sacrifices of #eace offerings, that they
may be to you for a remembrance of your God% 5 am the 'ord your God%
*-(**% The second year, in the second month, the t!entieth day of the
month, the cloud !as taken u# from the tabernacle of the co$enant%
*-(*,% )nd the children of 5srael marched by their troo#s from the
desert of 4inai, and the cloud rested in the !ilderness of Pharan%
*-(*2% )nd the first !ent for!ard according to the commandment of the
'ord by the hand of <oses%
*-(*.% The sons of 9uda by their troo#s( !hose #rince !as ahasson the
son of )minadab%
*-(*?% 5n the tribe of the sons of 5ssachar, the #rince !as athanael
the son of 4uar%
*-(*A% 5n the tribe of Iabulon, the #rince !as Eliab the son of 8elon%
*-(*+% )nd the tabernacle !as taken do!n, and the sons of Gerson and
<erari set for!ard, bearing it%
*-(*1% )nd the sons of Ruben also marched, by their troo#s and ranks,
!hose #rince !as 8elisur the son of 4edeur%
*-(*B% )nd in the tribe of 4imeon, the #rince !as 4alamiel the son of
4urisaddai%
*-(,-% )nd in the tribe of Gad, the #rince !as Eliasa#h the son of Duel%
*-(,*% Then the "aathites also marched carrying the sanctuary% 4o long
!as the tabernacle carried, till they came to the #lace of setting it
u#%
*-(,,% The sons of E#hraim also mo$ed their cam# by their troo#s, in
!hose army the #rince !as Elisama the son of )mmiud%
*-(,2% )nd in the tribe of the sons of <anasses, the #rince !as Gamaliel
the son of Phadassur%
*-(,.% )nd in the tribe of Benjamin, the #rince !as )bidan the son of
Gedeon%
*-(,?% The last of all the cam# marched the sons of Dan by their troo#s,
in !hose army the #rince !as )hieHer the son of )mmisaddai%
*-(,A% )nd in the tribe of the sons of )ser, the #rince !as Phegiel the
son of Ochran%
*-(,+% )nd in the tribe of the sons of e#htali, the #rince !as )hira
the son of Enan%
*-(,1% This !as the order of the cam#s, and marches of the children of
5srael by their troo#s, !hen they set for!ard%
*-(,B% )nd <oses said to 8obab the son of Raguel the <adianite, his
kinsman( =e are going to!ards the #lace !hich the 'ord !ill gi$e us(
come !ith us, that !e may do thee good( for the 'ord hath #romised good
things to 5srael%
*-(2-% But he ans!ered him( 5 !ill not go !ith thee, but 5 !ill return
to my country, !herein 5 !as born%
*-(2*% )nd he said( Do not lea$e us( for thou kno!est in !hat #laces !e
should encam# in the !ilderness, and thou shalt be our guide%
*-(2,% )nd if thou comest !ith us, !e !ill gi$e thee !hat is the best of
the riches !hich the 'ord shall deli$er to us%
*-(22% 4o they marched from the mount of the 'ord three daysD journey,
and the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord !ent before them, for three days
#ro$iding a #lace for the cam#%
*-(2.% The cloud also of the 'ord !as o$er them by day !hen they
marched%
*-(2?% )nd !hen the ark !as lifted u#, <oses said( )rise, O 'ord, and
let thy enemies be scattered, and let them that hate thee, flee from
before thy face%
*-(2A% )nd !hen it !as set do!n, he said( Return, O 'ord, to the
multitude of the host of 5srael%
umbers "ha#ter **
The #eo#le murmur and are #unished !ith fire% God a##ointeth se$enty
ancients for assistants to <oses% They #ro#hesy% The #eo#le ha$e their
fill of flesh, but forth!ith many die of the #lague%
**(*% 5n the mean time there arose a murmuring of the #eo#le against the
'ord, as it !ere re#ining at their fatigue% )nd !hen the 'ord heard it
he !as angry% )nd the fire of the 'ord being kindled against them,
de$oured them that !ere at the uttermost #art of the cam#%
**(,% )nd !hen the #eo#le cried to <oses, <oses #rayed to the 'ord, and
the fire !as s!allo!ed u#%
**(2% )nd he called the name of that #lace, The burning( for that the
fire of the 'ord had been kindled against them%
The burning%%% 8ebre!, Taberah%
**(.% 7or a mi>t multitude of #eo#le, that came u# !ith them, burned
!ith desire, sitting and !ee#ing, the children of 5srael also being
joined !ith them, and said( =ho shall gi$e us flesh to eatM
) mi>t multitude%%% These !ere #eo#le that came !ith them out of Egy#t,
!ho !ere not of the race of 5sraelJ !ho, by their murmuring, dre! also
the children of 5srael to murmur( this should teach us the danger of
associating oursel$es !ith the children of Egy#t, that is, !ith the
lo$ers and admirers of this !icked !orld%
**(?% =e remember the fish that !e ate in Egy#t free cost( the cucumbers
come into our mind, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and
the garlic%
**(A% Our soul is dry, our eyes behold nothing else but manna%
**(+% o! the manna !as like coriander seed, of the colour of bdellium%
Bdellium%%% Bdellium, according to Pliny, *%,*, c% B% !as of the colour
of a manDs nail, !hite and bright%
**(1% )nd the #eo#le !ent about, and gathering it, ground it in a mill,
or beat it in a mortar, and boiled it in a #ot, and made cakes thereof
of the taste of bread tem#ered !ith oil%
**(B% )nd !hen the de! fell in the night u#on the cam#, the manna also
fell !ith it%
**(*-% o! <oses heard the #eo#le !ee#ing by their families, e$ery one
at the door of his tent% )nd the !rath of the 'ord !as e>ceedingly
enkindled( to <oses also the thing seemed insu##ortable%
**(**% )nd he said to the 'ord( =hy hast thou afflicted thy ser$antM
=herefore do 5 not find fa$our before theeM )nd !hy hast thou laid the
!eight of all this #eo#le u#on meM
**(*,% 8a$e 5 concei$ed all this multitude, or begotten them, that thou
shouldst say to me( "arry them in thy bosom as the nurse is !ont to
carry the little infant, and bear them into the land, for !hich thou
hast s!orn to their fathersM
**(*2% =hence should 5 ha$e flesh to gi$e to so great a multitudeM They
!ee# against me, saying( Gi$e us flesh that !e may eat%
**(*.% 5 am not able alone to bear all this #eo#le, because it is too
hea$y for me%
**(*?% But if it seem unto thee other!ise, 5 beseech thee to kill me,
and let me find grace in thy eyes, that 5 be not afflicted !ith so great
e$ils%
**(*A% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Gather unto me se$enty men of the
ancients of 5srael, !hom thou kno!est to be ancients and masters of the
#eo#le( and thou shalt bring them to the door of the tabernacle of the
co$enant, and shalt make them stand there !ith thee,
4e$enty men%%% This !as the first institution of the council or senate,
called the 4anhedrin, consisting of se$enty or se$enty-t!o senators or
counsellors%
**(*+% That 5 may come do!n and s#eak !ith thee( and 5 !ill take of thy
s#irit, and !ill gi$e to them, that they may bear !ith thee the burden
of the #eo#le, and thou mayest not be burthened alone%
**(*1% )nd thou shalt say to the #eo#le( Be ye sanctified( to morro! you
shall eat flesh( for 5 ha$e heard you say( =ho !ill gi$e us flesh to
eatM 5t !as !ell !ith us in Egy#t% That the 'ord may gi$e you flesh, and
you may eat(
**(*B% ot for one day, nor t!o, nor fi$e, nor ten, no nor for t!enty%
**(,-% But e$en for a month of days, till it come out at your nostrils,
and become loathsome to you, because you ha$e cast off the 'ord, !ho is
in the midst of you, and ha$e !e#t before him, saying( =hy came !e out
of Egy#tM
**(,*% )nd <oses said( There are si> hundred thousand footmen of this
#eo#le, and sayest thou( 5 !ill gi$e them flesh to eat a !hole monthM
**(,,% 4hall then a multitude of shee# and o>en be killed, that it may
suffice for their foodM or shall the fishes of the sea be gathered
together to fill themM
**(,2% )nd the 'ord ans!ered him( 5s the hand of the 'ord unableM Thou
shalt #resently see !hether my !ord shall come to #ass or no%
**(,.% <oses therefore came, and told the #eo#le the !ords of the 'ord,
and assembled se$enty men of the ancients of 5srael, and made them to
stand about the tabernacle%
**(,?% )nd the 'ord came do!n in a cloud, and s#oke to him, taking a!ay
of the s#irit that !as in <oses, and gi$ing to the se$enty men% )nd !hen
the s#irit had rested on them they #ro#hesied, nor did they cease
after!ards%
**(,A% o! there remained in the cam# t!o of the men, of !hom one !as
called Eldad, and the other <edad, u#on !hom the s#irit restedJ for they
also had been enrolled, but !ere not gone forth to the tabernacle%
**(,+% )nd !hen they #ro#hesied in the cam#, there ran a young man, and
told <oses, saying( Eldad and <edad #ro#hesy in the cam#%
**(,1% 7orth!ith 9osue the son of un, the minister of <oses, and chosen
out of many, said( <y lord <oses forbid them%
**(,B% But he said( =hy hast thou emulation for meM O that all the
#eo#le might #ro#hesy, and that the 'ord !ould gi$e them his s#iritN
**(2-% )nd <oses returned, !ith the ancients of 5srael, into the cam#%
**(2*% )nd a !ind going out from the 'ord, taking Luails u# beyond the
sea brought them, and cast them into the cam# for the s#ace of one dayDs
journey, on e$ery side of the cam# round about, and they fle! in the air
t!o cubits high abo$e the ground%
**(2,% The #eo#le therefore rising u# all that day, and night, and the
ne>t day, gathered together of Luails, he that did least, ten cores( and
they dried them round about the cam#%
**(22% )s yet the flesh !as bet!een their teeth, neither had that kind
of meat failed( !hen behold the !rath of the 'ord being #ro$oked against
the #eo#le, struck them !ith an e>ceeding great #lague%
**(2.% )nd that #lace !as called, The gra$es of lust( for there they
buried the #eo#le that had lusted% )nd de#arting from the gra$es of
lust, they came unto 8aseroth, and abode there%
The gra$es of lust%%% Or, the se#ulchres of concu#iscence( so called
from their irregular desire of flesh% 5n 8ebre!, ;ibroth% 8attaa$ah%
umbers "ha#ter *,
<ary and )aron murmur against <oses, !hom God #raiseth abo$e other
#ro#hets% <ary being struck !ith le#rosy, )aron confesseth his fault%
<oses #rayeth for her, and after se$en daysD se#aration from the cam#,
she is restored%
*,(*% )nd <ary and )aron s#oke against <oses, because of his !ife the
Ethio#ian,
Ethio#ian%%% 4e#hora the !ife of <oses !as of <adian, !hich bordered
u#on the land of "hus or Ethio#ia( !here note, that the Ethio#ia here
s#oken of is not that of )frica but that of )rabia%
*,(,% )nd they said( 8ath the 'ord s#oken by <oses onlyM 8ath he not
also s#oken to us in like mannerM )nd !hen the 'ord heard this,
*,(2% E7or <oses !as a man e>ceeding meek abo$e all men that d!elt u#on
earthG
E>ceeding meek%%% <oses being the meekest of men, !ould not contend for
himselfJ therefore, God ins#ired him to !rite here his o!n defence( and
the 8oly 4#irit, !hose dictate he !rote, obliged him to declare the
truth, though it !as so much to his o!n #raise%
*,(.% 5mmediately he s#oke to him, and to )aron and <ary( "ome out you
three only to the tabernacle of the co$enant% )nd !hen they !ere come
out,
*,(?% The 'ord came do!n in a #illar of the cloud, and stood in the
entry of the tabernacle calling to )aron and <ary% )nd !hen they !ere
come,
*,(A% 8e said to them( 8ear my !ords( if there be among you a #ro#het of
the 'ord, 5 !ill a##ear to him in a $ision, or 5 !ill s#eak to him in a
dream%
*,(+% But it is not so !ith my ser$ant <oses !ho is most faithful in all
my house(
*,(1% 7or 5 s#eak to him mouth to mouth( and #lainly, and not by riddles
and figures doth he see the 'ord% =hy then !ere you not afraid to s#eak
ill of my ser$ant <osesM
*,(B% )nd being angry !ith them he !ent a!ay(
*,(*-% The cloud also that !as o$er the tabernacle de#arted( and behold
<ary a##eared !hite as sno! !ith a le#rosy% )nd !hen )aron had looked on
her, and sa! her all co$ered !ith le#rosy,
*,(**% 8e said to <oses( 5 beseech thee, my lord, lay not u#on us this
sin, !hich !e ha$e foolishly committed(
*,(*,% 'et her not be as one dead, and as an aborti$e that is cast forth
from the motherDs !omb% 'o, no! one half of her flesh is consumed !ith
the le#rosy%
*,(*2% )nd <oses cried to the 'ord, saying O God, 5 beseech thee heal
her%
*,(*.% )nd the 'ord ans!ered him( 5f her father had s#itten u#on her
face, ought she not to ha$e been ashamed for se$en days at leastM 'et
her be se#arated se$en days !ithout the cam#, and after!ards she shall
be called again%
*,(*?% <ary therefore !as #ut out of the cam# se$en days( and the #eo#le
mo$ed not from that #lace until <ary !as called again%
umbers "ha#ter *2
The t!el$e s#ies are sent to $ie! the land% The relation they make of
it%
*2(*% )nd the #eo#le marched from 8aseroth, and #itched their tents in
the desert of Pharan%
*2(,% )nd there the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying%
*2(2% 4end men to $ie! the land of "hanaan, !hich 5 !ill gi$e to the
children of 5srael, one of e$ery tribe, of the rulers%
*2(.% <oses did !hat the 'ord had commanded, sending from the desert of
Pharan, #rinci#al men, !hose names are these(
*2(?% Of the tribe of Ruben, 4ammua the son of Iechur%
*2(A% Of the tribe of 4imeon, 4a#hat the son of 8uri%
*2(+% Of the tribe of 9uda, "aleb the son of 9e#hone%
*2(1% Of the tribe of 5ssachar, 5gal the son of 9ose#h%
*2(B% Of the tribe of E#hraim, Osee the son of un%
*2(*-% Of the tribe of Benjamin, Phalti the son of Ra#hu%
*2(**% Of the tribe of Iabulon, Geddiel the son of 4odi%
*2(*,% Of the tribe of 9ose#h, of the sce#tre of <anasses, Gaddi the son
of 4usi%
*2(*2% Of the tribe of Dan, )mmiel the son of Gemalli%
*2(*.% Of the tribe of )ser, 4thur the son of <ichael%
*2(*?% Of the tribe of e#htali, ahabi the son of @a#si%
*2(*A% Of the tribe of Gad, Guel the son of <achi%
*2(*+% These are the names of the men, !hom <oses sent to $ie! the land(
and he called Osee the son of un, 9osue%
*2(*1% )nd <oses sent them to $ie! the land of "hanaan, and said to
them( Go you u# by the south side% )nd !hen you shall come to the
mountains,
*2(*B% @ie! the land, of !hat sort it is, and the #eo#le that are the
inhabitants thereof, !hether they be strong or !eak( fe! in number or
many(
*2(,-% The land itself, !hether it be good or bad( !hat manner of
cities, !alled or !ithout !alls(
*2(,*% The ground, fat or barren, !oody or !ithout trees% Be of good
courage, and bring us of the fruits of the land% o! it !as the time
!hen the firstri#e gra#es are fit to be eaten%
*2(,,% )nd !hen they !ere gone u#, they $ie!ed the land from the desert
of 4in, unto Rohob as you enter into Emath%
*2(,2% )nd they !ent u# at the south side, and came to 8ebron, !here
!ere )chiman and 4isai and Tholmai the sons of Enac% 7or 8ebron !as
built se$en years before Tanis the city of Egy#t%
*2(,.% )nd for!ard as far as the torrent of the cluster of gra#es, they
cut off a branch !ith its cluster of gra#es, !hich t!o men carried u#on
a le$er% They took also of the #omegranates and of the figs of that
#lace(
*2(,?% =hich !as called ehelescol, that is to say, the torrent of the
cluster of gra#es, because from thence the children of 5srael had
carried a cluster of gra#es%
*2(,A% )nd they that !ent to s#y out the land returned after forty days,
ha$ing gone round all the country,
*2(,+% )nd came to <oses and )aron and to all the assembly of the
children of 5srael to the desert of Pharan, !hich is in "ades% )nd
s#eaking to them and to all the multitude, they she!ed them the fruits
of the land(
*2(,1% )nd they related and said( =e came into the land to !hich thou
sentest us, !hich in $ery deed flo!eth !ith milk and honey as may be
kno!n by these fruits(
*2(,B% But it hath $ery strong inhabitants, and the cities are great and
!alled% =e sa! there the race of Enac%
*2(2-% )malec d!elleth in the south, the 8ethite and the 9ebusite and
the )morrhite in the mountains( but the "hanaanite abideth by the sea
and near the streams of the 9ordan%
*2(2*% 5n the mean time "aleb, to still the murmuring of the #eo#le that
rose against <oses, said( 'et us go u# and #ossess the land, for !e
shall be able to conLuer it%
*2(2,% But the others, that had been !ith him, said( o, !e are not able
to go u# to this #eo#le, because they are stronger than !e%
*2(22% )nd they s#oke ill of the land, !hich they had $ie!ed, before the
children of 5srael, saying( The land !hich !e ha$e $ie!ed, de$oureth its
inhabitants( the #eo#le, that !e beheld are of a tall stature%
4#oke ill, etc%%% These men, !ho by their misre#resentations of the land
of #romise, discouraged the 5sraelites from attem#ting the conLuest of
it, !ere a figure of !orldlings, !ho, by decrying or misre#resenting
true de$otion, discourage "hristians from seeking in earnest and
acLuiring so great a good, and thereby securing to themsel$es a ha##y
eternity%
*2(2.% There !e sa! certain monsters of the sons of Enac, of the giant
kind( in com#arison of !hom, !e seemed like locusts%
umbers "ha#ter *.
The #eo#le murmur% God threateneth to destroy them% 8e is a##eased by
<oses, yet so as to e>clude the murmurers from entering the #romised
land% The authors of the sedition are struck dead% The rest going to
fight against the !ill of God are beaten%
*.(*% Therefore the !hole multitude crying !e#t that night%
*.(,% )nd all the children of 5srael murmured against <oses and )aron,
saying(
*.(2% =ould God that !e had died in Egy#t( and !ould God !e may die in
this $ast !ilderness, and that the 'ord may not bring us into this land,
lest !e fall by the s!ord, and our !i$es and children be led a!ay
ca#ti$es% 5s it not better to return into Egy#tM
*.(.% )nd they said one to another( 'et us a##oint a ca#tain, and let us
return into Egy#t%
*.(?% )nd !hen <oses and )aron heard this, they fell do!n flat u#on the
ground before the multitude of the children of 5srael%
*.(A% But 9osue the son of un, and "aleb the son of 9e#hone, !ho
themsel$es also had $ie!ed the land, rent their garments,
*.(+% )nd said to all the multitude of the children of 5srael( The land
!hich !e ha$e gone round is $ery good(
*.(1% 5f the 'ord be fa$ourable, he !ill bring us into it, and gi$e us a
land flo!ing !ith milk and honey%
*.(B% Be not rebellious against the 'ord( and fear ye not the #eo#le of
this land, for !e are able to eat them u# as bread% )ll aid is gone from
them( the 'ord is !ith us, fear ye not%
*.(*-% )nd !hen all the multitude cried out, and !ould ha$e stoned them,
the glory of the 'ord a##eared o$er the tabernacle of the co$enant to
all the children of 5srael%
*.(**% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 8o! long !ill this #eo#le detract meM
ho! long !ill they not belie$e me for all the signs that 5 ha$e !rought
before themM
*.(*,% 5 !ill strike them therefore !ith #estilence, and !ill consume
them( but thee 5 !ill make a ruler o$er a great nation, and a mightier
than this is%
*.(*2% )nd <oses said to the 'ord( That the Egy#tians, from the midst of
!hom thou hast brought forth this #eo#le,
*.(*.% )nd the inhabitants of this land, E!ho ha$e heard that thou, O
'ord, art among this #eo#le, and art seen face to face, and thy cloud
#rotecteth them, and thou goest before them in a #illar of a cloud by
day, and in a #illar of fire by night,G
*.(*?% <ay hear that thou hast killed so great a multitude as it !ere
one man and may say(
*.(*A% 8e could not bring the #eo#le into the land for !hich he had
s!orn, therefore did he kill them in the !ilderness%
*.(*+% 'et then the strength of the 'ord be magnified, as thou hast
s!orn, saying(
*.(*1% The 'ord is #atient and full of mercy, by taking a!ay iniLuity
and !ickedness, and lea$ing no man clear, !ho $isitest the sins of the
fathers u#on the children unto the third and fourth generation%
"lear%%% i% e%, !ho deser$es #unishment%
*.(*B% 7orgi$e, 5 beseech thee, the sins of this #eo#le, according to
the greatness of thy mercy, as thou hast been merciful to them from
their going out of Egy#t unto this #lace%
*.(,-% )nd the 'ord said( 5 ha$e forgi$en according to thy !ord%
*.(,*% )s 5 li$e( and the !hole earth shall be filled !ith the glory of
the 'ord%
*.(,,% But yet all the men that ha$e seen my majesty, and the signs that
5 ha$e done in Egy#t, and in the !ilderness, and ha$e tem#ted me no! ten
times, and ha$e not obeyed my $oice,
*.(,2% 4hall not see the land for !hich 5 s!ore to their fathers,
neither shall any one of them that hath detracted me behold it%
*.(,.% <y ser$ant "aleb, !ho being full of another s#irit hath follo!ed
me, 5 !ill bring into this land !hich he hath gone round( and his seed
shall #ossess it%
*.(,?% 7or the )malecite and the "hanaanite d!ell in the $alleys% To
morro! remo$e the cam#, and return into the !ilderness by the !ay of the
Red 4ea%
*.(,A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
*.(,+% 8o! long doth this !icked multitude murmur against meM 5 ha$e
heard the murmurings of the children of 5srael%
*.(,1% 4ay therefore to them( )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord( )ccording as
you ha$e s#oken in my hearing, so !ill 5 do to you%
*.(,B% 5n the !ilderness shall your carcasses lie% )ll you that !ere
numbered from t!enty years old and u#!ard, and ha$e murmured against me,
*.(2-% 4hall not enter into the land, o$er !hich 5 lifted u# my hand to
make you d!ell therein, e>ce#t "aleb the son of 9e#hone, and 9osue the
son of un%
*.(2*% But your children, of !hom you said, that they should be a #rey
to the enemies, !ill 5 bring in( that they may see the land !hich you
ha$e des#ised%
*.(2,% &our carcasses shall lie in the !ilderness%
*.(22% &our children shall !ander in the desert forty years, and shall
bear your fornication, until the carcasses of their fathers be consumed
in the desert,
4hall bear your fornication%%% That is, shall bear the #unishment of
your disloyalty to God, !hich in the scri#ture language is here called a
fornication, in a s#iritual sense%
*.(2.% )ccording to the number of the forty days, !herein you $ie!ed the
land( a year shall be counted for a day% )nd forty years you shall
recei$e your iniLuities, and shall kno! my re$enge(
*.(2?% 7or as 5 ha$e s#oken, so !ill 5 do to all this !icked multitude,
that hath risen u# together against me( in this !ilderness shall it
faint a!ay and die%
*.(2A% Therefore all the men, !hom <oses had sent to $ie! the land, and
!ho at their return had made the !hole multitude to murmur against him,
s#eaking ill of the land that it !as naught,
*.(2+% Died and !ere struck in the sight of the 'ord%
*.(21% But 9osue the son of un, and "aleb had gone to $ie! the land%
*.(2B% )nd <oses s#oke all these !ords to all the children of 5srael,
and the #eo#le mourned e>ceedingly%
*.(.-% )nd behold rising u# $ery early in the morning, they !ent u# to
the to# of the mountain, and said( =e are ready to go u# to the #lace,
of !hich the 'ord hath s#oken( for !e ha$e sinned%
*.(.*% )nd <oses said to them( =hy transgress you the !ord of the 'ord,
!hich shall not succeed #ros#erously !ith youM
*.(.,% Go not u#, for the 'ord is not !ith you( lest you fall before
your enemies%
*.(.2% The )malecite and the "hanaanite are before you, and by their
s!ord you shall fall, because you !ould not consent to the 'ord, neither
!ill the 'ord be !ith you%
*.(..% But they being blinded !ent u# to the to# of the mountain% But
the ark of the testament of the 'ord and <oses de#arted not from the
cam#%
*.(.?% )nd the )malecite came do!n, and the "hanaanite that d!elt in the
mountain( and smiting and slaying them #ursued them as far as 8orma%
umbers "ha#ter *?
"ertain la!s concerning sacrifices% 4abbath breaking is #unished !ith
death% The la! of fringes on their garments%
*?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*?(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael and thou shalt say to them( =hen
you shall be come unto the land of your habitation, !hich 5 !ill gi$e
you,
*?(2% )nd shall make an offering to the 'ord, for a holocaust, or a
$ictim, #aying your $o!s, or $oluntarily offering gifts, or in your
solemnities burning a s!eet sa$our unto the 'ord, of o>en or of shee#(
*?(.% =hosoe$er immolateth the $ictim, shall offer a sacrifice of fine
flour, the tenth #art of an e#hi, tem#ered !ith the fourth #art of a hin
of oil(
*?(?% )nd he shall gi$e the same measure of !ine to #our out in
libations for the holocaust or for the $ictim% 7or e$ery lamb,
*?(A% )nd for e$ery ram there shall be a sacrifice of flour of t!o
tenths, !hich shall be tem#ered !ith the third #art of a hin of oil(
*?(+% )nd he shall offer the third #art the same measure of !ine for the
libation, for a s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
*?(1% But !hen thou offerest a holocaust or sacrifice of o>en, to fulfil
thy $o! or for $ictims of #eace offerings,
*?(B% Thou shalt gi$e for e$ery o> three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith
half a hin of oil,
*?(*-% )nd !ine for libations of the same measure, for an offering of
most s!eet sa$our to the 'ord%
*?(**% Thus shalt thou do
*?(*,% 7or e$ery o> and ram and lamb and kid%
*?(*2% Both they that are born in the land, and the strangers
*?(*.% 4hall offer sacrifices after the same rite%
*?(*?% There shall be all one la! and judgment both for you and for them
!ho are strangers in the land%
*?(*A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*?(*+% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them(
*?(*1% =hen you are come into the land !hich 5 !ill gi$e you,
*?(*B% )nd shall eat of the bread of that country, you shall se#arate
firstfruits to the 'ord,
*?(,-% Of the things you eat% )s you se#arate firstfruits of your
barnfloors(
*?(,*% 4o also shall you gi$e firstfruits of your dough to the 'ord%
*?(,,% )nd if through ignorance you omit any of these things, !hich the
'ord hath s#oken to <oses,
*?(,2% )nd by him hath commanded you from the day that he began to
command and thencefor!ard,
*?(,.% )nd the multitude ha$e forgotten to do it( they shall offer a
calf out of the herd, a holocaust for a most s!eet sa$our to the 'ord,
and the sacrifice and libations thereof, as the ceremonies reLuire, and
a buck goat for sin(
*?(,?% )nd the #riest shall #ray for all the multitude of the children
of 5srael( and it shall be forgi$en them, because they sinned
ignorantly, offering not!ithstanding a burnt offering to the 'ord for
themsel$es and for their sin and their 5gnorance(
*?(,A% )nd it shall be forgi$en all the #eo#le of the children of
5srael( and the strangers that sojourn among them( because it is the
fault of all the #eo#le through ignorance%
*?(,+% But if one soul shall sin ignorantly, he shall offer a she goat
of a year old for his sin%
*?(,1% )nd the #riest shall #ray for him, because he sinned ignorantly
before the 'ord( and he shall obtain his #ardon, and it shall be
forgi$en him%
*?(,B% The same la! shall be for all that sin by ignorance, !hether they
be nati$es or strangers%
*?(2-% But the soul that committeth any thing through #ride, !hether he
be born in the land or a stranger Ebecause he hath been rebellious
against the 'ordG shall be cut off from among his #eo#le(
*?(2*% 7or he hath contemned the !ord of the 'ord, and made $oid his
#rece#t( therefore shall he be destroyed, and shall bear his iniLuity%
*?(2,% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the children of 5srael !ere in the
!ilderness, and had found a man gathering sticks on the sabbath day,
*?(22% That they brought him to <oses and )aron and the !hole multitude%
*?(2.% )nd they #ut him into #rison, not kno!ing !hat they should do
!ith him%
*?(2?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 'et that man die, let all the
multitude stone him !ithout the cam#%
*?(2A% )nd !hen they had brought him out, they stoned him, and he died
as the 'ord had commanded%
*?(2+% The 'ord also said to <oses(
*?(21% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt tell them to make
to themsel$es fringes in the corners of their garments, #utting in them
ribands of blue(
7ringes%%% The Pharisees enlarged these fringes through hy#ocrisy, <att%
,2%?, to a##ear more Healous than other men for the la! of God%
*?(2B% That !hen they shall see them, they may remember all the
commandments of the 'ord, and not follo! their o!n thoughts and eyes
going astray after di$ers things,
*?(.-% But rather being mindful of the #rece#ts of the 'ord, may do them
and be holy to their God%
*?(.*% 5 am the 'ord your God, !ho brought you out of the land of Egy#t,
that 5 might be your God%
umbers "ha#ter *A
The schism of "ore and his adherents( their #unishment%
*A(*% )nd behold "ore the son of 5saar, the son of "aath, the son of
'e$i, and Dathan and )biron the sons of Eliab, and 8on the son of
Pheleth of the children of Ruben,
*A(,% Rose u# against <oses, and !ith them t!o hundred and fifty others
of the children of 5srael, leading men of the synagogue, and !ho in the
time of assembly !ere called by name%
Rose u#%%% The crime of these men, !hich !as #unished in so remarkable a
manner, !as that of schism, and of rebellion against the authority
established by God in the churchJ and their #retending to the #riesthood
!ithout being la!fully called and sent( the same is the case of all
modern sectaries%
*A(2% )nd !hen they had stood u# against <oses and )aron, they said( 'et
it be enough for you, that all the multitude consisteth of holy ones,
and the 'ord is among them( =hy lift you u# yoursel$es abo$e the #eo#le
of the 'ordM
*A(.% =hen <oses heard this, he fell flat on his face(
*A(?% )nd s#eaking to "ore and all the multitude, he said( 5n the
morning the 'ord !ill make kno!n !ho belong to him, and the holy he !ill
join to himself( and !hom he shall choose, they shall a##roach to him%
*A(A% Do this therefore( Take e$ery man of you your censers, thou "ore,
and all thy com#any%
*A(+% )nd #utting fire in them to morro!, #ut incense u#on it before the
'ord( and !homsoe$er he shall choose, the same shall be holy( you take
too much u#on you, ye sons of 'e$i%
*A(1% )nd he said again to "ore( 8ear ye sons of 'e$i%
*A(B% 5s it a small thing unto you, that the God of 5srael hath s#ared
you from all the #eo#le, and joined you to himself, that you should
ser$e him in the ser$ice of the tabernacle, and should stand before the
congregation of the #eo#le, and should minister to himM
*A(*-% Did he therefore make thee and all thy brethren the sons of 'e$i
to a##roach unto him, that you should challenge to yoursel$es the
#riesthood also,
*A(**% )nd that all thy com#any should stand against the 'ordM for !hat
is )aron that you murmur against himM
*A(*,% Then <oses sent to call Dathan and )biron the sons of Eliab% But
they ans!ered( =e !ill not come%
*A(*2% 5s it a small matter to thee, that thou hast brought us out of a
land that flo!ed !ith milk and honey, to kill us in the desert, e>ce#t
thou rule also like a lord o$er usM
*A(*.% Thou hast brought us indeed into a land that flo!eth !ith ri$ers
of milk and honey, and hast gi$en us #ossessions of fields and
$ineyardsJ !ilt thou also #ull out our eyesM =e !ill not come%
*A(*?% <oses therefore being $ery angry, said to the 'ord( Res#ect not
their sacrifices( thou kno!est that 5 ha$e not taken of them so much as
a young ass at any time, nor ha$e injured any of them%
@ery angry%%% This anger !as a Heal against sinJ and an indignation at
the affront offered to GodJ like that !hich the same holy #ro#het
concei$ed u#on the sight of the golden calf, E>% 2,%*B%
*A(*A% )nd he said to "ore( Do thou and thy congregation stand a#art
before the 'ord to morro!, and )aron a#art%
*A(*+% Take e$ery one of you censers, and #ut incense u#on them,
offering to the 'ord t!o hundred and fifty censers( let )aron also hold
his censer%
*A(*1% =hen they had done this, <oses and )aron standing,
*A(*B% )nd had dra!n u# all the multitude against them to the door of
the tabernacle, the glory of the 'ord a##eared to them all%
*A(,-% )nd the 'ord s#eaking to <oses and )aron, said(
*A(,*% 4e#arate yoursel$es from among this congregation, that 5 may
#resently destroy them%
*A(,,% They fell flat on their face, and said( O most mighty, the God of
the s#irits of all flesh, for one manDs sin shall thy !rath rage against
allM
*A(,2% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
*A(,.% "ommand the !hole #eo#le to se#arate themsel$es from the tents of
"ore and Dathan and )biron%
*A(,?% )nd <oses arose, and !ent to Dathan and )biron( and the ancients
of 5srael follo!ing him,
*A(,A% 8e said to the multitude( De#art from the tents of these !icked
men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest you be in$ol$ed in their sins%
*A(,+% )nd !hen they !ere de#arted from their tents round about, Dathan
and )biron coming out stood in the entry of their #a$ilions !ith their
!i$es and children, and all the #eo#le%
*A(,1% )nd <oses said( By this you shall kno! that the 'ord hath sent me
to do all things that you see, and that 5 ha$e not forged them of my o!n
head(
*A(,B% 5f these men die the common death of men, and if they be $isited
!ith a #lague, !here!ith others also are !ont to be $isited, the 'ord
did not send me%
*A(2-% But if the 'ord do a ne! thing, and the earth o#ening her mouth
s!allo! them do!n, and all things that belong to them, and they go do!n
ali$e into hell, you shall kno! that they ha$e blas#hemed the 'ord%
*A(2*% )nd immediately as he had made an end of s#eaking, the earth
broke asunder under their feet(
*A(2,% )nd o#ening her mouth, de$oured them !ith their tents and all
their substance%
*A(22% )nd they !ent do!n ali$e into hell, the ground closing u#on them,
and they #erished from among the #eo#le%
*A(2.% But all 5srael, that !as standing round about, fled at the cry of
them that !ere #erishing( saying( 'est #erha#s the earth s!allo! us u#
also%
*A(2?% )nd a fire coming out from the 'ord, destroyed the t!o hundred
and fifty men that offered the incense%
*A(2A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*A(2+% "ommand EleaHar the son of )aron the #riest to take u# the
censers that lie in the burning, and to scatter the fire of one side and
the other( because they are sanctified
*A(21% 5n the deaths of the sinners( and let him beat them into #lates,
and fasten them to the altar, because incense hath been offered in them
to the 'ord, and they are sanctified, that the children of 5srael may
see them for a sign and a memorial%
*A(2B% Then EleaHar the #riest took the braHen censers, !herein they had
offered, !hom the burning fire had de$oured, and beat them into #lates,
fastening them to the altar(
*A(.-% That the children of 5srael might ha$e for the time to come
!here!ith they should be admonished, that no stranger or any one that is
not of the seed of )aron should come near to offer incense to the 'ord,
lest he should suffer as "ore suffered, and all his congregation,
according as the 'ord s#oke to <oses%
*A(.*% The follo!ing day all the multitude of the children of 5srael
murmured against <oses and )aron, saying( &ou ha$e killed the #eo#le of
the 'ord%
*A(.,% )nd !hen there arose a sedition, and the tumult increased,
*A(.2% <oses and )aron fled to the tabernacle of the co$enant% )nd !hen
they !ere gone into it, the cloud co$ered it, and the glory of the 'ord
a##eared%
*A(..% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
*A(.?% Get you out from the midst of this multitude, this moment !ill 5
destroy them% )nd as they !ere lying on the ground,
*A(.A% <oses said to )aron( Take the censer, and #utting fire in it from
the altar, #ut incense u#on it, and go Luickly to the #eo#le to #ray for
them( for already !rath is gone out from the 'ord, and the #lague
rageth%
*A(.+% =hen )aron had done this, and had run to the midst of the
multitude !hich the burning fire !as no! destroying, he offered the
incense(
*A(.1% )nd standing bet!een the dead and the li$ing, he #rayed for the
#eo#le, and the #lague ceased%
*A(.B% )nd the number of them that !ere slain !as fourteen thousand and
se$en hundred men, besides them that had #erished in the sedition of
"ore%
*A(?-% )nd )aron returned to <oses to the door of the tabernacle of the
co$enant after the destruction !as o$er%
umbers "ha#ter *+
The #riesthood is confirmed to )aron by the miracle of the blooming of
his rod, !hich is ke#t for a monument in the tabernacle%
*+(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*+(,% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and take of e$ery one of them a
rod by their kindreds, of all the #rinces of the tribes, t!el$e rods,
and !rite the name of e$ery man u#on his rod%
*+(2% )nd the name of )aron shall be for the tribe of 'e$i, and one rod
shall contain all their families(
*+(.% )nd thou shalt lay them u# in the tabernacle of the co$enant
before the testimony, !here 5 !ill s#eak to thee%
*+(?% =homsoe$er of these 5 shall choose, his rod shall blossom( and 5
!ill make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of 5srael,
!here!ith they murmur against you%
*+(A% )nd <oses s#oke to the children of 5srael( and all the #rinces
ga$e him rods one for e$ery tribe( and there !ere t!el$e rods besides
the rod of )aron%
*+(+% )nd !hen <oses had 'aid them u# before the 'ord in the tabernacle
of the testimony(
*+(1% 8e returned on the follo!ing day, and found that the rod of )aron
for the house of 'e$i, !as budded( and that the buds s!elling it hid
bloomed blossoms, !hich s#reading the lea$es, !ere formed into almonds%
The rod of )aron for the house of 'e$i, !as budded, etc%%% This rod of
)aron !hich thus miraculously brought forth fruit, !as a figure of the
blessed @irgin concei$ing and bringing forth her 4on !ithout any
#rejudice to her $irginity%
*+(B% <oses therefore brought out all the rods from before the 'ord to
all the children of 5srael( and they sa!, and e$ery one recei$ed their
rods%
*+(*-% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( "arry back the rod of )aron into the
tabernacle of the testimony, that it may be ke#t there for a token of
the rebellious children of 5srael, and that their com#laints may cease
from me lest they die%
*+(**% )nd <oses did as the 'ord had commanded%
*+(*,% )nd the children of 5srael said to <oses( Behold !e are consumed,
!e all #erish%
*+(*2% =hosoe$er a##roacheth to the tabernacle of the 'ord, he dieth%
)re !e all to a man to be utterly destroyedM
umbers "ha#ter *1
The charge of the #riests and of the 'e$ites, and their #ortion%
*1(*% )nd the 'ord said to )aron( Thou, and thy sons, and thy fatherDs
house !ith thee shall bear the iniLuity of the sanctuary( and thou and
thy sons !ith thee shall bear the sins of your #riesthood%
Thou, and thy fatherDs house !ith thee, shall bear the iniLuity of the
sanctuary%%% That is, you shall be #unished if, through negligence or
!ant of due attention, you err in the discharge of the sacred functions
for !hich you !ere ordained%
*1(,% )nd take !ith thee thy brethren also of the tribe of 'e$i, and the
sce#tre of thy father, and let them be ready in hand, and minister to
thee( but thou and thy sons shall minister in the tabernacle of the
testimony%
*1(2% )nd the 'e$ites shall !atch to do thy commands, and about all the
!orks of the tabernacle( only they shall not come nigh the $essels of
the sanctuary nor the altar, lest both they die, and you also #erish
!ith them%
*1(.% But let them be !ith thee, and !atch in the charge of the
tabernacle, and in all the ceremonies thereof% ) stranger shall not join
himself !ith you%
*1(?% =atch ye in the charge of the sanctuary, and in the ministry of
the altar( lest indignation rise u#on the children of 5srael%
*1(A% 5 ha$e gi$en you your brethren the 'e$ites from among the children
of 5srael, and ha$e deli$ered them for a gift to the 'ord, to ser$e in
the ministries of the tabernacle%
*1(+% But thou and thy sons look ye to the #riesthood( and all things
that #ertain to the ser$ice of the altar, and that are !ithin the $eil,
shall be e>ecuted by the #riests% 5f any stranger shall a##roach, he
shall be slain%
*1(1% )nd the 'ord said to )aron( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en thee the charge of
my firstfruits% )ll things that are sanctified by the children of
5srael, 5 ha$e deli$ered to thee and to thy sons for the #riestly
office, by e$erlasting ordinances%
*1(B% These therefore shalt thou take of the things that are sanctified,
and are offered to the 'ord% E$ery offering, and sacrifice, and
!hatsoe$er is rendered to me for sin and for tres#ass, and becometh holy
of holies, shall be for thee and thy sons%
*1(*-% Thou shalt eat it in the sanctuary( the males only shall eat
thereof, because it is a consecrated thing to thee%
*1(**% But the firstfruits, !hich the children of 5srael shall $o! and
offer, 5 ha$e gi$en to thee, and to thy sons, and to thy daughters, by a
#er#etual la!% 8e that is clean in thy house, shall eat them%
*1(*,% )ll the best of the oil, and of the !ine, and of the corn,
!hatsoe$er firstfruits they offer to the 'ord, 5 ha$e gi$en them to
thee%
*1(*2% )ll the firstri#e of the fruits, that the ground bringeth forth,
and !hich are brought to the 'ord, shall be for thy use( he that is
clean in thy house, shall eat them%
*1(*.% E$ery thing that the children of 5srael shall gi$e by $o!, shall
be thine%
*1(*?% =hatsoe$er is firstborn of all flesh, !hich they offer to the
'ord, !hether it be of men, or of beasts, shall belong to thee( only for
the firstborn of man thou shalt take a #rice, and e$ery beast that is
unclean thou shalt cause to be redeemed,
*1(*A% )nd the redem#tion of it shall be after one month, for fi$e
sicles of sil$er, by the !eight of the sanctuary% ) sicle hath t!enty
obols%
*1(*+% But the firstling of a co!, and of a shee# and of a goat thou
shalt not cause to be redeemed, because they are sanctified to the 'ord%
Their blood only thou shalt #our u#on the altar, and their fat thou
shalt burn for a most s!eet odour to the 'ord%
*1(*1% But the flesh shall fall to thy use, as the consecrated breast,
and the right shoulder shall be thine%
*1(*B% )ll the firstfruits of the sanctuary !hich the children of 5srael
offer to the 'ord, 5 ha$e gi$en to thee and to thy sons and daughters,
by a #er#etual ordinance% 5t is a co$enant of salt for e$er before the
'ord, to thee and to thy sons%
) co$enant of salt%%% 5t is a #ro$erbial e>#ression, signifying a
co$enant not to be altered or corru#tedJ as salt is used to kee# things
from corru#tionJ a co$enant #er#etual, like that by !hich it !as
a##ointed, that salt should be used in e$ery sacrifice% 'e$% ,%
*1(,-% )nd the 'ord said to )aron( &ou shall #ossess nothing in their
land, neither shall you ha$e a #ortion among them( 5 am thy #ortion and
inheritance in the midst of the children of 5srael%
*1(,*% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en to the sons of 'e$i all the tithes of 5srael for
a #ossession, for the ministry !here!ith they ser$e me in the tabernacle
of the co$enant(
*1(,,% That the children of 5srael may not a##roach any more to the
tabernacle, nor commit deadly sin,
Deadly sin%%% That is, sin !hich !ill bring death after it%
*1(,2% But only the sons of 'e$i may ser$e me in the tabernacle, and
bear the sins of the #eo#le% 5t shall be an e$erlasting ordinance in
your generations% They shall not #ossess any other thing,
*1(,.% But be content !ith the oblation or tithes, !hich 5 ha$e
se#arated for their uses and necessities%
*1(,?% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
*1(,A% "ommand the 'e$ites, and declare unto them( =hen you shall
recei$e of the children of 5srael the tithes, !hich 5 ha$e gi$en you,
offer the firstfruits of them to the 'ord, that is to say, the tenth
#art of the tenth(
*1(,+% That it may be reckoned to you as an oblation of firstfruits, as
!ell of the barnfloors as of the !ine#resses(
*1(,1% )nd of all the things of !hich you recei$e tithes, offer the
firstfruits to the 'ord, and gi$e them to )aron the #riest%
*1(,B% )ll the things that you shall offer of the tithes, and shall
se#arate for the gifts of the 'ord, shall be the best and choicest
things%
*1(2-% )nd thou shalt say to them( 5f you offer all the goodly and the
better things of the tithes, it shall be reckoned to you as if you had
gi$en the firstfruits of the barnfloor and the !ine#ress(
*1(2*% )nd you shall eat them in all your #laces, both you and your
families( because it is your re!ard for the ministry, !here!ith you
ser$e in the tabernacle of the testimony%
*1(2,% )nd you shall not sin in this #oint, by reser$ing the choicest
and fat things to yoursel$es, lest you #rofane the oblations of the
children of 5srael, and die%
umbers "ha#ter *B
The la! of the sacrifice of the red co!, and the !ater of e>#iation%
*B(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses and )aron, saying(
*B(,% This is the obser$ance of the $ictim, !hich the 'ord hath
ordained% "ommand the children of 5srael, that they bring unto thee a
red co! of full age, in !hich there is no blemish, and !hich hath not
carried the yoke(
) red co!, etc%%% This red co!, offered in sacrifice for sin, and
consumed !ith fire !ithout the cam#, !ith the ashes of !hich, mingled
!ith !ater, the unclean !ere to be e>#iated and #urifiedJ !as a figure
of the #assion of "hrist, by !hose #recious blood a##lied to our souls
in the holy sacraments, !e are cleansed from our sins%
*B(2% )nd you shall deli$er her to EleaHar the #riest, !ho shall bring
her forth !ithout the cam#, and shall immolate her in the sight of all(
*B(.% )nd di##ing his finger in her blood, shall s#rinkle it o$er
against the door of the tabernacle se$en times,
*B(?% )nd shall burn her in the sight of all deli$ering u# to the fire
her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, and her dung%
*B(A% The #riest shall also take cedar !ood, and hysso#, and scarlet
t!ice dyed, and cast it into the flame, !ith !hich the co! is consumed%
*B(+% )nd then after !ashing his garments, and body, he shall enter into
the cam#, and shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*B(1% 8e also that hath burned her, shall !ash his garments, and his
body, and shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*B(B% )nd a man that is clean shall gather u# the ashes of the co!, and
shall #our them forth !ithout the cam# in a most clean #lace, that they
may be reser$ed for the multitude of the children of 5srael, and for a
!ater of as#ersion( because the co! !as burnt for sin%
*B(*-% )nd !hen he that carried the ashes of the co!, hath !ashed his
garments, he shall be unclean until the e$ening% The children of 5srael,
and the strangers that d!ell among them, shall obser$e this for a holy
thing by a #er#etual ordinance%
*B(**% 8e that toucheth the cor#se of a man, and is therefore unclean
se$en days,
*B(*,% 4hall be s#rinkled !ith this !ater on the third day, and on the
se$enth, and so shall be cleansed% 5f he !ere not s#rinkled on the third
day, he cannot be cleansed on the se$enth%
*B(*2% E$ery one that toucheth the cor#se of a man, and is not s#rinkled
!ith this mi>ture, shall #rofane the tabernacle of the 'ord, and shall
#erish out of 5srael( because he !as not s#rinkled !ith the !ater of
e>#iation, he shall be unclean, and his uncleanness shall remain u#on
him%
*B(*.% This is the la! of a man that dieth in a tent( )ll that go into
his tent and all the $essels that are there, shall be unclean se$en
days%
*B(*?% The $essel that hath no co$er, nor binding o$er it, shall be
unclean%
*B(*A% 5f any man in the field touch the cor#se of a man that !as slain,
or that died of himself, or his bone, or his gra$e, he shall be unclean
se$en days%
*B(*+% )nd they shall take of the ashes of the burning and of the sin
offering, and shall #our li$ing !aters u#on them into a $essel%
*B(*1% )nd a man that is clean shall di# hysso# in them, and shall
s#rinkle there!ith all the tent, and all the furniture, and the men that
are defiled !ith touching any such thing(
*B(*B% )nd in this manner he that is clean shall #urify the unclean on
the third and on the se$enth day% )nd being e>#iated the se$enth day, he
shall !ash both himself and his garments, and be unclean until the
e$ening%
*B(,-% 5f any man be not e>#iated after this rite, his soul shall #erish
out of the midst of the church( because he hath #rofaned the sanctuary
of the 'ord, and !as not s#rinkled !ith the !ater of #urification%
*B(,*% This #rece#t shall be an ordinance for e$er% 8e also that
s#rinkled the !ater, shall !ash his garments% E$ery one that shall touch
the !aters of e>#iation, shall be unclean until the e$ening%
*B(,,% =hatsoe$er a #erson toucheth !ho is unclean, he shall make it
unclean( and the #erson that toucheth any of these things, shall be
unclean until the e$ening%
umbers "ha#ter ,-
The death of <ary the sister of <oses% The #eo#le murmur for !ant of
!ater( God gi$eth it them from the rock% The death of )aron%
,-(*% )nd the children of 5srael, and all the multitude came into the
desert of 4in, in the first month( and the #eo#le abode in "ades% )nd
<ary died there, and !as buried in the same #lace%
,-(,% )nd the #eo#le !anting !ater, came together against <oses and
)aron(
,-(2% )nd making a sedition, they said( =ould God !e had #erished among
our brethren before the 'ord%
,-(.% =hy ha$e you brought out the church of the 'ord into the
!ilderness, that both !e and our cattle should dieM
,-(?% =hy ha$e you made us come u# out of Egy#t, and ha$e brought us
into this !retched #lace !hich cannot be so!ed, nor bringeth forth figs,
nor $ines, nor #omegranates, neither is there any !ater to drinkM
,-(A% )nd <oses and )aron lea$ing the multitude, !ent into the
tabernacle of the co$enant, and fell flat u#on the ground, and cried to
the 'ord, and said% O 'ord God, hear the cry of this #eo#le, and o#en to
them thy treasure, a fountain of li$ing !ater, that being satisfied,
they may cease to murmur% )nd the glory of the 'ord a##eared o$er them%
,-(+% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,-(1% Take the rod, and assemble the #eo#le together, thou and )aron thy
brother, and s#eak to the rock before them, and it shall yield !aters%
)nd !hen thou hast brought forth !ater out of the rock, all the
multitude and their cattle shall drink%
,-(B% <oses therefore took the rod, !hich !as before the 'ord, as he had
commanded him,
,-(*-% )nd ha$ing gathered together the multitude before the rock, he
said to them( 8ear, ye rebellious and incredulous( "an !e bring you
forth !ater out of this rockM
,-(**% )nd !hen <oses bad lifted u# his hand, and struck the rock t!ice
!ith the rod, there came forth !ater in great abundance, so that the
#eo#le and their cattle drank,
The rock%%% This rock !as a figure of "hrist, and the !ater that issued
out from the rock, of his #recious blood, the source of all our good%
,-(*,% )nd the 'ord said to <oses and )aron( Because you ha$e not
belie$ed me, to sanctify me before the children of 5srael, you shall not
bring these #eo#le into the land, !hich 5 !ill gi$e them%
&ou ha$e not belie$ed, etc%%% The fault of <oses and )aron, on this
occasion, !as a certain diffidence and !eakness of faithJ not doubting
of GodDs #o!er or $eracityJ but a##rehending the un!orthiness of that
rebellious and incredulous #eo#le, and therefore s#eaking !ith some
ambiguity%
,-(*2% This is the =ater of contradiction, !here the children of 5srael
stro$e !ith !ords against the 'ord, and he !as sanctified in them%
The =ater of contradiction%%% Or strife% 8ebre!, <eribah%
,-(*.% 5n the mean time <oses sent messengers from "ades to the king of
Edom, to say( Thus saith thy brother 5srael( Thou kno!est all the labour
that hath come u#on us(
,-(*?% 5n !hat manner our fathers !ent do!n into Egy#t, and there !e
d!elt a long time, and the Egy#tians afflicted us and our fathers%
,-(*A% )nd ho! !e cried to the 'ord, and he heard us, and sent an angel,
!ho hath brought us out of Egy#t% 'o, !e are no! in the city of "ades,
!hich is in the uttermost of thy borders,
,-(*+% )nd !e beseech thee that !e may ha$e lea$e to #ass through thy
country% =e !ill not go through the fields, nor through the $ineyards,
!e !ill not drink the !aters of thy !ells, but !e !ill go by the common
high!ay, neither turning aside to the right hand, nor to the left, till
!e are #ast thy borders%
,-(*1% )nd Edom ans!ered them( Thou shalt not #ass by me( if thou dost 5
!ill come out armed against thee%
,-(*B% )nd the children of 5srael said( =e !ill go by the beaten !ay(
and if !e and our cattle drink of thy !aters, !e !ill gi$e thee !hat is
just( there shall be no difficulty in the #rice, only let us #ass
s#eedily%
,-(,-% But he ans!ered( Thou shalt not #ass% )nd immediately he came
forth to meet them !ith an infinite multitude, and a strong hand,
,-(,*% either !ould he condescend to their desire to grant them #assage
through his borders% =herefore 5srael turned another !ay from him%
,-(,,% )nd !hen they had remo$ed the cam# from "ades, they came to mount
8or, !hich is in the borders of the land of Edom(
,-(,2% =here the 'ord s#oke to <oses(
,-(,.% 'et )aron, saith he, go to his #eo#le( for he shall not go into
the land !hich 5 ha$e gi$en the children of 5srael, because he !as
incredulous to my !ords, at the !aters of contradiction%
,-(,?% Take )aron and his son !ith him, and bring them u# into mount
8or(
,-(,A% )nd !hen thou hast stri##ed the father of his $esture, thou shalt
$est there!ith EleaHar his son( )aron shall be gathered to his #eo#le,
and die there%
,-(,+% <oses did as the 'ord had commanded( and they !ent u# into mount
8or before all the multitude%
,-(,1% )nd !hen he had stri##ed )aron of his $estments, he $ested
EleaHar his son !ith them%
,-(,B% )nd )aron being dead in the to# of the mountain, he came do!n
!ith EleaHar%
,-(2-% )nd all the multitude seeing that )aron !as dead, mourned for him
thirty days throughout all their families%
umbers "ha#ter ,*
;ing )rad is o$ercome% The #eo#le murmur and are #unished !ith fiery
ser#ents( they are healed by the braHen ser#ent% They conLuer the kings
4ehon and Og%
,*(*% )nd !hen king )rad the "hanaanite, !ho d!elt to!ards the south,
had heard this, to !it, that 5srael !as come by the !ay of the s#ies, he
fought against them, and o$ercoming them carried off their s#oils%
,*(,% But 5srael binding himself by $o! to the 'ord, said( 5f thou !ilt
deli$er thus #eo#le into my hand, 5 !ill utterly destroy their cities%
,*(2% )nd the 'ord heard the #rayers of 5srael, and deli$ered u# the
"hanaanite, and they cut them off and destroyed their cities( and they
called the name of that #lace 8orma, that is to say, )nathema%
)nathema%%% That is, a thing de$oted to utter destruction%
,*(.% )nd they marched from mount 8or, by the !ay that leadeth to the
Red 4ea, to com#ass the land of Edom% )nd the #eo#le began to be !eary
of their journey and labour(
,*(?% )nd s#eaking against God and <oses, they said( =hy didst thou
bring us out of Egy#t, to die in the !ildernessM There is no bread, nor
ha$e !e any !aters( our soul no! loatheth this $ery light food%
@ery light food%%% 4o they call the hea$enly manna( thus !orldlings
loathe the things of hea$en, for !hich they ha$e no relish%
,*(A% =herefore the 'ord sent among the #eo#le fiery ser#ents, !hich bit
them and killed many of them%
7iery ser#ents%%% They are so called, because they that !ere bitten by
them !ere burnt !ith a $iolent heat%
,*(+% :#on !hich they came to <oses, and saidJ =e ha$e sinned, because
!e ha$e s#oken against the 'ord and thee( #ray that he may take a!ay
these ser#ents from us% )nd <oses #rayed for the #eo#le%
,*(1% )nd the 'ord said to him( <ake a braHen ser#ent, and set it u# for
a sign( !hosoe$er being struck shall look on it, shall li$e%
,*(B% <oses therefore made a braHen ser#ent, and set it u# for a sign(
!hich !hen they that !ere bitten looked u#on, they !ere healed%
) braHen ser#ent%%% This !as a figure of "hrist crucified, and of the
efficacy of a li$ely faith in him, against the bites of the hellish
ser#ent% 9ohn 2%*.%
,*(*-% )nd the children of 5srael setting for!ards cam#ed in Oboth%
,*(**% )nd de#arting thence they #itched their tents in 9eabarim, in the
!ilderness, that faceth <oab to!ard the east%
,*(*,% )nd remo$ing from thence, they came to the torrent Iared(
,*(*2% =hich they left and encam#ed o$er against )rnon, !hich is in the
desert and standeth out on the borders of the )morrhite% 7or )rnon is
the border of <oab, di$iding the <oabites and the )morrhites%
,*(*.% =herefore it is said in the book of the !ars of the 'ord( )s he
did in the Red 4ea, so !ill he do in the streams of )rnon%
The book of the !ars, etc%%% )n ancient book, !hich, like se$eral others
Luoted in scri#ture, has been lost%
,*(*?% The rocks of the torrents !ere bo!ed do!n that they might rest in
)r, and lie do!n in the borders of the <oabites%
,*(*A% =hen they !ent from that #lace, the !ell a##eared !hereof the
'ord said to <oses( Gather the #eo#le together, and 5 !ill gi$e them
!ater%
,*(*+% Then 5srael sung this song( 'et the !ell s#ring u#% They sung
thereto(
,*(*1% The !ell, !hich the #rinces dug, and the chiefs of the #eo#le
#re#ared by the direction of the la!gi$er, and !ith their sta$es% )nd
they marched from the !ilderness to <athana%
,*(*B% 7rom <athana unto ahaliel( from ahaliel unto Bamoth%
,*(,-% 7rom Bamoth, is a $alley in the country of <oab, to the to# of
Phasga, !hich looked to!ards the desert%
,*(,*% )nd 5srael sent messengers to 4ehon king of the )morrhites,
saying(
,*(,,% 5 beseech thee that 5 may ha$e lea$e to #ass through thy land( !e
!ill not go aside into the fields or the $ineyards, !e !ill not drink
!aters of the !ells, !e !ill go the kingDs high!ay, till !e be #ast thy
borders%
,*(,2% )nd he !ould not grant that 5srael should #ass by his borders(
but rather gathering an army, !ent forth to meet them in the desert, and
came to 9asa and fought against them%
,*(,.% )nd he !as slain by them !ith the edge of the s!ord, and they
#ossessed his land from the )rnon unto the 9eboc, and to the confines of
the children of )mmon( for the borders of the )mmonites, !ere ke#t !ith
a strong garrison%
,*(,?% 4o 5srael took all his cities, and d!elt in the cities of the
)morrhite, to !it, in 8esebon, and in the $illages thereof%
,*(,A% 8esebon !as the city of 4ehon the king of the )morrhites, !ho
fought against the king of <oab( and took all the land, that had been of
his dominion, as far as the )rnon%
,*(,+% Therefore it is said in the #ro$erb( "ome into 8esebon, let the
city of 4ehon be built and set u#(
,*(,1% ) fire is gone out of 8esebon, a flame from the city of 4ehon,
and hath consumed )r of the <oabites, and the inhabitants of the high
#laces of the )rnon%
,*(,B% =oe to thee <oab( thou art undone, O #eo#le of "hamos% 8e hath
gi$en his sons to flight, and his daughters into ca#ti$ity to 4ehon the
king of the )morrhites%
,*(2-% Their yoke is #erished from 8esebon unto Dibon, they came !eary
to o#he, and unto <edaba%
,*(2*% 4o 5srael d!elt in the land of the )morrhite%
,*(2,% )nd <oses sent some to take a $ie! of 9aHer( and they took the
$illages of it, and conLuered the inhabitants%
,*(22% )nd they turned themsel$es, and !ent u# by the !ay of Basan, and
Og the king of Basan came against them !ith all his #eo#le, to fight in
Edrai%
,*(2.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( 7ear him not, for 5 ha$e deli$ered
him and all his #eo#le, and his country into thy hand( and thou shalt do
to him as thou didst to 4ehon the king of the )morrhites, the inhabitant
of 8esebon%
,*(2?% 4o they sle! him also !ith his sons, and all his #eo#le, not
letting any one esca#e, and they #ossessed his land%
umbers "ha#ter ,,
Balac, king of <oab, sendeth t!ice for Balaam to curse 5srael% 5n his
!ay Balaam is rebuked by an angel%
,,(*% )nd they !ent for!ard and encam#ed in the #lains of <oab, o$er
against !here 9ericho is situate beyond the 9ordan%
,,(,% )nd Balac the son of 4e#hor, seeing all that 5srael had done to
the )morrhite,
,,(2% )nd that the <oabites !ere in great fear of him, and !ere not able
to sustain his assault,
,,(.% 8e said to the elders of <adian( 4o !ill this #eo#le destroy all
that d!ell in our borders, as the o> is !ont to eat the grass to the
$ery roots% o! he !as at that time king in <oab%
,,(?% 8e sent therefore messengers to Balaam the son of Beor, a
soothsayer, !ho d!elt by the ri$er of the land of the children of )mmon,
to call him, and to say( Behold a #eo#le is come out of Egy#t, that hath
co$ered the face of the earth, sitting o$er against me%
,,(A% "ome therefore, and curse this #eo#le, because it is mightier than
5( if by any means 5 may beat them and dri$e them out of my land( for 5
kno! that he !hom thou shalt bless is blessed, and he !hom thou shalt
curse is cursed%
,,(+% )nd the ancients of <oab, and the elders of <adian, !ent !ith the
#rice of di$ination in their hands% )nd !here they !ere come to Balaam,
and had told him all the !ords of Balac(
,,(1% 8e ans!ered( Tarry here this night and 5 !ill ans!er !hatsoe$er
the 'ord shall say to me% )nd !hile they stayed !ith Balaam, God came
and said to him(
,,(B% =hat mean these men that are !ith theeM
,,(*-% 8e ans!ered( Balac the son of 4e#hor king of the <oabites hath
sent to me,
,,(**% 4aying( Behold a #eo#le that is come out of Egy#t, hath co$ered
the face of the land( come and curse them, if by any means 5 may fight
!ith them and dri$e them a!ay%
,,(*,% )nd God said to Balaam( Thou shalt not go !ith them, nor shalt
thou curse the #eo#le( because it is blessed%
,,(*2% )nd he rose in the morning and said to the #rinces( Go into your
country, because the 'ord hath forbid me to come !ith you%
,,(*.% The #rinces returning, said to Balac( Balaam !ould not come !ith
us%
,,(*?% Then he sent many more and more noble than he had sent before(
,,(*A% =ho, !hen they !ere come to Balaam, said( Thus saith Balac the
son of 4e#hor, Delay not to come to me(
,,(*+% 7or 5 am ready to honour thee, and !ill gi$e thee !hatsoe$er thou
!ilt( come and curse this #eo#le%
,,(*1% Balaam ans!ered( 5f Balac !ould gi$e me his house full of sil$er
and gold, 5 cannot alter the !ord of the 'ord my God, to s#eak either
more or less%
,,(*B% 5 #ray you to stay here this night also, that 5 may kno! !hat the
'ord !ill ans!er me once more%
To stay%%% 8is desiring them to stay, after he had been fully informed
already that it !as not GodDs !ill he should go, came from the
inclination he had to gratify Balac, for the sake of !orldly gain% )nd
this #er$erse dis#osition God #unished by #ermitting him to go Ethough
not to curse the #eo#le as he !ould !illingly ha$e doneG, and suffering
him to fall still dee#er and dee#er into sin, till he came at last to
gi$e that abominable counsel against the #eo#le of God, !hich ended in
his o!n destruction% 4o sad a thing it is to indulge a #assion for
money%
,,(,-% God therefore came to Balaam in the night, and said to him( 5f
these men be come to call thee, arise and go !ith them( yet so, that
thou do !hat 5 shall command thee%
,,(,*% Balaam arose in the morning, and saddling his ass !ent !ith them%
,,(,,% )nd God !as angry% )nd an angel of the 'ord stood in the !ay
against Balaam, !ho sat on the ass, and had t!o ser$ants !ith him%
,,(,2% The ass seeing the angel standing in the !ay, !ith a dra!n s!ord,
turned herself out of the !ay, and !ent into the field% )nd !hen Balaam
beat her, and had a mind to bring her again to the !ay,
,,(,.% The angel stood in a narro! #lace bet!een t!o !alls, !here!ith
the $ineyards !ere enclosed%
,,(,?% )nd the ass seeing him, thrust herself close to the !all, and
bruised the foot of the rider% But he beat her again(
,,(,A% )nd ne$ertheless the angel going on to a narro! #lace, !here
there !as no !ay to turn aside either to the right hand or to the left,
stood to meet him%
,,(,+% )nd !hen the ass sa! the angel standing, she fell under the feet
of the rider( !ho being angry beat her sides more $ehemently !ith a
staff%
,,(,1% )nd the 'ord o#ened the mouth of the ass, and she said( =hat ha$e
5 done to theeM =hy strikest thou me, lo, no! this third timeM
O#ened the mouth, etc%%% The angel mo$ed the tongue of the ass, to utter
these s#eeches, to rebuke, by the mouth of a brute beast, the brutal
fury and folly of Balaam%
,,(,B% Balaam ans!ered( Because thou hast deser$ed it, and hast ser$ed
me ill( 5 !ould 5 had a s!ord that 5 might kill thee%
,,(2-% The ass said( )m not 5 thy beast, on !hich thou hast been al!ays
accustomed to ride until this #resent dayM tell me if 5 e$er did the
like thing to thee% But he said( e$er%
,,(2*% 7orth!ith the 'ord o#ened the eyes of Balaam, and he sa! the
angel standing in the !ay !ith a dra!n s!ord, and he !orshi##ed him
falling flat on the ground%
,,(2,% )nd the angel said to him( =hy beatest thou thy ass these three
timesM 5 am come to !ithstand thee, because thy !ay is #er$erse, and
contrary to me(
Per$erse%%% Because thy inclinations are !icked in being !illing for the
sake of gain to curse the #eo#le of !hom 5 am the guardian%
,,(22% )nd unless the ass had turned out of the !ay, gi$ing #lace to me
!ho stood against thee, 5 had slain thee, and she should ha$e li$ed%
,,(2.% Balaam said( 5 ha$e sinned, not kno!ing that thou didst stand
against me( and no! if it dis#lease thee that 5 go, 5 !ill return%
,,(2?% The angel said( Go !ith these men, and see thou s#eak no other
thing than !hat 5 shall command thee% 8e !ent therefore !ith the
#rinces%
,,(2A% )nd !hen Balac heard it he came forth to meet him in a to!n of
the <oabites, that is situate in the uttermost borders of )rnon%
,,(2+% )nd he said to Balaam( 5 sent messengers to call thee, !hy didst
thou not come immediately to meM !as it because 5 am not able to re!ard
thy comingM
,,(21% 8e ans!ered him( 'o, here 5 am( shall 5 ha$e #o!er to s#eak any
other thing but that !hich God shall #ut in my mouthM
,,(2B% 4o they !ent on together, and came into a city, that !as in the
uttermost borders of his kingdom%
,,(.-% )nd !hen Balac had killed o>en and shee#, he sent #resents to
Balaam, and to the #rinces that !ere !ith him%
,,(.*% )nd !hen morning !as come, he brought him to the high #laces of
Baal, and he beheld the uttermost #art of the #eo#le%
umbers "ha#ter ,2
Balaam, instead of cursing 5srael, is obliged to bless them, and
#ro#hesy good things of them%
,2(*% )nd Balaam said to Balac( Build me here se$en altars, and #re#are
as many cal$es, and the same number of rams%
,2(,% )nd !hen he had done according to the !ord of Balaam, they laid
together a calf and a ram u#on e$ery altar%
,2(2% )nd Balaam said to Balac( 4tand a !hile by thy burnt offering,
until 5 go, to see if #erha#s the 'ord !ill meet me, and !hatsoe$er he
shall command, 5 !ill s#eak to thee%
,2(.% )nd !hen he !as gone !ith s#eed, God met him% )nd Balaam s#eaking
to him, said( 5 ha$e erected se$en altars, and ha$e laid on e$eryone a
calf and a ram%
,2(?% )nd the 'ord #ut the !ord in his mouth, and said( Return to Balac,
and thus shalt thou s#eak%
,2(A% Returning he found Balac standing by his burnt offering, !ith all
the #rinces of the <oabites(
,2(+% )nd taking u# his #arable, he said( Balac king of the <oabites
hath brought me from )ram, from the mountains of the east( "ome, said
he, and curse 9acob( make haste and detest 5srael%
,2(1% 8o! shall 5 curse him, !hom God hath not cursedM By !hat means
should 5 detest him, !hom the 'ord detesteth notM
,2(B% 5 shall see him from the to#s of the rocks, and shall consider him
from the hills% This #eo#le shall d!ell alone, and shall not be reckoned
among the nations%
,2(*-% =ho can count the dust of 9acob, and kno! the number of the stock
of 5sraelM 'et my soul die the death of the just, and my last end be
like to them%
,2(**% )nd Balac said to Balaam( =hat is this that thou dostM 5 sent for
thee to curse my enemies( and thou contrari!ise blessest them%
,2(*,% 8e ans!ered him( "an 5 s#eak any thing else but !hat the 'ord
commandethM
,2(*2% Balac therefore said( "ome !ith me to another #lace from !hence
thou mayest see #art of 5srael, and canst not see them all( curse them
from thence%
,2(*.% )nd !hen he had brought him to a high #lace, u#on the to# of
mount Phasga, Balaam built se$en altars, and laying on e$ery one a calf
and a ram,
,2(*?% 8e said to Balac( 4tand here by thy burnt offering !hile 5 go to
meet him%
,2(*A% )nd !hen the 'ord had met him, and had #ut the !ord in his mouth,
he said( Return to Balac, and thus shalt thou say to him%
,2(*+% Returning he found him standing by his burnt sacrifice, and the
#rinces of the <oabites !ith him% )nd Balac said to him( =hat hath the
'ord s#okenM
,2(*1% But he taking u# his #arable, said( 4tand, O Balac, and gi$e ear(
hear, thou son of 4e#hor(
,2(*B% God is not a man, that he should lie, nor is the son of man, that
he should be changed% 8ath he said then, and !ill he not doM hath he
s#oken, and !ill he not fulfilM
,2(,-% 5 !as brought to bless, the blessing 5 am not able to hinder%
,2(,*% There is no idol in 9acob, neither is there an image god to be
seen in 5srael% The 'ord his God is !ith him, and the sound of the
$ictory of the king in him%
,2(,,% God hath brought him out of Egy#t, !hose strength is like to the
rhinoceros%
,2(,2% There is no soothsaying in 9acob, nor di$ination in 5srael% 5n
their times it shall be told to 9acob and to 5srael !hat God hath
!rought%
,2(,.% Behold the #eo#le shall rise u# as a lioness, and shall lift
itself u# as a lion( it shall not lie do!n till it de$our the #rey, and
drink the blood of the slain%
,2(,?% )nd Balac said to Balaam( either curse, nor bless him%
,2(,A% )nd he said( Did 5 not tell thee, that !hatsoe$er God should
command me, that 5 !ould doM
,2(,+% )nd Balac said to him( "ome and 5 !ill bring thee to another
#laceJ if #erad$enture it #lease God that thou mayest curse them from
thence%
,2(,1% )nd !hen he had brought him u#on the to# of mount Phogor, !hich
looketh to!ards the !ilderness,
,2(,B% Balaam said to him( Build me here se$en altars, and #re#are as
many cal$es, and the same number of rams%
,2(2-% Balac did as Balaam had said( and he laid on e$ery altar, a calf
and a ram%
umbers "ha#ter ,.
Balaam still continues to #ro#hesy good things in fa$our of 5srael%
,.(*% )nd !hen Balaam sa! that it #leased the 'ord that he should bless
5srael, he !ent not as he had gone before, to seek di$ination( but
setting his face to!ards the desert,
,.(,% )nd lifting u# his eyes, he sa! 5srael abiding in their tents by
their tribes( and the s#irit of God rushing u#on him,
,.(2% 8e took u# his #arable and said( Balaam the son of Beor hath said(
The man hath said, !hose eye is sto##ed u#(
,.(.% The bearer of the !ords of God hath said, he that hath beheld the
$ision of the )lmighty, he that falleth, and so his eyes are o#ened(
,.(?% 8o! beautiful are thy tabernacles O 9acob, and thy tents, O
5sraelN
,.(A% )s !oody $alleys, as !atered gardens near the ri$ers, as
tabernacles !hich the 'ord hath #itched, as cedars by the !aterside%
,.(+% =ater shall flo! out of his bucket, and his seed shall be in many
!aters% 7or )gag his king shall be remo$ed, and his kingdom shall be
taken a!ay%
,.(1% God hath brought him out of Egy#t, !hose strength is like to the
rhinoceros% They shall de$our the nations that are his enemies, and
break their bones, and #ierce them !ith arro!s%
,.(B% 'ying do!n he hath sle#t as a lion, and as a lioness, !hom none
shall dare to rouse% 8e that blesseth thee, shall also himself be
blessed( he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed%
,.(*-% )nd Balac being angry against Balaam, cla##ed his hands together
and said( 5 called thee to curse my enemies, and thou on the contrary
hast blessed them three times%
,.(**% Return to thy #lace% 5 had determined indeed greatly to honour
thee, but the 'ord hath de#ri$ed thee of the honour designed for thee%
,.(*,% Balaam made ans!er to Balac( Did 5 not say to thy messengers,
!hom thou sentest to me(
,.(*2% 5f Balac !ould gi$e me his house full of sil$er and gold, 5
cannot go beyond the !ord of the 'ord my God, to utter any thing of my
o!n head either good or e$il( but !hatsoe$er the 'ord shall say, that 5
!ill s#eakM
,.(*.% But yet going to my #eo#le, 5 !ill gi$e thee counsel, !hat this
#eo#le shall do to thy #eo#le in the latter days%
,.(*?% Therefore taking u# his #arable, again he said( Balaam the son of
Beor hath said( The man !hose eye is sto##ed u#, hath said(
,.(*A% The hearer of the !ords of God hath said, !ho kno!eth the
doctrine of the 8ighest, and seeth the $isions of the )lmighty, !ho
falling hath his eyes o#ened(
,.(*+% 5 shall see him, but not no!( 5 shall behold him, but not near% )
4T)R 48)'' R54E out of 9acob and a sce#tre shall s#ring u# from 5srael(
and shall strike the chiefs of <oab, and shall !aste all the children of
4eth
,.(*1% )nd he shall #ossess 5dumea( the inheritance of 4eir shall come
to their enemies, but 5srael shall do manfully%
,.(*B% Out of 9acob shall he come that shall rule, and shall destroy the
remains of the city%
,.(,-% )nd !hen he sa! )malec, he took u# his #arable, and said( )malec
the beginning of nations, !hose latter ends shall be destroyed%
,.(,*% 8e sa! also the "inite( and took u# his #arable, and said( Thy
habitation indeed is strong( but though thou build thy nest in a rock,
,.(,,% )nd thou be chosen of the stock of "in, ho! long shalt thou be
able to continueM 7or )ssur shall take thee ca#ti$e%
,.(,2% )nd taking u# his #arable, again he said( )las, !ho shall li$e
!hen God shall do these thingsM
,.(,.% They shall come in galleys from 5taly, they shall o$ercome the
)ssyrians, and shall !aste the 8ebre!s, and at the last they themsel$es
also shall #erish%
,.(,?% )nd Balaam rose, and returned to his #lace( Balac also returned
the !ay that he came%
umbers "ha#ter ,?
The #eo#le fall into fornication and idolatryJ for !hich t!enty-four
thousand are slain% The Heal of Phinees%
,?(*% )nd 5srael at that time abode in 4ettim, and the #eo#le committed
fornication !ith the daughters of <oab,
,?(,% =ho called them to their sacrifices% )nd they ate of them, and
adored their gods%
,?(2% )nd 5srael !as initiated to Beel#hegor( u#on !hich the 'ord being
angry,
5nitiated to Beel#hegor%%% That is, they took to the !orshi# of
Beel#hegor, an obscene idol of the <oabites, and !ere consecrated, as it
!ere, to him%
,?(.% 4aid to <oses( Take all the #rinces of the #eo#le, and hang them
u# on gibbets against the sun( that my fury may be turned a!ay from
5srael%
,?(?% )nd <oses said to the judges of 5srael( 'et e$ery man kill his
neighbours, that ha$e been initiated to Beel#hegor%
,?(A% )nd behold one of the children of 5srael !ent in before his
brethren to a harlot of <adian, in the sight of <oses and of all the
children of 5srael, !ho !ere !ee#ing before the door of the tabernacle%
,?(+% )nd !hen Phinees the son of EleaHar the son of )aron the #riest
sa! it, he rose u# from the midst of the multitude, and taking a dagger,
,?(1% =ent in after the 5sraelite into the brothel house, and thrust
both of them through together, to !it, the man and the !oman in the
genital #arts% )nd the scourge ceased from the children of 5srael%
,?(B% )nd there !ere slain four and t!enty thousand men%
,?(*-% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
,?(**% Phinees the son of EleaHar the son of )aron the #riest, hath
turned a!ay my !rath from the children of 5srael( because he !as mo$ed
!ith my Heal against them, that 5 myself might not destroy the children
of 5srael in my Heal%
,?(*,% Therefore say to him( behold 5 gi$e him the #eace of my co$enant,
,?(*2% )nd the co$enant of the #riesthood for e$er shall be both to him
and his seed, because he hath been Healous for his God, and hath made
atonement for the !ickedness of the children of 5srael%
,?(*.% )nd the name of the 5sraelite, that !as slain !ith the !oman of
<adian, !as Iambri the son of 4alu, a #rince of the kindred and tribe of
4imeon%
,?(*?% )nd the <adianite !oman, that !as slain !ith him, !as called
"oHbi the daughter of 4ur, a most noble #rince among the <adianites%
,?(*A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,?(*+% 'et the <adianites find you their enemies, and slay you them(
,?(*1% Because they also ha$e acted like enemies against you, and ha$e
guilefully decei$ed you by the idol Phogor, and "oHbi their sister, a
daughter of a #rince of <adian, !ho !as slain in the day of the #lague
for the sacrilege of Phogor%
umbers "ha#ter ,A
The #eo#le are again numbered by their tribes and families%
,A(*% )fter the blood of the guilty !as shed, the 'ord said to <oses and
to EleaHar the son of )aron, the #riest(
,A(,% umber the !hole sum of the children of 5srael from t!enty years
old and u#!ard, by their houses and kindreds, all that are able to go
forth to !ar%
,A(2% <oses therefore and EleaHar the #riest, being in the #lains of
<oab u#on the 9ordan o$er against 9ericho, s#oke to them that !ere
,A(.% 7rom t!enty years old and u#!ard, as the 'ord had commanded( and
this is the number of them(
,A(?% Ruben the firstborn of 5srael% 8is sons !ere 8enoch, of !hom is
the family of the 8enochites( and Phallu, of !hom is the family of the
Phalluites(
,A(A% )nd 8esron, of !hom is the family of the 8esronites( and "harmi,
of !hom is the family of the "harmites%
,A(+% These are the families of the stock of Ruben( !hose number !as
found to be forty-three thousand se$en hundred and thirty%
,A(1% The son of Phallu !as Eliab%
,A(B% 8is sons, !ere amuel and Dathan and )biron% These are Dathan and
)biron the #rinces of the #eo#le, that rose against <oses and )aron in
the sedition of "ore, !hen they rebelled against the 'ord(
,A(*-% )nd the earth o#ening her mouth s!allo!ed u# "ore, many others
dying, !hen the fire burned t!o hundred and fifty men% )nd there !as a
great miracle !rought,
,A(**% That !hen "ore #erished, his sons did not #erish%
,A(*,% The sons of 4imeon by their kindreds( amuel, of him is the
family of the amuelites( 9amin, of him is the family of the 9aminites(
9achim, of him is the family of the 9achimites(
,A(*2% Iare, of him is the family of the Iarites( 4aul, of him is the
family of the 4aulites%
,A(*.% These are the families of the stock of 4imeon, of !hich the !hole
number !as t!enty-t!o thousand t!o hundred%
,A(*?% The sons of Gad by their kindreds( 4e#hon, of him is the family
of the 4e#honites( )ggi, of him is the family of the )ggites( 4uni, of
him is the family of the 4unites(
,A(*A% OHni, of him is the family of the OHnites( 8er, of him is the
family of the 8erites(
,A(*+% )rod, of him is the family of the )rodites( )riel, of him is the
family of the )rielites%
,A(*1% These are the families of Gad, of !hich the !hole number !as
forty thousand fi$e hundred%
,A(*B% The sons of 9uda, 8er and Onan, !ho both died in the land of
"hanaan%
,A(,-% )nd the sons of 9uda by their kindreds !ere( 4ela, of !hom is the
family of the 4elaites( Phares, of !hom is the family of the Pharesites(
Iare, of !hom is the family of the Iarites%
,A(,*% <oreo$er the sons of Phares !ere( 8esron, of !hom is the family
of the 8esronites( and 8amul, of !hom is the family of the 8amulites%
,A(,,% These are the families of 9uda, of !hich the !hole number !as
se$enty-si> thousand fi$e hundred%
,A(,2% The sons of 5ssachar, by their kindreds( Thola of !hom is the
family of the Tholaites( Phua, of !hom is the family of the Phuaites(
,A(,.% 9asub, of !hom is the family of the 9asubites( 4emran, of !hom is
the family of the 4emranites%
,A(,?% These are the kindreds of 5ssachar, !hose number !as si>ty-four
thousand three hundred%
,A(,A% The sons of Iabulon by their kindreds( 4ared, of !hom is the
family of the 4aredites( Elon, of !hom is the family of the Elonites(
9alel, of !hom is the family of the 9alelites%
,A(,+% These are the kindreds of Iabulon, !hose number !as si>ty
thousand fi$e hundred%
,A(,1% The sons of 9ose#h by their kindred, <anasses and E#hraim%
,A(,B% Of <anasses !as born <achir, of !hom is the family of the
<achirites% <achir begot Galaad, of !hom is the family of the
Galaadites%
,A(2-% Galaad had sons( 9eHer, of !hom is the family of the 9eHerites(
and 8elec, of !hom is the family of the 8elecites(
,A(2*% )nd )sriel, of !hom is the family of the )srielites( and 4echem,
of !hom is the family of the 4echemites(
,A(2,% )nd 4emida, of !hom is the family of the 4emidaites( and 8e#her,
of !hom is the family of the 8e#herites%
,A(22% )nd 8e#her !as the father of 4al#haad, !ho had no sons, but only
daughters, !hose names are these( <aala, and oa, and 8egla, and <elcha,
and Thersa%
,A(2.% These are the families of <anasses, and the number of them fifty-
t!o thousand se$en hundred%
,A(2?% )nd the sons of E#hraim by their kindreds !ere these( 4uthala, of
!hom is the family of the 4uthalaites( Becher, of !hom is the family of
the Becherites( Thehen, of !hom is the family of the Thehenites%
,A(2A% o! the son of 4uthala !as 8eran, of !hom is the family of the
8eranites%
,A(2+% These are the kindreds of the sons of E#hraim( !hose number !as
thirty-t!o thousand fi$e hundred%
,A(21% These are the sons of 9ose#h by their families% The sons of
Benjamin in their kindreds( Bela, of !hom is the family of the Belaites(
)sbel, of !hom is the family of the )sbelites( )hiram, of !hom is the
family of the )hiramites(
,A(2B% 4u#ham, of !hom is the family of the 4u#hamites( 8u#ham, of !hom
is the family of the 8u#hamites%
,A(.-% The sons of Bela( 8ered, and oeman% Of 8ered, is the family of
the 8eredites( of oeman, the family of the oemanites%
,A(.*% These are the sons of Benjamin by their kindreds, !hose number
!as forty-fi$e thousand si> hundred%
,A(.,% The sons of Dan by their kindreds( 4uham, of !hom is the family
of the 4uhamites( These are the kindreds of Dan by their families%
,A(.2% )ll !ere 4uhamites, !hose number !as si>ty-four thousand four
hundred%
,A(..% The sons of )ser by their kindreds( 9emna, of !hom is the family
of the 9emnaites( 9essui, of !hom is the family of the 9essuites( Brie,
of !hom is the family of the Brieites%
,A(.?% The sons of Brie( 8eber, of !hom is the family of the 8eberites(
and <elchiel, of !hom is the family of the <elchielites%
,A(.A% )nd the name of the daughter of )ser, !as 4ara%
,A(.+% These are the kindreds of the sons of )ser, and their number
fifty-three thousand four hundred%
,A(.1% The sons of e#htali by their kindreds( 9esiel, of !hom is the
family of the 9esielites( Guni, of !hom is the family of the Gunites(
,A(.B% 9eser, of !hom is the family of the 9eserites( 4ellem, of !hom is
the family of the 4ellemites%
,A(?-% These are the kindreds of the sons of e#htali by their families(
!hose number !as forty-fi$e thousand four hundred%
,A(?*% This is the sum of the children of 5srael, that !ere reckoned u#,
si> hundred and one thousand se$en hundred and thirty%
,A(?,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
,A(?2% To these shall the land be di$ided for their #ossessions
according to the number of names%
,A(?.% To the greater number thou shalt gi$e a greater #ortion, and to
the fe!er a less( to e$ery one, as they ha$e no! been reckoned u#, shall
a #ossession be deli$ered(
,A(??% &et so that by lot the land be di$ided to the tribe and families%
,A(?A% =hatsoe$er shall fall by lot, that shall be taken by the more, or
the fe!er%
,A(?+% This also is the number of the sons of 'e$i by their families(
Gerson, of !hom is the family of the Gersonites( "aath, of !hom is the
family of the "aathites( <erari, of !hom is the family of the <erarites%
,A(?1% These are the families of 'e$i( The family of 'obni, the family
of 8ebroni, the family of "ore% o! "aath begot )mram(
,A(?B% =ho had to !ife 9ochabed the daughter of 'e$i, !ho !as born to
him in Egy#t% 4he bore to her husband )mram sons, )aron and <oses, and
<ary their sister%
,A(A-% Of )aron !ere born adab and )biu, and EleaHar and 5thamar(
,A(A*% Of !hom adab and )biu died, !hen they had offered the strange
fire before the 'ord%
,A(A,% )nd all that !ere numbered, !ere t!enty-three thousand males from
one month old and u#!ard( for they !ere not reckoned u# among the
children of 5srael, neither !as a #ossession gi$en to them !ith the
rest%
,A(A2% This is the number of the children of 5srael, that !ere enrolled
by <oses and EleaHar the #riest, in the #lains of <oab u#on the 9ordan,
o$er against 9ericho%
,A(A.% )mong !hom there !as not one of them that !ere numbered before by
<oses and )aron in the desert of 4inai%
,A(A?% 7or the 'ord had foretold that they should die in the !ilderness%
)nd none remained of them, but "aleb the son of 9e#hone, and 9osue the
son of un%
umbers "ha#ter ,+
The la! of inheritance% 9osue is a##ointed to succeed <oses%
,+(*% Then came the daughters of 4al#haad, the son of 8e#her, the son of
Galaad, the son of <achir, the son of <anasses, !ho !as the son of
9ose#h( and their names are <aala, and oa, and 8egla, and <elcha, and
Thersa%
,+(,% )nd they stood before <oses and EleaHar the #riest, and all the
#rinces of the #eo#le at the door of the tabernacle of the co$enant, and
said(
,+(2% Our father died in the desert, and !as not in the sedition, that
!as raised against the 'ord under "ore, but he died in his o!n sin( and
he had no male children% =hy is his name taken a!ay out of his family,
because he had no sonM Gi$e us a #ossession among the kinsmen of our
father%
,+(.% )nd <oses referred their cause to the judgment of the 'ord%
,+(?% )nd the 'ord said to him(
,+(A% The daughters of 4al#haad demand a just thing( Gi$e them a
#ossession among their fatherDs kindred, and let them succeed him in his
inheritance%
,+(+% )nd to the children of 5srael thou shalt s#eak these things(
,+(1% =hen a man dieth !ithout a son, his inheritance shall #ass to his
daughter%
,+(B% 5f he ha$e no daughter, his brethren shall succeed him%
,+(*-% )nd if he ha$e no brethren, you shall gi$e the inheritance to his
fatherDs brethren%
,+(**% But if he ha$e no uncles by the father, the inheritance shall be
gi$en to them that are the ne>t akin% )nd this shall be to the children
of 5srael sacred by a #er#etual la!, as the 'ord hath commanded <oses%
,+(*,% The 'ord also said to <oses( Go u# into this mountain )barim, and
$ie! from thence the land !hich 5 !ill gi$e to the children of 5srael%
,+(*2% )nd !hen thou shalt ha$e seen it, thou also shalt go to thy
#eo#le, as thy brother )aron is gone(
,+(*.% Because you offended me in the desert of 4in in the contradiction
of the multitude, neither !ould you sanctify me before them at the
!aters% These are the !aters of contradiction in "ades of the desert of
4in%
,+(*?% )nd <oses ans!ered him(
,+(*A% <ay the 'ord the God of the s#irits of all flesh #ro$ide a man,
that may be o$er this multitude(
,+(*+% )nd may go out and in before them, and may lead them out, or
bring them in( lest the #eo#le of the 'ord be as shee# !ithout a
she#herd%
,+(*1% )nd the 'ord said to him( take 9osue the son of un, a man in
!hom is the 4#irit, and #ut thy hand u#on him%
,+(*B% )nd he shall stand before EleaHar the #riest and all the
multitude(
,+(,-% )nd thou shalt gi$e him #rece#ts in the sight of all, and #art of
thy glory, that all the congregation of the children of 5srael may hear
him%
,+(,*% 5f any thing be to be done, EleaHar the #riest shall consult the
'ord for him% 8e and all the children of 5srael !ith him, and the rest
of the multitude shall go out and go in at his !ord%
,+(,,% <oses did as the 'ord had commanded% )nd, !hen he had taken
9osue, he set him before EleaHar the #riest, and all the assembly of the
#eo#le,
,+(,2% )nd laying his hands on his head, he re#eated all things that the
'ord had commanded%
umbers "ha#ter ,1
4acrifices are a##ointed as !ell for e$ery day as for sabbaths, and
other festi$als%
,1(*% The 'ord also said to <oses(
,1(,% "ommand the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( Offer
ye my oblation and my bread, and burnt sacrifice of most s!eet odour, in
their due seasons%
,1(2% These are the sacrifices !hich you shall offer( T!o lambs of a
year old !ithout blemish e$ery day for the #er#etual holocaust(
,1(.% One you shall offer in the mornings, and the other in the e$ening(
,1(?% )nd the tenth #art of an e#hi of flour, !hich shall be tem#ered
!ith the, #urest oil, of the measure of the fourth #art of a hin%
,1(A% 5t is the continual holocaust !hich you offered in mount 4inai for
a most s!eet odour of a sacrifice by fire to the 'ord%
,1(+% )nd for a libation you shall offer of !ine the fourth #art of a
hin for e$ery lamb in the sanctuary of the 'ord%
,1(1% )nd you shall offer the other lamb in like manner in the e$ening
according to all the rites of the morning sacrifice, and of the
libations thereof, an oblation of most s!eet odour to the 'ord%
,1(B% )nd on the sabbath day you shall offer t!o lambs of a year old
!ithout blemish, and t!o tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil in sacrifice,
and the libations,
,1(*-% =hich regularly are #oured out e$ery sabbath for the #er#etual
holocaust%
,1(**% )nd on the first day of the month you shall offer a holocaust to
the 'ord, t!o cal$es of the herd, one ram, and se$en lambs of a year
old, !ithout blemish,
,1(*,% )nd three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil in sacrifice for
e$ery calf( and t!o tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil for e$ery ram(
,1(*2% )nd the tenth of a tenth of flour tem#ered !ith oil in sacrifice
for e$ery lamb% 5t is a holocaust of most s!eet odour and an offering by
fire to the 'ord%
,1(*.% )nd these shall be the libations of !ine that are to be #oured
out for e$ery $ictim( 8alf a hin for e$ery calf, a third for a ram, and
a fourth for a lamb% This shall be the holocaust for e$ery month, as
they succeed one another in the course of the year%
,1(*?% ) buck goat also shall be offered to the 'ord for a sin offering
o$er and abo$e the #er#etual holocaust !ith its libations%
,1(*A% )nd in the first month, on the four tenth day of the month, shall
be the #hase of the 'ord,
,1(*+% )nd on the fifteenth day the solemn feast( se$en days shall they
eat unlea$ened bread%
,1(*1% )nd the first day of them shall be $enerable and holy( you shall
not do any ser$ile !ork therein%
,1(*B% )nd you shall offer a burnt sacrifice a holocaust to the 'ord,
t!o cal$es of the herd, one ram, se$en lambs of a year old, !ithout
blemish(
,1(,-% )nd for the sacrifice of e$ery one three tenths of flour !hich
shall be tem#ered !ith oil to e$ery calf, and t!o tenths to e$ery ram,
,1(,*% )nd the tenth of a tenth, to e$ery lamb, that is to say, to all
the se$en lambs(
,1(,,% )nd one buck goat for sin, to make atonement for you,
,1(,2% Besides the morning holocaust !hich you shall al!ays offer%
,1(,.% 4o shall you do e$ery day of the se$en days for the food of the
fire, and for a most s!eet odour to the 'ord, !hich shall rise from the
holocaust, and from the libations of each%
,1(,?% The se$enth day also shall be most solemn and holy unto you, you
shall do no ser$ile !ork therein%
,1(,A% The day also of firstfruits, !hen after the !eeks are
accom#lished, you shall offer ne! fruits to the 'ord, shall be $enerable
and holy( you shall do no ser$ile !ork therein%
,1(,+% )nd you shall offer a holocaust for a most s!eet odour to the
'ord, t!o cal$es of the herd, one ram, and se$en lambs of a year old,
!ithout blemish(
,1(,1% )nd in the sacrifices of them three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith
oil to e$ery calf, t!o to e$ery ram,
,1(,B% The tenth of a tenth to e$ery lamb, !hich in all are se$en lambs(
a buck goat also,
,1(2-% =hich is slain for e>#iation( besides the #er#etual holocaust and
the libations thereof%
,1(2*% &ou shall offer them all !ithout blemish !ith their libations%
umbers "ha#ter ,B
4acrifices for the festi$als of the se$enth month%
,B(*% The first day also of the se$enth month shall be $enerable and
holy unto youJ you shall do no ser$ile !ork therein, because it is the
day of the sounding and of trum#ets%
,B(,% )nd you shall offer a holocaust for a most s!eet odour to the
'ord, one calf of the herd, one ram and se$en lambs of a year old,
!ithout blemish%
,B(2% )nd for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil
to e$ery calf, t!o tenths to a ram,
,B(.% One tenth to a lamb, !hich in all are se$en lambs(
,B(?% )nd a buck goat for sin, !hich is offered for the e>#iation of the
#eo#le,
,B(A% Besides the holocaust of the first day of the month !ith the
sacrifices thereof, and the #er#etual holocaust !ith the accustomed
libations% =ith the same ceremonies you shall offer a burnt sacrifice
for a most s!eet odour to the 'ord%
,B(+% The tenth day also of this se$enth month shall be holy and
$enerable unto you, and you shall afflict your soulsJ you shall do no
ser$ile !ork therein%
,B(1% )nd you shall offer a holocaust to the 'ord for a most s!eet
odour, one calf of the herd, one ram, and se$en lambs of a year old,
!ithout blemish(
,B(B% )nd for their sacrifices, three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil
to e$ery calf, t!o tenths to a ram,
,B(*-% The tenth of a tenth to e$ery lamb, !hich are in all se$en lambs(
,B(**% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the things that are !ont to be
offered for sin, for e>#iation, and for the #er#etual holocaust !ith
their sacrifice and libations%
,B(*,% )nd on the fifteenth day of the se$enth month, !hich shall be
unto you holy and $enerable, you shall do no ser$ile !ork, but shall
celebrate a solemnity to the 'ord se$en days%
,B(*2% )nd you shall offer a holocaust for a most s!eet odour to the
'ord, thirteen cal$es of the herd, t!o rams, and fourteen lambs of a
year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(*.% )nd for their libations three tenths of flour tem#ered !ith oil
to e$ery calf, being in all thirteen cal$es( and t!o tenths to each ram,
being t!o rams,
,B(*?% )nd the tenth of a tenth to e$ery lamb, being in all fourteen
lambs(
,B(*A% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(*+% On the second day you shall offer t!el$e cal$es of the herd, t!o
rams and fourteen lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(*1% )nd the sacrifices and the libations for e$ery one, for the
cal$es and for the rams and for the lambs you shall duly celebrate(
,B(*B% )nd a buck goat for a sin offering besides the #er#etual
holocaust, and the sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(,-% The third day you shall offer ele$en cal$es, t!o rams, and
fourteen lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(,*% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall offer according to the
rite(
,B(,,% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice, and the libation thereof%
,B(,2% The fourth day you shall offer ten cal$es, t!o rams, and fourteen
lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(,.% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate in right manner(
,B(,?% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(,A% The fifth day you shall offer nine cal$es, t!o rams, and fourteen
lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(,+% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the
rite(
,B(,1% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(,B% The si>th day you shall offer eight cal$es, t!o rams, and
fourteen lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(2-% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the
rite(
,B(2*% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(2,% The se$enth day you shall offer se$en cal$es and t!o rams, and
fourteen lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(22% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the
rite(
,B(2.% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(2?% On the eighth day, !hich is most solemn, you shall do no ser$ile
!ork(
,B(2A% But you shall offer a holocaust for a most s!eet odour to the
'ord, one calf, one ram, and se$en lambs of a year old, !ithout blemish(
,B(2+% )nd the sacrifices and the libations of e$ery one for the cal$es
and for the rams and for the lambs you shall celebrate according to the
rite(
,B(21% )nd a buck goat for sin, besides the #er#etual holocaust, and the
sacrifice and the libation thereof%
,B(2B% These things shall you offer to the 'ord in your solemnities(
besides your $o!s and $oluntary oblations for holocaust, for sacrifice,
for libation, and for $ictims of #eace offerings%
umbers "ha#ter 2-
Of $o!s and oaths( and their obligation%
2-(*% )nd <oses told the children of 5srael all that the 'ord had
commanded him(
2-(,% )nd he said to the #rinces of the tribes of the children of
5srael( This is the !ord that the 'ord hath commanded(
2-(2% 5f any man make a $o! to the 'ord, or bind himself by an oath( he
shall not make his !ord $oid but shall fulfil all that he #romised%
2-(.% 5f a !oman $o! any thing, and bind herself by an oath, being in
her fatherDs house, and but yet a girl in age( if her father kne! the
$o! that she hath #romised, and the oath !here!ith she hath bound her
soul, and held his #eace, she shall be bound by the $o!(
2-(?% =hatsoe$er she #romised and s!ore, she shall fulfil in deed%
2-(A% But if her father, immediately as soon as he heard it, gainsaid
it, both her $o!s and her oaths shall be $oid, neither shall she be
bound to !hat she #romised, because her father hath gainsaid it%
2-(+% 5f she ha$e a husband, and shall $o! any thing, and the !ord once
going out of her mouth shall bind her soul by an oath,
2-(1% The day that her husband shall hear it, and not gainsay it, she
shall be bound to the $o!, and shall gi$e !hatsoe$er she #romised%
2-(B% But if as soon as he heareth he gainsay it, and make her #romises
and the !ords !here!ith she had bound her soul of no effect( the 'ord
!ill forgi$e her%
2-(*-% The !ido!, and she that is di$orced, shall fulfil !hatsoe$er they
$o!%
2-(**% 5f the !ife in the house of her husband, hath bound herself by
$o! and by oath,
2-(*,% 5f her husband hear, and hold his #eace, and doth not disallo!
the #romise, she shall accom#lish !hatsoe$er she had #romised%
2-(*2% But if forth!ith he gainsay it, she shall not be bound by the
#romise( because her husband gainsaid it, and the 'ord !ill be merciful
to her%
2-(*.% 5f she $o! and bind herself by oath, to afflict her soul by
fasting, or abstinence from other things, it shall de#end on the !ill of
her husband, !hether she shall do it, or not do it%
2-(*?% But if the husband hearing it hold his #eace, and defer the
declaring his mind till another day( !hatsoe$er she had $o!ed and
#romised, she shall fulfil( because immediately as he heard it, he held
his #eace%
2-(*A% But if he gainsay it after that he kne! it, he shall bear her
iniLuity%
2-(*+% These are the la!s !hich the 'ord a##ointed to <oses bet!een the
husband and the !ife, bet!een the father and the daughter that is as yet
but a girl in age, or that abideth in her fatherDs house%
umbers "ha#ter 2*
The <adianites are slain for ha$ing dra!n the #eo#le of 5srael into sin%
The di$iding of the booty%
2*(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2*(,% Re$enge first the children of 5srael on the <adianites, and so
thou shalt be gathered to thy #eo#le%
2*(2% )nd <oses forth!ith said( )rm of you men to fight, !ho may take
the re$enge of the 'ord on the <adianites%
2*(.% 'et a thousand men be chosen out of e$ery tribe of 5srael to be
sent to the !ar%
2*(?% )nd they ga$e a thousand of e$ery tribe, that is to say, t!el$e
thousand men !ell a##ointed for battle%
2*(A% )nd <oses sent them !ith Phinees the son of EleaHar the #riest,
and he deli$ered to him the holy $essels, and the trum#ets to sound%
2*(+% )nd !hen they had fought against the <adianites and had o$ercome
them, they sle! all the men%
2*(1% )nd their kings E$i, and Recem, and 4ur, and 8ur, and Rebe, fi$e
#rinces of the nation( Balaam also the son of Beor they killed !ith the
s!ord%
2*(B% )nd they took their !omen, and their children ca#ti$es, and all
their cattle, and all their goods( and all their #ossessions they
#lundered(
2*(*-% )nd all their cities, and their $illages, and castles, they
burned%
2*(**% )nd they carried a!ay the booty, and all that they had taken both
of men and of beasts%
2*(*,% )nd they brought them to <oses, and EleaHar the #riest, and to
all the multitude of the children of 5srael% But the rest of the things
for use they carried to the cam# on the #lains of <oab, beside the
9ordan o$er against 9ericho%
2*(*2% )nd <oses and EleaHar the #riest and all the #rinces of the
synagogue !ent forth to meet them !ithout the cam#%
2*(*.% )nd <oses being angry !ith the chief officers of the army, the
tribunes, and the centurions that !ere come from the battle,
2*(*?% 4aid( =hy ha$e you sa$ed the !omenM
2*(*A% )re not these they, that decei$ed the children of 5srael by the
counsel of Balaam, and made you transgress against the 'ord by the sin
of Phogor, for !hich also the #eo#le !as #unishedM
The sin of Phogor%%% The sin committed in the !orshi# of Beel#hegor%
2*(*+% Therefore kill all that are of the male se>, e$en of the
children( and #ut to death the !omen, that ha$e carnally kno!n men%
Of children%%% =omen and children, ordinarilly s#eaking, !ere not to be
killed in !ar, Deut% ,-%*.% But the great 'ord of life and death !as
#leased to order it other!ise in the #resent case, in detestation of the
!ickedness of this #eo#le, !ho by the counsel of Balaam, had sent their
!omen among the 5sraelites on #ur#ose to dra! them from God%
2*(*1% But the girls, and all the !omen that are $irgins sa$e for
yoursel$es(
2*(*B% )nd stay !ithout the cam# se$en days% 8e that hath killed a man,
or touched one that is killed, shall be #urified the third day and the
se$enth day%
2*(,-% )nd of all the s#oil, e$ery garment, or $essel, or any thing made
for use, of the skins, or hair of goats, or of !ood, shall be #urified%
2*(,*% EleaHar also the #riest s#oke to the men of the army, that had
fought, in this manner( This is the ordinance of the la!, !hich the 'ord
hath commanded <oses(
2*(,,% Gold, and sil$er, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin,
2*(,2% )nd all that may #ass through the fire, shall be #urified by
fire, but !hatsoe$er cannot abide the fire, shall be sanctified !ith the
!ater of e>#iation(
2*(,.% )nd you shall !ash your garments the se$enth day, and being
#urified, you shall after!ards enter into the cam#%
2*(,?% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
2*(,A% Take the sum of the things that !ere taken both of man and beast,
thou and EleaHar the #riest and the #rinces of the multitude(
2*(,+% )nd thou shalt di$ide the s#oil eLually, bet!een them that fought
and !ent out to the !ar, and bet!een the rest of the multitude%
2*(,1% )nd thou shalt se#arate a #ortion to the 'ord from them that
fought and !ere in the battle, one soul of fi$e hundred as !ell of
#ersons as of o>en and asses and shee#%
2*(,B% )nd thou shalt gi$e it to EleaHar the #riest, because they are
the firstfruits of the 'ord%
2*(2-% Out of the moiety also of the children of 5srael thou shalt take
the fiftieth head of #ersons, and of o>en, and asses, and shee#, and of
all beasts, and thou shalt gi$e them to the 'e$ites that !atch in the
charge of the tabernacle of the 'ord%
2*(2*% )nd <oses and EleaHar did as the 'ord had commanded%
2*(2,% )nd the s#oil !hich the army had taken, !as si> hundred se$enty-
fi$e thousand shee#,
2*(22% 4e$enty-t!o thousand o>en,
2*(2.% 4i>ty-one thousand asses(
2*(2?% )nd thirty-t!o thousand #ersons of the female se>, that had not
kno!n men%
2*(2A% )nd one half !as gi$en to them that had been in the battle, to
!it, three hundred thirty-se$en thousand fi$e hundred shee#(
2*(2+% Out of !hich, for the #ortion of the 'ord, !ere reckoned si>
hundred se$enty fi$e shee#%
2*(21% )nd out of the thirty-si> thousand o>en, se$enty-t!o o>en(
2*(2B% Out of the thirty thousand fi$e hundred asses, si>ty-one asses(
2*(.-% Out of the si>teen thousand #ersons, there fell to the #ortion of
the 'ord, thirty-t!o souls%
2*(.*% )nd <oses deli$ered the number of the firstfruits of the 'ord to
EleaHar the #riest, as had been commanded him,
2*(.,% Out of the half of the children of 5srael, !hich he had se#arated
for them that had been in the battle%
2*(.2% But out of the half that fell to the rest of the multitude, that
is to say, out of the three hundred thirty-se$en thousand fi$e hundred
shee#,
2*(..% )nd out of the thirty-si> thousand o>en,
2*(.?% )nd out of the thirty thousand fi$e hundred asses,
2*(.A% )nd out of the si>teen thousand #ersons,
2*(.+% <oses took the fiftieth head, and ga$e it to the 'e$ites that
!atched in the tabernacle of the 'ord, as the 'ord had commanded%
2*(.1% )nd !hen the commanders of the army, and the tribunes and
centurions !ere come to <oses, they said(
2*(.B% =e thy ser$ants ha$e reckoned u# the number of the fighting men,
!hom !e had under our hand, and not so much as one !as !anting%
2*(?-% Therefore !e offer as gifts to the 'ord !hat gold e$ery one of us
could find in the booty, in garters and tablets, rings and bracelets,
and chains, that thou mayst #ray to the 'ord for us%
2*(?*% )nd <oses and EleaHar the #riest recei$ed all the gold in di$ers
kinds,
2*(?,% 5n !eight si>teen thousand se$en hundred and fifty sicles, from
the tribunes and from the centurions%
2*(?2% 7or that !hich e$ery one had taken in the booty !as his o!n%
2*(?.% )nd that !hich !as recei$ed they brought into the tabernacle of
the testimony, for a memorial of the children of 5srael before the 'ord%
umbers "ha#ter 2,
The tribes of Ruben and Gad, and half of the tribe of <anasses, recei$e
their inheritance on the east side of 9ordan, u#on conditions a##ro$ed
of by <oses%
2,(*% )nd the sons of Ruben and Gad had many flocks of cattle, and their
substance in beasts !as infinite% )nd !hen they sa! the lands of 9aHer
and Galaad fit for feeding cattle,
2,(,% They came to <oses and EleaHar the #riest, and the #rinces of the
multitude, and said(
2,(2% )taroth, and Dibon, and 9aHer, and emra, 8esebon, and Eleale, and
4aban, and ebo, and Beon,
2,(.% The land, !hich the 'ord hath conLuered in the sight of the
children of 5srael, is a $ery fertile soil for the feeding of beasts(
and !e thy ser$ants ha$e $ery much cattle(
2,(?% )nd !e #ray thee, if !e ha$e found fa$our in thy sight, that thou
gi$e it to us thy ser$ants in #ossession, and make us not #ass o$er the
9ordan%
2,(A% )nd <oses ans!ered them( =hat, shall your brethren go to fight,
and !ill you sit hereM
2,(+% =hy do ye o$erturn the minds of the children of 5srael, that they
may not dare to #ass into the #lace !hich the 'ord hath gi$en themM
2,(1% =as it not thus your fathers did, !hen 5 sent from "adesbarne to
$ie! the landM
2,(B% )nd !hen they !ere come as far as the $alley of the cluster,
ha$ing $ie!ed all the country, they o$erturned the hearts of the
children of 5srael, that they should not enter into the coasts, !hich
the 'ord ga$e them%
2,(*-% )nd he s!ore in his anger, saying(
2,(**% 5f these men, that came u# out of Egy#t, from t!enty years old
and u#!ard, shall see the land, !hich 5 #romised !ith an oath to
)braham, 5saac, and 9acob( because they !ould not follo! me,
2,(*,% E>ce#t "aleb the son of 9e#hone the "eneHite, and 9osue the son
of un( these ha$e fulfilled my !ill%
2,(*2% )nd the 'ord being angry against 5srael, led them about through
the desert forty years, until the !hole generation, that had done e$il
in his sight, !as consumed%
2,(*.% )nd behold, said he, you are risen u# instead of your fathers,
the increase and offs#ring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the
'ord against 5srael%
2,(*?% 7or if you !ill not follo! him, he !ill lea$e the #eo#le in the
!ilderness, and you shall be the cause of the destruction of all%
2,(*A% But they coming near, said( =e !ill make shee#folds, and stalls
for our cattle, and strong cities for our children(
2,(*+% )nd !e oursel$es !ill go armed and ready for battle before the
children of 5srael, until !e bring them in unto their #laces% Our
little ones, and all !e ha$e, shall be in !alled cities, for fear of the
ambushes of the inhabitants%
2,(*1% =e !ill not return into our houses until the children of 5srael
#ossess their inheritance(
2,(*B% either !ill !e seek any thing beyond the 9ordan, because !e ha$e
already our #ossession on the east side thereof,
2,(,-% )nd <oses said to them( 5f you do !hat you #romise, go on !ell
a##ointed for !ar before the 'ord(
2,(,*% )nd let e$ery fighting man #ass o$er the 9ordan, until the 'ord
o$erthro! his enemies(
2,(,,% )nd all the land be brought under him, then shall you be
blameless before the 'ord and before 5srael, and you shall obtain the
countries that you desire, before the 'ord%
2,(,2% But if you do not !hat you say, no man can doubt but you sin
against God( and kno! ye, that your sin shall o$ertake you%
2,(,.% Build therefore cities for your children, and folds and stalls
for your shee# and beasts, and accom#lish !hat you ha$e #romised%
2,(,?% )nd the children of Gad and Ruben said to <oses( =e are thy
ser$ants, !e !ill do !hat my lord commandeth%
2,(,A% =e !ill lea$e our children, and our !i$es and shee# and cattle,
in the cities of Galaad(
2,(,+% )nd !e thy ser$ants all !ell a##ointed !ill march on to the !ar,
as thou, my lord, s#eakest%
2,(,1% <oses therefore commanded EleaHar the #riest, and 9osue the son
of un, and the #rinces of the families of all the tribes of 5srael, and
said to them(
2,(,B% 5f the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben #ass !ith you
o$er the 9ordan, all armed for !ar before the 'ord, and the land be made
subject to you( gi$e them Galaad in #ossession%
2,(2-% But if they !ill not #ass armed !ith you into the land of
"hanaan, let them recei$e #laces to d!ell in among you%
2,(2*% )nd the children of Gad, and the children of Ruben ans!ered( )s
the 'ord hath s#oken to his ser$ants, so !ill !e do(
2,(2,% =e !ill go armed before the 'ord into the land of "hanaan, and !e
confess that !e ha$e already recei$ed our #ossession beyond the 9ordan%
2,(22% <oses therefore ga$e to the children of Gad and of Ruben, and to
the half tribe of <anasses the son of 9ose#h, the kingdom of 4ehon king
of the )morrhites, and the kingdom of Og king of Basan, and their land
and the cities thereof round about%
2,(2.% )nd the sons of Gad built Dibon, and )taroth, and )roer,
2,(2?% )nd Etroth, and 4o#han, and 9aHer, and 9egbaa,
2,(2A% )nd Bethnemra, and Betharan, fenced cities, and folds for their
cattle%
2,(2+% But the children of Ruben built 8esebon, and Eleale, and
"ariathaim,
2,(21% )nd abo, and Baalmeon Etheir names being changedG and 4abama(
gi$ing names to the cities !hich they had built%
2,(2B% <oreo$er the children of <achir, the son of <anasses, !ent into
Galaad, and !asted it, cutting off the )morrhites, the inhabitants
thereof%
2,(.-% )nd <oses ga$e the land of Galaad to <achir the son of <anasses,
and he d!elt in it%
2,(.*% )nd 9air the son of <anasses !ent, and took the $illages thereof,
and he called them 8a$oth 9air, that is to say, the $illages of 9air%
2,(.,% obe also !ent, and took "anath !ith the $illages thereof( and he
called it by his o!n name, obe%
umbers "ha#ter 22
The mansions or journeys of the children of 5srael to!ards the land of
#romise%
22(*% These are the mansions of the children of 5srael, !ho !ent out of
Egy#t by their troo#s under the conduct of <oses and )aron,
The mansions%%% These mansions, or journeys of the children of 5srael
from Egy#t to the land of #romise, !ere figures, according to the
fathers, of the ste#s and degrees by !hich "hristians lea$ing sin are to
ad$ance from $irtue to $irtue, till they come to the hea$enly mansions,
after this life, to see and enjoy God%
22(,% =hich <oses !rote do!n according to the #laces of their encam#ing,
!hich they changed by the commandment of the 'ord%
22(2% o! the children of 5srael de#arted from Ramesses the first month,
on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the #hase, !ith a
mighty hand, in the sight of all the Egy#tians,
22(.% =ho !ere burying their firstborn, !hom the 'ord had slain Eu#on
their gods also he had e>ecuted $engeance,G
22(?% )nd they cam#ed in 4occoth%
22(A% )nd from 4occoth they came into Etham, !hich is in the uttermost
borders of the !ilderness%
22(+% De#arting from thence they came o$er against Phihahiroth, !hich
looketh to!ards Beelse#hon, and they cam#ed before <agdalum%
22(1% )nd de#arting from Phihahiroth, they #assed through the midst of
the sea into the !ilderness( and ha$ing marched three days through the
desert of Etham, they cam#ed in <ara%
22(B% )nd de#arting from <ara, they came into Elim, !here there !ere
t!el$e fountains of !aters, and se$enty #alm trees( and there they
cam#ed%
22(*-% But de#arting from thence also, they #itched their tents by the
Red 4ea% )nd de#arting from the Red 4ea,
22(**% They cam#ed in the desert of 4in%
22(*,% )nd they remo$ed from thence, and came to Da#hca%
22(*2% )nd de#arting from Da#hca, they cam#ed in )lus%
22(*.% )nd de#arting from )lus, they #itched their tents in Ra#hidim,
!here the #eo#le !anted !ater to drink%
22(*?% )nd de#arting from Ra#hidim, they cam#ed in the desert of 4inai%
22(*A% But de#arting also from the desert of 4inai, they came to the
gra$es of lust%
22(*+% )nd de#arting from the gra$es of lust, they cam#ed in 8aseroth%
22(*1% )nd from 8aseroth they came to Rethma%
22(*B% )nd de#arting from Rethma, they cam#ed in Remmom#hares%
22(,-% )nd they de#arted from thence and came to 'ebna%
22(,*% Remo$ing from 'ebna they cam#ed in Ressa%
22(,,% )nd de#arting from Ressa, they came to "eelatha%
22(,2% )nd they remo$ed from thence and cam#ed in the mountain 4e#her%
22(,.% De#arting from the mountain 4e#her, they came to )rada,
22(,?% 7rom thence they !ent and cam#ed in <aceloth%
22(,A% )nd de#arting from <aceloth, they came to Thahath%
22(,+% Remo$ing from Thahath they cam#ed in Thare%
22(,1% )nd they de#arted from thence, and #itched their tents in <ethca%
22(,B% )nd remo$ing from <ethca, they cam#ed in 8esmona%
22(2-% )nd de#arting from 8esmona, they came to <oseroth%
22(2*% )nd remo$ing from <oseroth, they cam#ed in Benejaacan%
22(2,% )nd de#arting from Benejaacan, they came to mount Gadgad%
22(22% 7rom thence they !ent and cam#ed in 9etebatha%
22(2.% )nd from 9etebatha they came to 8ebrona%
22(2?% )nd de#arting from 8ebrona, they cam#ed in )siongaber%
22(2A% They remo$ed from thence and came into the desert of 4in, !hich
is "ades%
22(2+% )nd de#arting from "ades, they cam#ed in mount 8or, in the
uttermost borders of the land of Edom%
22(21% )nd )aron the #riest !ent u# into mount 8or at the commandment of
the 'ord( and there he died in the fortieth year of the coming forth of
the children of 5srael out of Egy#t, the fifth month, the first day of
the month,
22(2B% =hen he !as a hundred and t!enty-three years old%
22(.-% )nd king )rad the "hanaanite, !ho d!elt to!ards the south, heard
that the children of 5srael !ere come to the land of "hanaan%
22(.*% )nd they de#arted from mount 8or, and cam#ed in 4almona%
22(.,% 7rom !hence they remo$ed and came to Phunon%
22(.2% )nd de#arting from Phunon, they cam#ed in Oboth%
22(..% )nd from Oboth they came to 5jeabarim, !hich is in the borders of
the <oabites%
22(.?% )nd de#arting from 5jeabarim they #itched their tents in
Dibongab%
22(.A% 7rom thence they !ent and cam#ed in 8elmondeblathaim%
22(.+% )nd de#arting from 8elmondeblathaim, they came to the mountains
of )barim o$er against abo%
22(.1% )nd de#arting from the mountains of )barim, they #assed to the
#lains of <oab, by the 9ordan, o$er against 9ericho%
22(.B% )nd there they cam#ed from Bethsimoth e$en to )blesatim in the
#lains of the <oabites,
22(?-% =here the 'ord said to <oses(
22(?*% "ommand the children of 5srael, and say to them( =hen you shall
ha$e #assed o$er the 9ordan, entering into the land of "hanaan,
22(?,% Destroy all the inhabitants of that land( Beat do!n their
#illars, and break in #ieces their statues, and !aste all their high
#laces,
22(?2% "leansing the land, and d!elling in it% 7or 5 ha$e gi$en it you
for a #ossession%
22(?.% )nd you shall di$ide it among you by lot% To the more you shall
gi$e a larger #art, and to the fe!er a lesser% To e$ery one as the lot
shall fall, so shall the inheritance be gi$en% The #ossession shall be
di$ided by the tribes and the families%
22(??% But if you !ill not kill the inhabitants of the land( they that
remain, shall be unto you as nails in your eyes, and s#ears in your
sides, and they shall be your ad$ersaries in the land of your
habitation%
22(?A% )nd !hatsoe$er 5 had thought to do to them, 5 !ill do to you%
umbers "ha#ter 2.
The limits of "hanaanJ !ith the names of the men that make the di$ision
of it%
2.(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses, saying(
2.(,% "ommand the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( =hen
you are entered into the land of "hanaan, and it shall be fallen into
your #ossession by lot, it shall be bounded by these limits(
2.(2% The south side shall begin from the !ilderness of 4in, !hich is by
Edom( and shall ha$e the most salt sea for its furthest limits east!ard(
The most salt sea%%% The lake of 4odom, other!ise called the Dead 4ea%
2.(.% =hich limits shall go round on the south side by the ascent of the
4cor#ion and so into 4enna, and reach to!ard the south as far as
"adesbarne, from !hence the frontiers shall go out to the to!n called
)dar, and shall reach as far as )semona%
The 4cor#ion%%% ) mountain so called from ha$ing a great number of
scor#ions%
2.(?% )nd the limits shall fetch a com#ass from )semona to the torrent
of Egy#t, and shall end in the shore of the great sea%
The great sea%%% The <editerranean%
2.(A% )nd the !est side shall begin from the great sea, and the same
shall be the end thereof%
2.(+% But to!ard the north side the borders shall begin from the great
sea, reaching to the most high mountain,
The most high mountain%%% 'ibanus%
2.(1% 7rom !hich they shall come to Emath, as far as the borders of
4edada(
2.(B% )nd the limits shall go as far as Ie#hrona, and the $illage of
Enan% These shall be the borders on the north side%
2.(*-% 7rom thence they shall mark out the grounds to!ards the east side
from the $illage of Enan unto 4e#hama%
2.(**% )nd from 4e#hama the bounds shall go do!n to Rebla o$er against
the fountain of Da#hnis( from thence they shall come east!ard to the sea
of "enereth,
4ea of "enereth%%% This is the sea of Galilee, illustrated by the
miracles of our 'ord%
2.(*,% )nd shall reach as far as the 9ordan, and at the last shall be
closed in by the most salt sea% This shall be your land !ith its borders
round about%
2.(*2% )nd <oses commanded the children of 5srael, saying( This shall be
the land !hich you shall #ossess by lot, and !hich the 'ord hath
commanded to be gi$en to the nine tribes, and to the half tribe%
2.(*.% 7or the tribe of the children of Ruben by their families, and the
tribe of the children of Gad according to the number of their kindreds,
and half of the tribe of <anasses,
2.(*?% That is, t!o tribes and a half, ha$e recei$ed their #ortion
beyond the 9ordan o$er against 9ericho at the east side%
2.(*A% )nd the 'ord said to <oses(
2.(*+% These are the names of the men, that shall di$ide the land unto
you( EleaHar the #riest, and 9osue the son of un,
2.(*1% )nd one #rince of e$ery tribe,
2.(*B% =hose names are these( Of the tribe of 9uda, "aleb the son of
9e#hone%
2.(,-% Of the tribe of 4imeon, 4amuel the son of )mmiud%
2.(,*% Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of "haselon%
2.(,,% Of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bocci the son of 9ogli%
2.(,2% Of the children of 9ose#h of the tribe of <anasses, 8anniel the
son of E#hod%
2.(,.% Of the tribe of E#hraim, "amuel the son of 4e#htan%
2.(,?% Of the tribe of Iabulon, Elisa#han the son of Pharnach%
2.(,A% Of the tribe of 5ssachar, Phaltiel the #rince, the son of OHan%
2.(,+% Of the tribe of )ser, )hiud the son of 4alomi%
2.(,1% Of the tribe of e#htali( Phedael the son of )mmiud%
2.(,B% These are they =hom the 'ord hath commanded to di$ide the land of
"hanaan to the children of 5srael%
umbers "ha#ter 2?
"ities are a##ointed for the 'e$ites% Of !hich si> are to be the cities
of refuge%
2?(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke these things also to <oses in the #lains of
<oab by the 9ordan, o$er against 9ericho(
2?(,% "ommand the children of 5srael that they gi$e to the 'e$ites out
of their #ossessions,
2?(2% "ities to d!ell in, and their suburbs round about( that they may
abide in the to!ns, and the suburbs may be for them cattle and beasts(
2?(.% =hich suburbs shall reach from the !alls of the cities out!ard, a
thousand #aces on e$ery side(
2?(?% To!ard the east shall be t!o thousand cubits( and to!ard the south
in like manner shall be t!o thousand cubits( to!ard the sea also, !hich
looketh to the !est, shall be the same e>tent( and the north side shall
be bounded !ith the like limits% )nd the cities shall be in the midst,
and the suburbs !ithout%
2?(A% )nd among the cities, !hich you shall gi$e to the 'e$ites, si>
shall be se#arated for refuge to fugiti$es, that he !ho hath shed blood
may flee to them( and besides these there shall be other forty-t!o
cities,
2?(+% That is, in all forty-eight !ith their suburbs%
2?(1% )nd of these cities !hich shall be gi$en out of the #ossessions of
the children of 5srael, from them that ha$e more, more shall be taken(
and from them that ha$e less, fe!er% Each shall gi$e to!ns to the
'e$ites according to the e>tent of their inheritance%
2?(B% The 'ord said to <oses(
2?(*-% 4#eak to the children of 5srael, and thou shalt say to them( =hen
you shall ha$e #assed o$er the 9ordan into the land of "hanaan,
2?(**% Determine !hat cities shall be for the refuge of fugiti$es, !ho
ha$e shed blood against their !ill%
2?(*,% )nd !hen the fugiti$e shall be in them, the kinsman of him that
is slain may not ha$e #o!er to kill him, until he stand before the
multitude, and his cause be judged%
2?(*2% )nd of those cities, that are se#arated for the refuge of
fugiti$es,
2?(*.% Three shall be beyond the 9ordan, and three in the land of
"hanaan,
2?(*?% )s !ell for the children of 5srael as for strangers and
sojourners, that he may flee to them, !ho hath shed blood against his
!ill%
2?(*A% 5f any man strike !ith iron, and he die that !as struck( he shall
be guilty of murder, and he himself shall die%
2?(*+% 5f he thro! a stone, and he that is struck die( he shall be
#unished in the same manner%
2?(*1% 5f he that is struck !ith !ood die( he shall be re$enged by the
blood of him that struck him%
2?(*B% The kinsman of him that !as slain, shall kill the murderer( as
soon as he a##rehendeth him, he shall kill him%
2?(,-% 5f through hatred any one #ush a man, or fling any thing at him
!ith ill design(
2?(,*% Or being his enemy, strike him !ith his hand, and he die( the
striker shall be guilty of murder( the kinsman of him that !as slain as
soon as he findeth him, shall kill him%
2?(,,% But if by chance medley, and !ithout hatred,
2?(,2% )nd enmity, he do any of these things,
2?(,.% )nd this be #ro$ed in the hearing of the #eo#le, and the cause be
debated bet!een him that struck, and the ne>t of kin(
2?(,?% The innocent shall be deli$ered from the hand of the re$enger,
and shall be brought back by sentence into the city, to !hich he had
fled, and he shall abide there until the death of the high #riest, that
is anointed !ith the holy oil%
:ntil the death, etc%%% This mystically signified that our deli$erance
!as to be effected by the death of "hrist, the high #riest and the
anointed of God%
2?(,A% 5f the murderer be found !ithout the limits of the cities that
are a##ointed for the banished,
2?(,+% )nd be struck by him that is the a$enger of blood( he shall not
be guilty that killed him%
2?(,1% 7or the fugiti$e ought to ha$e stayed in the city until the death
of the high #riest( and after he is dead, then shall the manslayer
return to his o!n country%
2?(,B% These things shall be #er#etual, and for an ordinance in all your
d!ellings%
2?(2-% The murderer shall be #unished by !itnesses( none shall be
condemned u#on the e$idence of one man%
2?(2*% &ou shall not take money of him that is guilty of blood, but he
shall die forth!ith%
2?(2,% The banished and fugiti$es before the death of the high #riest
may by no means return into their o!n cities%
2?(22% Defile not the land of your habitation, !hich is stained !ith the
blood of the innocent( neither can it other!ise be e>#iated, but by his
blood that hath shed the blood of another%
2?(2.% )nd thus shall your #ossession be cleansed, myself abiding !ith
you% 7or 5 am the 'ord that d!ell among the children of 5srael%
umbers "ha#ter 2A
That the inheritances may not be alienated from one tribe to another,
all are to marry !ithin their o!n tribes%
2A(*% )nd the #rinces of the families of Galaad, the son of <achir, the
son of <anasses, of the stock of the children of 9ose#h, came and s#oke
to <oses before the #rinces of 5srael, and said(
2A(,% The 'ord hath commanded thee, my lord, that thou shouldst di$ide
the land by lot to the children of 5srael, and that thou shouldst gi$e
to the daughters of 4al#haad our brother the #ossession due to their
father(
2A(2% o! if men of another tribe take them to !i$es, their #ossession
!ill follo! them, and being transferred to another tribe, !ill be a
diminishing of our inheritance%
2A(.% )nd so it shall cone to #ass, that !hen the jubilee, the is, the
fiftieth year of remission, is come, the distribution made by the lots
shall be confounded, and the #ossession of the one shall #ass to the
others%
2A(?% <oses ans!ered the children of 5srael, and said by the command of
the 'ord( The tribe of the children of 9ose#h hath s#oken rightly%
2A(A% )nd this is the la! #romulgated by the 'ord touching the daughters
of 4al#haad( 'et them marry to !hom they !ill, only so that it be to men
of their o!n tribe%
2A(+% 'est the #ossession of the children of 5srael be mingled from
tribe to tribe% 7or all men shall marry !i$es of their o!n tribe and
kindred(
2A(1% )nd all !omen shall take husbands of the same tribe( that the
inheritance may remain in the families%
2A(B% )nd that the tribes be not mingled one !ith another, but remain so
2A(*-% )s they !ere se#arated by the 'ord% )nd the daughters of 4al#haad
did as !as commanded(
2A(**% )nd <aala, and Thersa, and 8egla, and <elcha, and oa !ere
married to the sons of their uncle by their father
2A(*,% Of the family of <anasses, !ho !as the son of 9ose#h( and the
#ossession that had been allotted to them, remained in the tribe and
family of their father%
2A(*2% These are the commandments and judgment, !hich the 'ord commanded
by the hand of <oses to the children of 5srael, in the #lains of <oab
u#on the 9ordan o$er against 9ericho%
T8E BOO; O7 DE:TEROO<&
This Book is called DE:TEROO<&, !hich signifies a 4E"OD ')=, because
it re#eats and inculcates the ordinances formerly gi$en on mount 4inai,
!ith other #rece#ts not e>#ressed before% The 8ebre!s, from the first
!ords in the book, call it E''E 8)DDEB)R5<%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *
) re#etition of !hat #assed at 4inai and "adesbarne( and of the #eo#leDs
murmuring and their #unishment%
*(*% These are the !ords, !hich <oses s#oke to all 5srael beyond the
9ordan, in the #lain !ilderness, o$er against the Red 4ea, beet!een
Pharan and Tho#hel and 'aban and 8aseroth, !here there is $ery much
gold%
*(,% Ele$en daysD journey from 8oreb by the !ay of mount 4eir to
"adesbarne%
*(2% 5n the fortieth year, the ele$enth month, the first day of the
month, <oses s#oke to the children of 5srael all that the 'ord had
commanded him to say to them(
*(.% )fter that he had slain 4ehon king of the )morrhites, !ho d!elt in
8esebon( and Og king of Basan !ho abode in )staroth, and in Edrai,
*(?% Beyond the 9ordan in the land of <oab% )nd <oses began to e>#ound
the la!, and to say(
*(A% The 'ord our God s#oke to us in 8oreb, saying( &ou ha$e stayed long
enough in this mountain(
*(+% Turn you, and come to the mountain of the )morrhites, and to the
other #laces that are ne>t to it, the #lains and the hills and the $ales
to!ards the south, and by the sea shore, the land of the "hanaanites,
and of 'ibanus, as far as the great ri$er Eu#hrates%
*(1% Behold, said he, 5 ha$e deli$ered it to you( go in and #ossess it,
concerning !hich the 'ord s!ore to your fathers )braham, 5saac, and
9acob, that he !ould gi$e it to them, and to their seed after them%
*(B% )nd 5 said to you at that time(
*(*-% 5 alone am not able to bear you( for the 'ord your God hath
multi#lied you, and you are this day as the stars of hea$en, for
multitude%
*(**% EThe 'ord God of your fathers add to this number many thousands,
and bless you as he hath s#oken%G
*(*,% 5 alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you
and your differences%
*(*2% 'et me ha$e from among you !ise and understanding men, and such
!hose con$ersation is a##ro$ed among your tribes, that 5 may a##oint
them your rulers%
*(*.% Then you ans!ered me( The thing is good !hich thou meanest to do%
*(*?% )nd 5 took out of your tribes men !ise and honourable, and
a##ointed them rulers, tribunes, and centurions, and officers o$er
fifties, and o$er tens, !ho might teach you all things%
*(*A% )nd 5 commanded them, saying( 8ear them, and judge that !hich is
just( !hether he be one of your country, or a stranger%
*(*+% There shall be no difference of #ersons, you shall hear the little
as !ell as the great( neither shall you res#ect any manDs #erson,
because it is the judgment of God% )nd if any thing seem hard to you,
refer it to me, and 5 !ill hear it%
*(*1% )nd 5 commanded you all things that you !ere to do%
*(*B% )nd de#arting from 8oreb, !e #assed through the terrible and $ast
!ilderness, !hich you sa!, by the !ay of the mountain of the )morrhite,
as the 'ord our God had commanded us% )nd !hen !e !ere come into
"adesbarne,
*(,-% 5 said to you( &ou are come to the mountain of the )morrhite,
!hich the 'ord our God !ill gi$e to us%
*(,*% 4ee the land !hich the 'ord thy God gi$eth thee( go u# and #ossess
it, as the 'ord our God hath s#oken to thy fathers( fear not, nor be any
!ay discouraged%
*(,,% )nd you came all to me, and said( 'et us send men !ho may $ie! the
land, and bring us !ord !hat !ay !e shall go u#, and to !hat cities !e
shall go%
*(,2% )nd because the saying #leased me, 5 sent of you t!el$e men, one
of e$ery tribe(
*(,.% =ho, !hen they had set for!ard and had gone u# to the mountains,
came as far as the $alley of the cluster( and ha$ing $ie!ed the land,
*(,?% Taking of the fruits thereof, to she! its fertility, they brought
them to us, and said( The land is good, !hich the 'ord our God !ill gi$e
us%
*(,A% )nd you !ould not go u#, but being incredulous to the !ord of the
'ord our God,
*(,+% &ou murmured in your tents, and said( The 'ord hateth us, and
therefore he hath brought us out of the land of Egy#t, that he might
deli$er us into the hand of the )morrhite, and destroy us%
*(,1% =hither shall !e go u#M the messengers ha$e terrified our hearts,
saying( The multitude is $ery great, and taller than !e( the cities are
great, and !alled u# to the sky, !e ha$e seen the sons of the Enacims
there%
=alled u# to the sky%%% ) figurati$e e>#ression, signifying the !alls to
be $ery high%
*(,B% )nd 5 said to you( 7ear not, neither be ye afraid of them(
*(2-% The 'ord God, !ho is your leader, himself !ill fight for you, as
he did in Egy#t in the sight of all%
*(2*% )nd in the !ilderness Eas thou hast seenG the 'ord thy God hath
carried thee, as a man is !ont to carry his little son, all the !ay that
you ha$e come, until you came to this #lace%
*(2,% )nd yet for all this you did not belie$e the 'ord your God,
*(22% =ho !ent before you in the !ay, and marked out the #lace, !herein
you should #itch your tents, in the night she!ing you the !ay by fire,
and in the day by the #illar of a cloud%
*(2.% )nd !hen the 'ord had heard the $oice of your !ords, he !as angry
and s!ore, and said(
*(2?% ot one of the men of this !icked generation shall see the good
land, !hich 5 #romised !ith an oath to your fathers(
*(2A% E>ce#t "aleb the son of 9e#hone( for he shall see it, and to him 5
!ill gi$e the land that he hath trodden u#on, and to his children,
because he hath follo!ed the 'ord%
*(2+% either is his indignation against the #eo#le to be !ondered at,
since the 'ord !as angry !ith me also on your account, and said( either
shalt thou go in thither%
*(21% But 9osue the son of un, thy minister, he shall go in for thee(
e>hort and encourage him, and he shall di$ide the land by lot to 5srael%
*(2B% &our children, of !hom you said that they should be led a!ay
ca#ti$es, and your sons !ho kno! not this day the difference of good and
e$il, they shall go in( and to them 5 !ill gi$e the land, and they shall
#ossess it%
*(.-% But return you and go into the !ilderness by the !ay of the Red
4ea%
*(.*% )nd you ans!ered me( =e ha$e sinned against the 'ord( !e !ill go
u# and fight, as the 'ord our God hath commanded% )nd !hen you !ent
ready armed unto the mountain,
*(.,% The 'ord said to me( 4ay to them( Go not u#, and fight not, for 5
am not !ith you( lest you fall before your enemies%
*(.2% 5 s#oke, and you hearkened not( but resisting the commandment of
the 'ord, and s!elling !ith #ride, you !ent u# into the mountain%
*(..% )nd the )morrhite that d!elt in the mountains coming out, and
meeting you, chased you, as bees do( and made slaughter of you from 4eir
as far as 8orma%
*(.?% )nd !hen you returned and !e#t before the 'ord, he heard you not,
neither !ould he yield to your $oice%
*(.A% 4o you abode in "adesbarne a long time%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,
They are forbid to fight against the Edomites, <oabites, and )mmonites%
Their $ictory o$er 4ehon king of 8esebon%
,(*% )nd de#arting from thence !e came into the !ilderness that leadeth
to the Red 4ea, as the 'ord had s#oken to me( and !e com#assed mount
4eir a long time%
,(,% )nd the 'ord said to me(
,(2% &ou ha$e com#assed this mountain long enough( go to!ard the north(
,(.% )nd command thou the #eo#le, saying( &ou shall #ass by the borders
of your brethren the children of Esau, !ho d!ell in 4eir, and they !ill
be afraid of you%
,(?% Take ye then good heed that you stir not against them% 7or 5 !ill
not gi$e you of their land so much as the ste# of one foot can tread
u#on, because 5 ha$e gi$en mount 4eir to Esau, for a #ossession%
,(A% &ou shall buy meats of them for money and shall eat( you shall dra!
!aters for money, and shall drink%
,(+% The 'ord thy God hath blessed thee in e$ery !ork of thy hands( the
'ord thy God d!elling !ith thee, kno!eth thy journey, ho! thou hast
#assed through this great !ilderness, for forty years, and thou hast
!anted nothing%
,(1% )nd !hen !e had #assed by our brethren the children of Esau, that
d!elt in 4eir, by the !ay of the #lain from Elath and from )siongaber,
!e came to the !ay that leadeth to the desert of <oab%
,(B% )nd the 'ord said to me( 7ight not against the <oabites, neither go
to battle against them( for 5 !ill not gi$e thee any of their land,
because 5 ha$e gi$en )r to the children of 'ot in #ossession%
,(*-% The Emims first !ere the inhabitants thereof, a #eo#le great, and
strong, and so tall, that like the race of the Enacims,
,(**% They !ere esteemed as giants, and !ere like the sons of the
Enacims% But the <oabites call them Emims%
,(*,% The 8orrhites also formerly d!elt in 4eir( !ho being dri$en out
and destroyed, the children of Esau d!elt there, as 5srael did in the
land of his #ossession, !hich the 'ord ga$e him%
,(*2% Then rising u# to #ass the torrent Iared, !e came to it%
,(*.% )nd the time that !e journeyed from "adesbarne till !e #assed o$er
the torrent Iared, !as thirty-eight years( until all the generation of
the men that !ere fit for !ar !as consumed out of the cam#, as the 'ord
had s!orn(
,(*?% 7or his hand !as against them, that they should #erish from the
midst of the cam#%
,(*A% )nd after all the fighting men !ere dead,
,(*+% The 'ord s#oke to me, saying(
,(*1% Thou shalt #ass this day the borders of <oab, the city named )r(
,(*B% )nd !hen thou comest nigh the frontiers of the children of )mmon,
take heed thou fight not against them, nor once mo$e to battle( for 5
!ill not gi$e thee of the land of the children of )mmon, because 5 ha$e
gi$en it to the children of 'ot for a #ossession%
,(,-% 5t !as accounted a land of giants( and giants formerly d!elt in
it, !hom the )mmonites call IomHommims,
,(,*% ) #eo#le great and many, and of tall stature, like the Enacims
!hom the 'ord destroyed before their face( and he made them to d!ell in
their stead,
,(,,% )s he had done in fa$our of the children of Esau, that d!ell in
4eir, destroying the 8orrhites, and deli$ering their land to them, !hich
they #ossess to this day%
,(,2% The 8e$ites also, that d!elt in 8aserim as far as GaHa, !ere
e>#elled by the "a##adocians( !ho came out of "a##adocia, and destroyed
them and d!elt in their stead%
,(,.% )rise ye, and #ass the torrent )rnon( Behold 5 ha$e deli$ered into
thy hand 4ehon king of 8esebon the )morrhite, and begin thou to #ossess
his land and make !ar against him%
,(,?% This day !ill 5 begin to send the dread and fear of thee u#on the
nations that d!ell under the !hole hea$en( that !hen they hear thy name
they may fear and tremble, and be in #ain like !omen in tra$ail%
,(,A% 4o 5 sent messengers from the !ilderness of "ademoth to 4ehon the
king of 8esebon !ith #eaceable !ords, saying(
,(,+% =e !ill #ass through thy land, !e !ill go along by the high!ay( !e
!ill not turn aside neither to the right hand nor to the left%
,(,1% 4ell us meat for money, that !e may eat( gi$e us !ater for money
and so !e !ill drink% =e only ask that thou !ilt let us #ass through,
,(,B% )s the children of Esau ha$e done, that d!ell in 4eir, and the
<oabites, that abide in )r( until !e come to the 9ordan, and #ass to the
land !hich the 'ord our God !ill gi$e us%
,(2-% )nd 4ehon the king of 8esebon !ould not let us #ass( because the
'ord thy God had hardened his s#irit, and fi>ed his heart, that he might
be deli$ered into thy hands, as no! thou seest%
8ardened, etc%%% That is, in #unishment of his #ast sins he left him to
his o!n stubborn and #er$erse dis#osition, !hich dre! him to his ruin%
4ee the note on E>% +%2%
,(2*% )nd the 'ord said to me( Behold 5 ha$e begun to deli$er unto thee
4ehon and his land, begin to #ossess it%
,(2,% )nd 4ehon came out to meet us !ith all his #eo#le to fight at
9asa%
,(22% )nd the 'ord our God deli$ered him to us( and !e sle! him !ith his
sons and all his #eo#le%
,(2.% )nd !e took all his cities at that time, killing the inhabitants
of them, men and !omen and children% =e left nothing of them(
,(2?% E>ce#t the cattle !hich came to the share of them that took them(
and the s#oils of the cities, !hich !e took(
,(2A% 7rom )roer, !hich is u#on the bank of the torrent )rnon, a to!n
that is situate in a $alley, as far as Galaad% There !as not a $illage
or city, that esca#ed our hands( the 'ord our God deli$ered all unto us(
,(2+% E>ce#t the land of the children of )mmon, to !hich !e a##roached
not( and all that border u#on the torrent 9eboc, and the cities in the
mountains, and all the #laces !hich the 'ord our God forbade us%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 2
The $ictory o$er Og king of Basan% Ruben, Gad, and half the tribe of
<anasses recei$e their #ossession on the other side of 9ordan%
2(*% Then !e turned and !ent by the !ay of Basan( and Og the king of
Basan came out to meet us !ith his #eo#le to fight in Edrai%
2(,% )nd the 'ord said to me( 7ear him not( because he is deli$ered into
thy hand, !ith all his #eo#le and his land( and thou shalt do to him as
thou hast done to 4ehon king of the )morrhites, that d!elt in 8esebon%
2(2% 4o the 'ord our God deli$ered into our hands, Og also, the king of
Basan, and all his #eo#le( and !e utterly destroyed them,
2(.% =asting all his cities at one time, there !as not a to!n that
esca#ed us( si>ty cities, all the country of )rgob the kingdom of Og in
Basan%
2(?% )ll the cities !ere fenced !ith $ery high !alls, and !ith gates and
bars, besides innumerable to!ns that had no !alls%
2(A% )nd !e utterly destroyed them, as !e had done to 4ehon the king of
8esebon, destroying e$ery city, men and !omen and children(
2(+% But the cattle and the s#oils of the cities !e took for our #rey%
2(1% )nd !e took at that time the land out of the hand of the t!o kings
of the )morrhites, that !ere beyond the 9ordan( from the torrent )rnon
unto the mount 8ermon,
2(B% =hich the 4idonians call 4arion, and the )morrhites 4anir(
2(*-% )ll the cities that are situate in the #lain, and all the land of
Galaad and Basan as far as 4elcha and Edrai, cities of the kingdom of Og
in Basan%
2(**% 7or only Og king of Basan remained of the race of the giants% 8is
bed of iron is she!n, !hich is in Rabbath of the children of )mmon,
being nine cubits long, and four broad after the measure of the cubit of
a manDs hand%
2(*,% )nd !e #ossessed the land at that time from )roer, !hich is u#on
the bank of the torrent )rnon, unto the half of mount Galaad( and 5 ga$e
the cities thereof to Ruben and Gad%
2(*2% )nd 5 deli$ered the other #art of Galaad, and all Basan the
kingdom of Og to the half tribe of <anasses, all the country of )rgob(
and all Basan is called the 'and of giants%
2(*.% 9air the son of <anasses #ossessed all the country of )rgob unto
the borders of Gessuri, and <achati% )nd he called Basan by his o!n
name, 8a$oth 9air, that is to say, the to!ns of 9air, until this #resent
day%
2(*?% To <achir also 5 ga$e Galaad%
2(*A% )nd to the tribes of Ruben and Gad 5 ga$e of the land of Galaad as
far as the torrent )rnon, half the torrent, and the confines e$en unto
the torrent 9eboc, !hich is the border of the children of )mmon(
2(*+% )nd the #lain of the !ilderness, and the 9ordan, and the borders
of "enereth unto the sea of the desert, !hich is the most salt sea, to
the foot of mount Phasga east!ard%
2(*1% )nd 5 commanded you at that time, saying( The 'ord your God gi$eth
you this land for an inheritance, go ye !ell a##ointed before your
brethren the children of 5srael, all the strong men of you%
2(*B% 'ea$ing your !i$es and children and cattle% 7or 5 kno! you ha$e
much cattle, and they must remain in the cities, !hich 5 ha$e deli$ered
to you%
2(,-% :ntil the 'ord gi$e rest to your brethren, as he hath gi$en to
you( and they also #ossess the land, !hich he !ill gi$e them beyond the
9ordan( then shall e$ery man return to his #ossession, !hich 5 ha$e
gi$en you%
2(,*% 5 commanded 9osue also at that time, saying( Thy eyes ha$e seen
!hat the 'ord your God hath done to these t!o kings( so !ill he do to
all the kingdoms to !hich thou shalt #ass%
2(,,% 7ear them not( for the 'ord your God !ill fight for you%
2(,2% )nd 5 besought the 'ord at that time, saying(
2(,.% 'ord God, thou hast begun to she! unto thy ser$ant thy greatness,
and most mighty hand, for there is no other God either in hea$en or
earth, that is able to do thy !orks, or to be com#ared to thy strength%
2(,?% 5 !ill #ass o$er therefore, and !ill see this e>cellent land
beyond the 9ordan, and this goodly mountain, and 'ibanus%
2(,A% )nd the 'ord !as angry !ith me on your account and heard me not,
but said to me( 5t is enough( s#eak no more to me of this matter%
2(,+% Go u# to the to# of Phasga, and cast thy eyes round about to the
!est, and to the north, and to the south, and to the east, and behold
it, for thou shalt not #ass this 9ordan%
2(,1% "ommand 9osue, and encourage and strengthen him( for he shall go
before this #eo#le, and shall di$ide unto them the land !hich thou shalt
see%
2(,B% )nd !e abode in the $alley o$er against the tem#le of Phogor%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter .
<oses e>horteth the #eo#le to kee# GodDs commandments( #articularly to
fly idolatry% )##ointeth three cities of refuge, on that side of the
9ordan%
.(*% )nd no!, O 5srael, hear the commandments and judgments !hich 5
teach thee( that doing them, thou mayst li$e, and entering in mayst
#ossess the land !hich the 'ord the God of your fathers !ill gi$e you%
.(,% &ou shall not add to the !ord that 5 s#eak to you, neither shall
you take a!ay from it( kee# the commandments of the 'ord your God !hich
5 command you%
.(2% &our eyes ha$e seen all that the 'ord hath done against Beel#hegor,
ho! he hath destroyed all his !orshi##ers from among you%
.(.% But you that adhere to the 'ord your God, are all ali$e until this
#resent day%
.(?% &ou kno! that 5 ha$e taught you statutes and justices, as the 'ord
my God hath commanded me( so shall you do them in the land !hich you
shall #ossess(
.(A% )nd you shall obser$e, and fulfil them in #ractice% 7or this is
your !isdom, and understanding in the sight of nations, that hearing all
these #rece#ts, they may say( Behold a !ise and understanding #eo#le, a
great nation%
.(+% either is there any other nation so great, that hath gods so nigh
them, as our God is #resent to all our #etitions%
.(1% 7or !hat other nation is there so reno!ned that hath ceremonies,
and just judgments, and all the la!, !hich 5 !ill set forth this day
before our eyesM
.(B% ;ee# thyself therefore, and thy soul carefully% 7orget not the
!ords that thy eyes ha$e seen, and let them not go out of thy heart all
the days of thy life% Thou shalt teach them to thy sons and to thy
grandsons,
.(*-% 7rom the day in !hich thou didst stand before the 'ord thy God in
8oreb, !hen the 'ord s#oke to me, saying( "all together the #eo#le unto
me, that they may hear my !ords, and may learn to fear me all the time
that they li$e on the earth, and may teach their children%
.(**% )nd you came to the foot of the mount, !hich burned e$en unto
hea$en( and there !as darkness, and a cloud and obscurity in it%
.(*,% )nd the 'ord s#oke to you from the midst of the fire% &ou heard
the $oice of his !ords, but you sa! not any form at all%
.(*2% )nd he she!ed you his co$enant, !hich he commanded you to do, and
the ten !ords that he !rote in t!o tables of stone%
.(*.% )nd he commanded me at that time that 5 should teach you the
ceremonies and judgments !hich you shall do in the land, that you shall
#ossess%
.(*?% ;ee# therefore your souls carefully% &ou sa! not any similitude in
the day that the 'ord God s#oke to you in 8oreb from the midst of the
fire(
.(*A% 'est #erha#s being decei$ed you might make you a gra$en
similitude, or image of male or female,
.(*+% The similitude of any beasts, that are u#on the earth, or of
birds, that fly under hea$en,
.(*1% Or of cree#ing things, that mo$e on the earth, or of fishes, that
abide in the !aters under the earth(
.(*B% 'est #erha#s lifting u# thy eyes to hea$en, thou see the sun and
the moon, and all the stars of hea$en, and being decei$ed by error thou
adore and ser$e them, !hich the 'ord thy God created for the ser$ice of
all the nations, that are under hea$en%
.(,-% But the 'ord hath taken you and brought you out of the iron
furnaces of Egy#t, to make you his #eo#le of inheritance, as it is this
#resent day%
.(,*% )nd the 'ord !as angry !ith me for your !ords, and he s!ore that 5
should not #ass o$er the 9ordan, nor enter into the e>cellent land,
!hich he !ill gi$e you%
.(,,% Behold 5 die in this land, 5 shall not #ass o$er the 9ordan( you
shall #ass, and #ossess the goodly land%
.(,2% Be!are lest thou e$er forget the co$enant of the 'ord thy God,
!hich he hath made !ith thee( and make to thyself a gra$en likeness of
those things !hich the 'ord hath forbid to be made(
.(,.% Because the 'ord thy God is a consuming fire, a jealous God%
.(,?% 5f you shall beget sons and grandsons, and abide in the land, and
being decei$ed, make to yoursel$es any similitude, committing e$il
before the 'ord your God, to #ro$oke him to !rath(
.(,A% 5 call this day hea$en and earth to !itness, that you shall
Luickly #erish out of the land, !hich, !hen you ha$e #assed o$er the
9ordan, you shall #ossess% &ou shall not d!ell therein long, but the
'ord !ill destroy you,
.(,+% )nd scatter you among all nations, and you shall remain a fe!
among the nations, to !hich the 'ord shall lead you%
.(,1% )nd there you shall ser$e gods, that !ere framed !ith menDs hands(
!ood and stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell%
.(,B% )nd !hen thou shalt seek there the 'ord thy God, thou shalt find
him( yet so, if thou seek him !ith all thy heart, and all the affliction
of thy soul%
.(2-% )fter all the things aforesaid shall find thee, in the latter time
thou shalt return to the 'ord thy God, and shalt hear his $oice%
.(2*% Because the 'ord thy God is a merciful God( he !ill not lea$e
thee, nor altogether destroy thee, nor forget the co$enant, by !hich he
s!ore to thy fathers%
.(2,% )sk of the days of old, that ha$e been before thy time from the
day that God created man u#on the earth, from one end of hea$en to the
other end thereof, if e$er there !as done the like thing, or it hath
been kno!n at any time,
.(22% That a #eo#le should hear the $oice of God s#eaking out of the
midst of fire, as thou hast heard, and li$ed(
.(2.% 5f God e$er did so as to go, and take to himself a nation out of
the midst of nations by tem#tations, signs, and !onders, by fight, and a
strong hand, and stretched out arm, and horrible $isions according to
all the things that the 'ord your God did for you in Egy#t, before thy
eyes%
.(2?% That thou mightest kno! that the 'ord he is God, and there is no
other besides him%
.(2A% 7rom hea$en he made thee to hear his $oice, that he might teach
thee% )nd u#on earth he she!ed thee his e>ceeding great fire, and thou
didst hear his !ords out of the midst of the fire,
.(2+% Because he lo$ed thy fathers, and chose their seed after them% )nd
he brought thee out of Egy#t, going before thee !ith his great #o!er,
.(21% To destroy at thy coming $ery great nations, and stronger than
thou art, and to bring thee in, and gi$e thee their land for a
#ossession, as thou seest at this #resent day%
.(2B% ;no! therefore this day, and think in thy heart that the 'ord he
is God in hea$en abo$e, and in the earth beneath, and there is no other%
.(.-% ;ee# his #rece#ts and commandments, !hich 5 command thee( that it
may be !ell !ith thee, and thy children after thee, and thou mayst
remain a long time u#on the land, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee%
.(.*% Then <oses set aside three cities beyond the 9ordan at the east
side,
.(.,% That any one might flee to them !ho should kill his neighbour
un!illingly, and !as not his enemy a day or t!o before, and that he
might esca#e to some one of these cities(
.(.2% Bosor in the !ilderness, !hich is situate in the #lains of the
tribe of Ruben( and Ramoth in Galaad, !hich is in the tribe of Gad( and
Golan in Basan, !hich is in the tribe of <anasses%
.(..% This is the la!, that <oses set before the children of 5srael,
.(.?% )nd these are the testimonies and ceremonies and judgments, !hich
he s#oke to the children of 5srael, !hen they came out of Egy#t,
.(.A% Beyond the 9ordan in the $alley o$er against the tem#le of Phogor,
in the land of 4ehon king of the )morrhites, that d!elt in 8esebon, !hom
<oses sle!% )nd the children of 5srael coming out of Egy#t,
.(.+% Possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Basan, of the t!o
kings of the )morrhites, !ho !ere beyond the 9ordan to!ards the rising
of the sun(
.(.1% 7rom )roer, !hich is situate u#on the bank of the torrent )rnon,
unto mount 4ion, !hich is also called 8ermon,
.(.B% )ll the #lain beyond the 9ordan at the east side, unto the sea of
the !ilderness, and unto the foot of mount Phasga%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ?
The ten commandments are re#eated and e>#lained%
?(*% )nd <oses called all 5srael, and said to them( 8ear, O 5srael, the
ceremonies and judgments, !hich 5 s#eak in your ears this day( learn
them, and fulfil them in !ork%
?(,% The 'ord our God made a co$enant !ith us in 8oreb%
?(2% 8e made not the co$enant !ith our fathers, but !ith us, !ho are no!
#resent and li$ing%
?(.% 8e s#oke to us face to face in the mount out of the midst of fire%
?(?% 5 !as the mediator and stood bet!een the 'ord and you at that time,
to she! you his !ords, for you feared the fire, and !ent not u# into the
mountain, and he said(
?(A% 5 am the 'ord thy God, !ho brought thee out of the land of Egy#t,
out of the house of bondage%
?(+% Thou shalt not ha$e strange gods in my sight%
?(1% Thou shalt not make to thy self a gra$en thing, nor the likeness of
any things, that are in hea$en abo$e, or that are in the earth beneath,
or that abide in the !aters under the earth%
?(B% Thou shalt not adore them, and thou shalt not ser$e them% 7or 5 am
the 'ord thy God, a jealous God, $isiting the iniLuity of the fathers
u#on their children unto the third and fourth generation, to them that
hate me,
?(*-% )nd she!ing mercy unto many thousands, to them that lo$e me, and
kee# my commandments%
?(**% Thou shalt not take the name of the 'ord thy God in $ain( for he
shall not be un#unished that taketh his name u#on a $ain thing%
?(*,% Obser$e the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it, as the 'ord thy
God hath commanded thee%
?(*2% 4i> days shalt thou labour, and shalt do all thy !orks%
?(*.% The se$enth is the day of the sabbath, that is, the rest of the
'ord thy God% Thou shalt not do any !ork therein, thou nor thy son nor
thy daughter, nor thy manser$ant nor thy maidser$ant, nor thy o>, nor
thy ass, nor any of thy beasts, nor the stranger that is !ithin thy
gates( that thy manser$ant and thy maidser$ant may rest, e$en as
thyself%
?(*?% Remember that thou also didst ser$e in Egy#t, and the 'ord thy God
brought thee out from thence !ith a strong hand, and a stretched out
arm% Therefore hath he commanded thee that thou shouldst obser$e the
sabbath day%
?(*A% 8onour thy father and mother, as the 'ord thy God hath commanded
thee, that thou mayst li$e a long time, and it may be !ell !ith thee in
the land, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee%
?(*+% Thou shalt not kill%
?(*1% either shalt thou commit adultery%
?(*B% )nd thou shalt not steal%
?(,-% either shalt thou bear false !itness against thy neighbour%
?(,*% Thou shalt not co$et thy neighbourDs !ife( nor his house, nor his
field, nor his manser$ant, nor his maidser$ant, nor his o>, nor his ass,
nor any thing that is his%
?(,,% These !ords the 'ord s#oke to all the multitude of you in the
mountain, out of the midst of the fire and the cloud, and the darkness,
!ith a loud $oice, adding nothing more( and he !rote them in t!o tables
of stone, !hich he deli$ered unto me%
?(,2% But you, after you heard the $oice out of the midst of the
darkness, and sa! the mountain burn, came to me, all the #rinces of the
tribes and the elders, and you said(
?(,.% Behold the 'ord our God hath she!n us his majesty and his
greatness, !e ha$e heard his $oice out of the midst of the fire, and
ha$e #ro$ed this day that God s#eaking !ith man, man hath li$ed%
?(,?% =hy shall !e die therefore, and !hy shall this e>ceeding great
fire comsume us( for if !e hear the $oice of the 'ord our God any more,
!e shall die%
?(,A% =hat is all flesh, that it should hear the $oice of the li$ing
God, !ho s#eaketh out of the midst of the fire, as !e ha$e heard, and be
able to li$eM
?(,+% )##roach thou rather( and hear all things that the 'ord our God
shall say to thee, and thou shalt s#eak to us, and !e !ill hear and !ill
do them%
?(,1% )nd !hen the 'ord had heard this, he said to me( 5 ha$e heard the
$oice of the !ords of this #eo#le, !hich they s#oke to thee( they ha$e
s#oken all things !ell%
?(,B% =ho shall gi$e them to ha$e such a mind, to fear me, and to kee#
all my commandments at all times, that it may be !ell !ith them and !ith
their children for e$erM
?(2-% Go and say to them( Return into your tents%
?(2*% But stand thou here !ith me, and 5 !ill s#eak to thee all my
commandments, and ceremonies and judgments( !hich thou shalt teach them,
that they may do them in the land, !hich 5 !ill gi$e them for a
#ossession%
?(2,% ;ee# therefore and do the things !hich the 'ord God hath commanded
you( you shall not go aside neither to the right hand, nor to the left%
?(22% But you shall !alk in the !ay that the 'ord your God hath
commanded, that you may li$e, and it may be !ell !ith you, and your days
may be long in the land of your #ossession%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter A
)n e>hortation to the lo$e of God, and obedience to his la!%
A(*% These are the #rece#ts, and ceremonies, and judgments, !hich the
'ord your God commanded that 5 should teach you, and that you should do
them in the land into !hich you #ass o$er to #ossess it(
A(,% That thou mayst fear the 'ord thy God, and kee# all his
commandments and #rece#ts, !hich 5 command thee, and thy sons, and thy
grandsons, all the days of thy life, that thy days may be #rolonged%
A(2% 8ear, O 5srael, and obser$e to do the things !hich the 'ord hath
commanded thee, that it may be !ell !ith thee, and thou mayst be greatly
multi#lied, as the 'ord the God of thy fathers hath #romised thee a land
flo!ing !ith milk and honey%
A(.% 8ear, O 5srael, the 'ord our God is one 'ord%
A(?% Thou shalt lo$e the 'ord thy God !ith thy !hole heart, and !ith thy
!hole soul, and !ith thy !hole strength%
A(A% )nd these !ords !hich 5 command thee this day, shall be in thy
heart(
A(+% )nd thou shalt tell them to thy children, and thou shalt meditate
u#on them sitting in thy house, and !alking on thy journey, slee#ing and
rising%
A(1% )nd thou shalt bind them as a sign on thy hand, and they shall be
and shall mo$e bet!een thy eyes%
A(B% )nd thou shalt !rite them in the entry, and on the doors of thy
house%
A(*-% )nd !hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e brought thee into the land,
for !hich he s!ore to thy fathers )braham, 5saac, and 9acob( and shall
ha$e gi$en thee great and goodly cities, !hich thou didst not build,
A(**% 8ouses full of riches, !hich thou didst not set u#, cisterns !hich
thou didst not dig, $ineyards and oli$eyards, !hich thou didst not
#lant,
A(*,% )nd thou shalt ha$e eaten and be full(
A(*2% Take heed deligently lest thou forget the 'ord, !ho brought thee
out of the land of Egy#t, out of the house of bondage% Thou shalt fear
the 'ord thy God, and shalt ser$e him only, and thou shalt s!ear by his
name%
A(*.% &ou shall not go after the strange gods of all the nations, that
are round about you(
A(*?% Because the 'ord thy God is a jealous God in the midst of thee(
lest at any time the !rath of the 'ord thy God be kindled against thee,
and take thee a!ay from the face of the earth%
A(*A% Thou shalt not tem#t the 'ord thy God, as thou tem#tedst him in
the #lace of tem#tation%
A(*+% ;ee# the #rece#ts of the 'ord thy God, and the testimonies and
ceremonies !hich he hath commanded thee%
A(*1% )nd do that !hich is #leasing and good in the sight of the 'ord,
that it may be !ell !ith thee( and going in thou mayst #ossess the
goodly land, concerning !hich the 'ord s!ore to thy fathers,
A(*B% That he !ould destroy all thy enemies before thee, as he hath
s#oken%
A(,-% )nd !hen thy son shall ask thee to morro!, saying( =hat mean these
testimonies, and ceremonies and judgments, !hich the 'ord our God hath
commanded usM
A(,*% Thou shalt say to him( =e !ere bondmen of Pharao in Egy#t, and the
'ord brought us out of Egy#t !ith a strong hand%
A(,,% )nd he !rought signs and !onders great and $ery grie$ous in Egy#t
against Pharao, and all his house, in our sight,
A(,2% )nd he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in and
gi$e us the land, concerning !hich he s!ore to our fathers%
A(,.% )nd the 'ord commanded that !e should do all these ordinances, and
should fear the 'ord our God, that it might be !ell !ith us all the days
of our life, as it is at this day%
A(,?% )nd he !ill be merciful to us, if !e kee# and do all his #rece#ts
before the 'ord our God, as he hath commanded us%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter +
o league nor fello!shi# to be made !ith the "hanaanites( God #romiseth
his #eo#le his blessing and assistance, if they kee# his comandments%
+(*% =hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e brought thee into the land, !hich
thou art going in to #ossess, and shall ha$e destroyed many nations
before thee, the 8ethite, and the GergeHite, and the )morrhite, and the
"hanaanite, and the PhereHite, and the 8e$ite, and the 9ebusite, se$en
nations much more numerous than thou art, and stronger than thou(
+(,% )nd the 'ord thy God shall ha$e deli$ered them to thee, thou shalt
utterly destroy them% Thou shalt make no league !ith them, nor she!
mercy to them(
+(2% either shalt thou make marriages !ith them% Thou shalt not gi$e
thy daughter to his son, nor take his daughter for thy son(
+(.% 7or she !ill turn a!ay thy son from follo!ing me, that he may
rather ser$e strange gods, and the !rath of the 'ord !ill be kindled,
and !ill Luickly destroy thee%
+(?% But thus rather shall you deal !ith them( Destroy their altars, and
break their statues, and cut do!n their gro$es, and burn their gra$en
things%
+(A% Because thou art a holy #eo#le to the 'ord thy God% The 'ord thy
God hath chosen thee, to be his #eculiar #eo#le of all #eo#les that are
u#on the earth%
+(+% ot because you sur#ass all nations in number, is the 'ord joined
unto you, and hath chosen you, for you are the fe!est of any #eo#le(
+(1% But because the 'ord hath lo$ed you, and hath ke#t his oath, !hich
he s!ore to your fathers( and hath brought you out !ith a strong hand,
and redeemed you from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao
the king of Egy#t%
+(B% )nd thou shalt kno! that the 'ord thy God, he is a strong and
faithful God, kee#ing his co$enant and mercy to them that lo$e him, and
to them that kee# his commandments, unto a thousand generations(
+(*-% )nd re#aying forth!ith them that hate him, so as to destroy them,
!ithout further delay immediately rendering to them !hat they deser$e%
+(**% ;ee# therefore the #rece#ts and ceremonies and judgments, !hich 5
command thee this day to do%
+(*,% 5f after thou hast heard these judgments, thou kee# and do them,
the 'ord thy God !ill also kee# his co$enant to thee, and the mercy
!hich he s!ore to thy fathers(
+(*2% )nd he !ill lo$e thee and multi#ly thee, and !ill bless the fruit
of thy !omb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy $intage, thy
oil, and thy herds, and the flocks of thy shee# u#on the land, for !hich
he s!ore to thy fathers that he !ould gi$e it thee%
+(*.% Blessed shalt thou be among all #eo#le% o one shall be barren
among you of either se>, neither of men nor cattle%
+(*?% The 'ord !ill take a!ay from thee all sickness( and the grie$ous
infirmities of Egy#t, !hich thou kno!est, he !ill not bring u#on thee,
but u#on thy enemies%
+(*A% Thou shalt consume all the #eo#le, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
deli$er to thee% Thy eye shall not s#are them, neither shalt thou ser$e
their gods, lest they be thy ruin%
+(*+% 5f thou say in thy heart( These nations are more than 5, ho! shall
5 be able to destroy themM
+(*1% 7ear not, but remember !hat the 'ord thy God did to Pharao and to
all the Egy#tians,
+(*B% The e>ceeding great #lagues, !hich thy eyes sa!, and the signs and
!onders, and the strong hand, and the stretched out arm, !ith !hich the
'ord thy God brought thee out( so !ill he do to all the #eo#le, !hom
thou fearest%
+(,-% <oreo$er the 'ord thy God !ill send also hornets among them, until
he destroy and consume all that ha$e esca#ed thee, and could hide
themsel$es%
+(,*% Thou shalt not fear them, because the 'ord thy God is in the midst
of thee, a God mighty and terrible(
+(,,% 8e !ill consume these nations in thy sight by little and little
and by degrees% Thou !ilt not be able to destroy them altogether( lest
#erha#s the beasts of the earth should increase u#on thee%
+(,2% But the 'ord thy God shall deli$er them in thy sight( and shall
slay them until they be utterly destroyed%
+(,.% )nd he shall deli$er their kings into thy hands, and thou shalt
destroy their names from under 8ea$en( no man shall be able to resist
thee, until thou destroy them%
+(,?% Their gra$en things thou shalt burn !ith fire( thou shalt not
co$et the sil$er and gold of !hich they are made, neither shalt thou
take to thee any thing thereof, lest thou offend, because it is an
abomination to the 'ord thy God%
Gra$en things%%% 5dols, so called by contem#t%
+(,A% either shalt thou bring any thing of the idol into thy house,
lest thou become an anathema, like it% Thou shalt detest it as dung, and
shalt utterly abhor it as uncleanness and filth, because it is an
anathema%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 1
The #eo#le is #ut in mind of GodDs dealings !ith them, to the end that
they may lo$e him and ser$e him%
1(*% )ll the commandments, that 5 command thee this day, take great care
to obser$e( that you may li$e, and be multi#lied, and going in may
#ossess the land, for !hich the 'ord s!ore to your fathers%
1(,% )nd thou shalt remember all the !ay through !hich the 'ord thy God
hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee
and to #ro$e thee, and that the things that !ere kno!n in thy heart
might be made kno!n, !hether thou !ouldst kee# his commandments or no%
1(2% 8e afflicted thee !ith !ant, and ga$e thee manna for thy food,
!hich neither thou nor thy fathers kne!( to she! that not in bread alone
doth man li$e, but in e$ery !ord that #roceedeth from the mouth of God%
ot in bread alone, etc%%% That is, that God is able to make food of
!hat he #leases for the su##ort of man%
1(.% Thy raiment, !ith !hich thou !ast co$ered, hath not decayed for
age, and thy foot is not !orn, lo this is the fortieth year,
1(?% That thou mayst consider in thy heart, that as a man traineth u#
his son, so the 'ord thy God hath trained thee u#%
1(A% That thou shouldst kee# the commandments of the 'ord thy God, and
!alk in his !ays, and fear him%
1(+% 7or the 'ord thy God !ill bring thee into a good land, of brooks
and of !aters, and of fountains( in the #lains of !hich and the hills
dee# ri$ers break out(
1(1% ) land of !heat, and barley, and $ineyards, !herein fig trees and
#omegranates, and oli$eyards gro!( a land of oil and honey%
1(B% =here !ithout any !ant thou shalt eat thy bread, and enjoy
abundance of all things( !here the stones are iron, and out of its hills
are dug mines of brass(
1(*-% That !hen thou hast eaten, and art full, thou mayst bless the 'ord
thy God for the e>cellent land !hich he hath gi$en thee%
1(**% Take heed, and be!are lest at any time thou forget the 'ord thy
God, and neglect his commandments and judgments and ceremonies, !hich 5
command thee this day(
1(*,% 'est after thou hast eaten and art filled, hast built goodly
houses, and d!elt in them,
1(*2% )nd shalt ha$e herds of o>en and flocks of shee#, and #lenty of
gold and of sil$er, and of all things,
1(*.% Thy heart be lifted u#, and thou remember not the 'ord thy God,
!ho brought thee out of the land of Egy#t, out of the house of bondage(
1(*?% )nd !as thy leader in the great and terrible !ilderness, !herein
there !as the ser#ent burning !ith his breath, and the scor#ion and the
di#sas, and no !aters at all( !ho brought forth streams out of the
hardest rock,
The Di#sas%%% ) ser#ent !hose bite causeth a $iolent thirstJ from !hence
it has its name, for in Greek di#sa signifies thirst%
1(*A% )nd fed thee in the !ilderness !ith manna !hich thy fathers kne!
not% )nd after he had afflicted and #ro$ed thee, at the last he had
mercy on thee,
1(*+% 'est thou shouldst say in thy heart( <y o!n might, and the
strength of my o!n hand ha$e achie$ed all these things for me%
1(*1% But remember the 'ord thy God, that he hath gi$en thee strength,
that he might fulfil his co$enant, concerning !hich he s!ore to thy
fathers, as this #resent day she!eth%
1(*B% But if thou forget the 'ord thy God, and follo! strange gods, and
ser$e and adore them( behold no! 5 foretell thee that thou shalt utterly
#erish%
1(,-% )s the nations, !hich the 'ord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall
you also #erish, if you be disobedient to the $oice of the 'ord your
God%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter B
'est they should im#ute their $ictories to their o!n merits, they are
#ut in mind of their manifold rebellions and other sins, for !hich they
should ha$e been destroyed, but God s#ared them for his #romise made to
)braham, 5saac, and 9acob%
B(*% 8ear, O 5srael( Thou shalt go o$er the 9ordan this dayJ to #ossess
nations $ery great, and stronger than thyself, cities great, and !alled
u# to the sky,
B(,% ) #eo#le great and tall, the sons of the Enacims, !hom thou hast
seen, and heard of, against !hom no man is able to stand%
B(2% Thou shalt kno! therefore this day that the 'ord thy God himself
!ill #ass o$er before thee, a de$ouring and consuming fire, to destroy
and e>tir#ate and bring them to nothing before thy face Luickly, as he
hath s#oken to thee%
B(.% 4ay not in thy heart, !hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e destroyed
them in thy sight( 7or my justice hath the 'ord brought me in to #ossess
this land, !hereas these nations are destroyed for their !ickedness%
B(?% 7or it is not for thy justices, and the u#rightness of thy heart
that thou shalt go in to #ossess their lands( but because they ha$e done
!ickedly, they are destroyed at thy coming in( and that the 'ord might
aaccom#lish his !ord, !hich he #romised by oath to thy fathers )braham,
5saac, and 9acob%
B(A% ;no! therefore that the 'ord thy God gi$eth thee not this e>cellent
land in #ossession for thy justices, for thou art a $ery stiffnecked
#eo#le%
B(+% Remember, and forget not ho! thou #ro$okedst the 'ord thy God to
!rath in the !ilderness% 7rom the day that thou camest out of Egy#t unto
this #lace, thou hast al!ays stro$e against the 'ord%
B(1% 7or in 8oreb, also thou didst #ro$oke him, and he !as angry, and
!ould ha$e destroyed thee,
B(B% =hen 5 !ent u# into the mount to recei$e the tables of stone, the
tables of the co$enant !hich the 'ord made !ith you( and 5 continued in
the mount forty days and nights, neither eating bread, nor drinking
!ater%
B(*-% )nd the 'ord ga$e me t!o tables of stone !ritten !ith the finger
of God, and containing all the !ords that he s#oke to you in the mount
from the midst of the fire, !hen the #eo#le !ere assembled together%
B(**% )nd !hen forty days !ere #assed, and as many nights, the 'ord ga$e
me the t!o tables of stone, the tables of the co$enant,
B(*,% )nd said to me( )rise, and go do!n from hence Luickly( for thy
#eo#le, !hich thou hast brought out of Egy#t, ha$e Luickly forsaken the
!ay that thou hast she!n them, and ha$e made to themsel$es a molten
idol%
B(*2% )nd again the 'ord said to me( 5 see that this #eo#le is
stiffnecked(
B(*.% 'et me alone that 5 may destroy them, and abolish their name from
under hea$en, and set thee o$er a nation, that is greater and stronger
than this%
B(*?% )nd !hen 5 came do!n from the burning mount, and held the t!o
tables of the co$enant !ith both hands,
B(*A% )nd sa! that you had sinned against the 'ord your God, and had
made to yoursel$es a molten calf, and had Luickly forsaken his !ay,
!hich he had she!n you(
B(*+% 5 cast the tables out of my hands, and broke them in your sight%
B(*1% )nd 5 fell do!n before the 'ord as before, forty days and nights
neither eating bread, nor drinking !ater, for all your sins, !hich you
had committed against the 'ord, and had #ro$oked him to !rath(
B(*B% 7or 5 feared his indignation and anger, !here!ith being mo$ed
against you, he !ould ha$e destroyed you% )nd the 'ord heard me this
time also%
B(,-% )nd he !as e>ceeding angry against )aron also, and !ould ha$e
destroyed him, and 5 #rayed in like manner for him%
B(,*% )nd your sin that you had committed, that is, the calf, 5 took,
and burned it !ith fire, and breaking it into #ieces, until it !as as
small as dust, 5 thre! it into the torrent, !hich cometh do!n from the
mountain%
B(,,% )t the burning also, and at the #lace of tem#tation, and at the
gra$es of lust you #ro$oked the 'ord(
B(,2% )nd !hen he sent you from "adesbarne, saying( Go u#, and #ossess
the land that 5 ha$e gi$en you, and you slighted the commandment of the
'ord your God, and did not belie$e him, neither !ould you hearken to his
$oice(
B(,.% But !ere al!ays rebellious from the day that 5 began to kno! you%
B(,?% )nd 5 lay #rostrate before the 'ord forty days and nights, in
!hich 5 humbly besought him, that he !ould not destroy you as he had
threatened(
B(,A% )nd #raying, 5 said( O 'ord God, destroy not thy #eo#le, and thy
inheritance, !hich thou hast redeemed in thy greatness, !hom thou hast
brought out of Egy#t !ith a strong hand%
B(,+% Remember thy ser$ants )braham, 5saac, and 9acob( look not on the
stubbornness of this #eo#le, nor on their !ickedness and sin(
B(,1% 'est #erha#s the inhabitants of the land, out of !hich thou hast
brought us, say( The 'ord could not bring them into the land that he
#romised them, and he hated them( therefore he brought them out, that he
might kill them in the !ilderness,
B(,B% =ho are thy #eo#le and thy inheritance, !hom thou hast brought out
by thy great strength, and in thy stretched out arm%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *-
God gi$eth the second tables of the la!( a further e>hortation to fear
and ser$e the 'ord%
*-(*% )t that time the 'ord said to me( 8e! thee t!o tables of stone
like the former, and come u# to me into the mount( and thou shalt make
an ark of !ood,
*-(,% )nd 5 !ill !rite on the tables the !ords that !ere in them, !hich
thou brokest before, and thou shalt #ut them in the ark%
*-(2% )nd 5 made an ark of setim !ood% )nd !hen 5 had he!n t!o tables of
stone like the former, 5 !ent u# into the mount, ha$ing them in my
hands%
*-(.% )nd he !rote in the tables, according as he had !ritten before,
the ten !ords, !hich the 'ord s#oke to you in the mount from the midst
of the fire, !hen the #eo#le !ere assembled( and he ga$e them to me%
*-(?% )nd returning from the mount, 5 came do!n, and #ut the tables into
the ark, that 5 had made, and they are there till this #resent, as the
'ord commanded me%
*-(A% )nd the children of 5srael remo$ed their cam# from Beroth, of the
children of 9acan into <osera, !here )aron died and !as buried, and
EleaHar his son succeeded him in the #riestly office%
<osera%%% By mount 8or, for there )aron died, um% ,-% This and the
follo!ing $erses seem to be inserted by !ay of #arenthesis%
*-(+% 7rom thence they came to Gadgad, from !hich #lace they de#arted,
and cam#ed in 9etebatha, in a land of !aters and torrents%
*-(1% )t that time he se#arated the tribe of 'e$i, to carry the ark of
the co$enant of the 'ord, and to stand before him in the ministry, and
to bless in his name until this #resent day%
*-(B% =herefore 'e$i hath no #art nor #ossession !ith his brethren(
because the 'ord himself is his #ossession, as the 'ord thy God #romised
him%
*-(*-% )nd 5 stood in the mount, as before, forty days and nights( and
the 'ord heard me this time also, and !ould not destroy thee%
*-(**% )nd he said to me( Go, and !alk before the #eo#le, that they may
enter, and #ossess the land, !hich 5 s!ore to their fathers that 5 !ould
gi$e them%
*-(*,% )nd no!, 5srael, !hat doth the 'ord thy God reLuire of thee, but
that thou fear the 'ord thy God, and !alk in his !ays, and lo$e him, and
ser$e the 'ord thy God, !ith all thy heart, and !ith all thy soul(
*-(*2% )nd kee# the commandments of the 'ord, and his ceremonies, !hich
5 command thee this day, that it may be !ell !ith theeM
*-(*.% Behold hea$en is the 'ordDs thy God, and the hea$en of hea$en,
the earth and all things that are therein%
*-(*?% )nd yet the 'ord hath been closely joined to thy fathers, and
lo$ed them and chose their seed after them, that is to say, you, out of
all nations, as this day it is #ro$ed%
*-(*A% "ircumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and stiffen your
neck no more%
*-(*+% Because the 'ord your God he is the God of gods, and the 'ord of
lords, a great God and mighty and terrible, !ho acce#teth no #erson nor
taketh bribes%
*-(*1% 8e doth judgment to the fatherless and the !ido!, lo$eth the
stranger, and gi$eth him food and raiment%
*-(*B% )nd do you therefore lo$e strangers, because you also !ere
strangers in the land of Egy#t%
*-(,-% Thou shalt fear the 'ord thy God, and ser$e him only( to him thou
shalt adhere, and shalt s!ear by his name%
*-(,*% 8e is thy #raise, and thy God, that hath done for thee these
great and terrible things, !hich thy eyes ha$e seen%
*-(,,% 5n se$enty souls thy fathers !ent do!n into Egy#t( and behold no!
the 'ord thy God hath multi#lied thee as the stars of hea$en%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter **
The lo$e and ser$ice of God are still inculcated, !ith a blessing to
them that ser$e him, and threats of #unishment if they forsake his la!%
**(*% Therefore lo$e the 'ord thy God and obser$e his #rece#ts and
ceremonies, his judgments and commmandments at all times%
**(,% ;no! this day the things that your children kno! not, !ho sa! not
the chastisements of the 'ord your God, his great doings and strong
hand, and stretched out arm,
**(2% The signs and !orks !hich he did in the midst of Egy#t to king
Pharao, and to all his land,
**(.% )nd to all the host of the Egy#tians, and to their horses and
chariots( ho! the !aters of the Red 4ea co$ered them, !hen they #ursued
you, and ho! the 'ord destroyed them until this #resent day(
**(?% )nd !hat he hath done to you in the !ilderness, til you came to
this #lace(
**(A% )nd to Dathan and )biron the sons of Eliab, !ho !as the son of
Ruben( !hom the earth, o#ening her mouth s!allo!ed u# !ith their
households and tents, and all their substance, !hich they had in the
midst of 5srael%
**(+% &our eyes ha$e seen all the great !orks of the 'ord, that he hath
done,
**(1% That you may kee# all his commandments, !hich 5 command you this
day, and may go in, and #ossess the land, to !hich you are entering,
**(B% )nd may li$e in it a long time( !hich the 'ord #romised by oath to
your fathers, and to their seed, a land !hich flo!eth !ith milk and
honey%
**(*-% 7or the land, !hich thou goest to #ossess, is not like the land
of Egy#t, from !hence thou camest out, !here, !hen the seed is so!n,
!aters are brought in to !ater it after the manner of gardens%
**(**% But it is a land of hills and #lains, e>#ecting rain from hea$en%
**(*,% )nd the 'ord thy God doth al!ays $isit it, and his eyes are on it
from the beginning of the year unto the end thereof%
**(*2% 5f then you obey my commandments, !hich 5 command you this day,
that you lo$e the 'ord your God, and ser$e him !ith all your heart, and
!ith all your soul(
**(*.% 8e !ill gi$e to your land the early rain and the latter rain,
that you may gather in your corn, and your !ine, and your oil,
**(*?% )nd your hay out of the fields to feed your cattle, and that you
may eat and be filled%
**(*A% Be!are lest #erha#s your heart be decei$ed, and you de#art from
the 'ord, and ser$e strange gods, and adore them(
**(*+% )nd the 'ord being angry shut u# hea$en, that the rain come not
do!n, nor the earth yield her fruit, and you #erish Luickly from the
e>cellent land, !hich the 'ord !ill gi$e you%
**(*1% 'ay u# these !ords in your hearts and minds, and hang them for a
sign on your hands, and #lace them bet!een your eyes%
**(*B% Teach your children that they meditate on them, !hen thou sittest
in thy house, and !hen thou !alkest on the !ay, and !hen thou liest do!n
and risest u#%
**(,-% Thou shalt !rite them u#on the #osts and the doors of thy house(
**(,*% That thy days may be multi#lied, and the days of thy children in
the land !hich the 'ord s!ore to thy fathers, that he !ould gi$e them as
long as the hea$en hangeth o$er the earth%
**(,,% 7or if you kee# the commandments !hich 5 command you, and do
them, to lo$e the 'ord your God, and !alk in all his !ays, clea$ing unto
him,
**(,2% The 'ord !ill destroy all these nations before your face, and you
shall #ossess them, !hich are greater and stronger than you%
**(,.% E$ery #lace, that your foot shall tread u#on, shall be yours%
7rom the desert, and from 'ibanus, from the great ri$er Eu#hrates unto
the !estern sea shall be your borders%
**(,?% one shall stand against you( the 'ord your God shall lay the
dread and fear of you u#on all the land that you shall tread u#on, as he
hath s#oken to you%
**(,A% Behold 5 set forth in your sight this day a blessing and a curse(
**(,+% ) blessing, if you obey the commandments of the 'ord your God,
!hich 5 command you this day(
**(,1% ) curse, if you obey not the commandments of the 'ord your God,
but re$olt from the !ay !hich no! 5 she! you, and !alk after strange
gods !hich you kno! not%
**(,B% )nd !hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e brought thee into the land,
!hither thou goest to d!ell, thou shalt #ut the blessing u#on mount
GariHim, the curse u#on mount 8ebal(
Put the blessing, et%%% 4ee Deut% ,+%*,, etc% and 9osue 1%22, etc%
**(2-% =hich are beyond the 9ordan, behind the !ay that goeth to the
setting of the sun, in the land of the "hanaanite !ho d!elleth in the
#lain country o$er against Galgala, !hich is near the $alley that
reacheth and entereth far%
**(2*% 7or you shall #ass o$er the 9ordan, to #ossess the land, !hich
the 'ord your God !ill gi$e you, that you may ha$e it and #ossess it%
**(2,% 4ee therefore that you fulfil the ceremonies and judgments, !hich
5 shall set this day before you%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *,
)ll idolatry must be e>tir#ated( sacrifices, tithes, and firstfruits
must be offered in one only #lace( all eating of blood is #rohibited%
*,(*% These are the #rece#ts and judgments, that you must do in the
land, !hich the 'ord the God of thy fathers !ill gi$e thee, to #ossess
it all the days that thou shalt !alk u#on the earth%
*,(,% Destroy all the #laces in !hich the nations, that you shall
#ossess, !orshi##ed their gods u#on high mountains, and hills, and under
e$ery shady tree(
*,(2% O$erthro! their altars, and break do!n their statues, burn their
gro$es !ith fire, and break their idols in #ieces( destroy their names
out of those #laces%
*,(.% &ou shall not do so to the 'ord your God(
*,(?% But you shall come to the #lace, !hich the 'ord your God shall
choose out of all your tribes, to #ut his name there, and to d!ell in
it(
*,(A% )nd you shall offer in that #lace your holocausts and $ictims, the
tithes and firstfruits of your hands and your $o!s and gifts, the
firstborn of your herds and your shee#%
*,(+% )nd you shall eat there in the sight of the 'ord your God( and you
shall rejoice in all things, !hereunto you shall #ut your hand, you and
your houses !herein the 'ord your God hath blessed you%
*,(1% &ou shall not do there the things !e do here this day, e$ery man
that !hich seemeth good to himself%
*,(B% 7or until this #resent time you are not come to rest, and to the
#ossession, !hich the 'ord your God !ill gi$e you%
*,(*-% &ou shall #ass o$er the 9ordan, and shall d!ell in the land !hich
the 'ord your God !ill gi$e you, that you may ha$e rest from all enemies
round about( and may d!ell !ithout any fear,
*,(**% 5n the #lace, !hich the 'ord your God shall choose, that his name
may be therein% Thither shall you bring all the things that 5 command
you, holocausts, and $ictims, and tithes, and the firstfruits of your
hands( and !hatsoe$er is the choicest in the gifts !hich you shall $o!
to the 'ord%
*,(*,% There shall you feast before the 'ord your God, you and your sons
and your daughters, your menser$ants and maidser$ants, and the 'e$ite
that d!elleth in your cities% 7or he hath no other #art and #ossession
among you%
*,(*2% Be!are lest thou offer thy holocausts in e$ery #lace that thou
shalt see(
*,(*.% But in the #lace !hich the 'ord shall choose in one of thy tribes
shalt thou offer sacrifices, and shalt do all that 5 command thee%
*,(*?% But if thou desirest to eat, and the eating of flesh delight
thee, kill, and eat according to the blessing of the 'ord thy God, !hich
he hath gi$en thee, in thy cities( !hether it be unclean, that is to
say, ha$ing blemish or defect( or clean, that is to say, sound and
!ithout blemish, such as may be offered, as the roe, and the hart, shalt
thou eat it(
*,(*A% Only the blood thou shalt not eat, but thou shalt #our it out
u#on the earth as !ater%
*,(*+% Thou mayst not eat in thy to!ns the tithes of thy corn, and thy
!ine, and thy oil, the firstborn of thy herds and thy cattle, nor any
thing that thou $o!est, and that thou !ilt offer $oluntarily, and the
firstfruits of thy hands(
*,(*1% But thou shalt eat them before the 'ord thy God in the #lace
!hich the 'ord thy God shall choose, thou and thy son and thy daughter,
and thy manser$ant, and maidser$ant, and the 'e$ite that d!elleth in thy
cities( and thou shalt rejoice and be refreshed before the 'ord thy God
in all things, !hereunto thou shalt #ut thy hand%
*,(*B% Take heed thou forsake not the 'e$ite all the time that thou
li$est in the land%
*,(,- =hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e enlarged thy borders, as he hath
s#oken to thee, and thou !ilt eat the flesh that thy soul desireth(
*,(,*% )nd if the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God shall choose, that his
name should be there, be far off, thou shalt kill of thy herds and of
thy flocks, as 5 ha$e commanded thee, and shalt eat in thy to!ns, as it
#leaseth thee%
*,(,,% E$en as the roe and the hart is eaten, so shalt thou eat them(
both the clean and unclean shall eat of them alike%
*,(,2% Only be!are of this, that thou eat not the blood, for the blood
is for the soul( and therefore thou must not eat the soul !ith the
flesh(
*,(,.% But thou shalt #our it u#on the earth as !ater,
*,(,?% That it may be !ell !ith thee and thy children after thee, !hen
thou shalt do that !hich is #leasing in the sight of the 'ord%
*,(,A% But the things !hich thou hast sanctified and $o!ed to the 'ord,
thou shalt take, and shalt come to the #lace !hich the 'ord shall
choose(
*,(,+% )nd shalt offer thy oblations, the flesh and the blood u#on the
altar of the 'ord thy God( the blood of thy $ictims thou shalt #our on
the altar( and the flesh thou thyself shalt eat%
*,(,1% Obser$e and hear all the things that 5 command thee, that it may
be !ell !ith thee and thy children after thee for e$er, !hen thou shalt
do !hat is good and #leasing in the sight of the 'ord thy God%
*,(,B% =hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e destroyed before thy face the
nations, !hich thou shalt go in to #ossess, and !hen thou shalt #ossess
them, and d!ell in their land(
*,(2-% Be!are lest thou imitate them, after they are destroyed at thy
coming in, and lest thou seek after their ceremonies, saying( )s these
nations ha$e !orshi##ed their gods, so !ill 5 also !orshi#%
*,(2*% Thou shalt not do in like manner to the 'ord thy God% 7or they
ha$e done to their gods all the abominations !hich the 'ord abhorreth,
offering their sons and daughters, and burning them !ith fire%
*,(2,% =hat 5 command thee, that only do thou to the 'ord( neither add
any thing, nor diminish%
That only do thou, etc%%% They are forbid here to follo! the ceremonies
of the heathensJ or to make any alterations in the di$ine ordinances%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *2
7alse #ro#hets must be slain, and idolatrous cities destroyed%
*2(*% 5f there rise in the midst of thee a #ro#het or one that saith he
hath dreamed a dream, and he foretell a sign and a !onder,
*2(,% )nd that come to #ass !hich he s#oke, and he say to thee( 'et us
go and follo! strange gods, !hich thou kno!est not, and let us ser$e
them(
*2(2% Thou shalt not hear the !ords of that #ro#het or dreamer( for the
'ord your God trieth you, that it may a##ear !hether you lo$e him !ith
all your heart, and !ith all your soul, or not%
*2(.% 7ollo! the 'ord your God, and fear him, and kee# his commandments,
and hear his $oice( him you shall ser$e, and to him you shall clea$e%
*2(?% )nd that #ro#het or forger of dreams shall be slain( because he
s#oke to dra! you a!ay from the 'ord your God, !ho brought you out of
the land of Egy#t, and redeemed you from the house of bondage( to make
thee go out of the !ay, !hich the 'ord thy God commanded thee( and thou
shalt take a!ay the e$il out of the midst of thee%
*2(A% 5f thy brother the son of thy mother, or thy son, or daughter, or
thy !ife that is in thy bosom, or thy friend, !hom thou lo$est as thy
o!n soul, !ould #ersuade thee secretly, saying( 'et us go, and ser$e
strange gods, !hich thou kno!est not, nor thy fathers,
*2(+% Of all the nations round about, that are near or afar off, from
one end of the earth to the other,
*2(1% "onsent not to him, hear him not, neither let thy eye s#are him to
#ity and conceal him,
*2(B% But thou shalt #resently #ut him to death% 'et thy hand be first
u#on him, and after!ards the hands of all the #eo#le%
Presently #ut him to death%%% ot by killing him by #ri$ate authority,
but by informing the magistrate, and #roceeding by order of justice%
*2(*-% =ith stones shall he be stoned to death( because he !ould ha$e
!ithdra!n thee from the 'ord thy God, !ho brought thee out of the land
of Egy#t, from the house of bondage(
*2(**% That all 5srael hearing may fear, and may do no more any thing
like this%
*2(*,% 5f in one of thy cities, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee
to d!ell in, thou hear some say(
*2(*2% "hildren of Belial are gone out of the midst of thee, and ha$e
!ithdra!n the inhabitants of their city, and ha$e said( 'et us go, and
ser$e strange gods !hich you kno! not(
Belial%%% That is, !ithout yoke% 8ence the !icked, !ho refuse to be
subject to the di$ine la!, are called in scri#ture the children of
Belial%
*2(*.% 5nLuire carefully and diligently, the truth of the thing by
looking !ell into it, and if thou find that !hich is said to be certain,
and that this abomination hath been really committed,
*2(*?% Thou shalt forth!ith kill the inhabitants of that city !ith the
edge of the s!ord, and shalt destroy it and all things that are in it,
e$en the cattle%
*2(*A% )nd all the household goods that are there, thou shalt gather
together in the midst of the streets thereof, and shall burn them !ith
the city itself, so as to comsume all for the 'ord thy God, and that it
be a hea# for e$er( it shall be built no more%
*2(*+% )nd there shall nothing of that anathema stick to thy hand( that
the 'ord may turn from the !rath of his fury, and may ha$e mercy on
thee, and multi#ly thee as he s!ore to thy fathers,
*2(*1% =hen thou shalt hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, kee#ing all
his #rece#ts, !hich 5 command thee this day, that thou mayst do !hat is
#leasing in the sight of the 'ord thy God%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *.
5n mourning for the dead they are not to follo! the !ays of the
Gentiles( the distinction of clean and unclean meats( ordinances
concerning tithes, and firstfruits%
*.(*% Be ye children of the 'ord your God( you shall not cut yoursel$es,
nor make any baldness for the deadJ
*.(,% Because thou art a holy #eo#le to the 'ord thy God( and he chose
thee to be his #eculiar #eo#le of all nations that are u#on the earth%
*.(2% Eat not the things that are unclean%
:nclean%%% 4ee the annotations on 'e$% **%
*.(.% These are the beasts that you shall eat, the o>, and the shee#,
and the goat,
*.(?% The hart and the roe, the buffle, the chamois, the #ygarg, the
!ild goat, the camelo#ardalus%
*.(A% E$ery beast that di$ideth the hoof in t!o #arts, and che!eth the
cud, you shall eat%
*.(+% But of them that che! the cud, but di$ide not the hoof, you shall
not eat, such as the camel, the hare, and the cherogril( because they
che! the cud, but di$ide not the hoof, they shall be unclean to you%
*.(1% The s!ine also, because it di$ideth the hoof, but che!eth not the
cud, shall be unclean, their flesh you shall not eat, and their
carcasses you shall not touch%
*.(B% These shall you eat of all that abide in the !aters( )ll that ha$e
fins and scales, you shall eat%
*.(*-% 4uch as are !ithout fins and scales, you shall not eat, because
they are unclean%
*.(**% )ll birds that are clean you shall eat%
*.(*,% The unclean eat not( to !it, the eagle, and the gry#e, and the
os#rey,
*.(*2% The ringtail, and the $ulture, and the kite according to their
kind(
*.(*.% )nd all of the ra$enDs kind(
*.(*?% )nd the ostrich, and the o!l, and the larus, and the ha!k
according to its kind(
*.(*A% The heron, and the s!an, and the stork,
*.(*+% )nd the cormorant, the #or#hirion, and the night cro!,
*.(*1% The bittern, and the charadrion, e$ery one in their kind( the
hou# also and the bat%
*.(*B% E$ery thing that cree#eth, and hath little !ings, shall be
unclean, and shall not be eaten%
*.(,-% )ll that is clean, you shall eat%
*.(,*% But !hatsoe$er is dead of itself, eat not thereof% Gi$e it to the
stranger, that is !ithin thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him( because
thou art the holy #eo#le of the 'ord thy God% Thou shalt not boil a kid
in the milk of his dam%
*.(,,% E$ery year thou shalt set aside the tithes of all thy fruits that
the earth bringeth forth,
*.(,2% )nd thou shalt eat before the 'ord thy God in the #lace !hich he
shall choose, that his name may be called u#on therein, the tithe of thy
corn, and thy !ine, and thy oil, and the firstborn of thy herds and thy
shee#( that thou mayst learn to fear the 'ord thy God at all times%
*.(,.% But !hen the !ay and the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God shall
choose, are far off, and he hath blessed thee, and thou canst not carry
all these things thither,
*.(,?% Thou shalt sell them all, and turn them into money, and shalt
carry it in thy hand, and shalt go to the #lace !hich the 'ord shall
choose(
*.(,A% )nd thou shalt buy !ith the same money !hatsoe$er #leaseth thee,
either of the herds or of shee#, !ine also and strong drink, and all
that thy soul desireth( and thou shalt eat before the 'ord thy God, and
shalt feast, thou and thy house(
*.(,+% )nd the 'e$ite that is !ithin thy gates, be!are thou forsake him
not, because he hath no other #art in thy #ossession%
*.(,1% The third year thou shalt se#arate another tithe of all things
that gro! to thee at that time, and shalt lay it u# !ithin thy gates%
*.(,B% )nd the 'e$ite that hath no other #art nor #ossession !ith thee,
and the stranger and the fatherless and the !ido!, that are !ithin thy
gates, shall come and shall eat and be filled( that the 'ord thy God may
bless thee in all the !orks of thy hands that thou shalt do%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *?
The la! of the se$enth year of remission% The firstlings of cattle are
to be sanctified to the 'ord%
*?(*% 5n the se$enth year thou shalt make a remission,
*?(,% =hich shall be celebrated in this order% 8e to !hom any thing is
o!ing from his friend or neighbour or brother, cannot demand it again,
because it is the year of remission of the 'ord%
*?(2% Of the foreigner or stranger thou mayst e>act it( of thy
countryman and neighbour thou shalt not ha$e #o!er to demand it again%
*?(.% )nd there shall be no #oor nor beggar among you( that the 'ord thy
God may bless thee in the land !hich he !ill gi$e thee in #ossession%
There shall be no #oor, etc%%% 5t is not to be understood as a #romise,
that there should be no #oor in 5srael, as a##ears from $er% **, !here
!e learn that GodDs #eo#le !ould ne$er be at a loss to find objects for
their charity( but it is an ordinance that all should do their best
endea$ours to #re$ent any of their brethren from suffering the hardshi#s
of #o$erty and !ant%
*?(?% &et so if thou hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, and kee# all
things that he hath ordained, and !hich 5 command thee this day, he !ill
bless thee, as he hath #romised%
*?(A% Thou shalt lend to many nations, and thou shalt borro! of no man%
Thou shalt ha$e dominion o$er $ery many nations, and no one shall ha$e
dominion o$er thee%
*?(+% 5f one of thy brethren that de!lleth !ithin thy gates of thy city
in the land !hich the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee, come to #o$erty( thou
shalt not harden thy heart, nor close thy hand,
*?(1% But shalt o#en it to the #oor man, thou shalt lend him, that !hich
thou #ercei$est he hath need of%
*?(B% Be!are lest #erha#s a !icked thought steal in u#on thee, and thou
say in thy heart( The se$enth year of remission dra!eth nighJ and thou
turn a!ay thy eyes from thy #oor brother, denying to lend him that !hich
he asketh( lest he cry against thee to the 'ord, and it become a sin
unto thee%
*?(*-% But thou shalt gi$e to him( neither shalt thou do any thing
craftily in relie$ing his necessities( that the 'ord thy God may bless
thee at all times, and in all things to !hich thou shalt #ut thy hand%
*?(**% There !ill not be !anting #oor in the land of thy habitation(
therefore 5 command thee to o#en thy hand to thy needy and #oor brother,
that li$eth in the land%
*?(*,% =hen thy brother a 8ebre! man, or 8ebre! !oman is sold to thee,
and hath ser$ed thee si> years, in the se$enth year thou shalt let him
go free(
*?(*2% )nd !hen thou sendest him out free, thou shalt not let him go
a!ay em#ty(
*?(*.% But shall gi$e him for his !ay out of thy flocks, and out of thy
barnfloor, and thy !ine#ress, !here!ith the 'ord thy God shall bless
thee%
*?(*?% Remember that thou also !ast a bondser$ant in the land of Egy#t,
and the 'ord thy God made thee free, and therefore 5 no! command thee
this%
*?(*A% But if he say( 5 !ill not de#art( because he lo$eth thee, and thy
house, and findeth that he is !ell !ith thee(
*?(*+% Thou shalt take an a!l, and bore through his ear in the door of
thy house, and he shall ser$e thee for e$er( thou shalt do in like
manner to thy !omanser$ant also%
*?(*1% Turn not a!ay thy eyes from them !hen thou makest them free(
because he hath ser$ed thee si> years according to the !ages of a
hireling( that the 'ord thy God may bless thee in all the !orks that
thou dost%
*?(*B% Of the firstlings, that come of thy herds and thy shee#, thou
shalt sanctify to the 'ord thy God !hatsoe$er is of the male se>% Thou
shalt not !ork !ith the firstling of a bullock, and thou shalt not shear
the firstlings of thy shee#%
*?(,-% 5n the sight of the 'ord thy God shalt thou eat them e$ery year,
in the #lace that the 'ord shall choose, thou and thy house%
*?(,*% But if it ha$e a blemish, or be lame, or blind, or in any #art
disfigured or feeble, it shall not be sacrificed to the 'ord thy God%
*?(,,% But thou shalt eat it !ithin the gates of thy city( the clean and
the unclean shall eat them alike, as the roe and as the hart%
*?(,2% Only thou shalt take heed not to eat their blood, but #our it out
on the earth as !ater%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *A
The three #rinci#al solemnities to be obser$ed( just judges to be
a##ointed in e$ery city( all occasions of idolatry to be a$oided%
*A(*% Obser$e the month of ne! corn, !hich is the first of the s#ring,
that thou mayst celebrate the #hase to the 'ord thy God( because in this
month the 'ord thy God brought thee out of Egy#t by night%
*A(,% )nd thou shalt sacrifice the #hase to the 'ord thy God, of shee#,
and of o>en, in the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God shall choose, that his
name may d!ell there%
*A(2% Thou shalt not eat !ith it lea$ened bread( se$en days shalt thou
eat !ithout lea$en, the bread of affliction, because thou camest out of
Egy#t in fear( that thou mayst remember the day of thy coming out of
Egy#t, all the days of thy life%
*A(.% o lea$en shall be seen in all thy coasts for se$en days, neither
shall any of the flesh of that !hich !as sacrificed the first day in the
e$ening remain until morning%
*A(?% Thou mayst not immolate the #hase in any one of thy cities, !hich
the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee(
*A(A% But in the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God shall choose, that his
name may d!ell there( thou shalt immolate the #hase in the e$ening, at
the going do!n of the sun, at !hich time thou camest out of Egy#t%
*A(+% )nd thou shalt dress, and eat it in the #lace !hich the 'ord thy
God shall choose, and in the morning rising u# thou shalt go into thy
d!ellings%
*A(1% 4i> days shalt thou eat unlea$ened bread( and on the se$enth day,
because it is the assembly of the 'ord thy God, thou shalt do no !ork%
*A(B% Thou shalt number unto thee se$en !eeks from that day, !herein
thou didst #ut the sickle to the corn%
*A(*-% )nd thou shalt celebrate the festi$al of !eeks to the 'ord thy
God, a $oluntary oblation of thy hand, !hich thou shalt offer according
to the blessing of the 'ord thy God%
*A(**% )nd thou shalt feast before the 'ord thy God, thou, and thy son,
and thy daughter, and thy manser$ant, and thy maidser$ant, and the
'e$ite that is !ithin thy gates, and the stranger and the fatherless,
and the !ido!, !ho abide !ith you( in the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God
shall choose, that his name may d!ell there(
*A(*,% )nd thou shalt remember that thou !ast a ser$ant in Egy#t( and
thou shalt kee# and do the things that are commanded%
*A(*2% Thou shalt celebrate the solemnity also of tabernacles se$en
days, !hen thou hast gathered in thy fruit of the barnfloor and of the
!ine#ress%
*A(*.% )nd thou shalt make merry in thy festi$al time, thou, thy son,
and thy daughter, thy manser$ant, and thy maidser$ant, the 'e$ite also
and the stranger, and the fatherless and the !ido! that are !ithin thy
gates%
*A(*?% 4e$en days shalt thou celebrate feasts to the 'ord thy God in the
#lace !hich the 'ord shall choose( and the 'ord thy God !ill belss thee
in all thy fruits, and in e$ery !ork of thy hands, and thou shalt be in
joy%
*A(*A% Three times in a year shall all thy males a##ear before the 'ord
thy God in the #lace !hich he shall choose( in the feast of unlea$ened
bread, in the feast of !eeks, and in the feast of tabernacles% o one
shall a##ear !ith his hands em#ty before the 'ord(
*A(*+% But e$ery one shall offer according to !hat he hath, according to
the blessing of the 'ord his God, !hich he shall gi$e him%
*A(*1% Thou shalt a##oint judges and magistrates in all thy gates, !hich
the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee, in all thy tribes( that they may judge
the #eo#le !ith just judgment,
*A(*B% )nd not go aside to either #art% Thou shalt not acce#t #erson nor
gifts( for gifts blind the eyes of the !ise, and change the !ords of the
just%
*A(,-% Thou shalt follo! justly after that !hich is just( that thou
mayst li$e and #ossess the land, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee%
*A(,*% Thou shalt #lant no gro$e, nor any tree near the altar of the
'ord thy God(
*A(,,% either shalt thou make nor set u# to thyself a statue( !hich
things the 'ord thy God hateth%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *+
@ictims must be !ithout blemish% 5dolaters are to be slain%
"ontro$ersies are to be decided by the high #riest and council, !hose
sentence must be obeyed under #ain of death% The duty of a king, !ho is
to recei$e the la! of God at the #riestDs hands%
*+(*% Thou shalt not sacrifice to the 'ord thy God a shee#, or an o>,
!herein there is blemish, or any fault( for that is an abomination to
the 'ord thy God%
*+(,% =hen there shall be found among you !ithin any of thy gates, !hich
the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee, man or !oman that do e$il in the sight
of the 'ord thy God, and transgress his co$enant,
*+(2% 4o as to go and ser$e strange gods, and adore them, the sun and
the moon, and all the host of hea$en, !hich 5 ha$e not commanded(
The host of hea$en%%% That is, the stars%
*+(.% )nd this is told thee, and hearing it thou hast inLuired
diligently, and found it to be true, and that the abomination is
committed in 5srael(
*+(?% Thou shalt bring forth the man or the !oman, !ho ha$e committed
that most !icked thing, to the gates of thy city, and they shall be
stoned%
*+(A% By the mouth of t!o or three !itnesses shall he die that is to be
slain% 'et no man be #ut to death, !hen only one beareth !itness against
him%
*+(+% The hands of the !itnesses shall be first u#on him to kill him,
and after!ards the hands of the rest of the #eo#le( that thou mayst take
a!ay the e$il out of the midst of thee%
*+(1% 5f thou #ercei$e that there be among you a hard and doubtful
matter in judgment bet!een blood and blood, cause and cause, le#rosy and
le#rosy( and thou see that the !ords of the judges !ithin thy gates do
$ary( arise, and go u# to the #lace, !hich the 'ord thy God shall
choose%
5f thou #ercei$e, etc%%% 8ere !e see !hat authority God !as #leased to
gi$e to the church guides of the Old Testament, in deciding, !ithout
a##eal, all contro$ersies relating to the la!J #romising that they
should not err thereinJ and surely he has not done less for the church
guides of the e! Testament%
*+(B% )nd thou shalt come to the #riests of the 'e$itical race, and to
the judge, that shall be at that time( and thou shalt ask of them, and
they shall she! thee the truth of the judgment%
*+(*-% )nd thou shalt do !hatsoe$er they shall say, that #reside in the
#lace, !hich the 'ord shall choose, and !hat they shall teach thee,
*+(**% )ccording to his la!J and thou shalt follo! their sentence(
neither shalt thou decline to the right hand nor to the left hand%
*+(*,% But he that !ill be #roud, and refuse to obey the commandment of
the #riest, !ho ministereth at that time to the 'ord thy God, and the
decree of the judge, that man shall die, and thou shalt take a!ay the
e$il from 5srael(
*+(*2% )nd all the #eo#le hearing it shall fear, that no one after!ards
s!ell !ith #ride%
*+(*.% =hen thou art come into the land, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
gi$e thee, and #ossessest it, and shalt say( 5 !ill set a king o$er me,
as all nations ha$e that are round about(
*+(*?% Thou shalt set him !hom the 'ord thy God shall choose out of the
number of thy brethren% Thou mayst not make a man of another nation
king, that is not thy brother%
*+(*A% )nd !hen he is made king, he shall not multi#ly horses to
himself, nor lead back the #eo#le into Egy#t, being lifted u# !ith the
number of his horsemen, es#ecially since the 'ord hath commanded you to
return no more the same !ay%
*+(*+% 8e shall not ha$e many !i$es, that may allure his mind, nor
immense sums of sil$er and gold%
*+(*1% But after he is raised to the throne of his kingdom, he shall
co#y out to himself the Deuteronomy of this la! in a $olume, taking the
co#y of the #riests of the 'e$itical tribe,
*+(*B% )nd he shall ha$e it !ith him, and shall read it all the days of
his life, that he may learn to fear the 'ord his God, and kee# his !ords
and ceremonies, that are commanded in the la!J
*+(,-% )nd that his heart be not lifted u# !ith #ride o$er his brethren,
nor decline to the right or to the left, that he and his sons may reign
a long time o$er 5srael%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *1
The 'ord is the inheritance of the #riests and 'e$ites% 8eathenish
abominations are to be a$oided% The great PROP8ET "8R54T is #romised%
7alse #ro#hets must be slain%
*1(*% The #riests and 'e$ites, and all that are of the same tribe, shall
ha$e no #art nor inheritance !ith the rest of 5srael, because they shall
eat the sacrifices of the 'ord, and his oblations,
*1(,% )nd they shall recei$e nothing else of the #ossession of their
brethren( for the 'ord himself is their inheritance, as he hath said to
them%
*1(2% This shall be the #riestDs due from the #eo#le, and from them that
offer $ictims( !hether they sacrifice an o>, or a shee#, they shall gi$e
to the #riest the shoulder and the breast(
*1(.% The firstfruits also of corn, of !ine, and of oil, and a #art of
the !ool from the shearing of their shee#%
*1(?% 7or the 'ord thy God hath chosen him of all thy tribes, to stand
and to minister to the name of the 'ord, him and his sons for e$er%
*1(A% 5f a 'e$ite go out of any one of the cities throughout all 5srael,
in !hich he d!elleth, and ha$e a longing mind to come to the #lace !hich
the 'ord shall choose,
*1(+% 8e shall minister in the name of the 'ord his God, as all his
brethren the 'e$ites do, that shall stand at that time before the 'ord%
*1(1% 8e shall recei$e the same #ortion of food that the rest do(
besides that !hich is due to him in his o!n city, by succession from his
fathers%
*1(B% =hen thou art come into the land !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e
thee, be!are lest thou ha$e a mind to imitate the abominations of those
nations%
*1(*-% either let there be found among you any one that shall e>#iate
his son or daughter, making them to #ass through the fire( or that
consulteth soothsayers, or obser$eth dreams and omens, neither let there
be any !iHard,
*1(**% or charmer, nor any one that consulteth #ythonic s#irits, or
fortune tellers, or that seeketh the truth from the dead%
*1(*,% 7or the 'ord abhorreth all these things, and for these
abominations he !ill destroy them at thy coming%
*1(*2% Thou shalt be #erfect, and !ithout s#ot before the 'ord thy God%
*1(*.% These nations, !hose land thou shalt #ossess, hearken to
soothsayers and di$iners( but thou art other!ise instructed by the 'ord
thy God%
*1(*?% The 'ord thy God !ill raise u# to thee a PROP8ET of thy nation
and of thy brethren like unto me( him thou shalt hear(
*1(*A% )s thou desiredst of the 'ord thy God in 8oreb, !hen the assembly
!as gathered together, and saidst( 'et me not hear any more the $oice of
the 'ord my God, neither let me see any more this e>ceeding great fire,
lest 5 die%
*1(*+% )nd the 'ord said to me( They ha$e s#oken all things !ell%
*1(*1% 5 !ill raise them u# a #ro#het out of the midst of their brethren
like to thee( and 5 !ill #ut my !ords in his mouth, and he shall s#eak
to them all that 5 shall command him%
*1(*B% )nd he that !ill not hear his !ords, !hich he shall s#eak in my
name, 5 !ill be the re$enger%
*1(,-% But the #ro#het, !ho being corru#ted !ith #ride, shall s#eak in
my name things that 5 did not command him to say, or in the name of
strange gods, shall be slain%
*1(,*% )nd if in silent thought thou ans!er( 8o! shall 5 kno! the !ord
that the 'ord hath not s#okenM
*1(,,% Thou shalt ha$e this sign( =hatsoe$er that same #ro#het
foretelleth in the name of the 'ord, and it cometh not to #ass( that
thing the 'ord hath not s#oken, but the #ro#het hath forged it by the
#ride of his mind( and therefore thou shalt not fear him%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter *B
The cities of refuge% =ilful murder, and false !itnesses must be
#unished%
*B(*% =hen the 'ord thy God hath destroyed the nations, !hose land he
!ill deli$er to thee, and thou shalt #ossess it, and shalt d!ell in the
cities and houses thereof(
*B(,% Thou shalt se#arate to thee three cities in the midst of the land,
!hich the 'ord !ill gi$e thee in #ossession,
*B(2% Pa$ing diligently the !ay( and thou shalt di$ide the !hole
#ro$ince of thy land eLually into three #arts( that he !ho is forced to
flee for manslaughter, may ha$e near at hand !hither to esca#e%
*B(.% This shall be the la! of the slayer that fleeth, !hose life is to
be sa$ed( 8e that killeth his neighbor ignorantly, and !ho is #ro$ed to
ha$e had no hatred against him yesterday and the day before(
*B(?% But to ha$e gone !ith him to the !ood to he! !ood, and in cutting
do!n the tree the a>e sli##ed out of his hand, and the iron sli##ing
from the handle struck his friend, and killed him( he shall flee to one
of the cities aforesaid, and li$e(
*B(A% 'est #erha#s the ne>t kinsman of him !hose blood !as shed, #ushed
on by his grief should #ursue, and a##rehend him, if the !ay be too
long, and take a!ay the life of him !ho is not guilty of death, because
he is #ro$ed to ha$e had no hatred before against him that !as slain%
*B(+% Therefore 5 command thee, that thou se#arate three cities at eLual
distance one from another%
*B(1% )nd !hen the 'ord thy God shall ha$e enlarged thy borders, as he
s!ore to the fathers, and shall gi$e thee all the land that he #romised
them,
*B(B% E&et so, if thou kee# his commandments, and do the things !hich 5
command thee this day, that thou lo$e the 'ord thy God, and !alk in his
!ays at all timesG thou shalt add to thee other three cities, and shalt
double the number of the three cities aforesaid(
*B(*-% That innocent blood may not be shed in the midst of the land
!hich the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee to #ossess, lest thou be guilty of
blood%
*B(**% But if any man hating his neighbour, lie in !ait for his life,
and rise and strike him, and he die, and he flee to one of the cities
aforesaid,
*B(*,% The ancients of his city shall send, and take him out of the
#lace of refuge, and shall deli$er him into the hand of the kinsman of
him !hose blood !as shed, and he shall die%
*B(*2% Thou shalt not #ity him, and thou shalt take a!ay the guilt of
innocent blood out of 5srael, that it may be !ell !ith thee%
*B(*.% Thou shalt not take nor remo$e thy neighbourDs landmark, !hich
thy #redecessors ha$e set in thy #ossession, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
gi$e thee in the land that thou shalt recei$e to #ossess%
*B(*?% One !itness shall not rise u# against any man, !hatsoe$er the sin
or !ickedness be( but in the mouth of t!o or three !itnesses e$ery !ord
shall stand%
*B(*A% 5f a lying !itness stand against a man, accusing him of
transgression,
*B(*+% Both of them, bet!een !hom the contro$ersy is, shall stand before
the 'ord in the sight of the #riests and the judges that shall be in
those days%
*B(*1% )nd !hen after most diligent inLuisition, they shall find that
the false !itness hath told a lie against his brother(
*B(*B% They shall render to him as he meant to do to his brother, and
thou shalt take a!ay the e$il out of the midst of thee(
*B(,-% That others hearing may fear, and may not dare to do such things%
*B(,*% Thou shalt not #ity him, but shalt reLuire life for life, eye for
eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,-
'a!s relating to !ar%
,-(*% 5f thou go out to !ar against thy enemies, and see horsemen and
chariots, and the numbers of the enemyDs army greater than thine, thou
shalt not fear them( because the 'ord thy God is !ith thee, !ho brought
thee out of the land of Egy#t%
,-(,% )nd !hen the battle is no! at hand, the #riest shall stand before
the army, and shall s#eak to the #eo#le in this manner(
,-(2% 8ear, O 5srael, you join battle this day against your enemies, let
not your heart be dismayed, be not afraid, do not gi$e back, fear ye
them not(
,-(.% Because the 'ord your God is in the midst of you, and !ill fight
for you against your enemies, to deli$er you from danger%
,-(?% )nd the ca#tains shall #roclaim through e$ery band in the hearing
of the army( =hat man is there, that hath built a ne! house, and hath
not dedicated itM let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the
battle, and another man dedicate it%
,-(A% =hat man is there, that hath #lanted a $ineyard, and hath not as
yet made it to be common, !hereof all men may eatM let him go, and
return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man e>ecute
his office%
,-(+% =hat man is there, that hath es#oused a !ife, and not taken herM
let him go, and return to his house, lest he die in the !ar, and another
man take her%
,-(1% )fter these things are declared they shall add the rest, and shall
s#eak to the #eo#le( =hat man is there that is fearful, and faint
heartedM let him go, and return to his house, lest he make the hearts of
his brethren to fear, as he himself is #ossessed !ith fear%
,-(B% )nd !hen the ca#tains of the army shall hold their #eace, and ha$e
made an end of s#eaking, e$ery man shall #re#are their bands to fight%
,-(*-% 5f at any time thou come to fight against a city, thou shalt
first offer it #eace%
,-(**% 5f they recei$e it, and o#en the gates to thee, all the #eo#le
that are therein, shall be sa$ed, and shall ser$e thee #aying tribute%
,-(*,% But if they !ill not make #eace, and shall begin !ar against
thee, thou shalt besiege it%
,-(*2% )nd !hen the 'ord thy God shall deli$er it into thy hands, thou
shalt slay all that are therein of the male se>, !ith the edge of the
s!ord,
,-(*.% E>ce#ting !omen and children, cattle and other things, that are
in the city% )nd thou shalt di$ide all the #rey to the army, and thou
shalt eat the s#oils of thy enemies, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e
thee%
,-(*?% 4o shalt thou do to all cities that are at a great distance from
thee, and are not of these cities !hich thou shalt recei$e in
#ossession%
,-(*A% But of those cities that shall be gi$en thee, thou shalt suffer
none at all to li$e(
,-(*+% But shalt kill them !ith the edge of the s!ord, to !it, the
8ethite, and the )morrhite, and the "hanaanite, the PhereHite, and the
8e$ite, and the 9ebusite, as the 'ord thy God hath commanded thee(
,-(*1% 'est they teach you to do all the abominations !hich they ha$e
done to their gods( and you should sin against the 'ord your God%
,-(*B% =hen thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath com#assed it
!ith bul!arks, to take it, thou shalt not cut do!n the trees that may be
eaten of, neither shalt thou s#oil the country round about !ith a>es(
for it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of
them that fight against thee%
,-(,-% But if there be any trees that are not fruitful, but !ild, and
fit for other uses, cut them do!n, and make engines, until thou take the
city, !hich fighteth against thee%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,*
The e>#iation of a secret murder% The marrying a ca#ti$e% The eldest son
must not be de#ri$ed of his birthright for hatred of his mother% )
stubborn son is to be stoned to death% =hen one is hanged on a gibbet,
he must be taken do!n the same day and buried%
,*(*% =hen there shall be found in the land, !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
gi$e thee, the cor#se of a man slain, and it is not kno!n !ho is guilty
of the murder,
,*(,% Thy ancients and judges shall go out, and shall measure from the
#lace !here the body lieth the distance of e$ery city round about(
,*(2% )nd the ancients of that city !hich they shall #ercei$e to be
nearer than the rest, shall take a heifer of the herd, that hath not
dra!n in the yoke, nor #loughed the ground,
,*(.% )nd they shall bring her into a rough and stony $alley, that ne$er
!as #loughed, nor so!n( and there they shall strike off the head of the
heifer(
,*(?% )nd the #riests the sons of 'e$i shall come, !hom the 'ord thy God
hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by
their !ord e$ery matter should be decided, and !hatsoe$er is clean or
unclean should be judged%
,*(A% )nd the ancients of that city shall come to the #erson slain, and
shall !ash their hands o$er the heifer that !as killed in the $alley,
,*(+% )nd shall say( Our hands did not shed this blood, nor did our eyes
see it%
,*(1% Be merciful to thy #eo#le 5srael, !hom thou hast redeemed, O 'ord,
and lay not innocent blood to their charge, in the midst of thy #eo#le
5srael% )nd the guilt of blood shall be taken from them(
,*(B% )nd thou shalt be free from the innocentDs blood, that !as shed,
!hen thou shalt ha$e done !hat the 'ord hath commanded thee%
,*(*-% 5f thou go out to fight against thy enemies, and the 'ord thy God
deli$er them into thy hand, and thou lead them a!ay ca#ti$es,
,*(**% )nd seest in the number of the ca#ti$es a beautiful !oman, and
lo$est her, and !ilt ha$e her to !ife,
,*(*,% Thou shalt bring her into thy house( and she shall sha$e her
hair, and #are her nails,
,*(*2% )nd shall #ut off the raiment, !herein she !as taken( and shall
remain in thy house, and mourn for her father and mother one month( and
after that thou shalt go in unto her, and shalt slee# !ith her, and she
shall be thy !ife%
,*(*.% But if after!ards she #lease thee not, thou shalt let her go
free, but thou mayst not sell her for money nor o##ress her by might
because thou hast humbled her%
,*(*?% 5f a man ha$e t!o !i$es, one belo$ed, and the other hated, and
they ha$e had children by him, and the son of the hated be the
firstborn,
,*(*A% )nd he meaneth to di$ide his substance among his sons( he may not
make the son of the belo$ed the firstborn, and #refer him before the son
of the hated%
,*(*+% But he shall ackno!ledge the son of the hated for the firstborn,
and shall gi$e him a double #ortion of all he hath( for this is the
first of his children, and to him are due the first birthrights%
,*(*1% 5f a man ha$e a stubborn and unruly son, !ho !ill not hear the
commandments of his father or mother, and being corrected, slighteth
obedience(
,*(*B% They shall take him and bring him to the ancients of the city,
and to the gate of judgment,
,*(,-% )nd shall say to them( This our son is rebellious and stubborn,
he slighteth hearing our admonitions, he gi$eth himself to re$elling,
and to debauchery and banLuetings(
,*(,*% The #eo#le of the city shall stone him( and he shall die, that
you may take a!ay the e$il out of the midst of you, and all 5srael
hearing it may be afraid%
,*(,,% =hen a man hath committed a crime for !hich he is to be #unished
!ith death, and being condemned to die is hanged on a gibbet(
,*(,2% 8is body shall not remain u#on the tree, but shall be buried the
same day( for he is accursed of God that hangeth on a tree( and thou
shalt not defile thy land, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee in
#ossession%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,,
8umanity to!ards neighbours% either se> may use the a##arel of the
other% "ruelty to be a$oided e$en to birds% Battlements about the roof
of a house% Things of di$ers kinds not to be mi>ed% The #unishment of
him that slandereth his !ife, as also of adultery and ra#e%
,,(*% Thou shalt not #ass by if thou seest thy brotherDs o>, or his
shee# go astray( but thou shalt bring them back to thy brother%
,,(,% )nd if thy brother be not nigh, or thou kno! him not( thou shalt
bring them to thy house, and they shall be !ith thee until thy brother
seek them, and recei$e them%
,,(2% Thou shalt do in like manner !ith his ass, and !ith his raiment,
and !ith e$ery thing that is thy brotherDs, !hich is lost( if thou find
it, neglect it not as #ertaining to another%
,,(.% 5f thou see thy brotherDs ass or his o> to be fallen do!n in the
!ay, thou shalt not slight it, but shalt lift it u# !ith him%
,,(?% ) !oman shall not be clothed !ith manDs a##arel, neither shall a
man use !omanDs a##arel( for he that doth these things is abominable
before God%
,,(A% 5f thou find as thou !alkest by the !ay, a birdDs nest in a tree,
or on the ground, and the dam sitting u#on the young or u#on the eggs(
thou shalt not take her !ith her young(
Thou shalt not take, etc% This !as to she! them to e>ercise a certain
mercy e$en to irrational creaturesJ and by that means to train them u#
to a horror of crueltyJ and to the e>ercise of humanity and mutual
charity one to another%
,,(+% But shalt let her go, kee#ing the young !hich thou hast caught(
that it may be !ell !ith thee, and thou mayst li$e a long time%
,,(1% =hen thou buildest a ne! house, thou shalt make a battlement to
the roof round about( lest blood be shed in thy house, and thou be
guilty, if any one sli#, and fall do!n headlong%
Battlement%%% This #recaution !as necessary, because all their houses
had flat to#s, and it !as usual to !alk and to con$erse together u#on
them%
,,(B% Thou shalt not so! thy $ineyard !ith di$ers seeds( lest both the
seed !hich thou hast so!n, and the fruit of the $ineyard, be sanctified
together%
,,(*-% Thou shalt not #lough !ith an o> and an ass together%
,,(**% Thou shalt not !ear a garment that is !o$en of !oollen and linen
together%
,,(*,% Thou shalt make strings in the hem at the four corners of thy
cloak, !here!ith thou shalt be co$ered%
,,(*2% 5f a man marry a !ife, and after!ards hate her,
,,(*.% )nd seek occasions to #ut her a!ay, laying to her charge a $ery
ill name, and say( 5 took this !oman to !ife, and going in to her, 5
found her not a $irgin(
,,(*?% 8er father and mother shall take her, and shall bring !ith them
the tokens of her $irginity to the ancients of the city that are in the
gate(
,,(*A% )nd the father shall say( 5 ga$e my daughter unto this man to
!ife( and because he hateth her,
,,(*+% 8e layeth to her charge a $ery ill name, so as to say( 5 found
not thy daughter a $irgin( and behold these are the tokens of my
daughterDs $irginity% )nd they shall s#read the cloth before the
ancients of the city(
,,(*1% )nd the ancients of that city shall take that man, and beat him,
,,(*B% "ondemning him besides in a hundred sicles of sil$er, !hich he
shall gi$e to the damselDs father, because he hath defamed by a $ery ill
name a $irgin of 5srael( and he shall ha$e her to !ife, and may not #ut
her a!ay all the days of his life%
,,(,-% But if !hat he charged her !ith be true, and $irginity be not
found in the damsel(
,,(,*% They shall cast her out of the doors of her fatherDs house, and
the men of the city shall stone her to death, and she shall die( because
she hath done a !icked thing in 5srael, to #lay the !hore in her
fatherDs house( and thou shalt take a!ay the e$il out of the midst of
thee%
,,(,,% 5f a man lie !ith another manDs !ife, they shall both die, that
is to say, the adulterer and the adulteress( and thou shalt take a!ay
the e$il out of 5srael%
,,(,2% 5f a man ha$e es#oused a damsel that is a $irgin, and some one
find her in the city, and lie !ith her,
,,(,.% Thou shalt bring them both out to the gate of that city, and they
shall be stoned( the damsel, because she cried not out, being in the
city( the man, because he hath humbled his neighbourDs !ife% )nd thou
shalt take a!ay the e$il from the midst of thee%
,,(,?% But if a man find a damsel that is betrothed, in the field, and
taking hold of her, lie !ith her, he alone shall die(
,,(,A% The damsel shall suffer nothing, neither is she guilty of death(
for as a robber riseth against his brother, and taketh a!ay his life, so
also did the damsel suffer(
,,(,+% 4he !as alone in the field( she cried, and there !as no man to
hel# her%
,,(,1% 5f a man find a damsel that is a $irgin, !ho is not es#oused, and
taking her, lie !ith her, and the matter come to judgment(
,,(,B% 8e that lay !ith her shall gi$e to the father of the maid fifty
sicles of sil$er, and shall ha$e her to !ife, because he hath humbled
her( he may not #ut her a!ay all the days of his life%
,,(2-% o man shall take his fatherDs !ife, nor remo$e his co$ering%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,2
=ho may and !ho may not enter into the church( uncleanness to be
a$oided( other #rece#ts concerning fugiti$es, fornication, usury, $o!s,
and eating other menDs gra#es and corn%
,2(*% )n eunuch, !hose testicles are broken or cut a!ay, or yard cut
off, shall not enter into the church of the 'ord%
Eunuch%%% By these are meant, in the s#iritual sense, such as are barren
in good !orks% 5bid% 5nto the church%%% That is, into the assembly or
congregation of 5srael, so as to ha$e the #ri$ilege of an 5sraelite, or
to be ca#able of any #lace or office among the #eo#le of God%
,2(,% ) mamHer, that is to say, one born of a #rostitute, shall not
enter into the church of the 'ord, until the tenth generation%
,2(2% The )mmonite and the <oabite, e$en after the tenth generation
shall not enter into the church of the 'ord for e$er(
,2(.% Because they !ould not meet you !ith bread and !ater in the !ay,
!hen you came out of Egy#t( and because they hired against thee Balaam,
the son of Beor, from <eso#otamia in 4yria, to curse thee%
,2(?% )nd the 'ord thy God !ould not hear Balaam, and he turned his
cursing into thy blessing, because he lo$ed thee%
,2(A% Thou shalt not make #eace !ith them, neither shalt thou seek their
#ros#erity all the days of thy life for e$er%
,2(+% Thou shalt not abhor the Edomite, because he is thy brother( nor
the Egy#tian, because thou !ast a stranger in his land%
,2(1% They that are born of them, in the third generation shall enter
into the church of the 'ord%
,2(B% =hen thou goest out to !ar against thy enemies, thou shalt kee#
thyself from e$ery e$il thing%
,2(*-% 5f there be among you any man, that is defiled in a dream by
night, he shall go forth out of the cam#,
,2(**% )nd shall not return, before he be !ashed !ith !ater in the
e$ening( and after sunset he shall return into the cam#%
,2(*,% Thou shalt ha$e a #lace !ithout the cam#, to !hich thou mayst go
for the necessities of nature,
,2(*2% "arrying a #addle at thy girdle% )nd !hen thou sittest do!n, thou
shalt dig round about, and !ith the earth that is dug u# thou shalt
co$er
,2(*.% That !hich thou art eased of( Efor the 'ord thy God !alketh in
the midst of thy cam#, to deli$er thee, and to gi$e u# thy enemies to
thee(G and let thy cam# be holy, and let no uncleanness a##ear therein,
lest he go a!ay from thee%
o uncleanness%%% This caution against suffering any filth in the cam#,
!as to teach them to fly the filth of sin, !hich dri$eth God a!ay from
the soul%
,2(*?% Thou shalt not deli$er to his master the ser$ant that is fled to
thee%
,2(*A% 8e shall d!ell !ith thee in the #lace that shall #lease him, and
shall rest in one of thy cities( gi$e him no trouble%
,2(*+% There shall be no !hore among the daughters of 5srael, nor
!horemonger among the sons of 5srael%
,2(*1% Thou shalt not offer the hire of a strum#et, nor the #rice of a
dog, in the house of the 'ord thy God, !hatsoe$er it be that thou hast
$o!ed( because both these are an abomination to the 'ord thy God%
,2(*B% Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor
any other thing(
,2(,-% But to the stranger% To thy brother thou shalt lend that !hich he
!anteth, !ithout usury( that the 'ord thy God may bless thee in all thy
!orks in the land, !hich thou shalt go in to #ossess%
To the stranger%%% This !as a dis#ensation granted by God to his #eo#le,
!ho being the 'ord of all things, can gi$e a right and title to one u#on
the goods of another% Other!ise the scri#ture e$ery!here condemns usury,
as contrary to the la! of God, and a crying sin% 4ee E>% ,,%,?J 'e$%
,?%2A, 2+J , Esd% ?%+J Ps% *.%?J EHech% *1%1, *2, etc%
,2(,*% =hen thou hast made a $o! to the 'ord thy God, thou shalt not
delay to #ay it( because the 'ord thy God !ill reLuire it% )nd if thou
delay, it shall be im#uted to thee for a sin%
,2(,,% 5f thou !ilt not #romise, that shalt be !ithout sin%
,2(,2% But that !hich is once gone out of thy li#s, thou shalt obser$e,
and shalt do as thou hast #romised to the 'ord thy God, and hast s#oken
!ith thy o!n !ill and !ith thy o!n mouth%
,2(,.% Going into thy neighbourDs $ineyard, thou mayst eat as many
gra#es as thou #leasest( but must carry none out !ith thee(
,2(,?% 5f thou go into thy friendDs corn, thou mayst break the ears, and
rub them in thy hand( but not rea# them !ith a sickle%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,.
Di$orce #ermitted to a$oid greater e$il( the ne!ly married must not go
to !ar( of men stealers, of le#rosy, of #ledges, of labourersD hire, of
justice, and of charity to the #oor%
,.(*% 5f a man take a !ife, and ha$e her, and she find not fa$our in his
eyes, for some uncleanness( he shall !rite a bill of di$orce, and shall
gi$e it in her hand, and send her out of his house%
,.(,% )nd !hen she is de#arted, and marrieth another husband,
,.(2% )nd he also hateth her, and hath gi$en her a bill of di$orce, and
hath sent her out of his house or is dead(
,.(.% The former husband cannot take her again to !ife( because she is
defiled, and is become abominable before the 'ord( lest thou cause thy
land to sin, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee to #ossess%
,.(?% =hen a man hath lately taken a !ife, he shall not go out to !ar,
neither shall any #ublic business be enjoined him, but he shall be free
at home !ithout fault, that for one year he may rejoice !ith his !ife%
,.(A% Thou shalt not take the nether, nor the u##er millstone to #ledge(
for he hath #ledged his life to thee%
,.(+% 5f any man be found soliciting his brother of the children of
5srael, and selling him shall take a #rice, he shall be #ut to death,
and thou shalt take a!ay the e$il from the midst of thee%
,.(1% Obser$e diligently that thou incur not the stroke of the le#rosy,
but thou shalt do !hatsoe$er the #riests of the 'e$itical race shall
teach thee, according to !hat 5 ha$e commanded them, and fulfil thou it
carefully%
,.(B% Remember !hat the 'ord your God did to <ary, in the !ay !hen you
came out of Egy#t%
,.(*-% =hen thou shalt demand of thy neighbour any thing that he o!eth
thee, thou shalt not go into his house to take a!ay a #ledge(
,.(**% But thou shalt stand !ithout, and he shall bring out to thee !hat
he hath%
,.(*,% But if he be #oor, the #ledge shall not lodge !ith thee that
night,
,.(*2% But thou shalt restore it to him #resently before the going do!n
of the sun( that he may slee# in his o!n raiment and bless thee, and
thou mayst ha$e justice before the 'ord thy God%
,.(*.% Thou shalt not refuse the hire of the needy, and the #oor,
!hether he be thy brother, or a stranger that d!elleth !ith thee in the
land, and is !ithin thy gates(
,.(*?% But thou shalt #ay him the #rice of his labour the same day,
before the going do!n of the sun, because he is #oor, and !ith it
maintaineth his life( lest he cry against thee to the 'ord, and it be
re#uted to thee for a sin%
,.(*A% The fathers shall not be #ut to death for the children, nor the
children for the fathers, but e$ery one shall die for his o!n sin,
,.(*+% Thou shalt not #er$ert the judgment of the stranger nor of the
fatherless, neither shalt thou take a!ay the !ido!Ds raiment for a
#ledge%
,.(*1% Remember that thou !ast a sla$e in Egy#t, and the 'ord thy God
deli$ered thee from thence% Therefore 5 command thee to do this thing%
,.(*B% =hen thou hast rea#ed the corn in thy field, and hast forgot and
left a sheaf, thou shalt not return to take it a!ay( but thou shalt
suffer the stranger, and the fatherless and the !ido! to take it a!ay(
that the 'ord thy God may bless thee in all the !orks of thy hands%
,.(,-% 5f thou ha$e gathered the fruit of thy oli$e trees, thou shalt
not return to gather !hatsoe$er remaineth on the trees( but shalt lea$e
it for the stranger, for the fatherless, and the !ido!%
,.(,*% 5f thou make the $intage of thy $ineyard, thou shalt not gather
the clusters that remain, but they shall be for the stranger, the
fatherless, and the !ido!%
,.(,,% Remember that thou also !ast a bondman in Egy#t, and therefore 5
command thee to do this thing%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,?
4tri#es must not e>ceed forty% The o> is not to be muHHled% Of raising
seed to the brother% Of the immodest !oman% Of unjust !eight% Of
destroying the )malecites%
,?(*% 5f there be a contro$ersy bet!een men, and they call u#on the
judges( they shall gi$e the #riHe of justice to him !hom they #ercei$e
to be just( and him !hom they find to be !icked, they shall condemn of
!ickedness%
,?(,% )nd if they see that the offender be !orthy of stri#es( they shall
lay him do!n, and shall cause him to be beaten before them% )ccording
to the measure of the sin shall the measure also of the stri#es be(
,?(2% &et so, that they e>ceed not the number of forty( lest thy brother
de#art shamefully torn before thy eyes%
,?(.% Thou shalt not muHHle the o> that treadeth out thy corn on the
floor%
ot muHHle, etc%%% 4t% Paul understands this of the s#iritual labourer
in the church of God, !ho is not to be denied his maintenance% * "or%
B%1, B, *-%
,?(?% =hen brethren d!ell together, and one of them dieth !ithout
children, the !ife of the deceased shall not marry to another( but his
brother shall take her, and raise u# seed for his brother(
,?(A% )nd the first son he shall ha$e of her he shall call by his name,
that his name be not abolished out of 5srael%
,?(+% But if he !ill not take his brotherDs !ife, !ho by la! belongeth
to him, the !oman shall go to the gate of the city, and call u#on the
ancients, and say( <y husbandDs brother refuseth to raise u# his
brotherDs name in 5srael( and !ill not take me to !ife%
,?(1% )nd they shall cause him to be sent for forth!ith, and shall ask
him% 5f he ans!er( 5 !ill not take her to !ife(
,?(B% The !oman shall come to him before the ancients, and shall take
off his shoe from his foot, and s#it in his face, and say( 4o shall it
be done to the man that !ill not build u# his brotherDs house(
,?(*-% )nd his name shall be called in 5srael, the house of the unshod%
,?(**% 5f t!o men ha$e !ords together, and one begin to fight against
the other, and the otherDs !ife !illing to deli$er her husband out of
the hand of the stronger, shall #ut forth her hand, and take him by the
secrets,
,?(*,% Thou shalt cut off her hand, neither shalt thou be mo$ed !ith any
#ity in her regard%
,?(*2% Thou shalt not ha$e di$ers !eights in thy bag, a greater and a
less(
,?(*.% either shall there be in thy house a greater bushel and a less%
,?(*?% Thou shalt ha$e a just and a true !eight, and thy bushel shall be
eLual and true( that thou mayest li$e a long time u#on the land !hich
the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee%
,?(*A% 7or the 'ord thy God abhorreth him that doth these things, and he
hateth all injustice%
,?(*+% Remember !hat )malec did to thee in the !ay !hen thou camest out
of Egy#t(
)malec%%% This order for destroying the )malecites, in the mystical
sense, she!eth ho! hateful they are to God, and !hat #unishments they
are to look for from his justice, !ho attack and discourage his ser$ants
!hen they are but just come out, as it !ere, of the Egy#t of this !icked
!orld and being yet !eak and fainthearted, are but beginning their
journey to the land of #romise%
,?(*1% 8o! he met thee( and sle! the hindmost of the army, !ho sat do!n,
being !eary, !hen thou !ast s#ent !ith hunger and labour, and he feared
not God%
,?(*B% Therefore !hen the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee rest, and shall
ha$e subdued all the nations round about in the land !hich he hath
#romised thee( thou shalt blot out his name from under hea$en% 4ee thou
forget it not%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,A
The form of !ords !ith !hich the firstfruits and tithes are to be
offered% GodDs co$enant%
,A(*% )nd !hen thou art come into the land !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
gi$e thee to #ossess, and hast conLuered it, and d!ellest in it(
,A(,% Thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits, and #ut them in a
basket, and shalt go to the #lace !hich the 'ord thy God shall choose,
that his name may be in$ocated there(
,A(2% )nd thou shalt go to the #riest that shall be in those days, and
say to him( 5 #rofess this day before the 'ord thy God, that 5 am come
into the land, for !hich he s!ore to our fathers, that he !ould gi$e it
us%
,A(.% )nd the #riest taking the basket at thy hand, shall set it before
the altar of the 'ord thy God(
,A(?% )nd thou shalt s#eak thus in the sight of the 'ord thy God( The
4yrian #ursued my father, !ho !ent do!n into Egy#t, and sojourned there
in a $ery small number, and gre! into a nation great and strong and of
an infinite multitude%
The 4yrian%%% 'aban% 4ee Gen% ,+%
,A(A% )nd the Egy#tians afflicted us, and #ersecuted us, laying on us
most grie$ous burdens(
,A(+% )nd !e cried to the 'ord God of our fathers( !ho heard us, and
looked do!n u#on our affliction, and labour, and distress(
,A(1% )nd brought us out of Egy#t !ith a strong hand, and a stretched
out arm, !ith great terror, !ith signs and !onders(
,A(B% )nd brought us into this #lace, and ga$e us this land flo!ing !ith
milk and honey%
,A(*-% )nd therefore no! 5 offer the firstfruits of the land !hich the
'ord hath gi$en me% )nd thou shalt lea$e them in the sight of the 'ord
thy God, adoring the 'ord thy God%
,A(**% )nd thou shalt feast in all the good things !hich the 'ord thy
God hath gi$en thee, and thy house, thou and the 'e$ite, and the
stranger that is !ith thee%
,A(*,% =hen thou hast made an end of tithing all thy fruits, in the
third year of tithes thou shalt gi$e it to the 'e$ite, and to the
stanger, and to the fatherless, and to the !ido!, that they may eat
!ithin thy gates, and be filled(
,A(*2% )nd thou shalt s#eak thus in the sight of the 'ord thy God( 5
ha$e taken that !hich !as sanctified out of my house, and 5 ha$e gi$en
it to the 'e$ite, and to the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the
!ido!, as thou hast commanded me( 5 ha$e not transgressed thy
commandments nor forgotten thy #rece#ts%
,A(*.% 5 ha$e not eaten of them in my mourning, nor se#arated them for
any uncleanness, nor s#ent any thing of them in funerals% 5 ha$e obeyed
the $oice of the 'ord my God, and ha$e done all things as thou hast
commanded me%
,A(*?% 'ook from thy sanctuary, and thy high habitation of hea$en, and
bless thy #eo#le 5srael, and the land !hich thou hast gi$en us, as thou
didst s!ear to our fathers, a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey%
,A(*A% This day the 'ord thy God hath commanded thee to do these
commandments and judgments( and to kee# and fulfil them !ith all thy
heart, and !ith all thy soul%
,A(*+% Thou hast chosen the 'ord this day to be thy God, and to !alk in
his !ays and kee# his ceremonies, and #rece#ts, and judgments, and obey
his command%
,A(*1% )nd the 'ord hath chosen thee this day, to be his #eculiar
#eo#le, as he hath s#oken to thee, and to kee# all his commandments(
,A(*B% )nd to make thee higher than all nations !hich he hath created,
to his o!n #raise, and name, and glory( that thou mayst be a holy #eo#le
of the 'ord thy God, as he hath s#oken%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,+
The commandments must be !ritten on stones( and an altar erected, and
sacrifices offered% The obser$ers of the commandments are to be blessed,
and the transgressors cursed%
,+(*% )nd <oses !ith the ancients of 5srael commanded the #eo#le,
saying( ;ee# e$ery commandment that 5 command you this day%
,+(,% )nd !hen you are #assed o$er the 9ordan into the land !hich the
'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee, thou shalt set u# great stones, and shalt
#laster them o$er !ith #laster,
,+(2% That thou mayst !rite on them all the !ords of this la!, !hen thou
art #assed o$er the 9ordan( that thou mayst enter into the land !hich
the 'ord thy God !ill gi$e thee, a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey, as
he s!ore to thy fathers%
,+(.% Therefore !hen you are #assed o$er the 9ordan, set u# the stones
!hich 5 command you this day, in mount 8ebal, and thou shalt #laster
them !ith #laster(
,+(?% )nd thou shalt build there an altar to the 'ord thy God, of stones
!hich iron hath not touched,
,+(A% )nd of stones not fashioned nor #olished( and thou shalt offer
u#on it holocausts to the 'ord thy God(
,+(+% )nd shalt immolate #eace $ictims, and eat there, and feast before
the 'ord thy God%
,+(1% )nd thou shalt !rite u#on the stones all the !ords of this la!
#lainly and clearly%
,+(B% )nd <oses and the #riests of the race of 'e$i said to all 5srael(
)ttend, and hear, O 5srael( This day thou art made the #eo#le of the
'ord thy God(
,+(*-% Thou shalt hear his $oice, and do the commandments and justices
!hich 5 command thee%
,+(**% )nd <oses commanded the #eo#le in that day, saying(
,+(*,% These shall stand u#on mount GariHim to bless the #eo#le, !hen
you are #assed the 9ordan( 4imeon, 'e$i, 9uda, 5ssachar, 9ose#h, and
Benjamin%
,+(*2% )nd o$er against them shall stand on mount 8ebal to curse( Ruben,
Gad, and )ser, and Iabulon, Dan, and e#htali%
,+(*.% )nd the 'e$ites shall #ronounce, and say to all the men of 5srael
!ith a loud $oice(
,+(*?% "ursed be the man that maketh a gra$en and molten thing, the
abomination of the 'ord, the !ork of the hands of artificers, and shall
#ut it in a secret #lace( and all the #eo#le shall ans!er and say( )men%
,+(*A% "ursed be he that honoureth not his father and mother( and all
the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(*+% "ursed be he that remo$eth his neighbourDs landmarks( and all the
#eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(*1% "ursed be he that maketh the blind to !ander out of his !ay( and
all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(*B% "ursed be he that #er$erteth the judgment of the stranger, of the
fatherless and the !ido!( and all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,-% "ursed be he that lieth !ith his fatherDs !ife, and unco$ereth
his bed( and all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,*% "ursed be he that lieth !ith any beast( and all the #eo#le shall
say( )men%
,+(,,% "ursed be he that lieth !ith his sister, the daughter of his
father, or of his mother( and all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,2% "ursed be he that lieth !ith his mother-in-la!( and all the
#eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,.% "ursed be he that secretly killeth his neighbour( and all the
#eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,?% "ursed be he that taketh gifts, to slay an innocent #erson( and
all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
,+(,A% "ursed be he that abideth not in the !ords of this la!, and
fulfilleth them not in !ork( and all the #eo#le shall say( )men%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,1
<any blessings are #romised to obser$ers of GodDs commandments( and
curses threatened to transgressors%
,1(*% o! if thou !ilt hear the $oice of all his commandments, !hich 5
command thee this day, the 'ord thy God !ill make thee higher than all
the nations that are on the earth%
,1(,% )nd all these blessings shall come u#on thee and o$ertake thee(
yet so if thou hear his #rece#ts%
)ll these blessings, etc%%% 5n the Old Testament, God #romised tem#oral
blessings to the kee#ers of his la!, hea$en not being o#ened as yetJ and
that gross and sensual #eo#le being more mo$ed !ith #resent and sensible
things% But in the e! Testament the goods that are #romised us are
s#iritual and eternalJ and tem#oral e$ils are turned into blessings%
,1(2% Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field%
,1(.% Blessed shall be the fruit of thy !omb, and the fruit of thy
ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the dro$es of thy herds, and the
folds of thy shee#%
,1(?% Blessed shall be thy barns and blessed thy stores%
,1(A% Blessed shalt thou be coming in and going out%
,1(+% The 'ord shall cause thy enemies, that rise u# against thee, to
fall do!n before thy face( one !ay shall they come out against thee, and
se$en !ays shall they flee before thee%
,1(1% The 'ord !ill send forth a blessing u#on thy storehouses, and u#on
all the !orks of thy hands( and !ill bless thee in the land that thou
shalt recei$e%
,1(B% The 'ord !ill raise thee u# to be a holy #eo#le to himself, as he
s!ore to thee( if thou kee# the commandments of the 'ord thy God, and
!alk in his !ays%
,1(*-% )nd all the #eo#le of the earth shall see that the name of the
'ord is in$ocated u#on thee, and they shall fear thee%
,1(**% The 'ord !ill make thee abound !ith all goods, !ith the fruit of
thy !omb, and the fruit of thy cattle, !ith the fruit of thy land, !hich
the 'ord s!ore to thy fathers that he !ould gi$e thee%
,1(*,% The 'ord !ill o#en his e>cellent treasure, the hea$en, that it
may gi$e rain in due season( and he !ill bless all the !orks of thy
hands% )nd thou shalt lend to many nations, and shalt not borro! of any
one%
,1(*2% )nd the 'ord shall make thee the head and not the tail( and thou
shalt be al!ays abo$e, and not beneath( yet so if thou !ilt hear the
commandments of the 'ord thy God !hich 5 command thee this day, and kee#
and do them,
,1(*.% )nd turn not a!ay from them neither to the right hand, nor to the
left, nor follo! strange gods, nor !orshi# them%
,1(*?% But if thou !ilt not hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, to kee#
and to do all his commandments and ceremonies, !hich 5 command thee this
day, all these curses shall come u#on thee, and o$ertake thee%
)ll these curses, etc%%% Thus God dealt !ith the transgressors of his
la! in the Old Testament( but no! he often suffers sinners to #ros#er in
this !orld, re!arding them for some little good they ha$e done, and
reser$ing their #unishment for the other !orld%
,1(*A% "ursed shalt thou be in the city, cursed in the field%
,1(*+% "ursed shall be thy barn, and cursed thy stores%
,1(*1% "ursed shall be the fruit of thy !omb, and the fruit of thy
ground, the herds of thy o>en, and the flocks of thy shee#%
,1(*B% "ursed shalt thou be coming in, and cursed going out%
,1(,-% The 'ord shall send u#on thee famine and hunger, and a rebuke
u#on all the !orks !hich thou shalt do( until he consume and destroy
thee Luickly, for thy most !icked in$entions, by !hich thou hast
forsaken me%
,1(,*% <ay the 'ord set the #estilence u#on thee, until he consume thee
out of the land, !hich thou shalt go in to #ossess%
,1(,,% <ay the 'ord afflict thee !ith miserable !ant, !ith the fe$er and
!ith cold, !ith burning and !ith heat, and !ith corru#ted air and !ith
blasting, and #ursue thee till thou #erish%
,1(,2% Be the hea$en, that is o$er thee, of brass( and the ground thou
treadest on, of iron%
,1(,.% The 'ord gi$e thee dust for rain u#on thy land, and let ashes
come do!n from hea$en u#on thee, till thou be consumed%
,1(,?% The 'ord make thee to fall do!n before thy enemies, one !ay mayst
thou go out against them, and flee se$en !ays, and be scattered
throughout all the kingdoms of the earth%
,1(,A% )nd be thy carcass meat for all the fo!ls of the air, and the
beasts of the earth, and be there none to dri$e them a!ay%
,1(,+% The 'ord strike thee !ith the ulcer of Egy#t, and the #art of thy
body, by !hich the dung is cast out, !ith the scab and !ith the itch( so
that thou canst not be healed%
,1(,1% The 'ord strike thee !ith madness and blindness and fury of mind%
,1(,B% )nd mayst thou gro#e at midday as the blind is !ont to gro#e in
the dark, and not make straight thy !ays% )nd mayst thou at all times
suffer !rong, and be o##ressed !ith $iolence, and mayst thou ha$e no one
to deli$er thee%
,1(2-% <ayst thou take a !ife, and another slee# !ith her% <ayst thou
build a house, and not d!ell therein% <ayest thou #lant a $ineyard and
not gather the $intage thereof%
,1(2*% <ay thy o> be slain before thee, and thou not eat thereof% <ay
thy ass be taken a!ay in thy sight, and not restored to thee% <ay thy
shee# be gi$en to thy enemies, and may there be none to hel# thee%
,1(2,% <ay thy sons and thy daughters be gi$en to another #eo#le, thy
eyes looking on, and languishing at the sight of them all the day, and
may there be no strength in thy hand%
,1(22% <ay a #eo#le !hich thou kno!est not, eat the fruits of thy land,
and all thy labours( and mayst thou al!ays suffer o##ression, and be
crushed at all times%
,1(2.% )nd be astonished at the terror of those things !hich thy eyes
shall see(
,1(2?% <ay the 'ord strike thee !ith a $ery sore ulcer in the knees and
in the legs, and be thou incurable from the sole of the foot to the to#
of the head%
,1(2A% The 'ord shall bring thee, and thy king, !hom thou shalt ha$e
a##ointed o$er thee, into a nation !hich thou and thy fathers kno! not(
and there thou shalt ser$e strange gods, !ood and stone%
,1(2+% )nd thou shalt be lost, as a #ro$erb and a by!ord to all #eo#le,
among !hom the 'ord shall bring thee in%
,1(21% Thou shalt cast much seed into the ground, and gather little(
because the locusts shall consume all%
,1(2B% Thou shalt #lant a $ineyard, and dig it, and shalt not drink the
!ine, nor gather any thing thereof( because it shall be !asted !ith
!orms%
,1(.-% Thou shalt ha$e oli$e trees in all thy borders, and shalt not be
anointed !ith the oil( for the oli$es shall fall off and #erish%
,1(.*% Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, and shalt not enjoy them(
because they shall be led into ca#ti$ity%
,1(.,% The blast shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy
ground%
,1(.2% The stranger that li$eth !ith thee in the land, shall rise u#
o$er thee, and shall be higher( and thou shalt go do!n, and be lo!er%
,1(..% 8e shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him% 8e shall
be as the head, and thou shalt be the tail%
,1(.?% )nd all these curses shall come u#on thee, and shall #ursue and
o$ertake thee, till thou #erish( because thou heardst not the $oice of
the 'ord thy God, and didst not kee# his commandments and ceremonies
!hich he commanded thee%
,1(.A% )nd they shall be as signs and !onders on thee, and on thy seed
for e$er%
,1(.+% Because thou didst not ser$e the 'ord thy God !ith joy and
gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things(
,1(.1% Thou shalt ser$e thy enemy, !hom the 'ord !ill send u#on thee, in
hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and in !ant of all things( and he
shall #ut an iron yoke u#on thy neck, till he consume thee%
,1(.B% The 'ord !ill bring u#on thee a nation from afar, and from the
uttermost ends of the earth, like an eagle that flyeth s!iftly, !hose
tongue thou canst not understand,
,1(?-% ) most insolent nation, that !ill she! no regard to the ancients,
nor ha$e #ity on the infant,
,1(?*% )nd !ill de$our the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy
land( until thou be destroyed, and !ill lea$e thee no !heat, nor !ine,
nor oil, nor herds of o>en, nor flocks of shee#( until he destroy thee%
,1(?,% )nd consume thee in all thy cities, and thy strong and high !all
be brought do!n, !herein thou trustedst in all thy land% Thou shalt be
besieged !ithin thy gates in all thy land !hich the 'ord thy God !ill
gi$e thee(
,1(?2% )nd thou shalt eat the fruit of thy !omb, and the flesh of thy
sons and of thy daughters, !hich the 'ord thy God shall gi$e thee, in
the distress and e>tremity !here!ith thy enemy shall o##ress thee%
,1(?.% The man that is nice among you, and $ery delicate, shall en$y his
o!n brother, and his !ife, that lieth in his bosom,
,1(??% 4o that he !ill not gi$e them of the flesh of his children, !hich
he shall eat( because he hath nothing else in the siege and the !ant,
!here!ith thy enemies shall distress thee !ithin all thy gates%
,1(?A% The tender and delicate !oman, that could not go u#on the ground,
nor set do!n her foot for o$er much niceness and tenderness, !ill en$y
her husband !ho lieth in her bosom, the flesh of her son, and of her
daughter,
,1(?+% )nd the filth of the afterbirths, that come forth from bet!een
her thighs, and the children that are born the same hour% 7or they shall
eat them secretly for the !ant of all things, in the siege and distress,
!here!ith thy enemy shall o##ress thee !ithin thy gates%
,1(?1% 5f thou !ilt not kee#, and fulfil all the !ords of this la!, that
are !ritten in this $olume, and fear his glorious and terrible name(
that is, The 'ord thy God(
,1(?B% The 'ord shall increase thy #lagues, and the #lagues of thy seed,
#lagues great and lasting, infirmities grie$ous and #er#etual%
,1(A-% )nd he shall bring back on thee all the afflictions of Egy#t,
!hich thou !ast afraid of, and they shall stick fast to thee%
,1(A*% <oreo$er the 'ord !ill bring u#on thee all the diseases, and
#lagues, that are not !ritten in the $olume of this la! till he consume
thee(
,1(A,% )nd you shall remain fe! in number, !ho before !ere as the stars
of hea$en for multitude, because thou heardst not the $oice of the 'ord
thy God%
,1(A2% )nd as the 'ord rejoiced u#on you before doing good to you, and
multi#lying you( so he shall rejoice destroying and bringing you to
nought, so that you shall be taken a!ay from the land !hich thou shalt
go in to #ossess%
,1(A.% The 'ord shall scatter thee among all #eo#le, from the farthest
#arts of the earth to the ends thereof( and there thou shalt ser$e
strange gods, !hich both thou art ignorant of and thy fathers, !ood and
stone%
,1(A?% either shalt thou be Luiet, e$en in those nations, nor shall
there be any rest for the sole of thy foot% 7or the 'ord !ill gi$e thee
a fearful heart, and languishing eyes, and a soul consumed !ith
#ensi$eness(
,1(AA% )nd thy life shall be as it !ere hanging before thee% Thou shalt
fear night and day, neither shalt thou trust thy life%
,1(A+% 5n the morning thou shalt say( =ho !ill grant me e$eningM and at
e$ening( =ho !ill grant me morningM for the fearfulness of thy heart,
!here!ith thou shalt be terrified, and for those things !hich thou shalt
see !ith thy eyes%
,1(A1% The 'ord shall bring thee again !ith shi#s into Egy#t, by the !ay
!hereof he said to thee that thou shouldst see it no more% There shalt
thou be set to sale to thy enemies for bondmen and bond!omen, and no man
shall buy you%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter ,B
The co$enant is solemnly confirmed bet!een God and his #eo#le% Threats
against those that shall break it%
,B(*% These are the !ords of the co$enant !hich the 'ord commanded <oses
to make !ith the children of 5srael in the land of <oab( beside that
co$enant !hich he made !ith them in 8oreb%
,B(,% )nd <oses called all 5srael, and said to them( &ou ha$e seen all
the things that the 'ord did before you in the land of Egy#t to Pharao,
and to all his ser$ants, and to his !hole land%
,B(2% The great tem#tations, !hich thy eyes ha$e seen, those mighty
signs and !onders,
,B(.% )nd the 'ord hath not gi$en you a heart to understand, and eyes to
see, and ears that may hear, unto this #resent day%
8ath not gi$en you, etc%%% Through your o!n fault and because you
resisted his grace%
,B(?% 8e hath brought you forty years through the desert( your garments
are not !orn out, neither are the shoes of your feet consumed !ith age%
,B(A% &ou ha$e not eaten bread, nor ha$e you drunk !ine or strong drink(
that you might kno! that 5 am the 'ord your God%
,B(+% )nd you came to this #lace( and 4ehon king of 8esebon, and Og king
of Basan, came out against us to fight% )nd !e sle! them%
,B(1% )nd took their land, and deli$ered it for a #ossession to Ruben
and Gad, and the half tribe of <anasses%
,B(B% ;ee# therefore the !ords of this co$enant, and fulfil them( that
you may understand all that you do%
,B(*-% &ou all stand this day before the 'ord your God, your #rinces,
and tribes, and ancients, and doctors, all the #eo#le of 5srael,
,B(**% &our children and your !i$es, and the stranger that abideth !ith
thee in the cam#, besides the he!ers of !ood, and them that bring !ater(
,B(*,% That thou mayst #ass in the co$enant of the 'ord thy God, and in
the oath !hich this day the 'ord thy God maketh !ith thee%
,B(*2% That he may raise thee u# a #eo#le to himself, and he may be thy
God as he hath s#oken to thee, and as he s!ore to thy fathers )braham,
5saac, and 9acob%
,B(*.% either !ith you only do 5 make this co$enant, and confirm these
oaths,
,B(*?% But !ith all that are #resent and that are absent%
,B(*A% 7or you kno! ho! !e d!elt in the land of Egy#t, and ho! !e ha$e
#assed through the midst of nations, and #assing through them,
,B(*+% &ou ha$e seen their abominations and filth, that is to say, their
idols, !ood and stone, sil$er and gold, !hich they !orshi##ed%
,B(*1% 'est #erha#s there should be among you a man or a !oman, a family
or a tribe, !hose heart is turned a!ay this day from the 'ord our God,
to go and ser$e the gods of those nations( and there should be among you
a root bringing forth gall and bitterness%
,B(*B% )nd !hen he shall hear the !ords of this oath, he should bless
himself in his heart saying( 5 shall ha$e #eace, and !ill !alk on in the
naughtiness of my heart( and the drunken may consume the thirsty,
The drunken, etc%, absumat ebria sitientem%%% 5t is a #ro$erbial
e>#ression, !hich may either be understood, as s#oken by the sinner,
blessing, that is, flattering himself in his sins !ith the imagination
of #eace, and so great an abundance as may satisfy, and as it !ere,
consume all thirst and !ant( or it may be referred to the root of
bitterness, s#oken of before, !hich being drunken !ith sin may attract,
and by that means consume, such as thirst after the like e$ils%
,B(,-% )nd the 'ord should not forgi$e him( but his !rath and jealousy
against that man should be e>ceedingly enkindled at that time, and all
the curses that are !ritten in this $olume should light u#on him( and
the 'ord should blot out his name from under hea$en,
,B(,*% )nd utterly destroy him out of all the tribes of 5srael,
according to the curses that are contained in the book of this la! and
co$enant(
,B(,,% )nd the follo!ing generation shall say, and the children that
shall be born hereafter, and the strangers that shall come from afar,
seeing the #lagues of that land and the e$ils !here!ith the 'ord hath
afflicted it,
,B(,2% Burning it !ith brimstone, and the heat of salt, so that it
cannot be so!n any more, nor any green thing gro! therein, after the
e>am#le of the destruction of 4odom and Gomorrha, )dama and 4eboim,
!hich the 'ord destroyed in his !rath and indignation(
,B(,.% )nd all the nations shall say( =hy hath the 'ord done thus to
this landM !hat meaneth this e>ceeding great heat of his !rathM
,B(,?% )nd they shall ans!er( Because they forsook the co$enant of the
'ord, !hich he made !ith their fathers, !hen he brought them out of the
land of Egy#t(
,B(,A% )nd they ha$e ser$ed strange gods, and adored them, !hom they
kne! not, and for !hom they had not been assigned(
,B(,+% Therefore the !rath of the 'ord !as kindled against this land, to
bring u#on it all the curses that are !ritten in this $olume(
,B(,1% )nd he hath cast them out of their land, in anger and in !rath,
and in $ery great indignation, and hath thro!n them into a strange land,
as it is seen this day%
,B(,B% 4ecret things to the 'ord our God( things that are manifest, to
us and to our children for e$er, that !e may do all the !ords of this
la!%
4ecret things, etc%%% )s much as to say, secret things belong to, and
are kno!n to, God aloneJ our business must be to obser$e !hat he has
re$ealed and manifested to us, and to direct our li$es accordingly%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 2-
Great mercies are #romised to the #enitent( GodDs commandment is
feasible% 'ife and death are set before them%
2-(*% o! !hen all these things shall be come u#on thee, the blessing or
the curse, !hich 5 ha$e set forth before thee, and thou shalt be touched
!ith re#entance of thy heart among all the nations, into !hich the 'ord
thy God shall ha$e scattered thee,
2-(,% )nd shalt return to him, and obey his commandments, as 5 command
thee this day, thou and thy children, !ith all thy heart, and !ith all
thy soul(
2-(2% The 'ord thy God !ill bring back again thy ca#ti$ity, and !ill
ha$e mercy on thee, and gather thee again out of all the nations, into
!hich he scattered thee before%
2-(.% 5f thou be dri$en as far as the #oles of hea$en, the 'ord thy God
!ill fetch thee back from hence,
2-(?% )nd !ill take thee to himself, and bring thee into the land !hich
thy fathers #ossessed, and thou shalt #ossess it( and blessing thee, he
!ill make thee more numerous than !ere thy fathers%
2-(A% The 'ord thy God !ill circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy
seed( that thou mayst lo$e the 'ord thy God !ith all thy heart and !ith
all thy soul, that thou mayst li$e%
2-(+% )nd he !ill turn all these curses u#on thy enemies, and u#on them
that hate and #ersecute thee%
2-(1% But thou shalt return, and hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, and
shalt do all the commandments !hich 5 command thee this day(
2-(B% )nd the 'ord thy God !ill make thee abound in all the !orks of thy
hands, in the fruit of thy !omb, and in the fruit of thy cattle, in the
fruitfulness of thy land, and in the #lenty of all things% 7or the 'ord
!ill return to rejoice o$er thee in all good things, as he rejoiced in
thy fathers(
2-(*-% &et so if thou hear the $oice of the 'ord thy God, and kee# his
#rece#ts and ceremonies, !hich are !ritten in this la!( and return to
the 'ord thy God !ith all thy heart, and !ith all thy soul%
2-(**% This commandment, that 5 command thee this day is not abo$e thee,
nor far off from thee(
2-(*,% or is it in hea$en, that thou shouldst say( =hich of us can go
u# to hea$en to bring it unto us, and !e may hear and fulfil it in !orkM
2-(*2% or is it beyond the sea( that thou mayst e>cuse thyself, and
say( =hich of us can cross the sea, and bring it unto us( that !e may
hear, and do that !hich is commandedM
2-(*.% But the !ord is $ery nigh unto thee, in thy mouth and in thy
heart, that thou mayst do it%
2-(*?% "onsider that 5 ha$e set before thee this day life and good, and
on the other hand death and e$il(
2-(*A% That thou mayst lo$e the 'ord thy God, and !alk in his !ays, and
kee# his commandments and ceremonies and judgments, and bless thee in
the land, !hich thou shalt go in to #ossess%
2-(*+% But if thy heart be turned a!ay, so that thou !ilt not hear, and
being decei$ed !ith error thou adore strange gods, and ser$e them(
2-(*1% 5 foretell thee this day that thou shalt #erish, and shalt remain
but a short time in the land, to !hich thou shalt #ass o$er the 9ordan,
and shalt go in to #ossess it%
2-(*B% 5 call hea$en and earth to !itness this day, that 5 ha$e set
before you life and death, blessing and cursing% "hoose therefore life,
that both thou and thy seed may li$e(
2-(,-% )nd that thou mayst lo$e the 'ord thy God, and obey his $oice,
and adhere to him Efor he is thy life, and the length of thy days,G that
thou mayst d!ell in the land, for !hich the 'ord s!ore to thy fathers
)braham, 5saac, and 9acob that he !ould gi$e it them%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 2*
<oses encourageth the #eo#le, and 9osue, !ho is a##ointed to succeed
him% 8e deli$ereth the la! to the #riests% God foretelleth that the
#eo#le !ill often forsake him, and that he !ill #unish them% 8e
commandeth <oses to !rite a canticle, as a constant remembrancer of the
la!%
2*(*% )nd <oses !ent, and s#oke all these !ords to all 5srael,
2*(,% )nd he said to them( 5 am this day a hundred and t!enty years old,
5 can no longer go out and come in, es#ecially as the 'ord also hath
said to me( Thou shalt not #ass o$er this 9ordan%
2*(2% The 'ord thy God then !ill #ass o$er before thee( he !ill destroy
all these nations in thy sight, and thou shalt #ossess them( and this
9osue shall go o$er before thee, as the 'ord hath s#oken%
2*(.% )nd the 'ord shall do to them as he did to 4ehon and Og the kings
of the )morrhites, and to their land, and shall destroy them%
2*(?% Therefore !hen the 'ord shall ha$e deli$ered these also to you,
you shall do in like manner to them as 5 ha$e commmanded you%
2*(A% Do manfully and be of good heart( fear not, nor be ye dismayed at
their sight( for the 'ord thy God he himself is thy leader, and !ill not
lea$e thee nor forsake thee%
2*(+% )nd <oses called 9osue, and said to him before all 5srael( Take
courage, and be $aliant( for thou shalt bring this #eo#le into the land
!hich the 'ord s!ore he !ould gi$e to their fathers, and thou shalt
di$ide it by lot%
2*(1% )nd the 'ord !ho is your leader, he himself !ill be !ith thee( he
!ill not lea$e thee, nor forsake thee( fear not, neither be dismayed%
2*(B% )nd <oses !rote this la!, and deli$ered it to the #riests the sons
of 'e$i, !ho carried the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord, and to all the
ancients of 5srael%
2*(*-% )nd he commanded them, saying( )fter se$en years, in the year of
remission, in the feast of tabernacles,
2*(**% =hen all 5srael come together, to a##ear in the sight of the 'ord
thy God in the #lace !hich the 'ord shall choose, thou shalt read the
!ords of this la! before all 5srael, in their hearing%
2*(*,% )nd the #eo#le being all assembled together, both men and !omen,
children and strangers, that are !ithin thy gates( that hearing they may
learn, and fear the 'ord your God, and kee#, and fulfil all the !ords of
this la!(
2*(*2% That their children also, !ho no! are ignorant, may hear, and
fear the 'ord their God, all the days that they li$e in the land !hither
you are going o$er the 9ordan to #ossess it%
2*(*.% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Behold the days of thy death are
nigh( call 9osue, and stand ye in the tabernacle of the testimony, that
5 may gi$e him a charge% 4o <oses and 9osue !ent and stood in the
tabernacle of the testimony(
2*(*?% )nd the 'ord a##eared there in the #illar of a cloud, !hich stood
in the entry of the tabernacle%
2*(*A% )nd the 'ord said to <oses( Behold thou shalt slee# !ith thy
fathers, and this #eo#le rising u# !ill go a fornicating after strange
gods in the land, to !hich it goeth in to d!ell( there !ill they forsake
me, and !ill make $oid the co$enant, !hich 5 ha$e made !ith them,
2*(*+% )nd my !rath shall be kindled against them in that day( and 5
!ill forsake them, and !ill hide my face from them, and they shall be
de$oured( all e$ils and afflictions shall find them, so that they shall
say in that day( 5n truth it is because God is not !ith me, that these
e$ils ha$e found me%
2*(*1% But 5 !ill hide, and co$er my face in that day, for all the e$ils
!hich they ha$e done, because they ha$e follo!ed strange gods%
2*(*B% o! therefore !rite you this canticle, and teach the children of
5srael( that they may kno! it by heart, and sing it by mouth, and this
song may be unto me for a testimony among the children of 5srael%
2*(,-% 7or 5 !ill bring them into the land, for !hich 5 s!ore to their
fathers, that flo!eth !ith milk and honey% )nd !hen they ha$e eaten, and
are full and fat, they !ill turn a!ay after strange gods, and !ill ser$e
them( and !ill des#ise me, and make $oid my co$enant%
2*(,*% )nd after many e$ils and afflictions shall ha$e come u#on them,
this canticle shall ans!er them for a testimony, !hich no obli$ion shall
take a!ay out of the mouth of their seed% 7or 5 kno! their thoughts, and
!hat they are about to do this day, before that 5 bring them into the
land !hich 5 ha$e #romised them%
2*(,,% <oses therefore !rote the canticle, and taught it to the children
of 5srael%
2*(,2% )nd the 'ord commanded 9osue the son of un, and said( Take
courage, and be $aliant( for thou shalt bring the children of 5srael
into the land !hich 5 ha$e #romised, and 5 !ill be !ith thee%
2*(,.% Therefore after <oses had !rote the !ords of this la! in a
$olume, and finished it(
2*(,?% 8e commanded the 'e$ites, !ho carried the ark of the co$enant of
the 'ord, saying(
2*(,A% Take this book, and #ut it in the side of the ark of the co$enant
of the 'ord your God( that it may be there for a testimony against thee%
2*(,+% 7or 5 kno! thy obstinacy, and thy most stiff neck% =hile 5 am yet
li$ing, and going in !ith you, you ha$e al!ays been rebellious against
the 'ord( ho! much more !hen 5 shall be deadM
2*(,1% Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors,
and 5 !ill s#eak these !ords in their hearing, and !ill call hea$en and
earth to !itness against them%
2*(,B% 7or 5 kno! that, after my death, you !ill do !ickedly, and !ill
Luickly turn aside form the !ay that 5 ha$e commanded you( and e$ils
shall come u#on you in the latter times, !hen you shall do e$il in the
sight of the 'ord, to #ro$oke him by the !orks of your hands%
2*(2-% <oses therefore s#oke, in the hearing of the !hole assembly of
5srael, the !ords of this canticle, and finished it e$en to the end%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 2,
) canticle for the remembrance of the la!% <oses is commanded to go u#
into a mountain, from !hence he shall see the #romised land but not
enter into it%
2,(*% 8ear, O ye hea$ens, the things 5 s#eak, let the earth gi$e ear to
the !ords of my mouth%
2,(,% 'et my doctrine gather as the rain, let my s#eech distil as the
de!, as a sho!er u#on the herb, and as dro#s u#on the grass%
2,(2% Because 5 !ill in$oke the name of the 'ord( gi$e ye magnificence
to our God%
2,(.% The !orks of God are #erfect, and all his !ays are judgments( God
is faithful and !ithout any iniLuity, he is just and right%
2,(?% They ha$e sinned against him, and are none of his children in
their filth( they are a !icked and #er$erse generation%
2,(A% 5s this the return thou makest to the 'ord, O foolish and
senseless #eo#leM 5s not he thy father, that hath #ossessed thee, and
made thee, and created theeM
2,(+% Remember the days of old, think u#on e$ery generation( ask thy
father, and he !ill declare to thee( thy elders and they !ill tell thee%
2,(1% =hen the <ost 8igh di$ided the nations( !hen he se#arated the sons
of )dam, he a##ointed the bounds of #eo#le according to the number of
the children of 5srael%
2,(B% But the 'ordDs #ortion is his #eo#le( 9acob the lot of his
inheritance%
2,(*-% 8e found him in a desert land, in a #lace of horror, and of $ast
!ilderness( he led him about, and taught him( and he ke#t him as the
a##le of his eye%
2,(**% )s the eagle enticing her young to fly, and ho$ering o$er them,
he s#read his !ings, and hath taken him and carried him on his
shoulders%
2,(*,% The 'ord alone !as his leader( and there !as no strange god !ith
him%
2,(*2% 8e set him u#on high land( that he might eat the fruits of the
fields, that he might suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the
hardest stone,
2,(*.% Butter of the herd, and milk of the shee# !ith the fat of lambs,
and of the rams of the breed of Basan( and goats !ith the marro! of
!heat, and might drink the #urest blood of the gra#e%
2,(*?% The belo$ed gre! fat, and kicked( he gre! fat, and thick and
gross, he forsook God !ho made him, and de#arted from God his sa$iour%
2,(*A% They #ro$oked him by strange gods, and stirred him u# to anger,
!ith their abominations%
2,(*+% They sacrificed to de$ils and not to God( to gods !hom they kne!
not( that !ere ne!ly come u#, !hom their fathers !orshi##ed not%
2,(*1% Thou hast forsaken the God that begot thee, and hast forgotten
the 'ord that created thee%
2,(*B% The 'ord sa!, and !as mo$ed to !rath( because his o!n sons and
daughters #ro$oked him%
2,(,-% )nd he said( 5 !ill hide my face from them, and !ill consider
!hat their last end shall be( for it is a #er$erse generation, and
unfaithful children%
2,(,*% They ha$e #ro$oked me !ith that !hich !as no god, and ha$e
angered me !ith their $anities( and 5 !ill #ro$oke them !ith that !hich
is no #eo#le, and !ill $e> them !ith a foolish nation%
2,(,,% ) fire is kindled in my !rath, and shall burn e$en to the lo!est
hell( and shall de$our the earth !ith her increase, and shall burn the
foundations of the mountains%
2,(,2% 5 !ill hea# e$ils u#on them, and !ill s#end my arro!s among them%
2,(,.% They shall be consumed !ith famine, and birds shall de$our them
!ith a most bitter bite( 5 !ill send the teeth of beasts u#on them, !ith
the fury of creatures that trail u#on the ground, and of ser#ents%
2,(,?% =ithout, the s!ord shall lay them !aste, and terror !ithin, both
the young man and the $irgin, the sucking child !ith the man in years%
2,(,A% 5 said( =here are theyM 5 !ill make the memory of them to cease
from among men%
2,(,+% But for the !rath of the enemies 5 ha$e deferred it( lest #erha#s
their enemies might be #roud, and should say( Our mighty hand, and not
the 'ord, hath done all these things%
2,(,1% They are a nation !ithout counsel, and !ithout !isdom%
2,(,B% O that they !ould be !ise and !ould understand, and !ould #ro$ide
for their last end%
2,(2-% 8o! should one #ursue after a thousand, and t!o chase ten
thousandM =as it not, because their God had sold them, and the 'ord had
shut them u#M
2,(2*% 7or our God is not as their gods( our enemies themsel$es are
judges%
2,(2,% Their $ines are of the $ineyard of 4odom, and of the suburbs of
Gomorrha( their gra#es are gra#es of gall, and their clusters most
bitter%
2,(22% Their !ine is the gall of dragons, and the $enom of as#s, !hich
is incurable%
2,(2.% )re not these things stored u# !ith me, and sealed u# in my
treasuresM
2,(2?% Re$enge is mine, and 5 !ill re#ay them in due time, that their
foot may slide( the day of destruction is at hand, and the time makes
haste to come%
2,(2A% The 'ord !ill judge his #eo#le, and !ill ha$e mercy on his
ser$ants( he shall see that their hand is !eakened, and that they !ho
!ere shut u# ha$e also failed, and they that remained are consumed%
2,(2+% )nd he shall say( =here are their gods, in !hom they trustedM
2,(21% Of !hose $ictims they ate the fat, and drank the !ine of their
drink offerings( let them arise and hel# you, and #rotect you in your
distress%
2,(2B% 4ee ye that 5 alone am, and there is no other God besides me( 5
!ill kill and 5 !ill make to li$e( 5 !ill strike, and 5 !ill heal, and
there is none that can deli$er out of my hand%
2,(.-% 5 !ill lift u# my hand to hea$en, and 5 !ill say( 5 li$e for
e$er%
2,(.*% 5f 5 shall !het my s!ord as the lightning, and my hand take hold
on judgment( 5 !ill render $engeance to my enemies, and re#ay them that
hate me%
2,(.,% 5 !ill make my arro!s drunk !ith blood, and my s!ord shall de$our
flesh, of the blood of the slain and of the ca#ti$ity, of the bare head
of the enemies%
2,(.2% Praise his #eo#le, ye nations, for he !ill re$enge the blood of
his ser$ants( and !ill render $engeance to their enemies, and he !ill be
merciful to the land of his #eo#le%
2,(..% 4o <oses came and s#oke all the !ords of this canticle in the
ears of the #eo#le, and 9osue the son of un%
2,(.?% )nd he ended all these !ords, s#eaking to all 5srael%
2,(.A% )nd he said to them( 4et your hearts on all the !ords, !hich 5
testify to you this day( !hich you shall command your children to
obser$e and to do, and to fulfil all that is !ritten in this la!(
2,(.+% 7or they are not commanded you in $ain, but that e$ery one should
li$e in them, and that doing them you may continue a long time in the
land !hither you are going o$er the 9ordan to #ossess it%
2,(.1% )nd the 'ord s#oke to <oses the same day, saying(
2,(.B% Go u# into this mountain )barim, Ethat is to say, of #assages,G
unto mount ebo, !hich is in the land of <oab o$er against 9ericho( and
see the land of "hanaan, !hich 5 !ill deli$er to the children of 5srael
to #ossess, and die thou in the mountain%
2,(?-% =hen thou art gone u# into it thou shalt be gathered to thy
#eo#le, as )aron thy brother died in mount 8or, and !as gathered to his
#eo#le(
2,(?*% Because you tres#assed against me in the midst of the children of
5srael, at the !aters of contradiction, in "ades of the desert of 4in(
and you did not sanctify me among the children of 5srael%
2,(?,% Thou shalt see the land before thee, !hich 5 !ill gi$e to the
children of 5srael, but thou shalt not enter into it%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 22
<oses before his death blesseth the tribes of 5srael%
22(*% This is the blessing, !here!ith the man of God, <oses, blessed the
children of 5srael, before his death%
22(,% )nd he said( The 'ord came from 4inai, and from 4eir he rose u# to
us( he hath a##eared from mount Pharan, and !ith him thousands of
saints% 5n his right hand a fiery la!%
22(2% 8e hath lo$ed the #eo#le, all the saints are in his hand( and they
that a##roach to his feet, shall recei$e of his doctrine%
22(.% <oses commanded us a la!, the inheritance of the multitude of
9acob%
22(?% 8e shall be king !ith the most right, the #rinces of the #eo#le,
being assembled !ith the tribes of 5srael%
22(A% 'et Ruben li$e, and not die, and be he small in number%
22(+% This is the blessing of 9uda% 8ear, O 'ord, the $oice of 9uda, and
bring him in unto his #eo#le( his hands shall fight for him, and he
shall be his hel#er against his enemies%
22(1% To 'e$i also he said( Thy #erfection, and thy doctrine be to thy
holy man, !hom thou hast #ro$ed in the tem#tation, and judged at the
!aters of contradiction(
8oly man%%% )aron and his successors in the #riesthood%
22(B% =ho hath said to his father, and to his mother( 5 do not kno! youJ
and to his bretheren( 5 kno! you not( and their o!n children they ha$e
not kno!n% These ha$e ke#t thy !ord, and obser$ed thy co$enant,
=ho hath said, etc%%% 5t is the duty of the #riestly tribe to #refer
GodDs honour and ser$ice before all considerations of flesh and blood(
in such manner as to beha$e as strangers to their nearest akin, !hen
these !ould !ithdra! them from the business of their calling%
22(*-% Thy judgments, O 9acob, and thy la!, O 5srael( they shall #ut
incense in thy !rath and holocaust u#on thy altar%
22(**% Bless, O 'ord, his strength, and recei$e the !orks of his hands%
4trike the backs of his enemies, and let not them that hate him rise%
22(*,% )nd to Benjamin he said( The best belo$ed of the 'ord shall d!ell
confidently in him( as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day
long, and bet!een his shoulders shall be rest%
4hall d!ell, etc%%% This seems to allude to the tem#le being built in
the confines of the tribe of Benjamin%
22(*2% To 9ose#h also he said( Of the blessing of the 'ord be his land,
of the fruits of hea$en, and of the de!, and of the dee# that lieth
beneath%
22(*.% Of the fruits brought forth by the sun and by the moon%
22(*?% Of the to#s of the ancient mountains, of the fruits of the
e$erlasting hills(
22(*A% )nd of the fruits of the earth, and of the fulness thereof% The
blessing of him that a##eared in the bush, come u#on the head of 9ose#h,
and u#on the cro!n of the aHarite among his brethren%
The aHarite%%% 4ee the note on Gen% .B%,A%
22(*+% 8is beauty as of the firstling of a bullock, his horns as the
horns of a rhinoceros( !ith them shall he #ush the nations e$en to the
ends of the earth% These are the multitudes of E#hraim and these the
thousands of <anasses%
22(*1% )nd to Iabulon he said( Rejoice, O Iabulon, in thy going outJ and
5ssachar in thy tabernacles%
22(*B% They shall call the #eo#le to the mountain( there shall they
sacrifice the $ictims of justice% =ho shall suck as milk the abundance
of the sea, and the hidden treasures of the sands%
22(,-% )nd to Gad he said( Blessed be Gad in his breadth( he hath rested
as a lion, and hath seiHed u#on the arm and the to# of the head%
22(,*% )nd he sa! his #re-eminence, that in his #ortion the teacher !as
laid u#( !ho !as !ith the #rinces of the #eo#le, and did the justices of
the 'ord, and his judgment !ith 5srael%
8e sa!, etc%%% The #re-eminence of the tribe of Gad, to !hich this
alludeth, !as their ha$ing the la!gi$er <oses buried in their bordersJ
though the #articular #lace !as not kno!n%
22(,,% To Dan also he said( Dan is a young lion, he shall flo!
#lentifully from Basan%
22(,2% )nd To e#htali he said( e#htali shall enjoy abundance, and
shall be full of the blessings of the 'ord( he shall #ossess the sea and
the south%
The sea%%% The lake of Genesareth%
22(,.% To )ser also he said( 'et )ser be blessed !ith children, let him
be acce#table to his brethren, and let him di# his foot in oil%
22(,?% 8is shoe shall be iron and brass% )s the days of thy youth, so
also shall thy old age be%
22(,A% There is no other god like the God of the rightest( he that is
mounted u#on the hea$en is thy hel#er% By his magnificence the clouds
run hither and thither%
22(,+% 8is d!elling is abo$e, and underneath are the e$erlasting arms(
he shall cast out the enemy from before thee, and shall say( Be thou
brought to nought%
:nderneath are the e$erlasting arms%%% Though the d!elling of God be
abo$e in hea$en, his arms are al!ays stretched out to hel# us here
belo!%
22(,1% 5srael shall d!ell in safety, and alone% The eye of 9acob in a
land of corn and !ine, and the hea$ens shall be misty !ith de!%
22(,B% Blessed art thou, 5srael( !ho is like to thee, O #eo#le, that art
sa$ed by the 'ordM the shield of thy hel#, and the s!ord of thy glory(
thy enemies shall deny thee, and thou shalt tread u#on their necks%
Deuteronomy "ha#ter 2.
<oses seeth the #romised land, but is not suffered to go into it% 8e
dieth at the age of *,- years% God burieth his body secretly, and all
5srael mourn for him thirty days% 9osue, re#lenished Eby im#osition of
<osesDs handsG !ith the s#irit of God, succeedeth% But <oses, for his
s#ecial familiarity !ith God, and for most !onderful miracles, is
commended abo$e all other #ro#hets%
2.(*% Then <oses !ent u# from the #lains of <oab u#on mount ebo, to the
to# of Phasga o$er against 9ericho( and the 'ord she!ed him all the land
of Galaad as far as Dan%
2.(,% )nd all e#htali, and the land of E#hraim and <anasses, and all
the land of 9uda unto the furthermost sea,
2.(2% )nd the south #art, and the breadth of the #lain of 9ericho the
city of #alm trees as far as 4egor%
2.(.% )nd the 'ord said to him( This is the land, for !hich 5 s!ore to
)braham, 5saac, and 9acob, saying( 5 !ill gi$e it to thy seed% Thou hast
seen it !ith thy eyes, and shalt not #ass o$er to it%
2.(?% )nd <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord died there, in the land of <oab,
by the commandment of the 'ord(
Died there%%% This last cha#ter of Deuteronomy, in!hich the death of
<oses is related, !as !ritten by 9osue, or by some of the #ro#hets%
2.(A% )nd he buried him in the $alley of the land of <oab o$er against
Phogor( and no man hath kno!n of his se#ulchre until this #resent day%
8e buried him, $iH%%% by the ministry of angels, and !ould ha$e the
#lace of his burial to be unkno!n, lest the 5sraelites, !ho !ere so
#rone to idolatry, might !orshi# him !ith di$ine honours%
2.(+% <oses !as a hundred and t!enty years old !hen he died( his eye !as
not dim, neither !ere his teeth mo$ed%
2.(1% )nd the children of 5srael mourned for him in the #lains of <oab
thirty days( and the days of their mourning in !hich they mourned <oses
!ere ended%
2.(B% )nd 9osue the son of un !as filled !ith the s#irit of !isdom,
because <oses had laid his hands u#on him% )nd the children of 5srael
obeyed him, and did as the 'ord comanded <oses%
2.(*-% )nd there arose no more a #ro#het in 5srael like unto <oses, !hom
the 'ord kne! face to face,
2.(**% 5n all the signs and !onders, !hich he sent by him, to do in the
land of Egy#t to Pharao, and to all his ser$ants, and to his !hole land,
2.(*,% )nd all the mighty hand, and great miracles, !hich <oses did
before all 5srael%
T8E BOO; O7 9O4:E
This Book is called 9O4:E, because it contains the history of !hat
#assed under him, and according to the common o#inion !as !ritten by
him% The Greeks call him 9esus( for 9osue and 9esus in the 8ebre!, are
the same name, and ha$e the same signification, $iH%, ) 4)@5O:R% )nd it
!as not !ithout a mystery that he !ho !as to bring the #eo#le into the
land of #romise should ha$e his name changed from O4EE Efor so he !as
called before, um% *2%*+,G to 9O4:E or 9E4:4, to gi$e us to understand,
that <oses by his la! could only bring the #eo#le !ithin sight of the
#romised inheritance, but that our 4a$iour 9E4:4 !as to bring us into
it%
9osue "ha#ter *
9osue, encouraged by the 'ord, admonisheth the #eo#le to #re#are
themsel$es to #ass o$er the 9ordan%
*(*% o! it came to #ass after the death of <oses, the ser$ant of the
'ord, that the 'ord s#oke to 9osue, the son of un, the minister of
<oses, and said to him(
*(,% <oses my ser$ant is dead( arise, and #ass o$er this 9ordan, thou
and thy #eo#le !ith thee, into the land !hich 5 !ill gi$e to the
children of 5srael%
*(2% 5 !ill deli$er to you e$ery #lace that the sole of your foot shall
tread u#on, as 5 ha$e said to <oses%
*(.% 7rom the desert, and from 'ibanus unto the great ri$er Eu#hrates,
all the land of the 8ethites, unto the great sea to!ard the going do!n
of the sun, shall be your border%
*(?% o man shall be able to resist you all the days of thy life( as 5
ha$e been !ith <oses, so !ill 5 be !ith thee( 5 !ill not lea$e thee, nor
forsake thee%
*(A% Take courage, and be strong( for thou shalt di$ide by lot to this
#eo#le the land for !hich 5 s!ore to their fathers, that 5 !ould deli$er
it to them%
*(+% Take courage therefore, and be $ery $aliant( that thou mayst
obser$e and do all the la!, !hich <oses my ser$ant hath commanded thee(
turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayst
understand all things !hich thou dost%
*(1% 'et not the book of this la! de#art from thy mouth( but thou shalt
meditate on it day and night, that thou mayst obser$e and do all things
that are !ritten in it( then shalt thou direct thy !ay, and understand
it%
*(B% Behold 5 command thee, take courage, and be strong% 7ear not, and
be not dismayed( because the 'ord thy God is !ith thee in all things
!hatsoe$er thou shalt go to%
*(*-% )nd 9osue commanded the #rinces of the #eo#le, saying( Pass
through the midst of the cam#, and command the #eo#le, and say(
*(**% Pre#are your $ictuals( for after the third day you shall #ass o$er
the 9ordan, and shall go in to #ossess the land, !hich the 'ord your God
!ill gi$e you%
*(*,% )nd he said to the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe
of <anasses(
*(*2% Remember the !ord, !hich <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord commanded
you, saying( The 'ord your God hath gi$en you rest, and all this land%
*(*.% &our !i$es, and childrenJ and cattle, shall remain in the land
!hich <oses ga$e you on this side of the 9ordan( but #ass you o$er armed
before your brethren all of you that are strong of hand, and fight for
them,
*(*?% :ntil the 'ord gi$e rest to your brethren, as he hath gi$en you,
and they also #ossess the land !hich the 'ord your God !ill gi$e them(
and so you shall return into the land of your #ossession, and you shall
d!ell in it, !hich <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord ga$e you beyond the
9ordan, to!ard the rising of the sun%
*(*A% )nd they made ans!er to 9osue, and said( )ll that thou hast
commanded us, !e !ill do( and !hither soe$er thou shalt send us, !e !ill
go%
*(*+% )s !e obeyed <oses in all things, so !ill !e obey thee also( only
be the 'ord thy God !ith thee, as he !as !ith <oses%
*(*1% 8e that shall gainsay thy mouth, and not obey all thy !ords, that
thou shalt command him, let him die( only take thou courage, and do
manfully%
9osue "ha#ter ,
T!o s#ies are sent to 9ericho, !ho are recei$ed and concealed by Rahab%
,(*% )nd 9osue, the son of un, sent from 4etim t!o men, to s#y
secretly( and said to them( Go, and $ie! the land, and the city of
9ericho% They !ent, and entered into the house of a !oman that !as a
harlot, named Rahab, and lodged !ith her%
,(,% )nd it !as told the king of 9ericho, and !as said( Behold there are
men come in hither, by night, of the children of 5srael, to s#y the
land%
,(2% )nd the king of 9ericho sent to Rahab, saying( Bring forth the men
that came to thee, and are entered into thy house( for they are s#ies,
and are come to $ie! all the land%
,(.% )nd the !oman taking the men, hid them, and said( 5 confess they
came to me, but 5 kne! not !hence they !ere(
,(?% )nd at the time of shutting the gate in the dark, they also !ent
out together% 5 kno! not !hither they are gone( #ursue after them
Luickly, and you !ill o$ertake them%
,(A% But she made the men go u# to the to# of her house, and co$ered
them !ith the stalks of fla>, !hich !as there%
,(+% o! they that !ere sent, #ursued after them, by the !ay that
leadeth to the fords of the 9ordan( and as soon as they !ere gone out,
the gate !as #resently shut%
,(1% The men that !ere hid !ere not yet aslee#, !hen behold the !oman
!ent u# to them, and said(
,(B% 5 kno! that the 'ord hath gi$en this land to you( for the dread of
you is fallen u#on us, and all the inhabitants of the land ha$e lost all
strength%
,(*-% =e ha$e heard that the 'ord dried u# the !ater of the Red 4ea, at
your going in, !hen you came out of Egy#t( and !hat things you did to
the t!o kings of the )morrhites, that !ere beyond the 9ordan, 4ehon and
Og !hom you sle!%
,(**% )nd at the hearing these things, !e !ere affrighted, and our heart
fainted a!ay, neither did there remain any s#irit in us, at your coming
in( for the 'ord your God he is God in hea$en abo$e, and in the earth
beneath%
,(*,% o!, therefore, s!ear ye to me by the 'ord, that as 5 ha$e she!ed
mercy to you, so you also !ill she! mercy to my fatherDs house( and gi$e
me a true token%
,(*2% That you !ill sa$e my father and mother, my brethren and sisters,
and all things that are theirs, and deli$er our souls from death%
,(*.% They ans!ered her( Be our li$es for you unto death, only if thou
betray us not% )nd !hen the 'ord shall ha$e deli$ered us the land, !e
!ill she! thee mercy and truth%
,(*?% Then she let them do!n !ith a cord out of a !indo!( for her house
joined close to the !all%
,(*A% )nd she said to them( Get ye u# to the mountains, lest #erha#s
they meet you as they return( and there lie ye hid three days, till they
come back, and so you shall go on yonr !ay%
,(*+% )nd they said to her( =e shall be blameless of this oath, !hich
thou hast made us s!ear,
,(*1% 5f, !hen !e come into the land, this scarlet cord be a sign, and
thou tie it in the !indo!, by !hich thou hast let us do!n( and gather
together thy father and mother, and brethren, and all thy kindred into
thy house%
,(*B% =hosoe$er shall go out of the door of thy house, his blood shall
be u#on his o!n head, and !e shall be Luit% But the blood of all that
shall be !ith thee in the house, shall light u#on our head, if any man
touch them%
,(,-% But if thou !ilt betray us, and utter this !ord abroad, !e shall
be Luit of this oath, !hich thou hast made us s!ear%
,(,*% )nd she ans!ered( )s you ha$e s#oken, so be it done( and sending
them on their !ay, she hung the scarlet cord in the !indo!%
,(,,% But they !ent and came to the mountains, and stayed there three
days, till they that #ursued them !ere returned% 7or ha$ing sought them
through all the !ay, they found them not%
,(,2% )nd !hen they !ere gone back into the city, the s#ies returned,
and came do!n from the mountain( and #assing o$er the 9ordan, they came
to 9osue, the son of un, and told him all that befel them,
,(,.% )nd said( the 'ord hath deli$ered all this land into our hands,
and all the inhabitants thereof are o$erthro!n !ith fear%
9osue "ha#ter 2
The ri$er 9ordan is miraculously dried u# for the #assage of the
children of 5srael%
2(*% )nd 9osue rose before daylight, and remo$ed the cam#( and they
de#arted from 4etim, and came to the 9ordan( he, and all the children of
5srael, and they abode there for three days%
2(,% )fter !hich, the heralds !ent through the midst of the cam#,
2(2% )nd began to #roclaim( =hen you shall see the ark of the co$enant
of the 'ord your God, and the #riests of the race of 'e$i carrying it,
rise you u# also, and follo! them as they go before(
2(.% )nd let there be bet!een you and the ark the s#ace of t!o thousand
cubits( that you may see it afar off, and kno! !hich !ay you must go(
for you ha$e not gone this !ay before( and take care you come not near
the ark%
2(?% )nd 9osue said to the #eo#le( Be ye sanctified( for tomorro! the
'ord !ill do !onders among you%
2(A% )nd he said to the #riests( Take u# the ark of the co$enant, and go
before the #eo#le% )nd they obeyed his commands, and took it u#, and
!alked before them%
2(+% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( This day !ill 5 begin to e>alt thee
before 5srael( that they may kno! that as 5 !as !ith <oses, so 5 am !ith
thee also%
2(1% )nd do thou command the #riests, that carry the ark of the
co$enant, and say to them( =hen you shall ha$e entered into #art of the
!ater of the 9ordan, stand in it%
2(B% )nd 9osue said to the children of 5srael( "ome hither, and hear the
!ord of the 'ord your God%
2(*-% )nd again he said( By this you shall kno!, that the 'ord, the
li$ing God, is in the midst of you, and that he shall destroy, before
your sight, the "hanaanite and the 8ethite, the 8e$ite and the
PhereHite, the Gergesite also, and the 9ebusite, and the )morrhite%
2(**% Behold, the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord of all the earth shall
go before you into the 9ordan%
2(*,% Pre#are ye t!el$e men of the tribes of 5srael, one of e$ery tribe%
2(*2% )nd !hen the #riests, that carry the ark of the 'ord the God of
the !hole earth, shall set the soles of their feet in the !aters of the
9ordan, the !aters that are beneath shall run do!n and go off( and those
that come from abo$e, shall stand together u#on a hea#%
2(*.% 4o the #eo#le !ent out of their tents, to #ass o$er the 9ordan(
and the #riests that carried the ark of the co$enant, !ent on before
them%
2(*?% )nd as soon as they came into the 9ordan, and their feet !ere
di##ed in #art of the !ater, Eno! the 9ordan, it being har$est time, had
filled the banks of its channel,G
2(*A% The !aters that came do!n from abo$e stood in one #lace, and
s!elling u# like a mountain, !ere seen afar off, from the city that is
called )dom, to the #lace of 4arthan( but those that !ere beneath, ran
do!n into the sea of the !ilderness, E!hich no! is called the Dead 4eaG
until they !holly failed%
2(*+% )nd the #eo#le marched o$er against 9ericho( and the #riests that
carried the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord, stood girded u#on the dry
ground in the midst of the 9ordan, and all the #eo#le #assed o$er,
through the channel that !as dried u#%
9osue "ha#ter .
T!el$e stones are taken out of the ri$er to be set u# for a monument of
the miracleJ and other t!el$e are #laced in the midst of the ri$er%
.(*% )nd !hen they !ere #assed o$er, the 'ord said to 9osue(
.(,% "hoose t!el$e men, one of e$ery tribe(
.(2% )nd command them to take out of the midst of the 9ordan, !here the
feet of the #riests stood, t!el$e $ery hard stones, !hich you shall set
in the #lace of the cam#, !here you shall #itch your tents this night%
.(.% )nd 9osue called t!el$e men, !hom he had chosen out of the children
of 5srael, one out of e$ery tribe,
.(?% )nd he said to them( Go before the ark of the 'ord your God to the
midst of the 9ordan, and carry from thence e$ery man a stone on your
shoulders, according to the number of the children of 5srael,
.(A% That it may be a sign among you( and !hen your children shall ask
you tomorro!, saying( =hat means these stonesM
.(+% &ou shall ans!er them( The !aters of the 9ordan ran off before the
ark of the co$enant of the 'ord !hen it #assed o$er the same( therefore
!ere these stones set for a monument of the children of 5srael fore$er%
.(1% The children of 5srael therefore did as 9osue commanded them,
carrying out of the channel of the 9ordan t!el$e stones, as the 'ord had
commanded him according to the number of the children of 5srael unto the
#lace !herein they cam#ed, and there they set them%
.(B% )nd 9osue #ut other t!el$e stones in the midst of the channel of
the 9ordan, !here the #riests stood that carried the ark of the
co$enant( and they are there until this #resent day%
.(*-% o! the #riests that carried the ark, stood in the midst of the
9ordan, till all things !ere accom#lished, !hich the 'ord had commanded
9osue to s#eak to the #eo#le, and <oses had said to him% )nd the #eo#le
made haste, and #assed o$er%
.(**% )nd !hen they had all #assed o$er, the ark also of the 'ord #assed
o$er, and the #riests !ent before the #eo#le%
.(*,% The children of Ruben also, and Gad, and half the tribe of
<anasses, !ent armed before the children of 5srael, as <oses had
commanded them%
.(*2% )nd forty thousand fighting men by their troo#s and bands, marched
through the #lains and fields of the city of 9ericho%
.(*.% 5n that day the 'ord magnified 9osue in the sight of all 5srael,
that they should fear him, as they had feared <oses, !hile he li$ed%
.(*?% )nd he said to him(
.(*A% "ommand the #riests, that carry the ark of the co$enant, to come
u# out of the 9ordan%
.(*+% )nd he commanded them, saying( "ome ye u# out of the 9ordan%
.(*1% )nd !hen they that carried the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord,
!ere come u#, and began to tread on the dry ground, the !aters returned
into their channel, and ran as they !ere !ont before%
.(*B% )nd the #eo#le came u# out of the 9ordan, the tenth day of the
first month, and cam#ed in Galgal, o$er against the east side of the
city of 9ericho%
.(,-% )nd the t!el$e stones, !hich they had taken out of the channel of
the 9ordan, 9osue #itched in Galgal,
.(,*% )nd said to the children of 5srael( =hen your children shall ask
their fathers tomorro!, and shall say to them( =hat mean these stonesM
.(,,% &ou shall teach them, and say( 5srael #assed o$er this 9ordan
through the dry channel,
.(,2% The 'ord your God drying u# the !aters thereof in your sight,
until you #assed o$er(
.(,.% )s he had done before in the Red 4ea, !hich he dried u# till !e
#assed through(
.(,?% That all the #eo#le of the earth may learn the most mighty hand of
the 'ord, that you also may fear the 'ord your God for e$er%
9osue "ha#ter ?
The #eo#le are circumcised( they kee# the #asch% The manna ceaseth% )n
angel a##eareth to 9osue%
?(*% o! !hen all the kings of the )morrhites, !ho d!elt beyond the
9ordan, !est!ard, and all the kings of "hanaan, !ho #ossessed the #laces
near the great sea, had heard that the 'ord had dried u# the !aters of
the 9ordan before the children of 5srael, till they #assed o$er, their
heart failed them, and there remained no s#irit in them, fearing the
coming in of the children of 5srael%
?(,% )t that time the 'ord said to 9osue( <ake thee kni$es of stone, and
circumcise the second time the children of 5srael%
The second time%%% ot that such as had been circumcised before !ere to
be circumcised againJ but that they !ere no! to rene!, and take u# again
the #ractice of circumcisionJ !hich had been omitted during their forty
yearsD sojourning in the !ildernessJ by reason of their being al!ays
uncertain !hen they should be obliged to march%
?(2% 8e did !hat the 'ord had commanded, and he circumcised the children
of 5srael in the hill of the foreskins%
?(.% o! this is the cause of the second circumcision( )ll the #eo#le
that came out of Egy#t that !ere males, all the men fit for !ar, died in
the desert, during the time of the long going about in the !ay(
?(A% o! these !ere all circumcised% But the #eo#le that !ere born in
the desert,
?(A% During the forty years of the journey in the !ide !ilderness, !ere
uncircumcised( till all they !ere consumed that had not heard the $oice
of the 'ord, and to !hom he had s!orn before, that he !ould not she!
them the land flo!ing !ith milk and honey%
?(+% The children of these succeeded in the #lace of their fathers, and
!ere circumcised by 9osue( for they !ere uncircumcised e$en as they !ere
born, and no one had circumcised them in the !ay%
?(1% o! after they !ere all circumcised, they remained in the same
#lace of the cam#, until they !ere healed%
?(B% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( This day ha$e 5 taken a!ay from you the
re#roach of Egy#t% )nd the name of that #lace !as called Galgal, until
this #resent day%
?(*-% )nd the children of 5srael abode in Galgal, and they ke#t the
#hase, on the fourteenth day of the month at e$ening, in the #lains of
9ericho(
?(**% )nd they ate on the ne>t day unlea$ened bread of the corn of the
land, and frumenty of the same year%
?(*,% )nd the manna ceased after they ate of the corn of the land,
neither did the children of 5srael use that food any more, but they ate
of the corn of the #resent year of the land of "hanaan%
?(*2% )nd !hen 9osue !as in the field of the city of 9ericho, he lifted
u# his eyes, and sa! a man standing o$er against him, holding a dra!n
s!ord, and he !ent to him, and said( )rt thou one of ours, or of our
ad$ersariesM
?(*.% )nd he ans!ered( o( but 5 am #rince of the host of the 'ord, and
no! 5 am come%
Prince of the host of the 'ord, etc%%% 4t% <ichael, !ho is called #rince
of the #eo#le of 5srael, Dan% *-%,*%
?(*?% 9osue fell on his face to the ground% )nd !orshi##ing, said( =hat
saith my lord to his ser$antM
=orshi##ing%%% ot !ith di$ine honour, but !ith a religious $eneration
of an inferior kind, suitable to the dignity of his #erson%
?(*A% 'oose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet( for the #lace
!hereon thou standest is holy% )nd 9osue did as !as commanded him%
9osue "ha#ter A
)fter se$en daysD #rocessions, the #riests sounding the trum#ets, the
!alls of 9ericho fall do!n( and the city is taken and destroyed%
A(*% o! 9ericho !as close shut u# and fenced, for fear of the children
of 5srael, and no man durst go out or come in%
A(,% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en into thy hands
9ericho, and the king thereof, and all the $aliant men%
A(2% Go round about the city all ye fighting men once a day( so shall ye
do for si> days%
A(.% )nd on the se$enth day the #riests shall take the se$en trum#ets,
!hich are used in the jubilee, and shall go before the ark of the
co$enant( and you shall go about the city se$en times, and the #riests
shall sound the trum#ets%
A(?% )nd !hen the $oice of the trum#et shall gi$e a longer and broken
tune, and shall sound in your ears, all the #eo#le shall shout together
!ith a $ery great shout, and the !alls of the city shall fall to the
ground, and they shall enter in e$ery one at the #lace against !hich
they shall stand%
A(A% Then 9osue, the son of un, called the #riests, and said to them(
Take the ark of the co$enant( and let se$en other #riests take the se$en
trum#ets of the jubilee, and march before the ark of the 'ord%
A(+% )nd he said to the #eo#le( Go, and com#ass the city, armed,
marching before the ark of the 'ord%
A(1% )nd !hen 9osue had ended his !ords, and the se$en #riests ble! the
se$en trum#ets before the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord,
A(B% )nd all the armed men !ent before, the rest of the common #eo#le
follo!ed the ark, and the sound of the trum#ets !as heard on all sides%
A(*-% But 9osue had commanded the #eo#le, saying( &ou shall not shout,
nor shall your $oice be heard, nor any !ord go out of your mouth( until
the day come !herein 5 shall say to you( "ry, and shout%
A(**% 4o the ark of the 'ord !ent about the city once a day, and
returning into the cam#, abode there%
A(*,% )nd 9osue rising before day, the #riests took the ark of the 'ord,
A(*2% )nd se$en of them se$en trum#ets, !hich are used in the jubilee(
and they !ent before the ark of the 'ord, !alking and sounding the
trum#ets( and the armed men !ent before them, and the rest of the common
#eo#le follo!ed the ark, and they ble! the trum#ets%
A(*.% )nd they !ent round about the city the second day once, and
returned into the cam#% 4o they did si> days%
A(*?% But the se$enth day, rising u# early, they !ent about the city, as
it !as ordered, se$en times%
A(*A% )nd !hen in the se$enth going about the #riests sounded !ith the
trum#ets, 9osue said to all 5srael( 4hout( for the 'ord hath deli$ered
the city to you(
A(*+% )nd let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it,
to the 'ord% 'et only Rahab, the harlot, li$e, !ith all that are !ith
her in the house( for she hid the messengers !hom !e sent%
A(*1% But be!are ye lest you touch ought of those things that are
forbidden, and you be guilty of transgression, and all the cam# of
5srael be under sin, and be troubled%
A(*B% But !hatsoe$er gold or sil$er there shall be, or $essels of brass
and iron, let it be consecrated to the 'ord, laid u# in his treasures%
A(,-% 4o all the #eo#le making a shout, and the trum#ets sounding, !hen
the $oice and the sound thundered in the ears of the multitude, the
!alls forth!ith fell do!n( and e$ery man !ent u# by the #lace that !as
o$er against him( and they took the city,
A(,*% )nd killed all that !ere in it, man and !oman, young and old% The
o>en also, and the shee#, and the asses, they sle! !ith the edge of the
s!ord%
A(,,% But 9osue said to the t!o men that had been sent for s#ies( Go
into the harlotDs house, and bring her out, and all things that are
hers, as you assured her by oath%
A(,2% )nd the young men !ent in, and brought out Rahab, and her #arents,
her brethren also, and all her goods, and her kindred, and made them to
stay !ithout the cam#%
A(,.% But they burned the city, and all things that !ere thereinJ e>ce#t
the gold and sil$er, and $essels of brass and iron, !hich they
consecrated unto the treasury of the 'ord%
A(,?% But 9osue sa$ed Rahab the harlot, and her fatherDs house, and all
she had, and they d!elt in the midst of 5srael until this #resent day(
because she hid the messengers !hom he had sent to s#y out 9ericho% )t
that time, 9osue made an im#recation, saying(
A(,A% "ursed be the man before the 'ord, that shall raise u# and build
the city of 9ericho% 5n his firstborn may he lay the foundation thereof,
and in the last of his children set u# its gates%
"ursed, etc%%% 9ericho, in the mystical sense, signifies iniLuity( the
sounding of the trum#ets by the #riests, the #reaching of the !ord of
GodJ by !hich the !alls of 9ericho are thro!n do!n, !hen sinners are
con$ertedJ and a dreadful curse !ill light on them !ho build them u#
again%
A(,+% )nd the 'ord !as !ith 9osue, and his name !as noised throughout
all the land%
9osue "ha#ter +
7or the sins of )chan, the 5sraelites are defeated at 8ai% The offender
is found outJ and stoned to death, and GodDs !rath is turned from them%
+(*% But the children of 5srael transgressed the commandment, and took
to their o!n use of that !hich !as accursed% 7or )chan, the son of
"harmi, the son of Iabdi, the son of Iare, of the tribe of 9uda, took
something of the anathema( and the 'ord !as angry against the children
of 5srael%
+(,% )nd !hen 9osue sent men from 9ericho against 8ai, !hich is beside
Betha$en, on the east side of the to!n of Bethel, he said to them( Go
u#, and $ie! the country( and they fulfilled his command, and $ie!ed
8ai%
+(2% )nd returning, they said to him( 'et not all the #eo#le go u#, but
let t!o or three thousand men go, and destroy the city( !hy should all
the #eo#le be troubled in $ain, against enemies that are $ery fe!M
+(.% There !ent u# therefore three thousand fighting men( !ho
immediately turned their backs,
+(?% )nd !ere defeated by the men of the city of 8ai, and there fell of
them si> and thirty men( and the enemies #ursued them from the gate as
far as 4abarim, and they sle! them as they fled by the descent( and the
heart of the #eo#le !as struck !ith fear, and melted like !ater%
+(A% But 9osue rent his garments, and fell flat on the ground, before
the ark of the 'ord, until the e$ening, both he and all the ancients of
5srael( and they #ut dust u#on their heads%
+(+% )nd 9osue said( )las, O 'ord God, !hy !ouldst thou bring this
#eo#le o$er the ri$er 9ordan, to deli$er us into the hand of the
)morrhite, and to destroy usM !ould God !e had stayed beyond the
9ordan, as !e began%
+(1% <y 'ord God, !hat shall 5 say, seeing 5srael turning their backs to
their enemiesM
+(B% The "hanaanites, and all the inhabitants of the land, !ill hear of
it, and being gathered together !ill surround us, and cut off our name
from the earth( and !hat !ilt thou do to thy great nameM
+(*-% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( )rise, !hy liest thou flat on the
groundM
+(**% 5srael hath sinned, and transgressed my co$enant( and they ha$e
taken of the anathema, and ha$e stolen and lied, and ha$e hid it among
their goods%
+(*,% either can 5srael stand before his enemies, but he shall flee
from them( because he is defiled !ith the anathema% 5 !ill be no more
!ith you, till you destroy him that is guilty of this !ickedness%
+(*2% )rise, sanctify the #eo#le, and say to them( Be ye sanctified
against tomorro!( for thus saith the 'ord God of 5srael( The curse is in
the midst of thee, O 5srael( thou canst not stand before thy enemies,
till he be destroyed out of thee, that is defiled !ith this !ickedness%
+(*.% )nd you shall come in the morning, e$ery one by your tribes( and
!hat tribe soe$er the lot shall find, it shall come by its kindreds, and
the kindred by its houses and tho house by the men%
+(*?% )nd !hosoe$er he be that shall be found guilty of this fact, he
shall be burnt !ith fire, !ith all his substance, because he hath
transgressed the co$enant of the 'ord, and hath done !ickedness in
5srael%
+(*A% 9osue, therefore, !hen he rose in the morning, made 5srael to come
by their tribes, and the tribe of 9uda !as found%
+(*+% =hich being brought by in families, it !as found to be the family
of Iare% Bringing that also by the houses, he found it to be Iabdi(
+(*1% )nd bringing his house man by man, he found )chan, the son of
"harmi, the son of Iabdi, the son of Iare, of the tribe of 9uda%
+(*B% )nd 9osue said to )chan( <y son, gi$e glory to the 'ord God of
5srael, and confess, and tell me !hat thou hast done, hide it not%
+(,-% )nd )chan ans!ered 9osue, and said to him( 5ndeed 5 ha$e sinned
against the 'ord, the God of 5srael, and thus and thus ha$e 5 done%
+(,*% 7or 5 sa! among the s#oils a scarlet garment, e>ceeding good, and
t!o hundred sicles of sil$er, and a golden rule of fifty sicles( and 5
co$eted them, and 5 took them a!ay, and hid them in the ground in the
midst of my tent, and the sil$er 5 co$ered !ith the earth that 5 dug u#%
+(,,% 9osue therefore sent ministers( !ho running to his tent, found all
hid in the same #lace, together !ith the sil$er%
+(,2% )nd taking them a!ay out of the tent, they brought them to 9osue,
and to all the children of 5srael, and thre! them do!n before the 'ord%
+(,.% Then 9osue, and all 5srael !ith him, took )chan, the son of Iare,
and the sil$er, and the garment, and the golden rule, his sons also, and
his daughters, his o>en, and asses, and shee#, the tent also, and all
the goods( and brought them to the $alley of )chor(
8is sons, etc%%% Probably conscious to, or accom#lices of, the crime of
their father%
+(,?% =here 9osue said( Because thou hast troubled us, the 'ord trouble
thee this day% )nd all 5srael stoned him( and all things that !ere his,
!ere consumed !ith fire%
+(,A% )nd they gathered together u#on him a great hea# of stones, !hich
remaineth until this #resent day )nd the !rath of the 'ord !as turned
a!ay from them% )nd the name of that #lace !as called the @alley of
)chor, until this day%
)chor%%% That is, trouble%
9osue "ha#ter 1
8ai is taken and burnt, and all the inhabitants slain% )n altar is
built, and sacrifices offered% The la! is !ritten on stones, and the
blessings and cursings are read before all the #eo#le%
1(*% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( 7ear not, nor be thou dismayed( take
!ith thee all the multitude of fighting men, arise, and go u# to the
to!n of 8ai( Behold 5 ha$e deli$ered into thy hand the king thereof, and
the #eo#le, and the city, and the land%
1(,% )nd thou shalt do to the city of 8ai, and to the king thereof, as
thou hast done to 9ericho, and to the king thereof( but the s#oils, and
all the cattle, you shall take for a #rey to yoursel$es( lay an ambush
for the city behind it%
1(2% )nd 9osue arose, and all the army of the fighting men !ith him, to
go u# against 8ai( and he sent thirty thousand chosen $aliant men in the
night,
1(.% )nd commanded them, saying( 'ay an ambush behind the city( and go
not $ery far from it( and be ye all ready%
1(?% But 5, and the rest of the multitude !hich is !ith me, !ill
a##roach on the contrary side against the city% )nd !hen they shall
come out against us, !e !ill flee, and turn our backs, as !e did before(
1(A% Till they #ursuing us be dra!n farther from the city( for they !ill
think that !e flee as before%
1(+% )nd !hilst !e are fleeing, and they #ursuing, you shall rise out of
the ambush, and shall destroy the city( and the 'ord your God !ill
deli$er it into your hands%
1(1% )nd !hen you shall ha$e taken it, set it on fire, and you shall do
all things so as 5 ha$e commanded%
1(B% )nd he sent them a!ay, and they !ent on to the #lace of the ambush,
and abode bet!een Bethel and 8ai, on the !est side of the city of 8ai%
But 9osue staid that night in the midst of the #eo#le,
1(*-% )nd rising early in the morning, he mustered his soldiers, and
!ent u# !ith the ancients in the front of the army, en$ironed !ith the
aid of the fighting men%
1(**% )nd !hen they !ere come, and !ere gone u# o$er against the city,
they stood on the north side of the city, bet!een !hich and them there
!as a $alley in the midst%
1(*,% )nd he had chosen fi$e thousand men, and set them to lie in ambush
bet!een Bethel and 8ai, on the !est side of the same city(
7i$e thousand%%% These !ere #art of the thirty thousand mentioned abo$e,
$er% 2%
1(*2% But all the rest of the army !ent in battle array on the north
side, so that the last of that multitude reached to the !est side of the
city% 4o 9osue !ent that night, and stood in the midst of the $alley%
1(*.% )nd !hen the king of 8ai sa! this, he made haste in the morning,
and !ent out !ith all the army of the city, and set it in battle array,
to!ard the desert, not kno!ing that there lay an ambush behind his back%
1(*?% But 9osue, and all 5srael ga$e back, making as if they !ere
afraid, and fleeing by the !ay of the !ilderness%
1(*A% But they shouting together, and encouraging one another, #ursued
them% )nd !hen they !ere come from the city,
1(*+% )nd not one remained in the city of 8ai and of Bethel, that did
not #ursue after 5srael, lea$ing the to!ns o#en as they had rushed out,
1(*1% The 'ord said to 9osue( 'ift u# the shield that is in thy hand,
to!ards the city of 8ai, for 5 !ill deli$er it to thee%
1(*B% )nd !hen he had lifted u# his shield to!ards the city, the ambush,
that lay hid, rose u# immediately( and going to the city, took it, and
set it on fire%
1(,-% )nd the men of the city, that #ursued after 9osue, looking back,
and seeing the smoke of the city rise u# to hea$en, had no more #o!er to
flee this !ay or that !ay( es#ecially as they that had counterfeited
flight, and !ere going to!ard the !ilderness, turned back most $aliantly
against them that #ursued%
1(,*% 4o 9osue, and all 5srael, seeing that the city !as taken, and that
the smoke of the city rose u#, returned, and sle! the men of 8ai%
1(,,% )nd they also that had taken and set the city on fire, issuing out
of the city to meet their o!n men, began to cut off the enemies !ho !ere
surrounded by them% 4o that the enemies being cut off on both sides, not
one of so great a multitude !as sa$ed%
1(,2% )nd they took the king of the city of 8ai ali$e and brought him to
9osue%
1(,.% 4o all being slain that had #ursued after 5srael, in his flight to
the !ilderness, and falling by the s!ord in the same #lace, the children
of 5srael returned and laid !aste the city%
1(,?% )nd the number of them that fell that day, both of men and !omen,
!as t!el$e thousand #ersons, all of the city of 8ai%
1(,A% But 9osue dre! not back his hand, !hich he had stretched out on
high, holding the shield, till all the inhabitants of 8ai !ere slain%
1(,+% )nd the children of 5srael di$ided among them, the cattle and the
#rey of the city, as the 'ord had commanded 9osue%
1(,1% )nd he burnt the city, and made it a hea# fore$er(
1(,B% )nd he hung the king thereof on a gibbet, until the e$ening and
the going do!n of the sun% Then 9osue commanded, and they took do!n his
carcass from the gibbet( and thre! it in the $ery entrance of the city,
hea#ing u#on it a great hea# of stones, !hich remaineth until this
#resent day%
1(2-% Then 9osue built an altar to the 'ord, the God of 5srael, in <ount
8ebal,
1(2*% )s <oses, the ser$ant of the 'ord, had commanded the children of
5srael, and it is !ritten in the book of the la! of <oses( an altar of
unhe!n stones, !hich iron had not touched( and he offered u#on it
holocausts to the 'ord, and immolated $ictims of #eace offerings%
1(2,% )nd he !rote u#on stones, the Deuteronomy of the la! of <oses,
!hich he had ordered before the children of 5srael%
1(22% )nd all the #eo#le, and the ancients, and the #rinces, and judges,
stood on both sides of the ark, before the #riests that carried the ark
of the co$enant of the 'ord, both the stranger and he that !as born
among them, half of them by <ount GariHim, and half by <ount 8ebal, as
<oses the ser$ant of the 'ord, had commanded% )nd first he blessed the
#eo#le of 5srael%
1(2.% )fter this, he read all the !ords of the blessing and the cursing,
and all things that !ere !ritten in the book of the la!%
1(2?% 8e left out nothing of those things !hich <oses had commanded, but
he re#eated all before all the #eo#le of 5srael, !ith the !omen and
children, and strangers, that d!elt among them%
9osue "ha#ter B
9osue is decei$ed by the Gabaonites( !ho being detected are condemned to
be #er#etual ser$ants%
B(*% o! !hen these things !ere heard of, all the kings beyond the
9ordan, that d!elt in the mountains, and in the #lains, in the #laces
near the sea, and on the coasts of the great sea, they also that d!ell
by 'ibanus, the 8ethite, and the )morrhite, the "hanaanite, the
PhereHite, and the 8e$ite, and the 9ebusite,
B(,% Gathered themsel$es together, to fight against 9osue and 5srael
!ith one mind, and one resolution%
B(2% But they that d!elt in Gabaon, hearing all that 9osue had done to
9ericho and 8ai(
B(.% "unningly de$ising took for themsel$es #ro$isions, laying old sacks
u#on their asses, and !ine bottles rent and se!ed u# again,
B(?% )nd $ery old shoes, !hich for a sho! of age !ere clouted !ith
#atches, and old garments u#on them( the loa$es also, !hich they carried
for #ro$isions by the !ay, !ere hard, and broken into #ieces(
B(A% )nd they !ent to 9osue, !ho then abode in the cam# at Galgal, and
said to him, and to all 5srael !ith him( =e are come from a far country,
desiring to make #eace !ith you% )nd the children of 5srael ans!ered
them, and said(
B(+% Perha#s you d!ell in the land !hich falls to our lotJ if so, !e can
make no league !ith you%
B(1% But they said to 9osue( =e are thy ser$ants% 9osue said to them(
=ho are youM and !hence came youM
B(B% They ans!ered( 7rom a $ery far country thy ser$ants are come in the
name of the 'ord thy God% 7or !e ha$e heard the fame of his #o!er, all
the things that he did in Egy#t%
B(*-% )nd to the t!o kings of the )morrhites, that !ere beyond the
9ordan, 4ehon, king of 8esebon, and Og, king of Basan, that !as in
)staroth(
B(**% )nd our ancients, and all the inhabitants of our country, said to
us( Take !ith you $ictuals for a long !ay, and go meet them, and say( =e
are your ser$ants, make ye a league !ith us%
B(*,% Behold, these loa$es !e took hot, !hen !e set out from our houses
to come to you, no! they are become dry, and broken in #ieces by being
e>ceeding old%
B(*2% These bottles of !ine !hen !e filled them !ere ne!, no! they are
rent and burst% These garments !e ha$e on, and the shoes !e ha$e on our
feet, by reason of the $ery long journey, are !orn out, and almost
consumed%
B(*.% They took therefore of their $ictuals, and consulted not the mouth
of the 'ord%
B(*?% )nd 9osue made #eace !ith them, and entering into a league,
#romised that they should not be slain( the #rinces also of the
multitude s!ore to them%
B(*A% o! three days after the league !as made, they heard that they
d!elt nigh, and they should be among them%
B(*+% )nd the children of 5srael remo$ed the cam#, and came into their
cities on the third day, the names of !hich are, Gabaon, and "a#hira,
and Beroth, and "ariathiarim%
B(*1% )nd they sle! them not, because the #rinces of the multitude had
s!orn in the name of the 'ord, the God of 5srael% Then all the common
#eo#le murmured against the #rinces%
B(*B% )nd they ans!ered them( =e ha$e s!orn to them in the name of the
'ord, the God of 5srael, and therefore !e may not touch them%
B(,-% But this !e !ill do to them( 'et their li$es be sa$ed, lest the
!rath of the 'ord be stirred u# against us, if !e should be fors!orn(
B(,*% But so let them li$e, as to ser$e the !hole multitude in he!ing
!ood, and bringing in !ater% )s they !ere s#eaking these things,
BJ,,% 9osue called the Gabaonites, and said to them( =hy !ould you
im#ose u#on us, saying( =e d!ell $ery far off from you, !hereas you are
in the midst of usM
B(,2% Therefore you shall be under a curse, and your race shall al!ays
be he!ers of !ood, and carriers of !ater, into the house of my God%
B(,.% They ans!ered( 5t !as told us, thy ser$ants, that the 'ord thy God
had #romised his ser$ant <oses, to gi$e you all the land, and to destroy
all the inhabitants thereof% Therefore !e feared e>ceedingly and
#ro$ided for our li$es, com#elled by the dread !e had of you, and !e
took this counsel%
B(,?% )nd no! !e are in thy hand( deal !ith us as it seemeth good and
right unto thee%
B(,A% 4o 9osue did as he had said, and deli$ered them from the hand of
the children of 5srael, that they should not be slain%
B(,+% )nd he ga$e orders in that day, that they should be in the ser$ice
of all the #eo#le, and of the altar of the 'ord, he!ing !ood, and
carrying !ater, until this #resent time, in the #lace !hich the 'ord
hath chosen%
9osue "ha#ter *-
7i$e kings !ar against Gabaon% 9osue defeateth them( many are slain !ith
hailstones% )t the #rayer of 9osue the sun and moon stand still the
s#ace of one day% The fi$e kings are hanged% Di$ers cities are taken%
*-(*% =hen )donisedec, king of 9erusalem, had heard these things, to
!it, that 9osue had taken 8ai, and had destroyed it, Efor as he had done
to 9ericho and the king thereof, so did he to 8ai and its kingG and that
the Gabaonites !ere gone o$er to 5srael, and !ere their confederates,
*-(,% 8e !as e>ceedingly afraid% 7or Gabaon !as a great city, and one of
the royal cities, and greater than the to!n of 8ai, and all its fighting
men !ere most $aliant%
*-(2% Therefore )donisedec, king of 9erusalem, sent to Oham, king of
8ebron, and to Pharam, king of 9erimoth, and to 9a#hia, king of 'achis,
and to Dabir, king of Eglon, saying(
*-(.% "ome u# to me, and bring hel#, that !e may take Gabaon, because it
hath gone o$er to 9osue, and to the children of 5srael%
*-(?% 4o the fi$e kings of the )morrhites being assembled together, !ent
u#( the king of 9erusalem, the king of 8ebron, the king of 9erimoth, the
king of 'achis, the king of Eglon, they and their armies, and cam#ed
about Gabaon, laying siege to it%
*-(A% But the inhabitants of the city of Gabaon, !hich !as besieged,
sent to 9osue, !ho then abode in the cam# at Galgal, and said to him(
=ithdra! not thy hands from hel#ing thy ser$ants( come u# Luickly, and
sa$e us, and bring us succour( for all the kings of the )morrhites, !ho
d!ell in the mountains, are gathered together against us%
*-(+% )nd 9osue !ent u# from Galgal, and all the army of the !arriors
!ith him, most $aliant men%
*-(1% But the 'ord said to 9osue( 7ear them not( for 5 ha$e deli$ered
them into thy hands( none of them shall be able to stand against thee%
*-(B% 4o 9osue going u# from Galgal all the night, came u#on them
suddenly%
*-(*-% )nd the 'ord troubled them, at the sight of 5srael( and he sle!
them !ith a great slaughter, in Gabaon, and #ursued them by the !ay of
the ascent to Bethoron, and cut them off all the !ay to )Heca and
<aceda%
*-(**% )nd !hen they !ere fleeing from the children of 5srael, and !ere
in the descent of Bethoron, the 'ord cast do!n u#on them great stones
from hea$en, as far as )Heca( and many more !ere killed !ith the
hailstones, than !ere slain by the s!ords of the children of 5srael,
*-(*,% Then 9osue s#oke to the 'ord, in the day that he deli$ered the
)morrhite in the sight of the children of 5srael, and he said before
them( <o$e not, O sun, to!ard Gabaon, nor thou, O moon, to!ard the
$alley of )jalon%
*-(*2% )nd the sun and the moon stood still, till the #eo#le re$enged
themsel$es of their enemies% 5s not this !ritten in the book of the
justM 4o the sun stood still in the midst of hea$en, and hasted not to
go do!n the s#ace of one day%
The book of the just%%% 5n 8ebre! 9asher( an ancient book long since
lost%
*-(*.% There !as not before, nor after, so long a day, the 'ord obeying
the $oice of a man, and fighting for 5srael%
*-(*?% )nd 9osue returned, !ith all 5srael, into the cam# of Galgal%
*-(*A% 7or the fi$e kings !ere fled, and had hid themsel$es in a ca$e of
the city of <aceda%
*-(*+% )nd it !as told 9osue, that the fi$e kings !ere found hid in a
ca$e of the city of <aceda%
*-(*1% )nd he commanded them that !ere !ith him, saying( Roll great
stones to the mouth of the ca$e, and set careful men to kee# them shut
u#(
*-(*B% )nd stay you not, but #ursue after the enemies, and kill all the
hindermost of them as they flee, and do not suffer them !hom the 'ord
God hath deli$ered into your hands, to shelter themsel$es in their
cities%
*-(,-% 4o the enemies being slain !ith a great slaughter, and almost
utterly consumed, they that !ere able to esca#e from 5srael, entered
into fenced cities%
*-(,*% )nd all the army returned to 9osue, in <aceda, !here the cam#
then !as, in good health, and !ithout the loss of any one( and no man
durst mo$e his tongue against the children of 5srael%
*-(,,% )nd 9osue ga$e orders, saying( O#en the mouth of the ca$e, and
bring forth to me the fi$e kings that lie hid therein%
*-(,2% )nd the ministers did as they !ere commanded( and they brought
out to him the fi$e kings out of the ca$e( the king of 9erusalem, the
king of 8ebron, the king of 9erimoth, the king of 'achis, the king of
Eglon%
*-(,.% )nd !hen they !ere brought out to him, he called all the men of
5srael, and said to the chiefs of the army that !ere !ith him( Go, and
set your feet on the necks of these kings% )nd !hen they had gone, and
#ut their feet u#on the necks of them lying under them,
*-(,?% 8e said again to them( 7ear not, neither be ye dismayed, take
courage, and be strong( for so !ill the 'ord do to all your enemies,
against !hom you fight%
*-(,A% )nd 9osue struck, and sle! them, and hanged them u#on fi$e
gibbetsJ and they hung until the e$ening%
*-(,+% )nd !hen the sun !as do!n, he commanded the soldiers to take them
do!n from the gibbets% )nd after they !ere taken do!n, they cast them
into the ca$e, !here they had lain hid, and #ut great stones at the
mouth thereof, !hich remain until this day%
*-(,1% The same day 9osue took <aceda, and destroyed it !ith the edge of
the s!ord, and killed the king and all the inhabitants thereof( he left
not in it the least remains% )nd he did to the king of <aceda, as he had
done to the king of 9ericho%
*-(,B% )nd he #assed from <aceda !ith all 5srael to 'ebna, and fought
against it(
*-(2-% )nd the 'ord deli$ered it !ith the king thereof into the hands of
5srael( and they destroyed the city !ith the edge of the s!ord, and all
the inhabitants thereof% They left not in it any remains% )nd they did
to the king of 'ebna, as they had done to the king of 9ericho%
*-(2*% 7rom 'ebna he #assed unto 'achis, !ith all 5srael( and in$esting
it !ith his army, besieged it%
*-(2,% )nd the 'ord deli$ered 'achis into the hands of 5srael, and he
took it the follo!ing day, and #ut it to the s!ord, and e$ery soul that
!as in it, as he had done to 'ebna%
*-(22% )t that time 8oram, king of GaHer, came u# to succour 'achis( and
9osue sle! him !ith all his #eo#le so as to lea$e none ali$e%
*-(2.% )nd he #assed from 'achis to Eglon, and surrounded it,
*-(2?% )nd took it the same day( and #ut to the s!ord all the souls that
!ere in it, according to all that he had done to 'achis%
*-(2A% 8e !ent u# also !ith all 5srael from Eglon to 8ebron, and fought
against it(
*-(2+% Took it, and destroyed it !ith the edge of the s!ord( the king
also thereof, and all the to!ns of that country, and all the souls that
d!elt in it( he left not therein any remains( as he had done to Eglon,
so did he also to 8ebron, #utting to the s!ord all that he found in it%
The king%%% @iH%, the ne! king, !ho succeeded him that !as slain, $er%
,A%
*-(21% Returning from thence to Dabir,
*-(2B% 8e took it, and destroyed it( the king also thereof, and all the
to!ns round about, he destroyed !ith the edge of the s!ord( he left not
in it any remains( as he had done to 8ebron and 'ebna, and to their
kings, so did he to Dabir, and to the king thereof%
*-(.-% 4o 9osue conLuered all the country of the hills, and of the
south, and of the #lain, and of )sedoth, !ith their kings( he left not
any remains therein, but sle! all that breathed, as the 'ord, the God of
5srael, had commanded him%
)ny remains therein, but sle!, etc%%% God ordered these #eo#le to be
utterly destroyed, in #unishment of their manifold abominationJ and that
they might not dra! the 5sraelites into the like sins%
*-(.*% 7rom "adesbarne e$en to GaHa% )ll the land of Gosen e$en to
Gabaon,
*-(.,% )nd all their kings, and their lands he took and !asted at one
onset( for the 'ord the God of 5srael fought for him%
*-(.2% )nd he returned !ith all 5srael to the #lace of the cam# in
Galgal%
9osue "ha#ter **
The kings of the north are o$erthro!n( the !hole country is taken%
**(*% )nd !hen 9abin king of )sor had heard these things, he sent to
9obab king of <adon, and to the king of 4emeron, and to the king of
)chsa#h(
**(,% )nd to the kings of the north, that d!elt in the mountains and in
the #lains o$er against the south side of "eneroth, and in the le$els
and the countries of Dor by the sea side(
**(2% To the "hanaanites also on the east and on the !est, and the
)morrhite, and the 8ethite, and the PhereHite, and the 9ebusite in the
mountains( to the 8e$ite also !ho d!elt at the foot of 8ermon in the
land of <as#ha%
**(.% )nd they all came out !ith their troo#s, a #eo#le e>ceeding
numerous as the sand that is on the sea shore, their horses also and
chariots a $ery great multitude,
**(?% )nd all these kings assembled together at the !aters of <erom, to
fight against 5srael%
**(A% )nd the 'ord said to 9osue( 7ear them not( for to morro! at this
same hour 5 !ill deli$er all these to be slain in the sight of 5srael(
thou shalt hamstring their horses, and thou shalt burn their chariots
!ith fire%
8amstring their horses, and burn their chariots !ith fire, etc%%% God so
ordained, that his #eo#le might not trust in chariots and horses, but in
him%
**(+% )nd 9osue came, and all the army !ith him, against them to the
!aters of <erom on a sudden, and fell u#on them%
**(1% )nd the 'ord deli$ered them into the hands of 5srael% )nd they
defeated them, and chased them as far as the great 4idon and the !aters
of <asero#hot, and the field of <as#he, !hich is on the east thereof% 8e
sle! them all, so as to lea$e no remains of them(
**(B% )nd he did as the 'ord had commanded him, he hamstringed their
horses and burned their chariots%
**(*-% )nd #resently turning back he took )sor( and sle! the king
thereof !ith the s!ord% o! )sor of old !as the head of all these
kingdoms%
**(**% )nd he cut off all the souls that abode there( he left not in it
any remains, but utterly destroyed all, and burned the city itself !ith
fire%
**(*,% )nd he took and #ut to the s!ord and destroyed all the cities
round about, and their kings, as <oses the ser$ant of God had commanded
him%
**(*2% E>ce#t the cities that !ere on hills and high #laces, the rest
5srael burned( only )sor that !as $ery strong he consumed !ith fire%
**(*.% )nd the children of 5srael di$ided among themsel$es all the s#oil
of these cities and the cattle, killing all the men%
**(*?% )s the 'ord had commanded <oses his ser$ant, so did <oses command
9osue, and he accom#lished all( he left not one thing undone of all the
commandments !hich the 'ord had commanded <oses%
**(*A% 4o 9osue took all the country of the hills, and of the south, and
the land of Gosen, and the #lains and the !est country, and the mountain
of 5srael, and the #lains thereof(
**(*+% )nd #art of the mountain that goeth u# to 4eir as far as Baalgad,
by the #lain of 'ibanus under mount 8ermon( all their kings he took,
smote and sle!%
**(*1% 9osue made !ar a long time against these kings%
) long time%%% 4e$en years, as a##ears from cha#% *.%*-%
**(*B% There !as not a city that deli$ered itself to the children of
5srael, e>ce#t the 8e$ite, !ho d!elt in Gabaon( for he took all by
fight%
**(,-% 7or it !as the sentence of the 'ord, that their hearts should be
hardened, and they should fight against 5srael, and fall, and should not
deser$e any clemency, and should be destroyed as the 'ord had commanded
<oses%
8ardened%%% This hardening of their hearts, !as their ha$ing no thought
of yielding or submitting( !hich !as a sentence or judgment of God u#on
them in #unishment of their enormous crimes%
**(,*% )t that time 9osue came and cut off the Enancims from the
mountains, from 8ebron, and Dabir, and )nab, and from all the mountain
of 9uda and 5srael, and destroyed their cities%
**(,,% 8e left not any of the stock of the Enacims, in the land of the
children of 5srael( e>ce#t the cities of GaHa, and Geth, and )Hotus, in
!hich alone they !ere left%
**(,2% 4o 9osue took all the land, as the 'ord s#oke to <oses, and
deli$ered it in #ossession to the children of 5srael, according to their
di$isions and tribes% )nd the land rested from !ars%
9osue "ha#ter *,
) list of the kings slain by <oses and 9osue,
*,(*% These are the kings, !hom the children of 5srael sle! and
#ossessed their land beyond the 9ordan to!ards the rising of the sun,
from the torrent )rnon unto mount 8ermon, and all the east country that
looketh to!ards the !ilderness%
*,(,% 4ehon king of the )morrhites, !ho d!elt in 8esebon, and had
dominion from )roer, !hich is seated u#on the bank of the torrent )rnon,
and of the middle #art in the $alley, and of half Galaad, as far as the
torrent 9aboc, !hich is the border of the children of )mmon%
*,(2% )nd from the !ilderness, to the sea of "eneroth to!ards the east,
and to the sea of the !ilderness, !hich is the most salt sea, on the
east side by the !ay that leadeth to Bethsimoth( and on the south side
that lieth under )sedoth, Phasga%
*,(.% The border of Og the king of Basan, of the remnant of the Ra#haims
!ho d!elt in )staroth, and in Edrai, and had dominion in mount 8ermon,
and in 4alecha, and in all Basan, unto the borders
*,(?% Of Gessuri and <achati, and of half Galaad( the borders of 4ehon
the king of 8esebon%
*,(A% <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord, and the children of 5srael sle!
them, and <oses deli$ered their land in #ossession to the Rubenites, and
Gadites, and the half tribe of <anasses%
*,(+% These are the kings of the land, !hom 9osue and the children of
5srael sle! beyond the 9ordan on the !est side from Baalgad in the field
of 'ibanus, unto the mount, #art of !hich goeth u# into 4eir( and 9osue
deli$ered it in #ossession to the tribes of 5srael, to e$ery one their
di$isions,
*,(1% )s !ell in the mountains as in the #lains and the cham#aign
countries% 5n )sedoth, and in the !ilderness, and in the south !as the
8ethite and the )morrhite, the "hanaanite and the PhereHite, the 8e$ite
and the 9ebusite%
*,(B% The king of 9ericho one( the king of 8ai, !hich is on the side of
Bethel, one(
*,(*-% The king of 9erusalem one, the king of 8ebron one,
*,(**% The king of 9erimoth one, thee king of 'achis one,
*,(*,% The king of Eglon one, the king of GaHer one,
*,(*2% The king of Dabir one, the king of Gader one,
*,(*.% The king of 8erma one, the king of 8ered one,
*,(*?% The king of 'ebna one, the king of Odullam one,
*,(*A% The king of <aceda one, the king of Bethel one,
*,(*+% The king of Ta#hua one, the king of O#her one,
*,(*1% The king of )#hec one, the king of 4aron one,
*,(*B% The king of <adon one, the king of )sor one,
*,(,-% The king of 4emeron one, the king of )chsa#h one,
*,(,*% The king of Thenac one, the king of <ageddo one,
*,(,,% Thee king of "ades one, the king of 9achanan of "armel one,
*,(,2% The king of Dor, and of the #ro$ince of Dor one, the king of the
nations of Galgal one,
*,(,.% The king of Thersa one( all the kings thirty and one%
9osue "ha#ter *2
God commandeth 9osue to di$ide the land( the #ossessions of Ruben, Gad,
and half the tribe of <anasses, beyond the 9ordan%
*2(*% 9osue !as old, and far ad$anced in years, and the 'ord said to
him( Thou art gro!n old, and ad$anced in age, and there is a $ery large
country left, !hich is not yet di$ided by lot(
9osue !as old, and far ad$anced in years%%% 8e !as then about one
hundred and one years old%-)nd their is a $ery large country left, !hich
is not yet di$ided by lot%%% ot yet #ossessed by the children of
5srael%
*2(,% To !it, all Galilee, Philistia, and all Gessuri%
*2(2% 7rom the troubled ri$er, that !atereth Egy#t, unto the border of
)ccaron north!ard( the land of "hanaan, !hich is di$ided among the lords
of the Philistines, the GaHites, the )Hotians, the )scalonites, the
Gethites, and the )ccronites%
*2(.% )nd on the south side are the 8e$ites, all the land of "hanaan,
and <aara of the 4idonians as far as )#heca, and the borders of the
)morrhite,
*2(?% )nd his confines% The country also of 'ibanus to!ards the east
from Baalgad under mount 8ermon to the entering into Emath%
*2(A% Of all that d!ell in the mountains from 'ibanus, to the !aters of
<asere#hoth, and all the 4idonians% 5 am he that !ill cut them off from
before the face of the children of 5srael% 4o let their land come in as
a #art of the inheritance of 5srael, as 5 ha$e commanded thee%
*2(+% )nd no! di$ide the land in #ossession to the nine tribes, and to
the half tribe of <anasses,
*2(1% =ith !hom Ruben and Gad ha$e #ossessed the land, !hich <oses the
ser$ant of the 'ord deli$ered to them beyond the ri$er 9ordan, on the
east side%
=ith !hom%%% That is, !ith the other half of that same tribe%
*2(B% 7rom )roer, !hich is u#on the bank of the torrent )rnon, and in
the midst of the $alley and all the #lains of <edaba, as far as Dibon(
*2(*-% )nd all the cities of 4ehon, king of the )morrhites, !ho reigned
in 8esebon, unto the borders of the children of )mmon%
*2(**% )nd Galaad, and the borders of Gessuri and <achati, and all mount
8ermon, and all Basan as far as 4alecha,
*2(*,% )ll the kingdom of Og in Basan, !ho reigned in )staroth and
Edrai, he !as of the remains of the Ra#haims( and <oses o$erthre! and
destroyed them%
*2(*2% )nd the children of 5srael !ould not destroy Gessuri and <achati
and they ha$e d!elt in the midst of 5srael, until this #resent day%
*2(*.% But to the tribe of 'e$i he ga$e no #ossession( but the
sacrifices and $ictims of thee 'ord God of 5srael, are his inheritance,
as he s#oke to him%
*2(*?% )nd <oses ga$e a #ossession to the children of Ruben according to
their kindreds%
*2(*A% )nd their border !as from )roer, !hich is on the bank of the
torrent )rnon, and in the midst of the $alley of the same torrent( all
the #lain, that leadeth to <edaba,
*2(*+% )nd 8esebon, and all their $illages, !hich are in the #lains%
Dibon also, and Bamothbaal, and the to!n of Baalmaon,
*2(*1% )nd 9assa, and "idimoth, and <e#haath,
*2(*B% )nd "ariathaim, and 4abama, and 4arathasar in the mountain of the
$alley%
*2(,-% Beth#hogor and )sedoth, Phasga and Bethiesimoth,
*2(,*% )nd all the cities of the #lain, and all the kingdoms of 4ehon
king of the )morrhites, that reigned in 8esebon, !hom <oses sle! !ith
the #rinces of <adian( 8e$i, and Recem, and 4ur and 8ur, and Rebe, dukes
of 4ehon inhabitants of the land%
The #rinces of <adian%%% 5t a##ears from hence that these !ere subjects
of king 4ehon( they are said to ha$e been slain !ith him, that is, about
the same time, but not in the same battle%
*2(,,% Balaam also the son of Beor the soothsayer, the children of
5srael sle! !ith the s!ord among the rest that !ere slain%
*2(,2% )nd the ri$er 9ordan !as the border of the children of Ruben%
This is the #ossession of the Rubenites, by their kindreds, of cities
and $illages%
*2(,.% )nd <oses ga$e to the tribe of Gad and to his children by their
kindreds a #ossession, of !hich this is the di$ision%
*2(,?% The border of 9aser, and all the cities of Galaad, and half the
land of the children of )mmon( as far as )roer !hich is o$er against
Rabba(
*2(,A% )nd from 8esebon unto Ramoth, <as#he and Betonim( and from <anaim
unto the borders of Dabir%
*2(,+% )nd in the $alley Betharan and Bethnemra, and 4ocoth, and 4a#hon
the other #art of the kingdom of 4ehon king of 8esebon( the limit of
this also is the 9ordan, as far as the uttermost #art of the sea of
"enereth beyond the 9ordan on the east side,
*2(,1% This is the #ossession of the children of Gad by their families,
their cities, and $illages%
*2(,B% 8e ga$e also to the half tribe of <anasses and his children
#ossession according to their kindreds,
*2(2-% The beginning !hereof is this( from <anaim all Basan, and all the
kingdoms of Og king of Basan, and all the $illages of 9air, !hich are in
Basan, threescore to!ns%
*2(2*% )nd half Galaad, and )staroth, and Edrai, cities of the kingdom
of Og in Basan( to the children of <achir, the son of <anasses, to one
half of the children of <achir according to their kindreds%
*2(2,% This #ossession <oses di$ided in the #lains of <oab, beyond the
9ordan, o$er against 9ericho on the east side,
*2(22% But to the tribe of 'e$i he ga$e no #ossession( because the 'ord
the God of 5srael himself is their #ossession, as he s#oke to them%
9osue "ha#ter *.
"alebDs #etitionJ 8ebron is gi$en to him and to his seed%
*.(*% This is !hat the children of 5srael #ossessed in the land of
"hanaan, !hich EleaHar the #riest, and 9osue the son of un, and the
#rinces of the families by the tribes of 5srael ga$e to them%
*.(,% Di$iding all by lot, as the 'ord had commanded the hand of <oses,
to the nine tribes, and the half tribe%
*.(2% 7or to t!o tribes and a half <oses had gi$en #ossession beyond the
9ordan( besides the 'e$ites, !ho recei$ed no land among their brethren(
*.(.% But in their #lace succeeded the children of 9ose#h di$ided into
t!o tribes, of <anasses and E#hraim( neither did the 'e$ites recei$e
other #ortion of land, but cities to d!ell in, and their suburbs to feed
their beasts and flocks%
8ebron belonged, etc%%% )ll the country thereabouts, de#ending on
8ebron, !as gi$en to "alebJ but the city itself !ith the suburbs, !as
one of those that !ere gi$en to the #riests to d!ell in%
*.(?% )s the 'ord had commanded <oses so did the children of 5srael, and
they di$ided the land%
*.(A% Then the children of 9uda came to 9osue in Galgal, and "aleb the
son of 9e#hone the "eneHite s#oke to him( Thou kno!est !hat the 'ord
s#oke to <oses the man of God concerning me and thee in "adesbarne%
*.(+% 5 !as forty years old !hen <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord sent me
from "adesbarne, to $ie! the land, and 5 brought him !ord again as to me
seemed true,
*.(1% But my brethren, that had gone u# !ith me, discouraged the heart
of the #eo#le( and 5 ne$ertheless follo!ed the 'ord my God%
*.(B% )nd <oses s!ore in that day, saying( The land !hich thy foot hath
trodden u#on shall be thy #ossession, and thy children for e$er, because
thou hast follo!ed the 'ord my God%
*.(*-% The 'ord therefore hath granted me life, as he #romised until
this #resent day, 5t is forty and fi$e years since the 'ord s#oke this
!ord to <oses, !hen 5srael journeyed through the !ilderness( this day 5
am eighty-fi$e years old,
*.(**% )s strong as 5 !as at that time !hen 5 !as sent to $ie! the land(
the strength of that time continueth in me until this day, as !ell to
fight as to march%
*.(*,% Gi$e me therefore this mountain, !hich the 'ord #romised, in thy
hearing also, !herein are the Enacims, and cities great and strong( if
so be the 'ord !ill be !ith me, and 5 shall be able to destroy them, as
he #romised me%
*.(*2% )nd 9osue blessed him, and ga$e him 8ebron in #ossession%
*.(*.% )nd from that time 8ebron belonged to "aleb the son of 9e#hone
the "eneHite, until this #resent day( because he follo!ed the 'ord the
God of 5srael%
*.(*?% The name of 8ebron before !as called "ariath-)rbe( )dam the
greatest among the Enacims !as laid there and the land rested from !ars%
9osue "ha#ter *?
The borders of the lot of 9uda% "alebDs #ortion and conLuest% The cities
of 9uda%
*?(*% o! the lot of the children of 9uda by their kindreds !as this(
7rom the frontier of Edom, to the desert of 4in south!ard, and to the
uttermost #art of the south coast%
*?(,% 5ts beginning !as from the to# of the most salt sea, and from the
bay thereof, that looketh to the south%
*?(2% )nd it goeth out to!ards the ascent of the 4cor#ion, and #asseth
on to 4ina( and ascendeth into "adesbarne, and reacheth into Esron,
going u# to )ddar, and com#assing "arcaa%
*?(.% )nd from thence #assing along into )semona, and reaching the
torrent of Egy#t( and the bounds thereof shall be the great sea, this
shall be the limit of the south coast%
*?(?% But on the east side the beginning shall be the most salt sea e$en
to the end of the 9ordan( and to!ards the north from the bay of the sea
unto the same ri$er 9ordan%
*?(A% )nd the border goeth u# into Beth-8agla, and #asseth by the north
into Beth-)raba( going u# to the stone of Boen the son of Ruben%
*?(+% )nd reaching as far as the borders of Debara from the $alley of
)chor, and so north!ard looking to!ards Galgal, !hich is o##osite to the
ascent of )dommin, on the south side of the torrent, and the border
#asseth the !aters that are called the fountain of the sun( and the
goings out thereof shall be at the fountain Rogel%
*?(1% )nd it goeth u# by the $alley of the son of Ennom on the side of
the 9ebusite to!ards the south, the same is 9erusalem( and thence
ascending to the to# of the mountain, !hich is o$er against Geennom to
the !est in the end of the $alley of Ra#haim, north!ard%
*?(B% )nd it #asseth on from the to# of the mountain to the fountain of
the !ater of e#htoa( and reacheth to the to!ns of mount E#hron( and it
bendeth to!ards Baala, !hich is "ariathiarim, that is to say, the city
of the !oods%
*?(*-% )nd it com#asseth from Baala !est!ard unto mount 4eir( and
#asseth by the side of mount 9arim to the north into "heslon( and goeth
do!n into Bethsames, and #asseth into Thamna%
*?(**% )nd reacheth north!ard to a #art of )ccaron at the side( and
bendeth to 4echrona, and #asseth mount Baala( and cometh into 9ebneel,
and is bounded !est!ard !ith the great sea%
*?(*,% These are the borders round about of the children of 9uda in
their kindreds%
*?(*2% But to "aleb the son of 9e#hone he ga$e a #ortion in the midst of
the children of 9uda, as the 'ord had commanded him( "ariath-)rbe the
father of Enac, !hich is 8ebron%
*?(*.% )nd "aleb destroyed out of it the three sons of Enac, 4esai and
)himan, and Tholmai of the race of Enac%
*?(*?% )nd going u# from thence he came to the inhabitants of Dabir,
!hich before !as called "ariath-4e#her, that is to say, the city of
letters%
*?(*A% )nd "aleb said( 8e that shall smite "ariath-4e#her, and take it,
5 !ill gi$e him )>a my daughter to !ife%
*?(*+% )nd Othoniel the son of "eneH, the younger brother of "aleb, took
it( and he ga$e him )>a his daughter to !ife%
*?(*1% )nd as they !ere going together, she !as mo$ed by her husband to
ask a field of her father, and she sighed as she sat on her ass% )nd
"aleb said to her( =hat aileth theeM
*?(*B% But she ans!ered( Gi$e me a blessing( thou hast gi$en me a
southern and dry land, gi$e me also a land that 5s !atered% )nd "aleb
ga$e her the u##er and the nether !atery ground%
*?(,-% This is the #ossession of the tribe of the children of 9uda by
their kindreds%
*?(,*% )nd the cities from the uttermost #arts of the children of 9uda
by the borders of Edom to the south, !ere "abseel and Eder and 9agur,
*?(,,% )nd "ina and Dimona and )dada,
*?(,2% )nd "ades and )sor and 9ethnam,
*?(,.% Ii#h and Telem and Baloth,
*?(,?% e! )sor and "arioth, 8esron, !hich is )sor%
*?(,A% )mam, 4ama and <olada,
*?(,+% )nd )sergadda and 8assemon and Beth#helet,
*?(,1% )nd 8asersual and Bersabee and BaHiothia,
*?(,B% )nd Baala and 9im and Esem,
*?(2-% )nd Eltholad and "esil and 8arma,
*?(2*% )nd 4iceleg and <edemena and 4ensenna,
*?(2,% 'ebaoth and 4elim and )en and Remmon( all the cities t!enty-nine,
and their $illages%
*?(22% But in the #lains( Estaol and 4area and )sena,
*?(2.% )nd Ianoe and Engannim and Ta#hua and Enaim,
*?(2?% )nd 9erimoth and )dullam, 4ocho and )Heca,
*?(2A% )nd 4araim and )dithaim and Gedera and Gederothaim( fourteen
cities, and their $illages%
*?(2+% 4anan and 8adassa and <agdalgad,
*?(21% Delean and <ase#ha and 9ecthel,
*?(2B% 'achis and Bascath and Eglon,
*?(.-% "hebbon and 'eheman and "ethlis,
*?(.*% )nd Gideroth and Bethdagon and aama and <aceda( si>teen cities,
and their $illages%
*?(.,% 'abana and Ether and )san,
*?(.2% 9e#htha and Esna and esib,
*?(..% )nd "eila and )chHib and <aresa( nine cities, and their $illages%
*?(.?% )ccaron !ith the to!ns and $illages thereof%
*?(.A% 7rom )ccaron e$en to the sea( all #laces that lie to!ards )Hotus
and the $illages thereof%
*?(.+% )Hotus !ith its to!ns and $illages% GaHa !ith its to!ns and
$illages, e$en to the torrent of Egy#t, and the great sea that is the
border thereof%
*?(.1% )nd in the mountain 4amir and 9ether and 4ocoth,
*?(.B% )nd Danna and "ariath-senna, this is Dabir(
*?(?-% )nab and 5stemo and )nim,
*?(?*% Gosen and Olon and Gilo( ele$en cities and their $illages%
*?(?,% )rab and Ruma and Esaan,
*?(?2% )nd 9anum and Beththa#hua and )#heca,
*?(?.% )thmatha and "ariath-)rbe, this is 8ebron and 4ior( nine cities
and their $illages%
*?(??% <aon and "armel and Ii#h and 9ota,
*?(?A% 9eHrael and 9ucadam and Ianoe,
*?(?+% )ccain, Gabaa and Thamna( ten cities and their $illages%
*?(?1% 8alhul, and Bessur, and Gedor,
*?(?B% <areth, and Bethanoth, and Eltecon( si> cities and their
$illages%
*?(A-% "ariathbaal, the same is "ariathiarim the city of !oods, and
)rebba( t!o cities and their $illages%
*?(A*% 5n the desert Betharaba, <eddin and 4achacha,
*?(A,% )nd ebsan, and the city of salt, and Engaddi( si> cities and
their $illages%
*?(A2% But the children of 9uda could not destroy the 9ebusite that
d!elt in 9erusalem( and the 9ebusite d!elt !ith the children of 9uda in
9erusalem until this #resent day%
9osue "ha#ter *A
The lot of the sons of 9ose#h% The borders of the tribe of E#hraim%
*A(*% )nd the lot of the sons of 9ose#h fell from the 9ordan o$er
against 9ericho and the !aters thereof, on the east( the !ilderness
!hich goeth u# from 9ericho to the mountain of Bethel(
*A(,% )nd goeth out from Bethel to 'uHa( and #asseth the border of
)rchi, to )taroth,
*A(2% )nd goeth do!n !est!ard, by the border of 9e#hleti, unto the
borders of Beth-horon the nether, and to GaHer( and the countries of it
are ended by the great sea(
*A(.% )nd <anasses and E#hraim the children of 9ose#h #ossessed it%
*A(?% )nd the border of the children of E#hraim !as according to their
kindreds( and their #ossession to!ards the east !as )taroth-addar unto
Beth-horon the u##er%
*A(A% )nd the confines go out unto the sea( but <achmethath looketh to
the north, and it goeth round the borders east!ard into Thanath-selo(
and #asseth along on the east side to 9anoe%
'ooketh to the north, etc%%% The meaning is, that the border !ent
to!ards the north, by <achmethathJ and then turned east!ard to Thanath-
selo%
*A(+% )nd it goeth do!n from 9anoe into )taroth and aaratha( and it
cometh to 9ericho, and goeth out to the 9ordan%
*A(1% 7rom Ta#hua it #asseth on to!ards the sea into the $alley of
reeds, and the goings out thereof are at the most salt sea% This is the
#ossession of the tribe of the children of E#hraim by their families%
*A(B% )nd there !ere cities !ith their $illages se#arated for the
children of E#hraim in the midst of the #ossession of the children of
<anasses%
*A(*-% )nd the children of E#hraim sle! not the "hanaanite, !ho d!elt in
GaHer( and the "hanaanite d!elt in the midst of E#hraim until this day,
#aying tribute%
9osue "ha#ter *+
The lot of the half tribe of <anasses%
*+(*% )nd this lot fell to the tribe of <anasses for he is the firstborn
of 9ose#h to <achir the firstborn of <anasses the father of Galaad, !ho
!as a !arlike man, and had for #ossession Galaad and Basan%
*+(,% )nd to the rest of the children of <anasses according to their
families( to the children of )bieHer, and to the children of 8elec, and
to the children of Esriel, and to the children of 4echem, and to the
children of 8e#her, and to the children of 4emida( these are the male
children of <anasses the son of 9ose#h, by their kindreds%
*+(2% But 4al#haad the son of 8e#her the son of Galaad the son of <achir
the son of <anasses had no sons, but only daughters( !hose names are
these, <aala and oa and 8egla and <elcha and Thersa%
*+(.% )nd they came in the #resence of EleaHar the #riest and of 9osue
the son of un, and of the #rinces, saying( The 'ord commanded by the
hand of <oses, that a #ossession should be gi$en us in the midst of our
brethren% )nd he ga$e them according to the commandment of the 'ord a
#ossession amongst the brethren of their father%
*+(?% )nd there fell ten #ortions to <anasses, beside the land of Galaad
and Basan beyond the 9ordan%
*+(A% 7or the daughters of <anasses #ossessed inheritance in the midst
of his sons% )nd the land of Galaad fell to the lot of the rest of the
children of <anasses%
*+(+% )nd the border of <anasses !as from )ser, <achmethath !hich
looketh to!ards 4ichem( and it goeth out on the right hand by the
inhabitants of the fountain of Ta#hua%
*+(1% 7or the lot of <anasses took in the land of Ta#hua, !hich is on
the borders of <anasses, and belongs to the children of E#hraim%
*+(B% )nd the border goeth do!n to the $alley of the reeds, to the south
of the torrent of the cities of E#hraim, !hich are in the midst of the
cities of <anasses( the border of <anasses is on the north side of the
torrent, and the outgoings of it are at the sea(
*+(*-% 4o that the #ossession of E#hraim is on the south, and on the
north that of <anasses, and the sea is the border of both, and they are
joined together in the tribe of )ser on the north, and in the tribe of
5ssachar on the east%
*+(**% )nd the inheritance of <anasses in 5ssachar and in )ser, !as
Bethsan and its $illages, and 9eblaam !ith its $illages, and the
inhabitants of Dor, !ith the to!ns thereof( the inhabitants also of
Endor !ith the $illages thereof( and in like manner the inhabitants of
Thenac !ith the $illages thereof( and the inhabitants of <ageddo !ith
their $illages, and the third #art of the city of o#heth%
*+(*,% either could the children of <anasses o$erthro! these cities,
but the "hanaanite began to d!ell in his land%
*+(*2% But after that the children of 5srael !ere gro!n strong, they
subdued the "hanaanites, and made them their tributaries, and they did
not kill them%
*+(*.% )nd the children of 9ose#h s#oke to 9osue, and said( =hy hast
thou gi$en me but one lot and one #ortion to #ossess, !hereas 5 am of so
great a multitude, and the 'ord hath blessed meM
*+(*?% )nd 9osue said to them( 5f thou be a great #eo#le, go u# into the
!oodland, and cut do!n room for thyself in the land of the PhereHite and
the Ra#haims( because the #ossession of mount E#hraim is too narro! for
thee%
*+(*A% )nd the children of 9ose#h ans!ered him( =e cannot go u# to the
mountains, for the "hanaanites that d!ell in the lo! lands, !herein are
situate Bethsan !ith its to!ns, and 9eHrael in the midst of the $alley,
ha$e chariots of iron%
*+(*+% )nd 9osue said to the house of 9ose#h, to E#hraim and <anasses(
Thou art a great #eo#le, and of great strength, thou shalt not ha$e one
lot only(
*+(*1% But thou shalt #ass to the mountain, and shalt cut do!n the !ood,
and make thyself room to d!ell in( and mayst #roceed farther, !hen thou
hast destroyed the "hanaanites, !ho as thou sayest ha$e iron chariots,
and are $ery strong%
9osue "ha#ter *1
4ur$eyors are sent to di$ide the rest of the land into se$en tribes%
The lot of Benjamin%
*1(*% )nd all the children of 5srael assembled together in 4ilo, and
there they set u# the tabernacle of the testimony, and the land !as
subdued before them%
*1(,% But there remained se$en tribes of the children of 5srael, !hich
as yet had not recei$ed their #ossessions%
*1(2% )nd 9osue said to them( 8o! long are you indolent and slack, and
go not in to #ossess the land !hich the 'ord the God of your fathers
hath gi$en youM
*1(.% "hoose of e$ery tribe three men, that 5 may send them, and they
may go and com#ass the land, and mark it out according to the number of
each multitude( and bring back to me !hat they ha$e marked out%
*1(?% Di$ide to yoursel$es the land into se$en #arts( let 9uda be in his
bounds on the south side, and the house of 9ose#h on the north%
*1(A% The land in the midst bet!een these mark ye out into se$en #artsJ
and you shall come hither to me, that 5 may cast lots for you before the
'ord your God%
The land in the midst bet!een these mark ye out into se$en #arts%%% That
is to say, the rest of the land, !hich is not already assigned to 9uda
or 9ose#h%
*1(+% 7or the 'e$ites ha$e no #art among you, but the #riesthood of the
'ord is their inheritance% )nd Gad and Ruben, and the half tribe of
<anasses ha$e already recei$ed their #ossessions beyond the 9ordan
east!ard( !hich <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord ga$e them%
*1(1% )nd !hen the men !ere risen u#, to go to mark out the land, 9osue
commanded them saying( Go round the land and mark it out, and return to
me( that 5 may cast lots for you before the 'ord in 4ilo%
*1(B% 4o they !ent and sur$eying it di$ided it into se$en #arts, !riting
them do!n in a book% )nd they returned to 9osue, to the cam# in 4ilo%
*1(*-% )nd he cast lots before the 'ord in 4ilo, and di$ided the land to
the children of 5srael into se$en #arts%
*1(**% )nd first came u# the lot of the children of Benjamin by their
families, to #ossess the land bet!een the children of 9uda, and the
children of 9ose#h%
*1(*,% )nd their border north!ard !as from the 9ordan( going along by
the side of 9ericho on the north side, and thence going u# !est!ard to
the mountains, and reaching to the !ilderness of Betha$en,
*1(*2% )nd #assing along south!ard by 'uHa, the same is Bethel, and it
goeth do!n into )taroth-addar to the mountain, that is on the south of
the nether Beth-horon%
*1(*.% )nd it bendeth thence going round to!ards the sea, south of the
mountain that looketh to!ards Beth-horon to the south!est( and the
outgoings thereof are into "ariathbaal, !hich is called also
"ariathiarim, a city of the children of 9uda This is their coast to!ards
the sea, !est!ard%
*1(*?% But on the south side the border goeth out from #art of
"ariathiarim to!ards the sea, and cometh to the fountain of the !aters
of e#htoa%
*1(*A% )nd it goeth do!n to that #art of the mountain that looketh on
the $alley of the children of Ennom( and is o$er against the north
Luarter in the furthermost #art of the $alley of Ra#haim, and it goeth
do!n into Geennom Ethat is the $alley of EnnomG by the side of the
9ebusite to the south( and cometh to the fountain of Rogel,
*1(*+% Passing thence to the north, and going out to Ensemes, that is to
say, the fountain of the sun(
*1(*1% )nd 5t #asseth along to the hills that are o$er against the
ascent of )dommim( and it goeth do!n to )benboen, that is, the stone of
Boen the son of Ruben( and it #asseth on the north side to the cham#aign
countriesJ and goeth do!n 5nto the #lain,
*1(*B% )nd it #asseth by Bethhagla north!ard( and the outgoings thereof
are to!ards the north of the most salt sea at the south end of the
9ordan%
*1(,-% =hich is the border of it on the east side% This is the
#ossession of the children of Benjamin by their borders round about, and
their families%
*1(,*% )nd their cities !ere, 9ericho and Bethhagla and @ale-"asis,
*1(,,% Betharaba and 4amaraim and Bethel,
*1(,2% )nd )$im and )#hara and O#hera,
*1(,.% The to!n Emona and O#hni and Gabee( t!el$e cities, and their
$illages%
*1(,?% Gabam and Rama and Beroth,
*1(,A% )nd <es#he, and "a#hara, and )mosa,
*1(,+% )nd Recem, 9are#hel, and Tharela,
*1(,1% )nd 4ela, Ele#h and 9ebus, !hich is 9erusalem, Gabaath and
"ariath( fourteen cities, and their $illages% This is the #ossession of
the children of Benjamin by their families%
9osue "ha#ter *B
The lots of the tribes of 4imeon, Iabulon, 5ssachar, )ser, e#htali and
Dan% ) city is gi$en to 9osue%
*B(*% )nd the second lot came forth for the children of 4imeon by their
kindreds( and their inheritance !as
*B(,% 5n the midst of the #ossession of the children of 9uda( Bersabee
and 4abee and <olada,
*B(2% )nd 8asersual, Bala and )sem,
*B(.% )nd Eltholad, Bethul and 8arma,
*B(?% )nd 4iceleg and Bethmarchaboth and 8asersusa,
*B(A% )nd Bethlebaoth and 4arohen( thirteen cities, and their $illages%
*B(+% )nd Remmon and )thor and )san( four cities, and their $illages%
*B(1% )nd all the $illages round about these cities to Baalath Beer
Ramath to the south Luarter% This is the inheritance of the children of
4imeon according to their kindreds,
*B(B% 5n the #ossession and lot of the children of 9uda( because it !as
too great, and therefore the children of 4imeon had their #ossession in
the midst of their inheritance%
*B(*-% )nd the third lot fell to the children of Iabulon by their
kindreds( and the border of their #ossession !as unto 4arid%
*B(**% )nd 5t !ent u# from the sea and from <erala, and came to
Debbaseth( as far as the torrent, !hich is o$er against 9econam%
*B(*,% )nd it returneth from 4arid east!ard to the borders of
"eseleththabor( and it goeth out to Dabereth and ascendeth to!ards
9a#hie%
*B(*2% )nd it #asseth along from thence to the east side of Gethhe#her
and Thacasin( and goeth out to Remmon, )mthar and oa%
*B(*.% )nd it turneth about to the north of 8anathon( and the outgoings
thereof are the $alley of 9e#htahel,
*B(*?% )nd "ateth and aalol and 4emeron and 9edala and Bethlehem(
t!el$e cities and their $illages%
*B(*A% This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Iabulon
by their kindreds, the cities and their $illages%
*B(*+% The fourth lot came out to 5ssachar by their kindreds%
*B(*1% )nd his inheritance !as 9eHrael and "asaloth and 4unem,
*B(*B% )nd 8a#haraim and 4eon and )naharath,
*B(,-% )nd Rabboth and "esion, )bes,
*B(,*% )nd Rameth and Engannim and Enhadda and Beth#heses%
*B(,,% )nd the border thereof cometh to Thabor and 4ehesima and
Bethsames( and the outgoings thereof shall be at the 9ordan( si>teen
cities, and their $illages%
*B(,2% This is the #ossession of the sons of 5ssachar by their kindreds,
the cities and their $illages%
*B(,.% )nd the fifth lot fell to the tribe of the children of )ser by
their kindreds(
*B(,?% )nd their border !as 8alcath and "hali and Beten and )>a#h,
*B(,A% )nd Elmelech and )maad and <essal( and it reacheth to "armel by
the sea and 4ihor and 'abanath,
*B(,+% )nd it returneth to!ards the east to Bethdagon( and #asseth along
to Iabulon and to the $alley of 9e#hthael to!ards the north to Bethemec
and ehiel% )nd it goeth out to the left side of "abul,
*B(,1% )nd to )baran and Rohob and 8amon and "ana, as far as the great
4idon%
*B(,B% )nd it returneth to 8orma to the strong city of Tyre, and to
8osa( and the outgoings thereof shall be at the sea from the #ortion of
)chHiba(
*B(2-% )nd )mma and )#hec and Rohob( t!enty-t!o cities, and their
$illages%
*B(2*% This is the #ossession of the children of )ser by their kindreds,
and the cities and their $illages%
*B(2,% The si>th lot came out to the sons of e#htali by their families(
*B(22% )nd the border began from 8ele#h and Elon to 4aananim, and )dami,
!hich is eceb, and 9ebnael e$en to 'ecum(
*B(2.% )nd the border returneth !est!ard to )Hanotthabor, and goeth out
from thence to 8ucuca, and #asseth along to Iabulon south!ard, and to
)ser !est!ard, and to 9uda u#on the 9ordan to!ards the rising of the
sun%
*B(2?% )nd the strong cities are )ssedim, 4er, and Emath, and Reccath
and "enereth,
*B(2A% )nd Edema and )rama, )sor,
*B(2+% )nd "edes and Edri, Enhasor,
*B(21% )nd 9eron and <agdalel, 8orem, and Bethanath and Bethsames(
nineteen cities, and their $illages%
*B(2B% This is the #ossession of the tribe of the children of e#htali
by their kindreds, the cities and their $illages%
*B(.-% The se$enth lot came out to the tribe of the children of Dan by
their families,
*B(.*% )nd the border of their #ossession !as 4araa and Esthaol, and
8irsemes, that is, the city of the sun,
*B(.,% 4elebin and )ialon and 9ethela,
*B(.2% Elon and Themna and )cron,
*B(..% Elthece, Gebbethon and Balaath,
*B(.?% )nd 9uda and Bane and Barach and Gethremmon(
*B(.A% )nd <ejarcon and )recon, !ith the border that looketh to!ards
9o##e,
*B(.+% )nd is terminated there% )nd the children of Dan !ent u# and
fought against 'esem, and took it( and they #ut it to the s!ord, and
#ossessed it, and d!elt in it, calling the name of it 'esem Dan, by the
name of Dan their father%
*B(.1% This is the #ossession of the tribe of the sons of Dan, by their
kindreds, the cities and their $illages%
*B(.B% )nd !hen he had made an end of di$iding the land by lot to each
one by their tribes, the children of 5srael ga$e a #ossession to 9osue
the son of un in the midst of them,
*B(?-% )ccording to the commandment of the 'ord, the city !hich he asked
for, Thamnath 4araa, in mount E#hraim( and he built u# the city, and
d!elt in it%
*B(?*% These are the #ossessions !hich EleaHar the #riest, and 9osue the
son of un, and the #rinces of the families, and of the tribes of the
children of 5srael, distributed by lot in 4ilo, before the 'ord at the
door of the tabernacle of the testimony, and they di$ided the land%
9osue "ha#ter ,-
The cities of refuge are a##ointed for casual manslaughter%
,-(*% )nd the 'ord s#oke to 9osue, saying( 4#eak to children of 5srael
and say to them(
,-(,% )##oint cities of refuge, of !hich 5 s#oke to you by the hand of
<oses(
,-(2% That !hosoe$er shall kill a #erson una!ares may flee to them, and
may esca#e the !rath of the kinsman, !ho is the a$enger of blood%
,-(.% )nd !hen he shall flee to one of these cities( he shall stand
before the gate of the city, and shall s#eak to the ancients of that
city, such things as #ro$e him innocent( and so shall they recei$e him,
and gi$e him a #lace to d!ell in%
,-(?% )nd !hen the a$enger of blood shall #ursue him, they shall not
deli$er him into his hands, because he sle! his neighbour una!ares, and
is not #ro$ed to ha$e been his enemy t!o or three days before,
,-(A% )nd he shall d!ell in that city, till he stand before judgment to
gi$e an account of his fact, and till the death of the high #riest, !ho
shall be at that time( then shall the manslayer return, and go into his
o!n city and house from !hence he fled%
,-(+% )nd they a##ointed "edes in Galilee of mount e#htali, and 4ichem
in mount E#hraim, and "ariath-)rbe, the same is 8ebron in the mountain
of 9uda%
,-(1% )nd beyond the 9ordan to the east of 9ericho, they a##ointed
Bosor, !hich is u#on the #lain of the !ilderness of the tribe of Ruben,
and Ramoth in Galaad of the tribe of Gad, and Gaulon in Basan of the
tribe of <anasses%
,-(B% These cities !ere a##ointed for all the children of 5srael, and
for the strangers, that d!elt among them, that !hosoe$er had killed a
#erson una!ares might flee to them, and not die by the hand of the
kinsman, co$eting to re$enge the blood that !as shed, until he should
stand before the #eo#le to lay o#en his cause%
9osue "ha#ter ,*
"ities !ith their suburbs are assigned for the #riests and 'e$ites%
,*(*% Then the #rinces of the families of 'e$i came to EleaHar the
#riest, and to 9osue the son of un, and to the #rinces of the kindreds
of all the tribes of the children of 5srael%
,*(,% )nd they s#oke to them in 4ilo in the land of "hanaan, and said(
The 'ord commanded by the hand of <oses, that cities should be gi$en us
to d!ell in, and their suburbs to feed our cattle%
,*(2% )nd the children of 5srael ga$e out of their #ossessions according
to the commandment of the 'ord, cities and their suburbs%
,*(.% )nd the lot came out for the family of "aath of the children of
)aron the #riest out of the tribes of 9uda, and of 4imeon, and of
Benjamin, thirteen cities%
,*(?% )nd to the rest of the children of "aath, that is, to thee
'e$ites, !ho remained, out of the tribes of E#hraim, and of Dan, and the
half tribe of <anasses, ten cities%
,*(A% )nd the lot came out to children of Gerson, that they should take
of the tribes of 5ssachar and of )ser and of e#htali, and of the half
tribe of <anasses in Basan, thirteen cities%
,*(+% )nd to the sons of <erari by their kindreds, of the tribes of
Ruben and of Gad and of Iabulon, t!el$e cities%
,*(1% )nd the children of 5srael ga$e to the 'e$ites the cities and
their suburbs, as the 'ord commanded by the hand of <oses, gi$ing to
e$ery one by lot%
,*(B% Of the tribes of the children of 9uda and of 4imeon 9osue ga$e
cities( !hose names are these,
,*(*-% To the sons of )aron, of the families of "aath of the race of
'e$i Efor the first lot came out for themG
,*(**% The city of )rbe the father of Enac, !hich is called 8ebron, in
the mountain of 9uda, and the suburbs thereof round about%
,*(*,% But the fields and the $illages thereof he had gi$en to "aleb the
son of 9e#hone for his #ossession%
,*(*2% 8e ga$e therefore to the children of )aron the #riest, 8ebron a
city of refuge, and the suburbs thereof, and 'ebna !ith the suburbs
thereof,
,*(*.% )nd 9ether and Estemo,
,*(*?% )nd 8olon, and Dabir,
,*(*A% )nd )in, and 9eta, and Bethsames, !ith their suburbs( nine cities
out of the t!o tribes, as hath been said%
,*(*+% )nd out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, Gabaon, and
Gabae,
,*(*1% )nd )nathoth and )lmon, !ith, their suburbs( four cities%
,*(*B% )ll the cities together of the children of )aron the #riest, !ere
thirteen, !ith their suburbs,
,*(,-% )nd to the rest of the families of the children of "aath of the
race of 'e$i !as gi$en this #ossession%
,*(,*% Of the tribe of E#hraim, 4ichem one of the cities of refuge, !ith
the suburbs thereof in mount E#hraim, and GaHer,
,*(,,% )nd "ibsaim, and Beth-horon, !ith their suburbs, four cities%
,*(,2% )nd of he tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon,
,*(,.% )nd )ialon and Gethremmon, !ith their suburbs, four cities%
,*(,?% )nd of the half tribe of <anasses, Thanac and Gethremmon, !ith
their suburbs, t!o cities%
,*(,A% )ll the cities !ere ten, !ith their suburbs, !hich !ere gi$en to
the children of "aath, of the inferior degree%
,*(,+% To the children of Gerson also of the race of 'e$i out of the
half tribe of <anasses, Gaulon in Basan, one of the cities of refuge,
and Bosra, !ith their suburbs, t!o cities%
,*(,1% )nd of the tribe of 5ssachar, "esion, and Dabereth,
,*(,B% )nd 9aramoth, and Engannim, !ith their suburbs, four cities%
,*(2-% )nd of the tribe of )ser, <asal and )bdon,
,*(2*% )nd 8elcath, and Rohob, !ith their suburbs, four cities%
,*(2,% Of the tribe also of e#htali, "edes in Galilee, one of the
cities of refuge( and 8ammoth Dor, and "arthan, !ith their suburbs,
three cities%
,*(22% )ll the cities of the families of Gerson, !ere thirteen, !ith
their suburbs%
,*(2.% )nd to the children of <erari, 'e$ites of the inferior degree, by
their families !ere gi$en of the tribe of Iabulon, 9ecnam and "artha,
,*(2?% )nd Damna and aalol, four cities !ith their suburbs%
,*(2A% Of the tribe of Ruben beyond the 9ordan o$er against 9ericho,
Bosor in the !ilderness, one of the cities of refuge, <isor and 9aser
and 9ethson and <e#haath, four cities !ith their suburbs%
7our cities%%% There are no more, though there be fi$e names( for <isor
is the same city as Bosor, !hich is to be obser$ed in some other #laces,
!here the number of names e>ceeds the number of cities%
,*(2+% Of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad, one of the cities of
refuge, and <anaim and 8esebon and 9aser, four cities !ith their
suburbs,
,*(21% )ll the cities of the children of <erari by their families and
kindreds, !ere t!el$e%
,*(2B% 4o all the cities of the 'e$ites !ithin the #ossession of the
children of 5srael !ere forty-eight,
,*(.-% =ith their suburbs, each distributed by the families%
,*(.*% )nd the 'ord God ga$e to 5srael all the land that he had s!orn to
gi$e to their fathers( and they #ossessed it, and d!elt in it%
,*(.,% )nd he ga$e them #eace from all nations round about( and none of
their enemies durst stand against them, but !ere brought under their
dominion%
,*(.2% ot so much as one !ord, !hich he had #romised to #erform unto
them, !as made $oid, but all came to #ass%
9osue "ha#ter ,,
The tribes of Ruben and Gad, and half the tribe of <anasses return to
their #ossessions% They build an altar by the side of the 9ordan, !hich
alarms the other tribes% )n embassage is sent to them, to !hich they
gi$e a satisfactory ans!er%
,,(*% )t the same time 9osue called the Rubenites, and the Gadites, and
the half tribe of <anasses,
,,(,% )nd said to them( &ou ha$e done all that <oses the ser$ant of the
'ord commanded you( you ha$e also obeyed me in all things,
,,(2% either ha$e you left your brethren this long time, until this
#resent day, kee#ing the commandment of the 'ord your God%
,,(.% Therefore as the 'ord your God hath gi$en your brethren rest and
#eace, as he #romised( return, and go to your d!ellings, and to the land
of your #ossession, !hich <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord ga$e you beyond
the 9ordan(
,,(?% &et so that you obser$e attenti$ely, and in !ork fulfil the
commandment and the la! !hich <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord commanded
you( that you lo$e the 'ord your God, and !alk in all his !ays, and kee#
all his commandments, and clea$e to him, and ser$e him !ith all your
heart, and !ith all your soul%
,,(A% )nd 9osue blessed them, and sent them a!ay, and they returned to
their d!ellings%
,,(+% o! to half the tribe of <anasses, <oses had gi$en a #ossession in
Basan( and therefore to the half that remained, 9osue ga$e a lot among
the rest of their brethren beyond the 9ordan to the !est% )nd !hen he
sent them a!ay to their d!ellings and had blessed them,
,,(1% 8e said to them( =ith much substance and riches, you return to
your settlements, !ith sil$er and gold, brass and iron, and $ariety of
raiment( di$ide the #rey of your enemies !ith your brethren%
,,(B% 4o the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad, and the half
tribe of <anasses returned, and #arted from the children of 5srael in
4ilo, !hich is in "hanaan, to go into Galaad the land of their
#ossession, !hich they had obtained according to the commandment of the
'ord by the hand of <oses%
,,(*-% )nd !hen they !ere come to banks of the 9ordan, in the land of
"hanaan, they built an altar immensely great near the 9ordan%
,,(**% )nd !hen the children of 5srael had heard of it, and certain
messengers brought them an account that the children of Ruben, and of
Gad, and the half tribe of <anasses had built an altar in the land of
"hanaan, u#on the banks of the 9ordan, o$er against the children of
5srael(
,,(*,% They all assembled in 4ilo, to go u# and fight against them%
,,(*2% )nd in the mean time they sent to them into the land of Galaad,
Phinees the son of EleaHar the #riest,
,,(*.% )nd ten #rinces !ith him, one of e$ery tribe%
,,(*?% =ho came to the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and the half tribe
of <anasses, into the land of Galaad, and said to them(
,,(*A% Thus saith all the #eo#le of the 'ord( =hat meaneth this
transgressionM =hy ha$e you forsaken the 'ord the God of 5srael,
building a sacrilegious altar, and re$olting from the !orshi# of himM
,,(*+% 5s it a small thing to you that you sinned !ith Beel#hegor, and
the stain of that crime remaineth in us to this dayM and many of the
#eo#le #erished%
,,(*1% )nd you ha$e forsaken the 'ord to day, and to morro! his !rath
!ill rage against all 5srael%
,,(*B% But if you think the land of your #ossession to be unclean, #ass
o$er to the land !herein is the tabernacle of the 'ord, and d!ell among
us( only de#art not from the 'ord, and from our society, by building an
altar beside the altar of the 'ord our God%
,,(,-% Did not )chan the son of Iare transgress the commandment of the
'ord, and his !rath lay u#on all the #eo#le of 5sraelM )nd he !as but
one man, and !ould to God he alone had #erished in his !ickedness%
,,(,*% )nd the children of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of
<anasses ans!ered the #rinces of the embassage of 5srael(
,,(,,% The 'ord the most mighty God, the 'ord the most mighty God, he
kno!eth, and 5srael also shall understand( 5f !ith the design of
transgression !e ha$e set u# this altar, let him not sa$e us, but #unish
us immediately(
,,(,2% )nd if !e did it !ith that mind, that !e might lay u#on it
holocausts, and sacrifice, and $ictims of #eace offerings, let him
reLuire and judge(
,,(,.% )nd not rather !ith this thought and design, that !e should say(
To morro! your children !ill say to our children( =hat ha$e you to do
!ith the 'ord the God of 5sraelM
,,(,?% The 'ord hath #ut the ri$er 9ordan for a border bet!een us and
you, O ye children of Ruben, and ye children of Gad( and therefore you
ha$e no #art in the 'ord% )nd by this occasion your children shall turn
a!ay our children from the fear of the 'ord% =e therefore thought it
best,
,,(,A% )nd said( 'et us build us an altar, not for holocausts, nor to
offer $ictims,
,,(,+% But for a testimony bet!een us and you, and our #osterity and
yours, that !e may ser$e the 'ord, and that !e may ha$e a right to offer
both holocausts, and $ictims and sacrifices of #eace offerings( and that
your children to morro! may not say to our children( &ou ha$e no #art in
the 'ord%
,,(,1% )nd if they !ill say so, they shall ans!er them( Behold the altar
of the 'ord, !hich our fathers made, not for holocausts, nor for
sacrifice, but for a testimony bet!een us and you%
,,(,B% God kee# us from any such !ickedness that !e should re$olt from
the 'ord, and lea$e off follo!ing his ste#s, by building an altar to
offer holocausts, and sacrifices, and $ictims, beside the altar of the
'ord our God, !hich is erected before his tabernacle%
,,(2-% )nd !hen Phinees the #riest, and the #rinces of the embassage,
!ho !ere !ith him, had heard this, they !ere satisfied( and they
admitted most !illingly the !ords of the children of Ruben, and Gad, and
of the half tribe of <anasses,
,,(2*% )nd Phinees the #riest the son of EleaHar said to them( o! !e
kno! that the 'ord is !ith us, because you are not guilty of this
re$olt, and you ha$e deli$ered the children of 5srael from the hand of
the 'ord%
,,(2,% )nd he returned !ith the #rinces from the children of Ruben and
Gad, out of the land of Galaad, into the land of "hanaan, to the
children of 5srael, and brought them !ord again%
,,(22% )nd the saying #leased all that heard it% )nd the children of
5srael #raised God, and they no longer said that they !ould go u#
against them, and fight, and destroy the land of their #ossession%
,,(2.% )nd the children of Ruben, and the children of Gad called the
altar !hich they had built, Our testimony, that the 'ord is God,
9osue "ha#ter ,2
9osue being old admonisheth the #eo#le to kee# GodDs commandments( and
to a$oid marriages and all society !ith the Gentiles for fear of being
brought to idolatry%
,2(*% )nd !hen a long time !as #assed, after that the 'ord had gi$en
#eace to 5srael, all the nations round about being subdued and 9osue
being no! old, and far ad$anced in years(
,2(,% 9osue called for all 5srael, and for the elders, and for the
#rinces, and for the judges, and for the masters, and said to them( 5 am
old, and far ad$anced in years,
,2(2% )nd you see all that the 'ord your God hath done to all the
nations round about, ho! he himself hath fought for you(
,2(.% )nd no! since he hath di$ided to you by lot all the land, from the
east of the 9ordan unto the great sea, ant many nations yet remain(
,2(?% The 'ord your God !ill destroy them, and take them a!ay from
before your face, and you shall #ossess the land as he hath #romised
you%
,2(A% Only take courage, and be careful to obser$e all things that are
!ritten in the book of the la! of <oses( and turn not aside from them
neither to the right hand nor to the left(
,2(+% 'est after that you are come in among the Gentiles, !ho !ill
remain among you, you should s!ear by the name of their gods, and ser$e
them, and adore them(
,2(1% But clea$e ye unto the 'ord your God, as you ha$e done until this
day%
,2(B% )nd then the 'ord God !ill take a!ay before your eyes nations that
are great and $ery strong, and no man shall be able to resist you%
,2(*-% One of you shall chase a thousand men of the enemies( because the
'ord your God himself !ill fight for you, as he hath #romised%
,2(**% This only take care of !ith all diligence, that you lo$e the 'ord
your God%
,2(*,% But if you !ill embrace the errors of these nations that d!ell
among you, and make marriages !ith them, and join friendshi#s(
,2(*2% ;no! ye for a certainty that the 'ord your God !ill not destroy
them before your face, but they shall be a #it and a snare in your !ay,
and a stumbling-block at your side, and stakes in your eyes, till he
take you a!ay and destroy you from off this e>cellent land, !hich he
hath gi$en you%
,2(*.% Behold this day 5 am going into the !ay of all the earth, and you
shall kno! !ith all your mind that of all the !ords !hich the 'ord
#romised to #erform for you, not one hath failed,
,2(*?% Therefore as he hath fulfilled in deed, !hat he #romised, and all
things #ros#erous ha$e come( so !ill he bring u#on you all the e$ils he
hath threatened, till he take you a!ay and destroy you from off this
e>cellent land, !hich he hath gi$en you,
,2(*A% =hen you shall ha$e transgressed the co$enant of the 'ord your
God, !hich he hath made !ith you, and shall ha$e ser$ed strange gods,
and adored them( then shall the indignation of the 'ord rise u# Luickly
and s#eedily against you, and you shall be taken a!ay from this
e>cellent land, !hich he hath deli$ered to you%
9osue "ha#ter ,.
9osue assembleth the #eo#le, and rene!eth the co$enant bet!een them and
God% 8is death and burial%
,.(*% )nd 9osue gathered together all the tribes of 5srael in 4ichem,
and called for the ancients, and the #rinces and the judges, and the
masters( and they stood in the sight of the 'ord(
,.(,% )nd he s#oke thus to the #eo#le( Thus saith the 'ord the God of
5srael( &our fathers d!elt of old on the other side of the ri$er, Thare
the father of )braham, and achor( and they ser$ed strange gods%
Of the ri$er%%% The Eu#hrates%
,.(2% )nd 5 took your father )braham from the borders of <eso#otamia(
and brought him into the land of "hanaan( and 5 multi#lied his seed,
,.(.% )nd ga$e him 5saac( and to him again 5 ga$e 9acob and Esau% )nd 5
ga$e to Esau mount 4eir for his #ossession( but 9acob and his children
!ent do!n into Egy#t%
,.(?% )nd 5 sent <oses and )aron, and 5 struck Egy#t !ith many signs and
!onders%
,.(A% )nd 5 brought you and your fathers out of Egy#t, and you came to
the sea( and the Egy#tians #ursued your fathers !ith chariots and
horsemen, as far as the Red 4ea%
,.(+% )nd the children of 5srael cried to the 'ord( and he #ut darkness
bet!een you and the Egy#tians, and brought the sea u#on them, and
co$ered them% &our eyes sa! all that 5 did in Egy#t, and you d!elt in
the !ilderness a long time%
,.(1% )nd 5 brought you into the land of the )morrhite, !ho d!elt beyond
the 9ordan% )nd !hen they fought against you, 5 deli$ered them into your
hands, and you #ossessed their land, and sle! them%
,.(B% )nd Balac son of 4e#hor king of <oab arose and fought against
5srael% )nd he sent and called for Balaam son of Beor, to curse you(
,.(*-% )nd 5 !ould not hear him, but on the contrary 5 blessed you by
him, and 5 deli$ered you out of his hand%
,.(**% )nd you #assed o$er the 9ordan, and you came to 9ericho% )nd the
men of that city fought against you, the )morrhite, and the PhereHite,
and the "hanaanite, and the 8ethite, and the Gergesite, and the 8e$ite,
and the 9ebusite( and 5 deli$ered them into your hands%
,.(*,% )nd 5 sent before you and 5 dro$e them out from their #laces, the
t!o kings of the )morrhites, not !ith thy s!ord nor !ith thy bo!,
,.(*2% )nd 5 ga$e you a land, in !hich you had not laboured, and cities
to d!ell in !hich you built not, $ineyards and oli$eyards, !hich you
#lanted not%
,.(*.% o! therefore fear the 'ord, and ser$e him !ith a #erfect and
most sincere heart( and #ut a!ay the gods !hich your fathers ser$ed in
<eso#otamia and in Egy#t, and ser$e the 'ord%
,.(*?% But if it seem e$il to you to ser$e the 'ord, you ha$e your
choice( choose this day that !hich #leaseth you, !hom you !ould rather
ser$e, !hether the gods !hich your fathers ser$ed in <eso#otamia, or the
gods of the )morrhites, in !hose land you d!ell( but as for me and my
house !e !ill ser$e thee 'ord,
,.(*A% )nd the #eo#le ans!ered, and said, God forbid !e should lea$e the
'ord, and ser$e strange gods%
,.(*+% The 'ord our God he brought us and our fathers out of the land of
Egy#t, out of the house of bondage( and did $ery great signs in our
sight, and #reser$ed us in all the !ay by !hich !e journeyed, and among
all the #eo#le through !hom !e #assed%
,.(*1% )nd he hath cast out all the nations, the )morrhite the
inhabitant of the land into !hich !e are come% Therefore !e !ill ser$e
the 'ord, for he is our God%
,.(*B% )nd 9osue said to the #eo#le( &ou !ill not be able to ser$e the
'ord( for he is a holy God, and mighty and jealous, and !ill not forgi$e
your !ickedness and sins%
&ou !ill not be able to ser$e the 'ord, etc%%% This !as not said by !ay
of discouraging themJ but rather to make them more earnest and resolute,
by setting before them the greatness of the undertaking, and the courage
and constancy necessary to go through !ith it%
,.(,-% 5f you lea$e the 'ord, and ser$e strange gods, he !ill turn, and
!ill afflict you, and !ill destroy you after all the good he hath done
you%
,.(,*% )nd the #eo#le said to 9osue( o, it shall not be so as thou
sayest, but !e !ill ser$e the 'ord%
,.(,,% )nd 9osue said to the #eo#le, &ou are !itnesses, that you
yoursel$es ha$e chosen you the 'ord to ser$e him% )nd they ans!ered( =e
are !itnesses%
,.(,2% o! therefore, said he, #ut a!ay strange gods from among you, and
incline your hearts to the 'ord the God of 5srael%
,.(,.% )nd the #eo#le said to 9osue( =e !ill ser$e the 'ord our God, and
!e !ill be obedient to his commandments%
,.(,?% 9osue therefore on that day made a co$enant, and set before the
#eo#le commandments and judgments in 4ichem%
,.(,A% )nd he !rote all these things in the $olume of the la! of the
'ord( and he took a great stone, and set it under the oak that !as in
the sanctuary of the 'ord%
,.(,+% )nd he said to all the #eo#le( Behold this stone shall be a
testimony unto you, that it hath heard all the !ords of the 'ord, !hich
he hath s#oken to you( lest #erha#s hereafter you !ill deny it, and lie
to the 'ord your God%
5t hath heard%%% This is a figure of s#eech, by !hich sensation is
attributed to inanimate thingsJ and they are called u#on, as it !ere, to
bear !itness in fa$our of the great "reator, !hom they on their #art
constantly obey%
,.(,1% )nd he sent the #eo#le a!ay e$ery one to their o!n #ossession,
,.(,B% )nd after these things 9osue the son of un the ser$ant of the
'ord died, being a hundred and ten years old(
)nd after, etc%%% 5f 9osue !rote this book, as is commonly belie$ed,
these last $erses !ere added by 4amuel, or some other #ro#het%
,.(2-% )nd they buried him in the border of his #ossession in
Thamnathsare, !hich is situate in mount E#hraim, on the north side of
mount Gaas%
,.(2*% )nd 5srael ser$ed the 'ord all the days of 9osue, and of the
ancients that li$ed a long time after 9osue, and that had kno!n all the
!orks of the 'ord !hich he had done in 5srael%
,.(2,% )nd the bones of 9ose#h !hich the children of 5srael had taken
out of Egy#t, they buried in 4ichem, in that #art of the field !hich
9acob had bought of the sons of 8emor the father of 4ichem, for a
hundred young e!es, and it !as in the #ossession of the sons of 9ose#h%
,.(22% EleaHar also the son of )aron died( and they buried him in
Gabaath that belongeth to Phinees his son, !hich !as gi$en him in mount
E#hraim%
T8E BOO; O7 9:DGE4
This Book is called 9:DGE4, because it contains the history of !hat
#assed under the go$ernment of the judges, !ho ruled 5srael before they
had kings% The !riter of it, according to the more general o#inion, !as
the #ro#het 4amuel%
9udges "ha#ter *
The e>#edition and $ictory of 9uda against the "hanaanites( !ho are
tolerated in many #laces%
*(*% )fter the death of 9osue, the children of 5srael consulted the
'ord, saying( =ho shall go u# before us against the "hanaanite, and
shall be the leader of the !arM
*(,% )nd the 'ord said( 9uda shall go u#( behold 5 ha$e deli$ered the
land into his hands%
*(2% )nd 9uda said to 4imeon, his brother( "ome u# !ith me into my lot,
and fight against the "hanaanite, that 5 also may go along !ith thee
into thy lot% )nd 4imeon !ent !ith him%
*(.% )nd 9uda !ent u#, and the 'ord deli$ered the "hanaanite, and the
PhereHite into their hands( and they sle! of them in BeHec ten thousand
men%
*(?% )nd they found )donibeHec in BeHec, and fought against him, and
they defeated the "hanaanite, and the PhereHite%
*(A% )nd )donibeHec fled( and they #ursued after him and took him, and
cut off his fingers and toes%
*(+% )nd )donibeHec said( 4e$enty kings, ha$ing their fingers and toes
cut off, gathered u# the lea$ings of the meat under my table( as 5 ha$e
done, so hath God reLuited me% )nd they brought him to 9erusalem, and
he died there%
*(1% )nd the children of 9uda besieging 9erusalem, took it, and #ut it
to the s!ord, and set the !hole city on fire%
9erusalem%%% This city !as di$ided into t!oJ one #art !as called 9ebus,
the other 4alem( the one !as in the tribe of 9uda, the other in the
tribe of Benjamin% )fter it !as taken and burnt by the men of 9uda, it
!as Luickly rebuilt again by the 9ebusites, as !e may gather from $er%
,*J and continued in their #ossession till it !as taken by king Da$id%
*(B% )nd after!ards they !ent do!n and fought against the "hanaanite,
!ho d!elt in the mountains, and in the south, and in the #lains%
*(*-% )nd 9uda going for!ard against the "hanaanite, that d!elt in
8ebron, Ethe name !hereof !as in former times "ariath-)rbeG sle! 4esai,
and )himan, and Tholmai(
8ebron%%% This e>#edition against 8ebron, etc% is the same as is
related, 9os% *?%,.% 5t is here re#eated, to gi$e the reader at once a
short sketch of all the achie$ements of the tribe of 9uda against the
"hanaanites%
*(**% )nd de#arting from thence, he !ent to the inhabitants of Dabir,
the ancient name of !hich !as "ariath-4e#her, that is, the city of
letters%
The city of letters%%% Perha#s so called from some famous school, or
library, ke#t there%
*(*,% )nd "aleb said( 8e that shall take "ariath-4e#her, and lay it
!aste, to him !ill 5 gi$e my daughter )>a to !ife%
*(*2% )nd Othoniel, the son of "eneH, the younger brother of "aleb,
ha$ing taken it, he ga$e him )>a his daughter to !ife%
*(*.% )nd as she !as going on her !ay, her husband admonished her to ask
a field of her father% )nd as she sighed sitting on her ass, "aleb said
to her( =hat aileth theeM
*(*?% But she ans!ered( Gi$e me a blessing, for thou hast gi$en me a dry
land( gi$e me also a !atery land 4o "aleb ga$e her the u##er and the
nether !atery ground%
*(*A% )nd the children of the "inite, the kinsman of <oses, !ent u# from
the city of #alms, !ith the children of 9uda, into the !ilderness of his
lot, !hich is at the south side of )rad, and they d!elt !ith him%
The "inite%%% 9ethro the father in la! of <oses !as called "inoeus, or
the "initeJ and his children !ho came along !ith the children of 5srael
settled themsel$es among them in the land of "hanaan, embracing their
!orshi# and religion% 7rom these the Rechabites s#rung, of !hom see 9er%
2?%-5bid% The city of #alms%%% 9ericho, so called from the abundance of
#alm trees%
*(*+% )nd 9uda !ent !ith 4imeon, his brother, and they together defeated
the "hanaanites that d!elt in 4e#haath, and sle! them% )nd the name of
the city !as called 8orma, that is, )nathema%
*(*1% )nd 9uda took GaHa, !ith its confines, and )scalon, and )ccaron,
!ith their confines%
GaHa, etc%%% These !ere three of the #rinci#al cities of the
Philistines, famous both in sacred and #rofane history% They !ere taken
at this time by the 5sraelites( but as they took no care to #ut
garrisons in them, the Philistines soon reco$ered them%
*(*B% )nd the 'ord !as !ith 9uda, and he #ossessed the hill country( but
!as not able to destroy the inhabitants of the $alley, because they had
many chariots armed !ith scythes%
=as not able, etc%%% Through a co!ardly fear of their chariots armed
!ith hooks and scythes, and for !ant of confidence in God%
*(,-% )nd they ga$e 8ebron to "aleb, as <oses had said, !ho destroyed
out of it the three sons of Enac%
*(,*% But the sons of Benjamin did not destroy the 9ebusites that
inhabited 9erusalem( and the 9ebusite hath d!elt !ith the sons of
Benjamin in 9erusalem until this #resent day%
*(,,% The house of 9ose#h also !ent u# against Bethel, and the 'ord !as
!ith them%
*(,2% 7or !hen they !ere besieging the city, !hich before !as called
'uHa,
*(,.% They sa! a man coming out of the city, and they said to him( 4he!
us the entrance into the city, and !e !ill she! thee mercy%
*(,?% )nd !hen he had she!ed them, they smote the city !ith the edge of
the s!ord( but that man, and all his kindred, they let go(
*(,A% =ho being sent a!ay, !ent into the land of 8etthim, and built
there a city, and called it 'uHa( !hich is so called until this day%
*(,+% <anasses also did not destroy Bethsan, and Thanac, !ith their
$illagesJ nor the inhabitants of Dor, and 9eblaam, and <ageddo, !ith
their $illages% )nd the "hanaanite began to d!ell !ith them%
*(,1% But after 5srael !as gro!n strong, he made them tributaries, and
!ould not destroy them%
*(,B% E#hraim also did not slay the "hanaanite that d!elt in GaHer, but
d!elt !ith him%
*(2-% Iabulon destroyed not the inhabitants of "etron, and aalol( but
the "hanaanite d!elt among them, and became their tributary%
*(2*% )ser also destroyed not the inhabitants of )ccho, and of 4idon, of
)halab, and of )chaHib, and of 8elba, and of )#hec, and of Rohob(
*(2,% )nd he d!elt in the midst of the "hanaanites, the inhabitants of
that land, and did not slay them%
*(22% e#hthali also destroyed not the inhabitants of Bethsames, and of
Bethanath( and he d!elt in the midst of the "hanaanites, the inhabitants
of the land, and the Bethsamites and Bethanites !ere tributaries to him%
*(2.% )nd the )morrhite straitened the children of Dan in the mountain,
and ga$e them not a #lace to go do!n to the #lain(
*(2?% )nd he d!elt in the mountain 8ares, that is, of #otsherds, in
)ialon and 4alebim% )nd the hand of the house of 9ose#h !as hea$y u#on
him, and he became tributary to him%
8e d!elt%%% That is, the )morrhite%
*(2A% )nd the border of the )morrhite !as from the ascent of the
scor#ion, the rock, and the higher #laces%
9udges "ha#ter ,
)n angel re#ro$eth 5srael% They !ee# for their sins% )fter the death of
9osue, they often fall, and re#enting are deli$ered from their
afflictions, but still fall !orse and !orse%
,(*% )nd an angel of the 'ord !ent u# from Galgal to the #lace of
!ee#ers, and said( 5 made you go out of Egy#t, and ha$e brought you into
the land for !hich 5 s!ore to your fathers( and 5 #romised that 5 !ould
not make $oid my co$enant !ith you for e$er(
)n angel%%% Taking the sha#e of a man%
,(,% On condition that you should not make a league !ith the inhabitants
of this land, but should thro! do!n their altars( and you !ould not hear
my $oice( !hy ha$e you done thisM
,(2% =herefore 5 !ould not destroy them from before your faceJ that you
may ha$e enemies, and their gods may be your ruin%
,(.% )nd !hen the angel of the 'ord s#oke these !ords to all the
children of 5srael( they lifted u# their $oice, and !e#t%
,(?% )nd the name of that #lace !as called, The #lace of !ee#ers, or of
tears( and there they offered sacrifices to the 'ord%
,(A% )nd 9osue sent a!ay the #eo#le, and the children of 5srael !ent
e$ery one to his o!n #ossession to hold it(
)nd 9osue, etc%%% This is here inserted out of 9os% ,., by !ay of
reca#itulation of !hat had ha##ened before, and by !ay of an
introduction to that !hich follo!s%
,(+% )nd they ser$ed the 'ord all his days, and the days of the
ancients, that li$ed a long time after him, and !ho kne! all the !orks
of the 'ord, !hich he had done for 5srael%
,(1% )nd 9osue, the son of un, the ser$ant of the 'ord, died, being a
hundred and ten years oldJ
,(B% )nd they buried him in the borders of his #ossession in
Thamnathsare, in <ount E#hraim, on the north side of <ount Gaas%
,(*-% )nd all that generation !as gathered to their fathers( and there
arose others that kne! not the 'ord and the !orks !hich he had done for
5srael%
,(**% )nd the children of 5srael did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and
they ser$ed Baalim,
,(*,% )nd they left the 'ord, the God of their fathers, !ho had brought
them out of the land of Egy#t( and they follo!ed strange gods, and the
gods of the #eo#le that d!elt round about them, and they adored them(
and they #ro$oked the 'ord to anger,
They follo!ed strange gods%%% =hat is here said of the children of
5srael, as to their falling so often into idolatry, is to be understood
of a great #art of themJ but not so uni$ersally, as if the true !orshi#
of God !as e$er Luite abolished among them( for the succession of the
true church and religion !as ke#t u# all this time by the #riests and
'e$ites, at least in the house of God in 4ilo%
,(*2% 7orsaking him, and ser$ing Baal and )staroth
,(*.% )nd the 'ord being angry against 5srael, deli$ered them into the
hands of #lunderers( !ho took them and sold them to their enemies, that
d!elt round about( neither could they stand against their enemies(
,(*?% But !hithersoe$er they meant to go, the hand of the 'ord !as u#on
them, as he had said, and as he had s!orn to them( and they !ere greatly
distressed%
,(*A% )nd the 'ord raised u# judges, to deli$er them from the hands of
those that o##ressed them( but they !ould not hearken to them,
,(*+% "ommitting fornication !ith strange gods, and adoring them% They
Luickly forsook the !ay, in !hich their fathers had !alked( and hearing
the commandments of the 'ord, they did all things contrary%
,(*1% )nd !hen the 'ord raised them u# judges, in their days, he !as
mo$ed to mercy, and heard the groanings of the afflicted, and deli$ered
them from the slaughter of the o##ressors%
,(*B% But after the judge !as dead, they returned, and did much !orse
things than their fathers had done, follo!ing strange gods, ser$ing
them, and adoring them% They left not their o!n in$entions, and the
stubborn !ay, by !hich they !ere accustomed to !alk%
,(,-% )nd the !rath of the 'ord !as kindled against 5srael, and he said(
Behold this nation hath made $oid my co$enant, !hich 5 had made !ith
their fathers, and hath des#ised to hearken to my $oice(
,(,*% 5 also !ill not destroy the nations !hich 9osue left !hen he died(
,(,,% That through them 5 may try 5srael, !hether they !ill kee# the !ay
of the 'ord, and !alk in it, as their fathers ke#t it, or not%
,(,2% The 'ord therefore left all these nations, and !ould not Luickly
destroy them, neither did he deli$er them into the hands of 9osue%
9udges "ha#ter 2
The #eo#le falling into idolatry are o##ressed by their enemiesJ but
re#enting are deli$ered by Othoniel, )od, and 4amgar%
2(*% These are the nations !hich the 'ord left, that by them he might
instruct 5srael, and all that had not kno!n the !ars of the "hanaanites(
2(,% That after!ards their children might learn to fight !ith their
enemies, and to be trained u# to !ar(
2(2% The fi$e #rinces of the Philistines, and all the "hanaanites, and
the 4idonians, and the 8e$ites that d!elt in <ount 'ibanus, from <ount
Baal 8ermon to the entering into Emath%
2(.% )nd he left them, that he might try 5srael by them, !hether they
!ould hear the commandments of the 'ord, !hich he had commanded their
fathers, by the hand of <oses, or not%
2(?% 4o the children of 5srael d!elt in the midst of the "hanaanite, and
the 8ethite, and the )morrhite, and the PhereHite, and the 8e$ite, and
the 9ebusite(
2(A% )nd they took their daughters to !i$es, and they ga$e their o!n
daughters to their sons, and they ser$ed their gods%
2(+% )nd they did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and they forgot their
God, and ser$ed Baalim and )staroth%
2(1% )nd the 'ord being angry !ith 5srael, deli$ered them into the hands
of "husan Rasathaim, king of <eso#otamia, and they ser$ed him eight
years%
<eso#otamia%%% 5n 8ebre! )ramnaharim% 4yria of the t!o ri$ers( so called
because it lies bet!een the Eu#hrates and the Tigris% 5t is absolutely
called 4yria, $er% *-%
2(B% )nd they cried to the 'ord, !ho raised them u# a sa$iour, and
deli$ered themJ to !it, Othoniel, the son of "eneH, the younger brother
of "aleb(
2(*-% )nd the s#irit of the 'ord !as in him, and he judged 5srael% )nd
he !ent out to fight, and the 'ord deli$ered "husan Rasathaim, king of
4yria, and he o$erthre! him(
2(**% )nd the land rested forty years, and Othoniel, the son of "eneH,
died%
2(*,% )nd the children of 5srael did e$il again in the sight of the
'ord( !ho strengthened against them Eglon, king of <oab( because they
did e$il in his sight%
2(*2% )nd he joined to him the children of )mmon, and )malec( and he
!ent and o$erthre! 5srael, and #ossessed the city of #alm trees%
2(*.% )nd the children of 5srael ser$ed Eglon, king of <oab, eighteen
years%
2(*?% )nd after!ards they cried to the 'ord, !ho raised them u# a
sa$iour, called )od, the son of "era, the son of 9emini, !ho used the
left hand as !ell as the right% )nd the children of 5srael sent
#resents to Eglon, king of <oab, by him%
2(*A% )nd he made himself a t!o-edged s!ord, !ith a haft in the midst of
the length of the #alm of the hand, and !as girded there!ith, under his
garment, on the right thigh%
2(*+% )nd he #resented the gifts to Eglon, king of <oab o! Eglon !as
e>ceeding fat%
2(*1% )nd !hen he had #resented the gifts unto him he follo!ed his
com#anions that came along !ith him%
2(*B% Then returning from Galgal, !here the idols !ere, he said to the
king( 5 ha$e a secret message to thee, O king% )nd he commanded silence(
and all being gone out that !ere about him,
2(,-% )od !ent in to him( no! he !as sitting in a summer #arlour alone,
and he said( 5 ha$e a !ord from God to thee% )nd he forth!ith rose u#
from his throne%
) !ord from God, etc%%% =hat )od, !ho !as judge and chief magistrate of
5srael, did on this occasion, !as by a s#ecial ins#iration of God( but
such things are not to be imitated by #ri$ate men%
2(,*% )nd )od #ut forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his
right thigh, and thrust it into his belly,
2(,,% =ith such force that the haft !ent in after the blade into the
!ound, and !as closed u# !ith the abundance of fat% 4o that he did not
dra! out the dagger, but left it in the body as he had struck it in( and
forth!ith, by the secret #arts of nature, the e>crements of the belly
came out%
2(,2% )nd )od carefully shutting the doors of the #arlour, and locking
them,
2(,.% =ent out by a #ostern door% )nd the kingDs ser$ants going in, sa!
the doors of the #arlour shut, and they said( Perha#s he is easing
nature in his summer #arlour%
2(,?% )nd !aiting a long time, till they !ere ashamed, and seeing that
no man o#ened the door, they took a key( and o#ening, they found their
lord lying dead on the ground%
2(,A% But )od, !hile they !ere in confusion, esca#ed, and #assed by the
#lace of the idols from !hence he had returned% )nd he came to 4eirath(
2(,+% )nd forth!ith he sounded the trum#et in <ount E#hraim( and the
children of 5srael !ent do!n !ith him, he himself going in the front%
2(,1% )nd he said to them( 7ollo! me( for the 'ord hath deli$ered our
enemies, the <oabites, into our hands% )nd they !ent do!n after him, and
seiHed u#on the fords of the 9ordan, !hich are in the !ay to <oab( and
they suffered no man to #ass o$er(
2(,B% But they sle! of the <oabites at that time, about ten thousand,
all strong and $aliant men( none of them could esca#e%
2(2-% )nd <oab !as humbled that day under the hand of 5srael( and the
land rested eighty years%
2(2*% )fter him !as 4amgar, the son of )nath, !ho sle! of the
Philistines si> hundred men !ith a #loughshare( and he also defended
5srael%
9udges "ha#ter .
Debbora and Barac deli$er 5srael from 9abin and 4isara, 9ahal killeth
4isara%
.(*% )nd the children of 5srael again did e$il in the sight of the 'ord
after the death of )od(
.(,% )nd the 'ord deli$ered them u# into the hands of 9abin, king of
"hanaan, !ho reigned in )sor( and he had a general of his army named
4isara, and he d!elt in 8aroseth of the Gentiles%
.(2% )nd the children of 5srael cried to the 'ord( for he had nine
hundred chariots set !ith scythes and for t!enty years had grie$ously
o##ressed them%
.(.% )nd there !as at that time Debbora, a #ro#hetess, the !ife of
'a#idoth, !ho judged the #eo#le%
.(?% )nd she sat under a #alm tree, !hich !as called by her name,
bet!een Rama and Bethel, in <ount E#hraim( and the children of 5srael
came u# to her for all judgment%
.(A% )nd she sent and called Barac, the 4on of )binoem, out of "edes, in
e#hthali( and she said to him( The 'ord God of 5srael hath commanded
thee( Go, and lead an army to <ount Thabor, and thou shalt take !ith
thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of e#hthali, and of the
children of Iabulon(
.(+% )nd 5 !ill bring unto thee in the #lace of the torrent "ison,
4isara, the general of 9abinDs army, and his chariots, and all his
multitude, and !ill deli$er them into thy hand%
.(1% )nd Barac said to her( 5f thou !ilt come !ith me, 5 !ill go( if
thou !ilt not come !ith me, 5 !ill not go%
.(B% 4he said to him( 5 !ill go, indeed, !ith thee, but at this time the
$ictory shall not be attributed to thee, because 4isara shall be
deli$ered into the hand of a !oman% Debbora therefore arose, and !ent
!ith Barac to "edes%
.(*-% )nd he called unto him Iabulon and e#hthali, and !ent u# !ith ten
thousand fighting men, ha$ing Debbora in his com#any%
.(**% o! 8aber, the "inite, had some time before de#arted from the rest
of the "inites, his brethren, the sons of 8obab, the kinsman of <oses(
and had #itched his tents unto the $alley, !hich is called 4ennim, and
!as near "edes%
.(*,% )nd it !as told 4isara, that Barac, the son of )binoem, !as gone
u# to <ount Thabor(
.(*2% )nd he gathered together his nine hundred chariots armed !ith
scythes, and all his army, from 8aroseth of the Gentiles, to the torrent
"ison%
.(*.% )nd Debbora said to Barac( )rise, for this is the day !herein the
'ord hath deli$ered 4isara into thy hands( behold, he is thy leader% )nd
Barac !ent do!n from <ount Thabor, and ten thousand fighting men !ith
him%
.(*?% )nd the 'ord struck a terror into 4isara, and all his chariots,
and all his multitude, !ith the edge of the s!ord, at the sight of
BaracJ insomuch, that 4isara lea#ing do!n from off his chariot, fled
a!ay on foot,
.(*A% )nd Barac #ursued after the fleeing chariots, and the army, unto
8aroseth of the GentilesJ and all the multitude of the enemies !as
utterly destroyed%
.(*+% But 4isara fleeing, came to the tent of 9ahel, the !ife of 8aber,
the "inite, for there !as #eace bet!een 9abin, the king of )sor, and the
house of 8aber, the "inite%
.(*1% )nd 9ahel !ent forth to meet 4isara, and said to him( "ome in to
me, my lordJ come in, fear not% 8e !ent into her tent, and being co$ered
by her !ith a cloak,
.(*B% 4aid to her( Gi$e me, 5 beseech thee, a little !ater, for 5 am
$ery thirsty% 4he o#ened a bottle of milk, and ga$e him to drink, and
co$ered him%
.(,-% )nd 4isara said to her( 4tand before the door of the tent, and
!hen any shall come and inLuire of thee, saying( 5s there any man hereM
thou shalt say( There is none%
.(,*% 4o 9ahel, 8aberDs !ife, took a nail of the tent, and taking also a
hammer( and going in softly, and !ith silence, she #ut the nail u#on the
tem#les of his head, and striking it !ith the hammer, dro$e it through
his brain fast into the ground( and so #assing from dee# slee# to death,
he fainted a!ay and died%
.(,,% )nd behold, Barac came #ursuing after 4isara( and 9ahel !ent out
to meet him, and said to him( "ome, and 5 !ill she! thee the man !hom
thou seekest% )nd !hen he came into her tent, he sa! 4isara lying dead,
and the nail fastened in his tem#les%
.(,2% 4o God that day humbled 9abin, the king of "hanaan, before the
children of 5srael(
.(,.% =ho gre! daily stronger, and !ith a mighty hand o$er#o!ered 9abin,
king of "hanaan, till they Luite destroyed him%
9udges "ha#ter ?
The canticle of Debbora and Barac after their $ictory%
?(*% 5n that day Debbora and Barac, son of )binoem, sung, and said(
?(,% O you of 5srael, that ha$e !illingly offered your li$es to danger,
bless the 'ord%
?(2% 8ear, O ye kings, gi$e ear, O ye #rinces( 5t is 5, it is 5, that
!ill sing to the 'ord, 5 !ill sing to the 'ord, the God of 5srael%
?(.% O 'ord, !hen thou !entest out of 4eir, and #assedst by the regions
of Edom, the earth trembled, and the hea$ens and clouds dro##ed !ater%
?(?% The mountains melted before the face of the 'ord, and 4inai before
the face of the 'ord the God of 5srael%
?(A% 5n the days of 4amgar, the son of )nath, in the days of 9ahel, the
#aths rested( and they that !ent by them, !alked through bye-!ays%
The #aths rested%%% The !ays to the sanctuary of God !ere unfreLuented(
and men !alked in the by-!ays of error and sin%
?(+% The $aliant men ceased, and rested in 5srael( until Debbora arose,
a mother arose in 5srael%
?(1% The 'ord chose ne! !ars, and he himself o$erthre! the gates of the
enemies( a shield and s#ear !as not seen among forty thousand of 5srael%
?(B% <y heart lo$eth the #rinces of 5srael( O you, that of your o!n good
!ill offered yoursel$es to danger, bless the 'ord%
?(*-% 4#eak, you that ride u#on fair asses, and you that sit in
judgment, and !alk in the !ay%
?(**% =here the chariots !ere dashed together, and the army of the
enemies !as choked, there let the justices of the 'ord be rehearsed, and
his clemency to!ards the bra$e men of 5srael( then the #eo#le of the
'ord !ent do!n to the gates, and obtained the so$ereignty%
?(*,% )rise, arise, O Debbora, arise, arise, and utter a canticle%
)rise, Barac, and take hold of thy ca#ti$es, O son of )binoem%
?(*2% The remnants of the #eo#le are sa$ed, the 'ord hath fought among
the $aliant ones%
?(*.% Out of E#hraim he destroyed them into )malec, and after him out of
Benjamin into thy #eo#le, O )malec( Out of <achir there came do!n
#rinces, and out of Iabulon they that led the army to fight%
Out of E#hraim, etc%%% The enemies straggling in their flight !ere
destroyed, as they !ere running through the land of E#hraim, and of
Benjamin, !hich lies after, that is beyond E#hraim( and so on to the
$ery confines of )malec% Or, it alludes to former $ictories of the
#eo#le of God, #articularly that !hich !as freshest in memory, !hen the
men of E#hraim and Benjamin, !ith )od at their head, o$erthre! their
enemies the <oabites !ith the )malecites their allies% 4ee cha#% 2%
5bid% <achir%%% The tribe of <anasses, !hose eldest son !as <achir%
?(*?% The ca#tains of 5ssachar !ere !ith Debbora, and follo!ed the ste#s
of Barac, !ho e>#osed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into
a #it% Ruben being di$ided against himself, there !as found a strife of
courageous men%
Di$ided against himself, etc%%% By this it seems that the $alient men of
the tribe of Ruben !ere di$ided in their sentiments, !ith relation to
this !arJ !hich di$ision ke#t them at home !ithin their o!n borders, to
hear the bleating of their flocks%
?(*A% =hy d!ellest thou bet!een t!o borders, that thou mayst hear the
bleatings of the flocksM Ruben being di$ided against himself, there !as
found a strife of courageous men%
?(*+% Galaad rested beyond the 9ordan, and Dan a##lied himself to shi#s(
)ser d!elt on the sea shore, and abode in the ha$ens%
?(*1% But Iabulon and e#hthali offered their li$es to death in the
region of <erome%
?(*B% The kings came and fought, the kings of "hanaan fought in Thanac,
by the !aters of <ageddo and yet they took no s#oils%
?(,-% There !as !ar made against them from hea$en( the stars, remaining
in their order and courses, fought against 4isara%
?(,*% The torrent of "ison dragged their carcasses, the torrent of
"adumim, the torrent of "ison( tread thou, my soul, u#on the strong
ones%
?(,,% The hoofs of the horses !ere broken !hilst the stoutest of the
enemies fled amain, and fell headlong do!n%
?(,2% "urse ye the land of <eroH, said the angel of the 'ord( curse the
inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the hel# of the 'ord, to
hel# his most $aliant men%
<eroH%%% =here this land of <eroH !as, !hich is here laid under a curse,
!e cannot find( nor is there mention of it any!here else in holy !rit%
5n the s#iritual sense, they are cursed !ho refuse to assist the #eo#le
of God in their !arfare against their s#iritual enemies%
?(,.% Blessed among !omen be 9ahel, the !ife of 8aber the "inite, and
blessed be she in her tent%
?(,?% 8e asked her !ater, and she ga$e him milk, and offered him butter
in a dish fit for #rinces%
?(,A% 4he #ut her left hand to the nail, and her right hand to the
!orkmanDs hammer, and she struck 4isara, seeking in his head a #lace for
the !ound, and strongly #iercing through his tem#les%
?(,+% Bet!een her feet he fell( he fainted, and he died( he rolled
before her feet, and there he lay lifeless and !retched%
?(,1% 8is mother looked out at a !indo!, and ho!led( and she s#oke from
the dining room( =hy is his chariot so long in coming backM =hy are the
feet of his horses so slo!M
?(,B% One that !as !iser than the rest of his !i$es, returned this
ans!er to her mother in la!(
?(2-% Perha#s he is no! di$iding the s#oils, and the fairest of the
!omen is chosen out for him( garments of di$ers colours are gi$en to
4isara for his #rey, and furniture of different kinds is hea#ed together
to adorn necks%
?(2*% 4o let all thy enemies #erish, O 'ord( but let them that lo$e thee
shine, as the sun shineth in his rising%
?(2,% )nd the land rested for forty years%
9udges "ha#ter A
The #eo#le for their sins, are o##ressed by the <adianites% Gedeon is
called to deli$er them%
A(*% )nd the children of 5srael again did e$il in the sight of the 'ord(
and he deli$ered them into the hand of <adian se$en years,
A(,% )nd they !ere grie$ously o##ressed by them% )nd they made
themsel$es dens and ca$es in the mountains, and strong holds to resist%
A(2% )nd !hen 5srael had so!n, <adian and )malec, and the rest of the
eastern nations, came u#(
A(.% )nd #itching their tents among them, !asted all things as they !ere
in the blade, e$en to the entrance of GaHa( and they left nothing at all
in 5srael for sustenance of life, nor shee#, nor o>en, nor asses%
A(?% 7or they and all their flocks came !ith their tents, and like
locusts filled all #laces, an innumerable multitude of men, and of
camels, !asting !hatsoe$er they touched%
A(A% )nd 5srael !as humbled e>ceedingly in the sight of <adian%
A(+% )nd he cried to the 'ord, desiring hel# against the <adianites%
A(1% )nd he sent unto them a #ro#het, and he s#oke( Thus saith the 'ord,
the God of 5srael( 5 made you to come u# out of Egy#t, and brought you
out of the house of bondage,
A(B% )nd deli$ered you out of the hands of the Egy#tians, and of all the
enemies that afflicted you( and 5 cast them out at your coming in, and
ga$e you their land%
A(*-% )nd 5 said( 5 am the 'ord your God, fear not the gods of the
)morrhites, in !hose land you d!ell% )nd you !ould not hear my $oice%
A(**% )nd an angel of the 'ord came, and sat under an oak that !as in
E#hra, and belonged to 9oas, the father of the family of EHri% )nd !hen
Gedeon, his son, !as threshing and cleansing !heat by the !ine#ress, to
flee from <adian,
A(*,% The angel of the 'ord a##eared to him, and said( The 'ord is !ith
thee, O most $aliant of men%
A(*2% )nd Gedeon said to him( 5 beseech thee, my lord, if the 'ord be
!ith us, !hy ha$e these e$ils fallen u#on usM =here are his miracles,
!hich our fathers ha$e told us of, saying( The 'ord brought us out of
Egy#t but no! the 'ord hath forsaken us, and deli$ered us into the hand
of <adian%
A(*.% )nd the 'ord looked u#on him, and said( Go, in this thy strength,
and thou shalt deli$er 5srael out of the hand of <adian( kno! that 5
ha$e sent thee%
A(*?% 8e ans!ered, and said( 5 beseech thee, my lord !here!ith shall 5
deli$er 5sraelM Behold, my family is the meanest in <anasses, and 5 am
the least in my fatherDs house%
The meanest in <anasses, etc%%% <ark ho! the 'ord chooseth the humble
E!ho are mean and little in their o!n eyesG for the greatest
enter#rises%
A(*A% )nd the 'ord said to him( 5 !ill be !ith thee( and thou shalt cut
off <adian as one man%
A(*+% )nd he said( 5f 5 ha$e found grace before thee, gi$e me a sign
that it is thou that s#eakest to me(
A(*1% )nd de#art not hence, till 5 return to thee, and bring a
sacrifice, and offer it to thee% )nd he ans!ered( 5 !ill !ait thy
coming%
A(*B% 4o Gedeon !ent in, and boiled a kid, and made unlea$ened loa$es of
a measure of flour( and #utting the flesh in a basket, and the broth of
the flesh into a #ot, he carried all under the oak, and #resented to
him%
A(,-% )nd the angel of the 'ord said to him( Take the flesh and the
unlea$ened loa$es, and lay them u#on that rock, and #our out the broth
thereon% )nd !hen he had done so,
A(,*% The angel of the 'ord #ut forth the ti# of the rod, !hich he held
in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unlea$ened loa$es( and there
arose a fire from the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unlea$ened
loa$es( and the angel of the 'ord $anished out of his sight%
A(,,% )nd Gedeon seeing that it !as the angel of the 'ord, said( )las,
my 'ord God( for 5 ha$e seen the angel of the 'ord face to face%
A(,2% )nd the 'ord said to him( Peace be !ith thee( fear not, thou shalt
not die%
A(,.% )nd Gedeon built there an altar to the 'ord, and called it the
'ordDs #eace, until this #resent day% )nd !hen he !as yet in E#hra,
!hich is of the family of EHri,
A(,?% That night the 'ord said to him( Take a bullock of thy fatherDs,
and another bullock of se$en years, and thou shalt destroy the altar of
Baal, !hich is thy fatherDs( and cut do!n the gro$e that is about the
altar(
A(,A% )nd thou shalt build un altar to the 'ord thy God, in the to# of
this rock, !hereu#on thou didst lay the sacrifice before( and thou shalt
take the second bullock, and shalt offer a holocaust u#on a #ile of the
!ood, !hich thou shalt cut do!n out of the gro$e%
A(,+% Then Gedeon, taking ten men of his ser$ants, did as the 'ord had
commanded him% But fearing his fatherDs house, and the men of that city,
he !ould not do it by day, but did all by night%
A(,1% )nd !hen the men of that to!n !ere risen in the morning, they sa!
the altar of Baal destroyed, and the gro$e cut do!n, and the second
bullock laid u#on the altar, !hich then !as built%
A(,B% )nd they said one to another( =ho hath done thisM )nd !hen they
inLuired for the author of the fact, it !as said( Gedeon, the son of
9oas, did all this%
A(2-% )nd they said to 9oas( Bring out thy son hither, that he may die(
because he hath destroyed the altar of Baal, and hath cut do!n his
gro$e%
A(2*% 8e ans!ered them( )re you the a$engers of Baal, that you fight for
himM he that is his ad$ersary, let him die before to morro! light
a##ear( if he be a god, let him re$enge himself on him that hath cast
do!n his altar%
A(2,% 7rom that day Gedeon !as called 9erobaal, because 9oas had said(
'et Baal re$enge himself on him that hath cast do!n his altar%
A(22% o! all <adian, and )malec, and the eastern #eo#le, !ere gathered
together, and #assing o$er the 9ordan, cam#ed in the $alley of 9eHrael%
A(2.% But the s#irit of the 'ord came u#on Gedeon, and he sounded the
trum#et, and called together the house of )bieHer, to follo! him%
A(2?% )nd he sent messengers into all <anasses, and they also follo!ed
him and other messengers into )ser and Iabulon, and e#hthali, and
they came to meet him%
A(2A% )nd Gedeon said to God( 5f thou !ilt sa$e 5srael by my hand, as
thou hast said,
A(2+% 5 !ill #ut this fleece of !ool on the floor( if there be de! in
the fleece only, and it be dry on all the ground beside, 5 shall kno!
that by my hand, as thou hast said, thou !ilt deli$er 5srael%
A(21% )nd it !as so% )nd rising before day, !ringing the fleece, he
filled a $essel !ith the de!%
A(2B% )nd he said again to God( 'et not thy !rath be kindled against me,
if 5 try once more, seeking a sign in the fleece% 5 #ray that the fleece
only may be dry, and all the ground !et !ith de!%
A(.-% )nd God did that night as he had reLuested( and it !as dry on the
fleece only, and there !as de! on all the ground%
9udges "ha#ter +
Gedeon, !ith three hundred men, by stratagem defeateth the <adianites%
+(*% Then 9erobaal, !ho is the same as Gedeon, rising u# early, and all
the #eo#le !ith him, came to the fountain that is called 8arad% o! the
cam# of <adian !as in the $alley, on the north side of the high hill%
+(,% )nd the 'ord said to Gedeon( The #eo#le that are !ith thee are
many, and <adian shall not be deli$ered into their hands( lest 5srael
should glory against me, and say( 5 !as deli$ered by my o!n strength%
'est 5srael, etc%%% By this !e see that God !ill not choose for his
instruments in great achie$ements, !hich de#end #urely on his grace,
such as, through #ride and self conceit, !ill take the glory to
themsel$es%
+(2% 4#eak to the #eo#le, and #roclaim in the hearing of all( =hosoe$er
is fearful and timorous, let him return% 4o t!o and t!enty thousand men
!ent a!ay from <ount Galaad and returned home, and only ten thousand
remained%
+(.% )nd the 'ord said to Gedeon( The #eo#le are still too many, bring
them to the !aters, and there 5 !ill try them( and of !hom 5 shall say
to thee, This shall go !ith thee, let him go( !hom 5 shall forbid to go,
let him return%
+(?% )nd !hen the #eo#le !ere come do!n to the !aters, the 'ord said to
Gedeon( They that shall la# the !ater !ith their tongues, as dogs are
!ont to la#, thou shalt set a#art by themsel$es( but they that shall
drink bo!ing do!n their knees, shall be on the other side%
+(A% )nd the number of them that had la##ed !aterJ casting it !ith the
hand to their mouth, !as three hundred men( and all the rest of the
multitude had drunk kneeling%
+(+% )nd the 'ord said to Gedeon( By the three hundred men, that la##ed
!ater, 5 !ill sa$e you, and deli$er <adian into thy hand( but let all
the rest of the #eo#le return to their #lace%
That la##ed !ater%%% These !ere #referred that took the !ater u# in
their hands, and so la##ed it, before them !ho laid themsel$es Luite
do!n to the !aters to drink( !hich argued a more eager and sensual
dis#osition%
+(1% 4o taking $ictuals and trum#ets according to their number, he
ordered all the rest of the multitude to de#art to their tents( and he
!ith the three hundred ga$e himself to the battle% o! the cam# of <adia
!as beneath him in the $alley%
+(B% The same night the 'ord said to him( )rise, and go do!n into the
cam#( because 5 ha$e deli$ered them into thy hand%
+(*-% But if thou be afraid to go alone, let Phara, thy ser$ant, go do!n
!ith thee%
+(**% )nd !hen thou shalt hear !hat they are saying, then shall thy
hands be strengthened, and thou shalt go do!n more secure to the
enemiesD cam#% )nd he !ent do!n !ith Phara his ser$ant, into #art of the
cam#, !here !as the !atch of men in arms%
+(*,% But <adian and )malec, and all the eastern #eo#le, lay scattered
in the $alley, as a multitude of locusts( their camels also !ere
innumerable, as the sand that lieth on the sea shore%
+(*2% )nd !hen Gedeon !as come, one told his neighbour a dream( and in
this manner related !hat he had seen( 5 dreamt a dream, and it seemed to
me as if a hearth cake of barley bread rolled and came do!n into the
cam# of <adian( and !hen it !as come to a tent, it struck it, and beat
it do!n flat to the ground%
) dream%%% Obser$ation of dreams is commonly su#erstitious, and as such
is condemned in the !ord of God( but in some e>traordinary cases, as !e
here see, God is #leased by dreams to foretell !hat he is about to do%
+(*.% 8e to !hom he s#oke, ans!ered( This is nothing else but the s!ord
of Gedeon, the son of 9oas, a man of 5srael% 7or the 'ord hath deli$ered
<adian, and all their cam# into his hand%
+(*?% )nd !hen Gedeon had heard the dream, and the inter#retation
thereof, he adored( and returned to the cam# of 5srael, and said( )rise,
for the 'ord hath deli$ered the cam# of <adian into our hands%
+(*A% )nd he di$ided the three hundred men into three #arts, and ga$e
them trum#ets in their hands, and em#ty #itchers, and lam#s !ithin the
#itchers%
+(*+% )nd he said to them( =hat you shall see me do, do you the same( 5
!ill go into one #art of the cam#, and do you as 5 shall do%
+(*1% =hen the trum#et shall sound in my hand, do you also blo! the
trum#ets on e$ery side of the cam#, and shout together to the 'ord and
to Gedeon%
+(*B% )nd Gedeon, and the three hundred men that !ere !ith him, !ent
into #art of the cam#, at the beginning of the midnight !atch, and the
!atchmen being alarmed, they began to sound their trum#ets, and to cla#
the #itchers one against another%
Their trum#ets, etc%%% 5n a mystical sense, the #reachers of the gos#el,
in order to s#iritual conLuests, must not only sound !ith the trum#et of
the !ord of God, but must also break their earthen #itchers, by the
mortification of the flesh and its #assions, and carry lam#s in their
hands by the light of their $irtues%
+(,-% )nd !hen they sounded their trurm#ets in three #laces round about
the cam#, and had broken their #itchers, they held their lam#s in their
left hands, and !ith their right hands the trum#ets !hich they ble!, and
they cried out( The s!ord of the 'ord and of Gedeon(
+(,*% 4tanding e$ery man in his #lace round about the enemiesD cam#% 4o
all the cam# !as troubled, and crying out and ho!ling, they fled a!ay(
+(,,% )nd the three hundred men ne$ertheless #ersisted sounding the
trum#ets% )nd the 'ord sent the s!ord into all the cam#, and they killed
one another,
+(,2% 7leeing as far as Bethsetta, and the border of )belmahula, in
Tebbath% But the men of 5srael, shouting from e#hthali, and )ser, and
from all <anasses, #ursued after <adian%
+(,.% )nd Gedeon sent messengers into all <ount E#hraim, saying( "ome
do!n to meet <adian, and take the !aters before them to Bethbera and the
9ordan% )nd all E#hraim shouted, and took the !aters before them and
the 9ordan as far as Bethbera%
+(,?% )nd ha$ing taken t!o men of <adian, Oreb and Ieb( Oreb they sle!
in the rock of Oreb, and Ieb in the !ine#ress of Ieb% )nd they #ursued
<adian, carrying the heads of Oreb and Ieb to Gedeon, beyond the !aters
of the 9ordan%
T!o men%%% That is, t!o of their chiefs%
9udges "ha#ter 1
Gedeon a##easeth the E#hraimites% Taketh Iebee and 4almana% Destroyeth
4occoth and Phanuel% Refuseth to be king% <aketh an e#hod of the gold of
the #rey, and dieth in a good old age% The #eo#le return to idolatry%
1(*% )nd the men of E#hraim said to him( =hat is this that thou meanest
to do, that thou !ouldst not call us, !hen thou !entest to fight against
<adianM )nd they chid him shar#ly, and almost offered $iolence%
1(,% )nd he ans!ered them( =hat could 5 ha$e done like to that !hich you
ha$e doneM 5s not one bunch of gra#es of E#hraim better than the
$intages of )bieHerM
=hat could 5, etc%%% ) meek and humble ans!er a##eased themJ !ho
other!ise might ha$e come to e>tremities% 4o great is the #o!er of
humility both !ith God and man%
1(2% The 'ord hath deli$ered into your hands the #rinces of <adian, Oreb
and Ieb( !hat could 5 ha$e done like to !hat you ha$e doneM )nd !hen he
had said this, their s#irit !as a##eased, !ith !hich they s!elled
against him%
1(.% )nd !hen Gedeon !as come to the 9ordan, he #assed o$er it !ith the
three hundred men that !ere !ith him( !ho !ere so !eary that they could
not #ursue after them that fled%
1(?% )nd he said to the men of 4occoth( Gi$e, 5 beseech you, bread to
the #eo#le that is !ith me, for they are faint( that !e may #ursue
Iebee, and 4almana, the kings of <adian%
1(A% The #rinces of 4occoth ans!ered( Perad$enture the #alms of the
hands of Iebee and 4almana are in thy hand, and therefore thou demandest
that !e should gi$e bread to thy army%
1(+% )nd he said to them( =hen the 'ord therefore shall ha$e deli$ered
Iebee and 4almana into my hands, 5 !ill thresh your flesh !ith the
thorns and briers of the desert%
1(1% )nd going u# from thence, he came to Phanuel( and he s#oke the like
things to the men of that #lace% )nd they also ans!ered him, as the men
of 4occoth had ans!ered%
1(B% 8e said, therefore, to them also( =hen 5 shall return a conLueror
in #eace, 5 !ill destroy this to!er%
1(*-% But Iebee and 4almana !ere resting !ith all their army% 7or
fifteen thousand men !ere left of all the troo#s of the eastern #eo#le,
and one hundred and t!enty thousand !arriors that dre! the s!ord !ere
slain%
1(**% )nd Gedeon !ent u# by the !ay of them that d!elt in tents, on the
east of obe and 9egbaa, and smote the cam# of the enemies, !ho !ere
secure, and sus#ected no hurt%
1(*,% )nd Iebee and 4almana fled, and Gedeon #ursued and took them, all
their host being #ut in confusion%
1(*2% )nd returning from the battle before the sun rising,
1(*.% 8e took a boy of the men of 4occoth( and he asked him the names of
the #rinces and ancients of 4occoth, and he described unto him se$enty-
se$en men%
1(*?% )nd he came to 4occoth, and said to them( Behold Iebee, and
4almana, concerning !hom you u#braided me, saying( Perad$enture the
hands of Iebee and 4almana are in thy hands, and therefore thou
demandest that !e should gi$e bread to the men that are !eary and faint%
1(*A% 4o he took the ancients of the city, and thorns and briers of the
desert, and tore them !ith the same, and cut in #ieces the men of
4occoth%
1(*+% )nd he demolished the to!er of Phanuel, and sle! the men of the
city%
1(*1% )nd he said to Iebee and 4almana( =hat manner of men !ere they,
!hom you sle! in ThaborM They ans!ered( They !ere like thee, and one of
them as the son of a king%
1(lB% 8e ans!ered them( They !ere my brethren, the sons of my mother% )s
the 'ord li$eth, if you had sa$ed them, 5 !ould not kill you%
1(,-% )nd he said to 9ether, his eldest son( )rise, and slay them% But
he dre! not his s!ord( for he !as afraid, being but yet a boy%
1(,*% )nd Iebee and 4almana said( Do thou rise and run u#on us( because
the strength of a man is according to his age( Gedeon rose u#, and sle!
Iebee and 4almana( and he took the ornaments and bosses, !ith !hich the
necks of the camels of kings are !ont to be adorned%
1(,,% )nd all the men of 5srael said to Gedeon( Rule thou o$er us, and
thy son, and thy sonDs son( because thou hast deli$ered us from the hand
of <adian%
1(,2% )nd he said to them( 5 !ill not rule o$er you, neither shall my
son rule o$er you, but the 'ord shall rule o$er you%
1(,.% )nd he said to them( 5 desire one reLuest of you( Gi$e me the
earlets of your s#oils% 7or the 5smaelites !ere accustomed to !ear
golden earlets%
1(,?% They ans!ered( =e !ill gi$e them most !illingly% )nd s#reading a
mantle on the ground, they cast u#on it the earlets of the s#oils%
1(,A% )nd the !eight of the earlets that he reLuested, !as a thousand
se$en hundred sicles of gold, besides the ornaments, and je!els, and
#ur#le raiment, !hich the kings of <adian !ere !ont to use, and besides
the golden chains that !ere about the camels necks%
1(,+% )nd Gedeon made an e#hod thereof, and #ut it in his city E#hra%
)nd all 5srael committed fornication !ith it, and it became a ruin to
Gedeon, and to all his house%
)n e#hod%%% ) #riestly garment !hich Gedeon made !ith a good designJ but
the 5sraelites, after his death, abused it by making it an instrument of
their idolatrous !orshi#%
1(,1% But <adian !as humbled before the children of 5srael, neither
could they any more lift u# their heads( but the land rested for forty
years, !hile Gedeon #resided%
1(,B% 4o 9erobaal, the son of 9oas, !ent and d!elt in his o!n house(
1(2-% )nd he had se$enty sons, !ho came out of his thigh, for he had
many !i$es%
1(2*% )nd his concubine, that he had in 4ichem, bore him a son, !hose
name !as )bimelech%
8is concubine%%% 4he !as his ser$ant, but not his harlot( and is called
his concubine, as !i$es of an inferior degree are commonly called in the
Old Testament, though other!ise la!fully married%
1(2,% )nd Gedeon, the son of 9oas died in a good old age, and !as buried
in the se#ulchre of his father, in E#hra, of the family of EHri%
1(22% But after Gedeon !as dead, the children of 5srael turned again,
and committed fornication !ith Baalim% )nd they made a co$enant !ith
Baal, that he should be their god(
1(2.% )nd they remembered not the 'ord their God, !ho deli$ered them out
of the hands of all their enemies round about(
1(2?% either did they she! mercy to the house of 9erobaal Gedeon,
according to all the good things he had done to 5srael%
9udges "ha#ter B
)bimelech killeth his brethren% 9oathamDs #arable% Gaal cons#ireth !ith
the 4ichemites against )bimelech, but is o$ercome% )bimelech destroyeth
4ichem( but is killed at Thebes%
B(*% )nd )bimelech, the son of 9erobaal, !ent to 4ichem, to his motherDs
brethren, and s#oke to them, and to all the kindred of his motherDs
father, saying(
B(,% 4#eak to all the men of 4ichem( !hether is better for you that
se$enty men, all the sons of 9erobaal, should rule o$er you, or that one
man should rule o$er youM )nd !ithal, consider that 5 am your bone, and
your flesh%
B(2% )nd his motherDs brethren s#oke of him to all the men of 4ichem,
all these !ords, and they inclined their hearts after )bimelech, saying(
8e is our brother(
B(.% )nd they ga$e him se$enty !eight of sil$er out of the tem#le of
Baalberith( !here!ith he hired to himself men that !ere needy, and
$agabonds, and they follo!ed him%
Baalberith%%% That is, Baal of the co$enant, so called from the co$enant
they had made !ith Baal, cha#% 1%22%
B(?% )nd he came to his fatherDs house in E#hra, and sle! his brethren,
the sons of 9erobaal, se$enty men, u#on one stone( and there remained
only 9oatham, the youngest son of 9erobaal, !ho !as hidden%
B(A% )nd all the men of 4ichem !ere gathered together, and all the
families of the city of <ello( and they !ent and made )bimelech king, by
the oak that stood in 4ichem%
B(+% This being told to 9oatham, he !ent, and stood on the to# of <ount
GariHim( and lifting u# his $oice, he cried, and said( 8ear me, ye men
of 4ichem, so may God hear you%
B(1% The trees !ent to anoint a king o$er them( and they said to the
oli$e tree( Reign thou o$er us%
B(B% )nd it ans!ered( "an 5 lea$e my fatness, !hich both gods and men
make use of, to come to be #romoted among the treesM
Both gods and men make use of%%% The oli$e tree is introduced, s#eaking
in this manner, because oil !as used both in the !orshi# of the true
God, and in that of the false gods, !hom the 4ichemites ser$ed%
B(*-% )nd the trees said to the fig tree( "ome thou and reign o$er us%
B(**% )nd it ans!ered them( "an 5 lea$e my s!eetness, and my delicious
fruits, and go to be #romoted among the other treesM
B(*,% )nd the trees said to the $ine( "ome thou and reign o$er us%
B(*2% )nd it ans!ered them( "an 5 forsake my !ine, that cheereth God and
men, and be #romoted among the other treesM
"heereth God and men%%% =ine is here re#resented as agreeable to God,
because he had a##ointed it to be offered u# !ith his sacrifices% But !e
are not obliged to take these !ords, s#oken by the trees, in 9oathamDs
#arable, according to the strict literal sense( but only in a sense
accomodated to the design of the #arable e>#ressed in the conclusion of
it%
B(*.% )nd all the trees said to the bramble( "ome thou and reign o$er
us%
B(*?% )nd it ans!ered them( 5f, indeed, you mean to make me king, come
ye, and rest under my shado!( but if you mean it not, let fire come out
from the bramble, and de$our the cedars of 'ibanus%
B(*A% o!, therefore, if you ha$e done !ell, and !ithout sin, in
a##ointing )bimelech king o$er you, and ha$e dealt !ell !ith 9erobaal,
and !ith his house, and ha$e made a suitable return for the benefits of
him !ho fought for you,
B(*+% )nd e>#osed his life to dangers, to deli$er you from the hand of
<adian,
B(*1% )nd you are no! risen u# against my fatherDs house, and ha$e
killed his sons, se$enty men, u#on one stone, and ha$e made )bimelech,
the son of his handmaid, king o$er the inhabitants of 4ichem, because he
is your brother(
B(*B% 5f therefore you ha$e dealt !ell, and !ithout fault, !ith 9erobaal
and his house, rejoice ye, this day, in )bimelech, and may he rejoice in
you%
B(,-% But if unjustly( let fire come out from him, and consume the
inhabitants of 4ichem, and the to!n of <ello( and let fire come out from
the men of 4ichem and from the to!n of <ello, and de$our )bimelech%
B(,*% )nd !hen he had said thus, he fled, and !ent into Bera( and d!elt
there for fear of )bimelech, his brother%
B(,,% 4o )bimelech reigned o$er 5srael three years%
B(,2% )nd the 'ord sent a $ery e$il s#irit bet!een )bimelech and the
inhabitants of 4ichemJ !ho began to detest him,
B(,.% )nd to lay the crime of the murder of the se$enty sons of
9erobaal, and the shedding of their blood, u#on )bimelech, their
brother, and u#on the rest of the #rinces of the 4ichemites, !ho aided
him%
B(,?% )nd they set an ambush against him on the to# of the mountains(
and !hile they !aited for his coming, they committed robberies, taking
s#oils of all that #assed by( and it !as told )bimelech%
B(,A% )nd Gaal, the son of Obed, came !ith his brethren, and !ent o$er
to 4ichem% )nd the inhabitants of 4ichem, taking courage at his coming,
B(,+% =ent out into the fields, !asting the $ineyards, and treading do!n
the gra#es( and singing and dancing, they !ent into the tem#le of their
god, and in their banLuets and cu#s they cursed )bimelech%
B(,1% )nd Gaal, the son of Obed, cried( =ho is )bimelech, and !hat is
4ichem, that !e should ser$e himM 5s he not the son of 9erobaal, and
hath made Iebul, his ser$ant, ruler o$er the men of Emor, the father of
4ichemM =hy then shall !e ser$e himM
B(,B% =ould to God that some man !ould #ut this #eo#le under my hand,
that 5 might remo$e )bimelech out of the !ay% )nd it !as said to
)bimelech( Gather together the multitude of an army, and come%
B(2-% 7or Iebul, the ruler of the city, hearing the !ords of Gaal, the
son of Obed, !as $ery angry,
B(2*% )nd sent messengers #ri$ately to )bimelech, saying( Behold, Gaal,
the son of Obed, is come into 4ichem !ith his brethren, and endea$oureth
to set the city against thee%
B(2,% )rise, therefore, in the night, !ith the #eo#le that is !ith thee,
and lie hid in the field(
B(22% )nd betimes in the morning, at sun rising, set u#on the city, and
!hen he shall come out against thee, !ith his #eo#le, do to him !hat
thou shalt be able%
B(2.% )bimelech, therefore, arose !ith all his army, by night, and laid
ambushes near 4ichem in four #laces%
B(2?% )nd Gaal, the son of Obed, !ent out, and stood in the entrance of
the gate of the city% )nd )bimelech rose u#, and all his army !ith him,
from the #laces of the ambushes%
B(2A% )nd !hen Gaal sa! the #eo#le, he said to Iebul( Behold, a
multitude cometh do!n from the mountains% )nd he ans!ered him( Thou
seest the shado!s of the mountains as if they !ere the heads of men, and
this is thy mistake%
B(2+% )gain Gaal said( Behold, there cometh #eo#le do!n from the midst
of the land, and one troo# cometh by the !ay that looketh to!ards the
oak%
B(21% )nd Iebul said to him( =here is no! thy mouth, !here!ith thou
saidst( =ho is )bimelech, that !e should ser$e himM 5s not this the
#eo#le !hich thou didst des#iseM Go out, and fight against him%
B(2B% 4o Gaal !ent out, in the sight of the #eo#le of 4ichem, and fought
against )bimelech,
B(.-% =ho chased and #ut him to flight, and dro$e him to the city( and
many !ere slain of his #eo#le, e$en to the gate of the city(
B(.*% )nd )bimelech sat do!n in Ruma( but Iebul dro$e Gaal, and his
com#anions, out of the city, and !ould not suffer them to abide in it%
B(.,% 4o the day follo!ing the #eo#le !ent out into the field% )nd it
!as told to )bimelech,
B(.2% )nd he took his army, and di$ided it into three com#anies, and
laid ambushes in the fields% )nd seeing that the #eo#le came out of the
city, he arose, and set u#on them,
B(..% =ith his o!n com#any, assaulting and besieging the city( !hilst
the t!o other com#anies chased the enemies that !ere scattered about the
field%
B(.?% )nd )bimelech assaulted the city all that day( and took it, and
killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he so!ed salt
in it%
4o!ed salt%%% To make the ground barren, and fit for nothing%
B(.A% )nd !hen they !ho d!elt in the to!er of 4ichem, had heard this,
they !ent into the tem#le of their god Berith, !here they had made a
co$enant !ith him, and from thence the #lace had taken its name, and it
!as e>ceeding strong%
B(.+% )bimelech also hearing that the men of the to!er of 4ichem !ere
gathered together,
B(.1% =ent u# into mount 4elmon, he and all his #eo#le !ith him( and
taking an a>e, he cut do!n the bough of a tree, and laying it on his
shoulder, and carrying it, he said to his com#anions( =hat you see me
do, do ye out of hand%
B(.B% 4o they cut do!n boughs from the trees, e$ery man as fast as he
could, and follo!ed their leader% )nd surrounding the fort, they set it
on fire( and so it came to #ass, that !ith the smoke and !ith the fire a
thousand #ersons !ere killed, men and !omen together, of the inhabitants
of the to!n of 4ichem%
B(?-% Then )bimelech, de#arting from thence, came to the to!n of Thebes,
!hich he surrounded and besieged !ith his army%
B(?*% )nd there !as in the midst of the city a high to!er, to !hich both
the men and the !omen !ere fled together, and all the #rinces of the
city, and ha$ing shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood u#on the
battlements of the to!er to defend themsel$es%
B(?,% )nd )bimelech, coming near the to!er, fought stoutly( and,
a##roaching to the gate, endea$oured to set fire to it(
B(?2% )nd behold, a certain !oman casting a #iece of a millstone from
abo$e, dashed it against the head of )bimelech, and broke his skull%
B(?.% )nd he called hastily to his armourbearer, and said to him( Dra!
thy s!ord, and kill me( lest it should be said that 5 !as slain by a
!oman% 8e did as he !as commanded, and sle! him%
B(??% )nd !hen he !as dead all the men of 5srael that !ere !ith him,
returned to their homes%
B(?A% )nd God re#aid the e$il that )bimelech had done against his
father, killing his se$enty brethren%
B(?+% The 4ichemites also !ere re!arded for !hat they had done, and the
curse of 9oatham, the son of 9erobaal, came u#on them%
9udges "ha#ter *-
Thola ruleth 5srael t!enty-three yearsJ and 9air t!enty-t!o% The #eo#le
fall again into idolatry, and are afflicted again by the Philistines and
)mmonites% They cry to God for hel#, !ho u#on their re#entance hath
com#assion on them%
*-(*% )fter )bimelech, there arose a ruler in 5srael, Thola, son of
Phua, the uncle of )bimelech, a man of 5ssachar, !ho d!elt in 4amir of
mount E#hraim(
:ncle of )bimelech%%% i% e%, half brother to Gedeon, as being born of
the same mother, but by a different father, and of a different tribe%
*-(,% )nd he judged 5srael three and t!enty years, and he died, and !as
buried in 4amir%
*-(2% To him succeeded 9air, the Galaadite, !ho judged 5srael for t!o
and t!enty years,
*-(.% 8a$ing thirty sons, that rode on thirty ass colts, and !ere
#rinces of thirty cities, !hich from his name !ere called 8a$oth 9air,
that is, the to!ns of 9air, until this #resent day, in the land of
Galaad%
8a$oth 9air%%% This name !as no! confirmed to these to!ns, !hich they
had formerly recei$ed from another 9air% um% 2,%.*%
*-(?% )nd 9air died, and !as buried in the #lace !hich is called "amon%
*-(A% But the children of 5srael, adding ne! sins to their old ones, did
e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and ser$ed idols, Baalim and )staroth,
and the gods of 4yria, and of 4idon, and of <oab, and of the children of
)mmon, and of the Philistines( and they left the 'ord, and did not ser$e
him%
*-(+% )nd the 'ord being angry !ith them, deli$ered them into the hands
of the Philistines, and of the children of )mmon%
*-(1% )nd they !ere afflicted, and grie$ously o##ressed for eighteen
years, all they that d!elt beyond the 9ordan in the land of the
)morrhite, !ho is in Galaad(
*-(B% 5nsomuch that the children of )mmon, #assing o$er the 9ordan,
!asted 9uda, and Benjamin, and E#hraim( and 5srael !as distressed
e>ceedingly%
*-(*-% )nd they cried to the 'ord, and said, =e ha$e sinned against
thee, because !e ha$e forsaken the 'ord our God, and ha$e ser$ed Baalim%
*-(**% )nd the 'ord said to them( Did not the Egy#tians, and the
)morrhites, and the children of )mmon, and the Philistines,
*-(*,% The 4idonians also, and )malec, and "hanaan, o##ress you, and you
cried to me, and 5 deli$ered you out of their handM
*-(*2% )nd yet you ha$e forsaken me, and ha$e !orshi##ed strange gods(
therefore 5 !ill deli$er you no more(
*-(*.% Go, and call u#on the gods !hich you ha$e chosen( let them
deli$er you in the time of distress%
*-(*?% )nd the children of 5srael said to the 'ord( =e ha$e sinned, do
thou unto us !hatsoe$er #leaseth thee( only deli$er us this time%
*-(*A% )nd saying these things, they cast a!ay out of their coasts all
the idols of strange gods, and ser$ed the 'ord their God( and he !as
touched !ith their miseries%
*-(*+% )nd the children of )mmon shouting together, #itched their tents
in Galaad( against !hom the children of 5srael assembled themsel$es
together, and cam#ed in <as#ha%
*-(*1% )nd the #rinces of Galaad said one to another( =hosoe$er of us
shall first begin to fight against the children of )mmon, he shall be
the leader of the #eo#le of Galaad%
9udges "ha#ter **
9e#hte is made ruler of the #eo#le of Galaad( he first #leads their
cause against the )mmonitesJ then making a $o! obtains a signal $ictoryJ
he #erforms his $o!%
**(*% There !as at that time 9e#hte, the Galaadite, a most $aliant man,
and a !arrior, the son of a !oman that !as a harlot, and his father !as
Galaad%
**(,% o! Galaad had a !ife of !hom he had sons( !ho, after they !ere
gro!n u#, thrust out 9e#hte, saying( Thou canst not inherit in the house
of our father, because thou art born of another mother%
**(2% Then he fled and a$oided them, and d!elt in the land of Tob( and
there !ere gathered to him needy men and robbers, and they follo!ed him
as their #rince%
**(.% 5n those days the children of )mmon made !ar against 5srael%
**(?% )nd as they #ressed hard u#on them, the ancients of Galaad !ent to
fetch 9e#hte out of the land of Tob to hel# them(
**(A% )nd they said to him( "ome thou, and be our #rince, and fight
against the children of )mmon%
**(+% )nd he ans!ered them( )re not you the men that hated me, and cast
me out of my fatherDs house, and no! you are come to me, constrained by
necessityM
**(1% )nd the #rinces of Galaad said to 9e#hte( 7or this cause !e are
no! come to thee, that thou mayst go !ith us, and fight against the
children of )mmon, and be head o$er all the inhabitants of Galaad%
**(B% 9e#hte also said to them( 5f you be come to me sincerely, that 5
should fight for you against the children of )mmon, and the 'ord shall
deli$er them into my hand, shall 5 be your #rinceM
**(*-% They ans!ered him( The 'ord, !ho heareth these things, he himself
is mediator and !itness that !e !ill do as !e ha$e #romised%
**(**% 9e#hte therefore !ent !ith the #rinces of Galaad, and all the
#eo#le made him their #rince% )nd 9e#hte s#oke all his !ords before the
'ord in <as#ha%
**(*,% )nd he sent messengers to the king of the children of )mmon, to
say in his name( =hat hast thou to do !ith me, that thou art come
against me, to !aste my landM
**(*2% )nd he ans!ered them( Because 5srael took a!ay my land, !hen he
came u# out of Egy#t, from the confines of the )rnon unto the 9aboc and
the 9ordan( no!, therefore, restore the same #eaceably to me%
**(*.% )nd 9e#hte again sent !ord by them, and commanded them to say to
the king of )mmon(
**(*?% Thus saith 9e#hte( 5srael did not take a!ay the land of <oab, nor
the land of the children of )mmon(
**(*A% But !hen they came u# out of Egy#t, he !alked through the desert
to the Red 4ea, and came into "ades%
**(*+% )nd he sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying( 4uffer me to
#ass through thy land% But he !ould not condescend to his reLuest% 8e
sent also to the king of <oab, !ho, like!ise, refused to gi$e him
#assage% 8e abode, therefore, in "ades,
**(*1% )nd !ent round the land of Edom at the side, and the land of
<oab( and came o$er against the east coast of the land of <oab, and
cam#ed on the other side of the )rnon( and he !ould not enter the bounds
of <oab%
**(*B% 4o 5srael sent messengers to 4ehon, king of the )morrhites, !ho
d!elt in 8esebon, and they said to him( 4uffer me to #ass through thy
land to the ri$er%
**(,-% But he, also des#ising the !ords of 5srael, suffered him not to
#ass through his borders( but gathering an infinite multitude, !ent out
against him to 9asa, and made strong o##osition%
**(,*% )nd the 'ord deli$ered him, !ith all his army, into the hands of
5srael, and he sle! him, and #ossessed all the land of the )morrhite,
the inhabitant of that country,
**(,,% )nd all the coasts thereof from the )rnon to the 9aboc, and from
the !ilderness to the 9ordan%
**(,2% 4o the 'ord, the God of 5srael, destroyed the )morrhite, his
#eo#le of 5srael fighting against him, and !ilt thou no! #ossess his
landM
**(,.% )re not those things !hich thy god "hamos #ossesseth, due to thee
by rightM But !hat the 'ord our God hath obtained by conLuest, shall be
our #ossession(
"hamos%%% The idol of the <oabites and )mmonites% 8e argues from their
o#inion, !ho thought they had a just title to the countries !hich they
imagined they had conLuered by the hel# of their gods( ho! much more
then had 5srael in indis#utable title to the countries !hich God, by
$isible miracles, had conLuered for them%
**(,?% :nless, #erha#s, thou art better than Balac, the son of 4e#hor,
king of <oab( or canst she! that he stro$e against 5srael, and fought
against him,
**(,A% =hereas he hath d!elt in 8esebon, and the $illages thereof, and
in )roer, and its $illages, and in all the cities near the 9ordan, for
three hundred years% =hy ha$e you for so long a time attem#ted nothing
about this claimM
**(,+% Therefore 5 do not tres#ass against thee, but thou !rongest me by
declaring an unjust !ar against me% The 'ord be judge, and decide this
day, bet!een 5srael and the children of )mmon%
**(,1% )nd the king of the children of )mmon !ould not hearken to the
!ords of 9e#hte, !hich he sent him by the messengers%
**(,B% Therefore the s#irit of the 'ord came u#on 9e#hte, and going
round Galaad, and <anasses, and <as#ha of Galaad, and #assing o$er from
thence to the children of )mmon,
**(2-% 8e made a $o! to the 'ord, saying( 5f thou !ilt deli$er the
children of )mmon into my hands,
**(2*% =hosoe$er shall first come forth out of the doors of my house,
and shall meet me, !hen 5 return in #eace from the children of )mmon,
the same !ill 5 offer a holocaust to the 'ord%
=hosoe$er, etc%%% 4ome are of o#inion, that the meaning of this $o! of
9e#hte, !as to consecrate to God !hatsoe$er should first meet him,
according to the condition of the thingJ so as to offer it u# as a
holocaust, if it !ere such a thing as might be offered by the la!J or to
de$ote it other!ise to God, if it !ere not such as the la! allo!ed to be
offered in sacrifice% )nd therefore they think the daughter of 9e#hte
!as not slain by her father, but only consecrated to #er#etual
$irginity% But the common o#inion follo!ed by the generality of the holy
fathers and di$ines is, that she !as offered as a holocaust, in
conseLuence of her fatherDs $o!( and that 9e#hte did not sin, at least
not mortally, neither in making, nor in kee#ing, his $o!( since he is no
!ays blamed for it in scri#tureJ and !as e$en ins#ired by God himself to
make the $o! Eas a##ears from $er% ,B, 2-G in conseLuence of !hich he
obtained the $ictoryJ and therefore he reasonably concluded that God,
!ho is the master of life and death, !as #leased on this occasion to
dis#ense !ith his o!n la!J and that it !as the di$ine !ill he should
fulfil his $o!%
**(2,% )nd 9e#hte #assed o$er to the children of )mmon to fight against
them( and the 'ord deli$ered them into his hands%
**(22% )nd he smote them from )roer till you come to <ennith, t!enty
cities, and as far as )bel, !hich is set !ith $ineyards, !ith a $ery
great slaughter( and the children of )mmon !ere humbled by the children
of 5srael%
**(2.% )nd !hen 9e#hte returned into <as#ha, to his house, his only
daughter met him !ith timbrels and !ith dances( for he had no other
children%
**(2?% )nd !hen he sa! her, he rent his garments, and said( )lasN my
daughter, thou hast decei$ed me, and thou thyself art decei$ed( for 5
ha$e o#ened my mouth to the 'ord, and 5 can do no other thing%
**(2A% )nd she ans!ered him( <y father, if thou hast o#ened thy mouth to
the 'ord, do unto me !hatsoe$er thou hast #romised, since the $ictory
hath been granted to thee, and re$enge of thy enemies%
**(2+% )nd she said to her father( Grant me only this, !hich 5 desire(
'et me go, that 5 may go about the mountains for t!o months, and may
be!ail my $irginity !ith my com#anions%
Be!ail my $irginity%%% The bearing of children !as much co$eted under
the Old Testament, !hen !omen might ho#e that from some child of theirs,
the 4a$iour of the !orld might one day s#ring% But under the e!
Testament $irginity is #referred% * "or% +%2?%
**(21% )nd he ans!ered her( Go% )nd he sent her a!ay for t!o months% )nd
!hen she !as gone !ith her comrades and com#anions, she mourned her
$irginity in the mountains%
**(2B% )nd the t!o months being e>#ired, she returned to her father, and
he did to her as he had $o!ed, and she kne! no man% 7rom thence came a
fashion in 5srael, and a custom has been ke#t(
**(.-% That, from year to year, the daughters of 5srael assemble
together, and lament the daughter of 9e#hte the Galaadite, for four
days%
9udges "ha#ter *,
The E#hraimites Luarrel !ith 9e#hte( forty-t!o thousand of them are
slain( )beson, )hialon, and )bdon, are judges%
*,(*% But behold there arose a sedition in E#hraim% )nd #assing to!ards
the north, they said to 9e#hte( =hen thou !entest to fight against the
children of )mmon, !hy !ouldst thou not call us, that !e might go !ith
theeM Therefore !e !ill burn thy house%
*,(,% )nd he ans!ered them( 5 and my #eo#le !ere at great strife !ith
the children of )mmon( and 5 called you to assist me, and you !ould not
do it%
*,(2% )nd !hen 5 sa! this, 5 #ut my life in my o!n hands, and #assed
o$er against the children of )mmon and the 'ord deli$ered them into my
hands% =hat ha$e 5 deser$ed, that you should rise u# to fight against
meM
*,(.% Then calling to him all the men of Galaad, he fought against
E#hraim( and the men of Galaad defeated E#hraim, because he had said(
Galaad is a fugiti$e of E#hraim, and d!elleth in the midst of E#hraim
and <anasses%
*,(?% )nd the Galaadites secured the fords of the 9ordan, by !hich
E#hraim !as to return% )nd !hen any one of the number of E#hraim came
thither in the flight, and said( 5 beseech you let me #ass( the
Galaadites said to him( )rt thou not an E#hraimiteM 5f he said( 5 am
not(
*,(A% They asked him( 4ay then, 4cibboleth, !hich is inter#reted, )n ear
of corn% But he ans!ered, 4ibboleth, not being able to e>#ress an ear of
corn by the same letter% Then #resently they took him and killed him in
the $ery #assage of the 9ordan% )nd there fell at that time of E#hraim,
t!o and forty thousand%
*,(+% )nd 9e#hte, the Galaadite, judged 5srael si> years( and he died,
and !as buried in his city of Galaad%
*,(1% )fter him )besan of Bethlehem judged 5srael(
*,(B% 8e had thirty sons, and as many daughters, !hom he sent abroad,
and ga$e to husbands, and took !i$es for his sons, of the same number,
bringing them into his house% )nd he judged 5srael se$en years(
*,(*-% )nd he died, and !as buried in Bethlehem%
*,(**% To him succeeded )hialon, a Iabulonite( and he judged 5srael ten
years(
*,(*,% )nd he died, and !as buried in Iabulon%
*,(*2% )fter him, )bdon, the son of 5llel, a Pharathonite, judged
5srael(
*,(*.% )nd he had forty sons, and of them thirty grandsons, mounted u#on
se$enty ass colts, and he judged 5srael eight years(
*,(*?% )nd he died, and !as buried in Pharathon, in the land of E#hraim,
in the mount of )malech%
9udges "ha#ter *2
The #eo#le fall again into idolatry and are afflicted by the
Philistines% )n angel foretelleth the birth of 4amson%
*2(*% )nd the children of 5srael did e$il again in the sight of the
'ord( and he deli$ered them into the hands of the Philistines forty
years%
*2(,% o! there !as a certain man of 4araa, and of the race of Dan,
!hose name !as <anue, and his !ife !as barren%
*2(2% )nd an angel of the 'ord a##eared to her, and said( Thou art
barren and !ithout children( but thou shalt concei$e and bear a son%
*2(.% o! therefore be!are, and drink no !ine nor strong drink, and eat
not any unclean thing%
*2(A% Because thou shalt concei$e, and bear a son, and no raHor shall
touch his head( for he shall be a aHarite of God, from his infancy, and
from his motherDs !omb, and he shall begin to deli$er 5srael from the
hands of the Philistines%
*2(A% )nd !hen she !as come to her husband, she said to him( ) man of
God came to me, ha$ing the countenance of an angel, $ery a!ful% )nd !hen
5 asked him !hence he came, and by !hat name he !as called, he !ould not
tell me(
*2(+% But he ans!ered thus( Behold thou shalt concei$e and bear a son(
be!are thou drink no !ine, nor strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing(
for the child shall be a aHarite of God from his infancy, from his
motherDs !omb until the day of his death%
*2(1% Then <anue #rayed to the 'ord, and said( 5 beseech thee, O 'ord,
that the man of God, !hom thou didst send, may come again, and teach us
!hat !e ought to do concerning the child, that shall be born%
*2(B% )nd the 'ord heard the #rayer of <anue, and the angel of the 'ord
a##eared again to his !ife, as she !as sitting in the field% But <anue
her husband !as not !ith her% )nd !hen she sa! the angel,
*2(*-% 4he made haste, and ran to her husband( and told him, saying(
Behold the man hath a##eared to me, !hom 5 sa! before%
*2(**% 8e rose u#, and follo!ed his !ife( and coming to the man, said to
him( )rt thou he that s#oke to the !omanM )nd he ans!ered( 5 am%
*2(*,% )nd <anue said to him( =hen thy !ord shall come to #ass, !hat
!ilt thou that the child should doM or from !hat shall he kee# himselfM
*2(*2% )nd the angel of the 'ord said to <anue( 7rom all the things 5
ha$e s#oken of to thy !ife, let her refrain herself(
'et her refrain, etc%%% By the 'atin te>t it is not clear !hether this
abstinence !as #rescribed to the mother, or to the childJ but the 8ebre!
Ein !hich the $erbs relating thereto are of the feminine genderG
determineth it to the mother% But then the child also !as to refrain
from the like things, because he !as to be from his infancy a aHarite
of God, $er% ?, that is, one set aside, in a #articular manner, and
consecrated to God( no! the aHarites by the la! !ere to abstain from
all these things%
*2(*.% )nd let her eat nothing that cometh of the $ine, neither let her
drink !ine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing( and !hatsoe$er 5
ha$e commanded her, let her fulfil and obser$e%
*2(*?% )nd <anue said to the angel of the 'ord( 5 beseech thee to
consent to my reLuest, and let us dress a kid for thee%
*2(*A% )nd the angel ans!ered him( 5f thou #ress me 5 !ill not eat of
thy bread( but if thou !ilt offer a holocaust, offer it to the 'ord% )nd
<anue kne! not it !as the angel of the 'ord%
*2(*+% )nd he said to him( =hat is thy name, that, if thy !ord shall
come to #ass, !e may honour theeM
*2(*1% )nd he ans!ered him( =hy askest thou my name, !hich is !onderfulM
*2(*B% Then <anue took a kid of the flocks, and the libations, and #ut
them u#on a rock, offering to the 'ord, !ho doth !onderful things( and
he and his !ife looked on%
*2(,-% )nd !hen the flame from the altar !ent u# to!ards hea$en, the
angel of the 'ord ascended also in the same% )nd !hen <anue and his !ife
sa! this, they fell flat on the groundJ
*2(,*% )nd the angel of the 'ord a##eared to them no more% )nd forth!ith
<anue understood that it !as an angel of the 'ord,
*2(,,% )nd he said to his !ife( =e shall certainly die, because !e ha$e
seen God%
4een God%%% ot in his o!n #erson, but in the #erson of his messenger%
The 5sraelites, in those days, imagined they should die if they sa! an
angel, taking occasion #erha#s from those !ords s#oken by the 'ord to
<oses, E>% 22%,-, o man shall see me and li$e% But the e$ent
demonstrated that it !as but a groundless imagination%
*2(,2% )nd his !ife ans!ered him( 5f the 'ord had a mind to kill us, he
!ould not ha$e recei$ed a holocaust and libations at our handsJ neither
!ould he ha$e she!ed us all these things, nor ha$e told us the things
that are to come%
*2(,.% )nd she bore a son, and called his name 4amson% )nd the child
gre!, and the 'ord blessed him%
*2(,?% )nd the 4#irit of the 'ord began to be !ith him in the cam# of
Dan, bet!een 4araa and Esthaol%
9udges "ha#ter *.
4amson desireth a !ife of the Philistines% 8e killeth a lion( in !hose
mouth he after!ards findeth honey% 8is marriage feast, and riddle, !hich
is disco$ered by his !ife% 8e killeth, and stri##eth thirty Philistines%
8is !ife taketh another man%
*.(*% Then 4amson !ent do!n to Thamnatha, and seeing there a !oman of
the daughters of the Philistines,
*.(,% 8e came u#, and told his father and his mother, saying( 5 sa! a
!oman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines( 5 bescech you,
take her for me to !ife%
*.(2% )nd his father and mother said to him( 5s there no !oman among the
daughters of thy brethren, or among all my #eo#le, that thou !ilt take a
!ife of the Philistines, !ho are uncircumcisedM )nd 4amson said to his
father( Take this !oman for meJ for she hath #leased my eyes%
5s there no !oman among the daughters of thy brethren%%% This she!s his
#arents !ere at first against his marriage !ith a Gentile, it being
#rohibited, Deut% +%2J but after!ards they consented, kno!ing it to be
by the dis#ensation of GodJ !hich other!ise !ould ha$e been sinful in
acting contrary to the la!%
*.(.% o! his #arents kne! not that the thing !as done by the 'ord, and
that he sought an occasion against the Philistines( for at that time the
Philistines had dominion o$er 5srael%
*.(?% Then 4amson !ent do!n !ith his father and mother to Thamnatha% )nd
!hen they !ere come to the $ineyards of the to!n, behold a young lion
met him, raging and roaring%
*.(A% )nd the 4#irit of the 'ord came u#on 4amson, and he tore the lion
as he !ould ha$e torn a kid in #ieces, ha$ing nothing at all in his
hand( and he !ould not tell this to his father and mother%
*.(+% )nd he !ent do!n, and s#oke to the !oman that had #leased his
eyes%
*.(1% )nd after some days, returning to take her, he !ent aside to see
the carcass of the lion, and behold there !as a s!arm of bees in the
mouth of the lion, and a honey-comb%
*.(B% )nd !hen he had taken it in his hands, he !ent on eating( and
coming to his father and mother, he ga$e them of it, and they ate( but
he !ould not tell them that he had taken the honey from the body of the
lion%
*.(*-% 4o his father !ent do!n to the !oman, and made a feast for his
son 4amson( for so the young men used to do%
*.(**% )nd !hen the citiHens of that #lace sa! him, they brought him
thirty com#anions to be !ith him%
*.(*,% )nd 4amson said to them( 5 !ill #ro#ose to you a riddle, !hich if
you declare unto me !ithin the se$en days of the feast, 5 !ill gi$e you
thirty shirts, and as many coats(
*.(*2% But if you shall not be able to declare it, you shall gi$e me
thirty shirts and the same number of coats% They ans!ered him( Put forth
the riddle, that !e may hear it%
*.(*.% )nd he said to them( Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of
the strong came forth s!eetness% )nd they could not for three days
e>#ound the riddle%
*.(*?% )nd !hen the se$enth day came, they said to the !ife of 4amson(
4ooth thy husband, and #ersuade him to tell thee !hat the riddle
meaneth% But if thou !ilt not do it, !e !ill burn thee, and thy fatherDs
house% 8a$e you called us to the !edding on #ur#ose to stri# usM
*.(*A% 4o she !e#t before 4amson and com#lained, saying( Thou hatest me,
and dost not lo$e me( therefore thou !ilt not e>#ound to me the riddle,
!hich thou hast #ro#osed to the sons of my #eo#le% But he ans!ered( 5
!ould not tell it to my father and mother( and ho! can 5 tell it to
theeM
*.(*+% 4o she !e#t before him the se$en days of the feast( and, at
length, on the se$enth day, as she !as troublesome to him, he e>#ounded
it% )nd she immediately told her countrymen%
*.(*1% )nd they, on the se$enth day before the sun !ent do!n, said to
him( =hat is s!eeter than honeyM and !hat is stronger than a lionM )nd
he said to them( 5f you had not #loughed !ith my heifer, you had not
found out my riddle%
*.(*B% )nd the 4#irit of the 'ord came u#on him, and he !ent do!n to
)scalon, and sle! there thirty men !hose garments he took a!ay, and ga$e
to them that had declared the riddle% )nd being e>ceeding angry, he !ent
u# to his fatherDs house(
*.(,-% But his !ife took one of his friends and bridal com#anions for
her husband%
9udges "ha#ter *?
4amson is denied his !ife% 8e burns the corn of the Philistines, and
kills many of them%
*?(*% )nd a !hile after, !hen the days of the !heat har$est !ere at
hand, 4amson came, meaning to $isit his !ife, and he brought her a kid
of the flock% )nd !hen he !ould ha$e gone into her chamber, as usual,
her father !ould not suffer him, saying(
*?(,% 5 thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore 5 ga$e her to thy
friend( but she hath a sister, !ho is younger and fairer than she, take
her to !ife instead of her%
*?(2% )nd 4amson ans!ered him( 7rom this day 5 shall be blameless in
!hat 5 do against the Philistines( for 5 !ill do you e$ils%
*?(.% )nd he !ent and caught three hundred fo>es, and cou#led them tail
to tail, and fastened torches bet!een the tails(
7o>es%%% Being judge of the #eo#le he might ha$e many to assist him to
catch !ith nets or other!ise a number of these animalsJ of !hich there
!ere great numbers in that country%
*?(A% )nd setting them on fire he let the fo>es go, that they might run
about hither and thither% )nd they #resently !ent into the standing corn
of the Philistines% =hich being set on fire, both the corn that !as
already carried together, and that !hich !as yet standing, !as all
burnt, insomuch that the flame consumed also the $ineyards and the
oli$eyards%
*?(A% Then the Philistines said( =ho hath done this thingM )nd it !as
ans!ered( 4amson, the son in la! of the Thamnathite, because he took
a!ay his !ife, and ga$e her to another, hath done these things% )nd the
Philistines !ent u# and burnt both the !oman and her father%
*?(+% But 4amson said to them( )lthough you ha$e done this, yet !ill 5
be re$enged of you, and then 5 !ill be Luiet%
*?(1% )nd he made a great slaughter of them, so that in astonishment
they laid the calf of the leg u#on the thigh% )nd going do!n he d!elt in
a ca$ern of the rock Etam%
*?(B% Then the Philistines going u# into the land of 9uda, cam#ed in the
#lace !hich after!ards !as called 'echi, that is, the 9a!bone, !here
their army !as s#read abroad%
*?(*-% )nd the men of the tribe of 9uda said to them( =hy are you come
u# against usM They ans!ered( =e are come to bind 4amson, and to #ay him
for !hat he hath done against us%
*?(**% =herefore three thousand men of 9uda !ent do!n to the ca$e of the
rock Etam, and said to 4amson( ;no!est thou not that the Philistines
rule o$er usM =hy !ouldst thou do thusM )nd he said to them( )s they
did to me, so ha$e 5 done to them%
*?(*,% )nd they said to him( =e are come to bind thee, and to deli$er
thee into the hands of the Philistines% )nd 4amson said to them( 4!ear
to me, and #romise me that you !ill not kill me%
*?(*2% They said( =e !ill not kill thee( but !e !ill deli$er thee u#
bound% )nd they bound him !ith t!o ne! cords, and brought him from the
rock Etam%
*?(*.% o! !hen he !as come to the #lace of the 9a!bone, and the
Philistines shouting !ent to meet him, the 4#irit of the 'ord came
strongly u#on him( and as fla> is !ont to be consumed at the a##roach of
fire, so the bands !ith !hich he !as bound !ere broken and loosed%
*?(*?% )nd finding a ja!bone, e$en the ja!bone of an ass, !hich lay
there, catching it u#, he sle! there!ith a thousand men%
*?(*A% )nd he said( =ith the ja!bone of an ass, !ith the ja! of the colt
of asses, 5 ha$e destroyed them, and ha$e slain a thousand men%
*?(*+% )nd !hen he had ended these !ords, singing, he thre! the ja!bone
out of his hand, and called the name of that #lace Ramathlechi, !hich is
inter#reted the lifting u# of the ja!bone%
*?(*1% )nd being $ery thirsty, he cried to the 'ord, and said( Thou hast
gi$en this $ery great deli$erance and $ictory into the hand of thy
ser$ant( and behold 5 die for thirst, and shall fall into the hands of
the uncircumcised%
*?(*B% Then the 'ord o#ened a great tooth in the ja! of the ass and
!aters issued out of it% )nd !hen he had drunk them, he refreshed his
s#irit, and reco$ered his strength% Therefore the name of that #lace !as
called The 4#ring of him that in$oked from the ja!bone, until this
#resent day%
*?(,-% )nd he judged 5srael, in the days of the Philistines, t!enty
years%
9udges "ha#ter *A
4amson is deluded by Dalila( and falls into the hands of the
Philistines% 8is death%
*A(*% 8e !ent also into GaHa, and sa! there a !oman, a harlot, and !ent
in unto her%
*A(,% )nd !hen the Philistines had heard this, and it !as noised about
among them, that 4amson !as come into the city, they surrounded him,
setting guards at the gate of the city, and !atching there all the night
in silence, that in the morning they might kill him as he !ent out%
*A(2% But 4amson sle#t till midnight, and then rising, he took both the
doors of the gate, !ith the #osts thereof and the bolt, and laying them
on his shoulders, carried them u# to the to# of the hill, !hich looketh
to!ards 8ebron%
*A(.% )fter this he lo$ed a !oman, !ho d!elt in the $alley of 4orec, and
she !as called Dalila%
Dalila%%% 4ome are of o#inion she !as married to 4amsonJ others that she
!as his harlot% 5f the latter o#inion be true, !e cannot !onder that, in
#unishment of his lust, the 'ord deli$ered him u#, by her means, into
the hands of his enemies% 8o!e$er if he !as guilty, it is not to be
doubted but that under his afflictions he heartily re#ented and returned
to God, and so obtained forgi$eness of his sins%
*A(?% )nd the #rinces of the Philistines came to her, and sald( Decei$e
him, and learn of him !herein his great strength lieth, and ho! !e may
be able to o$ercome him, to bind and afflict him( !hich if thou shalt
do, !e !ill gi$e thee e$ery one of us ele$en hundred #ieces of sil$er%
*A(A% )nd Dalila said to 4amson( Tell me, 5 beseech thee, !herein thy
greatest strength lieth, and !hat it is, !here!ith if thou !ert bound,
thou couldst not break loose%
*A(+% )nd 4amson ans!ered her( 5f 5 shall be bound !ith se$en cords,
made of sine!s not yet dry, but still moist, 5 shall be !eak like other
men%
*A(1% )nd the #rinces of the Philistines brought unto her se$en cords,
such as he s#oke of, !ith !hich she bound himJ
*A(B% <en lying #ri$ately in !ait !ith her, and in the chamber,
e>#ecting the e$ent of the thing, and she cried out to him( The
Philistines are u#on thee, 4amson% )nd he broke the bands, as a man
!ould break a thread of to! t!ined !ith s#ittle, !hen it smelleth the
fire( so it !as not kno!n !herein his strength lay%
*A(*-% )nd Dalila said to him( Behold thou hast mocked me, and hast told
me a false thing( but no! at least tell me !here!ith thou mayest be
bound%
*A(**% )nd he ans!ered her( 5f 5 shall be bound !ith ne! ro#es, that
!ere ne$er in !ork, 5 shall be !eak and like other men%
*A(*,% Dalila bound him again !ith these, and cried out( The Philistines
are u#on thee, 4amson, there being an ambush #re#ared for him in the
chamber% But he broke the bands like threads of !ebs%
*A(*2% )nd Dalila said to him again( 8o! long dost thou decei$e me, and
tell me liesM 4he! me !here!ith thou mayest be bound% )nd 4amson
ans!ered her( 5f thou #lattest the se$en locks of my head !ith a lace,
and tying them round about a nail, fastenest it in the ground, 5 shall
be !eak%
*A(*.% )nd !hen Dalila had done this, she said to him( The Philistines
are u#on thee, 4amson% )nd a!aking out of his slee#, he dre! out the
nail !ith the hairs and the lace%
*A(*?% )nd Dalila said to him( 8o! dost thou say thou lo$est me, !hen
thy mind is not !ith meM Thou hast told me lies these three times, and
!ouldst not tell me !herein thy greatest strength lieth%
*A(*A% )nd !hen she #ressed him much, and continually hung u#on him for
many days, gi$ing him no time to rest, his soul fainted a!ay, and !as
!earied e$en unto death%
*A(*+% Then o#ening the truth of the thing, he said to her( The raHor
hath ne$er come u#on my head, for 5 am a aHarite, that is to say,
consecrated to God from my motherDs !omb( 5f my head be sha$en, my
strength shall de#art from me, and 5 shall become !eak, and shall be
like other men%
*A(*1% Then seeing that he had disco$ered to her all his mind, she sent
to the #rinces of the Philistines, saying( "ome u# this once more, for
no! he hath o#ened his heart to me% )nd they !ent u#, taking !ith them
the money !hich they had #romised%
*A(*B% But she made him slee# u#on her knees, and lay his head in her
bosom% )nd she called a barber and sha$ed his se$en locks, and began to
dri$e him a!ay, and thrust him from her( for immediately his strength
de#arted from him%
*A(,-% )nd she said( The Philistines are u#on thee, 4amson% )nd a!aking
from slee#, he said in his mind( 5 !ill go out as 5 did before, and
shake myself, not kno!ing that the 'ord !as de#arted from him%
*A(,*% Then the Philistines seiHed u#on him, and forth!ith #ulled out
his eyes, and led him bound in chains to GaHa, and shutting him u# in
#rison made him grind%
*A(,,% )nd no! his hair began to gro! again,
*A(,2% )nd the #rinces of the Philistines assembled together, to offer
great sacrifices to Dagon their god, and to make merry, saying( Our god
hath deli$ered our enemy 4amson into our hands%
*A(,.% )nd the #eo#le also seeing this, #raised their god, and said the
same( Our god hath deli$ered our ad$ersary into our hands, him that
destroyed our country, and killed $ery many%
*A(,?% )nd rejoicing in their feasts, !hen they had no! taken their good
cheer, they commanded that 4amson should be called, and should #lay
before them% )nd being brought out of #rison, he #layed before themJ and
they made him stand bet!een t!o #illars%
*A(,A% )nd he said to the lad that guided his ste#s( 4uffer me to touch
the #illars !hich su##ort the !hole house, and let me lean u#on them,
and rest a little%
*A(,+% o! the house !as full of men and !omen, and all the #rinces of
the Philistines !ere there% <oreo$er about three thousand #ersons of
both se>es, from the roof and the higher #art of the house, !ere
beholding 4amsonDs #lay%
*A(,1% But he called u#on the 'ord, saying( O 'ord God remember me, and
restore to me no! my former strength, O my God, that 5 may re$enge
myself on my enemies, and for the loss of my t!o eyes 5 may take one
re$enge%
Re$enge myself%%% This desire of re$enge !as out of Heal for justice
against the enemies of God and his #eo#leJ and not out of #ri$ate
rancour and malice of heart%
*A(,B% )nd laying hold on both the #illars on !hich the house rested,
and holding the one !ith his right hand, and the other !ith his left,
*A(2-% 8e said( 'et me die !ith the Philistines% )nd !hen he had
strongly shook the #illars, the house fell u#on all the #rinces, and the
rest of the multitude, that !as there( and he killed many more at his
death, than he had killed before in his life%
'et me die%%% 'iterally, let my soul die% 4amson did not sin on this
occasion, though he !as indirectly the cause of his o!n death% Because
he !as mo$ed to !hat he did, by a #articular ins#iration of God, !ho
also concurred !ith him by a miracle, in restoring his strength u#on the
s#ot, in conseLuence of his #rayer% 4amson, by dying in this manner, !as
a figure of "hrist, !ho by his death o$ercame all his enemies%
*A(2*% )nd his brethren and all his kindred, going do!n took his body,
and buried it bet!een 4araa and Esthaol, in the burying#lace of his
father <anue( and he judged 5srael t!enty years%
9udges "ha#ter *+
The history of the idol of <ichas, and the young 'e$ite%
*+(*% There !as at that time a man of mount E#hraim, !hose name !as
<ichas%
*+(,% =ho said to his mother( The ele$en hundred #ieces of sil$er, !hich
thou hadst #ut aside for thyself, and concerning !hich thou didst s!ear
in my hearing, behold 5 ha$e, and they are !ith me% )nd she said to him%
Blessed be my son by the 'ord%
*+(2% 4o he restored them to his mother, !ho said to him( 5 ha$e
consecrated and $o!ed this sil$er to the 'ord, that my son may recei$e
it at my hand, and make a gra$en and a molten godJ so no! 5 deli$er it
to thee%
*+(.% )nd he restored them to his mother( and she took t!o hundred
#ieces of sil$er and ga$e them to the sil$ersmith, to make of them a
gra$en and a molten God, !hich !as in the house of <ichas%
*+(?% )nd he se#arated also therein a little tem#le for the god, and
made an e#hod, and thera#him, that is to say, a #riestly garment, and
idols( and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he became his
#riest%
7illed the hand%%% That is, a##ointed and consecrated him to the
#riestly office%
*+(A% 5n those days there !as no king in 5srael, but e$ery one did that
!hich seemed right to himself%
*+(+% There !as also another young man of Bethlehem 9uda, of the kindred
thereof( and he !as a 'e$ite, and d!elt there%
*+(1% o! he !ent out from the city of Bethlehem, and desired to sojourn
!heresoe$er he should find it con$enient for him% )nd !hen he !as come
to mount E#hraim, as he !as on his journey, and had turned aside a
little into the house of <ichas,
*+(B% 8e !as asked by him !hence he came% )nd he ans!ered( 5 am a 'e$ite
of Bethlehem 9uda, and 5 am going to d!ell !here 5 can, and !here 5
shall find a #lace to my ad$antage%
*+(*-% )nd <ichas said( 4tay !ith me, and be unto me a father and a
#riest, and 5 !ill gi$e thee e$ery year ten #ieces of sil$er, and a
double suit of a##arel, and thy $ictuals%
*+(**% 8e !as content, and abode !ith the man, and !as unto him as one
of his sons%
*+(*,% )nd <ichas filled his hand, and had the young man !ith him for
his #riest, saying(
*+(*2% o! 5 kno! God !ill do me good, since 5 ha$e a #riest of the race
of the 'e$ites%
9udges "ha#ter *1
The e>#edition of the men of Dan against 'ais( in their !ay they rob
<ichas of his #riest and his gods%
*1(*% 5n those days there !as no king in 5srael, and the tribe of Dan
sought them an inheritance to d!ell in( for unto that day they had not
recei$ed their lot among the other tribes%
ot recei$ed, etc%%% They had their #ortions assigned them, 9os% *B%.-%
But, through their o!n sloth, #ossessed as yet but a small #art of it%
4ee 9udges *%2.%
*1(,% 4o the children of Dan sent fi$e most $aliant men, of their stock
and family, from 4araa and Esthaol, to s#y out the land, and to $ie! it
diligently( and they said to them( Go, and $ie! the land% They !ent on
their !ay, and !hen they came to mount E#hraim, they !ent into the house
of <ichas, and rested there(
*1(2% )nd kno!ing the $oice of the young man the 'e$ite, and lodging
!ith him, they said to him( =ho brought thee hitherM !hat dost thou
hereM !hy !ouldst thou come hitherM
*1(.% 8e ans!ered them( <ichas hath done such and such things for me,
and hath hired me to be his #riest%
*1(?% Then they desired him to consult the 'ord, that they might kno!
!hether their journey should be #ros#erous, and the thing should ha$e
effect%
*1(A% 8e ans!ered them( Go in #eace( the 'ord looketh on your !ay, and
the journey that you go%
*1(+% 4o the fi$e men going on came to 'ais( and they sa! ho! the #eo#le
d!elt therein !ithout any fear, according to the custom of the
4idonians, secure and easy, ha$ing no man at all to o##ose them, being
$ery rich, and li$ing se#arated, at a distance from 4idon and from all
men%
*1(1% )nd they returned to their brethren in 4araa and Esthaol, !ho
asked them !hat they had done( to !hom they ans!ered(
*1(B% )rise, and let us go u# to them( for !e ha$e seen the land !hich
is e>ceeding rich and fruitful( neglect not, lose no time( let us go and
#ossess it, there !ill be no difficulty%
*1(*-% =e shall come to a #eo#le that is secure, into a s#acious
country, and the 'ord !ill deli$er the #lace to us, in !hich there is no
!ant of any thing that gro!eth on the earth%
*1(**% There !ent therefore of the kindred of Dan, to !it, from 4araa
and Esthaol, si> hundred men, furnished !ith arms for !ar%
*1(*,% )nd going u# they lodged in "ariathiarim of 9uda( !hich #lace
from that time is called the cam# of Dan, and is behind "ariathiarim%
*1(*2% 7rom thence they #assed into mount E#hraim% )nd !hen they !ere
come to the house of <ichas,
*1(*.% The fi$e men, that before had been sent to $ie! the land of 'ais,
said to the rest of their brethren( &ou kno! that in these houses there
is an e#hod and thera#him, and a gra$en and a molten god( see !hat you
are #leased to do%
*1(*?% )nd !hen they had turned a little aside, they !ent into the house
of the young man the 'e$ite, !ho !as in the house of <ichas( and they
saluted him !ith !ords of #eace%
*1(*A% )nd the si> hundred men stood before the door, a##ointed !ith
their arms%
*1(*+% But they that !ere gone into the house of the young man, !ent
about to take a!ay the gra$en god, and the e#hod, and the thera#him, and
the molten god, and the #riest stood before the door, the si> hundred
$aliant men !aiting not far off%
*1(*1% 4o they that !ere gone in took a!ay the gra$en thing, the e#hod,
and the idols, and the molten god, )nd the #riest said to them( =hat are
you doingM
*1(*B% )nd they said to him( 8old thy #eace, and #ut thy finger on thy
mouth, and come !ith us, that !e may ha$e thee for a father, and a
#riest% =hether is better for thee, to be a #riest in the house of one
man, or in a tribe and family in 5sraelM
*1(,-% =hen he heard this, he agreed to their !ords, and took the e#hod,
and the idols, and the gra$en god, and de#arted !ith them%
*1(,*% )nd !hen they !ere going for!ard, and had #ut before them the
children and the cattle, and all that !as $aluable,
*1(,,% )nd !ere no! at a distance from the house of <ichas, the men that
d!elt in the houses of <ichas gathering together follo!ed them,
*1(,2% )nd began to shout out after them% They looked back, and said to
<ichas( =hat aileth theeM =hy dost thou cryM
*1(,.% )nd he ans!ered( &ou ha$e taken a!ay my gods !hich 5 ha$e made
me, and the #riest, and all that 5 ha$e, and do you say( =hat aileth
theeM
*1(,?% )nd the children of Dan said to him( 4ee thou say no more to us,
lest men enraged come u#on thee, and thou #erish !ith all thy house%
*1(,A% )nd so they !ent on the journey they had begun% But <ichas
seeing that they !ere stronger than he, returned to his house%
*1(,+% )nd the si> hundred men took the #riest, and the things !e s#oke
of before, and came to 'ais, to a #eo#le that !as Luiet and secure, and
smote them !ith the edge of the s!ord( and the city they burnt !ith
fire,
*1(,1% There being no man at all !ho brought them any succour, because
they d!elt far from 4idon, and had no society or business !ith any man%
)nd the city !as in the land of Rohob( and they rebuilt it, and d!elt
therein,
*1(,B% "alling the name of the city Dan, after the name of their father,
!ho !as the son of 5srael, !hich before !as called 'ais%
*1(2-% )nd they set u# to themsel$es the gra$en idol, and 9onathan the
son of Gersam, the son of <oses, he and his sons !ere #riests in the
tribe of Dan, until the day of their ca#ti$ity%
*1(2*% )nd the idol of <ichas remained !ith them all the time that the
house of God !as in 4ilo% 5n those days there !as no king in 5srael%
9udges "ha#ter *B
) 'e$ite bringing home his !ife, is lodged by an old man at Gabaa in the
tribe of Benjamin% 8is !ife is there abused by !icked men, and in the
morning found dead% 8er husband cutteth her body in #ieces, and sendeth
to e$ery tribe of 5srael, reLuiring them to re$enge the !icked fact%
*B(*% There !as a certain 'e$ite, !ho d!elt on the side of mount
E#hraim, !ho took a !ife of Bethlehem 9uda(
*B(,% )nd she left him, and returned to her fatherDs house in Bethlehem,
and abode !ith him four months%
*B(2% )nd her husband follo!ed her, !illing to be reconciled !ith her,
and to s#eak kindly to her, and to bring her back !ith him, ha$ing !ith
him a ser$ant and t!o asses( and she recei$ed him, and brought him into
her fatherDs house% )nd !hen his father in la! had heard this, and had
seen him, he met him !ith joy,
*B(.% )nd embraced the man% )nd the son in la! tarried in the house of
his father in la! three days, eating !ith him and drinking familiarly%
*B(?% But on the fourth day, arising early in the morning, he desired to
de#art% But his father in la! ke#t him, and said to him( Taste first a
little bread, and strengthen thy stomach, and so thou shalt de#art%
*B(A% )nd they sat do!n together, and ate and drank% )nd the father of
the young !oman said to his son in la!( 5 beseech thee to stay here to
day, and let us make merry together%
*B(+% But he rising u#, began to be for de#arting% )nd ne$ertheless his
father in la! earnestly #ressed him, and made him stay !ith him%
*B(1% But !hen morning !as come, the 'e$ite #re#ared to go on his
journey% )nd his father in la! said to him again( 5 beseech thee to take
a little meat, and strengthening thyself, till the day be farther
ad$anced, after!ards thou mayest de#art% )nd they ate together%
*B(B% )nd the young man arose to set for!ard !ith his !ife and ser$ant%
)nd his father in la! s#oke to him again( "onsider that the day is
declining, and dra!eth to!ard e$ening( tarry !ith me to day also, and
s#end the day in mirth, and to morro! thou shalt de#art, that thou
mayest go into thy house%
*B(*-% 8is son in la! !ould not consent to his !ords( but forth!ith !ent
for!ard, and came o$er against 9ebus, !hich by another name is called
9erusalem, leading !ith him t!o asses loaden, and his concubine%
"oncubine%% 4he !as his la!ful !ife, but e$en la!ful !i$es are
freLuently in scri#ture called concubines% 4ee abo$e, cha#% 1% $er%
2*%--@er% *A% 9emini%%% That is, Benjamin%
*B(**% )nd no! they !ere come near 9ebus, and the day !as far s#ent( and
the ser$ant said to his master( "ome, 5 beseech thee, let us turn into
the city of the 9ebusites, and lodge there%
*B(*,% 8is master ans!ered him( 5 !ill not go into the to!n of another
nation, !ho are not of the children of 5srael, but 5 !ill #ass o$er to
Gabaa(
*B(*2% )nd !hen 5 shall come thither, !e !ill lodge there, or at least
in the city of Rama%
*B(*.% 4o they #assed by 9ebus, and !ent on their journey, and the sun
!ent do!n u#on them !hen they !ere by Gabaa, !hich is in the tribe of
Benjamin(
*B(*?% )nd they turned into it to lodge there% )nd !hen they !ere come
in, they sat in the street of the city, for no man !ould recei$e them to
lodge%
*B(*A% )nd behold they sa! an old man, returning out of the field and
from his !ork in the e$ening, and he also !as of mount E#hraim, and
d!elt as a stranger in GabaaJ but the men of that country !ere the
children of 9emini%
*B(*+% )nd the old man lifting u# his eyes, sa! the man sitting !ith his
bundles in the street of the city, and said to him( =hence comest thouM
and !hither goest thouM
*B(*1% 8e ans!ered him( =e came out from Bethlehem 9uda, and !e are
going to our home, !hich is on the side of mount E#hraim, from !hence !e
!ent to Bethlehem( and no! !e go to the house of God, and none !ill
recei$e us under his roof(
*B(*B% =e ha$e stra! and hay for #ro$ender of the asses, and bread and
!ine for the use of myself and of thy handmaid, and of the ser$ant that
is !ith me( !e !ant nothing but lodging%
*B(,-% )nd the old man ans!ered him( Peace be !ith thee( 5 !ill furnish
all things that are necessary( only 5 beseech thee, stay not in the
street%
*B(,*% )nd he brought him into his house, and ga$e #ro$ender to his
asses( and after they had !ashed their feet, he entertained them !ith a
feast%
*B(,,% =hile they !ere making merry, and refreshing their bodies !ith
meat and drink, after the labour of the journey, the men of that city,
sons of Belial Ethat is, !ithout yokeG, came and beset the old manDs
house, and began to knock at the door, calling to the master of the
house, and saying( Bring forth the man that came into thy house, that !e
may abuse him(
*B(,2% )nd the old man !ent out to them, and said( Do not so, my
brethren, do not so !ickedly( because this man is come into my lodging,
and cease 5 #ray you from this folly%
*B(,.% 5 ha$e a maiden daughter, and this man hath a concubine, 5 !ill
bring them out to you, and you may humble them, and satisfy your lust(
only, 5 beseech you, commit not this crime against nature on the man%
*B(,?% They !ould not be satisfied !ith his !ordsJ !hich the man seeing,
brought out his concubine to them, and abandoned her to their
!ickedness( and !hen they had abused her all the night, they let her go
in the morning%
*B(,A% But the !oman, at the da!ning of the day, came to the door of the
house, !here her lord lodged, and there fell do!n%
*B(,+% )nd in the morning the man arose, and o#ened the door, that he
might end the journey he had begun( and behold his concubine lay before
the door !ith her hands s#read on the threshold%
*B(,1% 8e thinking she !as taking her rest, said to her( )rise, and let
us be going% But as she made no ans!er, #ercei$ing she !as dead, he took
her u#, and laid her u#on his ass, and returned to his house%
*B(,B% )nd !hen he !as come home, he took a s!ord, and di$ided the dead
body of his !ife !ith her bones into t!el$e #arts, and sent the #ieces
into all the borders of 5srael%
*B(2-% )nd !hen e$ery one had seen this, they all cried out( There !as
ne$er such a thing done in 5srael, from the day that our fathers came u#
out of Egy#t, until this day( gi$e sentence, and decree in common !hat
ought to be done%
9udges "ha#ter ,-
The 5sraelites !arring against Benjamin are t!ice defeatedJ but in the
third battle the Benjamites are all slain, sa$ing si> hundred men%
,-(*% Then all the children of 5srael !ent out, and gathered together as
one man, from Dan to Bersabee, !ith the land of Galaad, to the 'ord in
<as#ha(
,-(,% )nd all the chiefs of the #eo#le, and all the tribes of 5srael,
met together in the assembly of the #eo#le of God, four hundred thousand
footmen fit for !ar%
,-(2% Eor !ere the children of Benjamin ignorant that the children of
5srael !ere come u# to <as#ha%G )nd the 'e$ite, the husband of the !oman
that !as killed being asked, ho! so great a !ickedness had been
committed,
,-(.% )ns!ered( 5 came into Gabaa, of Benjamin, !ith my !ife, and there
5 lodged(
,-(?% )nd behold the men of that city, in the night beset the house
!herein 5 !as, intending to kill me, and abused my !ife !ith an
incredible fury of lust, so that at last she died%
,-(A% )nd 5 took her and cut her in #ieces, and sent the #arts into all
the borders of your #ossession( because there ne$er !as so heinous a
crime, and so great an abomination committed in 5srael%
,-(+% &ou are all here, O children of 5srael, determine !hat you ought
to do%
,-(1% )nd all the #eo#le standing, ans!ered as by the $oice of one man(
=e !ill not return to our tents, neither shall any one of us go into his
o!n house(
,-(B% But this !e !ill do in common against Gabaa(
,-(*-% =e !ill take ten men of a hundred out of all the tribes of
5srael, and a hundred out of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten
thousand, to bring $ictuals for the army, that !e may fight against
Gabaa of Benjamin, and render to it for its !ickedness, !hat it
deser$eth%
,-(**% )nd all 5srael !ere gathered together against the city, as one
man, !ith one mind, and one counsel(
,-(*,% )nd they sent messengers to all the tribe of Benjamin, to say to
them( =hy hath so great an abomination been found among youM
,-(*2% Deli$er u# the men of Gabaa, that ha$e committed this heinous
crime, that they may die, and the e$il may be taken a!ay out of 5srael%
But they !ould not hearken to the #ro#osition of their brethren the
children of 5srael(
,-(*.% But out of all the cities !hich !ere of their lot, they gathered
themsel$es together into Gabaa, to aid them, and to fight against the
!hole #eo#le of 5srael%
,-(*?% )nd there !ere found of Benjamin fi$e and t!enty thousand men
that dre! the s!ord, besides the inhabitants of Gabaa,
,-(*A% =ho !ere se$en hundred most $aliant men, fighting !ith the left
hand as !ell as !ith the right( and slinging stones so sure that they
could hit e$en a hair, and not miss by the stoneDs going on either side%
,-(*+% Of the men of 5srael also, beside the children of Benjamin, !ere
found four hundred thousand that dre! s!ords and !ere #re#ared to fight%
,-(*1% )nd they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to 4ilo(
and they consulted God, and said( =ho shall be in our army the first to
go to the battle against the children of BenjaminM )nd the 'ord ans!ered
them( 'et 9uda be your leader%
,-(*B% )nd forth!ith the children of 5srael rising in the morning,
cam#ed by Gabaa(
,-(,-% )nd going out from thence to fight against Benjamin, began to
assault the city%
,-(,*% )nd the children of Benjamin coming out of Gabaa sle! of the
children of 5srael that day t!o and t!enty thousand men%
,-(,,% )gain 5srael, trusting in their strength and their number, set
their army in array in the same #lace, !here they had fought before(
Trusting in their strength%%% The 'ord suffered them to be o$erthro!n
and many of them to be slain, though their cause !as justJ #artly in
#unishment of the idolatry !hich they e>ercised or tolerated in the
tribe of Dan, and else!hereJ and #artly because they trusted in their
o!n strengthJ and therefore, though he bid them fight, he !ould not gi$e
them the $ictory, till they !ere thoroughly humbled and had learned to
trust in him alone%
,-(,2% &et so that they first !ent u# and !e#t before the 'ord until
night( and consulted him and said( 4hall 5 go out any more to fight
against the children of Benjamin my brethren or notM )nd he ans!ered
them( Go u# against them, and join battle%
,-(,.% )nd !hen the children of 5srael !ent out the ne>t day to fight
against the children of Benjamin,
,-(,?% The children of Benjamin sallied forth out of the gates of Gabaa(
and meeting them, made so great a slaughter of them, as to kill eighteen
thousand men that dre! the s!ord%
,-(,A% =herefore all the children of 5srael came to the house of God,
and sat and !e#t before the 'ord( and they fasted that day till the
e$ening, and offered to him holocausts, and $ictims of #eace offerings,
,-(,+% )nd inLuired of him concerning their state% )t that time the ark
of the co$enant of the 'ord !as there,
,-(,1% )nd Phinees, the son of EleaHar, the son of )aron, !as o$er the
house% 4o they consulted the 'ord, and said( 4hall !e go out any more to
fight against the children of Benjamin, our brethren, or shall !e ceaseM
)nd the 'ord said to them( Go u#, for to morro! 5 !ill deli$er them into
your hands%
,-(,B% )nd the children of 5srael set ambushes round about the city of
Gabaa(
,-(2-% )nd they dre! u# their army against Benjamin the third time, as
they had done the first and second%
,-(2*% )nd the children of Benjamin boldly issued out of the city, and
seeing their enemies flee, #ursued them a long !ay, so as to !ound and
kill some of them, as they had done the first and second day, !hilst
they fled by t!o high!ays, !hereof one goeth u# to Bethel and the other
to Gabaa, and they sle! about thirty men(
,-(2,% 7or they thought to cut them off as they did before% But they
artfully feigning a flight, designed to dra! them a!ay from the city,
and by their seeming to flee, to bring them to the high!ays aforesaid%
,-(22% Then all the children of 5srael rising u# out of the #laces !here
they !ere, set their army in battle array, in the #lace !hich is called
Baalthamar% The ambushes also, !hich !ere about the city, began by
little and little to come forth,
,-(2.% )nd to march from the !est side of the city% )nd other ten
thousand men chosen out of all 5srael, attacked the inhabitants of the
city% )nd the battle gre! hot against the children of Benjamin( and they
understood not that #resent death threatened them on e$ery side%
,-(2?% )nd the 'ord defeated them before the children of 5srael, and
they sle! of them in that day fi$e and t!enty thousand, and one hundred,
all fighting men, and that dre! the s!ord%
,-(2A% But the children of Benjamin, !hen they sa! themsel$es to be too
!eak, began to flee% =hich the children of 5srael seeing, ga$e them
#lace to flee, that they might come to the ambushes that !ere #re#ared,
!hich they had set near the city%
,-(2+% )nd they that !ere in ambush arose on a sudden out of their
co$erts, and !hilst Benjamin turned their backs to the slayers, !ent
into the city, and smote it !ith the edge of the s!ord%
,-(21% o! the children of 5srael had gi$en a sign to them, !hom they
had laid in ambushes, that after they had taken the city, they should
make a fire( that by the smoke rising on high, they might she! that the
city !as taken%
,-(2B% )nd !hen the children of 5srael sa! this in the battle, Efor the
children of Benjamin thought they fled, and #ursued them $igorously,
killing thirty men of their armyG
,-(.-% )nd #ercei$ed, as it !ere, a #illar of smoke rise u# from the
cityJ and Benjamin looking back, sa! that the city !as taken, and that
the flames ascended on high(
,-(.*% They that before had made as if they fled, turning their faces,
stood bra$ely against them% =hich the children of Benjamin seeing,
turned their backs,
,-(.,% )nd began to go to!ards the !ay of the desert, the enemy #ursuing
them thither also% )nd they that fired the city came also out to meet
them%
,-(.2% )nd so it !as, that they !ere slain on both sides by the enemies,
and there !as no rest of their men dying% They fell and !ere beaten do!n
on the east side of the city of Gabaa%
,-(..% )nd they that !ere slain in the same #lace, !ere eighteen
thousand men, all most $aliant soldiers%
,-(.?% )nd !hen they that remained of Benjamin sa! this, they fled into
the !ilderness, and made to!ards the rock that is called Remmon% 5n that
flight also, as they !ere straggling, and going different !aysJ they
sle! of them fi$e thousand men% )nd as they !ent farther, they still
#ursued them, and sle! also other t!o thousand%
,-(.A% )nd so it came to #ass, that all that !ere slain of Benjamin, in
di$ers #laces, !ere fi$e and t!enty thousand fighting men, most $aliant
for !ar%
,-(.+% )nd there remained of all the number of Benjamin only si> hundred
men that !ere able to esca#e, and flee to the !ilderness( and they abode
in the rock Remmon four months%
,-(.1% But the children of 5srael returning, #ut all the remains of the
city to the s!ord, both men and beasts, and all the cities and $illages
of Benjamin !ere consumed !ith de$ouring flames%
9udges "ha#ter ,*
The tribe of Benjamin is sa$ed from being utterly e>tinct, by #ro$iding
!i$es for the si> hundred that remained%
,*(*% o! the children of 5srael had also s!orn in <as#ha, saying( one
of us shall gi$e of his daughters to the children of Benjamin to !ife%
,*(,% )nd they all came to the house of God in 4ilo, and sitting before
him till the e$ening, lifted u# their $oices, and began to lament and
!ee#, saying(
,*(2% O 'ord God of 5srael, !hy is so great an e$il come to #ass in thy
#eo#le, that this day one tribe should be taken a!ay from among usM
,*(.% )nd rising early the ne>t day, they built an altar( and offered
there holocausts, and $ictims of #eace, and they said(
,*(?% =ho is there among all the tribes of 5srael that came not u# !ith
the army of the 'ordM for they had bound themsel$es !ith a great oath,
!hen they !ere in <as#ha, that !hosoe$er !ere !anting should be slain%
,*(A% )nd the children of 5srael being mo$ed !ith re#entance for their
brother Benjamin, began to say( One tribe is taken a!ay from 5srael%
,*(+% =hence shall they take !i$esM 7or !e ha$e all in general s!orn,
not to gi$e our daughters to them%
,*(1% Therefore they said( =ho is there of all the tribes of 5srael,
that came not u# to the 'ord to <as#haM )nd, behold, the inhabitants of
9abes Galaad !ere found not to ha$e been in that army%
,*(B% E)t that time also !hen they !ere in 4ilo, no one of them !as
found there,G
,*(*-% 4o they sent ten thousand of the most $aliant men, and commanded
them, saying( Go and #ut the inhabitants of 9abes Galaad to the s!ord,
!ith their !i$es and their children%
,*(**% )nd this is !hat you shall obser$e( E$ery male, and all !omen
that ha$e kno!n men, you shall kill, but the $irgins you shall sa$e%
,*(*,% )nd there !ere found of 9abes Galaad four hundred $irgins, that
had not kno!n the bed of a man, and they brought them to the cam# in
4ilo, into the land of "hanaan%
,*(*2% )nd they sent messengers to the children of Benjamin, that !ere
in the rock Remmon, and commanded them to recei$e them in #eace%
,*(*.% )nd the children of Benjamin came at that time, and !i$es !ere
gi$en them of 9abes Galaad( but they found no others, !hom they might
gi$e in like manner%
,*(*?% )nd all 5srael !as $ery sorry, and re#ented for the destroying of
one tribe out of 5srael%
,*(*A% )nd the ancients said( =hat shall !e do !ith the rest, that ha$e
not recei$ed !i$esM for all the !omen in Benjamin are dead%
,*(*+% )nd !e must use all care, and #ro$ide !ith great diligence, that
one tribe be not destroyed out of 5srael%
,*(*1% 7or as to our o!n daughters !e cannot gi$e them, being bound !ith
an oath and a curse, !hereby !e said( "ursed be he that shall gi$e
Benjamin any of his daughters to !ife%
,*(*B% 4o they took counsel, and said( Behold, there is a yearly
solemnity of the 'ord in 4ilo, !hich is situate on the north of the city
of Bethel, and on the east side of the !ay, that goeth from Bethel to
4ichem, and on the south of the to!n of 'ebona%
,*(,-% )nd they commanded the children of Benjamin and said( Go, and lie
hid in the $ineyards,
,*(,*% )nd !hen you shall see the daughters of 4ilo come out, as the
custom is, to dance, come ye on a sudden out of the $ineyards, and catch
you e$ery man his !ife among them, and go into the land of Benjamin%
,*(,,% )nd !hen their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall
begin to com#lain against you, and to chide, !e !ill say to them( 8a$e
#ity on them( for they took them not a!ay as by the right of !ar or
conLuest, but !hen they asked to ha$e them, you ga$e them not, and the
fault !as committed on your #art%
,*(,2% )nd the children of Benjamin did as they had been commanded( and,
according to their number, they carried off for themsel$es e$ery man his
!ife of them that !ere dancing( and they !ent into their #ossession, and
built u# their cities, and d!elt in them%
,*(,.% The children of 5srael also returned by their tribes, and
families, to their d!ellings% 5n those days there !as no king in 5srael(
but e$ery one did that !hich seemed right to himself%
T8E BOO; O7 R:T8
This Book is called R:T8, from the name of the #erson !hose history is
here recorded( !ho, being a Gentile, became a con$ert to the true faith,
and marrying BooH, the great-grandfather of Da$id, !as one of those from
!hom "hrist s#rung according to the flesh, and an illustrious figure of
the Gentile church% 5t is thought this book !as !ritten by the #ro#het
4amuel%
Ruth "ha#ter *
Elimelech of Bethlehem going !ith his !ife oemi, and t!o sons, into the
land of <oab, dieth there% 8is sons marry !i$es of that country and die
!ithout issue% oemi returneth home !ith her daughter in la! Ruth, !ho
refuseth to #art !ith her%
*(*% 5n the days of the judges, !hen the judges ruled, there came a
famine in the land% )nd a certain man of Bethlehem 9uda, !ent to
sojourn in the land of <oab !ith his !ife and his t!o sons%
*(,% 8e !as named Elimelech, and his !ife oemi( and his t!o sons, the
one <ahalon, and the other "helion, E#hrathites of Bethlehem 9uda% )nd
entering into the country of <oab, they abode there%
*(2% )nd Elimelech the husband of oemi died( and she remained !ith her
sons%
*(.% )nd they took !i$es of the !omen of <oab, of !hich one !as called
Or#ha, and the other Ruth% )nd they d!elt their ten years,
*(?% )nd they both died, to !it, <ahalon and "helion( and the !oman !as
left alone, ha$ing lost both her sons and her husband%
*(A% )nd she arose to go from the land of <oab to her o!n country, !ith
both her daughters in la!( for she had heard that the 'ord had looked
u#on his #eo#le, and had gi$en them food%
*(+% =herefore she !ent forth out of the #lace of her sojournment, !ith
both her daughters in la!( and being no! in the !ay to return into the
land of 9uda,
*(1% 4he said to them( Go ye home to your mothers, the 'ord deal
mercifully !ith you, as you ha$e dealt !ith the dead and !ith me%
*(B% <ay he grant you to find rest in the houses of the husbands !hom
you shall take% )nd she kissed them% )nd they lifted u# their $oice, and
began to !ee#,
*(*-% )nd to say( =e !ill go on !ith thee to thy #eo#le%
*(**% But she ans!ered them( Return, my daughters( !hy come ye !ith meM
ha$e 5 any more sons in my !omb, that you may ho#e for husbands of meM
*(*,% Return again, my daughters, and go your !ays( for 5 am no! s#ent
!ith age, and not fit for !edlock% )lthough 5 might concei$e this night,
and bear children,
*(*2% 5f you !ould !ait till they !ere gro!n u#, and come to manDs
estate, you !ould be old !omen before you marry% Do not so, my
daughters, 5 beseech you( for 5 am grie$ed the more for your distress,
and the hand of the 'ord is gone out against me%
*(*.% )nd they lifted u# their $oice, and began to !ee# again( Or#ha
kissed her mother in la!, and returned( Ruth stuck close to her mother
in la!%
*(*?% )nd oemi said to her( Behold thy kins!oman is returned to her
#eo#le, and to her gods, go thou !ith her%
To her gods, etc%%% oemi did not mean to #ersuade Ruth to return to the
false gods she had formerly !orshi##ed( but by this manner of s#eech,
insinuated to her, that if she !ould go !ith her, she must renounce her
false gods and return to the 'ord the God of 5srael%
*(*A% 4he ans!ered( Be not against me, to desire that 5 should lea$e
thee and de#art( for !hithersoe$er thou shalt go, 5 !ill go( and !here
thou shalt d!ell, 5 also !ill d!ell% Thy #eo#le shall be my #eo#le, and
thy God my God%
*(*+% The land that shall recei$e thee dying, in the same !ill 5 die(
and there !ill 5 be buried% The 'ord do so and so to me, and add more
also, if aught but death #art me and thee%
The 'ord do so and so, etc%%% ) form of s!earing usual in the history of
the Old Testament, by !hich the #erson !ished such and such e$ils to
fall u#on them, if they did not do !hat they said%
*(*1% Then oemi seeing that Ruth !as steadfastly determined to go !ith
her, !ould not be against it, nor #ersuade her any more to return to her
friends(
*(lB% 4o they !ent together, and came to Bethlehem% )nd !hen they !ere
come into the city, the re#ort !as Luickly s#read among all( and the
!omen said( This is that oemi%
*(,-% But she said to them( "all me not oemi Ethat is, beautiful,G but
call me <ara Ethat is, bitterG, for the )lmighty hath Luite filled me
!ith bitterness%
*(,*% 5 !ent out full and the 'ord hath brought me back em#ty% =hy then
do you call me oemi, !hom the 'ord hath humbled, and the )lmighty hath
afflictedM
*(,,% 4o oemi came !ith Ruth, the <oabitess, her daughter in la!, from
the land of her sojournment( and returned into Bethlehem, in the
beginning of the barley har$est%
Ruth "ha#ter ,
Ruth gleaneth in the field of BooH, !ho she!eth her fa$our%
,(*% o! her husband Elimelech had a kinsman, a #o!erful man, and $ery
rich, !hose name !as BooH%
,(2% )nd Ruth, the <oabitess, said to her mother in la!( 5f thou !ilt, 5
!ill go into the field, and glean the ears of corn that esca#e the hands
of the rea#ers, !heresoe$er 5 shall find grace !ith a householder, that
!ill be fa$ourable to me% )nd she ans!ered her( Go, my daughter%
,(2% 4he !ent, therefore, and gleaned the ears of corn after the
rea#ers% )nd it ha##ened that the o!ner of that field !as BooH, !ho !as
of the kindred of Elimelech%
,(.% )nd behold, he came out of Bethlehem, and said to the rea#ers( The
'ord be !ith you% )nd they ans!ered him( The 'ord bless thee%
,(?% )nd BooH said to the young man that !as set o$er the rea#ers( =hose
maid is thisM
,(A% )nd he ans!ered him( This is the <oabitess, !ho came !ith oemi,
from the land of <oab,
,(+% )nd she desired lea$e to glean the ears of corn that remain,
follo!ing the ste#s of the rea#ers( and she hath been in the field from
morning till no!, and hath not gone home for one moment%
,(1% )nd BooH said to Ruth( 8ear me, daughter, do not go to glean in any
other field, and do not de#art from this #lace( but kee# !ith my maids,
,(B% )nd follo! !here they rea#% 7or 5 ha$e charged my young men, not to
molest thee( and if thou art thirsty, go to the $essels, and drink of
the !aters !hereof the ser$ants drink%
,(l-% 4he fell on her face, and !orshi##ing u#on the ground, said to
him( =hence cometh this to me, that 5 should find grace before thy eyes,
and that thou shouldst $ouchsafe to take notice of me, a !oman of
another countryM
,(**% )nd he ans!ered her( )ll hath been told me, that thou hast done to
thy mother in la! after the death of thy husband( and ho! thou hast left
thy #arents, and the land !herein thou !ast born, and art come to a
#eo#le !hich thou kne!est not heretofore%
,(*,% The 'ord render unto thee for thy !ork, and mayst thou recei$e a
full re!ard of the 'ord the God of 5srael, to !hom thou art come, and
under !hose !ings thou art fled%
,(*2% )nd she said( 5 ha$e found grace in thy eyes, my lord, !ho hast
comforted me, and hast s#oken to the heart of thy handmaid, !ho am not
like to one of thy maids%
,(*.% )nd BooH said to her( )t mealtime come thou hither, and eat of the
bread, and di# thy morsel in the $inegar% 4o she sat at the side of the
rea#ers, and she hea#ed to herself frumenty, and ate and !as filled, and
took the lea$ings%
,(*?% )nd she arose from thence, to glean the ears of corn as before%
)nd BooH commanded his ser$ants, saying( 5f she !ould e$en rea# !ith
you, hinder her not(
,(*A% )nd let fall some of your handfuls of #ur#ose, and lea$e them,
that she may gather them !ithout shame, and let no man rebuke her !hen
she gathereth them%
,(*+% 4he gleaned therefore in the field till e$ening( and beating out
!ith a rod, and threshing !hat she had gleaned, she found about the
measure of an e#hi of barley, that is, three bushels(
,(*1% =hich she took u#, and returned into the city, and she!ed it to
her mother in la!( moreo$er, she brought out, and ga$e her of the
remains of her meat, !here!ith she had been filled%
,(*B% )nd her mother in la! said to her( =here hast thou gleaned today,
and !here hast thou !roughtM blessed be he that hath had #ity on thee%
)nd she told her !ith !hom she had !rought( and she told the manDs name,
that he !as called BooH%
,(,-% )nd oemi ans!ered her( Blessed be he of the 'ord( because the
same kindness !hich he she!ed to the li$ing, he hath ke#t also to the
dead% )nd again she said( The man is our kinsman%
,(,*% )nd Ruth said( 8e also charged me, that 5 should kee# close to his
rea#ers, till all the corn should be rea#ed%
,(,,% )nd her mother in la! said to her( 5t is better for thee, my
daughter, to go out to rea# !ith his maids, lest in another manDs field
some one may resist thee%
,(,2% 4o she ke#t close to the maids of BooH( and continued to glean
!ith them, till all the barley and the !heat !ere laid u# in the barns%
Ruth "ha#ter 2
Ruth instructed by her mother in la! lieth at BooHDs feet, claiming him
for her husband by the la! of affinity( she recei$eth a good ans!er, and
si> measures of barley%
2(*% )fter she !as returned to her mother in la!, oemi said to her( <y
daughter, 5 !ill seek rest for thee, and !ill #ro$ide that it may be
!ell !ith thee%
2(,% This BooH, !ith !hose maids thou !ast joined in the field, is our
near kinsman, and behold this night he !inno!eth barley in the
threshingfloor%
2(2% =ash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and #ut on thy best
garments, and go do!n to the barnfloor( but let not the man see thee,
till he shall ha$e done eating and drinking%
2(.% )nd !hen he shall go to slee#, mark the #lace !herein he slee#eth(
and thou shalt go in, and lift u# the clothes !here!ith he is co$ered
to!ards his feet, and shalt lay thyself do!n there( and he !ill tell
thee !hat thou must do%
2(?% 4he ans!ered( =hatsoe$er thou shalt command, 5 !ill do%
2(A% )nd she !ent do!n to the barnfloor, and did all that her mother in
la! had bid her%
2(+% )nd !hen BooH had eaten, and drunk, and !as merry, he !ent to slee#
by the hea# of shea$es, and she came softly, and unco$ering his feet,
laid herself do!n%
2(1% )nd behold, !hen it !as no! midnight the man !as afraid, and
troubled( and he sa! a !oman lying at his feet,
2(B% )nd he said to her( =ho art thouM )nd she ans!ered( 5 am Ruth, thy
handmaid( s#read thy co$erlet o$er thy ser$ant, for thou art a near
kinsman%
2(*-% )nd he said( Blessed art thou of the 'ord, my daughter, and thy
latter kindness has sur#assed the former( because thou hast not follo!ed
young men either #oor or rich%
Thy latter kindness, $iH%%% to thy husband deceased in seeking to kee#
u# his name and family by marrying his relation according to the la!,
and not follo!ing after young men% 7or BooH, it seems, !as then in
years%
2(**% 7ear not therefore, but !hatsoe$er thou shalt say to me 5 !ill do
to thee% 7or all the #eo#le that d!ell !ithin the gates of my city, kno!
that thou art a $irtuous !oman%
2(*,% either do 5 deny myself to be near of kin, but there is another
nearer than 5%
2(*2% Rest thou this night( and !hen morning is come, if he !ill take
thee by the right of kindred, all is !ell( but if he !ill not, 5 !ill
undoubtedly take thee, so the 'ord li$eth( slee# till the morning%
2(*.% 4o she sle#t at his feet till the night !as going off% )nd she
arose before men could kno! one another, and BooH said( Be!are lest any
man kno! that thou camest hither%
2(*?% )nd again he said( 4#read thy mantle, !here!ith thou art co$ered,
and hold it !ith both hands% )nd !hen she s#read it and held it, he
measured si> measures of barley, and laid it u#on her% )nd she carried
it, and !ent into the city,
2(*A% )nd came to her mother in la!J !ho said to her( =hat hast thou
done, daughterM )nd she told her all that the man had done to her%
2(*+% )nd she said( Behold he hath gi$en me si> measures of barley( for
he said( 5 !ill not ha$e thee return em#ty to thy mother in la!%
2(*1% )nd oemi said( =ait, my daughter, till !e see !hat end the thing
!ill ha$e% 7or the man !ill not rest until he ha$e accom#lished !hat he
hath said%
Ruth "ha#ter .
:#on the refusal of the nearer kinsman, BooH marrieth Ruth, !ho bringeth
forth Obed, the grandfather of Da$id%
.(* Then BooH !ent u# to the gate, and sat there% )nd !hen he had seen
the kinsman going by, of !hom he had s#oken before, he said to him,
calling him by his name( Turn aside for a little !hile, and sit do!n
here% 8e turned aside, and sat do!n%
.(,% )nd BooH, taking ten men of the ancients of the city, said to them(
4it ye do!n here%
.(2% They sat do!n, and he s#oke to the kinsman( oemi, !ho is returned
from the country of <oab !ill sell a #arcel of land that belonged to our
brother Elimelech%
.(.% 5 !ould ha$e thee to understand this, and !ould tell thee before
all that sit here, and before the ancients of my #eo#le% 5f thou !ilt
take #ossession of it by the right of kindred( buy it, and #ossess it(
but if it #lease thee not, tell me so, that 5 may kno! !hat 5 ha$e to
do% 7or there is no near kinsman besides thee, !ho art first, and me,
!ho am second% But he ans!ered( 5 !ill buy the field%
.(?% )nd BooH said to him( =hen thou shalt buy the field at the !omanDs
hand, thou must take also Ruth, the <oabitess, !ho !as the !ife of the
deceased( to raise u# the name of thy kinsman in his inheritance%
.(A% 8e ans!ered( 5 yield u# my right of ne>t akin( for 5 must not cut
off the #osterity of my o!n family% Do thou make use of my #ri$ilege,
!hich 5 #rofess 5 do !illingly forego%
.(+% o! this in former times !as the manner in 5srael bet!een kinsmen,
that if at any time one yielded his right to another( that the grant
might be sure, the man #ut off his shoe and ga$e it to his neighbourJ
this !as a testimony of cession of right in 5srael%
.(1% 4o BooH said to his kinsman( Put off thy shoe% )nd immediately he
took it off from his foot%
.(B% )nd he said to the ancients, and to all the #eo#le( &ou are
!itnesses this day, that 5 ha$e bought all that !as ElimelechDs, and
"helionDs, and <ahalonDs, of the hand of oemi(
.(*-% )nd ha$e taken to !ife Ruth, the <oabitess, the !ife of <ahalon,
to raise u# the name of the deceased in his inheritance lest his name be
cut off, from among his family and his brethren and his #eo#le% &ou, 5
say, are !itnesses of this thing%
.(**% Then all the #eo#le that !ere in the gate, and the ancients,
ans!ered( =e are !itnesses( The 'ord make this !oman !ho cometh into thy
house, like Rachel, and 'ia, !ho built u# the house of 5srael( that she
may be an e>am#le of $irtue in E#hrata, and may ha$e a famous name in
Bethlehem(
E#hrata%%% )nother name of Bethlehem%
.(*,% )nd that the house may be, as the house of Phares, !hom Thamar
bore unto 9uda, of the seed !hich the 'ord shall gi$e thee of this young
!oman%
.(*2% BooH therefore took Ruth, and married her( and !ent in unto her,
and the 'ord ga$e her to concei$e, and to bear a son%
.(*.% )nd the !omen said to oemi( Blessed be the 'ord, !ho hath not
suffered thy family to !ant a successor( that his name should be
#reser$ed in 5srael%
.(*?% )nd thou shouldst ha$e one to comfort thy soul, and cherish thy
old age% 7or he is born of thy daughter in la!( !ho lo$eth thee( and is
much better to thee, than if thou hadst se$en sons%
.(*A% )nd oemi taking the child, laid it in her bosom, and she carried
it, and !as a nurse unto it%
.(*+% )nd the !omen, her neighbours, congratulating !ith her, and
saying, There is a son born to oemi, called his name Obed( he is the
father of 5sai, the father of Da$id%
.(*1% These are the generations of Phares( Phares begot Esron,
.(*B% Esron begot )ram, )ram begot )minadab,
.(,-% )minadab begot ahasson, ahasson begot 4almon,
.(,*% 4almon begot BooH, BooH begot Obed,
.(,,% Obed begot 5sai, 5sai begot Da$id%
T8E 75R4T BOO; O7 4)<:E', OT8ER=54E ")''ED T8E 75R4T BOO; O7 ;5G4
This and the follo!ing Book are called by the 8ebre!s the books of
4amuel, because they contain the history of 4amuel, and of the t!o
kings, 4aul and Da$id, !hom he anointed% They are more commonly named by
the 7athers, the first and second book of kings% )s to the !riter of
them, it is the common o#inion that 4amuel com#osed the first book, as
far as the t!enty-fifth cha#terJ and that the #ro#hets athan and Gad
finished the first, and !rote the second book% 4ee * Parali#omenon,
alias * "hronicles, ,B%,B%
* ;ings "ha#ter *
)nna the !ife of Elcana being barren, by $o! and #rayer obtaineth a son(
!hom she calleth 4amuel( and #resenteth him to the ser$ice of God in
4ilo, according to her $o!(
*(*% There !as a man of Ramathaimso#him, of <ount E#hraim, and his name
!as Elcana, the son of 9eroham, the son of Eliu, the son of Thohu, the
son of 4u#h, an E#hraimite(
)n E#hraimite%%% 8e !as of the tribe of 'e$i, *% Par% A%2., but is
called an E#hraimite from d!elling in mount E#hraim%
*(,% )nd he had t!o !i$es, the name of one !as )nna, and the name of the
other Phenenna% Phenenna had children( but )nna had no children%
*(2% )nd this man !ent u# out of his city u#on the a##ointed days, to
adore and to offer sacrifice to the 'ord of hosts in 4ilo% )nd the t!o
sons of 8eli, O#hni and Phinees, !ere there #riests of the 'ord%
*(.% o! the day came, and Elcana offered sacrifice, and ga$e to
Phenenna, his !ife, and to all her sons and daughters, #ortions(
*(?% But to )nna he ga$e one #ortion !ith sorro!, because he lo$ed )nna%
)nd the 'ord had shut u# her !omb%
*(A% 8er ri$al also afflicted her, and troubled her e>ceedingly,
insomuch that she u#braided her, that the 'ord had shut u# her !omb(
*(+% )nd thus she did e$ery year, !hen the time returned, that they !ent
u# to the tem#le of the 'ord( and thus she #ro$oked her( but )nna !e#t,
and did not eat%
*(1% Then Elcana, her husband, said to her( )nna, !hy !ee#est thouM and
!hy dost thou not eatM and !hy dost thou afflict thy heartM )m not 5
better to thee than ten childrenM
*(B% 4o )nna arose after she had eaten and drunk in 4ilo( )nd 8eli, the
#riest, sitting u#on a stool before the door of the tem#le of the 'ordJ
*(*-% )s )nna had her heart full of grief, she #rayed to the 'ord,
shedding many tears,
*(**% )nd she made a $o!, saying( O 'ord of hosts, if thou !ilt look
do!n, and !ilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and !ilt
gi$e to thy ser$ant a manchild( 5 !ill gi$e him to the 'ord all the days
of his life, and no raHor shall come u#on his head%
*(*,% )nd it came to #ass, as she multi#lied #rayers before the 'ord,
that 8eli obser$ed her mouth%
*(*2% o! )nna s#oke in her heart, and only her li#s mo$ed, but her
$oice !as not heard at all% 8eli therefore thought her to be drunk,
*(*.% )nd said to her( 8o! long !ilt thou be drunkM digest a little the
!ine, of !hich thou hast taken too much%
*(*?% )nna ans!ering, said( ot so, my lord( for 5 am an e>ceeding
unha##y !oman, and ha$e drunk neither !ine nor any strong drink, but 5
ha$e #oured out my soul before the 'ord%
*(*A% "ount not thy handmaid for one of the daughters of Belial( for out
of the abundance of my sorro! and grief ha$e 5 s#oken till no!%
*(*+% Then 8eli said to her( Go in #eace( and the God of 5srael grant
thee thy #etition, !hich thou hast asked of him%
*(*1% )nd she said( =ould to God thy handmaid may find grace in thy
eyes% 4o the !oman !ent on her !ay, and ate, and her countenance !as no
more changed%
*(*B% )nd they rose in the morning, and !orshi##ed before the 'ord( and
they returned, and came into their house at Ramatha% )nd Elcana kne!
)nna his !ife( )nd the 'ord remembered her%
*(,-% )nd it came to #ass !hen the time !as come about, )nna concei$ed
and bore a son, and called his name 4amuel( because she had asked him of
the 'ord%
4amuel%%% This name im#orts, asked of God%
*(,*% )nd Elcana, her husband, !ent u#, and all his house, to offer to
the 'ord the solemn sacrifice, and his $o!%
*(,,% But )nna !ent not u#( for she said to her husband( 5 !ill not go
till the child be !eaned, and till 5 may carry him, that he may a##ear
before the 'ord, and may abide al!ays there%
*(,2% )nd Elcana, her husband, said to her( Do !hat seemeth good to
thee, and stay till thou !ean him( and 5 #ray that the 'ord may fulfil
his !ord% 4o the !oman staid at home, and ga$e her son suck, till she
!eaned him%
*(,.% )nd after she had !eaned him, she carried him !ith her, !ith three
cal$es, and three bushels of flour, and a bottle of !ine, and she
brought him to the house of the 'ord in 4ilo% o! the child !as as yet
$ery young(
*(,?% )nd they immolated a calf, and offered the child to 8eli%
*(,A% )nd )nna said( 5 beseech thee, my lord, as thy soul li$eth, my
lord( 5 am that !oman, !ho stood before thee here #raying to the 'ord%
*(,+% 7or this child did 5 #ray, and the 'ord hath granted me my
#etition, !hich 5 asked of him%
*(,1% Therefore 5 also ha$e lent him to the 'ord all the days of his
life, he shall be lent to the 'ord% )nd they adored the 'ord there% )nd
)nna #rayed, and said(
* ;ings "ha#ter ,
The canticle of )nna% The !ickedness of the sons of 8eli( for !hich they
are not duly corrected by their father% ) #ro#hecy against the house of
8eli%
,(*% <y heart hath rejoiced in the 'ord, and my horn is e>alted in my
God( my mouth is enlarged o$er my enemies( because 5 ha$e joyed in thy
sal$ation%
<y horn%%% The horn in the scri#tures signifies strength, #o!er, the
horn is said to be e>alted, !hen a #erson recei$es an increase of
strength or glory%
,(,% There is none holy as the 'ord is( for there is no other beside
thee, and there is none strong like our God%
,(2% Do not multi#ly to s#eak lofty things, boasting( let old matters
de#art from your mouth( for the 'ord is a God of all kno!ledge, and to
him are thoughts #re#ared%
,(.% The bo! of the mighty is o$ercome, and the !eak are girt !ith
strength%
,(?% They that !ere full before, ha$e hired out themsel$es for bread(
and the hungry are filled, so that the barren hath borne many( and she
that had many children is !eakened%
,(A% The 'ord killeth and maketh ali$e, he bringeth do!n to hell, and
bringeth back again%
,(+% The 'ord maketh #oor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he e>alteth(
,(1% 8e raiseth u# the needy from the dust, and lifteth u# the #oor from
the dunghill( that he may sit !ith #rinces, and hold the throne of
glory% 7or the #oles of the earth are the 'ordDs, and u#on them he hath
set the !orld%
,(B% 8e !ill kee# the feet of his saints, and the !icked shall be silent
in darknessJ because no man shall #re$ail by his o!n strength%
,(*-% The ad$ersaries of the 'ord shall fear him( and u#on them shall he
thunder in the hea$ens( The 'ord shall judge the ends of the earth, and
he shall gi$e em#ire to his king, and shall e>alt the horn of his
"hrist%
,(**% )nd Elcana !ent to Ramatha, to his house( but the child ministered
in the sight of the 'ord before the face of 8eli the #riest%
,(*,% o! the sons of 8eli !ere children of Belial, not kno!ing the
'ord,
,(*2% or the office of the #riests to the #eo#le( but !hosoe$er had
offered a sacrifice, the ser$ant of the #riest came, !hile the flesh !as
in boiling, !ith a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand,
,(*.% )nd thrust it into the kettle, or into the cauldron, or into the
#ot, or into the #an( and all that the fleshhook brought u#, the #riest
took to himself% Thus did they to all 5srael that came to 4ilo%
,(*?% )lso before they burnt the fat, the ser$ant of the #riest came,
and said to the man that sacrificed( Gi$e me flesh to boil for the
#riest( for 5 !ill not take of thee sodden flesh, but ra!%
,(*A% )nd he that sacrificed said to him( 'et the fat first be burnt to
day, according to the custom, and then take to thee as much as thy soul
desireth% But he ans!ered, and said to him( ot so( but thou shalt gi$e
it me no!, or else 5 !ill take it by force%
,(*+% =herefore the sin of the young men !as e>ceeding great before the
'ord( because they !ithdre! men from the sacrifice of the 'ord%
,(*1% But 4amuel ministered before the face of the 'ord( being a child
girded !ith a linen e#hod%
,(*B% )nd his mother made him a little coat, !hich she brought to him on
the a##ointed days, !hen she !ent u# !ith her husband, to offer the
solemn sacrifice%
,(,-% )nd 8eli blessed Elcana and his !ife( and he said to him( The 'ord
gi$e thee seed of this !oman, for the loan thou hast lent to the 'ord%
)nd they !ent to their o!n home%
,(,*% )nd the 'ord $isited )nna, and she concei$ed, and bore three sons,
and t!o daughters( and the child 4amuel became great before the 'ord%
,(,,% o! 8eli !as $ery old, and he heard all that his sons did to all
5srael( and ho! they lay !ith the !omen that !aited at the door of the
tabernacle(
,(,2% )nd he said to them( =hy do ye these kinds of things, !hich 5
hear, $ery !icked things, from all the #eo#leM
,(,.% Do not so, my sons( for it is no good re#ort that 5 hear, that you
make the #eo#le of the 'ord to transgress%
,(,?% 5f one man shall sin against another, God may be a##eased in his
behalf( but if a man shall sin against the 'ord, !ho shall #ray for himM
)nd they hearkened not to the $oice of their father, because the 'ord
!ould slay them%
=ho shall #ray for him%%% By this !ord 8eli !ould ha$e his sons
understand, that by their !icked abuse of sacred things, and of the $ery
sacrifices !hich !ere a##ointed to a##ease the 'ord, they de#ri$ed
themsel$es of the ordinary means of reconciliation !ith GodJ !hich !as
by sacrifices% The more, because they !ere the chief #riests !hose
business it !as to intercede for all others, they had no other to offer
sacrifices and to make atonement for them% 5bid% Because the 'ord !ould
slay them%%% 5n conseLuence of their manifold sacrileges, he !ould not
soften their hearts !ith his efficacious grace, but !as determined to
destroy them%
,(,A% But the child 4amuel ad$anced, and gre! on, and #leased both the
'ord and men%
,(,+% )nd there came a man of God to 8eli, and said to him( Thus saith
the 'ord( Did 5 not #lainly a##ear to thy fatherDs house, !hen they !ere
in Egy#t in the house of PharaoM
,(,1% )nd 5 chose him out of all the tribes of 5srael to be my #riest,
to go u# to my altar, and burn incense to me, and to !ear the e#hod
before me( and 5 ga$e to thy fatherDs house of all the sacrifices of the
children of 5srael%
,(,B% =hy ha$e you kicked a!ay my $ictims, and my gifts !hich 5
commanded to be offered in the tem#le( and thou hast rather honoured thy
sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of e$ery sacrifice of my #eo#le
5sraelM
,(2-% =herefore thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael( 5 said indeed
that thy house, and the house of thy father, should minister in my
sight, for e$er% But no! saith the 'ord( 7ar be this from me( but
!hosoe$er shall glorify me, him !ill 5 glorify( but they that des#ise
me, shall be des#ised%
,(2*% Behold the days come( and 5 !ill cut off thy arm, and the arm of
thy fatherDs house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house%
,(2,% )nd thou shalt see thy ri$al in the tem#le, in all the #ros#erity
of 5srael, and there shall not be an old man in thy house for e$er%
Thy ri$al%%% ) #riest of another race% This !as #artly fulfilled, !hen
)biathar, of the race of 8eli, !as remo$ed from the #riesthood, and
4adoc, !ho !as of another line, !as substituted in his #lace% But it !as
more fully accom#lished in the e! Testament, !hen the #riesthood of
)aron ga$e #lace to that of "hrist%
,(22% 8o!e$er, 5 !ill not altogether take a!ay a man of thee from my
altar( but that thy eyes may faint, and thy soul be s#ent( and a great
#art of thy house shall die, !hen they come to manDs estate%
,(2.% )nd this shall be a sign to thee, that shall come u#on thy t!o
sons, O#hni and Phinees( in one day they shall both of them die%
,(2?% )nd 5 !ill raise me u# a faithful #riest, !ho shall do according
to my heart, and my soul and 5 !ill build him a faithful house, and he
shall !alk all days before my anointed%
,(2A% )nd it shall come to #ass, that !hosoe$er shall remain in thy
house shall come that he may be #rayed for, and shall offer a #iece of
sil$er, and a roll of bread, and shall say( Put me, 5 beseech thee, to
some!hat of the #riestly office, that 5 may eat a morsel of bread%
* ;ings "ha#ter 2
4amuel is four times called by the 'ord( !ho re$ealeth to him the e$il
that shall fall on 8eli, and his house%
2(*% o! the child 4amuel ministered to the 'ord before 8eli, and the
!ord of the 'ord !as #recious in those days, there !as no manifest
$ision%
Precious%%% That is, rare%
2(,% )nd it came to #ass one day !hen 8eli lay in his #lace, and his
eyes !ere gro!n dim, that he could not see(
2(2% Before the lam# of God !ent out, 4amuel sle#t in the tem#le of the
'ord, !here the ark of God !as%
2(.% )nd the 'ord called 4amuel% )nd he ans!ered( 8ere am 5%
2(?% )nd he ran to 8eli, and said( 8ere am 5( for thou didst call me% 8e
said( 5 did not call( go back and slee#% )nd he !ent and sle#t%
2(A% )nd the 'ord called 4amuel again% )nd 4amuel arose and !ent to
8eli, and said( 8ere am 5( for thou calledst me% 8e ans!ered( 5 did not
call thee, my son( return and slee#%
2(+% o! 4amuel did not yet kno! the 'ord, neither had the !ord of the
'ord been re$ealed to him%
2(1% )nd the 'ord called 4amuel again the third time% )nd he arose u#
and !ent to 8eli,
2(B% )nd said( 8ere am 5( for thou didst call me% Then 8eli understood
that the 'ord called the child, and he said to 4amuel( Go, and slee#(
and if he shall call thee any more, thou shalt say( 4#eak, 'ord, for thy
ser$ant heareth% 4o 4amuel !ent, and sle#t in his #lace%
2(*-% )nd the 'ord came, and stood, and he called, as he had called the
other times, 4amuel, 4amuel% )nd 4amuel said( 4#eak, 'ord, for thy
ser$ant heareth%
2(**% )nd the 'ord said to 4amuel( Behold 5 do a thing in 5srael( and
!hosoe$er shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle%
2(*,% 5n that day 5 !ill raise u# against 8eli all the things 5 ha$e
s#oken concerning his house( 5 !ill begin, and 5 !ill make an end%
2(*2% 7or 5 ha$e foretold unto him, that 5 !ill judge his house for
e$er, for iniLuity, because he kne! that his sons did !ickedly, and did
not chastise them%
2(*.% Therefore ha$e 5 s!orn to the house of 8eli, that the iniLuity of
his house shall not be e>#iated !ith $ictims nor offerings for e$er%
2(*?% )nd 4amuel sle#t till morning, and o#ened the doors of the house
of the 'ord% )nd 4amuel feared to tell the $ision to 8eli%
2(*A% Then 8eli called 4amuel, and said( 4amuel, my son% )nd he
ans!ered( 8ere am 5%
2(*+% )nd he asked him( =hat is the !ord that the 'ord hath s#oken to
theeM 5 beseech thee hide it not from me% <ay God do so and so to thee,
and add so and so, if thou hide from me one !ord of all that !ere said
to thee%
2(*1% 4o 4amuel told him all the !ords, and did not hide them from him%
)nd he ans!ered( 5t is the 'ord( let him do !hat is good in his sight%
2(*B% )nd 4amuel gre!, and the 'ord !as !ith him, and not one of his
!ords fell to the ground%
2(,-% )nd all 5srael, from Dan to Bersabee, kne! that 4amuel !as a
faithful #ro#het of the 'ord%
2(,*% )nd the 'ord again a##eared in 4ilo, for the 'ord re$ealed himself
to 4amuel in 4ilo, according to the !ord of the 'ord% )nd the !ord of
4amuel came to #ass to all 5srael%
* ;ings "ha#ter .
The 5sraelites being o$ercome by the Philistines, send for the ark of
God( but they are beaten again, the sons of 8eli are killed, and the ark
taken( u#on the hearing of the ne!s 8eli falleth back!ard and dieth%
.(*% )nd it came to #ass in those days, that the Philistines gathered
themsel$es together to fight( and 5srael !ent out to !ar against the
Philistines, and cam#ed by the 4tone of hel#% )nd the Philistines came
to )#hec,
The 4tone of hel#%%% 5n 8ebre! Eben-eHerJ so called from the hel# !hich
the 'ord !as #leased after!ards to gi$e to his #eo#le 5srael in that
#lace, by the #rayers of 4amuel, cha#% +%*,%
.(,% )nd #ut their army in array against 5srael% )nd !hen they had
joined battle, 5srael turned their backs to the Philistines( and there
!ere slain in that fight, here and there in the fields, about four
thousand men%
.(2% )nd the #eo#le returned to the cam#( and the ancients of 5srael
said( =hy hath the 'ord defeated us to day before the PhilistinesM 'et
us fetch unto us the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord from 4ilo, and let
it come in the midst of us, that it may sa$e us from the hand of our
enemies%
.(.% 4o the #eo#le sent to 4ilo, and they brought from thence the ark of
the co$enant of the 'ord of hosts, sitting u#on the cherubims( and the
t!o sons of 8eli, O#hni and Phinees, !ere !ith the ark of the co$enant
of God%
.(?% )nd !hen the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord !as come into the
cam#, all 5srael shouted !ith a great shout, and the earth rang again%
.(A% )nd the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and they said(
=hat is this noise of a great shout in the cam# of the 8ebre!sM )nd they
understood that the ark of the 'ord !as come into the cam#%
.(+% )nd the Philistines !ere afraid, saying( God is come into the cam#%
)nd sighing, they said(
.(1% =oe to us( for there !as no such great joy yesterday, and the day
before( =oe to us% =ho shall deli$er us from the hand of these high
GodsM these are the Gods that struck Egy#t !ith all the #lagues in the
desert%
.(B% Take courage, and beha$e like men, ye Philistines( lest you come to
be ser$ants to the 8ebre!s, as they ha$e ser$ed you( take courage and
fight%
.(*-% 4o the Philistines fought, and 5srael !as o$erthro!n, and e$ery
man fled to his o!n d!elling( and there !as an e>ceeding great
slaughterJ for there fell of 5srael thirty thousand footmen%
.(**% )nd the ark of God !as taken( and the t!o sons of 8eli, O#hni and
Phinees, !ere slain%
.(*,% )nd there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to 4ilo
the same day, !ith his clothes rent, and his head stre!ed !ith dust%
.(*2% )nd !hen he !as come, 8eli sat u#on a stool o$er against the !ay,
!atching% 7or his heart !as fearful for the ark of God% )nd !hen the man
!as come into the city, he told it( and all the city cried out%
.(*.% )nd 8eli heard the noise of the cry, and he said( =hat meaneth the
noise of this u#roarM But he made haste, and came, and told 8eli%
.(*?% o! 8eli !as ninety and eight years old, and his eyes !ere dim,
and he could not see%
.(*A% )nd he said to 8eli( 5 am he that came from the battle, and ha$e
fled out of the field this day% )nd he said to him( =hat is there done,
my sonM
.(*+% )nd he that brought the ne!s ans!ered, and said( 5srael is fled
before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the
#eo#le( moreo$er thy t!o sons, O#hni and Phinees, are dead( and the ark
of God is taken%
.(*1% )nd !hen he had named the ark of God, he fell from his stool
back!ards by the door, and broke his neck and died% 7or he !as an old
man, and far ad$anced in years( )nd he judged 5srael forty years%
amed the ark, etc%%% There is great reason, by all these circumstances,
to ho#e that 8eli died in a state of graceJ and by his tem#oral
#unishments esca#ed the eternal%
.(*B% )nd his daughter in la!, the !ife of Phinees, !as big !ith child,
and near her time( and hearing the ne!s that the ark of God !as taken,
and her father in la!, and her husband, !ere dead, she bo!ed herself and
fell in labour( for her #ains came u#on her on a sudden%
.(,-% )nd !hen she !as u#on the #oint of death, they that stood about
her said to her( 7ear not, for thou hast borne a son% 4he ans!ered them
not, nor ga$e heed to them%
.(,*% )nd she called the child 5chabod, saying( The glory is gone from
5srael, because the ark of God !as taken, and for her father in la!, and
for her husband(
5chabod%%% That is, =here is the gloryM or, there is no glory% =e see
ho! much the 5sraelites lamented the loss of the ark, !hich !as but the
symbol of GodDs #resence among them% 8o! much more ought "hristians to
lament the loss of God himself, !hen by sin they ha$e dri$en him out of
their souls%
.(,,% )nd she said( The glory is de#arted from 5srael, because the ark
of God !as taken%
* ;ings "ha#ter ?
Dagon t!ice falleth do!n before the ark% The Philistines are grie$ously
afflicted, !here$er the ark cometh%
?(*% )nd the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the
4tone of hel# into )Hotus%
?(,% )nd the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the
tem#le of Dagon, and set it by Dagon%
?(2% )nd !hen the )Hotians arose early the ne>t day, behold Dagon lay
u#on his face on the ground before the ark of the 'ord( and they took
Dagon, and set him again in his #lace%
?(.% )nd the ne>t day again, !hen they rose in the morning, they found
Dagon lying u#on his face on the earth before the ark of the 'ord( and
the head of Dagon, and both the #alms of his hands, !ere cut off u#on
the threshold(
?(?% )nd only the stum# of Dagon remained in its #lace% 7or this cause
neither the #riests of Dagon, nor any that go into the tem#le, tread on
the threshold of Dagon in )Hotus unto this day%
?(A% )nd the hand of the 'ord !as hea$y u#on the )Hotians, and he
destroyed them, and afflicted )Hotus and the coasts thereof !ith
emerods% )nd in the $illages and fields in the midst of that country,
there came forth a multitude of mice, and there !as the confusion of a
great mortality in the city%
?(+% )nd the men of )Hotus seeing this kind of #lague, said( The ark of
the God of 5srael shall not stay !ith us( for his hand is hea$y u#on us,
and u#on Dagon, our god%
?(1% )nd sending, they gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines to them, and said( =hat shall !e do !ith the ark of the God
of 5sraelM )nd the Gethites ans!ered( 'et the ark of the God of 5srael
be carried about% )nd they carried the ark of the God of 5srael about%
?(B% )nd !hile they !ere carrying it about, the hand of the 'ord came
u#on e$ery city !ith an e>ceeding great slaughter( and he smote the men
of e$ery city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their
secret #arts% )nd the Gethites consulted together, and made themsel$es
seats of skins%
?(*-% Therefore they sent the ark of God into )ccaron% )nd !hen the ark
of God !as come into )ccaron, the )ccaronites cried out, saying( They
ha$e brought the ark of the God of 5srael to us, to kill us and our
#eo#le%
?(**% They sent therefore, and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines( and they said( 4end a!ay the ark of the God of 5srael, and
let it return into its o!n #lace, and not kill us and our #eo#le%
?(*,% 7or there !as the fear of death in e$ery city, and the hand of God
!as e>ceeding hea$y% The men also that did not die, !ere afflicted !ith
the emerods( and the cry of e$ery city !ent u# to hea$en%
* ;ings "ha#ter A
The ark is sent back to Bethsames( !here many are slain for looking
through curiosity into it%
A(*% o! the ark of God !as in the land of the Philistines se$en months%
A(,% )nd the Philistines called for the #riests and the di$iners,
saying( =hat shall !e do !ith the ark of the 'ordM tell us ho! !e are to
send it back to its #lace% )nd they said(
A(2% 5f you send back the ark of the God of 5srael, send it not a!ay
em#ty, but render unto him !hat you o!e for sin, and then you shall be
healed( and you shall kno! !hy his hand de#arteth not from you%
A(.% They ans!ered( =hat is it !e ought to render unto him for sinM and
they ans!ered(
A(?% )ccording to the number of the #ro$inces of the Philistines you
shall make fi$e golden emerods, and fi$e golden mice( for the same
#lague hath been u#on you all, and u#on your lords% )nd you shall make
the likeness of your emerods, and the likeness of the mice, that ha$e
destroyed the land, and you shall gi$e glory to the God of 5srael( to
see if he !ill take off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from
your land%
A(A% =hy do you harden your hearts, as Egy#t and Pharao hardened their
heartsM did not he, after he !as struck, then let them go, and they
de#artedM
A(+% o!, therefore, take and make a ne! cart( and t!o kine that ha$e
cal$ed, on !hich there hath come no yoke, tie to the cart, and shut u#
their cal$es at home%
A(1% )nd you shall take the ark of the 'ord, and lay it on the cart, and
the $essels of gold, !hich you ha$e #aid him for sin, you shall #ut into
a little bo> at the side thereof( and send it a!ay, that it may go%
A(B% )nd you shall look( and if it go u# by the !ay of his o!n coasts,
to!ards Bethsames, then he hath done us this great e$il( but if not, !e
shall kno! that it is not his hand hath touched us, but it hath ha##ened
by chance%
A(*-% They did therefore in this manner( and taking t!o kine, that had
sucking cal$es, they yoked them to the cart, and shut u# their cal$es at
home%
A(**% )nd they laid the ark of God u#on the cart, and the little bo>
that had in it the golden mice, and the likeness of the emerods%
A(*,% )nd the kine took the straight !ay, that leadeth to Bethsames, and
they !ent along the !ay, lo!ing as they !ent( and turned not aside
neither to the right hand nor to the left( and the lords of the
Philistines follo!ed them as far as the borders of Bethsames%
A(*2% o! the Bethsamites !ere rea#ing !heat in the $alley( and lifting
u# their eyes, they sa! the ark, and rejoiced to see it%
A(*.% )nd the cart came into the field of 9osue, a Bethsamite, and stood
there% )nd there !as a great stone, and they cut in #ieces the !ood of
the cart, and laid the kine u#on it a holocaust to the 'ord%
A(*?% )nd the 'e$ites took do!n the ark of God, and the little bo> that
!as at the side of it, !herein !ere the $essels of gold, and they #ut
them u#on the great stone% The men also of Bethsames offered holocausts,
and sacrificed $ictims that day to the 'ord%
A(*A% )nd the fi$e #rinces of the Philistines sa!, and they returned to
)ccaron the same day%
A(*+% )nd these are the golden emerods, !hich the Philistines returned
for sin to the 'ord( 7or )Hotus one, for GaHa one, for )scalon one, for
Geth one, for )ccaron one(
A(*1% )nd the golden mice, according to the number of the cities of the
Philistines, of the fi$e #ro$inces, from the fenced city to the $illage
that !as !ithout !all, and to the great )bel Ethe stoneG !hereon they
set do!n the ark of the 'ord, !hich !as till that day in the field of
9osue the Bethsamite%
A(*B% But he sle! of the men of Bethsames, because they had seen the ark
of the 'ord, and he sle! of the #eo#le se$enty men, and fifty thousand
of the common #eo#le% )nd the #eo#le lamented, because the 'ord had
smitten the #eo#le !ith a great slaughter%
4een%%% )nd curiously looked into% 5t is likely this #lague reached to
all the neighbouring country, as !ell as the city of Bethsames%
A(,-% )nd the men of Bethsames said( =ho shall be able to stand before
the 'ord this holy GodM and to !hom shall he go u# from usM
A(,*% )nd they sent messengers to the inhabitants of "ariathiarim,
saying( The Philistines ha$e brought back the ark of the 'ord, come ye
do!n and fetch it u# to you%
* ;ings "ha#ter +
The ark is brought to "ariathiarim% By 4amuelDs e>hortation the #eo#le
cast a!ay their idols and ser$e God alone% The 'ord defeateth the
Philistines, !hile 4amuel offereth sacrifice%
+(*% )nd the men of "ariathiarim came, and fetched u# the ark of the
'ord, and carried it into the house of )binadab, in Gabaa( and they
sanctified EleaHar, his son, to kee# the ark of the 'ord%
5n Gabaa%%% That is, on the hill, for Gabaa signifieth a hill%
+(,% )nd it came to #ass, that from the day the ark of the 'ord abode in
"ariathiarim, days !ere multi#lied Efor it !as no! the t!entieth yearG
and all the house of 5srael rested, follo!ing the 'ord%
+(2% )nd 4amuel s#oke to all the house of 5srael, saying( 5f you turn to
the 'ord !ith all your heart, #ut a!ay the strange gods from among you,
Baalim and )staroth( and #re#are your hearts unto the 'ord, and ser$e
him only, and he !ill deli$er you out of the hand of the Philistines%
+(.% Then the children of 5srael #ut a!ay Baalim and )staroth, and
ser$ed the 'ord only%
+(?% )nd 4amuel said( Gather all 5srael to <as#hath, that 5 may #ray to
the 'ord for you%
+(A% )nd they gathered together to <as#hath, and they dre! !ater, and
#oured it out before the 'ord, and they fasted on that day, and they
said there( =e ha$e sinned against the 'ord% )nd 4amuel judged the
children of 5srael in <as#hath%
+(+% )nd the Philistines heard that the children of 5srael !ere gathered
together to <as#hath, and the lords of the Philistines !ent u# against
5srael% )nd !hen the children of 5srael heard this, they !ere afraid of
the Philistines%
+(1% )nd they said to 4amuel( "ease not to cry to the 'ord our God for
us, that he may sa$e us out of the hand of the Philistines%
+(B% )nd 4amuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it !hole for a
holocaust to the 'ord( and 4amuel cried to the 'ord for 5srael, and the
'ord heard him%
+(*-% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 4amuel !as offering the holocaust, the
Philistines began the battle against 5srael( but the 'ord thundered !ith
a great thunder on that day u#on the Philistines, and terrified them,
and they !ere o$erthro!n before the face of 5srael%
+(**% )nd the men of 5srael going out of <as#hath, #ursued after the
Philistines, and made slaughter of them till they came under Bethchar%
+(*,% )nd 4amuel took a stone, and laid it bet!een <as#hath and 4en( and
he called the #lace The stone of hel#% )nd he said( Thus far the 'ord
hath hel#ed us%
+(*2% )nd the Philistines !ere humbled, and they did not come any more
into the borders of 5srael% )nd the hand of the 'ord !as against the
Philistines, all the days of 4amuel%
+(*.% )nd the cities !hich the Philistines had taken from 5srael, !ere
restored to 5srael, from )ccaron to Geth, and their borders( and he
deli$ered 5srael from the hand of the Philistines, and there !as #eace
bet!een 5srael and the )morrhites%
+(*?% )nd 4amuel judged 5srael all the days of his life(
+(*A% )nd he !ent e$ery year about to Bethel and to Galgal and to
<as#hath, and he judged 5srael in the foresaid #laces%
+(*+% )nd he returned to Ramatha( for there !as his house, and there he
judged 5srael( he built also there an altar to the 'ord%
* ;ings "ha#ter 1
4amuel gro!ing old, and his sons not !alking in his !ays, the #eo#le
desire a king%
1(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 4amuel !as old, that he a##ointed his
sons to be judges o$er 5srael%
1(,% o! the name of his firstborn son !as 9oel( and the name of the
second !as )bia, judges in Bersabee%
1(2% )nd his sons !alked not in his !ays( but they turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and #er$erted judgment%
1(.% Then all the ancients of 5srael being assembled came to 4amuel to
Ramatha%
1(?% )nd they said to him( Behold thou art old, and thy sons !alk not in
thy !ays( make us a king, to judge us, as all nations ha$e%
1(A% )nd the !ord !as dis#leasing in the eyes of 4amuel, that they
should say( Gi$e us a king to judge us% )nd 4amuel #rayed to the 'ord%
1(+% )nd the 'ord said to 4amuel( 8earken to the $oice of the #eo#le in
all that they say to thee% 7or they ha$e not rejected thee, but me, that
5 should not reign o$er them%
Rejected, etc%%% The go$ernment of 5srael hitherto had been a theocracy,
in !hich God himself immediately ruled, by la!s !hich he had enacted,
and by judges e>traordinarily raised u# by himselfJ and therefore he
com#lains that his #eo#le rejected him, in desiring a change of
go$ernment%
1(1% )ccording to all their !orks, they ha$e done from the day that 5
brought them out of Egy#t until this day( as they ha$e forsaken me, and
ser$ed strange gods, so do they also unto thee%
1(B% o!, therefore, hearken to their $oice( but yet testify to them,
and foretell them the right of the king, that shall reign o$er them%
The right%%% That is, the manner Emis#hatG after !hich he shall #roceed,
ha$ing no one to control him, !hen he has the #o!er in his hand%
1(*-% Then 4amuel told all the !ords of the 'ord to the #eo#le that had
desired a king of him,
1(**% )nd said( This !ill be the right of the king that shall reign o$er
you( 8e !ill take your sons, and #ut them in his chariots, and !ill make
them his horsemen, and his running footmen, to run before his chariots,
1(*,% )nd he !ill a##oint of them to be his tribunes, and his
centurions, and to #lough his fields, and to rea# his corn, and to make
him arms and chariots%
1(*2% &our daughters also he !ill take to make him ointments, and to be
his cooks, and bakers%
1(*.% )nd he !ill take your fields, and your $ineyards, and your best
oli$eyards, and gi$e them to his ser$ants%
1(*?% <oreo$er he !ill take the tenth of your corn, and of the re$enues
of your $ineyards, to gi$e to his eunuchs and ser$ants%
1(*A% &our ser$ants also, and handmaids, and your goodliest young men,
and your asses, he !ill take a!ay, and #ut them to his !ork%
1(*+% &our flocks also he !ill tithe, and you shall be his ser$ants%
1(*1% )nd you shall cry out in that day from the face of the king, !hom
you ha$e chosen to yoursel$es( and the 'ord !ill not hear you in that
day, because you desired unto yoursel$es a king%
1(*B% But the #eo#le !ould not hear the $oice of 4amuel, and they said,
ay( but there shall be a king o$er us,
1(,-% )nd !e also !ill be like all nations( and our king shall judge us,
and go out before us, and fight our battles for us%
1(,*% )nd 4amuel heard all the !ords of the #eo#le, and rehearsed them
in the ears of the 'ord%
1(,,% )nd the 'ord said to 4amuel( 8earken to their $oice, and make them
a king% )nd 4amuel said to the men of 5srael( 'et e$ery man go to his
city%
* ;ings "ha#ter B
4aul seeking his fatherDs asses, cometh to 4amuel, by !hom he is
entertained%
B(*% o! there !as a man of Benjamin, !hose name !as "is, the son of
)biel, the son of 4eror, the son of Bechorath, the son of )#hia, the son
of a man of 9emini, $aliant and strong%
B(,% )nd he had a son !hose name !as 4aul, a choice and goodly man, and
there !as not among the children of 5srael a goodlier #erson than he(
from his shoulders and u#!ard he a##eared abo$e all the #eo#le%
B(2% )nd the asses of "is, 4aulDs father, !ere lost( and "is said to his
son 4aul( Take one of the ser$ants !ith thee, and arise, go, and seek
the asses% )nd !hen they had #assed through <ount E#hraim,
B(.% )nd through the land of 4alisa, and had not found them, they #assed
also through the land of 4alim, and they !ere not there( and through the
land of 9emini, and found them not%
B(?% )nd !hen they !ere come to the land of 4u#h, 4aul said to the
ser$ant that !as !ith him( "ome, let us return, lest #erha#s my father
forget the asses, and be concerned for us%
B(A% )nd he said to him( Behold there is a man of God in this city, a
famous man( all that he saith, cometh certainly to #ass% o!, therefore,
let us go thither, #erha#s he may tell us of our !ay, for !hich !e are
come%
B(+% )nd 4aul said to his ser$ant( Behold !e !ill go( but !hat shall !e
carry to the man of GodM the bread is s#ent in our bags( and !e ha$e no
#resent to make to the man of God, nor any thing at all%
B(1% The ser$ant ans!ered 4aul again, and said( Behold there is found in
my hand the fourth #art of a sicle of sil$er, let us gi$e it to the man
of God, that he may tell us our !ay%
B(B% o! in time #ast in 5srael, !hen a man !ent to consult God, he
s#oke thus( "ome, let us go to the seer% 7or he that is no! called a
#ro#het, in time #ast !as called a seer%
4eer%%% Because of his seeing by di$ine light hidden things and things
to come%
B(*-% )nd 4aul said to his ser$ant( Thy !ord is $ery good, come let us
go% )nd they !ent into the city, !here the man of God !as%
B(**% )nd !hen they !ent u# the ascent to the city, they found maids
coming out to dra! !ater, and they said to them( 5s the seer hereM
B(*,% They ans!ered and said to them( 8e is( behold he is before you,
make haste no!( for he came to day into the city, for there is a
sacrifice of the #eo#le to day in the high #lace%
) sacrifice%%% The la! did not allo! of sacrifices in any other #lace,
but at the tabernacle, or tem#le, in !hich the ark of the co$enant !as
ke#tJ but 4amuel, by di$ine dis#ensation, offered sacrifices in other
#laces% 7or !hich dis#ensation this reason may be alleged, that the
house of God in 4ilo, ha$ing lost the ark, !as no! cast offJ as a figure
of the re#robation of the 9e!s, Ps% ++%A-, A+% )nd in "ariathiarim !here
the ark !as, there !as neither tabernacle, nor altar%-5bid% The high
#lace%%% E>celsum% The e>celsa, or high #laces, so often mentioned in
scri#ture, !ere #laces of !orshi#, in !hich !ere altars for sacrifice%
These !ere sometimes em#loyed in the ser$ice of the true God, as in the
#resent case( but more freLuently in the ser$ice of idolsJ and !ere
called e>celsa, !hich is commonly Ethough #erha#s not so accuratelyG
rendered high #lacesJ not because they !ere al!ays u#on hills, for the
$ery !orst of all, !hich !as that of To#heth, or Geennom, E9er% *B%G !as
in a $alleyJ but because of the high altars, and #illars, or monuments,
erected there, on !hich !ere set u# the idols, or images of their
deities%
B(*2% )s soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him,
before he go u# to the high #lace to eat( for the #eo#le !ill not eat
till he comeJ because he blesseth the $ictim, and after!ards they eat
that are in$ited% o!, therefore, go u#, for to day you shall find him%
B(*.% )nd they !ent u# into the city% )nd !hen they !ere !alking in the
midst of the city, behold 4amuel !as coming out o$er against them, to go
u# to the high #lace%
B(*?% o! the 'ord had re$ealed to the ear of 4amuel the day before 4aul
came, saying(
B(*A% To morro! about this same hour 5 !ill send thee a man of the land
of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be ruler o$er my #eo#le
5srael( and he shall sa$e my #eo#le out of the hand of the Philistines(
for 5 ha$e looked do!n u#on my #eo#le, because their cry is come to me%
B(*+% )nd !hen 4amuel sa! 4aul, the 'ord said to him( Behold the man, of
!hom 5 s#oke to thee, this man shall reign o$er my #eo#le%
B(*1% )nd 4aul came to 4amuel in the midst of the gate, and said( Tell
me, 5 #ray thee, !here is the house of the seerM
B(*B% )nd 4amuel ans!ered 4aul, saying( 5 am the seerJ go u# before me
to the high #lace, that you may eat !ith me to day, and 5 !ill let thee
go in the morning( and tell thee all that is in thy heart%
B(,-% )nd as for the asses, !hich !ere lost three days ago, be not
solicitous, because they are found% )nd for !hom shall be all the best
things of 5sraelM 4hall they not be for thee and for all thy fatherDs
houseM
B(,*% )nd 4aul ans!ering, said( )m not 5 a son of 9emini of the least
tribe of 5srael, and my kindred the last among all the families of the
tribe of BenjaminM =hy then hast thou s#oken this !ord to meM
B(,,% Then 4amuel taking 4aul, and his ser$ant, brought them into the
#arlour, and ga$e them a #lace at the head of them that !ere in$ited%
7or there !ere about thirty men%
B(,2% )nd 4amuel said to the cook( Bring the #ortion !hich 5 ga$e thee,
and commanded thee to set it a#art by thee%
B(,.% )nd the cook took u# the shoulder, and set it before 4aul% )nd
4amuel said( Behold !hat is left, set it before thee, and eatJ because
it !as ke#t of #ur#ose for thee, !hen 5 in$ited the #eo#le% )nd 4aul ate
!ith 4amuel that day%
B(,?% )nd they !ent do!n from the high #lace into the to!n, and he s#oke
!ith 4aul u#on the to# of the house( and he #re#ared a bed for 4aul on
the to# of the house and he sle#t%
B(,A% )nd !hen they !ere risen in the morning, and it began no! to be
light, 4amuel called 4aul on the to# of the house, saying( )rise, that 5
may let thee go% )nd 4aul arose( and they !ent out both of them( to !it,
he and 4amuel%
B(,+% )nd as they !ere going do!n in the end of the city, 4amuel said to
4aul( 4#eak to the ser$ant to go before us, and #ass on( but stand thou
still a !hile, that 5 may tell thee the !ord of the 'ord%
* ;ings "ha#ter *-
4aul is anointed% 8e #ro#hesieth, and is changed into another man%
4amuel calleth the #eo#le together, to make a king( the lot falleth on
4aul%
*-(*% )nd 4amuel took a little $ial of oil, and #oured it u#on his head,
and kissed him, and said( Behold, the 'ord hath anointed thee to be
#rince o$er his inheritance, and thou shalt deli$er his #eo#le out of
the hands of their enemies, that are round about them% )nd this shall be
a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be #rince%
*-(,% =hen thou shalt de#art from me this day, thou shalt find t!o men
by the se#ulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and
they shall say to thee( The asses are found !hich thou !entest to seek(
and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and
saith( =hat shall 5 do for my sonM
*-(2% )nd !hen thou shalt de#art from thence, and go farther on, and
shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going
u# to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loa$es
of bread, and another carrying a bottle of !ine%
Bethel%%% =here there !as at that time an altar of GodJ it being one of
the #laces !here 4amuel judged 5srael%
*-(.% )nd they !ill salute thee, and !ill gi$e thee t!o loa$es, and thou
shalt take them at their hand%
*-(?% )fter that thou shalt come to the hill of God, !here the garrison
of the Philistines is( and !hen thou shalt be come there into the city,
thou shalt meet a com#any of #ro#hets coming do!n from the high #lace,
!ith a #saltery, and a timbrel, and a #i#e, and a har# before them, and
they shall be #ro#hesying%
The hill of God%%% Gabaa, in !hich there !as also at that time, a high
#lace or altar%-Pro#hets%%% These !ere men !hose office it !as to sing
hymns and #raises to GodJ for such in holy !rit are called #ro#hets, and
their singing #raises to God is called #ro#hesying% 4ee * Par% alias *
"hr% *?%,,, and ,?%*% o! there !ere in those days colleges, or shcools
for training u# these #ro#hetsJ and it seems there !as one of these
schools at this hill of GodJ and another at ajoth in Ramatha% 4ee *
;ings *B%,-, ,*, etc%
*-(A% )nd the 4#irit of the 'ord shall come u#on thee, and thou shalt
#ro#hesy !ith them, and shalt be changed into another man%
*-(+% =hen therefore these signs shall ha##en to thee, do !hatsoe$er thy
hand shall find, for the 'ord is !ith thee%
*-(1% )nd thou shalt go do!n before me to Galgal, Efor 5 !ill come do!n
to theeG, that thou mayst offer an oblation, and sacrifice $ictims of
#eace( se$en days shalt thou !ait, till 5 come to thee, and 5 !ill she!
thee !hat thou art to do%
Galgal%%% 8ere also by dis#ensation !as an altar of God%
*-(B% 4o !hen he had turned his back to go from 4amuel, God ga$e unto
him another heart, and all these things came to #ass that day%
*-(*- )nd they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a com#any of
#ro#hets met him( and the 4#irit of the 'ord came u#on him, and he
#ro#hesied in the midst of them%
*-(**% )nd all that had kno!n him yesterday and the day before, seeing
tha the !as !ith the #ro#hets, and #ro#hesied, said to each other( =hat
is this that hath ha##ened to the son of "isM is 4aul also among the
#ro#hetsM
*-(*,% )nd one ans!ered another, saying( )nd !ho is their fatherM
therefore it became a #ro$erb( 5s 4aul also among the #ro#hetsM
Their father%%% That is, their teacher, or su#erior% )s much as to say,
=ho could bring about such a !onderful change as to make 4aul a #ro#hetM
*-(*2% )nd !hen he had made an end of #ro#hesying, he came to the high
#lace%
*-(*.% )nd 4aulDs uncle said to him, and to his ser$ant( =hither !ent
youM They ans!ered( To seek the asses( and not finding them, !e !ent to
4amuel%
*-(*?% )nd his uncle said to him( Tell me !hat 4amuel said to thee%
*-(*A% )nd 4aul said to his uncle( 8e told us that the asses !ere found%
But of the matter of the kingdom of !hich 4amuel had s#oken to him, he
told him not%
*-(*+% )nd 4amuel called together the #eo#le to the 'ord in <as#ha(
*-(*1% )nd he said to the children of 5srael( Thus saith the 'ord the
God of 5srael( 5 brought u# 5srael out of Egy#t, and deli$ered you from
the hand of the Egy#tians, and from the hand of all the kings !ho
afflicted you%
*-(*B% But you this day ha$e rejected your God, !ho only hath sa$ed you
out of all your e$ils and your tribulations( and you ha$e said( ay( but
set a king o$er us% o! therefore stand before the 'ord by your tribes,
and by your families%
*-(,-% )nd 4amuel brought to him all the tribes of 5srael, and the lot
fell on the tribe of Benjamin%
*-(,*% )nd he brought the tribe of Benjamin and the kindreds thereof,
and the lot fell u#on the kindred of <etri, and it came to 4aul, the son
of "is% They sought him therefore, and he !as not found%
*-(,,% )nd after this they consulted the 'ord !hether he !ould come
thither% )nd the 'ord ans!ered( Behold he is hidden at home%
*-(,2% )nd they ran and fetched him thence( and he stood in the midst of
the #eo#le, and he !as higher than any of the #eo#le from the shoulders
and u#!ard%
*-(,.% )nd 4amuel said to all the #eo#le( 4urely you see him !hom the
'ord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the #eo#le% )nd
all the #eo#le cried and said( God sa$e the king%
*-(,?% )nd 4amuel told the #eo#le the la! of the kingdom, and !rote it
in a book, and laid it u# before the 'ord( and 4amuel sent a!ay all the
#eo#le, e$ery one to his o!n house%
*-(,A% 4aul also de#arted to his o!n house in Gabaa( and there !ent !ith
him a #art of the army, !hose hearts God had touched%
*-(,+% But the children of Belial said( 4hall this fello! be able to
sa$e usM )nd they des#ised him, and brought him no #resentsJ but he
dissembled as though he heard not%
* ;ings "ha#ter **
4aul defeateth the )mmonites, and deli$ereth 9abes Galaad%
**(*% )nd it came to #ass about a month after this, that aas, the
)mmonite, came u#, and began to fight against 9abes Galaad% )nd all the
men of 9abes said to aas( <ake a co$enant !ith us, and !e !ill ser$e
thee%
**(,% )nd aas, the )mmonite, ans!ered them( On this condition !ill 5
make a co$enant !ith you, that 5 may #luck out all your right eyes, and
make you a re#roach in all 5srael%
**(2% )nd the ancients of 9abes said to him( )llo! us se$en days, that
!e may send messengers to all the coasts of 5srael( and if there be no
one to defend us, !e !ill come out to thee%
**(.% The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of 4aul( and they s#oke
these !ords in the hearing of the #eo#le( and all the #eo#le lifted u#
their $oices, and !e#t%
**(?% )nd behold 4aul came, follo!ing o>en out of the field, and he
said( =hat aileth the #eo#le that they !ee#M )nd they told him the !ords
of the men of 9abes%
**(A% )nd the 4#irit of the 'ord came u#on 4aul, !hen he had heard these
!ords, and his anger !as e>ceedingly kindled%
**(+% )nd taking both the o>en, he cut them in #ieces, and sent them
into all the coasts of 5srael, by messengers, saying( =hosoe$er shall
not come forth, and follo! 4aul and 4amuel, so shall it be done to his
o>en% )nd the fear of the 'ord fell u#on the #eo#le, and they !ent out
as one man%
**(1% )nd he numbered them in BeHec( and there !ere of the children of
5srael three hundred thousand( and of the men of 9uda thirty thousand%
**(B% )nd they said to the messengers that came( Thus shall you say to
the men of 9abes Galaad( To morro!, !hen the sun shall be hot, you shall
ha$e relief% The messengers therefore came, and told the men of 9abes,
and they !ere glad%
**(*-% )nd they said( 5n the morning !e !ill come out to you( and you
shall do !hat you #lease !ith us%
**(**% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the morro! !as come, that 4aul #ut the
#eo#le in three com#anies( and he came into the midst of the cam# in the
morning !atch, and he sle! the )mmonites until the day gre! hot, and the
rest !ere scattered, so that t!o of them !ere not left together%
**(*,% )nd the #eo#le said to 4amuel( =ho is he that said( 4hall 4aul
reign o$er usM Bring the men, and !e !ill kill them%
**(*2% )nd 4aul said( o man shall be killed this day( because the 'ord
this day hath !rought sal$ation in 5srael(
**(*.% )nd 4amuel said to the #eo#le( "ome, and let us go to Galgal, and
let us rene! the kingdom there%
**(*?% )nd all the #eo#le !ent to Galgal, and there they made 4aul king,
before the 'ord in Galgal, and they sacrificed there $ictims of #eace
before the 'ord% )nd there 4aul and all the men of 5srael rejoiced
e>ceedingly%
* ;ings "ha#ter *,
4amuelDs integrity is ackno!ledged% God she!eth by a sign from hea$en
that they had done ill in asking for a king%
*,(*% )nd 4amuel said to all 5srael( Behold 5 ha$e hearkened to your
$oice in all that you said to me, and ha$e made a king o$er you%
*,(,% )nd no! the king goeth before you( but 5 am old and greyheaded(
and my sons are !ith you( ha$ing then con$ersed !ith you from my youth
until this day, behold here 5 am%
*,(2% 4#eak of me before the 'ord, and before his anointed, !hether 5
ha$e taken any manDs o>, or ass( if 5 ha$e !ronged any man, if 5 ha$e
o##ressed any man, if 5 ha$e taken a bribe at any manDs hand( and 5 !ill
des#ise it this day, and !ill restore it to you%
*,(.% )nd they said( Thou hast not !ronged us, nor o##ressed us, nor
taken ought at any manDs hand%
*,(?% )nd he said to them( The 'ord is !itness against you, and his
anointed is !itness this day, that you ha$e not found any thing in my
hand% )nd they said( 8e is !itness%
*,(A% )nd 4amuel said to the #eo#le( 5t is the 'ord !ho made <oses and
)aron, and brought our fathers out of the land of Egy#t%
*,(+% o!, therefore, stand u#, that 5 may #lead in judgment against you
before the 'ord, concerning all the kindness of the 'ord, !hich he hath
she!n to you, and to your fathers(
*,(1% 8o! 9acob !ent into Egy#t, and your fathers cried to the 'ord( and
the 'ord sent <oses and )aron, and brought your fathers out of Egy#t,
and made them d!ell in this #lace%
*,(B% )nd they forgot the 'ord their God, and he deli$ered them into the
hands of 4isara, ca#tain of the army of 8asor, and into the hands of the
Philistines, and into the hand of the king of <oab, and they fought
against them%
*,(*- But after!ards they cried to the 'ord, and said( =e ha$e sinned,
because !e ha$e forsaken the 'ord, and ha$e ser$ed Baalim and )staroth(
but no! deli$er us from the hand of our enemies, and !e !ill ser$e thee%
*,(**% )nd the 'ord sent 9erobaal, and Badan, and 9e#hte, and 4amuel,
and deli$ered you from the hand of your enemies round about, and you
d!elt securely%
9erobaal and Badan%%% That is, Gedeon and 4amson called here Badan or
Bedan, because he !as of Dan%
*,(*,% But seeing that aas, king of the children of )mmon, !as come
against you, you said to me( ay, but a king shall reign o$er us(
!hereas the 'ord your God !as your king%
*,(*2% o!, therefore, your king is here, !hom you ha$e chosen and
desired( Behold the 'ord hath gi$en you a king%
*,(*.% 5f you !ill fear the 'ord, and ser$e him, and hearken to his
$oice, and not #ro$oke the mouth of the 'ord( then shall both you, and
the king !ho reigneth o$er you, be follo!ers of the 'ord your God%
*,(*?% But if you !ill not hearken to the $oice of the 'ord, but !ill
rebel against his !ords, the hand of the 'ord shall be u#on you, and
u#on your fathers%
*,(*A% o! then stand, and see this great thing !hich the 'ord !ill do
in your sight%
*,(*+% 5s it not !heat har$est to dayM 5 !ill call u#on the 'ord, and he
shall send thunder and rain( and you shall kno!, and see that you
yoursel$es ha$e done a great e$il in the sight of the 'ord, in desiring
a king o$er you%
=heat har$est%%% )t !hich time of the year, it ne$er thunders or rains
in those countries%
*,(*1% )nd 4amuel cried unto the 'ord, and the 'ord sent thunder and
rain that day%
*,(*B% )nd all the #eo#le greatly feared the 'ord and 4amuel% )nd all
the #eo#le said to 4amuel( Pray for thy ser$ants to the 'ord thy God,
that !e may not die, for !e ha$e added to all our sins this e$il, to ask
for a king%
*,(,-% )nd 4amuel said to the #eo#le( 7ear not, you ha$e done all this
e$il( but yet de#art not from follo!ing the 'ord, but ser$e the 'ord
!ith all your heart%
*,(,*% )nd turn not aside after $ain things, !hich shall ne$er #rofit
you, nor deli$er you, because they are $ain%
*,(,,% )nd the 'ord !ill not forsake his #eo#le for his great nameDs
sake( because the 'ord hath s!orn to make you his #eo#le%
*,(,2% )nd far from me be this sin against the 'ord, that 5 should cease
to #ray for you( and 5 !ill teach you the good and right !ay%
*,(,.% Therefore fear the 'ord, and ser$e him in truth, and !ith your
!hole heart, for you ha$e seen the great !orks !hich he hath done among
you%
*,(,?% But if you !ill still do !ickedly( both you and your king shall
#erish together%
* ;ings "ha#ter *2
The !ar bet!een 4aul and the Philistines% The distress of the
5sraelites% 4aul offereth sacrifice before the coming of 4amuel( for
!hich he is re#ro$ed%
*2(*% 4aul !as a child of one year !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned t!o years o$er 5srael%
Of one year%%% That is, he !as good and like an innocent child, and for
t!o years continued in that innocency%
*2(,% )nd 4aul chose him three thousand men of 5srael( and t!o thousand
!ere !ith 4aul in <achmas, and in mount Bethel( and a thousand !ith
9onathan in Gabaa of Benjamin( and the rest of the #eo#le he sent back
e$ery man to their d!ellings%
*2(2% )nd 9onathan smote the garrison of the Philistines !hich !as in
Gabaa% )nd !hen the Philistines had heard of it, 4aul sounded the
trum#et o$er all the land, saying( 'et the 8ebre!s hear%
*2(.% )nd all 5srael heard this re#ort( 4aul hath smitten the garrison
of the Philistines( and 5srael took courageagainst the Philistines% )nd
the #eo#le !ere called together after 4aul to Galgal%
*2(?% The Philistines also !ere assembled to fight against 5srael,
thirty thousand chariots, and si> thousand horsemen, and a multitude of
#eo#le besides, like the sand on the seashore for number% )nd going u#
they cam#ed in <achmas, at the east of Betha$en%
*2(A% )nd !hen the men of 5srael sa! that they !ere straitened Efor the
#eo#le !ere distressedG, they hid themsel$es in ca$es, and in thickets,
and in rocks, and in dens, and in #its%
*2(+% )nd some of the 8ebre!s #assed o$er the 9ordan into the land of
Gad and Galaad% )nd !hen 4aul !as yet in Galgal, all the #eo#le that
follo!ed him !ere greatly afraid%
*2(1% )nd he !aited se$en days, according to the a##ointment of 4amuel,
and 4amuel came not to Galgal, and the #eo#le sli#t a!ay from him%
*2(B% Then 4aul said( Bring me the holocaust, and the #eace offerings%
)nd he offered the holocaust%
*2(*-% )nd !hen he had made an end of offering the holocaust, behold
4amuel came( and 4aul !ent forth to meet him and salute him%
*2(**% )nd 4amuel said to him( =hat hast thou doneM 4aul ans!ered(
Because 5 sa! that the #eo#le sli#t from me, and thou !ast not come
according to the days a##ointed, and the Philistines !ere gathered
together in <achmas,
*2(*,% 5 said( o! !ill the Philistines come do!n u#on me to Galgal, and
5 ha$e not a##eased the face of the 'ord% 7orced by necessity, 5 offered
the holocaust%
*2(*2% )nd 4amuel said to 4aul( Thou hast done foolishly, and hast not
ke#t the commandments of the 'ord thy God, !hich he commanded thee% )nd
if thou hadst not done thus, the 'ord !ould no! ha$e established thy
kingdom o$er 5srael for e$er(
*2(*.% But thy kingdom shall not continue% The 'ord hath sought him a
man according to his o!n heart( and him hath the 'ord commanded to be
#rince o$er his #eo#le, because thou hast not obser$ed that !hich the
'ord commanded%
*2(*?% )nd 4amuel arose and !ent u# from Galgal to Gabaa of Benjamin%
)nd the rest of the #eo#le !ent u# after 4aul, to meet the #eo#le !ho
fought against them, going from Galgal to Gabaa, in the hill of
Benjamin% )nd 4aul numbered the #eo#le, that !ere found !ith him, about
si> hundred men%
*2(*A% )nd 4aul, and 9onathan his son, and the #eo#le that !ere #resent
!ith them, !ere in Gabaa of Benjamin( But the Philistines encam#ed in
<achmas%
*2(*+% )nd there !ent out of the cam# of the Philistines three com#anies
to #lunder% One com#any !ent to!ards the !ay of E#hra to the land of
4ualJ
*2(*1% )nd another !ent by the !ay of Bethoron, and the third turned to
the !ay of the border, abo$e the $alley of 4eboim to!ards the desert%
*2(*B% o! there !as no smith to be found in all the land of 5srael, for
the Philistines had taken this #recaution, lest the 8ebre!s should make
them s!ords or s#ears%
*2(,-% 4o all 5srael !ent do!n to the Philistines, to shar#en e$ery man
his #loughshare, and his s#ade, and his a>e, and his rake%
*2(,*% 4o that their shares, and their s#ades, and their forks, and
their a>es, !ere blunt, e$en to the goad, !hich !as to be mended%
*2(,,% )nd !hen the day of battle !as come, there !as neither s!ord nor
s#ear found in the hand of any of the #eo#le that !ere !ith 4aul and
9onathan, e>ce#t 4aul and 9onathan his son%
*2(,2% )nd the army of the Philistines !ent out in order to ad$ance
further in <achmas%
* ;ings "ha#ter *.
9onathan attacketh the Philistines% ) miraculous $ictory% 4aulDs
unad$ised oath, by !hich 9onathan is #ut in danger of his life, but is
deli$ered by the #eo#le%
*.(*% o! it came to #ass one day that 9onathan, the son of 4aul, said
to the young man that bore his armour( "ome, and let us go o$er to the
garrison of the Philistines, !hich is on the other side of yonder #lace%
But he told not this to his father%
*.(,% )nd 4aul abode in the uttermost #art of Gabaa, under the
#omegranate tree, !hich !as in <agron( and the #eo#le !ith him !ere
about si> hundred men%
*.(2% )nd )chias, the son of )chitob, brother of 5chabod the son of
Phinees, the son of 8eli, the #riest of the 'ord in 4ilo, !ore the
e#hod% )nd the #eo#le kne! not !hither 9onathan !as gone%
*.(.% o! there !ere bet!een the ascents, by !hich 9onathan sought to go
o$er to the garrison of the Philistines, rocks standing u# on both
sides, and stee# cliffs like teeth on the one side, and on the other,
the name of the one !as Boses, and the name of the other !as 4ene(
*.(?% One rock stood out to!ard the north, o$er against <achmas, and the
other to the south, o$er against Gabaa%
*.(A% )nd 9onathan said to the young man that bore his armour( "ome, let
us go o$er to the garrison of these uncircumcised, it may be the 'ord
!ill do for us( because it is easy for the 'ord to sa$e either by many,
or by fe!%
*.(+% )nd his armourbearer said to him( Do all that #leaseth thy mind(
go !hither thou !ilt, and 5 !ill be !ith thee !heresoe$er thou hast a
mind%
*.(1% )nd 9onathan said( Behold !e !ill go o$er to these men% )nd !hen
!e shall be seen by them,
*.(B% 5f they shall s#eak thus to us( 4tay till !e come to you( let us
stand still in our #lace, and not go u# to them%
*.(*-% But if they shall say( "ome u# to us( let us go u#, because the
'ord hath deli$ered them into our hands, this shall be a sign unto us%
This shall be a sign%%% 5t is likely 9onathan !as instructed by di$ine
ins#iration to make a choice of this sign( other!ise the obser$ation of
omens is su#erstitious and sinful%
*.(**% 4o both of them disco$ered themsel$es to the garrison of the
Philistines( and the Philistines said( Behold the 8ebre!s come forth out
of the holes !herein they !ere hid%
*.(*,% )nd the men of the garrison s#oke to 9onathan, and to his
armourbearer, and said( "ome u# to us, and !e !ill she! you a thing% )nd
9onathan said to his armourbearer( 'et us go u#, follo! me( for the 'ord
hath deli$ered them into the hands of 5srael%
*.(*2% )nd 9onathan !ent u# cree#ing on his hands and feet, and his
armourbearer after him% )nd some fell before 9onathan, others his
armourbearer sle! as he follo!ed him%
*.(*.% )nd the first slaughter !hich 9onathan and his armourbearer made,
!as of about t!enty men, !ithin half an acre of land, !hich a yoke of
o>en is !ont to #lough in a day%
*.(*?% )nd there !as a miracle in the cam#, in the fields( and all the
#eo#le of their garrison, !ho had gone out to #lunder, !ere amaHed, and
the earth trembled( and it ha##ened as a miracle from God%
*.(*A% )nd the !atchmen of 4aul, !ho !ere in Gabaa of Benjamin looked,
and behold a multitude o$erthro!n, and fleeing this !ay and that%
*.(*+% )nd 4aul said to the #eo#le that !ere !ith him( 'ook, and see !ho
is gone from us% )nd !hen they had sought, it !as found that 9onathan
and his armourbearer !ere not there%
*.(*1% )nd 4aul said to )chias( Bring the ark of the 'ord% E7or the ark
of God !as there that day !ith the children of 5srael%G
*.(*B% )nd !hile 4aul s#oke to the #riest, there arose a great u#roar in
the cam# of the Philistines( and it increased by degrees, and !as heard
more clearly% )nd 4aul said to the #riest( Dra! in thy hand%
*.(,-% Then 4aul, and all the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, shouted
together, and they came to the #lace of the fight( and behold e$ery
manDs s!ord !as turned u#on his neighbour, and there !as a $ery great
slaughter%
*.(,*% <oreo$er, the 8ebre!s that had been !ith the Philistines
yesterday and the day before, and !ent u# !ith them into the cam#,
returned to be !ith the 5sraelites, !ho !ere !ith 4aul and 9onathan%
*.(,,% )nd all the 5sraelites that had hid themsel$es in mount E#hraim,
hearing that the Philistines fled, joined themsel$es !ith their
countrymen in the fight% )nd there !ere !ith 4aul about ten thousand
men%
*.(,2% )nd the 'ord sa$ed 5srael that day% )nd the fight !ent on as far
as Betha$en%
*.(,.% )nd the men of 5srael !ere joined together that day( and 4aul
adjured the #eo#le, saying( "ursed be the man that shall eat food till
e$ening, till 5 be re$enged of my enemies% 4o none of the #eo#le tasted
any food%
*.(,?% )nd all the common #eo#le came into a forest, in !hich there !as
honey u#on the ground%
*.(,A% )nd !hen the #eo#le came into the forest, behold the honey
dro##ed, but no man #ut his hand to his mouth% 7or the #eo#le feared the
oath%
*.(,+% But 9onathan had not heard !hen his father adjured the #eo#le(
and he #ut forth the end of the rod, !hich he had in his hand, and di#t
it in a honeycomb( and he carried his hand to his mouth, and his eyes
!ere enlightened%
*.(,1% )nd one of the #eo#le ans!ering, said( Thy father hath bound the
#eo#le !ith an oath, saying( "ursed be the man that shall eat any food
this day% E)nd the #eo#le !ere faint%G
*.(,B% )nd 9onathan said( <y father hath troubled the land( you ha$e
seen yoursel$es that my eyes are enlightened, because 5 tasted a little
of this honey(
*.(2-% 8o! much more if the #eo#le had eaten of the #rey of their
enemies, !hich they foundM had there not been made a greater slaughter
among the PhilistinesM
*.(2*% 4o they smote that day the Philistines, from <achmas to )ialon%
)nd the #eo#le !ere !earied e>ceedingly%
*.(2,% )nd falling u#on the s#oils, they took shee#, and o>en, and
cal$es, and sle! them on the ground( and the #eo#le ate them !ith the
blood%
*.(22% )nd they told 4aul that the #eo#le had sinned against the 'ord,
eating !ith the blood% )nd he said( &ou ha$e transgressed( roll here to
me no! a great stone%
*.(2.% )nd 4aul said( Dis#erse yoursel$es among the #eo#le, and tell
them to bring me e$ery man his o> and his ram and slay them u#on this
stone, and eat, and you shall not sin against the 'ord, in eating !ith
the blood% 4o all the #eo#le brought e$ery man his o> !ith him till the
night( and sle! them there%
*.(2?% )nd 4aul built an altar to the 'ord( and he then first began to
build an altar to the 'ord%
*.(2A% )nd 4aul said( 'et us fall u#on the Philistines by night, and
destroy them till the morning light, and let us not lea$e a man of them%
)nd the #eo#le said( Do all that seemeth good in thy eyes% )nd the
#riest said( 'et us dra! near hither unto God%
*.(2+% )nd 4aul consulted the 'ord( 4hall 5 #ursue after the
PhilistinesM !ilt thou deli$er them into the hands of 5sraelM )nd he
ans!ered him not that day%
*.(21% )nd 4aul said( Bring hither all the corners of the #eo#le( and
kno!, and see by !hom this sin hath ha##ened to day%
*.(2B% )s the 'ord li$eth, !ho is the 4a$iour of 5srael, if it !as done
by 9onathan, my son, he shall surely die% 5n this none of the #eo#le
gainsayed him%
*.(.-% )nd he said to all 5srael( Be you on one side and 5, !ith
9onathan, my son, !ill be on the other side% )nd the #eo#le ans!ered
4aul( Do !hat seemeth good in thy eyes%
*.(.*% )nd 4aul said to the 'ord( O 'ord God of 5srael, gi$e a sign, by
!hich !e may kno!, !hat the meaning is, that thou ans!erest not thy
ser$ant to day( 5f this iniLuity be in me, or in my son 9onathan, gi$e a
#roof( or if this iniLuity be in thy #eo#le, gi$e holiness% )nd 9onathan
and 4aul !ere taken, and the #eo#le esca#ed%
*.(.,% )nd 4aul said( "ast lots bet!een me, and 9onathan, my son% )nd
9onathan !as taken%
9onathan !as taken%%% Though 9onathan !as e>cused from sin, through
ignorance of the #rohibition, yet God !as #leased on this occasion to
let the lot fall u#on him, to she! unto all the great obligation of
obedience to #rinces and #arents%
*.(.2% )nd 4aul said to 9onathan( Tell me !hat thou hast done% )nd
9onathan told him, and said( 5 did but taste a little honey !ith the end
of the rod, !hich !as in my hand, and behold 5 must die%
*.(..% )nd 4aul said( <ay God do so and so to me, and add still more(
for dying thou shalt die, O 9onathan%
*.(.?% )nd the #eo#le said to 4aul( 4hall 9onathan then die, !ho hath
!rought this great sal$ation in 5sraelM this must not be( )s the 'ord
li$eth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground, for he
hath !rought !ith God this day% 4o the #eo#le deli$ered 9onathan, that
he should not die%
*.(.A% )nd 4aul !ent back, and did not #ursue after the Philistines( and
the Philistines !ent to their o!n #laces%
*.(.+% )nd 4aul ha$ing his kingdom established o$er 5srael, fought
against all his enemies round about, against <oab, and against the
children of )mmon, and Edom, and the kings of 4oba, and the Philistines(
and !hithersoe$er he turned himself, he o$ercame%
*.(.1% )nd gathering together an army, he defeated )malec, and deli$ered
5srael from the hand of them that s#oiled them%
*.(.B% )nd the sons of 4aul, !ere 9onathan, and 9essui, and <elchisua(
and the names of his t!o daughters, the name of the firstborn !as <erob,
and the name of the younger <ichol%
*.(?-% )nd the name of 4aulDs !ife !as )chinoam, the daughter of
)chimaasJ and the name of the ca#tain of his army !as )bner, the son of
er, the cousin german of 4aul%
*.(?*% 7or "is !as the father of 4aul, and er, the father of )bner, !as
son of )biel%
*.(?,% )nd there !as a great !ar against the Philistines all the days of
4aul% 7or !homsoe$er 4aul sa! to be a $aliant man, and fit for !ar, he
took him to himself%
* ;ings "ha#ter *?
4aul is sent to destroy )malec( he s#areth their king and the best of
their cattle( for !hich disobedience he is cast off by the 'ord%
*?(*% )nd 4amuel said to 4aul( The 'ord sent me to anoint thee king o$er
his #eo#le 5srael( no! therefore hearken thou unto the $oice of the
'ord(
*?(,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5 ha$e reckoned u# all that )malec
hath done to 5srael( ho! he o##osed them in the !ay !hen they came u#
out of Egy#t%
*?(2% o! therefore go, and smite )malec, and utterly destroy all that
he hath( s#are him not, nor co$et anything that is his( but slay both
man and !oman, child and suckling, o> and shee#, camel and ass%
"hild%%% The great <aster of life and death E!ho cuts off one half of
all mankind !hilst they are childrenG has been #leased sometimes to
ordain that children should be #ut to the s!ord, in detestation of the
crimes of their #arents, and that they might not li$e to follo! the same
!icked !ays% But !ithout such ordinance of God it is not allo!able, in
any !ars, ho! just soe$er, to kill children%
*?(.% 4o 4aul commanded the #eo#le, and numbered them as lambs( t!o
hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand of the men of 9uda%
*?(?% )nd !hen 4aul !as come to the city of )malec, he laid ambushes in
the torrent%
*?(A% )nd 4aul said to the "inite( Go, de#art, and get ye do!n from
)malec( lest 5 destroy thee !ith him% 7or thou hast she!n kindness to
all the children of 5srael, !hen they came u# out of Egy#t% )nd the
"inite de#arted from the midst of )malec%
*?(+% )nd 4aul smote )malec from 8e$ila, until thou comest to 4ur, !hich
is o$er against Egy#t%
*?(1% )nd he took )gag, the king of )malec, ali$e( but all the common
#eo#le he sle! !ith the edge of the s!ord%
*?(B% )nd 4aul and the #eo#le s#ared )gag, and the best of the flocks of
shee#, and of the herds, and the garments and the rams, and all that !as
beautiful, and !ould not destroy them( but e$ery thing that !as $ile,
and good for nothing, that they destroyed%
*?(*-% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 4amuel,
*?(**% 5t re#enteth me that 5 ha$e made 4aul king( for he hath forsaken
me, and hath not e>ecuted my commandments% )nd 4amuel !as grie$ed, and
he cried unto the 'ord all night%
*?(*,% )nd !hen 4amuel rose early, to go to 4aul in the morning, it !as
told 4amuel that 4aul !as come to "armel, and had erected for himself a
trium#hant arch, and returning had #assed on, and gone do!n to Galgal%
)nd 4amuel came to 4aul, and 4aul !as offering a holocaust to the 'ord,
out of the choicest of the s#oils, !hich he had brought from )malec%
*?(*2% )nd !hen 4amuel !as come to 4aul, 4aul said to him( Blessed be
thou of the 'ord, 5 ha$e fulfilled the !ord of the 'ord%
*?(*.% )nd 4amuel said( =hat meaneth then this bleating of the flocks,
!hich soundeth in my ears, and the lo!ing of the herds, !hich 5 hearM
*?(*?% )nd 4aul said( They ha$e brought them from )malec( for the #eo#le
s#ared the best of the shee# and of the herds, that they might be
sacrificed to the 'ord thy God, but the rest !e ha$e slain%
*?(*A% )nd 4amuel said to 4aul( 4uffer me, and 5 !ill tell thee !hat the
'ord hath said to me this night% )nd he said to him( 4#eak%
*?(*+% )nd 4amuel said( =hen thou !ast a little one in thy o!n eyes,
!ast thou not made the head of the tribes of 5sraelM )nd the 'ord
anointed thee to be king o$er 5srael%
*?(*1% )nd the 'ord sent thee on the !ay, and said( Go, and kill the
sinners of )malec, and thou shalt fight against them until thou hast
utterly destroyed them%
*?(*B% =hy then didst thou not hearken to the $oice of the 'ord( but
hast turned to the #rey, and hast done e$il in the eyes of the 'ordM
*?(,-% )nd 4aul said to 4amuel( &ea, 5 ha$e hearkened to the $oice of
the 'ord, and ha$e !alked in the !ay by !hich the 'ord sent me, and ha$e
brought )gag, the king of )malec, and )malec 5 ha$e slain%
*?(,*% But the #eo#le took of the s#oils, shee# and o>en, as the
firstfruits of those things that !ere slain, to offer sacrifice to the
'ord their God in Galgal%
*?(,,% )nd 4amuel said( Doth the 'ord desire holocausts and $ictims, and
not rather that the $oice of the 'ord should be obeyedM 7or obedience is
better than sacrifices( and to hearken rather than to offer the fat or
rams%
*?(,2% Because it is like the sin of !itchcraft, to rebel( and like the
crime of idolatry, to refuse to obey% 7orasmuch, therefore, as thou hast
rejected the !ord of the 'ord, the 'ord hath also rejected thee from
being king%
*?(,.% )nd 4aul said to 4amuel( 5 ha$e sinned, because 5 ha$e
transgressed the commandment of the 'ord, and thy !ords, fearing the
#eo#le, and obeying their $oice%
*?(,?% But no! bear, 5 beseech thee, my sin, and return !ith me, that 5
may adore the 'ord%
*?(,A% )nd 4amuel said to 4aul( 5 !ill not return !ith thee, because
thou hath rejected the !ord of the 'ord, and the 'ord hath rejected thee
from being king o$er 5srael%
*?(,+% )nd 4amuel turned about to go a!ay( but he laid hold u#on the
skirt of his mantle, and it rent%
*?(,1% )nd 4amuel said to him( The 'ord hath rent the kingdom of 5srael
from thee this day, and hath gi$en it to thy neighbour !ho is better
than thee%
*?(,B% But the trium#her in 5srael !ill not s#are, and !ill not be mo$ed
to re#entance( for he is not a man that he should re#ent%
*?(2-% Then he said( 5 ha$e sinned( yet honour me no! before the
ancients of my #eo#le, and before 5srael, and return !ith me, that 5 may
adore the 'ord thy God%
*?(2*% 4o 4amuel turned again after 4aul( and 4aul adored the 'ord%
*?(2,% )nd 4amuel said( Bring hither to me )gag, the king of )malec% )nd
)gag !as #resented to him $ery fat, and trembling% )nd )gag said( Doth
bitter death se#arate in this mannerM *?(22% )nd 4amuel said( )s thy
s!ord hath made !omen childless, so shall thy mother be childless among
!omen% )nd 4amuel he!ed him in #ieces before the 'ord in Galgal%
*?(2.% )nd 4amuel de#arted to Ramatha( but 4aul !ent u# to his house in
Gabaa%
*?(2?% )nd 4amuel sa! 4aul no more till the day of his death(
ne$ertheless, 4amuel mourned for 4aul, because the 'ord re#ented that he
had made him king o$er 5srael%
4a! 4aul no more till the day of his death%%% That is, he !ent no more
to see him( he $isited him no more%
* ;ings "ha#ter *A
4amuel is sent to Bethlehem, !here he anointeth Da$id( !ho is taken into
4aulDs family%
*A(*% )nd the 'ord said to 4amuel( 8o! long !ilt thou mourn for 4aul,
!hom 5 ha$e rejected from reigning o$er 5sraelM fill thy horn !ith oil,
and come, that 5 may send thee to 5sai, the Bethlehemite( for 5 ha$e
#ro$ided me a king among his sons%
*A(,% )nd 4amuel said( 8o! shall 5 goM for 4aul !ill hear of it, and he
!ill kill me% )nd the 'ord said( Thou shalt take !ith thee a calf of the
herd, and thou shalt say( 5 am come to sacrifice to the 'ord%
*A(2% )nd thou shalt call 5sai to the sacrifice, and 5 !ill she! thee
!hat thou art to do, and thou shalt anoint him !hom 5 shall she! to
thee%
*A(.% Then 4amuel did as the 'ord had said to him% )nd he came to
Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city !ondered, and meeting him, they
said( 5s thy coming hither #eaceableM
*A(?% )nd he said( 5t is #eaceable( 5 am come to offer sacrifice to the
'ord, be ye sanctified, and come !ith me to the sacrifice% )nd he
sanctified 5sai and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice%
*A(A% )nd !hen they !ere come in, he sa! Eliab, and said( 5s the 'ordDs
anointed before himM
*A(+% )nd the 'ord said to 4amuel( 'ook not on his countenance, nor on
the height of his stature( because 5 ha$e rejected him, nor do 5 judge
according to the look of man( for man seeth those things that a##ear,
but the 'ord beholdeth the heart%
*A(1% )nd 5sai called )binadab, and brought him before 4amuel% )nd he
said( either hath the 'ord chosen this,
*A(B% )nd 5sai brought 4amma, and he said of him( either hath the 'ord
chosen this%
*A(*-% 5sai therefore brought his se$en sons before 4amuel( and 4amuel
said to 5sai( The 'ord hath not chosen any one of these%
*A(**% )nd 4amuel said to 5sai( )re here all thy sonsM 8e ans!ered(
There remaineth yet a young one, !ho kee#eth the shee#% )nd 4amuel said
to 5sai( 4end, and fetch him( for !e !ill not sit do!n till he come
hither%
*A(*,% 8e sent therefore and brought him% o! he !as ruddy and beautiful
to behold, and of a comely face% )nd the 'ord said( )rise, and anoint
him, for this is he%
*A(*2% Then 4amuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst
of his brethren( and the 4#irit of the 'ord came u#on Da$id from that
day for!ard( and 4amuel rose u#, and !ent to Ramatha%
*A(*.% But the 4#irit of the 'ord de#arted from 4aul, and an e$il s#irit
from the 'ord troubled him%
7rom the 'ord%%% )n e$il s#irit, by di$ine #ermission, and for his
#unishment, either #ossessed or obsessed him%
*A(*?% )nd the ser$ants of 4aul said to him( Behold no! an e$il s#irit
from God troubleth thee%
*A(*A% 'et our lord gi$e orders, and thy ser$ants !ho are before thee,
!ill seek out a man skilful in #laying on the har#, that !hen the e$il
s#irit from the 'ord is u#on thee, he may #lay !ith his hand, and thou
mayst bear it more easily%
*A(*+% )nd 4aul said to his ser$ants( Pro$ide me then some man that can
#lay !ell, and bring him to me%
*A(*1% )nd one of the ser$ants ans!ering, said( Behold 5 ha$e seen a son
of 5sai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful #layer, and one of great strength,
and a man fit for !ar, and #rudent in his !ords, and a comely #erson(
and the 'ord is !ith him%
*A(*B% Then 4aul sent messengers to 5sai, saying( 4end me Da$id, thy
son, !ho is in the #astures%
*A(,-% )nd 5sai took an ass laden !ith bread, and a bottle of !ine, and
a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of Da$id, his son, to
4aul%
*A(,*% )nd Da$id came to 4aul, and stood before him( and he lo$ed him
e>ceedingly, and made him his armourbearer%
*A(,,% )nd 4aul sent to 5sai, saying( 'et Da$id stand before me( for he
hath found fa$our in my sight%
*A(,2% 4o !hensoe$er the e$il s#irit from the 'ord !as u#on 4aul, Da$id
took his har#, and #layed !ith his hand, and 4aul !as refreshed, and !as
better, for the e$il s#irit de#arted from him%
De#arted from him%%% "hased a!ay by Da$idDs de$otion%
* ;ings "ha#ter *+
=ar !ith the Philistines% Goliath challengeth 5srael% 8e is slain by
Da$id%
*+(*% o! the Philistines gathering together their troo#s to battle,
assembled at 4ocho of 9uda( and cam#ed bet!een 4ocho and )Heca, in the
borders of Dommim%
*+(,% )nd 4aul and the children of 5srael being gathered together, came
to the $alley of Terebinth, and they set the army in array to fight
against the Philistines%
*+(2% )nd the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and
5srael stood on a mountain on the other side( and there !as a $alley
bet!een them%
*+(.% )nd there !ent out a man baseborn from the cam# of the
Philistines, named Goliath, of Geth, !hose height !as si> cubits and a
s#an(
*+(?% )nd he had a helmet of brass u#on his head, and he !as clothed
!ith a coat of mail !ith scales, and the !eight of his coat of mail !as
fi$e thousand sicles of brass(
*+(A% )nd he had grea$es of brass on his legs, and a buckler of brass
co$ered his shoulders%
*+(+% )nd the staff of his s#ear !as like a !ea$erDs beam, and the head
of his s#ear !eighed si> hundred sicles of iron( and his armourbearer
!ent before him%
*+(1% )nd standing, he cried out to the bands of 5srael, and said to
them( =hy are you come out #re#ared to fightM am not 5 a Philistine, and
you the ser$ants of 4aulM "hoose out a man of you, and let him come do!n
and fight hand to hand%
*+(B% 5f he be able to fight !ith me, and kill me, !e !ill be ser$ants
to you( but if 5 #re$ail against him, and kill him, you shall be
ser$ants, and shall ser$e us%
*+(*-% )nd the Philistine said( 5 ha$e defied the bands of 5srael this
day( gi$e me a man, and let him fight !ith me hand to hand%
*+(**% )nd 4aul and all the 5sraelites hearing these !ords of the
Philistine, !ere dismayed, and greatly afraid%
*+(*,% o! Da$id !as the son of that E#hrathite, of Bethlehem 9uda,
before mentioned, !hose name !as 5sai, !ho had eight sons, and !as an
old man in the days of 4aul, and of great age among men%
*+(*2% )nd his three eldest sons follo!ed 4aul to the battle( and the
names of his three sons that !ent to the battle, !ere Eliab, the
firstborn, and the second, )binadab, and the third 4amma(
*+(*.% But Da$id !as the youngest% 4o the three eldest ha$ing follo!ed
4aul,
*+(*?% Da$id !ent, and returned from 4aul, to feed his fatherDs flock at
Bethlehem%
*+(*A% o! the Philistine came out morning and e$ening, and #resented
himself forty days%
*+(*+% )nd 5sai said to Da$id, his son( Take for thy brethren an e#hi of
frumenty, and these ten loa$es, and run to the cam# to thy brethren,
*+(*1% )nd carry these ten little cheeses to the tribune( and go see thy
brethren, if they are !ell( and learn !ith !hom they are #laced%
*+(*B% But 4aul, and they, and all the children of 5srael, !ere in the
$alley of Terebinth, fighting against the Philistines%
*+(,-% Da$id, therefore, arose in the morning, and ga$e the charge of
the flock to the kee#er( and !ent a!ay loaded, as 5sai had commanded
him% )nd he came to the #lace of <agala, and to the army, !hich !as
going out to fight, and shouted for the battle%
*+(,*% 7or 5srael had #ut themsel$es in array, and the Philistines !ho
stood against them !ere #re#ared%
*+(,,% )nd Da$id lea$ing the $essels !hich he had brought, under the
care of the kee#er of the baggage, ran to the #lace of the battle, and
asked if all things !ent !ell !ith his brethren%
*+(,2% )nd as he talked !ith them, that baseborn man, !hose name !as
Goliath, the Philistine, of Geth, she!ed himself coming u# from the cam#
of the Philistines( and he s#oke according to the same !ords, and Da$id
heard them,
*+(,.% )nd all the 5sraelites, !hen they sa! the man, fled from his
face, fearing him e>ceedingly%
*+(,?% )nd some one of 5srael said( 8a$e you seen this man that is come
u#, for he is come u# to defy 5srael% )nd the man that shall slay him,
the king !ill enrich !ith great riches, and !ill gi$e him his daughter,
and !ill make his fatherDs house free from tribute in 5srael%
*+(,A% )nd Da$id s#oke to the men that stood by him, saying( =hat shall
be gi$en to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take a!ay
the re#roach from 5sraelM for !ho is this uncircumcised Philistine, that
he should defy the armies of the li$ing GodM
*+(,+% )nd the #eo#le ans!ered him the same !ords, saying( These things
shall be gi$en to the man that shall slay him%
*+(,1% o! !hen Eliab his eldest brother heard this, !hen he !as
s#eaking !ith others, he !as angry !ith Da$id, and said( =hy camest thou
hitherM and !hy didst thou lea$e those fe! shee# in the desertM 5 kno!
thy #ride, and the !ickedness of thy heart( that thou art come do!n to
see the battle%
*+(,B% )nd Da$id said( =hat ha$e 5 doneM is there not cause to s#eakM
*+(2-% )nd he turned a little aside from him to another( and said the
same !ord% )nd the #eo#le ans!ered him as before%
*+(2*% )nd the !ords !hich Da$id s#oke !ere heard, and !ere rehearsed
before 4aul%
*+(2,% )nd !hen he !as brought to 4aul, he said to him% 'et not any
manDs heart be dismayed in him( 5 thy ser$ant !ill go, and !ill fight
against the Philistine%
*+(22% )nd 4aul said to Da$id( Thou art not able to !ithstand this
Philistine, nor to fight against him( for thou art but a boy, but he is
a !arrior from his youth%
*+(2.% )nd Da$id said to 4aul( Thy ser$ant ke#t his fatherDs shee#, and
there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the
flock(
*+(2?% )nd 5 #ursued after them, and struck them, and deli$ered it out
of their mouth( and they rose u# against me, and 5 caught them by the
throat, and 5 strangled, and killed them%
*+(2A% 7or 5 thy ser$ant ha$e killed both a lion and a bear( and this
uncircumcised Philistine shall be also as one of them% 5 !ill go no!,
and take a!ay the re#roach of the #eo#le( for !ho is this uncircumcised
Philistine, !ho hath dared to curse the army of the li$ing GodM
*+(2+% )nd Da$id said( The 'ord !ho deli$ered me out of the #a! of the
lion, and out of the #a! of the bear, he !ill deli$er me out of the hand
of this Philistine% )nd 4aul said to Da$id( Go, and the 'ord be !ith
thee%
*+(21% )nd 4aul clothed Da$id !ith his garments, and #ut a helmet of
brass u#on his head, and armed him !ith a coat of mail%
*+(2B% )nd Da$id ha$ing girded his s!ord u#on his armour, began to try
if he could !alk in armour( for he !as not accustomed to it% )nd Da$id
said to 4aul( 5 cannot go thus, for 5 am not used to it% )nd he laid
them off,
*+(.-% )nd he took his staff, !hich he had al!ays in his hands( and
chose him fi$e smooth stones out of the brook, and #ut them into the
she#herdDs scri#, !hich he had !ith him, and he took a sling in his
hand, and !ent forth against the Philistine%
*+(.*% )nd the Philistine came on, and dre! nigh against Da$id, and his
armourbearer !ent before him%
*+(.,% )nd !hen the Philistine looked, and beheld Da$id, he des#ised
him% 7or he !as a young man, ruddy, and of a comely countenance%
*+(.2% )nd the Philistine said to Da$id( )m 5 a dog, that thou comest to
me !ith a staffM )nd the Philistine cursed Da$id by his gods%
*+(..% )nd he said to Da$id( "ome to me, and 5 !ill gi$e thy flesh to
the birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth%
*+(.?% )nd Da$id said to the Philistine( Thou comest to me !ith a s!ord,
and !ith a s#ear, and !ith a shield( but 5 come to thee in the name of
the 'ord of hosts, the God of the armies of 5srael, !hich thou hast
defied%
*+(.A% This day, and the 'ord !ill deli$er thee into my hand, and 5 !ill
slay thee, and take a!ay thy head from thee( and 5 !ill gi$e the
carcasses of the army of the Philistines this day to the birds of the
air, and to the beasts of the earth( that all the earth may kno! that
there is a God in 5srael%
*+(.+% )nd all this assembly shall kno! that the 'ord sa$eth not !ith
s!ord and s#ear( for it is his battle, and he !ill deli$er you into our
hands%
*+(.1% )nd !hen the Philistine arose, and !as coming, and dre! nigh to
meet Da$id, Da$id made haste, and ran to the fight to meet the
Philistine%
*+(.B% )nd he #ut his hand into his scri#, and took a stone, and cast it
!ith the sling, and fetching it about, struck the Philistine in the
forehead, and he fell on his face u#on the earth%
*+(?-% )nd Da$id #re$ailed o$er the Philistine, !ith a sling and a
stone, and he struck, and sle! the Philistine% )nd as Da$id had no s!ord
in his hand,
*+(?*% 8e ran, and stood o$er the Philistine, and took his s!ord, and
dre! it out of the sheath, and sle! him, and cut off his head% )nd the
Philistines seeing that their cham#ion !as dead, fled a!ay%
*+(?,% )nd the men of 5srael and 9uda rising u# shouted, and #ursued
after the Philistines till they came to the $alley and to the gates of
)ccaron, and there fell many !ounded of the Philistines in the !ay of
4araim, and as far as Geth, and as far as )ccaron%
*+(?2% )nd the children of 5srael returning, after they had #ursued the
Philistines, fell u#on their cam#%
*+(?.% )nd Da$id taking the head of the Philistine, brought it to
9erusalem( but his armour he #ut in his tent%
*+(??% o! at the time that 4aul sa! Da$id going out against the
Philistines, he said to )bner, the ca#tain of the army( Of !hat family
is this young man descended, )bnerM )nd )bner said( )s thy soul li$eth,
O king, 5 kno! not%
*+(?A% )nd the king said( 5nLuire thou, !hose son this young man is%
*+(?+% )nd !hen Da$id !as returned, after the Philistine !as slain,
)bner took him, and brought him in before 4aul, !ith the head of the
Philistine in his hand%
*+(?1% )nd 4aul said to him( &oung man, of !hat family art thouM )nd
Da$id said( 5 am the son of thy ser$ant 5sai the Bethlehemite%
* ;ings "ha#ter *1
The friendshi# of 9onathan and Da$id% The en$y of 4aul, and his design
u#on Da$idDs life% 8e marrieth him to his daughter <ichol%
*1(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen he had made an end of s#eaking to 4aul,
the son of 9onathan !as knit !ith the soul of Da$id, and 9onathan lo$ed
him as his o!n soul%
*1(,% )nd 4aul took him that day, and !ould not let him return to his
fatherDs house%
*1(2% )nd Da$id and 9onathan made a co$enant, for he lo$ed him as his
o!n soul%
*1(.% )nd 9onathan stri##ed himself of the coat !ith !hich he !as
clothed, and ga$e it to Da$id, and the rest of his garments, e$en to his
s!ord, and to his bo!, and to his girdle%
*1(?% )nd Da$id !ent out to !hatsoe$er business 4aul sent him, and he
beha$ed himself #rudently( and 4aul set him o$er the soldiers, and he
!as acce#table in the eyes of all the #eo#le, and es#ecially in the eyes
of 4aulDs ser$ants%
*1(A% o! !hen Da$id returned, after he sle! the Philistine, the !omen
came out of all the cities of 5srael, singing and dancing, to meet king
4aul, !ith timbrels of joy, and cornets%
*1(+% )nd the !omen sung as they #layed, and they said( 4aul sle! his
thousands, and Da$id his ten thousands%
*1(1% )nd 4aul !as e>ceeding angry, and this !ord !as dis#leasing in his
eyes, and he said( They ha$e gi$en Da$id ten thousands, and to me they
ha$e gi$en but a thousand, !hat can he ha$e more but the kingdomM
*1(B% )nd 4aul did not look on Da$id !ith a good eye from that day and
for!ard%
*1(*-% )nd the day after, the e$il s#irit from God came u#on 4aul, and
he #ro#hesied in the midst of his house% )nd Da$id #layed !ith his hand
as at other times% )nd 4aul held a s#ear in his hand,
Pro#hesied%%% )cted the #ro#het in a mad manner%
*1(**% )nd thre! it, thinking to nail Da$id to the !all( and Da$id ste#t
aside out of his #resence t!ice%
*1(*,% )nd 4aul feared Da$id, because the 'ord !as !ith him, and !as
de#arted from 4aul himself%
*1(*2% Therefore 4aul remo$ed him from him, and made him a ca#tain o$er
a thousand men, and he !ent out and came in before the #eo#le%
*1(*.% )nd Da$id beha$ed !isely in all his !ays, and the 'ord !as !ith
him%
*1(*?% )nd 4aul sa! that he !as e>ceeding #rudent, and began to be!are
of him%
*1(*A% But all 5srael and 9uda lo$ed Da$id, for he came in and !ent out
before them%
*1(*+% )nd 4aul said to Da$id( Behold my elder daughter <erob, her !ill
5 gi$e thee to !ife( only be a $aliant man, and fight the battles of the
'ord% o! 4aul said !ithin himself( 'et not my hand be u#on him, but let
the hands of the Philistines be u#on him%
*1(*1% )nd Da$id said to 4aul( =ho am 5, or !hat is my life, or my
fatherDs family in 5srael, that 5 should be son in la! of the kingM
*1(*B% )nd it came to #ass at the time !hen <erob, the daughter of 4aul,
should ha$e been gi$en to Da$id, that she !as gi$en to 8adriel, the
<olathite, to !ife%
*1(,-% But <ichol, the other daughter of 4aul, lo$ed Da$id% )nd it !as
told 4aul, and it #leased him%
*1(,*% )nd 4aul said( 5 !ill gi$e her to him, that she may be a
stumblingblock to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be u#on
him% )nd 4aul said to Da$id( 5n t!o things thou shalt be my son in la!
this day%
*1(,,% )nd 4aul commanded his ser$ants to s#eak to Da$id #ri$ately,
saying( Behold, thou #leasest the king, and all his ser$ants lo$e thee%
o!, therefore be the kingDs son in la!%
*1(,2% )nd the ser$ants of 4aul s#oke all these !ords in the ear of
Da$id% )nd Da$id said( Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the
kingDs son in la!M But 5 am a #oor man, and of small ability%
*1(,.% )nd the ser$ants of 4aul told him, saying( 4uch !ords as these
hath Da$id s#oken%
*1(,?% )nd 4aul said( 4#eak thus to Da$id( The king desireth not any
do!ry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be a$enged of
the kingDs enemies% o! 4aul thought to deli$er Da$id into the hands of
the Philistines%
*1(,A% )nd !hen his ser$ants had told Da$id the !ords that 4aul had
said, the !ord !as #leasing in the eyes of Da$id to be the kingDs son in
la!%
*1(,+% )nd after a fe! days Da$id rose u#, and !ent !ith the men that
!ere under him, and he sle! of the Philistines t!o hundred men, and
brought their foreskins and numbered them out to the king, that he might
be his son in la!% 4aul therefore ga$e him <ichol, his daughter, to
!ife%
*1(,1% )nd 4aul sa!, and understood that the 'ord !as !ith Da$id% )nd
<ichol, the daughter of 4aul, lo$ed him%
*1(,B% )nd 4aul began to fear Da$id more( and 4aul became Da$idDs enemy
continually%
*1(2-% )nd the #rinces of the Philistines !ent forth( and from the
beginning of their going forth, Da$id beha$ed himself more !isely than
all the ser$ants of 4aul, and his name became $ery famous%
* ;ings "ha#ter *B
Other attem#ts of 4aul u#on Da$idDs life% 8e cometh to 4amuel% 4aulDs
messengers, and 4aul himself #ro#hesy%
*B(*% )nd 4aul s#oke to 9onathan, his son, and to all his ser$ants, that
they should kill Da$id% But 9onathan, the son of 4aul, lo$ed Da$id
e>ceedingly%
*B(,% )nd 9onathan told Da$id, saying( 4aul, my father, seeketh to kill
thee( !herefore look to thyself, 5 beseech thee, in the morning and thou
shalt abide in a secret #lace, and shalt be hid%
*B(2% )nd 5 !ill go out and stand beside my father in the field !here
thou art( and 5 !ill s#eak of thee to my father, and !hatsoe$er 5 shall
see, 5 !ill tell thee%
*B(.% )nd 9onathan s#oke good things of Da$id to 4aul, his father( and
said to him( 4in not, O king, against thy ser$ant, Da$id, because he
hath not sinned against thee, and his !orks are $ery good to!ards thee%
*B(?% )nd he #ut his life in his hand, and sle! the Philistine, and the
'ord !rought great sal$ation for all 5srael% Thou sa!est it and didst
rejoice% =hy therefore !ilt thou sin against innocent blood, by killing
Da$id, !ho is !ithout faultM
*B(A% )nd !hen 4aul heard this, he !as a##eased !ith the !ords of
9onathan, and s!ore( )s the 'ord li$eth, he shall not be slain%
*B(+% Then 9onathan called Da$id, and told him all these !ords( and
9onathan brought in Da$id to 4aul, and he !as before him, as he had been
yesterday and the day before%
*B(1% )nd the !ar began again, and Da$id !ent out, and fought against
the Philistines, and defeated them !ith a great slaughter, and they fled
from his face%
*B(B% )nd the e$il s#irit from the 'ord came u#on 4aulJ and he sat in
his house, and held a s#ear in his hand( and Da$id #layed !ith his hand%
*B(*-% )nd 4aul endea$oured to nail Da$id to the !all !ith his s#ear%
)nd Da$id sli#t a!ay out of the #resence of 4aul( and the s#ear missed
him, and !as fastened in the !all, and Da$id fled, and esca#ed that
night%
*B(**% 4aul therefore sent his guards to Da$idDs house to !atch him,
that he might be killed in the morning% )nd !hen <ichol, Da$idDs !ife,
had told him this, saying( :nless thou sa$e thyself this night, to
morro! thou !ilt die(
*B(*,% 4he let him do!n through a !indo!% )nd he !ent and fled a!ay, and
esca#ed%
*B(*2% )nd <ichol took an image, and laid it on the bed, and #ut a
goatDs skin, !ith the hair at the head of it, and co$ered it !ith
clothes%
*B(*.% )nd 4aul sent officers to seiHe Da$idJ and it !as ans!ered that
he !as sick%
*B(*?% )nd again 4aul sent to see Da$id, saying( Bring him to me in the
bed, that he may be slain%
*B(*A% )nd !hen the messengers !ere come in, they found an image u#on
the bed, and a goat skin at his head%
*B(*+% )nd 4aul said to <ichol( =hy hast thou decei$ed me so, and let my
enemy go and flee a!ayM )nd <ichol ans!ered 4aul( Because he said to me(
'et me go, or else 5 !ill kill thee%
*B(*1% But Da$id fled and esca#ed, and came to 4amuel in Ramatha, and
told him all that 4aul had done to him( and he and 4amuel !ent and d!elt
in ajoth%
ajoth%%% 5t !as #robably a school or college of #ro#hets, in or near
Ramath under the direction of 4amuel%
*B(*B% )nd it !as told 4aul by some, saying( Behold Da$id is in ajoth,
in Ramatha%
*B(,-% 4o 4aul sent officers to take Da$id( and !hen they sa! a com#any
of #ro#hets #ro#hesying, and 4amuel #residing o$er them, the 4#irit of
the 'ord came also u#on them, and they like!ise began to #ro#hesy%
Pro#hesying%%% That is, singing #raises to God by a di$ine im#ulse% God
!as #leased on this occasion that both 4amuelDs messengers and himself
should e>#erience the like im#ulse, that he might understand, by this
instance of the di$ine #o!er, ho! $ain are the designs of man against
him !hom God #rotects%
*B(,*% )nd !hen this !as told 4aul, he sent other messengers( but they
also #ro#hesied% )nd again 4aul sent messengers the third time( and they
#ro#hesied also% )nd 4aul being e>ceeding angry,
*B(,,% =ent also himself to Ramatha, and came as far as the great
cistern, !hich is in 4ocho, and he asked, and said( 5n !hat #lace are
4amuel and Da$idM )nd it !as told him( Behold they are in ajoth, in
Ramatha%
*B(,2% )nd he !ent to ajoth, in Ramatha, and the 4#irit of the 'ord
came u#on him also, and he !ent on, and #ro#hesied till he came to
ajoth, in Ramatha%
*B(,.% )nd he stri##ed himself also of his garments, and #ro#hesied !ith
the rest before 4amuel, and lay do!n naked all that day and night% This
ga$e occasion to a #ro$erb( =hatN is 4aul too among the #ro#hetsM
* ;ings "ha#ter ,-
4aul being obstinately bent u#on killing Da$id, he is sent a!ay by
9onathan%
,-(*% But Da$id fled from ajoth, !hich is in Ramatha, and came and said
to 9onathan( =hat ha$e 5 doneM !hat is my iniLuity, and !hat is my sin
against thy father, that he seeketh my lifeM
,-(,% )nd he said to him( God forbid, thou shalt not die( for my father
!ill do nothing, great or little, !ithout first telling me( hath then my
father hid this !ord only from meM no, this shall not be%
,-(2% )nd he s!ore again to Da$id% )nd Da$id said( Thy father certainly
kno!eth that 5 ha$e found grace in thy sight, and he !ill say( 'et not
9onathan kno! this, lest he be grie$ed% But truly as the 'ord li$eth,
and thy soul li$eth, there is but one ste# Eas 5 may sayG bet!een me and
death%
,-(.% )nd 9onathan said to Da$id( =hatsoe$er thy soul shall say to me, 5
!ill do for thee%
,-(?% )nd Da$id said to 9onathan( Behold to morro! is the ne! moon, and
5, according to custom, am !ont to sit beside the king to eat( let me go
then that 5 may be hid in the field till the e$ening of the third day%
To morro! is the ne! moon%%% The neomenia, or first day of the moon,
ke#t according to the la!, as a festi$alJ and therefore 4aul feasted on
that day( and e>#ected the attendance of his family%
,-(A% 5f thy father look and inLuire for me, thou shalt ans!er him(
Da$id asked me that he might run to Bethlehem, his o!n city( because
there are solemn sacrifices there for all of his tribe%
,-(+% 5f he shall say( 5t is !ell( thy ser$ant shall ha$e #eace( but if
he be angry, kno! that his malice is come to its height%
,-(1% Deal mercifully then !ith thy ser$ant( for thou hast brought me,
thy ser$ant, into a co$enant of the 'ord !ith thee% But if there be any
iniLuity in me, do thou kill me, and bring me not in to thy father%
,-(B% )nd 9onathan said( 7ar be this from thee( for if 5 should
certainly kno! that e$il is determined by my father against thee, 5
could do no other!ise than tell thee%
,-(*-% )nd Da$id ans!ered 9onathan( =ho shall bring me !ord, if thy
father should ans!er thee harshly concerning meM
,-(**% )nd 9onathan said to Da$id( "ome, and let us go out into the
field% )nd !hen they !ere both of them gone out into the field,
,-(*,% 9onathan said to Da$id( O 'ord God of 5srael, if 5 shall disco$er
my fatherDs mind, to morro!, or the day after, and there be any thing
good for Da$id, and 5 send not immediately to thee, and make it kno!n to
thee,
,-(*2% <ay the 'ord do so and so to 9onathan, and add still more% But if
my father shall continue in malice against thee, 5 !ill disco$er it to
thy ear, and !ill send thee a!ay, that thou mayst go in #eace, and the
'ord be !ith thee, as he hath been !ith my father%
,-(*.% )nd if 5 li$e, thou shalt she! me the kindness of the 'ord( but
if 5 die,
,-(*?% Thou shalt not take a!ay thy kindness from my house for e$er,
!hen the 'ord shall ha$e rooted out the enemies of Da$id, e$ery one of
them from the earth, may he take a!ay 9onathan from his house, and may
the 'ord reLuire it at the hands of Da$idDs enemies%
<ay he take a!ay 9onathan, etc%%% 5t is a curse u#on himself, if he
should not be faithful to his #romise%-5bid% ReLuire it, etc%%% That is,
re$enge it u#on Da$idDs enemies, and u#on me, if 5 should fail of my
!ord gi$en to him%
,-(*A% 9onathan therefore made a co$enant !ith the house of Da$id( and
the 'ord reLuired it at the hands of Da$idDs enemies%
,-(*+% )nd 9onathan s!ore again to Da$id, because he lo$ed him( for he
lo$ed him as his o!n soul%
,-(*1% )nd 9onathan said to him( To morro! is the ne! moon, and thou
!ilt be missed(
,-(*B% 7or thy seat !ill be em#ty till after to morro!% 4o thou shalt go
do!n Luickly, and come to the #lace !here thou must he hid, on the day
!hen it is la!ful to !ork, and thou shalt remain beside the stone, !hich
is called EHel%
,-(,-% )nd 5 !ill shoot three arro!s near it, and !ill shoot as if 5
!ere e>ercising myself at a mark%
,-(,*% )nd 5 !ill send a boy, saying to him( Go and fetch me the arro!s%
,-(,,% 5f 5 shall say to the boy( Behold the arro!s are on this side of
thee, take them u#( come thou to me, because there is #eace to thee, and
there is no e$il, as the 'ord li$eth% But if 5 shall s#eak thus to the
boy( Behold the arro!s are beyond thee( go in #eace, for the 'ord hath
sent thee a!ay%
,-(,2% )nd concerning the !ord !hich 5 and thou ha$e s#oken, the 'ord be
bet!een thee and me fore$er%
,-(,.% 4o Da$id !as hid in the field, and the ne! moon came, and the
king sat do!n to eat bread%
,-(,?% )nd !hen the king sat do!n u#on his chair, Eaccording to customG
!hich !as beside the !all, 9onathan arose, and )bner sat by 4aulDs side,
and Da$idDs #lace a##eared em#ty%
,-(,A% )nd 4aul said nothing that day, for he thought it might ha$e
ha##ened to him, that he !as not clean, nor #urified%
,-(,+% )nd !hen the second day after the ne! moon !as come, Da$idDs
#lace a##eared em#ty again% )nd 4aul said to 9onathan, his son( =hy
cometh not the son of 5sai to meat neither yesterday, nor to dayM
,-(,1% )nd 9onathan ans!ered 4aul( 8e asked lea$e of me earnestly to go
to Bethlehem%
,-(,B% )nd he said( 'et me go, for there is a solemn sacrifice in the
city, one of my brethren hath sent for me( and no! if 5 ha$e found
fa$our in thy eyes, 5 !ill go Luickly, and see my brethren% 7or this
cause he came not to the kingDs table%
,-(2-% Then 4aul being angry against 9onathan, said to him( Thou son of
a !oman that is the ra$isher of a man, do 5 not kno! that thou lo$est
the son of 5sai to thy o!n confusion, and to the confusion of thy
shameless motherM
,-(2*% 7or as long as the son of 5sai li$eth u#on earth, thou shalt not
be established, nor thy kingdom% Therefore no! #resently send, and fetch
him to me( for he is the son of death%
The son of death%%% That is, one that deser$eth death, and shall surely
be #ut to death%
,-(2,% )nd 9onathan ans!ering 4aul, his father, said( =hy shall he dieM
=hat hath he doneM
,-(22% )nd 4aul caught u# a s#ear to strike him% )nd 9onathan understood
that it !as determined by his father to kill Da$id%
,-(2.% 4o 9onathan rose from the table in great anger, and did not eat
bread on the second day after the ne! moon% 7or he !as grie$ed for
Da$id, because his father had #ut him to confusion%
,-(2?% )nd !hen the morning came, 9onathan !ent into the field according
to the a##ointment !ith Da$id, and a little boy !ith him%
,-(2A% )nd he said to his boy( Go, and fetch me the arro!s !hich 5
shoot% )nd !hen the boy ran, he shot another arro! beyond the boy%
,-(2+% The boy therefore came to the #lace of the arro! !hich 9onathan
had shot( and 9onathan cried after the boy, and said( Behold the arro!
is there further beyond thee%
,-(21% )nd 9onathan cried again after the boy, saying( <ake haste
s#eedily, stand not% )nd 9onathanDs boy gathered u# the arro!s, and
brought them to his master(
,-(2B% )nd he kne! not at all !hat !as doing( for only 9onathan and
Da$id kne! the matter%
,-(.-% 9onathan therefore ga$e his arms to the boy, and said to him( Go,
and carry them into the city%
,-(.*% )nd !hen the boy !as gone, Da$id rose out of his #lace, !hich !as
to!ard the south, and falling on his face to the ground, adored thrice(
and kissing one another, they !e#t togetherJ but Da$id more%
,-(.,% )nd 9onathan said to Da$id( Go in #eace( and let all stand that
!e ha$e s!orn both of us in the name of the 'ord, saying( The 'ord be
bet!een me and thee, and bet!een my seed and thy seed for e$er%
,-(.2% )nd Da$id arose, and de#arted( and 9onathan !ent into the city%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,*
Da$id recei$eth holy bread of )chimelech, the #riest( and feigneth
himself mad before )chis, king of Geth%
,*(*% )nd Da$id came to obe, to )chimelech, the #riest and )chimelech
!as astonished at Da$idDs coming% )nd he said to him( =hy art thou
alone, and no man !ith theeM
obe%%% ) city in the tribe of Benjamin, to !hich the tabernacle of the
'ord had been translated from 4ilo%
,*(,% )nd Da$id said to )chimelech, the #riest( The king hath commanded
me a business, and said( 'et no man kno! the thing for !hich thou art
sent by me, and !hat manner of commands 5 ha$e gi$en thee( and 5 ha$e
a##ointed my ser$ants to such and such a #lace%
,*(2% o! therefore if thou ha$e any thing at hand, though it !ere but
fi$e loa$es, gi$e me, or !hatsoe$er thou canst find%
,*(.% )nd the #riest ans!ered Da$id, saying( 5 ha$e no common bread at
hand, but only holy bread, if the young men be clean, es#ecially from
!omenM
5f the young men be clean, etc%%% 5f this cleanness !as reLuired of them
that !ere to eat that bread, !hich !as a figure of the bread of life
!hich !e recei$e in the blessed sacramentJ ho! clean ought "hristians to
be !hen they a##roach to our tremendous mysteries% )nd !hat reason hath
the church of God to admit none to be her ministers to consecrate and
daily recei$e this most #ure sacrament, but such as de$ote themsel$es to
a life of #er#etual #urity%
,*(?% )nd Da$id ans!ered the #riest, and said to him( Truly, as to !hat
concerneth !omen, !e ha$e refrained oursel$es from yesterday and the day
before, !hen !e came out, and the $essels of the young men !ere holy%
o! this !ay is defiled, but it shall also be sanctified this day in the
$essels%
The $essels%%% i% e%, the bodies, ha$e been holy, that is, ha$e been
ke#t from im#urity%-5bid% 5s defiled%%% 5s liable to e>#ose us to
dangers of uncleanness%-5bid% Be sanctified, etc%%% That is, !e shall
take care, not!ithstanding these dangerous circumstances, to kee# our
$essels holy, that is, to kee# our bodies from e$ery thing that may
defile us%
,*(A% The #riest therefore ga$e him hallo!ed bread( for there !as no
bread there, but only the loa$es of #ro#osition, !hich had been taken
a!ay from before the face of the 'ord, that hot loa$es might be set u#%
,*(+% o! a certain man of the ser$ants of 4aul !as there that day,
!ithin the tabernacle of the 'ord( and his name !as Doeg, an Edomite,
the chiefest of 4aulDs herdsmen%
,*(1% )nd Da$id said to )chimelech( 8ast thou here at hand a s#ear, or a
s!ordM for 5 brought not my o!n s!ord, nor my o!n !ea#ons !ith me, for
the kingDs business reLuired haste%
,*(B% )nd the #riest said( 'o, here is the s!ord of Goliath, the
Philistine, !hom thou sle!est in the $alley of Terebinth, !ra##ed u# in
a cloth behind the e#hod( if thou !ilt take this, take it, for here
there is no other but this% )nd Da$id said( There is none like that,
gi$e it me%
,*(*-% )nd Da$id arose and fled that day from the face of 4aul( and came
to )chis, the king of Geth(
,*(**% )nd the ser$ants of )chis, !hen they sa! Da$id, said to him( 5s
not this Da$id, the king of the landM Did they not sing to him in their
dances, saying( 4aul hath slain his thousands, and Da$id his ten
thousandsM
,*(*,% But Da$id laid u# these !ords in his heart, and !as e>ceedingly
afraid at the face of )chis, the king of Geth%
,*(*2% )nd he changed his countenance before them, and sli#t do!n
bet!een their hands( and he stumbled against the doors of the gate, and
his s#ittle ran do!n u#on his beard%
,*(*.% )nd )chis said to his ser$ants( &ou sa! the man !as mad( !hy ha$e
you brought him to meM
,*(*?% 8a$e !e need of mad men, that you ha$e brought in this fello!, to
#lay the madman in my #resenceM shall this fello! come into my houseM
* ;ings "ha#ter ,,
<any resort to Da$id% Doeg accuseth )chimelech to 4aul% 8e ordereth him
and all the other #riests of obe to be slain% )biathar esca#eth%
,,(*% Da$id therefore !ent from thence, and fled to the ca$e of Odollam%
)nd !hen his brethren, and all his fatherDs house, had heard of it, they
!ent do!n to him thither%
,,(,% )nd all that !ere in distress, and o##ressed !ith debt, and under
affliction of mind, gathered themsel$es unto him( and he became their
#rince, and there !ere !ith him about four hundred men%
,,(2% )nd Da$id de#arted from thence into <as#ha of <oab( and he said to
the king of <oab( 'et my father and my mother tarry !ith you, 5 beseech
thee, till 5 kno! !hat God !ill do for me%
,,(.% )nd he left them under thc eyes of the king of <oab, and they
abode !ith him all the days that Da$id !as in the hold%
The hold%%% The strong hold, or fortress of <as#ha%
,,(?% )nd Gad the #ro#het said to Da$id( )bide not in the hold, de#art,
and go into the land of 9uda% )nd Da$id de#arted, and came into the
forest of 8aret%
,,(A% )nd 4aul heard that Da$id !as seen, and the men that !ere !ith
him% o! !hilst 4aul abode in Gabaa, and !as in the !ood, !hich is by
Rama, ha$ing his s#ear in his hand, and all his ser$ants !ere standing
about him,
,,(+% 8e said to his ser$ants that stood about him( 8ear me no!, ye sons
of 9emini( !ill the son of 5sai gi$e e$ery one of you fields, and
$ineyards, and make you all tribunes, and centurions(
,,(1% That all of you ha$e cons#ired against me, and there is no one to
inform me, es#ecially !hen e$en my son hath entered into league !ith the
son of 5saiM There is not one of you that #itieth my case, nor that
gi$eth me any information( because my son hath raised u# my ser$ant
against me, #lotting against me to this day%
,,(B% )nd Doeg, the Edomite, !ho stood by, and !as the chief among the
ser$ants of 4aul, ans!ering, said( 5 sa! the son of 5sai, in obe, !ith
)chimelech, the son of )chitob, the #riest%
,,(*-% )nd he consulted the 'ord for him, and ga$e him $ictuals, and
ga$e him the s!ord of Goliath, the Philistine%
,,(**% Then the king sent to call for )chimelech, the #riest, the son of
)chitob, and all his fatherDs house, the #riests that !ere in obe, and
they came all of them to the king%
,,(*,% )nd 4aul said to )chimelech( 8ear, thou son of )chitob% 8e
ans!ered( 8ere 5 am, my lord%
,,(*2% )nd 4aul said to him( =hy ha$e you cons#ired against me, thou,
and the son of 5sai, and thou hast gi$en him bread and a s!ord, and hast
consulted the 'ord for him, that he should rise u# against me,
continuing a traitor to this day%
,,(*.% )nd )chimelech ans!ering the king, said( )nd !ho amongst all thy
ser$ants is so faithful as Da$id, !ho is the kingDs son in la!, and
goeth forth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thy houseM
,,(*?% Did 5 begin to day to consult the 'ord for himM far be this from
me( let not the king sus#ect such a thing against his ser$ant, or any
one in all my fatherDs house( for thy ser$ant kne! nothing of this
matter, either little or great%
,,(*A% )nd the king said( Dying thou shalt die, )chimelech, thou and all
thy fatherDs house%
,,(*+% )nd the king said to the messengers that stood about him( Turn,
and kill the #riests of the 'ord, for their hand is !ith Da$id, because
they kne! that he !as fled, and they told it not to me% )nd the
kingDsser$ants !ould not #ut forth their hands against the #riests of
the 'ord%
,,(*1% )nd the king said to Doeg( Turn thou, and fall u#on the #riests%
)nd Doeg, the Edomite, turned, and fell u#on the #riests, and sle! in
that day eighty-fi$e men that !ore the linen e#hod%
,,(*B% )nd obe, the city of the #riests, he smote !ith the edge of the
s!ord, both men and !omen, children and sucklings, and o>, and ass, and
shee#, !ith the edge of the s!ord%
,,(,-% But one of the sons of )chimelech, the son of )chitob, !hose name
!as )biathar, esca#ed, and fled to Da$id,
,,(,*% )nd told him that 4aul had slain the #riests of the 'ord%
,,(,,% )nd Da$id said to )biathar( 5 kne! that day !hen Doeg, the
Edomite, !as there, that !ithout doubt he !ould tell 4aul( 5 ha$e been
the occasion of the death of all the souls of thy fatherDs house%
,,(,2% )bide thou !ith me, fear not( for he that seeketh my life,
seeketh thy life also, and !ith me thou shalt be sa$ed%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,2
Da$id relie$eth "eila, besieged by the Philistines% 8e fleeth into the
desert of Ii#h% 9onathan and he confirm their former co$enant% The
Ii#hites disco$er him to 4aul, !ho #ursuing close after him, is called
a!ay by an in$asion from the Philistines%
,2(*% )nd they told Da$id, saying( Behold the Philistines fight against
"eila, and they rob the barns%
,2(,% Therefore Da$id consulted the 'ord, saying( 4hall 5 go and smite
these PhilistinesM )nd the 'ord said to Da$id( Go, and thou shalt smite
the Philistines, and shalt sa$e "eila%
,2(2% )nd the men that !ere !ith Da$id, said to him( Behold !e are in
fear here in 9udea, ho! much more if !e go to "eila against the bands of
the PhilistinesM
,2(.% Therefore Da$id consulted the 'ord again% )nd he ans!ered and said
to him( )rise, and go to "eila( for 5 !ill deli$er the Philistines into
thy hand%
,2(?% Da$id, therefore, and his men, !ent to "eila, and fought against
the Philistines, and brought a!ay their cattle, and made a great
slaughter of them( and Da$id sa$ed the inhabitants of "eila%
,2(A% o! at that time, !hen )biathar, the son of )chimelech, fled to
Da$id, to "eila, he came do!n, ha$ing an e#hod !ith him%
)n e#hod%%% Or the e#hod% That is, the $estment of the high #riest, !ith
the urim and thummim, by !hich the 'ord ga$e his oracle%
,2(+% )nd it !as told 4aul that Da$id !as come to "eila( and 4aul said(
The 'ord hath deli$ered him into my hands, and he is shut u#, being come
into a city that hath gates and bars%
,2(1% )nd 4aul commanded all the #eo#le to go do!n to fight against
"eila, and to besiege Da$id and his men%
,2(B% o! !hen Da$id understood that 4aul secretly #re#ared e$il against
him, he said to )biathar, the #riest( Bring hither the e#hod%
,2(*-% )nd Da$id said( O 'ord God of 5srael, thy ser$ant hath heard a
re#ort, that 4aul designeth to come to "eila, to destroy the city for my
sake(
,2(**% =ill the men of "eila deli$er me into his handsM and !ill 4aul
come do!n, as thy ser$ant hath heardM O 'ord God of 5srael, tell thy
ser$ant% )nd the 'ord said( 8e !ill come do!n%
,2(*,% )nd Da$id said( =ill the men of "eila deli$er me and my men into
the hands of 4aulM )nd the 'ord said( They !ill deli$er thee u#%
,2(*2% Then Da$id and his men, !ho !ere about si> hundred, arose, and
de#arting from "eila, !andered u# and do!n, uncertain !here they should
stay( and it !as told 4aul that Da$id !as fled from "eila, and had
esca#ed( !herefore he forbore to go out%
,2(*.% But Da$id abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in
a mountain of the desert of Ii#h, in a !oody hill% )nd 4aul sought him
al!ays( but the 'ord deli$ered him not into his hands%
,2(*?% )nd Da$id sa! that 4aul !as come out to seek his life% )nd Da$id
!as in the desert of Ii#h, in a !ood%
,2(*A% )nd 9onathan, the son of 4aul, arose, and !ent to Da$id, into the
!ood, and strengthened his hands in God( and he said to him(
,2(*+% 7ear not( for the hand of my father, 4aul, shall not find thee,
and thou shalt reign o$er 5srael, and 5 shall be ne>t to theeJ yea and
my father kno!eth this%
,2(*1% )nd they t!o made a co$enant before the 'ord( and Da$id abode in
the !ood( but 9onathan returned to his house%
,2(*B% )nd the Ii#hites !ent u# to 4aul, in Gabaa, saying( 'o, doth not
Da$id lie hid !ith us in the strong holds of the !ood, in mount 8achila,
!hich is on the right hand of the desert%
,2(,-% o! therefore come do!n, as thy soul hath desired to come do!n(
and it shall be our business to deli$er him into the kingDs hands%
,2(,*% )nd 4aul said( Blessed be ye of the 'ord, for you ha$e #itied my
case%
,2(,,% Go, therefore, 5 #ray you, and use all diligence, and curiously
inLuire, and consider the #lace !here his foot is, and !ho hath seen him
there( for he thinketh of me, that 5 lie craftily in !ait for him%
,2(,2% "onsider, and see all his lurking holes, !herein he is hid, and
return to me !ith the certainty of the thing, that 5 may go !ith you%
)nd if he should e$en go do!n into the earth to hide himself, 5 !ill
search him out in all the thousands of 9uda%
,2(,.% )nd they arose, and !ent to Ii#h before 4aul( and Da$id and his
men !ere in the desert of <aon, in the #lain at the right hand of
9esimon%
,2(,?% Then 4aul and his men !ent to seek him( and it !as told Da$id,
and forth!ith he !ent do!n to the rock, and abode in the !ilderness of
<aon( and !hen 4aul had heard of it, he #ursued after Da$id in the
!ilderness of <aon%
,2(,A% )nd 4aul !ent on this side of the mountain( and Da$id and his men
!ere on the other side of the mountain( and Da$id des#aired of being
able to esca#e from the face of 4aul( and 4aul and his men encom#assed
Da$id and his men round about, to take them%
,2(,+% )nd a messenger came to 4aul, saying( <ake haste to come, for the
Philistines ha$e #oured in themsel$es u#on the land%
,2(,1% =herefore 4aul returned, lea$ing the #ursuit of Da$id, and !ent
to meet the Philistines% 7or this cause they called that #lace the rock
of di$ision%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,.
4aul seeketh Da$id in the !ilderness of Engaddi( he goeth into a ca$e
!here Da$id hath him in his #o!er%
,.(*% Then Da$id !ent u# from thence, and d!elt in strong holds of
Engaddi%
,.(,% )nd !hen 4aul !as returned from follo!ing the Philistines, they
told him, saying( Behold, Da$id is in the desert of Engaddi%
,.(2% 4aul, therefore, took three thousand chosen men out of all 5srael,
and !ent out to seek after Da$id and his men, e$en u#on the most craggy
rocks, !hich are accessible only to !ild goats%
,.(.% )nd he came to the shee#cotes !hich !ere in his !ay% )nd there !as
a ca$e, into !hich 4aul !ent, to ease nature( no! Da$id and his men lay
hid in the inner #art of the ca$e%
,.(?% )nd the ser$ants of Da$id said to him( Behold the day, of !hich
the 'ord said to thee( 5 !ill deli$er thy enemy unto thee, that thou
mayst do to him as it shall seem good in thy eyes% Then Da$id arose, and
secretly cut off the hem of 4aulDs robe%
,.(A% )fter !hich Da$idDs heart struck him, because he had cut off the
hem of 4aulDs robe%
8eart struck him%%% @iH%, !ith remorse, as fearing he had done amiss%
,.(+% )nd he said to his men( The 'ord be merciful unto me, that 5 may
do no such thing to my master, the 'ordDs anointed, as to lay my hand
u#on him, because he is the 'ordDs anointed%
,.(1% )nd Da$id sto##ed his men !ith his !ords, and suffered them not to
rise against 4aul( but 4aul, rising u# out of the ca$e, !ent on his !ay%
,.(B% )nd Da$id also rose u# after him( and going out of the ca$e, cried
after 4aul, saying( <y lord the king% )nd 4aul looked behind him( and
Da$id bo!ing himself do!n to the ground, !orshi##ed,
,.(*-% )nd said to 4aul( =hy dost thou hear the !ords of men that say(
Da$id seeketh thy hurtM
,.(** Behold this day thy eyes ha$e seen, that the 'ord hath deli$ered
thee into my hand, in the ca$e, and 5 had a thought to kill thee, but my
eye hath s#ared thee% 7or 5 said( 5 !ill not #ut out my hand against my
lord, because he is the 'ordDs anointed%
) thought to kill thee%%% That is, a suggestion, to !hich 5 did not
consent%
,.(*,% <oreo$er, see and kno!, O my father, the hem of thy robe in my
hand, that !hen 5 cut off the hem of thy robe, 5 !ould not #ut out my
hand against thee% Reflect, and see, that there is no e$il in my hand,
nor iniLuity, neither ha$e 5 sinned against thee( but thou liest in !ait
for my life, to take it a!ay%
,.(*2% The 'ord judge bet!een me and thee and the 'ord re$enge me of
thee( but my hand shall not be u#on thee%
Re$enge me of thee%%% Or, as it is in the 8ebre!, !ill re$enge me% The
meaning is, that he refers his !hole cause to God, to judge and #unish
according to his justice( yet so as to kee# himself in the mean time,
from all #ersonal hatred to 4aul, or desire of gratifying his o!n
#assion, by seeking re$enge% 4o far from it, that !hen 4aul !as
after!ards slain, !e find, that instead of rejoicing at his death, he
mourned most bitterly for him%
,.(*.% )s also it is said in the old #ro$erb( 7rom the !icked shall
!ickedness come forth( therefore my hand shall not be u#on thee% )fter
!hom dost thou come out, O king of 5sraelM
,.(*?% )fter !hom dost thou #ursueM )fter a dead dog, after a flea%
,.(*A% Be the 'ord judge, and judge bet!een me and thee, and see, and
judge my cause, and deli$er me out of thy hand%
,.(*+% )nd !hen Da$id had made an end of s#eaking these !ords to 4aul,
4aul said( 5s this thy $oice, my son Da$idM )nd 4aul lifted u# his
$oice, and !e#t(
,.(*1% )nd he said to Da$id( Thou art more just than 5( for thou hast
done good to me, and 5 ha$e re!arded thee !ith e$il%
,.(*B% )nd thou hast she!ed this day !hat good things thou hast done to
me( ho! the 'ord deli$ered me into thy hand, and thou hast not killed
me%
,.(,-% 7or !ho !hen he hath found his enemy, !ill let him go !ell a!ayM
But the 'ord re!ard thee for this good turn, for !hat thou hast done to
me this day%
,.(,*% )nd no! as 5 kno! that thou shalt surely be king, and ha$e the
kingdom of 5srael in thy hand(
,.(,,% 4!ear to me by the 'ord, that thou !ilt not destroy my seed after
me, nor take a!ay my name from the house of my father%
,.(,2% )nd Da$id s!ore to 4aul% 4o 4aul !ent home( and Da$id and his men
!ent u# into safer #laces%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,?
The death of 4amuel% Da$id, #ro$oked by abal, threateneth to destroy
him( but is a##eased by )bigail%
,?(*% )nd 4amuel died, and all 5srael !as gathered together, and they
mourned for him, and buried him in his house in Ramatha% )nd Da$id rose,
and !ent do!n into the !ilderness of Pharan%
,?(,% o! there !as a certain man in the !ilderness of <aon, and his
#ossessions !ere in "armel, and the man !as $ery great( and he had three
thousand shee#, and a thousand goats( and it ha##ened that he !as
shearing his shee# in "armel%
,?(2% o! the name of the man !as abal( and the name of his !ife !as
)bigail% )nd she !as a #rudent and $ery comely !oman( but her husband
!as churlish, and $ery bad and ill natured( and he !as of the house of
"aleb%
,?(.% )nd !hen Da$id heard in the !ilderness, that abal !as shearing
his shee#,
,?(?% 8e sent ten young men, and said to them( Go u# to "armel, and go
to abal, and salute him in my name !ith #eace%
,?(A% )nd you shall say( Peace be to my brethren, and to thee, and #eace
to thy house, and #eace to all that thou hast%
,?(+% 5 ha$e heard that thy she#herds that !ere !ith us in the desert
!ere shearing( !e ne$er molested them, neither !as there ought missing
to them of the flock at any time, all the !hile they !ere !ith us in
"armel%
,?(1% )sk thy ser$ants, and they !ill tell thee% o! therefore let thy
ser$ants find fa$our in thy eyes( for !e are come in a good day,
!hatsoe$er thy hand shall find gi$e to thy ser$ants, and to thy son
Da$id%
,?(B% )nd !hen Da$idDs ser$ants came, they s#oke to abal all these
!ords in Da$idDs name, and then held their #eace%
,?(*-% But abal ans!ering the ser$ants of Da$id, said( =ho is Da$idM
and !hat is the son of 5saiM ser$ants are multi#lied no! days !ho flee
from their masters%
,?(**% 4hall 5 then take my bread, and my !ater, and the flesh of my
cattle, !hich 5 ha$e killed for my shearers, and gi$e to men !hom 5 kno!
not !hence they areM
,?(*,% 4o the ser$ants of Da$id !ent back their !ay, and returning came
and told him all the !ords that he said%
,?(*2% Then Da$id said to his young men( 'et e$ery man gird on his
s!ord% )nd they girded on e$ery man his s!ord% )nd Da$id also girded on
his s!ord( and there follo!ed Da$id about four hundred men, and t!o
hundred remained !ith the baggage%
,?(*.% But one of the ser$ants told, )bigail, the !ife of abal, saying(
Behold, Da$id sent messengers out of the !ilderness, to salute our
master( and he rejected them%
,?(*?% These men !ere $ery good to us, and ga$e us no trouble( either
did !e e$er lose any thing all the time that !e con$ersed !ith them in
the desert%
,?(*A% They !ere a !all unto us, both by night and day, all the !hile !e
!ere !ith them kee#ing the shee#%
,?(*+% =herefore consider, and think !hat thou hast to do( for e$il is
determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son
of Belial, so that no man can s#eak to him%
,?(*1% Then )bigail made haste and took t!o hundred loa$es, and t!o
$essels of !ine, and fi$e shee# ready dressed, and fi$e measures of
#arched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and t!o hundred cakes
of dry figs, and laid them u#on asses(
,?(*B% )nd she said to her ser$ants( Go before me( behold, 5 !ill follo!
after you( but she told not her husband, abal%
,?(,-% )nd !hen she had gotten u#on an ass, and !as coming do!n to the
foot of the mountain, Da$id and his men came do!n o$er against her, and
she met them%
,?(,*% )nd Da$id said( Truly in $ain ha$e 5 ke#t all that belonged to
this fello! in the !ilderness, and nothing !as lost of all that
#ertained unto him( and he hath returned me e$il for good%
,?(,,% <ay God do so and so, and add more to the foes of Da$id, if 5
lea$e of all that belong to him till the morning, any that #isseth
against the !all%
5f 5 lea$e, etc%%% Da$id certainly sinned in his designs against abal
and his family, as he himself !as after!ards sensible, !hen he blessed
God for hindering him from e>ecuting the re$enge he had #ro#osed%
,?(,2% )nd !hen )bigail sa! Da$id, she made haste and lighted off the
ass, and fell before Da$id, on her face, and adored u#on the ground%
,?(,.% )nd she fell at his feet, and said( :#on me let this iniLuity be,
my lord( let thy handmaid s#eak, 5 beseech thee, in thy ears, and hear
the !ords of thy ser$ant%
,?(,?% 'et not my lord the king, 5 #ray thee, regard this naughty man,
abal( for according to his name, he is a fool, and folly is !ith him(
but 5, thy handmaid, did not see thy ser$ants, my lord, !hom thou
sentest%
8is name%%% abal, in 8ebre!, signifies a fool%
,?(,A% o! therefore, my lord, the 'ord li$eth, and thy soul li$eth, !ho
hath !ithholden thee from coming to blood, and hath sa$ed thy hand to
thee( and no! let thy enemies be as abal, and all they that seek e$il
to my lord%
,?(,+% =herefore recei$e this blessing, !hich thy handmaid hath brought
to thee, my lord( and gi$e it to the young men that follo! thee, my
lord%
,?(,1% 7orgi$e the iniLuity of thy handmaid( for the 'ord !ill surely
make for my lord a faithful house, because thou, my lord, fightest the
battles of the 'ord( let not e$il therefore be found in thee all the
days of thy life%
,?(,B% 7or if a man at any time shall rise, and #ersecute thee, and seek
thy life, the soul of my lord shall be ke#t, as in the bundle of the
li$ing, !ith the 'ord thy God( but the souls of thy enemies shall be
!hirled, as !ith the $iolence and !hirling of a sling%
,?(2-% )nd !hen the 'ord shall ha$e done to thee, my lord, all the good
that he hath s#oken concerning thee, and shall ha$e made thee #rince
o$er 5srael,
,?(2* This shall not be an occasion of grief to thee, and a scru#le of
heart to my lord, that thou hast shed innocent blood, or hast re$enged
thyself( and !hen the 'ord shall ha$e done !ell by my lord, thou shalt
remember thy handmaid%
,?(2,% )nd Da$id said to )bigail( Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael,
!ho sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy s#eech(
,?(22% )nd blessed be thou, !ho hast ke#t me to day from coming to
blood, and re$enging me !ith my o!n hand%
,?(2.% Other!ise, as the 'ord li$eth, the God of 5srael, !ho hath
!ithholden me from doing thee any e$il, if thou hadst not Luickly come
to meet me, there had not been left to abal by the morning light, any
that #isseth against the !all%
,?(2?% )nd Da$id recei$ed at her hand all that she had brought him, and
said to her( Go in #eace into thy house, behold 5 ha$e heard thy $oice,
and honoured thy face%
,?(2A% )nd )bigail came to abal( and behold he had a feast in his
house, like the feast of a king( and abalDs heart !as merry, for he !as
$ery drunk( and she told him nothing less or more until morning%
,?(2+% But early in the morning, !hen abal had digested his !ine, his
!ife told him these !ords, and his heart died !ithin him, and he became
as a stone%
,?(21% )nd after ten days had #assed, the 'ord struck abal, and he
died%
,?(2B% )nd !hen Da$id had heard that abal !as dead, he said( Blessed be
the 'ord, !ho hath judged the cause of my re#roach, at the hand of
abal, and hath ke#t his ser$ant from e$il, and the 'ord hath returned
the !ickedness of abal u#on his head% Then Da$id sent and treated !ith
)bigail, that he might take her to himself for a !ife%
Blessed be, etc%%% Da$id #raiseth God, on this occasion, not out of joy
for the death of abal E!hich !ould ha$e argued a rancour of heartG, but
because he sa! that God had so $isibly taken his cause in hand, in
#unishing the injury done to himJ !hilst, by a merciful #ro$idence he
ke#t him from re$enging himself%
,?(.-% )nd Da$idDs ser$ants came to )bigail, to "armel, and s#oke to
her, saying( Da$id hath sent us to thee, to take thee to himself for a
!ife%
,?(.*% )nd she arose, and bo!ed herself do!n !ith her face to the earth,
and said( Behold, let thy ser$ant be a handmaid, to !ash the feet of the
ser$ants of my lord%
,?(.,% )nd )bigail arose, and made haste, and got u#on an ass, and fi$e
damsels !ent !ith her, her !aiting maids, and she follo!ed the
messengers of Da$id, and became his !ife%
,?(.2% <oreo$er Da$id took also )chinoam of 9eHrahel( and they !ere both
of them his !i$es%
,?(..% But 4aul ga$e <ichol, his daughter, Da$idDs !ife, to Phalti, the
son of 'ais, !ho !as of Gallim%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,A
4aul goeth out again after Da$id, !ho cometh by night !here 4aul and his
men are aslee#, but suffereth him not to be touched% 4aul again
confesseth his fault, and #romiseth #eace%
,A(*% )nd the men of Ii#h came to 4aul in Gabaa, saying( Behold Da$id is
hid in the hill of 8achila, !hich is o$er against the !ilderness%
,A(,% )nd 4aul arose, and !ent do!n to the !ilderness of Ii#h ha$ing
!ith him three thousand chosen men of 5srael, to seek Da$id in the
!ilderness of Ii#h%
,A(2% )nd 4aul encam#ed in Gabaa 8achila, !hich !as o$er against the
!ilderness in the !ay( and Da$id abode in the !ilderness% )nd seeing
that 4aul !as come after him into the !ilderness,
,A(.% 8e sent s#ies, and learned that he !as most certainly come
thither%
,A(?% )nd Da$id arose secretly, and came to the #lace !here 4aul !as(
and !hen he had beheld the #lace, !herein 4aul sle#t, and )bner, the son
of er, the ca#tain of his army, and 4aul slee#ing in a tent, and the
rest of the multitude round about him,
,A(A% Da$id s#oke to )chimelech, the 8ethite, and )bisai, the son of
4ar$ia, the brother of 9oab, saying( =ho !ill go do!n !ith me to 4aul
into the cam#M )nd )bisai said( 5 !ill go !ith thee%
,A(+% 4o Da$id and )bisai came to the #eo#le by night, and found 4aul
lying and slee#ing in the tent, and his s#ear fi>ed in the ground at his
head( and )bner and the #eo#le slee#ing round about him%
,A(1% )nd )bisai said to Da$id( God hath shut u# thy enemy this day into
thy hands( no! then 5 !ill run him through !ith my s#ear, e$en to the
earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time%
,A(B% )nd Da$id said to )bisai( ;ill him not( for !ho shall #ut forth
his hand against the 'ordDs anointed, and shall be guiltlessM
,A(*-% )nd Da$id said( )s the 'ord li$eth, unless the 'ord shall strike
him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go do!n to battle, and
#erish(
,A(**% The 'ord be merciful unto me, and kee# me that 5 ne$er #ut forth
my hand against the 'ordDs anointed% But no! take the s#ear !hich is at
his head, and the cu# of !ater, and let us go%
,A(*,% 4o Da$id took the s#ear, and the cu# of !ater !hich !as at 4aulDs
head, and they !ent a!ay( and no man sa! it, or kne! it, or a!aked, but
they !ere all aslee#, for a dee# slee# from the 'ord !as fallen u#on
them%
,A(*2% )nd !hen Da$id !as gone o$er to the other side, and stood on the
to# of the hill afar off, and a good s#ace !as bet!een them,
,A(*.% Da$id cried to the #eo#le, and to )bner, the son of er, saying(
=ilt thou not ans!er, )bnerM )nd )bner ans!ering, said( =ho art thou,
that criest, and disturbest the kingM
,A(*?% )nd Da$id said to )bner( )rt not thou a manM and !ho is like unto
thee in 5sraelM !hy then hast thou not ke#t thy lord the kingM for there
came one of the #eo#le in to kill the king thy lord%
,A(*A% This thing is not good, that thou hast done( as the 'ord li$eth,
you are the sons of death, !ho ha$e not ke#t your master, the 'ordDs
anointed% )nd no! !here is the kingDs s#ear, and the cu# of !ater, !hich
!as at his headM
,A(*+% )nd 4aul kne! Da$idDs $oice, and said( 5s this thy $oice, my son
Da$idM )nd Da$id said( 5t is my $oice, my lord the king%
,A(*1% )nd he said( =herefore doth my lord #ersecute his ser$antM =hat
ha$e 5 doneM or !hat e$il is there in my handM
,A(*B% o! therefore hear, 5 #ray thee, my lord the king, the !ords of
thy ser$ant( 5f the 'ord stir thee u# against me, let him acce#t of
sacrifice( but if the sons of men, they are cursed in the sight of the
'ord, !ho ha$e cast me out this day, that 5 should not d!ell in the
inheritance of the 'ord, saying( Go, ser$e strange gods%
,A(,-% )nd no! let not my blood be shed u#on the earth before the 'ord(
for the king of 5srael is come out to seek a flea, as the #artridge is
hunted in the mountains%
,A(,*% )nd 4aul said( 5 ha$e sinnedJ return, my son Da$id, for 5 !ill no
more do thee harm, because my life hath been #recious in thy eyes this
day( for it a##eareth that 5 ha$e done foolishly, and ha$e been ignorant
in $ery many things%
,A(,,% )nd Da$id ans!ering, said( Behold the kingDs s#ear( let one of
the kingDs ser$ants come o$er and fetch it%
,A(,2% )nd the 'ord !ill re!ard e$ery one according to his justice, and
his faithfulness( for the 'ord hath deli$ered thee this day into my
hand, and 5 !ould not #ut forth my hand against the 'ordDs anointed%
,A(,.% )nd as thy life hath been much set by this day in my eyes, so let
my life be much set by in the eyes of the 'ord, and let him deli$er me
from all distress%
,A(,?% Then 4aul said to Da$id( Blessed art thou, my son Da$id( and
truly doing thou shalt do, and #re$ailing thou shalt #re$ail% )nd Da$id
!ent on his !ay, and 4aul returned to his #lace%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,+
Da$id goeth again to )chis king of Geth, and obtaineth of him the city
of 4iceleg%
,+(*% )nd Da$id said in his heart( 5 shall one day or other fall into
the hands of 4aul( is it not better for me to flee, and to be sa$ed in
the land of the Philistines, that 4aul may des#air of me, and cease to
seek me in all the coasts of 5sraelM 5 !ill flee then out of his hands%
,+(,% )nd Da$id arose, and !ent a!ay, both he and the si> hundred men
that !ere !ith him, to )chis, the son of <aoch, king of Geth%
,+(2% )nd Da$id d!elt !ith )chis at Geth, he and his menJ e$ery man !ith
his household, and Da$id !ith his t!o !i$es, )chinoam, the
9eHrahelitess, and )bigail, the !ife of abal of "armel%
,+(.% )nd it !as told 4aul that Da$id !as fled to Geth, and he sought no
more after him%
,+(?% )nd Da$id said to )chis( 5f 5 ha$e found fa$our in thy sight, let
a #lace be gi$en me in one of the cities of this country, that 5 may
d!ell there( for !hy should thy ser$ant d!ell in the royal city !ith
theeM
,+(A% Then )chis ga$e him 4iceleg that day( for !hich reason 4iceleg
belongeth to the kings of 9uda unto this day%
,+(+% )nd the time that Da$id d!elt in the country of the Philistines,
!as four months%
,+(1% )nd Da$id and his men !ent u#, and #illaged Gessuri, and GerHi,
and the )malecites( for these !ere of old the inhabitants of the
countries, as men go to 4ur, e$en to the land of Egy#t%
Pillaged Gessuri, etc%%% These #robably !ere enemies of the #eo#le of
God( and some, if not all of them, !ere of the number of those !hom God
had ordered to be destroyed( !hich justifies Da$idDs #roceedings in
their regard% Though it is to be obser$ed here, that !e are not under an
obligation of justifying e$ery thing that he did( for the scri#ture, in
relating !hat !as done, does not say that it !as !ell done% )nd e$en
such as are true ser$ants of God, are not to be imitated in all they do%
,+(B% )nd Da$id !asted all the land, and left neither man nor !oman
ali$e( and took a!ay the shee#, and the o>en, and the asses, and the
camels, and the a##arel, and returned and came to )chis%
,+(*-% )nd )chis said to him( =hom hast thou gone against to dayM Da$id
ans!ered( )gainst the south of 9uda, and against the south of 9erameel,
and against the south of "eni%
,+(**% )nd Da$id sa$ed neither man nor !oman, neither brought he any of
them to Geth, saying( 'est they should s#eak against us% 4o did Da$id,
and such !as his #roceeding all the days that he d!elt in the country of
the Philistines%
,+(*,% )nd )chis belie$ed Da$id, saying( 8e hath done much harm to his
#eo#le 5srael( Therefore he shall be my ser$ant for e$er%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,1
The Philistines go out to !ar against 5srael% 4aul being forsaken by
God, hath recourse to a !itch% 4amuel a##eareth to him%
,1(*% )nd it came to #ass in those days, that the Philistines gathered
together their armies, to be #re#ared for !ar against 5srael( )nd )chis
said to Da$id( ;no! thou no! assuredly, that thou shalt go out !ith me
to the !ar, thou, and thy men%
,1(,% )nd Da$id said to )chis( o! thou shalt kno! !hat thy ser$ant !ill
do% )nd )chis said to Da$id( )nd 5 !ill a##oint thee to guard my life
for e$er%
,1(2% o! 4amuel !as dead, and all 5srael mourned for him, and buried
him in Ramatha, his city% )nd 4aul had #ut a!ay all the magicians and
soothsayers out of the land%
,1(.% )nd the Philistines !ere gathered together, and came and encam#ed
in 4unam( and 4aul also gathered together all 5srael, and came to
Gelboe%
,1(?% )nd 4aul sa! the army of the Philistines, and !as afraid, and his
heart !as $ery much dismayed%
,1(A% )nd he consulted the 'ord, and he ans!ered him not, neither by
dreams, nor by #riests, nor by #ro#hets%
,1(+% )nd 4aul said to his ser$ants( 4eek me a !oman that hath a
di$ining s#irit, and 5 !ill go to her, and enLuire by her% )nd his
ser$ants said to him( There is a !oman that hath a di$ining s#irit at
Endor%
,1(1% Then he disguised himself( and #ut on other clothes, and he !ent,
and t!o men !ith him, and they came to the !oman by night, and he said
to her( Di$ine to me by thy di$ining s#irit, and bring me u# him !hom 5
shall tell thee%
,1(B% )nd the !oman said to him( Behold thou kno!est all that 4aul hath
done, and ho! he hath rooted out the magicians and soothsayers from the
land( !hy then dost thou lay a snare for my life, to cause me to be #ut
to deathM
,1(*-% )nd 4aul s!ore unto her by the 'ord, saying( )s the 'ord li$eth,
there shall no e$il ha##en to thee for this thing%
,1(**% )nd the !oman said to him( =hom shall 5 bring u# to theeM )nd he
said, Bring me u# 4amuel%
,1(*, )nd !hen the !oman sa! 4amuel, she cried out !ith a loud $oice,
and said to 4aul( =hy hast thou decei$ed meM for thou art 4aul%
,1(*2% )nd the king said to her( 7ear not( !hat hast thou seenM and the
!oman said to 4aul( 5 sa! gods ascending out of the earth%
,1(*.% )nd he said to her( =hat form is he ofM )nd she said( )n old man
cometh u#, and he is co$ered !ith a mantle% )nd 4aul understood that it
!as 4amuel, and he bo!ed himself !ith his face to the ground, and
adored%
:nderstood that it !as 4amuel%%% 5t is the more common o#inion of the
holy fathers, and inter#reters, that the soul of 4amuel a##eared indeed(
and not, as some ha$e imagined, an e$il s#irit in his sha#e% ot that
the #o!er of her magic could bring him thither, but that God !as #leased
for the #unishment of 4aul, that 4amuel himself should denounce unto him
the e$ils that !ere falling u#on him% 4ee Eccli% .A%,2%
,1(*?% )nd 4amuel said to 4aul( =hy hast thou disturbed my rest, that 5
should be brought u#M )nd 4aul said( 5 am in great distress( for the
Philistines fight against me, and God is de#arted from me, and !ould not
hear me, neither by the hand of #ro#hets, nor by dreams( therefore 5
ha$e called thee, that thou mayst she! me !hat 5 shall do%
,1(*A% )nd 4amuel said( =hy askest thou me, seeing the 'ord has de#arted
from thee, and is gone o$er to thy ri$alM
,1(*+% 7or the 'ord !ill do to thee as he s#oke by me, and he !ill rend
thy kingdom out of thy hand, and !ill gi$e it to thy neighbour Da$id(
,1(*1% Because thou didst not obey the $oice of the 'ord, neither didst
thou e>ecute the !rath of his indignation u#on )malec% Therefore hath
the 'ord done to thee !hat thou sufferest this day%
,1(*B% )nd the 'ord also !ill deli$er 5srael !ith thee into the hands of
the Philistines( and to morro! thou and thy sons shall be !ith me( and
the 'ord !ill also deli$er the army of 5srael into the hands of the
Philistines%
=ith me%%% That is, in the state of the dead, and in another !orld,
though not in the same #lace%
,1(,-% )nd forth!ith 4aul fell all along on the groundJ for he !as
frightened !ith the !ords of 4amuel, and there !as no strength in him,
for he had eaten no bread all that day%
,1(,*% )nd the !oman came to 4aul, Efor he !as $ery much troubledG and
said to him( Behold thy handmaid hath obeyed thy $oice, and 5 ha$e #ut
my life in my hand( and 5 hearkened unto the !ords !hich thou s#okest to
me%
,1(,,% o! therefore, 5 #ray thee, hearken thou also to the $oice of thy
handmaid, and let me set before thee a morsel of bread, that thou mayst
eat and reco$er strength, and be able to go on thy journey%
,1(,2% But he refused, and said( 5 !ill not eat% But his ser$ants and
the !oman forced him, and at length hearkening to their $oice, he arose
from the ground, and sat u#on the bed%
,1(,.% o! the !oman had a fatted calf in the house, and she made haste
and killed it( and taking meal, kneaded it, and baked some unlea$ened
bread,
,1(,?% )nd set it before 4aul, and before his ser$ants% )nd !hen they
had eaten they rose u#, and !alked all that night%
* ;ings "ha#ter ,B
Da$id going !ith the Philistines is sent back by their #rinces%
,B(*% o! all the troo#s of the Philistines !ere gathered together to
)#hec( and 5srael also encam#ed by the fountain, !hich is in 9eHrahel%
,B(,% )nd the lords of the Philistines marched !ith their hundreds and
their thousands( but Da$id and his men !ere in the rear !ith )chis%
,B(2% )nd the #rinces of the Philistines said to )chis( =hat mean these
8ebre!sM )nd )chis said to the #rinces of the Philistines( Do you not
kno! Da$id !ho !as the ser$ant of 4aul, the king of 5srael, and hath
been !ith me many days, or years, and 5 ha$e found no fault in him,
since the day that he fled o$er to me until this dayM
,B(.% But the #rices of the Philistines !ere angry !ith him, and they
said to him( 'et this man return, and abide in his #lace, !hich thou
hast a##ointed him, and let him not go do!n !ith us to battle, lest he
be an ad$ersary to us, !hen !e shall begin to fight( for ho! can he
other!ise a##ease his master, but !ith our headsM
,B(?% 5s not this Da$id, to !hom they sung in their dances, saying( 4aul
sle! his thousands, and Da$id his ten thousandsM
,B(A% Then )chis called Da$id, and said to him( )s the 'ord li$eth, thou
art u#right and good in my sight( and so is thy going out, and thy
coming in !ith me in the army( and 5 ha$e not found any e$il in thee,
since the day that thou camest to me unto this day( but thou #leasest
not the lords%
,B(+% Return therefore, and go in #eace, and offend not the eyes of the
#rinces of the Philistines%
,B(1% )nd Da$id said to )chis( But !hat ha$e 5 done, or !hat hast thou
found in me thy ser$ant, from the day that 5 ha$e been in thy sight
until this day, that 5 may not go and fight against the enemies of my
lord the kingM
,B(B% )nd )chis ans!ering, said to Da$id( 5 kno! that thou art good in
my sight, as an angel of God( But the #rinces of the Philistines ha$e
said( 8e shall not go u# !ith us to the battle%
,B(*-% Therefore arise in the morning, thou, and the ser$ants of thy
lord, !ho came !ith thee( and !hen you are u# before day, and it shall
begin to be light, go on your !ay%
,B(**% 4o Da$id and his men arose in the night, that they might set
for!ard in the morning, and returned to the land of the Philistines( and
the Philistines !ent u# to 9eHrahel%
* ;ings "ha#ter 2-
The )malecites burn 4iceleg, and carry off the #rey( Da$id #ursueth
after them, and reco$ereth all out of their hands%
2-(*% o! !hen Da$id and his men !ere come to 4iceleg on the third day,
the )malecites had made an in$asion on the south side u#on 4iceleg, and
had smitten 4iceleg, and burnt it !ith fire,
2-(,% )nd had taken the !omen ca#ti$es that !ere in it, both little and
great( and they had not killed any #erson, but had carried them !ith
them, and !ent on their !ay%
2-(2% 4o !hen Da$id and his men came to the city, and found it burnt
!ith fire, and that their !i$es, and their sons, and their daughters,
!ere taken ca#ti$es,
2-(.% Da$id and the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, lifted u# their $oices,
and !e#t till they had no more tears%
2-(?% 7or the t!o !i$es also of Da$id !ere taken ca#ti$es, )chinoam, the
9eHrahelitess, and )bigail, the !ife of abal of "armel%
2-(A% )nd Da$id !as greatly afflicted( for the #eo#le had a mind to
stone him, for the soul of e$ery man !as bitterly grie$ed for his sons
and daughters( but Da$id took courage in the 'ord his God%
2-(+% )nd he said to )biathar, the #riest, the son of )chimelech( Bring
me hither the e#hod% )nd )biathar brought the e#hod to Da$id%
2-(1% )nd Da$id consulted the 'ord, saying( 4hall 5 #ursue after these
robbers, and shall 5 o$ertake them, or notM )nd the 'ord said to him(
Pursue after them( for thou shalt surely o$ertake them and reco$er the
#rey%
2-(B% 4o Da$id !ent, he and the si> hundred men that !ere !ith him, and
they came to the torrent Besor( and some, being !eary, stayed there%
2-(*-% But Da$id #ursued, he and four hundred men( for t!o hundred
stayed, !ho, being !eary, could not go o$er the torrent Besor%
2-(**% )nd they found an Egy#tian in the field, and brought him to
Da$id( and they ga$e him bread to eat, and !ater to drink,
2-(*,% )s also a #iece of a cake of figs, and t!o bunches of raisins%
)nd !hen he had eaten them, his s#irit returned, and he !as refreshed(
for he had not eaten bread, nor drunk !ater, three days and three
nights%
2-(*2% )nd Da$id said to him( To !hom dost thou belongJ or !hence dost
thou comeM and !hither art thou goingM 8e said( 5 am a young man of
Egy#t, the ser$ant of an )malecite( and my master left me, because 5
began to be sick three days ago%
2-(*.% 7or !e made an in$asion on the south side of "erethi, and u#on
9uda, and u#on the south of "aleb, and !e burnt 4iceleg !ith fire%
2-(*?% )nd Da$id said to him( "anst thou bring me to this com#anyM and
he said( 4!ear to me by God, that thou !ilt not kill me, nor deli$er me
into the hands of my master, and 5 !ill bring thee to this com#any% )nd
Da$id s!ore to him%
2-(*A% )nd !hen he had brought him, behold they !ere lying s#read abroad
u#on all the ground, eating and drinking, and as it !ere kee#ing a
festi$al day, for all the #rey and the s#oils !hich they had taken out
of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of 9uda%
2-(*+% )nd Da$id sle! them from the e$ening unto the e$ening of the ne>t
day, and there esca#ed not a man of them, but four hundred young men,
!ho had gotten u#on camels, and fled%
2-(*1% 4o Da$id reco$ered all that the )malecites had taken, and he
rescued his t!o !i$es%
2-(*B% )nd there !as nothing missing small or great, neither of their
sons or their daughters, nor of the s#oils, and !hatsoe$er they had
taken, Da$id reco$ered all%
2-(,-% )nd he took all the flocks and the herds, and made them go before
him( and they said( This is the #rey of Da$id%
2-(,*% )nd Da$id came to the t!o hundred men, !ho, being !eary, had
stayed, and !ere not able to follo! Da$id, and he had ordered them to
abide at the torrent Besor( and they came out to meet Da$id, and the
#eo#le that !ere !ith him% )nd Da$id coming to the #eo#le, saluted them
#eaceably%
2-(,,% Then all the !icked and unjust men, that had gone !ith Da$id,
ans!ering, said( Because they came not !ith us, !e !ill not gi$e them
any thing of the #rey !hich !e ha$e reco$ered( but let e$ery man take
his !ife, and his children, and be contented !ith them, and go his !ay%
2-(,2% But Da$id said( &ou shall not do so, my brethren, !ith these
things, !hich the 'ord hath gi$en us, !ho hath ke#t us, and hath
deli$ered the robbers that in$aded us into our hands(
2-(,.% )nd no man shall hearken to you in this matter% But eLual shall
be the #ortion of him that !ent do!n to battle, and of him that abode at
the baggage, and they shall di$ide alike%
2-(,?% )nd this hath been done from that day for!ard, and since !as made
a statute and an ordinance, and as a la! in 5srael%
2-(,A% Then Da$id came to 4iceleg, and sent #resents of the #rey to the
ancients of 9uda, his neighbours, saying( Recei$e a blessing of the #rey
of the enemies of the 'ord%
2-(,+% To them that !ere in Bethel, and that !ere in Ramoth to the
south, and to them that !ere in 9ether%
2-(,1% )nd to them that !ere in )roer, and that !ere in 4e#hamoth, and
that !ere in Esthamo,
2-(,B% )nd that !ere in Rachal, and that !ere in the cities of 9erameel,
and that !ere in the cities of "eni,
2-(2-% )nd that !ere in )rama, and that !ere in the lake )san, and that
!ere in )thach,
2-(2*% )nd that !ere in 8ebron, and to the rest that !ere in those
#laces, in !hich Da$id had abode !ith his men%
* ;ings "ha#ter 2*
5srael is defeated by the Philistines( 4aul and his sons are slain%
2*(*% )nd the Philistines fought against 5srael, and the men of 5srael
fled from before the Philistines, and fell do!n slain in mount Gelboe%
2*(,% )nd the Philistines fell u#on 4aul, and u#on his sons, and they
sle! 9onathan, and )binadab, and <elchisua, the sons of 4aul%
2*(2% )nd the !hole !eight of the battle !as turned u#on 4aul( and the
archers o$ertook him, and he !as grie$ously !ounded by the archers%
2*(.% Then 4aul said to his armourbearer( Dra! thy s!ord, and kill me(
lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me% )nd his
armourbearer !ould not( for he !as struck !ith e>ceeding great fear%
Then 4aul took his s!ord, and fell u#on it%
2*(?% )nd !hen his armourbearer sa! this, to !it, that 4aul !as dead, he
also fell u#on his s!ord and died !ith him%
2*(A% 4o 4aul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all
his men that same day together%
2*(+% )nd the men of 5srael, that !ere beyond the $alley, and beyond the
9ordan, seeing that the 5sraelites !ere fled, and that 4aul !as dead,
and his sons, forsook their cities, and fled( and the Philistines came
and d!elt there%
2*(1% )nd on the morro! the Philistines came to stri# the slain, and
they found 4aul and his three sons lying in mount Gelboe%
2*(B% )nd they cut off 4aulDs head, and stri##ed him of his armour, and
sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to #ublish it in the
tem#les of their idols and among their #eo#le%
2*(*-% )nd they #ut his armour in the tem#le of )staroth, but his body
they hung on the !all of Bethsan%
2*(**% o! !hen the inhabitants of 9abes Galaad had heard all that the
Philistines had done to 4aul,
2*(*,% )ll the most $aliant men arose, and !alked all the night, and
took the body of 4aul, and the bodies of his sons, from the !all of
Bethsan( and they came to 9abes Galaad, and burnt them there%
2*(*2% )nd they took their bones, and buried them in the !ood of 9abes(
and fasted se$en days%
T8E 4E"OD BOO; O7 ;5G4
This Book relates the transactions from the death of 4aul until the end
of Da$idDs reign, being a history for the s#ace of about forty-si>
years%
, ;ings "ha#ter *
Da$id mourneth for the death of 4aul and 9onathan( he ordereth the man
to be slain !ho #retended he had killed 4aul%
*(*% o! it came to #ass, after 4aul !as dead, that Da$id returned from
the slaughter of the )malecites, and abode t!o days in 4iceleg%
*(,% )nd on the third day, there a##eared a man !ho came out of 4aulDs
cam#, !ith his garments rent, and dust stre!ed on his head( and !hen he
came to Da$id, he fell u#on his face, and adored%
*(2% )nd Da$id said to him( 7rom !hence comest thouM )nd he said to him(
5 am fled out of the cam# of 5srael%
*(.% )nd Da$id said unto him( =hat is the matter that is come to #assM
tell me( 8e said( The #eo#le are fled from the battle, and many of the
#eo#le are fallen and dead( moreo$er 4aul and 9onathan his son are
slain%
*(?% )nd Da$id said to the young man that told him( 8o! kno!est thou
that 4aul and 9onathan his son, are deadM
*(A% )nd the young man that told him, said( 5 came by chance u#on mount
Gelboe, and 4aul leaned u#on his s#ear( and the chariots and horsemen
dre! nigh unto him,
*(+% )nd looking behind him, and seeing me, he called me% )nd 5
ans!ered, 8ere am 5%
*(1% )nd he said to me( =ho art thouM )nd 5 said to him( 5 am an
)malecite%
*(B% )nd he said to me( 4tand o$er me, and kill me( for anguish is come
u#on me, and as yet my !hole life is in me%
*(*-% 4o standing o$er him, 5 killed him( for 5 kne! that he could not
li$e after the fall( and 5 took the diadem that !as on his head, and the
bracelet that !as on his arm, and ha$e brought them hither to thee, my
lord%
5 killed him%%% This story of the young )malecite !as not true, as may
easily be #ro$ed by com#aring it !ith the last cha#ter of the foregoing
book%
*(**% Then Da$id took hold of his garments and rent them, and like!ise
all the men that !ere !ith him%
*(*,% )nd they mourned, and !e#t, and fasted until e$ening for 4aul, and
for 9onathan his son, and for the #eo#le of the 'ord, and for the house
of 5srael, because they !ere fallen by the s!ord%
*(*2% )nd Da$id said to the young man that told him( =hence art thouM 8e
ans!ered( 5 am the son of a stranger of )malec%
*(*.% Da$id said to him( =hy didst thou not fear to #ut out thy hand to
kill the 'ordDs anointedM
*(*?% )nd Da$id calling one of his ser$ants, said( Go near and fall u#on
him% )nd he struck him so that he died%
*(*A% )nd Da$id said to him( Thy blood be u#on thy o!n head( for thy o!n
mouth hath s#oken against thee, saying( 5 ha$e slain the 'ordDs
anointed%
*(*+% )nd Da$id made this kind of lamentation o$er 4aul, and o$er
9onathan his son%
*(*1% E)lso he commanded that they should teach the children of 9uda the
use of the bo!, as it is !ritten in the book of the just%G )nd he said(
"onsider, O 5srael, for them that are dead, !ounded on thy high #laces%
*(*B% The illustrious of 5srael are slain u#on thy mountains( ho! are
the $aliant fallenM
*(,-% Tell it not in Geth, #ublish it not in the streets of )scalon(
lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the
uncircumcised trium#h%
*(,*% &e mountains of Gelboe, let neither de!, nor rain come u#on you,
neither be they fields of firstfruits( for there !as cast a!ay the
shield of the $aliant, the shield of 4aul as though he had not been
anointed !ith oil%
*(,,% 7rom the blood of the slain, from the fat of the $aliant, the
arro! of 9onathan ne$er turned back, and the s!ord of 4aul did not
return em#ty%
*(,2% 4aul and 9onathan, lo$ely, and comely in their life, e$en in death
they !ere not di$ided( they !ere s!ifter than eagles, stronger than
lions%
*(,.% &e daughters of 5srael, !ee# o$er 4aul, !ho clothed you !ith
scarlet in delights, !ho ga$e ornaments of gold for your attire%
*(,?% 8o! are the $aliant fallen in battleM 9onathan slain in the high
#lacesM
*(,A% 5 grie$e for thee, my brother 9onathan( e>ceeding beautiful, and
amiable to me abo$e the lo$e of !omen% )s the mother lo$eth her only
son, so did 5 lo$e thee%
*(,+% 8o! are the $aliant fallen, and the !ea#ons of !ar #erishedM
, ;ings "ha#ter ,
Da$id is recei$ed and anointed king of 9uda% 5sboseth the son of 4aul
reigneth o$er the rest of 5srael% ) battle bet!een )bner and 9oab%
,(*% )nd after these things Da$id consulted the 'ord, saying( 4hall 5 go
u# into one of the cities of 9udaM )nd the 'ord said to him( Go u#% )nd
Da$id said( =hither shall 5 go u#M )nd he ans!ered him( 5nto 8ebron%
,(,% 4o Da$id !ent u#, and his t!o !i$es )chinoam the 9eHrahelitess, and
)bigail the !ife of abal of "armel(
,(2% )nd the men also that !ere !ith him, Da$id brought u# e$ery man
!ith his household( and they abode in the to!ns of 8ebron%
,(.% )nd the men of 9uda came, and anointed Da$id there, to be king o$er
the house of 9uda% )nd it !as told Da$id that the men of 9abes Galaad
had buried 4aul%
,(?% Da$id therefore sent messengers to the men of 9abes Galaad, and
said to them( Blessed be you to the 'ord, !ho ha$e she!n this mercy to
your master 4aul, and ha$e buried him%
,(A% )nd no! the 'ord surely !ill render you mercy and truth, and 5 also
!ill reLuite you for this good turn, because you ha$e done this thing%
,(+% 'et your hands be strengthened, and be ye men of $alour( for
although your master 4aul be dead, yet the house of 9uda hath anointed
me to be their king%
,(1% But )bner the son of er, general of 4aulDs army, took 5sboseth the
son of 4aul, and led him about through the cam#,
,(B% )nd made him king o$er Galaad, and o$er Gessuri, and o$er 9eHrahel,
and o$er E#hraim, and o$er Benjamin, and o$er all 5srael%
,(*-% 5sboseth the son of 4aul !as forty years old !hen he began to
reign o$er 5srael, and he reigned t!o yearsJ and only the house of 9uda
follo!ed Da$id%
8e reigned t!o years%%% @iH%, before he began $isibly to decline( but in
all he reigned se$en years and si> monthsJ for so long Da$id reigned in
8ebron%
,(**% )nd the number of the days that Da$id abode, reigning in 8ebron
o$er the house of 9uda, !as se$en years and si> months%
,(*,% )nd )bner the son of er, and the ser$ants of 5sboseth the son of
4aul, !ent out from the cam# to Gabaon%
,(*2% )nd 9oab the son of 4ar$ia, and the ser$ants of Da$id !ent out,
and met them by the #ool of Gabaon% )nd !hen they !ere come together,
they sat do!n o$er against one another( the one on the one side of the
#ool, and the other on the other side%
,(*.% )nd )bner said to 9oab( 'et the young men rise, and #lay before
us% )nd 9oab ans!ered( 'et them rise%
,(*?% Then there arose and !ent o$er t!el$e in number of Benjamin, of
the #art of 5sboseth the son of 4aul, and t!el$e of the ser$ants of
Da$id%
,(*A% )nd e$ery one catching his fello! by the head, thrust his s!ord
into the side of his ad$ersary, and they fell do!n together( and the
name of the #lace !as called( The field of the $aliant, in Gabaon%
,(*+% )nd there !as a $ery fierce battle that day( and )bner !as #ut to
flight, !ith the men of 5srael, by the ser$ants of Da$id%
,(*1% )nd there !ere the three sons of 4ar$ia there, 9oab, and )bisai,
and )sael( no! )sael !as a most s!ift runner, like one of the roes that
abide in the !oods%
,(*B% )nd )sael #ursued after )bner, and turned not to the right hand
nor to the left from follo!ing )bner%
,(,-% )nd )bner looked behind him, and said( )rt thou )saelM )nd he
ans!ered( 5 am%
,(,*% )nd )bner said to him( Go to the right hand or to the left, and
lay hold on one of the young men and take thee his s#oils% But )sael
!ould not lea$e off follo!ing him close%
,(,,% )nd again )bner said to )sael( Go off, and do not follo! me, lest
5 be obliged to stab thee to the ground, and 5 shall not be able to hold
u# my face to 9oab thy brother%
,(,2% But he refused to hearken to him, and !ould not turn aside(
!herefore )bner struck him !ith his s#ear !ith a back stroke in the
groin, and thrust him through, and he died u#on the s#ot( and all that
came to the #lace !here )sael fell do!n and died stood still%
,(,.% o! !hile 9oab and )bisai #ursued after )bner, the sun !ent do!n(
and they came as far as the hill of the aLueduct, that lieth o$er
against the $alley by the !ay of the !ilderness in Gabaon%
,(,?% )nd the children of Benjamin gathered themsel$es together to
)bner( and being joined in one body, they stood on the to# of a hill%
,(,A% )nd )bner cried out to 9oab, and said( 4hall thy s!ord rage unto
utter destructionM kno!est thou not that it is dangerous to dri$e #eo#le
to des#airM ho! long dost thou defer to bid the #eo#le cease from
#ursuing after their brethrenM
,(,+% )nd 9oab said( )s the 'ord li$eth, if thou hadst s#oke sooner,
e$en in the morning the #eo#le should ha$e retired from #ursuing after
their brethren%
,(,1% Then 9oab sounded the trum#et, and all the army stood still, and
did not #ursue after 5srael any farther, nor fight any more%
,(,B% )nd )bner and his men !alked all that night through the #lains(
and they #assed the 9ordan, and ha$ing gone through all Beth-horon, came
to the cam#%
,(2-% )nd 9oab returning, after he had left )bner, assembled all the
#eo#le( and there !ere !anting of Da$idDs ser$ants nineteen men, beside
)sael%
,(2*% But the ser$ants of Da$id had killed of Benjamin, and of the men
that !ere !ith )bner, three hundred and si>ty, !ho all died%
,(2,% )nd they took )sael, and buried him in the se#ulchre of his father
in Bethlehem and 9oab, and the men that !ere !ith him, marched all the
night, and they came to 8ebron at break of day%
, ;ings "ha#ter 2
Da$id gro!eth daily stronger% )bner cometh o$er to him( he is
treacherously slain by 9oab%
2(*% o! there !as a long !ar bet!een the house of 4aul and the house of
Da$id( Da$id #ros#ering and gro!ing al!ays stronger and stronger, but
the house of 4aul decaying daily%
There !as a long !ar bet!een the house of 4aul, etc%%% Rather a strife
or emulation than a !ar !ith armsJ it lasted fi$e years and a half%
2(,% )nd sons !ere born to Da$id in 8ebron( and his firstborn !as )mmon
of )chinoam the 9eHrahelitess(
2(2% )nd his second "heleab of )bigail the !ife of abal of "armel( and
the third )bsalom the son of <aacha the daughter of Tholmai king of
Gessur(
2(.% )nd the fourth )donias, the son of 8aggith( and the fifth 4a#hathia
the son of )bital(
2(?% )nd the si>th 9ethraam of Egla the !ife of Da$id( these !ere born
to Da$id 5n 8ebron%
2(A% o! !hile there !as !ar bet!een the house of 4aul and the house of
Da$id, )bner the son of er ruled the house of 4aul%
2(+% )nd 4aul had a concubine named Res#ha, the daughter of )ia% )nd
5sboseth said to )bner(
2(1% =hy didst thou go in to my fatherDs concubineM )nd he !as
e>ceedingly angry for the !ords of 5sboseth, and said( )m 5 a dogDs head
against 9uda this day, !ho ha$e she!n mercy to the house of 4aul thy
father, and to his brethren and friends, and ha$e not deli$ered thee
into the hands of Da$id, and hast thou sought this day against me to
charge me !ith a matter concerning a !omanM
2(B% 4o do God to )bner, and more also, unless as the 'ord hath s!orn to
Da$id, so 5 do to him,
2(*-% That the kingdom be translated from the house of 4aul, and the
throne of Da$id be set u# o$er 5srael, and o$er 9uda from Dan to
Bersabee%
2(**% )nd he could not ans!er him a !ord, because he feared him%
2(*,% )bner therefore sent messengers to Da$id for himself, saying(
=hose is the landM and that they should say( <ake a league !ith me, and
my hand shall be !ith thee( and 5 !ill bring all 5srael to thee%
2(*2% )nd he said( @ery !ell( 5 !ill make a league !ith thee( but one
thing 5 reLuire of thee, saying( Thou shalt not see my face before thou
bring <ichol the daughter of 4aul( and so thou shalt come, and see me%
2(*.% )nd Da$id sent messengers to 5sboseth the son of 4aul, saying(
Restore my !ife <ichol, !hom 5 es#oused to me for a hundred foreskins of
the Philistines%
2(*?% )nd 5sboseth sent, and took her from her husband Phaltiel, the son
of 'ais%
2(*A% )nd her husband follo!ed her, !ee#ing as far as Bahurim( and )bner
said to him( Go and return% )nd he returned%
2(*+% )bner also s#oke to the ancients of 5srael, saying( Both yesterday
and the day before you sought for Da$id that he might reign o$er you%
2(*1% o! then do it( because the 'ord hath s#oken to Da$id, saying( By
the hand of my ser$ant Da$id 5 !ill sa$e my #eo#le 5srael from the hands
of the Philistines, and of all their enemies%
2(*B% )nd )bner s#oke also to Benjamin% )nd he !ent to s#eak to Da$id in
8ebron all that seemed good to 5srael, and to all Benjamin%
2(,-% )nd he came to Da$id in 8ebron !ith t!enty men( and Da$id made a
feast for )bner, and his men that came !ith him%
2(,*% )nd )bner said to Da$id( 5 !ill rise, that 5 may gather all 5srael
unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league !ith thee, and
that thou mayst reign o$er all as thy soul desireth% o! !hen Da$id had
brought )bner on his !ay, and he !as gone in #eace,
2(,,% 5mmediately, Da$idDs ser$ants and 9oab came, after ha$ing slain
the robbers, !ith an e>ceeding great booty% )nd )bner !as not !ith Da$id
in 8ebron, for he had no! sent him a!ay, and he !as gone in #eace%
2(,2% )nd 9oab and all the army that !as !ith him, came after!ards( and
it !as told 9oab, that )bner the son of er came to the king, and he
hath sent him a!ay, and he is gone in #eace%
2(,.% )nd 9oab !ent in to the king, and said( =hat hast thou doneM
Behold )bner came to thee( =hy didst thou send him a!ay, and he is gone
and de#artedM
2(,?% ;no!est thou not )bner the son of er, that to this end he came to
thee, that he might decei$e thee, and to kno! thy going out, and thy
coming in, and to kno! all thou dostM
2(,A% Then 9oab going out from Da$id, sent messengers after )bner, and
brought him back from the cistern of 4ira, Da$id kno!ing nothing of it%
2(,+% )nd !hen )bner !as returned to 8ebron, 9oab took him aside to the
middle of the gate, to s#eak to him treacherously( and he stabbed him
there in the groin, and he died, in re$enge of the blood of )sael his
brother%
2(,1% )nd !hen Da$id heard of it, after the thing !as no! done, he said(
5, and my kingdom are innocent before the 'ord for e$er of the blood of
)bner the son of er(
2(,B% )nd may it come u#on the head of 9oab, and u#on all his fatherDs
house( and let there not fail from the house of 9oab one that hath an
issue of seed, or that is a le#er, or that holdeth the distaff, or that
falleth by the s!ord, or that !anteth bread%
2(2-% 4o 9oab and )bisai his brother sle! )bner, because he had killed
their brother )sael at Gabaon in the battle%
2(2*% )nd Da$id said to 9oab, and to all the #eo#le that !ere !ith him(
Rend your garments, and gird yoursel$es !ith sackcloths, and mourn
before the funeral of )bner% )nd king Da$id himself follo!ed the bier%
2(2,% )nd !hen they had buried )bner in 8ebron, king Da$id lifted u# his
$oice, and !e#t at the gra$e of )bner( and all the #eo#le also !e#t%
2(22% )nd the king mourning and lamenting o$er )bner, said( ot as
co!ards are !ont to die, hath )bner died%
2(2.% Thy hands !ere not bound, nor thy feet laden !ith fetters( but as
men fall before the children of iniLuity, so didst thou fall% )nd all
the #eo#le re#eating it !e#t o$er him%
2(2?% )nd !hen all the #eo#le came to take meat !ith Da$id, !hile it !as
yet broad day, Da$id s!ore, saying( 4o do God to me, and more also, if 5
taste bread or any thing else before sunset%
2(2A% )nd all the #eo#le heard, and they !ere #leased, and all that the
king did seemed good in the sight of all the #eo#le%
2(2+% )nd all the #eo#le, and all 5srael understood that day that it !as
not the kingDs doing, that )bner the son of er !as slain%
2(21% The king also said to his ser$ants( Do you not kno! that a #rince
and a great man is slain this day in 5sraelM
2(2B% But 5 as yet am tender, though anointed king% )nd these men the
sons of 4ar$ia are too hard for me( the 'ord re!ard him that doth e$il
according to his !ickedness%
, ;ings "ha#ter .
5sboseth is murdered by t!o of his ser$ants% Da$id #unisheth the
murderers%
.(*% )nd 5sboseth the son of 4aul heard that )bner !as slain in 8ebron(
and his hands !ere !eakened, and all 5srael !as troubled%
.(,% o! the son of 4aul had t!o men ca#tains of his bands, the name of
the one !as Baana, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Remmon
a Berothite of the children of Benjamin( for Beroth also !as reckoned in
Benjamin%
.(2% )nd the Berothites fled into Gethaim, and !ere sojourners there
until that time%
.(.% )nd 9onathan the son of 4aul had a son that !as lame of his feet(
for he !as fi$e years old !hen the tidings came of 4aul and 9onathan
from 9eHrahel% )nd his nurse took him u# and fled( and as she made haste
to flee, he fell and became lame( and his name !as <i#hiboseth%
.(?% )nd the sons of Remmon the Berothite, Rechab and Baana coming, !ent
into the house of 5sboseth in the heat of the day( and he !as slee#ing
u#on his bed at noon% )nd the doorkee#er of the house, !ho !as cleansing
!heat, !as fallen aslee#%
.(A% )nd they entered into the house secretly taking ears of corn, and
Rechab and Baana his brother stabbed him in the groin, and fled a!ay%
.(+% 7or !hen they came into the house, he !as slee#ing u#on his bed in
a #arlour, and they struck him and killed him and taking a!ay his head
they !ent off by the !ay of the !ilderness, !alking all night%
.(1% )nd they brought the head of 5sboseth to Da$id to 8ebron( and they
said to the king( Behold the head of 5sboseth the son of 4aul thy enemy
!ho sought thy life( and the 'ord hath re$enged my lord the king this
day of 4aul, and of his seed%
.(B% But Da$id ans!ered Rechab, and Baana his brother, the sons of
Remmon the Berothite, and said to them( )s the 'ord li$eth, !ho hath
deli$ered my soul out of all distress,
.(*-% The man that told me, and said( 4aul is dead, !ho thought he
brought good tidings, 5 a##rehended, and sle! him in 4iceleg, !ho should
ha$e been re!arded for his ne!s%
.(**% 8o! much more no! !hen !icked men ha$e slain an innocent man in
his o!n house, u#on his bed, shall 5 not reLuire his blood at your hand,
and take you a!ay from the earthM
.(*,% )nd Da$id commanded his ser$ants and they sle! them( and cutting
off their hands and feet, hanged them u# o$er the #ool in 8ebron( but
the head of 5sboseth they took and buried in the se#ulchre of )bner in
8ebron%
, ;ings "ha#ter ?
Da$id is anointed king of all 5srael% 8e taketh 9erusalem, and d!elleth
there% 8e defeateth the Philistines%
?(*% Then all the tribes of 5srael came to Da$id in 8ebron, saying(
Behold !e are thy bone and thy flesh%
?(,% <oreo$er yesterday also and the day before, !hen 4aul !as king o$er
us, thou !ast he that did lead out and bring in 5srael( and the 'ord
said to thee( Thou shalt feed my #eo#le 5srael, and thou shalt be #rince
o$er 5srael%
?(2% The ancients also of 5srael came to the king of 8ebron, and king
Da$id made a league !ith them in 8ebron before the 'ord( and they
anointed Da$id to be king o$er 5srael%
?(.% Da$id !as thirty years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
forty years%
?(?% 5n 8ebron he reigned o$er 9uda se$en years and si> months( and in
9erusalem he reigned three and thirty years o$er all 5srael and 9uda%
?(A% )nd the king and all the men that !ere !ith him !ent to 9erusalem
to the 9ebusites the inhabitants of the land( and they said to Da$id(
Thou shalt not come in hither unless thou take a!ay the blind and the
lame that say( Da$id shall not come in hither%
?(+% But Da$id took the castle of 4ion, the same is the city of Da$id%
?(1% 7or Da$id had offered that day a re!ard to !hosoe$er should strike
the 9ebusites and get u# to the gutters of the to#s of the houses, and
take a!ay the blind and the lame that hated the soul of Da$id( therefore
it is said in the #ro$erb( The blind and the lame shall not come into
the tem#le%
?(B% )nd Da$id d!elt in the castle, and called it, The city of Da$id(
and built round about from <ello and in!ards%
?(*-% )nd he !ent on #ros#ering and gro!ing u#, and the 'ord God of
hosts !as !ith him%
?(**% )nd 8iram the king of Tyre sent messengers to Da$id, and cedar
trees, and car#enters, and masons for !alls( and they built a house for
Da$id%
?(*,% )nd Da$id kne! that the 'ord had confirmed him king o$er 5srael,
and that he had e>alted his kingdom o$er his #eo#le 5srael%
?(*2% )nd Da$id took more concubines and !i$es of 9erusalem, after he
!as come from 8ebron( and there !ere born to Da$id other sons also and
daughters(
Da$id took more concubines and !i$es of 9erusalem%%% ot harlots, but
!i$es of an inferior conditionJ for such, in scri#ture, are styled
concubines%
?(*.% )nd these are the names of them, that !ere born to him in
9erusalem, 4amua, and 4obab, and athan, and 4olomon,
?(*?% )nd 9ebahar, and Elisua, and e#heg,
?(*A% )nd 9a#hia, and Elisama, and Elioda, and Eli#haleth%
?(*+% )nd the Philistines heard that they had anointed Da$id to be king
o$er 5srael( and they all came to seek Da$id( and !hen Da$id heard of
it, he !ent do!n to a strong hold%
?(*1% )nd the Philistines coming s#read themsel$es in the $alley of
Ra#haim%
?(*B% )nd Da$id consulted the 'ord, 4aying( 4hall 5 go u# to the
PhilistinesM and !ilt thou deli$er them into my handM )nd the 'ord said
to Da$id( Go u#, for 5 !ill surely deli$er the Philistines into thy
hand%
?(,-% )nd Da$id came to Baal Pharisim( and defeated them there, and he
said, The 'ord hath di$ided my enemies before me, as !aters are di$ided%
Therefore the name of the #lace !as called Baal Pharisim%
?(,*% )nd they left there their idols( !hich Da$id and his men took
a!ay%
?(,,% )nd the Philistines came u# again and s#read themsel$es into the
$alley of Ra#haim%
?(,2% )nd Da$id consulted the 'ord( 4hall 5 go u# against the
Philistines, and !ilt thou deli$er them into my handsM 8e ans!ered( Go
not u# against them but fetch a com#ass behind them, and thou shalt come
u#on them o$er against the #ear trees%
?(,.% )nd !hen thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the to#s of the
#ear trees, then shalt thou join battle( for then !ill the 'ord go out
before thy face to strike the army of the Philistines%
?(,?% )nd Da$id did as the 'ord had commanded him, and he smote the
Philistines from Gabaa until thou come to GeHer%
, ;ings "ha#ter A
Da$id fetcheth the ark from "ariathiarim% OHa is struck dead for
touching it% 5t is de#osited in the house of Obededom( and from thence
carried to Da$idDs house%
A(*% )nd Da$id again gathered together all the chosen men of 5srael,
thirty thousand%
A(,% )nd Da$id arose and !ent, !ith all the #eo#le that !ere !ith him of
the men of 9uda to fetch the ark of God, u#on !hich the name of the 'ord
of 8osts is in$oked, !ho sitteth o$er it u#on the cherubims%
A(2% )nd they laid the ark of God u#on a ne! cart( and took it out of
the house of )binadab, !ho !as in Gabaa, and OHa and )hio, the sons of
)binadab, dro$e the ne! cart%
Gabaa%%% The hill of "ariathiarim, !here the ark had been in the house
of )binadab, from the time of its being restored back by the
Philistines%
A(.% )nd !hen they had taken it out of the house of )binadab, !ho !as in
Gabaa, )hio ha$ing care of the ark of God !ent before the ark%
A(?% But Da$id and all 5srael #layed before the 'ord on all manner of
instruments made of !ood, on har#s and lutes and timbrels and cornets
and cymbals%
A(A% )nd !hen they came to the floor of achon, OHa #ut forth his hand
to the ark of God, and took hold of it( because the o>en kicked and made
it lean aside%
A(+% )nd the indignation of the 'ord !as enkindled against OHa, and he
struck him for his rashness( and he died there before the ark of God%
A(1% )nd Da$id !as grie$ed because the 'ord had struck OHa, and the name
of that #lace !as called( The striking of OHa, to this day%
A(B% )nd Da$id !as afraid of the 'ord that day, saying( 8o! shall the
ark of the 'ord come to meM
A(*-% )nd he !ould not ha$e the ark of the 'ord brought in to himself
into the city of Da$id( but he caused it to be carried into the house of
Obededom the Gethite%
A(**% )nd the ark of the 'ord abode in the house of Obededom the Gethite
three months( and the 'ord blessed Obededom, and all his household%
A(*,% )nd it !as told king Da$id, that the 'ord had blessed Obededom,
and all that he had, because of the ark of God% 4o Da$id !ent, and
brought a!ay the ark of God out of the house of Obededom into the city
of Da$id !ith joy% )nd there !ere !ith Da$id se$en choirs, and cal$es
for $ictims%
"hoirs%%% Or com#anies of musicians%
A(*2% )nd !hen they that carried the ark of the 'ord had gone si> #aces,
he sacrificed and o> and a ram(
A(*.% )nd Da$id danced !ith all his might before the 'ord( and Da$id !as
girded !ith a linen e#hod%
A(*?% )nd Da$id and all the louse of 5srael brought the ark of the
co$enant of the 'ord !ith joyful shouting, and !ith sound of trum#et%
A(*A% )nd !hen the ark of the 'ord !as come into the city of Da$id,
<ichol the daughter of 4aul, looking out through a !indo!, sa! king
Da$id lea#ing and dancing before the 'ord( and she des#ised him in her
heart%
A(*+% )nd they brought the ark of the 'ord, and set it in its #lace in
the midst of the tabernacle, !hich Da$id had #itched for it( and Da$id
offered holocausts, and #eace offerings before the 'ord%
A(*1% )nd !hen he had made an end of offering holocausts and #eace
offerings, he blessed the #eo#le in the name of the 'ord of hosts%
A(*B% )nd he distributed to all the multitude of 5srael, both men and
!omen, to e$ery one, a cake of bread, and a #iece of roasted beef, and
fine flour fried !ith oil( and all the #eo#le de#arted e$ery one to his
o!n house%
A(,-% )nd Da$id returned to bless his o!n house( and <ichol the daughter
of 4aul coming out to meet Da$id, said( 8o! glorious !as the king of
5srael to day, unco$ering himself before the handmaids of his ser$ants,
and !as naked, as if one of the buffoons should be naked%
A(,*% )nd Da$id said to <ichol( Before the 'ord, !ho chose me rather
than thy father, and than all his house, and commanded me to be ruler
o$er the #eo#le of the 'ord in 5srael,
A(,,% 5 !ill both #lay and make myself meaner than 5 ha$e done( and 5
!ill be little in my o!n eyes( and !ith the handmaids of !hom thou
s#eakest, 5 shall a##ear more glorious%
A(,2% Therefore <ichol the daughter of 4aul had no child to the day of
her death%
, ;ings "ha#ter +
Da$idDs #ur#ose to build a tem#le is re!arded !ith the #romise of great
blessings in his seed( his #rayer and thanksgi$ing%
+(*% )nd it came to #ass !hen the king sat in his house, and the 'ord
had gi$en him rest on e$ery side from all his enemies,
+(,% 8e said to athan the #ro#het( Dost thou see that 5 d!ell in a
house of cedar, and the ark of God is lodged !ithin skinsM
+(2% )nd athan said to the king( Go, do all that is in they heart(
because the 'ord is !ith thee%
+(.% But it came to #ass that night, that the !ord of the 'ord came to
athan, saying(
+(?% Go, and say to my ser$ant Da$id( Thus saith the 'ord( 4halt thou
build me a house to d!ell inM
+(A% =hereas 5 ha$e not d!elt in a house from the day that 5 brought the
children of 5srael out of the land of Egy#t e$en to this day( but ha$e
!alked in a tabernacle, and in a tent%
+(+% 5n all the #laces that 5 ha$e gone through !ith all the children of
5srael, did e$er 5 s#eak a !ord to any one of the tribes of 5srael, !hom
5 commanded to feed my #eo#le 5srael, saying( =hy ha$e you not built me
a house of cedarM
+(1% )nd no! thus shalt thou s#eak to my ser$ant Da$id( Thus saith the
'ord of hosts( 5 took thee out of the #astures from follo!ing the shee#
to be ruler o$er my #eo#le 5srael(
+(B% )nd 5 ha$e been !ith thee !heresoe$er thou hast !alked, and ha$e
slain all thy enemies from before thy face( and 5 ha$e made thee a great
man, like unto the name of the great ones that are on the earth%
+(*-% )nd 5 !ill a##oint a #lace for my #eo#le 5srael, and 5 !ill #lant
them, and they shall d!ell therein, and shall be disturbed no more(
neither shall the children of iniLuity afflict them any more as they did
before,
+(**% 7rom the day that 5 a##ointed judges o$er my #eo#le 5srael( and 5
!ill gi$e thee rest from all thy enemies% )nd the 'ord foretelleth to
thee, that the 'ord !ill make thee a house%
+(*,% )nd !hen thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt slee# !ith
thy fathers, 5 !ill raise u# thy seed after thee, !hich shall #roceed
out of the bo!els, and 5 !ill establish his kingdom%
5 !ill establish his kingdom%%% This #ro#hecy #artly relateth to
4olomon( but much more to "hrist, !ho is called the son of Da$id in
scri#ture, and !ho is the builder of the true tem#le, !hich is the
church, his e$erlasting kingdom, !hich shall ne$er fail%
+(*2% 8e shall build a house to my name, and 5 !ill establish the throne
of his kingdom fore e$er%
+(*.% 5 !ill be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son( and if he
commit any iniLuity, 5 !ill correct him !ith the rod of men, and !ith
the stri#es of the children of men%
+(*?% But my mercy 5 !ill not take a!ay from him, as 5 took it from
4aul, !hom 5 remo$ed from before my face%
+(*A% )nd thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for e$er before
thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for e$er%
+(*+% )ccording to all these !ords and according to all this $ision so
did athan s#eak to Da$id%
+(*1% )nd Da$id !ent in, and sat before the 'ord, and said( =ho am 5, O
'ord God, and !hat is my house, that thou hast brought me thus farM
+(*B% Bur yet this hath seemed little in thy sight, O 'ord God, unless
thou didst also s#eak of the house of thy ser$ant for a long time to
come( for this is the la! of )dam, O 'ord God(
+(,-% )nd !hat can Da$id say more unto theeM for thou kno!est thy
ser$ant, O 'ord God(
+(,*% 7or thy !ordDs sake, and according to thy o!n heart thou has done
all these great things, so that thou !ouldst make it kno!n to thy
ser$ant%
+(,,% Therefore thou art magnified, O 'ord God, because there is none
like to thee, neither is there any God besides thee, in all the things
that !e ha$e heard !ith our ears%
+(,2% )nd !hat nation is there u#on earth, as thy #eo#le 5srael, !hom
God !ent to redeem for a #eo#le to himself, and to make him a name, and
to do for them great and terrible things, u#on the earth, before the
face of thy #eo#le, !hom thou redeemedst to thyself out of Egy#t, from
the nations and their gods%
+(,.% 7or thou hast confirmed to thyself thy #eo#le 5srael to be an
e$erlasting #eo#le( and thou, O 'ord God, art become their God%
+(,?% )nd no!, O 'ord God, raise u# for e$er the !ord that thou hast
s#oken, concerning thy ser$ant and concerning his house( and do as thou
hast s#oken,
+(,A% That thy name may be magnified for e$er, and it may be said( The
'ord of hosts is God o$er 5srael% )nd the house of thy ser$ant Da$id
shall be established before the 'ord%
+(,+% Because thou, O 'ord of hosts, God of 5srael, hast re$ealed to the
ear of thy ser$ant, saying( 5 !ill build thee a house( therefore hath
thy ser$ant found in his heart to #ray this #rayer to thee%
+(,1% )nd no!, O 'ord God, thou art God, and thy !ords shall be true(
for thou hast s#oken to thy ser$ant these good things%
+(,B% )nd no! begin, and bless the house of thy ser$ant, that it may
endure for e$er before thee( because thou, O 'ord God, hast s#oken it,
and !ith thy blessing let the house of thy ser$ant be blessed for e$er%
, ;ings "ha#ter 1
Da$idDs $ictories, and his chief officers%
1(*% )nd it came to #ass after this that Da$id defeated the Philistines,
and brought them do!n, and Da$id took the bridle of tribute out of the
hand of the Philistines,
1(,% )nd he defeated <oab, and measured them !ith a line, casting them
do!n to the earth( and he measured !ith t!o lines, one to #ut to death,
and one to sa$e ali$e( and <oab !as made to ser$e Da$id under tribute%
1(2% Da$id defeated also )dareHer the son of Rohob king of 4oba, !hen he
!ent to e>tend his dominion o$er the ri$er Eu#hrates%
1(.% )nd Da$id took from him a thousand and se$en hundred horsemen, and
t!enty thousand footmen, and houghed all the chariot horses( and only
reser$ed of them for one hundred chariots%
1(?% )nd the 4yrians of Damascus came to succour )dareHer the king of
4oba( and Da$id sle! of the 4yrians t!o and t!enty thousand men%
1(A% )nd Da$id #ut garrisons in 4yria of Damascus( and 4yria ser$ed
Da$id under tribute, and the 'ord #reser$ed Da$id in all his
enter#rises, !hithersoe$er he !ent%
1(+% )nd Da$id took the arms of gold, !hich the ser$ants of )dareHer
!ore and brought them to 9erusalem%
1(1% )nd out of Bete, and out of Beroth, cities of )dareHer, king Da$id
took and e>ceeding great Luantity of brass%
1(B% )nd Thou the king of Emath heard that Da$id had defeated all the
forces of )dareHer%
1(*-% )nd Thou sent 9oram his son to king Da$id, to salute him, and to
congratulate !ith him, and to return him thanks( because he had fought
against )dareHer, and had defeated him% 7or Thou !as an enemy to
)dareHer, and in his hand !ere $essels of gold, and $essels of sil$er,
and $essels of brass(
1(**% )nd king Da$id dedicated them to the 'ord, together !ith the
sil$er and gold that he had dedicated of all the nations, !hich he had
subdued(
1(*,% Of 4yria, and of <oab, and of the children )mmon, and of the
Philistines, and of )malec, and of the s#oils of )dareHer the son of
Rohob king of 4oba%
1(*2% Da$id also made himself a name, !hen he returned after taking
4yria in the $alley of the salt#its, killing eighteen thousand(
1(*.% )nd he #ut guards in Edom, and #laced there a garrison( and all
Edom !as made to ser$e Da$id( and the 'ord #reser$ed Da$id in all
enter#rises he !ent about%
1(*?% )nd Da$id reigned o$er all 5srael( and Da$id did judgment and
justice to all his #eo#le%
1(*A% )nd 9oab the son 4ar$ia !as o$er the army( and 9osa#hat the son of
)hilud !as recorder(
Recorder%%% Or chancellor%
1(*+% )nd 4adoc the son of )chitob, and )chimelech the son of )biathar,
!ere the #riests( and 4araias !as the scribe(
4cribe%%% Or secretary%
1(*1% )nd Banaias the son of 9oiada !as o$er the "erethi and Phelethi(
and the sons of Da$id !ere the #rinces%
The "erethi and Phelethi%%% The kingDs guards%-5bid% Princes%%%
'iterally #riests% E"ohenG 4o called, by a title of honour, and not from
e>ercising the #riestly functions%
, ;ings "ha#ter B
Da$idDs kindness to <i#hiboseth for the sake of his father 9onathan%
B(*% )nd Da$id said( 5s there any one, think you, left of the house of
4aul, that 5 may she! kindness to him for 9onathanDs sakeM
B(,% o! there !as of the house of 4aul, a ser$ant named 4iba( and !hen
the king had called him to him, he said to him( )rt thou 4ibaM )nd he
ans!ered( 5 am 4iba thy ser$ant%
B(2% )nd the king said( 5s there any one left of the house of 4aul, that
5 may she! the mercy of God unto 8imM )nd 4iba said to the king( There
is a son of 9onathan left, !ho is lame of his feet%
B(.% =here is heM said he% )nd 4iba said to the king( Behold he is in
the house of <achir the son of )mmiel in 'odabar%
B(?% Then ;ing Da$id sent, and brought him out of the house of <achir
the son of )mmiel of 'odabar%
B(A% )nd !hen <i#hiboseth the son of 9onathan the son of 4aul !as come
to Da$id, he fell on his face and !orshi##ed% )nd Da$id said(
<i#hibosethM )nd he ans!ered( Behold thy ser$ant%
B(+% )nd Da$id said to him( 7ear not, for 5 !ill surely she! thee mercy
for 9onathan thy fatherDs sake, and 5 !ill restore the lands of 4aul the
father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table al!ays%
B(1% 8e bo!ed do!n to him, and said( =ho am 5 thy ser$ant, that thou
shouldst look u#on such a dead dog as 5 amM
B(B% Then the ;ing called 4iba the ser$ant of 4aul, and said to him( )ll
that belonged to 4aul, and all his house, 5 ha$e gi$en to thy masterDs
son%
B(*-% Thou therefore and the sons and thy ser$ants shall till the land
for him( and thou shalt bring in food for thy masterDs son, that he may
be maintained( and <i#hiboseth the son of thy master shall al!ays eat
bread at my table% )nd 4iba had fifteen sons and t!enty ser$ants%
B(**% )nd 4iba said to the king( )s thou my lord the hast commanded thy
ser$ant, so !ill thy ser$ant do( and <i#hiboseth shall eat at my table,
as one of the sons of the ;ing%
B(*,% )nd <i#hiboseth had a young son !hose name !as <icha( and all that
kindred of the house of 4iba ser$ed <i#hiboseth%
B(*2% But <i#hiboseth d!elt in 9erusalem( because he ate al!ays of the
kingDs table( and he !as lame of both feet%
, ;ings "ha#ter *-
The )mmonites shamefully abuse the ambassadors of Da$id( they hire the
4yrians to the their assistance( but are o$erthro!n !ith their allies%
*-(*% )nd it came to #ass after this, that the king of the children of
)mmon died, and 8anon his son reigned in his stead%
*-(,% )nd Da$id said( 5 !ill she! kindness to 8anon the son of Daas, as
his father she!ed kindness to me% 4o Da$id sent his ser$ants to comfort
him for the death of his father% But !hen the ser$ants of Da$id !ere
come into the land of the children of )mmon,
*-(2% The #rinces of the children of )mmon said to 8anon their lord(
Thinkest thou that for the honour of thy father, Da$id hath sent
comforters to thee, and hath not Da$id rather sent his ser$ants to thee
to search, and s#y into the city, and o$erthro! itM
*-(.% =herefore 8anon took the ser$ants of Da$id, and sha$ed off the one
half of their beards, and cut a!ay half of their garments e$en to the
buttocks, and sent them a!ay%
*-(?% =hen this !as told Da$id, he sent to meet them( for the men !ere
sadly #ut to confusion, and Da$id commanded them, saying( 4tay at
9ericho, till your beards be gro!n, and then return%
*-(A% )nd the children of )mmon seeing that they had done an injury to
Da$id, sent and hired the 4yrians of Rohob, and the 4yrians of 4oba,
t!enty thousand footmen, and of the king of <aacha a thousand men, and
of 5stob t!el$e thousand men%
*-(+% )nd !hen Da$id heard this, he sent 9oab and the !hole army of
!arriors%
*-(1% )nd the children of )mmon came out, and set their men in array at
the entering in of the gate( but the 4yrians of 4oba, and of Rohob, and
of 5stob, and of <aacha !ere by themsel$es in the field%
*-(B% Then 9oab seeing that the battle !as #re#ared against him, both
before and behind, chose of all the choice men of 5srael, and #ut them
in array against the 4yrians(
*-(*-% )nd the rest of the #eo#le he deli$ered to )bisai his brother,
!ho set them in array against the children of )mmon%
*-(**% )nd 9oab said( 5f the 4yrians are too strong for me, then thou
shalt hel# me, but if the children of )mmon are too strong for thee,
then 5 !ill hel# thee%
*-(*,% Be of good courage, and let us fight for our #eo#le, and for the
city of our God( and the 'ord !ill do !hat is good in his sight%
*-(*2% )nd 9oab and the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, began to fight
against the 4yrians( and they immediately fled before him%
*-(*.% )nd the children of )mmon seeing that the 4yrians !ere fled, they
fled also before )bisai, and entered into the city( and 9oab returned
from the children of )mmon, and came to 9erusalem%
*-(*?% Then the 4yrians seeing that they had fallen before 5srael,
gathered themsel$es together%
*-(*A% )nd )dareHer sent and fetched the 4yrians, that !ere beyond the
ri$er, and brought o$er their army( and 4obach, the ca#tain of the host
of )dareHer, !as their general%
*-(*+% )nd !hen this !as told Da$id, he gathered all 5srael together,
and #assed o$er the 9ordan, and came to 8elam( and the 4yrians set
themsel$es in array against Da$id, and fought against him%
*-(*1% )nd the 4yrians fled before 5srael, and Da$id sle! of the 4yrians
the men of se$en hundred chariots, and forty thousand horsemen( and
smote 4obach the ca#tain of the army, !ho #resently died%
*-(*B% )nd all the kings that !ere au>iliaries of )dareHer, seeing
themsel$es o$ercome by 5srael, !ere afraid and fled a!ay, eight and
fifty thousand men before 5srael% )nd they made #eace !ith 5srael( and
ser$ed them, and all the 4yrians !ere afraid to hel# the children of
)mmon any more%
, ;ings "ha#ter **
Da$id falleth into the crime of adultery !ith Bethsabee( and not finding
other means to conceal it, causeth her husband :rias to be slain% Then
marrieth her, !ho beareth him a son%
**(*% )nd it came to #ass at the return of the year, at the time !hen
kings go forth to !ar, that Da$id sent 9oab and his ser$ants !ith him,
and all 5srael, and they s#oiled the children of )mmon, and besieged
Rabba( but Da$id remained in 9erusalem%
**(,% 5n the mean time it ha##ened that Da$id arose from his bed after
noon, and !alked u#on the roof of the kingDs house( )nd he sa! from the
roof of his house a !oman !ashing herself, o$er against him( and the
!oman !as $ery beautiful%
**(2% )nd the king sent, and inLuired !ho the !oman !as% )nd it !as told
him, that she !as Bethsabee the daughter of Eliam, the !ife of :rias the
8ethite%
**(.% )nd Da$id sent messengers, and took her, and she came in to him,
and he sle#t !ith her( and #resently she !as #urified from her
uncleanness(
**(?% )nd she returned to her house ha$ing concei$ed% )nd she sent and
told Da$id, and said( 5 ha$e concei$ed%
**(A% )nd Da$id sent to 9oab, saying( 4end me :rias the 8ethite% )nd
9oab sent :rias to Da$id%
**(+% )nd :rias came to Da$id% )nd Da$id asked ho! 9oab did, and the
#eo#le, and ho! the !ar !as carried on%
**(1% )nd Da$id said to :rias( Go into thy house, and !ash thy feet% )nd
:rias !ent out from the kingDs house, and there !ent out after him a
mess of meat from the king%
**(B% But :rias sle#t before the gate of the kingDs house, !ith the
other ser$ants of his lord, and !ent not do!n to his o!n house%
**(*-% )nd it !as told Da$id by some that said( :rias !ent not to his
house% )nd Da$id said to :rias( Didst thou not come from thy journeyM
!hy didst thou not go do!n to thy houseM
**(**% )nd :rias said to Da$id( The ark of God and 5srael and 9uda d!ell
in tents, and my lord 9oab and the ser$ants of my lord abide u#on the
face of the earth( and shall 5 go into my house, to eat and to drink,
and to slee# !ith my !ifeM By thy !elfare and by the !elfare of thy soul
5 !ill not do this thing%
**(*,% Then Da$id said to :rias( Tarry here to day, and to morro! 5 !ill
send thee a!ay% :rias tarried in 9erusalem that day and the ne>t%
**(*2% )nd Da$id called him to eat and to drink before him, and he made
him drunk( and he !ent out in the e$ening, and sle#t on his couch !ith
the ser$ants of his lord, and !ent not do!n into his house%
**(*.% )nd !hen the morning !as come, Da$id !rote a letter to 9oab( and
sent it by the hand of :rias,
**(*?% =riting in the letter( 4et ye :rias in the front of the battle,
!here the fight is strongest( and lea$e ye him, that he may be !ounded
and die%
**(*A% =herefore as 9oab !as besieging the city, he #ut :rias in the
#lace !here he kne! the bra$est men !ere%
**(*+% )nd the men coming out of the city, fought against 9oab, and
there fell some of the #eo#le of the ser$ants of Da$id, and :rias the
8ethite !as killed also%
**(*1% Then 9oab sent, and told Da$id all things concerning the battle%
**(*B% )nd he charged the messenger, saying( =hen thou hast told all the
!ords of the battle to the king,
**(,-% 5f thou see him to be angry, and he shall say( =hy did you
a##roach so near to the !all to fightM kne! you not that many darts are
thro!n from abo$e off the !allM
**(,*% =ho killed )bimelech the son of 9erobaalM did not a !oman cast a
#iece of a millstone u#on him from the !all and sle! him in ThebesM =hy
did you go near the !allM Thou shalt say( Thy ser$ant :rias the 8ethite
is also slain%
**(,,% 4o the messenger de#arted, and came and told Da$id all that 9oab
had commanded him%
**(,2% )nd the messenger said to Da$id( The men #re$ailed against us,
and they came out to us into the field( and !e $igorously charged and
#ursued them e$en to the gate of the city%
**(,.% )nd the archers shot their arro!s at thy ser$ants from off the
!all abo$e( and some of the kingDs ser$ants are slain, and thy ser$ant
:rias the 8ethite is also dead%
**(,?% )nd Da$id said to the messenger( Thus shalt thou say to 9oab( 'et
not this thing discourage thee( for $arious is the e$ent of !ar( and
sometimes one, sometimes another is consumed by the s!ord( encourage thy
!arriors against the city, and e>hort them that thou mayest o$erthro!
it%
**(,A% )nd the !ife of :rias heard that :rias her husband !as dead, and
she mourned for him%
**(,+% )nd the mourning being o$er, Da$id sent and brought her into his
house, and she became his !ife, and she bore him a son( and this thing
!hich Da$id had done, !as dis#leasing to the 'ord%
, ;ings "ha#ter *,
athanDs #arable% Da$id confesseth his sin, and is forgi$en( yet so as
to be sentenced to most se$ere tem#oral #unishments% The death of the
child% The birth of 4olomon% The taking of Rabbath%
*,(*% )nd the 'ord sent athan to Da$id( and !hen he !as come to him, he
said to him( There !ere t!o men in one city, the one rich, and the other
#oor%
*,(,% The rich man had e>ceeding many shee# and o>en%
*,(2% But the #oor man had nothing at all but one little e!e lamb, !hich
he had bought and nourished u#, and !hich had gro!n u# in his house
together !ith his children, eating of his bread, and drinking of his
cu#, and slee#ing in his bosom( and it !as unto him as a daughter%
*,(.% )nd !hen a certain stranger !as come to the rich man, he s#ared to
take of his o!n shee# and o>en, to make a feast for that stranger, !ho
!as come to him, but took the #oor manDs e!e, and dressed it for the man
that !as come to him%
*,(?% )nd Da$idDs anger being e>ceedingly kindled against that man, he
said to athan( )s the 'ord li$eth, the man that hath done this is a
child of death%
*,(A% 8e shall restore the e!e fourfold, because he did this thing, and
had no #ity%
*,(+% )nd athan said to Da$id( Thou art the man% Thus saith the 'ord
the God of 5srael( 5 anointed thee king o$er 5srael, and 5 deli$ered
thee from the hand of 4aul,
*,(1% )nd ga$e thee thy masterDs house and thy masterDs !i$es into thy
bosom, and ga$e thee the house of 5srael and 9uda( and if these things
be little, 5 shall add far greater things unto thee%
*,(B% =hy therefore hast thou des#ised the !ord of the 'ord, to do e$il
in my sightM Thou hast killed :rias the 8ethite !ith the s!ord, and hast
taken his !ife to be thy !ife, and hast slain him !ith the s!ord of the
children of )mmon%
*,(*-% Therefore the s!ord shall ne$er de#art from thy house, because
thou hast des#ised me, and hast taken the !ife of :rias the 8ethite to
be thy !ife%
*,(**% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold, 5 !ill raise u# e$il against thee
out of thy o!n house, and 5 !ill take thy !i$es before thy eyes and gi$e
them to thy neighbour, and he shall lie !ith thy !i$es in the sight of
this sun%
5 !ill raise, etc%%% )ll these e$ils, inasmuch as they !ere #unishments,
came u#on Da$id by a just judgment of God, for his sin, and therefore
God says, 5 !ill raise, etc%J but inasmuch as they !ere sins, on the
#art of )bsalom and his associates, God !as not the author of them, but
only #ermitted them%
*,(*,% 7or thou didst it secretly( but 5 !ill do this thing in the sight
of all 5srael, and in the sight of the sun%
*,(*2% )nd Da$id said to athan( 5 ha$e sinned against the 'ord% )nd
athan said to Da$id( The 'ord also hath taken a!ay thy sin( thou shalt
not die%
*,(*.% e$ertheless, because thou hast gi$en occasion to the enemies of
the 'ord to blas#heme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee,
shall surely die%
*,(*?% )nd athan returned to his house% The 'ord also struck the child
!hich the !ife of :rias had borne to Da$id, and his life !as des#aired
of%
*,(*A% )nd Da$id besought the 'ord for the child( and Da$id ke#t a fast,
and going in by himself lay u#on the ground%
*,(*+% )nd the ancients of his house came, to make him rise from the
ground( but he !ould not, neither did he eat meat !ith them%
*,(*1% )nd it came to #ass on the se$enth day that the child died( and
the ser$ants of Da$id feared to tell him, that the child !as dead% 7or
they said( Behold !hen the child !as yet ali$e, !e s#oke to him, and he
!ould not hearken to our $oice( ho! much more !ill he afflict himself if
!e tell him that the child is deadM
*,(*B% But !hen Da$id sa! his ser$ants !his#ering, he understood that
the child !as dead( and he said to his ser$ants( 5s the child deadM They
ans!ered him 8e is dead%
*,(,-% Then Da$id arose from the ground, and !ashed and anointed
himself( and !hen he had changed his a##arel, he !ent into the house of
the 'ord( and !orshi##ed, and then he came into his o!n house, and he
called for bread, and ate%
*,(,*% )nd his ser$ants said to him( =hat thing is this that thou hast
doneM thou didst fast and !ee# for the child, !hile it !as ali$e, but
!hen the child !as dead, thou didst rise u#, and eat bread%
*,(,,% )nd he said( =hile the child !as yet ali$e, 5 fasted and !e#t for
him( for 5 said( =ho kno!eth !hether the 'ord may not gi$e him to me,
and the child may li$eM
*,(,2% But no! that he is dead, !hy should 5 fastM 4hall 5 be able to
bring him back any moreM 5 shall go to him rather( but he shall not
return to me%
*,(,.% )nd Da$id comforted Bethsabee his !ife, and !ent in unto her, and
sle#t !ith her( and she bore a son, and he called his name 4olomon, and
the 'ord lo$ed him%
*,(,?% )nd he sent by the hand of athan the #ro#het, and called his
name, )miable to the 'ord, because the 'ord lo$ed him%
)miable to the 'ord%%% Or, belo$ed of the 'ord% 5n 8ebre!, 9edidiah%
*,(,A% )nd 9oab fought against Rabbath of the children of )mmon, and
laid close siege to the royal city%
*,(,+% )nd 9oab sent messengers to Da$id, saying( 5 ha$e fought against
Rabbath, and the city of !aters is about to be taken%
The city of !aters%%% Rabbath the royal city of the )mmonites, !as
called the city of !aters, from being encom#assed !ith !aters%
*,(,1% o! therefore gather thou the rest of the #eo#le together, and
besiege the city and take it( lest !hen the city shall be !asted by me,
the $ictory be ascribed to my name%
*,(,B% Then Da$id gathered all the #eo#le together, and !ent out against
Rabbath( and after fighting, he took it%
*,(2-% )nd he took the cro!n of their king from his head, the !eight of
!hich !as a talent of gold, set !ith most #recious stones, and it !as
#ut u#on Da$idDs head, and the s#oils of the city !hich !ere $ery great
he carried a!ay%
*,(2*% )nd bringing forth the #eo#le thereof he sa!ed them, and dro$e
o$er them chariots armed !ith iron( and di$ided them !ith kni$es, and
made them #ass through brickkilns( so did he to all the cities of the
children of )mmon( and Da$id returned, !ith all the army to 9erusalem%
, ;ings "ha#ter *2
)mmon ra$isheth Thamar% 7or !hich )bsalom killeth him, and flieth to
Gessur%
*2(*% )nd it came to #ass after this that )mmon the son of Da$id lo$ed
the sister of )bsalom the son of Da$id, !ho !as $ery beautiful, and her
name !as Thamar%
*2(,% )nd he !as e>ceedingly fond of her, so that he fell sick for the
lo$e of her( for as she !as a $irgin, he thought it hard to do any thing
dishonestly !ith her%
*2(2% o! )mmon had a friend, named 9onadab the son of 4emmaa the
brother of Da$id, a $ery !ise man(
) $ery !ise man%%% That is, a crafty and subtle man( for the counsel he
ga$e on this occasion she!s that his !isdom !as but carnal and !orldly%
*2(.% )nd he said to him( =hy dost thou gro! so lean from day to day, O
son of the kingM !hy dost thou not tell me the reason of itM )nd )mmon
said to him( 5 am in lo$e !ith Thamar the sister of my brother )bsalom%
*2(?% )nd 9onadab said to him( 'ie do!n u#on thy bed, and feign thyself
sick( and !hen thy father shall come to $isit thee, say to him( 'et my
sister Thamar, 5 #ray thee, come to me, to gi$e me to eat, and to make
me a mess, that 5 may eat it at her hand%
*2(A% 4o )mmon lay do!n, and made as if he !ere sick( and !hen the king
came to $isit him, )mmon said to the king( 5 #ray thee let my sister
Thamar come, and make in my sight t!o little messes, that 5 may eat at
her hand%
*2(+% Then Da$id sent home to Thamar, saying( "ome to the house of thy
brother )mmon, and make him a mess%
*2(1% )nd Thamar came to the house of )mmon her brother( but he !as laid
do!n( and she took meal and tem#ered it( and dissol$ing it in his sight
she made little messes%
*2(B% )nd taking !hat she had boiled, she #oured it out, and set it
before him, but he !ould not eat( and )mmon said( Put out all #ersons
from me% )nd !hen they had #ut all #ersons out,
*2(*-% )mmon said to Thamar( Bring the mess into the chamber, that 5 may
eat at thy hand% )nd Thamar took the little messes !hich she had made,
and brought them in to her brother )mmon in the chamber%
*2(**% )nd !hen she had #resented him the meat, he took hold of her, and
said( "ome lie !ith me, my sister%
*2(*,% 4he ans!ered him( Do not so, my brother, do not force me( for no
such thing must be done in 5srael% Do not thou this folly%
*2(*2% 7or 5 shall not be able to bear my shame, and thou shalt be as
one of the fools in 5srael( but rather s#eak to the king, and he !ill
not deny me to thee%
*2(*.% But he !ould not hearken to her #rayers, but being stronger
o$er#o!ered her and lay !ith her%
*2(*?% Then )mmon hated her !ith an e>ceeding great hatred( so that the
hatred !here!ith he hated her !as greater than the lo$e !ith !hich he
had lo$ed her before% )nd )mmon said to her( )rise, and get thee gone%
*2(*A% 4he ans!ered him( The e$il !hich no! thou dost against me, in
dri$ing me a!ay, is greater than that !hich thou didst before% )nd he
!ould not hearken to her(
*2(*+% But calling the ser$ants that ministered to him, he said( Thrust
this !oman out from me( and shut the door after her%
*2(*1% )nd she !as clothed !ith a long robe( for the kingDs daughters
that !ere $irgins, used such kind of garments% Then his ser$ant thrust
her out( and shut the door after her%
*2(*B% )nd she #ut ashes on her head, and rent her long robe and laid
her hands u#on her head, and !ent on crying%
*2(,-% )nd )bsalom her brother said to her( 8ath thy brother )mmon lain
!ith theeM but no!, sister, hold thy #eace, he is thy brother( and
afflict not thy heart for this thing% 4o Thamar remained #ining a!ay in
the house of )bsalom her brother%
*2(,*% )nd !hen king Da$id heard of these things he !as e>ceedingly
grie$ed( and he !ould not afflict the s#irit of his son )mmon, for he
lo$ed him, because he !as his firstborn%
*2(,,% But )bsalom s#oke not to )mmon neither good nor e$il( for )bsalom
hated )mmon because he had ra$ished his sister Thamar%
*2(,2% )nd it came to #ass after t!o years, that the shee# of )bsalom
!ere shorn in Baalhasor, !hich is near E#hraim( and )bsalom in$ited all
the kingDs sons(
*2(,.% )nd he came to the king, and said to him( Behold thy ser$antDs
shee# are shorn% 'et the king, 5 #ray, !ith his ser$ants come to his
ser$ant%
*2(,?% )nd the king said to )bsalom( ay, my son, do not ask that !e
should all come, and be chargeable to thee% )nd !hen he #ressed him, and
he !ould not go, he blessed him%
*2(,A% )nd )bsalom said( 5f thou !ilt not come, at least let my brother
)mmon, 5 beseech thee, come !ith us% )nd the king said to him( 5t is not
necessary that he should go !ith thee%
*2(,+% But )bsalom #ressed him, so that he let )mmon and all the kingDs
sons go !ith him% )nd )bsalom made a feast as it !ere the feast of a
king%
*2(,1% )nd )bsalom had commanded his ser$ants, saying( Take notice !hen
)mmon shall be drunk !ith !ine, and !hen 5 shall say to you( 4trike him,
and kill him, fear not( for it is 5 that command you( take courage, and
be $aliant men%
*2(,B% )nd the ser$ants of )bsalom did to )mmon as )bsalom had commanded
them% )nd all the kingDs sons arose and got u# e$ery man u#on his mule,
and fled%
*2(2-% )nd !hile they !ere yet in the !ay, a rumour came to Da$id,
saying( )bsalom hath slain all the kingDs sons, and there is not one
them left%
*2(2*% Then the king rose u#, and rent his garments( and fell u#on the
ground, and all his ser$ants, that stood about him, rent their garments%
*2(2,% But 9onadab the son of 4emmaa Da$idDs brother ans!ering, said(
'et not my lord the king think that all the kingDs sons are slain( )mmon
only is dead, for he !as a##ointed by the mouth of )bsalom from the day
that he ra$ished his sister Thamar%
*2(22% o! therefore let not my lord the king take this thing into his
heart, saying( )ll the kingDs sons are slain( for )mmon only is dead%
*2(2.% But )bsalom fled a!ay( and the young man that ke#t the !atch,
lifted u# his eyes and looked, and behold there came much #eo#le by a
by-!ay on the side of the mountain%
*2(2?% )nd 9onadab said to the king( Behold the kingDs sons are come( as
thy ser$ant said, so it is%
*2(2A% )nd !hen he made an end of s#eaking, the kingDs sons also
a##eared( and coming in they lifted u# their $oice, and !e#t( and the
king also and all his ser$ants !e#t $ery much%
*2(2+% But )bsalom fled, and !ent to Tholomai the son of )mmiud the king
of Gessur% )nd Da$id mourned for his son e$ery day%
*2(21% )nd )bsalom after he !as fled, and come into Gessur, !as there
three years% )nd king Da$id ceased to #ursue after )bsalom, because he
!as comforted concerning the death of )mmon%
, ;ings "ha#ter *.
9oab #rocureth )bsalomDs return, and his admittance to the kingDs
#resence%
*.(*% )nd 9oab the son of 4ar$ia, understanding that the kingDs heart
!as turned to )bsalom,
*.(,% 4ent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a !ise !oman( and said to
her( 7eign thyself to be a mourner, and #ut on mourning a##arel, and be
not anointed !ith oil, that thou mayest be as a !oman that had a long
time been mourning for one dead%
*.(2% )nd thou shalt go in to the king, and shalt s#eak to him in this
manner% )nd 9oab #ut the !ords in her mouth%
*.(.% )nd !hen the !oman of Thecua !as come in to the king, she fell
before him u#on the ground, and !orshi##ed, and said( 4a$e me, O king%
*.(?% )nd the king said to her( =hat is the matter !ith theeM 4he
ans!ered( )las, 5 am a !ido! !oman( for my husband is dead%
*.(A% )nd thy handmaid had t!o sons( and they Luarrelled !ith each other
in the field, and there !as none to #art them( and the one struck the
other, and sle! him%
*.(+% )nd behold the !hole kindred rising against thy handmaid, saith(
Deli$er him that hath slain his brother, that !e may kill him for the
life of his brother, !hom he sle!, and that !e may destroy the heir( and
they seek to Luench my s#ark !hich is left, and !ill lea$e my husband no
name, nor remainder u#on the earth%
*.(1% )nd the king said to the !oman( Go to thy house, and 5 !ill gi$e
charge concerning thee%
*.(B% )nd the !oman of Thecua said to the king( :#on me, my lord be the
iniLuity, and u#on the house of my father( but may the king and his
throne be guiltless%
*.(*-% )nd the king said( 5f any one shall say ought against thee, bring
him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more%
*.(**% )nd she said( 'et the king remember the 'ord his God, that the
ne>t of kin be not multi#lied to take re$enge, and that they may not
kill my son% )nd he said( )s the 'ord li$eth, there shall not one hair
of thy son fall to the earth%
*.(*,% The !oman said( 'et thy hand maid s#eak one !ord to my lord the
king% )nd he said( 4#eak%
*.(*2% )nd the !oman said( =hy hast thou thought such a thing against
the #eo#le of God, and !hy hath the king s#oken this !ord, to sin, and
not bring home again his o!n e>ileM
*.(*.% =e all die, and like !aters that return no more, !e fall do!n
into the earth( neither !ill God ha$e a soul to #erish, but recalleth,
meaning that he that is cast off should not altogether #erish%
*.(*?% o! therefore 5 am come, to s#eak this !ord to my lord the king
before the #eo#le% )nd thy handmaid said( 5 !ill s#eak to the king, it
maybe the king !ill #erform the reLuest of his handmaid%
*.(*A% )nd the king hath hearkened to me to deli$er his handmaid out of
the hand of all that !ould destroy me and my son together out of the
inheritance of God%
*.(*+% Then let thy handmaid say, that the !ord of the 'ord the king be
made as a sacrifice% 7or e$en as an angel of God, so is my lord the
king, that he is neither mo$ed !ith blessing nor cursing( !herefore the
'ord thy God is also !ith thee%
*.(*1% )nd the king ans!ering, said to the !oman( 8ide not from me the
thing that 5 ask thee% )nd the !oman said to him( 4#eak, my lord the
king%
*.(*B% )nd the king said( 5s not the hand of 9oab !ith thee in all thisM
The !oman ans!ered, and said( By the health of thy soul, my lord, O
king, it is neither on the left hand, nor on the right, in all these
things !hich my lord the king hath s#oken( for thy ser$ant 9oab, he
commanded me, and he #ut all these !ords into the mouth of thy handmaid%
*.(,-% That 5 should come about !ith this form of s#eech, thy ser$ant
9oab commanded this( but thou, my lord, O king, art !ise, according to
the !isdom of an angel of God, to understand all things u#on earth%
*.(,*% )nd the king said to 9oab( Behold 5 am a##eased and ha$e granted
thy reLuest( Go therefore and fetch back the boy )bsalom%
*.(,,% )nd 9oab falling do!n to the ground u#on his face, adored, and
blessed the king( and 9oab said( This day thy ser$ant hath understood,
that 5 ha$e found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king( for thou hast
fulfilled the reLuest of thy ser$ant%
Blessed%%% That is, and ga$e thanks to the king%
*.(,2% Then 9oab arose and !ent to Gessur, and brought )bsalom to
9erusalem%
*.(,.% But the king said( 'et him return into his house, and let him not
see my face% 4o )bsalom returned into his house, and sa! not the kingDs
face%
*.(,?% But in all 5srael there !as not a man so comely, and so
e>ceedingly beautiful as )bsalom( from the sole of the foot to the cro!n
of his head there !as no blemish in him%
*.(,A% )nd !hen he #olled his hair Eno! he !as #olled once a year,
because his hair !as burdensome to himG he !eighed the hair of his head
at t!o hundred sicles, according to the common !eight%
*.(,+% )nd there !ere born to )bsalom three sons( and one daughter,
!hose name !as Thamar, and she !as $ery beautiful%
*.(,1% )nd )bsalom d!elt t!o years in 9erusalem, and sa! not the kingDs
face%
*.(,B% 8e sent therefore to 9oab, to send him to the king( but he !ould
not come to him% )nd !hen he had sent the second time, and he !ould not
come to him,
*.(2-% 8e said to his ser$ants( &ou kno! the field of 9oab near my
field, that hath a cro# of barley( go no! and set it on fire% 4o the
ser$ants of )bsalom set the corn on fire% )nd 9oabDs ser$ants coming
!ith their garments rent, said( The ser$ants of )bsalom ha$e set #art of
the field on fire%
*.(2*% Then 9oab arose, and came to )bsalom to his house, and said( =hy
ha$e thy ser$ants set my corn on fireM
*.(2,% )nd )bsalom ans!ered 9oab( 5 sent to thee beseeching thee to come
to me, that 5 might send thee to the king, to say to him( =herefore am 5
come from GessurM it had been better for me to be there( 5 beseech thee
therefore that 5 may see the face of the king( and if he be mindful of
my iniLuity, let him kill me%
*.(22% 4o 9oab going in to the king, told him all( and )bsalom !as
called for, and, he !ent in to the king( and #rostrated himself on the
ground before him( and the king kissed )bsalom%
, ;ings "ha#ter *?
)bsalomDs #olicy and cons#iracy% Da$id is obliged to flee%
*?(*% o! after these things )bsalom made himself chariots, and
horsemen, and fifty men to run before him%
*?(,% )nd )bsalom rising u# early stood by the entrance of the gate, and
!hen any man had business to come to the kingDs judgment, )bsalom called
him to him, and said( Of !hat city art thouM 8e ans!ered, and said( Thy
ser$ant is of such tribe of 5srael%
*?(2% )nd )bsalom ans!ered him( Thy !ords seem to me good and just% But
there is no man a##ointed by the king to hear thee% )nd )bsalom said(
*?(.% O that they !ould make me judge o$er the land, that all that ha$e
business might come to me, that 5 might do them justice%
*?(?% <oreo$er !hen any man came to him to salute him, he #ut forth his
hand, and took him, and kissed him%
*?(A% )nd this he did to all 5srael that came for judgment, to be heard
by the king, and he enticed the hearts of the men of 5srael%
*?(+% )nd after forty years, )bsalom said to king Da$id( 'et me go, and
#ay my $o!s !hich 5 ha$e $o!ed to the 'ord in 8ebron%
*?(1% 7or thy ser$ant made a $o!, !hen he !as in Gessur of 4yria,
saying( 5f the 'ord shall bring me again into 9erusalem, 5 !ill offer
sacrifice to the 'ord%
*?(B% )nd king Da$id said to him( Go in #eace% )nd he arose, and !ent to
8ebron%
*?(*-% )nd )bsalom sent s#ies into all the tribes of 5srael, saying( )s
soon as you shall hear the sound of the trum#et, say ye( )bsalom
reigneth in 8ebron%
*?(**% o! there !ent !ith )bsalom t!o hundred men out of 9erusalem that
!ere called, going !ith sim#licity of heart, and kno!ing nothing of the
design%
*?(*,% )bsalom also sent for )chito#hel the Gilonite, Da$idDs
counsellor, from his city Gilo% )nd !hile he !as offering sacrifices,
there !as a strong cons#iracy, and the #eo#le running together increased
!ith )bsalom%
*?(*2% )nd there came a messenger to Da$id, saying( )ll 5srael !ith
their !hole heart follo!eth )bsalom%
*?(*.% )nd Da$id said to his ser$ants, that !ere !ith him in 9erusalem(
)rise and let us flee( for !e shall not esca#e else from the face of
)bsalom( make haste to go out, lest he come and o$ertake us, and bring
ruin u#on us, and smite the city !ith the edge of the s!ord%
*?(*?% )nd the kingDs ser$ants said to him( =hatsoe$er our lord the king
shall command, !e thy ser$ants !ill !illingly e>ecute%
*?(*A% )nd the king !ent forth, and all his household on foot( and the
king left ten !omen his concubines to kee# the house(
"oncubines%%% That is, !i$es of an inferior degree%
*?(*+% )nd the king going forth and all 5srael on foot, stood afar off
from the house(
*?(*1% )nd all his ser$ants !alked by him, and the bands of the "erethi,
and the Phelethi, and all the Gethites, $aliant !arriors, si> hundred
men !ho had follo!ed him from Geth on foot, !ent before the king%
*?(*B% )nd the king said to Ethai the Gethite( =hy comest thou !ith us(
return and d!ell !ith the king, for thou art a stranger, and art come
out of thy o!n #lace%
*?(,-% &esterday thou camest, and to day shalt thou be forced to go
forth !ith usM but 5 shall go !hither 5 am going( return thou, and take
back thy brethren !ith thee, and the 'ord !ill she! thee mercy, and
truth, because thou hast she!n grace and fidelity%
*?(,*% )nd Ethai ans!ered the king, saying( )s the 'ord li$eth, and as
my lord the king li$eth( in !hat #lace soe$er thou shalt be, my lord, O
king, either in death, or in life, there !ill thy ser$ant be%
*?(,,% )nd Da$id said to Ethai( "ome, and #ass o$er% )nd Ethai the
Gethite #assed, and all the men that !ere !ith him, and the rest of the
#eo#le%
*?(,2% )nd they all !e#t !ith a loud $oice, and all the #eo#le #assed
o$er( the king also himself !ent o$er the brook "edron, and all the
#eo#le marched to!ards the !ay that looketh to the desert%
*?(,.% )nd 4adoc the #riest also came, and all the 'e$ites !ith him
carrying the ark of the co$enant of God, and they set do!n the ark of
God( and )biathar !ent u#, till all the #eo#le that !as come out of the
city had done #assing%
*?(,?% )nd the king said to 4adoc( "arry back the ark of God into the
city( if 5 shall find grace in the sight of the 'ord, he !ill bring me
again, and he !ill she! me it, and his tabernacle%
*?(,A% But if he shall say to me( Thou #leasest me not( 5 am ready, let
him do that !hich is good before him%
*?(,+% )nd the king said to 4adoc the #riest( O seer, return into the
city in #eace( and let )chimaas thy son, and 9onathan the son of
)biathar, your t!o sons, be !ith you%
*?(,1% Behold 5 !ill lie hid in the #lains of the !ilderness, till there
come !ord from you to certify me%
*?(,B% 4o 4adoc and )biathar carried back the ark of God into 9erusalem(
and they tarried there%
*?(2-% But Da$id !ent u# by the ascent of mount Oli$et, going u# and
!ee#ing, !alking barefoot, and !ith his head co$ered, and all the #eo#le
that !ere !ith them, !ent u# !ith their heads co$ered !ee#ing%
=ee#ing, etc%%% Da$id on this occasion !e#t for his sins, !hich he kne!
!ere the cause of all his sufferings%
*?(2*% )nd it !as told Da$id that )chito#hel also !as in the cons#iracy
!ith )bsalom, and Da$id said( 5nfatuate, O 'ord, 5 beseech thee, the
counsel of )chito#hel%
*?(2,% )nd !hen Da$id !as come to the to# of the mountain, !here he !as
about to adore the 'ord, behold "husai the )rachite, came to meet him
!ith his garment rent and his head co$ered !ith earth%
*?(22% )nd Da$id said to him( 5f thou come !ith me, thou !ilt be a
burden to me(
*?(2.% But if thou return into the city, and !ilt say to )bsalom( 5 am
thy ser$ant, O king( as 5 ha$e been thy fatherDs ser$ant, so 5 !ill be
thy ser$ant( thou shalt defeat the counsel of )chito#hel%
*?(2?% )nd thou hast !ith thee 4adoc, and soe$er thou shalt hear out of
the kingDs house, thou shalt tell it to 4adoc and )biathar the #riests%
*?(2A% )nd there are !ith them their t!o sons )chimaasJ the son of
4adoc, and 9onathan the son of )biathar( and you shall send by them to
me e$ery thing that you shall hear%
*?(2+% Then "husai the friend of Da$id !ent into the city, and )bsalom
came into 9erusalem%
, ;ings "ha#ter *A
4iba bringeth #ro$isions to Da$id% 4emei curseth him% )bsalom defileth
his fatherDs !i$es%
*A(*% )nd !hen Da$id !as a little #ast the to# of the hill, behold 4iba
the ser$ant of <i#hiboseth came to meet him !ith t!o asses, laden !ith
t!o hundred loa$es of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred
cakes of figs, and a $essel of !ine%
*A(,% )nd the king said to 4iba( =hat mean these thingsM )nd 4iba
ans!ered( The asses are for the kingDs household to sit on( and the
loa$es and the figs for thy ser$ants to eat, and the !ine to drink if
any man be faint in the desert%
*A(2% )nd the king said( =here is thy masterDs sonM )nd 4iba ans!ered
the king( 8e remained in 9erusalem, saying( To day, !ill the house of
5srael restore me the kingdom of my father%
*A(.% )nd the king said to 4iba( 5 gi$e thee all that belonged to
<i#hiboseth% )nd 4iba said( 5 beseech thee let me find grace before
thee, my lord, O king%
*A(?% )nd king Da$id came as far as Bahurim( and behold there came out
from thence a man of the kindred of the house of 4aul named 4emei, the
son of Gera, and coming out he cursed as he !ent on,
*A(A% )nd he thre! stones at Da$id, and at all the ser$ants of king
Da$id( and all the #eo#le, and all the !arriors !alked on the right, and
on the left side of the king%
*A(+% )nd thus said 4emei !hen he cursed the king( "ome out, come out,
thou man of blood, and thou man of Belial%
*A(1% The 'ord hath re#aid thee for all the blood of the house of 4aul(
because thou hast usur#ed the kingdom in his stead, and the 'ord hath
gi$en the kingdom into the hand of )bsalom thy son( and behold thy e$ils
#ress u#on thee, because thou art a man of blood%
*A(B% )nd )bisai the son of 4ar$ia said to the king( =hy should this
dead dog curse my lord the kingM 5 !ill go, and cut off his head%
*A(*-% )nd the king said( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith you, ye sons of 4ar$iaM
'et him alone and let him curse( for the 'ord hath bid him curse Da$id(
and !ho is he that shall dare say, !hy hath he done soM
8ath bid him curse%%% ot that the 'ord !as the author of 4emeiDs sin,
!hich #roceeded #urely from his o!n malice, and the abuse of his free
!ill% But that kno!ing, and suffering his malicious dis#osition to break
out on this occasion, he made use of him as his instrument to #unish
Da$id for his sins%
*A(**% )nd the king said to )bisai, and to all his ser$ants( Behold my
son, !ho came forth from my bo!els, seeketh my life( ho! much more no! a
son of 9eminiM let him alone that he may curse as the 'ord hath bidden
him%
*A(*,% Perha#s the 'ord may look u#on my affliction, and the 'ord may
render me good for the cursing of this day%
*A(*2% )nd Da$id and his men !ith him !ent by the !ay% )nd 4emei by the
hillDs side !ent o$er against him, cursing, and casting stones at him,
and scattering earth%
*A(*.% )nd the king and all the #eo#le !ith him came !eary, and
refreshed themsel$es there%
*A(*?% But )bsalom and all his #eo#le came into 9erusalem, and
)chito#hel !as !ith him%
*A(*A% )nd !hen "husai the )rachite, Da$idDs friend, !as come to
)bsalom, he said to him( God sa$e thee, O king, God sa$e thee, O king%
*A(*+% )nd )bsalom said to him, 5s this thy kindness to thy friendM =hy
!entest thou not !ith thy friendM
*A(*1% )nd "husai ans!ered )bsalom( ay( for 5 !ill be his, !hom the
'ord hath chosen, and all this #eo#le, and all 5srael, and !ith him !ill
5 abide%
*A(*B% Besides this, !hom shall 5 ser$eM is it not the kingDs sonM as 5
ha$e ser$ed thy father, so !ill 5 ser$e thee also%
*A(,-% )nd )bsalom said to )chito#hel( "onsult !hat !e are to do%
*A(,*% )nd )chito#hel said to )bsalom( Go in to the concubines of thy
father, !hom he hath left to kee# the house( that !hen all 5srael shall
hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be
strengthened !ith thee%
Their hands may be strengthened, etc%%% The #eo#le might a##rehend lest
)bsalom should be reconciled to his father, and therefore they folllo!ed
him !ith some fear of being left in the lurch, till they sa! such a
crime committed as seemed to make a reconciliation im#ossible%
*A(,,% 4o they s#read a tent for )bsalom on the to# of the house, and he
!ent in to his fatherDs concubines before all 5srael%
*A(,2% o! the counsel of )chito#hel, !hich he ga$e in those days, !as
as if a man should consult God( so !as all the counsel of )chito#hel,
both !hen he !as !ith Da$id, and !hen he !as !ith )bsalom%
, ;ings "ha#ter *+
)chito#helDs counsel is defeated by "husai( !ho sendeth intelligence to
Da$id% )chito#hel hangeth himself%
*+(*% )nd )chito#hel said to )bsalom( 5 !ill choose me t!el$e thousand
men, and 5 !ill arise and #ursue after Da$id this night%
*+(,% )nd coming u#on him Efor he is no! !eary, and !eak handedG 5 !ill
defeat him( and !hen all the #eo#le is #ut to flight that is !ith him, 5
!ill kill the king !ho !ill be left alone%
*+(2% )nd 5 !ill bring back all the #eo#le, as if they !ere but one man(
for thou seekest but one man( and all the #eo#le shall be in #eace%
*+(.% )nd his saying #leased )bsalom, and all the ancients of 5srael%
*+(?% But )bsalom said( "all "husai the )rachite, and let us hear !hat
he also saith%
*+(A% )nd !hen "husai !as come to )bsalom, )bsalom said to him(
)chito#hel hath s#oken after this manner( shall !e do it or notM !hat
counsel dost thou gi$eM
*+(+% )nd "husai said to )bsalom( The counsel that )chito#hel hath gi$en
this time is not good%
*+(1% )nd again "husai said( Thou kno!est thy father, and the men that
are !ith him, that they are $ery $aliant, and bitter in their mind, as a
bear raging in the !ood !hen her !hel#s are taken a!ay( and thy father
is a !arrior, and !ill not lodge !ith the #eo#le%
*+(B% Perha#s he no! lieth hid in #its, or in some other #lace !here he
liest( and !hen any one shall fall at the first, e$ery one that heareth
it shall say( There is a slaughter among the #eo#le that follo!ed
)bsalom%
*+(*-% )nd the most $aliant man !hose heart is as the heart of a lion,
shall melt for fear( for all the #eo#le of 5srael kno! thy father to be
a $aliant man, and that all !ho are !ith him are $aliant%
*+(**% But this seemeth to me to be good counsel( 'et all 5srael be
gathered to thee, from Dan to Bersabee, as the sand of the sea !hich
cannot be numbered( and thou shalt be in the midst of them%
*+(*,% )nd !e shall come u#on him in !hat #lace soe$er he shall be
found( and !e shall co$er him, as the de! falleth u#on the ground, and
!e shall not lea$e of the men that are !ith him, not so much as one%
*+(*2% )nd if he shall enter into any city, all 5srael shall cast ro#es
round about that city, and !e !ill dra! it into the ri$er, so that there
shall not be found so much as one small stone thereof%
*+(*.% )nd )bsalom, and all the men of 5srael said( The counsel of
"husai the )rachite is better than the counsel of )chito#hel( and by the
!ill of the 'ord the #rofitable counsel of )chito#hel !as defeated, that
the 'ord might bring e$il u#on )bsalom%
*+(*?% )nd "husai said to 4adoc and )biathar the #riests( Thus and thus
did )chito#hel counsel )bsalom, and the ancients of 5srael( and thus and
thus did 5 counsel them%
*+(*A% o! therefore send Luickly, and tell Da$id, saying( Tarry not
this night in the #lains of the !ilderness, but !ithout delay #ass o$er(
lest the king be s!allo!ed u#, and all the #eo#le that is !ith him%
*+(*+% )nd 9onathan and )chimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel( and there
!ent a maid and told them( and they !ent for!ard, to carry the message
to king Da$id, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city%
*+(*1% But a certain boy sa! them, and told )bsalom( but they making
haste !ent into the house of a certain man in Bahurim, !ho had a !ell in
his court, and they !ent do!n into it%
*+(*B% )nd a !oman took, and s#read a co$ering o$er the mouth of the
!ell, as it !ere to dry sodden barley and so the thing !as not kno!n%
*+(,-% )nd !hen )bsalomDs ser$ants !ere come into the house, they said
to the !oman( =here is )chimaas and 9onathanM and the !oman ans!ered
them( They #assed on in haste, after they had tasted a little !ater% But
they that sought them, !hen they found them not, returned into
9erusalem%
*+(,*% )nd !hen they !ere gone, they came u# out of the !ell, and going
on told king Da$id, and said( )rise, and #ass Luickly o$er the ri$er(
for this manner of counsel has )chito#hel gi$en against you%
*+(,,% 4o Da$id arose, and all the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, and they
#assed o$er the 9ordan, until it gre! light, and not one of them !as
left that !as not gone e$er the ri$er%
*+(,2% But )chito#hel seeing that his counsel !as not follo!ed, saddled
his ass, and arose and !ent home to his house and to his city, and
#utting his house in order, hanged himself, and !as buried in the
se#ulchre of his father%
*+(,.% But Da$id came to the cam#, and )bsalom #assed o$er the 9ordan,
he and all the men of 5srael !ith him%
To the cam#%%% The city of <ahanaim, the name of !hich, in 8ebre!,
signifies The cam#% 5t !as a city of note at that time, as a##ears from
its ha$ing been chosen by 5sboseth for the #lace of his residence%
*+(,?% o! )bsalom a##ointed )masa in 9oabDs stead o$er the army( and
)masa !as the son of a man !ho !as called 9ethra, of 9eHrael, !ho !ent
in to )bigail the daughter of aas, the sister of 4ar$ia !ho !as the
mother of 9oab%
*+(,A% )nd 5srael cam#ed !ith )bsalom in the land of Galaad%
*+(,+% )nd !hen Da$id !as come to the cam#, 4obi the son of aas of
Rabbath of the children of )mmon, and <achir the son of )mmihel of
'odabar and BerHellai the Galaadite of Rogelim,
*+(,1% Brought him beds, and ta#estry, and earthen $essels, and !heat,
and barley, and meal, and #arched corn, and beans, and lentils, and
fried #ulse,
*+(,B% )nd honey, and butter, and shee#, and fat cal$es, and they ga$e
to Da$id and the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, to eat( for they sus#ected
that the #eo#le !ere faint !ith hunger and thirst in the !ilderness%
, ;ings "ha#ter *1
)bsalom is defeated, and slain by 9oab% Da$id mourneth for him%
*1(*% )nd Da$id, ha$ing re$ie!ed his #eo#le, a##ointed o$er them
ca#tains of thousands and of hundreds,
*1(,% )nd sent forth a third #art of the #eo#le under the hand of 9oab,
and a third #art under the hand of )bisai the son of 4ar$ia 9oabDs
brother, and a third #art under the hand of Ethai, !ho !as of Geth( and
the king said to the #eo#le( 5 also !ill go forth !ith you%
*1(2% )nd the #eo#le ans!ered( Thou shalt not go forth( for if !e flee
a!ay, they !ill not much mind us( or if half of us should fall, they
!ill not greatly care( for thou alone art accounted for ten thousand( it
is better therefore that thou shouldst be in the city to succour us%
*1(.% )nd the king said to them( =hat seemeth good to you, that !ill 5
do% )nd the king stood by the gate( and all the #eo#le !ent forth by
their troo#s, by hundreds and by thousands%
*1(?% )nd the king commanded 9oab, and )bisai, and Ethai, saying( 4a$e
me the boy )bsalom% )nd all the #eo#le heard the king gi$ing charge to
all the #rinces concerning )bsalom%
*1(A% 4o the #eo#le !ent out into the field against 5srael, and the
battle !as fought in the forest of E#hraim%
*1(+% )nd the #eo#le of 5srael !ere defeated there by Da$idDs army, and
a great slaughter !as made that day of t!enty thousand men%
*1(1% )nd the battle there !as scattered o$er the face of all the
country, and there !ere many more of the #eo#le !hom the forest
consumed, than !hom the s!ord de$oured that day%
"onsumed%%% @iH%, by #its and #reci#ices%
*1(B% )nd it ha##ened that )bsalom met the ser$ants of Da$id, riding on
a mule( and as the mule !ent under a thick and large oak, his head stuck
in the oak( and !hile he hung bet!een the hea$en and the earth, the mule
on !hich he rode #assed on%
*1(*-% )nd one sa! this and told 9oab, saying( 5 sa! )bsalom hanging
u#on an oak%
*1(**% )nd 9oab said to the man that told him( 5f thou sa!est him, !hy
didst thou not stab him to the ground, and 5 !ould ha$e gi$en thee ten
sicles of sil$er, and a beltM
*1(*,% )nd he said to 9oab( 5f thou !ouldst ha$e #aid do!n in my hands a
thousand #ieces of sil$er, 5 !ould not lay my hands u#on the kingDs son
for in our hearing the king charged thee, and )bisai, and Ethai, saying(
4a$e me the boy )bsalom%
*1(*2% &ea and if 5 should ha$e acted boldly against my o!n life, this
could not ha$e been hid from the king, and !ouldst thou ha$e stood by
meM
*1(*.% )nd 9oab said( ot as thou !ilt, but 5 !ill set u#on him in thy
sight% 4o he took three lances in his hand, and thrust them into the
heart of )bsalom( and !hilst he yet #anted for life, sticking on the
oak,
*1(*?% Ten young men, armourbearers of 9oab, ran u#, and striking him
sle! him%
*1(*A% )nd 9oab sounded the trum#et, and ke#t back the #eo#le from
#ursuing after 5srael in their flight, being !illing to s#are the
multitude%
*1(*+% )nd they took )bsalom, and cast him into a great #it in the
forest, and they laid an e>ceeding great hea# of stones u#on him( but
all 5srael fled to their o!n d!ellings%
*1(*1% o! )bsalom had reared u# for himself, in his lifetime, a #illar,
!hich is in the kingDs $alley( for he said( 5 ha$e no son, and this
shall be the monument of my name% )nd he called the #illar by his o!n
name, and it is called the hand of )bsalom, to this day%
o son%%% The sons mentioned abo$e, cha#% *.%,+, !ere dead !hen this
#illar !as erected( unless !e su##ose he raised this #illar before they
!ere born%
*1(*B% )nd )chimaas the son of 4adoc said( 5 !ill run and tell the king,
that the 'ord hath done judgment for him from the hand of his enemies%
*1(,-% )nd 9oab said to him( Thou shalt not be the messenger this day,
but shalt bear tidings another day( this day 5 !ill not ha$e thee bear
tidings, because the kingDs son is dead%
*1(,*% )nd 9oab said to "husai( Go, and tell the king !hat thou hast
seen% "husai bo!ed do!n to 9oab, and ran%
*1(,,% Then )chimaas the son of 4adoc said to 9oab again( =hy might not
5 also run after "husaiM )nd 9oab said to him( =hy !ilt thou run, my
sonM thou !ilt not be the bearer of good tidings%
*1(,2% 8e ans!ered( But !hat if 5 runM )nd he said to him( Run% Then
)chimaas running by a nearer !ay #assed "husai%
*1(,.% )nd Da$id sat bet!een the t!o gates( and the !atchman that !as on
the to# of the gate u#on the !all, lifting u# his eyes, sa! a man
running alone%
*1(,?% )nd crying out he told the king( and the king said( 5f he be
alone, there are good tidings in his mouth% )nd as he !as coming a#ace,
and dra!ing nearer,
*1(,A% The !atchman sa! another man running, and crying aloud from
abo$e, he said( 5 see another man running alone% )nd the king said( 8e
also is a good messenger%
*1(,+% )nd the !atchman said( The running of the foremost seemeth to me
like the running of )chimaas the son of 4adoc% )nd the king said( 8e is
a good man( and cometh !ith good ne!s%
*1(,1% )nd )chimaas crying out, said to the king( God sa$e thee, O king%
)nd falling do!n before the king !ith his face to the ground, he said(
Blessed be the 'ord thy God, !ho hath shut u# the men that ha$e lifted
u# their hands against the lord my king%
*1(,B% )nd the king said( 5s the young man )bsalom safeM )nd )chimaas
said( 5 sa! a great tumult, O king, !hen thy ser$ant 9oab sent me thy
ser$ant( 5 kno! nothing else%
*1(2-% )nd the king said to him( Pass, and stand here%
*1(2*% )nd !hen he had #assed, and stood still, "husai a##eared and
coming u# he said( 5 bring good tidings, my lord, the king, for the 'ord
hath judged for thee this day from the hand of all that ha$e risen u#
against thee%
*1(2,% )nd the king said to "husai( 5s the young man )bsalom safeM )nd
"husai ans!ering him, said( 'et the enemies of my lord, the king, and
all that rise against him unto e$il, be as the young man is%
*1(22% The king therefore being much mo$ed, !ent u# to the high chamber
o$er the gate, and !e#t% )nd as he !ent he s#oke in this manner( <y son
)bsalom, )bsalom my son( !ould to God that 5 might die for thee, )bsalom
my son, my son )bsalom%
=ould to God%%% Da$id lamented the death of )bsalom, because of the
!retched state in !hich he died( and therefore !ould ha$e been glad to
ha$e sa$ed his life, e$en by dying for him% 5n !hich he !as a figure of
"hrist !ee#ing, #raying and dying for his rebellious children, and e$en
for them that crucified him%
, ;ings "ha#ter *B
Da$id, at the remonstrances of 9oab, ceaseth his mourning% 8e is in$ited
back and met by 4emei and <i#hiboseth( a strife bet!een the men of 9uda
and the men of 5srael%
*B(*% )nd it !as told 9oab, that the king !e#t and mourned for his son(
*B(,% )nd the $ictory that day !as turned into mourning unto all the
#eo#le( for the #eo#le heard say that day( The king grie$eth for his
son%
*B(2% )nd the #eo#le shunned the going into the city that day as a
#eo#le !ould do that hath turned their backs, and fled a!ay from the
battle%
*B(.% )nd the king co$ered his head, and cried !ith a loud $oice( O my
son )bsalom, O )bsalom my son, O my son%
*B(?% Then 9oab going into the house to the king, said( Thou hast shamed
this day the faces of all thy ser$ants, that ha$e sa$ed thy life, and
the li$es of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the li$es of thy !i$es,
and the li$es of thy concubines%
*B(A% Thou lo$est them that hate thee, and thou hatest them that lo$e
thee( and thou hast she!n this day that thou carest not for thy nobles,
nor for thy ser$ants( and 5 no! #lainly #ercei$e that if )bsalom had
li$ed, and all !e had been slain, then it !ould ha$e #leased thee%
*B(+% o! therefore arise, and go out, and s#eak to the satisfaction of
thy ser$ants( for 5 s!ear to thee by the 'ord, that if thou !ilt not go
forth, there !ill not tarry !ith thee so much as one this night( and
that !ill be !orse to thee, than all the e$ils that ha$e befallen thee
from thy youth until no!%
*B(1% Then the king arose and sat in the gate( and it !as told to all
the #eo#le that the king sat in the gate( and all the #eo#le came before
the king, but 5srael fled to their o!n d!ellings%
*B(B% )nd all the #eo#le !ere at strife in all the tribes of 5srael,
saying( The king deli$ered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he
sa$ed us out of the hand of the Philistines( and no! he is fled out of
the land for )bsalom%
*B(*-% But )bsalom, !hom !e anointed o$er us, is dead in the battle( ho!
long are you silent, and bring not back the kingM
*B(**% )nd king Da$id sent to 4adoc, and )biathar the #riests, saying(
4#eak to the ancients of 9uda, saying( =hy are you the last to bring the
king back to his houseM E7or the talk of all 5srael !as come to the king
in his house%G
*B(*,% &ou are my brethren, you are my bone, and my flesh, !hy are you
the last to bring back the kingM
*B(*2% )nd say ye to )masa( )rt not thou my bone, and my fleshM 4o do
God to me and add more, if thou be not the chief ca#tain of the army
before me al!ays in the #lace of 9oab%
*B(*.% )nd he inclined the heart of all the men of 9uda, as it !ere of
one man( and they sent to the king, saying( Return thou, and all thy
ser$ants%
*B(*?% )nd the king returned and came as far as the 9ordan, and all 9uda
came as far as Galgal to meet the king, and to bring him o$er the
9ordan%
*B(*A% )nd 4emei the son of Gera the son of 9emini of Bahurim, made
haste and !ent do!n !ith the men of 9uda to meet king Da$id,
*B(*+% =ith a thousand men of Benjamin, and 4iba the ser$ant of the
house of 4aul( and his fifteen sons, and t!enty ser$ants !ere !ith him(
and going o$er the 9ordan,
*B(*1% They #assed the fords before the king, that they might hel# o$er
the kingDs household, and do according to his commandment% )nd 4emei the
son of Gera falling do!n before the king, !hen he !as come o$er the
9ordan,
*B(*B% 4aid to him( 5m#ute not to me, my lord, the iniLuity, nor
remember the injuries of thy ser$ant on the day that thou, my lord, the
king, !entest out of 9erusalem, nor lay it u# in thy heart, O king%
*B(,-% 7or 5 thy ser$ant ackno!ledge my sin( and therefore 5 am come
this day the first of all the house of 9ose#h, and am come do!n to meet
my lord the king%
*B(,*% But )bisai the son of 4ar$ia ans!ering, said( 4hall 4emei for
these !ords not be #ut to death, because he cursed the 'ordDs anointedM
*B(,,% )nd Da$id said( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith you, ye sons of 4ar$iaM
!hy are you a satan this day to meM shall there any man be killed this
day in 5sraelM do not 5 kno! that this day 5 am made king o$er 5sraelM
*B(,2% )nd the king said to 4emei( Thou shalt not die% )nd he s!ore unto
him%
*B(,.% )nd <i#hiboseth the son of 4aul came do!n to meet the king, and
he had neither !ashed his feet, nor trimmed his beard( nor !ashed his
garments from the day that the king !ent out, until the day of his
return in #eace%
*B(,?% )nd !hen he met the king at 9erusalem, the king said to him( =hy
camest thou not !ith me, <i#hibosethM
*B(,A% )nd he ans!ering, said( <y lord, O king, my ser$ant des#ised me(
for 5 thy ser$ant s#oke to him to saddle me an ass, that 5 might get on
and go !ith the king( for 5 thy ser$ant am lame%
*B(,+% <oreo$er he hath also accused me thy ser$ant to thee, my lord the
king( but thou my lord the king art as an angel of God, do !hat #leaseth
thee%
*B(,1% 7or all of my fatherDs house !ere no better than !orthy of death
before my lord the kingJ and thou hast set me thy ser$ant among the
guests of thy table( !hat just com#laint therefore ha$e 5M or !hat right
to cry any more to the kingM
*B(,B% Then the king said to him( =hy s#eakest thou any moreM !hat 5
ha$e said is determined( thou and 4iba di$ide the #ossessions%
*B(2-% )nd <i#hiboseth ans!ered the king( &ea, let him take all,
forasmuch as my lord the king is returned #eaceably into his house%
*B(2*% BerHellai also the Galaadite coming do!n from Rogelim, brought
the king o$er the 9ordan, being ready also to !ait on him beyond the
ri$er%
*B(2,% o! BerHellai the Galaadite !as of a great age, that is to say,
fourscore years old, and he #ro$ided the king !ith sustenance !hen he
abode in the cam#( for he !as a man e>ceeding rich%
*B(22% )nd the king said to BerHellai( "ome !ith me that thou mayest
rest secure !ith me in 9erusalem%
*B(2.% )nd BerHellai said to the king( 8o! many are the days of the
years of my life, that 5 should go u# !ith the king to 9erusalemM
*B(2?% 5 am this day fourscore years old, are my senses Luick to discern
s!eet and bitterM or can meat or drink delight thy ser$antM or can 5
hear any more the $oice of singing men and singing !omenM !hy should thy
ser$ant be a burden to my lord, the kingM
*B(2A% 5 thy ser$ant !ill go on a little !ay from the 9ordan !ith thee(
5 need not this recom#ense%
*B(2+% But 5 beseech thee let thy ser$ant return, and die in my o!n
city, and be buried by the se#ulchre of my father, and of my mother% But
there is thy ser$ant "hamaam, let him go !ith thee, my lord, the king,
and do to him !hatsoe$er seemeth good to thee%
*B(21% Then the king said to him( 'et "hamaam go o$er !ith me, and 5
!ill do for him !hatsoe$er shall #lease thee, and all that thou shalt
ask of me, thou shalt obtain%
*B(2B% )nd !hen all the #eo#le and the king had #assed o$er the 9ordan,
the king kissed BerHellai, and blessed him( and he returned to his o!n
#lace%
*B(.-% 4o the king !ent on to Galgal, and "hamaam !ith him% o! all the
#eo#le of 9uda had brought the king o$er, and only half of the #eo#le of
5srael !ere there%
*B(.*% Therefore all the men of 5srael running together to the king,
said to him( =hy ha$e our brethren the men of 9uda stolen thee a!ay, and
ha$e brought the king and his household o$er the 9ordan, and all the men
of Da$id !ith himM
*B(.,% )nd all the men of 9uda ans!ered the men of 5srael( Because the
king is nearer to me( !hy art thou angry for this matterM ha$e !e eaten
any thing of the kingDs, or ha$e any gifts been gi$en usM
*B(.2% )nd the men of 5srael ans!ered the men of 9uda, and said( 5 ha$e
ten #arts in the king more than thou, and Da$id belongeth to me more
than to thee( !hy hast thou done me a !rong, and !hy !as it not told me
first, that 5 might bring back my kingM )nd the men of 9uda ans!ered
more harshly than the men of 5srael%
, ;ings "ha#ter ,-
4ebaDs rebellion% )masa is slain by 9oab% )bela is besieged, but u#on
the citiHens casting o$er the !all the head of 4eba, 9oab de#arteth !ith
all his army%
,-(*% )nd there ha##ened to be there a man of Belial, !hose name !as
4eba, the son of Bochri, a man of 9emini( and he sounded the trum#et,
and said( =e ha$e no #art in Da$id, nor inheritance in the son of 5sai(
return to thy d!ellings, O 5srael%
,-(,% )nd all 5srael de#arted from Da$id, and follo!ed 4eba the son of
Bochri( but the men of 9uda stuck to their king from the 9ordan unto
9erusalem%
,-(2% )nd !hen the king !as come into his house at 9erusalem, he took
the ten !omen his concubines, !hom he had left to kee# the house, and
#ut them in!ard, allo!ing them #ro$isions( and he !ent not in unto them,
but they !ere shut u# unto the day of their death li$ing in !ido!hood%
,-(.% )nd the king said to )masa( )ssemble to me all the men of 9uda
against the third day, and be thou here #resent%
,-(?% 4o )masa !ent to assemble the men of 9uda, but he tarried beyond
the set time !hich the king had a##ointed him%
,-(A% )nd Da$id said to )bisai( o! !ill 4eba the son of Bochri do us
more harm than did )bsalom( take thou therefore the ser$ants of thy
lord, and #ursue after him, lest he find fenced cities, and esca#e us%
,-(+% 4o 9oabDs men !ent out !ith him, and the "erethi and the Phelethi(
and all the $aliant men !ent out of 9erusalem to #ursue after 4eba the
son of Bochri%
,-(1% )nd !hen they !ere at the great stone !hich is in Gabaon, )masa
coming met them% )nd 9oab had on a close coat of eLual length !ith his
habit, and o$er it !as girded !ith a s!ord hanging do!n to his flank, in
a scabbard, made in such manner as to come out !ith the least motion and
strike%
,-(B% )nd 9oab said to )masa( God sa$e thee, my brother% )nd he took
)masa by the chin !ith his right hand to kiss him%
,-(*-% But )masa did not take notice of the s!ord, !hich 9oab had, and
he struck him in the side, and shed out his bo!els to the ground, and
ga$e him not a second !ound, and he died% )nd 9oab, and )bisai his
brother #ursued after 4eba the son of Bochri%
,-(**% 5n the mean time some men of 9oabDs com#any sto##ing at the dead
body of )masa, said( Behold he that !ould ha$e been in 9oabDs stead the
com#anion of Da$id%
,-(*,% )nd )masa imbrued !ith blood, lay in the midst of the !ay% )
certain man sa! this that all the #eo#le stood still to look u#on him,
so he remo$ed )masa out of the high!ay into the field, and co$ered him
!ith a garment, that they !ho #assed might, not sto# on his account%
,-(*2% )nd !hen he !as remo$ed out of the !ay, all the #eo#le !ent on
follo!ing 9oab to #ursue after 4eba the son of Bochri%
,-(*.% o! he had #assed through all the tribes of 5srael unto )bela and
Bethmaacha( and all the chosen men !ere gathered together unto him%
)bela and Bethmaacha%%% "ities of the tribe of e#htali%
,-(*?% )nd they came, and besieged him in )bela, and in Bethmaacha, and
they cast u# !orks round the city, and the city !as besieged( and all
the #eo#le that !ere !ith 9oab, laboured to thro! do!n the !alls%
,-(*A% )nd a !ise !oman cried out from the city( 8ear, hear, and say to
9oab( "ome near hither, and 5 !ill s#eak !ith thee%
,-(*+% )nd !hen he !as come near to her, she said to him( )rt thou 9oabM
)nd he ans!ered( 5 am% )nd she s#oke thus to him( 8ear the !ords of thy
handmaid% 8e ans!ered( 5 do hear%
,-(*1% )nd she again said( ) saying !as used in the old #ro$erb( They
that inLuire, let them inLuire in )bela( and so they made an end%
,-(*B% )m not 5 she that ans!er truth in 5srael, and thou seekest to
destroy the city, and to o$erthro! a mother in 5sraelM =hy !ilt thou
thro! do!n the inheritance of the 'ordM
,-(,-% )nd 9oab ans!ering said( God forbid, God forbid that 5 should, 5
do not thro! do!n, nor destroy%
,-(,*% The matter is not so, but a man of mount E#hraim, 4eba the son of
Bochri by name, hath lifted u# his hand against king Da$id( deli$er him
only, and !e !ill de#art from the city% )nd the !oman said to 9oab(
Behold his head shall be thro!n to thee from the !all%
,-(,,% 4o she !ent to all the #eo#le, and s#oke to them !isely( and they
cut off the head of 4eba the son of Bochri, and cast it out to 9oab% )nd
he sounded the trum#et, and they de#arted from the city, e$ery one to
their home( and 9oab returned to 9erusalem to the king%
,-(,2% 4o 9oab !as o$er all the army of 5srael( and Banaias the son of
9oiada !as o$er the "erethites and Phelethites,
,-(,.% But )duram o$er the tributes( and 9osa#hat the son of )hilud !as
recorder%
,-(,?% )nd 4i$a !as scribe( and 4adoc and )biathar, #riests%
,-(,A% )nd 5ra the 9airite !as the #riest of Da$id%
, ;ings "ha#ter ,*
) famine of three years, for the sin of 4aul against the Gabaonites, at
!hose desire se$en of 4aulDs race are crucified% =ar again !ith the
Philistines%
,*(*% )nd there !as a famine in the days of Da$id for three years
successi$ely( and Da$id consulted the oracle of the 'ord% )nd the 'ord
said( 5t is for 4aul, and his bloody house, because he slo! the
Gabaonites%
,*(,% Then the king, calling for the Gabaonites, said to them( Eo! the
Gabaonites !ere not of the children of 5srael, but the remains of the
)morrhites( and the children of 5srael had s!orn to them, and 4aul
sought to slay them out of Heal, as it !ere for the children of 5srael
and 9uda(G
,*(2% Da$id therefore said to the Gabaonites( =hat shall 5 do for youM
and !hat shall be the atonement or you, that you may bless the
inheritance of the 'ordM
,*(.% )nd the Gabaonites said to him( =e ha$e no contest about sil$er
and gold, but against 4aul and against his house( neither do !e desire
that any man be slain of 5srael% )nd the king said to them( =hat !ill
you then that 5 should do for youM
,*(?% )nd they said to the king( The man that crushed us and o##ressed
us unjustly, !e must destroy in such manner that there be not so much as
one left of his stock in all the coasts of 5srael%
,*(A% 'et se$en men of his children be deli$ered unto us, that !e may
crucify them to the 'ord in Gabaa of 4aul, once the chosen of the 'ord%
)nd the king said( 5 !ill gi$e them%
,*(+% )nd the king s#ared <i#hiboseth the son of 9onathan the son of
4aul, because of the oath of the 'ord, that had been bet!een Da$id and
9onathan the son of 4aul%
,*(1% 4o the king took the t!o sons of Res#ha the daughter of )ia, !hom
she bore to 4aul, )rmoni, and <i#hiboseth( and the fi$e sons of <ichol
the daughter of 4aul, !hom she bore to 8adriel the son of BerHellai,
that !as of <olathi(
Of <ichol%%% They !ere the sons of <erob, !ho !as married to 8adriel(
but they are here called the sons of <ichol, because she ado#ted them,
and brought them u# as her o!n%
,*(B% )nd ga$e them into the hands of the Gabaonites( and they crucified
them on a hill before the 'ord( and these se$en died together in the
first days of the har$est, !hen the barley began to be rea#ed%
,*(*-% )nd Res#ha the daughter of )ia took haircloth, and s#read it
under her u#on the rock from the beginning of the har$est, till !ater
dro##ed u#on them out of hea$en( and suffered neither the birds to tear
them by day, nor the beasts by night%
,*(**% )nd it !as told Da$id, !hat Res#ha the daughter of )ia, the
concubine of 4aul, had done%
,*(*,% )nd Da$id !ent, and took the bones of 4aul, and the bones of
9onathan his son from the men of 9abes Galaad, !ho had stolen them from
the street of Bethsan, !here the Philistines had hanged them !hen they
had slain 4aul in Gelboe%
,*(*2% )nd he brought from thence the bones of 4aul, and the bones of
9onathan his son, and they gathered u# the bones of them that !ere
crucified,
,*(*.% )nd they buried them !ith the bones of 4aul, and of 9onathan his
son in the land of Benjamin, in the side, in the se#ulchre of "is his
father( and they did all that the king had commanded, and God she!ed
mercy again to the land after these things%
,*(*?% )nd the Philistines made !ar again against 5srael, and Da$id !ent
do!n, and his ser$ants !ith him, and fought against the Philistines% )nd
Da$id gro!ing faint,
,*(*A% 9esbibenob, !ho !as of the race of )ra#ha, the iron of !hose
s#ear !eighed three hundred ounces, being girded !ith a ne! s!ord,
attem#ted to kill Da$id%
,*(*+% )nd )bisai the son of 4ar$ia rescued him, and striking the
Philistine killed him% Then Da$idDs men s!ore unto him saying( Thou
shalt go no more out !ith us to battle, lest thou #ut out the lam# of
5srael%
,*(*1% There !as also a second battle in Gob against the Philistines(
then 4obochai of 8usathi sle! 4a#h of the race of )ra#ha of the family
of the giants%
,*(*B% )nd there !as a third battle in Gob against the Philistines, in
!hich )deodatus the son of the 7orrest an embroiderer of Bethlehem sle!
Goliath the Gethite, the shaft of !hose s#ear !as like a !ea$erDs beam%
)deodatus the son of the 7orrest%%% 4o it is rendered in the 'atin
@ulgate, by gi$ing the inter#retation of the 8ebre! names, !hich are
Elhanan the son of 9aare%
,*(,-% ) fourth battle !as in Geth( !here there !as a man of great
stature, that had si> fingers on each hand, and si> toes on each foot,
four and t!enty in all, and he !as of the race of )ra#ha%
,*(,*% )nd he re#roached 5srael( and 9onathan the son of 4amae the
brother of Da$id sle! him%
,*(,,% These four !ere born of )ra#ha in Geth, and they fell by the hand
of Da$id, and of his ser$ants%
, ;ings "ha#ter ,,
;ing Da$idDs #salm of thanksgi$ing for his deli$erance from all his
enemies%
,,(*% )nd Da$id s#oke to the 'ord the !ords of this canticle, in the day
that the 'ord deli$ered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out
of the hand of 4aul,
,,(,% )nd he said( The 'ord is my rock, and my strength, and my sa$iour%
,,(2% God is my strong one, in him !ill 5 trust( my shield, and the horn
of my sal$ation( he lifteth me u#, and is my refuge( my sa$iour, thou
!ilt deli$er me from iniLuity%
,,(.% 5 !ill call on the 'ord !ho is !orthy to be #raised( and 5 shall
be sa$ed from my enemies%
,,(?% 7or the #angs of death ha$e surrounded me( the floods of Belial
ha$e made me afraid%
,,(A% The cords of hell com#assed me( the snares of death #re$ented me%
,,(+% 5n my distress 5 !ill call u#on the 'ord, and 5 !ill cry to my
God( and he !ill hear my $oice out of his tem#le, and my cry shall come
to his ears%
,,(1% The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains
!ere mo$ed, and shaken, because he !as angry !ith them%
,,(B% ) smoke !ent u# from his nostrils, and a de$ouring fire out of his
mouth( coals !ere kindled by it%
,,(*-% 8e bo!ed the hea$ens, and came do!n( and darkness !as under his
feet%
,,(**% )nd he rode u#on the cherubims, and fle!( and slid u#on the !ings
of the !ind%
,,(*,% 8e made darkness a co$ering round about him( dro##ing !aters out
of the clouds of the hea$ens%
,,(*2% By the brightness before him, the coals of fire !ere kindled%
,,(*.% The 'ord shall thunder from hea$en( and the most high shall gi$e
forth his $oice%
,,(*?% 8e shot arro!s and scattered them( lightning, and consumed them%
,,(*A% )nd the o$erflo!ings of the sea a##eared, and the foundations of
the !orld !ere laid o#en at the rebuke of the 'ord, at the blast of the
s#irit of his !rath%
,,(*+% 8e sent from on high, and took me, and dre! me out of many
!aters%
,,(*1% 8e deli$ered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that
hated me( for they !ere too strong for me%
,,(*B% 8e #re$ented me in the day of my affliction, and the 'ord became
my stay%
,,(,-% )nd he brought me forth into a large #lace, he deli$ered me,
because 5 #leased him%
,,(,*% The 'ord !ill re!ard me according to my justice( and according to
the cleanness of my hands he !ill render to me%
,,(,,% Because 5 ha$e ke#t the !ays of the 'ord, and ha$e not !ickedly
de#arted from my God%
,,(,2% 7or all his judgments are in my sight( and his #rece#ts 5 ha$e
not remo$ed from me%
,,(,.% )nd 5 shall be #erfect !ith him( and shall kee# myself from my
iniLuity%
,,(,?% )nd the 'ord !ill recom#ense me according to my justice( and
according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes%
,,(,A% =ith the holy one thou !ilt be holy( and !ith the $aliant
#erfect%
,,(,+% =ith the elect thou !ilt be elect( and !ith the #er$erse thou
!ilt be #er$erted%
,,(,1% )nd the #oor #eo#le thou !ilt sa$e( and !ith thy eyes thou shalt
humble the haughty%
,,(,B% 7or thou art my lam# O 'ord( and thou, O 'ord, !ilt enlighten my
darkness%
,,(2-% 7or in thee 5 !ill run girded( in my God 5 !ill lea# o$er the
!all%
,,(2*% God, his !ay is immaculate, the !ord of the 'ord is tried by
fire( he is the shield of all that trust in him%
,,(2,% =ho is God but the 'ord( and !ho is strong but our GodM
,,(22% God !ho hath girded me !ith strength, and made my !ay #erfect%
,,(2.% <aking my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me u#on my
high #laces%
,,(2?% 8e teacheth my hands to !ar( and maketh my arms like a bo! of
brass%
,,(2A% Thou hast gi$en me the shield of my sal$ation( and thy mildness
hath multi#lied me%
,,(2+% Thou shalt enlarge my ste#s under me( and my ankles shall not
fail%
,,(21% 5 !ill #ursue after my enemies, and crush them( and !ill not
return again till 5 consume them%
,,(2B% 5 !ill consume them and break them in #ieces, so that they shall
not rise( they shall fall under my feet%
,,(.-% Thou hast girded me !ith strength to battle( thou hast made them
that resisted me to bo! under me%
,,(.*% <y enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me( them that
hated me, and 5 shall destroy them%
,,(.,% They shall cry, and there shall be none to sa$e( to the 'ord, and
he shall not hear them%
,,(.2% 5 shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth( 5 shall
crush them and s#read them abroad like the mire of the streets%
,,(..% Thou !ilt sa$e me from the contradictions of my #eo#le( thou !ilt
kee# me to be the head of the Gentiles( the #eo#le !hich 5 kno! not,
shall ser$e me,
,,(.?% The sons of the stranger !ill resist me, at the hearing of the
ear they !ill obey me%
,,(.A% The strangers are melted a!ay, and shall be straitened in their
distresses%
,,(.+% The 'ord li$eth, and my God is blessed( and the strong God of my
sal$ation shall be e>alted(
,,(.1% God !ho gi$eth me re$enge, and bringest do!n #eo#le under me,
,,(.B% =ho bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me u# from
them that resist me( from the !icked man thou shalt deli$er me%
,,(?-% Therefore !ill 5 gi$e thanks to thee, O 'ord, among the Gentiles,
and !ill sing to thy name%
,,(?*% Gi$ing great sal$ation to his king, and she!ing mercy to Da$id
his anointed, and to his seed for e$er%
, ;ings "ha#ter ,2
The last !ords of Da$id% ) catalogue of his $aliant men%
,2(*% o! these are Da$idDs last !ords% Da$id the son of 5sai said( The
man to !hom it !as a##ointed concerning the "hrist of the God of 9acob,
the e>cellent #salmist of 5srael said(
,2(,% The s#irit of the 'ord hath s#oken by me and his !ord by my
tongue%
,2(2% The God of 5srael said to me, the strong one of 5srael s#oke, the
ruler of men, the just ruler in the fear of God%
,2(.% )s the light of the morning, !hen the sun riseth, shineth in the
morning !ithout clouds, and as the grass s#ringeth out of the earth by
rain%
)s the light, etc%%% 4o shall be the kingdom of "hrist%
,2(?% either is my house so great !ith God, that he should make !ith me
an eternal co$enant, firm in all things and assured% 7or he is all my
sal$ation, and all my !ill( neither is there ought thereof that
s#ringeth not u#%
either is my house, etc%%% )s if he should say( This e$erlasting
co$enant !as not due to my house( but #urely o!ing to his bountyJ !ho is
all my sal$ation, and my !ill( that is, !ho hath al!ays sa$ed me, and
granted me !hat 5 beseeched of himJ so that 5 and my house, through his
blessing, ha$e s#rung u#, and succeeded in all things%
,2(A% But transgressors shall all of them be #lucked u# as thorns( !hich
are not taken a!ay !ith hands%
,2(+% )nd if a man !ill touch them, he must be armed !ith iron and !ith
the staff of a lance( but they shall be set on fire and burnt to
nothing%
,2(1% These are the names of the $aliant men of Da$id( 9esbaham sitting
in the chair !as the !isest chief among the three, he !as like the most
tender little !orm of the !ood, !ho killed eight hundred men at one
onset%
9esbaham%%% The son of 8achamoni% 7or this !as the name of this hero, as
a##ears from * "hron% or Parali#% **%-5bid% <ost tender, etc%%% 8e
a##eared like one tender and !eak, but !as indeed most $aliant and
strong% 5t seems the 'atin has here gi$en the inter#retation of the
8ebre! name of the hero, to !hom 9esbaham !as like, instead of the name
itself, !hich !as )dino the EHnite, one much reno!ned of old for his
$alour%
,2(B% )fter him !as EleaHar the son of Dodo the )hohite, one of the
three $aliant men that !ere !ith Da$id !hen they defied the Philistines,
and they !ere there gathered together to battle%
Dodo%%% 5n 'atin, Patrui ejus, !hich is the inter#retation of the 8ebre!
name Dodo% The same occurs in $er% ,.%
,2(*-% )nd !hen the men of 5srael !ere gone a!ay, he stood and smote the
Philistines till his hand !as !eary, and gre! stiff !ith the s!ord( and
the 'ord !rought a great $ictory that day( and the #eo#le that !ere fled
a!ay, returned to take s#oils of them that !ere slain%
,2(**% )nd after him !as 4emma the son of )ge of )rari% )nd the
Philistines !ere gathered together in a troo#( for there !as a field
full of lentils% )nd !hen the #eo#le !ere fled from the face of the
Philistines,
,2(*,% 8e stood in the midst of the field, and defended it, and defeated
the Philistines( and the 'ord ga$e a great $ictory%
,2(*2% <oreo$er also before this the three !ho !ere #rinces among the
thirty, !ent do!n and came to Da$id in the har$est time into the ca$e of
Odollam( and the cam# of the Philistines !as in the $alley of the
giants%
,2(*.% )nd Da$id !as then in a hold( and there !as a garrison of the
Philistines then in Bethlehem%
,2(*?% )nd Da$id longed, and said( O that some man !ould get me a drink
of the !ater out of the cistern, that is in Bethlehem, by the gate%
,2(*A% )nd the three $aliant men broke through the cam# of the
Philistines, and dre! !ater out of the cistern of Bethlehem, that !as by
the gate, and brought it to Da$id( but he !ould not drink, but offered
it to the 'ord,
,2(*+% 4aying( The 'ord be merciful to me, that 5 may not do this( shall
5 drink the blood of these men that !ent, and the #eril of their li$esM
therefore he !ould not drink% These things did these three mighty men%
,2(*1% )bisai also the brother of 9oab, the son of 4ar$ia, !as chief
among three( and he lifted u# his s#ear against three hundred !hom he
sle!, and he !as reno!ned among the three,
,2(*B% )nd the noblest of three, and !as their chief, but to the three
first he attained not%
,2(,-% )nd Banaias the son of 9oiada a most $aliant man, of great deeds,
of "abseel( he sle! the t!o lions of <oab, and he !ent do!n, and sle! a
lion in the midst of a #it, in the time of sno!%
,2(,*% 8e also sle! an Egy#tian, a man !orthy to be a sight, ha$ing a
s#ear in his hand( but he !ent do!n to him !ith a rod, and forced the
s#ear out of the hand of the Egy#tian, and sle! him !ith his o!n s#ear%
,2(,,% These things did Banaias the son of 9oiada%
,2(,2% )nd he !as reno!ned among the three $aliant men, !ho !ere the
most honourable among the thirty( but he attained not to the first
three( and Da$id made him of his #ri$y council%
,2(,.% )sael the brother of 9oab !as one of the thirty, Elehanan the son
of Dodo of Bethlehem%
,2(,?% 4emma of 8arodi, Elica of 8arodi,
,2(,A% 8eles of Phalti, 8ira the son of )cces of Thecua,
,2(,+% )bieHer of )nathoth, <obonnai of 8usati,
,2(,1% 4elmon the )hohite, <aharai the eto#hathite,
,2(,B% 8eled the son of Baana, also a eto#hathite, 5thai the son of
Ribai of Gabaath of the children of Benjamin,
,2(2-% Banaia the Pharathonite, 8eddai of the torrent Gaas,
,2(2*% )bialbon the )rbathite, )Hma$eth of Beromi,
,2(2,% Eliaba of 4alaboni% The sons of 9assen, 9onathan,
,2(22% 4emma of Orori, )liam the son of 4arar the )rorite,
,2(2.% Eli#helet the son of )asbai the son of <achati, Eliam the son of
)chito#hel the Gelonite,
,2(2?% 8esrai of "armel, Pharai of )rbi,
,2(2A% 5gaal the son of athan of 4oba, Bonni of Gadi,
,2(2+% 4elec of )mmoni, aharai the Berothite, armourbearer of 9oab the
son of 4ar$ia,
,2(21% 5ra the 9ethrite, Gareb also a 9ethriteJ
,2(2B% :rias the 8ethite, thirty and se$en in all%
, ;ings "ha#ter ,.
Da$id numbereth the #eo#le( God sendeth a #estilence, !hich is sto#t by
Da$idDs #rayer and sacrifice%
,.(*% )nd the anger of the 'ord !as again kindled against 5srael, and
stirred u# Da$id among them, saying( Go, number 5srael and 9uda%
4tirred u#, etc%%% This stirring u# !as not the doing of God, but of
4atanJ as it is e>#ressly declared, * "hron% or Parali#% ,*%*%
,.(,% )nd the king said to 9oab the general of his army( Go through all
the tribes of 5srael from Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the #eo#le that
5 may kno! the number of them%
,.(2% )nd 9oab said to the king( The 'ord thy God increase thy #eo#le,
and make them as many more as they are no!, and again multi#ly them a
hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king( but !hat meaneth my lord
the king by this kind of thingM
,.(.% But the kingDs !ords #re$ailed o$er the !ords of 9oab, and of the
ca#tains of the army( and 9oab, and the ca#tains of the soldiers !ent
out from the #resence of the king, to number the #eo#le of 5srael%
,.(?% )nd !hen they had #assed the 9ordan, they came to )roer to the
right side of the city, !hich is in the $ale of Gad%
,.(A% )nd by 9aHer they #assed into Galaad, and to the lo!er land of
8odsi, and they came into the !oodlands of Dan% )nd going about by
4idon,
,.(+% They #assed near the !alls of Tyre, and all the land of the
8e$ite, and the "hanaanite, and they came to the south of 9uda into
Bersabee(
,.(1% )nd ha$ing gone through the !hole land, after nine months and
t!enty days, they came to 9erusalem%
,.(B% )nd 9oab ga$e u# the sum of the number of the #eo#le to the king,
and there !ere found of 5srael eight hundred thousand $aliant men that
dre! the s!ord( and of 9uda fi$e hundred thousand fighting men%
,.(*-% But Da$idDs heart struck him, after the #eo#le !ere numbered( and
Da$id said to the 'ord( 5 ha$e sinned $ery much in !hat 5 ha$e done( but
5 #ray thee, O 'ord, to take a!ay the iniLuity of thy ser$ant, because 5
ha$e done e>ceeding foolishly%
Da$idDs heart struck him, after the #eo#le !ere numbered%%% That is he
!as touched !ith a great remorse for the $anity and #ride !hich had #ut
him u#on numbering the #eo#le%
,.(**% )nd Da$id arose in the morning, and the !ord of the 'ord came to
Gad the #ro#het and the seer of Da$id, saying(
,.(*,% Go, and say to Da$id( Thus saith the 'ord( 5 gi$e thee thy choice
of three things, choose one of them !hich thou !ilt, that 5 may do it to
thee%
,.(*2% )nd !hen Gad !as come to Da$id, he told him, saying( Either se$en
years of famine shall come to thee in thy land( or thou shalt flee three
months before thy ad$ersaries, and they shall #ursue thee( or for three
days there shall be a #estilence in thy land% o! therefore deliberate,
and see !hat ans!er 5 shall return to him that sent me%
,.(*.% )nd Da$id said to Gad( 5 am in a great strait( but it is better
that 5 should fall into the hands of the 'ord Efor his mercies are manyG
than into the hands of men%
,.(*?% )nd the 'ord sent a #estilence u#on 5srael, from the morning unto
the time a##ointed, and there died of the #eo#le from Dan to Bersabee
se$enty thousand men%
,.(*A% )nd !hen the angel of the 'ord had stretched out his hand o$er
9erusalem to destroy it, the 'ord had #ity on the affliction, and said
to the angel that sle! the #eo#le( 5t is enough( no! hold thy hand% )nd
the angel of the 'ord !as by the thrashingfloor of )reuna the 9ebusite%
,.(*+% )nd Da$id said to the 'ord, !hen he sa! the angel striking the
#eo#le( 5t is 5J 5 am he that ha$e sinned, 5 ha$e done !ickedly( these
that are the shee#, !hat ha$e they doneM let thy hand, 5 beseech thee,
be turned against me, and against my fatherDs house%
,.(*1% )nd Gad came to Da$id that day, and said( Go u#, and build an
altar to the 'ord in the thrashingfloor of )reuna the 9ebusite%
,.(*B% )nd Da$id !ent u# according to the !ord of Gad !hich the 'ord had
commanded him%
,.(,-% )nd )reuna looked, and sa! the king and his ser$ants coming
to!ards him(
,.(,*% )nd going out he !orshi##ed the king, bo!ing !ith his face to the
earth, and said( =herefore is my lord the king come to his ser$antM )nd
Da$id said to him( To buy the thrashingfloor of thee, and build an altar
to the 'ord, that the #lague, !hich rageth among the #eo#le, may cease%
,.(,,% )nd )reuna said to Da$id( 'et my lord the king take, and offer,
as it seemeth good to him( thou hast here o>en for a holocaust, and the
!ain, and the yokes of the o>en for !ood%
,.(,2% )ll these things )reuna as a king ga$e to the king( and )reuna
said to the king( The 'ord thy God recei$e thy $o!%
,.(,.% )nd the king ans!ered him, and said( ay, but 5 !ill buy it of
thee, at a #rice, and 5 !ill not offer to the 'ord my God holocausts
free cost% 4o Da$id bought the floor, and the o>en, for fifty sicles of
sil$er(
,.(,?% )nd Da$id built there an altar to the 'ord, and offered
holocausts and #eace offerings( and the 'ord became merciful to the
land, and the #lague !as stayed from 5srael%
T8E T85RD BOO; O7 ;5G4
This and the follo!ing Book are called by the holy fathers the third and
fourth book of ;ingsJ but by the 8ebre!s, the first and second% They
contain the history of the kingdoms of 5srael and 9uda, from the
beginning of the reign of 4olomon, to the ca#ti$ity% )s to the !riter of
these books, it seems most #robable they !ere not !ritten by one manJ
nor at one timeJ but as there !as all along a succession of #ro#hets in
5srael, !ho recorded, by di$ine ins#iration, the most remarkable things
that ha##ened in their days, these books seem to ha$e been !ritten by
these #ro#hets% 4ee , Parali#% alias , "hron% B%,BJ *,%*?J *2%,,J ,-%2.J
,A%,,J 2,%2,%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *
;ing Da$id gro!ing old, )bisag a 4unamitess is brought to him% )donias
#retending to reign, athan and Bethsabee obtain that 4olomon should be
declared and anointed king%
*(*% o! king Da$id !as old, and ad$anced in years( and !hen he !as
co$ered !ith clothes he !as not !arm%
*(,% 8is ser$ants therefore, said to him( 'et us seek for our 'ord the
king, a young $irgin, and let her stand before the king, and cherish
him, and slee# in his bosom and !arm our lord the king%
*(2% 4o they sought a beautiful young !oman, in all the coasts of 5srael
and they found )bisag, a 4unamitess, and brought her to the king%
*(.% )nd the damsel !as e>ceedingly beautiful, and she sle#t !ith the
king, and ser$ed him, but the king did not kno! her%
*(?% )nd )donias, the son of 8aggith, e>alted himself, saying( 5 !ill be
king% )nd he made himself chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run
before him%
*(A% either did his father rebuke him at any time, saying( =hy hast
thou done thisM )nd he also !as $ery beautiful, the ne>t in birth after
)bsalom%
*(+% )nd he conferred !ith 9oab, the son of 4ar$ia, and !ith )biathar,
the #riest, !ho furthered )doniasDs side%
*(1% But 4adoc, the #riest, and Banaias, the son of 9oiada, and athan,
the #ro#het, and 4emei, and Rei, and the strength of Da$idDs army, !as
not !ith )donias%
*(B% )nd )donias ha$ing slain rams and cal$es, and all fat cattle, by
the stone of Ioheleth, !hich !as near the fountain Rogel, in$ited all
his brethren, the kingDs sons, and all the men of 9uda, the kingDs
ser$ants(
*(*-% But athan, the #ro#het, and Banaias, and all the $aliant men, and
4olomon, his brother, he in$ited not%
*(**% )nd athan said to Bethsabee, the mother of 4olomon( 8ast thou not
heard that )donias, the son of 8aggith, reigneth, and our lord Da$id
kno!eth it notM
*(*,% o! then, come, take my counsel, and sa$e thy life, and the life
of thy son 4olomon%
*(*2% Go, and get thee in to king Da$id, and say to him( Didst not thou,
my lord, O king, s!ear to me, thy handmaid, saying( 4olomon, thy son,
shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throneM !hy then doth
)donias reignM
*(*.% )nd !hile thou art yet s#eaking there !ith the king, 5 !ill come
in after thee, and !ill fill u# thy !ords%
*(*?% 4o Bethsabee !ent in to the king into the chamber% o! the king
!as $ery old, and )bisag, the 4unamitess, ministered to him%
*(*A% Bethsabee bo!ed herself, and !orshi##ed the king% )nd the king
said to her( =hat is thy !illM
*(*+% 4he ans!ered, and said( <y lord, thou didst s!ear to thy handmaid,
by the 'ord thy God, saying( 4olomon, thy son, shall reign after me, and
he shall sit on my throne%
*(*1% )nd behold, no! )donias reigneth, and thou, my lord the king,
kno!est nothing of it%
*(*B% 8e hath killed o>en, and all fat cattle, and many rams, and
in$ited all the kingDs sons, and )biathar, the #riest, and 9oab, the
general of the army( but 4olomon, thy ser$ant, he in$ited not%
*(,-% )nd no!, my lord, O king, the eyes of all 5srael are u#on thee,
that thou shouldst tell them, !ho shall sit on thy throne, my lord the
king, after thee%
*(,*% Other!ise it shall come to #ass, !hen my lord the king slee#eth
!ith his fathers, that 5, and my son, 4olomon, shall be accounted
offenders%
*(,,% )s she !as yet s#eaking !ith the king, athan, the #ro#het, came%
*(,2% )nd they told the king, saying( athan, the #ro#het, is here% )nd
!hen he !as come in before the king, and had !orshi##ed, bo!ing do!n to
the ground,
*(,.% athan said( <y lord, O king, hast thou said( 'et )donias reign
after me, and let him sit u#on my throneM
*(,?% Because he is gone do!n to day, and hath killed o>en, and
fatlings, and many rams, and in$ited all the kingDs sons, and the
ca#tains of the army, and )biathar the #riest( and they are eating and
drinking before him, and saying( God sa$e king )donias(
*(,A% But me, thy ser$ant, and 4adoc, the #riest, and Banaias, the son
of 9oiada, and 4olomon, thy ser$ant, he hath not in$ited%
*(,+% 5s this !ord come out from my lord the king, and hast thou not
told me, thy ser$ant, !ho should sit on the throne of my lord the king
after himM
*(,1% )nd king Da$id ans!ered, and said( "all to me Bethsabee% )nd !hen
she !as come in to the king, and stood before him,
*(,B% The king s!ore, and said( )s the 'ord li$eth, !ho hath deli$ered
my soul out of all distress,
*(2-% E$en as 5 s!ore to thee, by the 'ord, the God of 5srael, saying(
4olomon thy son, shall reign after me, and he shall sit u#on my throne
in my stead, so !ill 5 do this day%
*(2*% )nd Bethsabee, bo!ing !ith her face to the earth, !orshi##ed the
king, saying( <ay my lord Da$id li$e for e$er%
*(2,% ;ing Da$id also said( "all me 4adoc, the #riest, and athan, the
#ro#het, and Banaias, the son of 9oiada% )nd !hen they !ere come in
before the king,
*(22% 8e said to them( Take !ith you the ser$ants of your lord, and set
my son 4olomon u#on my mule( and bring him to Gihon(
*(2.% )nd let 4adoc, the #riest, and athan, the #ro#het, anoint him
there king o$er 5srael( and you shall sound the trum#et, and shall say(
God sa$e king 4olomon%
*(2?% )nd you shall come u# after him, and he shall come, and shall sit
u#on my throne, and he shall reign in my stead( and 5 !ill a##oint him
to be ruler o$er 5srael, and o$er 9uda%
*(2A% )nd Banaias, the son of 9oiada, ans!ered the king, saying( )men(
so say the 'ord, the God of my lord the king%
*(2+% )s the 'ord hath been !ith my lord the king, so be he !ith
4olomon, and make his throne higher than the throne of my lord king
Da$id%
*(21% 4o 4adoc, the #riest, and athan, the #ro#het, !ent do!n, and
Banaias, the son of 9oiada, and the "erethi, and Phelethi( and they set
4olomon u#on the mule of king Da$id, and brought him to Gihon%
*(2B% )nd 4adoc, the #riest, took a horn of oil out of the tabernacle,
and anointed 4olomon( and they sounded the trum#et, and all the #eo#le
said( God sa$e king 4olomon%
*(.-% )nd all the multitude !ent u# after him, and the #eo#le #layed
!ith #i#es, and rejoiced !ith a great joy, and the earth rang !ith the
noise of their cry%
*(.*% )nd )donias, and all that !ere in$ited by him, heard it, and no!
the feast !as at an end% 9oab also, hearing the sound of the trum#et,
said( =hat meaneth this noise of the city in an u#roarM
*(.,% =hile he yet s#oke, 9onathan, the son of )biathar, the #riest,
came( and )donias said to him( "ome in, because thou art a $aliant man,
and bringest good ne!s%
*(.2% )nd 9onathan ans!ered )donias( ot so( for our lord, king Da$id,
hath a##ointed 4olomon kingJ
*(..% )nd hath sent !ith him 4adoc, the #riest, and athan, the #ro#het,
and Banaias, the son of 9oiada, and the "erethi, and the Phelethi, and
they ha$e set him u#on the kingDs mule(
*(.?% )nd 4adoc, the #riest, and athan, the #ro#het, ha$e anointed him
king, in Gihon( and they are gone u# from thence rejoicing, so that the
city rang again( this is the noise that you ha$e heard%
*(.A% <oreo$er, 4olomon sitteth u#on the throne of the kingdom%
*(.+% )nd the kingDs ser$ants going in, ha$e blessed ouur lord king
Da$id, saying( <ay God make the name of 4olomon greater than thy name,
and make his throne greater than thy throne% )nd the king adored in his
bed(
*(.1% )nd he said( Blessed be the 'ord, the God of 5srael, !ho hath
gi$en this day one to sit on my throne, my eyes seeing it%
*(.B% Then all the guests of )donias !ere afraid, and they all arose,
and e$ery man !ent his !ay%
*(?-% )nd )donias fearing 4olomon, arose and !ent, and took hold of the
horn of the altar%
*(?*% )nd they told 4olomon, saying( Behold )donias fearing king
4olomon, hath taken hold of the horn of the altar, saying( 'et king
4olomon s!ear to me this day, that he !ill not kill his ser$ant !ith the
s!ord%
*(?,% )nd 4olomon said( 5f he be a good man, there shall not so much as
one hair of his head fall to the ground( but if e$il be found in him, he
shall die%
*(?2% Then king 4olomon sent, and brought him out from the altar( and
going in, he !orshi##ed king 4olomon( and 4olomon said to him( Go to thy
house%
2 ;ings "ha#ter ,
Da$id, after gi$ing his last charge to 4olomon, dieth% )donias is #ut to
death( )biathar is banished( 9oab and 4emei are slain%
*(*% )nd the days of Da$id dre! nigh that he should die, and he charged
his son 4olomon, saying(
,(,% 5 am going the !ay of all flesh( take thou courage and she! thyself
a man%
,(2% )nd kee# the charge of the 'ord thy God, to !alk in his !ays, and
obser$e his ceremonies, and his #rece#ts, and judgments, and
testimonies, as it is !ritten in the la! of <oses( that thou mayst
understand all thou dost, and !hithersoe$er thou shalt turn thyself(
,(.% That the 'ord may confirm his !ords, !hich he hath s#oken of me,
saying( 5f thy children shall take heed to their !ays, and shall !alk
before me in truth, !ith all their heart, and !ith all their soul, there
shall not be taken a!ay from thee a man on the throne of 5srael%
,(?% Thou kno!est also !hat 9oab, the son of 4ar$ia, hath done to me,
!hat he did to the t!o ca#tains of the army of 5srael, to )bner, the son
of er, and to )masa, the son of 9ether( !hom he sle!, and shed the
blood of !ar in #eace, and #ut the blood of !ar on his girdle that !as
about his loins, and in his shoes that !ere on his feet%
9oab%%% These instructions gi$en by Da$id to his son, !ith relation to
9oab and 4emei, #roceeded not from any rancour of heart, or #ri$ate
#iLueJ but from a Heal for justice, that crimes so #ublic and heinous
might not #ass un#unished%
,(A% Do, therefore, according to thy !isdom, and let not his hoary head
go do!n to hell in #eace%
To hell%%% This !ord hell doth not here signify the #lace or state of
damnationJ but the #lace and state of the dead%
,(+% But she! kindness to the sons of BerHellai, the Galaadite, and let
them eat at thy table( for they met me !hen 5 fled from the face of
)bsalom, thy brother%
,(1% Thou hast also !ith thee 4emei, the son of Gera, the son of 9emini,
of Bahurim, !ho cursed me !ith a grie$ous curse, !hen 5 !ent to the
cam#( but because he came do!n to meet me !hen 5 #assed o$er the 9ordan,
and 5 s!ore to him by the 'ord, saying( 5 !ill not kill thee !ith the
s!ord(
,(B% Do not thou hold him guiltless% But thou art a !ise man, and
kno!est !hat to do !ith him, and thou shalt bring do!n his grey hairs
!ith blood to the gra$e%
,(*-% 4o Da$id sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in the city of
Da$id%
,(**% )nd the days that Da$id reigned in 5srael, !ere forty years( in
8ebron he reigned se$en years, in 9erusalem thirty-three%
,(*,% )nd 4olomon sat u#on the throne of his father Da$id, and his
kingdom !as strengthened e>ceedingly%
,(*2% )nd )donias, the son of 8aggith, came to Bethsabee the mother of
4olomon% )nd she said to him( 5s thy coming #eaceableM 8e ans!ered( 5t
is #eaceable%
,(*.% )nd he added( 5 ha$e a !ord to s#eak !ith thee% 4he said to him(
4#eak% )nd he said(
,(*?% Thou kno!est that the kingdom !as mine, and all 5srael had
#referred me to be their king( but the kingdom is transferred, and is
become my brotherDs( for it !as a##ointed him by the 'ord%
,(*A% o! therefore, 5 ask one #etition of theeJ turn not a!ay my face%
)nd she said to him( 4ay on%
,(*+% )nd he said 5 #ray thee s#eak to king 4olomon Efor he cannot deny
thee any thingG to gi$e me )bisag, the 4unamitess, to !ife%
,(*1% )nd Bethsabee said( =ell, 5 !ill s#eak for thee to the king%
,(*B% Then Bethsabee came to king 4olomon, to s#eak to him for )donias(
and the king arose to meet her, and bo!ed to her, and sat do!n u#on his
throne( and a throne !as set for the kingDs mother, and she sat on his
right hand%
,(,-% )nd she said to him( 5 desire one small #etition of theeJ do not
#ut me to confusion% )nd the king said to her( <y mother ask, for 5 must
not turn a!ay thy face%
,(,*% )nd she said( 'et )bisag, the 4unamitess, be gi$en to )donias, thy
brother, to !ife%
,(,,% )nd king 4olomon ans!ered, and said to his mother( =hy dost thou
ask )bisag, the 4unamitess, for )doniasM ask for him also the kingdomJ
for he is my elder brother, and hath )biathar, the #riest, and 9oab, the
son of 4ar$ia%
,(,2% Then king 4olomon s!ore by the 'ord, saying( 4o and so may God do
to me, and add more, if )donias hath not s#oken this !ord against his
o!n life%
,(,.% )nd no!, as the 'ord li$eth, !ho hath established me, and #laced
me u#on the throne of Da$id, my father, and !ho hath made me a house, as
he #romised, )donias shall be #ut to death this day%
,(,?% )nd king 4olomon sent by the hand of Banaias, the son of 9oiada,
!ho sle! him, and he died%
,(,A% )nd the king said also to )biathar, the #riest( Go to )nathoth, to
thy lands, for indeed thou art !orthy of death( but 5 !ill not at this
time #ut thee to death, because thou didst carry the ark of the 'ord God
before Da$id, my father, and hast endured trouble in all the troubles my
father endured%
,(,+% 4o 4olomon cast out )biathar from being the #riest of the 'ord,
that the !ord of the 'ord might be fulfilled, !hich he s#oke concerning
the house of 8eli in 4ilo%
,(,1% )nd the ne!s came to 9oab, because 9oab had turned after )donias,
and had not turned after 4olomon( and 9oab fled into the tabernacle of
the 'ord, and took hold on the horn of the altar%
,(,B% )nd it !as told king 4olomon, that 9oab !as fled into the
tabernacle of the 'ord, and !as by the altar( and 4olomon sent Banaias,
the son of 9oiada, saying% Go, kill him%
,(2-% )nd Banaias came to the tabernacle of the 'ord, and said to him(
Thus saith the king( "ome forth% )nd he said( 5 !ill not come forth, but
here 5 !ill die% Banaias brought !ord back to the king, saying( Thus
saith 9oab, and thus he ans!ered me%
,(2*% )nd the king said to him( Do as he hath saidJ and kill him, and
bury him, and thou shalt remo$e the innocent blood !hich hath been shed
by 9oab, from me, and from the house of my father(
,(2,% )nd the 'ord shall return his blood u#on his o!n headJ because he
murdered t!o men, just and better than himself( and sle! them !ith the
s!ord, my father, Da$id, not kno!ing itJ )bner, the son of er, general
of the army of 5srael, and )masa, the son of 9ether general of the army
of 9udaJ
,(22% )nd their blood shall return u#on the head of 9oab, and u#on the
head of his seed for e$er% But to Da$id and his seed, and his house, and
to his throne, be #eace for e$er from the 'ord%
,(2.% 4o Banaias, the son of 9oiada, !ent u#, and setting u#on him sle!
him, and he !as buried in his house in the desert%
,(2?% )nd the king a##ointed Banaias, the son of 9oiada in his room o$er
the armyJ and 4adoc, the #riest, he #ut in the #lace of )biathar%
,(2A% The king also sent, and called for 4emei, and said to him( Build
thee a house in 9erusalem, and d!ell there( and go not out from thence
any !here%
,(2+% 7or on !hat day soe$er thou shalt go out, and shalt #ass o$er the
brook "edron, kno! that thou shalt be #ut to death( thy blood shall be
u#on thy o!n head%
,(21% )nd 4emei said to the king( The saying is good( as my lord the
king hath said, so !ill thy ser$ant do% )nd 4emei d!elt in 9erusalem
many days%
,(2B% )nd it came to #ass after three years, that the ser$ants of 4emei
ran a!ay to )chis, the son of <aacha, the king of Geth( and it !as told
4emei that his ser$ants !ere gone to Geth%
,(.-% )nd 4emei arose, and saddled his ass, and !ent to )chis, to Geth,
to seek his ser$ants, and he brought them out of Geth%
,(.*% )nd it !as told 4olomon, that 4emei had gone from 9erusalem to
Geth, and !as come back%
,(.,% )nd sending he called for him, and said to him( Did 5 not #rotest
to thee by the 'ord, and tell thee before( On !hat day soe$er thou shalt
go out and !alk abroad any !here, kno! that thou shalt dieM )nd thou
ans!eredst me( The !ord that 5 ha$e heard is good%
,(.2% =hy then hast thou not ke#t the oath of the 'ord, and the
commandment that 5 laid u#on theeM
,(..% )nd the king said to 4emei( Thou kno!est all the e$il, of !hich
thy heart is conscious, !hich thou didst to Da$id, my father( the 'ord
hath returned thy !ickedness u#on thy o!n head%
,(.?% )nd king 4olomon shall be blessed, and the throne of Da$id shall
be established before the 'ord for e$er%
,(.A% 4o the king commanded Banaias, the son of 9oiada( and he !ent out
and struck himJ and he died%
2 ;ings "ha#ter 2
4olomon marrieth PharaoDs daughter% 8e sacrificeth in Gabaon( in the
choice !hich God ga$e him he #referreth !isdom% 8is !ise judgment
bet!een the t!o harlots%
2(*% )nd the kingdom !as established in the hand of 4olomon, and he made
affinity !ith Pharao, the king of Egy#t( for he took his daughter, and
brought her into the city of Da$id( until he had made an end of building
his o!n house, and the house of the 'ord, and the !all of 9erusalem
round about%
2(,% But yet the #eo#le sacrificed in the high #laces( for there !as no
tem#le built to the name of the 'ord until that day%
8igh #laces%%% That is, altars !here they !orshi##ed the 'ord, but not
according to the ordinance of the la!J !hich allo!ed of no other #laces
for sacrifice but the tem#le of God% )mong these high #laces that of
Gabaon !as the chiefest, because there !as the tabernacle of the
testimony, !hich had been remo$ed from 4ilo to obe and from obe to
Gabaon%
2(2% )nd 4olomon lo$ed the 'ord, !alking in the #rece#ts of Da$id, his
fatherJ only he sacrificed in the high #laces, and burnt incense%
2(.% 8e !ent therefore to Gabaon, to sacrifice there( for that !as the
great high #lace( a thousand $ictims for holocausts, did 4olomon offer
u#on that altar, in Gabaon%
2(?% )nd the 'ord a##eared to 4olomon in a dream by night, saying( )sk
!hat thou !ilt that 5 should gi$e thee%
2(A% )nd 4olomon said( Thou hast she!ed great mercy to thy ser$ant
Da$id, my father, e$en as he !alked before thee in truth, and justice,
and an u#right heart !ith thee( and thou hast ke#t thy great mercy for
him, and hast gi$en him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day%
2(+% )nd no!, O 'ord God, thou hast made thy ser$ant king instead of
Da$id, my father( and 5 am but a child, and kno! not ho! to go out and
come inJ
2(1% )nd thy ser$ant is in the midst of the #eo#le !hich thou hast
chosen, an immense #eo#le, !hich cannot be numbered nor counted for
multitude%
2(B% Gi$e therefore to thy ser$ant an understanding heart, to judge thy
#eo#le, and discern bet!een good and e$il% 7or !ho shall be able to
judge this #eo#le, thy #eo#le, !hich is so numerousM
2(*-% )nd the !ord !as #leasing to the 'ord, that 4olomon had asked such
a thing%
2(**% )nd the 'ord said to 4olomon( Because thou hast asked this thing,
and hast not asked for thyself long life nor riches, nor the li$es of
thy enemies, but hast asked for thyself !isdom to discern jndgmentJ
2(*,% Behold 5 ha$e done for thee according to thy !ords, and ha$e gi$en
thee a !ise and understanding heart, in so much that there hath been no
one like thee before thee, nor shall arise after thee%
2(*2% &ea, and the things also !hich thou didst not ask, 5 ha$e gi$en
theeJ to !it, riches and glory( so that no one hath been like thee among
the kings in all days heretofore%
2(*.% )nd if thou !ilt !alk in my !ays, and kee# my #rece#ts and my
commandments, as thy father !alked, 5 !ill lengthen thy days%
2(*?% )nd 4olomon a!aked, and #ercei$ed that it !as a dream( and !hen he
!as come to 9erusalem, he stood before the ark of the co$enant of the
'ord, and offered holocausts, and sacrificed $ictims of #eace offerings,
and made a great feast for all his ser$ants%
2(*A% Then there came t!o !omen that !ere harlots, to the king, and
stood before him%
2(*+% )nd one of them said( 5 beseech thee, my lord, 5 and this !oman
d!elt in one house, and 5 !as deli$ered of a child !ith her in the
chamber%
2(*1% )nd the third day after 5 !as deli$ered, she also !as deli$eredJ
and !e !ere together, and no other #erson !ith us in the houseJ only !e
t!o%
2(*B% )nd this !omanDs child died in the night( for in her slee# she
o$erlaid him%
2(,-% )nd rising in the dead time of the night, she took my child from
my side, !hile 5, thy handmaid, !as aslee#, and laid it in her bosom(
and laid her dead child in my bosom%
2(,*% )nd !hen 5 arose in the morning, to gi$e my child suck, behold it
!as dead( but considering him more diligently, !hen it !as clear day, 5
found that it !as not mine !hich 5 bore%
2(,,% )nd the other !oman ans!ered( 5t is not so as thou sayst, but thy
child is dead, and mine is ali$e% On the contrary, she saidJ Thou liest(
for my child li$eth, and thy child is dead% )nd in this manner they
stro$e before the king%
2(,2% Then said the king( The one saith, <y child is ali$e, and thy
child is dead% )nd the other ans!ereth( ayJ but thy child is dead, and
mine li$eth%
2(,.% The king therefore said( Bring me a s!ord% )nd !hen they had
brought a s!ord before the king,
2(,?% Di$ide, said he, the li$ing child in t!o, and gi$e half to the one
and half to the other%
2(,A% But the !oman, !hose child !as ali$e, said to the kingJ Efor her
bo!els !ere mo$ed u#on her childG 5 beseech thee, my lord, gi$e her the
child ali$e, and do not kill it% But the other said( 'et it be neither
mine nor thineJ but di$ide it%
2(,+% The king ans!ered, and said( Gi$e the li$ing child to this !oman,
and let it not be killedJ for she is the mother thereof%
2(,1% )nd all 5srael heard the judgment !hich the king had judged, and
they feared the king, seeing that the !isdom of God !as in him to do
judgment%
2 ;ings "ha#ter .
4olomonDs chief officers% 8is riches and !isdom%
.(*% )nd king 4olomon reigned o$er all 5srael(
.(,% )nd these !ere the #rinces !hich he had( )Harias, the son of 4adoc,
the #riest(
.(2% Elihore#h, and )hia, the sons of 4isa, scribes( 9osa#hat, the son
of )hilud, recorder(
.(.% Banaias, the son of 9oiada, o$er the army( and 4adoc, and )biathar,
#riests%
)biathar%%% By this it a##ears that )biathar !as not altogether de#osed
from the high #riesthoodJ but only banished to his country house, and by
that means e>cluded from the e>ercise of his functions%
.(?% )Harias, the son of athan, o$er them that !ere about the king(
Iabud, the son of athan, the #riest, the kingDs friend(
.(A% )nd )hisar, go$ernor of the house( and )doniram, the son of )bda,
o$er the tribute%
.(+% )nd 4olomon had t!el$e go$ernors o$er all 5srael, !ho #ro$ided
$ictuals for the king and for his house hold( for e$ery one #ro$ided
necessaries, each man his month in the year%
.(1% )nd these are their names( Benhur, in mount E#hraim%
.(B% Bendecar, in <acces, and in 4alebim, and in Bethsames, and in Elon,
and in Bethanan%
.(*-% Benhesed, in )ruboth( his !as 4ocho, and all the land of E#her%
.(**% Benabinadab, to !hom belonged all e#hath-Dor( he had Ta#heth, the
daughter of 4olomon, to !ife%
.(*,% Bana, the son of )hilud, !ho go$erned Thanac, and <ageddo, and all
Bethsan, !hich is by 4arthana, beneath 9eHrael, from Bethsan unto
)belmehula, o$er against 9ecmaan%
.(*2% Bengaber, in Ramoth Galaad( he had the to!n of 9air, the son of
<anasses, in Galaad( he !as chief in all the country of )rgob, !hich is
in Basan, threescore great cities !ith !alls, and braHen bolts%
.(*.% )hinadab, the son of )ddo, !as chief in <anaim%
.(*?% )chimaas, in e#hthali( he also had Basemath, the daughter of
4olomon, to !ife%
.(*A% Baana, the son of 8usi, in )ser, and in Baloth%
.(*+% 9osa#hat, the son of Pharue, in 5ssachar%
.(*1% 4emei, the son of Ela, in Benjamin%
.(*B% Gaber, the son of :ri, in the land of Galaad, in the land of
4ehon, the king of the )morrhites, and of Og, the king of Basan, o$er
all that !ere in that land%
.(,-% 9uda and 5srael !ere innumerable, as the sand of the sea in
multitudeJ eating and drinking, and rejoicing%
.(,*% )nd 4olomon had under him all the kingdoms, from the ri$er to the
land of the Philistines, e$en to the border of Egy#t( and they brought
him #resents, and ser$ed him all the days of his life%
The ri$er%%% Eu#hrates%
.(,,% )nd the #ro$ision of 4olomon, for each day, !as thirty measures of
fine flour, and threescore measures of mealJ
.(,2% Ten fat o>en, and t!enty out of the #astures, and a hundred ramsJ
besides $enison of harts, roes, and buffles, and fatted fo!ls%
.(,.% 7or he had all the country !hich !as beyond the ri$er, from
Tha#hsa to GaHan, and all the kings of those countries( and he had #eace
on e$ery side round about%
.(,?% )nd 9uda, and 5srael, d!elt !ithout any fear, e$ery one under his
$ine, and under his fig tree, from Dan to Bersabee, all the days of
4olomon%
.(,A% )nd 4olomon had forty thousand stalls of chariot horses, and
t!el$e thousand for the saddle%
.(,+% )nd the foresaid go$ernors of the king fed themJ and they
furnished the necessaries also for king 4olomonDs table, !ith great
care, in their time%
.(,1% They brought barley also, and stra! for the horses and beasts, to
the #lace !here the king !as, according as it !as a##ointed them%
.(,B% )nd God ga$e to 4olomon !isdom, and understanding e>ceeding much,
and largeness of heart, as the sand that is on the sea shore%
.(2-% )nd the !isdom of 4olomon sur#assed the !isdom of all the
Orientals, and of the Egy#tiansJ
.(2*% )nd he !as !iser than all men( !iser than Ethan, the EHrahite, and
8eman, and "halcol, and Dorda, the sons of <ahol, and he !as reno!ned in
all nations round about%
.(2,% 4olomon also s#oke three thousand #arables( and his #oems !ere a
thousand and fi$e%
Three thousand #arables, etc%%% These !orks are all lost, e>ce#ting some
#art of the #arables e>tant in the book of Pro$erbsJ and his chief #oem
called the "anticle of "anticles%
.(22% )nd he treated about trees, from the cedar that is in 'ibanus,
unto the hysso# that cometh out of the !all( and he discoursed of
beasts, and of fo!ls, and of cree#ing things, and of fishes%
.(2.% )nd they came from all nations to hear the !isdom of 4olomon, and
from all the kings of the earth, !ho heard of his !isdom%
2 ;ings "ha#ter ?
8iram king of Tyre agreeth to furnish timber and !orkmen for building
the tem#le( the number of !orkmen and o$erseers%
?(*% )nd 8iram, king of Tyre, sent his ser$ants to 4olomon( for he heard
that they had anointed him king in the room of his father( for 8iram had
al!ays been Da$idDs friend%
?(,% 4olomon sent to 8iram, saying(
?(2% Thou kno!est the !ill of Da$id, my father, and that he could not
build a house to the name of the 'ord his God, because of the !ars that
!ere round about him, until the 'ord #ut them under the soles of his
feet%
?(.% But no! the 'ord my God hath gi$en me rest round aboutJ and there
is no ad$ersary nor e$il occurrence%
?(?% =herefore 5 #ur#ose to build a tem#le to the name of the 'ord my
God, as the 'ord s#oke to Da$id my father, saying( Thy son, !hom 5 !ill
set u#on the throne, in thy #lace, he shall build a house to my name%
?(A% Gi$e orders, therefore, that thy ser$ants cut me do!n cedar trees,
out of 'ibanus, and let my ser$ants be !ith thy ser$ants( and 5 !ill
gi$e thee the hire of thy ser$ants !hatsoe$er thou !ilt ask( for thou
kno!est ho! there is not among my #eo#le a man that has skill to he!
!ood like to the 4idonians%
?(+% o! !hen 8iram had heard the !ords of 4olomon, he rejoiced
e>ceedingly, and said( Blessed be the 'ord God this day, !ho hath gi$en
to Da$id a $ery !ise son o$er this numerous #eo#le%
?(1% )nd 8iram sent to 4olomon, saying( 5 ha$e heard all thou hast
desired of meJ and 5 !ill do all thy desire concerning cedar trees, and
fir trees%
?(B% <y ser$ants shall bring them do!n from 'ibanus to the sea( and 5
!ill #ut them together in floats, on the sea, and con$ey them to the
#lace, !hich thou shalt signify to me, and !ill land them there, and
thou shalt recei$e them( and thou shalt allo! me necessaries to furnish
food for my household%
?(*-% 4o 8iram ga$e 4olomon cedar trees, and fir trees, according to all
his desire%
?(**% )nd 4olomon allo!ed 8iram t!enty thousand measures of !heat, for
#ro$ision for his house, and t!enty measures of the #urest oil( thus
ga$e 4olomon to 8iram e$ery year%
?(*,% )nd the 'ord ga$e !isdom to 4olomon, as he #romised him( and there
!as #eace bet!een 8iram and 4olomon, and they t!o made a league
together%
?(*2% )nd king 4olomon chose !orkmen out of all 5srael, and the le$y !as
of thirty thousand men%
?(*.% )nd he sent them to 'ibanus, ten thousand e$ery month, by turns,
so that t!o months they !ere at home( and )doniram !as o$er this le$y%
?(*?% )nd 4olomon had se$enty thousand to carry burdens, and eighty
thousand to he! stones in the mountain(
?(*A% Besides the o$erseers !ho !ere o$er e$ery !ork, in number three
thousand and three hundred, that ruled o$er the #eo#le, and them that
did the !ork%
?(*+% )nd the king commanded that they should bring great stones, costly
stones, for the foundation of the tem#le, and should sLuare them(
?(*1% )nd the masons of 4olomon, and the masons of 8iram, he!ed them(
and the Giblians #re#ared timber and stones to build the house%
2 ;ings "ha#ter A
The building of 4olomonDs tem#le%
A(*% )nd it came to #ass in the four hundred and eightieth year after
the children of 5srael came out of the land of Egy#t, in the fourth year
of the reign of 4olomon o$er 5srael, in the month Iio, Ethe same is the
second monthG he began to build a house to the 'ord%
A(,% )nd the house, !hich king 4olomon built to the 'ord, !as threescore
cubits in length, and t!enty cubits in breadth, and thirty cubits in
height%
A(2% )nd there !as a #orch before the tem#le, of t!enty cubits in
length, according to the measure of the breadth of the tem#le( and it
!as ten cubits in breadth, before the face of the tem#le%
A(.% )nd he made in the tem#le obliLue !indo!s%
A(?% )nd u#on the !all of the tem#le, he built floors round about, in
the !alls of the house, round about the tem#le and the oracle, and he
made chambers in the sides round about%
:#on the !all, i% e%, joining to the !all%-5bid% 8e built floors round
about%%% "hambers or cells adjoining to the tem#le, for the use of the
tem#le and of the #riests, so contri$ed as to be bet!een the in!ard and
out!ard !all of the tem#le, in three stories, one abo$e another%-5bid%
The oracle%%% The inner tem#le or holy of holies, !here God ga$e his
oracles%
A(A% The floor that !as underneath !as fi$e cubits in breadth, and the
middle floor !as si> cubits in breadth, and the third floor !as se$en
cubits in breadth% )nd he #ut beams in the house round about on the
outside, that they might not be fastened in the !alls of the tem#le%
A(+% )nd the house, !hen it !as in building, !as built of stones, he!ed
and made ready( so that there !as neither hammer nor a>e, nor any tool
of iron heard in the house !hen it !as in building%
<ade ready, etc%%% 4o the stones for the building of GodDs eternal
tem#le in the hea$enly 9erusalem, E!ho are the faithful,G must first be
he!n and #olished here by many trials and sufferings, before they can be
admitted to ha$e a #lace in that celestial structure%
A(1% The door, for the middle side, !as on the right hand of the house(
and by !inding stairs they !ent u# to the middle room, and from the
middle to the third%
A(B% 4o he built the house, and finished it( and he co$ered the house
!ith roofs of cedar%
A(*-% )nd he built a floor o$er all the house, fi$e cubits in height,
and he co$ered the house !ith timber of cedar%
A(**% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 4olomon,
A(*,% )s for this house, !hich thou art building, if thou !ilt !alk in
my statutes, and e>ecute my judgments, and kee# all my commandments,
!alking in them, 5 !ill fulfil my !ord to thee, !hich 5 s#oke to Da$id
thy father%
A(*2% )nd 5 !ill d!ell in the midst of the children of 5srael, and 5
!ill not forsake my #eo#le 5srael%
A(*.% 4o 4olomon built the house, and finished it%
A(*?% )nd he built the !alls of the house on the inside, !ith boards of
cedar, from the floor of the house to the to# of the !alls, and to the
roofs, he co$ered it !ith boards of cedar on the inside( and he co$ered
the floor of the house !ith #lanks of fir%
A(*A% )nd he built u# t!enty cubits !ith boards of cedar at the hinder
#art of the tem#le, from the floor to the to#( and made the inner house
of the oracle to be the holy of holies%
A(*+% )nd the tem#le itself, before the doors of the oracle, !as forty
cubits long%
A(*1% )nd all the house !as co$ered !ithin !ith cedar, ha$ing the
turnings, and the joints thereof artfully !rought, and car$ings
#rojecting out( all !as co$ered !ith boards of cedar( and no stone could
be seen in the !all at all%
A(*B% )nd he made the oracle in the midst of the house, in the inner
#art, to set there the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord%
A(,-% o! the oracle !as t!enty cubits in length, and t!enty cubits in
breadth, and t!enty cubits in height% )nd he co$ered it, and o$erlaid it
!ith most #ure gold% )nd the altar also he co$ered !ith cedar%
A(,*% )nd the house before the oracle he o$erlaid !ith most #ure gold,
and fastened on the #lates !ith nails of gold%
A(,,% )nd there !as nothing in the tem#le that !as not co$ered !ith
gold( the !hole altar of the oracle he co$ered also !ith gold%
A(,2% )nd he made in the oracle t!o cherubims of oli$e tree, of ten
cubits in height%
A(,.% One !ing of the cherub !as fi$e cubits, and the other !ing of the
cherub !as fi$e cubits( that is, in all ten cubits, from the e>tremity
of one !ing to the e>tremity of the other !ing%
A(,?% The second cherub also !as ten cubits( and the measure, and the
!ork !as the same in both the cherubims(
A(,A% That is to say, one cherub !as ten cubits high, and in like manner
the other cherub%
A(,+% )nd he set the cherubims in the midst of the inner tem#le( and the
cherubims stretched forth their !ings, and the !ing of the one touched
one !all, and the !ing of the other cherub touched the other !all( and
the other !ings in the midst of the tem#le touched one another%
A(,1% )nd he o$erlaid the cherubims !ith gold%
A(,B% )nd all the !alls of the tem#le round about he car$ed !ith di$ers
figures and car$ings( and he made in them cherubims and #alm trees, and
di$ers re#resentations, as it !ere standing out, and coming forth from
the !all%
A(2-% )nd the floor of the house he also o$erlaid !ith gold !ithin and
!ithout%
A(2*% )nd in the entrance of the oracle, he made little doors of oli$e
tree, and #osts of fi$e corners,
A(2,% )nd t!o doors of oli$e tree( and he car$ed u#on them figures of
cherubims, and figures of #alm trees, and car$ings $ery much #rojectingJ
and he o$erlaid them !ith gold( and he co$ered both the cherubims and
the #alm trees, and the other things, !ith gold%
A(22% )nd he made in the entrance of the tem#le #osts of oli$e tree
foursLuare(
A(2.% )nd t!o doors of fir tree, one of each side( and each door !as
double, and so o#ened !ith folding lea$es%
A(2?% )nd he car$ed cherubims, and #alm trees, and car$ed !ork standing
$ery much out( and he o$erlaid all !ith golden #lates in sLuare !ork by
rule%
A(2A% )nd he built the inner court !ith three ro!s of #olished stones,
and one ro! of beams of cedar%
A(2+% 5n the fourth year !as the house of the 'ord founded, in the month
Iio(
A(21% )nd in the ele$enth year, in the month Bul% E!hich is the eighth
monthG the house !as finished in all the !orks thereof, and in all the
a##urtenances thereof( and he !as se$en years in building it%
2 ;ings "ha#ter +
4olomons #alace, his house in the forest, and the LueenDs house( the
!ork of the t!o #illars( the sea Eor la$erG and other $essels%
+(*% )nd 4olomon built his o!n house in thirteen years, and brought it
to #erfection%
+(,% 8e built also the house of the forest of 'ibanusJ the length of it
!as a hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty cubits, and the height
thirty cubits( and four galleries bet!een #illars of cedar( for he had
cut cedar trees into #illars%
+(2% )nd he co$ered the !hole $ault !ith boards of cedar, and it !as
held u# !ith fi$e and forty #illars% )nd one ro! had fifteen #illars,
+(.% 4et one against another,
+(?% )nd looking one u#on another, !ith eLual s#ace bet!een the #illars,
and o$er the #illars !ere sLuare beams in all things eLual%
+(A% )nd he made a #orch of #illars of fifty cubits in length, and
thirty cubits in breadth( and another #orch before the greater #orch,
and #illars, and cha#iters u#on the #illars%
+(+% 8e made also the #orch of the throne !herein is the seat of
judgmentJ and co$ered it !ith cedar !ood from the floor to the to#%
+(1% )nd in the midst of the #orch, !as a small house, !here he sat in
judgment of the like !ork% 8e made also a house for the daughter of
Pharao E!hom 4olomon had taken to !ifeG of the same !ork, as this #orchJ
+(B% )ll of costly stones, !hich !ere sa!ed by a certain rule and
measure, both !ithin and !ithout( from the foundation to the to# of the
!alls, and !ithout, unto the great court%
+(*-% )nd the foundations !ere of costly stones, great stones of ten
cubits or eight cubits%
+(**% )nd abo$e there !ere costly stones of eLual measure he!ed, and in
like manner #lanks of cedar%
+(*,% )nd the great court !as made round !ith three ro!s of he!ed
stones, and one ro! of #lanks of cedar, !hich also !as obser$ed in the
inner court of the house of the 'ord, and in the #orch of the house%
+(*2% )nd king 4olomon sent, and brought 8iram from Tyre,
+(*.% The son of a !ido! !oman, of the tribe of e#hthali, !hose father
!as a Tyrian, an artificer in brass, and full of !isdom, and
understanding, and skill to !ork all !ork in brass% )nd !hen he !as come
to king 4olomon, he !rought all his !ork%
+(*?% )nd he cast t!o #illars in brass, each #illar !as eighteen cubits
high( and a line of t!el$e cubits com#assed both the #illars%
+(*A% 8e made also t!o cha#iters of molten brass, to be set u#on the
to#s of the #illars( the height of one cha#iter !as fi$e cubits, and the
height of the other cha#iter !as fi$e cubits(
+(*+% )nd a kind of net!ork, and chain !ork !reathed together !ith
!onderful art% Both the cha#iters of the #illars !ere cast( se$en ro!s
of nets !ere on one cha#iter, and se$en nets on the other cha#iter%
+(*1% )nd he made the #illars, and t!o ro!s round about each net!ork to
co$er the cha#iters, that !ere u#on the to#, !ith #omegranates( and in
like manner did he to the other cha#iter%
+(*B% )nd the cha#iters that !ere u#on the to# of the #illars, !ere of
lily !ork, in the #orch of four cubits%
+(,-% )nd again there !ere other cha#iters on the to# of the #illars
abo$e, according to the measure of the #illar o$er against the net!ork(
and of #omegranates there !ere t!o hundred, in ro!s round about the
other cha#iter%
+(,*% )nd he set u# the t!o #illars in the #orch of the tem#le( and !hen
he had set u# the #illar on the right hand, he called the name thereof
9achin( in like manner he set u# the second #illar, and called the name
thereof BooH%
9achin%%% That is, firmly established%-5bid% BooH%%% That is, in its
strength% By recording these names in holy !rit, the s#irit of God !ould
ha$e us understand the in$incible firmness and strength of the #illars
on !hich the true tem#le of God, !hich is the church, is established%
+(,,% )nd u#on the to#s of the #illars he made lily !ork( so the !ork of
the #illars !as finished%
+(,2% 8e made also a molten sea, of ten cubits, from brim to brim, round
all aboutJ the height of it !as fi$e cubits, and a line of thirty cubits
com#assed it round about%
+(,.% )nd a gra$en !ork, under the brim of it, com#assed it for ten
cubits going about the sea( there !ere t!o ro!s cast of chamfered
scul#tures%
+(,?% )nd it stood u#on t!el$e o>en, of !hich three looked to!ards the
north, and three to!ards the !est, and three to!ards the south, and
three to!ards the east( and the sea !as abo$e u#on them, and their
hinder #arts !ere all hid !ithin%
+(,A% )nd the la$er !as a hand breadth thick( and the brim thereof !as
like the brim of a cu#, or the leaf of a cris#ed lily( it contained t!o
thousand bates%
T!o thousand bates%%% That is, about ten thousand gallons% This !as the
Luantity of !ater !hich !as usually #ut into it( but it !as ca#able, if
brimful, of holding three thousand% 4ee , Par% .%?%
+(,+% )nd he made ten bases of brass, e$ery base !as four cubits in
length, and four cubits in breadth, and three cubits high%
+(,1% )nd the !ork itself of the bases, !as intergra$en( and there !ere
gra$ings bet!een the joinings%
+(,B% )nd bet!een the little cro!ns and the ledges, !ere lions, and
o>en, and cherubimsJ and in the joinings like!ise abo$e( and under the
lions and o>en, as it !ere bands of brass hanging do!n%
+(2-% )nd e$ery base had four !heels, and a>letrees of brass( and at the
four sides !ere undersetters, under the la$er molten, looking one
against another%
+(2*% The mouth also of the la$er !ithin, !as in the to# of the
cha#iter( and that !hich a##eared !ithout, !as of one cubit all round,
and together it !as one cubit and a half( and in the corners of the
#illars !ere di$ers engra$ings( and the s#aces bet!een the #illars !ere
sLuare, not round%
+(2,% )nd the four !heels, !hich !ere at the four corners of the base,
!ere joined one to another under the base( the height of a !heel !as a
cubit and a half%
+(22% )nd they !ere such !heels as are used to be made in a chariot( and
their a>letrees, and s#okes, and strakes, and na$es, !ere all cast%
+(2.% )nd the four undersetters, that !ere at e$ery corner of each base,
!ere of the base itself, cast and joined together%
+(2?% )nd on the to# of the base, there !as a round com#ass of half a
cubit, so !rought that the la$er might be set thereon, ha$ing its
gra$ings, and di$ers scul#tures of itself%
+(2A% 8e engra$ed also in those #lates, !hich !ere of brass, and in the
corners, cherubims, and lions, and #alm trees, in likeness of a man
standing, so that they seemed not to be engra$en, but added round about%
+(2+% )fter this manner, he made ten bases, of one casting and measure,
and the like gra$ing%
+(21% 8e made also ten la$ers of brass( one la$er contained four bates,
and !as of four cubits( and u#on e$ery base, in all ten, he #ut as many
la$ers%
+(2B% )nd he set the ten bases, fi$e on the right side of the tem#le,
and fi$e on the left( and the sea he #ut on the right side of the
tem#le, o$er against the east south!ard%
+(.-% )nd 8iram made cauldrons, and sho$els, and basins, and finished
all the !ork of king 4olomon in the tem#le of the 'ord%
+(.*% The t!o #illars and the t!o cords of the cha#iters, u#on the
cha#iters of the #illars( and the t!o net!orks, to co$er the t!o cords,
that !ere u#on the to# of the #illars%
+(.,% )nd four hundred #omegranates for the t!o net!orks( t!o ro!s of
#omegranates for each net!ork, to co$er the cords of the cha#iters,
!hich !ere u#on the to#s of the #illars%
+(.2% )nd the ten bases, and the ten la$ers on the bases%
+(..% )nd one sea, and t!el$e o>en under the sea%
+(.?% )nd the cauldrons, and the sho$els, and the basins% )ll the
$essels that 8iram made for king 4olomon, for the house of the 'ord,
!ere of fine brass%
+(.A% 5n the #lains of the 9ordan, did the king cast them in a clay
ground, bet!een 4ocoth and 4artham%
+(.+% )nd 4olomon #laced all the $essels( but for its e>ceeding great
multitude the brass could not be !eighed%
+(.1% )nd 4olomon made all the $essels for the house of the 'ord( the
altar of gold, and the table of gold, u#on !hich the loa$es of
#ro#osition should be set(
+(.B% )nd the golden candlesticks, fi$e on the right hand, and fi$e on
the left, o$er against the oracle, of #ure gold( and the flo!ers like
lilies, and the lam#s o$er them of gold( and golden snuffers,
+(?-% )nd #ots, and fleshhooks, and bo!ls, and mortars, and censers, of
most #ure gold( and the hinges for the doors of the inner house of the
holy of holies, and for the doors of the house of the tem#le, !ere of
gold%
+(?*% )nd 4olomon finished all the !ork that he made in the house of the
'ord, and brought in the things that Da$id, his father, had dedicated,
the sil$er and the gold, and the $essels, and laid them u# in the
treasures of the house of the 'ord%
2 ;ings "ha#ter 1
The dedication of the tem#le( 4olomonDs #rayer and sacrifices%
1(*% Then all the ancients of 5srael, !ith the #rinces of the tribes,
and the heads of the families of the children of 5srael, !ere assembled
to king 4olomon, in 9erusalem( that they might carry the ark of the
co$enant of the 'ord, out of the city of Da$id, that is, out of 4ion%
1(,% )nd all 5srael assembled themsel$es to king 4olomon, on the
festi$al day, in the month of Ethanim, the same is the se$enth month%
1(2% )nd all the ancients of 5srael came, and the #riests took u# the
ark,
1(.% )nd carried the ark of the 'ord, and the tabernacle of the
co$enant, and all the $essels of the sanctuary, that !ere in the
tabernacle( and the #riests and the 'e$ites carried them%
1(?% )nd king 4olomon, and all the multitude of 5srael, that !ere
assembled unto him, !ent !ith him before the ark, and they sacrificed
shee# and o>en, that could not be counted or numbered%
1(A% )nd the #riests brought in the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord into
its #lace, into the oracle of the tem#le, into the holy of holies, under
the !ings of the cherubims%
1(+% 7or the cherubims s#read forth their !ings o$er the #lace of the
ark, and co$ered the ark, and the sta$es thereof abo$e%
1(1% )nd !hereas the sta$es stood out, the ends of them !ere seen
!ithout, in the sanctuary before the oracle, but !ere not seen farther
out, and there they ha$e been unto this day%
1(B% o! in the ark there !as nothing else but the t!o tables of stone,
!hich <oses #ut there at 8oreb, !hen the 'ord made a co$enant !ith the
children of 5srael, !hen they came out of the land of Egy#t%
othing else, etc%%% There !as nothing else but the tables of the la!
!ithin the ark( but on the outside of the ark, or near the ark !ere also
the rod of )aron, and a golden urn !ith manna, 8eb% B%.%
1(*-% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the #riests !ere come out of the
sanctuary, that a cloud filled the house of the 'ord,
1(**% )nd the #riests could not stand to minister because of the cloud(
for the glory of the 'ord had filled the house of the 'ord%
1(*,% Then 4olomon said( The 'ord said that he !ould d!ell in a cloud%
1(*2% Building, 5 ha$e built a house for thy d!elling, to be thy most
firm throne for e$er%
1(*.% )nd the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of
5srael( for all the assembly of 5srael stood%
1(*?% )nd 4olomon said( Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael, !ho s#oke
!ith his mouth to Da$id, my father, and !ith his o!n hands hath
accom#lished it, saying(
1(*A% 4ince the day that 5 brought my #eo#le 5srael, out of Egy#t, 5
chose no city out of all the tribes of 5srael, for a house to be built,
that my name might be there( but 5 chose Da$id to be o$er my #eo#le
5srael%
1(*+% )nd Da$id, my father, !ould ha$e built a house to the name of the
'ord, the God of 5srael(
1(*1% )nd the 'ord said to Da$id, my father( =hereas, thou hast thought
in thy heart to build a house to my name, thou hast done !ell in ha$ing
this same thing in thy mind%
1(*B% e$ertheless, thou shalt not build me a house, but thy son, that
shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name%
1(,-% The 'ord hath #erformed his !ord !hich he s#oke% )nd 5 stand in
the room of Da$id, my father, and sit u#on the throne of 5srael, as the
'ord #romised( and ha$e built a house to the name of the 'ord, the God
of 5srael%
1(,*% )nd 5 ha$e set there a #lace for the ark, !herein is the co$enant
of the 'ord, !hich he made !ith our fathers, !hen they came out of the
land of Egy#t%
1(,,% )nd 4olomon stood before the altar of the 'ord, in the sight of
the assembly of 5srael, and s#read forth his hands to!ards hea$en,
1(,2% )nd said( 'ord God of 5srael, there is no God like thee, in hea$en
abo$e, or on the earth beneath( !ho kee#est co$enant and mercy !ith thy
ser$ants, that ha$e !alked before thee !ith all their heart(
1(,.% =ho hast ke#t !ith thy ser$ant Da$id, my father, !hat thou hast
#romised him( !ith thy mouth thou didst s#eak, and !ith thy hands thou
hast #erformed, as this day #ro$eth%
1(,?% o!, therefore, O 'ord God of 5srael, kee# !ith thy ser$ant Da$id,
my father, !hat thou hast s#oken to him, saying( There shall not be
taken a!ay of thee a man in my sight, to sit on the throne of 5srael(
yet so that thy children take heed to their !ay, that they !alk before
me as thou hast !alked in my sight%
1(,A% )nd no!, 'ord God of 5srael, let thy !ords be established, !hich
thou hast s#oken to thy ser$ant Da$id, my father%
1(,+% 5s it then to be thought that God should indeed d!ell u#on earthM
for if hea$en, and the hea$ens of hea$ens, cannot contain thee, ho! much
less this house !hich 5 ha$e builtM
1(,1% But ha$e regard to the #rayer of thy ser$ant, and to his
su##lications, O 'ord, my God( hear the hymn and the #rayer, !hich thy
ser$ant #rayeth before thee this day(
1(,B% That thy eyes may be o#en u#on this house, night and day( u#on the
house of !hich thou hast said( <y name shall be there( that thou mayst
hearken to the #rayer !hich thy ser$ant #rayeth, in this #lace to thee(
1(2-% That thou mayst hearken to the su##lication of thy ser$ant, and of
thy #eo#le 5srael, !hatsoe$er they shall #ray for in this #lace, and
hear them in the #lace of thy d!elling in hea$enJ and !hen thou hearest,
she! them mercy%
1(2*% 5f any man tres#ass against his neighbour, and ha$e an oath u#on
him, !here!ith he is bound, and come, because of the oath, before thy
altar, to thy house,
1(2,% Then hear thou in hea$en( and do and judge thy ser$ants,
condemning the !icked, and bringing his !ay u#on his o!n head, and
justifying the just, and re!arding him according to his justice%
1(22% 5f thy #eo#le 5srael shall fly before their enemies Ebecause they
!ill sin against theeG and doing #enance, and confessing to thy name,
shall come and #ray, and make su##lications to thee in this house(
1(2.% Then hear thou in hea$en, and forgi$e the sin of thy #eo#le
5srael, and bring them back to the land !hich thou ga$est to their
fathers%
1(2?% 5f hea$en shall be shut u#, and there shall be no rain, because of
their sins, and they, #raying in this #lace, shall do #enance to thy
name, and shall be con$erted from their sins, by occasion of their
afflictions(
1(2A% Then hear thou them in hea$en, and forgi$e the sins of thy
ser$ants, and of thy #eo#le 5srael( and she! them the good !ay !herein
they should !alk, and gi$e rain u#on thy land, !hich thou hast gi$en to
thy #eo#le in #ossession%
1(2+% 5f a famine arise in the land, or a #estilence, or corru#t air, or
blasting, or locust, or milde!J if their enemy afflict them, besieging
the gates, !hatsoe$er #lague, !hatsoe$er infirmity,
1(21% =hatsoe$er curse or im#recation shall ha##en to any man of thy
#eo#le 5srael( !hen a man shall kno! the !ound of his o!n heart, and
shall s#read forth his hands in this houseJ
1(2B% Then hear thou in hea$en, in the #lace of thy d!elling, and
forgi$e, and do so as to gi$e to e$ery one according to his !ays, as
thou shalt see his heart Efor thou only kno!est the heart of all the
children of menG
1(.-% That they may fear thee all the days that they li$e u#on the face
of the land, !hich thou hast gi$en to our fathers%
1(.*% <oreo$er also the stranger, !ho is not of thy #eo#le 5srael, !hen
he shall come out of a far conntry for thy nameDs sake, Efor they shall
hear e$ery !here of thy great name, and thy mighty hand,
1(.,% )nd thy stretched out armG so !hen he shall come, and shall #ray
in this #lace,
1(.2% Then hear thou in hea$en, in the firmament of thy d!elling #lace,
and do all those things, for !hich that stranger shall call u#on thee(
that all the #eo#le of the earth may learn to fear thy name, as do thy
#eo#le 5srael, and may #ro$e that thy name is called u#on on this house,
!hich 5 ha$e built%
1(..% 5f thy #eo#le go out to !ar against their enemies, by !hat !ay
soe$er thou shalt send them, they shall #ray to thee to!ards the !ay of
the city, !hich thou hast chosen, and to!ards the house, !hich 5 ha$e
built to thy name(
1(.?% )nd then hear thou in hea$en their #rayers, and their
su##lications, and do judgment for them%
1(.A% But if they sin against thee, Efor there is no man !ho sinneth
notG and thou being angry, deli$er them u# to their enemies, so that
they be led a!ay ca#ti$es into the land of their enemies, far or nearJ
1(.+% Then if they do #enance in their heart, in the #lace of ca#ti$ity,
and being con$erted, make su##lication to thee in their ca#ti$ity,
saying( =e ha$e sinned, !e ha$e done unjustly, !e ha$e committed
!ickedness(
1(.1% )nd return to thee !ith all their heart, and all their soul, in
the land of their enemies, to !hich they ha$e been led ca#ti$es( and
#ray to thee to!ards the !ay of their land, !hich thou ga$est to their
fathers, and of the city !hich thou hast chosen, and of the tem#le !hich
5 ha$e built to thy name(
1(.B% Then hear thou in hea$en, in the firmament of thy throne, their
#rayers, and their su##lications, and do judgment for them(
1(?-% )nd forgi$e thy #eo#le, that ha$e sinned against thee, and all
their iniLuities, by !hich they ha$e transgressed against thee( and gi$e
them mercy before them that ha$e made them ca#ti$es, that they may ha$e
com#assion on them%
1(?*% 7or they are thy #eo#le, and thy inheritance, !hom thou hast
brought out of the land of Egy#t, from the midst of the furnace of iron%
1(?,% That thy eyes may be o#en to the su##lication of thy ser$ant, and
of thy #eo#le 5srael, to hear them in all things for !hich they shall
call u#on thee%
1(?2% 7or thou hast se#arated them to thyself for an inheritance, from
amongst all the #eo#le of the earth, as thou hast s#oken by <oses, thy
ser$ant, !hen thou broughtest our fathers out of Egy#t, O 'ord God%
1(?.% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 4olomon had made an end of #raying all
this #rayer and su##lication to the 'ord, that he rose from before the
altar of the 'ord( for he had fi>ed both knees on the ground, and had
s#read his hands to!ards hea$en%
1(??% )nd he stood, and blessed all the assembly of 5srael !ith a loud
$oice, saying(
1(?A% Blessed be the 'ord, !ho hath gi$en rest to his #eo#le 5srael,
according to all that he #romised( there hath not failed so much as one
!ord of all the good things that he #romised by his ser$ant <oses%
1(?+% The 'ord our God be !ith us, as he !as !ith our fathers, and not
lea$e us, nor cast us off(
1(?1% But may he incline our hearts to himself, that !e may !alk in all
his !ays, and kee# his commandments, and his ceremonies, and all his
judgments, !hich he commanded our fathers%
1(?B% )nd let these my !ords, !here!ith 5 ha$e #rayed before the 'ord,
be nigh unto the 'ord our God day and night, that he may do judgment for
his ser$ant, and for his #eo#le 5srael, day by day(
1(A-% That all the #eo#le of the earth may kno!, that the 'ord he is
God, and there is no other besides him%
1(A*% 'et our hearts also be #erfect !ith the 'ord our God, that !e may
!alk in his statutes, and kee# his commandments, as at this day%
1(A,% )nd the king, and all 5srael !ith him, offered $ictims before the
'ord%
1(A2% )nd 4olomon sle! $ictims of #eace offerings, !hich he sacrificed
to the 'ord, t!o and t!enty thousand o>en, and a hundred and t!enty
thousand shee# so the king, and all the children of 5srael, dedicated
the tem#le of the 'ord%
1(A.% 5n that day the king sanctified the middle of the court, that !as
before the house of the 'ord for there he offered the holocaust, and
sacrifice, and the fat of the #eace offerings( because the braHen altar
that !as before the 'ord, !as too little to recei$e the holocaust, and
sacrifice, and the fat of the #eace offerings%
1(A?% )nd 4olomon made at the same time a solemn feast, and all 5srael
!ith him, a great multitude, from the entrance of Emath to the ri$er of
Egy#t, before the 'ord our God, se$en days and se$en days, that is,
fourteen days%
1(AA% )nd on the eighth day, he sent a!ay the #eo#le( and they blessed
the king, and !ent to their d!ellings, rejoicing, and glad in heart, for
all the good things that the 'ord had done for Da$id, his ser$ant, and
for 5srael, his #eo#le%
2 ;ings "ha#ter B
The 'ord a##eareth again to 4olomon( he buildeth cities( he sendeth a
fleet to O#hir%
B(*% )nd it came to #ass !hen 4olomon had finished the building of the
house of the 'ord, and the kingDs house, and all that he desired and !as
#leased to do,
B(,% That the 'ord a##eared to him the second time, as he had a##eared
to him in Gabaon%
B(2% )nd the 'ord said to him( 5 ha$e heard thy #rayer and thy
su##lication, !hich thou hast made before me( 5 ha$e sanctified this
house, !hich thou hast built, to #ut my name there for e$erJ and my
eyes, and my heart, shall be there al!ays%
B(.% )nd if thou !ilt !alk before me, as thy father !alked, in
sim#licity of heart, and in u#rightness( and !ilt do all that 5 ha$e
commanded thee, and !ilt kee# my ordinances, and my judgments,
)s thy father !alked, in sim#licity of heart%%% That is, in the
sincerity and integrity of a single heart, as o##osite to all double
dealing and deceit%
B(?% 5 !ill establish the throne of thy kingdom o$er 5srael for e$er, as
5 #romised Da$id, thy father, saying( There shall not fail a man of thy
race u#on the throne of 5srael%
B(A% But if you and your children, re$olting, shall turn a!ay from
follo!ing me, and !ill not kee# my commandments, and my ceremonies,
!hich 5 ha$e set before you, but !ill go and !orshi# strange gods, and
adore them(
B(+% 5 !ill take a!ay 5srael from the face of the land !hich 5 ha$e
gi$en themJ and the tem#le !hich 5 ha$e sanctified to my name, 5 !ill
cast out of my sightJ and 5srael shall be a #ro$erb, and a by!ord among
all #eo#le%
B(1% )nd this house shall be made an e>am#le of( e$ery one that shall
#ass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss, and say( =hy hath the
'ord done thus to this land, and to this houseM
B(B% )nd they shall ans!er( Because they forsook the 'ord their God, !ho
brought their fathers out of the land of Egy#t, and follo!ed strange
gods, and adored them, and !orshi##ed them( therefore hath the 'ord
brought u#on them all this e$il%
B(*-% )nd !hen t!enty years !ere ended, after 4olomon had built the t!o
housesJ that is, the house of the 'ord, and the house of the king,
B(**% E8iram, the king of Tyre, furnishing 4olomon !ith cedar trees, and
fir trees, and gold, according to all he had need ofG then 4olomon ga$e
8iram t!enty cities in the land of Galilee%
B(*,% )nd 8iram came out of Tyre, to see the to!ns !hich 4olomon had
gi$en him, and they #leased him notJ
B(*2% )nd he said( )re these the cities !hich thou hast gi$en me,
brotherM )nd he called them the land of "habul, unto this day%
"habul%%% That is, dirty or dis#leasing%
B(*.% )nd 8iram sent to king 4olomon a hundred and t!enty talents of
gold%
B(*?% This is the sum of the e>#enses, !hich king 4olomon offered to
build the house of the 'ord, and his o!n house, and <ello, and the !all
of 9erusalem, and 8eser, and <ageddo, and GaHer%
B(*A% Pharao, the king of Egy#t, came u# and took GaHer, and burnt it
!ith fire( and sle! the "hanaanite that d!elt in the city, and ga$e it
for a do!ry to his daughter, 4olomonDs !ife%
B(*+% 4o 4olomon built GaHer, and Bethhoron the nether,
B(*1% )nd Baalath, and Palmira, in the land of the !ilderness%
B(*B% )nd all the to!ns that belonged to himself, and !ere not !alled,
he fortifiedJ the cities also of the chariots, and the cities of the
horsemen, and !hatsoe$er he had a mind to build in 9erusalem, and in
'ibanus, and in all the land of his dominion%
B(,-% )ll the #eo#le that !ere left of the )morrhites, and 8ethites, and
PhereHites, and 8e$ites, and 9ebusites, that are not of the children of
5srael(
B(,*% Their children, that !ere left in the landJ to !it, such as the
children of 5srael had not been able to destroy, 4olomon made tributary
unto this day%
B(,,% But of the children of 5srael, 4olomon made not any to be bondmen,
but they !ere !arriors, and his ser$ants, and his #rinces, and ca#tains,
and o$erseers of the chariots and horses%
B(,2% )nd there !ere fi$e hundred and fifty chief officers set o$er all
the !orks of 4olomon, and they had #eo#le under them, and had charge
o$er the a##ointed !orks%
B(,.% )nd the daughter of Pharao came u# out of the city of Da$id to her
house, !hich 4olomon had built for her( then did he build <ello%
B(,?% 4olomon also offered three times e$ery year holocausts, and
$ictims of #eace offerings, u#on the altar !hich he had built to the
'ord, and he burnt incense before the 'ord( and the tem#le !as finished%
B(,A% )nd king 4olomon made a fleet in )siongaber, !hich is by )ilath,
on the shore of the Red 4ea, in the land of Edom%
B(,+% )nd 8iram sent his ser$ants in the fleet, sailors that had
kno!ledge of the sea, !ith the ser$ants of 4olomon%
B(,1% )nd they came to O#hirJ and they brought from thence to king
4olomon four hundred and t!enty talents of gold%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *-
The Lueen of 4aba cometh to king 4olomon( his riches and glory%
*-(*% )nd the Lueen of 4aba ha$ing heard of the fame of 4olomon in the
name of the 'ord, came to try him !ith hard Luestions%
*-(,% )nd entering into 9erusalem !ith a great train, and riches, and
camels that carried s#ices, and an immense Luantity of gold, and
#recious stones, she came to king 4olomon, and s#oke to him all that she
had in her heart%
*-(2% )nd 4olomon informed her of all the things she #ro#osed to him(
there !as not any !ord the king !as ignorant of, and !hich he could not
ans!er her%
*-(.% )nd !hen the Lueen of 4aba sa! all the !isdom of 4olomon, and the
house !hich he had built,
*-(?% )nd the meat of his table, and the a#artments of his ser$ants, and
the order of his ministers, and their a##arel, and the cu#bearers, and
the holocausts, !hich he offered in the house of the 'ord, she had no
longer any s#irit in herJ
*-(A% )nd she said to the king( The re#ort is true, !hich 5 heard in my
o!n country,
*-(+% "oncerning thy !ords, and concerning thy !isdom% )nd 5 did not
belie$e them that told me, till 5 came myself, and sa! !ith my o!n eyes,
and ha$e found that the half hath not been told me( thy !isdom and thy
!orks e>ceed the fame !hich 5 heard%
*-(1% Blessed are thy men, and blessed are thy ser$ants, !ho stand
before thee al!ays, and hear thy !isdom%
*-(B% Blessed be the 'ord thy God, !hom thou hast #leased, and !ho hath
set thee u#on the throne of 5srael, because the 'ord hath lo$ed 5srael
for e$er, and hath a##ointed thee king, to do judgment and justice%
*-(*-% )nd she ga$e the king a hundred and t!enty talents of gold, and
of s#ices a $ery great store, and #recious stones( there !as brought no
more such abundance of s#ices as these !hich the Lueen of 4aba ga$e to
king 4olomon%
*-(**% EThe na$y also of 8iram, !hich brought gold from O#hir, brought
from O#hir great #lenty of thyine trees, and #recious stones%
*-(*,% )nd the king made of the thyine trees the rails of the house of
the 'ord, and of the kingDs house( and citterns and har#s for singers(
there !ere no such thyine trees as these brought nor seen unto this
day%G
*-(*2% )nd king 4olomon ga$e the Lueen of 4aba all that she desired, and
asked of him( besides !hat he offered her of himself of his royal
bounty% )nd she returned, and !ent to her o!n country, !ith her
ser$ants%
*-(*.% )nd the !eight of the gold that !as brought to 4olomon e$ery
year, !as si> hundred and si>ty-si> talents of gold(
*-(*?% Besides that !hich the men brought him that !ere o$er the
tributes, and the merchants, and they that sold by retail, and all the
kings of )rabia, and the go$ernors of the country%
*-(*A% )nd 4olomon made t!o hundred shields of the #urest gold( he
allo!ed si> hundred sicles of gold for the #lates of one shield%
*-(*+% )nd three hundred targets of fine gold( three hundred #ounds of
gold co$ered one target( and the king #ut them in the house of the
forest of 'ibanus%
*-(*1% ;ing 4olomon also made a great throne of i$ory( and o$erlaid it
!ith the finest gold%
*-(*B% 5t had si> ste#s( and the to# of the throne !as round behind( and
there !ere t!o hands on either side holding the seat( and t!o lions
stood, one at each hand,
*-(,-% )nd t!el$e little lions stood u#on the si> ste#s, on the one side
and on the other( there !as no such !ork made in any kingdom%
*-(,*% <oreo$er, all the $essels out of !hich king 4olomon drank, !ere
of gold( and all the furniture of the house of the forest of 'ibanus !as
of most #ure gold( there !as no sil$er, nor !as any account made of it
in the days of 4olomon(
*-(,,% 7or the kingDs na$y, once in three years, !ent !ith the na$y of
8iram by sea to Tharsis, and brought from thence gold, and sil$er, and
ele#hantsD teeth, and a#es, and #eacocks%
*-(,2% )nd king 4olomon e>ceeded all the kings of the earth in riches
and !isdom%
*-(,.% )nd all the earth desired to see 4olomonDs face, to hear his
!isdom, !hich God had gi$en in his heart%
*-(,?% )nd e$ery one brought him #resents, $essels of sil$er and of
gold, garments, and armour, and s#ices, and horses, and mules, e$ery
year%
*-(,A% )nd 4olomon gathered together chariots and horsemen, and he had a
thousand four hundred chariots, and t!el$e thousand horsemen( and he
besto!ed them in fenced cities, and !ith the king in 9erusalem%
*-(,+% )nd he made sil$er to be as #lentiful in 9erusalem as stones( and
cedars to be as common as sycamores !hich gro! in the #lains%
*-(,1% )nd horses !ere brought for 4olomon out of Egy#t, and "oa( for
the kingDs merchants bought them out of "oa, and brought them at a set
#rice%
*-(,B% )nd a chariot of four horses came out of Egy#t, for si> hundred
sicles of sil$er, and a horse for a hundred and fifty% )nd after this
manner did all the kings of the 8ethites, and of 4yria, sell horses%
2 ;ings "ha#ter **
4olomon by means of his !i$es falleth into idolatry( God raiseth him
ad$ersaries, )dad, RaHon, and 9eroboam( 4olomon dieth%
**(*% )nd king 4olomon lo$ed many strange !omen, besides the daughter of
Pharao, and !omen of <oab, and of )mmon, and of Edom, and of 4idon, and
of the 8ethites(
**(,% Of the nations concerning !hich the 'ord said to the children of
5srael( &ou shall not go in unto them, neither shall any of them come
into yours( for they !ill most certainly turn a!ay your hearts to follo!
their gods% )nd to these !as 4olomon joined !ith a most ardent lo$e%
**(2% )nd he had se$en hundred !i$es as Lueens, and three hundred
concubines( and the !omen turned a!ay his heart%
**(.% )nd !hen he !as no! old, his heart !as turned a!ay by !omen to
follo! strange gods( and his heart !as not #erfect !ith the 'ord his
God, as !as the heart of Da$id, his father%
**(?% But 4olomon !orshi##ed )starthe, the goddess of the 4idonians, and
<oloch, the idol of the )mmonites%
**(A% )nd 4olomon did that !hich !as not #leasing before the 'ord, and
did not fully follo! the 'ord, as Da$id, his father%
**(+% Then 4olomon built a tem#le for "hamos, the idol of <oab, on the
hill that is o$er against 9erusalem, and for <oloch, the idol of the
children of )mmon%
**(1% )nd he did in this manner for all his !i$es that !ere strangers,
!ho burnt incense, and offered sacrifice to their gods%
**(B% )nd the 'ord !as angry !ith 4olomon, because his mind !as turned
a!ay from the 'ord, the God of 5srael, !ho had a##eared to him t!iceJ
**(*-% )nd had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not
follo! strange gods( but he ke#t not the things !hich the 'ord commanded
him%
**(**% The 'ord therefore said to 4olomon( Because thou hast done this,
and hast not ke#t my co$enant, and my #rece#ts, !hich 5 ha$e commanded
thee, 5 !ill di$ide and rend thy kingdom, and !ill gi$e it to thy
ser$ant%
**(*,% e$ertheless, in thy days 5 !ill not do it, for Da$id thy
fatherDs sake( but 5 !ill rend it out of the hand of thy son%
**(*2% either !ill 5 take a!ay the !hole kingdomJ but 5 !ill gi$e one
tribe to thy son, for the sake of Da$id, my ser$ant, and 9erusalem,
!hich 5 ha$e chosen%
One tribe%%% Besides that of 9uda, his o!n nati$e tribe%
**(*.% )nd the 'ord raised u# an ad$ersary to 4olomon, )dad, the
Edomite, of the kingDs seed, in Edom%
**(*?% 7or !hen Da$id !as in Edom, and 9oab, the general of the army,
!as gone u# to bury them that !ere slain, and had killed e$ery male in
Edom,
**(*A% E7or 9oab remained there si> months !ith all 5srael, till he had
slain e$ery male in Edom,G
**(*+% Then )dad fled, he and certain Edomites of his fatherDs ser$ants,
!ith him, to go into Egy#t( and )dad !as then a little boy%
**(*1% )nd they arose out of <adian, and came into Pharan, and they took
men !ith them from Pharan, and !ent into Egy#t, to Pharao, the king of
Egy#t( !ho ga$e him a house, and a##ointed him $ictuals, and assigned
him land%
**(*B% )nd )dad found great fa$our before Pharao, insomuch that he ga$e
him to !ife the o!n sister of his !ife, Ta#hnes, the Lueen%
**(,-% )nd the sister of Ta#hnes bore him his son, GenubathJ and Ta#hnes
brought him u# in the house of Pharao( and Genubath d!elt !ith Pharao
among his children%
**(,*% )nd !hen )dad heard in Egy#t that Da$id sle#t !ith his fathers,
and that 9oab, the general of the army, !as dead, he said to Pharao( 'et
me de#art, that 5 may go to my o!n country%
**(,,% )nd Pharao said to him( =hy, !hat is !anting to thee !ith me,
that thou seekest to go to thy o!n countryM But he ans!ered( othingJ
yet 5 beseech thee to let me go%
**(,2% God also raised u# against him an ad$ersary, RaHon, the son of
Eliada, !ho had fled from his master, )dareHer, the king of 4oba%
**(,.% )nd he gathered men against him, and he became a ca#tain of
robbers, !hen Da$id sle! them of 4oba( and they !ent to Damascus, and
d!elt there, and they made him king in Damascus%
**(,?% )nd he !as an ad$ersary to 5srael all the days of 4olomon( and
this is the e$il of )dad, and his hatred against 5sraelJ and he reigned
in 4yria%
**(,A% 9eroboam also, the son of abat, an E#hrathite, of 4areda, a
ser$ant of 4olomon, !hose mother !as named 4arua, a !ido! !oman, lifted
u# his hand against the king%
**(,+% )nd this is the cause of his rebellion against himJ for 4olomon
built <ello, and filled u# the breach of the city of Da$id, his father%
**(,1% )nd 9eroboam !as a $aliant and mighty man( and 4olomon seeing him
a young man ingenious and industrious, made him chief o$er the tributes
of all the house of 9ose#h%
**(,B% 4o it came to #ass at that time, that 9eroboam !ent out of
9erusalem, and the #ro#het )hias, the 4ilonite, clad !ith a ne! garment,
found him in the !ay( and they t!o !ere alone in the field%
**(2-% )nd )hias taking his ne! garment, !here!ith he !as clad, di$ided
it into t!el$e #arts(
**(2*% )nd he said to 9eroboam( Take to thee ten #ieces( for thus saith
the 'ord, the God of 5srael( Behold, 5 !ill rend the kingdom out of the
hand of 4olomon, and !ill gi$e thee ten tribes%
**(2,% But one tribe shall remain to him for the sake of my ser$ant,
Da$id, and 9erusalem, the city !hich 5 ha$e chosen out of all the tribes
of 5srael(
**(22% Because he hath forsaken me, and hath adored )starthe, the
goddess of the 4idonians, and "hamos, the god of <oab, and <oloch, the
god of the children of )mmon( and hath not !alked in my !ays, to do
justice before me, and to kee# my #rece#ts, and judgments, as did Da$id,
his father%
**(2.% &et 5 !ill not take a!ay all the kingdom out of his hand, but 5
!ill make him #rince all the days of his life, for Da$id my ser$antDs
sake, !hom 5 chose, !ho ke#t my commandments, and my #rece#ts%
**(2?% But 5 !ill take a!ay the kingdom out of his sonDs hand, and !ill
gi$e thee ten tribes(
**(2A% )nd to his son 5 !ill gi$e one tribe, that there may remain a
lam# for my ser$ant, Da$id, before me al!ays in 9erusalem, the city
!hich 5 ha$e chosen, that my name might be there%
**(2+% )nd 5 !ill take thee, and thou shalt reign o$er all that thy soul
desireth, and thou shalt be king o$er 5srael%
**(21% 5f then thou !ilt hearken to all that 5 shall command thee, and
!ilt !alk in my !ays, and do !hat is right before me, kee#ing my
commandments and my #rece#ts, as Da$id, my ser$ant, did( 5 !ill be !ith
thee, and !ill build thee u# a faithful house, as 5 built a house for
Da$id, and 5 !ill deli$er 5srael to thee(
**(2B% )nd 5 !ill for this afflict the seed of Da$id, but yet not for
e$er%
**(.-% 4olomon, therefore, sought to kill 9eroboam( but he arose, and
fled into Egy#t, to 4esac, the king of Egy#t, and !as in Egy#t till the
death of 4olomon%
**(.*% )nd the rest of the !ords of 4olomon, and all that he did and his
!isdom( behold they are all !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days
of 4olomon%
The book of the !ords, etc%%% This book is lost, !ith di$ers others
mentioned in holy !rit%
**(.,% )nd the days that 4olomon reigned in 9erusalem, o$er all 5srael,
!ere forty years%
**(.2% )nd 4olomon sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in the city of
Da$id, his fatherJ and Roboam, his son, reigned in his stead%
4olomon sle#t, etc%%% That is, died% 8e !as then about fifty-eight years
of age, ha$ing reigned forty years%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *,
Roboam, follo!ing the counsel of young men alienateth from him the minds
of the #eo#le% They make 9eroboam king o$er ten tribes( he setteth u#
idolatry%
*,(*% )nd Roboam !ent to 4ichem( for thither !ere all 5srael come
together to make him king%
*,(,% But 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho !as yet in Egy#t, a fugiti$e
from the face of king 4olomon, hearing of his death, returned out of
Egy#t%
*,(2% )nd they sent and called him( and 9eroboam came, and all the
multitude of 5srael, and they s#oke to Roboam, saying(
*,(.% Thy father laid a grie$ous yoke u#on us( no!, therefore, do thou
take off a little of the grie$ous ser$ice of thy father, and of his most
hea$y yoke, !hich he #ut u#on us, and !e !ill ser$e thee%
*,(?% )nd he said to them( Go till the third day, and come to me again%
)nd !hen the #eo#le !as gone,
*,(A% ;ing Roboam took counsel !ith the old men, that stood before
4olomon, his father, !hile he yet li$ed, and he said( =hat counsel do
you gi$e me, that 5 may ans!er this #eo#leM
*,(+% They said to him( 5f thou !ilt yield to this #eo#le to day, and
condescend to them, and grant their #etition, and !ilt s#eak gentle
!ords to them, they !ill be thy ser$ants al!ays%
*,(1% But he left the counsel of the old men, !hich they had gi$en him,
and consulted !ith the young men that had been brought u# !ith him, and
stood before him%
*,(B% )nd he said to them( =hat counsel do you gi$e me, that 5 may
ans!er this #eo#le, !ho ha$e said to me( <ake the yoke, !hich thy father
#ut u#on us, lighterM
*,(*-% )nd the young men that had been brought u# !ith him, said( Thus
shalt thou s#eak to this #eo#le, !ho ha$e s#oken to thee, saying( Thy
father made our yoke hea$y, do thou ease us% Thou shalt say to them( <y
little finger is thicker than the back of my father%
*,(**% )nd no! my father #ut a hea$y yoke u#on you, but 5 !ill add to
your yoke( my father beat you !ith !hi#s, but 5 !ill beat you !ith
scor#ions%
*,(*,% 4o 9eroboam, and all the #eo#le, came to Roboam the third day, as
the king had a##ointed, saying( "ome to me again the third day%
*,(*2% )nd the king ans!ered the #eo#le roughly, lea$ing the counsel of
the old men, !hich they had gi$en him,
*,(*.% )nd he s#oke to them according to the counsel of the young men,
saying( <y father made your yoke hea$y, but 5 !ill add to your yoke( <y
father beat you !ith !hi#s, but 5 !ill beat you !ith scor#ions%
*,(*?% )nd the king condescended not to the #eo#le( for the 'ord !as
turned a!ay from him, to make good his !ord, !hich he had s#oken in the
hand of )hias, the 4ilonite, to 9eroboam, the son of abat%
*,(*A% Then the #eo#le, seeing that the king !ould not hearken to them,
ans!ered him, saying( =hat #ortion ha$e !e in Da$idM or !hat inheritance
in the son of 5saiM Go home to thy d!ellings, O 5srael( no!, Da$id, look
to thy o!n house% 4o 5srael de#arted to their d!ellings%
*,(*+% But as for all the children of 5srael that d!elt in the cities of
9uda, Roboam reigned o$er them%
*,(*1% Then king Roboam sent )duram, !ho !as o$er the tribute( and all
5srael stoned him, and he died% =herefore king Roboam made haste to get
him u# into his chariot, and he fled to 9erusalem(
*,(*B% )nd 5srael re$olted from the house of Da$id, unto this day%
*,(,-% )nd it came to #ass !hen all 5srael heard that 9eroboam !as come
again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made
him king o$er all 5srael, and there !as none that follo!ed the house of
Da$id but the tribe of 9uda only%
9uda only%%% Benjamin !as a small tribe, and so intermi>ed !ith the
tribe of 9uda, Ethe $ery city of 9erusalem being #artly in 9uda, #artly
in Benjamin,G that they are here counted but as one tribe%
*,(,*% )nd Roboam came to 9erusalem, and gathered together all the house
of 9uda, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred fourscore thousand chosen
men for !ar, to fight against the house of 5srael, and to bring the
kingdom again under Roboam, the son of 4olomon%
*,(,,% But the !ord of the 'ord came to 4emeias, the man of God, saying(
*,(,2% 4#eak to Roboam, the son of 4olomon, the king of 9uda, and to all
the house of 9uda, and Benjamin, and the rest of the #eo#le, saying(
*,(,.% Thus saith the 'ord( &ou shall not go u#, nor fight against your
brethren, the children of 5srael( let e$ery man return to his house, for
this thing is from me% They hearkened to the !ord of the 'ord, and
returned from their journey, as the 'ord had commanded them%
*,(,?% )nd 9eroboam built 4ichem in mount E#hraim, and d!elt there, and
going out from thence, he built Phanuel%
*,(,A% )nd 9eroboam said in his heart( o! shall the kingdom return to
the house of Da$id,
*,(,+% 5f this #eo#le go u# to offer sacrifices in the house of the 'ord
at 9erusalem( and the heart of this #eo#le !ill turn to their lord
Roboam, the king of 9uda, and they !ill kill me, and return to him%
*,(,1% )nd finding out a de$ice, he made t!o golden cal$es, and said to
them( Go ye u# no more to 9erusalem( Behold thy gods, O 5srael, !ho
brought thee out of the land of Egy#t%
Golden cal$es%%% 5t is likely, by making his gods in this form, he
mimicked the Egy#tians, among !hom he had sojourned, !ho !orshi##ed
their )#is and their Osiris under the form of a bullock%
*,(,B% )nd he set the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan(
Bethel and Dan%%% Bethel !as a city of the tribe of E#hraim in the
southern #art of the dominions of 9eroboam, about si> leagues from
9erusalemJ Dan !as in the e>tremity of his dominions to the north in the
confines of 4yria%
*,(2-% )nd this thing became an occasion of sin( for the #eo#le !ent to
adore the calf as far as Dan%
*,(2*% )nd he made tem#les in the high #laces, and #riests of the lo!est
of the #eo#le, !ho !ere not of the sons of 'e$i%
*,(2,% )nd he a##ointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth
day of the month, after the manner of the feast that !as celebrated in
9uda% )nd going u# to the altar, he did in like manner in Bethel, to
sacrifice to the cal$es, !hich he had made( and he #laced in Bethel
#riests of the high #laces, !hich he had made%
*,(22% )nd he !ent u# to the altar, !hich he had built in Bethel, on the
fifteenth day of the eighth month, !hich he had de$ised of his o!n
heart( and he ordained a feast to the children of 5srael, and !ent u# on
the altar to burn incense%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *2
) #ro#het sent from 9uda to Bethel foretelleth the birth of 9osias, and
the destruction of 9eroboamDs altar% 9eroboamDs hand offering $iolence
to the #ro#het !ithereth, but is restored by the #ro#hetDs #rayer( the
same #ro#het is decei$ed by another #ro#het, and slain by a lion%
*2(*% )nd behold there came a man of God out of 9uda, by the !ord of the
'ord, to Bethel, !hen 9eroboam !as standing u#on the altar, and burning
incense%
*2(,% )nd he cried out against the altar in the !ord of the 'ord, and
said( O altar, altar, thus saith the 'ord( Behold a child shall be born
to the house of Da$id, 9osias by name, and he shall immolate u#on thee
the #riests of the high #laces, !ho no! burn incense u#on thee, and he
shall burn menDs bones u#on thee%
*2(2% )nd he ga$e a sign the same day, saying( This shall be the sign,
that the 'ord hath s#oken( Behold the altar shall be rent, and the ashes
that are u#on it, shall be #oured out%
*2(.% )nd !hen the king had heard the !ord of the man of God, !hich he
had cried out against the altar in Bethel, he stretched forth his hand
from the altar, saying( 'ay hold on him% )nd his hand !hich he stretched
forth against him, !ithered( and he !as not able to dra! it back again
to him%
*2(?% The altar also !as rent, and the ashes !ere #oured out from the
altar, according to the sign !hich the man of God had gi$en before in
the !ord of the 'ord%
*2(A% )nd the king said to the man of God( Entreat the face of the 'ord
thy God, and #ray for me, that my hand may be restored to me% )nd the
man of God besought the face of the 'ord, and the kingDs hand !as
restored to him, and it became as it !as before%
*2(+% )nd the king said to the man of God( "ome home !ith me to dine,
and 5 !ill make thee #resents%
*2(1% )nd the man of God ans!ered the king( 5f thou !ouldst gi$e me half
thy house, 5 !ill not go !ith thee, nor eat bread, nor drink !ater in
this #lace(
*2(B% 7or so it !as enjoined me by the !ord of the 'ord commanding me(
Thou shalt not eat bread, nor drink !ater, nor return by the same !ay
that thou camest%
*2(*-% 4o he de#arted by another !ay, and returned not by the !ay that
he came into Bethel%
*2(**% o! a certain old #ro#het d!elt in Bethel, and his sons came to
him, and told him all the !orks that the man of God had done that day in
Bethel( and they told their father the !ords !hich he had s#oken to the
king%
*2(*,% )nd their father said to them( =hat !ay !ent heM 8is sons she!ed
him the !ay by !hich the man of God !ent, !ho came out of 9uda%
*2(*2% )nd he said to his sons( 4addle me the ass% )nd !hen they had
saddled it, he got u#,
*2(*.% )nd !ent after the man of God, and found him sitting under a
tur#entine tree( and he said to him( )rt thou the man of God !ho camest
from 9udaM 8e ans!ered( 5 am%
*2(*?% )nd he said to him( "ome home !ith me to eat bread%
*2(*A% But he said( 5 must not return, nor go !ith thee, neither !ill 5
eat bread, or drink !ater in this #lace(
*2(*+% Because the 'ord s#oke to me, in the !ord of the 'ord, saying(
Thou shalt not eat bread, and thou shalt not drink !ater there, nor
return by the !ay thou !entest%
*2(*1% 8e said to him( 5 also am a #ro#het like unto thee( and an angel
s#oke to me, in the !ord of the 'ord, saying( Bring him back !ith thee
into thy house, that he may eat bread, and drink !ater% 8e decei$ed him,
)n angel s#oke to me, etc%%% This old man of Bethel !as indeed a
#ro#het, but he sinned in thus decei$ing the man of GodJ the more
because he #retended a re$elation for !hat he did%
*2(*B% )nd brought him back !ith him( so he ate bread, and drank !ater
in his house%
*2(,-% )nd as they sat at table, the !ord of the 'ord came to the
#ro#het that brought him back(
*2(,*% )nd he cried out to the man of God !ho came out of 9uda, saying(
Thus saith the 'ord( Because thou hast not been obedient to the 'ord,
and hast not ke#t the commandment !hich the 'ord thy God commanded thee,
*2(,,% )nd hast returned, and eaten bread, and drunk !ater in the #lace
!herein he commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat bread, nor drink
!ater, thy dead body shall not be brought into the se#ulchre of thy
fathers%
*2(,2% )nd !hen he had eaten and drunk, he saddled his ass for the
#ro#het, !hom he had brought back%
*2(,.% )nd !hen he !as gone, a lion found him in the !ay, and killed
him, and his body !as cast in the !ay( and the ass stood by him, and the
lion stood by the dead body%
;illed him%%% Thus the 'ord often #unishes his ser$ants here, that he
may s#are them hereafter% 7or the generality of di$ines are of o#inion,
that the sin of this #ro#het, considered !ith all its circumstances, !as
not mortal%
*2(,?% )nd behold, men #assing by, sa! the dead body cast in the !ay,
and the lion standing by the body% )nd they came and told it in the
city, !herein that old #ro#het d!elt%
*2(,A% )nd !hen that #ro#het, !ho had brought him back out of the !ay,
heard of it, he said( 5t is the man of God, that !as disobedient to the
mouth of the 'ord, and the 'ord hath deli$ered him to the lion, and he
hath torn him, and killed him, according to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich
he s#oke to him%
*2(,+% )nd he said to his sons( 4addle me an ass% )nd !hen they had
saddled it,
*2(,1% )nd he !as gone, he found the dead body cast in the !ay, and the
ass and the lion standing by the carcass( the lion had not eaten of the
dead body, nor hurt the ass%
*2(,B% )nd the #ro#het took u# the body of the man of God, and laid it
u#on the ass, and going back brought it into the city of the old
#ro#het, to mourn for him%
*2(2-% )nd he laid his dead body in his o!n se#ulchre( and they mourned
o$er him, saying( )lasN alas, my brother%
*2(2*% )nd !hen they had mourned o$er him, he said to his sons( =hen 5
am dead, bury me in the se#ulchre !herein the man of God is buried( lay
my bones beside his bones%
*2(2,% 7or assuredly the !ord shall come to #ass !hich he hath foretold
in the !ord of the 'ord, against the altar that is in Bethel( and
against all the tem#les of the high #laces, that are in the cities of
4amaria%
*2(22% )fter these !ords, 9eroboam came not back from his !icked !ay(
but on the contrary, he made of the meanest of the #eo#le #riests of the
high #laces( !hosoe$er !ould, he filled his hand, and he !as made a
#riest of the high #laces%
*2(2.% )nd for this cause did the house of 9eroboam sin, and !as cut
off, and destroyed from the face of the earth%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *.
)hias #ro#hesieth the destruction of the family of 9eroboam% 8e dieth,
and is succeeded by his son adab% The king of Egy#t taketh and
#illageth 9erusalem% Roboam dieth and his son )biam succeedeth%
*.(*% )t that time )bia, the son of 9eroboam, fell sick%
*.(,% )nd 9eroboam said to his !ife( )rise, and change thy dress, that
thou be not kno!n to be the !ife of 9eroboam, and go to 4ilo, !here
)hias, the #ro#het is, !ho told me that 5 should reign o$er this #eo#le%
*.(2% Take also !ith thee ten loa$es, and cracknels, and a #ot of honey,
and go to him( for he !ill tell thee !hat !ill become of this child%
*.(.% 9eroboamDs !ife did as he told her( and rising u#, !ent to 4ilo,
and came to the house of )hiasJ but he could not see, for his eyes !ere
dim by reason of his age%
*.(?% )nd the 'ord said to )hias( Behold the !ife of 9eroboam cometh in,
to consult thee concerning her son, that is sick( thus and thus shalt
thou s#eak to her% 4o !hen she !as coming in, and made as if she !ere
another !oman,
*.(A% )hias heard the sound of her feet, coming in at the door, and
said( "ome in, thou !ife of 9eroboam( !hy dost thou feign thyself to be
anotherM But 5 am sent to thee !ith hea$y tidings%
*.(+% Go, and tell 9eroboam( Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( 7or
as much as 5 e>alted thee from among the #eo#le, and made thee #rince
o$er my #eo#le 5sraelJ
*.(1% )nd rent the kingdom a!ay from thc house of Da$id, and ga$e it to
thee, and thou hast not been as my ser$ant, Da$id, !ho ke#t my
commandments, and follo!ed me !ith all his heart, doing that !hich !as
!ell #leasing in my sight(
*.(B% But hast done e$il abo$e all that !ere before thee, and hast made
thee strange gods, and molten gods, to #ro$oke me to anger, and hast
cast me behind thy back(
*.(*-% Therefore, behold 5 !ill bring e$ils u#on the house of 9eroboam,
and !ill cut off from 9eroboam him that #isseth against the !all, and
him that is shut u#, and the last in 5srael( and 5 !ill s!ee# a!ay the
remnant of the house of 9eroboam, as dung is s!e#t a!ay till all be
clean%
*.(**% Them that shall die of 9eroboam in the city, the dogs shall eat(
and them that shall die in the field, the birds of the air shall de$our(
for the 'ord hath s#oken it%
*.(*,% )rise thou, therefore, and go to thy house( and !hen thy feet
shall be entering into the city, the child shall die,
*.(*2% )nd all 5srael shall mourn for him, and shall bury him( for he
only of 9eroboam shall be laid in a se#ulchre, because in his regard
there is found a good !ord from the 'ord, the God of 5srael, in the
house of 9eroboam%
*.(*.% )nd the 'ord hath a##ointed himself a king o$er 5srael, !ho shall
cut off the house of 9eroboam in this day, and in this time(
*.(*?% )nd the 'ord God shall strike 5srael as a reed is shaken in the
!ater( and he shall root u# 5srael out of this good land, !hich he ga$e
to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the ri$er( because they
ha$e made to themsel$es gro$es, to #ro$oke the 'ord%
*.(*A% )nd the 'ord shall gi$e u# 5srael for the sins of 9eroboam, !ho
hath sinned, and made 5srael to sin%
*.(*+% )nd the !ife of 9eroboam arose, and de#arted, and came to Thersa(
and !hen she !as coming in to the threshold of the house, the child
died,
*.(*1% )nd they buried him% )nd all 5srael mourned for him, according to
the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he s#oke by the hand of his ser$ant )hias,
the #ro#het%
*.(*B% )nd the rest of the acts of 9eroboam, ho! he fought, and ho! he
reigned, behold they are !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of
the kings of 5srael%
The book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5srael%%% This book,
!hich is often mentioned in the Book of ;ings, is long since lost% 7or
as to the books of Parali#omenon, or "hronicles, E!hich the 8ebre!s call
the !ords of the days,G they !ere certainly !ritten after the Book of
;ings, since they freLuently refer to them%
*.(,-% )nd the days that 9eroboam reigned, !ere t!o and t!enty years(
and he sle#t !ith his fathers( and adab, his son, reigned in his stead%
*.(,*% )nd Roboam, the son of 4olomon, reigned in 9uda( Roboam !as one
and forty years old !hen he began to reign( and he reigned se$enteen
years in 9erusalem, the city !hich the 'ord chose out of all the tribes
of 5srael to #ut his name there% )nd his motherDs name !as aama, an
)mmonitess%
*.(,,% )nd 9uda did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and #ro$oked him
abo$e all that their fathers had done, in their sins !hich they
committed%
*.(,2% 7or they also built them altars, and statues, and gro$es, u#on
e$ery high hill, and under e$ery green tree(
*.(,.% There !ere also the effeminate in the land, and they did
according to all the abominations of the #eo#le, !hom the 'ord had
destroyed before the face of the children of 5srael%
The effeminate%%% "atamites, or men addicted to unnatural lust%
*.(,?% )nd in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, 4esac, king of
Egy#t, came u# against 9erusalem%
*.(,A% )nd he took a!ay the treasures of the house of the 'ord, and the
kingDs treasures, and carried all off( as also the shields of gold !hich
4olomon had made(
*.(,+% )nd Roboam made shields of brass instead of them, and deli$ered
them into the hand of the ca#tains of the shieldbearers, and of them
that ke#t !atch before the gate of the kingDs house%
*.(,1% )nd !hen the king !ent into the house of the 'ord, they !hose
office it !as to go before him, carried them( and after!ards they
brought them back to the armoury of the shieldbearers%
*.(,B% o! the rest of the acts of Roboam, and all that he did, behold
they are !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
9uda%
*.(2-% )nd there !as !ar bet!een Roboam and 9eroboam al!ays%
*.(2*% )nd Roboam sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them, in
the city of Da$id( and his motherDs name !as aama, an )mmonitess( and
)biam, his son, reigned in his stead%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *?
The acts of )biam and of )sa kings of 9uda% )nd of adab and Baasa kings
of 5srael%
*?(*% o! in the eighteenth year of the reign of 9eroboam, the son of
abat, )biam reigned o$er 9uda%
*?(,% 8e reigned three years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as
<aacha, the daughter of )bessalom%
<aacha, etc%%% 4he is called else!here <ichaia, daughter of :rielJ but
it !as common in those days for the same #erson to ha$e t!o names%
*?(2% )nd he !alked in all the sins of his father, !hich he had done
before him( and his heart !as not #erfect !ith the 'ord his God, as !as
the heart of Da$id, his father%
*?(.% But for Da$idDs sake the 'ord his God ga$e him a lam# in
9erusalem, to set u# his son after him, and to establish 9erusalem(
*?(?% Because Da$id had done that !hich !as right in the eyes of the
'ord, and had not turned aside from any thing that he commanded him, all
the days of his life, e>ce#t the matter of :rias, the 8ethite%
*?(A% But there !as !ar bet!een Roboam and 9eroboam all the time of his
life%
*?(+% )nd the rest of the !ords of )biam, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
)nd there !as !ar bet!een )biam and 9eroboam%
*?(1% )nd )biam sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in the city
of Da$id( and )sa, his son, reigned in his stead%
*?(B% 4o in the t!entieth year of 9eroboam, king of 5srael, reigned )sa,
king of 9uda,
*?(*-% )nd he reigned one and forty years in 9erusalem% 8is motherDs
name !as <aacha, the daughter of )bessalom%
8is mother, etc%%% That is, his grandmotherJ unless !e su##ose, !hich is
not im#robable, that the <aacha here named is different from the <aacha
mentioned, $er% ,%
*?(**% )nd )sa did that !hich !as right in the sight of the 'ord, as did
Da$id, his father(
*?(*,% )nd he took a!ay the effeminate out of the land, and remo$ed all
the filth of the idols, !hich his fathers had made%
*?(*2% <oreo$er, he also remo$ed his mother, <aacha, from being the
#rincess in the sacrifices of Pria#us, and in the gro$e !hich she had
consecrated to him( and he destroyed her den, and broke in #ieces the
filthy idol, and burnt it by the torrent "edron(
*?(*.% But the high #laces he did not take a!ay% e$ertheless, the heart
of )sa !as #erfect !ith the 'ord all his days(
The high #laces%%% There !ere e>celsa or high #laces of t!o different
kinds% 4ome !ere set u#, and dedicated to the !orshi# of idols, or
strange godsJ and these )sa remo$ed, , Par% *.%,J others !ere only
altars of the true God, but !ere erected contrary to the la!, !hich
allo!ed of no sacrifices but in the tem#leJ and these !ere not remo$ed
by )sa%-5bid% Perfect !ith the 'ord%%% )sa had his faultsJ but ne$er
forsook the !orshi# of the 'ord%
*?(*?% )nd he brought in the things !hich his father had dedicated, and
he had $o!ed, into the house of the 'ord, sil$er and gold, and $essels%
*?(*A% )nd there !as !ar bet!een )sa, and Baasa, king of 5srael, all
their days%
*?(*+% )nd Baasa, king of 5srael, !ent u# against 9uda, and built Rama,
that no man might go out or come in of the side of )sa, king of 9uda%
*?(*1% Then )sa took all the sil$er and gold that remained in the
treasures of the house of the 'ord, and in the treasures of the kingDs
house, and deli$ered it into the hands of his ser$ants( and sent them to
Benadad, son of Tabremon, the son of 8eHion, king of 4yria, !ho d!elt in
Damascus, saying(
*?(*B% There is a league bet!een me and thee, and bet!een my father and
thy father( therefore 5 ha$e sent thee #resents of sil$er and gold( and
5 desire thee to come, and break thy league !ith Baasa, king of 5srael,
that he may de#art from me%
*?(,-% Benadad, hearkening to king )sa, sent the ca#tains of his army
against the cities of 5srael, and they smote )hion, and Dan, and
)beldomum <aacha, and all "ennerothJ that is all the land of e#hthali%
*?(,*% )nd !hen Baasa had heard this, he left off building Rama, and
returned into Thersa%
*?(,,% But king )sa sent !ord into all 9uda, saying( 'et no man be
e>cused( and they took a!ay the stones from Rama, and the timber
thereof, !here!ith Baasa had been building, and !ith them king )sa built
Gabaa of Benjamin, and <as#ha%
*?(,2% But the rest of all the acts of )sa, and all his strength, and
all that he did, and the cities that he built, are they not !ritten in
the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM But in the time
of his old age he !as diseased in his feet%
*?(,.% )nd he sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in the
city of Da$id, his father% )nd 9osa#hat, his son, reigned in his #lace%
*?(,?% But adab, the son of 9eroboam, reigned o$er 5srael the second
year of )sa, king of 9uda( and he reigned o$er 5srael t!o years%
*?(,A% )nd he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and !alked in the !ays
of his father, and in his sins, !here!ith he made 5srael to sin%
*?(,+% )nd Baasa, the son of )hias, of the house of 5ssachar, cons#ired
against him, and sle! him in Gebbethon, !hich is a city of the
Philistines( for adab and all 5srael besieged Gebbethon%
*?(,1% 4o Baasa sle! him in the third year of )sa, king of 9uda, and
reigned in his #lace%
*?(,B% )nd !hen he !as king, he cut off all the house of 9eroboam( he
left not so much as one soul of his seed, till he had utterly destroyed
him, according to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he had s#oken in the hand
of )hias, the 4ilonite(
*?(2-% Because of the sin of 9eroboam, !hich he had sinned, and
!here!ith he had made 5srael to sin, and for the offence !here!ith he
#ro$oked the 'ord, the God of 5srael%
*?(2*% But the rest of the acts of adab, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*?(2,% )nd there !as !ar bet!een )sa and Baasa, the king of 5srael, all
their days%
*?(22% 5n the third year of )sa, king of 9uda, Baasa, the son of )hias,
reigned o$er all 5srael, in Thersa, four and t!enty years%
*?(2.% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, and !alked in the !ays of
9eroboam, and in his sins, !here!ith he made 5srael to sin%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *A
9ehu #ro#hesieth against Baasa( his son Ela is slain and all his family
destroyed by Iambri% Of the reign of )mri father of )chab%
*A(*% Then the !ord of the 'ord came to 9ehu, the son of 8anani, against
Baasa, saying(
*A(,% 7or as much as 5 ha$e e>alted thee out of the dust and made thee
#rince o$er my #eo#le 5srael, and thou hast !alked in the !ay of
9eroboam, and hast made my #eo#le 5srael to sin, to #ro$oke me to anger
!ith their sins(
*A(2% Behold 5 !ill cut do!n the #osterity of Baasa, and the #osterity
of his house, and 5 !ill make thy house as the house of 9eroboam, the
son of abat%
*A(.% 8im that dieth of Baasa, in the city, the dogs shall eat( and him
that dieth of his in the country, the fo!ls of the air shall de$our%
*A(?% But the rest of the acts of Baasa, and all that he did, and his
battles, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of
the kings of 5sraelM
*A(A% 4o Baasa sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in Thersa( and
Ela, his son, reigned in his stead%
*A(+% )nd !hen the !ord of the 'ord came in the hand of 9ehu, the son of
8anani, the #ro#het, against Baasa, and against his house, and against
all the e$il that he had done before the 'ord, to #ro$oke him to anger
by the !orks of his hands, to become as the house of 9eroboam( for this
cause he sle! himJ that is to say, 9ehu, the son of 8anani, the #ro#het%
*A(1% 5n the si> and t!entieth year of )sa, king of 9uda, Ela, the son
of Baasa, reigned o$er 5srael, in Thersa, t!o years%
*A(B% )nd his ser$ant Iambri, !ho !as ca#tain of half the horsemen,
rebelled against him( no! Ela !as drinking in Thersa, and drunk in the
house of )rsa, the go$ernor of Thersa%
*A(*-% )nd Iambri rushing in, struck him, and sle! him, in the se$en and
t!entieth year of )sa, king of 9uda and he reigned in his stead%
*A(**% )nd !hen he !as king, and sat u#on his throne, he sle! all the
house of Baasa, and he left not one thereof to #iss against a !all and
all his kinsfolks and friends%
*A(*,% )nd Iambri destroyed all the house of Baasa, according to the
!ord of the 'ord, that he had s#oken to Baasa, in the hand of 9ehu, the
#ro#het,
*A(*2% 7or all the sins of Baasa, and the sins of Ela, his son, !ho
sinned, and made 5srael to sin, #ro$oking the 'ord, the God of 5srael,
!ith their $anities%
*A(*.% But the rest of the acts of Ela, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*A(*?% 5n the se$en and t!entieth year of )sa, king of 9uda, Iambri
reigned se$en days in Thersa( no! the army !as besieging Gebbethon, a
city of the Philistines%
*A(*A% )nd !hen they heard that Iambri had rebelled, and slain the king,
all 5srael made )mri their king, !ho !as general o$er 5srael in the cam#
that day%
*A(*+% )nd )mri !ent u#, and all 5srael !ith him, from Gebbethon, and
they besieged Thersa%
*A(*1% )nd Iambri, seeing that the city !as about to be taken, !ent into
the #alace, and burnt himself !ith the kingDs house( and he died
*A(*B% 5n his sins, !hich he had sinned, doing e$il before the 'ord, and
!alking in the !ay of 9eroboam, and in his sin, !here!ith he made 5srael
to sin%
*A(,-% But the rest of the acts of Iambri, and of his cons#iracy and
tyranny, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of
the kings of 5sraelM
*A(,*% Then !ere the #eo#le of 5srael di$ided into t!o #arts( one half
of the #eo#le follo!ed Thebni, the son of Gineth, to make him king( and
one half follo!ed )mri%
*A(,,% But the #eo#le that !ere !ith )mri, #re$ailed o$er the #eo#le
that follo!ed Thebni, the son of Gineth( and Thebni died, and )mri
reigned%
*A(,2% 5n the one and thirtieth year of )sa, king of 9uda, )mri reigned
o$er 5srael t!el$e years( in Thersa he reigned si> years%
5n the one and thirtieth year, etc%%% )mri began to reign in the se$en
and t!entieth year of )saJ but had not Luiet #ossession of the kingdom
till the death of his com#etitor Thebni, !hich !as in the one and
thirtieth year of )saDs reign%
*A(,.% )nd he bought the hill of 4amaria of 4emer, for t!o talents of
sil$er( and he built u#on it, and he called the city !hich he built
4amaria, after the name of 4emer, the o!ner of the hill%
*A(,?% )nd )mri did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and acted !ickedly
abo$e all that !ere before him%
*A(,A% )nd he !alked in all the !ay of 9eroboam, the son of abat, and
in his sins, !here!ith he made 5srael to sin( to #ro$oke the 'ord, the
God of 5srael, to anger !ith their $anities%
=ith their $anities%%% That is, their idols their golden cal$es, $ain,
false, deceitful things%
*A(,+% o! the rest of the acts of )mri, and the battles he fought, are
they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
5sraelM
*A(,1% )nd )mri sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in 4amaria, and
)chab, his son, reigned in his stead%
*A(,B% o! )chab, the son of )mri, reigned o$er 5srael in the eight and
thirtieth year of )sa, king of 9uda% )nd )chab, the son of )mri, reigned
o$er 5srael in 4amaria t!o and t!enty years%
*A(2-% )nd )chab, the son of )mri, did e$il in the sight of the 'ord
abo$e all that !ere before him%
*A(2*% or !as it enough for him to !alk in the sins of 9eroboam, the
son of abat( but he also took to !ife 9eHabel, daughter of Ethbaal,
king of the 4idonians% )nd he !ent, and ser$ed Baal, and adored him%
*A(2,% )nd he set u# an altar for Baal, in the tem#le of Baal, !hich he
had built in 4amariaJ
*A(22% )nd he #lanted a gro$e( and )chab did more to #ro$oke the 'ord,
the God of 5srael, than all the kings of 5srael that !ere before him%
*A(2.% 5n his days 8iel, of Bethel, built 9ericho( in )biram, his
firstborn, he laid its foundations( and in his youngest son, 4egub, he
set u# the gates thereof( according to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he
s#oke in the hand of 9osue, the son of un%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *+
Elias shutteth u# the hea$en from raining% 8e is fed by ra$ens, and
after!ards by a !ido! of 4are#hta% 8e raiseth the !indo!Ds son to life%
*+(*% )nd Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to
)chab( )s the 'ord li$eth, the God of 5srael, in !hose sight 5 stand,
there shall not be de! nor rain these years, but according to the !ords
of my mouth%
*+(,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to him, saying(
*+(2% Get thee hence, and go to!ards the east, and hide thyself by the
torrent of "arith, !hich is o$er against the 9ordanJ
*+(.% )nd there thou shalt drink of the torrent( and 5 ha$e commanded
the ra$ens to feed thee there%
*+(?% 4o he !ent, and did according to the !ord of the 'ord( and going,
he d!elt by the torrent "arith, !hich is o$er against the 9ordan%
*+(A% )nd the ra$ens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and
bread and flesh in the e$eningJ and he drank of the torrent%
*+(+% But after some time the torrent !as dried u#( for it had not
rained u#on the earth%
*+(1% Then the !ord of the 'ord came to him, saying(
*+(B% )rise, and go to 4are#hta of the 4idonians, and d!ell there( for 5
ha$e commanded a !ido! !oman there to feed thee%
4are#hta of the 4idonians%%% That is, a city of the 4idonians%
*+(*-% 8e arose, and !ent to 4are#hta% )nd !hen he !as come to the gate
of the city, he sa! the !ido! !oman gathering sticks, and he called her,
and said to her( Gi$e me a little !ater in a $essel, that 5 may drink%
*+(**% )nd !hen she !as going to fetch it, he called after her, saying(
Bring me also, 5 beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand%
*+(*,% )nd she ans!ered( )s the 'ord thy God li$eth, 5 ha$e no bread,
but only a handful of meal in a #ot, and a little oil in a cruise(
behold 5 am gathering t!o sticks, that 5 may go in and dress it, for me
and my son, that !e may eat it and die%
*+(*2% )nd Elias said to her( 7ear notJ but go, and do as thou hast said
but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring
it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son%
*+(*.% 7or thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( The #ot of meal shall
not !aste, nor the cruise of oil be diminished, until the day !herein
the 'ord !ill gi$e rain u#on the face of the earth%
*+(*?% 4he !ent, and did according to the !ord of Elias( and he ate, and
she, and her house( and from that day
*+(*A% The #ot of meal !asted not, and the cruise of oil !as not
diminished according to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he s#oke in the hand
of Elias%
*+(*+% )nd it came to #ass after this, that the son of the !oman, the
mistress of the house, fell sick, and the sickness !as $ery grie$ous, so
that there !as no breath left in him%
*+(*1% )nd she said to Elias( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith thee, thou man of
GodM art thou come to me, that my iniLuities should be remembered, and
that thou shouldst kill my sonM
*+(**% )nd Elias said to her( Gi$e me thy son% )nd he took him out of
her bosom, and carried him into the u##er chamber !here he abode, and
laid him u#on his o!n bed%
*+(,-% )nd he cried to the 'ord, and said( O 'ord, my God, hast thou
afflicted also the !ido!, !ith !hom 5 am after a sort maintained, so as
to kill her sonM
*+(,*% )nd he stretched, and measured himself u#on the child three
times, and cried to the 'ord, and said( O 'ord, my God, let the soul of
this child, 5 beseech thee, return into his body%
*+(,,% )nd the 'ord heard the $oice of Elias( and the soul of the child
returned into him, and he re$i$ed%
*+(,2% )nd Elias took the child, and brought him do!n from the u##er
chamber to the house belo!, and deli$ered him to his mother, and said to
her( Behold thy son li$eth%
*+(,.% )nd the !oman said to Elias( o! by this 5 kno! that thou art a
man of God, and the !ord of the 'ord in thy mouth is true%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *1
Elias cometh before )chab% 8e con$inceth the false #ro#hets by bringing
fire from hea$en( he obtaineth rain by his #rayer%
*1(*% )fter many days, the !ord of the 'ord came to Elias, in the third
year, saying( Go, and she! thyself to )chab, that 5 may gi$e rain u#on
the face of the earth%
*1(,% )nd Elias !ent to she! himself to )chab, and there !as a grie$ous
famine in 4amaria%
*1(2% )nd )chab called )bdias the go$ernor of his house( no! )bdias
feared the 'ord $ery much%
*1(.% 7or !hen 9eHabel killed the #ro#hets of the 'ord, he took a
hundred #ro#hets, and hid them by fifty and fifty in ca$es, and fed them
!ith bread and !ater%
*1(?% )nd )chab said to )bdias( Go into the land unto all fountains of
!aters, and into all $alleys, to see if !e can find grass, and sa$e the
horses and mules, that the beasts may not utterly #erish%
*1(A% )nd they di$ided the countries bet!een them, that they might go
round about them( )chab !ent one !ay, and )bdias another !ay by himself%
*1(+% )nd as )bdias !as in the !ay, Elias met him( and he kne! him, and
fell on his face, and said( )rt thou my lord EliasM
*1(1% )nd he ans!ered( 5 am% Go, and tell thy master( Elias is here%
*1(B% )nd he said( =hat ha$e 5 sinned, that thou !ouldst deli$er me, thy
ser$ant, into the hand of )chab, that he should kill meM
*1(*-% )s the 'ord thy God li$eth, there is no nation or kingdom,
!hither my lord hath not sent to seek thee( and !hen all ans!ered( 8e is
not here( he took an oath of e$ery kingdom and nation, because thou !ast
not found%
*1(**% )nd no! thou sayest to me( Go and tell thy master( Elias is
here%
*1(*,% )nd !hen 5 am gone from thee, the 4#irit of the 'ord !ill carry
thee into a #lace that 5 kno! not( and 5 shall go in and tell )chabJ and
he, not finding thee, !ill kill me( but thy ser$ant feareth the 'ord
from his infancy%
*1(*2% 8ath it not been told thee, my lord, !hat 5 did !hen 9eHabel
killed the #ro#hets of the 'ordJ ho! 5 hid a hundred men of the #ro#hets
of the 'ord, by fifty and fifty in ca$es, and fed them !ith bread and
!aterM
*1(*.% )nd no! thou sayest( Go and tell thy master( Elias is here( that
he may kill me%
*1(*?% )nd Elias said( )s the 'ord of hosts li$eth, before !hose face 5
stand, this day 5 !ill she! myself unto him%
*1(*A% )bdias therefore !ent to meet )chab, and told him( and )chab came
to meet Elias%
*1(*+% )nd !hen he had seen him, he said( )rt thou he that troublest
5sraelM
*1(*1% )nd he said( 5 ha$e not troubled 5srael, but thou and thy
fatherDs house, !ho ha$e forsaken the commandments of the 'ord, and ha$e
follo!ed Baalim%
*1(*B% e$ertheless send no!, and gather unto me all 5srael, unto <ount
"armel, and the #ro#hets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the
#ro#hets of the gro$es four hundred, !ho eat at 9eHabelDs table%
*1(,-% )chab sent to all the children of 5srael, and gathered together
the #ro#hets unto mount "armel%
*1(,*% )nd Elias coming to all the #eo#le, said( 8o! long do you halt
bet!een t!o sidesM 5f the 'ord be God, follo! him( but if Baal, then
follo! him% )nd the #eo#le did not ans!er him a !ord%
*1(,,% )nd Elias said again to the #eo#le( 5 only remain a #ro#het of
the 'ord( but the #ro#hets of Baal are four hundred and fifty men%
*1(,2% 'et t!o bullocks be gi$en us, and let them choose one bullock for
themsel$es, and cut it in #ieces, and lay it u#on !ood, but #ut no fire
under( and 5 !ill dress the other bullock, and lay it on !ood, and #ut
no fire under it%
*1(,.% "all ye on the names of your gods, and 5 !ill call on the name of
my 'ord( and the God that shall ans!er by fire, let him be God% )nd all
the #eo#le ans!ering, said( ) $ery good #ro#osal%
*1(,?% Then Elias said to the #ro#hets of Baal( "hoose you one bullock
and dress it first, because you are many( and call on the names of your
godsJ but #ut no fire under%
*1(,A% )nd they took the bullock, !hich he ga$e them, and dressed it(
and they called on the name of Baal from morning e$en until noon,
saying( O Baal, hear us% But there !as no $oice, nor any that ans!ered(
and they lea#ed o$er the altar that they had made%
*1(,+% )nd !hen it !as no! noon, Elias jested at them, saying( "ry !ith
a louder $oice( for he is a godJ and #erha#s he is talking, or is in an
inn, or on a journeyJ or #erha#s he is aslee#, and must be a!aked%
*1(,1% 4o they cried !ith a loud $oice, and cut themsel$es after their
manner !ith kni$es and lancets, till they !ere all co$ered !ith blood%
*1(,B% )nd after midday !as #ast, and !hile they !ere #ro#hesying, the
time !as come of offering sacrifice, and there !as no $oice heard, nor
did any one ans!er, nor regard them as they #rayed%
*1(2-% Elias said to all the #eo#le( "ome ye unto me% )nd the #eo#le
coming near unto him, he re#aired the altar of the 'ord, that !as broken
do!n(
*1(2*% )nd he took t!el$e stones, according to the number of the tribes
of the sons of 9acob to !hom the !ord of the 'ord came, saying( 5srael
shall be thy name%
*1(2,% )nd he built !ith the stones an altar to the name of the 'ord(
and he made a trench for !ater, of the breadth of t!o furro!s, round
about the altar%
*1(22% )nd he laid the !ood in order, and cut the bullock in #ieces, and
laid it u#on the !ood%
*1(2.% )nd he said( 7ill four buckets !ith !ater, and #our it u#on the
burnt offering, and u#on the !ood% )nd again he said( Do the same the
second time% )nd !hen they had done it the second time, he said( Do the
same also the third time% )nd they did so the third time%
*1(2?% )nd the !ater run round about the altar, and the trench !as
filled !ith !ater%
*1(2A% )nd !hen it !as no! time to offer the holocaust, Elias, the
#ro#het, came near and said( O 'ord God of )braham, and 5saac, and
5srael, she! this day that thou art the God of 5srael, and 5 thy
ser$ant, and that according to thy commandment 5 ha$e done all these
things%
*1(2+% Dear me, O 'ord, hear me( that this #eo#le may learn that thou
art the 'ord God, and that thou hast turned their heart again%
*1(21% Then the fire of the 'ord fell, and consumed the holocaust, and
the !ood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked u# the !ater that !as
in the trench%
*1(2B% )nd !hen all the #eo#le sa! this, they fell on their faces, and
they said( The 'ord, he is GodJ the 'ord, he is God%
*1(.-% )nd Elias said to them( Take the #ro#hets of Baal, and let not
one of them esca#e% )nd !hen they had taken them, Elias brought them
do!n to the torrent "ison, and killed them there%
*1(.*% )nd Elias said to )chab( Go u#, eat and drink( for there is a
sound of abundance of rain%
*1(.,% )chab !ent u# to eat and drink( and Elias !ent u# to the to# of
"armel, and casting himself do!n u#on the earth, #ut his face bet!een
his knees,
*1(.2% )nd he said to his ser$ant( Go u#, and look to!ards the sea% )nd
he !ent u#, and looked, and said( There is nothing% )nd again he said to
him( Return se$en times%
*1(..% )nd at the se$enth time( Behold a little cloud arose out of the
sea like a manDs foot% )nd he said( Go u#, and say to )chab( Pre#are thy
chariot, and go do!n, lest the rain #re$ent thee%
*1(.?% )nd !hile he turned himself this !ay and that !ay, behold the
hea$ens gre! dark, !ith clouds and !ind, and there fell a great rain%
)nd )chab getting u#, !ent a!ay to 9eHrahel(
*1(.A% )nd the hand of the 'ord !as u#on Elias, and he girded u# his
loins, and ran before )chab, till he came to 9eHrahel%
2 ;ings "ha#ter *B
Elias, fleeing from 9eHabel, is fed by an angel in the desertJ and by
the strength of that food !alketh forty days, till he cometh to 8oreb,
!here he hath a $ision of God%
*B(*% )nd )chab told 9eHabel all that Elias had done, and ho! he had
slain all the #ro#hets !ith the s!ord%
*B(,% )nd 9eHabel sent a messenger to Elias, saying( 4uch and such
things may the gods do to me, and add still more, if by this hour to
morro! 5 make not thy life as the life of one of them%
*B(2% Then Elias !as afraid, and rising u#, he !ent !hithersoe$er he had
a mind( and he came to Bersabee of 9uda, and left his ser$ant there,
*B(.% )nd he !ent for!ard, one dayDs journey into the desert% )nd !hen
he !as there, and sat under a juni#er tree, he reLuested for his soul
that he might die, and said( 5t is enough for me, 'ordJ take a!ay my
soul( for 5 am no better than my fathers%
That he might die%%% Elias reLuested to die, not out of im#atience or
#usillanimity, but out of Heal against sinJ and that he might no longer
be !itness of the miseries of his #eo#leJ and the !ar they !ere !aging
against God and his ser$ants% 4ee $er% *-%
*B(?% )nd he cast himself do!n, and sle#t in the shado! of the juni#er
tree( and behold an angel of the 'ord touched him, and said to him(
)rise and eat%
*B(A% 8e looked, and behold there !as at his head a hearth cake, and a
$essel of !ater( and he ate and drank, and he fell aslee# again%
*B(+% )nd the angel of the 'ord came again the second time, and touched
him, and said to him( )rise, eat( for thou hast yet a great !ay to go%
*B(1% )nd he arose, and ate and drank, and !alked in the strength of
that food forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God, 8oreb%
5n the strength of that food, etc%%% This bread, !ith !hich Elias !as
fed in the !ilderness, !as a figure of the bread of life !hich !e
recei$e in the blessed sacramentJ by the strength of !hich !e are to be
su##orted in our journey through the !ilderness of this !orld till !e
come to the true mountain of God, and his $ision in a ha##y eternity%
*B(B% )nd !hen he !as come thither, he abode in a ca$e and behold the
!ord of the 'ord came unto him, and he said to him( =hat dost thou here,
EliasM
*B(*-% )nd he ans!ered( =ith Heal ha$e 5 been Healous for the 'ord God
of hosts( for the children of 5srael ha$e forsaken thy co$enant( they
ha$e thro!n do!n thy altars, they ha$e slain thy #ro#hets !ith the
s!ord, and 5 alone am left, and they seek my life to take it a!ay%
5 alone am left%%% @iH%, of the #ro#hets in the kingdom of 5srael, or of
the ten tribesJ for in the kingdom of 9uda religion !as at that time in
a $ery flourishing condition under the kings )sa and 9osa#hat% )nd e$en
in 5srael there remained se$eral #ro#hets, though not then kno!n to
Elias% 4ee cha#% ,-%*2, ,1, 2?%
*B(**% )nd he said to him( Go forth, and stand u#on the mount before the
'ord( and behold the 'ord #asseth, and a great and strong !ind before
the 'ord, o$erthro!ing the mountains, and breaking the rocks in #ieces(
but the 'ord is not in the !ind% )nd after the !ind, an earthLuake( but
the 'ord is not in the earthLuake%
*B(*,% )nd after the earthLuake, a fire( but the 'ord is not in the
fire% )nd after the fire, a !histling of a gentle air%
*B(*2% )nd !hen Elias heard it, he co$ered his face !ith his mantle, and
coming forth, stood in the entering in of the ca$e, and behold a $oice
unto him, saying( =hat dost thou here, EliasM )nd he ans!ered(
*B(*.% =ith Heal ha$e 5 been Healous for the 'ord God of hosts( because
the children of 5srael ha$e forsaken thy co$enant( they ha$e destroyed
thy altars, they ha$e slain thy #ro#hets !ith the s!ordJ and 5 alone am
left, and they seek my life to take it a!ay%
*B(*?% )nd the 'ord said to him( Go, and return on thy !ay, through the
desert, to Damascus( and !hen thou art come thither, thou shalt anoint
8aHael to be king o$er 4yriaJ
*B(*A% )nd thou shalt anoint 9ehu, the son of amsi, to be king o$er
5srael( and Eliseus, the son of 4a#hat, of )belmeula, thou shalt anoint
to be #ro#het in thy room%
*B(*+% )nd it shall come to #ass, that !hosoe$er shall esca#e the s!ord
of 8aHael, shall be slain by 9ehu( and !hosoe$er shall esca#e the s!ord
of 9ehu, shall be slain by Eliseus%
4hall be slain by Eliseus%%% Eliseus did not kill any of the idolaters
!ith the material s!ord( but he is here joined !ith 8aHael and 9ehu, the
great instruments of God in #unishing the idolatry of 5srael, because he
foretold to the former his e>altation to the kingdom of 4yria, and the
$engeance he !ould e>ecute against 5srael, and anointed the latter by
one of his disci#les to be king of 5srael, !ith commission to e>tir#ate
the house of )chab%
*B(*1% )nd 5 !ill lea$e me se$en thousand men in 5srael, !hose knees
ha$e not been bo!ed before Baal, and e$ery mouth that hath not
!orshi##ed him, kissing the hands%
*B(*B% )nd Elias de#arting from thence, found Eliseus, the son of
4a#hat, #loughing !ith t!el$e yoke of o>en( and he !as one of them that
!ere #loughing !ith, t!el$e yoke of o>en( and !hen Elias came u# to him,
he cast his mantle u#on him%
*B(,-% )nd he forth!ith left the o>en, and run after Elias, and said(
'et me, 5 #ray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then 5 !ill
follo! thee% )nd he said to him( Go, and return back( for that !hich !as
my #art, 5 ha$e done to thee%
*B(,*% )nd returning back from him, he took a yoke of o>en, and killed
them, and boiled the flesh !ith the #lough of the o>en, and ga$e to the
#eo#le, and they ate( and rising u#, he !ent a!ay, and follo!ed Elias,
and ministered to him%
2 ;ings "ha#ter ,-
The 4yrians besiege 4amaria( they are t!ice defeated by )chab( !ho is
re#rehended by a #ro#het for letting Benadad go%
,-(*% )nd Benadad, king of 4yria, gathered together all his host, and
there !ere t!o and thirty kings !ith him, and horses, and chariots( and
going u#, he fought against 4amaria, and besieged it%
,-(,% )nd sending messengers to )chab, king of 5srael, into the city,
,-(2% 8e said( Thus saith Benadad( Thy sil$er and thy gold is mine( and
thy !i$es and thy goodliest children are mine%
,-(.% )nd the king of 5srael ans!ered( )ccording to thy !ord, my lord, O
king, 5 am thine, and all that 5 ha$e%
,-(?% )nd the messengers came again, and said( Thus saith Benadad, !ho
sent us unto thee( Thy sil$er and thy gold, and thy !i$es and thy
children, thou shalt deli$er u# to me%
,-(A% To morro!, therefore, at this same hour, 5 !ill send my ser$ants
to thee, and they shall search thy house, and the houses of thy
ser$ants( and all that #leaseth them, they shall #ut in their hands, and
take a!ay%
,-(+% )nd the king of 5srael called all the ancients of the land, and
said( <ark, and see that he layeth snares for us% 7or he sent to me for
my !i$es, and for my children, and for my sil$er and gold( and 5 said
not nay%
,-(1% )nd all the ancients, and all the #eo#le said to him( 8earken not
to him, nor consent to him%
,-(B% =herefore he ans!ered the messengers of Benadad( Tell my lord, the
king( )ll that thou didst send for to me, thy ser$ant at first, 5 !ill
do( but this thing 5 cannot do%
,-(*-% )nd the messengers returning brought him !ord% )nd he sent
again, and said( 4uch and such things may the gods do to me, and more
may they add, if the dust of 4amaria shall suffice for handfuls for all
the #eo#le that follo! me%
,-(**% )nd the king of 5srael ans!ering, said( Tell him( 'et not the
girded boast himself as the ungirded%
'et not the girded, etc%%% 'et him not boast before the $ictory( it !ill
then be time to glory !hen he #utteth off his armour, ha$ing o$ercome
his ad$ersary%
,-(*,% )nd it came to #ass, !hen Benadad heard this !ord, that he and
the kings !ere drinking in #a$ilions, and he said to his ser$ants( Beset
the city% )nd they beset it%
,-(*2% )nd behold a #ro#het coming to )chab, king of 5srael, said to
him( Thus saith the 'ord( 8ast thou seen all this e>ceeding great
multitudeM behold 5 !ill deli$er them into thy hand this day( that thou
mayst kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
,-(*.% )nd )chab said( By !homM )nd he said to him( Thus saith the 'ord(
By the ser$ants of the #rinces of the #ro$inces% )nd he said( =ho shall
begin to fightM )nd he said( Thou%
,-(*?% 4o he mustered the ser$ants of the #rinces of the #ro$inces, and
he found the number of t!o hundred and thirty-t!o( and he mustered
after them the #eo#le, all the children of 5srael, se$en thousand(
,-(*A% )nd they !ent out at noon% But Benadad !as drinking himself drunk
in his #a$ilion, and the t!o and thirty kings !ith him, !ho !ere come to
hel# him%
,-(*+% )nd the ser$ants of the #rinces of the #ro$inces !ent out first%
)nd Benadad sent% )nd they told him, saying( There are men come out of
4amaria%
,-(*1% )nd he said( =hether they come for #eace, take them ali$e( or
!hether they come to fight, take them ali$e%
,-(*B% 4o the ser$ants of the #rinces of the #ro$inces !ent out, and the
rest of the army follo!ed(
,-(,-% )nd e$ery one sle! the man that came against him( and the 4yrians
fled, and 5srael #ursued after them% )nd Benadad, king of 4yria, fled
a!ay on horseback !ith his horsemen%
,-(,*% But the king of 5srael going out o$erthre! the horses and
chariots, and sle! the 4yrians !ith a great slaughter%
,-(,,% E)nd a #ro#het coming to the king of 5srael, said to him( Go, and
strengthen thyself, and kno!, and see !hat thou dost( for the ne>t year
the king of 4yria !ill come u# against thee%G
,-(,2% But the ser$ants of the king of 4yria said to him( Their gods are
gods of the hills, therefore they ha$e o$ercome us( but it is better
that !e should fight against them in the #lains, and !e shall o$ercome
them%
,-(,.% Do thou, therefore, this thing( Remo$e all the kings from thy
army, and #ut ca#tains in their stead(
,-(,?% )nd make u# the number of soldiers that ha$e been slain of thine,
and horses, according to the former horses, and chariots, according to
the chariots !hich thou hadst before( and !e !ill fight against them in
the #lains, and thou shalt see that !e shall o$ercome them% 8e belie$ed
their counsel, and did so%
,-(,A% =herefore, at the return of the year, Benadad mustered the
4yrians, and !ent u# to )#hec, to fight against 5srael%
,-(,+% )nd the children of 5srael !ere mustered, and taking $ictuals,
!ent out on the other side, and encam#ed o$er against them, like t!o
little flocks of goats( but the 4yrians filled the land%
,-(,1% E)nd a man of God coming, said to the king of 5srael( Thus saith
the 'ord( Because the 4yrians ha$e said( The 'ord is God of the hills,
but is not God of the $alleys( 5 !ill deli$er all this great multitude
into thy hand, and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%G
,-(,B% )nd both sides set their armies in array one against the other
se$en days, and on the se$enth day the battle !as fought( and the
children of 5srael sle!, of the 4yrians, a hundred thousand footmen in
one day%
,-(2-% )nd they that remained fled to )#hec, into the city( and the !all
fell u#on se$en and t!enty thousand men, that !ere left% )nd Benadad
fleeing, !ent into the city, into a chamber that !as !ithin a chamber%
,-(2*% )nd his ser$ants said to him( Behold, !e ha$e heard that the
kings of the house of 5srael are mercifulJ so let us #ut sackcloths on
our loins, and ro#es on our heads, and go out to the king of 5srael(
#erha#s he !ill sa$e our li$es%
,-(2,% 4o they girded sackcloths on their loins, and #ut ro#es on their
heads, and came to the king of 5srael, and said to him( Thy ser$ant,
Benadad, saith( 5 beseech thee let me ha$e my life% )nd he said( 5f he
be yet ali$e, he is my brother%
,-(22% The men took this for good luck( and in haste caught the !ord out
of his mouth, and said( Thy brother Benadad% )nd he said to them( Go,
and bring him to me% Then Benadad came out to him, and he lifted him u#
into his chariot%
,-(2.% )nd he said to him( The cities !hich my father took from thy
father, 5 !ill restore( and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my
father made in 4amaria and ha$ing made a league, 5 !ill de#art from
thee% 4o he made a league !ith him, and let him go%
,-(2?% Then a certain man of the sons of the #ro#hets, said to his
com#anion, in the !ord of the 'ord( 4trike me% But he !ould not strike%
,-(2A% Then he said to him( Because thou !ouldst not hearken to the !ord
of the 'ord, behold thou shalt de#art from me, and a lion shall slay
thee% )nd !hen he !as gone a little from him, a lion found him, and
sle! him%
,-(2+% Then he found another man, and said to him( 4trike me% )nd he
struck him and !ounded him%
,-(21% 4o the #ro#het !ent, and met the king in the !ay, and disguised
himself by s#rinkling dust on his face and his eyes%
,-(2B% )nd as the king #assed by, he cried to the king, and said( Thy
ser$ant !ent out to fight hand to hand( and !hen a certain man !as run
a!ay, one brought him to me, and said( ;ee# this man( and if he shall
sli# a!ay, thy life shall be for his life, or thou shalt #ay a talent of
sil$er%
,-(.-% )nd !hilst 5, in the hurry, turned this !ay and that, on a sudden
he !as not to be seen% )nd the king of 5srael said to him( This is thy
judgment, !hich thyself hast decreed%
,-(.*% But he forth!ith !i#ed off the dust from his face, and the king
of 5srael kne! him, that he !as one of the #ro#hets%
,-(.,% )nd he said to him( Thus saith the 'ord% Because thou hast let go
out of thy hand a man !orthy of death, thy life shall be for his life,
and thy #eo#le for his #eo#le%
,-(.2% )nd the king of 5srael returned to his house, slighting to hear,
and raging came into 4amaria%
2 ;ings "ha#ter ,*
aboth, for denying his $ineyard to king )chab, is by 9eHabelDs
commandment, falsely accused and stoned to death% 7or !hich crime Elias
denounceth to )chab the judgments of God( u#on his humbling himself the
sentence is mitigated%
,*(*% )nd after these things, aboth the 9eHrahelite, !ho !as in
9eHrahel, had at that time a $ineyard, near the #alace of )chab, king of
4amaria%
,*(,% )nd )chab s#oke to aboth, saying( Gi$e me thy $ineyard, that 5
may make me a garden of herbs, because it is nigh, and adjoining to my
houseJ and 5 !ill gi$e thee for it a better $ineyard( or if thou think
it more con$enient for thee, 5 !ill gi$e thee the !orth of it in money%
,*(2% aboth ans!ered him( The 'ord be merciful to me, and not let me
gi$e thee the inheritance of my fathers%
,*(.% )nd )chab came into his house angry and fretting, because of the
!ord that aboth, the 9eHrahelite, had s#oken to him, saying( 5 !ill not
gi$e thee the inheritance of my fathers% )nd casting himself u#on his
bed, he turned a!ay his face to the !all, and !ould eat no bread%
,*(?% )nd 9eHabel, his !ife, !ent in to him, and said to him( =hat is
the matter that thy soul is so grie$edM and !hy eatest thou no breadM
,*(A% )nd he ans!ered her( 5 s#oke to aboth, the 9eHrahelite, and said
to him( Gi$e me thy $ineyard, and take money for it( or if it #lease
thee, 5 !ill gi$e thee a better $ineyard for it% )nd he said( 5 !ill not
gi$e thee my $ineyard%
,*(+% Then 9eHabel, his !ife, said to him% Thou art of great authority
indeed, and go$ernest !ell the kingdom of 5srael% )rise, and eat bread,
and be of good cheerJ 5 !ill gi$e thee the $ineyard of aboth, the
9eHrahelite%
,*(1% 4o she !rote letters in )chabDs name, and sealed them !ith his
ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that !ere in his
city, and that d!elt !ith aboth%
,*(B% )nd this !as the tenor of the letters( Proclaim a fast, and make
aboth sit among the chief of the #eo#leJ
,*(*-% )nd suborn t!o men, sons of Belial, against him and let them
bear false !itnessJ that he hath blas#hemed God and the king( and then
carry him out, and stone him, and so let him die%
,*(**% )nd the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that d!elt !ith
him in the city, did as 9eHabel had commanded them, and as it !as
!ritten in the letters !hich she had sent to themJ
,*(*,% They #roclaimed a fast, and made aboth sit among the chief of
the #eo#le%
,*(*2% )nd bringing t!o men, sons of the de$il, they made them sit
against him( and they, like men of the de$il, bore !itness against him
before the #eo#le( saying( aboth hath blas#hemed God and the king%
=herefore they brought him forth !ithout the city, and stoned him to
death%
,*(*.% )nd they sent to 9eHabel, saying( aboth is stoned, and is dead%
,*(*?% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 9eHabel heard that aboth !as stoned,
and dead, that she said to )chab( )rise, and take #ossession of the
$ineyard of aboth, the 9eHrahelite, !ho !ould not agree !ith thee, and
gi$e it thee for money( for aboth is not ali$e, but dead%
,*(*A% )nd !hen )chab heard this, to !it, that aboth !as dead, he
arose, and !ent do!n into the $ineyard of aboth, the 9eHrahelite, to
take #ossession of it%
,*(*+% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying(
,*(*1% )rise, and go do!n to meet )chab, king of 5srael, !ho is in
4amaria( behold he is going do!n to the $ineyard of aboth, to take
#ossession of it(
,*(*B% )nd thou shalt s#eak to him, saying( Thus saith the 'ord( Thou
hast slain( moreo$er also thou hast taken #ossession% )nd after these
!ords thou shalt add( Thus saith the 'ord( 5n this #lace, !herein the
dogs ha$e licked the blood of aboth, they shall lick thy blood also%
,*(,-% )nd )chab said to Elias( 8ast thou found me thy enemyM 8e said(
5 ha$e found thee because thou art sold, to do e$il in the sight of the
'ord%
4old, to do e$il in the sight, etc%%% That is, so addicted to e$il, as
if thou hadst sold thyself to the de$il, to be his sla$e to !ork all
kinds of e$il%
,*(,*% Behold 5 !ill bring e$il u#on thee, and 5 !ill cut do!n thy
#osterity, and 5 !ill kill of )chab him that #isseth against the !all,
and him that is shut u#, and the last in 5srael%
,*(,,% )nd 5 !ill make thy house like the house of 9eroboam the son of
abat, and like the house of Baasa the son of )hias( for !hat thou hast
done to #ro$oke me to anger, and for making 5srael to sin%
,*(,2% )nd of 9eHabel also, the 'ord s#oke, saying( The dogs shall eat
9eHabel in the field of 9eHrahel%
,*(,.% 5f )chab die in the city, the dogs shall eat him( but if he die
in the field, the birds of the air shall eat him%
,*(,?% o!, there !as not such another as )chab, !ho !as sold to do e$il
in the sight of the 'ord( for his !ife, 9eHabel, set him on,
,*(,A% )nd he became abominable, insomuch that he follo!ed the idols
!hich the )morrhites had made, !hom the 'ord destroyed before the face
of the children of 5srael%
,*(,+% )nd !hen )chab had heard these !ords, he rent his garments, and
#ut haircloth u#on his flesh, and fasted, and sle#t in sackcloth, and
!alked !ith his head cast do!n%
,*(,1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to Elias, the Thesbite, saying(
,*(,B% 8ast thou not seen )chab humbled before meM therefore, because he
hath humbled himself, for my sake, 5 !ill not bring the e$il in his
days, but in his sonDs days !ill 5 bring the e$il u#on his house%
2 ;ings "ha#ter ,,
)chab belie$ing his false #ro#hets, rather than <icheas, is slain in
Ramoth Galaad% OchoHias succeedeth him% Good king 9osa#hat dieth, and
his son 9oram succeedeth him%
,,(*% )nd there #assed three years !ithout !ar bet!een 4yria and 5srael%
,,(,% )nd in the third year, 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, came do!n to the
king of 5srael%
,,(2% E)nd the king of 5srael said to his ser$ants( ;no! ye not that
Ramoth Galaad is ours, and !e neglect to take it out of the hand of the
king of 4yriaMG
,,(.% )nd he said to 9osa#hat( =ilt thou come !ith me to battle to
Ramoth GalaadM
,,(?% )nd 9osa#hat said to the king of 5srael( )s 5 am, so art thou( my
#eo#le and thy #eo#le are one( and my horsemen are thy horsemen% )nd
9osa#hat said to the king of 5srael( 5nLuire, 5 beseech thee, this day
the !ord of the 'ord%
,,(A% Then the king of 5srael assembled the #ro#hets, about four hundred
men, and he said to them( 4hall 5 go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or shall
5 forbearM They ans!ered( Go u#, and the 'ord !ill deli$er it into the
hand of the king%
,,(+% )nd 9osa#hat said( 5s there not here some #ro#het of the 'ord,
that !e may inLuire by himM
,,(1% )nd the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat% There is one man left, by
!hom !e may inLuire of the 'ordJ <icheas, the son of 9emla( but 5 hate
him, for he doth not #ro#hecy good to me, but e$il% )nd 9osa#hat said(
4#eak not so, O king%
,,(B% Then the king of 5srael called an eunuch, and said to him( <ake
haste, and bring hither <icheas, the son of 9emla%
,,(*-% )nd the king of 5srael, and 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, sat each on
his throne, clothed !ith royal robes, in a court, by the entrance of the
gate of 4amaria, and all the #ro#hets #ro#hesied before them%
,,(**% )nd 4edecias, thc son of "hanaana, made himself horns of iron,
and said( Thus saith the 'ord( =ith these shalt thou #ush 4yria, till
thou destroy it%
,,(*,% )nd all the #ro#hets #ro#hesied in like manner, saying( Go u# to
Ramoth Galaad, and #ros#er, for the 'ord !ill deli$er it into the kingDs
hands%
,,(*2% )nd the messenger that !ent to call <icheas, s#oke to him,
saying( Behold the !ords of the #ro#hets !ith one mouth declare good
things to the king( let thy !ord, therefore, be like to theirs, and
s#eak that !hich is good%
,,(*.% But <icheas said to him( )s the 'ord li$eth, !hatsoe$er the 'ord
shall say to me, that !ill 5 s#eak%
,,(*?% 4o he came to the king, and the king said to him( <icheas, shall
!e go to Ramoth Galaad to battle, or shall !e forbearM 8e ans!ered him(
Go u#, and #ros#er, and the 'ord shall deli$er it into the kingDs hands%
Go u#, etc%%% This !as s#oken ironically, and by !ay of jesting at the
flattering s#eeches of the false #ro#hets( and so the king understood
it, as a##ears by his adjuring <icheas, in the follo!ing $erse, to tell
him the truth in the name of the 'ord%
,,(*A% But the king said to him( 5 adjure thee again and again, that
thou tell me nothing but that !hich is true, in the name of the 'ord%
,,(*+% )nd he said( 5 sa! all 5srael scattered u#on the hills, like
shee# that ha$e no she#herdJ and the 'ord said( These ha$e no master(
let e$ery man of them return to his house in #eace%
,,(*1% EThen the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat( Did 5 not tell thee,
that he #ro#hesieth no good to me, but al!ays e$ilMG
,,(*B% )nd he added and said( 8ear thou, therefore, the !ord of the
'ord( 5 sa! the 'ord sitting on his throne, and all the army of hea$en
standing by him on the right hand and on the left(
,,(,-% )nd the 'ord said( =ho shall decei$e )chab, king of 5srael, that
he may go u#, and fall at Ramoth GalaadM )nd one s#oke !ords of this
manner, and another other!ise%
The 'ord said, etc%%% God standeth not in need of any counsellorJ nor
are !e to su##ose that things #ass in hea$en in the manner here
described( but this re#resentation !as made to the #ro#het, to be
deli$ered by him in a manner ada#ted to the common !ays and notions of
men%
,,(,*% )nd there came forth a s#irit, and stood before the 'ord, and
said( 5 !ill decei$e him% )nd the 'ord said to him( By !hat meansM
,,(,,% )nd he said( 5 !ill go forth, and be a lying s#irit, in the mouth
of all his #ro#hets% )nd the 'ord said( Thou shalt decei$e him, and
shalt #re$ail( go forth, and do so%
Go forth, and do so%%% This !as not a command, but a #ermission( for God
ne$er ordaineth liesJ though he often #ermitteth the lying s#irit to
decei$e those !ho lo$e not the truth% , Thess% ,%*-% )nd in this sense
it is said in the follo!ing $erse, The 'ord hath gi$en a lying s#irit in
the mouth of all thy #ro#hets%
,,(,2% o!, therefore, behold the 'ord hath gi$en a lying s#irit in the
mouth of all thy #ro#hets that are here, and the 'ord hath s#oken e$il
against thee%
,,(,.% )nd 4edecias, the son of "hanaana, came, and struck <icheas on
the cheek, and said( 8ath then the s#irit of the 'ord left me, and
s#oken to theeM
,,(,?% )nd <icheas said( Thou shalt see in the day !hen thou shalt go
into a chamber !ithin a chamber to hide thyself%
Go into a chamber, etc%%% This ha##ened !hen he heard the king !as
slain, and justly a##rehended that he should be #unished for his false
#ro#hecy%
,,(,A% )nd the king of 5srael said( Take <icheas and let him abide !ith
)mon, the go$ernor of the city, and !ith 9oas, the son of )malechJ
,,(,+% )nd tell them( Thus saith the king( Put this man in #rison, and
feed him !ith bread of affliction, and !ater of distress till 5 return
in #eace%
,,(,1% )nd <icheas said( 5f thou return in #eace, the 'ord hath not
s#oken by me% )nd he said( 8ear, all ye #eo#le%
,,(,B% 4o the king of 5srael, and 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, !ent u# to
Ramoth-Galaad%
,,(2-% )nd the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat( Take thy armour, and go
into the battle, and #ut on thy o!n garments% But the king of 5srael
changed his dress, and !ent into the battle%
,,(2*% )nd the king of 4yria had commanded the t!o and thirty ca#tains
of the chariots, saying( &ou shall not fight against any, small or
great, but against the king of 5srael only%
,,(2,% 4o !hen the ca#tains of the chariots sa! 9osa#hat, they sus#ected
that he !as the king of 5srael, and making a $iolent assault, they
fought against him( and 9osa#hat cried out%
,,(22% )nd the ca#tains of the chariots #ercei$ed that he !as not the
king of 5srael, and they turned a!ay from him%
,,(2.% )nd a certain man bent his bo!, shooting at a $enture, and
chanced to strike the king of 5srael, bet!een the lungs and the stomach%
But he said to the dri$er of his chariot( Turn thy hand, and carry me
out of the army, for 5 am grie$ously !ounded%
,,(2?% )nd the battle !as fought that day, and the king of 5srael stood
in his chariot against the 4yrians, and he died in the e$ening( and the
blood ran out of the !ound into the midst of the chariot%
,,(2A% )nd the herald #roclaimed through all the army, before the sun
set, saying( 'et e$ery man return to his o!n city, and to his o!n
country%
,,(2+% )nd the king died, and !as carried into 4amaria( and they buried
the king in 4amaria%
,,(21% )nd they !ashed his chariot in the #ool of 4amaria and the dogs
licked u# his blood, and they !ashed the reins according to the !ord of
the 'ord !hich he had s#oken%
,,(2B% But the rest of the acts of )chab, and all that he did, and the
house of i$ory that he made, and all the cities that he built, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
,,(.-% 4o )chab sle#t !ith his fathersJ and OchoHias, his son, reigned
in his stead%
,,(.*% But 9osa#hat, the son of )sa, began to reign o$er 9uda, in the
fourth year of )cbab, king of 5srael%
,,(.,% 8e !as fi$e and thirty years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned fi$e and t!enty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as
)Huba, the daughter of 4alai%
,,(.2% )nd he !alked in all the !ay of )sa, his father, and he declined
not from it( and he did that !hich !as right in the sight of the 'ord%
,,(..% e$ertheless, he took not a!ay the high #laces for as yet the
#eo#le offered sacrifice, and burnt incense in the high #laces%
8e took not a!ay, etc%%% 8e left some of the high #laces, $iH%, those in
!hich they !orshi##ed the true God( but took a!ay all others, , Par%
*+%A, and note $er% *. of cha#% *?% 2 ;ings%
,,(.?% )nd 9osa#hat had #eace !ith the king of 5srael%
,,(.A% But the rest of the acts of 9osa#hat, and his !orks !hich he did,
and his battles, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the
days of the kings of 9udaM
,,(.+% )nd the remnant also of the effeminate, !ho remained in the days
of )sa, his father, he took out of the land%
,,(.1% )nd there !as then no king a##ointed in Edom%
,,(.B% But king 9osa#hat made na$ies on the sea, to sail into O#hir for
gold( but they could not go, for the shi#s !ere broken in )siongaber%
,,(?-% Then OchoHias, the son of )chab, said to 9osa#hat( 'et my
ser$ants go !ith thy ser$ants in the shi#s% )nd 9osa#hat !ould not%
=ould not%%% 8e had been re#rehended before for admitting such a
#artner( and therefore !ould ha$e no more to do !ith him%
,,(?*% )nd 9osa#hat sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in
the city of Da$id, his father( and 9oram, his son, reigned in his stead%
,,(?,% )nd OchoHias, the son of )chab, began to reign o$er 5srael, in
4amaria, in the se$enteenth year of 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, and he
reigned o$er 5srael t!o years%
,,(?2% )nd he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, and !alked in the !ay
of his father and his mother, and in the !ay of 9eroboam, the son of
abat, !ho made 5srael to sin%
,,(?.% 8e ser$ed also Baal, and !orshi##ed him, and #ro$oked the 'ord,
the God of 5srael, according to all that his father had done%
T8E 7O:RT8 BOO; O7 ;5G4
. ;ings "ha#ter *
OchoHias sendeth to consult BeelHebub( Elias foretelleth his death( and
causeth fire to come do!n from hea$en, u#on t!o ca#tains and their
com#anies%
*(*% )nd <oab rebelled against 5srael, after the death of )chab%
*(,% )nd OchoHias fell through the lattices of his u##er chamber, !hich
he had in 4amaria, and !as sick( and he sent messengers, saying to them(
Go, consult BeelHebub, the god of )ccaron, !hether 5 shall reco$er of
this my illness%
*(2% )nd an angel of the 'ord s#oke to Elias, the Thesbite, saying(
)rise, and go u# to meet the messengers of the king of 4amaria, and say
to them( 5s there not a God in 5srael, that ye go to consult BeelHebub,
the god of )ccaronM
*(.% =herefore, thus saith the 'ord( 7rom the bed, on !hich thou art
gone u#, thou shalt not come do!n, but thou shalt surely die% )nd Elias
!ent a!ay%
*(?% )nd the messengers turned back to OchoHias% )nd he said to them(
=hy are you come backM
*(A% But they ans!ered him( ) man met us, and said to us( Go, and return
to the king, that sent you, and you shall say to him( Thus saith the
'ord( 5s it because there !as no God in 5srael, that thou sendest to
BeelHebub, the god of )ccaronM Therefore thou shalt not come do!n from
the bed, on !hich thou art gone u#, but thou shalt surely die%
*(+% )nd he said to them( =hat manner of man !as he !ho met you, and
s#oke these !ordsM
*(1% But they said( ) hairy man, !ith a girdle of leather about his
loins% )nd he said( 5t is Elias, the Thesbite%
*(B% )nd he sent to him a ca#tain of fifty, and the fifty men that !ere
under him% )nd he !ent u# to him, and as he !as sitting on the to# of a
hill, he said to him( <an of God, the king hath commanded that thou come
do!n%
*(*-% )nd Elias ans!ering, said to the ca#tain of fifty( 5f 5 be a man
of God, let fire come do!n from hea$en and consume thee, and thy fifty%
)nd there came do!n fire from hea$en and consumed him, and the fifty
that !ere !ith him%
'et fire, etc%%% Elias !as ins#ired to call for fire from hea$en u#on
these ca#tains, !ho came to a##rehend himJ not out of a desire to
gratify any #ri$ate #assionJ but to #unish the insult offered to
religion, to confirm his mission, and to she! ho! $ain are the efforts
of men against God, and his ser$ants, !hom he !illeth to #rotect%
*(**% )nd he again sent to him another ca#tain of fifty men, and his
fifty !ith him% )nd he said to him( <an of God( Thus saith the king(
<ake haste and come do!n%
*(*,% Elias ans!ering, said( 5f 5 be a man of God, let fire come do!n
from hea$en, and consume thee, and thy fifty% )nd fire came do!n from
hea$en, and consumed him and his fifty%
*(*2% )gain he sent a third ca#tain of fifty men, and the fifty that
!ere !ith him% )nd !hen he !as come, he fell u#on his knees before
Elias, and besought him, and said( <an of God, des#ise not my life, and
the li$es of thy ser$ants that are !ith me%
*(*.% Behold fire came do!n from hea$en, and consumed the t!o first
ca#tains of fifty men, and the fifties that !ere !ith them( but no! 5
beseech thee to s#are my life%
*(*?% )nd the angel of the 'ord s#oke to Elias, saying( Go do!n !ith
him, fear not% 8e arose therefore, and !ent do!n !ith him to the king,
*(*A% )nd said to him( Thus saith the 'ord( Because thou hast sent
messengers to consult BeelHebub, the god of )ccaron, as though there
!ere not a God in 5srael, of !hom thou mightest inLuire the !ordJ
therefore, from the bed on !hich thou art gone u#, thou shalt not come
do!n, but thou shalt surely die%
*(*+% 4o he died, according to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich Elias s#okeJ
and 9oram, his brother, reigned in his stead, in the second year of
9oram, the son of 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, because he had no son%
The second year of 9oram, etc%%% "ounted from the time that he !as
associated to the throne by his father 9osa#hat%
*(*1% But the rest of the acts of OchoHias, !hich he did, are they not
!ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
. ;ings "ha#ter ,
Eliseus !ill not #art from Elias% The !ater of the 9ordan is di$ided by
EliasD cloak% Elias is taken u# in a fiery chariot, and his double
s#irit is gi$en to Eliseus% Eliseus healeth the !aters by casting in
salt% Boys are torn by bears for mocking Eliseus%
,(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the 'ord !ould take u# Elias, into
hea$en, by a !hirl!ind, that Elias and Eliseus !ere going from Galgal%
8ea$en%%% By hea$en here is meant the air, the lo!est of the hea$enly
regions%
,(,% )nd Elias said to Eliseus( 4tay thou here, because the 'ord hath
sent me as far as Bethel% )nd Eliseus said to him( )s the 'ord li$eth,
and as thy soul li$eth, 5 !ill not lea$e thee% )nd !hen they !ere come
do!n to Bethel,
,(2% The sons of the #ro#hets, that !ere at Bethel, came forth to
Eliseus, and said to him( Dost thou kno! that, this day, the 'ord !ill
take a!ay thy master from theeM )nd he ans!ered( 5 also kno! it( hold
your #eace%
The sons of the #ro#hets%%% That is, the disci#les of the #ro#hetsJ !ho
seem to ha$e had their schools, like colleges or communities, in Bethel,
9ericho, and other #laces in the days of Elias and Eliseus%
,(.% )nd Elias said to Eliseus( 4tay here, because the 'ord hath sent me
to 9ericho% )nd he said( )s the 'ord li$eth, and as thy soul li$eth, 5
!ill not lea$e thee% )nd !hen they !ere come to 9ericho,
,(?% The sons of the #ro#hets, that !ere at 9ericho, came to Eliseus,
and said to him( Dost thou kno! that, this day, the 'ord !ill take a!ay
thy master from theeM )nd he said( 5 also kno! it( hold your #eace%
,(A% )nd Elias said to him( 4tay here, because the 'ord hath sent me as
far as the 9ordan% )nd he said( as the 'ord li$eth, and as thy soul
li$eth, 5 !ill not lea$e thee% )nd they t!o !ent on together%
,(+% )nd fifty men, of the sons of the #ro#hets, follo!ed them, and
stood in sight, at a distance( but they t!o stood by the 9ordan%
,(1% )nd Elias took his mantle, and folded it together, and struck the
!aters, and they !ere di$ided hither and thither, and they both #assed
o$er on dry ground%
,(B% )nd !hen they !ere gone o$er, Elias said to Eliseus( )sk !hat thou
!ilt ha$e me to do for thee, before 5 be taken a!ay from thee% )nd
Eliseus said( 5 beseech thee, that in me may be thy double s#irit%
Double s#irit%%% ) double #ortion of thy s#irit, as the eldest son and
heir( or thy s#irit !hich is double in com#arison of that !hich God
usually im#arteth to his #ro#hets%
,(*-% )nd he ans!ered( Thou hast asked a hard thingJ ne$ertheless, if
thou see me !hen 5 am taken from thee, thou shalt ha$e !hat thou hast
asked( but if thou see me not, thou shalt not ha$e it%
,(**% )nd as they !ent on, !alking and talking together, behold, a fiery
chariot and fiery horses #arted them both asunder( and Elias !ent u# by
a !hirl!ind into hea$en%
,(*,% )nd Eliseus sa! him, and cried( <y father, my father, the chariot
of 5srael, and the dri$er thereof% )nd he sa! him no more( and he took
hold of his o!n garments, and rent them in t!o #ieces%
,(*2% )nd he took u# the mantle of Elias, that fell from him( and going
back, he stood on the bank of the 9ordanJ
,(*.% )nd he struck the !aters !ith the mantle of Elias, that had fallen
from him, and they !ere not di$ided% )nd he said( =here is no! the God
of EliasM )nd he struck the !aters, and they !ere di$ided hither and
thither, and Eliseus #assed o$er%
,(*?% )nd the sons of the #ro#hets, at 9ericho, !ho !ere o$er against
him, seeing it, said( The s#irit of Elias hath rested u#on Eliseus% )nd
coming to meet him, they !orshi##ed him, falling to the ground%
They !orshi##ed him%%% $iH%, !ith an inferior, yet religious $eneration,
not for any tem#oral, but s#iritual e>cellency%
,(*A% )nd they said to him( Behold, there are !ith thy ser$ants, fifty
strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest, #erha#s, the s#irit
of the 'ord, hath taken him u# and cast him u#on some monntain, or into
some $alley% )nd he said( Do not send%
,(*+% But they #ressed him, till he consented, and said( 4end% )nd they
sent fifty men( and they sought three days, but found him not%
,(*1% )nd they came back to him( for he abode at 9ericho, and he said to
them( Did 5 not say to youM Do not send%
,(lB% )nd the men of the city, said to Eliseus( Behold the situation of
this city is $ery good, as thou, my lord, seest( but the !aters are $ery
bad, and the ground barren%
,(,-% )nd he said( Bring me a ne! $essel, and #ut salt into it% )nd !hen
they had brought it,
,(,*% 8e !ent out to the s#ring of the !aters, and cast the salt into
it, and said( Thus saith the 'ord( 5 ha$e healed these !aters, and there
shall be no more in them death or barrenness%
,(,,% )nd the !aters !ere healed unto this day, according to the !ord of
Eliseus, !hich he s#oke%
,(,2% )nd he !ent u# from thence to Bethel( and as he !as going u# by
the !ay, little boys came out of the city and mocked him, saying( Go u#,
thou bald head, go u#, thou bald head%
,(,.% )nd looking back, he sa! them, and cursed them in the name of the
'ord( and there came forth t!o bears out of the forest, and tore of
them, t!o and forty boys%
"ursed them%%% This curse, !hich !as follo!ed by so $isible a judgment
of God, !as not the effect of #assion, or of a desire of re$enging
himselfJ but of Heal for religion, !hich !as insulted by these boys, in
the #erson of the #ro#hetJ and of a di$ine ins#iration( God #unishing in
this manner the inhabitants of Bethel, Ethe chief seat of the calf
!orshi#,G !ho had trained u# their children in a #rejudice against the
true religion and its ministers%
,(,?% )nd from thence he !ent to mount "armel, and from thence he
returned to 4amaria%
. ;ings "ha#ter 2
The kings of 5srael, 9uda, and Edom, fight against the king of <oab%
They !ant !ater, !hich Eliseus #rocureth !ithout rain( and #ro#hesieth
$ictory% The king of <oab is o$erthro!n, his city is besieged( he
sacrificeth his firstborn son( so the 5sraelites raise the siege%
2(*% )nd 9oram the son of )chab, reigned o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, in the
eighteenth year of 9osa#hat, king of 9uda% )nd he reigned t!el$e years%
2(,% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, but not like his father and his
mother( for he took a!ay the statues of Baal, !hich his father had made%
2(2% e$ertheless, he stuck to the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat,
!ho made 5srael to sin, nor did he de#art from them%
2(.% o! <esa, king of <oab, nourished many shee#, and he #aid to the
king of 5srael a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams,
!ith their fleeces%
2(?% )nd !hen )chab !as dead, he broke the league !hich he had made !ith
the king of 5srael%
2(A% )nd king 9oram !ent out that day from 4amaria, and mustered all
5srael%
2(+% )nd he sent to 9osa#hatJ king of 9uda, saying( The king of <oab is
re$olted from me( come !ith me against him to battle% )nd he ans!ered( 5
!ill come u#( he that is mine, is thine( my #eo#le are thy #eo#le( and
my horses, thy horses%
2(1% )nd he said( =hich !ay shall !e go u#M But he ans!ered( By the
desert of Edom%
2(B% 4o the king of 5srael, and the king of 9uda, and the king of Edom,
!ent, and they fetched a com#ass of se$en days journey, and there !as no
!ater for the army, and for the beasts, that follo!ed them%
2(*-% )nd the king of 5srael said( )las, alas, alas, the 'ord hath
gathered us three kings together, to deli$er us into the hands of <oab%
2(**% )nd 9osa#hat said( 5s there not here a #ro#het of the 'ord, that
!e may beseech the 'ord by himM )nd one of the ser$ants of the king of
5srael ans!ered( 8ere is Eliseus, the son of 4a#hat, !ho #oured !ater on
the hands of Elias%
2(*,% )nd 9osa#hat said( The !ord of the 'ord is !ith him% )nd the king
of 5srael, and 9osa#hat, king of 9uda, and the king of Edom, !ent do!n
to him%
2(*2% )nd Eliseus said to the king of 5srael( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith
theeM go to the #ro#hets of thy father, and thy mother% )nd the king of
5srael said to him( =hy hath the 'ord gathered together these three
kings, to deli$er them into the hands of <oabM
2(*.% )nd Eliseus said to him( )s the 'ord of hosts li$eth, in !hose
sight 5 stand, if 5 did not re$erence the face of 9osa#hat, king of
9uda, 5 !ould not ha$e hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee%
2(*?% But no! bring me hither a minstrel% )nd !hen the minstrel #layed,
the hand of the 'ord came u#on him, and he said(
2(*A% Thus saith the 'ord( <ake the channel of this torrent full of
ditches%
2(*+% 7or thus saith the 'ord( &ou shall not see !ind, nor rain( and yet
this channel shall be filled !ith !aters, and you shall drink, you and
your families, and your beasts%
2(*1% )nd this is a small thing in the sight of the 'ord( moreo$er, he
!ill deli$er, also, <oab into your hands%
2(*B% )nd you shall destroy e$ery fenced city, and e$ery choice city,
and shall cut do!n e$ery fruitful tree, and shall sto# u# all the
s#rings of !aters, and e$ery goodly field you shall co$er !ith stones%
2(,-% )nd it came to #ass, in the morning, !hen the sacrifices used to
be offered, that behold, !ater came by the !ay of Edom, and the country
!as filled !ith !ater%
2(,*% )nd all the <oabites hearing that the kings !ere come u# to fight
against them, gathered together all that !ere girded !ith a belt u#on
them, and stood in the borders%
2(,,% )nd they rose early in the morning, and the sun being no! u#, and
shining u#on the !aters, the <oabites sa! the !aters o$er against them
red, like blood,
2(,2% )nd they said( 5t is the blood of the s!ord( the kings ha$e fought
among themsel$es, and they ha$e killed one another( go no!, <oab, to the
s#oils%
2(,.% )nd they !ent into the cam# of 5srael( but 5srael rising u#,
defeated <oab, !ho fled before them% )nd they being conLuerors, !ent and
smote <oab%
2(,?% )nd they destroyed the cities( )nd they filled e$ery goodly field,
e$ery man casting his stone( and they sto#t u# all the s#rings of
!aters( and cut do!n all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick !alls
only remained( and the city !as beset by the slingers, and a great #art
thereof destroyed%
Brick !alls only remained%%% 5t !as the #ro#er name of the ca#ital city
of the <oabites% 5n 8ebre!, ;ir-8araseth%
2(,A% )nd !hen the king of <oab sa! this, to !it, that the enemies had
#re$ailed, he took !ith him se$en hundred men that dre! the s!ord, to
break in u#on the king of Edom( but they could not%
2(,+% Then he took his eldest son, that should ha$e reigned in his
stead, and offered him for a burnt offering u#on the !all( and there !as
great indignation in 5srael, and #resently they de#arted from him, and
returned into their o!n country%
. ;ings "ha#ter .
<iracles of Eliseus% 8e raiseth a dead child to life%
.(*% o! a certain !oman of the !i$es of the #ro#hets, cried to Eliseus,
saying( Thy ser$ant, my husband, is dead, and thou kno!est that thy
ser$ant !as one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take
a!ay my t!o sons to ser$e him%
.(,% )nd Eliseus said to her( =hat !ilt thou ha$e me do for theeM Tell
me, !hat hast thou in thy houseM )nd she ans!ered( 5, thy handmaid,
ha$e nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me%
.(2% )nd he said to her( Go, borro! of all thy neighbours em#ty $essels,
not a fe!%
.(.% )nd go in, and shut thy door, !hen thou art !ithin, and thy sons(
and #our out thereof into all those $essels( and !hen they are full,
take them a!ay%
.(?% 4o the !oman !ent, and shut the door u#on her, and u#on her sons(
they brought her the $essels, and she #oured in%
.(A% )nd !hen the $essels !ere full, she said to her son( Bring me yet a
$essel% )nd he ans!ered( 5 ha$e no more% )nd the oil stood%
.(+% )nd she came, and told the man of God% )nd he said( Go, sell the
oil, and #ay thy creditor( and thou and thy sons li$e of the rest%
.(1% )nd there !as a day !hen Eliseus #assed by 4unam( no! there !as a
great !oman there, !ho detained him to eat bread( and as he #assed often
that !ay, he turned into her house to eat bread%
.(B% )nd she said to her husband( 5 #ercei$e that this is a holy man of
God, !ho often #asseth by us%
.(*-% 'et us, therefore, make him a little chamber, and #ut a little bed
in it for him, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick, that !hen he
cometh to us he may abide there%
.(**% o!, there !as a certain day, !hen he came, and turned into the
chamber, and rested there%
.(*,% )nd he said to GieHi, his ser$ant( "all this 4unamitess% )nd !hen
he had called her, and she stood before him,
.(*2% 8e said to his ser$ant( 4ay to her( Behold, thou hast diligently
ser$ed us in all thingsJ !hat !ilt thou ha$e me to do for theeM 8ast
thou any business, and !ilt thou, that 5 s#eak to the king, or to the
general of the armyM )nd she ans!ered( 5 d!ell in the midst of my o!n
#eo#le%
.(*.% )nd he said( =hat !ill she then that 5 do for herM )nd GieHi said(
Do not ask, for she hath no son, and her husband is old%
.(*?% Then he bid him call her% )nd !hen she !as called, and stood
before the door,
.(*A% 8e said to her( )t this time, and this same hour, if life be in
com#any, thou shalt ha$e a son in thy !omb% But she ans!ered( Do not, 5
beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid%
.(*+% )nd the !oman concei$ed, and brought forth a son in the time, and
at the same hour that Eliseus had said%
.(*1% )nd the child gre!% )nd on a certain day, !hen he !ent out to his
father to the rea#ers,
.(*B% 8e said to his father( <y head acheth, my head acheth% But he said
to his ser$ant% Take him, and carry him to his mother%
.(,-% )nd !hen he had taken him, and brought him to his mother, she sat
him on her knees, until noon, and then he died%
.(,*% )nd she !ent u#, and laid him u#on the bed of the man of God, and
shut the door( and going out,
.(,,% 4he called her husband, and said( 4end !ith me, 5 beseech thee,
one of thy ser$ants, and an ass, that 5 may run to the man of God, and
come again%
.(,2% )nd he said to her( =hy dost thou go to himM to day is neither
ne! moon nor sabbath% 4he ans!ered( 5 !ill go%
.(,.% )nd she saddled an ass, and commanded her ser$ant( Dri$e, and make
haste, make no stay in going( )nd do that !hich 5 bid thee%
.(,?% 4o she !ent for!ard, and came to the man of God, to mount "armel(
and !hen the man of God sa! her coming to!ards, he said to GieHi, his
ser$ant( Behold that 4unamitess%
.(,A% Go, therefore, to meet her, and say to her( 5s all !ell !ith thee,
and !ith thy husband, and !ith thy sonM )nd she ans!ered( =ell%
.(,+% )nd !hen she came to the man of God, to the mount, she caught hold
on his feet( and GieHi came to remo$e her% )nd the man of God said( 'et
her alone for her soul is in anguish, and the 'ord hath hid it from me,
and hath not told me%
.(,1% )nd she said to him( Did 5 ask a son of my lordM did 5 not say to
thee( Do not decei$e meM
.(,B% Then he said to GieHi( Gird u# thy loins, and take my staff in thy
hand, and go% 5f any man meet thee, salute him not( and if any man
salute thee, ans!er him not( and lay my staff u#on the face of the
child%
4alute him not%%% 8e that is sent to raise to life the sinner
s#iritually dead, must not suffer himself to be called off, or di$erted
from his enter#rise, by the salutations or ceremonies of the !orld%
.(2-% But the mother of the child said( )s the 'ord li$eth, and as thy
soul li$eth, 5 !ill not lea$e thee% 8e arose, therefore, and follo!ed
her%
.(2*% But GieHi !as gone before them, and laid the staff u#on the face
of the child, and there !as no $oice nor sense( and he returned to meet
him, and told him, saying( The child is not risen%
4t% )ugustine considers a great mystery in this miracle !rought by the
#ro#het Eliseus, thus( By the staff sent by his ser$ant is figured the
rod of <oses, or the Old 'a!, !hich !as not sufficient to bring mankind
to life then dead in sin% 5t !as necessary that "hrist himself should
come, and by taking on human nature, become flesh of our flesh, and
restore us to life% 5n this Eliseus !as a figure of "hrist, as it !as
necessary that he should come himself to bring the dead child to life
and restore him to his mother, !ho is here, in a mystical sense, a
figure of the "hurch%
.(2,% Eliseus, therefore, !ent into the house, and behold the child lay
dead on his bed(
.(22% )nd going in, he shut the door u#on him, and u#on the child, and
#rayed to the 'ord%
.(2.% )nd he !ent u#, and lay u#on the child( and #ut his mouth u#on his
mouth, and his eyes u#on his eyes, and his hands u#on his hands( and he
bo!ed himself u#on him, and the childDs flesh gre! !arm%
.(2?% Then he returned and !alked in the house, once to and fro( and he
!ent u#, and lay u#on him( and the child ga#ed se$en times, and o#ened
his eyes%
.(2A% )nd he called GieHi, and said to him( "all this 4unamitess% )nd
she being called, !ent in to him( and he said( Take u# thy son%
.(2+% 4he came and fell at his feet, and !orshi##ed u#on the ground( and
took u# her son, and !ent out%
.(21% )nd Eliseus returned to Galgal, and there !as a famine in the
land, and the sons of the #ro#hets d!elt before him( )nd he said to one
of his ser$ants( 4et on the great #ot, and boil #ottage for the sons of
the #ro#hets%
.(2B% )nd one !ent out into the field to gather !ild herbs( and he found
something like a !ild $ine, and gathered of it !ild gourds of the field,
and filled his mantle, and coming back, he shred them into the #ot of
#ottageJ for he kne! not !hat it !as%
=ild gourds of the field%%% "olocynthidas% They are e>tremely bitter,
and therefore are called the gall of the earthJ and are #oisonous if
taken in a great Luantity%
.(.-% )nd they #oured it out for their com#anions to eat( and !hen they
had tasted of the #ottage, they cried out, saying( Death is in the #ot,
O man of God% )nd they could not eat thereof%
.(.*% But he said( Bring some meal% )nd !hen they had brought it, he
cast it into the #ot, and said( Pour out for the #eo#le, that they may
eat% )nd there !as no! no bitterness in the #ot%
.(.,% )nd a certain man came from Baalsalisa, bringing to the man of
God, bread of the firstfruits, t!enty loa$es of barley, and ne! corn in
his scri#% )nd he said( Gi$e to the #eo#le, that they may eat%
.(.2% )nd his ser$ant ans!ered him( 8o! much is this, that 5 should set
it before a hundred menM 8e said again( Gi$e to the #eo#le, that they
may eat( for thus saith the 'ord( They shall eat, and there shall be
left%
.(..% 4o he set it before them( and they ate, and there !as left,
according to the !ord of the 'ord%
. ;ings "ha#ter ?
aaman the 4yrian is cleansed of his le#rosy% 8e #rofesseth his belief
in one God, #romising to ser$e him% GieHi taketh gifts of aaman, and is
struck !ith le#rosy%
?(*% aaman, general of the army, of the king of 4yria, !as a great man
!ith his master, and honourable( for by him the 'ord ga$e deli$erance to
4yria( and he !as a $aliant man, and rich, but a le#er%
?(,% o! there had gone out robbers from 4yria, and had led a!ay ca#ti$e
out of the land of 5srael, a little maid, and she !aited u#on aamanDs
!ife%
?(2% )nd she said to her mistress( 5 !ish my master had been !ith the
#ro#het that is in 4amaria( he !ould certainly ha$e healed him of the
le#rosy !hich he hath%
?(.% Then aaman !ent in to his lord, and told him, saying( Thus and
thus said the girl from the land of 5srael%
?(?% )nd the king of 4yria said to him( GoJ and 5 !ill send a letter to
the king of 5srael% )nd he de#arted, and took !ith him ten talents of
sil$er, and si> thousand #ieces of gold, and ten changes of raimentJ
?(A% )nd brought the letter to the king of 5srael, in these !ords( =hen
thou shalt recei$e this letter, kno! that 5 ha$e sent to thee aaman, my
ser$ant, that thou mayst heal him of his le#rosy%
?(+% )nd !hen the king of 5srael had read the letter, he rent his
garments, and said( )m 5 God, to be able to kill and gi$e life, that
this man hath sent to me to heal a man of his le#rosyM mark, and see ho!
he seeketh occasions against me%
?(1% )nd !hen Eliseus, the man of God, had heard this, to !it, that the
king of 5srael had rent his garments, he sent to him, saying( =hy hast
thou rent thy garmentsM let him come to me, and let him kno! that there
is a #ro#het in 5srael%
?(B% 4o aaman came !ith his horses and chariots, and stood at the door
of the house of Eliseus(
?(*-% )nd Eliseus sent a messenger to him, saying( Go, and !ash se$en
times in the 9ordan, and thy flesh shall reco$er health, and thou shalt
be clean%
?(**% aaman !as angry, and !ent a!ay, saying( 5 thought he !ould ha$e
come out to me, and standing, !ould ha$e in$oked the name of the 'ord
his God, and touched !ith his hand the #lace of the le#rosy, and healed
me%
?(*,% )re not the )bana, and the Phar#har, ri$ers of Damascus, better
than all the !aters of 5srael, that 5 may !ash in them, and be made
cleanM 4o as he turned, and !as going a!ay !ith indignation,
?(*2% 8is ser$ants came to him, and said to him( 7ather, if the #ro#het
had bid thee do some great thing, surely thou shouldst ha$e done it( ho!
much rather !hat he no! hath said to thee( =ash, and thou shalt be
cleanM
?(*.% Then he !ent do!n, and !ashed in the 9ordan se$en times, according
to the !ord of the man of GodJ and his flesh !as restored, like the
flesh of a little child( and he !as made clean%
?(*?% )nd returning to the man of God, !ith all his train, he came, and
stood before him, and said( 5n truth, 5 kno! there is no other God, in
all the earth, but only in 5srael( 5 beseech thee, therefore, take a
blessing of thy ser$ant%
) blessing%%% a #resent%
?(*A% But he ans!ered( )s the 'ord li$eth, before !hom 5 stand, 5 !ill
recei$e none% )nd !hen he #ressed him, he still refused%
?(*+% )nd aaman said( )s thou !ilt( but 5 beseech thee, grant to me,
thy ser$ant, to take from hence t!o mulesD burden of earth( for thy
ser$ant !ill not henceforth offer holocaust, or $ictim, to other gods,
but to the 'ord%
?(*1% But there is only this, for !hich thou shalt entreat the 'ord for
thy ser$antJ !hen my master goeth into the tem#le of Remmon, to !orshi#
there, and he leaneth on my hand( if 5 bo! do!n in the tem#le of Remmon,
!hen he bo!eth do!n in the same #lace, that the 'ord #ardon me, thy
ser$ant, for this thing%
?(*B% )nd he said to him( Go in #eace% 4o he de#arted from him, in the
s#ring time of the earth%
Go in #eace%%% =hat the #ro#het here allo!ed, !as not an out!ard
conformity to an idolatrous !orshi#J but only a ser$ice !hich by his
office he o!ed to his master( !ho on all #ublic occasions leaned on him(
so that his bo!ing do!n !hen his master bo!ed himself do!n !as not in
effect adoring the idols( nor !as it so understood by the standers by,
since he #ublicly #rofessed himself a !orshi##er of the only true and
li$ing God, but it !as no more than doing a ci$il office to the king his
master, !hose leaning u#on him obliged him to bo! at the same time that
he bo!ed%
?(,-% But GieHi, the ser$ant of the man of God, said( <y master hath
s#ared aaman this 4yrian, in not recei$ing of him that !hich he
brought( as the 'ord li$eth, 5 !ill run after him, and take something of
him%
?(,*% )nd GieHi follo!ed after aaman( and !hen he sa! him running after
him, he lea#t do!n from his chariot to meet him, and said( 5s all !ellM
?(,,% )nd he said( =ell( my master hath sent me to thee, saying( 9ust
no! there are come to me from mount E#hraim, t!o young men of the sons
of the #ro#hets( gi$e them a talent of sil$er, and t!o changes of
garments%
?(,2% )nd aaman said( 5t is better that thou take t!o talents% )nd he
forced him, and bound t!o talents of sil$er in t!o bags, and t!o changes
of garments, and laid them u#on t!o of his ser$ants, and they carried
them before him%
?(,.% )nd !hen he !as come, and no! it !as the e$ening, he took them
from their hands, and laid them u# in the house, and sent the men a!ay,
and they de#arted%
?(,?% But he !ent in, and stood before his master% )nd Eliseus said(
=hence comest thou, GieHiM 8e ans!ered( Thy ser$ant !ent no !hither%
?(,A% But he said( =as not my heart #resent, !hen the man turned back,
from his chariot, to meet theeM 4o no! thou hast recei$ed money, and
recei$ed garments, to buy oli$eyards and $ineyards, and shee#, and o>en,
and men-ser$ants, and maid-ser$ants%
?(,+% But the le#rosy of aaman, shall also stick to thee, and to thy
seed for e$er% )nd he !ent out from him a le#er, as !hite as sno!%
. ;ings "ha#ter A
Eliseus maketh iron to s!im u#on the !ater( he leadeth the 4yrians that
!ere sent to a##rehend him into 4amaria, !here there eyes being o#ened,
they are courteously entertained% The 4yrians besiege 4amaria( the
famine there causeth a !oman to eat her o!n child% :#on this the king
commandeth Eliseus to be #ut to death%
A(*% )nd the sons of the #ro#hets said to Eliseus( Behold, the #lace
!here !e d!ell !ith thee is too strait for us%
A(,% 'et us go as far as the 9ordan, and take out of the !ood e$ery man
a #iece of timber, that !e may build us there a #lace to d!ell in% )nd
he said( Go%
A(2% )nd one of them said( But come thou also !ith thy ser$ants% 8e
ans!ered( 5 !ill come%
A(.% 4o he !ent !ith them% )nd !hen they !ere come to the 9ordan, they
cut do!n !ood%
A(?% )nd it ha##ened, as one !as felling some timber, that the head of
the a> fell into the !ater( and he cried out, and said( )las, alas,
alas, my lord, for this same !as borro!ed%
A(A% )nd the man of God said( =here did it fallM and he she!ed him the
#lace( Then he cut off a #iece of !ood, and cast it in thither( and the
iron s!am%
A(+% )nd he said( Take it u#% )nd he #ut out his hand, and took it%
A(1% )nd the king of 4yria !arred against 5srael, and took counsel !ith
his ser$ants, saying( 5n such and such a #lace, let us lay an ambush%
A(B% )nd the man of God sent to the king of 5srael, saying( Be!are that
thou #ass not to such a #lace( for the 4yrians are there in ambush%
A(*-% )nd the king of 5srael, sent to the #lace !hich the man of God had
told him, and #re$ented him, and looked !ell to himself there not once
nor t!ice%
A(**% )nd the heart of the king of 4yria, !as troubled for this thing%
)nd calling together his ser$ants, he said( =hy do you not tell me !ho
it is that betrays me to the king of 5sraelM
A(*,% )nd one of his ser$ants said( o one, my lord, O king( but
Eliseus, the #ro#het, that is in 5srael, telleth the king of 5srael all
the !ords, that thou s#eakest in thy #ri$y chamber%
A(*2% )nd he said to them( Go, and see !here he is( that 5 may send and
take him% )nd they told him( saying( Behold he is in Dothan%
A(*.% Therefore, he sent thither horses, and chariots, and the strength
of an army( and they came by night, and beset the city%
A(*?% )nd the ser$ant of the man of God, rising early !ent out, and sa!
an army round about the city, and horses and chariots( and he told him,
saying( )las, alas, alas, my lord, !hat shall !e doM
A(*A% But he ans!ered( 7ear not( for there are more !ith us than !ith
them%
A(*+% )nd Eliseus #rayed, and said( 'ord, o#en his eyes, that he may
see% )nd the 'ord o#ened the eyes of the ser$ant, and he sa!( and
behold, the mountain !as full of horses, and chariots of fire round
about Eliseus%
A(*1% )nd the enemies came do!n to him( but Eliseus #rayed to the 'ord,
saying( 4trike, 5 beseech thee, this #eo#le !ith blindness( and the 'ord
struck them !ith blindness, according to the !ord of Eliseus%
Blindness%%% The blindness here s#oken of !as of a #articular kind,
!hich hindered them from seeing the objects that !ere really before
themJ and re#resented other different objects to their imagination( so
that they no longer #ercei$ed the city of Dothan, nor !ere able to kno!
the #erson of EliseusJ but !ere easily led by him, !hom they took to be
another man, to 4amaria% 4o that he truly told them, this is not the
!ay, neither is this the city, etc%, because he s#oke !ith relation to
the !ay and to the city, !hich !as re#resented to them%
A(*B% )nd Eliseus said to them( This is not the !ay, neither is this the
city( follo! me, and 5 !ill she! you the man !hom you seek% 4o he led
them into 4amaria%
A(,-% )nd !hen they !ere come into 4amaria, Eliseus said( 'ord, o#en the
eyes of these men, that they may see% )nd the 'ord o#ened their eyes,
and they sa! themsel$es to be in the midst of 4amaria%
A(,*% )nd the king of 5srael said to Eliseus, !hen he sa! them( <y
father, shall 5 kill themM
A(,,% )nd he said( Thou shalt not kill them( for thou didst not take
them !ith thy s!ord, or thy bo!, that thou mayst kill them( but set
bread and !ater before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to
their master%
A(,2% )nd a great #ro$ision of meats !as set before them, and they ate
and drankJ and he let them go( and they !ent a!ay to their master( and
the robbers of 4yria came no more into the land of 5srael%
A(,.% )nd it came to #ass, after these things, that Benadad, king of
4yria, gathered together all his army, and !ent u# and besieged 4amaria%
A(,?% )nd there !as a great famine in 4amaria( and so long did the siege
continue, till the head of an ass !as sold for fourscore #ieces of
sil$er, and the fourth #art of a cabe of #igeonsD dung, for fi$e #ieces
of sil$er%
A(,A% )nd as the king of 5srael !as #assing by the !all, a certain !oman
cried out to him, saying( 4a$e me, my lord, O king%
A(,+% )nd he said( 5f the 'ord doth not sa$e thee, ho! can 5 sa$e theeM
out of the barnfloor, or out of the !ine#ressM )nd the king said to her(
=hat aileth theeM )nd she ans!ered(
A(,1% This !oman said to me( Gi$e thy son, that !e may eat him today,
and !e !ill eat my son tomorro!%
A(,B% 4o !e boiled my son, and ate him% )nd 5 said to her on the ne>t
day( Gi$e thy son, that !e may eat him% )nd she hath hid her son%
A(2-% =hen the king heard this, he rent his garments, and #assed by u#on
the !all% )nd all the #eo#le sa! the haircloth !hich he !ore !ithin ne>t
to his flesh%
A(2*% )nd the king said( <ay God do so and so to me, and may he add
more, if the head of Eliseus, the son of 4a#hat, shall stand on him this
day%
A(2,% But Eliseus sat in his house, and the ancients sat !ith him% 4o he
sent a man before( and before that messenger came, he said to the
ancients( Do you kno! that this son of a murderer hath sent to cut off
my headM 'ook then !hen the messenger shall come, shut the door, and
suffer him not to come in( for behold the sound of his masterDs feet is
behind him%
A(22% =hile he !as yet s#eaking to them, the messenger a##eared, !ho !as
coming to him% )nd he said( Behold, so great an e$il is from the 'ord(
!hat shall 5 look for more from the 'ordM
. ;ings "ha#ter +
Eliseus #ro#hesieth a great #lenty, !hich #resently ensueth u#on the
sudden flight of the 4yriansJ of !hich four le#ers bring the ne!s to the
city% The incredulous nobleman is trod to death%
+(*% )nd Eliseus said( 8ear ye the !ord of the 'ord( Thus saith the
'ord( Tomorro!, about this time, a bushel of fine flour shall be sold
for a stater, and t!o bushels of barley for a stater, in the gate of
4amaria%
) stater%%% 5t is the same as a sicle or shekel%
+(,% Then one of the lords, u#on !hose hand the king leaned, ans!ering
the man of God, said( 5f the 'ord should make flood-gates in hea$en, can
that #ossibly be !hich thou sayestM )nd he said( Thou shalt see it !ith
thy eyes, but shalt not eat thereof%
+(2% o! there !ere four le#ers, at the entering in of the gate( and
they said one to another( =hat mean !e to stay here till !e dieM
+(.% 5f !e !ill enter into the city, !e shall die !ith the famine( and
if !e !ill remain here, !e must also die( come therefore, and let us run
o$er to the cam# of the 4yrians% 5f they s#are us, !e shall li$e( but if
they kill us, !e shall but die%
+(?% 4o they arose in the e$ening, to go to the 4yrian cam#% )nd !hen
they !ere come to the first #art of the cam# of the 4yrians, they found
no man there%
+(A% 7or the 'ord had made them hear, in the cam# of 4yria, the noise of
chariots, and of horses, and of a $ery great army( and they said one to
another( Behold, the king of 5srael hath hired against us the kings of
the 8ethites, and of the Egy#tiansJ and they are come u#on us%
+(+% =herefore they arose, and fled a!ay in the dark, and left their
tents, and their horses and asses in the cam#, and fled, desiring to
sa$e their li$es%
+(1% 4o !hen these le#ers !ere come to the beginning of the cam#, they
!ent into one tent, and ate and drank( and they took from thence sil$er,
and gold, and raiment, and !ent, and hid it( and they came again, and
!ent into another tent, and carried from thence in like manner, and hid
it%
+(B% Then they said one to another( =e do not !ell( for this is a day of
good tidings% 5f !e hold our #eace, and do not tell it till the morning,
!e shall be charged !ith a crime( come, let us go, and tell it in the
kingDs court%
+(*-% 4o they came to the gate of the city, and told them, saying( =e
!ent to the cam# of the 4yrians, and !e found no man there, but horses,
and asses tied, and the tents standing%
+(**% Then the guards of the gate !ent, and told it !ithin in the kingDs
#alace%
+(*,% )nd he arose in the night, and said to his ser$ants( 5 tell you
!hat the 4yrians ha$e done to us( They kno! that !e suffer great famine,
and therefore they are gone out of the cam#, and lie hid in the fields,
saying( =hen they come out of the city, !e shall take them ali$e, and
then !e may get into the city%
+(*2% )nd one of his ser$ants ans!ered( 'et us take the fi$e horses that
are remaining in the city Ebecause there are no more in the !hole
multitude of 5srael, for the rest are consumedG, and let us send and
see%
+(*.% They brought therefore t!o horses, and the king sent into the cam#
of the 4yrians, saying( Go, and see%
+(*?% )nd they !ent after them, as far as the 9ordan( and behold, all
the !ay !as full of garments, and $essels, !hich the 4yrians had cast
a!ay, in their fright, and the messengers returned, and told the king%
+(*A% )nd the #eo#le going out, #illaged the cam# of the 4yrians( and a
bushel of fine flour !as sold for a stater, and t!o bushels of barley
for a stater, according to the !ord of the 'ord%
+(*+% )nd the king a##ointed that lord on !hose hand he leaned, to stand
at the gate( and the #eo#le trod u#on him in the entrance of the gateJ
and he died, as the man of God had said, !hen the king came do!n to him%
+(*1% )nd it came to #ass, according to the !ord of the man of God,
!hich he s#oke to the king, !hen he said( T!o bushels of barley shall be
for a stater, and a bushel of fine flour for a stater, at this $ery time
tomorro!, in the gate of 4amaria%
+(*B% =hen that lord ans!ered the man of God, and said( )lthough the
'ord should make flood-gates in hea$en, could this come to #ass !hich
thou sayestM )nd he said to him( Thou shalt see it !ith thy eyes, and
shalt not eat thereof%
+(,-% )nd so it fell out to him, as it !as foretold, and the #eo#le trod
u#on him in the gate, and he died%
. ;ings "ha#ter 1
)fter se$en yearsD famine foretold by Eliseus, the 4unamitess returning
home, reco$ereth her lands, and re$enues% Eliseus foreshe!eth the death
of Benadad, king of 4yria, and the reign of 8aHael% 9oramDs !icked reign
in 9uda% 8e dieth, and his son OchoHias succeedeth%
1(*% )nd Eliseus s#oke to the !oman, !hose son he had restored to life,
saying( )rise, and go thou, and thy household, and sojourn !heresoe$er
thou canst find( for the 'ord hath called a famine, and it shall come
u#on the land se$en years%
1(,% )nd she arose, and did according to the !ord of the man of God( and
going !ith her household, she sojourned in the land of the Philistines
many days%
1(2% )nd !hen the se$en years !ere ended, the !oman returned out of the
land of the Philistines, and she !ent forth to s#eak to the king for her
house and for her lands%
1(.% )nd the king talked !ith GieHi, the ser$ant of the man of God,
saying( Tell me all the great things that Eliseus hath done%
1(?% )nd !hen he !as telling the king ho! he had raised one dead to
life, the !oman a##eared, !hose son he had restored to life, crying to
the king for her house, and her lands% )nd GieHi said( <y lord, O king,
this is the !oman, and this is her son, !hom Eliseus raised to life%
1(A% )nd the king asked the !oman( and she told him% )nd the king
a##ointed her an eunuch, saying( Restore her all that is hers, and all
the re$enues of the lands, from the day that she left the land to this
#resent%
1(+% Eliseus also came to Damascus, and Benadad, king of 4yria !as sickJ
and they told him, saying( The man of God is come hither%
1(1% )nd the king said to 8aHael( Take !ith thee #resents, and go to
meet the man of God, and consult the 'ord by him, saying( "an 5 reco$er
of this my illnessM
1(B% )nd 8aHael !ent to meet him, taking !ith him #resents, and all the
good things of Damascus, the burdens of forty camels% )nd !hen he stood
before him, he said( Thy son, Benadad, the king of 4yria, hath sent me
to thee, saying( "an 5 reco$er of this my illnessM
1(*-% )nd Eliseus said to him( Go tell him( Thou shalt reco$er( but the
'ord hath she!ed me that he shall surely die%
Tell him( thou shalt reco$er%%% By these !ords the #ro#het signified
that the kingDs disease !as not mortal( and that he !ould reco$er if no
$iolence !ere used% Or he might only e>#ress himself in this manner, by
!ay of gi$ing 8aHael to understand that he kne! both !hat he !ould say
and doJ that he !ould indeed tell the king he should reco$erJ but !ould
be himself the instrument of his death%
1(**% )nd he stood !ith him, and !as troubled so far as to blush( and
the man of God !e#t%
1(*,% )nd 8aHael said to him( =hy doth my lord !ee#M )nd he said(
Because 5 kno! the e$il that thou !ilt do to the children of 5srael%
Their strong cities thou !ilt burn !ith fire, and their young men thou
!ilt kill !ith the s!ord, and thou !ilt dash their children, and ri# u#
their #regnant !omen%
1(*2% )nd 8aHael said( But !hat am 5, thy ser$ant, a dog, that 5 should
do this great thingM )nd Eliseus said( The 'ord hath she!ed me that thou
shalt be king of 4yria%
1(*.% )nd !hen he !as de#arted from Eliseus he came to his master, !ho
said to him( =hat said Eliseus to theeM )nd he ans!ered( 8e told me(
Thou shalt reco$er%
1(*?% )nd on the ne>t day, he took a blanket, and #oured !ater on it,
and s#read it u#on his face( and he died, and 8aHael reigned in his
stead%
1(*A% 5n the fifth year of 9oram, son of )chab, king of 5srael, and of
9osa#hat, king of 9uda, reigned 9oram, son of 9osa#hat, king of 9uda%
)nd of 9osa#hat, etc%%% That is, 9osa#hat being yet ali$e, !ho sometime
before his death made his son 9oram king, as Da$id had done before by
his o!n son 4olomon%
1(*+% 8e !as t!o and thirty years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned eight years in 9erusalem%
1(*1% )nd he !alked in the !ays of the kings of 5srael, as the house of
)chab had !alked( for the daughter of )chab !as his !ife( and he did
that !hich !as e$il in the sight of the 'ord%
1(*B% But the 'ord !ould not destroy 9uda, for Da$id his ser$antDs sake,
as he had #romised him, to gi$e him a light, and to his children al!ays%
1(,-% 5n his days Edom re$olted from being under 9uda, and made
themsel$es a king%
1(,*% )nd 9oram came to 4eira, and all the chariots !ith him( and he
arose in the night, and defeated the Edomites that had surrounded him,
and the ca#tains of the chariots, but the #eo#le fled into their tents%
1%,,% 4o Edom re$olted from being under 9uda, unto this day% Then 'obna
also re$olted at the same time%
1(,2% But the rest of the acts of 9oram, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
1(,.% )nd 9oram sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in the
city of Da$id, and OchoHias, his son, reigned in his stead%
1(,?% 5n the t!elfth year of 9oram, the son of )chab, king of 5srael,
reigned OchoHias, son of 9oram, king of 9uda%
1(,A% OchoHias !as t!o and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned one year in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as )thalia the
daughter of )mri king of 5srael%
Daughter%%% That is, grand-daughterJ for she !as daughter of )chab son
of )mri, $er% *1%
1(,+% )nd he !alked in the !ays of the house of )chab( and he did e$il
before the 'ord, as did the house of )chab( for he !as the son in la! of
the house of )chab%
1(,1% 8e !ent also !ith 9oram, son of )chab, to fight against 8aHael,
king of 4yria, in Ramoth Galaad, and the 4yrians !ounded 9oram(
1(,B% )nd he !ent back to be healed, in 9eHrahel( because the 4yrians
had !ounded him in Ramoth, !hen he fought against 8aHael, king of 4yria
)nd OchoHias, the son of 9oram, king of 9uda, !ent do!n to $isit 9oram,
the son of )chab, in 9eHrahel, because he !as sick there%
. ;ings "ha#ter B
9ehu is anointed king of 5srael, to destroy the house of )chab and
9eHebel% 8e killeth 9oram king of 5srael, and OchoHias king of 9uda%
9eHebel is eaten by dogs%
B(*% )nd Eliseus the #ro#het, called one of the sons of the #ro#hets,
and said to him( Gird u# thy loins, and take this little bottle of oil
in thy hand, and go to Ramoth Galaad%
B(,% )nd !hen thou art come thither, thou shalt see 9ehu the son of
9osa#hat the son of amsi( and going in, thou shalt make him rise u#
from amongst his brethren, and carry him into an inner chamber%
B(2% Then taking the little bottle of oil, thou shalt #our it on his
head, and shalt say( Thus saith the 'ord( 5 ha$e anointed thee king o$er
5srael% )nd thou shalt o#en the door and flee, and shalt not stay there%
B(.% 4o the young man, the ser$ant of the #ro#het, !ent a!ay to Ramoth
Galaad,
B(?% )nd !ent in thither( and behold, the ca#tains of the army !ere
sitting, and he said( 5 ha$e a !ord to thee, O #rince% )nd 9ehu said(
:nto !hom of us allM )nd he said( To thee, O #rince%
B(A% )nd he arose, and !ent into the chamber( and he #oured the oil u#on
his head, and said( Thus saith the 'ord God of 5srael( 5 ha$e anointed
thee king o$er 5srael, the #eo#le of the 'ord%
B(+% )nd thou shalt cut off the house of )chab, thy master, and 5 !ill
re$enge the blood of my ser$ants, the #ro#hets, and the blood of all the
ser$ants of the 'ord, at the hand of 9eHabel%
B(1% )nd 5 !ill destroy all the house of )chab, and 5 !ill cut off from
)chab, him that #isseth against the !all, and him that is shut u#, and
the meanest in 5srael%
B(B% )nd 5 !ill make the house of )chab, like the house of 9eroboam, the
son of abat, and like the house of Baasa, the son of )hias%
B(*-% )nd the dogs shall eat 9eHabel, in the field of 9eHrahel, and
there shall be no one to bury her% )nd he o#ened the door and fled%
B(**% Then 9ehu !ent forth to the ser$ants of his 'ord( and they said to
him( )re all things !ellM !hy came this madman to theeM )nd he said to
them( &ou kno! the man, and !hat he said%
B(*,% But they ans!ered( 5t is falseJ but rather do thou tell us% )nd he
said to them( Thus and thus did he s#eak to me( and he said( Thus saith
the 'ord( 5 ha$e anointed thee king o$er 5srael%
B(*2% Then they made haste, and taking e$ery man his garment, laid it
under his feet, after the manner of a judgment seat, and they sounded
the trum#et, and said( 9ehu is king%
B(*.% 4o 9ehu, the son of 9osa#hat, the son of amsi, cons#ired against
9oram% o! 9oram had besieged Ramoth Galaad, he, and all 5srael,
fighting !ith 8aHael, king of 4yria(
B(*?% )nd !as returned to be healed in 9eHrahel of his !oundsJ for the
4yrians had !ounded him, !hen he fought !ith 8aHael, king of 4yria% )nd
9ehu said( 5f it #lease you, let no man go forth or flee out of the
city, lest he go, and tell in 9eHrahel%
B(*A% )nd he got u#, and !ent into 9eHrahel for 9oram !as sick there,
and OchoHias king of 9uda, !as come do!n to $isit 9oram%
B(*+% The !atchman therefore, that stood u#on the to!er of 9eHrahel, sa!
the troo# of 9ehu coming, and said( 5 see a troo#% )nd 9oram said( Take
a chariot, and send to meet them, and let him that goeth say( 5s all
!ellM
B(*1% 4o there !ent one in a chariot to meet him, and said( Thus saith
the king( )re all things #eaceableM )nd 9ehu said( =hat hast thou to do
!ith #eaceM go behind and follo! me% )nd the !atchman told, saying( The
messenger came to them, but he returneth not%
B(*B% )nd he sent a second chariot of horses( and he came to them, and
said( Thus saith the king( 5s there #eaceM )nd 9ehu said( =hat hast thou
to do !ith #eaceM #ass, and follo! me%
B(,-% )nd the !atchman told, saying( 8e came e$en to them, but returneth
not( and the dri$ing is like the dri$ing of 9ehu, the son of amsiJ for
he dri$es furiously%
B(,*% )nd 9oram said( <ake ready the chariot% )nd they made ready his
chariot( and 9oram, king of 5srael, and OchoHias, king of 9uda, !ent
out, each in his chariot, and they !ent out to meet 9ehu, and met him in
the field of aboth, the 9eHrahelite%
B(,,% )nd !hen 9oram sa! 9ehu, he said( 5s there #eace, 9ehuM )nd he
ans!ered( =hat #eaceM so long as the fornications of 9eHabel, thy
mother, and her many sorceries, are in their $igour%
B(,2% )nd 9oram turned his hand, and fleeing, said to OchoHias( There is
treachery, OchoHias%
B(,.% But 9ehu bent his bo! !ith his hand, and shot 9oram bet!een the
shoulders( and the arro! !ent out through his heart, and immediately he
fell in his chariot%
B(,?% )nd 9ehu said to Badacer, his ca#tain( Take him, and cast him into
the field of aboth, the 9eHrahelite( for 5 remember, !hen 5 and thou,
sitting in a chariot, follo!ed )chab, this manDs father, that the 'ord
laid this burden u#on him, saying(
B(,A% 5f 5 do not reLuite thee in this field, saith the 'ord, for the
blood of aboth, and for the blood of his children, !hich 5 sa!
yesterday, saith the 'ord% 4o no! take him, and cast him into the field,
according to the !ord of the 'ord%
B(,+% But OchoHias, king of 9uda, seeing this, fled by the !ay of the
garden house( and 9ehu #ursued him, and said( 4trike him also in his
chariot% )nd they struck him in the going u# to Ga$er, !hich is by
9eblaam( and he fled into <ageddo, and died there%
B(,1% )nd his ser$ants laid him u#on his chariot, and carried him to
9erusalem( and they buried him in his se#ulchre !ith his fathers, in the
city of Da$id%
B(,B% 5n the ele$enth year of 9oram, the son of )chab, OchoHias reigned
o$er 9udaJ
B(2-% )nd 9ehu came into 9eHrahel% But 9eHabel, hearing of his coming
in, #ainted her face !ith stibic stone, and adorned her head, and looked
out of a !indo!%
B(2*% )t 9ehu coming in at the gate, and said( "an there be #eace for
Iambri, that hath killed his masterM
B(2,% )nd 9ehu lifted u# his face to the !indo!, and said( =ho is thisM
)nd t!o or three eunuchs bo!ed do!n to him%
B(22% )nd he said to them( Thro! her do!n headlongJ )nd they thre! her
do!n, and the !all !as s#rinkled !ith her blood, and the hoofs of the
horses trod u#on her%
B(2.% )nd !hen he !as come in to eat, and to drink, he said( Go, and see
after that cursed !oman, and bury herJ because she is a kingDs daughter%
B(2?% )nd !hen they !ent to bury her, they found nothing but the skull,
and the feet, and the e>tremities of her hands%
B(2A% )nd coming back they told him% )nd 9ehu said( 5t is the !ord of
the 'ord, !hich he s#oke by his ser$ant Elias, the Thesbite, saying( 5n
the field of 9eHrahel the dogs shall eat the flesh of 9eHabel%
B(2+% )nd the flesh of 9eHabel shall be as dung u#on the face of the
earth in the field of 9eHrahelJ so that they !ho #ass by shall say( 5s
this that same 9eHabelM
. ;ings "ha#ter *-
9ehu destroyeth the house of )chab( abolisheth the !orshi# of Baal, and
killeth the !orshi##ers( but sticketh to the cal$es of 9eroboam% 5srael
is afflicted by the 4yrians%
*-(*% )nd )chab had se$enty sons in 4amaria( so 9ehu !rote letters, and
sent to 4amaria, to the chief men of the city, and to the ancients, and
to them that brought u# )chabDs children, saying(
*-(,% )s soon as you recei$e these letters, ye that ha$e your masterDs
sons, and chariots, and horses, and fenced cities, and armour,
*-(2% "hoose the best, and him that shall #lease you most of your
masterDs sons, and set him on his fatherDs throne, and fight for the
house of your master%
*-(.% But they !ere e>ceedingly afraid, and said( Behold t!o kings could
not stand before him, and ho! shall !e be able to resistM
*-(?% Therefore they that !ere o$er the kingDs house, and the rulers of
the city, and the ancients, and the bringers u# of the children, sent to
9ehu, saying( =e are thy ser$ants( !hatsoe$er thou shalt command us !e
!ill doJ !e !ill not make us any king( do thou all that #leaseth thee%
*-(A% )nd he !rote letters the second time to them, saying( 5f you be
mine, and !ill obey me, take the heads of the sons of your master, and
come to me to 9eHrahel by tomorro! at this time% o! the kingDs sons,
being se$enty men, !ere brought u# !ith the chief men of the city%
*-(+% )nd !hen the letters came to them, they took the kingDs sons, and
sle! se$enty #ersons, and #ut their heads in baskets, and sent them to
him to 9eHrahel%
*-(1% )nd a messenger came, and told him, saying( They ha$e brought the
heads of the kingDs sons% )nd he said( 'ay ye them in t!o hea#s by the
entering in of the gate until the morning%
*-(B% )nd !hen it !as light, he !ent out, and standing, said to all the
#eo#le( &ou are just( if 5 cons#ired against my master, and sle! himJ
!ho hath slain all theseM
*-(*-% 4ee therefore no! that there hath not fallen to the ground any of
the !ords of the 'ord, !hich the 'ord s#oke concerning the house of
)chab, and the 'ord hath done that !hich he s#oke in the hand of his
ser$ant Elias%
*-(**% 4o 9ehu sle! all that !ere left of the honse of )chab in
9eHrahel, and all his chief men, and his friends, and his #riests, till
there !ere no remains left of him%
*-(*,% )nd he arose, and !ent to 4amaria( and !hen he !as come to the
she#herdsD cabin in the !ay,
*-(*2% 8e met !ith the brethren of OchoHias, king of 9uda, and he said
to them( =ho are youM )nd they ans!ered( =e are the brethren of
OchoHias, and are come do!n to salute the sons of the king, and the sons
of the Lueen%
*-(*.% )nd he said( Take them ali$e% )nd they took them ali$e, and
killed them at the #it by the cabin, t!o and forty men, and he left not
any of them%
*-(*?% )nd !hen he !as de#arted thence, he found 9onadab, the son of
Rechab, coming to meet him, and he blessed him% )nd he said to him( 5s
thy heart right as my heart is !ith thy heartM )nd 9onadab said( 5t is%
5f it be, said he, gi$e me thy hand% 8e ga$e him his hand% )nd he lifted
him u# to him into the chariot,
*-(*A% )nd said to him( "ome !ith me, and see my Heal for the 'ord% 4o
he made him ride in his chariot,
*-(*+% )nd brought him into 4amaria% )nd he sle! all that !ere left of
)chab, in 4amaria, to a man, according to the !ord of the 'ord !hich he
s#oke by Elias%
*-(*1% )nd 9ehu gathered together all the #eo#le, and said to them(
)chab !orshi##ed Baal a little, but 5 !ill !orshi# him more%
5 !ill !orshi# him more%%% 9ehu sinned in thus #retending to !orshi#
Baal, and causing sacrifice to be offered to him( because e$il is not to
be done, that good may come of it% Rom% 2%1%
*-(*B% o! therefore call to me all the #ro#hets of Baal, and all his
ser$ants, and all his #riests( let none be !anting, for 5 ha$e a great
sacrifice to offer to Baal( !hosoe$er shall be !anting, shall not li$e%
o! 9ehu did this craftily, that he might destroy the !orshi##ers of
Baal%
*-(,-% )nd he said( Proclaim a festi$al for Baal% )nd he called,
*-(,*% )nd he sent into all the borders of 5sraelJ and all the ser$ants
of Baal came( there !as not one left that did not come% )nd they !ent
into the tem#le of Baal( and the house of Baal !as filled, from one end
to the other%
*-(,,% )nd he said to them that !ere o$er the !ardrobe( Bring forth
garments for all the ser$ants of Baal% )nd they brought them forth
garments%
*-(,2% )nd 9ehu, and 9onadab, the son of Rechab, !ent to the tem#le of
Baal, and said to the !orshi##ers of Baal( 4earch, and see that there be
not any !ith you of the ser$ants of the 'ord, but that there be the
ser$ants of Baal only%
*-(,.% )nd they !ent in to offer sacrifices and burnt offerings( but
9ehu had #re#ared him fourscore men !ithout, and said to them( 5f any of
the men esca#e, !hom 5 ha$e brought into your hands, he that letteth him
go, shall ans!er life for life%
*-(,?% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the burnt offering !as ended, that 9ehu
commanded his soldiers and ca#tains, saying( Go in, and kill them( let
none esca#e% )nd the soldiers and ca#tains sle! them !ith the edge of
the s!ord, and cast them out( and they !ent into the city of the tem#le
of Baal,
*-(,A% )nd brought the statue out of BaalDs tem#le, and burnt it,
*-(,+% )nd broke it in #ieces% They destroyed also the tem#le of Baal,
and made a jakes in its #lace unto this day%
*-(,1% 4o 9ehu destroyed Baal out of 5srael(
*-(,B% But yet he de#arted not from the sins of 9eroboam, the son of
abat, !ho made 5srael to sin, nor did he forsake the golden cal$es that
!ere in Bethel, and Dan%
*-(2-% )nd the 'ord said to 9ehu( because thou hast diligently e>ecuted
that !hich !as right and #leasing in my eyes, and hast done to the house
of )chab according to all that !as in my heart( thy children shall sit
u#on the throne of 5srael to the fourth generation%
*-(2*% But 9ehu took no heed to !alk in the la! of the 'ord, the God of
5srael, !ith all his heart( for he de#arted not from the sins of
9eroboam, !ho had made 5srael to sin%
*-(2,% 5n those days the 'ord began to be !eary of 5srael( and 8aHael
ra$aged them in all the coasts of 5srael,
*-(22% 7rom the 9ordan east!ard, all the land of Galaad, and Gad, and
Ruben, and <anasses, from )roer, !hich is u#on the torrent )rnon, and
Galaad, and Basan%
*-(2.% But the rest of the acts of 9ehu, and all that he did, and his
strength, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of
the kings of 5sraelM
*-(2?% )nd 9ehu sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in 4amaria(
and 9oachaH, his son, reigned in his stead%
*-(2A% )nd the time that 9ehu reigned o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, !as eight
and t!enty years%
. ;ings **
)thaliaDs usur#ation and tyranny% 9oas is made king% )thalia is slain%
**(*% o! )thalia, the mother of OchoHias, seeing that her son !as dead,
arose and sle! all the royal seed%
**(,% But 9osaba the daughter of king 9oram, sister of OchoHias, took
9oas, the son of OchoHias, and stole him from among the kingDs sons that
!ere slain, out of the bedchamber !ith his nurse( and hid him from the
face of )thaliaJ so that he !as not slain%
**(2% )nd he !as !ith her si> years, hid in the house of the 'ord% )nd
)thalia reigned o$er the land%
**(.% )nd in the se$enth year 9oiada sent, and taking the centurions and
soldiers, brought them in to him into the tem#le of the 'ord, and made a
co$enant !ith them( and taking an oath of them in the house of the 'ord,
she!ed them the kingDs son(
**(?% )nd he commanded them, saying( This is the thing that you must do%
**(A% 'et a third #art of you go in on the sabbath, and kee# the !atch
of the kingDs house% )nd let a third #art be at the gate of 4urJ and let
a third #art be at the gate behind the d!elling of the shieldbearersJ
and you shall kee# the !atch of the house of <essa%
**(+% But let t!o #arts of you all that go forth on the sabbath, kee#
the !atch of the house of the 'ord about the king%
**(1% )nd you shall com#ass him round about, ha$ing !ea#ons in your
hands( and if any man shall enter the #recinct of the tem#le, let him be
slain( and you shall be !ith the king, coming in and going out%
**(B% )nd the centurions did according to all things that 9oiada the
#riest, had commanded them( and takiug e$ery one their men, that !ent in
on the sabbath, !ith them that !ent out in the sabbath, came to 9oiada,
the #riest%
**(*-% )nd he ga$e them the s#ears, and the arms of king Da$id, !hich
!ere in the house of the 'ord%
**(**% )nd they stood, ha$ing e$ery one their !ea#ons in their hands,
from the right side of the tem#le, unto the left side of the altar, and
of the tem#le, about the king%
**(*,% )nd he brought forth the kingDs son, and #ut the diadem u#on him,
and the testimony( and they made him king, and anointed him( and
cla##ing their hands, they said( God sa$e the king%
The testimony%%% The book of the la!%
**(*2% )nd )thalia heard the noise of the #eo#le running( and going in
to the #eo#le into the tem#le of the 'ord,
**(*.% 4he sa! the king standing u#on a tribunal, as the manner !as, and
the singers, and the trum#ets near him, and all the #eo#le of the land
rejoicing, and sounding the trum#ets( and she rent her garments, and
cried( ) cons#iracy, a cons#iracy%
) tribunal%%% ) tribune, or a #lace ele$ated abo$e the rest%
**(*?% But 9oiada commanded the centurions that !ere o$er the army, and
said to them( 8a$e her forth !ithout the #recinct of the tem#le, and
!hosoe$er shall follo! her, let him be slain !ith the s!ord% 7or the
#riest had said( 'et her not be slain in the tem#le of the 'ord%
**(*A% )nd they laid hands on her( and thrust her out by the !ay by
!hich the horses go in, by the #alace, and she !as slain there%
**(*+% )nd 9oiada made a co$enant bet!een the 'ord, and the king, and
the #eo#le, that they should be the #eo#le of the 'ordJ and bet!een the
king and the #eo#le%
**(*1% )nd all the #eo#le of the land !ent into the tem#le of Baal, and
broke do!n his altars, and his images they broke in #ieces thoroughly(
they sle! also <athan the #riest of Baal before the altar% )nd the
#riest set guards in the house of the 'ord%
**(*B% )nd he took the centurions, and the bands of the "erethi, and the
Phelethi, and all the #eo#le of the land, and they brought the king from
the house of the 'ord( and they came by the !ay of the gate of the
shieldbearers into the #alace, and he sat on the throne of the kings%
**(,-% )nd all the #eo#le of the land rejoiced, and the city !as Luiet(
but )thalia !as slain !ith the s!ord in the kingDs house%
**(,*% o! 9oas !as se$en years old !hen he began to reign%
. ;ings "ha#ter *,
The tem#le is re#aired% 8aHael is bought off from attacking 9erusalem%
9oas is slain%
*,(*% 5n the se$enth year of 9ehu, 9oas began to reign( and he reigned
forty years in 9erusalem% The name of his mother !as 4ebia, of Bersabee%
*,(,% )nd 9oas did that !hich !as right before the 'ord all the days
that 9oiada, the #riest, taught him%
*,(2% But yet he took not a!ay the high #laces( for the #eo#le still
sacrificed and burnt incense in the high #laces%
*,(.% )nd 9oas said to the #riests( all the money of the sanctified
things, !hich is brought into the tem#le of the 'ord by those that #ass,
!hich is offered for the #rice of a soul, and !hich of their o!n accord,
and of their o!n free heart, they bring into the tem#le of the 'ord(
4anctified%%% That is, dedicated to GodDs ser$ice%-5bid% The #rice of a
soul%%% That is, the ordinary oblation, !hich e$ery soul !as to offer by
the la!% E>% 2-%
*,(?% 'et the #riests take it according to their order and re#air the
house, !heresoe$er they shall see any thing that !anteth re#airing%
*,(A% o! till the three and t!entieth year of king 9oas the #riests did
not make the re#airs of the tem#le%
*,(+% )nd king 9oas called 9oiada, the high #riest, and the #riests,
saying to them( =hy do you not re#air the tem#leM Take you, therefore,
money no more according to your order, but restore it for the re#airing
of the tem#le%
*,(1% )nd the #riests !ere forbidden to take any more money of the
#eo#le, and to make the re#airs of the house%
*,(B% )nd 9oiada, the high #riest, took a chest, and bored a hole in the
to#, and set it by the altar at the right hand of them that came into
the house of the 'ordJ and the #riests that ke#t the doors, #ut therein
all the money that !as brought to the tem#le of the 'ord%
*,(*-% )nd !hen they sa! that there !as $ery much money in the chest,
the kingDs scribe, and the high #riest, came u#, and #oured it out, and
counted the money that !as found in the house of the 'ord%
*,(**% )nd they ga$e it out by number and measure into the hands of them
that !ere o$er the builders of the house of the 'ord( and they laid it
out to the car#enters, and the masons, that !rought in the house of the
'ord,
*,(*,% )nd made the re#airs( and to them that cut stones, and to buy
timber, and stones to be he!ed, that the re#airs of the house of the
'ord might be com#letely finished, and !heresoe$er there !as need of
e>#enses to u#hold the house%
*,(*2% But there !ere not made of the same money for the tem#le of the
'ord, bo!ls, or fleshhooks, or censers, or trum#ets, or any $essel of
gold and sil$er, of the money that !as brought into the tem#le of the
'ord(
*,(*.% 7or it !as gi$en to them that did the !ork, that the tem#le of
the 'ord might be re#aired%
*,(*?% )nd they reckoned not !ith the men that recei$ed the money to
distribute it to the !orkmen, but they besto!ed it faithfully%
*,(*A% But the money for tres#ass, and the money for sins, they brought
not into the tem#le of the 'ord, because it !as for the #riests%
*,(*+% Then 8aHael, king of 4yria, !ent u#, and fought against Geth, and
took it, and set his face to go u# to 9erusalem%
*,(*1% =herefore 9oas, king of 9uda, took all the sanctified things,
!hich 9osa#hat, and 9oram, and OchoHias, his fathers, the kings of 9uda,
had dedicated to holy uses, and !hich he himself had offered( and all
the sil$er that could be found in the treasures of the tem#le of the
'ord, and in the kingDs #alace( and sent it to 8aHael, king of 4yria,
and he !ent off from 9erusalem%
*,(*B% )nd the rest of the acts of 9oas, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
*,(,-% )nd his ser$ants arose, and cons#ired among themsel$es, and sle!
9oas, in the house of <ello, in the descent of 4ella%
*,(,*% 7or 9osachar the son of 4emaath, and 9oHabad the son of 4omer his
ser$ant, struck him, and he died( and they buried him !ith his fathers
in the city of Da$idJ and )masias, his son, reigned in his stead%
The city of Da$id%%% 8e !as buried in the same city !ith his fathers,
but not in the se#ulchres of the kings% , Par% *.%
. ;ings "ha#ter *2
The reign of 9oachaH and of 9oas kings of 5srael% The last acts and
death of Eliseus the #ro#het( a dead man is raised to life by the touch
of his bones%
*2(*% 5n the three and t!entieth year of 9oas son of OchoHias, king of
9uda, 9oachaH, the son of 9ehu, reigned o$er 5srael, in 4amaria,
se$enteen years%
*2(,% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, and follo!ed the sins of
9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sinJ and he de#arted not
from them%
*2(2% )nd the !rath of the 'ord !as kindled against 5srael, and he
deli$ered them into the hand of 8aHael, the king of 4yria, and into the
hand of Benadad, the son of 8aHael, all days%
*2(.% But 9oachaH besought the face of the 'ord, and the 'ord heard him(
for he sa! the distress of 5srael, because the king of 4yria had
o##ressed them(
*2(?% )nd the 'ord ga$e 5srael a sa$iour, and they !ere deli$ered out of
the hand of the king of 4yria( and the children of 5srael d!elt in their
#a$ilions as yesterday and the day before%
*2(A% But yet they de#arted not from the sins of the house of 9eroboam,
!ho made 5srael to sin, but !alked in them( and there still remained a
gro$e also in 4amaria%
) gro$e%%% Dedicated to the !orshi# of idols%
*2(+% )nd 9oachaH had no more left of the #eo#le than fifty horsemen,
and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen( for the king of 4yria had
slain them, and had brought them lo! as dust by threshing in the
barnfloor%
*2(1% But the rest of the acts of 9oachaH, and all that he did, and his
$alour, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the
kings of 5sraelM
*2(B% )nd 9oachaH sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in
4amaria( and 9oas, his son, reigned in his stead%
*2(*-% 5n the se$en and thirtieth year of 9oas, king of 9uda, 9oas the
son of 9oachaH reigned o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, si>teen years%
*2(**% )nd he did that !hich is e$il in the sight of the 'ord( he
de#arted not from all the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made
5srael to sinJ but he !alked in them%
*2(*,% But the rest of the acts of 9oas, and all that he did, and his
$alour !here!ith he fought against )masias, king of 9uda, are they not
!ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*2(*2% )nd 9oas sle#t !ith his fathersJ and 9eroboam sat u#on his
throne% But 9oas !as buried in 4amaria, !ith the kings of 5srael%
*2(*.% o! Eliseus !as sick of the illness !hereof he died( and 9oas,
king of 5srael, !ent do!n to him, and !e#t before him, and said( O my
father, my father, the chariot of 5srael, and the guider thereof%
*2(*?% )nd Eliseus said to him( Bring a bo! and arro!s% )nd !hen he had
brought him a bo! and arro!s,
*2(*A% 8e said to the king of 5srael( Put thy hand u#on the bo!% )nd
!hen he had #ut his hand, Eliseus #ut his hands o$er the kingDs hands,
*2(*+% )nd said( O#en the !indo! to the east% )nd !hen he had o#ened it,
Eliseus said( 4hoot an arro!% )nd he shot% )nd Eliseus said( The arro!
of the 'ordDs deli$erance, and the arro! of the deli$erance from 4yria(
and thou shalt strike the 4yrians in )#hec, till thou consume them%
*2(*1% )nd he said( Take the arro!s% )nd !hen he had taken them, he said
to him( 4trike !ith an arro! u#on the ground% )nd he struck three times,
and stood still%
*2(*B% )nd the man of God !as angry !ith him, and said( 5f thou hadst
smitten fi$e or si> or se$en times, thou hadst smitten 4yria e$en to
utter destruction( but no! three times shalt thou smite it%
5f thou hadst smitten, etc%%% By this it a##ears that God had re$ealed
to the #ro#het that the king should o$ercome the 4yrians as many times
as he should then strike on the groundJ but as he had not at the same
time re$ealed to him ho! often the king !ould strike, the #ro#het !as
concerned to see that he struck but thrice%
*2(,-% )nd Eliseus died, and they buried him% )nd the ro$ers from <oab
came into the land the same year%
*2(,*% )nd some that !ere burying a man, sa! the ro$ers, and cast the
body into the se#ulchre of Eliseus% )nd !hen it had touched the bones
of Eliseus, the man came to life and stood u#on his feet%
*2(,,% o! 8aHael, king of 4yria, afflicted 5srael all the days of
9oachaH%
*2(,2% )nd the 'ord had mercy on them, and returned to them, because of
his co$enant, !hich he had made !ith )braham, and 5saac, and 9acob( and
he !ould not destroy them, nor utterly cast them a!ay, unto this #resent
time%
*2(,.% )nd 8aHael, king of 4yria, diedJ and Benadad, his son, reigned in
his stead%
*2(,?% o! 9oas the son of 9oachaH, took the cities out of the hand of
Benadad, the son of 8aHael, !hich he had taken out of the hand of
9oachaH, his father, by !arJ three times did 9oas beat him, and he
restored the cities to 5srael%
. ;ings "ha#ter *.
)masias reigneth in 9uda( he o$ercometh the Edomites( but is o$ercome by
9oas king of 5srael% 9ereboam the second reigneth in 5srael%
*.(*% 5n the second year of 9oas son of 9oachaH, king of 5srael, reigned
)masias son of 9oas, king of 9uda%
*.(,% 8e !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reignJ and nine
and t!enty years he reigned in 9erusalemJ the name of his mother !as
9oadan, of 9erusalem%
*.(2% )nd he did that !hich !as right before the 'ord, but yet not like
Da$id his father% 8e did according to all things that 9oas his father,
did(
*.(.% But this only, that he took not a!ay the high #lacesJ for yet the
#eo#le sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high #laces(
*.(?% )nd !hen he had #ossession of the kingdom, he #ut his ser$ants to
death that had slain the king, his father%
*.(A% But the children of the murderers he did not #ut to death,
according to that !hich is !ritten in the book of the la! of <oses,
!herein the 'ord commanded, saying( The fathers shall not be #ut to
death for the children, neither shall the children be #ut to death for
the fathers( but e$ery man shall die for his o!n sin%
*.(+% 8e sle! of Edom in the $alley of the 4alt#its, ten thousand men,
and took the rock by !ar, and called the name thereof 9ectehel, unto
this day%
*.(1% Then )masias sent messengers to 9oas, son of 9oachaH, son of 9ehu,
king of 5srael, saying( "ome, let us see one another%
'et us see one another%%% This !as a challenge to fight%
*.(B% )nd 9oas, king of 5srael, sent again to )masias, king of 9uda,
saying( ) thistle of 'ibanus sent to a cedar tree, !hich is in 'ibanus,
saying( Gi$e thy daughter to my son to !ife% )nd the beasts of the
forest, that are in 'ibanus, #assed, and trod do!n the thistle%
*.(*-% Thou hast beaten and #re$ailed o$er Edom, and thy heart hath
lifted thee u#J be content !ith this glory, and sit at homeJ !hy
#ro$okest thou e$il, that thou shouldst fall, and 9uda !ith theeM
*.(**% But )masias did not rest satisfied% 4o 9oas, king of 5srael, !ent
u#J and he and )masias, king of 9uda, sa! one another in Bethsames, a
to!n in 9uda%
*.(*,% )nd 9uda !as #ut to the !orse before 5srael, and they fled e$ery
man to their d!ellings%
*.(*2% But 9oas, king of 5srael, took )masias, king of 9uda, the son of
9oas, the son of OchoHias, in Bethsames, and brought him into 9erusalemJ
and he broke do!n the !all of 9erusalem, from the gate of E#hraim to the
gate of the corner, four hundred cubits%
*.(*.% )nd he took all the gold and sil$er, and all the $essels that
!ere found in the house of the 'ord, and in the kingDs treasures, and
hostages, and returned to 4amaria%
*.(*?% But the rest of the acts of 9oas, !hich he did, and his $alour,
!here!ith he fought against )masias, king of 9uda, are they not !ritten
in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*.(*A% )nd 9oas sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in 4amaria, !ith
the kings of 5srael( and 9eroboam, his son, reigned in his stead%
*.(*+% )nd )masias, the son of 9oas, king of 9uda, li$ed after the death
of 9oas, son of 9oachaH, king of 5srael, fifteen years%
*.(*1% )nd the rest of the acts of )masias, are they not !ritten in the
book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
*.(*B% o! they made a cons#iracy against him in 9erusalem( and he fled
to 'achis% )nd they sent after him to 'achis, and killed him there%
*.(,-% )nd they brought him a!ay u#on horses, and he !as buried in
9erusalem !ith his fathers, in the city of Da$id%
*.(,*% )nd all the #eo#le of 9uda took )Harias, !ho !as si>teen years
old, and made him king instead of his father, )masias%
*.(,,% 8e built Elath, and restored it to 9uda, after that the king
sle#t !ith his fathers%
*.(,2% 5n the fifteenth year of )masias, son of 9oas, king of 9uda,
reigned 9eroboam, the son of 9oas, king of 5srael, in 4amaria, one and
forty years(
*.(,.% )nd he did that !hich is e$il before the 'ord% 8e de#arted not
from all the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sin%
*.(,?% 8e restored the borders of 5srael from the entrance of Emath,
unto the sea of the !ilderness, according to the !ord of the 'ord, the
God of 5srael, !hich he s#oke by his ser$ant, 9onas, the son of )mathi,
the #ro#het, !ho !as of Geth, !hich is in O#her%
O#her%%% The tribe of Iabulon%
*.(,A% 7or the 'ord sa! the affliction of 5srael, that it !as
e>ceedingly bitter, and that they !ere consumed e$en to them that !ere
shut u# in #rison, and the lo!est #ersons, and that there !as no one to
hel# 5srael%
*.(,+% )nd the 'ord did not say that he !ould blot out the name of
5srael from under hea$enJ but he sa$ed them by the hand of 9eroboam, the
son of 9oas%
*.(,1% But the rest of the acts of 9eroboam, and all that he did, and
his $alour, !here!ith he fought, and ho! he restored Damascus and Emath
to 9uda, in 5srael, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the
days of the kings of 5sraelM
*.(,B% )nd 9eroboam sle#t !ith his fathers, the kings of 5sraelJ and
Iacharias, his son, reigned in his stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter *?
The reign of )Harias, and 9oatham in 9uda( and of Iacharias, 4ellum,
<anahem, Phaceia, and Phacee in 5srael%
*?(*% 5n the se$en and t!entieth year of 9eroboam, king of 5srael,
reigned )Harias, son of )masias, king of 9uda%
)Harias%%% Other!ise called OHias%
*?(,% 8e !as si>teen years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
t!o and fifty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 9echelia,
of 9erusalem%
*?(2% )nd he did that !hich !as #leasing before the 'ord, according to
all that his father, )masias, had done%
*?(.% But the high #laces he did not destroy, for the #eo#le sacrificed,
and burnt incense in the high #laces%
*?(?% )nd the 'ord struck the king, so that he !as a le#er unto the day
of his death, and he d!elt in a free house a#art( but 9oatham, the
kingDs son, go$erned the #alace, and judged the #eo#le of the land%
) le#er%%% 5n #unishment of his usur#ing the #riestly function% , Par%
,A%
*?(A% )nd the rest of the acts of )Harias, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
*?(+% )nd )Harias sle#t !ith his fathers( and they buried him !ith his
ancestors in the city of Da$id, and 9oatham, his son, reigned in his
stead%
*?(1% 5n the eight and thirtieth year of )Harias, king of 9uda, reigned
Iacharias, son of 9eroboam, o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, si> months(
*?(B% )nd he did that !hich is e$il before the 'ord, as his fathers had
done( he de#arted not from the sins of 9eroboam the son of abat, !ho
made 5srael to sin%
*?(*-% )nd 4ellum, the son of 9abes, cons#ired against him( and struck
him #ublicly, and killed him, and reigned in his #lace%
*?(**% o! the rest of the acts of Iacharias, are they not !ritten in
the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*?(*,% This !as the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he s#oke to 9ehu, saying(
Thy children, to the fourth generation, shall sit u#on the throne of
5srael% )nd so it came to #ass%
*?(*2% 4ellum, the son of 9abes, began to reign in the nine and
thirtieth year of )Harias, king of 9uda( and reigned one month in
4amaria%
*?(*.% )nd <anahem, the son of Gadi, !ent u# from Thersa, and he came
into 4amaria, and struck 4ellum, the son of 9abes, in 4amaria, and sle!
him, and reigned in his stead%
*?(*?% )nd the rest of the acts of 4ellum, and his cons#iracy !hich he
made, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the
kings of 5sraelM
*?(*A% Then <anahem destroyed Tha#sa and all that !ere in it, and the
borders thereof from Thersa, because they !ould not o#en to him( and he
sle! all the !omen thereof that !ere !ith child, and ri##ed them u#%
*?(*+% 5n the nine and thirtieth year of )Harias, king of 9uda, reigned
<anahem, son of Gadi, o$er 5srael, ten years, in 4amaria%
*?(*1% )nd he did that !hich !as e$il before the 'ord( he de#arted not
from the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sin, all
his days%
*?(*B% )nd Phul, king of the )ssyrians, came into the land, and <anahem
ga$e Phul a thousand talents of sil$er to aid him and to establish him
in the kingdom%
*?(,-% )nd <anahem laid a ta> u#on 5srael, on all that !ere mighty and
rich, to gi$e the king of the )ssyrians, each man fifty sicles of
sil$er( so the king of the )ssyrians turned back, and did not stay in
the land%
*?(,*% )nd the rest of the acts of <anahem, and all that he did, are
they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
5sraelM
*?(,,% )nd <anahem sle#t !ith his fathers( and Phaceia, his son, reigned
in his stead%
*?(,2% 5n the fiftieth year of )Harias, king of 9uda, reigned Phaceia,
the son of <anahem, o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, t!o years%
*?(,.% )nd he did that !hich !as e$il before the 'ord( he de#arted not
from the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sin%
*?(,?% )nd Phacee the son of Romelia, his ca#tain, cons#ired against
him, and smote him in 4amaria, in the to!er of the kingDs house, near
)rgob, and near )rie, and !ith him fifty men of the sons of the
Galaadites, and he sle! him, and reigned in his stead%
*?(,A% )nd the rest of the acts of Phaceia, and all that he did, are
they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
5sraelM
*?(,+% 5n the t!o and fiftieth year of )Harias, king of 9uda, reigned
Phacee, the son of Romelia, o$er 5srael, in 4amaria, t!enty years%
*?(,1% )nd he did that !hich !as e$il before the 'ord( he de#arted not
from the sins of 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sin%
*?(,B% 5n the days of Phacee, king of 5srael, came Theglath#halasar,
king of )ssyria, and took )ion, and )bel Domum <aacha, and 9anoe, and
"edes, and )sor, and Galaad, and Galilee, and all the land of e#hthali(
and carried them ca#ti$es into )ssyria%
*?(2-% o! Osee, son of Ela, cons#ired, and formed a #lot against
Phacee, the son of Romelia, and struck him, and sle! him( and reigned in
his stead in the t!entieth year of 9oatham, the son of OHias%
5n the t!entieth year of 9oatham%%% That is, in the t!entieth year, from
the beginning of 9oathamDs reign% The sacred !riter chooses rather to
follo! here this date than to s#eak of the years of )chaH, !ho had not
yet been mentioned%
*?(2*% But the rest of the acts of Phacee, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 5sraelM
*?(2,% 5n the second year of Phacee, the son of Romelia king of 5srael,
reigned 9oatham, son of OHias, king of 9uda%
*?(22% 8e !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned si>teen years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 9erusa,
the daughter of 4adoc%
*?(2.% )nd he did that !hich !as right before the 'ord( according to all
that his father OHias had done, so did he%
*?(2?% But the high #laces he took not a!ay( the #eo#le still
sacrificed, and burnt incense in the high #laces( he built the highest
gate of the house of the 'ord%
*?(2A% But the rest of the acts of 9oatham, and all that he did, are
they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
9udaM
*?(2+% 5n those days the 'ord began to send into 9uda, Rasin king of
4yria, and Phacee the son of Romelia%
*?(21% )nd 9oatham sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in
the city of Da$id, his fatherJ and )chaH, his son, reigned in his stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter *A
The !icked reign of )chaH( the kings of 4yria and 5srael !ar against
him( he hireth the king of the )ssyrians to assist him( he causeth an
altar to be made after the #attern of that of Damascus%
*A(*% 5n the se$enteenth year of Phacee, the son of Romelia reigned
)chaH, the son of 9oatham, king of 9uda%
*A(,% )chaH !as t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
si>teen years in 9erusalem( he did not that !hich !as #leasing in the
sight of the 'ord, his God, as Da$id, his father%
*A(2% But he !alked in the !ay of the kings of 5srael( moreo$er, he
consecrated also his son, making him #ass through the fire, according to
the idols of the nations !hich the 'ord destroyed before the children of
5srael%
*A(.% 8e sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high #laces, and on
the hills, and under e$ery green tree%
*A(?% Then Rasin, king of 4yria, and Phacee, son of Romelia, king of
5srael, came u# to 9erusalem to fight( and they besieged )chaH, but !ere
not able to o$ercome him%
*A(A% )t that time Rasin, king of 4yria, restored )ila to 4yria, and
dro$e the men of 9uda out of )ila( and the Edomites came into )ila, and
d!elt there unto this day%
*A(+% )nd )chaH sent messengers to Theglath#halasar, king of the
)ssyrians, saying( 5 am thy ser$ant, and thy son( come u#, and sa$e me
out of the hand of the king of 4yria, and out of the hand of the king of
5srael, !ho are risen u# together against me%
*A(1% )nd !hen he had gathered together the sil$er and gold that could
be found in the house of the 'ord, and in the kingDs treasures, he sent
it for a #resent to the king of the )ssyrians%
*A(B% )nd he agreed to his desire( for the king of the )ssyrians !ent u#
against Damascus, and laid it !aste( and he carried a!ay the inhabitants
thereof to "yreneJ but Rasin he sle!%
*A(*-% )nd king )chaH !ent to Damascus to meet Theglath#halasar, king of
the )ssyrians, and !hen he had seen the altar of Damascus, king )chaH
sent to :rias, the #riest, a #attern of it, and its likeness, according
to all the !ork thereof%
*A(**% )nd :rias, the #riest, built an altar according to all that king
)chaH had commanded from Damascus so did :rias, the #riest, until king
)chaH came from Damascus%
*A(*,% )nd !hen the king !as come from Damascus, he sa! the altar and
!orshi##ed it( and !ent u# and offered holocausts, and his o!n
sacrificeJ
*A(*2% )nd he offered libations, and #oured the blood of the #eace
offerings, !hich he had offered, u#on the altar%
*A(*.% But the altar of brass that !as before the 'ord, he remo$ed from
the face of the tem#le, and from the #lace of the altar, and from the
#lace of the tem#le of the 'ord( and he set it at the side of the altar
to!ards the north%
*A(*?% )nd king )chaH commanded :rias, the #riest, saying( :#on the
great altar offer the morning holocaust, and the e$ening sacrifice, and
the kingDs holocaust, and his sacrifice, and the holocaust of the !hole
#eo#le of the land, and their sacrifices, and their libations( and all
the blood of the holocaust, and all the blood of the $ictim, thou shalt
#our out u#on it( but the altar of brass shall be ready at my #leasure%
*A(*A% 4o :rias, the #riest, did according to all that king )chaH had
commanded him%
*A(*+% )nd king )chaH took a!ay the gra$en bases, and the la$er that !as
u#on them( and he took do!n the sea from the braHen o>en that held it
u#, and #ut it u#on a #a$ement of stone%
*A(*1% The <usach also for the sabbath, !hich he had built in the
tem#le, and the kingDs entry from !ithout, he turned into the tem#le of
the 'ord, because of the king of the )ssyrians%
<usach%%% The co$ert, or #a$ilion, or tribune, for the king%
*A(*B% o! the rest of the acts of )chaH !hich he did, are they not
!ritten in the book of the !ords of the of the days of the kings of
9udaM
*A(,-% )nd )chaH sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in the
city of Da$id, and EHechias, his son, reigned in his stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter *+
The reign of Osee% The 5sraelites for their sins are carried into
ca#ti$ity( other inhabitants are sent to 4amaria, !ho make a mi>ture of
religion%
*+(*% 5n the t!elfth year of )chaH king of 9uda, Osee the son of Ela
reigned in 4amaria, o$er 5srael, nine years%
5n the t!elfth year of )chaH king of 9uda%%% 8e began to reign before(
but !as not in Luiet #ossession of the kingdom to the t!elfth year of
)chaH%
*+(,% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord( but not as the kings of 5srael
that had been before him%
*+(2% )gainst him came u# 4almanasar, king of the )ssyriansJ and Osee
became his ser$ant, and #aid him tribute%
*+(.% )nd !hen the king of the )ssyrians found that Osee, endea$ouring
to rebel, had sent messengers to 4ua, the king of Egy#t, that he might
not #ay tribute to the king of the )ssyrians, as he had done e$ery year,
he besieged him, bound him, and cast him into #rison%
*+(?% )nd he !ent through all the land( and going u# to 4amaria, he
besieged it three years%
*+(A% )nd in the ninth year of Osee, the king of the )ssyrians took
4amaria, and carried 5srael a!ay to )ssyria( and he #laced them in 8ala,
and 8abor, by the ri$er of GoHan, in the cities of the <edes%
*+(+% 7or so it !as that the children of 5srael had sinned against the
'ord, their God, !ho brought them out of the land of Egy#t, from under
the hand of Pharao, king of Egy#tJ and they !orshi##ed strange gods%
*+(1% )nd they !alked according to the !ay of the nations !hich the 'ord
had destroyed in the sight of the children of 5srael, and of the kings
of 5srael( because they had done in like manner%
*+(B% )nd the children of 5srael offended the 'ord, their God, !ith
things that !ere not right( and built them high #laces in all their
cities, from the to!er of the !atchmen to the fenced city%
*+(*-% )nd they made them statues and gro$es on e$ery high hill, and
under e$ery shady tree(
*+(**% )nd they burnt incense there u#on altars, after the manner of the
nations !hich the 'ord had remo$ed from their face( and they did !icked
things, #ro$oking the 'ord%
*+(*,% )nd they !orshi##ed abominations, concerning !hich the 'ord had
commanded them that they should not do this thing%
*+(*2% )nd the 'ord testified to them in 5srael, and in 9uda, by the
hand of all the #ro#hets and seers, saying( Return from your !icked
!ays, and kee# my #rece#ts, and ceremonies, according to all the la!
!hich 5 commanded your fathers( and as 5 ha$e sent to you in the hand of
my ser$ants the #ro#hets%
*+(*.% )nd they hearkened not, but hardened their necks like to the neck
of their fathers, !ho !ould not obey the 'ord, their God%
*+(*?% )nd they rejected his ordinances, and the co$enant that he made
!ith their fathers, and the testimonies !hich he testified against them(
and they follo!ed $anities, and acted $ainly( and they follo!ed the
nations that !ere round about them, concerning !hich the 'ord had
commanded them that they should not do as they did%
*+(*A% )nd they forsook all the #rece#ts of the 'ord, their God( and
made to themsel$es t!o molten cal$es, and gro$es, and adored all the
host of hea$en( and they ser$ed Baal,
*+(*+% )nd consecrated their sons, and their daughters, through fire(
and they ga$e themsel$es to di$inations, and soothsayings( and they
deli$ered themsel$es u# to do e$il before the 'ord, to #ro$oke him%
*+(*1% )nd the 'ord !as $ery angry !ith 5srael, and remo$ed them from
his sight, and there remained only the tribe of 9uda%
*+(*B% But neither did 9uda itself kee# the commandments of the 'ord,
their God( but they !alked in the errors of 5srael, !hich they had
!rought%
*+(,-% )nd the 'ord cast off all the seed of 5srael, and afflicted them,
and deli$ered them into the hand of s#oilers, till he cast them a!ay
from his face(
*+(,*% E$en from that time, !hen 5srael !as rent from the house of
Da$id, and made 9eroboam, son of abat, their king( for 9eroboam
se#arated 5srael from the 'ord, and made them commit a great sin%
*+(,,% )nd the children of 5srael !alked in all the sins of 9eroboam,
!hich he had done( and they de#arted not from them,
*+(,2% Till the 'ord remo$ed 5srael from his face, as he had s#oken in
the hand of all his ser$ants, the #ro#hets( and 5srael !as carried a!ay
out of their land to )ssyria, unto this day%
*+(,.% )nd the king of the )ssyrians brought #eo#le from Babylon, and
from "utha, and from )$ah, and from Emath, and from 4e#har$aim( and
#laced them in the cities of 4amaria instead of the children of 5srael(
and they #ossessed 4amaria, and d!elt in the cities thereof%
*+(,?% )nd !hen they began to d!ell there, they feared not the 'ord( and
the 'ord sent lions among them, !hich killed them%
*+(,A% )nd it !as told the king of the )ssyrians, and it !as said( The
nations !hich thou hast remo$ed, and made to d!ell in the cities of
4amaria, kno! not the ordinances of the God of the land( and the 'ord
hath sent lions among them( and behold they kill them, because they kno!
not the manner of the God of the land%
*+(,+% )nd the king of the )ssyrians commanded, saying( "arry thither
one of the #riests !hom you brought from thence ca#ti$e, and let him go,
and d!ell !ith them( and let him teach them the ordinances of the God of
the land%
*+(,1% 4o one of the #riests, !ho had been carried a!ay ca#ti$e from
4amaria, came and d!elt in Bethel, and taught them ho! they should
!orshi# the 'ord%
*+(,B% )nd e$ery nation made gods of their o!n and #ut them in the
tem#les of the high #laces, !hich the 4amaritans had made, e$ery nation
in their cities !here they d!elt%
*+(2-% 7or the men of Babylon made 4ochothbenoth( and the "uthites made
ergel( and the men of Emath made )sima%
*+(2*% )nd the 8e$ites made ebahaH, and Tharthac% )nd they that !ere
of 4e#har$aim burnt their children in fire, to )dramelech and )namelech,
the gods of 4e#har$aim%
*+(2,% )nd ne$ertheless they !orshi##ed the 'ord% )nd they made to
themsel$es, of the lo!est of the #eo#le, #riests of the high #laces, and
they #laced them in the tem#les of the high #laces%
*+(22% )nd !hen they !orshi##ed the 'ord, they ser$ed also their o!n
gods, according to the custom of the nations out of !hich they !ere
brought to 4amaria(
*+(2.% :nto this day they follo! the old manner( they fear not the 'ord,
neither do they kee# his ceremonies, and judgments, and la!, and the
commandment, !hich the 'ord commanded the children of 9acob, !hom he
surnamed 5srael(
*+(2?% =ith !hom he made a co$enant, and charged them, saying( &ou shall
not fear strange gods, nor shall you adore them, nor !orshi# them, nor
sacrifice to them%
*+(2A% But the 'ord, your God, !ho brought you out of the land of Egy#t,
!ith great #o!er, and a stretched out arm, him shall you fear, and him
shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice%
*+(2+% )nd the ceremonies, and judgments, and la!, and the commandment,
!hich he !rote for you, you shall obser$e to do them al!ays( and you
shall not fear strange gods%
*+(21% )nd the co$enant that he made !ith you, you shall not forget(
neither shall ye !orshi# strange Gods,
*+(2B% But fear the 'ord, your God, and he shall deli$er you out of the
hand of all your enemies%
*+(.-% But they did not hearken to them, but did according to their old
custom%
*+(.*% 4o these nations feared the 'ord, but ne$ertheless ser$ed also
their idols( their children also, and grandchildren, as their fathers
did, so do they unto this day%
. ;ings "ha#ter *1
The reign of EHechias( he abolisheth idolatry and #ros#ereth%
4ennacherib cometh u# against him( Rabsaces soliciteth the #eo#le to
re$oltJ and blas#hemeth the 'ord%
*1(*% 5n the third year of Osee, the son of Ela, king of 5srael, reigned
EHechias, the son of )chaH, king of 9uda%
*1(,% 8e !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign( and he
reigned nine and t!enty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as
)bi, the daughter of Iacharias%
*1(2% )nd he did that !hich !as good before the 'ord, according to all
that Da$id, his father, had done(
*1(.% 8e destroyed the high #laces, and broke the statues in #ieces, and
cut do!n the gro$es, and broke the braHen ser#ent, !hich <oses had made(
for till that time the children of 5srael burnt incense to it( and he
called its name ohestan%
)nd he called its name oheston%%% That is, their brassJ or a little
brass% 4o he called it in contem#t, because they had made an idol of it%
*1(?% 8e trusted in the 'ord, the God of 5srael( so that after him there
!as none like him among all the kings of 9uda, nor any of them that !ere
before him(
*1(A% )nd he stuck to the 'ord, and de#arted not from his ste#s, but
ke#t his commandments, !hich the 'ord commanded <oses%
*1(+% =herefore the 'ord also !as !ith him, and in all things, to !hich
he !ent forth, he beha$ed himself !isely% )nd he rebelled against the
king of the )ssyrians, and ser$ed him not%
*1(1% 8e smote the Philistines as far as GaHa, and all their borders,
from the to!er of the !atchmen to the fenced city%
*1(B% 5n the fourth year of king EHechias, !hich !as the se$enth $ear of
Osee, the son of Ela, king of 5srael, 4almanasar, king of the )ssyrians,
came u# to 4amaria, and besieged it,
*1(*-% )nd took it% 7or after three years, in the si>th year of
EHechias, that is, in the ninth year of Osee, king of 5srael, 4amaria
!as taken(
*1(**% )nd the king of the )ssyrians carried a!ay 5srael into )ssyria,
and #laced them in 8ala, and in 8abor, by the ri$ers of GoHan, in the
cities of the <edes%
*1(*,% Because they hearkened not to the $oice of the 'ord, their God,
but transgressed his co$enant( all that <oses, the ser$ant of the 'ord,
commanded, they !ould not hear, nor do%
*1(*2% 5n the fourteenth year of king EHechias, 4ennacherib, king of the
)ssyrians, came u# against the fenced cities of 9uda, and took them%
*1(*.% Then EHechias, king of 9uda, sent messengers to the king of the
)ssyrians, to 'achis, saying( 5 ha$e offended, de#art from me( and all
that thou shalt #ut u#on me, 5 !ill bear% )nd the king of the )ssyrians
#ut a ta> u#on EHechias, king of 9uda, of three hundred talents of
sil$er, and thirty talents of gold%
*1(*?% )nd EHechias ga$e all the sil$er that !as found in the house of
the 'ord, and in the kingDs treasures%
*1(*A% )t that time EHechias broke the doors of the tem#le of the 'ord,
and the #lates of gold !hich he had fastened on them, and ga$e them to
the king of the )ssyrians%
*1(*+% )nd the king of the )ssyrians sent Tharthan, and Rabsaris, and
Rabsaces, from 'achis, to king EHechias, !ith a strong army, to
9erusalem( and they !ent u# and came to 9erusalem, and they stood by the
conduit of the u##er #ool, !hich is in the !ay of the fullerDs field%
*1(*1% )nd they called for the king( and there !ent out to them Eliacim,
the son of 8elcias, !ho !as o$er the house, and 4obna, the scribe, and
9oahe, the son of )sa#h, the recorder%
*1(*B% )nd Rabsaces said to them( 4#eak to EHechias( Thus saith the
great king, the king of the )ssyrians( =hat is this confidence, !herein
thou trustestM
*1(,-% Perha#s thou hast taken counsel, to #re#are thyself for battle%
On !hom dost thou trust, that thou darest to rebelM
*1(,*% Dost thou trust in Egy#t a staff of a broken reed, u#on !hich if
a man lean, it !ill break and go into his hand, and #ierce itM so is
Pharao, king of Egy#t, to all that trust in him%
*1(,,% But if you say to me( =e trust in the 'ord, our God( is it not
he, !hose high #laces and altars EHechias hath taken a!ay( and hath
commanded 9uda and 9erusalem( &ou shall !orshi# before this altar in
9erusalemM
*1(,2% o! therefore come o$er to my master, the king of the )ssyrians,
and 5 !ill gi$e you t!o thousand horses, and see !hether you be able to
ha$e riders for them%
*1(,.% )nd ho! can you stand against one lord of the least of my
masterDs ser$antsM Dost thou trust in Egy#t for chariots and for
horsemenM
*1(,?% 5s it !ithout the !ill of the 'ord that 5 am come u# to this
#lace to destroy itM The 'ord said to me( Go u# to this land, and
destroy it%
*1(,A% Then Eliacim, the son of 8elcias, and 4obna, and 9oahe, said to
Rabsaces( =e #ray thee, s#eak to us, thy ser$ants, in 4yriac( for !e
understand that tongue( and s#eak not to us in the 9e!sD language, in
the hearing of the #eo#le that are u#on the !all%
*1(,+% )nd Rabsaces ans!ered them, saying( 8ath my master sent me to thy
master, and to thee, to s#eak these !ords, and not rather to the men
that sit u#on the !all, that they may eat their o!n dung, and drink
their urine !ith youM
*1(,1% Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out !ith a loud $oice in the 9e!sD
language, and said( 8ear the !ord of the great king, the king of the
)ssyrians%
*1(,B% Thus saith the king( 'et not EHechias decei$e you( for he shall
not be able to deli$er you out of my hand%
*1(2-% either let him make you trust in the 'ord, saying( The 'ord !ill
surely deli$er us, and this city shall not be gi$en into the hand of the
king of the )ssyrians%
*1(2*% Do not hearken to EHechias% 7or thus saith the king of the
)ssyrians( Do !ith me that !hich is for your ad$antage, and come out to
me( and e$ery man of you shall eat of his o!n $ineyard, and of his o!n
fig tree( and you shall drink !ater of your o!n cisterns,
*1(2,% Till 5 come, and take you a!ay, to a land, like to your o!n land,
a fruitful land, and #lentiful in !ine, a land of bread and $ineyards, a
land of oli$es, and oil, and honey, and you shall li$e, and not die%
8earken not to EHechias, !ho decei$eth you, saying( The 'ord !ill
deli$er us%
*1(22% 8a$e any of the gods of the nations deli$ered their land from the
hand of the king of )ssyriaM
*1(2.% =here is the god of Emath, and of )r#hadM !here is the god of
4e#har$aim, of )na, and of )$aM ha$e they deli$ered 4amaria out of my
handM
*1(2?% =ho are they among all the gods of the nations that ha$e
deli$ered their country out of my hand, that the 'ord may deli$er
9erusalem out of my handM
*1(2A% But the #eo#le held their #eace, and ans!ered him not a !ord( for
they had recei$ed commandment from the king that they should not ans!er
him%
*1(2+% )nd Eliacim, the son of 8elcias, !ho !as o$er the house, and
4obna, the scribe, and 9oahe, the son of )sa#h, the recorder, came to
EHechias, !ith their garments rent, and told him the !ords of Rabsaces%
. ;ings "ha#ter *B
EHechias is assured of GodDs hel# by 5saias the #ro#het% The king of the
)ssyrians still threateneth and blas#hemeth% EHechias #rayeth, and God
#romiseth to #rotect 9erusalem% )n angel destroyeth the army of the
)ssyrians, their king returneth to ine$e, and is slain by his t!o sons%
*B(*% )nd !hen king EHechias heard these !ords, he rent his garments,
and co$ered himself !ith sackcloth, and !ent into the house of the 'ord%
*B(,% )nd he sent Eliacim, !ho !as o$er the house, and 4obna, the
scribe, and the ancients of the #riests, co$ered !ith sackcloths, to
5saias, the #ro#het, the son of )mos%
*B(2% )nd they said to him( Thus saith EHechias( This day is a day of
tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blas#hemy( the children are come to
the birth, and the !oman in tra$ail hath not strength%
*B(.% 5t may be the 'ord, thy God, !ill hear all the !ords of Rabsaces,
!hom the king of the )ssyrians, his master, hath sent to re#roach the
li$ing God, and to re#ro$e !ith !ords, !hich the 'ord, thy God, hath
heard( and do thou offer #rayer for the remnants that are found%
*B(?% 4o the ser$ants of king EHechias came to 5saias%
*B(A% )nd 5saias said to them( Thus shall you say to your master( Thus
saith the 'ord( Be not afraid for the !ords !hich thou hast heard, !ith
!hich the ser$ants of the king of the )ssyrians ha$e blas#hemed me%
*B(+% Behold 5 !ill send a s#irit u#on him, and he shall hear a message,
and shall return into his o!n country, and 5 !ill make him fall by the
s!ord in his o!n country%
*B(1% )nd Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the )ssyrians
besieging 'obna( for he had heard that he !as de#arted from 'achis%
*B(B% )nd !hen he heard of Tharaca, king of Ethio#ia( Behold, he is come
out to fight !ith thee( and !as going against him, he sent messengers to
EHechias, saying(
*B(*-% Thus shall you say to EHechias, king of 9uda( 'et not thy God
decei$e thee, in !hom thou trustest( and do not say( 9erusalem shall not
be deli$ered into the hands of the king of the )ssyrians%
*B(**% Behold, thou hast heard !hat the kings of the )ssyrians ha$e done
to all countries, ho! they ha$e laid them !aste( and canst thou alone be
deli$eredM
*B(*,% 8a$e the gods of the nations deli$ered any of them, !hom my
fathers ha$e destroyed, to !it, GoHan, and 8aran, and Rese#h, and the
children of Eden, that !ere in ThelassarM
*B(*2% =here is the king of Emath, and the king of )r#had, and the king
of the city of 4e#har$aim, and of )na, and of )$aM
*B(*.% )nd !hen EHechias had recei$ed the letter of the hand of the
messengers, and had read it, he !ent u# to the house of the 'ord, and
s#read it before the 'ord,
*B(*?% )nd he #rayed in his sight, saying( O 'ord God of 5srael, !ho
sittest u#on the cherubims, thou alone art the God of all the kings of
the earth( thou madest hea$en and earth(
*B(*A% 5ncline thy ear, and hear( o#en, O 'ord, thy eyes and see( and
hear all the !ords of 4ennacherib, !ho hath sent to u#braid unto us the
li$ing God%
*B(*+% Of a truth, O 'ord, the kings of the )ssyrians ha$e destroyed
nations, and the lands of them all%
*B(*1% )nd they ha$e cast their gods into the fire( for they !ere not
gods, but the !ork of menDs hands, of !ood and stone, and they destroyed
them%
*B(*B% o! therefore, O 'ord our God, sa$e us from his hand, that all
the kingdoms of the earth may kno! that thou art the 'ord, the only God%
*B(,-% )nd 5saias, the son of )mos, sent to EHechias, saying( Thus saith
the 'ord, the God of 5srael( 5 ha$e heard the #rayer thou hast made to
me concerning 4ennacherib, king of the )ssyrians%
*B(,*% This is the !ord that the 'ord hath s#oken of him( The $irgin,
the daughter of 4ion, hath des#ised thee, and laughed thee to scorn( the
daughtor of 9erusalem hath !agged her head behind thy back%
*B(,,% =hom hast thou re#roached, and !hom hast thou blas#hemedM against
!hom hast thou e>alted thy $oice, and lifted u# thy eyes on highM
against the holy one of 5srael%
*B(,2% By the hand of thy ser$ants thou hast re#roached the 'ord, and
hast said( =ith the multitude of my chariots 5 ha$e gone u# to the
height of the mountains, to the to# of 'ibanus, and ha$e cut do!n its
tall cedars, and its choice fir trees% )nd 5 ha$e entered into the
furthest #arts thereof, and the forest of its "armel%
"armel%%% ) #leasant fruitful hill in the forest% These e>#ressions are
figurati$e, signifying under the names of mountains and forests, the
kings and #ro$inces !hom the )ssyrians had trium#hed o$er%
*B(,.% 5 ha$e cut do!n, and 5 ha$e drunk strange !aters, and ha$e dried
u# !ith the soles of my feet all the shut u# !aters%
*B(,?% 8ast thou not heard !hat 5 ha$e done from the beginningM from the
days of old 5 ha$e formed it, and no! 5 ha$e brought it to effect( that
fenced cities of fighting men should be turned to hea#s of ruins(
5 ha$e formed it, etc%%% )ll thy e>#loits, in !hich thou takest #ride,
are no more than !hat 5 ha$e decreedJ and are not to be ascribed to thy
!isdom or strength, but to my !ill and ordinance( !ho ha$e gi$en to thee
to take and destroy so many fenced cities, and to carry terror !here$er
thou comest%-5bid% 8ea#s of ruin%%% 'iterally ruin of the hills%
*B(,A% )nd the inhabitants of them !ere !eak of hand, they trembled and
!ere confounded, they became like the grass of the field, and the green
herb on the to#s of houses, !hich !ithered before it came to maturity%
*B(,+% Thy d!elling, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy !ay 5
kne! before, and thy rage against me%
*B(,1% Thou hast been mad against me, and thy #ride hath come u# to my
ears( therefore 5 !ill #ut a ring in thy nose, and a bit bet!een thy
li#s, and 5 !ill turn thee back by the !ay by !hich thou camest%
*B(,B% )nd to thee, O EHechias, this shall be a sign( Eat this year !hat
thou shalt find( and in the second year, such things as s#ring of
themsel$es( but in the third year so! and rea#( #lant $ineyards, and eat
the fruit of them%
*B(2-% )nd !hatsoe$er shall be left of the house of 9uda, shall take
root do!n!ard, and bear fruit u#!ard%
*B(2*% 7or out of 9erusalem shall go forth a remnant, and that !hich
shall be sa$ed out of mount 4ion( the Heal of the 'ord of hosts shall do
this%
*B(2,% =herefore thus saith the 'ord concerning the king of the
)ssyrians( 8e shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arro! into it,
nor come before it !ith shield, nor cast a trench about it%
*B(22% By the !ay that he came he shall return( and into this city he
shall not come, saith the 'ord%
*B(2.% )nd 5 !ill #rotect this city, and !ill sa$e it for my o!n sake,
and for Da$id, my ser$antDs sake%
*B(2?% )nd it came to #ass that night, that an angel of the 'ord came,
and sle! in the cam# of the )ssyrians a hundred and eighty-fi$e
thousand% )nd !hen he arose early in the morning, he sa! all the bodies
of the dead%
*B(2A% )nd 4ennacherib, king of the )ssyrians, de#arting, !ent a!ay, and
he returned and abode in ini$e%
*B(2+% )nd as he !as !orshi##ing in the tem#le of esroch, his god,
)dramelech and 4arasar, his sons, sle! him !ith the s!ord, and they fled
into the land of the )rmenians, and )sarhaddon, his son, reigned in his
stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,-
EHechias being sick, is told by 5saias that he shall dieJ but #raying to
God, he obtaineth longer life, and in confirmation thereof recei$eth a
sign by the sunDs returning back% 8e she!eth all his treasures to the
ambassadors of the king of Babylon( 5saias re#ro$ing him for it,
foretelleth the Babylonish ca#ti$ity%
,-(*% 5n those days EHechias !as sick unto death( and 5saias, the son of
)mos, the #ro#het, came and said to him( Thus saith the 'ord God( Gi$e
charge concerning thy house, for thou shalt die, and not ll$e%
,-(,% )nd he turned his face to the !all, and #rayed to the 'ord,
saying(
,-(2% 5 beseech thee, O 'ord, remember ho! 5 ha$e !alked before thee in
truth, and !ith a #erfect heart, and ha$e done that !hich is #leasing
before thee% )nd EHechias !e#t !ith much !ee#ing%
,-(.% )nd before 5saias !as gone out of the middle of the court, the
!ord of the 'ord came to him, saying(
,-(?% Go back, and tell EHechias, the ca#tain of my #eo#le( Thus saith
the 'ord, the God of Da$id, thy father( 5 ha$e heard thy #rayer, and 5
ha$e seen thy tears( and behold 5 ha$e healed thee( on the third day
thou shalt go u# to the tem#le of the 'ord%
,-(A% )nd 5 !ill add to thy days fifteen years( and 5 !ill deli$er thee
and this city out of the hand of the king of the )ssyrians, and 5 !ill
#rotect this city for my o!n sake, and for Da$id, my ser$antDs sake%
,-(+% )nd 5saias said( Bring me a lum# of figs% )nd !hen they had
brought it, and laid it u#on his boil, he !as healed%
,-(1% )nd EHechias had said to 5saias( =hat shall be the sign that the
'ord !ill heal me, and that 5 !ill go u# to the tem#le of the 'ord the
third dayM
,-(B% )nd 5saias said to him( This shall be the sign from the 'ord, that
the 'ord !ill do the !ord !hich he hath s#oken( =ilt thou that the
shado! go for!ard ten lines, or that it go back so many degreesM
,-(*-% )nd EHechias said( 5t is an easy matter for the shado! to go
for!ard ten lines( and 5 do not desire that this be done, but let it
return back ten degrees%
,-(**% )nd 5saias, the #ro#het, called u#on the 'ord, and he brought the
shado! ten degrees back!ards by the lines, by !hich it had already gone
do!n on the dial of )chaH%
,-(*,% )t that time Berodach Baladan, the son of Baladan, king of the
Babylonians, sent letters and #resents to EHechias( for he had heard
that EHechias had been sick%
,-(*2% )nd EHechias rejoiced at their coming, and he she!ed them the
house of his aromatical s#ices, and the gold, and the sil$er, and di$ers
#recious odours, and ointments, and the house of his $essels, and all
that he had in his treasures% There !as nothing in his house, nor in all
his dominions, that EHechias she!ed them not%
,-(*.% )nd 5saias, the #ro#het, came to king EHechias, and said to him(
=hat said these menM or from !hence came they to theeM )nd EHechias said
to him( 7rom a far country, they came to me out of Babylon%
,-(*?% )nd he said( =hat did they see in thy houseM EHechias said( They
sa! all the things that are in my house( There is nothing among my
treasures that 5 ha$e not she!ed them%
,-(*A% )nd 5saias said to EHechias( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord%
,-(*+% Behold the days shall come, that all that is in thy house, and
that thy fathers ha$e laid u# in store unto this day, shall be carried
into Babylon( nothing shall be left, saith the 'ord%
,-(*1% )nd of thy sons also that shall issue from thee, !hom thou shalt
beget, they shall take a!ay, and they shall be eunuchs in the #alace of
the king of Babylon%
,-(*B% EHechias said to 5saias( The !ord of the 'ord, !hich thou hast
s#oken, is good( let #eace and truth be in my days%
,-(,-% )nd the rest of the acts of EHechias, and all his might, and ho!
he made a #ool, and a conduit, and brought !aters into the city, are
they not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of
9udaM
,-(,*% )nd EHechias sle#t !ith his fathers, and <anasses, his son
reigned in his stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,*
The !ickedness of <anasses( GodDs threats by his #ro#hets% 8is !icked
son )mon succeedeth him, and is slain by his ser$ants%
,*(*% <anasses !as t!el$e years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned fi$e and fifty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as
8a#hsiba%
,*(,% )nd he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, according to the idols
of the nations, !hich the 'ord destroyed from before the face of the
children of 5srael%
,*(2% )nd he turned, and built u# the high #laces, !hich EHechias, his
father, had destroyed( and he set u# altars to Baal, and made gro$es, as
)chab, the king of 5srael, had done( and he adored all the host of
hea$en, and ser$ed them%
,*(.% )nd he built altars in the house of the 'ord, of !hich the 'ord
said( 5n 9erusalem 5 !ill #ut my name%
,*(?% )nd he built altars for all the host of hea$en, in the t!o courts
of the tem#le of the 'ord%
,*(A% )nd he made his son #ass through fire( and he used di$inations,
and obser$ed omens, and a##ointed #ythons, and multi#lied soothsayers,
to do e$il before the 'ord, and to #ro$oke him%
Pythons%%% That is, di$iners by s#irits%
,*(+% 8e set also an idol of the gro$e, !hich he had made, in the tem#le
of the 'ord( concerning !hich the 'ord said to Da$id, and to 4olomon his
son( 5n this tem#le, and in 9erusalem, !hich 5 ha$e chosen out of all
the tribes of 5srael, 5 !ill #ut my name for e$er%
,*(1% )nd 5 !ill no more make the feet of 5srael to be mo$ed out of the
land, !hich 5 ga$e to their fathers( only if they !ill obser$e to do all
that 5 ha$e commanded them, according to the la! !hich my ser$ant <oses
commanded them%
,*(B% But they hearkened not( but !ere seduced by <anasses, to do e$il
more than the nations !hich the 'ord destroyed before the children of
5srael%
,*(*-% )nd the 'ord s#oke in the hand of his ser$ants, the #ro#hets,
saying(
,*(**% Because <anasses, king of 9uda, hath done these most !icked
abominations, beyond all that the )morrhites did before him, and hath
made 9uda also to sin !ith his filthy doings(
,*(*,% Therefore thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( Behold, 5 !ill
bring on e$ils u#on 9erusalem and 9uda( that !hosoe$er shall hear of
them, both his ears shall tingle%
,*(*2% )nd 5 !ill stretch o$er 9erusalem the line of 4amaria, and the
!eight of the house of )chab( and 5 !ill efface 9erusalem, as !ritings
tables are !ont to be effaced, and 5 !ill erase and turn it, and dra!
the #encil often o$er the face thereof%
,*(*.% )nd 5 !ill lea$e the remnants of my inheritance, and !ill deli$er
them into the hands of their enemies( and they shall become a #rey, and
a s#oil to all their enemies%
,*(*?% Because they ha$e done e$il before me, and ha$e continued to
#ro$oke me, from the day that their fathers came out of Egy#t, e$en unto
this day%
,*(*A% <oreo$er, <anasses shed also $ery much innocent blood, till he
filled 9erusalem u# to the mouth( besides his sins, !here!ith he made
9uda to sin, to do e$il before the 'ord%
,*(*+% o! the rest of the acts of <anasses, and all that he did, and
his sin, !hich he sinned, are they not !ritten in the book of the !ords
of the days of the kings of 9udaM
,*(*1% )nd <anasses sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in the garden
of his o!n house, in the garden of OHa( and )mon, his son, reigned in
his stead%
,*(*B% T!o and t!enty years old !as )mon !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned t!o years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as <essalemeth,
the daughter of 8arus, of 9eteba%
,*(,-% )nd he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, as <anasses, his
father, had done%
,*(,*% )nd he !alked in all the !ay in !hich his father had !alked( and
he ser$ed the abominations !hich his father had ser$ed, and he adored
them%
,*(,,% )nd forsook the 'ord, the God of his fathers, and !alked not in
the !ay of the 'ord%
,*(,2% )nd his ser$ants #lotted against him, and sle! the king in his
o!n house%
,*(,.% But the #eo#le of the land sle! all them that had cons#ired
against king )mon( and made 9osias, his son, their king in his stead%
,*(,?% But the rest of the acts of )mon, !hich he did, are they not
!ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
,*(,A% )nd they buried him in his se#ulchre, in the garden of OHa( and
his son, 9osias, reigned in his stead%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,,
9osias re#aireth the tem#le% The book of the la! is found, u#on !hich
they consult the 'ord, and are told that great e$ils shall fall u#on
them, but not in the time of 9osias%
,,(*% 9osias !as eight years old !hen he began to reign( he reigned one
and thirty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 5dida, the
daughter of 8adaia, of Besecath%
,,(,% )nd he did that !hich !as right in the sight of the 'ord, and
!alked in all the !ays of Da$id, his father( he turned not aside to the
right hand, or to the left%
,,(2% )nd in the eighteenth year of king 9osias, the king sent 4a#han,
the son of )ssia, the son of <essulam, the scribe of the tem#le of the
'ord, saying to him(
,,(. %Go to 8elcias, the high #riest, that the money may be #ut together
!hich is brought into the tem#le of the 'ord, !hich the doorkee#ers of
the tem#le ha$e gathered of the #eo#le%
,,(?% )nd let it be gi$en to the !orkmen by the o$erseers of the house
of the 'ord( and let them distribute it to those that !ork in the tem#le
of the 'ord, to re#air the tem#le(
,,(A% That is, to car#enters and masons, and to such as mend breaches(
and that timber may be bought, and stones out of the Luarries, to re#air
the tem#le of the 'ord%
,,(+% But let there be no reckoning made !ith them of the money !hich
they recei$e, but let them ha$e it in their #o!er, and in their trust%
,,(1% )nd 8elcias, the high #riest, said to 4a#han, the scribe( 5 ha$e
found the book of the la! in the house of the 'ord( and 8elcias ga$e the
book to 4a#han, and he read it%
The book of the la!%%% That is, Deuteronomy%
,,(B% )nd 4a#han, the scribe, came to the king, and brought him !ord
again concerning that !hich he had commanded, and said( Thy ser$ants
ha$e gathered together the money that !as found in the house of the
'ord( and they ha$e gi$en it to be distributed to the !orkmen, by the
o$erseers of the !orks of the tem#le of the 'ord%
,,(*-% )nd 4a#han, the scribe, told the king, saying( 8elcias, the
#riest, hath deli$ered to me a book% )nd !hen 4a#han had read it before
the king,
,,(**% )nd the king had heard the !ords of the la! of the 'ord, he rent
his garments%
,,(*,% )nd he commanded 8elcias, the #riest, and )hicam, the son of
4a#han, and )chobor, the son of <icha, and 4a#han, the scribe, and
)saia, the kingDs ser$ant, saying(
,,(*2% Go and consult the 'ord for me, and for the #eo#le, and for all
9uda, concerning the !ords of this book !hich is found( for the great
!rath of the 'ord is kindled against us, because our fathers ha$e not
hearkened to the !ords of this book, to do all that is !ritten for us%
,,(*.% 4o 8elcias, the #riest, and )hicam, and )chobor, and 4a#ham, and
)saia, !ent to 8olda, the #ro#hetess, the !ife of 4ellum, the son of
Thecua, the son of )raas, kee#er of the !ardrobe, !ho d!elt in
9erusalem, in the 4econd( and they s#oke to her%
The 4econd%%% ) street, or #art of the city, so calledJ in 8ebre!,
<assem%
,,(*?% )nd she said to them( Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael(
Tell the man that sent you to me(
,,(*A% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold, 5 !ill bring e$ils u#on this #lace,
and u#on the inhabitants thereof, all the !ords of the la! !hich the
king of 9uda hath read(
,,(*+% Because they ha$e forsaken me, and ha$e sacrificed to strange
gods, #ro$oking me by all the !orks of their hands( therefore my
indignation shall be kindled against this #lace, and shall not be
Luenched%
,,(*1% But to the king of 9uda, !ho sent you to consult the 'ord, thus
shall you say( Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( for as much as
thou hast heard the !ords of the book,
,,(*B% )nd thy heart hath been mo$ed to fear, and thou hast humbled
thyself before the 'ord, hearing the !ords against this #lace, and the
inhabitants thereof, to !it, that they should become a !onder and a
curse( and thou hast rent thy garments, and !e#t before meJ 5 also ha$e
heard theeJ saith the 'ord%
,,(,-% Therefore 5 !ill gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be
gathered to thy se#ulchre in #eaceJ that thy eyes may not see all the
e$ils !hich 5 !ill bring u#on this #lace%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,2
9osias readeth the la! before all the #eo#le% They #romise to obser$e
it% 8e abolisheth all idolatry, celebrateth the #hase( is slain in
battle by the king of Egy#t% The short reign of 9oachaH, in !hose #lace
9oakim is made king%
,2(*% )nd they brought the king !ord again !hat she had said% )nd he
sent( and all the ancients of 9uda and 9erusalem !ere assembled to him%
,2(,% )nd the king !ent u# to the tem#le of the 'ord, and all the men of
9uda, and all the inhabitants of 9erusalem !ith him, the #riests, and
the #ro#hets, and all the #eo#le, both little and great( and in the
hearing of them all he read all the !ords of the book of the co$enant,
!hich !as found in the house of the 'ord%
,2(2% )nd the king stood u#on the ste#( and he made a co$enant !ith the
'ord, to !alk after the 'ord, and to kee# his commandments, and his
testimonies, and his ceremonies, !ith all their heart, and !ith all
their soul, and to #erform the !ords of this co$enant, !hich !ere
!ritten in that book( and the #eo#le agreed to the co$enant%
The king stood u#on the ste#%%% That is, his tribune, or tribunal, a
more eminent #lace, from !hence he might be seen and heard by the
#eo#le%
,2(.% )nd the king commanded 8elcias, the high #riest, and the #riests
of the second order, and the doorkee#ers, to cast out of the tem#le of
the 'ord all the $essels that had been made for Baal, and for the gro$e,
and for all the host of hea$en( and he burnt them !ithout 9erusalem, in
the $alley of "edron, and he carried the ashes of them to Bethel%
,2(?% )nd he destroyed the soothsayers, !hom the kings of 9uda had
a##ointed to sacrifice in the high #laces in the cities of 9uda, and
round about 9erusalem( them also that burnt incense to Baal, and to the
sun, and to the moon, and to the t!el$e signs, and to all the host of
hea$en%
,2(A% )nd he caused the gro$e to be carried out from the house of the
'ord, !ithout 9erusalem, to the $alley of "edron, and he burnt it there,
and reduced it to dust, and cast the dust u#on the gra$es of the common
#eo#le%
,2(+% 8e destroyed also the #a$ilions of the effeminate, !hich !ere in
the house of the 'ord, for !hich the !omen !o$e as it !ere little
d!ellings for the gro$e%
,2(1% )nd he gathered together all the #riests out of the cities of
9uda( and he defiled the high #laces, !here the #riests offered
sacrifice, from Gabaa to Bersabee( and he broke do!n the altars of the
gates that !ere in the entering in of the gate of 9osue, go$ernor of the
city, !hich !as on the left hand of the gate of the city%
,2(B% 8o!e$er, the #riests of the high #laces came not u# to the altar
of the 'ord, in 9erusalem( but only eat of the unlea$ened bread among
their brethren%
,2(*-% )nd he defiled To#heth, !hich is in the $alley of the son of
Ennom( that no man should consecrate there his son, or his daughter,
through fire, to <oloch%
,2(**% )nd he took a!ay the horses !hich the kings of 9uda had gi$en to
the sun, at the entering in of the tem#le of the 'ord, near the chamber
of athanmelech the eunuch, !ho !as in Pharurim( and he burnt the
chariots of the sun !ith fire%
,2(*,% )nd the altars that !ere u#on the to# of the u##er chamber of
)chaH, !hich the kings of 9uda had made, and the altars !hich <anasses
had made in the t!o courts of the tem#le of the 'ord, the king broke
do!n( and he ran from thence, and cast the ashes of them into the
torrent "edron%
,2(*2% The high #laces also that !ere at 9erusalem, on the right side of
the <ount of Offence, !hich 4olomon, king of 5srael, had built to
)staroth, the idol of the 4idonians, and to "hamos, the scandal of <oab,
and to <elchom, the abomination of the children of )mmon, the king
defiled%
,2(*.% )nd he broke in #ieces the statues, and cut do!n the gro$es( and
he filled their #laces !ith the bones of dead men%
,2(*?% <oreo$er, the altar also that !as at Bethel, and the high #lace,
!hich 9eroboam, the son of abat, !ho made 5srael to sin, had made( both
the altar, and the high #lace, he broke do!n and burnt, and reduced to
#o!der, and burnt the gro$e%
,2(*A% )nd as 9osias turned himself, he sa! there the se#ulchres that
!ere in the mount( and he sent and took the bones out of the se#ulchres,
and burnt them u#on the altar, and defiled it according to the !ord of
the 'ord, !hich the man of God s#oke, !ho had foretold these things%
,2(*+% )nd he said( =hat is that monument !hich 5 seeM )nd the men of
that city ans!ered( 5t is the se#ulchre of the man of God, !ho came from
9uda, and foretold these things !hich thou hast done u#on the altar of
Bethel%
,2(*1% )nd he said( 'et him alone, let no man mo$e his bones% 4o his
bones !ere left untouched !ith the bones of the #ro#het, that came out
of 4amaria%
,2(*B% <oreo$er all the tem#les of the high #laces !hich !ere in the
cities of 4amaria, !hich the kings of 5srael had made to #ro$oke the
'ord, 9osias took a!ay( and he did to them according to all the acts
that he had done in Bethel%
,2(,-% )nd he sle! all the #riests of the high #laces, that !ere there,
u#on the altarsJ and he burnt menDs bones u#on them( and returned to
9erusalem%
,2(,*% )nd he commanded all the #eo#le, saying( ;ee# the Phase to the
'ord your God, according as it is !ritten in the book of this co$enant%
,2(,,% o! there !as no such a Phase ke#t from the days of the judges,
!ho judged 5srael, nor in all the days of the kings of 5srael, and of
the kings of 9uda,
,2(,2% )s !as this Phase, that !as ke#t to the 'ord in 9erusalem, in the
eighteenth year of king 9osias%
,2(,.% <oreo$er the di$iners by s#irits, and soothsayers, and the
figures of idols, and the uncleannesses, and the abominations, that had
been in the land of 9uda and 9erusalem, 9osias took a!ay( that he might
#erform the !ords of the la!, that !ere !ritten in the book, !hich
8elcias the #riest had found in the tem#le of the 'ord%
,2(,?% There !as no king before him like unto him, that returned to the
'ord !ith all his heart, and !ith all his soul, and !ith all his
strength, according to all the la! of <oses( neither after him did there
arise any like unto him%
,2(,A% But yet the 'ord turned not a!ay from the !rath of his great
indignation, !here!ith his anger !as kindled against 9uda( because of
the #ro$ocations, !here!ith <anasses had #ro$oked him%
,2(,+% )nd the 'ord said( 5 !ill remo$e 9uda also from before my face,
as 5 ha$e remo$ed 5srael( and 5 !ill cast off this city 9erusalem, !hich
5 chose, and the house, of !hich 5 said( <y name shall be there%
,2(,1% o! the rest of the acts of 9osias, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
,2(,B% 5n his days Pharao echao, king of Egy#t, !ent u# against the
king of )ssyria to the ri$er Eu#hrates( and king 9osias !ent to meet
him( and !as slain at <ageddo, !hen he had seen him%
,2(2-% )nd his ser$ants carried him dead from <ageddo( and they brought
him to 9erusalem, and buried him in his o!n se#ulchre% )nd the #eo#le of
the land took 9oachaH, the son of 9osias( and they anointed him, and
made him king in his fatherDs stead%
,2(2*% 9oachaH !as three and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign,
and he reigned three months in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as
)mital, the daughter of 9eremias, of 'obna%
,2(2,% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, according to all that his
fathers had done%
,2(22% )nd Pharao echao bound him at Rebla, !hich is in the land of
Emath, that he should not reign in 9erusalem( and he set a fine u#on the
land, of a hundred talents of sil$er, and a talent of gold%
,2(2.% )nd Pharao echao made Eliacim, the son of 9osias, king in the
room of 9osias his father( and turned his name to 9oakim% )nd he took
9oachaH a!ay and carried him into Egy#t, and he died there%
,2(2?% )nd 9oakim ga$e the sil$er and the gold to Pharao, after he had
ta>ed the land for e$ery man, to contribute according to the commandment
of Pharao( and he e>acted both the sil$er and the gold of the #eo#le of
the land, of e$ery man according to his ability( to gi$e to Pharao
echao%
,2(2A% 9oakim !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign( and
he reigned ele$en years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as Iebida,
the daughter of Phadaia, of Ruma%
,2(2+% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord according to all that his fathers
had done%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,.
The reign of 9oakim, 9oachin, and 4edecias%
,.(*% 5n his days abuchodonosor, king of Babylon came u#, and 9oakim
became his ser$ant three years( then again he rebelled against him%
,.(,% )nd the 'ord sent against him the ro$ers of the "haldees, and the
ro$ers of 4yria, and the ro$ers of <oab, and the ro$ers of the children
of )mmon( and he sent them against 9uda, to destroy it, according to the
!ord of the 'ord, !hich he had s#oken by his ser$ants, the #ro#hets%
The 'ord sent against him the ro$ers%%% 'atrunculos% Bands or #arties of
men, !ho #illaged and #lundered !here$er they came%
,.(2% )nd this came by the !ord of the 'ord against 9uda, to remo$e them
from before him for all the sins of <anasses !hich he didJ
,.(.% )nd for the innocent blood that he shed, filling 9erusalem !ith
innocent blood( and therefore the 'ord !ould not be a##eased%
,.(?% But the rest of the acts of 9oakim, and all that he did, are they
not !ritten in the book of the !ords of the days of the kings of 9udaM
)nd 9oakim sle#t !ith his fathers(
,.(A% )nd 9oachin, his son, reigned in his stead%
,.(+% )nd the king of Egy#t came not again any more out of his o!n
country( for the king of Babylon had taken all that had belonged to the
king of Egy#t, from the ri$er of Egy#t, unto the ri$er Eu#hrates%
,.(1% 9oachin !as eighteen years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned three months in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as ohesta,
the daughter of Elnathan, of 9erusalem%
,.(B% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, according to all that his father
had done%
,.(*-% )t that time the ser$ants of abuchodonosor, king of Babylon,
came u# against 9erusalem, and the city !as surrounded !ith their forts%
,.(**% )nd abuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to the city, !ith his
ser$ants, to assault it%
,.(*,% )nd 9oachin, king of 9uda, !ent out to the king of Babylon, he,
and his mother, and his ser$ants, and his nobles, and his eunuchs( and
the king of Babylon recei$ed him in the eighth year of his reign%
,.(*2% )nd he brought out from thence all the treasures of the house of
the 'ord, and the treasures of the kingDs house( and he cut in #ieces
all the $essels of gold !hich 4olomon, king of 5srael, had made in the
tem#le of the 'ord, according to the !ord of the 'ord%
,.(*.% )nd he carried a!ay all 9erusalem, and all the #rinces, and all
the $aliant men of the army, to the number of ten thousand, into
ca#ti$ity( and e$ery artificer and smith( and none !ere left, but the
#oor sort of the #eo#le of the land%
,.(*?% )nd he carried a!ay 9oachin into Babylon, and the kingDs mother,
and the kingDs !i$es, and his eunuchs( and the judges of the land he
carried into ca#ti$ity, from 9erusalem, into Babylon%
,.(*A% )nd all the strong men, se$en thousand, and the artificers, and
the smiths, a thousand, all that !ere $aliant men, and fit for !ar( and
the king of Babylon led them ca#ti$es into Babylon%
,.(*+% )nd he a##ointed <atthanias, his uncle, in his stead( and called
his name 4edecias%
,.(*1% 4edecias !as one and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned ele$en years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as )mital,
the daughter of 9eremias, of 'obna%
,.(*B% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, according to all that 9oakim had
done%
,.(,-% 7or the 'ord !as angry against 9erusalem and against 9uda, till
he cast them out from his face( and 4edecias re$olted from the king of
Babylon%
. ;ings "ha#ter ,?
9erusalem is besieged and taken by abuchodonosor( 4edecias is taken(
the city and tem#le are destroyed% Godolias, !ho is left go$ernor, is
slain% 9oachin is e>alted by E$ilmerodach%
,?(*% )nd it came to #ass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
month, the tenth day of the month, that abuchodonosor, king of Babylon,
came, he and all his army, against 9erusalem( and they surrounded it(
and raised !orks round about it%
,?(,% )nd the city !as shut u# and besieged till the ele$enth year of
king 4edecias,
,?(2% The ninth day of the month( and a famine #re$ailed in the city,
and there !as no bread for the #eo#le of the land%
,?(.% )nd a breach !as made into the city( and all the men of !ar fled
in the night bet!een the t!o !alls by the kingDs garden Eno! the
"haldees besieged the city round aboutG, and 4edecias fled by the !ay
that leadeth to the #lains of the !ilderness%
,?(?% )nd the army of the "haldees #ursued after the king, and o$ertook
him in the #lains of 9ericho( and all the !arriors that !ere !ith him
!ere scattered, and left him(
,?(A% 4o they took the king, and brought him to the king of Babylon, to
Reblatha, and he ga$e judgment u#on him%
,?(+% )nd he sle! the sons of 4edecias before his face, and he #ut out
his eyes, and bound him !ith chains, and brought him to Babylon%
,?(1% 5n the fifth month, the se$enth day of the month, the same is the
nineteenth year of the king of Babylon, came abuHardan, commander of
the army, a ser$ant of the king of Babylon, into 9erusalem%
,?(B% )nd he burnt the house of the 'ord, and the kingDs house, and the
houses of 9erusalem, and e$ery great house he burnt !ith fire%
,?(*-% )nd all the army of the "haldees, !hich !as !ith the commander of
the troo#s, broke do!n the !alls of 9erusalem round about%
,?(**% )nd abuHardan, the commander of the army, carried a!ay the rest
of the #eo#le, that remained in the city, and the fugiti$es, that had
gone o$er to the king of Babylon, and the remnant of the common #eo#le%
,?(*,% But of the #oor of the land he left some dressers of $ines and
husbandmen%
,?(*2% )nd the #illars of brass that !ere in the tem#le of the 'ord, and
the bases, and the sea of brass, !hich !as in the house of the 'ord, the
"haldees broke in #ieces, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon%
,?(*.% They took a!ay also the #ots of brass, and the maHers, and the
forks, and the cu#s, and the mortars, and all the $essels of brass, !ith
!hich they ministered%
,?(*?% <oreo$er also the censers, and the bo!ls, such as !ere of gold in
gold( and such as !ere of sil$er in sil$er, the general of the army took
a!ay%
,?(*A% That is, t!o #illars, one sea, and the bases !hich 4olomon had
made in the tem#le of the 'ord( the brass of all these $essels !as
!ithout !eight%
,?(*+% One #illar !as eighteen cubits high( and the cha#iter of brass,
!hich !as u#on it, !as three cubits high( and the net!ork, and the
#omegranates that !ere u#on the cha#iter of the #illar, !ere all of
brass( and the second #illar had the like adorning%
,?(*1% )nd the general of the army took 4eraias, the chief #riest, and
4o#honias, the second #riest, and three doorkee#ers(
,?(*B% )nd out of the city one eunuch, !ho !as ca#tain o$er the men of
!ar( and fi$e men of them !ho had stood before the king, !hom he found
in the city, and 4o#her, the ca#tain of the army, !ho e>ercised the
young soldiers of the #eo#le of the land( and threescore men of the
common #eo#le, !ho !ere found in the city(
,?(,-% These abuHardan, the general of the army, took a!ay, and carried
them to the king of Babylon, to Reblatha%
,?(,*% )nd the king of Babylon smote them, and sle! them at Reblatha, in
the land of Emath( so 9uda !as carried a!ay out of their land%
,?(,,% But o$er the #eo#le that remained in the land of 9uda, !hich
abuchodonosor, king of Babylon, had left, he ga$e the go$ernment to
Godolias, the son of )hicam, the son of 4a#han%
,?(,2% )nd !hen all the ca#tains of the soldiers had heard this, they
and the men that !ere !ith them, to !it, that the king of Babylon had
made Godolias go$ernor they came to Godolias to <as#ha, 5smael, the son
of athanias, and 9ohanan, the son of "aree, and 4araia, the son of
Thanehumeth, the eto#hathite, and 9eHonias, the son of <aachathi, they
and their men%
,?(,.% )nd Godolias s!ore to them and to their men, saying( Be not
afraid to ser$e the "haldees( stay in the land, and ser$e the king of
Babylon, and it shall be !ell !ith you%
,?(,?% But it came to #ass in the se$enth month, that 5smael, the son of
athanias, the son of Elisama, of the seed royal came, and ten men !ith
him, and smote GodoliasJ so that he died( and also the 9e!s and the
"haldees that !ere !ith him in <as#ha%
,?(,A% )nd all the #eo#le, both little and great, and the ca#tains of
the soldiers, rising u#, !ent to Egy#t, fearing the "haldees%
,?(,+% )nd it came to #ass in the se$en and thirtieth year of the
ca#ti$ity of 9oachin, king of 9uda, in the t!elfth month, the se$en and
t!entieth day of the month( E$ilmerodach, king of Babylon, in the year
that he began to reign, lifted u# the head of 9oachin, king of 9uda, out
of #rison%
,?(,1% )nd he s#oke kindly to him( and he set his throne abo$e the
throne of the kings that !ere !ith him in Babylon%
,?(,B% )nd he changed his garments !hich he had in #rison, and he ate
bread al!ays before him, all the days of his life%
,?(2-% )nd he a##ointed him a continual allo!ance, !hich !as also gi$en
him by the king, day by day, all the days of his life%
T8E 75R4T BOO; O7 P)R)'5PO<EO
These Books are called by the Greek inter#reters, Parali#omenon, that
is, of things left out, or omittedJ because they are a kind of a
su##lement of such things as !ere #assed o$er in the books of the ;ings%
The 8ebre!s call them Dibre 8aijamim, that is, The !ords of the days, or
The "hronicles%--ot that they are the books !hich are so often Luoted
in the ;ings, under the title of the !ords of the days of the kings of
5srael, and of the kings of 9uda( for the books of Parali#omenon !ere
!ritten after the books of ;ings( but because in all #robability they
ha$e been abridged from those ancient !ords of the days, by Esdras or
some other sacred !riter%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *
The genealogy of the #atriarchs do!n to )braham( The #osterity of
)braham and of Esau%
*(*% )dam, 4eth, Enos,
*(,% "ainan, <alaleel, 9ared,
*(2% 8enoc, <athusale, 'amech,
*(.% oe, 4em, "ham, and 9a#heth%
*(?% The sons of 9a#heth( Gomer, and <agog, and <adai, and 9a$an,
Thubal, <osoch, Thiras%
*(A% )nd the sons of Gomer( )sceneH, and Ri#hath, and Thogorma%
*(+% )nd the sons of 9a$an( Elisa and Tharsis, "ethim and Dodanim%
*(1% The sons of "ham( "hus, and <esrai, and Phut, and "hanaan%
*(B% )nd the sons of "hus( 4aba, and 8e$ila, 4abatha, and Regma, and
4abathaca% )nd the sons of Regma( 4aba, and Dadan%
*(*-% o! "hus begot emrod( he began to be mighty u#on earth%
*(**% But <esraim begot 'udim, and )namim, and 'aabim, and e#htuim,
*(*,% Phetrusim also, and "asluim( from !hom came the Philistines, and
"a#htorim%
*(*2% )nd "hanaan begot 4idon his firstborn, and the 8ethite,
*(*.% )nd the 9ebusite, and the )morrhite, and the Gergesite,
*(*?% )nd the 8e$ite, and the )racite, and the 4inite,
*(*A% )nd the )radian, and the 4amarite, and the 8amathite%
*(*+% The sons of 4em( Elam and )sur, and )r#ha>ad, and 'ud, and )ram,
and 8us, and 8ul, and Gether, and <osoch%
*(*1% )nd )r#ha>ad begot 4ale, and 4ale begot 8eber%
*(*B% )nd to 8eber !ere born t!o sons, the name of the one !as Phaleg,
because in his days the earth !as di$idedJ and the name of his brother
!as 9ectan%
*(,-% )nd 9ectan begot Elmodad, and 4ale#h, and )sarmoth, and 9are,
*(,*% )nd )doram, and :sal, and Decla,
*(,,% )nd 8ebal, and )bimael, and 4aba,
*(,2% )nd O#hir, and 8e$ila, and 9obab% )ll these are the sons of
9ectan%
*(,.% 4em, )r#ha>ad, 4ale,
*(,?% 8eber, Phaleg, Ragau,
*(,A% 4erug, achor, Thare,
*(,+% )bram, this is )braham%
*(,1% )nd the sons of )braham, 5saac and 5smahel%
*(,B% )nd these are the generations of them% The firstborn of 5smahel,
abajoth, then "edar, and )dbeel, and <absam,
*(2-% )nd <asma, and Duma, <assa, 8adad, and Thema,
*(2*% 9etur, a#his, "edma( these are the sons of 5smahel%
*(2,% )nd the sons of "etura, )brahamDs concubine, !hom she bore(
Iamran, 9ecsan, <adan, <adian, 9esboc, and 4ue% )nd the sons of 9ecsan,
4aba, and Dadan% )nd the sons of Dadan( )ssurim, and 'atussim, and
'aomin%
"oncubine%%% 4he !as his la!ful !ife, but of an inferior degree%
*(22% )nd the sons of <adian( E#ha, and E#her, and 8enoch, and )bida,
and Eldaa% )ll these are the sons of "etura%
*(2.% )nd )braham begot 5saac( and his sons !ere Esau and 5srael%
*(2?% The sons of Esau( Eli#haH, Rahuel, 9ehus, 5helom, and "ore%
*(2A% The sons of Eli#haH( Theman, Omar, 4e#hi, Gathan, "eneH, and by
Thamna, )malec%
*(2+% The sons of Rahuel( ahath, Iara, 4amma, <eHa%
*(21% The sons of 4eir( 'otan, 4obal, 4ebeon, )na, Dison, Eser, Disan%
*(2B% The sons of 'otan( 8ori, 8omam% )nd the sister of 'otan !as
Thamna%
*(.-% The sons of 4obal( )lian, and <anahath, and Ebal, 4e#hi, and Onam%
The sons of 4ebeon( )ia, and )na% The son of )na( Dison%
*(.*% The sons of Dison( 8amram, and Eseban, and 9ethran, and "haran%
*(.,% The sons of Eser( Balaan, and Ia$an, and 9acan% The sons of Disan(
8us and )ran%
*(.2% o! these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before
there !as a king o$er the children of 5srael( Bale the son of Beor( and
the name of his city !as Denaba%
*(..% )nd Bale died, and 9obab the son of Iare of Bosra, reigned in his
stead%
*(.?% )nd !hen 9obab also !as dead, 8usam of the land of the Themanites
reigned in his stead%
*(.A% )nd 8usam also died, and )dad the son of Badad reigned in his
stead, and he defeated the <adianites in the land of <oab( the name of
his city !as )$ith%
*(.+% )nd !hen )dad also !as dead, 4emla of <asreca reigned in his
stead%
*(.1% 4emla also died, and 4aul of Rohoboth, !hich is near the ri$er,
reigned in his stead%
*(.B% )nd !hen 4aul !as dead, Balanan the son of )chobor reigned in his
stead%
*(?-% 8e also died, and )dad reigned in his stead( and the name of his
city !as Phau, and his !ife !as called <eetabel the daughter of <atred,
the daughter of <eHaab%
*(?*% )nd after the death of )dad, there began to be dukes in Edom
instead of kings( duke Thamna, duke )l$a, duke 9etheth,
*(?,% Duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,
*(?2% Duke "eneH, duke Theman, duke <absar,
*(?.% Duke <agdiel, duke 8iram% These are the dukes of Edom%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,
The t!el$e tribes of 5srael% The genealogy of 9uda do!n to Da$id% Other
genealogies of the tribe of 9uda%
,(*% )nd these are the sons of 5srael( Ruben, 4imeon, 'e$i, 9uda,
5ssachar, and Iabulon,
,(,% Dan, 9ose#h, Benjamin, e#htali, Gad, and )ser%
,(2% The sons of 9uda( 8er, Onan and 4ela% These three !ere born to him
of the "hanaanitess the daughter of 4ue% )nd 8er the firstborn of 9uda,
!as !icked in the sight of the 'ord, and he sle! him%
,(.% )nd Thamar his daughter in la! bore him Phares and Iara% 4o all
the sons of 9uda !ere fi$e%
,(?% )nd the sons of Phares, !ere 8esron and 8amul%
,(A% )nd the sons also of Iare( Iamri, and Ethan, and Eman, and
"halchal, and Dara, fi$e in all%
,(+% )nd the sons of "harmi( )char, !ho troubled 5srael, and sinned by
the theft of the anathema%
)char%%% )lias )chan% 9os% +%-5bid% The anathema%%% The thing de$oted or
accursed, $iH%, the s#oils of 9ericho%
,(1% The sons of Ethan( )Harias,
,(B% )nd the sons of 8esron that !ere born to him( 9erameel, and Ram,
and "alubi%
,(*-% )nd Ram begot )minadab, and )minadab begot ahasson, #rince of the
children of 9uda%
Ram%%% 8e is commonly called )ram% But it is to be obser$ed here, once
for all, that it !as a common thing among the 8ebre!s for the same
#ersons to ha$e different names( and that it is not im#ossible among so
many #ro#er names, as here occur in the first nine cha#ters of this
book, that the transcribers of the ancient 8ebre! co#ies may ha$e made
some sli#s in the orthogra#hy%
,(**% )nd ahasson begot 4alma, the father of BooH%
,(*,% )nd BooH begot Obed, and Obed begot 5sai%
,(*2% )nd 5sai begot Eliab his firstborn, the second )binadab, the third
4immaa,
,(*.% The fourth, athanael, the fifth Raddai,
,(*?% The si>th )som, the se$enth Da$id%
,(*A% )nd their sisters !ere 4ar$ia, and )bigail% The sons of 4ar$ia(
)bisai, 9oab, and )sael, three%
,(*+% )nd )bigail bore )masa, !hose father !as 9ether the 5smahelite%
,(*1% )nd "aleb the son of 8esron took a !ife named )Huba, of !hom he
had 9erioth( and her sons !ere 9aser, and 4obab, and )rdon%
"aleb%%% )lias "alubi, $er% B%
,(*B% )nd !hen )Huba !as dead, "aleb took to !ife E#hrata( !ho bore him
8ur%
,(,-% )nd 8ur begot :ri( and :ri begot BeHeleel%
,(,*% )nd after!ards 8esron !ent in to the daughter of <achir the father
of Galaad, and took her to !ife !hen he !as threescore years old( and
she bore him 4egub%
,(,,% )nd 4egub begot 9air, and he had three and t!enty cities in the
land of Galaad%
,(,2% )nd he took Gessur, and )ram the to!ns of 9air, and "anath, and
the $illages thereof, threescore cities% )ll these, the sons of <achir
father of Galaad%
,(,.% )nd !hen 8esron !as dead, "aleb !ent in to E#hrata% 8esron also
had to !ife )bia !ho bore him )shur the father of Thecua%
,(,?% )nd the sons of 9erameel the firstborn of 8esron, !ere Ram his
firstborn, and Buna, and )ram, and )som, and )chia%
,(,A% )nd 9erameel married another !ife, named )tara, !ho !as the mother
of Onam%
,(,+% )nd the sons of Ram the firstborn of 9erameel, !ere <oos, 9amin,
and )char%
,(,1% )nd Onam had sons 4emei, and 9ada% )nd the sons of 4emei( adab,
and )bisur%
,(,B% )nd the name of )bisurDs !ife !as )bihail, !ho bore him )hobban,
and <olid%
,(2-% )nd the sons of adab !ere 4aled and )##haim% )nd 4aled died
!ithout children%
,(2*% But the son of )##haim !as 9esi( and 9esi begot 4esan% )nd 4esan
begot Oholai%
,(2,% )nd the sons of 9ada the brother of 4emei( 9ether and 9onathan%
)nd 9ether also died !ithout children%
,(22% But 9onathan begot Phaleth, and IiHa% These !ere the sons of
9erameel%
,(2.% )nd 4esan had no sons, but daughters and a ser$ant an Egy#tian,
named 9eraa%
,(2?% )nd he ga$e him his daughter to !ife( and she bore him Ethei%
,(2A% )nd Ethei begot athan, and athan begot Iabad%
,(2+% )nd Iabad begot O#hlal, and O#hlal begot Obed%
,(21% Obed begot 9ehu, 9ehu begot )Harias%
,(2B% )Harias begot 8elles, and 8elles begot Elasa%
,(.-% Elasa begot 4isamoi, 4isamoi begot 4ellum,
,(.*% 4ellum begot 5camia, and 5camia begot Elisama%
,(.,% o! the sons of "aleb the brother of 9erameel !ere <esa his
firstborn, !ho !as the father of 4i#h( and the sons of <aresa father of
8ebron%
,(.2% )nd the sons of 8ebron, "ore, and Tha#hua, and Recem, and 4amma%
,(..% )nd 4amma begot Raham, the father of 9ercaam, and Recem begot
4ammai%
,(.?% The son of 4ammai, <aon( and <aon the father of Bethsur%
,(.A% )nd E#ha the concubine of "aleb bore 8aran, and <osa, and GeHeH%
)nd 8aran begot GeHeH%
,(.+% )nd the sons of 9ahaddai, Rogom, and 9oathan, and Gesan, and
Phalet, and E#ha, and 4aa#h%
,(.1% )nd <aacha the concubine of "aleb bore 4aber, and Tharana%
,(.B% )nd 4aa#h the father of <admena begot 4ue the father of <achbena,
and the father of Gabaa% )nd the daughter of "aleb !as )chsa%
,(?-% These !ere the sons of "aleb, the son of 8ur the firstborn of
E#hrata, 4obal the father of "ariathiarim%
,(?*% 4alma the father of Bethlehem, 8ari#h the father of Bethgader%
,(?,% )nd 4obal the father of "ariathiarim had sons( he that sa! half of
the #laces of rest%
8e that sa!, etc%%% The 'atin inter#reter seems to ha$e gi$en us here,
instead of the #ro#er names, the meaning of those names in the 8ebre!%
8e has done in like manner, $er% ??%
,(?2% )nd of the kindred of "ariathiarim, the 9ethrites, and )#huthites,
and 4emathites, and <aserites% Of them came the 4araites, and
Esthaolites%
,(?.% The sons of 4alma, Bethlehem, and eto#hathi, the cro!ns of the
house of 9oab, and half of the #lace of rest of 4arai%
,(??% )nd the families of the scribes that d!ell in 9abes, singing and
making melody, and abiding in tents% These are the "inites, !ho came of
"alor E"hamathG father of the house of Rechab%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2
The genealogy of the house of Da$id%
2(*% o! these !ere the sons of Da$id that !ere born to him in 8ebron(
the firstborn )mnon of )chinoam the 9eHrahelitess, the second Daniel of
)bigail the "armelitess%
2(,% The third )bsalom the son of <aacha the daughter of Tolmai king of
Gessur, the fourth )donias the son of )ggith,
2(2% The fifth 4a#hatias of )bital, the si>th 9ethrahem of Egla his
!ife%
2(.% 4o si> sons !ere born to him in 8ebron, !here he reigned se$en
years and si> months% )nd in 9erusalem he reigned three and thirty
years%
2(?% )nd these sons !ere born to him in 9erusalem( 4immaa, and 4obab,
and athan, and 4olomon, four of Bethsabee the daughter of )mmiel%
2(A% 9ebaar also and Elisama,
2(+% )nd Eli#haleth, and oge, and e#heg, and 9a#hia,
2(1% )nd Elisama, and Eliada, and Eli#heleth, nine(
2(B% )ll these the sons of Da$id, beside the sons of the concubines( and
they had a sister Thamar%
The concubines%%% The inferior !i$es%
2(*-% )nd 4olomonDs son !as Roboam( !hose son )bia begot )sa% )nd his
son !as 9osa#hat,
2(**% The father of 9oram( and 9oram begot OchoHias, of !hom !as born
9oas(
2(*,% )nd his son )masias begot )Harias% )nd 9oathan the son of )Harias
2(*2% Begot )chaH, the father of EHechias, of !hom !as born <anasses%
2(*.% )nd <anasses begot )mon the father of 9osias%
2(*?% )nd the sons of 9osias !ere, the firstborn 9ohanan, the second
9oakim, the third 4edecias, the fourth 4ellum%
2(*A% Of 9oakim !as born 9echonias, and 4edecias%
2(*+% The sons of 9echonias !ere )sir, 4alathiel,
2(*1% <elchiram, Phadaia, 4enneser and 9ecemia, 4ama, and adabia%
2(*B% Of Phadaia !ere born Iorobabel and 4emei% Iorobabel begot
<osollam, 8ananias, and 4alomith their sister(
2(,-% 8asaba also, and Ohol, and Barachias, and 8asadias, 9osabhesed,
fi$e%
2(,*% )nd the son of 8ananias !as Phaltias the father of 9eseias, !hose
son !as Ra#haia% )nd his son !as )rnan, of !hom !as born Obdia, !hose
son !as 4echenias%
2(,,% The son of 4echenias !as 4emeia, !hose sons !ere 8attus, and
9egaal, and Baria, and aaria, and 4a#hat, si> in number%
4i>%%% "ounting the father in the number%
2(,2% The sons of aaria, Elioenai, and EHechias, and EHricam, three%
2(,.% The sons of Elioenai, Oduia, and Eliasub, and Pheleia, and )ccub,
and 9ohanan, and Dalaia, and )nani, se$en%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter .
Other genealogies of 9uda and 4imeon, and their $ictories%
.(*% The sons of 9uda( Phares, 8esron, and "harmi and 8ur, and 4obal%
.(,% )nd Raia the son of 4obal begot 9ahath, of !hom !ere born )humai,
and 'aad% These are the families of 4arathi%
.(2% )nd this is the #osterity of Etam( 9eHrahel, and 9esema, )nd
9edebos( and the name of their sister !as )salel#huni%
.(.% )nd Phanuel the father of Gedor, and EHar the father of 8osa, these
are the sons of 8ur the firstborn of E#hratha the father of Bethlehem%
.(?% )nd )ssur the father of Thecua had t!o !i$es, 8alaa and aara(
.(A% )nd aara bore him OHam, and 8e#her, and Themani, and )hasthari(
these are the sons of aara%
.(+% )nd the sons of 8alaa, 4ereth, 5saar, and Ethnan%
.(1% )nd "os begot )nob, and 4oboba, and the kindred of )harehel the son
of )rum%
.(B% )nd 9abes !as more honourable than any of his brethren, and his
mother called his name 9abes, saying( Because 5 bore him !ith sorro!%
9abes%%% That is, sorro!ful%
.(*-% )nd 9abes called u#on the God of 5srael, saying( 5f blessing thou
!ilt bless me, and !ilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be !ith me, and
thou sa$e me from being o##ressed by e$il% )nd God granted him the
things he #rayed for%
.(**% )nd "aleb the brother of 4ua begot <ahir, !ho !as the father of
Esthon%
.(*,% )nd Esthon begot Bethra#ha, and Phesse, and Tehinna father of the
city of aas( these are the men of Recha%
.(*2% )nd the sons of "eneH !ere Othoniel, and 4araia% )nd the sons of
Othoniel, 8athath, and <aonathi%
.(*.% <aonathi begot O#hra, and 4araia begot 9oab the father of the
@alley of artificers( for artificers !ere there%
.(*?% )nd the sons of "aleb the son of 9e#hone, !ere 8ir, and Ela, and
aham% )nd the sons of Ela( "eneH%
.(*A% The sons also of 9aleleel( Ii#h, and Ii#ha, Thiria and )srael%
.(*+% )nd the sons of Esra, 9ether, and <ered, and E#her, and 9alon, and
he begot <ariam, and 4ammai, and 9esba the father of Esthamo%
.(*1% )nd his !ife 9udaia, bore 9ared the father of Gedor, and 8eber the
father of 4ocho, and 5cuthiel the father of Ianoe% )nd these are the
sons of Bethia the daughter of Pharao, !hom <ered took to !ife%
.(*B% )nd the sons of his !ife Odaia the sister of aham the father of
"elia, Garmi, and Esthamo, !ho !as of <achathi%
.(,-% The sons also of 4imon, )mnon, and Rinna the son of 8anan, and
Thilon% )nd the sons of 9esi Ioheth, and BenHoheth%
.(,*% The sons of 4ela the son of 9uda( 8er the father of 'echa, and
'aada the father of <aresa, and the families of the house of them that
!rought fine linen in the 8ouse of oath%
.(,,% )nd he that made the sun to stand, and the men of 'ying, and
4ecure, and Burning, !ho !ere #rinces in <oab, and !ho returned into
'ahem% o! these are things of old%
8e that made, etc%%% @iH%, 9oaHim, the meaning of !hose name in 8ebre!
is, he that made the sun to stand% 5n like manner the follo!ing names,
'ying E"hoHebaG, 4ecure E9oasG, and Burning E4ara#hG, are substituted in
#lace of the 8ebre! names of the same signification%
.(,2% These are the #otters, and they d!elt in Plantations, and 8edges,
!ith the king for his !orks, and they abode there%
Plantations and 8edges%%% These are the #ro#er names of the #laces !here
they d!elt% 5n 8ebre! )tharim and Gadira%
.(,.% The sons of 4imeon( amuel and 9amin, 9arib, Iara, 4aul(
.(,?% 4ellum his son, <a#sam his son, <asma his son%
.(,A% The sons of <asma( 8amuel his son, Iachur his son, 4emei his son%
.(,+% The sons of 4emei !ere si>teen, and si> daughters( but his
brethren had not many sons, and the !hole kindred could not reach to the
sum of the children of 9uda%
.(,1% )nd they d!elt in Bersabee, and <olada, and 8asarsuhal,
.(,B% )nd in Bala, and in )som, and in Tholad,
.(2-% )nd in Bathuel, and in 8orma, and in 4iceleg,
.(2*% )nd in Bethmarchaboth, and in 8asarsusim, and in Bethberai, and in
4aarim% These !ere their cities unto the reign of Da$id%
.(2,% Their to!ns also !ere Etam, and )en, Remmon, and Thochen, and
)san, fi$e cities%
.(22% )nd all their $illages round about these cities as far as Baal%
This !as their habitation, and the distribution of their d!ellings%
.(2.% )nd <osabab and 9emlech, and 9osa#hat, the son of )masias,
.(2?% )nd 9oel, and 9ehu the son of 9osabia the son of 4araia, the son
of )siel,
.(2A% )nd Elioenai, and 9acoba, and 5suhaia, and )saia, and )diel, and
5smiel, and Banaia,
.(2+% IiHa also the son of 4e#hei the son of )llon the son of 5daia the
son of 4emri the son of 4amaia%
.(21% These !ere named #rinces in their kindreds, and in the houses of
their families !ere multi#lied e>ceedingly%
.(2B% )nd they !ent forth to enter into Gador as far as to the east side
of the $alley, to seek #astures for their flocks%
.(.-% )nd they found fat #astures, and $ery good, and a country
s#acious, and Luiet, and fruitful, in !hich some of the race of "ham had
d!elt before%
.(.*% )nd these !hose names are !ritten abo$e, came in the days of
EHechias king of 9uda( and they beat do!n their tents, and sle! the
inhabitants that !ere found there, and utterly destroyed them unto this
day( and they d!elt in their #lace, because they found there fat
#astures%
.(.,% 4ome also of the children of 4imeon, fi$e hundred men, !ent into
mount 4eir, ha$ing for their ca#tains Phaltias and aaria and Ra#haia
and OHiel the sons of 9esi(
.(.2% )nd they sle! the remnant of the )malecites, !ho had been able to
esca#e, and they d!elt there in their stead unto this day%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ?
Genealogies of Ruben and Gad( their $ictories o$er the )garites( their
ca#ti$ity%
?(*% o! the sons of Ruben the firstborn of 5srael, Efor he !as his
firstborn( but forasmuch as he defiled his fatherDs bed, his first
birthright !as gi$en to the sons of 9ose#h the son of 5srael, and he !as
not accounted for the firstborn%
?(,% But of the race of 9uda, !ho !as the strongest among his brethren,
came the #rinces( but the first birthright !as accounted to 9ose#h%G
)ccounted to 9ose#h%%% @iH%, as to the double #ortion, !hich belonged to
the firstbornJ but the #rincely dignity !as gi$en to 9uda, and the
#riesthood to 'e$i%
?(2% The sons then of Ruben the firstborn of 5srael !ere Enoch, and
Phallu, Esron, and "harmi%
?(.% The sons of 9oel( 4amaia his son, Gog his son, 4emei his son,
?(?% <icha his son, Reia his son, Baal his son,
?(A% Beera his son, !hom Thelgath#halnasar king of the )ssyrians carried
a!ay ca#ti$e, and he !as #rince in the tribe of Ruben%
?(+% )nd his brethren, and all his kindred, !hen they !ere numbered by
their families, had for #rinces 9ehiel, and Iacharias%
?(1% )nd Bala the son of )HaH, the son of 4amma, the son of 9oel, d!elt
in )roer as far as ebo, and Beelmeon%
?(B% )nd east!ard he had his habitation as far as the entrance of the
desert, and the ri$er Eu#hrates% 7or they #ossessed a great number of
cattle in the land of Galaad%
?(*-% )nd in the days of 4aul they fought against the )garites, and sle!
them, and d!elt in their tents in their stead, in all the country, that
looketh to the east of Galaad%
?(**% )nd the children of Gad d!elt o$er against them in the land of
Basan, as far as 4elcha(
?(*,% 9ohel the chief, and 4a#han the second( and 9anai, and 4a#hat in
Basan%
?(*2% )nd their brethren according to the houses of their kindreds, !ere
<ichael and <osollam, and 4ebe, and 9orai, and 9acan, and Iie, and
8eber, se$en%
?(*.% These !ere the sons of )bihail, the son of 8uri, the son of 9ara,
the son of Galaad, the son of <ichael, the son of 9esisi, the son of
9eddo, the son of BuH%
?(*?% )nd their brethren the sons of )bdiel, the son of Guni, chief of
the house in their families,
?(*A% )nd they d!elt in Galaad, and in Basan and in the to!ns thereof,
and in all the suburbs of 4aron, unto the borders%
?(*+% )ll these !ere numbered in the days of 9oathan king of 9uda, and
in the days of 9eroboam king of 5srael%
?(*1% The 4ons of Ruben, and of Gad, and of the half tribe of <anasses,
fighting men, bearing shields, and s!ords, and bending the bo!, and
trained u# to battles, four and forty thousand se$en hundred and
threescore that !ent out to !ar%
?(*B% They fought against the )garites( but the 5tureans, and a#his,
and odab,
?(,-% Ga$e them hel#% )nd the )garites !ere deli$ered into their hands,
and all that !ere !ith them, because they called u#on God in the battle(
and he heard them, because they had #ut their faith in him%
?(,*% )nd they took all that they #ossessed, of camels fifty thousand,
and of shee# t!o hundred and fifty thousand, and of asses t!o thousand,
and of men a hundred thousand souls%
?(,,% )nd many fell do!n slain( for it !as the battle of the 'ord% )nd
they d!elt in their stead till the ca#ti$ity%
?(,2% )nd the children of the half tribe of <anasses #ossessed the land,
from the borders of Basan unto Baal, 8ermon, and 4anir, and mount
8ermon, for their number !as great%
?(,.% )nd these !ere the heads of the house of their kindred, E#her, and
9esi, and Eliel, and Esriel, and 9eremia, and Odoia, and 9ediel, most
$aliant and #o!erful men, and famous chiefs in their families%
?(,?% But they forsook the God of their fathers, and !ent astray after
the gods of the #eo#le of the land, !hom God destroyed before them%
?(,A% )nd the God of 5srael stirred u# the s#irit of Phul king of the
)ssyrians% and the s#irit of Thelgath#halnasar king of )ssur( and he
carried a!ay Ruben, and Gad, and the half tribe of <anasses, and brought
them to 'ahela, and to 8abor, and to )ra, and to the ri$er of GoHan,
unto this day%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter A
The genealogies of 'e$i, and of )aron( the cities of the 'e$ites%
A(*% The sons of 'e$i !ere Gerson, "aath, and <erari%
A(,% The 4ons of "aath( )mram, 5saar, 8ebron, and OHiel%
A(2% The children of )mram( )aron, <oses, and <ary% The 4ons of )aron(
adab and )biu, EleaHar and 5thamar%
A(.% EleaHar begot Phinees, and Phinees begot )bisue,
A(?% )nd )bisue begot Bocci, and Bocci begot OHi%
A(A% OHi begot Iaraias, and Iaraias begot <araioth%
A(+% )nd <araioth begot )marias, and )marias begot )chitob%
A(1% )chitob begot 4adoc, and 4adoc begot )chimaas%
A(B% )chimaas begot )Harias, )Harias begot 9ohanan,
A(*-% 9ohanan begot )Harias% This is he that e>ecuted the #riestly
office in the house !hich 4olomon built in 9erusalem%
A(**% )nd )Harias begot )marias, and )marias begot )chitob%
A(*,% )nd )chitob begot 4adoc, and 4adoc begot 4ellum,
A(*2% 4ellum begot 8elcias, and 8elcias begot )Harias,
A(*.% )Harias begot 4araias, and 4araias begot 9osedec%
A(*?% o! 9osedec !ent out, !hen the 'ord carried a!ay 9uda, and
9erusalem, by the hands of abuchodonosor%
A(*A% 4o the sons of 'e$i !ere Gerson, "aath, and <erari%
A(*+% )nd these are the names of the sons of Gerson( 'obni and 4emei%
A(*1% The sons of "aath( )mram, and 5saar, and 8ebron, and OHiel%
A(*B% The sons of <erari( <oholi and <usi% )nd these are the kindreds of
'e$i according to their families%
A(,-% Of Gerson( 'obni his son, 9ahath his son, Iamma his son,
A(,*% 9oah his son, )ddo his son, Iara his son, 9ethrai his son%
A(,,% The sons of "aath, )minadab his son, "ore his son, )sir his son,
A(,2% Elcana his son, )biasa#h his son, )sir his son,
A(,.% Thahath his son, :riel his son, OHias his son, 4aul his son%
A(,?% The sons of Elcana( )masai, and )chimoth%
A(,A% )nd Elcana% The sons of Elcana( 4o#hai his son, ahath his son,
A(,+% Eliab his son, 9eroham his son, Elcana his son%
A(,1% The sons of 4amuel( the firstborn @asseni, and )bia%
A(,B% )nd the sons of <erari, <oholi( 'obni his son, 4emei his son, OHa
his son,
A(2-% 4ammaa his son, 8aggia his son, )saia his son%
A(2*% These are they, !hom Da$id set o$er the singing men of the house
of the 'ord, after that the ark !as #laced%
A(2,% )nd they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, !ith
singing, until 4olomon built the house of the 'ord in 9erusalem, and
they stood according to their order in the ministry%
A(22% )nd these are they that stood !ith their sons, of the sons of
"aath, 8emam a singer, the son of 9oel, the son of 4ammuel,
A(2.% The son of Elcana, the son of 9eroham, the son of Eliel, the son
of Thohu,
A(2?% The son of 4u#h, the son of Elcana, the son of <ahath, the son of
)masai,
A(2A% The son of Elcana, the son of 9ohel, the son of )Harias, the son
of 4o#honias,
A(2+% The son of Thahath, the son of )sir, the son of )biasa#h, the son
of "ore,
A(21% The son of 5saar, the son of "aath, the son of 'e$i, the son of
5srael%
A(2B% )nd his brother )sa#h, !ho stood on his right hand, )sa#h the son
of Barachias, the son of 4amaa%
A(.-% The son of <ichael, the son of Basaia, the, son of <elchia%
A(.*% The son of )thanai, the son of Iara, the son of )daia%
A(.,% The son of Ethan, the son of Iamma, the son of 4emei%
A(.2% The son of 9eth, the son of Gerson, the son of 'e$i%
A(..% )nd the sons of <erari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the
son of "usi, the son of )bdi, the son of <eloch,
A(.?% The son of 8asabia, the son of )masai, the son of 8elcias,
A(.A% The son of )masai, the son of Boni, the son of 4omer,
A(.+% The son of <oholi, the son of <usi, the son of <erari, the son of
'e$i%
A(.1% Their brethren also the 'e$ites, !ho !ere a##ointed for all the
ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the 'ord%
A(.B% But )aron and his sons offered burnt offerings u#on the altar of
holocausts, and u#on the altar of incense, for e$ery !ork of the holy of
holies( and to #ray for 5srael according to all that <oses the ser$ant
of God had commanded%
A(?-% )nd these are the sons of )aron( EleaHar his son, Phinees his son,
)bisue his son,
A(?*% Bocci his son, OHi his son, Iarahia his son,
A(?,% <eraioth his son, )marias his son, )chitob his son,
A(?2% 4adoc his son, )chimaas his son%
A(?.% )nd these are their d!elling #laces by the to!ns and confines, to
!it, of the sons of )aron, of the families of the "aathites( for they
fell to them by lot%
A(??% )nd they ga$e them 8ebron in the land of 9uda, and the suburbs
thereof round about(
A(?A% But the fields of the city, and the $illages to "aleb son of
9e#hone%
A(?+% )nd to the sons of )aron they ga$e the cities for refuge 8ebron,
and 'obna, and the suburbs thereof,
A(?1% )nd 9ether and Esthemo, !ith their suburbs, and 8elon, and Dabir
!ith their suburbs(
A(?B% )san also, and Bethsames, !ith their suburbs%
A(A-% )nd out of the tribe of Benjamin( Gabee and its suburbs, )lmath
!ith its suburbs, )nathoth also !ith its suburbs( all their cities
throughout their families !ere thirteen%
A(A*% )nd to the sons of "aath that remained of their kindred they ga$e
out of the half tribe of <anasses ten cities in #ossession%
A(A,% )nd to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of
5ssachar, and out of the tribe of )ser, and out of the tribe of
e#htali, and out of the tribe <anasses in Basan, thirteen cities%
A(A2% )nd to the sons of <erari by their families out of the tribe of
Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Iabulon,
they ga$e by lot t!el$e cities%
A(A.% )nd the children of 5srael ga$e to the 'e$ites the cities, and
their suburbs%
A(A?% )nd they ga$e them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of 9uda,
and out of the tribe of the sons of 4imeon, and out of the tribe of the
sons of Benjamin, these cities !hich they called by their names%
A(AA% )nd to them that !ere of the kindred of the sons of "aath, and the
cities in their borders !ere of the tribe of E#hraim%
A(A+% )nd they ga$e the cities of refuge 4ichem !ith its suburbs in
mount E#hraim, and GaHer !ith its suburbs,
A(A1% 9ecmaan also !ith its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,
A(AB% 8elon also !ith its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,
A(+-% )nd out of the half tribe of <anasses, )ner and its suburbs,
Baalam and its suburbs, to !it, to them that !ere left of the family of
the sons of "aath%
A(+*% )nd to the sons of Gersom, out the kindred of the half tribe of
<anasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and )stharoth !ith its
suburbs%
A(+,% Out of the tribe of 5ssachar, "edes and its suburbs, and Dabereth
!ith its suburbsJ
A(+2% Ramoth also and its suburbs, and )nem !ith its suburbs%
A(+.% )nd out of the tribe of )ser( <asal !ith its suburbs, and )bdon in
like mannerJ
A(+?% 8ucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol !ith its suburbs%
A(+A% )nd out of the tribe of e#htali, "edes in Galilee and its
suburbs, 8amon !ith its suburbs, and "ariathaim, and its suburbs%
A(++% )nd to the sons of <erari that remained( out of the tribe of
Iabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor !ith its suburbs%
A(+1% Beyond the 9ordan also o$er against 9ericho, on the east side of
the 9ordan and out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the !ilderness !ith
its suburbs, and 9assa !ith its suburbsJ
A(+B% "ademoth also and its suburbs, and <e#haath !ith its suburbsJ
A(1-% <oreo$er also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its
suburbs, and <anaim !ith its suburbsJ
A(1*% 8esebon also !ith its suburbs, and 9aHer !ith its suburbs%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter +
Genealogies of 5ssachar, Benjamin, e#htali, <anasses, E#hraim, and
)ser%
+(*% o! the sons of 5ssachar !ere Thola, and Phua, 9asub and 4imeron,
four%
+(,% The sons of Thola( OHi and Ra#haia, and 9eriel, and 9emai, and
9ebsem, and 4amuel, chiefs of the houses of their kindreds% Of the
#osterity of Thola !ere numbered in the days of Da$id, t!o and t!enty
thousand si> hundred most $aliant men%
+(2% The sons of OHi( 5Hrahia, of !hom !ere born <ichael, and Obadia,
and 9oel, and 9esia, fi$e all great men%
+(.% )nd there !ere !ith them by their families and #eo#les, si> and
thirty thousand most $aliant men ready for !ar( for they had many !i$es
and children%
+(?% Their brethren also throughout all the house of 5ssachar, !ere
numbered fourscore and se$en thousand most $aliant men for !ar%
+(A% The sons of Benjamin !ere Bela, and Bechor, and 9adihel, three%
+(+% The sons of Bela( Esbon, and OHi, and OHial, and 9erimoth and :rai,
fi$e chiefs of their families, and most $aliant !arriors, and their
number !as t!enty-t!o thousand and thirty-four%
+(1% )nd the sons of Bechor !ere Iamira, and 9oas, and ElieHer, and
Elioenai, and )mai, and 9erimoth, and )bia, and )nathoth, and )lmath(
all these !ere the sons of Bechor%
+(B% )nd they !ere numbered by the families, heads of their kindreds,
most $aliant men for !ar, t!enty thousand and t!o hundred%
+(*-% )nd the son of 9adihel( Balan% )nd the sons of Balan( 9ehus and
Benjamin, and )od, and "hanana, and Iethan and Tharsis, and )hisahar%
+(**% )ll these !ere sons of 9adihel, heads of their kindreds, most
$aliant men, se$enteen thousand and t!o hundred fifty to go out to !ar%
+(*,% 4e#ham also and 8a#ham the sons of 8ir( and 8asim the sons of
)her%
+(*2% )nd the sons of e#htali !ere 9asiel, and Guni, and 9eHer, and
4ellum, sons of Bala%
+(*.% )nd the son of <anasses, EHriel( and his concubine the 4yrian bore
<achir the father of Galaad%
+(*?% )nd <achir took !i$es for his sons 8a##him, and 4a#han( and he had
a sister named <aacha( the name of the second !as 4al#haad, and 4al#haad
had daughters%
+(*A% )nd <aacha the !ife of <achir bore a son, and she called his name
Phares( and the name of his brother !as 4ares( and his sons !ere :lam
and Recen%
+(*+% )nd the son of :lam, Baden% These are the sons of Galaad, the son
of <achir, the son of <anasses%
+(*1% )nd his sister named Pueen bore Goodlyman, and )bieHer, and
<ohola%
+(*B% )nd the sons of 4emida !ere )hiu, and 4echem, and 'eci and )niam%
+(,-% )nd the sons of E#hraim !ere 4uthala, Bared his son, Thahath his
son, Elada his son, Thahath his son, and his son Iabad,
+(,*% )nd his son 4uthala, and his son EHer, and Elad( and the men of
Geth born in the land sle! them, because they came do!n to in$ade their
#ossessions%
+(,,% )nd E#hraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came
to comfort him%
+(,2% )nd he !ent in to his !ife( and she concei$ed and bore a son, and
he called his name Beria, because he !as born !hen it !ent e$il !ith his
house(
Beria%%% This name signifies in e$il, or in affliction%
+(,.% )nd his daughter !as 4ara, !ho built Bethoron, the nether and the
u##er, and OHensara%
+(,?% )nd Ra#ha !as his son, and Rese#h, and Thale, of !hom !as born
Thaan,
+(,A% =ho begot 'aadan( and his son !as )mmiud, !ho begot Elisama,
+(,+% Of !hom !as born un, !ho had 9osue for his son%
+(,1% )nd their #ossessions and habitations !ere Bethel !ith her
daughters, and east!ard oran, and !est!ard GaHer and her daughters,
4ichem also !ith her daughters, as far as )sa !ith her daughters%
+(,B% )nd by the borders of the sons of <anasses Bethsan and her
daughters, Thanach and her daughters, <ageddo and her daughters( Dor and
her daughters( in these d!elt the children of 9ose#h, the son of 5srael%
+(2-% The children of )ser !ere 9emna, and 9esua, and 9essui, and Baria,
and 4ara their sister%
+(2*% )nd the sons of Baria( 8aber, and <elchiel( he is the father of
Barsaith%
+(2,% )nd 8eber begot 9e#hlat, and 4omer, and 8otham, and 4uaa their
sister%
+(22% The sons of 9e#hlat( Phosech, and "hamaal, and )soth( these are
the sons of 9e#hlat%
+(2.% )nd the sons of 4omer( )hi, and Roaga and 8aba, and )ram%
+(2?% )nd the sons of 8elem his brother( 4u#ha, and 9emna, and 4elles,
and )mal%
+(2A% The sons of 4u#ha( 4ue, 8erna#her, and 4ual, and Beri, and 9amra%
+(2+% Bosor and 8od, and 4amma, and 4alusa, and 9ethran, and Bera%
+(21% The sons of 9ether( 9e#hone, and Phas#ha, and )ra%
+(2B% )nd the sons of Olla( )ree, and 8aniel, and Resia%
+(.-% )ll these !ere sons of )ser, heads of their families, choice and
most $aliant ca#tains of ca#tains( and the number of them that !ere of
the age that !as fit for !ar, !as si> and t!enty thousand%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter 1
The #osterity of Benjamin is further declared do!n to 4aul% 8is issue%
1(*% o! Benjamin begot Bale his firstborn, )sbel the second, )hara the
third,
1(,% ohaa the fourth, and Ra#ha the fifth%
1(2% )nd the sons of Bale !ere )ddar, and Gera, and )biud,
1(.% )nd )bisue, and aaman, and )hoe,
1(?% )nd Gera, and 4e#hu#han, and 8uram%
1(A% These are the sons of )bed, heads of families that d!elt in Gabaa,
!ho !ere remo$ed into <anahath%
1(+% )nd aaman, and )chia, and Gera he remo$ed them, and begot OHa, and
)hiud%
1(1% )nd 4aharim begot in the land of <oab, after he sent a!ay 8usim and
Bara his !i$es%
1(B% )nd he begot of 8odes his !ife 9obab, and 4ebia, and <osa, and
<olchom,
1(*-% )nd 9ehus and 4echia, and <arma% These !ere his sons heads of
their families%
1(**% )nd <ehusim begot )bitob, and El#haal%
1(*,% )nd the sons of El#haal !ere 8eber, and <isaam, and 4amad( !ho
built Ono, and 'od, and its daughters%
1(*2% )nd Baria, and 4ama !ere heads of their kindreds that d!elt in
)ialon( these dro$e a!ay the inhabitants of Geth%
1(*.% )nd )hio, and 4esac, and 9erimoth,
1(*?% )nd Iabadia, and )rod, and 8eder,
1(*A% )nd <ichael, and 9es#ha, and 9oha, the sons of Baria%
1(*+% )nd Iabadia, and <osollam, 8eHeci, and 8eber,
1(*1% )nd 9esamari, and 9eHlia, and 9obab, sons of El#haal,
1(*B% )nd 9acim, and Iechri, and Iabdi,
1(,-% )nd Elioenai, and 4elethai, and Elial,
1(,*% )nd )daia, and Baraia, and 4amareth, the sons of 4emei%
1(,,% )nd 9es#ham, and 8eber, and Eliel,
1(,2% )nd )bdon, and Iechri, and 8anan,
1(,.% )nd 8anania, and Elam, and )nathothia%
1(,?% )nd 9e#hdaia, and Phanuel the sons of 4esac%
1(,A% )nd 4amsari, and 4ohoria and Otholia,
1(,+% )nd 9ersia, and Elia, and Iechri, the sons of 9eroham%
1(,1% These !ere the chief fathers, and heads of their families !ho
d!elt in 9erusalem%
1(,B% )nd at Gabaon d!elt )bigabaon, and the name of his !ife !as
<aacha(
1(2-% )nd his firstborn son )bdon, and 4ur, and "is, and Baal, and
adab,
1(2*% )nd Gedor, and )hio, and Iacher, and <acelloth(
1(2,% )nd <acelloth begot 4amaa( and they d!elt o$er against their
brethren in 9erusalem !ith their brethren%
1(22% )nd er begot "is and "is begot 4aul% )nd 4aul begot 9onathan and
<elchisua, and )binadab, and Esbaal%
Esbaal%%% )lias 5sboseth%
1(2.% )nd the son of 9onathan !as <eribbaal( and <eribbaal begot <icha%
<eribbaal%%% )lias <i#hiboseth% , ;ings .%.%
1(2?% )nd the sons of <icha !ere Phithon, and <elech, and Tharaa, and
)haH%
1(2A% )nd )haH begot 9oada( and 9oada begot )lamath, and )Hmoth, and
Iamri( and Iamri begot <osa,
1(2+% )nd <osa begot Banaa, !hose son !as Ra#ha, of !hom !as born Elasa,
!ho begot )sel%
1(21% )nd )sel had si> sons !hose names !ere EHricam, Bochru, 5smahel,
4aris, Obdia, and 8anan% )ll these !ere the sons of )sel%
1(2B% )nd the sons of Esec, his brother, !ere :lam the firstborn, and
9ehus the second, and Eli#halet the third%
1(.-% )nd the sons of :lam !ere most $aliant men, and archers of great
strength( and they had many sons and grandsons, e$en to a hundred and
fifty% )ll these !ere children of Benjamin%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter B
The 5sraelites, #riests, and 'e$ites, !ho first d!elt in 9erusalem after
the ca#ti$ity% ) re#etition of the genealogy of 4aul%
B(*% )nd all 5srael !as numbered( and the sum of them !as !ritten in the
book of the kings of 5srael, and 9uda( and they !ere carried a!ay to
Babylon for their transgression%
B(,% o! the first that d!elt in their #ossessions, and in their cities,
!ere the 5sraelites, and the #riests, and the 'e$ites, and the
athineans%
athineans%%% These !ere the #osterity of the Gabaonites, !hose office
!as to bring !ood, !ater, etc%, for the ser$ice of the tem#le%
B(2% )nd in 9erusalem d!elt of the children of 9uda, and of the children
of Benjamin, and of the children of E#hraim, and of <anasses%
B(.% Othei the son of )mmiud, the son of )mri, the son of Omrai, the son
of Bonni of the sons of Phares the son of 9uda%
B(?% )nd of 4iloni( )saia the firstborn, and his sons%
B(A% )nd of the sons of Iara( 9ehuel and their brethren, si> hundred and
ninety%
B(+% )nd of the sons of Benjamin( 4alo the son of <osollam, the son of
Oduia, the son of )sana(
B(1% )nd 9obania the son of 9eroham( and Ela the son of OHi, the son of
<ochori and <osallam the son of 4a#hatias, the son of Rahuel, the son of
9ebania(
B(B% )nd their brethren by their families, nine hundred and fifty-si>%
)ll these !ere heads of their families, by the houses of their fathers%
B(*-% )nd of the #riests( 9edaia, 9oiarib, and 9achin(
B(**% )nd )Harias the son of 8elcias, the son of <osollam, the son of
4adoc, the son of <araioth, the son of )chitob, high #riest of the house
of God%
B(*,% )nd )daias the son of 9eroham, the son of Phassur, the son of
<elchias, and <aasai the son of )diel, the son of 9eHra, the son of
<osollam, the son of <osollamith, the son of Emmer%
B(*2% )nd their brethren heads in their families a thousand se$en
hundred and threescore, $ery strong and able men for the !ork of the
ministry in the house of God%
B(*.% )nd of the 'e$ites( 4emeia the son of 8assub the son of EHricam,
the son of 8asebia of the sons of <erari%
B(*?% )nd Bacbacar the car#enter, and Galal, and <athania the son of
<icha, the son of Iechri the son of )sa#h(
B(*A% )nd Obdia the son of 4emeia, the son of Galal, the son of 5dithum(
and Barachia the son of )sa, the son of Elcana, !ho d!elt in the suburbs
of eto#hati%
B(*+% )nd the #orters !ere 4ellum, and )ccub, and Telmon, and )himan(
and their brother 4ellum !as the #rince,
B(*1% :ntil that time, in the kingDs gate east!ard, the sons of 'e$i
!aited by their turns%
B(*B% But 4ellum the son of "ore, the son of )biasa#h, the son of "ore,
!ith his brethren and his fatherDs house, the "orites !ere o$er the
!orks of the ser$ice, kee#ers of the gates of the tabernacle( and their
families in turns !ere kee#ers of the entrance of the cam# of the 'ord%
B(,-% )nd Phinees the son of EleaHar, !as their #rince before the 'ord,
B(,*% )nd Iacharias the son of <osollamia, !as #orter of the gate of the
tabernacle of the testimony(
B(,,% )ll these that !ere chosen to be #orters at the gates, !ere t!o
hundred and t!el$e( the they !ere registered in their #ro#er to!ns( !hom
Da$id and 4amuel the seer a##ointed in their trust%
B(,2% )s !ell them as their sons, to kee# the gates of the house of the
'ord, and the tabernacle by their turns%
B(,.% 5n four Luarters !ere the #orters( that is to say, to!ard the
east, and !est, and north, and south%
B(,?% )nd their brethren d!elt in $illage, and came u#on their sabbath
days from time to time%
B(,A% To these four 'e$ites !ere committed the !hole number of the
#orters, and they !ere o$er the chambers, and treasures, of the house of
the 'ord%
B(,+% )nd they abode in their !atches round about the tem#le of the
'ord( that !hen it !as time, they might o#en the gates in the morning%
B(,1% )nd some of their stock had the charge of the $essels for the
ministry( for the $essels !ere both brought in and carried out by
number%
B(,B% 4ome of them also had the instruments of the sanctuary committed
unto them, and the charge of the fine flour, and !ine, and oil, and
frankincense, and s#ices%
B(2-% )nd the sons of the #riests made the ointments of the s#ices%
B(2*% )nd <athathias a 'e$ite, the firstborn of 4ellum the "orite, !as
o$erseer of such things as !ere fried the frying#an%
B(2,% )nd some of the sons of "aath their brethren, !ere o$er the loa$es
of #ro#osition, to #re#are al!ays ne! for e$ery sabbath%
B(22% These are the chief of the singing men of the families of the
'e$ites, !ho d!elt in the chambers, by the tem#le, that they might ser$e
continually day and night in their ministry%
B(2.% The heads of the 'e$ites, #rinces in their families, abode in
9erusalem%
B(2?% )nd in Gabaon d!elt 9ehiel the father of Gabaon, and the name of
his !ife !as <aacha(
B(2A% 8is firstborn son )bdon, and 4ur, and "is, and Baal, and er, and
adab,
B(2+% Gedor also, and )hio, and Iacharias, and <acelloth%
B(21% )nd <acelloth begot 4amaan( these d!elt o$er against their
brethren in 9erusalem, !ith their brethren%
B(2B% o! er begot "is( and "is begot 4aul( and 4aul begot 9onathan and
<elchisua, and )binadab, and Esbaal%
B(.-% )nd the son of 9onathan, !as <eribbaal( and <eribbaal begot <icha%
B(.*% )nd the sons of <icha, !ere Phithon, and <elech, and Tharaa, and
)haH%
B(.,% )nd )haH begot 9ara, and 9ara begot )lamath, and )Hmoth, and
Iamri% )nd Iamri begot <osa%
B(.2% )nd <osa begot Banaa( !hose son Ra#haia begot Elasa( of !hom !as
born )sel%
B(..% )nd )sel had si> sons !hose names are, EHricam Bochru, 5smahel,
4aria, Obdia, 8anan( these are the sons of )sel%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *-
4aul is slain for his sins( he is buried by the men of 9abes%
*-(*% o! the Philistines fought against 5srael, and the men of 5srael
fled from before the Philistines, and fell do!n !ounded in mount Gelboe%
*-(,% )nd the Philistines dre! near #ursuing after 4aul, and his sons,
and they killed 9onathan, and )binadab, and <elchisua the sons of 4aul%
*-(2% )nd the battle gre! hard against 4aul and the archers reached him,
and !ounded him !ith arro!s%
*-(.% )nd 4aul said to his armourbearer( Dra! thy s!ord, and kill me(
lest these uncircumcised come, and mock me% But his armourbearer !ould
not, for he !as struck !ith fear( so 4aul took his s!ord, and fell u#on
it%
*-(?% )nd !hen his armourbearer sa! it, to !it, that 4aul !as dead, he
also fell u#on his s!ord and died%
*-(A% 4o 4aul died, and his three sons, and all his house fell together%
*-(+% )nd !hen the men of 5srael, that d!elt in the #lains, sa! this,
they fled( and 4aul and his sons being dead, they forsook their cities,
and !ere scattered u# and do!n( and the Philistines came, and d!elt in
them%
*-(1% )nd the ne>t day the Philistines taking a!ay the s#oils of them
that !ere slain, found 4aul and his sons lying on mount Gelboe%
*-(B% )nd !hen they had stri##ed him, and out off his head, and taken
a!ay his armour, they sent it into their land, to be carried about, and
she!n in the tem#les of the idols and to the #eo#le%
*-(*-% )nd his armour they dedicated in the tem#le of their god, and his
head they fastened u# in the tem#le of Dagon%
*-(**% )nd !hen the men of 9abes Galaad had heard this, to !it, all that
the Philistines had done to 4aul,
*-(*,% )ll the $aliant men of them arose, and took the bodies of 4aul
and of his sons, and brought them to 9abes, and buried their bones under
the oak that !as in 9abes, and they fasted se$en days%
*-(*2% 4o 4aul died for his iniLuities, because he transgressed the
commandment of the 'ord, !hich he had commanded, and ke#t it not( and
moreo$er consulted also a !itch,
*-(*.% )nd trusted not in the 'ord( therefore he sle! him, and
transferred his kingdom to Da$id the son of 5sai%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter **
Da$id is made king% 8e taketh the castle of 4ion% ) catalogue of his
$aliant men%
**(*% Then all 5srael gathered themsel$es to Da$id in 8ebron, saying( =e
are thy bone, and thy flesh%
**(,% &esterday also, and the day before !hen 4aul !as king, thou !ast
he that leddest out and broughtest in 5srael( for the 'ord thy God said
to thee( Thou shalt feed my #eo#le 5srael, and thou shalt be ruler o$er
them%
**(2% 4o all the ancients of 5srael came to the king to 8ebron, and
Da$id made a co$enant !ith them before the 'ord( and they anointed him
king o$er 5srael according to the !ord of the 'ord !hich he s#oke in the
hand of 4amuel%
**(.% )nd Da$id and all 5srael !ent to 9erusalem, !hich is 9ebus, !here
the 9ebusites !ere the inhabitants of the land%
**(?% )nd the inhabitants of 9ebus said to Da$id( Thou shalt not come in
here% But Da$id took the castle of 4ion, !hich is the city of Da$id%
**(A% )nd he said( =hosoe$er shall first strike the 9ebusites, shall be
the head and chief ca#tain% )nd 9oab the son of 4ar$ia !ent u# first,
and !as made the general%
**(+% )nd Da$id d!elt in the castle, and therefore it !as called the
city of Da$id,
**(1% )nd he built the city round about from <ello all round, and 9oab
built the rest of the city%
**(B% )nd Da$id !ent on gro!ing and increasing, and the 'ord of hosts
!as !ith him%
**(*-% These are the chief of the $aliant man of Da$id, !ho hel#ed him
to be made king o$er all 5srael, according to the !ord of the 'ord,
!hich he s#oke to 5srael%
**(**% )nd this is the number of the heroes of Da$id( 9esbaam the son of
8achamoni the chief among the thirty( he lifted u# his s#ear against
three hundred !ounded by him at one time%
**(*,% )nd after him !as EleaHar his uncleDs son the )hohite, !ho !as
one of the three mighties%
**(*2% 8e !as !ith Da$id in Phesdomim, !hen the Philistines !ere
gathered to that #lace to battle( and the field of that country !as full
of barley, and the #eo#le fled from before the Philistines%
**(*.% But these men stood in the midst of the field, and defended it(
and they sle! the Philistines, and the 'ord ga$e a great deli$erance to
his #eo#le%
**(*?% )nd three of the thirty ca#tains !ent do!n to the rock, !herein
Da$id !as, to the ca$e of Odollam, !hen the Philistines encam#ed in the
$alley of Ra#haim%
**(*A% )nd Da$id !as in a hold, and the garrison of the Philistines in
Bethlehem%
**(*+% )nd Da$id longed, and said( O that some man !ould gi$e me !ater
of the cistern of Bethlehem, !hich is in the gate%
**(*1% )nd these three broke through the midst of the cam# of the
Philistines, and dre! !ater out of the cistern of Bethlehem, !hich !as
in the gate, and brought it to Da$id to drink( and he !ould not drink of
it, but rather offered it to the 'ord,
**(*B% 4aying( God forbid that 5 should do this in the sight of my God,
and should drink the blood of these men( for !ith the danger of their
li$es they ha$e brought me the !ater% )nd therefore he !ould not drink%
These things did the three most $aliant%
**(,-% )nd )bisai the brother of 9oab, he !as chief of three, and he
lifted u# his s#ear against three hundred !hom he sle!, and he !as
reno!ned among the three,
**(,*% )nd illustrious among the second three, and their ca#tain( but
yet he attained not to the first three%
**(,,% Banaias the son of 9oiada a most $aliant man, of "abseel, !ho had
done many acts( he sle! the t!o ariels of <oab( and he !ent do!n, and
killed a lion in the midst of a #it in the time of sno!%
T!o ariels%%% That is, t!o lions, or lion-like menJ for )riel in 8ebre!
signifies a lion%
**(,2% )nd he sle! an Egy#tian, !hose stature !as of fi$e cubits, and
!ho had a s#ear like a !ea$erDs beam( and he !ent do!n to him !ith a
staff, and #lucked a!ay the s#ear, that he held in his hand, and sle!
him !ith his o!n s#ear%
**(,.% These things did Banaias the son of 9oiada, !ho !as reno!ned
among the three $aliant ones,
**(,?% )nd the first among the thirty, but yet to the three he attained
not( and Da$id made him of his council%
**(,A% <oreo$er the most $aliant men of the army, !ere )sahel brother of
9oab, and Elchanan the son of his uncle of Bethlehem,
**(,+% 4ammoth an )rorite, 8elles a Phalonite,
**(,1% 5ra the son of )cces a Thecuite, )bieHer an )nathothite,
**(,B% 4obbochai a 8usathite, 5lai an )hohite,
**(2-% <aharai a eto#hathite, 8eled the son of Baana a eto#hathite,
**(2*% Ethai the son of Ribai of Gabaath of the sons of Benjamin, Banai
a Pharathonite,
**(2,% 8urai of the torrent Gaas, )biel an )rbathite, )Hmoth a
Bauramite, Eliaba a 4alabonite,
**(22% The sons of )ssem a GeHonite, 9onathan the son of 4age an
)rarite,
**(2.% )hiam the son of 4achar an )rarite,
**(2?% Eli#hal the son of :r,
**(2A% 8e#her a <echerathite, )hia a Phelonite,
**(2+% 8esro a "armelite, aarai the son of )Hbai,
**(21% 9oel the brother of athan, <ibahar the son of )garai%
**(2B% 4elec an )mmonite, aharai a Berothite, the armourbearer of 9oab
the son of 4ar$ia%
**(.-% 5ra a 9ethrite, Gareb a 9ethrite,
**(.*% :rias a 8ethite, Iabad the son of Oholi,
**(.,% )dina the son of 4iHa a Rubenite the #rince of the Rubenites, and
thirty !ith him(
**(.2% 8anan the son of <aacha, and 9osa#hat a <athanite,
**(..% OHia an )starothite, 4amma, and 9ehiel the sons of 8otham an
)rorite,
**(.?% 9edihel the son of Iamri, and 9oha his brother a Thosaite,
**(.A% Eliel a <ahumite, and 9eribai, and 9osaia the sons of Elnaim, and
9ethma a <oabite, Eliel, and Obed, and 9asiel of <asobia%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *,
=ho follo!ed Da$id !hen he fled from 4aul% )nd !ho came to 8ebron to
make him king%
*,(*% o! these are they that came to Da$id to 4iceleg, !hile he yet
fled from 4aul the son of "is, and they !ere most $aliant and e>cellent
!arriors,
*,(,% Bending the bo!, and using either hand in hurling stones !ith
slings, and shooting arro!s( of the brethren of 4aul of Benjamin%
*,(2% The chief !as )hieHer, and 9oas, the sons of 4amoa of Gabaath, and
9aHiel, and Phallet the sons of )Hmoth, and Beracha, and 9ehu an
)nathothite%
*,(.% )nd 4amaias of Gabaon, the stoutest amongst the thirty and o$er
the thirtyJ 9eremias, and 9eheHiel and 9ohanan, and 9oHabad of GaderothJ
*,(?% )nd EluHai, and 9erimuth, and Baalia, and 4amaria, and 4a#hatia
the 8aru#hiteJ
*,(A% Elcana, and 9esia, and )Hareel, and 9oeHer, and 9esbaam of
"arehim(
*,(+% )nd 9oela, and Iabadia the sons of 9eroham of Gedor%
*,(1% 7rom Gaddi also there !ent o$er to Da$id, !hen he lay hid in the
!ilderness most $aliant men, and e>cellent !arriors, holding shield and
s#ear( !hose faces !ere like the faces of a lion, and they !ere s!ift
like the roebucks on the mountains%
*,(B% EHer the chief, Obdias the second, Eliab the third,
*,(*-% <asmana the fourth, 9eremias the fifth,
*,(**% Ethi the si>th, Eliel the se$enth,
*,(*,% 9ohanan the eighth, ElHebad the ninth,
*,(*2% 9erenias the tenth, <achbani the ele$enth,
*,(*.% These !ere of the sons of Gad, ca#tains of the army( the least of
them !as ca#tain o$er a hundred soldiers, and the greatest o$er a
thousand%
*,(*?% These are they !ho #assed o$er the 9ordan in the first month,
!hen it is used to flo! o$er its banks( and they #ut to flight all that
d!elt in the $alleys both to!ard the east and to!ard the !est%
*,(*A% )nd there came also of the men of Benjamin, and of 9uda to the
hold, in !hich Da$id abode%
*,(*+% )nd Da$id !ent out to meet them, and said( 5f you are come
#eaceably to me to hel# me, let my heart be joined to you( but if you
#lot against me for my enemies !hereas 5 ha$e no iniLuity in my hands,
let the God of our fathers see, and judge%
*,(*1% But the s#irit came u#on )masai the chief among thirty, and he
said( =e are thine, O Da$id, and for thee, O son of 5sai( #eace, #eace
be to thee, and #eace to thy hel#ers% 7or thy God hel#eth thee% 4o Da$id
recei$ed them, and made them ca#tains of the band%
*,(*B% )nd there !ere some of <anasses that !ent o$er to Da$id, !hen he
came !ith the Philistines against 4aul to fight( but he did not fight
!ith them( because the lords of the Philistines taking counsel sent him
back, saying( =ith the danger of our heads he !ill return to his master
4aul%
*,(,-% 4o !hen he !ent back to 4iceleg, there fled to him of <anasses,
Ednas and 9oHabad, and 9edihel, and <ichael, and Ednas, and 9oHabad, and
Eliu, and 4alathi, ca#tains of thousands in <anasses%
*,(,*% These hel#ed Da$id against the ro$ers( for they !ere all most
$aliant men, and !ere made commanders in the army%
*,(,,% <oreo$er day by day there came some to Da$id to hel# him till
they became a great number, like the army of God%
*,(,2% )nd this is the number of the chiefs of the army !ho came to
Da$id, !hen he !as in 8ebron, to transfer to him the kingdom of 4aul,
according to the !ord of the 'ord%
*,(,.% The sons of 9uda bearing shield and s#ear, si> thousand eight
hundred !ell a##ointed to !ar%
*,(,?% Of the sons of 4imeon $aliant men for !ar, se$en thousand one
hundred%
*,(,A% Of the sons of 'e$i, four thousand si> hundred%
*,(,+% )nd 9oiada #rince of the race of )aron, and !ith him three
thousand se$en hundred%
*,(,1% 4adoc also a young man of e>cellent dis#osition, and the house of
his father, t!enty-t!o #rinci#al men%
*,(,B% )nd of the sons of Benjamin the brethren of 4aul, three thousand(
for hitherto a great #art of them follo!ed the house of 4aul%
*,(2-% )nd of the sons of E#hraim t!enty thousand eight hundred, men of
great $alour reno!ned in their kindreds%
*,(2*% )nd of the half tribe of <anasses, eighteen thousand, e$ery one
by their names, came to make Da$id king%
*,(2,% )lso of the sons of 5ssachar men of understanding, that kne! all
times to order !hat 5srael should do, t!o hundred #rinci#al men( and all
the rest of the tribe follo!ed their counsel%
*,(22% )nd of Iabulon such as !ent forth to battle, and stood in array
!ell a##ointed !ith armour for !ar, there came fifty thousand to his
aid, !ith no double heart%
*,(2.% )nd of e#htali, a thousand leaders( and !ith them se$en and
thirty thousand, furnished !ith shield and s#ear%
*,(2?% Of Dan also t!enty-eight thousand si> hundred #re#ared for
battle%
*,(2A% )nd of )ser forty thousand going forth to fight, and challenging
in battle%
*,(2+% )nd on the other side of the 9ordan of the sons of Ruben, and of
Gad, and of the half of the tribe of <anasses a hundred and t!enty
thousand, furnished !ith arms for !ar%
*,(21% )ll these men of !ar !ell a##ointed to fight, came !ith a #erfect
heart to 8ebron, to make Da$id king o$er all 5srael( and all the rest
also of 5srael, !ere of one heart to make Da$id king%
*,(2B% )nd they !ere there !ith Da$id three days eating and drinking(
for their brethren had #re#ared for them%
*,(.-% <oreo$er they that !ere near them e$en as far as 5ssachar, and
Iabulon, and e#htali, brought loa$es on asses, and on camels, and on
mules, and on o>en, to eat( meal, figs, raisins, !ine, oil, and o>en,
and shee# in abundance, for there !as joy in 5srael%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *2
The ark is brought from "ariathiarim% OHa for touching it is struck
dead%
*2(*% Da$id consulted !ith the ca#tains of thousands, and of hundreds,
and !ith all the commanders%
*2(,% )nd he said to all the assembly of 5srael( 5f it #lease youJ and
if the !ords !hich 5 s#eak come from the 'ord our God, let us send to
the rest of our brethren into all the countries of 5srael, and to the
#riests, and the 'e$ites, that d!ell in the suburbs of the cities, to
gather themsel$es to us,
*2(2% )nd let us bring again the ark of our God to us( for !e sought it
not in the days of 4aul%
*2(.% )nd all the multitude ans!ered that it should be so( for the !ord
#leased all the #eo#le%
*2(?% 4o Da$id assembled all 5srael from 4ihor of Egy#t, e$en to the
entering into Emath, to bring the ark of God from "ariathiarim%
*2(A% )nd Da$id !ent u# !ith all the men of 5srael to the hill of
"ariathiarim !hich is in 9uda, to bring thence the ark of the 'ord God
sitting u#on the cherubims, !here his name is called u#on%
*2(+% )nd they carried the ark of God u#on a ne! cart out of the house
of )binadab% )nd OHa and his brother dro$e the cart%
*2(1% )nd Da$id and all 5srael #layed before God !ith all their might
!ith hymns, and !ith har#s, and !ith #salteries, and timbrels, and
cymbals, and trum#ets,
*2(B% )nd !hen they came to the floor of "hidon, OHa #ut forth his hand,
to hold u# the ark( for the o> being !anton had made it lean a little on
one side%
*2(*-% )nd the 'ord !as angry !ith OHa, and struck him, because he had
touched the arkJ and he died there before the 'ord%
*2(**% )nd Da$id !as troubled because the 'ord had di$ided OHa( and he
called that #lace the Breach of OHa to this day%
*2(*,% )nd he feared God at that time, saying( 8o! can 5 bring in the
ark of God to meM
*2(*2% )nd therefore he brought it not home to himself, that is, into
the city of Da$id, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom the
Gethite%
*2(*.% )nd the ark of God remained in the house of Obededom three
months( and the 'ord blessed his house, and all that he had%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *.
Da$idDs house, and children( his $ictories o$er the Philistines%
*.(*% )nd 8iram king of Tyre sent messengers to Da$id, and cedar trees,
and masons, and car#enters, to build him a house%
*.(,% )nd Da$id #ercei$ed that the 'ord had confirmed him king o$er
5srael, and that his kingdom !as e>alted o$er his #eo#le 5srael%
*.(2% )nd Da$id took other !i$es in 9erusalem( and he begot sons, and
daughters%
*.(.% o! these are the names of them that !ere born to him in
9erusalem( 4amua, and 4obad, athan, and 4olomon,
*.(?% 9ebahar, and Elisua, and Eli#halet,
*.(A% )nd oga, and a#heg, and 9a#hia,
*.(+% Elisama, and Baaliada, and Eli#halet%
*.(1% )nd the Philistines hearing that Da$id !as anointed king o$er all
5srael, !ent all u# to seek him( and Da$id heard of it, and !ent out
against them%
*.(B% )nd the Philistines came and s#read themsel$es in the $ale of
Ra#haim%
*.(*-% )nd Da$id consulted the 'ord, saying( 4hall 5 go u# against the
Philistines, and !ilt thou deli$er them into my handM )nd the 'ord said
to him( Go u#, and 5 !ill deli$er them into thy hand%
*.(**% )nd !hen they !ere come to Baal#harasim, Da$id defeated them
there, and he said( God hath di$ided my enemies by my hand, as !aters
are di$ided( and therefore the name of that #lace !as called
Baal#harasim%
*.(*,% )nd they left there their gods, and Da$id commanded that they
should be burnt%
*.(*2% )nother time also the Philistines made an irru#tion, and s#read
themsel$es abroad in the $alley%
*.(*.% )nd Da$id consulted God again, and God said to him( Go not u#
after them, turn a!ay from them, and come u#on them o$er against the
#ear trees%
*.(*?% )nd !hen thou shalt hear the sound of one going in the to#s of
the #ear trees, then shalt thou go out to battle% 7or God is gone out
before thee to strike the army of the Philistines%
*.(*A% )nd Da$id did as God had commanded him, and defeated the army of
the Philistines, slaying them from Gabaon to GaHera%
*.(*+% )nd the name of Da$id became famous in all countries, and the
'ord made all nations fear aim%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *?
The ark is brought into the city of Da$id, !ith great solemnity% <ichol
derideth Da$idDs de$otion%
*?(*% 8e made also houses for himself in the city of Da$id( and built a
#lace for the ark of God, and #itched a tabernacle for it%
*?(,% Then Da$id said( o one ought to carry the ark of God, but the
'e$ites, !hom the 'ord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto
himself for e$er%
*?(2% )nd he gathered all 5srael together into 9erusalem, that the ark
of God might be brought into its #lace, !hich he had #re#ared for it%
*?(.% )nd the sons of )aron also, and the 'e$ites%
*?(?% Of the children of "aath, :riel !as the chief, and his brethren a
hundred and t!enty%
*?(A% Of the sons of <erari, )saia the chief, and his brethren t!o
hundred and t!enty%
*?(+% Of the sons of Gersom, 9oel the chief, and his brethren a hundred
and thirty%
*?(1% Of the sons of Elisa#han, 4emeias the chief( and his brethren t!o
hundred%
*?(B% Of the sons of 8ebron, Eliel the chief( and his brethren eighty%
*?(*-% Of the sons of OHiel, )minadab the chief( and his brethren a
hundred and t!el$e%
*?(**% )nd Da$id called 4adoc, and )biathar the #riests, and the
'e$ites, :riel, )saia, 9oel, 4emeia, Eliel, and )minadab(
*?(*,% )nd he said to them( &ou that are the heads of the 'e$itical
families, be sanctified !ith your brethren, and bring the ark of the
'ord the God of 5srael to the #lace, !hich is #re#ared for it(
*?(*2% 'est as the 'ord at first struck us, because you !ere not
#resent, the same should no! also come to #ass, by our doing some thing
against the la!%
*?(*.% 4o the #riests and the 'e$ites !ere sanctified, to carry the ark
of the 'ord the God of 5srael%
*?(*?% )nd the sons of 'e$i took the ark of God as <oses had commanded,
according to the !ord of the 'ord, u#on their shoulders, !ith the
sta$es%
*?(*A% )nd Da$id s#oke to the chiefs of the 'e$ites, to a##oint some of
their brethren to be singers !ith musical instruments, to !it, on
#salteries, and har#s, and cymbals, that the joyful noise might resound
on high%
*?(*+% )nd they a##ointed 'e$ites, 8emam the son of 9oel, and of his
brethren )sa#h the son of Barachias( and of the sons of <erari, their
brethren( Ethan the son of "asaia%
*?(*1% )nd !ith them their brethren( in the second rank, Iacharias, and
Ben, and 9aHiel, and 4emiramoth, and 9ahiel, and )ni, and Eliab, and
Banaias, and <aasias, and <athathias, and Eli#halu, and <acenias, and
Obededom, and 9ehiel, the #orters%
*?(*B% o! the singers, 8eman, )sa#h, and Ethan, sounded !ith cymbals of
brass%
*?(,-% )nd Iacharias, and OHiel, and 4emiramoth, and 9ehiel, and )ni,
and Eliab, and <aasias, and Banaias, sung mysteries u#on #salteries%
*?(,*% )nd <athathias, and Eli#halu, and <acenias and Obededom, and
9ehiel and OHaHiu, sung a song of $ictory for the octa$e u#on har#s%
*?(,,% )nd "honenias chief of the 'e$ites, #resided o$er the #ro#hecy,
to gi$e out the tunes( for he !as $ery skilful%
The #ro#hecy, to gi$e out the tunes%%% 4inging #raises to God is here
called #ro#hecy( the more, because these singers !ere often ins#ired
men%
*?(,2% )nd Barachias, and Elcana, !ere doorkee#ers of the ark%
*?(,.% )nd 4ebenias, and 9osa#hat, and athanael, and )masai, and
Iacharias, and Banaias, and ElieHer the #riests, sounded !ith trum#ets,
before the ark of God( and Obededom and 9ehias !ere #orters of the ark%
*?(,?% 4o Da$id and all the ancients of 5srael, and the ca#tains o$er
thousands, !ent to bring the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord out of the
house of Obededom !ith joy%
*?(,A% )nd !hen God had hel#ed the 'e$ites !ho carried the ark of the
co$enant of the 'ord, they offered in sacrifice se$en o>en, and se$en
rams%
*?(,+% )nd Da$id !as clothed !ith a robe of fine linen, and all the
'e$ites that carried the ark, and the singing men, and "honenias the
ruler of the #ro#hecy among the singers( and Da$id also had on him an
e#hod of linen%
*?(,1% )nd all 5srael brought the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord !ith
joyful shouting, and sounding !ith the sound of the cornet, and !ith
trum#ets, and cymbals, and #salteries, and har#s%
*?(,B% )nd !hen the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord !as come to the city
of Da$id, <ichol the daughter of 4aul looking out at a !indo!, sa! king
Da$id dancing and #laying, and she des#ised him in her heart%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *A
The ark is #laced in the tabernacle% 4acrifice is offered% Da$id
blesseth the #eo#le, dis#oseth the offices of 'e$ites, and maketh a
#salm of #raise to God%
*A(*% 4o they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the
tent, !hich Da$id had #itched for it( and they offered holocausts, and
#eace offerings before God%
*A(,% )nd !hen Da$id had made an end of offering holocausts, and #eace
offerings, he blessed the #eo#le in the name of the 'ord%
*A(2% )nd he di$ided to all and e$ery one, both men and !omen, a loaf of
bread, and a #iece of roasted beef, and flour fried !ith oil%
*A(.% )nd he a##ointed 'e$ites to minister before the ark of the 'ord,
and to remember his !orks, and to glorify, and #raise the 'ord God of
5srael%
*A(?% )sa#h the chief, and ne>t after him Iacharias( moreo$er 9ahiel,
and 4emiramoth, and 9ehiel, and <athathias, and Eliab, and Banaias, and
Obededom( and 9ehiel o$er the instruments of #saltery, and har#s( and
)sa#h sounded !ith cymbals(
*A(A% But Banaias, and 9aHiel the #riests, to sound the trum#et
continually before the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord%
*A(+% 5n that day Da$id made )sa#h the chief to gi$e #raise to the 'ord
!ith his brethren%
*A(1% Praise ye the 'ord, and call u#on his name( make kno!n his doings
among the nations%
*A(B% 4ing to him, yea, sing #raises to him( and relate all his !ondrous
!orks%
*A(*-% Praise ye his holy name( let the heart of them rejoice, that seek
the 'ord%
*A(**% 4eek ye the 'ord, and his #o!er( seek ye his face e$ermore%
*A(*,% Remember his !onderful !orks, !hich he hath done( his signs, and
the judgments of his mouth%
*A(*2% O ye seed of 5srael his ser$ants, ye children of 9acob his
chosen%
*A(*.% 8e is the 'ord our God( his judgments are in all the earth%
*A(*?% Remember for e$er his co$enant( the !ord, !hich he commanded to a
thousand generations%
*A(*A% The co$enant !hich he made !ith )braham( and his oath to 5saac%
*A(*+% )nd he a##ointed the same to 9acob for a #rece#t( and to 5srael
for an e$erlasting co$enant(
*A(*1% 4aying( To thee !ill 5 gi$e the land of "hanaan( the lot of your
inheritance%
*A(*B% =hen they !ere but a small number( $ery fe! and sojourners in it%
*A(,-% )nd they #assed from nation to nation( and from a kingdom to
another #eo#le%
*A(,*% 8e suffered no man to do them !rong( and re#ro$ed kings for their
sake%
*A(,,% Touch not my anointed( and do no e$il to my #ro#hets%
*A(,2% 4ing ye to the 'ord, all the earth( she! forth from day to day
his sal$ation%
*A(,.% Declare his glory among the Gentiles( his !onders among all
#eo#le%
*A(,?% 7or the 'ord is great and e>ceedingly to be #raised( and he is to
be feared abo$e all gods%
*A(,A% 7or all the gods of the nations are idols( but the 'ord made the
hea$ens%
*A(,+% Praise and magnificence are before him( strength and joy in his
#lace%
*A(,1% Bring ye to the 'ord, O ye families of the nations( bring ye to
the 'ord glory and em#ire%
*A(,B% Gi$e to the 'ord glory to his name, bring u# sacrifice, and come
ye in his sight( and adore the 'ord in holy becomingness%
*A(2-% 'et all the earth be mo$ed at his #resence( for he hath founded
the !orld immo$eable%
*A(2*% 'et the hea$ens rejoice, and the earth be glad( and let them say
among the nations( The 'ord hath reigned%
*A(2,% 'et the sea roar, and the fulness thereof( let the fields
rejoice, and all things that are in them%
*A(22% Then shall the trees of the !ood gi$e #raise before the 'ord(
because he is come to judge the earth%
*A(2.% Gi$e ye glory to the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*A(2?% )nd say ye( 4a$e us, O God our sa$ior( and gather us together,
and deli$er us from the nations, that !e may gi$e glory to thy holy
name, and may rejoice in singing thy #raises%
*A(2A% Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael from eternity to eternity(
and let all the #eo#le say )men, and a hymn to God%
*A(2+% 4o he left there before the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord,
)sa#h and his brethren to minister in the #resence of the ark
continually day by day, and in their courses%
*A(21% )nd Obededom, !ith his brethren si>ty-eight( and Obededom the son
of 5dithun, and 8osa he a##ointed to be #orters%
*A(2B% )nd 4adoc the #riest, and his brethren #riests, before the
tabernacle of the 'ord in the high #lace, !hich !as in Gabaon%
*A(.-% That they should offer holocausts to the 'ord u#on the altar of
holocausts continually, morning and e$ening, according to all that is
!ritten in the la! of the 'ord, !hich he commanded 5srael%
*A(.*% )nd after him 8eman, and 5dithun, and the rest that !ere chosen,
e$ery one by his name to gi$e #raise to the 'ord( because his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*A(.,% )nd 8eman and 5dithun sounded the trum#et, and #layed on the
cymbals, and all kinds of musical instruments to sing #raises to God(
and the sons of 5dithun he made #orters%
*A(.2% )nd all the #eo#le returned to their houses( and Da$id to bless
also his o!n house%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *+
Da$idDs #ur#ose to build a tem#le, is re!arded by most am#le #romises(
Da$idDs thanksgi$ing%
*+(*% o! !hen Da$id !as d!elling in his house, he said to athan the
#ro#het( Behold 5 d!ell in a house of cedar( and the ark of the co$enant
of the 'ord is under skins%
*+(,% )nd athan said to Da$id( Do all that is in thy heart( for God is
!ith thee%
*+(2% o! that night the !ord of God came to athan, saying(
*+(.% Go, and s#eak to Da$id my ser$ant( Thus saith the 'ord( Thou shalt
not build me a house to d!ell in%
*+(?% 7or 5 ha$e not remained in a house from the time that 5 brought u#
5srael, to this day( but 5 ha$e been al!ays changing #laces in a
tabernacle, and in a tent,
*+(A% )biding !ith all 5srael% Did 5 e$er s#eak to any one, of all the
judges of 5srael !hom 5 charged to feed my #eo#le, saying( =hy ha$e you
not built me a house of cedarM
*+(+% o! therefore thus shalt thou say to my ser$ant Da$id( Thus saith
the 'ord of hosts( 5 took thee from the #astures, from follo!ing the
flock, that thou shouldst be ruler of my #eo#le 5srael%
*+(1% )nd 5 ha$e been !ith thee !hithersoe$er thou hast gone( and ha$e
slain all thy enemies before thee, and ha$e made thee a name like that
of one of the great ones that are reno!ned in the earth%
*+(B% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en a #lace my #eo#le 5srael( they shall be #lanted,
and shall d!ell therein, and shall be mo$ed no more, neither shall the
children of iniLuity !aste them, as at the beginning,
*+(*-% 4ince the days that 5 ga$e judges to my #eo#le 5srael, and ha$e
humbled all thy enemies% )nd 5 declare to thee, that the 'ord !ill build
thee a house%
*+(**% )nd !hen thou shalt ha$e ended thy days to go to thy fathers, 5
!ill raise u# thy seed after thee, !hich shall be of thy sons( and 5
!ill establish his kingdom%
*+(*,% 8e shall build me a house, and 5 !ill establish his throne for
e$er%
*+(*2% 5 !ill be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son( and 5
!ill not take my mercy a!ay from him, as 5 took it from him that !as
before thee%
*+(*.% But 5 !ill settle him in my house, and in my kingdom for e$er(
and his throne shall be most firm for e$er%
*+(*?% )ccording to all these !ords, and according to all this $ision,
so did athan s#eak to Da$id%
*+(*A% )nd king Da$id came and sat before the 'ord, and said( =ho am 5,
O 'ord God, and !hat is my house, that thou shouldst gi$e such things to
meM
*+(*+% But e$en this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou
hast also s#oken concerning the house of thy ser$ant for the time to
come( and hast made me remarkable abo$e all men, O 'ord God%
*+(*1% =hat can Da$id add more, seeing thou hast thus glorified thy
ser$ant, and kno!n himM
*+(*B% O 'ord, for thy ser$antDs sake, according to thy o!n heart, thou
hast she!n all this magnificence, and !ouldst ha$e all the great things
to be kno!n%
*+(,-% O 'ord there is none like thee( and here is no other God beside
thee, of all !hom !e ha$e heard of !ith our ears%
*+(,*% 7or !hat other nation is there u#on earth like thy #eo#le 5srael,
!hom God !ent to deli$er, and make a #eo#le for himself, and by his
greatness and terrors cast out nations before their face !hom he had
deli$ered out of Egy#tM
*+(,,% )nd thou hast made thy #eo#le 5srael to be thy o!n #eo#le for
e$er, and thou, O 'ord, art become their God%
*+(,2% o! therefore, O 'ord, let the !ord !hich thou hast s#oken to thy
ser$ant, and concerning his house, be established for e$er, and do as
thou hast said%
*+(,.% )nd let thy name remain and be magnified for e$er( and let it be
said( The 'ord of hosts is God of 5srael, and the house of Da$id his
ser$ant remaineth before him%
*+(,?% 7or thou, O 'ord my God, hast re$ealed to the ear of thy ser$ant,
that thou !ilt build him a house( and therefore thy ser$ant hath found
confidence to #ray before thee%
*+(,A% )nd no! O 'ord, thou art God( and thou hast #romised to thy
ser$ant such great benefits%
*+(,+% )nd thou hast begun to bless the house of thy ser$ant, that it
may be al!ays before thee( for seeing thou blessest it, O 'ord, it shall
be blessed for e$er%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *1
Da$idDs $ictories% 8is chief officers%
*1(*% )nd it came to #ass after this, that Da$id defeated the
Philistines, and humbled them, and took a!ay Geth, and her daughters out
of the hands of the Philistines,
*1(,% )nd he defeated <oab, and the <oabites !ere made Da$idDs ser$ants,
and brought him gifts%
*1(2% )t that time Da$id defeated also )dareHer king of 4oba of the land
of 8emath, !hen he !ent to e>tend his dominions as far as the ri$er
Eu#hrates%
*1(.% )nd Da$id took from him a thousand chariots, and se$en thousand
horsemen, and t!enty thousand footmen, and he houghed all the chariot
horses, only a hundred chariots, !hich he reser$ed for himself%
*1(?% )nd the 4yrians of Damascus came also to hel# )dareHer king of
4oba( and Da$id sle! of them like!ise t!o and t!enty thousand men%
*1(A% )nd he #ut a garrison in Damascus, that 4yria also should ser$e
him, and bring gifts% )nd the 'ord assisted him in all things to !hich
he !ent%
*1(+% )nd Da$id took the golden Lui$ers !hich the ser$ants of )dareHer
had, and he brought them to 9erusalem%
*1(1% 'ike!ise out of Thebath and "hun, cities of )dareHer, he brought
$ery much brass, of !hich 4olomon made the braHen sea, and the #illars,
and the $essels of brass%
*1(B% o! !hen Thou king of 8emath heard that Da$id had defeated all the
army of )dareHer king of 4oba,
*1(*-% 8e sent )doram his son to king Da$id to desire #eace of him, and
to congratulate him that he had defeated and o$erthro!n )dareHer( for
Thou !as an enemy to )dareHer%
*1(**% )nd all the $essels of gold, and sil$er and brass king Da$id
consecrated to the 'ord, !ith the sil$er and gold !hich he had taken
from all the nations, as !ell from Edom, and from <oab, and from the
sons of )mmon, as from the Philistines, and from )malec%
*1(*,% )nd )bisai the son of 4ar$ia sle! of the Edomites in the $ale of
the salt#its, eighteen thousand(
*1(*2% )nd he #ut a garrison in Edom, that Edom should ser$e Da$id( and
the 'ord #reser$ed Da$id in all things to !hich he !ent%
*1(*.% 4o Da$id reigned o$er all 5srael, and e>ecuted judgment and
justice among all his #eo#le%
*1(*?% )nd 9oab the son of 4ar$ia !as o$er the army, and 9osa#hat the
son of )hilud recorder%
*1(*A% )nd 4adoc the son of )chitob, and )chimelech the son of )biathar,
!ere the #riests( and 4usa, scribe%
*1(*+% )nd Banaias the son of 9oiada !as o$er the bands of the "erethi,
and the Phelethi( and the sons of Da$id !ere chief about the king%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter *B
The )mmonites abuse Da$idDs ambassadors( both they and their
confederates are o$erthro!n%
*B(*% o! it came to #ass that aas the king of the children of )mmon
died, and his son reigned in his stead%
*B(,% )nd Da$id said( 5 !ill she! kindness to 8anon the son of aas( for
his father did a fa$our tome% )nd Da$id sent messengers to comfort him
u#on the death of his father% But !hen they !ere come into the land of
the children of )mmon, to comfort 8anon,
*B(2% The #rinces of the children of )mmon said to 8anon( Thou thinkest
#erha#s that Da$id to do honour to thy father hath sent comforters to
thee( and thou dost not take notice, that his ser$ants are come to thee
to consider, and search, and s#y out thy land%
*B(.% =herefore 8anon sha$ed the heads and beards of the ser$ants of
Da$id, and cut a!ay their garments from the buttocks to the feet, and
sent them a!ay%
*B(?% )nd !hen they !ere gone, they sent !ord to Da$id, !ho sent to meet
them Efor they had suffered a great affrontG and ordered them to stay at
9ericho till their beards gre! and then to return%
*B(A% )nd !hen the children of )mmon sa! that they had done an injury to
Da$id, 8anon and the rest of the #eo#le sent a thousand talents of
sil$er, to hire them chariots and horsemen out of <eso#otamia and out of
4yria <aacha, and out of 4oba%
*B(+% )nd they hired t!o and thirty thousand chariots, and the king of
<aacha, !ith his #eo#le% )nd they came and cam#ed o$er against <edaba%
)nd the children of )mmon gathered themsel$es together out of their
cities, and came to battle%
*B(1% )nd !hen Da$id heard of it, he sent 9oab, and all the army of
$aliant men(
*B(B% )nd the children of )mmon came out and #ut their army in array
before the gate of the city( and the kings, that !ere come to their aid,
stood a#art in the field%
*B(*-% =herefore 9oab understanding that the battle !as set against him
before and behind, chose out the bra$est men of all 5srael, and marched
against the 4yrians,
*B(**% )nd the rest of the #eo#le he deli$ered into the hand of )bisai
his brother, and they !ent against the children of )mmon%
*B(*,% )nd he said( 5f the 4yrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt
hel# me( but if the children of )mmon be too strong for thee, 5 !ill
hel# thee%
*B(*2% Be of good courage and let us beha$e oursel$es manfully for our
#eo#le, and for the cities of our God( and the 'ord !ill do that !hich
is good in his sight%
*B(*.% 4o 9oab and the #eo#le that !ere !ith him, !ent against the
4yrians to the battle( and he #ut them to flight%
*B(*?% )nd the children of )mmon seeing that the 4yrians !ere fled, they
like!ise fled from )bisai his brother, and !ent into the city( and 9oab
also returned to 9erusalem%
*B(*A% But the 4yrians seeing that they had fallen before 5srael, sent
messengers, and brought to them the 4yrians that !ere beyond the ri$er(
and 4o#hach, general of the army of )dareHer, !as their leader%
*B(*+% )nd it !as told Da$id, and he gathered together all 5srael, and
#assed the 9ordan, and came u#on them, and #ut his army in array against
them, and they fought !ith him%
*B(*1% But the 4yrian fled before 5srael( and Da$id sle! of the 4yrians
se$en thousand chariots, and forty thousand footmen, and 4o#hach the
general of the army%
4e$en thousand chariots%%% That is, of men !ho fought in chariots%
*B(*B% )nd !hen the ser$ants of )dareHer sa! themsel$es o$ercome by
5srael, they !ent o$er to Da$id, and ser$ed him( and 4yria !ould not
hel# the children of )mmon any more%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,-
Rabba is taken% Other $ictories o$er the Philistines%
,-(*% )nd it came to #ass after the course of a year, at the time that
kings go out to battle, 9oab gathered together an army and the strength
of the troo#s, and !asted the land of the children of )mmon( and !ent
and besieged Rabba% But Da$id stayed at 9erusalem, !hen 9oab smote
Rabba, and destroyed it%
,-(,% )nd Da$id took the cro!n of <elchom from his head, and found in it
a talent !eight of gold, and most #recious stones, and he made himself a
diadem of it( he took also the s#oils of the city !hich !ere $ery great%
,-(2% )nd the #eo#le that !ere therein he brought out( and made harro!s,
and sleds, and chariots of iron to go o$er them, so that they !ere cut
and bruised to #ieces( in this manner Da$id dealt !ith all the cities of
the children of )mmon( and he returned !ith all his #eo#le to 9erusalem%
,-(.% )fter this there arose a !ar at GaHer against the Philistines( in
!hich 4abachai the 8usathite sle! 4a#hai of the race of Ra#haim, and
humbled them%
,-(?% )nother battle also !as fought against the Philistines, in !hich
)deodatus the son of 4altus a Bethlehemite sle! the brother of Goliath
the Gethite, the staff of !hose s#ear !as like a !ea$erDs beam%
,-(A% There !as another battle also in Geth, in !hich there !as a man of
great stature, !hose fingers and toes !ere four and t!enty, si> on each
hand and foot( !ho also !as born of the stock of Ra#ha%
,-(+% 8e re$iled 5srael( but 9onathan the son of 4amaa the brother of
Da$id sle! him% These !ere the sons of Ra#ha in Geth, !ho fell by the
hand of Da$id and his ser$ants%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,*
Da$idDs sin in numbering the #eo#le is #unished by a #estilence( !hich
ceaseth u#on his offering sacrifice in the thrashingfloor of Ornan%
,*(*% )nd 4atan rose u# against 5srael( and mo$ed Da$id to number
5srael%
,*(,% )nd Da$id said to 9oab, and to the rulers of the #eo#le( Go, and
number 5srael from Bersabee e$en to Dan, and bring me the number of them
that 5 may kno! it%
,*(2% )nd 9oab ans!ered( The 'ord make his #eo#le a hundred times more
than they are( but, my lord the king, are they not all thy ser$ants( !hy
doth my lord seek this thing, !hich may be im#uted as a sin to 5sraelM
,*(.% But the kingDs !ord rather #re$ailed( and 9oab de#arted, and !ent
through all 5srael( and returned to 9erusalem%
,*(?% )nd he ga$e Da$id the number of them, !hom he had sur$eyed( and
all the number of 5srael !as found to be ele$en hundred thousand men
that dre! the s!ord( and of 9uda four hundred and se$enty thousand
fighting men%
The number, etc%%% The difference of the numbers here and , ;ings ,.% is
to be accounted for, by su##osing the greater number to be that !hich
!as really found, and the lesser to be that !hich 9oab ga$e in%
,*(A% But 'e$i and Benjamin he did not number( for 9oab un!illingly
e>ecuted the kingDs orders%
,*(+% )nd God !as dis#leased !ith this thing that !as commanded( and he
struck 5srael%
,*(1% )nd Da$id said to God( 5 ha$e sinned e>ceedingly in doing this( 5
beseech thee take a!ay the iniLuity of thy ser$ant, for 5 ha$e done
foolishly%
,*(B% )nd the 'ord s#oke to Gad the seer of Da$id, saying(
,*(*-% Go, and s#eak to Da$id, and tell him( Thus saith the 'ord( 5 gi$e
thee the choice of three things( choose one !hich thou !ilt, and 5 !ill
do it to thee%
,*(**% )nd !hen Gad !as come to Da$id, he said to him( Thus saith the
'ord( choose !hich thou !ilt(
,*(*,% Either three years famine( or three months to flee from thy
enemies, and not to be able to esca#e their s!ord( or three days to ha$e
the s!ord of the 'ord, and #estilence in the land, and the angel of the
'ord destroying in all the coasts of 5srael( no! therefore see !hat 5
shall ans!er him !ho sent me%
Three years famine%%% =hich joined !ith the three foregoing years of
famine mentioned, , ;ings ,*% and the se$enth year of the landDs
resting, !ould make u# the se$en years #ro#osed by the #ro#het, , ;ings
,.%*2%
,*(*2% )nd Da$id said to Gad( 5 am on e$ery side in a great strait( but
it is better for me to fall into the hands of the 'ord, for his mercies
are many, than into the hands of men%
,*(*.% 4o the 'ord sent a #estilence u#on 5srael% )nd there fell of
5srael se$enty thousand men%
,*(*?% )nd he sent an angel to 9erusalem, to strike it( and as he !as
striking it, the 'ord beheld, and took #ity for the greatness of the
e$il( and said to the angel that destroyed( 5t is enough, no! sto# thy
hand% )nd the angel of the 'ord stood by the thrashingfloor of Ornan the
9ebusite%
Ornan%%% Other!ise )reuna%
,*(*A% )nd Da$id lifting u# his eyes, sa! the angel of the 'ord standing
bet!een hea$en and earth, !ith a dra!n s!ord in his hand, turned against
9erusalem( and both he and the ancients clothed in haircloth, fell do!n
flat on the ground%
,*(*+% )nd Da$id said to God( )m not 5 he that commanded the #eo#le to
be numberedM 5t is 5 that ha$e sinned( it is 5 that ha$e done the e$il(
but as for this flock, !hat hath it deser$edM O 'ord my God, let thy
hand be turned, 5 beseech thee, u#on me, and u#on my fatherDs house( and
let not thy #eo#le be destroyed%
,*(*1% )nd the angel of the 'ord commanded Gad to tell Da$id, to go u#,
and build an altar to the 'ord God in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the
9ebusite%
,*(*B% )nd Da$id !ent u#, according to the !ord of Gad, !hich he s#oke
to him in the name of the 'ord%
,*(,-% o! !hen Ornan looked u#, and sa! the angel, he and his four sons
hid themsel$es( for at that time he !as thrashing !heat in the floor%
,*(,*% )nd as Da$id !as coming to Ornan, Ornan sa! him, and !ent out of
the thrashingfloor to meet him, and bo!ed do!n to him !ith his face to
the ground%
,*(,,% )nd Da$id said to him( Gi$e me this #lace of thy thrashingfloor,
that 5 may build therein an altar to the 'ord( but thou shalt take of me
as much money as it is !orth, that the #lague may cease from the #eo#le%
,*(,2% )nd Ornan said to Da$id( Take it, and let my lord the king do all
that #leaseth him( and moreo$er the o>en also 5 gi$e for a holocaust,
and the drays for !ood, and the !heat for the sacrifice( 5 !ill gi$e it
all !illingly%
,*(,.% )nd king Da$id said to him( 5t shall not be so, but 5 !ill gi$e
thee money as much as it is !orth( for 5 must not take it from thee, and
so offer to the 'ord holocausts free cost%
,*(,?% 4o Da$id ga$e to Ornan for the #lace, si> hundred sicles of gold
of just !eight%
4i> hundred sicles, etc%%% This !as the #rice of the !hole #lace, on
!hich the tem#le !as after!ards builtJ but the #rice of the o>en !as
fifty sicles of sil$er% , ;ings ,.%,.%
,*(,A% )nd he built there an altar to the 'ord( and he offered
holocausts, and #eace offerings, and he called u#on the 'ord, and he
heard him by sending fire from hea$en u#on the altar of the holocaust%
,*(,+% )nd the 'ord commanded the angel( and he #ut u# his s!ord again
into the sheath%
,*(,1% )nd Da$id seeing that the 'ord had heard him in the
thrashingfloor of Ornan the 9ebusite, forth!ith offered $ictims there%
,*(,B% But the tabernacle of the 'ord, !hich <oses made in the desert,
and the altar of holocausts, !as at that time in the high #lace of
Gabaon%
,*(2-% )nd Da$id could not go to the altar there to #ray to God( for he
!as seiHed !ith an e>ceeding great fear, seeing the s!ord of the angel
of the 'ord%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,,
Da$id ha$ing #re#ared all necessaries, chargeth 4olomon to build the
tem#le and the #rinces to assist him%
,,(*% Then Da$id said( This is the house of God, )nd this is the altar
for the holocaust of 5srael%
,,(,% )nd he commanded to gather together all the #roselytes of the land
of 5srael, and out of them he a##ointed stonecutters to he! stones and
#olish them, to build the house of God%
,,(2% )nd Da$id #re#ared in abundance iron for the nails of the gates,
and for the closures and joinings( and of brass an immense !eight%
,,(.% )nd the cedar trees !ere !ithout number, !hich the 4idonians, and
Tyrians brought to Da$id%
,,(?% )nd Da$id said( 4olomon my son is $ery young and tender, and the
house !hich 5 !ould ha$e to be built to the 'ord, must be such as to be
reno!ned in all countries( therefore 5 !ill #re#are him necessaries% )nd
therefore before his death he #re#ared all the charges%
,,(A% )nd he called for 4olomon his son( and commanded him to build a
house to the 'ord the God of 5srael%
,,(+% )nd Da$id said to 4olomon( <y son, it !as my desire to ha$e built
a house to the name of the 'ord my God%
,,(1% But the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying( Thou hast shed much
blood, and fought many battles, so thou cannot not build house to my
name, after shedding so much blood before me(
,,(B% The son, that shall be born to thee, shall be a most Luiet man(
for 5 !ill make him rest from all his enemies round about( and therefore
he shall be called Peaceable( and 5 !ill gi$e #eace and Luietness to
5srael all his days%
,,(*-% 8e shall build a house to my name, and he shall be a son to me,
and 5 !ill be a father to him( and 5 !ill establish the throne of his
kingdom o$er 5srael for e$er%
,,(**% o! then, my son, the 'ord be !ith thee, and do thou #ros#er, and
build the house to the 'ord thy God, as he hath s#oken of thee%
,,(*,% The 'ord also gi$e thee !isdom and understanding, that thou
mayest be able to rule 5srael, and to kee# the la! of the 'ord thy God%
,,(*2% 7or then thou shalt be able to #ros#er, if thou kee# the
commandments, and judgments, !hich the 'ord commanded <oses to teach
5srael( take courage and act manfully, fear not, nor be dismayed%
,,(*.% Behold 5 in my #o$erty ha$e #re#ared the charges of the house of
the 'ord, of gold a hundred thousand talents, and of sil$er a million of
talents( but of brass, and of iron there is no !eight, for the abundance
sur#asseth all account( timber also and stones 5 ha$e #re#ared for all
the charges%
,,(*?% Thou hast also !orkmen in abundance, he!ers of stones, and
masons, and car#enters, and of all trades the most skilful in their
!ork,
,,(*A% 5n gold, and in sil$er, and in brass, and in iron, !hereof there
is no number% )rise then, and be doing, and the 'ord !ill be !ith thee%
,,(*+% Da$id also charged all the #rinces of 5srael, to hel# 4olomon his
son,
,,(*1% 4aying( &ou see, that the 'ord your God is !ith you, and hath
gi$en you rest round about, and hath deli$ered all your enemies into
your hands, and the land is subdued before the 'ord, and before his
#eo#le%
,,(*B% Gi$e therefore your hearts and your souls, to seek the 'ord your
God and arise, and build a sanctuary to the 'ord God, that the ark of
the co$enant of the 'ord, and the $essels consecrated to the 'ord, may
be brought into the house, !hich is built to the name of the 'ord%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,2
Da$id a##ointeth 4olomon king% The distribution of the 'e$ites and their
offices%
,2(*% Da$id being old and full of days, made 4olomon his son king o$er
5srael%
,2(,% )nd he gathered together all the #rinces of 5srael, and the
#riests and 'e$ites%
,2(2% )nd the 'e$ites !ere numbered from the age of thirty years, and
u#!ards( and there !ere found of them thirty-eight thousand men%
,2(.% Of these t!enty-four thousand !ere chosen, and distributed unto
the ministry of the house of the 'ord( and si> thousand !ere the
o$erseers and judges%
,2(?% <oreo$er four thousand !ere #orters( and as many singers singing
to the 'ord !ith the instruments, !hich he had made to sing !ith%
,2(A% )nd Da$id distributed them into courses by the families of the
sons of 'e$i, to !it, of Gerson, and of "aath, and of <erari%
,2(+% The sons of Gerson !ere 'eedan and 4emei%
,2(1% The sons of 'eedan( the chief 9ahiel, and Iethan, and 9oel, three%
,2(B% The sons of 4emei( 4alomith, and 8osiel, and )ran, three( these
!ere the heads of the families of 'eedan%
,2(*-% )nd the sons of 4emei !ere 'eheth, and IiHa, and 9aus, and Baria(
these !ere the sons of 4emei, four%
,2(**% )nd 'eheth !as the first, IiHa the second( but 9aus and Baria had
not many children, and therefore they !ere counted in one family, and in
one house%
,2(*,% The sons of "aath !ere )mram, and 5saar, 8ebron, and OHiel, four%
,2(*2% The sons of )mram, )aron, and <oses% )nd )aron !as se#arated to
minister in the holy of holies, he and his sons for e$er, and to burn
incense before the 'ord, according to his ceremonies, and to bless his
name for e$er%
,2(*.% The sons also of <oses, the man of God, !ere numbered in the
tribe of 'e$i%
,2(*?% The sons of <oses !ere Gersom and ElieHer(
,2(*A% The sons of Gersom( 4ubuel the first%
,2(*+% )nd the sons of ElieHer !ere( Rohobia the first( and ElieHer had
no more sons% But the sons of Rohobia !ere multi#lied e>ceedingly%
,2(*1% The sons of 5saar( 4alomith the first%
,2(*B% The sons of 8ebron( 9eriau the first, )marias the second,
9ahaHiel the third, 9ecmaam the fourth%
,2(,-% The sons of OHiel( <icha the first, 9esia the second%
,2(,*% The sons of <erari( <oholi, and <usi% The sons of <oholi( EleaHar
and "is%
,2(,,% )nd EleaHar died, and had no sons but daughters( and the sons of
"is their brethren took them%
,2(,2% The sons of <usi( <oholi, and Eder, and 9erimoth, three%
,2(,.% These are the sons of 'e$i in their kindreds and families,
#rinces by their courses, and the number of e$ery head that did the
!orks of the ministry of the house of the 'ord from t!enty years old and
u#!ard%
,2(,?% 7or Da$id said( The 'ord the God of 5srael hath gi$en rest to his
#eo#le, and a habitation in 9erusalem for e$er%
,2(,A% )nd it shall not be the office of the 'e$ites to carry any more
the tabernacle, and all the $essels for the ser$ice thereof%
,2(,+% 4o according to the last #rece#ts of Da$id, the sons of 'e$i are
to be numbered from t!enty years old and u#!ard%
,2(,1% )nd they are to be under the hand of the sons of )aron for the
ser$ice of the house of the 'ord, in the #orches, and in the chambers,
and in the #lace of #urification, and in the sanctuary, and in all the
!orks of the ministry of the tem#le of the 'ord%
,2(,B% )nd the #riests ha$e the charge of the loa$es of #ro#osition, and
of the sacrifice of fine flour, and of the unlea$ened cakes, and of the
frying#an, and of the roasting, and of e$ery !eight and measure%
,2(2-% )nd the 'e$ites are to stand in the morning to gi$e thanks, and
to sing #raises to the 'ord( and in like manner in the e$ening,
,2(2*% )s !ell in the oblation of the holocausts of the 'ord, as in the
sabbaths and in the ne! moons, and the rest of the solemnities,
according to the number and ceremonies #rescribed for e$ery thing,
continually before the 'ord%
,2(2,% )nd let them kee# the obser$ances of the tabernacle of the
co$enant, and the ceremonies of the sanctuary, and the charge of the
sons of )aron their brethren, that they may minister in the house of the
'ord%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,.
The di$isions of the #riests into four and t!enty courses, to ser$e in
the tem#le( the chiefs of the 'e$ites%
,.(*% o! these !ere the di$isions of the sons of )aron( The sons of
)aron( adab, and )biu, and EleaHar, and 5thamar%
,.(,% But adab and )biu died before their father, and had no children(
so EleaHar, and 5thamar did the office of the #riesthood%
,.(2% )nd Da$id distributed them, that is, 4adoc of the sons of EleaHar,
and )himelech of the sons of 5thamar, according to their courses and
ministry%
,.(.% )nd there !ere found many more of the sons of EleaHar among the
#rinci#al men, than of the sons of 5thamar% )nd he di$ided them so, that
there !ere of the sons of EleaHar, si>teen chief men by their families(
and of the sons of 5thamar eight by their families and houses%
,.(?% )nd he di$ided both the families one !ith the other by lot( for
there !ere #rinces of the sanctuary, and #rinces of God, both of the
sons of EleaHar, and of the sons of 5thamar%
,.(A% )nd 4emeias the son of athanael the scribe a 'e$ite, !rote them
do!n before the king and the #rinces, and 4adoc the #riest, and
)himelech the son of )biathar, and the #rinces also of the #riestly and
'e$itical families( one house, !hich !as o$er the rest, of EleaHar( and
another house, !hich had the rest under it, of 5thamar%
,.(+% o! the first lot came forth to 9oiarib, the second to 9edei,
,.(1% The third to 8arim, the fourth to 4eorim,
,.(B% The fifth to <elchia, the si>th to <aiman,
,.(*-% The se$enth to )ccos, the eighth to )bia,
,.(**% The ninth to 9esua, the tenth to 4echenia,
,.(*,% The ele$enth to Eliasib, the t!elfth to 9acim,
,.(*2% The thirteenth to 8o##ha, the fourteenth to 5sbaab,
,.(*.% The fifteenth to Belga, the si>teenth to Emmer,
,.(*?% The se$enteenth to 8eHir, the eighteenth to )#hses,
,.(*A% The nineteenth to Pheteia, the t!entieth to 8eHechiel,
,.(*+% The one and t!entieth to 9achin, the t!o and t!entieth to Gamul,
,.(*1% The three and t!entieth to Dalaiau, the four and t!entieth to
<aaHiau%
,.(*B% These are their courses according to their ministries, to come
into the house of the 'ord, and according to their manner under the hand
of )aron their father( as the 'ord the God of 5srael had commanded%
,.(,-% o! of the rest of the sons of 'e$i, there !as of the sons of
)mram, 4ubael( and of the sons of 4ubael, 9ehedeia%
,.(,*% )lso of the sons of Rohobia the chief 9esias%
,.(,,% )nd the son of 5saar 4alemoth, and the son of 4alemoth 9ahath(
,.(,2% )nd his son 9eriau the first, )marias the second, 9ahaHiel the
third, 9ecmaan the fourth%
,.(,.% The son of OHiel, <icha( the son of <icha, 4amir%
,.(,?% The brother of <icha, 9esia( and the son of 9esia, Iacharias%
,.(,A% The sons of <erari( <oholi and <usi( the son of OHiau( Benno%
,.(,+% The son also of <erari OHiau, and 4oam, and Iacchur, and 8ebri%
,.(,1% )nd the son of <oholi( EleaHar, !ho had no sons%
,.(,B% )nd the son of "is, 9eramael%
,.(2-% The sons of <usi( <oholi, Eder, and 9erimoth% These are the sons
of 'e$i according to the houses of their families%
,.(2*% )nd they also cast lots o$er against their brethren the sons of
)aron before Da$id the king, and 4adoc, and )himelech, and the #rinces
of the #riestly and 'e$itical families, both the elder and the younger%
The lot di$ided all eLually%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,?
The number and di$isions of the musicians%
,?(*% <oreo$er Da$id and the chief officers of the army se#arated for
the ministry the sons of )sa#h, and of 8eman, and of 5dithun( to
#ro#hesy !ith har#s, and !ith #salteries, and !ith cymbals according to
their number ser$ing in their a##ointed office%
,?(,% Of the sons of )sa#h( Iacchur, and 9ose#h, and athania, and
)sarela, sons of )sa#h( under the hand of )sa#h #ro#hesying near the
king%
,?(2% )nd of 5dithun( the sons of 5dithun, Godolias, 4ori, 9eseias, and
8asabias, and <athathias, under the hand of their father 5dithun, !ho
#ro#hesied !ith a har# to gi$e thanks and to #raise the 'ord%
,?(.% Of 8eman also( the sons of 8eman, Bocciau, <athaniau, OHiel,
4ubuel, and 9erimoth, 8ananias, 8anani, Eliatha, Geddelthi, and
RomemthieHer, and 9esbacassa, <ellothi, Othir, <ahaHioth(
,?(?% )ll these !ere the sons of 8eman the seer of the king in the !ords
of God, to lift u# the horn( and God ga$e to 8eman fourteen sons and
three daughters%
,?(A% )ll these under their fatherDs hand !ere distributed to sing in
the tem#le of the 'ord, !ith cymbals, and #salteries and har#s, for the
ser$ice of the house of the 'ord near the king( to !it, )sa#h, and
5dithun, and 8eman%
,?(+% )nd the number of them !ith their brethren, that taught the song
of the 'ord, all the teachers, !ere t!o hundred and eighty-eight%
,?(1% )nd they cast lots by their courses, the elder eLually !ith the
younger, the learned and the unlearned together%
,?(B% )nd the first lot came forth to 9ose#h, !ho !as of )sa#h% The
second to Godolias, to him and his sons, and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*-% The third to Iachur, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(**% The fourth to 5sari, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*,% The fifth to athania, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*2% The si>th to Bocciau, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*.% The se$enth to 5sreela, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*?% The eighth to 9esaia, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*A% The ninth to <athanaias, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*+% The tenth to 4emeias, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*1% The ele$enth to )Hareel, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(*B% The t!elfth to 8asabia, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,-% The thirteenth to 4ubael, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,*% The fourteenth to <athathias, to his sons and his brethren
t!el$e%
,?(,,% The fifteenth to 9erimoth, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,2% The si>teenth to 8ananias, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,.% The se$enteenth to 9esbacassa, to his sons and his brethren
t!el$e%
,?(,?% The eighteenth to 8anani, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,A% The nineteenth to <ellothi, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,+% The t!entieth to Eliatha, to his sons and his brethren t!el$e%
,?(,1% The one and t!entieth to Othir, to his sons and his brethren
t!el$e%
,?(,B% The t!o and t!entieth to Geddelthi, to his sons and his brethren
t!el$e%
,?(2-% The three and t!entieth to <ahaHioth, to his sons and his
brethren t!el$e%
,?(2*% The four and t!entieth to RomemthieHer, to his sons and his
brethren t!el$e%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,A
The di$isions of the #orters% Offices of other 'e$ites%
,A(*% )nd the di$isions of the #orters( of the "orites <eselemia, the
son of "ore, of the sons of )sa#h%
,A(,% The sons of <eselemia( Iacharias the firstborn, 9adihel the
second, Iabadias the third, 9athanael the fourth,
,A(2% Elam the fifth, 9ohanan the si>th, Elioenai the se$enth%
,A(.% )nd the sons of Obededom, 4emeias the firstborn, 9oHabad the
second, 9oaha the third, 4achar the fourth, athanael the fifth,
,A(?% )mmiel the si>th, 5ssachar the se$enth, Phollathi the eighth( for
the 'ord had blessed him%
,A(A% )nd to 4emei his son !ere born sons, heads of their families( for
they !ere men of great $alour%
,A(+% The sons then of 4emeias !ere Othni, and Ra#hael, and Obed,
EliHabad, and his brethren most $aliant men( and Eliu, and 4amachias%
,A(1% )ll these of the sons of Obededom( they, and their sons, and their
brethren most able men for ser$ice, si>ty-t!o of Obededom%
,A(B% )nd the sons of <eselemia, and their brethren strong men, !ere
eighteen%
,A(*-% )nd of 8osa, that is, of the sons of <erari( 4emri the chief,
Efor he had not a firstborn, and therefore his father made him chief%G
8e had not a firstborn%%% That is, his firstborn !as either dead or not
fit to be chiefJ and therefore he made 4emri the chief%
,A(**% 8elcias the second, Tabelias the third, Iacharias the fourth( all
these the sons, and the brethren of 8osa, !ere thirteen%
,A(*,% )mong these !ere the di$isions of the #orters, so that the chiefs
of the !ards, as !ell as their brethren, al!ays ministered in the house
of the 'ord%
,A(*2% )nd they cast lots eLually, both little and great, by their
families for e$ery one of the gates%
,A(*.% )nd the lot of the east fell to 4elemias% But to his son
Iacharias, a $ery !ise and learned man, the north gate fell by lot%
,A(*?% )nd to Obededom and his sons that to!ards the south( in !hich
#art of the house !as the council of the ancients%
,A(*A% To 4e#him, and 8osa to!ards the !est, by the gate !hich leadeth
to the !ay of the ascent( !ard against !ard%
,A(*+% o! to!ards the east !ere si> 'e$ites( and to!ards the north four
a day( and to!ards the south like!ise four a day( and !here the council
!as, t!o and t!o%
,A(*1% 5n the cells also of the #orters to!ard the !est four in the !ay(
and t!o at e$ery cell%
,A(*B% These are the di$isions of the #orters of the sons of "ore, and
of <erari%
,A(,-% o! )chias !as o$er the treasures of the house of God, and the
holy $essels%
8oly $essels%%% Or $essels of the holy #laces, or of things holy% @asa
sanctorum%
,A(,*% The sons of 'edan, the sons of Gersonni( of 'edan !ere heads of
the families, of 'edan, and Gersonni, 9ehieli%
,A(,,% The sons of 9ehieli( Iathan and 9oel, his brethren o$er the
treasures of the house of the 'ord,
,A(,2% =ith the )mramites, and 5saarites, and 8ebronites, and OHielites%
,A(,.% )nd 4ubael the son of Gersom, the son of <oses, !as chief o$er
the treasures%
,A(,?% 8is brethren also, ElieHer, !hose son Rohobia, and his son
5saias, and his son 9oram, and his son Iechri, and his son 4elemith%
,A(,A% =hich 4elemith and his brethren !ere o$er the treasures of the
holy things, !hich king Da$id, and the heads of families, and the
ca#tains o$er thousands and o$er hundreds, and the ca#tains of the host
had dedicated,
,A(,+% Out of the !ars, and the s#oils !on in battles, !hich they had
consecrated to the building and furniture of the tem#le of the 'ord%
,A(,1% )nd all these things that 4amuel the seer and 4aul the son of
"is, and )bner the son of er, and 9oab the son of 4ar$ia had
sanctified( and !hosoe$er had sanctified those things, they !ere under
the hand of 4elemith and his brethren%
,A(,B% But "honenias and his sons !ere o$er the 5saarites, for the
business abroad o$er 5srael to teach them and judge them%
,A(2-% )nd of the 8ebronites 8asabias, and his brethren most able men, a
thousand se$en hundred had the charge o$er 5srael beyond the 9ordan
!est!ard, in all the !orks of the 'ord, and for the ser$ice of the king%
,A(2*% )nd the chief of the 8ebronites !as 9eria according to their
families and kindreds% 5n the fortieth year of the reign of Da$id they
!ere numbered, and there !ere found most $aliant men in 9aHer Galaad,
,A(2,% )nd his brethren of stronger age, t!o thousand se$en hundred
chiefs of families% )nd king Da$id made them rulers o$er the Rubenites
and the Gadites, and the half tribe of <anasses, for all the ser$ice of
God, and the king%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,+
The t!el$e ca#tains for e$ery monthJ the t!el$e #rinces of the tribes%
Da$idDs se$eral officers%
,+(*% o! the children of 5srael according to their number, the heads of
families, ca#tains of thousands and of hundreds, and officers, that
ser$ed the king according to their com#anies, !ho came in and !ent out
e$ery month in the year, under e$ery chief !ere four and t!enty
thousand%
,+(,% O$er the first com#any the first month 9esboam, the son of Iabdiel
!as chief, and under him !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(2% Of the sons of Phares, the chief of all the ca#tains in the host
in the first month%
,+(.% The com#any of the second month !as under Dudia, an )hohite, and
after him !as another named <acelloth, !ho commanded a #art of the army
of four and t!enty thousand%
,+(?% )nd the ca#tain of the third com#any for the third month, !as
Banaias the son of 9oiada the #riest( and in his di$ision !ere four and
t!enty thousand%
,+(A% This is that Banaias the most $aliant among the thirty, and abo$e
the thirty% )nd )miHabad his son commanded his com#any%
,+(+% The fourth, for the fourth month, !as )sahel the brother of 9oab,
and Iabadias his son after him( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty
thousand%
,+(1% The fifth ca#tain for the fifth month, !as 4amaoth a 9eHerite( and
his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(B% The si>th, for the si>th month, !as 8ira the son of )cces a
Thecuite( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(*-% The se$enth, for the se$enth month, !as 8elles a Phallonite of
the sons of E#hraim( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(**% The eighth, for the eighth month, !as 4obochai a 8usathite of the
race of Iarahi( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(*,% The ninth, for the ninth month, !as )bieHer an )nathothite of the
sons of 9emini, and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(*2% The tenth, for the tenth month, !as <arai, !ho !as a eto#hathite
of the race of Iarai( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(*.% The ele$enth, for the ele$enth month, !as Banaias, a Pharathonite
of the sons of E#hraim( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty
thousand%
,+(*?% The t!elfth, for the t!elfth month, !as 8oldai a eto#hathite, of
the race of Gothoniel( and in his com#any !ere four and t!enty thousand%
,+(*A% o! the chiefs o$er the tribes of 5srael !ere these( o$er the
Rubenites, ElieHer the son of Iechri !as ruler( o$er the 4imeonites,
4a#hatias the son of <aacha(
,+(*+% O$er the 'e$ites, 8asabias the son of "amuel( o$er the )aronites,
4adoc(
,+(*1% O$er 9uda, Eliu the brother of Da$id o$er 5ssachar, )mri the son
of <ichael(
,+(*B% O$er the Iabulonites, 9esmaias the son of )dias( o$er the
e#htalites, 9erimoth the son of OHriel(
,+(,-% O$er the sons of E#hraim, Osee the son of OHaHiu( o$er the half
tribe of <anasses, 9oel the son of Phadaia(
,+(,*% )nd o$er the half tribe of <anasses in Galaad, 9addo the son of
Iacharias( and o$er Benjamin, 9asiel the son of )bner%
,+(,,% )nd o$er Dan, EHrihel the son of 9eroham( these !ere the #rinces
of the children of 5srael%
,+(,2% But Da$id !ould not number them from t!enty years old and under(
because the lord had said that he !ould multi#ly 5srael like the stars
of hea$en%
,+(,.% 9oab the son of 4ar$ia began to number, but he finished not(
because u#on this there fell !rath u#on 5srael( and therefore the number
of them that !ere numbered, !as not registered in the chronicles of king
Da$id%
,+(,?% )nd o$er the kingDs treasures !as )Hmoth the son of )diel( and
o$er those stores !hich !ere in the cities, and in the $illages, and, in
the castles, !as 9onathan the son of OHias%
,+(,A% )nd o$er the tillage, and the husbandmen, !ho tilled the ground,
!as EHri the son of "helub(
,+(,+% )nd o$er the dressers of the $ine yards, !as 4emeias a Romathite(
and o$er the !ine cellars, Iabdias an )#honite%
,+(,1% )nd o$er the oli$eyards and the fig gro$es, !hich !ere in the
#lains, !as Balanam a Gederite( and o$er the oil cellars, 9oas%
,+(,B% )nd o$er the herds that fed in 4aron, !as 4etrai a 4aronite( and
o$er the o>en in the $alleys, 4a#hat the son of )dli(
,+(2-% )nd o$er the camels, :bil an 5shmahelite and o$er the asses,
9adias a <eronathite(
,+(2*% )nd o$er the shee# 9aHiH an )garene% )ll these !ere the rulers of
the substance of king Da$id%
,+(2,% )nd 9onathan Da$idDs uncle, a counsellor, a !ise and learned man(
he and 9ahiel the son of 8achamoni !ere !ith the kingDs sons%
,+(22% )nd )chito#hel !as the kingDs counsellor, and "husai the
)rachite, the kingDs friend%
,+(2.% )nd after )chito#hel !as 9oiada the son of Banaias, and )biathar%
)nd the general of the kingDs army !as 9oab%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,1
Da$idDs s#eech, in a solemn assembly( his e>hortation to 4olomon% 8e
gi$eth him a #attern of the tem#le%
,1(*% )nd Da$id assembled all the chief men of 5srael, the #rinces of
the tribes, and the ca#tains of the com#anies, !ho !aited on the king(
and the ca#tains o$er thousands, and o$er hundreds, and them !ho had the
charge o$er the substance and #ossessions of the king, and his sons !ith
the officers of the court, and the men of #o!er, and all the bra$est of
the army at 9erusalem%
,1(,% )nd the king rising u#, and standing said( 8ear me, my brethren
and my #eo#le( 5 had a thought to ha$e built a house, in !hich the ark
of the 'ord, and the footstool of our God might rest( and #re#ared all
things for the building%
,1(2% )nd God said to me( Thou shalt not build a house to my name(
because thou art a man of !ar, and hast shed blood%
,1(.% But the 'ord God of 5srael chose me of all the house of my father,
to be king o$er 5srael for e$er( for of 9uda he chose the #rinces( and
of the house of 9uda, my fatherDs house( and among the sons of my
father, it #leased him to choose me king o$er all 5srael%
,1(?% )nd among my sons Efor the 'ord hath gi$en me many sonsG he hath
chosen 4olomon my son, to sit u#on the throne of the kingdom of the 'ord
o$er 5srael%
,1(A% )nd he said to me( 4olomon thy son shall build my house, and my
courts( for 5 ha$e chosen him to be my son, and 5 !ill be a father to
him%
,1(+% )nd 5 !ill establish his kingdom for e$er, it he continue to kee#
my commandments, and my judgments, as at this day%
,1(1% o! then before all the assembly of 5srael, in the hearing of our
God, kee# ye, and seek all the commandments of the 'ord our God( that
you may #ossess the good land, and may lea$e it to your children after
you for e$er%
,1(B% )nd thou my son 4olomon, kno! the God of thy father, and ser$e him
!ith a #erfect heart, and a !illing mind( for the 'ord searcheth all
hearts, and understandeth all the thoughts of minds% 5f thou seek him,
thou shalt find him( but if thou forsake him, he !ill cast thee off for
e$er%
,1(*-% o! therefore seeing the 'ord hath chosen thee to build the house
of the sanctuary, take courage, and do it%
,1(**% )nd Da$id ga$e to 4olomon his son a descri#tion of the #orch, and
of the tem#le, and of the treasures, and of the u##er floor, and of the
inner chambers, and of the house for the mercy seat,
,1(*,% )s also of all the courts, !hich he had in his thought, and of
the chambers round about, for the treasures of the house of the 'ord,
and for the treasures of the consecrated things,
,1(*2% )nd of the di$isions of the #riests and of the 'e$ites, for all
the !orks of the house of the 'ord, and for all the $essels of the
ser$ice of the tem#le of the 'ord%
,1(*.% Gold by !eight for e$ery $essel for the ministry% )nd sil$er by
!eight according to the di$ersity of the $essels and uses%
,1(*?% 8e ga$e also gold for the golden candlesticks, and their lam#s,
according to the dimensions of e$ery candlestick, and the lam#s thereof%
5n like manner also he ga$e sil$er by !eight for the sil$er
candlesticks, and for their lam#s according to the di$ersity of the
dimensions of them%
,1(*A% 8e ga$e also gold for the tables of #ro#osition, according to the
di$ersity of the tables( in like manner also sil$er for other tables of
sil$er%
,1(*+% 7or fleshhooks also, and bo!ls, and censors of fine gold, and for
little lions of gold, according to the measure he ga$e by !eight, for
e$ery lion% 5n like manner also for lions of sil$er he set aside a
different !eight of sil$er%
,1(*1% )nd for the altar of incense, he ga$e the #urest gold( and to
make the likeness of the chariot of the cherubims s#reading their !ings,
and co$ering the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord%
,1(*B% )ll these things, said he, came to me !ritten by the hand of the
'ord that 5 might understand all the !orks of the #attern%
,1(,-% )nd Da$id said to 4olomon his son( )ct like a man, and take
courage, and do( fear not, and be not dismayed( for the 'ord my God !ill
be !ith thee, and !ill not lea$e thee, nor forsake thee, till thou hast
finished all the !ork for the ser$ice of the house of the 'ord%
,1(,*% Behold the courses of the #riests and the 'e$ites, for e$ery
ministry of the house of the 'ord, stand by thee, and are ready, and
both the #rinces, and the #eo#le kno! ho! to e>ecute all thy
commandments%
* Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,B
Da$id by !ord and e>am#le encourageth the #rinces to contribute
liberally to the building of the tem#le% 8is thanksgi$ing, #rayer, and
sacrifices( his death%
,B(*% )nd king Da$id said to all the assembly( 4olomon my son, !hom
alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender( and the !ork is
great, for a house is #re#ared not for man, but for God%
,B(,% )nd 5 !ith all my ability ha$e #re#ared the e>#enses for the house
of my God% Gold for $essels of gold, and sil$er for $essels of sil$er,
brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, !ood for things of
!ood( and ony> stones, and stones like alabaster, and of di$ers colours,
and all manner of #recious stones, and marble of Paros in great
abundance%
,B(2% o! o$er and abo$e the things !hich 5 ha$e offered into the house
of my God 5 gi$e of my o!n #ro#er goods, gold and sil$er for the tem#le
of my God, beside !hat things 5 ha$e #re#ared for the holy house%
,B(.% Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of O#hir( and se$en
thousand talents of refined sil$er, to o$erlay the !alls of the tem#le%
,B(?% )nd gold for !heresoe$er there is need of gold( and sil$er for
!heresoe$er there is need of sil$er, for the !orks to be made by the
hands of the artificers( no! if any man is !illing to offer, let him
fill his hand to day, and offer !hat he #leaseth to the 'ord%
,B(A% Then the heads of the families, and the #rinces of the tribes of
5srael and the ca#tains of thousands, and of hundreds, and the o$erseers
of the kingDs #ossessions #romised,
,B(+% )nd they ga$e for the !orks of the house of the 'ord, of gold,
fi$e thousand talents, and ten thousand solids( of sil$er ten thousand
talents( and of brass eighteen thousand talents( and of iron a hundred
thousand talents%
,B(1% )nd all they that had stones, ga$e them to the treasures of the
house of the 'ord, by the hand of 9ahiel the Gersonite%
,B(B% )nd the #eo#le rejoiced, !hen they #romised their offerings
!illingly( because they offered them to the 'ord !ith all their heart(
and Da$id the king rejoiced also !ith a great joy%
,B(*-% )nd he blessed the 'ord before all the multitude, and he said(
Blessed art thou, O 'ord the God of 5srael, our father from eternity to
eternity%
,B(**% Thine, O 'ord, is magnificence, and #o!er, and glory, and
$ictory( and to thee is #raise( for all that is in hea$en, and in earth,
is thine( thine is the kingdom, O 'ord, and thou art abo$e all #rinces%
,B(*,% Thine are riches, and thine is glory, thou hast dominion o$er
all, in thy hand is #o!er and might( in thy hand greatness, and the
em#ire of all things%
,B(*2% o! therefore our God !e gi$e thanks to thee, and !e #raise thy
glorious name%
,B(*.% =ho am 5, and !hat is my #eo#le, that !e should be able to
#romise thee all these thingsM all things are thine( and !e ha$e gi$en
thee !hat !e recei$ed of thy hand%
,B(*?% 7or !e are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as !ere all our
fathers% 5 Our days u#on earth are as a shado!, and there is no stay%
,B(*A% O 'ord our God, all this store that !e ha$e #re#ared to build
thee a house for thy holy name, is from thy hand, and all things are
thine%
,B(*+% 5 kno! my God that thou #ro$est hearts, and lo$est sim#licity,
!herefore 5 also in the sim#licity of my heart, ha$e joyfully offered
all these things( and 5 ha$e seen !ith great joy thy #eo#le, !hich are
here #resent, offer thee their offerings%
,B(*1% O 'ord God of )braham, and of 5saac, and of 5srael our fathers,
kee# for e$er this !ill of their heart, and let this mind remain al!ays
for the !orshi# of thee%
,B(*B% )nd gi$e to 4olomon my son a #erfect heart, that he may kee# thy
commandments, thy testimonies, and thy ceremonies, and do all things(
and build the house, for !hich 5 ha$e #ro$ided the charges%
,B(,-% )nd Da$id commanded all the assembly( Bless ye the 'ord our God%
)nd all the assembly blessed the 'ord the God of their fathers( and they
bo!ed themsel$es and !orshi##ed God, and then the king%
,B(,*% )nd they sacrificed $ictims to the 'ord( and they offered
holocausts the ne>t day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a
thousand lambs, !ith their libations, and !ith e$ery thing #rescribed
most abundantly for all 5srael%
,B(,,% )nd they ate, and drank before the 'ord that day !ith great joy%
)nd they anointed the second time 4olomon the son of Da$id% )nd they
anointed him to the 'ord to be #rince, and 4adoc to be high #riest%
,B(,2% )nd 4olomon sat on the throne of the 'ord as king instead of
Da$id his father, and he #leased all( and all 5srael obeyed him%
,B(,.% )nd all the #rinces, and men of #o!er, and all the sons of king
Da$id ga$e their hand, and !ere subject to 4olomon the king%
,B(,?% )nd the 'ord magnified 4olomon o$er all 5srael( and ga$e him the
glory of a reign, such as no king of 5srael had before him%
,B(,A% 4o Da$id the son of 5sai reigned o$er all 5srael%
,B(,+% )nd the days that he reigned o$er 5srael, !ere forty years( in
8ebron he reigned se$en years, and in 9erusalem three and thirty years%
,B(,1% )nd he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory%
)nd 4olomon his son reigned in his stead%
,B(,B% o! the acts of king Da$id first and last are !ritten in the book
of 4amuel the seer, and in the book of athan the #ro#het, and in the
book of Gad the seer(
,B(2-% )nd of all his reign, and his $alour, and of the times that
#assed under him, either in 5srael, or in all the kingdoms of the
countries%
T8E 4E"OD BOO; O7 P)R)'5PO<EO
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *
4olomon offereth sacrifices at Gabaon% 8is choice of !isdom !hich God
gi$eth him%
*(*% )nd 4olomon the son of Da$id !as strengthened in his kingdom, and
the 'ord his God !as !ith him, and magnified him to a high degree%
*(,% )nd 4olomon ga$e orders to all 5srael, to the ca#tains of
thousands, and of hundreds, and to the rulers, and to the judges of all
5srael, and the heads of the families(
*(2% )nd he !ent !ith all the multitude to the high #lace of Gabaon,
!here !as the tabernacle of the co$enant of the 'ord, !hich <oses the
ser$ant of God made, in the !ilderness%
*(.% 7or Da$id had brought the ark of God from "ariathiarim to the
#lace, !hich he had #re#ared for it, and !here he had #itched a
tabernacle for it, that is, in 9erusalem%
*(?% )nd the altar of brass, !hich Beseleel the son of :ri the son of
8ur had made, !as there before the tabernacle of the 'ord( and 4olomon
and all the assembly sought it(
*(A% )nd 4olomon !ent u# thither to the braHen altar, before the
tabernacle of the co$enant of the 'ord, and offered u# on it a thousand
$ictims%
*(+% )nd behold that night God a##eared to him, saying( )sk !hat thou
!ilt that 5 should gi$e thee%
*(1% )nd 4olomon said to God( Thou hast she!n great kindness to my
father Da$id( and hast made me king in his stead%
*(B% o! therefore, O 'ord God, let thy !ord be fulfilled, !hich thou
hast #romised to Da$id my father( for thou hast made me king o$er thy
great #eo#le, !hich is as innumerable as the dust of the earth%
*(*-% Gi$e me !isdom and kno!ledge that 5 may come in and go out before
thy #eo#le( for !ho can !orthily judge this thy #eo#le, !hich is so
greatM
*(**% )nd God said to 4olomon( Because this choice hath #leased thy
heart, and thou hast not asked riches, and !ealth, and glory, nor the
li$es of them that hate thee, nor many days of life( but hast asked
!isdom and kno!ledge, to be able to judge my #eo#le, o$er !hich 5 ha$e
made thee king,
*(*,% =isdom and kno!ledge are granted to thee( and 5 !ill gi$e thee
riches, and !ealth, and glory, so that none of the kings before thee,
nor after thee, shall be like thee%
*(*2% Then 4olomon came from the high #lace of Gabaon to 9erusalem
before the tabernacle of the co$enant, and reigned o$er 5srael%
*(*.% )nd he gathered to himself chariots and horsemen, and he had a
thousand four hundred chariots, and t!el$e thousand horsemen( and he
#laced them in the cities of the chariots, and !ith the king in
9erusalem%
*(*?% )nd the king made sil$er and gold to be in 9erusalem as stones,
and cedar trees as sycamores, !hich gro! in the #lains in great
multitude%
*(*A% )nd there !ere horses brought him from Egy#t, and from "oa by the
kingDs merchants, !ho !ent, and bought at a #rice,
*(*+% ) chariot of four horses for si> hundred #ieces of sil$er, and a
horse for a hundred and fifty( in like manner market !as made in all the
kingdoms of the 8ethites, and of the kings of 4yria%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,
4olomonDs embassy to 8iram, !ho sends him a skilful !orkman and timber%
,(*% )nd 4olomon determined to build a house to the name of the 'ord,
and a #alace for himself%
,(,% )nd he numbered out se$enty thousand men to bear burdens, and
eighty thousand to he! stones in the mountains, and three thousand si>
hundred to o$ersee them%
,(2% 8e sent also to 8iram king of Tyre, saying( )s thou didst !ith
Da$id my father, and didst send him cedars, to build him a house, in
!hich he d!elt(
,(.% 4o do !ith me that 5 may build a house to the name of the 'ord my
God, to dedicate it to burn incense before him, and to #erfume !ith
aromatical s#ices, and for the continual setting forth of bread, and for
the holocausts, morning and e$ening, and on the sabbaths, and on the ne!
moons, and the solemnities of the 'ord our God for e$er, !hich are
commanded for 5srael%
,(?% 7or the house !hich 5 desire to build, is great( for our God is
great abo$e all gods%
,(A% =ho then can be able to build him a !orthy houseM if hea$en, and
the hea$ens of hea$ens cannot contain him( !ho am 5 that 5 should be
able to build him a houseM but to this end only, that incense may be
burnt before him%
,(+% 4end me therefore a skilful man, that kno!eth ho! to !ork in gold,
and in sil$er, in brass, and in iron, in #ur#le, in scarlet and in blue,
and that hath skill in engra$ing, !ith the artificers, !hich 5 ha$e !ith
me in 9udea and 9erusalem, !hom Da$id my father #ro$ided%
,(1% 4end me also cedars, and fir trees, and #ine trees from 'ibanus(
for 5 kno! that thy ser$ants are skilful in cutting timber in 'ibanus,
and my ser$ants shall be !ith thy ser$ants,
,(B% To #ro$ide me timber in abundance% 7or the house !hich 5 desire to
build, is to be e>ceeding great, and glorious%
,(*-% )nd 5 !ill gi$e thy ser$ants the !orkmen that are to cut do!n the
trees, for their food t!enty thousand cores of !heat, and as many cores
of barley, and t!enty thousand measures of !ine, and t!enty thousand
measures of oil%
,(**% )nd 8iram king of Tyre sent a letter to 4olomon, saying( Because
the 'ord hath lo$ed his #eo#le, therefore he hath made thee king o$er
them%
,(*,% )nd he added, saying( Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael, !ho
made hea$en and earth, !ho hath gi$en to king Da$id a !ise and kno!ing
son, endued !ith understanding and #rudence, to build a house to the
'ord, and a #alace for himself%
,(*2% 5 therefore ha$e sent thee my father 8iram, a !ise and most
skilful man,
,(*.% The son of a !oman of the daughters of Dan, !hose father !as a
Tyrian, !ho kno!eth ho! to !ork in gold, and in sil$er, in brass, and in
iron, and in marble, and in timber, in #ur#le also, and $iolet, and silk
and scarlet( and !ho kno!eth to gra$e all sort of gra$ing, and to de$ise
ingeniously all that there may be need of in the !ork !ith thy
artificers, and !ith the artificers of my lord Da$id thy father%
,(*?% The !heat therefore, and the barley and the oil, and the !ine,
!hich thou, my lord, hast #romised, send to thy ser$ants%
,(*A% )nd !e !ill cut do!n as many trees out of 'ibanus, as thou shalt
!ant, and !ill con$ey them in floats by sea to 9o##e( and it !ill be thy
#art to bring them thence to 9erusalem%
,(*+% )nd 4olomon numbered all the #roselytes in the land of 5srael,
after the numbering !hich Da$id his father had made, and they !ere found
a hundred and fifty-three thousand and si> hundred%
,(*1% )nd he set se$enty thousand of them to carry burdens on their
shoulders, and eighty thousand to he! stones in the mountains( and three
thousand and si> hundred to be o$erseers of the !ork of the #eo#le%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2
The #lan and ornaments of the tem#le( the cherubims, the $eil, and the
#illars%
2(*% )nd 4olomon began to build the house of the 'ord in 9erusalem, in
mount <oria, !hich had been she!n to Da$id his father, in the #lace
!hich Da$id had #re#ared in the thrashingfloor of Ornan the 9ebusite%
2(,% )nd he began to build in the second month, in the fourth year of
his reign%
2(2% o! these are the foundations, !hich 4olomon laid, to build the
house of God, the length by the first measure si>ty cubits, the breadth
t!enty cubits%
2(.% )nd the #orch in the front, !hich !as e>tended in length according
to the measure of the breadth of the house, t!enty cubits( and the
height !as a hundred and t!enty cubits( and he o$erlaid it !ithin !ith
#ure gold%
2(?% )nd the greater house he ceiled !ith deal boards, and o$erlaid them
!ith #lates of fine gold throughout( and he gra$ed in them #alm trees,
and like little chains interlaced !ith one another%
2(A% 8e #a$ed also the floor of the tem#le !ith most #recious marble, of
great beauty%
2(+% )nd the gold of the #lates !ith !hich he o$erlaid the house, and
the beams thereof, and the #osts, and the !alls, and the doors !as of
the finest( and he gra$ed cherubims on the !alls%
2(1% 8e made also the house of the holy of holies( the length of it
according to the breadth of the tem#le, t!enty cubits, and the breadth
of it in like manner t!enty cubits( and he o$erlaid it !ith #lates of
gold, amounting to about si> hundred talents%
2(B% 8e made also nails of gold, and the !eight of e$ery nail !as fifty
sicles( the u##er chambers also he o$erlaid !ith gold%
2(*-% 8e made also in the house of the holy of holies t!o cherubims of
image !ork( and he o$erlaid them !ith gold%
2(**% The !ings of the cherubims !ere e>tended t!enty cubits, so that
one !ing !as fi$e cubits long, and reached to the !all of the house( and
the other !as also fi$e cubits long, and reached to the !ing of the
other cherub%
2(*,% 5n like manner the !ing of the other cherub, !as fi$e cubits long,
and reached to the !all( and his other !ing !as fi$e cubits long, and
touched the !ing of the other cherub%
2(*2% 4o the !ings of the t!o cherubims !ere s#read forth, and !ere
e>tended t!enty cubits( and they stood u#right on their feet, and their
faces !ere turned to!ard the house !ithout%
2(*.% 8e made also a $eil of $iolet, #ur#le, scarlet, and silk( and
!rought in it cherubims%
2(*?% 8e made also before the doors of the tem#le t!o #illars, !hich
!ere fi$e and thirty cubits high( and their cha#iters !ere fi$e cubits%
2(*A% 8e made also as it !ere little chains in the oracle, and he #ut
them on the heads of the #illars( and a hundred #omegranates, !hich he
#ut bet!een the little chains%
2(*+% These #illars he #ut at the entrance of the tem#le, one on the
right hand, and the other on the left( that !hich !as on the right hand,
he called 9achin( and that on the left hand, BooH%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter .
The altar of brass, the molten sea u#on t!el$e o>en, the ten loa$es, the
candlesticks and other $essels and ornaments of the tem#le%
.(*% 8e made also an altar of brass t!enty cubits long, and t!enty
cubits broad, and ten cubits high%
.(,% )lso a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in
com#ass( it !as fi$e cubits high, and a line of thirty cubits com#assed
it round about%
.(2% )nd under it there !as the likeness of o>en, and certain engra$ings
on the outside of ten cubits com#assed the belly of the sea, as it !ere
!ith t!o ro!s%
.(.% )nd the o>en !ere cast( and the sea itself !as set u#on the t!el$e
o>en, three of !hich looked to!ard the north, and other three to!ard the
!est( and other three to!ard the south, and the other three that
remained to!ard the east, and the sea stood u#on them( and the hinder
#arts of the o>en !ere in!ard under the sea%
.(?% o! the thickness of it !as a handbreadth, and the brim of it !as
like the brim of a cu#, or of a cris#ed lily( and it held three thousand
measures%
.(A% 8e made also ten la$ers( and he set fi$e on the right hand, and
fi$e on the left, to !ash in them all such things as they !ere to offer
for holocausts( but the sea !as for the #riests to !ash in%
.(+% )nd he made ten golden candlesticks, according to the form !hich
they !ere commanded to be made by( and he set them in the tem#le, fi$e
on the right hand, and fi$e on the left%
.(1% <oreo$er also ten tables( and he set them in the tem#le, fi$e on
the right side, and fi$e on the left% )lso a hundred bo!ls of gold%
.(B% 8e made also the court of the #riests, and a great hall, and doors
in the hall, !hich he co$ered !ith brass%
.(*-% )nd he set the sea on the right side o$er against the east to!ard
the south%
.(**% )nd 8iram made caldrons, and fleshhooks, and bo!ls( and finished
all the kingDs !ork the house of God(
.(*,% That is to say, the t!o #illars, and the #ommels, and the
cha#iters, and the net!ork, to co$er the cha#iters o$er the #ommels%
.(*2% )nd four hundred #omegranates, and t!o !reaths of net!ork, so that
t!o ro!s of #omegranates !ere joined to each !reath, to co$er the
#ommels, and the cha#iters of the #illars%
.(*.% 8e made also bases, and la$ers, !hich he set u#on the bases(
.(*?% One sea, and t!el$e o>en under the seaJ
.(*A% )nd the caldrons, and fleshhooks, and bo!ls% )ll the $essels did
8iram his father make for 4olomon in the house of the 'ord of the finest
brass%
.(*+% 5n the country near the 9ordan did the king cast them, in a clay
ground bet!een 4ochot and 4aredatha%
.(*1% )nd the multitude of $essels !as innumerable, so that the !eight
of the brass !as not kno!n%
.(*B% )nd 4olomon made all the $essels for the house of God, and the
golden altar, and the tables, u#on !hich !ere the loa$es of #ro#osition,
.(,-% The candlesticks also of most #ure gold !ith their lam#s to gi$e
light before the oracle, according to the manner%
.(,*% )nd certain flo!ers, and lam#s, and golden tongs( all !ere made of
the finest gold%
.(,,% The $essels also for the #erfumes, and the censers, and the bo!ls,
and the mortars, of #ure gold% )nd he gra$ed the doors of the inner
tem#le, that is, for the holy of holies( and the doors of the tem#le
!ithout !ere of gold% )nd thus all the !ork !as finished !hich 4olomon
made in the house of the 'ord%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ?
The ark is brought !ith great solemnity into the tem#le( the tem#le is
filled !ith the glory of God%
?(*% Then 4olomon brought in all those things that Da$id his father had
$o!ed, the sil$er, and the gold, and all the $essels he #ut among the
treasures of the house of God%
?(,% )nd after this he gathered together the ancients of 5srael and all
the #rinces of the tribes, and the heads of the families, of the
children of 5srael to 9erusalem, to bring the ark of the co$enant of the
'ord out of the city of Da$id, !hich is 4ion%
?(2% )nd all the men of 5srael came to the king in the solemn day of the
se$enth month%
?(.% )nd !hen all the ancients of 5srael !ere come, the 'e$ites took u#
the ark,
?(?% )nd brought it in, together !ith all the furniture of the
tabernacle% )nd the #riests !ith the 'e$ites carried the $essels of the
sanctuary, !hich !ere in the tabernacle%
?(A% )nd king 4olomon and all the assembly of 5srael and all that !ere
gathered together before the ark, sacrificed rams, and o>en !ithout
number( so great !as the multitude of the $ictims%
?(+% )nd the #riests brought in the ark of the co$enant of the 'ord into
its #lace, that is, to the oracle of the tem#le, into the holy of holies
under the !ings of the cherubims(
?(1% 4o that the cherubims s#read their !ings o$er the #lace, in !hich
the ark !as set, and co$ered the ark itself and its sta$es%
?(B% o! the ends of the sta$es !here!ith the ark !as carried, because
they !ere some thing longer, !ere seen before the oracle( but if a man
!ere a little out!ard, he could not see them% 4o the ark has been there
unto this day%
?(*-% )nd there !as nothing else in the ark but the t!o tables !hich
<oses #ut there at 8oreb !hen the 'ord ga$e the la! to the children of
5srael, at their coming out of Egy#t%
?(**% o! !hen the #riests !ere come out of the sanctuary, for all the
#riests that could be found there, !ere sanctified( and as yet at that
time the courses and orders of the ministries !ere not di$ided among
them,
?(*,% Both the 'e$ites and the singing men, that is, both they that !ere
under )sa#h, and they that !ere under 8eman, and they that !ere under
5dithun, !ith their sons, and their brethren, clothed !ith fine linen,
sounded !ith cymbals, and #salteries, and har#s, standing on the east
side of the altar, and !ith them a hundred and t!enty #riests, sounding
!ith trum#ets%
?(*2% 4o !hen they all sounded together, both !ith trum#ets, and $oice,
and cymbals, and organs, and !ith di$ers kind of musical instruments,
and lifted u# their $oice on high( the sound !as heard afar off, so that
!hen they began to #raise the 'ord, and to say( Gi$e glory to the 'ord
for he is good, for his mercy endureth for e$er( the house of God !as
filled !ith a cloud%
?(*.% or could the #riests stand and minister by reason of the cloud%
7or the glory of the 'ord had filled the house of God%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter A
4olomonDs blessings and #rayer%
A(*% Then 4olomon said( The 'ord #romised that he !ould d!ell in a
cloud%
A(,% But 5 ha$e built a house to his name, that he might d!ell there for
e$er%
A(2% )nd the king turned his face, and blessed all the multitude of
5srael for all the multitude stood attenti$e and he said(
A(.% Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael, !ho hath accom#lished in
deed that !hich he s#oke to Da$id my father, saying(
A(?% 7rom the day that 5 brought my #eo#le out of the land of Egy#t, 5
chose no city among all the tribes of 5srael, for a house to be built in
it to my name( neither chose 5 any other man, to be the ruler of my
#eo#le 5srael%
A(A% But 5 chose 9erusalem, that my name might be there( and 5 chose
Da$id to set him o$er my #eo#le 5srael%
A(+% )nd !hereas Da$id my father had a mind to build a house to the name
of the 'ord the God of 5srael,
A(1% The 'ord said to him( 7orasmuch as it !as thy !ill to build a house
to my name, thou hast done !ell indeed in ha$ing such a !ill(
A(B% But thou shalt not build the house, but thy son, !ho shall come out
of thy loins, he shall build a house to my name%
A(*-% The 'ord therefore hath accom#lished his !ord !hich he s#oke( and
5 am risen u# in the #lace of Da$id my father, and sit u#on the throne
of 5srael, as the 'ord #romised( and ha$e built a house to the name of
the 'ord God of 5srael%
A(**% )nd 5 ha$e #ut in it the ark, !herein is the co$enant of the 'ord,
!hich he made !ith the children of 5srael%
A(*,% )nd he stood before the altar of the 'ord, in #resence of all the
multitude of 5srael, and stretched forth his hands%
A(*2% 7or 4olomon had made a braHen scaffold, and had set it in the
midst of the tem#le, !hich !as fi$e cubits long, and fi$e cubits broad,
and three cubits high( and he stood u#on it( then kneeling do!n in the
#resence of all the multitude of 5srael, and lifting u# his hands
to!ards hea$en,
A(*.% 8e said( O 'ord God of 5srael, there is no God like thee in hea$en
nor in earth( !ho kee#est co$enant and mercy !ith thy ser$ants, that
!alk before thee !ith all their hearts(
A(*?% =ho hast #erformed to thy ser$ant Da$id my father all that thou
hast #romised him( and hast accom#lished in fact, !hat thou hast s#oken
!ith thy mouth, as also the #resent time #ro$eth%
A(*A% o! then, O 'ord God of 5srael, fulfil to thy ser$ant Da$id my
father, !hatsoe$er thou hast #romised him, saying( There shall not fail
thee a man in my sight, to sit u#on the throne of 5srael( yet so that
thy children take heed to their !ays, and !alk in my la!, as thou hast
!alked before me%
A(*+% )nd no!, 'ord God of 5srael, let thy !ord be established !hich
thou hast s#oken to thy ser$ant Da$id%
A(*1% 5s it credible then that God should d!ell !ith men on the earthM
5f hea$en and the hea$ens of hea$ens do not contain thee, ho! much less
this house, !hich 5 ha$e builtM
A(*B% But to this end only it is made, that thou mayest regard the
#rayer of thy ser$ant and his su##lication, O 'ord my God( and mayest
hear the #rayers !hich thy ser$ant #oureth out before thee%
A(,-% That thou mayest o#en thy eyes u#on this house day and night, u#on
the #lace !herein thou hast #romised that thy name should be called
u#on,
A(,*% )nd that thou !ouldst hear the #rayer !hich thy ser$ant #rayeth in
it( hearken then to the #rayers of thy ser$ant, and of thy #eo#le
5srael% =hosoe$er shall #ray in its #lace, hear thou from thy d!elling
#lace, that is, from hea$en, and she! mercy%
A(,,% 5f any man sin against his neighbour, and come to s!ear against
him, and bind himself !ith a curse before the altar in this house(
A(,2% Then hear thou from hea$en, and do justice to thy ser$ants, so to
reLuite the !icked by making his !ickedness fall u#on his o!n head, and
to re$enge the just, re!arding him according to his justice%
A(,.% 5f thy #eo#le 5srael be o$ercome by their enemies, Efor they !ill
sin against thee,G and being con$erted shall do #enance, and call u#on
thy name, and #ray to thee in this #lace,
A(,?% Then hear thou from hea$en, and forgi$e the sin of thy #eo#le
5srael and bring them back into the land !hich thou ga$est to them, and
their fathers%
A(,A% 5f the hea$ens be shut u#, and there fall no rain by reason of the
sin of the #eo#le, and they shall #ray to thee in this #lace, and
confess to thy name, and be con$erted from their sins, !here thou dost
afflict them,
A(,+% Then hear thou from hea$en, O 'ord, and forgi$e the sins of thy
ser$ants and of thy #eo#le 5srael and teach them the good !ay in !hich
they may !alk( and gi$e rain to thy land !hich thou hast gi$en to thy
#eo#le to #ossess%
A(,1% 5f a famine arise in the land, or a #estilence or blasting, or
milde!, or locusts, or cater#illars( or if their enemies !aste the
country, and besiege the cities, !hatsoe$er scourge or infirmity shall
be u#on them(
A(,B% Then if any of thy #eo#le 5srael, kno!ing his o!n scourge and
infirmity shall #ray, and shall s#read forth his hands in this house,
A(2-% 8ear thou from hea$en, from thy high d!elling #lace, and forgi$e,
and render to e$ery one according to his !ays, !hich thou kno!est him to
ha$e in his heart( for thou only kno!est the hearts of the children of
men(
A(2*% That they may fear thee, and !alk in thy !ays all the days that
they li$e u#on the face of the land, !hich thou hast gi$en to our
fathers%
A(2,% 5f the stranger also, !ho is not of thy #eo#le 5srael, come from a
far country, for the sake of thy great name, and thy strong hand, and
thy stretched out arm, and adore in this #lace(
A(22% 8ear thou from hea$en thy firm d!elling #lace, and do all that
!hich that stranger shall call u#on thee for( that all the #eo#le of the
earth may kno! thy name, and may fear thee, as thy #eo#le 5srael, and
may kno!, that thy name is in$oked u#on this house, !hich 5 ha$e built%
A(2.% 5f thy #eo#le go out to !ar against their enemies, by the !ay that
thou shalt send them, and adore thee to!ards the !ay of this city, !hich
thou hast chosen, and the house !hich 5 ha$e built to thy name(
A(2?% Then hear thou from hea$en their #rayers, and their su##lications,
and re$enge them%
A(2A% )nd if they sin against thee Efor there is no man that sinneth
notG and thou be angry !ith them, and deli$er them u# to their enemies,
and they lead them a!ay ca#ti$e to a land either afar off, or near at
hand,
A(2+% )nd if they be con$erted in their heart in the land to !hich they
!ere led ca#ti$e, and do #enance, and #ray to thee in the land of their
ca#ti$ity saying( =e ha$e sinned, !e ha$e done !ickedly, !e ha$e dealt
unjustly(
A(21% )nd return to thee !ith all their heart, and !ith all their soul,
in the land of their ca#ti$ity, to !hich they !ere led a!ay, and adore
thee to!ards the !ay of their o!n land !hich thou ga$est their fathers,
and of the city, !hich thou hast chosen, and the house !hich 5 ha$e
built to thy name(
A(2B% Then hear thou from hea$en, that is, from thy firm d!elling #lace,
their #rayers, and do judgment, and forgi$e thy #eo#le, although they
ha$e sinned(
A(.-% 7or thou art my God( let thy eyes, 5 beseech thee, be o#en, and
let thy ears be attenti$e to the #rayer, that is made in this #lace%
A(.*% o! therefore arise, O 'ord God, into thy resting #lace, thou and
the ark of thy strength( let thy #riests, O 'ord God, #ut on sal$ation,
and thy saints rejoice in good things%
A(.,% O 'ord God, turn not a!ay the face of thy anointed( remember the
mercies of Da$id thy ser$ant%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter +
7ire from hea$en consumeth the sacrifices% The solemnity of the
dedication of the tem#le% God signifieth his ha$ing heard 4olomonDs
#rayer( yet so if he continue to ser$e him%
+(*% )nd !hen 4olomon had made an end of his #rayer, fire came do!n from
hea$en, and consumed the holocausts and the $ictims( and the majesty of
the 'ord filled the house%
+(,% either could the #riests enter into the tem#le of the 'ord,
because the majesty of the 'ord had filled the tem#le of the 'ord%
+(2% <oreo$er all the children of 5srael sa! the fire coming do!n, and
the glory of the 'ord u#on the house( and falling do!n !ith their faces
to the ground, u#on the stone #a$ement, they adored and #raised the
'ord( because he is good, because his mercy endureth for e$er%
+(.% )nd the king and all the #eo#le sacrificed $ictims before the 'ord%
+(?% )nd king 4olomon offered a sacrifice of t!enty-t!o thousand o>en,
and one hundred and t!enty thousand rams( and the king and all the
#eo#le dedicated the house of God%
+(A% )nd the #riests stood in their offices( and the 'e$ites !ith the
instruments of music of the 'ord, !hich king Da$id made to #raise the
'ord( because his mercy endureth for e$er, singing the hymns of Da$id by
their ministry( and the #riests sounded !ith trum#ets before them, and
all 5srael stood%
+(+% 4olomon also sanctified the middle of the court before the tem#le
of the 'ord( for he offered there the holocausts, and the fat of the
#eace offerings( because the braHen altar, !hich he had made, could not
hold the holocausts and the sacrifices and the fat(
+(1% )nd 4olomon ke#t the solemnity at that time se$en days, and all
5srael !ith him, a $ery great congregation, from the entrance of Emath
to the torrent of Egy#t%
+(B% )nd he made on the eighth day a solemn assembly, because he had
ke#t the dedication of the altar se$en days, and had celebrated the
solemnity se$en days%
+(*-% 4o on the three and t!entieth day of the se$enth month he sent
a!ay the #eo#le to their d!ellings, joyful and glad for the good that
the 'ord had done to Da$id, and to 4olomon, and to all 5srael his
#eo#le%
+(**% )nd 4olomon finished the house of the 'ord, and the kingDs house,
and all that he had designed in his heart to do, in the house of the
'ord, and in his o!n house, and he #ros#ered%
+(*,% )nd the 'ord a##eared to him by night, and said( 5 ha$e heard thy
#rayer, and 5 ha$e chosen this #lace to myself for a house of sacrifice%
+(*2% 5f 5 shut u# hea$en, and there fall no rain, or if 5 gi$e orders,
and command the locust to de$our the land, or if 5 send #estilence among
my #eo#le(
+(*.% )nd my #eo#le, u#on !hom my name is called, being con$erted, shall
make su##lication to me, and seek out my face, and do #enance for their
most !icked !ays( then !ill 5 hear from hea$en, and !ill forgi$e their
sins and !ill heal their land%
+(*?% <y eyes also shall be o#en, and my ears attenti$e to the #rayer of
him that shall #ray in this #lace%
+(*A% 7or 5 ha$e chosen, and ha$e sanctified this #lace, that my name
may be there for e$er, and my eyes and my heart may remain there
#er#etually%
+(*+% )nd as for thee, if thou !alk before me, as Da$id thy father
!alked, and do according to all that 5 ha$e commanded thee, and kee# my
justices and my judgments(
+(*1% 5 !ill raise u# the throne of thy kingdom, as 5 #romised to Da$id
thy father, saying( There shall not fail thee a man of thy stock to be
ruler in 5srael%
+(*B% But if you turn a!ay, and forsake my justices, and my commandments
!hich 5 ha$e set before you, and shall go and ser$e strange gods, and
adore them,
+(,-% 5 !ill #luck you u# by the root out of my land !hich 5 ha$e gi$en
you( and this house !hich 5 ha$e sanctified to my name, 5 !ill cast a!ay
from before my face, and !ill make it a by!ord, and an e>am#le among all
nations%
+(,*% )nd this house shall be for a #ro$erb to all that #ass by, and
they shall be astonished and say( =hy hath the 'ord done thus to this
land, and to this houseM
+(,,% )nd they shall ans!er( Because they forsook the 'ord the God of
their fathers, !ho brought them out of the land of Egy#t, and laid hold
on strange gods, and adored them, and !orshi##ed them( therefore all
these e$ils are come u#on them%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 1
4olomonDs buildings and other acts%
1(*% )nd at the end of t!enty years after 4olomon had built the house of
the 'ord and his o!n house(
1(,% 8e built the cities !hich 8iram had gi$en to 4olomon, and caused
the children of 5srael to d!ell there%
1(2% 8e !ent also into Emath 4uba, and #ossessed it%
1(.% )nd he built Palmira in the desert, and he built other strong
cities in Emath%
1(?% )nd he built Beth-horon the u##er, and Beth-horon the nether,
!alled cities !ith gates and bars and locks%
1(A% Balaath also and all the strong cities that !ere 4olomonDs, and all
the cities of the chariots, and the cities of the horsemen% )ll that
4olomon had a mind, and designed, he built in 9erusalem and in 'ibanus,
and in all the land of his dominion%
1(+% )ll the #eo#le that !ere left of the 8ethites, and the )morrhites,
and the PhereHites, and the 8e$ites, and the 9ebusites, that !ere not of
the stock of 5srael(
1(1% Of their children, and of the #osterity, !hom the children of
5srael had not slain, 4olomon made to be the tributaries, unto this day%
1(B% But of the children of 5srael he set none to ser$e in the kingDs
!orks( for they !ere men of !ar, and chief ca#tains, and rulers of his
chariots and horsemen%
1(*-% )nd all the chief ca#tains of king 4olomonDs army !ere t!o hundred
and fifty, !ho taught the #eo#le%
1(**% )nd he remo$ed the daughter of Pharao from the city of Da$id, to
the house !hich he had built for her% 7or the king said( <y !ife shall
not d!ell in the house of Da$id king of 5srael, for it is sanctified(
because the ark of the 'ord came into it%
1(*,% Then 4olomon offered holocausts to the 'ord u#on the altar of the
'ord !hich he had built before the #orch,
1(*2% That e$ery day an offering might be made on it according to the
ordinance of <oses, in the sabbaths, and on the ne! moons, and on the
festi$al days three times a year, that is to say, in the feast of
unlea$ened bread, and in the feast of !eeks, and in the feast of
tabernacles%
1(*.% )nd he a##ointed according to the order of Da$id his father the
offices of the #riests in their ministries( and the 'e$ites in their
order to gi$e #raise, and minister before the #riests according to the
duty of e$ery day( and the #orters in their di$isions by gate and gate(
for so Da$id the man of God had commanded%
1(*?% )nd the #riests and 'e$ites de#arted not from the kingDs
commandments, as to any thing that he had commanded, and as to the
kee#ing of the treasures%
1(*A% 4olomon had all charges #re#ared, from the day that he founded the
house of the 'ord, until the day !herein he finished it%
1(*+% Then 4olomon !ent to )siongaber, and to )ilath, on the coast of
the Red 4ea, !hich is in the land of Edom%
1(*1% )nd 8iram sent him shi#s by the hands of his ser$ants, and skilful
mariners, and they !ent !ith 4olomonDs ser$ants to O#hir, and they took
thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought it to king
4olomon%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter B
The Lueen of 4aba admireth the !isdom of 4olomon% 8is riches and glory%
8is death%
B(*% )nd !hen the Lueen of 4aba heard of the fame of 4olomon, she came
to try him !ith hard Luestions at 9erusalem, !ith great riches, and
camels, !hich carried s#ices, and abundance of gold, and #recious
stones% )nd !hen she !as come to 4olomon, she #ro#osed to him all that
!as in her heart%
B(,% )nd 4olomon e>#lained to her all that she #ro#osed( and there !as
not any thing that he did not make clear unto her%
B(2% )nd !hen she had seen these things, to !it, the !isdom of 4olomon,
and the house !hich he had built,
B(.% )nd the meats of his table, and the d!elling #laces of his
ser$ants, and the attendance of his officers, and their a##arel, his
cu#bearers also, and their garments, and the $ictims !hich he offered in
the house of the 'ord( there !as no more s#irit in her, she !as so
astonished%
B(?% )nd she said to the king( The !ord is true !hich 5 heard in my
country of thy $irtues and !isdom%
B(A% 5 did not belie$e them that told it, until 5 came, and my eyes had
seen, and 5 had #ro$ed that scarce one half of thy !isdom had been told
me( thou hast e>ceeded the same !ith thy $irtues%
B(+% 8a##y are thy men, and ha##y are thy ser$ants, !ho stand al!ays
before thee, and hear thy !isdom%
B(1% Blessed be the 'ord thy God, !ho hath been #leased to set thee on
his throne, king of the 'ord thy God% Because God lo$eth 5srael, and
!ill #reser$e them fore$er( therefore hath he made thee king o$er them,
to do judgment and justice%
B(B% )nd she ga$e to the king a hundred and t!enty talents of gold, and
s#ices in great abundance, and most #recious stones( there !ere no such
s#ices as these !hich the Lueen of 4aba ga$e to king 4olomon%
B(*-% )nd the ser$ants also of 8iram, !ith the ser$ants of 4olomon,
brought gold from O#hir, and thyine trees, and most #recious stones(
B(**% )nd the king made of the thyine trees stairs in the house of the
'ord, and in the kingDs house, and har#s and #salteries for the singing
men( ne$er !ere there seen such trees in the land of 9uda%
B(*,% )nd king 4olomon ga$e to the Lueen of 4aba all that she desired,
and that she asked, and many more things than she brought to him( so she
returned, and !ent to her o!n country !ith her ser$ants%
B(*2% )nd the !eight of the gold, that !as brought to 4olomon e$ery
year, !as si> hundred and si>ty-si> talents of gold(
B(*.% Beside the sum !hich the de#uties of di$ers nations, and the
merchants !ere accustomed to bring, and all the kings of )rabia, and the
lords of the lands, !ho brought gold and sil$er to 4olomon%
B(*?% )nd king 4olomon made t!o hundred golden s#ears, of the sum of si>
hundred #ieces of gold, !hich !ent to e$ery s#ear(
B(*A% )nd three hundred golden shields of three hundred #ieces of gold,
!hich !ent to the co$ering of e$ery shield( and the king #ut them in the
armoury, !hich !as com#assed !ith a !ood%
B(*+% The king also made a great throne of i$ory, and o$erlaid it !ith
#ure gold%
B(*1% )nd si> ste#s to go u# to the throne, and a footstool of gold, and
t!o arms one on either side, and t!o lions standing by the arms(
B(*B% <oreo$er t!el$e other little lions standing u#on the ste#s on both
sides( there !as not such a throne in any kingdom%
B(,-% )nd all the $essels of the kingDs table !ere of gold, and the
$essels of the house of the forest of 'ibanus !ere of the #urest gold%
7or no account !as made of sil$er in those days%
B(,*% 7or the kingDs shi#s !ent to Tharsis !ith the ser$ants of 8iram,
once in three years( and they brought thence gold and sil$er, and i$ory,
and a#es, and #eacocks%
B(,,% )nd 4olomon !as magnified abo$e all the kings of the earth for
riches and glory%
B(,2% )nd all the kings of the earth desired to see the face of 4olomon,
that they might hear the !isdom !hich God had gi$en in his heart%
B(,.% )nd e$ery year they brought him #resents, $essels of sil$er and of
gold, and garments, and armour, and s#ices, and horses, and mules%
B(,?% )nd 4olomon had forty thousand horses in the stables, and t!el$e
thousand chariots, and horsemen, and he #laced them in the cities of the
chariots and !here the king !as in 9erusalem%
B(,A% )nd he e>ercised authority o$er all the kings from the ri$er
Eu#hrates to the land of the Philistines, and to the borders of Egy#t%
B(,+% )nd he made sil$er as #lentiful in 9erusalem as stones( and cedars
as common as the sycamores, !hich gro! in the #lains%
B(,1% )nd horses !ere brought to him out of Egy#t, and out of all
countries%
B(,B% o! the rest of the acts of 4olomon first and last are !ritten in
the !ords of athan the #ro#het, and in the books of )hias the 4ilonite,
and in the $ision of )ddo the seer, against 9eroboam the son of abat%
B(2-% )nd 4olomon reigned in 9erusalem o$er all 5srael forty years%
B(2*% )nd he sle#t !ith his fathers( and they buried him in the city of
Da$id( and Roboam his son reigned in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *-
Roboam ans!ereth the #eo#le roughly( u#on !hich ten tribes re$olt%
*-(*% )nd Roboam !ent to 4ichem( for thither all 5srael !ere assembled,
to make him king%
*-(,% )nd !hen 9eroboam the son of abat, !ho !as in Egy#t, Efor he !as
fled thither from 4olomon,G heard it, forth!ith he returned%
*-(2% )nd they sent for him, and he came !ith all 5srael, and they s#oke
to Roboam, saying(
*-(.% Thy father o##ressed !ith a most grie$ous yoke, do thou go$ern us
!ith a lighter hand than thy father, !ho laid u#on us a hea$y ser$itude,
and ease some thing of the burden, that !e may ser$e thee%
*-(?% )nd he said to them( "ome to me again after three days% )nd !hen
the #eo#le !ere gone,
*-(A% 8e took counsel !ith the ancients, !ho had stood before his father
4olomon, !hile he yet li$ed, saying( =hat counsel gi$e you to me, that 5
may ans!er the #eo#leM
*-(+% )nd they said to him( 5f thou #lease this #eo#le, and soothe them
!ith kind !ords, they !ill be thy ser$ants for e$er%
*-(1% But he forsook the counsel of the ancients, and began to treat
!ith the young men, that had been brought u# !ith him, and !ere in his
train%
*-(B% )nd he said to them( =hat seemeth good to youM or !hat shall 5
ans!er this #eo#le, !ho ha$e said to me( Ease the yoke !hich thy father
laid u#on usM
*-(*-% But they ans!ered as young men, and brought u# !ith him in
#leasures, and said( Thus shalt thou s#eak to the #eo#le, that said to
thee( Thy father made our yoke hea$y, do thou ease it( thus shalt thou
ans!er them( <y little finger is thicker than the loins of my father%
*-(**% <y father laid u#on you a hea$y yoke, and 5 !ill add more !eight
to it( my father beat you !ith scourges, but 5 !ill beat you !ith
scor#ions%
*-(*,% 4o 9eroboam, and all the #eo#le came to Roboam the third day, as
he commanded them%
*-(*2% )nd the king ans!ered roughly, lea$ing the counsel of the
ancients%
*-(*.% )nd he s#oke according to the ad$ice of the young men( <y father
laid u#on you a hea$y yoke, !hich 5 !ill make hea$ier( my father beat
you !ith scourges, but 5 !ill beat you !ith scor#ions%
*-(*?% )nd he condescended not to the #eo#leDs reLuests( for it !as the
!ill of God, that his !ord might be fulfilled !hich he had s#oken by the
hand of )hias the 4ilonite to 9eroboam the son of abat%
*-(*A% )nd all the #eo#le u#on the kingDs s#eaking roughly, said thus
unto him( =e ha$e no #art in Da$id, nor inheritance in the son of 5sai%
Return to thy d!ellings, O 5srael, and do thou, O Da$id feed thy o!n
house% )nd 5srael !ent a!ay to their d!ellings%
*-(*+% But Roboam reigned o$er the children of 5srael that d!elt in the
cities of 9uda%
*-(*1% )nd king Roboam sent )duram, !ho !as o$er the tributes, and the
children of 5srael stoned him, and he died( and king Roboam made haste
to get u# into his chariot, and fled into 9erusalem%
*-(*B% )nd 5srael re$olted from the house of Da$id unto this day%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter **
RoboamDs reign% 8is kingdom is strengthened%
**(*% )nd Roboam came to 9erusalem, and called together all the house of
9uda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and
!arriors, to fight against 5srael, and to bring back his kingdom to him%
**(,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 4emeias the man of God, saying(
**(2% 4#eak to Roboam the son of 4olomon the king of 9uda, and to all
5srael, in 9uda and Benjamin(
**(.% Thus saith the 'ord( &ou shall not go u#, nor fight against your
brethren( let e$ery man return to his o!n house, for by my !ill this
thing has been done% )nd !hen they heard the !ord of the 'ord, they
returned, and did not go against 9eroboam,
**(?% )nd Roboam d!elt in 9erusalem, and built !alled cities in 9uda%
**(A% )nd he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
**(+% )nd Bethsur, and 4ocho, and Odollam,
**(1% )nd Geth, and <aresa, and Ii#h,
**(B% )nd )duram, and 'achis, and )Hecha,
**(*-% 4araa also, and )ialon, and 8ebron, !hich are in 9uda and
Benjamin, !ell fenced cities%
**(**% )nd !hen he had enclosed them !ith !alls, he #ut in them
go$ernors and storehouses of #ro$isions, that is, of oil and of !ine%
**(*,% <oreo$er in e$ery city he made an armoury of shields and s#ears,
and he fortified them !ith great diligence, and he reigned o$er 9uda,
and Benjamin,
**(*2% )nd the #riests and 'e$ites, that !ere in all 5srael, came to him
out of all their seats,
**(*.% 'ea$ing their suburbs, and their #ossessions, and #assing o$er to
9uda, and 9erusalem, because 9eroboam and his sons had cast them off,
from e>ecuting the #riestly office to the 'ord%
**(*?% )nd he made to himself #riests for the high #laces, and for the
de$ils, and for the cal$es !hich he had made%
**(*A% <oreo$er out of all the tribes of 5srael, !hosoe$er ga$e their
heart to seek the 'ord the God of 5srael, came into 9erusalem to
sacrifice their $ictims before the 'ord the God of their fathers%
**(*+% )nd they strengthened the kingdom of 9uda, and established Roboam
the son of 4olomon for three years( for they !alked in the !ays of Da$id
and of 4olomon, only three years%
**(*1% )nd Roboam took to !ife <ahalath, the daughter of 9erimoth the
son of Da$id( and )bihail the daughter of Eliab the son of 5sai%
**(*B% )nd they bore him sons 9ehus, and 4omorias, and Ioom%
**(,-% )nd after her he married <aacha the daughter of )bsalom, !ho bore
him )bia, and Ethai, and IiHa, and 4alomith%
**(,*% )nd Roboam lo$ed <aacha the daughter of )bsalom abo$e all his
!i$es and concubines( for he had married eighteen !i$es, and threescore
concubines( and he begot eight and t!enty sons, and threescore
daughters%
**(,,% But he #ut at the head of them )bia the son of <aacha to be the
chief ruler o$er all his brethren( for he meant to make him king,
**(,2% Because he !as !iser and mightier than all his sons, and in all
the countries of 9uda, and of Benjamin, and in all the !alled cities(
and he ga$e them #ro$isions in abundance, and he sought many !i$es%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *,
Roboam for his sins is deli$ered u# into the hands of the king of Egy#t(
!ho carrieth a!ay all the treasures of the tem#le%
*,(*% )nd !hen the kingdom of Roboam !as strengthened and fortified, he
forsook the la! of the 'ord, and all 5srael !ith him%
*,(,% )nd in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, 4esac king of Egy#t
came u# against 9erusalem Ebecause they had sinned against the 'ordG
*,(2% =ith t!el$e hundred chariots and threescore thousand horsemen( and
the #eo#le !ere !ithout number that came !ith him out of Egy#t, to !it,
'ibyans, and Troglodites, and Ethio#ians%
*,(.% )nd he took the strongest cities in 9uda, and came to 9erusalem%
*,(?% )nd 4emeias the #ro#het came to Roboam, and to the #rinces of
9uda, that !ere gathered together in 9erusalem, fleeing from 4esac, and
he said to them( Thus saith the 'ord( &ou ha$e left me, and 5 ha$e left
you in the hand of 4esac%
*,(A% )nd the #rinces of 5srael, and the king, being in a consternation,
said( The 'ord is just%
*,(+% )nd !hen the 'ord sa! that they !ere humbled, the !ord of the 'ord
came to 4emeias, saying( Because they are humbled, 5 !ill not destroy
them, and 5 !ill gi$e them a little hel#, and my !rath shall not fall
u#on 9erusalem by the hand of 4esac%
*,(1% But yet they shall ser$e him, that they may kno! the difference
bet!een my ser$ice, and the ser$ice of a kingdom of the earth%
*,(B% 4o 4esac king of Egy#t de#arted from 9erusalem, taking a!ay the
treasures of the kingDs house, and he took all !ith him, and the golden
shields that 4olomon had made,
*,(*-% 5nstead of !hich the king made braHen ones, and deli$ered them to
the ca#tains of the shieldbearers, !ho guarded the entrance of the
#alace%
*,(**% )nd !hen the king entered into the house of the 'ord, the
shieldbearers came and took them, and brought them back again to their
armoury%
*,(*,% But yet because they !ere humbled, the !rath of the 'ord turned
a!ay from them, and they !ere not utterly destroyed( for e$en in 9uda
there !ere found good !orks%
*,(*2% ;ing Roboam therefore !as strengthened in 9erusalem, and reigned(
he !as one and forty years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
se$enteen years in 9erusalem, the city !hich the 'ord chose out of all
the tribes of 5srael, to establish his name there( and the name of his
mother !as aama an )mmonitess%
*,(*.% But he did e$il, and did not #re#are his heart to seek the 'ord%
*,(*?% o! the acts of Roboam first and last are !ritten in the books of
4emeias the #ro#het, and of )ddo the seer, and diligently recorded( and
there !as !ar bet!een Roboam and 9eroboam all their days%
*,(*A% )nd Roboam sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried in the city of
Da$id% )nd )bia his son reigned in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *2
)biaDs reign( his $ictory o$er 9eroboam%
*2(*% 5n the eighteenth year of king 9eroboam, )bia reigned o$er 9uda%
*2(,% Three years he reigned in 9erusalem, and his motherDs name !as
<ichaia, the daughter of :riel of Gabaa( and there !as !ar bet!een )bia
and 9eroboam%
<ichaia%%% )lias <aacha% 8er father had also t!o names, $iH%, )bsalom,
or )bessalom, and :riel%
*2(2% )nd !hen )bia had begun battle, and had !ith him four hundred
thousand most $aliant and chosen men, 9eroboam #ut his army in array
against him, eight hundred thousand men, !ho !ere also chosen and most
$aliant for !ar%
*2(.% )nd )bia stood u#on mount 4emeron, !hich !as in E#hraim, and said(
8ear me, O 9eroboam, and all 5srael(
*2(?% Do you not kno! that the 'ord God of 5srael ga$e to Da$id the
kingdom o$er 5srael for e$er, to him and to his sons by a co$enant of
saltM
) co$enant of salt%%% That is, a firm and #er#etual co$enant% 4ee um%
*1%*B%
*2(A% )nd 9eroboam the son of abat, the ser$ant of 4olomon the son of
Da$id, rose u#( and rebelled against his lord%
*2(+% )nd there !ere gathered to him $ain men, and children of Belial(
and they #re$ailed against Roboam the son of 4olomon( for Roboam !as
une>#erienced, and of a fearful heart, and could not resist them%
*2(1% )nd no! you say that you are able to !ithstand the kingdom of the
'ord, !hich he #ossesseth by the sons of Da$id, and you ha$e a great
multitude of #eo#le, and golden cal$es, !hich 9eroboam hath made you for
gods%
*2(B% )nd you ha$e cast out the #riests of the 'ord, the sons of )aron,
and the 'e$ites( and you ha$e made you #riests, like all the nations of
the earth( !hosoe$er cometh and consecrateth his hand !ith a bullock of
the herd, and !ith se$en rams, is made a #riest of those !ho are no
gods%
*2(*-% But the 'ord is our God, !hom !e forsake not, and the #riests !ho
minister to the 'ord are the sons of )aron, and the 'e$ites are in their
order%
*2(**% )nd they offer holocausts to the 'ord, e$ery day, morning and
e$ening, and incense made according to the ordinance of the la!, and the
loa$es are set forth on a most clean table, and there is !ith us the
golden candlestick, and the lam#s thereof, to be lighted al!ays in the
e$ening( for !e kee# the #rece#ts of the 'ord our God, !hom you ha$e
forsaken%
*2(*,% Therefore God is the leader in our army, and his #riests !ho
sound !ith trum#ets, and resound against you( O children of 5srael,
fight not against the 'ord the God of your fathers, for it is not good
for you%
*2(*2% =hile he s#oke these things, 9eroboam caused an ambushment to
come about behind him% )nd !hile he stood facing the enemies, he
encom#assed 9uda, !ho #ercei$ed it not, !ith his army%
*2(*.% )nd !hen 9uda looked back, they sa! the battle coming u#on them
both before and behind, and they cried to the 'ord( and the #riests
began to sound !ith the trum#ets%
*2(*?% )nd all the men of 9uda shouted( and behold !hen they shouted,
God terrified 9eroboam, and all 5srael that stood against )bia and 9uda%
*2(*A% )nd the children of 5srael fled before 9uda, and the 'ord
deli$ered them into their hand%
*2(*+% )nd )bia and his #eo#le sle! them !ith a great slaughter, and
there fell !ounded of 5srael fi$e hundred thousand $aliant men%
*2(*1% )nd the children of 5srael !ere brought do!n, at that time, and
the children of 9uda !ere e>ceedingly strengthened, because they had
trusted in the 'ord the God of their fathers%
*2(*B% )nd )bia #ursued after 9eroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel
and her daughters, and 9esana !ith her daughters, E#hron also and her
daughters%
*2(,-% )nd 9eroboam !as not able to resist any more, in the days of
)bia( and the 'ord struck him, and he died%
*2(,*% But )bia, being strengthened in his kingdom, took fourteen !i$es(
and begot t!o and t!enty sons, and si>teen daughters%
*2(,,% )nd the rest of the acts of )bia, and of his !ays and !orks, are
!ritten diligently in the book of )ddo the #ro#het%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *.
The reign of )sa( his $ictory o$er the Ethio#ians%
*.(*% )nd )bia sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in the city
of Da$id( an )sa his son reigned in his stead( in his days the land !as
Luiet ten years%
*.(,% )nd )sa did that !hich !as good and #leasing in the sight of his
God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign !orshi#, and the high
#laces%
*.(2% )nd broke the statues, and cut do!n the gro$es%
*.(.% )nd he commanded 9uda to seek the 'ord the God of their fathers,
and to do the la!, and all the commandments%
*.(?% )nd he took a!ay out of all the cities of 9uda the altars, and
tem#les, and reigned in #eace%
*.(A% 8e built also strong cities in 9uda, for he !as Luiet, and there
had no !ars risen in his time, the 'ord gi$ing #eace%
*.(+% )nd he said to 9uda( 'et us build these cities, and com#ass them
!ith !alls, and fortify them !ith to!ers, and gates, and bars, !hile all
is Luiet from !ars, because !e ha$e sought the 'ord the God of our
fathers, and he hath gi$en us #eace round about% 4o they built, and
there !as no hinderance in building%
*.(1% )nd )sa had in his army of men that bore shields and s#ears of
9uda three hundred thousand, and of Benjamin that bore shields and dre!
bo!s, t!o hundred and eighty thousand, all these !ere most $aliant men%
*.(B% )nd Iara the Ethio#ian came out against them !ith his army of ten
hundred thousand men, and !ith three hundred chariots( and he came as
far as <aresa%
*.(*-% )nd )sa !ent out to meet him, and set his army in array for
battle in the $ale of 4e#hata, !hich is near <aresa(
*.(**% )nd he called u#on the 'ord God, and said( 'ord, there is no
difference !ith thee, !hether thou hel# !ith fe!, or !ith many( hel# us,
O 'ord our God( for !ith confidence in thee, and in thy name !e are come
against this multitude% O 'ord thou art our God, let not man #re$ail
against thee%
*.(*,% )nd the 'ord terrified the Ethio#ians before )sa and 9uda( and
the Ethio#ians fled%
*.(*2% )nd )sa and the #eo#le that !ere !ith him #ursued them to Gerara(
and the Ethio#ians fell e$en to utter destruction, for the 'ord sle!
them, and his army fought against them, and they !ere destroyed% )nd
they took abundance of s#oils,
*.(*.% )nd they took all the cities round about Gerara( for a great fear
!as come u#on all men( and they #illaged the cities, and carried off
much booty%
*.(*?% )nd they destroyed the shee#cotes, and took an infinite number of
cattle, and of camels( and returned to 9erusalem%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *?
The #ro#hecy of )Harias% )saDs co$enant !ith God% 8e de#oseth his
mother%
*?(*% )nd the s#irit of God came u#on )Harias the son of Oded,
*?(,% )nd he !ent out to meet )sa, and said to him( 8ear ye me, )sa, and
all 9uda and Benjamin( The 'ord is !ith you, because you ha$e been !ith
him% 5f you seek him, you shall find( but if you forsake him, he !ill
forsake you%
*?(2% )nd many days shall #ass in 5srael, !ithout the true God, and
!ithout a #riest a teacher, and !ithout the la!%
*?(.% )nd !hen in their distress they shall return to the 'ord the God
of 5srael, and shall seek him, they shall find him%
*?(?% )t that time there shall be no #eace to him that goeth out and
cometh in, but terrors on e$ery side among all the inhabitants of the
earth%
*?(A% 7or nation shall fight against nation, and city against city, for
the 'ord !ill trouble them !ith all distress%
*?(+% Do you therefore take courage, and let not your hands be !eakened(
for there shall be a re!ard for your !ork%
*?(1% )nd !hen )sa had heard the !ords, and the #ro#hecy of )Harias the
son of Oded the #ro#het, he took courage, and took a!ay the idols out of
all the land of 9uda, and out of Benjamin, and out of the cities of
mount E#hraim, !hich he had taken, and he dedicated the altar of the
'ord, !hich !as before the #orch of the 'ord%
*?(B% )nd he gathered together all 9uda and Benjamin, and the strangers
!ith them of E#hraim, and <anasses, and 4imeon( for many !ere come o$er
to him out of 5srael, seeing that the 'ord his God !as !ith him%
*?(*-% )nd !hen they !ere come to 9erusalem in the third month, in the
fifteenth year of the reign of )sa,
*?(**% They sacrificed to the 'ord in that day of the s#oils, and of the
#rey, that they had brought, se$en hundred o>en, and se$en thousand
rams%
*?(*,% )nd he !ent in to confirm as usual the co$enant, that they should
seek the 'ord the God of their fathers !ith all their heart, and !ith
all their soul%
*?(*2% )nd if any one, said he, seek not the 'ord the God of 5srael, let
him die, !hether little or great, man or !oman%
*?(*.% )nd they s!ore to the 'ord !ith a loud $oice !ith joyful
shouting, and !ith sound of trum#et, and sound of cornets,
*?(*?% )ll that !ere in 9uda !ith a curse( for !ith all their heart they
s!ore, and !ith all their !ill they sought him, and they found him, and
the 'ord ga$e them rest round about%
*?(*A% <oreo$er <aacha the mother of king )sa he de#osed from the royal
authority, because she had made in a gro$e an idol of Pria#us( and he
entirely destroyed it, and breaking it into #ieces, burnt it at the
torrent "edron%
*?(*+% But high #laces !ere left in 5srael( ne$ertheless the heart of
)sa !as #erfect all his days%
*?(*1% )nd the things !hich his father had $o!ed, and he himself had
$o!ed, he brought into the house of the 'ord, gold and sil$er, and
$essels of di$ers uses%
*?(*B% )nd there !as no !ar unto the fi$e and thirtieth year of the
kingdom of )sa%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *A
)sa is re#ro$ed for seeking hel# from the 4yrians( his last acts and
death%
*A(*% )nd in the si> and thirtieth year of his kingdom, Baasa the king
of 5srael came u# against 9uda, and built a !all about Rama, that no one
might safely go out or come in of the kingdom of )sa%
4i> and thirtieth year of his kingdom%%% That is, of the kingdom of
9uda, taking the date of it from the beginning of the reign of Reboam%
*A(,% Then )sa brought out sil$er and gold out of the treasures of the
house of the 'ord, and of the kingDs treasures, and sent to Benadad king
of 4yria, !ho d!elt in Damascus, saying(
*A(2% There is a league bet!een me and thee, as there !as bet!een my
father and thy father, !herefore 5 ha$e sent thee sil$er and gold, that
thou mayst break thy league !ith Baasa king of 5srael, and make him
de#art from me%
*A(.% )nd !hen Benadad heard this, he sent the ca#tains of his armies
against the cities of 5srael( and they took )hion, and Dan, and
)belmaim, and all the !alled cities of e#htali%
*A(?% )nd !hen Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and
interru#ted his !ork%
*A(A% Then king )sa took all 9uda, and they carried a!ay from Rama the
stones, and the timber that Baasa had #re#ared for the building( and he
built !ith them Gabaa, and <as#ha%
*A(+% )t that time 8anani the #ro#het came to )sa king of 9uda, and said
to him( Because thou hast had confidence in the king of 4yria, and not
in the 'ord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of 4yria
esca#ed out of thy hand%
*A(1% =ere not the Ethio#ians, and the 'ibyans much more numerous in
chariots, and horsemen, and an e>ceeding great multitude( yet because
thou trustedst in the 'ord, he deli$ered them into thy handM
*A(B% 7or the eyes of the 'ord behold all the earth, and gi$e strength
to those !ho !ith a #erfect heart trust in him% =herefore thou hast
done foolishly, and for this cause from this time !ars shall arise
against thee%
*A(*-% )nd )sa !as angry !ith the seer, and commanded him to be #ut in
#rison( for he !as greatly enraged because of this thing( and he #ut to
death many of the #eo#le at that time%
*A(**% But the !orks of )sa the first and last are !ritten in the book
of the kings of 9uda and 5srael%
*A(*,% )nd )sa fell sick in the nine and thirtieth year of his reign, of
a most $iolent #ain in his feet, and yet in his illness he did not seek
the 'ord, but rather trusted in the skill of #hysicians%
*A(*2% )nd he sle#t !ith his fathers( and he died in the one and
fortieth year of his reign%
*A(*.% )nd they buried him in his o!n se#ulchre, !hich he had made for
himself in the city of Da$id( and they laid him on his bed full of
s#ices and odoriferous ointments, !hich !ere made by the art of the
#erfumers, and they burnt them o$er him !ith $ery great #om#%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *+
9osa#hatDs reign( his care for the instruction of his #eo#le( his
numerous forces%
*+(*% )nd 9osa#hat his son reigned in his stead, and gre! strong against
5srael%
*+(,% )nd he #laced numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of
9uda% )nd he #ut garrisons in the land of 9uda, and in the cities of
E#hraim, !hich )sa his father had taken%
*+(2% )nd the 'ord !as !ith 9osa#hat, because he !alked in the first
!ays of Da$id his father( and trusted not in Baalim,
*+(.% But in the God of his father, and !alked in his commandments, and
not according to the sins of 5srael%
*+(?% )nd the 'ord established the kingdom in his hand, and all 9uda
brought #resents to 9osa#hat( and he acLuired immense riches, and much
glory%
*+(A% )nd !hen his heart had taken courage for the !ays of the 'ord, he
took a!ay also the high #laces and the gro$es out of 9uda%
*+(+% )nd in the third year of his reign, he sent of his #rinces
Benhail, and )bdias, and Iacharias, and athanael, and <icheas, to teach
in the cites of 9uda(
*+(1% )nd !ith them the 'e$ites, 4emeias, and athanias, and Iabadias,
and )sael, and 4emiramoth, and 9onathan, and )donias, and Tobias, and
Thobadonias 'e$ites, and !ith them Elisama, and 9oram #riests%
*+(B% )nd they taught the #eo#le in 9uda, ha$ing !ith them the book of
the la! of the 'ord( and they !ent about all the cities of 9uda, and
instructed the #eo#le%
*+(*-% )nd the fear of the 'ord came u#on all the kingdoms of the lands
that !ere round about 9uda, and they durst not make !ar against
9osa#hat%
*+(**% The Philistines also brought #resents to 9osa#hat, and tribute in
sil$er, and the )rabians brought him cattle, se$en thousand se$en
hundred rams, and as many he goats%
*+(*,% )nd 9osa#hat gre!, and became e>ceeding great( and he built in
9uda houses like to!ers, and !alled cities%
*+(*2% )nd he #re#ared many !orks in the cities of 9uda( and he had
!arriors, and $aliant men in 9erusalem%
*+(*.% Of !hom this is the number of the houses and families of e$ery
one( in 9uda ca#tains of the army, Ednas the chief, and !ith him three
hundred thousand most $aliant men%
*+(*?% )fter him 9ohanan the ca#tain, and !ith him t!o hundred and
eighty thousand%
*+(*A% )nd after him !as )masias the son of Iechri, consecrated to the
'ord, and !ith him !ere t!o hundred thousand $aliant men%
*+(*+% )fter him !as Eliada $aliant in battle, and !ith him t!o hundred
thousand armed !ith bo! and shield%
*+(*1% )fter him also !as 9oHabad, and !ith him a hundred and eighty
thousand ready for !ar%
*+(*B% )ll these !ere at the hand of the king, beside others, !hom he
had #ut in the !alled cities, in all 9uda%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *1
9osa#hat accom#anies )chab in his e>#edition against RamothJ !here )chab
is slain, as <icheas had foretold%
*1(*% o! 9osa#hat !as rich and $ery glorious, and !as joined by
affinity to )chab%
*1(,% )nd he !ent do!n to him after some years to 4amaria( and )chab at
his coming killed shee# and o>en in abundance for him and the #eo#le
that came !ith him( and he #ersuaded him to go u# to Ramoth Galaad%
*1(2% )nd )chab king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat king of 9uda( "ome !ith
me to Ramoth Galaad% )nd he ans!ered him( Thou art as 5 am, and my
#eo#le as thy #eo#le, and !e !ill be !ith thee in the !ar%
*1(.% )nd 9osa#hat said to the king of 5srael( 5nLuire, 5 beseech thee,
at #resent the !ord of the 'ord%
*1(?% 4o the king of 5srael gathered together of the #ro#hets four
hundred men, and he said to them( 4hall !e go to Ramoth Galaad to fight,
or shall !e forbearM But they said( Go u#, and God !ill deli$er into the
kingDs hand%
*1(A% )nd 9osa#hat said( 5s there not here a #ro#het of the 'ord, that
!e may inLuire also of himM
*1(+% )nd the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat( There is one man, of !hom
!e may ask the !ill of the 'ord( but 5 hate him, for he ne$er
#ro#hesieth good to me, but al!ays e$il( and it is <icheas the son of
9emla% )nd 9osa#hat said( 4#eak not thus, O king%
*1(1% )nd the king of 5srael called one of the eunuchs, and said to him(
"all Luickly <icheas the son of 9emla%
*1(B% o! the king of 5srael, and 9osa#hat king of 9uda, both sat on
their thrones, clothed in royal robes, and they sat in the o#en court by
the gate of 4amaria, and all the #ro#hets #ro#hesied before them%
*1(*-% )nd 4edecias the son of "hanaana made him horns of iron, and
said( Thus saith the 'ord( =ith these shalt thou #ush 4yria, till thou
destroy it%
*1(**% )nd all the #ro#hets #ro#hesied in like manner, and said( Go u#
to Ramoth Galaad, and thou shalt #ros#er, and the 'ord !ill deli$er them
into the kingDs hand%
*1(*,% )nd the messenger that !ent to call <icheas, said to him( Behold
the !ords of all the #ro#hets !ith one mouth declare good to the king( 5
beseech thee therefore let not thy !ord disagree !ith them, and s#eak
thou also good success%
*1(*2% )nd <icheas ans!ered him( )s the 'ord li$eth, !hatsoe$er my God
shall say to me, that !ill 5 s#eak%
*1(*.% 4o he came to the king( and the king said to him( <icheas, shall
!e go to Ramoth Galaad to fight, or forbearM )nd he ans!ered him( Go u#,
for all shall succeed #ros#erously, and the enemies shall be deli$ered
into your hands%
*1(*?% )nd the king said( 5 adjure thee again and again to say nothing
but the truth to me, in the name of the 'ord%
*1(*A% Then he said( 5 sa! all 5srael scattered in the mountains, like
shee# !ithout a she#herd( and the 'ord said( These ha$e no masters( let
e$ery man return to his o!n house in #eace%
*1(*+% )nd the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat( Did 5 not tell thee that
this man !ould not #ro#hesy me any good, but e$ilM
*1(*1% Then he said( 8ear ye therefore the !ord of the 'ord( 5 sa! the
'ord sitting on his throne, and all the army of hea$en standing by him
on the right hand and on the left,
*1(*B% )nd the 'ord said( =ho shall decei$e )chab king of 5srael, that
he may go u# and fall in Ramoth GalaadM )nd !hen one s#oke in this
manner, and another other!ise(
=ho shall decei$e, etc%%% 4ee the annotations, 2 ;ings ,,%
*1(,-% There came forth a s#irit, and stood before the 'ord, and said( 5
!ill decei$e him% )nd the 'ord said to him( By !hat means !ilt thou
decei$e himM
*1(,*% )nd he ans!ered( 5 !ill go out, and be a lying s#irit in the
mouth of all his #ro#hets% )nd the 'ord said( Thou shalt decei$e, and
shalt #re$ail( go out, and do so%
*1(,,% o! therefore behold the 'ord hath #ut a s#irit of lying in the
mouth of all thy #ro#hets, and the 'ord hath s#oken e$il against thee%
*1(,2% )nd 4edecias the son of "hanaana came, and struck <icheas on the
cheek and said( =hich !ay !ent the s#irit of the 'ord from me, to s#eak
to theeM
*1(,.% )nd <icheas said( Thou thyself shalt see in that day, !hen thou
shalt go in from chamber to chamber, to hide thyself%
*1(,?% )nd the king of 5srael commanded, saying( Take <icheas, and carry
him to )mon the go$ernor of the city, and to 9oas the son of )melech,
*1(,A% )nd say( Thus saith the king( Put this fello! in #rison, and gi$e
him bread and !ater in a small Luantity till 5 return in #eace%
*1(,+% )nd <icheas said( 5f thou return in #eace, the 'ord hath not
s#oken by me% )nd he said( 8ear, all ye #eo#le%
*1(,1% 4o the king of 5srael and 9osa#hat king of 9uda !ent u# to Ramoth
Galaad%
*1(,B% )nd the king of 5srael said to 9osa#hat( 5 !ill change my dress,
and so 5 !ill go to the battle, but #ut thou on thy o!n garments% )nd
the king of 5srael ha$ing changed his dress, !ent to the battle%
*1(2-% o! the king of 4yria had commanded the ca#tains of his ca$alry,
saying( 7ight ye not !ith small, or great, but !ith the king of 5srael
only%
*1(2*% 4o !hen the ca#tains of the ca$alry sa! 9osa#hat, they said( This
is the king of 5srael% )nd they surrounded him to attack him( but he
cried to the 'ord, and he hel#ed him, and turned them a!ay from him%
*1(2,% 7or !hen the ca#tains of the ca$alry sa!, that he !as not the
king of 5srael, they left him%
*1(22% )nd it ha##ened that one of the #eo#le shot an arro! at a
$enture, and struck the king of 5srael bet!een the neck and the
shoulders, and he said to his chariot man( Turn thy hand, and carry me
out of the battle, for 5 am !ounded%
*1(2.% )nd the fight !as ended that day( but the king of 5srael stood in
his chariot against the 4yrians until the e$ening, and died at the
sunset%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter *B
9osa#hatDs charge to the judges and to the 'e$ites%
*B(*% )nd 9osa#hat king of 9uda returned to his house in #eace to
9erusalem%
*B(,% )nd 9ehu the son of 8anani the seer met him, and said to him( Thou
hel#est the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendshi# !ith them that
hate the 'ord, and therefore thou didst deser$e indeed the !rath of the
'ord(
*B(2% But good !orks are found in thee, because thou hast taken a!ay the
gro$es out of the land of 9uda, and hast #re#ared thy heart to seek the
'ord the God of thy fathers%
*B(.% )nd 9osa#hat d!elt at 9erusalem( and he !ent out again to the
#eo#le from Bersabee to mount E#hraim, and brought them back to the 'ord
the God of their fathers%
*B(?% )nd he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of 9uda, in
e$ery #lace%
*B(A% )nd charging the judges, he said( Take heed !hat you do( for you
e>ercise not the judgment of man, but of the 'ord( and !hatsoe$er you
judge, it shall redound to you%
*B(+% 'et the fear of the 'ord be !ith you, and do all things !ith
diligence( for there is no iniLuity !ith the 'ord our God, nor res#ect
of #ersons, nor desire of gifts%
*B(1% 5n 9erusalem also 9osa#hat a##ointed 'e$ites, and #riests and
chiefs of the families of 5srael, to judge the judgment and the cause of
the 'ord for the inhabitants thereof%
*B(B% )nd he charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in the fear of the
'ord faithfully, and !ith a #erfect heart%
*B(*-% E$ery cause that shall come to you of your brethren, that d!ell
in their cities, bet!een kindred and kindred, !heresoe$er there is
Luestion concerning the la!, the commandment, the ceremonies, the
justifications( she! it them, that they may not sin against the 'ord,
and that !rath may not come u#on you and your brethren( and so doing you
shall not sin%
*B(**% )nd )marias the #riest your high #riest shall be chief in the
things !hich regard God( and Iabadias the son of 5smahel, !ho is ruler
in the house of 9uda, shall be o$er those matters !hich belong to the
kingDs office( and you ha$e before you the 'e$ites for masters, take
courage and do diligently, and the 'ord !ill be !ith you in good things%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,-
The )mmonites, <oabites, and 4yrians combine against 9osa#hat( he
seeketh GodDs hel# by #ublic #rayer and fasting% ) #ro#het foretelleth
that God !ill fight for his #eo#le( the enemies destroy one another%
9osa#hat !ith his men gathereth the s#oils% 8e reigneth in #eace, but
his na$y #erisheth, for his society !ith !icked OchoHias%
,-(*% )fter this the children of <oab, and the children of )mmon, and
!ith them of the )mmonites, !ere gathered together to fight against
9osa#hat%
,-(,% )nd there came messengers, and told 9osa#hat, saying( There cometh
a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea, and out of 4yria,
and behold they are in )sasonthamar, !hich is Engaddi%
,-(2% )nd 9osa#hat being seiHed !ith fear betook himself !holly to #ray
to the 'ord, and he #roclaimed a fast for all 9uda%
,-(.% )nd 9uda gathered themsel$es together to #ray to the 'ord( and all
came out of their cities to make su##lication to him%
,-(?% )nd 9osa#hat stood in the midst of the assembly of 9uda, and
9erusalem, in the house of the 'ord before the ne! court,
,-(A% )nd said( O 'ord God of our fathers, thou art God in hea$en, and
rulest o$er all the kingdoms and nations, in thy hand is strength and
#o!er, and no one can resist thee%
,-(+% Didst not thou our God kill all the inhabitants of this land
before thy #eo#le 5srael, and ga$est it to the seed of )braham thy
friend for e$erM
,-(1% )nd they d!elt in it, and built in it a sanctuary to thy name,
saying(
,-(B% 5f e$ils fall u#on us, the s!ord of judgment, or #estilence, or
famine, !e !ill stand in thy #resence before this house, in !hich thy
name is called u#on( and !e !ill cry to thee in our afflictions, and
thou !ilt hear, and sa$e us%
,-(*-% o! therefore behold the children of )mmon, and of <oab, and
mount 4eir, through !hose lands thou didst not allo! 5srael to #ass,
!hen they came out of Egy#t, but they turned aside from them, and sle!
them not,
,-(**% Do the contrary, and endea$our to cast us out of the #ossession
!hich thou hast deli$ered to us%
,-(*,% O our God, !ilt thou not then judge themM as for us !e ha$e not
strength enough, to be able to resist this multitude, !hich cometh
$iolently u#on us% But as !e kno! not !hat to do, !e can only turn our
eyes to thee%
,-(*2% )nd all 9uda stood before the 'ord !ith their little ones, and
their !i$es, and their children%
,-(*.% )nd 9ahaHiel the son of Iacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of
9ehiel, the son of <athanias, a 'e$ite of the sons of )sa#h, !as there,
u#on !hom the s#irit of the 'ord came in the midst of the multitude,
,-(*?% )nd he said( )ttend ye, all 9uda, and you that d!ell in
9erusalem, and thou king 9osa#hat( Thus saith the 'ord to you( 7ear ye
not, and be not dismayed at this multitude( for the battle is not yours,
but GodDs%
,-(*A% To morro! you shall go do!n against them( for they !ill come u#
by the ascent named 4is, and you shall find them at the head of the
torrent, !hich is o$er against the !ilderness of 9eruel%
,-(*+% 5t shall not be you that shall fight, but only stand !ith
confidence, and you shall see the hel# of the 'ord o$er you, O 9uda, and
9erusalem( fear ye not, nor be you dismayed( to morro! you shall go out
against them, and the 'ord !ill be !ith you%
,-(*1% Then 9osa#hat, and 9uda, and all the inhabitants of 9erusalem
fell flat on the ground before the 'ord, and adored him%
,-(*B% )nd the 'e$ites of the sons of "aath, and of the sons of "ore
#raised the 'ord the God of 5srael !ith a loud $oice, on high%
,-(,-% )nd they rose early in the morning, and !ent out through the
desert of Thecua( and as they !ere marching, 9osa#hat standing in the
midst of them, said( 8ear me, ye men of 9uda, and all the inhabitants of
9erusalem( belie$e in the 'ord your God, and you shall be secure(
belie$e his #ro#hets, and all things shall succeed !ell%
,-(,*% )nd he ga$e counsel to the #eo#le, and a##ointed the singing men
of the 'ord, to #raise him by their com#anies, and to go before the
army, and !ith one $oice to say( Gi$e glory to the 'ord, for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
,-(,,% )nd !hen they began to sing #raises, the 'ord turned their
ambushments u#on themsel$es, that is to say, of the children of )mmon,
and of <oab, and of mount 4eir, !ho !ere come out to fight against 9uda,
and they !ere slain%
,-(,2% 7or the children of )mmon, and of <oab, rose u# against the
inhabitants of mount 4eir, to kill and destroy them( and !hen they had
made an end of them, they turned also against one another, and destroyed
one another%
,-(,.% )nd !hen 9uda came to the !atch to!er, that looketh to!ard the
desert, they sa! afar off all the country, for a great s#ace, full of
dead bodies, and that no one !as left that could esca#e death%
,-(,?% Then 9osa#hat came, and all the #eo#le !ith him to take a!ay the
s#oils of the dead, and they found among the dead bodies, stuff of
$arious kinds, and garments, and most #recious $essels( and they took
them for themsel$es, insomuch that they could not carry all, nor in
three days take a!ay the s#oils, the booty !as so great%
,-(,A% )nd on the fourth day they !ere assembled in the $alley of
Blessing( for there they blessed the 'ord, and therefore they called
that #lace the $alley of Blessing until this day%
,-(,+% )nd e$ery man of 9uda, and the inhabitants of 9erusalem returned,
and 9osa#hat at their head, into 9erusalem !ith great joy, because the
'ord had made them rejoice o$er their enemies%
,-(,1% )nd they came into 9erusalem !ith #salteries, and har#s, and
trum#ets into the house of the 'ord%
,-(,B% )nd the fear of the 'ord fell u#on all the kingdoms of the lands
!hen they heard that the 'ord had fought against the enemies of 5srael%
,-(2-% )nd the kingdom of 9osa#hat !as Luiet, and God ga$e him #eace
round about%
,-(2*% )nd 9osa#hat reigned o$er 9uda, and he !as fi$e and thirty years
old, !hen he began to reign( and he reigned fi$e and t!enty years in
9erusalem( and the name of his mother !as )Huba the daughter of 4elahi%
,-(2,% )nd he !alked in the !ay of his father )sa and de#arted not from
it, doing the things that !ere #leasing before the 'ord%
,-(22% But yet he took not a!ay the high #laces, and the #eo#le had not
yet turned their heart to the 'ord the God of their fathers%
,-(2.% But the rest of the acts of 9osa#hat, first and last, are !ritten
in the !ords of 9ehu the son of 8anani, !hich he digested into the books
of the kings of 5srael%
,-(2?% )fter these things 9osa#hat king of 9uda made friendshi# !ith
OchoHias king of 5srael, !hose !orks !ere $ery !icked%
,-(2A% )nd he !as #artner !ith him in making shi#s, to go to Tharsis(
and they made the shi#s in )siongaber%
,-(2+% )nd ElieHer the son of Dodau of <aresa #ro#hesied to 9osa#hat,
saying( Because thou hast made a league !ith OchoHias, the 'ord hath
destroyed thy !orks, and the shi#s are broken, and they could not go to
Tharsis%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,*
9oramDs !icked reign( his #unishment and death%
,*(*% )nd 9osa#hat sle#t !ith his fathers, and !as buried !ith them in
the city of Da$id( and 9oram his son reigned in his stead%
,*(,% )nd he had brethren the sons of 9osa#hat, )Harias, and 9ahiel, and
Iacharias, and )Haria, and <ichael, and 4a#hatias, all these !ere the
sons of 9osa#hat king of 9uda%
,*(2% )nd their father ga$e them great gifts of sil$er, and of gold, and
#ensions, !ith strong cities in 9uda( but the kingdom he ga$e to 9oram,
because he !as the eldest%
,*(.% 4o 9oram rose u# o$er the kingdom of his father( and !hen he had
established himself, he sle! all his brethren !ith the s!ord, and some
of the #rinces of 5srael%
,*(?% 9oram !as t!o and thirty years old !hen he began to reign( and he
reigned eight years in 9erusalem%
,*(A% )nd he !alked in the !ays of the kings of 5srael, as the house of
)chab had done( for his !ife !as a daughter of )chab, and he did e$il in
the sight of the 'ord%
,*(+% But the 'ord !ould not destroy the house of Da$id( because of the
co$enant !hich he had made !ith him( and because he had #romised to gi$e
a lam# to him, and to his sons for e$er%
,*(1% 5n those days Edom re$olted, from being subject to 9uda, and made
themsel$es a king%
,*(B% )nd 9oram !ent o$er !ith his #rinces, and all his ca$alry !ith
him, and rose in the night, and defeated the Edomites !ho had surrounded
him, and all the ca#tains of his ca$alry%
,*(*-% 8o!e$er Edom re$olted, from being under the dominion of 9uda unto
this day( at that time 'obna also re$olted, from being under his hand%
7or he had forsaken the 'ord the God of his fathers%
,*(**% <oreo$er he built also high #laces in the cities of 9uda, and he
made the inhabitants of 9erusalem to commit fornication, and 9uda to
transgress%
,*(*,% )nd there !as a letter brought him from Eliseus the #ro#het, in
!hich it !as !ritten( Thus saith the 'ord the God of Da$id thy father(
Because thou hast not !alked in the !ays of 9osa#hat thy father nor in
the !ays of )sa king of 9uda,
,*(*2% But hast !alked in the !ays of the kings of 5srael, and hast made
9uda and the inhabitants of 9erusalem to commit fornication, imitating
the fornication of the house of )chab, moreo$er also thou hast killed
thy brethren, the house of thy father, better men than thyself,
,*(*.% Behold the 'ord !ill strike thee !ith a great #lague, !ith all
thy #eo#le, and thy children, and thy !i$es, and all thy substance%
,*(*?% )nd thou shalt be sick of a $ery grie$ous disease of thy bo!els,
till thy $ital #arts come out by little and little e$ery day%
,*(*A% )nd the 'ord stirred u# against 9oram the s#irit of the
Philistines, and of the )rabians, !ho border on the Ethio#ians%
,*(*+% )nd they came u# into the land of 9uda, and !asted it, and they
carried a!ay all the substance that !as found in the kingDs house, his
sons also, and his !i$es( so that there !as no son left him but 9oachaH,
!ho !as the youngest%
9oachaH%%% )lias OchoHias%
,*(*1% )nd besides all this the 'ord struck him !ith an incurable
disease in his bo!els%
,*(*B% )nd as day came after day, and time rolled on, t!o !hole years
#assed( then after being !asted !ith a long consum#tion, so as to $oid
his $ery bo!els, his disease ended !ith his life% )nd he died of a most
!retched illness, and the #eo#le did not make a funeral for him
according to the manner of burning, as they had done for his ancestors%
,*(,-% 8e !as t!o and thirty years old !hen he began his reign, and he
reigned eight years in 9erusalem% )nd he !alked not rightly, and they
buried him in the city of Da$id( but not in the se#ulchres of the kings%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,,
The reign and death of OchoHias% The tyranny of )thalia%
,,(*% )nd the inhabitants of 9erusalem made OchoHias his youngest son
king in his #lace( for the ro$ers of the )rabians, !ho had broke in u#on
the cam#, had killed all that !ere his elder brothers% 4o OchoHias the
son of 9oram king of 9uda reigned%
,,(,% OchoHias !as forty-t!o years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned one year in 9erusalem, and the name of his mother !as )thalia
the daughter of )mri%
7orty-t!o, etc%%% Di$ers Greek Bibles read thirty-t!o, agreeably to .
;ings 1%*+%
,,(2% 8e also !alked in the !ays of the house of )chab( for his mother
#ushed him on to do !ickedly%
,,(.% 4o he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, as the house of )chab
did( for they !ere his counsellors after the death of his father, to his
destruction%
,,(?% )nd he !alked after their counsels% )nd he !ent !ith 9oram the son
of )chab king of 5srael, to fight against 8aHael king of 4yria, at
Ramoth Galaad( and the 4yrians !ounded 9oram%
,,(A% )nd he returned to be healed in 9eHrahel( for he recei$ed many
!ounds in the foresaid battle% )nd OchoHias the son of 9oram king of
9uda, !ent do!n to $isit 9oram the son of )chab in 9eHrahel !here he lay
sick%
,,(+% 7or it !as the !ill of God against OchoHias that he should come to
9oram( and !hen he !as come should go out also against 9ehu the son of
amsi, !hom the 'ord had anointed to destroy the house of )chab%
,,(1% 4o !hen 9ehu !as rooting out the house of )chab, he found the
#rinces of 9uda, and the sons of the brethren of OchoHias, !ho ser$ed
him, and he sle! them%
,,(B% )nd he sought for OchoHias himself, and took him lying hid in
4amaria( and !hen he !as brought to him, he killed him, and they buried
him( because he !as the son of 9osa#hat, !ho had sought the 'ord !ith
all his heart% )nd there !as no more ho#e that any one should reign of
the race of OchoHias%
,,(*-% 7or )thalia his mother, seeing that her son !as dead, rose u#,
and killed all the royal family of the house of 9oram%
,,(**% But 9osabeth the kingDs daughter took 9oas the son of OchoHias,
and stole him from among the kingDs sons that !ere slain% )nd she hid
him !ith his nurse in a bedchamber( no! 9osabeth that hid him, !as
daughter of king 9oram, !ife of 9oiada the high #riest, and sister of
OchoHias, and therefore )thalia did not kill him%
,,(*,% )nd he !as !ith them hid in the house of God si> years, during
!hich )thalia reigned o$er the land%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,2
9oiada the high #riest causeth 9oas to be made king( )thalia to be
slain, and idolatry to be destroyed%
,2(*% )nd in the se$enth year 9oiada being encouraged, took the ca#tains
of hundreds, to !it, )Harias the son of 9eroham, and 5smahel the son of
9ohanan, and )Harias the son of Obed, and <aasias the son of )daias, and
Elisa#hat the son of Iechri( and made a co$enant !ith them%
,2(,% )nd they !ent about 9uda, and gathered together the 'e$ites out of
all the cities of 9uda, and the chiefs of the families of 5srael, and
they came to 9erusalem%
,2(2% )nd all the multitude made a co$enant !ith the king in the house
of God( and 9oiada said to them( Behold the kingDs son shall reign, as
the 'ord hath said of the sons of Da$id%
,2(.% )nd this is the thing that you shall do(
,2(?% ) third #art of you that come to the sabbath, of the #riests, and
of the 'e$ites, and of the #orters shall be at the gates( and a third
#art at the kingDs house( and a third at the gate that is called the
7oundation( but let all the rest of the #eo#le be in the courts of the
house of the 'ord%
To the sabbath%%% That is, to #erform in your !eeks the functions of
your office, or the !eekly !atches%
,2(A% )nd let no one come into the house of the 'ord, but the #riests,
and they that minister of the 'e$ites( let them only come in, because
they are sanctified( and let all the rest of the #eo#le kee# the !atches
of the 'ord%
,2(+% )nd let the 'e$ites be round about the king, e$ery man !ith his
armsJ and if any other come into the tem#le, let him be slainJ and let
them be !ith the king, both coming in, and going out%
,2(1% 4o the 'e$ites, and all 9uda did according to all that 9oiada the
high #riest had commanded( and they took e$ery one his men that !ere
under him, and that came in by the course of the sabbath, !ith those !ho
had fulfilled the sabbath, and !ere to go out% 7or 9oiada the high
#riest #ermitted not the com#anies to de#art, !hich !ere accustomed to
succeed one another e$ery !eek%
,2(B% )nd 9oiada the #riest ga$e to the ca#tains the s#ears, and the
shields, and targets of king Da$id, !hich he had dedicated in the house
of the 'ord%
,2(*-% )nd he set all the #eo#le !ith s!ords in their hands from the
right side of the tem#le, to the left side of the tem#le, before the
altar, and the tem#le, round about the king%
,2(**% )nd they brought out the kingDs son, and #ut the cro!n u#on him,
and the testimony, and ga$e him the la! to hold in his hand, and they
made him king( and 9oiada the high #riest and his sons anointed him( and
they #rayed for him, and said( God sa$e the king%
,2(*,% o! !hen )thalia heard the noise of the #eo#le running and
#raising the king, she came in to the #eo#le, into the tem#le of the
'ord%
,2(*2% )nd !hen she sa! the king standing u#on the ste# in the entrance,
and the #rinces, and the com#anies about him, and all the #eo#le of the
land rejoicing, and sounding !ith trum#ets, and #laying on instruments
of di$ers kinds, and the $oice of those that #raised, she rent her
garments, and said( Treason, treason%
,2(*.% )nd 9oiada the high #riest going out to the ca#tains, and the
chiefs of the army, said to them( Take her forth !ithout the #recinct of
the tem#le, and !hen she is !ithout let her be killed !ith the s!ord%
7or the #riest commanded that she should not be killed in the house of
the 'ord%
,2(*?% )nd they laid hold on her by the neck( and !hen she !as come
!ithin the horse gate of the #alace, they killed her there%
,2(*A% )nd 9oiada made a co$enant bet!een himself and all the #eo#le,
and the king, that they should be the #eo#le of the lord%
,2(*+% )nd all the #eo#le !ent into the house of Baal, and destroyed it(
and they broke do!n his altars and his idols( and they sle! <athan the
#riest of Baal before the altars%
,2(*1% )nd 9oiada a##ointed o$erseers in the house of the 'ord, under
the hands of the #riests, and the 'e$ites, !hom Da$id had distributed in
the house of the 'ord( to offer holocausts to the 'ord, as it is !ritten
in the la! of <oses, !ith joy and singing, according to the dis#osition
of Da$id%
,2(*B% 8e a##ointed also #orters in the gates of the house of the 'ord,
that none !ho !as unclean in any thing should enter in%
,2(,-% )nd he took the ca#tains of hundreds, and the most $aliant men,
and the chiefs of the #eo#le, and all the #eo#le of the land, and they
brought do!n the king from the house of the 'ord, and brought him
through the u##er gate into the kingDs house, and set him on the royal
throne%
,2(,*% )nd all the #eo#le of the land rejoiced, and the city !as Luiet(
but )thalia !as slain !ith the s!ord%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,.
9oas reigneth !ell all the days of 9oiada( after!ards falleth into
idolatry and causeth Iacharias to be slain% 8e is slain himself by his
ser$ants%
,.(*% 9oas !as se$en years old !hen he began to reign( and he reigned
forty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 4ebia of Bersabee%
,.(,% )nd he did that !hich is good before the 'ord all the days of
9oiada the #riest%
,.(2% )nd 9oiada took for him t!o !i$es, by !hom he had sons and
daughters%
,.(.% )fter this 9oas had a mind to re#air the house of the 'ord%
,.(?% )nd he assembled the #riests, and the 'e$ites, and said to them(
Go out to the cities of 9uda, and gather of all 5srael money to re#air
the tem#le of your God, from year to year( and do this !ith s#eed( but
the 'e$ites !ere negligent%
,.(A% )nd the king called 9oiada the chief, and said to him( =hy hast
thou not taken care to oblige the 'e$ites to bring in out of 9uda and
9erusalem the money that !as a##ointed by <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord
for all the multitude of 5srael to bring into the tabernacle of the
testimonyM
,.(+% 7or that !icked !oman )thalia, and her children ha$e destroyed the
house of God, and adorned the tem#le of Baal !ith all the things that
had been dedicated in the tem#le of the 'ord%
,.(1% )nd the king commanded, and they made a chest( and set it by the
gate of the house of the 'ord on the outside%
,.(B% )nd they made a #roclamation in 9uda and 9erusalem, that e$ery man
should bring to the 'ord the money !hich <oses the ser$ant of God
a##ointed for all 5srael, in the desert%
,.(*-% )nd all the #rinces, and all the #eo#le rejoiced( and going in
they contributed and cast so much into the chest of the 'ord, that it
!as filled%
,.(**% )nd !hen it !as time to bring the chest before the king by the
hands of the 'e$ites, Efor they sa! there !as much money,G the kingDs
scribe, and he !hom the high #riest had a##ointed !ent in( and they
#oured out the money that !as in the chest( and they carried back the
chest to its #lace( and thus they did from day to day, and there !as
gathered an immense sum of money%
,.(*,% )nd the king and 9oiada ga$e it to those !ho !ere o$er the !orks
of the house of the 'ord( but they hired !ith it stonecutters, and
artificers of e$ery kind of !ork to re#air the house of the 'ord( and
such as !rought in iron and brass, to u#hold !hat began to be falling%
,.(*2% )nd the !orkmen !ere diligent, and the breach of the !alls !as
closed u# by their hands, and they set u# the house of the 'ord in its
former state, and made it stand firm%
,.(*.% )nd !hen they had finished all the !orks, they brought the rest
of the money before the king and 9oiada( and !ith it !ere made $essels
for the tem#le for the ministry, and for holocausts and bo!ls, and other
$essels of gold and sil$er( and holocausts !ere offered in the house of
the 'ord continually all the days of 9oiada%
,.(*?% But 9oiada gre! old and !as full of days, and died !hen he !as a
hundred and thirty years old%
,.(*A% )nd they buried him in the city of Da$id among the kings, because
he had done good to 5srael, and to his house%
,.(*+% )nd after the death of 9oiada, the #rinces of 9uda !ent in, and
!orshi##ed the king( and he !as soothed by their ser$ices and hearkened
to them%
,.(*1% )nd they forsook the tem#le of the 'ord the God of their fathers,
and ser$ed gro$es and idols, and !rath came u#on 9uda and 9erusalem for
this sin%
,.(*B% )nd he sent #ro#hets to them to bring them back to the 'ord, and
they !ould not gi$e ear !hen they testified against them%
,.(,-% The s#irit of God then came u#on Iacharias the son of 9oiada the
#riest, and he stood in the sight of the #eo#le, and said to them( Thus
saith the 'ord God( =hy transgress you the commandment of the 'ord !hich
!ill not be for your good, and ha$e forsaken the 'ord, to make him
forsake youM
,.(,*% )nd they gathered themsel$es together against him, and stoned him
at the kingDs commandment in the court of the house of the 'ord%
,.(,,% )nd king 9oas did not remember the kindness that 9oiada his
father had done to him, but killed his son% )nd !hen he died, he said(
The 'ord see, and reLuire it%
,.(,2% )nd !hen a year !as come about, the army of 4yria came u# against
him( and they came to 9uda and 9erusalem, and killed all the #rinces of
the #eo#le, and they sent all the s#oils to the king of Damascus%
,.(,.% )nd !hereas there came a $ery small number of the 4yrians, the
'ord deli$ered into their hands an infinite multitude, because they had
forsaken the 'ord the God of their fathers( and on 9oas they e>ecuted
shameful judgments%
,.(,?% )nd de#arting they left him in great diseases( and his ser$ants
rose u# against him, for re$enge of the blood of the son of 9oiada the
#riest, and they sle! him in his bed, and he died( and they buried him
in the city of Da$id, but not in the se#ulchres of the kings%
,.(,A% o! the men that cons#ired against him !ere Iabad the son of
4emmaath an )mmonitess, and 9oHabad the son of 4emarith a <oabitess%
,.(,+% )nd concerning his sons, and the sum of money !hich !as gathered
under him, and the re#airing the house of God, they are !ritten more
diligently in the book of kings( and )masias his son reigned in his
stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,?
)masiasD reign( he beginneth !ell, but endeth ill( he is o$erthro!n by
9oas, and slain by his #eo#le%
,?(*% )masias !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned nine and t!enty years in 9erusalem, the name of his mother
!as 9oadan of 9erusalem%
,?(,% )nd he did !hat !as good in the sight of the 'ord( but yet not
!ith a #erfect heart%
,?(2% )nd !hen he sa! himself strengthened in his kingdom, he #ut to
death the ser$ants that had slain the king his father%
,?(.% But he sle! not their children, as it is !ritten in the book of
the la! of <oses, !here the 'ord commanded, saying( The fathers shall
not be slain for the children, nor the children for their fathers, but
e$ery man shall die for his o!n sin%
,?(?% )masias therefore gathered 9uda together, and a##ointed them by
families, and ca#tains of thousands and of hundreds in all 9uda, and
Benjamin( and he numbered them from t!enty years old and u#!ards, and
found three hundred thousand young men that could go out to battle, and
could hold the s#ear and shield%
,?(A% 8e hired also of 5srael a hundred thousand $aliant men, for a
hundred talents of sil$er%
,?(+% But a man of God came to him, and said( O king, let not the army
of 5srael go out !ith thee, for the 'ord is not !ith 5srael, and all the
children of E#hraim(
,?(1% )nd if thou think that battles consist in the strength of the
army, God !ill make thee to be o$ercome by the enemies( for it belongeth
to God both to hel#, and to #ut to flight%
,?(B% )nd )masias said to the man of God( =hat !ill then become of the
hundred talents !hich 5 ha$e gi$en to the soldiers of 5sraelM and the
man of God ans!ered him( The 'ord is rich enough to be able to gi$e thee
much more than this%
,?(*-% Then )masias se#arated the army, that came to him out of E#hraim,
to go home again( but they being much enraged against 9uda, returned to
their o!n country%
,?(**% )nd )masias taking courage led forth his #eo#le, and !ent to the
$ale of salt#its, and sle! of the children of 4eir ten thousand%
,?(*,% )nd other ten thousand men the sons of 9uda took, and brought to
the stee# of a certain rock, and cast them do!n headlong from the to#,
and they all !ere broken to #ieces%
,?(*2% But that army !hich )masias had sent back, that they should not
go !ith him to battle, s#read themsel$es among the cities of 9uda, from
4amaria to Beth-horon, and ha$ing killed three thousand took a!ay much
s#oil%
,?(*.% But )masias after he had slain the Edomites, set u# the gods of
the children of 4eir, !hich he had brought thence, to be his gods, and
adored them, and burnt incense to them%
,?(*?% =herefore the 'ord being angry against )masias, sent a #ro#het to
him, to say to him( =hy hast thou adored gods that ha$e not deli$ered
their o!n #eo#le out of thy handM
,?(*A% )nd !hen he s#oke these things, he ans!ered him( )rt thou the
kingDs counsellorM be Luiet, lest 5 kill thee% )nd the #ro#het
de#arting, said( 5 kno! that God is minded to kill thee, because thou
hast done this e$il, and moreo$er hast not hearkened to my counsel%
,?(*+% Then )masias king of 9uda taking $ery bad counsel, sent to 9oas
the son of 9oachaH the son of 9ehu, king of 5srael, saying( "ome, let us
see one another%
,?(*1% But he sent back the messengers, saying( The thistle that is in
'ibanus, sent to the cedar in 'ibanus, saying( Gi$e thy daughter to my
son to !ife( and behold the beasts that !ere in the !ood of 'ibanus
#assed by and trod do!n the thistle%
,?(*B% Thou hast said( 5 ha$e o$erthro!n Edom, and therefore thy heart
is lifted u# !ith #ride( stay at home, !hy dost thou #ro$oke e$il
against thee, that both thou shouldst fall and 9uda !ith thee%
,?(,-% )masias !ould not hearken to him, because it !as the 'ordDs !ill
that he should be deli$ered into the hands of enemies, because of the
gods of Edom%
,?(,*% 4o 9oas king of 5srael !ent u#, and they #resented themsel$es to
be seen by one another( and )masias king of 9uda !as in Bethsames of
9uda(
,?(,,% )nd 9uda fell before 5srael, and they fled to their d!ellings%
,?(,2% )nd 9oas king of 5srael took )masias king of 9uda, the son of
9oas, the son of 9oachaH, in Bethsames, and brought him to 9erusalem(
and broke do!n the !alls thereof from the gate of E#hraim, to the gate
of the corner, four hundred cubits%
,?(,.% )nd he took all the gold, and sil$er, and all the $essels, that
he found in the house of God, and !ith Obededom, and in the treasures of
the kingDs house, moreo$er also the sons of the hostages, he brought
back to 4amaria%
,?(,?% )nd )masias the son of 9oas king of 9uda li$ed, after the death
of 9oas the son of 9oachaH king of 5srael, fifteen years%
,?(,A% o! the rest of the acts of )masias, the first and last, are
!ritten in the book of the kings of 9uda and 5srael%
,?(,+% )nd after he re$olted from the 'ord, they made a cons#iracy
against him in 9erusalem% )nd he fled into 'achis, and they sent, and
killed him there%
,?(,1% )nd they brought him back u#on horses, and buried him !ith his
fathers in the city of Da$id%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,A
OHias reigneth #ros#erously, till he in$adeth the #riestsD office, u#on
!hich he is struck !ith a le#rosy%
,A(*% )nd all the #eo#le of 9uda took his son OHias, !ho !as si>teen
years old, and made him king in the room of )masias his father%
,A(,% 8e built )ilath, and restored it to the dominion of 9uda, after
that the king sle#t !ith his fathers%
,A(2% OHias !as si>teen years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
t!o and fifty years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 9echelia of
9erusalem%
,A(.% )nd he did that !hich !as right in the eyes of the 'ord, according
to all that )masias his father had done%
,A(?% )nd he sought the 'ord in the days of Iacharias that understood
and sa! God( and as long as he sought the 'ord, he directed him in all
things%
,A(A% <oreo$er he !ent forth and fought against the Philistines, and
broke do!n the !all of Geth, and the !all of 9abnia, and the !all of
)Hotus( and he built to!ns in )Hotus, and among the Philistines%
,A(+% )nd God hel#ed him against the Philistines, and against the
)rabians, that d!elt in Gurbaal, and against the )mmonites%
,A(1% )nd the )mmonites ga$e gifts to OHias( and his name !as s#read
abroad e$en to the entrance of Egy#t for his freLuent $ictories%
,A(B% )nd OHias built to!ers in 9erusalem o$er the gate of the corner,
and o$er the gate of the $alley, and the rest, in the same side of the
!all, and fortified them%
,A(*-% )nd he built to!ers in the !ilderness, and dug many cisterns, for
he had much cattle both in the #lains, and in the !aste of the desert(
he had also $ineyards and dressers of $ines in the mountains, and in
"armel( for he !as a man that lo$ed husbandry%
,A(**% )nd the army of his fighting men, that !ent out to !ar, !as under
the hand of 9ehiel the scribe, and <aasias the doctor, and under the
hand of 8enanias, !ho !as one of the kingDs ca#tains%
,A(*,% )nd the !hole number of the chiefs by the families of $aliant men
!ere t!o thousand si> hundred%
,A(*2% )nd the !hole army under them three hundred and se$en thousand
fi$e hundred( !ho !ere fit for !ar, and fought for the king against the
enemy%
,A(*.% )nd OHias #re#ared for them, that is, for the !hole army,
shields, and s#ears, and helmets, and coats of mail, and bo!s, and
slings to cast stones%
,A(*?% )nd he made in 9erusalem engines of di$erse kinds, !hich he
#laced in the to!ers, and in the corners of the !alls, to shoot arro!s,
and great stones( and his name !ent forth far abroad, for the 'ord
hel#ed him, and had strengthened him%
,A(*A% But !hen he !as made strong, his heart !as lifted u# to his
destruction, and he neglected the 'ord his God( and going into the
tem#le of the 'ord, he had a mind to burn incense u#on the altar of
incense%
,A(*+% )nd immediately )Harias the #riest going in after him, and !ith
him fourscore #riests of the 'ord, most $aliant men,
,A(*1% =ithstood the king and said( 5t doth not belong to thee, OHias,
to burn incense to the 'ord, but to the #riests, that is, to the sons of
)aron, !ho are consecrated for this ministry( go out of the sanctuary,
do not des#ise( for this thing shall not be accounted to thy glory by
the 'ord God%
,A(*B% )nd OHias !as angry, and holding in his hand the censer to burn
incense, threatened the #riests% )nd #resently there rose a le#rosy in
his forehead before the #riests, in the house of the 'ord at the altar
of incense%
,A(,-% )nd )Harias the high #riest, and all the rest of the #riests
looked u#on him, and sa! the le#rosy in his forehead, and they made
haste to thrust him out% &ea himself also being frightened, hasted to go
out, because he had Luickly felt the stroke of the 'ord%
,A(,*% )nd OHias the king !as a le#er unto the day of his death, and he
d!elt in a house a#art being full of the le#rosy, for !hich he had been
cast out of the house of the 'ord% )nd 9oatham his son go$erned the
kingDs house, and judged the #eo#le of the land%
,A(,,% But the rest of the acts of OHias first and last !ere !ritten by
5saias the son of )mos, the #ro#het%
,A(,2% )nd OHias sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in the
field of the royal se#ulchres, because he !as a le#er( and 9oatham his
son reigned in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,+
9oathamDs good reign%
,+(*% 9oatham !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned si>teen years in 9erusalem( the name of his mother !as 9erusa
the daughter of 4adoc%
,+(,% )nd he did that !hich !as right before the 'ord, according to all
that OHias his father had done, only that he entered not into the tem#le
of the 'ord, and the #eo#le still transgressed%
,+(2% 8e built the high gate of the house of the 'ord, and on the !all
of O#hel he built much%
,+(.% <oreo$er he built cities in the mountains of 9uda, and castles and
to!ers in the forests%
,+(?% 8e fought against the king of the children of )mmon, and o$ercame
them, and the children of )mmon ga$e him at that time a hundred talents
of sil$er, and ten thousand measures of !heat, and as many measures of
barley( so much did the children of )mmon gi$e him in the second and
third year%
,+(A% )nd 9oatham !as strengthened, because he had his !ay directed
before the 'ord his God%
,+(+% o! the rest of the acts of 9oatham, and all his !ars, and his
!orks, are !ritten in the book of the kings of 5srael and 9uda%
,+(1% 8e !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned si>teen years in 9erusalem%
,+(B% )nd 9oatham sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in the
city of Da$id( and )chaH his son reigned in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,1
The !icked and unha##y reign of )chaH%
,1(*% )chaH !as t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
si>teen years in 9erusalem( he did not that !hich !as right in the sight
of the 'ord as Da$id his father had done,
,1(,% But !alked in the !ays of the kings of 5sraelJ moreo$er also he
cast statues for Baalim%
,1(2% 5t !as he that burnt incense in the $alley of Benennom, and
consecrated his sons in the fire according to the manner of the nations,
!hich the 'ord sle! at the coming of the children of 5srael%
,1(.% 8e sacrificed also, and burnt incense in the high #laces, and on
the hills, and under e$ery green tree%
,1(?% )nd the 'ord his God deli$ered him into the hands of the king of
4yria, !ho defeated him, and took a great booty out of his kingdom, and
carried it to Damascus( he !as also deli$ered into the hands of the king
of 5srael, !ho o$erthre! him !ith a great slaughter%
,1(A% 7or Phacee the son of Romelia sle! of 9uda a hundred and t!enty
thousand in one day, all $aliant men, because they had forsaken the 'ord
the God of their fathers%
,1(+% )t the same time Iechri a #o!erful man of E#hraim, sle! <aasias
the kingDs son, and EHricam the go$ernor of his house, and Elcana !ho
!as ne>t to the king%
,1(1% )nd the children of 5srael carried a!ay of their brethren t!o
hundred thousand !omen, boys, and girls, and an immense booty( and they
brought it to 4amaria%
,1(B% )t that time there !as a #ro#het of the 'ord there, !hose name !as
Oded( and he !ent out to meet the army that came to 4amaria, and said to
them( Behold the 'ord the God of your fathers being angry !ith 9uda,
hath deli$ered them into your hands, and you ha$e butchered them
cruelly, so that your cruelty hath reached u# to hea$en%
,1(*-% <oreo$er you ha$e a mind to kee# under the children of 9uda and
9erusalem for your bondmen and bond!omen, !hich ought not to be done(
for you ha$e sinned in this against the 'ord your God%
,1(**% But hear ye my counsel, and release the ca#ti$es that you ha$e
brought of your brethren, because a great indignation of the 'ord
hangeth o$er you%
,1(*,% Then some of the chief men of the sons of E#hraim, )Harias the
son of 9ohanan, Barachias the son of <osollamoth, EHechias the son of
4ellum, and )masa the son of )dali, stood u# against them that came from
the !ar%
,1(*2% )nd they said to them( &ou shall not bring in the ca#ti$es
hither, lest !e sin against the 'ord% =hy !ill you add to our sins, and
hea# u# u#on our former offencesM for the sin is great, and the fierce
anger of the 'ord hangeth o$er 5srael%
,1(*.% 4o the soldiers left the s#oils, and all that they had taken,
before the #rinces and all the multitude%
,1(*?% )nd the men, !hom !e mentioned abo$e, rose u# and took the
ca#ti$es, and !ith the s#oils clothed all them that !ere naked( and !hen
they had clothed and shod them, and refreshed them !ith meat and drink,
and anointed them because of their labour, and had taken care of them,
they set such of them as could not !alk, and !ere feeble, u#on beasts,
and brought them to 9ericho the city of #alm trees to their brethren,
and they returned to 4amaria%
,1(*A% )t that time king )chaH sent to the king of the )ssyrians asking
hel#%
,1(*+% )nd the Edomites came and sle! many of 9uda, and took a great
booty%
,1(*1% The Philistines also s#read themsel$es among the cities of the
#lains, and to the south of 9uda( and they took Bethsames, and )ialon,
and Gaderoth, and 4ocho, and Thamnan, and GamHo, !ith their $illages,
and they d!elt in them%
,1(*B% 7or the 'ord had humbled 9uda because of )chaH the king of 9uda,
for he had stri##ed it of hel#, and had contemned the 'ord%
7or he had stri##ed it of hel#%%% That is, )chaH stri##ed the kingdom of
9uda of the di$ine assistance by his !ickedness, and by his introducing
idolatry%
,1(,-% )nd he brought against him Thelgath#halnasar king of the
)ssyrians, !ho also afflicted him, and #lundered him !ithout any
resistance%
,1(,*% )nd )chaH stri##ed the house of the 'ord, and the house of the
kings, and of the #rinces, and ga$e gifts to the king of the )ssyrians,
and yet it a$ailed him nothing%
,1(,,% <oreo$er also in the time of his distress he increased contem#t
against the 'ord( king )chaH himself by himself,
,1(,2% 4acrificed $ictims to the gods of Damascus that struck him, and
he said( The gods of the kings of 4yria hel# them, and 5 !ill a##ease
them !ith $ictims, and they !ill hel# meJ !hereas on the contrary they
!ere the ruin of him, and of all 5srael%
,1(,.% Then )chaH ha$ing taken a!ay all the $essels of the house of God,
and broken them, shut u# the doors of the tem#le of God, and made
himself altars in all the corners of 9erusalem%
,1(,?% )nd in all the cities of 9uda he built altars to burn
frankincense, and he #ro$oked the 'ord the God of his fathers to !rath%
,1(,A% But the rest of his acts, and all his !orks first and last are
!ritten in the book of the kings of 9uda and 5srael%
,1(,+% )nd )chaH sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in the city
of 9erusalem( for they recei$ed him not into the se#ulchres of the kings
of 5srael% )nd EHechias his son reigned in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter ,B
EHechias #urifieth the tem#le, and restoreth religion%
,B(*% o! EHechias began to reign, !hen he !as fi$e and t!enty years
old, and he reigned nine and t!enty years in 9erusalem( the name of his
mother !as )bia, the daughter of Iacharias%
,B(,% )nd he did that !hich !as #leasing in the sight of the 'ord,
according to all that Da$id his father had done%
,B(2% 5n the first year and month of his reign he o#ened the doors of
the house of the 'ord, and re#aired them%
,B(.% )nd he brought the #riests and the 'e$ites, and assembled them in
the east street%
,B(?% )nd he said to them( 8ear me, ye 'e$ites, and be sanctified,
#urify the house of the 'ord the God of your fathers, and take a!ay all
filth out of the sanctuary%
,B(A% Our fathers ha$e sinned and done e$il in the sight of the 'ord
God, forsaking him( they ha$e turned a!ay their faces from the
tabernacle of the 'ord, and turned their backs%
,B(+% They ha$e shut u# the doors that !ere in the #orch, and #ut out
the lam#s, and ha$e not burnt incense, nor offered holocausts in the
sanctuary of the God of 5srael%
,B(1% Therefore the !rath of the 'ord hath been stirred u# against 9uda
and 9erusalem, and he hath deli$ered them to trouble, and to
destruction, and to be hissed at, as you see !ith your eyes%
,B(B% Behold, our fathers are fallen by the s!ord, our sons, and our
daughters, and !i$es are led a!ay ca#ti$es for this !ickedness%
,B(*-% o! therefore 5 ha$e a mind that !e make a co$enant !ith the 'ord
the God of 5srael, and he !ill turn a!ay the !rath of his indignation
from us%
,B(**% <y sons, be not negligent( the 'ord hath chosen you to stand
before him, and to minister to him, and to !orshi# him, and to burn
incense to him%
,B(*,% Then the 'e$ites arose, <ahath the son of )masai, and 9oel the
son of )Harias, of the sons of "aath( and of the sons of <erari, "is the
son of )bdi, and )Harias the son of 9alaleel% )nd of the sons of Gerson,
9oah the son of Iemma, and Eden the son of 9oah%
,B(*2% )nd of the sons of Elisa#han, 4amri, and 9ahiel% )lso of the sons
of )sa#h, Iacharias, and <athanias%
,B(*.% )nd of the sons of 8eman, 9ahiel, and 4emei( and of the sons of
5dithun, 4emeias, and OHiel%
,B(*?% )nd they gathered together their brethren, and sanctified
themsel$es, and !ent in according to the commandment of the king, and
the #rece#t of the 'ord, to #urify the house of God%
,B(*A% )nd the #riests !ent into the tem#le of the 'ord to sanctify it,
and brought out all the uncleanness that they found !ithin to the
entrance of the house of the 'ord, and the 'e$ites took it a!ay, and
carried it out abroad to the torrent "edron%
,B(*+% )nd they began to cleanse on the first day of the first month,
and on the eighth day of the same month they came into the #orch of the
tem#le of the 'ord, and they #urified the tem#le in eight days, and on
the si>teenth day of the same month they finished !hat they had begun%
,B(*1% )nd they !ent in to king EHechias, and said to him( =e ha$e
sanctified all the house of the 'ord, and the altar of holocaust, and
the $essels thereof, and the table of #ro#osition !ith all its $essels,
,B(*B% )nd all the furniture of the tem#le, !hich king )chaH in his
reign had defiled, after his transgressionJ and behold they are all set
forth before the altar of the 'ord%
,B(,-% )nd king EHechias rising early, assembled all the rulers of the
city, and !ent u# into the house of the 'ord(
,B(,*% )nd they offered together se$en bullocks, and se$en rams, and
se$en lambs, and se$en he goats for sin, for the kingdom, for the
sanctuary, for 9uda( and he s#oke to the #riests the sons of )aron, to
offer them u#on the altar of the 'ord%
,B(,,% Therefore they killed the bullocks, and the #riests took the
blood, and #oured it u#on the altarJ they killed also the rams, and
their blood they #oured also u#on the altar, and they killed the lambs,
and #oured the blood u#on the altar%
,B(,2% )nd they brought the he goats for sin before the king, and the
!hole multitude, and they laid their hand u#on them(
,B(,.% )nd the #riests immolated them, and s#rinkled their blood before
the altar for an e>#iation of all 5srael( for the king had commanded
that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made for all 5srael%
,B(,?% )nd he set the 'e$ites in the house of the 'ord !ith cymbals, and
#salteries, and har#s according to the regulation of Da$id the king, and
of Gad the seer, and of athan the #ro#het( for it !as the commandment
of the 'ord by the hand of his #ro#hets%
,B(,A% )nd the 'e$ites stood, !ith the instruments of Da$id, and the
#riests !ith trum#ets%
,B(,+% )nd EHechias commanded that they should offer holocausts u#on the
altar( and !hen the holocausts !ere offered, they began to sing #raises
to the 'ord, and to sound !ith trum#ets, and di$ers instruments !hich
Da$id the king of 5srael had #re#ared%
,B(,1% )nd all the multitude adored, and the singers, and the
trum#eters, !ere in their office till the holocaust !as finished%
,B(,B% )nd !hen the oblation !as ended, the king, and all that !ere !ith
him bo!ed do!n and adored%
,B(2-% )nd EHechias and the #rinces commanded the 'e$ites to #raise the
'ord !ith the !ords of Da$id, and )sa#h the seer( and they #raised him
!ith great joy, and bo!ing the knee adored%
,B(2*% )nd EHechias added, and said( &ou ha$e filled your hands to the
'ord, come and offer $ictims, and #raises in the house of the 'ord% )nd
all the multitude offered $ictims, and #raises, and holocausts !ith a
de$out mind%
,B(2,% )nd the number of the holocausts !hich the multitude offered, !as
se$enty bullocks, a hundred rams, and t!o hundred lambs%
,B(22% )nd they consecrated to the 'ord si> hundred o>en, and three
thousand shee#%
,B(2.% But the #riests !ere fe!, and !ere not enough to flay the
holocausts( !herefore the 'e$ites their brethren hel#ed them, till the
!ork !as ended, and #riests !ere sanctified, for the 'e$ites are
sanctified !ith an easier rite than the #riests%
,B(2?% 4o there !ere many holocausts, and the fat of #eace offerings,
and the libations of holocausts( and the ser$ice of the house of the
'ord !as com#leted%
,B(2A% )nd EHechias, and all the #eo#le rejoiced because the ministry of
the 'ord !as accom#lished% 7or the resolution of doing this thing !as
taken suddenly%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2-
EHechias in$iteth all 5srael to celebrate the #aschJ the solemnity is
ke#t fourteen days%
2-(*% )nd EHechias sent to all 5srael and 9uda( and he !rote letters to
E#hraim and <anasses, that they should come to the house of the 'ord in
9erusalem, and kee# the #hase to the 'ord the God of 5srael,
2-(,% 7or the king, taking counsel, and the #rinces, and all the
assembly of 9erusalem, decreed to kee# the #hase the second month%
2-(2% 7or they could not kee# it in its timeJ because there !ere not
#riests enough sanctified, and the #eo#le !as not as yet gathered
together to 9erusalem%
The host of hea$en%%% The sun, moon, and stars%
2-(.% )nd the thing #leased the king, and all the #eo#le%
2-(?% )nd they decreed to send messengers to all 5srael from Bersabee
e$en to Dan, that they should come, and kee# the #hase to the 'ord the
God of 5srael in 9erusalem( for many had not ke#t it as it is #rescribed
by the la!%
2-(A% )nd the #osts !ent !ith letters by commandment of the king, and
his #rinces, to all 5srael and 9uda, #roclaiming according to the kingDs
orders( &e children of 5srael, turn again to the 'ord the God of
)braham, and of 5saac, and of 5srael( and he !ill return to the remnant
of you that ha$e esca#ed the hand of the king of the )ssyrians%
2-(+% Be not like your fathers, and brethren, !ho de#arted from the 'ord
the God of their fathers, and he hath gi$en them u# to destruction, as
you see%
2-(1% 8arden not your necks, as your fathers did( yield yoursel$es to
the 'ord, and come to his sanctuary, !hich he hath sanctified fore$er(
ser$e the 'ord the God of your fathers, and the !rath of his indignation
shall be turned a!ay from you%
2-(B% 7or if you turn again to the 'ord, your brethren, and children
shall find mercy before their masters, that ha$e led them a!ay ca#ti$e,
and they shall return into this land( for the 'ord your God is merciful,
and !ill not turn a!ay his face from you, if you return to him%
2-(*-% 4o the #osts !ent s#eedily from city to city, through the land of
E#hraim, and of <anasses, e$en to Iabulon, !hilst they laughed at them
and mocked them%
2-(**% e$ertheless some men of )ser, and of <anasses, and of Iabulon,
yielding to the counsel, came to 9erusalem%
2-(*,% But the hand of God !as in 9uda, to gi$e them one heart to do the
!ord of the 'ord, according to the commandment of the king, and of the
#rinces%
2-(*2% )nd much #eo#le !ere assembled to 9erusalem to celebrate the
solemnity of the unlea$ened bread in the second month(
2-(*.% )nd they arose and destroyed the altars that !ere in 9erusalem,
and took a!ay all things in !hich incense !as burnt to idols and cast
them into the torrent "edron%
2-(*?% )nd they immolated the #hase on the fourteenth day of the second
month% )nd the #riests and the 'e$ites being at length sanctified
offered holocausts in the house of the 'ord%
2-(*A% )nd they stood in their order according to the dis#osition and
la! of <oses the man of God( but the #riests recei$ed the blood !hich
!as to be #oured out, from the hands of the 'e$ites,
2-(*+% Because a great number !as not sanctified( and therefore the
'e$ites immolated the #hase for them that came not in time to be
sanctified to the 'ord%
2-(*1% 7or a great #art of the #eo#le from E#hraim, and <anasses, and
5ssachar, and Iabulon, that had not been sanctified, ate the #hase
other!ise than it is !ritten( and EHechias #rayed for them, saying( The
'ord !ho is good !ill she! mercy,
2-(*B% To all them, !ho !ith their !hole heart, seek the 'ord the God of
their fathers( and !ill not im#ute it to them that they are not
sanctified%
2-(,-% )nd the 'ord heard him, and !as merciful to the #eo#le%
2-(,*% )nd the children of 5srael, that !ere found at 9erusalem, ke#t
the feast of unlea$ened bread se$en days !ith great joy, #raising the
'ord e$ery day, the 'e$ites also, and the #riests, !ith instruments that
agreed to their office%
2-(,,% )nd EHechias s#oke to the heart of all the 'e$ites, that had good
understanding concerning the 'ord( and they ate during the se$en days of
the solemnity, immolating $ictims of #eace offerings, and #raising the
'ord the God of their fathers%
2-(,2% )nd it #leased the !hole multitude to kee# other se$en days(
!hich they did !ith great joy%
2-(,.% 7or EHechias the king of 9uda had gi$en to the multitude a
thousand bullocks, and se$en thousand shee#( and the #rinces had gi$en
the #eo#le a thousand bullocks, and ten thousand shee#( and a great
number of #riests !as sanctified%
2-(,?% )nd all the multitude of 9uda !ith the #riests and 'e$ites, and
all the assembly, that came out of 5sraelJ and the #roselytes of the
land of 5srael, and that d!elt in 9uda !ere full of joy%
2-(,A% )nd there !as a great solemnity in 9erusalem, such as had not
been in that city since the time of 4olomon the son of Da$id king of
5srael%
2-(,+% )nd the #riests and the 'e$ites rose u# and blessed the #eo#le(
and their $oice !as heard( and their #rayer came to the holy d!elling
#lace of hea$en%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2*
5dolatry is abolishedJ and #ro$isions made for the ministers%
2*(*% )nd !hen these things had been duly celebrated, all 5srael that
!ere found in the cities of 9uda, !ent out, and they broke the idols,
and cut do!n the gro$es, demolished the high #laces, and destroyed the
altars, not only out of all 9uda and Benjamin, but out of E#hraim also
and <anasses, till they had utterly destroyed them( then all the
children of 5srael returned to their #ossessions and cities%
2*(,% )nd EHechias a##ointed com#anies of the #riests, and the 'e$ites,
by their courses, e$ery man in his o!n office, to !it, both of the
#riests, and of the 'e$ites, for holocausts, and for #eace offerings, to
minister, and to #raise, and to sing in the gates of the cam# of the
'ord%
2*(2% )nd the kingDs #art !as, that of his #ro#er substance the
holocaust should be offered al!ays morning and e$ening, and on the
sabbaths, and the ne! moons and the other solemnities, as it is !ritten
in the la! of <oses%
2*(.% 8e commanded also the #eo#le that d!elt in 9erusalem, to gi$e to
the #riests, and the 'e$ites their #ortion, that they might attend to
the la! of the 'ord%
2*(?% =hich !hen it !as noised abroad in the ears of the #eo#le, the
children of 5srael offered in abundance the firstfruits of corn, !ine,
and oil, and honey( and brought the tithe of all things !hich the ground
bringeth forth%
2*(A% <oreo$er the children of 5srael and 9uda, that d!elt in the cities
of 9uda, brought in the tithes of o>en, and shee#, and the tithes of
holy things, !hich they had $o!ed to the 'ord their God( and carrying
them all, made many hea#s%
2*(+% 5n the third month they began to lay the foundations of the hea#s,
and in the se$enth month, they finished them%
2*(1% )nd !hen EHechias and his #rinces came in, they sa! the hea#s, and
they blessed the 'ord and the #eo#le of 5srael%
2*(B% )nd EHechias asked the #riests and the 'e$ites, !hy the hea#s lay
so%
2*(*-% )Harias the chief #riest of the race of 4adoc ans!ered him,
saying( 4ince the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the
'ord, !e ha$e eaten, and ha$e been filled, and abundance is left,
because the 'ord hath blessed his #eo#le( and of that !hich is left is
this great store !hich thou seest%
2*(**% Then EHechias commanded to #re#are storehouses in the house of
the 'ord% )nd !hen they had done so,
2*(*,% They brought in faithfully both the firstfruits, and the tithes,
and all they had $o!ed% )nd the o$erseer of them !as "honenias the
'e$ite, and 4emei his brother !as the second,
2*(*2% )nd after him 9ehiel, and )Harias, and ahath, and )sael, and
9erimoth, and 9oHabad, and Eliel, and 9esmachias, and <ahath, and
Banaias, o$erseers under the hand of "honenias, and 4emei his brother,
by the commandment of EHechias the king, and )Harias the high #riest of
the house of God, to !hom all things a##ertained%
2*(*.% But "ore the son of 9emna the 'e$ite, the #orter of the east
gate, !as o$erseer of the things !hich !ere freely offered to the 'ord,
and of the firstfruits and the things dedicated for the holy of holies%
2*(*?% )nd under his charge !ere Eden, and Benjamin, 9esue, and 4emeias,
and )marias, and 4echenias, in the cities of the #riests, to distribute
faithfully #ortions to their brethren, both little and great(
2*(*A% Besides the males from three years old and u#!ard, to all that
!ent into the tem#le of the 'ord, and !hatsoe$er there !as need of in
the ministry, and their offices according to their courses, day by day%
2*(*+% To the #riests by their families, and to the 'e$ites from the
t!entieth year and u#!ard, by their classes and com#anies%
2*(*1% )nd to all the multitude, both to their !i$es, and to their
children of both se>es, $ictuals !ere gi$en faithfully out of the things
that had been sanctified%
2*(*B% )lso of the sons of )aron !ho !ere in the fields and in the
suburbs of each city, there !ere men a##ointed, to distribute #ortions
to all the males, among the #riests and the 'e$ites%
2*(,-% 4o EHechias did all things !hich !e ha$e said in all 9uda, and
!rought that !hich !as good, and right, and truth, before the 'ord his
God,
2*(,*% 5n all the ser$ice of the house of the 'ord according to the la!
and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God !ith all his heart, and he
did it and #ros#ered%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2,
5dolatry is abolishedJ and #ro$isions made for the ministers%
2,(*% )nd !hen these things had been duly celebrated, all 5srael that
!ere found in the cities of 9uda, !ent out, and they broke the idols,
and cut do!n the gro$es, demolished the high #laces, and destroyed the
altars, not only out of all 9uda and Benjamin, but out of E#hraim also
and <anasses, till they had utterly destroyed them( then all the
children of 5srael returned to their #ossessions and cities%
2,(,% )nd EHechias a##ointed com#anies of the #riests, and the 'e$ites,
by their courses, e$ery man in his o!n office, to !it, both of the
#riests, and of the 'e$ites, for holocausts, and for #eace offerings, to
minister, and to #raise, and to sing in the gates of the cam# of the
'ord%
2,(2% )nd the kingDs #art !as, that of his #ro#er substance the
holocaust should be offered al!ays morning and e$ening, and on the
sabbaths, and the ne! moons and the other solemnities, as it is !ritten
in the la! of <oses%
2,(.% 8e commanded also the #eo#le that d!elt in 9erusalem, to gi$e to
the #riests, and the 'e$ites their #ortion, that they might attend to
the la! of the 'ord%
2,(?% =hich !hen it !as noised abroad in the ears of the #eo#le, the
children of 5srael offered in abundance the firstfruits of corn, !ine,
and oil, and honey( and brought the tithe of all things !hich the ground
bringeth forth%
2,(A% <oreo$er the children of 5srael and 9uda, that d!elt in the cities
of 9uda, brought in the tithes of o>en, and shee#, and the tithes of
holy things, !hich they had $o!ed to the 'ord their God( and carrying
them all, made many hea#s%
2,(+% 5n the third month they began to lay the foundations of the hea#s,
and in the se$enth month, they finished them%
2,(1% )nd !hen EHechias and his #rinces came in, they sa! the hea#s, and
they blessed the 'ord and the #eo#le of 5srael%
2,(B% )nd EHechias asked the #riests and the 'e$ites, !hy the hea#s lay
so%
2,(*-% )Harias the chief #riest of the race of 4adoc ans!ered him,
saying( 4ince the firstfruits began to be offered in the house of the
'ord, !e ha$e eaten, and ha$e been filled, and abundance is left,
because the 'ord hath blessed his #eo#le( and of that !hich is left is
this great store !hich thou seest%
2,(**% Then EHechias commanded to #re#are storehouses in the house of
the 'ord% )nd !hen they had done so,
2,(*,% They brought in faithfully both the firstfruits, and the tithes,
and all they had $o!ed% )nd the o$erseer of them !as "honenias the
'e$ite, and 4emei his brother !as the second,
2,(*2% )nd after him 9ehiel, and )Harias, and ahath, and )sael, and
9erimoth, and 9oHabad, and Eliel, and 9esmachias, and <ahath, and
Banaias, o$erseers under the hand of "honenias, and 4emei his brother,
by the commandment of EHechias the king, and )Harias the high #riest of
the house of God, to !hom all things a##ertained%
2,(*.% But "ore the son of 9emna the 'e$ite, the #orter of the east
gate, !as o$erseer of the things !hich !ere freely offered to the 'ord,
and of the firstfruits and the things dedicated for the holy of holies%
2,(*?% )nd under his charge !ere Eden, and Benjamin, 9esue, and 4emeias,
and )marias, and 4echenias, in the cities of the #riests, to distribute
faithfully #ortions to their brethren, both little and great(
2,(*A% Besides the males from three years old and u#!ard, to all that
!ent into the tem#le of the 'ord, and !hatsoe$er there !as need of in
the ministry, and their offices according to their courses, day by day%
2,(*+% To the #riests by their families, and to the 'e$ites from the
t!entieth year and u#!ard, by their classes and com#anies%
2,(*1% )nd to all the multitude, both to their !i$es, and to their
children of both se>es, $ictuals !ere gi$en faithfully out of the things
that had been sanctified%
2,(*B% )lso of the sons of )aron !ho !ere in the fields and in the
suburbs of each city, there !ere men a##ointed, to distribute #ortions
to all the males, among the #riests and the 'e$ites%
2,(,-% 4o EHechias did all things !hich !e ha$e said in all 9uda, and
!rought that !hich !as good, and right, and truth, before the 'ord his
God,
2,(,*% 5n all the ser$ice of the house of the 'ord according to the la!
and the ceremonies, desiring to seek his God !ith all his heart, and he
did it and #ros#ered%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 22
<anasses for his manifold !ickedness is led ca#ti$e to Babylon( he
re#enteth, and is restored to his kingdom, and destroyeth idolatry( his
successor )mon is slain by his ser$ants%
22(*% <anasses !as t!el$e years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned fifty-fi$e years in 9erusalem%
22(,% )nd he did e$il before the 'ord, according to all the abominations
of the nations, !hich the 'ord cast out before the children of 5srael(
22(2% )nd he turned, and built again the high #laces !hich EHechias his
father had destroyed( and he built altars to Baalim, and made gro$es,
and he adored all the host of hea$en, and !orshi##ed them%
The host of hea$en%%% The sun, moon, and stars%
22(.% 8e built also altars in the house of the 'ord, !hereof the 'ord
had said( 5n 9erusalem shall my name be for e$er%
22(?% )nd he built them for all the host of hea$en in the t!o courts of
the house of the 'ord%
22(A% )nd he made his sons to #ass through the fire in the $alley of
Benennom( he obser$ed dreams, follo!ed di$inations, ga$e himself u# to
magic arts, had !ith him magicians, and enchanters( and he !rought many
e$ils before the 'ord, to #ro$oke him to anger%
22(+% 8e set also a gra$en, and a molten statue in the house of God, of
!hich God had said to Da$id, and to 4olomon his son( 5n this house, and
in 9erusalem, !hich 5 ha$e chosen out of all the tribes of 5srael, !ill
5 #ut my name for e$er%
22(1% )nd 5 !ill not make the foot of 5srael to be remo$ed out of the
land !hich 5 ha$e deli$ered to their fathers( yet so if they !ill take
heed to do !hat 5 ha$e commanded them, and all the la!, and the
ceremonies, and judgments by the hand of <oses%
22(B% 4o <anasses seduced 9uda, and the inhabitants of 9erusalem, to do
e$il beyond all the nations, !hich the 'ord had destroyed before the
face of the children of 5srael%
22(*-% )nd the 'ord s#oke to his #eo#le, and they !ould not hearken%
22(**% Therefore he brought u#on them the ca#tains of he army of the
king of the )ssyrians( and they took <anasses, and carried him bound
!ith chains and fetters to Babylon%
22(*,% )nd after that he !as in distress he #rayed to the 'ord his God(
and did #enance e>ceedingly before the God of his fathers%
22(*2% )nd he entreated him, and besought him earnestly( and he heard
his #rayer, and brought him again to 9erusalem into his kingdom, and
<anasses kne! that the 'ord !as God%
22(*.% )fter this he built a !all !ithout the city of Da$id, on the !est
side of Gihon in the $alley, from the entering in of the gate round
about to O#hel, and raised it u# to a great height( and he a##ointed
ca#tains of the army in all the fenced cities of 9uda(
22(*?% )nd he took a!ay the strange gods, and the idol out of the house
of the 'ord( the altars also !hich he had made in the mount of the house
of the 'ord, and in 9erusalem, and he cast them all out of the city%
22(*A% )nd he re#aired the altar of the 'ord, and sacrificed u#on it
$ictims, and #eace offerings, and #raise( and he commanded 9uda to ser$e
the 'ord the God of 5srael%
22(*+% e$ertheless the #eo#le still sacrificed in the high #laces to
the 'ord their God%
22(*1% But the rest of the acts of <anasses, and his #rayer to his God,
and the !ords of the seers that s#oke to him in the name of the 'ord the
God of 5srael, are contained in the !ords of the kings of 5srael%
22(*B% 8is #rayer also, and his being heard and all his sins, and
contem#t, and #laces !herein he built high #laces, and set u# gro$es,
and statues before he did #enance, are !ritten in the !ords of 8oHai%
22(,-% )nd <anasses sle#t !ith his fathers, and they buried him in his
house( and his son )mon reigned in his stead%
22(,*% )mon !as t!o and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and he
reigned t!o years in 9erusalem%
22(,,% )nd he did e$il in the sight of the 'ord, as <anasses his father
had done( he sacrificed to all the idols !hich <anasses his father had
made, and ser$ed them%
22(,2% )nd he did not humble himself before the lord, as <anasses his
father had humbled himself, but committed far greater sin%
22(,.% )nd his ser$ants cons#ired against him, and sle! him in his o!n
house%
22(,?% But the rest of the multitude of the #eo#le sle! them that had
killed )mon, and made 9osias his son king in his stead%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2.
9osias destroyeth idolatry, re#aireth the tem#le, and rene!eth the
co$enant bet!een God and the #eo#le%
2.(*% 9osias !as eight years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
one and thirty years in 9erusalem%
2.(,% )nd he did that !hich !as right in the sight of the 'ord, and
!alked in the !ays of Da$id his father( he declined not, neither to the
right hand, nor to the left%
2.(2% )nd in the eighth year of his reign, !hen he !as yet a boy, he
began to seek the God of his father Da$id( and in the t!elfth year after
he began to reign, he cleansed 9uda and 9erusalem from the high #laces,
and the gro$es, and the idols, and the gra$en things%
2.(.% )nd they broke do!n before him the altars of Baalim, and
demolished the idols that had been set u#on them( and he cut do!n the
gro$es and the gra$en things, and broke them in #ieces( and stre!ed the
fragments u#on the gra$es of them that had sacrificed to them%
2.(?% )nd he burnt the bones of the #riests on the altars of the idols,
and he cleansed 9uda and 9erusalem%
2.(A% )nd in the cities of <anasses, and of E#hraim, and of 4imeon, e$en
to e#htali he demolished all%
2.(+% )nd !hen he had destroyed the altars, and the gro$es, and had
broken the idols in #ieces, and had demolished all #rofane tem#les
throughout all the land of 5srael, he returned to 9erusalem%
2.(1% o! in the eighteenth year of his reign, !hen he had cleansed the
land, and the tem#le of the 'ord, he sent 4a#han the son of Elselias,
and <aasias the go$ernor of the city, 9oha the son of 9oachaH the
recorder, to re#air the house of the 'ord his God%
2.(B% )nd they came to 8elcias the high #riest( and recei$ed of him the
money !hich had been brought into the house of the 'ord, and !hich the
'e$ites and #orters had gathered together from <anasses, and E#hraim,
and all the remnant of 5srael, and from all 9uda, and Benjamin, and the
inhabitants of 9erusalem,
2.(*-% =hich they deli$ered into the hands of them that !ere o$er the
!orkmen in the house of the 'ord, to re#air the tem#le, and mend all
that !as !eak%
2.(**% But they ga$e it to the artificers, and to the masons, to buy
stones out of the Luarries, and timber for the cou#lings of the
building, and to rafter the houses, !hich the kings of 9uda had
destroyed%
2.(*,% )nd they did all faithfully% o! the o$erseers of the !orkmen
!ere 9ahath and )bdias of the sons of <erari, Iacharias and <osollam of
the sons of "aath, !ho hastened the !ork( all 'e$ites skilful to #lay on
instruments%
2.(*2% But o$er them that carried burdens for di$ers uses, !ere scribes,
and masters of the number of the 'e$ites, and #orters%
2.(*.% o! !hen they carried out the money that had been brought into
the tem#le of the 'ord, 8elcias the #riest found the book of the la! of
the 'ord, by the hand of <oses%
2.(*?% )nd he said to 4a#han the scribe( 5 ha$e found the book of the
la! in the house of the 'ord( and he deli$ered it to him%
2.(*A% But he carried the book to the king, and told him, saying( 'o,
all that thou hast committed to thy ser$ants, is accom#lished%
2.(*+% They ha$e gathered together the sil$er that !as found in the
house of the 'ord( and it is gi$en to the o$erseers of the artificers,
and of the !orkmen, for di$ers !orks%
2.(*1% <oreo$er 8elcias the #riest ga$e me this book% )nd he read it
before the king%
2.(*B% )nd !hen he had heard the !ords of the la!, he rent his garments(
2.(,-% )nd he commanded 8elcias, and )hicam the son of 4a#han, and )bdon
the son of <icha, and 4a#han the scribe, and )saa the kingDs ser$ant,
saying(
2.(,*% Go, and #ray to the 'ord for me, and for the remnant of 5srael,
and 9uda, concerning all the !ords of this book, !hich is found( for the
great !rath of the 'ord hath fallen u#on us, because our fathers ha$e
not ke#t the !ords of the 'ord, to do all things that are !ritten in
this book%
2.(,,% )nd 8elcias and they that !ere sent !ith him by the king, !ent to
Olda the #ro#hetess, the !ife of 4ellum the son of Thecuath, the son of
8asra kee#er of the !ardrobe( !ho d!elt in 9erusalem in the 4econd #art(
and they s#oke to her the !ords abo$e mentioned%
2.(,2% )nd she ans!ered them( Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael(
Tell the man that sent you to me(
2.(,.% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill bring e$ils u#on this #lace,
and u#on the inhabitants thereof, and all the curses that are !ritten in
this book !hich they read before the king of 9uda%
2.(,?% Because they ha$e forsaken me, and ha$e sacrificed to strange
gods, to #ro$oke me to !rath !ith all the !orks of their hands,
therefore my !rath shall fail u#on this #lace, and shall not be
Luenched%
2.(,A% But as to the king of 9uda that sent you to beseech the 'ord,
thus shall you say to him( Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael(
Because thou hast heard the !ords of this book,
2.(,+% )nd thy heart !as softened, and thou hast humbled thyself in the
sight of God for the things that are s#oken against this #lace, and the
inhabitants of 9erusalem, and re$erencing my face, hast rent thy
garments, and !e#t before me( 5 also ha$e heard thee, saith the 'ord%
2.(,1% 7or no! 5 !ill gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be
brought to thy tomb in #eace( and thy eyes shall not see all the e$il
that 5 !ill bring u#on this #lace, and the inhabitants thereof% They
therefore re#orted to the king all that she had said%
2.(,B% )nd he called together all the ancients of 9uda and 9erusalem%
2.(2-% )nd !ent u# to the house of the 'ord, and all the men of 9uda,
and the inhabitants of 9erusalem, the #riests and the 'e$ites, and all
the #eo#le from the least to the greatest% )nd the king read in their
hearing, in the house of the 'ord, all the !ords of the book%
2.(2*% )nd standing u# in his tribunal, he made a co$enant before the
'ord to !alk after him, and kee# his commandments, and testimonies, and
justifications !ith all his heart, and !ith all his soul, and to do the
things that !ere !ritten in that book !hich he had read%
2.(2,% )nd he adjured all that !ere found in 9erusalem and Benjamin to
do the same( and the inhabitants of 9erusalem did according to the
co$enant of the 'ord the God of their fathers%
2.(22% )nd 9osias took a!ay all the abominations out of all the
countries of the children of 5srael and made all that !ere left in
5srael, to ser$e the 'ord their God% )s long as he li$ed they de#arted
not from the 'ord the God of their fathers%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2?
9osias celebrateth a most solemn #asch% 8e is slain by the king of
Egy#t%
2?(*% )nd 9osias ke#t a #hase to the 'ord in 9erusalem, and it !as
sacrificed on the fourteenth day of the first month%
2?(,% )nd he set the #riests in their offices, and e>horted them to
minister in the house of the 'ord%
2?(2% )nd he s#oke to the 'e$ites, by !hose instruction all 5srael !as
sanctified to the 'ord, saying( Put the ark in the sanctuary of the
tem#le, !hich 4olomon the son of Da$id king of 5srael built( for you
shall carry it no more( but minister no! to the 'ord your God, and to
his #eo#le 5srael%
2?(.% )nd #re#are yoursel$es by your houses, and families according to
your courses, as Da$id king of 5srael commanded, and 4olomon his son
hath !ritten%
2?(?% )nd ser$e ye in the sanctuary by the families and com#anies of
'e$i%
2?(A% )nd being sanctified kill the #hase, and #re#are your brethren,
that they may do according to the !ords !hich the 'ord s#oke by the hand
of <oses%
2?(+% )nd 9osias ga$e to all the #eo#le that !ere found there in the
solemnity of the #hase, of lambs and of kids of the flocks, and of other
small cattle thirty thousand, and of o>en three thousand, all these !ere
of the kingDs substance%
2?(1% )nd his #rinces !illingly offered !hat they had $o!ed, both to the
#eo#le and to the #riests and the 'e$ites% <oreo$er 8elcias, and
Iacharias, and 9ahiel rulers of the house of the 'ord, ga$e to the
#riests to kee# the #hase t!o thousand si> hundred small cattle, and
three hundred o>en%
2?(B% )nd "honenias, and 4emeias and athanael, his brethren, and
8asabias, and 9ehiel, and 9oHabad #rinces of the 'e$ites, ga$e to the
rest of the 'e$ites to celebrate the #hase fi$e thousand small cattle,
and fi$e hundred o>en%
2?(*-% )nd the ministry !as #re#ared, and the #riests stood in their
office( the 'e$ites also in their com#anies, according to the kingDs
commandment%
2?(**% )nd the #hase !as immolated( and the #riests s#rinkled the blood
!ith their hand, and the 'e$ites flayed the holocausts(
2?(*,% )nd they se#arated them, to gi$e them by the houses and families
of e$ery one, and to be offered to the 'ord, as it is !ritten in the
book of <oses, and !ith the o>en they did in like manner%
2?(*2% )nd they roasted the #hase !ith fire, according to that !hich is
!ritten in the la!( but the $ictims of #eace offerings they boiled in
caldrons, and kettles, and #ots, and they distributed them s#eedily
among all the #eo#le%
2?(*.% )nd after!ards they made ready for themsel$es, and for the
#riests( for the #riests !ere busied in offering of holocausts and the
fat until night, !herefore the 'e$ites #re#ared for themsel$es, and for
the #riests the sons of )aron last%
2?(*?% )nd the singers the sons of )sa#h stood in their order, according
to the commandment of Da$id, and )sa#h, and 8eman, and 5dithun, the
#ro#hets of the king( and the #orters ke#t guard at e$ery gate, so as
not to de#art one moment from their ser$ice, and therefore their
brethren the 'e$ites #re#ared meats for them%
2?(*A% 4o all the ser$ice of the 'ord !as duly accom#lished that day,
both in kee#ing the #hase and offering holocausts u#on the altar of the
'ord, according to the commandment of king 9osias%
2?(*+% )nd the children of 5srael that !ere found there, ke#t the #hase
at that time, and the feast of unlea$ened se$en days%
2?(*1% There !as no #hase like to this in 5srael, from the days of
4amuel the #ro#het( neither did any of all the kings of 5srael kee# such
a #hase as 9osias ke#t, !ith the #riests, and the 'e$ites, and all 9uda,
and 5srael that !ere found, and the inhabitants of 9erusalem%
2?(*B% 5n the eighteenth year of the reign of 9osias !as this #hase
celebrated%
2?(,-% )fter that 9osias had re#aired the tem#le, echao king of Egy#t
came u# to fight in "harcamis by the Eu#hrates( and 9osias !ent out to
meet him%
2?(,*% But he sent messengers to him, saying( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith
thee, O king of 9udaM 5 come not against thee this day, but 5 fight
against another house, to !hich God hath commanded me to go in haste(
forbear to do against God, !ho is !ith me, lest he kill thee%
2?(,,% 9osias !ould not return, but #re#ared to fight against him, and
hearkened not to the !ords of echao from the mouth of God, but !ent to
fight in the field of <ageddo%
2?(,2% )nd there he !as !ounded by the archers, and he said to his
ser$ants( "arry me out of the battle, for 5 am grie$ously !ounded%
2?(,.% )nd they remo$ed him from the chariot into another, that follo!ed
him after the manner of kings, and they carried him a!ay to 9erusalem,
and he died, and !as buried in the monument of his fathers, and all 9uda
and 9erusalem mourned for him,
2?(,?% Particularly 9eremias( !hose lamentations for 9osias all the
singing men and singing !omen re#eat unto this day, and it became like a
la! in 5srael( Behold it is found !ritten in the 'amentations%
2?(,A% o! the rest of the acts of 9osias and of his mercies, according
to !hat !as commanded by the la! of the 'ord(
2?(,+% )nd his !orks first and last, are !ritten in the book of the
kings of 9uda and 5srael%
, Parali#omenon "ha#ter 2A
The reigns of 9oachaH, 9oakim, 9oachin, and 4edecias( the ca#ti$ity of
Babylon released at length by "yrus%
2A(*% Then the #eo#le of the land took 9oachaH the son of 9osias, and
made him king instead of his father in 9erusalem%
2A(,% 9oachaH !as three and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned three months in 9erusalem%
2A(2% )nd the king of Egy#t came to 9erusalem, and de#osed him, and
condemned the land in a hundred talents of sil$er, and a talent of gold%
2A(.% )nd he made Eliakim his brother king in his stead, o$er 9uda and
9erusalem( and he turned his name to 9oakim( but he took 9oachaH !ith
him and carried him a!ay into Egy#t%
2A(?% 9oakim !as fi$e and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign, and
he reigned ele$en years in 9erusalem( and he did e$il before the 'ord
his God%
2A(A% )gainst him came u# abuchodonosor king of the "haldeans, and led
him bound in chains into Babylon%
2A(+% )nd he carried also thither the $essels of the 'ord, and #ut them
in his tem#le%
2A(1% But the rest of the acts of 9oakim, and his abominations, !hich he
!rought, and the things that !ere found in him, are contained in the
book of the kings of 9uda and 5srael% )nd 9oachin his son reigned in his
stead%
2A(B% 9oachin !as eight years old !hen he began to reign, and he reigned
three months and ten days in 9erusalem, and he did e$il in the sight of
the 'ord%
Eight years old%%% 8e !as associated by his father to the kingdom, !hen
he !as but eight years oldJ but after his fatherDs death, !hen he
reigned alone, he !as eighteen years old% . ;ings ,.%1%
2A(*-% )nd at the return of the year, king abuchodonosor sent, and
brought him to Babylon, carrying a!ay at the same time the most #recious
$essels of the house of the 'ord( and he made 4edecias his uncle king
o$er 9uda and 9erusalem%
2A(**% 4edecias !as one and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign( and
he reigned ele$en years in 9erusalem%
2A(*,% )nd he did e$il in the eyes of the 'ord his God, and did not
re$erence the face of 9eremias the #ro#het s#eaking to him from the
mouth of the 'ord%
2A(*2% 8e also re$olted from king abuchodonosor, !ho had made him s!ear
by God( and he hardened his neck and his heart, from returning to the
'ord the God of 5srael%
2A(*.% <oreo$er all the chief of the #riests, and the #eo#le !ickedly
transgressed according to all the abominations of the Gentiles( and they
defiled the house of the 'ord, !hich he had sanctified to himself in
9erusalem%
2A(*?% )nd the 'ord the God of their fathers sent to them, by the hand
of his messengers, rising early, and daily admonishing them( because he
s#ared his #eo#le and his d!elling #lace%
2A(*A% But they mocked the messengers of God, and des#ised his !ords,
and misused the #ro#hets, until the !rath of the 'ord arose against his
#eo#le, and there !as no remedy%
2A(*+% 7or he brought u#on them the king of the "haldeans, and he sle!
their young men !ith the s!ord in the house of his sanctuary, he had no
com#assion on young man, or maiden, old man or e$en him that stoo#ed for
age, but he deli$ered them all into his hands%
2A(*1% )nd all the $essels of the house of 'ord, great and small, and
the treasures of the tem#le and of the king, and of the #rinces he
carried a!ay to Babylon%
2A(*B% )nd the enemies set fire to the house of God, and broke do!n the
!all of 9erusalem, burnt all the to!ers, and !hat soe$er !as #recious
they destroyed%
2A(,-% =hosoe$er esca#ed the s!ord, !as led into Babylon, and there
ser$ed the king and his sons, till the reign of the king of Persia,
2A(,*% That the !ord of the 'ord by the mouth of 9eremias might be
fulfilled, and the land might kee# her sabbaths( for all the days of the
desolation she ke#t a sabbath, till the se$enty years !ere e>#ired%
2A(,,% But in the first year of "yrus king of the Persians, to fulfil
the !ord of the 'ord, !hich he had s#oken by the mouth of 9eremias, the
'ord stirred u# the heart of "yrus, king of the Persians( !ho commanded
it to be #roclaimed through all his kingdom, and by !riting also,
saying(
2A(,2% Thus saith "yrus king of the Persians( )ll the kingdoms of the
earth hath the 'ord the God of hea$en gi$en to me, and he hath charged
me to build him a house in 9erusalem, !hich is in 9udea( !ho is there
among you of all his #eo#leM The 'ord his God be !ith him, and let him
go u#%
T8E 75R4T BOO; O7 E4DR)4
This Book taketh its name from the !riter( !ho !as a holy #riest, and
doctor of the la!% 8e is called by the 8ebre!s, EHra%
* Esdras "ha#ter *
"yrus king of Persia releaseth GodDs #eo#le from their ca#ti$ity, !ith
license to return and build the tem#le in 9erusalem( and restoreth the
holy $essels !hich abuchodonosor had taken from thence%
*(*% 5n the first year of "yrus king of the Persians, that the !ord of
the 'ord by the mouth of 9eremias might be fulfilled, the 'ord stirred
u# the s#irit of "yrus king of the Persians( and he made a #roclamation
throughout all his kingdom, and in !riting also, saying(
*(,% Thus saith "yrus king of the Persians( The 'ord the God of hea$en
hath gi$en to me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he hath charged me
to build him a house in 9erusalem, !hich is in 9udea%
*(2% =ho is there among you of all his #eo#leM 8is God be !ith him% 'et
him go u# to 9erusalem, !hich is in 9udea, and build the house of the
'ord the God of 5srael( he is the God that is in 9erusalem%
*(.% )nd let all the rest in all #laces !heresoe$er they d!ell, hel# him
e$ery man from his #lace, !ith sil$er and gold, and goods, and cattle,
besides that !hich they offer freely to the tem#le of God, !hich is in
9erusalem%
*(?% Then rose u# the chief of the fathers of 9uda and Benjamin, and the
#riests, and 'e$ites, and e$ery one !hose s#irit God had raised u#, to
go u# to build the tem#le of the 'ord, !hich !as in 9erusalem%
*(A% )nd all they that !ere round about, hel#ed their hands !ith $essels
of sil$er, and gold, !ith goods, and !ith beasts, and !ith furniture,
besides !hat they had offered on their o!n accord%
*(+% )nd king "yrus brought forth $essels of the tem#le of the 'ord,
!hich abuchodonosor had taken from 9erusalem, and had #ut them in the
tem#le of his god%
*(1% o! "yrus king of Persia brought them forth by the hand of
<ithridates the son of GaHabar, and numbered them to 4assabasar the
#rince of 9uda%
*(B% )nd this is the number of them( thirty bo!ls of gold, a thousand
bo!ls of sil$er, nine and t!enty kni$es, thirty cu#s of gold,
*(*-% 4il$er cu#s of a second sort, four hundred and ten( other $essels
a thousand%
*(**% )ll the $essels of gold and sil$er, fi$e thousand four hundred(
all these 4assabasar brought !ith them that came u# from the ca#ti$ity
of Babylon to 9erusalem%
* Esdras "ha#ter ,
The number of them that returned to 9udea( their oblations%
,(*% o! these are the children of the #ro$ince, that !ent out of the
ca#ti$ity, !hich abuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried a!ay to
Babylon, and !ho returned to 9erusalem and 9uda, e$ery man to his city%
,(,% =ho came !ith Iorobabel, 9osue, ehemia, 4araia, Rahelaia,
<ardochai, Belsan, <es#har, Beguai, Rehum, Baana% The number of the men
of the #eo#le of 5srael(
,(2% The children of Pharos t!o thousand one hundred se$enty-t!o%
,(.% The children of 4e#hatia, three hundred se$enty-t!o%
,(?% The children of )rea, se$en hundred se$enty-fi$e%
,(A% The children of Phahath <oab, of the children of 9osue( 9oab, T!o
thousand eight hundred t!el$e%
,(+% The children of Elam, a thousand t!o hundred fifty-four%
,(1% The children of Iethua, nine hundred forty-fi$e%
,(B% The children of Iachai, se$en hundred si>ty%
,(*-% The children of Bani, si> hundred forty-t!o%
,(**% The children of Bebai, si> hundred t!enty-three%
,(*,% The children of )Hgad, a thousand t!o hundred t!enty-t!o%
,(*2% The children of )donicam, si> hundred si>ty-si>%
,(*.% The children of Beguai, t!o thousand fifty-si>%
,(*?% The children of )din, four hundred fifty-four%
,(*A% The children of )ther, !ho !ere of EHechias, ninety-eight%
,(*+% The children of Besai, three hundred and t!enty-three%
,(*1% The children of 9ora, a hundred and t!el$e%
,(*B% The children of 8asum, t!o hundred t!enty-three%
,(,-% The children of Gebbar, ninety-fi$e%
,(,*% The children of Bethlehem, a hundred t!enty-three%
,(,,% The men of etu#ha, fifty-si>%
,(,2% The men of )nathoth, a hundred t!enty-eight%
,(,.% The children of )Hma$eth, forty-t!o%
,(,?% The children of "ariathiarim, "e#hira, and Beroth, se$en hundred
forty-three%
,(,A% The children of Rama and Gabaa, si> hundred t!enty-one%
,(,+% The men of <achmas, a hundred t!enty-t!o%
,(,1% The men of Bethel and 8ai, t!o hundred t!enty-three%
,(,B% The children of ebo, fifty-t!o%
,(2-% The children of <egbis, a hundred fifty-si>%
,(2*% The children of the other Elam, a thousand t!o hundred fifty-fi$e%
,(2,% The children of 8arim, three hundred and t!enty%
,(22% The children of 'od, 8adid and Ono, se$en hundred t!enty-fi$e%
,(2.% The children of 9ericho, three hundred forty-fi$e%
,(2?% The children of 4enaa, three thousand si> hundred thirty%
,(2A% The #riests( the children of 9adaia of the house of 9osue, nine
hundred se$enty-three%
,(2+% The children of Emmer, a thousand fifty-t!o%
,(21% The children of Pheshur, a thousand t!o hundred forty-se$en%
,(2B% The children of 8arim, a thousand and se$enteen%
,(.-% The 'e$ites( the children of 9osue and of "edmihel, the children
of Odo$ia, se$enty-four%
,(.*% The singing men( the children of )sa#h, a hundred t!enty-eight%
,(.,% The children of the #orters( the children of 4ellum, the children
of )ter, the children of Telmon, the children of )ccub, the children of
8atita, the children of 4obai( in all a hundred thirty-nine%
,(.2% The athinites( the children of 4iha, the children of 8asu#ha, the
children of Tabbaoth,
,(..% The children of "eros, the children of 4ia, the children of
Phadon,
,(.?% The children of 'ebana, the children of 8egaba, the children of
)ccub,
,(.A% The children of 8agab, the children of 4emlai, the children of
8anan,
,(.+% The children of Gaddel, the children of Gaher, the children of
Raaia,
,(.1% The children of Rasin, the children of ecoda, the children of
GaHam,
,(.B% The children of )sa, the children of Phasea, the children of
Besee,
,(?-% The children of )sena, the children of <unim, the children of
e#husim,
,(?*% The children of Bacbuc, the children of 8acu#ha, the children of
8arhur,
,(?,% The children of Besluth, the children of <ahida, the children of
8arsa,
,(?2% The children of Bercos, the children of 4isara, the children of
Thema,
,(?.% The children of asia, the children of 8ati#ha,
,(??% The children of the ser$ants of 4olomon, the children of 4otai,
the children of 4o#heret, the children of Pharuda,
,(?A% The children of 9ala, the children of Dercon, the children of
Geddel,
,(?+% The children of 4a#hatia, the children of 8atil, the children of
Phochereth, !hich !ere of )sebaim, the children of )mi,
,(?1% )ll the athinites, and the children of the ser$ants of 4olomon,
three hundred ninety-t!o%
,(?B% )nd these are they that came u# from Thelmela, Thelharsa, "herub,
and )don, and Emer% )nd they could not she! the house of their fathers
and their seed, !hether they !ere of 5srael%
,(A-% The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of
ecoda, si> hundred fifty-t!o%
,(A*% )nd of the children of the #riests( the children of 8obia, the
children of )ccos, the children of BerHellai, !ho took a !ife of the
daughters of BerHellai, the Galaadite, and !as called by their name(
,(A,% These sought the !riting of their genealogy, and found it not, and
they !ere cast out of the #riesthood%
,(A2% )nd )thersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the holy
of holies, till there arose a #riest learned and #erfect%
,(A.% )ll the multitudes as one man, !ere forty-t!o thousand three
hundred and si>ty(
7orty-t!o thousand, etc%%% Those !ho are reckoned u# abo$e of the tribes
of 9uda, Benjamin, and 'e$i, fall short of this number% The rest, !ho
must be taken in to make u# the !hole sum, !ere of the other tribes%
,(A?% Besides their menser$ants, and !omenser$ants, of !hom there !ere
se$en thousand three hundred and thirty-se$en( and among them singing
men, and singing !omen t!o hundred%
,(AA% Their horses se$en hundred thirty-si>, their mules t!o hundred
forty-fi$e,
,(A+% Their camels four hundred thirty-fi$e, their asses si> thousand
se$en hundred and t!enty%
,(A1% )nd some of the chief of the fathers, !hen they came to the tem#le
of the 'ord, !hich is in 9erusalem, offered freely to the house of the
'ord to build it in its #lace%
,(AB% )ccording to their ability, they ga$e to!ards the e>#enses of the
!ork, si>ty-one thousand solids of gold, fi$e thousand #ounds of sil$er,
and a hundred garments for the #riests%
,(+-% 4o the #riests and the 'e$ites, and some of the #eo#le, and the
singing men, and the #orters, and the athinites d!elt in their cities,
and all 5srael in their cities%
* Esdras "ha#ter 2
)n altar is built for sacrifice, the feast of tabernacles is solemnly
celebrated, and the foundations of the tem#le are laid%
2(*% )nd no! the se$enth month !as come, and the children of 5srael !ere
in their cities( and the #eo#le gathered themsel$es together as one man
to 9erusalem%
2(,% )nd 9osue the son of 9osedec rose u#, and his brethren the #riests,
and Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, and his brethren, and they built the
altar of the God of 5srael that they might offer holocausts u#on it, as
it is !ritten in the la! of <oses the man of God%
9osue%%% or 9esus E9eshuaG the son of 9osedecJ he !as the high #riest,
at that time%
2(2% )nd they set the altar of God u#on its bases, !hile the #eo#le of
the lands round about #ut them in fear, and they offered u#on it a
holocaust to the 'ord morning and e$ening%
2(.% )nd they ke#t the feast of tabernacles, as it is !ritten, and
offered the holocaust e$ery day orderly according to the commandment,
the duty of the day in its day%
2(?% )nd after!ards the continual holocaust, both on the ne! moons, and
on all the solemnities of the 'ord, that !ere consecrated, and on all in
!hich a free!ill offering !as made to the 'ord%
2(A% 7rom the first day of the se$enth month they began to offer
holocausts to the 'ord( but the tem#le of God !as not yet founded%
2(+% )nd they ga$e money to he!ers of stones and to masons( and meat and
drink, and oil to the 4idonians and Tyrians, to bring cedar trees from
'ibanus to the sea of 9o##e, according to the orders !hich "yrus king of
the Persians had gi$en them%
2(1% )nd in the second year of their coming to the tem#le of God in
9erusalem, the second month, Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, and 9osue
the son of 9osedec, and the rest of their brethren the #riests, and the
'e$ites, and all that !ere come from the ca#ti$ity to 9erusalem began,
and they a##ointed 'e$ites from t!enty years old and u#!ard, to hasten
for!ard the !ork of the 'ord%
2(B% Then 9osue and his sons and his brethren, "edmihel, and his sons,
and the children of 9uda, as one man, stood to hasten them that did the
!ork in the tem#le of God( the sons of 8enadad, and their sons, and
their brethren the 'e$ites%
2(*-% )nd !hen the masons laid the foundations of the tem#le of the
'ord, the #riests stood in their ornaments !ith trum#ets( and the
'e$ites the sons of )sa#h !ith cymbals, to #raise God by the hands of
Da$id king of 5srael%
2(**% )nd they sung together hymns, and #raise to the 'ord( because he
is good, for his mercy endureth for e$er to!ards 5srael% )nd all the
#eo#le shouted !ith a great shout, #raising the 'ord, because the
foundations of the tem#le of the 'ord !ere laid%
2(*,% But many of the #riests and the 'e$ites, and the chief of the
fathers and the ancients that had seen the former tem#leJ !hen they had
the foundation of this tem#le before their eyes, !e#t !ith a loud $oice(
and many shouting for joy, lifted u# their $oice%
2(*2% 4o that one could not distinguish the $oice of the shout of joy,
from the noise of the !ee#ing of the #eo#le( for one !ith another the
#eo#le shouted !ith a loud shout, and the $oice !as heard afar off%
* Esdras "ha#ter .
The 4amaritans by their letter to the king hinder the building%
.(*% o! the enemies of 9uda and Benjamin heard that the children of the
ca#ti$ity !ere building a tem#le to the 'ord the God of 5srael%
.(,% )nd they came to Iorobabel, and the chief of the fathers, and said
to them( 'et us build !ith you, for !e seek your God as ye do( behold !e
ha$e sacrificed to him, since the days of )sor 8addan king of )ssyria,
!ho brought us hither%
.(2% But Iorobabel, and 9osue, and the rest of the chief of the fathers
of 5srael said to them( &ou ha$e nothing to do !ith us to build a house
to our God, but !e oursel$es alone !ill build to the 'ord our God, as
"yrus king of the Persians hath commanded us%
.(.% Then the #eo#le of the land hindered the hands of the #eo#le of
9uda, and troubled them in building%
.(?% )nd they hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their design
all the days of "yrus king of Persia, e$en until the reign of Darius
king of the Persians%
.(A% )nd in the reign of )ssuerus, in the beginning of his reign, they
!rote an accusation against the inhabitants of 9uda and 9erusalem%
)ssuerus%%% Other!ise called "ambyses the son and successor of "yrus% 8e
is also in the follo!ing $erse named )rta>er>es, a name common to almost
all the kings of Persia%
.(+% )nd in the days of )rta>er>es, Beselam, <ithridates, and Thabeel,
and the rest that !ere in the council !rote to )rta>er>es king of the
Persians( and the letter of accusation !as !ritten in 4yrian, and !as
read in the 4yrian tongue%
.(1% Reum Beelteem, and 4amsai the scribe !rote a letter from 9erusalem
to king )rta>er>es, in this manner(
.(B% Reum Beelteem, and 4amsai the scribe and the rest of their
counsellors, the Dinites, and the )#harsathacites, the Ther#halites, the
)#harsites, the Erchuites, the Babylonians, the 4usanechites, the
Die$ites, and the Elamites,
.(*-% )nd the rest of the nations, !hom the great and glorious )sena#har
brought o$er( and made to d!ell in the cities of 4amaria and in the rest
of the countries of this side of the ri$er in #eace%
.(**% EThis is the co#y of the letter, !hich they sent to him(G To
)rta>er>es the king, thy ser$ants, the men that are on this side of the
ri$er, send greeting%
.(*,% Be it kno!n to the king, that the 9e!s, !ho came u# from thee to
us, are come to 9erusalem a rebellious and !icked city, !hich they are
building, setting u# the ram#arts thereof and re#airing the !alls%
.(*2% )nd no! be it kno!n to the king, that if this city be built u#,
and the !alls thereof re#aired, they !ill not #ay tribute nor toll, nor
yearly re$enues, and this loss !ill fall u#on the kings%
.(*.% But !e remembering the salt that !e ha$e eaten in the #alace, and
because !e count it a crime to see the king !ronged, ha$e therefore sent
and certified the king,
.(*?% That search may be made in the books of the histories of thy
fathers, and thou shalt find !ritten in the records( and shalt kno! that
this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful to the kings and #ro$inces,
and that !ars !ere raised therein of old time( for !hich cause also the
city !as destroyed%
.(*A% =e certify the king, that if this city be built, and the !alls
thereof re#aired, thou shalt ha$e no #ossession on this side of the
ri$er%
.(*+% The king sent !ord to Reum Beelteem and 4amsai the scribe, and to
the rest that !ere in their council, inhabitants of 4amaria, and to the
rest beyond the ri$er, sending greeting and #eace%
.(*1% The accusation, !hich you ha$e sent to us, hath been #lainly read
before me,
.(*B% )nd 5 commanded( and search hath been made, and it is found, that
this city of old time hath rebelled against kings, and seditions and
!ars ha$e been raised therein%
.(,-% 7or there ha$e been #o!erful kings in 9erusalem, !ho ha$e had
dominion o$er all the country that is beyond the ri$er( and ha$e
recei$ed tribute, and toll and re$enues%
.(,*% o! therefore hear the sentence( 8inder those men, that this city
be not built, till further orders be gi$en by me%
.(,,% 4ee that you be not negligent in e>ecuting this, lest by little
and little the e$il gro! to the hurt of the kings%
.(,2% o! the co#y of the edict of king )rta>er>es !as read before Reum
Beelteem, and 4amsai the scribe, and their counsellors( and they !ent u#
in haste to 9erusalem to the 9e!s, and hindered them !ith arm and #o!er%
.(,.% Then the !ork of the house of the 'ord in 9erusalem !as
interru#ted, and ceased till the second year of the reign of Darius king
of the Persians%
* Esdras "ha#ter ?
By the e>hortation of )ggeus, and Iacharias, the #eo#le #roceed in
building the tem#le% =hich their enemies stri$e in $ain to hinder%
?(*% o! )ggeus the #ro#het, and Iacharias the son of )ddo, #ro#hesied
to the 9e!s that !ere in 9udea and 9erusalem, in the name of the God of
5srael%
?(,% Then rose u# Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, and 9osue the son of
9osedec, and began to build the tem#le of God in 9erusalem, and !ith
them !ere the #ro#hets of God hel#ing them%
?(2% )nd at the same time came to them Thathanai, !ho !as go$ernor
beyond the ri$er, and 4tharbuHanai, and their counsellors( and said thus
to them( =ho hath gi$en you counsel to build this house, and to re#air
the !alls thereofM
?(.% 5n ans!er to !hich !e ga$e them the names of the men !ho !ere the
#romoters of that building%
?(?% But the eye of their God !as u#on the ancients of the 9e!s, and
they could not hinder them% )nd it !as agreed that the matter should be
referred to Darius, and then they should gi$e satisfaction concerning
that accusation%
?(A% The co#y of the letter that Thathanai go$ernor of the country
beyond the ri$er, and 4tharbuHanai, and his counsellors the
)r#hasachites, !ho d!elt beyond the ri$er, sent to Darius the king%
?(+% The letter !hich they sent him, !as !ritten thus( To Darius the
king all #eace%
?(1% Be it kno!n to the king, that !e !ent to the #ro$ince of 9udea, to
the house of the great God, !hich they are building !ith un#olished
stones, and timber is laid in the !alls( and this !ork is carried on
diligently and ad$anceth in their hands%
?(B% )nd !e asked those ancients, and said to them thus( =ho hath gi$en
you authority to build this house, and to re#air these !allsM
?(*-% =e asked also of them their names, that !e might gi$e thee notice(
and !e ha$e !ritten the names of the men that are the chief among them%
?(**% )nd they ans!ered us in these !ords, saying( =e are the ser$ants
of the God of hea$en and earth, and !e are building a tem#le that !as
built these many years ago, and !hich a great king of 5srael built and
set u#%
?(*,% But after that our fathers had #ro$oked the God of hea$en to
!rath, he deli$ered them into the hands of abuchodonosor the king of
Babylon the "haldean( and he destroyed this house, and carried a!ay the
#eo#le to Babylon%
?(*2% But in the first year of "yrus the king of Babylon, king "yrus set
forth a decree, that this house of God should be built%
?(*.% )nd the $essels also of gold and sil$er of the tem#le of God,
!hich abuchodonosor had taken out of the tem#le, that !as in 9erusalem,
and had brought them to the tem#le of Babylon, king "yrus brought out of
the tem#le of Babylon, and they !ere deli$ered to one 4assabasar, !hom
also he a##ointed go$ernor,
?(*?% )nd said to him( Take these $essels, and go, and #ut them in the
tem#le that is in 9erusalem, and let the house of God be built in its
#lace%
?(*A% Then came this same 4assabasar, and laid the foundations of the
tem#le of God in 9erusalem, and from that time until no! it is in
building, and is not yet finished%
?(*+% o! therefore if it seem good to the king, let him search in the
kingDs library, !hich is in Babylon, !hether it hath been decreed by
"yrus the king, that the house of God in 9erusalem should be built, and
let the king send his #leasure to us concerning this matter%
* Esdras "ha#ter A
;ing Darius fa$oureth the building and contributeth to it%
A(*% Then king Darius ga$e orders, and they searched in the library of
the books that !ere laid u# in Babylon,
A(,% )nd there !as found in Ecbatana, !hich is a castle in the #ro$ince
of <edia, a book in !hich this record !as !ritten%
A(2% 5n the first year of "yrus the king( "yrus the king decreed, that
the house of God should be built, !hich is in 9erusalem, in the #lace
!here they may offer sacrifices, and that they lay the foundations that
may su##ort the height of threescore cubits, and the breadth of
threescore cubits,
A(.% Three ro!s of un#olished stones, and so ro!s of ne! timber( and the
charges shall be gi$en out of the kingDs house%
A(?% )nd also let the golden and sil$er $essels of the tem#le of God,
!hich abuchodonosor took out of the tem#le of 9erusalem, and brought to
Babylon, be restored, and carried back to the tem#le of 9erusalem to
their #lace, !hich also !ere #laced in the tem#le of God%
A(A% o! therefore Thathanai, go$ernor of the country beyond the ri$er,
4tharbuHanai, and your counsellors the )#harsachites, !ho are beyond the
ri$er, de#art far from them,
A(+% )nd let that tem#le of God be built by the go$ernor of the 9e!s,
and by their ancients, that they may build that house of God in its
#lace%
A(1% 5 also ha$e commanded !hat must be done by those ancients of the
9e!s, that the house of God may be built, to !it, that of the kingDs
chest, that is, of the tribute that is #aid out of the country beyond
the ri$er, the charges be diligently gi$en to those men, lest the !ork
be hindered%
A(B% )nd if it shall be necessary, let cal$es also, and lambs, and kids,
for holocausts to the God of hea$en, !heat, salt, !ine, and oil,
according to the custom of the #riests that are in 9erusalem, be gi$en
them day by day, that there be no com#laint in any thing%
A(*-% )nd let them offer oblations to the God of hea$en, and #ray for
the life of the king, and of his children%
A(**% )nd 5 ha$e made a decree( That if any !hosoe$er, shall alter this
commandment, a beam be taken from his house, and set u#, and he be
nailed u#on it, and his house be confiscated%
A(*,% )nd may the God, that hath caused his name to d!ell there, destroy
all kingdoms, and the #eo#le that shall #ut out their hand to resist,
and to destroy the house of God, that is in 9erusalem% 5 Darius ha$e
made the decree, !hich 5 !ill ha$e diligently com#lied !ith%
A(*2% 4o then Thathanai, go$ernor of the country beyond the ri$er, and
4tharbuHanai, and his counsellors diligently e>ecuted !hat Darius the
king had commanded%
A(*.% )nd the ancients of the 9e!s built, and #ros#ered according to the
#ro#hecy of )ggeus the #ro#het, and of Iacharias the son of )ddo( and
they built and finished, by the commandment of the God of 5srael, and by
the commandment of "yrus, and Darius, and )rta>er>es kings of the
Persians%
A(*?% )nd they !ere finishing this house of God, until the third day of
the month of )dar, !hich !as in the si>th year of the reign of king
Darius%
A(*A% )nd the children of 5srael, the #riests and the 'e$ites, and the
rest of the children of the ca#ti$ity ke#t the dedication of the house
of God !ith joy%
A(*+% )nd they offered at the dedication of the house of God, a hundred
cal$es, t!o hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and for a sin offering for
all 5srael t!el$e he goats, according to the number of the tribes of
5srael%
A(*1% )nd they set the #riests in their di$isions, and the 'e$ites in
their courses o$er the !orks of God in 9erusalem, as it is !ritten in
the book of <oses%
A(*B% )nd the children of 5srael of the ca#ti$ity ke#t the #hase, on the
fourteenth day of the first month%
A(,-% 7or all the #riests and the 'e$ites !ere #urified as one man( all
!ere clean to kill the #hase for all the children of the ca#ti$ity, and
for their brethren the #riests, and themsel$es%
A(,*% )nd the children of 5srael that !ere returned from ca#ti$ity, and
all that had se#arated themsel$es from the filthiness of the nations of
the earth to them, to seek the 'ord the God of 5srael, did eat%
A(,,% )nd they ke#t the feast of unlea$ened bread se$en days !ith joy,
for the 'ord had made them joyful, and had turned the heart of the king
of )ssyria to them, that he should hel# their hands in the !ork of the
house of the 'ord the God of 5srael%
* Esdras "ha#ter +
Esdras goeth u# to 9erusalem to teach, and assist the #eo#le, !ith a
gracious decree of )rta>er>es%
+(*% o! after these things in the reign of )rta>er>es king of the
Persians, Esdras the son of 4araias, the son of )Harias, the son of
8elcias,
+(,% The son of 4ellum, the son of 4adoc, the son of )chitob,
+(2% The son of )marias, the son of )Harias, the son of <araioth,
+(.% The son of Iarahias, the son of OHi, the son of Bocci,
+(?% The son of )bisue, the son of Phinees, the son of EleaHar, the son
of )aron, the #riest from the beginning%
+(A% This Esdras !ent u# from Babylon, and he !as a ready scribe in the
la! of <oses, !hich the 'ord God had gi$en to 5srael( and the king
granted him all his reLuest, according to the hand of the 'ord his God
u#on him%
+(+% )nd there !ent u# some of the children of 5srael, and of the
children of the #riests, and of the children of the 'e$ites, and of the
singing men, and of the #orters, and of the athinites to 9erusalem in
the se$enth year of )rta>er>es the king%
+(1% )nd they came to 9erusalem in the fifth month, in the se$enth year
of the king%
+(B% 7or u#on the first day of the first month he began to go u# from
Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month he came to 9erusalem
according to the good hand of his God u#on him%
+(*-% 7or Esdras had #re#ared his heart to seek the la! of the 'ord, and
to do and to teach in 5srael the commandments and judgment%
+(**% )nd this is the co#y of the letter of the edict, !hich king
)rta>er>es ga$e to Esdras the #riest, the scribe instructed in the !ords
and commandments of the 'ord, and his ceremonies in 5srael%
+(*,% )rta>er>es king of kings to Esdras the #riest, the most learned
scribe of the la! of the God of hea$en, greeting%
+(*2% 5t is decreed by me, that all they of the #eo#le of 5srael, and of
the #riests and of the 'e$ites in my realm, that are minded to go into
9erusalem, should go !ith thee%
+(*.% 7or thou art sent from before the king, and his se$en counsellors,
to $isit 9udea and 9erusalem according to the la! of thy God, !hich is
in thy hand%
+(*?% )nd to carry the sil$er and gold, !hich the king and his
counsellors ha$e freely offered to the God of 5srael, !hose tabernacle
is in 9erusalem%
+(*A% )nd all the sil$er and gold that thou shalt find in all the
#ro$ince of Babylon, and that the #eo#le is !illing to offer, and that
the #riests shall offer of their o!n accord to the house of their God,
!hich is in 9erusalem,
+(*+% Take freely, and buy diligently !ith this money, cal$es, rams,
lambs, !ith the sacrifices and libations of them, and offer them u#on
the altar of the tem#le of your God, that is in 9erusalem%
+(*1% )nd if it seem good to thee, and to thy brethren to do any thing
!ith the rest of the sil$er and gold, do it according to the !ill of
your God%
+(*B% The $essels also, that are gi$en thee for the sacrifice of the
house of thy God, deli$er thou in the sight of God in 9erusalem%
+(,-% )nd !hatsoe$er more there shall be need of for the house of thy
God, ho! much soe$er thou shalt ha$e occasion to s#end, it shall be
gi$en out of the treasury, and the kingDs e>cheLuer, and by me%
+(,*% 5 )rta>er>es the king ha$e ordered and decreed to all the kee#ers
of the #ublic chest, that are beyond the ri$er, that !hatsoe$er Esdras
the #riest, the scribe of the la! of the God of hea$en, shall reLuire of
you, you gi$e it !ithout delay,
+(,,% :nto a hundred talents of sil$er, and unto a hundred cores of
!heat, and unto a hundred bates of !ine, and unto a hundred bates of
oil, and salt !ithout measure%
+(,2% )ll that belongeth to the rites of the God of hea$en, let it be
gi$en diligently in the house of the God of hea$en( lest his !rath
should be enkindled against the realm of the king, and of his sons%
+(,.% =e gi$e you also to understand concerning all the #riests, and the
'e$ites, and the singers, and the #orters, and the athinites, and
ministers of the house of this God, that you ha$e no authority to im#ose
toll or tribute, or custom u#on them%
+(,?% )nd thou Esdras according to the !isdom of thy God, !hich is in
thy hand, a##oint judges and magistrates, that may judge all the #eo#le,
that is beyond the ri$er, that is, for them !ho kno! the la! of thy God,
yea and the ignorant teach ye freely%
+(,A% )nd !hosoe$er !ill not do the la! of thy God, and the la! of the
king diligently, judgment shall be e>ecuted u#on him, either unto death,
or unto banishment, or to the confiscation of goods, or at least to
#rison%
+(,+% Blessed be the 'ord the God of our fathers, !ho hath #ut this in
the kingDs heart, to glorify the house of the 'ord, !hich is in
9erusalem,
+(,1% )nd hath inclined his mercy to!ard me before the king and his
counsellors, and all the mighty #rinces of the king( and 5 being
strengthened by the hand of the 'ord my God, !hich !as u#on me, gathered
together out of 5srael chief men to go u# !ith me%
* Esdras "ha#ter 1
The com#anions of Esdras% The fast !hich he a##ointed% They bring the
holy $essels into the tem#le%
1(*% o! these are the chief of families, and the genealogy of them, !ho
came u# !ith me from Babylon in the reign of )rta>er>es the king%
1(,% Of the sons of Phinees, Gersom% Of the sons of 5thamar, Daniel% Of
the sons of Da$id, 8attus%
1(2% Of the sons of 4echenias, the son of Pharos, Iacharias, and !ith
him !ere numbered a hundred and fifty men%
1(.% Of the sons of Phahath <oab, Eleoenai the son of Iareha, and !ith
him t!o hundred men%
1(?% Of the sons of 4echenias, the son of EHechiel, and !ith him three
hundred men%
1(A% Of the sons of )dan, )bed the son of 9onathan, and !ith him fifty
men%
1(+% Of the sons of )lam, 5saias the son of )thalias, and !ith him
se$enty men%
1(1% Of the sons of 4a#hatia( Iebodia the son of <ichael, and !ith him
eighty men%
1(B% Of the sons of 9oab, Obedia the son of 9ahiel, and !ith him t!o
hundred and eighteen men%
1(*-% Of the sons of 4elomith, the son of 9os#hia, and !ith him a
hundred and si>ty men%
1(**% Of the sons of Bebai, Iacharias the son of Bebai( and !ith him
eight and t!enty men%
1(*,% Of the sons of )Hgad, 9oanan the son of Eccetan, and !ith him a
hundred and ten men%
1(*2% Of the sons of )donicam, !ho !ere the last( and these are their
names( Eli#helet, and 9ehiel, and 4amaias, and !ith them si>ty men%
1(*.% Of the sons of Begui, :thai and Iachur, and !ith them se$enty men%
1(*?% )nd 5 gathered them together to the ri$er, !hich runneth do!n to
)ha$a, and !e stayed there three days( and 5 sought among the #eo#le and
among the #riests for the sons of 'e$i, and found none there%
1(*A% 4o 5 sent ElieHer, and )riel, and 4emeias, and Elnathan, and
9arib, and another Elnathan, and athan, and Iacharias, and <osollam,
chief men( and 9oiarib, and Elnathan, !ise men%
1(*+% )nd 5 sent them to Eddo, !ho is chief in the #lace of "has#hia,
and 5 #ut in their mouth the !ords that they should s#eak to Eddo, and
his brethren the athinites in the #lace of "has#hia, that they should
bring us ministers of the house of our God%
1(*1% )nd by the good hand of our God u#on us, they brought us a most
learned man of the sons of <oholi the son of 'e$i the son of 5srael, and
4arabias and his sons, and his brethren eighteen,
1(*B% )nd 8asabias, and !ith him 5saias of the sons of <erari, and his
brethren, and his sons t!enty%
1(,-% )nd of the athinites, !hom Da$id, and the #rinces ga$e for the
ser$ice of the 'e$ites, athinites t!o hundred and t!enty( all these
!ere called by their names%
1(,*% )nd 5 #roclaimed there a fast by the ri$er )ha$a, that !e might
afflict oursel$es before the 'ord our God, and might ask of him a right
!ay for us and for our children, and for all our substance%
)nd 5 #roclaimed a fast%%% 5t is not enough to #art from Babylon, that
is, figurati$ely from sin, but !e must also do !orks of #enanceJ and
therefore Esdras here #roclaimed an e>traordinary fast to those that
!ere come from ca#ti$ity% This she!s that fasting !as commanded and
#ractised from the earliest times%
1(,,% 7or 5 !as ashamed to ask the king for aid and for horsemen, to
defend us from the enemy in the !ay( because !e had said to the king(
The hand of our God is u#on all them that seek him in goodness( and his
#o!er and strength, and !rath u#on all them that forsake him%
1(,2% )nd !e fasted, and besought our God for this( and it fell out
#ros#erously unto us%
1(,.% )nd 5 se#arated t!el$e of the chief of the #riests, 4arabias, and
8asabias, and !ith them ten of their brethren,
1(,?% )nd 5 !eighed unto them the sil$er and gold, and the $essels
consecrated for the house of our God, !hich the king and his
counsellors, and his #rinces, and all 5srael, that !ere found had
offered%
1(,A% )nd 5 !eighed to their hands si> hundred and fifty talents of
sil$er, and a hundred $essels of sil$er, and a hundred talents of gold,
1(,+% )nd t!enty cu#s of gold, of a thousand solids, and t!o $essels of
the best shining brass, beautiful as gold%
1(,1% )nd 5 said to them( &ou are the holy ones of the 'ord, and the
$essels are holy, and the sil$er and gold, that is freely offered to the
'ord the God of our fathers%
1(,B% =atch ye and kee# them, till you deli$er them by !eight before the
chief of the #riests, and of the 'e$ites, and the heads of the families
of 5srael in 9erusalem, into the treasure of the house of the 'ord%
1(2-% )nd the #riests and the 'e$ites recei$ed the !eight of the sil$er
and gold, and the $essels, to carry them to 9erusalem to the house of
our God%
1(2*% Then !e set for!ard from the ri$er )ha$a on the t!elfth day of the
first month to go to 9erusalem( and the hand of our God !as u#on us, and
deli$ered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as lay in !ait by
the !ay%
1(2,% )nd !e came to 9erusalem, and !e stayed there three days%
1(22% )nd on the fourth day the sil$er and the gold, and the $essels
!ere !eighed in the house of our God by the hand of <eremoth the son of
:rias the #riest, and !ith him !as EleaHar the son of Phinees, and !ith
them 9oHabad the son of 9osue, and oadaia the son of Benoi, 'e$ites%
1(2.% )ccording to the number and !eight of e$erything( and all the
!eight !as !ritten at that time%
1(2?% <oreo$er the children of them that had been carried a!ay that !ere
come out of the ca#ti$ity, offered holocausts to the God of 5srael,
t!el$e cal$es for all the #eo#le of 5srael, ninety-si> rams, se$enty-
se$en lambs, and t!el$e he goats for sin( all for a holocaust to the
'ord%
1(2A% )nd they ga$e the kingDs edicts to the lords that !ere from the
kingDs court, and the go$ernors beyond the ri$er, and they furthered the
#eo#le and the house of God%
* Esdras "ha#ter B
Esdras mourneth for the transgression of the #eo#le( his confession and
#rayer%
B(*% )nd after these things !ere accom#lished, the #rinces came to me,
saying( The #eo#le of 5srael, and the #riests and 'e$ites ha$e not
se#arated themsel$es from the #eo#le of the lands, and from their
abominations, namely, of the "hanaanites, and the 8ethites, and the
PhereHites, and the 9ebusites, and the )mmonites, and the <oabites, and
the Egy#tians, and the )morrhites%
This sho!s ho! sinful it is to intermarry !ith those that the "hurch
forbids us, on account of the danger of #er$ersion and falling off from
the true faith%
B(,% 7or they ha$e taken of their daughters for themsel$es and for their
sons, and they ha$e mingled the holy seed !ith the #eo#le of the lands%
)nd the hand of the #rinces and magistrates hath been first in this
transgression%
B(2% )nd !hen 5 had heard this !ord, 5 rent my mantle and my coat, and
#lucked off the hairs of my head and my beard, and 5 sat do!n mourning%
B(.% )nd there !ere assembled to me all that feared the God of 5srael,
because of the transgression of those that !ere come from the ca#ti$ity,
and 5 sat sorro!ful, until the e$ening sacrifice%
B(?% )nd at the e$ening sacrifice 5 rose u# from my affliction, and
ha$ing rent my mantle and my garment, 5 fell u#on my knees, and s#read
out my hands to the 'ord my God,
B(A% )nd said( <y God 5 am confounded and ashamed to lift u# my face to
thee( for our iniLuities are multi#lied o$er our heads, and our sins are
gro!n u# e$en unto hea$en,
B(+% 7rom the days of our fathers( and !e oursel$es also ha$e sinned
grie$ously unto this day, and for our iniLuities !e and our kings, and
our #riests ha$e been deli$ered into the hands of the kings of the
lands, and to the s!ord, and to ca#ti$ity, and to s#oil, and to
confusion of face, as it is at this day%
B(1% )nd no! as a little, and for a moment has our #rayer been made
before the 'ord our God, to lea$e us a remnant, and gi$e us a #in in his
holy #lace, and that our God !ould enlighten our eyes, and !ould gi$e us
a little life in our bondage%
) #in%%% or nail, here signifies a small settlement or holdingJ !hich
Esdras begs for, to #reser$e e$en a #art of the #eo#le, !ho, by their
great iniLuity had incurred the anger of God%
B(B% 7or !e are bondmen, and in our bondage our God hath not forsaken
us, but hath e>tended mercy u#on us before the king of the Persians, to
gi$e us life, and to set u# the house of our God, and to rebuild the
desolations thereof, and to gi$e us a fence in 9uda and 9erusalem%
B(*-% )nd no!, O our God, !hat shall !e say after thisM for !e ha$e
forsaken thy commandments,
B(**% =hich thou hast commanded by the hand of thy ser$ants the
#ro#hets, saying( The land !hich you go to #ossess, is an unclean land,
according to the uncleanness of the #eo#le, and of other lands, !ith
their abominations, !ho ha$e filled it from mouth to mouth !ith their
filth%
B(*,% o! therefore gi$e not your daughters to their sons, and take not
their daughters for your sons, and seek not their #eace, nor their
#ros#erity for e$er( that you may be strengthened, and may eat the good
things of the land, and may ha$e your children your heirs for e$er%
B(*2% )nd after all that is come u#on us, for our most !icked deeds, and
our great sin, seeing that thou our God hast sa$ed us from our iniLuity,
and hast gi$en us a deli$erance as at this day,
B(*.% That !e should not turn a!ay, nor break thy commandments, nor join
in marriage !ith the #eo#le of these abominations% )rt thou angry !ith
us unto utter destruction, not to lea$e us a remnant to be sa$edM
B(*?% O 'ord God of 5srael, thou art just( for !e remain yet to be sa$ed
as at this day% Behold !e are before thee in our sin, for there can be
no standing before thee in this matter%
* Esdras "ha#ter *-
Order is gi$en for discharging strange !omen( the names of the guilty%
*-(*% o! !hen Esdras !as thus #raying, and beseeching, and !ee#ing, and
lying before the tem#le of God, there !as gathered to him of 5srael an
e>ceeding great assembly of men and !omen and children, and the #eo#le
!e#t !ith much lamentation%
*-(,% )nd 4echenias the son of 9ehiel of the sons of Elam ans!ered, and
said to Esdras( =e ha$e sinned against our God, and ha$e taken strange
!i$es of the #eo#le of the land( and no! if there be re#entance in
5srael concerning this,
*-(2% 'et us make a co$enant !ith the 'ord our God, to #ut a!ay all the
!i$es, and such as are born of them, according to the !ill of the 'ord,
and of them that fear the commandment of the 'ord our God( let it be
done according to the la!%
*-(.% )rise, it is thy #art to gi$e orders, and !e !ill be !ith thee(
take courage, and do it%
*-(?% 4o Esdras arose, and made the chiefs of the #riests and of the
'e$ites, and all 5srael, to s!ear that they !ould do according to this
!ord, and they s!ore%
*-(A% )nd Esdras rose u# from before the house of God, and !ent to the
chamber of 9ohanan the son of Eliasib, and entered in thither( he ate no
bread, and drank no !ater( for he mourned for the transgression of them
that !ere come out of the ca#ti$ity%
*-(+% )nd #roclamation !as made in 9uda and 9erusalem to all the
children of the ca#ti$ity, that they should assemble together into
9erusalem%
*-(1% )nd that !hosoe$er !ould not come !ithin three days, according to
the counsel of the #rinces and the ancients, all his substance should be
taken a!ay, and he should be cast out of the com#any of them that !ere
returned from ca#ti$ity%
*-(B% Then all the men of 9uda, and Benjamin gathered themsel$es
together to 9erusalem !ithin three days, in the ninth month, the
t!entieth day of the month( and all the #eo#le sat in the street of the
house of God, trembling because of the sin, and the rain%
*-(*-% )nd Esdras the #riest stood u#, and said to them( &ou ha$e
transgressed, and taken strange !i$es, to add to the sins of 5srael%
*-(**% )nd no! make confession to the 'ord the God of your fathers, and
do his #leasure, and se#arate yoursel$es from the #eo#le of the land,
and from your strange !i$es%
*-(*,% )nd all the multitude ans!ered and said !ith a loud $oice(
)ccording to thy !ord unto us, so be it done%
*-(*2% But as the #eo#le are many, and it is time of rain, and !e are
not able to stand !ithout, and it is not a !ork of one day or t!o, Efor
!e ha$e e>ceedingly sinned in this matter,G
*-(*.% 'et rulers be a##ointed in all the multitude( and in all our
cities, let them that ha$e taken strange !i$es come at the times
a##ointed, and !ith them the ancients and the judges of e$ery city,
until the !rath of our God be turned a!ay from us for this sin%
*-(*?% Then 9onathan the son of )Hahel, and 9aasia the son of Thecua
!ere a##ointed o$er this, and <esollam and 4ebethai, 'e$ites, hel#ed
them(
*-(*A% )nd the children of the ca#ti$ity did so% )nd Esdras the #riest,
and the men heads of the families in the houses of their fathers, and
all by their names, !ent and sat do!n in the first day of the tenth
month to e>amine the matter%
*-(*+% )nd they made an end !ith all the men that had taken strange
!i$es by the first day of the first month%
*-(*1% )nd there !ere found among the sons of the #riests that had taken
strange !i$es( Of the sons of 9osue the son of 9osedec, and his
brethren, <aasia, and ElieHer, and 9arib, and Godolia%
*-(*B% )nd they ga$e their hands to #ut a!ay their !i$es, and to offer
for their offence a ram of the flock%
*-(,-% )nd of the sons of Emmer, 8anani, and Iebedia%
*-(,*% )nd of the sons of 8arim, <aasia, and Elia, and 4emeia, and
9ehiel, and OHias%
*-(,,% )nd of the sons of Pheshur, Elioenai, <aasia, 5smael, athanael,
9oHabed, and Elasa%
*-(,2% )nd of the sons of the 'e$ites, 9oHabed, and 4emei, and "elaia,
the same is "alita, Phataia, 9uda, and ElieHer%
*-(,.% )nd of the singing men, Elisiab( and of the #orters, 4ellum, and
Telem, and :ri%
*-(,?% )nd of 5srael, of the sons of Pharos, Remeia, and 9eHia, and
<elchia, and <iamin, and ElieHer, and <elchia, and Banea%
*-(,A% )nd of the sons of Elam, <athania, Iacharias, and 9ehiel, and
)bdi, and 9erimoth, and Elia%
*-(,+% )nd of the sons of Iethua, Elioenai, Eliasib, <athania, 9erimuth,
and Iabad, and )HiaHa%
*-(,1% )nd of the sons of Babai, 9ohanan, 8anania, Iabbai, )thalai(
*-(,B% )nd of the sons of Bani, <osollam, and <elluch, and )daia, 9asub,
and 4aal, and Ramoth%
*-(2-% )nd of the sons of Phahath, <oab, Edna, and "halal, Banaias, and
<aasias, <athanias, Beseleel, Bennui, and <anasse%
*-(2*% )nd of the sons of 8erem, ElieHer, 9osue, <elchias, 4emeias,
4imeon,
*-(2,% Benjamin, <aloch, 4amarias%
*-(22% )nd of the sons of 8asom, <athanai, <athatha, Iabad, Eli#helet,
9ermai, <anasse, 4emei%
*-(2.% Of the sons of Bani, <aaddi, )mram, and :el,
*-(2?% Baneas, and Badaias, "heliau,
*-(2A% @ania, <arimuth, and Eliasib,
*-(2+% <athanias, <athania, and 9asi,
*-(21% )nd Bani, and Bennui, 4emei,
*-(2B% )nd 4almias, and athan, and )daias,
*-(.-% )nd <echnedebai, 4isai, 4arai,
*-(.*% EHrel, and 4elemiau, 4emeria,
*-(.,% 4ellum, )maria, 9ose#h%
*-(.2% Of the sons of ebo, 9ehiel, <athathias, Iabad, Iabina, 9eddu,
and 9oel, and Banaia%
*-(..% )ll these had taken strange !i$es, and there !ere among them
!omen that had borne children%
T8E BOO; O7 E8E<5)4, =85"8 54 ")''ED T8E 4E"OD O7 E4DR)4
This Book takes its name from the !riter, !ho !as cu#bearer to
)rta>er>es Esurnamed 'ongimanusG king of Persia, and !as sent by him
!ith a commission to rebuild the !alls of 9erusalem% 5t is also called
the second book of EsdrasJ because it is a continuation of the history,
begun by Esdras, of the state of the #eo#le of God after their return
from ca#ti$ity%
, Esdras "ha#ter *
ehemias hearing the miserable state of his countrymen in 9udea,
lamenteth, fasteth, and #rayeth to God for their relief%
*(*% The !ords of ehemias the son of 8elchias% )nd it came to #ass in
the month of "asleu, in the t!entieth year, as 5 !as in the castle of
4usa,
*(,% That 8anani one of my brethren came, he and some men of 9udaJ and 5
asked them concerning the 9e!s, that remained and !ere left of the
ca#ti$ity, and concerning 9erusalem%
*(2% )nd they said to me( They that ha$e remained, and are left of the
ca#ti$ity there in the #ro$ince, are in great affliction, and re#roach(
and the !all of 9erusalem is broken do!n, and the gates thereof are
burnt !ith fire%
*(.% )nd !hen 5 had heard these !ords, 5 sat do!n, and !e#t, and mourned
for many days( and 5 fasted, and #rayed before the face of the God of
hea$en%
*(?% )nd 5 said( 5 beseech thee, O 'ord God of hea$en, strong, great,
and terrible, !ho kee#est co$enant and mercy !ith those that lo$e thee,
and kee# thy commandments(
*(A% 'et thy ears be attenti$e, and thy eyes o#en, to hear the #rayer of
thy ser$ant, !hich 5 #ray before thee no!, night and day, for the
children of 5srael thy ser$ants( and 5 confess the sins of the children
of 5srael, by !hich they ha$e sinned against thee( 5 and my fatherDs
house ha$e sinned%
*(+% =e ha$e been seduced by $anity, and ha$e not ke#t thy commandments,
and ceremonies and judgments, !hich thou hast commanded thy ser$ant
<oses%
*(1% Remember the !ord that thou commandedst to <oses thy ser$ant,
saying( 5f you shall transgress, 5 !ill scatter you abroad among the
nations(
*(B% But if you return to me, and kee# my commandments, and do them,
though you should be led a!ay to the uttermost #arts of the !orld, 5
!ill gather you from thence, and bring you back to the #lace !hich 5
ha$e chosen for my name to d!ell there%
*(*-% )nd these are thy ser$ants, and thy #eo#le( !hom thou hast
redeemed by thy great strength, and by thy mighty hand%
*(**% 5 beseech thee, O 'ord, let thy ear be attenti$e to the #rayer of
thy ser$ant, and to the #rayer of thy ser$ants !ho desire to fear thy
name( and direct thy ser$ant this day, and gi$e him mercy before this
man% 7or 5 !as the kingDs cu#bearer%
, Esdras "ha#ter ,
ehemias !ith commission from king )rta>er>es cometh to 9erusalem( and
e>horteth the 9e!s to rebuild the !alls%
,(*% )nd it came to #ass in the month of isan, in the t!entieth year of
)rta>er>es the king( that !ine !as before him, and 5 took u# the !ine,
and ga$e it to the king( and 5 !as as one languishing a!ay before his
face%
,(,% )nd the king said to me( =hy is thy countenance sad, seeing thou
dost not a##ear to be sickM this is not !ithout cause, but some e$il, 5
kno! not !hat, is in thy heart% )nd 5 !as seiHed !ith an e>ceeding great
fear(
,(2% )nd 5 said to the king( O king, li$e for e$er( !hy should not my
countenance be sorro!ful, seeing the city of the #lace of the se#ulchres
of my fathers is desolate, and the gates thereof are burnt !ith fireM
,(.% Then the king said to me( 7or !hat dost thou make reLuestM )nd 5
#rayed to the God of hea$en,
,(?% )nd 5 said to the king( 5f it seem good to the king, and if thy
ser$ant hath found fa$our in thy sight, that thou !ouldst send me into
9udea to the city of the se#ulchre of my father, and 5 !ill build it%
,(A% )nd the king said to me, and the Lueen that sat by him( 7or ho!
long shall thy journey be, and !hen !ilt thou returnM )nd it #leased the
king, and he sent me( and 5 fi>ed him a time%
,(+% )nd 5 said to the king( 5f it seem good to the king, let him gi$e
me letters to the go$ernors of the country beyond the ri$er, that they
con$ey me o$er, till 5 come into 9udea(
,(1% )nd a letter to )sa#h the kee#er of the kingDs forest, to gi$e me
timber that 5 may co$er the gates of the to!er of the house, and the
!alls of the city, and the house that 5 shall enter into% )nd the king
ga$e me according to the good hand of my God !ith me%
,(B% )nd 5 came to the go$ernors of the country beyond the ri$er, and
ga$e them the kingDs letters% )nd the king had sent !ith me ca#tains of
soldiers, and horsemen%
,(*-% )nd 4anaballat the 8oronite, and Tobias the ser$ant, the )mmonite,
heard it, and it grie$ed them e>ceedingly, that a man !as come, !ho
sought the #ros#erity of the children of 5srael%
,(**% )nd 5 came to 9erusalem, and !as there three days%
,(*,% )nd 5 arose in the night, 5 and some fe! men !ith me, and 5 told
not any man !hat God had #ut in my heart to do in 9erusalem, and there
!as no beast !ith me, but the beast that 5 rode u#on%
,(*2% )nd 5 !ent out by night by the gate of the $alley, and before the
dragon fountain, and to the dung gate, and 5 $ie!ed the !all of
9erusalem !hich !as broken do!n, and the gates thereof !hich !ere
consumed !ith fire%
,(*.% )nd 5 #assed to the gate of the fountain, and to the kingDs
aLueduct, and there !as no #lace for the beast on !hich 5 rode to #ass%
,(*?% )nd 5 !ent u# in the night by the torrent, and $ie!ed the !all,
and going back 5 came to the gate of the $alley, and returned%
,(*A% But the magistrates kne! not !hither 5 !ent, or !hat 5 did(
neither had 5 as yet told any thing to the 9e!s, or to the #riests, or
to the nobles, or to the magistrates, or to the rest that did the !ork%
,(*+% Then 5 said to them( &ou kno! the affliction !herein !e are,
because 9erusalem is desolate, and the gates thereof are consumed !ith
fire( come, and let us build u# the !alls of 9erusalem, and let us be no
longer a re#roach%
,(*1% )nd 5 she!ed them ho! the hand of my God !as good !ith me, and the
kingDs !ords, !hich he had s#oken to me, and 5 said( 'et us rise u#, and
build% )nd their hands !ere strengthened in good%
,(*B% But 4anaballat the 8oronite, and Tobias the ser$ant, the )mmonite,
and Gossem the )rabian heard of it, and they scoffed at us, and des#ised
us, and said( =hat is this thing that you doM are you going to rebel
against the kingM
,(,-% )nd 5 ans!ered them, and said to them( The God of hea$en he
hel#eth us, and !e are his ser$ants( let us rise u# and build( but you
ha$e no #art, nor justice, nor remembrance in 9erusalem%
, Esdras "ha#ter 2
They begin to build the !alls( the names and order of the builders%
2(*% Then Eliasib the high #riest arose, and his brethren the #riests,
and they built the flock gate( they sanctified it, and set u# the doors
thereof, e$en unto the to!er of a hundred cubits they sanctified it unto
the to!er of 8ananeel%
2(,% )nd ne>t to him the men of 9ericho built( and ne>t to them built
Iachur the son of )mri%
2(2% But the fish gate the sons of )snaa built( they co$ered it, and set
u# the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars% )nd ne>t to them
built <arimuth the son of :rias the son of )ccus%
.% )nd ne>t to him built <osollam the son of Barachias, the son of
<ereHebel, and ne>t to them built 4adoc the son of Baana%
?% )nd ne>t to them the Thecuites built( but their great men did not #ut
their necks to the !ork of their 'ord%
2(A% )nd 9oiada the son of Phasea, and <osollam the son of Besodia built
the old gate( they co$ered it and set u# the doors thereof, and the
locks, and the bars%
2(+% )nd ne>t to them built <eltias the Gabaonite, and 9adon the
<eronathite, the men of Gabaon and <as#ha, for the go$ernor that !as in
the country beyond the ri$er%
2(1% )nd ne>t to him built EHiel the son of )raia the goldsmith( and
ne>t to him built )nanias the son of the #erfumer( and they left
9erusalem unto the !all of the broad street%
2(B% )nd ne>t to him built Ra#haia the son of 8ur, lord of the street of
9erusalem%
2(*-% )nd ne>t to him 9edaia the son of 8aroma#h o$er against his o!n
house( and ne>t to him built 8attus the son of 8asebonia%
2(**% <elchias the son of 8erem, and 8asub the son of Phahath <oab,
built half the street, and the to!er of the furnaces%
2(*,% )nd ne>t to him built 4ellum the son of )lohes, lord of half the
street of 9erusalem, he and his daughters%
2(*2% )nd the gate of the $alley 8anun built, and the inhabitants of
Ianoe( they built it, and set u# the doors thereof, and the locks, and
the bars, and a thousand cubits in the !all unto the gate of the
dunghill%
2(*.% )nd the gate of the dunghill <elchias the son of Rechab built,
lord of the street of Bethacharam( he built it, and set u# the doors
thereof, and the locks, and the bars%
2(*?% )nd the gate of the fountain, 4ellum, the son of "holhoHa, built,
lord of the street of <as#ha( he built it, and co$ered it, and set u#
the doors thereof, and the locks, and the bars, and the !alls of the
#ool of 4iloe unto the kingDs guard, and unto the ste#s that go do!n
from the city of Da$id%
2(*A% )fter him built ehemias the son of )Hboc, lord of half the street
of Bethsur, as far as o$er against the se#ulchre of Da$id, and to the
#ool, that !as built !ith great labour, and to the house of the mighty%
2(*+% )fter him built the 'e$ites, Rehum the son of Benni% )fter him
built 8asebias, lord of half the street of "eila in his o!n street%
2(*1% )fter him built their brethren Ba$ai the son of Enadad, lord of
half "eila%
2(*B% )nd ne>t to him )ser the son of 9osue, lord of <as#ha, built
another measure, o$er against the going u# of the strong corner%
2(,-% )fter him in the mount Baruch the son of Iachai built another
measure, from the corner to the door of the house of Eliasib the high
#riest%
2(,*% )fter him <erimuth the son of :rias the son of 8accus, built
another measure, from the door of the house of Eliasib, to the end of
the house of Eliasib%
2(,,% )nd after him built the #riests, the men of the #lains of the
9ordan%
2(,2% )fter him built Benjamin and 8asub, o$er against their o!n house(
and after him built )Harias the son of <aasias the son of )nanias o$er
against his house%
2(,.% )fter him built Bennui the son of 8anadad another measure, from
the house of )Harias unto the bending, and unto the corner%
2(,?% Phalel, the son of OHi, o$er against the bending and the to!er,
!hich lieth out from the kingDs high house, that is, in the court of the
#rison( after him Phadaia the son of Pharos%
2(,A% )nd the athinites d!elt in O#hel, as far as o$er against the
!ater gate to!ard the east, and the to!er that stood out%
2(,+% )fter him the Thecuites built another measure o$er against, from
the great to!er that standeth out unto the !all of the tem#le%
2(,1% )nd u#!ard from the horse gate the #riests built, e$ery man o$er
against his house%
2(,B% )fter them built 4adoc the son of Emmer o$er against his house%
)nd after him built 4emaia the son of 4echenias, kee#er of the east
gate%
2(2-% )fter him built 8anania the son of 4elemia, and 8anun the si>th
son of 4ele#h, another measure( after him built <osollam the son of
Barachias o$er against his treasury% )fter him <elcias the goldsmithDs
son built unto the house of the athinites, and of the sellers of small
!ares, o$er against the judgment gate, and unto the chamber of the
corner%
2(2*% )nd !ithin the chamber of the corner of the flock gate, the
goldsmiths and the merchants built%
, Esdras "ha#ter .
The building is carried on not!ithstanding the o##osition of their
enemies%
.(*% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen 4anaballat heard that !e !ere
building the !all he !as angry( and being mo$ed e>ceedingly he scoffed
at the 9e!s%
.(,% )nd said before his brethren, and the multitude of the 4amaritans(
=hat are the silly 9e!s doingM =ill the Gentiles let them aloneM !ill
they sacrifice and make an end in a dayM are they able to raise stones
out of the hea#s of the rubbish, !hich are burntM
.(2% Tobias also the )mmonite !ho !as by him said( 'et them build( if a
fo> go u#, he !ill lea# o$er their stone !all%
.(.% 8ear thou our God, for !e are des#ised( turn their re#roach u#on
their o!n head, and gi$e them to be des#ised in a land of ca#ti$ity%
.(?% "o$er not their iniLuity, and let not their sin be blotted out from
before thy face, because they ha$e mocked thy builders%
.(A% 4o !e built the !all, and joined it all together unto the half
thereof( and the heart of the #eo#le !as e>cited to !ork%
.(+% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 4anaballat, and Tobias, and the )rabians,
and the )mmonites, and the )Hotians heard that the !alls of 9erusalem
!ere made u#, and the breaches began to be closed, that they !ere
e>ceedingly angry%
.(1% )nd they all assembled themsel$es together, to come, and to fight
against 9erusalem, and to #re#are ambushes%
.(B% )nd !e #rayed to our God, and set !atchmen u#on the !all day and
night against them%
.(*-% )nd 9uda said( The strength of the bearer of burdens is decayed,
and the rubbish is $ery much, and !e shall not be able to build the
!all%
.(**% )nd our enemies said( 'et them not kno!, nor understand, till !e
come in the midst of them, and kill them, and cause the !ork to cease%
.(*,% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen the 9e!s that d!elt by them came
and told us ten times, out of all the #laces from !hence they came to
us,
.(*2% 5 set the #eo#le in the #lace behind the !all round about in
order, !ith their s!ords, and s#ears, and bo!s%
.(*.% )nd 5 looked and rose u#( and 5 said to the chief men and the
magistrates, and to the rest of the common #eo#le( be not afraid of
them% Remember the 'ord !ho is great and terrible, and fight for your
brethren, your sons, and your daughters, and your !i$es, and your
houses%
.(*?% )nd it came to #ass, !hen our enemies heard that the thing had
been told us, that God defeated their counsel% )nd !e returned all of us
to the !alls, e$ery man to his !ork%
.(*A% )nd it came to #ass from that day for!ard, that half of their
young men did the !ork, and half !ere ready for to fight, !ith s#ears,
and shields, and bo!s, and coats of mail, and the rulers !ere behind
them in all the house of 9uda%
.(*+% Of them that built on the !all and that carried burdens, and that
laded( !ith one of his hands he did the !ork, and !ith the other he held
a s!ord%
.(*1% 7or e$ery one of the builders !as girded !ith a s!ord about his
reins% )nd they built, and sounded !ith a trum#et by me%
.(*B% )nd 5 said to the nobles, and to the magistrates, and to the rest
of the common #eo#le( The !ork is great and !ide, and !e are se#arated
on the !all one far from another(
.(,-% 5n !hat #lace soe$er you shall hear the sound of the trum#et, run
all thither unto us( our God !ill fight for us%
.(,*% )nd let us do the !ork( and let one half of us hold our s#ears
from the rising of the morning, till the stars a##ear%
.(,,% )t that time also 5 said to the #eo#le( 'et e$ery one !ith his
ser$ant stay in the midst of 9erusalem, and let us take our turns in the
night, and by day, to !ork%
.(,2% o! 5 and my brethren, and my ser$ants, and the !atchmen that
follo!ed me, did not #ut off our clothes( only e$ery man stri##ed
himself !hen he !as to be !ashed%
, Esdras "ha#ter ?
ehemias blameth the rich, for their o##ressing the #oor% 8is
e>hortation, and bounty to his countrymen%
?(*% o! there !as a great cry of the #eo#le, and of their !i$es against
their brethren the 9e!s%
?(,% )nd there !ere some that said( Our sons and our daughters are $ery
many( let us take u# corn for the #rice of them, and let us eat and
li$e%
?(2% )nd there !ere some that said( 'et us mortgage our lands, and our
$ineyards, and our houses, and let us take corn because of the famine%
?(.% )nd others said( 'et us borro! money for the kingDs tribute, and
let us gi$e u# our fields and $ineyards(
?(?% )nd no! our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren( and our children
as their children% Behold !e bring into bondage our sons and our
daughters, and some of our daughters are bond!omen already, neither ha$e
!e !here!ith to redeem them, and our fields and our $ineyards other men
#ossess%
?(A% )nd 5 !as e>ceedingly angry !hen 5 heard their cry according to
these !ords%
?(+% )nd my heart thought !ith myself( and 5 rebuked the nobles and
magistrates, and said to them( Do you e$ery one e>act usury of your
brethrenM )nd 5 gathered together a great assembly against them,
?(1% )nd 5 said to them( =e, as you kno!, ha$e redeemed according to our
ability our brethren the 9e!s, that !ere sold to the Gentiles( and !ill
you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem themM )nd they held their
#eace, and found not !hat to ans!er%
?(B% )nd 5 said to them( The thing you do is not good( !hy !alk you not
in the fear of our God, that !e be not e>#osed to the re#roaches of the
Gentiles our enemiesM
?(*-% Both 5 and my brethren, and my ser$ants, ha$e lent money and corn
to many( let us all agree not to call for it againJ let us forgi$e the
debt that is o!ing to us%
?(**% Restore ye to them this day their fields, and their $ineyards, and
their oli$eyards, and their houses( and the hundredth #art of the money,
and of the corn, the !ine, and the oil, !hich you !ere !ont to e>act of
them, gi$e it rather for them%
?(*,% )nd they said( =e !ill restore, and !e !ill reLuire nothing of
them( and !e !ill do as thou sayest% )nd 5 called the #riests and took
an oath of them, to do according to !hat 5 had said%
?(*2% <oreo$er 5 shook my la#, and said( 4o may God shake e$ery man that
shall not accom#lish this !ord, out of his house, and out of his
labours, thus may he be shaken out, and become em#ty% )nd all the
multitude said( )men% )nd they #raised God% )nd the #eo#le did according
to !hat !as said%
?(*.% )nd from the day, in !hich the king commanded me to be go$ernor in
the land of 9uda, from the t!entieth year e$en to the t!o and thirtieth
year of )rta>er>es the king, for t!el$e years, 5 and my brethren did not
eat the yearly allo!ance that !as due to the go$ernors%
?(*?% But the former go$ernors that had been before me, !ere chargeable
to the #eo#le, and took of them in bread, and !ine, and in money e$ery
day forty sicles( and their officers also o##ressed the #eo#le% But 5
did not so for the fear of God%
?(*A% <oreo$er 5 built in the !ork of the !all, and 5 bought no land,
and all my ser$ants !ere gathered together to the !ork%
?(*+% The 9e!s also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and
fifty men, !ere at my table, besides them that came to us from among the
nations that !ere round about us%
?(*1% )nd there !as #re#ared for me day be day one o>, and si> choice
rams, besides fo!ls, and once in ten days 5 ga$e store of di$ers !ines,
and many other things( yet 5 did not reLuire my yearly allo!ance as
go$ernor( for the #eo#le !ere $ery much im#o$erished%
?(*B% Remember me, O my God, for good according to all that 5 ha$e done
for this #eo#le%
, Esdras "ha#ter A
The enemies seek to terrify ehemias% 8e #roceedeth and finisheth the
!all%
A(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 4anaballat, and Tobias, and Gossem the
)rabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that 5 had built the !all,
and that there !as no breach left in it, Ethough at that time 5 had not
set u# the doors in the gates,G
A(,% 4anaballat and Gossem sent to me, saying( "ome, and let us make a
league together in the $illages, in the #lain of Ono% But they thought
to do me mischief%
A(2% )nd 5 sent messengers to them, saying( 5 am doing a great !ork, and
5 cannot come do!n, lest it be neglected !hilst 5 come, and go do!n to
you%
A(.% )nd they sent to me according to this !ord, four times( and 5
ans!ered them after the same manner%
A(?% )nd 4anaballat sent his ser$ant to me the fifth time according to
the former !ord, and he had a letter in his hand !ritten in this manner(
A(A% 5t is re#orted amongst the Gentiles, and Gossem hath said it, that
thou and the 9e!s think to rebel, and therefore thou buildest the !all,
and hast a mind to set thyself king o$er them( for !hich end
A(+% Thou hast also set u# #ro#hets, to #reach of thee at 9erusalem,
saying( There is a king in 9udea% The king !ill hear of these things(
therefore come no!, that !e may take counsel together%
A(1% )nd 5 sent to them, saying( There is no such thing done as thou
sayest( but thou feignest these things out of thy o!n heart%
A(B% 7or all these men thought to frighten us, thinking that our hands
!ould cease from the !ork, and that !e !ould lea$e off% =herefore 5
strengthened my hands the more(
A(*-% )nd 5 !ent into the house of 4amaia the son of Delaia, the son of
<etabeel #ri$ately% )nd he said( 'et us consult together in the house of
God in the midst of the tem#le( and let us shut the doors of the tem#le,
for they !ill come to kill thee, and in the night they !ill come to slay
thee%
A(**% )nd 5 said( 4hould such a man as 5 fleeM and !ho is there that
being as 5 am, !ould go into the tem#le, to sa$e his lifeM 5 !ill not
go in%
A(*,% )nd 5 understood that God had not sent him, but that he had s#oken
to me as if he had been #ro#hesying, and Tobias, and 4anaballat had
hired him%
A(*2% 7or he had taken money, that 5 being afraid should do this thing,
and sin, and they might ha$e some e$il to u#braid me !ithal%
A(*.% Remember me, O 'ord, for Tobias and 4anaballat, according to their
!orks of this kind( and oadias the #ro#het, and the rest of the
#ro#hets that !ould ha$e #ut me in fear%
A(*?% But the !all !as finished the fi$e and t!entieth day of the month
of Elul, in t!o and fifty days%
A(*A% )nd it came to #ass !hen all our enemies heard of it, that all
nations !hich !ere round about us, !ere afraid, and !ere cast do!n
!ithin themsel$es, for they #ercei$ed that this !ork !as the !ork of
God%
A(*+% <oreo$er in those days many letters !ere sent by the #rinci#al men
of the 9e!s to Tobias, and from Tobias there came letters to them%
A(*1% 7or there !ere many in 9udea s!orn to him, because he !as the son
in la! of 4echenias the son of )rea, and 9ohanan his son had taken to
!ife the daughter of <osollam the son of Barachias%
A(*B% )nd they #raised him also before me, and they related my !ords to
him( )nd Tobias sent letters to #ut me in fear%
, Esdras "ha#ter +
ehemias a##ointeth !atchmen in 9erusalem% The list of those !ho came
first from Babylon%
+(*% o! after the !all !as built, and 5 had set u# the doors, and
numbered the #orters and singing men, and 'e$ites(
+(,% 5 commanded 8anani my brother, and 8ananias ruler of the house of
9erusalem, Efor he seemed as a sincere man, and one that feared God
abo$e the rest,G
+(2% )nd 5 said to them( 'et not the gates of 9erusalem be o#ened till
the sun be hot% )nd !hile they !ere yet standing by the gates !ere shut,
and barred( and 5 set !atchmen of the inhabitants of 9erusalem, e$ery
one by their courses, and e$ery man o$er against his house%
+(.% )nd the city !as $ery !ide and great, and the #eo#le fe! in the
midst thereof, and the houses !ere not built%
+(?% But God had #ut in my heart, and 5 assembled the #rinces and
magistrates, and common #eo#le, to number them( and 5 found a book of
the number of them !ho came u# at first and therein it !as found
!ritten(
+(A% These are the children of the #ro$ince, !ho came u# from the
ca#ti$ity of them that had been carried a!ay, !hom abuchodonosor the
king of Babylon had carried a!ay, and !ho returned into 9udea, e$ery one
into his o!n city%
+(+% =ho came !ith Iorobabel, 9osue, ehemias, )Harias, Raamias,
ahamani, <ardochai, Belsam, <es#harath, Begoia, ahum, Baana% The
number of the men of the #eo#le of 5srael(
+(1% The children of Pharos, t!o thousand one hundred se$enty-t!o%
+(B% The children of 4e#hatia, three hundred se$enty-t!o%
+(*-% The children of )rea, si> hundred fifty-t!o%
+(**% The children of Phahath <oab of the children of 9osue and 9oab,
t!o thousand eight hundred eighteen%
+(*,% The children of Elam, one thousand t!o hundred fifty-four%
+(*2% The children of Iethua, eight hundred forty-fi$e%
+(*.% The children of Iachai, se$en hundred si>ty%
+(*?% The children of Bannui, si> hundred forty-eight%
+(*A% The children of Bebai, si> hundred t!enty-eight%
+(*+% The children of )Hgad, t!o thousand three hundred t!enty-t!o%
+(*1% The children of )donicam, si> hundred si>ty-se$en%
+(*B% The children of Beguai, t!o thousand si>ty-se$en%
+(,-% The children of )din, si> hundred fifty-fi$e%
+(,*% The children of )ter, children of 8eHechias, ninety-eight%
+(,,% The children of 8asem, three hundred t!enty-eight%
+(,2% The children of Besai, three hundred t!enty-four%
+(,.% The children of 8are#h, a hundred and t!el$e%
+(,?% The children of Gabaon, ninety-fi$e%
+(,A% The children of Bethlehem, and etu#ha, a hundred eighty-eight%
+(,+% The men of )nathoth, a hundred t!enty-eight%
+(,1% The men of BethaHmoth, forty-t!o%
+(,B% The men of "ariathiarim, "e#hira, and Beroth, se$en hundred forty-
three%
+(2-% The men of Rama and Geba, si> hundred t!enty-one%
+(2*% The men of <achmas, a hundred t!enty-t!o%
+(2,% The men of Bethel and 8ai, a hundred t!enty-three%
+(22% The men of the other ebo, fifty-t!o%
+(2.% The men of the other Elam, one thousand t!o hundred fifty-four%
+(2?% The children of 8arem, three hundred and t!enty%
+(2A% The children of 9ericho, three hundred forty-fi$e%
+(2+% The children of 'od, of 8adid and Ono, se$en hundred t!enty-one%
+(21% The children of 4enaa, three thousand nine hundred thirty%
+(2B% The #riests( the children of 5daia in the house of 9osue, nine
hundred and se$enty-three%
+(.-% The children of Emmer, one thousand fifty-t!o%
+(.*% The children of Phashur, one thousand t!o hundred forty-se$en%
+(.,% The children of )rem, one thousand and se$enteen% The 'e$ites(
+(.2% The children of 9osue and "edmihel, the sons
+(..% Of Oduia, se$enty-four% The singing men(
+(.?% The children of )sa#h, a hundred forty-eight%
+(.A% The #orters( the children of 4ellum, the children of )ter, the
children of Telmon, the children of )ccub, the children of 8atita, the
children of 4obai( a hundred thirty-eight%
+(.+% The athinites( the children of 4oha, the children of 8asu#ha, the
children of Tebbaoth,
+(.1% The children of "eros, the children os 4iaa, the children of
Phadon, the children of 'ebana, the children of 8agaba, the children of
4elmai,
+(.B% The children of 8anan, the children of Geddel, the children of
Gaher,
+(?-% The children of Raaia, the children of Rasin, the children of
ecoda,
+(?*% The children of GeHem, the children of )sa, the children of
Phasea,
+(?,% The children of Besai, the children of <unim, the children of
e#hussim,
+(?2% The children of Bacbuc, the children of 8acu#ha, the children of
8arhur,
+(?.% The children of Besloth, the children of <ahida, the children of
8arsa,
+(??% The children of Bercos, the children of 4isara, the children of
Thema,
+(?A% The children of asia, the children of 8ati#ha,
+(?+% The children of the ser$ants of 4olomon, the children of 4othai,
the children of 4o#hereth, the children of Pharida,
+(?1% The children of 9ahala, the children of Darcon, the children of
9eddel,
+(?B% The children of 4a#hatia, the children of 8atil, the children of
Phochereth, !ho !as born of 4abaim, the son of )mon%
+(A-% )ll the athinites, and the children of the ser$ants of 4olomon,
three hundred ninety-t!o%
+(A*% )nd these are they that came u# from Telmela, Thelharsa, "herub,
)ddon, and Emmer( and could not she! the house of their fathers, nor
their seed, !hether they !ere of 5srael%
+(A,% The children of Dalaia, the children of Tobia, the children of
ecoda, si> hundred forty-t!o%
+(A2% )nd of the #riests, the children of 8abia, the children of )ccos,
the children of BerHellai, !ho took a !ife of the daughters of BerHellai
the Galaadite, and he !as called by their name%
+(A.% These sought their !riting in the record, and found it not( and
they !ere cast out of the #riesthood%
+(A?% )nd )thersatha said to them, that they should not eat of the
holies of holies, until there stood u# a #riest learned and skilful%
+(AA% )ll the multitude as it !ere one man, forty-t!o thousand three
hundred si>ty,
+(A+% Beside their menser$ants and !omenser$ants, !ho !ere se$en
thousand three hundred thirty-se$en( and among them singing men, and
singing !omen, t!o hundred forty-fi$e%
+(A1% Their horses, se$en hundred thirty-si>( their mules t!o hundred
forty-fi$e%
+(AB% Their camels, four hundred thirty-fi$e, their asses, si> thousand
se$en hundred and t!enty%
E8itherto is related !hat !as !ritten in the record% 7rom this #lace
for!ard goeth on the history of ehemias%G
+(+-% )nd some of the heads of the families ga$e unto the !ork%
)thersatha ga$e into the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty bo!ls,
and fi$e hundred and thirty garments for #riests%
)thersatha%%% That is, ehemiasJ as a##ears from cha#% *,% Either that
he !as so called at the court of the king of Persia, !here he !as
cu#bearer( or that, as some think, this name signifies go$ernorJ and he
!as at that time go$ernor of 9udea%
+(+*% )nd some of the heads of families ga$e to the treasure of the
!ork, t!enty thousand drams of gold, and t!o thousand t!o hundred #ounds
of sil$er%
+(+,% )nd that !hich the rest of the #eo#le ga$e, !as t!enty thousand
drams of gold, and t!o thousand #ounds of sil$er, and si>ty-se$en
garments for #riests%
+(+2% )nd the #riests, and the 'e$ites, and the #orters, and the singing
men, and the rest of the common #eo#le, and the athinites, and all
5srael d!elt in their cities%
, Esdras "ha#ter 1
Esdras readeth the la! before the #eo#le% ehemias comforteth them% They
celebrate the feast of tabernacles%
1(*% )nd the se$enth month came( and the children of 5srael !ere in
their cities% )nd all the #eo#le !ere gathered together as one man to
the street !hich is before the !ater gate, and they s#oke to Esdras the
scribe, to bring the book of the la! of <oses, !hich the 'ord had
commanded to 5srael%
1(,% Then Esdras the #riest brought the la! before the multitude of men
and !omen, and all those that could understand, in the first day of the
se$enth month%
1(2% )nd he read it #lainly in the street that !as before the !ater
gate, from the morning until midday, before the men, and the !omen, and
all those that could understand( and the ears of all the #eo#le !ere
attenti$e to the book%
1(.% )nd Esdras the scribe stood u#on a ste# of !ood, !hich he had made
to s#eak u#on, and there stood by him <athathias, and 4emeia, and )nia,
and :ria, and 8elcia, and <aasia, on his right hand( and on the left,
Phadaia, <isael, and <elchia, and 8asum, and 8asbadana, Iacharia and
<osollam%
1(?% )nd Esdras o#ened the book before all the #eo#le( for he !as abo$e
all the #eo#le( and !hen he had o#ened it, all the #eo#le stood%
1(A% )nd Esdras blessed the 'ord the great God( and all the #eo#le
ans!ered, )men, amen( lifting u# their hands( and they bo!ed do!n, and
adored God !ith their faces to the ground%
1(+% o! 9osue, and Bani, and 4erebia, 9amin, )ccub, 4e#htai, Odia,
<aasia, "eltia, )Harias, 9oHabed, 8anan, Phalaia, the 'e$ites, made
silence among the #eo#le to hear the la!( and the #eo#le stood in their
#lace%
1(1% )nd they read in the book of the la! of God distinctly and #lainly
to be understood( and they understood !hen it !as read%
1(B% )nd ehemias Ehe is )thersathaG and Esdras the #riest and scribe,
and the 'e$ites !ho inter#reted to all the #eo#le, said( This is a holy
day to the 'ord our God( do not mourn, nor !ee#( for all the #eo#le
!e#t, !hen they heard the !ords of the la!%
1(*-% )nd he said to them( Go, eat fat meats, and drink s!eet !ine, and
send #ortions to them that ha$e not #re#ared for themsel$es( because it
is the holy day of the 'ord, and be not sad( for the joy of the 'ord is
our strength%
1(**% )nd the 'e$ites stilled all the #eo#le, saying( 8old your #eace,
for the day is holy, and be not sorro!ful%
1(*,% 4o all the #eo#le !ent to eat and drink, and to send #ortions, and
to make great mirth( because they understood the !ords that he had
taught them%
1(*2% )nd on the second day the chiefs of the families of all the
#eo#le, the #riests, and the 'e$ites !ere gathered together to Esdras
the scribe, that he should inter#ret to them the !ords of the la!%
1(*.% )nd they found !ritten in the la!, that the 'ord had commanded by
the hand of <oses, that the children of 5srael should d!ell in
tabernacles, on the feast, in the se$enth month(
1(*?% )nd that they should #roclaim and #ublish the !ord in all their
cities, and in 9erusalem, saying( Go forth to the mount, and fetch
branches of oli$e, and branches of beautiful !ood, branches of myrtle,
and branches of #alm, and branches of thick trees, to make tabernacles,
as it is !ritten%
1(*A% )nd the #eo#le !ent forth, and brought% )nd they made themsel$es
tabernacles e$ery man on the to# of his house, and in their courts, and
in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the !ater gate,
and in the street of the gate of E#hraim%
1(*+% )nd all the assembly of them that !ere returned from the
ca#ti$ity, made tabernacles, and d!elt in tabernacles( for since the
days of 9osue the son of un the children of 5srael had not done so,
until that day( and there !as e>ceeding great joy%
1(*1% )nd he read in the book of the la! of God day by day, from the
first day till the last, and they ke#t the solemnity se$en days, and in
the eighth day a solemn assembly according to the manner%
, Esdras "ha#ter B
The #eo#le re#ent !ith fasting and sackcloth% The 'e$ites confess GodDs
benefits, and the #eo#leDs ingratitude( they #ray for them, and make a
co$enant !ith God%
B(*% )nd in the four and t!entieth day of the month the children of
5srael came together !ith fasting and !ith sackcloth, and earth u#on
them%
B(,% )nd the seed of the children of 5srael se#arated themsel$es from
e$ery stranger( and they stood, and confessed their sins, and the
iniLuities of their fathers%
B(2% )nd they rose u# to stand( and they read in the book of the la! of
the 'ord their God, four times in the day, and four times they
confessed, and adored the 'ord their God%
B(.% )nd there stood u# u#on the ste# of the 'e$ites, 9osue, and Bani,
and "edmihel, 4abania, Bonni, 4arebias, Bani, and "hanani( and they
cried !ith a loud $oice to the 'ord their God%
B(?% )nd the 'e$ites 9osue and "edmihel, Bonni, 8asebnia, 4erebia,
Oduia, 4ebnia, and Phathahia, said( )rise, bless the 'ord your God from
eternity to eternity( and blessed be the high name of thy glory !ith all
blessing and #raise%
B(A% Thou thyself, O 'ord alone, thou hast made hea$en, and the hea$en
of hea$ens, and all the host thereof( the earth and all things that are
in it( the seas and all that are therein( and thou gi$est life to all
these things, and the host of hea$en adoreth thee%
B(+% Thou O 'ord God, art he !ho chosest )bram, and broughtest him forth
out of the fire of the "haldeans, and ga$est him the name of )braham%
The fire of the "haldeans%%% The city of :r in "haldea, the name of
!hich signifies fire% Or out of the fire of the tribulations and
tem#tations, to !hich he !as there e>#osed%-The ancient Rabbins
understood this literally, affirming that )bram !as cast into the fire
by the idolaters, and brought out by a miracle !ithout any hurt%
B(1% )nd thou didst find his heart faithful before thee( and thou madest
a co$enant !ith him, to gi$e him the land of the "hanaanite, of the
8ethite, and of the )morrhite, and of the PhereHite, and of the
9ebusite, and of the GergeHite, to gi$e it to his seed( and thou hast
fulfilled thy !ords, because thou art just%
B(B% )nd thou sa!est the affliction of our fathers in Egy#t( and thou
didst hear their cry by the Red 4ea%
B(*-% )nd thou she!edst signs and !onders u#on Pharao, and u#on all his
ser$ants, and u#on the #eo#le of his land( for thou kne!est that they
dealt #roudly against them( and thou madest thyself a name, as it is at
this day%
B(**% )nd thou didst di$ide the sea before them, and they #assed through
the midst of the sea on dry land( but their #ersecutors thou thre!est
into the de#th, as a stone into mighty !aters%
B(*,% )nd in a #illar of a cloud thou !ast their leader by day, and in a
#illar of fire by night, that they might see the !ay by !hich they !ent%
B(*2% Thou camest do!n also to mount 4inai, and didst s#eak !ith them
from hea$en, and thou ga$est them right judgments, and the la! of truth,
ceremonies, and good #rece#ts%
B(*.% Thou madest kno!n to them thy holy sabbath, and didst #rescribe to
them commandments, and ceremonies, and the la! by the hand of <oses thy
ser$ant%
B(*?% )nd thou ga$est them bread from hea$en in their hunger, and
broughtest forth !ater for them out of the rock in their thirst, and
thou saidst to them that they should go in, and #ossess the land, u#on
!hich thou hadst lifted u# thy hand to gi$e it them%
B(*A% But they and our fathers dealt #roudly, and hardened their necks
and hearkened not to thy commandments%
B(*+% )nd they !ould not hear, and they remembered not thy !onders !hich
thou hadst done for them% )nd they hardened their necks, and ga$e the
head to return to their bondage, as it !ere by contention% But thou, a
forgi$ing God, gracious, and merciful, longsuffering, and full of
com#assion, didst not forsake them%
)nd ga$e the head%%% That is, they set their head, or !ere bent to
return to Egy#t%
B(*1% &ea !hen they had made also to themsel$es a molten calf, and had
said( This is thy God, that brought thee out of Egy#t( and had committed
great blas#hemies(
B(*B% &et thou, in thy many mercies, didst not lea$e them in the desert(
the #illar of the cloud de#arted not from them by day to lead them in
the !ay, and the #illar of fire by night to she! them the !ay by !hich
they should go%
B(,-% )nd thou ga$est them thy good 4#irit to teach them, and thy manna
thou didst not !ithhold from their mouth, and thou ga$est them !ater for
their thirst%
B(,*% 7orty years didst thou feed them in the desert, and nothing !as
!anting to them( their garments did not gro! old, and their feet !ere
not !orn%
B(,,% )nd thou ga$est them kingdoms, and nations, and didst di$ide lots
for them( and they #ossessed the land of 4ehon, and the land of the king
of 8esebon, and the land of Og king of Basan%
B(,2% )nd thou didst multi#ly their children as the stars of hea$en, and
broughtest them to the land concerning !hich thou hadst said to their
fathers, that they should go in and #ossess it%
B(,.% )nd the children came and #ossessed the land, and thou didst
humble before them the inhabitants of the land, the "hanaanites, and
ga$est them into their hands, !ith their kings, and the #eo#le of the
land, that they might do !ith them as it #leased them%
B(,?% )nd they took strong cities and a fat land, and #ossessed houses
full of all goods( cisterns made by others, $ineyards, and oli$eyards,
and fruit trees in abundance( and they ate, and !ere filled, and became
fat, and abounded !ith delight in thy great goodness%
B(,A% But they #ro$oked thee to !rath, and de#arted from thee, and thre!
thy la! behind their backs( and they killed thy #ro#hets, !ho admonished
them earnestly to return to thee( and they !ere guilty of great
blas#hemies%
B(,+% )nd thou ga$est them into the hands of their enemies, and they
afflicted them% )nd in the time of their tribulation they cried to thee,
and thou heardest from hea$en, and according to the multitude of thy
tender mercies thou ga$est them sa$iours, to sa$e them from the hands of
their enemies%
B(,1% But after they had rest, they returned to do e$il in thy sight(
and thou leftest them in the hand of their enemies, and they had
dominion o$er them% Then they returned, and cried to thee( and thou
heardest from hea$en, and deli$eredst them many times in thy mercies%
B(,B% )nd thou didst admonish them to return to thy la!% But they dealt
#roudly, and hearkened not to thy commandments, but sinned against thy
judgments, !hich if a man do, he shall li$e in them( and they !ithdre!
the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and !ould not hear%
B(2-% )nd thou didst forbear !ith them for many years, and didst testify
against them by thy s#irit by the hand of thy #ro#hets( and they heard
not, and thou didst deli$er them into the hand of the #eo#le of the
lands%
B(2*% &et in thy $ery many mercies thou didst not utterly consume them,
nor forsake them( because thou art a merciful and gracious God%
B(2,% o! therefore our God, great, strong, and terrible, !ho kee#est
co$enant and mercy, turn not a!ay from thy face all the labour !hich
hath come u#on us, u#on our kings, and our #rinces, and our #riests, and
our #ro#hets, and our fathers, and all the #eo#le from the days of the
king of )ssur, until this day%
B(22% )nd thou art just in all things that ha$e come u#on us( because
thou hast done truth, but !e ha$e done !ickedly%
B(2.% Our kings, our #rinces, our #riests, and our fathers ha$e not ke#t
thy la!, and ha$e not minded thy commandments, and thy testimonies !hich
thou hast testified among them%
B(2?% )nd they ha$e not ser$ed thee in their kingdoms, and in thy
manifold goodness, !hich thou ga$est them, and in the large and fat
land, !hich thou deli$eredst before them, nor did they return from their
most !icked de$ices%
B(2A% Behold !e oursel$es this day are bondmen( and the land, !hich thou
ga$est our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things
thereof, and !e oursel$es are ser$ants in it%
B(2+% )nd the fruits thereof gro! u# for the kings, !hom thou hast set
o$er us for our sins, and they ha$e dominion o$er our bodies, and o$er
our beasts, according to their !ill, and !e are in great tribulation%
B(21% )nd because of all this !e oursel$es make a co$enant, and !rite
it, and our #rinces, our 'e$ites, and our #riests sign it%
, Esdras "ha#ter *-
The names of the subscribers to the co$enant, and the contents of it%
*-(*% )nd the subscribers !ere ehemias, )thersatha the son of 8achelai,
and 4edecias,
*-(,% 4araias, )Harias, 9eremias,
*-(2% Pheshur, )marias, <elchias,
*-(.% 8attus, 4ebenia, <elluch,
*-(?% 8arem, <erimuth, Obdias,
*-(A% Daniel, Genthon, Baruch,
*-(+% <osollam, )bia, <iamin,
*-(1% <aaHia, Belgia, 4emeia( these !ere #riests%
*-(B% )nd the 'e$ites, 9osue the son of )Hanias, Bennui of the sons of
8enadad, "edmihel,
*-(*-% )nd their brethren, 4ebenia, Oduia, "elita, Phalaia, 8anan,
*-(**% <icha, Rohob, 8asebia,
*-(*,% Iachur, 4erebia, 4abania,
*-(*2% Odaia, Bani, Baninu%
*-(*.% The heads of the #eo#le, Pharos, Phahath <oab, Elam, Iethu, Bani,
*-(*?% Bonni, )Hgad, Bebai,
*-(*A% )donia, Begoai, )din,
*-(*+% )ter, 8eHecia, )Hur,
*-(*1% Odaia, 8asum, Besai,
*-(*B% 8are#h, )nathoth, ebai,
*-(,-% <eg#hias, <osollam, 8aHir,
*-(,*% <esiHabel, 4adoc, 9eddua,
*-(,,% Pheltia, 8anan, )naia,
*-(,2% Osee, 8anania, 8asub,
*-(,.% )lohes, Phalea, 4obec,
*-(,?% Rehum, 8asebna, <aasia,
*-(,A% Echaia, 8anan, )nan,
*-(,+% <elluch, 8aran, Baana(
*-(,1% )nd the rest of the #eo#le, #riests, 'e$ites, #orters, and
singing men, athinites, and all that had se#arated themsel$es from the
#eo#le of the lands to the la! of God, their !i$es, their sons, and
their daughters%
*-(,B% )ll that could understand, #romising for their brethren, !ith
their chief men, and they came to #romise, and s!ear that they !ould
!alk in the la! of God, !hich he ga$e in the hand of <oses the ser$ant
of God, that they !ould do and kee# all the commandments of the 'ord our
God, and his judgments and his ceremonies%
*-(2-% )nd that !e !ould not gi$e our daughters to the #eo#le of the
land, nor take their daughters for our sons%
*-(2*% )nd if the #eo#le of the land bring in things to sell, or any
things for use, to sell them on the sabbath day, that !e !ould not buy
them on the sabbath, or on the holy day% )nd that !e !ould lea$e the
se$enth year, and the e>action of e$ery hand%
*-(2,% )nd !e made ordinances for oursel$es, to gi$e the third #art of a
sicle e$ery year for the !ork of the house of our God,
*-(22% 7or the loa$es of #ro#osition, and for the continual sacrifice,
and for a continual holocaust on the sabbaths, on the ne! moons, on the
set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offering( that
atonement might be made for 5srael, and for e$ery use of the house of
our God%
*-(2.% )nd !e cast lots among the #riests, and the 'e$ites, and the
#eo#le for the offering of !ood, that it might be brought into the house
of our God by the houses of our fathers at set times, from year to year(
to burn u#on the altar of the 'ord our God, as it is !ritten in the la!
of <oses(
*-(2?% )nd that !e !ould bring the firstfruits of our land, and the
firstfruits of all fruit of e$ery tree, from year to year, in the house
of our 'ord%
*-(2A% )nd the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is
!ritten in the la!, and the firstlings of our o>en, and of our shee#, to
be offered in the house of our God, to the #riests !ho minister in the
house of our God%
*-(2+% )nd that !e !ould bring the firstfruits of our meats, and of our
libations, and the fruit of e$ery tree, of the $intage also and of oil
to the #riests, to the storehouse of our God, and the tithes of our
ground to the 'e$ites% The 'e$ites also shall recei$e the tithes of our
!orks out of all the cities%
*-(21% )nd the #riest the son of )aron shall be !ith the 'e$ites in the
tithes of the 'e$ites, and the 'e$ites shall offer the tithe of their
tithes in the house of our God, to the storeroom into the treasure
house%
*-(2B% 7or the children of 5srael and the children of 'e$i shall carry
to the treasury the firstfruits of corn, of !ine, and of oil( and the
sanctified $essels shall be there, and the #riests, and the singing men,
and the #orters, and ministers, and !e !ill not forsake the house of our
God%
, Esdras "ha#ter **
=ho !ere the inhabitants of 9erusalem, and the other cities%
**(*% )nd the #rinces of the #eo#le d!elt at 9erusalem( but the rest of
the #eo#le cast lots, to take one #art in ten to d!ell in 9erusalem the
holy city, and nine #arts in the other cities%
**(,% )nd the #eo#le blessed all the men that !illingly offered
themsel$es to d!ell in 9erusalem%
**(2% These therefore are the chief men of the #ro$ince, !ho d!elt in
9erusalem, and in the cities of 9uda% )nd e$ery one d!elt in his
#ossession, in their cities( 5srael, the #riests, the 'e$ites, the
athinites, and the children of the ser$ants of 4olomon%
**(.% )nd in 9erusalem there d!elt some of the children of 9uda, and
some of the children of Benjamin( of the children of 9uda, )thaias the
son of )Hiam, the son of Iacharias, the son of )marias, the son of
4a#hatias, the son of <alaleel( of the sons of Phares,
**(?% <aasia the son of Baruch, the son of "holhoHa, the son of 8aHia,
the son of )daia, the son of 9oiarib, the son of Iacharias, the son of
the 4ilonite(
**(A% )ll these the sons of Phares, !ho d!elt in 9erusalem, !ere four
hundred si>ty-eight $aliant men%
**(+% )nd these are the children of Benjamin( 4ellum the son of
<osollam, the son of 9oed, the son of Phadaia, the son of "olaia, the
son of <asia, the son of Etheel, the son of 5saia%
**(1% )nd after him Gebbai, 4ellai, nine hundred t!enty-eight%
**(B% )nd 9oel the son of Iechri their ruler, and 9udas the son of 4enua
!as second o$er the city%
**(*-% )nd of the #riests 5daia the son of 9oarib, 9achin,
**(**% 4araia the son of 8elcias, the son of <osollam, the son of 4adoc,
the son of <eraioth, the son of )chitob the #rince of the house of God,
**(*,% )nd their brethren that do the !orks of the tem#le( eight hundred
t!enty-t!o% )nd )daia the son of 9eroham, the son of Phelelia, the son
of )msi, the son of Iacharias, the son of Pheshur, the son of <elchias,
**(*2% )nd his brethren the chiefs of the fathers( t!o hundred forty-
t!o% )nd )massai the son of )Hreel, the son of )haHi, the son of
<osollamoth, the son of Emmer,
**(*.% )nd their brethren !ho !ere $ery mighty, a hundred t!enty-eight(
and their ruler Iabdiel son of the mighty%
**(*?% )nd of the 'e$ites 4emeia the son of 8asub, the son of )Haricam,
the son of 8asabia, the son of Boni,
**(*A% )nd 4abathai and 9oHabed, !ho !ere o$er all the out!ard business
of the house of God, of the #rinces of the 'e$ites,
**(*+% )nd <athania the son of <icha, the son of Iebedei, the son of
)sa#h, !as the #rinci#al man to #raise, and to gi$e glory in #rayer, and
Becbecia, the second, one of his brethren, and )bda the son of 4amua,
the son of Galal, the son of 5dithun%
**(*1% )ll the 'e$ites in the holy city !ere t!o hundred eighty-four%
**(*B% )nd the #orters, )ccub, Telmon, and their brethren, !ho ke#t the
doors( a hundred se$enty-t!o%
**(,-% )nd the rest of 5srael, the #riests and the 'e$ites !ere in all
the cities of 9uda, e$ery man in his #ossession%
**(,*% )nd the athinites, that d!elt in O#hel, and 4iaha, and Gas#ha of
the athinites%
**(,,% )nd the o$erseer of the 'e$ites in 9erusalem, !as )HHi the son of
Bani, the son of 8asabia, the son of <athania, the son of <icha% Of the
sons of )sa#h, !ere the singing men in the ministry of the house of God%
**(,2% 7or the kingDs commandment !as concerning them, and an order
among the singing men day by day%
**(,.% )nd Phathahia the son of <eseHebel of the children of Iara the
son of 9uda !as at the hand of the king, in all matters concerning the
#eo#le,
**(,?% )nd in the houses through all their countries% Of the children of
9uda some d!elt at "ariath-)rbe, and in the $illages thereof( and at
Dibon, and in the $illages thereof( and at "abseel, and in the $illages
thereof%
**(,A% )nd at 9esue, and at <olada, and at Beth#haleth,
**(,+% )nd at 8asersuel, and at Bersabee, and in the $illages thereof,
**(,1% )nd at 4iceleg, and at <ochona, and in the $illages thereof,
**(,B% )nd at Remmon, and at 4araa, and at 9erimuth,
**(2-% Ianoa, Odollam, and in their $illages, at 'achis and its
de#endencies, and at )Heca and the $illages thereof% )nd they d!elt from
Bersabee unto the $alley of Ennom%
**(2*% )nd the children of Benjamin, from Geba, at <echmas, and at 8ai,
and at Bethel, and in the $illages thereof,
**(2,% )t )nathoth, ob, )nania,
**(22% )sor, Rama, Gethaim,
**(2.% 8adid, 4eboim, and eballat, 'od,
**(2?% )nd Ono the $alley of craftsmen%
**(2A% )nd of the 'e$ites !ere #ortions of 9uda and Benjamin%
, Esdras "ha#ter *,
The #riests, and 'e$ites that came u# !ith Iorobabel% The succession of
high #riests( the solemnity of the dedication of the !all%
*,(*% o! these are the #riests and the 'e$ites, that !ent u# !ith
Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, and 9osue( 4araia, 9eremias, Esdras,
*,(,% )maria, <elluch, 8attus,
*,(2% 4ebenias, Rheum, <erimuth,
*,(.% )ddo, Genthon, )bia,
*,(?% <iamin, <adia, Belga,
*,(A% 4emeia, and 9oiarib, 5daia, 4ellum )moc, 8elcias,
*,(+% 5daia% These !ere the chief of the #riests, and of their brethren
in the days of 9osue%
*,(1% )nd the 'e$ites, 9esua, Bennui, "edmihel, 4arebia, 9uda,
<athanias, they and their brethren !ere o$er the hymns(
*,(B% )nd Becbecia, and 8anni, and their brethren e$ery one in his
office%
*,(*-% )nd 9osue begot 9oacim, and 9oacim begot Eliasib, and Eliasib
begot 9oiada,
*,(**% )nd 9oiada begot 9onathan and 9onathan begot 9eddoa%
*,(*,% )nd in the days of 9oacim the #riests and heads of the families
!ere( Of 4araia, <araia( of 9eremias, 8anania(
*,(*2% Of Esdras, <osollam( and of )maria, 9ohanan(
*,(*.% Of <ilicho, 9onathan( of 4ebenia, 9ose#h(
*,(*?% Of 8aram, Edna( of <araioth, 8elci(
*,(*A% Of )daia, Iacharia( of Genthon, <osollam(
*,(*+% Of )bia, Iechri( of <iamin and <oadia, Phelti(
*,(*1% Of Belga, 4ammua of 4emaia, 9onathan(
*,(*B% Of 9oiarib, <athanai( of 9odaia, )HHi(
*,(,-% Of 4ellai, "elai( of )moc, 8eber(
*,(,*% Of 8elcias, 8asebia( of 5daia, athanael%
*,(,,% The 'e$ites the chiefs of the families in the days of Eliasib,
and 9oiada, and 9ohanan, and 9eddoa, !ere recorded, and the #riests in
the reign of Darius the Persian%
*,(,2% The sons of 'e$i, heads of the families !ere !ritten in the book
of "hronicles, e$en unto the days of 9onathan the son of Eliasib%
*,(,.% o! the chief of the 'e$ites !ere 8asebia, 4erebia, and 9osue the
son of "edmihel( and their brethren by their courses, to #raise and to
gi$e thanks according to the commandment of Da$id the man of God, and to
!ait eLually in order%
*,(,?% <athania, and Becbecia, Obedia, and <osollam, Telmon, )ccub, !ere
kee#ers of the gates and of the entrances before the gates%
*,(,A% These !ere in the days of 9oacim the son of 9osue, the son of
9osedec, and in the days of ehemias the go$ernor, and of Esdras the
#riest and scribe%
*,(,+% )nd at the dedication of the !all of 9erusalem they sought the
'e$ites out of all their #laces, to bring them to 9erusalem, and to kee#
the dedication, and to rejoice !ith thanksgi$ing, and !ith singing, and
!ith cymbals, and #salteries and har#s%
*,(,1% )nd the sons of the singing men !ere gathered together out of the
#lain country about 9erusalem, and out of the $illages of ethu#hati,
*,(,B% )nd from the house of Galgal, and from the countries of Geba and
)Hma$eth( for the singing men had built themsel$es $illages round about
9erusalem%
*,(2-% )nd the #riests and the 'e$ites !ere #urified, and they #urified
the #eo#le, and the gates, and the !all%
*,(2*% )nd 5 made the #rinces of 9uda go u# u#on the !all, and 5
a##ointed t!o great choirs to gi$e #raise% )nd they !ent on the right
hand u#on the !all to!ard the dung gate%
*,(2,% )nd after them !ent Osaias, and half of the #rinces of 9uda,
*,(22% )nd )Harias, Esdras, and <osollam, 9udas, and Benjamin, and
4emeia, and 9eremias%
*,(2.% )nd of the sons of the #riests !ith trum#ets, Iacharias the son
of 9onathan, the son of 4emeia, the son of <athania, the son of <ichaia,
the son of Iechur, the son of )sa#h,
*,(2?% )nd his brethren 4emeia, and )Hareel, <alalai, Galalai, <aai,
athanael, and 9udas, and 8anani, !ith the musical instruments of Da$id
the man of God( and Esdras the scribe before them at the fountain gate%
*,(2A% )nd they !ent u# o$er against them by the stairs of the city of
Da$id, at the going u# of the !all of the house of Da$id, and to the
!ater gate east!ard(
*,(2+% )nd the second choir of them that ga$e thanks !ent on the
o##osite side, and 5 after them, and the half of the #eo#le u#on the
!all, and u#on the to!er of the furnaces, e$en to the broad !all,
*,(21% )nd abo$e the gate of E#hraim, and abo$e the old gate, and abo$e
the fish gate and the to!er of 8ananeel, and the to!er of Emath, and
e$en to the flock gate( and they stood still in the !atch gate%
*,(2B% )nd the t!o choirs of them that ga$e #raise stood still at the
house of God, and 5 and the half of the magistrates !ith me%
*,(.-% )nd the #riests, Eliachim, <aasia, <iamin, <ichea, Elioenai,
Iacharia, 8anania !ith trum#ets,
*,(.*% )nd <aasia, and 4emeia, and EleaHar, and )HHi, and 9ohanan, and
<elchia, and Elam, and EHer% )nd the singers sung loud, and 9eHraia !as
their o$erseer(
*,(.,% )nd they sacrificed on that day great sacrifices, and they
rejoiced( for God had made them joyful !ith great joy( their !i$es also
and their children rejoiced, and the joy of 9erusalem !as heard afar
off%
*,(.2% They a##ointed also in that day men o$er the storehouses of the
treasure, for the libations, and for the firstfruits, and for the
tithes, that the rulers of the city might bring them in by them in
honour of thanksgi$ing, for the #riests and 'e$ites( for 9uda !as joyful
in the #riests and 'e$ites that assisted%
*,(..% )nd they ke#t the !atch of their God, and the obser$ance of
e>#iation, and the singing men, and the #orters, according to the
commandment of Da$id, and of 4olomon his son%
*,(.?% 7or in the days of Da$id and )sa#h from the beginning there !ere
chief singers a##ointed, to #raise !ith canticles, and gi$e thanks to
God%
*,(.A% )nd all 5srael, in the days of Iorobabel, and in the days of
ehemias ga$e #ortions to the singing men, and to the #orters, day by
day, and they sanctified the 'e$ites, and the 'e$ites sanctified the
sons of )aron%
4anctified%%% That is, they ga$e them that !hich by the la! !as set
aside, and sanctified for their use%
, Esdras "ha#ter *2
Di$ers abuses are reformed%
*2(*% )nd on that day they read in the book of <oses in the hearing of
the #eo#le( and therein !as found !ritten, that the )mmonites and the
<oabites should not come in to the church of God for e$er(
*2(,% Because they met not the children of 5srael !ith bread and !ater(
and they hired against them Balaam, to curse them, and our God turned
the curse into blessing%
*2(2% )nd it came to #ass, !hen they had heard the la!, that they
se#arated e$ery stranger from 5srael%
*2(.% )nd o$er this thing !as Eliasib the #riest, !ho !as set o$er the
treasury of the house of our God, and !as near akin to Tobias%
O$er this thing, etc%%% Or, he !as faulty in this thing, or in this
kind%
*2(?% )nd he made him a great storeroom, !here before him they laid u#
gifts, and frankincense, and $essels, and the tithes of the corn, of the
!ine, and of the oil, the #ortions of the 'e$ites, and of the singing
men, and of the #orters, and the firstfruits of the #riests%
*2(A% But in all this time 5 !as not in 9erusalem, because in the t!o
and thirtieth year of )rta>er>es king of Babylon, 5 !ent to the king,
and after certain days 5 asked the king(
*2(+% )nd 5 came to 9erusalem, and 5 understood the e$il that Eliasib
had done for Tobias, to make him a storehouse in the courts of the house
of God%
*2(1% )nd it seemed to me e>ceeding e$il% )nd 5 cast forth the $essels
of the house of Tobias out of the storehouse%
*2(B% )nd 5 commanded and they cleansed again the $essels of the house
of God, the sacrifice, and the frankincense%
*2(*-% )nd 5 #ercei$ed that the #ortions of the 'e$ites had not been
gi$en them( and that the 'e$ites, and the singing men, and they that
ministered !ere fled a!ay e$ery man to his o!n country(
*2(**% )nd 5 #leaded the matter against the magistrates, and said( =hy
ha$e !e forsaken the house of GodM )nd 5 gathered them together, and 5
made them to stand in their #laces%
*2(*,% )nd all 9uda brought the tithe of the corn, and the !ine, and the
oil into the storehouses%
*2(*2% )nd !e set o$er the storehouses 4elemias the #riest, and 4adoc
the scribe, and of the 'e$ites Phadaia, and ne>t to them 8anan the son
of Iachur, the son of <athania( for they !ere a##ro$ed as faithful, and
to them !ere committed the #ortions of their brethren%
*2(*.% Remember me, O my God, for this thing, and !i#e not out my
kindnesses, !hich 5 ha$e done relating to the house of my God and his
ceremonies%
*2(*?% 5n those days 5 sa! in 9uda some treading the #resses on the
sabbath, and carrying shea$es, and lading asses !ith !ine, and gra#es,
and figs, and all manner of burthens, and bringing them into 9erusalem
on the sabbath day% )nd 5 charged them that they should sell on a day on
!hich it !as la!ful to sell%
*2(*A% 4ome Tyrians also d!elt there, !ho brought fish, and all manner
of !ares( and they sold them on the sabbaths to the children of 9uda in
9erusalem%
*2(*+% )nd 5 rebuked the chief men of 9uda, and said to them( =hat is
this e$il thing that you are doing, #rofaning the sabbath day(
*2(*1% Did not our fathers do these things, and our God brought all this
e$il u#on us, and u#on this cityM )nd you bring more !rath u#on 5srael
by $iolating the sabbath%
*2(*B% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen the gates of 9erusalem !ere at
rest on the sabbath day, 5 s#oke( and they shut the gates, and 5
commanded that they should not o#en them till after the sabbath( and 5
set some of my ser$ants at the gates, that none should bring in burthens
on the sabbath day%
*2(,-% 4o the merchants, and they that sold all kinds of !ares, stayed
!ithout 9erusalem, once or t!ice%
*2(,*% )nd 5 charged them, and 5 said to them( =hy stay you before the
!allM if you do so another time, 5 !ill lay hands on you% )nd from that
time they came no more on the sabbath%
*2(,,% 5 s#oke also to the 'e$ites that they should be #urified, and
should come to kee# the gates, and to sanctify the sabbath day( for this
also remember me, O my God, and s#are me according to the multitude of
thy tender mercies%
*2(,2% 5n those days also 5 sa! 9e!s that married !i$es, !omen of
)Hotus, and of )mmon, and of <oab%
*2(,.% )nd their children s#oke half in the s#eech of )Hotus, and could
not s#eak the 9e!sD language, but they s#oke according to the language
of this and that #eo#le%
*2(,?% )nd 5 chid them, and laid my curse u#on them% )nd 5 beat some of
them, and sha$ed off their hair, and made them s!ear by God that they
!ould not gi$e their daughters to their sons, nor take their daughters
for their sons, nor for themsel$es, saying(
*2(,A% Did not 4olomon king of 5srael sin in this kind of thing( and
surely among many nations, there !as not a king like him, and he !as
belo$ed of his God, and God made him king o$er all 5srael( and yet !omen
of other countries brought e$en him to sin%
*2(,+% )nd shall !e also be disobedient and do all this great e$il to
transgress against our God, and marry strange !omen(
*2(,1% )nd one of the sons of 9oiada the son of Eliasib the high #riest,
!as son in la! to 4anaballat the 8oronite, and 5 dro$e him from me%
*2(,B% Remember them, O 'ord my God, that defile the #riesthood, and the
la! of #riests and 'e$ites%
*2(2-% 4o 5 se#arated from them all strangers, and 5 a##ointed the
courses of the #riests and the 'e$ites, e$ery man in his ministry(
*2(2*% )nd for the offering of !ood at times a##ointed, and for the
firstfruits( remember me, O my God, unto good% )men%
T8E BOO; O7 TOB5)4
This Book takes its name from the holy man Tobias, !hose !onderful
$irtues are herein recorded% 5t contains most e>cellent documents of
great #iety, e>traordinary #atience, and of a #erfect resignation to the
!ill of God% 8is humble #rayer !as heard, and the angel Ra#hael !as sent
to relie$e him( he is thankful and #raises the 'ord, calling on the
children of 5srael to do the same% 8a$ing li$ed to the age of one
hundred and t!o years, he e>horts his son and grandsons to #iety,
foretells the destruction of ini$e and the rebuilding of 9erusalem( he
dies ha##ily%
Tobias "ha#ter *
TobiasDs early #iety( his !orks of mercy, #articularly in burying the
dead%
*(*% Tobias of the tribe and city of e#htali, E!hich is in the u##er
#arts of Galilee abo$e aasson, beyond the !ay that leadeth to the !est,
ha$ing on the right hand the city of 4e#het,G
*(,% =hen he !as made ca#ti$e in the days of 4almanasar king of the
)ssyrians, e$en in his ca#ti$ity, forsook not the !ay of truth,
*(2% But e$ery day ga$e all he could get to his brethren his fello!
ca#ti$es, that !ere of his kindred%
*(.% )nd !hen he !as younger than any of the tribe of e#htali, yet did
he no childish thing in his !ork%
*(?% <oreo$er !hen all !ent to the golden cal$es !hich 9eroboam king of
5srael had made, he alone fled the com#any of all,
*(A% )nd !ent to 9erusalem to the tem#le of the 'ord, and there adored
the 'ord God of 5srael, offering faithfully all his firstfruits, and his
tithes,
*(+% 4o that in the third year he ga$e all his tithes to the #roselytes,
and strangers%
*(1% These and such like things did he obser$e !hen but a boy according
to the la! of God%
*(B% But !hen he !as a man, he took to !ife )nna of his o!n tribe, and
had a son by her, !hom he called after his o!n name,
*(*-% )nd from his infancy he taught him to fear God, and to abstain
from all sin%
*(**% )nd !hen by the ca#ti$ity he !ith his !ife and his son and all his
tribe !as come to the city of ini$e,
*(*,% E=hen all ate of the meats of the GentilesG he ke#t his soul and
ne$er !as defiled !ith their meats%
*(*2% )nd because he !as mindful of the 'ord !ith all his heart, God
ga$e him fa$our in the sight of 4almanasar the king%
*(*.% )nd he ga$e him lea$e to go !hithersoe$er he !ould, !ith liberty
to do !hate$er he had a mind%
*(*?% 8e therefore !ent to all that !ere in ca#ti$ity, and ga$e them
!holesome admonitions%
*(*A% )nd !hen he !as come to Rages a city of the <edes, and had ten
talents of sil$er of that !ith !hich he had been honoured by the king(
*(*+% )nd !hen amongst a great multitude of his kindred, he sa! Gabelus
in !ant, !ho !as one of his tribe, taking a note of his hand he ga$e him
the aforesaid sum of money%
*(*1% But after a long time, 4almanasar the king being dead, !hen
4ennacherib his son, !ho reigned in his #lace, had a hatred for the
children of 5srael(
*(*B% Tobias daily !ent among all his kindred and comforted them, and
distributed to e$ery one as he !as able, out of his goods(
*(,-% 8e fed the hungry, and ga$e clothes to the naked, and !as careful
to bury the dead, and they that !ere slain%
*(,*% )nd !hen king 4ennacherib !as come back, fleeing from 9udea by
reason of the slaughter that God had made about him for his blas#hemy,
and being angry sle! many of the children of 5srael, Tobias buried their
bodies%
*(,,% But !hen it !as told the king, he commanded him to be slain, and
took a!ay all his substance%
*(,2% But Tobias fleeing naked a!ay !ith his son and !ith his !ife, lay
concealed, for many lo$ed him%
*(,.% But after forty-fi$e days, the king !as killed by his o!n sons%
*(,?% )nd Tobias returned to his house, and all his substance !as
restored to him%
Tobias "ha#ter ,
Tobias lea$eth his dinner to bury the dead( he loseth his sight by GodDs
#ermission, for manifestation of his #atience%
,(*% But after this, !hen there !as a festi$al of the 'ord, and a good
dinner !as #re#ared in TobiasDs house,
,(,% 8e said to his son( Go, and bring some of our tribe that fear God,
to feast !ith us%
,(2% )nd !hen he had gone, returning he told him, that one of the
children of 5srael lay slain in the street% )nd he forth!ith lea#ed u#
from his #lace at the table, and left his dinner, and came fasting to
the body%
,(.% )nd taking it u# carried it #ri$ately to his house, that after the
sun !as do!n, he might bury him cautiously%
,(?% )nd !hen he had hid the body, he ate bread !ith mourning and fear,
,(A% Remembering the !ord !hich the 'ord s#oke by )mos the #ro#het( &our
festi$al days shall be turned into lamentation and mourning%
,(+% 4o !hen the sun !as do!n, he !ent and buried him%
,(1% o! all his neighbours blamed him, saying( once already commandment
!as gi$en for thee to be slain because of this matter, and thou didst
scarce esca#e the sentence of death, and dost thou again bury the deadM
,(B% But Tobias fearing God more than the king, carried off the bodies
of them that !ere slain, and hid them in his house, and at midnight
buried them%
,(*-% o! it ha##ened one day that being !earied !ith burying, he came
to his house, and cast himself do!n by the !all and sle#t,
,(**% )nd as he !as slee#ing, hot dung out of a s!allo!Ds nest fell u#on
his eyes, and he !as made blind%
,(*,% o! this trial the 'ord therefore #ermitted to ha##en to him, that
an e>am#le might be gi$en to #osterity of his #atience, as also of holy
9ob%
,(*2% 7or !hereas he had al!ays feared God from his infancy, and ke#t
his commandments, he re#ined not against God because the e$il of
blindness had befallen him,
,(*.% But continued immo$eable in the fear of God, gi$ing thanks to God
all the days of his life%
,(*?% 7or as the kings insulted o$er holy 9ob( so his relations and
kinsmen mocked at his life, saying(
;ings%%% 4o 9obDs three friends are here called, because they !ere
#rinces in their res#ecti$e territories%
,(*A% =here is thy ho#e, for !hich thou ga$est alms, and buriedst the
deadM
,(*+% But Tobias rebuked them, saying( 4#eak not so(
,(*1% 7or !e are the children of saints, and look for that life !hich
God !ill gi$e to those that ne$er change their faith from him%
,(*B% o! )nna his !ife !ent daily to !ea$ing !ork, and she brought home
!hat she could get for their li$ing by the labour of her hands%
,(,-% =hereby it came to #ass, that she recei$ed a young kid, and
brought it home(
,(,*% )nd !hen her husband heard it bleating, he said( Take heed, lest
#erha#s it be stolen( restore ye it to its o!ners, for it is not la!ful
for us either to eat or to touch any thing that cometh by theft%
,(,,% )t these !ords his !ife being angry ans!ered( 5t is e$ident the
ho#e is come to nothing, and thy alms no! a##ear%
,(,2% )nd !ith these and other, such like !ords she u#braided him%
Tobias "ha#ter 2
The #rayer of Tobias, and of 4ara, in their se$eral afflictions, are
heard by God, and the angel Ra#hael is sent to relie$e them%
2(*% Then Tobias sighed, and began to #ray !ith tears,
2(,% 4aying, Thou art just, O 'ord, and all thy judgments are just, and
all thy !ays mercy, and truth, and judgment(
2(2% )nd no!, O 'ord, think of me, and take not re$enge of my sins,
neither remember my offences, nor those of my #arents%
2(.% 7or !e ha$e not obeyed thy commandments, therefore are !e deli$ered
to s#oil and to ca#ti$ity, and death, and are made a fable, and a
re#roach to all nations, amongst !hich thou hast scattered us%
2(?% )nd no!, O 'ord, great are thy judgments, because !e ha$e not done
according to thy #rece#ts, and ha$e not !alked sincerely before thee%
2(A% )nd no!, O 'ord, do !ith me according to thy !ill, and command my
s#irit to be recei$ed in #eace( for it is better for me to die, than to
li$e%
2(+% o! it ha##ened on the same day, that 4ara daughter of Raguel, in
Rages a city of the <edes, recei$ed a re#roach from one of her fatherDs
ser$ant maids,
Rages%%% 5n the Greek it is Ecbatana, !hich !as also called Rages% 7or
there !ere t!o cities in <edia of the name of Rages% Raguel d!elt in one
of them, and Gabelus in the other%
2(1% Because she had been gi$en to se$en husbands and a de$il named
)smodeus had killed them, at their first going in unto her%
2(B% 4o !hen she re#ro$ed the maid for her fault, she ans!ered her,
saying( <ay !e ne$er see son, or daughter of thee u#on the earth, thou
murderer of thy husbands%
2(*-% =ilt thou kill me also, as thou hast already killed se$en
husbandsM )t these !ords, she !ent into an u##er chamber of her house(
and for three days and three nights did neither eat nor drink(
2(**% But continuing in #rayer !ith tears besought God, that he !ould
deli$er her from this re#roach%
2(*,% )nd it came to #ass on the third day !hen she !as making an end of
her #rayer, blessing the 'ord,
2(*2% 4he said( Blessed is thy name, O God of our fathers, !ho !hen thou
hast been angry, !ilt she! mercy, and in the time of tribulation
forgi$est the sins of them that call u#on thee%
2(*.% To thee, O 'ord, 5 turn my face, to thee 5 direct my eyes%
2(*?% 5 beg, O 'ord, that thou loose me from the bond of this re#roach,
or else take me a!ay from the earth%
2(*A% Thou kno!est, O 'ord, that 5 ne$er co$eted a husband, and ha$e
ke#t my soul clean from all lust%
2(*+% e$er ha$e 5 joined myself !ith them that #lay( neither ha$e 5
made myself #artaker !ith them that !alk in lightness%
2(*1% But a husband 5 consented to take, !ith thy fear, not !ith my
lust%
2(*B% )nd either 5 !as un!orthy of them, or they #erha#s !ere not !orthy
of me( because #erha#s thou hast ke#t me for another man,
2(,-% 7or thy counsel is not in manDs #o!er%
2(,*% But this e$ery one is sure of that !orshi##eth thee, that his
life, if it be under trial, shall be cro!ned and if it be under
tribulation, it shall be deli$ered( and if it be under correction, it
shall be allo!ed to come to thy mercy%
2(,,% 7or thou art not delighted in our being lost, because after a
storm thou makest a calm, and after tears and !ee#ing thou #ourest in
joyfulness%
2(,2% Be thy name, O God of 5srael, blessed for e$er,
2(,.% )t that time the #rayers of them both !ere heard in the sight of
the glory of the most high God(
2(,?% )nd the holy angel of the 'ord, Ra#hael !as sent to heal them
both, !hose #rayers at one time !ere rehearsed in the sight of the 'ord%
Tobias "ha#ter .
Tobias thinking he shall die, gi$eth his son godly admonitions( and
telleth him of money he had lent to a friend%
.(*% Therefore !hen Tobias thought that his #rayer !as heard that he
might die, he called to him Tobias his son,
.(,% )nd said to him( 8ear, my son, the !ords of my mouth, and lay them
as a foundation in thy heart%
.(2% =hen God shall take my soul, thou shalt bury my body( and thou
shalt honour thy mother all the days of her life(
.(.% 7or thou must be mindful !hat and ho! great #erils she suffered for
thee in her !omb%
.(?% )nd !hen she also shall ha$e ended the time of her life, bury her
by me%
.(A% )nd all the days of thy life ha$e God in thy mind( and take heed
thou ne$er consent to sin, nor transgress the commandments of the 'ord
our God%
.(+% Gi$e alms out of thy substance, and turn not a!ay thy face from any
#oor #erson( for so it shall come to #ass that the face of the 'ord
shall not be turned from thee%
.(1% )ccording to thy ability be merciful%
.(B% 5f thou ha$e much gi$e abundantly( if thou ha$e little, take care
e$en so to besto! !illingly a little%
.(*-% 7or thus thou storest u# to thyself a good re!ard for the day of
necessity%
.(**% 7or alms deli$er from all sin, and from death, and !ill not suffer
the soul to go into darkness%
.(*,% )lms shall be a great confidence before the most high God, to all
them that gi$e it%
.(*2% Take heed to kee# thyself, my son, from all fornication, and
beside thy !ife ne$er endure to kno! a crime%
.(*.% e$er suffer #ride to reign in thy mind, or in thy !ords( for from
it all #erdition took its beginning%
.(*?% 5f any man hath done any !ork for thee, immediately #ay him his
hire, and let not the !ages of thy hired ser$ant stay !ith thee at all%
.(*A% 4ee thou ne$er do to another !hat thou !ouldst hate to ha$e done
to thee by another%
.(*+% Eat thy bread !ith the hungry and the needy, and !ith thy garments
co$er the naked,
.(*1% 'ay out thy bread, and thy !ine u#on the burial of a just man, and
do not eat and drink thereof !ith the !icked%
.(*B% 4eek counsel al!ays of a !ise man%
.(,-% Bless God at all times( and desire of him to direct thy !ays, and
that all thy counsels may abide in him%
.(,*% 5 tell thee also, my son, that 5 lent ten talents of sil$er, !hile
thou !ast yet a child, to Gabelus, in Rages a city of the <edes, and 5
ha$e a note of his hand !ith me(
.(,,% o! therefore inLuire ho! thou mayst go to him, and recei$e of him
the foresaid sum of money, and restore to him the note of his hand%
.(,2% 7ear not, my son( !e lead indeed a #oor life, but !e shall ha$e
many good things if !e fear God, and de#art from all sin, and do that
!hich is good%
Tobias "ha#ter ?
&oung Tobias seeking a guide for his journey, the angel Ra#hael, in
sha#e of a man, undertaketh this office%
?(*% Then Tobias ans!ered his father, and said( 5 !ill do all things,
father, !hich thou hast commanded me%
?(,% But ho! 5 shall get this money, 5 cannot tellJ he kno!eth not me,
and 5 kno! not him( !hat token shall 5 gi$e himM nor did 5 e$er kno! the
!ay !hich leadeth thither%
?(2% Then his father ans!ered him, and said( 5 ha$e a note of his hand
!ith me, !hich !hen thou shalt she! him, he !ill #resently #ay it%
?(.% But go no!, and seek thee out some faithful man, to go !ith thee
for his hire( that thou mayst recei$e it, !hile 5 yet li$e%
?(?% Then Tobias going forth, found a beautiful young man, standing
girded, and as it !ere ready to !alk%
?(A% )nd not kno!ing that he !as an angel of God, he saluted him, and
said( 7rom !hence art thou, good young manM
?(+% But he ans!ered( Of the children of 5srael% )nd Tobias said to him(
;no!est thou the !ay that leadeth to the country of the <edesM
?(1% )nd he ans!ered( 5 kno! it( and 5 ha$e often !alked through all the
!ays thereof, and 5 ha$e abode !ith Gabelus our brother, !ho d!elleth at
Rages a city of the <edes, !hich is situate in the mount of Ecbatana%
?(B% )nd Tobias said to him( 4tay for me, 5 beseech thee, till 5 tell
these same things to my father%
?(*-% Then Tobias going in told all these things to his father% :#on
!hich his father being in admiration, desired that he !ould come in unto
him%
?(**% 4o going in he saluted him, and said( 9oy be to thee al!ays%
?(*,% )nd Tobias said( =hat manner of joy shall be to me, !ho sit in
darkness and see not the light of hea$enM
?(*2% )nd the young man said to him( Be of good courage, thy cure from
God is at hand%
?(*.% )nd Tobias said to him( "anst thou conduct my son to Gabelus at
Rages, a city of the <edesM and !hen thou shalt return, 5 !ill #ay thee
thy hire%
?(*?% )nd the angel said to him( 5 !ill conduct him thither, and bring
him back to thee%
?(*A% )nd Tobias said to him( 5 #ray thee, tell me, of !hat family, or
!hat tribe art thouM
?(*+% )nd Ra#hael the angel ans!ered( Dost thou seek the family of him
thou hirest, or the hired ser$ant himself to go !ith thy sonM
?(*1% But lest 5 should make thee uneasy, 5 am )Harias the son of the
great )nanias%
)Harias%%% The angel took the form of )Harias( and therefore might call
himself by the name of the man !hom he #ersonated% )Harias, in 8ebre!,
signifies the hel# of God, and )nanias the grace of God%
?(*B% )nd Tobias ans!ered( Thou art of a great family% But 5 #ray thee
be not angry that 5 desired to kno! thy family%
?(,-% )nd the angel said to him( 5 !ill lead thy son safe, and bring him
to thee again safe%
?(,*% )nd Tobias ans!ering, said( <ay you ha$e a good journey, and God
be !ith you in your !ay, and his angel accom#any you%
?(,,% Then all things being ready, that !ere to be carried in their
journey, Tobias bade his father and his mother fare!ell, and they set
out both together%
?(,2% )nd !hen they !ere de#arted, his mother began to !ee#, and to say(
Thou hast taken the staff of our old age, and sent him a!ay from us%
?(,.% 5 !ish the money for !hich thou hast sent him, had ne$er been%
?(,?% 7or our #o$erty !as sufficient for us, that !e might account it as
riches, that !e sa! our son%
?(,A% )nd Tobias said to her( =ee# not, our son !ill arri$e thither
safe, and !ill return safe to us, and thy eyes shall see him%
?(,+% 7or 5 belie$e that the good angel of God doth accom#any him, and
doth order all things !ell that are done about him, so that he shall
return to us !ith joy%
?(,1% )t these !ords his mother ceased !ee#ing, and held her #eace%
Tobias "ha#ter A
By the angelDs ad$ice young Tobias taketh hold on a fish that assaulteth
him% Reser$eth the heart, the gall, and the li$er for medicines% They
lodge at the house of Raguel, !hose daughter 4ara, Tobias is to marryJ
she had before been married to se$en husbands, !ho !ere all slain by a
de$il%
A(*% )nd Tobias !ent for!ard, and the dog follo!ed him, and he lodged
the first night by the ri$er of Tigris%
A(,% )nd he !ent out to !ash his feet, and behold a monstrous fish came
u# to de$our him%
A(2% )nd Tobias being afraid of him, cried out !ith a loud $oice,
saying( 4ir, he cometh u#on me%
A(.% )nd the angel said to him( Take him by the gill, and dra! him to
thee% )nd !hen he had done so, he dre! him out u#on the land, and he
began to #ant before his feet%
A(?% Then the angel said to him( Take out the entrails of this fish, and
lay u# his heart, and his gall, and his li$er for thee( for these are
necessary for useful medicines%
A(A% )nd !hen he had done so, he roasted the flesh thereof, and they
took it !ith them in the !ay( the rest they salted as much as might
ser$e them, till they came to Rages the city of the <edes%
A(+% Then Tobias asked the angel, and said to him( 5 beseech thee,
brother )Harias, tell me !hat remedies are these things good for, !hich
thou hast bid me kee# of the fishM
A(1% )nd the angel, ans!ering, said to him( 5f thou #ut a little #iece
of its heart u#on coals, the smoke thereof dri$eth a!ay all kind of
de$ils, either from man or from !oman, so that they come no more to
them%
5ts heart, etc% The li$er E$er% *BG%%% God !as #leased to gi$e these
things a $irtue against those #roud s#irits, to make them, !ho affected
to be like the <ost 8igh, subject to such mean cor#oreal creatures as
instruments of his #o!er%
A(B% )nd the gall is good for anointing the eyes, in !hich there is a
!hite s#eck, and they shall be cured%
A(*-% )nd Tobias said to him( =here !ilt thou that !e lodgeM
A(**% )nd the angel ans!ering, said( 8ere is one !hose name is Raguel, a
near kinsman of thy tribe, and he hath a daughter named 4ara, but he
hath no son nor any other daughter beside her%
A(*,% )ll his substance is due to thee, and thou must take her to !ife%
A(*2% )sk her therefore of her father, and he !ill gi$e her thee to
!ife%
A(*.% Then Tobias ans!ered, and said( 5 hear that she hath been gi$en to
se$en husbands, and they all died( moreo$er 5 ha$e heard, that a de$il
killed them%
A(*?% o! 5 am afraid, lest the same thing should ha##en to me also( and
!hereas 5 am the only child of my #arents, 5 should bring do!n their old
age !ith sorro! to hell%
8ell%%% That is, to the #lace !here the souls of the good !ere ke#t
before the coming of "hrist%
A(*A% Then the angel Ra#hael said to him( 8ear me, and 5 !ill she! thee
!ho they are, o$er !hom the de$il can #re$ail%
A(*+% 7or they !ho in such manner recei$e matrimony, as to shut out God
from themsel$es, and from their mind, and to gi$e themsel$es to their
lust, as the horse and mule, !hich ha$e not understanding, o$er them the
de$il hath #o!er%
A(*1% But thou !hen thou shalt take her, go into the chamber, and for
three days kee# thyself continent from her, and gi$e thyself to nothing
else but to #rayers !ith her%
A(*B% )nd on that night lay the li$er of the fish on the fire, and the
de$il shall be dri$en a!ay%
A(,-% But the second night thou shalt be admitted into the society of
the holy Patriarchs%
A(,*% )nd the third night thou shalt obtain a blessing that sound
children may be born of you%
A(,,% )nd !hen the third night is #ast, thou shalt take the $irgin !ith
the fear of the 'ord, mo$ed rather for lo$e of children than for lust,
that in the seed of )braham thou mayst obtain a blessing in children%
Tobias "ha#ter +
They are kindly entertained by Raguel% Tobias demandeth 4ara to !ife%
+(*% )nd they !ent in to Raguel, and Raguel recei$ed them !ith joy%
+(,% )nd Raguel looking u#on Tobias, said to )nna his !ife( 8o! like is
this young man to my cousinM
+(2% )nd !hen he had s#oken these !ords, he said( =hence are ye young
men our brethrenM
+(.% But they said( =e are of the tribe of e#htali, of the ca#ti$ity of
ini$e%
+(?% )nd Raguel said to them( Do you kno! Tobias my brotherM )nd they
said( =e kno! him%
+(A% )nd !hen he !as s#eaking many good things of him, the angel said to
Raguel( Tobias concerning !hom thou inLuirest is this young manDs
father%
+(+% )nd Raguel !ent to him, and kissed him !ith tears and !ee#ing u#on
his neck, said( ) blessing be u#on thee, my son, because thou art the
son of a good and most $irtuous man%
+(1% )nd )nna his !ife, and 4ara their daughter !e#t%
+(B% )nd after they had s#oken, Raguel commanded a shee# to be killed,
and a feast to be #re#ared% )nd !hen he desired them to sit do!n to
dinner,
+(*-% Tobias said( 5 !ill not eat nor drink here this day, unless thou
first grant me my #etition, and #romise to gi$e me 4ara thy daughter%
+(**% o! !hen Raguel heard this he !as afraid, kno!ing !hat had
ha##ened to those se$en husbands, that !ent in unto her( and he began to
fear lest it might ha##en to him also in like manner( and as he !as in
sus#ense, and ga$e no ans!er to his #etition,
+(*,% The angel said to him( Be not afraid to gi$e her to this man, for
to him !ho feareth God is thy daughter due to be his !ife( therefore
another could not ha$e her%
+(*2% Then Raguel said( 5 doubt not but God hath regarded my #rayers and
tears in his sight%
+(*.% )nd 5 belie$e he hath therefore made you come to me, that this
maid might be married to one of her o!n kindred, according to the la! of
<oses( and no! doubt not but 5 !ill gi$e her to thee%
+(*?% )nd taking the right hand of his daughter, he ga$e it into the
right hand of Tobias, saying( The God of )braham, and the God of 5saac,
and the God of 9acob be !ith you, and may he join you together, and
fulfil his blessing in you%
+(*A% )nd taking #a#er they made a !riting of the marriage%
+(*+% )nd after!ards they made merry, blessing God%
+(*1% )nd Raguel called to him )nna his !ife, and bade her to #re#are
another chamber%
+(*B% )nd she brought 4ara her daughter in thither, and she !e#t%
+(,-% )nd she said to her( Be of good cheer, my daughter( the 'ord of
hea$en gi$e thee joy for the trouble thou hast undergone%
Tobias "ha#ter 1
Tobias burneth #art of the fishDs li$er, and Ra#hael bindeth the de$il%
Tobias and 4ara #ray%
1(*% )nd after they had su##ed, they brought in the young man to her%
1(,% )nd Tobias remembering the angelDs !ord, took out of his bag #art
of the li$er, and laid it u#on burning coals%
1(2% Then the angel Ra#hael took the de$il, and bound him in the desert
of u##er Egy#t%
1(.% Then Tobias e>horted the $irgin, and said to her( 4ara, arise, and
let us #ray to God to day, and to morro!, and the ne>t day( because for
these three nights !e are joined to God( and !hen the third night is
o$er, !e !ill be in our o!n !edlock%
1(?% 7or !e are the children of saints, and !e must not be joined
together like heathens that kno! not God%
1(A% 4o they both arose, and #rayed earnestly both together that health
might be gi$en them,
1(+% )nd Tobias said( 'ord God of our fathers, may the hea$ens and the
earth, and the sea, and the fountains, and the ri$ers, and all thy
creatures that are in them, bless thee%
1(1% Thou madest )dam of the slime of the earth, and ga$est him E$e for
a hel#er%
1(B% )nd no!, 'ord, thou kno!est, that not for fleshly lust do 5 take my
sister to !ife, but only for the lo$e of #osterity, in !hich thy name
may be blessed for e$er and e$er%
1(*-% 4ara also said( 8a$e mercy on us, O 'ord, ha$e mercy on us, and
let us gro! old both together in health%
1(**% )nd it came to #ass about the cockcro!ing, Raguel ordered his
ser$ants to be called for, and they !ent !ith him together to dig a
gra$e%
1(*,% 7or he said( 'est #erha#s it may ha$e ha##ened to him, in like
manner as it did to the other se$en husbands, that !ent in unto her%
1(*2% )nd !hen they had #re#ared the #it, Raguel !ent back to his !ife,
and said to her(
1(*.% 4end one of thy maids, and let her see if he be dead, that 5 may
bury him before it be day%
1(*?% 4o she sent one of her maidser$ants, !ho !ent into the chamber,
and found them safe and sound, slee#ing both together%
1(*A% )nd returning she brought the good ne!s( and Raguel and )nna his
!ife blessed the 'ord,
1(*+% )nd said( =e bless thee, O 'ord God of 5srael, because it hath not
ha##ened as !e sus#ected%
1(*1% 7or thou hast she!n thy mercy to us, and hast shut out from us the
enemy that #ersecuted us%
1(*B% )nd thou hast taken #ity u#on t!o only children% <ake them, O
'ord, bless thee more fully( and to offer u# to thee a sacrifice of thy
#raise, and of their health, that all nations may kno!, that thou alone
art God in all the earth%
1(,-% )nd immediately Raguel commanded his ser$ants, to fill u# the #it
they had made, before it !as day%
1(,*% )nd he s#oke to his !ife to make ready a feast, and #re#are all
kind of #ro$isions that are necessary for such as go a journey%
1(,,% 8e caused also t!o fat kine, and four !ethers to be killed, and a
banLuet to be #re#ared for all his neighbours, and all his friends,
1(,2% )nd Raguel adjured Tobias, to abide !ith him t!o !eeks%
1(,.% )nd of all things !hich Raguel #ossessed, he ga$e one half to
Tobias, and made a !riting, that the half that remained should after
their decease come also to Tobias%
Tobias "ha#ter B
The angel Ra#hael goeth to Gabelus, recei$eth the money, and bringeth
him to the marriage%
B(*% Then Tobias called the angel to him, !hom he took to be a man, and
said to him( Brother )Harias, 5 #ray thee hearken to my !ords(
B(,% 5f 5 should gi$e myself to be thy ser$ant 5 should not make a
!orthy return for thy care%
B(2% 8o!e$er, 5 beseech thee, to take !ith thee beasts and ser$ants, and
to go to Gabelus to Rages the city of the <edes( and to restore to him
his note of hand, and recei$e of him the money, and desire him to come
to my !edding%
B(.% 7or thou kno!est that my father numbereth the days( and if 5 stay
one day more, his soul !ill be afflicted%
B(?% )nd indeed thou seest ho! Raguel hath adjured me, !hose adjuring 5
cannot des#ise%
B(A% Then Ra#hael took four of RaguelDs ser$ants, and t!o camels, and
!ent to Rages the city of the <edes( and finding Gabelus, ga$e him his
note of hand, and recei$ed of him all the money%
B(+% )nd he told him concerning Tobias the son of Tobias, all that had
been done( and made him come !ith him to the !edding%
B(1% )nd !hen he !as come into RaguelDs house he found Tobias sitting at
the table( and he lea#ed u#, and they kissed each other( and Gabelus
!e#t, and blessed God,
B(B% )nd said( The God of 5srael bless thee, because thou art the son of
a $ery good and just man, and that feareth God, and doth almsdeeds(
B(*-% )nd may a blessing come u#on thy !ife and u#on your #arents%
B(**% )nd may you see your children, and your childrenDs children, unto
the third and fourth generation( and may your seed be blessed by the God
of 5srael, !ho reigneth for e$er and e$er%
B(*,% )nd !hen all had said, )men, they !ent to the feast( but the
marriage feast they celebrated also !ith the fear of the 'ord%
Tobias "ha#ter *-
The #arents lament the long absence of their son Tobias% 8e sets out to
return%
*-(*% But as Tobias made longer stay u#on occasion of the marriage,
Tobias his father !as solicitous, saying( =hy thinkest thou doth my son
tarry, or !hy is he detained thereM
*-(,% 5s Gabelus dead, thinkest thou, and no man !ill #ay him the moneyM
*-(2% )nd he began to be e>ceeding sad, both he and )nna his !ife !ith
him( and they began both to !ee# together, because their son did not
return to them on the day a##ointed%
*-(.% But his mother !e#t and !as Luite disconsolate, and said( =oe, !oe
is me, my sonJ !hy did !e send thee to go to a strange country, the
light of our eyes, the staff of our old age, the comfort of our life,
the ho#e of our #osterityM
*-(?% =e ha$ing all things together in thee alone, ought not to ha$e let
thee go from us%
*-(A% )nd Tobias said to her( 8old thy #eace, and be not troubled, our
son is safe( that man !ith !hom !e sent him is $ery trusty%
*-(+% But she could by no means be comforted, but daily running out
looked round about, and !ent into all the !ays by !hich there seemed any
ho#e he might return, that she might if #ossible see him coming afar
off%
*-(1% But Raguel said to his son in la!( 4tay here, and 5 !ill send a
messenger to Tobias thy father, that thou art in health%
*-(B% )nd Tobias said to him( 5 kno! that my father and mother no! count
the days, and their s#irit is grie$ously afflicted !ithin them%
*-(*-% )nd !hen Raguel had #ressed Tobias !ith many !ords, and he by no
means !ould hearken to him, he deli$ered 4ara unto him, and half of all
his substance in menser$ants, and !omenser$ants, in cattle, in camels,
and in kine, and in much money, and sent him a!ay safe and joyful from
him,
*-(**% 4aying( The holy angel of the 'ord be !ith you in your journey,
and bring you through safe, and that you may find all things !ell about
your #arents, and my eyes may see your children before 5 die%
*-(*,% )nd the #arents taking their daughter kissed her, and let her go(
*-(*2% )dmonishing her to honour her father and mother in la!, to lo$e
her husband, to take care of the family, to go$ern the house, and to
beha$e herself irre#rehensibly%
Tobias "ha#ter **
Tobias anointeth his fatherDs eyes !ith the fishDs gall, and he
reco$ereth his sight%
**(*% )nd as they !ere returning they came to "haran, !hich is in the
mid!ay to ini$e, the ele$enth day%
**(,% )nd the angel said( Brother Tobias, thou kno!est ho! thou didst
lea$e thy father%
**(2% 5f it #lease thee therefore, let us go before, and let the family
follo! softly after us, together !ith thy !ife, and !ith the beasts%
**(.% )nd as this their going #leased him, Ra#hael said to Tobias( Take
!ith thee of the gall of the fish, for it !ill be necessary% 4o Tobias
took some of that gall and de#arted%
**(?% But )nna sat beside the !ay daily, on the to# of a hill, from
!hence she might see afar off%
**(A% )nd !hile she !atched his coming from that #lace, she sa! him afar
off, and #resently #ercei$ed it !as her son coming( and returning she
told her husband, saying( Behold thy son cometh%
**(+% )nd Ra#hael said to Tobias( )s soon as thou shalt come into thy
house, forth!ith adore the 'ord thy God( and gi$ing thanks to him, go to
thy father, and kiss him%
**(1% )nd immediately anoint his eyes !ith this gall of the fish, !hich
thou carriest !ith thee% 7or be assured that his eyes shall be #resently
o#ened, and thy father shall see the light of hea$en, and shall rejoice
in the sight of thee%
**(B% Then the dog, !hich had been !ith them in the !ay, ran before, and
coming as if he had brought the ne!s, she!ed his joy by his fa!ning and
!agging his tail%
The dog, etc%%% This may seem a $ery minute circumstance to be recorded
in sacred history( but as !e learn from our 4a$iour, 4t% <att% ?%*1,
there are iotas and tittles in the !ord of God( that is to say, things
that a##ear minute, but !hich ha$e indeed a dee# and mysterious meaning
in them%
**(*-% )nd his father that !as blind, rising u#, began to run stumbling
!ith his feet( and gi$ing a ser$ant his hand, !ent to meet his son%
**(**% )nd recei$ing him kissed him, as did also his !ife, and they
began to !ee# for joy%
**(*,% )nd !hen they had adored God, and gi$en him thanks, they sat do!n
together%
**(*2% Then Tobias taking of the gall of the fish, anointed his fatherDs
eyes%
**(*.% )nd he stayed about half an hour( and a !hite skin began to come
out of his eyes, like the skin of an egg%
**(*?% )nd Tobias took hold of it, and dre! it from his eyes, and
reco$ered his sight%
**(*A% )nd they glorified God, both he and his !ife and all that kne!
him%
**(*+% )nd Tobias said( 5 bless thee, O 'ord God of 5srael, because thou
hast chastised me, and thou hast sa$ed me and behold 5 see Tobias my
son%
**(*1% )nd after se$en days 4ara his sonDs !ife and all the family
arri$ed safe, and the cattle, and the camels, and an abundance of money
of his !ifeDs( and that money also !hich he had recei$ed of Gabelus,
**(*B% )nd he told his #arents all the benefits of God, !hich he had
done to him by the man that conducted him%
**(,-% )nd )chior and abath the kinsmen of Tobias came, rejoicing for
Tobias, and congratulating !ith him for all the good things that God had
done for him%
**(,*% )nd for se$en days they feasted and rejoiced all !ith great joy%
Tobias "ha#ter *,
Ra#hael maketh himself kno!n%
*,(*% Then Tobias called to him his son and said to him( =hat can !e
gi$e to this holy man, that is come !ith theeM
*,(,% Tobias ans!ering, said to his father( 7ather, !hat !ages shall !e
gi$e himM or !hat can be !orthy of his benefitsM
*,(2% 8e conducted me and brought me safe again, he recei$ed the money
of Gabelus, he caused me to ha$e my !ife, and he chased from her the
e$il s#irit, he ga$e joy to her #arents, myself he deli$ered from being
de$oured by the fish, thee also he hath made to see the light of hea$en,
and !e are filled !ith all good things through him% =hat can !e gi$e him
sufficient for these thingsM
*,(.% But 5 beseech thee, my father, to desire him, that he !ould
$ouchsafe to acce#t of one half of all things that ha$e been brought%
*,(?% 4o the father and the son calling him, took him aside( and began
to desire him that he !ould $ouchsafe to acce#t of half of all things
that they had brought,
*,(A% Then he said to them secretly, Bless ye the God of hea$en, gi$e
glory to him in the sight of all that li$e, because he hath she!n his
mercy to you%
*,(+% 7or it is good to hide the secret of a king( to re$eal and confess
the !orks of God%
*,(1% Prayer is good !ith fasting and alms more than to lay u# treasures
of gold%
*,(B% 7or alms deli$ereth from death, and the same is that !hich #urgeth
a!ay sins, and maketh to find mercy and life e$erlasting%
*,(*-% But they that commit sin and iniLuity, are enemies to their o!n
soul%
*,(**% 5 disco$er then the truth unto you, and 5 !ill not hide the
secret from you%
*,(*,% =hen thou didst #ray !ith tears, and didst bury the dead, and
didst lea$e thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury
them by night, 5 offered thy #rayer to the 'ord%
*,(*2% )nd because thou !ast acce#table to God, it !as necessary that
tem#tation should #ro$e thee%
*,(*.% )nd no! the 'ord hath sent me to heal thee, and to deli$er 4ara
thy sonDs !ife from the de$il%
*,(*?% 7or 5 am the angel Ra#hael, one of the se$en, !ho stand before
the 'ord%
*,(*A% )nd !hen they had heard these things, they !ere troubled, and
being seiHed !ith fear they fell u#on the ground on their face%
*,(*+% )nd the angel said to them( Peace be to you, fear not%
*,(*1% 7or !hen 5 !as !ith you, 5 !as there by the !ill of God( bless ye
him, and sing #raises to him%
*,(*B% 5 seemed indeed to eat and to drink !ith you but 5 use an
in$isible meat and drink, !hich cannot be seen by men%
*,(,-% 5t is time therefore that 5 return to him that sent me( but bless
ye God, and #ublish all his !onderful !orks%
*,(,*% )nd !hen he had said these things, he !as taken from their sight,
and they could see him no more%
*,(,,% Then they lying #rostrate for three hours u#on their face,
blessed God, and rising u#, they told all his !onderful !orks%
Tobias "ha#ter *2
Tobias the father #raiseth God, e>horting all 5srael to do the same%
Pro#hesieth the restoration and better state of 9erusalem%
*2(*% )nd Tobias the elder o#ening his mouth, blessed the 'ord, and
said( Thou art great O 'ord, for e$er, and thy kingdom is unto all ages%
*2(,% 7or thou scourgest, and thou sa$est( thou leadest do!n to hell,
and bringest u# again( and there is none that can esca#e thy hand%
*2(2% Gi$e glory to the 'ord, ye children of 5srael, and #raise him in
the sight of the Gentiles(
*2(.% Because he hath therefore scattered you among the Gentiles, !ho
kno! not him, that you may declare his !onderful !orks, and make them
kno! that there is no other almighty God besides him%
*2(?% 8e hath chastised us for our iniLuities( and he !ill sa$e us for
his o!n mercy%
*2(A% 4ee then !hat he hath done !ith us, and !ith fear and trembling
gi$e ye glory to him( and e>tol the eternal ;ing of !orlds in your
!orks%
*2(+% )s for me, 5 !ill #raise him in the land of my ca#ti$ity( because
he hath she!n his majesty to!ard a sinful nation,
*2(1% Be con$erted therefore, ye sinners, and do justice before God,
belie$ing that he !ill she! his mercy to you%
*2(B% )nd 5 and my soul !ill rejoice in him%
*2(*-% Bless ye the 'ord, all his elect, kee# days of joy, and gi$e
glory to him%
*2(**% 9erusalem, city of God, the 'ord hath chastised thee for the
!orks of thy hands%
9erusalem%%% =hat is #ro#hetically deli$ered here, and in the follo!ing
cha#ter, !ith relation to 9erusalem, is #artly to be understood of the
rebuilding of the city after the ca#ti$ity( and #artly of the s#iritual
9erusalem, !hich is the church of "hrist, and the eternal 9erusalem in
hea$en%
*2(*,% Gi$e glory to the 'ord for thy good things, and bless the God
eternal that he may rebuild his tabernacle in thee, and may call back
all the ca#ti$es to thee, and thou mayst rejoice for e$er and e$er%
*2(*2% Thou shalt shine !ith a glorious light( and all the ends of the
earth shall !orshi# thee,
*2(*.% ations from afar shall come to thee( and shall bring gifts, and
shall adore the 'ord in thee, and shall esteem thy land as holy%
*2(*?% 7or they shall call u#on the great name in thee,
*2(*A% They shall be cursed that shall des#ise thee( and they shall be
condemned that shall blas#heme thee( and blessed shall they be that
shall build thee u#,
*2(*+% But thou shalt rejoice in thy children, because they shall all be
blessed, and shall be gathered together to the 'ord%
*2(*1% Blessed are all they that lo$e thee, and that rejoice in thy
#eace,
*2(*B% <y soul, bless thou the 'ord, because the 'ord our God hath
deli$ered 9erusalem his city from all her troubles%
*2(,-% 8a##y shall 5 be if there shall remain of my seed, to see the
glory of 9erusalem%
*2(,*% The gates of 9erusalem shall be built of sa##hire, and of
emerald, and all the !alls thereof round about of #recious stones%
*2(,,% )ll its streets shall be #a$ed !ith !hite and clean stones( and
)lleluia shall be sung in its streets,
*2(,2% Blessed be the 'ord, !ho hath e>alted it, and may he reign o$er
it for e$er and e$er, )men%
Tobias "ha#ter *.
Old Tobias dieth at the age of a hundred and t!o years, after e>horting
his son and grandsons to #iety, foreshe!ing that ini$e shall be
destroyed, and 9erusalem rebuilt% The younger Tobias returneth !ith his
family to Raguel, and dieth ha##ily as he had li$ed%
*.(*% )nd the !ords of Tobias !ere ended% )nd after Tobias !as restored
to his sight, he li$ed t!o and forty years, and sa! the children of his
grandchildren%
*.(,% )nd after he had li$ed a hundred and t!o years, he !as buried
honorably in ini$e%
*.(2% 7or he !as si> and fifty years old !hen he lost the sight of his
eyes, and si>ty !hen he reco$ered it again%
*.(.% )nd the rest of his life !as in joy, and !ith great increase of
the fear of God he de#arted in #eace%
*.(?% )nd at the hour of his death he called unto him his son Tobias and
his children, se$en young men, his grandsons, and said to them(
*.(A% The destruction of ini$e is at hand( for the !ord of the 'ord
must be fulfilled( and our brethren, that are scattered abroad from the
land of 5srael, shall return to it%
*.(+% )nd all the land thereof that is desert shall be filled !ith
#eo#le, and the house of God !hich is burnt in it, shall again be
rebuilt( and all that fear God shall return thither%
*.(1% )nd the Gentiles shall lea$e their idols, and shall come into
9erusalem, and shall d!ell in it%
*.(B% )nd all the kings of the earth shall rejoice in it, adoring the
;ing of 5srael%
*.(*-% 8earken therefore, my children, to your father( ser$e the 'ord in
truth, and seek to do the things that #lease him(
*.(**% )nd command your children that they do justice and almsdeeds, and
that they be mindful of God, and bless him at all times in truth, and
!ith all their #o!er%
*.(*,% )nd no!, children, hear me, and do not stay here( but as soon as
you shall bury your mother by me in one se#ulchre, !ithout delay direct
your ste#s to de#art hence(
*.(*2% 7or 5 see that its iniLuity !ill bring it to destruction%
*.(*.% )nd it came to #ass that after the death of his mother, Tobias
de#arted out of ini$e !ith his !ife, and children, and childrenDs
children, and returned to his father and mother in la!%
*.(*?% )nd he found them in health in a good old age( and he took care
of them, and he closed their eyes( and all the inheritance of RaguelDs
house came to him( and he sa! his childrenDs children to the fifth
generation%
*.(*A% )nd after he had li$ed ninety-nine years in the fear of the 'ord,
!ith joy they buried him%
*.(*+% )nd all his kindred, and all his generation continued in good
life, and in holy con$ersation, so that they !ere acce#table both to
God, and to men, and to all that d!elt in the land%
T8E BOO; O7 9:D5T8
The sacred !riter of this Book is generally belie$ed to be the high
#riest Eliachim Ecalled also 9oachimG% The transactions herein related,
most #robably ha##ened in his days, and in the reign of <anasses, after
his re#entance and return from ca#ti$ity% 5t takes its name from that
illustrious !oman, by !hose $irtue and fortitude, and armed !ith #rayer,
the children of 5srael !ere #reser$ed from the destruction threatened
them by 8olofernes and his great army% 5t finishes !ith her canticle of
thanksgi$ing to God%
9udith "ha#ter *
abuchodonosor king of the )ssyrians o$ercometh )r#ha>ad king of the
<edes%
*(*% o! )r#ha>ad king of the <edes had brought many nations under his
dominions, and he built a $ery strong city, !hich he called Ecbatana,
)r#ha>ad%%% 8e !as #robably the same as is called Dejoces by 8erodotusJ
to !hom he attributes the building of Ecbatana, the ca#ital city of
<edia%
*(,% Of stones sLuared and he!ed( he made the !alls thereof se$enty
cubits broad, and thirty cubits high, and the to!ers thereof he made a
hundred cubits high% But on the sLuare of them, each side !as e>tended
the s#ace of t!enty feet%
*(2% )nd he made the gates thereof according to the height of the
to!ers(
*(.% )nd he gloried as a mighty one in the force of his army and in the
glory of his chariots%
*(?% o! in the t!elfth year of his reign, abuchodonosor king of the
)ssyrians, !ho reigned in ini$e the great city, fought against )r#ha>ad
and o$ercame him,
abuchodonosor%%% ot the king of Babylon, !ho took and destroyed
9erusalem, but another of the same name, !ho reigned in ini$e( and is
called by #rofane historians 4aosduchin% 8e succeeded )sarhaddan in the
kingdom of the )ssyrians, and !as contem#orary !ith <anasses king of
9uda%
*(A% 5n the great #lain !hich is called Ragua, about the Eu#hrates, and
the Tigris, and the 9adason, in the #lain of Erioch the king of the
Elicians%
*(+% Then !as the kingdom of abuchodonosor e>alted, and his heart !as
ele$ated( and he sent to all that d!elt in "ilicia and Damascus, and
'ibanus,
*(1% )nd to the nations that are in "armelus, and "edar, and to the
inhabitants of Galilee in the great #lain of )sdrelon,
*(B% )nd to all that !ere in 4amaria, and beyond the ri$er 9ordan e$en
to 9erusalem, and all the land of 9esse till you come to the borders of
Ethio#ia%
*(*-% To all these abuchodonosor king of the )ssyrians, sent
messengers(
*(**% But they all !ith one mind refused, and sent them back em#ty, and
rejected them !ithout honour%
*(*,% Then king abuchodonosor being angry against all that land, s!ore
by his throne and kingdom that he !ould re$enge himself of all those
countries%
9udith "ha#ter ,
abuchodonosor sendeth 8olofernes to !aste the countries of the !est%
,(*% 5n the thirteenth year of the reign of abuchodonosor, the t!o and
t!entieth day of the first month, the !ord !as gi$en out in the house of
abuchodonosor king of the )ssyrians, that he !ould re$enge himself%
,(,% )nd he called all the ancients, and all the go$ernors, and his
officers of !ar, and communicated to them the secret of his counsel(
,(2% )nd he said that his thoughts !ere to bring all the earth under his
em#ire%
,(.% )nd !hen this saying #leased them all, abuchodonosor, the king,
called 8olofernes the general of his armies,
,(?% )nd said to him( Go out against all the kingdoms of the !est, and
against them es#ecially that des#ised my commandment%
,(A% Thy eye shall not s#are any kingdom, and all the strong cities thou
shalt bring under my yoke%
,(+% Then 8olofernes called the ca#tains, and officers of the #o!er of
the )ssyrians( and he mustered men for the e>#edition, and the king
commanded him, a hundred and t!enty thousand fighting men on foot, and
t!el$e thousand archers, horsemen%
,(1% )nd he made all his !arlike #re#arations to go before !ith a
multitude of innumerable camels, !ith all #ro$isions sufficient for the
armies in abundance, and herds of o>en, and flocks of shee#, !ithout
number%
,(B% 8e a##ointed corn to be #re#ared out of all 4yria in his #assage%
,(*-% But gold and sil$er he took out of the kingDs house in great
abundance%
,(**% )nd he !ent forth he and all the army, !ith the chariots, and
horsemen, and archers, !ho co$ered the face of the earth, like locusts%
,(*,% )nd !hen he had #assed through the borders of the )ssyrians, he
came to the great mountains of )nge, !hich are on the left of "ilicia(
and he !ent u# to all their castles, and took all the strong #laces%
,(*2% )nd he took by assault the reno!ned city of <elothus, and #illaged
all the children of Tharsis, and the children of 5smahel, !ho !ere o$er
against the face of the desert, and on the south of the land of "ellon%
,(*.% )nd he #assed o$er the Eu#hrates and came into <eso#otamia( and he
forced all the stately cities that !ere there, from the torrent of
<ambre, till one comes to the sea(
,(*?% )nd he took the borders thereof, from "ilicia to the coasts of
9a#heth, !hich are to!ards the south%
,(*A% )nd he carried a!ay all the children of <adian, and stri##ed them
of all their riches, and all that resisted him he sle! !ith the edge of
the s!ord%
,(*+% )nd after these things he !ent do!n into the #lains of Damascus in
the days of the har$est, and he set all the corn on fire, and he caused
all the trees and $ineyards to be cut do!n%
,(*1% )nd the fear of them fell u#on all the inhabitants of the land%
9udith "ha#ter 2
<any submit themsel$es to 8olofernes% 8e destroyeth their cities, and
their gods, that abuchodonosor only might be called God%
2(*% Then the kings and the #rinces of all the cities and #ro$inces, of
4yria, <eso#otamia, and 4yria 4obal, and 'ibya, and "ilicia sent their
ambassadors, !ho coming to 8olofernes, said(
2(,% 'et thy indignation to!ards us cease, for it is better for us to
li$e and ser$e abuchodonosor the great king, and be subject to thee,
than to die and to #erish, or suffer the miseries of sla$ery%
2(2% )ll our cities and our #ossessions, all mountains and hills, and
fields, and herds of o>en, and flocks of shee#, and goats, and horses,
and camels, and all our goods, and families are in thy sight(
2(.% 'et all !e ha$e be subject to thy la!,
2(?% Both !e and our children are thy ser$ants%
2(A% "ome to us a #eaceable lord, and use our ser$ice as it shall #lease
thee,
2(+% Then he came do!n from the mountains !ith horsemen, in great #o!er,
and made himself master of e$ery city, and all the inhabitants of the
land%
2(1% )nd from all the cities he took au>iliaries $aliant men, and chosen
for !ar,
2(B% )nd so great a fear lay u#on all those #ro$inces, that the
inhabitants of all the cities, both #rinces and nobles, as !ell as the
#eo#le, !ent out to meet him at his coming%
2(*-% )nd recei$ed him !ith garlands, and lights, and dances, and
timbrels, and flutes%
2(**% )nd though they did these things, they could not for all that
mitigate the fierceness of his heart(
2(*,% 7or he both destroyed their cities, and cut do!n their gro$es%
2(*2% 7or abuchodonosor the king had commanded him to destroy all the
gods of the earth, that he only might be called God by those nations
!hich could be brought under him by the #o!er of 8olofernes%
2(*.% )nd !hen he had #assed through all 4yria 4obal, and all )#amea,
and all <eso#otamia, he came to the 5dumeans into the land of Gabaa,
2(*?% )nd he took #ossession of their cities, and stayed there for
thirty days, in !hich days he commanded all the troo#s of his army to be
united%
9udith "ha#ter .
The children of 5srael #re#are themsel$es to resist 8olofernes% They cry
to the 'ord for hel#%
.(*% Then the children of 5srael, !ho d!elt in the land of 9uda, hearing
these things, !ere e>ceedingly afraid of him%
.(,% Dread and horror seiHed u#on their minds, lest he should do the
same to 9erusalem and to the tem#le of the 'ord, that he had done to
other cities and their tem#les%
.(2% )nd they sent into all 4amaria round about, as far as 9ericho, and
seiHed u#on all the to#s of the mountains(
.(.% )nd they com#assed their to!ns !ith !alls and gathered together
corn for #ro$ision for !ar%
.(?% )nd Eliachim the #riest !rote to all that !ere o$er against
Esdrelon, !hich faceth the great #lain near Dothain, and to all by !hom
there might be a #assage of !ay, that they should take #ossession of the
ascents of the mountains, by !hich there might be any !ay to 9erusalem,
and should kee# !atch !here the !ay !as narro! bet!een the mountains%
.(A% )nd the children of 5srael did as the #riests of the 'ord Eliachim
had a##ointed them%
.(+% )nd all the #eo#le cried to the 'ord !ith great earnestness, and
they humbled their souls in fastings, and #rayers, both they and their
!i$es%
.(1% )nd the #riests #ut on haircloths, and they caused the little
children to lie #rostrate before the tem#le of the 'ord, and the altar
of the 'ord they co$ered !ith haircloth%
.(B% )nd they cried to the 'ord the God of 5srael !ith one accord, that
their children might not be made a #rey, and their !i$es carried off,
and their cities destroyed, and their holy things #rofaned, and that
they might not be made a re#roach to the Gentiles%
.(*-% Then Eliachim the high #riest of the 'ord !ent about all 5srael
and s#oke to them,
.(**% 4aying( ;no! ye that the 'ord !ill hear your #rayers, if you
continue !ith #erse$erance in fastings and #rayers in the sight of the
'ord%
.(*,% Remember <oses the ser$ant of the 'ord o$ercame )malec that
trusted in his o!n strength, and in his #o!er, and in his army, and in
his shields, and in his chariots, and in his horsemen, not by fighting
!ith the s!ord, but by holy #rayers(
.(*2% 4o all the enemies of 5srael be, if you #erse$ere in this !ork
!hich you ha$e begun%
.(*.% 4o they being mo$ed by this e>hortation of his, #rayed to the
'ord, and continued in the sight of the 'ord%
.(*?% 4o that e$en they !ho offered the holocausts to the 'ord, offered
the sacrifices to the 'ord girded !ith haircloths, and !ith ashes u#on
their head%
.(*A% )nd they all begged of God !ith all their heart, that he !ould
$isit his #eo#le 5srael%
9udith "ha#ter ?
)chior gi$es 8olofernes an account of the #eo#le of 5srael%
?(*% )nd it !as told 8olofernes the general of the army of the
)ssyrians, that the children of 5srael #re#ared themsel$es to resist,
and had shut u# the !ays of the mountains%
?(,% )nd he !as trans#orted !ith e>ceeding great fury and indignation,
and he called all the #rinces of <oab and the leaders of )mmon%
?(2% )nd he said to them( Tell me !hat is this #eo#le that besetteth the
mountains( or !hat are their cities, and of !hat sort, and ho! great(
also !hat is their #o!er, or !hat is their multitude( or !ho is the king
o$er their !arfare(
?(.% )nd !hy they abo$e all that d!ell in the east, ha$e des#ised us,
and ha$e not come out to meet us, that they might recei$e us !ith #eaceM
?(?% Then )chior ca#tain of all the children of )mmon ans!ering, saidJ
5f thou $ouchsafe, my lord, to hear, 5 !ill tell the truth in thy sight
concerning this #eo#le, that d!elleth in the mountains, and there shall
not a false !ord come out of my mouth%
?(A% This #eo#le is of the offs#ring of the "haldeans%
?(+% They d!elt first in <eso#otamia, because they !ould not follo! the
gods of their fathers, !ho !ere in the land of the "haldeans%
?(1% =herefore forsaking the ceremonies of their fathers, !hich
consisted in the !orshi# of many gods,
?(B% They !orshi##ed one God of hea$en, !ho also commanded them to
de#art from thence, and to d!ell in "haran% )nd !hen there !as a famine
o$er all the land, they !ent do!n into Egy#t, and there for four hundred
years !ere so multi#lied, that the army of them could not be numbered%
?(*-% )nd !hen the king of Egy#t o##ressed them, and made sla$es of them
to labour in clay and brick, in the building of his cities, they cried
to their 'ord, and he struck the !hole land of Egy#t !ith di$ers
#lagues%
?(**% )nd !hen the Egy#tians had cast them out from them, and the #lague
had ceased from them, and they had a mind to take them again, and bring
them back to their ser$ice,
?(*,% The God of hea$en o#ened the sea to them in their flight, so that
the !aters !ere made to stand firm as a !all on either side, and they
!alked through the bottom of the sea and #assed it dry foot%
?(*2% )nd !hen an innumerable army of the Egy#tians #ursued after them
in that #lace, they !ere so o$er!helmed !ith the !aters, that there !as
not one left, to tell !hat had ha##ened to #osterity%
?(*.% )fter they came out of the Red 4ea, they abode in the deserts of
mount 4ina, in !hich ne$er man could d!ell, or son of man rested%
?(*?% There bitter fountains !ere made s!eet for them to drink, and for
forty years they recei$ed food from hea$en%
?(*A% =heresoe$er they !ent in !ithout bo! and arro!, and !ithout shield
and s!ord, their God fought for them and o$ercame%
?(*+% )nd there !as no one that trium#hed o$er this #eo#le, but !hen
they de#arted from the !orshi# of the 'ord their God%
?(*1% But as often as beside their o!n God, they !orshi##ed any other,
they !ere gi$en to s#oil and to the s!ord, and to re#roach%
?(*B% )nd as often as they !ere #enitent for ha$ing re$olted from the
!orshi# of their God, the God of hea$en ga$e them #o!er to resist%
?(,-% 4o they o$erthre! the king of the "hanaanites, and of the
9ebusites, and of the PhereHites, and of the 8ethites, and of the
8e$ites, and of the )morrhites, and all the mighty ones in 8esebon, and
they #ossessed their lands, and their cities(
?(,*% )nd as long as they sinned not in the sight of their God, it !as
!ell !ith them( for their God hateth iniLuity%
?(,,% )nd e$en some years ago !hen they had re$olted from the !ay !hich
God had gi$en them to !alk therein, they !ere destroyed in battles by
many nations and $ery many of them !ere led a!ay ca#ti$e into a strange
land%
?(,2% But of late returning to the 'ord their God, from the different
#laces !herein they !ere scattered, they are come together and are gone
u# into all these mountains, and #ossess 9erusalem again, !here their
holies are%
?(,.% o! therefore, my lord, search if there be any iniLuity of theirs
in the sight of their God( let us go u# to them, because their God !ill
surely deli$er them to thee, and they shall be brought under the yoke of
thy #o!er(
?(,?% But if there be no offence of this #eo#le in the sight of their
God, !e cannot resist them because their God !ill defend them( and !e
shall be a re#roach to the !hole earth%
?(,A% )nd it came to #ass, !hen )chior had ceased to s#eak these !ords,
all the great men of 8olofernes !ere angry, and they had a mind to kill
him, saying to each other(
?(,+% =ho is this, that saith the children of 5srael can resist king
abuchodonosor, and his armies, men unarmed, and !ithout force, and
!ithout skill in the art of !arM
?(,1% That )chior therefore may kno! that he decei$eth us, let us go u#
into the mountains( and !hen the bra$est of them shall be taken, then
shall he !ith them be stabbed !ith the s!ord,
?(,B% That e$ery nation may kno! that abuchodonosor is god of the
earth, and besides him there is no other%
9udith "ha#ter A
8olofernes in great rage sendeth )chior to Bethulia, there to be slain
!ith the 5sraelites%
A(*% )nd it came to #ass !hen they had left off s#eaking, that
8olofernes being in a $iolent #assion, said to )chior(
A(,% Because thou hast #ro#hesied unto us, saying( That the nation of
5srael is defended by their God, to she! thee that there is no God, but
abuchodonosor(
A(2% =hen !e shall slay them all as one man, then thou also shalt die
!ith them by the s!ord of the )ssyrians, and all 5srael shall #erish
!ith thee(
A(.% )nd thou shalt find that abuchodonosor is lord of the !hole earth(
and then the s!ord of my soldiers shall #ass through thy sides, and thou
shalt be stabbed and fall among the !ounded of 5srael, and thou shalt
breathe no more till thou be destroyed !ith them%
A(?% But if thou think thy #ro#hecy true, let not thy countenance sink,
and let the #aleness that is in thy face, de#art from thee, if thou
imaginest these my !ords cannot be accom#lished%
A(A% )nd that thou mayst kno! that thou shalt e>#erience these things
together !ith them, behold from this hour thou shalt be associated to
their #eo#le, that !hen they shall recei$e the #unishment they deser$e
from my s!ord, thou mayst fall under the same $engeance%
A(+% Then 8olofernes commanded his ser$ants to take )chior, and to lead
him to Bethulia, and to deli$er him into the hands of the children of
5srael%
A(1% )nd the ser$ants of 8olofernes taking him, !ent through the #lains(
but !hen they came near the mountains, the slingers came out against
them%
A(B% Then turning out of the !ay by the side of the mountain, they tied
)chior to a tree hand and foot, and so left him bound !ith ro#es, and
returned to their master%
A(*-% )nd the children of 5srael coming do!n from Bethulia, came to him,
and loosing him they brought him to Bethulia, and setting him in the
midst of the #eo#le, asked him !hat !as the matter that the )ssyrians
had left him bound%
A(**% 5n those days the rulers there, !ere OHias the son of <icha of the
tribe of 4imeon, and "harmi, called also Gothoniel%
A(*,% )nd )chior related in the midst of the ancients, and in the
#resence of all the #eo#le, all that he had said being asked by
8olofernes( and ho! the #eo#le of 8olofernes !ould ha$e killed him for
this !ord,
A(*2% )nd ho! 8olofernes himself being angry had commanded him to be
deli$ered for this cause to the 5sraelites( that !hen he should o$ercome
the children of 5srael, then he might command )chior also himself to be
#ut to death by di$erse torments, for ha$ing said( The God of hea$en is
their defender%
A(*.% )nd !hen )chior had declared all these things, all the #eo#le fell
u#on their faces, adoring the 'ord, and all of them together mourning
and !ee#ing #oured out their #rayers !ith one accord to the 'ord,
A(*?% 4aying( O 'ord God of hea$en and earth, behold their #ride, and
look on our lo! condition, and ha$e regard to the face of thy saints,
and she! that thou forsakest not them that trust on thee, and that thou
humblest them that #resume of themsel$es, and glory in their o!n
strength%
A(*A% 4o !hen their !ee#ing !as ended, and the #eo#leDs #rayer, in !hich
they continued all the day, !as concluded, they comforted )chior,
A(*+% 4aying( The God of our fathers, !hose #o!er thou hast set forth,
!ill make this return to thee, that thou rather shalt see their
destruction%
A(*1% )nd !hen the 'ord our God shall gi$e this liberty to his ser$ants,
let God be !ith thee also in the midst of us( that as it shall #lease
thee, so thou !ith all thine mayst con$erse !ith us%
A(*B% Then OHias, after the assembly !as broken u#, recei$ed him into
his house, and made him a great su##er%
A(,-% )nd all the ancients !ere in$ited, and they refreshed themsel$es
together after their fast !as o$er%
A(,*% )nd after!ards all the #eo#le !ere called together, and they
#rayed all the night long !ithin the church, desiring hel# of the God of
5srael%
The church%%% That is, the synagogue or #lace !here they met for #rayer%
9udith "ha#ter +
8olofernes besiegeth Bethulia% The distress of the besieged%
+(*% But 8olofernes on the ne>t day ga$e orders to his army, to go u#
against Bethulia%
+(,% o! there !ere in his troo#s a hundred and t!enty thousand footmen,
and t!o and t!enty thousand horsemen, besides the #re#arations of those
men !ho had been taken, and !ho had been brought a!ay out of the
#ro$inces and cities of all the youth%
+(2% )ll these #re#ared themsel$es together to fight against the
children of 5srael, and they came by the hillside to the to#, !hich
looketh to!ard Dothain, from the #lace !hich is called Belma, unto
"helmon, !hich is o$er against Esdrelon%
+(.% But the children of 5srael, !hen they sa! the multitude of them,
#rostrated themsel$es u#on the ground, #utting ashes u#on their heads,
#raying !ith one accord, that the God of 5srael !ould she! his mercy
u#on his #eo#le%
+(?% )nd taking their arms of !ar, they #osted themsel$es at the #laces,
!hich by a narro! #ath!ay lead directly bet!een the mountains, and they
guarded them all day and night%
+(A% o! 8olofernes, in going round about, found that the fountain !hich
su##lied them !ith !ater, ran through an aLueduct !ithout the city on
the south side( and he commanded their aLueduct to be cut off%
+(+% e$ertheless there !ere s#rings not far from the !alls, out of
!hich they !ere seen secretly to dra! !ater, to refresh themsel$es a
little rather than to drink their fill%
+(1% But the children of )mmon and <oab came to 8olofernes, saying( The
children of 5srael trust not in their s#ears, nor in their arro!s, but
the mountains are their defence, and the stee# hills and #reci#ices
guard them%
+(B% =herefore that thou mayst o$ercome them !ithout joining battle, set
guards at the s#rings that they may not dra! !ater out of them, and thou
shalt destroy them !ithout s!ord, or at least being !earied out they
!ill yield u# their city, !hich they su##ose, because it is situate in
the mountains, to be im#regnable%
+(*-% )nd these !ords #leased 8olofernes, and his officers, and he
#laced all round about a hundred men at e$ery s#ring%
+(**% )nd !hen they had ke#t this !atch for full t!enty days, the
cisterns, and the reser$e of !aters failed among all the inhabitants of
Bethulia, so that there !as not !ithin the city, enough to satisfy them,
no not for one day, for !ater !as daily gi$en out to the #eo#le by
measure%
+(*,% Then all the men and !omen, young men, and children, gathering
themsel$es together to OHias, all together !ith one $oice,
+(*2% 4aid( God be judge bet!een us and thee, for thou hast done e$il
against us, in that thou !ouldst not s#eak #eaceably !ith the )ssyrians,
and for this cause God hath sold us into their hands%
+(*.% )nd therefore there is no one to hel# us, !hile !e are cast do!n
before their eyes in thirst, and sad destruction%
+(*?% )nd no! assemble ye all that are in the city, that !e may of our
o!n accord yield oursel$es all u# to the #eo#le of 8olofernes%
+(*A% 7or it is better, that being ca#ti$es !e should li$e and bless the
'ord, than that !e should die, and be a re#roach to all flesh, after !e
ha$e seen our !i$es and our infants die before our eyes%
+(*+% =e call to !itness this day hea$en and earth, and the God of our
fathers, !ho taketh $engeance u#on us according to our sins, conjuring
you to deli$er no! the city into the hand of the army of 8olofernes,
that our end may be short by the edge of the s!ord, !hich is made longer
by the drought of thirst%
+(*1% )nd !hen they had said these things, there !as great !ee#ing and
lamentation of all in the assembly, and for many hours !ith one $oice
they cried to God, saying(
+(*B% =e ha$e sinned !ith our fathers, !e ha$e done unjustly, !e ha$e
committed iniLuity(
+(,-% 8a$e thou mercy on us, because thou art good, or #unish our
iniLuities by chastising us thyself, and deli$er not them that trust in
thee to a #eo#le that kno!eth not thee,
+(,*% That they may not say among the Gentiles( =here is their GodM
+(,,% )nd !hen being !earied !ith these cries, and tired !ith these
!ee#ings, they held their #eace,
+(,2% OHias rising u# all in tears, said( Be of good courage, my
brethren, and let us !ait these fi$e days for mercy from the 'ord%
+(,.% 7or #erha#s he !ill #ut a sto# to his indignation, and !ill gi$e
glory to his o!n name%
+(,?% But if after fi$e days be #ast there come no aid, !e !ill do the
things !hich you ha$e s#oken%
9udith "ha#ter 1
The character of 9udith( her discourse to the ancients%
1(*% o! it came to #ass, !hen 9udith a !ido! had heard these !ords, !ho
!as the daughter of <erari, the son of 5do>, the son of 9ose#h, the son
of OHias, the son of Elai, the son of 9amnor, the son of Gedeon, the son
of Ra#haim, the son of )chitob, the son of <elchias, the son of Enan,
the son of athanias, the son of 4alathiel, the son of 4imeon, the son
of Ruben(
4imeon the son of Ruben%%% 5n the Greek, it is the son of 5srael% 7or
4imeon the #atriarch, from !hom 9udith descended, !as not the son, but
the brother of Ruben% 5t seems more #robable that the 4imeon and the
Ruben here mentioned are not the #atriarchs( but t!o of the descendants
of the #atriarch 4imeon( and that the genealogy of 9udith, recorded in
this #lace, is not carried u# so high as the #atriarchs% o more than
that of Elcana the father of 4amuel, * ;ings *%*, and that of king 4aul,
* ;ings B%*%
1(,% )nd her husband !as <anasses, !ho died in the time of the barley
har$est(
1(2% 7or he !as standing o$er them that bound shea$es in the fieldJ and
the heat came u#on his head, and he died in Bethulia his o!n city, and
!as buried there !ith his fathers%
1(.% )nd 9udith his relict !as a !ido! no! three years and si> months%
1(?% )nd she made herself a #ri$ate chamber in the u##er #art of her
house, in !hich she abode shut u# !ith her maids%
1(A% )nd she !ore haircloth u#on her loins, and fasted all the days of
her life, e>ce#t the sabbaths, and ne! moons, and the feasts of the
house of 5srael%
1(+% )nd she !as e>ceedingly beautiful, and her husband left her great
riches, and $ery many ser$ants, and large #ossessions of herds of o>en,
and flocks of shee#%
1(1% )nd she !as greatly reno!ned among all, because she feared the 'ord
$ery much, neither !as there any one that s#oke an ill !ord of her%
1(B% =hen therefore she had heard that OHias had #romised that he !ould
deli$er u# the city after the fifth day, she sent to the ancients "habri
and "harmi%
1(*-% )nd they came to her, and she said to them( =hat is this !ord, by
!hich OHias hath consented to gi$e u# the city to the )ssyrians, if
!ithin fi$e days there come no aid to usM
1(**% )nd !ho are you that tem#t the 'ordM
1(*,% This is not a !ord that may dra! do!n mercy, but rather that may
stir u# !rath, and enkindle indignation%
1(*2% &ou ha$e set a time for the mercy of the 'ord, and you ha$e
a##ointed him a day, according to your #leasure%
1(*.% But forasmuch as the 'ord is #atient, let us be #enitent for this
same thing, and !ith many tears let us beg his #ardon(
1(*?% 7or God !ill not threaten like man, nor be inflamed to anger like
the son of man%
1(*A% )nd therefore let us humble our souls before him, and continuing
in an humble s#irit, in his ser$ice(
1(*+% 'et us ask the 'ord !ith tears, that according to his !ill so he
!ould she! his mercy to us( that as our heart is troubled by their
#ride, so also !e may glorify in our humility%
1(*1% 7or !e ha$e not follo!ed the sins of our fathers, !ho forsook
their God, and !orshi##ed strange gods%
1(*B% 7or !hich crime they !ere gi$en u# to their enemies, to the s!ord,
and to #illage, and to confusion( but !e kno! no other God but him%
1(,-% 'et us humbly !ait for his consolation, and the 'ord our God !ill
reLuire our blood of the afflictions of our enemies, and he !ill humble
all the nations that shall rise u# against us, and bring them to
disgrace%
1(,*% )nd no!, brethren, as you are the ancients among the #eo#le of
God, and their $ery soul resteth u#on you( comfort their hearts by your
s#eech, that they may be mindful ho! our fathers !ere tem#ted that they
might be #ro$ed, !hether they !orshi##ed their God truly%
1(,,% They must remember ho! our father )braham !as tem#ted, and being
#ro$ed by many tribulations, !as made the friend of God%
1(,2% 4o 5saac, so 9acob, so <oses, and all that ha$e #leased God,
#assed through many tribulations, remaining faithful%
1(,.% But they that did not recei$e the trials !ith the fear of the
'ord, but uttered their im#atience and the re#roach of their murmuring
against the 'ord,
1(,?% =ere destroyed by the destroyer, and #erished by ser#ents%
1(,A% )s for us therefore let us not re$enge oursel$es for these things
!hich !e suffer%
1(,+% But esteeming these $ery #unishments to be less than our sins
deser$e, let us belie$e that these scourges of the 'ord, !ith !hich like
ser$ants !e are chastised, ha$e ha##ened for our amendment, and not for
our destruction%
1(,1% )nd OHias and the ancients said to her( )ll things !hich thou hast
s#oken are true, and there is nothing to be re#rehended in thy !ords%
1(,B% o! therefore #ray for us, for thou art a holy !oman, and one
fearing God%
1(2-% )nd 9udith said to them( )s you kno! that !hat 5 ha$e been able to
say is of God(
1(2*% 4o that !hich 5 intend to do #ro$e ye if it be of God, and #ray
that God may strengthen my design%
1(2,% &ou shall stand at the gate this night, and 5 !ill go out !ith my
maidser$ant( and #ray ye, that as you ha$e said, in fi$e days the 'ord
may look do!n u#on his #eo#le 5srael%
1(22% But 5 desire that you search not into !hat 5 am doing, and till 5
bring you !ord let nothing else be done but to #ray for me to the 'ord
our God%
1(2.% )nd OHias the #rince of 9uda said to her( Go in #eace, and the
'ord be !ith thee to take re$enge of our enemies% 4o returning they
de#arted%
9udith "ha#ter B
9udithDs #rayer, to beg of God to fortify her in her undertaking%
B(*% )nd !hen they !ere gone, 9udith !ent into her oratory( and #utting
on haircloth, laid ashes on her head( and falling do!n #rostrate before
the 'ord, she cried to the 'ord, saying(
B(,% 'ord God of my father 4imeon, !ho ga$est him a s!ord to e>ecute
$engeance against strangers, !ho had defiled by their uncleanness, and
unco$ered the $irgin unto confusion(
Ga$est him a s!ord, etc%%% The justice of God is here #raised, in
#unishing by the s!ord of 4imeon the crime of the 4ichemites( and not
the act of 4imeon, !hich !as justly condemned by his father, Gen% .B%?%
Though e$en !ith regard to this act, !e may distinguish bet!een his Heal
against the crime committed by the ra$ishers of his sister, !hich Heal
may be considered just( and the manner of his #unishing that crime,
!hich !as irregular and e>cessi$e%
B(2% )nd !ho ga$est their !i$es to be made a #rey, and their daughters
into ca#ti$ity( and all their s#oils to be di$ided to the ser$ants, !ho
!ere Healous !ith thy Heal( assist, 5 beseech thee, O 'ord God, me a
!ido!%
B(.% 7or thou hast done the things of old, and hast de$ised one thing
after another( and !hat thou hast designed hath been done%
B(?% 7or all thy !ays are #re#ared, and in thy #ro$idence thou hast
#laced thy judgments%
B(A% 'ook u#on the cam# of the )ssyrians no!, as thou !ast #leased to
look u#on the cam# of the Egy#tians, !hen they #ursued armed after thy
ser$ants, trusting in their chariots, and in their horsemen, and in a
multitude of !arriors%
B(+% But thou lookedst o$er their cam#, and darkness !earied them%
B(1% The dee# held their feet, and the !aters o$er!helmed them%
B(B% 4o may it be !ith these also, O 'ord, !ho trust in their multitude,
and in their chariots, and in their #ikes, and in their shields, and in
their arro!s, and glory in their s#ears,
B(*-% )nd kno! not that thou art our God, !ho destroyest !ars from the
beginning, and the 'ord is thy name%
B(**% 'ift u# thy arm as from the beginning, and crush their #o!er !ith
thy #o!er( let their #o!er fall in their !rath, !ho #romise themsel$es
to $iolate thy sanctuary, and defile the d!elling #lace of thy name, and
to beat do!n !ith their s!ord the horn of thy altar%
B(*,% Bring to #ass, O 'ord, that his #ride may be cut off !ith his o!n
s!ord%
B(*2% 'et him be caught in the net of his o!n eyes in my regard, and do
thou strike him by the graces of the !ords of my li#s%
B(*.% Gi$e me constancy in my mind, that 5 may des#ise him( and
fortitude that 5 may o$erthro! him%
B(*?% 7or this !ill be a glorious monument for thy name, !hen he shall
fall by the hand of a !oman%
B(*A% 7or thy #o!er, O 'ord, is not in a multitude, nor is thy #leasure
in the strength of horses, nor from the beginning ha$e the #roud been
acce#table to thee( but the #rayer of the humble and the meek hath
al!ays #leased thee%
B(*+% O God of the hea$ens, creator of the !aters, and 'ord of the !hole
creation, hear me a #oor !retch, making su##lication to thee, and
#resuming of thy mercy%
B(*1% Remember, O 'ord, thy co$enant, and #ut thou !ords in my mouth,
and strengthen the resolution in my heart, that thy house may continue
in thy holiness(
B(*B% )nd all nations may ackno!ledge that thou art God, and there is no
other besides thee%
9udith "ha#ter *-
9udith goeth out to!ards the cam#, and is taken, and brought to
8olofernes%
*-(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen she had ceased to cry to the 'ord, that
she rose from the #lace !herein she lay #rostrate before the 'ord%
*-(,% )nd she called her maid, and going do!n into her house she took
off her haircloth, and #ut a!ay the garments of her !ido!hood,
*-(2% )nd she !ashed her body, and anointed herself !ith the best
ointment, and #laited the hair of her head, and #ut a bonnet u#on her
head, and clothed herself !ith the garments of her gladness, and #ut
sandals on her feet, and took her bracelets, and lilies, and earlets,
and rings, and adorned herself !ith all her ornaments%
*-(.% )nd the 'ord also ga$e her more beauty( because all this dressing
u# did not #roceed from sensuality, but from $irtue( and therefore the
'ord increased this her beauty, so that she a##eared to all menDs eyes
incom#arably lo$ely%
*-(?% )nd she ga$e to her maid a bottle of !ine to carry, and a $essel
of oil, and #arched corn, and dry figs, and bread and cheese, and !ent
out%
*-(A% )nd !hen they came to the gate of the city, they found OHias, and
the ancients of the city !aiting%
*-(+% )nd !hen they sa! her they !ere astonished, and admired her beauty
e>ceedingly%
*-(1% But they asked her no Luestion, only they let her #ass, saying(
The God of our fathers gi$e thee grace, and may he strengthen all the
counsel of thy heart !ith his #o!er, that 9erusalem may glory in thee,
and thy name may be in the number of the holy and just%
*-(B% )nd they that !ere there said, all !ith one $oice( 4o be it, so be
it%
*-(*-% But 9udith #raying to the 'ord, #assed through the gates, she and
her maid%
*-(**% )nd it came to #ass, !hen she !ent do!n the hill, about break of
day, that the !atchmen of the )ssyrians met her, and sto##ed her,
saying( =hence comest thou or !hither goest thouM
*-(*,% )nd she ans!ered( 5 am a daughter of the 8ebre!s, and 5 am fled
from them, because 5 kne! they !ould be made a #rey to you, because they
des#ised you, and !ould not of their o!n accord yield themsel$es, that
they might find mercy in your sight%
Because 5 kne!, etc%%% 5n this and the follo!ing cha#ter, some things
are related to ha$e been said by 9udith, !hich seem hard to reconcile
!ith truth% But all that is related in scri#ture of the ser$ants of God
is not a##ro$ed by the scri#tureJ and e$en the saints in their good
enter#rises may sometimes sli# into $enial sins%
*-(*2% 7or this reason 5 thought !ith myself, saying( 5 !ill go to the
#resence of the #rince 8olofernes, that 5 may tell him their secrets,
and she! him by !hat !ay he may take them, !ithout the loss of one man
of his army%
*-(*.% )nd !hen the men had heard her !ords, they beheld her face, and
their eyes !ere amaHed, for they !ondered e>ceedingly at her beauty%
*-(*?% )nd they said to her( Thou hast sa$ed thy life by taking this
resolution, to come do!n to our lord%
*-(*A% )nd be assured of this, that !hen thou shalt stand before him, he
!ill treat thee !ell, and thou !ilt be most acce#table to his heart% )nd
they brought her to the tent of 8olofernes, telling him of her%
*-(*+% )nd !hen she !as come into his #resence, forth!ith 8olofernes !as
caught by his eyes%
*-(*1% )nd his officers said to him( =ho can des#ise the #eo#le of the
8ebre!s, !ho ha$e such beautiful !omen, that !e should not think it
!orth our !hile for their sakes to fight against themM
*-(*B% )nd 9udith seeing 8olofernes sitting under a cano#y, !hich !as
!o$en of #ur#le and gold, !ith emeralds and #recious stones(
*-(,-% )fter she had looked on his face, bo!ed do!n to him, #rostrating
herself to the ground% )nd the ser$ants of 8olofernes lifted her u#, by
the command of their master%
9udith "ha#ter **
9udithDs s#eech to 8olofernes%
**(*% Then 8olofernes said to her( Be of good comfort, and fear not in
thy heart( for 5 ha$e ne$er hurt a man that !as !illing to ser$e
abuchodonosor the king%
**(,% )nd if thy #eo#le had not des#ised me, 5 !ould ne$er ha$e lifted
u# my s#ear against them%
**(2% But no! tell me, for !hat cause hast thou left them, and !hy it
hath #leased thee to come to usM
**(.% )nd 9udith said to him( Recei$e the !ords of thy handmaid, for if
thou !ilt follo! the !ords of thy handmaid, the 'ord !ill do !ith thee a
#erfect thing%
**(?% 7or as abuchodonosor the king of the earth li$eth, and his #o!er
li$eth !hich is in thee for chastising of all straying souls( not only
men ser$e him through thee, but also the beasts of the field obey him%
**(A% 7or the industry of thy mind is s#oken of among all nations, and
it is told through the !hole !orld, that thou only art e>cellent, and
mighty in all his kingdom, and thy disci#line is cried u# in all
#ro$inces%
**(+% 5t is kno!n also !hat )chior said, nor are !e ignorant of !hat
thou hast commanded to be done to him%
**(1% 7or it is certain that our God is so offended !ith sins, that he
hath sent !ord by his #ro#hets to the #eo#le, that he !ill deli$er them
u# for their sins%
**(B% )nd because the children of 5srael kno! they ha$e offended their
God, thy dread is u#on them%
**(*-% <oreo$er also a famine hath come u#on them, and for drought of
!ater they are already to be counted among the dead%
**(**% )nd they ha$e a design e$en to kill their cattle, and to drink
the blood of them%
**(*,% )nd the consecrated things of the 'ord their God !hich God
forbade them to touch, in corn, !ine, and oil, these ha$e they #ur#osed
to make use of, and they design to consume the things !hich they ought
not to touch !ith their hands( therefore because they do these things,
it is certain they !ill be gi$en u# to destruction%
**(*2% )nd 5 thy handmaid kno!ing this, am fled from them, and the 'ord
hath sent me to tell thee these $ery things%
**(*.% 7or 5 thy handmaid !orshi# God e$en no! that 5 am !ith thee, and
thy handmaid !ill go out, and 5 !ill #ray to God,
**(*?% )nd he !ill tell me !hen he !ill re#ay them for their sins, and 5
!ill come and tell thee, so that 5 may bring thee through the midst of
9erusalem, and thou shalt ha$e all the #eo#le of 5srael, as shee# that
ha$e no she#herd, and there shall not so much as one dog bark against
thee(
**(*A% Because these things are told me by the #ro$idence of God%
**(*+% )nd because God is angry !ith them, 5 am sent to tell these $ery
things to thee%
**(*1% )nd all these !ords #leased 8olofernes, and his ser$ants, and
they admired her !isdom, and they said one to another(
**(*B% There is not such another !oman u#on earth in look, in beauty,
and in sense of !ords%
**(,-% )nd 8olofernes said to her( God hath done !ell !ho sent thee
before the #eo#le, that thou mightest gi$e them into our hands(
**(,*% )nd because thy #romise is good, if thy God shall do this for me,
he shall also be my God, and thou shalt be great in the house of
abuchodonosor, and thy name shall be reno!ned through all the earth%
9udith "ha#ter *,
9udith goeth out in the night to #ray( she is in$ited to a banLuet !ith
8olofernes%
*,(*% Then he ordered that she should go in !here his treasures !ere
laid u#, and bade her tarry there, and he a##ointed !hat should be gi$en
her from his o!n table%
*,(,% )nd 9udith ans!ered him and said( o! 5 cannot eat of these things
!hich thou commandest to be gi$en me, lest sin come u#on me( but 5 !ill
eat of the things !hich 5 ha$e brought%
*,(2% )nd 8olofernes said to her( 5f these things !hich thou hast
brought !ith thee fail thee, !hat shall !e do for theeM
*,(.% )nd 9udith said( )s thy soul li$eth, my lord, thy handmaid shall
not s#end all these things till God do by my hand that !hich 5 ha$e
#ur#osed% )nd his ser$ants brought her into the tent !hich he had
commanded%
*,(?% )nd !hen she !as going in, she desired that she might ha$e liberty
to go out at night and before day to #rayer, and to beseech the 'ord%
*,(A% )nd he commanded his chamberlains, that she might go out and in,
to adore her God as she #leased, for three days%
*,(+% )nd she !ent out in the nights into the $alley of Bethulia, and
!ashed herself in a fountain of !ater%
*,(1% )nd as she came u#, she #rayed to the 'ord the God of 5srael, that
he !ould direct her !ay to the deli$erance of his #eo#le%
*,(B% )nd going in, she remained #ure in the tent, until she took her
o!n meat in the e$ening%
*,(*-% )nd it came to #ass on the fourth day, that 8olofernes made a
su##er for his ser$ants, and said to @agao his eunuch( Go, and #ersuade
that 8ebre! !oman, to consent of her o!n accord to d!ell !ith me%
*,(**% 7or it is looked u#on as shameful among the )ssyrians, if a !oman
mock a man, by doing so as to #ass free from him%
*,(*,% Then @agao !ent in to 9udith, and said( 'et not my good maid be
afraid to go in to my lord, that she may be honoured before his face,
that she may eat !ith him and drink !ine and be merry%
*,(*2% )nd 9udith ans!ered him( =ho am 5, that 5 should gainsay my lordM
*,(*.% )ll that shall be good and best before his eyes, 5 !ill do% )nd
!hatsoe$er shall #lease him, that shall be best to me all the days of my
life%
*,(*?% )nd she arose and dressed herself out !ith her garments, and
going in she stood before his face%
*,(*A% )nd the heart of 8olofernes !as smitten, for he !as burning !ith
the desire of her%
*,(*+% )nd 8olofernes said to her( Drink no!, and sit do!n and be merryJ
for thou hast found fa$our before me%
*,(*1% )nd 9udith said( 5 !ill drink my lord, because my life is
magnified this day abo$e all my days%
*,(*B% )nd she took and ate and drank before him !hat her maid had
#re#ared for her%
*,(,-% )nd 8olofernes !as made merry on her occasion, and drank
e>ceeding much !ine, so much as he had ne$er drunk in his life%
9udith "ha#ter *2
9udith cutteth off the head of 8olofernes, and returneth to Bethulia%
*2(*% )nd !hen it !as gro!n late, his ser$ants made haste to their
lodgings, and @agao shut the chamber doors, and !ent his !ay%
*2(,% )nd they !ere all o$ercharged !ith !ine%
*2(2% )nd 9udith !as alone in the chamber%
*2(.% But 8olofernes lay on his bed, fast aslee#, being e>ceedingly
drunk%
*2(?% )nd 9udith s#oke to her maid to stand !ithout before the chamber,
and to !atch(
*2(A% )nd 9udith stood before the bed #raying !ith tears, and the motion
of her li#s in silence,
*2(+% 4aying( 4trengthen me, O 'ord God of 5srael, and in this hour look
on the !orks of my hands, that as thou hast #romised, thou mayst raise
u# 9erusalem thy city( and that 5 may bring to #ass that !hich 5 ha$e
#ur#osed, ha$ing a belief that it might be done by thee%
*2(1% )nd !hen she had said this, she !ent to the #illar that !as at his
bedDs head, and loosed his s!ord that hung tied u#on it%
*2(B% )nd !hen she had dra!n it out, she took him by the hair of his
head, and said( 4trengthen me, O 'ord God, at this hour%
*2(*-% )nd she struck t!ice u#on his neck, and cut off his head, and
took off his cano#y from the #illars, and rolled a!ay his headless body%
*2(**% )nd after a !hile she !ent out, and deli$ered the head of
8olofernes to her maid, and bade her #ut it into her !allet%
*2(*,% )nd they t!o !ent out according to their custom, as it !ere to
#rayer, and they #assed the cam#, and ha$ing com#assed the $alley, they
came to the gate of the city%
*2(*2% )nd 9udith from afar off cried to the !atchmen u#on the !alls(
O#en the gates for God is !ith us, !ho hath she!n his #o!er in 5srael%
*2(*.% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the men had heard her $oice, that they
called the ancients of the city%
*2(*?% )nd all ran to meet her from the least to the greatest( for they
no! had no ho#es that she !ould come%
*2(*A% )nd lighting u# lights they all gathered round about her( and she
!ent u# to a higher #lace, and commanded silence to be made% )nd !hen
all had held their #eace,
*2(*+% 9udith said( Praise ye the 'ord our God, !ho hath not forsaken
them that ho#e in him%
*2(*1% )nd by me his handmaid he hath fulfilled his mercy, !hich he
#romised to the house of 5srael( and he hath killed the enemy of his
#eo#le by my hand this night%
*2(*B% Then she brought forth the head of 8olofernes out of the !allet,
and she!ed it them, saying( Behold the head of 8olofernes the general of
the army of the )ssyrians, and behold his cano#y, !herein he lay in his
drunkenness, !here the 'ord our God sle! him by the hand of a !oman%
*2(,-% But as the same 'ord li$eth, his angel hath been my kee#er both
going hence, and abiding there, and returning from thence hither( and
the 'ord hath not suffered me his handmaid to be defiled, but hath
brought me back to you !ithout #ollution of sin, rejoicing for his
$ictory, for my esca#e, and for your deli$erance%
*2(,*% Gi$e all of you glory to him, because he is good, because his
mercy endureth for e$er%
*2(,,% )nd they all adored the 'ord, and said to her( The 'ord hath
blessed thee by his #o!er, because by thee he hath brought our enemies
to nought%
*2(,2% )nd OHias the #rince of the #eo#le of 5srael, said to her(
Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the 'ord the most high God, abo$e all
!omen u#on the earth%
*2(,.% Blessed be the 'ord !ho made hea$en and earth, !ho hath directed
thee to the cutting off the head of the #rince of our enemies%
*2(,?% Because he hath so magnified thy name this day, that thy #raise
shall not de#art out of the mouth of men !ho shall be mindful of the
#o!er of the 'ord for e$er, for that thou hast not s#ared thy life, by
reason of the distress and tribulation of thy #eo#le, but hast #re$ented
our ruin in the #resence of our God%
*2(,A% )nd all the #eo#le said( 4o be it, so be it%
*2(,+% )nd )chior being called for came, and 9udith said to him( The God
of 5srael, to !hom thou ga$est testimony, that he re$engeth himself of
his enemies, he hath cut off the head of all the unbelie$ers this night
by my hand%
*2(,1% )nd that thou mayst find that it is so, behold the head of
8olofernes, !ho in the contem#t of his #ride des#ised the God of 5srael(
and threatened them !ith death, saying( =hen the #eo#le of 5srael shall
be taken, 5 !ill command thy sides to be #ierced !ith a s!ord%
*2(,B% Then )chior seeing the head of 8olofernes, being seiHed !ith a
great fear he fell on his face u#on the earth, and his soul s!ooned
a!ay%
*2(2-% But after he had reco$ered his s#irits he fell do!n at her feet,
and re$erenced her, and said(
*2(2*% Blessed art thou by thy God in e$ery tabernacle of 9acob, for in
e$ery nation !hich shall hear thy name, the God of 5srael shall be
magnified on occasion of thee%
9udith "ha#ter *.
The 5sraelites assault the )ssyrians, !ho finding their general slain,
are seiHed !ith a #anic fear%
*.(*% )nd 9udith said to all the #eo#le( 8ear me, my brethren, hang ye
u# this head u#on our !alls%
*.(,% )nd as soon as the sun shall rise, let e$ery man take his arms,
and rush ye out, not as going do!n beneath, but as making an assault%
*.(2% Then the !atchmen must needs run to a!ake their #rince for the
battle%
*.(.% )nd !hen the ca#tains of them shall run to the tent of 8olofernes,
and shall find him !ithout his head !allo!ing in his blood, fear shall
fall u#on them%
*.(?% )nd !hen you shall kno! that they are fleeing, go after them
securely, for the 'ord !ill destroy them under your feet%
*.(A% Then )chior seeing the #o!er that the God of 5srael had !rought,
lea$ing the religion of the Gentiles, he belie$ed God, and circumcised
the flesh of his foreskin, and !as joined to the #eo#le of 5srael, !ith
all the succession of his kindred until this #resent day%
*.(+% )nd immediately at break of day, they hung u# the head of
8olofernes u#on the !alls, and e$ery man took his arms, and they !ent
out !ith a great noise and shouting%
*.(1% )nd the !atchmen seeing this, ran to the tent of 8olofernes%
*.(B% )nd they that !ere in the tent came, and made a noise, before the
door of the chamber to a!ake him, endea$ouring by art to break his rest,
that 8olofernes might a!ake, not by their calling him, but by their
noise%
*.(*-% 7or no man durst knock, or o#en and go into the chamber of the
general of the )ssyrians%
*.(**% But !hen his ca#tains and tribunes !ere come, and all the chiefs
of the army of the king of the )ssyrians, they said to the chamberlains(
*.(*,% Go in, and a!ake him, for the mice, coming out of their holes,
ha$e #resumed to challenge us to fight%
*.(*2% Then @agao going into his chamber, stood before the curtain, and
made a cla##ing !ith his hands( for he thought that he !as slee#ing !ith
9udith%
*.(*.% But !hen !ith hearkening, he #ercei$ed no motion of one lying, he
came near to the curtain, and lifting it u#, and seeing the body of
8olofernes, lying u#on the ground, !ithout the head, !eltering in his
blood, he cried out !ith a loud $oice, !ith !ee#ing, and rent his
garments%
*.(*?% )nd he !ent into the tent of 9udith, and not finding her, he ran
out to the #eo#le,
*.(*A% )nd said( One 8ebre! !oman hath made confusion in the house of
king abuchodonosor( for behold 8olofernes lieth u#on the ground, and
his head is not u#on him%
*.(*+% o! !hen the chiefs of the army of the )ssyrians had heard this,
they all rent their garments, and an intolerable fear and dread fell
u#on them, and their minds !ere troubled e>ceedingly%
*.(*1% )nd there !as a $ery great cry in the midst of their cam#%
9udith "ha#ter *?
The )ssyrians flee( the 8ebre!s #ursue after them, and are enriched by
their s#oils%
*?(*% )nd !hen all the army heard that 8olofernes !as beheaded, courage
and counsel fled from them, and being seiHed !ith trembling and fear
they thought only to sa$e themsel$es by flight%
*?(,% 4o that no one s#oke to his neighbour, but hanging do!n the head,
lea$ing all things behind, they made haste to esca#e from the 8ebre!s,
!ho, as they heard, !ere coming armed u#on them, and fled by the !ays of
the fields, and the #aths of the hills%
*?(2% 4o the children of 5srael seeing them fleeing, follo!ed after
them% )nd they !ent do!n sounding !ith trum#ets and shouting after them%
*?(.% )nd because the )ssyrians !ere not united together, they !ent
!ithout order in their flightJ but the children of 5srael #ursuing in
one body, defeated all that they could find%
*?(?% )nd OHias sent messengers through all the cities and countries of
5srael%
*?(A% )nd e$ery country, and e$ery city, sent their chosen young men
armed after them, and they #ursued them !ith the edge of the s!ord until
they came to the e>tremities of their confines%
*?(+% )nd the rest that !ere in Bethulia !ent into the cam# of the
)ssyrians, and took a!ay the s#oils !hich the )ssyrians in their flight
had left behind them, and they !ere laden e>ceedingly,
*?(1% But they that returned conLuerors to Bethulia, brought !ith them
all things that !ere theirs, so that there !as no numbering of their
cattle, and beasts, and all their mo$eables, insomuch that from the
least to the greatest all !ere made rich by their s#oils%
*?(B% )nd 9oachim the high #riest came from 9erusalem to Bethulia !ith
all his ancients to see 9udith%
*?(*-% )nd !hen she !as come out to him, they all blessed her !ith one
$oice, saying( Thou art the glory of 9erusalem, thou art the joy of
5srael, thou art the honour of our #eo#le(
*?(**% 7or thou hast done manfully, and thy heart has been strengthened,
because thou hast lo$ed chastity, and after thy husband hast not kno!n
any other( therefore also the hand of the 'ord hath strengthened thee,
and therefore thou shalt be blessed for e$er%
*?(*,% )nd all the #eo#le said( 4o be it, so be it%
*?(*2% )nd thirty days !ere scarce sufficient for the #eo#le of 5srael
to gather u# the s#oils of the )ssyrians%
*?(*.% But all those things that !ere #ro$ed to be the #eculiar goods of
8olofernes, they ga$e to 9udith in gold, and sil$er, and garments and
#recious stones, and all household stuff, and they all !ere deli$ered to
her by the #eo#le%
*?(*?% )nd all the #eo#le rejoiced, !ith the !omen, and $irgins, and
young men, #laying on instruments and har#s%
9udith "ha#ter *A
The canticle of 9udith( her $irtuous life and death%
*A(*% Then 9udith sung this canticle to the 'ord, saying(
*A(,% Begin ye to the 'ord !ith timbrels, sing ye to the 'ord !ith
cymbals, tune unto him a ne! #salm, e>tol and call u#on his name%
*A(2% The 'ord #utteth an end to !ars, the 'ord is his name%
*A(.% 8e hath set his cam# in the midst of his #eo#le, to deli$er us
from the hand of all our enemies%
*A(?% The )ssyrian came out of the mountains from the north in the
multitude of his strength( his multitude sto##ed u# the torrents, and
their horses co$ered the $alleys%
*A(A% 8e bragged that he !ould set my borders on fire, and kill my young
men !ith the s!ord, to make my infants a #rey, and my $irgins ca#ti$es%
*A(+% But the almighty 'ord hath struck him, and hath deli$ered him into
the hands of a !oman, and hath slain him%
*A(1% 7or their mighty one did not fall by young men, neither did the
sons of Titan strike him, nor tall giants o##ose themsel$es to him, but
9udith the daughter of <erari !eakened him !ith the beauty of her face%
*A(B% 7or she #ut off her the garments of !ido!hood, and #ut on her the
garments of joy, to gi$e joy to the children of 5srael%
*A(*-% 4he anointed her face !ith ointment, and bound u# her locks !ith
a cro!n, she took a ne! robe to decei$e him%
*A(**% 8er sandals ra$ished his eyes, her beauty made his soul her
ca#ti$e, !ith a s!ord she cut off his head%
*A(*,% The Persians Luaked at her constancy, and the <edes at her
boldness%
*A(*2% Then the cam# of the )ssyrians ho!led, !hen my lo!ly ones
a##eared, #arched !ith thirst%
*A(*.% The sons of the damsels ha$e #ierced them through, and they ha$e
killed them like children fleeing a!ay( they #erished in battle before
the face of the 'ord my God%
*A(*?% 'et us sing a hymn to the 'ord, let us sing a ne! hymn to our
God%
*A(*A% O )donai, 'ord, great art thou, and glorious in thy #o!er, and no
one can o$ercome thee%
*A(*+% 'et all thy creatures ser$e thee( because thou hast s#oken, and
they !ere made( thou didst send forth thy s#irit, and they !ere created,
and there is no one that can resist thy $oice%
*A(*1% The mountains shall be mo$ed from the foundations !ith the
!aters( the rocks shall melt as !a> before thy face%
*A(*B% But they that fear thee, shall be great !ith thee in all things%
*A(,-% =oe be to the nation that riseth u# against my #eo#le( for the
'ord almighty !ill take re$enge on them, in the day of judgment he !ill
$isit them%
*A(,*% 7or he !ill gi$e fire, and !orms into their flesh, that they may
burn, and may feel for e$er%
*A(,,% )nd it came to #ass after these things, that all the #eo#le,
after the $ictory, came to 9erusalem to adore the 'ord( and as soon as
they !ere #urified, they all offered holocausts, and $o!s, and their
#romises%
*A(,2% )nd 9udith offered for an anathema of obli$ion all the arms of
8olofernes, !hich the #eo#le ga$e her, and the cano#y that she had taken
a!ay out of his chamber%
)n anathema of obli$ion%%% That is, a gift or offering made to God, by
!ay of an e$erlasting monument, to #re$ent the obli$ion or forgetting so
great a benefit%
*A(,.% )nd the #eo#le !ere joyful in the sight of the sanctuary, and for
three months the joy of this $ictory !as celebrated !ith 9udith%
*A(,?% )nd after those days e$ery man returned to his house, and 9udith
!as made great in Bethulia, and she !as most reno!ned in all the land of
5srael%
*A(,A% )nd chastity !as joined to her $irtue, so that she kne! no man
all the days of her life, after the death of <anasses her husband%
*A(,+% )nd on festi$al days she came forth !ith great glory%
*A(,1% )nd she abode in her husbandDs house a hundred and fi$e years,
and made her handmaid free, and she died, and !as buried !ith her
husband in Bethulia%
*A(,B% )nd all the #eo#le mourned for se$en days%
*A(2-% )nd all the time of her life there !as none that troubled 5srael,
nor many years after her death%
*A(2*% But the day of the festi$ity of this $ictory is recei$ed by the
8ebre!s in the number of holy days, and is religiously obser$ed by the
9e!s from that time until this day%
T8E BOO; O7 E4T8ER
This Book takes its name from Lueen Esther, !hose history is here
recorded% The general o#inion of almost all commentators on the 8oly
4cri#tures makes <ardochai the !riter of it( !hich also may be collected
belo! from cha#% B $er% ,-%
Esther "ha#ter *
;ing )ssuerus maketh a great feast% Pueen @asthi being sent for refuseth
to come( for !hich disobedience she is de#osed%
*(*% 5n the days of )ssuerus, !ho reigned from 5ndia to Ethio#ia o$er a
hundred and t!enty se$en #ro$inces(
*(,% =hen he sat on the throne of his kingdom, the city 4usan !as the
ca#ital of his kingdom%
*(2% o! in the third year of his reign he made a great feast for all
the #rinces, and for his ser$ants, for the most mighty of the Persians,
and the nobles of the <edes, and the go$ernors of the #ro$inces in his
sight,
*(.% That he might she! the riches of the glory of his kingdom, and the
greatness, and boasting of his #o!er, for a long time, to !it, for a
hundred and fourscore days%
*(?% )nd !hen the days of the feast !ere e>#ired, he in$ited all the
#eo#le that !ere found in 4usan, from the greatest to the least( and
commanded a feast to be made se$en days in the court of the garden, and
of the !ood, !hich !as #lanted by the care and the hand of the king%
*(A% )nd there !ere hung u# on e$ery side sky coloured, and green, and
$iolet hangings, fastened !ith cords of silk, and of #ur#le, !hich !ere
#ut into rings of i$ory, and !ere held u# !ith marble #illars% The beds
also !ere of gold and sil$er, #laced in order u#on a floor #a$ed !ith
#or#hyry and !hite marble( !hich !as embellished !ith #ainting of
!onderful $ariety%
*(+% )nd they that !ere in$ited, drank in golden cu#s, and the meats
!ere brought in di$ers $essels one after another% =ine also in abundance
and of the best !as #resented, as !as !orthy of a kingDs magnificence%
*(1% either !as there any one to com#el them to drink that !ere not
!illing, but as the king had a##ointed, !ho set o$er e$ery table one of
his nobles, that e$ery man might take !hat he !ould%
*(B% )lso @asthi the Lueen made a feast for the !omen in the #alace,
!here king )ssuerus !as used to d!ell%
*(*-% o! on the se$enth day, !hen the king !as merry, and after $ery
much drinking !as !ell !armed !ith !ine, he commanded <auman, and
BaHatha, and 8arbona, and Bagatha, and )bgatha, and Iethar, and "harcas,
the se$en eunuchs that ser$ed in his #resence,
*(**% To bring in Lueen @asthi before the king, !ith the cro!n set u#on
her head, to she! her beauty to all the #eo#le and the #rinces( for she
!as e>ceeding beautiful%
*(*,% But she refused, and !ould not come at the kingDs commandment,
!hich he had signified to her by the eunuchs% =hereu#on the king, being
angry, and inflamed !ith a $ery great fury,
*(*2% )sked the !ise men, !ho according to the custom of the kings, !ere
al!ays near his #erson, and all he did !as by their counsel, !ho kne!
the la!s, and judgments of their forefathers(
*(*.% Eo! the chief and nearest him !ere, "harsena, and 4ethar, and
)dmatha, and Tharsis, and <ares, and <arsana, and <amuchan, se$en
#rinces of the Persians and of the <edes, !ho sa! the face of the king,
and !ere used to sit first after him(G
*(*?% =hat sentence ought to #ass u#on @asthi the Lueen, !ho had refused
to obey the commandment of king )ssuerus, !hich he had sent to her by
the eunuchsM
*(*A% )nd <amuchan ans!ered, in the hearing of the king and the #rinces(
Pueen @asthi hath not only injured the king, but also all the #eo#le and
#rinces that are in all the #ro$inces of king )ssuerus%
*(*+% 7or this deed of the Lueen !ill go abroad to all !omen, so that
they !ill des#ise their husbands, and !ill say( ;ing )ssuerus commanded
that Lueen @asthi should come in to him, and she !ould not%
*(*1% )nd by this e>am#le all the !i$es of the #rinces of the Persians
and the <edes !ill slight the commandments of their husbands( !herefore
the kingDs indignation is just%
*(*B% 5f it #lease thee, let an edict go out from thy #resence, and let
it be !ritten according to the la! of the Persians and of the <edes,
!hich must not be altered, that @asthi come in no more to the king, but
another, that is better than her, be made Lueen in her #lace%
*(,-% )nd let this be #ublished through all the #ro$inces of thy em#ire,
E!hich is $ery !ide,G and let all !i$es, as !ell of the greater as of
the lesser, gi$e honour to their husbands%
*(,*% 8is counsel #leased the king, and the #rinces( and the king did
according to the counsel of <amuchan%
*(,,% )nd he sent letters to all the #ro$inces of his kingdom, as e$ery
nation could hear and read, in di$ers languages and characters, that the
husbands should be rulers and masters in their houses( and that this
should be #ublished to e$ery #eo#le%
Esther "ha#ter ,
Esther is ad$anced to be Lueen% <ardochai detecteth a #lot against the
king%
,(*% )fter this, !hen the !rath of king )ssuerus !as a##eased, he
remembered @asthi, and !hat she had done and !hat she had suffered(
,(,% )nd the kingDs ser$ants and his officers said( 'et young !omen be
sought for the king, $irgins and beautiful,
,(2% )nd let some #ersons be sent through all the #ro$inces to look for
beautiful maidens and $irgins( and let them bring them to the city of
4usan, and #ut them into the house of the !omen under the hand of Egeus
the eunuch, !ho is the o$erseer and kee#er of the kingDs !omen( and let
them recei$e !omenDs ornaments, and other things necessary for their
use%
,(.% )nd !hosoe$er among them all shall #lease the kingDs eyes, let her
be Lueen instead of @asthi% The !ord #leased the king( and he commanded
it should be done as they had suggested%
,(?% There !as a man in the city of 4usan, a 9e!, named <ardochai, the
son of 9air, the son of 4emei, the son of "is, of the race of 9emini,
,(A% =ho had been carried a!ay from 9erusalem at the time that
abuchodonosor king of Babylon carried a!ay 9echonias king of 9uda,
,(+% )nd he had brought u# his brotherDs daughter Edissa, !ho by another
name !as called Esther( no! she had lost both her #arents( and !as
e>ceeding fair and beautiful% )nd her father and mother being dead,
<ardochai ado#ted her for his daughter%
,(1% )nd !hen the kingDs ordinance !as noised abroad, and according to
his commandment many beautiful $irgins !ere brought to 4usan, and !ere
deli$ered to Egeus the eunuch( Esther also among the rest of the maidens
!as deli$ered to him to be ke#t in the number of the !omen%
,(B% )nd she #leased him, and found fa$our in his sight% )nd he
commanded the eunuch to hasten the !omenDs ornaments, and to deli$er to
her her #art, and se$en of the most beautiful maidens of the kingDs
house, and to adorn and deck out both her and her !aiting maids%
,(*-% )nd she !ould not tell him her #eo#le nor her country% 7or
<ardochai had charged her to say nothing at all of that(
,(**% )nd he !alked e$ery day before the court of the house, in !hich
the chosen $irgins !ere ke#t, ha$ing a care for EstherDs !elfare, and
desiring to kno! !hat !ould befall her%
,(*,% o! !hen e$ery $irginDs turn came to go in to the king, after all
had been done for setting them off to ad$antage, it !as the t!elfth
month( so that for si> months they !ere anointed !ith oil of myrrh, and
for other si> months they used certain #erfumes and s!eet s#ices%
,(*2% )nd !hen they !ere going in to the king, !hatsoe$er they asked to
adorn themsel$es they recei$ed( and being decked out, as it #leased
them, they #assed from the chamber of the !omen to the kingDs chamber%
,(*.% )nd she that !ent in at e$ening, came out in the morning, and from
thence she !as conducted to the second house, that !as under the hand of
4usagaH the eunuch, !ho had the charge o$er the kingDs concubines(
neither could she return any more to the king, unless the king desired
it, and had ordered her by name to come%
,(*?% )nd as the time came orderly about, the day !as at hand, !hen
Esther, the daughter of )bihail the brother of <ardochai, !hom he had
ado#ted for his daughter, !as to go in to the king% But she sought not
!omenDs ornaments, but !hatsoe$er Egeus the eunuch the kee#er of the
$irgins had a mind, he ga$e her to adorn her% 7or she !as e>ceeding
fair, and her incredible beauty made her a##ear agreeable and amiable in
the eyes of all%
,(*A% 4o she !as brought to the chamber of king )ssuerus the tenth
month, !hich is called Tebeth, in the se$enth year of his reign%
,(*+% )nd the king lo$ed her more than all the !omen, and she had fa$our
and kindness before him abo$e all the !omen, and he set the royal cro!n
on her head, and made her Lueen instead of @asthi%
,(*1% )nd he commanded a magnificent feast to be #re#ared for all the
#rinces, and for his ser$ants, for the marriage and !edding of Esther,
)nd he ga$e rest to all the #ro$inces, and besto!ed gifts according to
#rincely magnificence%
,(*B% )nd !hen the $irgins !ere sought the second time, and gathered
together, <ardochai stayed at the kingDs gate,
,(,-% either had Esther as yet declared her country and #eo#le,
according to his commandment% 7or !hatsoe$er he commanded, Esther
obser$ed( and she did all things in the same manner as she !as !ont at
that time !hen he brought her u# a little one%
,(,*% )t that time, therefore, !hen <ardochai abode at the kingDs gate,
Bagathan and Thares, t!o of the kingDs eunuchs, !ho !ere #orters, and
#resided in the first entry of the #alace, !ere angry( and they designed
to rise u# against the king, and to kill him%
,(,,% )nd <ardochai had notice of it, and immediately he told it to
Lueen Esther( and she to the king in <ardochaiDs name, !ho had re#orted
the thing unto her%
,(,2% 5t !as inLuired into, and found out( and they !ere both hanged on
a gibbet% )nd it !as #ut in the histories, and recorded in the
chronicles before the king%
Esther "ha#ter 2
)man, ad$anced by the king, is offended at <ardochai, and therefore
#rocureth the kingDs decree to destroy the !hole nation of the 9e!s%
2(*% )fter these things, king )ssuerus ad$anced )man, the son of
)madathi, !ho !as of the race of )gag( and he set his throne abo$e all
the #rinces that !ere !ith him%
2(,% )nd all the kingDs ser$ants, that !ere at the doors of the #alace,
bent their knees, and !orshi##ed )man( for so the em#eror had commanded
them, only <ardochai did not bend his knee, nor !orshi# him%
2(2% )nd the kingDs ser$ants that !ere chief at the doors of the #alace,
said to him( =hy dost thou alone not obser$e the kingDs commandmentM
2(.% )nd !hen they !ere saying this often, and he !ould not hearken to
them, they told )man, desirous to kno! !hether he !ould continue in his
resolution( for he had told them that he !as a 9e!%
2(?% o! !hen )man had heard this, and had #ro$ed by e>#erience that
<ardochai did not bend his knee to him, nor !orshi# him, he !as
e>ceeding angry%
2(A% )nd he counted it nothing to lay his hands u#on <ardochai alone(
for he had heard that he !as of the nation of the 9e!s, and he chose
rather to destroy all the nation of the 9e!s that !ere in the kingdom of
)ssuerus%
2(+% 5n the first month E!hich is called isanG in the t!elfth year of
the reign of )ssuerus, the lot !as cast into an urn, !hich in 8ebre! is
called Phur, before )man, on !hat day and !hat month the nation of the
9e!s should be destroyed( and there came out the t!elfth month, !hich is
called )dar%
2(1% )nd )man said to king )ssuerus( There is a #eo#le scattered through
all the #ro$inces of thy kingdom, and se#arated one from another, that
use ne! la!s and ceremonies, and moreo$er des#ise the kingDs ordinances(
and thou kno!est $ery !ell that it is not e>#edient for thy kingdom that
they should gro! insolent by im#unity%
2(B% 5f it #lease thee, decree that they may be destroyed, and 5 !ill
#ay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers%
2(*-% )nd the king took the ring that he used, from his o!n hand, and
ga$e it to )man, the son of )madathi of the race of )gag, the enemy of
the 9e!s,
2(**% )nd he said to him( )s to the money !hich thou #romisest, kee# it
for thyself( and as to the #eo#le, do !ith them as seemeth good to thee%
2(*,% )nd the kingDs scribes !ere called in the first month isan, on
the thirteenth day of the same mouth( and they !rote, as )man had
commanded, to all the kingDs lieutenants, and to the judges of the
#ro$inces, and of di$ers nations, as e$ery nation could read, and hear
according to their different languages, in the name of king )ssuerus(
and the letters, sealed !ith his ring,
2(*2% =ere sent by the kingDs messengers to all #ro$inces, to kill and
destroy all the 9e!s, both young and old, little children, and !omen, in
one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the t!elfth month, !hich is
called )dar, and to make a s#oil of their goods%
2(*.% )nd the contents of the letters !ere to this effect, that all
#ro$inces might kno! and be ready against that day%
2(*?% The couriers that !ere sent made haste to fulfil the kingDs
commandment% )nd immediately the edict !as hung u# in 4usan, the king
and )man feasting together, and all the 9e!s that !ere in the city
!ee#ing%
Esther "ha#ter .
<ardochai desireth Esther to #etition the king for the 9e!s% They join
in fasting and #rayer%
.(*% o! !hen <ardochai had heard these things, he rent his garments,
and #ut on sackcloth, stre!ing ashes on his head and he cried !ith a
loud $oice in the street in the midst of the city, she!ing the anguish
of his mind%
.(,% )nd he came lamenting in this manner e$en to the gate of the
#alace( for no one clothed !ith sackcloth might enter the kingDs court%
.(2% )nd in all #ro$inces, to!ns, and #laces, to !hich the kingDs cruel
edict !as come, there !as great mourning among the 9e!s, !ith fasting,
!ailing, and !ee#ing, many using sackcloth and ashes for their bed%
.(.% Then EstherDs maids and her eunuchs !ent in, and told her% )nd !hen
she heard it she !as in a consternation and she sent a garment, to
clothe him, and to take a!ay the sackcloth( but he !ould not recei$e it%
.(?% )nd she called for )thach the eunuch, !hom the king had a##ointed
to attend u#on her, and she commanded him to go to <ardochai, and learn
of him !hy he did this%
.(A% )nd )thach going out !ent to <ardochai, !ho !as standing in the
street of the city, before the #alace gate(
.(+% )nd <ardochai told him all that had ha##ened, ho! )man had #romised
to #ay money into the kingDs treasures, to ha$e the 9e!s destroyed%
.(1% 8e ga$e him also a co#y of the edict !hich !as hanging u# in 4usan,
that he should she! it to the Lueen, and admonish her to go in to the
king, and to entreat him for her #eo#le%
.(B% )nd )thach !ent back and told Esther all that <ardochai had said%
.(*-% 4he ans!ered him, and bade him say to <ardochai(
.(**% )ll the kingDs ser$ants, and all the #ro$inces that are under his
dominion, kno!, that !hosoe$er, !hether man or !oman, cometh into the
kingDs inner court, !ho is not called for, is immediately to be #ut to
death !ithout any delay( e>ce#t the king shall hold out the golden
sce#tre to him, in token of clemency, that so he may li$e% 8o! then can
5 go in to the king, !ho for these thirty days no! ha$e not been called
unto himM
.(*,% )nd !hen <ardochai had heard this,
.(*2% 8e sent !ord to Esther again, saying( Think not that thou mayst
sa$e thy life only, because thou art in the kingDs house, more than all
the 9e!s(
.(*.% 7or if thou !ilt no! hold thy #eace, the 9e!s shall be deli$ered
by some other occasion( and thou, and thy fatherDs house shall #erish%
)nd !ho kno!eth !hether thou art not therefore come to the kingdom, that
thou mightest be ready in such a time as thisM
.(*?% )nd again Esther sent to <ardochai in these !ords(
.(*A% Go, and gather together all the 9e!s !hom thou shalt find in
4usan, and #ray ye for me% either eat nor drink for three days and
three nights( and 5 !ith my handmaids !ill fast in like manner, and then
5 !ill go in to the king, against the la!, not being called, and e>#ose
myself to death and to danger%
.(*+% 4o <ardochai !ent, and did all that Esther had commanded him%
Esther "ha#ter ?
Esther is graciously recei$ed( she in$iteth the king and )man to dinner,
)man #re#areth a gibbet for <ardochai%
?(*% )nd on the third day Esther #ut on her royal a##arel, and stood in
the inner court of the kingDs house, o$er against the kingDs hall( no!
he sat u#on his throne in the hall of the #alace, o$er against the door
of the house%
?(,% )nd !hen he sa! Esther the Lueen standing, she #leased his eyes,
and he held out to!ard her the golden sce#tre, !hich he held in his hand
and she dre! near, and kissed the to# of his sce#tre%
?(2% )nd the king said to her( =hat !ilt thou, Lueen EstherM !hat is
thy reLuestM if thou shouldst e$en ask one half of the kingdom, it shall
be gi$en to thee%
?(.% But she ans!ered( 5f it #lease the king, 5 beseech thee to come to
me this day, and )man !ith thee to the banLuet !hich 5 ha$e #re#ared%
?(?% )nd the king said forth!ith( "all ye )man Luickly, that he may obey
EstherDs !ill% 4o the king and )man came to the banLuet !hich the Lueen
had #re#ared for them%
?(A% )nd the king said to her, after he had drunk !ine #lentifully( =hat
dost thou desire should be gi$en theeM and for !hat thing askest thouM
although thou shouldst ask the half of my kingdom, thou shalt ha$e it%
?(+% )nd Esther ans!ered( <y #etition and reLuest is this(
?(1% 5f 5 ha$e found fa$our in the kingDs sight, and if it #lease the
king to gi$e me !hat 5 ask, and to fulfil my #etition( let the king and
)man come to the banLuet !hich 5 ha$e #re#ared them, and to morro! 5
!ill o#en my mind to the king%
?(B% 4o )man !ent out that day joyful and merry% )nd !hen he sa!
<ardochai sitting before the gate of the #alace, and that he not only
did not rise u# to honour him, but did not so much as mo$e from the
#lace !here he sat, he !as e>ceedingly angry(
?(*-% But dissembling his anger, and returning into his house, he called
together to him his friends, and Iares his !ife(
?(**% )nd he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the
multitude of his children, and !ith ho! great glory the king had
ad$anced him abo$e all his #rinces and ser$ants%
?(*,% )nd after this he said( Pueen Esther also hath in$ited no other to
the banLuet !ith the king, but me( and !ith her 5 am also to dine to
morro! !ith the king(
?(*2% )nd !hereas 5 ha$e all these things, 5 think 5 ha$e nothing, so
long as 5 see <ardochai the 9e! sitting before the kingDs gate%
?(*.% Then Iares his !ife, and the rest of his friends ans!ered him(
Order a great beam to be #re#ared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning
s#eak to the king, that <ardochai may be hanged u#on it, and so thou
shalt go full of joy !ith the king to the banLuet% The counsel #leased
him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be #re#ared%
Esther "ha#ter A
The king hearing of the good ser$ice done him by <ardochai, commandeth
)man to honour him ne>t to the king, !hich he #erformeth%
A(*% That night the king #assed !ithout slee#, and he commanded the
histories and chronicles of former times to be brought him% )nd !hen
they !ere reading them before him,
A(,% They came to that #lace !here it !as !ritten, ho! <ardochai had
disco$ered the treason of Bagathan and Thares the eunuchs, !ho sought to
kill king )ssuerus%
A(2% )nd !hen the king heard this, he said( =hat honour and re!ard hath
<ardochai recei$ed for this fidelityM 8is ser$ants and ministers said to
him( 8e hath recei$ed no re!ard at all%
o re!ard at all%%% 8e recei$ed some #resents from the king, cha#% *,%?J
but these !ere so inconsiderable in the o#inion of the courtiers, that
they esteemed them as nothing at all%
A(.% )nd the king said immediately( =ho is in the courtM for )man !as
coming in to the inner court of the kingDs house, to s#eak to the king,
that he might order <ardochai to be hanged u#on the gibbet, !hich !as
#re#ared for him%
A(?% The ser$ants ans!ered( )man standeth in the court, and the king
said( 'et him come in%
A(A% )nd !hen he !as come in, he said to him( =hat ought to be done to
the man !hom the king is desirous to honourM But )man thinking in his
heart, and su##osing that the king !ould honour no other but himself,
A(+% )ns!ered( The man !hom the king desireth to honour,
A(1% Ought to be clothed !ith the kingDs a##arel, and to be set u#on the
horse that the king rideth u#on, and to ha$e the royal cro!n u#on his
head,
A(B% )nd let the first of the kingDs #rinces and nobles hold his horse,
and going through the street of the city, #roclaim before him and say(
Thus shall he be honoured, !hom the king hath a mind to honour%
A(*-% )nd the king said to him( <ake haste and take the robe and the
horse, and do as thou hast s#oken to <ardochai the 9e!, !ho sitteth
before the gates of the #alace% Be!are thou #ass o$er any of those
things !hich thou hast s#oken%
A(**% 4o )man took the robe and the horse, and arraying <ardochai in the
street of the city, and setting him on the horse, !ent before him, and
#roclaimed( This honour is he !orthy of, !hom the king hath a mind to
honour%
A(*,% But <ardochai returned to the #alace gate( and )man made haste to
go to his house, mourning and ha$ing his head co$ered(
A(*2% )nd he told Iares his !ife, and his friends, all that had befallen
him% )nd the !ise men !hom he had in counsel, and his !ife ans!ered him(
5f <ardochai be of the seed of the 9e!s, before !hom thou hast begun to
fall, thou canst not resist him, but thou shalt fall in his sight%
A(*.% )s they !ere yet s#eaking, the kingDs eunuchs came, and com#elled
him to go Luickly to the banLuet !hich the Lueen had #re#ared%
Esther "ha#ter +
EstherDs #etition for herself and her #eo#le( )man is hanged u#on the
gibbet he had #re#ared for <ardochai%
+(*% 4o the king and )man !ent in, to drink !ith the Lueen%
+(,% )nd the king said to her again the second day, after he !as !arm
!ith !ine( =hat is thy #etition, Esther, that it may be granted theeM
and !hat !ilt thou ha$e done( although thou ask the half of my kingdom,
thou shalt ha$e it%
+(2% Then she ans!ered( 5f 5 ha$e found fa$our in thy sight, O king, and
if it #lease thee, gi$e me my life for !hich 5 ask, and my #eo#le for
!hich 5 reLuest%
+(.% 7or !e are gi$en u#, 5 and my #eo#le, to be destroyed, to be slain,
and to #erish% )nd !ould God !e !ere sold for bondmen and bond!omen( the
e$il might be borne !ith, and 5 !ould ha$e mourned in silence( but no!
!e ha$e an enemy, !hose cruelty redoundeth u#on the king%
+(?% )nd king )ssuerus ans!ered and said( =ho is this, and of !hat
#o!er, that he should do these thingsM
+(A% )nd Esther said( 5t is this )man that is our ad$ersary and most
!icked enemy% )man hearing this !as forth!ith astonished, not being able
to bear the countenance of the king and of the Lueen%
+(+% But the king being angry rose u#, and !ent from the #lace of the
banLuet into the garden set !ith trees% )man also rose u# to entreat
Esther the Lueen for his life, for he understood that e$il !as #re#ared
for him by the king%
+(1% )nd !hen the king came back out of the garden set !ith trees, and
entered into the #lace of the banLuet, he found )man !as fallen u#on the
bed on !hich Esther lay, and he said( 8e !ill force the Lueen also in my
#resence, in my o!n house% The !ord !as not yet gone out of the kingDs
mouth, and immediately they co$ered his face%
+(B% )nd 8arbona, one of the eunuchs that stood !aiting on the king,
said( Behold the gibbet !hich he hath #re#ared for <ardochai, !ho s#oke
for the king, standeth in )manDs house, being fifty cubits high% )nd the
king said to him( 8ang him u#on it%
+(*-% 4o )man !as hanged on the gibbet, !hich he had #re#ared for
<ardochai( and the kingDs !rath ceased%
Esther "ha#ter 1
<ardochai is ad$anced( )manDs letters are re$ersed%
1(*% On that day king )ssuerus ga$e the house of )man, the 9e!sD enemy,
to Lueen Esther, and <ardochai came in before the king% 7or Esther had
confessed to him that he !as her uncle%
1(,% )nd the king took the ring !hich he had commanded to be taken again
from )man, and ga$e it to <ardochai% )nd Esther set <ardochai o$er her
house%
1(2% )nd not content !ith these things, she fell do!n at the kingDs feet
and !e#t, and s#eaking to him besought him, that he !ould gi$e orders
that the malice of )man the )gagite, and his most !icked de$ices !hich
he had in$ented against the 9e!s, should be of no effect%
1(.% But he, as the manner !as, held out the golden sce#tre !ith his
hand, !hich !as the sign of clemency( and she arose u# and stood before
him,
1(?% )nd said( 5f it #lease the king, and if 5 ha$e found fa$our in his
sight, and my reLuest be not disagreeable to him, 5 beseech thee, that
the former letters of )man the traitor and enemy of the 9e!s, by !hich
he commanded that they should be destroyed in all the kingDs #ro$inces,
may be re$ersed by ne! letters%
1(A% 7or ho! can 5 endure the murdering and slaughter of my #eo#leM
1(+% )nd king )ssuerus ans!ered Esther the Lueen, and <ardochai the 9e!(
5 ha$e gi$en )manDs house to Esther, and 5 ha$e commanded him to be
hanged on a gibbet, because he durst lay hands on the 9e!s%
1(1% =rite ye therefore to the 9e!s, as it #leaseth you in the kingDs
name, and seal the letters !ith my ring% 7or this !as the custom, that
no man durst gainsay the letters !hich !ere sent in the kingDs name, and
!ere sealed !ith his ring%
1(B% Then the kingDs scribes and secretaries !ere called for Eno! it !as
the time of the third month !hich is called 4ibanG the three and
t!entieth day of the month, and letters !ere !ritten, as <ardochai had a
mind, to the 9e!s, and to the go$ernors, and to the de#uties, and to the
judges, !ho !ere rulers o$er the hundred and t!enty-se$en #ro$inces,
from 5ndia e$en to Ethio#ia( to #ro$ince and #ro$ince, to #eo#le and
#eo#le, according to their languages and characters, and to the 9e!s,
according as they could read and hear%
1(*-% )nd these letters !hich !ere sent in the kingDs name, !ere sealed
!ith his ring, and sent by #osts( !ho !ere to run through all the
#ro$inces, to #re$ent the former letters !ith ne! messages%
1(**% )nd the king ga$e orders to them, to s#eak to the 9e!s in e$ery
city, and to command them to gather themsel$es together, and to stand
for their li$es, and to kill and destroy all their enemies !ith their
!i$es and children and all their houses, and to take their s#oil%
1(*,% )nd one day of re$enge !as a##ointed through all the #ro$inces, to
!it, the thirteenth of the t!elfth month )dar%
1(*2% )nd this !as the content of the letter, that it should be notified
in all lands and #eo#les that !ere subject to the em#ire of king
)ssuerus, that the 9e!s !ere ready to be re$enged of their enemies%
1(*.% 4o the s!ift #osts !ent out carrying the messages, and the kingDs
edict !as hung u# in 4usan%
1(*?% )nd <ardochai going forth out of the #alace, and from the kingDs
#resence, shone in royal a##arel, to !it, of $iolet and sky colour,
!earing a golden cro!n on his head, and clothed !ith a cloak of silk and
#ur#le% )nd all the city rejoiced, and !as glad%
1(*A% But to the 9e!s, a ne! light seemed to rise, joy, honour, and
dancing%
1(*+% )nd in all #eo#les, cities, and #ro$inces, !hithersoe$er the
kingDs commandments came, there !as !onderful rejoicing, feasts and
banLuets, and kee#ing holy day( 5nsomuch that many of other nations and
religion, joined themsel$es to their !orshi# and ceremonies% 7or a great
dread of the name of the 9e!s had fallen u#on all%
Esther "ha#ter B
The 9e!s kill their enemies that !ould ha$e killed them% The days of
Phurim are a##ointed to be ke#t holy%
B(*% 4o on the thirteenth day of the t!elfth month, !hich as !e ha$e
said abo$e is called )dar, !hen all the 9e!s !ere designed to be
massacred, and their enemies !ere greedy after their blood, the case
being altered, the 9e!s began to ha$e the u##er hand, and to re$enge
themsel$es of their ad$ersaries%
To re$enge, etc%%% The 9e!s on this occasion, by authority from the
king, !ere made e>ecutioners of the #ublic justice, for #unishing by
death a crime !orthy of death, $iH%, a malicious cons#iracy for
e>tir#ating their !hole nation%
B(,% )nd they gathered themsel$es together in e$ery city, and to!n, and
#lace, to lay their hands on their enemies, and their #ersecutors% )nd
no one durst !ithstand them, for the fear of their #o!er had gone
through e$ery #eo#le%
B(2% )nd the judges of the #ro$inces, and the go$ernors, and
lieutenants, and e$ery one in dignity, that #resided o$er e$ery #lace
and !ork, e>tolled the 9e!s for fear of <ardochai(
B(.% 7or they kne! him to be #rince of the #alace, and to ha$e great
#o!er( and the fame of his name increased daily, and !as s#read abroad
through all menDs mouths%
B(?% 4o the 9e!s made a great slaughter of their enemies, and killed
them, re#aying according to !hat they had #re#ared to do to them(
B(A% 5nsomuch that e$en in 4usan they killed fi$e hundred men, besides
the ten sons of )man the )gagite, the enemy of the 9e!s( !hose names are
these(
B(+% Pharsandatha, and Del#hon, and Es#hatha
B(1% )nd Phoratha, and )dalia, and )ridatha,
B(B% )nd Phermesta, and )risai, and )ridai, and 9eHatha%
B(*-% )nd !hen they had slain them, they !ould not touch the s#oils of
their goods%
B(**% )nd #resently the number of them that !ere killed in 4usan !as
brought to the king%
B(*,% )nd he said to the Lueen( The 9e!s ha$e killed fi$e hundred men in
the city of 4usan, besides the ten sons of )man( ho! many dost thou
think they ha$e slain in all the #ro$incesM =hat askest thou more, and
!hat !ilt thou ha$e me to command to be doneM
B(*2% )nd she ans!ered( 5f it #lease the king, let it be granted to the
9e!s, to do to morro! in 4usan as they ha$e done to day, and that the
ten sons of )man may be hanged u#on gibbets%
B(*.% )nd the king commanded that it should be so done% )nd forth!ith
the edict !as hung u# in 4usan, and the ten sons of )man !ere hanged%
B(*?% )nd on the fourteenth day of the month )dar the 9e!s gathered
themsel$es together, and they killed in 4usan three hundred men( but
they took not their substance%
B(*A% <oreo$er through all the #ro$inces !hich !ere subject to the
kingDs dominion the 9e!s stood for their li$es, and sle! their enemies
and #ersecutors( insomuch that the number of them that !ere killed
amounted to se$enty-fi$e thousand, and no man took any of their goods%
B(*+% o! the thirteenth day of the month )dar !as the first day !ith
them all of the slaughter, and on the fourteenth day they left off%
=hich they ordained to be ke#t holy day, so that all times hereafter
they should celebrate it !ith feasting, joy, and banLuets%
B(*1% But they that !ere killing in the city of 4usan, !ere em#loyed in
the slaughter on the thirteenth and fourteenth day of the same month(
and on the fifteenth day they rested% )nd therefore they a##ointed that
day to be a holy day of feasting and gladness%
B(*B% But those 9e!s that d!elt in to!ns not !alled and in $illages,
a##ointed the fourteenth day of the month )dar for banLuets and
gladness, so as to rejoice on that day, and send one another #ortions of
their banLuets and meats%
B(,-% )nd <ardochai !rote all these things, and sent them com#rised in
letters to the 9e!s that abode in all the kingDs #ro$inces, both those
that lay near and those afar off,
B(,*% That they should recei$e the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the
month )dar for holy days, and al!ays at the return of the year should
celebrate them !ith solemn honour(
B(,,% Because on those days the 9e!s re$enged themsel$es of their
enemies, and their mourning and sorro! !ere turned into mirth and joy,
and that these should be days of feasting and gladness, in !hich they
should send one to another #ortions of meats, and should gi$e gifts to
the #oor%
B(,2% )nd the 9e!s undertook to obser$e !ith solemnity all they had
begun to do at that time, !hich <ardochai by letters had commanded to be
done%
B(,.% 7or )man, the son of )madathi of the race of )gag, the enemy and
ad$ersary of the 9e!s, had de$ised e$il against them, to kill them and
destroy themJ and had cast Phur, that is, the lot%
B(,?% )nd after!ards Esther !ent in to the king, beseeching him that his
endea$ours might be made $oid by the kingDs letters( and the e$il that
he had intended against the 9e!s, might return u#on his o!n head% )nd so
both he and his sons !ere hanged u#on gibbets%
B(,A% )nd since that time these days are called Phurim, that is, of
lots( because Phur, that is, the lot, !as cast into the urn% )nd all
things that !ere done, are contained in the $olume of this e#istle, that
is, of this book(
B(,+% )nd the things that they suffered, and that !ere after!ards
changed, the 9e!s took u#on themsel$es and their seed, and u#on all that
had a mind to be joined to their religion, so that it should be la!ful
for none to #ass these days !ithout solemnity( !hich the !riting
testifieth, and certain times reLuire, as the years continually succeed
one another%
B(,1% These are the days !hich shall ne$er be forgot( and !hich all
#ro$inces in the !hole !orld shall celebrate throughout all generations(
neither is there any city !herein the days of Phurim, that is, of lots,
must not be obser$ed by the 9e!s, and by their #osterity, !hich is bound
to these ceremonies%
B(,B% )nd Esther the Lueen, the daughter of )bihail, and <ardochai the
9e!, !rote also a second e#istle, that !ith all diligence this day
should be established a festi$al for the time to come%
B(2-% )nd they sent to all the 9e!s that !ere in the hundred and t!enty-
se$en #ro$inces of king )ssuerus, that they should ha$e #eace, and
recei$e truth,
B(2*% )nd obser$e the days of lots, and celebrate them !ith joy in their
#ro#er time( as <ardochai and Esther had a##ointed, and they undertook
them to be obser$ed by themsel$es and by their seed, fasts, and cries,
and the days of lots,
B(2,% )nd all things !hich are contained in the history of this book,
!hich is called Esther%
Esther "ha#ter *-
)ssuerusDs greatness% <ardochaiDs dignity%
*-(*% )nd king )ssuerus made all the land, and all the islands of the
sea tributary%
*-(,% )nd his strength and his em#ire, and the dignity and greatness
!here!ith he e>alted <ardochai, are !ritten in the books of the <edes,
and of the Persians(
*-(2% )nd ho! <ardochai of the race of the 9e!s, !as ne>t after king
)ssuerus( and great among the 9e!s, and acce#table to the #eo#le of his
brethren, seeking the good of his #eo#le, and s#eaking those things
!hich !ere for the !elfare of his seed%
*-(.% Then <ardochai said( God hath done these things%
Then <ardochai, etc%%% 8ere 4t% 9erome ad$ertiseth the reader, that !hat
follo!s is not in the 8ebre!, but is found in the se#tuagint Greek
edition, !hich the se$enty-t!o inter#reters translated out of the
8ebre!, or added by the ins#iration of the 8oly Ghost%
*-(?% 5 remember a dream that 5 sa!, !hich signified these same things(
and nothing thereof hath failed%
) dream%%% This dream !as #ro#hetical and e>traordinary( other!ise the
general rule is not to obser$e dreams%
*-(A% The little fountain !hich gre! into a ri$er, and !as turned into a
light, and into the sun, and abounded into many !aters, is Esther, !hom
the king married, and made Lueen%
*-(+% But the t!o dragons are 5 and )man%
*-(1% The nations that !ere assembled are they that endea$oured to
destroy the name of the 9e!s%
*-(B% )nd my nation is 5srael, !ho cried to the 'ord, and the 'ord sa$ed
his #eo#le( and he deli$ered us from all e$ils, and hath !rought great
signs and !onders among the nations(
*-(*-% )nd he commanded that there should be t!o lots, one of the #eo#le
of God, and the other of all the nations%
*-(**% )nd both lots came to the day a##ointed already from that time
before God to all nations(
*-(*,% )nd the 'ord remembered his #eo#le, and had mercy on his
inheritance%
*-(*2% )nd these days shall be obser$ed in the month of )dar on the
fourteenth, and fifteenth day of the same month, !ith all diligence, and
joy of the #eo#le gathered into one assembly, throughout all the
generations hereafter of the #eo#le of 5srael%
Esther "ha#ter **
The dream of <ardochai, !hich in the ancient Greek and 'atin Bibles !as
into the beginning of the book, but !as detached by 4t% 9erome, and #ut
in this #lace%
**(*% 5n the fourth year of the reign of Ptolemy and "leo#atra,
Dositheus, !ho said he !as a #riest, and of the 'e$itical race, and
Ptolemy his son brought this e#istle of Phurim, !hich they said
'ysimachus the son of Ptolemy had inter#reted in 9erusalem%
**(,% 5n the second year of the reign of )rta>er>es the great, in the
first day of the month isan, <ardochai the son of 9air, the son of
4emei, the son of "is, of the tribe of Benjamin(
**(2% ) 9e! !ho d!elt in the city of 4usan, a great man and among the
first of the kingDs court, had a dream%
**(.% o! he !as of the number of the ca#ti$es, !hom abuchodonosor king
of Babylon had carried a!ay from 9erusalem !ith 9echonias king of 9uda(
**(?% )nd this !as his dream( Behold there !ere $oices, and tumults, and
thunders, and earthLuakes, and a disturbance u#on the earth%
**(A% )nd behold t!o great dragons came forth ready to fight one against
another%
**(+% )nd at their cry all nations !ere stirred u# to fight against the
nation of the just%
**(1% )nd that !as a day of darkness and danger, of tribulation and
distress, and great fear u#on the earth%
**(B% )nd the nation of the just !as troubled fearing their o!n e$ils,
and !as #re#ared for death%
**(*-% )nd they cried to God( and as they !ere crying, a little fountain
gre! into a $ery great ri$er, and abounded into many !aters%
**(**% The light and the sun rose u#, and the humble !ere e>alted, and
they de$oured the glorious%
**(*,% )nd !hen <ardochai had seen this, and arose out of his bed, he
!as thinking !hat God !ould do( and he ke#t it fi>ed in his mind,
desirous to kno! !hat the dream should signify%
Esther "ha#ter *,
<ardochai detects the cons#iracy of the t!o eunuchs%
*,(*% )nd he abode at that time in the kingDs court !ith Bagatha and
Thara the kingDs eunuchs, !ho !ere #orters of the #alace%
*,(,% )nd !hen he understood their designs, and had diligently searched
into their #rojects, he learned that they !ent about to lay $iolent
hands on king )rta>er>es, and he told the king thereof%
*,(2% Then the king had them both e>amined, and after they had
confessed, commanded them to be #ut to death%
*,(.% But the king made a record of !hat !as done( and <ardochai also
committed the memory of the thing to !riting%
*,(?% )nd the king commanded him, to abide in the court of the #alace,
and ga$e him #resents for the information%
*,(A% But )man the son of )madathi the Bugite !as in great honour !ith
the king, and sought to hurt <ardochai and his #eo#le, because of the
t!o eunuchs of the king !ho !ere #ut to death%
Esther "ha#ter *2
) co#y of a letter sent by )man to destroy the 9e!s% <ardochaiDs #rayer
for the #eo#le%
*2(*% )nd this !as the co#y of the letter( )rta>er>es the great king !ho
reigneth from 5ndia to Ethio#ia, to the #rinces and go$ernors of the
hundred and t!enty-se$en #ro$inces, that are subject to his em#ire,
greeting%
*2(,% =hereas 5 reigned o$er many nations, and had brought all the !orld
under my dominion, 5 !as not !illing to abuse the greatness of my #o!er,
but to go$ern my subjects !ith clemency and that they might li$e Luietly
!ithout any terror, and might enjoy #eace, !hich is desired by all men,
*2(2% But !hen 5 asked my counsellors ho! this might be accom#lished,
one that e>celled the rest in !isdom and fidelity, and !as second after
the king, )man by name,
*2(.% Told me that there !as a #eo#le scattered through the !hole !orld,
!hich used ne! la!s, and acted against the customs of all nations,
des#ised the commandments of kings, and $iolated by their o##osition the
concord of all nations%
*2(?% =herefore ha$ing learned this, and seeing one nation in o##osition
to all mankind using #er$erse la!s, and going against our commandments,
and disturbing the #eace and concord of the #ro$inces subject to us,
*2(A% =e ha$e commanded that all !hom )man shall mark out, !ho is chief
o$er all the #ro$inces, and second after the king, and !hom !e honour as
a father, shall be utterly destroyed by their enemies, !ith their !i$es
and children, and that none shall ha$e #ity on them, on the fourteenth
day of the t!elfth month )dar of this #resent year(
*2(+% That these !icked men going do!n to hell in one day, may restore
to our em#ire the #eace !hich they had disturbed%
*2(1% But <ardochai besought the 'ord, remembering all his !orks,
*2(B% )nd said( O 'ord, 'ord, almighty king, for all things are in thy
#o!er, and there is none that can resist thy !ill, if thou determine to
sa$e 5srael%
*2(*-% Thou hast made hea$en and earth and all things that are under the
co#e of hea$en%
*2(**% Thou art 'ord of all, and there is none that can resist thy
majesty%
*2(*,% Thou kno!est all things, and thou kno!est that it !as not out of
#ride and or any desire of glory, that 5 refused to !orshi# the #roud
)man,
*2(*2% E7or 5 !ould !illingly and readily for the sal$ation of 5srael
ha$e kissed e$en the ste#s of his feet,G
*2(*.% But 5 feared lest 5 should transfer the honour of my God to a
man, and lest 5 should adore any one e>ce#t my God%
*2(*?% )nd no!, O 'ord, O king, O God of )braham, ha$e mercy on thy
#eo#le, because our enemies resol$e to destroy us, and e>tinguish thy
inheritance%
*2(*A% Des#ise not thy #ortion, !hich thou hast redeemed for thyself out
of Egy#t%
*2(*+% 8ear my su##lication, and be merciful to thy lot and inheritance,
and turn our mourning into joy, that !e may li$e and #raise thy name, O
'ord, and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee%
*2(*1% )nd all 5srael !ith like mind and su##lication cried to the 'ord,
because they sa! certain death hanging o$er their heads%
Esther "ha#ter *.
The #rayer of Esther for herself and her #eo#le%
*.(*% Pueen Esther also, fearing the danger that !as at hand, had
recourse to the 'ord%
*.(,% )nd !hen she had laid a!ay her royal a##arel, she #ut on garments
suitable for !ee#ing and mourning( instead of di$ers #recious ointments,
she co$ered her head !ith ashes and dung, and she humbled her body !ith
fasts( and all the #laces in !hich before she !as accustomed to rejoice,
she filled !ith her torn hair%
*.(2% )nd she #rayed to the 'ord the God of 5srael, saying( O my 'ord,
!ho alone art our king, hel# me a desolate !oman, and !ho ha$e no other
hel#er but thee%
*.(.% <y danger is in my hands%
*.(?% 5 ha$e heard of my father that thou, O 'ord, didst take 5srael
from among all nations, and our fathers from all their #redecessors, to
#ossess them as an e$erlasting inheritance, and thou hast done to them
as thou hast #romised%
*.(A% =e ha$e sinned in thy sight, and therefore thou hast deli$ered us
into the hands of our enemies(
*.(+% 7or !e ha$e !orshi##ed their gods% Thou art just, O 'ord%
*.(1% )nd no! they are not content to o##ress us !ith most hard bondage,
but attributing the strength of their hands to the #o!er of their idols%
*.(B% They design to change thy #romises, and destroy thy inheritance,
and shut the mouths of them that #raise thee, and e>tinguish the glory
of thy tem#le and altar,
*.(*-% That they may o#en the mouths of Gentiles, and #raise the
strength of idols, and magnify for e$er a carnal king%
*.(**% Gi$e not, O 'ord, thy sce#tre to them that are not, lest they
laugh at our ruin( but turn their counsel u#on themsel$es, and destroy
him that hath begun to rage against us%
*.(*,% Remember, O 'ord, and she! thyself to us in the time of our
tribulation, and gi$e me boldness, O 'ord, king of gods, and of all
#o!er(
*.(*2% Gi$e me a !ell ordered s#eech in my mouth in the #resence of the
lion, and turn his heart to the hatred of our enemy, that both he
himself may #erish, and the rest that consent to him%
*.(*.% But deli$er us by thy hand, and hel# me, !ho ha$e no other
hel#er, but thee, O 'ord, !ho hast the kno!ledge of all things%
*.(*?% )nd thou kno!est that 5 hate the glory of the !icked, and abhor
the bed of the uncircumcised, and of e$ery stranger%
*.(*A% Thou kno!est my necessity, that 5 abominate the sign of my #ride
and glory, !hich is u#on my head in the days of my #ublic a##earance,
and detest it as a menstruous rag, and !ear it not in the days of my
silence,
*.(*+% )nd that 5 ha$e not eaten at )manDs table, nor hath the kingDs
banLuet #leased me, and that 5 ha$e not drunk the !ine of the drink
offerings(
*.(*1% )nd that thy handmaid hath ne$er rejoiced, since 5 !as brought
hither unto this day but in thee, O 'ord, the God of )braham%
*.(*B% O God, !ho art mighty abo$e all, hear the $oice of them, that
ha$e no other ho#e, and deli$er us from the hand of the !icked, and
deli$er me from my fear%
Esther "ha#ter *?
Esther comes into the kingDs #resence( she is terrified, but God turns
his heart%
*?(*% )nd he commanded her Eno doubt but he !as <ardochaiG to go to the
king, and #etition for her #eo#le, and for her country%
*?(,% Remember, Esaid he,G the days of thy lo! estate, ho! thou !ast
brought u# by my hand, because )man the second after the king hath
s#oken against us unto death%
*?(2% )nd do thou call u#on the 'ord, and s#eak to the king for us, and
deli$er us from death%
*?(.% )nd on the third day she laid a!ay the garments she !ore, and #ut
on her glorious a##arel%
*?(?% )nd glittering in royal robes, after she had called u#on God the
ruler and 4a$iour of all, she took t!o maids !ith her,
*?(A% )nd u#on one of them she leaned, as if for delicateness and
o$ermuch tenderness she !ere not able to bear u# her o!n body%
*?(+% )nd the other maid follo!ed her lady, bearing u# her train flo!ing
on the ground%
*?(1% But she !ith a rosy colour in her face, and !ith gracious and
bright eyes hid a mind full of anguish, and e>ceeding great fear%
*?(B% 4o going in she #assed through all doors in order, and stood
before the king, !here he sat u#on his royal throne, clothed !ith his
royal robes, and glittering !ith gold, and #recious stones, and he !as
terrible to behold%
*?(*-% )nd !hen he had lifted u# his countenance, and !ith burning eyes
had she!n the !rath of his heart, the Lueen sunk do!n, and her colour
turned #ale, and she rested her !eary head u#on her handmaid%
*?(**% )nd God changed the kingDs s#irit into mildness, and all in haste
and in fear he lea#ed from his throne, and holding her u# in his arms,
till she came to herself, caressed her !ith these !ords(
*?(*,% =hat is the matter, EstherM 5 am thy brother, fear not%
*?(*2% Thou shalt not die( for this la! is not made for thee, but for
all others%
*?(*.% "ome near then, and touch the sce#tre%
*?(*?% )nd as she held her #eace, he took the golden sce#tre, and laid
it u#on her neck, and kissed her, and said( =hy dost thou not s#eak to
meM
*?(*A% 4he ans!ered( 5 sa! thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my
heart !as troubled for fear of thy majesty%
*?(*+% 7or thou, my lord, art $ery admirable, and thy face is full of
graces%
*?(*1% )nd !hile she !as s#eaking, she fell do!n again, and !as almost
in a s!oon%
*?(*B% But the king !as troubled, and all his ser$ants comforted her%
Esther "ha#ter *A
) co#y of the kingDs letter in fa$our of the 9e!s%
*A(*% The great king )rta>er>es, from 5ndia to Ethio#ia, to the
go$ernors and #rinces of a hundred and t!enty-se$en #ro$inces, !hich
obey our command, sendeth greeting%
7rom 5ndia to Ethio#ia%%% That is, !ho reigneth from 5ndia to Ethio#ia%
*A(,% <any ha$e abused unto #ride the goodness of #rinces, and the
honour that hath been besto!ed u#on them(
*A(2% )nd not only endea$our to o##ress the kingDs subjects, but not
bearing the glory that is gi$en them, take in hand, to #ractise also
against them that ga$e it%
*A(.% either are they content not to return thanks for benefits
recei$ed, and to $iolate in themsel$es the la!s of humanity, but they
think they can also esca#e the justice of God !ho seeth all things%
*A(?% )nd they break out into so great madness, as to endea$our to
undermine by lies such as obser$e diligently the offices committed to
them, and do all things in such manner as to be !orthy of all menDs
#raise,
*A(A% =hile !ith crafty fraud they decei$e the ears of #rinces that are
!ell meaning, and judge of others by their o!n nature%
*A(+% o! this is #ro$ed both from ancient histories, and by the things
!hich are done daily, ho! the good designs of kings are de#ra$ed by the
e$il suggestions of certain men%
*A(1% =herefore !e must #ro$ide for the #eace of all #ro$inces%
*A(B% either must you think, if !e command different things, that it
cometh of the le$ity of our mind, but that !e gi$e sentence according to
the Luality and necessity of times, as the #rofit of the common!ealth
reLuireth%
*A(*-% o! that you may more #lainly understand !hat !e say, )man the
son of )madathi, a <acedonian both in mind and country, and ha$ing
nothing of the Persian blood, but !ith his cruelty staining our
goodness, !as recei$ed being a stranger by us(
*A(**% )nd found our humanity so great to!ards him, that he !as called
our father, and !as !orshi##ed by all as the ne>t man after the king(
*A(*,% But he !as so far #uffed u# !ith arrogancy, as to go about to
de#ri$e us of our kingdom and life%
*A(*2% 7or !ith certain ne! and unheard of de$ices he hath sought the
destruction of <ardochai, by !hose fidelity and good ser$ices our life
!as sa$ed, and of Esther the #artner of our kingdom !ith all their
nation(
*A(*.% Thinking that after they !ere slain, he might !ork treason
against us left alone !ithout friends, and might transfer the kingdom of
the Persians to the <acedonians%
*A(*?% But !e ha$e found that the 9e!s, !ho !ere by that most !icked man
a##ointed to be slain, are in no fault at all, but contrari!ise, use
just la!s,
*A(*A% )nd are the children of the highest and the greatest, and the
e$er li$ing God, by !hose benefit the kingdom !as gi$en both to our
fathers and to us, and is ke#t unto this day%
*A(*+% =herefore kno! ye that those letters !hich he sent in our name,
are $oid and of no effect%
*A(*1% 7or !hich crime both he himself that de$ised it, and all his
kindred hang on gibbets, before the gates of this city 4usan( not !e,
but God re#aying him as he deser$ed%
*A(*B% But this edict, !hich !e no! send, shall be #ublished in all
cities, that the 9e!s may freely follo! their o!n la!s%
*A(,-% )nd you shall aid them that they may kill those !ho had #re#ared
themsel$es to kill them, on the thirteenth day of the t!elfth month,
!hich is called )dar%
*A(,*% 7or the almighty God hath turned this day of sadness and mourning
into joy to them%
*A(,,% =herefore you shall also count this day among other festi$al
days, and celebrate it !ith all joy, that it may be kno!n also in times
to come,
*A(,2% That all they !ho faithfully obey the Persians, recei$e a !orthy
re!ard for their fidelity( but they that are traitors to their kingdom,
are destroyed for their !ickedness%
*A(,.% )nd let e$ery #ro$ince and city, that !ill not be #artaker of
this solemnity, #erish by the s!ord and by fire, and be destroyed in
such manner as to be made un#assable, both to men and beasts, for an
e>am#le of contem#t, and disobedience%
T8E BOO; O7 9OB
This Book takes its name from the holy man of !hom it treats( !ho,
according to the more #robable o#inion, !as of the race of EsauJ and the
same as 9obab, king of Edom, mentioned Gen% 2A%22% 5t is uncertain !ho
!as the !riter of it% 4ome attribute it to 9ob himselfJ others to <oses,
or some one of the #ro#hets% 5n the 8ebre! it is !ritten in $erse, from
the beginning of the third cha#ter to the forty-second cha#ter%
9ob "ha#ter *
*(*% There !as a man in the land of 8us, !hose name !as 9ob, and that
man !as sim#le and u#right, and fearing God, and a$oiding e$il%
8us%%% The land of 8us !as a #art of EdomJ as a##ears from 'am% .%,*%
5bid% 4im#le%%% That is, innocent, sincere, and !ithout guile%
*(,% )nd there !ere born to him se$en sons and three daughters%
*(2% )nd his #ossession !as se$en thousand shee#, and three thousand
camels, and fi$e hundred yoke of o>en, and fi$e hundred she asses, and a
family e>ceedingly great( and this man !as great among all the #eo#le of
the east%
*(.% )nd his sons !ent, and made a feast by houses, e$ery one in his
day% )nd sending, they called their three sisters, to eat and drink !ith
them%
)nd made a feast by houses%%% That is, each made a feast in his o!n
house and had his day, in$iting the others, and their sisters%
*(?% )nd !hen the days of their feasting !ere gone about, 9ob sent to
them, and sanctified them( and rising u# early, offered holocausts for
e$ery one of them% 7or he said( 'est #erha#s my sons ha$e sinned, and
ha$e blessed God in their hearts% 4o did 9ob all days%
Blessed%%% 7or greater horror of the $ery thought of blas#hemy, the
scri#ture both here and $er% **, and in the follo!ing cha#ter, $er% ?
and B, uses the !ord bless to signify its contrary%
*(A% o! on a certain day, !hen the sons of God came to stand before the
'ord, 4atan also !as #resent among them%
The sons of God%%% The angels%-5bid% 4atan also, etc%% This #assage
re#resents to us in a figure, accommodated to the !ays and
understandings of men, *% The restless endea$ours of 4atan against the
ser$ants of GodJ ,% That he can do nothing !ithout GodDs #ermissionJ 2%
That God doth not #ermit him to tem#t them abo$e their strength( but
assists them by his di$ine grace in such manner, that the $ain efforts
of the enemy only ser$e to illustrate their $irtue and increase their
merit%
*(+% )nd the 'ord said to him( =hence comest thouM )nd he ans!ered and
said( 5 ha$e gone round about the earth, and !alked through it%
*(1% )nd the 'ord said to him( 8ast thou considered my ser$ant, 9ob,
that there is none like him in the earth, a sim#le and u#right man, and
fearing God, and a$oiding e$ilM
*(B% )nd 4atan ans!ering, said( Doth 9ob fear God in $ainM
*(*-% 8ast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his
substance round about, blessed the !orks of his hands, and his
#ossession hath increased on the earthM
*(**% But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath,
and see if he bless thee not to thy face%
*(*,% Then the 'ord said to 4atan( Behold, all that he hath is in thy
hand( only #ut not forth thy hand u#on his #erson% )nd 4atan !ent forth
from the #resence of the 'ord%
*(*2% o! u#on a certain day, !hen his sons and daughters !ere eating
and drinking !ine, in the house of their eldest brother,
*(*.% There came a messenger to 9ob, and said( The o>en !ere #loughing,
and the asses feeding beside them,
*(*?% )nd the 4abeans rushed in, and took all a!ay, and sle! the
ser$ants !ith the s!ordJ and 5 alone ha$e esca#ed to tell thee%
*(*A% )nd !hile he !as yet s#eaking, another came, and said( The fire of
God fell from hea$en, and striking the shee# and the ser$ants, hath
consumed themJ and 5 alone ha$e esca#ed to tell thee%
*(*+% )nd !hile he also !as yet s#eaking, there came another, and said(
The "haldeans made three troo#s, and ha$e fallen u#on the camels, and
taken themJ moreo$er, they ha$e slain the ser$ants !ith the s!ord( and 5
alone ha$e esca#ed to tell thee%
*(*1% 8e !as yet s#eaking, and behold another came in, and said( Thy
sons and daughters !ere eating and drinking !ine in the house of their
eldest brother,
*(*B% ) $iolent !ind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and
shook the four corners of the house, and it fell u#on thy children, and
they are dead( and 5 alone ha$e esca#ed to tell thee%
*(,-% Then 9ob rose u#, and rent his garments, and ha$ing sha$en his
head, fell do!n u#on the ground, and !orshi##ed,
*(,*% )nd said( aked came 5 out of my motherDs !omb, and naked shall 5
return thither( the 'ord ga$e, and the 'ord hath taken a!ay( as it hath
#leased the 'ord, so is it done( blessed be the name of the 'ord%
*(,,% 5n all these things 9ob sinned not by his li#s, nor s#oke he any
foolish thing against God%
9ob "ha#ter ,
,(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen on a certain day the sons of God came,
and stood before the 'ord, and 4atan came amongst them, and stood in his
sight,
,(,% That the 'ord said to 4atan( =hence comest thouM )nd he ans!ered,
and said( 5 ha$e gone round about the earth, and !alked through it%
,(2% )nd the 'ord said to 4atan( 8ast thou considered my ser$ant, 9ob,
that there is none like him in the earth, a man sim#le and u#right, and
fearing God, and a$oiding e$il, and still kee#ing his innocenceM But
thou hast mo$ed me against him, that 5 should afflict him !ithout cause%
,(.% )nd 4atan ans!ered, and said( 4kin for skinJ and all that a man
hath, he !ill gi$e for his life(
,(?% But #ut forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then
thou shalt see that he !ill bless thee to thy face%
,(A% )nd the 'ord said to 4atan( Behold, he is in thy hand, but yet sa$e
his life%
,(+% 4o 4atan !ent forth from the #resence of the 'ord, and struck 9ob
!ith a $ery grie$ous ulcer, from the sole of the foot e$en to the to# of
his head(
,(1% )nd he took a #otsherd and scra#ed the corru#t matter, sitting on a
dunghill%
,(B% )nd his !ife said to him( Dost thou still continue in thy
sim#licityM bless God and die%
,(*-% )nd he said to her( Thou hast s#oken like one of the foolish
!omen( 5f !e ha$e recei$ed good things at the hand of God, !hy should !e
not recei$e e$ilM 5n all these things 9ob did not sin !ith his li#s%
,(**% o! !hen 9obDs three friends heard all the e$il that had befallen
him, they came e$ery one from his o!n #lace, Eli#haH, the Themanite, and
Baldad, the 4uhite, and 4o#har, the aamathite% 7or they had made an
a##ointment to come together and $isit him, and comfort him%
,(*,% )nd !hen they had lifted u# their eyes afar off, they kne! him
not, and crying out, they !e#t, and rending their garments, they
s#rinkled dust u#on their heads to!ard hea$en%
,(*2% )nd they sat !ith him on the ground se$en day and se$en nights and
no man s#oke to him a !ord( for they sa! that his grief !as $ery great%
9ob "ha#ter 2
2(*% )fter this, 9ob o#ened his mouth, and cursed his day,
"ursed his day%%% 9ob cursed the day of his birth, not by !ay of !ishing
e$il to any thing of GodDs creationJ but only to e>#ress in a stronger
manner his sense of human miseries in general, and of his o!n calamities
in #articular%
2(,% )nd he said(
2(2% 'et the day #erish !herein 5 !as born, and the night in !hich it
!as said( ) man child is concei$ed%
2(.% 'et that day be turned into darkness, let not God regard it from
abo$e, and let not the light shine u#on it%
2(?% 'et darkness, and the shado! of death, co$er it, let a mist
o$ers#read it, and let it be !ra##ed u# in bitterness%
2(A% 'et a darksome !hirl!ind seiHe u#on that night, let it not be
counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months%
2(+% 'et that night be solitary, and not !orthy of #raise%
2(1% 'et them curse it !ho curse the day, !ho are ready to raise u# a
le$iathan(
2(B% 'et the stars be darkened !ith the mist thereof( let it e>#ect
light, and not see it, nor the rising of the da!ning of the day(
2(*-% Because it shut not u# the doors of the !omb that bore me, nor
took a!ay e$ils from my eyes%
2(**% =hy did 5 not die in the !ombM !hy did 5 not #erish !hen 5 came
out of the bellyM
2(*,% =hy recei$ed u#on the kneesM !hy suckled at the breastsM
2(*2% 7or no! 5 should ha$e been aslee# and still, and should ha$e rest
in my slee#(
2(*.% =ith kings and consuls of the earth, !ho build themsel$es
solitudes(
2(*?% Or !ith #rinces, that #ossess gold, and fill their houses !ith
sil$er(
2(*A% Or as a hidden untimely birth, 5 should not beJ or as they that,
being concei$ed, ha$e not seen the light%
2(*+% There the !icked cease from tumult, and there the !earied in
strength are at rest%
2(*1% )nd they sometime bound together !ithout disLuiet, ha$e not heard
the $oice of the o##ressor%
2(*B% The small and great are there, and the ser$ant is free from his
master%
2(,-% =hy is light gi$en to him that is in misery, and life to them that
are in bitterness of soulM
2(,*% That look for death, and it cometh not, as they that dig for a
treasure(
2(,,% )nd they rejoice e>ceedingly !hen they ha$e found the gra$eM
2(,2% To a man !hose !ay is hidden, and God hath surrounded him !ith
darknessM
2(,.% Before 5 eat 5 sigh( and as o$erflo!ing !aters, so is my roaring(
2(,?% 7or the fear !hich 5 feared, hath come u#on me( and that !hich 5
!as afraid of, hath befallen me%
2(,A% 8a$e 5 not dissembledM ha$e 5 not ke#t silenceM ha$e 5 not been
LuietM and indignation is come u#on me%
9ob "ha#ter .
.(*% Then Eli#haH, the Themanite, ans!ered, and said(
.(,% 5f !e begin to s#eak to thee, #erha#s thou !ilt take it illJ but
!ho can !ithhold the !ords he hath concei$edM
.(2% Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the !eary
hands(
.(.% Thy !ords ha$e confirmed them that !ere staggering, and thou hast
strengthened the trembling knees(
.(?% But no! the scourge is come u#on thee, and thou faintest( 5t hath
touched thee, and thou art troubled%
.(A% =here is thy fear, thy fortitude, thy #atience, and the #erfection
of thy !aysM
.(+% Remember, 5 #ray thee, !ho e$er #erished being innocentM or !hen
!ere the just destroyedM
.(1% On the contrary, 5 ha$e seen those !ho !ork iniLuity, and so!
sorro!s, and rea# them,
.(B% Perishing by the blast of God, and consumed by the s#irit of his
!rath%
.(*-% The roaring of the lion, and the $oice of the lioness, and the
teeth of the !hel#s of lions, are broken(
.(**% The tiger hath #erished for !ant of #rey, and the young lions are
scattered abroad%
.(*,% o! there !as a !ord s#oken to me in #ri$ate, and my ears by
stealth, as it !ere, recei$ed the $eins of its !his#er%
.(*2% 5n the horror of a $ision by night, !hen dee# slee# is !ont to
hold men,
.(*.% 7ear seiHed u#on me, and trembling, and all my bones !ere
affrighted(
.(*?% )nd !hen a s#irit #assed before me, the hair of my flesh stood u#%
.(*A% There stood one !hose countenance 5 kne! not, an image before my
eyes, and 5 heard the $oice, as it !ere, of a gentle !ind%
.(*+% 4hall man be justified in com#arison of God, or shall a man be
more #ure than his makerM
4hall man be justified in com#arison of God, etc%%% These are the !ords
!hich Eli#haH had heard from an angel, !hich, $er% *?, he calls a
s#irit%
.(*1% Behold, they that ser$e him are not steadfast, and in his angels
he found !ickedness(
.(*B% 8o! much more shall they that d!ell in houses of clay, !ho ha$e an
earthly foundation, be consumed as !ith the mothM
.(,-% 7rom morning till e$ening they shall be cut do!n( and because no
one understandeth, they shall #erish for e$er%
.(,*% )nd they that shall be left, shall be taken a!ay from them( they
shall die, and not in !isdom%
9ob "ha#ter ?
?(*% "all no!, if there be any that !ill ans!er thee, and turn to some
of the saints%
?(,% )nger indeed killeth the foolish, and en$y slayeth the little one%
?(2% 5 ha$e seen a fool !ith a strong root, and 5 cursed his beauty
immediately%
?(.% 8is children shall be far from safety, and shall be destroyed in
the gate, and there shall be none to deli$er them%
?(?% =hose har$est the hungry shall eat, and the armed man shall take
him by $iolence, and the thirsty shall drink u# his riches%
?(A% othing u#on earth is done !ithout a cause, and sorro! doth not
s#ring out of the ground%
?(+% <an is born to labour, and the bird to fly%
?(1% =herefore 5 !ill #ray to the 'ord, and address my s#eech to God(
?(B% =ho doth great things, and unsearchable and !onderful things
!ithout number(
?(*-% =ho gi$eth rain u#on the face of the earth, and !atereth all
things !ith !aters(
?(**% =ho setteth u# the humble on high, and comforteth !ith health
those that mourn%
?(*,% =ho bringeth to nought the designs of the malignant, so that their
hands cannot accom#lish !hat they had begun(
?(*2% =ho catcheth the !ise in their craftiness, and disa##ointeth the
counsel of the !icked(
?(*.% They shall meet !ith darkness in the day, and gro#e at noonday as
in the night%
?(*?% But he shall sa$e the needy from the s!ord of their mouth, and the
#oor from the hand of the $iolent%
?(*A% )nd to the needy there shall be ho#e, but iniLuity shall dra! in
her mouth%
?(*+% Blessed is the man !hom God correcteth( refuse not, therefore, the
chastising of the 'ord%
?(*1% 7or he !oundeth, and cureth( he striketh, and his hands shall
heal%
?(*B% 5n si> troubles he shall deli$er thee, and in the se$enth, e$il
shall not touch thee%
?(,-% 5n famine he shall deli$er thee from deathJ and in battle, from
the hand of the s!ord%
?(,*% Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue( and thou
shalt not fear calamity !hen it cometh%
?(,,% 5n destruction and famine thou shalt laugh( and thou shalt not be
afraid of the beasts of the earth%
?(,2% But thou shalt ha$e a co$enant !ith the stones of the lands, and
the beasts of the earth shall be at #eace !ith thee%
?(,.% )nd thou shalt kno! that thy tabernacle is in #eace, and $isiting
thy beauty, thou shalt not sin%
?(,?% Thou shalt kno! also that thy seed shall be multi#lied, and thy
offs#ring like the grass of the earth%
?(,A% Thou shalt enter into the gra$e in abundance, as a hea# of !heat
is brought in in its season%
?(,+% Behold, this is e$en so, as !e ha$e searched out( !hich thou
ha$ing heard, consider it thoroughly in thy mind%
9ob "ha#ter A
A(*% But 9ob ans!ered, and said(
A(,% O that my sins, !hereby 5 ha$e deser$ed !rath, and the calamity
that 5 suffer, !ere !eighed in a balance%
<y sins, etc%%% 8e does not mean to com#are his sufferings !ith his real
sins( but !ith the imaginary crimes !hich his friends im#uted to him(
and es#ecially !ith his !rath, or grief, e>#ressed in the third cha#ter,
!hich they so much accused% Though, as he tells them here, it bore no
#ro#ortion !ith the greatness of his calamity%
A(2% )s the sand of the sea, this !ould a##ear hea$ier( therefore, my
!ords are full of sorro!(
A(.% 7or the arro!s of the 'ord are in me, the rage !hereof drinketh u#
my s#irit, and the terrors of the 'ord !ar against me%
A(?% =ill the !ild ass bray !hen he hath grassM or !ill the o> lo! !hen
he standeth before a full mangerM
A(A% Or can an unsa$oury thing be eaten, that is not seasoned !ith saltM
or can a man taste that !hich, !hen tasted, bringeth deathM
A(+% The things !hich before my soul !ould not touch, no!, through
anguish, are my meats%
A(1% =ho !ill grant that my reLuest may come( and that God may gi$e me
!hat 5 look forM
A(B% )nd that he that hath begun may destroy me, that he may let loose
his hand, and cut me offM
A(*-% )nd that this may be my comfort, that afflicting me !ith sorro!,
he s#are not, nor 5 contradict the !ords of the 8oly one%
A(**% 7or !hat is my strength, that 5 can hold outM or !hat is my end,
that 5 should kee# #atienceM
A(*,% <y strength is not the strength of stones, nor is my flesh of
brass%
A(*2% Behold there is no hel# for me in myself, and my familiar friends
also are de#arted from me%
A(*.% 8e that taketh a!ay mercy from his friend, for saketh the fear of
the 'ord%
A(*?% <y brethren ha$e #assed by me, as the torrent that #asseth s!iftly
in the $alleys%
A(*A% They that fear the hoary frost, the sno! shall fall u#on them%
A(*+% )t the time !hen they shall be scattered they shall #erish( and
after it gro!eth hot, they shall be melted out of their #lace%
A(*1% The #aths of their ste#s are entangled( they shall !alk in $ain,
and shall #erish%
A(*B% "onsider the #aths of Thema, the !ays of 4aba, and !ait a little
!hile%
A(,-% They arc confounded, because 5 ha$e ho#ed( they are come also e$en
unto me, and are co$ered !ith shame%
A(,*% o! you are come( and no!, seeing my affliction, you are afraid%
A(,,% Did 5 say( Bring to me, and gi$e me of your substanceM
A(,2% Or deli$er me from the hand of the enemy, and rescue me out of the
hand of the mightyM
A(,.% Teach me, and 5 !ill hold my #eace( and if 5 ha$e been ignorant of
any thing, instruct me%
A(,?% =hy ha$e you detracted the !ords of truth, !hereas there is none
of you that can re#ro$e meM
A(,A% &ou dress u# s#eeches only to rebuke, and you utter !ords to the
!ind%
A(,+% &ou rush in u#on the fatherless, and you endea$our to o$erthro!
your friend%
A(,1% 8o!e$er, finish !hat you ha$e begun( gi$e ear and see !hether 5
lie%
A(,B% )ns!er, 5 beseech you, !ithout contention( and s#eaking that !hich
is just, judge ye%
A(2-% )nd you shall not find iniLuity in my tongue, neither shall folly
sound in my mouth%
9ob "ha#ter +
+(*% The life of man u#on earth is a !arfare, and his days are like the
days of a hireling%
+(,% )s a ser$ant longeth for the shade, as the hireling looketh for the
end of his !orkJ
+(2% 4o 5 also ha$e had em#ty months, and ha$e numbered to myself
!earisome nights%
+(.% 5f 5 lie do!n to slee#, 5 shall say( =hen shall 5 riseM and again,
5 shall look for the e$ening, and shall be filled !ith sorro!s e$en till
darkness%
+(?% <y flesh is clothed !ith rottenness and the filth of dustJ my skin
is !ithered and dra!n together%
+(A% <y days ha$e #assed more s!iftly than the !eb is cut by the !ea$er,
and are consumed !ithout any ho#e%
+(+% Remember that my life is but !ind, and my eye shall not return to
see good things%
+(1% or shall the sight of man behold me( thy eyes are u#on me, and 5
shall be no more%
+(B% )s a cloud is consumed, and #asseth a!ay( so he that shall go do!n
to hell shall not come u#%
+(*-% or shall he return any more into his house, neither shall his
#lace kno! him any more%
+(**% =herefore, 5 !ill not s#are my month, 5 !ill s#eak in the
affliction of my s#irit( 5 !ill talk !ith the bitterness of my soul%
+(*,% )m 5 a sea, or a !hale, that thou hast inclosed me in a #risonM
+(*2% 5f 5 say( <y bed shall comfort me, and 5 shall be relie$ed,
s#eaking !ith myself on my couch(
+(*.% Thou !ilt frighten me !ith dreams, and terrify me !ith $isions%
+(*?% 4o that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death%
+(*A% 5 ha$e done !ith ho#e, 5 shall no! li$e no longer( s#are me, for
my days are nothing%
+(*+% =hat is a man, that thou shouldst magnify him or !hy dost thou set
thy heart u#on himM
+(*1% Thou $isitest him early in the morning, and thou #ro$est him
suddenly%
+(*B% 8o! long !ilt thou not s#are me, nor suffer me to s!allo! do!n my
s#ittleM
+(,-% 5 ha$e sinned( !hat shall 5 do to thee, O kee#er of menM !hy hast
thou set me o##osite to thee and am 5 become burdensome to myselfM
+(,*% =hy dost thou not remo$e my sin, and !hy dost thou not take a!ay
my iniLuityM Behold no! 5 shall slee# in the dust( and if thou seek me
in the morning, 5 shall not be%
9ob "ha#ter 1
1(*% Then Baldad, the 4uhite, ans!ered, and said(
1(,% 8o! long !ilt thou s#eak these things, and ho! long shall the !ords
of thy mouth be like a strong !indM
1(2% Doth God #er$ert judgment, or doth the )lmighty o$erthro! that
!hich is justM
1(.% )lthough thy children ha$e sinned against him, and he hath left
them in the hand of their iniLuity(
1(?% &et if thou !ilt arise early to God, and !ilt beseech the )lmighty(
1(A% 5f thou !ilt !alk clean and u#right, he !ill #resently a!ake unto
thee, and !ill make the d!elling of thy justice #eaceable(
1(+% 5n so much, that if thy former things !ere small thy latter things
!ould be multi#lied e>ceedingly%
1(1% 7or inLuire of the former generation, and search diligently into
the memory of the fathers(
1(B% E7or !e are but of yesterday, and are ignorant that our days u#on
earth are but a shado!%G
1(*-% )nd they shall teach thee( they shall s#eak to thee, and utter
!ords out of their hearts%
1(**% "an the rush be green !ithout moistureM or sedge bush gro! !ithout
!aterM
1(*,% =hen it is yet in flo!er, and is not #lucked u !ith the hand, it
!ithereth before all herbs%
1(*2% E$en so are the !ays of all that forget God, an the ho#e of the
hy#ocrite shall #erish(
1(*.% 8is folly shall not #lease him, and his trust shall be like the
s#iderDs !eb%
1(*?% 8e shall lean u#on his house, and it shall no stand( he shall #ro#
it u#, and it shall not rise(
1(*A% 8e seemeth to ha$e moisture before the sun comethJ and at his
rising, his blossom shall shoot forth%
1(*+% 8is roots shall be thick u#on a hea# of stonesJ and among the
stones he shall abide%
1(*1% 5f one s!allo! him u# out of his #lace, he shall deny him, and
shall say( 5 kno! thee not%
1(*B% 7or this is the joy of his !ay, that others may s#ring again out
of the earth%
1(,-% God !ill not cast a!ay the sim#le, nor reach out his hand to the
e$il doer(
1(,*% :ntil thy mouth be filled !ith laughter, and thy li#s !ith
rejoicing%
1(,,% They that hate thee, shall be clothed !ith confusion( and the
d!elling of the !icked shall not stand%
9ob "ha#ter B
B(*% )nd 9ob ans!ered, and said(
B(,% 5ndeed 5 kno! it is so, and that man cannot be justified, com#ared
!ith God%
B(2% 5f he !ill contend !ith him, he cannot ans!er him one for a
thousand%
B(.% 8e is !ise in heart, and mighty in strength( !ho hath resisted him,
and hath had #eaceM
B(?% =ho hath remo$ed mountains, and they !hom he o$erthre! in his
!rath, kne! it not%
B(A% =ho shaketh the earth out of her #lace, and the #illars thereof
tremble%
B(+% =ho commandeth the sun, and it riseth not( and shutteth u# the
stars, as it !ere, under a seal(
B(1% =ho alone s#readeth out the hea$ens, and !alketh u#on the !a$es of
the sea,
B(B% =ho maketh )rcturus, and Orion, and 8yades, and the inner #arts of
the south%
)rcturus, etc%%% These are names of stars or constellations% 5n 8ebre!,
)sh, "esil, and "imah% 4ee note cha#% 21, $er% 2*%
B(*-% =ho doth things great and incom#rehensible, and !onderful, of
!hich there is no number%
B(**% 5f he come to me, 5 shall not see him( if he de#art, 5 shall not
understand%
B(*,% 5f he e>amine on a sudden, !ho shall ans!er himM or !ho can say(
=hy dost thou soM
B(*2% God, !hose !rath no man can resist, and under !hom they stoo# that
bear u# the !orld%
B(*.% =hat am 5 then, that 5 should ans!er him, and ha$e !ords !ith himM
B(*?% 5, !ho although 5 should ha$e any just thing, !ould not ans!er,
but !ould make su##lication to my judge%
B(*A% )nd if he should hear me !hen 5 call, 5 should not belie$e that he
had heard my $oice%
B(*+% 7or he shall crush me in a !hirl!ind, and multi#ly my !ounds e$en
!ithout cause%
=ithout cause%%% That is, !ithout my kno!ing the cause( or !ithout any
crime of mine%
B(*1% 8e allo!eth not my s#irit to rest, and he filleth me !ith
bitterness%
B(*B% 5f strength be demanded, he is most strong( if eLuity of judgment,
no man dare bear !itness for me%
B(,-% 5f 5 !ould justify myself, my o!n mouth shall condemn me( if 5
!ould she! myself innocent, he shall #ro$e me !icked%
B(,*% )lthough 5 should be sim#le, e$en this my soul shall be ignorant
of, and 5 shall be !eary of my life%
B(,,% One thing there is that 5 ha$e s#oken, both the innocent and the
!icked he consumeth%
B(,2% 5f he scourge, let him kill at once, and not laugh at the #ains of
the innocent%
B(,.% The earth is gi$en into the hand of the !icked, he co$ereth the
face of the judges thereof( and if it be not he, !ho is it thenM
B(,?% <y days ha$e been s!ifter than a #ost( they ha$e fled a!ay and
ha$e not seen good%
B(,A% They ha$e #assed by as shi#s carrying fruits, as an eagle flying
to the #rey%
B(,+% 5f 5 say( 5 !ill not s#eak so( 5 change my face, and am tormented
!ith sorro!%
B(,1% 5 feared all my !orks, kno!ing that thou didst not s#are the
offender%
B(,B% But if so also 5 am !icked, !hy ha$e 5 laboured in $ainM
B(2-% 5f 5 be !ashed, as it !ere, !ith sno! !aters, and my hands shall
shine e$er 1-% clean(
B(2*% &et thou shalt #lunge me in filth, and my garments shall abhor me%
B(2,% 7or 5 shall not ans!er a man that is like myself( nor one that may
be heard !ith me eLually in judgment%
B(22% There is none that may be able to re#ro$e both, and to #ut his
hand bet!een both%
B(2.% 'et him take his rod a!ay from me, and let not his fear terrify
me%
B(2?% 5 !ill s#eak, and !ill not fear him( for 5 cannot ans!er !hile 5
am in fear%
9ob "ha#ter *-
*-(*% <y soul is !eary of my life, 5 !ill let go my s#eech against
myself, 5 !ill s#eak in the bitterness of my soul%
*-(,% 5 !ill say to God( Do not condemn me( tell me !hy thou judgest me
soM
*-(2% Doth it seem good to thee that thou shouldst calumniate me, and
o##ress me, the !ork of thy o!n hands, and hel# the counsel of the
!ickedM
*-(.% 8ast thou eyes of flesh( or, shalt thou see as man seethM
*-(?% )re thy days as the days of man, and are thy years as the times of
men(
*-(A% That thou shouldst inLuire after my iniLuity, and search after my
sinM
*-(+% )nd shouldst kno! that 5 ha$e done no !icked thing, !hereas there
is no man that can deli$er out of thy handM
*-(1% Thy hands ha$e made me, and fashioned me !holly round about, and
dost thou thus cast me do!n headlong on a suddenM
*-(B% Remember, 5 beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and
thou !ilt bring me into dust%
*-(*-% 8ast thou not milked me as milk, and curdled me like cheeseM
*-(**% Thou hast clothed me !ith skin and flesh( thou hast #ut me
together !ith bones and sine!s(
*-(*,% Thou hast granted me life and mercy, and thy $isitation hath
#reser$ed my s#irit%
*-(*2% )lthough thou conceal these things in thy heart, yet 5 kno! that
thou rememberest all things%
*-(*.% 5f 5 ha$e sinned, and thou hast s#ared me for an hour( !hy dost
thou not suffer me to be clean from my iniLuityM
*-(*?% )nd if 5 be !icked, !oe unto me( and if just, 5 shall not lift u#
my head, being filled !ith affliction and misery%
*-(*A% )nd for #ride thou !ilt take me as a lioness, and returning, thou
tormentest me !onderfully%
*-(*+% Thou rene!est thy !itnesses against me, and multi#liest thy !rath
u#on me, and #ains !ar against me%
*-(*1% =hy didst thou bring me forth out of the !ombM O that 5 had been
consumed, that eye might not see meN
*-(*B% 5 should ha$e been as if 5 had not been, carried from the !omb to
the gra$e%
*-(,-% 4hall not the fe!ness of my days be ended shortlyM 4uffer me,
therefore, that 5 may lament my sorro! a little(
*-(,*% Before 5 go and return no more, to a land that is dark and
co$ered !ith the mist of death(
*-(,,% ) land of misery and darkness, !here the shado! of death, and no
order, but e$erlasting horror d!elleth%
9ob "ha#ter **
4o#har re#ro$es 9ob, for justifying himself, and in$ites him to
re#entance%
**(*% Then 4o#har the aamathite ans!ered, and said(
**(,% 4hall not he that s#eaketh much, hear alsoM or shall a man full of
talk be justifiedM
**(2% 4hall men hold their #eace to thee onlyM and !hen thou hast mocked
others, shall no man confute theeM
**(.% 7or thou hast said( <y !ord is #ure, and 5 am clean in thy sight%
**(?% )nd 5 !ish that God !ould s#eak !ith thee, and !ould o#en his li#s
to thee,
**(A% That he might she! thee the secrets of !isdom, and that his la! is
manifold, and thou mightest understand that he e>acteth much less of
thee, than thy iniLuity deser$eth%
**(+% Perad$enture thou !ilt com#rehend the ste#s of God, and !ilt find
out the )lmighty #erfectlyM
**(1% 8e is higher than hea$en, and !hat !ilt thou doM he is dee#er than
hell, and ho! !ilt thou kno!M
**(B% The measure of him is longer than the earth, and broader than the
sea%
**(*-% 5f he shall o$erturn all things, or shall #ress them together,
!ho shall contradict himM
**(**% 7or he kno!eth the $anity of men, and !hen he seeth iniLuity,
doth he not consider itM
**(*,% ) $ain man is lifted u# into #ride, and thinketh himself born
free like a !ild assDs colt%
**(*2% But thou hast hardened thy heart, and hast s#read thy hands to
him%
**(*.% 5f thou !ilt #ut a!ay from thee the iniLuity that is in thy hand,
and let not injustice remain in thy tabernacle(
**(*?% Then mayst thou lift u# thy face !ithout s#ot, and thou shalt be
steadfast, and shalt not fear%
**(*A% Thou shalt also forget misery, and remember it only as !aters
that are #assed a!ay%
**(*+% )nd brightness like that of the noonday, shall arise to thee at
e$ening( and !hen thou shalt think thyself consumed, thou shalt rise as
the day star%
**(*1% )nd thou shalt ha$e confidence, ho#e being set before thee, and
being buried thou shalt slee# secure%
**(*B% Thou shalt rest, and there shall be none to make thee afraid( and
many shall entreat thy face%
**(,-% But the eyes of the !icked shall decay, and the !ay to esca#e
shall fail them, and their ho#e the abomination of the soul%
9ob "ha#ter *,
9obDs re#ly to 4o#har% 8e e>tols GodDs #o!er and !isdom%
*,(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
*,(,% )re you then men alone, and shall !isdom die !ith youM
*,(2% 5 also ha$e a heart as !ell as you( for !ho is ignorant of these
things, !hich you kno!M
*,(.% 8e that is mocked by his friends as 5, shall call u#on God and he
!ill hear him( for the sim#licity of the just man is laughed to scorn%
*,(?% The lam# des#ised in the thoughts of the rich, is ready for the
time a##ointed%
*,(A% The tabernacles of robbers abound, and they #ro$oke God boldlyJ
!hereas it is he that hath gi$en all into their hands(
*,(+% But ask no! the beasts, and they shall teach thee( and the birds
of the air, and they shall tell thee%
*,(1% 4#eak to the earth, and it shall ans!er thee( and the fishes of
the sea shall tell%
*,(B% =ho is ignorant that the hand of the 'ord hath made all these
thingsM
*,(*-% 5n !hose hand is the soul of e$ery li$ing thing, and the s#irit
of all flesh of man%
*,(**% Doth not the ear discern !ords, and the #alate of him that
eateth, the tasteM
*,(*,% 5n the ancient is !isdom, and in length of days #rudence%
*,(*2% =ith him is !isdom and strength, he hath counsel and
understanding%
*,(*.% 5f he #ull do!n, there is no man that can build u#( if he shut u#
a man, there is none that can o#en%
*,(*?% 5f he !ithhold the !aters, all things shall be dried u#( and if
he send them out, they shall o$erturn the earth%
*,(*A% =ith him is strength and !isdom( he kno!eth both the decei$ers,
and him that is decei$ed%
*,(*+% 8e bringeth counsellors to a foolish end, and judges to
insensibility%
*,(*1% 8e looseth the belt of kings, and girdeth their loins !ith a
cord%
*,(*B% 8e leadeth a!ay #riests !ithout glory, and o$erthro!eth nobles%
*,(,-% 8e changeth the s#eech of the true s#eakers, and taketh a!ay the
doctrine of the aged%
*,(,*% 8e #oureth contem#t u#on #rinces, and relie$eth them that !ere
o##ressed%
*,(,,% 8e disco$ereth dee# things out of darkness, and bringeth u# to
light the shado! of death%
*,(,2% 8e multi#lieth nations, and destroyeth them, and restoreth them
again after they !ere o$erthro!n%
*,(,.% 8e changeth the heart of the #rinces of the #eo#le of the earth,
and decei$eth them that they !alk in $ain !here there is no !ay%
*,(,?% They shall gro#e as in the dark, and not in the light, and he
shall make them stagger like men that are drunk%
9ob "ha#ter *2
9ob #ersists in maintaining his innocence( and re#ro$es his friends%
*2(*% Behold my eye hath seen all these things, and my ear hath heard
them, and 5 ha$e understood them all%
*2(,% )ccording to your kno!ledge 5 also kno!( neither am 5 inferior to
you%
*2(2% But yet 5 !ill s#eak to the )lmighty, and 5 desire to reason !ith
God%
*2(.% 8a$ing first she!n that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers
of #er$erse o#inions%
*2(?% )nd 5 !ish you !ould hold your #eace, that you might be thought to
be !ise men%
*2(A% 8ear ye therefore my re#roof, and attend to the judgment of my
li#s%
*2(+% 8ath God any need of your lie, that you should s#eak deceitfully
for himM
*2(1% Do you acce#t this #erson, and do you endea$our to judge for GodM
*2(B% Or shall it #lease him, from !hom nothing can be concealedM or
shall he be decei$ed as a man, !ith your deceitful dealingsM
*2(*-% 8e shall re#ro$e you, because in secret you acce#t his #erson%
*2(**% )s soon as he shall mo$e himself, he shall trouble you( and his
dread shall fall u#on you%
*2(*,% &our remembrance shall be com#ared to ashes, and your necks shall
be brought to clay%
*2(*2% 8old your #eace a little !hile, that 5 may s#eak !hatsoe$er my
mind shall suggest to me%
*2(*.% =hy do 5 tear my flesh !ith my teeth, and carry my soul in my
handsM
*2(*?% )lthough he should kill me, 5 !ill trust in him( but yet 5 !ill
re#ro$e my !ays in his sight%
*2(*A% )nd he shall be my sa$iour( for no hy#ocrite shall come before
his #resence%
*2(*+% 8ear ye my s#eech, and recei$e !ith your ears hidden truths%
*2(*1% 5f 5 shall be judged, 5 kno! that 5 shall be found just%
*2(*B% =ho is he that !ill #lead against meM let him come( !hy am 5
consumed holding my #eaceM
*2(,-% T!o things only do not to me, and then from thy face 5 shall not
be hid(
*2(,*% =ithdra! thy hand far from me, and let not thy dread terrify me%
*2(,,% "all me, and 5 !ill ans!er thee( or else 5 !ill s#eak, and do
thou ans!er me%
*2(,2% 8o! many are my iniLuities and sinsM make me kno! my crimes and
offenses%
*2(,.% =hy hidest thou thy face, and thinkest me thy enemyM
*2(,?% )gainst a leaf, that is carried a!ay !ith the !ind, thou she!est
thy #o!er, and thou #ursuest a dry stra!%
*2(,A% 7or thou !ritest bitter things against me, and !ilt consume me
for the sins of my youth%
*2(,+% Thou hast #ut my feet in the stocks, and hast obser$ed all my
#aths, and hast considered the ste#s of my feet(
*2(,1% =ho am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is
motheaten%
9ob "ha#ter *.
9ob declares the shortness of manDs days( and #rofesses his belief of a
resurrection%
*.(*% <an born of a !oman, li$ing for a short time, is filled !ith many
miseries%
*.(,% =ho cometh forth like a flo!er, and is destroyed, and fleeth as a
shado!, and ne$er continueth in the same state%
*.(2% )nd dost thou think it meet to o#en thy eyes u#on such an one, and
to bring him into judgment !ith theeM
*.(.% =ho can make him clean that is concei$ed of unclean seedM is it
not thou !ho only artM
*.(?% The days of man are short, and the number of his months is !ith
thee( thou hast a##ointed his bounds !hich cannot be #assed%
*.(A% De#art a little from him, that he may rest until his !ished for
day come, as that of the hireling%
*.(+% ) tree hath ho#e( if it be cut, it gro!th green again, and the
boughs thereof s#rout%
*.(1% 5f its roots be old in the earth, and its stock be dead in the
dust(
*.(B% )t the scent of !ater, it shall s#ring, and bring forth lea$es, as
!hen it !as first #lanted%
*.(*-% But man !hen he shall be dead, and stri##ed and consumed, 5 #ray
you !here is heM
*.(**% )s if the !aters should de#art out of the sea, and an em#tied
ri$er should be dried u#J
*.(*,% 4o man !hen he is fallen aslee# shall not rise againJ till the
hea$ens be broken, he shall not a!ake, nor rise u# out of his slee#%
*.(*2% =ho !ill grant me this, that thou mayst #rotect me in hell, and
hide me till thy !rath #ass, and a##oint me a time !hen thou !ilt
remember meM
That thou mayst #rotect me in hell%%% That is, in the state of the deadJ
and in the #lace !here the souls are ke#t !aiting for their Redeemer%
*.(*.% 4hall man that is dead, thinkest thou, li$e againM all the days
in !hich 5 am no! in !arfare, 5 e>#ect until my change come%
*.(*?% Thou shalt call me, and 5 !ill ans!er thee( to the !ork of thy
hands thou shalt reach out thy right hand%
*.(*A% Thou indeed hast numbered my ste#s, but s#are my sins%
*.(*+% Thou hast sealed u# my offences as it !ere in a bag, but hast
cured my iniLuity%
*.(*1% ) mountain falling cometh to nought, and a rock is remo$ed out of
its #lace%
*.(*B% =aters !ear a!ay the stones, and !ith inundation the ground by
little and little is !ashed a!ay( so in like manner thou shalt destroy
man%
*.(,-% Thou hast strengthened him for a little !hile, that he may #ass
a!ay for e$er( thou shalt change his face, and shalt send him a!ay%
*.(,*% =hether his children come to honour or dishonour, he shall not
understand%
*.(,,% But yet his flesh, !hile he shall li$e, shall ha$e #ain, and his
soul shall mourn o$er him%
9ob "ha#ter *?
Eli#haH returns to the charge against 9ob, and describes the !retched
state of the !icked%
*?(*% )nd Eli#haH the Themanite, ans!ered, and said(
*?(,% =ill a !ise man ans!er as if he !ere s#eaking in the !ind, and
fill his stomach !ith burning heatM
*?(2% Thou re#ro$est him by !ords, !ho is not eLual to thee, and thou
s#eakest that !hich is not good for thee%
*?(.% )s much as is in thee, thou hast made $oid fear, and hast taken
a!ay #rayers from before God%
Thou hast made $oid fear%%% That is, cast off the fear of offending God%
*?(?% 7or thy iniLuity hath taught thy mouth, and thou imitatest the
tongue of blas#hemers%
*?(A% Thy o!n mouth shall condemn thee, and not 5( and thy o!n li#s
shall ans!er thee%
*?(+% )rt thou the first man that !as born, or !ast thou made before the
hillsM
*?(1% 8ast thou heard GodDs counsel, and shall his !isdom be inferior to
theeM
*?(B% =hat kno!est thou that !e are ignorant ofM !hat dost thou
understand that !e kno! notM
*?(*-% There are !ith us also aged and ancient men, much elder than thy
fathers%
*?(**% 5s it a great matter that God should comfort theeM but thy !icked
!ords hinder this%
*?(*,% =hy doth thy heart ele$ate thee, and !hy dost thou stare !ith thy
eyes, as if they !ere thinking great thingsM
*?(*2% =hy doth thy s#irit s!ell against God, to utter such !ords out of
thy mouthM
*?(*.% =hat is man that he should be !ithout s#ot, and he that is born
of a !oman that he should a##ear justM
*?(*?% Behold among his saints none is unchangeable, and the hea$ens are
not #ure in his sight%
*?(*A% 8o! much more is man abominable, and un#rofitable, !ho drinketh
iniLuity like !aterM
*?(*+% 5 !ill she! thee, hear me( and 5 !ill tell thee !hat 5 ha$e seen%
*?(*1% =ise men confess and hide not their fathers%
=ise men confess and hide not their fathers%%% That is, the kno!ledge
and documents they ha$e recei$ed from their fathers they are not ashamed
to o!n%
*?(*B% To !hom alone the earth !as gi$en, and no stranger hath #assed
among them%
*?(,-% The !icked man is #roud all his days, and the number of the years
of his tyranny is uncertain%
*?(,*% The sound of dread is al!ays in his ears( and !hen there is
#eace, he al!ays sus#ecteth treason%
*?(,,% 8e belie$eth not that he may return from darkness to light,
looking round about for the s!ord on e$ery side%
*?(,2% =hen he mo$eth himself to seek bread, he kno!eth that the day of
darkness is ready at his hand%
*?(,.% Tribulation shall terrify him, and distress shall surround him,
as a king that is #re#ared for the battle%
*?(,?% 7or he hath stretched out his hand against God, and hath
strengthened himself against the )lmighty%
*?(,A% 8e hath run against him !ith his neck raised u#, and is armed
!ith a fat neck%
*?(,+% 7atness hath co$ered his face, and the fat hangeth do!n on his
sides%
*?(,1% 8e hath d!elt in desolate cities, and in desert houses that are
reduced into hea#s%
*?(,B% 8e shall not be enriched, neither shall his substance continue,
neither shall he #ush his root in the earth%
*?(2-% 8e shall not de#art out of darkness( the flame shall dry u# his
branches, and he shall be taken a!ay by the breath of his o!n mouth%
*?(2*% 8e shall not belie$e, being $ainly decei$ed by error, that he may
be redeemed !ith any #rice%
*?(2,% Before his days be full he shall #erish( and his hands shall
!ither a!ay%
*?(22% 8e shall be blasted as a $ine !hen its gra#es are in the first
flo!er, and as an oli$e tree that casteth its flo!er%
*?(2.% 7or the congregation of the hy#ocrite is barren, and fire shall
de$our their tabernacles, !ho lo$e to take bribes%
*?(2?% 8e hath concei$ed sorro!, and hath brought forth iniLuity, and
his !omb #re#areth deceits%
9ob "ha#ter *A
9ob e>#ostulates !ith his friends( and a##eals to the judgment of God%
*A(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
*A(,% 5 ha$e often heard such things as these( you are all troublesome
comforters%
*A(2% 4hall !indy !ords ha$e no endM or is it any trouble to thee to
s#eakM
*A(.% 5 also could s#eak like you( and !ould God your soul !ere for my
soul%
*A(?% 5 !ould comfort you also !ith !ords, and !ould !ag my head o$er
you%
*A(A% 5 !ould strengthen you !ith my mouth, and !ould mo$e my li#s, as
s#aring you%
*A(+% But !hat shall 5 doM 5f 5 s#eak, my #ain !ill not rest( and if 5
hold my #eace, it !ill not de#art from me%
*A(1% But no! my sorro! hath o##ressed me, and all my limbs are brought
to nothing%
*A(B% <y !rinkles bear !itness against me, and a false s#eaker riseth u#
against my face, contradicting me%
*A(*-% 8e hath gathered together his fury against me, and threatening me
he hath gnashed !ith his teeth u#on me( my enemy hath beheld me !ith
terrible eyes%
*A(**% They ha$e o#ened their mouths u#on me, and re#roaching me they
ha$e struck me on the cheek, they are filled !ith my #ains%
*A(*,% God hath shut me u# !ith the unjust man, and hath deli$ered me
into the hands of the !icked%
*A(*2% 5 that !as formerly so !ealthy, am all on a sudden broken to
#ieces( he hath taken me by my neck, he hath broken me, and hath set me
u# to be his mark%
*A(*.% 8e hath com#assed me round about !ith his lances, he hath !ounded
my loins, he hath not s#ared, and hath #oured out my bo!els on the
earth,
*A(*?% 8e hath torn me !ith !ound u#on !ound, he hath rushed in u#on me
like a giant%
*A(*A% 5 ha$e so!ed sackcloth u#on my skin, and ha$e co$ered my flesh
!ith ashes%
*A(*+% <y face is s!ollen !ith !ee#ing, and my eyelids are dim%
*A(*1% These things ha$e 5 suffered !ithout the iniLuity of my hand,
!hen 5 offered #ure #rayers to God%
*A(*B% O earth, co$er not thou my blood, neither let my cry find a
hiding #lace in thee%
*A(,-% 7or behold my !itness is in hea$en, and he that kno!eth my
conscience is on high%
*A(,*% <y friends are full of !ords( my eye #oureth out tears to God%
*A(,,% )nd O that a man might so be judged !ith God, as the son of man
is judged !ith his com#anionN
*A(,2% 7or behold short years #ass a!ay, and 5 am !alking in a #ath by
!hich 5 shall not return%
9ob "ha#ter *+
9obDs ho#e in God( he e>#ects rest in death%
*+(*% <y s#irit shall be !asted, my days shall be shortened and only the
gra$e remaineth for me%
*+(,% 5 ha$e not sinned, and my eye abideth in bitterness%
ot sinned%%% That is, 5 am not guilty of such sins as they charge me
!ith%
*+(2% Deli$er me, O 'ord, and set me beside thee, and let any manDs hand
fight against me%
*+(.% Thou hast set their heart far from understanding, therefore they
shall not be e>alted%
*+(?% 8e #romiseth a #rey to his com#anions, and the eyes of his
children shall fail%
*+(A% 8e hath made me as it !ere a by!ord of the #eo#le, and 5 am an
e>am#le before them%
*+(+% <y eye is dim through indignation, and my limbs are brought as it
!ere to nothing%
*+(1% The just shall be astonished at this, and the innocent shall be
raised u# against the hy#ocrite%
*+(B% )nd the just man shall hold on his !ay, and he that hath clean
hands shall be stronger and stronger%
*+(*-% =herefore be you all con$erted, and come, and 5 shall not find
among you any !ise man%
*+(**% <y days ha$e #assed a!ay, my thoughts are dissi#ated, tormenting
my heart%
*+(*,% They ha$e turned night into day, and after darkness 5 ho#e for
light again%
*+(*2% 5f 5 !ait hell is my house, and 5 ha$e made my bed in darkness%
8ell%%% 4heol% The region of the dead%
*+(*.% 5 ha$e said to rottenness( Thou art my fatherJ to !orms, my
mother and my sister%
*+(*?% =here is no! then my e>#ectation, and !ho considereth my
#atienceM
*+(*A% )ll that 5 ha$e shall go do!n into the dee#est #it( thinkest thou
that there at least 5 shall ha$e restM
Dee#est #it%%% 'iterally, hell%
9ob "ha#ter *1
Baldad again re#ro$es 9ob and describes the miseries of the !icked%
*1(*% Then Baldad the 4uhite ans!ered, and said(
*1(,% 8o! long !ill you thro! out !ordsM understand first, and so let us
s#eak%
*1(2% =hy are !e re#uted as beasts, and counted $ile before youM
*1(.% Thou that destroyest thy soul in thy fury, shall the earth be
forsaken for thee, and shall rocks be remo$ed out of their #laceM
*1(?% 4hall not the light of the !icked be e>tinguished, and the flame
of his fire not shineM
*1(A% The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and the lam# that is
o$er him, shall be #ut out%
*1(+% The ste# of his strength shall be straitened, and his o!n counsel
shall cast him do!n headlong%
*1(1% 7or he hath thrust his feet into a net, and !alketh in its meshes%
*1(B% The sole of his foot shall be held in a snare, and thirst shall
burn against him%
*1(*-% ) gin is hidden for him in the earth, and his tra# u#on the #ath%
*1(**% 7ears shall terrify him on e$ery side, and shall entangle his
feet%
*1(*,% 'et his strength be !asted !ith famine, and let hunger in$ade his
ribs%
*1(*2% 'et it de$our the beauty of his skin, let the firstborn death
consume his arms%
*1(*.% 'et his confidence be rooted out of his tabernacle, and let
destruction tread u#on him like a king%
*1(*?% 'et the com#anions of him that is not, d!ell in his tabernacle,
let brimstone be s#rinkled in his tent%
*1(*A% 'et his roots be dried u# beneath, and his har$est destroyed
abo$e%
*1(*+% 'et the memory of him #erish from the earth, and let not his name
be reno!ned in the streets%
*1(*1% 8e shall dri$e him out of light into darkness, and shall remo$e
him out of the !orld%
*1(*B% 8is seed shall not subsist, nor his offs#ring among his #eo#le,
nor any remnants in his country%
*1(,-% They that come after him shall be astonished at his day, and
horror shall fall u#on them that !ent before%
*1(,*% These then are the tabernacles of the !icked, and this the #lace
of him that kno!eth not God%
9ob "ha#ter *B
9ob com#lains of the cruelty of his friendsJ he describes his o!n
sufferings( and his belief of a future resurrection%
*B(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
*B(,% 8o! long do you afflict my soul, and break me in #ieces !ith
!ordsM
*B(2% Behold, these ten times you confound me, and are not ashamed to
o##ress me%
*B(.% 7or if 5 ha$e been ignorant, my ignorance shall be !ith me%
*B(?% But you set yoursel$es u# against me, and re#ro$e me !ith my
re#roaches%
*B(A% )t least no! understand, that God hath not afflicted me !ith an
eLual judgment, and com#assed me !ith his scourges%
=ith an eLual judgment%%% 4t% Gregory e>#lains these !ords thus( 9ob
being a just man, and truly considering his o!n life, thought that his
affliction !as greater than his sins deser$ed( and in that res#ect, that
the #unishment !as not eLual, yet it !as just, as coming from God, !ho
gi$es a cro!n of justice to those !ho suffer for righteousnessD sake,
and #ro$es the just !ith tribulations, as gold is tried by fire%
*B(+% Behold 5 shall cry suffering $iolence, and no one !ill hear( 5
shall cry aloud, and there is none to judge%
*B(1% 8e hath hedged in my #ath round about, and 5 cannot #ass, and in
my !ay he hath set darkness%
*B(B% 8e hath stri##ed me of my glory, and hath taken the cro!n from my
head%
*B(*-% 8e hath destroyed me on e$ery side, and 5 am lost, and he hath
taken a!ay my ho#e, as from a tree that is #lucked u#%
*B(**% 8is !rath is kindled against me, and he hath counted me as his
enemy%
*B(*,% 8is troo#s ha$e come together, and ha$e made themsel$es a !ay by
me, and ha$e besieged my tabernacle round about%
*B(*2% 8e hath #ut my brethren far from me, and my acLuaintance like
strangers ha$e de#arted from me%
*B(*.% <y kinsmen ha$e forsaken me, and they that kne! me, ha$e
forgotten me%
*B(*?% They that d!ell in my house, and my maidser$ants ha$e counted me
as a stranger, and 5 ha$e been like an alien in their eyes%
*B(*A% 5 called my ser$ant, and he ga$e me no ans!er, 5 entreated him
!ith my o!n mouth%
*B(*+% <y !ife hath abhorred my breath, and 5 entreated the children of
my !omb%
*B(*1% E$en fools des#ised me, and !hen 5 !as gone from them, they s#oke
against me%
*B(*B% They that !ere sometime my counsellors, ha$e abhorred me( and he
!hom 5 lo$ed most is turned against me%
*B(,-% The flesh being consumed, my bone hath clea$ed to my skin, and
nothing but li#s are left about my teeth%
*B(,*% 8a$e #ity on me, ha$e #ity on me, at least you my friends,
because the hand of the 'ord hath touched me%
*B(,,% =hy do you #ersecute me as God, and glut yoursel$es !ith my
fleshM
*B(,2% =ho !ill grant me that my !ords may be !rittenM !ho !ill grant me
that they may be marked do!n in a bookM
*B(,.% =ith an iron #en and in a #late of lead, or else be gra$en !ith
an instrument in flint stoneM
*B(,?% 7or 5 kno! that my Redeemer li$eth, and in the last day 5 shall
rise out of the earth%
@er% ,?, ,A, and ,+ she! 9obDs e>#licit belief in his Redeemer, and also
of the resurrection of the flesh, not as one tree riseth in #lace of
another, but that the selfsame flesh shall rise at the last day, by the
#o!er of God, changed in Luality but not in substance, e$ery one to
recei$e sentence according to his !orks in this life%
*B(,A% )nd 5 shall be clothed again !ith my skin, and in my flesh 5
shall see my God%
*B(,+% =hom 5 myself shall see, and my eyes shall behold, and not
another( this my ho#e is laid u# in my bosom%
*B(,1% =hy then do you say no!( 'et us #ersecute him, and let us find
occasion of !ord against himM
*B(,B% 7lee then from the face of the s!ord, for the s!ord is the
re$enger of iniLuities( and kno! ye that there is a judgment%
9ob "ha#ter ,-
4o#har declares the shortness of the #ros#erity of the !icked( and their
sudden do!nfall%
,-(*% Then 4o#har the aamathite ans!ered, and said(
,-(,% Therefore $arious thoughts succeed one another in me, and my mind
is hurried a!ay to different things%
,-(2% The doctrine !ith !hich thou re#ro$est me, 5 !ill hear, and the
s#irit of my understanding shall ans!er for me%
,-(.% This 5 kno! from the beginning, since man !as #laced u#on the
earth,
,-(?% That the #raise of the !icked is short, and the joy of the
hy#ocrite but for a moment%
,-(A% 5f his #ride mount u# e$en to hea$en, and his head touch the
clouds(
,-(+% 5n the end he shall be destroyed like a dunghill, and they that
had seen him, shall say( =here is heM
,-(1% )s a dream that fleeth a!ay he shall not be found, he shall #ass
as a $ision of the night(
,-(B% The eyes that had seen him, shall see him no more, neither shall
his #lace any more behold him%
,-(*-% 8is children shall be o##ressed !ith !ant, and his hands shall
render to him his sorro!%
,-(**% 8is bones shall be filled !ith the $ices of his youth, and they
shall slee# !ith him in the dust%
,-(*,% 7or !hen e$il shall be s!eet in his mouth, he !ill hide it under
his tongue%
,-(*2% 8e !ill s#are it, and not lea$e it, and !ill hide it in his
throat%
,-(*.% 8is bread in his belly shall be turned into the gall of as#s
!ithin him,
,-(*?% The riches !hich he hath s!allo!ed, he shall $omit u#, and God
shall dra! them out of his belly%
,-(*A% 8e shall suck the head of as#s, and the $i#erDs tongue shall kill
him%
,-(*+% 'et him not see the streams of the ri$er, the brooks of honey and
of butter%
,-(*1% 8e shall be #unished for all that he did, and yet shall not be
consumed( according to the multitude of his de$ices so also shall he
suffer%
)ccording to the multitude of his de$ices%%% That is, his stratagems to
gratify his #assions and to o##ress and destroy the #oor%
,-(*B% Because he broke in and stri##ed the #oor( he hath $iolently
taken a!ay a house !hich he did not build%
,-(,-% )nd yet his belly !as not filled( and !hen he hath the things he
co$eted, he shall not be able to #ossess them%
,-(,*% There !as nothing left of his meat, and therefore nothing shall
continue of his goods(
,-(,,% =hen he shall be filled, he shall be straitened, he shall burn,
and e$ery sorro! shall fall u#on him%
,-(,2% <ay his belly be filled, that God may send forth the !rath of his
indignation u#on him, and rain do!n his !ar u#on him%
,-(,.% 8e shall flee from !ea#ons of iron, and shall fall u#on a bo! of
brass%
,-(,?% The s!ord is dra!n out, and cometh forth from its scabbard, and
glittereth in his bitterness( the terrible ones shall go and come u#on
him%
,-(,A% )ll darkness is hid in his secret #laces( a fire that is not
kindled shall de$our him, he shall be afflicted !hen left in his
tabernacle%
,-(,+% The hea$ens shall re$eal his iniLuity, and the earth shall rise
u# against him%
,-(,1% The offs#ring of his house shall be e>#osed, he shall be #ulled
do!n in the day of GodDs !rath%
,-(,B% This is the #ortion of a !icked man from God, and the inheritance
of his doings from the 'ord%
9ob "ha#ter ,*
9ob she!s that the !icked often #ros#er in this !orld, e$en to the end
of their life( but that their judgment is in another !orld%
,*(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
,*(,% 8ear, 5 beseech you, my !ords, and do #enance%
,*(2% 4uffer me, and 5 !ill s#eak, and after, if you #lease, laugh at my
!ords%
,*(.% 5s my debate against man, that 5 should not ha$e just reason to be
troubledM
,*(?% 8earken to me and be astonished, and lay your finger on your
mouth%
,*(A% )s for me, !hen 5 remember, 5 am afraid, and trembling taketh hold
on my flesh%
,*(+% =hy then do the !icked li$e, are they ad$anced, and strengthened
!ith richesM
,*(1% Their seed continueth before them, a multitude of kinsmen, and of
childrenDs children in their sight%
,*(B% Their houses are secure and #eaceable, and the rod of God is not
u#on them%
,*(*-% Their cattle ha$e concei$ed, and failed not( their co! has
cal$ed, and is not de#ri$ed of her fruit%
,*(**% Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance
and #lay%
,*(*,% They take the timbrel, and the har#, and rejoice at the sound of
the organ%
,*(*2% They s#end their days in !ealth, and in a moment they go do!n to
hell%
,*(*.% =ho ha$e said to God( De#art from us, !e desire not the kno!ledge
of thy !ays%
,*(*?% =ho is the )lmighty, that !e should ser$e himM and !hat doth it
#rofit us if !e #ray to himM
,*(*A% &et because their good things are not in their hand, may the
counsel of the !icked be far from me%
,*(*+% 8o! often shall the lam# of the !icked be #ut out, and a deluge
come u#on them, and he shall distribute the sorro!s of his !rathM
,*(*1% They shall be as chaff before the face of the !ind, and as ashes
!hich the !hirl!ind scattereth%
,*(*B% God shall lay u# the sorro! of the father for his children( and
!hen he shall re#ay, then shall he kno!%
,*(,-% 8is eyes shall see his o!n destruction, and he shall drink of the
!rath of the )lmighty%
,*(,*% 7or !hat is it to him !hat befalleth his house after him( and if
the number of his months be diminished by one halfM
,*(,,% 4hall any one teach God kno!ledge, !ho judgeth those that are
highM
,*(,2% One man dieth strong, and hale, rich and ha##y%
,*(,.% 8is bo!els are full of fat, and his bones are moistened !ith
marro!%
,*(,?% But another dieth in bitterness of soul !ithout any riches(
,*(,A% )nd yet they shall slee# together in the dust, and !orms shall
co$er them%
,*(,+% 4urely 5 kno! your thoughts, and your unjust judgments against
me%
,*(,1% 7or you say( =here is the house of the #rinceM and !here are the
d!elling #laces of the !ickedM
,*(,B% )sk any one of them that go by the !ay, and you shall #ercei$e
that he kno!eth these same things%
,*(2-% Because the !icked man is reser$ed to the day of destruction, and
he shall be brought to the day of !rath%
,*(2*% =ho shall re#ro$e his !ay to his faceM and !ho shall re#ay him
!hat he hath doneM
,*(2,% 8e shall be brought to the gra$es, and shall !atch in the hea# of
the dead%
,*(22% 8e hath been acce#table to the gra$el of "ocytus, and he shall
dra! e$ery man after him, and there are innumerable before him%
)cce#table to the gra$el of "ocytus%%% The 8ebre! !ord, !hich 4t% 9erome
has here rendered by the name "ocytus, E!hich the #oets re#resent as a
ri$er in hell,G signifies a $alley or a torrent( and in this #lace, is
taken for the lo! region of death and hell( !hich !illingly, as it !ere,
recei$es the !icked at their death( !ho are ushered in by innumerable
others that ha$e gone before themJ and are follo!ed by multitudes abo$e
number%
,*(2.% 8o! then do ye comfort me in $ain, !hereas your ans!er is she!n
to be re#ugnant to truthM
9ob "ha#ter ,,
Eli#haH falsely im#utes many crimes to 9ob, but #romises him #ros#erity
if he !ill re#ent%
,,(*% Then Eli#haH the Themanite ans!ered, and said(
,,(,% "an man be com#ared !ith God, e$en though he !ere of #erfect
kno!ledgeM
,,(2% =hat doth it #rofit God if thou be justM or !hat dost thou gi$e
him if thy !ay be uns#ottedM
,,(.% 4hall he re#ro$e thee for fear, and come !ith thee into judgment(
,,(?% )nd not for thy manifold !ickedness and thy infinite iniLuitiesM
,,(A% 7or thou hast taken a!ay the #ledge of thy brethren !ithout cause,
and stri##ed the naked of their clothing%
,,(+% Thou hast not gi$en !ater to the !eary, thou hast !ithdra!n bread
from the hungry%
,,(1% 5n the strength of thy arm thou didst #ossess the land, and being
the most mighty thou holdest it%
,,(B% Thou hast sent !ido!s a!ay em#ty, and the arms of the fatherless
thou hast broken in #ieces%
,,(*-% Therefore art thou surrounded !ith shares, and sudden fear
troubleth thee%
,,(**% )nd didst thou think that thou shouldst not see darkness, and
that thou shouldst not be co$ered !ith the $iolence of o$erflo!ing
!atersM
,,(*,% Dost not thou think that God is higher than hea$en, and is
ele$ated abo$e the height of the starsM
,,(*2% )nd thou sayst( =hat doth God kno!M and he judgeth as it !ere
through a mist%
,,(*.% The clouds are his co$ert, and he doth not consider our things,
and he !alketh about the #oles of hea$en%
,,(*?% Dost thou desire to kee# the #ath of ages, !hich !icked men ha$e
troddenM
,,(*A% =ho !ere taken a!ay before their time, and a flood hath
o$erthro!n their foundation%
,,(*+% =ho said to God( De#art from us( and looked u#on the )lmighty as
if he could do nothing(
,,(*1% =hereas he had filled their houses !ith good things( !hose !ay of
thinking be far from me%
,,(*B% The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and the innocent shall
laugh them to scorn%
,,(,-% 5s not their e>altation cut do!n, and hath not fire de$oured the
remnants of themM
,,(,*% 4ubmit thyself then to him, and be at #eace( and thereby thou
shalt ha$e the best fruits%
,,(,,% Recei$e the la! of his mouth, and lay u# his !ords in thy heart%
,,(,2% 5f thou !ilt return to the )lmighty, thou shalt be built u#, and
shalt #ut a!ay iniLuity far from thy tabernacle%
,,(,.% 8e shall gi$e for earth flint, and for flint torrents of gold%
,,(,?% )nd the )lmighty shall be against thy enemies, and sil$er shall
be hea#ed together for thee%
,,(,A% Then shalt thou abound in delights in the )lmighty, and shalt
lift u# thy face to God%
,,(,+% Thou shalt #ray to him, and he !ill hear thee, and thou shalt #ay
$o!s%
,,(,1% Thou shalt decree a thing, and it shall come to thee, and light
shall shine in thy !ays%
,,(,B% 7or he that hath been humbled, shall be in glory( and he that
shall bo! do!n his eyes, he shall be sa$ed%
,,(2-% The innocent shall be sa$ed, and he shall be sa$ed by the
cleanness of his hands%
9ob "ha#ter ,2
9ob !ishes to be tried at GodDs tribunal%
,2(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
,2(,% o! also my !ords are in bitterness, and the hand of my scourge is
more grie$ous than my mourning%
,2(2% =ho !ill grant me that 5 might kno! and find him, and come e$en to
his throneM
,2(.% 5 !ould set judgment before him, and !ould fill my mouth !ith
com#laints%
,2(?% That 5 might kno! the !ords that he !ould ans!er me, and
understand !hat he !ould say to me%
,2(A% 5 !ould not that he should contend !ith me !ith much strength, nor
o$er!helm me !ith the !eight of his greatness%
,2(+% 'et him #ro#ose eLuity against me, and let my judgment come to
$ictory%
,2(1% But if 5 go to the east, he a##eareth notJ if to the !est, 5 shall
not understand him%
,2(B% 5f to the left hand, !hat shall 5 doM 5 shall not take hold on
him( if 5 turn myself to the right hand, 5 shall not see him%
,2(*-% But he kno!eth my !ay, and has tried me as gold that #asseth
through the fire(
,2(**% <y foot hath follo!ed his ste#s, 5 ha$e ke#t his !ay, and ha$e
not declined from it%
,2(*,% 5 ha$e not de#arted from the commandments of his li#s, and the
!ords of his mouth 5 ha$e hid in my bosom%
,2(*2% 7or he is alone, and no man can turn a!ay his thought( and
!hatsoe$er his soul hath desired, that hath he done%
,2(*.% )nd !hen he shall ha$e fulfilled his !ill in me, many other like
things are also at hand !ith him%
,2(*?% )nd therefore 5 am troubled at his #resence, and !hen 5 consider
him 5 am made #ensi$e !ith fear%
,2(*A% God hath softened my heart, and the )lmighty hath troubled me%
,2(*+% 7or 5 ha$e not #erished because of the darkness that hangs o$er
me, neither hath the mist co$ered my face%
9ob "ha#ter ,.
GodDs #ro$idence often suffers the !icked to go on a long time in their
sins( but #unisheth them in another life%
,.(*% Times are not hid from the )lmighty( but they that kno! him, kno!
not his days%
,.(,% 4ome ha$e remo$ed landmarks, ha$e taken a!ay flocks by force, and
fed them%
,.(2% They ha$e dri$en a!ay the ass of the fatherless, and ha$e taken
a!ay the !ido!Ds o> for a #ledge%
,.(.% They ha$e o$erturned the !ay of the #oor, and ha$e o##ressed
together the meek of the earth%
,.(?% Others like !ild asses in the desert go forth to their !ork( by
!atching for a #rey they get bread for their children%
,.(A% They rea# the field that is not their o!n, and gather the $intage
of his $ineyard !hom by $iolence they ha$e o##ressed%
,.(+% They send men a!ay naked, taking a!ay their clothes !ho ha$e no
co$ering in the cold(
,.(1% =ho are !et, !ith the sho!ers of the mountains, and ha$ing no
co$ering embrace the stones%
,.(B% They ha$e $iolently robbed the fatherless, and stri##ed the #oor
common #eo#le%
,.(*-% 7rom the naked and them that go !ithout clothing, and from the
hungry they ha$e taken a!ay the ears of corn%
,.(**% They ha$e taken their rest at noon among the stores of them, !ho
after ha$ing trodden the !ine#resses suffer thirst%
,.(*,% Out of the cities they ha$e made men to groan, and the soul of
the !ounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to #ass
unre$enged%
,.(*2% They ha$e been rebellious to the light, they ha$e not kno!n his
!ays, neither ha$e they returned by his #aths%
,.(*.% The murderer riseth at the $ery break of day, he killeth the
needy, and the #oor man( but in the night he !ill be as a thief%
,.(*?% The eye of the adulterer obser$eth darkness, saying( o eye shall
see me( and he !ill co$er his face%
,.(*A% 8e diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had
a##ointed for themsel$es, and they ha$e not kno!n the light%
,.(*+% 5f the morning suddenly a##ear, it is to them the shado! of
death( and they !alk in darkness as if it !ere in light%
,.(*1% 8e is light u#on the face of the !ater( cursed be his #ortion on
the earth, let him not !alk by the !ay of the $ineyards%
,.(*B% 'et him #ass from the sno! !aters to e>cessi$e heat, and his sin
e$en to hell%
,.(,-% 'et mercy forget him( may !orms be his s!eetness( let him be
remembered no more, but be broken in #ieces as an unfruitful tree%
,.(,*% 7or he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the !ido! he
hath done no good%
,.(,,% 8e hath #ulled do!n the strong by his might( and !hen he standeth
u#, he shall not trust to his life%
,.(,2% God hath gi$en him #lace for #enance, and he abuseth it unto
#ride( but his eyes are u#on his !ays%
,.(,.% They are lifted u# for a little !hile and shall not stand, and
shall be brought do!n as all things, and shall be taken a!ay, and as the
to#s of the ears of corn they shall be broken%
,.(,?% )nd if it be not so, !ho can con$ince me that 5 ha$e lied, and
set my !ords before GodM
9ob "ha#ter ,?
GodDs #ro$idence often suffers the !icked to go on a long time in their
sins( but #unisheth them in another life%
,?(*% Times are not hid from the )lmighty( but they that kno! him, kno!
not his days%
,?(,% 4ome ha$e remo$ed landmarks, ha$e taken a!ay flocks by force, and
fed them%
,?(2% They ha$e dri$en a!ay the ass of the fatherless, and ha$e taken
a!ay the !ido!Ds o> for a #ledge%
,?(.% They ha$e o$erturned the !ay of the #oor, and ha$e o##ressed
together the meek of the earth%
,?(?% Others like !ild asses in the desert go forth to their !ork( by
!atching for a #rey they get bread for their children%
,?(A% They rea# the field that is not their o!n, and gather the $intage
of his $ineyard !hom by $iolence they ha$e o##ressed%
,?(+% They send men a!ay naked, taking a!ay their clothes !ho ha$e no
co$ering in the cold(
,?(1% =ho are !et, !ith the sho!ers of the mountains, and ha$ing no
co$ering embrace the stones%
,?(B% They ha$e $iolently robbed the fatherless, and stri##ed the #oor
common #eo#le%
,?(*-% 7rom the naked and them that go !ithout clothing, and from the
hungry they ha$e taken a!ay the ears of corn%
,?(**% They ha$e taken their rest at noon among the stores of them, !ho
after ha$ing trodden the !ine#resses suffer thirst%
,?(*,% Out of the cities they ha$e made men to groan, and the soul of
the !ounded hath cried out, and God doth not suffer it to #ass
unre$enged%
,?(*2% They ha$e been rebellious to the light, they ha$e not kno!n his
!ays, neither ha$e they returned by his #aths%
,?(*.% The murderer riseth at the $ery break of day, he killeth the
needy, and the #oor man( but in the night he !ill be as a thief%
,?(*?% The eye of the adulterer obser$eth darkness, saying( o eye shall
see me( and he !ill co$er his face%
,?(*A% 8e diggeth through houses in the dark, as in the day they had
a##ointed for themsel$es, and they ha$e not kno!n the light%
,?(*+% 5f the morning suddenly a##ear, it is to them the shado! of
death( and they !alk in darkness as if it !ere in light%
,?(*1% 8e is light u#on the face of the !ater( cursed be his #ortion on
the earth, let him not !alk by the !ay of the $ineyards%
,?(*B% 'et him #ass from the sno! !aters to e>cessi$e heat, and his sin
e$en to hell%
,?(,-% 'et mercy forget him( may !orms be his s!eetness( let him be
remembered no more, but be broken in #ieces as an unfruitful tree%
,?(,*% 7or he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the !ido! he
hath done no good%
,?(,,% 8e hath #ulled do!n the strong by his might( and !hen he standeth
u#, he shall not trust to his life%
,?(,2% God hath gi$en him #lace for #enance, and he abuseth it unto
#ride( but his eyes are u#on his !ays%
,?(,.% They are lifted u# for a little !hile and shall not stand, and
shall be brought do!n as all things, and shall be taken a!ay, and as the
to#s of the ears of corn they shall be broken%
,?(,?% )nd if it be not so, !ho can con$ince me that 5 ha$e lied, and
set my !ords before GodM
9ob "ha#ter ,A
9ob declares his sentiments of the !isdom and #o!er of God%
,A(*% Then 9ob ans!ered, and said(
,A(,% =hose hel#er art thouM is it of him that is !eakM and dost thou
hold u# the arm of him that has no strengthM
,A(2% To !hom hast thou gi$en counselM #erha#s to him that hath no
!isdom, and thou hast she!n thy $ery great #rudence%
,A(.% =hom hast thou desired to teachM !as it not him that made lifeM
,A(?% Behold the giants groan under the !aters, and they that d!ell !ith
them%
,A(A% 8ell is naked before him, and there is no co$ering for
destruction%
,A(+% 8e stretched out the north o$er the em#ty s#ace, and hangeth the
earth u#on nothing%
,A(1% 8e bindeth u# the !aters in his clouds, so that they break not out
and fall do!n together%
,A(B% 8e !ithholdeth the face of his throne, and s#readeth his cloud
o$er it%
,A(*-% 8e hath set bounds about the !aters, till light and darkness come
to an end%
,A(**% The #illars of hea$en tremble, and dread at his beck%
,A(*,% By his #o!er the seas are suddenly gathered together, and his
!isdom has struck the #roud one%
,A(*2% 8is s#irit hath adorned the hea$ens, and his obstetric hand
brought forth the !inding ser#ent%
8is obstetric hand brought forth the !inding ser#ent%%% That is, the
omni#otent #o!er of God( !hich brought forth all things created in time,
but concei$ed in the Di$ine mind from all eternity% The !inding ser#ent,
a constellation of fi>ed stars !inding round the north #ole, called
Draco% This a##ears from the foregoing #art of the same $erse, 8is
s#irit hath adorned the hea$ens%
,A(*.% 'o, these things are said in #art of his !ays( and seeing !e ha$e
heard scarce a little dro# of his !ord, !ho shall be able to behold the
thunder of his greatnessM
9ob "ha#ter ,+
9ob #ersists in asserting his o!n innocence, and that hy#ocrites !ill be
#unished in the end%
,+(*% 9ob also added, taking u# his #arable, and said(
,+(,% )s God li$eth, !ho hath taken a!ay my judgment, and the )lmighty,
!ho hath brought my soul to bitterness,
,+(2% )s long as breath remaineth in me, and the s#irit of God in my
nostrils,
,+(.% <y li#s shall not s#eak iniLuity, neither shall my tongue contri$e
lying%
,+(?% God forbid that 5 should judge you to be just( till 5 die 5 !ill
not de#art from my innocence%
,+(A% <y justification, !hich 5 ha$e begun to hold, 5 !ill not forsake(
for my heart doth not re#rehend me in all my life%
,+(+% 'et my enemy be as the ungodly, and my ad$ersary as the !icked
one%
,+(1% 7or !hat is the ho#e of the hy#ocrite if through co$etousness he
take by $iolence, and God deli$er not his soulM
,+(B% =ill God hear his cry, !hen distress shall come u#on himM
,+(*-% Or can he delight himself in the )lmighty, and call u#on God at
all timesM
,+(**% 5 !ill teach you by the hand of God, !hat the )lmighty hath, and
5 !ill not conceal it%
,+(*,% Behold you all kno! it, and !hy do you s#eak $ain things !ithout
causeM
,+(*2% This is the #ortion of a !icked man !ith God, and the inheritance
of the $iolent, !hich they shall recei$e of the )lmighty%
,+(*.% 5f his sons be multi#lied, they shall be for the s!ord, and his
grandsons shall not be filled !ith bread%
,+(*?% They that shall remain of him, shall be buried in death, and his
!ido!s shall not !ee#%
,+(*A% 5f he shall hea# together sil$er as earth, and #re#are raiment as
clay,
,+(*+% 8e shall #re#are indeed, but the just man shall be clothed !ith
it( and the innocent shall di$ide the sil$er%
,+(*1% 8e hath built his house as a moth, and as a kee#er he hath made a
booth%
,+(*B% The rich man !hen he shall slee# shall take a!ay nothing !ith
him( he shall o#en his eyes and find nothing%
,+(,-% Po$erty like !ater shall take hold on him, a tem#est shall
o##ress him in the night(
,+(,*% ) burning !ind shall take him u#, and carry him a!ay, and as a
!hirl!ind shall snatch him from his #lace%
,+(,,% )nd he shall cast u#on him, and shall not s#are( out of his hand
he !ould !illingly flee%
,+(,2% 8e shall clas# his hands u#on him, and shall hiss at him,
beholding his #lace%
9ob "ha#ter ,1
<anDs industry searcheth out many things( true !isdom is taught by God
alone%
,1(*% 4il$er hath beginnings of its $eins, and gold hath a #lace !herein
it is melted%
,1(,% 5ron is taken out of the earth, and stone melted !ith heat is
turned into brass%
,1(2% 8e hath set a time for darkness, and the end of all things he
considereth, the stone also that is in the dark and the shado! of death%
,1(.% The flood di$ideth from the #eo#le that are on their journey,
those !hom the food of the needy man hath forgotten, and !ho cannot be
come at%
,1(?% The land, out of !hich bread gre! in its #lace, hath been
o$erturned !ith fire%
,1(A% The stones of it are the #lace of sa##hires, and the clods of it
are gold%
,1(+% The bird hath not kno!n the #ath, neither hath the eye of the
$ulture beheld it%
,1(1% The children of the merchants ha$e not trodden it, neither hath
the lioness #assed by it%
,1(B% 8e hath stretched forth his hand to the flint, he hath o$erturned
mountains from the roots%
,1(*-% 5n the rocks he hath cut out ri$ers, and his eye hath seen e$ery
#recious thing%
,1(**% The de#ths also of ri$ers he hath searched, and hidden things he
hath brought forth to light%
,1(*,% But !here is !isdom to be found, and !here is the #lace of
understandingM
,1(*2% <an kno!eth not the #rice thereof, neither is it found in the
land of them that li$e in delights%
,1(*.% The de#th saith( 5t is not in me( and the sea saith( 5t is not
!ith me%
,1(*?% The finest gold shall not #urchase it, neither shall sil$er be
!eighed in e>change for it%
,1(*A% 5t shall not be com#ared !ith the dyed colours of 5ndia, or !ith
the most #recious stone sardony>, or the sa##hire%
,1(*+% Gold or crystal cannot eLual it, neither shall any $essels of
gold be changed for it%
,1(*1% 8igh and eminent things shall not be mentioned in com#arison of
it( but !isdom is dra!n out of secret #laces%
,1(*B% The to#aH of Ethio#ia shall not be eLual to it, neither shall it
be com#ared to the cleanest dyeing%
,1(,-% =hence then cometh !isdomM and !here is the #lace of
understandingM
,1(,*% 5t is hid from the eyes of all li$ing, and the fo!ls of the air
kno! it not%
,1(,,% Destruction and death ha$e said( =ith our ears !e ha$e heard the
fame thereof%
,1(,2% God understandeth the !ay of it, and he kno!eth the #lace
thereof%
,1(,.% 7or he beholdeth the ends of the !orld( and looketh on all things
that are under hea$en%
,1(,?% =ho made a !eight for the !inds, and !eighed the !aters by
measure%
,1(,A% =hen he ga$e a la! for the rain, and a !ay for the sounding
storms%
,1(,+% Then he sa! it, and declared, and #re#ared, and searched it%
,1(,1% )nd he said to man( Behold the fear of the 'ord, that is !isdom(
and to de#art from e$il, is understanding%
9ob "ha#ter ,B
9ob relates his former ha##iness, and the res#ect that all men she!ed
him%
,B(*% 9ob also added, taking u# his #arable, and said(
,B(,% =ho !ill grant me, that 5 might be according to the months #ast,
according to the days in !hich God ke#t meM
,B(2% =hen his lam# shined o$er my head, and 5 !alked by his light in
darknessM
,B(.% )s 5 !as in the days of my youth, !hen God !as secretly in my
tabernacleM
,B(?% =hen the )lmighty !as !ith me( and my ser$ants round about meM
,B(A% =hen 5 !ashed my feet !ith butter, and the rock #oured me out
ri$ers of oilM
,B(+% =hen 5 !ent out to the gate of the city, and in the street they
#re#ared me a chairM
,B(1% The young men sa! me, and hid themsel$es( and the old men rose u#
and stood%
,B(B% The #rinces ceased to s#eak, and laid the finger on their mouth%
,B(*-% The rulers held their #eace, and their tongue clea$ed to their
throat%
,B(**% The ear that heard me blessed me, and the eye that sa! me ga$e
!itness to me(
,B(*,% Because 5 had deli$ered the #oor man that cried outJ and the
fatherless, that had no hel#er%
,B(*2% The blessing of him that !as ready to #erish came u#on me, and 5
comforted the heart of the !ido!%
,B(*.% 5 !as clad !ith justice( and 5 clothed myself !ith my judgment,
as !ith a robe and a diadem%
,B(*?% 5 !as an eye to the blind, and a foot to the lame%
,B(*A% 5 !as the father of the #oor( and the cause !hich 5 kne! not, 5
searched out most diligently%
,B(*+% 5 broke the ja!s of the !icked man, and out of his teeth 5 took
a!ay the #rey%
,B(*1% )nd 5 said( 5 shall die in my nest, and as a #alm tree shall
multi#ly my days%
,B(*B% <y root is o#ened beside the !aters, and de! shall continue in my
har$est%
,B(,-% <y glory shall al!ays be rene!ed, and my bo! in my hand shall be
re#aired%
,B(,*% They that heard me, !aited for my sentence, and being attenti$e
held their #eace at my counsel%
,B(,,% To my !ords they durst add nothing, and my s#eech dro##ed u#on
them%
,B(,2% They !aited for me as for rain, and they o#ened their mouth as
for a latter sho!er%
,B(,.% 5f at any time 5 laughed on them, they belie$ed not, and the
light of my countenance fell not on earth%
,B(,?% 5f 5 had a mind to go to them, 5 sat first, and !hen 5 sat as a
king, !ith his army standing about him, yet 5 !as a comforter of them
that mourned%
9ob "ha#ter 2-
9ob she!s the !onderful change of his tem#oral estate, from !elfare to
great calamity%
2-(*% But no! the younger in time scorn me, !hose fathers 5 !ould not
ha$e set !ith the dogs of my flock(
But no! the younger in time%%% That is, younger than 5 am, and as it
!ere obscure, !hen 5 !as cons#icuous and in magnificenceJ they no! look
do!n on me%
2-(,% The strength of !hose hands !as to me as nothing, and they !ere
thought un!orthy of life itself%
2-(2% Barren !ith !ant and hunger, !ho gna!ed in the !ilderness,
disfigured !ith calamity and misery%
2-(.% )nd they ate grass, and barks of trees, and the root of juni#ers
!as their food%
2-(?% =ho snatched u# these things out of the $alleys, and !hen they had
found any of them, they ran to them !ith a cry%
2-(A% They d!elt in the desert #laces of torrents, and in ca$es of
earth, or u#on the gra$el%
2-(+% They #leased themsel$es among these kind of things, and counted it
delightful to be under the briers%
2-(1% The children of foolish and base men, and not a##earing at all
u#on the earth%
2-(B% o! 5 am turned into their song, and am become their by!ord%
2-(*-% They abhor me, and flee far from me, and are not afraid to s#it
in my face%
2-(**% 7or he hath o#ened his Lui$er, and hath afflicted me, and hath
#ut a bridle into my mouth%
2-(*,% )t the right hand of my rising, my calamities forth!ith arose(
they ha$e o$erthro!n my feet, and ha$e o$er!helmed me !ith their #aths
as !ith !a$es%
2-(*2% They ha$e destroyed my !ays, they ha$e lain in !ait against me,
and they ha$e #re$ailed, and there !as none to hel#%
2-(*.% They ha$e rushed in u#on me, as !hen a !all is broken, and a gate
o#ened, and ha$e rolled themsel$es do!n to my miseries%
2-(*?% 5 am brought to nothing( as a !ind thou hast taken a!ay my
desire( and my #ros#erity hath #assed a!ay like a cloud%
2-(*A% )nd no! my soul fadeth !ithin myself, and the days of affliction
#ossess me%
2-(*+% 5n the night my bone is #ierced !ith sorro!s( and they that feed
u#on me, do not slee#%
2-(*1% =ith the multitude of them my garment is consumed, and they ha$e
girded me about, as !ith the collar of my coat%
2-(*B% 5 am com#ared to dirt, and am likened to embers and ashes%
2-(,-% 5 cry to thee, and thou hearest me not( 5 stand u#, and thou dost
not regard me%
2-(,*% Thou art changed to be cruel to!ard me, and in the hardness of
thy hand thou art against me%
2-(,,% Thou hast lifted me u#, and set me as it !ere u#on the !ind, and
thou hast mightily dashed me%
2-(,2% 5 kno! that thou !ilt deli$er me to death, !here a house is
a##ointed for e$ery one that li$eth%
2-(,.% But yet thou stretchest not forth thy hand to their consum#tion(
and if they shall fall do!n thou !ilt sa$e%
2-(,?% 5 !e#t heretofore for him that !as afflicted, and my soul had
com#assion on the #oor%
2-(,A% 5 e>#ected good things, and e$ils are come u#on me( 5 !aited for
light, and darkness broke out%
2-(,+% <y inner #arts ha$e boiled !ithout any rest, the days of
affliction ha$e #re$ented me%
2-(,1% 5 !ent mourning !ithout indignationJ 5 rose u#, and cried in the
cro!d%
2-(,B% 5 !as the brother of dragons, and com#anion of ostriches%
Brother of dragons, etc%%% 5mitating these creatures in their lamentable
noise%
2-(2-% <y skin is become black u#on me, and my bones are dried u# !ith
heat%
2-(2*% <y har# is turned to mourning, and my organ into the $oice of
those that !ee#%
9ob "ha#ter 2*
9ob, to defend himself from the unjust judgments of his friends, gi$es a
sincere account of his o!n $irtues%
2*(*% 5 made a co$enant !ith my eyes, that 5 !ould not so much as think
u#on a $irgin%
2*(,% 7or !hat #art should God from abo$e ha$e in me, and !hat
inheritance the )lmighty from on highM
2*(2% 5s not destruction to the !icked, and a$ersion to them that !ork
iniLuityM
2*(.% Doth not he consider my !ays, and number all my ste#sM
2*(?% 5f 5 ha$e !alked in $anity, and my foot hath made haste to deceit(
2*(A% 'et him !eigh me in a just balance, and let God kno! my
sim#licity%
2*(+% 5f my ste# hath turned out of the !ay, and if my heart hath
follo!ed my eyes, and if a s#ot hath clea$ed to my hands(
2*(1% Then let me so! and let another rea#( and let my offs#ring be
rooted out%
2*(B% 5f my heart hath been decei$ed u#on a !oman, and if 5 ha$e laid
!ait at my friendDs door(
2*(*-% 'et my !ife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie !ith
her%
2*(**% 7or this is a heinous crime, and a most grie$ous iniLuity%
2*(*,% 5t is a fire that de$oureth e$en to destruction, and rooteth u#
all things that s#ring%
2*(*2% 5f 5 ha$e des#ised to abide judgment !ith my manser$ant, or my
maidser$ant, !hen they had any contro$ersy against me(
2*(*.% 7or !hat shall 5 do !hen God shall rise to judgeM and !hen he
shall e>amine, !hat shall 5 ans!er himM
2*(*?% Did not he that made me in the !omb make him also( and did not
one and the same form me in the !ombM
2*(*A% 5f 5 ha$e denied to the #oor !hat they desired, and ha$e made the
eyes of the !ido! !ait(
2*(*+% 5f 5 ha$e eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless hath not
eaten thereof(
2*(*1% E7or from my infancy mercy gre! u# !ith me( and it came out !ith
me from my motherDs !omb(G
2*(*B% 5f 5 ha$e des#ised him that !as #erishing for !ant of clothing,
and the #oor man that had no co$ering(
2*(,-% 5f his sides ha$e not blessed me, and if he !ere not !armed !ith
the fleece of my shee#(
2*(,*% 5f 5 ha$e lifted u# my hand against the fatherless, e$en !hen 5
sa! myself su#erior in the gate(
2*(,,% 'et my shoulder fall from its joint, and let my arm !ith its
bones be broken%
2*(,2% 7or 5 ha$e al!ays feared God as !a$es s!elling o$er me, and his
!eight 5 !as unable to bear%
2*(,.% 5f 5 ha$e thought gold my strength, and ha$e said to fine gold(
<y confidence(
2*(,?% 5f 5 ha$e rejoiced o$er my great riches, and because my hand had
gotten much%
2*(,A% 5f 5 beheld the sun !hen it shined and the moon going in
brightness(
5f 5 beheld the sun, etc%%% 5f 5 behold the sun and moon !ith
admiration, kno!ing them to be created and go$erned by the #o!er of God,
5 call on my ad$ersaries to #roduce any thing against me, !hereby 5
could be charged !ith !orshi##ing the sun or moon%
2*(,+% )nd my heart in secret hath rejoiced, and 5 ha$e kissed my hand
!ith, my mouth(
2*(,1% =hich is a $ery great iniLuity, and a denial against the most
high God%
2*(,B% 5f 5 ha$e been glad at the do!nfall of him that hated me, and
ha$e rejoiced that e$il had found him%
2*(2-% 7or 5 ha$e not gi$en my mouth to sin, by !ishing a curse to his
soul%
2*(2*% 5f the men of my tabernacle ha$e not said( =ho !ill gi$e us of
his flesh that !e may be filledM
2*(2,% The stranger did not stay !ithout, my door !as o#en to the
tra$eller%
2*(22% 5f as a man 5 ha$e hid my sin, and ha$e concealed my iniLuity in
my bosom%
2*(2.% 5f 5 ha$e been afraid at a $ery great multitude, and the contem#t
of kinsmen hath terrified me( and ha$e not rather held my #eace, and not
gone out of the door%
2*(2?% =ho !ould grant me a hearing, that the )lmighty may hear my
desire( and that he himself that judgeth !ould !rite a book,
2*(2A% That 5 may carry it on my shoulder, and #ut it about me as a
cro!nM
2*(2+% )t e$ery ste# of mine 5 !ould #ronounce it, and offer it as to a
#rince%
2*(21% 5f my land cry against me, and !ith it the furro!s thereof mourn(
2*(2B% 5f 5 ha$e eaten the fruits thereof !ithout money, and ha$e
afflicted the son of the tillers thereof(
2*(.-% 'et thistles gro! u# to me instead of !heat, and thorns instead
of barley%
The !ords of 9ob are ended%
9ob "ha#ter 2,
Eliu is angry !ith 9ob and his friends% 8e boasts of himself%
2,(*% 4o these three men ceased to ans!er 9ob, because he seemed just to
himself%
2,(,% )nd Eliu the son of Barachel the BuHite of the kindred of Ram, !as
angry and !as mo$ed to indignation( no! he !as angry against 9ob,
because he said he !as just before God%
2,(2% )nd he !as angry !ith his friends, because they had not found a
reasonable ans!er, but only had condemned 9ob%
2,(.% 4o Eliu !aited !hile 9ob !as s#eaking because they !ere his elders
that !ere s#eaking%
2,(?% But !hen he sa! that the three !ere not able to ans!er, he !as
e>ceedingly angry%
2,(A% Then Eliu the son of Barachel the BuHite ans!ered, and said( 5 am
younger in days, and you are more ancient, therefore hanging do!n my
head, 5 !as afraid to she! you my o#inion%
2,(+% 7or 5 ho#ed that greater age !ould s#eak, and that a multitude of
years !ould teach !isdom%
2,(1% But, as 5 see, there is a s#irit in men, and the ins#iration of
the )lmighty gi$eth understanding%
2,(B% They that are aged are not the !ise men, neither do the ancients
understand judgment%
2,(*-% Therefore 5 !ill s#eak( 8earken to me, 5 also !ill she! you my
!isdom%
2,(**% 7or 5 ha$e !aited for your !ords, 5 ha$e gi$en ear to your
!isdom, as long as you !ere dis#uting in !ords%
2,(*,% )nd as long as 5 thought you said some thing, 5 considered( but,
as 5 see, there is none of you that can con$ince 9ob, and ans!er his
!ords%
2,(*2% 'est you should say( =e ha$e found !isdom, God hath cast him
do!n, not man%
2,(*.% 8e hath s#oken nothing to me, and 5 !ill not ans!er him according
to your !ords%
2,(*?% They !ere afraid, and ans!ered no more, and they left off
s#eaking%
2,(*A% Therefore because 5 ha$e !aited, and they ha$e not s#oken( they
stood, and ans!ered no more(
2,(*+% 5 also !ill ans!er my #art, and !ill she! my kno!ledge%
2,(*1% 7or 5 am full of matter to s#eak of, and the s#irit of my bo!els
straiteneth me%
2,(*B% Behold, my belly is as ne! !ine !hich !anteth $ent, !hich
bursteth the ne! $essels%
2,(,-% 5 !ill s#eak and take breath a little( 5 !ill o#en my li#s, and
!ill ans!er%
2,(,*% 5 !ill not acce#t the #erson of man, and 5 !ill not le$el God
!ith man%
5 !ill not le$el God !ith man%%% 8ere Eliu considers that 9ob hath #ut
himself on a le$el !ith God, by the manner he assumed to justify his o!n
life in s#eaking to God as if he s#oke to an eLual( Eliu e>#resses in
the follo!ing $er% ,, his fear of #unishment hereafter for such an
attem#t%
2,(,,% 7or 5 kno! not ho! long 5 shall continue, and !hether after a
!hile my <aker may take me a!ay%
9ob "ha#ter 22
Eliu blames 9ob for asserting his o!n innocence%
22(*% 8ear therefore, O 9ob, my s#eeches, and hearken to all my !ords%
22(,% Behold no! 5 ha$e o#ened my mouth, let my tongue s#eak !ithin my
ja!s%
22(2% <y !ords are from my u#right heart, and my li#s shall s#eak a #ure
sentence%
22(.% The s#irit of God made me, and the breath of the )lmighty ga$e me
life%
22(?% 5f thou canst, ans!er me, and stand u# against my face%
22(A% Behold God hath made me as !ell as thee, and of the same clay 5
also !as formed%
22(+% But yet let not my !onder terrify thee, and let not my eloLuence
be burdensome to thee%
22(1% o! thou hast said in my hearing, and 5 ha$e heard the $oice of
thy !ords(
22(B% 5 am clean, and !ithout sin( 5 am uns#otted, and there is no
iniLuity in me%
22(*-% Because he hath found com#laints against me, therefore he hath
counted me for his enemy%
22(**% 8e hath #ut my feet in the stocks, he hath obser$ed all my #aths%
22(*,% o! this is the thing in !hich thou art not justified( 5 !ill
ans!er thee, that God is greater than man%
22(*2% Dost thou stri$e against him, because he hath not ans!ered thee
to all !ordsM
22(*.% God s#eaketh once, and re#eateth not the selfsame thing the
second time%
22(*?% By a dream in a $ision by night, !hen dee# slee# falleth u#on
men, and they are slee#ing in their beds(
22(*A% Then he o#eneth the ears of men, and teaching instructeth them in
!hat they are to learn%
22(*+% That he may !ithdra! a man from the things he is doing, and may
deli$er him from #ride%
22(*1% Rescuing his soul from corru#tion( and his life from #assing to
the s!ord%
22(*B% 8e rebuketh also by sorro! in the bed, and he maketh all his
bones to !ither%
22(,-% Bread becometh abominable to him in his life, and to his soul the
meat !hich before he desired%
22(,*% 8is flesh shall be consumed a!ay, and his bones that !ere co$ered
shall be made bare%
22(,,% 8is soul hath dra!n near to corru#tion, and his life to the
destroyers%
22(,2% 5f there shall be an angel s#eaking for him, one among thousands,
to declare manDs u#rightness,
22(,.% 8e shall ha$e mercy on him, and shall say( Deli$er him, that he
may not go do!n to corru#tion( 5 ha$e found !herein 5 may be merciful to
him%
22(,?% 8is flesh is consumed !ith #unishments, let him return to the
days of his youth%
22(,A% 8e shall #ray to God, and he !ill be gracious to him( and he
shall see his face !ith joy, and he !ill render to man his justice%
22(,+% 8e shall look u#on men, and shall say( 5 ha$e sinned, and indeed
5 ha$e offended, and 5 ha$e not recei$ed !hat 5 ha$e deser$ed%
22(,1% 8e hath deli$ered his soul from going into destruction, that it
may li$e and see the light%
22(,B% Behold, all these things God !orketh three times !ithin e$ery
one%
22(2-% That he may !ithdra! their souls from corru#tion, and enlighten
them !ith the light of the li$ing%
22(2*% )ttend, 9ob, and hearken to me, and hold thy #eace, !hilst 5
s#eak%
22(2,% But if thou hast any thing to say, ans!er me, s#eak( for 5 !ould
ha$e thee to a##ear just%
22(22% )nd if thou ha$e not, hear me( hold thy #eace, and 5 !ill teach
thee !isdom%
9ob "ha#ter 2.
Eliu charges 9ob !ith blas#hemy( and sets forth the #o!er and justice of
God%
2.(*% )nd Eliu continued his discourse, and said(
2.(,% 8ear ye, !ise men, my !ords, and ye learned, hearken to me(
2.(2% 7or the ear trieth !ords, and the mouth discerneth meats by the
taste%
2.(.% 'et us choose to us judgment, and let us see among oursel$es !hat
is the best%
2.(?% 7or 9ob hath said( 5 am just, and God hath o$erthro!n my judgment%
2.(A% 7or in judging me there is a lie( my arro! is $iolent !ithout any
sin%
2.(+% =hat man is there like 9ob, !ho drinketh u# scorning like !aterM
2.(1% =ho goeth in com#any !ith them that !ork iniLuity, and !alketh
!ith !icked menM
2.(B% 7or he hath said( <an shall not #lease God, although he run !ith
him%
2.(*-% Therefore, ye men of understanding, hear me( far from God be
!ickedness, and iniLuity from the )lmighty%
2.(**% 7or he !ill render to a man his !ork, and according to the !ays
of e$ery one he !ill re!ard them%
2.(*,% 7or in $ery deed God !ill not condemn !ithout cause, neither !ill
the )lmighty #er$ert judgment%
2.(*2% =hat other hath he a##ointed o$er the earthM or !hom hath he set
o$er the !orld !hich he madeM
2.(*.% 5f he turn his heart to him, he shall dra! his s#irit and breath
unto himself%
2.(*?% )ll flesh shall #erish together, and man shall return into ashes%
2.(*A% 5f then thou hast understanding, hear !hat is said, and hearken
to the $oice of my !ords%
2.(*+% "an he be healed that lo$eth not judgmentM and ho! dost thou so
far condemn him that is justM
2.(*1% =ho saith to the king( Thou art an a#ostate( !ho calleth rulers
ungodly(
2.(*B% =ho acce#teth not the #ersons of #rinces( nor hath regarded the
tyrant, !hen he contended against the #oor man( for all are the !ork of
his hands%
2.(,-% They shall suddenly die, and the #eo#le shall be troubled at
midnight, and they shall #ass, and take a!ay the $iolent !ithout hand%
2.(,*% 7or his eyes are u#on the !ays of men, and he considereth all
their ste#s%
2.(,,% There is no darkness, and there is no shado! of death, !here they
may be hid !ho !ork iniLuity%
2.(,2% 7or it is no longer in the #o!er of man to enter into judgment
!ith God%
2.(,.% 8e shall break in #ieces many and innumerable, and shall make
others to stand in their stead%
2.(,?% 7or he kno!eth their !orks( and therefore he shall bring night on
them, and they shall be destroyed%
2.(,A% 8e hath struck them, as being !icked, in o#en sight%
2.(,+% =ho as it !ere on #ur#ose ha$e re$olted from him, and !ould not
understand all his !ays(
2.(,1% 4o that they caused the cry of the needy to come to him, and he
heard the $oice of the #oor%
2.(,B% 7or !hen he granteth #eace, !ho is there that can condemnM =hen
he hideth his countenance, !ho is there that can behold him, !hether it
regard nations, or all menM
2.(2-% =ho maketh a man that is a hy#ocrite to reign for the sins of the
#eo#leM
2.(2*% 4eeing then 5 ha$e s#oken of God, 5 !ill not hinder thee in thy
turn%
2.(2,% 5f 5 ha$e erred, teach thou me( if 5 ha$e s#oken iniLuity, 5 !ill
add no more%
2.(22% Doth God reLuire it of thee, because it hath dis#leased theeM for
thou begannest to s#eak, and not 5( but if thou kno! any thing better,
s#eak%
2.(2.% 'et men of understanding s#eak to me, and let a !ise man hearken
to me%
2.(2?% But 9ob hath s#oken foolishly, and his !ords sound not
disci#line%
2.(2A% <y father, let 9ob be tried e$en to the end( cease not from the
man of iniLuity%
2.(2+% Because he addeth blas#hemy u#on his sins, let him be tied fast
in the mean time amongst us( and then let him #ro$oke God to judgment
!ith his s#eeches%
9ob "ha#ter 2?
Eliu declares that the good or e$il done by man cannot reach God%
2?(*% <oreo$er Eliu s#oke these !ords(
2?(,% Doth thy thought seem right to thee, that thou shouldst say( 5 am
more just than GodM
2?(2% 7or thou saidst( That !hich is right doth not #lease thee( or !hat
!ill it #rofit thee if 5 sinM
2?(.% Therefore 5 !ill ans!er thy !ords, and thy friends !ith thee%
2?(?% 'ook u# to hea$en and see, and behold the sky, that it is higher
than thee%
2?(A% 5f thou sin, !hat shalt thou hurt himM and if thy iniLuities be
multi#lied, !hat shalt thou do against himM
2?(+% )nd if thou do justly, !hat shalt thou gi$e him, or !hat shall he
recei$e of thy handM
2?(1% Thy !ickedness may hurt a man that is like thee( and thy justice
may hel# the son of man%
2?(B% By reason of the multitude of o##ressors they shall cry out( and
shall !ail for the $iolence of the arm of tyrants%
2?(*-% )nd he hath not said( =here is God, !ho made me, !ho hath gi$en
songs in the nightM
2?(**% =ho teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and
instructeth us more than the fo!ls of the air%
2?(*,% There shall they cry, and he !ill not hear, because of the #ride
of e$il men%
2?(*2% God therefore !ill not hear in $ain, and the )lmighty !ill look
into the causes of e$ery one%
2?(*.% &ea, !hen thou shalt say( 8e considereth not( be judged before
him, and e>#ect him%
2?(*?% 7or he doth not no! bring on his fury, neither doth he re$enge
!ickedness e>ceedingly%
2?(*A% Therefore 9ob o#eneth his mouth in $ain, and multi#lieth !ords
!ithout kno!ledge%
9ob "ha#ter 2A
Eliu #roceeds in setting forth the justice and #o!er of God%
2A(*% Eliu also #roceeded, and said(
2A(,% 4uffer me a little, and 5 !ill she! thee( for 5 ha$e yet some!hat
to s#eak in GodDs behalf%
2A(2% 5 !ill re#eat my kno!ledge from the beginning, and 5 !ill #ro$e my
<aker just%
2A(.% 7or indeed my !ords are !ithout a lie, and #erfect kno!ledge shall
be #ro$ed to thee%
2A(?% God doth not cast a!ay the mighty, !hereas he himself also is
mighty%
2A(A% But he sa$eth not the !icked, and he gi$eth judgment to the #oor%
2A(+% 8e !ill not take a!ay his eyes from the just, and he #laceth kings
on the throne for e$er, and they are e>alted%
2A(1% )nd if they shall be in chains, and be bound !ith the cords of
#o$erty(
2A(B% 8e shall she! them their !orks, and their !icked deeds, because
they ha$e been $iolent%
2A(*-% 8e also shall o#en their ear, to correct them( and shall s#eak,
that they may return from iniLuity%
2A(**% 5f they shall hear and obser$e, they shall accom#lish their days
in good, and their years in glory%
2A(*,% But if they hear not, they shall #ass by the s!ord, and shall be
consumed in folly%
2A(*2% Dissemblers and crafty men #ro$e the !rath of God, neither shall
they cry !hen they are bound%
2A(*.% Their soul shall die in a storm, and their life among the
effeminate%
2A(*?% 8e shall deli$er the #oor out of his distress, and shall o#en his
ear in affliction%
2A(*A% Therefore he shall set thee at large out of the narro! mouth, and
!hich hath no foundation under it( and the rest of thy table shall be
full of fatness%
Out of the narro! mouth%%% That is, out of hell, !hose entrance is
narro!, and its de#th bottomlessJ but figurati$ely meant here, that is,
from his miseries and calamity to be restored to his former state of
ha##iness%
2A(*+% Thy cause hath been judged as that of the !icked, cause and
judgment thou shalt reco$er%
2A(*1% Therefore let not anger o$ercome thee to o##ress any man( neither
let multitude of gifts turn thee aside%
2A(*B% 'ay do!n thy greatness !ithout tribulation, and all the mighty of
strength%
2A(,-% Prolong not the night that #eo#le may come u# for them%
2A(,*% Be!are thou turn not aside to iniLuity( for this thou hast begun
to follo! after misery%
7or this thou hast begun to follo! after misery%%% Eliu charges 9ob,
that not!ithstanding his misery, he does not fear God as he ought( but
in his judgment, falls into iniLuity%
2A(,,% Behold, God is high in his strength, and none is like him among
the la!gi$ers%
2A(,2% =ho can search out his !aysM or !ho can say to him( Thou hast
!rought iniLuityM
2A(,.% Remember that thou kno!est not his !ork, concerning !hich men
ha$e sung%
2A(,?% )ll men see him, e$ery one beholdeth afar off%
2A(,A% Behold, God is great, e>ceeding our kno!ledge( the number of his
years is inestimable%
2A(,+% 8e lifteth u# the dro#s of rain, and #oureth out sho!ers like
floods(
2A(,1% =hich flo! from the clouds that co$er all abo$e%
2A(,B% 5f he !ill s#read out clouds as his tent,
2A(2-% )nd lighten !ith his light from abo$e, he shall co$er also the
ends of the sea%
2A(2*% 7or by these he judgeth #eo#le, and gi$eth food to many mortals%
2A(2,% 5n his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come
again%
2A(22% 8e she!eth his friend concerning it, that it is his #ossession,
and that he may come u# to it%
9ob "ha#ter 2+
Eliu goes on in his discourse, she!ing GodDs !isdom and #o!er, by his
!onderful !orks%
2+(*% )t this my heart trembleth, and is mo$ed out of its #lace%
2+(,% 8ear ye attenti$ely the terror of his $oice, and the sound that
cometh out of his mouth%
2+(2% 8e beholdeth under all the hea$ens, and his light is u#on the ends
of the earth%
2+(.% )fter it a noise shall roar, he shall thunder !ith the $oice of
his majesty, and shall not be found out, !hen his $oice shall be heard%
2+(?% God shall thunder !onderfully !ith his $oice, he that doth great
and unsearchable things%
2+(A% 8e commandeth the sno! to go do!n u#on the earth, and the !inter
rain, and the sho!er of his strength%
2+(+% 8e sealeth u# the hand of all men, that e$ery one may kno! his
!orks%
8e sealeth u#, etc%%% =hen he sends those sho!ers of his strength, that
is, those storms of rain, he seals u#, that is, he shuts u# the hands of
men from their usual !orks abroad, and confines them !ithin doors, to
consider his !orksJ or to forecast their !orks, that is, !hat they
themsel$es are to do%
2+(1% Then the beast shall go into his co$ert, and shall abide in his
den%
2+(B% Out of the inner #arts shall a tem#est come, and cold out of the
north%
2+(*-% =hen God blo!eth there cometh frost, and again the !aters are
#oured out abundantly%
2+(**% "orn desireth clouds, and the clouds s#read their light(
2+(*,% =hich go round about, !hithersoe$er the !ill of him that
go$erneth them shall lead them, to !hatsoe$er he shall command them u#on
the face of the !hole earth(
2+(*2% =hether in one tribe, or in his o!n land, or in !hat #lace soe$er
of his mercy he shall command them to be found%
2+(*.% 8earken to these things, 9ob( 4tand, and consider the !ondrous
!orks of God%
2+(*?% Dost thou kno! !hen God commanded the rains, to she! his light of
his cloudsM
2+(*A% ;no!est thou the great #aths of the clouds, and the #erfect
kno!ledgesM
2+(*+% )re not thy garments hot, !hen the south !ind blo!s u#on the
earthM
2+(*1% Thou #erha#s hast made the hea$ens !ith him, !hich are most
strong, as if they !ere of molten brass%
2+(*B% 4he! us !hat !e may say to him( or !e are !ra##ed u# in darkness%
2+(,-% =ho shall tell him the things 5 s#eakM e$en if a man shall s#eak,
he shall be s!allo!ed u#%
8e shall be s!allo!ed u#%%% )ll that man can say !hen he s#eaks of God,
is so little and inconsiderable in com#arison !ith the subject, that man
is lost, and as it !ere s!allo!ed u# in so immense an ocean%
2+(,*% But no! they see not the light( the air on a sudden shall be
thickened into clouds, and the !ind shall #ass and dri$e them a!ay%
2+(,,% "old cometh out of the north, and to God #raise !ith fear%
2+(,2% =e cannot find him !orthily( he is great in strength, and in
judgment, and in justice, and he is ineffable%
2+(,.% Therefore men shall fear him, and all that seem to themsel$es to
be !ise, shall not dare to behold him%
9ob "ha#ter 21
God inter#oses and she!s from the things he hath made, that man cannot
com#rehend his #o!er and !isdom%
21(*% Then the 'ord ans!ered 9ob out of a !hirl!ind, and said(
The 'ord%% That is, an angel s#eaking in the name of the 'ord%
21(,% =ho is this that !ra##eth u# sentences in unskilful !ordsM
21(2% Gird u# thy loins like a man( 5 !ill ask thee, and ans!er thou me%
21(.% =here !ast thou !hen 5 laid the foundations of the earthM tell me
if thou hast understanding%
21(?% =ho hath laid the measures thereof, if thou kno!est or !ho hath
stretched the line u#on itM
21(A% :#on !hat are its bases groundedM or !ho laid the corner stone
thereof,
21(+% =hen the morning stars #raised me together, and all the sons of
God made a joyful melodyM
21(1% =ho shut u# the sea !ith doors, !hen it broke forth as issuing out
of the !omb(
21(B% =hen 5 made a cloud the garment thereof, and !ra##ed it in a mist
as in s!addling bandsM
21(*-% 5 set my bounds around it, and made it bars and doors(
21(**% )nd 5 said( 8itherto thou shalt come, and shalt go no further,
and here thou shalt break thy s!elling !a$es%
21(*,% Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and she! the
da!ning of the day its #laceM
21(*2% )nd didst thou hold the e>tremities of the earth shaking them,
and hast thou shaken the ungodly out of itM
21(*.% The seal shall be restored as clay, and shall stand as a garment%
21(*?% 7rom the !icked their light shall be taken a!ay, and the high arm
shall be broken%
21(*A% 8ast thou entered into the de#ths of the sea, and !alked in the
lo!est #arts of the dee#M
21(*+% 8a$e the gates of death been o#ened to thee, and hast thou seen
the darksome doorsM
21(*1% 8ast thou considered the breadth of the earthM tell me, if thou
kno!est all thingsM
21(*B% =here is the !ay !here light d!elleth, and !here is the #lace of
darknessM
21(,-% That thou mayst bring e$ery thing to its o!n bounds, and
understand the #aths of the house thereof%
21(,*% Didst thou kno! then that thou shouldst be bornM and didst thou
kno! the number of thy daysM
21(,,% 8ast thou entered into the storehouses of the sno!, or hast thou
beheld the treasures of the hail(
21(,2% =hich 5 ha$e #re#ared for the time of the enemy, against the day
of battle and !arM
21(,.% By !hat !ay is the light s#read, and heat di$ided u#on the earthM
21(,?% =ho ga$e a course to $iolent sho!ers, or a !ay for noisy thunder(
21(,A% That it should rain on the earth !ithout man in the !ilderness,
!here no mortal d!elleth(
21(,+% That it should fill the desert and desolate land, and should
bring forth green grassM
21(,1% =ho is the father of rainM or !ho begot the dro#s of de!M
21(,B% Out of !hose !omb came the iceM and the frost from hea$en !ho
hath gendered itM
21(2-% The !aters are hardened like a stone, and the surface of the dee#
is congealed%
21(2*% 4halt thou be able to join together the shining stars the
Pleiades, or canst thou sto# the turning about of )rcturusM
Pleiades%%% 8ebre!, "imah% ) cluster of se$en stars in the constellation
Taurus or the Bull% )rcturus, a bright star in the constellation Bootes%
The 8ebre! name "esil, is $ariously inter#retedJ by some, OrionJ by
others, the Great Bear is understood%
21(2,% "anst thou bring forth the day star in its time, and make the
e$ening star to rise u#on the children of the earthM
21(22% Dost thou kno! the order of hea$en, and canst thou set do!n the
reason thereof on the earthM
21(2.% "anst thou lift u# thy $oice to the clouds, that an abundance of
!aters may co$er theeM
21(2?% "anst thou send lightnings, and !ill they go, and !ill they
return and say to thee( 8ere !e areM
21(2A% =ho hath #ut !isdom in the heart of manM or !ho ga$e the cock
understandingM
:nderstanding%%% That instinct by !hich he distinguishes the times of
cro!ing in the night%
21(2+% =ho can declare the order of the hea$ens, or !ho can make the
harmony of hea$en to slee#M
21(21% =hen !as the dust #oured on the earth, and the clods fastened
togetherM
21(2B% =ilt thou take the #rey for the lioness, and satisfy the a##etite
of her !hel#s,
21(.-% =hen they couch in the dens and lie in !ait in holesM
21(.*% =ho #ro$ideth food for the ra$en, !hen her young ones cry to God,
!andering about, because they ha$e no meatM
9ob "ha#ter 2B The !onders of the #o!er and #ro$idence of God in many of
his creatures%
2B(*% ;no!est thou the time !hen the !ild goats bring forth among the
rocks, or hast thou obser$ed the hinds !hen they fa!nM
2B(,% 8ast thou numbered the months of their concei$ing, or kno!est thou
the time !hen they bring forthM
2B(2% They bo! themsel$es to bring forth young, and they cast them, and
send forth roarings%
2B(.% Their young are !eaned and go to feed( they go forth, and return
not to them%
2B(?% =ho hath sent out the !ild ass free, and !ho hath loosed his
bondsM
2B(A% To !hom 5 ha$e gi$en a house in the !ilderness, and his d!ellings
in the barren land%
2B(+% 8e scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of
the dri$er%
2B(1% 8e looketh round about the mountains of his #asture, and seeketh
for e$ery green thing,
2B(B% 4hall the rhinoceros be !illing to ser$e thee, or !ill he stay at
thy cribM
2B(*-% "anst thou bind the rhinoceros !ith thy thong to #lough, or !ill
he break the clods of the $alleys after theeM
2B(**% =ilt thou ha$e confidence in his great strength, and lea$e thy
labours to himM
2B(*,% =ilt thou trust him that he !ill render thee the seed, and gather
it into thy barnfloorM
2B(*2% The !ing of the ostrich is like the !ings of the heron, and of
the ha!k%
2B(*.% =hen she lea$eth her eggs on the earth, thou #erha#s !ilt !arm
them in the dust%
2B(*?% 4he forgetteth that the foot may tread u#on them, or that the
beasts of the field may break them%
2B(*A% 4he is hardened against her young ones, as though they !ere not
hers, she hath laboured in $ain, no fear constraining her%
2B(*+% 7or God hath de#ri$ed her of !isdom, neither hath he gi$en her
understanding%
2B(*1% =hen time shall be, she setteth u# her !ings on high( she
scorneth the horse and his rider%
2B(*B% =ilt thou gi$e strength to the horse or clothe his neck !ith
neighingM
2B(,-% =ilt thou lift him u# like the locustsM the glory of his nostrils
is terror%
2B(,*% 8e breaketh u# the earth !ith his hoof, he #ranceth boldly, he
goeth for!ard to meet armed men%
2B(,,% 8e des#iseth fear, he turneth not his back to the s!ord%
2B(,2% )bo$e him shall the Lui$er rattle, the s#ear and shield shall
glitter%
2B(,.% "hasing and raging he s!allo!eth the ground, neither doth he make
account !hen the noise of the trum#et soundeth%
2B(,?% =hen he heareth the trum#et he saith( 8a, ha( he smelleth the
battle afar off, the encouraging of the ca#tains, and the shouting of
the army%
2B(,A% Doth the ha!k !a> feathered by thy !isdom, s#reading her !ings to
the southM
2B(,+% =ill the eagle mount u# at thy command, and make her nest in high
#lacesM
2B(,1% 4he abideth among the rocks, and d!elleth among cragged flints,
and stony hills, !here there is no access%
2B(,B% 7rom thence she looketh for the #rey, and her eyes behold afar
off%
2B(2-% 8er young ones shall suck u# blood( and !heresoe$er the carcass
shall be, she is immediately there%
2B(2*% )nd the 'ord !ent on, and said to 9ob(
2B(2,% 4hall he that contendeth !ith God be so easily silencedM surely
he that re#ro$eth God, ought to ans!er him%
2B(22% Then 9ob ans!ered the 'ord, and said(
2B(2.% =hat can 5 ans!er, !ho hath s#oken inconsideratelyM 5 !ill lay my
hand u#on my mouth%
4#oken inconsiderately%%% 5f !e discuss all 9obDs !ords Esaith 4t%
GregoryG, !e shall find nothing im#iously s#okenJ as may be gathered
from the !ords of the 'ord himself, cha#% .,, $er% +, 1J but !hat !as
re#rehensible in him, !as the manner of e>#ressing himself at times,
s#eaking too much of his o!n affliction, and too little of GodDs
goodness to!ards him, !hich here he ackno!ledges as inconsiderate%
2B(2?% One thing 5 ha$e s#oken, !hich 5 !ish 5 had not said( and
another, to !hich 5 !ill add no more%
9ob "ha#ter .-
Of the #o!er of God in the behemoth and the le$iathan%
.-(*% )nd the 'ord ans!ering 9ob out of the !hirl!ind, said(
.-(,% Gird u# thy loins like a man( 5 !ill ask thee, and do thou tell
me%
.-(2% =ilt thou make $oid my judgment( and condemn me, that thou mayst
be justifiedM
.-(.% )nd hast thou an arm like God, and canst thou thunder !ith a $oice
like himM
.-(?% "lothe thyself !ith beauty, and set thyself u# on high, and be
glorious, and #ut on goodly garments%
.-(A% 4catter the #roud in thy indignation, and behold e$ery arrogant
man, and humble him%
.-(+% 'ook on all that are #roud, and confound them, and crush the
!icked in their #lace,
.-(1% 8ide them in the dust together, and #lunge their faces into the
#it%
.-(B% Then 5 !ill confess that thy right hand is able to sa$e thee%
.-(*-% Behold behemoth !hom 5 made !ith thee, he eateth grass like an
o>%
Behemoth%%% 5n 8ebre!, behema, !hich signifies in general an animalJ but
many authors e>#lain, that here it is #ut for the ele#hant%
.-(**% 8is strength is in his loins, and his force in the na$el of his
belly%
.-(*,% 8e setteth u# his tail like a cedar, the sine!s of his testicles
are !ra##ed together%
.-(*2% 8is bones are like #i#es of brass, his gristle like #lates of
iron%
.-(*.% 8e is the beginning of the !ays of God, !ho made him, he !ill
a##ly his s!ord%
8e !ill a##ly his s!ord%%% This te>t is $ariously e>#lained( some
e>#lain the s!ord, the horn gi$en to the animal for his defence( others,
the #o!er that God hath gi$en to the animal for his defence( others, the
#o!er that God hath gi$en to man to slay him, not!ithstanding his great
siHe and strength%
.-(*?% To him the mountains bring forth grass( there all the beasts of
the field shall #lay%
.-(*A% 8e slee#eth under the shado!, in the co$ert of the reed, and in
moist #laces%
.-(*+% The shades co$er his shado!, the !illo!s of the brook shall
com#ass him about%
.-(*1% Behold, he !ill drink u# a ri$er, and not !onder( and he trusteth
that the 9ordan may run into his mouth%
.-(*B% 5n his eyes as !ith a hook he shall take him, and bore through
his nostrils !ith stakes%
.-(,-% "anst thou dra! out the le$iathan !ith a hook, or canst thou tie
his tongue !ith a cordM
'e$iathan%%% The !hale or some sea monster%
.-(,*% "anst thou #ut a ring in his nose, or bore through his ja! !ith a
buckleM
.-(,,% =ill he make many su##lications to thee, or s#eak soft !ords to
theeM
.-(,2% =ill he make a co$enant !ith thee, and !ilt thou take him to be a
ser$ant for e$er,
.-(,.% 4halt thou #lay !ith him as !ith a bird, or tie him u# for thy
handmaidsM
.-(,?% 4hall friends cut him in #ieces, shall merchants di$ide himM
.-(,A% =ilt thou fill nets !ith his skin, and the cabins of fishes !ith
his headM
.-(,+% 'ay thy hand u#on him( remember the battle, and s#eak no more%
.-(,1% Behold his ho#e shall fail him, and in the sight of all he shall
be cast do!n%
9ob "ha#ter .*
) further descri#tion of the le$iathan%
.*(*% 5 !ill not stir him u#, like one that is cruel, for !ho can resist
my countenanceM
.*(,% =ho hath gi$en me before that 5 should re#ay himM )ll things that
are under hea$en are mine%
.*(2% 5 !ill not s#are him, nor his mighty !ords, and framed to make
su##lication%
.*(.% =ho can disco$er the face of his garmentM or !ho can go into the
midst of his mouthM
.*(?% =ho can o#en the doors of his faceM his teeth are terrible round
about%
.*(A% 8is body is like molten shields, shut close u# !ith scales
#ressing u#on one another%
.*(+% One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come
bet!een them(
.*(1% They stick one to another and they hold one another fast, and
shall not be se#arated%
.*(B% 8is sneeHing is like the shining of fire, and his eyes like the
eyelids of the morning%
.*(*-% Out of his mouth go forth lam#s, like torches of lighted fire%
.*(**% Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, like that of a #ot heated and
boiling%
.*(*,% 8is breath kindleth coals, and a flame cometh forth out of his
mouth%
.*(*2% 5n his neck strength shall d!ell, and !ant goeth before his face%
.*(*.% The members of his flesh clea$e one to another( he shall send
lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another #lace%
.*(*?% 8is heart shall be as hard as a stone, and as firm as a smithDs
an$il,
.*(*A% =hen he shall raise him u#, the angels shall fear, and being
affrighted shall #urify themsel$es%
)ngels%%% Elim, 8ebre!( !hich signifies here, the mighty, the most
$aliant, shall fear this monstrous fish, and in their fear shall seek to
be #urified%
.*(*+% =hen a s!ord shall lay at him, it shall not be able to hold, nor
a s#ear, nor a breast#late%
.*(*1% 7or he shall esteem iron as stra!, and brass as rotten !ood%
.*(*B% The archer shall not #ut him to flight, the stones of the sling
are to him like stubble%
.*(,-% )s stubble !ill he esteem the hammer, and he !ill laugh him to
scorn !ho shaketh the s#ear%
.*(,*% The beams of the sun shall be under him, and he shall stre! gold
under him like mire%
:nder him%%% 8e shall not $alue the beams of the sunJ and gold to him
shall be like mire%
.*(,,% 8e shall make the dee# sea to boil like a #ot, and shall make it
as !hen ointments boil%
.*(,2% ) #ath shall shine after him, he shall esteem the dee# as gro!ing
old%
The dee# as gro!ing old%%% Gro!ing hoary, as it !ere !ith the froth
!hich he lea$es behind him%
.*(,.% There is no #o!er u#on earth that can be com#ared !ith him !ho
!as made to fear no one,
.*(,?% 8e beholdeth e$ery high thing, he is king o$er all the children
of #ride%
8e is king, etc%%% 8e is su#erior in strength to all that are great and
strong amongst li$ing creatures( mystically it is understood of the
de$il, !ho is king o$er all the #roud%
9ob "ha#ter .,
9ob submits himself% God #ronounces in his fa$our% 9ob offers sacrifice
for his friends% 8e is blessed !ith riches and children, and dies
ha##ily,
.,(*% Then 9ob ans!ered the 'ord, and said(
.,(,% 5 kno! that thou canst do all things, and no thought is hid from
thee%
.,(2% =ho is this that hideth counsel !ithout kno!ledgeM Therefore 5
ha$e s#oken un!isely, and things that abo$e measure e>ceeded my
kno!ledge%
.,(.% 8ear, and 5 !ill s#eak( 5 !ill ask thee, and do thou tell me%
.,(?% =ith the hearing of the ear, 5 ha$e heard thee, but no! my eye
seeth thee%
.,(A% Therefore 5 re#rehend myself, and do #enance in dust and ashes%
.,(+% )nd after the 'ord had s#oken these !ords to 9ob, he said to
Eli#haH the Themanite( <y !rath is kindled against thee, and against thy
t!o friends, because you ha$e not s#oken the thing that is right before
me, as my ser$ant 9ob hath%
.,(1% Take unto you therefore se$en o>en and se$en rams, and go to my
ser$ant 9ob, and offer for yoursel$es a holocaust, and my ser$ant 9ob
shall #ray for you( his face 5 !ill acce#t, that folly be not im#uted to
you( for you ha$e not s#oken right things before me, as my ser$ant 9ob
hath%
.,(B% 4o Eli#haH the Themanite, and Baldad the 4uhite, and 4o#har the
aamathite !ent, and did as the 'ord had s#oken to them, and the 'ord
acce#ted the face of 9ob%
.,(*-% The 'ord also !as turned at the #enance of 9ob, !hen he #rayed
for his friends% )nd the 'ord ga$e 9ob t!ice as much as he had before%
.,(**% )nd all his brethren came to him, and all his sisters, and all
that kne! him before, and they ate bread !ith him in his house( and
bemoaned him, and comforted him u#on all the e$il that God had brought
u#on him% )nd e$ery man ga$e him one e!e, and one earring of gold%
.,(*,% )nd the 'ord blessed the latter end of 9ob more than his
beginning% )nd he had fourteen thousand shee#, and si> thousand camels,
and a thousand yoke of o>en, and a thousand she asses%
.,(*2% )nd he had se$en sons, and three daughters%
.,(*.% )nd he called the name of one Dies, and the name of the second
"assia, and the name of the third "ornustibii%
.,(*?% )nd there !ere not found in all the earth !omen so beautiful as
the daughters of 9ob( and their father ga$e them inheritance among their
brethren%
.,(*A% )nd 9ob li$ed after these things, a hundred and forty years, and
he sa! his children, and his childrenDs children, unto the fourth
generation, and he died an old man, and full of days%
T8E BOO; O7 P4)'<4
The #salms are called by the 8ebre!s TE85''5<, that is, 8ymns of Praise%
The author, of a great #art of them at least, !as king Da$id( but many
are of o#inion that some of them !ere made by )sa#h, and others !hose
names are #refi>ed in the titles%
Psalms "ha#ter *
Beatus $ir%
The ha##iness of the just and the e$il state of the !icked%
*(*% Blessed is the man !ho hath not !alked in the counsel of the
ungodly, nor stood in the !ay of sinners, nor sat in the chair of
#estilence(
*(,% But his !ill is in the la! of the 'ord, and on his la! he shall
meditate day and night%
*(2% )nd he shall be like a tree !hich is #lanted near the running
!aters, !hich shall bring forth its fruit, in due season% )nd his leaf
shall not fall off( and all !hatsoe$er he shall do shall #ros#er%
*(.% ot so the !icked, not so( but like the dust, !hich the !ind
dri$eth from the face of the earth%
*(?% Therefore the !icked shall not rise again in judgment( nor sinners
in the council of the just%
*(A% 7or the 'ord kno!eth the !ay of the just( and the !ay of the !icked
shall #erish%
Psalms "ha#ter ,
Puare fremuerunt%
The $ain efforts of #ersecutors against "hrist and his church%
,(*% =hy ha$e the Gentiles raged, and the #ro#le de$ised $ain thingsM
,(,% The kings of the earth stood u#, and the #rinces met together,
against the 'ord, and against his "hrist%
,(2% 'et us break their bonds asunder( and let us cast a!ay their yoke
from us%
,(.% 8e that d!elleth in hea$en shall laugh at them( and the 'ord shall
deride them%
,(?% Then shall he s#eak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his
rage%
,(A% But 5 am a##ointed king by him o$er 4ion, his holy mountain,
#reahing his comandment%
,(+% The 'ord hath said to me( Thou art my son, this day ha$e 5 begotten
thee%
,(1% )sk of me, and 5 !ill gi$e thee the Gentiles for thy inheritance,
and the utmost #arts of the earth for thy #ossession%
,(B% Thou shalt rule them !ith a rod of iron, and shalt break them in
#ieces like a #otterDs $essel%
,(*-% )nd no!, O ye kings, understand( recei$e instruction, you that
judge the earth%
,(**% 4er$e ye the 'ord !ith fear( and rejoice unto him !ith trembling%
,(*,% Embrace disci#line, lest at any time the 'ord be angry, and you
#erish from the just !ay%
,(*2% =hen his !rath shall be kindled in a short time, blessed are all
they that trust in him%
Psalms "ha#ter 2
Domine, Luid multi#licati%
The #ro#hetDs danger and deli$ery from his son )bsalom( mystically, the
#assion and resurrection of "hrist%
2(*% The #salm of Da$id !hen he fled from the face of his son )bsalom%
2(,% <any say to my soul( There is no sala$ation for him in his God%
2(.% But thou, O 'ord, art my #rotector, my glory, and the lifter u# of
my head%
2(?% 5 ha$e cried to the 'ord !ith my $oice( and he hath heard me from
his holy hill%
2(A% 5 ha$e sle#t and ha$e taken my rest( and 5 ha$e risen u#, because
the 'ord hath #rotected me%
2(+% 5 !ill not fear thousands of the #eo#le surrounding me( arise, O
'ordJ sa$e me, O my God%
2(1% 7or thou hast struck all them !ho are my ad$ersaries !ithout cause(
thou hast broken the teeth of sinners%
2(B% 4al$ation is of the 'ord( and thy blessing is u#on thy #eo#le%
Psalms "ha#ter .
"um in$ocarem%
The #ro#het teacheth us to flee to God in tribulation, !ith confidence
in him%
.(*% :nto the end, in $erses% ) #salm for Da$id%
:nto the end%%% Or, as 4t% 9erome renders it, $ictori, to him that
o$ercometh( !hich some understand of the chief musicianJ to !hom they
su##ose the #salms, !hich bear that title, !ere gi$en to be sung( !e
rather understand the #salms thus inscribed to refer to "hrist, !ho is
the end of the la!, and the great conLueror of death and hell, and to
the e! Testament%-5bid% 5n $erses, in carminibus%%% 5n the 8ebre!, it
is neghinoth, su##osed by some to be a musical instrument, !ith !hich
this #salm !as to be sung%-5bid% 7or Da$id, or to Da$id%%% That is,
ins#ired to Da$id himself, or to be sung%
.(,% =hen 5 called u#on him, the God of my justice heard me( !hen 5 !as
in distress, thou hast enlarged me% 8a$e mercy on me( and hear my
#rayer%
.(2% O ye sons of men, ho! long !ill you be dull of heartM !hy do you
lo$e $anity, and seek after lyingM
.(.% ;no! ye also that the 'ord hath made his holy one !onderful( the
'ord !ill hear me !hen 5 shall cry unto him%
.(?% Be ye angry, and sin not( the things you say in your hearts, be
sorry for them u#on your beds%
.(A% Offer u# the sacrifice of justice, and trust in the 'ord( many say,
=ho she!eth us good thingsM
.(+% The light of thy countenance, O 'ord, is signed u#on us( thou hast
gi$en gladness in my heart%
.(1% By the fruit of their corn, their !ine, and oil, they rest(
.(B% 5n #eace in the self same 5 !ill slee#, and 5 !ill rest(
.(*-% 7or thou, O 'ord, singularly hast settled me in ho#e%
Psalms "ha#ter ?
@erba mea auribul%
) #rayer to God against the iniLuities of men%
?(*% :nto the end, for her that obtaineth the inheritance% ) #salm for
Da$id%
7or her that obtaineth the inheritance%%% That is, for the church of
"hrist%
?(,% Gi$e ear, O 'ord, to my !ords, understand my cry%
?(2% 8earken to the $oice of my #rayer, O my ;ing and my God%
?(.% 7or to thee !ill 5 #ray( O 'ord, in the morning thou shalt hear my
$oice%
?(?% 5n the morning 5 !ill stand before thee, and 5 !ill see( because
thou art not a God that !illest iniLuity%
?(A% either shall the !icked d!ell near thee( nor shall the unjust
abide before thy eyes%
?(+% Thou hatest all the !orkers of iniLuity( thou !ilt destroy all that
s#eak a lie% The bloody and the deceitful man the 'ord !ill abhor%
?(1% But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, 5 !ill come into thy
houseJ 5 !ill !orshi# to!ards thy holy tem#le, in thy fear%
?(B% "onduct me, O 'ord, in thy justice( because of my enemies, direct
my !ay in thy sight%
?(*-% 7or there is no truth in their mouth( their heart is $ain%
?(**% Their throat is an o#en se#ulchre( they dealt deceitfully !ith
their tongues( judge them, O God% 'et them fall from their de$ices(
according to the multitude of their !ickednesses cast them out( for they
ha$e #ro$oked thee, O 'ord%
?(*,% But let all them be glad that ho#e in thee( they shall rejoice for
e$er, and thou shalt d!ell in them% )nd all they that lo$e thy name
shall glory in thee%
?(*2% 7or thou !ilt bless the just% O 'ord, thou hast cro!ned us, as
!ith a shield of thy good !ill%
Psalms "ha#ter A
Domine, ne in furore%
) #rayer of a #enitent sinner, under the scourge of God% The first
#enitential #salm%
A(*% :nto the end, in $erses, a #salm for Da$id, for the octa$e%
7or the octa$e%%% That is, to be sung on an instrument of eight strings%
4t% )ugustine understands it mystically, of the last resurrection, and
the !orld to comeJ !hich is, as it !ere, the octa$e, or eighth day,
after the se$en days of this mortal life( and for this octa$e, sinners
must dis#ose themsel$es, like Da$id, by be!ailing their sins, !hilst
they are here u#on earth%
A(,% O 'ord, rebuke me not in thy indignation, nor chastise me in thy
!rath%
A(2% 8a$e mercy on me, O 'ord, for 5 am !eak( heal me, O 'ord, for my
bones are troubled%
A(.% )nd my soul is troubled e>ceedingly( but thou, O 'ord, ho! longM
A(?% Turn to me, O 'ord, and deli$er my soul( O sa$e me for thy mercyDs
sake%
?(?% 7or there is no one indeath, that is mindful of thee( and !ho shall
confess to thee in hellM
A(+% 5 ha$e laboured in my groanings, e$ery night 5 !ill !ash my bed( 5
!ill !ater my couch !ith my tears%
A(1% <y eye is troubled through indignation( 5 ha$e gro!n old amongst
all my enemies%
A(B% De#art from em, all ye !orkers of iniLuity( for the 'ord hath heard
the $oice of my !ee#ing%
A(*-% The 'ord hath heard my su##lication( the 'ord hath recei$ed my
#rayer%
A(**% 'et all my enemies be ashamed, and be $ery much troubled( let them
be turned back, and be ashamed $ery s#eedily%
Psalms "ha#ter +
Domine, Deus meus%
Da$id, trusting in the justice of his cause, #rayeth for GodDs hel#
against his enemies%
+(*% The #salm of Da$id, !hich he sung to the 'ord, for the !ords of
"husi, the son of 9emini%
+(,% O 'ord, my God, in thee ha$e 5 #ut my trustJ same me from all them
that #ersecute me, and deli$er me%
+(2% 'est at any time he seiHe u#on my soul like a lion, !hile there is
no one to redeem me, nor to sa$e%
+(.% O 'ord, my God, if 5 ha$e done this thing, if there be iniLuity in
my hands(
+(?% 5f 5 ha$e rendered to them that re#aid me e$ils, let me deser$edly
fall em#ty before my enemies%
+(A% 'et the enemy #ursue my soul, and take it, and tread do!n my life,
on the earth, and bring do!n my glory to the dust%
+(+% Rise u#, O 'ord, in thy anger( and be thou e>alted in the borders
of my enemies% )nd arise, O 'ord, my God, in the #rece#t !hich thou hast
commanded(
+(1% )nd a congregation of #eo#le shall surround thee% )nd for their
sakes return thou on high%
+(B% The 'ord judgeth the #eo#le% 9udge me, O 'ord, according to my
justice, and according to my innocence in me%
+(*-% The !ickedness of sinners shall be brought to noughtJ and thou
shalt direct the just( the searcher of hearts and reins is God%
+(**% 9ust is my hel# from the 'ordJ !ho sa$eth the u#right of heart%
+(*,% God is a just judge, strong and #atient( is he angry e$ery dayM
+(*2% E>ce#t you !ill be con$erted, he !ill brandish his s!ordJ he hath
bent his bo!, and made it ready%
+(*.% )nd in it he hath #re#ared to instruments of death, he hath made
ready his arro!s for them that burn%
7or them that burn%%% That is, against the #ersecutors of his saints%
+(*?% Behold he hath been in labour i!ht injustice( he hath concei$ed
sorro!, and brought forth iniLuity%
+(*A% 8e hath o#ened a #it and dug it( and he is fallen into the hole he
made%
+(*+% 8is sorro! shall be turned on his o!n head( and his iniLuity shall
come do!n u#on his cro!n%
+(*1% 5 !ill gi$e glory to the 'ord according to his justice( and !ill
sing to the name of the 'ord the most high%
Psalms "ha#ter 1
Domine, Dominus noster%
God is !onderful in his !orksJ es#ecially in mankind, singularly e>alted
by the incarnation of "hrist%
1(*% :nto the end, for the #resses( a #salm for Da$id%
The #resses%%% 5n 8ebre!, Gittith, su##osed to be a musical instrument%
1(,% O 'ord, our 'ord, ho! admirable is thy name in the !hole earthN 7or
thy magnificence is ele$ated abo$e the hea$ens%
1(2% Out of the mouth of infants and of sucklings thou hast #erfected
#raise, because of thy enemies, that thou mayst destroy the enemy and
the a$enger%
1(.% 7or 5 !ill behold thy hea$ens, the !orks of thy fingers( the moon
and the stars !hich thou hast founded%
1(?% =hat is man, that thou art mindful of himM or the son of man, that
thou $isitest himM
1(A% Thou hast made him a little less than the angels, thou hast cro!ned
him !ith glory and honour(
1(+% )nd hast set him o$er the !orks of thy hands%
1(1% Thou hast subjected all things under his feet, all shee# and o>en(
moreo$er, the beasts also of the fields%
1(B% The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea, that #ass through
the #aths of the sea%
1(*-% O 'ord, our 'ord, ho! admirable is thy name in the !hole earthN
Psalms "ha#ter B
"onfitebor tibi, Domine% The church #raiseth God for his #rotection
against her enemies%
B(*% :nto the end, for the hidden things of the 4on% ) #salm for Da$id%
The hidden things of the 4on%%% The humility and sufferings of "hrist,
the 4on of GodJ and of good "hristians, !ho are his sons by ado#tionJ
are called hidden things, !ith regard to the children of this !orld, !ho
kno! not the $alue and merit of them%
B(,% 5 !ill gi$e l#raise to thee, O 'ord, !ith my !hole heart( 5 !ill
relate all thy !onders%
B(2% 5 !ill be glad, and rejoice inthee( 5 !ill sing to thy name, O thou
most high%
B(.% =hen my enemy shall be turned back( they shall be !eakened, and
#erish before thy face%
B(?% 7or thou hast maintained my judgment and my cause( thou hast sat on
the throne, !ho judgest justice%
B(A% Thou hast rebuked the Gentiles, and the !icked one hath #erishedJ
thou hast blotted out their name for e$er and e$er%
B(+% The s!ords of the enemy ha$e failed unto the end( and their cities
thou hast destroyed% Their memory hath #erished !ith a noise(
B(1% But the 'ord remaineth for e$er% 8e hath #re#ared his throne in
judgment(
B(B% )nd he shall judge the !orld in eLuity, he shall judge the l#eo#le
in justice%
B(*-% )nd the 'ord is become a refuge for the #oor( a hel#er in due time
in tribulation%
B(**% )nd let them trust in thee !ho kno! thy name( for thou hast not
forsaken them that seek thee, O 'ord%
B(*,% 4ing ye to the 'ord, !ho d!elleth in 4ion( declare his !ays among
the Gentiles(
B(*2% 7or reLuiring their blood, he hath remembered them( he hath not
forgotten the cry of the #oor%
B(*.% 8a$e mercy on me, O 'ord( see my humiliation !hich 5 suffer from
my enemies%
B(*?% Thou that liftest me u# from the gates of death, that 5 may
declare all thy #raises in the gates of the daughter of 4ion%
B(*A% 5 !ill rejoice in thy sal$ation( the Gentiles ha$e stuck fast in
the destruction !hich they #re#ared% Their foot hath been taken in the
$ery snare !hich they hid%
B(*+% The 'ord shall be kno!n !hen he e>ecuteth judgments( the sinner
hath been caught in the !orks of his o!n hands%
B(*1% The !icked shall be turned into hell, all the nations that forget
God%
B(*B% 7or the #oor man shall not be forgotten to the end( the #atience
of the #oor shall not #erish for e$er%
B(,-% )rise, O 'ord, let not man be strengthened( let the Gentiles be
judged in thy sight%
B(,*% )##oint, O 'ord, a la!gi$er o$er them( that the Gentiles may kno!
themsel$es to be but men%
8ere the late 8ebre! doctors di$ide this #salm into t!o, making $er% ,,
the beginning of #salm *-% )nd again they join Psalms *.A and *.+ into
one, in order that the !hole number of #salms should not e>ceed *?-% )nd
in this manner the #salms are numbered in the Protestant Bible%
EPsalm "ha#ter *- according to the 8ebre!s%G
B(*% =hy, O 'ord, hast thou retired afar offM !hy dost thou slight us in
our !ants, in the time of troubleM
B(,% =hilst the !icked man is #roud, the #oor is set on fire( they are
caught in the counsels !hich they de$ise%
B(2% 7or the sinner is #raised in the desires of his soul( and the
unjust man is blessed%
B(.% The sinner hath #ro$oked the 'ord, according to the multitude of
his !rath, he !ill not seek him(
B(?% God is not before his eyes( his !ays are filthy at all times% Thy
judgments are remo$ed form his sight( he shall rule o$er all his
enemies%
B(A% 7or he hath said in his heart( 5 shall not be mo$ed from generation
to generation, and shall be !ithout e$il%
B(+% 8is mouth is full of cursing, and of bitterness, and of deciet(
under his tongue are labour and sorro!%
B(1% 8e sitteth in ambush !ith the rich, in #ri$ate #laces, that he may
kill the innocent%
B(B% 8is eyes are u#on the #oor man( he lieth in !ait, in secret, like a
lion in his den% 8e lieth in ambush, that he may catch the #oor man( so
catch the #oor, !hilst he dra!eth him to him%
B(*-% 5n his net he !ill bring him do!n, he !ill crouch and fall, !hen
he shall ha$e #o!er o$er the #oor%
B(**% 7or he hath said in his heart( God hath forgotten, he hath turned
a!ay his face, not to see to the end%
B(*,% )rise, O 'ord God, let thy hand be e>alted( forget not the #oor%
B(*2% =herefore hath the !icked #ro$oked GodM for he hath said in his
heart( 8e !ill not reLuire it%
B(*.% Thou seest it, for thou considerest labour and sorro!( that thou
mayst deli$er them into thy hands% To thee is the #oor man left( thou
!ilt be a hel#er to the or#han%
B(*?% Break thou the arm of the sinner and of the malignant( his sin
shall be sought, and shall not be found%
B(*A% The 'ord shall reign to eternity, yea, for e$er and e$er( ye
Gentiles shall #erish from his land%
B(*+% The 'ord hath heard the desire of the #oor( thy ear hath heard the
#re#aratgion of their heart%
B(*1% To judge for the fatherless and for the humble, that man may no
more #resume to magnify himself u#on earth%
Psalms "ha#ter *-
5n Domino confido%
The just manDs confidence in God in the midst of #ersecutions%
*-(*% :nto the end% ) #salm to Da$id%
*-(,% 5n the 'ord 5 #ut my trust( ho! then do you say to my soul( Get
thee a!ay from hence to the mountain, like a s#arro!%
*-(2% 7or, lo, the !icked ha$e bent their bo!( they ha$e #re#ared their
aro!s in the Lui$er, to shoot in the dark the u#right of heart%
*-(.% 7or they ha$e destroyed the things !hich thou hast made( but !hat
has the just man doneM
*-(?% The 'ord is in his holy tem#le, the 'ordDs throne is in hea$en%
8is eyes look on the #oor man( his eyelids e>amine the sons of men%
*-(A% The 'ord trieth the just and the !icked( but he that lo$eth
iniLuity, hateth his o!n soul%
*-(+% 8e shall rain snares u#on sinners( fire and brimstone, and storms
of !inds, shall be the #ortion of their cu#%
*-(1% 7or the 'ord is just, and hath lo$ed justice( his countenance hath
beheld righteousness%
Psalms "ha#ter **
4al$um me fac%
The #ro#het calls for GodDs hel# against the !icked%
**(*% :nto the end( for the octa$e, a #salm for Da$id%
**(,% 4a$e me, O 'ord, for there is no! no saint( truths are decayed
from among the children of men%
**(2% They ha$e s#oken $ain things, e$ery one to his neighbour( !ith
deceitful li#s, and !ith a double heart ha$e they s#oken%
**(.% <ay the 'ord destroy all deceitful li#s, and the tongue that
s#eaketh #roud things%
**(?% =ho ha$e said( =e !ill magnify our tongue( our li#s are our o!n(
!ho is 'ord o$er usM
**(A% By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the #oor,
no! !ill 5 arise, saith the 'ord% 5 !ill set him in safety( 5 !ill deal
confidently in his regard%
**(+% The !ords of the 'ord are #ure !ords( as sil$er tried by the fire,
#urged from the earth, refined se$en times%
**(1% Thou, O 'ord, !ilt #reser$e us( and kee# us from this generation
for e$er%
**(B% The !icked !alk round about( according to thy highness, thou hast
multi#lied the children of men%
Psalms "ha#ter *,
:sLueLuo, Domine%
) #rayer in tribulation%
*,(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id% 8o! long, O 'ord, !ilt thou
forget me unto the endM ho! long dost thou turn a!ay thy face from meM
*,(,% 8o! long shall 5 take counsels in my soul, sorro! in my heart all
the dayM
*,(2% 8o! long shall my enemy be e>alted o$er <eM
*,(.% "onsider, and hear me, O 'ord, my God% Enlighten my eyes, that 5
ne$er slee# in death(
*,(?% 'est at any time my enemy say( 5 ha$e #re$ailed against him% They
that trouble me, !ill rejoice !hen 5 am mo$ed(
*,(A% But 5 ha$e trusted in thy mercy% <y heart shall rejoice in thy
sal$ation( 5 !ill sing to the 'ord, !ho gi$eth me good things( yea, 5
!ill sing to the name of the 'ord, the most high%
Psalms "ha#ter *2
Di>it insi#iens% *%
The general corru#tion of man before our redem#tion by "hrist%
*2(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id% The fool hath said in his heart(
There is no God% They are corru#t, and are become abominable in their
!ays( there is none that doth good, no not one%
*2(,% The 'ord hath looked do!n from hea$en u#on the children of men, to
see if there be any that understand and seek God%
*2(2% They are all gone aside, they are become un#rofitable together(
there is none that doth good( no not one% Their throat is an o#en
se#ulchreJ !ith their tongues they acted deceitfully( the #oison of as#s
is under their li#s% Their mouth is full of cursing and bitternessJ
their feet are s!ift to shed blood% Destruction and unha##iness in their
!aysJ and the !ay of #eace they ha$e not kno!n( there is no fear of God
before their eyes%
*2(.% 4hall not all they kno! that !ork iniLuity, !ho de$our my #eo#le
as they eat breadM
*2(?% They ha$e not called u#on the 'ord( there ha$e they trembled for
fear, !here there !as no fear%
*2(A% 7or the 'ord is in the just generation( you ha$e confounded the
counsel of the #oor manJ but the 'ord is his ho#e%
*2(+% =ho shall gi$e out of 4ion the sal$ation of 5sraelM !hen the 'ord
shall ha$e turned a!ay the ca#ti$ity of his #eo#le, 9acob shall rejoice,
and 5srael shall be glad%
Psalms "ha#ter *.
Domine, Luis habitabit%
=hat kind of men shall d!ell in the hea$enly 4ion%
*.(*% ) #salm for Da$id% 'ord, !ho shall d!ell in thy tabernacleM or !ho
shall rest in thy holy hillM
*.(,% 8e that !alketh !ithout blemish, and !orketh justice(
*.(2% 8e that s#eaketh truth in his heart, !ho hath not used deceit in
his tongue( or hath done e$il to his neighbour( nor taken u# a re#roach
against his neighbours%
*.(.% 5n his sight the malignant is brought to nothing( but he
glorifieth them that fear the 'ord% 8e that s!eareth to his neighbour,
and decei$eth notJ
*.(?% 8e that hath not #ut out his money to usury, nortaken bribes
against the innocent( 8e that doth these things, chall not be mo$ed for
e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *?
"onser$a me, Domine%
"hristDs future $ictory and trium#h o$er the !orld and death%
*?(*% The inscri#tion of a title to Da$id himself% Preser$e me, O 'ord,
for 5 ha$e #ut my trust in thee%
The inscri#tion of a title%%% That is, of a #illar or monument,
staylogra#hia( !hich is as much as to say, that this #salm is most
!orthy to be engra$ed on an e$erlasting monument%
*?(,% 5 ha$e said to the 'ord, thou art my God, for thou hast no need of
my goods%
*?(2% To the saints, !ho are in his land, he hath made !onderful all my
desires in them%
*?(.% Their infirmities !ere multi#lied( after!ards they made haste% 5
!ill not gather together their meetings for bloodofferings( nor !ill 5
be mindful of their names by my li#s%
*?(?% The 'ord is the #ortion of my inheritance and of my cu#( it is
thou that !ilt restore my inheritance to me%
*?(A% The lines are fallen unto me in goodly #laces( for my inheritance
is goodly to me%
*?(+% 5 !ill bless the 'ord, !ho hath gi$en me understanding( moreo$er,
my reins also ha$e corrected me e$en till night%
*?(1% 5 set the 'ord al!ays in my sight( for he is at my right hand,
that 5 be not mo$ed%
*?(B% Therefore my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced(
moreo$er, my flesh also shall rest in ho#e%
*?(*-% Because thou !ilt not lea$e my soul in hellJ nor !ilt thou gi$e
thy holy one to see corru#tion%
*?(**% Thou hast made kno!n to me the !ays of life, thou shalt fill me
!ith joy !ith thy countenance( at thy right hand are delights e$en to
the end%
Psalms "ha#ter *A
E>audi, Domine, justitiam%
) just manDs #rayer in tribulation against the malice of his enemy%
*A(*% The #rayer of Da$id% 8ear, O 'ord, my justice( attend to my
su##lication% Gi$e ear unto my #rayer, !hich #roceedeth not from
deceitful li#s%
*A(,% 'et my judgment come forth from thy countenance( let thy eyes
behold the things that are eLuitable%
*A(2% Thou hast #ro$ed my heart, and $isited it by night, thou hast
tried me by fire( and iniLuity hath not been found in me%
*A(.% That my mouth may not s#eak the !orks of men( for the sake of the
!ords of thy li#s, 5 ha$e ke#t hard !ays%
*A(?% Perfect thou my goings in thy #aths( that my footste#s be not
mo$ed%
*A(A% 5 ha$e cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me( O incline
thy ear unto me, and hear my !ords%
*A(+% 4he! forth thy !onderful merciesJ thou !ho sa$est them that trust
in thee%
*A(1% 7rom them that resist thy right hand kee# me, as the a##le of thy
eye% Protect me under the shado! of thy !ings%
*A(B% 7rom the face of the !icked !ho ha$e afflicted me% <y enemies ha$e
surrounded my soul(
*A(*-% They ha$e shut u# their fat( their mouth hath s#oken #roudly%
Their fat%%% That is, their bo!els of com#assion( for they ha$e none for
me%
*A(**% They ha$e cast me forth, and no! they ha$e surrounded me( they
ha$e set their eyes bo!ing do!n to the earth%
*A(*,% They ha$e taken me, as a lion #re#ared for the #reyJ and as a
young lion d!elling in secret #laces%
*A(*2% )rise, O 'ord, disa##oint him and su##lant himJ deli$er my soul
from the !icked oneJ thy s!ord
*A(*.% 7rom the enemies of thy hand% O 'ord, di$ide them from the fe! of
the earth in their life( their belly is filled from thy hidden stores%
They are full of children( and they ha$e left to their little ones the
rest of their substance%
Di$ide them from the fe!, etc%%% That is, cut them off from the earth,
and the fe! trifling things thereofJ !hich they are so #roud of, or
di$ide them from the fe!J that is, from thy elect, !ho are but fe!J that
they may no longer ha$e it in their #o!er to o##ress them% 5t is not
meant by !ay of a curse or im#recationJ but, as many other the like
#assages in the #salms, by !ay of a #rediction, or #ro#hecy of !hat
should come u#on them, in #unishment of their !ickedness% 5bid% Thy
hidden stores%%% Thy secret treasures, out of !hich thou furnishest
those earthly goods, !hich, !ith a bountiful hand thou hast distributed
both to the good and the bad%
*A(*?% But as for me, 5 !ill a##ear before thy sight in justice( 5 shall
be satisfied !hen thy glory shall a##ear%
Psalms "ha#ter *+
Diligam te, Domine%
Da$idDs thanks to God for his deli$ery from all his enemies%
*+(*% :nto the end, for Da$id, the ser$ant of the 'ord, !ho s#oke to the
'ord the !ords of this canticle, in the day that the 'ord deli$ered him
from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of 4aul( and he
said(
*+(,% 5 !ill lo$e thee, O 'ord, my strength(
*+(2% The 'ord is my firmament, my refuge, and my deli$erer% <y God is
my hel#er, and in him !ill 5 #ut my trust% <y #rotector, and the horn of
my sal$ation, and my su##ort%
*+(.% Praising, 5 !ill call u#on the 'ord( and 5 shall be sa$ed from my
enemies%
*+(?% The sorro!s of death surrounded me( and the torrents of iniLuity
troubled me%
*+(A% The sorro!s of hell encom#assed me( and the snares of death
#re$ented me%
*+(+% 5n my affliction 5 called u#on the 'ord, and 5 cried to my God(
)nd he heard my $oice from his holy tem#le( and my cry before him came
into his ears%
*+(1% The earth shook and trembled( the foundations of the mountains
!ere troubled and !ere mo$ed, because he !as angry !ith them%
*+(B% There !ent u# a smoke in his !rath( and a fire flamed from his
face( coals !ere kindled by it%
*+(*-% 8e bo!ed the hea$ens, and came do!n, and darkness !as under his
feet%
*+(**% )nd he ascended u#on the cherubim, and he fle!J he fle! u#on the
!ings of the !inds%
*+(*,% )nd he made darkness his co$ert, his #a$ilion round about him(
dark !aters in the clouds of the air%
*+(*2% )t the brightness that !as before him the clouds #assed, hail and
coals of fire%
*+(*.% )nd the 'ord thundered from hea$en, and the 8ighest ga$e his
$oice( hail and coals of fire%
*+(*?% )nd he sent forth his arro!s, and he scattered them( he
multi#lied lightnings, and troubled them%
*+(*A% Then the fountains of !aters a##eared, and the foundations of the
!orld !ere disco$ered( )t thy rebuke, O 'ord, at the blast of the s#irit
of thy !rath%
*+(*+% 8e sent from on high, and took me( and recei$ed me out of many
!aters%
*+(*1% 8e deli$ered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that
hated me( for they !ere too strong for me%
*+(*B% They #re$ented me in the day of my affliction( and the 'ord
became my rotector%
*+(,-% )nd he brought me forth into a large #lace( he sa$ed me, because
he !as !ell #leased !ith me%
*+(,*% )nd the 'ord !ill re!ard me according to my justiceJ and !ill
re#ay me according to the cleanness of my hands(
*+(,,% Because 5 ha$e ke#t the !ays of the 'ordJ and ha$e not done
!ickedly against my God%
*+(,2% 7or all his judgments are in my sight( and his justices 5 ha$e
not #ut a!ay from me%
*+(,.% )nd 5 shall be s#otless !ith him( and shall kee# myself from my
iniLuity%
*+(,?% )nd the 'ord !ill re!ard me according to my justice( and
according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes%
*+(,A% =ith the holy thou !ilt be holyJ and !ith the innocent man thou
!ilt be innocent(
*+(,+% )nd !ithe the elect thou !ilt be elect( and !ith the #er$erse
thou !ilt be #er$erted%
*+(,1% 7or thou !ilt sa$e the humble #eo#leJ but !ilt bring do!n the
eyes of the #roud%
*+(,B% 7or thou lightest my lam#, O 'ord( O my God, enlighten my
darkness%
*+(2-% 7or by thee 5 shall be deli$ered from tem#tationJ and through my
God 5 shall go o$er a !all%
*+(2*% )s for my God, his !ay is undefiled( the !ords of the 'ord are
fire-tried( he is the #rotector of all that trust in him%
*+(2,% 7or !ho is God but the 'ordM or !ho is God but our GodM
*+(22% God, !ho hath girt me !ith strengthJ and made my !ay blameless%
*+(2.% =ho hath made my feet like the feet of harts( and !ho setteth me
u#on high #laces%
*+(2?% =ho teacheth my hands to !ar( and thou hast made my arms like a
braHen bo!%
*+(2A% )nd thou hast gi$en me the #rotection of thy sal$ation( and thy
right hand hath held me u#( )nd thy disci#line hath corrected me unto
the end( and thy disci#line, the same shall teach me%
*+(2+% Thou hast enlarged my ste#s under meJ and my feet are not
!eakened%
*+(21% 5 !ill #ursue after my enemies, and o$ertake them( and 5 !ill not
turn again till they are consumed%
*+(2B% 5 !ill break them, and they shall not be able to stand( they
shall fall under my feet%
*+(.-% )nd thou hast girded me !ith strength unto battleJ and hast
subdued under me them that rose u# against me%
*+(.*% )nd thou hast made my enemies furn their back u#on me, and hast
destroyed them that hated me%
*+(.,% They cried, but there !as none to sa$e them, to the 'ord( but he
heard them not%
*+(.2% )nd 5 shall beat them as small as the dust before the !indJ 5
shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets%
*+(..% Thou !ilt deli$er me from the contradictions of the #eo#leJ thou
!ilt make me head of the Gentiles%
*+(.?% ) #eo#le !hich 5 kne! not, hath seer$ed me( at the hearing of the
ear they ha$e obeyed me%
*+(.A% The children that are strangers ha$e lied to me, strange children
ha$e faded a!ay, and ha$e halted from their #aths%
*+(.+% The 'ord li$eth, and blessed by my God, and let the God of my
sal$ation be e>alted%
*+(.1% O God, !ho a$engest me, and subduest the #eo#le under me, my
deli$erer from my enraged enemies%
*+(.B% )nd thou !ilt lift me u# abo$e them that rise u# against me( from
the unjust man thou !ilt deli$er me%
*+(?-% Therefore !ill 5 gi$e glory to thee, O 'ord, among the nations,
and 5 !ill sing a #salm to thy name%
*+(?*% Gi$ing great deli$erance to his king, and she!ing mercy to Da$id,
his anointed( and to his seed for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *1
"oeli enarrant%
The !orks of God she! forth his glory( his la! is greatly to be esteemed
and lo$ed%
*1(*% :nto the end% )Psalm "ha#ter for Da$id%
*1(,% The hea$ens she! forth the glory of God, and the firmament
declareth the !ork of his hands%
*1(2% Day to day uttereth s#eech, and night to night she!eth kno!ledge%
*1(.% There are no s#eeches nor languages, !here their $oices are not
heard%
*1(?% Their sound hath gone forth into all the earth( and their !ords
unto the ends of the !orld%
*1(A% 8e hath set his tabernacle in the sun( and he as a bridegroom
coming out of his bridechamber, 8ath rejoiced as a giant to run the !ay(
*1(+% 8is going out is from the end of hea$en, )nd his circuit e$en to
the end thereof( and ther is no one that can hide himself from his heat%
*1(1% The la! of the 'ord is uns#otted, con$erting souls( the testimony
of the 'ord is faithful, gi$ing !isdom to little ones%
*1(B% The justices of the 'ord are right, rejoicing hearts( the
commandment of the 'ord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes%
*1(*-% The fear of the 'ord is holy, enduring for e$er and e$er( the
judgments of the 'ord are true, justified in themsel$es%
*1(**% <ore to be desired than gold and many #recious stones( and
s!eeter than honey and the honeycomb%
*1(*,% 7or thy ser$ant kee#eth them, and in kee#ing them there is a
great re!ard%
*1(*2% =ho can understand sinsM from my secret ones cleanse me, O 'ord(
*1(*.% )nd from those of others s#are thy ser$ant% 5f they shall ha$e no
dominion o$er me, then shall 5 be !ithout s#ot( and 5 shall be cleansed
form the greatest sin%
*1(*?% )nd the !ords of my mouth shall be such as may #lease( and the
meditation of my heart al!ays in thy sight% O 'ord, my hel#er and my
Redeemer%
Psalms "ha#ter *B
E>audiat te Dominus%
) #rayer for the king%
*B(*% :nto the end% ) #salm for Da$id%
*B(,% <ay the 'ord hear thee in the day of tribulation( may the name of
the God of 9acob #rotect thee%
*B(2% <ay he send thee hel# from the sanctuary( and defend thee outof
4ion%
*B(.% <ay he be mindful of all thy sacrifices( and may thy !hole
burntoffering be made fat%
*B(?% <ay he gi$e thee according to thy o!n heartJ and confirm all thy
counsels%
*B(A% =e !ill rejoice in thy sal$ationJ and in the name of our God !e
shall be e>alted%
*B(+% The 'ord fulfil all thy #etitions( no! ha$e 5 kno!n that the 'ord
hath sa$ed his anointed% 8e !ill hear him from his holy hea$en( the
sal$ation of his right hand is in #o!ers%
The sal$ation of his right hand is in #o!ers%%% That is, in strength%
8is right hand is strong and mighty to sa$e them that trust in him%
*B(1% 4ome trust in chariots, and some in horses( but !e !ill call u#on
the name of the 'ord, our God%
*B(B% They are bound, and ha$e fallen( but !e are risen, and are set
u#right% O 'ord, sa$e the king( and hear us in the day that !e shall
call u#on thee%
Psalms "ha#ter ,-
Domine, in $irtute%
Praise to God for "hristDs e>altation after his #assion%
,-(*% :nto the end% ) #salm for Da$id%
,-(,% 5n thy strength, O 'ord, the king shall joyJ and in thy sal$ation
he shall rejoice e>ceedingly%
,-(2% Thou hast gi$en him his heartDs desire( and hast not !ithholden
from him the !ill of his li#s%
,-(.% 7or thou hast #re$ented him !ith belssings of s!eetness( thou hast
set on his head a cro!n of #recious stones%
,-(?% 8e asked life of thee( and thou hast gi$en him length of days for
e$er and e$er%
,-(A% 8is glory is great in thy sal$ation( glory and great beauty shalt
thou lay u#on hom%
,-(+% 7or thou shalt gi$e him to be a blessing for e$er and e$er( thou
shalt make him joyful in gladness !ith thy countenance%
,-(1% 7or the king ho#eth in the 'ord( andthrough the mercy of the most
8igh he !hall not be mo$ed%
,-(B% 'et thy hand be found by all thy enemies( let thy right hand find
out all them that hate thee%
,-(*-% Thou shalt make them as an o$en of fire, in the time of thy
anger( the 'ord shall trouble them in his !rath, and fire shall de$our
them%
,-(**% Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth( and their seed
from among the children of men%
,-(*,% 7or they ha$e intended e$ils against thee( they ha$e de$ised
counsels !hich they ha$e not been able to establish%
,-(*2% 7or thou shalt make them turn their back( in thy remnants thou
shalt #re#are their face%
5n thy remnants thou shalt #re#are their face%%% Or thou shalt set thy
remnants against their faces% That is, thou shalt make them see !hat
#unishments remain for them hereafter from thy justice% 5nstead of
remnants, 4t% 9erome renders it funes, that is, cords or strings, $iH%,
of the bo! of di$ine justice, from !hich God directs his arro!s against
the faces of his enemies%
,-(*.% Be thou e>alted, O 'ord, in thy o!n strength( !e !ill sing and
#raise thy #o!er%
Psalms "ha#ter ,*
Deus Deus meus%
"hristDs #assion( and the con$ersion of the Gentiles%
,*(*% :nto the end, for the morning #rotection, a #salm for Da$id%
,*(,% O God my God, look u#on me( !hy hast thou forsaken meM 7ar from my
sal$ation are the !ords of my sins%
The !ords of my sins%%% That is, the sins of the !orld, !hich 5 ha$e
taken u#on myself, cry out against me, and are the cause of all my
sufferings%
,*(2% O my God, 5 shall cry by day, and thou !ilt not hear( and by
night, and it shall not be re#uted as folly in me%
,*(.% But thou d!ellest in the holy #lace, the #raise of 5srael%
,*(?% 5n thee ha$e our fathers ho#ed( they ha$e ho#ed, and thou hast
deli$ered them%
,*(A% They cried to thee, and they !ere sa$ed( they trusted in thee, and
!ere not confounded%
,*(+% Bukt 5 am a !orm, and no man( the re#roach of men, and the outcast
of the #ro#le%
,*(1% )ll they that sa! me ha$e laughed me to scorn( they ha$e s#oken
!ith the li#s, and !agged the head%
,*(B% 8e ho#ed in the 'ord, let him deli$er him( let him sa$e him,
seeing he delighteth in him%
,*(*-% 7or thou art he that hast dra!n me out of the !omb( my ho#e from
the breasts of my mother%
,*(**% 5 !as cast u#on thee from the !omb% 7rom my motherDs !omb thou
art my God,
,*(*,% De#art not from me% 7or tribulation is $ery near( for there is
none to hel# me%
,*(*2% <any cal$es ha$e surrounded me( fat bulls ha$e besieged me%
,*(*.% They ha$e o#ened their mouths against me, as a lion ra$ening and
roaring%
,*(*?% 5 am #oured out like !aterJ and all my bones are scattered% <y
heart is become like !a> melting in the midast of my bo!els%
,*(*A% <y strength is dried u# like a #otsherd, and my tongue hath
clea$ed to my ja!s( and thou hast brought me do!n into the dust of
death%
,*(*+% 7or many dogs ha$e encom#assed me( the council of the malignant
hath besieged me% They ha$e dug my hands and feet%
,*(*1% They ha$e numbered all my bones% )nd they ha$e looked and stared
u#on me%
,*(*B% They l#arted my garments amongst themJ and u#on my $esture they
cast lots%
,*(,-% But thou, O 'ord, remo$e not thy hel# to a distance from meJ look
to!ards my defence%
,*(,*% Deli$er, O God, my soul from the s!ord( my only one from the hand
of the dog%
,*(,,% 4a$e me from the lionDs mouthJ and my lo!ness from the horns of
the unicorns%
,*(,2% 5 !ill declare thy name to my brethren( in the midst of the
church !ill 5 #raise thee%
,*(,.% &e that fear the 'ord, #raise him( all ye the seed of 9acob,
glorify him%
,*(,?% 'et all the seed of 5srael fear him( because he hath not slighted
nor des#ised the su##lication of the #oor man% either hath he turned
a!ay his face form me( and !hen 5 cried to him he heard me%
,*(,A% =ith thee is my #raise in a great church( 5 !ill #ay my $o!s in
the sight of them that fear him%
,*(,+% The #oor shall eat and shall be filled( and they shall #raise the
'ord that seek him( their hearts shall li$e for e$er and e$er%
,*(,1% )ll the ends of the earth shall remember, and shall be con$erted
to the 'ord( )nd all the kindreds of the Gentiles shall adore in his
sight%
,*(,B% 7or the kingdom is the 'ordDsJ and he shall ha$e dominion o$er
the nations%
,*(2-% )ll the fat ones of the earth ha$e eaten and ha$e adored( all
they that go do!n to the earth shall fall before him%
,*(2*% )nd to him my soul shall li$e( and my seed shall ser$e him%
,*(2,% There shall be declared to the 'ord a generation to come( and the
hea$ens shall she! forth his justice to a #eo#le that shall be born,
!hich the 'ord hath made%
Psalms "ha#ter ,,
Dominus regit me%
GodDs s#iritual benefits to faithful souls%
,,(*% ) #salm for Da$id% The 'ord ruleth me( and 5 shall !ant nothing%
Ruleth me%%% 5n 8ebre!, 5s my she#herd, $iH%, to feed, guide, and go$ern
me%
,,(,% 8e hath set me in a #lace of #asture% 8e hath brought me u#, on
the !ater of refreshment(
,,(2% 8e hath con$erted my soul% 8e hath led me on the #aths of justice,
for his o!n nameDs sake%
,,(.% 7or though 5 should !alk in the midst of the shado! of death, 5
!ill fear no e$ils, for thou art !ith me% Thy rod and thy staff, they
ha$e comforted me%
,,(?% Thou hast #re#ared a table before me against them that afflict me%
Thou hast anointed my head !ith oilJ and my chalice !hich inebreateth
me, ho! goodly is itN
,,(A% )nd thy mercy !ill follo! me all the days of my life% )nd that 5
may d!ell in the house of the 'ord unto length of days%
Psalms "ha#ter ,2
Domini est terra%
=ho are they that shall ascend to hea$en( "hristDs trium#hant ascension
thither%
,2(*% On the first day of the !eek, a #salm for Da$id% The earth is the
'ordDs and the fulness thereof( the !orld, and all they that d!ell
therein%
,2(,% 7or he hath founded it u#on the seasJ and hath #re#ared it u#on
the ri$ers%
,2(2% =ho shall ascend into the mountain of the 'ord( or !ho shall stand
in his holy #laceM
,2(.% The innocent in hands, and clean of heart, !ho hath not taken his
soul in $ain, nor s!orn deceitfully to his neighbour%
,2(?% 8e shall recei$e a blessing from the 'ord, and mercy from God his
4a$iour%
,2(A% This is the generation of them that seek him, of them that seek
the face of the God of 9acob%
,2(+% 'ift u# your gates, O ye l#rinces, and be ye lifted u#, O eternal
gates( and the ;ing of Glory shall enter in%
,2(1% =ho is this ;ing of GloryM the 'ord !ho is strong and mighty( the
'ord mighty in battle%
,2(B% 'ift u# your gates, O ye #rinces, and be ye lifted u#, O eternal
gates( and the ;ing of Glory shall enter in%
,2(*-% =ho is this ;ing of GloryM the 'ord of hosts, he is the ;ing of
Glory%
Psalms "ha#ter ,.
)d te, Domine, le$a$i%
) #rayer for grace, mercy, and #rotection against our enemies%
,.(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id% To thee, O 'ord, ha$e 5 lifted u#
my soul%
,.(,% 5n thee, O my God, 5 #ut my trustJ let me not be ashamed%
,.(2% either let my enemies laugh at me( for none of them that !ait on
thee shall be confounded%
,.(.% 'et all them be confounded that act unjust things !ithout cause%
4he!, O 'ord, thy !ays to me, and teach me thy #aths%
,.(?% Direct me in thy truth, and teach meJ for thou art God my 4a$iourJ
and on thee ha$e 5 !aited all the day long%
,.(A% Remember, O 'or, thy bo!els of com#assionJ and thy mercies that
are from the beginning of the !orld%
,.(+% The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember% )ccording
to thy mercy remember thou me( for thy goodnessD sake, O 'ord%
,.(1% The 'ord is s!eet and righteous( therefore he !ill gi$e a la! to
sinners in the !ay%
,.(B% 8e !ill guide themild in judgment( he !ill teach the meek his
!ays%
,.(*-% )ll the !ays of the 'ord are mercy and truth, to them that seek
after his co$enant and his testimonies%
,.(**% 7or thy nameDs sake, O 'rod, thou !ilt #ardon my sin( for it is
great%
,.(*,% =ho is the man that feareth the 'ordM 8e hath a##ointed him a la!
in the !ay he hath chosen%
,.(*2% 8is soul shall d!ell in good things( and his seed shall inherit
the land%
,.(*.% The 'ord is a firmament to them that fear him( and his co$enant
shall be made manifest to them%
,.(*?% <y eyes are e$er to!ards the 'ord( for he shall #luck my feet out
of the snare%
,.(*A% 'ook thou u#on me, and ha$e mercy on meJ for 5 am alone and #oor%
,.(*+% The troubles of my heart are multi#lied( deli$er me from my
necessities%
,.(*1% 4ee my abjection and my labourJ and forgi$e me all my sins%
,.(*B% "onsider my enemies for they are multi#lied, and ha$e hated me
!ith an unjust hatred%
,.(,-% Dee# thou my soul, and deli$er me( 5 shall not be ashamed, for 5
ha$e ho#ed in thee%
,.(,*% The innocent and the u#right ha$e adhered to me( because 5 ha$e
!aited on thee%
,.(,,% Deli$er 5srael, O God, from all his tribulations%
Psalms "ha#ter ,?
9udica me, Domine%
Da$idDs #rayer to God in his distress, to be deli$ered, that he may come
to !orshi# him in his tabernacle%
,?(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id% 9udge me, O 'ord, for 5 ha$e
!alked in my innocence( and 5 ha$e #ut my trust in the 'ord, and shall
not be !eakened%
,?(,% Pro$e me, O 'ord, and try meJ burn my reins and my heart%
,?(2% 7or thy mercy is before my eyesJ and 5 am !ell #leased !ith thy
truth%
,?(.% 5 ha$e not sat !ith the council of $anity( neither !ill 5 go in
!ith the doers of unjust things%
,?(?% 5 ha$e hated the assembly of the malignantJ and !ith the !icked 5
!ill not sit%
,?(A% 5 !ill !ash my hands among the innocentJ and !ill com#ass thy
altar, O 'ord(
,?(+% That 5 may hear the $oice of thy #raise( and tell of all thy
!ondrous !orks%
,?(1% 5 ha$e lo$ed, O 'ord, the beauty of thy houseJ and the #lace !here
thy glory d!elleth%
,?(B% Take not a!ay my soul, O God, !ith the !icked( nor my life !ith
bloody men(
,?(*-% 5n !hose hands are iniLuities( their right hand is filled !ith
gifts%
,?(**% But as for me, 5 ha$e !alked in my innocence( redeem me, and ha$e
mercy on me%
,?(*,% <y foot hath stood in the direct !ay( in the churches 5 !ill
bless thee, O 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter ,A
Dominus illuminatio%
Da$idDs faith and ho#e in God%
,A(*% The #salm of Da$id before he !as anointed% The 'ord is my light
and my sal$ation, !hom shall 5 fearM The 'ord is the #rotector of my
life( of !hom shall 5 be afraidM
,A(,% =hilst the !icked dra! near against me, to eat my flesh% <y
enemies that trouble me, ha$e themsel$es been !eakened, and ha$e fallen%
,A(2% 5f armies in cam# should stand to gether against me, my heart
shall not fear% 5f a battle should rise u# against me, in this !ill 5 be
confident%
,A(.% One thing 5 ha$e asked of the 'ord, this !ill 5 seek afterJ that 5
may d!ell in the house of the 'ord all the days of my life% That 5 may
see the delight of the 'ord, and may $isit his tem#le%
,A(?% 7or he hath hidden me in his tabernacleJ in the day of e$ils, he
hath #rotected me in the secret #lace of his tabernacle%
,A(A% 8e hath e>alted me u#on a rock( and no! he hath lifted u# my head
abo$e my enemies% 5 ha$e gone round, and ha$e offered u# in his
tabernacle a sacrifice of jubilation( 5 !ill sing, and recite a #salm to
the 'ord%
,A(+% 8ear, O 'ord, my $oice, !ith !hich 5 ha$e cried to thee( ha$e
mercy on me and hear me%
,A(1% <y heart hath said to thee( <y face hath sought thee( thy face, O
'ord, !ill 5 still seek%
,A(B% Turn not a!ay thy face from meJ decline not in thy !rath from thy
ser$ant% Be thou my hel#er, forsake me notJ do not thou des#ise me, O
God my 4a$iour%
,A(*-% 7or my father and my mother ha$e left me( but the 'ord hath taken
me u#%
,A(**% 4et me, O 'ord, a la! in thy !ay, and guide me in the right #ath,
because of my enemies%
,A(*,% Deli$er me not o$er to the !ill of them that trouble meJ for
unjust !itnesses ha$e risen u# against meJ and iniLuity hath lied to
itself%
,A(*2% 5 belie$e to see the good things of the 'ord in the land of the
li$ing%
,A(*.% E>#ect the 'ord, do manfully, and let thy heart take courage, and
!ait thou for the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter ,+
)d te, Domine, clamabo%
Da$idDs #rayer that his enemies may not #re$ail o$er him%
,+(*% ) #salm for Da$id himself% :nto thee !ill 5 cry, O 'ord( O my God,
be not thou silent to me( lest if thou be silent to me, 5 become like
them that go do!n into the #it%
,+(,% 8ear, O 'ord, the $oice of my su##lication, !hen 5 #ray to theeJ
!hen 5 lift u# my hands to thy holy tem#le%
,+(2% Dra! me not a!ay together !ith the !ickedJ and !ith the !orkers of
iniLuity destroy me not( =ho s#eak #eace !ith their neighbour, but e$ils
are in their hearts%
,+(.% Gi$e them according to their !orks, and according to the
!ickedness of their in$entions% )ccording to the !orks of their hands
gi$e thou to them( render to them their re!ard%
,+(?% Because they ha$e not understood the !orks of the 'ord, and the
o#erations of his hands( thou shalt destroy them, and shalt not build
them u#%
,+(A% Blessed be the 'ord, for he hath heard the $oice of my
su##lication%
,+(+% The 'ord is my hel#er andmy #rotector( in him hath my heart
confided, and 5 ha$e been hel#ed% )nd my flesh hath flourished again,
and !ith my !ill 5 !ill gi$e #raise to him%
,+(1% The 'ord is the strength of his #eo#le, and the #rotector of the
sal$ation of his anointed%
,+(B% 4a$e, O 'ord, thy #eo#le, and bless thy inheritance( and rule them
and e>alt them for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter ,1
)fferte Domino%
)n in$itation to glorify God, !ith a commemoration of his mighty !orks%
,1(*% ) #salm for Da$id, at the finishing of the tabernacle% Bring to
the 'ord, O ye children of God( bring to the 'ord the offs#ring of rams%
,1(,% Bring to the 'ord glory and honour( bring to the 'ord glory to his
name( adore ye the 'ord in his holy court%
,1(2% The $oice of the 'ord is u#on the !atersJ the God of majesty hath
thundered, The 'ord is u#on many !aters%
,1(.% The $oice of the 'ord is in #o!erJ the $oice of the 'ord in
magnificence%
,1(?% The $oice of the 'ord breaketh the cedars( yea, the 'ord shall
break the cedars of 'ibanus%
,1(A% )nd shall reduce them to #ieces, as a calf of 'ibanus, and as the
belo$ed son of unicorns%
4hall reduce them to #ieces, etc%%% 5n 8ebre!, shall make them to ski#
like a calf% The #salmist here describes the effects of thunder E!hich
he calls the $oice of the 'ordG !hich sometimes breaks do!n the tallest
and strongest treesJ and makes their broken branches ski#, etc% )ll this
is to be understood mystically of the #o!erful $oice of GodDs !ord in
his churchJ !hich has broken the #ride of the great ones of this !orld,
and brought many of them meekly and joyfully to submit their necks to
the s!eet yoke of "hrist%
,1(+% The $oice of the 'ord di$ideth the flame of fire(
,1(1% The $oice of the 'ord shaketh the desert( and the 'ord shall shake
the desert of "ades%
,1(B% The $oice of the 'ord #re#areth the stags( and he !ill disco$er
the thick !oods( and in his tem#le all shall s#eak his glory%
,1(*-% The 'ord maketh the flood to d!ell( and the 'ord shall sit king
for e$er% The 'ord !ill gi$e strength to his #eo#le( the 'ord !ill bless
his #eo#le !ith #eace%
Psalms "ha#ter ,B
E>altabo te, Domine%
Da$id #raiseth God for his deli$erance, and his merciful dealings !ith
him%
,B(*% ) #salm of a canticle, at the dedication of Da$idDs house%
,B(,% 5 !ill e>tol thee, O 'ord, for thou hast u#held me( and hast not
made my enemies to rejoice o$er me%
,B(2% O 'ord my God, 5 ha$e cried to thee, and thou hast healed me%
,B(.% Thou hast brought forth, O 'ord, my soul from hell( thou hast
sa$ed me from them that go do!n into the #it%
,B(?% 4ing to the 'ord, O ye his saints( and gi$e #raise to the memory
of his holiness%
,B(A% 7or !rath is in his indignationJ and life in his good !ill% 5n the
e$ening !ee#ing shall ha$e #lace, and in the morning gladness%
,B(+% )nd in my abundance 5 said( 5 shall ne$er be mo$ed%
,B(1% O 'ord, in thy fa$our, thou ga$est strength to my beauty% Thou
turnedst a!ay thy face from me, and 5 became troubled%
,B(B% To thee, O 'ord, !ill 5 cry( and 5 !ill make su##lication to my
God%
,B(*-% =hat #rofit is there in my blood, !hilst 5 go do!n to corru#tionM
4hall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truthM
,B(**% The 'ord hath heard, and hath had mercy on me( the 'ord became my
hel#er%
,B(*,% Thou hast turned for me my mourning into joy( thou hast cut my
sackcloth, and hast com#assed me !ith gladness(
,B(*2% To the end that my glory may sing to thee, and 5 may not regret(
O 'ord my God, 5 !ill gi$e #raise to thee for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter 2-
5n te, Domine, s#era$i%
) #rayer of a just man under affliction%
2-(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id, in an ecstasy%
2-(,% 5n thee, O 'ord, ha$e 5 ho#ed, let me ne$er be confounded( deli$er
me in thy justice%
2-(2% Bo! do!n thy ear to me( make haste to deli$er me% Be thou unto me
a God, a #rotector, and a house of refuge, to sa$e me%
2-(.% 7or thou art my strength and my refugeJ and for thy nameDs sake
thou !ilt lead me, and nourish me%
2-(?% Thou !ilt bring me out of this snare, !hich they ha$e hidden for
me( for thou art my #rotector%
2-(A% 5nto thy hands 5 commend my s#irit( thou hast redeemed me, O 'ord,
the God of truth%
2-(+% Thou hast hated them that regard $anities, to no #ur#ose% But 5
ha$e ho#ed in the 'ord(
2-(1% 5 !ill be glad and rejoice in thy mercy% 7or thou hast regarded my
humility, thou hast sa$ed my soul out of distresses%
2-(B% )nd thou hast not shut me u# in the hands of the enemy( thou hast
set my feet in a s#acious #lace%
2-(*-% 8a$e mercy on me, O 'ord, for 5 am afflicted( my eye is troubled
!ith !rath, my soul, and my belly(
2-(**% 7or my life is !asted !ith grief( and my years in sighs% <y
strength is !eakened through #o$erty and my bones are disturbed%
2-(*,% 5 am become a re#roach among all my enemies, and $ery much to my
neighboursJ and a fear to my acLuaintance% They that sa! me !ithout fled
from me%
2-(*2% 5 am forgotten as one dead from the heart% 5 am become as a
$essel that is destroyed%
2-(*.% 7or 5 ha$e heard the blame of many that d!ell round about% =hile
they assembled together against me, they consulted to take a!ay my life%
2-(*?% But 5 ha$e #ut my trust in thee, O 'ord( 5 said( Thou art my God%
2-(*A% <y lots are in thy hands% Deli$er me out of the hands of my
enemiesJ and from them that #ersecute me%
2-(*+% <ake thy face to shine u#on thy ser$antJ sa$e me in thy mercy%
2-(*1% 'et me not be confounded, O 'ord, for 5 ha$e called u#on thee%
'et the !icked be ashamed, and be brought do!n to hell%
2-(*B% 'et deceitful li#s be made dumb% =hich s#eak iniLuity against the
just, !ith #ride and abuse%
2-(,-% O ho! great is the multitude of thy s!eetness, O 'ord, !hich thou
hast hidden for them that fear theeN =hich thou hast !rougth for them
that ho#e inthee, in the sight of the sons of men%
2-(,*% Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy face, from the
disturbance of men% Thoushalt #rotect them in thy tabernacle form the
contradiction of tongues%
2-(,,% Blessed be the 'ord, for he hath she!n his !onderful mercy to me
in a fortified city%
2-(,2% But 5 said in the e>cess of my mind( 5 am cast a!ay from before
thy eyes% Therefore thou hast heard the $oice of my #rayer, !hen 5 cried
to thee%
2-(,.% O lo$e the 'ord, all ye his saints( for the 'ord !ill reLuire
truth, and !ill re#ay them abundantly that act #roudly%
2-(,?% Do ye manfully, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that
ho#e in the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter 2*
Beati Luorum%
The second #enitential #salm%
2*(*% To Da$id himself, understanding% Blessed are they !hose iniLuities
are forgi$en, and !hose sins are co$ered%
2*(,% Blessed is the man to !hom the 'ord hath not in#uted sin, and in
!hose s#irit there is no guile%
2*(2% Because 5 !as silent my bones gre! oldJ !hilst 5 cried out all the
day long%
Because 5 !as silent, etc%%% That is, !hilst 5 ke#t silence, by
concealing, or refusing to confess my sins, thy hand !as hea$y u#on me,
etc%
2*(.% 7or day and night thy hand !as hea$y u#on me( 5 am turned in my
anguish, !hilst the thorn is fastened%
5 am turned, etc%%% That is, 5 turn and roll about in my bed to seek for
ease in my #ain !hilst the thorn of thy justice #ierces my flesh, and
sticks fast in me% Or, 5 am turned( that is, 5 am con$erted to thee, my
God, by being brought to a better understanding by thy chastisements% 5n
the 8ebre! it is, my moisture is turned into the droughts of the summer%
2*(?% 5 ha$e ackno!ledged my sin to thee, and my injustice 5 ha$e not
concealed% 5 said 5 !ill confess against my self my injustice to the
'ord( and thou hast forgi$en the !ickedness of my sin%
2*(A% 7or this shall e$ery one that is holy #ray to thee in a seasonable
time% )nd yet in a flood of many !aters, they shall not come nigh unto
him%
2*(+% Thou art my fefuge from the trouble !hich hath eencom#assed me( my
joy, deli$er me from them that surround me%
2*(1% 5 !ill gi$e thee understanding, and 5 !ill instruct thee in this
!ay, in !hich thou shalt go( 5 !ill fi> my eyes u#on thee%
2*(B% Do not become like the horse and the mule, !ho ha$e no
understanding% =ith bit and bridle bind fast their ja!s, !ho come not
near unto thee%
2*(*-% <any are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encom#ass
him that ho#eth in the 'ord%
2*(**% Be glad in the 'ord, and rejoice, ye just, and glory, all ye
right of heart%
Psalms "ha#ter 2,
E>ultate, justi%
)n e>hortation to #raise God, and to trust in him%
2,(*% ) #salm for Da$id% Rejoice in the 'ord, O ye just( #raise becometh
the u#right%
2,(,% Gi$e #raise to the 'ord on the har#J sing to him !ith the
#saltery, the instrument of ten strings%
2,(2% 4ing to him a ne! canticle, sing !ell unto him !ith a loud noise%
2,(.% 7or the !ord of the 'ord is right, and all his !orks are done !ith
faithfulness%
2,(?% 8e lo$eth mercy and judgmentJ the earth is full of the mercy of
the 'ord%
2,(A% By the !ord of the 'ord the hea$ens !ere establishedJ and all the
#o!er of them by the s#irit of his mouth(
2,(+% Gathering together the !aters of the sea, as in a $esselJ laying
u# the de#ths in storehouses%
2,(1% 'et all the earth fear the 'ord, and let all the inhabitants of
the !orld be in a!e of him%
2,(B% 7or he s#oke and they !ere made( he commanded and they !ere
created%
2,(*-% The 'ord bringeth to nought the counsels of nationsJ and he
rejecteth the de$ices of #eo#le, and casteth a!ay the counsels of
#rinces%
2,(**% But the counsel of the 'ord standeth for e$er( the thoughts of
his heart to all generations%
2,(*,% Blessed is the nation !hose God is the 'ord( the #eo#le !hom he
hath chosen for his inheritance%
2,(*2% The 'ord hath looked from hea$en( he hath beheld all the sons of
men%
2,(*.% 7rom his habitation !hich he hath #re#ared, he hath looked u#on
all that d!ell on the earth%
2,(*?% 8e !ho hath made the hearts of e$ery one of them( !ho
understandeth all their !orks%
2,(*A% The king is not sa$ed by a great army( nor shall the giant be
sa$ed by his o!n great strength%
2,(*+% @ain is the horse for safety( neither shall he be sa$ed by the
abundance of his strength%
2,(*1% Behold the eyes of the 'ord are on them that fear him( and on
them that ho#e in his mercy%
2,(*B% To deli$er their souls from deathJ and feed them in famine%
2,(,-% Our soul !aiteth for the 'ord( for he is our hel#er and
#rotector%
2,(,*% 7or in him our heart shall rejoice( and in his holy name !e ha$e
trusted%
2,(,,% 'et thy mercy, O 'ord, be u#on us, as !e ha$e hoo#ed in thee%
Psalms "ha#ter 22
Benedicam Dominum%
)n e>hortation to the #raise, and ser$ice of God%
22(*% 7or Da$id, !hen he changed his countenance before )chimelech, !ho
dismissed him, and he !ent his !ay% /* ;ings ,*%3
22(,% 5 !ill belss the 'ord at all times, his #raise shall be al!ays in
my mouth%
22(2% 5n the 'ord shall my soul be #raised( let the meek hear and
rejoice%
22(.% O magnify the 'ord !ith meJ and let us e>tol his name together%
22(?% 5 sought the 'ord, and he heard meJ and he deli$ered me from all
my troubles%
22(A% "ome ye to him and be enlightened( and your faces shall not be
confounded%
22(+% This #oor man cried, and the 'ord heard him( and sa$ed him out of
all his troubles%
22(1% The angel of the 'ord shall encam# round about them that fear him(
and shall deli$er them%
22(B% O taste, and see that the 'ord is s!eet( blessed is the man that
ho#eth in him%
22(*-% 7ear the 'ord, all ye his saints( for there is no !ant to them
that fear him%
22(**% The rich ha$e !anted, and ha$e suffered hunger( but they that
seek the 'ord shall not be de#ri$ed of any good%
22(*,% "ome, children, hearken to me( 5 !ill teach you the fear of the
'ord%
22(*2% =ho is the man that desireth life( !ho li$eth to see good daysM
22(*.% ;ee# thy tongue form e$il, and thy li#s from s#eaking guile%
22(*?% Tkurn a!ay from e$il and do good( seek after #eace and #ursue it%
22(*A% The eyes of the 'ord are u#on the just( and his ears unto their
#rayers%
22(*+% But the countenance of the 'ord is against them that do e$il
things( to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth%
22(*1% The just cried, and the 'ord heard them( and deli$ered them out
of all their troubles%
22(*B% The 'ord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart( and he
!ill sa$e the humble of s#irit%
22(,-% <any are the afflictions of the justJ but out of them all !ill
the 'ord deli$er them%
22(,*% The 'ord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart( and he
!ill sa$e the humble of s#irit%
22(,,% The death of the !icked is $ery e$il( and they that hate the just
shall be guilty%
22(,2% The 'ord !ill redeem the souls of his ser$ants( and none of them
that trust in him shall offend%
Psalms "ha#ter 2.
9udica, Domine, nocentes me%
Da$id, in the #erson of "hrist, #rayeth against his #ersecutors(
#ro#hetecally foreshe!ing the #unishments that shall fall u#on them%
2.(*% 7or Da$id himself% 9udge thou, O 'ord, them that !rong me(
o$erthro! them that fight against me%
2.(,% Take hold of arms and shield( and rise u# to hel# me%
2.(2% Bring out the s!ord, and shut u# the !ay against them that
#ersecute me( say to my soul( 5 am thy sal$ation%
2.(.% 'et them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul% 'et
them be turned back and be confounded that de$ise e$il against me%
2.(?% 'et them become as dust before the !ind( and let the angel of the
'ord straiten them%
2.(A% 'et their !ay become dark and sli##eryJ and let the angel of the
'ord #ursue them%
2.(+% 7or !ithout cause they ha$e hidden their net for me unto
destruction( !ithout cause they ha$e u#braided my soul%
2.(1% 'et the snae !hich he kno!eth not come u#on him( and let the net
!hich he hath hidden catch him( and into that $ery snare let them fall%
2.(B% But my soul shall rejoice in the 'ordJ and shall be delighted in
his sal$ation%
2.(*-% )ll my bones shall say( 'ord, !ho is like to theeM =ho deli$erest
the #oor from the hand of them that are stronger than heJ the needy and
the #oor from them that stri# him%
2.(**% :njust !itnesses rising u# ha$e asked me things 5 kne! not%
2.(*,% They re#aid me e$il for good( to the de#ri$ing me of my soul%
2.(*2% But as for me, !hen they !ere troublesome to me, 5 !as clothed
!ith haircloth% 5 humbled my soul !ith fastingJ and my #rayer shall be
turned into my bosom%
2.(*.% )s a neighbour and as an o!n brother, so did 5 #lease( as one
mourning and sorro!ful so !as 5 humbled%
2.(*?% But they rejoiced against me, and came together( scourges !ere
gathered together u#on me, and 5 kne! not%
2.(*A% They !ere se#arated, and re#ented not( they tem#ted me, they
scoffed at me !ith scorn( they gnashed uk#on me !ith their teeth%
2.(*+% 'ord, !hen !ilt thou look u#on meM rescue thou my soul from their
malice( my only one from the lions%
2.(*1% 5 !ill gi$e thanks to thee in a great churchJ 5 !ill #raise thee
in a strong #eo#le%
2.(*B% 'et not them that are my enemies !rongfully rejoice o$er me( !ho
ha$e hated me !ithout cause, and !ink !ith the eyes%
2.(,-% 7or they s#oke indeed #eaceably to meJ and s#eaking in the anger
of the earth they de$ised guile%
2.(,*% )nd they o#ened their mouth !ide against meJ they said( =ell
done, !ell done, our eyes ha$e seen it%
2.(,,% Thou hast seen, O 'ord, be not thou silent( O 'ord, de#art not
from me%
2.(,2% )rise, and be attenti$e to my judgment( to my cause, my God, and
my 'ord%
2.(,.% 9udge me, O 'ord my God according to thy justice, and let them
not rejoice o$er me%
2.(,?% 'et them not say in their hearts( 5t is !ell, it is !ell, to our
mind( neither let them say( =e ha$e s!allo!ed him u#%
2.(,A% 'et them blush( and be ashamed to gether, !ho rejoice at my
e$ils% 'et them be clothed !ith confusion and shame, !ho s#eak great
things against me%
2.(,+% 'et them rejoice and be glad, !ho are !ell #leased !ith my
justice, and let them say al!ays( The 'ord be magnified, !ho delights in
the #eace of his ser$ant%
2.(,1% )nd my tongue shall meditate thy justice, thy #raise all the day
long%
Psalms "ha#ter 2?
Di>it injustus%
The malice of sinners, and the goodness of God%
2?(*% :nto the end, for the ser$ant of God, Da$id himself%
2?(,% The unjust hath said !ithin himself, that he !ould sin( there is
no fear of God before his eyes%
2?(2% 7or in his sight he hath done deceitfully, that his iniLuity may
be found unto hatred%
:nto hatred%%% That is, hateful to God%
2?(.% The !ords of his mouth are iniLuity and guile( he !ould not
understand that he might do !ell%
2?(?% 8e hath de$ised iniLuity on his bed, he hath set himself on e$ery
!ay that is not good( but e$il he hath not hated%
2?(A% O 'ord, thy mercy is in hea$en, and thy truth reacheth e$en to the
clouds%
2?(+% Thy justice is as the mountains of God, thy judgments are a great
dee#% <en and beasts thou !ilt #reser$e, O 'ord(
2?(1% O ho! hast thou multi#lied thy mercy, O GodN But the children of
men shall #ut their trust under the co$ert of thy !ings%
2?(B% They shall be inebriated !ith the #lenty of thy houseJ and thou
shalt make them drink of the torrent of thy #leasure%
2?(*-% 7or !ith thee is the fountain of lifeJ and in thy light !e shall
see light%
2?(**% E>tend thy mercy to them that kno! thee, and thy justice to them
that are right in heart%
2?(*,% 'et not the foot of #ride come to me, and let not the hand of the
sinner mo$e me%
2?(*2% There the !orkers of iniLuity are fallen, they are cast out, and
could not stand%
Psalms "ha#ter 2A
oli aemulari%
)n e>hortation to des#ise this !orldJ and the short #ros#erity of the
!ickedJ and to trust in Pro$idence%
2A(*% Be not emulous of e$ildoersJ nor en$y them that !ork iniLuity%
2A(,% 7or they shall shortly !ither a!ay as grass, and as the green
herbs shall Luickly fall%
2A(2% Trust in the 'ord, and do good, and d!ell in the land, and thou
shalt be fed !ith its riches%
2A(.% Delight in the 'ord, and he !ill gi$e thee the reLuests of thy
heart%
2A(?% "ommit thy !ay to the 'ord, and trust in him, and he !ill do it%
2A(A% )nd he !ill bring forth thy justice as the light, and thy judgment
as the noonday%
2A(+% Be subject to the 'ord and #ray to him% En$y not the man !ho
#ros#ereth in his !ayJ the man !ho doth unjust things%
2A(1% "ease from anger, and lea$e rageJ ha$e no emulation to do e$il%
2A(B% 7or e$ildoers shall be cut off( but they that !ait u#on the 'ord,
they shall inherit the land%
2A(*-% 7or yet a little !hile, and the !icked shall not be( and thou
shalt seek his #lace, and shalt not find it%
2A(**% But the meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in
abundance of #eace%
2A(*,% The sinner shall !atch the just man( and shall gnash u#on him
!ith his teeth%
2A(*2% But the 'ord shall laugh at him( for he foreseeth that his day
shall come%
2A(*.% The !icked ha$e dra!n out the s!ord( they ha$e bent their bo!% To
cast do!n the #oor and needy, to kill the u#right of heart%
2A(*?% 'et their s!ord enter into their o!n hearts, andlet their bo! be
broken%
2A(*A% Better is a little to the just, than the great riches of the
!icked%
2A(*+% 7or the arms of the !icked shall be broken in #iecesJ but the
'ord strengtheneth the just%
2A(*1% The 'ord kno!eth the days of the undefiledJ and their inheritance
shall be for e$er%
2A(*B% They shall not be confounded in the e$il timeJ and in the days of
famine they shall be filled(
2A(,-% Because the !icked shall #erish% )nd the enemies of the 'ord,
#resently after they shall be honoured and e>alted, shall come to
nothing and $anish like smoke%
2A(,*% The sinner shall borro!, and not #ay againJ but the just she!eth
mercy and shall gi$e%
2A(,,% 7or such as bless him shall inherit the land( but such as curse
him shall #erish%
2A(,2% =ith the 'ord shall the ste#s of a man be directed, and he shall
like !ell his !ay%
2A(,.% =hen he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the 'ord #utteth
his hand under him%
2A(,?% 5 ha$e been young and no! am oldJ and 5 ha$e not seen the just
forsaken, nor his seed seeking bread%
2A(,A% 8e she!eth mercy, and lendeth all the day longJ and his seed
shall be in blessing%
2A(,+% Decline from e$il and do good, and d!ell for e$er and e$er%
2A(,1% 7or the 'ord lo$eth judgment, and !ill not forsake his saints(
they shall be #reser$ed for e$er% The unjust shall be #unished, and the
seed of the !icked shall #erish%
2A(,B% But the just shall inherit the land, and shall d!ell therein for
e$ermore%
2A(2-% The mouth of the just shall meditate !isdom( and his tongue shall
s#eak judgment%
2A(2*% The la! of his God is in his heart, and his ste#s shall not be
su##lanted%
2A(2,% The !icked !atcheth the just man, and seeketh to #ut him to
death,
2A(22% But the 'ord !ill not lea$e him in his handsJ nor condemn him
!hen he shall be judged%
2A(2.% E>#ect the 'ord and kee# his !ay( and he !ill e>alt thee to
inherit the land( !hen the sinners shall #erish thou shalt see%
2A(2?% 5 ha$e seen the !icked highly e>alted, and lifted uk# like the
cedars of 'ibanus%
2A(2A% )nd 5 #assed by, and lo, he !as not( and 5 sought him and his
#lace !as not found%
2A(2+% ;ee# innocence, and behold justice( for there are remnants for
the #eaceable man%
2A(21% But the unjust shall be destroyed to gether( the remnants of the
!icked shall #erish%
2A(2B% But the sal$ation of the just is from the 'ord, and he is their
#rotector in the time of trouble%
2A(.-% )nd the 'ord !ill hel# them and deli$er them( and he !ill rescue
them from the !icked, and sa$e them because they ha$e ho#ed in him%
Psalms "ha#ter 2+
Domine, ne in furore%
) #rayer of a #enitent for the remission of his sins% The third
#enitential #salm%
2+(*% ) #salm for Da$id, for a remembrance of the sabbath%
7or a remembrance%%% @iH%, of our miseries and sins( and to be sung on
the sabbath day%
2+(,% Rebuke me not, O 'ord, in thy indignationJ nor chastise me in thy
!rath%
2+(2% 7or thy arro!s are fastened in me( and thy hand hath been strong
u#on me%
2+(.% There is no health in my flesh, because of thy !rath( there is no
#eace for my bones, because of my sins%
2+(?% 7or my iniLuities are gone o$er my head( and as a hea$y burden are
become hea$y u#on me%
2+(A% <y sores are #utrified and corru#ted, because of my foolishness%
2+(+% 5 am bcome miserable, and am bo!ed do!n e$en to the end( 5 !alked
sorro!full all the day long%
2+(1% 7or my loins are filled !ith illusionsJ and there isno health in
my flesh%
2+(B% 5 am afflicted and humbled e>ceedingly( 5 roared !ith the groaning
of my heart%
2+(*-% 'ord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden
from thee%
2+(**% <y heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of
my eyes itself is not !ith me%
2+(*,% <y friends and my neighbours ha$e dra!n near, and stood against
me% )nd they that !ere near me stood afar off(
2+(*2% )nd they that sought my soul used $iolence% )nd they that sought
e$ils to me s#oke $ain things, and studied deceits all the day long%
2+(*.% But 5, as a deaf man, heard not( and as a dumb man not o#ening
his mouth%
2+(*?% )nd 5 became as a man that heareth not( and that hath no re#roofs
in his mouth%
2+(*A% 7or in thee, O 'ord, ha$e 5 ho#ed( thou !ilt hear me, O 'ord my
God%
2+(*+% 7or 5 said( 'est at any time my enemies rejoice o$er me( and
!hilst my feet are mo$ed, they s#eak great things against me%
2+(*1% 7or 5 am ready for scourges( and my sorro! is continually before
me%
2+(*B% 7or 5 !ill declare my iniLuity( and 5 !ill think formy sin%
2+(,-% But my enemies li$e, and are stronger than 5( and they that hate
me !rongfully are ulti#lied%
2+(,*% They that render e$il for good, ha$e detracted me, because 5
follo!ed goodness%
2+(,,% 7or sake me not, O 'ord my God( do not thou de#art from me%
2+(,2% )ttend unto my hel#, O 'ord, the God of my sal$ation%
Psalms "ha#ter 21
Di>i custodiam%
) just manDs #eace and #atience in his sufferingsJ considering the
$anity of the !orld, and the #ro$idence of God%
21(*% :nto the end, for 5dithun himself, a canticle of Da$id%
21(,% 5 said( 5 !ill take heed to my !ays( that 5 sin not !ith my
tongue% 5 ha$e set a guard to my mouth, !hen the sinner stood against
me%
21(2% 5 !as dumb, and !as humbled, and ke#t silence from good things(
and my sorro! !as rene!ed%
21(.% <y heart gre! hot !ithin me( and in my meditLation a fire shall
flame out%
21(?% 5 s#oke !ith my tongue( O 'ord, make me kno! my end% )nd !hat is
the number of my days( that 5 may kno! !hat is !anting to me%
21(A% Behold thou hast made my days measurable and my substance is as
nothing before thee% )nd indeed all things are $antiy( e$ery man li$ing%
21(+% 4urely man #asseth as an image( yea, and he is disLuieted in $ain%
8e storeth u#( and he kno!eth not for !hom he shall gather these things%
21(1% )nd no! !hat is my ho#eM is it not the 'ordM and my substance is
!ith thee%
21(B% Deli$er thou me from all my iniLuities( thou hast made me a
re#roach to the fool%
21(*-% 5 !as dumb, and 5 o#ened not my mouth, because thou hast done it%
21(**% Remo$e thy scourges from me% The strength of thy hand hath made
me faint in rebukes(
21(*,% Thou hast corrected man for iniLuity% )nd thou hast made his soul
to !aste a!ay like a s#ider( surely in $ain is any man disLuieted%
21(*2% 8ear my #rayer, O 'ord, and my su##lication( gi$e ear to my
tears% Be no silent( for 5 am a stranger !ith thee, and a sojourner as
all my fathers !ere%
21(*.% O forgi$e me, that 5 may be refreshed, before 5 go hence, and be
no more%
Psalms "ha#ter 2B
E>#ectans e>#ecta$i%
"hristDs coming, and redeeming mankind%
2B(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id himself%
2B(,% =ith e>#ectation 5 ha$e !aited for the 'ord, and he !as attenti$e
to me%
2B(2% )nd he heard my #rayers, and brought me out of the #it of misery
and the mire of dregs% )nd he set my feet u#on a rock, and directed my
ste#s%
2B(.% )nd he #ut a ne! canticle into my mouth, a song to our God% <any
shall see, and shall fear( and they shall ho#e in the 'ord%
2B(?% Blessed is the man !hose trust is in the name of the 'ordJ and !ho
hath not had regard to $anities, and lying follies%
2B(A% Thou hast multi#lied thy !onderful !orks, O 'ord my God( and in
thy thoughts there is no one like to thee% 5 ha$e declared and 5 ha$e
s#oken they are multi#lied abo$e number%
2B(+% 4acrifice and oblation thou didst not desireJ but thou hast
#ierced ears for me% Burnt offering and sin offering thou didst not
reLuire(
2B(1% Then said 5, Behold 5 come% 5n the head of the book it is !ritten
of me
2B(B% That 5 should do thy !ill( O my God, 5 ha$e desired it, and thy
la! in the midst of my heart%
2B(*-% 5 ha$e declared thy justice in a great church, lo, 5 !ill not
restrain my li#s( O 'ord, thou kno!est it%
2B(**% 5 ha$e not hid thy justice !ithin my heart( 5 ha$e declared thy
truth and thy sal$ation% 5 ha$e not concealed thy mercy and thy truth
from a great council%
2B(*,% =ithhold not thou, O 'ord, thy tender mercies from me( thy mercy
and thy truth ha$e al!ays u#held me%
2B(*2% 7or e$ils !ithout number ha$e surrounded meJ my iniLuities ha$e
o$ertaken me, and 5 !as not able to see% They are multi#lied abo$e the
hairs of my head( and my heart hath forsaken me%
<y iniLuities%%% That is, the sins of all mankind, !hich 5 ha$e taken
u#on me%
2B(*.% Be #leased, O 'ord, to deli$er me% 'ook do!n, O 'ord, to hel# me%
2B(*?% 'et them be confounded and ashamed together, that seek after my
soul to take it a!ay% 'et them be turned back!ard and be ashamed that
desire e$ils to me%
2B(*A% 'et them immediately bear their confusion, that say to me( DT is
!ell, tD is !ell%
DT is !ell%%% The 8ebre! here is an interjection of insult and derision,
like the @ah% <att% ,+%.B%
2B(*+% 'et all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee( and let such
as lo$e thy sal$ation say al!ays( The 'ord be magnified%
2B(*1% But 5 am a beggar and #oor( the 'ord is careful for me% Thou art
my hel#er and my #rotector( O my God, be not slack%
Psalms "ha#ter .-
Beatus Lui intelligit%
The ha##iness of him that shall belie$e in "hristJ not!ithstanding the
humility and #o$erty in !hich he shall come( the malice of his enemies,
es#ecially of the traitor 9udas%
.-(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id himself%
.-(,% Blessed is he that understandeth concerning the needy and the
#oor( the 'ord !ill deli$er him in the e$il day%
.-(2% The 'ord #reser$e him and gi$e him life, and make him blessed u#on
the earth( and deli$er him not u# to the !ill of his enemies%
.-(.% The 'ord hel# him on his bed of sorro!( thou hast turned all his
couch in his sickness%
.-(?% 5 said( O 'ord, be thou merciful to me( heal my soul, for 5 ha$e
sinned against thee%
.-(A% <y enemies ha$e s#oken e$ils against me( !hen shall he die and his
name #erishM
.-(+% )nd if he came in to see me, he s#oke $ain things( his heart
gathered together iniLuity to itself% 8e !ent out and s#oke to the same
#ur#ose%
.-(1% )ll my enemies !his#ered together against me( they de$ised e$ils
to me%
.-(B% They determined against me an unjust !ord( shall he that slee#eth
rise again no moreM
.-(*-% 7or e$en the man of my #eace, in !hom 5 trusted, !ho ate my
bread, hath greatly su##lanted me%
.-(**% But thou, O 'ord, ha$e mercy on me, and raise my u# again( and 5
!ill reLuite them%
.-(*,% By this 5 kno!, that thou hast had a good !ill for me( because my
enemy shall not rejoice o$er me%
.-(*2% But thou hast u#heldme by reason of my innocence( and hast
established me in thy sight for e$er%
.-(*.% Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael from eternity to eternity%
4o be it% 4o be it%
Psalms "ha#ter .*
Puemadmodum desiderat%
The fer$ent desire of the just after God( ho#e in afflictions%
.*(*% :nto the end, understanding for the sons of "ore%
.*(,% )s the hart #anteth after the fountains of !aterJ so my soul
#anteth after thee, O God%
.*(2% <y soul hath thirsted after the strong li$ing GodJ !hen shall 5
come and a##ear before the face of GodM
.*(.% <y tears ha$e been my bread day and night, !hilst it is said to me
daily( =here is thy GodM
.*(?% These things 5 remembered, and #oured out my soul in me( for 5
shall go o$er into the #lace of the !onderful tabernacle, e$en to the
house of God( =ith the $oice of joy and #raiseJ the noise of one
feasting%
.*(A% =hy art thou sad, O my soulM and !hy dost thou trouble meM 8o#e in
God, for 5 !ill still gi$e #raise to him( the sal$ation of my
countenance,
.*(+% )nd my God% <y soul is troubled !ithin my self( therefore !ill 5
remember thee from the land of 9ordan and 8ermoniim, from the little
hill%
.*(1% Dee# calleth on dee#, at the noise of thy flood-gates% )ll thy
heights and thy billo!s ha$e #assed o$er me%
.*(B% 5n the daytime the 'ord hath commanded hismercyJ and a canticle to
him in the night% =ith me is #rayer to the God of my life%
.*(*-% 5 !ill say to God( Thou art my su##ort% =hy hast thou forgotten
meM and !hy go 5 mourning, !hilst my enemy afflicteth meM
.*(**% =hilst my bones are broken, my enemies !ho troubleme ha$e
re#roached meJ =hilst they say to me day be day( =here is thy GodM
.*(*,% =hy art thou cast do!n, O my soulM and !hy dost thou disLuiet meM
8o#e thou in God, for 5 !ill still gi$e #raise to him( the sal$ation of
my countenance, and my God%
Psalms "ha#ter .,
9udica me, Deus%
The #ro#het as#ireth after the tem#le and altar of God%
.,(*% ) #salm for Da$id% 9udge me, O God, and distinguish my cause from
the nation that is not holy( deli$er me from the unjust and deceitful
man%
.,(,% 7or thou art God my strrength( !hy hast thou cast me offM and !hy
do 5 go sorro!ful !hilst the enemy afflicteth meM
.,(2% 4ent forth thy light and thy truth( they ha$e conducted me, and
brought me unto thy holy hill, and into thy tabernacles%
.,(.% )nd 5 !ill go in to the altar of God( to God !ho gi$eth joy to my
youth%
.,(?% To thee, O God my God, 5 !ill gi$e #raise u#on the har#( !hy art
thou sad, O my soulM and !hy dost thou disLuiet meM
.,(A% 8o#e in God, for 5 !ill still gi$e #ralise to him( the sal$ation
of my countenance, and my God%
Psalms "ha#ter .2
Deus auribus nostris%
The church commemorates former fa$ours, and #resent afflictionsJ under
!hich she #rays for succour%
.2(*% :nto the end, for the sons of "ore, to gi$e understanding%
.2(,% =e ha$e heard, O God, !ith our ears( our fathers ha$e declared to
us, The !ork thou hast !rought in their days, and in the days of old%
.2(2% Thy hand destroyed the Gentiles, and thou #lantedst them( thou
didst aflict the #eo#le and cast them out%
.2(.% 7or they got not the #ossession of the land by their o!n s!ord(
neither did their o!n arm sa$e them% But thy right hand and thy arm, and
the light of thy countenance( because thou !ast #leased !ith them%
.2(?% Thou art thyself my king andmy God, !ho commandest the sa$ing of
9acob%
.2(A% Through thee !e !ill #ush do!n our enemies !ith the horn( and
through thy name !e !ill des#ise them that rise u# against us%
.2(+% 7or 5 !ill not trust in my bo!( neither shall my s!ord sa$e me%
.2(1% But thou hast sa$ed us from them that afflict us( and hast #ut
them to shame that hate us%
.2(B% 5n God shall !e glory all the day long( and in thy name !e !ill
gi$e #raise for e$er%
.2(*-% But no! thou hast cast us off, and #ut us to shame( and thou,
O God, !ilt not go out !ith our armies%
.2(**% Thou hast made kus turn our back to our enemies( and they that
hated us #lundered for themsel$es%
.2(*,% Thou hast gi$en us u# like shee# to be eaten( thou hast scattered
us among the nations%
.2(*2% Thou hast sold thy #eo#le for no #rice( and there !as no
reckoning in the e>change of them%
.2(*.% Thou hast made us a re#roach to our neighbours, a scoff and
derision to them that are round about us%
.2(*?% Thou hast made us a by!ord among the Gentiles( a shaking of the
head among the #eo#le%
.2(*A% )ll the day long my shame is before me( and the confusion of my
face hath co$ered me,
.2(*+% )t the $oice of him that re#roacheth and detracteth me( at the
face of the enemy and #ersecutor%
.2(*1% )ll these things ha$e come u#on us, yet !e ha$e not forgotten
thee( and !e ha$e not done !ickedly in thy co$enant%
.2(*B% )nd our heart hath not turned back( neither hast thou turned
aside our ste#s from thy !ay%
.2(,-% 7or thou hast humbled us in the #lace of affliction( and the
shado! of death hath co$ered us%
.2(,*% 5f !e ha$e forgotten the name of our God, and if !e ha$e s#read
forth our hands to a strange god(
.2(,,% 4hall not God search out thesethings( for he kno!eth the secrets
of the heart% Because for thy sake !e are killed all the day long( !e
are counted as shee# for the slaughter%
.2(,2% )rise, !hy slee#est thou, O 'ordM arise, and cast us not off to
the end%
.2(,.% =hy turnest thou thy face a!ayM and forgettest our !ant and our
troubleM
.2(,?% 7or our soul is humbled do!n to the dust( our belly clea$eth to
the earth%
.2(,A% )rise, O 'ord, hel# us and redeem us for thy nameDs sake%
Psalms "ha#ter ..
Eructa$it cor meum%
The e>cellence of "hristDs kingdom, and the endo!ments of his church%
..(*% :nto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the sons of
"ore, for understanding% ) canticle for the Belo$ed%
7or them that shall be changed%%% i%e%, for souls ha##ily changed, by
being con$erted to God%-5bid% The Belo$ed%%% @iH%, Our 'ord 9esus
"hrist%
..(,% <y heart hath uttered a good !ord( 5 s#eak my !orks to the king(
<y tongue is the #en of a scri$ener that !riteth s!iftly%
..(2% Thou art beautiful abo$e the sons of men( grace is #oured abroad
in thy li#sJ therefore hath God blessed thee for e$er%
..(.% Gird thy s!ord u#on thy thigh, O thou most mighty%
..(?% =ith thy comeliness and thy beauty set out, #roceed #ros#erously,
and reign% Because of truth and meekness and justice( and thy right hand
shall conduct thee !onderfully%
..(A% Thy arro!s are shar#( under thee shall #eo#le fall, into the
hearts of the kingDs enemies%
..(+% Thy throne, O God, is fore$er and e$er( the sce#tre of thy kingdom
is a sce#tre of u#rightness%
..(1% Thou hast lo$ed justice, and hated iniLuity( therefore God, thy
God, hath anointed thee !ith the oil of gladness abo$e thy fello!s%
..(B% <yrrh and stacte and cassia #erfume thy garments, from the i$ory
houses( out of !hich
..(*-% The daughters of kings ha$e delighted thee in thy glory% The
Lueen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothingJ surrounded !ith
$ariety%
..(**% 8earken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear( and forget thy
#eo#le and thy fatherDs house%
..(*,% )nd the king shall greatly desire thy beautyJ for he is the 'ord
thy God, and him they shall adore%
..(*2% )nd the daughters of Tyre !ith gifts, yea, all the rich among the
#eo#le, shall entreat thy countenance%
..(*.% )ll the glory of the kingDs daughter is !ithin in golden borders,
..(*?% "lothed round about !ith $arieties% )fter her shall $irgins be
brought to the king( her neighbours shall be brought to thee%
..(*A% They shall be brought !ith gladness and rejoicing( they shall be
brought into the tem#le of the king%
..(*+% 5nstead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee( thou shalt make
them #rinces o$er all the earth%
..(*1% They shall remember thy name throughout all generations%
Therefore shall #eo#le #raise thee for e$erJ yea, for e$er and e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter .?
Deus noster refugium%
The church in #ersecution trusteth in the #rotection of God%
.?(*% :nto the end, for the sons of "ore, for the hidden%
.?(,% Our God is our refuge and strength( a hel#er in troubles, !hich
ha$e found us e>ceedingly%
.?(2% Therefore !e !ill not fear, !hen the earth shall be troubledJ and
the mountains shall be remo$ed into the heart of the sea%
.?(.% Their !aters roared and !ere troubled( the mountains !ere troubled
!ith his strength%
.?(?% The stream of the ri$er maketh the city of God joyful( the most
8igh hath sanctified his o!n tabernacle%
.?(A% God is in the midst thereof, it shall not be mo$ed( God !ill hel#
it in the lmorning early%
.?(+% ations !ere troubled, and kingdoms !ere bo!ed do!n( he uttered
his $oice, the earth trembled%
.?(1% The 'ord of armies is !ith us( the God of 9acob is our #rotector%
.?(B% "ome and behold ye the !orks of the 'ord( !hat !onders he hath
done u#on earth,
.?(*-% <aking !ars to cease e$en to the end of the earth% 8e shall
destroy the bo!, and break the !ea#ons( and the shield he shall burn in
the fire%
.?(**% Be still and see that 5 am GodJ 5 !ill be e>alted among the
nations, and 5 !ill be e>alted in the earth%
.?(*,% The 'ord of armies is !ith us( the God of 9acob is our #rotector%
Psalms "ha#ter .A
Omnes gentes, #laudite%
The Gentiles are in$ited to #raise God for the establishment of the
kingdom of "hrist%
.A(*% :nto the end, for the sons of "ore%
.A(,% O cla# your hands, all ye nations( shout unto God !ith the $oice
of joy,
.A(2% 7or the 'ord is high, terrible( a great king o$er all the earth%
.A(.% 8e hath subdued the #eo#le under jusJ and the nations under our
feet%
.A(?% 8e hath chosen for us his inheritance, the beauty of 9acob !hich
he hath lo$e%
.A(A% God is ascended !ith jubilee, and the 'ord !ith the sound of
trum#et%
.A(+% 4ing #raises to our God, sing ye( sing #raises to our king, sing
ye%
.A(1% 7or God is the king of all the earth( sing ye !isely%
.A(B% God shall reign o$er the nations( God sitteth on his holy throne%
.A(*-% The #rinces of the #eo#le are gathered together, !ith the God of
)braham( for the strong gods of the earth are e>ceedingly e>alted%
Psalms "ha#ter .+
<agnus Dominus%
God is greatly to be #raised for the establishment of his church%
.+(*% ) #salm of a canticle, for the sons of "ore, on the second day of
the !eek%
.+(,% Great is the 'ord, and e>ceedingly to be #raised in the city of
our God, in his holy mountain%
.+(2% =ith the joy of the !hole earth is mount 4ion founded, on the
sides of the north, the city of the great king%
.+(.% 5n her houses shall God be kno!n, !hen he shall #rotect her%
.+(?% 7or behold the kings of the earth assembled themsel$es( they
gathered together%
.+(A% 4o they sa!, and they !ondered, they !ere troubled, they !ere
mo$ed(
.+(+% Trembling took hold of them% There !ere #ains as of a !oman in
labour%
.+(1% =ith a $ehement !ind thou shalt break in #ieces the shi#s of
Tharsis%
.+(B% )s !e ha$e heard, so ha$e !e seen, in the city of the 'ord of
hosts, in the city of our God( God hath founded it for e$er%
.+(*-% =e ha$e recei$ed thy mercy, O God, in the midst of thy tem#le%
.+(**% )ccording to thy name, O God, so also is thy #raise kunto the
ends of the earth( thy right hand is full of justice%
.+(*,% 'et mount 4ion rejoice, and the daughters of 9uda be gladJ
because of thy judgments, O 'ord%
.+(*2% 4urround 4ion, and encom#ass her( tell lye in her to!ers%
.+(*.% 4et your hearts on her strengthJ and distribute her houses, that
ye may relate it in another generation%
.+(*?% 7or this is God, our God unto eternity, and for e$er and e$er( he
shall rule us for e$ermore%
Psalms "ha#ter .1
)udite haec, omnes gentes%
The folly of !orldlings, !ho li$e on in sin, !ithout thinking of death
or hell%
.1(*% :nto the end, a #salm for the sons of "ore%
.1(,% 8ear these things, all ye nations( gi$e ear, all ye inhabitants of
the !orld%
.1(2% )ll you that are earthborn, and you sons of men( both rich and
#oor together%
.1(.% <y mouth shall s#eak !isdom( and the meditation of my heart
understanding%
.1(?% 5 !ill incline my ear to a #arableJ 5 !ill o#en my #ro#osition on
the #saltery%
.1(A% =hy shall 5 fear in the e$il dayM the iniLuity of my heel shall
encom#ass me%
The iniLuity of my heel%%% That is, the iniLuity of my ste#s or !ays( or
the iniLuity of my #ride, !ith !hich as !ith the heel, 5 ha$e s#urned
and kicked at my neighbours( or the iniLuity of my heel, that is, the
iniLuity in !hich 5 shall be found in death% The meaning of this $erse
is, =hy should 5 no! indulge those #assions and sinful affections, or
commit no! those sins, !hich !ill cause me so much fear and anguish in
the e$il dayJ !hen the sorro!s of death shall com#ass me, and the #erils
of hell shall find meM
.1(+% They that trust in their o!n strength, and glory in the multitude
of their riches,
They that trust, etc%%% )s much as to say, let them fear that trust in
their strength or riches( for they ha$e great reason to fear( seeing no
brother or other man, ho! much a friend soe$er, can by any #rice or
labour rescue them from death%
.1(1% o brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem( he shall not gi$e to
God his ransom,
.1(B% or the #rice of the redem#tion of his soul( and shall labour for
e$er,
)nd shall labour for e$er, etc%%% This seems to be a continuation of the
foregoing sentence( as much as to say no man can by any #rice or ransom
#rolong his life, that so he may still continue to labour here, and li$e
to the end of the !orld% Others understand it of the eternal sorro!s,
and dying life of hell, !hich is the dreadful conseLuence of dying in
sin%
.1(*-% )nd shall still li$e unto the end%
.1(**% 8e shall not see destruction, !hen he shall see the !ise dying(
the senseless and the fool shall #erish together( )nd they shall lea$e
their riches to strangers(
8e shall not see destruction, etc%%% Or, shall he not see destructionM
)s much as to say, ho!e$er thoughtless he may be of his death, he must
not e>#ect to esca#eJ !hen e$en the !ise and the good are not e>em#t
from dying%
.1(*,% )nd their se#ulchres shall be their houses for e$er% Their
d!elling #laces to all generations( they ha$e called their lands by
their names%
They ha$e called, etc%%% That is, they ha$e left their names on their
gra$es, !hich alone remain of their lands%
.1(*2% )nd man !hen he !as in honour did not understandJ he is com#ared
to senseless beasts, and is become like to them%
.1(*.% This !ay of theirs is a stumblingblock to them( and after!ards
they shall delight in their mouth%
They shall delight in their mouth%%% ot!ithstanding the !retched !ay in
!hich they !alk, they shall a##laud themsel$es !ith their mouths, and
glory in their doings%
.1(*?% They are laid in hell like shee#( death shall feed u#on them% )nd
the just shall ha$e dominion o$er them in the morningJ and their hel#
shall decay in hell from their glory%
5n the morning%%% That is, in the resurrection to a ne! lifeJ !hen the
just shall judge and condemn the !icked% 5bid% 7rom their glory%%% That
is, !hen their short-li$ed glory in this !orld shall be #ast, and be no
more%
.1(*A% But God !ill redeem my soul from the hand of hell, !hen he shall
recei$e me%
.1(*+% Be not thou afraid, !hen a man shall be made rick, and !hen the
glory of his house shall be increased%
.1(*1% 7or !hen he shall die he shall take nothing a!ayJ nor shall his
glory descend !ith him%
.1(*B% 7or in his lifetime his soul !ill be blessed( and he !ill #raise
thee !hen thou shalt do !ell to him%
.1(,-% 8e shall g in to the gneerations of his fathers( and he shall
ne$er see light%
.1(,*% <an !hen he !as in honour did not understand( he hath been
com#ared to senseless beasts, and made like to them%
Psalms "ha#ter .B
Deus deorum%
The coming of "hrist( !ho #refers $irtue and in!ard #urity before the
blood of $ictims%
.B(*% ) #salm for )sa#h% The God of gods, the 'ord hath s#oken( and he
hath called the earth% 7rom the rising of the sun, to the going do!n
thereof(
.B(,% Out of 4ion the lo$eliness of his beauty%
.B(2% God shall come manifestly( our God shall come, and shall not kee#
silence% ) fire shall burn before him( and a mighty tem#est shall be
round about him%
.B(.% 8e shall call hera$en from abo$e, and the earth, to judge his
#eo#le%
.B(?% Gather ye together his saints to him( !ho set his co$enant before
sacrifices%
.B(A% )nd the hea$ens shall declare his justice( for God is judge%
.B(+% 8ear, O my #eo#le, and 5 !ill s#eak( O 5srael, and 5 !ill testify
to thee( 5 am God, thy God%
.B(1% 5 !ill not re#ro$e thee for thy sacrifices( and thy burnt
offerings are al!ays in my sight%
.B(B% 5 !ill not take cal$es out of thy house( nor he goats out of thy
flocks%
.B(*-% 7or all the beasts of the !oods are mine( the cattle on the
hills, and the o>en%
.B(**% 5 kno! all the fo!ls of the air( and !ith me is the beauty of the
field%
.B(*,% 5f 5 should be hungry, 5 !ould not tell thee( for the !orld is
mine, and the fulness thereof%
.B(*2% 4hall 5 eat the flesh of bullocksM or shall 5 drink the blood of
goatsM
.B(*.% Offer to God the sacrifice of #raise( and #ay thy $o!s to the
most 8igh%
.B(*?% )nd call u#on me in the day of trouble( 5 !ill deli$er thee, and
thou shalt glorify me%
.B(*A% But to the sinner God hath said( =hy dost thou declare my
justices, and take my co$enant in thy mouthM
.B(*+% 4eeing thou hast hated disci#line( and hast cast my !ords behind
thee%
.B(*1% 5f thou didst see a thief thou didst run !ith him( and !ith
adulterers thou hast been a #artaker%
.B(*B% Thy mouth hath abounded !ith e$il, and thy tongue framed deceits%
.B(,-% 4itting thou didst s#eak against thy brother, and didst lay a
scandal against thy motherDs son(
.B(,*% These things hast thou done, and 5 !as silent% Thou thoughtest
unjustly that 5 should be like to thee( but 5 !ill re#ro$e thee, and set
before thy face%
.B(,,% :nderstand these things, you that forget GodJ lest he snatch you
a!ay, and there be none to deli$er you%
.B(,2% The sacrifice of #raise shall glorify me( and there is the !ay by
!hich 5 !ill she! him the sal$ation of God%
Psalms "ha#ter ?-
<iserere%
The re#entance and confession of Da$id after his sin% The fourth
#enitential #salm%
?-(*% :nto the end, a #salm of Da$id,
?-(,% =hen athan the #ro#het came to him, after he had sinned !ith
Bethsabee% /, ;ings *,%3
?-(2% 8a$e mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy% )nd
according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniLuity%
?-(.% =ash me yet more from my iniLuity, and cleanse me from my sin%
?-(?% 7or 5 kno! my iniLuity, and my sin is al!ays before me%
?-(A% To thee only ha$e 5 sinned, and ha$e done e$il befoer thee( that
thou mayst be justified in thy !ords, and mayst o$ercome !hen thou art
judged%
?-(+% 7or behold 5 !as concei$ed in iniLuitiesJ and in sins did my
mother concei$e me%
?-(1% 7or behold thou hast lo$ed truth( the uncertain and hidden things
of thy !isdom thou hast made manifest to me%
?-(B% Thou shalt s#rinkle me !ith hysso#, and 5 shall be cleansed( thou
shalt !ash me, and 5 shall be made !hiter than sno!%
?-(*-% To my hearing thou shalt gi$e joy and gladness( and the bones
that ha$e been humbled shall rejoice%
?-(**% Tukrn a!ay thy face from my sins, and blot out all my iniLuities%
?-(*,% "reate a clean heart in me, O God( and rene! a right s#irit
!ithin my bo!els%
?-(*2% "ast me not a!ay from thy faceJ and take not thy holy s#irit from
me%
?-(*.% Restore unto me the joy of thy sal$ation, and strengthen me !ith
a #erfect s#irit%
?-(*?% 5 !ill teach the unjust thy !ays( and the !icked shall be
con$erted to thee%
?-(*A% Deli$er me from blood, O God, thou God of my sal$ation( and my
tongue shall e>tol thy justice%
?-(*+% O 'ord, thou !ilt o#en my li#s( and my mouth shall declare thy
#raise%
?-(*1% 7or if thou hadst desired sacrifice, 5 !ould indeed ha$e gi$en
it( !ith burnt offerings thou !ilt not be delighted%
?-(*B% ) sacrifice to God is an afflicted s#irit( a contrite and humbled
heart, O God, thou !ilt not des#ise%
?-(,-% Deal fa$ourably, O 'ord, in thy good !ill !ith 4ionJ that the
!alls of 9erusalem may be built u#%
?-(,*% Then shalt thou acce#t the sacrifice of justice, oblations and
!hole burnt offerings( then shall they lay cal$es u#on thy altar%
Psalms "ha#ter ?*
Puid gloriaris%
Da$id condemneth the !ickedness of Doeg, and foretelleth his
destruction%
?*(*% :nto the end, understanding for Da$id,
?*(,% =hen Doeg the Edomite came and told 4aul( Da$id !ent to the house
of )chimelech%
?*(2% =hy dost thou glory in malice, thou that art mighty in iniLuityM
?*(.% )ll the day long thy tongue hath de$ised injustice( as a shar#
raHor, thou hast !rought deceit%
?*(?% Thou hast lo$ed malice more than goodness( and iniLuity rather
than to s#eak righteousness%
?*(A% Thou hast lo$ed all the !ords of ruin, O deceitful tongue%
?*(+% Therefore !ill God destroy thee for e$er( he !ill #luck thee out,
and remo$e thee from thy d!elling #lace( and thy root out of the land of
the li$ing%
?*(1% The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say(
?*(B% Behold the man that made not God his hel#er( But trusted in the
abundance of his riches( and #re$ailed in his $anity%
?*(*-% But 5, as a fruitful oli$e tree in the house of God, ha$e ho#ed
in the mercy of God for e$er, yea for e$er and e$er%
?*(**% 5 !ill #raise thee for e$er, because thou hast done it( and 5
!ill !ait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints%
Psalms "ha#ter ?,
Di>it insi#iens%
The general corru#tion of man before the coming of "hrist%
?,(*% :nto the end, for <aeleth, understandings to Da$id% The fool said
in his heart( There is no God%
<aeleth%%% Or <achalath% ) musical instrument, or a chorus of musicians,
for 4t% 9erome renders it, #er chorum%
?,(,% They are corru#ted, and become abominable in iniLuities( there is
none that doth good%
?,(2% God looked do!n from hea$en on the children of men( to see if
there !ere any that did understand, or did seek God%
?,(.% )ll ha$e gone aside, they are become un#rofitable toegther, there
is none that doth good, no not one%
?,(?% 4hall not all the !orkers of iniLuity kno!, !ho eat u# my #eo#le
as they eat breadM
?,(A% They ha$e not called u#on God( there ha$e they trembled for fear,
!here there !as no fear% 7or God hath scattered the bones of them that
#lease men( they ha$e been confounded, because God hath des#ised them%
God hath scattered the bones, etc%%% That is, God has brought to nothing
the strength of all those that seek to #lease men, to the #rejudice of
their duty to their <aker%
?,(+% =ho !ill gi$e out of 4ion the sal$ation of 5sraelM !hen God shall
bring back the ca#ti$ity of his #eo#le, 9acob shall rejoice, and 5srael
shall be glad%
Psalms "ha#ter ?2
Deus, in nomine tuo%
) #rayer for hel# in destress%
?2(*% :nto the end, in $erses, understanding for Da$id%
?2(,% =hen the en of Ii#h had come and said to 4aul( 5s not Da$id hidden
!ith usM /* ;ings ,2%*B3
?2(2% 4a$e me, O God, by thy name, and judge me in thy strength%
?2(.% O God, hear my l#rayer( gi$e ear to the !ords of my mouth%
?2(?% 7or strangers ha$e rrisen u# against meJ and the mighty ha$e
sought after my soul( and they ha$e not set God before their eyes%
?2(A% 7or behold God is my hel#er( and the 'ord is the #rotector of my
soul%
?2(+% Turn back the e$ils u#on my enemiesJ and cut them off in thy
truth%
?2(1% 5 !ill freely sacrifice to thee, and !ill gi$e #raise, O God, to
thy name( because it is good(
?2(B% 7or thou hast deli$ered me out of all trouble( and my eye hath
looked do!n u#on my enemies%
Psalms "ha#ter ?.
E>audi, Deus%
) #rayer of a just man under #ersecution from the !icked% 5t agrees to
"hrist #ersecuted by the 9e!s, and betrayed by 9udas%
?.(*% :nto the end, in $erses, understanding for Da$id%
?.(,% 8ear, O God, my #rayer, and des#ise not lmy su##lication(
?.(2% Be attenti$e to me and hear me% 5 am grie$ed in my e>erciseJ and
am troubled,
?.(.% )t the $oice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner%
7or they ha$e cast iniLuities u#on me( and in !rath they !ere
troublesome to me%
?.(?% <y heart is troubled !ithin me( and the fear of death is fallen
u#on me%
?.(A% 7ear and trembling are come u#on me( and darkness hath co$ered me%
?.(+% )nd 5 said( =ho !ill gi$e me !ings like a do$e, and 5 !ill fly and
be at restM
?.(1% 'o, 5 ha$e gone far off flying a!ayJ and 5 abode in the
!ilderness%
?.(B% 5 !aited for him that hath sa$ed me from #usillanimity of s#irit,
and a storm%
?.(*-% "ast do!n, O 'ord, and di$ide their tonguesJ for 5 ha$e seen
iniLuity and contradiction in the city%
?.(**% Day and night shall iniLuity surround it u#on its !alls( and in
the midst thereof arelabour,
?.(*,% )nd injustice% )nd usury and deceit ha$e not de#arted from its
streets%
?.(*2% 7or if my enemy had re$iled me, 5 !ould $erily ha$e borne !ith
it% )nd if he that hated me had s#oken great things against me, 5 !ould
#erha#s ha$e hidden my self from him%
?.(*.% But thou a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
?.(*?% =ho didst take s!eetmeats together !ith me( in the house of God
!e !alked !ith consent%
?.(*A% 'et death come u#on them, and let them go do!n ali$e into hell%
7or there is !ickedness in their d!ellings( in the midst of them%
'et death, etc%%% This, and such like im#recations !hich occur in the
#salms, are deli$ered #ro#heticallyJ that is, by !ay of foretelling the
#unishments !hich shall fall u#on the !icked from di$ine justice, and
a##ro$ing the righteous !ays of God( but not by !ay of ill !ill, or
uncharitable curses, !hich the la! of God disallo!s%
?.(*+% But 5 ha$e cried to God( and the 'ord !ill sa$e me%
?.(*1% E$ening and morning, and at noon 5 !ill s#eak and declare( and he
shall hear my $oice%
?.(*B% 8e shall redeem my soul in #eace from them that dra! near to me(
for among many they !ere !ith me%
)mong many, etc%%% That is, they that dre! near to attack me !ere many
in com#any all combined to fight against me%
?.(,-% God shall hear, and the Eternal shall humble them% 7or there is
no change !ith them, and they ha$e not feared God(
?.(,*% 8e hath stretched forth his hand to re#ay% They ha$e defiled his
co$enant,
?.(,,% They are di$ided by the !rath of his countenance, and his heart
hath dra!n near% 8is !ords are smoother tha oil, and the same are darts%
They are di$ided, etc%%% Dis#ersed, scattered, and brought to nothing,
by the !rath of GodJ !ho looks !ith indignation on their !icked and
deceitful !ays%
?.(,2% "ast thy care u#on the 'ord, and he shall sustain thee( he shall
not suffer the just to !a$er for e$er%
?.(,.% But thou, O God, shalt bring them do!n into the #it of
destruction% Bloody and deceitful men shall not li$e out half their
daysJ but 5 !ill trust in thee, O 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter ??
<iserere mei, Deus%
) #rayer of Da$id in danger and distress%
??(*% :nto the end, for a #eo#le that is remo$ed at a distance form the
sanctuary( for Da$id, for an inscri#tion of a title Eor #illarG !hen the
Philistines held him in Geth%
??(,% 8a$e mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under footJ all
the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me%
??(2% <y enemies ha$e trodden on me all the day longJ for they are many
that make !ar against me%
??(.% 7rom the height of the day 5 shall fear( but 5 !ill trust in thee%
The height of the day%%% That is, e$en at noonday, !hen the sun is the
highest, 5 am still in danger%
??(?% 5n God 5 !ill #raise my !ords, in God 5 ha$e #ut my trust( 5 !ill
not fear !hat flesh can do against me%
<y !ords%%% The !ords or #romises God has made in my fa$our%
??(A% )ll the day long they detested my !ords( all their thoughts !ere
against me unto e$il%
??(+% They !ill d!ell and hide themsel$es( they !ill !atch my heel% )s
they ha$e !aited for my soul,
??(1% 7or nothing shalt thou sa$e them( in thy anger thou shalt break
the #eo#le in #ieces% O God,
7or nothing shalt thou sa$e them%%% That is, since they lie in !ait to
ruin my soul, thou shalt for no consideration fa$our or assist them, but
e>ecute thy justice u#on them%
??(B% 5 ha$e declared to thee my life( thou hast set me tears in thy
sight, )s also in thy #romise%
??(*-% Then shall my enemies be turned back% 5n !hat day soe$er 5 shall
call u#on thee, behold 5 kno! thou art my God%
??(**% 5n God !ill 5 #raise the !ord, in the 'ord !ill 5 #raise his
s#eech% 5n God ha$e 5 ho#ed, 5 !ill not fear !hat man can do to me%
??(*,% 5n me, O God, are $o!s to thee, !hich 5 !ill l#ay, #raises to
thee(
??(*2% Because thou hast deli$ered my soul from death, my feet from
falling( that 5 may #lease in the sight of God, in the light of the
li$ing%
Psalms "ha#ter ?A
<iserere mei, Deus% The #ro#het #rays in his affliction, and #raises God
for his deli$ery%
?A(*% :nto the end, destroy not, for Da$id, for an inscri#tion of a
title, !hen he fled from 4aul into the ca$e% /* ;ings ,.%3
Destroy not%%% 4uffer me not to be destroyed%
?A(,% 8a$e mercy on me, O God, ha$e mercy on me( for my soul trusteth in
thee% )nd in the shado! of thy !ings !ill 5 ho#e, until iniLuity #ass
a!ay%
?A(2% 5 !ill cry to God the most highJ to God !ho hath done good to me%
?A(.% 8e hath sent from hea$en and deli$ered me( he hath made them a
re#roach that trod u#on me% God hath sent his mercy and his truth,
?A(?% )nd he hath deli$ered my soul from the midst of the young lions% 5
sle#t troubled% The sons ofmen, !hose teeth are !ea#ons and arro!s, and
their tongue a shar# s!ord%
?A(A% Be thou e>alted, O God, abo$e the hea$ens, and thy glory abo$e all
the earth%
?A(+% They #re#ared a snare for my feetJ and they bo!ed do!n my soul%
They dug a #it before my face, and they are fallen into it%
?A(1% <y heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready( 5 !ill sing, and
rehearse a #salm%
?A(B% )rise, O my glory, arise #saltery and har#( 5 !ill arise early%
?A(*-% 5 !ill gi$e #raise to thee, O 'ord, among the #eo#le( 5 !ill sing
a #salm to thee among the nations%
?A(**% 7or thy mercy is magnified e$en to the hea$ens( and thy truth
unto the clouds%
?A(*,% Be thou e>alted, O God, abo$e the hea$ens( and thy glory abo$e
all the earth%
Psalms "ha#ter ?+
4i $ere utiLue%
Da$id re#ro$eth the !icked, and foretelleth their #unishment%
?+(*% :nto the end, destroy not, for Da$id, for an inscri#tion of a
title%
?+(,% 5f in $ery deed ye s#eak justice( judge right things, ye sons of
men%
?+(2% 7or in your heart you !ork iniLuity( your hands forge injustice in
the earth%
?+(.% The !icked are alienated from the !ombJ they ha$e gone astray from
the !omb( they ha$e s#oken false things%
?+(?% Their madness is according to the likeness of a ser#ent( like the
deaf as# that sto##eth her ears(
?+(A% =hich !ill not hear the $oice of the charmersJ nor of the !iHard
that charmeth !isely%
?+(+% God shall break in #ieces their teeth in their mouth( the 'ord
shall break the grinders of the lions%
?+(1% They shall come to nothing, like !ater running do!nJ he hath bent
his bo! till they be !eakened%
?+(B% 'ike !a> that melteth they shall be taken a!ay( fire hath fallen
on them, and they shall not see the sun%
?+(*-% Before your thorns could kno! the brierJ he s!allo!eth them u#,
as ali$e, in his !rath%
Before your thorns, etc%%% That is, before your thorns gro! u#, so as to
become strong briers, they shall be o$ertaken and consumed by di$ine
justice, s!allo!ing them u#, as it !ere, ali$e in his !rath%
?+(**% The just shall rejoice !hen he shall see the re$enge( he shall
!ash his hands in the blood of the sinner%
4hall !ash his hands, etc%%% 4hall a##laud the justice of God, and take
occasion from the consideration of the #unishment of the !icked to !ash
and cleanse his hands from sin%
?+(*,% )nd man shall say( 5f indeed there be fruit to the just( there is
indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth%
Psalms "ha#ter ?1
Eri#e me%
) #rayer to be deli$ered from the !icked, !ith confidence in GodDs hel#
and #rotection% 5t agrees to "hrist and his enemies the 9e!s%
?1(*% :nto the end, destroy not, for Da$id for an inscri#tion of a
title, !hen 4aul sent and !atched his house to kill him% /* ;ings *B%3
?1(,% Deli$er me from my enemies, O my GodJ and defend me from them that
rise u# against me%
?1(2% Deli$er me from them that !ork iniLuity, and sa$e me from bloody
men%
?1(.% 7or behold they ha$e caught my soul( the mighty ha$e rushed in
u#on me(
?1(?% either is it my iniLuity, nor my sin, O 'ord( !ithout iniLuity
ha$e 5 ren, and directed my ste#s%
?1(A% Rise u# thou to meet me, and behold( e$en thou, O 'ord, the God of
hosts, the God of 5srael% )ttend to $isit all the nations( ha$e no mercy
on all them that !ork iniLuity%
?1(+% They shall return at e$erning, and shall suffer hunger like dogs(
and shall go round about the city%
?1(1% Behold they shall s#eak !ith their mouth, and a s!ord is in their
li#s( for !ho, say they, hath heard usM
?1(B% But thou, O 'ord, shalt laugh at them( thou shalt bring all the
nations to nothing%
?1(*-% 5 !ill kee# my strength to thee( for thou art my #rotector(
?1(**% <y God, his mercy shall #re$ent me%
?1(*,% God shall let me see o$er my enemies( slay them not, lest at any
time my #eo#le forget% 4catter them by thy #o!erJ and bring them do!n, O
'ord, my #rotector(
?1(*2% 7or the sin of their mouth, and the !ord of their li#s( and let
them be taken in their #ride% )nd for their cursing and lying they shall
be talked of,
?1(*.% =hen they are consumed( !hen they are consumed by thy !rath, and
they shall be no more% )nd they shall kno! that God !ill rule 9acob, and
all the ends of the earth%
?1(*?% They shall return at e$ening and shall suffer hunger like dogs(
and shall go round about the city%
?1(*A% They shall be scattered abroad to eat, and shall murmur if they
be not filled%
?1(*+% But 5 !ill sing thy strength( and !ill e>tol thy mercy in the
morning% 7or thou art become my su##ort, and my refuge, in the day of my
trouble%
?1(*1% :nto thee, O my hel#er, !ill 5 sing, for thou art God my defence(
my God my mercy%
Psalms "ha#ter ?B
Deus, re#ulisti nos%
)fter many afflictions, the church of "hrist shall #re$ail%
?B(*% :nto the end, for them that shall be changed, for the inscri#tion
of a title, to Da$id himself, for doctrine,
?B(,% =hen he set fire to <eso#otamia of 4yria and 4obal( and 9oab
returned and sle! of Edom, in the $ale of the salt#its, t!el$e thousand
men%
?B(2% O God, thou hast cast us off, and hast destroyed usJ thou hast
been angry, and hast had mercy on us%
?B(.% Thou hast mo$ed the earth, and hast troubled it( heal thou the
breaches thereof, for it has been mo$ed%
?B(?% Thou hast she!n thy #eo#le hard thingsJ thou hast made us drink
the !ine of sorro!%
?B(A% Thou hast gi$en a !arning to them that fear thee( that they may
flee from before the bo!( That thy belo$ed may be deli$ered%
?B(+% 4a$e me !ith thy right hand, and hear me%
?B(1% God hath s#oken in his holy #lace( 5 !ill rejoice, and 5 !ill
di$ide 4ichemJ and !ill mete out the $ale of tabernacles%
?B(B% Galaad is mine, and <anasses is mine( and E#hraim is the strength
of my head% 9uda is my king(
?B(*-% <oab is the #ot of my ho#e% 5nto Edom !ill 5 stretch out my shoe(
to me the foreigners are made subject%
The #ot of my ho#e%%% Or my !atering #ot% That is, a $essel for meaner
uses, by being reduced to ser$e me, e$en in the meanest em#loyments%
5bid% 7oreigners%%% 4o the Philistines are called, !ho had no kindred
!ith the 5sraelitesJ !hereas the Edomites, <oabites, etc%, !ere
originally of the same family%
?B(**% =ho !ill bring me into the strong cityM !ho !ill lead me into
EdomM
?B(*,% =ilt not thou, O God, !ho hast cast us offM and !ilt not thou, O
God, go out !ith our armiesM
?B(*2% Gi$e us hel# from trouble( for $ain is the sal$ation of man%
?B(*.% Through God !e shall do mightily( and he shall bring to nothing
them that afflict us%
Psalms "ha#ter A-
E>audi, Deus%
) #rayer for the coming of the kingdom of "hrist, !hich shall ha$e no
end%
A-(*% :nto the end, in hymns, for Da$id%
A-(,% 8ear, O God, my su##lication( be attenti$e to my #rayer%
A-(2% To thee ha$e 5 cried from the ends of the earth( !hen my heart !as
in anguish, thou hast e>alted me on a rock% Thou hast conducted meJ
A-(.% 7or thou hast been my ho#eJ a to!er of strength against the face
of the enemy%
A-(?% 5n thy tabernacle 5 shall d!ell for e$er( 5 shall be #rotected
under the co$ert of thy !ings%
A-(A% 7or thou, my God, hast heard my #rayer( thou hast gi$en an
inheritance to them that fear thy name%
A-(+% Thou !ilt add days to the days of the king( his years e$en to
generation and generation%
A-(1% 8e abideth for e$er in the sight of God( his mercy and truth !ho
shall searchM
A-(B% 4o !ill 5 sing a #salm to thy name for e$er and e$er( that 5 may
#ay my $o!s from day to day%
Psalms "ha#ter A*
onne Deo%
The #ro#het encourageth himself and all others to trust in God, and
ser$e him%
A*(*% :nto the end, for 5dithun, a #salm of Da$id%
A*(,% 4hall not my soul be subject to GodM for from him is my sal$ation%
A*(2% 7or he is my God and my sa$iour( he is my #rotector, 5 shall be
mo$ed no more%
A*(.% 8o! long do you rush in u#on a manM you all kill, as if you !ere
thrusting do!n a leaning !all, and a tottering fence%
A*(?% But they ha$e thought to cast a!ay my #riceJ 5 ran in thirst( they
blessed !ith their mouth, but cursed !ith their heart%
A*(A% But be thou, O my soul, subject to God( for from him is my
#atience%
A*(+% 7or he is my God and my sa$iour( he is my hel#er, 5 shall not be
mo$ed%
A*(1% 5n God is my sal$ation and my glory( he is the God of my hel#, and
my ho#e is in God%
A*(B% Trust in him, all ye congregation of #eo#le( #our out your hearts
before him% God is our hel#er for e$er%
A*(*-% But $ain are the sons of men, the sons of men are liars in the
balances( that by $anity they may together decei$e%
)re liars in the balances, etc%%% They are so $ain and light, that if
they are #ut into the scales, they !ill be found to be of no !eightJ and
to be mere lies, deceit, and $anity% Or, They are liars in their
balances, by !eighing things by false !eights, and #referring the
tem#oral before the eternal%
A*(**% Trust not in iniLuity, and co$er not robberies( if riches abound,
set not your heart u#on them%
A*(*,% God hath s#oken once, these t!o things ha$e 5 heard, that #o!er
belongeth to God,
A*(*2% )nd mercy to thee, O 'ordJ for thou !ilt render to e$ery man
according to his !orks%
Psalms "ha#ter A,
Deus Deus meus, ad te%
The #ro#het as#ireth after God%
A,(*% ) #salm of Da$id !hile he !as in the desert of Edom%
A,(,% O God, my God, to thee do 5 !atch at break of day% 7or thee my
soul hath thirstedJ for thee my flesh, O ho! many !aysN
A,(2% 5n a desert land, and !here there is no !ay, and no !ater( so in
the sanctuary ha$e 5 come before thee, to see thy #o!er and thy glory%
A,(.% 7or thy mercy is better than li$es( thee my li#s !ill #raise%
A,(?% Thus !ill 5 bless thee all my life long( and in thy name 5 !ill
lift u# my hands%
A,(A% 'et my soul be filled as !ith marro! and fatness( and my mouth
shall #raise thee !ith joyful li#s%
A,(+% 5f 5 ha$e remembered thee u#on my bed, 5 !ill meditate on thee in
the morning(
A,(1% Because thou hast been my hel#er% )nd 5 !ill rejoice under the
co$ert of thy !ings(
A,(B% <y soul hath stuck close to thee( thy right hand hath recei$ed me%
A,(*-% But they ha$e fought my soul in $ain, they shall go into the
lo!er #arts of the earth(
A,(**% They shall be deli$ered into the hands of the s!ord, they shall
be the #ortions of fo>es%
A,(*,% But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be #raised that
s!ear by him( because the mouth is sto##ed of them that s#eak !icked
things%
Psalms "ha#ter A2
E>audi Deus orationem%
) #rayer in affliction, !ith confidence in God that he !ill bring to
nought the machinations of #ersecutors%
A2(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id%
A2(,% 8ear O God, my #rayer, !hen 5 make su##lication to thee( deli$er
my soul from the fear of the enemy%
A2(2% Thou hast #rotected me from the assembly of the malignantJ from
the multitude of the !orkers of iniLuity%
A2(.% 7or they ha$e !hetted their tongues like a s!ordJ they ha$e bent
their bo! a bitter thing,
A2(?% To shoot in secret the undefiled%
A2(A% They !ill shoot at him on a sudden, and !ill not fear( they are
resolute in !ickedness% They ha$e talked of hiding snaresJ they ha$e
said( =ho shall see themM
A2(+% They ha$e searched after iniLuities( they ha$e failed in their
search% <an shall come to a dee# heart(
) dee# heart%%% That is, crafty, subtle, dee# #rojects and designsJ
!hich ne$ertheless shall not succeedJ for God shall be e>alted in
bringing them to nought by his !isdom and #o!er%
A2(1% )nd God shall be e>alted% The arro!s of children are their !ounds(
The arro!s of children are their !ounds%%% That is, the !ounds, stri#es,
or blo!s, they seek to inflict u#on the just, are but like the !eak
efforts of childrenDs arro!s, !hich can do no e>ecution( and their
tongues, that is, their s#eeches against them come to nothing%
A2(B% )nd their tongues against them are made !eak% )ll that sa! them
!ere troubledJ
A2(*-% )nd e$ery man !as afraid% )nd they declared the !orks of God, and
understood his doings%
A2(**% The just shall rejoice in the 'ord, and shall ho#e in him( and
all the u#right in heart shall be #raised%
Psalms "ha#ter A.
Te decet%
God is to be #raised in his church, to !hich all nations shall be
called%
A.(*% To the end, a #salm of Da$id% The canticle of 9eremias and
EHechiel to the #eo#le of the ca#ti$ity, !hen they began to go out%
Of the ca#ti$ity%%% That is, the #eo#le of the ca#ti$ity of Babylon%
This is not in the 8ebre!, but is found in the ancient translation of
the 4e#tuagint%
A.(,% ) hymn, O God, becometh thee in 4ion( and a $o! shall be #aid to
thee in 9erusalem%
A.(2% O hear my #rayer( all flesh shall come to thee%
A.(.% The !ords of the !icked ha$e #re$ailed o$er us( and thou !ilt
#ardon our transgressions%
A.(?% Blessed is he !hom thou hast chosen and taken to thee( he shall
d!ell in thy courts% =e shall be filled !ith the good things of thy
houseJ holy is thy tem#le,
A.(A% =onderful in justice% 8ear us, O God our sa$iour, !ho art the ho#e
of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off%
A.(+% Thou !ho #re#arest the mountains by thy strength, being girded
!ith #o!er(
A.(1% =ho troublest the de#th of the sea, the noise of its !a$es% The
Gentiles shall be troubled,
A.(B% )nd they that d!ell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at
thy signs( thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the
e$ening to be joyful%
A.(*-% Thou hast $isited the earth, and hast #lentifully !atered itJ
thou hast many !ays enriched it% The ri$er of God is filled !ith !ater,
thou hast #re#ared their food( for so is its #re#aration%
A.(**% 7ill u# #lentifully the streams thereof, multi#ly its fruitsJ it
shall s#ring u# and rejoice in its sho!ers%
A.(*,% Thou shalt bless the cro!n of the year of thy goodness( and thy
fields shall be filled !ith #lenty%
A.(*2% The beautiful #laces of the !ilderness shall gro! fat( and the
hills shall be girded about !ith joy,
A.(*.% The rams of the flock are clothed, and the $ales shall abound
!ith corn( they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn%
Psalms "ha#ter A?
9ubilate Deo%
)n in$itation to #raise God%
A?(*% :nto the end, a canticle of a #salm of the resurrection% 4hout
!ith joy to God, all the earth,
A?(,% 4ing ye a #salm to his nameJ gi$e glory to his #raise%
A?(2% 4ay unto God, 8o! terrible are thy !orks, O 'ordN in the multitude
of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee%
A?(.% 'et all the earth adore thee, and sing to thee( let it sing a
#salm to thy name%
A?(?% "ome and see the !orks of GodJ !ho is terrible in his counsels
o$er the sons of men%
A?(A% =ho turneth the sea into dry land, in the ri$er they shall #ass on
foot( there shall !e rejoice in him%
A?(+% =ho by his #o!er ruleth for e$er( his eyes behold the nationsJ let
not them that #ro$oke him be e>alted in themsel$es%
A?(1% O bless our God, ye Gentiles( and make the $oice of his #raise to
be heard%
A?(B% =ho hath set my soul to li$e( and hath not suffered my feet to be
mo$ed(
A?(*-% 7or thou, O God, hast #ro$ed us( thou hast tried us by fire, as
sil$er is tried%
A?(**% Thou hast brought us into a net, thou hast laid afflictions on
our back(
A?(*,% Thou hast set men o$er our heads% =e ha$e #assed through fire and
!ater, and thou hast brought us out into a refreshment%
A?(*2% 5 !ill go into thy house !ith burnt offerings( 5 !ill #ay thee my
$o!s,
A?(*.% =hich my li#s ha$e uttered, )nd my mouth hath s#oken, !hen 5 !as
in trouble%
A?(*?% 5 !ill offer u# to thee holocausts full of marro!, !ith burnt
offerings of rams( 5 !ill offer to thee bullocks !ith goats%
A?(*A% "ome and hear, all ye that fear God, and 5 !ill tell you !hat
great things he hath done for my soul%
A?(*+% 5 cried to him !ith my mouth( and 5 e>tolled him !ith my tongue%
A?(*1% 5f 5 ha$e looked at iniLuity in my heart, the 'ord !ill not hear
me%
A?(*B% Therefore hath God heard me, and hath attended to the $oice of my
su##lication%
A?(,-% Blessed be God, !ho hath not turned a!ay my #rayer, nor his mercy
from me%
Psalms "ha#ter AA
Deus misereatur%
) #rayer for the #ro#agation of the church%
AA(*% :nto the end, in hymns, a #salm of a canticle for Da$id%
AA(,% <ay God ha$e mercy on us, and bless us( may he cause the light of
his countenance to shine u#on us, and may he ha$e mercy on us%
AA(2% That !e may kno! thy !ay u#on earth( thy sal$ation in all nations%
AA(.% 'et #eo#le confess to thee, O God( let all #eo#le gi$e #raise to
thee%
AA(?% 'et the nations be glad and rejoice( for thou judgest the #eo#le
!ith justice, and directest the nations u#on earth%
AA(A% 'et the #eo#le, O God, confess to thee( let all the #eo#le gi$e
#raise to thee(
AA(+% The earth hath yielded her fruit% <ay God, our God bless us,
AA(1% <ay God bless us( and all the ends of the earth fear him%
Psalms "ha#ter A+
E>urgat Deus%
The glorious establishment of the church of the e! Testament,
#refigured by the benefits besto!ed on the #eo#le of 5srael%
A+(*% :nto the end, a #salm of a canticle for Da$id himself%
A+(,% 'et God arise, and let his enemies be scattered( and let them that
hate him flee from before his face%
A+(2% )s smoke $anisheth, so let them $anish a!ay( as !a> melteth before
the fire, so let the !icked #erish at the #resence of God%
A+(.% )nd let the just feast, and rejoice before God( and be delighted
!ith gladness%
A+(?% 4ing ye to God, sing a #salm to his name, make a !ay for him !ho
ascendeth u#on the !est( the 'ord is his name% Rejoice ye before him(
but the !icked shall be troubled at his #resence,
=ho ascendeth u#on the !est%%% 4u#er occasum% 4t% Gregory understands it
of "hrist, !ho after his going do!n, like the sun, in the !est, by his
#assion and death, ascended more glorious, and carried all before him%
4t% 9erome renders it, !ho ascendeth, or cometh u#, through the deserts%
A+(A% =ho is the father of or#hans, and the judge of !ido!s% God in his
holy #lace(
A+(+% God !ho maketh men of one manner to d!ell in a house( =ho bringeth
out them that !ere bound in strengthJ in like manner them that #ro$oke,
that d!ell in se#ulchres%
Of one manner%%% That is, agreeing in faith, unanimous in lo$e, and
follo!ing the same manner of disci#line% 5t is $erified in the ser$ants
of God, li$ing together in his house, !hich is the church% * Tim% 2%*?%
5bid% Them that !ere bound, etc%%% The #o!er and mercy of God a##ears in
his bringing out of their ca#ti$ity those that !ere strongly bound in
their sins( and in restoring to his grace those !hose beha$iour had been
most #ro$okingJ and !ho by their e$il habits !ere not only dead, but
buried in their se#ulchres%
A+(1% O God, !hen thou didst go forth in the sight of thy #eo#le, !hen
thou didst #ass through the desert(
A+(B% The earth !as mo$ed, and the hea$ens dro##ed at the #resence of
the God of 4ina, at the #resence of the God of 5srael%
A+(*-% Thou shalt set aside for thy inheritance a free rain, O God( and
it !as !eakened, but thou hast made it #erfect%
) free rain%%% the manna, !hich rained #lentifully from hea$en, in
fa$our of GodDs inheritance, that is, of his #eo#le 5srael( !hich !as
!eakened indeed under a $ariety of afflictions, but !as made #erfect by
GodJ that is, !as still su##orted by di$ine #ro$idence, and brought on
to the #romised land% 5t agrees #articularly to the church of "hrist his
true inheritance, !hich is #lentifully !atered !ith the free rain of
hea$enly graceJ and through many infirmities, that is, crosses and
tribulations, is made #erfect, and fitted for eternal glory%
A+(**% 5n it shall thy animals d!ellJ in thy s!eetness, O God, thou hast
#ro$ided for the #oor%
5n it, etc%%% That is, in this church, !hich is thy fold and thy
inheritance, shall thy animals, thy shee#, d!ell( !here thou hast
#lentifully #ro$ided for them%
A+(*,% The 'ord shall gi$e the !ord to them that #reach good tidings
!ith great #o!er%
To them that #reach good tidings%%% E$angeliHantibus% That is, to the
#reachers of the gos#elJ !ho recei$ing the !ord from the 'ord, shall
!ith great #o!er and efficacy #reach throughout the !orld the glad
tidings of a 4a$iour, and of eternal sal$ation through him%
A+(*2% The king of #o!ers is of the belo$ed, of the belo$edJ and the
beauty of the house shall di$ide s#oils%
The king of #o!ers%%% That is, the mighty ;ing, the 'ord of hosts, is of
the belo$ed, of the belo$edJ that is, is on the side of "hrist, his most
belo$ed son( and his beautiful house, $iH%, the church, in !hich God
d!ells fore$er, shall by her s#iritual conLuests di$ide the s#oils of
many nations% The 8ebre! Eas it no! stands #ointedG is thus rendered,
The kings of armies ha$e fled, they ha$e fled, and she that d!ells at
home Eor the beauty of the houseG shall di$ide the s#oils%
A+(*.% 5f you slee# among the midst of lots, you shall be as the !ings
of a do$e co$ered !ith sil$er, and the hinder #arts of her back !ith the
#aleness of gold%
5f you slee# among the midst of lots Eintermedios cleros, etc%G%%% @iH%,
in such dangers and #ersecutions, as if your enemies !ere casting lots
for your goods and #ersons( or in the midst of the lots, Eintermedios
terminos, as 4t% 9erome renders it,G that is, u#on the $ery bounds or
borders of the dominions of your enemies( you shall be secure
ne$ertheless under the di$ine #rotectionJ and shall be enabled to fly
a!ay, like a do$e, !ith glittering !ings and feathers shining like the
#alest and most #recious goldJ that is, !ith great increase of $irtue,
and glo!ing !ith the fer$our of charity%
A+(*?% =hen he that is in hea$en a##ointeth kings o$er her, they shall
be !hited !ith sno! in 4elmon%
;ings o$er her%%% That is, #astors and rulers o$er his church, $iH%, the
a#ostles and their successors% Then by their ministry shall men be made
!hiter than the sno! !hich lies on the to# of the high mountain 4elmon%
A+(*A% The mountain of God is a fat mountain% ) curdled mountain, a fat
mountain%
The mountain of God%%% The church, !hich, 5sa% ,%,, is called The
mountain of the house of the 'ord u#on the to# of mountains% 5t is here
called a fat and a curdled mountainJ that is to say, most fruitful, and
enriched by the s#iritual gifts and graces of the 8oly Ghost%
A+(*+% =hy sus#ect, ye curdled mountainsM ) mountain in !hich God is
!ell #leased to d!ell( for there the 'ord shall d!ell unto the end%
=hy sus#ect, ye curdled mountainsM%%% =hy do you su##ose or imagine
there may be any other such curdled mountainsM &ou are mistaken( the
mountain thus fa$oured by God is but oneJ and this same he has chosen
for his d!elling for e$er%
A+(*1% The chariot of God is attended by ten thousandsJ thousands of
them that rejoice( the 'ord is among them in 4ina, in the holy #lace%
The chariot of God%%% Descending to gi$e his la! on mount 4ina( as also
of 9esus "hrist his 4on, ascending into hea$en, to send from thence the
8oly Ghost, to #ublish his ne! la!, is attended !ith ten thousands, that
is, !ith an innumerable multitude of joyful angels%
A+(*B% Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led ca#ti$ity ca#ti$eJ thou
hast recei$ed gifts in men% &ea for those also that do not belie$e, the
d!elling of the 'ord God%
'ed ca#ti$ity ca#ti$e%%% "arrying a!ay !ith thee to hea$en those !ho
before had been the ca#ti$es of 4atanJ and recei$ing from God the 7ather
gifts to be distributed to menJ e$en to those !ho !ere before
unbelie$ers%
A+(,-% Blessed be the 'ord day by day( the God of our sal$ation !ill
make our journey #ros#erous to us%
A+(,*% Our God is the God of sal$ation( and of the 'ord, of the 'ord are
the issues from death%
The issues from death%%% The 'ord alone is master of the issues, by
!hich !e may esca#e from death%
A+(,,% But God shall break the heads of his enemies( the hairy cro!n of
them that !alk on in their sins%
A+(,2% The 'ord said( 5 !ill turn them from Basan, 5 !ill turn them into
the de#th of the sea(
5 !ill turn them from Basan, etc%%% 5 !ill cast out my enemies from
their rich #ossessions, signified by Basan, a fruitful countryJ and 5
!ill dri$e them into the de#th of the sea( and make such a slaughter of
them, that the feet of my ser$ants may be dyed in their blood, etc%
A+(,.% That thy foot may be di##ed in the blood of thy enemiesJ the
tongue of thy dogs be red !ith the same%
A+(,?% They ha$e seen thy goings, O God, the goings of my God( of my
king !ho is in his sanctuary%
Thy goings%%% Thy !ays, thy #roceedings, by !hich thou didst formerly
take #ossession of the #romised land in fa$our of thy #eo#leJ and shalt
after!ards of the !hole !orld, !hich thou shalt subdue to thy 4on%
A+(,A% Princes !ent before joined !ith singers, in the midst of young
damsels #laying on timbrels%
Princes%%% The a#ostles, the first con$erters of nationsJ attended by
numbers of #erfect souls, singing the di$ine #raises, and $irgins
consecrated to God%
A+(,+% 5n the churches bless ye God the 'ord, from the fountains of
5srael%
7rom the fountains of 5srael%%% 7rom !hom both "hrist and his a#ostles
s#rung% By Benjamin, the holy fathers on this #lace understand 4t% Paul,
!ho !as of that tribe, named here a youth, because he !as the last
called to the a#ostleshi#% By the #rinces of 9uda, Iabulon, and
e#hthali, !e may understand the other a#ostles, !ho !ere of the tribe
of 9udaJ or of the tribes of Iabulon, and e#hthali, !here our 'ord
began to #reach, <att% .%*2, etc%
A+(,1% There is Benjamin a youth, in ecstasy of mind% The #rinces of
9uda are their leaders( the #rinces of Iabulon, the #rinces of
e#hthali%
A+(,B% "ommand thy strength, O God confirm, O God, !hat thou hast
!rought in us%
"ommand thy strength%% Gi$e orders that thy strength may be al!ays !ith
us%
A+(2-% 7rom thy tem#le in 9erusalem, kings shall offer #resents to thee%
A+(2*% Rebuke the !ild beasts of the reeds, the congregation of bulls
!ith the kine of the #eo#leJ !ho seek to e>clude them !ho are tried !ith
sil$er% 4catter thou the nations that delight in !ars(
Rebuke the !ild beasts of the reeds%%% or the !ild beasts, !hich lie hid
in the reeds% That is, the de$ils, !ho hide themsel$es in order to
sur#rise their #rey% Or by !ild beasts, are here understood #ersecutors,
!ho, for all their attem#ts against the "hurch, are but as !eak reeds,
!hich cannot #re$ail against them !ho are su##orted by the strength of
the )lmighty% The same are also called the congregation of bulls Efrom
their rage against the "hurchG !ho assemble together all their kine,
that is, the #eo#le their subjects, to e>clude if they can, from "hrist
and his inheritance, his constant confessors, !ho are like sil$er tried
by fire%
A+(2,% )mbassadors shall come out of Egy#t( Ethio#ia shall soon stretch
out her hands to God%
)mbassadors shall come, etc%%% 5t is a #ro#hecy of the con$ersion of the
Gentiles, and by name of the Egy#tians and Ethio#ians%
A+(22% 4ing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth( sing ye to the 'ord( 4ing
ye to God,
A+(2.% =ho mounteth abo$e the hea$en of hea$ens, to the east% Behold he
!ill gi$e to his $oice the $oice of #o!er(
To the east%%% 7rom mount Oli$et, !hich is on the east side of
9erusalem%-5bid% The $oice of #o!er%%% That is, he !ill make his $oice
to be a #o!erful $oice( by calling from death to life, such as !ere dead
in mortal sin( as at the last day he !ill by the #o!er of his $oice call
all the dead from their gra$es%
A+(2?% Gi$e ye glory to God for 5srael, his magnificence, and his #o!er
is in the clouds%
A+(2A% God is !onderful in his saints( the God of 5srael is he !ho !ill
gi$e #o!er and strength to his #eo#le% Blessed be God%
Psalms "ha#ter A1
4al$um me fac, Deus%
"hrist in his #assion declareth the greatness of his sufferings, and the
malice of his #ersecutors the 9e!sJ and foretelleth their re#robation%
A1(*% :nto the end, for them that shall be changedJ for Da$id%
7or them that shall be changed%%% ) #salm for "hristian con$erts, to
remember the #assion of "hrist%
A1(,% 4a$e me, O God( for the !aters are come in e$en unto my soul%
The !aters%%% Of afflictions and sorro!s% <y soul is sorro!ful e$en unto
death% <att% ,A%21%
A1(2% 5 stick fast in the mire of the dee# and there is no sure
standing% 5 am come into the de#th of the sea, and a tem#est hath
o$er!helmed me%
A1(.% 5 ha$e laboured !ith cryingJ my ja!s are become hoarse, my eyes
ha$e failed, !hilst 5 ho#e in my God%
A1(?% They are multi#lied abo$e the hairs of my head, !ho hate me
!ithout cause% <y enemies are gro!n strong !ho ha$e !rongfully
#ersecuted me( then did 5 #ay that !hich 5 took not a!ay%
5 #ay that !hich 5 took not a!ay%%% "hrist in his #assion made
restitution of !hat he had not taken a!ay, by suffering the #unishment
due to our sins, and so re#airing the injury !e had done to God%
A1(A% O God, thou kno!est my foolishnessJ and my offences are not hidden
from thee(
<y foolishness and my offences%%% !hich my enemies im#ute to me( or the
follies and sins of men, !hich 5 ha$e taken u#on myself%
A1(+% 'et not them be ashamed for me, !ho look for thee, O 'ord, the
'ord of hosts% 'et them not be confounded on my account, !ho seek thee,
O God of 5srael%
A1(1% Because for thy sake 5 ha$e borne re#roachJ shame hath co$ered my
face%
A1(B% 5 am become a stranger to my brethren, and an alien to the sons of
my mother%
A1(*-% 7or the Heal of thy house hath eaten me u#( and the re#roaches of
them that re#roached thee are fallen u#on me%
A1(**% )nd 5 co$ered my soul in fasting( and it !as made a re#roach to
me%
A1(*,% )nd 5 made haircloth my garment( and 5 became a by!ord to them%
A1(*2% They that sat in the gate s#oke against me( and they that drank
!ine made me their song%
A1(*.% But as for me, my #rayer is to thee, O 'ordJ for the time of thy
good #leasure, O God% 5n the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the
truth of thy sal$ation%
A1(*?% Dra! me out of the mire, that 5 may not stick fast( deli$er me
from them that hate me, and out of the dee# !aters%
A1(*A% 'et not the tem#est of !ater dro!n me, nor the dee# !ater s!allo!
me u#( and let not the #it shut her mouth u#on me%
A1(*+% 8ear me, O 'ord, for thy mercy is kindJ look u#on me according to
the multitude of thy tender mercies%
A1(*1% )nd turn not a!ay thy face from thy ser$ant( for 5 am in trouble,
hear me s#eedily%
A1(*B% )ttend to my soul, and deli$er it( sa$e me because of my enemies%
A1(,-% Thou kno!est my re#roach, and my confusion, and my shame%
A1(,*% 5n thy sight are all they that afflict meJ my heart hath e>#ected
re#roach and misery% )nd 5 looked for one that !ould grie$e together
!ith me, but there !as none( and for one that !ould comfort me, and 5
found none%
A1(,,% )nd they ga$e me gall for my food, and in my thirst they ga$e me
$inegar to drink%
A1(,2% 'et their table become as a snare before them, and a recom#ense,
and a stumblingblock%
'et their table, etc%%% =hat here follo!s in the style of an
im#recation, is a #ro#hecy of the !retched state to !hich the 9e!s
should be reduced in #unishment of their !ilful obstinacy%
A1(,.% 'et their eyes be darkened that they see notJ and their back bend
thou do!n al!ays%
A1(,?% Pour out thy indignation u#on them( and let thy !rathful anger
take hold of them%
A1(,A% 'et their habitation be made desolate( and let there be none to
d!ell in their tabernacles%
A1(,+% Because they ha$e #ersecuted him !hom thou hast smittenJ and they
ha$e added to the grief of my !ounds%
A1(,1% )dd thou iniLuity u#on their iniLuity( and let them not come into
thy justice%
A1(,B% 'et them be blotted out of the book of the li$ingJ and !ith the
just let them not be !ritten%
A1(2-% But 5 am #oor and sorro!ful( thy sal$ation, O God, hath set me
u#%
A1(2*% 5 !ill #raise the name of God !ith a canticle( and 5 !ill magnify
him !ith #raise%
A1(2,% )nd it shall #lease God better than a young calf, that bringeth
forth horns and hoofs%
A1(22% 'et the #oor see and rejoice( seek ye God, and your soul shall
li$e%
A1(2.% 7or the 'ord hath heard the #oor( and hath not des#ised his
#risoners%
A1(2?% 'et the hea$ens and the earth #raise himJ the sea, and e$ery
thing that cree#eth therein%
A1(2A% 7or God !ill sa$e 4ion, and the cities of 9uda shall be built u#%
)nd they shall d!ell there, and acLuire it by inheritance%
4ion%%% The catholic church% The cities of 9uda, etc%, her #laces of
!orshi#, !hich shall be established throughout the !orld% )nd there,
$iH%, in this church of "hrist, shall his ser$ants d!ell, etc%
A1(2+% )nd the seed of his ser$ants shall #ossess itJ and they that lo$e
his name shall d!ell therein%
Psalms "ha#ter AB
Deus in adjutorium%
) #rayer in #ersecution%
AB(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id, to bring to remembrance that the
'ord sa$ed him%
AB(,% O God, come to my assistanceJ O 'ord, make haste to hel# me%
AB(2% 'et them be confounded and ashamed that seek my soul(
AB(.% 'et them be turned back!ard, and blush for shame that desire e$ils
to me( 'et them be #resently turned a!ay blushing for shame that say to
me( DTis !ell, Dtis !ell%
DT is !ell, Dt is !ell%%% Euge, euge% 4t% 9erome renders it, $ah, $ahN
!hich is the $oice of one insulting and deriding% 4ome understand it as
a detestation of deceitful flatterers%
AB(?% 'et all that seek thee rejoice and be glad in theeJ and let such
as lo$e thy sal$ation say al!ays( The 'ord be magnified%
AB(A% But 5 am needy and #oorJ O God, hel# me% Thou art my hel#er and my
deli$erer( O lord, make no delay%
Psalms "ha#ter +-
5n te, Domine%
) #rayer for #erse$erance%
+-(*% ) #salm for Da$id% Of the sons of 9onadab, and the former
ca#ti$es% 5n thee, O 'ord, 5 ha$e ho#ed, let me ne$er be #ut to
confusion(
Of the sons of 9onadab%%% The Rechabites, of !hom see 9er% 2?% By this
addition of the se$enty-t!o inter#reters, !e gather that this #salm !as
usually sung in the synagogue, in the #erson of the Rechabites, and of
those !ho !ere first carried a!ay into ca#ti$ity%
+-(,% Deli$er me in thy justice, and rescue me% 5ncline thy ear unto me,
and sa$e me%
+-(2% Be thou unto me a God, a #rotector, and a #lace of strength( that
thou mayst make me safe% 7or thou art my firmament and my refuge%
+-(.% Deli$er me, O my God, out of the hand of the sinner, and out of
the hand of the transgressor of the la! and of the unjust%
+-(?% 7or thou art my #atience, O 'ord( my ho#e, O 'ord, from my youth%
+-(A% By thee ha$e 5 been confirmed from the !omb( from my motherDs !omb
thou art my #rotector% Of thee 5 shall continually sing(
+-(+% 5 am become unto many as a !onder, but thou art a strong hel#er%
+-(1% 'et my mouth be filled !ith #raise, that 5 may sing thy gloryJ thy
greatness all the day long%
+-(B% "ast me not off in the time of old age( !hen my strength shall
fail, do not thou forsake me%
+-(*-% 7or my enemies ha$e s#oken against meJ and they that !atched my
soul ha$e consulted together,
+-(**% 4aying( God hath forsaken him( #ursue and take him, for there is
none to deli$er him%
+-(*,% O God, be not thou far from me( O my God, make haste to my hel#%
+-(*2% 'et them be confounded and come to nothing that detract my soulJ
let them be co$ered !ith confusion and blame that seek my hurt%
+-(*.% But 5 !ill al!ays ho#eJ and !ill add to all thy #raise%
+-(*?% <y mouth shall she! forth thy justiceJ thy sal$ation all the day
long% Because 5 ha$e not kno!n learning,
'earning%%% )s much as to say, 5 build not u#on human learning, but only
on the #o!er and justice of God%
+-(*A% 5 !ill enter into the #o!ers of the 'ord( O 'ord, 5 !ill be
mindful of thy justice alone%
+-(*+% Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth( and till no! 5 !ill
declare thy !onderful !orks%
+-(*1% )nd unto old age and grey hairs( O God, forsake me not, :ntil 5
she! forth thy arm to all the generation that is to come( Thy #o!er,
+-(*B% )nd thy justice, O God, e$en to the highest great things thou
hast done( O God, !ho is like to theeM
+-(,-% 8o! great troubles hast thou she!n me, many and grie$ous( and
turning thou hast brought me to life, and hast brought me back again
from the de#ths of the earth(
+-(,*% Thou hast multi#lied thy magnificenceJ and turning to me thou
hast comforted me%
+-(,,% 7or 5 !ill also confess to thee thy truth !ith the instruments of
#saltery( O God, 5 !ill sing to thee !ith the har#, thou holy one of
5srael%
+-(,2% <y li#s shall greatly rejoice, !hen 5 shall sing to theeJ and my
soul !hich thou hast redeemed%
+-(,.% &ea and my tongue shall meditate on thy justice all the dayJ !hen
they shall be confounded and #ut to shame that seek e$ils to me%
Psalms "ha#ter +*
Deus, judicium tuum%
) #ro#hecy of the coming of "hrist, and of his kingdom( #refigured by
4olomon and his ha##y reign%
+*(*% ) #salm on 4olomon%
+*(,% Gi$e to the king thy judgment, O God, and to the kingDs son thy
justice( To judge thy #eo#le !ith justice, and thy #oor !ith judgment%
+*(2% 'et the mountains recei$e #eace for the #eo#le( and the hills
justice%
+*(.% 8e shall judge the #oor of the #eo#le, and he shall sa$e the
children of the #oor( and he shall humble the o##ressor%
+*(?% )nd he shall continue !ith the sun and before the moon, throughout
all generations%
+*(A% 8e shall come do!n like rain u#on the fleeceJ and as sho!ers
falling gently u#on the earth%
+*(+% 5n his days shall justice s#ring u#, and abundance of #eace, till
the moon be taken a!ay%
+*(1% )nd he shall rule from sea to sea, and from the ri$er unto the
ends of the earth%
+*(B% Before him the Ethio#ians shall fall do!n( and his enemies shall
lick the ground%
+*(*-% The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer #resents( the
kings of the )rabians and of 4aba shall bring gifts(
+*(**% )nd all kings of the earth shall adore him( all nations shall
ser$e him%
+*(*,% 7or he shall deli$er the #oor from the mighty( and the needy that
had no hel#er%
+*(*2% 8e shall s#are the #oor and needy( and he shall sa$e the souls of
the #oor%
+*(*.% 8e shall redeem their souls from usuries and iniLuity( and their
names shall be honourable in his sight%
+*(*?% )nd he shall li$e, and to him shall be gi$en of the gold of
)rabia, for him they shall al!ays adore( they shall bless him all the
day%
+*(*A% )nd there shall be a firmament on the earth on the to#s of
mountains, abo$e 'ibanus shall the fruit thereof be e>alted( and they of
the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth%
) firmament on the earth, etc%%% This may be understood of the church of
"hrist, e$er firm and $isible( and of the flourishing condition of its
congregation%
+*(*+% 'et his name be blessed for e$ermore( his name continueth before
the sun% )nd in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed( all
nations shall magnify him%
+*(*1% Blessed be the 'ord, the God of 5srael, !ho alone doth !onderful
things%
+*(*B% )nd blessed be the name of his majesty for e$er( and the !hole
earth shall be filled !ith his majesty% 4o be it% 4o be it%
+*(,-% The #raises of Da$id, the son of 9esse, are ended%
)re ended%%% By this it a##ears that this #salm, though #laced here, !as
in order of time the last of those !hich Da$id com#osed%
Psalms "ha#ter +,
Puam bonus 5srael Deus%
The tem#tation of the !eak, u#on seeing the #ros#erity of the !icked, is
o$ercome by the consideration of the justice of God, !ho !ill Luickly
render to e$ery one according to his !orks%
+,(*% ) #salm for )sa#h% 8o! good is God to 5srael, to them that are of
a right heartN
+,(,% But my feet !ere almost mo$edJ my ste#s had !ell nigh sli##ed%
+,(2% Because 5 had a Heal on occasion of the !icked, seeing the
#ros#erity of sinners%
+,(.% 7or there is no regard to their death, nor is there strength in
their stri#es%
+,(?% They are not in the labour of men( neither shall they be scourged
like other men%
+,(A% Therefore #ride hath held them fast( they are co$ered !ith their
iniLuity and their !ickedness%
+,(+% Their iniLuity hath come forth, as it !ere from fatness( they ha$e
#assed into the affection of the heart%
7atness%%% )bundance and tem#oral #ros#erity, !hich hath encouraged them
in their iniLuity( and made them gi$e themsel$es u# to their irregular
affections%
+,(1% They ha$e thought and s#oken !ickedness( they ha$e s#oken iniLuity
on high%
+,(B% They ha$e set their mouth against hea$en( and their tongue hath
#assed through the earth%
+,(*-% Therefore !ill my #eo#le return here and full days shall be found
in them%
Return here%%% or hither% The !eak among the ser$ants of God, !ill be
a#t often to return to this thought, and !ill be shocked !hen they
consider the full days, that is, the long and #ros#erous life of the
!ickedJ and !ill be tem#ted to make the reflections against #ro$idence
!hich are set do!n in the follo!ing $erses%
+,(**% )nd they said( 8o! doth God kno!M and is there kno!ledge in the
most 8ighM
+,(*,% Behold these are sinnersJ and yet, abounding in the !orld they
ha$e obtained riches%
+,(*2% )nd 5 said( Then ha$e 5 in $ain justified my heart, and !ashed my
hands among the innocent%
+,(*.% )nd 5 ha$e been scourged all the dayJ and my chastisement hath
been in the mornings%
+,(*?% 5f 5 said( 5 !ill s#eak thusJ behold 5 should condemn the
generation of thy children%
5f 5 said, etc%%% That is, if 5 should indulge such thoughts as these%
+,(*A% 5 studied that 5 might kno! this thing, it is a labour in my
sight(
+,(*+% :ntil 5 go into the sanctuary of God, and understand concerning
their last ends%
+,(*1% But indeed for deceits thou hast #ut it to them( !hen they !ere
lifted u# thou hast cast them do!n%
Thou hast #ut it to them%%% 5n #unishment of their deceits, or for
decei$ing them, thou hast brought e$ils u#on them in their last end,
!hich, in their #ros#erity they ne$er a##rehended%
+,(*B% 8o! are they brought to desolationM they ha$e suddenly ceased to
be( they ha$e #erished by reason of their iniLuity%
+,(,-% )s the dream of them that a!ake, O 'ordJ so in thy city thou
shalt bring their image to nothing%
+,(,*% 7or my heart hath been inflamed, and my reins ha$e been changed(
+,(,,% )nd 5 am brought to nothing, and 5 kne! not%
+,(,2% 5 am become as a beast before thee( and 5 am al!ays !ith thee%
+,(,.% Thou hast held me by my right handJ and by thy !ill thou hast
conducted me, and !ith thy glory thou hast recei$ed me%
+,(,?% 7or !hat ha$e 5 in hea$enM and besides thee !hat do 5 desire u#on
earthM
+,(,A% 7or thee my flesh and my heart hath fainted a!ay( thou art the
God of my heart, and the God that is my #ortion for e$er%
+,(,+% 7or behold they that go far from thee shall #erish( thou hast
destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee%
+,(,1% But it is good for me to adhere to my God, to #ut my ho#e in the
'ord God( That 5 may declare all thy #raises, in the gates of the
daughter of 4ion%
Psalms "ha#ter +2
:t Luid, Deus%
) #rayer of the church under grie$ous #ersecutions%
+2(*% :nderstanding for )sa#h% O God, !hy hast thou cast us off unto the
end( !hy is thy !rath enkindled against the shee# of thy #astureM
+2(,% Remember thy congregation, !hich thou hast #ossessed from the
beginning% The sce#tre of thy inheritance !hich thou hast redeemed(
mount 4ion in !hich thou hast d!elt%
+2(2% 'ift u# thy hands against their #ride unto the endJ see !hat
things the enemy hath done !ickedly in the sanctuary%
+2(.% )nd they that hate thee ha$e made their boasts, in the midst of
thy solemnity% They ha$e set u# their ensigns for signs,
Their ensigns, etc%%% They ha$e fi>ed their colours for signs and
tro#hies, both on the gates, and on the highest to# of the tem#le( and
they kne! not, that is, they regarded not the sanctity of the #lace%
This #salm manifestly foretells the time of the <achabees, and the
#rofanation of the tem#le by )ntiochus%
+2(?% )nd they kne! not both in the going out and on the highest to#% )s
!ith a>es in a !ood of trees,
+2(A% They ha$e cut do!n at once the gates thereof, !ith a>e and hatchet
they ha$e brought it do!n%
+2(+% They ha$e set fire to thy sanctuary( they ha$e defiled the
d!elling #lace of thy name on the earth%
+2(1% They said in their heart, the !hole kindred of them together( 'et
us abolish all the festi$al days of God from the land%
+2(B% Our signs !e ha$e not seen, there is no! no #ro#het( and he !ill
kno! us no more%
+2(*-% 8o! long, O God, shall the enemy re#roach( is the ad$ersary to
#ro$oke thy name for e$erM
+2(**% =hy dost thou turn a!ay thy hand( and thy right hand out of the
midst of thy bosom for e$erM
+2(*,% But God is our king before ages( he hath !rought sal$ation in the
midst of the earth%
+2(*2% Thou by thy strength didst make the sea firm( thou didst crush
the heads of the dragons in the !aters%
The sea firm%%% By making the !aters of the Red 4ea stand like firm
!alls, !hilst 5srael #assed through( and destroying the Egy#tians called
here dragons from their cruelty, in the same !aters, !ith their king(
casting u# their bodies on the shore to be stri##ed by the Ethio#ians
inhabiting in those days the coast of )rabia%
+2(*.% Thou hast broken the heads of the dragon( thou hast gi$en him to
be meat for the #eo#le of the Ethio#ians%
+2(*?% Thou hast broken u# the fountains and the torrents( thou hast
dried u# the Ethan ri$ers%
Ethan ri$ers%%% That is, ri$ers !hich run !ith strong streams% This !as
$erified in 9ordan, 9os% 2, and in )rnon, um% ,*%*.%
+2(*A% Thine is the day, and thine is the night( thou hast made the
morning light and the sun%
+2(*+% Thou hast made all the borders of the earth( the summer and the
s#ring !ere formed by thee%
+2(*1% Remember this, the enemy hath re#roached the 'ord( and a foolish
#eo#le hath #ro$oked thy name%
+2(*B% Deli$er not u# to beasts the souls that confess to thee( and
forget not to the end the souls of thy #oor%
+2(,-% 8a$e regard to thy co$enant( for they that are the obscure of the
earth ha$e been filled !ith d!ellings of iniLuity%
The obscure of the earth%%% <ean and ignoble !retches ha$e been filled,
that is, enriched, !ith houses of iniLuity, that is, !ith our estates
and #ossessions, !hich they ha$e unjustly acLuired%
+2(,*% 'et not the humble be turned a!ay !ith confusion( the #oor and
needy shall #raise thy name%
+2(,,% )rise, O God, judge thy o!n cause( remember thy re#roaches !ith
!hich the foolish man hath re#roached thee all the day%
+2(,2% 7orget not the $oices of thy enemies( the #ride of them that hate
thee ascendeth continually%
Psalms "ha#ter +.
"onfitebimur tibi%
There is a just judgment to come( therefore let the !icked take care%
+.(*% :nto the end, corru#t not, a #salm of a canticle for )sa#h%
"orru#t not%%% 5t is belie$ed to ha$e been the beginning of some ode or
hymn, to the tune of !hich this #salm !as to be sung% 4t% )ugustine and
other fathers take it to be an admonition of the s#irit of God, not to
faint or fail in our ho#e( but to #erse$ere !ith constancy in good(
because God !ill not fail in his due time to render to e$ery man
according to his !orks%
+.(,% =e !ill #raise thee, O God( !e !ill #raise, and !e !ill call u#on
thy name% =e !ill relate thy !ondrous !orks(
+.(2% =hen 5 shall take a time, 5 !ill judge justices%
=hen 5 shall take a time%%% 5n #ro#er times( #articularly at the last
day, !hen the earth shall melt a!ay at the #resence of the great 9udge(
the same !ho originally laid the foundations of it, and as it !ere
established its #illars%
+.(.% The earth is melted, and all that d!ell therein( 5 ha$e
established the #illars thereof%
+.(?% 5 said to the !icked( Do not act !ickedly( and to the sinners(
'ift not u# the horn%
+.(A% 'ift not u# your horn on high( s#eak not iniLuity against God%
+.(+% 7or neither from the east, nor from the !est, nor from the desert
hills(
+.(1% 7or God is the judge% One he #utteth do!n, and another he lifteth
u#(
+.(B% 7or in the hand of the 'ord there is a cu# of strong !ine full of
mi>ture% )nd he hath #oured it out from this to that( but the dregs
thereof are not em#tied( all the sinners of the earth shall drink%
+.(*-% But 5 !ill declare for e$er( 5 !ill sing to the God of 9acob%
+.(**% )nd 5 !ill break all the horns of sinners( but the horns of the
just shall be e>alted%
Psalms "ha#ter +?
otus in 9udaea%
God is kno!n in his church( and e>erts his #o!er in #rotecting it% 5t
alludes to the slaughter of the )ssyrians, in the days of king EHechias%
+?(*% :nto the end, in #raises, a #salm for )sa#h( a canticle to the
)ssyrians%
+?(,% 5n 9udea God is kno!n( his name is great in 5srael%
+?(2% )nd his #lace is in #eace( and his abode in 4ion(
+?(.% There hath he broken the #o!ers of bo!s, the shield, the s!ord,
and the battle%
+?(?% Thou enlightenest !onderfully from the e$erlasting hills%
+?(A% )ll the foolish of heart !ere troubled% They ha$e sle#t their
slee#J and all the men of riches ha$e found nothing in their hands%
+?(+% )t thy rebuke, O God of 9acob, they ha$e all slumbered that
mounted on horseback%
+?(1% Thou art terrible, and !ho shall resist theeM from that time thy
!rath%
7rom that time, etc%%% 7rom the time that thy !rath shall break out%
+?(B% Thou hast caused judgment to be heard from hea$en( the earth
trembled and !as still,
+?(*-% =hen God arose in judgment, to sa$e all the meek of the earth%
+?(**% 7or the thought of man shall gi$e #raise to thee( and the
remainders of the thought shall kee# holiday to thee%
+?(*,% @o! ye, and #ay to the 'ord your God( all you that are round
about him bring #resents% To him that is terrible,
+?(*2% E$en to him !ho taketh a!ay the s#irit of #rinces( to the
terrible !ith the kings of the earth%
Psalms "ha#ter +A
@oce mea%
The faithful ha$e recourse to God in trouble of mind, !ith confidence in
his mercy and #o!er%
+A(*% :nto the end, for 5dithun, a #salm of )sa#h%
+A(,% 5 cried to the 'ord !ith my $oiceJ to God !ith my $oice, and he
ga$e ear to me%
+A(2% 5n the days of my trouble 5 sought God, !ith my hands lifted u# to
him in the night, and 5 !as not decei$ed% <y soul refused to be
comforted(
+A(.% 5 remembered God, and !as delighted, and !as e>ercised, and my
s#irit s!ooned a!ay%
+A(?% <y eyes #re$ented the !atches( 5 !as troubled, and 5 s#oke not%
+A(A% 5 thought u#on the days of old( and 5 had in my mind the eternal
years%
+A(+% )nd 5 meditated in the night !ith my o!n heart( and 5 !as
e>ercised and 5 s!e#t my s#irit%
+A(1% =ill God then cast off for e$erM or !ill he ne$er be more
fa$ourable againM
+A(B% Or !ill he cut off his mercy for e$er, from generation to
generationM
+A(*-% Or !ill God forget to she! mercyM or !ill he in his anger shut u#
his merciesM
+A(**% )nd 5 said, o! ha$e 5 begun( this is the change of the right
hand of the most 8igh%
+A(*,% 5 remembered the !orks of the 'ord( for 5 !ill be mindful of thy
!onders from the beginning%
+A(*2% )nd 5 !ill meditate on all thy !orks( and !ill be em#loyed in thy
in$entions%
+A(*.% Thy !ay, O God, is in the holy #lace( !ho is the great God like
our GodM
+A(*?% Thou art the God that dost !onders% Thou hast made thy #o!er
kno!n among the nations(
+A(*A% =ith thy arm thou hast redeemed thy #eo#le the children of 9acob
and of 9ose#h%
+A(*+% The !aters sa! thee, O God, the !aters sa! thee( and they !ere
afraid, and the de#ths !ere troubled%
+A(*1% Great !as the noise of the !aters( the clouds sent out a sound%
7or thy arro!s #ass(
+A(*B% The $oice of thy thunder in a !heel% Thy lightnings enlightened
the !orld( the earth shook and trembled%
+A(,-% Thy !ay is in the sea, and thy #aths in many !aters( and thy
footste#s shall not be kno!n%
+A(,*% Thou hast conducted thy #eo#le like shee#, by the hand of <oses
and )aron%
Psalms "ha#ter ++
)ttendite%
GodDs great benefits to the #eo#le of 5srael, not!ithstanding their
ingratitude%
++(*% :nderstanding for )sa#h% )ttend, O my #eo#le, to my la!( incline
your ears to the !ords of my mouth%
++(,% 5 !ill o#en my mouth in #arables( 5 !ill utter #ro#ositions from
the beginning%
Pro#ositions%%% Dee# and mysterious sayings% By this it a##ears that the
historical facts of ancient times, commemorated in this #salm, !ere dee#
and mysterious( as being figures of great truths a##ertaining to the
time of the e! Testament%
++(2% 8o! great things ha$e !e heard and kno!n, and our fathers ha$e
told us%
++(.% They ha$e not been hidden from their children, in another
generation% Declaring the #raises of the 'ord, and his #o!ers, and his
!onders !hich he hath done%
++(?% )nd he set u# a testimony in 9acob( and made a la! in 5srael% 8o!
great things he commanded our fathers, that they should make the same
kno!n to their children(
++(A% That another generation might kno! them% The children that should
be born and should rise u#, and declare them to their children%
++(+% That they may #ut their ho#e in God and may not forget the !orks
of God( and may seek his commandments%
++(1% That they may not become like their fathers, a #er$erse and
e>as#erating generation% ) generation that set not their heart aright(
and !hose s#irit !as not faithful to God%
++(B% The sons of E#hraim !ho bend and shoot !ith the bo!( they ha$e
turned back in the day of battle%
++(*-% They ke#t not the co$enant of God( and in his la! they !ould not
!alk%
++(**% )nd they forgot his benefits, and his !onders that he had she!n
them%
++(*,% =onderful things did he do in the sight of their fathers, in the
land of Egy#t, in the field of Tanis%
++(*2% 8e di$ided the sea and brought them through( and he made the
!aters to stand as in a $essel%
++(*.% )nd he conducted them !ith a cloud by day( and all the night !ith
a light of fire%
++(*?% 8e struck the rock in the !ilderness( and ga$e them to drink, as
out of the great dee#%
++(*A% 8e brought forth !ater out of the rock( and made streams run do!n
as ri$ers%
++(*+% )nd they added yet more sin against him( they #ro$oked the most
8igh to !rath in the #lace !ithout !ater%
++(*1% )nd they tem#ted God in their hearts, by asking meat for their
desires%
++(*B% )nd they s#oke ill of God( they said( "an God furnish a table in
the !ildernessM
++(,-% Because he struck the rock, and the !aters gushed out, and the
streams o$erflo!ed% "an he also gi$e bread, or #ro$ide a table for his
#eo#leM
++(,*% Therefore the 'ord heard, and !as angry( and a fire !as kindled
against 9acob, and !rath came u# against 5srael%
++(,,% Because they belie$ed not in God( and trusted not in his
sal$ation%
++(,2% )nd he had commanded the clouds from abo$e, and had o#ened the
doors of hea$en%
++(,.% )nd had rained do!n manna u#on them to eat, and had gi$en them
the bread of hea$en%
++(,?% <an ate the bread of angels( he sent them #ro$isions in
abundance%
++(,A% 8e remo$ed the south !ind from hea$en( and by his #o!er brought
in the south!est !ind%
++(,+% )nd he rained u#on them flesh as dust( and feathered fo!ls like
as the sand of the sea%
++(,1% )nd they fell in the midst of their cam#, round about their
#a$ilions%
++(,B% 4o they did eat, and !ere filled e>ceedingly, and he ga$e them
their desire(
++(2-% they !ere not defrauded of that !hich they cra$ed% )s yet their
meat !as in their mouth(
++(2*% )nd the !rath of God came u#on them% )nd he sle! the fat ones
amongst them, and brought do!n the chosen men of 5srael%
++(2,% 5n all these things they sinned still( and they beha$ed not for
his !ondrous !orks%
++(22% )nd their days !ere consumed in $anity, and their years in haste%
++(2.% =hen he sle! them, then they sought him( and they returned, and
came to him early in the morning%
++(2?% )nd they remembered that God !as their hel#er( and the most high
God their redeemer%
++(2A% )nd they lo$ed him !ith their mouth( and !ith their tongue they
lied unto him(
++(2+% But their heart !as not right !ith him( nor !ere they counted
faithful in his co$enant%
++(21% But he is merciful, and !ill forgi$e their sins( and !ill not
destroy them% )nd many a time did he turn a!ay his anger( and did not
kindle all his !rath%
++(2B% )nd he remembered that they are flesh( a !ind that goeth and
returneth not%
++(.-% 8o! often did they #ro$oke him in the desert( and mo$e him to
!rath in the #lace !ithout !aterM
++(.*% )nd they turned back and tem#ted God( and grie$ed the holy one of
5srael%
++(.,% They remembered not his hand, in the day that he redeemed them
from the hand of him that afflicted them(
++(.2% 8o! he !rought his signs in Egy#t, and his !onders in the field
of Tanis%
++(..% )nd he turned their ri$ers into blood, and their sho!ers that
they might not drink%
++(.?% 8e sent amongst them di$ers sorts of flies, !hich de$oured them(
and frogs !hich destroyed them%
++(.A% )nd he ga$e u# their fruits to the blast, and their labours to
the locust%
++(.+% )nd he destroyed their $ineyards !ith hail, and their mulberry
trees !ith hoarfrost%
++(.1% )nd he ga$e u# their cattle to the hail, and their stock to the
fire%
++(.B% )nd he sent u#on them the !rath of his indignation( indignation
and !rath and trouble, !hich he sent by e$il angels%
++(?-% 8e made a !ay for a #ath to his anger( he s#ared not their souls
from death, and their cattle he shut u# in death%
++(?*% )nd he killed all the firstborn in the land of Egy#t( the
firstfruits of all their labour in the tabernacles of "ham%
++(?,% )nd he took a!ay his o!n #eo#le as shee#( and guided them in the
!ilderness like a flock%
++(?2% )nd he brought them out in ho#e and they feared not( and the sea
o$er!helmed their enemies%
++(?.% )nd he brought them into the mountain of his sanctuary( the
mountain !hich his right hand had #urchased% )nd he cast out the
Gentiles before them( and by lot di$ided to them their land by a line of
distribution%
++(??% )nd he made the tribes of 5srael to d!ell in their tabernacles%
++(?A% &et they tem#ted, and #ro$oked the most high God( and they ke#t
not his testimonies%
++(?+% )nd they turned a!ay, and ke#t not the co$enant( e$en like their
fathers they !ere turned aside as a crooked bo!%
++(?1% They #ro$oked him to anger on their hills( and mo$ed him to
jealousy !ith their gra$en things%
++(?B% God heard, and des#ised them, and he reduced 5srael e>ceedingly
as it !ere to nothing%
++(A-% )nd he #ut a!ay the tabernacle of 4ilo, his tabernacle !here he
d!elt among men%
++(A*% )nd he deli$ered their strength into ca#ti$ity( and their beauty
into the hands of the enemy%
++(A,% )nd he shut u# his #eo#le under the s!ord( and he des#ised his
inheritance%
++(A2% 7ire consumed their young men( and their maidens !ere not
lamented%
++(A.% Their #riests fell by the s!ord( and their !ido!s did not mourn%
++(A?% )nd the 'ord !as a!aked as one out of slee#, and like a mighty
man that hath been surfeited !ith !ine%
++(AA% )nd he smote his enemies on the hinder #arts( he #ut them to an
e$erlasting re#roach%
++(A+% )nd he rejected the tabernacle of 9ose#h( and chose not the tribe
of E#hraim(
++(A1% But he chose the tribe of 9uda, mount 4ion !hich he lo$ed%
++(AB% )nd he built his sanctuary as of unicorns, in the land !hich he
founded for e$er%
)s of unicorns%%% That is, firm and strong like the horn of the unicorn%
This is one of the chiefest of the #ro#ositions of this #salm,
foreshe!ing the firm establishment of the one, true, and e$erlasting
sanctuary of God, in his church%
++(+-% )nd he chose his ser$ant Da$id, and took him from the flocks of
shee#( he brought him from follo!ing the e!es great !ith young,
++(+*% To feed 9acob his ser$ant and 5srael his inheritance%
++(+,% )nd he fed them in the innocence of his heart( and conducted them
by the skilfulness of his hands%
Psalms "ha#ter +1
Deus, $enerunt gentes%
The church in time of #ersecution #rayeth for relief% 5t seems to belong
to the time of the <achabees%
+1(*% ) #salm for )sa#h% O God, the heathens are come into thy
inheritance, they ha$e defiled thy holy tem#le( they ha$e made 9erusalem
as a #lace to kee# fruit%
+1(,% They ha$e gi$en the dead bodies of thy ser$ants to be meat for the
fo!ls of the air( the flesh of thy saints for the beasts of the earth%
+1(2% They ha$e #oured out their blood as !ater, round about 9erusalem
and there !as none to bury them%
+1(.% =e are become a re#roach to our neighbours( a scorn and derision
to them that are round about us%
+1(?% 8o! long, O 'ord, !ilt thou be angry for e$er( shall thy Heal be
kindled like a fireM
+1(A% Pour out thy !rath u#on the nations that ha$e not kno!n thee( and
u#on the kingdoms that ha$e not called u#on thy name%
+1(+% Because they ha$e de$oured 9acobJ and ha$e laid !aste his #lace%
+1(1% Remember not our former iniLuities( let thy mercies s#eedily
#re$ent us, for !e are become e>ceeding #oor%
+1(B% 8el# us, O God, our sa$iour( and for the glory of thy name, O
'ord, deli$er us( and forgi$e us our sins for thy nameDs sake(
+1(*-% 'est they should say among the Gentiles( =here is their GodM )nd
let him be made kno!n among the nations before our eyes, By the
re$enging the blood of thy ser$ants, !hich hath been shed(
+1(**% 'et the sighing of the #risoners come in before thee% )ccording
to the greatness of thy arm, take #ossession of the children of them
that ha$e been #ut to death%
+1(*,% )nd render to our neighbours se$enfold in their bosom( the
re#roach !here!ith they ha$e re#roached thee, O 'ord%
+1(*2% But !e thy #eo#le, and the shee# of thy #asture, !ill gi$e thanks
to thee for e$er% =e !ill she! forth thy #raise, unto generation and
generation%
Psalms "ha#ter +B
Pui regis 5srael%
) #rayer for the church in tribulation, commemorating GodDs former
fa$ours%
+B(*% :nto the end, for them that shall be changed, a testimony for
)sa#h, a #salm%
+B(,% Gi$e ear, O thou that rulest 5srael( thou that leadest 9ose#h like
a shee#% Thou that sittest u#on the cherubims, shine forth
+B(2% Before E#hraim, Benjamin, and <anasses% 4tir u# thy might, and
come to sa$e us%
+B(.% "on$ert us, O God( and she! us thy face, and !e shall be sa$ed%
+B(?% O 'ord God of hosts, ho! long !ilt thou be angry against the
#rayer of thy ser$antM
+B(A% 8o! long !ilt thou feed us !ith the bread of tears( and gi$e us
for our drink tears in measureM
+B(+% Thou hast made us to be a contradiction to our neighbours( and our
enemies ha$e scoffed at us%
+B(1% O God of hosts, con$ert us( and she! thy face, and !e shall be
sa$ed%
+B(B% Thou hast brought a $ineyard out of Egy#t( thou hast cast out the
Gentiles and #lanted it%
+B(*-% Thou !ast the guide of its journey in its sight( thou #lantedst
the roots thereof, and it filled the land%
+B(**% The shado! of it co$ered the hills( and the branches thereof the
cedars of God%
+B(*,% 5t stretched forth its branches unto the sea, and its boughs unto
the ri$er%
+B(*2% =hy hast thou broken do!n the hedge thereof, so that all they !ho
#ass by the !ay do #luck itM
+B(*.% The boar out of the !ood hath laid it !aste( and a singular !ild
beast hath de$oured it%
+B(*?% Turn again, O God of hosts, look do!n from hea$en, and see, and
$isit this $ineyard(
+B(*A% )nd #erfect the same !hich thy right hand hath #lanted( and u#on
the son of man !hom thou hast confirmed for thyself%
+B(*+% Things set on fire and dug do!n shall #erish at the rebuke of thy
countenance%
Things set on fire, etc%%% 4o this $ineyard of thine, almost consumed
already, must #erish, if thou continue thy rebukes%
+B(*1% 'et thy hand be u#on the man of thy right hand( and u#on the son
of man !hom thou hast confirmed for thyself%
The man of thy right hand%%% "hrist%
+B(*B% )nd !e de#art not from thee, thou shalt Luicken us( and !e !ill
call u#on thy name%
+B(,-% O 'ord God of hosts, con$ert us and she! thy face, and !e shall
be sa$ed%
Psalms "ha#ter 1-
E>ultate Deo%
)n in$itation to a solemn #raising of God%
1-(*% :nto the end, for the !ine#resses, a #salm for )sa#h himself%
7or the !ine#resses, etc%%% Torcularibus% 5t either signifies a musical
instrument, or that this #salm !as to be sung at the feast of the
tabernacles after the gathering in of the $intage%
1-(,% Rejoice to God our hel#er( sing aloud to the God of 9acob%
1-(2% Take a #salm, and bring hither the timbrel( the #leasant #saltery
!ith the har#%
1-(.% Blo! u# the trum#et on the ne! moon, on the noted day of your
solemnity%
1-(?% 7or it is a commandment in 5srael, and a judgment to the God of
9acob%
1-(A% 8e ordained it for a testimony in 9ose#h, !hen he came out of the
land of Egy#t( he heard a tongue !hich he kne! not%
1-(+% 8e remo$ed his back from the burdens( his hands had ser$ed in
baskets%
1-(1% Thou calledst u#on me in affliction, and 5 deli$ered thee( 5 heard
thee in the secret #lace of tem#est( 5 #ro$ed thee at the !aters of
contradiction%
5n the secret #lace of tem#est%%% 8eb%, Of thunder% =hen thou soughtest
to hide thyself from the tem#est( or, !hen 5 came do!n to mount 4ina,
hidden from thy eyes in a storm of thunder%
1-(B% 8ear, O my #eo#le, and 5 !ill testify to thee( O 5srael, if thou
!ilt hearken to me, *- there shall be no ne! god in thee( neither
shalt thou adore a strange god%
1-(**% 7or 5 am the 'ord thy God, !ho brought thee out of the land of
Egy#t( o#en thy mouth !ide, and 5 !ill fill it%
1-(*,% But my #eo#le heard not my $oice( and 5srael hearkened not to me%
1-(*2% 4o 5 let them go according to the desires of their heart( they
shall !alk in their o!n in$entions%
1-(*.% 5f my #eo#le had heard me( if 5srael had !alked in my !ays(
1-(*?% 5 should soon ha$e humbled their enemies, and laid my hand on
them that troubled them%
1-(*A% The enemies of the 'ord ha$e lied to him( and their time shall be
for e$er%
Their time shall be fore$er%%% 5m#enitent sinners shall suffer for e$er%
1-(*+% )nd he fed them !ith the fat of !heat, and filled them !ith honey
out of the rock%
Psalms "ha#ter 1*
Deus stetit%
)n e>hortation to judges and men in #o!er%
1*(*% ) #salm for )sa#h% God hath stood in the congregation of gods( and
being in the midst of them he judgeth gods%
1*(,% 8o! long !ill you judge unjustly( and acce#t the #ersons of the
!ickedM
1*(2% 9udge for the needy and fatherless( do justice to the humble and
the #oor%
1*(.% Rescue the #oorJ and deli$er the needy out of the hand of the
sinner%
1*(?% They ha$e not kno!n nor understood( they !alk on in darkness( all
the foundations of the earth shall be mo$ed%
1*(A% 5 ha$e said( &ou are gods and all of you the sons of the most
8igh%
1*(+% But you like men shall die( and shall fall like one of the
#rinces%
1*(1% )rise, O God, judge thou the earth( for thou shalt inherit among
all the nations%
Psalms "ha#ter 1,
Deus, Luis similis%
) #rayer against the enemies of GodDs church%
1,(*% ) canticle of a #salm for )sa#h%
1,(,% O God, !ho shall be like to theeM hold not thy #eace, neither be
thou still, O God%
1,(2% 7or lo, thy enemies ha$e made a noise( and they that hate thee
ha$e lifted u# the head%
1,(.% They ha$e taken a malicious counsel against thy #eo#le, and ha$e
consulted against thy saints%
1,(?% They ha$e said( "ome and let us destroy them, so that they be not
a nation( and let the name of 5srael be remembered no more%
1,(A% 7or they ha$e contri$ed !ith one consent( they ha$e made a
co$enant together against thee,
1,(+% The tabernacle of the Edomites, and the 5shmahelites( <oab, and
the )garens,
1,(1% Gebal, and )mmon and )malec( the Philistines, !ith the inhabitants
of Tyre%
1,(B% &ea, and the )ssyrian also is joined !ith them( they are come to
the aid of the sons of 'ot%
1,(*-% Do to them as thou didst to <adian and to 4isara( as to 9abin at
the brook of "isson%
1,(**% =ho #erished at Endor( and became as dung for the earth%
1,(*,% <ake their #rinces like Oreb, and Ieb, and Iebee, and 4almana%
)ll their #rinces,
1,(*2% =ho ha$e said( 'et us #ossess the sanctuary of God for an
inheritance%
1,(*.% O my God, make them like a !heelJ and as stubble before the !ind%
1,(*?% )s fire !hich burneth the !ood( and as a flame burning mountains(
1,(*A% 4o shalt thou #ursue them !ith thy tem#est( and shalt trouble
them in thy !rath%
1,(*+% 7ill their faces !ith shameJ and they shall seek thy name, O
'ord%
1,(*1% 'et them be ashamed and troubled for e$er and e$er( and let them
be confounded and #erish%
1,(*B% )nd let them kno! that the 'ord is thy name( thou alone art the
most 8igh o$er all the earth%
Psalms "ha#ter 12
Puam dilecta%
The soul as#ireth after hea$enJ rejoicing in the mean time, in being in
the communion of GodDs church u#on earth%
12(*% :nto the end, for the !ine#resses, a #salm for the sons of "ore%
12(,% 8o! lo$ely are thy tabernacles, O 'ord of hostsN
12(2% my soul longeth and fainteth for the courts of the 'ord% <y heart
and my flesh ha$e rejoiced in the li$ing God%
12(.% 7or the s#arro! hath found herself a house, and the turtle a nest
for herself !here she may lay her young ones( Thy altars, O 'ord of
hosts, my king and my God%
12(?% Blessed are they that d!ell in thy house, O 'ord( they shall
#raise thee for e$er and e$er%
12(A% Blessed is the man !hose hel# is from thee( in his heart he hath
dis#osed to ascend by ste#s,
5n his heart he hath dis#osed to ascend by ste#s, etc%%% )scensiones in
corde suo dis#osuit% )s by ste#s men ascended to the tem#le of God
situated on a hillJ so the good "hristian ascends to!ards the eternal
tem#le by certain ste#s of $irtue dis#osed or ordered !ithin the heart(
and this !hilst he li$es as yet in the body, in this $ale of tears, the
#lace !hich man hath set( that is, !hich he hath brought himself to(
being cast out of #aradise for his sin%
12(+% 5n the $ale of tears, in the #lace !hich he hath set%
12(1% 7or the la!gi$er shall gi$e a blessing, they shall go from $irtue
to $irtue( the God of gods shall be seen in 4ion%
12(B% O 'ord God of hosts, hear my #rayer( gi$e ear, O God of 9acob%
12(*-% Behold, O God our #rotector( and look on the face of thy "hrist%
12(**% 7or better is one day in thy courts abo$e thousands% 5 ha$e
chosen to be an abject in the house of my God, rather than to d!ell in
the tabernacles of sinners%
12(*,% 7or God lo$eth mercy and truth( the 'ord !ill gi$e grace and
glory%
12(*2% 8e !ill not de#ri$e of good things them that !alk in innocence( O
'ord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee%
Psalms "ha#ter 1.
Benedi>isti, Domine%
The coming of "hrist, to bring #eace and sal$ation to man%
1.(*% :nto the end, for the sons of "ore, a #salm%
1.(,% 'ord, thou hast blessed thy land( thou hast turned a!ay the
ca#ti$ity of 9acob%
1.(2% Thou hast forgi$en the iniLuity of thy #eo#le( thou hast co$ered
all their sins%
1.(.% Thou hast mitigated all thy anger( thou hast turned a!ay from the
!rath of thy indignation%
1.(?% "on$ert us, O God our sa$iour( and turn off thy anger from us%
1.(A% =ilt thou be angry !ith us for e$er( or !ilt thou e>tend thy !rath
from generation to generationM
1.(+% Thou !ilt turn, O God, and bring us to life( and thy #eo#le shall
rejoice in thee%
1.(1% 4he! us, O 'ord, thy mercyJ and grant us thy sal$ation%
1.(B% 5 !ill hear !hat the 'ord God !ill s#eak in me( for he !ill s#eak
#eace unto his #eo#le( )nd unto his saints( and unto them that are
con$erted to the heart%
1.(*-% 4urely his sal$ation is near to them that fear him( that glory
may d!ell in our land%
1.(**% <ercy and truth ha$e met each other( justice and #eace ha$e
kissed%
1.(*,% Truth is s#rung out of the earth( and justice hath looked do!n
from hea$en%
1.(*2% 7or the 'ord !ill gi$e goodness( and our earth shall yield her
fruit%
1.(*.% 9ustice shall !alk before him( and shall set his ste#s in the
!ay%
Psalms "ha#ter 1?
5nclina, Domine%
) #rayer for GodDs grace to assist us to the end%
1?(*% ) #rayer for Da$id himself% 5ncline thy ear, O 'ord, and hear me(
for 5 am needy and #oor%
1?(,% Preser$e my soul, for 5 am holy( sa$e thy ser$ant, O my God, that
trusteth in thee%
5 am holy%%% 5 am by my office and #rofession dedicated to thy ser$ice%
1?(2% 8a$e mercy on me, O 'ord, for 5 ha$e cried to thee all the day%
1?(.% Gi$e joy to the soul of thy ser$ant, for to thee, O 'ord, 5 ha$e
lifted u# my soul%
1?(?% 7or thou, O 'ord, art s!eet and mild( and #lenteous in mercy to
all that call u#on thee%
1?(A% Gi$e ear, O 'ord, to my #rayer( and attend to the $oice of my
#etition%
1?(+% 5 ha$e called u#on thee in the day of my trouble( because thou
hast heard me%
1?(1% There is none among the gods like unto thee, O 'ord( and there is
none according to thy !orks%
1?(B% )ll the nations thou hast made shall come and adore before thee, O
'ord( and they shall glorify thy name%
1?(*-% 7or thou art great and dost !onderful things( thou art God alone%
1?(**% "onduct me, O 'ord, in thy !ay, and 5 !ill !alk in thy truth( let
my heart rejoice that it may fear thy name%
1?(*,% 5 !ill #raise thee, O 'ord my God, !ith my !hole heart, and 5
!ill glorify thy name for e$er(
1?(*2% 7or thy mercy is great to!ards me( and thou hast deli$ered my
soul out of the lo!er hell%
1?(*.% O God, the !icked are risen u# against me, and the assembly of
the mighty ha$e sought my soul( and they ha$e not set thee before their
eyes%
1?(*?% )nd thou, O 'ord, art a God of com#assion, and merciful, #atient,
and of much mercy, and true%
1?(*A% O look u#on me, and ha$e mercy on me( gi$e thy command to thy
ser$ant, and sa$e the son of thy handmaid%
1?(*+% 4he! me a token for good( that they !ho hate me may see, and be
confounded, because thou, O 'ord, hast hel#ed me and hast comforted me%
Psalms "ha#ter 1A
7undamenta ejus%
The glory of the church of "hrist%
1A(*% 7or the sons of "ore, a #salm of a canticle% The foundations
thereof are the holy mountains(
The holy mountains%%% The a#ostles and #ro#hets% E#h% ,%,-%
1A(,% The 'ord lo$eth the gates of 4ion abo$e all the tabernacles of
9acob%
1A(2% Glorious things are said of thee, O city of God%
1A(.% 5 !ill be mindful of Rahab and of Babylon kno!ing me% Behold the
foreigners, and Tyre, and the #eo#le of the Ethio#ians, these !ere
there%
Rahab%%% Egy#t, etc% To this 4ion, !hich is the church of God, many
shall resort from all nations%
1A(?% 4hall not 4ion say( This man and that man is born in herM and the
8ighest himself hath founded her%
4hall not 4ion say, etc%%% The meaning is, that 4ion, $iH%, the church,
shall not only be able to commemorate this or that #articular #erson of
reno!n born in her, but also to glory in great multitudes of #eo#le and
#rinces of her communionJ !ho ha$e been foretold in the !ritings of the
#ro#hets, and registered in the !ritings of the a#ostles%
1A(A% The 'ord shall tell in his !ritings of #eo#les and of #rinces, of
them that ha$e been in her%
1A(+% The d!elling in thee is as it !ere of all rejoicing%
Psalms "ha#ter 1+
Domine, Deus salutis%
) #rayer of one under grie$ous affliction( it agrees to "hrist in his
#assion, and alludes to his death and burial%
1+(*% ) canticle of a #salm for the sons of "ore( unto the end, for
<aheleth, to ans!er understanding of Eman the EHrahite%
<aheleth%%% ) musical instrument, or chorus of musicians, to ans!er one
another%-5bid% :nderstanding%%% Or a #salm of instruction, com#osed by
Eman the EHrahite, or by Da$id, in his name%
1+(,% O 'ord, the God of my sal$ation( 5 ha$e cried in the day, and in
the night before thee%
1+(2% 'et my #rayer come in before thee( incline thy ear to my #etition%
1+(.% 7or my soul is filled !ith e$ils( and my life hath dra!n nigh to
hell%
1+(?% 5 am counted among them that go do!n to the #it( 5 am become as a
man !ithout hel#,
1+(A% 7ree among the dead% 'ike the slain slee#ing in the se#ulchres,
!hom thou rememberest no more( and they are cut off from thy hand%
1+(+% They ha$e laid me in the lo!er #it( in the dark #laces, and in the
shado! of death%
1+(1% Thy !rath is strong o$er me( and all thy !a$es thou hast brought
in u#on me%
1+(B% Thou hast #ut a!ay my acLuaintance far from me( they ha$e set me
an abomination to themsel$es% 5 !as deli$ered u#, and came not forth(
1+(*-% <y eyes languished through #o$erty% )ll the day 5 cried to thee,
O 'ord( 5 stretched out my hands to thee%
1+(**% =ilt thou she! !onders to the deadM or shall #hysicians raise to
life, and gi$e #raise to theeM
1+(*,% 4hall any one in the se#ulchre declare thy mercy( and thy truth
in destructionM
1+(*2% 4hall thy !onders be kno!n in the darkJ and thy justice in the
land of forgetfulnessM
1+(*.% But 5, O 'ord, ha$e cried to thee( and in the morning my #rayer
shall #re$ent thee%
1+(*?% 'ord, !hy castest thou off my #rayer( !hy turnest thou a!ay thy
face from meM
1+(*A% 5 am #oor, and in labours from my youth( and being e>alted ha$e
been humbled and troubled%
1+(*+% Thy !rath hath come u#on me( and thy terrors ha$e troubled me%
1+(*1% They ha$e come round about me like !ater all the day( they ha$e
com#assed me about together%
1+(*B% 7riend and neighbour thou hast #ut far from me( and my
acLuaintance, because of misery%
Psalms "ha#ter 11
<isericordias Domini%
The #er#etuity of the church of "hrist, in conseLuence of the #romise of
God( !hich, not!ithstanding, God #ermits her to suffer sometimes most
grie$ous afflictions%
11(*% Of understanding, for Ethan the EHrahite%
11(,% The mercies of the 'ord 5 !ill sing for e$er% 5 !ill she! forth
thy truth !ith my mouth to generation and generation%
11(2% 7or thou hast said( <ercy shall be built u# for e$er in the
hea$ens( thy truth shall be #re#ared in them%
11(.% 5 ha$e made a co$enant !ith my elect( 5 ha$e s!orn to Da$id my
ser$ant(
11(?% Thy seed !ill 5 settle for e$er% )nd 5 !ill build u# thy throne
unto generation and generation%
11(A% The hea$ens shall confess thy !onders, O 'ord( and thy truth in
the church of the saints%
11(+% 7or !ho in the clouds can be com#ared to the 'ord( or !ho among
the sons of God shall be like to GodM
11(1% God, !ho is glorified in the assembly of the saints( great and
terrible abo$e all them that are about him%
11(B% O 'ord God of hosts, !ho is like to theeM thou art mighty, O 'ord,
and thy truth is round about thee%
11(*-% Thou rulest the #o!er of the sea( and a##easest the motion of the
!a$es thereof%
11(**% Thou hast humbled the #roud one, as one that is slain( !ith the
arm of thy strength thou hast scattered thy enemies%
11(*,% Thine are the hea$ens, and thine is the earth( the !orld and the
fulness thereof thou hast founded(
11(*2% The north and the sea thou hast created% Thabor and 8ermon shall
rejoice in thy name(
11(*.% Thy arm is !ith might% 'et thy hand be strengthened, and thy
right hand e>alted(
11(*?% 9ustice and judgment are the #re#aration of thy throne% <ercy and
truth shall go before thy face(
11(*A% Blessed is the #eo#le that kno!eth jubilation% They shall !alk, O
'ord, in the light of thy countenance(
11(*+% )nd in thy name they shall rejoice all the day, and in thy
justice they shall be e>alted%
11(*1% 7or thou art the glory of their strength( and in thy good
#leasure shall our horn be e>alted%
11(*B% 7or our #rotection is of the 'ord, and of our king the holy one
of 5srael%
11(,-% Then thou s#okest in a $ision to thy saints, and saidst( 5 ha$e
laid hel# u#on one that is mighty, and ha$e e>alted one chosen out of my
#eo#le%
11(,*% 5 ha$e found Da$id my ser$ant( !ith my holy oil 5 ha$e anointed
him%
11(,,% 7or my hand shall hel# him( and my arm shall strengthen him%
11(,2% The enemy shall ha$e no ad$antage o$er him( nor the son of
iniLuity ha$e #o!er to hurt him%
11(,.% )nd 5 !ill cut do!n his enemies before his faceJ and them that
hate him 5 !ill #ut to flight%
11(,?% )nd my truth and my mercy shall be !ith him( and in my name shall
his horn be e>alted%
11(,A% )nd 5 !ill set his hand in the seaJ and his right hand in the
ri$ers%
11(,+% 8e shall cry out to me( Thou art my father( my God, and the
su##ort of my sal$ation%
11(,1% )nd 5 !ill make him my firstborn, high abo$e the kings of the
earth%
11(,B% 5 !ill kee# my mercy for him for e$er( and my co$enant faithful
to him%
11(2-% )nd 5 !ill make his seed to endure for e$ermore( and his throne
as the days of hea$en%
11(2*% )nd if his children forsake my la!, and !alk not in my judgments(
11(2,% 5f they #rofane my justices( and kee# not my commandments(
11(22% 5 !ill $isit their iniLuities !ith a rod and their sins !ith
stri#es%
11(2.% But my mercy 5 !ill not take a!ay from him( nor !ill 5 suffer my
truth to fail%
11(2?% either !ill 5 #rofane my co$enant( and the !ords that #roceed
from my mouth 5 !ill not make $oid%
11(2A% Once ha$e 5 s!orn by my holiness( 5 !ill not lie unto Da$id(
11(2+% 8is seed shall endure for e$er%
11(21% )nd his throne as the sun before me( and as the moon #erfect for
e$er, and a faithful !itness in hea$en%
11(2B% But thou hast rejected and des#ised( thou hast been angry !ith my
anointed%
11(.-% Thou hast o$erthro!n the co$enant of thy ser$ant( thou hast
#rofaned his sanctuary on the earth%
O$erthro!n the co$enant, etc%%% )ll this seems to relate to the time of
the ca#ti$ity of Babylon, in !hich, for the sins of the #eo#le and their
#rinces, God seemed to ha$e set aside for a !hile the co$enant he made
!ith Da$id%
11(.*% Thou hast broken do!n all his hedges( thou hast made his strength
fear%
11(.,% )ll that #ass by the !ay ha$e robbed him( he is become a re#roach
to his neighbours%
11(.2% Thou hast set u# the right hand of them that o##ress him( thou
hast made all his enemies to rejoice%
11(..% Thou hast turned a!ay the hel# of his s!ordJ and hast not
assisted him in battle%
11(.?% Thou hast made his #urification to cease( and thou hast cast his
throne do!n to the ground%
11(.A% Thou hast shortened the days of his time( thou hast co$ered him
!ith confusion%
11(.+% 8o! long, O 'ord, turnest thou a!ay unto the endM shall thy anger
burn like fireM
11(.1% Remember !hat my substance is( for hast thou made all the
children of men in $ainM
11(.B% =ho is the man that shall li$e, and not see death( that shall
deli$er his soul from the hand of hellM
11(?-% 'ord, !here are thy ancient mercies, according to !hat thou didst
s!ear to Da$id in thy truthM
11(?*% Be mindful, O 'ord, of the re#roach of thy ser$ants E!hich 5 ha$e
held in my bosomG of many nations(
11(?,% =here!ith thy enemies ha$e re#roached, O 'ordJ !here!ith they
ha$e re#roached the change of thy anointed%
11(?2% Blessed be the 'ord for e$ermore% 4o be it% 4o be it%
Psalms "ha#ter 1B
Domine, refugium%
) #rayer for the mercy of God( recounting the shortness and miseries of
the days of man%
1B(*% ) #rayer of <oses the man of God% 'ord, thou hast been our refuge
from generation to generation%
1B(,% Before the mountains !ere made, or the earth and the !orld !as
formedJ from eternity and to eternity thou art God%
1B(2% Turn not man a!ay to be brought lo!( and thou hast said( Be
con$erted, O ye sons of men%
Turn not man a!ay, etc%%% 4uffer him not Luite to #erish from thee,
since thou art #leased to call u#on him to be con$erted to thee%
1B(.% 7or a thousand years in thy sight are as yesterday, !hich is #ast%
)nd as a !atch in the night,
1B(?% Things that are counted nothing, shall their years be%
1B(A% 5n the morning man shall gro! u# like grassJ in the morning he
shall flourish and #ass a!ay( in the e$ening he shall fall, gro! dry,
and !ither%
1B(+% 7or in thy !rath !e ha$e fainted a!ay( and are troubled in thy
indignation%
1B(1% Thou hast set our iniLuities before thy eyes( our life in the
light of thy countenance%
1B(B% 7or all our days are s#entJ and in thy !rath !e ha$e fainted a!ay%
Our years shall be considered as a s#ider(
)s a s#ider%%% )s frail and !eak as a s#iderDs !ebJ and miserable
!ithal, !hilst like a s#ider !e s#end our bo!els in !ea$ing !ebs to
catch flies%
1B(*-% The days of our years in them are threescore and ten years% But
if in the strong they be fourscore years( and !hat is more of them is
labour and sorro!% 7or mildness is come u#on us( and !e shall be
corrected%
<ildness is come u#on us, etc%%% GodDs mildness corrects usJ inasmuch as
he deals kindly !ith us, in shortening the days of this miserable lifeJ
and so !eaning our affections from all its transitory enjoyments, and
teaching us true !isdom%
1B(**% =ho kno!eth the #o!er of thy anger, and for thy fear
1B(*,% "an number thy !rathM 4o make thy right hand kno!n( and men
learned in heart, in !isdom%
1B(*2% Return, O 'ord, ho! longM and be entreated in fa$our of thy
ser$ants%
1B(*.% =e are filled in the morning !ith thy mercy( and !e ha$e
rejoiced, and are delighted all our days%
1B(*?% =e ha$e rejoiced for the days in !hich thou hast humbled us( for
the years in !hich !e ha$e seen e$ils%
1B(*A% 'ook u#on thy ser$ants and u#on their !orks( and direct their
children%
1B(*+% )nd let the brightness of the 'ord our God be u#on us( and direct
thou the !orks of our hands o$er usJ yea, the !ork of our hands do thou
direct%
Psalms "ha#ter B-
Pui habitat%
The just is secure under the #rotection of God%
B-(*% The #raise of a canticle for Da$id% 8e that d!elleth in the aid of
the most 8igh, shall abide under the #rotection of the God of 9acob%
B-(,% 8e shall say to the 'ord( Thou art my #rotector, and my refuge( my
God, in him !ill 5 trust%
B-(2% 7or he hath deli$ered me from the snare of the hunters( and from
the shar# !ord%
B-(.% 8e !ill o$ershado! thee !ith his shoulders( and under his !ings
thou shalt trust%
B-(?% 8is truth shall com#ass thee !ith a shield( thou shalt not be
afraid of the terror of the night%
B-(A% Of the arro! that flieth in the day, of the business that !alketh
about in the dark( of in$asion, or of the noonday de$il%
B-(+% ) thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
hand( but it shall not come nigh thee%
B-(1% But thou shalt consider !ith thy eyes( and shalt see the re!ard of
the !icked%
B-(B% Because thou, O 'ord, art my ho#e( thou hast made the most 8igh
thy refuge%
B-(*-% There shall no e$il come to thee( nor shall the scourge come near
thy d!elling%
B-(**% 7or he hath gi$en his angels charge o$er theeJ to kee# thee in
all thy !ays%
B-(*,% 5n their hands they shall bear thee u#( lest thou dash thy foot
against a stone%
B-(*2% Thou shalt !alk u#on the as# and the basilisk( and thou shalt
tram#le under foot the lion and the dragon%
B-(*.% Because he ho#ed in me 5 !ill deli$er him( 5 !ill #rotect him
because he hath kno!n my name%
B-(*?% 8e shall cry to me, and 5 !ill hear him( 5 am !ith him in
tribulation, 5 !ill deli$er him, and 5 !ill glorify him%
B-(*A% 5 !ill fill him !ith length of daysJ and 5 !ill she! him my
sal$ation%
Psalms "ha#ter B*
Bonum est confiteri%
God is to be #raised for his !ondrous !orks%
B*(*% ) #salm of a canticle on the sabbath day%
B*(,% 5t is good to gi$e #raise to the 'ord( and to sing to thy name, O
most 8igh%
B*(2% To she! forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the
night( B*(.% :#on an instrument of ten strings, u#on the #saltery( !ith
a canticle u#on the har#%
B*(?% 7or thou hast gi$en me, O 'ord, a delight in thy doings( and in
the !orks of thy hands 5 shall rejoice%
B*(A% O 'ord, ho! great are thy !orksN thy thoughts are e>ceeding dee#%
B*(+% The senseless man shall not kno!( nor !ill the fool understand
these things%
B*(1% =hen the !icked shall s#ring u# as grass( and all the !orkers of
iniLuity shall a##ear( That they may #erish for e$er and e$er(
B*(B% But thou, O 'ord, art most high for e$ermore%
B*(*-% 7or behold thy enemies, O lord, for behold thy enemies shall
#erish( and all the !orkers of iniLuity shall be scattered%
B*(**% But my horn shall be e>alted like that of the unicorn( and my old
age in #lentiful mercy%
B*(*,% <y eye also hath looked do!n u#on my enemies( and my ear shall
hear of the do!nfall of the malignant that rise u# against me%
B*(*2% The just shall flourish like the #alm tree( he shall gro! u# like
the cedar of 'ibanus%
B*(*.% They that are #lanted in the house of the 'ord shall flourish in
the courts of the house of our God%
B*(*?% They shall still increase in a fruitful old age( and shall be
!ell treated,
B*(*A% That they may she!, That the 'ord our God is righteous, and there
is no iniLuity in him%
Psalms "ha#ter B,
Dominus regna$it%
The glory and stability of the kingdomJ that is, of the church of
"hrist%
Praise in the !ay of a canticle, for Da$id himself, on the day before
the sabbath, !hen the earth !as founded%
B,(*% The 'ord hath reigned, he is clothed !ith beauty( the 'ord is
clothed !ith strength, and hath girded himself% 7or he hath established
the !orld !hich shall not be mo$ed%
B,(,% <y throne is #re#ared from of old( thou art from e$erlasting%
B,(2% The floods ha$e lifted u#, O 'ord( the floods ha$e lifted u# their
$oice% The floods ha$e lifted u# their !a$es,
B,(.% =ith the noise of many !aters% =onderful are the surges of the
sea( !onderful is the 'ord on high%
B,(?% Thy testimonies are become e>ceedingly credible( holiness becometh
thy house, O 'ord, unto length of days%
Psalms "ha#ter B2
Deus ultionum%
God shall judge and #unish the o##ressors of his #eo#le%
) #salm for Da$id himself on the fourth day of the !eek%
B2(*% The 'ord is the God to !hom re$enge belongeth( the God of re$enge
hath acted freely%
B2(,% 'ift u# thyself, thou that judgest the earth( render a re!ard to
the #roud%
B2(2% 8o! long shall sinners, O 'ord( ho! long shall sinners gloryM
B2(.% 4hall they utter, and s#eak iniLuity( shall all s#eak !ho !ork
injusticeM
B2(?% Thy #eo#le, O 'ord, they ha$e brought lo!( and they ha$e afflicted
thy inheritance%
B2(A% They ha$e slain the !ido! and the stranger( and they ha$e murdered
the fatherless%
B2(+% )nd they ha$e said( The 'ord shall not see( neither shall the God
of 9acob understand%
B2(1% :nderstand, ye senseless among the #eo#le( and, you fools, be !ise
at last%
B2(B% 8e that #lanted the ear, shall he not hearM or he that formed the
eye, doth he not considerM
B2(*-% 8e that chastiseth nations, shall he not rebuke( he that teacheth
man kno!ledgeM
B2(**% The 'ord kno!eth the thoughts of men, that they are $ain%
B2(*,% Blessed is the man !hom thou shalt instruct, O 'ord( and shalt
teach him out of thy la!%
B2(*2% That thou mayst gi$e him rest from the e$il days( till a #it be
dug for the !icked%
Rest from the e$il days%%% That thou mayst mitigate the sorro!s, to
!hich he is e>#osed, during the short and e$il days of his mortality%
B2(*.% 7or the 'ord !ill not cast off his #eo#le( neither !ill he
forsake his o!n inheritance%
B2(*?% :ntil justice be turned into judgment( and they that are near it
are all the u#right in heart%
:ntil justice be turned into judgment, etc%%% By being #ut in e>ecutionJ
!hich !ill be agreeable to all the u#right in heart%
B2(*A% =ho shall rise u# for me against the e$ildoersM or !ho shall
stand !ith me against the !orkers of iniLuityM
B2(*+% :nless the 'ord had been my hel#er, my soul had almost d!elt in
hell%
B2(*1% 5f 5 said( <y foot is mo$ed( thy mercy, O 'ord, assisted me%
B2(*B% )ccording to the multitude of my sorro!s in my heart, thy
comforts ha$e gi$en joy to my soul%
B2(,-% Doth the seat of iniLuity stick to thee, !ho framest labour in
commandmentM
Doth the seat of iniLuity stick to thee, etc%%% That is, !ilt thou, O
God, !ho art al!ays just, admit of the seat of iniLuity( that is, of
injustice, or unjust judges, to ha$e any #artnershi# !ith theeM Thou !ho
framest, or makest, labour in commandment, that is, thou !ho obligest us
to labour !ith all diligence to kee# thy commandments%
B2(,*% They !ill hunt after the soul of the just, and !ill condemn
innocent blood%
B2(,,% But the 'ord is my refuge( and my God the hel# of my ho#e%
B2(,2% )nd he !ill render them their iniLuity( and in their malice he
!ill destroy them( the 'ord our God !ill destroy them%
Psalms "ha#ter B.
@enite e>ultemus%
)n in$itation to adore and ser$e God, and to hear his $oice%
Praise of a canticle for Da$id himself%
B.(*% "ome let us #raise the 'ord !ith joy( let us joyfully sing to God
our sa$iour%
B.(,% 'et us come before his #resence !ith thanksgi$ingJ and make a
joyful noise to him !ith #salms%
B.(2% 7or the 'ord is a great God, and a great ;ing abo$e all gods%
B.(.% 7or in his hand are all the ends of the earth( and the heights of
the mountains are his%
B.(?% 7or the sea is his, and he made it( and his hands formed the dry
land%
B.(A% "ome let us adore and fall do!n( and !ee# before the 'ord that
made us%
B.(+% 7or he is the 'ord our God( and !e are the #eo#le of his #asture
and the shee# of his hand%
B.(1% To day if you shall hear his $oice, harden not your hearts(
B.(B% )s in the #ro$ocation, according to the day of tem#tation in the
!ilderness( !here your fathers tem#ted me, they #ro$ed me, and sa! my
!orks%
B.(*-% 7orty years long !as 5 offended !ith that generation, and 5 said(
These al!ays err in heart%
B.(**% )nd these men ha$e not kno!n my !ays( so 5 s!ore in my !rath that
they shall not enter into my rest%
Psalms "ha#ter B?
"antate Domino%
)n e>hortation to #raise God for the coming of "hrist and his kingdom%
B?(*% ) canticle for Da$id himself, !hen the house !as built after the
ca#ti$ity% 4ing ye to the 'ord a ne! canticle( sing to the 'ord, all the
earth%
=hen the house !as built, etc%%% )lluding to that time, and then ordered
to be sung( but #rinci#ally relating to the building of the church of
"hrist, after our redem#tion from the ca#ti$ity of 4atan%
B?(,% 4ing ye to the 'ord and bless his name( she! forth his sal$ation
from day to day%
B?(2% Declare his glory among the Gentiles( his !onders among all
#eo#le%
B?(.% 7or the 'ord is great, and e>ceedingly to be #raised( he is to be
feared abo$e all gods%
B?(?% 7or all the gods of the Gentiles are de$ils( but the 'ord made the
hea$ens%
B?(A% Praise and beauty are before him( holiness and majesty in his
sanctuary%
B?(+% Bring ye to the 'ord, O ye kindreds of the Gentiles, bring ye to
the 'ord glory and honour(
B?(1% Bring to the 'ord glory unto his name% Bring u# sacrifices, and
come into his courts(
B?(B% )dore ye the 'ord in his holy court% 'et all the earth be mo$ed at
his #resence%
B?(*-% 4ay ye among the Gentiles, the 'ord hath reigned% 7or he hath
corrected the !orld, !hich shall not be mo$ed( he !ill judge the #eo#le
!ith justice%
B?(**% 'et the hea$ens rejoice, and let the earth be glad, let the sea
be mo$ed, and the fulness thereof(
B?(*,% The fields and all things that are in them shall be joyful% Then
shall all the trees of the !oods rejoice
B?(*2% before the face of the 'ord, because he cometh( because he cometh
to judge the earth% 8e shall judge the !orld !ith justice, and the
#eo#le !ith his truth%
Psalms "ha#ter BA
Dominus regna$it%
)ll are in$ited to rejoice at the glorious coming and reign of "hrist%
BA(*% 7or the same Da$id, !hen his land !as restored again to him% The
'ord hath reigned, let the earth rejoice( let many islands be glad%
BA(,% "louds and darkness are round about him( justice and judgment are
the establishment of his throne%
"louds and darkness%%% The coming of "hrist in the clouds !ith great
terror and majesty to judge the !orld, is here #ro#hesied%
BA(2% ) fire shall go before him, and shall burn his enemies round
about%
BA(.% 8is lightnings ha$e shone forth to the !orld( the earth sa! and
trembled%
BA(?% The mountains melted like !a>, at the #resence of the 'ord( at the
#resence of the 'ord of all the earth%
BA(A% The hea$ens declared his justice( and all #eo#le sa! his glory%
BA(+% 'et them be all confounded that adore gra$en things, and that
glory in their idols% )dore him, all you his angels(
BA(1% 4ion heard, and !as glad% )nd the daughters of 9uda rejoiced,
because of thy judgments, O 'ord%
BA(B% 7or thou art the most high 'ord o$er all the earth( thou art
e>alted e>ceedingly abo$e all gods%
BA(*-% &ou that lo$e the 'ord, hate e$il( the 'ord #reser$eth the souls
of his saints, he !ill deli$er them out of the hand of the sinner%
BA(**% 'ight is risen to the just, and joy to the right of heart%
BA(*,% Rejoice, ye just, in the 'ord( and gi$e #raise to the remembrance
of his holiness%
Psalms "ha#ter B+
"antate Domino%
)ll are again in$ited to #raise the 'ord, for the $ictories of "hrist%
B+(*% ) #salm for Da$id himself% 4ing ye to the 'ord a ne! canticle(
because he hath done !onderful things% 8is right hand hath !rought for
him sal$ation, and his arm is holy%
B+(,% The 'ord hath made kno!n his sal$ation( he hath re$ealed his
justice in the sight of the Gentiles%
B+(2% 8e hath remembered his mercy and his truth to!ard the house of
5srael% )ll the ends of the earth ha$e seen the sal$ation of our God%
B+(.% 4ing joyfully to God, all the earthJ make melody, rejoice and
sing%
B+(?% 4ing #raise to the 'ord on the har#, on the har#, and !ith the
$oice of a #salm(
B+(A% =ith long trum#ets, and sound of cornet% <ake a joyful noise
before the 'ord our king(
B+(+% 'et the sea be mo$ed and the fullness thereof( the !orld and they
that d!ell therein%
B+(1% The ri$ers shall cla# their hands, the mountains shall rejoice
together
B+(B% )t the #resence of the 'ord( because he cometh to judge the earth%
8e shall judge the !orld !ith justice, and the #eo#le !ith eLuity%
Psalms "ha#ter B1
Dominus regna$it%
The reign of the 'ord in 4ion( that is, of "hrist in his church%
B1(*% ) #salm for Da$id himself% The 'ord hath reigned, let the #eo#le
be angry( he that sitteth on the cherubims( let the earth be mo$ed%
'et the #eo#le be angry%%% Though many enemies rage, and the !hole earth
be stirred u# to o##ose the reign of "hrist, he shall still #re$ail%
B1(,% The lord is great in 4ion, and high abo$e all #eo#le%
B1(2% 'et them gi$e #raise to thy great name( for it is terrible and
holy(
B1(.% )nd the kingDs honour lo$eth judgment% Thou hast #re#ared
directions( thou hast done judgment and justice in 9acob%
'o$eth judgment%%% ReLuireth discretion%-5bid% Directions%%% <ost right
and just la!s to direct men%
B1(?% E>alt ye the 'ord our God, and adore his footstool, for it is
holy%
)dore his footstool%%% The ark of the co$enant !as called, in the Old
Testament, GodDs footstool( o$er !hich he !as understood to sit, on his
#ro#itiatory, or mercy seat, as on a throne, bet!een the !ings of the
cherubims, in the sanctuary( to !hich the children of 5srael #aid a
great $eneration% But as this #salm e$idently relates to "hrist, and the
e! Testament, !here the ark has no #lace, the holy fathers understand
this te>t, of the !orshi# #aid by the church to the body and blood of
"hrist in the sacred mysteries( inasmuch as the humanity of "hrist is,
as it !ere, the footstool of the di$inity% 4o 4t% )mbrose, '% 2% De
4#iritu 4ancto, c% *,% )nd 4t% )ugustine u#on this #salm%
B1(A% <oses and )aron among his #riests( and 4amuel among them that call
u#on his name% They called u#on the 'ord, and he heard them(
<oses and )aron among his #riests%%% By this it is e$ident, that <oses
also !as a #riest, and indeed the chief #riest, inasmuch as he
consecrated )aron, and offered sacrifice for him% 'e$% 1% 4o that his
#re-eminence o$er )aron makes nothing for lay church headshi#%
B1(+% 8e s#oke to them in the #illar of the cloud% They ke#t his
testimonies, and the commandment !hich he ga$e them%
B1(1% Thou didst hear them, O 'ord our God( thou !ast a merciful God to
them, and taking $engeance on all their in$entions%
)ll their in$entions%%% that is, all the enter#rises of their enemies
against them, as in the case of "ore, Dathan, and )biron%
B1(B% E>alt ye the 'ord our God, and adore at his holy mountain( for the
'ord our God is holy%
Psalms "ha#ter BB
9ubilate Deo%
)ll are in$ited to rejoice in God the creator of all%
BB(*% ) #salm of #raise%
BB(,% 4ing joyfully to God, all the earth( ser$e ye the 'ord !ith
gladness% "ome in before his #resence !ith e>ceeding great joy%
BB(2% ;no! ye that the 'ord he is God( he made us, and not !e oursel$es%
=e are his #eo#le and the shee# of his #asture%
BB(.% Go ye into his gates !ith #raise, into his courts !ith hymns( and
gi$e glory to him% Praise ye his name(
BB(?% 7or the 'ord is s!eet, his mercy endureth for e$er, and his truth
to generation and generation%
Psalms "ha#ter *--
<isericordiam et judicium%
The #ro#het e>horteth all by his e>am#le, to follo! mercy and justice%
*--(*% ) #salm for Da$id himself% <ercy and judgment 5 !ill sing to
thee, O 'ord( 5 !ill sing,
*--(,% )nd 5 !ill understand in the uns#otted !ay, !hen thou shalt come
to me% 5 !alked in the innocence of my heart, in the midst of my house%
5 !ill understand, etc%%% That is, 5 !ill a##ly my mind, 5 !ill do my
endea$our, to kno! and to follo! the #erfect !ay of thy commandments(
not trusting to my o!n strength, but relying on thy coming to me by thy
grace%
*--(2% 5 !ill not set before my eyes any unjust thing( 5 hated the
!orkers of iniLuities%
*--(.% The #er$erse heart did not clea$e to me( and the malignant, that
turned aside from me, 5 !ould not kno!%
*--(?% The man that in #ri$ate detracted his neighbour, him did 5
#ersecute% =ith him that had a #roud eye, and an unsatiable heart, 5
!ould not eat%
*--(A% <y eyes !ere u#on the faithful of the earth, to sit !ith me( the
man that !alked in the #erfect !ay, he ser$ed me%
*--(+% 8e that !orketh #ride shall not d!ell in the midst of my house(
he that s#eaketh unjust things did not #ros#er before my eyes%
*--(1% 5n the morning 5 #ut to death all the !icked of the land( that 5
might cut off all the !orkers of iniLuity from the city of the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter *-*
Domine, e>audi%
) #rayer for one in affliction( the fifth #enitential #salm%
*-*(*% The #rayer of the #oor man, !hen he !as an>ious, and #oured out
his su##lication before the 'ord%
*-*(,% 8ear, O 'ord, my #rayer( and let my cry come to thee%
*-*(2% Turn not a!ay thy face from me( in the day !hen 5 am in trouble,
incline thy ear to me% 5n !hat day soe$er 5 shall call u#on thee, hear
me s#eedily%
*-*(.% 7or my days are $anished like smoke, and my bones are gro!n dry
like fuel for the fire%
*-*(?% 5 am smitten as grass, and my heart is !ithered( because 5 forgot
to eat my bread%
*-*(A% Through the $oice of my groaning, my bone hath clea$ed to my
flesh%
*-*(+% 5 am become like to a #elican of the !ilderness( 5 am like a
night ra$en in the house%
) #elican, etc%%% 5 am become through grief, like birds that affect
solitude and darkness%
*-*(1% 5 ha$e !atched, and am become as a s#arro! all alone on the
houseto#%
*-*(B% )ll the day long my enemies re#roached me( and they that #raised
me did s!ear against me%
*-*(*-% 7or 5 did eat ashes like bread, and mingled my drink !ith
!ee#ing%
*-*(**% Because of thy anger and indignation( for ha$ing lifted me u#
thou hast thro!n me do!n%
*-*(*,% <y days ha$e declined like a shado!, and 5 am !ithered like
grass%
*-*(*2% But thou, O 'ord, endurest for e$er( and thy memorial to all
generations%
*-*(*.% Thou shalt arise and ha$e mercy on 4ion( for it is time to ha$e
mercy on it, for the time is come%
*-*(*?% 7or the stones thereof ha$e #leased thy ser$ants( and they shall
ha$e #ity on the earth thereof%
*-*(*A% )ll the Gentiles shall fear thy name, O 'ord, and all the kings
of the earth thy glory%
*-*(*+% 7or the 'ord hath built u# 4ion( and he shall be seen in his
glory%
*-*(*1% 8e hath had regard to the #rayer of the humble( and he hath not
des#ised their #etition%
*-*(*B% 'et these things be !ritten unto another generation( and the
#eo#le that shall be created shall #raise the 'ord(
*-*(,-% Because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary( from
hea$en the 'ord hath looked u#on the earth%
*-*(,*% That he might hear the groans of them that are in fetters( that
he might release the children of the slain(
*-*(,,% That they may declare the name of the 'ord in 4ion( and his
#raise in 9erusalemJ
*-*(,2% =hen the #eo#le assemble together, and kings, to ser$e the 'ord%
*-*(,.% 8e ans!ered him in the !ay of his strength( Declare unto me the
fe!ness of my days%
8e ans!ered him in the !ay of his strength%%% That is, the #eo#le,
mentioned in the foregoing $erse, or the #enitent, in !hose #erson this
#salm is deli$ered, ans!ered the 'ord in the !ay of his strength( that
is, according to the best of his #o!er and strength( or !hen he !as in
the flo!er of his age and strength( inLuiring after the fe!ness of his
days( to kno! if he should li$e long enough to see the ha##y restoration
of 4ion, etc%
*-*(,?% "all me not a!ay in the midst of my days( thy years are unto
generation and generation%
*-*(,A% 5n the beginning, O 'ord, thou foundedst the earth( and the
hea$ens are the !orks of thy hands%
*-*(,+% They shall #erish but thou remainest( and all of them shall gro!
old like a garment( )nd as a $esture thou shalt change them, and they
shall be changed%
*-*(,1% But thou art al!ays the selfsame, and thy years shall not fail%
*-*(,B% The children of thy ser$ants shall continue and their seed shall
be directed for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *-,
Benedic, anima%
Thanksgi$ing to God for his mercies%
*-,(*% 7or Da$id himself% Bless the 'ord, O my soul( and let all that is
!ithin me bless his holy name%
*-,(,% Bless the 'ord, O my soul, and ne$er forget all he hath done for
thee%
*-,(2% =ho forgi$eth all thy iniLuities( !ho healeth all thy diseases%
*-,(.% =ho redeemeth thy life from destruction( !ho cro!neth thee !ith
mercy and com#assion%
*-,(?% =ho satisfieth thy desire !ith good things( thy youth shall be
rene!ed like the eagleDs%
*-,(A% The 'ord doth mercies, and judgment for all that suffer !rong%
*-,(+% 8e hath made his !ays kno!n to <oses( his !ills to the children
of 5srael%
*-,(1% The 'ord is com#assionate and merciful( longsuffering and
#lenteous in mercy% *-,(B% 8e !ill not al!ays be angry( nor !ill he
threaten for e$er%
*-,(*-% 8e hath not dealt !ith us according to our sins( nor re!arded us
according to our iniLuities%
*-,(**% 7or according to the height of the hea$en abo$e the earth( he
hath strengthened his mercy to!ards them that fear him%
*-,(*,% )s far as the east is from the !est, so far hath he remo$ed our
iniLuities from us%
*-,(*2% )s a father hath com#assion on his children, so hath the 'ord
com#assion on them that fear him(
*-,(*.% 7or he kno!eth our frame% 8e remembereth that !e are dust(
*-,(*?% <anDs days are as grass, as the flo!er of the field so shall he
flourish%
*-,(*A% 7or the s#irit shall #ass in him, and he shall not be( and he
shall kno! his #lace no more%
*-,(*+% But the mercy of the 'ord is from eternity and unto eternity
u#on them that fear him( )nd his justice unto childrenDs children,
*-,(*1% To such as kee# his co$enant, )nd are mindful of his
commandments to do them%
*-,(*B% The lord hath #re#ared his throne in hea$en( and his kingdom
shall rule o$er all%
*-,(,-% Bless the 'ord, all ye his angels( you that are mighty in
strength, and e>ecute his !ord, hearkening to the $oice of his orders%
*-,(,*% Bless the 'ord, all ye his hosts( you ministers of his that do
his !ill%
*-,(,,% Bless the 'ord, all his !orks( in e$ery #lace of his dominion, O
my soul, bless thou the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter *-2
Benedic, anima%
God is to be #raised for his mighty !orks, and !onderful #ro$idence%
*-2(*% 7or Da$id himself% Bless the 'ord, O my soul( O 'ord my God, thou
art e>ceedingly great% Thou hast #ut on #raise and beauty(
*-2(,% )nd art clothed !ith light as !ith a garment% =ho stretchest out
the hea$en like a #a$ilion(
*-2(2% =ho co$erest the higher rooms thereof !ith !ater% =ho makest the
clouds thy chariot( !ho !alkest u#on the !ings of the !inds%
*-2(.% =ho makest thy angels s#irits( and thy ministers a burning fire%
*-2(?% =ho hast founded the earth u#on its o!n bases( it shall not be
mo$ed for e$er and e$er%
*-2(A% The dee# like a garment is its clothing( abo$e the mountains
shall the !aters stand%
*-2(+% )t thy rebuke they shall flee( at the $oice of thy thunder they
shall fear%
*-2(1% The mountains ascend, and the #lains descend into the #lace !hich
thou hast founded for them%
*-2(B% Thou hast set a bound !hich they shall not #ass o$erJ neither
shall they return to co$er the earth%
*-2(*-% Thou sendest forth s#rings in the $ales( bet!een the midst of
the hills the !aters shall #ass%
*-2(**% )ll the beasts of the field shall drink( the !ild asses shall
e>#ect in their thirst%
*-2(*,% O$er them the birds of the air shall d!ell( from the midst of
the rocks they shall gi$e forth their $oices%
*-2(*2% Thou !aterest the hills from thy u##er rooms( the earth shall be
filled !ith the fruit of thy !orks(
*-2(*.% Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the ser$ice of
men% That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth(
*-2(*?% )nd that !ine may cheer the heart of man% That he may make the
face cheerful !ith oil( and that bread may strengthen manDs heart%
*-2(*A% The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of
'ibanus !hich he hath #lanted(
*-2(*+% There the s#arro!s shall make their nests% The highest of them
is the house of the heron%
*-2(*1% The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the
irchins%
*-2(*B% 8e hath made the moon for seasons( the sun kno!eth his going
do!n%
*-2(,-% Thou hast a##ointed darkness, and it is night( in it shall all
the beasts of the !oods go about(
*-2(,*% The young lions roaring after their #rey, and seeking their meat
from God%
*-2(,,% The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together( and they shall
lie do!n in their dens%
*-2(,2% <an shall go forth to his !ork, and to his labour until the
e$ening%
*-2(,.% 8o! great are thy !orks, O 'ordM thou hast made all things in
!isdom( the earth is filled !ith thy riches%
*-2(,?% 4o is this great sea, !hich stretcheth !ide its arms( there are
cree#ing things !ithout number( "reatures little and great%
*-2(,A% There the shi#s shall go% This sea dragon !hich thou hast formed
to #lay therein%
*-2(,+% )ll e>#ect of thee that thou gi$e them food in season%
*-2(,1% =hat thou gi$est to them they shall gather u#( !hen thou o#enest
thy hand, they shall all be filled !ith good%
*-2(,B% But if thou turnest a!ay thy face, they shall be troubled( thou
shalt take a!ay their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to
their dust%
*-2(2-% Thou shalt send forth thy s#irit, and they shall be created( and
thou shalt rene! the face of the earth%
*-2(2*% <ay the glory of the 'ord endure for e$er( the 'ord shall
rejoice in his !orks%
*-2(2,% 8e looketh u#on the earth, and maketh it tremble( he troubleth
the mountains, and they smoke%
*-2(22% 5 !ill sing to the 'ord as long as 5 li$e( 5 !ill sing #raise to
my God !hile 5 ha$e my being%
*-2(2.% 'et my s#eech be acce#table to him( but 5 !ill take delight in
the 'ord%
*-2(2?% 'et sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so
that they be no more( O my soul, bless thou the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter *-.
"onfitemini Domino%
) thanksgi$ing to God for his benefits to his #eo#le 5srael%
)lleluia%
*-.(*% Gi$e glory to the 'ord, and call u#on his name( declare his deeds
among the Gentiles%
*-.(,% 4ing to him, yea sing #raises to him( relate all his !ondrous
!orks%
*-.(2% Glory ye in his holy name( let the heart of them rejoice that
seek the 'ord%
*-.(.% 4eek ye the lord, and be strengthened( seek his face e$ermore%
*-.(?% Remember his mar$ellous !orks !hich he hath doneJ his !onders,
and the judgments of his mouth%
*-.(A% O ye seed of )braham his ser$antJ ye sons of 9acob his chosen%
*-.(+% 8e is the 'ord our God( his judgments are in all the earth%
*-.(1% 8e hath remembered his co$enant for e$er( the !ord !hich he
commanded to a thousand generations%
*-.(B% =hich he made to )brahamJ and his oath to 5saac(
*-.(*-% )nd he a##ointed the same to 9acob for a la!, and to 5srael for
an e$erlasting testament(
*-.(**% 4aying( To thee !ill 5 gi$e the land of "hanaan, the lot of your
inheritance%
*-.(*,% =hen they !ere but a small number( yea $ery fe!, and sojourners
therein(
*-.(*2% )nd they #assed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to
another #eo#le%
*-.(*.% 8e suffered no man to hurt them( and he re#ro$ed kings for their
sakes%
*-.(*?% Touch ye not my anointed( and do no e$il to my #ro#hets%
*-.(*A% )nd he called a famine u#on the land( and he broke in #ieces all
the su##ort of bread%
*-.(*+% 8e sent a man before them( 9ose#h, !ho !as sold for a sla$e%
*-.(*1% They humbled his feet in fetters( the iron #ierced his soul,
*-.(*B% :ntil his !ord came% The !ord of the 'ord inflamed him%
*-.(,-% The king sent, and he released him( the ruler of the #eo#le, and
he set him at liberty%
*-.(,*% 8e made him master of his house, and ruler of all his
#ossession%
*-.(,,% That he might instruct his #rinces as himself, and teach his
ancients !isdom%
*-.(,2% )nd 5srael !ent into Egy#t( and 9acob !as a sojourner in the
land of "ham%
*-.(,.% )nd he increased his #eo#le e>ceedingly( and strengthened them
o$er their enemies%
*-.(,?% 8e turned their heart to hate his #eo#le( and to deal
deceitfully !ith his ser$ants%
8e turned their heart, etc%%% ot that God E!ho is ne$er the author of
sinG mo$ed the Egy#tians to hate and #ersecute his #eo#leJ but that the
Egy#tians took occasion of hating and en$ying them, from the sight of
the benefits !hich God besto!ed u#on them%
*-.(,A% 8e sent <oses his ser$ant( )aron the man !hom he had chosen%
*-.(,+% 8e ga$e them #o!er to she! them signs, and his !onders in the
land of "ham%
*-.(,1% 8e sent darkness, and made it obscure( and grie$ed not his
!ords%
Grie$ed not his !ords%%% That is, he !as not !anting to fulfil his
!ords( or he did not grie$e <oses and )aron, the carriers of his !ords(
or he did not grie$e his !ords, that is, his sons, the children of
5srael, !ho enjoyed light !hilst the Egy#tians !ere o##ressed !ith
darkness%
*-.(,B% 8e turned their !aters into blood, and destroyed their fish%
*-.(2-% Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their
kings%
*-.(2*% 8e s#oke, and there came di$ers sorts of flies and scini#hs in
all their coasts%
4cini#hs%%% 4ee the annotation, E>%1%*A%
*-.(2,% 8e ga$e them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land%
*-.(22% )nd he destroyed their $ineyards and their fig trees( and he
broke in #ieces the trees of their coasts%
*-.(2.% 8e s#oke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of !hich there
!as no number%
Bruchus%%% )n insect of the locust kind%
*-.(2?% )nd they de$oured all the grass in their land, and consumed all
the fruit of their ground%
*-.(2A% )nd he sle! all the firstborn in their land( the firstfruits of
all their labour%
*-.(2+% )nd he brought them out !ith sil$er and gold( and there !as not
among their tribes one that !as feeble%
*-.(21% Egy#t !as glad !hen they de#arted( for the fear of them lay u#on
them%
*-.(2B% 8e s#read a cloud for their #rotection, and fire to gi$e them
light in the night%
*-.(.-% They asked, and the Luail came( and he filled them !ith the
bread of hea$en%
*-.(.*% 8e o#ened the rock, and !aters flo!ed( ri$ers ran do!n in the
dry land%
*-.(.,% Because he remembered his holy !ord, !hich he had s#oken to his
ser$ant )braham%
*-.(.2% )nd he brought forth his #eo#le !ith joy, and his chosen !ith
gladness%
*-.(..% )nd he ga$e them the lands of the Gentiles( and they #ossessed
the labours of the #eo#le(
*-.(.?% That they might obser$e his justifications, and seek after his
la!%
8is justifications%%% That is, his commandmentsJ !hich here, and in many
other #laces of the scri#ture, are called justifications, because the
kee#ing of them makes man just% The Protestants render it by the !ord
statutes, in fa$our of their doctrine, !hich does not allo! good !orks
to justify%
Psalms "ha#ter *-?
"onfitemini Domino%
) confession of the manifold sins and ingratitudes of the 5sraelites%
)lleluia%
*-?(*% Gi$e glory to the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*-?(,% =ho shall declare the #o!ers of the 'ordM !ho shall set forth all
his #raisesM
*-?(2% Blessed are they that kee# judgment, and do justice at all times%
*-?(.% Remember us, O 'ord, in the fa$our of thy #eo#le( $isit us !ith
thy sal$ation%
*-?(?% That !e may see the good of thy chosen, that !e may rejoice in
the joy of thy nation( that thou mayst be #raised !ith thy inheritance%
*-?(A% =e ha$e sinned !ith our fathers( !e ha$e acted unjustly, !e ha$e
!rought iniLuity%
*-?(+% Our fathers understood not thy !onders in Egy#t( they remembered
not the multitude of thy mercies( )nd they #ro$oked to !rath going u# to
the sea, e$en the Red 4ea%
*-?(1% )nd he sa$ed them for his o!n nameDs sake( that he might make his
#o!er kno!n%
*-?(B% )nd he rebuked the Red 4ea and it !as dried u#( and he led them
through the de#ths, as in a !ilderness%
*-?(*-% )nd he sa$ed them from the hand of them that hated them( and he
redeemed them from the hand of the enemy%
*-?(**% )nd the !ater co$ered them that afflicted them( there !as not
one of them left%
*-?(*,% )nd they belie$ed his !ords( and they sang his #raises%
*-?(*2% They had Luickly done, they forgot his !orks( and they !aited
not for his counsel%
*-?(*.% )nd they co$eted their desire in the desert( and they tem#ted
God in the #lace !ithout !ater%
*-?(*?% )nd he ga$e them their reLuest( and sent fulness into their
souls%
*-?(*A% )nd they #ro$oked <oses in the cam#, )aron the holy one of the
'ord%
*-?(*+% The earth o#ened and s!allo!ed u# Dathan( and co$ered the
congregation of )biron%
*-?(*1% )nd a fire !as kindled in their congregation( the flame burned
the !icked%
*-?(*B% They made also a calf in 8oreb( and they adored the gra$en
thing%
*-?(,-% )nd they changed their glory into the likeness of a calf that
eateth grass%
*-?(,*% They forgot God, !ho sa$ed them, !ho had done great things in
Egy#t,
*-?(,,% =ondrous !orks in the land of "ham( terrible things in the Red
4ea%
*-?(,2% )nd he said that he !ould destroy them( had not <oses his chosen
stood before him in the breach( To turn a!ay his !rath, lest he should
destroy them%
*-?(,.% )nd they set at nought the desirable land% They belie$ed not his
!ord,
*-?(,?% )nd they murmured in their tents( they hearkened not to the
$oice of the 'ord%
*-?(,A% )nd he lifted u# his hand o$er them( to o$erthro! them in the
desertJ
*-?(,+% )nd to cast do!n their seed among the nations, and to scatter
them in the countries%
*-?(,1% They also !ere initiated to Beel#hegor( and ate the sacrifices
of the dead%
5nitiated%%% That is, they dedicated, or consecrated themsel$es to the
idol of the <oabites and <adianites, called Beel#hegor, or Baal-Peor%
um% ,?%2%-5bid% The dead%%% @iH%, idols !ithout life%
*-?(,B% )nd they #ro$oked him !ith their in$entions( and destruction !as
multi#lied among them%
*-?(2-% Then Phinees stood u#, and #acified him( and the slaughter
ceased%
*-?(2*% )nd it !as re#uted to him unto justice, to generation and
generation for e$ermore%
*-?(2,% They #ro$oked him also at the !aters of contradiction( and <oses
!as afflicted for their sakes(
*-?(22% Because they e>as#erated his s#irit% )nd he distinguished !ith
his li#s%
8e distinguished !ith his li#s%%% <oses, by occasion of the #eo#leDs
rebellion and incredulity, !as guilty of distinguishing !ith his li#sJ
!hen, instead of s#eaking to the rock, as God had commanded, he said to
the #eo#le, !ith a certain hesitation in his faith, 8ear ye, rebellious
and incredulous( "an !e from this rock bring out !ater for youM um%
,-%*-%
*-?(2.% They did not destroy the nations of !hich the 'ord s#oke unto
them%
*-?(2?% )nd they !ere mingled among the heathens, and learned their
!orks(
*-?(2A% )nd ser$ed their idols, and it became a stumblingblock to them%
*-?(2+% )nd they sacrificed their sons, and their daughters to de$ils%
*-?(21% )nd they shed innocent blood( the blood of their sons and of
their daughters !hich they sacrificed to the idols of "hanaan% )nd the
land !as #olluted !ith blood,
*-?(2B% )nd !as defiled !ith their !orks( and they !ent aside after
their o!n in$entions%
*-?(.-% )nd the 'ord !as e>ceedingly angry !ith his #eo#le( and he
abhorred his inheritance%
*-?(.*% )nd he deli$ered them into the hands of the nations( and they
that hated them had dominion o$er them%
*-?(.,% )nd their enemies afflicted them( and they !ere humbled under
their hands(
*-?(.2% <any times did he deli$er them% But they #ro$oked him !ith their
counsel( and they !ere brought lo! by their iniLuities%
*-?(..% )nd he sa! !hen they !ere in tribulation( and he heard their
#rayer%
*-?(.?% )nd he !as mindful of his co$enant( and re#ented according to
the multitude of his mercies%
*-?(.A% )nd he ga$e them unto mercies, in the sight of all those that
had made them ca#ti$es%
*-?(.+% 4a$e us, O 'ord, our God( and gather us from among the nations(
That !e may gi$e thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy #raise%
*-?(.1% Blessed be the 'ord the God of 5srael, from e$erlasting to
e$erlasting( and let all the #eo#le say( 4o be it, so be it%
Psalms "ha#ter *-A
"onfitemini Domino%
)ll are in$ited to gi$e thanks to God for his #er#etual #ro$idence o$er
men%%
)lleluia%
*-A(*% Gi$e glory to the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*-A(,% 'et them say so that ha$e been redeemed by the 'ord, !hom he hath
redeemed from the hand of the enemy( and gathered out of the countries%
*-A(2% 7rom the rising and from the setting of the sun, from the north
and from the sea%
*-A(.% They !andered in a !ilderness, in a #lace !ithout !ater( they
found not the !ay of a city for their habitation%
*-A(?% They !ere hungry and thirsty( their soul fainted in them%
*-A(A% )nd they cried to the 'ord in their tribulation( and he deli$ered
them out of their distresses%
*-A(+% )nd he led them into the right !ay, that they might go to a city
of habitation%
*-A(1% 'et the mercies of the 'ord gi$e glory to him( and his !onderful
!orks to the children of men%
*-A(B% 7or he hath satisfied the em#ty soul, and hath filled the hungry
soul !ith good things%
*-A(*-% 4uch as sat in darkness and in the shado! of death( bound in
!ant and in iron%
*-A(**% Because they had e>as#erated the !ords of God( and #ro$oked the
counsel of the most 8igh(
*-A(*,% )nd their heart !as humbled !ith labours( they !ere !eakened,
and there !as none to hel# them%
*-A(*2% Then they cried to the 'ord in their affliction( and he
deli$ered them out of their distresses%
*-A(*.% )nd he brought them out of darkness, and the shado! of deathJ
and broke their bonds in sunder%
*-A(*?% 'et the mercies of the 'ord gi$e glory to him, and his !onderful
!orks to the children of men%
*-A(*A% Because he hath broken gates of brass, and burst iron bars%
*-A(*+% 8e took them out of the !ay of their iniLuity( for they !ere
brought lo! for their injustices%
*-A(*1% Their soul abhorred all manner of meat( and they dre! nigh e$en
to the gates of death%
*-A(*B% )nd they cried to the 'ord in their affliction( and he deli$ered
them out of their distresses%
*-A(,-% 8e sent his !ord, and healed them( and deli$ered them from their
destructions%
*-A(,*% 'et the mercies of the 'ord gi$e glory to him( and his !onderful
!orks to the children of men%
*-A(,,% )nd let them sacrifice the sacrifice of #raise( and declare his
!orks !ith joy%
*-A(,2% They that go do!n to the sea in shi#s, doing business in the
great !aters(
*-A(,.% These ha$e seen the !orks of the 'ord, and his !onders in the
dee#%
*-A(,?% 8e said the !ord, and there arose a storm of !ind( and the !a$es
thereof !ere lifted u#%
*-A(,A% They mount u# to the hea$ens, and they go do!n to the de#ths(
their soul #ined a!ay !ith e$ils%
*-A(,+% They !ere troubled, and reeled like a drunken manJ and all their
!isdom !as s!allo!ed u#%
*-A(,1% )nd they cried to the 'ord in their affliction( and he brought
them out of their distresses%
*-A(,B% )nd he turned the storm into a breeHe( and its !a$es !ere still%
*-A(2-% )nd they rejoiced because they !ere still( and he brought them
to the ha$en !hich they !ished for%
*-A(2*% 'et the mercies of the 'ord gi$e glory to him, and his !onderful
!orks to the children of men%
*-A(2,% )nd let them e>alt him in the church of the #eo#le( and #raise
him in the chair of the ancients%
*-A(22% 8e hath turned ri$ers into a !ilderness( and the sources of
!aters into dry ground(
*-A(2.% ) fruitful land into barrenness, for the !ickedness of them that
d!ell therein%
*-A(2?% 8e hath turned a !ilderness into #ools of !aters, and a dry land
into !ater s#rings%
*-A(2A% )nd hath #laced there the hungryJ and they made a city for their
habitation%
*-A(2+% )nti they so!ed fields, and #lanted $ineyards( and they yielded
fruit of birth%
*-A(21% )nd he blessed them, and they !ere multi#lied e>ceedingly( and
their cattle he suffered not to decrease%
*-A(2B% Then they !ere brought to be fe!( and they !ere afflicted
through the trouble of e$ils and sorro!%
*-A(.-% "ontem#t !as #oured forth u#on their #rinces( and he caused them
to !ander !here there !as no #assing, and out of the !ay%
*-A(.*% )nd he hel#ed the #oor out of #o$erty( and made him families
like a flock of shee#%
*-A(.,% The just shall see, and shall rejoice, and all iniLuity shall
sto# her mouth%
*-A(.2% =ho is !ise, and !ill kee# these thingsJ and !ill understand the
mercies of the 'ordM
Psalms "ha#ter *-+
Paratum cor meum%
The #ro#het #raiseth God for benefits recei$ed%
*-+(*% ) canticle of a #salm for Da$id himself%
*-+(,% <y heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready( 5 !ill sing, and
!ill gi$e #raise, !ith my glory%
*-+(2% )rise, my gloryJ arise, #saltery and har#( 5 !ill arise in the
morning early%
*-+(.% 5 !ill #raise thee, O 'ord, among the #eo#le( and 5 !ill sing
unto thee among the nations%
*-+(?% 7or thy mercy is great abo$e the hea$ens( and thy truth e$en unto
the clouds%
*-+(A% Be thou e>alted, O God, abo$e the hea$ens, and thy glory o$er all
the earth(
*-+(+% That thy belo$ed may be deli$ered% 4a$e !ith thy right hand and
hear me%
*-+(1% God hath s#oken in his holiness% 5 !ill rejoice, and 5 !ill
di$ide 4ichem and 5 !ill mete out the $ale of tabernacles%
*-+(B% Galaad is mine( and <anasses is mine and E#hraim the #rotection
of my head% 9uda is my king(
*-+(*-% <oab the #ot of my ho#e% O$er Edom 5 !ill stretch out my shoe(
the aliens are become my friends%
*-+(**% =ho !ill bring me into the strong cityM !ho !ill lead me into
EdomM
*-+(*,% =ilt not thou, O God, !ho hast cast us offM and !ilt not thou,
O God, go forth !ith our armiesM
*-+(*2% O grant us hel# from trouble( for $ain is the hel# of man%
*-+(*.% Through God !e shall do mightily( and he !ill bring our enemies
to nothing%
Psalms "ha#ter *-1
Deus, laudem meam%
Da$id in the #erson of "hrist, #rayeth against his #ersecutorsJ more
es#ecially the traitor 9udas( foretelling and a##ro$ing his just
#unishment for his obstinacy in sin and final im#enitence%
*-1(*% :nto the end, a #salm for Da$id%
*-1(,% O God, be not thou silent in my #raise( for the mouth of the
!icked and the mouth of the deceitful man is o#ened against me%
*-1(2% They ha$e s#oken against me !ith deceitful tonguesJ and they ha$e
com#assed me about !ith !ords of hatredJ and ha$e fought against me
!ithout cause%
*-1(.% 5nstead of making me a return of lo$e, they detracted me( but 5
ga$e myself to #rayer%
*-1(?% )nd they re#aid me e$il for good( and hatred for my lo$e%
*-1(A% 4et thou the sinner o$er him( and may the de$il stand at his
right hand%
4et thou the sinner o$er him, etc%%% Gi$e to the de$il, that arch-
sinner, #o!er o$er him( let him enter into him, and #ossess him% The
im#recations, contained in the thirty $erses of this #salm, are o##osed
to the thirty #ieces of sil$er for !hich 9udas betrayed our 'ordJ and
are to be taken as #ro#hetic denunciations of the e$ils that should
befall the traitor and his accom#lices the 9e!sJ and not #ro#erly as
curses%
*-1(+% =hen he is judged, may he go out condemnedJ and may his #rayer be
turned to sin%
*-1(1% <ay his days be fe!( and his bisho#ric let another take%
*-1(B% <ay his children be fatherless, and his !ife a !ido!%
*-1(*-% 'et his children be carried about $agabonds, and begJ and let
them be cast out of their d!ellings%
*-1(**% <ay the usurer search all his substance( and let strangers
#lunder his labours%
*-1(*,% <ay there be none to hel# him( nor none to #ity his fatherless
offs#ring%
*-1(*2% <ay his #osterity be cut offJ in one generation may his name be
blotted out%
*-1(*.% <ay the iniLuity of his fathers be remembered in the sight of
the 'ord( and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out%
*-1(*?% <ay they be before the 'ord continually, and let the memory of
them #erish from the earth( *A because he remembered not to she!
mercy,
*-1(*+% But #ersecuted the #oor man and the beggarJ and the broken in
heart, to #ut him to death%
*-1(*1% )nd he lo$ed cursing, and it shall come unto him( and he !ould
not ha$e blessing, and it shall be far from him% )nd he #ut on cursing,
like a garment( and it !ent in like !ater into his entrails, and like
oil in his bones%
*-1(*B% <ay it be unto him like a garment !hich co$ereth himJ and like a
girdle !ith !hich he is girded continually%
*-1(,-% This is the !ork of them !ho detract me before the 'ordJ and !ho
s#eak e$ils against my soul%
*-1(,*% But thou, O 'ord, do !ith me for thy nameDs sake( because thy
mercy is s!eet% Do thou deli$er me,
*-1(,,% 7or 5 am #oor and needy, and my heart is troubled !ithin me%
*-1(,2% 5 am taken a!ay like the shado! !hen it declineth( and 5 am
shaken off as locusts%
*-1(,.% <y knees are !eakened through fasting( and my flesh is changed
for oil%
7or oil%%% Pro#ter oleum% The meaning is, my flesh is changed, being
#erfectly emaciated and dried u#, as ha$ing lost all its oil or fatness%
*-1(,?% )nd 5 am become a re#roach to them( they sa! me and they shaked
their heads%
*-1(,A% 8el# me, O 'ord my GodJ sa$e meJ according to thy mercy%
*-1(,+% )nd let them kno! that this is thy hand( and that thou, O 'ord,
hast done it%
*-1(,1% They !ill curse and thou !ilt bless( let them that rise u#
against me be confounded( but thy ser$ant shall rejoice%
*-1(,B% 'et them that detract me be clothed !ith shame( and let them be
co$ered !ith their confusion as !ith a double cloak%
*-1(2-% 5 !ill gi$e great thanks to the 'ord !ith my mouth( and in the
midst of many 5 !ill #raise him%
*-1(2*% Because he hath stood at the right hand of the #oor, to sa$e my
soul from #ersecutors%
Psalms "ha#ter *-B
Di>it Dominus%
"hristDs e>altation and e$erlasting #riesthood%
*-B(*% ) #salm for Da$id% The 'ord said to my 'ord( 4it thou at my right
hand( :ntil 5 make thy enemies thy footstool%
*-B(,% The 'ord !ill send forth the sce#tre of thy #o!er out of 4ion(
rule thou in the midst of thy enemies%
*-B(2% =ith thee is the #rinci#ality in the day of thy strength( in the
brightness of the saints( from the !omb before the day star 5 begot
thee%
*-B(.% The 'ord hath s!orn, and he !ill not re#ent( Thou art a #riest
for e$er according to the order of <elchisedech%
*-B(?% The 'ord at thy right hand hath broken kings in the day of his
!rath%
*-B(A% 8e shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins( he shall crush
the heads in the land of many%
*-B(+% 8e shall drink of the torrent in the !ay( therefore shall he lift
u# the head%
Psalms "ha#ter **-
"onfitebor tibi, Domine%
God is to be #raised for his graces, and benefits to his church%
)lleluia%
**-(*% 5 !ill #raise thee, O 'ord, !ith my !hole heartJ in the council
of the just, and in the congregation%
**-(,% Great are the !orks of the 'ord( sought out according to all his
!ills%
**-(2% 8is !ork is #raise and magnificence( and his justice continueth
for e$er and e$er%
**-(.% 8e hath made a remembrance of his !onderful !orks, being a
merciful and gracious 'ord(
**-(?% 8e hath gi$en food to them that fear him% 8e !ill be mindful for
e$er of his co$enant(
**-(A% 8e !ill she! forth to his #eo#le the #o!er of his !orks%
**-(+% That he may gi$e them the inheritance of the Gentiles( the !orks
of his hands are truth and judgment%
**-(1% )ll his commandments are faithful( confirmed for e$er and e$er,
made in truth and eLuity%
**-(B% 8e hath sent redem#tion to his #eo#le( he hath commanded his
co$enant for e$er% 8oly and terrible is his name(
**-(*-% The fear of the 'ord is the beginning of !isdom% ) good
understanding to all that do it( his #raise continueth for e$er and
e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter ***
Beatus $ir%
The good man is ha##y%
)lleluia, of the returning of )ggeus and Iacharias%
Of the returning, etc%%% This is in the Greek and 'atin, but not in the
8ebre!% 5t signifies that this #salm !as #ro#er to be sung at the time
of the return of the #eo#le from their ca#ti$ityJ to inculcate to them,
ho! ha##y they might be, if they !ould be constant in the ser$ice of
God%
***(*% Blessed is the man that feareth the 'ord( he shall delight
e>ceedingly in his commandments%
***(,% 8is seed shall be mighty u#on earth( the generation of the
righteous shall be blessed%
***(2% Glory and !ealth shall be in his house( and his justice remaineth
for e$er and e$er%
***(.% To the righteous a light is risen u# in darkness( he is merciful,
and com#assionate and just%
***(?% )cce#table is the man that she!eth mercy and lendeth( he shall
order his !ords !ith judgment(
***(A% Because he shall not be mo$ed for e$er%
***(+% The just shall be in e$erlasting remembrance( he shall not fear
the e$il hearing% 8is heart is ready to ho#e in the 'ord(
***(1% 8is heart is strengthened, he shall not be mo$ed until he look
o$er his enemies%
***(B% 8e hath distributed, he hath gi$en to the #oor( his justice
remaineth for e$er and e$er( his horn shall be e>alted in glory%
***(*-% The !icked shall see, and shall be angry, he shall gnash !ith
his teeth and #ine a!ay( the desire of the !icked shall #erish%
Psalms "ha#ter **,
'audate, #ueri%
God is to be #raised for his regard to the #oor and humble%
)lleluia%
**,(*% Praise the 'ord, ye children( #raise ye the name of the 'ord%
**,(,% Blessed be the name of the 'ord, from henceforth no! and for
e$er% **,(2% 7rom the rising of the sun unto the going do!n of the same,
the name of the 'ord is !orthy of #raise%
**,(.% The 'ord is high abo$e all nationsJ and his glory abo$e the
hea$ens%
**,(?% =ho is as the 'ord our God, !ho d!elleth on high( A and looketh
do!n on the lo! things in hea$en and in earthM
**,(+% Raising u# the needy from the earth, and lifting u# the #oor out
of the dunghill(
**,(1% That he may #lace him !ith #rinces, !ith the #rinces of his
#eo#le%
**,(B% =ho maketh a barren !oman to d!ell in a house, the joyful mother
of children%
Psalms "ha#ter **2
5n e>itu 5srael%
God hath she!n his #o!er in deli$ering his #eo#le( idols are $ain% The
8ebre!s di$ide this into t!o #salms%
)lleluia%
**2(*% =hen 5srael !ent out of Egy#t, the house of 9acob from a
barbarous #eo#le(
**2(,% 9udea !as made his sanctuary, 5srael his dominion%
**2(2% The sea sa! and fled( 9ordan !as turned back%
**2(.% The mountains ski##ed like rams, and the hills like the lambs of
the flock% **2(?% =hat ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou didst flee( and
thou, O 9ordan, that thou !ast turned backM
**2(A% &e mountains, that ye ski##ed like rams, and ye hills, like lambs
of the flockM
**2(+% )t the #resence of the 'ord the earth !as mo$ed, at the #resence
of the God of 9acob(
**2(1% =ho turned the rock into #ools of !ater, and the stony hill into
fountains of !aters%
**2(*% ot to us, O 'ord, not to usJ but to thy name gi$e glory%
**2(,% 7or thy mercy, and for thy truthDs sake( lest the Gentiles should
say( =here is their GodM
**2(2% But our God is in hea$en( he hath done all things !hatsoe$er he
!ould%
**2(.% The idols of the Gentiles are sil$er and gold, the !orks of the
hands of men%
**2(?% They ha$e mouths and s#eak not( they ha$e eyes and see not%
**2(A% They ha$e ears and hear not( they ha$e noses and smell not%
**2(+% They ha$e hands and feel not( they ha$e feet and !alk not(
neither shall they cry out through their throat%
**2(1% 'et them that make them become like unto them( and all such as
trust in them%
**2(B% The house of 5srael hath ho#ed in the 'ord( he is their hel#er
and their #rotector%
**2(*-% The house of )aron hath ho#ed in the 'ord( he is their hel#er
and their #rotector%
**2(**% They that fear the 'ord ha$e ho#ed in the 'ord( he is their
hel#er and their #rotector%
**2(*,% The 'ord hath been mindful of us, and hath blessed us% 8e hath
blessed the house of 5srael( he hath blessed the house of )aron%
**2(*2% 8e hath blessed all that fear the 'ord, both little and great%
**2(*.% <ay the 'ord add blessings u#on you( u#on you, and u#on your
children%
**2(*?% Blessed be you of the 'ord, !ho made hea$en and earth%
**2(*A% The hea$en of hea$en is the 'ordDs( but the earth he has gi$en
to the children of men%
**2(*+% The dead shall not #raise thee, O 'ord( nor any of them that go
do!n to hell%
**2(*1% But !e that li$e bless the 'ord( from this time no! and for
e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter **.
Dile>i%
The #rayer of a just man in affliction, !ith a li$ely confidence in God%
)lleluia%
**.(*% 5 ha$e lo$ed, because the 'ord !ill hear the $oice of my #rayer%
**.(,% Because he hath inclined his ear unto me( and in my days 5 !ill
call u#on him%
**.(2% The sorro!s of death ha$e com#assed me( and the #erils of hell
ha$e found me% 5 met !ith trouble and sorro!(
**.(.% )nd 5 called u#on the name of the 'ord% O 'ord, deli$er my soul%
**.(?% The 'ord is merciful and just, and our God she!eth mercy%
**.(A% The 'ord is the kee#er of little ones( 5 !as humbled, and he
deli$ered me%
**.(+% Turn, O my soul, into thy rest( for the 'ord hath been bountiful
to thee%
**.(1% 7or he hath deli$ered my soul from death( my eyes from tears, my
feet from falling%
**.(B% 5 !ill #lease the 'ord in the land of the li$ing%
Psalms "ha#ter **?
"redidi%
This in the 8ebre! is joined !ith the foregoing #salm, and continues to
e>#ress the faith and gratitude of the #salmist%
)lleluia% **?(*-% 5 ha$e belie$ed, therefore ha$e 5 s#okenJ but 5 ha$e
been humbled e>ceedingly%
**?(**% 5 said in my e>cess( E$ery man is a liar%
**?(*,% =hat shall 5 render to the 'ord, for all the things that he hath
rendered to meM
**?(*2% 5 !ill take the chalice of sal$ationJ and 5 !ill call u#on the
name of the 'ord%
**?(*.% 5 !ill #ay my $o!s to the 'ord before all his #eo#le(
**?(*?% Precious in the sight of the 'ord is the death of his saints%
**?(*A% O 'ord, for 5 am thy ser$ant( 5 am thy ser$ant, and the son of
thy handmaid% Thou hast broken my bonds(
**?(*+% 5 !ill sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of #raise, and 5 !ill
call u#on the name of the 'ord%
**?(*1% 5 !ill #ay my $o!s to the 'ord in the sight of all his #eo#le(
**?(*B% 5n the courts of the house of the 'ord, in the midst of thee, O
9erusalem%
Psalms "ha#ter **A
'audate Dominum%
)ll nations are called u#on to #raise God for his mercy and truth%
)lleluia%
**A(*% O Praise the 'ord, all ye nations( #raise him, all ye #eo#le%
**A(,% 7or his mercy is confirmed u#on us( and the truth of the 'ord
remaineth for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter **+
"onfitemini Domino%
The #salmist #raiseth God for his deli$ery from e$ils( #utteth his !hole
trust in himJ and foretelleth the coming of "hrist%
)lleluia%
**+(*% Gi$e #raise to the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
**+(,% 'et 5srael no! say, that he is good( that his mercy endureth for
e$er%
**+(2% 'et the house of )aron no! say, that his mercy endureth for e$er%
**+(.% 'et them that fear the 'ord no! say, that his mercy endureth for
e$er%
**+(?% 5n my trouble 5 called u#on the 'ord( and the 'ord heard me, and
enlarged me%
**+(A% The 'ord is my hel#er( 5 !ill not fear !hat man can do unto me%
**+(+% The 'ord is my hel#er( and 5 !ill look o$er my enemies%
**+(1% 5t is good to confide in the 'ord, rather than to ha$e confidence
in man%
**+(B% 5t is good to trust in the 'ord, rather than to trust in #rinces%
**+(*-% )ll nations com#assed me aboutJ and, in the name of the 'ord 5
ha$e been re$enged on them%
**+(**% 4urrounding me they com#assed me about( and in the name of the
'ord 5 ha$e been re$enged on them%
**+(*,% They surrounded me like bees, and they burned like fire among
thorns( and in the name of the 'ord 5 !as re$enged on them%
**+(*2% Being #ushed 5 !as o$erturned that 5 might fall( but the 'ord
su##orted me%
**+(*.% The 'ord is my strength and my #raise( and he is become my
sal$ation%
**+(*?% The $oice of rejoicing and of sal$ation is in the tabernacles of
the just%
**+(*A% The right hand of the 'ord hath !rought strength( the right hand
of the 'ord hath e>alted me( the right hand of the 'ord hath !rought
strength%
**+(*+% 5 shall not die, but li$e( and shall declare the !orks of the
'ord%
**+(*1% The 'ord chastising hath chastised me( but he hath not deli$ered
me o$er to death%
**+(*B% O#en ye to me the gates of justice( 5 !ill go in to them, and
gi$e #raise to the 'ord%
**+(,-% This is the gate of the 'ord, the just shall enter into it%
**+(,*% 5 !ill gi$e glory to thee because thou hast heard me( and art
become my sal$ation%
**+(,,% The stone !hich the builders rejectedJ the same is become the
head of the corner%
**+(,2% This is the 'ordDs doing, and it is !onderful in our eyes%
**+(,.% This is the day !hich the 'ord hath made( let us be glad and
rejoice therein%
**+(,?% O 'ord, sa$e me( O 'ord, gi$e good success%
**+(,A% Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the 'ord% =e ha$e
blessed you out of the house of the 'ord%
**+(,+% The 'ord is God, and he hath shone u#on us% )##oint a solemn
day, !ith shady boughs, e$en to the horn of the altar%
**+(,1% Thou art my God, and 5 !ill #raise thee( thou art my God, and 5
!ill e>alt thee% 5 !ill #raise thee, because thou hast heard me, and art
become my sal$ation%
**+(,B% O #raise ye the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter **1
Beati immaculati%
Of the e>cellence of $irtue consisting in the lo$e and obser$ance of the
commandments of God%
)lleluia%
)'EP8%
)le#h%%% The first eight $erses of this #salm in the original begin !ith
)le#h, !hich is the name of the first letter of the 8ebre! al#habet% The
second eight $erses begin !ith Beth, the name of the second letter of
the 8ebre! al#habetJ and so to the end of the !hole al#habet, in all
t!enty-t!o letters, each letter ha$ing eight $erses% This order is
$ariously e>#ounded by the holy fathersJ !hich she!s the difficulty of
understanding the holy scri#tures, and conseLuently !ith !hat humility,
and submission to the "hurch they are to be read%
**1(*% Blessed are the undefiled in the !ay, !ho !alk in the la! of the
'ord%
**1(,% Blessed are they that search his testimonies( that seek him !ith
their !hole heart%
8is testimonies%%% The commandments of God are called his testimonies,
because they testify his holy !ill unto us% ote here, that in almost
e$ery $erse of this #salm E!hich in number are *+AG the !ord and la! of
God, and the lo$e and obser$ance of it, is #er#etually inculcated, under
a $ariety of denominations, all signifying the same thing%
**1(2% 7or they that !ork iniLuity, ha$e not !alked in his !ays%
**1(.% Thou hast commanded thy commandments to be ke#t most diligently%
**1(?% ON that my !ays may be directed to kee# thy justifications%
**1(A% Then shall 5 not be confounded, !hen 5 shall look into all thy
commandments%
**1(+% 5 !ill #raise thee !ith u#rightness of heart, !hen 5 shall ha$e
learned the judgments of thy justice%
**1(1% 5 !ill kee# thy justifications( ON do not thou utterly forsake
me%
BET8%
**1(B% By !hat doth a young man correct his !ayM by obser$ing thy !ords%
**1(*-% =ith my !hole heart ha$e 5 sought after thee( let me not stray
from thy commandments%
**1(**% Thy !ords ha$e 5 hidden in my heart, that 5 may not sin against
thee%
**1(*,% Blessed art thou, O 'ord( teach me thy justifications%
**1(*2% =ith my li#s 5 ha$e #ronounced all the judgments of thy mouth%
**1(*.% 5 ha$e been delighted in the !ay of thy testimonies, as in all
riches%
**1(*?% 5 !ill meditate on thy commandments( and 5 !ill consider thy
!ays%
**1(*A% 5 !ill think of thy justifications( 5 !ill not forget thy !ords%
G5<E'%
**1(*+% Gi$e bountifully to thy ser$ant, enli$en me( and 5 shall kee#
thy !ords%
**1(*1% O#en thou my eyes( and 5 !ill consider the !ondrous things of
thy la!%
**1(*B% 5 am a sojourner on the earth( hide not thy commandments from
me%
**1(,-% <y soul hath co$eted to long for thy justifications, at all
times%
**1(,*% Thou hast rebuked the #roud( they are cursed !ho decline from
thy commandments%
**1(,,% Remo$e from me re#roach and contem#t( because 5 ha$e sought
after thy testimonies%
**1(,2% 7or #rinces sat, and s#oke against me( but thy ser$ant !as
em#loyed in thy justifications%
**1(,.% 7or thy testimonies are my meditation( and thy justifications my
counsel%
D)'ET8%
**1(,?% <y soul hath clea$ed to the #a$ement( Luicken thou me according
to thy !ord%
**1(,A% 5 ha$e declared my !ays, and thou hast heard me( teach me thy
justifications%
**1(,+% <ake me to understand the !ay of thy justifications( and 5 shall
be e>ercised in thy !ondrous !orks%
**1(,1% <y soul hath slumbered through hea$iness( strengthen thou me in
thy !ords%
**1(,B% Remo$e from me the !ay of iniLuity( and out of thy la! ha$e
mercy on me%
**1(2-% 5 ha$e chosen the !ay of truth( thy judgments 5 ha$e not
forgotten%
**1(2*% 5 ha$e stuck to thy testimonies, O 'ord( #ut me not to shame%
**1(2,% 5 ha$e run the !ay of thy commandments, !hen thou didst enlarge
my heart%
8E%
**1(22% 4et before me for a la! the !ay of thy justifications, O 'ord(
and 5 !ill al!ays seek after it%
**1(2.% Gi$e me understanding, and 5 !ill search thy la!J and 5 !ill
kee# it !ith my !hole heart%
**1(2?% 'ead me into the #ath of thy commandmentsJ for this same 5 ha$e
desired%
**1(2A% 5ncline my heart into thy testimonies and not to co$etousness%
**1(2+% Turn a!ay my eyes that they may not behold $anity( Luicken me in
thy !ay%
**1(21% Establish thy !ord to thy ser$ant, in thy fear%
**1(2B% Turn a!ay my re#roach, !hich 5 ha$e a##rehended( for thy
judgments are delightful%
**1(.-% Behold 5 ha$e longed after thy #rece#ts( Luicken me in thy
justice%
@):%
**1( .*% 'et thy mercy also come u#on me, O 'ord( thy sal$ation
according to thy !ord%
**1(.,% 4o shall 5 ans!er them that re#roach me in any thingJ that 5
ha$e trusted in thy !ords%
**1(.2% )nd take not thou the !ord of truth utterly out of my mouth( for
in thy !ords, 5 ha$e ho#ed e>ceedingly%
**1(..% 4o shall 5 al!ays kee# thy la!, for e$er and e$er%
**1(.?% )nd 5 !alked at large( because 5 ha$e sought after thy
commandments%
**1(.A% )nd 5 s#oke of thy testimonies before kings( and 5 !as not
ashamed%
**1(.+% 5 meditated also on thy commandments, !hich 5 lo$ed%
**1(.1% )nd 5 lifted u# my hands to thy commandments, !hich 5 lo$ed( and
5 !as e>ercised in thy justifications%
I)5%
**1(.B% Be thou mindful of thy !ord to thy ser$ant, in !hich thou hast
gi$en me ho#e%
**1(?-% This hath comforted me in my humiliation( because thy !ord hath
enli$ened me%
**1(?*% The #roud did iniLuitously altogether( but 5 declined not from
thy la!%
**1(?,% 5 remembered, O 'ord, thy judgments of old( and 5 !as comforted%
**1(?2% ) fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the !icked that
forsake thy la!%
**1(?.% Thy justifications !ere the subject of my song, in the #lace of
my #ilgrimage%
**1(??% 5n the night 5 ha$e remembered thy name, O 'ord( and ha$e ke#t
thy la!%
**1(?A% This ha##ened to me( because 5 sought after thy justifications%
8ET8%
**1(?+% O 'ord, my #ortion, 5 ha$e said, 5 !ould kee# thy la!%
**1(?1% 5 entreated thy face !ith all my heart( ha$e mercy on me
according to thy !ord%
**1(?B% 5 ha$e thought on my !ays( and turned my feet unto thy
testimonies%
**1(A-% 5 am ready, and am not troubled( that 5 may kee# thy
commandments%
**1(A*% The cords of the !icked ha$e encom#assed me( but 5 ha$e not
forgotten thy la!%
**1(A,% 5 rose at midnight to gi$e #raise to theeJ for the judgments of
thy justification%
**1(A2% 5 am a #artaker !ith all them that fear thee, and that kee# thy
commandments%
**1(A.% The earth, O 'ord, is full of thy mercy( teach me thy
justifications%
TET8%
**1(A?% Thou hast done !ell !ith thy ser$ant, O 'ord, according to thy
!ord%
**1(AA% Teach me goodness and disci#line and kno!ledgeJ for 5 ha$e
belie$ed thy commandments%
**1(A+% Before 5 !as humbled 5 offendedJ therefore ha$e 5 ke#t thy !ord%
**1(A1% Thou art goodJ and in thy goodness teach me thy justifications%
**1(AB% The iniLuity of the #roud hath been multi#lied o$er me( but 5
!ill seek thy commandments !ith my !hole heart%
**1(+-% Their heart is curdled like milk( but 5 ha$e meditated on thy
la!%
**1(+*% 5t is good for me that thou hast humbled me, that 5 may learn
thy justifications%
**1(+,% The la! of thy mouth is good to me, abo$e thousands of gold and
sil$er%
9OD%
**1(+2% Thy hands ha$e made me and formed me( gi$e me understanding, and
5 !ill learn thy commandments%
**1(+.% They that fear thee shall see me, and shall be glad( because 5
ha$e greatly ho#ed in thy !ords%
**1(+?% 5 kno!, O 'ord, that thy judgments are eLuity( and in thy truth
thou hast humbled me%
**1(+A% ON let thy mercy be for my comfort, according to thy !ord unto
thy ser$ant%
**1(++% 'et thy tender mercies come unto me, and 5 shall li$e( for thy
la! is my meditation%
**1(+1% 'et the #roud be ashamed, because they ha$e done unjustly
to!ards me( but 5 !ill be em#loyed in thy commandments%
**1(+B% 'et them that fear thee turn to me( and they that kno! thy
testimonies%
**1(1-% 'et my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, that 5 may not
be confounded%
")P8%
**1(1*% <y soul hath fainted after thy sal$ation( and in thy !ord 5 ha$e
$ery much ho#ed%
**1(1,% <y eyes ha$e failed for thy !ord, saying( =hen !ilt thou comfort
meM
**1(12% 7or 5 am become like a bottle in the frost( 5 ha$e not forgotten
thy justifications%
**1(1.% 8o! many are the days of thy ser$ant( !hen !ilt thou e>ecute
judgment on them that #ersecute meM
**1(1?% The !icked ha$e told me fables( but not as thy la!%
**1(1A% )ll thy statutes are truth( they ha$e #ersecuted me unjustly, do
thou hel# me%
**1(1+% They had almost made an end of me u#on earth( but 5 ha$e not
forsaken thy commandments%
**1(11% Puicken thou me according to thy mercy( and 5 shall kee# the
testimonies of thy mouth%
')<ED%
**1(1B% 7or e$er, O 'ord, thy !ord standeth firm in hea$en%
**1(B-% Thy truth unto all generations( thou hast founded the earth, and
it continueth%
**1(B*% By thy ordinance the day goeth on( for all things ser$e thee%
**1(B,% :nless thy la! had been my meditation, 5 had then #erha#s
#erished in my abjection%
**1(B2% Thy justifications 5 !ill ne$er forget( for by them thou hast
gi$en me life%
**1(B.% 5 am thine, sa$e thou me( for 5 ha$e sought thy justifications%
**1(B?% The !icked ha$e !aited for me to destroy me( but 5 ha$e
understood thy testimonies%
**1(BA% 5 ha$e seen an end of all #erfection( thy commandment is
e>ceeding broad%
<E<%
**1(B+% O ho! ha$e 5 lo$ed thy la!, O 'ordN it is my meditation all the
day%
**1(B1% Through thy commandment, thou hast made me !iser than my
enemies( for it is e$er !ith me%
**1(BB% 5 ha$e understood more than all my teachers( because thy
testimonies are my meditation%
**1(*--% 5 ha$e had understanding abo$e ancients( because 5 ha$e sought
thy commandments%
**1(*-*% 5 ha$e restrained my feet from e$ery e$il !ay( that 5 may kee#
thy !ords%
**1(*-,% 5 ha$e not declined from thy judgments, because thou hast set
me a la!%
**1(*-2% 8o! s!eet are thy !ords to my #alateN more than honey to my
mouth%
**1(*-.% By thy commandments 5 ha$e had understanding( therefore ha$e 5
hated e$ery !ay of iniLuity%
:%
**1(*-?% Thy !ord is a lam# to my feet, and a light to my #aths%
**1(*-A% 5 ha$e s!orn and am determined to kee# the judgments of thy
justice%
**1(*-+% 5 ha$e been humbled, O 'ord, e>ceedingly( Luicken thou me
according to thy !ord%
**1(*-1% The free offerings of my mouth make acce#table, O 'ord( and
teach me thy judgments%
**1(*-B% <y soul is continually in my hands( and 5 ha$e not forgotten
thy la!%
**1(**-% 4inners ha$e laid a snare for me( but 5 ha$e not erred from thy
#rece#ts%
**1(***% 5 ha$e #urchased thy testimonies for an inheritance for e$er(
because they are the joy of my heart%
**1(**,% 5 ha$e inclined my heart to do thy justifications for e$er, for
the re!ard%
4)<E"8%
**1(**2% 5 ha$e hated the unjust( and ha$e lo$ed thy la!%
**1(**.% Thou art my hel#er and my #rotector( and in thy !ord 5 ha$e
greatly ho#ed%
**1(**?% De#art from me, ye malignant( and 5 !ill search the
commandments of my God%
**1(**A% :#hold me according to thy !ord, and 5 shall li$e( and let me
not be confounded in my e>#ectation%
**1(**+% 8el# me, and 5 shall be sa$ed( and 5 !ill meditate al!ays on
thy justifications%
**1(**1% Thou hast des#ised all them that fall off from thy judgmentsJ
for their thought is unjust%
**1(**B% 5 ha$e accounted all the sinners of the earth #re$aricators(
therefore ha$e 5 lo$ed thy testimonies%
**1(*,-% Pierce thou my flesh !ith thy fear( for 5 am afraid of thy
judgments%
)5%
**1(*,*% 5 ha$e done judgment and justice( gi$e me not u# to them that
slander me%
**1(*,,% :#hold thy ser$ant unto good( let not the #roud calumniate me%
**1(*,2% <y eyes ha$e fainted after thy sal$ation( and for the !ord of
thy justice%
**1(*,.% Deal !ith thy ser$ant according to thy mercy( and teach me thy
justifications%
**1(*,?% 5 am thy ser$ant( gi$e me understanding that 5 may kno! thy
testimonies%
**1(*,A% 5t is time, O 'ord, to do( they ha$e dissi#ated thy la!%
**1(*,+% Therefore ha$e 5 lo$ed thy commandments abo$e gold and the
to#aH%
**1(*,1% Therefore !as 5 directed to all thy commandments( 5 ha$e hated
all !icked !ays%
P8E%
**1(*,B% Thy testimonies are !onderful( therefore my soul hath sought
them%
**1(*2-% The declaration of thy !ords gi$eth light( and gi$eth
understanding to little ones%
**1(*2*% 5 o#ened my mouth, and #anted( because 5 longed for thy
commandments%
**1(*2,% 'ook thou u#on me, and ha$e mercy on me according to the
judgment of them that lo$e thy name%
**1(*22% Direct my ste#s according to thy !ord( and let no iniLuity ha$e
dominion o$er me%
**1(*2.% Redeem me from the calumnies of men( that 5 may kee# thy
commandments%
**1(*2?% <ake thy face to shine u#on thy ser$ant( and teach me thy
justifications%
**1(*2A% <y eyes ha$e sent forth s#rings of !ater( because they ha$e not
ke#t thy la!%
4)DE%
**1(*2+% Thou art just, O 'ord( and thy judgment is right%
**1(*21% Thou hast commanded justice thy testimonies( and thy truth
e>ceedingly%
**1(*2B% <y Heal hath made me #ine a!ay( because my enemies forgot thy
!ords%
**1(*.-% Thy !ord is e>ceedingly refined( and thy ser$ant hath lo$ed it%
**1(*.*% 5 am $ery young and des#isedJ but 5 forget not thy
justifications%
**1(*.,% Thy justice is justice for e$er( and thy la! is the truth%
**1(*.2% Trouble and anguish ha$e found me( thy commandments are my
meditation%
**1(*..% Thy testimonies are justice for e$er( gi$e me understanding,
and 5 shall li$e%
"OP8%
**1(*.?% 5 cried !ith my !hole heart, hear me, O 'ord( 5 !ill seek thy
justifications%
**1(*.A% 5 cried unto thee, sa$e me( that 5 may kee# thy commandments%
**1(*.+% 5 #re$ented the da!ning of the day, and cried( because in thy
!ords 5 $ery much ho#ed%
**1(*.1% <y eyes to thee ha$e #re$ented the morning( that 5 might
meditate on thy !ords%
**1(*.B% 8ear thou my $oice, O 'ord, according to thy mercy( and Luicken
me according to thy judgment%
**1(*?-% They that #ersecute me ha$e dra!n nigh to iniLuityJ but they
are gone far off from thy la!%
**1(*?*% Thou art near, O 'ord( and all thy !ays are truth%
**1(*?,% 5 ha$e kno!n from the beginning concerning thy testimonies(
that thou hast founded them for e$er%
RE4%
**1(*?2% 4ee my humiliation and deli$er me for 5 ha$e not forgotten thy
la!%
**1(*?.% 9udge my judgment and redeem me( Luicken thou me for thy !ordDs
sake%
**1(*??% 4al$ation is far from sinnersJ because they ha$e not sought thy
justifications%
**1(*?A% <any, O 'ord, are thy mercies( Luicken me according to thy
judgment%
**1(*?+% <any are they that #ersecute me and afflict meJ but 5 ha$e not
declined from thy testimonies%
**1(*?1% 5 beheld the transgressors, and #ined a!ayJ because they ke#t
not thy !ord%
**1(*?B% Behold 5 ha$e lo$ed thy commandments, O 'ordJ Luicken me thou
in thy mercy%
**1(*A-% The beginning of thy !ords is truth( all the judgments of thy
justice are for e$er%
45%
**1(*A*% Princes ha$e #ersecuted me !ithout cause( and my heart hath
been in a!e of thy !ords%
**1(*A,% 5 !ill rejoice at thy !ords, as one that hath found great
s#oil%
**1(*A2% 5 ha$e hated and abhorred iniLuityJ but 5 ha$e lo$ed thy la!%
**1(*A.% 4e$en times a day 5 ha$e gi$en #raise to thee, for the
judgments of thy justice%
**1(*A?% <uch #eace ha$e they that lo$e thy la!, and to them there is no
stumbling block%
**1(*AA% 5 looked for thy sal$ation, O 'ord( and 5 lo$ed thy
commandments%
**1(*A+% <y soul hath ke#t thy testimonies and hath lo$ed them
e>ceedingly%
**1(*A1% 5 ha$e ke#t thy commandments and thy testimonies( because all
my !ays are in thy sight%
T):%
**1(*AB% 'et my su##lication, O 'ord, come near in thy sight( gi$e me
understanding according to thy !ord%
**1(*+-% 'et my reLuest come in before theeJ deli$er thou me according
to thy !ord%
**1(*+*% <y li#s shall utter a hymn, !hen thou shalt teach me thy
justifications%
**1(*+,% <y tongue shall #ronounce thy !ord( because all thy
commandments are justice%
**1(*+2% 'et thy hand be !ith me to sa$e meJ for 5 ha$e chosen thy
#rece#ts%
**1(*+.% 5 ha$e longed for thy sal$ation, O 'ordJ and thy la! is my
meditation%
**1(*+?% <y soul shall li$e and shall #raise thee( and thy judgments
shall hel# me%
**1(*+A% 5 ha$e gone astray like a shee# that is lost( seek thy ser$ant,
because 5 ha$e not forgotten thy commandments%
Psalms "ha#ter **B
)d Dominum%
) #rayer in tribulation%
) gradual canticle%
) gradual canticle%%% The follo!ing #salms, in number fifteen, are
called gradual #salms, or canticles, from the !ord gradus, signifying
ste#s, ascensions, or degrees( either because they !ere a##ointed to be
sung on the fifteen ste#s, by !hich the #eo#le ascended to the tem#le(
or, that in the singing of them the $oice !as to be raised by certain
ste#s or ascensions( or, that they !ere to be sung by the #eo#le
returning from their ca#ti$ity and ascending to 9erusalem, !hich !as
seated amongst mountains% The holy fathers, in a mystical sense,
understand these ste#s, or ascensions, of the degrees by !hich
"hristians s#iritually ascend to $irtue and #erfectionJ and to the true
tem#le of God in the hea$enly 9erusalem%
**B(*% 5n my trouble 5 cried to the 'ord( and he heard me%
**B(,% O 'ord, deli$er my soul from !icked li#s, and a deceitful tongue%
**B(2% =hat shall be gi$en to thee, or !hat shall be added to thee, to a
deceitful tongueM
**B(.% The shar# arro!s of the mighty, !ith coals that lay !aste%
**B(?% =oe is me, that my sojourning is #rolongedN 5 ha$e d!elt !ith the
inhabitants of "edar(
**B(A% <y soul hath been long a sojourner%
**B(+% =ith them that hated #eace 5 !as #eaceable( !hen 5 s#oke to them
they fought against me !ithout cause%
Psalms "ha#ter *,-
'e$a$i oculos%
God is the kee#er of his ser$ants%
) gradual canticle%
*,-(*% 5 ha$e lifted u# my eyes to the mountains, from !hence hel# shall
come to me%
*,-(,% <y hel# is from the 'ord, !ho made hea$en and earth%
*,-(2% <ay he not suffer thy foot to be mo$ed( neither let him slumber
that kee#eth thee%
*,-(.% Behold he shall neither slumber nor slee#, that kee#eth 5srael%
*,-(?% The 'ord is thy kee#er, the 'ord is thy #rotection u#on thy right
hand%
*,-(A% The sun shall not burn thee by day( nor the moon by night%
*,-(+% The 'ord kee#eth thee from all e$il( may the 'ord kee# thy soul%
*,-(1% <ay the 'ord kee# thy coming in and thy going outJ from
henceforth no! and for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *,*
'aetatus sum in his%
The desire and ho#e of the just for the coming of the kingdom of God,
and the #eace of his church%
*,*(*% ) gradual canticle%
5 rejoiced at the things that !ere said to me( =e shall go into the
house of the 'ord%
*,*(,% Our feet !ere standing in thy courts, O 9erusalem%
*,*(2% 9erusalem, !hich is built as a city, !hich is com#act together%
*,*(.% 7or thither did the tribes go u#, the tribes of the 'ord( the
testimony of 5srael, to #raise the name of the 'ord%
*,*(?% Because their seats ha$e sat in judgment, seats u#on the house of
Da$id%
*,*(A% Pray ye for the things that are for the #eace of 9erusalem( and
abundance for them that lo$e thee%
*,*(+% 'et #eace be in thy strength( and abundance in thy to!ers%
*,*(1% 7or the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, 5 s#oke #eace
of thee%
*,*(B% Because of the house of the 'ord our God, 5 ha$e sought good
things for thee%
Psalms "ha#ter *,,
)d te le$a$i%
) #rayer in affliction, !ith confidence in God%
) gradual canticle%
*,,(*% To thee ha$e 5 lifted u# my eyes, !ho d!ellest in hea$en%
*,,(,% Behold as the eyes of ser$ants are on the hands of their masters,
)s the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress( so are our
eyes unto the 'ord our God, until he ha$e mercy on us%
*,,(2% 8a$e mercy on us, O 'ord, ha$e mercy on us( for !e are greatly
filled !ith contem#t%
*,,(.% 7or our soul is greatly filled( !e are a re#roach to the rich,
and contem#t to the #roud%
Psalms "ha#ter *,2
isi Luia Domini%
The church gi$eth glory to God for her deli$erance, from the hands of
her enemies%
*,2(*% ) gradual canticle% 5f it had not been that the 'ord !as !ith us,
let 5srael no! say(
*,2(,% 5f it had not been that the 'ord !as !ith us, =hen men rose u#
against us,
*,2(2% Perha#s they had s!allo!ed us u# ali$e% =hen their fury !as
enkindled against us,
*,2(.% Perha#s the !aters had s!allo!ed us u#%
*,2(?% Our soul hath #assed through a torrent( #erha#s our soul had
#assed through a !ater insu##ortable%
*,2(A% Blessed be the 'ord, !ho hath not gi$en us to be a #rey to their
teeth%
*,2(+% Our soul hath been deli$ered as a s#arro! out of the snare of the
fo!lers% The snare is broken, and !e are deli$ered%
*,2(1% Our hel# is in the name of the 'ord, !ho made hea$en and earth%
Psalms "ha#ter *,.
Pui confidunt%
The just are al!ays under GodDs #rotection%
*,.(*% ) gradual canticle% They that trust in the 'ord shall be as mount
4ion( he shall not be mo$ed for e$er that d!elleth
*,.(,% 5n 9erusalem% <ountains are round about it( so the 'ord is round
about his #eo#le from henceforth no! and for e$er%
*,.(2% 7or the 'ord !ill not lea$e the rod of sinners u#on the lot of
the just( that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniLuity%
*,.(.% Do good, O 'ord, to those that are good, and to the u#right of
heart%
*,.(?% But such as turn aside into bonds, the 'ord shall lead out !ith
the !orkers of iniLuity( #eace u#on 5srael%
Psalms "ha#ter *,?
5n con$ertendo%
The #eo#le of God rejoice at their deli$ery from ca#ti$ity%
*,?(*% ) gradual canticle% =hen the 'ord brought back the ca#ti$ity of
4ion, !e became like men comforted%
*,?(,% Then !as our mouth filled !ith gladnessJ and our tongue !ith joy%
Then shall they say among the Gentiles( The 'ord hath done great things
for them%
*,?(2% The 'ord hath done great things for us( !e are become joyful%
*,?(.% Turn again our ca#ti$ity, O 'ord, as a stream in the south%
*,?(?% They that so! in tears shall rea# in joy%
*,?(A% Going they !ent and !e#t, casting their seeds%
*,?(+% But coming they shall come !ith joyfulness, carrying their
shea$es%
Psalms "ha#ter *,A
isi Dominus%
othing can be done !ithout GodDs grace and blessing%
*,A(*% ) gradual canticle of 4olomon% :nless the 'ord build the house,
they labour in $ain that build it% :nless the 'ord kee# the city, he
!atcheth in $ain that kee#eth it%
*,A(,% 5t is $ain for you to rise before light, rise ye after you ha$e
sitten, you that eat the bread of sorro!% =hen he shall gi$e slee# to
his belo$ed,
5t is $ain for you to rise before light%%% That is, your early rising,
your labour and !orldly solicitude, !ill be $ain, that is, !ill a$ail
you nothing, !ithout the light, grace, and blessing of God%
*,A(2% Behold the inheritance of the 'ord are children( the re!ard, the
fruit of the !omb%
*,A(.% )s arro!s in the hand of the mighty, so the children of them that
ha$e been shaken%
*,A(?% Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire !ith themJ he
shall not be confounded !hen he shall s#eak to his enemies in the gate%
Psalms "ha#ter *,+
Beati omnes%
The fear of God is the !ay to ha##iness%
*,+(*% ) gradual canticle% Blessed are all they that fear the 'ord( that
!alk in his !ays%
*,+(,% 7or thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands( blessed art thou,
and it shall be !ell !ith thee%
*,+(2% Thy !ife as a fruitful $ine, on the sides of thy house% Thy
children as oli$e #lants, round about thy table%
*,+(.% Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the 'ord%
*,+(?% <ay the 'ord bless thee out of 4ion( and mayst thou see the good
things of 9erusalem all the days of thy life%
*,+(A% )nd mayst thou see thy childrenDs children, #eace u#on 5srael%
Psalms "ha#ter *,1
4ae#e e>#ugna$erunt%
The church of God is in$incible( her #ersecutors come to nothing%
*,1(*% ) gradual canticle% Often ha$e they fought against me from my
youth, let 5srael no! say%
*,1(,% Often ha$e they fought against me from my youth( but they could
not #re$ail o$er me%
*,1(2% The !icked ha$e !rought u#on my back( they ha$e lengthened their
iniLuity%
*,1(.% The 'ord !ho is just !ill cut the necks of sinners(
*,1(?% 'et them all be confounded and turned back that hate 4ion%
*,1(A% 'et them be as grass u#on the to#s of houses( !hich !ithereth
before it be #lucked u#(
*,1(+% =ho !ith the mo!er filleth not his hand( nor he that gathereth
shea$es his bosom%
*,1(1% )nd they that #assed by ha$e not said( The blessing of the 'ord
be u#on you( !e ha$e blessed you in the name of the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter *,B
De #rofundis%
) #rayer of a sinner, trusting in the mercies of God% The si>th
#enitential #salm%
*,B(*% ) gradual canticle% Out of the de#ths 5 ha$e cried to thee, O
'ord(
*,B(,% 'ord, hear my $oice% 'et thy ears be attenti$e to the $oice of my
su##lication%
*,B(2% 5f thou, O 'ord, !ilt mark iniLuities( 'ord, !ho shall stand it%
*,B(.% 7or !ith thee there is merciful forgi$eness( and by reason of thy
la!, 5 ha$e !aited for thee, O 'ord% <y soul hath relied on his !ord(
*,B(?% my soul hath ho#ed in the 'ord%
*,B(A% 7rom the morning !atch e$en until night, let 5srael ho#e in the
'ord%
*,B(+% Because !ith the 'ord there is mercy( and !ith him #lentiful
redem#tion%
*,B(1% )nd he shall redeem 5srael from all his iniLuities%
Psalms "ha#ter *2-
Domine, none est%
The #ro#hetDs humility%
*2-(*% ) gradual canticle of Da$id% 'ord, my heart is not e>alted( nor
are my eyes lofty% either ha$e 5 !alked in great matters, nor in
!onderful things abo$e me%
*2-(,% 5f 5 !as not humbly minded, but e>alted my soul( )s a child that
is !eaned is to!ards his mother, so re!ard in my soul% *2-(2% 'et 5srael
ho#e in the 'ord, from henceforth no! and for e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *2*
<emento, Domine%
) #rayer for the fulfilling of the #romise made to Da$id%
*2*(*% ) gradual canticle% O 'ord, remember Da$id, and all his meekness%
*2*(,% 8o! he s!ore to the 'ord, he $o!ed a $o! to the God of 9acob(
*2*(2% 5f 5 shall enter into the tabernacle of my house( if 5 shall go
u# into the bed !herein 5 lie(
*2*(.% 5f 5 shall gi$e slee# to my eyes, or slumber to my eyelids,
*2*(?% Or rest to my tem#les( until 5 find out a #lace for the 'ord, a
tabernacle for the God of 9acob%
*2*(A% Behold !e ha$e heard of it in E#hrata( !e ha$e found it in the
fields of the !ood%
=e ha$e heard of it in E#hrata%%% =hen 5 !as young, and li$ed in
Bethlehem, other!ise called E#hrata, 5 heard of GodDs tabernacle and
ark, and had a de$out desire of seeking itJ and accordingly 5 found it
at "ariathiarim, the city of the !oods( !here it !as till it !as remo$ed
to 9erusalem% 4ee * Par% *2%
*2*(+% =e !ill go into his tabernacle( !e !ill adore in the #lace !here
his feet stood%
*2*(1% )rise, O 'ord, into thy resting #lace( thou and the ark, !hich
thou hast sanctified%
*2*(B% 'et thy #riests be clothed !ith justice( and let thy saints
rejoice%
*2*(*-% 7or thy ser$ant Da$idDs sake, turn not a!ay the face of thy
anointed%
*2*(**% The 'ord hath s!orn truth to Da$id, and he !ill not make it
$oid( of the fruit of thy !omb 5 !ill set u#on thy throne%
*2*(*,% 5f thy children !ill kee# my co$enant, and these my testimonies
!hich 5 shall teach them( Their children also for e$ermore shall sit
u#on thy throne%
*2*(*2% 7or the 'ord hath chosen 4ion( he hath chosen it for his
d!elling%
*2*(*.% This is my rest for e$er and e$er( here !ill 5 d!ell, for 5 ha$e
chosen it%
*2*(*?% Blessing 5 !ill bless her !ido!( 5 !ill satisfy her #oor !ith
bread%
*2*(*A% 5 !ill clothe her #riests !ith sal$ation, and her saints shall
rejoice !ith e>ceeding great joy%
*2*(*+% There !ill 5 bring forth a horn to Da$id( 5 ha$e #re#ared a lam#
for my anointed%
*2*(*1% 8is enemies 5 !ill clothe !ith confusion( but u#on him shall my
sanctification flourish%
Psalms "ha#ter *2,
Ecce Luam bonum%
The ha##iness of brotherly lo$e and concord%
*2,(*% ) gradual canticle of Da$id% Behold ho! good and ho! #leasant it
is for brethren to d!ell together in unity(
*2,(,% 'ike the #recious ointment on the head, that ran do!n u#on the
beard, the beard of )aron, =hich ran do!n to the skirt of his garment(
*2,(2% )s the de! of 8ermon, !hich descendeth u#on mount 4ion% 7or there
the 'ord hath commanded blessing, and life for e$ermore%
Psalms "ha#ter *22
Ecce nunc benedicite%
)n e>hortation to #raise God continually%
*22(*% ) gradual canticle% Behold no! bless ye the 'ord, all ye ser$ants
of the 'ord( =ho stand in the house of the 'ord, in the courts of the
house of our God%
*22(,% 5n the nights lift u# your hands to the holy #laces, and bless ye
the 'ord%
*22(2% <ay the 'ord out of 4ion bless thee, he that made hea$en and
earth%
Psalms "ha#ter *2.
'audate nomen%
)n e>hortation to #raise God( the $anity of idols%
*2.(*% )lleluia% Praise ye the name of the 'ord( O you his ser$ants,
#raise the 'ord(
*2.(,% &ou that stand in the house of the 'ord, in the courts of the
house of our God%
*2.(2% Praise ye the 'ord, for the 'ord is good( sing ye to his name,
for it is s!eet%
*2.(.% 7or the 'ord hath chosen 9acob unto himself( 5srael for his o!n
#ossession%
*2.(?% 7or 5 ha$e kno!n that the 'ord is great, and our God is abo$e all
gods%
*2.(A% =hatsoe$er the 'ord #leased he hath done, in hea$en, in earth, in
the sea, and in all the dee#s%
*2.(+% 8e bringeth u# clouds from the end of the earth( he hath made
lightnings for the rain% 8e bringeth forth !inds out of his stores(
*2.(1% 8e sle! the firstborn of Egy#t from man e$en unto beast%
*2.(B% 8e sent forth signs and !onders in the midst of thee, O Egy#t(
u#on Pharao, and u#on all his ser$ants%
*2.(*-% 8e smote many nations, and sle! mighty kings(
*2.(**% 4ehon king of the )morrhites, and Og king of Basan, and all the
kingdoms of "hanaan%
*2.(*,% )nd ga$e their land for an inheritance, for an inheritance to
his #eo#le 5srael%
*2.(*2% Thy name, O 'ord, is for e$er( thy memorial, O 'ord, unto all
generations%
*2.(*.% 7or the 'ord !ill judge his #eo#le, and !ill be entreated in
fa$our of his ser$ants%
*2.(*?% The idols of the Gentiles are sil$er and gold, the !orks of
menDs hands%
*2.(*A% They ha$e a mouth, but they s#eak not( they ha$e eyes, but they
see not%
*2.(*+% They ha$e ears, but they hear not( neither is there any breath
in their mouths%
*2.(*1% 'et them that make them be like to them( and e$ery one that
trusteth in them%
*2.(*B% Bless the 'ord, O house of 5srael( bless the 'ord, O house of
)aron%
*2.(,-% Bless the 'ord, O house of 'e$i( you that fear the 'ord, bless
the 'ord%
*2.(,*% Blessed be the 'ord out of 4ion, !ho d!elleth in 9erusalem%
Psalms "ha#ter *2?
"onfitemini Domino%
God is to be #raised for his !onderful !orks%
*2?(*% )lleluia% Praise the 'ord, for he is good( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
Praise the 'ord%%% By this in$itation to #raise the 'ord, thrice
re#eated, !e #rofess the Blessed Trinity, One God in three distinct
Persons, the 7ather, and the 4on, and the 8oly Ghost%
*2?(,% Praise ye the God of gods( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(2% Praise ye the 'ord of lords( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(.% =ho alone doth great !onders( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(?% =ho made the hea$ens in understanding( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
*2?(A% =ho established the earth abo$e the !aters( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(+% =ho made the great lights( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(1% The sun to rule the day( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(B% The moon and the stars to rule the night( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*2?(*-% =ho smote Egy#t !ith their firstborn( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
*2?(**% =ho brought out 5srael from among them( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*2?(*,% =ith a mighty hand and !ith a stretched out arm( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(*2% =ho di$ided the Red 4ea into #arts( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
*2?(*.% )nd brought out 5srael through the midst thereof( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(*?% )nd o$erthre! Pharao and his host in the Red 4ea( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(*A% =ho led his #eo#le through the desert( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*2?(*+% =ho smote great kings( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(*1% )nd sle! strong kings( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(*B% 4ehon king of the )morrhites( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(,-% )nd Og king of Basan( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(,*% )nd he ga$e their land for an inheritance( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(,,% 7or an inheritance to his ser$ant 5srael( for his mercy endureth
for e$er%
*2?(,2% 7or he !as mindful of us in our affliction( for his mercy
endureth for e$er%
*2?(,.% )nd he redeemed us from our enemies( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
*2?(,?% =ho gi$eth food to all flesh( for his mercy endureth for e$er%
*2?(,A% Gi$e glory to the God of hea$en( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
*2?(,+% Gi$e glory to the 'ord of lords( for his mercy endureth for
e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *2A
4u#er flumina%
The lamentation of the #eo#le of God in their ca#ti$ity in Babylon%
) #salm of Da$id, for 9eremias%
7or 9eremias%%% 7or the time of 9eremias, and the ca#ti$ity of Babylon%
*2A(*% :#on the ri$ers of Babylon, there !e sat and !e#t( !hen !e
remembered 4ion(
*2A(,% On the !illo!s in the midst thereof !e hung u# our instruments%
*2A(2% 7or there they that led us into ca#ti$ity reLuired of us the
!ords of songs% )nd they that carried us a!ay, said( 4ing ye to us a
hymn of the songs of 4ion%
*2A(.% 8o! shall !e sing the song of the 'ord in a strange landM
*2A(?% 5f 5 forget thee, O 9erusalem, let my right hand be forgotten%
*2A(A% 'et my tongue clea$e to my ja!s, if 5 do not remember thee( 5f 5
make not 9erusalem the beginning of my joy%
*2A(+% Remember, O 'ord, the children of Edom, in the day of 9erusalem(
=ho say( Rase it, rase it, e$en to the foundation thereof%
*2A(1% O daughter of Babylon, miserable( blessed shall he be !ho shall
re#ay thee thy #ayment !hich thou hast #aid us%
*2A(B% Blessed be he that shall take and dash thy little ones against
the rock%
Dash thy little ones, etc%%% 5n the s#iritual sense, !e dash the little
ones of Babylon against the rock, !hen !e mortify our #assions, and
stifle the first motions of them, by a s#eedy recourse to the rock !hich
is "hrist%
Psalms "ha#ter *2+
"onfitebor tibi%
Thanksgi$ing to God for his benefits%
*2+(*% 7or Da$id himself% 5 !ill #raise thee, O 'ord, !ith my !hole
heart( for thou hast heard the !ords of my mouth% 5 !ill sing #raise to
thee in the sight of the angels(
*2+(,% 5 !ill !orshi# to!ards thy holy tem#le, and 5 !ill gi$e glory to
thy name% 7or thy mercy, and for thy truth( for thou hast magnified thy
holy name abo$e all%
*2+(2% 5n !hat day soe$er 5 shall call u#on thee, hear me( thou shalt
multi#ly strength in my soul%
*2+(.% <ay all the kings of the earth gi$e glory to thee( for they ha$e
heard all the !ords of thy mouth%
*2+(?% )nd let them sing in the !ays of the 'ord( for great is the glory
of the 'ord%
*2+(A% 7or the 'ord is high, and looketh on the lo!( and the high he
kno!eth afar off%
*2+(+% 5f 5 shall !alk in the midst of tribulation, thou !ilt Luicken
me( and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the !rath of my
enemies( and thy right hand hath sa$ed me%
*2+(1% The 'ord !ill re#ay for me( thy mercy, O 'ord, endureth for e$er(
O des#ise not the !orks of thy hands%
Psalms "ha#ter *21
Domine, #robasti%
GodDs s#ecial #ro$idence o$er his ser$ants%
*21(*% :nto the end, a #salm of Da$id% 'ord, thou hast #ro$ed me, and
kno!n me(
*21(,% Thou hast kno!n my sitting do!n, and my rising u#%
*21(2% Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off( my #ath and my line
thou hast searched out%
*21(.% )nd thou hast foreseen all my !ays( for there is no s#eech in my
tongue%
There is no s#eech, etc%%% @iH%, unkno!n to thee( or !hen there is no
s#eech in my tongueJ yet my !hole interior and my most secret thoughts
are kno!n to thee%
*21(?% Behold, O 'ord, thou hast kno!n all things, the last and those of
old( thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand u#on me%
*21(A% Thy kno!ledge is become !onderful to me( it is high, and 5 cannot
reach to it%
*21(+% =hither shall 5 go from thy s#iritM or !hither shall 5 flee from
thy faceM
*21(1 5f 5 ascend into hea$en, thou art there( if 5 descend into hell,
thou art #resent%
*21(B% 5f 5 take my !ings early in the morning, and d!ell in the
uttermost #arts of the sea(
*21(*-% E$en there also shall thy hand lead me( and thy right hand shall
hold me%
*21(**% )nd 5 said( Perha#s darkness shall co$er me( and night shall be
my light in my #leasures%
*21(*,% But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light
all the day( the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to
thee%
*21(*2% 7or thou hast #ossessed my reins( thou hast #rotected me from my
motherDs !omb%
*21(*.% 5 !ill #raise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified( !onderful
are thy !orks, and my soul kno!eth right !ell%
*21(*?% <y bone is not hidden from thee, !hich thou hast made in secret(
and my substance in the lo!er #arts of the earth%
*21(*A% Thy eyes did see my im#erfect being, and in thy book all shall
be !ritten( days shall be formed, and no one in them%
*21(*+% But to me thy friends, O God, are made e>ceedingly honourable(
their #rinci#ality is e>ceedingly strengthened%
*21(*1% 5 !ill number them, and they shall be multi#lied abo$e the sand,
5 rose u# and am still !ith thee%
*21(*B% 5f thou !ilt kill the !icked, O God( ye men of blood, de#art
from me(
*21(,-% Because you say in thought( They shall recei$e thy cities in
$ain%
Because you say in thought, etc%%% De#art from me, you !icked, !ho #lot
against the ser$ants of God, and think to cast them out of the cities of
their habitationJ as if they ha$e recei$ed them in $ain, and to no
#ur#ose%
*21(,*% 8a$e 5 not hated them, O 'ord, that hated thee( and #ined a!ay
because of thy enemiesM
*21(,,% 5 ha$e hated them !ith a #erfect hatred( and they are become
enemies to me%
5 ha$e hated them%%% ot !ith an hatred of malice, but a Heal for the
obser$ance of GodDs commandmentsJ !hich he sa! !ere des#ised by the
!icked, !ho are to be considered enemies to God%
*21(,2% Pro$e me, O God, and kno! my heart( e>amine me, and kno! my
#aths%
*21(,.% )nd see if there be in me the !ay of iniLuity( and lead me in
the eternal !ay%
Psalms "ha#ter *2B
Eri#e me, Domine%
) #rayer to be deli$ered from the !icked%
*2B(*% :nto the end, a #salm of Da$id%
*2B(,% Deli$er me, O 'ord, from the e$il man( rescue me from the unjust
man%
*2B(2% =ho ha$e de$ised iniLuities in their hearts( all the day long
they designed battles%
*2B(.% They ha$e shar#ened their tongues like a ser#ent( the $enom of
as#s is under their li#s%
*2B(?% ;ee# me, O 'ord, from the hand of the !icked( and from unjust men
deli$er me% =ho ha$e #ro#osed to su##lant my ste#s(
*2B(A% The #roud ha$e hidden a net for me% )nd they ha$e stretched out
cords for a snare( they ha$e laid for me a stumblingblock by the
!ayside%
*2B(+% 5 said to the 'ord( Thou art my God( hear, O 'ord, the $oice of
my su##lication%
*2B(1% O 'ord, 'ord, the strength of my sal$ation( thou hast
o$ershado!ed my head in the day of battle%
*2B(B% Gi$e me not u#, O 'ord, from my desire to the !icked( they ha$e
#lotted against meJ do not thou forsake me, lest they should trium#h%
*2B(*-% The head of them com#assing me about( the labour of their li#s
shall o$er!helm them%
*2B(**% Burning coals shall fall u#on themJ thou !ilt cast them do!n
into the fire( in miseries they shall not be able to stand%
*2B(*,% ) man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth( e$il
shall catch the unjust man unto destruction%
*2B(*2% 5 kno! that the 'ord !ill do justice to the needy, and !ill
re$enge the #oor%
*2B(*.% But as for the just, they shall gi$e glory to thy name( and the
u#right shall d!ell !ith thy countenance%
Psalms "ha#ter *.-
Domine, clama$i%
) #rayer against sinful !ords, and deceitful flatterers%
) #salm of Da$id%
*.-(*% 5 ha$e cried to thee, O 'ord, hear me( hearken to my $oice, !hen
5 cry to thee%
*.-(,% 'et my #rayer be directed as incense in thy sightJ the lifting u#
of my hands, as e$ening sacrifice%
*.-(2% 4et a !atch, O 'ord, before my mouth( and a door round about my
li#s%
*.-(.% 5ncline not my heart to e$il !ordsJ to make e>cuses in sins% =ith
men that !ork iniLuity( and 5 !ill not communicate !ith the choicest of
them%
*.-(?% The just man shall correct me in mercy, and shall re#ro$e me( but
let not the oil of the sinner fatten my head% 7or my #rayer shall still
be against the things !ith !hich they are !ell #leased(
'et not the oil of the sinner, etc%%% That is, the flattery, or
deceitful #raise%-5bid% 7or my #rayer, etc%%% 4o far from co$eting their
#raises, !ho are ne$er !ell #leased but !ith things that are e$ilJ 5
shall continually #ray to be #reser$ed from such things as they are
delighted !ith%
*.-(A% Their judges falling u#on the rock ha$e been s!allo!ed u#% They
shall hear my !ords, for they ha$e #re$ailed(
Their judges, etc%%% Their rulers, or chiefs, Luickly $anish and #erish,
like shi#s dashed against the rocks, and s!allo!ed u# by the !a$es% 'et
them then hear my !ords, for they are #o!erful and !ill #re$ailJ or, as
it is in the 8ebre!, for they are s!eet%
*.-(+% )s !hen the thickness of the earth is broken u# u#on the ground(
Our bones are scattered by the side of hell%
*.-(1% But to thee, O 'ord, 'ord, are my eyes( in thee ha$e 5 #ut my
trust, take not a!ay my soul%
*.-(B% ;ee# me from the snare, !hich they ha$e laid for me, and from the
stumblingblocks of them that !ork iniLuity%
*.-(*-% The !icked shall fall in his net( 5 am alone until 5 #ass%
5 am alone, etc%%% 4ingularly #rotected by the )lmighty, until 5 #ass
all their nets and snares%
Psalms "ha#ter *.*
@oce mea%
) #rayer of Da$id in e>tremity of danger%
*.*(*% Of understanding for Da$id, ) #rayer !hen he !as in the ca$e% /*
;ings ,.%3
*.*(,% 5 cried to the 'ord !ith my $oice( !ith my $oice 5 made
su##lication to the 'ord%
*.*(2% 5n his sight 5 #our out my #rayer, and before him 5 declare my
trouble(
*.*(.% =hen my s#irit failed me, then thou kne!est my #aths% 5n this !ay
!herein 5 !alked, they ha$e hidden a snare for me%
*.*(?% 5 looked on my right hand, and beheld, and there !as no one that
!ould kno! me% 7light hath failed me( and there is no one that hath
regard to my soul%
*.*(A% 5 cried to thee, O 'ord( 5 said( Thou art my ho#e, my #ortion in
the land of the li$ing%
*.*(+% )ttend to my su##lication( for 5 am brought $ery lo!% Deli$er me
from my #ersecutorsJ for they are stronger than 5%
*.*(1% Bring my soul out of #rison, that 5 may #raise thy name( the just
!ait for me, until thou re!ard me%
Psalms "ha#ter *.,
Domine, e>audi%
The #salmist in tribulation calleth u#on God for his deli$ery% The
se$enth #enitential #salm%
*.,(*% ) #salm of Da$id, !hen his son )bsalom #ursued him% /, ;ings *+%3
8ear, O 'ord, my #rayer( gi$e ear to my su##lication in thy truth( hear
me in thy justice%
*.,(,% )nd enter not into judgment !ith thy ser$ant( for in thy sight no
man li$ing shall be justified%
*.,(2% 7or the enemy hath #ersecuted my soul( he hath brought do!n my
life to the earth% 8e hath made me to d!ell in darkness as those that
ha$e been dead of old(
*.,(. )nd my s#irit is in anguish !ithin me( my heart !ithin me is
troubled%
*.,(?% 5 remembered the days of old, 5 meditated on all thy !orks( 5
meditated u#on the !orks of thy hands%
*.,(A% 5 stretched forth my hands to thee( my soul is as earth !ithout
!ater unto thee%
*.,(+% 8ear me s#eedily, O 'ord( my s#irit hath fainted a!ay% Turn not
a!ay thy face from me, lest 5 be like unto them that go do!n into the
#it%
*.,(1% "ause me to hear thy mercy in the morningJ for in thee ha$e 5
ho#ed% <ake the !ay kno!n to me, !herein 5 should !alk( for 5 ha$e
lifted u# my soul to thee%
*.,(B% Deli$er me from my enemies, O 'ord, to thee ha$e 5 fled(
*.,(*-% Teach me to do thy !ill, for thou art my God% Thy good s#irit
shall lead me into the right land( ** for thy nameDs sake, O 'ord,
thou !ilt Luicken me in thy justice% Thou !ilt bring my soul out of
trouble(
*.,(*,% )nd in thy mercy thou !ilt destroy my enemies% )nd thou !ilt cut
off all them that afflict my soul( for 5 am thy ser$ant%
Psalms "ha#ter *.2
Benedictus Dominus%
The #ro#het #raiseth God, and #rayeth to be deli$ered from his enemies%
o !orldly ha##iness is to be com#ared !ith that of ser$ing God%
) #salm of Da$id against Goliath%
*.2(*% Blessed be the 'ord my God, !ho teacheth my hands to fight, and
my fingers to !ar%
*.2(,% <y mercy, and my refuge( my su##ort, and my deli$erer( <y
#rotector, and 5 ha$e ho#ed in him( !ho subdueth my #eo#le under me%
*.2(2% 'ord, !hat is man, that thou art made kno!n to himM or the son of
man, that thou makest account of himM
*.2(.% <an is like to $anity( his days #ass a!ay like a shado!%
*.2(?% 'ord, bo! do!n thy hea$ens and descend( touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke%
*.2(A% 4end forth lightning, and thou shalt scatter them( shoot out thy
arro!s, and thou shalt trouble them%
*.2(+% Put forth thy hand from on high, take me out, and deli$er me from
many !aters( from the hand of strange children(
*.2(1% =hose mouth hath s#oken $anity( and their right hand is the right
hand of iniLuity%
*.2(B% To thee, O God, 5 !ill sing a ne! canticle( on the #saltery and
an instrument of ten strings 5 !ill sing #raises to thee%
*.2(*-% =ho gi$est sal$ation to kings( !ho hast redeemed thy ser$ant
Da$id from the malicious s!ord(
*.2(**% Deli$er me, )nd rescue me out of the hand of strange childrenJ
!hose mouth hath s#oken $anity( and their right hand is the right hand
of iniLuity(
*.2(*,% =hose sons are as ne! #lants in their youth( Their daughters
decked out, adorned round about after the similitude of a tem#le(
*.2(*2% Their storehouses full, flo!ing out of this into that% Their
shee# fruitful in young, abounding in their goings forth(
*.2(*.% Their o>en fat% There is no breach of !all, nor #assage, nor
crying out in their streets%
*.2(*?% They ha$e called the #eo#le ha##y, that hath these things( but
ha##y is that #eo#le !hose God is the 'ord%
Psalms "ha#ter *..
E>altabo te, Deus%
) #salm of #raise, to the infinite majesty of God%
*..(*% Praise, for Da$id himself% 5 !ill e>tol thee, O God my king( and
5 !ill bless thy name for e$erJ yea, for e$er and e$er%
*..(,% E$ery day !ill 5 bless thee( and 5 !ill #raise thy name for e$erJ
yea, for e$er and e$er%
*..(2% Great is the 'ord, and greatly to be #raised( and of his
greatness there is no end%
*..(.% Generation and generation shall #raise thy !orks( and they shall
declare thy #o!er%
*..(?% They shall s#eak of the magnificence of the glory of thy
holiness( and shall tell thy !ondrous !orks%
*..(A% )nd they shall s#eak of the might of thy terrible acts( and shall
declare thy greatness%
*..(+% They shall #ublish the memory of the abundance of thy s!eetness(
and shall rejoice in thy justice%
*..(1% The 'ord is gracious and merciful( #atient and #lenteous in
mercy%
*..(B% The 'ord is s!eet to all( and his tender mercies are o$er all his
!orks%
*..(*-% 'et all thy !orks, O lord, #raise thee( and let thy saints bless
thee%
*..(**% They shall s#eak of the glory of thy kingdom( and shall tell of
thy #o!er(
*..(*,% To make thy might kno!n to the sons of men( and the glory of the
magnificence of thy kingdom%
*..(*2% Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages( and thy dominion endureth
throughout all generations% The 'ord is faithful in all his !ords( and
holy in all his !orks%
*..(*.% The 'ord lifteth u# all that fall( and setteth u# all that are
cast do!n%
*..(*?% The eyes of all ho#e in thee, O 'ord( and thou gi$est them meat
in due season%
*..(*A% Thou o#enest thy hand, and fillest !ith blessing e$ery li$ing
creature%
*..(*+% The 'ord is just in all his !ays( and holy in all his !orks%
*..(*1% The 'ord is nigh unto all them that call u#on him( to all that
call u#on him in truth%
*..(*B% 8e !ill do the !ill of them that fear him( and he !ill hear
their #rayer, and sa$e them%
*..(,-% The 'ord kee#eth all them that lo$e himJ but all the !icked he
!ill destroy%
*..(,*% <y mouth shall s#eak the #raise of the 'ord( and let all flesh
bless his holy name fore$erJ yea, for e$er and e$er%
Psalms "ha#ter *.?
'auda, anima%
=e are not to trust in men, but in God alone%
*.?(* )lleluia, of )ggeus and Iacharias%
*.?(,% Praise the 'ord, O my soul, in my life 5 !ill #raise the 'ord( 5
!ill sing to my God as long as 5 shall be% Put not your trust in
#rinces(
*.?(2% 5n the children of men, in !hom there is no sal$ation%
*.?(.% 8is s#irit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth( in
that day all their thoughts shall #erish%
*.?(?% Blessed is he !ho hath the God of 9acob for his hel#er, !hose
ho#e is in the 'ord his God(
*.?(A% =ho made hea$en and earth, the sea, and all things that are in
them%
*.?(+% =ho kee#eth truth for e$er( !ho e>ecuteth judgment for them that
suffer !rong( !ho gi$eth food to the hungry% The 'ord looseth them that
are fettered(
*.?(1% The 'ord enlighteneth the blind% The 'ord lifteth u# them that
are cast do!n( the 'ord lo$eth the just%
*.?(B% The 'ord kee#eth the strangers, he !ill su##ort the fatherless
and the !ido!( and the !ays of sinners he !ill destroy%
*.?(*-% The 'ord shall reign for e$er( thy God, O 4ion, unto generation
and generation%
Psalms "ha#ter *.A
'audate Dominum%
)n e>hortation to #raise God for his benefits%
*.A(*% )lleluia% Praise ye the 'ord, because #salm is good( to our God
be joyful and comely #raise%
*.A(,% The 'ord buildeth u# 9erusalem( he !ill gather together the
dis#ersed of 5srael%
*.A(2% =ho healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth u# their bruises%
*.A(.% =ho telleth the number of the stars( and calleth them all by
their names%
*.A(?% Great is our 'ord, and great is his #o!er( and of his !isdom
there is no number%
*.A(A% The 'ord lifteth u# the meek, and bringeth the !icked do!n e$en
to the ground%
*.A(+% 4ing ye to the 'ord !ith #raise( sing to our God u#on the har#%
*.A(1% =ho co$ereth the hea$en !ith clouds, and #re#areth rain for the
earth% =ho maketh grass to gro! on the mountains, and herbs for the
ser$ice of men%
*.A(B% =ho gi$eth to beasts their food( and to the young ra$ens that
call u#on him%
*.A(*-% 8e shall not delight in the strength of the horse( nor take
#leasure in the legs of a man%
*.A(**% The 'ord taketh #leasure in them that fear him( and in them that
ho#e in his mercy%
Psalms "ha#ter *.+
'auda, 9erusalem%
The church is called u#on to #raise God for his #eculiar graces and
fa$ours to his #eo#le% 5n the 8ebre!, this #salm is joined to the
foregoing%
)lleluia%
*.+(*,% Praise the 'ord, O 9erusalem( #raise thy God, O 4ion%
*.+(*2% Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates, he hath
blessed thy children !ithin thee%
*.+(*.% =ho hath #laced #eace in thy borders( and filleth thee !ith the
fat of corn%
*.+(*?% =ho sendeth forth his s#eech to the earth( his !ord runneth
s!iftly%
*.+(*A% =ho gi$eth sno! like !ool( scattereth mists like ashes%
*.+(*+% 8e sendeth his crystal like morsels( !ho shall stand before the
face of his coldM
8e sendeth his crystal%%% That is, his ice% 4ome understand it of hail,
!hich is, as it !ere, ice, di$ided into #articles or morsels%
*.+(*1% 8e shall send out his !ord, and shall melt them( his !ind shall
blo!, and the !aters shall run%
*.+(*B% =ho declareth his !ord to 9acob( his justices and his judgments
to 5srael%
*.+(,-% 8e hath not done in like manner to e$ery nation( and his
judgments he hath not made manifest to them% )lleluia%
Psalms "ha#ter *.1
'audate Dominum de caelis%
)ll creatures are in$ited to #raise their "reator%
)lleluia%
*.1(*% Praise ye the 'ord from the hea$ens( #raise ye him in the high
#laces%
*.1(,% Praise ye him, all his angels, #raise ye him, all his hosts%
*.1(2% Praise ye him, O sun and moon( #raise him, all ye stars and
light%
*.1(.% Praise him, ye hea$ens of hea$ens( and let all the !aters that
are abo$e the hea$ens
*.1(?% Praise the name of the 'ord% 7or he s#oke, and they !ere made( he
commanded, and they !ere created%
*.1(A% 8e hath established them for e$er, and for ages of ages( he hath
made a decree, and it shall not #ass a!ay%
*.1(+% Praise the 'ord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye dee#s(
*.1(1% 7ire, hail, sno!, ice, stormy !inds, !hich fulfil his !ord(
*.1(B% <ountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars(
*.1(*-% Beasts and all cattle( ser#ents and feathered fo!ls(
*.1(**% ;ings of the earth and all #eo#le( #rinces and all judges of the
earth(
*.1(*,% &oung men and maidens( let the old !ith the younger, #raise the
name of the 'ord(
*.1(*2% 7or his name alone is e>alted%
*.1(*.% The #raise of him is abo$e hea$en and earth( and he hath e>alted
the horn of his #eo#le% ) hymn to all his saints to the children of
5srael, a #eo#le a##roaching to him% )lleluia%
Psalms "ha#ter *.B
"antate Domino%
The church is #articularly bound to #raise God%
)lleluia%
*.B(*% 4ing ye to the 'ord a ne! canticle( let his #raise be in the
church of the saints%
*.B(,% 'et 5srael rejoice in him that made him( and let the children of
4ion be joyful in their king%
*.B(2% 'et them #raise his name in choir( let them sing to him !ith the
timbrel and the #saltery%
*.B(.% 7or the 'ord is !ell #leased !ith his #eo#le( and he !ill e>alt
the meek unto sal$ation%
*.B(?% The saints shall rejoice in glory( they shall be joyful in their
beds%
*.B(A% The high #raises of God shall be in their mouth( and t!o-edged
s!ords in their hands(
*.B(+% To e>ecute $engeance u#on the nations, chastisements among the
#eo#le(
*.B(1% To bind their kings !ith fetters, and their nobles !ith manacles
of iron%
*.B(B% To e>ecute u#on them the judgment that is !ritten( this glory is
to all his saints% )lleluia%
Psalms "ha#ter *?-
'audate Dominum in sanctis%
)n e>hortation to #raise God !ith all sorts of instruments%
)lleluia%
*?-(*% Praise ye the 'ord in his holy #laces( #raise ye him in the
firmament of his #o!er%
*?-(,% Praise ye him for his mighty acts( #raise ye him according to the
multitude of his greatness%
*?-(2% Praise him !ith the sound of trum#et( #raise him !ith #saltery
and har#%
*?-(.% Praise him !ith timbrel and choir( #raise him !ith strings and
organs%
*?-(?% Praise him on high sounding cymbals( #raise him on cymbals of
joy( let e$ery s#irit #raise the 'ord% )lleluia%
T8E BOO; O7 PRO@ERB4
This Book is so called, because it consists of !ise and !eighty
sentences( regulating the morals of men( and directing them to !isdom
and $irtue% )nd these sentences are also called P)R)B'E4, because great
truths are often couched in them under certain figures and similitudes%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *
The use and end of the #ro$erbs% )n e>hortation to flee the com#any of
the !icked( and to hearken to the $oice of !isdom%
*(*% The #arables of 4olomon, the son of Da$id, king of 5srael,
*(,% To kno! !isdom, and instruction(
*(2% To understand the !ords of #rudence( and to recei$e the instruction
of doctrine, justice, and judgment, and eLuity(
*(.% To gi$e subtilty to little ones, to the young man kno!ledge and
understanding%
*(?% ) !ise man shall hear, and shall be !iser( and he that
understandeth shall #ossess go$ernments%
*(A% 8e shall understand a #arable and the inter#retation, the !ords of
the !ise, and their mysterious sayings%
*(+% The fear of the 'ord is the beginning of !isdom% 7ools des#ise
!isdom and instruction%
*(1% <y son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the la!
of thy mother(
*(B% That grace may be added to thy head, and a chain of gold to thy
neck%
*(*-% <y son, if sinners shall entice thee, consent not to them%
*(**% 5f they shall say( "ome !ith us, let us lie in !ait for blood, let
us hide snares for the innocent !ithout cause(
*(*,% 'et us s!allo! him u# ali$e like hell, and !hole as one that goeth
do!n into the #it%
*(*2% =e shall find all #recious substance, !e shall fill our houses
!ith s#oils%
*(*.% "ast in thy lot !ith us, let us all ha$e one #urse%
*(*?% <y son, !alk not thou !ith them, restrain thy foot from their
#aths%
*(*A% 7or their feet run to e$il, and make haste to shed blood%
*(*+% But a net is s#read in $ain before the eyes of them that ha$e
!ings%
*(*1% )nd they themsel$es lie in !ait for their o!n blood, and #ractise
deceits against their o!n souls%
*(*B% 4o the !ays of e$ery co$etous man destroy the souls of the
#ossessors%
*(,-% =isdom #reacheth abroad, she uttereth her $oice in the streets(
*(,*% )t the head of multitudes she crieth out, in the entrance of the
gates of the city she uttereth her !ords, saying(
*(,,% O children, ho! long !ill you lo$e childishness, and fools co$et
those things !hich are hurtful to themsel$es, and the un!ise hate
kno!ledgeM
*(,2% Turn ye at my re#roof( behold 5 !ill utter my s#irit to you, and
!ill she! you my !ords%
*(,.% Because 5 called, and you refused( 5 stretched out my hand, and
there !as none that regarded%
*(,?% &ou ha$e des#ised all my counsel, and ha$e neglected my
re#rehensions%
*(,A% 5 also !ill laugh in your destruction, and !ill mock !hen that
shall come to you !hich you feared%
*(,+% =hen sudden calamity shall fall on you, and destruction, as a
tem#est, shall be at hand( !hen tribulation and distress shall come u#on
you(
*(,1% Then shall they call u#on me, and 5 !ill not hear( they shall rise
in the morning, and shall not find me(
*(,B% Because they ha$e hated instruction, and recei$ed not the fear of
the 'ord,
*(2-% or consented to my counsel, but des#ised all my re#roof%
*(2*% Therefore they shall eat the fruit of their o!n !ay, and shall be
filled !ith their o!n de$ices%
*(2,% The turning a!ay of little ones shall kill them, and the
#ros#erity of fools shall destroy them%
*(22% But he that shall hear me, shall rest !ithout terror, and shall
enjoy abundance, !ithout fear of e$ils%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,
The ad$antages of !isdom( and the e$ils from !hich it deli$ers%
,(*% <y son, if thou !ilt recei$e my !ords, and !ilt hide my
commandments !ith thee,
,(,% That thy ear may hearken to !isdom( incline thy heart to kno!
#rudence%
,(2% 7or if thou shalt call for !isdom, and incline thy heart to
#rudence(
,(.% 5f thou shalt seek her as money, and shalt dig for her as for a
treasure(
,(?% Then shalt thou understand the fear of the 'ord, and shalt find the
kno!ledge of God(
,(A% Because the 'ord gi$eth !isdom( and out of his mouth cometh
#rudence and kno!ledge%
,(+% 8e !ilt kee# the sal$ation of the righteous, and #rotect them that
!alk in sim#licity,
,(1% ;ee#ing the #aths of justice, and guarding the !ays of saints%
,(B% Then shalt thou understand justice, and judgment, and eLuity, and
e$ery good #ath%
,(*-% 5f !isdom shall enter into thy heart, and kno!ledge #lease thy
soul(
,(**% "ounsel shall kee# thee, and #rudence shall #reser$e thee,
,(*,% That thou mayst be deli$ered from the e$il !ay, and from the man
that s#eaketh #er$erse things(
,(*2% =ho lea$e the right !ay, and !alk by dark !ays(
,(*.% =ho are glad !hen they ha$e done e$il, and rejoice in the most
!icked things(
,(*?% =hose !ays are #er$erse, and their ste#s infamous%
,(*A% That thou mayst be deli$ered from the strange !oman, and from the
stranger, !ho softeneth her !ordsJ
,(*+% )nd forsaketh the guide of her youth,
,(*1% )nd hath forgotten the co$enant of her God( for her house
inclineth unto death, and her #aths to hell%
,(*B% one that go in unto her, shall return again, neither shall they
take hold of the #aths of life%
,(,-% That thou mayst !alk in a good !ay( and mayst kee# the #aths of
the just%
,(,*% 7or they that are u#right, shall d!ell in the earthJ and the
sim#le shall continue in it%
,(,,% But the !icked shall be destroyed from the earth( and they that do
unjustly, shall be taken a!ay from it%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter 2
)n e>hortation to the #ractice of $irtue%
2(*% <y son, forget not my la!, and let thy heart kee# my commandments%
2(,% 7or they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life, and
#eace%
2(2% 'et not mercy and truth lea$e thee, #ut them about thy neck, and
!rite them in the tables of thy heart%
2(.% )nd thou shalt find grace, and good understanding before God and
men%
2(?% 8a$e confidence in the 'ord !ith all thy heart, and lean not u#on
thy o!n #rudence%
2(A% 5n all thy !ays think on him, and he !ill direct thy ste#s%
2(+% Be not !ise in thy o!n conceit( fear God, and de#art from e$il(
2(1% 7or it shall be health to thy na$el, and moistening to thy bones%
2(B% 8onour the 'ord !ith thy substance, and gi$e him of the first of
all thy fruitsJ
2(*-% )nd thy barns shall be filled !ith abundance, and thy #resses
shall run o$er !ith !ine%
2(**% <y son, reject not the correction of the 'ord( and do not faint
!hen thou art chastised by him(
2(*,% 7or !hom the 'ord lo$eth, he chastiseth( and as a father in the
son he #leaseth himself%
2(*2% Blessed is the man that findeth !isdom, and is rich in #rudence(
2(*.% The #urchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of sil$er,
and her fruit than the chief and #urest gold(
2(*?% 4he is more #recious than all riches( and all the things that are
desired, are not to be com#ared to her%
2(*A% 'ength of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches
and glory%
2(*+% 8er !ays are beautiful !ays, and all her #aths are #eaceable%
2(*1% 4he is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her( and he that
shall retain her is blessed%
2(*B% The 'ord by !isdom hath founded the earth, hath established the
hea$ens by #rudence%
2(,-% By his !isdom the de#ths ha$e broken out, and the clouds gro!
thick !ith de!%
2(,*% <y son, let not these things de#art from thy eyes( kee# the la!
and counsel(
2(,,% )nd there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth%
2(,2% Then shalt thou !alk confidently in thy !ay, and thy foot shall
not stumble(
2(,.% 5f thou slee#, thou shalt not fear( thou shalt rest, and thy slee#
shall be s!eet%
2(,?% Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the #o!er of the !icked
falling u#on thee%
2(,A% 7or the 'ord !ill be at thy side, and !ill kee# thy foot that thou
be not taken%
2(,+% Do not !ithhold him from doing good, !ho is able( if thou art
able, do good thyself also%
2(,1% 4ay not to thy friend( Go, and come again( and to morro! 5 !ill
gi$e to thee( !hen thou canst gi$e at #resent%
2(,B% Practise not e$il against thy friend, !hen he hath confidence in
thee%
2(2-% 4tri$e not against a man !ithout cause, !hen he hath done thee no
e$il%
2(2*% En$y not the unjust man, and do not follo! his !ays%
2(2,% 7or e$ery mocker is an abomination to the 'ord, and his
communication is !ith the sim#le%
2(22% =ant is from the 'ord in the house of the !icked( but the
habitations of the just shall be blessed%
2(2.% 8e shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he !ill gi$e grace%
2(2?% The !ise shall #ossess glory( the #romotion of fools is disgrace%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter .
) further e>hortation to seek after !isdom%
.(*% 8ear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend, that
you may kno! #rudence%
.(,% 5 !ill gi$e you a good gift, forsake not my la!%
.(2% 7or 5 also !as my fatherDs son, tender, and as an only son in the
sight of my mother(
.(.% )nd he taught me, and said( 'et thy heart recei$e my !ords, kee# my
commandments, and thou shalt li$e%
.(?% Get !isdom, get #rudence( forget not, neither decline from the
!ords of my mouth%
.(A% 7orsake her not, and she shall kee# thee( lo$e her, and she shall
#reser$e thee%
.(+% The beginning of !isdom, get !isdom, and !ith all thy #ossession
#urchase #rudence%
.(1% Take hold on her, and she shall e>alt thee( thou shalt be glorified
by her, !hen thou shalt embrace her%
.(B% 4he shall gi$e to thy head increase of graces, and #rotect thee
!ith a noble cro!n%
.(*-% 8ear, O my son, and recei$e my !ords, that years of life may be
multi#lied to thee%
.(**% 5 !ill she! thee the !ay of !isdom, 5 !ill lead thee by the #aths
of eLuity(
.(*,% =hich !hen thou shalt ha$e entered, thy ste#s shall not be
straitened, and !hen thou runnest, thou shalt not meet a stumblingblock%
.(*2% Take hold on instruction, lea$e it not( kee# it, because it is thy
life%
.(*.% Be not delighted in the #aths of the !icked, neither let the !ay
of e$il men #lease thee%
.(*?% 7lee from it, #ass not by it( go aside, and forsake it%
.(*A% 7or they slee# not, e>ce#t they ha$e done e$il( and their slee# is
taken a!ay unless they ha$e made some to fall%
.(*+% They eat the bread of !ickedness, and drink the !ine of iniLuity%
.(*1% But the #ath of the just, as a shining light, goeth for!ards, and
increaseth e$en to #erfect day%
.(*B% The !ay of the !icked is darksome( they kno! not !here they fall%
.(,-% <y son, hearken to my !ords, and incline thy ear to my sayings%
.(,*% 'et them not de#art from thy eyes, kee# them in the midst of thy
heart(
.(,,% 7or they are life to those that find them, and health to all
flesh%
.(,2% =ith all !atchfulness kee# thy heart, because life issueth out
from it%
.(,.% Remo$e from thee a fro!ard mouth, and let detracting li#s be far
from thee%
.(,?% 'et thy eyes look straight on, and let thy eyelids go before thy
ste#s%
.(,A% <ake straight the #ath for thy feet, and all thy !ays shall be
established%
.(,+% Decline not to the right hand, nor to the left( turn a!ay thy foot
from e$il% 7or the 'ord kno!eth the !ays that are on the right hand( but
those are #er$erse !hich are on the left hand% But he !ill make thy
courses straight, he !ill bring for!ard thy !ays in #eace%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ?
)n e>hortation to fly unla!ful lust, and the occasions of it%
?(*% <y son, attend to my !isdom, and incline thy ear to my #rudence,
?(,% That thou mayst kee# thoughts, and thy li#s may #reser$e
instruction% <ind not the deceit of a !oman%
?(2% 7or the li#s of a harlot are like a honeycomb dro##ing, and her
throat is smoother than oil%
?(.% But her end is bitter as !orm!ood, and shar# as a t!o-edged s!ord%
?(?% 8er feet go do!n into death, and her ste#s go in as far as hell%
?(A% They !alk not by the #ath of life, her ste#s are !andering, and
unaccountable%
?(+% o!, therefore, my son, hear me, and de#art not from the !ords of
my mouth%
?(1% Remo$e thy !ay far from her, and come not nigh the doors of her
house%
?(B% Gi$e not thy honour to strangers, and thy years to the cruel%
?(*-% 'est strangers be filled !ith thy strength, and thy labours be in
another manDs house,
?(**% )nd thou mourn at the last, !hen thou shalt ha$e s#ent thy flesh
and thy body, and sayJ
?(*,% =hy ha$e 5 hated instruction, and my heart consented not to
re#roof,
?(*2% )nd ha$e not heard the $oice of them that taught me, and ha$e not
inclined my ear to mastersM
?(*.% 5 ha$e almost been in all e$il, in the midst of the church and of
the congregation%
?(*?% Drink !ater out of thy o!n cistern, and the streams of thy o!n
!ell(
?(*A% 'et thy fountains be con$eyed abroad, and in the streets di$ide
thy !aters%
?(*+% ;ee# them to thyself alone, neither let strangers be #artakers
!ith thee%
?(*1% 'et thy $ein be blessed, and rejoice !ith the !ife of thy youth(
?(*B% 'et her be thy dearest hind, and most agreeable fa!n( let her
breasts inebriate thee at all times( be thou delighted continually !ith
her lo$e%
?(,-% =hy art thou seduced, my son, by a strange !oman, and art
cherished in the bosom of anotherM
?(,*% The 'ord beholdeth the !ays of man, and considereth all his ste#s%
?(,,% 8is o!n iniLuities catch the !icked, and he is fast bound !ith the
ro#es of his o!n sins%
?(,2% 8e shall die, because he hath not recei$ed instruction, and in the
multitude of his folly he shall be decei$ed%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter A
Documents on se$eral heads%
A(*% <y son, if thou be surety for thy friend, thou hast engaged fast
thy hand to a stranger,
A(,% Thou art ensnared !ith the !ords of thy mouth, and caught !ith thy
o!n !ords%
A(2% Do, therefore, my son, !hat 5 say, and deli$er thyself( because
thou art fallen into the hand of thy neighbour% Run about, make haste,
stir u# thy friend(
A(.% Gi$e not slee# to thy eyes, neither let thy eyelids slumber%
A(?% Deli$er thyself as a doe from the hand, and as a bird from the hand
of the fo!ler%
A(A% Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her !ays, and learn !isdom(
A(+% =hich, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor ca#tain,
A(1% Pro$ideth her meat for herself in the summer, and gathereth her
food in the har$est%
A(B% 8o! long !ilt thou slee#, O sluggardM !hen !ilt thou arise out of
thy slee#M
A(*-% Thou !ilt slee# a little, thou !ilt slumber a little, thou !ilt
fold thy hands a little to slee#(
A(**% )nd !ant shall come u#on thee, as a tra$eller, and #o$erty as a
man armed% But if thou be diligent, thy har$est shall come as a
fountain, and !ant shall flee far from thee%
A(*,% ) man that is an a#ostate, an un#rofitable man, !alketh !ith a
#er$erse mouth,
A(*2% 8e !inketh !ith the eyes, #resseth !ith the foot, s#eaketh !ith
the finger%
A(*.% =ith a !icked heart he de$iseth e$il, and at all times he so!eth
discord%
A(*?% To such a one his destruction shall #resently come, and he shall
suddenly be destroyed, and shall no longer ha$e any remedy%
A(*A% 4i> things there are, !hich the 'ord hateth, and the se$enth his
soul detesteth(
A(*+% 8aughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
A(*1% ) heart that de$iseth !icked #lots, feet that are s!ift to run
into mischief,
A(*B% ) deceitful !itness that uttereth lies, and him that so!eth
discord among brethren%
A(,-% <y son, kee# the commandments of thy father, and forsake not the
la! of thy mother%
A(,*% Bind them in thy heart continually, and #ut them about thy neck%
A(,,% =hen thou !alkest, let them go !ith thee( !hen thou slee#est, let
them kee# thee, and !hen thou a!akest, talk !ith them%
A(,2% Because the commandment is a lam#, and the la! a light, and
re#roofs of instruction are the !ay of life(
A(,.% That they may kee# thee from the e$il !oman, and from the
flattering tongue of the stranger%
A(,?% 'et not thy heart co$et her beauty, be not caught !ith her !inks(
A(,A% 7or the #rice of a harlot is scarce one loaf( but the !oman
catcheth the #recious soul of a man%
A(,+% "an a man hide fire in his bosom, and his garments not burnM
A(,1% Or can he !alk u#on hot coals, and his feet not be burntM
A(,B% 4o he that goeth in to his neighbourDs !ife, shall not be clean
!hen he shall touch her%
A(2-% The fault is not so great !hen a man hath stolen( for he stealeth
to fill his hungry soul(
The fault is not so great, etc%%% The sin of theft is not so great, as
to be com#ared !ith adultery( es#ecially !hen a #erson #ressed !ith
hunger E!hich is the case here s#oken ofG steals to satisfy nature%
<oreo$er the damage done by theft may much more easily be re#aired, than
the !rong done by adultery% But this does not hinder, but that theft
also is a mortal sin, forbidden by one of the ten commandments%
A(2*% )nd if he be taken, he shall restore se$enfold, and shall gi$e u#
all the substance of his house%
A(2,% But he that is an adulterer, for the folly of his heart shall
destroy his o!n soul(
A(22% 8e gathereth to himself shame and dishonour, and his re#roach
shall not be blotted out(
A(2.% Because the jealousy and rage of the husband !ill not s#are in the
day of re$enge,
A(2?% or !ill he yield to any manDs #rayers, nor !ill he acce#t for
satisfaction e$er so many gifts%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter +
The lo$e of !isdom is the best #reser$ati$e from being led astray by
tem#tation%
+(*% <y son, kee# my !ords, and lay u# my #rece#ts !ith thee% 4on,
+(,% ;ee# my commandments, and thou shalt li$e( and my la! as the a##le
of thy eye(
+(2% Bind it u#on thy fingers, !rite it u#on the tables of thy heart%
+(.% 4ay to !isdom( Thou art my sister( and call #rudence thy friend,
+(?% That she may kee# thee from the !oman that is not thine, and from
the stranger !ho s!eeteneth her !ords%
+(A% 7or 5 looked out of the !indo! of my house through the lattice,
+(+% )nd 5 see little ones, 5 behold a foolish young man,
+(1% =ho #asseth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the
!ay of her house,
+(B% 5n the dark !hen it gro!s late, in the darkness and obscurity of
the night%
+(*-% )nd behold a !oman meeteth him in harlotDs attire, #re#ared to
decei$e souls( talkati$e and !andering,
+(**% ot bearing to be Luiet, not able to abide still at home,
+(*,% o! abroad, no! in the streets, no! lying in !ait near the
corners%
+(*2% )nd catching the young man, she kisseth him, and !ith an im#udent
face, flattereth, saying(
+(*.% 5 $o!ed $ictims for #ros#erity, this day 5 ha$e #aid my $o!s%
+(*?% Therefore 5 am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and 5
ha$e found thee%
+(*A% 5 ha$e !o$en my bed !ith cords, 5 ha$e co$ered it !ith #ainted
ta#estry, brought from Egy#t%
+(*+% 5 ha$e #erfumed my bed !ith myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon%
+(*1% "ome, let us be inebriated !ith the breasts, and let us enjoy the
desired embraces, till the day a##ear%
+(*B% 7or my husband is not at home, he is gone a $ery long journey%
+(,-% 8e took !ith him a bag of money( he !ill return home the day of
the full moon%
+(,*% 4he entangled him !ith many !ords, and dre! him a!ay !ith the
flattery of her li#s%
+(,,% 5mmediately he follo!eth her as an o> led to be a $ictim, and as a
lamb #laying the !anton, and not kno!ing that he is dra!n like a fool to
bonds,
+(,2% Till the arro! #ierce his li$er( as if a bird should make haste to
the snare, and kno!eth not that his life is in danger%
+(,.% o!, therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the !ords of my
mouth%
+(,?% 'et not thy mind be dra!n a!ay in her !ays( neither be thou
decei$ed !ith her #aths%
+(,A% 7or she hath cast do!n many !ounded, and the strongest ha$e been
slain by her%
+(,+% 8er house is the !ay to hell, reaching e$en to the inner chambers
of death%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter 1
The #reaching of !isdom% 8er e>cellence%
1(*% Doth not !isdom cry aloud, and #rudence #ut forth her $oiceM
1(,% 4tanding in the to# of the highest #laces by the !ay, in the midst
of the #aths,
1(2% Beside the gates of the city, in the $ery doors she s#eaketh,
saying(
1(.% O ye men, to you 5 call, and my $oice is to the sons of men%
1(?% O little ones understand subtlety, and ye un!ise, take notice%
1(A% 8ear, for 5 !ill s#eak of great things( and my li#s shall be o#ened
to #reach right things%
1(+% <y mouth shall meditate truth, and my li#s shall hate !ickedness%
1(1% )ll my !ords are just, there is nothing !icked, nor #er$erse in
them%
1(B% They are right to them that understand, and just to them that find
kno!ledge%
1(*-% Recei$e my instruction, and not money( choose kno!ledge rather
than gold%
1(**% 7or !isdom is better than all the most #recious things( and
!hatsoe$er may be desired cannot be com#ared to it%
1(*,% 5, !isdom, d!ell in counsel, and am #resent in learned thoughts%
1(*2% The fear of the 'ord hateth e$ilJ 5 hate arrogance, and #ride, and
e$ery !icked !ay, and a mouth !ith a double tongue%
1(*.% "ounsel and eLuity is mine, #rudence is mine, strength is mine%
1(*?% By me kings reign, and la!gi$ers decree just things%
1(*A% By me #rinces rule, and the mighty decree justice%
1(*+% 5 lo$e them that lo$e me( and they that in the morning early !atch
for me, shall find me%
1(*1% =ith me are riches and glory, glorious riches and justice%
1(*B% 7or my fruit is better than gold and the #recious stone, and my
blossoms than choice sil$er%
1(,-% 5 !alk in the !ay of justice, in the midst of the #aths of
judgment,
1(,*% That 5 may enrich them that lo$e me, and may fill their treasures%
1(,,% The 'ord #ossessed me in the beginning of his !ays, before he made
any thing from the beginning%
1(,2% 5 !as set u# from eternity, and of old, before the earth !as made%
1(,.% The de#ths !ere not as yet, and 5 !as already concei$ed, neither
had the fountains of !aters as yet s#rung out%
1(,?% The mountains, !ith their huge bulk, had not as yet been
established( before the hills, 5 !as brought forth(
1(,A% 8e had not yet made the earth, nor the ri$ers, nor the #oles of
the !orld%
1(,+% =hen he #re#ared the hea$ens, 5 !as #resent( !hen !ith a certain
la!, and com#ass, he enclosed the de#ths(
1(,1% =hen he established the sky abo$e, and #oised the fountains of
!aters(
1(,B% =hen he com#assed the sea !ith its bounds, and set a la! to the
!aters that they should not #ass their limits( !hen he balanced the
foundations of the earthJ
1(2-% 5 !as !ith him forming all things( and !as delighted e$ery day,
#laying before him at all timesJ
1(2*% Playing in the !orld( and my delights !ere to be !ith the children
of men%
1(2,% o!, therefore, ye children, hear me( blessed are they that kee#
my !ays%
1(22% 8ear instruction, and be !ise, and refuse it not%
1(2.% Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that !atcheth daily at my
gates, and !aiteth at the #osts of my doors%
1(2?% 8e that shall find me, shall find life, and shall ha$e sal$ation
from the 'ord%
1(2A% But he that shall sin against me shall hurt his o!n soul% )ll that
hate me lo$e death%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter B
=isdom in$ites all to her feast% 7olly calls another !ay%
B(*% =isdom hath built herself a house, she hath he!n her out se$en
#illars%
B(,% 4he hath slain her $ictims, mingled her !ine, and set forth her
table%
B(2% 4he hath sent her maids to in$ite to the to!er, and to the !alls of
the city(
B(.% =hosoe$er is a little one, let him come to me% )nd to the un!ise
she said(
B(?% "ome, eat my bread, and drink the !ine !hich 5 ha$e mingled for
you%
B(A% 7orsake childishness, and li$e, and !alk by the !ays of #rudence%
B(+% 8e that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himselfJ and he that
rebuketh a !icked man, getteth himself a blot%
B(1% Rebuke not a scorner, lest he hate thee% Rebuke a !ise man, and he
!ill lo$e thee%
B(B% Gi$e an occasion to a !ise man, and !isdom shall be added to him%
Teach a just man, and he shall make haste to recei$e it%
B(*-% The fear of the 'ord is the beginning of !isdom( and the kno!ledge
of the holy is #rudence%
B(**% 7or by me shall thy days be multi#lied, and years of life shall be
added to thee%
B(*,% 5f thou be !ise, thou shalt be so to thyself( and if a scorner,
thou alone shalt bear the e$il%
B(*2% ) foolish !oman and clamorous, and full of allurements, and
kno!ing nothing at all,
B(*.% 4at at the door of her house, u#on a seat, in a high #lace of the
city,
B(*?% To call them that #ass by the !ay, and go on their journey(
B(*A% 8e that is a little one, let him turn to me% )nd to the fool she
said(
B(*+% 4tolen !aters are s!eeter, and hidden bread is more #leasant%
B(*1% )nd he did not kno! that giants are there, and that her guests are
in the de#ths of hell%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *-
5n the t!enty follo!ing cha#ters are contained many !ise sayings and
a>ioms, relating to !isdom and folly, $irtue and $ice%
*-(*% ) !ise son maketh the father glad( but a foolish son is the sorro!
of his mother%
*-(,% Treasures of !ickedness shall #rofit nothing( but justice shall
deli$er from death%
*-(2% The 'ord !ill not afflict the soul of the just !ith famine, and he
!ill disa##oint the deceitful #ractices of the !icked%
*-(.% The slothful hand hath !rought #o$erty( but the hand of the
industrious getteth riches% 8e that trusteth to lies feedeth the !inds(
and the same runneth after birds, that fly a!ay%
*-(?% 8e that gathereth in the har$est, is a !ise son( but he that
snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion%
*-(A% The blessing of the 'ord is u#on the head of the just( but
iniLuity co$ereth the mouth of the !icked%
*-(+% The memory of the just is !ith #raises( and the name of the !icked
shall rot%
*-(1% The !ise of heart recei$eth #rece#ts( a fool is beaten !ith li#s%
*-(B% 8e that !alketh sincerely, !alketh confidently( but he that
#er$erteth his !ays, shall be manifest%
*-(*-% 8e that !inketh !ith the eye, shall cause sorro!( and the foolish
in li#s shall be beaten%
*-(**% The mouth of the just is a $ein of life( and the mouth of the
!icked co$ereth iniLuity%
*-(*,% 8atred stirreth u# strifes( and charity co$ereth all sins%
*-(*2% 5n the li#s of the !ise is !isdom found( and a rod on the back of
him that !anteth sense%
*-(*.% =ise men lay u# kno!ledge( but the mouth of the fool is ne>t to
confusion%
*-(*?% The substance of a rich man is the city of his strength( the fear
of the #oor is their #o$erty%
*-(*A% The !ork of the just is unto life( but the fruit of the !icked
unto sin%
*-(*+% The !ay of life, to him that obser$eth correction( but he that
forsaketh re#roofs, goeth astray%
*-(*1% 'ying li#s hide hatred( he that uttereth re#roach, is foolish%
*-(*B% 5n the multitude of !ords there shall not !ant sin( but he that
refraineth his li#s, is most !ise%
*-(,-% The tongue of the just is as choice sil$er( but the heart of the
!icked is nothing !orth%
*-(,*% The li#s of the just teach many( but they that are ignorant,
shall die in the !ant of understanding%
*-(,,% The blessing of the 'ord maketh men rich( neither shall
affliction be joined to them%
*-(,2% ) fool !orketh mischief as it !ere for s#ort( but !isdom is
#rudence to a man%
*-(,.% That !hich the !icked feareth, shall come u#on him( to the just
their desire shall be gi$en%
*-(,?% )s a tem#est that #asseth, so the !icked shall be no more( but
the just is as an e$erlasting foundation%
*-(,A% )s $inegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes, so is the
sluggard to them that sent him%
*-(,+% The fear of the 'ord shall #rolong days( and the years of the
!icked shall be shortened%
*-(,1% The e>#ectation of the just is joy( but the ho#e of the !icked
shall #erish%
*-(,B% The strength of the u#right is the !ay of the 'ord( and fear to
them that !ork e$il%
*-(2-% The just shall ne$er be mo$ed( but the !icked shall not d!ell on
the earth%
*-(2*% The mouth of the just shall bring forth !isdom( the tongue of the
#er$erse shall #erish%
*-(2,% The li#s of the just consider !hat is acce#table( and the mouth
of the !icked uttereth #er$erse things%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter **
**(*% ) deceitful balance is an abomination before the 'ord( and a just
!eight is his !ill%
**(,% =here #ride is, there also shall be re#roach( but !here humility
is, there also is !isdom%
**(2% The sim#licity of the just shall guide them( and the deceitfulness
of the !icked shall destroy them%
**(.% Riches shall not #rofit in the day of re$enge( but justice shall
deli$er from death%
**(?% The justice of the u#right shall make his !ay #ros#erous( and the
!icked man shall fall by his o!n !ickedness%
**(A% The justice of the righteous shall deli$er them( and the unjust
shall be caught in their o!n snares%
**(+% =hen the !icked man is dead, there shall be no ho#e any more( and
the e>#ectation of the solicitous shall #erish%
**(1% The just is deli$ered out of distress( and the !icked shall be
gi$en u# for him%
**(B% The dissembler !ith his mouth decei$eth his friend( but the just
shall be deli$ered by kno!ledge%
**(*-% =hen it goeth !ell !ith the just, the city shall rejoice( and
!hen the !icked #erish, there shall be #raise%
**(**% By the blessing of the just the city shall be e>alted( and by the
mouth of the !icked it shall be o$erthro!n%
**(*,% 8e that des#iseth his friend, is mean of heart( but the !ise man
!ill hold his #eace%
**(*2% 8e that !alketh deceitfully, re$ealeth secrets( but he that is
faithful, concealeth the thing committed to him by his friend%
**(*.% =here there is no go$ernor, the #eo#le shall fall( but there is
safety !here there is much counsel%
**(*?% 8e shall be afflicted !ith e$il, that is surety for a stranger(
but he that is a!are of snares, shall be secure%
**(*A% ) gracious !oman shall find glory( and the strong shall ha$e
riches%
**(*+% ) merciful man doth good to his o!n soul( but he that is cruel
casteth off e$en his o!n kindred%
**(*1% The !icked maketh an unsteady !ork( but to him that so!eth
justice, there is a faithful re!ard%
**(*B% "lemency #re#areth life( and the #ursuing of e$il things, death%
**(,-% ) #er$erse heart is abominable to the 'ord( and his !ill is in
them that !alk sincerely%
**(,*% 8and in hand the e$il man shall not be innocent( but the seed of
the just shall be sa$ed%
**(,,% ) golden ring in a s!ineDs snout, a !oman fair and foolish%
**(,2% The desire of the just is all good, the e>#ectation of the !icked
is indignation%
**(,.% 4ome distribute their o!n goods, and gro! richer( others take
a!ay !hat is not their o!n, and are al!ays in !ant%
**(,?% The soul that blesseth, shall be made fat( and he that
inebriateth, shall be inebriated also himself%
**(,A% 8e that hideth u# corn, shall be cursed among the #eo#le( but a
blessing u#on the head of them that sell%
**(,+% =ell doth he rise early !ho seeketh good thingsJ but he that
seeketh after e$il things, shall be o##ressed by them%
**(,1% 8e that trusteth in his riches shall fall( but the just shall
s#ring u# as a green leaf%
**(,B% 8e that troubleth his o!n house, shall inherit the !inds( and the
fool shall ser$e the !ise%
**(2-% The fruit of the just man is a tree of life( and he that gaineth
souls is !ise%
**(2*% 5f the just man recei$e in the earth, ho! much more the !icked
and the sinner%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *,
*,(*% 8e that lo$eth correction, lo$eth kno!ledge( but he that hateth
re#roof, is foolish%
*,(,% 8e that is good, shall dra! grace from the 'ord( but he that
trusteth in his o!n de$ices, doth !ickedly%
*,(2% <an shall not be strengthened by !ickedness( and the root of the
just shall not be mo$ed%
*,(.% ) diligent !oman is a cro!n to her husband( and she that doth
things !orthy of confusion, is as rottenness in his bones%
*,(?% The thoughts of the just are judgments( and the counsels of the
!icked are deceitful%
*,(A% The !ords of the !icked lie in !ait for blood( the mouth of the
just shall deli$er them%
*,(+% Turn the !icked, and they shall not be( but the house of the just
shall stand firm%
*,(1% ) man shall be kno!n by his learning( but he that is $ain and
foolish, shall be e>#osed to contem#t%
*,(B% Better is the #oor man that #ro$ideth for himself, than he that is
glorious and !anteth bread%
*,(*-% The just regardeth the li$es of his beasts( but the bo!els of the
!icked are cruel%
*,(**% 8e that tilleth his land shall be satisfied !ith bread( but he
that #ursueth idleness is $ery foolish%
*,(*,% 8e that is delighted in #assing his time o$er !ine, lea$eth a
re#roach in his strong holds%
*,(*,% The desire of the !icked is the fortification of e$il men( but
the root of the just shall #ros#er%
*,(*2% 7or the sins of the li#s ruin dra!eth nigh to the e$il man( but
the just shall esca#e out of distress%
*,(*.% By the fruit of his o!n mouth shall a man be filled !ith good
things, and according to the !orks of his hands it shall be re#aid him%
*,(*?% The !ay of a fool is right in his o!n eyes( but he that is !ise
hearkeneth unto counsels%
*,(*A% ) fool immediately she!eth his anger( but he that dissembleth
injuries is !ise%
*,(*+% 8e that s#eaketh that !hich he kno!eth, she!eth forth justice(
but he that lieth, is a deceitful !itness%
*,(*1% There is that #romiseth, and is #ricked as it !ere !ith a s!ord
of conscience( but the tongue of the !ise is health%
*,(*B% The li# of truth shall be steadfast for e$er( but he that is a
hasty !itness, frameth a lying tongue%
*,(,-% Deceit is in the heart of them that think e$il things( but joy
follo!eth them that take counsels of #eace%
*,(,*% =hatsoe$er shall befall the just man, shall not make him sad( but
the !icked shall be filled !ith mischief%
*,(,,% 'ying li#s are an abomination to the 'ord( but they that deal
faithfully, #lease him%
*,(,2% ) cautious man concealeth kno!ledge( and the heart of fools
#ublisheth folly%
*,(,.% The hand of the $aliant shall bear rule( but that !hich is
slothful shall be under tribute%
*,(,?% Grief in the heart of a man shall bring him lo!, but !ith a good
!ord he shall be made glad%
*,(,A% 8e that neglecteth a loss for the sake of a friend, is just( but
the !ay of the !icked shall decei$e them%
*,(,+% The deceitful man shall not find gain( but the substance of a
just man shall be #recious gold%
*,(,1% 5n the #ath of justice is life( but the bye-!ay leadeth to death%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *2
*2(*% ) !ise son heareth the doctrine of his father( but he that is a
scorner, heareth not !hen he is re#ro$ed%
*2(,% Of the fruit of his o!n month shall a man be filled !ith good
things( but the soul of transgressors is !icked%
*2(2% 8e that kee#eth his mouth kee#eth his soul( but he that hath no
guard on his s#eech shall meet !ith e$ils%
*2(.% The sluggard !illeth, and !illeth not( but the soul of them that
!ork, shall be made fat%
*2(?% The just shall hate a lying !ord( but the !icked confoundeth, and
shall be confounded%
*2(A% 9ustice kee#eth the !ay of the innocent( but !ickedness
o$erthro!eth the sinner%
*2(+% One is as it !ere rich, !hen he hath nothing and another is as it
!ere #oor, !hen he hath great riches%
*2(1% The ransom of a manDs life are his riches( but he that is #oor,
beareth not re#rehension%
*2(B% The light of the just gi$eth joy( but the lam# of the !icked shall
be #ut out%
*2(*-% )mong the #roud there are al!ays contentions( but they that do
all things !ith counsel, are ruled by !isdom%
*2(**% 4ubstance got in haste shall be diminished( but that !hich by
little and little is gathered !ith the hand, shall increase%
*2(*,% 8o#e that is deferred afflicteth the soul( desire !hen it cometh,
is a tree of life%
*2(*2% =hosoe$er s#eaketh ill of any thing, bindeth himself for the time
to come( but he that feareth the commandment, shall d!ell in #eace%
Deceitful souls go astray in sins( the just are merciful, and she!
mercy%
*2(*.% The la! of the !ise is a fountain of life, that he may decline
from the ruin of death%
*2(*?% Good instruction shall gi$e grace( in the !ay of scorners is a
dee# #it%
*2(*A% The #rudent man doth all things !ith counsel( but he that is a
fool, layeth o#en his folly%
*2(*+% The messenger of the !icked shall fall into mischief( but a
faithful ambassador is health%
*2(*1% Po$erty and shame to him that refuseth instruction( but he that
yieldeth to re#roof shall be glorified%
*2(*B% The desire that is accom#lished, delighteth the soul( fools hate
them that flee from e$il things%
*2(,-% 8e that !alketh !ith the !ise, shall be !ise( a friend of fools
shall become like to them%
*2(,*% E$il #ursueth sinners( and to the just good shall be re#aid%
*2(,,% The good man lea$eth heirs, sons, and grandsons( and the
substance of the sinner is ke#t for the just%
*2(,2% <uch food is in the tillage of fathers( but for others it is
gathered !ithout judgment%
*2(,.% 8e that s#areth the rod, hateth his son( but he that lo$eth him,
correcteth him betimes%
*2(,?% The just eateth and filleth his soul( but the belly of the !icked
is ne$er to be filled%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *.
*.(*% ) !ise !oman buildeth her house( but the foolish !ill #ull do!n
!ith her hands that also !hich is built%
*.(,% 8e that !alketh in the right !ay, and feareth God, is des#ised by
him that goeth by an infamous !ay%
*.(2% 5n the mouth of a fool is the rod of #ride( but the li#s of the
!ise #reser$e them%
*.(.% =here there are no o>en, the crib is em#ty( but !here there is
much corn, there the strength of the o> is manifest%
*.(?% ) faithful !itness !ill not lie( but a deceitful !itness uttereth
a lie%
*.(A% ) scorner seeketh !isdom, and findeth it not( the learning of the
!ise is easy%
*.(+% Go against a foolish man, and he kno!eth not the li#s of #rudence%
*.(1% The !isdom of a discreet man is to understand his !ay( and the
im#rudence of fools erreth%
*.(B% ) fool !ill laugh at sin, but among the just grace shall abide%
*.(*-% The heart that kno!eth the bitterness of his o!n soul, in his joy
the stranger shall not intermeddle%
*.(**% The house of the !icked shall be destroyed( but the tabernacles
of the just shall flourish%
*.(*,% There is a !ay !hich seemeth just to a man( but the ends thereof
lead to death%
*.(*2% 'aughter shall be mingled !ith sorro!, and mourning taketh hold
of the ends of joy%
*.(*.% ) fool shall be filled !ith his o!n !ays, and the good man shall
be abo$e him%
*.(*?% The innocent belie$eth e$ery !ord( the discreet man considereth
his ste#s% o good shall come to the deceitfnl son( but the !ise
ser$ant shall #ros#er in his dealings, and his !ay shall be made
straight%
*.(*A% ) !ise man feareth, and declineth from e$il( the fool lea#eth
o$er, and is confident%
*.(*+% The im#atient man shall !ork folly( and the crafty man is
hateful%
*.(*1% The childish shall #ossess folly, and the #rudent shall look for
kno!ledge%
*.(*B% The e$il shall fall do!n before the good( and the !icked before
the gates of the just%
*.(,-% The #oor man shall be hateful e$en to his o!n neighbour( but the
friends of the rich are many%
*.(,*% 8e that des#iseth his neighbour, sinneth( but he that she!eth
mercy to the #oor, shall be blessed% 8e that belie$eth in the 'ord,
lo$eth mercy%
*.(,,% They err that !ork e$il( but mercy and truth #re#are good things%
*.(,2% 5n much !ork there shall be abundance( but !here there are many
!ords, there is oftentimes !ant%
*.(,.% The cro!n of the !ise, is their riches( the folly of fools,
im#rudence%
*.(,?% ) faithful !itness deli$ereth souls( and the double dealer
uttereth lies%
*.(,A% 5n the fear of the 'ord is confidence of strength, and there
shall be ho#e for his children%
*.(,+% The fear of the 'ord is a fountain of life, to decline from the
ruin of death%
*.(,1% 5n the multitude of #eo#le is the dignity of the king( and in the
small number of the #eo#le the dishonour of the #rince%
*.(,B% 8e that is #atient, is go$erned !ith much !isdom( but he that is
im#atient, e>alteth his folly%
*.(2-% 4oundness of heart is the life of the flesh( but en$y is the
rottenness of the bones%
*.(2*% 8e that o##resseth the #oor, u#braideth his maker( but he that
hath #ity on the #oor, honoureth him%
*.(2,% The !icked man shall be dri$en out in his !ickedness( but the
just hath ho#e in his death%
*.(22% 5n the heart of the #rudent resteth !isdom, and it shall instruct
all the ignorant%
*.(2.% 9ustice e>alteth a nation( but sin maketh nations miserable%
*.(2?% ) !ise ser$ant is acce#table to the king( he that is good for
nothing shall feel his anger%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *?
*?(*% ) mild ans!er breaketh !rath( but a harsh !ord stirreth u# fury%
*?(,% The tongue of the !ise adorneth kno!ledge( but the mouth of fools
bubbleth out folly%
*?(2% The eyes of the 'ord in e$ery #lace behold the good and the e$il%
*?(.% ) #eaceable tongue is a tree of life( but that !hich is
immoderate, shall crush the s#irit%
*?(?% ) fool laugheth at the instruction of his father( but he that
regardeth re#roofs shall become #rudent% 5n abundant justice there is
the greatest strength( but the de$ices of the !icked shall be rooted
out%
*?(A% The house of the just is $ery much strength( and in the fruits of
the !icked is trouble%
*?(+% The li#s of the !ise shall dis#erse kno!ledge( the heart of fools
shall be unlike%
*?(1% The $ictims of the !icked are abominable to the 'ord( the $o!s of
the just are acce#table%
*?(B% The !ay of the !icked is an abomination to the 'ord( he that
follo!eth justice is belo$ed by him%
*?(*-% 5nstruction is grie$ous to him that forsaketh the !ay of life( he
that hateth re#roof shall die%
*?(**% 8ell and destruction are before the 'ord( ho! much more the
hearts of the children of menM
*?(*,% ) corru#t man lo$eth not one that re#ro$eth him( nor !ill he go
to the !ise%
*?(*2% ) glad heart maketh a cheerful countenance( but by grief of mind
the s#irit is cast do!n%
*?(*.% The heart of the !ise seeketh instruction( and the mouth of fools
feedeth on foolishness%
*?(*?% )ll the days of the #oor are e$il( a secure mind is like a
continual feast%
*?(*A% Better is a little !ith the fear of the 'ord, than great
treasures !ithout content%
*?(*+% 5t is better to be in$ited to herbs !ith lo$e, than to a fatted
calf !ith hatred%
*?(*1% ) #assionate man stirreth u# strifes( he that is #atient
a##easeth those that are stirred u#%
*?(*B% The !ay of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns( the !ay of the
just is !ithout offence%
*?(,-% ) !ise son maketh a father joyful( but the foolish man des#iseth
his mother%
*?(,*% 7olly is joy to the fool( and the !ise man maketh straight his
ste#s%
*?(,,% Designs are brought to nothing !here there is no counsel( but
!here there are many counsellors, they are established%
*?(,2% ) man rejoiceth in the sentence of his mouth( and a !ord in due
time is best%
*?(,.% The #ath of life is abo$e for the !ise, that he may decline from
the lo!est hell%
*?(,?% The 'ord !ill destroy the house of the #roud( and !ill strengthen
the borders of the !ido!%
*?(,A% E$il thoughts are an abomination to the 'ord( and #ure !ords most
beautiful shall be confirmed by him%
*?(,+% 8e that is greedy of gain troubleth his o!n house( but he that
hateth bribes shall li$e% By mercy and faith sins are #urged a!ay( and
by the fear of the 'ord e$ery one declineth from e$il%
*?(,1% The mind of the just studieth obedience( the mouth of the !icked
o$erflo!eth !ith e$ils%
*?(,B% The 'ord is far from the !icked( and he !ill hear the #rayers of
the just%
*?(2-% The light of the eyes rejoiceth the soul( a good name maketh the
bones fat%
*?(2*% The ear that heareth the re#roofs of life, shall abide in the
midst of the !ise%
*?(2,% 8e that rejecteth instruction, des#iseth his o!n soul( but he
that yieldeth to re#roof, #ossesseth understanding%
*?(22% The fear of the 'ord is the lesson of !isdom( and humility goeth
before glory%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *A
*A(*% 5t is the #art of man to #re#are the soul( and of the 'ord to
go$ern the tongue%
5t is the #art of man, etc%%% That is, a man should #re#are in his heart
and soul !hat he is to say( but after all, it must be the 'ord that must
go$ern his tongue, to s#eak to the #ur#ose% ot that !e can think any
thing of good !ithout GodDs graceJ but that after !e ha$e E!ith GodDs
graceG thought and #re#ared !ithin our souls !hat !e !ould s#eak, if God
does not go$ern our tongue, !e shall not succeed in !hat !e s#eak%
*A(,% )ll the !ays of a man are o#en to his eyes( the 'ord is the
!eigher of s#irits%
*A(2% 'ay o#en thy !orks to the 'ord( and thy thoughts shall be
directed%
*A(.% The 'ord hath made all things for himself( the !icked also for the
e$il day%
*A(?% E$ery #roud man is an abomination to the 'ord( though hand should
be joined to hand, he is not innocent% The beginning of a good !ay is
to do justice( and this is more acce#table !ith God, than to offer
sacrifices%
*A(A% By mercy and truth iniLuity is redeemedJ and by the fear of the
'ord men de#art from e$il%
*A(+% =hen the !ays of man shall #lease the 'ord, he !ill con$ert e$en
his enemies to #eace%
*A(1% Better is a little !ith justice, than great re$enues !ith
iniLuity%
*A(B% The heart of man dis#oseth his !ay( but the 'ord must direct his
ste#s%
*A(*-% Di$ination is in the li#s of the king, his mouth shall not err in
judgment%
*A(**% =eight and balance are judgments of the 'ord( and his !ork all
the !eights of the bag%
*A(*,% They that act !ickedly are abominable to the king( for the throne
is established by justice%
*A(*2% 9ust li#s are the delight of kings( he that s#eaketh right things
shall be lo$ed%
*A(*.% The !rath of a king is as messengers of death( and the !ise man
!ill #acify it%
*A(*?% 5n the cheerfulness of the kingDs countenance is life( and his
clemency is like the latter rain%
*A(*A% Get !isdom, because it is better than gold( and #urchase
#rudence, for it is more #recious than sil$er%
*A(*+% The #ath of the just de#arteth from e$ils( he that kee#eth his
soul kee#eth his !ay%
*A(*1% Pride goeth before destruction( and the s#irit is lifted u#
before a fall%
*A(*B% 5t is better to be humbled !ith the meek, than to di$ide s#oils
!ith the #roud%
*A(,-% The learned in !ord shall find good things( and he that trusteth
in the 'ord is blessed%
*A(,*% The !ise in heart shall be called #rudent( and he that is s!eet
in !ords, shall attain to greater things%
*A(,,% ;no!ledge is a fountain of life to him that #ossesseth it( the
instruction of fools is foolishness%
*A(,2% The heart of the !ise shall instruct his mouth( and shall add
grace to his li#s%
*A(,.% =ell ordered !ords are as a honeycomb( s!eet to the soul, and
health to the bones%
*A(,?% There is a !ay that seemeth to a man right( and the ends thereof
lead to death%
*A(,A% The soul of him that laboureth, laboureth for himself, because
his mouth hath obliged him to it%
*A(,+% The !icked man diggeth e$il, and in his li#s is a burning fire%
*A(,1% ) #er$erse man stirreth u# Luarrels( and one full of !ords
se#arateth #rinces%
*A(,B% )n unjust man allureth his friend( and leadeth him into a !ay
that is not good%
*A(2-% 8e that !ith fi>ed eyes de$iseth !icked things, biting his li#s,
bringeth e$il to #ass%
*A(2*% Old age is a cro!n of dignity, !hen it is found in the !ays of
justice%
*A(2,% The #atient man is better than the $aliant( and he that ruleth
his s#irit, than he that taketh cities%
*A(22% 'ots are cast into the la#, but they are dis#osed of by the 'ord%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *+
*+(*% Better is a dry morsel !ith joy, than a house full of $ictims !ith
strife%
*+(,% ) !ise ser$ant shall rule o$er foolish sons, and shall di$ide the
inheritance among the brethren%
*+(2% )s sil$er is tried by fire, and gold in the furnace( so the 'ord
trieth the hearts%
*+(.% The e$il man obeyeth an unjust tongue( and the deceitful
hearkeneth to lying li#s%
*+(?% 8e that des#iseth the #oor, re#roacheth his maker( and he that
rejoiceth at another manDs ruin, shall not be un#unished%
*+(A% "hildrenDs children are the cro!n of old men( and the glory of
children are their fathers%
*+(+% EloLuent !ords do not become a fool, nor lying li#s a #rince%
*+(1% The e>#ectation of him that e>#ecteth is a most acce#table je!el(
!hithersoe$er he turneth himself, he understandeth !isely%
*+(B% 8e that concealeth a transgression, seeketh friendshi#s( he that
re#eateth it again, se#arateth friends%
*+(*-% ) re#roof a$aileth more !ith a !ise man, than a hundred stri#es
!ith a fool%
*+(**% )n e$il man al!ays seeketh Luarrels( but a cruel angel shall be
sent against him%
*+(*,% 5t is better to meet a bear robbed of her !hel#s, than a fool
trusting in his o!n folly%
*+(*2% 8e that rendereth e$il for good, e$il shall not de#art from his
house%
*+(*.% The beginning of Luarrels is as !hen one letteth out !ater( and
before he suffereth re#roach, he forsaketh judgment%
*+(*?% 8e that justifieth the !icked, and he that condemneth the just,
both are abominable before God%
*+(*A% =hat doth it a$ail a fool to ha$e riches, seeing he cannot buy
!isdomM 8e that maketh his house high, seeketh a do!nfall( and he that
refuseth to learn, shall fall into e$ils%
*+(*+% 8e that is a friend lo$eth at all times( and a brother is #ro$ed
in distress%
*+(*1% ) foolish man !ill cla# hands, !hen he is surety for his friend%
*+(*B% 8e that studieth discords, lo$eth Luarrels( and he that e>alteth
his door, seeketh ruin%
*+(,-% 8e that is of a #er$erse heart, shall not find good( and he that
#er$erteth his tongue, shall fall into e$il%
*+(,*% ) fool is born to his o!n disgrace( and e$en his father shall not
rejoice in a fool%
*+(,,% ) joyful mind maketh age flourishing( a sorro!ful s#irit drieth
u# the bones%
*+(,2% The !icked man taketh gifts out of the bosom, that he may #er$ert
the #aths of judgment%
*+(,.% =isdom shineth in the face of the !ise( the eyes of fools are in
the ends of the earth%
*+(,?% ) foolish son is the anger of the father( and the sorro! of the
mother that bore him%
*+(,A% 5t is no good thing to do hurt to the just( nor to strike the
#rince, !ho judgeth right%
*+(,+% 8e that setteth bounds to his !ords, is kno!ing and !ise( and the
man of understanding is of a #recious s#irit%
*+(,1% E$en a fool, if he !ill hold his #eace, shall be counted !ise(
and if he close his li#s, a man of understanding%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *1
*1(*% 8e that hath a mind to de#art from a friend, seeketh occasions( he
shall e$er be subject to re#roach%
*1(,% ) fool recei$eth not the !ords of #rudence( unless thou say those
things !hich are in his heart%
*1(2% The !icked man, !hen he is come into the de#ths of sins,
contemneth( but ignominy and re#roach follo! him%
*1(.% =ords from the mouth of a man are as dee# !ater( and the fountain
of !isdom is an o$erflo!ing stream%
*1(?% 5t is not good to acce#t the #erson of the !icked, to decline from
the truth of judgment%
*1(A% The li#s of a fool intermeddle !ith strife( and his mouth
#ro$oketh Luarrels%
*1(+% The mouth of a fool is his destruction( and his li#s are the ruin
of his soul%
*1(1% The !ords of the double tongued are as if they !ere harmless( and
they reach e$en to the inner #arts of the bo!els% 7ear casteth do!n the
slothful( and the souls of the effeminate shall be hungry%
*1(B% 8e that is loose and slack in his !ork, is the brother of him that
!asteth his o!n !orks%
*1(*-% The name of the 'ord is a strong to!er( the just runneth to it,
and shall be e>alted%
*1(**% The substance of the rich man is the city of his strength, and as
a strong !all com#assing him about%
*1(*,% Before destruction, the heart of a man is e>alted( and before he
be glorified, it is humbled%
*1(*2% 8e that ans!ereth before he heareth, she!eth himself to be a
fool, and !orthy of confusion%
*1(*.% The s#irit of a man u#holdeth his infirmity( but a s#irit that is
easily angered, !ho can bearM
*1(*?% ) !ise heart shall acLuire kno!ledge( and the ear of the !ise
seeketh instruction%
*1(*A% ) manDs gift enlargeth his !ay, and maketh him room before
#rinces%
*1(*+% The just is first accuser of himself( his friend cometh, and
shall search him%
*1(*1% The lot su##resseth contentions, and determineth e$en bet!een the
mighty%
*1(*B% ) brother that is hel#ed by his brother, is like a strong city(
and judgments are like the bars of cities%
*1(,-% Of the fruit of a manDs mouth shall his belly be satisfied( and
the offs#ring of his li#s shall fill him%
*1(,*% Death and life are in the #o!er of the tongue( they that lo$e it,
shall eat the fruits thereof%
*1(,,% 8e that hath found a good !ife, hath found a good thing, and
shall recei$e a #leasure from the 'ord% 8e that dri$eth a!ay a good
!ife, dri$eth a!ay a good thing( but he that kee#eth an adulteress, is
foolish and !icked%
*1(,2% The #oor !ill s#eak !ith su##lications, and the rich !ill s#eak
roughly%
*1(,.% ) man amiable in society, shall be more friendly than a brother%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter *B
*B(*% Better is the #oor man, that !alketh in his sim#licity, than a
rich man that is #er$erse in his li#s and un!ise%
*B(,% =here there is no kno!ledge of the soul, there is no good( and he
that is hasty !ith his feet shall stumble%
*B(2% The folly of a man su##lanteth his ste#s( and he fretteth in his
mind against God%
*B(.% Riches make many friends( but from the #oor man, e$en they !hom he
had, de#art%
*B(?% ) false !itness shall not be un#unished( and he that s#eaketh
lies, shall not esca#e%
*B(A% <any honour the #erson of him that is mighty, and are friends of
him that gi$eth gifts%
*B(+% The brethren of the #oor man hate him( moreo$er also his friends
ha$e de#arted far from him% 8e that follo!eth after !ords only, shall
ha$e nothing%
*B(1% But he that #ossesseth a mind, lo$eth his o!n soul, and he that
kee#eth #rudence, shall find good things%
*B(B% ) false !itness shall not be un#unished( and he that s#eaketh
lies, shall #erish%
*B(*-% Delicacies are not seemly for a fool( nor for a ser$ant to ha$e
rule o$er #rinces%
*B(**% The learning of a man is kno!n by #atience( and his glory is to
#ass o$er !rongs%
*B(*,% )s the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king( and his
cheerfulness as the de! u#on the grass%
*B(*2% ) foolish son is the grief of his father( and a !rangling !ife is
like a roof continually dro##ing through%
*B(*.% 8ouse and riches are gi$en by #arents( but a #rudent !ife is
#ro#erly from the 'ord%
*B(*?% 4lothfulness casteth into a dee# slee#, and an idle soul shall
suffer hunger%
*B(*A% 8e that kee#eth the commandment, kee#eth his o!n soul( but he
that neglecteth his o!n !ay, shall die%
*B(*+% 8e that hath mercy on the #oor, lendeth to the 'ord( and he !ill
re#ay him%
*B(*1% "hastise thy son, des#air not( but to the killing of him set not
thy soul%
*B(*B% 8e that is im#atient, shall suffer damage( and !hen he shall take
a!ay, he shall add another thing%
*B(,-% 8ear counsel, and recei$e instruction, that thou mayst be !ise in
thy latter end%
*B(,*% There are many thoughts in the heart of a man( but the !ill of
the 'ord shall stand firm%
*B(,,% ) needy man is merciful( and better is the #oor than the lying
man%
*B(,2% The fear of the 'ord is unto life( and he shall abide in the
fulness !ithout being $isited !ith e$il%
*B(,.% The slothful hideth his hand under his arm#it, and !ill not so
much as bring it to his mouth%
*B(,?% The !icked man being scourged, the fool shall be !iser( but if
thou rebuke a !ise man, he !ill understand disci#line%
*B(,A% 8e that afflicteth his father, and chaseth a!ay his mother, is
infamous and unha##y%
*B(,+% "ease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of
the !ords of kno!ledge%
*B(,1% )n unjust !itness scorneth judgment( and the mouth of the !icked
de$oureth iniLuity%
*B(,B% 9udgments are #re#ared for scorners( and striking hammers for the
bodies of fools%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,-
,-(*% =ine is a lu>urious thing, and drunkenness riotous( !hosoe$er is
delighted there!ith, shall not be !ise%
,-(,% )s the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king( he that
#ro$oketh him, sinneth against his o!n soul%
,-(2% 5t is an honour for a man to se#arate himself from Luarrels( but
all fools are meddling !ith re#roaches%
,-(.% Because of the cold the sluggard !ould not #lough( he shall beg
therefore in the summer, and it shall not be gi$en him%
,-(?% "ounsel in the heart of a man is like dee# !ater( but a !ise man
!ill dra! it out%
,-(A% <any men are called merciful( but !ho shall find a faithful manM
,-(+% The just that !alketh in his sim#licity, shall lea$e behind him
blessed children%
,-(1% The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth a!ay
all e$il !ith his look%
,-(B% =ho can say( <y heart is clean, 5 am #ure from sinM
,-(*-% Di$erse !eights and di$erse measures, both are abominable before
God%
,-(**% By his inclinations a child is kno!n, if his !orks be clean and
right%
,-(*,% The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the 'ord hath made them
both%
,-(*2% 'o$e not slee#, lest #o$erty o##ress thee( o#en thy eyes, and be
filled !ith bread%
,-(*.% 5t is naught, it is naught, saith e$ery buyer( and !hen he is
gone a!ay, then he !ill boast%
,-(*?% There is gold and a multitude of je!els( but the li#s of
kno!ledge are a #recious $essel%
,-(*A% Take a!ay the garment of him that is surety for a stranger, and
take a #ledge from him for strangers%
,-(*+% The bread of lying is s!eet to a man( but after!ards his mouth
shall be filled !ith gra$el%
,-(*1% Designs are strengthened by counsels( and !ars are to be managed
by go$ernments%
,-(*B% <eddle not !ith him that re$ealeth secrets, and !alketh
deceitfully, and o#eneth !ide his li#s%
,-(,-% 8e that curseth his father, and mother, his lam# shall be #ut out
in the midst of darkness%
,-(,*% The inheritance gotten hastily in the beginning, in the end shall
be !ithout a blessing%
,-(,,% 4ay not( 5 !ill return e$il( !ait for the 'ord, and he !ill
deli$er thee%
,-(,2% Di$erse !eights are an abomination before the 'ord( a deceitful
balance is not good%
,-(,.% The ste#s of men are guided by the 'ord( but !ho is the man that
can understand his o!n !ayM
,-(,?% 5t is ruin to a man to de$our holy ones, and after $o!s to
retract%
,-(,A% ) !ise king scattereth the !icked, and bringeth o$er them the
!heel%
,-(,+% The s#irit of a man is the lam# of the 'ord, !hich searcheth all
the hidden things of the bo!els%
,-(,1% <ercy and truth #reser$e the king, and his throne is strengthened
by clemency%
,-(,B% The joy of young men is their strength( and the dignity of old
men, their grey hairs%
,-(2-% The blueness of a !ound shall !i#e a!ay e$ils( and stri#es in the
more in!ard #arts of the belly%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,*
,*(*% )s the di$isions of !aters, so the heart of the king is in the
hand of the 'ord( !hithersoe$er he !ill, he shall turn it%
,*(,% E$ery !ay of a man seemeth right to himself( but the 'ord !eigheth
the hearts%
,*(2% To do mercy and judgment, #leaseth the 'ord more than $ictims%
,*(.% 8aughtiness of the eyes is the enlarging of the heart( the lam# of
the !icked is sin%
,*(?% The thoughts of the industrious al!ays bring forth abundance( but
e$ery sluggard is al!ays in !ant%
,*(A% 8e that gathereth treasures by a lying tongue, is $ain and
foolish, and shall stumble u#on the snares of death%
,*(+% The robberies of the !icked shall be their do!nfall, because they
!ould not do judgment%
,*(1% The #er$erse !ay of a man is strange( but as for him that is #ure,
his !ork is right%
,*(B% 5t is better to sit in a corner of the houseto#, than !ith a
bra!ling !oman, and in a common house%
,*(*-% The soul of the !icked desireth e$il, he !ill not ha$e #ity on
his neighbour%
,*(**% =hen a #estilent man is #unished, the little one !ill be !iser(
and if he follo! the !ise, he !ill recei$e kno!ledge%
,*(*,% The just considereth seriously the house of the !icked, that he
may !ithdra! the !icked from e$il%
,*(*2% 8e that sto##eth his ear against the cry of the #oor, shall also
cry himself, and shall not be heard%
,*(*.% ) secret #resent Luencheth anger( and a gift in the bosom, the
greatest !rath%
,*(*?% 5t is joy to the just to do judgment( and dread to them that !ork
iniLuity%
,*(*A% ) man that shall !ander out of the !ay of doctrine, shall abide
in the com#any of the giants%
,*(*+% 8e that lo$eth good cheer, shall be in !ant( he that lo$eth !ine,
and fat things, shall not be rich%
,*(*1% The !icked is deli$ered u# for the just( and the unjust for the
righteous%
,*(*B% 5t is better to d!ell in a !ilderness, than !ith a Luarrelsome
and #assionate !oman%
,*(,-% There is a treasure to be desired, and oil in the d!elling of the
just( and the foolish man shall s#end it%
,*(,*% 8e that follo!eth justice and mercy, shall find life, justice,
and glory%
,*(,,% The !ise man hath scaled the city of the strong, and hath cast
do!n the strength of the confidence thereof%
,*(,2% 8e that kee#eth his mouth and his tongue, kee#eth his soul from
distress%
,*(,.% The #roud and the arrogant is called ignorant, !ho in anger
!orketh #ride%
,*(,?% Desires kill the slothful( for his hands ha$e refused to !ork at
all%
,*(,A% 8e longeth and desireth all the day( but he that is just, !ill
gi$e, and !ill not cease%
,*(,+% The sacrifices of the !icked are abominable, because they are
offered of !ickedness%
,*(,1% ) lying !itness shall #erish( an obedient man shall s#eak of
$ictory%
,*(,B% The !icked man im#udently hardeneth his face( but he that is
righteous, correcteth his !ay%
,*(2-% There is no !isdom, there is no #rudence, there is no counsel
against the 'ord%
,*(2*% The horse is #re#ared for the day of battle( but the 'ord gi$eth
safety%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,,
,,(*% ) good name is better than great riches( and good fa$our is abo$e
sil$er and gold%
,,(,% The rich and #oor ha$e met one another( the 'ord is the maker of
them both%
,,(2% The #rudent man sa! the e$il, and hid himself( the sim#le #assed
on, and suffered loss%
,,(.% The fruit of humility is the fear of the 'ord, riches and glory
and life%
,,(?% )rms and s!ords are in the !ay of the #er$erse( but he that
kee#eth his o!n soul, de#arteth far from them%
,,(A% 5t is a #ro$erb( ) young man according to his !ay, e$en !hen he is
old, he !ill not de#art from it%
,,(+% The rich ruleth o$er the #oor( and the borro!er is ser$ant to him
that lendeth%
,,(1% 8e that so!eth iniLuity, shall rea# e$ils, and !ith the rod of his
anger he shall be consumed%
,,(B% 8e that is inclined to mercy, shall be blessed( for of his bread
he hath gi$en to the #oor% 8e that maketh #resents, shall #urchase
$ictory and honour( but he carrieth a!ay the souls of the recei$ers%
,,(*-% "ast out the scoffer, and contention shall go out !ith him, and
Luarrels and re#roaches shall cease%
,,(**% 8e that lo$eth cleanness of heart, for the grace of his li#s
shall ha$e the king for his friend%
,,(*,% The eyes of the 'ord #reser$e kno!ledge( and the !ords of the
unjust are o$erthro!n%
,,(*2% The slothful man saith( There is a lion !ithout, 5 shall be slain
in the midst of the streets%
,,(*.% The mouth of a strange !oman is a dee# #it( he !hom the 'ord is
angry !ith, shall fall into it%
,,(*?% 7olly is bound u# in the heart of a child, and the rod of
correction shall dri$e it a!ay%
,,(*A% 8e that o##resseth the #oor, to increase his o!n riches, shall
himself gi$e to one that is richer, and shall be in need%
,,(*+% 5ncline thy ear, and hear the !ords of the !ise( and a##ly thy
heart to my doctrine(
,,(*1% =hich shall be beautiful for thee, if thou kee# it in thy bo!els,
and it shall flo! in thy li#s(
,,(*B% That thy trust may be in the 'ord, !herefore 5 ha$e also she!n it
to thee this day%
,,(,-% Behold 5 ha$e described it to thee three manner of !ays, in
thoughts and kno!ledge(
,,(,*% That 5 might she! thee the certainty, and the !ords of truth, to
ans!er out of these to them that sent thee%
,,(,,% Do no $iolence to the #oor, because he is #oor( and do not
o##ress the needy in the gate(
,,(,2% Because the 'ord !ill judge his cause( and !ill afflict them that
ha$e afflicted his soul%
,,(,.% Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not !alk !ith a furious
man(
,,(,?% 'est #erha#s thou learn his !ays, and take scandal to thy soul%
,,(,A% Be not !ith them that fasten do!n their hands, and that offer
themsel$es sureties for debts(
,,(,+% 7or if thou ha$e not !here!ith to restore, !hat cause is there
that he should take the co$ering from thy bedM
,,(,1% Pass not beyond the ancient bounds !hich thy fathers ha$e set%
,,(,B% 8ast thou seen a man s!ift in his !orkM he shall stand before
kings, and shall not be before those that are obscure%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,2
,2(*% =hen thou shalt sit to eat !ith a #rince, consider diligently !hat
is set before thy face(
,2(,% )nd #ut a knife to thy throat, if it be so that thou ha$e thy soul
in thy o!n #o!er%
,2(2% Be not desirous of his meats, in !hich is the bread of deceit%
,2(.% 'abour not to be rich( but set bounds to thy #rudence%
,2(?% 'ift not u# thy eyes to riches !hich thou canst not ha$e( because
they shall make themsel$es !ings like those of an eagle, and shall fly
to!ards hea$en%
,2(A% Eat not !ith an en$ious man, and desire not his meats(
,2(+% Because, like a soothsayer, and di$iner, he thinketh that !hich he
kno!eth not% Eat and drink, !ill he say to thee( and his mind is not
!ith thee%
,2(1% The meats !hich thou hadst eaten, thou shalt $omit u#( and shalt
lose thy beantiful !ords%
,2(B% 4#eak not in the ears of fools( because they !ill des#ise the
instruction of thy s#eech%
,2(*-% Touch not the bounds of little ones( and enter not into the field
of the fatherless(
,2(**% 7or their near kinsman is strong( and he !ill judge their cause
against thee%
,2(*,% 'et thy heart a##ly itself to instruction and thy ears to !ords
of kno!ledge%
,2(*2% =ithhold not correction from a child( for if thou strike him !ith
the rod, he shall not die%
,2(*.% Thou shalt beat him !ith the rod, and deli$er his soul from hell%
,2(*?% <y son, if thy mind be !ise, my heart shall rejoice !ith thee(
,2(*A% )nd my reins shall rejoice, !hen thy li#s shall s#eak !hat is
right%
,2(*+% 'et not thy heart en$y sinners( but be thou in the fear of the
'ord all the day long(
,2(*1% Because thou shalt ha$e ho#e in the latter end, and thy
e>#ectation shall not be taken a!ay%
,2(*B% 8ear thou, my son, and be !ise( and guide thy mind in the !ay%
,2(,-% Be not in the feasts of great drinkers, nor in their re$ellings,
!ho contribute flesh to eat(
,2(,*% Because they that gi$e themsel$es to drinking, and that club
together, shall be consumed( and dro!siness shall be clothed !ith rags%
,2(,,% 8earken to thy father, that begot thee( and des#ise not thy
mother !hen she is old%
,2(,2% Buy truth, and do not sell !isdom, and instruction, and
understanding%
,2(,.% The father of the just rejoiceth greatly( he that hath begotten a
!ise son, shall ha$e joy in him%
,2(,?% 'et thy father and thy mother be joyful, and let her rejoice that
bore thee%
,2(,A% <y son, gi$e me thy heart( and let thy eyes kee# my !ays%
,2(,+% 7or a harlot is a dee# ditch( and a strange !oman is a narro!
#it%
,2(,1% 4he lieth in !ait in the !ay as a robber, and him !hom she shall
see un!ary, she !ill kill%
,2(,B% =ho hath !oeM !hose father hath !oeM !ho hath contentionsM !ho
falls into #itsM !ho hath !ounds !ithout causeM !ho hath redness of
eyesM
,2(2-% 4urely they that #ass their time in !ine, and study to drink off
their cu#s%
,2(2*% 'ook not u#on the !ine !hen it is yello!, !hen the colour thereof
shineth in the glass( it goeth in #leasantly,
,2(2,% But in the end, it !ill bite like a snake, and !ill s#read abroad
#oison like a basilisk%
,2(22% Thy eyes shall behold strange !omen, and thy heart shall utter
#er$erse things%
,2(2.% )nd thou shalt be as one slee#ing in the midst of the sea, and as
a #ilot fast aslee# !hen the stern is lost%
,2(2?% )nd thou shalt say( They ha$e beaten me, but 5 !as not sensible
of #ain( they dre! me, and 5 felt not( !hen shall 5 a!ake and find !ine
againM
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,.
,.(*% 4eek not to be like e$il men, neither desire to be !ith them(
,.(,% Because their mind studieth robberies, and their li#s s#eak
deceits%
,.(2% By !isdom the house shall be built, and by #rudence it shall be
strengthened%
,.(.% By instruction the storerooms shall be filled !ith all #recious
and most beautiful !ealth%
,.(?% ) !ise man is strong( and a kno!ing man, stout and $aliant%
,.(A% Because !ar is managed by due ordering( and there shall be safety
!here there are many counsels%
,.(+% =isdom is too high for a foolJ in the gate he shall not o#en his
mouth%
,.(1% 8e that de$iseth to do e$ils, shall be called a fool%
,.(B% The thought of a fool is sin( and the detractor is the abomination
of men%
,.(*-% 5f thou lose ho#e, being !eary in the day of distress, thy
strength shall be diminished%
,.(**% Deli$er them that are led to death( and those that are dra!n to
death, forbear not to deli$er%
,.(*,% 5f thou say( 5 ha$e not strength enough( he that seeth into the
heart, he understandeth, and nothing decei$eth the kee#er of thy soul,
and he shall render to a man according to his !orks%
,.(*2% Eat honey, my son, because it is good, and the honeycomb most
s!eet to thy throat%
,.(*.% 4o also is the doctrine of !isdom to thy soul( !hich !hen thou
hast found, thou shalt ha$e ho#e in the end, and thy ho#e shall not
#erish%
,.(*?% 'ie not in !ait, nor seek after !ickedness in the house of the
just, nor s#oil his rest%
,.(*A% 7or a just man shall fall se$en times, and shall rise again( but
the !icked shall fall do!n into e$il%
,.(*+% =hen thy enemy shall fall, be not glad, and in his ruin let not
thy heart rejoice(
,.(*1% 'est the 'ord see, and it dis#lease him, and he turn a!ay his
!rath from him%
,.(*B% "ontend not !ith the !icked, nor seek to be like the ungodly%
,.(,-% 7or e$il men ha$e no ho#e of things to come, and the lam# of the
!icked shall be #ut out%
,.(,*% <y son, fear the 'ord, and the king( and ha$e nothing to do !ith
detractors%
,.(,,% 7or their destruction shall rise suddenly( and !ho kno!eth the
ruin of bothM
,.(,2% These things also to the !ise( 5t is not good to ha$e res#ect to
#ersons in judgment%
,.(,.% They that say to the !icked man( Thou art just( shall be cursed
by the #eo#le, and the tribes shall abhor them%
,.(,?% They that rebuke him shall be #raised( and a blessing shall come
u#on them%
,.(,A% 8e shall kiss the li#s, !ho ans!ereth right !ords%
,.(,+% Pre#are thy !ork !ithout, and diligently till thy ground( that
after!ard thou mayst build thy house%
,.(,1% Be not !itness !ithout cause against thy neighbour( and decei$e
not any man !ith thy li#s%
,.(,B% 4ay not( 5 !ill do to him as he hath done to me( 5 !ill render to
e$ery one according to his !ork%
,.(2-% 5 #assed by the field of the slothful man, and by the $ineyard of
the foolish man(
,.(2*% )nd behold it !as all filled !ith nettles, and thorns had co$ered
the face thereof, and the stone !all !as broken do!n%
,.(2,% =hich !hen 5 had seen, 5 laid it u# in my heart, and by the
e>am#le 5 recei$ed instruction%
,.(22% Thou !ilt slee# a little, said 5, thou !ilt slumber a little,
thou !ilt fold thy hands a little to rest%
,.(2.% )nd #o$erty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an
armed man%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,?
,?(*% These are also #arables of 4olomon, !hich the men of EHechias,
king of 9uda, co#ied out%
,?(,% 5t is the glory of God to conceal the !ord, and the glory of kings
to search out the s#eech%
,?(2% The hea$en abo$e and the earth beneath, and the heart of kings is
unsearchable%
,?(.% Take a!ay the rust from sil$er, and there shall come forth a most
#ure $essel(
,?(?% Take a!ay !ickedness from the face of the king, and his throne
shall be established !ith justice%
,?(A% )##ear not glorious before the king, and stand not in the #lace of
great men%
,?(+% 7or it is better that it should be said to thee( "ome u# hitherJ
than that thou shouldst be humbled before the #rince%
,?(1% The things !hich thy eyes ha$e seen, utter not hastily in a
Luarrel( lest after!ard thou mayst not be able to make amends, !hen thou
hast dishonoured thy friend%
,?(B% Treat thy cause !ith thy friend, and disco$er not the secret to a
stranger(
,?(*-% 'est he insult o$er thee, !hen he hath heard it, and cease not to
u#braid thee% Grace and friendshi# deli$er a man( kee# these for
thyself, lest thou fall under re#roach%
,?(**% To s#eak a !ord in due time, is like a##les of gold on beds of
sil$er%
,?(*,% )s an earring of gold and a bright #earl, so is he that re#ro$eth
the !ise, and the obedient ear%
,?(*2% )s the cold of sno! in the time of har$est, so is a faithful
messenger to him that sent him, for he refresheth his soul%
,?(*.% )s clouds, and !ind, !hen no rain follo!eth, so is the man that
boasteth, and doth not fulfil his #romises%
,?(*?% By #atience a #rince shall be a##eased, and a soft tongue shall
break hardness%
,?(*A% Thou hast found honey, eat !hat is sufficient for thee, lest
being glutted there!ith thou $omit it u#%
,?(*+% =ithdra! thy foot from the house of thy neighbour, lest ha$ing
his fill he hate thee%
,?(*1% ) man that beareth false !itness against his neighbour, is like a
dart and a s!ord and a shar# arro!%
,?(*B% To trust in an unfaithful man in the time of trouble, is like a
rotten tooth, and !eary foot,
,?(,-% )nd one that looseth his garment in cold !eather% )s $inegar u#on
nitre, so is he that singeth songs to a $ery e$il heart% )s a moth doth
by a garment, and a !orm by the !ood( so the sadness of a man consumeth
the heart%
,?(,*% 5f thy enemy be hungry, gi$e him to eat( if he thirst, gi$e him
!ater to drink(
,?(,,% 7or thou shalt hea# hot coals u#on his head, and the 'ord !ill
re!ard thee%
,?(,2% The north !ind dri$eth a!ay rain, as doth a sad countenance a
backbiting tongue%
,?(,.% 5t is better to sit in a corner of the houseto#( than !ith a
bra!ling !oman, and in a common house%
,?(,?% )s cold !ater to a thirsty soul, so are good tidings from a far
country%
,?(,A% ) just man falling do!n before the !icked, is as a fountain
troubled !ith the foot and a corru#ted s#ring%
,?(,+% )s it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a
searcher of majesty shall be o$er!helmed by glory%
<ajesty%%% @iH%, of God% 7or to search into that incom#rehensible
<ajesty, and to #retend to sound the de#ths of the !isdom of God, is
e>#osing our !eak understanding to be blinded !ith an e>cess of light
and glory, !hich it cannot com#rehend%
,?(,1% )s a city that lieth o#en and is not com#assed !ith !alls, so is
a man that cannot refrain his o!n s#irit in s#eaking%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,A
,A(*% )s sno! in summer, and rain in har$est, so glory is not seemly for
a fool%
,A(,% )s a bird flying to other #laces, and a s#arro! going here or
there( so a curse uttered !ithout cause shall come u#on a man%
)s a bird, etc%%% The meaning is, that a curse uttered !ithout cause
shall do no harm to the #erson that is cursed, but !ill return u#on him
that curseth, as !hithersoe$er a bird flies, it returns to its o!n nest%
,A(2% ) !hi# for a horse, and a snaffle for an ass, and a rod for the
back of fools%
,A(.% )ns!er not a fool according to his folly, lest thou be made like
him%
)ns!er not a fool, etc%%% @iH%, so as to imitate him but only so as to
re#ro$e his folly%
,A(?% )ns!er a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to
be !ise%
,A(A% 8e that sendeth !ords by a foolish messenger, is lame of feet and
drinketh iniLuity%
,A(+% )s a lame man hath fair legs in $ain( so a #arable is unseemly in
the mouth of fools%
,A(1% )s he that casteth a stone into the hea# of <ercury( so is he that
gi$eth honour to a fool%
,A(B% )s if a thorn should gro! in the hand of a drunkard( so is a
#arable in the mouth of fools%
,A(*-% 9udgment determineth causes( and he that #utteth a fool to
silence, a##easeth anger%
,A(**% )s a dog that returneth to his $omit, so is the fool that
re#eateth his folly%
,A(*,% 8ast thou seen a man !ise in his o!n conceitM there shall be
more ho#e of a fool than of him%
,A(*2% The slothful man saith( There is a lion in the !ay, and a lioness
in the roads%
,A(*.% )s the door turneth u#on its hinges, so doth the slothful u#on
his bed%
,A(*?% The slothful hideth his hand under his arm#it, and it grie$eth
him to turn it to his mouth%
,A(*A% The sluggard is !iser in his o!n conceit, than se$en men that
s#eak sentences%
,A(*+% )s he that taketh a dog by the ears, so is he that #asseth by in
anger, and meddleth !ith another manDs Luarrel%
,A(*1% )s he is guilty that shooteth arro!s, and lances unto death%
,A(*B% 4o is the man that hurteth his friend deceitfully( and !hen he is
taken, saith( 5 did it in jest%
,A(,-% =hen the !ood faileth, the fire shall go out( and !hen the
talebearer is taken a!ay, contentions shall cease%
,A(,*% )s coals are to burning coals, and !ood to fire, so an angry man
stirreth u# strife%
,A(,,% The !ords of a talebearer are as it !ere sim#le, but they reach
to the innermost #arts of the belly%
,A(,2% 4!elling li#s joined !ith a corru#t heart, are like an earthern
$essel adorned !ith sil$er dross%
,A(,.% )n enemy is kno!n by his li#s, !hen in his heart he entertaineth
deceit%
,A(,?% =hen he shall s#eak lo!, trust him not( because there are se$en
mischiefs in his heart%
,A(,A% 8e that co$ereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid
o#en in the #ublic assembly%
,A(,+% 8e that diggeth a #it, shall fall into it( and he that rolleth a
stone, it shall return to him%
,A(,1% ) deceitful tongue lo$eth not truth( and a sli##ery mouth !orketh
ruin%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,+
,+(*% Boast not for to morro!, for thou kno!est not !hat the day to come
may bring forth%
,+(,% 'et another #raise thee, and not thy o!n mouth( a stranger, and
not thy o!n li#s%
,+(2% ) stone is hea$y, and sand !eighty( but the anger of a fool is
hea$ier than them both%
,+(.% )nger hath no mercy( nor fury, !hen it breaketh forth( and !ho can
bear the $iolence of one #ro$okedM
,+(?% O#en rebuke is better than hidden lo$e%
,+(A% Better are the !ounds of a friend, than the deceitful kisses of an
enemy%
,+(+% ) soul that is full shall tread u#on the honeycomb( and a soul
that is hungry shall take e$en bitter for s!eet%
,+(1% )s a bird that !andereth from her nest, so is a man that lea$eth
his #lace%
,+(B% Ointment and #erfumes rejoice the heart( and the good counsels of
a friend are s!eet to the soul%
,+(*-% Thy o!n friend, and thy fatherDs friend, forsake not( and go not
into thy brotherDs house in the day of thy affliction% Better is a
neighbour that is near than a brother afar off%
,+(**% 4tudy !isdom, my son, and make my heart joyful, that thou mayst
gi$e an ans!er to him that re#roacheth%
,+(*,% The #rudent man seeing e$il hideth himself( little ones #assing
on ha$e suffered losses%
,+(*2% Take a!ay his garment that hath been surety for a stranger( and
take from him a #ledge for strangers%
,+(*.% 8e that blesseth his neighbour !ith a loud $oice, rising in the
night, shall be like to him that curseth%
,+(*?% Roofs dro##ing through in a cold day, and a contentious !oman are
alike%
,+(*A% 8e that retaineth her, is as he that !ould hold the !ind, and
shall call the oil of his right hand%
,+(*+% 5ron shar#eneth iron, so a man shar#eneth the countenance of his
friend%
,+(*1% 8e that kee#eth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof( and he
that is the kee#er of his master, shall be glorified%
,+(*B% )s the faces of them that look therein, shine in the !ater, so
the hearts of men are laid o#en to the !ise%
,+(,-% 8ell and destruction are ne$er filled( so the eyes of men are
ne$er satisfied%
,+(,*% )s sil$er is tried in the fining-#ot, and gold in the furnace( so
a man is tried by the mouth of him that #raiseth% The heart of the
!icked seeketh after e$ils, but the righteous heart seeketh after
kno!ledge%
,+(,,% Though thou shouldst bray a fool in the mortar, as !hen a #estle
striketh u#on sodden barley, his folly !ould not be taken from him%
,+(,2% Be diligent to kno! the countenance of thy cattle, and consider
thy o!n flocks(
,+(,.% 7or thou shalt not al!ays ha$e #o!er( but a cro!n shall be gi$en
to generation and generation%
,+(,?% The meado!s are o#en, and the green herbs ha$e a##eared, and the
hay is gathered out of the mountains%
,+(,A% 'ambs are for thy clothing( and kids for the #rice of the field%
,+(,+% 'et the milk of the goats be enough for thy food, and for the
necessities of thy house, and for maintenance for thy handmaids%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,1
,1(*% The !icked man fleeth, !hen no man #ursueth( but the just, bold as
a lion, shall be !ithout dread%
,1(,% 7or the sins of the land many are the #rinces thereof( and for the
!isdom of a man, and the kno!ledge of those things that are said, the
life of the #rince shall be #rolonged%
,1(2% ) #oor man that o##resseth the #oor, is like a $iolent sho!er,
!hich bringeth a famine%
,1(.% They that forsake the la!, #raise the !icked man( they that kee#
it, are incensed against him%
,1(?% E$il men think not on judgment( but they that seek after the 'ord,
take notice of all things%
,1(A% Better is the #oor man !alking in his sim#licity, than the rich in
crooked !ays%
,1(+% 8e that kee#eth the la!, is a !ise son( but he that feedeth
gluttons, shameth his father%
,1(1% 8e that hea#eth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them
for him that !ill be bountiful to the #oor%
,1(B% 8e that turneth a!ay his ears from hearing the la!, his #rayer
shall be an abomination%
,1(*-% 8e that decei$eth the just in a !icked !ay, shall fall in his o!n
destruction( and the u#right shall #ossess his goods%
,1(**% The rich man seemeth to himself !ise( but the #oor man that is
#rudent shall search him out%
,1(*,% 5n the joy of the just there is great glory( !hen the !icked
reign, men are ruined%
,1(*2% 8e that hideth his sins, shall not #ros#er( but he that shall
confess, and forsake them, shall obtain mercy%
,1(*.% Blessed is the man that is al!ays fearful( but he that is
hardened in mind shall fall into e$il%
,1(*?% )s a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a !icked #rince o$er
the #oor #eo#le%
,1(*A% ) #rince $oid of #rudence shall o##ress many by calumny( but he
that hateth co$etousness, shall #rolong his days%
,1(*+% ) man that doth $iolence to the blood of a #erson, if he flee
e$en to the #it, no man !ill stay him%
,1(*1% 8e that !alketh u#rightly, shall be sa$ed( he that is #er$erse in
his !ays, shall fall at once%
,1(*B% 8e that tilleth his ground, shall be filled !ith bread( but he
that follo!eth idleness, shall be filled !ith #o$erty%
,1(,-% ) faithful man shall be much #raised( but he that maketh haste to
be rich, shall not be innocent%
,1(,*% 8e that hath res#ect to a #erson in judgment, doth not !ell( such
a man e$en for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth%
,1(,,% ) man that maketh haste to be rich, and en$ieth others, is
ignorant that #o$erty shall come u#on him%
,1(,2% 8e that rebuketh a man, shall after!ard find fa$our !ith him,
more than he that by a flattering tongue decei$eth him%
,1(,.% 8e that stealeth any thing from his father, or from his mother(
and saith, This is no sin, is the #artner of a murderer%
,1(,A% 8e that boasteth and #uffeth u# himself, stirreth u# Luarrels(
but he that trusteth in the 'ord, shall be healed%
,1(,A% 8e that trusteth in his o!n heart, is a fool( but he that !alketh
!isely, he shall be sa$ed%
,1(,+% 8e that gi$eth to the #oor shall not !ant( he that des#iseth his
intreaty, shall suffer indigence%
,1(,1% =hen the !icked rise u#, men shall hide themsel$es( !hen they
#erish, the just shall be multi#lied%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter ,B
,B(*% The man that !ith a stiff neck des#iseth him that re#ro$eth him,
shall suddenly be destroyed( and health shall not follo! him%
,B(,% =hen just men increase, the #eo#le shall rejoice( !hen the !icked
shall bear rule, the #eo#le shall mourn%
,B(2% ) man that lo$eth !isdom, rejoiceth his father( but he that
maintaineth harlots, shall sLuander a!ay his substance%
,B(.% ) just king setteth u# the land( a co$etous man shall destroy it%
,B(?% ) man that s#eaketh to his friend !ith flattering and dissembling
!ords, s#readeth a net for his feet%
,B(A% ) snare shall entangle the !icked man !hen he sinneth( and the
just shall #raise and rejoice%
,B(+% The just taketh notice of the cause of the #oor( the !icked is
$oid of kno!ledge%
,B(1% "orru#t men bring a city to ruin( but !ise men turn a!ay !rath%
,B(B% 5f a !ise man contend !ith a fool, !hether he be angry, or laugh,
he shall find no rest%
,B(*-% Bloodthirsty men hate the u#right( but just men seek his soul%
,B(**% ) fool uttereth all his mind( a !ise man deferreth, and kee#eth
it till after!ards%
,B(*,% ) #rince that gladly heareth lying !ords, hath all his ser$ants
!icked%
,B(*2% The #oor man and the creditor ha$e met one another( the 'ord is
the enlightener of them both%
,B(*.% The king that judgeth the #oor in truth, his throne shall be
established for e$er%
,B(*?% The rod and re#roof gi$e !isdom( but the child that is left to
his o!n !ill, bringeth his mother to shame%
,B(*A% =hen the !icked are multi#lied, crimes shall be multi#lied( but
the just shall see their do!nfall%
,B(*+% 5nstruct thy son and he shall refresh thee, and shall gi$e
delight to thy soul%
,B(*1% =hen #ro#hecy shall fail, the #eo#le shall be scattered abroad(
but he that kee#eth the la!, is blessed%
,B(*B% ) sla$e !ill not be corrected by !ords( because he understandeth
!hat thou sayest, and !ill not ans!er%
,B(,-% 8ast thou seen a man hasty to s#eakM folly is rather to be looked
for, than his amendment%
,B(,*% 8e that nourisheth his ser$ant delicately from his childhood,
after!ards shall find him stubborn%
,B(,,% ) #assionate man #ro$oketh Luarrels( and he that is easily
stirred u# to !rath, shall be more #rone to sin%
,B(,2% 8umiliation follo!eth the #roud( and glory shall u#hold the
humble of s#irit%
,B(,.% 8e that is #artaker !ith a thief, hateth his o!n soul( he heareth
one #utting him to his oath, and disco$ereth not%
,B(,?% 8e that feareth man shall Luickly fall( he that trusteth in the
'ord, shall be set on high%
,B(,A% <any seek the face of the #rince( but the judgment of e$ery one
cometh forth from the 'ord%
,B(,+% The just abhor a !icked man( and the !icked loathe them that are
in the right !ay% The son that kee#eth the !ord, shall be free from
destruction%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter 2-
The !ise man thinketh humbly of himself% 8is #rayer and sentiments u#on
certain $irtues and $ices%
2-(*% The !ords of Gatherer the son of @omiter% The $ision !hich the man
s#oke, !ith !hom God is, and !ho being strengthened by God, abiding !ith
him, said(
Gatherer, etc%%% Or, as it is in the 'atin, "ongregans the son of
@omens% The 'atin inter#reter has gi$en us in this #lace the
signification of the 8ebre! names, instead of the names themsel$es,
!hich are in the 8ebre!, )gur the son of 9akeh% But !hether this )gur be
the same #erson as 4olomon, as many think, or a different #erson, !hose
doctrine !as ado#ted by 4olomon, and inserted among his #arables or
#ro$erbs, is uncertain%
2-(,% 5 am the most foolish of men, and the !isdom of men is not !ith
me%
2-(2% 5 ha$e not learned !isdom, and ha$e not kno!n the science of
saints%
2-(.% =ho hath ascended u# into hea$en, and descendedM !ho hath held
the !ind in his handsM !ho hath bound u# the !aters together as in a
garmentM !ho hath raised u# all the borders of the earthM !hat is his
name, and !hat is the name of his son, if thou kno!estM
2-(?% E$ery !ord of God is fire tried( he is a buckler to them that ho#e
in him%
5s fire tried%%% That is, most #ure, like gold #urified by fire%
2-(A% )dd not any thing to his !ords, lest thou be re#ro$ed and found a
liar(
2-(+% T!o things 5 ha$e asked of thee, deny them not to me before 5 die%
2-(1% Remo$e far from me $anity, and lying !ords% Gi$e me neither
beggary, nor riches( gi$e me only the necessaries of life(
2-(B% 'est #erha#s being filled, 5 should be tem#ted to deny, and say(
=ho is the 'ordM or being com#elled by #o$erty, 5 should steal, and
fors!ear the name of my God%
2-(*-% )ccuse not a ser$ant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou
fall%
2-(**% There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not
bless their mother%
2-(*,% ) generation that are #ure in their o!n eyes, and yet are not
!ashed from their filthiness%
2-(*2% ) generation, !hose eyes are lofty, and their eyelids lifted u#
on high%
2-(*.% ) generation that for teeth hath s!ords, and grindeth !ith their
ja! teeth, to de$our the needy from off the earth, and the #oor from
among men%
2-(*?% The horseleech hath t!o daughters that say( Bring, bring% There
are three things that ne$er are satisfied, and the fourth ne$er saith(
5t is enough%
The horseleech%%% "oncu#iscence, !hich hath t!o daughters that are ne$er
satisfied, $iH%, lust and a$arice%
2-(*A% 8ell and the mouth of the !omb, and the earth !hich is not
satisfied !ith !ater( and the fire ne$er saith( 5t is enough%
2-(*+% The eye that mocketh at his father, and that des#iseth the labour
of his mother in bearing him, let the ra$ens of the brooks #ick it out,
and the young eagles eat it%
2-(*1% Three things are hard to me, and the fourth 5 am utterly ignorant
of%
2-(*B% The !ay of an eagle in the air, the !ay of a ser#ent u#on a rock,
the !ay of a shi# in the midst of the sea, and the !ay of a man in
youth%
2-(,-% 4uch also is the !ay of an adulterous !oman, !ho eateth and
!i#eth her mouth, and saith( 5 ha$e done no e$il%
2-(,*% By three things the earth is disturbed, and the fourth it cannot
bear%
2-(,,% By a sla$e !hen he reigneth( by a fool !hen he is filled !ith
meat(
2-(,2% By an odious !oman !hen she is married( and by a bond!oman !hen
she is heir to her mistress%
2-(,.% There are four $ery little things of the earth, and they are
!iser than the !ise%
2-(,?% The ants, a feeble #eo#le, !hich #ro$ide themsel$es food in the
har$est(
2-(,A% The rabbit, a !eak #eo#le, !hich maketh its bed in the rock(
2-(,+% The locust hath no king, yet they all go out by their bands(
2-(,1% The stellio su##orteth itself on hands, and d!elleth in kingsD
houses%
The stellio%%% ) kind of house liHard marked !ith s#ots like stars, from
!hence it has its name%
2-(*B% There are three things, !hich go !ell, and the fourth that
!alketh ha##ily(
2-(2-% ) lion, the strongest of beasts, !ho hath no fear of any thing he
meeteth(
2-(2*% ) cock girded about the loins( and a ram( and a king, !hom none
can resist%
2-(2,% There is that hath a##eared a fool after he !as lifted u# on
high( for if he had understood, he !ould ha$e laid his hand u#on his
mouth%
2-(22% )nd he that strongly sLueeHeth the #a#s to bring out milk,
straineth out butter( and he that $iolently blo!eth his nose, bringeth
out blood( and he that #ro$oketh !rath, bringeth forth strife%
Pro$erbs "ha#ter 2*
)n e>hortation to chastity, tem#erance, and !orks of mercyJ !ith the
#raise of a !ise !oman%
2*(*% The !ords of king 'amuel% The $ision !here!ith his mother
instructed him%
'amuel%%% This name signifies God !ith him, and is su##osed to ha$e been
one of the names of 4olomon%
2*(,% =hat, O my belo$ed, !hat, O the belo$ed of my !omb, !hat, O the
belo$ed of my $o!sM
2*(2% Gi$e not thy substance to !omen, and thy riches to destroy kings%
2*(.% Gi$e not to kings, O 'amuel, gi$e not !ine to kings( because there
is no secret !here drunkenness reigneth(
2*(?% )nd lest they drink and forget judgments, and #er$ert the cause of
the children of the #oor%
2*(A% Gi$e strong drink to them that are sadJ and !ine to them that are
grie$ed in mind(
2*(+% 'et them drink, and forget their !ant, and remember their sorro!
no more%
2*(1% O#en thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the
children that #ass%
2*(B% O#en thy mouth, decree that !hich is just, and do justice to the
needy and #oor%
2*(*-% =ho shall find a $aliant !omanM far, and from the uttermost
coasts is the #rice of her%
2*(**% The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall ha$e no
need of s#oils%
2*(*,% 4he !ill render him good, and not e$il all the days of her life%
2*(*2% 4he hath sought !ool and fla>, and hath !rought by the counsel of
her hands%
2*(*.% 4he is like the merchantDs shi#, she bringeth her bread from
afar%
2*(*?% )nd she hath risen in the night, and gi$en a #rey to her
household, and $ictuals to her maidens%
2*(*A% 4he hath considered a field, and bought it( !ith the fruit of her
hands she hath #lanted a $ineyard%
2*(*+% 4he hath girded her loins !ith strength, and hath strengthened
her arm%
2*(*1% 4he hath tasted, and seen that her traffic is good( her lam#
shall not be #ut out in the night%
2*(*B% 4he hath #ut out her hand to strong things, and her fingers ha$e
taken hold of the s#indle%
2*(,-% 4he hath o#ened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her
hands to the #oor%
2*(,*% 4he shall not fear for her house in the cold of sno!( for all her
domestics are clothed !ith double garments%
2*(,,% 4he hath made for herself clothing of ta#estry( fine linen, and
#ur#le, is her co$ering%
2*(,2% 8er husband is honourable in the gates, !hen he sitteth among the
senators of the land%
2*(,.% 4he made fine linen, and sold it, and deli$ered a girdle to the
"hanaanite%
The "hanaanite%%% The merchant, for "hanaanite, in 8ebre!, signifies a
merchant%
2*(,?% 4trength and beauty are her clothing, and she shall laugh in the
latter day%
2*(,A% 4he hath o#ened her mouth to !isdom, and the la! of clemency is
on her tongue%
2*(,+% 4he hath looked !ell on the #aths of her house, and hath not
eaten her bread idle%
2*(,1% 8er children rose u#, and called her blessed( her husband, and he
#raised her%
2*(,B% <any daughters ha$e gathered together riches( thou hast sur#assed
them all%
2*(2-% 7a$our is deceitful, and beauty is $ain( the !oman that feareth
the 'ord, she shall be #raised%
2*(2*% Gi$e her of the fruit of her hands( and let her !orks #raise her
in the gates%
E""'E45)4TE4
This Book is called Ecclesiastes, or The Preacher, Ein 8ebre!,
"oheleth,G because in it, 4olomon, as an e>cellent #reacher, setteth
forth the $anity of the things of this !orld( to !ithdra! the hearts and
affections of men from such em#ty toys%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter *
The $anity of all tem#oral things%
*(*% The !ords of Ecclesiastes, the son of Da$id, king of 9erusalem%
*(,% @anity of $anities, said Ecclesiastes( $anity of $anities, and all
is $anity%
*(2% =hat hath a man more of all his labour, that he taketh under the
sunM
*(.% One generation #asseth a!ay, and another generation cometh( but the
earth standeth for e$er%
*(?% The sun riseth, and goeth do!n, and returneth to his #lace( and
there rising again,
*(A% <aketh his round by the south, and turneth again to the north( the
s#irit goeth for!ard sur$eying all #laces round about, and returneth to
his circuits%
*(+% )ll the ri$ers run into the sea, yet the sea doth not o$erflo!(
unto the #lace from !hence the ri$ers come, they return, to flo! again%
*(1% )ll things are hard( man cannot e>#lain them by !ord% The eye is
not filled !ith seeing, neither is the ear filled !ith hearing%
*(B% =hat is it that hath beenM the same thing that shall be% =hat is it
that hath been doneM the same that shall be done%
*(*-% othing under the sun is ne!, neither is any man able to say(
Behold this is ne!( for it hath already gone before in the ages that
!ere before us%
*(**% There is no remembrance of former things( nor indeed of those
things !hich hereafter are to come, shall there be any remembrance !ith
them that shall be in the latter end%
*(*,% 5 Ecclesiastes !as king o$er 5srael in 9erusalem,
*(*2% )nd 5 #ro#osed in my mind to seek and search out !isely concerning
all things that are done under the sun% This #ainful occu#ation hath God
gi$en to the children of men, to be e>ercised therein%
*(*.% 5 ha$e seen all things that are done under the sun, and behold all
is $anity, and $e>ation of s#irit%
*(*?% The #er$erse are hard to be corrected, and the number of fools is
infinite%
*(*A% 5 ha$e s#oken in my heart, saying( Behold 5 am become great, and
ha$e gone beyond all in !isdom, that !ere before me in 9erusalem( and my
mind hath contem#lated many things !isely, and 5 ha$e learned%
*(*+% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en my heart to kno! #rudence, and learning, and
errors, and folly( and 5 ha$e #ercei$ed that in these also there !as
labour, and $e>ation of s#irit,
*(*1% Because in much !isdom there is much indignation( and he that
addeth kno!ledge, addeth also labour%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter ,
The $anity of #leasures, riches, and !orldly labours%
,(*% 5 said in my heart( 5 !ill go, and abound !ith delights, and enjoy
good things% )nd 5 sa! that this also !as $anity%
,(,% 'aughter 5 counted error( and to mirth 5 said( =hy art thou $ainly
decei$edM
,(2% 5 thought in my heart, to !ithdra! my flesh from !ine, that 5 might
turn my mind to !isdom, and might a$oid folly, till 5 might see !hat !as
#rofitable for the children of men( and !hat they ought to do under the
sun, all the days of their life%
,(.% 5 made me great !orks, 5 built me houses, and #lanted $ineyards,
,(?% 5 made gardens, and orchards, and set them !ith trees of all kinds,
,(A% )nd 5 made me #onds of !ater, to !ater there!ith the !ood of the
young trees,
,(+% 5 got me menser$ants, and maidser$ants, and had a great family( and
herds of o>en, and great flocks of shee#, abo$e all that !ere before me
in 9erusalem(
,(1% 5 hea#ed together for myself sil$er and gold, and the !ealth of
kings, and #ro$inces( 5 made me singing men, and singing !omen, and the
delights of the sons of men, cu#s and $essels to ser$e to #our out !ine(
,(B% )nd 5 sur#assed in riches all that !ere before me in 9erusalem( my
!isdom also remained !ith me%
,(*-% )nd !hatsoe$er my eyes desired, 5 refused them not( and 5 !ithheld
not my heart from enjoying e$ery #leasure, and delighting itself in the
things !hich 5 had #re#ared( and esteemed this my #ortion, to make use
of my o!n labour%
,(**% )nd !hen 5 turned myself to all the !orks !hich my hands had
!rought, and to the labours !herein 5 had laboured in $ain, 5 sa! in all
things $anity, and $e>ation of mind, and that nothing !as lasting under
the sun%
,(*,% 5 #assed further to behold !isdom, and errors and folly, E=hat is
man, said 5 that he can follo! the ;ing his makerMG
,(*2% )nd 5 sa! that !isdom e>celled folly, as much as light differeth
from darkness%
,(*.% The eyes of a !ise man are in his head( the fool !alketh in
darkness( and 5 learned that they !ere to die both alike%
,(*?% )nd 5 said in my heart( 5f the death of the fool and mine shall be
one, !hat doth it a$ail me, that 5 ha$e a##lied myself more to the study
of !isdomM )nd s#eaking !ith my o!n mind, 5 #ercei$ed that this also !as
$anity%
,(*A% 7or there shall be no remembrance of the !ise no more than of the
fool fore$er, and the times to come shall co$er all things together !ith
obli$ion( the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned%
,(*+% )nd therefore 5 !as !eary of my life, !hen 5 sa! that all things
under the sun are e$il, and all $anity and $e>ation of s#irit%
,(*1% )gain 5 hated all my a##lication !here!ith 5 had earnestly
laboured under the sun, being like to ha$e an heir after me,
,(*B% =hom 5 kno! not !hether he !ill be a !ise man or a fool, and he
shall ha$e rule o$er all my labours !ith !hich 5 ha$e laboured and been
solicitous( and is there anything so $ainM
,(,-% =herefore 5 left off and my heart renounced labouring anymore
under the sun%
,(,*% 7or !hen a man laboureth in !isdom, and kno!ledge, and
carefulness, he lea$eth !hat he hath gotten to an idle man( so this also
is $anity, and a great e$il%
,(,,% 7or !hat #rofit shall a man ha$e of all his labour, and $e>ation
of s#irit, !ith !hich he hath been tormented under the sunM
,(,2% )ll his days are full of sorro!s and miseries, e$en in the night
he doth not rest in mind( and is not this $anityM
,(,.% 5s it not better to eat and drink, and to she! his soul good
things of his laboursM and this is from the hand of God%
,(,?% =ho shall so feast and abound !ith delights as 5M
,(,A% God hath gi$en to a man that is good in his sight, !isdom, and
kno!ledge, and joy( but to the sinner he hath gi$en $e>ation, and
su#erfluous care, to hea# u# and to gather together, and to gi$e it to
him that hath #leased God( but this also is $anity, and a fruitless
solicitude of the mind%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter 2
)ll human things are liable to #er#etual changes% =e are to rest on
GodDs #ro$idence, and cast a!ay fruitless cares%
2(*% )ll things ha$e their season, and in their times all things #ass
under hea$en%
2(,% ) time to be born and a time to die% ) time to #lant, and a time to
#luck u# that !hich is #lanted%
2(2% ) time to kill, and a time to heal% ) time to destroy, and a time
to build%
2(.% ) time to !ee#, and a time to laugh% ) time to mourn, and a time to
dance%
2(?% ) time to scatter stones, and a time to gather% ) time to embrace,
and a time to be far from embraces%
2(A% ) time to get, and a time to lose% ) time to kee#, and a time to
cast a!ay%
2(+% ) time to rend, and a time to se!% ) time to kee# silence, and a
time to s#eak%
2(1% ) time of lo$e, and a time of hatred% ) time of !ar, and a time of
#eace%
2(B% =hat hath man more of his labourM
2(*-% 5 ha$e seen the trouble, !hich God hath gi$en the sons of men to
be e>ercised in it%
2(**% 8e hath made all things good in their time, and hath deli$ered the
!orld to their consideration, so that man cannot find out the !ork !hich
God hath made from the beginning to the end%
2(*,% )nd 5 ha$e kno!n that there !as no better thing than to rejoice,
and to do !ell in this life%
2(*2% 7or e$ery man that eateth and drinketh, and seeth good of his
labour, this is the gift of God%
2(*.% 5 ha$e learned that all the !orks !hich God hath made, continue
for e$er( !e cannot add any thing, nor take a!ay from those things !hich
God hath made that he may be feared%
2(*?% That !hich hath been made, the same continueth( the things that
shall be, ha$e already been( and God restoreth that !hich is #ast%
2(*A% 5 sa! under the sun in the #lace of judgment !ickedness, and in
the #lace of justice iniLuity%
2(*+% )nd 5 said in my heart( God shall judge both the just and the
!icked, and then shall be the time of e$ery thing%
2(*1% 5 said in my heart concerning the sons of men, that God !ould
#ro$e them, and she! them to be like beasts%
2(*B% Therefore the death of man, and of beasts is one, and the
condition of them both is eLual( as man dieth, so they also die( all
things breathe alike, and man hath nothing more than beast( all things
are subject to $anity%
<an hath nothing more, etc%%% @iH%, as to the life of the body%
2(,-% )nd all things go to one #lace( of earth they !ere made, and into
earth they return together%
2(,*% =ho kno!eth if the s#irit of the children of )dam ascend u#!ard,
and if the s#irit of the beasts descend do!n!ardM
=ho kno!eth, etc%%% @iH%, e>#erimentally( since no one in this life can
see a s#irit% But as to the s#irit of the beasts, !hich is merely
animal, and become e>tinct by the death of the beast, !ho can tell the
manner it acts so as to gi$e life and motion, and by death to descend
do!n!ard, that is, to be no moreM
2(,,% )nd 5 ha$e found that nothing is better than for a man to rejoice
in his !ork, and that this is his #ortion% 7or !ho shall bring him to
kno! the things that shall be after himM
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter .
Other instances of human miseries%
.(*% 5 turned myself to other things, and 5 sa! the o##ressions that are
done under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and they had no
comforterJ and they !ere not able to resist their $iolence, being
destitute of hel# from any%
.(,% )nd 5 #raised the dead rather than the li$ing(
.(2% )nd 5 judged him ha##ier than them both, that is not yet born, nor
hath seen the e$ils that are done under the sun%
.(.% )gain 5 considered all the labours of men, and 5 remarked that
their industries are e>#osed to the en$y of their neighbour( so in this
also there is $anity, and fruitless care%
.(?% The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his o!n flesh,
saying(
.(A% Better is a handful !ith rest, than both hands full !ith labour,
and $e>ation of mind%
.(+% "onsidering 5 found also another $anity under the sun(
.(1% There is but one, and he hath not a second, no child, no brother,
and yet he ceaseth not to labour, neither are his eyes satisfied !ith
riches, neither doth he reflect, saying( 7or !hom do 5 labour, and
defraud my soul of good thingsM in this also is $anity, and a grie$ous
$e>ation%
.(B% 5t is better therefore that t!o should be together, than one( for
they ha$e the ad$antage of their society(
.(*-% 5f one fall he shall be su##orted by the other( !oe to him that is
alone, for !hen he falleth, he hath none to lift him u#%
.(**% )nd if t!o lie together, they shall !arm one another( ho! shall
one alone be !armedM
.(*,% )nd if a man #re$ail against one, t!o shall !ithstand him( a
threefold cord is not easily broken%
.(*2% Better is a child that is #oor and !ise, than a king that is old
and foolish, !ho kno!eth not to foresee for hereafter%
.(*.% Because out of #rison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a
kingdom( and another born king is consumed !ith #o$erty%
.(*?% 5 sa! all men li$ing, that !alk under the sun !ith the second
young man, !ho shall rise u# in his #lace%
.(*A% The number of the #eo#le, of all that !ere before him is infinite(
and they that shall come after!ards, shall not rejoice in him( but this
also is $anity, and $e>ation of s#irit%
.(*+% ;ee# thy foot, !hen thou goest into the house of God, and dra!
nigh to hear% 7or much better is obedience, than the $ictims of fools,
!ho kno! not !hat e$il they do%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter ?
"aution in !ords% @o!s are to be #aid% Riches are often #ernicious( the
moderate use of them is the gift of God%
?(*% 4#eak not any thing rashly, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter
a !ord before God% 7or God is in hea$en, and thou u#on earth( therefore
let thy !ords be fe!%
?(,% Dreams follo! many cares( and in many !ords shall be found folly%
?(2% 5f thou hast $o!ed any thing to God, defer not to #ay it( for an
unfaithful and foolish #romise dis#leaseth him( but !hatsoe$er thou hast
$o!ed, #ay it%
?(.% )nd it is much better not to $o!, than after a $o! not to #erform
the things #romised%
?(?% Gi$e not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin( and say not before
the angel( There is no #ro$idence( lest God be angry at thy !ords, and
destroy all the !orks of thy hands%
?(A% =here there are many dreams, there are many $anities, and !ords
!ithout number( but do thou fear God%
?(+% 5f thou shalt see the o##ressions of the #oor, and $iolent
judgments, and justice #er$erted in the #ro$ince, !onder not at this
matter( for he that is high hath another higher, and there are others
still higher than these(
?(1% <oreo$er there is the king that reigneth o$er all the land subject
to him%
?(B% ) co$etous man shall not be satisfied !ith money( and he that
lo$eth riches shall rea# no fruit from them( so this also is $anity%
?(*-% =here there are great riches, there are also many to eat them% )nd
!hat doth it #rofit the o!ner, but that he seeth the riches !ith his
eyesM
?(**% 4lee# is s!eet to a labouring man, !hether he eat little or much(
but the fulness of the rich !ill not suffer him to slee#%
?(*,% There is also another grie$ous e$il, !hich 5 ha$e seen under the
sun( riches ke#t to the hurt of the o!ner%
?(*2% 7or they are lost !ith $ery great affliction( he hath begotten a
son, !ho shall be in e>tremity of !ant%
?(*.% )s he came forth naked from his motherDs !omb, so shall he return,
and shall take nothing a!ay !ith him of his labour%
?(*?% ) most de#lorable e$il( as he came, so shall he return% =hat then
doth it #rofit him that he hath laboured for the !indM
?(*A% )ll the days of his life he eateth in darkness, and in many cares,
and in misery, and sorro!%
?(*+% This therefore hath seemed good to me, that a man should eat and
drink, and enjoy the fruit of his labour, !here!ith he hath laboured
under the sun, all the days of his life, !hich God hath gi$en him( and
this is his #ortion%
?(*1% )nd e$ery man to !hom God hath gi$en riches, and substance, and
hath gi$en him #o!er to eat thereof, and to enjoy his #ortion, and to
rejoice of his labour( this is the gift of God%
?(*B% 7or he shall not much remember the days of his life, because God
entertaineth his heart !ith delight%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter A
The misery of the co$etous man%
A(*% There is also another e$il, !hich 5 ha$e seen under the sun, and
that freLuent among men(
A(,% ) man to !hom God hath gi$en riches, and substance, and honour, and
his soul !anteth nothing of all that he desireth( yet God doth not gi$e
him #o!er to eat thereof, but a stranger shall eat it u#% This is $anity
and a great misery%
A(2% 5f a man beget a hundred children, and li$e many years, and attain
to a great age, and his soul make no use of the goods of his substance,
and he be !ithout burial( of this man 5 #ronounce, that the untimely
born is better than he%
A(.% 7or he came in $ain, and goeth to darkness, and his name shall be
!holly forgotten%
A(?% 8e hath not seen the sun, nor kno!n the distance of good and e$il(
A(A% )lthough he li$ed t!o thousand years, and hath not enjoyed good
things( do not all make haste to one #laceM
A(+% )ll the labour of man is for his mouth, but his soul shall not be
filled%
A(1% =hat hath the !ise man more than the foolM and !hat the #oor man,
but to go thither, !here there is lifeM
A(B% Better it is to see !hat thou mayst desire, than to desire that
!hich thou canst not kno!% But this also is $anity, and #resum#tion of
s#irit%
A(*-% 8e that shall be, his name is already called( and it is kno!n,
that he is a man, and cannot contend in judgment !ith him that is
stronger than himself%
A(**% There are many !ords that ha$e much $anity in dis#uting%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter +
Prescri#tions against !orldly $anities( mortification, #atience, and
seeking !isdom%
+(*% =hat needeth a man to seek things that are abo$e him, !hereas he
kno!eth not !hat is #rofitable for him in his life, in all the days of
his #ilgrimage, and the time that #asseth like a shado!M Or !ho can tell
him !hat shall be after him under the sunM
+(,% ) good name is better than #recious ointments( and the day of death
than the day of oneDs birth%
+(2% 5t is better to go to the house of mourning, than to the house of
feasting( for in that !e are #ut in mind of the end of all, and the
li$ing thinketh !hat is to come%
+(.% )nger is better than laughter( because by the sadness of the
countenance the mind of the offender is corrected%
)nger%%% That is, correction, or just !rath and Heal against e$il%
+(?% The heart of the !ise is !here there is mourning, and the heart of
fools !here there is mirth%
+(A% 5t is better to be rebuked by a !ise man, than to be decei$ed by
the flattery of fools%
+(+% 7or as the crackling of thorns burning under a #ot, so is the
laughter of a fool( no! this also is $anity%
+(1% O##ression troubleth the !ise, and shall destroy the strength of
his heart%
+(B% Better is the end of a s#eech than the beginning% Better is the
#atient man than the #resum#tuous%
+(*-% Be not Luickly angry( for anger resteth in the bosom of a fool%
+(**% 4ay not( =hat thinkest thou is the cause that former times !ere
better than they are no!M for this manner of Luestion is foolish%
+(*,% =isdom !ith riches is more #rofitable, and bringeth more ad$antage
to them that see the sun%
+(*2% 7or as !isdom is a defence, so money is a defence( but learning
and !isdom e>cel in this, that they gi$e life to him that #ossesseth
them%
+(*.% "onsider the !orks of God, that no man can correct !hom he hath
des#ised%
+(*?% 5n the good day enjoy good things, and be!are beforehand of the
e$il day( for God hath made both the one and the other, that man may not
find against him any just com#laint%
+(*A% These things also 5 sa! in the days of my $anity( ) just man
#erisheth in his justice, and a !icked man li$eth a long time in his
!ickedness%
+(*+% Be not o$er just( and be not more !ise than is necessary, lest
thou become stu#id%
O$er just%%% @iH%, By an e>cessi$e rigour in censuring the !ays of God
in bearing !ith the !icked%
+(*1% Be not o$ermuch !icked( and be not foolish, lest thou die before
thy time%
Be not o$ermuch !icked%%% That is, lest by the greatness of your sin you
lea$e no room for mercy%
+(*B% 5t is good that thou shouldst hold u# the just, yea and from him
!ithdra! not thy hand( for he that feareth God, neglecteth nothing%
+(,-% =isdom hath strengthened the !ise more than ten #rinces of the
city%
+(,*% 7or there is no just man u#on earth, that doth good, and sinneth
not%
+(,,% But do not a##ly thy heart to all !ords that are s#oken( lest
#erha#s thou hear thy ser$ant re$iling thee%
+(,2% 7or thy conscience kno!eth that thou also hast often s#oken e$il
of others%
+(,.% 5 ha$e tried all things in !isdom% 5 ha$e said( 5 !ill be !ise(
and it de#arted farther from me,
+(,?% <uch more than it !as( it is a great de#th, !ho shall find it outM
+(,A% 5 ha$e sur$eyed all things !ith my mind, to kno!, and consider,
and seek out !isdom and reason( and to kno! the !ickedness of the fool,
and the error of the im#rudent(
+(,+% )nd 5 ha$e found a !oman more bitter than death, !ho is the
hunterDs snare, and her heart is a net, and her hands are bands% 8e that
#leaseth God shall esca#e from her( but he that is a sinner, shall be
caught by her%
+(,1% 'o this ha$e 5 found, said Ecclesiastes, !eighing one thing after
another, that 5 might find out the account,
+(,B% =hich yet my soul seeketh, and 5 ha$e not found it% One man among
a thousand 5 ha$e found, a !oman among them all 5 ha$e not found%
+(2-% Only this 5 ha$e found, that God made man right, and he hath
entangled himself !ith an infinity of Luestions% =ho is as the !ise manM
and !ho hath kno!n the resolution of the !ordM
Of the !ord%%% That is, of this obscure and difficult matter%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter 1
True !isdom is to obser$e GodDs commandments% The !ays of God are
unsearchable%
1(*% The !isdom of a man shineth in his countenance, and the most mighty
!ill change his face%
1(,% 5 obser$e the mouth of the king, and the commandments of the oath
of God%
1(2% Be not hasty to de#art from his face, and do not continue in an
e$il !ork( for he !ill do all that #leaseth him(
1(.% )nd his !ord is full of #o!er( neither can any man say to him( =hy
dost thou soM
1(?% 8e that kee#eth the commandment, shall find no e$il% The heart of a
!iser man understandeth time and ans!er%
1(A% There is a time and o##ortunity for e$ery business, and great
affliction for man(
1(+% Because he is ignorant of things #ast, and things to come he cannot
kno! by any messenger%
1(1% 5t is not in manDs #o!er to sto# the s#irit, neither hath he #o!er
in the day of death, neither is he suffered to rest !hen !ar is at hand,
neither shall !ickedness sa$e the !icked%
1(B% )ll these things 5 ha$e considered, and a##lied my heart to all the
!orks that are done under the sun% 4ometimes one man ruleth o$er another
to his o!n hurt%
1(*-% 5 sa! the !icked buried( !ho also !hen they !ere yet li$ing !ere
in the holy #lace, and !ere #raised in the city as men of just !orks(
but this also is $anity%
1(**% 7or because sentence is not s#eedily #ronounced against the e$il,
the children of men commit e$ils !ithout any fear%
1(*,% But though a sinner do e$il a hundred times, and by #atience be
borne !ithal, 5 kno! from thence that it shall be !ell !ith them that
fear God, !ho dread his face%
1(*2% But let it not be !ell !ith the !icked, neither let his days be
#rolonged, but as a shado! let them #ass a!ay that fear not the face of
the 'ord%
1(*.% There is also another $anity, !hich is done u#on the earth% There
are just men to !hom e$ils ha##en, as though they had done the !orks of
the !icked( and there are !icked men, !ho are as secure as though they
had the deeds of the just( but this also 5 judge most $ain%
1(*?% Therefore 5 commended mirth, because there !as no good for a man
under the sun, but to eat, and drink, and be merry, and that he should
take nothing else !ith him of his labour in the days of his life, !hich
God hath gi$en him under the sun%
o good for a man, etc%%% 4ome commentators think the !ise man here
s#eaks in the #erson of the libertine( re#resenting the objections of
these men against di$ine #ro$idence, and the inferences they dra! from
thence, !hich he takes care after!ards to refute% But it may also be
said, that his meaning is to commend the moderate use of the goods of
this !orld, #referably to the cares and solicitudes of !orldlings, their
attachment to $anity and curiosity, and #resum#tuously di$ing into the
unsearchable !ays of di$ine #ro$idence%
1(*A% )nd 5 a##lied my heart to kno! !isdom, and to understand the
distraction that is u#on earth( for there are some that day and night
take no slee# !ith their eyes%
1(*+% )nd 5 understood that man can find no reason of all those !orks of
God that are done under the sun( and the more he shall labour to seek,
so much the less shall he find( yea, though the !ise man shall say, that
he kno!eth it, he shall not be able to find it%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter B
<an kno!s not certainty that he is in GodDs grace% )fter death no more
!ork or merit%
B(*% )ll these things ha$e 5 considered in my heart, that 5 might
carefully understand them( there are just men and !ise men, and their
!orks are in the hand of God( and yet man kno!eth not !hether he be
!orthy of lo$e, or hatred(
B(,% But all things are ke#t uncertain for the time to come, because all
things eLually ha##en to the just and to the !icked, to the good and to
the e$il, to the clean and to the unclean, to him that offereth $ictims,
and to him that des#iseth sacrifices% )s the good is, so also is the
sinner( as the #erjured, so he also that s!eareth truth%
B(2% This is a $ery great e$il among all things that are done under the
sun, that the same things ha##en to all men( !hereby also the hearts of
the children of men are filled !ith e$il, and !ith contem#t !hile they
li$e, and after!ards they shall be brought do!n to hell%
B(.% There is no man that li$eth al!ays, or that ho#eth for this( a
li$ing dog is better than a dead lion%
B(?% 7or the li$ing kno! that they shall die, but the dead kno! nothing
more, neither ha$e they a re!ard any more( for the memory of them is
forgotten%
;no! nothing more%%% @iH%, as to the transactions of this !orld, in
!hich they ha$e no! no #art, unless it be re$ealed to themJ neither ha$e
they any kno!ledge or #o!er no! of doing any thing to secure their
eternal state, Eif they ha$e not taken care of it in their lifetime(G
nor can they no! #rocure themsel$es any good, as the li$ing al!ays may
do, by the grace of God%
B(A% Their lo$e also, and their hatred, and their en$y are all #erished,
neither ha$e they any #art in this !orld, and in the !ork that is done
under the sun%
B(+% Go then, and eat thy bread !ith joy, and drink thy !ine !ith
gladness( because thy !orks #lease God%
B(1% )t all times let thy garments be !hite, and let not oil de#art from
thy head%
B(B% 'i$e joyfully !ith the !ife !hom thou lo$est, all the days of thy
unsteady life, !hich are gi$en to thee under the sun, all the time of
thy $anity( for this is thy #ortion in life, and in thy labour !here!ith
thou labourest under the sun%
B(*-% =hatsoe$er thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly( for neither
!ork, nor reason, nor !isdom, nor kno!ledge shall be in hell, !hither
thou art hastening%
B(**% 5 turned me to another thing, and 5 sa! that under the sun, the
race is not to the s!ift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the
!ise, nor riches to the learned, nor fa$our to the skilful( but time and
chance in all%
B(*,% <an kno!eth not his o!n end( but as fishes are taken !ith the
hook, and as birds are caught !ith the snare, so men are taken in the
e$il time, !hen it shall suddenly come u#on them%
B(*2% This !isdom also 5 ha$e seen under the sun, and it seemed to me to
be $ery great(
B(*.% ) little city, and fe! men in it( there came against it a great
king, and in$ested it, and built bul!arks round about it, and the siege
!as #erfect%
B(*?% o! there !as found in it a man #oor and !ise, and he deli$ered
the city by his !isdom, and no man after!ard remembered that #oor man%
B(*A% )nd 5 said that !isdom is better than strength( ho! then is the
!isdom of the #oor man slighted, and his !ords not heardM
B(*+% The !ords of the !ise are heard in silence, more than the cry of a
#rince among fools%
B(*1% Better is !isdom, than !ea#ons of !ar( and he that shall offend in
one, shall lose many good things%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter *-
Obser$ations on !isdom and folly, ambition and detraction%
*-(*% Dying flies s#oil the s!eetness of the ointment% =isdom and glory
is more #recious than a small and shortli$ed folly%
*-(,% The heart of a !ise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a
fool is in his left hand%
*-(2% &ea, and the fool !hen he !alketh in the !ay, !hereas he himself
is a fool, esteemeth all men fools%
*-(.% 5f the s#irit of him that hath #o!er, ascend u#on thee, lea$e not
thy #lace( because care !ill make the greatest sins to cease%
*-(?% There is an e$il that 5 ha$e seen under the sun, as it !ere by an
error #roceeding from the face of the #rince(
*-(A% ) fool set in high dignity, and the rich sitting beneath%
*-(+% 5 ha$e seen ser$ants u#on horses( and #rinces !alking on the
ground as ser$ants%
*-(1% 8e that diggeth a #it, shall fall into it( and he that breaketh a
hedge, a ser#ent shall bite him%
*-(B% 8e that remo$eth stones, shall be hurt by them( and he that
cutteth trees, shall be !ounded by them%
*-(*-% 5f the iron be blunt, and be not as before, but be made blunt,
!ith much labour it shall be shar#ened( and after industry shall follo!
!isdom%
*-(**% 5f a ser#ent bite in silence, he is nothing better that
backbiteth secretly%
*-(*,% The !ords of the mouth of a !ise man are grace( but the li#s of a
fool shall thro! him do!n headlong%
*-(*2% The beginning of his !ords is folly, and the end of his talk is a
mischie$ous error%
*-(*.% ) fool multi#lieth !ords% ) man cannot tell !hat hath been before
him( and !hat shall be after him, !ho can tell himM
*-(*?% The labour of fools shall afflict them that kno! not ho! to go to
the city%
*-(*A% =oe to thee, O land, !hen thy king is a child, and !hen the
#rinces eat in the morning%
*-(*+% Blessed is the land, !hose king is noble, and !hose #rinces eat
in due season for refreshment, and not for riotousness%
*-(*1% By slothfulness a building shall be brought do!n, and through the
!eakness of hands, the house shall dro# through%
*-(*B% 7or laughter they make bread, and !ine that the li$ing may feast(
and all things obey money%
*-(,-% Detract not the king, no not in thy thoughtJ and s#eak not e$il
of the rich man in thy #ri$ate chamber( because e$en the birds of the
air !ill carry thy $oice, and he that hath !ings !ill tell !hat thou
hast said%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter **
E>hortation to !orks of mercy, !hile !e ha$e time, to diligence in good,
and to the remembrance of death and judgment%
**(*% "ast thy bread u#on the running !aters( for after a long time thou
shalt find it again%
**(,% Gi$e a #ortion to se$en, and also to eight( for thou kno!est not
!hat e$il shall be u#on the earth%
**(2% 5f the clouds be full, they !ill #our out rain u#on the earth% 5f
the tree fall to the south, or to the north, in !hat #lace soe$er it
shall fall, there shall it be%
5f the tree fall, etc%%% The state of the soul is unchangeable !hen once
she comes to hea$en or hell( and a soul that de#arts this life in the
state of grace, shall ne$er fall from grace( as on the other side, a
soul that dies out of the state of grace, shall ne$er come to it% But
this does not e>clude a #lace of tem#oral #unishments for such souls as
die in the state of grace( yet not so as to be entirely #ure( and
therefore they shall be sa$ed, indeed, yet so as by fire% * "or% 2%*2,
*., *?%
**(.% 8e that obser$eth the !ind, shall not so!( and he that considereth
the clouds, shall ne$er rea#%
**(?% )s thou kno!est not !hat is the !ay of the s#irit, nor ho! the
bones are joined together in the !omb of her that is !ith child( so thou
kno!est not the !orks of God, !ho is the maker of all%
**(A% 5n the morning so! thy seed, and in the e$ening let not thy hand
cease( for thou kno!est not !hich may rather s#ring u#, this or that(
and if both together, it shall be the better%
**(+% The light is s!eet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the
sun%
**(1% 5f a man li$e many years, and ha$e rejoiced in them all, he must
remember the darksome time, and the many days( !hich !hen they shall
come, the things #ast shall be accused of $anity%
**(B% Rejoice therefore, O young man, in thy youth, and let thy heart be
in that !hich is good in the days of thy youth, and !alk in the !ays of
thy heart, and in the sight of thy eyes( and kno! that for all these God
!ill bring thee into judgment%
**(*-% Remo$e anger from thy heart, and #ut a!ay e$il from thy flesh%
7or youth and #leasure are $ain%
Ecclesiastes "ha#ter *,
The "reator is to be remembered in the days of our youth( all !orldly
things are $ain( !e should fear God and kee# his commandments%
*,(*% Remember thy "reator in the days of thy youth, before the time of
affliction come, and the years dra! nigh of !hich thou shalt say( They
#lease me not(
*,(,% Before the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars be
darkened, and the clouds return after the rain(
Before the sun, etc%%% That is, before old age( the effects of !hich
u#on all the senses and faculties are described in the follo!ing $erses,
under a $ariety of figures%
*,(2% =hen the kee#ers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men
shall stagger, and the grinders shall be idle in a small number, and
they that look through the holes shall be darkened(
*,(.% )nd they shall shut the doors in the street, !hen the grinderDs
$oice shall be lo!, and they shall rise u# at the $oice of the bird, and
all the daughters of music shall gro! deaf%
*,(?% )nd they shall fear high things, and they shall be afraid in the
!ay, the almond tree shall flourish, the locust shall be made fat, and
the ca#er tree shall be destroyed( because man shall go into the house
of his eternity, and the mourners shall go round about in the street%
*,(A% Before the sil$er cord be broken, and the golden fillet shrink
back, and the #itcher be crushed at the fountain, and the !heel be
broken u#on the cistern,
*,(+% )nd the dust return into its earth, from !hence it !as, and the
s#irit return to God, !ho ga$e it%
*,(1% @anity of $anities, said Ecclesiastes, and all things are $anity%
*,(B% )nd !hereas Ecclesiastes !as $ery !ise, he taught the #eo#le, and
declared the things that he had done( and seeking out, he set forth many
#arables%
*,(*-% 8e sought #rofitable !ords, and !rote !ords most right, and full
of truth%
*,(**% The !ords of the !ise are as goads, and as nails dee#ly fastened
in, !hich by the counsel of masters are gi$en from one she#herd%
*,(*,% <ore than these, my son, reLuire not% Of making many books there
is no end( and much study is an affliction of the flesh%
*,(*2% 'et us all hear together the conclusion of the discourse% 7ear
God, and kee# his commandments( for this is all man(
)ll man%%% The !hole business and duty of man%
*,(*.% )nd all things that are done, God !ill bring into judgment for
e$ery error, !hether it be good or e$il%
Error%%% Or, hidden and secret thing%
4O'O<OD4 ")T5"'E O7 ")T5"'E4
This Book is called the "anticle of "anticles, that is to say, the most
e>cellent of all canticles( because it is full of high mysteries,
relating to the ha##y union of "hrist and his s#ouse( !hich is here
begun by lo$eJ and is to be eternal in hea$en% The s#ouse of "hrist is
the church( more es#ecially as to the ha##iest #art of it, $iH%, #erfect
souls, e$ery one of !hich is his belo$ed, but, abo$e all others, the
immaculate and e$er blessed $irgin mother%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter *
The s#ouse as#ires to an union !ith "hrist, their mutual lo$e for one
another%
*(*% 'et him kiss me !ith the kiss of his mouth( for thy breasts are
better than !ine,
'et him kiss me%%% The church, the s#ouse of "hrist, #rays that he may
lo$e and ha$e #eace !ith her, !hich the s#ouse #refers to e$ery thing
delicious( and therefore e>#resses E$er% ,G that young maidens, that is
the souls of the faithful, ha$e lo$ed thee%
*(,% 4melling s!eet of the best ointments% Thy name is as oil #oured
out( therefore young maidens ha$e lo$ed thee%
*(2% Dra! me( !e !ill run after thee to the odour of thy ointments% The
king hath brought me into his storerooms( !e !ill be glad and rejoice in
thee, remembering thy breasts more than !ine( the rightous lo$e thee%
Dra! me%%% That is, !ith thy grace( other!ise 5 should not be able to
come to thee% This meta#hor she!s that !e cannot of oursel$es come to
"hrist our 'ord, unless he dra!s us by his grace, !hich is laid u# in
his storerooms( that is, in the mysteries of 7aith, !hich God in his
goodness and lo$e for mankind hath re$ealed, first by his ser$ant <oses
in the Old 'a! in figure only, and after!ards in reality by his only
begotten 4on 9esus "hrist%
*(.% 5 am black but beautiful, O ye daughters of 9erusalem, as the tents
of "edar, as the curtains of 4olomon%
5 am black but beautiful%%% That is, the church of "hrist founded in
humility a##earing out!ardly afflicted, and as it !ere black and
contem#tibleJ but in!ardly, that is, in its doctrine and morality, fair
and beautiful%
*(?% Do not consider me that 5 am bro!n, because the sun hath altered my
colour( the sons of my mother ha$e fought against me, they ha$e made me
the kee#er in the $ineyards( my $ineyard 5 ha$e not ke#t%
*(A% 4he! me, O thou !hom my soul lo$eth, !here thou feedest, !here thou
liest in the midday, lest 5 begin to !ander after the flocks of thy
com#anions%
*(+% 5f thou kno! not thyself, O fairest among !omen, go forth, and
follo! after the ste#s of the flocks, and feed thy kids beside the tents
of the she#herds%
5f thou kno! not thyself, etc%%% "hrist encourages his s#ouse to follo!
and !atch her flock( and though she kno! not entirely the #o!er at hand
to assist her, he tells her, $er% 1, my com#any of horsemen, that is,
his angels, are al!ays !atching and #rotecting her% )nd in the follo!ing
$erses he reminds her of the $irtues and gifts !ith !hich he has endo!ed
her%
*(1% To my com#any of horsemen, in PharaoDs chariots, ha$e 5 likened
thee, O my lo$e%
*(B% Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledo$eDs, thy neck as je!els%
*(*-% =e !ill make thee chains of gold, inlaid !ith sil$er%
*(**% =hile the king !as at his re#ose, my s#ikenard sent forth the
odour thereof%
*(*,% ) bundle of myrrh is my belo$ed to me, he shall abide bet!een my
breasts%
*(*2% ) cluster of cy#ress my lo$e is to me, in the $ineyards of
Engaddi%
*(*.% Behold thou are fair, O my lo$e, behold thou are fair, thy eyes
are as those of do$es%
*(*?% Behold thou art fair, my belo$ed, and comely% Our bed is
flourishing%
*(*A% The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cy#ress
trees%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter ,
"hrist caresses his s#ouse( he in$ites her to him%
,(*% 5 am the flo!er of the field, and the lily of the $alleys%
5 am the flo!er of the field%%% "hrist #rofesses himself the flo!er of
mankind, yea, the 'ord of all creatures( and, $er% ,, declares the
e>cellence of his s#ouse, the true church abo$e all other societies,
!hich are to be considered as thorns%
,(,% )s the lily among thorns, so is my lo$e among the daughters%
,(2% )s the a##le tree among the trees of the !oods, so is my belo$ed
among the sons% 5 sat do!n under his shado!, !hom 5 desired( and his
fruit !as s!eet to my #alate%
,(.% 8e brought me into the cellar of !ine, he set in order charity in
me%
,(?% 4tay me u# !ith flo!ers, com#ass me about !ith a##les( because 5
languish !ith lo$e%
,(A% 8is left hand is under my head, and his right hand shall embrace
me%
,(+% 5 adjure you, O ye daughters of 9erusalem, by the roes, and the
harts of the field, that you stir not u#, nor make the belo$ed to a!ake,
till she #lease%
,(1% The $oice of my belo$ed, behold he cometh lea#ing u#on the
mountains, ski##ing o$er the hills%
The $oice of my belo$ed( that is, the #reaching of the gos#el
surmounting difficulties figurati$ely here e>#ressed by mountains and
little hills%
,(B% <y belo$ed is like a roe, or a young hart% Behold he standeth
behind our !all, looking through the !indo!s, looking through the
lattices%
,(*-% Behold my belo$ed s#eaketh to me( )rise, make haste, my lo$e, my
do$e, my beautiful one, and come%
,(**% 7or !inter is no! #ast, the rain is o$er and gone%
,(*,% The flo!ers ha$e a##eared in our land, the time of #runing is
come( the $oice of the turtle is heard in our land(
,(*2% The fig tree hath #ut forth her green figs( the $ines in flo!er
yield their s!eet smell% )rise, my lo$e, my beautiful one, and come(
,(*.% <y do$e in the clefts of the rock, in the hollo! #laces of the
!all, she! me thy face, let thy $oice sound in my ears( for thy $oice is
s!eet, and thy face comely%
,(*?% "atch us the little fo>es that destroy the $ines( for our $ineyard
hath flourished%
"atch us the little fo>es%%% "hrist commands his #astors to catch false
teachers, by holding forth their fallacy and erroneous doctrine, !hich
like fo>es !ould bite and destroy the $ines%
,(*A% <y belo$ed to me, and 5 to him !ho feedeth among the lilies,
,(*+% Till the day break, and the shado!s retire% Return( be like, my
belo$ed, to a roe, or to a young hart u#on the mountains of Bether%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter 2
The s#ouse seeks "hrist% The glory of his humanity%
2(*% 5n my bed by night 5 sought him !hom my soul lo$eth( 5 sought him,
and found him not%
5n my bed by night, etc%%% The Gentiles as in the dark, and seeking in
heathen delusion !hat they could not find, the true God, until "hrist
re$ealed his doctrine to them by his !atchmen, E$er% 2,G that is, by the
a#ostles, and teachers by !hom they !ere con$erted to the true faithJ
and holding that faith firmly, the s#ouse Ethe "atholic "hurchG
declares, $er% ., That she !ill not let him go, till she bring him into
her motherDs house, etc%, that is, till at last, the 9e!s also shall
find him%
2(,% 5 !ill rise, and !ill go about the city( in the streets and the
broad !ays 5 !ill seek him !hom my soul lo$eth( 5 sought him, and 5
found him not%
2(2% The !atchmen !ho kee# the city, found me( 8a$e you seen him, !hom
my soul lo$ethM
2(.% =hen 5 had a little #assed by them, 5 found him !hom my soul
lo$eth( 5 held him( and 5 !ill not let him go, till 5 bring him into my
motherDs house, and into the chamber of her that bore me%
2(?% 5 adjure you, O daughters of 9erusalem, by the roes and the harts
of the fields, that you stir not u#, nor a!ake my belo$ed, till she
#lease%
2(A% =ho is she that goeth u# by the desert, as a #illar of smoke of
aromatical s#ices, of myrrh, and frankincense, and of all the #o!ders of
the #erfumerM
2(+% Behold threescore $aliant ones of the most $aliant of 5srael,
surrounded the bed of 4olomonM
2(1% )ll holding s!ords, and most e>#ert in !ar( e$ery manDs s!ord u#on
his thigh, because of fears in the night%
2(B% ;ing 4olomon hath made him a litter of the !ood of 'ibanus(
2(*-% The #illars thereof he made of sil$er, the seat of gold, the going
u# of #ur#le( the midst he co$ered !ith charity for the daughters of
9erusalem%
2(**% Go forth, ye daughters of 4ion, and see king 4olomon in the
diadem, !here!ith his mother cro!ned him in the day of the joy of his
heart%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter .
"hrist sets forth the graces of his s#ouse( and declares his lo$e for
her%
.(*% 8o! beautiful art thou, my lo$e, ho! beautiful art thouN thy eyes
are do$esD eyes, besides !hat is hid !ithin% Thy hair is as flocks of
goats, !hich come u# from mount Galaad%
8o! beautiful art thou%%% "hrist again #raises the beauties of his
church, !hich through the !hole of this cha#ter are e>em#lified by a
$ariety of meta#hors, setting forth her #urity, her sim#licity, and her
stability%
.(,% Thy teeth as flocks of shee#, that are shorn, !hich come u# from
the !ashing, all !ith t!ins, and there is none barren among them%
.(2% Thy li#s are as a scarlet lace( and thy s#eech s!eet% Thy cheeks
are as a #iece of a #omegranate, besides that !hich lieth hid !ithin%
.(.% Thy neck, is as the to!er of Da$id, !hich is built !ith bul!arks( a
thousand bucklers hang u#on it, all the armour of $aliant men%
.(?% Thy t!o breasts like t!o young roes that are t!ins, !hich feed
among the lilies%
Thy t!o breasts, etc%%% <ystically to be understood( the lo$e of God and
the lo$e of our neighbour, !hich are so united as t!ins !hich feed among
the lilies( that is, the lo$e of God and our neighbour, feeds on the
di$ine mysteries and the holy sacraments, left by "hrist to his s#ouse
to feed and nourish her children%
.(A% Till the day break, and the shado!s retire, 5 !ill go to the
mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense%
.(+% Thou art all fair, O my lo$e, and there is not a s#ot in thee%
.(1% "ome from 'ibanus, my s#ouse, come from 'ibanus, come( thou shalt
be cro!ned from the to# of )mana, from the to# of 4anir and 8ermon, from
the dens of the lions, from the mountains of the leo#ards%
.(B% Thou hast !ounded my heart, my sister, my s#ouse, thou hast !ounded
my heart !ith one of thy eyes, and !ith one hair of thy neck%
.(*-% 8o! beautiful are thy breasts, my sister, my s#ouseN thy breasts
are more beautiful than !ine, and the s!eet smell of thy ointments abo$e
all aromatical s#ices%
.(**% Thy li#s, my s#ouse, are as a dro##ing honeycomb, honey and milk
are under thy tongueJ and the smell of thy garments, as the smell of
frankincense%
.(*,% <y sister, my s#ouse, is a garden enclosed, a garden enclosed, a
fountain sealed u#%
<y sister, etc%, a garden enclosed%%% 7igurati$ely the church is
enclosed, containing only the faithful% ) fountain sealed u#%%% That
none can drink of its !aters, that is, the graces and s#iritual benefits
of the holy sacraments, but those !ho are !ithin its !alls%
.(*2% Thy #lants are a #aradise of #omegranates !ith the fruits of the
orchard% "y#ress !ith s#ikenard%
.(*.% 4#ikenard and saffron, s!eet cane and cinnamon, !ith all the trees
of 'ibanus, myrrh and aloes !ith all the chief #erfumes%
.(*?% The fountain of gardens( the !ell of li$ing !aters, !hich run !ith
a strong stream from 'ibanus%
.(*A% )rise, O north !ind, and come, O south !ind, blo! through my
garden, and let the aromatical s#ices thereof flo!%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter ?
"hrist calls his s#ouse( she languishes !ith lo$e( and describes him by
his graces%
?(*% 'et my belo$ed come into his garden, and eat the fruit of his a##le
trees% 5 am come into my garden, O my sister, my s#ouse, 5 ha$e gathered
my myrrh, !ith my aromatical s#ices( 5 ha$e eaten the honeycomb !ith my
honey, 5 ha$e drunk my !ine !ith my milk( eat, O friends, and drink, and
be inebriated, my dearly belo$ed%
'et my belo$ed come into his garden, etc%%% Garden, mystically the
church of "hrist, abounding !ith fruit, that is, the good !orks of the
elect%
?(,% 5 slee#, and my heart !atcheth( the $oice of my belo$ed knocking(
O#en to me, my sister, my lo$e, my do$e, my undefiled( for my head is
full of de!, and my locks of the dro#s of the nights%
?(2% 5 ha$e #ut off my garment, ho! shall 5 #ut it onM 5 ha$e !ashed my
feet, ho! shall 5 defile themM
?(.% <y belo$ed #ut his hand through the key hole, and my bo!els !ere
mo$ed at his touch%
<y belo$ed #ut his hand through the key hole, etc%%% The s#ouse of
"hrist, his church, at times as it !ere #enned u# by its #ersecutors,
and in fears, e>#ecting the di$ine assistance, here signified by his
hand( and $er% A, but he had turned aside and !as gone, that is, "hrist
#ermitting a further trial of suffering( and again, $er% +, the kee#ers,
etc%, signifying the $iolent and cruel #ersecutors of the church taking
her $eil, des#oiling the church of its #laces of !orshi# and ornaments
for the di$ine ser$ice%
?(?% 5 arose u# to o#en to my belo$ed( my hands dro##ed !ith myrrh, and
my fingers !ere full of the choicest myrrh%
?(A% 5 o#ened the bolt of my door to my belo$ed( but he had turned
aside, and !as gone% <y soul melted !hen he s#oke( 5 sought him, and
found him not( 5 called, and he did not ans!er me%
?(+% The kee#ers that go about the city found me( they struck me( and
!ounded me( the kee#ers of the !alls took a!ay my $eil from me%
?(1% 5 adjure you, O daughters of 9erusalem, if you find my belo$ed,
that you tell him that 5 languish !ith lo$e%
?(B% =hat manner of one is thy belo$ed of the belo$ed, O thou most
beautiful among !omenM !hat manner of one is thy belo$ed of the belo$ed,
that thou hast so adjured usM
?(*-% <y belo$ed is !hite and ruddy, chosen out of thousands%
<y belo$ed, etc%%% 5n this and the follo!ing $erses, the church
mystically describes "hrist to those !ho kno! him not, that is, to
infidels in order to con$ert them to the true faith%
?(**% 8is head is as the finest gold( his locks as branches of #alm
trees, black as a ra$en%
?(*,% 8is eyes as do$es u#on brooks of !aters, !hich are !ashed !ith
milk, and sit beside the #lentiful streams%
?(*2% 8is cheeks are as beds of aromatical s#ices set by the #erfumers%
8is li#s are as lilies dro##ing choice myrrh%
?(*.% 8is hands are turned and as of gold, full of hyacinths% 8is belly
as of i$ory, set !ith sa##hires%
?(*?% 8is legs as #illars of marble, that are set u#on bases of gold%
8is form as of 'ibanus, e>cellent as the cedars%
?(*A% 8is throat most s!eet, and he is all lo$ely( such is my belo$ed,
and he is my friend, O ye daughters of 9erusalem%
?(*+% =hither is thy belo$ed gone, O thou most beautiful among !omenM
!hither is thy belo$ed turned aside, and !e !ill seek him !ith theeM
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter A
The s#ouse of "hrist is but one( she is fair and terrible%
A(*% <y belo$ed is gone do!n into his garden, to the bed of aromatical
s#ices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies%
<y belo$ed is gone do!n into his garden%%% "hrist, #leased !ith the good
!orks of his holy and de$out ser$ants labouring in his garden, is al!ays
#resent !ith them( but the !ords is gone do!n, are to be understood,
that after trying his "hurch by #ermitting #ersecution, he comes to her
assistance and she rejoices at his coming%
A(,% 5 to my belo$ed, and my belo$ed to me, !ho feedeth among the
lilies%
A(2% Thou art beautiful, O my lo$e, s!eet and comely as 9erusalem
terrible as an army set in array%
A(.% Turn a!ay thy eyes from me, for they ha$e made me flee a!ay% Thy
hair is as a flock of goats, that a##ear from Galaad%
A(?% Thy teeth as a flock of shee#, !hich come u# from the !ashing, all
!ith t!ins, and there is none barren among them%
A(A% Thy cheeks are as the bark of a #omegranate, beside !hat is hidden
!ithin thee%
A(+% There are threescore Lueens, and fourscore concubines, and young
maidens !ithout number%
A(1% One is my do$e, my #erfect one is but one, she is the only one of
her mother, the chosen of her that bore her% The daughters sa! her, and
declared her most blessed( the Lueens and concubines, and they #raised
her%
One is my do$e, etc%%% That is, my church is one, and she only is
#erfect and blessed%
A(B% =ho is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the
moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in arrayM
=ho is she, etc%%% 8ere is a beautiful meta#hor describing the church
from the beginning% )s, the morning rising, signifying the church before
the !ritten la!J fair as the moon, she!ing her under the light of the
gos#el( and terrible as an army, the #o!er of "hristDs church against
its enemies%
A(*-% 5 !ent do!n into the garden of nuts, to see the fruits of the
$alleys, and to look if the $ineyard had flourished, and the
#omegranates budded%
A(**% 5 kne! not( my soul troubled me for the chariots of )minadab%
A(*,% Return, return, O 4ulamitess( return, return that !e may behold
thee%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter +
) further descri#tion of the graces of the church the s#ouse of "hrist%
+(*% =hat shalt thou see in the 4ulamitess but the com#anies of cam#sM
8o! beautiful are thy ste#s in shoes, O #rinceDs daughterN The joints of
thy thighs are like je!els, that are made by the hand of a skilful
!orkman%
8o! beautiful are thy ste#s, etc%%% By these meta#hors are signified the
#o!er and mission of the church in #ro#agating the true faith%
+(,% Thy na$el is like a round bo!l ne$er !anting cu#s% Thy belly is
like a hea# of !heat, set about !ith lilies%
+(2% Thy t!o breasts are like t!o young roes that are t!ins%
+(.% Thy neck as a to!er of i$ory% Thy eyes like the fish#ools in
8esebon, !hich are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude% Thy
nose is as the to!er of 'ibanus, that looketh to!ard Damascus%
+(?% Thy head is like "armel( and the hairs of thy head as the #ur#le of
the king bound in the channels%
Thy head is like "armel%%% "hrist, the in$isible head of his church, is
here signified%
+(A% 8o! beautiful art thou, and ho! comely, my dearest, in delightsN
+(+% Thy stature is like to a #alm tree, and thy breasts to clusters of
gra#es%
+(1% 5 said( 5 !ill go u# into the #alm tree, and !ill take hold of the
fruit thereof( and thy breasts shall be as the clusters of the $ine( and
the odour of thy mouth like a##les%
+(B% Thy throat like the best !ine, !orthy for my belo$ed to drink, and
for his li#s and his teeth to ruminate%
+(*-% 5 to my belo$ed, and his turning is to!ards me%
+(**% "ome, my belo$ed, let us go forth into the field, let us abide in
the $illages%
+(*,% 'et us get u# early to the $ineyards, let us see if the $ineyard
flourish, if the flo!ers be ready to bring forth fruits, if the
#omegranates flourish( there !ill 5 gi$e thee my breasts%
+(*2% The mandrakes gi$e a smell% 5n our gates are all fruits( the ne!
and the old, my belo$ed, 5 ha$e ke#t for thee%
"anticle of "anticles "ha#ter 1
The lo$e of the church to "hrist( his lo$e to her%
1(*% =ho shall gi$e thee to me for my brother, sucking the breasts of my
mother, that 5 may find thee !ithout, and kiss thee, and no! no man may
des#ise meM
1(,% 5 !ill take hold of thee, and bring thee into my motherDs house(
there thou shalt teach me, and 5 !ill gi$e thee a cu# of s#iced !ine and
ne! !ine of my #omegranates%
1(2% 8is left hand under my head, and his right hand shall embrace me%
8is left hand, etc%%% =ords of the church to "hrist% 8is left hand,
signifying the Old Testament, and his right hand, the e!%
1(.% 5 adjure you, O daughters of 9erusalem, that you stir not u#, nor
a!ake my lo$e till she #lease%
1(?% =ho is this that cometh u# from the desert, flo!ing !ith delights,
leaning u#on her belo$edM :nder the a##le tree 5 raised thee u#( there
thy mother !as corru#ted, there she !as defloured that bore thee%
=ho is this, etc%%% The angels !ith admiration behold the Gentiles
con$erted to the faith( coming u# from the desert, that is, coming from
heathenism and false !orshi#( flo!ing !ith delights, that is, abounding
!ith good !orks !hich are #leasing to God( leaning on her belo$ed, on
the #romise of "hrist to his "hurch, that the gates of hell should not
#re$ail against itJ and su##orted by his grace conferred by the
sacraments% :nder the a##le tree 5 raised thee u#J that is, that "hrist
redeemed the Gentiles at the foot of the cross, !here the synagogue of
the 9e!s Ethe mother churchG !as corru#ted by their denying him, and
crucifying him%
1(A% Put me as a seal u#on thy heart, as a seal u#on thy arm, for lo$e
is strong as death, jealousy as hard as hell, the lam#s thereof are fire
and flames%
1(+% <any !aters cannot Luench charity, neither can the floods dro!n it(
if a man should gi$e all the substance of his house for lo$e, he shall
des#ise it as nothing%
1(1% Our sister is little, and hath no breasts% =hat shall !e do to our
sister in the day !hen she is to be s#oken toM
Our sister is little, etc%%% <ystically signifies the 9e!s, !ho are to
be s#oken to( that is, con$erted to!ards the end of the !orld( and then
shall become a !all, that is, a #art of the building, the church of
"hrist%
1(B% 5f she be a !all( let us build u#on it bul!arks of sil$er( if she
be a door, let us join it together !ith boards of cedar%
1(*-% 5 am a !all( and my breasts are as a to!er since 5 am become in
his #resence as one finding #eace%
1(**% The #eaceable had a $ineyard, in that !hich hath #eo#le( he let
out the same to kee#ers, e$ery man bringeth for the fruit thereof a
thousand #ieces of sil$er%
1(*,% <y $ineyard is before me% ) thousand are for thee, the #eaceable,
and t!o hundred for them that kee# the fruit thereof%
1(*2% Thou that d!ellest in the gardens, the friends hearken( make me
hear thy $oice%
1(*.% 7lee a!ay, O my belo$ed, and be like to the roe, and to the young
hart u#on the mountains of aromatical s#ices%
T8E BOO; O7 =54DO<
This Book is so called, because it treats of the e>cellence of =54DO<,
the means to obtain it, and the ha##y fruits it #roduces% 5t is !ritten
in the #erson of 4olomon, and contains his sentiments% But it is
uncertain !ho !as the !riter% 5t abounds !ith instructions and
e>hortations to kings and all magistrates to minister justice in the
common!ealth, teaching all kinds of $irtues under the general names of
justice and !isdom% 5t contains also many #ro#hecies of "hristDs coming,
#assion, resurrection, and other "hristian mysteries% The !hole may be
di$ided into three #arts% 5n the first si> cha#ters, the author
admonishes all su#eriors to lo$e and e>ercise justice and !isdom% 5n the
ne>t three, he teacheth that !isdom #roceedeth only from God, and is
#rocured by #rayer and a good life% 5n the other ten cha#ters, he
she!eth the e>cellent effects and utility of !isdom and justice%
=isdom "ha#ter *
)n e>hortation to seek God sincerely, !ho cannot be decei$ed, and
desireth not our death%
*(*% 'o$e justice, you that are the judges of the earth% Think of the
'ord in goodness, and seek him in sim#licity of heart(
*(,% 7or he is found by them that tem#t him not( and he she!eth himself
to them that ha$e faith in him%
*(2% 7or #er$erse thoughts se#arate from God( and his #o!er, !hen it is
tried, re#ro$eth the un!ise(
*(.% 7or !isdom !ill not enter into a malicious soul, nor d!ell in a
body subject to sins%
*(?% 7or the 8oly 4#irit of disci#line !ill flee from the deceitful, and
!ill !ithdra! himself from thoughts that are !ithout understanding, and
he shall not abide !hen iniLuity cometh in%
*(A% 7or the s#irit of !isdom is bene$olent, and !ill not acLuit the
e$il s#eaker from his li#s( for God is !itness of his reins, and he is a
true searcher of his heart, and a hearer of his tongue%
*(+% 7or the 4#irit of the 'ord hath filled the !hole !orld( and that
!hich containeth all things, hath kno!ledge of the $oice%
*(1% Therefore he that s#eaketh unjust things, cannot be hid, neither
shall the chastising judgment #ass him by%
*(B% 7or inLuisition shall be made into the thoughts of the ungodly, and
the hearing of his !ords shall come to God, to the chastising of his
iniLuities%
*(*-% 7or the ear of jealousy heareth all things, and the tumult of
murmuring shall not be hid%
*(**% ;ee# yoursel$es, therefore, from murmuring, !hich #rofiteth
nothing, and refrain your tongue from detraction, for an obscure s#eech
shall not go for nought( and the mouth that belieth, killeth the soul%
*(*,% 4eek not death in the error of your life, neither #rocure ye
destruction by the !orks of your hands%
*(*2% 7or God made not death, neither hath he #leasure in the
destruction of the li$ing%
*(*.% 7or he created all things that they might be( and he made the
nations of the earth for health( and there is no #oison of destruction
in them, nor kingdom of hell u#on the earth%
*(*?% 7or justice is #er#etual and immortal%
*(*A% But the !icked !ith !orks and !ords ha$e called it to them( and
esteeming it a friend, ha$e fallen a!ay and ha$e made a co$enant !ith
it( because they are !orthy to be of the #art thereof%
=isdom "ha#ter ,
The $ain reasonings of the !icked( their #ersecuting the just,
es#ecially the 4on of God%
,(*% 7or they ha$e said, reasoning !ith themsel$es, but not right( The
time of our life is short and tedious, and in the end of a man there is
no remedy, and no man hath been kno!n to ha$e returned from hell(
,(,% 7or !e are born of nothing, and after this !e shall be as if !e had
not been( for the breath in our nostrils is smoke( and s#eech a s#ark to
mo$e our heart,
,(2% =hich being #ut out, our body shall be ashes, and our s#irit shall
be #oured abroad as soft air, and our life shall #ass a!ay as the trace
of a cloud, and shall be dis#ersed as a mist, !hich is dri$en a!ay by
the beams of the sun, and o$er#o!ered !ith the heat thereof(
,(.% )nd our name in time shall be forgotten, and no man shall ha$e any
remembrance of our !orks%
,(?% 7or our time is as the #assing of a shado!, and there is no going
back of our end( for it is fast sealed, and no man returneth(
,(A% "ome, therefore, and let us enjoy the good things that are #resent,
and let us s#eedily use the creatures as in youth%
,(+% 'et us fill oursel$es !ith costly !ine, and ointments( and let not
the flo!er of the time #ass by us%
,(1% 'et us cro!n oursel$es !ith roses, before they be !ithered( let no
meado! esca#e our riot%
,(B% 'et none of us go !ithout his #art in lu>ury( let us e$ery !here
lea$e tokens of joy( for this is our #ortion, and this our lot%
,(*-% 'et us o##ress the #oor just man, and not s#are the !ido!, nor
honour the ancient grey hairs of the aged%
,(**% But let our strength be the la! of justice( for that !hich is
feeble is found to be nothing !orth%
,(*,% 'et us, therefore, lie in !ait for the just, because he is not for
our turn, and he is contrary to our doings, and u#braideth us !ith
transgressions of the la!, and di$ulgeth against us the sins of our !ay
of life%
,(*2% 8e boasteth that he hath the kno!ledge of God, and calleth himself
the son of God%
,(*.% 8e is become a censurer of our thoughts%
,(*?% 8e is grie$ous unto us, e$en to behold( for his life is not like
other menDs, and his !ays are $ery different%
,(*A% =e are esteemed by him as triflers, and he abstaineth from our
!ays as from filthiness, and he #referreth the latter end of the just,
and glorieth that he hath God for his father%
,(*+% 'et us see then if his !ords be true, and let us #ro$e !hat shall
ha##en to him, and !e shall kno! !hat his end shall be%
,(*1% 7or if he be the true son of God, he !ill defend him, and !ill
deli$er him from the hands of his enemies%
,(*B% 'et us e>amine him by outrages and tortures, that !e may kno! his
meekness, and try his #atience%
,(,-% 'et us condemn him to a most shameful death( for there shall be
res#ect had unto him by his !ords%
,(,*% These things they thought, and !ere decei$ed( for their o!n malice
blinded them%
,(,,% )nd they kne! not the secrets of God, nor ho#ed for the !ages of
justice, nor esteemed the honour of holy souls%
,(,2% 7or God created man incorru#tible, and to the image of his o!n
likeness he made him%
,(,.% But by the en$y of the de$il, death came into the !orld(
,(,?% )nd they follo! him that are of his side%
=isdom "ha#ter 2
The ha##iness of the just( and the unha##iness of the !icked%
2(*% But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and the torment
of death shall not touch them%
2(,% 5n the sight of the un!ise they seemed to die( and their de#arture
!as taken for misery(
2(2% )nd their going a!ay from us, for utter destruction( but they are
in #eace%
2(.% )nd though in the sight of men they suffered torments, their ho#e
is full of immortality%
2(?% )fflicted in fe! things, in many they shall be !ell re!arded(
because God hath tried them, and found them !orthy of himself%
2(A% )s gold in the furnace, he hath #ro$ed them, and as a $ictim of a
holocaust, he hath recei$ed them, and in time there shall be res#ect had
to them%
2(+% The just shall shine, and shall run to and fro like s#arks among
the reeds%
2(1% They shall judge nations, and rule o$er #eo#le, and their 'ord
shall reign for e$er%
2(B% They that trust in him shall understand the truth( and they that
are faithful in lo$e, shall rest in him( for grace and #eace are to his
elect%
2(*-% But the !icked shall be #unished according to their o!n de$ices(
!ho ha$e neglected the just, and ha$e re$olted from the 'ord%
2(**% 7or he that rejecteth !isdom, and disci#line, is unha##y( and
their ho#e is $ain, and their labours !ithout fruit, and their !orks
un#rofitable%
2(*,% Their !i$es are foolish, and their children !icked%
2(*2% Their offs#ring is cursed, for ha##y is the barren( and the
undefiled, that hath not kno!n bed in sin, she shall ha$e fruit in the
$isitation of holy souls%
2(*.% )nd the eunuch, that hath not !rought iniLuity !ith his hands, nor
thought !icked things against God for the #recious gift of faith shall
be gi$en to him, and a most acce#table lot in the tem#le of God%
2(*?% 7or the fruit of good labours is glorious, and the root of !isdom
ne$er faileth%
2(*A% But the children of adulterers shall not come to #erfection, and
the seed of the unla!ful bed shall be rooted out%
2(*+% )nd if they li$e long, they shall be nothing regarded, and their
last old age shall be !ithout honour%
2(*1% )nd if they die Luickly, they shall ha$e no ho#e, nor s#eech of
comfort in the day of trial%
2(*B% 7or dreadful are the ends of a !icked race%
=isdom "ha#ter .
The difference bet!een the chaste and the adulterous generations( and
bet!een the death of the just and the !icked%
.(*% 8o! beautiful is the chaste generation !ith glory( for the memory
thereof is immortal( because it is kno!n both !ith God and !ith men%
.(,% =hen it is #resent, they imitate it( and they desire it, !hen it
hath !ithdra!n itself, and it trium#heth cro!ned for e$er, !inning the
re!ard of undefiled conflicts%
.(2% But the multi#lied brood of the !icked shall not thri$e, and
bastard sli#s shall not take dee# root, nor any fast foundation%
.(.% )nd if they flourish in branches for a time, yet standing not fast,
they shall be shaken !ith the !ind, and through the force of !inds they
shall be rooted out%
.(?% 7or the branches not being #erfect, shall be broken, and their
fruits shall be un#rofitable, and sour to eat, and fit for nothing%
.(A% 7or the children that are born of unla!ful beds, are !itnesses of
!ickedness against their #arents in their trial%
.(+% But the just man, if he be #re$ented !ith death, shall be in rest%
.(1% 7or $enerable old age is not that of long time, nor counted by the
number of years( but the understanding of a man is grey hairs%
.(B% )nd a s#otless life is old age%
.(*-% 8e #leased God, and !as belo$ed, and li$ing among sinners, he !as
translated%
.(**% 8e !as taken a!ay, lest !ickedness should alter his understanding,
or deceit beguile his soul%
.(*,% 7or the be!itching of $anity obscureth good things, and the
!andering of concu#iscence o$erturneth the innocent mind%
.(*2% Being made #erfect in a short s#ace, he fulfilled a long time%
.(*.% 7or his soul #leased God( therefore he hastened to bring him out
of the midst of iniLuities( but the #eo#le see this, and understand not,
nor lay u# such things in their hearts(
.(*?% That the grace of God, and his mercy is !ith his saints, and that
he hath res#ect to his chosen%
.(*A% But the just that is dead, condemneth the !icked that are li$ing,
and youth soon ended, the long life of the unjust%
.(*+% 7or they shall see the end of the !ise man, and it shall not
understand !hat God hath designed for him, and !hy the 'ord hath set him
in safety%
.(*1% They shall see him, and shall des#ise him( but the 'ord shall
laugh them to scorn%
.(*B% )nd they shall fall after this !ithout honour, and be a re#roach
among the dead for e$er( for he shall burst them #uffed u# and
s#eechless, and shall shake them from the foundations, and they shall be
utterly laid !aste( they shall be in sorro!, and their memory shall
#erish%
.(,-% They shall come !ith fear at the thought of their sins, and their
iniLuities shall stand against them to con$ict them%
=isdom "ha#ter ?
The fruitless re#entance of the !icked in another !orld( the re!ard of
the just%
?(*% Then shall the just stand !ith great constancy against those that
ha$e afflicted them, and taken a!ay their labours%
?(,% These seeing it, shall be troubled !ith terrible fear, and shall be
amaHed at the suddenness of their une>#ected sal$ation,
?(2% 4aying !ithin themsel$es, re#enting, and groaning for anguish of
s#irit( These are they, !hom !e had sometime in derision, and for a
#arable of re#roach%
?(.% =e fools esteemed their life madness, and their end !ithout honour%
?(?% Behold, ho! they are numbered among the children of God, and their
lot is among the saints%
?(A% Therefore !e ha$e erred from the !ay of truth, and the light of
justice hath not shined unto us, and the sun of understanding hath not
risen u#on us%
?(+% =e !earied oursel$es in the !ay of iniLuity and destruction, and
ha$e !alked through hard !ays, but the !ay of the 'ord !e ha$e not
kno!n%
?(1% =hat hath #ride #rofited usM or !hat ad$antage hath the boasting of
riches brought usM
?(B% )ll those things are #assed a!ay like a shado!, and like a #ost
that runneth on,
?(*-% )nd as a shi#, that #asseth through the !a$es( !hereof !hen it is
gone by, the trace cannot be found nor the #ath of its keel in the
!aters(
?(**% Or as !hen a bird flieth through the air, of the #assage of !hich
no mark can be found, but only the sound of the !ings beating the light
air, and #arting it by the force of her flight( she mo$ed her !ings, and
hath flo!n through, and there is no mark found after!ards of her !ay(
?(*,% Or as !hen an arro! is shot at a mark, the di$ided air Luickly
cometh together again, so that the #assage thereof is not kno!n(
?(*2% 4o !e also being born, forth!ith ceased to be( and ha$e been able
to she! no mark of $irtue( but are consumed in our !ickedness%
?(*.% 4uch things as these the sinners said in hell(
?(*?% 7or the ho#e of the !icked is as dust, !hich is blo!n a!ay !ith
the !ind, and as a thin froth !hich is dis#ersed by the storm( and a
smoke that is scattered abroad by the !ind( and as the remembrance of a
guest of one day that #asseth by%
?(*A% But the just shall li$e for e$ermore( and their re!ard is !ith the
'ord, and the care of them !ith the most 8igh%
?(*+% Therefore shall they recei$e a kingdom of glory, and a cro!n of
beauty at the hand of the 'ord( for !ith his right hand he !ill co$er
them, and !ith his holy arm he !ill defend them%
?(*1% )nd his Heal !ill take armour, and he !ill arm the creature for
the re$enge of his enemies%
?(*B% 8e !ill #ut on justice as a breast#late, and !ill take true
judgment instead of a helmet(
?(,-% 8e !ill take eLuity for an in$incible shield(
?(,*% )nd he !ill shar#en his se$ere !rath for a s#ear, and the !hole
!orld shall fight !ith him against the un!ise%
?(,,% Then shafts of lightning shall go directly from the clouds, as
from a bo! !ell bent, they shall be shot out, and shall fly to the mark%
?(,2% )nd thick hail shall be cast u#on them from the stone casting
!rath( the !ater of the sea shall rage against them, and the ri$ers
shall run together in a terrible manner%
?(,.% ) mighty !ind shall stand u# against them, and as a !hirl!ind
shall di$ide them( and their iniLuity shall bring all the earth to a
desert, and !ickedness shall o$erthro! the thrones of the mighty%
=isdom "ha#ter A
)n address to #rinces to seek after !isdom( she is easily found by those
that seek her%
A(*% =isdom is better than strength( and a !ise man is better than a
strong man%
A(,% 8ear, therefore, ye kings, and understand, learn ye that are judges
of the ends of the earth%
A(2% Gi$e ear, you that rule the #eo#le, and that #lease yoursel$es in
multitudes of nations(
A(.% 7or #o!er is gi$en you by the 'ord, and strength by the most 8igh,
!ho !ill e>amine your !orks( and search out your thoughts(
A(A% Because being ministers of his kingdom, you ha$e not judged
rightly, nor ke#t the la! of justice, nor !alked according to the !ill
of God%
A(A% 8orribly and s#eedily !ill he a##ear to you( for a most se$ere
judgment shall be for them that bear rule%
A(+% 7or to him that is little, mercy is granted( but the mighty shall
be mightily tormented%
A(1% 7or God !ill not e>ce#t any manDs #erson, neither !ill he stand in
a!e of any manDs greatness( for he made the little and the great, and he
hath eLually care of all%
A(B% But a greater #unishment is ready for the more mighty%
A(*-% To you, therefore, O kings, are these my !ords, that you may learn
!isdom, and not fall from it%
A(**% 7or they that ha$e ke#t just things justly, shall be justified(
and they that ha$e learned these things, shall find !hat to ans!er%
A(*,% "o$et ye, therefore, my !ords, and lo$e them, and you shall ha$e
instruction%
A(*2% =isdom is glorious, and ne$er fadeth a!ay, and is easily seen by
them that lo$e her, and is found by them that seek her%
A(*.% 4he #re$enteth them that co$et her, so that she first she!eth
herself unto them%
A(*?% 8e that a!aketh early to seek her, shall not labour( for he shall
find her sitting at his door%
A(*A% To think, therefore, u#on her, is #erfect understanding( and he
that !atcheth for her, shall Luickly be secure%
A(*+% 7or she goeth about seeking such as are !orthy of her, and she
she!eth herself to them cheerfully in the !ays, and meeteth them !ith
all #ro$idence%
A(*1% 7or the beginning of her is the most true desire of disci#line%
A(*B% )nd the care of disci#line is lo$e( and lo$e is the kee#ing of her
la!s( and the kee#ing of her la!s is the firm foundation of
incorru#tion(
A(,-% )nd incorru#tion bringeth near to God%
A(,*% Therefore the desire of !isdom bringeth to the e$erlasting
kingdom%
A(,,% 5f then your delight be in thrones, and sce#tres, O ye kings of
the #eo#le, lo$e !isdom, that you may reign for e$er%
A(,2% 'o$e the light of !isdom, all ye that bear rule o$er #eo#les%
A(,.% o! !hat !isdom is, and !hat !as her origin, 5 !ill declare( and 5
!ill not hide from you the mysteries of God, but !ill seek her out from
the beginning of her birth, and bring the kno!ledge of her to light, and
!ill not #ass o$er the truth(
A(,?% either !ill 5 go !ith consuming en$y( for such a man shall not be
#artaker of !isdom%
A(,A% o! the multitude of the !ise is the !elfare of the !hole !orld(
and a !ise king is the u#holding of the #eo#le%
A(,+% Recei$e, therefore, instruction by my !ords, and it shall be
#rofitable to you%
=isdom "ha#ter +
The e>cellence of !isdom( ho! she is to be found%
+(*% 5 myself am a mortal man, like all others, and of the race of him,
that !as first made of the earth, and in the !omb of my mother 5 !as
fashioned to be flesh%
+(,% 5n the time of ten months 5 !as com#acted in blood, of the seed of
man, and the #leasure of slee# concurring%
+(2% )nd being born, 5 dre! in the common air, and fell u#on the earth,
that is made alike, and the first $oice !hich 5 uttered !as crying, as
all others do%
+(.% 5 !as nursed in s!addling clothes, and !ith great cares%
+(?% 7or none of the kings had any other beginning of birth%
+(A% 7or all men ha$e one entrance into life, and the like going out%
+(+% =herefore 5 !ished, and understanding !as gi$en me( and 5 called
u#on God, and the s#irit of !isdom came u#on me(
+(1% )nd 5 #referred her before kingdoms and thrones, and esteemed
riches nothing in com#arison of her%
+(B% either did 5 com#are unto her any #recious stone( for all gold, in
com#arison of her, is as a little sandJ and sil$er, in res#ect to her,
shall be counted as clay%
+(*-% 5 lo$ed her abo$e health and beauty, and chose to ha$e her instead
of light( for her light cannot be #ut out%
+(**% o! all good things came to me together !ith her, and innumerable
riches through her hands,
+(*,% )nd 5 rejoiced in all these( for this !isdom !ent before me, and 5
kne! not that she !as the mother of them all%
+(*2% =hich 5 ha$e learned !ithout guile, and communicate !ithout en$y,
and her riches 5 hide not%
+(*.% 7or she is an infinite treasure to men( !hich they that use,
become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts of disci#line%
+(*?% )nd God hath gi$en to me to s#eak as 5 !ould, and to concei$e
thoughts !orthy of those things that are gi$en me( because he is the
guide of !isdom, and the director of the !ise(
+(*A% 7or in his hand are both !e, and our !ords, and all !isdom, and
the kno!ledge and skill of !orks%
+(*+% 7or he hath gi$en me the true kno!ledge of the things that are( to
kno! the dis#osition of the !hole !orld, and the $irtues of the
elements,
+(*1% The beginning, and ending, and midst of the times, the alterations
of their courses, and the changes of seasons,
+(*B% The re$olutions of the year, and the dis#ositions of the stars,
+(,-% The natures of li$ing creatures, and rage of !ild beasts, the
force of !inds, and reasonings of men, the di$ersities of #lants, and
the $irtues of roots,
+(,*% )nd all such things as are hid, and not foreseen, 5 ha$e learned(
for !isdom, !hich is the !orker of all things, taught me%
+(,,% 7or in her is the s#irit of understandingJ holy, one, manifold,
subtile, eloLuent, acti$e, undefiled, sure, s!eet, lo$ing that !hich is
good, Luick, !hich nothing hindereth, beneficent,
+(,2% Gentle, kind, steadfast, assured, secure, ha$ing all #o!er,
o$erseeing all things, and containing all s#irits( intelligible, #ure,
subtile(
+(,.% 7or !isdom is more acti$e than all acti$e thingsJ and reacheth
e$ery!here, by reason of her #urity%
+(,?% 7or she is a $a#our of the #o!er of God, and a certain #ure
emmanation of the glory of the )lmighty God( and therefore no defiled
thing cometh into her%
+(,A% 7or she is the brightness of eternal light, and the uns#otted
mirror of GodDs majesty, and the image of his goodness%
+(,+% )nd being but one, she can do all things( and remaining in herself
the same, she rene!eth all things, and through nations con$eyeth herself
into holy souls, she maketh the friends of God and #ro#hets%
+(,1% 7or God lo$eth none but him that d!elleth !ith !isdom%
+(,B% 7or she is more beautiful than the sun, and abo$e all the order of
the stars( being com#ared !ith the light, she is found before it%
+(2-% 7or after this cometh night, but no e$il can o$ercome !isdom%
=isdom "ha#ter 1
7urther #raises of !isdom( and her fruits%
1(*% 4he reacheth, therefore, from end to end mightily, and ordereth all
things s!eetly%
1(,% 8er ha$e 5 lo$ed, and ha$e sought her out from my youth, and ha$e
desired to take for my s#ouse, and 5 became a lo$er of her beauty%
1(2% 4he glorifieth her nobility by being con$ersant !ith God( yea, and
the 'ord of all things hath lo$ed her%
1(.% 7or it is she that teacheth the kno!ledge of God and is the chooser
of his !orks%
1(?% )nd if riches be desired in life, !hat is richer than !isdom, !hich
maketh all thingsM
1(A% )nd if sense do !ork( !ho is a more artful !orker than she of those
things that areM
1(+% )nd if a man lo$e justice( her labours ha$e great $irtues( for she
teacheth tem#erance, and #rudence, and justice, and fortitude, !hich are
such things as men can ha$e nothing more #rofitable in life%
1(1% )nd if a man desire much kno!ledge( she kno!eth things #ast, and
judgeth of things to come( she kno!eth the subtilties of s#eeches, and
the solutions of arguments( she kno!eth signs and !onders before they be
done, and the e$ents of times and ages%
1(B% 5 #ur#osed, therefore, to take her to me to li$e !ith me( kno!ing
that she !ill communicate to me of her good things, and !ill be a
comfort in my cares and grief%
1(*-% 7or her sake 5 shall ha$e glory among the multitude, and honour
!ith the ancients, though 5 be young(
1(**% )nd 5 shall be found of a Luick conceit in judgment, and shall be
admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of #rinces shall
!onder at me%
1(*,% They shall !ait for me !hen 5 hold my #eace, and they shall look
u#on me !hen 5 s#eakJ and if 5 talk much, they shall lay their hands on
their mouth%
1(*2% <oreo$er, by the means of her 5 shall ha$e immortality( and shall
lea$e behind me an e$erlasting memory to them that come after me%
1(*.% 5 shall set the #eo#le in order( and nations shall be subject to
me%
1(*?% Terrible kings hearing, shall be afraid of me( among the multitude
5 shall be found good, and $aliant in !ar%
1(*A% =hen 5 go into my house, 5 shall re#ose myself !ith her( for her
con$ersation hath no bitterness, nor her com#any any tediousness, but
joy and gladness%
1(*+% Thinking these things !ith myself, and #ondering them in my heart,
that to be allied to !isdom is immortality,
1(*1% )nd that there is great delight in her friendshi#, and
ine>haustible riches in the !orks of her hands, and in the e>ercise of
conference !ith her, !isdom, and glory in the communication of her
!ords( 5 !ent about seeking, that 5 might take her to myself%
1(*B% )nd 5 !as a !itty child, and had recei$ed a good soul%
1(,-% )nd !hereas 5 !as more good, 5 came to a body undefiled%
1(,*% )nd as 5 kne! that 5 could not other!ise be continent, e>ce#t God
ga$e it, and this also !as a #oint of !isdom, to kno! !hose gift it !as,
5 !ent to the 'ord, and besought him, and said !ith my !hole heart(
=isdom "ha#ter B
4olomonDs #rayer for !isdom%
B(*% God of my fathers, and 'ord of mercy, !ho hast made all things !ith
thy !ord,
B(,% )nd by thy !isdom hast a##ointed man, that he should ha$e dominion
o$er the creature that !as made by thee,
B(2% That he should order the !orld according to eLuity and justice, and
e>ecute justice !ith an u#right heart(
B(.% Gi$e me !isdom, that sitteth by thy throne, and cast me not off
from among thy children(
B(?% 7or 5 am thy ser$ant, and the son of thy handmaid, a !eak man, and
of short time, and falling short of the understanding of judgment and
la!s%
B(A% 7or if one be #erfect among the children of men, yet if thy !isdom
be not !ith him, he shall be nothing regarded%
B(+% Thou hast chosen me to be king of thy #eo#le, and a judge of thy
sons and daughters(
B(1% )nd hast commanded me to build a tem#le on thy holy mount, and an
altar in the city of thy d!elling #lace, a resemblance of thy holy
tabernacle, !hich thou hast #re#ared from the beginning(
B(B% )nd thy !isdom !ith thee, !hich kno!eth thy !orks, !hich then also
!as #resent !hen thou madest the !orld, and kne! !hat !as agreeable to
thy eyes, and !hat !as right in thy commandments%
B(*-% 4end her out of thy holy hea$en, and from the throne of thy
majesty, that she may be !ith me, and may labour !ith me, that 5 may
kno! !hat is acce#table !ith thee(
B(**% 7or she kno!eth and understandeth all things, and shall lead me
soberly in my !orks, and shall #reser$e me by her #o!er%
B(*,% 4o shall my !orks be acce#table, and 5 shall go$ern thy #eo#le
justly, and shall be !orthy of the throne of my father%
B(*2% 7or !ho among men is he that can kno! the counsel of GodM or !ho
can think !hat the !ill of God isM
B(*.% 7or the thoughts of mortal men are fearful, and our counsels
uncertain%
B(*?% 7or the corru#tible body is a load u#on the soul, and the earthly
habitation #resseth do!n the mind that museth u#on many things%
B(*A% )nd hardly do !e guess aright at things that are u#on earth( and
!ith labour do !e find the things that are before us% But the things
that are in hea$en, !ho shall search outM
B(*+% )nd !ho shall kno! thy thought, e>ce#t thou gi$e !isdom, and send
thy holy 4#irit from abo$e(
B(*1% )nd so the !ays of them that are u#on earth may be corrected, and
men may learn the things that #lease theeM
B(*B% 7or by !isdom they !ere healed, !hosoe$er ha$e #leased thee, O
'ord, from the beginning%
=isdom "ha#ter *-
=hat !isdom did for )dam, oe, )braham, 'ot, 9acob, 9ose#h, and the
#eo#le of 5srael%
*-(*% 4he #reser$ed him, that !as first formed by God, the father of the
!orld, !hen he !as created alone,
*-(,% )nd she brought him out of his sin, and ga$e him #o!er to go$ern
all things%
*-(2% But !hen the unjust !ent a!ay from her in his anger, he #erished
by the fury !here!ith he murdered his brother%
The unjust%%% "ain%
*-(.% 7or !hose cause, !hen !ater destroyed the earth, !isdom healed it
again, directing the course of the just by contem#tible !ood%
7or !hose cause%%% @iH%, for the !ickedness of the race of "ain%-5bid%
The just%%% oe%
*-(?% <oreo$er, !hen the nations had cons#ired together to consent to
!ickedness, she kne! the just, and #reser$ed him !ithout blame to God,
and ke#t him strong against the com#assion for his son%
4he kne! the just%%% 4he found out and a##ro$ed )braham% 5bid% )nd ke#t
him strong, etc%%% Ga$e him strength to stand firm against the efforts
of his natural tenderness, !hen he !as ordered to sacrifice his son%
*-(A% 4he deli$ered the just man, !ho fled from the !icked that !ere
#erishing, !hen the fire came do!n u#on Penta#olis(
The just man%%% 'ot%-5bid% Penta#olis%%% The land of the fi$e cities,
4odom, Gomorrha, etc%
*-(+% =hose land, for a testimony of their !ickedness, is desolate, and
smoketh to this day, and the trees bear fruits that ri#en not, and a
standing #illar of salt is a monument of an incredulous soul%
*-(1% 7or regarding not !isdom, they did not only sli# in this, that
they !ere ignorant of good thingsJ but they left also unto men a
memorial of their folly, so that in the things in !hich they sinned,
they could not so much as lie hid%
*-(B% But !isdom hath deli$ered from sorro! them that attend u#on her%
*-(*-% 4he conducted the just, !hen he fled from his brotherDs !rath,
through the right !ays, and she!ed him the kingdom of God, and ga$e him
the kno!ledge of the holy things, made him honourable in his labours,
and accom#lished his labours%
The just%%% 9acob%
*-(**% 5n the deceit of them that o$erreached him, she stood by him, and
made him honourable%
*-(*,% 4he ke#t him safe from his enemies, and she defended him from
seducers, and ga$e him a strong conflict, that he might o$ercome, and
kno! that !isdom is mightier than all%
"onflict%%% @iH%, !ith the angel%
*-(*2% 4he forsook not the just !hen he !as sold, but deli$ered him from
sinners( she !ent do!n !ith him into the #it%
The just !hen he !as sold%%% @iH%, 9ose#h%
*-(*.% )nd in bands she left him not, till she brought him the sce#tre
of the kingdom, and #o!er against those that o##ressed him( and she!ed
them to be liars that had accused him, and ga$e him e$erlasting glory%
*-(*?% 4he deli$ered the just #eo#le, and blameless seed, from the
nations that o##ressed them%
*-(*A% 4he entered into the soul of the ser$ant of God and stood against
dreadful kings in !onders and signs%
The ser$ant of God%%% @iH%, <oses%
*-(*+% )nd she rendered to the just the !ages of their labours, and
conducted them in a !onderful !ay( and she !as to them for a co$ert by
day, and for the light of stars by night(
*-(*1% )nd she brought them through the Red 4ea, and carried them o$er
through a great !ater%
*-(*B% But their enemies she dro!ned in the sea, and from the de#th of
hell she brought them out% Therefore the just took the s#oils of the
!icked%
*-(,-% )nd they sung to thy holy name, O 'ord, and they #raised !ith one
accord thy $ictorious hand%
*-(,*% 7or !isdom o#ened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of
infants eloLuent%
=isdom "ha#ter **
Other benefits of !isdom to the #eo#le of God%
**(*% 4he #ros#ered their !orks in the hands of the holy #ro#het%
The holy #ro#het%%% <oses%
**(,% They !ent through !ildernesses that !ere not inhabited, and in
desert #laces they #itched their tents%
**(2% They stood against their enemies, and re$enged themsel$es of their
ad$ersaries%
Their enemies%%% The )malecites%
**(.% They !ere thirsty, and they called u#on thee, and !ater !as gi$en
them out of the high rock, and a refreshment of their thirst out of the
hard stone%
**(?% 7or by !hat things their enemies !ere #unished, !hen their drink
failed them, !hile the children of 5srael abounded there!ith, and
rejoiced(
By !hat things, etc%%% The meaning is, that God, !ho !rought a miracle
to #unish the Egy#tians by thirst, !hen he turned all their !aters into
blood, Eat !hich time the 5sraelites, !ho !ere e>em#t from those
#lagues, had #lenty of !ater,G !rought another miracle in fa$our of his
o!n #eo#le in their thirst, by gi$ing them !ater out of the rock%
**(A% By the same things they in their need !ere benefited%
**(+% 7or instead of a fountain of an e$er running ri$er, thou ga$est
human blood to the unjust%
**(1% )nd !hilst they !ere diminished for a manifest re#roof of their
murdering the infants, thou ga$est to thine abundant !ater unlooked for(
**(B% 4he!ing by the thirst that !as then, ho! thou didst e>alt thine,
and didst kill their ad$ersaries%
**(*-% 7or !hen they !ere tried, and chastised !ith mercy, they kne! ho!
the !icked !ere judged !ith !rath, and tormented%
**(**% 7or thou didst admonish and try them as a father( but the others,
as a se$ere king, thou didst e>amine and condemn%
**(*,% 7or !hether absent or #resent, they !ere tormented alike%
**(*2% 7or a double affliction came u#on them, and a groaning for the
remembrance of things #ast%
**(*.% 7or !hen they heard that by their #unishments the others !ere
benefited, they remembered the 'ord, !ondering at the end of !hat !as
come to #ass%
By their #unishments, etc%%% That is, that the 5sraelites had been
benefited and miraculously fa$oured in the same kind, in !hich they had
been #unished%
**(*?% 7or !hom they scorned before, !hen he !as thro!n out at the time
of his being !ickedly e>#osed to #erish, him they admired in the end,
!hen they sa! the e$ent( their thirsting being unlike to that of the
just%
**(*A% But for the foolish de$ices of their iniLnity, because some being
decei$ed !orshi##ed dumb ser#ents and !orthless beasts, thou didst send
u#on them a multitude of dumb beasts for $engeance(
Dumb beasts%%% @iH%, frogs, scini#hs, flies, and locusts%
**(*+% That they might kno! that by !hat things a man sinneth, by the
same also he is tormented%
**(*1% 7or thy almighty hand, !hich made the !orld of matter !ithout
form, !as not unable to send u#on them a multitude of bears, or fierce
lions,
**(*B% Or unkno!n beasts of a ne! kind, full of rageJ either breathing
out a fiery $a#our, or sending forth a stinking smoke, or shooting
horrible s#arks out of their eyes(
**(,-% =hereof not only the hurt might be able to destroy them, but also
the $ery sight might kill them through fear%
**(,*% &ea, and !ithout these, they might ha$e been slain !ith one
blast, #ersecuted by their o!n deeds, and scattered by the breath of thy
#o!er( but thou hast ordered all things in measure, and number, and
!eight%
**(,,% 7or great #o!er al!ays belonged to thee alone( and !ho shall
resist the strength of thy armM
**(,2% 7or the !hole !orld before thee is as the least grain of the
balance, and as a dro# of the morning de!, that falleth do!n u#on tho
earth%
**(,.% But thou hast mercy u#on all, because thou canst do all things,
and o$erlookest the sins of men for the sake of re#entance%
**(,?% 7or thou lo$est all things that are, and hatest none of the
things !hich thou hast made( for thou didst not a##oint, or make any
thing hating it%
**(,A% )nd ho! could any thing endure, if thou !ouldst notM or be
#reser$ed, if not called by theeM
**(,+% But thou s#arest all( because they are thine, O 'ord, !ho lo$est
souls%
=isdom "ha#ter *,
GodDs !isdom and mercy in his #roceedings !ith the "hanaanites%
*,(*% O ho! good and s!eet is thy 4#irit, O 'ord, in all thingsN
*,(,% )nd therefore thou chastisest them that err, by little and little(
and admonishest them, and s#eakest to them, concerning the things
!herein they offend( that lea$ing their !ickedness, they may belie$e in
thee, O 'ord%
*,(2% 7or those ancient inhabitants of thy holy land, !hom thou didst
abhor,
*,(.% Because they did !orks hateful to thee by their sorceries, and
!icked sacrifices,
*,(?% )nd those merciless murderers of their o!n children, and eaters of
menDs bo!els, and de$ourers of blood from the midst of thy consecration,
7rom the midst of thy consecration%%% 'iterally, sacrament% That is, the
land sacred to thee, in !hich thy tem#le !as to be established, and
manDs redem#tion to be !rought%
*,(A% )nd those #arents sacrificing !ith their o!n hands hel#less souls,
it !as thy !ill to destroy by the hands of our #arents,
*,(+% That the land !hich of all is most dear to thee, might recei$e a
!orthy colony of the children of God%
*,(1% &et e$en those thou s#aredst as men, and didst send !as#s
forerunners of thy host, to destroy them by little and little%
*,(B% ot that thou !ast unable to bring the !icked under the just by
!ar, or by cruel beasts, or !ith one rough !ord to destroy them at once(
*,(*-% But e>ecuting thy judgments by degrees, thou ga$est them #lace of
re#entance, not being ignorant that they !ere a !icked generation, and
their malice natural, and that their thought could ne$er be changed%
*,(**% 7or it !as a cursed seed from the beginning( neither didst thou
for fear of any one gi$e #ardon to their sins%
*,(*,% 7or !ho shall say to thee( =hat hast thou doneM or !ho shall
!ithstand thy judgmentM or !ho shall come before thee to be a re$enger
of !icked menM or !ho shall accuse thee, if the nations #erish, !hich
thou hast madeM
*,(*2% 7or there is no other God but thou, !ho hast care of all, that
thou shouldst she! that thou dost not gi$e judgment unjustly%
*,(*.% either shall king, nor tyrant, in thy sight inLuire about them
!hom thou hast destroyed%
*,(*?% 7or so much then, as thou art just, thou orderest all things
justly( thinking it not agreeable to the #o!er, to condemn him !ho
deser$eth not to be #unished%
*,(*A% 7or thy #o!er is the beginning of justice( and because thou art
'ord of all, thou makest thyself gracious to all%
*,(*+% 7or thou she!est thy #o!er, !hen men !ill not belie$e thee to be
absolute in #o!er, and thou con$incest the boldness of them that kno!
thee not%
*,(*1% But thou being master of #o!er, judgest !ith tranLuillity, and
!ith great fa$our dis#osest of us( for thy #o!er is at hand !hen thou
!ilt%
*,(*B% But thou hast taught thy #eo#le by such !orks, that they must be
just and humane, and hast made thy children to be of a good ho#e(
because in judging, thou gi$est #lace for re#entance for sins%
*,(,-% 7or if thou didst #unish the enemies of thy ser$ants, and that
deser$ed to die, !ith so great deliberation, gi$ing them time and #lace
!hereby they might be changed from their !ickedness(
*,(,*% =ith !hat circums#ection hast thou judged thy o!n children, to
!hose #arents thou hast s!orn, and made co$enants of good #romisesM
*,(,,% Therefore !hereas thou chastisest us, thou scourgest our enemies
$ery many !ays, to the end that !hen !e judge !e may think on thy
goodness( and !hen !e are judged, !e may ho#e for thy mercy%
*,(,2% =herefore thou hast also greatly tormented them, !ho, in their
life, ha$e li$ed foolishly and unjustly, by the same things !hich they
!orshi##ed%
*,(,.% 7or they !ent astray for a long time in the !ays of error,
holding those things for gods !hich are the most !orthless among beasts,
li$ing after the manner of children !ithout understanding%
*,(,?% Therefore thou hast sent a judgment u#on them, as senseless
children, to mock them%
*,(,A% But they that !ere not amended by mockeries and re#rehensions,
e>#erienced the !orthy judgment of God%
*,(,+% 7or seeing, !ith indignation, that they suffered by those $ery
things !hich they took for gods, !hen they !ere destroyed by the same,
they ackno!ledged him the true God, !hom in time #ast they denied that
they kne!( for !hich cause the end also of their condemnation came u#on
them%
=isdom "ha#ter *2
5dolaters are ine>cusable( and those most of all that !orshi# for gods
the !orks of the hands of men%
*2(*% But all men are $ain, in !hom there is not the kno!ledge of God(
and !ho by these good things that are seen, could not understand him
that is, neither by attending to the !orks ha$e ackno!ledged !ho !as the
!orkman(
*2(,% But ha$e imagined either the fire, or the !ind, or the s!ift air,
or the circle of the stars, or the great !ater, or the sun and moon, to
be the gods that rule the !orld%
*2(2% =ith !hose beauty, if they, being delighted, took them to be gods(
let them kno! ho! much the 'ord of them is more beautiful than they( for
the first author of beauty made all those things%
*2(.% Or if they admired their #o!er, and their effects, let them
understand by them, that he that made them, is mightier than they(
*2(?% 7or by the greatness of the beauty, and of the creature, the
creator of them may be seen, so as to be kno!n thereby%
*2(A% But yet as to these they are less to be blamed% 7or they #erha#s
err, seeking God, and desirous to find him%
*2(+% 7or being con$ersant among his !orks, they search( and they are
#ersuaded that the things are good !hich are seen%
*2(1% But then again they are not to be #ardoned%
*2(B% 7or if they !ere able to kno! so much as to make a judgment of the
!orld( ho! did they not more easily find out the 'ord thereofM
*2(*-% But unha##y are they, and their ho#e is among the dead, !ho ha$e
called gods the !orks of the hand of men, gold and sil$er, the
in$entions of art, and the resemblances of beasts, or an un#rofitable
stone the !ork of an ancient hand%
*2(**% Or if an artist, a car#enter, hath cut do!n a tree #ro#er for his
use in the !ood, and skilfully taken off all the bark thereof, and !ith
his art, diligently formeth a $essel #rofitable for the common uses of
life,
*2(*,% )nd useth the chi#s of his !ork to dress his meat(
*2(*2% )nd taking !hat !as left thereof, !hich is good for nothing,
being a crooked #iece of !ood, and full of knots, car$eth it diligently
!hen he hath nothing else to do, and by the skill of his art fashioneth
it, and maketh it like the image of a man(
*2(*.% Or the resemblance of some beast, laying it o$er !ith $ermilion,
and #ainting it red, and co$ering e$ery s#ot that is in it(
*2(*?% )nd maketh a con$enient d!elling #lace for it, and setting it in
a !all, and fastening it !ith iron,
*2(*A% Pro$iding for it, lest it should fall, kno!ing that it is unable
to hel# itself( for it is an image, and hath need of hel#%
*2(*+% )nd then maketh #rayer to it, enLuiring concerning his substance,
and his children, or his marriage% )nd he is not ashamed to s#eak to
that !hich hath no life(
*2(*1% )nd for health he maketh su##lication to the !eak, and for life
#rayeth to that !hich is dead, and for hel# calleth u#on that !hich is
un#rofitable(
*2(*B% )nd for a good journey he #etitioneth him that cannot !alk( and
for getting, and for !orking, and for the e$ent of all things he asketh
him that is unable to do any thing%
=isdom "ha#ter *.
The beginning of !orshi##ing idols( and the effects thereof%
*.(*% )gain, another designing to sail, and beginning to make his $oyage
through the raging !a$es, calleth u#on a #iece of !ood more frail than
the !ood that carrieth him%
*.(,% 7or this the desire of gain de$ised, and the !orkman built it by
his skill%
*.(2% But thy #ro$idence, O 7ather, go$erneth it( for thou hast made a
!ay e$en in the sea, and a most sure #ath among the !a$es,
*.(.% 4he!ing that thou art able to sa$e out of all things, yea, though
a man !ent to sea !ithout art%
*.(?% But that the !orks of thy !isdom might not be idle( therefore men
also trust their li$es e$en to a little !ood, and #assing o$er the sea
by shi#, are sa$ed%
*.(A% )nd from the beginning also, !hen the #roud giants #erished, the
ho#e of the !orld fleeing to a $essel, !hich !as go$erned by thy hand,
left to the !orld seed of generation%
*.(+% 7or blessed is the !ood, by !hich justice cometh
*.(1% But the idol that is made by hands, is cursed, as !ell it, as he
that made it( he because he made itJ and it because being frail it is
called a god%
*.(B% But to God the !icked and his !ickedness are hateful alike%
*.(*-% 7or that !hich is made, together !ith him that made it, shall
suffer torments%
*.(**% Therefore there shall be no res#ect had e$en to the idols of the
Gentiles( because the creatures of God are turned to an abomination, and
a tem#tation to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the un!ise%
*.(*,% 7or the beginning of fornication is the de$ising of idols( and
the in$ention of them is the corru#tion of life%
*.(*2% 7or neither !ere they from the beginning, neither shall they be
for e$er%
*.(*.% 7or by the $anity of men they came into the !orld( and therefore
they shall be found to come shortly to an end%
*.(*?% 7or a father being afflicted !ith bitter grief, made to himself
the image of his son, !ho !as Luickly taken a!ay( and him !ho then had
died as a man, he began no! to !orshi# as a god, and a##ointed him rites
and sacrifices among his ser$ants%
*.(*A% Then, in #rocess of time, !icked custom #re$ailing, this error
!as ke#t as a la!, and statues !ere !orshi##ed by the commandment of
tyrants%
*.(*+% )nd those !hom men could not honour in #resence, because they
d!elt far off, they brought their resemblance from afar, and made an
e>#ress image of the king, !hom they had a mind to honour( that by this
their diligence, they might honour as #resent, him that !as absent%
*.(*1% )nd to the !orshi##ing of these, the singular diligence also of
the artificer hel#ed to set for!ard the ignorant%
*.(*B% 7or he being !illing to #lease him that em#loyed him, laboured
!ith all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner%
*.(,-% )nd the multitude of men, carried a!ay by the beauty of the !ork,
took him no! for a god, that little before !as but honoured as a man%
*.(,*% )nd this !as the occasion of decei$ing human life( for men
ser$ing either their affection, or their kings, ga$e the incommunicable
name to stones and !ood%
*.(,,% )nd it !as not enough for them to err about the kno!ledge of God,
but !hereas they li$ed in a great !ar of ignorance, they call so many
and so great e$ils #eace%
*.(,2% 7or either they sacrifice their o!n children, or use hidden
sacrifices, or kee# !atches full of madness,
*.(,.% 4o that no! they neither kee# life, nor marriage undefiled, but
one killeth another through en$y, or grie$eth him by adultery(
*.(,?% )nd all things are mingled together, blood, murder, theft, and
dissimulation, corru#tion and unfaithfulness, tumults and #erjury,
disLuieting of the good,
*.(,A% 7orgetfulness of God, defiling of souls, changing of nature,
disorder in marriage, and the irregularity of adultery and uncleanness%
*.(,+% 7or the !orshi# of abominable idols is the cause, and the
beginning and end of all e$il%
*.(,1% 7or either they are mad !hen they are merry( or they #ro#hesy
lies, or they li$e unjustly, or easily fors!ear themsel$es%
*.(,B% 7or !hilst they trust in idols, !hich are !ithout life, though
they s!ear amiss, they look not to be hurt%
*.(2-% But for both these things they shall be justly #unished, because
they ha$e thought not !ell of God, gi$ing heed to idols, and ha$e s!orn
unjustly, in guile des#ising justice%
*.(2*% 7or it is not the #o!er of them, by !hom they s!ear, but the just
$engeance of sinners al!ays #unisheth the transgression of the unjust%
=isdom "ha#ter *?
The ser$ants of God #raise him !ho hath deli$ered them from idolatryJ
condemning both the makers and the !orshi##ers of idols%
*?(*% But thou, our God, art gracious and true, #atient, and ordering
all things in mercy%
*?(,% 7or if !e sin, !e are thine, kno!ing thy greatness( and if !e sin
not, !e kno! that !e are counted !ith thee%
*?(2% 7or to kno! thee is #erfect justice( and to kno! thy justice, and
thy #o!er, is the root of immortality%
*?(.% 7or the in$ention of mischie$ous men hath not decei$ed us, nor the
shado! of a #icture, a fruitless labour, a gra$en figure !ith di$ers
colours,
*?(?% The sight !hereof enticeth the fool to lust after it, and he
lo$eth the lifeless figure of a dead image%
*?(A% The lo$ers of e$il things deser$e to ha$e no better things to
trust in, both they that make them, and they that lo$e them, and they
that !orshi# them%
*?(+% The #otter also tem#ering soft earth, !ith labour fashioneth e$ery
$essel for our ser$ice, and of the same clay he maketh both $essels that
are for clean uses, and like!ise such as ser$e to the contrary( but !hat
is the use of these $essels, the #otter is the judge%
*?(1% )nd of the same clay by a $ain labour he maketh a god( he !ho a
little before !as made of earth himself, and a little after returneth to
the same out of !hich he !as taken, !hen his life, !hich !as lent him,
shall be called for again%
*?(B% But his care is, not that he shall labour, nor that his life is
short, but he stri$eth !ith the goldsmiths and sil$ersmiths( and he
endea$oureth to do like the !orkers in brass, and counteth it a glory to
make $ain things%
*?(*-% 7or his heart is ashes, and his ho#e $ain earth and his life more
base than clay(
*?(**% 7orasmuch as he kne! not his maker, and him that ins#ired into
him the soul that !orketh, and that breathed into him a li$ing s#irit%
*?(*,% &ea, and they ha$e counted our life a #astime and the business of
life to be gain, and that !e must be getting e$ery !ay, e$en out of
e$il%
*?(*2% 7or that man kno!eth that he offendeth abo$e all others, !ho of
earthly matter maketh brittle $essels, and gra$en gods%
*?(*.% But all the enemies of thy #eo#le that hold them in subjection,
are foolish, and unha##y, and #roud beyond measure(
*?(*?% 7or they ha$e esteemed all the idols of the heathens for gods,
!hich neither ha$e the use of eyes to see, nor noses to dra! breath, nor
ears to hear, nor fingers of hands to handle, and as for their feet,
they are slo! to !alk%
*?(*A% 7or man made them( and he that borro!eth his o!n breath,
fashioned them% 7or no man can make a god like to himself%
*?(*+% 7or being mortal himself, he formeth a dead thing !ith his !icked
hands% 7or he is better than they !hom he !orshi##eth, because he indeed
hath li$ed, though he !ere mortal, but they ne$er%
*?(*1% <oreo$er, they !orshi# also the $ilest creatures( but things
!ithout sense, com#ared to these, are !orse than they%
*?(*B% &ea, neither by sight can any man see good of these beasts% But
they ha$e fled from the #raise of God, and from his blessing%
=isdom "ha#ter *A
GodDs different dealings !ith the Egy#tians and !ith his o!n #eo#le%
*A(*% 7or these things, and by the like things to these, they !ere
!orthily #unished, and !ere destroyed by a multitude of beasts%
*A(,% 5nstead of !hich #unishment, dealiug !ell !ith thy #eo#le, thou
ga$est them their desire of delicious food, of a ne! taste, #re#aring
for them Luails for their meat(
*A(2% To the end, that they indeed desiring food, by means of those
things that !ere she!n and sent among them, might loath e$en that !hich
!as necessary to satisfy their desire% But these, after suffering !ant
for a short time, tasted a ne! meat%
They indeed desiring food, etc%%% 8e means the Egy#tiansJ !ho !ere
restrained e$en from that food !hich !as necessary, by the frogs and the
flies that !ere sent amongst them, and s#oiled all their meats%-5bid%
But these%%% @iH%, the 5sraelites%
*A(.% 7or it !as reLuisite that ine$itable destruction should come u#on
them that e>ercised tyranny( but to these it should only be she!n ho!
their enemies !ere destroyed%
*A(?% 7or !hen the fierce rage of beasts came u#on these, they !ere
destroyed by the bitings of crooked ser#ents%
*A(A% But thy !rath endured not for e$er, but they !ere troubled for a
short time for their correction, ha$ing a sign of sal$ation, to #ut them
in remembrance of the commandment of thy la!%
4ign of sal$ation%%% The braHen ser#ent, an emblem of "hrist our
4a$iour%
*A(+% 7or he that turned to it, !as not healed by that !hich he sa!, but
by thee, the 4a$iour of all%
*A(1% )nd in this thou didst she! to our enemies, that thou art he !ho
deli$erest from all e$il%
*A(B% 7or the bitings of locusts, and of flies, killed them, and there
!as found no remedy for their life( because they !ere !orthy to be
destroyed by such things%
*A(*-% But not e$en the teeth of $enomous ser#ents o$ercame thy
children( for thy mercy came and healed them%
*A(**% 7or they !ere e>amined for the remembrance of thy !ords, and !ere
Luickly healed, lest falling into dee# forgetfulness, they might not be
able to use thy hel#%
*A(*,% 7or it !as neither herb, nor mollifying #laster, that healed
them, but thy !ord, O 'ord, !hich healeth all things%
*A(*2% 7or it is thou, O 'ord, that hast #o!er of life and death, and
leadest do!n to the gates of death, and bringest back again(
*A(*.% ) man indeed killeth through malice, and !hen the s#irit is gone
forth, it shall not return, neither shall he call back the soul that is
recei$ed(
*A(*?% But it is im#ossible to esca#e thy hand(
*A(*A% 7or the !icked that denied to kno! thee, !ere scourged by the
strength of thy arm, being #ersecuted by strange !aters, and hail, and
rain, and consumed by fire%
*A(*+% )nd !hich !as !onderful, in !ater, !hich e>tinguisheth all
things, the fire had more force( for the !orld fighteth for the just%
The fire had more force%%% @iH%, !hen the fire and hail mingled together
laid !aste the land of Egy#t% E>% B%
*A(*1% 7or at one time the fire !as mitigated, that the beasts !hich
!ere sent against the !icked might not be burnt, but that they might
see, and #ercei$e that they !ere #ersecuted by the judgment of God%
*A(*B% )nd at another time the fire, abo$e its o!n #o!er, burnt in the
midst of !ater, to destroy the fruits of a !icked land%
*A(,-% 5nstead of !hich things, thou didst feed thy #eo#le !ith the food
of angels, and ga$est them bread from hea$en, #re#ared !ithout labourJ
ha$ing in it all that is delicious, and the s!eetness of e$ery taste%
*A(,*% 7or thy sustenance she!ed thy s!eetness to thy children, and
ser$ing e$ery manDs !ill, it !as turned to !hat e$ery man liked%
*A(,,% But sno! and ice endured the force of fire, and melted not( that
they might kno! that the fire, burning in the hail, and flashing in the
rain, destroyed the fruits of the enemies%
*A(,2% But this same again, that the just might be nourished, did e$en
forget its o!n strength%
*A(,.% 7or the creature ser$ing thee, the "reator, is made fierce
against the unjust for their #unishment( and abateth its strength for
the benefit of them that trust in thee%
*A(,?% Therefore e$en then it !as transformed into all things, and !as
obedient to thy grace, that nourisheth all, according to the !ill of
them that desired it of thee(
*A(,A% That thy children, O 'ord, !hom thou lo$edst, might kno! that it
is not the gro!ing of fruits that nourisheth men, but thy !ord
#reser$eth them that belie$e in thee%
*A(,+% 7or that !hich could not be destroyed by fire, being !armed !ith
a little sunbeam, #resently melted a!ay(
*A(,1% That it might be kno!n to all, that !e ought to #re$ent the sun
to bless thee, and adore thee at the da!ning of the light%
*A(,B% 7or the ho#e of the unthankful shall melt a!ay as the !interDs
ice, and shall run off as un#rofitable !ater%
=isdom "ha#ter *+
The Egy#tian darkness%
*+(*% 7or thy judgments, O 'ord, are great, and thy !ords cannot be
e>#ressed( therefore undisci#lined souls ha$e erred%
*+(,% 7or !hile the !icked thought to be able to ha$e dominion o$er the
holy nation, they themsel$es being fettered !ith the bonds of darkness,
and a long night, shut u# in their houses, lay there e>iled from the
eternal #ro$idence%
*+(2% )nd !hile they thought to lie hid in their obscure sins, they !ere
scattered under a dark $eil of forgetfullness, being horribly afraid,
and troubled !ith e>ceeding great astonishment%
*+(.% 7or neither did the den that held them, kee# them from fear( for
noises coming do!n troubled them, and sad $isions a##earing to them,
affrighted them%
*+(?% )nd no #o!er of fire could gi$e them light, neither could the
bright flames of the stars enlighten that horrible night%
*+(A% But there a##eared to them a sudden fire, $ery dreadful( and being
struck !ith the fear of that face, !hich !as not seen, they thought the
things !hich they sa! to be !orse(
*+(+% )nd the delusions of their magic art !ere #ut do!n, and their
boasting of !isdom !as re#roachfully rebuked%
*+(1% 7or they !ho #romised to dri$e a!ay fears and troubles from a sick
soul, !ere sick themsel$es of a fear !orthy to be laughed at%
*+(B% 7or though no terrible thing disturbed them( yet being scared !ith
the #assing by of beasts, and hissing of ser#ents, they died for fear
and denying that they sa! the air, !hich could by no means be a$oided%
*+(*-% 7or !hereas !ickedness is fearful, it beareth !itness of its
condemnation( for a troubled conscience al!ays forecasteth grie$ous
things%
*+(**% 7or fear is nothing else but a yielding u# of the succours from
thought%
*+(*,% )nd !hile there is less e>#ectation from !ithin, the greater doth
it count the ignorance of that cause !hich bringeth the torment%
*+(*2% But they that during that night, in !hich nothing could be done,
and !hich came u#on them from the lo!est and dee#est hell, sle#t the
same slee#,
*+(*.% =ere sometimes molested !ith the fear of monsters, sometimes
fainted a!ay, their soul failing them( for a sudden and unlooked for
fear !as come u#on them%
*+(*?% <oreo$er, if any of them had fallen do!n, he !as ke#t shut u# in
#rison !ithout irons%
*+(*A% 7or if any one !ere a husbandman, or a she#herd, or a labourer in
the field, and !as suddenly o$ertaken, he endured a necessity from !hich
he could not fly%
*+(*+% 7or they !ere all bound together !ith one chain of darkness%
=hether it !ere a !histling !ind, or the melodious $oice of birds, among
the s#reading branches of trees, or a fall of !ater running do!n !ith
$iolence,
*+(*1% Or the mighty noise of stones tumbling do!n, or the running that
could not be seen of beasts #laying together, or the roaring $oice of
!ild beasts, or a rebounding echo from the highest mountains( these
things made them to s!oon for fear%
*+(*B% 7or the !hole !orld !as enlightened, !ith a clear light, and none
!ere hindered in their labours%
*+(,-% But o$er them only !as s#read a hea$y night, an image of that
darkness !hich !as to come u#on them% But they !ere to themsel$es more
grie$ous than the darkness%
=isdom "ha#ter *1
The slaughter of the firstborn in Egy#t( the efficacy of )aronDs
intercession, in the sedition on occasion of "ore%
*1(*% But thy saints had a $ery great light, and they heard their $oice
indeed, but did not see their sha#e% )nd because they also did not
suffer the same things, they glorified thee(
*1(,% )nd they that before had been !ronged, ga$e thanks, because they
!ere not hurt no!( and asked this gift, that there might be a
difference%
*1(2% Therefore they recei$ed a burning #illar of fire for a guide of
the !ay !hich they kne! not, and thou ga$est them a harmless sun of a
good entertainment%
) harmless sun%%% ) light that should not hurt or molest themJ but that
should be an agreeable guest to them%
*1(.% The others indeed !ere !orthy to be de#ri$ed of light, and
im#risoned in darkness, !ho ke#t thy children shut u#, by !hom the #ure
light of the la! !as to be gi$en to the !orld%
*1(?% )nd !hereas they thought to kill the babes of the just( one child
being cast forth, and sa$ed to re#ro$e them, thou tookest a!ay a
multitude of their children, and destroyedst them altogether in a mighty
!ater%
One child%%% @iH%, <oses%
*1(A% 7or that night !as kno!n before by our fathers, that assuredly
kno!ing !hat oaths they had trusted to, they might be of better courage%
*1(+% 4o thy #eo#le recei$ed the sal$ation of the just, and destruction
of the unjust%
*1(1% 7or as thou didst #unish the ad$ersaries so thou didst also
encourage and glorify us%
*1(B% 7or the just children of good men !ere offering sacrifice
secretly, and they unanimously ordered a la! of justice( that the just
should recei$e both good and e$il alike, singing no! the #raises of the
fathers%
Of good men%%% @iH%, of the #atriarchs% Their children, the 5sraelites,
offered in #ri$ate the sacrifice of the #aschal lambJ and !ere
regulating !hat they !ere to do in their journey, !hen that last and
most dreadful #lague !as coming u#on their enemies%
*1(*-% But on the other side there sounded an ill according cry of the
enemies, and a lamentable mourning !as heard for the children that !ere
be!ailed%
*1(**% )nd the ser$ant suffered the same #unishment as the master, and a
common man suffered in like manner as the king%
*1(*,% 4o all alike had innumerable dead, !ith one kind of death%
either !ere the li$ing sufficient to bury them( for in one moment the
noblest offs#ring of them !as destroyed%
The noblest offs#ring%%% That is, the firstborn%
*1(*2% 7or !hereas they !ould not belie$e any thing before by reason of
the enchantments, then first u#on the destruction of the firstborn, they
ackno!ledged the #eo#le to be of God%
*1(*.% 7or !hile all things !ere in Luiet silence, and the night !as in
the midst of her course,
*1(*?% Thy )lmighty !ord lea#ed do!n from hea$en from thy royal throne,
as a fierce conLueror into the midst of the land of destruction,
*1(*A% =ith a shar# s!ord carrying thy unfeigned commandment, and he
stood and filled all things !ith death, and standing on the earth,
reached e$en to hea$en%
*1(*+% Then suddenly $isions of e$il dreams troubled them, and fears
unlooked for came u#on them%
*1(*1% )nd one thro!n here, another there, half dead, she!ed the cause
of his death%
*1(*B% 7or the $isions that troubled them foreshe!ed these things, lest
they should #erish, and not kno! !hy they suffered these e$ils%
*1(,-% But the just also !ere after!ards touched by an assault of death,
and there !as a disturbance of the multitude in the !ilderness( but thy
!rath did not long continueJ
*1(,*% 7or a blameless man made haste to #ry for the #eo#le, bringing
forth the shield of his ministry, #rayer, and by incense making
su##lication, !ithstood the !rath, and #ut an end to the calamity,
she!ing that he !as thy ser$ant%
*1(,,% )nd he o$ercame the disturbance, not by strength of body nor !ith
force of arms, but !ith a !ord he subdued him that #unished them,
alleging the oath and co$enant made !ith the fathers%
*1(,2% 7or !hen they !ere no! fallen do!n dead by hea#s one u#on
another, he stood bet!een and stayed the assault, and cut off the !ay to
the li$ing%
*1(,.% 7or in the #riestly robe !hich he !ore, !as the !hole !orld( and
in the four ro!s of the stones, the glory of the fathers !as gra$en, and
thy majesty !as !ritten u#on the diadem of his head%
*1(,A% )nd to these the destroyer ga$e #lace, and !as afraid of them(
for the #roof only of !rath !as enough%
=isdom "ha#ter *B
=hy God she!ed no mercy to the Egy#tians% 8is fa$our to the 5sraelites%
)ll creatures obey GodDs orders for the ser$ice of the good, and the
#unishment of the !icked%
*B(*% But as to the !icked, e$en to the end there came u#on them !rath
!ithout mercy% 7or he kne! before also !hat they !ould do(
*B(,% 7or !hen they had gi$en them lea$e to de#art and had sent them
a!ay !ith great care, they re#ented and #ursued after them%
*B(2% 7or !hilst they !ere yet mourning, and lamenting at the gra$es of
the dead, they took u# another foolish de$ice( and #ursued them as
fugiti$es !hom they had #ressed to be gone(
*B(.% 7or a necessity, of !hich they !ere !orthy, brought them to this
end( and they lost the remembrance of those things !hich had ha##ened,
that their #unishment might fill u# !hat !as !anting to their torments(
*B(?% )nd that thy #eo#le might !onderfully #ass through, but they might
find a ne! death%
*B(A% 7or e$ery creature, according to its kind !as fashioned again as
from the beginning, obeying thy commandments, that thy children might be
ke#t !ithout hurt%
*B(+% 7or a cloud o$ershado!ed their cam#s and !here !ater !as before,
dry land a##eared, and in the Red 4ea a !ay !ithout hindrance, and out
of the great dee# a s#ringing field(
*B(1% Through !hich all the nation #assed !hich !as #rotected !ith thy
hand, seeing thy miracles and !onders%
*B(B% 7or they fed on their food like horses, and they ski##ed like
lambs, #raising thee, O 'ord, !ho hadst deli$ered them%
*B(*-% 7or they !ere yet mindful of those things !hich had been done in
the time of their sojourning, ho! the ground brought forth flies instead
of cattle, and ho! the ri$er cast u# a multitude of frogs instead of
fishes%
*B(**% )nd at length they sa! a ne! generation of birds, !hen being led
by their a##etite, they asked for delicate meats%
*B(*,% 7or to satisfy their desire, the Luail came u# to them from the
sea( and #unishments came u#on the sinners, not !ithout foregoing signs
by the force of thunders( for they suffered justly according to their
o!n !ickedness%
*B(*2% 7or they e>ercised a more detestable inhos#itality than any(
others indeed recei$ed not strangers unkno!n to them, but these brought
their guests into bondage that had deser$ed !ell of them%
*B(*.% )nd not only so, but in another res#ect also they !ere !orse( for
the others against their !ill recei$ed the strangers%
*B(*?% But these grie$ously afflicted them !hom they had recei$ed !ith
joy, and !ho li$ed under the same la!s%
*B(*A% But they !ere struck !ith blindness( as those others !ere at the
doors of the just man, !hen they !ere co$ered !ith sudden darkness, and
e$ery one sought the #assage of his o!n door%
*B(*+% 7or !hile the elements are changed in themsel$es, as in an
instrument the sound of the Luality is changed, yet all kee# their
sound( !hich may clearly be #ercei$ed by the $ery sight%
Elements are changed, etc%%% The meaning is, that !hate$er changes God
!rought in the elements by miracles in fa$our of his #eo#le, they still
ke#t their harmony by obeying his !ill%
*B(*1% 7or the things of the land !ere turned into things of the !ater(
and the things that before s!am in the !ater #assed u#on the land%
*B(*B% The fire had #o!er in !ater abo$e its o!n $irtue, and the !ater
forgot its Luenching nature%
*B(,-% On the other side, the flames !asted not the flesh of corru#tible
animals !alking therein, neither did they melt that good food, !hich !as
a#t to melt as ice% 7or in all things thou didst magnify thy #eo#le, O
'ord, and didst honour them, and didst not des#ise them, but didst
assist them at all times, and in e$ery #lace%
That good food%%% The manna%
E""'E45)4T5":4
This Book is so called from a Greek !ord that signifies a #reacher(
because, like an e>cellent #reacher, it gi$es admirable lessons of all
$irtues% The author !as 9esus the son of 4irach of 9erusalem, !ho
flourished about t!o hundred years before "hrist% )s it !as !ritten
after the time of Esdras, it is not in the 9e!ish canonJ but is recei$ed
as canonical and di$ine by the "atholic "hurch, instructed by
a#ostolical tradition, and directed by the s#irit of God% 5t !as first
!ritten in the 8ebre!, but after!ards translated into Greek, by another
9esus, the grandson of the author, !hose #rologue to this book is the
follo!ing(
T8E PRO'OG:E
The kno!ledge of many and great things hath been she!n us by the la!,
and the #ro#hets, and others that ha$e follo!ed them( for !hich things
5srael is to be commended for doctrine and !isdom, because not only they
that s#eak must needs be skilful, but strangers also, both s#eaking and
!riting, may by their means become most learned% <y grandfather 9esus,
after he had much gi$en himself to a diligent reading of the la!, and
the #ro#hets, and other books, that !ere deli$ered to us from our
fathers, had a mind also to !rite something himself, #ertaining to
doctrine and !isdomJ that such as are desirous to learn, and are made
kno!ing in these things, may be more and more attenti$e in mind, and be
strengthened to li$e according to the la!% 5 entreat you therefore to
come !ith bene$olence, and to read !ith attention, and to #ardon us for
those things !herein !e may seem, !hile !e follo! the image of !isdom,
to come short in the com#osition of !ordsJ for the 8ebre! !ords ha$e not
the same force in them !hen translated into another tongue% )nd not only
these, but the la! also itself, and the #ro#hets, and the rest of the
books, ha$e no small difference, !hen they are s#oken in their o!n
language% 7or in the eight and thirtieth year coming into Egy#t, !hen
Ptolemy E$ergetes !as king, and continuing there a long time, 5 found
there books left, of no small nor contem#tible learning% Therefore 5
thought it good, and necessary for me to besto! some diligence and
labour to inter#ret this bookJ and !ith much !atching and study in some
s#ace of time, 5 brought the book to an end, and set it forth for the
ser$ice of them that are !illing to a##ly their mind, and to learn ho!
they ought to conduct themsel$es, !ho #ur#ose to lead their life
according to the la! of the 'ord%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *
)ll !isdom is from God, and is gi$en to them that fear and lo$e God%
*(*% )ll !isdom is from the 'ord God, and hath been al!ays !ith him, and
is before all time%
*(,% =ho hath numbered the sand of the sea, and the dro#s of rain, and
the days of the !orldM =ho hath measured the height of hea$en, and the
breadth of the earth, and the de#th of the abyssM
*(2% =ho hath searched out the !isdom of God that goeth before all
thingsM
*(.% =isdom hath been created before all things, and the understanding
of #rudence from e$erlasting%
*(?% The !ord of God on high is the fountain of !isdom, and her !ays are
e$erlasting commandments%
*(A% To !hom hath the root of !isdom been re$ealed, and !ho hath kno!n
her !ise counselsM
*(+% To !hom hath the disci#line of !isdom been re$ealed and made
manifestM and !ho hath understood the multi#licity of her ste#sM
*(1% There is one most high "reator )lmighty, and a #o!erful king, and
greatly to be feared, !ho sitteth u#on his throne, and is the God of
dominion%
*(B% 8e created her in the 8oly Ghost, and sa! her, and numbered her,
and measured her%
*(*-% )nd he #oured her out u#on all his !orks, and u#on all flesh
according to his gift, and hath gi$en her to them that lo$e him%
*(**% The fear of the 'ord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a
cro!n of joy%
*(*,% The fear of the 'ord shall delight the heart, and shall gi$e joy,
and gladness, and length of days%
*(*2% =ith him that feareth the 'ord, it shall go !ell in the latter
end, and in the day of his death he shall be blessed%
*(*.% The lo$e of God is honourable !isdom%
*(*?% )nd they to !hom she shall she! herself lo$e her by the sight, and
by the kno!ledge of her great !orks%
*(*A% The fear of the 'ord is the beginning of !isdom, and !as created
!ith the faithful in the !omb, it !alketh !ith chosen !omen, and is
kno!n !ith the just and faithful%
*(*+% The fear of the 'ord is the religiousness of kno!ledge%
*(*1% Religiousness shall kee# and justify the heart, it shall gi$e joy
and gladness%
*(*B% 5t shall go !ell !ith him that feareth the 'ord, and in the days
of his end he shall be blessed%
*(,-% To fear God is the fulness of !isdom, and fulness is from the
fruits thereof%
*(,*% 4he shall fill all her house !ith her increase, and the
storehouses !ith her treasures%
*(,,% The fear of the 'ord is a cro!n of !isdom, filling u# #eace and
the fruit of sal$ation(
*(,2% )nd it hath seen, and numbered her( but both are the gifts of God%
*(,.% =isdom shall distribute kno!ledge, and understanding of #rudence(
and e>alteth the glory of them that hold her%
*(,?% The root of !isdom is to fear the 'ord( and the branches thereof
are long-li$ed%
*(,A% 5n the treasures of !isdom is understanding, and religiousness of
kno!ledge( but to sinners !isdom is an abomination%
*(,+% The fear of the 'ord dri$eth out sin(
*(,1% 7or he that is !ithout fear, cannot be justified( for the !rath of
his high s#irits is his ruin%
*(,B% ) #atient man shall bear for a time, and after!ards joy shall be
restored to him%
*(2-% ) good understanding !ill hide his !ords for a time, and the li#s
of many shall declare his !isdom%
*(2*% 5n the treasures of !isdom is the signification of disci#line(
*(2,% But the !orshi# of God is an abomination to a sinner%
*(22% 4on, if thou desire !isdom, kee# justice, and God !ill gi$e her to
thee%
*(2.% 7or the fear of the 'ord is !isdom and disci#line( and that !hich
is agreeable to him,
*(2?% 5s faith, and meekness( and he !ill fill u# his treasures%
*(2A% Be not incredulous to the fear of the 'ord( and come not to him
!ith a double heart%
*(2+% Be not a hy#ocrite in the sight of men, and let not thy li#s be a
stumblingblock to thee%
*(21% =atch o$er them, lest thou fall, and bring dishonour u#on thy
soul,
*(2B% )nd God disco$er thy secrets, and cast thee do!n in the midst of
the congregation%
*(.-% Because thou camest to the 'ord !ickedly, and thy heart is full of
guile and deceit%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,
GodDs ser$ants must look for tem#tations( and must arm themsel$es !ith
#atience and confidence in God%
,(*% 4on, !hen thou comest to the ser$ice of God, stand in justice and
in fear, and #re#are thy soul for tem#tation%
,(,% 8umble thy heart, and endure( incline thy ear, and recei$e the
!ords of understanding( and make not haste in the time of clouds%
,(2% =ait on God !ith #atience( join thyself to God, and endure, that
thy life may be increased in the latter end%
,(.% Take all that shall be brought u#on thee( and in thy sorro! endure,
and in thy humiliation kee# #atience%
,(?% 7or gold and sil$er are tried in the fire, but acce#table men in
the furnace of humiliation%
,(A% Belie$e God, and he !ill reco$er thee( and direct thy !ay, and
trust in him% ;ee# his fear, and gro! old therein%
,(+% &e that fear the 'ord, !ait for his mercy( and go not aside from
him lest ye fall%
,(1% &e that fear the 'ord, belie$e him( and your re!ard shall not be
made $oid%
,(B% &e that fear the 'ord ho#e in him, and mercy shall come to you for
your delight%
,(*-% &e that fear the 'ord, lo$e him, and your hearts shall be
enlightened%
,(**% <y children behold the generations of men( and kno! ye that no one
hath ho#ed in the 'ord, and hath been confounded%
,(*,% 7or !ho hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsakenM
or !ho hath called u#on him, and he des#ised himM
,(*2% 7or God is com#assionate and merciful, and !ill forgi$e sins in
the day of tribulation( and he is a #rotector to all that seek him in
truth%
,(*.% =oe to them that are of a double heart and to !icked li#s, and to
the hands that do e$il, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth t!o
!ays%
,(*?% =oe to them that are fainthearted, !ho belie$e not God( and
therefore they shall not be #rotected by him%
,(*A% =oe to them that ha$e lost #atience, and that ha$e forsaken the
right !ays, and ha$e gone aside into crooked !ays%
,(*+% )nd !hat !ill they do, !hen the 'ord shall begin to e>amineM
,(*1% They that fear the 'ord, !ill not be incredulous to his !ord( and
they that lo$e him, !ill kee# his !ay%
,(*B% They that fear the 'ord, !ill seek after the things that are !ell
#leasing to him( and they that lo$e him, shall be filled !ith his la!%
,(,-% They that fear the 'ord, !ill #re#are their hearts, and in his
sight !ill sanctify their souls,
,(,*% They that fear the 'ord, kee# his commandments, and !ill ha$e
#atience e$en until his $isitation,
,(,,% 4aying( 5f !e do not #enance, !e shall fall into the hands of the
'ord, and not into the hands of men%
,(,2% 7or according to his greatness, so also is his mercy !ith him%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2
'essons concerning the honour of #arents, and humility, and a$oiding
curiosity%
2(*% The sons of !isdom are the church of the just( and their
generation, obedience and lo$e%
2(,% "hildren, hear the judgment of your father, and so do that you may
be sa$ed%
2(2% 7or God hath made the father honourable to the children( and
seeking the judgment of the mothers, hath confirmed it u#on the
children%
2(.% 8e that lo$eth God, shall obtain #ardon for his sins by #rayer, and
shall refrain himself from them, and shall be heard in the #rayer of
days%
2(?% )nd he that honoureth his mother is as one that layeth u# a
treasure%
2(A% 8e that honoureth his father shall ha$e joy in his o!n children,
and in the day of his #rayer he shall be heard%
2(+% 8e that honoureth his father shall enjoy a long life( and he that
obeyeth the father, shall be a comfort to his mother%
2(1% 8e that feareth the 'ord, honoureth his #arents, and !ill ser$e
them as his masters that brought him into the !orld%
2(B% 8onour thy father, in !ork and !ord, and all #atience,
2(*-% That a blessing may come u#on thee from him, and his blessing may
remain in the latter end%
2(**% The fatherDs blessing establisheth the houses of the children( but
the motherDs curse rooteth u# the foundation%
2(*,% Glory not in the dishonour of thy father( for his shame is no
glory to thee%
2(*2% 7or the glory of a man is from the honour of his father, and a
father !ithout honour is the disgrace of the son%
2(*.% 4on, su##ort the old age of thy father, and grie$e him not in his
lifeJ
2(*?% )nd if his understanding fail, ha$e #atience !ith him, and des#ise
him not !hen thou art in thy strength( for the relie$ing of the father
shall not be forgotten%
2(*A% 7or good shall be re#aid to thee for the sin of thy mother%
2(*+% )nd in justice thou shalt be built u#, and in the day of
affliction thou shalt be remembered( and thy sins shall melt a!ay as the
ice in the fair !arm !eather%
2(*1% Of !hat an e$il fame is he that forsaketh his father( and he is
cursed of God that angereth his mother%
2(*B% <y son, do thy !orks in meekness, and thou shalt be belo$ed abo$e
the glory of men%
2(,-% The greater thou art, the more humble thyself in all things, and
thou shalt find grace before God(
2(,*% 7or great is the #o!er of God alone, and he is honoured by the
humble%
2(,,% 4eek not the things that are too high for thee, and search not
into things abo$e thy ability( but the things that God hath commanded
thee, think on them al!ays, and in many of his !orks be not curious%
2(,2% 7or it is not necessary for thee to see !ith thy eyes those things
that are hid%
2(,.% 5n unnecessary matters be not o$er curious, and in many of his
!orks thou shalt not be inLuisiti$e%
2(,?% 7or many things are she!n to thee abo$e the understanding of men%
2(,A% )nd the sus#icion of them hath decei$ed many, and hath detained
their minds in $anity%
2(,+% ) hard heart shall fear e$il at the last( and he that lo$eth
danger shall #erish in it%
2(,1% ) heart that goeth t!o !ays shall not ha$e success, and the
#er$erse of heart shall be scandaliHed therein%
2(,B% ) !icked heart shall be laden !ith sorro!s, and the sinner !ill
add sin to sin%
2(2-% The congregation of the #roud shall not be healed( for the #lant
of !ickedness shall take root in them, and it shall not be #ercei$ed%
2(2*% The heart of the !ise is understood in !isdom, and a good ear !ill
hear !isdom !ith all desire%
2(2,% ) !ise heart, and !hich hath understanding, !ill abstain from
sins, and in the !orks of justice shall ha$e success%
2(22% =ater Luencheth a flaming fire, and alms resisteth sins(
2(2.% )nd God #ro$ideth for him that she!eth fa$our( he remembereth him
after!ards, and in the time of his fall he shall find a sure stay%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .
)n e>hortation to !orks of mercy, and to the lo$e of !isdom%
.(*% 4on, defraud not the #oor of alms, and turn not a!ay thy eyes from
the #oor%
.(,% Des#ise not the hungry soul( and #ro$oke not the #oor in his !ant%
.(2% )fflict not the heart of the needy, and defer not to gibe to him
that is in distress%
.(.% Reject not the #etition of the afflicted( and turn not a!ay thy
face from the needy%
.(?% Turn not a!ay thy eyes from the #oor for fear of anger( and lea$e
not to them that ask of thee to curse thee behind thy back%
.(A% 7or the #rayer of him that curseth thee in the bitterness of his
soul, shall be heard, for he that made him !ill hear him%
.(+% <ake thyself affable to the congregation of the #oor, and humble
thy soul to the ancient, and bo! thy head to a great man%
.(1% Bo! do!n thy ear cheerfully to the #oor, and #ay !hat thou o!est,
and ans!er him #eaceable !ords !ith mildness%
.(B% Deli$er him that suffereth !rong out of the hand of the #roud( and
be not fainthearted in thy soul%
.(*-% 5n judging be merciful to the fatherless as a father, and as a
husband to their mother%
.(**% )nd thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most 8igh, and he
!ill ha$e mercy on thee more than a mother%
.(*,% =isdom ins#ireth life into her children, and #rotecteth them that
seek after her, and !ill go before them in the !ay of justice%
.(*2% )nd he that lo$eth her, lo$eth life( and they that !atch for her,
shall embrace her s!eetness%
.(*.% They that hold her fast, shall inherit life( and !hithersoe$er she
entereth, God !ill gi$e a blessing%
.(*?% They that ser$e her, shall be ser$ants to the holy one( and God
lo$eth them that lo$e her%
.(*A% 8e that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations( and he that
looketh u#on her, shall remain secure%
.(*+% 5f he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall
be in assurance%
.(*1% 7or she !alketh !ith him in tem#tation, and at the first she
chooseth him%
5n tem#tation, etc%%% The meaning is, that before !isdom !ill choose any
for her fa$ourite, she !ill try them by leading them through
contradictions, afflictions, and tem#tations, the usual no$iceshi# of
the children of God%
.(*B% 4he !ill bring u#on him fear and dread and trial( and she !ill
scourge him !ith the affliction of her disci#line, till she try him by
her la!s, and trust his soul%
.(,-% Then she !ill strengthen him, and make a straight !ay to him, and
gi$e him joy,
.(,*% )nd !ill disclose her secrets to him, and !ill hea# u#on him
treasures of kno!ledge and understanding of justice%
.(,,% But if he go astray, she !ill forsake him, and deli$er him into
the hands of his enemy%
.(,2% 4on, obser$e the time, and fly from e$il%
.(,.% 7or thy soul be not ashamed to say the truth%
.(,?% 7or there is a shame that bringeth sin, and there is a shame that
bringeth glory and grace%
.(,A% )cce#t no #erson against thy o!n #erson, nor against thy soul a
lie%
.(,+% Re$erence not thy neighbour in his fall(
.(,1% )nd refrain not to s#eak in the time of sal$ation% 8ide not thy
!isdom in her beauty%
.(,B% 7or by the tongue !isdom is discerned( and understanding, and
kno!ledge, and learning by the !ord of the !ise, and steadfastness in
the !orks of justice%
.(2-% 5n no!ise s#eak against the truth, but be ashamed of the lie of
thy ignorance%
.(2*% Be not ashamed to confess thy sins, but submit not thyself to
e$ery man for sin%
.(2,% Resist not against the face of the mighty, and do not stri$e
against the stream of the ri$er%
.(22% 4tri$e for justice for thy soul, and e$en unto death fight for
justice, and God !ill o$erthro! thy enemies for thee%
.(2.% Be not hasty in thy tongue( and slack and remiss in thy !orks%
.(2?% Be not as a lion in thy house, terrifying them of thy household,
and o##ressing them that are under thee%
.(2A% 'et not thy hand be stretched out to recei$e, and shut !hen thou
shouldst gi$e%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ?
=e must not #resume of our !ealth or strength( nor of the mercy of God,
to go on in sin( !e must be steadfast in $irtue and truth%
?(*% 4et not thy heart u#on unjust #ossessions, and say not( 5 ha$e
enough to li$e on( for it shall be of no ser$ice in the time of
$engeance and darkness%
?(,% 7ollo! not in thy strength the desires of thy heart(
?(2% )nd say not( 8o! mighty am 5M and !ho shall bring me under for my
deedsM for God !ill surely take re$enge%
?(.% 4ay not( 5 ha$e sinned, and !hat harm hath befallen meM for the
most 8igh is a #atient re!arder%
?(?% Be not !ithout fear about sin forgi$en, and add not sin u#on sin(
?(A% )nd say not( The mercy of the 'ord is great, he !ill ha$e mercy on
the multitude of my sins%
?(+% 7or mercy and !rath Luickly come from him, and his !rath looketh
u#on sinners%
?(1% Delay not to be con$erted to the 'ord, and defer it not from day to
day%
?(B% 7or his !rath shall come on a sudden, and in the time of $engeance
he !ill destroy thee%
?(*-% Be not an>ious for goods unjustly gotten( for they shall not
#rofit thee in the day of calamity and re$enge%
?(**% =inno! not !ith e$ery !ind, and go not into e$ery !ay( for so is
e$ery sinner #ro$ed by a double tongue%
?(*,% Be steadfast in the !ay of the 'ord, and in the truth of thy
judgment, and in kno!ledge, and let the !ord of #eace and justice kee#
!ith thee%
?(*2% Be meek to hear the !ord, that thou mayst understand( and return a
true ans!er !ith !isdom%
?(*.% 5f thou ha$e understanding, ans!er thy neighbour( but if not, let
thy hand be u#on thy mouth, lest thou be sur#rised in an unskilful !ord,
and be confounded%
?(*?% 8onour and glory is in the !ord of the !ise, but the tongue of the
fool is his ruin%
?(*A% Be not called a !his#erer, and be not taken in thy tongue, and
confounded%
?(*+% 7or confusion and re#entance is u#on a thief, and an e$il mark of
disgrace u#on the double tongued, but to the !his#erer hatred, and
enmity, and re#roach%
?(*1% 9ustify alike the small and the great%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter A
Of true and false friends( and of the of the fruits of !isdom%
A(*% 5nstead of a friend become not an enemy to thy neighbour( for an
e$il man shall inherit re#roach and shame, so shall e$ery sinner that is
en$ious and double tongued%
A(,% E>tol not thyself in the thoughts of thy soul like a bull( lest thy
strength be Luashed by folly,
A(2% )nd it eat u# thy lea$es, and destroy thy fruit, and thou be left
as a dry tree in the !ilderness%
A(.% 7or a !icked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and maketh him to
be a joy to his enemies, and shall lead him into the lot of the !icked%
A(?% ) s!eet !ord multi#lieth friends, and a##easeth enemies, and a
gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth%
A(A% Be in #eace !ith many, but let one of a thousand be thy counsellor%
A(+% 5f thou !ouldst get a friend, try him before thou takest him, and
do not credit him easily%
A(1% 7or there is a friend for his o!n occasion, and he !ill not abide
in the day of thy trouble%
A(B% )nd there is a friend that turneth to enmityJ and there is a friend
that !ill disclose hatred and strife and re#roaches%
A(*-% )nd there is a friend a com#anion at the table, and he !ill not
abide in the day of distress%
A(**% ) friend if he continue steadfast, shall be to thee as thyself,
and shall act !ith confidence among them of thy household%
A(*,% 5f he humble himself before thee, and hide himself from thy face,
thou shalt ha$e unanimous friendshi# for good%
A(*2% 4e#arate thyself from thy enemies, and take heed of thy friends%
A(*.% ) faithful friend is a strong defence( and he that hath found him,
hath found a treasure%
A(*?% othing can be com#ared to a faithful friend, and no !eight of
gold and sil$er is able to counter$ail the goodness of his fidelity%
A(*A% ) faithful friend is the medicine of life and immortality( and
they that fear the 'ord, shall find him%
A(*+% 8e that feareth God, shall like!ise ha$e good friendshi#( because
according to him shall his friend be%
A(*1% <y son, from thy youth u# recei$e instruction, and e$en to thy
grey hairs thou shalt find !isdom%
A(*B% "ome to her as one that #lougheth, and so!eth, and !ait for her
good fruits(
A(,-% 7or in !orking about her thou shalt labour a little, and shalt
Luickly eat of her fruits%
A(,*% 8o! $ery un#leasant is !isdom to the unlearned, and the un!ise
!ill not continue !ith her%
A(,,% 4he shall be to them as a mighty stone of trial, and they !ill
cast her from them before it be long%
A(,2% 7or the !isdom of doctrine is according to her name, and she is
not manifest unto many, but !ith them to !hom she is kno!n, she
continueth e$en to the sight of God%
A(,.% Gi$e ear, my son, and take !ise counsel, and cast not a!ay my
ad$ice%
A(,?% Put thy feet into her fetters, and thy neck into her chains(
A(,A% Bo! do!n thy shoulder, and bear her, and be not grie$ed !ith her
bands%
A(,+% "ome to her !ith all thy mind, and kee# her !ays !ith all thy
#o!er%
A(,1% 4earch for her, and she shall be made kno!n to thee, and !hen thou
hast gotten her, let her not go(
A(,B% 7or in the latter end thou shalt find rest in her, and she shall
be turned to thy joy%
A(2-% Then shall her fetters be a strong defence for thee, and a firm
foundation, and her chain a robe of glory(
A(2*% 7or in her is the beauty of life, and her bands are a healthful
binding%
A(2,% Thou shalt #ut her on as a robe of glory, and thou shalt set her
u#on thee as a cro!n of joy%
A(22% <y son, if thou !ilt attend to me, thou shalt learn( and if thou
!ilt a##ly thy mind, thou shalt be !ise%
A(2.% 5f thou !ilt incline thy ear, thou shalt recei$e instruction( and
if thou lo$e to hear, thou shalt be !ise%
A(2?% 4tand in the multitude of ancients that are !ise, and join thyself
from thy heart to their !isdom, that thou mayst hear e$ery discourse of
God, and the sayings of #raise may not esca#e thee%
A(2A% )nd if thou see a man of understanding, go to him early in the
morning, and let thy foot !ear the ste#s of his doors%
A(2+% 'et thy thoughts be u#on the #rece#ts of God, and meditate
continually on his commandments( and he !ill gi$e thee a heart, and the
desire of !isdom shall be gi$en to thee%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter +
Religious and moral duties%
+(*% Do no e$ils, and no e$ils shall lay hold of thee%
+(,% De#art from the unjust, and e$ils shall de#art from thee%
+(2% <y son, so! not e$ils in the furro!s of injustice, and thou shalt
not rea# them se$enfold%
+(.% 4eek not of the 'ord a #reeminence, nor of the king the seat of
honour%
+(?% 9ustify not thyself before God, for he kno!eth the heart( and
desire not to a##ear !ise before the king%
+(A% 4eek not to be made a judge, unless thou ha$e strength enough to
e>tir#ate iniLuities( lest thou fear the #erson of the #o!erful, and lay
a stumblingblock for thy integrity%
+(+% Offend not against the multitude of a city, neither cast thyself in
u#on the #eo#le,
+(1% or bind sin to sin( for e$en in one thou shalt not be un#unished%
+(B% Be not fainthearted in thy mind(
+(*-% eglect not to #ray, and to gi$e alms%
+(**% 4ay not( God !ill ha$e res#ect to the multitude of my gifts, and
!hen 5 offer to the most high God, he !ill acce#t my offerings%
+(*,% 'augh no man to scorn in the bitterness of his soul( for there is
one that humbleth and e>alteth, God !ho seeth all%
+(*2% De$ise not a lie against thy brother( neither do the like against
thy friend%
+(*.% Be not !illing to make any manner of lie( for the custom thereof
is not good%
+(*?% Be not full of !ords in a multitude of ancients, and re#eat not
the !ord in thy #rayer%
Re#eat not, etc%%% <ake not much babbling by re#etition of !ords( but
aim more at fer$our of heart%
+(*A% 8ate not laborious !orks, nor husbandry ordained by the most 8igh%
+(*+% umber not thyself among the multitude of the disorderly%
+(*1% Remember !rath, for it !ill not tarry long%
+(*B% 8umble thy s#irit $ery much( for the $engeance on the flesh of the
ungodly is fire and !orms%
+(,-% Do not transgress against thy friend deferring money, nor des#ise
thy dear brother for the sake of gold%
+(,*% De#art not from a !ise and good !ife, !hom thou hast gotten in the
fear of the 'ord( for the grace of her modesty is abo$e gold%
+(,,% 8urt not the ser$ant that !orketh faithfully, nor the hired man
that gi$eth thee his life%
+(,2% 'et a !ise ser$ant be dear to thee as thy o!n soul, defraud him
not of liberty, nor lea$e him needy%
+(,.% 8ast thou cattleM ha$e an eye to them( and if they be for thy
#rofit, kee# them !ith thee%
+(,?% 8ast thou childrenM instruct them, and bo! do!n their neck from
their childhood%
+(,A% 8ast thou daughtersM ha$e a care of their body, and she! not thy
countenance gay to!ards them%
+(,+% <arry thy daughter !ell, and thou shalt do a great !ork, and gi$e
her to a !ise man%
+(,1% 5f thou hast a !ife according to thy soul, cast her not off( and
to her that is hateful, trust not thyself% =ith thy !hole heart,
+(,B% 8onour thy father, and forget not the groanings of thy mother(
+(2-% Remember that thou hadst not been born but through them( and make
a return to them as they ha$e done for thee%
+(2*% =ith all thy soul fear the 'ord, and re$erence his #riests%
+(2,% =ith all thy strength lo$e him that made thee( and forsake not his
ministers%
+(22% 8onour God !ith all thy soul and gi$e honour to the #riests, and
#urify thyself !ith thy arms%
Thy arms%%% That is, !ith all thy #o!er( or else by arms EbrachiisG are
here signified the right shoulders of the $ictims, !hich by the la! fell
to the #riests% 4ee $er% 2?%
+(2.% Gi$e them their #ortion, as it is commanded thee, of the
firstfruits and of #urifications( and for thy negligences #urify thyself
!ith a fe!%
+(2?% Offer to the 'ord the gift of thy shoulders, and the sacrifice of
sanctification, and the firstfruits of the holy things(
+(2A% )nd stretch out thy hand to the #oor, that thy e>#iation and thy
blessing may be #erfected%
+(2+% ) gift hath grace in the sight of all the li$ing, and restrain not
grace from the dead%
)nd restrain not grace from the dead%%% That is, !ithhold not from them
the benefit of alms, #rayers, and sacrifices% 4uch !as the doctrine and
#ractice of the church of God e$en in the time of the Old Testament% )nd
the same has al!ays been continued from the days of the a#ostles in the
church of the e! Testament%
+(21% Be not !anting in comforting them that !ee#, and !alk !ith them
that mourn%
+(2B% Be not slo! to $isit the sick( for by these things thou shalt be
confirmed in lo$e%
+(.-% 5n all thy !orks remember thy last end, and thou shalt ne$er sin%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 1
Other lessons of !isdom and $irtue%
1(*% 4tri$e not !ith a #o!erful man, lest thou fall into his hands%
1(,% "ontend not !ith a rich man, lest he bring an action against thee%
1(2% 7or gold and sil$er hath destroyed many, and hath reached e$en to
the heart of kings, and #er$erted them%
1(.% 4tri$e not !ith a man that is full of tongue, and hea# not !ood
u#on his fire%
1(?% "ommunicate not !ith an ignorant man, lest he s#eak ill of thy
family%
1(A% Des#ise not a man that turneth a!ay from sin, nor re#roach him
there!ith( remember that !e are all !orthy of re#roof%
1(+% Des#ise not a man in his old ageJ for !e also shall become old%
1(1% Rejoice not at the death of thy enemyJ kno!ing that !e all die, and
are not !illing that others should rejoice at our death%
1(B% Des#ise not the discourse of them that are ancient and !ise, but
acLuaint thyself !ith their #ro$erbs%
1(*-% 7or of them thou shalt learn !isdom, and instruction of
understanding, and to ser$e great men !ithout blame%
1(**% 'et not the discourse of the ancients esca#e thee, for they ha$e
learned of their fathers(
1(*,% 7or of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to gi$e an ans!er
in time of need%
1(*2% ;indle not the coals of sinners by rebuking them, lest thou be
burnt !ith the flame of the fire of their sins%
1(*.% 4tand not against the face of an injurious #erson, lest he sit as
a s#y to entra# thee in thy !ords%
1(*?% 'end not to a man that is mightier than thyself( and if thou
lendest, count it as lost%
1(*A% Be not surety abo$e thy #o!er( and if thou be surety, think as if
thou !ert to #ay it%
1(*+% 9udge not against a judge( for he judgeth according to that !hich
is just%
1(*1% Go not on the !ay !ith a bold man, lest he burden thee !ith his
e$ils( for he goeth according to his o!n !ill, and thou shalt #erish
together !ith his folly%
1(*B% Puarrel not !ith a #assionate man, and go not into the desert !ith
a bold man( for blood is as nothing in his sight, and !here there is no
hel# he !ill o$erthro! thee%
1(,-% )d$ise not !ith fools, for they cannot lo$e but such things as
#lease them%
1(,*% Before a stranger do no matter of counsel( for thou kno!est not
!hat he !ill bring forth%
1(,,% O#en not thy heart to e$ery man( lest he re#ay thee !ith an e$il
turn, and s#eak re#roachfully to thee%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter B
"autions !ith regard to !omen, and dangerous con$ersations%
B(*% Be not jealous o$er the !ife of thy bosom, lest she she! in thy
regard the malice of a !icked lesson%
B(,% Gi$e not the #o!er of thy soul to a !oman, lest she enter u#on thy
strength, and thou be confounded%
B(2% 'ook not u#on a !oman that hath a mind for many( lest thou fall
into her snares%
B(.% :se not much the com#any of her that is a dancer, and hearken not
to her, lest thou #erish by the force of her charms%
B(?% GaHe not u#on a maiden, lest her beauty be a stumblingblock to
thee%
B(A% Gi$e not thy soul to harlots in any #oint( lest thou destroy
thyself and thy inheritance%
B(+% 'ook not round about thee in the !ays of the city, nor !ander u#
and do!n in the streets thereof%
B(1% Turn a!ay thy face from a !oman dressed u#, and gaHe not about u#on
anotherDs beauty%
B(B% 7or many ha$e #erished by the beauty of a !oman, and hereby lust is
enkindled as a fire%
B(*-% E$ery !oman that is a harlot, shall be trodden u#on as dung in the
!ay%
B(**% <any by admiring the beauty of another manDs !ife, ha$e become
re#robate, for her con$ersation burneth as fire%
B(*,% 4it not at all !ith another manDs !ife, nor re#ose u#on the bed
!ith her(
B(*2% )nd stri$e not !ith her o$er !ine, lest thy heart decline to!ards
her and by thy blood thou fall into destruction%
B(*.% 7orsake not an old friend, for the ne! !ill not be like to him%
B(*?% ) ne! friend is as ne! !ine( it shall gro! old, and thou shalt
drink it !ith #leasure%
B(*A% En$y not the glory and riches of a sinner( for thou kno!est not
!hat his ruin shall be%
B(*+% Be not #leased !ith the !rong done by the unjust, kno!ing that
e$en to hell the !icked shall not #lease%
B(*1% ;ee# thee far from the man that hath #o!er to kill, so thou shalt
not sus#ect the fear of death%
B(*B% )nd if thou come to him, commit no fault, lest he take a!ay thy
life%
B(,-% ;no! it to be a communication !ith death( for thou art going in
the midst of snares, and !alking u#on the arms of them that are grie$ed%
B(,*% )ccording to thy #o!er be!are of thy neighbour, and treat !ith the
!ise and #rudent%
B(,,% 'et just men be thy guests, and let thy glory be in the fear of
God%
B(,2% )nd let the thought of God be in thy mind, and all thy discourse
on the commandments of the 8ighest%
B(,.% =orks shall be #raised for the hand of the artificers, and the
#rince of the #eo#le for the !isdom of his s#eech, but the !ord of the
ancients for the sense%
B(,?% ) man full of tongue is terrible in his city, and he that is rash
in his !ord shall be hateful%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *-
The $irtues and $ices of men in #o!er( the great e$il of #ride%
*-(*% ) !ise judge shall judge his #eo#le, and the go$ernment of a
#rudent man shall be steady%
9udge his #eo#le%%% 5n the Greek it is, instruct his #eo#le%
*-(,% )s the judge of the #eo#le is himself, so also are his ministers(
and !hat manner of man the ruler of a city is, such also are they that
d!ell therein%
*-(2% )n un!ise king shall be the ruin of his #eo#le( and cities shall
be inhabited through the #rudence of the rulers%
*-(.% The #o!er of the earth is in the hand of God, and in his time he
!ill raise u# a #rofitable ruler o$er it%
*-(?% The #ros#erity of man is in the hand of God, and u#on the #erson
of the scribe he shall lay his honour%
The scribe%%% That is, the man that is !ise and learned in the la!%
*-(A% Remember not any injury done thee by thy neighbour, and do thou
nothing by deeds of injury%
*-(+% Pride is hateful before God and men( and all iniLuity of nations
is e>ecrable%
*-(1% ) kingdom is translated from one #eo#le to another, because of
injustices, and !rongs, and injuries, and di$ers deceits%
*-(B% But nothing is more !icked than the co$etous man% =hy is earth,
and ashes #roudM
*-(*-% There is not a more !icked thing than to lo$e money( for such a
one setteth e$en his o!n soul to sale( because !hile he li$eth he hath
cast a!ay his bo!els%
*-(**% )ll #o!er is of short life% ) long sickness is troublesome to the
#hysician%
*-(*,% The #hysician cutteth off a short sickness( so also a king is to
day, and to morro! he shall die%
*-(*2% 7or !hen a man shall die, he shall inherit ser#ents, and beasts,
and !orms%
*-(*.% The beginning of the #ride of man, is to fall off from God(
*-(*?% Because his heart is de#arted from him that made him( for #ride
is the beginning of all sin( he that holdeth it, shall be filled !ith
maledictions, and it shall ruin him in the end%
*-(*A% Therefore hath the 'ord disgraced the assemblies of the !icked,
and hath utterly destroyed them%
*-(*+% God hath o$erturned the thrones of #roud #rinces, and hath set u#
the meek in their stead%
*-(*1% God hath made the roots of #roud nations to !ither, and hath
#lanted the humble of these nations%
*-(*B% The 'ord hath o$erthro!n the lands of the Gentiles, and hath
destroyed them e$en to the foundation%
*-(,-% 8e hath made some of them to !ither a!ay, and hath destroyed
them, and hath made the memory of them to cease from the earth%
*-(,*% God hath abolished the memory of the #roud, and hath #reser$ed
the memory of them that are humble in mind%
*-(,,% Pride !as not made for men( nor !rath for the race of !omen%
*-(,2% That seed of men shall be honoured, !hich feareth God( but that
seed shall be dishonoured, !hich transgresseth the commandments of the
'ord%
*-(,.% 5n the midst of brethren their chief is honourable( so shall they
that fear the 'ord, be in his eyes%
*-(,?% The fear of God is the glory of the rich, and of the honourable,
and of the #oor%
*-(,A% Des#ise not a just man that is #oor, and do not magnify a sinful
man that is rich%
*-(,+% The great man, and the judge, and the mighty is in honour( and
there is none greater than he that feareth God%
*-(,1% They that are free shall ser$e a ser$ant that is !ise( and a man
that is #rudent and !ell instructed !ill not murmur !hen he is re#ro$edJ
and he that is ignorant, shall not be honoured%
*-(,B% E>tol not thyself in doing thy !ork, and linger not in the time
of distressJ
*-(2-% Better is he that laboureth, and aboundeth in all things, than he
that boasteth himself and !anteth bread%
*-(2*% <y son, kee# thy soul in meekness, and gi$e it honour according
to its desert%
*-(2,% =ho !ill justify him that sinneth against his o!n soulM and !ho
!ill honour him that dishonoureth his o!n soulM
*-(22% The #oor man is glorified by his disci#line and fear, and there
is a man that is honoured for his !ealth%
*-(2.% But he that is glorified in #o$erty, ho! much more in !ealthM and
he that is glorified in !ealth, let him fear #o$erty%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter **
'essons of humility and moderation in all things%
**(*% The !isdom of the humble shall e>alt his head, and shall make him
sit in the midst of great men%
**(,% Praise not a man for his beauty, neither des#ise a man for his
look%
**(2% The bee is small among flying things but her fruit hath the
chiefest s!eetness%
**(.% Glory not in a##arel at any time, and be not e>alted in the day of
thy honour( for the !orks of the 8ighest only are !onderful, and his
!orks are glorious, and secret, and hidden%
**(?% <any tyrants ha$e sat on the throne, and he !hom no man !ould
think on, hath !orn the cro!n%
**(A% <any mighty men ha$e been greatly brought do!n, and the glorious
ha$e been deli$ered into the hand of others%
**(+% Before thou inLuire, blame no man( and !hen thou hast inLuired,
re#ro$e justly%
**(1% Before thou hear, ans!er not a !ord( and interru#t not others in
the midst of their discourse%
**(B% 4tri$e not in a matter !hich doth not concern thee, and sit not in
judgment !ith sinners%
**(*-% <y son, meddle not !ith many matters( and if thou be rich, thou
shalt not be free from sin( for if thou #ursue after thou shalt not
o$ertakeJ and if thou run before thou shalt not esca#e%
**(**% There is an ungodly man that laboureth, and maketh haste, and is
in sorro!, and is so much the more in !ant%
**(*,% )gain, there is an inacti$e man that !anteth hel#, is $ery !eak
in ability, and full of #o$erty(
**(*2% &et the eye of God hath looked u#on him for good, and hath lifted
him u# from his lo! estate, and hath e>alted his head( and many ha$e
!ondered at him, and ha$e glorified God%
**(*.% Good things and e$il, life and death, #o$erty and riches, are
from God%
**(*?% =isdom and disci#line, and the kno!ledge of the la! are !ith God%
'o$e and the !ays of good things are !ith him%
**(*A% Error and darkness are created !ith sinners( and they that glory
in e$il things, gro! old in e$il%
**(*+% The gift of God abideth !ith the just, and his ad$ancement shall
ha$e success for e$er%
**(*1% There is one that is enriched by li$ing s#aringly, and this is
the #ortion of his re!ard%
**(*B% 5n that he saith( 5 ha$e found me rest, and no! 5 !ill eat of my
goods alone(
**(,-% )nd he kno!eth not !hat time shall #ass, and that death
a##roacheth, and that he must lea$e all to others, and shall die%
**(,*% Be steadfast in thy co$enant, and be con$ersant therein, and gro!
old in the !ork of thy commandments%
**(,,% )bide not in the !orks of sinners% But trust in God, and stay in
thy #lace,
**(,2% 7or it is easy in the eyes of God on a sudden to make the #oor
man rich%
**(,.% The blessing of God maketh haste to re!ard the just, and in a
s!ift hour his blessing beareth fruit%
**(,?% 4ay not( =hat need 5, and !hat good shall 5 ha$e by thisM
**(,A% 4ay not( 5 am sufficient for myself( and !hat shall 5 be made
!orse by thisM
**(,+% 5n the day of good things be not unmindful of e$ils( and in the
day of e$ils be not unmindful of good things(
**(,1% 7or it is easy before God in the day of death to re!ard e$ery one
according to his !ays%
**(,B% The affliction of an hour maketh one forget great delights, and
in the end of a man is the disclosing of his !orks%
**(2-% Praise not any man before death, for a man is kno!n by his
children%
**(2*% Bring not e$ery man into thy house( for many are the snares of
the deceitful%
**(2,% 7or as corru#ted bo!els send forth stinking breath, and as the
#artridge is brought into the cage, and as the roe into the snare( so
also is the heart of the #roud, and as a s#y that looketh on the fall of
his neighbour%
**(22% 7or he lieth in !ait and turneth good into e$il, and on the elect
he !ill lay a blot%
**(2.% Of one s#ark cometh a great fire, and of one deceitful man much
blood( and a sinful man lieth in !ait for blood%
**(2?% Take heed to thyself of a mischie$ous man, for he !orketh e$ils(
lest he bring u#on thee re#roach for e$er%
**(2A% Recei$e a stranger in, and he shall o$erthro! thee !ith a
!hirl!ind, and shall turn thee out of thy o!n%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *,
=e are to be liberal to the just( and not to trust the !icked%
*,(*% 5f thou do good, kno! to !hom thou dost it, and there shall be
much thanks for thy good deeds%
*,(,% Do good to the just, and thou shalt find great recom#ense( and if
not of him, assuredly of the 'ord%
*,(2% 7or there is no good for him that is al!ays occu#ied in e$il, and
that gi$eth no alms( for the 8ighest hateth sinners, and hath mercy on
the #enitent%
*,(.% Gi$e to the merciful and u#hold not the sinner( God !ill re#ay
$engeance to the ungodly and to sinners, and kee# them against the day
of $engeance%
*,(?% Gi$e to the good, and recei$e not a sinner%
*,(A% Do good to the humble, and gi$e not to the ungodly( hold back thy
bread, and gi$e it not to him, lest thereby he o$ermaster thee%
*,(+% 7or thou shalt recei$e t!ice as much e$il for all the good thou
shalt ha$e done to him( for the 8ighest also hateth sinners, and !ill
re#ay $engeance to the ungodly%
*,(1% ) friend shall not be kno!n in #ros#erity, and an enemy shall not
be hidden in ad$ersity%
*,(B% 5n the #ros#erity of a man, his enemies are grie$ed( and a friend
is kno!n in his ad$ersity%
*,(*-% e$er trust thy enemy for as a brass #ot his !ickedness rusteth(
*,(**% Though he humble himself and go crouching, yet take good heed and
be!are of him%
*,(*,% 4et him not by thee, neither let him sit on thy right hand, lest
he turn into thy #lace, and seek to take thy seat and at the last thou
ackno!ledge my !ords, and be #ricked !ith my sayings%
*,(*2% =ho !ill #ity an enchanter struck by a ser#ent, or any that come
near !ild beastsM so is it !ith him that kee#eth com#any !ith a !icked
man, and is in$ol$ed in his sins%
*,(*.% 7or an hour he !ill abide !ith thee( but if thou begin to
decline, he !ill not endure it%
*,(*?% )n enemy s#eaketh s!eetly !ith his li#s, but in his heart he
lieth in !ait, to thro! thee into a #it%
*,(*A% )n enemy !ee#eth !ith his eyes( but if he find an o##ortunity he
!ill not be satisfied !ith blood(
*,(*+% )nd if e$ils come u#on thee, thou shalt find him there first%
*,(*1% )n enemy hath tears in his eyes, and !hile he #retendeth to hel#
thee, !ill undermine thy feet%
*,(*B% 8e !ill shake his head, and cla# his hands, and !his#er much, and
change his countenance%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *2
"autions in the choice of com#any%
*2(*% 8e that toucheth #itch, shall be defiled !ith it( and he that hath
fello!shi# !ith the #roud, shall #ut on #ride%
*2(,% 8e shall take a burden u#on him that hath fello!shi# !ith one more
honourable than himself% )nd ha$e no fello!shi# !ith one that is richer
than thyself%
*2(2% =hat agreement shall the earthen #ot ha$e !ith the kettleM for if
they knock one against the other, it shall be broken%
*2(.% The rich man hath done !rong, and yet he !ill fume( but the #oor
is !ronged and must hold his #eace%
*2(?% 5f thou gi$e, he !ill make use of thee( and if thou ha$e nothing,
he !ill forsake thee%
*2(A% 5f thou ha$e any thing, he !ill li$e !ith thee, and !ill make thee
bare, and he !ill not be sorry for thee%
*2(+% 5f he ha$e need of thee he !ill decei$e thee, and smiling u#on
thee !ill #ut thee in ho#eJ he !ill s#eak thee fair, and !ill say( =hat
!antest thouM
*2(1% )nd he !ill shame thee by his meats, till he ha$e dra!n thee dry
t!ice or thrice, and at last he !ill laugh at thee( and after!ard !hen
he seeth thee, he !ill forsake thee, and shake his head at thee%
*2(B% 8umble thyself to God, and !ait for his hands%
*2(*-% Be!are that thou be not decei$ed into folly, and be humbled%
*2(**% Be not lo!ly in thy !isdom, lest being humbled thou be decei$ed
into folly%
*2(*,% 5f thou be in$ited by one that is mightier, !ithdra! thyself( for
so he !ill in$ite thee the more%
*2(*2% Be not troublesome to him, lest thou be #ut back( and kee# not
far from him, lest thou be forgotten%
*2(*.% )ffect not to s#eak !ith him as an eLual, and belie$e not his
many !ords( for by much talk he !ill sift thee, and smiling !ill e>amine
thee concerning thy secrets%
*2(*?% 8is cruel mind !ill lay u# thy !ords( and he !ill not s#are to do
thee hurt, and to cast thee into #rison%
*2(*A% Take heed to thyself, and attend diligently to !hat thou hearest(
for thou !alkest in danger of thy ruin%
*2(*+% =hen thou hearest those things, see as it !ere in slee#, and thou
shalt a!ake%
*2(*1% 'o$e God all thy life, and call u#on him for thy sal$ation%
*2(*B% E$ery beast lo$eth its like( so also e$ery man him that is
nearest to himself%
*2(,-% )ll flesh shall consort !ith the like to itself, and e$ery man
shall associate himself to his like%
*2(,*% 5f the !olf shall at any time ha$e fello!shi# !ith the lamb, so
the sinner !ith the just%
*2(,,% =hat fello!shi# hath a holy man !ith a dog, or !hat #art hath the
rich !ith the #oorM
*2(,2% The !ild ass is the lionDs #rey in the desert( so also the #oor
are de$oured by the rich%
*2(,.% )nd as humility is an abomination to the #roud( so also the rich
man abhorreth the #oor%
*2(,?% =hen a rich man is shaken, he is ke#t u# by his friends( but !hen
a #oor man is fallen do!n, he is thrust a!ay e$en by his acLuaintance%
*2(,A% =hen a rich man hath been decei$ed, he hath many hel#ers( he hath
s#oken #roud things, and they ha$e justified him%
*2(,+% The #oor man !as decei$ed, and he is rebuked also( he hath s#oken
!isely, and could ha$e no #lace%
*2(,1% The rich man s#oke, and all held their #eace, and !hat he said
they e>tol e$en to the clouds%
*2(,B% The #oor man s#oke, and they say( =ho is thisM and if he stumble,
they !ill o$erthro! him%
*2(2-% Riches are good to him that hath no sin in his conscience( and
#o$erty is $ery !icked in the mouth of the ungodly%
*2(2*% The heart of a man changeth his countenance, either for good, or
for e$il%
*2(2,% The token of a good heart, and a good countenance thou shalt
hardly find, and !ith labour%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *.
The e$il of a$arice( !orks of mercy are recommended, and the lo$e of
!isdom%
*.(*% Blessed is the man that hath not sli##ed by a !ord out of his
mouth, and is not #ricked !ith the remorse of sin%
*.(,% 8a##y is he that hath had no sadness of his mind, and !ho is not
fallen from his ho#e%
*.(2% Riches are not comely for a co$etous man and a niggard, and !hat
should an en$ious man do !ith goldM
*.(.% 8e that gathereth together by !ronging his o!n soul, gathereth for
others, and another !ill sLuander a!ay his goods in rioting%
*.(?% 8e that is e$il to himself, to !hom !ill he be goodM and he shall
not take #leasure in his goods%
*.(A% There is none !orse than he that en$ieth himself, and this is the
re!ard of his !ickedness(
*.(+% )nd if he do good, he doth it ignorantly, and un!illingly( and at
the last he disco$ereth his !ickedness%
*.(1% The eye of the en$ious is !icked( and he turneth a!ay his face,
and des#iseth his o!n soul%
*.(B% The eye of the co$etous man is insatiable in his #ortion of
iniLuity( he !ill not be satisfied till he consume his o!n soul, drying
it u#%
*.(*-% )n e$il eye is to!ards e$il things( and he shall not ha$e his
fill of bread, but shall be needy and #ensi$e at his o!n table%
*.(**% <y son, if thou ha$e any thing, do good to thyself, and offer to
God !orthy offerings%
*.(*,% Remember that death is not slo!, and that the co$enant of hell
hath been she!n to thee( for the co$enant of this !orld shall surely
die%
"o$enant of hell%%% The decree by !hich all are to go do!n to the
regions of death%
*.(*2% Do good to thy friend before thou die, and according to thy
ability, stretching out thy hand gi$e to the #oor%
*.(*.% Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the #art of a
good gift o$er#ass thee%
*.(*?% 4halt thou not lea$e to others to di$ide by lot thy sorro!s and
laboursM
*.(*A% Gi$e and take, and justify thy soul%
*.(*+% Before thy death !ork justice( for in hell there is no finding
food%
*.(*1% )ll flesh shall fade as grass, and as the leaf that s#ringeth out
on a green tree%
*.(*B% 4ome gro!, and some fall off( so is the generation of flesh and
blood, one cometh to an end, and another is born%
*.(,-% E$ery !ork that is corru#tible shall fail in the end( and the
!orker thereof shall go !ith it%
*.(,*% )nd e$ery e>cellent !ork shall be justified( and the !orker
thereof shall be honoured therein%
*.(,,% Blessed is the man that shall continue in !isdom, and that shall
meditate in his justice, and in his mind shall think of the all seeing
eye of God%
*.(,2% 8e that considereth her !ays in his heart, and hath understanding
in her secrets, !ho goeth after her as one that traceth, and stayeth in
her !ays%
*.(,.% 8e !ho looketh in at her !indo!s, and hearkeneth at her door%
*.(,?% 8e that lodgeth near her house, and fastening a #in in her !alls
shall set u# his tent high unto her, !here good things shall rest in his
lodging for e$er%
*.(,A% 8e shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge
under her branches(
*.(,+% 8e shall be #rotected under her co$ering from the heat, and shall
rest in her glory%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *?
=isdom embraceth them that fear God% God is not the author of sin%
*?(*% 8e that feareth God, !ill do good( and he that #ossesseth justice,
shall lay hold on her,
*?(,% )nd she !ill meet him as an honourable mother, and !ill recei$e
him as a !ife married of a $irgin%
*?(2% =ith the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and
gi$e him the !ater of !holesome !isdom to drink( and she shall be made
strong in him, and he shall not be mo$ed%
*?(.% )nd she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded( and
she shall e>alt him among his neighbours%
*?(?% )nd in the midst of the church she shall o#en his mouth, and shall
fill him !ith the s#irit of !isdom and understanding, and shall clothe
him !ith a robe of glory%
*?(A% 4he shall hea# u#on him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall
cause him to inherit an e$erlasting name%
*?(+% But foolish men shall not obtain her, and !ise men shall meet her,
foolish men shall not see her( for she is far from #ride and deceit%
*?(1% 'ying men shall be mindful of her( but men that s#eak truth shall
be found !ith her, and shall ad$ance, e$en till they come to the sight
of God%
*?(B% Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner(
*?(*-% 7or !isdom came forth from God( for #raise shall be !ith the
!isdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the so$ereign
'ord !ill gi$e #raise unto it%
*?(**% 4ay not( 5t is through God, that she is not !ith me( for do not
thou the things that he hateth%
*?(*,% 4ay not( 8e hath caused me to err( for he hath no need of !icked
men%
*?(*2% The 'ord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him
shall not lo$e it%
*?(*.% God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his
o!n counsel%
*?(*?% 8e added his commandments and #rece#ts%
*?(*A% 5f thou !ilt kee# the commandments and #erform acce#table
fidelity for e$er, they shall #reser$e thee%
*?(*+% 8e hath set !ater and fire before thee( stretch forth thy hand to
!hich thou !ilt%
*?(*1% Before man is life and death, good and e$il, that !hich he shall
choose shall be gi$en him(
*?(*B% 7or the !isdom of God is great, and he is strong in #o!er, seeing
all men !ithout ceasing%
*?(,-% The eyes of the 'ord are to!ards them that fear him, and he
kno!eth al the !ork of man%
*?(,*% 8e hath commanded no man to do !ickedly, and he hath gi$en no man
license to sinJ
*?(,,% 7or he desireth not a multitude of faithless and un#rofitable
children%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *A
5t is better to ha$e none than many !icked children% Of the justice and
mercy of God% 8is !ays are unsearchable%
*A(*% Rejoice not in ungodly children, if they be multi#lied( neither be
delighted in them, if the fear of God be not !ith them%
*A(,% Trust not to their life, and res#ect not their labours%
*A(2% 7or better is one that feareth God, than a thousand ungodly
children%
*A(.% )nd it is better to die !ithout children, than to lea$e ungodly
children%
*A(?% By one that is !ise a country shall be inhabited, the tribe of the
ungodly shall become desolate%
*A(A% <any such things hath my eyes seen, and greater things than these
my ear hath heard%
*A(+% 5n the congregation of sinners a fire shall be kindled, and in an
unbelie$ing nation !rath shall flame out%
*A(1% The ancient giants did not obtain #ardon for their sins, !ho !ere
destroyed trusting to their o!n strength(
*A(B% )nd he s#ared not the #lace !here 'ot sojourned, but abhorred them
for the #ride of their !ord%
*A(*-% 8e had not #ity on them, destroying the !hole nation that
e>tolled themsel$es in their sins%
*A(**% 4o did he !ith the si> hundred thousand footmen, !ho !ere
gathered together in the hardness of their heart( and if one had been
stiffnecked, it is a !onder if he had esca#ed un#unished(
4i> hundred thousand footmen, etc%%% @iH%, the children of 5srael, !hom
he sentenced to die in the !ilderness% um% *.%
*A(*,% 7or mercy and !rath are !ith him% 8e is mighty to forgi$e, and to
#our out indignation(
*A(*2% )ccording as his mercy is, so his correction judgeth a man
according to his !orks%
*A(*.% The sinner shall not esca#e in his ra#ines, and the #atience of
him that she!eth mercy shall not be #ut off%
*A(*?% )ll mercy shall make a #lace for e$ery man according to the merit
of his !orks, and according to the !isdom of his sojournment%
*A(*A% 4ay not( 5 shall be hidden from God, and !ho shall remember me
from on highM
*A(*+% 5n such a multitude 5 shall not be kno!n( for !hat is my soul in
such an immense creationM
*A(*1% Behold the hea$en, and the hea$ens of hea$ens, the dee#, and all
the earth, and the things that are in them, shall be mo$ed in his sight,
*A(*B% The mountains also, and the hills, and the foundations of the
earth( !hen God shall look u#on them, they shall be shaken !ith
trembling%
*A(,-% )nd in all these things the heart is senseless( and e$ery heart
is understood by him%
*A(,*% )nd his !ays !ho shall understand, and the storm, !hich no eye of
man shall seeM
*A(,,% 7or many of his !orks are hidden, but the !orks of his justice
!ho shall declareM or !ho shall endureM for the testament is far from
some, and the e>amination of all is in the end%
*A(,2% 8e that !anteth understanding thinketh $ain things, and the
foolish, and erring man, thinketh foolish things%
*A(,.% 8earken to me, my son, and learn the disci#line of understanding,
and attend to my !ords in thy heart%
*A(,?% )nd 5 !ill she! forth good doctrine in eLuity, and !ill seek to
declare !isdom( and attend to my !ords in thy heart, !hilst !ith eLuity
of s#irit 5 tell thee the $irtues that God hath #ut u#on his !orks from
the beginning, and 5 she! forth in truth his kno!ledge%
*A(,A% The !orks of God are done in judgment from the beginning, and
from the making of them he distinguished their #arts, and their
beginnings in their generations%
*A(,+% 8e beautified their !orks for e$er, they ha$e neither hungered,
nor laboured, and they ha$e not ceased from their !orks%
*A(,1% or shall any of them straiten his neighbour at any time%
*A(,B% Be not thou incredulous to his !ord%
*A(2-% )fter this God looked u#on the earth, and filled it !ith his
goods%
*A(2*% The soul of e$ery li$ing thing hath she!n forth before the face
thereof, and into it they return again%
4he!n forth%%% @iH%, the glory and #o!er of God u#on the earth%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *+
The creation and fa$our of God to man% )n e>hortation to turn to God%
*+(*% God created man of the earth, and made him after his o!n image%
*+(,% )nd he turned him into it again, and clothed him !ith strength
according to himself%
*+(2% 8e ga$e him the number of his days and time, and ga$e him #o!er
o$er all things that are u#on the earth%
*+(.% 8e #ut the fear of him u#on all flesh, and he had dominion o$er
beasts and fo!ls%
*+(?% 8e created of him a hel#mate like to himself, he ga$e them
counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to de$ise( and he
filled them !ith the kno!ledge of understanding%
*+(A% 8e created in them the science of the s#irit, he fired their heart
!ith !isdom, and she!ed them both good and e$il%
*+(+% 8e set his eye u#on their hearts to she! them the greatness of his
!orks(
*+(1% That they might #raise the name !hich he hath sanctified( and
glory in his !ondrous act that they might declare the glorious things of
his !orks%
*+(B% <oreo$er he ga$e them instructions, and the la! of life for an
inheritance%
*+(*-% 8e made an e$erlasting co$enant !ith them, and he she!ed them his
justice and judgments%
*+(**% )nd their eye sa! the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard
his glorious $oice, and he said to them( Be!are of all iniLuity%
Their eye sa!, etc%%% @iH%, !hen he ga$e the la! on mount 4inai%
*+(*,% )nd he ga$e to e$ery one of them commandment concerning his
neighbour%
*+(*2% Their !ays are al!ays before him, they are not hidden from his
eyes%
*+(*.% O$er e$ery nation he set a ruler%
*+(*?% )nd 5srael !as made the manifest #ortion of God%
*+(*A% )nd all their !orks are as the sun in the sight of God( and his
eyes are continually u#on their !ays%
*+(*+% Their co$enants !ere not hid by their iniLuity, and all their
iniLuities are in the sight of God%
*+(*1% The alms of a man is as a signet !ith him, and shall #reser$e the
grace of a man as the a##le of the eye(
*+(*B% )nd after!ard he shall rise u#, and shall render them their
re!ard, to e$ery one u#on their o!n head, and shall turn them do!n into
the bo!els of the earth%
*+(,-% But to the #enitent he hath gi$en the !ay of justice, and he hath
strengthened them that !ere fainting in #atience, and hath a##ointed to
them the lot of truth%
*+(,*% Turn to the 'ord, and forsake thy sins(
*+(,,% <ake thy #rayer before the face of the 'ord, and offend less%
Offend less%%% <inue offendicula% That is, remo$e sins and the occasions
of sins%
*+(,2% Return to the 'ord, and turn a!ay from thy injustice, and greatly
hate abomination%
*+(,.% )nd kno! the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the
lot set before thee, and in #rayer to the most high God%
*+(,?% Go to the side of the holy age, !ith them that li$e and gi$e
#raise to God%
Go to the side, etc%%% 7ly from the side of 4atan and sin, and join !ith
the holy ones, that follo! God and godliness%
*+(,A% Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, gi$e glory before death%
Praise #erisheth from the dead as nothing%
*+(,+% Gi$e thanks !hilst thou art li$ing, !hilst thou art ali$e and in
health thou shalt gi$e thanks, and shalt #raise God, and shalt glory in
his mercies%
*+(,1% 8o! great is the mercy of the 'ord, and his forgi$eness to them
that turn to himN
*+(,B% 7or all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not
immortal, and they are delighted !ith the $anity of e$il%
*+(2-% =hat is brighter than the sunJ yet it shall be ecli#sed% Or !hat
is more !icked than that !hich flesh and blood hath in$entedM and this
shall be re#ro$ed%
*+(2*% 8e beholdeth the #o!er of the height of hea$en( and all men are
earth and ashes%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *1
GodDs !orks are !onderful( !e must ser$e him, and not our lusts%
*1(*% 8e that li$eth for e$er created all things together% God only
shall be justified, and he remaineth an in$incible king for e$er%
*1(,% =ho is able to declare his !orksM
*1(2% 7or !ho shall search out his glorious actsM
*1(.% )nd !ho shall sho! forth the #o!er of his majestyM or !ho shall be
able to declare his mercyM
*1(?% othing may be taken a!ay, nor added, neither is it #ossible to
find out the glorious !orks of God%
*1(A% =hen a man hath done, then shall he begin( and !hen he lea$eth
off, he shall be at a loss%
Then shall he begin%%% God is so great and incom#rehensible, that !hen
man has done all that he can to find out his greatness and boundless
#erfections, he is still to begin( for !hat he has found out, is but a
mere nothing in com#arison !ith his infinity%
*1(+% =hat is man, and !hat is his graceM and !hat is his good, or !hat
is his e$ilM
*1(1% The number of the days of men at the most are a hundred years, as
a dro# of !ater of the sea are they esteemed( and as a #ebble of the
sand, so are a fe! years com#ared to eternity%
*1(B% Therefore God is #atient in them, and #oureth forth his mercy u#on
them%
*1(*-% 8e hath seen the #resum#tion of their heart that it is !icked,
and hath kno!n their end that it is e$il%
*1(**% Therefore hath he filled u# his mercy in their fa$our, and hath
she!n them the !ay of justice%
*1(*,% The com#assion of man is to!ard his neighbour( but the mercy of
God is u#on all flesh%
*1(*2% 8e hath mercy, and teacheth, and correcteth, as a she#herd doth
his flock%
*1(*.% 8e hath mercy on him that recei$eth the disci#line of mercy, and
that maketh haste in his judgments%
*1(*?% <y son, in thy good deeds, make no com#laint, and !hen thou
gi$est any thing, add not grief by an e$il !ord%
*1(*A% 4hall not the de! assuage the heatM so also the good !ord is
better than the gift%
*1(*+% 'o, is not a !ord better than a giftM but both are !ith a
justified man%
*1(*1% ) fool !ill u#braid bitterly( and a gift of one ill taught
consumeth the eyes%
*1(*B% Before judgment #re#are thee justice, and learn before thou
s#eak%
*1(,-% Before sickness take a medicine, and before judgment e>amine
thyself, and thou shalt find mercy in the sight of God%
*1(,*% 8umble thyself before thou art sick, and in the time of sickness
she! thy con$ersation%
*1(,,% 'et nothing hinder thee from #raying al!ays, and be not afraid to
be justified e$en to death( for the re!ard of God continueth for e$er%
*1(,2% Before #rayer #re#are thy soul( and be not as a man that tem#teth
God%
*1(,.% Remember the !rath that shall be at the last day, and the time of
re#aying !hen he shall turn a!ay his face%
*1(,?% Remember #o$erty in the time of abundance, and the necessities of
#o$erty in the day of riches%
*1(,A% 7rom the morning until the e$ening the time shall be changed, and
all these are s!ift in the eyes of God%
*1(,+% ) !ise man !ill fear in e$ery thing, and in the days of sins !ill
be!are of sloth%
*1(,1% E$ery man of understanding kno!eth !isdom, and !ill gi$e #raise
to him that findeth her%
*1(,B% They that !ere of good understanding in !ords, ha$e also done
!isely themsel$es( and ha$e understood truth and justice, and ha$e
#oured forth #ro$erbs and judgments%
*1(2-% Go not after thy lusts, but turn a!ay from thy o!n !ill%
*1(2*% 5f thou gi$e to thy soul her desires, she !ill make thee a joy to
thy enemies%
*1(2,% Take no #leasure in riotous assemblies, be they e$er so small(
for their concertation is continual%
*1(22% <ake not thyself #oor by borro!ing to contribute to feasts !hen
thou hast nothing in thy #urse( for thou shalt be an enemy to thy o!n
life%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter *B
)dmonition against sundry $ices%
*B(*% ) !orkman that is a drunkard shall not be rich( and he that
contemneth small things, shall fall by little and little%
*B(,% =ine and !omen make !ise men fall off, and shall rebuke the
#rudent(
*B(2% )nd he that joineth himself to harlots, !ill be !icked%
Rottenness and !orms shall inherit him, and he shall be lifted u# for a
greater e>am#le, and his soul shall be taken a!ay out of the number%
*B(.% 8e that is hasty to gi$e credit, is light of heart, and shall be
lessened( and he that sinneth against his o!n soul, shall be des#ised%
*B(?% 8e that rejoiceth in iniLuity, shall be censured, and he that
hateth chastisement, shall ha$e less life( and he that hateth babbling,
e>tinguisheth e$il%
*B(A% 8e that sinneth against his o!n soul, shall re#ent( and he that is
delighted !ith !ickedness, shall be condemned%
*B(+% Rehearse not again a !icked and harsh !ord, and thou shalt not
fare the !orse%
*B(1% Tell not thy mind to friend or foe( and if there be a sin !ith
thee, disclose it not%
*B(B% 7or he !ill hearken to thee, and !ill !atch thee, and as it !ere
defending thy sin he !ill hate thee, and so !ill he be !ith thee al!ays%
*B(*-% 8ast thou heard a !ord against thy neighbourM let it die !ithin
thee, trusting that it !ill not burst thee%
*B(**% )t the hearing of a !ord the fool is in tra$ail, as a !oman
groaning in the bringing forth a child%
*B(*,% )s an arro! that sticketh in a manDs thigh( so is a !ord in the
heart of a fool%
*B(*2% Re#ro$e a friend, lest he may not ha$e understood, and say( 5 did
it not( or if he did it, that he may do it no more%
*B(*.% Re#ro$e thy neighbour, for it may be he hath not said it( and if
he hath said it, that he may not say it again%
*B(*?% )dmonish thy friend( for there is often a fault committed%
*B(*A% )nd belie$e not e$ery !ord% There is one, that sli##eth !ith the
tongue, but not from his heart%
*B(*+% 7or !ho is there that hath not offended !ith his tongueM
)dmonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him%
*B(*1% )nd gi$e #lace to the fear of the most 8igh( for the fear of God
is all !isdom, and therein is to fear God, and the dis#osition of the
la! is in all !isdom%
*B(*B% But the learning of !ickedness is not !isdom( and the de$ice of
sinners is not #rudence%
*B(,-% There is a subtle !ickedness, and the same is detestable( and
there is a man that is foolish, !anting in !isdom%
*B(,*% Better is a man that hath less !isdom, and !anteth understanding,
!ith the fear of God, than he that aboundeth in understanding, and
transgresseth the la! of the most 8igh%
*B(,,% There is an e>Luisite subtilty, and the same is unjust%
*B(,2% )nd there is one that uttereth an e>act !ord telling the truth%
There is one that humbleth himself !ickedly, and his interior is full of
deceit(
*B(,.% )nd there is one that submitteth himself e>ceedingly !ith a great
lo!liness( and there is one that casteth do!n his countenance, and
maketh as if he did not see that !hich is unkno!n(
*B(,?% )nd if he be hindered from sinning for !ant of #o!er, if he shall
find o##ortunity to do e$il, he !ill do it%
*B(,A% ) man is kno!n by his look, and a !ise man, !hen thou meetest
him, is kno!n by his countenance%
*B(,+% The attire of the body, and the laughter of the teeth, and the
gait of the man, she! !hat he is%
*B(,1% There is a lying rebuke in the anger of an injurious man( and
there is a judgment that is not allo!ed to be good( and there is one
that holdeth his #eace, he is !ise%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,-
Rules !ith regard to correction, discretion, and a$oiding lies%
,-(*% 8o! much better is it to re#ro$e, than to be angry, and not to
hinder him that confesseth in #rayer%
,-(,% The lust of an eunuch shall deflour a young maiden(
,-(2% 4o is he that by $iolence e>ecuteth of the un!ise%
,-(.% 8o! good is it, !hen thou art re#ro$ed, to she! re#entanceN for
so thou shalt esca#e !ilful sin%
,-(?% There is one that holdeth his #eace, that is found !ise( and there
is another that is hateful, that is bold in s#eech%
,-(A% There is one that holdeth his #eace, because he kno!eth not !hat
to say( and there is another that holdeth his #eace, kno!ing the #ro#er
time%
,-(+% ) !ise man !ill hold his #eace till he see o##ortunity( but a
babbler, and a fool, !ill regard no time%
,-(1% 8e that useth many !ords shall hurt his o!n soul( and he that
taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated%
,-(B% There is success in e$il things to a man !ithout disci#line, and
there is a finding that turneth to loss%
,-(*-% There is a gift that is not #rofitable( and there is a gift, the
recom#ense of !hich is double%
,-(**% There is an abasement because of glory( and there is one that
shall lift u# his head from a lo! estate%
,-(*,% There is that buyeth much for a small #rice, and restoreth the
same se$enfold%
,-(*2% ) man !ise in !ords shall make himself belo$ed( but the graces of
fools shall be #oured out%
,-(*.% The gift of the fool shall do thee no good( for his eyes are
se$enfold%
,-(*?% 8e !ill gi$e a fe! things, and u#braid much( and the o#ening of
his mouth is the kindling of a fire%
,-(*A% To day a man lendeth, and to morro! he asketh it again( such a
man as this is hateful%
,-(*+% ) fool shall ha$e no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his
good deeds%
,-(*1% 7or they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue% 8o! often,
and ho! many !ill laugh him to scornN
,-(*B% 7or he doth not distribute !ith right understanding that !hich
!as to be had( in like manner also that !hich !as not to be had%
,-(,-% The sli##ing of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the
#a$ement( so the fall of the !icked shall come s#eedily%
,-(,*% ) man !ithout grace is as a $ain fable, it shall be continually
in the mouth of the un!ise%
,-(,,% ) #arable coming out of a foolDs mouth shall be rejected( for he
doth not s#eak it in due season%
,-(,2% There is that is hindered from sinning through !ant, and in his
rest he shall be #ricked%
,-(,.% There is that !ill destroy his o!n soul through shamefacedness,
and by occasion of an un!ise #erson he !ill destroy it( and by res#ect
of #erson he !ill destroy himself%
,-(,?% There is that for bashfulness #romiseth to his friend, and maketh
him his enemy for nothing%
,-(,A% ) lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it !ill be continually in
the mouth of men !ithout disci#line%
,-(,+% ) thief is better than a man that is al!ays lying( but both of
them shall inherit destruction%
,-(,1% The manners of lying men are !ithout honour( and their confusion
is !ith them !ithout ceasing%
,-(,B% ) !ise man shall ad$ance himself !ith his !ords, and a #rudent
man shall #lease the great ones%
,-(2-% 8e that tilleth his land shall make a high hea# of corn( and he
that !orketh justice shall be e>alted( and he that #leaseth great men
shall esca#e iniLuity%
,-(2*% Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb
in the mouth, so that they cannot correct%
,-(2,% O =isdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen( !hat #rofit
is there in them bothM
,-(22% Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his
!isdom%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,*
"autions against sin in general, and some sins in #articular%
,*(*% <y son, hast thou sinnedM do so no more( but for thy former sins
also #ray that they may be forgi$en thee%
,*(,% 7lee from sins as from the face of a ser#ent( for if thou comest
near them, they !ill take hold of thee%
,*(2% The teeth thereof are the teeth of a lion, killing the souls of
men%
,*(.% )ll iniLuity is like a t!o-edged s!ord, there is no remedy for the
!ound thereof%
,*(?% 5njuries and !rongs !ill !aste riches( and the house that is $ery
rich shall be brought to nothing by #ride( so the substance of the #roud
shall be rooted out%
,*(A% The #rayer out of the mouth of the #oor shall reach the ears of
God, and judgment shall come for him s#eedily%
,*(+% 8e that hateth to be re#ro$ed !alketh in the trace of a sinner(
and he that feareth God !ill turn to his o!n heart%
,*(1% 8e that is mighty by a bold tongue is kno!n afar off, but a !ise
man kno!eth to sli# by him%
,*(B% 8e that buildeth his house at other menDs charges, is as he that
gathereth himself stones to build in the !inter%
,*(*-% The congregation of sinners is like to! hea#ed together, and the
end of them is a flame of fire%
,*(**% The !ay of sinners is made #lain !ith stones, and in their end is
hell, and darkness, and #ains%
,*(*,% 8e that kee#eth justice shall get the understanding thereof%
,*(*2% The #erfection of the fear of God is !isdom and understanding%
,*(*.% 8e that is not !ise in good, !ill not be taught%
,*(*?% But there is a !isdom that aboundeth in e$il( and there is no
understanding !here there is bitterness%
,*(*A% The kno!ledge of a !ise man shall abound like a flood, and his
counsel continueth like a fountain of life%
,*(*+% The heart of a fool is like a broken $essel, and no !isdom at all
shall it hold%
,*(*1% ) man of sense !ill #raise e$ery !ise !ord he shall hear, and
!ill a##ly it to himself( the lu>urious man hath heard it, and it shall
dis#lease him, and he !ill cast it behind his back%
,*(*B% The talking of a fool is like a burden in the !ay( but in the
li#s of the !ise, grace shall be found%
,*(,-% The mouth of the #rudent is sought after in the church, and they
!ill think u#on his !ords in their hearts%
,*(,*% )s a house that is destroyed, so is !isdom to a fool( and the
kno!ledge of the un!ise is as !ords !ithout sense%
,*(,,% Doctrine to a fool is as fetters on the feet, and like manacles
on the right hand%
,*(,2% ) fool lifteth u# his $oice in laughter( but a !ise man !ill
scarce laugh lo! to himself%
,*(,.% 'earning to the #rudent is as an ornament of gold, and like a
bracelet u#on his right arm%
,*(,?% The foot of a fool is soon in his neighbourDs house( but a man of
e>#erience !ill be abashed at the #erson of the mighty%
,*(,A% ) fool !ill #ee# through the !indo! into the house( but he that
is !ell taught !ill stand !ithout%
,*(,+% 5t is the folly of a man to hearken at the door( and a !ise man
!ill be grie$ed !ith the disgrace%
,*(,1% The li#s of the un!ise !ill be telling foolish things( but the
!ords of the !ise shall be !eighed in a balance%
,*(,B% The heart of fools is in their mouth( and the mouth of !ise men
is in their heart%
,*(2-% =hile the ungodly curseth the de$il, he curseth his o!n soul%
=hile the ungodly, etc%%% 8e condemneth and curseth himself( inasmuch as
by sin he takes #art !ith the de$il, and is, as it !ere, his member and
subject%
,*(2*% The talebearer shall defile his o!n soul, and shall be hated by
all( and he that shall abide !ith him shall be hateful( the silent and
!ise man shall be honoured%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,,
=ise sayings on di$ers subjects%
,,(*% The sluggard is #elted !ith a dirty stone, and all men !ill s#eak
of his disgrace%
,,(,% The sluggard is #elted !ith the dung of o>en( and e$ery one that
toucheth him !ill shake his hands%
,,(2% ) son ill taught is the confusion of the father( and a foolish
daughter shall be to his loss%
,,(.% ) !ise daughter shall bring an inheritance to her husband( but she
that confoundeth, becometh a disgrace to her father%
,,(?% 4he that is bold shameth both her father and husband, and !ill not
be inferior to the ungodly( and shall be disgraced by them both%
,,(A% ) tale out of time is like music in mourning( but the stri#es and
instruction of !isdom are ne$er out of time%
,,(+% 8e that teacheth a fool, is like one that glueth a #otsherd
together%
,,(1% 8e that telleth a !ord to him that heareth not, is like one that
!aketh a man out of a dee# slee#%
,,(B% 8e s#eaketh !ith one that is aslee#, !ho uttereth !isdom to a
fool( and in the end of the discourse he saith( =ho is thisM
,,(*-% =ee# for the dead, for his light hath failed( and !ee# for the
fool, for his understanding faileth%
7or the fool%%% 5n the language of the 8oly Ghost, he is styled a fool,
that turns a!ay from God to follo! $anity and sin% )nd !hat is said by
the !ise man against fools is meant of such fools as these%
,,(**% =ee# but a little for the dead, for he is at rest%
,,(*,% 7or the !icked life of a !icked fool is !orse than death%
,,(*2% The mourning for the dead is se$en days( but for a fool and an
ungodly man all the days of their life%
,,(*.% Talk not much !ith a fool and go not !ith him that hath no sense%
,,(*?% ;ee# thyself from him, that thou mayst not ha$e trouble, and thou
shalt not be defiled !ith his sin%
,,(*A% Turn a!ay from him, and thou shalt find rest, and shalt not be
!earied out !ith his folly%
,,(*+% =hat is hea$ier than leadM and !hat other name hath he but foolM
,,(*1% 4and and salt, and a mass of iron is easier to bear, than a man
!ithout sense, that is both foolish and !icked%
,,(*B% ) frame of !ood bound together in the foundation of a building,
shall not be loosed( so neither shall the heart that is established by
ad$ised counsel%
,,(,-% The thought of him that is !ise at all times, shall not be
de#ra$ed by fear%
,,(,*% )s #ales set in high #laces, and #lasterings made !ithout cost,
!ill not stand against the face of the !ind(
,,(,,% 4o also a fearful heart in the imagination of a fool shall not
resist against the $iolence of fear%
,,(,2% )s a fearful heart in the thought of a fool at all times !ill not
fear, so neither shall he that continueth al!ays in the commandments of
God%
,,(,.% 8e that #ricketh the eye, bringeth out tears( and he that
#ricketh the heart, bringeth forth resentment%
,,(,?% 8e that flingeth a stone at birds, shall dri$e them a!ay( so he
that u#braideth his friend, breaketh friendshi#%
,,(,A% )lthough thou hast dra!n a s!ord at a friend, des#air not( for
there may be a returning% To a friend,
,,(,+% 5f thou hast o#ened a sad mouth, fear not, for there may be a
reconciliation( e>ce#t u#braiding, and re#roach, and #ride, and
disclosing of secrets, or a treacherous !ound( for in all these cases a
friend !ill flee a!ay%
,,(,1% ;ee# fidelity !ith a friend in his #o$erty, that in his
#ros#erity also thou mayst rejoice%
,,(,B% 5n the time of his trouble continue faithful to him, that thou
mayst also be heir !ith him in his inheritance%
,,(2-% )s the $a#our of a chimney, and the smoke of the fire goeth u#
before the fire( so also injurious !ords, and re#roaches, and threats,
before blood%
,,(2*% 5 !ill not be ashamed to salute a friend, neither !ill 5 hide
myself from his face( and if any e$il ha##en to me by him, 5 !ill bear
it%
,,(2,% But e$ery one that shall hear it, !ill be!are of him%
,,(22% =ho !ill set a guard before my mouth, and a sure seal u#on my
li#s, that 5 fall not by them, and that my tongue destroy me notM
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,2
) #rayer for grace to flee sin( cautions against #rofane s!earing and
other $ices%
,2(*% O 'ord, father, and so$ereign ruler of my life, lea$e me not to
their counsel( nor suffer me to fall by them%
By them%%% @iH%, the tongue and the li#s, mentioned in the last $erse of
the foregoing cha#ter%
,2(,% =ho !ill set scourges o$er my thoughts, and the disci#line of
!isdom o$er my heart, that they s#are me not in their ignorances, and
that their sins may not a##ear(
That they s#are me not in their ignorances, etc%%% That is, that the
scourges and disci#line of !isdom may restrain the ignorances, that is,
the sli#s and offences !hich are usually committed by the tongue and the
li#s%
,2(2% 'est my ignorances increase, and my offences be multi#lied, and my
sins abound, and 5 fall before my ad$ersaries, and my enemy rejoice o$er
meM
,2(.% O 'ord, father, and God of my life, lea$e me not to their de$ices%
,2(?% Gi$e me not haughtiness of my eyes, and turn a!ay from me all
co$eting%
,2(A% Take from me the greediness of the belly, and let not the lusts of
the flesh take hold of me, and gi$e me not o$er to a shameless and
foolish mind%
,2(+% 8ear, O ye children, the disci#line of the mouth, and he that !ill
kee# it shall not #erish by his li#s, nor be brought to fall into most
!icked !orks%
,2(1% ) sinner is caught in his o!n $anity, and the #roud and the e$il
s#eakers shall fall thereby%
,2(B% 'et not thy mouth be accustomed to s!earing( for in it there are
many falls%
,2(*-% )nd let not the naming of God be usual in thy mouth, and meddle
not !ith the names of saints, for thou shalt not esca#e free from them%
,2(**% 7or as a sla$e daily #ut to the Luestion, is ne$er !ithout a blue
mark( so e$ery one that s!eareth, and nameth, shall not be !holly #ure
from sin%
,2(*,% ) man that s!eareth much, shall be filled !ith iniLuity, and a
scourge shall not de#art from his house%
,2(*2% )nd if he make it $oid, his sin shall be u#on him, and if he
dissemble it, he offendeth double(
,2(*.% )nd if he s!ear in $ain, he shall not be justified( for his house
shall be filled !ith his #unishment%
,2(*?% There is also another s#eech o##osite to death, let it not be
found in the inheritance of 9acob%
,2(*A% 7or from the merciful all these things shall be taken a!ay, and
they shall not !allo! in sins%
,2(*+% 'et not thy mouth be accustomed to indiscreet s#eech( for therein
is the !ord of sin%
,2(*1% Remember thy father and thy mother, for thou sittest in the midst
of great men(
,2(*B% 'est God forget thee in their sight, and thou, by thy daily
custom be infatuated and suffer re#roach( and !ish that thou hadst not
been born, and curse the day of thy nati$ity%
,2(,-% The man that is accustomed to o##robrious !ords, !ill ne$er be
corrected all the days of his life%
,2(,*% T!o sorts of men multi#ly sins, and the third bringeth !rath and
destruction%
,2(,,% ) hot soul is a burning fire, it !ill ne$er be Luenched, till it
de$our some thing%
,2(,2% )nd a man that is !icked in the mouth of his flesh, !ill not
lea$e off till he hath kindled a fire%
,2(,.% To a man that is a fornicator all bread is s!eet, he !ill not be
!eary of sinning unto the end%
,2(,?% E$ery man that #asseth beyond his o!n bed, des#ising his o!n
soul, and saying( =ho seeth meM
,2(,A% Darkness com#asseth me about, and the !alls co$er me, and no man
seeth me( !hom do 5 fearM the most 8igh !ill not remember my sins%
,2(,+% )nd he understandeth not that his eye seeth all things, for such
a manDs fear dri$eth him from the fear of God, and the eyes of men
fearing him(
,2(,1% )nd he kno!eth not that the eyes of the 'ord are far brighter
than the sun, beholding round about all the !ays of men, and the bottom
of the dee#, and looking into the hearts of men, into the most hidden
#arts%
,2(,B% 7or all things !ere kno!n to the 'ord God, before they !ere
created( so also after they !ere #erfected he beholdeth all things%
,2(2-% This man shall be #unished in the streets of the city, and he
shall be chased as a colt( and !here he sus#ected not, he shall be
taken%
,2(2*% )nd he shall be in disgrace !ith all men, because he understood
not the fear of the 'ord%
,2(2,% 4o e$ery !oman also that lea$eth her husband, and bringeth in an
heir by another(
,2(22% 7or first she hath been unfaithful to the la! of the most 8igh(
and secondly, she hath offended against her husband( thirdly, she hath
fornicated in adultery, and hath gotten her children of another man%
,2(2.% This !oman shall be brought into the assembly, and inLuisition
shall be made of her children%
,2(2?% 8er children shall not take root, and her branches shall bring
forth no fruit%
,2(2A% 4he shall lea$e her memory to be cursed, and her infamy shall not
be blotted out%
,2(2+% )nd they that remain shall kno!, that there is nothing better
than the fear of God( and that there is nothing s!eeter than to ha$e
regard to the commandments of the 'ord%
,2(21% 5t is great glory to follo! the 'ord( for length of days shall be
recei$ed from him%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,.
=isdom #raiseth herself( her origin, her d!elling, her dignity, and her
fruits%
,.(*% =isdom shall #raise her o!n self, and shall be honoured in God,
and shall glory in the midst of her #eo#le,
,.(,% )nd shall o#en her mouth in the churches of the most 8igh, and
shall glorify herself in the sight of his #o!er,
,.(2% )nd in the midst of her o!n #eo#le she shall be e>alted, and shall
be admired in the holy assembly%
,.(.% )nd in the multitude of the elect she shall ha$e #raise, and among
the blessed she shall be blessed, saying(
,.(?% 5 came out of the mouth of the most 8igh, the firstborn before all
creatures(
,.(A% 5 made that in the hea$ens there should rise light that ne$er
faileth, and as a cloud 5 co$ered all the earth(
,.(+% 5 d!elt in the highest #laces, and my throne is in a #illar of a
cloud%
,.(1% 5 alone ha$e com#assed the circuit of hea$en, and ha$e #enetrated
into the bottom of the dee#, and ha$e !alked in the !a$es of the sea,
,.(B% )nd ha$e stood in all the earth( and in e$ery #eo#le,
,.(*-% )nd in e$ery nation 5 ha$e had the chief rule(
,.(**% )nd by my #o!er 5 ha$e trodden under my feet the hearts of all
the high and lo!( and in all these 5 sought rest, and 5 shall abide in
the inheritance of the 'ord%
,.(*,% Then the creator of all things commanded, and said to me( and he
that made me, rested in my tabernacle,
,.(*2% )nd he said to me( 'et thy d!elling be in 9acob, and thy
inheritance in 5srael, and take root in my elect%
,.(*.% 7rom the beginning, and before the !orld, !as 5 created, and unto
the !orld to come 5 shall not cease to be, and in the holy d!elling
#lace 5 ha$e ministered before him%
,.(*?% )nd so !as 5 established in 4ion, and in the holy city like!ise 5
rested, and my #o!er !as in 9erusalem%
,.(*A% )nd 5 took root in an honourable #eo#le, and in the #ortion of my
God his inheritance, and my abode is in the full assembly of saints%
,.(*+% 5 !as e>alted like a cedar in 'ibanus, and as a cy#ress tree on
mount 4ion%
,.(*1% 5 !as e>alted like a #alm tree in "ades, and as a rose #lant in
9ericho(
,.(*B% )s a fair oli$e tree in the #lains, and as a #lane tree by the
!ater in the streets, !as 5 e>alted%
,.(,-% 5 ga$e a s!eet smell like cinnamon, and aromatical balm( 5
yielded a s!eet odour like the best myrrh(
,.(,*% )nd 5 #erfumed my d!elling as stora>, and galbanum, and ony>, and
aloes, and as the frankincense not cut, and my odour is as the #urest
balm%
,.(,,% 5 ha$e stretched out my branches as the tur#entine tree, and my
branches are of honour and grace%
,.(,2% )s the $ine 5 ha$e brought forth a #leasant odour( and my flo!ers
are the fruit of honour and riches%
,.(,.% 5 am the mother of fair lo$e, and of fear, and of kno!ledge, and
of holy ho#e%
,.(,?% 5n me is all grace of the !ay and of the truth, in me is all ho#e
of life and of $irtue%
,.(,A% "ome o$er to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled !ith my
fruits%
,.(,+% 7or my s#irit is s!eet abo$e honey, and my inheritance abo$e
honey and the honeycomb%
,.(,1% <y memory is unto e$erlasting generations%
,.(,B% They that eat me, shall yet hunger( and they that drink me, shall
yet thirst%
,.(2-% 8e that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded( and they that
!ork by me, shall not sin%
,.(2*% They that e>#lain me shall ha$e life e$erlasting%
,.(2,% )ll these things are the book of life, and the co$enant of the
most 8igh, and the kno!ledge of truth%
,.(22% <oses commanded a la! in the #rece#ts of justices, and an
inheritance to the house of 9acob, and the #romises to 5srael%
,.(2.% 8e a##ointed to Da$id his ser$ant to raise u# of him a most
mighty king, and sitting on the throne of glory for e$er%
) most mighty king%%% @iH%, "hrist, !ho by his gos#el, like an
o$erflo!ing ri$er, has enriched the earth !ith hea$enly !isdom%
,.(2?% =ho filleth u# !isdom as the Phison, and as the Tigris in the
days of the ne! fruits%
,.(2A% =ho maketh understanding to abound as the Eu#hrates, !ho
multi#lieth it as the 9ordan in the time of har$est%
,.(2+% =ho sendeth kno!ledge as the light, and riseth u# as Gehon in the
time of the $intage%
,.(21% =ho first hath #erfect kno!ledge of her, and a !eaker shall not
search her out%
=ho first hath #erfect kno!ledge of her%%% "hrist !as the first that had
#erfect kno!ledge of hea$enly !isdom%
,.(2B% 7or her thoughts are more $ast than the sea, and her counsels
more dee# than the great ocean%
,.(.-% 5, !isdom, ha$e #oured out ri$ers%
,.(.*% 5, like a brook out of a ri$er of a mighty !aterJ 5, like a
channel of a ri$er, and like an aLueduct, came out of #aradise%
,.(.,% 5 said( 5 !ill !ater my garden of #lants, and 5 !ill !ater
abundantly the fruits of my meado!%
,.(.2% )nd behold my brook became a great ri$er, and my ri$er came near
to a sea(
,.(..% 7or 5 make doctrine to shine forth to all as the morning light,
and 5 !ill declare it afar off%
,.(.?% 5 !ill #enetrate to all the lo!er #arts of the earth, and !ill
behold all that slee#, and !ill enlighten all that ho#e in the 'ord%
,.(.A% 5 !ill yet #our out doctrine as #ro#hecy, and !ill lea$e it to
them that seek !isdom, and !ill not cease to instruct their offs#ring
e$en to the holy age%
,.(.+% 4ee ye that 5 ha$e not laboured myself only, but for all that
seek out the truth%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,?
Documents of !isdom on se$eral subjects%
,?(*% =ith three things my s#irit is #leased, !hich are a##ro$ed before
God and men(
,?(,% The concord of brethren, and the lo$e of neighbours, and man and
!ife that agree !ell together%
,?(2% Three sorts my soul hateth, and 5 am greatly grie$ed at their
life(
,?(.% ) #oor man that is #roud( a rich man that is a liar( an old man
that is a fool, and doting%
,?(?% The things that thou hast not gathered in thy youth, ho! shalt
thou find them in thy old ageM
,?(A% O ho! comely is judgment for a grey head, and for ancients to kno!
counselN
,?(+% O ho! comely is !isdom for the aged, and understanding and counsel
to men of honourN
,?(1% <uch e>#erience is the cro!n of old men, and the fear of God is
their glory%
,?(B% ine things that are not to be imagined by the heart ha$e 5
magnified, and the tenth 5 !ill utter to men !ith my tongue%
,?(*-% ) man that hath joy of his children( and he that li$eth and seeth
the fall of his enemies%
,?(**% Blessed is he that d!elleth !ith a !ise !oman, and that hath not
sli##ed !ith his tongue, and that hath not ser$ed such as are un!orthy
of him%
,?(*,% Blessed is he that findeth a true friend, and that declareth
justice to an ear that heareth%
,?(*2% 8o! great is he that findeth !isdom and kno!ledgeN but there is
none abo$e him that feareth the 'ord%
,?(*.% The fear of God hath set itself abo$e all things(
,?(*?% Blessed is the man, to !hom it is gi$en to ha$e the fear of God(
he that holdeth it, to !hom shall he be likenedM
,?(*A% The fear of God is the beginning of his lo$e( and the beginning
of faith is to be fast joined unto it%
,?(*+% The sadness of the heart is e$ery #lague( and the !ickedness of a
!oman is all e$il%
,?(*1% )nd a man !ill choose any #lague, but the #lague of the heart(
,?(*B% )nd any !ickedness, but the !ickedness of a !oman(
,?(,-% )nd any affliction, but the affliction from them that hate him(
,?(,*% )nd any re$enge, but the re$enge of enemies%
,?(,,% There is no head !orse than the head of a ser#ent(
,?(,2% )nd there is no anger abo$e the anger of a !oman% 5t !ill be more
agreeable to abide !ith a lion and a dragon, than to d!ell !ith a !icked
!oman%
,?(,.% The !ickedness of a !oman changeth her face( and she darkeneth
her countenance as a bear( and she!eth it like sackcloth% 5n the midst
of her neighbours,
,?(,?% 8er husband groaned, and hearing he sighed a little%
,?(,A% )ll malice is short to the malice of a !oman, let the lot of
sinners fall u#on her%
,?(,+% )s the climbing of a sandy !ay is to the feet of the aged, so is
a !ife full of tongue to a Luiet man%
,?(,1% 'ook not u#on a !omanDs beauty, and desire not a !oman for
beauty%
,?(,B% ) !omanDs anger, and im#udence, and confusion is great%
,?(2-% ) !oman, if she ha$e su#eriority, is contrary to her husband%
,?(2*% ) !icked !oman abateth the courage, and maketh a hea$y
countenance, and a !ounded heart%
,?(2,% 7eeble hands, and disjointed knees, a !oman that doth not make
her husband ha##y%
,?(22% 7rom the !oman came the beginning of sin, and by her !e all die%
,?(2.% Gi$e no issue to thy !ater, no, not a little( nor to a !icked
!oman liberty to gad abroad%
,?(2?% 5f she !alk not at thy hand, she !ill confound thee in the sight
of thy enemies%
,?(2A% "ut her off from thy flesh, lest she al!ays abuse thee%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,A
Of good and bad !omen%
,A(*% 8a##y is the husband of a good !ife( for the number of his years
is double%
,A(,% ) $irtuous !oman rejoiceth her husband, and shall fulfil the years
of his life in #eace%
,A(2% ) good !ife is a good #ortion, she shall be gi$en in the #ortion
of them that fear God, to a man for his good deeds%
,A(.% Rich or #oor, if his heart is good, his countenance shall be
cheerful at all times%
,A(?% Of three things my heart hath been afraid, and at the fourth my
face hath trembled(
,A(A% The accusation of a city, and the gathering together of the
#eo#le(
,A(+% )nd a false calumny, all are more grie$ous than death%
,A(1% ) jealous !oman is the grief and mourning of the heart%
,A(B% =ith a jealous !oman is a scourge of the tongue !hich
communicateth !ith all%
,A(*-% )s a yoke of o>en that is mo$ed to and fro, so also is a !icked
!oman( he that hath hold of her, is as he that taketh hold of a
scor#ion%
,A(**% ) drunken !oman is a great !rath( and her re#roach and shame
shall not be hid%
,A(*,% The fornication of a !oman shall be kno!n by the haughtiness of
her eyes and by her eyelids%
,A(*2% On a daughter that turneth not a!ay herself, set a strict !atch(
lest finding an o##ortunity she abuse herself%
,A(*.% Take heed of the im#udence of her eyes, and !onder not if she
slight thee%
,A(*?% 4he !ill o#en her mouth as a thirsty tra$eller to the fountain,
and !ill drink of e$ery !ater near her, and !ill sit do!n by e$ery
hedge, and o#en her Lui$er against e$ery arro!, until she fail%
,A(*A% The grace of a diligent !oman shall delight her husband, and
shall fat his bones%
,A(*+% 8er disci#line is the gift of God%
,A(*1% 4uch is a !ise and silent !oman, and there is nothing so much
!orth as a !ell instructed soul%
,A(*B% ) holy and shamefaced !oman is grace u#on grace%
,A(,-% )nd no #rice is !orthy of a continent soul%
,A(,*% )s the sun !hen it riseth to the !orld in the high #laces of God,
so is the beauty of a good !ife for the ornament of her house%
,A(,,% )s the lam# shining u#on the holy candlestick, so is the beauty
of the face in a ri#e age,
,A(,2% )s golden #illars u#on bases of sil$er, so are the firm feet u#on
the soles of a steady !oman%
,A(,.% )s e$erlasting foundations u#on a solid rock, so the commandments
of God in the heart of a holy !oman%
,A(,?% )t t!o things my heart is grie$ed, and the third bringeth anger
u#on me%
,A(,A% ) man of !ar fainting through #o$erty, and a man of sense
des#ised(
,A(,+% )nd he that #asseth o$er from justice to sin, God hath #re#ared
such an one for the s!ord%
,A(,1% T!o sorts of callings ha$e a##eared to me hard and dangerous( a
merchant is hardly free from negligence( and a huckster shall not be
justified from the sins of the li#s%
7rom negligence%%% That is, from the neglect of the ser$ice of God(
because the eager #ursuit of the mammon of this !orld, is a#t to make
men of that calling forget the great duties of lo$ing God abo$e all
things, and their neighbours as themsel$es%-5bid% ) huckster%%% Or, a
retailer of !ine% <en of that #rofession are both greatly e>#osed to
danger of sin themsel$es, and are too often accessary to the sins of
others%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,+
Dangers of sin from se$eral heads( the fear of God is the best
#reser$ati$e% 8e that diggeth a #it, shall fall into it%
,+(*% Through #o$erty many ha$e sinned( and he that seeketh to be
enriched, turneth a!ay his eye%
,+(,% )s a stake sticketh fast in the midst of the joining of stones, so
also in the midst of selling and buying, sin shall stick fast%
,+(2% 4in shall be destroyed !ith the sinner%
,+(.% :nless thou hold thyself diligently in the fear of the 'ord, thy
house shall Luickly be o$erthro!n%
,+(?% )s !hen one sifteth !ith a sie$e, the dust !ill remain( so !ill
the #er#le>ity of a man in his thoughts%
,+(A% The furnace trieth the #otterDs $essels, and the trial of
affliction just men%
,+(+% )s the dressing of a tree she!eth the fruit thereof, so a !ord out
of the thought of the heart of man%
,+(1% Praise not a man before he s#eaketh, for this is the trial of men%
,+(B% 5f thou follo!est justice, thou shalt obtain her( and shalt #ut
her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt d!ell !ith her( and she
shall #rotect thee for e$er, and in the day of ackno!ledgment thou shalt
find a strong foundation%
,+(*-% Birds resort unto their like( so truth !ill return to them that
#ractise her%
,+(**% The lion al!ays lieth in !ait for #rey( so do sins for them that
!ork iniLuities%
,+(*,% ) holy man continueth in !isdom as the sun( but a fool is changed
as the moon%
,+(*2% 5n the midst of the un!ise kee# in the !ord till its time( but be
continually among men that think%
,+(*.% The discourse of sinners is hateful, and their laughter is at the
#leasures of sin%
,+(*?% The s#eech that s!eareth much shall make the hair of the head
stand u#right( and its irre$erence shall make one sto# his ears%
,+(*A% 5n the Luarrels of the road is the shedding of blood( and their
cursing is a grie$ous hearing%
,+(*+% 8e that discloseth the secret of a friend loseth his credit, and
shall ne$er find a friend to his mind%
,+(*1% 'o$e thy neighbour, and be joined to him !ith fidelity%
,+(*B% But if thou disco$er his secrets, follo! no more after him%
,+(,-% 7or as a man that destroyeth his friend, so is he that destroyeth
the friendshi# of his neighbour%
,+(,*% )nd as one that letteth a bird go out of his hand, so hast thou
let thy neighbour go, and thou shalt not get him again%
,+(,,% 7ollo! after him no more, for he is gone afar off, he is fled, as
a roe esca#ed out of the snare because his soul is !ounded%
,+(,2% Thou canst no more bind him u#% )nd of a curse there is
reconciliation(
)nd of a curse there is reconciliation%%% That is, it is easier to
obtain a reconciliation after a curse, than after disclosing a secret%
,+(,.% But to disclose the secrets of a friend, lea$eth no ho#e to an
unha##y soul%
,+(,?% 8e that !inketh !ith the eye forgeth !icked things, and no man
!ill cast him off(
,+(,A% 5n the sight of thy eyes he !ill s!eeten his mouth, and !ill
admire thy !ords( but at the last he !ill !rithe his mouth, and on thy
!ords he !ill lay a stumblingblock%
,+(,+% 5 ha$e hated many things but not like him, and the 'ord !ill hate
him%
,+(,1% 5f one cast a stone on high, it !ill fall u#on his o!n head( and
the deceitful stroke !ill !ound the deceitful%
,+(,B% 8e that diggeth a #it, shall fall into it( and he that setteth a
stone for his neighbour, shall stumble u#on it( and he that layeth a
snare for another, shall #erish in it%
,+(2-% ) mischie$ous counsel shall be rolled back u#on the author, and
he shall not kno! from !hence it cometh to him%
,+(2*% <ockery and re#roach are of the #roud, and $engeance as a lion
shall lie in !ait for him%
,+(2,% They shall #erish in a snare that are delighted !ith the fall of
the just( and sorro! shall consume them before they die%
,+(22% )nger and fury are both of them abominable, and the sinful man
shall be subject to them%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,1
'essons against re$enge and Luarrels% The e$ils of the tongue%
,1(*% 8e that seeketh to re$enge himself, shall find $engeance from the
'ord, and he !ill surely kee# his sins in remembrance%
,1(,% 7orgi$e thy neighbour if he hath hurt thee( and then shall thy
sins be forgi$en to thee !hen thou #rayest%
,1(2% <an to man reser$eth anger, and doth he seek remedy of GodM
,1(.% 8e hath no mercy on a man like himself, and doth he entreat for
his o!n sinsM
,1(?% 8e that is but flesh, nourisheth anger, and doth he ask
forgi$eness of GodM !ho shall obtain #ardon for his sinsM
,1(A% Remember thy last things, and let enmity cease(
,1(+% 7or corru#tion and death hang o$er in his commandments%
5n his commandments%%% 4u##ly the sentence out of the Greek thus(
Remember corru#tion and death, and abide in the commandments%
,1(1% Remember the fear of God, and be not angry !ith thy neighbour%
,1(B% Remember the co$enant of the most 8igh, and o$erlook the ignorance
of thy neighbour%
,1(*-% Refrain from strife, and thou shalt diminish thy sins%
,1(**% 7or a #assionate man kindleth strife, and a sinful man !ill
trouble his friends, and bring in debate in the midst of them that are
at #eace%
,1(*,% 7or as the !ood of the forest is, so the fire burneth, and as a
manDs strength is, so shall his anger be, and according to his riches he
shall increase his anger%
,1(*2% ) hasty contention kindleth a fire and a hasty Luarrel sheddeth
blood and a tongue that beareth !itness bringeth death%
,1(*.% 5f thou blo! the s#ark, it shall burn as a fire( and if thou s#it
u#on it, it shall be Luenched( both come out of the mouth%
,1(*?% The !his#erer and the double tongue is accursed( for he hath
troubled many that !ere at #eace%
,1(*A% The tongue of a third #erson hath disLuieted many, and scattered
them from nation to nation%
,1(*+% 5t hath destroyed the strong cities of the rich, and hath
o$erthro!n the houses of great men%
,1(*1% 5t hath cut in #ieces the forces of #eo#le, and undone strong
nations%
,1(*B% The tongue of a third #erson hath cast out $aliant !omen, and
de#ri$ed them of their labours%
,1(,-% 8e that hearkeneth to it, shall ne$er ha$e rest, neither shall he
ha$e a friend in !hom he may re#ose%
,1(,*% The stroke of a !hi# maketh a blue mark( but the stroke of the
tongue !ill break the bones%
,1(,,% <any ha$e fallen by the edge of the s!ord, but not so many as
ha$e #erished by their o!n tongue%
,1(,2% Blessed is he that is defended from a !icked tongue, that hath
not #assed into the !rath thereof, and that hath not dra!n the yoke
thereof, and hath not been bound in its bands%
,1(,.% 7or its yoke is a yoke of iron( and its bands are bands of brass%
,1(,?% The death thereof is a most e$il death( and hell is #referable to
it%
,1(,A% 5ts continuance shall not be for a long time, but it shall
#ossess the !ays of the unjust( and the just shall not be burnt !ith its
flame%
,1(,+% They that forsake God shall fall into it, and it shall burn in
them, and shall not be Luenched, and it shall be sent u#on them as a
lion, and as a leo#ard it shall tear them%
,1(,1% 8edge in thy ears !ith thorns, hear not a !icked tongue, and make
doors and bars to thy mouth%
,1(,B% <elt do!n thy gold and sil$er, and make a balance for thy !ords,
and a just bridle for thy mouth(
,1(2-% )nd take heed lest thou sli# !ith thy tongue, and fall in the
sight of thy enemies !ho lie in !ait for thee, and thy fall be incurable
unto death%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ,B
Of charity in lending money, and justice in re#aying% Of alms, and of
being surety%
,B(*% 8e that she!eth mercy, lendeth to his neighbour( and he that is
stronger in hand, kee#eth the commandments%
)nd he that is stronger in hand%%% That is, he that is hearty and
bountiful in lending to his neighbour in his necessity%
,B(,% 'end to thy neighbour in the time of his need, and #ay thou thy
neighbour again in due time%
,B(2% ;ee# thy !ord, and deal faithfully !ith him( and thou shalt al!ays
find that !hich is necessary for thee%
,B(.% <any ha$e looked u#on a thing lent as a thing found, and ha$e
gi$en trouble to them that hel#ed them%
,B(?% Till they recei$e, they kiss the hands of the lender, and in
#romises they humble their $oice(
,B(A% But !hen they should re#ay, they !ill ask time, and !ill return
tedious and murmuring !ords, and !ill com#lain of the time(
,B(+% )nd if he be able to #ay, he !ill stand off, he !ill scarce #ay
one half, and !ill count it as if he had found it(
,B(1% But if not, he !ill defraud him of his money, and he shall get him
for an enemy !ithout cause%
,B(B% )nd he !ill #ay him !ith re#roaches and curses, and instead of
honour and good turn !ill re#ay him injuries%
,B(*-% <any ha$e refused to lend, not out of !ickedness, but they !ere
afraid to be defrauded !ithout cause%
,B(**% But yet to!ards the #oor be thou more hearty, and delay not to
she! him mercy%
,B(*,% 8el# the #oor because of the commandment( and send him not a!ay
em#ty handed because of his #o$erty%
,B(*2% 'ose thy money for thy brother and thy friend( and hide it not
under a stone to be lost%
,B(*.% Place thy treasure in the commandments of the most 8igh, and it
shall bring thee more #rofit than gold%
,B(*?% 4hut u# alms in the heart of the #oor, and it shall obtain hel#
for thee against all e$il%
,B(*A% Better than the shield of the mighty, and better than the s#ear(
,B(*+% 5t shall fight for thee against thy enemy%
,B(*1% ) good man is surety for his neighbour( and he that hath lost
shame, !ill lea$e him to himself%
,B(*B% 7orget not the kindness of thy surety( for he hath gi$en his life
for thee%
,B(,-% The sinner and the unclean fleeth from his surety%
,B(,*% ) sinner attributeth to himself the goods of his surety( and he
that is of an unthankful mind !ill lea$e him that deli$ered him%
,B(,,% ) man is surety for his neighbour( and !hen he hath lost all
shame, he shall forsake him%
,B(,2% E$il suretyshi# hath undone many of good estate, and hath tossed
them as a !a$e of the sea%
,B(,.% 5t hath made #o!erful men to go from #lace to #lace round about,
and they ha$e !andered in strange countries%
,B(,?% ) sinner that transgresseth the commandment of the 'ord, shall
fall into an e$il suretyshi#( and he that undertaketh many things, shall
fall into judgment%
,B(,A% Reco$er thy neighbour according to thy #o!er, and take heed to
thyself that thou fall not%
,B(,+% The chief thing for manDs life is !ater and bread, and clothing,
and a house to co$er shame%
,B(,1% Better is the #oor manDs fare under a roof of boards, than
sum#tuous cheer abroad in another manDs house%
,B(,B% Be contented !ith little instead of much, and thou shalt not hear
the re#roach of going abroad%
,B(2-% 5t is a miserable life to go as a guest from house to house( for
!here a man is a stranger, he shall not deal confidently, nor o#en his
mouth%
,B(2*% 8e shall entertain and feed, and gi$e drink to the unthankful,
and moreo$er he shall hear bitter !ords%
,B(2,% Go, stranger, and furnish the table, and gi$e others to eat !hat
thou hast in thy hand%
,B(22% Gi$e #lace to the honourable #resence of my friends( for 5 !ant
my house, my brother being to be lodged !ith me%
,B(2.% These things are grie$ous to a man of understanding( the
u#braiding of houseroom, and the re#roaching of the lender%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2-
Of correction of children% 8ealth is better than !ealth% E>cessi$e grief
is hurtful%
2-(*% 8e that lo$eth his son, freLuently chastiseth him, that he may
rejoice in his latter end, and not gro#e after the doors of his
neighbours%
2-(,% 8e that instructeth his son shall be #raised in him, and shall
glory in him in the midst of them of his household%
2-(2% 8e that teacheth his son, maketh his enemy jealous, and in the
midst of his friends he shall glory in him%
2-(.% 8is father is dead, and he is as if he !ere not dead( for he hath
left one behind him that is like himself%
2-(?% =hile he li$ed he sa! and rejoiced in him( and !hen he died he !as
not sorro!ful, neither !as he confounded before his enemies%
2-(A% 7or he left behind him a defender of his house against his
enemies, and one that !ill reLuite kindness to his friends%
2-(+% 7or the souls of his sons he shall bind u# his !ounds, and at
e$ery cry his bo!els shall be troubled%
2-(1% ) horse not broken becometh stubborn, and a child left to himself
!ill become headstrong%
2-(B% Gi$e thy son his !ay, and he shall make thee afraid( #lay !ith
him, and he shall make thee sorro!ful%
2-(*-% 'augh not !ith him, lest thou ha$e sorro!, and at the last thy
teeth be set on edge%
2-(**% Gi$e him not liberty in his youth, and !ink not at his de$ices%
2-(*,% Bo! do!n his neck !hile he is young, and beat his sides !hile he
is a child, lest he gro! stubborn, and regard thee not, and so be a
sorro! of heart to thee%
2-(*2% 5nstruct thy son, and labour about him, lest his le!d beha$iour
be an offence to thee%
2-(*.% Better is a #oor man !ho is sound, and strong of constitution,
than a rich man !ho is !eak and afflicted !ith e$ils%
2-(*?% 8ealth of the soul in holiness of justice, is better than all
gold and sil$er( and a sound body, than immense re$enues%
2-(*A% There is no riches abo$e the riches of the health of the body(
and there is no #leasure abo$e the joy of the heart%
2-(*+% Better is death than a bitter life, and e$erlasting rest, than
continual sickness%
2-(*1% Good things that are hidden in a mouth that is shut, are as
messes of meat set about a gra$e%
2-(*B% =hat good shall an offering do to an idolM for it can neither
eat, nor smell(
2-(,-% 4o is he that is #ersecuted by the 'ord, bearing the re!ard of
his iniLuity(
2-(,*% 8e seeth !ith his eyes, and groaneth, as an eunuch embracing a
$irgin, and sighing%
2-(,,% Gi$e not u# thy soul to sadness, and afflict not thyself in thy
o!n counsel%
2-(,2% The joyfulness of the heart, is the life of a man, and a ne$er
failing treasure of holiness( and the joy of a man is length of life%
2-(,.% 8a$e #ity on thy o!n soul, #leasing God, and contain thyself(
gather u# thy heart in his holiness( and dri$e a!ay sadness far from
thee%
2-(,?% 7or sadness hath killed many, and there is no #rofit in it%
2-(,A% En$y and anger shorten a manDs days, and #ensi$eness !ill bring
old age before the time%
2-(,+% ) cheerful and good heart is al!ays feasting( for his banLuets
are #re#ared !ith diligence%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2*
Of the desire of riches, and of moderation in eating and drinking%
2*(*% =atching for riches consumeth the flesh, and the thought thereof
dri$eth a!ay slee#%
2*(,% The thinking beforehand turneth a!ay the understanding, and a
grie$ous sickness maketh the soul sober%
2*(2% The rich man hath laboured in gathering riches together, and !hen
he resteth he shall be filled !ith his goods%
2*(.% The #oor man hath laboured in his lo! !ay of life, and in the end
he is still #oor%
2*(?% 8e that lo$eth gold, shall not be justified( and he that follo!eth
after corru#tion, shall be filled !ith it%
2*(A% <any ha$e been brought to fall for gold, and the beauty thereof
hath been their ruin%
2*(+% Gold is a stumblingblock to them that sacrifice to it( !oe to them
that eagerly follo! after it, and e$ery fool shall #erish by it%
2*(1% Blessed is the rich man that is found !ithout blemish( and that
hath not gone after gold, nor #ut his trust in money nor in treasures%
2*(B% =ho is he, and !e !ill #raise himM for he hath done !onderful
things in his life%
2*(*-% =ho hath been tried thereby, and made #erfect, he shall ha$e
glory e$erlasting% 8e that could ha$e transgressed, and hath not
transgressed( and could do e$il things, and hath not done them(
2*(**% Therefore are his goods established in the 'ord, and all the
church of the saints shall declare his alms%
2*(*,% )rt thou set at a great tableM be not the first to o#en thy mouth
u#on it%
2*(*2% 4ay not( There are many things !hich are u#on it%
2*(*.% Remember that a !icked eye is e$il%
2*(*?% =hat is created more !icked than an eyeM therefore shall it !ee#
o$er all the face !hen it shall see%
2*(*A% 4tretch not out thy hand first, lest being disgraced !ith en$y
thou be #ut to confusion%
2*(*+% Be not hasty in a feast%
2*(*1% 9udge of the dis#osition of thy neighbour by thyself%
2*(*B% :se as a frugal man the things that are set before thee( lest if
thou eatest much, thou be hated%
2*(,-% 'ea$e off first, for mannersD sake( and e>ceed not, lest thou
offend%
2*(,*% )nd if thou sittest among many, reach not thy hand out first of
all, and be not the first to ask for drink%
2*(,,% 8o! sufficient is a little !ine for a man !ell taught, and in
slee#ing thou shalt not be uneasy !ith it, and thou shalt feel no #ain%
2*(,2% =atching, and choler, and gri#es, are !ith an intem#erate man(
2*(,.% 4ound and !holesome slee# !ith a moderate man( he shall slee#
till morning, and his soul shall be delighted !ith him%
2*(,?% )nd if thou hast been forced to eat much, arise, go out, and
$omit( and it shall refresh thee, and thou shalt not bring sickness u#on
thy body%
2*(,A% 8ear me, my son, and des#ise me not( and in the end thou shalt
find my !ords%
2*(,+% 5n all thy !orks be Luick, and no infirmity shall come to thee%
2*(,1% The li#s of many shall bless him that is liberal of his bread,
and the testimony of his truth is faithful%
2*(,B% )gainst him that is niggardly of his bread, the city !ill murmur,
and the testimony of his niggardliness is true%
2*(2-% "hallenge not them that lo$e !ine( for !ine hath destroyed $ery
many%
2*(2*% 7ire trieth hard iron( so !ine drunk to e>cess shall rebuke the
hearts of the #roud%
2*(2,% =ine taken !ith sobriety is eLual life to men( if thou drink it
moderately, thou shalt be sober%
2*(22% =hat is his life, !ho is diminished !ith !ineM
2*(2.% =hat taketh a!ay lifeM death%
2*(2?% =ine !as created from the beginning to make men joyful, and not
to make them drunk%
2*(2A% =ine drunken !ith moderation is the joy of the soul and the
heart%
2*(2+% 4ober drinking is health to soul and body%
2*(21% =ine drunken !ith e>cess raiseth Luarrels, and !rath, and many
ruins%
2*(2B% =ine drunken !ith e>cess is bitterness of the soul%
2*(.-% The heat of drunkenness is the stumblingblock of the fool,
lessening strength and causing !ounds%
2*(.*% Rebuke not thy neighbour in a banLuet of !ine( and des#ise him
not in his mirth%
2*(.,% 4#eak not to him !ords of re#roach( and #ress him not in
demanding again%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2,
'essons for su#eriors and inferiors% )d$antages of fearing God, and
doing nothing !ithout counsel%
2,(*% 8a$e they made thee rulerM be not lifted u#( be among them as one
of them%
2,(,% 8a$e care of them, and so sit do!n, and !hen thou hast acLuitted
thyself of all thy charge, take thy #lace(
2,(2% That thou mayst rejoice for them, and recei$e a cro!n as an
ornament of grace, and get the honour of the contribution%
2,(.% 4#eak, thou that art elder( for it becometh thee,
2,(?% To s#eak the first !ord !ith careful kno!ledge, and hinder not
music%
2,(A% =here there is no hearing, #our not out !ords, and be not lifted
u# out of season !ith thy !isdom%
2,(+% ) concert of music in a banLuet of !ine is as a carbuncle set in
gold%
2,(1% )s a signet of an emerald in a !ork of gold( so is the melody of
music !ith #leasant and moderate !ine%
2,(B% 8ear in silence, and for thy re$erence good grace shall come to
thee%
2,(*-% &oung man, scarcely s#eak in thy o!n cause%
2,(**% 5f thou be asked t!ice, let thy ans!er be short%
2,(*,% 5n many things be as if thou !ert ignorant, and hear in silence
and !ithal seeking%
2,(*2% 5n the com#any of great men take not u#on thee( and !hen the
ancients are #resent, s#eak not much%
2,(*.% Before a storm goeth lightning( and before shamefacedness goeth
fa$our( and for thy re$erence good grace shall come to thee%
2,(*?% )nd at the time of rising be not slack( but be first to run home
to thy house, and there !ithdra! thyself, and there take thy #astime%
2,(*A% )nd do !hat thou hast a mind, but not in sin or #roud s#eech%
2,(*+% )nd for all these things bless the 'ord, that made thee, and that
re#lenisheth thee !ith all his good things%
2,(*1% 8e that feareth the 'ord, !ill recei$e his disci#line( and they
that !ill seek him early, shall find a blessing%
2,(*B% 8e that seeketh the la!, shall be filled !ith it( and he that
dealeth deceitfully, shall meet !ith a stumblingblock therein%
2,(,-% They that fear the 'ord, shall find just judgment, and shall
kindle justice as a light%
2,(,*% ) sinful man !ill flee re#roof, and !ill find an e>cuse according
to his !ill%
2,(,,% ) man of counsel !ill not neglect understanding, a strange and
#roud man !ill not dread fear(
2,(,2% E$en after he hath done !ith fear !ithout counsel, he shall be
controlled by the things of his o!n seeking%
2,(,.% <y son, do thou nothing !ithout counsel, and thou shalt not
re#ent !hen thou hast done%
2,(,?% Go not in the !ay of ruin, and thou shalt not stumble against the
stones( trust not thyself to a rugged !ay, lest thou set a
stumblingblock to thy soul%
2,(,A% )nd be!are of thy o!n children, and take heed of them of thy
household%
2,(,+% 5n e$ery !ork of thine regard thy soul in faith( for this is the
kee#ing of the commandments%
5n faith%%% That is, follo! sincerely thy soul in her faith and
conscience%
2,(,1% 8e that belie$eth God, taketh heed to the commandments( and he
that trusteth in him, shall fare ne$er the !orse%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 22
The fear of God is the best security% Times and men are in the hands of
God% Take care of thyself as long as thou li$est, and look to thy
ser$ants%
22(*% o e$ils shall ha##en to him that feareth the 'ord, but in
tem#tation God !ill kee# him and deli$er him from e$ils%
22(,% ) !ise man hateth not the commandments and justices, and he shall
not be dashed in #ieces as a shi# in a storm%
22(2% ) man of understanding is faithful to the la! of God, and the la!
is faithful to him%
22(.% 8e that cleareth u# a Luestion, shall #re#are !hat to say, and so
ha$ing #rayed he shall be heard, and shall kee# disci#line, and then he
shall ans!er%
22(?% The heart of a fool is as a !heel of a cart( and his thoughts are
like a rolling a>letree%
22(A% ) friend that is a mocker, is like a stallion horse( he neigheth
under e$ery one that sitteth u#on him%
22(+% =hy doth one day e>cel another, and one light another, and one
year another year, !hen all come of the sunM
22(1% By the kno!ledge of the 'ord they !ere distinguished, the sun
being made, and kee#ing his commandment%
22(B% )nd he ordered the seasons, and holidays of them, and in them they
celebrated festi$als at an hour%
22(*-% 4ome of them God made high and great days, and some of them he
#ut in the number of ordinary days% )nd all men are from the ground, and
out of the earth, from !hence )dam !as created%
22(**% =ith much kno!ledge the 'ord hath di$ided them and di$ersified
their !ays%
22(*,% 4ome of them hath he blessed, and e>alted( and some of them hath
he sanctified, and set near himself( and some of them hath he cursed and
brought lo!, and turned them from their station%
22(*2% )s the #otterDs clay is in his hand, to fashion and order it(
22(*.% )ll his !ays are according to his ordering( so man is in the hand
of him that made him, and he !ill render to him according to his
judgment%
22(*?% Good is set against e$il, and life against death( so also is the
sinner against a just man% )nd so look u#on all the !orks of the most
8igh% T!o and t!o, and one against another%
22(*A% )nd 5 a!aked last of all, and as one that gathereth after the
gra#egatherers%
22(*+% 5n the blessing of God 5 also ha$e ho#ed( and as one that
gathereth gra#es, ha$e 5 filled the !ine#ress%
22(*1% 4ee that 5 ha$e not laboured for myself only, but for all that
seek disci#line%
22(*B% 8ear me, ye great men, and all ye #eo#le, and hearken !ith your
ears, ye rulers of the church%
22(,-% Gi$e not to son or !ife, brother or friend, #o!er o$er thee !hile
thou li$estJ and gi$e not thy estate to another, lest thou re#ent, and
thou entreat for the same%
22(,*% )s long as thou li$est, and hast breath in thee, let no man
change thee%
"hange thee%%% That is, so as to ha$e this #o!er o$er thee%
22(,,% 7or it is better that thy children should ask of thee, than that
thou look to!ard the hands of thy children%
22(,2% 5n all thy !orks kee# the #re-eminence%
The #re-eminence%%% That is, be master in thy o!n house, and #art not
!ith thy authority%
22(,.% 'et no stain sully thy glory% 5n the time !hen thou shalt end the
days of thy life, and in the time of thy decease, distribute thy
inheritance%
22(,?% 7odder, and a !and, and a burden are for an ass( bread, and
correction, and !ork for a sla$e%
22(,A% 8e !orketh under correction, and seeketh to rest( let his hands
be idle, and he seeketh liberty%
22(,+% The yoke and the thong bend a stiff neck, and continual labours
bo! a sla$e%
22(,1% Torture and fetters are for a malicious sla$e( send him to !ork,
that he be not idle(
22(,B% 7or idleness hath taught much e$il%
22(2-% 4et him to !ork( for so it is fit for him% )nd if he be not
obedient, bring him do!n !ith fetters, but be not e>cessi$e to!ards any
one, and do no grie$ous thing !ithout judgment%
22(2*% 5f thou ha$e a faithful ser$ant, let him be to thee as thy o!n
soul( treat him as a brother( because in the blood of thy soul thou hast
gotten him%
22(2,% 5f thou hurt him unjustly, he !ill run a!ay(
22(22% )nd if he rise u# and de#art, thou kno!est not !hom to ask, and
in !hat !ay to seek him%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2.
The $anity of dreams% The ad$antage of e>#erience, and of the fear of
God%
2.(*% The ho#es of a man that is $oid of understanding are $ain and
deceitful( and dreams lift u# fools%
2.(,% The man that gi$eth heed to lying $isions, is like to him that
catcheth at a shado!, and follo!eth after the !ind%
2.(2% The $ision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another(
as !hen a manDs likeness is before the face of a man%
2.(.% =hat can be made clean by the uncleanM and !hat truth can come
from that !hich is falseM
2.(?% Deceitful di$inations and lying omens and the dreams of e$ildoers,
are $anity(
2.(A% )nd the heart fancieth as that of a !oman in tra$ail( e>ce#t it be
a $ision sent forth from the most 8igh, set not thy heart u#on them%
2.(+% 7or dreams ha$e decei$ed many, and they ha$e failed that #ut their
trust in them%
2.(1% The !ord of the la! shall be fulfilled !ithout a lie, and !isdom
shall be made #lain in the mouth of the faithful%
2.(B% =hat doth he kno!, that hath not been triedM ) man that hath much
e>#erience, shall think of many things( and he that hath learned many
things, shall she! forth understanding%
2.(*-% 8e that hath no e>#erience, kno!eth little( and he that hath been
e>#erienced in many things, multi#lieth #rudence%
2.(**% 8e that hath not been tried, !hat manner of things doth he kno!M
he that hath been sur#rised, shall abound !ith subtlety%
2.(*,% 5 ha$e seen many things by tra$elling, and many customs of
things%
2.(*2% 4ometimes 5 ha$e been in danger of death for these things, and 5
ha$e been deli$ered by the grace of God%
2.(*.% The s#irit of those that fear God, is sought after, and by his
regard shall be blessed%
2.(*?% 7or their ho#e is on him that sa$eth them, and the eyes of God
are u#on them that lo$e him%
2.(*A% 8e that feareth the 'ord shall tremble at nothing, and shall not
be afraid( for he is his ho#e%
2.(*+% The soul of him that feareth the 'ord is blessed%
2.(*1% To !hom doth he look, and !ho is his strengthM
2.(*B% The eyes of the 'ord are u#on them that fear him, he is their
#o!erful #rotector, and strong stay, a defence from the heat, and a
co$er from the sun at noon,
2.(,-% ) #reser$ation from stumbling, and a hel# from falling( he
raiseth u# the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes, and gi$eth health, and
life, and blessing%
2.(,*% The offering of him that sacrificeth of a thing !rongfully
gotten, is stained, and the mockeries of the unjust are not acce#table%
2.(,,% The 'ord is only for them that !ait u#on him in the !ay of truth
and justice%
2.(,2% The most 8igh a##ro$eth not the gifts of the !icked( neither hath
he res#ect to the oblations of the unjust, nor !ill he be #acified for
sins by the multitude of their sacrifices%
2.(,.% 8e that offereth sacrifice of the goods of the #oor, is as one
that sacrificeth the son in the #resence of his father%
2.(,?% The bread of the needy, is the life of the #oor( he that
defraudeth them thereof, is a man of blood%
2.(,A% 8e that taketh a!ay the bread gotten by s!eat, is like him that
killeth his neighbour%
2.(,+% 8e that sheddeth blood, and he that defraudeth the laborer of his
hire, are brothers%
2.(,1% =hen one buildeth u#, and another #ulleth do!n( !hat #rofit ha$e
they but the labourM
2.(,B% =hen one #rayeth, and another curseth( !hose $oice !ill God hearM
2.(2-% 8e that !asheth himself after touching the dead, if he toucheth
him again, !hat doth his !ashing a$ailM
2.(2*% 4o a man that fasteth for his sins, and doth the same again, !hat
doth his humbling himself #rofit himM !ho !ill hear his #rayerM
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2?
=hat sacrifices are #leasing to God%
2?(*% 8e that kee#eth the la!, multi#lieth offerings%
2?(,% 5t is a !holesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and
to de#art from all iniLuity%
2?(2% )nd to de#art from injustice, is to offer a #ro#itiatory sacrifice
for injustices, and a begging of #ardon for sins%
2?(.% 8e shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour( and he that doth
mercy, offereth sacrifice%
2?(?% To de#art from iniLuity is that !hich #leaseth the 'ord, and to
de#art from injustice, is an entreaty for sins%
2?(A% Thou shalt not a##ear em#ty in the sight of the 'ord%
2?(+% 7or all these things are to be done because of the commandment of
God%
2?(1% The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of
s!eetness in the sight of the most 8igh%
2?(B% The sacrifice of the just is acce#table, and the 'ord !ill not
forget the memorial thereof%
2?(*-% Gi$e glory to God !ith a good heart( and diminish not the
firstfruits of thy hands%
2?(**% 5n e$ery gift she! a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy
tithes !ith joy%
2?(*,% Gi$e to the most 8igh according to !hat he hath gi$en to thee,
and !ith a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands(
2?(*2% 7or the 'ord maketh recom#ense, and !ill gi$e thee se$en times as
much%
2?(*.% Do not offer !icked gifts, for such he !ill not recei$e%
2?(*?% )nd look not u#on an unjust sacrifice, for the 'ord is judge, and
there is not !ith him res#ect of #erson%
2?(*A% The 'ord !ill not acce#t any #erson against a #oor man, and he
!ill hear the #rayer of him that is !ronged%
2?(*+% 8e !ill not des#ise the #rayers of the fatherless( nor the !ido!,
!hen she #oureth out her com#laint%
2?(*1% Do not the !ido!Ds tears run do!n the cheek, and her cry against
him that causeth them to fallM
2?(*B% 7or from the cheek they go u# e$en to hea$en, and the 'ord that
heareth !ill not be delighted !ith them%
2?(,-% 8e that adoreth God !ith joy, shall be acce#ted, and his #rayer
shall a##roach e$en to the clouds%
2?(,*% The #rayer of him that humbleth himself, shall #ierce the clouds(
and till it come nigh he !ill not be comforted( and he !ill not de#art
till the most 8igh behold%
2?(,,% )nd the 'ord !ill not be slack, but !ill judge for the just, and
!ill do judgment( and the )lmighty !ill not ha$e #atience !ith them,
that he may crush their back(
2?(,2% )nd he !ill re#ay $engeance to the Gentiles, till he ha$e taken
a!ay the multitude of the #roud, and broken the sce#tres of the unjust,
2?(,.% Till he ha$e rendered to men according to their deeds( and
according to the !orks of )dam, and according to his #resum#tion,
2?(,?% Till he ha$e judged the cause of his #eo#le, and he shall delight
the just !ith his mercy%
2?(,A% The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a
cloud of rain in the time of drought%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2A
) #rayer for the church of God% Of a good heart, and a good !ife%
2A(*% 8a$e mercy u#on us, O God of all, and behold us, and she! us the
light of thy mercies(
2A(,% )nd send thy fear u#on the nations, that ha$e not sought after
thee( that they may kno! that there is no God beside thee, and that they
may she! forth thy !onders%
2A(2% 'ift u# thy hand o$er the strange nations, that they may see thy
#o!er%
2A(.% 7or as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou
shalt be magnified among them in our #resence,
2A(?% That they may kno! thee, as !e also ha$e kno!n thee, that there is
no God beside thee, O 'ord%
2A(A% Rene! thy signs, and !ork ne! miracles%
2A(+% Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm%
2A(1% Raise u# indignation, and #our out !rath%
2A(B% Take a!ay the ad$ersary, and crush the enemy%
2A(*-% 8asten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy
!onderful !orks%
2A(**% 'et him that esca#eth be consumed by the rage of the fire( and
let them #erish that o##ress thy #eo#le%
2A(*,% "rush the head of the #rinces of the enemies that say( There is
no other beside us%
2A(*2% Gather together all the tribes of 9acob( that they may kno! that
there no God besides thee, and may declare thy great !orks( and thou
shalt inherit them as from the beginning%
2A(*.% 8a$e mercy on thy #eo#le, u#on !hom thy name is in$oked( and u#on
5srael, !hom thou hast raised u# to be thy firstborn%
2A(*?% 8a$e mercy on 9erusalem, the city !hich thou hast sanctified, the
city of thy rest%
2A(*A% 7ill 4ion !ith thy uns#eakable !ords, and thy #eo#le !ith thy
glory%
2A(*+% Gi$e testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning,
and raise u# the #ro#hecies !hich the former #ro#hets s#oke in thy name%
2A(*1% Re!ard them that #atiently !ait for thee, that thy #ro#hets may
be found faithful( and hear the #rayers of thy ser$ants,
2A(*B% )ccording to the blessing of )aron o$er thy #eo#le, and direct us
into the !ay of justice, and let all kno! that d!ell u#on the earth,
that thou art God the beholder of all ages%
2A(,-% The belly !ill de$our all meat, yet one is better than another%
2A(,*% The #alate tasteth $enison and the !ise heart false s#eeches%
2A(,,% ) #er$erse heart !ill cause grief, and a man of e>#erience !ill
resist it%
2A(,2% ) !oman !ill recei$e e$ery man( yet one daughter is better than
another%
) !oman !ill recei$e e$ery man%%% That is, any man that her #arents
#ro#ose to her to marry, though she does not like him, but marries in
obedience to her #arents, !ho make the choice for her%
2A(,.% The beauty of a !oman cheereth the countenance of her husband,
and a man desireth nothing more%
2A(,?% 5f she ha$e a tongue that can cure, and like!ise mitigate and
she! mercy( her husband is not like other men%
2A(,A% 8e that #ossesseth a good !ife, beginneth a #ossession( she is a
hel# like to himself, and a #illar of rest%
2A(,+% =here there is no hedge, the #ossession shall be s#oiled( and
!here there is no !ife, he mourneth that is in !ant%
2A(,1% =ho !ill trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth
!heresoe$er the night taketh him, as a robber !ell a##ointed, that
ski##eth from city to city%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2+
Of the choice of friends and counsellors%
2+(*% E$ery friend !ill say( 5 also am his friend( but there is a
friend, that is only a friend in name% 5s not this a grief e$en to
deathM
2+(,% But a com#anion and a friend shall be turned to an enemy%
2+(2% O !icked #resum#tion, !hence camest thou to co$er the earth !ith
thy malice, and deceitfulnessM
2+(.% There is a com#anion !ho rejoiceth !ith his friend in his joys,
but in the time of trouble, he !ill be against him%
2+(?% There is a com#anion !ho condoleth !ith his friend for his bellyDs
sake, and he !ill take u# a shield against the enemy%
2+(A% 7orget not thy friend in thy mind, and be not unmindful of him in
thy riches%
2+(+% "onsult not !ith him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy
counsel from them that en$y thee%
2+(1% E$ery counsellor gi$eth out counsel, but there is one that is a
counsellor for himself%
2+(B% Be!are of a counsellor% )nd kno! before !hat need he hath( for he
!ill de$ise to his o!n mind(
2+(*-% 'est he thrust a stake into the ground, and say to thee(
2+(**% Thy !ay is goodJ and then stand on the other side to see !hat
shall befall thee%
2+(*,% Treat not !ith a man !ithout religion concerning holiness, nor
!ith an unjust man concerning justice, nor !ith a !oman touching her of
!hom she is jealous, nor !ith a co!ard concerning !ar, nor !ith a
merchant about traffic, nor !ith a buyer of selling, nor !ith an en$ious
man of gi$ing thanks,
2+(*2% or !ith the ungodly of #iety, nor !ith the dishonest of honesty,
nor !ith the field laborer of e$ery !ork,
2+(*.% or !ith him that !orketh by the year of the finishing of the
year, nor !ith an idle ser$ant of much business( gi$e no heed to these
in any matter of counsel%
2+(*?% But be continually !ith a holy man, !homsoe$er thou shalt kno! to
obser$e the fear of God,
2+(*A% =hose soul is according to thy o!n soul( and !ho, !hen thou shalt
stumble in the dark, !ill be sorry for thee%
2+(*+% )nd establish !ithin thyself a heart of good counsel( for there
is no other thing of more !orth to thee than it%
2+(*1% The soul of a holy man disco$ereth sometimes true things, more
than se$en !atchmen that sit in a high #lace to !atch%
2+(*B% But abo$e all these things #ray to the most 8igh, that he may
direct thy !ay in truth%
2+(,-% 5n all thy !orks let the true !ord go before thee, and steady
counsel before e$ery action%
2+(,*% ) !icked !ord shall change the heart( out of !hich four manner of
things arise, good and e$il, life and death( and the tongue is
continually the ruler of them% There is a man that is subtle and a
teacher of many, and yet is un#rofitable to his o!n soul%
2+(,,% ) skilful man hath taught many, and is s!eet to his o!n soul%
2+(,2% 8e that s#eaketh so#histically, is hateful( he shall be destitute
of e$ery thing%
2+(,.% Grace is not gi$en him from the 'ord( for he is de#ri$ed of all
!isdom%
2+(,?% There is a !ise man that is !ise to his o!n soul( and the fruit
of his understanding is commendable%
2+(,A% ) !ise man instructeth his o!n #eo#le, and the fruits of his
understanding are faithful%
2+(,+% ) !ise man shall be filled !ith blessings, and they that see
shall #raise him%
2+(,1% The life of a man is in the number of his days( but the days of
5srael are innumerable%
2+(,B% ) !ise man shall inherit honour among his #eo#le, and his name
shall li$e for e$er%
2+(2-% <y son, #ro$e thy soul in thy life( and if it be !icked, gi$e it
no #o!er(
2+(2*% 7or all things are not e>#edient for all, and e$ery kind #leaseth
not e$ery soul%
2+(2,% Be not greedy in any feasting, and #our not out thyself u#on any
meat(
2+(22% 7or in many meats there !ill be sickness, and greediness !ill
turn to choler%
2+(2.% By surfeiting many ha$e #erished, but he that is tem#erate, shall
#rolong life%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 21
Of #hysicians and medicines( !hat is to be done in sickness, and ho! !e
are to mourn for the dead% Of the em#loyments of labourers and
artificers%
21(*% 8onour the #hysician for the need thou hast of him( for the most
8igh hath created him%
21(,% 7or all healing is from God, and he shall recei$e gifts of the
king%
21(2% The skill of the #hysician shall lift u# his head, and in the
sight of great men he shall be #raised%
21(.% The most 8igh hath created medicines out of the earth, and a !ise
man !ill not abhor them%
21(?% =as not bitter !ater made s!eet !ith !oodM
21(A% The $irtue of these things is come to the kno!ledge of men, and
the most 8igh hath gi$en kno!ledge to men, that he may be honoured in
his !onders%
21(+% By these he shall cure and shall allay their #ains, and of these
the a#othecary shall make s!eet confections, and shall make u# ointments
of health, and of his !orks there shall be no end%
21(1% 7or the #eace of God is o$er all the face of the earth%
21(B% <y son, in thy sickness neglect not thyself, but #ray to the 'ord,
and he shall heal thee%
21(*-% Turn a!ay from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy
heart from all offence%
21(**% Gi$e a s!eet sa$our, and a memorial of fine flour, and make a fat
offering, and then gi$e #lace to the #hysician%
21(*,% 7or the 'ord created him( and let him not de#art from thee, for
his !orks are necessary%
21(*2% 7or there is a time !hen thou must fall into their hands(
21(*.% )nd they shall beseech the 'ord, that he !ould #ros#er !hat they
gi$e for ease and remedy, for their con$ersation%
21(*?% 8e that sinneth in the sight of his <aker, shall fall into the
hands of the #hysician%
21(*A% <y son, shed tears o$er the dead, and begin to lament as if thou
hadst suffered some great harm, and according to judgment co$er his
body, and neglect not his burial%
21(*+% )nd for fear of being ill s#oken of !ee# bitterly for a day, and
then comfort thyself in thy sadness%
21(*1% )nd make mourning for him according to his merit for a day, or
t!o, for fear of detraction%
21(*B% 7or of sadness cometh death, and it o$er!helmeth the strength,
and the sorro! of the heart bo!eth do!n the neck%
21(,-% 5n !ithdra!ing aside sorro! remaineth( and the substance of the
#oor is according to his heart%
21(,*% Gi$e not u# thy heart to sadness, but dri$e it from thee( and
remember the latter end%
21(,,% 7orget it not( for there is no returning, and thou shalt do him
no good, and shalt hurt thyself%
21(,2% Remember my judgment( for thine also shall be so( yesterday for
me, and to day for thee%
21(,.% =hen the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest, and comfort
him in the de#arting of his s#irit%
21(,?% The !isdom of a scribe cometh by his time of leisure( and he that
is less in action, shall recei$e !isdom%
) scribe%%% That is, a doctor of the la!, or, a learned man%
21(,A% =ith !hat !isdom shall he be furnished that holdeth the #lough,
and that glorieth in the goad, that dri$eth the o>en there!ith, and is
occu#ied in their labours, and his !hole talk is about the offs#ring of
bullsM
21(,+% 8e shall gi$e his mind to turn u# furro!s, and his care is to
gi$e the kine fodder%
21(,1% 4o e$ery craftsman and !orkmaster that laboureth night and day,
he !ho maketh gra$en seals, and by his continual diligence $arieth the
figure( he shall gi$e his mind to the resemblance of the #icture, and by
his !atching shall finish the !ork%
21(,B% 4o doth the smith sitting by the an$il and considering the iron
!ork% The $a#our of the fire !asteth his flesh, and he fighteth !ith the
heat of the furnace%
21(2-% The noise of the hammer is al!ays in his ears, and his eye is
u#on the #attern of the $essel he maketh%
21(2*% 8e setteth his mind to finish his !ork, and his !atching to
#olish them to #erfection%
21(2,% 4o doth the #otter sitting at his !ork, turning the !heel about
!ith his feet, !ho is al!ays carefully set to his !ork, and maketh all
his !ork by number(
21(22% 8e fashioneth the clay !ith his arm, and bo!eth do!n his strength
before his feet(
21(2.% 8e shall gi$e his mind to finish the glaHing, and his !atching to
make clean the furnace%
21(2?% )ll these trust to their hands, and e$ery one is !ise in his o!n
art%
21(2A% =ithout these a city is not built%
21(2+% )nd they shall not d!ell, nor !alk about therein, and they shall
not go u# into the assembly%
21(21% :#on the judgesD seat they shall not sit, and the ordinance of
judgment they shall not understand, neither shall they declare
disci#line and judgment, and they shall not be found !here #arables are
s#oken(
21(2B% But they shall strengthen the state of the !orld, and their
#rayer shall be in the !ork of their craft, a##lying their soul, and
searching in the la! of the most 8igh%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter 2B
The e>ercises of the !ise man% The 'ord is to be glorified for his
!orks%
2B(*% The !ise man !ill seek out the !isdom of all the ancients, and
!ill be occu#ied in the #ro#hets%
2B(,% 8e !ill kee# the sayings of reno!ned men, and !ill enter !ithal
into the subtilties of #arables%
2B(2% 8e !ill search out the hidden meanings of #ro$erbs, and !ill be
con$ersant in the secrets of #arables%
2B(.% 8e shall ser$e among great men, and a##ear before the go$ernor%
2B(?% 8e shall #ass into strange countries( for he shall try good and
e$il among men%
2B(A% 8e !ill gi$e his heart to resort early to the 'ord that made him,
and he !ill #ray in the sight of the most 8igh%
2B(+% 8e !ill o#en his mouth in #rayer, and !ill make su##lication for
his sins%
2B(1% 7or if it shall #lease the great 'ord, he !ill fill him !ith the
s#irit of understanding(
2B(B% )nd he !ill #our forth the !ords of his !isdom as sho!ers, and in
his #rayer he !ill confess to the 'ord%
2B(*-% )nd he shall direct his counsel, and his kno!ledge, and in his
secrets shall he meditate%
2B(**% 8e shall she! forth the disci#line he hath learned, and shall
glory in the la! of the co$enant of the 'ord%
2B(*,% <any shall #raise his !isdom, and it shall ne$er be forgotten%
2B(*2% The memory of him shall not de#art a!ay, and his name shall be in
reLuest from generation to generation%
2B(*.% ations shall declare his !isdom, and the church shall she! forth
his #raise%
2B(*?% 5f he continue, he shall lea$e a name abo$e a thousand( and if he
rest, it shall be to his ad$antage%
2B(*A% 5 !ill yet meditate that 5 may declare( for 5 am filled as !ith a
holy trans#ort%
2B(*+% By a $oice he saith( 8ear me, ye di$ine offs#ring, and bud forth
as the rose #lanted by the brooks of !aters%
&e di$ine offs#ring%%% 8e s#eaks to the children of 5srael, the #eo#le
of God( !hom he e>horts to bud forth and flourish !ith $irtue%
2B(*1% Gi$e ye a s!eet odour as frankincense%
2B(*B% 4end forth flo!ers, as the lily, and yield a smell, and bring
forth lea$es in grace, and #raise !ith canticles, and bless the 'ord in
his !orks%
2B(,-% <agnify his name, and gi$e glory to him !ith the $oice of your
li#s, and !ith the canticles of your mouths, and !ith har#s, and in
#raising him, you shall say in this manner(
2B(,*% )ll the !orks of the 'ord are e>ceeding good%
2B(,,% )t his !ord the !aters stood as a hea#( and at the !ords of his
mouth the rece#tacles of !aters(
2B(,2% 7or at his commandment fa$our is she!n, and there is no
diminishing of his sal$ation%
2B(,.% The !orks of all flesh are before him, and there is nothing hid
from his eyes%
2B(,?% 8e seeth from eternity to eternity, and there is nothing
!onderful before him%
2B(,A% There is no saying( =hat is this, or !hat is thatM for all things
shall be sought in their time%
2B(,+% 8is blessing hath o$erflo!ed like a ri$er%
2B(,1% )nd as a flood hath !atered the earthJ so shall his !rath inherit
the nations, that ha$e not sought after him%
2B(,B% E$en as he turned the !aters into a dry land, and the earth !as
made dry( and his !ays !ere made #lain for their journey( so to sinners
they are stumblingblocks in his !rath%
2B(2-% Good things !ere created for the good from the beginning, so for
the !icked, good and e$il things%
2B(2*% The #rinci#al things necessary for the life of men, are !ater,
fire, and iron, salt, milk, and bread of flour, and honey, and the
cluster of the gra#e, and oil, and clothing%
2B(2,% )ll these things shall be for good to the holy, so to the sinners
and the ungodly they shall be turned into e$il%
2B(22% There are s#irits that are created for $engeance, and in their
fury they lay on grie$ous torments%
2B(2.% 5n the time of destruction they shall #our out their force( and
they shall a##ease the !rath of him that made them%
2B(2?% 7ire, hail, famine, and death, all these !ere created for
$engeance%
2B(2A% The teeth of beasts, and scor#ions, and ser#ents, and the s!ord
taking $engeance u#on the ungodly unto destruction%
2B(2+% 5n his commandments they shall feast, and they shall be ready
u#on earth !hen need is, and !hen their time is come they shall not
transgress his !ord%
2B(21% Therefore from the beginning 5 !as resol$ed, and 5 ha$e
meditated, and thought on these things and left them in !riting,
2B(2B% )ll the !orks of the 'ord are good, and he !ill furnish e$ery
!ork in due time%
2B(.-% 5t is not to be said( This is !orse than that( for all shall be
!ell a##ro$ed in their time%
2B(.*% o! therefore !ith the !hole heart and mouth #raise ye him, and
bless the name of the 'ord%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .-
The miseries of the life of man are relie$ed by the grace of God and his
fear%
.-(*% Great labour is created for all men, and a hea$y yoke is u#on the
children of )dam from the day of their coming out of their motherDs
!omb, until the day of their burial into the mother of all%
.-(,% Their thoughts, and fears of the heart, their imagination of
things to come, and the day of their end(
.-(2% 7rom him that sitteth on a glorious throne, unto him that is
humbled in earth and ashes(
.-(.% 7rom him that !eareth #ur#le, and beareth the cro!n, e$en to him
that is co$ered !ith rough linen( !rath, en$y, trouble, unLuietness, and
the fear of death, continual anger, and strife,
.-(?% )nd in the time of rest u#on his bed, the slee# of the night
changeth his kno!ledge%
.-(A% ) little and as nothing is his rest, and after!ard in slee#, as in
the day of kee#ing !atch%
.-(+% 8e is troubled in the $ision of his heart, as if he had esca#ed in
the day of battle% 5n the time of his safety he rose u#, and !ondereth
that there is no fear%
.-(1% 4uch things ha##en to all flesh, from man e$en to beast, and u#on
sinners are se$enfold more%
.-(B% <oreo$er, death, and bloodshed, strife, and s!ord, o##ressions,
famine, and affliction, and scourges(
.-(*-% )ll these things are created for the !icked, and for their sakes
came the flood%
.-(**% )ll things that are of the earth, shall return to the earth
again, and all !aters shall return to the sea%
.-(*,% )ll bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity
shall stand for e$er%
.-(*2% The riches of the unjust shall be dried u# like a ri$er, and
shall #ass a!ay !ith a noise like a great thunder in rain%
.-(*.% =hile he o#eneth his hands he shall rejoice( but transgressors
shall #ine a!ay in the end%
.-(*?% The offs#ring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches,
and make a noise as unclean roots u#on the to# of a rock%
.-(*A% The !eed gro!ing o$er e$ery !ater, and at the bank of the ri$er,
shall be #ulled u# before all grass%
.-(*+% Grace is like a #aradise in blessings, and mercy remaineth for
e$er%
.-(*1% The life of a laborer that is content !ith !hat he hath, shall be
s!eet, and in it thou shalt find a treasure%
.-(*B% "hildren, and the building of a city shall establish a name, but
a blameless !ife shall be counted abo$e them both%
.-(,-% =ine and music rejoice the heart, but the lo$e of !isdom is abo$e
them both%
.-(,*% The flute and the #saltery make a s!eet melody, but a #leasant
tongue is abo$e them both%
.-(,,% Thy eye desireth fa$our and beauty, but more than these green
so!n fields%
.-(,2% ) friend and com#anion meeting together in season, but abo$e them
both is a !ife !ith her husband%
.-(,.% Brethren are a hel# in the time of trouble, but mercy shall
deli$er more than they%
.-(,?% Gold and sil$er make the feet stand sure( but !ise counsel is
abo$e them both%
.-(,A% Riches and strength lift u# the heart( but abo$e these is the
fear of the 'ord%
.-(,+% There is no !ant in the fear of the 'ord, and it needeth not to
seek for hel#%
.-(,1% The fear of the 'ord is like a #aradise of blessing, and they
ha$e co$ered it abo$e all glory%
.-(,B% <y son, in thy lifetime be not indigent( for it is better to die
than to !ant%
.-(2-% The life of him that looketh to!ard another manDs table is not to
be counted a life( for he feedeth his soul !ith another manDs meat%
.-(2*% But a man, !ell instructed and taught, !ill look to himself%
.-(2,% Begging !ill be s!eet in the mouth of the un!ise, but in his
belly there shall burn a fire%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .*
Of the remembrance of death( of an e$il and of a good name( of !hat
things !e ought to be ashamed%
.*(*% O death, ho! bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that hath
#eace in his #ossessionsN
.*(,% To a man that is at rest, and !hose !ays are #ros#erous in all
things, and that is yet able to take meatN
.*(2% O death thy sentence is !elcome to the man that is in need, and to
him !hose strength faileth(
.*(.% =ho is in a decre#it age, and that is in care about all things,
and to the distrustful that loseth #atienceN
.*(?% 7ear not the sentence of death% Remember !hat things ha$e been
before thee, and !hat shall come after thee( this sentence is from the
'ord u#on all flesh%
.*(A% )nd !hat shall come u#on thee by the good #leasure of the most
8ighM !hether ten, or a hundred, or a thousand years%
.*(+% 7or among the dead there is no accusing of life%
.*(1% The children of sinners become children of abominations, and they
that con$erse near the houses of the ungodly%
.*(B% The inheritance of the children of sinners shall #erish, and !ith
their #osterity shall be a #er#etual re#roach%
.*(*-% The children !ill com#lain of an ungodly father, because for his
sake they are in re#roach%
.*(**% =oe to you, ungodly men, !ho ha$e forsaken the la! of the most
high 'ord%
.*(*,% )nd if you be born, you shall be born in malediction( and if you
die, in malediction shall be your #ortion%
.*(*2% )ll things that are of the earth, shall return into the earth( so
the ungodly shall from malediction to destruction%
.*(*.% The mourning of men is about their body, but the name of the
ungodly shall be blotted out%
.*(*?% Take care of a good name( for this shall continue !ith thee, more
than a thousand treasures #recious and great%
.*(*A% ) good life hath its number of days( but a good name shall
continue for e$er%
.*(*+% <y children, kee# disci#line in #eace( for !isdom that is hid,
and a treasure that is not seen, !hat #rofit is there in them bothM
.*(*1% Better is the man that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth
his !isdom%
.*(*B% =herefore ha$e a shame of these things 5 am no! going to s#eak
of%
8a$e a shame, etc%%% That is to say, be ashamed of doing any of these
things, !hich 5 am no! going to mentionJ for though sometimes
shamefacedness is not to be indulged( yet it is often good and
necessary( as in the follo!ing cases%
.*(,-% 7or it is not good to kee# all shamefacedness( and all things do
not #lease all men in o#inion%
.*(,*% Be ashamed of fornication before father and mother( and of a lie
before a go$ernor and a man in #o!er(
.*(,,% Of an offence before a #rince, and a judge( of iniLuity before a
congregation and a #eo#le(
.*(,2% Of injustice before a com#anion and friend( and in regard to the
#lace !here thou d!ellest,
.*(,.% Of theft, and of the truth of God, and the co$enant( of leaning
!ith thy elbo! o$er meat, and of deceit in gi$ing and taking(
.*(,?% Of silence before them that salute thee( of looking u#on a
harlot( and of turning a!ay thy face from thy kinsman%
.*(,A% Turn not a!ay thy face from thy neighbour, and of taking a!ay a
#ortion and not restoring%
.*(,+% GaHe not u#on another manDs !ife, and be not inLuisiti$e after
his handmaid, and a##roach not her bed%
.*(,1% Be ashamed of u#braiding s#eeches before friends( and after thou
hast gi$en, u#braid not%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .,
Of !hat things !e ought not to be ashamed% "autions !ith regard to
!omen% The !orks and greatness of God%
.,(*% Re#eat not the !ord !hich thou hast heard, and disclose not the
thing that is secretJ so shalt thou be truly !ithout confusion, and
shalt find fa$our before all men( be not ashamed of any of these things,
and acce#t no #erson to sin thereby(
.,(,% Of the la! of the most 8igh, and of his co$enant, and of judgment
to justify the ungodly(
.,(2% Of the affair of com#anions and tra$ellers, and of the gift of the
inheritance of friends(
.,(.% Of e>actness of balance and !eights, of getting much or little(
.,(?% Of the corru#tion of buying, and of merchants, and of much
correction of children, and to make the side of a !icked sla$e to bleed%
.,(A% 4ure kee#ing is good o$er a !icked !ife%
.,(+% =here there are many hands, shut u#, and deli$er all things in
number, and !eight( and #ut all in !riting that thou gi$est out or
recei$est in%
.,(1% Be not ashamed to inform the un!ise and foolish, and the aged,
that are judged by young men( and thou shalt be !ell instructed in all
things, and !ell a##ro$ed in the sight of all men li$ing%
.,(B% The father !aketh for the daughter !hen no man kno!eth, and the
care for her taketh a!ay his slee#, !hen she is young, lest she #ass
a!ay the flo!er of her age, and !hen she is married, lest she should be
hateful(
.,(*-% 5n her $irginity, lest she should be corru#ted, and be found !ith
child in her fatherDs house( and ha$ing a husband, lest she should
misbeha$e herself, or at the least become barren%
.,(**% ;ee# a sure !atch o$er a shameless daughter( lest at anytime she
make thee become a laughingstock to thy enemies, and a by!ord in the
city, and a re#roach among the #eo#le, and she make thee ashamed before
all the multitude%
.,(*,% Behold not e$erybodyDs beauty( and tarry not among !omen%
.,(*2% 7or from garments cometh a moth, and from a !oman the iniLuity of
a man%
.,(*.% 7or better is the iniLuity of a man, than a !oman doing a good
turn, and a !oman bringing shame and re#roach%
Better is the iniLuity, etc%%% That is, there is, commonly s#eaking,
less danger to be a##rehended to the soul from the churlishness, or
injuries !e recei$e from men, than from the flattering fa$ours and
familiarity of !omen%
.,(*?% 5 !ill no! remember the !orks of the 'ord, and 5 !ill declare the
things 5 ha$e seen% By the !ords of the 'ord are his !orks%
.,(*A% The sun gi$ing light hath looked u#on all things, and full of the
glory of the 'ord is his !ork%
.,(*+% 8ath not the 'ord made the saints to declare all his !onderful
!orks, !hich the 'ord )lmighty hath firmly settled to be established for
his gloryM
.,(*1% 8e hath searched out the dee#, and the heart of men( and
considered their crafty de$ices%
.,(*B% 7or the 'ord kno!eth all kno!ledge, and hath beheld the signs of
the !orld, he declareth the things that are #ast, and the things that
are to come, and re$ealeth the traces of hidden things%
.,(,-% o thought esca#eth him, and no !ord can hide itself from him%
.,(,*% 8e hath beautified the glorious !orks of his !isdom( and he is
from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added,
.,(,,% or can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor%
.,(,2% O ho! desirable are all his !orks, and !hat !e can kno! is but as
a s#arkN
.,(,.% )ll these things li$e, and remain for e$er, and for e$ery use all
things obey him%
.,(,?% )ll things are double, one against another, and he hath made
nothing defecti$e%
.,(,A% 8e hath established the good things of e$ery one% )nd !ho shall
be filled !ith beholding his gloryM
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .2
The !orks of God are e>ceedingly glorious and !onderful( no man is able
sufficiently to #raise him%
.2(*% The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of hea$en !ith its
glorious she!%
.2(,% The sun !hen he a##eareth she!ing forth at his rising, an
admirable instrument, the !ork of the most 8igh%
.2(2% )t noon he burneth the earth, and !ho can abide his burning heatM
)s one kee#ing a furnace in the !orks of heat(
.2(.% The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out
fiery $a#ours, and shining !ith his beams, he blindeth the eyes%
.2(?% Great is the 'ord that made him, and at his !ords he hath hastened
his course%
.2(A% )nd the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times
and a sign of the !orld%
.2(+% 7rom the moon is the sign of the festi$al day, a light that
decreaseth in her #erfection%
.2(1% The month is called after her name, increasing !onderfully in her
#erfection%
.2(B% Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in
the firmament of hea$en%
.2(*-% The glory of the stars is the beauty of hea$enJ the 'ord
enlighteneth the !orld on high%
.2(**% By the !ords of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall
ne$er fall in their !atches%
.2(*,% 'ook u#on the rainbo!, and bless him that made it( it is $ery
beautiful in its brightness%
.2(*2% 5t encom#asseth the hea$en about !ith the circle of its glory,
the hands of the most 8igh ha$e dis#layed it%
.2(*.% By his commandment he maketh the sno! to fall a#ace, and sendeth
forth s!iftly the lightnings of his judgment%
.2(*?% Through this are the treasures o#ened, and the clouds fly out
like birds%
.2(*A% By his greatness he hath fi>ed the clouds, and the hailstones are
broken%
.2(*+% )t his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his !ill the
south !ind shall blo!%
.2(*1% The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the
northern storm, and the !hirl!ind(
.2(*B% )nd as the birds lighting u#on the earth, he scattereth sno!, and
the falling thereof, is as the coming do!n of locusts%
.2(,-% The eye admireth at the beauty of the !hiteness thereof, and the
heart is astonished at the sho!er thereof%
.2(,*% 8e shall #our frost as salt u#on the earth( and !hen it freeHeth,
it shall become like the to#s of thistles%
.2(,,% The cold north !ind blo!eth, and the !ater is congealed into
crystalJ u#on e$ery gathering together of !aters it shall rest, and
shall clothe the !aters as a breast#late%
.2(,2% )nd it shall de$our the mountains, and burn the !ilderness, and
consume all that is green as !ith fire%
.2(,.% ) #resent remedy of all is the s#eedy coming of a cloud, and a
de! that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall o$er#o!er it%
.2(,?% )t his !ord the !ind is still, and !ith his thought he a##easeth
the dee#, and the 'ord hath #lanted islands therein%
.2(,A% 'et them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof( and !hen
!e hear !ith our ears, !e shall admire%
.2(,+% There are great and !onderful !orks( a $ariety of beasts, and of
all li$ing things, and the monstrous creatures of !hales%
.2(,1% Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his
!ord all things are regulated%
.2(,B% =e shall say much, and yet shall !ant !ords( but the sum of our
!ords is, 8e is all%
.2(2-% =hat shall !e be able to do to glorify himM for the )lmighty
himself is abo$e all his !orks%
.2(2*% The 'ord is terrible, and e>ceeding great, and his #o!er is
admirable%
.2(2,% Glorify the 'ord as much as e$er you can, for he !ill yet far
e>ceed, and his magnificence is !onderful%
.2(22% Blessing the 'ord, e>alt him as much as you canJ for he is abo$e
all #raise%
.2(2.% =hen you e>alt him #ut forth all your strength, and be not !eary(
for you can ne$er go far enough%
.2(2?% =ho shall see him, and declare himM and !ho shall magnify him as
he is from the beginningM
.2(2A% There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these(
for !e ha$e seen but a fe! of his !orks%
.2(2+% But the 'ord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath gi$en
!isdom%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ..
The #raises of the holy fathers, in #articular of Enoch, oe, )braham,
5saac, and 9acob%
..(*% 'et us no! #raise men of reno!n and our fathers in their
generation%
..(,% The 'ord hath !rought great glory through his magnificence from
the beginning%
..(2% 4uch as ha$e borne rule in their dominions, men of great #o!er,
and endued !ith their !isdom, she!ing forth in the #ro#hets the dignity
of #ro#hets,
..(.% )nd ruling o$er the #resent #eo#le, and by the strength of !isdom
instructing the #eo#le in most holy !ords%
..(?% 4uch as by their skill sought out musical tunes, and #ublished
canticles of the scri#tures%
..(A% Rich men in $irtue, studying beautifulness( li$ing at #eace in
their houses%
..(+% )ll these ha$e gained glory in their generations, and !ere #raised
in their days%
..(1% They that !ere born of them ha$e left a name behind them, that
their #raises might be related(
..(B% )nd there are some, of !hom there is no memorial( !ho are
#erished, as if they had ne$er been( and are become as if they had ne$er
been born, and their children !ith them%
..(*-% But these !ere men of mercy, !hose godly deeds ha$e not failed(
..(**% Good things continue !ith their seed,
..(*,% Their #osterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood
in the co$enants%
..(*2% )nd their children for their sakes remain for e$er( their seed
and their glory shall not be forsaken%
..(*.% Their bodies are buried in #eace, and their name li$eth unto
generation and generation%
..(*?% 'et the #eo#le she! forth their !isdom, and the church declare
their #raise%
..(*A% 8enoch #leased God, and !as translated into #aradise, that he may
gi$e re#entance to the nations%
..(*+% oe !as found #erfect, just, and in the time of !rath he !as made
a reconciliation%
..(*1% Therefore !as there a remnant left to the earth, !hen the flood
came%
..(*B% The co$enants of the !orld !ere made !ith him, that all flesh
should no more be destroyed !ith the flood%
..(,-% )braham !as the great father of a multitude of nations, and there
!as not found the like to him in glory, !ho ke#t the la! of the most
8igh, and !as in co$enant !ith him%
..(,*% 5n his flesh he established the co$enant, and in tem#tation he
!as found faithful%
..(,,% Therefore by an oath he ga$e him glory in his #osterity, that he
should increase as the dust of the earth,
..(,2% )nd that he !ould e>alt his seed as the stars, and they should
inherit from sea to sea, and from the ri$er to the ends of the earth%
..(,.% )nd he did in like manner !ith 5saac for the sake of )braham his
father%
..(,?% The 'ord ga$e him the blessing of all nations, and confirmed his
co$enant u#on the head of 9acob%
..(,A% 8e ackno!ledged him in his blessings, and ga$e him an
inheritance, and di$ided him his #ortion in t!el$e tribes%
..(,+% )nd he #reser$ed for him men of mercy, that found grace in the
eyes of all flesh%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .?
The #raises of <oses, of )aron, and of Phinees%
.?(*% <oses !as belo$ed of God, and men( !hose memory is in benediction%
.?(,% 8e made him like the saints in glory, and magnified him in the
fear of his enemies, and !ith his !ords he made #rodigies to cease%
.?(2% 8e glorified him in the sight of kings, and ga$e him commandments
in the sight of his #eo#le, and she!ed him his glory%
.?(.% 8e sanctified him in his faith, and meekness, and chose him out of
all flesh%
.?(?% 7or he heard him, and his $oice, and brought him into a cloud%
.?(A% )nd he ga$e him commandments before his face, and a la! of life
and instruction, that he might teach 9acob his co$enant, and 5srael his
judgments%
.?(+% 8e e>alted )aron his brother, and like to himself of the tribe of
'e$i(
.?(1% 8e made an e$erlasting co$enant !ith him, and ga$e him the
#riesthood of the nation, and made him blessed in glory,
.?(B% )nd he girded him about !ith a glorious girdle, and clothed him
!ith a robe of glory, and cro!ned him !ith majestic attire%
.?(*-% 8e #ut u#on him a garment to the feet, and breeches, and an
e#hod, and he com#assed him !ith many little bells of gold all round
about,
.?(**% That as he !ent there might be a sound, and a noise made that
might be heard in the tem#le, for a memorial to the children of his
#eo#le%
.?(*,% 8e ga$e him a holy robe of gold, and blue, and #ur#le, a !o$en
!ork of a !ise man, endued !ith judgment and truth(
.?(*2% Of t!isted scarlet the !ork of an artist, !ith #recious stones
cut and set in gold, and gra$en by the !ork of a la#idary for a
memorial, according to the number of the tribes of 5srael%
.?(*.% )nd a cro!n of gold u#on his mitre !herein !as engra$ed 8oliness,
an ornament of honour( a !ork of #o!er, and delightful to the eyes for
its beauty%
.?(*?% Before him there !ere none so beautiful, e$en from the beginning%
.?(*A% o stranger !as e$er clothed !ith them, but only his children
alone, and his grandchildren for e$er%
.?(*+% 8is sacrifices !ere consumed !ith fire e$ery day%
.?(*1% <oses filled his hands and anointed him !ith holy oil%
.?(*B% This !as made to him for an e$erlasting testament, and to his
seed as the days of hea$en, to e>ecute the office of the #riesthood, and
to ha$e #raise, and to glorify his #eo#le in his name%
.?(,-% 8e chose him out of all men li$ing, to offer sacrifice to God,
incense, and a good sa$our, for a memorial to make reconciliation for
his #eo#le(
.?(,*% )nd he ga$e him #o!er in his commandments, in the co$enants of
his judgments, that he should teach 9acob his testimonies, and gi$e
light to 5srael in his la!%
.?(,,% )nd strangers stood u# against him, and through en$y the men that
!ere !ith Dathan and )biron, com#assed him about in the !ilderness, and
the congregation of "ore in their !rath%
.?(,2% The 'ord God sa! and it #leased him not, and they !ere consumed
in his !rathful indignation%
.?(,.% 8e !rought !onders u#on them, and consumed them !ith a flame of
fire%
.?(,?% )nd he added glory to )aron, and ga$e him an inheritance, and
di$ided unto him the firstfruits of the increase of the earth%
.?(,A% 8e #re#ared them bread in the first #lace unto fulness( for the
sacrifices also of the 'ord they shall eat, !hich he ga$e to him, and to
his seed%
.?(,+% But he shall not inherit among the #eo#le in the land, and he
hath no #ortion among the #eo#le( for he himself is his #ortion and
inheritance%
.?(,1% Phinees the son of EleaHar is the third in glory, by imitating
him in the fear of the 'ord(
.?(,B% )nd he stood u# in the shameful fall of the #eo#le( in the
goodness and readiness of his soul he a##eased God for 5srael%
.?(2-% Therefore he made to him a co$enant of #eace, to be the #rince of
the sanctuary, and of his #eo#le, that the dignity of #riesthood should
be to him and to his seed for e$er%
.?(2*% )nd a co$enant to Da$id the king, the son of 9esse of the tribe
of 9uda, an inheritance to him and to his seed, that he might gi$e
!isdom into our heart to judge his #eo#le in justice, that their good
things might not be abolished, and he made their glory in their nation
e$erlasting%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .A
The #raise of 9osue, of "aleb, and of 4amuel%
.A(*% @aliant in !ar !as 9esus the son of a$e, !ho !as successor of
<oses among the #ro#hets, !ho !as great according to his name,
9esus the son of a$e%%% 4o 9osue is named in the Greek Bibles% 7or
9osue and 9esus signify the same thing, $iH%, a sa$iour%
.A(,% @ery great for the sa$ing the elect of God, to o$erthro! the
enemies that rose u# against them, that he might get the inheritance for
5srael%
.A(2% 8o! great glory did he gain !hen he lifted u# his hands, and
stretched out s!ords against the citiesM
.A(.% =ho before him hath so resistedM for the 'ord himself brought the
enemies%
.A(?% =as not the sun sto##ed in his anger, and one day made as t!oM
.A(A% 8e called u#on the most high 4o$ereign !hen the enemies assaulted
him on e$ery side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of
e>ceeding great force%
.A(+% 8e made a $iolent assault against the nation of his enemies, and
in the descent he destroyed the ad$ersaries%
)nd in the descent%%% Of Beth-horon E9os% *-%G%
.A(1% That the nations might kno! his #o!er, that it is not easy to
fight against God% )nd he follo!ed the mighty one(
.A(B% )nd in the days of <oses he did a !ork of mercy, he and "aleb the
son of 9e#hone, in standing against the enemy, and !ithholding the
#eo#le from sins, and a##easing the !icked murmuring%
.A(*-% )nd they t!o being a##ointed, !ere deli$ered out of the danger
from among the number of si> hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them
into their inheritance, into the land that flo!eth !ith milk and honey%
.A(**% )nd the 'ord ga$e strength also to "aleb, and his strength
continued e$en to his old age, so that he !ent u# to the high #laces of
the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance(
.A(*,% That all the children of 5srael might see, that it is good to
obey the holy God%
.A(*2% Then all the judges, e$ery one by name, !hose heart !as not
corru#ted( !ho turned not a!ay from the 'ord,
.A(*.% That their memory might be blessed, and their bones s#ring u# out
of their #lace,
.A(*?% )nd their name continue for e$er, the glory of the holy men
remaining unto their children%
.A(*A% 4amuel the #ro#het of the 'ord, the belo$ed of the 'ord his God,
established a ne! go$ernment, and anointed #rinces o$er his #eo#le%
.A(*+% By the la! of the 'ord he judged the congregation, and the God of
9acob beheld, and by his fidelity he !as #ro$ed a #ro#het%
.A(*1% )nd he !as kno!n to be faithful in his !ords, because he sa! the
God of light(
.A(*B% )nd called u#on the name of the 'ord )lmighty, in fighting
against the enemies !ho beset him on e$ery side, !hen he offered a lamb
!ithout blemish%
.A(,-% )nd the 'ord thundered from hea$en, and !ith a great noise made
his $oice to be heard%
.A(,*% )nd he crushed the #rinces of the Tyrians, and all the lords of
the Philistines(
.A(,,% )nd before the time of the end of his life in the !orld, he
#rotested before the 'ord, and his anointed( money, or any thing else,
e$en to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no man did accuse him%
.A(,2% )nd after this he sle#t, and he made kno!n to the king, and
she!ed him the end of his life, and he lifted u# his $oice from the
earth in #ro#hecy to blot out the !ickedness of the nation%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .+
The #raise of athan, of Da$id, and of 4olomon( Of his fall and
#unishment%
.+(*% Then athan the #ro#het arose in the days of Da$id%
.+(,% )nd as the fat taken a!ay from the flesh, so !as Da$id chosen from
among the children of 5srael%
.+(2% 8e #layed !ith lions as !ith lambs( and !ith bears he did in like
manner as !ith the lambs of the flock, in his youth%
.+(.% Did not he kill the giant, and take a!ay re#roach from his #eo#leM
.+(?% 5n lifting u# his hand, !ith the stone in the sling he beat do!n
the boasting of Goliath(
.+(A% 7or he called u#on the 'ord the )lmighty, and he ga$e strength in
his right hand, to take a!ay the mighty !arrior, and to set u# the horn
of his nation%
.+(+% 4o in ten thousand did he glorify him, and #raised him in the
blessings of the 'ord, in offering to him a cro!n of glory(
.+(1% 7or he destroyed the enemies on e$ery side, and e>tir#ated the
Philistines the ad$ersaries unto this day( he broke their horn for e$er%
.+(B% 5n all his !orks he ga$e thanks to the holy one, and to the most
8igh, !ith !ords of glory%
.+(*-% =ith his !hole heart he #raised the 'ord, and lo$ed God that made
him( and he ga$e him #o!er against his enemies(
.+(**% )nd he set singers before the altar, and by their $oices he made
s!eet melody%
.+(*,% )nd to the festi$als he added beauty, and set in order the solemn
times e$en to the end of his life, that they should #raise the holy name
of the 'ord, and magnify the holiness of God in the morning%
.+(*2% The 'ord took a!ay his sins, and e>alted his horn for e$er( and
he ga$e him a co$enant of the kingdom, and a throne of glory in 5srael%
.+(*.% )fter him arose u# a !ise son, and for his sake he cast do!n all
the #o!er of the enemies%
.+(*?% 4olomon reigned in days of #eace, and God brought all his enemies
under him, that he might build a house in his name, and #re#are a
sanctuary for e$er( O ho! !ise !ast thou in thy youthN
.+(*A% )nd thou !ast filled as a ri$er !ith !isdom, and thy soul co$ered
the earth%
.+(*+% )nd thou didst multi#ly riddles in #arables( thy name !ent abroad
to the islands far off, and thou !ast belo$ed in thy #eace%
.+(*1% The countries !ondered at thee for thy canticles, and #ro$erbs,
and #arables, and inter#retations,
.+(*B% )nd at the name of the 'ord God, !hose surname is, God of 5srael%
.+(,-% Thou didst gather gold as co##er, and didst multi#ly sil$er as
lead,
.+(,*% )nd thou didst bo! thyself to !omen( and by thy body thou !ast
brought under subjection%
.+(,,% Thou hast stained thy glory, and defiled thy seed so as to bring
!rath u#on thy children, and to ha$e thy folly kindled,
.+(,2% That thou shouldst make the kingdom to be di$ided, and out of
E#hraim a rebellious kingdom to rule%
.+(,.% But God !ill not lea$e off his mercy, and he !ill not destroy,
nor abolish his o!n !orks, neither !ill he cut u# by the roots the
offs#ring of his elect( and he !ill not utterly take a!ay the seed of
him that lo$eth the 'ord%
.+(,?% =herefore he ga$e a remnant to 9acob, and to Da$id of the same
stock%
.+(,A% )nd 4olomon had an end !ith his fathers%
.+(,+% )nd he left behind him of his seed, the folly of the nation,
.+(,1% E$en Roboam that had little !isdom, !ho turned a!ay the #eo#le
through his counsel(
.+(,B% )nd 9eroboam the son of abat, !ho caused 5srael to sin, and
she!ed E#hraim the !ay of sin, and their sins !ere multi#lied
e>ceedingly%
.+(2-% They remo$ed them far a!ay from their land%
.+(2*% )nd they sought out all iniLuities, till $engeance came u#on
them, and #ut an end to all their sins%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#te .1
The #raise of Elias, of Eliseus, of EHechias, and of 5saias%
.1(*% )nd Elias the #ro#het stood u#, as a fire, and his !ord burnt like
a torch%
.1(,% 8e brought a famine u#on them, and they that #ro$oked him in their
en$y, !ere reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the
commandments of the 'ord%
.1(2% By the !ord of the 'ord he shut u# the hea$en, and he brought do!n
fire from hea$en thrice%
.1(.% Thus !as Elias magnified in his !ondrous !orks% )nd !ho can glory
like to theeM
.1(?% =ho raisedst u# a dead man from belo!, from the lot of death, by
the !ord of the 'ord God%
.1(A% =ho broughtest do!n kings to destruction, and brokest easily their
#o!er in #ieces, and the glorious from their bed%
.1(+% =ho heardest judgment in 4ina, and in 8oreb the judgments of
$engeance%
.1(1% =ho anointedst kings to #enance, and madest #ro#hets successors
after thee%
.1(B% =ho !ast taken u# in a !hirl!ind of fire, in a chariot of fiery
horses%
.1(*-% =ho art registered in the judgments of times to a##ease the !rath
of the 'ord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to
restore the tribes of 9acob%
.1(**% Blessed are they that sa! thee, and !ere honoured !ith thy
friendshi#%
.1(*,% 7or !e li$e only in our life, but after death our name shall not
be such%
.1(*2% Elias !as indeed co$ered !ith the !hirl!ind, and his s#irit !as
filled u# in Eliseus( in his days he feared not the #rince, and no man
!as more #o!erful than he%
.1(*.% o !ord could o$ercome him, and after death his body #ro#hesied%
.1(*?% 5n his life he did great !onders, and in death he !rought
miracles%
.1(*A% 7or all this the #eo#le re#ented not, neither did they de#art
from their sins till they !ere cast out of their land, and !ere
scattered through all the earth%
.1(*+% )nd there !as left but a small #eo#le, and a #rince in the house
of Da$id%
.1(*1% 4ome of these did that !hich #leased God( but others committed
many sins%
.1(*B% EHechias fortified his city, and brought in !ater into the midst
thereof, and he digged a rock !ith iron, and made a !ell for !ater%
.1(,-% 5n his days 4ennacherib came u#, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted u#
his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against 4ion, and
became #roud through his #o!er%
.1(,*% Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they !ere in #ain as
!omen in tra$ail%
.1(,,% )nd they called u#on the 'ord !ho is merciful, and s#reading
their hands, they lifted them u# to hea$en( and the holy 'ord God
Luickly heard their $oice%
.1(,2% 8e !as not mindful of their sins, neither did he deli$er them u#
to their enemies, but he #urified them by the hand of 5saias, the holy
#ro#het%
.1(,.% 8e o$erthre! the army of the )ssyrians, and the angel of the 'ord
destroyed them%
.1(,?% 7or EHechias did that !hich #leased God, and !alked $aliantly in
the !ay of Da$id his father, !hich 5saias, the great #ro#het, and
faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him%
.1(,A% 5n his days the sun !en back!ard, and he lengthened the kingDs
life%
.1(,+% =ith a great s#irit he sa! the things that are to come to #ass at
last, and comforted the mourners in 4ion%
.1(,1% 8e sho!ed !hat should come to #ass for e$er, and secret things
before they came%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter .B
The #raise of 9osias, of 9eremias, EHechiel, and the t!el$e #ro#hets%
)lso of Iorobabel, 9esus the son of 9osedech, ehemias, Enoch, 9ose#h,
4eth, 4em, and )dam%
.B(*% The memory of 9osias is like the com#osition of a s!eet smell made
by the art of a #erfumer(
.B(,% 8is remembrance shall be s!eet as honey in e$ery mouth, and as
music at a banLuet of !ine%
.B(2% 8e !as directed by God unto the re#entance of the nation, and he
took a!ay the abominations of !ickedness%
.B(.% )nd he directed his heart to!ards the 'ord, and in the days of
sinners he strengthened godliness%
.B(?% E>ce#t Da$id, and EHechias and 9osias, all committed sin%
.B(A% 7or the kings of 9uda forsook the la! of the most 8igh, and
des#ised the fear of God%
.B(+% 4o they ga$e their kingdom to others, and their glory to a strange
nation,
.B(1% They burnt the chosen city of holiness, and made the streets
thereof desolate according to the #rediction of 9eremias%
.B(B% 7or they treated him e$il, !ho !as consecrated a #ro#het from his
motherDs !omb, to o$erthro!, and #luck u#, and destroy, and to build
again, and rene!%
.B(*-% 5t !as EHechiel that sa! the glorious $ision, !hich !as she!n him
u#on the chariot of cherubims%
.B(**% 7or he made mention of the enemies under the figure of rain, and
of doing good to them that she!ed right !ays%
.B(*,% )nd may the bones of the t!el$e #ro#hets s#ring u# out of their
#lace( for they strengthened 9acob, and redeemed themsel$es by strong
faith%
.B(*2% 8o! shall !e magnify IorobabelM for he !as as a signet on the
right handJ
.B(*.% 5n like manner 9esus the son of 9osedec !ho in their days built
the house, and set u# a holy tem#le to the 'ord, #re#ared for
e$erlasting glory%
.B(*?% )nd let ehemias be a long time remembered, !ho raised u# for us
our !alls that !ere cast do!n, and set u# the gates and the bars, !ho
rebuilt our houses%
.B(*A% o man !as born u#on earth like 8enoch( for he also !as taken u#
from the earth%
.B(*+% or as 9ose#h, !ho !as a man born #rince of his brethren, the
su##ort of his family, the ruler of his brethren, the stay of the
#eo#le(
.B(*1% )nd his bones !ere $isited, and after death they #ro#hesied%
They #ro#hesied%%% That is, by their being carried out of Egy#t they
$erified the #ro#hetic #rediction of 9ose#h% Gen% ?-%
.B(*B% 4eth and 4em obtained glory among men( and abo$e e$ery soul )dam
in the beginning,
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ?-
The #raises of 4imon the high #riest% The conclusion%
?-(*% 4imon the high #riest, the son of Onias, !ho in his life #ro##ed
u# the house, and in his days fortified the tem#le%
?-(,% By him also the height of the tem#le !as founded, the double
building and the high !alls of the tem#le%
?-(2% 5n his days the !ells of !ater flo!ed out, and they !ere filled as
the sea abo$e measure%
?-(.% 8e took care of his nation, and deli$ered it from destruction%
?-(?% 8e #re$ailed to enlarge the city, and obtained glory in his
con$ersation !ith the #eo#le( and enlarged the entrance of the house and
the court%
?-(A% 8e shone in his days as the morning star in the midst of a cloud,
and as the moon at the full%
?-(+% )nd as the sun !hen it shineth, so did he shine in the tem#le of
God%
?-(1% )nd as the rainbo! gi$ing light in bright clouds, and as the
flo!er of roses in the days of the s#ring, and as the lilies that are on
the brink of the !ater, and as the s!eet smelling frankincense in the
time of summer%
?-(B% )s a bright fire, and frankincense burning in the fire%
?-(*-% )s a massy $essel of gold, adorned !ith e$ery #recious stone%
?-(**% )s an oli$e tree budding forth, and a cy#ress tree rearing itself
on high, !hen he #ut on the robe of glory, and !as clothed !ith the
#erfection of #o!er%
"lothed !ith the #erfection of #o!er%%% That is, !ith all the $estments
denoting his dignity and authority%
?-(*,% =hen he !ent u# to the holy altar, he honoured the $esture of
holiness%
?-(*2% )nd !hen he took the #ortions out of the hands of the #riests, he
himself stood by the altar% )nd about him !as the ring of his brethren(
and as the cedar #lanted in mount 'ibanus,
?-(*.% )nd as branches of #alm trees, they stood round about him, and
all the sons of )aron in their glory%
?-(*?% )nd the oblation of the 'ord !as in their hands, before all the
congregation of 5srael( and finishing his ser$ice, on the altar, to
honour the offering of the most high ;ing,
?-(*A% 8e stretched forth his hand to make a libation, and offered of
the blood of the gra#e%
?-(*+% 8e #oured out at the foot of the altar a di$ine odour to the most
high Prince%
?-(*1% Then the sons of )aron shouted, they sounded !ith beaten
trum#ets, and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before
God%
?-(*B% Then all the #eo#le together made haste, and fell do!n to the
earth u#on their faces, to adore the 'ord their God, and to #ray to the
)lmighty God the most 8igh%
?-(,-% )nd the singers lifted u# their $oices, and in the great house
the sound of s!eet melody !as increased%
?-(,*% )nd the #eo#le in #rayer besought the 'ord the most 8igh, until
the !orshi# of the 'ord !as #erfected, and they had finished their
office%
?-(,,% Then coming do!n, he lifted u# his hands o$er all the
congregation of the children of 5srael, to gi$e glory to God !ith his
li#s, and to glory in his name(
?-(,2% )nd he re#eated his #rayer, !illing to she! the #o!er of God%
?-(,.% )nd no! #ray ye to the God of all, !ho hath done great things in
all the earth, !ho hath increased our days from our motherDs !omb, and
hath done !ith us according to his mercy%
?-(,?% <ay he grant us joyfulness of heart, and that there be #eace in
our days in 5srael for e$er(
?-(,A% That 5srael may belie$e that the mercy of God is !ith us, to
deli$er us in his days%
?-(,+% There are t!o nations !hich my soul abhorreth( and the third is
no nation( !hich 5 hate(
)bhorreth%%% @iH%, !ith a holy indignation, as enemies of God and
#ersecutors of his #eo#le% 4uch !ere then the Edomites !ho abode in
mount 4eir, the Philistines, and the 4amaritans !ho d!elt in 4ichem, and
had their schismatical tem#le in that neighbourhood%
?-(,1% They that sit on mount 4eir, and the Philistines, and the foolish
#eo#le that d!ell in 4ichem%
?-(,B% 9esus the son of 4irach, of 9erusalem, hath !ritten in this book
the doctrine of !isdom and instruction, !ho rene!ed !isdom from his
heart%
?-(2-% Blessed is he that is con$ersant in these good things and he that
layeth them u# in his heart, shall be !ise al!ays%
?-(2*% 7or if he do them, he shall be strong to do all things( because
the light of God guideth his ste#s%
Ecclesiasticus "ha#ter ?*
) #rayer of #raise and thanksgi$ing%
?*(*% ) #rayer of 9esus the son of 4irach% 5 !ill gi$e glory to thee, O
'ord, O ;ing, and 5 !ill #raise thee, O God my 4a$iour%
?*(,% 5 !ill gi$e glory to thy name( for thou hast been a hel#er and
#rotector to me%
?*(2% )nd hast #reser$ed my body from destruction, from the snare of an
unjust tongue, and from the li#s of them that forge lies, and in the
sight of them that stood by, thou hast been my hel#er%
?*(.% )nd thou hast deli$ered me, according to the multitude of the
mercy of thy name, from them that did roar, #re#ared to de$our%
?*(?% Out of the hands of them that sought my life, and from the gates
of afflictions, !hich com#assed me about(
?*(A% 7rom the o##ression of the flame !hich surrounded me, and in the
midst of the fire 5 !as not burnt%
?*(+% 7rom the de#th of the belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue,
and from lying !ords, from an unjust king, and from a slanderous tongue(
?*(1% <y soul shall #raise the 'ord e$en to death%
?*(B% )nd my life !as dra!ing near to hell beneath%
?*(*-% They com#assed me on e$ery side, and there !as no one that !ould
hel# me% 5 looked for the succour of men, and there !as none%
?*(**% 5 remembered thy mercy, O 'ord, and thy !orks, !hich are from the
beginning of the !orld%
?*(*,% 8o! thou deli$erest them that !ait for thee, O 'ord, and sa$est
them out of the hands of the nations%
?*(*2% Thou hast e>alted my d!elling #lace u#on the earth and 5 ha$e
#rayed for death to #ass a!ay%
?*(*.% 5 called u#on the 'ord, the father of my 'ord, that he !ould not
lea$e me in the day of my trouble, and in the time of the #roud !ithout
hel#%
?*(*?% 5 !ill #raise thy name continually, and !ill #raise it !ith
thanksgi$ing, and my #rayer !as heard%
?*(*A% )nd thou hast sa$ed me from destruction, and hast deli$ered me
from the e$il time%
?*(*+% Therefore 5 !ill gi$e thanks, and #raise thee, and bless the name
of the 'ord%
?*(*1% =hen 5 !as yet young, before 5 !andered about, 5 sought for
!isdom o#enly in my #rayer%
?*(*B% 5 #rayed for her before the tem#le, and unto the $ery end 5 !ill
seek after her, and she flourished as a gra#e soon ri#e%
?*(,-% <y heart delighted in her, my foot !alked in the right !ay, from
my youth u# 5 sought after her%
?*(,*% 5 bo!ed do!n my ear a little, and recei$ed her%
?*(,,% 5 found much !isdom in myself, and #rofited much therein%
?*(,2% To him that gi$eth me !isdom, !ill 5 gi$e glory%
?*(,.% 7or 5 ha$e determined to follo! her( 5 ha$e had a Heal for good,
and shall not be confounded%
?*(,?% <y soul hath !restled for her, and in doing it 5 ha$e been
confirmed%
?*(,A% 5 stretched forth my hands on high, and 5 be!ailed my ignorance
of her%
?*(,+% 5 directed my soul to her, and in kno!ledge 5 found her%
?*(,1% 5 #ossessed my heart !ith her from the beginning( therefore 5
shall not be forsaken%
?*(,B% <y entrails !ere troubled in seeking her( therefore shall 5
#ossess a good #ossession%
?*(2-% The 'ord hath gi$en me a tongue for my re!ard( and !ith it 5 !ill
#raise him%
?*(2*% Dra! near to me, ye unlearned, and gather yoursel$es together
into the hours of disci#line%
?*(2,% =hy are ye slo! and !hat do you say of these thingsM your souls
are e>ceeding thirsty%
?*(22% 5 ha$e o#ened my mouth, and ha$e s#oken( buy her for yoursel$es
!ithout sil$er,
?*(2.% )nd submit your neck to the yoke, and let your soul recei$e
disci#line( for she is near at hand to be found%
?*(2?% Behold !ith your eyes ho! 5 ha$e laboured a little, and ha$e
found much rest to myself%
?*(2A% Recei$e ye disci#line as a great sum of money, and #ossess
abundance of gold by her%
?*(2+% 'et your soul rejoice in his mercy and you shall not be
confounded in his #raise%
?*(21% =ork your !ork before the time, and he !ill gi$e you your re!ard
in his time%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 54)5)4
This ins#ired !riter is called by the 8oly Ghost, the great #ro#het,
EEcclesiasticus(.1%,?,G from the greatness of his #ro#hetic s#irit, by
!hich he hath foretold so long before, and in so clear a manner, the
coming of "hrist, the mysteries of our redem#tion, the calling of the
Gentiles, and the glorious establishment, and #er#etual flourishing of
the church of "hrist( insomuch that he may seem to ha$e been rather an
e$angelist than a #ro#het% 8is $ery name is not !ithout mysteryJ for
5saias in 8ebre! signifies the sal$ation of the 'ord, or 9esus is the
'ord% 8e !as, according to the tradition of the 8ebre!s, of the blood
royal of the kings of 9uda( and after a most holy life, ended his days
by a glorious martyrdomJ being sa!ed in t!o, at the command of his
!icked son in la!, ;ing <anasses, for re#ro$ing his e$il !ays%
5saias "ha#ter *
The #ro#het com#lains of the sins of 9uda and 9erusalem, and e>horts
them to a sincere con$ersion%
*(*% The $ision of 5saias the 4on of )mos, !hich he sa! concerning 9uda
and 9erusalem in the days of OHias, 9oathan, )chaH, and EHechias, kings
of 9uda%
*(,% 8ear, O ye hea$ens, and gi$e ear, O earth, for the 'ord hath
s#oken% 5 ha$e brought u# children, and e>alted them( but they ha$e
des#ised me%
*(2% The o> kno!eth his o!ner, and the ass his masterDs crib( but 5srael
hath not kno!n me, and my #eo#le hath not understood%
*(.% =oe to the sinful nation, a #eo#le laden !ith iniLuity, a !icked
seed, ungracious children( they ha$e forsaken the 'ord, they ha$e
blas#hemed the 8oly One of 5srael, they are gone a!ay back!ards%
*(?% 7or !hat shall 5 strike you any more, you that increase
transgressionM the !hole head is sick, and the !hole heart is sad%
*(A% 7rom the sole of the foot unto the to# of the head, there is no
soundness therein( !ounds and bruises and s!elling sores( they are not
bound u#, nor dressed, nor fomented !ith oil%
*(+% &our land is desolate, your cities are burnt !ith fire( your
country strangers de$our before your face, and it shall be desolate as
!hen !asted by enemies%
*(1% )nd the daughter of 4ion shall be left as a co$ert in a $ineyard,
and as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, and as a city that is laid
!aste%
*(B% E>ce#t the 'ord of hosts had left us seed, !e had been as 4odom,
and !e should ha$e been like to Gomorrha%
*(*-% 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, ye rulers of 4odom, gi$e ear to the la!
of our God, ye #eo#le of Gomorrha%
*(**% To !hat #ur#ose do you offer me the multitude of your $ictims,
saith the 'ordM 5 am full, 5 desire not holocausts of rams, and fat of
fatlings, and blood of cal$es, and lambs, and buck goats%
*(*,% =hen you came to a##ear before me, !ho reLuired these things at
your hands, that you should !alk in my courtsM
*(*2% Offer sacrifice no more in $ain( incense is an abomination to me%
The ne! moons, and the sabbaths and other festi$als 5 !ill not abide,
your assemblies are !icked%
*(*.% <y soul hateth your ne! moons, and your solemnities( they are
become troublesome to me, 5 am !eary of bearing them%
*(*?% )nd !hen you stretch forth your hands, 5 !ill turn a!ay my eyes
from you( and !hen you multi#ly #rayer, 5 !ill not hear( for your hands
are full of blood%
*(*A% =ash yoursel$es, be clean, take a!ay the e$il of your de$ices from
my eyes, cease to do #er$ersely,
*(*+% 'earn to do !ell( seek judgment, relie$e the o##ressed, judge for
the fatherless, defend the !ido!%
*(*1% )nd then come, and accuse me, saith the 'ord( if your sins be as
scarlet, they shall be made as !hite as sno!( and if they be red as
crimson, they shall be !hite as !ool%
*(*B% 5f you be !illing, and !ill hearken to me, you shall eat the good
things of the land%
*(,-% But if you !ill not, and !ill #ro$oke me to !rath( the s!ord shall
de$our you because the mouth of the 'ord hath s#oken it%
*(,*% 8o! is the faithful city, that !as full of judgment, become a
harlotM justice d!elt in it, but no! murderers%
*(,,% Thy sil$er is turned into dross( thy !ine is mingled !ith !ater%
*(,2% Thy #rinces are faithless, com#anions of thie$es( they all lo$e
bribes, they run after re!ards% They judge not for the fatherless( and
the !ido!Ds cause cometh not in to them%
*(,.% Therefore saith the 'ord the God of hosts, the mighty one of
5srael( )hN 5 !ill comfort myself o$er my ad$ersaries( and 5 !ill be
re$enged of my enemies%
*(,?% )nd 5 !ill turn my hand to thee, and 5 !ill clean #urge a!ay thy
dross, and 5 !ill take a!ay all thy tin%
*(,A% )nd 5 !ill restore thy judges as they !ere before, and thy
counsellors as of old% )fter this thou shalt be called the city of the
just, a faithful city%
*(,+% 4ion shall be redeemed in judgment, and they shall bring her back
in justice%
*(,1% )nd he shall destroy the !icked, and the sinners together( and
they that ha$e forsaken the 'ord, shall be consumed%
*(,B% 7or they shall be confounded for the idols, to !hich they ha$e
sacrificed( and you shall be ashamed of the gardens !hich you ha$e
chosen%
*(2-% =hen you shall be as an oak !ith the lea$es falling off, and as a
garden !ithout !ater%
*(2*% )nd your strength shall be as the ashes of to!, and your !ork as a
s#ark( and both shall burn together, and there shall be none to Luench
it%
5saias "ha#ter ,
)ll nations shall flo! to the church of "hrist% The 9e!s shall be
rejected for their sins% 5dolatry shall be destroyed%
,(*% The !ord that 5saias the son of )mos sa!, concerning 9uda and
9erusalem%
,(,% )nd in the last days the mountain of the house of the 'ord shall be
#re#ared on the to# of mountains, and it shall be e>alted abo$e the
hills, and all nations shall flo! unto it%
The last days%%% The !hole time of the ne! la!, from the coming of
"hrist till the end of the !orld, is called in the scri#ture the last
daysJ because no other age or time shall come after it, but only
eternity%-5bid% On the to# of mountains, etc%%% This she!s the #er#etual
$isibility of the church of "hrist( for a mountain u#on the to# of
mountains cannot be hid%
,(2% )nd many #eo#le shall go, and say( "ome and let us go u# to the
mountain of the 'ord, and to the house of the God of 9acob, and he !ill
teach us his !ays, and !e !ill !alk in his #aths( for the la! shall come
forth from 4ion, and the !ord of the 'ord from 9erusalem%
,(.% )nd he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke many #eo#le( and they
shall turn their s!ords into #loughshares, and their s#ears into
sickles( nation shall not lift u# s!ord against nation, neither shall
they be e>ercised any more to !ar%
,(?% O house of 9acob, come ye, and let us !alk in the light of the
'ord%
,(A% 7or thou hast cast off thy #eo#le, the house of 9acob( because they
are filled as in times #ast, and ha$e had soothsayers as the
Philistines, and ha$e adhered to strange children%
,(+% Their land is filled !ith sil$er and gold( and there is no end of
their treasures%
,(1% )nd their land is filled !ith horses( and their chariots are
innumerable% Their land also is full of idols( they ha$e adored the !ork
of their o!n hands, !hich their o!n fingers ha$e made%
,(B% )nd man hath bo!ed himself do!n, and man hath been debased(
therefore forgi$e them not%
,(*-% Enter thou into the rock, and hide thee in the #it from the face
of the fear of the 'ord, and from the glory of his majesty%
,(**% The lofty eyes of man are humbled, and the haughtiness of men
shall be made to stoo#( and the 'ord alone shall be e>alted in that day%
,(*,% Because the day of the 'ord of hosts shall be u#on e$ery one that
is #roud and highminded, and u#on e$ery one that is arrogant, and he
shall be humbled%
,(*2% )nd u#on all the tall and lofty cedars of 'ibanus, and u#on all
the oaks of Basan%
,(*.% )nd u#on all the high mountains and u#on all the ele$ated hills%
,(*?% )nd u#on e$ery high to!er, and e$ery fenced !all%
,(*A% )nd u#on all the shi#s of Tharsis, and u#on all that is fair to
behold%
,(*+% )nd the loftiness of men shall be bo!ed do!n, and the haughtiness
of men shall be humbled, and the 'ord alone shall be e>alted in that
day%
,(*1% )nd idols shall be utterly destroyed%
5dols shall be utterly destroyed%%% or utterly #ass a!ay% This !as
$erified by the establishment of "hristianity% )nd by this and other
te>ts of the like nature, the !ild system of some modern sectaries is
abundantly confuted, !ho charge the !hole "hristian church !ith
!orshi##ing idols, for many ages%
,(*B% )nd they shall go into the holes of rocks, and into the ca$es of
the earth from the face of the fear of the 'ord, and from the glory of
his majesty, !hen he shall rise u# to strike the earth%
,(,-% 5n that day a man shall cast a!ay his idols of sil$er, and his
idols of gold, !hich he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats%
,(,*% )nd he shall go into the clefts of rocks, and into the holes of
stones from the face of the fear of the 'ord, and from the glory of his
majesty, !hen he shall rise u# to strike the earth%
,(,,% "ease ye therefore from the man, !hose breath is in his nostrils,
for he is re#uted high%
5saias "ha#ter 2
The confusion and other e$ils that shall come u#on the 9e!s for their
sins% The #ride of their !omen shall be #unished%
2(*% 7or behold the so$ereign 'ord of hosts shall take a!ay from
9erusalem, and from 9uda the $aliant and the strong, the !hole strength
of bread, and the !hole strength of !ater%
2(,% The strong man, and the man of !ar, the judge, and the #ro#het and
the cunning man, and the ancient%
2(2% The ca#tain o$er fifty, and the honourable in countenance, and the
counsellor, and the architect, and the skilful in eloLuent s#eech%
2(.% )nd 5 !ill gi$e children to be their #rinces, and the effeminate
shall rule o$er them%
2(?% )nd the #eo#le shall rush one u#on another, and e$ery man against
his neighbour( the child shall make a tumult against the ancient, and
the base against the honourable%
2(A% 7or a man shall take hold of his brother, one of the house of his
father, saying( Thou hast a garment, be thou our ruler, and let this
ruin be under thy hand%
2(+% 5n that day he shall ans!er, saying( 5 am no healer, and in my
house there is no bread, nor clothing( make me not ruler of the #eo#le%
2(1% 7or 9erusalem is ruined, and 9uda is fallen( because their tongue,
and their de$ices are against the 'ord, to #ro$oke the eyes of his
majesty%
2(B% The she! of their countenance hath ans!ered them( and they ha$e
#roclaimed abroad their sin as 4odom, and they ha$e not hid it( !oe to
their souls, for e$ils are rendered to them%
2(*-% 4ay to the just man that it is !ell, for he shall eat the fruit of
his doings%
2(**% =oe to the !icked unto e$il( for the re!ard of his hands shall be
gi$en him%
2(*,% )s for my #eo#le, their o##ressors ha$e stri##ed them, and !omen
ha$e ruled o$er them% O my #eo#le, they that call thee blessed, the same
decei$e thee, and destroy the !ay of thy ste#s%
2(*2% The 'ord standeth u# to judge, and he standeth to judge the
#eo#le%
2(*.% The 'ord !ill enter into judgment !ith the ancients of his #eo#le,
and its #rinces( for you ha$e de$oured the $ineyard, and the s#oil of
the #oor is in your house%
2(*?% =hy do you consume my #eo#le, and grind the faces of the #oorM
saith the 'ord the God of hosts%
2(*A% )nd the 'ord said( Because the daughters of 4ion are haughty, and
ha$e !alked !ith stretched out necks, and !anton glances of their eyes,
and made a noise as they !alked !ith their feet and mo$ed in a set #ace(
2(*+% The 'ord !ill make bald the cro!n of the head of the daughters of
4ion, and the 'ord !ill disco$er their hair%
2(*1% 5n that day the 'ord !ill take a!ay the ornaments of shoes, and
little moons,
2(*B% )nd chains and necklaces, and bracelets, and bonnets,
2(,-% )nd bodkins, and ornaments of the legs, and tablets, and s!eet
balls, and earrings,
2(,*% )nd rings, and je!els hanging on the forehead,
2(,,% )nd changes of a##arel, and short cloaks, and fine linen, and
cris#ing #ins,
2(,2% )nd lookingglasses, and la!ns, and headbands, and fine $eils%
2(,.% )nd instead of a s!eet smell there shall be stench, and instead of
a girdle, a cord, and instead of curled hair, baldness, and instead of a
stomacher, haircloth%
2(,?% Thy fairest men also shall fall by the s!ord, and thy $aliant ones
in battle%
2(,A% )nd her gates shall lament and mourn, and she shall sit desolate
on the ground%
5saias "ha#ter .
)fter an e>tremity of e$ils that shall fall u#on the 9e!s, a remnant
shall be comforted by "hrist%
.(*% )nd in that day se$en !omen shall take hold of one man, saying( =e
!ill eat our o!n bread, and !ear our o!n a##arel( only let us be called
by thy name, take a!ay our re#roach%
.(,% 5n that day the bud of the 'ord shall be in magnificence and glory,
and the fruit of the earth shall be high, and a great joy to them that
shall ha$e esca#ed of 5srael%
The bud of the 'ord%%% That is, "hrist%
.(2% )nd it shall come to #ass, that e$ery one that shall be left in
4ion, and that shall remain in 9erusalem, shall be called holy, e$ery
one that is !ritten in life in 9erusalem%
.(.% 5f the 'ord shall !ash a!ay the filth of the daughters of 4ion, and
shall !ash a!ay the blood of 9erusalem out of the midst thereof, by the
s#irit of judgment, and by the s#irit of burning%
.(?% )nd the 'ord !ill create u#on e$ery #lace of mount 4ion, and !here
he is called u#on, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the brightness of a
flaming fire in the night( for o$er all the glory shall be a #rotection%
.(A% )nd there shall be a tabernacle for a shade in the daytime from the
heat, and for a security and co$ert from the !hirl!ind, and from rain%
5saias "ha#ter ?
The re#robation of the 9e!s is foreshe!n under the #arable of a
$ineyard% ) !oe is #ronounced against sinners( the army of God shall
send against them%
?(*% 5 !ill sing to my belo$ed the canticle of my cousin concerning his
$ineyard% <y belo$ed had a $ineyard on a hill in a fruitful #lace%
<y cousin%%% 4o the #ro#het calls "hrist, as being of his family and
kindred, by descending from the house of Da$id% 5bid% On a hill, etc%%%
'iterally, in the horn, the son of oil%
?(,% )nd he fenced it in, and #icked the stones out of it, and #lanted
it !ith the choicest $ines, and built a to!er in the midst thereof, and
set u# a !ine#ress therein( and he looked that it should bring forth
gra#es, and it brought forth !ild gra#es%
?(2% )nd no!, O ye inhabitants of 9erusalem, and ye men of 9uda, judge
bet!een me and my $ineyard%
?(.% =hat is there that 5 ought to do more to my $ineyard, that 5 ha$e
not done to itM !as it that 5 looked that it should bring forth gra#es,
and it hath brought forth !ild gra#esM
?(?% )nd no! 5 !ill she! you !hat 5 !ill do to my $ineyard% 5 !ill take
a!ay the hedge thereof, and it shall be !asted( 5 !ill break do!n the
!all thereof, and it shall be trodden do!n%
?(A% )nd 5 !ill make it desolate( it shall not be #runed, and it shall
not be digged( but briers and thorns shall come u#( and 5 !ill command
the clouds to rain no rain u#on it%
?(+% 7or the $ineyard of the 'ord of hosts is the house of 5srael( and
the man of 9uda, his #leasant #lant( and 5 looked that he should do
judgment, and behold iniLuity( and do justice, and behold a cry%
?(1% =oe to you that join house to house and lay field to field, e$en to
the end of the #lace( shall you alone d!ell in the midst of the earthM
?(B% These things are in my ears, saith the 'ord of hosts( :nless many
great and fair houses shall become desolate, !ithout an inhabitant%
?(*-% 7or ten acres of $ineyard shall yield one little measure, and
thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels%
?(**% =oe to you that rise u# early in the morning to follo!
drunkenness, and to drink in the e$ening, to be inflamed !ith !ine%
?(*,% The har#, and the lyre, and, the timbrel and the #i#e, and !ine
are in your feasts( and the !ork of the 'ord you regard not, nor do you
consider the !orks of his hands%
?(*2% Therefore is my #eo#le led a!ay ca#ti$e, because they had not
kno!ledge, and their nobles ha$e #erished !ith famine, and their
multitude !ere dried u# !ith thirst%
?(*.% Therefore hath hell enlarged her soul, and o#ened her mouth
!ithout any bounds, and their strong ones, and their #eo#le, and their
high and glorious ones shall go do!n into it%
?(*?% )nd man shall be brought do!n, and man shall be humbled, and the
eyes of the lofty shall be brought lo!%
?(*A% )nd the 'ord of hosts shall be e>alted in judgment, and the holy
God shall be sanctified in justice%
?(*+% )nd the lambs shall feed according to their order, and strangers
shall eat the deserts turned into fruitfulness%
?(*1% =oe to you that dra! iniLuity !ith cords of $anity, and sin as the
ro#e of a cart%
?(*B% That say( 'et him make haste, and let his !ork come Luickly, that
!e may see it( and let the counsel of the 8oly One of 5srael come, that
!e may kno! it%
?(,-% =oe to you that call e$il good, and good e$il( that #ut darkness
for light, and light for darkness( that #ut bitter for s!eet, and s!eet
for bitter%
?(,*% =oe to you that are !ise in your o!n eyes, and #rudent in your o!n
conceits%
?(,,% =oe to you that are mighty to drink !ine, and stout men at
drunkenness%
?(,2% That justify the !icked for gifts, and take a!ay the justice of
the just from him%
?(,.% Therefore as the tongue of the fire de$oureth the stubble, and the
heat of the flame consumeth it( so shall their root be as ashes, and
their bud shall go u# as dust( for they ha$e cast a!ay the la! of the
'ord of hosts, and ha$e blas#hemed the !ord of the 8oly One of 5srael%
?(,?% Therefore is the !rath of the 'ord kindled against his #eo#le, and
he hath stretched out his hand u#on them, and struck them( and the
mountains !ere troubles, and their carcasses became as dung in the midst
of the streets% 7or after this his anger is not turned a!ay, but his
hand is stretched out still%
?(,A% )nd he !ill lift u# a sign to the nations afar off, and !ill
!histle to them from the ends of the earth( and behold they shall come
!ith s#eed s!iftly%
?(,+% There is none that shall faint, nor labour among them( they shall
not slumber nor slee#, neither shall the girdle of their loins be
loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken%
?(,1% Their arro!s are shar#, and all their bo!s are bent% The hoofs of
their horses shall be like the flint, and their !heels like the $iolence
of a tem#est%
?(,B% Their roaring like that of a lion, they shall roar like young
lions( yea they shall roar, and take hold of the #rey, and they shall
kee# fast hold of it, and there shall be none to deli$er it%
?(2-% )nd they shall make a noise against them that day, like the
roaring of the seaJ !e shall look to!ards the land, and behold darkness
of tribulation, and the light is darkened !ith the mist thereof%
5saias "ha#ter A
) glorious $ision, in !hich the #ro#hetDs li#s are cleansed( he
foretelleth the obstinacy of the 9e!s%
A(*% 5n the year that king OHias died, 5 sa! the 'ord sitting u#on a
throne high and ele$ated( and his train filled the tem#le%
A(,% :#on it stood the sera#hims( the one had si> !ings, and the other
had si> !ings( !ith t!o they co$ered his face, and !ith t!o they co$ered
his feet, and !ith t!o they fle!%
A(2% )nd they cried one to another, and said( 8oly, holy, holy, the 'ord
God of hosts, all the earth is full of his glory,
A(.% )nd the lintels of the doors !ere mo$ed at the $oice of him that
cried, and the house !as filled !ith smoke%
A(?% )nd 5 said( =oe is me, because 5 ha$e held my #eaceJ because 5 am a
man of unclean li#s, and 5 d!ell in the midst of a #eo#le that hath
unclean li#s, and 5 ha$e seen !ith my eyes the ;ing the 'ord of hosts%
A(A% )nd one of the sera#hims fle! to me, and in his hand !as a li$e
coal, !hich he had taken !ith the tongs off the altar%
A(+% )nd he touched my mouth, and said( Behold this hath touched thy
li#s, and thy iniLuities shall be taken a!ay, and thy sin shall be
cleansed%
A(1% )nd 5 heard the $oice of the 'ord, saying( =hom shall 5 sendM and
!ho shall go for usM )nd 5 said( 'o, here am 5, send me%
A(B% )nd he said( Go, and thou shalt say to this #eo#le( 8earing, hear,
and understand not( and see the $ision, and kno! it not%
A(*-% Blind the heart of this #eo#le, and make their ears hea$y, and
shut their eyes( lest they see !ith their eyes, and hear !ith their
ears, and understand !ith their heart, and be con$erted and 5 heal them%
A(**% )nd 5 said( 8o! long, O 'ordM )nd he said( :ntil the cities be
!asted !ithout inhabitant, and the houses !ithout man, and the land
shall be left desolate%
A(*,% )nd the 'ord shall remo$e men far a!ay, and she shall be
multi#lied that !as left in the midst of the earth%
A(*2% )nd there shall be still a tithing therein, and she shall turn,
and shall be made a sho! as a tur#entine tree, and as an oak that
s#readeth its branches( that !hich shall stand therein, shall be a holy
seed%
5saias "ha#ter +
The #ro#het assures king )chaH that the t!o kings his enemies shall not
take 9erusalem% ) $irgin shall concei$e and bear a son%
+(*% )nd it came to #ass in the days of )chaH the son of 9oathan, the
son of OHias, king of 9uda, that Rasin king of 4yria and Phacee the son
of Romelia king of 5srael, came u# to 9erusalem, to fight against it(
but they could not #re$ail o$er it%
+(,% )nd they told the house of Da$id, saying( 4yria hath rested u#on
E#hraim, and his heart !as mo$ed, and the heart of his #eo#le, as the
trees of the !oods are mo$ed !ith the !ind%
+(2% )nd the 'ord said to 5saias( Go forth to meet )chaH, thou and 9asub
thy son that is left, to the conduit of the u##er #ool in the !ay of the
fullerDs field%
+(.% )nd thou shalt say to him( 4ee thou be Luiet( fear not, and let not
thy heart be afraid of the t!o tails of these firebrands, smoking !ith
the !rath of the fury of Rasin king of 4yria, and of the son of Romelia%
+(?% Because 4yria hath taken counsel against thee, unto the e$il of
E#hraim and the son of Romelia, saying(
+(A% 'et us go u# to 9uda, and rouse it u#, and dra! it a!ay to us, and
make the son of Tabeel king in the midst thereof%
+(+% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5t shall not stand, and this shall not be%
+(1% But the head of 4yria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is
Rasin( and !ithin threescore and fi$e years, E#hraim shall cease to be a
#eo#le(
+(B% )nd the head of E#hraim is 4amaria, and the head of 4amaria is the
son of Romelia% 5f you !ill not belie$e, you shall not continue%
+(*-% )nd the 'ord s#oke again to )chaH, saying(
+(**% )sk thee a sign of the 'ord thy God, either unto the de#th of
hell, or unto the height abo$e%
+(*,% )nd )chaH said( 5 !ill not ask, and 5 !ill not tem#t the 'ord%
+(*2% )nd he said( 8ear ye therefore, O house of Da$id( 5s it a small
thing for you to be grie$ous to men, that you are grie$ous to my God
alsoM
+(*.% Therefore the 'ord himself shall gi$e you a sign% Behold a $irgin
shall concei$e, and bear a son and his name shall be called Emmanuel%
+(*?% 8e shall eat butter and honey, that he may kno! to refuse the
e$il, and to choose the good%
+(*A% 7or before the child kno! to refuse the e$il and to choose the
good, the land !hich thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of the face of her
t!o kings%
+(*+% The 'ord shall bring u#on thee, and u#on thy #eo#le, and u#on the
house of thy father, days that ha$e not come since the time of the
se#aration of E#hraim from 9uda !ith the king of the )ssyrians%
+(*1% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the 'ord shall hiss
for the fly, that is in the uttermost #arts of the ri$ers of Egy#t, and
for the bee that is in the land of )ssyria%
+(*B% )nd they shall come, and shall all of them rest in the torrents of
the $alleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and u#on all #laces set !ith
shrubs, and in all hollo! #laces%
+(,-% 5n that day the 'ord shall sha$e !ith a raHor that is hired by
them that are beyond the ri$er, by the king of the )ssyrians, the head
and the hairs of the feet, and the !hole beard%
+(,*% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that a man shall nourish a
young co!, and t!o shee#%
+(,,% )nd for the abundance of milk he shall eat butter( for butter and
honey shall e$ery one eat that shall be left in the midst of the land%
+(,2% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that e$ery #lace !here
there !ere a thousand $ines, at a thousand #ieces of sil$er, shall
become thorns and briers%
+(,.% =ith arro!s and !ith bo!s they shall go in thither( for briers and
thorns shall be in all the land%
+(,?% )nd as for the hills that shall be raked !ith a rake, the fear of
thorns and briers shall not come thither, but they shall be for the o>
to feed on, and the lesser cattle to tread u#on%
5saias "ha#ter 1
The name of a child that is to be born( many e$ils shall come u#on the
9e!s for their sins%
1(*% )nd the 'ord said to me( Take thee a great book, and !rite in it
!ith a manDs #en% Take a!ay the s#oils !ith s#eed, Luickly take the
#rey%
1(,% )nd 5 took unto me faithful !itnesses, :rias the #riest, and
Iacharias the son of Barachias%
1(2% )nd 5 !ent to the #ro#hetess, and she concei$ed, and bore a son%
)nd the 'ord said to me( "all his name, 8asten to take a!ay the s#oils(
<ake hast to take a!ay the #rey%
1(.% 7or before the child kno! to call his father and his mother, the
strength of Damascus, and the s#oils of 4amaria shall be taken a!ay
before the king of the )ssyrians%
1(?% )nd the 'ord s#oke to me again, saying(
1(A% 7orasmuch as this #eo#le hath cast a!ay the !aters of 4iloe, that
go !ith silence, and hath rather taken Rasin, and the son of Romelia(
1(+% Therefore behold the 'ord !ill bring u#on them the !aters of the
ri$er strong and many, the king of the )ssyrians, and all his glory( and
he shall come u# o$er all his channels, and shall o$erflo! all his
banks%
1(1% )nd shall #ass through 9uda, o$erflo!ing, and going o$er shall
reach e$en to the neck% )nd the stretching out of his !ings shall fill
the breadth of thy, land, O Emmanuel%
1(B% Gather yoursel$es together, O ye #eo#le, and be o$ercome, and gi$e
ear, all ye lands afar off( strengthen yoursel$es, and be o$ercome, gird
yoursel$es, and be o$ercome%
1(*-% Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated( s#eak a !ord, and
it shall not be done( because God is !ith us%
1(**% 7or thus saith the 'ord to me( )s he hath taught me, !ith a strong
arm, that 5 should not !alk in the !ay of this #eo#le, saying(
1(*,% 4ay ye not( ) cons#iracy( for all that this #eo#le s#eaketh, is a
cons#iracy( neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid%
1(*2% 4anctify the 'ord of hosts himself( and let him be your fear, and
let him be your dread%
1(*.% )nd he shall be a sanctification to you% But for a stone of
stumbling, and for a rock of offence to the t!o houses of 5srael, for a
snare and a ruin to the inhabitants of 9erusalem%
1(*?% )nd $ery many of them shall stumble and fall, and shall be broken
in #ieces, and shall be snared, and taken%
1(*A% Bind u# the testimony, seal the la! among my disci#les%
1(*+% )nd 5 !ill !ait for the 'ord, !ho hath hid his face from the house
of 9acob, and 5 !ill look for him%
1(*1% Behold 5 and my children, !hom the 'ord hath gi$en me for a sign,
and for a !onder in 5srael from the 'ord of hosts, !ho d!elleth in mount
4ion%
1(*B% )nd !hen they shall say to you( 4eek of #ythons, and of di$iners,
!ho mutter in their enchantments( should not the #eo#le seek of their
God, for the li$ing of the deadM
4eek of #ythons%%% That is, #eo#le #retending to tell future things by a
#ro#hesying s#irit%-5bid% 4hould not the #eo#le seek of their God, for
the li$ing of the deadM%%% 8ere is signified, that it is to God !e
should #ray to be directed, and not to seek of the dead, Ethat is, of
fortune-tellers dead in sin,G for the health of the li$ing%
1(,-% To the la! rather, and to the testimony% )nd if they s#eak not
according to this !ord, they shall not ha$e the morning light%
1(,*% )nd they shall #ass by it, they shall fall, and be hungry( and
!hen they shall be hungry, they !ill be angry, and curse their king, and
their God, and look u#!ards%
1(,,% )nd they shall look to the earth, and behold trouble and darkness,
!eakness and distress, and a mist follo!ing them, and they cannot fly
a!ay from their distress%
5saias "ha#ter B
=hat joy shall come after afflictions by the birth and kingdom of
"hristJ !hich shall flourish for e$er% 9udgments u#on 5srael for their
sins%
B(*% )t the first time the land of Iabulon, and the land of e#htali !as
lightly touched( and at the last the !ay of the sea beyond the 9ordan of
the Galilee of the Gentiles !as hea$ily loaded%
B(,% The #eo#le that !alked in darkness, ha$e seen a great light( to
them that d!elt in the region of the shado! of death, light is risen%
B(2% Thou hast multi#lied the nation, and hast not increased the joy%
They shall rejoice before thee, as they that rejoice in the har$est, as
conLuerors rejoice after taking a #rey, !hen they di$ide the s#oils%
B(.% 7or the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and
the sce#tre of their o##ressor thou hast o$ercome, as in the day of
<adian%
B(?% 7or e$ery $iolent taking of s#oils, !ith tumult, and garment
mingled !ith blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the fire%
B(A% 7or a "85'D 54 BOR to us, and a son is gi$en to us, and the
go$ernment is u#on his shoulder( and his name shall be called =onderful,
"ounsellor, God the <ighty, the 7ather of the !orld to come, the Prince
of Peace%
B(+% 8is em#ire shall be multi#lied, and there shall be no end of #eace(
he shall sit u#on the throne of Da$id, and u#on his kingdomJ to
establish it and strengthen it !ith judgment and !ith justice, from
henceforth and for e$er( the Heal of the 'ord of hosts !ill #erform
this%
B(1% The 'ord sent a !ord into 9acob, and it hath lighted u#on 5srael%
B(B% )nd all the #eo#le of E#hraim shall kno!, and the inhabitants of
4amaria that say in the #ride and haughtiness of their heart(
B(*-% The bricks are fallen do!n, but !e !ill build !ith sLuare stones(
they ha$e cut do!n the sycamores, but !e !ill change them for cedars%
B(**% )nd the 'ord shall set u# the enemies of Rasin o$er him, and shall
bring on his enemies in a cro!d(
B(*,% The 4yrians from the east, and, the Philistines from the !est( and
they shall de$our 5srael !ith o#en mouth% 7or all this his indignation
is not turned a!ay, but his hand is stretched out still%
B(*2% )nd the #eo#le are not returned to him !ho hath struck them, and
ha$e not sought after the 'ord of hosts%
B(*.% )nd the 'ord shall destroy out of 5srael the head and the tail,
him that bendeth do!n, and him that holdeth back, in one day%
B(*?% The aged and honourable, he is the head( and the #ro#het that
teacheth lies, he is the tail%
B(*A% )nd they that call this #eo#le blessed, shall cause them to err(
and they that are called blessed, shall be thro!n do!n, headlong%
B(*+% Therefore the 'ord shall ha$e no joy in their young men( neither
shall he ha$e mercy on their fatherless, and !ido!s( for e$ery one is a
hy#ocrite and !icked, and e$ery mouth hath s#oken folly% 7or all this
his indignation is not turned a!ay, but his hand is stretched out still%
B(*1% 7or !ickedness is kindled as a fire, it shall de$our the brier and
the thorn( and shall kindle in the thicket of the forest, and it shall
be !ra##ed u# in smoke ascending on high%
B(*B% By the !rath of the 'ord of hosts the land is troubled, and the
#eo#le shall be as fuel for the fire( no man shall s#are his brother%
B(,-% )nd he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry( and
shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled( e$ery one shall eat
the flesh of his o!n arm( <anasses E#hraim, and E#hraim <anasses, and
they together shall be against 9uda%
B(,*% )fter all these things his indignation is not turned a!ay, but his
hand is stretched out still%
5saias "ha#ter *-
=oe to the makers of !icked la!s% The )ssyrian shall be a rod for
#unishing 5srael( but for their #ride they shall be destroyed( and a
remnant of 5srael sa$ed%
*-(*% =oe to them that make !icked la!s( and !hen they !rite, !rite
injustice(
*-(,% To o##ress the #oor in judgment, and do $iolence to the cause of
the humble of my #eo#le( that !ido!s might be their #rey, and that they
might rob the fatherless%
*-(2% =hat !ill you do in the day of $isitation, and of the calamity
!hich cometh from afarM to !hom !ill ye flee for hel#M and !here !ill ye
lea$e your gloryM
*-(.% That you be not bo!ed do!n under the bond, and fall !ith the
slainM 5n all these things his anger is not turned a!ay, but his hand is
stretched out still%
*-(?% =oe to the )ssyrian, he is the rod and the staff of my anger, and
my indignation is in their hands%
*-(A% 5 !ill send him to a deceitful nation, and 5 !ill gi$e him a
charge against the #eo#le of my !rath, to take a!ay the s#oils, and to
lay hold on the #rey, and to tread them do!n like the mire of the
streets%
*-(+% But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so( but
his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a fe!%
*-(1% 7or he shall say(
*-(B% )re not my #rinces as so many kingsM is not "alano as "harcamis(
and Emath as )r#hadM is not 4amaria as DamascusM
*-(*-% )s my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idol, so also their
idols of 9erusalem, and of 4amaria%
*-(**% 4hall 5 not, as 5 ha$e done to 4amaria and her idols, so do to
9erusalem and her idolsM
*-(*,% )nd it shall come to #ass, that !hen the 'ord shall ha$e
#erformed all his !orks in mount 4ion, and in 9erusalem, 5 !ill $isit
the fruit of the #roud heart of the king of )ssyria, and the glory of
the haughtiness of his eyes%
*-(*2% 7or he hath said( By the strength of my o!n hand 5 ha$e done it,
and by my o!n !isdom 5 ha$e understood( and 5 ha$e remo$ed the bounds of
the #eo#le, and ha$e taken the s#oils of the #rinces, and as a mighty
man hath #ulled do!n them that sat on high%
*-(*.% )nd my hand hath found the strength of the #eo#le as a nestJ and
as eggs are gathered, that are left, so ha$e 5 gathered all the earth(
and there !as none that mo$ed the !ing, or o#ened the mouth, or made the
least noise%
*-(*?% 4hall the a>e boast itself against him that cutteth !ith itM or
shall the sa! e>alt itself against him by !hom it is dra!nM as if a rod
should lift itself u# against him that lifteth it u#, and a staff e>alt
itself, !hich is but !ood%
*-(*A% Therefore the so$ereign 'ord, the 'ord of hosts, shall send
leanness among his fat ones( and under his glory shall be kindled a
burning, as it !ere the burning of a fire%
*-(*+% )nd the light of 5srael shall be as a fire, and the 8oly One
thereof as a flame( and his thorns and his briers shall be set on fire,
and shall be de$oured in one day%
*-(*1% )nd the glory of his forest, and of his beautiful hill, shall be
consumed from the soul e$en to the flesh, and he shall run a!ay through
fear%
*-(*B% )nd they that remain of the trees of his forest shall be so fe!,
that they shall easily be numbered, and a child shall !rite them do!n%
*-(,-% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the remnant of
5srael, and they that shall esca#e of the house of 9acob, shall lean no
more u#on him that striketh them( but they shall lean u#on the 'ord the
8oly One of 5srael, in truth%
*-(,*% The remnant shall be con$erted, the remnant, 5 say, of 9acob, to
the mighty God%
*-(,,% 7or if thy #eo#le, O 5srael, shall be as the sand of the sea, a
remnant of them shall be con$erted, the consum#tion abridged shall
o$erflo! !ith justice%
) remnant of them shall be con$erted%%% This !as #artly $erified in the
children of 5srael !ho remained after the de$astations of the )ssyrians,
in the time of king EHechias( and #artly in the con$ersion of a remnant
of the 9e!s to the faithful of "hrist%-5bid% The consum#tion abridged,
etc%%% That is, the number of them cut short, and reduced to fe!, shall
flourish in abundance of justice%
*-(,2% 7or the 'ord God of hosts shall make a consum#tion, and an
abridgment in the midst of all the land%
*-(,.% Therefore, thus saith the 'ord the God of hosts( O my #eo#le that
d!ellest in 4ion, be not afraid of the )ssyrian( he shall strike thee
!ith his rod, and he shall lift u# his staff o$er thee in the !ay of
Egy#t%
*-(,?% 7or yet a little and a $ery little !hile, and my indignation
shall cease, and my !rath shall be u#on their !ickedness%
*-(,A% )nd the 'ord of hosts shall raise u# a scourge against him,
according to the slaughter of <adian in the rock of Oreb, and his rod
o$er the sea, and he shall lift it u# in the !ay of Egy#t%
*-(,+% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that his burden shall be
taken a!ay from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and
the yoke shall #utrefy at the #resence of the oil%
)t the #resence of the oil%%% That is, by the s!eet unction of di$ine
mercy%
*-(,1% 8e shall come into )iath, he shall #ass into <agron( at <achmas
he shall lay u# his carriages%
5nto )iath, etc%%% 8ere the #ro#het describes the march of the )ssyrians
under 4ennacheribJ and the terror they should carry !ith themJ and ho!
they should suddenly be destroyed%
*-(,B% They ha$e #assed in haste, Gaba is our lodging( Rama !as
astonished, Gabaath of 4aul fled a!ay%
*-(2-% 'ift u# thy $oice, O daughter of Gallim, attend, O 'aisa, #oor
)nathoth%
*-(2*% <edemena is remo$ed( ye inhabitants of Gabim, take courage%
*-(2,% 5t is yet day enough, to remain in obe( he shall shake his hand
against the mountain of the daughter of 4ion, the hill of 9erusalem%
*-(22% Behold the so$ereign 'ord of hosts shall break the earthen $essel
!ith terror, and the tall of stature shall be cut do!n, and the lofty
shall be humbled%
*-(2.% )nd the thickets of the forest shall be cut do!n !ith iron, and
'ibanus !ith its high ones shall fall%
5saias "ha#ter **
Of the s#iritual kingdom of "hrist, to !hich all nations shall re#air%
**(*% )nd there shall come forth a rod out of the root of 9esse, and a
flo!er shall rise u# out of his root%
**(,% )nd the s#irit of the 'ord shall rest u#on him( the s#irit of
!isdom, and of understanding, the s#irit of counsel, and of fortitude,
the s#irit of kno!ledge, and of godliness%
**(2% )nd he shall be filled !ith the s#irit of the fear of the 'ord, 8e
shall not judge according to the sight of the eyes, nor re#ro$e
according to the hearing of the ears%
**(.% But he shall judge the #oor !ith justice, and shall re#ro$e !ith
eLuity the meek of the earth( and he shall strike the earth !ith the rod
of his mouth, and !ith the breath of his li#s he shall slay the !icked%
**(?% )nd justice shall be the girdle of his loins( and faith the girdle
of his reins%
**(A% The !olf shall d!ell !ith the lamb( and the leo#ard shall lie do!n
!ith the kid( the calf and the lion, and the shee# shall abide together,
and a little child shall lead them%
**(+% The calf and the bear shall feed( their young ones shall rest
together( and the lion shall eat stra! like the o>%
**(1% )nd the sucking child shall #lay on other hole of the as#( and the
!eaned child shall thrust his hand into the den of the basilisk%
**(B% They shall not hurt, nor shall they kill in all my holy mountain,
for the earth is filled !ith the kno!ledge of the 'ord, as the co$ering
!aters of the sea%
**(*-% 5n that day the root of 9esse, !ho standeth for an ensign of the
#eo#le, him the Gentiles shall beseech, and his se#ulchre shall be
glorious%
**(**% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the 'ord shall set
his hand the second time to #ossess the remnant of his #eo#le, !hich
shall be left from the )ssyrians, and from Egy#t, and from Phetros, and
from Ethio#ia, and from Elam, and from 4ennaar, and from Emath, and from
the islands of the sea%
**(*,% )nd he shall set u# a standard unto the nations, and shall
assemble the fugiti$es of 5srael, and shall gather together the
dis#ersed of 9uda from the four Luarters of the earth%
**(*2% )nd the en$y of E#hraim shall be taken a!ay, and the enemies of
9uda shall #erish( E#hraim shall not en$y 9uda, and 9uda shall not fight
against E#hraim%
**(*.% But they shall fly u#on the shoulders of the Philistines by the
sea, they together shall s#oil the children of the east( Edom, till <oab
shall be under the rule of their hand, and the children of )mmon shall
be obedient%
**(*?% )nd the 'ord shall lay !aste the tongue of the sea of Egy#t, and
shall lift u# his hand o$er the ri$er in the strength of his s#irit( and
he shall strike it in the se$en streams, so that men may #ass through it
in their shoes%
**(*A% )nd there shall be a high!ay for the remnant of my #eo#le, !hich
shall be left from the )ssyrians( as there !as for 5srael in the day
that he came u# out of the land of Egy#t%
5saias "ha#ter *,
) canticle of thanksgi$ing for the benefits of "hrist%
*,(*% )nd thou shalt say in that day( 5 !ill gi$e thanks to thee, O
'ord, for thou !ast angry !ith me( thy !rath is turned a!ay, and thou
hast comforted me%
*,(,% Behold, God is my sa$iour, 5 !ill deal confidently, and !ill not
fear( because the 'ord is my strength, and my #raise, and he is become
my sal$ation%
*,(2% Thou shall dra! !aters !ith joy out of the sa$iourDs fountains(
*,(.% )nd you shall say in that day( Praise ye the 'ord, and call u#on
his name( make his !orks kno!n among the #eo#le( remember that his name
is high%
*,(?% 4ing ye to the 'ord, for he hath done great things( she! this
forth in all the earth%
*,(A% Rejoice, and #raise, O thou habitation of 4ion( for great is he
that is in the midst of thee, the 8oly One of 5srael%
5saias "ha#ter *2
The desolation of Babylon%
*2(*% The burden of Babylon !hich 5saias the son of )mos sa!%
The burden of Babylon%%% That is, a #ro#hecy against Babylon%
*2(,% :#on the dark mountain lift ye u# a banner, e>alt the $oice, lift
u# the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates%
*2(2% 5 ha$e commanded my sanctified ones, and ha$e called my strong
ones in my !rath, them that rejoice in my glory%
*2(.% The noise of a multitude in the mountains, as it !ere of many
#eo#le, the noise of the sound of kings, of nations gathered together(
the 'ord of hosts hath gi$en charge to the troo#s of !ar%
*2(?% To them that come from a country afar off, from the end of hea$en(
the 'ord and the instruments of his !rath, to destroy the !hole land%
*2(A% 8o!l ye, for the day of the 'ord is near( it shall come as a
destruction from the 'ord%
*2(+% Therefore shall all hands be faint, and e$ery heart of man shall
melt,
*2(1% )nd shall be broken% Gri#ings and #ains, shall take hold of them,
they shall be in #ain as a !oman in labour% E$ery one shall be amaHed at
his neighbour, their countenances shall be as faces burnt%
*2(B% Behold, the day of the 'ord shall come, a cruel day, and full of
indignation, and of !rath, and fury, to lay the land desolate, and to
destroy the sinners thereof out of it%
*2(*-% 7or the stars of hea$en, and their brightness shall not dis#lay
their light( the sun shall be darkened in his rising, and the moon shall
not shine !ith her light%
*2(**% )nd 5 !ill $isit the e$ils of the !orld, and against the !icked
for their iniLuity( and 5 !ill make the #ride of infidels to cease, and
!ill bring do!n the arrogancy of the mighty%
*2(*,% ) man shall be more #recious than gold, yea a man than the finest
of gold%
*2(*2% 7or this 5 !ill trouble the hea$en( and the earth shall be mo$ed
out of her #lace, for the indignation of the 'ord of hosts, and for the
day of his fierce !rath%
*2(*.% )nd they shall be as a doe fleeing a!ay, and as a shee#( and
there shall be none to gather them together( e$ery man shall turn to his
o!n #eo#le, and e$ery one shall flee to his o!n land%
*2(*?% E$ery one that shall be found, shall be slain( and e$ery one that
shall come to their aid, shall fall by the s!ord%
*2(*A% Their inhabitants shall be dashed in #ieces before their eyes(
their houses shall be #illaged, and their !i$es shall be ra$ished%
*2(*+% Behold 5 !ill stir u# the <edes against them, !ho shall not seek
sil$er, nor desire gold(
*2(*1% But !ith their arro!s they shall kill the children, and shall
ha$e no #ity u#on the sucklings of the !omb, and their eye shall not
s#are their sons%
*2(*B% )nd that Babylon, glorious among kingdoms, the famous #ride of
the "haldeans, shall be e$en as the 'ord destroyed 4odom and Gomorrha%
*2(,-% 5t shall no more be inhabited for e$er, and it shall not be
founded unto generation and generation( neither shall the )rabian #itch
his tents there, nor shall she#herds rest there%
*2(,*% But !ild beasts shall rest there, and their houses shall be
filled !ith ser#ents, and ostriches shall d!ell there, and the hairy
ones shall dance there(
*2(,,% )nd o!ls shall ans!er one another there, in the houses thereof,
and sirens in the tem#les of #leasure%
5saias "ha#ter *.
The restoration of 5srael after their ca#ti$ity% The #arable or song
insulting o$er the king of Babylon% ) #ro#hecy against the Philistines%
*.(*% 8er time is near at hand, and her days shall not be #rolonged% 7or
the 'ord !ill ha$e mercy on 9acob, and !ill yet choose out of 5srael,
and !ill make them rest u#on their o!n ground( and the stranger shall be
joined !ith them, and shall adhere to the house of 9acob%
*.(,% )nd the #eo#le shall take them, and bring them into their #lace(
and the house of 5srael shall #ossess them in the land of the 'ord for
ser$ants and handmaids( and they shall make them ca#ti$es that had taken
them, and shall subdue their o##ressors%
*.(2% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that !hen God shall gi$e
thee rest from thy labour, and from thy $e>ation, and from the hard
bondage, !here!ith thou didst ser$e before,
*.(.% Thou shalt take u# this #arable against the king of Babylon, and
shalt say( 8o! is the o##ressor come to nothing, the tribute hath
ceasedM
*.(?% The 'ord hath broken the staff of the !icked, the rod of the
rulers,
*.(A% That struck the #eo#le in !rath !ith an incurable !ound, that
brought nations under in fury, that #ersecuted in a cruel manner%
*.(+% The !hole earth is Luiet and still, it is glad and hath rejoiced%
*.(1% The fir trees also ha$e rejoiced o$er thee, and the cedars of
'ibanus, saying( 4ince thou hast sle#t, there hath none come u# to cut
us do!n%
*.(B% 8ell belo! !as in an u#roar to meet thee at thy coming, it stirred
u# the giants for thee% )ll the #rinces of the earth are risen u# from
their thrones, all the #rinces of nations%
*.(*-% )ll shall ans!er, and say to thee( Thou also art !ounded as !ell
as !e, thou art become like unto us%
*.(**% Thy #ride is brought do!n to hell, thy carcass is fallen do!n(
under thee shall the moth be stre!ed, and !orms shall be thy co$ering%
*.(*,% 8o! art thou fallen from hea$en, O 'ucifer, !ho didst rise in the
morningM ho! art thou fallen to the earth, that didst !ound the nationsM
O 'ucifer%%% O day star% )ll this, according to the letter, is s#oken of
the king of Babylon% 5t may also be a##lied, in a s#iritual sense, to
'ucifer the #rince of de$ils, !ho !as created a bright angel, but fell
by #ride and rebellion against God%
*.(*2% )nd thou saidst in thy heart( 5 !ill ascend into hea$en, 5 !ill
e>alt my throne abo$e the stars of God, 5 !ill sit in the mountain of
the co$enant, in the sides of the north%
*.(*.% 5 !ill ascend abo$e the height of the clouds, 5 !ill be like the
most 8igh%
*.(*?% But yet thou shalt be brought do!n to hell, into the de#th of the
#it%
*.(*A% They that shall see thee, shall turn to!ard thee, and behold
thee% 5s this the man that troubled the earth, that shook kingdoms,
*.(*+% That made the !orld a !ilderness, and destroyed the cities
thereof, that o#ened not the #rison to his #risonersM
*.(*1% )ll the kings of the nations ha$e all of them sle#t in glory,
e$ery one in his o!n house%
*.(*B% But thou art cast out of thy gra$e, as an un#rofitable branch
defiled, and !ra##ed u# among them that !ere slain by the s!ord, and art
gone do!n to the bottom of the #it, as a rotten carcass%
*.(,-% Thou shalt not kee# com#any !ith them, e$en in burial( for thou
hast destroyed thy land, thou hast slain thy #eo#le( the seed of the
!icked shall not be named for e$er%
*.(,*% Pre#are his children for slaughter for the iniLuity of their
fathers( they shall not rise u#, nor inherit the land, nor fill the face
of the !orld !ith cities%
*.(,,% )nd 5 !ill rise u# against them, saith the 'ord of hosts( and 5
!ill destroy the name of Babylon, and the remains, and the bud, and the
offs#ring, saith the 'ord%
*.(,2% )nd 5 !ill make it a #ossession for the ericius and #ools of
!aters, and 5 !ill s!ee# it and !ear it out !ith a besom, saith the 'ord
of hosts%
*.(,.% The 'ord of hosts hath s!orn, saying( 4urely as 5 ha$e thought,
so shall it be( and as 5 ha$e #ur#osed,
*.(,?% 4o shall it fall out( That 5 !ill destroy the )ssyrian in my
land, and u#on my mountains tread him under foot( and his yoke shall be
taken a!ay from them, and his burden shall be taken off their shoulder%
*.(,A% This is the counsel, that 5 ha$e #ur#osed u#on all the earth, and
this is the hand that is stretched out u#on all nations%
*.(,+% 7or the 'ord of hosts hath decreed, and !ho can disannul itM and
his hand is stretched out( and !ho shall turn it a!ayM
*.(,1% 5n the year that king )chaH died, !as this burden(
*.(,B% Rejoice not thou, !hole Philistia, that the rod of him that
struck thee is broken in #ieces( for out of the root of the ser#ent
shall come forth a basilisk, and his seed shall s!allo! the bird%
*.(2-% )nd the firstborn of the #oor shall be fed, and the #oor shall
rest !ith confidence( and 5 !ill make thy root #erish !ith famine, and 5
!ill kill thy remnant%
*.(2*% 8o!l, O gateJ cry, O city( all Philistia is thro!n do!n( for a
smoke shall come from the north, and there is none that shall esca#e his
troo#%
*.(2,% )nd !hat shall be ans!ered to the messengers of the nationsM That
the 'ord hath founded 4ion, and the #oor of his #eo#le shall ho#e in
him%
5saias "ha#ter *?
) #ro#hecy of the desolation of the <oabites%
*?(*% The burden of <oab% Because in the night )r of <oab is laid !aste,
it is silent( because the !all of <oab is destroyed in the night, it is
silent%
*?(,% The house is gone u#, and Dibon to the high #laces to mourn o$er
abo, and o$er <edaba, <oab hath ho!led( on all their heads shall be
baldness, and e$ery beard shall be sha$en%
*?(2% 5n their streets they are girded !ith sackcloth( on the to#s of
their houses, and in their streets all shall ho!l and come do!n !ee#ing%
*?(.% 8esebon shall cry, and Eleale, their $oice is heard e$en to 9asa%
7or this shall the !ell a##ointed men of <oab ho!l, his soul shall ho!l
to itself%
*?(?% <y heart shall cry to <oab, the bars thereof shall flee unto 4egor
a heifer of three years old( for by the ascent of 'uith they shall go u#
!ee#ing( and in the !ay of Oronaim they shall lift u# a cry of
destruction%
*?(A% 7or the !aters of emrim shall be desolate, for the grass is
!ithered a!ay, the s#ring is faded, all the greenness is #erished%
*?(+% )ccording to the greatness of their !ork, is their $isitation
also( they shall lead them to the torrent of the !illo!s%
Torrent of the !illo!s%%% That is, as some say, the !aters of Babylon(
others render it, a $alley of the )rabians%
*?(1% 7or the cry is gone round about the border of <oab( the ho!ling
thereof unto Gallim, and unto the !ell of Elim the cry thereof%
*?(B% 7or the !aters of Dibon are filled !ith blood( for 5 !ill bring
more u#on Dibon( the lion u#on them that shall flee of <oab, and u#on
the remnant of the land%
5saias "ha#ter *A
The #ro#het #rayeth for "hristDs coming% The affliction of the <oabites
for their #ride%
*A(*% 4end forth, O 'ord, the lamb, the ruler of the earth, from Petra
of the desert, to the mount of the daughter of 4ion%
*A(,% )nd it shall come to #ass, that as a bird fleeing a!ay, and as
young ones flying out of the nest, so shall the daughters of <oab be in
the #assage of )rnon%
*A(2% Take counsel, gather a council( make thy shado! as the night in
the midday( hide them that flee, and betray not them that !ander about%
*A(.% <y fugiti$es shall d!ell !ith thee( O <oab, be thou a co$ert to
them from the face of the destroyer( for the dust is at an end, the
!retch is consumed( he hath failed, that trod the earth under foot%
*A(?% )nd a throne shall be #re#ared in mercy, and one shall sit u#on it
in truth in the tabernacle of Da$id, judging and seeking judgment and
Luickly rendering that !hich is just%
*A(A% =e ha$e heard of the #ride of <oab, he is e>ceeding #roud( his
#ride and his arrogancy, and his indignation is more than his strength%
*A(+% Therefore shall <oab ho!l to <oab, e$ery one shall ho!l( to them
that rejoice u#on the brick !alls, tell ye their stri#es%
*A(1% 7or the suburbs of 8esebon are desolate, and the lords of the
nations ha$e destroyed the $ineyard of 4abama( the branches thereof ha$e
reached e$en to 9aHer( they ha$e !andered in the !ilderness, the
branches thereof are left, they are gone o$er the sea%
*A(B% Therefore 5 !ill lament !ith the !ee#ing of 9aHer the $ineyard of
4abama( 5 !ill !ater thee !ith my tears, O 8esebon, and Eleale( for the
$oice of the treaders hath rushed in u#on thy $intage, and u#on thy
har$est%
*A(*-% )nd gladness and joy shall be taken a!ay from "armel, and there
shall be no rejoicing nor shouting in the $ineyards% 8e shall not tread
out !ine in the #ress that !as !ont to tread it out( the $oice of the
treaders 5 ha$e taken a!ay%
"armel%%% This name is often taken to signify a fair and fruitful hill
or field, such as mount "armel is%
*A(**% =herefore my bo!els shall sound like a har# for <oab, and my
in!ard #arts for the brick !all%
*A(*,% )nd it shall come to #ass, !hen it is seen that <oab is !earied
on his high #laces, that he shall go in to his sanctuaries to #ray, and
shall not #re$ail%
*A(*2% This is the !ord, that the 'ord s#oke to <oab from that time(
*A(*.% )nd no! the 'ord hath s#oken, saying( 5n three years, as the
years of a hireling, the glory of <oab shall be taken a!ay for all the
multitude of the #eo#le, and it shall be left small and feeble, not
many%
5saias "ha#ter *+
9udgments u#on Damascus and 4amaria% The o$erthro! of the )ssyrians%
*+(*% The burden of Damascus% Behold Damascus shall cease to be a city,
and shall be as a ruinous hea# of stones%
*+(,% The cities of )roer shall be left for flocks, and they shall rest
there, and there shall be none to make them afraid%
*+(2% )nd aid shall cease from E#hraim, and the kingdom from Damascus(
and the remnant of 4yria shall be as the glory of the children of
5srael( saith the 'ord of hosts%
*+(.% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the glory of 9acob
shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall gro! lean%
*+(?% )nd it shall be as !hen one gathereth in the har$est that !hich
remaineth, and his arm shall gather the ears of corn( and it shall be as
he that seeketh ears in the $ale of Ra#haim%
*+(A% )nd the fruit thereof that shall be left u#on it, shall be as one
cluster of gra#es, and as the shaking of the oli$e tree, t!o or three
berries in the to# of a bough, or four or fi$e u#on the to# of the tree,
saith the 'ord the God of 5srael%
*+(+% 5n that day man shall bo! do!n himself to his <aker, and his eyes
shall look to the 8oly One of 5srael%
*+(1% )nd he shall not look to the altars !hich his hands madeJ and he
shall not ha$e res#ect to the things that his fingers !rought, such as
gro$es and tem#les%
*+(B% 5n that day his strong cities shall be forsaken, as the #loughs,
and the corn that !ere left before the face of the children of 5srael,
and thou shalt be desolate%
That !ere left%%% @iH%, by the "hanaanites, !hen the children of 5srael
came into their land%
*+(*-% Because thou hast forgotten God thy sa$iour, and hast not
remembered thy strong hel#er( therefore shalt thou #lant good #lants,
and shalt so! strange seed%
*+(**% 5n the day of thy #lanting shall be the !ild gra#e, and in the
morning thy seed shall flourish( the har$est is taken a!ay in the day of
inheritance, and shall grie$e thee much%
*+(*,% =oe to the multitude of many #eo#le, like the multitude of the
roaring sea( and the tumult of cro!ds, like the noise of many !aters%
The multitude, etc%%% This and all that follo!s to the end of the
cha#ter, relates to the )ssyrian army under 4ennacherib%
*+(*2% ations shall make a noise like the noise of !aters o$erflo!ing,
but he shall rebuke him, and he shall flee far off( and he shall be
carried a!ay as the dust of the mountains before the !ind, and as a
!hirl!ind before a tem#est%
*+(*.% 5n the time of the e$ening, behold there shall be trouble( the
morning shall come, and he shall not be( this is the #ortion of them
that ha$e !asted us, and the lot of them that s#oiled us%
5saias "ha#ter *1
) !oe to the Ethio#ians, !ho fed 5srael !ith $ain ho#es, their future
con$ersion%
*1(*% =oe to the land, the !inged cymbal, !hich is beyond the ri$ers of
Ethio#ia,
*1(,% That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, and in $essels of bulrushes
u#on the !aters% Go, ye s!ift angels, to a nation rent and torn in
#ieces( to a terrible #eo#le, after !hich there is no other( to a nation
e>#ecting and trodden underfoot, !hose land the ri$ers ha$e s#oiled%
)ngels%%% Or messengers%
*1(2% )ll ye inhabitants of the !orld, !ho d!ell on the earth, !hen the
sign shall be lifted u# on the mountains, you shall see, and you shall
hear the sound of the trum#et%
*1(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord to me( 5 !ill take my rest, and consider
in my #lace, as the noon light is clear, and as a cloud of de! in the
day of har$est%
*1(?% 7or before the har$est it !as all flourishing, and it shall bud
!ithout #erfect ri#eness, and the s#rigs thereof shall be cut off !ith
#runing hooks( and !hat is left shall be cut a!ay and shaken out%
*1(A% )nd they shall be left together to the birds of the mountains, and
the beasts of the earth( and the fo!ls shall be u#on them all the
summer, and all the beasts of the earth shall !inter u#on them%
*1(+% )t that time shall a #resent be brought to the 'ord of hosts, from
a #eo#le rent and torn in #ieces( from a terrible #eo#le, after !hich
there hath been no other( from a nation e>#ecting, e>#ecting and trodden
under foot, !hose land the ri$ers ha$e s#oiled, to the #lace of the name
of the 'ord of hosts, to mount 4ion%
5saias "ha#ter *B
The #unishment of Egy#t( their call to the church%
*B(*% The burden of Egy#t% Behold the 'ord !ill ascend u#on a s!ift
cloud, and !ill enter into Egy#t, and the idols of Egy#t shall be mo$ed
at his #resence, and the heart of Egy#t shall melt in the midst thereof%
*B(,% )nd 5 !ill set the Egy#tians to fight against the Egy#tians( and
they shall fight brother against brother, and friend against friend,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom%
*B(2% )nd the s#irit of Egy#t shall be broken in the bo!els thereof, and
5 !ill cast do!n their counsel( and they shall consult their idols, and
their di$iners, and their !iHards, and soothsayers%
*B(.% )nd 5 !ill deli$er Egy#t into the hand of cruel masters, and a
strong king shall rule o$er them, saith the 'ord the God of hosts%
*B(?% )nd the !ater of the sea shall be dried u#, and the ri$er shall be
!asted and dry%
*B(A% )nd the ri$ers shall fail( the streams of the banks shall be
diminished, and be dried u#% The reed and the bulrush shall !ither a!ay%
*B(+% The channel of the ri$er shall be laid bare from its fountain, and
e$ery thing so!n by the !ater shall be dried u#, it shall !ither a!ay,
and shall be no more%
*B(1% The fishers also shall mourn, and all that cast a hook into the
ri$er shall lament, and they that s#read nets u#on the !aters shall
languish a!ay%
*B(B% They shall be confounded that !rought in fla>, combing and !ea$ing
fine linen%
*B(*-% )nd its !atery #laces shall be dry, all they shall mourn that
made #ools to take fishes%
*B(**% The #rinces of Tanis are become fools, the !ise counsellors of
Pharao ha$e gi$en foolish counsel( ho! !ill you say to Pharao( 5 am the
son of the !ise, the son of ancient kingsM
*B(*,% =here are no! thy !ise menM let them tell thee, and she! !hat the
'ord of hosts hath #ur#osed u#on Egy#t%
*B(*2% The #rinces of Tanis are become fools, the #rinces of <em#his are
gone astray, they ha$e decei$ed Egy#t, the stay of the #eo#le thereof%
*B(*.% The 'ord hath mingled in the midst thereof the s#irit of
giddiness( and they ha$e caused Egy#t to err in all its !orks, as a
drunken man staggereth and $omiteth%
*B(*?% )nd there shall be no !ork for Egy#t, to make head or tail, him
that bendeth do!n, or that holdeth back%
*B(*A% 5n that day Egy#t shall be like unto !omen, and they shall be
amaHed, and afraid, because of the mo$ing of the hand of the 'ord of
hosts, !hich he shall mo$e o$er it%
*B(*+% )nd the land of 9uda shall be a terror to Egy#t( e$eryone that
shall remember it shall tremble because of the counsel of the 'ord of
hosts, !hich he hath determined concerning it%
*B(*1% 5n that day there shall be fi$e cities in the land of Egy#t,
s#eaking the language of "hanaan, and s!earing by the 'ord of hosts( one
shall be called the city of the sun%
*B(*B% 5n that day there shall be an altar of the 'ord in the midst of
the land of Egy#t, and a monument of the 'ord at the borders thereof(
*B(,-% 5t shall be for a sign, and for a testimony to the 'ord of hosts
in the land of Egy#t% 7or they shall cry to the 'ord because of the
o##ressor, and he shall send them a 4a$iour and a defender to deli$er
them%
*B(,*% )nd the 'ord shall be kno!n by Egy#t, and the Egy#tians shall
kno! the 'ord in that day, and shall !orshi# him !ith sacrifices and
offerings( and they shall make $o!s to the 'ord, and #erform them%
*B(,,% )nd the 'ord shall strike Egy#t !ith a scourge, and shall heal
it, and they shall return to the 'ord, and he shall be #acified to!ards
them, and heal them%
*B(,2% 5n that day there shall be a !ay from Egy#t to the )ssyrians, and
the )ssyrian shall enter into Egy#t, and the Egy#tian to the )ssyrians,
and the Egy#tians shall ser$e the )ssyrian%
*B(,.% 5n that day shall 5srael be the third to the Egy#tian and the
)ssyrian( a blessing in the midst of the land,
*B(,?% =hich the 'ord of hosts hath blessed, saying( Blessed be my
#eo#le of Egy#t, and the !ork of my hands to the )ssyrian( but 5srael is
my inheritance%
5saias "ha#ter ,-
The ignominious ca#ti$ity of the Egy#tians, and the Ethio#ians%
,-(*% 5n the year that Tharthan entered into )Hotus, !hen 4argon the
king of the )ssyrians had sent him, and he had fought against )Hotus,
and had taken it(
,-(,% )t that same time the 'ord s#oke by the hand of 5saias the son of
)mos, saying Go, and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and take
off thy shoes from thy feet% )nd he did so, and !ent naked, and
barefoot%
,-(2% )nd the 'ord said( )s my ser$ant 5saias hath !alked, naked and
barefoot, it shall be a sign and a !onder of three years u#on Egy#t, and
u#on Ethio#ia,
,-(.% 4o shall the king of the )ssyrians lead a!ay the #risoners of
Egy#t, and the ca#ti$ity of Ethio#ia, young and old, naked and barefoot,
!ith their buttocks unco$ered to the shame of Egy#t%
,-(?% )nd they shall be afraid, and ashamed of Ethio#ia their ho#e, and
of Egy#t their glory%
,-(A% )nd the inhabitants of this isle shall say in that day( 'o this
!as our ho#e, to !hom !e fled for hel#, to deli$er us from the face of
the king of the )ssyrians( and ho! shall !e be able to esca#eM
5saias "ha#ter ,*
The destruction of Babylon by the <edes and Persians( a #ro#hecy against
the Edomites and the )rabians%
,*(*% The burden of the desert of the sea% )s !hirl!inds come from the
south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land%
The desert of the sea%%% 4o Babylon is here called, because from a city
as full of #eo#le as the sea is !ith !ater, it !as become a desert%
,*(,% ) grie$ous $ision is told me( he that is unfaithful dealeth
unfaithfully( and he that is a s#oiler, s#oileth% Go u#, O Elam,
besiege, O <ede( 5 ha$e made all the mourning thereof to cease%
O Elam%%% That is, O Persia%
,*(2% Therefore are my loins filled !ith #ain, anguish hath taken hold
of me, as the anguish of a !oman in labour( 5 fell do!n at the hearing
of it, 5 !as troubled at the seeing of it%
,*(.% <y heart failed, darkness amaHed me( Babylon my belo$ed is become
a !onder to me%
,*(?% Pre#are the table, behold in the !atchto!er them that eat and
drink( arise, ye #rinces, take u# the shield%
,*(A% 7or thus hath the 'ord said to me( Go, and set a !atchman( and
!hatsoe$er he shall see, let him tell%
,*(+% )nd he sa! a chariot !ith t!o horsemen, a rider u#on an ass, and a
rider u#on a camel( and he beheld them diligently !ith much heed%
) rider u#on an ass, etc%%% These t!o riders are the kings of the
Persians and <edes%
,*(1% )nd a lion cried out( 5 am u#on the !atchto!er of the 'ord,
standing continually by day( and 5 am u#on my !ard, standing !hole
nights%
)nd a lion cried out%%% That is, 5 5saias seeing the a##roaching ruin of
Babylon, ha$e cried out as a lion roaring%
,*(B% Behold this man cometh, the rider u#on the chariot !ith t!o
horsemen, and he ans!ered, and said( Babylon is fallen, she is fallen,
and all the gra$en gods thereof are broken unto the ground%
,*(*-% O my thrashing, and the children of my floor, that !hich 5 ha$e
heard of the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael, 5 ha$e declared unto you%
,*(**% The burden of Duma calleth to me out of 4eir( =atchman, !hat of
the nightM !atchman, !hat of the nightM
Duma%%% That is, 5dumea, or Edom%
,*(*,% The !atchman said( The morning cometh, also the night( if you
seek, seek( return, come%
,*(*2% The burden in )rabia% 5n the forest at e$ening you shall slee#,
in the #aths of Dedanim%
,*(*.% <eeting the thirsty bring him !ater, you that inhabit the land of
the south, meet !ith bread him that fleeth%
,*(*?% 7or they are fled from before the s!ords, from the s!ord that
hung o$er them, from the bent bo!, from the face of a grie$ous battle%
,*(*A% 7or thus saith the 'ord to me( =ithin a year, according to the
years of a hireling, all the glory of "edar shall be taken a!ay%
"edar%%% )rabia%
,*(*+% )nd the residue of the number of strong archers of the children
of "edar shall be diminished( for the 'ord the God of 5srael hath s#oken
it%
5saias "ha#ter ,,
The #ro#het laments the de$astation of 9uda% 8e foretells the
de#ri$ation of 4obna, and the substitution of Eliacim, a figure of
"hrist%
,,(*% The burden of the $alley of $ision% =hat aileth thee also, that
thou too art !holly gone u# to the houseto#sM
The $alley of $ision%%% 9erusalem% The tem#le of 9erusalem !as built
u#on mount <oria, or the mountain of $ision% But the city is here called
the $alley of $isionJ either because it !as lo!er than the tem#le, or
because of the lo! condition to !hich it !as to be reduced%
,,(,% 7ull of clamour, a #o#ulous city, a joyous city( thy slain are not
slain by the s!ord, nor dead in battle%
,,(2% )ll the #rinces are fled together, and are bound hard( all that
!ere found, are bound together, they are fled far off%
,,(.% Therefore ha$e 5 said( De#art from me, 5 !ill !ee# bitterly(
labour not to comfort me, for the de$astation of the daughter of my
#eo#le%
,,(?% 7or it is a day of slaughter and of treading do!n, and of !ee#ing
to the 'ord the God of hosts in the $alley of $ision, searching the
!all, and magnificent u#on the mountain%
,,(A% )nd Elam took the Lui$er, the chariot of the horseman, and the
shield !as taken do!n from the !all%
,,(+% )nd thy choice $alleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen
shall #lace themsel$es in the gate%
,,(1% )nd the co$ering of 9uda shall be disco$ered, and thou shalt see
in that day the armoury of the house of the forest%
,,(B% )nd you shall see the breaches of the city of Da$id, that they are
many( and you ha$e gathered together the !aters of the lo!er #ool,
,,(*-% )nd ha$e numbered the houses of 9erusalem, and broken do!n houses
to fortify the !all%
,,(**% )nd you made a ditch bet!een the t!o !alls for the !ater of the
old #ool( and you ha$e not looked u# to the maker thereof, nor regarded
him e$en at a distance, that !rought it long ago%
,,(*,% )nd the 'ord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to
!ee#ing, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding !ith sackcloth(
,,(*2% )nd behold joy and gladness, killing cal$es, and slaying rams,
eating flesh, and drinking !ine( 'et us eat and drinkJ for to morro! !e
shall die%
,,(*.% )nd the $oice of the 'ord of hosts !as re$ealed in my ears(
4urely this iniLuity shall not be forgi$en you till you die, saith the
'ord God of hosts%
,,(*?% Thus saith the 'ord God of hosts( Go, get thee in to him that
d!elleth in the tabernacle, to 4obna !ho is o$er the tem#le( and thou
shalt say to him(
,,(*A% =hat dost thou here, or as if thou !ert somebody hereM for thou
hast he!ed thee out a se#ulchre here, thou hast he!ed out a monument
carefully in a high #lace, a d!elling for thyself in a rock%
,,(*+% Behold the 'ord !ill cause thee to be carried a!ay, as a cock is
carried a!ay, and he !ill lift thee u# as a garment%
,,(*1% 8e !ill cro!n thee !ith a cro!n of tribulation, he !ill toss thee
like a ball into a large and s#acious country( there shalt thou die, and
there shall the chariot of thy glory be, the shame of the house of thy
'ord%
,,(*B% )nd 5 !ill dri$e thee out from thy station, and de#ose thee from
thy ministry%
,,(,-% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that 5 !ill call my
ser$ant Eliacim the son of 8elcias,
,,(,*% )nd 5 !ill clothe him !ith thy robe, and !ill strengthen him !ith
thy girdle, and !ill gi$e thy #o!er into his hand( and he shall be as a
father to the inhabitants of 9erusalem, and to the house of 9uda%
,,(,,% )nd 5 !ill lay the key of the house of Da$id u#on his shoulder(
and he shall o#en, and none shall shut( and he shall shut, and none
shall o#en%
,,(,2% )nd 5 !ill fasten him as a #eg in a sure #lace, and he shall be
for a throne of glory to the house of his father%
,,(,.% )nd they shall hang u#on him all the glory of his fatherDs house,
di$ers kinds of $essels, e$ery little $essel, from the $essels of cu#s
e$en to e$ery instrument of music%
,,(,?% 5n that day, saith the 'ord of hosts, shall the #eg be remo$ed,
that !as fastened in the sure #lace( and it shall be broken and shall
fall( and that !hich hung thereon, shall #erish, because the 'ord hath
s#oken it%
5saias "ha#ter ,2
The destruction of Tyre% 5t shall be re#aired again after se$enty years%
,2(*% The burden of Tyre% 8o!l, ye shi#s of the sea, for the house is
destroyed, from !hence they !ere !ont to come( from the land of "ethim
it is re$ealed to them%
,2(,% Be silent, you that d!ell in the island( the merchants of 4idon
#assing o$er the sea, ha$e filled thee%
,2(2% The seed of the ile in many !aters, the har$est of the ri$er is
her re$enue( and she is become the mart of the nations%
,2(.% Be thou ashamed, O 4idon( for the sea s#eaketh, e$en the strength
of the sea, saying( 5 ha$e not been in labour, nor ha$e 5 brought forth,
nor ha$e 5 nourished u# young men, nor brought u# $irgins%
,2(?% =hen it shall be heard in Egy#t, they !ill be sorry !hen they
shall hear of Tyre(
,2(A% Pass o$er the seas, ho!l, ye inhabitants of the island%
,2(+% 5s not this your city, !hich gloried from of old in her antiLuityM
her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn%
,2(1% =ho hath taken this counsel against Tyre, that !as formerly
cro!ned, !hose merchants !ere #rinces, and her traders the nobles of the
earthM
,2(B% The 'ord of hosts hath designed it, to #ull do!n the #ride of all
glory, and bring to disgrace all the glorious ones of the earth%
,2(*-% Pass thy land as a ri$er, O daughter of the sea, thou hast a
girdle no more%
,2(**% 8e stretched out his hand o$er the sea, he troubled kingdoms( the
'ord hath gi$en a charge against "hanaan, to destroy the strong ones
thereof%
,2(*,% )nd he said( Thou shalt glory no more, O $irgin daughter of
4idon, !ho art o##ressed( arise and sail o$er to "ethim, there also thou
shalt ha$e no rest%
,2(*2% Behold the land of the "haldeans, there !as not such a #eo#le,
the )ssyrians founded it( they ha$e led a!ay the strong ones thereof
into ca#ti$ity, they ha$e destroyed the houses thereof, they ha$e,
brought it to ruin%
,2(*.% 8o!l, O ye shi#s of the sea, for your strength is laid !aste%
,2(*?% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day that thou, O Tyre, shalt be
forgotten, se$enty years, according to the days of one king( but after
se$enty years, there shall be unto Tyre as the song of a harlot%
,2(*A% Take a har#, go about the city, harlot that hast been forgotten(
sing !ell, sing many a song, that thou mayst be remembered%
,2(*+% )nd it shall come to #ass after se$enty years, that the 'ord !ill
$isit Tyre, and !ill bring her back again to her traffic( and she shall
commit fornication again !ith all the kingdoms of the !orld u#on the
face of the earth%
,2(*1% )nd her merchandise and her hire shall be sanctified to the 'ord(
they shall not be ke#t in store, nor laid u#( for her merchandise shall
be for them that shall d!ell before the 'ord, that they may eat unto
fulness, and be clothed for a continuance%
4anctified to the 'ord%%% This alludes to the con$ersion of the
Gentiles%
5saias "ha#ter ,.
The judgments of God u#on all the sinners of the !orld% ) remnant shall
joyfully #raise him%
,.(*% Behold the 'ord shall lay !aste the earth, and shall stri# it, and
shall afflict the face thereof, and scatter abroad the inhabitants
thereof%
,.(,% )nd it shall be as !ith the #eo#le, so !ith the #riest( and as
!ith the ser$ant so !ith his master( as !ith the handmaid, so !ith her
mistress( as !ith the buyer, so !ith the seller( as !ith the lender, so
!ith the borro!er( as !ith him that calleth for his money, so !ith him
that o!eth%
,.(2% =ith desolation shall the earth be laid !aste, and it shall be
utterly s#oiled( for the 'ord hath s#oken this !ord%
,.(.% The earth mourned, and faded a!ay, and is !eakened( the !orld
faded a!ay, the height of the #eo#le of the earth is !eakened%
,.(?% )nd the earth is infected by the inhabitants thereof( because they
ha$e transgressed the la!s, they ha$e changed the ordinance, they ha$e
broken the e$erlasting co$enant%
,.(A% Therefore shall a curse de$our the earth, and the inhabitants
thereof shall sin( and therefore they that d!ell therein shall be mad,
and fe! men shall be left%
,.(+% The $intage hath mourned, the $ine hath languished a!ay, all the
merry ha$e sighed%
,.(1% The mirth of timbrels hath ceased, the noise of them that rejoice
is ended, the melody of the har# is silent%
,.(B% They shall not drink !ine !ith a song( the drink shall be bitter
to them that drink it%
,.(*-% The city of $anity is broken do!n, e$ery house is shut u#, no man
cometh in%
,.(**% There shall be a crying for !ine in the streets( all mirth is
forsaken( the joy of the earth is gone a!ay%
,.(*,% Desolation is left in the city, and calamity shall o##ress the
gates%
,.(*2% 7or it shall be thus in the midst of the earth, in the midst of
the #eo#le, as if a fe! oli$es, that remain, should be shaken out of the
oli$e tree( or gra#es, !hen the $intage is ended%
,.(*.% These shall lift u# their $oice, and shall gi$e #raise( !hen the
'ord shall be glorified, they shall make a joyful noise from the sea%
,.(*?% Therefore glorify ye the 'ord in instruction( the name of the
'ord God of 5srael in the islands of the sea%
,.(*A% 7rom the ends of the earth !e ha$e heard #raises, the glory of
the just one% )nd 5 said( <y secret to myself, my secret to myself, !oe
is me( the #re$aricators ha$e #re$aricated, and !ith the #re$arication
of transgressors they ha$e #re$aricated%
,.(*+% 7ear, and the #it, and the snare are u#on thee, O thou inhabitant
of the earth%
,.(*1% )nd it shall come to #ass, that he that shall flee from the noise
of the fear, shall fall into the #it( and he that shall rid himself out
of the #it, shall be taken in the snare( for the flood-gates from on
high are o#ened, and the foundations of the earth shall be shaken%
,.(*B% =ith breaking shall the earth be broken, !ith crushing shall the
earth be crushed, !ith trembling shall the earth be mo$ed%
,.(,-% =ith shaking shall the earth be shaken as a drunken man, and
shall be remo$ed as the tent of one night( and the iniLuity thereof
shall be hea$y u#on it, and it shall fall, and not rise again%
,.(,*% )nd it shall come to #ass, that in that day the 'ord shall $isit
u#on the host of hea$en on high, and u#on the kings of the earth, on the
earth%
The host of hea$en on high%%% The stars, !hich in many #laces of the
4cri#ture are so called% 4ome commentators e>#lain that these !ords here
signify the demons of the air%
,.(,,% )nd they shall be gathered together as in the gathering of one
bundle into the #it, and they shall be shut u# there in #rison( and
after many days they shall be $isited%
,.(,2% )nd the moon shall blush, and the sun shall be ashamed, !hen the
'ord of hosts shall reign in mount 4ion, and in 9erusalem, and shall be
glorified in the sight of his ancients%
5saias "ha#ter ,?
) canticle of thanksgi$ing for GodDs judgments and benefits%
,?(*% O 'ord, thou art my God, 5 !ill e>alt O thee, and gi$e glory to
thy name( for thou hast done !onderful things, thy designs of old
faithful, amen%
,?(,% 7or thou hast reduced the city to a hea#, the strong city to ruin,
the house of strangers, to be no city, and to be no more built u# for
e$er%
,?(2% Therefore shall a strong #eo#le #raise thee, the city of mighty
nations shall fear thee%
,?(.% Because thou hast been a strength to the #oor, a strength to the
needy in his distress( a refuge from the !hirl!ind, a shado! from the
heat% 7or the blast of the mighty is like a !hirl!ind beating against a
!all%
,?(?% Thou shalt bring do!n the tumult of strangers, as heat in thirst(
and as !ith heat under a burning cloud, thou shalt make the branch of
the mighty to !ither a!ay%
,?(A% )nd the 'ord of hosts shall make unto all #eo#le in this mountain,
a feast of fat things, a feast of !ine, of fat things full of marro!, of
!ine #urified from the lees%
,?(+% )nd he shall destroy in this mountain the face of the bond !ith
!hich all #eo#le !ere tied, and the !eb that he began o$er all nations%
,?(1% 8e shall cast death do!n headlong for e$er( and the 'ord God shall
!i#e a!ay tears from e$ery face, and the re#roach of his #eo#le he shall
take a!ay from off the !hole earth( for the 'ord hath s#oken it%
,?(B% )nd they shall say in that day( 'o, this is our God, !e ha$e
!aited for him, and he !ill sa$e us( this is the 'ord, !e ha$e #atiently
!aited for him, !e shall rejoice and be joyful in his sal$ation%
,?(*-% 7or the hand of the 'ord shall rest in this mountain( and <oab
shall be trodden do!n under him, as stra! is broken in #ieces !ith the
!ain%
<oab%%% That is, the re#robate, !hose eternal #unishment, from !hich
they can no !ay esca#e, is described under these figures%
,?(**% )nd he shall stretch forth his hands under him, as he that
s!immeth stretcheth forth his hands to s!im( and he shall bring do!n his
glory !ith the dashing of his hands%
,?(*,% )nd the bul!arks of thy high !alls shall fall, and be brought
lo!, and shall be #ulled do!n to the ground, e$en to the dust%
5saias "ha#ter ,A
) canticle of thanks for the deli$erance of GodDs #eo#le%
,A(*% 5n that day shall this canticle be sung in the land of 9uda% 4ion
the city of our strength a sa$iour, a !all and a bul!ark shall be set
therein%
,A(,% O#en ye the gates, and let the just nation, that kee#eth the
truth, enter in%
,A(2% The old error is #assed a!ay( thou !ilt kee# #eace( #eace, because
!e ha$e ho#ed in thee%
,A(.% &ou ha$e ho#ed in the 'ord for e$ermore, in the 'ord God mighty
for e$er%
,A(?% 7or he shall bring do!n them that d!ell on high, the high city he
shall lay lo!% 8e shall bring it do!n e$en to the ground, he shall #ull
it do!n e$en to the dust%
,A(A% The foot shall tread it do!n, the feet of the #oor, the ste#s of
the needy%
,A(+% The !ay of the just is right, the #ath of the just is right to
!alk in%
,A(1% )nd in the !ay of thy judgments, O 'ord, !e ha$e #atiently !aited
for thee( thy name, and thy remembrance are the desire of the soul%
,A(B% <y soul hath desired thee in the night( yea, and !ith my s#irit
!ithin me in the morning early 5 !ill !atch to thee% =hen thou shalt do
thy judgments on the earth, the inhabitants of the !orld shall learn
justice%
,A(*-% 'et us ha$e #ity on the !icked, but he !ill not learn justice( in
the land of the saints he hath done !icked things, and he shall not see
the glory of the 'ord%
,A(**% 'ord, let thy hand be e>alted, and let them not see( let the
en$ious #eo#le see, and be confounded( and let fire de$our thy enemies%
,A(*,% 'ord, thou !ilt gi$e us #eace( for thou hast !rought all our
!orks for us%
,A(*2% O 'ord our God, other lords besides thee ha$e had dominion o$er
us, only in thee let us remember thy name%
,A(*.% 'et not the dead li$e, let not the giants rise again( therefore
hast $isited and destroyed them, and hast destroyed all their memory%
,A(*?% Thou hast been fa$ourable to the nation, O 'ord, thou hast been
fa$ourable to the nation( art thou glorifiedM thou hast remo$ed all the
ends of the earth far off%
,A(*A% 'ord, they ha$e sought after thee in distress, in the tribulation
of murmuring thy instruction !as !ith them%
,A(*+% )s a !oman !ith child, !hen she dra!eth near the time of her
deli$ery, is in #ain, and crieth out in her #angs( so are !e become in
thy #resence, O 'ord%
,A(*1% =e ha$e concei$ed, and been as it !ere in labour, and ha$e
brought forth !ind( !e ha$e not !rought sal$ation on the earth,
therefore the inhabitants of the earth ha$e not fallen%
,A(*B% Thy dead men shall li$e, my slain shall rise again( a!ake, and
gi$e #raise, ye that d!ell in the dust( for thy de! is the de! of the
light( and the land of the giants thou shalt #ull do!n into ruin%
,A(,-% Go, my #eo#le, enter into thy chambers, shut thy doors u#on thee,
hide thyself a little for a moment, until the indignation #ass a!ay%
,A(,*% 7or behold the 'ord !ill come out of his #lace, to $isit the
iniLuity of the inhabitant of the earth against him( and the earth shall
disclose her blood, and shall co$er her slain no more%
4hall co$er her slain no more%%% This is said !ith relation to the
martyrs, and their ha##y resurrection%
5saias "ha#ter ,+
The #unishment of the o##ressors of GodDs #eo#le% The 'ordDs fa$our to
his church%
,+(*% 5n that day the 'ord !ith his hard, and great, and strong s!ord
shall $isit le$iathan the bar ser#ent, and le$iathan the crooked
ser#ent, and shall slay the !hale that is in the sea%
'e$iathan%%% That is, the de$il, the great enemy of the #eo#le of God%
8e is called the bar ser#ent from his strength, and the crooked ser#ent
from his !ilesJ and the !hale of the sea, from the tyranny he e>ercises
in the sea of this !orld% 8e !as s#iritually slain by the death of
"hrist, !hen his #o!er !as destroyed%
,+(,% 5n that day there shall be singing to the $ineyard of #ure !ine%
The $ineyard, etc%%% The church of "hrist%
,+(2% 5 am the 'ord that kee# it, 5 !ill suddenly gi$e it drink( lest
any hurt come to it, 5 kee# it night and day%
5 !ill suddenly gi$e it drink%%% Or, as the 8ebre! may also be rendered,
5 !ill continually !ater it%
,+(.% There is no indignation in me( !ho shall make me a thorn and a
brier in battle( shall 5 march against it, shall, 5 set it on fire
togetherM
o indignation in me, etc%%% @iH%, against the church( nor shall 5
become as a thorn or brier in its regardJ or march against it, or set it
on fire( but it shall al!ays take fast hold of me, and kee# an
e$erlasting #eace !ith me%
,+(?% Or rather shall it take hold of my strength, shall it make #eace
!ith me, shall it make #eace !ith meM
,+(A% =hen they shall rush in unto 9acob, 5srael shall blossom and bud,
and they shall fill the face of the !orld !ith seed%
=hen they shall rush in, etc%%% 4ome understand this of the enemies of
the true 5srael, that shall in$ade it in $ain% Others of the s#iritual
in$asion made by the a#ostles of "hrist%
,+(+% 8ath he struck him according to the stroke of him that struck himM
or is he slain, as he killed them that !ere slain by himM
8ath he struck him, etc%%% 8ath God #unished the carnal #ersecuting
9e!s, in #ro#ortion to their doings against "hrist and his saintsM
,+(1% 5n measure against measure, !hen it shall be cast off, thou shalt
judge it% 8e hath meditated !ith his se$ere s#irit in the day of heat%
=hen it shall be cast off, etc%%% =hen the synagogue shall be cast off,
thou shalt judge it in measure, and in #ro#ortion to its crimes%-5bid%
8e hath meditated, etc%%% God hath designed se$ere #unishments in the
day of his !rath%
,+(B% Therefore u#on this shall the iniLuity of the house of 9acob be
forgi$en( and this is all the fruit, that the sin thereof should be
taken a!ay, !hen he shall ha$e made all the stones of the altar, as
burnt stones broken in #ieces, the gro$es and tem#les shall not stand%
Of the house of 9acob%%% @iH%, of such of them as shall be con$erted%
,+(*-% 7or the strong city shall be desolate, the beautiful city shall
be forsaken, and shall be left as a !ilderness( there the calf shall
feed, and there shall he lie do!n, and shall consume its branches%
The strong city%%% 9erusalem%
,+(**% 5ts har$est shall be destroyed !ith drought, !omen shall come and
teach it( for it is not a !ise #eo#le, therefore he that made it, shall
not ha$e mercy on it( and he that formed it, shall not s#are it%
,+(*,% )nd it shall come to #ass, that in that day the 'ord !ill strike
from the channel of the ri$er e$en to the torrent of Egy#t, and you
shall be gathered together one by one, O ye children of 5srael%
,+(*2% )nd it shall come to #ass, that in that day a noise shall be made
!ith a great trum#et, and they that !ere lost, shall come from the land
of the )ssyrians, and they that !ere outcasts in the land of Egy#t, and
they shall adore the 'ord in the holy mount in 9erusalem%
) great trum#et%%% The #reaching of the gos#el for the con$ersion of the
9e!s%
5saias "ha#ter ,1
The #unishment of the 5sraelites, for their #ride, intem#erance, and
contem#t of religion% "hrist the cornerstone%
,1(*% =oe to the cro!n of #ride, to the drunkards of E#hraim, and to the
fading flo!er the glory his joy, !ho !ere on the head of the fat $alley,
staggering !ith !ine%
E#hraim%%% That is, the kingdom of the ten tribes%-5bid% The head of the
fat $alley%%% 4amaria, situate on a hill, ha$ing under it a most fertile
$alley%
,1(,% Behold the 'ord is mighty and strong, as a storm of hail( a
destroying !hirl!ind, as the $iolence of many !aters o$erflo!ing, and
sent forth u#on a s#acious land%
,1(2% The cro!n of #ride of the drunkards of E#hraim shall be trodden
under feet%
,1(.% )nd the fading to!er the glory of his joy, !ho is on the head of
the fat $alley, shall be as a hasty fruit before the ri#eness of autumn(
!hich !hen he that seeth it shall behold, as soon he taketh it in his
hand, he !ill eat it u#%
,1(?% 5n that day the 'ord of hosts shall be a cro!n of glory, and a
garland of joy to the residue of his #eo#le(
,1(A% )nd a s#irit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment, and
strength to them that return out of the battle to the gate%
,1(+% But these also ha$e been ignorant through !ine, and through
drunkenness ha$e erred( the #riest and the #ro#het ha$e been ignorant
through drunkenness, they are s!allo!ed u# !ith !ine, they ha$e gone
astray in drunkenness, they ha$e not kno!n him that seeth, they ha$e
been ignorant of judgment%
These also%%% The kingdom of 9uda%
,1(1% 7or all the tables !ere full of $omit and filth, so that there !as
no more #lace%
,1(B% =hom shall he teach kno!ledgeM and !hom shall he make to
understand the hearingM them that are !eaned from the milk, that are
dra!n a!ay from the breasts%
,1(*-% 7or command, command againJ command, command againJ e>#ect,
e>#ect againJ a little there, a little there%
"ommand, command again, etc%%% This is said in the #erson of the 9e!s,
resisting the re#eated commands of God, and still #utting him off%
,1(**% 7or !ith the s#eech of li#s, and !ith another tongue he !ill
s#eak to this #eo#le%
,1(*,% To !hom he said( This is my rest, refresh the !eary, and this is
my refreshing( and they !ould not hear%
,1(*2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord shall be to them( "ommand, command
againJ command, command againJ e>#ect, e>#ect againJ a little there, a
little there( that they may go, and fall back!ard, and be broken, and
snared, and taken%
,1(*.% =herefore hear the !ord of the 'ord, ye scornful men, !ho rule
o$er my #eo#le that is in 9erusalem%
,1(*?% 7or you ha$e said( =e ha$e entered into a league !ith death, and
!e ha$e made a co$enant !ith hell% =hen the o$erflo!ing scourge shall
#ass through, it shall not come u#on us( for !e ha$e #laced our ho#e in
lies, and by falsehood !e are #rotected%
,1(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill lay a stone in
the foundations of 4ion, a tried stone, a corner stone, a #recious
stone, founded in the foundation% 8e that belie$eth, let him not hasten%
) stone in the foundations%%% @iH%, "hrist%-5bid% 'et him not hasten,
etc%%% 'et him e>#ect his coming !ith #atience%
,1(*+% )nd 5 !ill set judgment in !eight, and justice in measure( and
hail shall o$erturn the ho#e of falsehood( and !aters shall o$erflo! its
#rotection%
,1(*1% )nd your league !ith death shall be abolished, and your co$enant
!ith hell shall not stand( !hen the o$erflo!ing scourge shall #ass, you
shall be trodden do!n by it%
,1(*B% =hensoe$er it shall #ass through, it shall take you a!ay( because
in the morning early it shall #ass through, in the day and in the night,
and $e>ation alone shall make you understand !hat you hear%
,1(,-% 7or the bed is straitened, so that one must fall out, and a short
co$ering cannot co$er both%
The bed is straitened, etc%%% 5t is too narro! to hold t!o( God !ill
ha$e the bed of our heart all to himself%
,1(,*% 7or the 'ord shall stand u# as in the mountain of di$isions( he
shall be angry as in the $alley !hich is in Gabaon( that he may do his
!ork, his strange !ork( that he may #erform his !ork, his !ork is
strange to him%
)s in the mountain, etc%%% )s the 'ord fought against the Philistines in
Baal Pharasim, , ;ings ?%, and against the "hanaanites, in the $alley of
Gabaon, 9os% *-%
,1(,,% )nd no! do not mock, lest your bonds be tied strait% 7or 5 ha$e
heard of the 'ord the God of hosts a consum#tion and a cutting short
u#on all the earth%
,1(,2% Gi$e ear, and hear my $oice, hearken, and hear my s#eech%
,1(,.% 4hall the #loughman #lough all the day to so!, shall he o#en and
harro! his groundM
,1(,?% =ill he not, !hen he hath made #lain the surface thereof, so!
gith, and scatter cummin, and #ut !heat in order, and barley, and
millet, and $etches in their boundsM
,1(,A% 7or he !ill instruct him in judgment( his God !ill teach him%
,1(,+% 7or gith shall not be thrashed !ith sa!s, neither shall the cart
!heel turn about u#on cummin( but gith shall be beaten out !ith a rod,
and cumin !ith a staff%
,1(,1% But breadcorn shall be broken small( but the thrasher shall not
thrash it for e$er, neither shall the cart !heel hurt it, nor break it
!ith its teeth%
,1(,B% This also is come forth from the 'ord God of hosts, to make his
counsel !onderful, and magnify justice%
This also, etc%%% 4uch also is the #roceeding of the 'ord !ith his land,
and the di$ers seeds he thro!s therein%
5saias "ha#ter ,B
GodDs hea$y judgments u#on 9erusalem, for their obstinacy( !ith a
#ro#hecy of the con$ersion of the Gentiles%
,B(*% =oe to )riel, to )riel the city !hich Da$id took( year is added to
year the solemnities are at an end%
)riel%%% This !ord signifies, the lion of God, and here is taken for the
strong city of 9erusalem%
,B(,% )nd 5 !ill make a trench about )riel, and it shall be in sorro!
and mourning, and it shall be to me as )riel%
,B(2% )nd 5 !ill make a circle round about thee, and 5 !ill cast u# a
ram#art against thee, and raise u# bul!arks to besiege thee%
,B(.% Thou shalt be brought do!n, thou shall s#eak out of the earth, and
thy s#eech shall be heard out of the ground( and thy $oice shall be from
the earth like that of the #ython, and out of the earth thy s#eech shall
mutter%
,B(?% )nd the multitude of them that fan thee, shall be like small dust(
and as ashes #assing a!ay, the multitude of them that ha$e #re$ailed
against thee%
,B(A% )nd it shall be at an instant suddenly% ) $isitation shall come
from the 'ord of hosts in thunder, and !ith earthLuake, and !ith a great
noise of !hirl!ind and tem#estJ and !ith the flame of de$ouring fire%
,B(+% )nd the multitude of all nations that ha$e fought against )riel,
shall be as the dream of a $ision by night, and all that ha$e fought,
and besieged and #re$ailed against it%
,B(1% )nd as he that is hungry dreameth, and eateth, but !hen he is
a!ake, his soul is em#ty( and as he that is thirsty dreameth, and
drinketh and after he is a!ake, is yet faint !ith thirst, and his soul
is em#ty( so shall be the multitude of all the Gentiles, that ha$e
fought against mount 4ion%
,B(B% Be astonished, and !onder, !a$er, and stagger( be drunk, and not
!ith !ine( stagger, and not !ith drunkenness%
,B(*-% 7or the 'ord hath mingled for you the s#irit of a dee# slee#, he
!ill shut u# your eyes, he !ill co$er your #ro#hets and #rinces, that
see $isions%
,B(**% )nd the $ision of all shall be unto you as the !ords of a book
that is sealed !hich !hen they shall deli$er to one that is learned,
they shall say( Read this( and he shall ans!er( 5 cannot, for it is
sealed%
,B(*,% )nd the book shall be gi$en to one that kno!eth no letters, and
it shall be said to him( Read( and he shall ans!er( 5 kno! no letters%
,B(*2% )nd the 'ord said( 7orasmuch as this #eo#le dra! near me !ith
their mouth, and !ith their li#s glorify me, but their heart is far from
me, and they ha$e feared me !ith the commandment and doctrines of men(
,B(*.% Therefore behold 5 !ill #roceed to cause an admiration in this
#eo#le, by a great and !onderful miracle( for !isdom shall #erish from
their !ise men, and the understanding of their #rudent men shall be hid%
,B(*?% =oe to you that are dee# of heart, to hide your counsel from the
'ord( and their !orks are in the dark, and they say( =ho seeth us, and
!ho kno!eth usM
,B(*A% This thought of yours is #er$erse( as if the clay should think
against the #otter, and the !ork should say to the maker thereof( Thou
madest me not( or the thing framed should say to him that fashioned it(
Thou understandest not%
,B(*+% 5s it not yet a $ery little !hile, and 'ibanus shall be turned
into charmel, and charmel shall be esteemed as a forestM
"harmel%%% This !ord signifies a fruitful field%
,B(*1% )nd in that day the deaf shall hear the !ords of the book, and
out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see%
,B(*B% )nd the meek shall increase their joy in the 'ord, and the #oor
men shall rejoice in the 8oly One of 5srael%
,B(,-% 7or he that did #re$ail hath failed, the scorner is consumed, and
they are all cut off that !atched for iniLuity(
,B(,*% That made men sin by !ord, and su##lanted him that re#ro$ed them
in the gate, and declined in $ain from the just%
,B(,,% Therefore thus saith the 'ord to the house of 9acob, he that
redeemed )braham( 9acob shall not no! be confounded, neither shall his
countenance no! be ashamed(
,B(,2% But !hen he shall see his children, the !ork of my hands in the
midst of him sanctifying my name, and they shall sanctify the 8oly One
of 9acob, and shall glorify the God of 5srael(
,B(,.% )nd they that erred in s#irit, shall kno! understanding, and they
that murmured, shall learn the la!%
5saias "ha#ter 2-
The #eo#le are blamed for their confidence in Egy#t% GodDs mercies
to!ards his church% The #unishment of sinners%
2-(*% =oe to you, a#ostate children, saith the 'ord, that you !ould take
counsel, and not of me( and !ould begin a !eb, and not by my s#irit,
that you might add sin u#on sin(
2-(,% =ho !alk to go do!n into Egy#t, and ha$e not asked at my mouth,
ho#ing for hel# in the strength of Pharao, and trusting in the shado! of
Egy#t%
2-(2% )nd the strength of Pharao shall be to your confusion, and the
confidence of the shado! of Egy#t to your shame%
2-(.% 7or thy #rinces !ere in Tanis, and thy messengers came e$en to
8anes%
2-(?% They !ere all confounded at a #eo#le that could not #rofit them(
they !ere no hel#, nor to any #rofit, but to confusion and to re#roach%
2-(A% The burden of the beasts of the south% 5n a land of trouble and
distress, from !hence come the lioness, and the lion, the $i#er and the
flying basilisk, they carry their riches u#on the shoulders of beasts,
and their treasures u#on the bunches of camels to a #eo#le that shall
not be able to #rofit them%
2-(+% 7or Egy#t shall hel# in $ain, and to no #ur#ose( therefore ha$e 5
cried concerning this( 5t is #ride only, sit still%
2-(1% o! therefore go in and !rite for them u#on bo>, and note it
diligently in a book, and it shall be in the latter days for a testimony
for e$er%
2-(B% 7or it is a #eo#le that #ro$oketh to !rath, and lying children
that !ill not hear the la! of God%
2-(*-% =ho say to the seers( 4ee not( and to them that behold( Behold
not for us those things that are right( s#eak unto us #leasant things,
see errors for us%
2-(**% Take a!ay from me the !ay, turn a!ay the #ath from me, let the
8oly One of 5srael cease from before us%
2-(*,% Therefore thus saith the 8oly One of 5srael( Because you ha$e
rejected this !ord, and ha$e trusted in o##ression and tumult, and ha$e
leaned u#on it(
2-(*2% Therefore shall this iniLuity be to you as a breach that falleth,
and is found !anting in a high !all, for the destruction thereof shall
come on a sudden, !hen it is not looked for%
2-(*.% )nd it shall be broken small, as the #otterDs $essel is broken
all to #ieces !ith mighty breaking, and there shall not a sherd be found
of the #ieces thereof, !herein a little fire may be carried from the
hearth, or a little !ater be dra!n out of the #it%
2-(*?% 7or thus saith the 'ord God the 8oly One of 5srael( 5f you return
and be Luiet, you shall be sa$ed( in silence and in ho#e shall your
strength be% )nd you !ould not(
2-(*A% But ha$e said( o, but !e !ill flee to horses( therefore shall
you flee% )nd !e !ill mount u#on s!ift ones( therefore shall they be
s!ifter that shall #ursue after you%
2-(*+% ) thousand men shall flee for fear of one( and for fear of fi$e
shall you flee, till you be left as the mast of shi# on the to# of a
mountain, and as an ensign u#on a hill%
2-(*1% Therefore the 'ord !aiteth that he may ha$e mercy on you( and
therefore shall he be e>alted s#aring you( because the 'ord is the God
of judgment( blessed are all they that !ait for him%
2-(*B% 7or the #eo#le of 4ion shall d!ell in 9erusalem( !ee#ing thou
shalt not !ee#, he !ill surely ha$e #ity on thee( at the $oice of thy
cry, as soon as he shall hear, he !ill ans!er thee%
2-(,-% )nd the 'ord !ill gi$e you s#are bread, and short !ater( and !ill
not cause thy teacher to flee a!ay from thee any more, and thy eyes
shall see thy teacher%
2-(,*% )nd thy ears shall hear the !ord of one admonishing thee behind
thy back( This is the !ay, !alk ye in it( and go not aside neither to
the right hand, nor to the left%
2-(,,% )nd thou shalt defile the #lates of thy gra$en things of sil$er,
and the garment of thy molten things of gold, and shalt cast them a!ay
as the uncleanness of a menstruous !oman% Thou shalt say to it( Get
thee hence%
2-(,2% )nd rain shall be gi$en to thy seed, !heresoe$er thou shalt so!
in the land( and the bread of the corn of the land shall be most
#lentiful, and fat% The lamb in that day shall feed at large in thy
#ossession(
2-(,.% )nd thy o>en, and the ass colts that till the ground, shall eat
mingled #ro$ender as it !as !inno!ed in the floor%
2-(,?% )nd there shall be u#on e$ery high mountain, and u#on e$ery
ele$ated hill ri$ers of running !aters in the day of the slaughter of
many, !hen the to!er shall fall%
2-(,A% )nd the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and
the light of the sun shall be se$enfold, as the light of se$en days( in
the day !hen the 'ord shall bind u# the !ound of his #eo#le, and shall
heal the stroke of their !ound%
2-(,+% Behold the name of the 'ord cometh from afar, his !rath burneth,
and is hea$y to bear( his li#s are filled !ith indignation, and his
tongue as a de$ouring fire%
2-(,1% 8is breath as a torrent o$erflo!ing e$en to the midst of the
neck, to destroy the nations unto nothing, and the bridle of error that
!as in the ja!s of the #eo#le%
2-(,B% &ou shall ha$e a song as in the night of the sanctified
solemnity, and joy of heart, as !here one goeth !ith a #i#e, to come
into the mountain of the 'ord, to the <ighty One of 5srael%
2-(2-% )nd the 'ord shall make the glory of his $oice to be heard, and
shall she! the terror of his arm, in the threatening of !rath, and the
flame of de$ouring fire( he shall crush to #ieces !ith !hirl!ind, and
hailstones%
2-(2*% 7or at the $oice of the 'ord the )ssyrian shall fear being struck
!ith the rod%
2-(2,% )nd the #assage of the rod shall be strongly grounded, !hich the
'ord shall make to rest u#on him !ith timbrels and har#s, and in great
battles he shall o$erthro! them%
2-(22% 7or To#heth is #re#ared from yesterday, #re#ared by the king,
dee#, and !ide% The nourishment thereof is fire and much !ood( the
breath of the 'ord as a torrent of brimstone kindling it%
To#heth%%% 5t is the same as Gehenna, and is taken for hell%
5saias "ha#ter 2*
The folly of trusting to Egy#t, and forgetting God% 8e !ill fight for
his #eo#le against the )ssyrians%
2*(*% =oe to them that go do!n to Egy#t for hel#, trusting in horses,
and #utting their confidence in chariots, because they are many( and in
horsemen, because they are $ery strong( and ha$e not trusted in the 8oly
One of 5srael, and ha$e not sought after the 'ord%
2*(,% But he that is the !ise one hath brought e$il, and hath not
remo$ed his !ords( and he !ill rise u# against the house of the !icked,
and against the aid of them that !ork iniLuity%
2*(2% Egy#t is man, and not God( and their horses, flesh, and not
s#irit( and the 'ord shall #ut do!n his hand, and the hel#er shall fall,
and he that is hel#ed shall fall, and they shall all be confounded
together%
2*(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord to me( 'ike as the lion roareth, and the
lions !hel# u#on his #rey, and !hen a multitude of she#herds shall come
against him, he !ill not fear at their $oice, nor be afraid of their
multitude( so shall the 'ord of hosts come do!n to fight u#on mount
4ion, and u#on the hill thereof%
2*(?% )s birds flying, so !ill the 'ord of hosts #rotect 9erusalem,
#rotecting and deli$ering, #assing o$er and sa$ing%
2*(A% Return as you had dee#ly re$olted, O children of 5srael%
2*(+% 7or in that day a man shall cast a!ay his idols of sil$er, and his
idols of gold, !hich your hands ha$e made for you to sin%
2*(1% )nd the )ssyrian shall fall by the s!ord not of a man, and the
s!ord not of a man shall de$our him, and he shall flee not at the face
of the s!ord, and his young men shall be tributaries%
2*(B% )nd his strength shall #ass a!ay !ith dread, and his #rinces
fleeing shall be afraid( the 'ord hath said it, !hose fire is in 4ion,
and his furnace in 9erusalem%
5saias "ha#ter 2,
The blessings of the reign of "hrist% The desolation of the 9e!s, and
#ros#erity of the church of "hrist%
2,(*% Behold a king shall reign in justice, and #rinces shall rule in
judgment%
2,(,% )nd a man shall be as !hen one is hid from the !ind, and hideth
himself from a storm, as ri$ers of !aters in drought, and the shado! of
a rock that standeth out in a desert land%
2,(2% The eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them
that hear shall hearken diligently%
2,(.% )nd the heart of fools shall understand kno!ledge, and the tongue
of stammerers shall s#eak readily and #lain%
2,(?% The fool shall no more be called #rince( neither shall the
deceitful be called great(
2,(A% 7or the fool !ill s#eak foolish things, and his heart !ill !ork
iniLuity, to #ractise hy#ocrisy, and s#eak to the 'ord deceitfully, and
to make em#ty the soul of the hungry, and take a!ay drink from the
thirsty%
2,(+% The $essels of the deceitful are most !icked( for he hath framed
de$ices to destroy the meek, !ith lying !ords, !hen the #oor man
s#eaketh judgment%
2,(1% But the #rince !ill de$ise such things as are !orthy of a #rince,
and he shall stand abo$e the rulers%
2,(B% Rise u#, ye rich !omen, and hear my $oice( ye confident daughters,
gi$e ear to my s#eech%
2,(*-% 7or after days and a year, you that are confident shall be
troubled( for the $intage is at an end, the gathering shall come no
more%
2,(**% Be astonished, ye rich !omen, be troubled, ye confident ones(
stri# you, and be confounded, gird your loins%
2,(*,% <ourn for your breasts, for the delightful country, for the
fruitful $ineyard%
2,(*2% :#on the land of my #eo#le shall thorns and briers come u#( ho!
much more u#on all the houses of joy, of the city that rejoicedM
2,(*.% 7or the house is forsaken, the multitude of the city is left,
darkness and obscurity are come u#on its dens for e$er% ) joy of !ild
asses, the #astures of flocks%
2,(*?% :ntil the s#irit be #oured u#on us from on high( and the desert
shall be as a charmel, and charmel shall be counted for a forest%
2,(*A% )n judgment shall d!ell in the !ilderness, and justice shall sit
in charmel%
2,(*+% )nd the !ork of justice shall be #eace, and the ser$ice of
justice Luietness, and security for e$er%
2,(*1% )nd my #eo#le shall sit in the beauty of #eace, and in the
tabernacles of confidence, and in !ealthy rest%
2,(*B% But hail shall be in the descent of the forest, and the city
shall be made $ery lo!%
2,(,-% Blessed are ye that so! u#on all !aters, sending thither the foot
of the o> and the ass%
5saias "ha#ter 22
GodDs re$enge against the enemies of his church% The ha##iness of the
hea$enly 9erusalem%
22(*% =oe to thee that s#oilest, shalt not thou thyself also be s#oiledM
and thou that des#isest, shalt not thyself also be des#isedM !hen thou
shalt ha$e made an end of s#oiling, thou shalt be s#oiled( !hen being
!earied thou shalt cease to des#ise, thou shalt be des#ised%
That s#oilest, etc%%% This is #articularly directed to 4ennacherib%
22(,% O 'ord, ha$e mercy on us( for !e ha$e !aited for thee( be thou our
arm in the morning, and our sal$ation in the time of trouble%
22(2% )t the $oice of the angel the #eo#le fled, and at the lifting u#
thyself the nations are scattered%
22(.% )nd your s#oils shall be gathered together as the locusts are
gathered, as !hen the ditches are full of them%
22(?% The 'ord is magnified, for he hath d!elt on high( he hath filled
4ion !ith judgment and justice%
22(A% )nd there shall be faith in thy times( riches of sal$ation, !isdom
and kno!ledge( the fear of the 'ord is his treasure%
22(+% Behold they that see shall cry !ithout, the angels of #eace shall
!ee# bitterly%
The angels of #eace%%% The messengers or de#uties sent to negotiate a
#eace%
22(1% The !ays are made desolate, no one #asseth by the road, the
co$enant is made $oid, he hath rejected the cities, he hath not regarded
the men%
22(B% The land hath mourned, and languished( 'ibanus is confounded, and
become foul, and 4aron is become as a desert( and Basan and "armel are
shaken%
22(*-% o! !ill 5 rise u#, saith the 'ord( no! !ill 5 be e>alted, no!
!ill 5 lift u# myself%
22(**% &ou shall concei$e heat, you shall bring forth stubble( your
breath as fire shall de$our you%
22(*,% )nd the #eo#le shall be as ashes after a fire, as a bundle of
thorns they shall be burnt !ith fire%
22(*2% 8ear, you that are far off, !hat 5 ha$e done, and you that are
near kno! my strength%
22(*.% The sinners in 4ion are afraid, trembling hath seiHed u#on the
hy#ocrites% =hich of you can d!ell !ith de$ouring fireM !hich of you
shall d!ell !ith e$erlasting burningsM
22(*?% 8e that !alketh in justices, and s#eaketh truth, that casteth
a!ay a$arice by o##ression, and shaketh his hands from all bribes, that
sto##eth his ears lest he hear blood, and shutteth his eyes that he may
see no e$il%
22(*A% 8e shall d!ell on high, the fortifications of rocks shall be his
highness( bread is gi$en him, his !aters are sure%
22(*+% 8is eyes shall see the king in his beauty, they shall see the
land far off%
22(*1% Thy heart shall meditate fear( !here is the learnedM !here is he
that #ondered the !ords of the la!M !here is the teacher of little onesM
22(*B% The shameless #eo#le thou shalt not see, the #eo#le of #rofound
s#eech( so that thou canst not understand the eloLuence of his tongue,
in !hom there is no !isdom%
22(,-% 'ook u#on 4ion the city of our solemnity( thy eyes shall see
9erusalem, a rich habitation, a tabernacle that cannot be remo$ed(
neither shall the nails thereof be taken a!ay for e$er, neither shall
any of the cords thereof be broken%
22(,*% Because only there our 'ord is magnificent( a #lace of ri$ers,
$ery broad and s#acious streams( no shi# !ith oars shall #ass by it,
neither shall the great galley #ass through it%
Of ri$ers%%% 8e s#eaks of the ri$ers of endless joys that flo! from the
throne of God to !ater the hea$enly 9erusalem, !here no enemyDs shi# can
come, etc%
22(,,% 7or the 'ord is our judge, the 'ord is our la!gi$er, the 'ord is
our king( he !ill sa$e us%
22(,2% Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength( thy
mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to s#read
the flag% Then shall the s#oils of much #rey be di$ided( the lame shall
take the s#oil%
Thy tacklings%%% 8e s#eaks of the enemies of the church, under the
allegory of a shi# that is disabled%
22(,.% either shall he that is near, say( 5 am feeble% The #eo#le that
d!ell therein, shall ha$e their iniLuity taken a!ay from them%
5saias "ha#ter 2.
The general judgment of the !icked%
2.(*% "ome near, ye Gentiles, and hear, and hearken, ye #eo#le( let the
earth hear, and all that is therein, the !orld, and e$ery thing that
cometh forth of it%
2.(,% 7or the indignation of the 'ord is u#on all nations, and his fury
u#on all their armies( he hath killed them, and deli$ered them to
slaughter%
2.(2% Their slain shall be cast forth, and out of their carcasses shall
rise a stink( the mountains shall be melted !ith their blood%
2.(.% )nd all the host of the hea$ens shall #ine a!ay, and the hea$ens
shall be folded together as a book( and all their host shall fall do!n
as the leaf falleth from the $ine, and from the fig tree%
)nd all the host of the hea$ens%%% That is, the sun, moon, and stars%
2.(?% 7or my s!ord is inebriated in hea$en( behold it shall come do!n
u#on 5dumea, and u#on the #eo#le of my slaughter unto judgment%
5dumea%%% :nder the name of 5dumea, or Edom a #eo#le that !ere enemies
of the 9e!s, are here understood the !icked in general, the enemies of
God and his church%
2.(A% The s!ord of the 'ord is filled !ith blood, it is made thick !ith
the blood of lambs and buck goats, !ith the blood of rams full of
marro!( for there is a $ictim of the 'ord in Bosra and a great slaughter
in the land of Edom%
2.(+% )nd the unicorns shall go do!n !ith them, and the bulls !ith the
mighty( their land shall be soaked !ith blood, and their ground !ith the
fat of fat ones%
The unicorns%%% That is, the great and mighty%
2.(1% 7or it is the day of the $engeance of the 'ord, the year of
recom#enses of the judgment of 4ion%
The year of recom#enses, etc%%% =hen the #ersecutors of 4ion, that is,
of the church, shall recei$e their re!ard%
2.(B% )nd the streams thereof shall be turned into #itch, and the ground
thereof into brimstone( and the land thereof shall become burning #itch%
2.(*-% ight and day it shall not be Luenched, the smoke thereof shall
go u# for e$er( from generation to generation it shall lie !aste, none
shall #ass through it for e$er and e$er%
2.(**% The bittern and ericius shall #ossess it( and the ibis and the
ra$en shall d!ell in it( and a line shall be stretched out u#on it, to
bring it to nothing, and a #lummet, unto desolation%
2.(*,% The nobles thereof shall not be there( they shall call rather
u#on the king, and all the #rinces thereof shall be nothing%
2.(*2% )nd thorns and nettles shall gro! u# in its houses, and the
thistle in the fortresses thereof( and it shall be the habitation of
dragons, and the #asture of ostriches%
2.(*.% )nd demons and monsters shall meet, and the hairy ones shall cry
out one to another, there hath the lamia lain do!n, and found rest for
herself%
2.(*?% There hath the ericius had its hole, and brought u# its young
ones, and hath dug round about, and cherished them in the shado!
thereof( thither are the kites gathered together one to another%
2.(*A% 4earch ye diligently in the book of the 'ord, and read( not one
of them !as !anting, one hath not sought for the other( for that !hich
#roceedeth out of my mouth, he hath commanded, and his s#irit it hath
gathered them%
2.(*+% )nd he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath di$ided it
to them by line( they shall #ossess it for e$er, from generation to
generation they shall d!ell therein%
5saias "ha#ter 2?
The joyful flourishing of "hristDs kingdom( in his church shall be a
holy and secure !ay%
2?(*% The land that !as desolate and im#assable shall be glad, and the
!ilderness shall rejoice, and shall flourish like the lily%
2?(,% 5t shall bud forth and blossom, and shall rejoice !ith joy and
#raise( the glory of 'ibanus is gi$en to it( the beauty of "armel, and
4aron, they shall see the glory of the 'ord, and the beauty of our God%
2?(2% 4trengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the !eak knees%
2?(.% 4ay to the fainthearted( Take courage, and fear not( behold your
God !ill bring the re$enge of recom#ense( God himself !ill come and !ill
sa$e you%
2?(?% Then shall the eyes of the blind be o#ened, and the ears of the
deaf shall be unsto##ed%
2?(A% Then shall the lame man lea# as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb
shall be free( for !aters are broken out in the desert, and streams in
the !ilderness%
2?(+% )nd that !hich !as dry land, shall become a #ool, and the thirsty
land s#rings of !ater% 5n the dens !here dragons d!elt before, shall
rise u# the $erdure of the reed and the bulrush%
2?(1% )nd a #ath and a !ay shall be there, and it shall be called the
holy !ay( the unclean shall not #ass o$er it, and this shall be unto you
a straight !ay, so that fools shall not err therein%
2?(B% o lion shall be there, nor shall any mischie$ous beast go u# by
it, nor be found there( but they shall !alk there that shall be
deli$ered%
2?(*-% )nd the redeemed of the 'ord shall return, and shall come into
4ion !ith #raise, and e$erlasting joy shall be u#on their heads( they
shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorro! and mourning shall flee a!ay%
5saias "ha#ter 2A
4ennacherib in$ades 9uda( his blas#hemies%
2A(*% )nd it came to #ass in the fourteenth year of king EHechias, that
4ennacherib king of the )ssyrians came u# against all the fenced cities
of 9uda, and took them%
2A(,% )nd the king of the )ssyrians sent Rabsaces from 'achis to
9erusalem, to king EHechias !ith a great army, and he stood by the
conduit of the u##er #ool in the !ay of the fullerDs field%
2A(2% )nd there !ent out to him Eliacim the son of 8elcias, !ho !as o$er
the house, and 4obna the scribe, and 9oahe the son of )sa#h the
recorder%
2A(.% )nd Rabsaces said to them( Tell EHechias( Thus saith the great
king, the king of the )ssyrians( =hat is this confidence !herein thou
trustestM
2A(?% Or !ith !hat counsel or strength dost thou #re#are for !arM on
!hom dost thou trust, that thou art re$olted from meM
2A(A% 'o thou trustest u#on this broken staff of a reed, u#on Egy#t(
u#on !hich if a man lean, it !ill go into his hand, and #ierce it( so is
Pharao king of Egy#t to all that trust in him%
2A(+% But if thou !ilt ans!er me( =e trust in the 'ord our God( is it
not he !hose high #laces and altars EHechias hath taken a!ay, and hath
said to 9uda and 9erusalem( &ou shall !orshi# before this altarM
2A(1% )nd no! deli$er thyself u# to my lord the king of the )ssyrians,
and 5 !ill gi$e thee t!o thousand horses, and thou !ilt not be able on
thy #art to find riders for them%
2A(B% )nd ho! !ilt thou stand against the face of the judge of one
#lace, of the least of my masterDs ser$antsM But if thou trust in Egy#t,
in chariots and in horsemen(
2A(*-% )nd am 5 no! come u# !ithout the 'ord against this land to
destroy itM The 'ord said to me( Go u# against this land, and destroy
it%
2A(**% )nd Eliacim, and 4obna, and 9oahe said to Rabsaces( 4#eak to thy
ser$ants in the 4yrian tongue( for !e understand it( s#eak not to us in
the 9e!sD language in the hearing of the #eo#le, that are u#on the !all%
2A(*,% )nd Rabsaces said to them( 8ath my master sent me to thy master
and to thee, to s#eak all these !ordsJ and not rather to the men that
sit on the !allJ that they may eat their o!n dung, and drink their urine
!ith youM
2A(*2% Then Rabsaces stood, and cried out !ith a loud $oice in the 9e!sD
language, and said( 8ear the !ords of the great king, the king of the
)ssyrians%
2A(*.% Thus saith the king( 'et not EHechias decei$e you, for he shall
not be able to deli$er you%
2A(*?% )nd let not EHechias make you trust in the 'ord, saying( The 'ord
!ill surely deli$er us, and this city shall not be gi$en into the hands
of the king of the )ssyrians%
2A(*A% Do not hearken to EHechias( for thus said the king of the
)ssyrians( Do !ith me that !hich is for your ad$antage, and come out to
me, and eat ye e$ery one of his $ine, and e$ery one of his fig tree, and
drink ye e$ery one the !ater of his cistern,
2A(*+% Till 5 come and take you a!ay to a land, like to your o!n, a land
of corn and of !ine, a land of bread and $ineyards%
2A(*1% either let EHechias trouble you, saying( The 'ord !ill deli$er
us% 8a$e any of the gods of the nations deli$ered their land out of the
hand of the king of the )ssyriansM
2A(*B% =here is the god of Emath and of )r#hadM !here is the god of
4e#har$aimM ha$e they deli$ered 4amaria out of my handM
2A(,-% =ho is there among all the gods of these lands, that hath
deli$ered his country out of my hand, that the 'ord may deli$er
9erusalem out of my handM
2A(,*% )nd they held their #eace, and ans!ered him not a !ord% 7or the
king had commanded, saying( )ns!er him not%
2A(,,% )nd Eliacim the son of 8elcias, that !as o$er the house, and
4obna the scribe, and 9oahe the son of )sa#h the recorder, !ent in to
EHechias !ith their garments rent, and told him the !ords of Rabsaces%
5saias "ha#ter 2+
EHechias, his mourning and #rayer% GodDs #romise of #rotection% The
)ssyrian army is destroyed% 4ennacherib is slain%
2+(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen king EHechias had heard it, that he rent
his garments and co$ered himself !ith sackcloth, and !ent into the house
of the 'ord%
2+(,% )nd he sent Eliacim !ho !as o$er the house, and 4obna the scribe,
and the ancients of the #riests co$ered !ith sackcloth, to 5saias the
son of )mos the #ro#het%
2+(2% )nd they said to him( Thus saith EHechias( This day is a day of
tribulation, and of rebuke, and of blas#hemy( for the children are come
to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth%
2+(.% 5t may be the 'ord thy God !ill hear the !ords of Rabsaces, !hom
the king of the )ssyrians his master hath sent to blas#heme the li$ing
God, and to re#roach !ith !ords !hich the 'ord thy God hath heard(
!herefore lift u# by #rayer for the remnant that is left%
2+(?% )nd the ser$ants of EHechias came to 5saias%
2+(A% )nd 5saias said to them( Thus shall you say to your master( Thus
saith the 'ord( Be not afraid of the !ords that thou hast heard, !ith
!hich the ser$ants of the king of the )ssyrians ha$e blas#hemed me%
2+(+% Behold, 5 !ill send a s#irit u#on him, and he shall hear a
message, and shall return to his o!n country, and 5 !ill cause him to
fall by the s!ord in his o!n country%
2+(1% )nd Rabsaces returned, and found the king of the )ssyrians
besieging 'obna% 7or he had heard that he !as de#arted from 'achis%
2+(B% )nd he heard say about Tharaca the king of Ethio#ia( 8e is come
forth to fight against thee% )nd !hen he heard it, he sent messengers to
EHechias, saying(
2+(*-% Thus shall you s#eak to EHechias the king of 9uda, saying( 'et
not thy God decei$e thee, in !hom thou trustest, saying( 9erusalem shall
not be gi$en into the hands of the king of the )ssyrians%
2+(**% Behold thou hast heard all that the kings of the )ssyrians ha$e
done to all countries !hich they ha$e destroyed, and canst thou be
deli$eredM
2+(*,% 8a$e the gods of the nations deli$ered them !hom my fathers ha$e
destroyed, GoHam, and 8aram, and Rese#h, and the children of Eden, that
!ere in ThalassarM
2+(*2% =here is the king of Emath, and the king of )r#had, and the king
of the city of 4e#har$aim, of )na, and of )$aM
2+(*.% )nd EHechias took the letter from the hand of the messengers, and
read it, and !ent u# to the house of the 'ord, and EHechias s#read it
before the 'ord%
2+(*?% )nd EHechias #rayed to the 'ord, saying(
2+(*A% 'ord of hosts, God of 5srael !ho sitteth u#on the cherubims, thou
alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth, thou hast made
hea$en and earth%
2+(*+% 5ncline, O 'ord, thy ear, and hear( o#en, O 'ord, thy eyes, and
see, and hear all the !ords of 4ennacherib, !hich he hath sent to
blas#heme the li$ing God%
2+(*1% 7or of a truth, O 'ord, the kings of the )ssyrians ha$e laid
!aste lands, and their countries%
2+(*B% )nd they ha$e cast their gods into the fire, for they !ere not
gods, but the !orks of menDs hands, of !ood and stone( and they broke
them in #ieces%
2+(,-% )nd no!, O 'ord our God, sa$e us out of his hand( and let all the
kingdoms of the earth kno!, that thou only art the 'ord%
2+(,*% )nd 5saias the son of )mos sent to EHechias, saying( Thus saith
the 'ord the God of 5srael( 7or the #rayer thou hast made to me
concerning 4ennacherib the king of the )ssyrians(
2+(,,% This is the !ord !hich the 'ord hath s#oken of him( The $irgin
the daughter of 4ion hath des#ised thee, and laughed thee to scorn( the
daughter of 9erusalem hath !agged the head after thee%
2+(,2% =hom hast thou re#roached, and !hom hast thou blas#hemed, and
against !hom hast thou e>alted thy $oice, and lifted u# thy eyes on
highM )gainst the 8oly One of 5srael%
2+(,.% By the hand of thy ser$ants thou hast re#roached the 'ord( and
hast said( =ith the multitude of my chariots 5 ha$e gone u# to the
height of the mountains, to the to# of 'ibanus( and 5 !ill cut do!n its
tall cedars, and its choice fir trees, and !ill enter to the to# of its
height, to the forest of its "armel%
"armel%%% 4ee these figurati$e e>#ressions e>#lained in the annotations
on the nineteenth cha#ter of the fourth book of ;ings%
2+(,?% 5 ha$e digged, and drunk !ater, and ha$e dried u# !ith the sole
of my foot, all the ri$ers shut u# in banks%
2+(,A% 8ast thou not heard !hat 5 ha$e done to him of oldM from the days
of old 5 ha$e formed it( and no! 5 ha$e brought it to effect( and it
hath come to #ass that hills fighting together, and fenced cities should
be destroyed%
2+(,+% The inhabitants of them !ere !eak of hand, they trembled, and
!ere confounded( they became like the grass of the field, and the herb
of the #asture, and like the grass of the houseto#s, !hich !ithered
before it !as ri#e%
2+(,1% 5 kno! thy d!elling, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and
thy rage against me%
2+(,B% =hen thou !ast mad against me, thy #ride came u# to my ears(
therefore 5 !ill #ut a ring in thy nose, and a bit bet!een thy li#s, and
5 !ill turn thee back by the !ay by !hich thou camest%
2+(2-% But to thee this shall be a sign( Eat this year the things that
s#ring of themsel$es, and in the second year eat fruits( but in the
third year so! and rea#, and #lant $ineyards, and eat the fruit of them%
2+(2*% )nd that !hich shall be sa$ed of the house of 9uda, and !hich is
left, shall take root do!n!ard, and shall bear fruit u#!ard(
2+(2,% 7or out of 9erusalem shall go forth a remnant, and sal$ation from
mount 4ion( the Heal of the 'ord of hosts shall do this%
2+(22% =herefore thus saith the 'ord concerning the king of the
)ssyrians( 8e shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arro! into it,
nor come before it !ith shield, nor cast a trench about it%
2+(2.% By the !ay that he came, he shall return, and into this city he
shall not come, saith the 'ord%
2+(2?% )nd 5 !ill #rotect this city, and !ill sa$e it for my o!n sake,
and for the sake of Da$id my ser$ant%
2+(2A% )nd the angel of the 'ord !ent out and sle! in the cam# of the
)ssyrians a hundred and eighty-fi$e thousand% )nd they arose in the
morning, and behold they !ere all dead cor#ses%
2+(2+% )nd 4ennacherib the king of the )ssyrians !ent out and de#arted,
and returned, and d!elt in ini$e%
2+(21% )nd it came to #ass, as he !as !orshi##ing in the tem#le of
esroch his god, that )dramelech and 4arasar his sons sle! him !ith the
s!ord( and they fled into the land of )rarat, and )sarhaddon his son
reigned in his stead%
5saias "ha#ter 21
EHechias being ad$ertised that he shall die, obtains by #rayer a
#rolongation of his life( in confirmation of !hich the sun goes back%
The canticle of EHechias%
21(*% 5n those days EHechias !as sick e$en to death, and 5saias the son
of )mos the #ro#het cane unto him, and said to him( Thus saith the 'ord(
Take order !ith thy house, for thou shalt die, and not li$e%
21(,% )nd EHechias turned his face to!ard the !all, and #rayed to the
'ord,
21(2% )nd said( 5 beseech thee, O 'ord, remember ho! 5 ha$e !alked
before thee in truth, and !ith a #erfect heart, and ha$e done that !hich
is good in thy sight% )nd EHechias !e#t !ith great !ee#ing%
21(.% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 5saias, saying(
21(?% Go and say to EHechias( Thus saith the 'ord the God of Da$id thy
father( 5 ha$e heard thy #rayer, and 5 ha$e seen thy tears( behold 5
!ill add to thy days fifteen years(
21(A% )nd 5 !ill deli$er thee and this city out of the hand of the king
of the )ssyrians, and 5 !ill #rotect it%
21(+% )nd this shall be a sign to thee from the 'ord, that the 'ord !ill
do this !ord !hich he hath s#oken(
21(1% Behold 5 !ill bring again the shado! of the lines, by !hich it is
no! gone do!n in the sun dial of )chaH !ith the sun, ten lines back!ard%
)nd the sun returned ten lines by the degrees by !hich it !as gone do!n%
21(B% The !riting of EHechias king of 9uda, !hen he had been sick, and
!as reco$ered of his sickness%
21(*-% 5 said( 5n the midst of my days 5 shall go to the gates of hell(
5 sought for the residue of my years%
8ell%%% 4heol, or 8ades, the region of the dead%
21(**% 5 said( 5 shall not see the 'ord God in the land of the li$ing% 5
shall behold man no more, nor the inhabitant of rest%
21(*,% <y generation is at an end, and it is rolled a!ay from me, as a
she#herdDs tent% <y life is cut off, as by a !ea$er( !hilst 5 !as yet
but beginning, he cut me off( from morning e$en to night thou !ilt make
an end of me%
21(*2% 5 ho#ed till morning, as a lion so hath he broken all my bones(
from morning e$en to night thou !ilt make an end of me%
21(*.% 5 !ill cry like a young s!allo!, 5 !ill meditate like a do$e( my
eyes are !eakened looking u#!ard( 'ord, 5 suffer $iolence, ans!er thou
for me%
21(*?% =hat shall 5 say, or !hat shall he ans!er for me, !hereas he
himself hath done itM 5 !ill recount to thee all my years in the
bitterness of my soul%
21(*A% O 'ord, if manDs life be such, and the life of my s#irit be in
such things as these, thou shalt correct me, and make me to li$e%
21(*+% Behold in #eace is my bitterness most bitter( but thou hast
deli$ered my soul that it should not #erish, thou hast cast all my sins
behind thy back%
21(*1% 7or hell shall not confess to thee, neither shall death #raise
thee( nor shall they that go do!n into the #it, look for thy truth%
21(*B% The li$ing, the li$ing, he shall gi$e #raise to thee, as 5 do
this day( the father shall make the truth kno!n to the children%
21(,-% O 'ord, sa$e me, and !e !ill sing our #salms all the days of our
life in the house of the 'ord%
21(,*% o! 5saias had ordered that they should take a lum# of figs, and
lay it as a #laster u#on the !ound, and that he should be healed%
21(,,% )nd EHechias had said( =hat shall be the sign that 5 shall go u#
to the house of the 'ordM
5saias "ha#ter 2B
EHechias she!s all his treasures to the ambassadors of Babylon( u#on
!hich 5saias foretells the Babylonish ca#ti$ity%
2B(*% )t that time <erodach Baladan, the son of Baladan king of Babylon,
sent letters and #resents to EHechias( for he had heard that he had been
sick and !as reco$ered%
2B(,% )nd EHechias rejoiced at their coming, and he she!ed them the
storehouses of his aromatical s#ices, and of the sil$er, and of the
gold, and of the s!eet odours, and of the #recious ointment, and all the
storehouses of his furniture, and all things that !ere found in his
treasures% There !as nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion that
EHechias she!ed them not%
2B(2% Then 5saias the #ro#het came to king EHechias, and said to him(
=hat said these men, and from !hence came they to theeM )nd EHechias
said( 7rom a far country they came to me, from Babylon%
2B(.% )nd he said( =hat sa! they in thy houseM )nd EHechias said( )ll
things that are in my house ha$e they seen, there !as not any thing
!hich 5 ha$e not she!n them in my treasures%
2B(?% )nd 5saias said to EHechias( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord of hosts%
2B(A% Behold the days shall come that all that is in thy house, and that
thy fathers ha$e laid u# in store until this day, shall be carried a!ay
into Babylon( there shall not any thing be left, saith the 'ord%
2B(+% )nd of thy children, that shall issue from thee, !hom thou shalt
beget, they shall take a!ay, and they shall be eunuchs in the #alace of
the king of Babylon%
2B(1% )nd EHechias said to 5saias( The !ord of the 'ord, !hich he hath
s#oken, is good% )nd he said( Only let #eace and truth be in my days%
5saias "ha#ter .-
The #ro#het comforts the #eo#le !ith the #romise of the coming of "hrist
to forgi$e their sins% GodDs almighty #o!er and majesty%
.-(*% Be comforted, be comforted, my #eo#le, saith your God%
.-(,% 4#eak ye to the heart of 9erusalem, and call to her( for her e$il
is come to an end, her iniLuity is forgi$en( she hath recei$ed of the
hand of the 'ord double for all her sins%
.-(2% The $oice of one crying in the desert( Pre#are ye the !ay of the
'ord, make straight in the !ilderness the #aths of our God%
.-(.% E$ery $alley shall be e>alted, and e$ery mountain and hill shall
be made lo!, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough !ays
#lain%
.-(?% )nd the glory of the 'ord shall be re$ealed, and all flesh
together shall see, that the mouth of the 'ord hath s#oken%
.-(A% The $oice of one, saying( "ry% )nd 5 said( =hat shall 5 cryM )ll
flesh is grass, and all the glory thereof as the flo!er of the field%
.-(+% The grass is !ithered, and the flo!er is fallen, because the
s#irit of the 'ord hath blo!n u#on it% 5ndeed the #eo#le is grass(
.-(1% The grass is !ithered, and the flo!er is fallen( but the !ord of
our 'ord endureth for e$er%
.-(B% Get thee u# u#on a high mountain, thou that bringest good tidings
to 4ion( lift u# thy $oice !ith strength, thou that bringest good
tidings to 9erusalem( lift it u#, fear not% 4ay to the cities of 9uda(
Behold your God(
.-(*-% Behold the 'ord God shall come !ith strength, and his arm shall
rule( Behold his re!ard is !ith him and his !ork is before him%
.-(**% 8e shall feed his flock like a she#herd( he shall gather together
the lambs !ith his arm, and shall take them u# in his bosom, and he
himself shall carry them that are !ith young%
.-(*,% =ho hath measured the !aters in the hollo! of his hand, and
!eighed the hea$ens !ith his #almM !ho hath #oised !ith three fingers
the bulk of the earth, and !eighed the mountains in scales, and the
hills in a balanceM
.-(*2% =ho hath for!arded the s#irit of the 'ordM or !ho hath been his
counsellor, and hath taught himM
.-(*.% =ith !hom hath he consulted, and !ho hath instructed him, and
taught him the #ath of justice, and taught him kno!ledge, and she!ed him
the !ay of understandingM
.-(*?% Behold the Gentiles are as a dro# of a bucket, and are counted as
the smallest grain of a balance( behold the islands are as a little
dust%
.-(*A% )nd 'ibanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof
sufficient for a burnt offering%
.-(*+% )ll nations are before him as if they had no being at all, and
are counted to him as nothing, and $anity%
.-(*1% To !hom then ha$e you likened GodM or !hat image !ill you make
for himM
.-(*B% 8ath the !orkman cast a gra$en statueM or hath the goldsmith
formed it !ith gold, or the sil$ersmith !ith #lates of sil$erM
.-(,-% 8e hath chosen strong !ood, and that !ill not rot( the skilful
!orkman seeketh ho! he may set u# an idol that may not be mo$ed%
.-(,*% Do you not kno!M hath it not been heardM hath it not been told
you from the beginningM ha$e you not understood the foundations of the
earthM
.-(,,% 5t is he that sitteth u#on the globe of the earth, and the
inhabitants thereof are as locusts( he that stretcheth out the hea$ens
as nothing, and s#readeth them out as a tent to d!ell in%
.-(,2% 8e that bringeth the searchers of secrets to nothing, that hath
made the judges of the earth as $anity%
.-(,.% )nd surely their stock !as neither #lanted, nor so!n, nor rooted
in the earth( suddenly he hath blo!n u#on them, and they are !ithered,
and a !hirl!ind shall take them a!ay as stubble%
.-(,?% )nd to !hom ha$e ye likened me, or made me eLual, saith the 8oly
OneM
.-(,A% 'ift u# your eyes on high, and see !ho hath created these things(
!ho bringeth out their host by number, and calleth them all by their
names( by the greatness of his might, and strength, and #o!er, not one
of them !as missing%
.-(,+% =hy sayest thou, O 9acob, and s#eakest, O 5srael( <y !ay is hid
from the 'ord, and my judgment is #assed o$er from my GodM
.-(,1% ;no!est thou not, or hast thou not heardM the 'ord is the
e$erlasting God, !ho hath created the ends of the earth( he shall not
faint, nor labour, neither is there any searching out of his !isdom%
.-(,B% 5t is he that gi$eth strength to the !eary, and increaseth force
and might to them that are not%
.-(2-% &ou shall faint, and labour, and young men shall fall by
infirmity%
.-(2*% But they that ho#e in the 'ord shall rene! their strength, they
shall take !ings as eagles, they shall run and not be !eary, they shall
!alk and not faint%
5saias "ha#ter .*
The reign of the just one( the $anity of idols%
.*(*% 'et the islands kee# silence before me, and the nations take ne!
strength( let them come near, and then s#eak, let us come near to
judgment together%
.*(,% =ho hath raised u# the just one from the east, hath called him to
follo! himM he shall gi$e the nations in his sight, and he shall rule
o$er kings( he shall gi$e them as the dust to his s!ord, as stubble
dri$en by the !ind, to his bo!%
.*(2% 8e shall #ursue them, he shall #ass in #eace, no #ath shall a##ear
after his feet%
.*(.% =ho hath !rought and done these things, calling the generations
from the beginningM 5 the 'ord, 5 am the first and the last%
.*(?% The islands sa! it, and feared, the ends of the earth !ere
astonished, they dre! near, and came%
.*(A% E$ery one shall hel# his neighbour, and shall say to his brother(
Be of good courage%
.*(+% The co##ersmith striking !ith the hammer encouraged him that
forged at that time, saying( 5t is ready for soldering( and he
strengthened it !ith nails, that it should not be mo$ed%
.*(1% But thou 5srael, art my ser$ant, 9acob !hom 5 ha$e chosen, the
seed of )braham my friend(
.*(B% 5n !hom 5 ha$e taken thee from the ends of the earth, and from the
remote #arts thereof ha$e called thee, and said to thee( Thou art my
ser$ant, 5 ha$e chosen thee, and ha$e not cast thee a!ay%
.*(*-% 7ear not, for 5 am !ith thee( turn not aside, for 5 am thy God( 5
ha$e strengthened thee, and ha$e hel#ed thee, and the right hand of my
just one hath u#held thee%
.*(**% Behold all that fight against thee shall be confounded and
ashamed, they shall be as nothing, and the men shall #erish that stri$e
against thee%
.*(*,% Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find the men that resist
thee( they shall be as nothing( and as a thing consumed the men that !ar
against thee%
.*(*2% 7or 5 am the 'ord thy God, !ho take thee by the hand, and say to
thee( 7ear not, 5 ha$e hel#ed thee%
.*(*.% 7ear not, thou !orm of 9acob, you that are dead of 5srael( 5 ha$e
hel#ed thee, saith the 'ord( and thy Redeemer the 8oly One of 5srael%
.*(*?% 5 ha$e made thee as a ne! thrashing !ain, !ith teeth like a sa!(
thou shalt thrash the mountains, and break them in #ieces( and shalt
make the hills as chaff%
.*(*A% Thou shalt fan them, and the !ind shall carry them a!ay, and the
!hirl!ind shall scatter them( and thou shalt rejoice in the 'ord, in the
8oly One of 5srael thou shalt be joyful%
.*(*+% The needy and the #oor seek for !aters, and there are none( their
tongue hath been dry !ith thirst% 5 the 'ord !ill hear them, 5 the God
of 5srael !ill not forsake them%
.*(*1% 5 !ill o#en ri$ers in the high hills, and fountains in the midst
of the #lains( 5 !ill turn the desert into #ools of !aters, and the
im#assable land into streams of !aters%
.*(*B% 5 !ill #lant in the !ilderness the cedar, and the thorn, and the
myrtle, and the oli$e tree( 5 !ill set in the desert the fir tree, the
elm, and the bo> tree together(
The thorn%%% 5n 8ebre!, the shitta, or setim, a tree resembling the
!hite thorn%
.*(,-% That they may see and kno!, and consider, and understand together
that the hand of the 'ord hath done this, and the 8oly One of 5srael
hath created it%
.*(,*% Bring your cause near, saith the 'ord( bring hither, if you ha$e
any thing to allege, saith the ;ing of 9acob%
.*(,,% 'et them come, and tell us all things that are to come( tell us
the former things !hat they !ere( and !e !ill set our heart u#on them
and shall kno! the latter end of them, and tell us the things that are
to come%
.*(,2% 4he! the things that are to come hereafter, and !e shall kno!
that ye are gods% Do ye also good or e$il, if you can( and let us s#eak,
and see together%
.*(,.% Behold, you are of nothing, and your !ork of that !hich hath no
being( he that hath chosen you is an abomination%
.*(,?% 5 ha$e raised u# one from the north, and he shall come from the
rising of the sun( he shall call u#on my name, and he shall make #rinces
to be as dirt, and as the #otter treading clay%
.*(,A% =ho hath declared from the beginning, that !e may kno!( and from
time of old, that !e may say( Thou art just% There is none that she!eth,
nor that foretelleth, nor that heareth your !ords%
.*(,+% The first shall say to 4ion( Behold they are here, and to
9erusalem 5 !ill gi$e an e$angelist%
.*(,1% )nd 5 sa!, and there !as no one e$en among them to consult, or
!ho, !hen 5 asked, could ans!er a !ord%
.*(,B% Behold they are all in the !rong, and their !orks are $ain( their
idols are !ind and $anity%
5saias "ha#ter .,
The office of "hrist% The #reaching of the gos#el to the Gentiles% The
blindness and re#robation of the 9e!s%
.,(*% Behold my ser$ant, 5 !ill u#hold him( my elect, my soul delighteth
in him( 5 ha$e gi$en my s#irit u#on him, he shall bring forth judgment
to the Gentiles%
<y ser$ant%%% "hrist, !ho according to his humanity, is the ser$ant of
God%
.,(,% 8e shall not cry, nor ha$e res#ect to #erson, neither shall his
$oice be heard abroad%
.,(2% The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking fla> he shall not
Luench, he shall bring forth judgment unto truth%
.,(.% 8e shall not be sad, nor troublesome, till he set judgment in the
earth, and the islands shall !ait for his la!%
.,(?% Thus saith the 'ord God that created the hea$ens, and stretched
them out( that established the earth, and the things that s#ring out of
it( that gi$eth breath to the #eo#le u#on it, and s#irit to them that
tread thereon%
.,(A% 5 the 'ord ha$e called thee in justice, and taken thee by the
hand, and #reser$ed thee% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en thee for a co$enant of the
#eo#le, for a light of the Gentiles(
.,(+% That thou mightest o#en the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the
#risoner out of #rison, and them that sit in darkness out of the #rison
house%
.,(1% 5 the 'ord, this is my name( 5 !ill not gi$e my glory to another,
nor my #raise to gra$en things%
.,(B% The things that !ere first, behold they are come( and ne! things
do 5 declare( before they s#ring forth, 5 !ill make you hear them%
.,(*-% 4ing ye to the 'ord a ne! song, his #raise is from the ends of
the earth( you that go do!n to the sea, and all that are therein( ye
islands, and ye inhabitants of them%
.,(**% 'et the desert and the cities thereof be e>alted( "edar shall
d!ell in houses( ye inhabitants of Petra, gi$e #raise, they shall cry
from the to# of the mountains%
Petra%%% ) city that gi$es name to )rabia Petraea%
.,(*,% They shall gi$e glory to the 'ord, and shall declare his #raise
in the islands%
.,(*2% The 'ord shall go forth as a mighty man, as a man of !ar shall he
stir u# Heal( he shall shout and cry( he shall #re$ail against his
enemies%
.,(*.% 5 ha$e al!ays held my #eace, 5 ha$e ke#t silence, 5 ha$e been
#atient, 5 !ill s#eak no! as a !oman in labour( 5 !ill destroy, and
s!allo! u# at once%
.,(*?% 5 !ill lay !aste the mountains and hills, and !ill make all their
grass to !ither( and 5 !ill turn ri$ers into islands, and !ill dry u#
the standing #ools%
.,(*A% )nd 5 !ill lead the blind into the !ay !hich they kno! not( and
in the #aths !hich they !ere ignorant of 5 !ill make them !alk( 5 !ill
make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight( these
things ha$e 5 done to them, and ha$e not forsaken them%
.,(*+% They are turned back( let them be greatly confounded, that trust
in a gra$en thing, that say to a molten thing( &ou are our god%
.,(*1% 8ear, ye deaf, and, ye blind, behold that you may see%
.,(*B% =ho is blind, but my ser$antM or deaf, but he to !hom 5 ha$e sent
my messengersM =ho is blind, but he that is soldM or !ho is blind, but
the ser$ant of the 'ordM
.,(,-% Thou that seest many things, !ilt thou not obser$e themM thou
that hast ears o#en, !ilt thou not hearM
.,(,*% )nd the 'ord !as !illing to sanctify him, and to magnify the la!,
and e>alt it%
.,(,,% But this is a #eo#le that is robbed and !asted( they are all the
snare of young men, and they are hid in the houses of #risons( they are
made a #rey, and there is none to deli$er them( a s#oil, and there is
none that saith( Restore%
.,(,2% =ho is there among you that !ill gi$e ear to this, that !ill
attend and hearken for times to comeM
.,(,.% =ho hath gi$en 9acob for a s#oil, and 5srael to robbersM hath
not the 'ord himself, against !hom !e ha$e sinnedM )nd they !ould not
!alk in his !ays, and they ha$e not hearkened to his la!%
.,(,?% )nd he hath #oured out u#on him the indignation of his fury, and
a strong battle, and hath burnt him round about, and he kne! not( and
set him on fire, and he understood not%
5saias "ha#ter .2
God comforts his church, #romising to #rotect her for e$er( he
e>#ostulates !ith the 9e!s for their ingratitude%
.2(*% )nd no! thus saith the 'ord that created thee, O 9acob, and formed
thee, O 5srael( 7ear not, for 5 ha$e redeemed thee, and called thee by
thy name( thou art mine%
.2(,% =hen thou shalt #ass through the !aters, 5 !ill be !ith thee, and
the ri$ers shall not co$er thee( !hen thou shalt !alk in the fire, thou
shalt not be burnt, and the flames shall not burn in thee(
.2(2% 7or 5 am the 'ord thy God, the 8oly One of 5srael, thy 4a$iour( 5
ha$e gi$en Egy#t for thy atonement, Ethio#ia and 4aba for thee%
.2(.% 4ince thou becamest honourable in my eyes, thou art glorious( 5
ha$e lo$ed thee, and 5 !ill gi$e men for thee, and #eo#le for thy life%
.2(?% 7ear not, for 5 am !ith thee( 5 !ill bring thy seed from the east,
and gather thee from the !est%
.2(A% 5 !ill say to the north( Gi$e u#( and to the south( ;ee# not back(
bring my sons from afar, and my daughters from the ends of the earth%
.2(+% )nd e$ery one that calleth u#on my name, 5 ha$e created him for my
glory% 5 ha$e formed him, and made him%
.2(1% Bring forth the #eo#le that are blind, and ha$e eyes( that are
deaf, and ha$e ears%
.2(B% )ll the nations are assembled together, and the tribes are
gathered( !ho among you can declare this, and shall make us hear the
former thingsM let them bring forth their !itnesses, let them be
justified, and hear, and say( 5t is truth%
.2(*-% &ou are my !itnesses, saith the 'ord, and my ser$ant !hom 5 ha$e
chosen( that you may kno!, and belie$e me, and understand that 5 myself
am% Before me there !as no God formed, and after me there shall be none%
.2(**% 5 am, 5 am the 'ord( and there is no sa$iour besides me%
.2(*,% 5 ha$e declared, and ha$e sa$ed% 5 ha$e made it heard, and there
!as no strange one among you% &ou are my !itnesses, saith the 'ord, and
5 am God%
.2(*2% )nd from the beginning 5 am the same, and there is none that can
deli$er out of my hind( 5 !ill !ork, and !ho shall turn it a!ayM
.2(*.% Thus saith the 'ord your redeemer, the 8oly One of 5srael( 7or
your sake 5 sent to Babylon, and ha$e brought do!n all their bars, and
the "haldeans glorying in their shi#s%
.2(*?% 5 am the 'ord your 8oly One, the "reator of 5srael, your ;ing%
.2(*A% Thus saith the 'ord, !ho made a !ay in the sea, and a #ath in the
mighty !aters%
.2(*+% =ho brought forth the chariot and the horse, the army and the
strong( they lay do!n to slee# together, and they shall not rise again(
they are broken as fla>, and are e>tinct%
.2(*1% Remember not former things, and look not on things of old%
.2(*B% Behold 5 do ne! things, and no! they shall s#ring forth, $erily
you shall kno! them( 5 !ill make a !ay in the !ilderness, and ri$ers in
the desert%
.2(,-% The beast of the field shall glorify me, the dragons and the
ostriches( because 5 ha$e gi$en !aters in the !ilderness, ri$ers in the
desert, to gi$e drink to my #eo#le, to my chosen%
.2(,*% This #eo#le ha$e 5 formed for myself, they shall she! forth my
#raise%
.2(,,% But thou hast not called u#on me, O 9acob, neither hast thou
laboured about me, O 5srael%
.2(,2% Thou hast not offered me the ram of thy holocaust, nor hast thou
glorified me !ith thy $ictims( 5 ha$e not caused thee to ser$e !ith
oblations, nor !earied thee !ith incense%
.2(,.% Thou hast bought me no s!eet cane !ith money, neither hast thou
filled me !ith the fat of thy $ictims% But thou hast made me to ser$e
!ith thy sins, thou hast !earied me !ith thy iniLuities%
.2(,?% 5 am, 5 am he that blot out thy iniLuities for my o!n sake, and 5
!ill not remember thy sins%
.2(,A% Put me in remembrance, and let us #lead together( tell if thou
hast any thing to justify thyself%
.2(,+% Thy first father sinned, and thy teachers ha$e transgressed
against me%
.2(,1% )nd 5 ha$e #rofaned the holy #rinces, 5 ha$e gi$en 9acob to
slaughter, and 5srael to re#roach%
5saias "ha#ter ..
GodDs fa$our to his church% The folly of idolatry% The #eo#le shall be
deli$ered from ca#ti$ity%
..(*% )nd no! hear, O 9acob, my ser$ant, and 5srael !hom 5 ha$e chosen%
..(,% Thus saith the 'ord that made and formed thee, thy hel#er from the
!omb( 7ear not, O my ser$ant 9acob, and thou most righteous !hom 5 ha$e
chosen%
..(2% 7or 5 !ill #our out !aters u#on the thirsty ground, and streams
u#on the dry land( 5 !ill #our out my s#irit u#on thy seed, and my
blessing u#on thy stock%
..(.% )nd they shall s#ring u# among the herbs, as !illo!s beside the
running !aters%
..(?% One shall say( 5 am the 'ordDs, and another shall call himself by
the name of 9acob, and another shall subscribe !ith his hand, To the
'ord, and surname himself by the name of 5srael%
..(A% Thus saith the 'ord the king of 5srael, and his redeemer the 'ord
of hosts( 5 am the first, and 5 am the last, and besides me there is no
God%
..(+% =ho is like to meM let him call and declare( and let him set
before me the order, since 5 a##ointed the ancient #eo#le( and the
things to come, and that shall be hereafter, let them she! unto them%
..(1% 7ear ye not, neither be ye troubled from that time 5 ha$e made
thee to hear, and ha$e declared( you are my !itnesses% 5s there a God
besides me, a maker, !hom 5 ha$e not kno!nM
..(B% The makers of idols are all of them nothing, and their best
belo$ed things shall not #rofit them% They are their !itnesses, that
they do not see, nor understand, that they may be ashamed%
..(*-% =ho hath formed a god, and made a gra$en thing that is #rofitable
for nothingM
..(**% Behold, all the #artakers thereof shall be confounded( for the
makers are men( they shall all assemble together, they shall stand and
fear, and shall be confounded together%
..(*,% The smith hath !rought !ith his file, !ith coals, and !ith
hammers he hath formed it, and hath !rought !ith the strength of his
arm( he shall hunger and faint, he shall drink no !ater, and shall be
!eary%
..(*2% The car#enter hath stretched out his rule, he hath formed it !ith
a #lane( he hath made it !ith corners, and hath fashioned it round !ith
the com#ass( and he hath made the image of a man as it !ere a beautiful
man d!elling in a house%
..(*.% 8e hath cut do!n cedars, taken the holm, and the oak that stood
among the trees of the forest( he hath #lanted the #ine tree, !hich the
rain hath nourished%
..(*?% )nd it hath ser$ed men for fuel( he took thereof, and !armed
himself( and he kindled it, and baked bread( but of the rest he made a
god, and adored it( he made a gra$en thing, and bo!ed do!n before it%
..(*A% Part of it he burnt !ith fire, and !ith #art of it he dressed his
meat( he boiled #ottage, and !as filled, and !as !armed, and said( )ha,
5 am !arm, 5 ha$e seen the fire%
..(*+% But the residue thereof he made a god, and a gra$en thing for
himself( he bo!eth do!n before it, and adoreth it, and #rayeth unto it,
saying( Deli$er me, for thou art my God%
..(*1% They ha$e not kno!n, nor understood( for their eyes are co$ered
that they may not see, and that they may not understand !ith their
heart%
..(*B% They do not consider in their mind, nor kno!, nor ha$e the
thought to say( 5 ha$e burnt #art of it in the fire, and 5 ha$e baked
bread u#on the coals thereof( 5 ha$e broiled flesh and ha$e eaten, and
of the residue thereof shall 5 make an idolM shall 5 fall do!n before
the stock of a treeM
..(,-% Part thereof is ashes( his foolish heart adoreth it, and he !ill
not sa$e his soul, nor say( Perha#s there is a lie in my right hand%
..(,*% Remember these things, O 9acob, and 5srael, for thou art my
ser$ant% 5 ha$e formed thee, thou art my ser$ant, O 5srael, forget me
not%
..(,,% 5 ha$e blotted out thy iniLuities as a cloud, and thy sins as a
mist( return to me, for 5 ha$e redeemed thee%
..(,2% Gi$e #raise, O ye hea$ens, for the 'ord hath she!n mercy( shout
!ith joy, ye ends of the earth( ye mountains, resound !ith #raise, thou,
O forest, and e$ery tree therein( for the 'ord hath redeemed 9acob, and
5srael shall be glorified%
..(,.% Thus saith the 'ord thy redeemer, and thy maker, from the !omb( 5
am the 'ord, that make all things, that alone stretch out the hea$ens,
that established the earth, and there is none !ith me%
..(,?% That make $oid the tokens of di$iners, and make the soothsayers
mad% That turn the !ise back!ard, and that make their kno!ledge foolish%
..(,A% That raise u# the !ord of my ser$ant and #erform the counsel of
my messengers, !ho say to 9erusalem( Thou shalt be inhabited( and to the
cities of 9uda( &ou shall be built, and 5 !ill raise u# the !astes
thereof%
..(,+% =ho say to the dee#( Be thou desolate, and 5 !ill dry u# thy
ri$ers%
..(,1% =ho say to "yrus( Thou art my she#herd, and thou shalt #erform
all my #leasure% =ho say to 9erusalem( Thou shalt be built( and to the
tem#le( Thy foundations shall be laid%
5saias "ha#ter .?
) #ro#hecy of "yrus, as a figure of "hrist, the great deli$erer of GodDs
#eo#le%
.?(*% Thus saith the 'ord to my anointed "yrus, !hose right hand 5 ha$e
taken hold of, to subdue nations before his face, and to turn the backs
of kings, and to o#en the doors before him, and the gates shall not be
shut%
.?(,% 5 !ill go before thee, and !ill humble the great ones of the
earth( 5 !ill break in #ieces the gates of brass, and !ill burst the
bars of iron%
.?(2% )nd 5 !ill gi$e thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches of
secret #laces( that thou mayest kno! that 5 am the 'ord !ho call thee by
thy name, the God of 5srael%
.?(.% 7or the sake of my ser$ant 9acob, and 5srael my elect, 5 ha$e e$en
called thee by thy name( 5 ha$e made a likeness of thee, and thou hast
not kno!n me%
.?(?% 5 am the 'ord, and there is none else( there is no God besides me(
5 girded thee, and thou hast not kno!n me(
.?(A% That they may kno! !ho are from the rising of the sun, and they
!ho are from the !est, that there is none besides me% 5 am the 'ord, and
there is none else(
.?(+% 5 form the light, and create darkness, 5 make #eace, and create
e$il( 5 the 'ord that do all these things%
"reate e$il, etc%%% The e$ils of afflictions and #unishments, but not
the e$il of sin%
.?(1% Dro# do!n de!, ye hea$ens, from abo$e, and let the clouds rain the
just( let the earth be o#ened, and bud forth a sa$iour( and let justice
s#ring u# together( 5 the 'ord ha$e created him%
.?(B% =oe to him that gainsayeth his maker, a sherd of the earthen #ots(
shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it( =hat art thou making, and
thy !ork is !ithout handsM
.?(*-% =oe to him that saith to his father( =hy begettest thouM and to
the !oman( =hy dost thou bring forthM
.?(**% Thus saith the 'ord the 8oly One of 5srael, his maker( )sk me of
things to come, concerning my children, and concerning the !ork of my
hands gi$e ye charge to me%
.?(*,% 5 made the earth( and 5 created man u#on it( my hand stretched
forth the hea$ens, and 5 ha$e commanded all their host%
.?(*2% 5 ha$e raised him u# to justice, and 5 !ill direct all his !ays(
he shall build my city, and let go my ca#ti$es, not for ransom, nor for
#resents, saith the 'ord the God of hosts%
.?(*.% Thus saith the 'ord( The labour of Egy#t, and the merchandise of
Ethio#ia, and of 4abaim, men of stature shall come o$er to thee, and
shall be thine( they shall !alk after thee, they shall go bound !ith
manacles( and they shall !orshi# thee, and shall make su##lication to
thee( only in thee is God, and there is no God besides thee%
.?(*?% @erily thou art a hidden God, the God of 5srael the sa$iour%
.?(*A% They are all confounded and ashamed( the forgers of errors are
gone together into confusion%
.?(*+% 5srael is sa$ed in the 'ord !ith an eternal sal$ation( you shall
not be confounded, and you shall not be ashamed for e$er and e$er%
.?(*1% 7or thus saith the 'ord that created the hea$ens, God himself
that formed the earth, and made it, the $ery maker thereof( he did not
create it in $ain( he formed it to be inhabited% 5 am the 'ord, and
there is no other%
.?(*B% 5 ha$e not s#oken in secret, in a dark #lace of the earth( 5 ha$e
not said to the seed of 9acob( 4eek me in $ain% 5 am the 'ord that s#eak
justice, that declare right things%
.?(,-% )ssemble yoursel$es, and come, and dra! near together, ye that
are sa$ed of the Gentiles( they ha$e no kno!ledge that set u# the !ood
of their gra$en !ork, and #ray to a god that cannot sa$e%
.?(,*% Tell ye, and come, and consult together( !ho hath declared this
from the beginning, !ho hath foretold this from that timeM 8a$e not 5
the 'ord, and there is no God else besides meM ) just God and a sa$iour,
there is none besides me%
.?(,,% Be con$erted to me, and you shall be sa$ed, all ye ends of the
earth( for 5 am God, and there is no other%
.?(,2% 5 ha$e s!orn by myself, the !ord of justice shall go out of my
mouth, and shall not return(
.?(,.% 7or e$ery knee shall be bo!ed to me, and e$ery tongue shall
s!ear%
.?(,?% Therefore shall he say( 5n the 'ord are my justices and em#ire(
they shall come to him, and all that resist him shall be confounded%
.?(,A% 5n the 'ord shall all the seed of 5srael be justified and
#raised%
5saias "ha#ter .A
The idols of Babylon shall be destroyed% 4al$ation is #romised through
"hrist%
.A(*% Bel is broken, ebo is destroyed( their idols are #ut u#on beasts
and cattle, your burdens of hea$y !eight e$en unto !eariness%
.A(,% They are consumed, and are broken together( they could not sa$e
him that carried them, and they themsel$es shall go into ca#ti$ity%
.A(2% 8earken unto me, O house of 9acob, all the remnant of the house of
5srael !ho are carried by my bo!els, are borne u# by my !omb%
.A(.% E$en to your old age 5 am the same, and to your grey hairs 5 !ill
carry you( 5 ha$e made you, and 5 !ill bear( 5 !ill carry and !ill sa$e%
.A(?% To !hom ha$e you likened me, and made me eLual, and com#ared me,
and made me likeM
.A(A% &ou that contribute gold out of the bag, and !eigh out sil$er in
the scales( and hire a goldsmith to make a god( and they fall do!n and
!orshi#%
.A(+% They bear him on their shoulders and carry him, and set him in his
#lace, and he shall stand, and shall not stir out of his #lace% &ea,
!hen they shall cry also unto him, he shall not hear( he shall not sa$e
them from tribulation%
.A(1% Remember this, and be ashamed( return, ye transgressors, to the
heart%
.A(B% Remember the former age, for 5 am God, and there is no God beside,
neither is there the like to me(
.A(*-% =ho she! from the beginning the things that shall be at last, and
from ancient times the things that as yet are not done, saying( <y
counsel shall stand, and all my !ill shall be done(
.A(**% =ho call a bird from the east, and from a far country the man of
my o!n !ill, and 5 ha$e s#oken, and !ill bring it to #ass( 5 ha$e
created, and 5 !ill do it% 8ear me, O ye hardhearted, !ho are far from
justice%
.A(*,% 5 ha$e brought my justice near, it shall not be afar off( and my
sal$ation shall not tarry% 5 !ill gi$e sal$ation in 4ion, and my glory
in 5srael%
5saias "ha#ter .+
GodDs judgment u#on Babylon%
.+(*% "ome do!n, sit in the dust, O $irgin daughter of Babylon, sit on
the ground( there is no throne for the daughter of the "haldeans, for
thou shalt no more be called delicate and tender%
.+(,% Take a millstone and grind meal( unco$er thy shame, stri# thy
shoulder, make bare thy legs, #ass o$er the ri$ers%
.+(2% Thy nakedness shall be disco$ered, and thy shame shall be seen( 5
!ill take $engeance, and no man shall resist me%
.+(.% Our redeemer, the 'ord of hosts is his name, the 8oly One of
5srael%
.+(?% 4it thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the
"haldeans( for thou shalt no more be called the lady of kingdoms%
.+(A% 5 !as angry !ith my #eo#le, 5 ha$e #olluted my inheritance, and
ha$e gi$en them into thy hand( thou hast she!n no mercy to them( u#on
the ancient thou hast laid thy yoke e>ceeding hea$y%
.+(+% )nd thou hast said( 5 shall be a lady for e$er( thou hast not laid
these things to thy heart, neither hast thou remembered thy latter end%
.+(1% )nd no! hear these things, thou that art delicate, and d!ellest
confidently, that sayest in thy heart( 5 am, and there is none else
besides me( 5 shall not sit as a !ido!, and 5 shall not kno! barrenness%
.+(B% These t!o things shall come u#on thee suddenly in one day,
barrenness and !ido!hood% )ll things are come u#on thee, because of the
multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great hardness of thy
enchanters%
.+(*-% )nd thou hast trusted in thy !ickedness, and hast said( There is
none that seeth me% Thy !isdom, and, thy kno!ledge, this hath decei$ed
thee% )nd thou hast said in thy heart( 5 am, and besides me there is no
other%
.+(**% E$il shall come u#on thee, and thou shalt not kno! the rising
thereof( and calamity shall fall $iolently u#on thee, !hich thou canst
not kee# off( misery shall come u#on thee suddenly, !hich thou shalt not
kno!%
.+(*,% 4tand no! !ith thy enchanters, and !ith the multitude of thy
sorceries, in !hich thou hast laboured from thy youth, if so be it may
#rofit thee any thing, or if thou mayst become stronger%
.+(*2% Thou hast failed in the multitude of thy counsels( let no! the
astrologers stand and sa$e thee, they that gaHed at the stars, and
counted the months, that from them they might tell the things that shall
come to thee%
.+(*.% Behold they are as stubble, fire hath burnt them, they shall not
deli$er themsel$es from the #o!er of the flames( there are no coals
!here!ith they may be !armed, nor fire, that they may sit thereat%
.+(*?% 4uch are all the things become to thee, in !hich thou hast
laboured( thy merchants from thy youth, e$ery one hath erred in his o!n
!ay, there is none that can sa$e thee%
5saias "ha#ter .1
8e re#roaches the 9e!s for their obstinacy( he !ill deli$er them out of
their ca#ti$ity, for his o!n nameDs sake%
.1(*% 8ear ye these things, O house of 9acob, you that are called by the
name of 5srael, and are come forth out of the !aters of 9uda, you !ho
s!ear by the name of the 'ord, and make mention of the God of 5srael,
but not in truth, nor in justice%
.1(,% 7or they are called of the holy city, and are established u#on the
God of 5srael( the 'ord of hosts is his name%
.1(2% The former things of old, 5 ha$e declared, and they !ent forth out
of my mouth, and 5 ha$e made them to be heard( 5 did them suddenly and
they came to #ass%
.1(.% 7or 5 kne! that thou art stubborn, and thy neck is as an iron
sine!, and thy forehead as brass%
.1(?% 5 foretold thee of old, before they came to #ass 5 told thee, lest
thou shouldst say( <y idols ha$e done these things, and my gra$en and
molten things ha$e commanded them%
.1(A% 4ee no! all the things !hich thou hast heard( but ha$e you
declared themM 5 ha$e she!n thee ne! things from that time, and things
are ke#t !hich thou kno!est not(
.1(+% They are created no!, and not of old( and before the day, !hen
thou heardest them not, lest thou shouldst say( Behold 5 kne! them%
.1(1% Thou hast neither heard, nor kno!n, neither !as thy ear o#ened of
old% 7or 5 kno! that transgressing thou !ilt transgress, and 5 ha$e
called thee a transgressor from the !omb%
.1(B% 7or my nameDs sake 5 !ill remo$e my !rath far off( and for my
#raise 5 !ill bridle thee, lest thou shouldst #erish%
.1(*-% Behold 5 ha$e refined thee, but not as sil$er, 5 ha$e chosen thee
in the furnace of #o$erty%
.1(**% 7or my o!n sake, for my o!n sake !ill 5 do it, that 5 may not be
blas#hemed( and 5 !ill not gi$e my glory to another%
.1(*,% 8earken to me, O 9acob, and thou 5srael !hom 5 call( 5 am he, 5
am the first, and 5 am the last%
.1(*2% <y hand also hath founded the earth, and my right hand hath
measured the hea$ens( 5 shall call them, and they shall stand together%
.1(*.% )ssemble yoursel$es together, all you, and hear( !ho among them
hath declared these thingsM the 'ord hath lo$ed him, he !ill do his
#leasure in Babylon, and his arm shall be on the "haldeans%
.1(*?% 5, e$en 5 ha$e s#oken and called him( 5 ha$e brought him, and his
!ay is made #ros#erous%
.1(*A% "ome ye near unto me, and hear this( 5 ha$e not s#oken in secret
from the beginning( from the time before it !as done, 5 !as there, and
no! the 'ord God hath sent me, and his s#irit%
.1(*+% Thus saith the 'ord thy redeemer, the 8oly One of 5srael( 5 am
the 'ord thy God that teach thee #rofitable things, that go$ern thee in
the !ay that thou !alkest%
.1(*1% O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments( thy #eace had
been as a ri$er, and thy justice as the !a$es of the sea,
.1(*B% )nd thy seed had been as the sand, and the offs#ring of thy
bo!els like the gra$el thereof( his name should not ha$e #erished, nor
ha$e been destroyed from before my face%
.1(,-% "ome forth out of Babylon, flee ye from the "haldeans, declare it
!ith the $oice of joy( make this to be heard, and s#eak it out e$en to
the ends of the earth% 4ay( The 'ord hath redeemed his ser$ant 9acob%
.1(,*% They thirsted not in the desert, !hen he led them out( he brought
forth !ater out of the rock for them, and he clo$e the rock, and the
!aters gushed out%
.1(,,% There is no #eace to the !icked, saith the 'ord%
5saias "ha#ter .B
"hrist shall bring the Gentiles to sal$ation% GodDs lo$e to his church
is #er#etual%
.B(*% Gi$e ear, ye islands, and hearken, ye #eo#le from afar% The 'ord
hath called me from the !omb, from the bo!els of my mother he hath been
mindful of my name%
.B(,% )nd he hath made my mouth like a shar# s!ord( in the shado! of his
hand he hath #rotected me, and hath made me as a chosen arro!( in his
Lui$er he hath hidden me%
.B(2% )nd he said to me( Thou art my ser$ant 5srael, for in thee !ill 5
glory%
.B(.% )nd 5 said( 5 ha$e laboured in $ain, 5 ha$e s#ent my strength
!ithout cause and in $ain( therefore my judgment is !ith the 'ord, and
my !ork !ith my God%
.B(?% )nd no! saith the 'ord, that formed me from the !omb to be his
ser$ant, that 5 may bring back 9acob unto him, and 5srael !ill not be
gathered together( and 5 am glorified in the eyes of the 'ord, and my
God is made my strength%
.B(A% )nd he said( 5t is a small thing that thou shouldst be my ser$ant
to raise u# the tribes of 9acob, and to con$ert the dregs of 5srael%
Behold, 5 ha$e gi$en thee to be the light of the Gentiles, that thou
mayst be my sal$ation e$en to the farthest #art of the earth%
.B(+% Thus saith the 'ord the redeemer of 5srael, his 8oly One, to the
soul that is des#ised, to the nation that is abhorred, to the ser$ant of
rulers( ;ings shall see, and #rinces shall rise u#, and adore for the
'ordDs sake, because he is faithful, and for the 8oly One of 5srael, !ho
hath chosen thee%
.B(1% Thus saith the 'ord( 5n an acce#table time 5 ha$e heard thee, and
in the day of sal$ation 5 ha$e hel#ed thee( and 5 ha$e #reser$ed thee,
and gi$en thee to be a co$enant of the #eo#le, that thou mightest raise
u# the earth, and #ossess the inheritances that !ere destroyed(
.B(B% That thou mightest say to them that are bound( "ome forth( and to
them that are in darkness( 4he! yoursel$es% They shall feed in the !ays,
and their #astures shall be in e$ery #lain%
.B(*-% They shall not hunger, nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor the
sun strike them( for he that is merciful to them, shall be their
she#herd, and at the fountains of !aters he shall gi$e them drink%
.B(**% )nd 5 !ill make all my mountains a !ay, and my #aths shall be
e>alted%
.B(*,% Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the
north and from the sea, and these from the south country%
.B(*2% Gi$e #raise, O ye hea$ens, and rejoice, O earth, ye mountains,
gi$e #raise !ith jubilation( because the 'ord hath comforted his #eo#le,
and !ill ha$e mercy on his #oor ones%
.B(*.% )nd 4ion said( The 'ord hath forsaken me, and the 'ord hath
forgotten me%
.B(*?% "an a !oman forget her infant, so as not to ha$e #ity on the son
of her !ombM and if she should forget, yet !ill not 5 forget thee%
.B(*A% Behold, 5 ha$e gra$en thee in my hands( thy !alls are al!ays
before my eyes%
.B(*+% Thy builders are come( they that destroy thee and make thee !aste
shall go out of thee%
.B(*1% 'ift u# thy eyes round about, and see all these are gathered
together, they are come to thee( 5 li$e, saith the 'ord, thou shalt be
clothed !ith all these as !ith an ornament, and as a bride thou shalt
#ut them about thee%
.B(*B% 7or thy deserts, and thy desolate #laces, and the land of thy
destruction shall no! be too narro! by reason of the inhabitants, and
they that s!allo!ed thee u# shall be chased far a!ay%
.B(,-% The children of thy barrenness shall still say in thy ears( The
#lace is too strait for me, make me room to d!ell in%
.B(,*% )nd thou shalt say in thy heart( =ho hath begotten theseM 5 !as
barren and brought not forth, led a!ay, and ca#ti$e( and !ho hath
brought u# theseM 5 !as destitute and alone( and these, !here !ere theyM
.B(,,% Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill lift u# my hand to the
Gentiles, and !ill set u# my standard to the #eo#le% )nd they shall
bring thy sons in their arms, and carry thy daughters u#on their
shoulders%
.B(,2% )nd kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and Lueens thy nurses(
they shall !orshi# thee !ith their face to!ard the earth, and they shall
lick u# the dust of thy feet% )nd thou shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord,
for they shall not be confounded that !ait for him%
.B(,.% 4hall the #rey be taken from the strongM or can that !hich !as
taken by the mighty, be deli$eredM
.B(,?% 7or thus saith the 'ord( &ea $erily, e$en the ca#ti$ity shall be
taken a!ay from the strong( and that !hich !as taken by the mighty,
shall be deli$ered% But 5 !ill judge those that ha$e judged thee, and
thy children 5 !ill sa$e%
.B(,A% )nd 5 !ill feed thy enemies !ith their o!n flesh( and they shall
be made drunk !ith their o!n blood, as !ith ne! !ine( and all flesh
shall kno!, that 5 am the 'ord that sa$e thee, and thy Redeemer the
<ighty One of 9acob%
5saias "ha#ter ?-
The synagogue shall be di$orced for her iniLuities% "hrist for her sake
!ill endure ignominious afflictions%
?-(*% Thus saith the 'ord( =hat is this bill of the di$orce of your
mother, !ith !hich 5 ha$e #ut her a!ayM or !ho is my creditor, to !hom 5
sold you( behold you are sold for your iniLuities, and for your !icked
deeds ha$e 5 #ut your mother a!ay%
?-(,% Because 5 came, and there !as not a man( 5 called, and there !as
none that !ould hear% 5s my hand shortened and become little, that 5
cannot redeemM or is there no strength in me to deli$erM Behold at my
rebuke 5 !ill make the sea a desert, 5 !ill turn the ri$ers into dry
land( the fishes shall rot for !ant of !ater, and shall die for thirst%
?-(2% 5 !ill clothe the hea$ens !ith darkness, and !ill make sackcloth
their co$ering%
?-(.% The 'ord hath gi$en me a learned tongue, that 5 should kno! ho! to
u#hold by !ord him that is !eary( he !akeneth in the morning, in the
morning he !akeneth my ear, that 5 may hear him as a master%
?-(?% The 'ord God hath o#ened my ear, and 5 do not resist( 5 ha$e not
gone back%
?-(A% 5 ha$e gi$en my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that
#lucked them( 5 ha$e not turned a!ay my face from them that rebuked me,
and s#it u#on me%
?-(+% The 'ord God is my hel#er, therefore am 5 not confounded(
therefore ha$e 5 set my face as a most hard rock, and 5 kno! that 5
shall not be confounded%
?-(1% 8e is near that justifieth me, !ho !ill contend !ith meM let us
stand together, !ho is my ad$ersaryM let him come near to me%
?-(B% Behold the 'ord God is my hel#er( !ho is he that shall condemn meM
'o, they shall all be destroyed as a garment, the moth shall eat them
u#%
?-(*-% =ho is there among you that feareth the 'ord, that heareth the
$oice of his ser$ant, that hath !alked in darkness, and hath no lightM
let him ho#e in the name of the 'ord, and lean u#on his God%
?-(**% Behold all you that kindle a fire, encom#assed !ith flames, !alk
in the light of your fire, and in the flames !hich you ha$e kindled(
this is done to you by my hand, you shall slee# in sorro!s%
5saias "ha#ter ?*
)n e>hortation to trust in "hrist% 8e shall #rotect the children of his
church%
?*(*% Gi$e ear to me, you that follo! that !hich is just, and you that
seek the 'ord( look unto the rock !hence you are he!n, and to the hole
of the #it from !hich you are dug out%
?*(,% 'ook unto )braham your father, and to 4ara that bore you( for 5
called him alone, and blessed him, and multi#lied him%
?*(2% The 'ord therefore !ill comfort 4ion, and !ill comfort all the
ruins thereof( and he !ill make her desert as a #lace of #leasure, and
her !ilderness as the garden of the 'ord% 9oy and gladness shall be
found therein, thanksgi$ing, and the $oice of #raise%
?*(.% 8earken unto me, O my #eo#le, and gi$e ear to me, O my tribes( for
a la! shall go forth from me, and my judgment shall rest to be a light
of the nations%
?*(?% <y just one is near at hand, my sa$iour is gone forth, and my arms
shall judge the #eo#le( the islands shall look for me, and shall
#atiently !ait for my arm%
?*(A% 'ift u# your eyes to hea$en, and look do!n to the earth beneath(
for the hea$ens shall $anish like smoke, and the earth shall be !orn
a!ay like a garment, and the inhabitants thereof shall #erish in like
manner( but my sal$ation shall be for e$er, and my justice shall not
fail%
?*(+% 8earken to me, you that kno! !hat is just, my #eo#le !ho ha$e my
la! in your heart( fear ye not the re#roach of men, and be not afraid of
their blas#hemies%
?*(1% 7or the !orm shall eat them u# as a garment( and the moth shall
consume them as !ool( but my sal$ation shall be for e$er, and my justice
from generation to generation%
?*(B% )rise, arise, #ut on strength, O thou arm of the 'ord, arise as in
the days of old, in the ancient generations% 8ast not thou struck the
#roud one, and !ounded the dragonM
?*(*-% 8ast not thou dried u# the sea, the !ater of the mighty dee#, !ho
madest the de#th of the sea a !ay, that the deli$ered might #ass o$erM
?*(**% )nd no! they that are redeemed by the 'ord, shall return, and
shall come into 4ion singing #raises, and joy e$erlasting shall be u#on
their heads, they shall obtain joy and gladness, sorro! and mourning
shall flee a!ay%
?*(*,% 5 myself !ill comfort you( !ho art thou, that thou shouldst be
afraid of a mortal man, and of the son of man, !ho shall !ither a!ay
like grassM
?*(*2% )nd thou hast forgotten the 'ord thy maker, !ho stretched out the
hea$ens, and founded the earth( and thou hast been afraid continually
all the day at the #resence of his fury !ho afflicted thee, and had
#re#ared himself to destroy thee( !here is no! the fury of the
o##ressorM
?*(*.% 8e shall Luickly come that is going to o#en unto you, and he
shall not kill unto utter destruction, neither shall his bread fail%
?*(*?% But 5 am the 'ord thy God, !ho trouble the sea, and the !a$es
thereof s!ell( the 'ord of hosts is my name%
?*(*A% 5 ha$e #ut my !ords in thy mouth, and ha$e #rotected thee in the
shado! of my hand, that thou mightest #lant the hea$ens, and found the
earth( and mightest say to 4ion( Thou art my #eo#le%
?*(*+% )rise, arise, stand u#, O 9erusalem, !hich hast drunk at the hand
of the 'ord the cu# of his !rathJ thou hast drunk e$en to the bottom of
the cu# of dead slee#, and thou hast drunk e$en to the dregs%
?*(*1% There is none that can u#hold her among all the children that she
hath brought forth( and there is none that taketh her by the hand among
all the children that she hath brought u#%
?*(*B% There are t!o things that ha$e ha##ened to thee( !ho shall be
sorry for theeM desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the
s!ord, !ho shall comfort theeM
?*(,-% Thy children are cast forth, they ha$e sle#t at the head of all
the !ays, and the !ild o> that is snared( full of the indignation of the
'ord, of the rebuke of thy God%
?*(,*% Therefore hear this, thou #oor little one, and thou that art
drunk but not !ith !ine%
?*(,,% Thus saith thy 4o$ereign the 'ord, and thy God, !ho !ill fight
for his #eo#le( Behold 5 ha$e taken out of thy hand the cu# of dead
slee#, the dregs of the cu# of my indignation, thou shalt not drink it
again any more%
?*(,2% )nd 5 !ill #ut it in the hand of them that ha$e o##ressed thee,
and ha$e said to thy soul( Bo! do!n, that !e may go o$er( and thou hast
laid thy body as the ground, and as a !ay to them that !ent o$er%
5saias "ha#ter ?,
:nder the figure of the deli$erance from the Babylonish ca#ti$ity, the
church is in$ited to rejoice for her redem#tion from sin% "hristDs
kingdom shall be e>alted%
?,(*% )rise, arise, #ut on thy strength, O 4ion, #ut on the garments of
thy glory, O 9erusalem, the city of the 8oly One( for henceforth the
uncircumcised, and unclean shall no more #ass through thee%
?,(,% 4hake thyself from the dust, arise, sit u#, O 9erusalem( loose the
bonds from off thy neck, O ca#ti$e daughter of 4ion%
?,(2% 7or thus saith the 'ord( &ou !ere sold gratis, and you shall be
redeemed, !ithout money%
?,(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( <y #eo#le !ent do!n into Egy#t at the
beginning to sojourn there( and the )ssyrian hath o##ressed them !ithout
any cause at all%
?,(?% )nd no! !hat ha$e 5 here, saith the 'ord( for my #eo#le is taken
a!ay gratis% They that rule o$er them treat them unjustly, saith the
'ord, and my name is continually blas#hemed all the day long%
?,(A% Therefore my #eo#le shall kno! my name in that day( for 5 myself
that s#oke, behold 5 am here%
?,(+% 8o! beautiful u#on the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth
good tidings, and that #reacheth #eace( of him that she!eth forth good,
that #reacheth sal$ation, that saith to 4ion( Thy God shall reignN
?,(1% The $oice of thy !atchmen( they ha$e lifted u# their $oice, they
shall #raise together( for they shall see eye to eye !hen the 'ord shall
con$ert 4ion%
?,(B% Rejoice, and gi$e #raise together, O ye deserts of 9erusalem( for
the 'ord hath comforted his #eo#le( he hath redeemed 9erusalem%
?,(*-% The 'ord hath #re#ared his holy arm in the sight of all the
Gentiles( and all the ends of the earth shall see the sal$ation of our
God%
?,(**% De#art, de#art, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing( go
out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the $essels of the
'ord%
?,(*,% 7or you shall not go out in a tumult, neither shall you make
haste by flight( for the 'ord !ill go before you, and the God of 5srael
!ill gather you together%
?,(*2% Behold my ser$ant shall understand, he shall be e>alted, and
e>tolled, and shall be e>ceeding high%
?,(*.% )s many ha$e been astonished at thee, so shall his $isage be
inglorious among men, and his form among the sons of men%
?,(*?% 8e shall s#rinkle many nations, kings shall shut their mouth at
him( for they to !hom it !as not told of him, ha$e seen( and they that
heard not, ha$e beheld%
5saias "ha#ter ?2
) #ro#hecy of the #assion of "hrist%
?2(*% =ho a hath belie$ed our re#ortM and to !hom is the arm of the 'ord
re$ealedM
?2(,% )nd he shall gro! u# as a tender #lant before him, and as a root
out of a thirsty ground( there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness( and
!e ha$e seen him, and there !as no sightliness, that !e should be
desirous of him(
?2(2% Des#ised, and the most abject of men, a man of sorro!s, and
acLuainted !ith infirmity( and his look !as as it !ere hidden and
des#ised, !hereu#on !e esteemed him not%
?2(.% 4urely he hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorro!s( and
!e ha$e thought him as it !ere a le#er, and as one struck by God and
afflicted%
?2(?% But he !as !ounded for our iniLuities, he !as bruised for our
sins( the chastisement of our #eace !as u#on him, and by his bruises !e
are healed%
?2(A% )ll !e like shee# ha$e gone astray, e$ery one hath turned aside
into his o!n !ay( and the 'ord hath laid on him the iniLuity of us all%
?2(+% 8e !as offered because it !as his o!n !ill, and he o#ened not his
mouth( he shall be led as a shee# to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as
a lamb before his shearer, and he shall not o#en his mouth%
?2(1% 8e !as taken a!ay from distress, and from judgment( !ho shall
declare his generationM because he is cut off out of the land of the
li$ing( for the !ickedness of my #eo#le ha$e 5 struck him%
?2(B% )nd he shall gi$e the ungodly for his burial, and the rich for his
death( because he hath done no iniLuity, neither !as there deceit in his
mouth%
?2(*-% )nd the 'ord !as #leased to bruise him in infirmity( if he shall
lay do!n his life for sin, he shall see a longli$ed seed, and the !ill
of the 'ord shall be #ros#erous in his hand%
?2(**% Because his soul hath laboured, he shall see and be filled( by
his kno!ledge shall this my just ser$ant justify many, and he shall bear
their iniLuities%
?2(*,% Therefore !ill 5 distribute to him $ery many, and he shall di$ide
the s#oils of the strong, because he hath deli$ered his soul unto death,
and !as re#uted !ith the !icked( and he hath borne the sins of many, and
hath #rayed for the transgressors%
5saias "ha#ter ?.
The Gentiles, !ho !ere barren before, shall multi#ly in the church of
"hrist( from !hich GodDs mercy shall ne$er de#art%
?.(*% Gi$e #raise, O thou barren, that bearest not( sing forth #raise,
and make a joyful noise, thou that didst not tra$ail !ith child( for
many are the children of the desolate, more than of her that hath a
husband, saith the 'ord%
?.(,% Enlarge the #lace of thy tent, and stretch out the skins of thy
tabernacles, s#are not( lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes%
?.(2% 7or thou shalt #ass on to the right hand, and to the left( and thy
seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and shall inhabit the desolate cities%
?.(.% 7ear not, for thou shalt not be confounded, nor blush( for thou
shalt not be #ut to shame, because thou shalt forget the shame of thy
youth, and shalt remember no more the re#roach of thy !ido!hood%
?.(?% 7or he that made thee shall rule o$er thee, the 'ord of hosts is
his name( and thy Redeemer, the 8oly One of 5srael, shall be called the
God of all the earth%
?.(A% 7or the 'ord hath called thee as a !oman forsaken and mourning in
s#irit, and as a !ife cast off from her youth, said thy God%
?.(+% 7or a small moment ha$e 5 forsaken thee, but !ith great mercies
!ill 5 gather thee%
?.(1% 5n a moment of indignation ha$e 5 hid my face a little !hile from
thee, but !ith e$erlasting kindness ha$e 5 had mercy on thee, said the
'ord thy Redeemer%
?.(B% This thing is to me as in the days of oe, to !hom 5 s!ore, that 5
!ould no more bring in the !aters of oe u#on the earth( so ha$e 5 s!orn
not to be angry !ith thee, and not to rebuke thee%
?.(*-% 7or the mountains shall be mo$ed, and the hills shall trembleJ
but my mercy shall not de#art from thee, and the co$enant of my #eace
shall not be mo$ed( said the 'ord that hath mercy on thee%
?.(**% O #oor little one, tossed !ith tem#est, !ithout all comfort,
behold 5 !ill lay thy stones in order, and !ill lay thy foundations !ith
sa##hires,
?.(*,% )nd 5 !ill make thy bul!arks of jas#er( and thy gates of gra$en
stones, and all thy borders of desirable stones%
?.(*2% )ll thy children shall be taught of the 'ord( and great shall be
the #eace of thy children%
?.(*.% )nd thou shalt be founded in justice( de#art far from o##ression,
for thou shalt not fearJ and from terror, for it shall not come near
thee%
?.(*?% Behold, an inhabitant shall come, !ho !as not !ith me, he that
!as a stranger to thee before, shall be joined to thee%
?.(*A% Behold, 5 ha$e created the smith that blo!eth the coals in the
fire, and bringeth forth an instrument for his !ork, and 5 ha$e created
the killer to destroy%
?.(*+% o !ea#on that is formed against thee shall #ros#er( and e$ery
tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn% This is the
inheritance of the ser$ants of the 'ord, and their justice !ith me,
saith the 'ord%
5saias "ha#ter ??
God #romises abundance of s#iritual graces to the faithful, that shall
belie$e in "hrist out of all nations, and sincerely ser$e him%
??(*% )ll you that thirst, come to the !aters( and you that ha$e no
money make haste, buy, and eat( come ye, buy !ine and milk !ithout
money, and !ithout any #rice%
??(,% =hy do you s#end money for that !hich is not bread, and your
labour for that !hich doth not satisfy youM 8earken diligently to me,
and eat that !hich is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness%
??(2% 5ncline your ear and come to me( hear and your soul shall li$e,
and 5 !ill make an e$erlasting co$enant !ith you, the faithful mercies
of Da$id%
??(.% Behold 5 ha$e gi$en him for a !itness to the #eo#le, for a leader
and a master to the Gentiles%
??(?% Behold thou shalt call a nation, !hich thou kne!est not( and the
nations that kne! not thee shall run to thee, because of the 'ord thy
God, and for the 8oly One of 5srael, for he hath glorified thee%
??(A% 4eek ye the 'ord, !hile he may be found( call u#on him, !hile he
is near%
??(+% 'et the !icked forsake his !ay, and the unjust man his thoughts,
and let him return to the 'ord, and he !ill ha$e mercy on him, and to
our God( for he is bountiful to forgi$e%
??(1% 7or my thoughts are not your thoughts( nor your !ays my !ays,
saith the 'ord%
??(B% 7or as the hea$ens are e>alted abo$e the earth, so are my !ays
e>alted abo$e your !ays, and my thoughts abo$e your thoughts%
??(*-% )nd as the rain and the sno! come do!n from hea$en, and return no
more thither, but soak the earth, and !ater it, and make it to s#ring,
and gi$e seed to the so!er, and bread to the eater(
??(**% 4o shall my !ord be, !hich shall go forth from my mouth( it shall
not return to me $oid, but it shall do !hatsoe$er 5 #lease, and shall
#ros#er in the things for !hich 5 sent it%
??(*,% 7or you shall go out !ith joy, and be led forth !ith #eace( the
mountains and the hills shall sing #raise before you, and all the trees
of the country shall cla# their hands%
??(*2% 5nstead of the shrub, shall come u# the fir tree, and instead of
the nettle, shall come u# the myrtle tree( and the 'ord shall be named
for an e$erlasting sign, that shall not be taken a!ay%
5saias "ha#ter ?A
God in$ites all to kee# his commandments( the Gentiles that kee# them
shall be the #eo#le of God( the 9e!ish #astors are re#ro$ed%
?A(*% Thus saith the 'ord( ;ee# ye judgment, and do justice( for my
sal$ation is near to come, and my justice to be re$ealed%
?A(,% Blessed is the man that doth this, and the son of man that shall
lay hold on this( that kee#eth the sabbath from #rofaning it, that
kee#eth his hands from doing any e$il%
?A(2% )nd let not the son of the stranger, that adhereth to the 'ord,
s#eak, saying( The 'ord !ill di$ide and se#arate me from his #eo#le% )nd
let not the eunuch say( Behold 5 am a dry tree%
?A(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord to the eunuchs, They that shall kee# my
sabbaths, and shall choose the things that #lease me, and shall hold
fast my co$enant(
?A(?% 5 !ill gi$e to them in my house, and !ithin my !alls, a #lace, and
a name better than sons and daughters( 5 !ill gi$e them an e$erlasting
name !hich shall ne$er #erish%
?A(A% )nd the children of the stranger that adhere to the 'ord, to
!orshi# him, and to lo$e his name, to be his ser$ants( e$ery one that
kee#eth the sabbath from #rofaning it, and that holdeth fast my
co$enant(
?A(+% 5 !ill bring them into my holy mount, and !ill make them joyful in
my house of #rayer( their holocausts, and their $ictims shall #lease me
u#on my altar( for my house shall be called the house of #rayer, for all
nations%
?A(1% The 'ord God, !ho gathereth the scattered of 5srael, saith( 5 !ill
still gather unto him his congregation%
?A(B% )ll ye beasts of the field come to de$our, all ye beasts of the
forest%
?A(*-% 8is !atchmen are all blind, they are all ignorant( dumb dogs not
able to bark, seeing $ain things, slee#ing and lo$ing dreams%
?A(**% )nd most im#udent dogs, they ne$er had enough( the she#herds
themsel$es kne! no understanding( all ha$e turned aside into their o!n
!ay, e$ery one after his o!n gain, from the first e$en to the last%
?A(*,% "ome, let us take !ine, and be filled !ith drunkenness( and it
shall be as to day, so also to morro!, and much more%
5saias "ha#ter ?+
The infidelity of the 9e!s( their idolatry% Promises to humble
#enitents%
?+(*% The just #erisheth, and no man layeth it to heart, and men of
mercy are taken a!ay, because there is none that understandethJ for the
just man is taken a!ay from before the face of e$il%
?+(,% 'et #eace come, let him rest in his bed that hath !alked in his
u#rightness%
?+(2% But dra! near hither, you sons of the sorceress, the seed of the
adulterer, and of the harlot%
?+(.% :#on !hom ha$e you jestedM u#on !hom ha$e you o#ened your mouth
!ide, and #ut out your tongueM are not you !icked children, a false
seed,
?+(?% =ho seek your comfort in idols under e$ery green tree, sacrificing
children in the torrents, under the high rocksM
?+(A% 5n the #arts of the torrent is thy #ortion, this is thy lot( and
thou hast #oured out libations to them, thou hast offered sacrifice%
4hall 5 not be angry at these thingsM
?+(+% :#on a high and lofty mountain thou hast laid thy bed, and hast
gone u# thither to offer $ictims%
?+(1% )nd behind the door, and behind the #ost thou hast set u# thy
remembrance( for thou hast disco$ered thyself near me, and hast recei$ed
an adulterer( thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made a co$enant !ith them(
thou hast lo$ed their bed !ith o#en hand%
?+(B% )nd thou hast adorned thyself for the king !ith ointment, and hast
multi#lied thy #erfumes% Thou hast sent thy messengers far off, and !ast
debased e$en to hell%
?+(*-% Thou hast been !earied in the multitude of thy !ays( yet thou
saidst not( 5 !ill rest( thou has found life of thy hand, therefore thou
hast not asked%
?+(**% 7or !hom hast thou been solicitous and afraid, that thou hast
lied, and hast not been mindful of me, nor thought on me in thy heartM
for 5 am silent, and as one that seeth not, and thou hast forgotten me%
?+(*,% 5 !ill declare thy justice, and thy !orks shall not #rofit thee%
?+(*2% =hen thou shalt cry, let thy com#anies deli$er thee, but the !ind
shall carry them all off, a breeHe shall take them a!ay, but he that
#utteth his trust in me, shall inherit the land, and shall #ossess my
holy mount%
?+(*.% )nd 5 !ill say( <ake a !ay( gi$e free #assage, turn out of the
#ath, take a!ay the stumblingblocks out of the !ay of my #eo#le%
?+(*?% 7or thus saith the 8igh and the Eminent that inhabiteth eternity(
and his name is 8oly, !ho d!elleth in the high and holy #lace, and !ith
a contrite and humble s#irit, to re$i$e the s#irit of the humble, and to
re$i$e the heart of the contrite%
?+(*A% 7or 5 !ill not contend for e$er, neither !ill 5 be angry unto the
end( because the s#irit shall go forth from my face, and breathings 5
!ill make%
?+(*+% 7or the iniLuity of his co$etousness 5 !as angry, and 5 struck
him( 5 hid my face from thee, and !as angry( and he !ent a!ay !andering
in his o!n heart%
?+(*1% 5 sa! his !ays, and 5 healed him, and brought him back, and
restored comforts to him, and to them that mourn for him%
?+(*B% 5 created the fruit of the li#s, #eace, #eace to him that is far
off, and to him that is near, said the 'ord, and 5 healed him%
?+(,-% But the !icked are like the raging sea, !hich cannot rest, and
the !a$es thereof cast u# dirt and mire%
?+(,*% There is no #eace to the !icked, saith the 'ord God%
5saias "ha#ter ?1
God rejects the hy#ocritical fasts of the 9e!s( recommends !orks of
mercy, and sincere godliness%
?1(*% "ry, cease not, lift u# thy $oice like a trum#et, and she! my
#eo#le their !icked doings, and the house of 9acob their sins%
?1(,% 7or they seek me from day to day, and desire to kno! my !ays, as a
nation that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the judgment of
their God( they ask of me the judgments of justice( they are !illing to
a##roach to God%
?1(2% =hy ha$e !e fasted, and thou hast not regarded( ha$e !e humbled
our souls, and thou hast not taken noticeM Behold in the day of your
fast your o!n !ill is found, and you e>act of all your debtors%
?1(.% Behold you fast for debates and strife, and strike !ith the fist
!ickedly% Do not fast as you ha$e done until this day, to make your cry
to be heard on high%
?1(?% 5s this such a fast as 5 ha$e chosen( for a man to afflict his
soul for a dayM is this it, to !ind his head about like a circle, and to
s#read sackcloth and ashesM !ilt thou call this a fast, and a day
acce#table to the 'ordM
?1(A% 5s not this rather the fast that 5 ha$e chosenM loose the bands of
!ickedness, undo the bundles that o##ress, let them that are broken go
free, and break asunder e$ery burden%
?1(+% Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the
harbourless into thy house( !hen thou shalt see one naked, co$er him,
and des#ise not thy o!n flesh%
?1(1% Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health
shall s#eedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the
glory of the 'ord shall gather thee u#%
?1(B% Then shalt thou call, and the 'ord shall hear( thou shalt cry, and
he shall say, 8ere 5 am% 5f thou !ilt take a!ay the chain out of the
midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to s#eak that
!hich #rofiteth not%
?1(*-% =hen thou shalt #our out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt
satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise u# in darkness,
and thy darkness shall be as the noonday%
?1(**% )nd the 'ord !ill gi$e thee rest continually, and !ill fill thy
soul !ith brightness, and deli$er thy bones, and thou shalt be like a
!atered garden, and like a fountain of !ater !hose !aters shall not
fail%
?1(*,% )nd the #laces that ha$e been desolate for ages shall be built in
thee( thou shalt raise u# the foundation of generation and generation(
and thou shalt be called the re#airer of the fences, turning the #aths
into rest%
?1(*2% 5f thou turn a!ay thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy o!n
!ill in my holy day, and call the sabbath delightful, and the holy of
the 'ord glorious, and glorify him, !hile thou dost not thy o!n !ays,
and thy o!n !ill is not found, to s#eak a !ord(
?1(*.% Then shalt thou be delighted in the 'ord, and 5 !ill lift thee u#
abo$e the high #laces of the earth, and !ill feed thee !ith the
inheritance of 9acob thy father% 7or the mouth of the 'ord hath s#oken
it%
5saias "ha#ter ?B
The dreadful e$il of sin is dis#layed, as the great obstacle to all good
from God( yet he !ill send a Redeemer, and make an e$erlasting co$enant
!ith his church%
?B(*% Behold the hand of the 'ord is not shortened that it cannot sa$e,
neither is his ear hea$y that it cannot hear%
?B(,% But your iniLuities ha$e di$ided bet!een you and your God, and
your sins ha$e hid his face from you that he should not hear%
?B(2% 7or your hands are defiled !ith blood, and your fingers !ith
iniLuity( your li#s ha$e s#oken lies, and your tongue uttereth iniLuity%
?B(.% There is none that calleth u#on justice, neither is there any one
that judgeth truly( but they trust in a mere nothing, and s#eak
$anities( they ha$e concei$ed labour, and brought forth iniLuity%
?B(?% They ha$e broken the eggs of as#s, and ha$e !o$en the !ebs of
s#iders( he that shall eat of their eggs, shall die( and that !hich is
brought out, shall be hatched into a basilisk%
?B(A% Their !ebs shall not be for clothing, neither shall they co$er
themsel$es !ith their !orks( their !orks are un#rofitable !orks, and the
!ork of iniLuity is in their hands%
?B(+% Their feet run to e$il, and make haste to shed innocent blood(
their thoughts are un#rofitable thoughts( !asting and destruction are in
their !ays%
?B(1% They ha$e not kno!n the !ay of #eace, and there is no judgment in
their ste#s( their #aths are become crooked to them, e$ery one that
treadeth in them kno!eth no #eace%
?B(B% Therefore is judgment far from us, and justice shall not o$ertake
us% =e looked for light, and behold darkness( brightness, and !e ha$e
!alked in the dark%
?B(*-% =e ha$e gro#ed for the !all, and like the blind !e ha$e gro#ed as
if !e had no eyes( !e ha$e stumbled at noonday as in darkness, !e are in
dark #laces, as dead men%
?B(**% =e shall roar all of us like bears, and shall lament as mournful
do$es% =e ha$e looked for judgment, and there is none( for sal$ation,
and it is far from us%
?B(*,% 7or our iniLuities are multi#lied before thee, and our sins ha$e
testified against us( for our !icked doings are !ith us, and ha$e kno!n
our iniLuities(
?B(*2% 5n sinning and lying against the 'ord( and !e ha$e turned a!ay so
that !e !ent not after our God, but s#oke calumny and transgression( !e
ha$e concei$ed, and uttered from the heart, !ords of falsehood%
?B(*.% )nd judgment is turned a!ay back!ard, and justice hath stood far
off( because truth hath fallen do!n in the street, and eLuity could not
come in%
?B(*?% )nd truth hath been forgotten( and he that de#arted from e$il,
lay o#en to be a #rey( and the 'ord sa!, and it a##eared e$il in his
eyes, because there is no judgment%
?B(*A% )nd he sa! that there is not a man( and he stood astonished,
because there is none to o##ose himself( and his o!n arm brought
sal$ation to him, and his o!n justice su##orted him%
?B(*+% 8e #ut on justice as a breast#late, and a helmet of sal$ation
u#on his head( he #ut on the garments of $engeance, and !as clad !ith
Heal as !ith a cloak%
?B(*1% )s unto re$enge, as it !ere to re#ay !rath to his ad$ersaries,
and a re!ard to his enemies( he !ill re#ay the like to the islands%
?B(*B% )nd they from the !est, shall fear the name of the 'ord( and they
from the rising of the sun, his glory !hen he shall come as a $iolent
stream, !hich the s#irit of the 'ord dri$eth on(
?B(,-% )nd there shall come a redeemer to 4ion, and to them that return
from iniLuity in 9acob, saith the 'ord%
?B(,*% This is my co$enant !ith them, saith the 'ord( <y s#irit that is
in thee, and my !ords that 5 ha$e #ut in thy mouth, shall not de#art out
of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of
thy seedDs seed, saith the 'ord, from henceforth and for e$er%
This is my co$enant, etc%%% ote here a clear #romise of #er#etual
orthodo>y to the church of "hrist%
5saias "ha#ter A-
The light of true faith shall shine forth in the church of "hrist, and
shall be s#read through all nations, and continue for all ages%
A-(*% )rise, be enlightened, O 9erusalem( for thy light is come, and the
glory of the 'ord is risen u#on thee%
A-(,% 7or behold darkness shall co$er the earth, and a mist the #eo#le(
but the 'ord shall arise u#on thee, and his glory shall be seen u#on
thee%
A-(2% )nd the Gentiles shall !alk in thy light, and kings in the
brightness of thy rising%
A-(.% 'ift u# thy eyes round about, and see( all these are gathered
together, they are come to thee( thy sons shall come from afar, and thy
daughters shall rise u# at thy side%
A-(?% Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall !onder and be
enlarged, !hen the multitude of the sea shall be con$erted to thee, the
strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee%
A-(A% The multitude of camels shall co$er thee, the dromedaries of
<adian and E#ha( all they from 4aba shall come, bringing gold and
frankincense( and she!ing forth #raise to the 'ord%
A-(+% )ll the flocks of "edar shall be gathered together unto thee, the
rams of abaioth shall minister to thee( they shall be offered u#on my
acce#table altar, and 5 !ill glorify the house of my majesty%
A-(1% =ho are these, that fly as clouds, and as do$es to their !indo!sM
A-(B% 7or, the islands !ait for me, and the shi#s of the sea in the
beginning( that 5 may bring thy sons from afar( their sil$er, and their
gold !ith them, to the name of the 'ord thy God, and to the 8oly One of
5srael, because he hath glorified thee%
A-(*-% )nd the children of strangers shall build u# thy !alls, and their
kings shall minister to thee( for in my !rath ha$e 5 struck thee, and in
my reconciliation ha$e 5 had mercy u#on thee%
A-(**% )nd thy gates shall be o#en continually( they shall not be shut
day nor night, that the strength of the Gentiles may be brought to thee,
and their kings may be brought%
A-(*,% 7or the nation and the kingdom that !ill not ser$e thee, shall
#erish( and the Gentiles shall be !asted !ith desolation%
A-(*2% The glory of 'ibanus shall come to thee, the fir tree, and the
bo> tree, and the #ine tree together, to beautify the #lace of my
sanctuary( and 5 !ill glorify the #lace of my feet%
A-(*.% )nd the children of them that afflict thee, shall come bo!ing
do!n to thee, and all that slandered thee shall !orshi# the ste#s of thy
feet, and shall call thee the city of the 'ord, the 4ion of the 8oly One
of 5srael%
A-(*?% Because thou !ast forsaken, and hated, and there !as none that
#assed through thee, 5 !ill make thee to be an e$erlasting glory, a joy
unto generation and generation(
A-(*A% )nd thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and thou shalt be
nursed !ith the breasts of kings( and thou shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord
thy 4a$iour, and thy Redeemer, the <ighty One of 9acob%
A-(*+% 7or brass 5 !ill bring gold, and for iron 5 !ill bring sil$er(
and for !ood brass, and for stones iron( and 5 !ill make thy $isitation
#eace, and thy o$erseers justice%
A-(*1% 5niLuity shall no more be heard in thy land, !asting nor
destruction in thy borders, and sal$ation shall #ossess thy !alls, and
#raise thy gates%
A-(*B% Thou shalt no more ha$e the sun for thy light by day, neither
shall the brightness of the moon enlighten thee( but the 'ord shall be
unto thee for an e$erlasting light, and thy God for thy glory%
Thou shalt no more, etc%%% 5n this latter #art of the cha#ter, the
#ro#het #asses from the illustrious #romises made to the church militant
on earth, to the glory of the church trium#hant in hea$en%
A-(,-% Thy sun shall go do!n no more, and thy moon shall not decrease(
for the 'ord shall be unto thee for an e$erlasting light, and the days
of thy mourning shall be ended%
A-(,*% )nd thy #eo#le shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for
e$er, the branch of my #lanting, the !ork of my hand to glorify me%
A-(,,% The least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong
nation( 5 the 'ord !ill suddenly do this thing in its time%
5saias "ha#ter A*
The office of "hrist( the mission of the )#ostlesJ the ha##iness of
their con$erts%
A*(*% The s#irit of the 'ord is u#on me, because the 'ord hath anointed
me( he hath sent me to #reach to the meek, to heal the contrite of
heart, and to #reach a release to the ca#ti$es, and deli$erance to them
that are shut u#%
A*(,% To #roclaim the acce#table year of the 'ord, and the day of
$engeance of our God( to comfort all that mourn(
A*(2% To a##oint to the mourners of 4ion, and to gi$e them a cro!n for
ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, a garment of #raise for the s#irit
of grief( and they shall be called in it the mighty ones of justice, the
#lanting of the 'ord to glorify him%
A*(.% )nd they shall build the #laces that ha$e been !aste from of old,
and shall raise u# ancient ruins, and shall re#air the desolate cities,
that !ere destroyed for generation and generation%
A*(?% )nd strangers shall stand and shall feed your flocks( and the sons
of strangers shall be your husbandman, and the dressers of your $ines%
A*(A% But you shall be called the #riests of the 'ord( to you it shall
be said( &e ministers of our God( you shall eat the riches of the
Gentiles, and you shall #ride yoursel$es in their glory%
A*(+% 7or your double confusion and shame, they shall #raise their #art(
therefore shall they recei$e double in their land, e$erlasting joy shall
be unto them%
A*(1% 7or 5 am the 'ord that lo$e judgment, and hate robbery in a
holocaust( and 5 !ill make their !ork in truth, and 5 !ill make a
#er#etual co$enant !ith them%
A*(B% )nd they shall kno! their seed among the Gentiles, and their
offs#ring in the midst of #eo#les( all that shall see them, shall kno!
them, that these are the seed !hich the 'ord hath blessed%
A*(*-% 5 !ill greatly rejoice in the 'ord, and my soul shall be joyful
in my God( for he hath clothed me !ith the garments of sal$ation( and
!ith the robe of justice he hath co$ered me, as a bridegroom decked !ith
a cro!n, and as a bride adorned !ith her je!els%
A*(**% 7or as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden
causeth her seed to shoot forth( so shall the 'ord God make justice to
s#ring forth, and #raise before all the nations%
5saias "ha#ter A,
The #ro#het !ill not cease from #reaching "hrist( to !hom all nations
shall be con$erted( and !hose church shall continue for e$er%
A,(*% 7or 4ionDs sake 5 !ill not hold my #eace, and for the sake of
9erusalem, 5 !ill not rest till her just one come forth as brightness,
and her sa$iour be lighted as a lam#%
A,(,% )nd the Gentiles shall see thy just one, and all kings thy
glorious one( and thou shalt be called by a ne! name, !hich the mouth of
the 'ord shall name%
A,(2% )nd thou shalt be a cro!n of glory in the hand of the 'ord, and a
royal diadem in the hand of thy God%
A,(.% Thou shalt no more be called 7orsaken( and thy land shall no more
be called Desolate( but thou shalt be called <y #leasure in her, and thy
land inhabited% Because the 'ord hath been !ell #leased !ith thee( and
thy land shall be inhabited%
A,(?% 7or the young man shall d!ell !ith the $irgin, and thy children
shall d!ell in thee% )nd the bridegroom shall rejoice o$er the bride,
and thy God shall rejoice o$er thee%
A,(A% :#on thy !alls, O 9erusalem, 5 ha$e a##ointed !atchmen all the
day, and all the night, they shall ne$er hold their #eace% &ou that are
mindful of the 'ord, hold not your #eace,
A,(+% )nd gi$e him no silence till he establish, and till he make
9erusalem a #raise in the earth%
A,(1% The 'ord hath s!orn by his right hand, and by the arm of his
strength( 4urely 5 !ill no more gi$e thy corn to be meat for thy
enemies( and the sons of the strangers shall not drink thy !ine, for
!hich thou hast laboured%
A,(B% 7or they that gather it, shall eat it, and shall #raise the 'ord(
and they that bring it together, shall drink it in my holy courts%
A,(*-% Go through, go through the gates, #re#are the !ay for the #eo#le,
make the road #lain, #ick out the stones, and lift u# the standard to
the #eo#le%
A,(**% Behold the 'ord hath made it to be heard in the ends of the
earth, tell the daughter of 4ion( Behold thy 4a$iour cometh( behold his
re!ard is !ith him, and his !ork before him%
A,(*,% )nd they shall call them, The holy #eo#le, the redeemed of the
'ord% But thou shalt be called( ) city sought after, and not forsaken%
5saias "ha#ter A2
"hristDs $ictory o$er his enemies( his mercies to his #eo#le( their
com#laint%
A2(*% =ho is this that cometh from Edom, !ith dyed garments from Bosra,
this beautiful one in his robe, !alking in the greatness of his
strength% 5, that s#eak justice, and am a defender to sa$e%
Edom%%% Edom and Bosra Ea strong city of EdomG are here taken in a
mystical sense for the enemies of "hrist and his church%
A2(,% =hy then is thy a##arel red, and thy garments like theirs that
tread in the !ine#ressM
A2(2% 5 ha$e trodden the !ine#ress alone, and of the Gentiles there is
not a man !ith me( 5 ha$e tram#led on them in my indignation, and ha$e
trodden them do!n in my !rath, and their blood is s#rinkled u#on my
garments, and 5 ha$e stained all my a##arel%
A2(.% 7or the day of $engeance is in my heart, the year of my redem#tion
is come%
A2(?% 5 looked about, and there !as none to hel#( 5 sought, and there
!as none to gi$e aid( and my o!n arm hath sa$ed for me, and my
indignation itself hath hel#ed me%
A2(A% )nd 5 ha$e trodden do!n the #eo#le in my !rath, and ha$e made them
drunk in my indignation, and ha$e brought do!n their strength to the
earth%
A2(+% 5 !ill remember the tender mercies of the 'ord, the #raise of the
'ord for all the things that the 'ord hath besto!ed u#on us, and for the
multitude of his good things to the house of 5srael, !hich he hath gi$en
them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his
mercies%
A2(1% )nd he said( 4urely they are my #eo#le, children that !ill not
deny( so he became their sa$iour%
A2(B% 5n all their affliction he !as not troubled, and the angel of his
#resence sa$ed them( in his lo$e, and in his mercy he redeemed them, and
he carried them and lifted them u# all the days of old%
A2(*-% But they #ro$oked to !rath, and afflicted the s#irit of his 8oly
One( and he !as turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them%
A2(**% )nd he remembered the days of old of <oses, and of his #eo#le(
=here is he that brought them u# out of the sea, !ith the she#herds of
his flockM !here is he that #ut in the midst of them the s#irit of his
8oly OneM
A2(*,% 8e that brought out <oses by the right hand, by the arm of his
majesty( that di$ided the !aters before them, to make himself an
e$erlasting name%
A2(*2% 8e that led them out through the dee#, as a horse in the
!ilderness that stumbleth not%
A2(*.% )s a beast that goeth do!n in the field, the s#irit of the 'ord
!as their leader( so didst thou lead thy #eo#le to make thyself a
glorious name%
A2(*?% 'ook do!n from hea$en, and behold from thy holy habitation and
the #lace of thy glory( !here is thy Heal, and thy strength, the
multitude of thy bo!els, and of thy merciesM they ha$e held back
themsel$es from me%
They ha$e held back, etc%%% This is s#oken by the #ro#het in the #erson
of the 9e!s at the time !hen, for their sins, they !ere gi$en u# to
their enemies%
A2(*A% 7or thou art our father, and )braham hath not kno!n us, and
5srael hath been ignorant of us( thou, O 'ord, art our father, our
redeemer, from e$erlasting is thy name%
)braham hath not kno! us, etc%%% That is, )braham !ill not no!
ackno!ledge us for his children, by reason of our degeneracyJ but thou,
O 'ord, art our true father and our redeemer, and no other can be called
our #arent in com#arison !ith thee%
A2(*+% =hy hast thou made us to err, O 'ord, from thy !ays( !hy hast
thou hardened our heart, that !e should not fear theeM return for the
sake of thy ser$ants, the tribes of thy inheritance%
<ade us to err, etc% 8ardened our heart, etc%%% The meaning is, that God
in #unishment of their great and manifold crimes, and their long abuse
of his mercy and grace, had !ithdra!n his graces from them, and so gi$en
them u# to error and hardness of heart%
A2(*1% They ha$e #ossessed thy holy #eo#le as nothing( our enemies ha$e
trodden do!n thy sanctuary%
A2(*B% =e are become as in the beginning, !hen thou didst not rule o$er
us, and !hen !e !ere not called by thy name%
5saias "ha#ter A.
The #ro#het #rays for the release of his #eo#leJ and for the remission
of their sins%
A.(*% O that thou !ouldst rend the hea$ens, and !ouldst come do!n( the
mountains !ould melt a!ay at thy #resence%
A.(,% They !ould melt as at the burning of fire, the !aters !ould burn
!ith fire, that thy name might be made kno!n to thy enemies( that the
nations might tremble at thy #resence%
A.(2% =hen thou shalt do !onderful things, !e shall not bear them( thou
didst come do!n, and at thy #resence the mountains melted a!ay%
A.(.% 7rom the beginning of the !orld they ha$e not heard, nor #ercei$ed
!ith the ears( the eye hath not seen, O God, besides thee, !hat things
thou hast #re#ared for them that !ait for thee%
A.(?% Thou hast met him that rejoiceth, and doth justice( in thy !ays
they shall remember thee( behold thou art angry, and !e ha$e sinned( in
them !e ha$e been al!ays, and !e shall be sa$ed%
A.(A% )nd !e are all become as one unclean, and all our justices as the
rag of a menstruous !oman( and !e ha$e all fallen as a leaf, and our
iniLuities, like the !ind, ha$e taken us a!ay%
Our justices, etc%%% That is, the !orks by !hich !e #retended to make
oursel$es just% This is s#oken #articularly of the sacrifices,
sacraments, and ceremonies of the 9e!s, after the death of "hrist, and
the #romulgation of the ne! la!%
A.(+% There is none that calleth u#on thy name( that riseth u#, and
taketh hold of thee( thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast crushed us
in the hand of our iniLuity%
A.(1% )nd no!, O 'ord, thou art our father, and !e are clay( and thou
art our maker, and !e all are the !orks of thy hands%
A.(B% Be not $ery angry, O 'ord, and remember no longer our iniLuity(
behold, see !e are all thy #eo#le%
A.(*-% The city of thy sanctuary is become a desert, 4ion is made a
desert, 9erusalem is desolate%
A.(**% The house of our holiness, and of our glory, !here our fathers
#raised thee, is burnt !ith fire, and all our lo$ely things are turned
into ruins%
A.(*,% =ilt thou refrain thyself, O 'ord, u#on these things, !ilt thou
hold thy #eace, and afflict us $ehementlyM
5saias "ha#ter A?
The Gentiles shall seek and find "hrist, but the 9e!s !ill #ersecute
him, and be rejected, only a remnant shall be reser$ed% The church shall
multi#ly, and abound !ith graces%
A?(*% They ha$e sought me that before asked not for me, they ha$e found
me that sought me not% 5 said( Behold me, behold me, to a nation that
did not call u#on my name%
A?(,% 5 ha$e s#read forth my hands all the day to an unbelie$ing #eo#le,
!ho !alk in a !ay that is not good after their o!n thoughts%
A?(2% ) #eo#le that continually #ro$oke me to anger before my face, that
immolate in gardens, and sacrifice u#on bricks%
A?(.% That d!ell in se#ulchres, and slee# in the tem#le of idols( that
eat s!ineDs flesh, and #rofane broth is in their $essels%
A?(?% That say( De#art from me, come not near me, because thou art
unclean( these shall be smoke in my anger, a fire burning all the day%
A?(A% Behold it is !ritten before me( 5 !ill not be silent, but 5 !ill
render and re#ay into their bosom%
A?(+% &our iniLuities, and the iniLuities of your fathers together,
saith the 'ord, !ho ha$e sacrificed u#on the mountains, and ha$e
re#roached me u#on the hillsJ and 5 !ill measure back their first !ork
in their bosom%
A?(1% Thus saith the 'ord( )s if a grain be found in a cluster, and it
be said( Destroy it not, because it is a blessing( so !ill 5 do for the
sake of my ser$ants, that 5 may not destroy the !hole%
A?(B% )nd 5 !ill bring forth a seed out of 9acob, and out of 9uda a
#ossessor of my mountains( and my elect shall inherit it, and my
ser$ants shall d!ell there%
A?(*-% )nd the #lains shall be turned to folds of flocks, and the $alley
of )chor into a #lace for the herds to lie do!n in, for my #eo#le that
ha$e sought me%
A?(**% )nd you, that ha$e forsaken the 'ord, that ha$e forgotten my holy
mount, that set a table for fortune, and offer libations u#on it,
A?(*,% 5 !ill number you in the s!ord, and you shall all fall by
slaughter( because 5 called and you did not ans!er( 5 s#oke, and you did
not hear( and you did e$il in my eyes, and you ha$e chosen the things
that dis#lease me%
A?(*2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold my ser$ants shall eat,
and you shall be hungry( behold my ser$ants shall drink, and you shall
be thirsty%
A?(*.% Behold my ser$ants shall rejoice, and you shall be confounded(
behold my ser$ants shall #raise for joyfulness of heart, and you shall
cry for sorro! of heart, and shall ho!l for grief of s#irit%
A?(*?% )nd you shall lea$e your name for an e>ecration to my elect( and
the 'ord God shall slay thee, and call his ser$ants by another name%
A?(*A% 5n !hich he that is blessed u#on the earth, shall be blessed in
God, amen( and he that s!eareth in the earth, shall s!ear by God, amen(
because the former distresses are forgotten, and because they are hid
from my eyes%
A?(*+% 7or behold 5 create ne! hea$ens, and a ne! earth( and the former
things shall not be in remembrance, and they shall not come u#on the
heart%
A?(*1% But you shall be glad and rejoice for e$er in these things, !hich
5 create( for behold 5 create 9erusalem a rejoicing, and the #eo#le
thereof joy%
A?(*B% )nd 5 !ill rejoice in 9erusalem, and joy in my #eo#le, and the
$oice of !ee#ing shall no more be heard in her, nor the $oice of crying%
A?(,-% There shall no more be an infant of days there, nor an old man
that shall not fill u# his days( for the child shall die a hundred years
old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed%
A?(,*% )nd they shall build houses, and inhabit themJ and they shall
#lant $ineyards, and eat the fruits of them%
A?(,,% They shall not build, and another inhabitJ they shall not #lant,
and another eat( for as the days of a tree, so shall be the days of my
#eo#le, and the !orks of their hands shall be of long continuance%
A?(,2% <y elect shall not labour in $ain, nor bring forth in troubleJ
for they are the seed of the blessed of the 'ord, and their #osterity
!ith them%
A?(,.% )nd it shall come to #ass, that before they call, 5 !ill hearJ as
they are yet s#eaking, 5 !ill hear%
A?(,?% The !olf and the lamb shall feed togetherJ the lion and the o>
shall eat stra!J and dust shall be the ser#entDs food( they shall not
hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the 'ord%
5saias "ha#ter AA
<ore of the re#robation of the 9e!s, and of the call of the Gentiles%
AA(*% Thus saith the 'ord( 8ea$en is my throne, and the earth my
footstool( !hat is this house that you !ill build to meM and !hat is
this #lace of my restM
=hat is this house, etc%%% This is a #ro#hecy that the tem#le should be
cast off%
AA(,% <y hand made all these things, and all these things !ere made,
saith the 'ord% But to !hom shall 5 ha$e res#ect, but to him that is
#oor and little, and of a contrite s#irit, and that trembleth at my
!ordsM
AA(2% 8e that sacrificeth an o>, is as if he sle! a man( he that killeth
a shee# in sacrifice, as if he should brain a dog( he that offereth an
oblation, as if he should offer s!ineDs bloodJ he that remembereth
incense, as if he should bless an idol% )ll these things ha$e they
chosen in their !ays, and their soul is delighted in their abominations%
8e that sacrificeth an o>, etc%%% This is a #ro#hecy that the sacrifices
!hich !ere offered in the old la! should be abolished in the ne!J and
that the offering of them should be a crime%-5bid% Remembereth
incense%%% @iH%, to offer it in the !ay of a sacrifice%
AA(.% =herefore 5 also !ill choose their mockeries, and !ill bring u#on
them the things they feared( because 5 called, and there !as none that
!ould ans!erJ 5 ha$e s#oken, and they heard notJ and they ha$e done e$il
in my eyes, and ha$e chosen the things that dis#lease me%
5 !ill choose their mockeries%%% 5 !ill turn their mockeries u#on
themsel$esJ and !ill cause them to be mocked by their enemies%
AA(?% 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, you that tremble at his !ord( &our
brethren that hate you, and cast you out for my nameDs sake, ha$e said(
'et the 'ord be glorified, and !e shall see in your joy( but they shall
be confounded%
AA(A% ) $oice of the #eo#le from the city, a $oice from the tem#le, the
$oice of the 'ord that rendereth recom#ense to his enemies%
AA(+% Before she !as in labour, she brought forthJ before her time came
to be deli$ered, she brought forth a man child%
Before she !as in labour, etc%%% This relates to the con$ersion of the
Gentiles, !ho !ere born, as it !ere, all on a sudden to the church of
God%
AA(1% =ho hath e$er heard such a thingM and !ho hath seen the like to
thisM shall the earth bring forth in one dayM or shall a nation be
brought forth at once, because 4ion hath been in labour, and hath
brought forth her childrenM
AA(B% 4hall not 5 that make others to bring forth children, myself bring
forth, saith the 'ordM shall 5, that gi$e generation to others, be
barren, saith the 'ord thy GodM
AA(*-% Rejoice !ith 9erusalem, and be glad !ith her, all you that lo$e
her( rejoice for joy !ith her, all you that mourn for her%
AA(**% That you may suck, and be filled !ith the breasts of her
consolations( that you may milk out, and flo! !ith delights, from the
abundance of her glory%
AA(*,% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill bring u#on her as it !ere
a ri$er of #eace, and as an o$erflo!ing torrent the glory of the
Gentiles, !hich you shall suckJ you shall be carried at the breasts, and
u#on the knees they shall caress you%
AA(*2% )s one !hom the mother caresseth, so !ill 5 comfort you, and you
shall be comforted in 9erusalem%
AA(*.% &ou shall see and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall
flourish like an herb, and the hand of the 'ord shall be kno!n to his
ser$ants, and he shall be angry !ith his enemies%
AA(*?% 7or behold the 'ord !ill come !ith fire, and his chariots are
like a !hirl!ind, to render his !rath in indignation, and his rebuke
!ith flames of fire%
AA(*A% 7or the 'ord shall judge by fire, and by his s!ord unto all
flesh, and the slain of the 'ord shall be many%
AA(*+% They that !ere sanctified, thought themsel$es clean in the
gardens behind the gate !ithin, they that did eat s!ineDs flesh, and the
abomination, and the mouse( they shall be consumed together, saith the
'ord%
AA(*1% But 5 kno! their !orks, and their thoughts( 5 come that 5 may
gather them together !ith all nations and tongues( and they shall come
and shall see my glory%
AA(*B% )nd 5 !ill set a sign among them, and 5 !ill send of them that
shall be sa$ed, to the Gentiles into the sea, into )frica, and 'ydia
them that dra! the bo!( into 5taly, and Greece, to the islands afar off,
to them that ha$e not heard of me, and ha$e not seen my glory% )nd they
shall declare my glory to the Gentiles(
AA(,-% )nd they shall bring all your brethren out of all nations for a
gift to the 'ord, u#on horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and on
mules, and in coaches, to my holy mountain 9erusalem, saith the 'ord, as
if the children of 5srael should bring an offering in a clean $essel
into the house of the 'ord%
AA(,*% )nd 5 !ill take of them to be #riests, and 'e$ites, saith the
'ord%
AA(,,% 7or as the ne! hea$ens, and the ne! earth, !hich 5 !ill make to
stand before me, saith the 'ord( so shall your seed stand, and your
name%
AA(,2% )nd there shall be month after month, and sabbath after sabbath(
and all flesh shall come to adore before my face, saith the 'ord%
AA(,.% )nd they shall go out, and see the carcasses of the men that ha$e
transgressed against me( their !orm shall not die, and their fire shall
not be Luenched( and they shall be a loathsome sight to all flesh%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 9ERE<5)4
9eremias !as a #riest, a nati$e of )nathoth, a #riestly city in the
tribe of Benjamin( and !as sanctified from his motherDs !omb, to be a
#ro#het of GodJ !hich office he began to e>ecute !hen he !as yet a child
in age% 8e !as in his !hole life, according to the signification of his
name, Great before the 'ordJ and a s#ecial figure of 9esus "hrist, in
the #ersecutions he under!ent for discharging his dutyJ in his charity
for his #ersecutorsJ and in the $iolent death he suffered at their
hands( it being an ancient tradition of the 8ebre!s, that he !as stoned
to death by the remnant of the 9e!s !ho had retired into Egy#t%
9eremias "ha#ter *
The time, and the calling, of 9eremias( his #ro#hetical $isions% God
encourages him%
*(*% The !ords of 9eremias the son of 8elcias, of the #riests that !ere
in )nathoth, in the land of Benjamin%
*(,% The !ord of the 'ord !hich came to him in the days of 9osias the
son of )mon king of 9uda, in the thirteenth year of his reign%
*(2% )nd !hich came to him in the days of 9oakim the son of 9osias king
of 9uda, unto the end of the ele$enth year of 4edecias the son of 9osias
king of 9uda, e$en unto the carrying a!ay of 9erusalem ca#ti$e, in the
fifth month%
*(.% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*(?% Before 5 formed thee in the bo!els of thy mother, 5 kne! thee( and
before thou camest forth out of the !omb, 5 sanctified thee, and made
thee a #ro#het unto the nations%
*(A% )nd 5 said( )h, ah, ah, 'ord God( behold, 5 cannot s#eak, for 5 am
a child%
*(+% )nd the 'ord said to me( 4ay not( 5 am a child( for thou shalt go
to all that 5 shall send thee( and !hatsoe$er 5 shall command thee, thou
shalt s#eak%
*(1% Be not afraid at their #resence( for 5 am !ith thee to deli$er
thee, saith the 'ord%
*(B% )nd the 'ord #ut forth his hand, and touched my mouth( and the 'ord
said to me( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en my !ords in thy mouth(
*(*-% 'o, 5 ha$e set thee this day o$er the nations, and o$er kingdoms,
to root u#, and to #ull do!n, and to !aste, and to destroy, and to
build, and to #lant%
*(**% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying( =hat seest thou,
9eremiasM )nd 5 said( 5 see a rod !atching%
*(*,% )nd the 'ord said to me( Thou hast seen !ell( for 5 !ill !atch
o$er my !ord to #erform it%
*(*2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me a second time saying( =hat
seest thouM )nd 5 said( 5 see a boiling caldron, and the face thereof
from the face of the north%
*(*.% )nd the 'ord said to me( 7rom the north shall an e$il break forth
u#on all the inhabitants of the land%
*(*?% 7or behold 5 !ill call together all the families of the kingdoms
of the north, saith the 'ord( and they shall come, and shall set e$ery
one his throne in the entrance of the gates of 9erusalem, and u#on all
the !alls thereof round about, and u#on all the cities of 9uda%
*(*A% )nd 5 !ill #ronounce my judgments against them, touching all their
!ickedness, !ho ha$e forsaken me, and ha$e sacrificed to strange gods,
and ha$e adored the !ork of their o!n hands%
*(*+% Thou therefore gird u# thy loins, and arise, and s#eak to them all
that 5 command thee% Be not afraid at their #resence( for 5 !ill make
thee not to fear their countenance%
*(*1% 7or behold 5 ha$e made thee this day a fortified city, and a
#illar of iron, and a !all of brass, o$er all the land, to the kings of
9uda, to the #rinces thereof, and to the #riests, and to the #eo#le of
the land%
*(*B% )nd they shall fight against them, and shall not #re$ail( for 5 am
!ith thee, saith the 'ord, to deli$er thee%
9eremias "ha#ter ,
God e>#ostulates !ith the 9e!s for their ingratitude and infidelity%
,(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,(,% Go, and cry in the ears of 9erusalem, saying( Thus saith the 'ord(
5 ha$e remembered thee, #itying thy youth, and the lo$e of thy
es#ousals, !hen thou follo!edst me in the desert, in a land that is not
so!n%
,(2% 5srael is holy to the 'ord, the firstfruits of his increase( all
they that de$our him offend( e$ils shall come u#on them, saith the 'ord%
,(.% 8ear ye the !ord of the 'ord, O house of 9acob, and all ye families
of the house of 5srael(
,(?% Thus saith the 'ord( =hat iniLuity ha$e your fathers found in me,
that they are gone far from me, and ha$e !alked after $anity, and are
become $ainM
,(A% )nd they ha$e not said( =here is the 'ord, that made us come u# out
of the land of Egy#tM that led us through the desert, through a land
uninhabited and un#assable, through a land of drought, and the image of
death, through a land !herein no man !alked, nor any man d!eltM
,(+% )nd 5 brought you into the land of "armel, to eat the fruit
thereof, and the best things thereof( and !hen ye entered in, you
defiled my land and made my inheritance an abomination%
"armel%%% That is, a fruitful, #lentiful land%
,(1% The #riests did not say( =here is the 'ordM and they that held the
la! kne! me not, and the #astors transgressed against me( and the
#ro#hets #ro#hesied in Baal, and follo!ed idols%
,(B% Therefore !ill 5 yet contend in judgment !ith you, saith the 'ord,
and 5 !ill #lead !ith your children%
,(*-% Pass o$er to the isles of "ethim, and see( and send into "edar,
and consider diligently( and see if there hath been done any thing like
this%
,(**% 5f a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods(
but my #eo#le ha$e changed their glory into an idol%
,(*,% Be astonished, O ye hea$ens, at this, and ye gates thereof, be
$ery desolate, saith the 'ord%
,(*2% 7or my #eo#le ha$e done t!o e$ils% They ha$e forsaken me, the
fountain of li$ing !ater, and ha$e digged to themsel$es cisterns, broken
cisterns, that can hold no !ater%
,(*.% 5s 5srael a bondman, or a homeborn sla$eM !hy then is he become a
#reyM
,(*?% The lions ha$e roared u#on him, and ha$e made a noise, they ha$e
made his land a !ilderness( his cities are burnt do!n, and there is none
to d!ell in them%
,(*A% The children also of <em#his, and of Ta#hnes ha$e defloured thee,
e$en to the cro!n of the head%
,(*+% 8ath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the
'ord thy God at that time, !hen he led thee by the !ayM
,(*1% )nd no! !hat hast thou to do in the !ay of Egy#t, to drink the
troubled !aterM )nd !hat hast thou to do !ith the !ay of the )ssyrians,
to drink the !ater of the ri$erM
,(*B% Thy o!n !ickedness shall re#ro$e thee, and thy a#ostasy shall
rebuke thee% ;no! thou, and see that it is an e$il and a bitter thing
for thee, to ha$e left the 'ord thy God, and that my fear is not !ith
thee, saith the 'ord the God of hosts%
,(,-% Of old time thou hast broken my yoke, thou hast burst my bands,
and thou saidst( 5 !ill not ser$e% 7or on e$ery high hill, and under
e$ery green tree thou didst #rostitute thyself%
,(,*% &et, 5 #lanted thee a chosen $ineyard, all true seed( ho! then art
thou turned unto me into that !hich is good for nothing, O strange
$ineyardM
,(,,% Though thou !ash thyself !ith nitre, and multi#ly to thyself the
herb borith, thou art stained in thy iniLuity before me, saith the 'ord
God%
Borith%%% )n herb used to clean clothes, and take out s#ots and dirt%
,(,2% 8o! canst thou say( 5 am not #olluted, 5 ha$e not !alked after
BaalimM see thy !ays in the $alley, kno! !hat thou hast done( as a s!ift
runner #ursuing his course%
,(,.% ) !ild ass accustomed to the !ilderness in the desire of his
heart, snuffed u# the !ind of his lo$e( none shall turn her a!ay( all
that seek her shall not fail( in her monthly filth they shall find her%
,(,?% ;ee# thy foot from being bare, and thy throat from thirst% But
thou saidst( 5 ha$e lost all ho#e, 5 !ill not do it( for 5 ha$e lo$ed
strangers, and 5 !ill !alk after them%
,(,A% )s the thief is confounded !hen he is taken, so is the house of
5srael confounded, they and their kings, their #rinces and their
#riests, and their #ro#hets%
,(,+% 4aying to a stock( Thou art my father( and to a stone( Thou hast
begotten me( they ha$e turned their back to me, and not their face( and
in the time of their affliction they !ill say( )rise, and deli$er us%
,(,1% =here are the gods, !hom thou hast made theeM let them arise and
deli$er thee in the time of thy affliction( for according to the number
of thy cities !ere thy gods, O 9uda%
,(,B% =hy !ill you contend !ith me in judgmentM you ha$e all forsaken
me, saith the 'ord%
,(2-% 5n $ain ha$e 5 struck your children, they ha$e not recei$ed
correction( your s!ord hath de$oured your #ro#hets, your generation is
like a ra$aging lion%
,(2*% 4ee ye the !ord of the 'ord( )m 5 become a !ilderness to 5srael,
or a late!ard s#ringing landM !hy then ha$e my #eo#le said( =e are
re$olted, !e !ill come to thee no moreM
,(2,% =ill a $irgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacherM but
my #eo#le hath forgotten me days !ithout number%
,(22% =hy dost thou endea$our to she! thy !ay good to seek my lo$e, thou
!ho hast also taught thy malices to be thy !ays,
,(2.% )nd in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the #oor and
innocentM not in ditches ha$e 5 found them, but in all #laces, !hich 5
mentioned before%
,(2?% )nd thou hast said( 5 am !ithout sin and am innocent( and
therefore let thy anger be turned a!ay from me% Behold, 5 !ill contend
!ith thee in judgment, because thou hast said( 5 ha$e not sinned%
,(2A% 8o! e>ceeding base art thou become, going the same !ays o$er
againN and thou shalt be ashamed of Egy#t, as thou !ast ashamed of
)ssyria%
,(2+% 7or from thence thou shalt go, and thy hand shall be u#on thy
head( for the 'ord hath destroyed thy trust, and thou shalt ha$e nothing
#ros#erous therein%
9eremias "ha#ter 2
God in$ites the rebel 9e!s to return to him, !ith a #romise to recei$e
them( he foretells the con$ersion of the Gentiles%
2(*% 5t is commonly said( 5f a man #ut a!ay his !ife, and she go from
him, and marry another man, shall he return to her any moreM shall not
that !oman be #olluted, and defiledM but thou hast #rostituted thyself
to many lo$ers( ne$ertheless return to me, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill
recei$e thee%
2(,% 'ift u# thy eyes on high( and see !here thou hast not #rostituted
thyself( thou didst sit in the !ays, !aiting for them as a robber in the
!ilderness( and thou hast #olluted the land !ith thy fornications, and
!ith thy !ickedness%
2(2% Therefore the sho!ers !ere !ithholden, and there !as no late!ard
rain( thou hadst a harlotDs forehead, thou !ouldst not blush%
2(.% Therefore at the least from this time call to me( Thou art my
father, the guide of my $irginity(
2(?% =ilt thou be angry for e$er, or !ilt thou continue unto the endM
Behold, thou hast s#oken, and hast done e$il things, and hast been able%
2(A% )nd the 'ord said to me in the days of king 9osias( 8ast thou seen
!hat rebellious 5srael hath doneM she hath gone of herself u#on e$ery
high mountain, and under e$ery green tree, and hath #layed the harlot
there%
2(+% )nd !hen she had done all these things, 5 said( Return to me, and
she did not return% )nd her treacherous sister 9uda sa!,
2(1% That because the rebellious 5srael had #layed the harlot, 5 had #ut
her a!ay, and gi$en her a bill of di$orce( yet her treacherous sister
9uda !as not afraid, but !ent and #layed the harlot also herself%
2(B% )nd by the facility of her fornication she defiled the land, and
#layed the harlot !ith stones and !ith stocks%
2(*-% )nd after all this, her treacherous sister 9uda hath not returned
to me !ith her !hole heart, but !ith falsehood, saith the 'ord%
2(**% )nd the 'ord said to me( The rebellious 5srael hath justified her
soul, in com#arison of the treacherous 9uda%
2(*,% Go, and #roclaim these !ords to!ards the north, and thou shalt
say( Return, O rebellious 5srael, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill not turn
a!ay my face from you( for 5 am holy, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill not be
angry for e$er%
2(*2% But yet ackno!ledge thy iniLuity, that thou hast transgressed
against the 'ord thy God( and thou hast scattered thy !ays to strangers
under e$ery green tree, and hast not heard my $oice, saith the 'ord%
2(*.% Return, O ye re$olting children, saith the 'ord( for 5 am your 5
husband( and 5 !ill take you, one of a city, and t!o of a kindred, and
!ill bring you into 4ion%
2(*?% )nd 5 !ill gi$e you #astors according to my o!n heart, and they
shall feed you !ith kno!ledge and doctrine%
2(*A% )nd !hen you shall be multi#lied, and increase in the land in
those days, saith the 'ord, they shall say no more( The ark of the
co$enant of the 'ord( neither shall it come u#on the heart, neither
shall they remember it, neither shall it be $isited, neither shall that
be done any more%
2(*+% )t that time 9erusalem shall be called the throne of the 'ord( and
all the nations shall be gathered together to it, in the name of the
'ord to 9erusalem, and they shall not !alk after the #er$ersity of their
most !icked heart%
2(*1% 5n those days the house of 9uda shall go to the house of 5srael,
and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land
!hich 5 ga$e to your fathers%
2(*B% But 5 said( 8o! shall 5 #ut thee among the children, and gi$e thee
a lo$ely land, the goodly inheritance of the armies of the GentilesM )nd
5 said( Thou shalt call me father and shalt not cease to !alk after me%
2(,-% But as a !oman that des#iseth her lo$er, so hath the house of
5srael des#ised me, saith the 'ord%
2(,*% ) $oice !as heard in the high!ays, !ee#ing and ho!ling of the
children of 5srael( because they ha$e made their !ay !icked, they ha$e
forgotten the 'ord their God%
2(,,% Return, you rebellious children, and 5 !ill heal your rebellions%
Behold !e come to thee( for thou art the 'ord our God%
2(,2% 5n $ery deed the hills !ere liars, and the multitude of the
mountains( truly in the 'ord our God is the sal$ation of 5srael%
2(,.% "onfusion hath de$oured the labour of our fathers from our youth,
their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters%
2(,?% =e shall slee# in our confusion, and our shame shall co$er us,
because !e ha$e sinned against the 'ord our God, !e and our fathers from
our youth e$en to this day, and !e ha$e not hearkened to the $oice of
the 'ord our God%
9eremias "ha#ter .
)nd admonition to sincere re#entance, and circumcision of the heart,
!ith threats of grie$ous #unishment to those that #ersist in sin%
.(*% 5f thou !ilt return, O 5srael, saith the 'ord, return to me( if
thou !ilt take a!ay thy stumblingblocks out of my sight, thou shalt not
be mo$ed%
.(,% )nd thou shalt s!ear( )s the 'ord li$eth, in truth, and in
judgment, and in justice( and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall
#raise him%
.(2% 7or thus saith the 'ord to the men of 9uda and 9erusalem( Break u#
ane! your fallo! ground, and so! not u#on thorns(
.(.% Be circumcised to the 'ord, and take a!ay the foreskins of your
hearts, ye men of 9uda, and ye inhabitants of 9erusalem( lest my
indignation come forth like fire, and burn, and there be none that can
Luench it because of the !ickedness of your thoughts%
.(?% Declare ye in 9uda, and make it heard in 9erusalem( s#eak, and
sound !ith the trum#et in the land( cry aloud, and say( )ssemble
yoursel$es, and let us go into strong cities%
.(A% 4et u# the standard in 4ion% 4trengthen yoursel$es, stay not( for 5
bring e$il from the north, and great destruction%
.(+% The lion is come u# out of his den, and the robber of nations hath
roused himself( he is come forth out of his #lace, to make thy land
desolate( thy cities shall be laid !aste, remaining !ithout an
inhabitant%
.(1% 7or this gird yoursel$es !ith haircloth, lament and ho!l( for the
fierce anger of the 'ord is not turned a!ay from us%
.(B% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, saith the 'ord( That the
heart of the king shall #erish, and the heart of the #rinces( and the
#riests shall be astonished, and the #ro#hets shall be amaHed%
.(*-% )nd 5 said( )las, alas, alas, O 'ord God, hast thou then decei$ed
this #eo#le and 9erusalem, saying( &ou shall ha$e #eace( and behold the
s!ord reacheth e$en to the soulM
.(**% )t that time it shall be said to this #eo#le, and to 9erusalem( )
burning !ind is in the !ays that are in the desert of the !ay of the
daughter of my #eo#le, not to fan, nor to cleanse%
.(*,% ) full !ind from these #laces shall come to me( and no! 5 !ill
s#eak my judgments !ith them%
.(*2% Behold he shall come u# as a cloud, and his chariots as a tem#est(
his horses are s!ifter than eagles( !oe unto us, for !e are laid !aste%
.(*.% =ash thy heart from !ickedness, O 9erusalem, that thou mayst be
sa$ed( ho! long shall hurtful thoughts abide in theeM
.(*?% 7or a $oice of one declaring from Dan, and gi$ing notice of the
idol from mount E#hraim%
.(*A% 4ay ye to the nations( Behold it is heard in 9erusalem, that
guards are coming from a far country, and gi$e out their $oice against
the cities of 9uda%
.(*+% They are set round about her, as kee#ers of fields( because she
hath #ro$oked me to !rath, saith the 'ord%
.(*1% Thy !ays, and thy de$ices ha$e brought these things u#on thee(
this is thy !ickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched
thy heart%
.(*B% <y bo!els, my bo!els are in #art, the senses of my heart are
troubled !ithin me, 5 !ill not hold my #eace, for my soul hath heard the
sound of the trum#et, the cry of battle%
.(,-% Destruction u#on destruction is called for, and all the earth is
laid !aste( my tents are destroyed on a sudden, and my #a$ilions in a
moment%
.(,*% 8o! long shall 5 see men fleeing a!ay, ho! long shall 5 hear the
sound of the trum#etM
.(,,% 7or my foolish #eo#le ha$e not kno!n me( they are foolish and
senseless children( they are !ise to do e$il, but to do good they ha$e
no kno!ledge%
.(,2% 5 beheld the earth, and lo it !as $oid, and nothing( and the
hea$ens, and there !as no light in them%
.(,.% 5 looked u#on the mountains, and behold they trembled( and all the
hills !ere troubled%
.(,?% 5 beheld, and lo there !as no man( and all the birds of the air
!ere gone%
.(,A% 5 looked, and behold "armel !as a !ilderness( and all its cities
!ere destroyed at the #resence of the 'ord, and at the #resence of the
!rath of his indignation%
.(,+% 7or thus saith the 'ord( )ll the land shall be desolate, but yet 5
!ill not utterly destroy%
.(,1% The Earth shall mourn, and the hea$ens shall lament from abo$e(
because 5 ha$e s#oken, 5 ha$e #ur#osed, and 5 ha$e not re#ented, neither
am 5 turned a!ay from it%
.(,B% )t the $oice of the horsemen, and the archers, all the city is
fled a!ay( they ha$e entered into thickets and climbed u# the rocks( all
the cities are forsaken, and there d!elleth not a man in them%
.(2-% But !hen thou art s#oiled !hat !ilt thou doM though thou clothest
thyself !ith scarlet, though thou deckest thee !ith ornaments of gold,
and #aintest thy eyes !ith stibic stone, thou shalt dress thyself out in
$ain( thy lo$ers ha$e des#ised thee, they !ill seek thy life%
.(2*% 7or 5 ha$e heard the $oice as of a !oman in tra$ail, anguishes as
of a !oman in labour of a child% The $oice of the daughter of 4ion,
dying a!ay, s#reading her hands( =oe is me, for my soul hath fainted
because of them that are slain%
9eremias "ha#ter ?
The judgments of God shall fall u#on the 9e!s for their manifold sins%
?(*% Go about through the streets of 9erusalem, and see, and consider,
and seek in the broad #laces thereof, if you can find a man that
e>ecuteth judgment, and seeketh faith( and 5 !ill be merciful unto it%
?(,% )nd though they say( The 'ord li$ethJ this also they !ill s!ear
falsely%
?(2% O 'ord, thy eyes are u#on truth( thou hast struck them, and they
ha$e not grie$ed( thou hast bruised them, and they ha$e refused to
recei$e correction( they ha$e made their faces harder than the rock, and
they ha$e refused to return%
?(.% But 5 said( Perha#s these are #oor and foolish, that kno! not the
!ay of the 'ord, the judgment of their God%
?(?% 5 !ill go therefore to the great men, and !ill s#eak to them( for
they ha$e kno!n the !ay of the 'ord, the judgment of their God( and
behold these ha$e altogether broken the yoke more, and ha$e burst the
bonds%
?(A% =herefore a lion out of the !ood hath slain them, a !olf in the
e$ening hath s#oiled them, a leo#ard !atcheth for their cities( e$ery
one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their
transgressions are multi#lied, their rebellions are strengthened%
?(+% 8o! can 5 be merciful to theeM thy children ha$e forsaken me, and
s!ear by them that are not gods( 5 fed them to the full, and they
committed adultery, and rioted in the harlotDs house%
?(1% They are become as amorous horses and stallions( e$ery one neighed
after his neighbourDs !ife%
?(B% 4hall 5 not $isit for these things, saith the 'ordM and shall not
my soul take re$enge on such a nationM
?(*-% 4cale the !alls thereof, and thro! them do!n, but do not utterly
destroy( take a!ay the branches thereof, because they are not the
'ordDs%
?(**% 7or the house of 5srael, and the house of 9uda ha$e greatly
transgressed against me, saith the 'ord%
?(*,% They ha$e denied the 'ord, and said, 5t is not he( and the e$il
shall not come u#on us( !e shall not see the s!ord and famine%
?(*2% The #ro#hets ha$e s#oken in the !ind, and there !as no !ord of God
in them( these things therefore shall befall them%
?(*.% Thus saith the 'ord the God of hosts( because you ha$e s#oken this
!ord, behold 5 !ill make my !ords in thy mouth as fire, and this #eo#le
as !ood, and it shall de$our them%
?(*?% Behold 5 !ill bring u#on you a nation from afar, O house of
5srael, saith the 'ord( a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation
!hose language thou shalt not kno!, nor understand !hat they say%
?(*A% Their Lui$er is as an o#en se#ulchre, they are all $aliant%
?(*+% )nd they shall eat u# thy corn, and thy bread( they shall de$our
thy sons, and thy daughters( they shall eat u# thy flocks, and thy
herds( they shall eat thy $ineyards, and thy figs( and !ith the s!ord
they shall destroy thy strong cities, !herein thou trustest%
?(*1% e$ertheless in those days, saith the 'ord, 5 !ill not bring you
to utter destruction%
?(*B% )nd if you shall say( =hy hath the 'ord our God done all these
things to usM thou shalt say to them( )s you ha$e forsaken me, and
ser$ed a strange god in your o!n land, so shall you ser$e strangers in a
land that is not your o!n%
?(,-% Declare ye this to the house of 9acob, and #ublish it in 9uda,
saying(
?(,*% 8ear, O foolish #eo#le, and !ithout understanding( !ho ha$e eyes,
and see not( and ears, and hear not%
?(,,% =ill not you then fear me, saith the 'ord( and !ill you not re#ent
at my #resenceM 5 ha$e set the sand a bound for the sea, an e$erlasting
ordinance, !hich it shall not #ass o$er( and the !a$es thereof shall
toss themsel$es, and shall not #re$ail( they shall s!ell, and shall not
#ass o$er it%
?(,2% But the heart of this #eo#le is become hard of belief and
#ro$oking, they are re$olted and gone a!ay%
?(,.% )nd they ha$e not said in their heart( 'et us fear the 'ord our
God, !ho gi$eth us the early and the latter rain in due season( !ho
#reser$eth for us the fulness of the yearly har$est%
?(,?% &our iniLuities ha$e turned these things a!ay, and your sins ha$e
!ithholden good things from you%
?(,A% 7or among my #eo#le are found !icked men, that lie in !ait as
fo!lers, setting snares and tra#s to catch men%
?(,+% )s a net is full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit(
therefore are they become great and enriched%
?(,1% They are gro!n gross and fat( and ha$e most !ickedly transgressed
my !ords% They ha$e not judged the cause of the !ido!, they ha$e not
managed the cause of the fatherless, and they ha$e not judged the
judgment of the #oor%
?(,B% 4hall 5 not $isit for these things, saith the 'ordM or shall not
my soul take re$enge on such a nationM
?(2-% )stonishing and !onderful things ha$e been done in the land%
?(2*% The #ro#hets #ro#hesied falsehood, and the #riests cla##ed their
hands( and my #eo#le lo$ed such things( !hat then shall be done in the
end thereofM
9eremias "ha#ter A
The e$ils that threaten 9erusalem% 4he is in$ited to return, and !alk in
the good !ay, and not to rely on sacrifices !ithout obedience%
A(*% 4trengthen yoursel$es, ye sons of Benjamin, in the midst of
9erusalem, and sound the trum#et in Thecua, and set u# the standard o$er
Bethacarem( for e$il is seen out of the north, and a great destruction%
A(,% 5 ha$e likened the daughter of 4ion to a beautiful and delicate
!oman%
A(2% The she#herds shall come to her !ith their flocks( they ha$e
#itched their tents against her round about( e$ery one shall feed them
that are under his hand%
A(.% Pre#are ye !ar against her( arise, and let us go u# at midday( !oe
unto us, for the day is declined, for the shado!s of the e$ening are
gro!n longer%
A(?% )rise, and let us go u# in the night, and destroy her houses%
A(A% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 8e! do!n her trees, cast u# a
trench about 9erusalem( this is the city to be $isited, all o##ression
is in the midst of her%
A(+% )s a cistern maketh its !ater cold, so hath she made her !ickedness
cold( $iolence and s#oil shall be heard in her, infirmity and stri#es
are continually before me%
A(1% Be thou instructed, O 9erusalem, lest my soul de#art from thee,
lest 5 make thee desolate, a land uninhabited%
A(B% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( They shall gather the remains of
5srael, as in a $ine, e$en to one cluster( turn back thy hand, as a
gra#egatherer into the basket%
A(*-% To !hom shall 5 s#eakM and to !hom shall 5 testify, that he may
hearM behold, their ears are uncircumcised, and they cannot hear( behold
the !ord of the 'ord is become unto them a re#roach( and they !ill not
recei$e it%
A(**% Therefore am 5 full of the fury of the 'ord, 5 am !eary !ith
holding in( #our it out u#on the child abroad, and u#on the council of
the young men together( for man and !oman shall be taken, the ancient
and he that is full of days%
A(*,% )nd their houses shall be turned o$er to others, !ith their lands
and their !i$es together( for 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on the
inhabitants of the land, saith the 'ord%
A(*2% 7or from the least of them e$en to the greatest, all are gi$en to
co$etousness( and from the #ro#het e$en to the #riest, all are guilty of
deceit%
A(*.% )nd they healed the breach of the daughter of my #eo#le
disgracefully, saying( Peace, #eace( and there !as no #eace%
A(*?% They !ere confounded, because they committed abomination( yea,
rather they !ere not confounded !ith confusion, and they kne! not ho! to
blush( !herefore they shall fall among them that fall( in the time of
their $isitation they shall fall do!n, saith the 'ord%
A(*A% Thus saith the 'ord( 4tand ye on the !ays, and see, and ask for
the old #aths, !hich is the good !ay, and !alk ye in it( and you shall
find refreshment for your souls% )nd they said( =e !ill not !alk%
A(*+% )nd 5 a##ointed !atchmen o$er you, saying( 8earken ye to the sound
of the trum#et% )nd they said( =e !ill not hearken%
A(*1% Therefore hear, ye nations, and kno!, O congregation, !hat great
things 5 !ill do to them%
A(*B% 8ear, O earth( Behold 5 !ill bring e$ils u#on this #eo#le, the
fruits of their o!n thoughts( because they ha$e not heard my !ords, and
they ha$e cast a!ay my la!%
A(,-% To !hat #ur#ose do you bring me frankincense from 4aba, and the
s!eet smelling cane from a far countryM your holocausts are not
acce#table, nor are your sacrifices #leasing to me%
A(,*% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill bring destruction
u#on this #eo#le, by !hich fathers and sons together shall fall,
neighbour and kinsman shall #erish%
A(,,% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold a #eo#le cometh from the land of the
north, and a great nation shall rise u# from the ends of the earth%
A(,2% They shall lay hold on arro! and shield( they are cruel, and !ill
ha$e no mercy% Their $oice shall roar like the sea( and they shall mount
u#on horses, #re#ared as men for !ar, against thee, O daughter of 4ion%
A(,.% =e ha$e heard the fame thereof, our hands gro! feeble( anguish
hath taken hold of us, as a !oman in labour%
A(,?% Go not out into the fields, nor !alk in the high!ay( for the s!ord
of the enemy, and fear is on e$ery side%
A(,A% Gird thee !ith sackcloth, O daughter of my #eo#le, and s#rinkle
thee !ith ashes( make thee mourning as for an only son, a bitter
lamentation, because the destroyer shall suddenly come u#on us%
A(,+% 5 ha$e set thee for a strong trier among my #eo#le( and thou shalt
kno!, and #ro$e their !ay%
A(,1% )ll these #rinces go out of the !ay, they !alk deceitfully, they
are brass and iron( they are all corru#ted%
A(,B% The bello!s ha$e failed, the lead is consumed in the fire, the
founder hath melted in $ain( for their !icked deeds are not consumed%
A(2-% "all them re#robate sil$er, for the 'ord hath rejected them%
9eremias "ha#ter +
The tem#le of God shall not #rotect a sinful #eo#le, !ithout a sincere
con$ersion% The 'ord !ill not recei$e the #rayers of the #ro#het for
them( because they are obstinate in their sins%
+(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, saying(
+(,% 4tand in the gate of the house of the 'ord, and #roclaim there this
!ord, and say( 8ear ye the !ord of the 'ord, all ye men of 9uda, that
enter in at these gates, to adore the 'ord%
+(2% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( <ake your !ays and
your doings good( and 5 !ill d!ell !ith you in this #lace%
+(.% Trust not in lying !ords, saying( The tem#le of the 'ord, the
tem#le of the 'ord, it is the tem#le of the 'ord%
+(?% 7or if you !ill order !ell your !ays, and your doings( if you !ill
e>ecute judgment bet!een a man and his neighbour,
+(A% 5f you o##ress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the !ido!, and
shed not innocent blood in this #lace, and !alk not after strange gods
to your o!n hurt,
+(+% 5 !ill d!ell !ith you in this #lace( in the land, !hich 5 ga$e to
your fathers from the beginning and for e$ermore%
+(1% Behold you #ut your trust in lying !ords, !hich shall not #rofit
you(
+(B% To steal, to murder, to commit adultery, to s!ear falsely, to offer
to Baalim, and to go after strange gods, !hich you kno! not%
+(*-% )nd you ha$e come, and stood before me in this house, in !hich my
name is called u#on, and ha$e said( =e are deli$ered, because !e ha$e
done all these abominations%
+(**% 5s this house then, in !hich my name hath been called u#on, in
your eyes become a den of robbersM 5, 5 am he( 5 ha$e seen it, saith the
'ord%
+(*,% Go ye to my #lace in 4ilo, !here my name d!elt from the beginning(
and see !hat 5 did to it for the !ickedness of my #eo#le 5srael(
+(*2% )nd no!, because you ha$e done all these !orks, saith the 'ord(
and 5 ha$e s#oken to you rising u# early, and s#eaking, and you ha$e not
heard( and 5 ha$e called you, and you ha$e not ans!ered(
+(*.% 5 !ill do to this house, in !hich my name is called u#on, and in
!hich you trust, and to the #lace !hich 5 ha$e gi$en you and your
fathers, as 5 did to 4ilo%
+(*?% )nd 5 !ill cast you a!ay from before my face, as 5 ha$e cast a!ay
all your brethren, the !hole seed of E#hraim%
+(*A% Therefore do not thou #ray for this #eo#le, nor take to thee
#raise and su##lication for them( and do not !ithstand me( for 5 !ill
not hear thee%
+(*+% 4eest thou not !hat they do in the cities of 9uda, and in the
streets of 9erusalemM
+(*1% The children gather !ood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the
!omen knead the dough, to make cakes to the Lueen of hea$en, and to
offer libations to strange gods, and to #ro$oke me to anger%
Pueen of hea$en%%% That is, the moon, !hich they !orshi##ed under that
name%
+(*B% Do they #ro$oke me to anger, saith the 'ordM is it not themsel$es,
to the confusion of their o!n countenanceM
+(,-% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold my !rath and my
indignation is enkindled against this #lace, u#on men and u#on beasts,
and u#on the trees of the field, and u#on the fruits of the land, and it
shall burn, and shall not be Luenched%
+(,*% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( )dd your burnt
offerings to your sacrifices, and eat ye the flesh%
+(,,% 7or 5 s#oke not to your fathers, and 5 commanded them not, in the
day that 5 brought them out of the land of Egy#t, concerning the matter
of burnt offerings and sacrifices%
5 commanded them not%%% @iH%, such sacrifices as the 9e!s at this time
offered, !ithout obedienceJ !hich !as the thing #rinci#ally commanded(
so that in com#arison !ith it, the offering of the holocausts and
sacrifices !as of small account%
+(,2% But this thing 5 commanded them, saying( 8earken to my $oice, and
5 !ill be your God, and you shall be my #eo#le( and !alk ye in all the
!ay that 5 ha$e commanded you, that it may be !ell !ith you%
+(,.% But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear( but !alked in
their o!n !ill, and in the #er$ersity of their !icked heart( and !ent
back!ard and not for!ard,
+(,?% 7rom the day that their fathers came out of the land of Egy#t,
e$en to this day% )nd 5 ha$e sent to you all my ser$ants the #ro#hets,
from day to day, rising u# early and sending%
+(,A% )nd they ha$e not hearkened to me( nor inclined their ear( but
ha$e hardened their neck, and ha$e done !orse than their fathers%
+(,+% )nd thou shalt s#eak to them all these !ords, but they !ill not
hearken to thee( and thou shalt call them, but they !ill not ans!er
thee%
+(,1% )nd thou shalt say to them( This is a nation !hich hath not
hearkened to the $oice of the 'ord their God, nor recei$ed instruction(
faith is lost, and is taken a!ay out of their mouth%
+(,B% "ut off thy hair, and cast it a!ay( and take u# a lamentation on
high( for the 'ord hath rejected, and forsaken the generation of his
!rath,
+(2-% Because the children of 9uda ha$e done e$il in my eyes, saith the
'ord% They ha$e set their abominations in the house in !hich my name is
called u#on, to #ollute itJ
+(2*% )nd they ha$e built the high #laces of To#heth, !hich is in the
$alley of the son of Ennom, to burn their sons, and their daughters in
the fire( !hich 5 commanded not, nor thought on in my heart%
+(2,% Therefore behold the days shall come, saith the 'ord, and it shall
no more be called To#heth, nor the $alley of the son of Ennom( but the
$alley of slaughter( and they shall bury in To#heth, because there is no
#lace%
+(22% )nd the carcasses of this #eo#le shall be meat for the fo!ls of
the air, and for the beasts of the earth, and there shall be none to
dri$e them a!ay%
+(2.% )nd 5 !ill cause to cease out of the cities of 9uda, and out of
the streets of 9erusalem, the $oice of joy, and the $oice of gladness,
the $oice of the bridegroom and the $oice of the bride( for the land
shall be desolate%
9eremias "ha#ter 1
Other e$ils that shall fall u#on the 9e!s for their im#enitence%
1(*% )t that time, saith the 'ord, they shall cast out the bones of the
kings of 9uda, and the bones of the #rinces thereof, and the bones of
the #riests, and the bones of the #ro#hets, and the bones of the
inhabitants of 9erusalem, out of their gra$es%
1(,% )nd they shall s#read them abroad to the sun, and the moon, and all
the host of hea$en, !hom they ha$e lo$ed, and !hom they ha$e ser$ed, and
after !hom ha$e !alked, and !hom they ha$e sought, and adored( they
shall not be gathered, and they shall not be buried( they shall be as
dung u#on the face of the earth%
1(2% )nd death shall be chosen rather than life by all that shall remain
of this !icked kindred in all #laces, !hich are left, to !hich 5 ha$e
cast them out, saith the 'ord of hosts%
1(.% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord( 4hall not he that
falleth, rise againM and he that is turned a!ay, shall he not turn
againM
1(?% =hy then is this #eo#le in 9erusalem turned a!ay !ith a stubborn
re$oltingM they ha$e laid hold on lying, and ha$e refused to return%
1(A% 5 attended, and hearkenedJ no man s#eaketh !hat is good, there is
none that doth #enance for his sin, saying( =hat ha$e 5 doneM They are
all turned to their o!n course, as a horse rushing to the battle%
1(+% The kite in the air hath kno!n her time( the turtle, and the
s!allo!, and the stork ha$e obser$ed the time of their coming( but my
#eo#le ha$e not kno!n the judgment of the 'ord%
1(1% 8o! do you say( =e are !ise, and the la! of the 'ord is !ith usM
5ndeed the lying #ens of the scribes hath !rought falsehood%
1(B% The !ise men are confounded, they are dismayed, and taken( for they
ha$e cast a!ay the !ord of the 'ord, and there is no !isdom in them%
1(*-% Therefore !ill 5 gi$e their !omen to strangers, their fields to
others for an inheritance( because from the least e$en to the greatest
all follo! co$etousness( from the #ro#het e$en to the #riest all deal
deceitfully%
1(**% )nd they healed the breach of the daughter of my #eo#le
disgracefully, saying( Peace, #eace( !hen there !as no #eace%
1(*,% They are confounded, because they ha$e committed abomination( yea
rather they are not confounded !ith confusion, and they ha$e not kno!n
ho! to blush( therefore shall they fall among them that fallJ in the
time of their $isitation they shall fall, saith the 'ord%
1(*2% Gathering 5 !ill gather them together, saith the 'ord, there is no
gra#e on the $ines, and there are no figs on the fig tree, the leaf is
fallen( and 5 ha$e gi$en them the things that are #assed a!ay%
1(*.% =hy do !e sit stillM assemble yoursel$es, and let us enter into
the fenced city, and let us be silent there( for the 'ord our God hath
#ut us to silence, and hath gi$en us !ater of gall to drink( for !e ha$e
sinned against the 'ord%
1(*?% =e looked for #eace and no good came( for a time of healing, and
behold fear%
1(*A% The snorting of his horses !as heard from Dan, all the land !as
mo$ed at the sound of the neighing of his !arriors( and they came and
de$oured the land, and all that !as in it( the city and its inhabitants%
1(*+% 7or behold 5 !ill send among you ser#ents, basilisks, against
!hich there is no charm( and they shall bite you, saith the 'ord%
1(*1% <y sorro! is abo$e sorro!, my heart mourneth !ithin me%
1(*B% Behold the $oice of the daughter of my #eo#le from a far country(
5s not the 'ord in 4ion, or is not her king in herM !hy then ha$e they
#ro$oked me to !rath !ith their idols, and strange $anitiesM
1(,-% The har$est is #ast, the summer is ended, and !e are not sa$ed%
1(,*% 7or the affliction of the daughter of my #eo#le 5 am afflicted,
and made sorro!ful, astonishment hath taken hold on me%
1(,,% 5s there no balm in GalaadM or is there no #hysician thereM =hy
then is not the !ound of the daughter of my #eo#le closedM
9eremias "ha#ter B
The #ro#het laments the miseries of his #eo#le( and their sins, !hich
are the cause of them% 8e e>horts them to re#entance%
B(*% =ho !ill gi$e !ater to my head, and a fountain of tears to my eyesM
and 5 !ill !ee# day and night for the slain of the daughter of my
#eo#le%
B(,% =ho !ill gi$e me in the !ilderness a lodging #lace of !ayfaring
men, and 5 !ill lea$e my #eo#le, and de#art from themM because they are
all adulterers, an assembly of transgressors%
B(2% )nd they ha$e bent their tongue, as a bo!, for lies, and not for
truth( they ha$e strengthened themsel$es u#on the earth, for they ha$e
#roceeded from e$il to e$il, and me they ha$e not kno!n, saith the 'ord%
B(.% 'et e$ery man take heed of his neighbour, and let him not trust in
any brother of his( for e$ery brother !ill utterly su##lant, and e$ery
friend !ill !alk deceitfully%
B(?% )nd a man shall mock his brother, and they !ill not s#eak the
truth( for they ha$e taught their tongue to s#eak lies( they ha$e
laboured to commit iniLuity%
B(A% Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit( through deceit they ha$e
refused to kno! me, saith the 'ord%
B(+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold 5 !ill melt, and try
them( for !hat else shall 5 do before the daughter of my #eo#leM
B(1% Their tongue is a #iercing arro!, it hath s#oken deceit( !ith his
mouth one s#eaketh #eace !ith his friend, and secretly he lieth in !ait
for him%
B(B% 4hall 5 not $isit them for these things, saith the 'ordM or shall
not my soul be re$enged on such a nationM
B(*-% 7or the mountains 5 !ill take u# !ee#ing and lamentation, and for
the beautiful #laces of the desert, mourning( because they are burnt u#,
for that there is not a man that #asseth through them( and they ha$e not
heard the $oice of the o!ner( from the fo!l of the air to the beasts
they are gone a!ay and de#arted%
B(**% )nd 5 !ill make 9erusalem to be hea#s of sand, and dens of
dragons( and 5 !ill make the cities of 9uda desolate, for !ant of an
inhabitant%
B(*,% =ho is the !ise man, that may understand this, and to !hom the
!ord of the mouth of the 'ord may come that he may declare this, !hy the
land hath #erished, and is burnt u# like a !ilderness, !hich none
#asseth throughM
B(*2% )nd the 'ord said( Because they ha$e forsaken my la!, !hich 5 ga$e
them, and ha$e not heard my $oice, and ha$e not !alked in it%
B(*.% But they ha$e gone after the #er$erseness of their o!n heart, and
after Baalim, !hich their fathers taught them%
B(*?% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Behold 5
!ill feed this #eo#le !ith !orm!ood, and gi$e them !ater of gall to
drink%
B(*A% )nd 5 !ill scatter them among the nations, !hich they and their
fathers ha$e not kno!n( and 5 !ill send the s!ord after them till they
be consumed%
B(*+% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( "onsider ye, and
call for the mourning !omen, and let them come( and send to them that
are !ise !omen, and let them make haste(
B(*1% 'et them hasten and take u# a lamentation for us( let our eyes
shed tears, and our eyelids run do!n !ith !aters%
B(*B% 7or a $oice of !ailing is heard out of 4ion( 8o! are !e !asted and
greatly confoundedM because !e ha$e left the land, because our d!ellings
are cast do!n%
B(,-% 8ear therefore, ye !omen, the !ord of the 'ord( and let your ears
recei$e the !ord of his mouth( and teach your daughters !ailing( and
e$ery one her neighbour mourning%
B(,*% 7or death is come u# through our !indo!s, it is entered into our
houses to destroy the children from !ithout, the young men from the
streets%
B(,,% 4#eak( Thus saith the 'ord( E$en the carcass of man shall fall as
dung u#on the face of the country, and as grass behind the back of the
mo!er, and there is none to gather it%
B(,2% Thus saith the 'ord( 'et not the !ise man glory in his !isdom, and
let not the strong man glory in his strength, and let not the rich man
glory in his riches(
B(,.% But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and
kno!eth me, for 5 am the 'ord that e>ercise mercy, and judgment, and
justice in the earth( for these things #lease me, saith the 'ord%
B(,?% Behold, the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill $isit u#on e$ery
one that hath the foreskin circumcised%
B(,A% :#on Egy#t, and u#on 9uda, and u#on Edom, and u#on the children of
)mmon, and u#on <oab, and u#on all that ha$e their hair #olled round,
that d!ell in the desert( for all the nations are uncircumcised in the
flesh, but all the house of 5srael are uncircumcised in the heart%
9eremias "ha#ter *-
either stars nor idols are to be feared, but the great "reator of all
things% The chastisement of 9erusalem for her sins%
*-(*% 8ear ye the !ord !hich the 'ord hath s#oken concerning you, O
house of 5srael%
*-(,% Thus saith the 'ord( 'earn not according to the !ays of the
Gentiles( and be not afraid of the signs of hea$en, !hich the heathens
fear(
*-(2% 7or the la!s of the #eo#le are $ain( for the !orks of the hand of
the !orkman hath cut a tree out of the forest !ith an a>e%
*-(.% 8e hath decked it !ith sil$er and gold( he hath #ut it together
!ith nails and hammers, that it may not fall asunder%
*-(?% They are framed after the likeness of a #alm tree, and shall not
s#eak( they must be carried to be remo$ed, because they cannot go%
Therefore fear them not, for they can neither do e$il nor good%
*-(A% There is none like to thee, O 'ord( thou art great, and great is
thy name in might%
*-(+% =ho shall not fear thee, O king of nationsM for thine is the
glory( among all the !ise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms
there is none like unto thee%
*-(1% They shall be all #ro$ed together to be senseless and foolish( the
doctrine of their $anity is !ood%
*-(B% 4il$er s#read into #lates is brought from Tharsis, and gold from
O#haH( the !ork of the artificer, and of the hand of the co##ersmith(
$iolet and #ur#le is their clothing( all these things are the !ork of
artificers%
*-(*-% But the 'ord is the true God( he is the li$ing God, and the
e$erlasting king( at his !rath the earth shall tremble, and the nations
shall not be able to abide his threatening%
*-(**% Thus then shall you say to them( The gods that ha$e not made
hea$en and earth, let them #erish from the earth, and from among those
#laces that are under hea$en%
*-(*,% 8e that maketh the earth by his #o!er, that #re#areth the !orld
by his !isdom, and stretcheth out the hea$ens by his kno!ledge%
*-(*2% )t his $oice he gi$eth a multitude of !aters in the hea$en, and
lifteth u# the clouds from the ends of the earth( he maketh lightnings
for rain, and bringeth forth the !ind out of his treasures%
*-(*.% E$ery man is become a fool for kno!ledge, e$ery artist is
confounded in his gra$en idol( for !hat he hath cast is false, and there
is no s#irit in them%
*-(*?% They are $ain things, and a ridiculous !ork( in the time of their
$isitation they shall #erish%
*-(*A% The #ortion of 9acob is not like these( for it is he !ho formed
all things( and 5srael is the rod of his inheritance( the 'ord of hosts
is his name%
*-(*+% Gather u# thy shame out of the land, thou that d!ellest in a
siege%
*-(*1% 7or thus saith he 'ord( Behold 5 !ill cast a!ay far off the
inhabitants of the land at this time( and 5 !ill afflict them, so that
they may be found%
*-(*B% =oe is me for my destruction, my !ound is $ery grie$ous% But 5
said( Truly this is my o!n e$il, and 5 !ill bear it%
*-(,-% <y tabernacle is laid !aste, all my cords are broken( my children
are gone out from me, and they are not( there is none to stretch forth
my tent any more, and to set u# my curtains%
*-(,*% Because the #astors ha$e done foolishly, and ha$e not sought the
'ord( therefore ha$e they not understood, and all their flock is
scattered%
*-(,,% Behold the sound of a noise cometh, a great commotion out of the
land of the north( to make the cities of 9uda a desert, and a d!elling
for dragons%
*-(,2% 5 kno!, O 'ord, that the !ay of a man is not his( neither is it
in a man to !alk, and to direct his ste#s%
The !ay of a man is not his%%% The meaning is, that not!ithstanding
manDs free !ill, yet he can do no good !ithout GodDs hel#, nor e$il
!ithout his #ermission% 4o that, in the #resent case, all the e$ils
!hich abuchodonosor !as about to bring u#on 9erusalem, could not ha$e
come but by the !ill of God%
*-(,.% "orrect me, O 'ord, but yet !ith judgment( and not in thy fury,
lest thou bring me to nothing%
*-(,?% Pour out thy indignation u#on the nations that ha$e not kno!n
thee, and u#on the #ro$inces that ha$e not called u#on thy name( because
they ha$e eaten u# 9acob, and de$oured him, and consumed him, and ha$e
destroyed his glory%
9eremias "ha#ter **
The #ro#het #roclaims the co$enant of God( and denounces e$ils to the
obstinate transgressors of it% The cons#iracy of the 9e!s against him, a
figure of their cons#iracy against "hrist%
**(*% The !ord that came from the 'ord to 9eremias, saying(
**(,% 8ear ye the !ords of this co$enant, and s#eak to the men of 9uda,
and to the inhabitants of 9erusalem,
**(2% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael(
"ursed is the man that shall not hearken to the !ords of this co$enant,
**(.% =hich 5 commanded your fathers in the day that 5 brought them out
of the land of Egy#t, from the iron furnace, saying( 8ear ye my $oice,
and do all things that 5 command you( and you shall be my #eo#le, and 5
!ill be your God(
**(?% That 5 may accom#lish the oath !hich 5 s!ore to your fathers, to
gi$e them a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey, as it is this day% )nd 5
ans!ered and said( )men, O 'ord%
**(A% )nd the 'ord said to me( Proclaim aloud all these !ords in the
cities of 9uda, and in the streets of 9erusalem, saying( 8ear ye the
!ords of the co$enant, and do them(
**(+% 7or #rotesting 5 conjured your fathers in the day that 5 brought
them out of the land of Egy#t e$en to this day( rising early 5 conjured
them, and said( 8earken ye to my $oice(
**(1% )nd they obeyed not, nor inclined their ear( but !alked e$ery one
in the #er$erseness of his o!n !icked heart( and 5 brought u#on them all
the !ords of this co$enant, !hich 5 commanded them to do, but they did
them not%
**(B% )nd the 'ord said to me( ) cons#iracy is found among the men of
9uda, and among the inhabitants of 9erusalem%
**(*-% They are returned to the former iniLuities of their fathers, !ho
refused to hear my !ords( so these like!ise ha$e gone after strange
gods, to ser$e them( the house of 5srael, and the house of 9uda ha$e
made $oid my co$enant, !hich 5 made !ith their fathers%
**(**% =herefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill bring in e$ils u#on
them, !hich they shall not be able to esca#e( and they shall cry to me,
and 5 !ill not hearken to them%
**(*,% )nd the cities of 9uda, and the inhabitants of 9erusalem shall
go, and cry to the gods to !hom they offer sacrifice, and they shall not
sa$e them in the time of their affliction%
**(*2% 7or according to the number of thy cities !ere thy gods, O 9uda(
and according to the number of the streets of 9erusalem thou hast set u#
altars of confusion, altars to offer sacrifice to Baalim%
**(*.% Therefore do not thou #ray for this #eo#le, and do not take u#
#raise and #rayer for them( for 5 !ill not hear them in the time of
their cry to me, in the time of their affliction%
**(*?% =hat is the meaning that my belo$ed hath !rought much !ickedness
in my houseM shall the holy flesh take a!ay from thee thy crimes, in
!hich thou hast boastedM
**(*A% The 'ord called thy name, a #lentiful oli$e tree, fair, fruitful,
and beautiful( at the noise of a !ord, a great fire !as kindled in it,
and the branches thereof are burnt%
**(*+% )nd the 'ord of hosts that #lanted thee, hath #ronounced e$il
against thee( for the e$ils of the house of 5srael, and of the house of
9uda, !hich they ha$e done to themsel$es, to #ro$oke me, offering
sacrifice to Baalim%
**(*1% But thou, O 'ord, hast she!n me, and 5 ha$e kno!n( then thou
she!edst me their doings%
**(*B% )nd 5 !as as a meek lamb, that is carried to be a $ictim( and 5
kne! not that they had de$ised counsels against me, saying( 'et us #ut
!ood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the li$ing, and let
his name be remembered no more%
**(,-% But thou, O 'ord of 4abaoth, !ho judgest justly, and triest the
reins and the hearts, let me see thy re$enge on them( for to thee ha$e 5
re$ealed my cause%
4abaoth%%% That is, of hosts or armies, a name freLuently gi$en to God
in the scri#tures%-5bid% Thy re$enge%%% This !as rather a #rediction of
!hat !as to ha##en, !ith an a##robation of the di$ine justice, than an
im#recation%
**(,*% Therefore thus saith the 'ord to the men of )nathoth, !ho seek
thy life, and say( Thou shalt not #ro#hesy in the name of the 'ord, and
thou shalt not die in our hands%
**(,,% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold 5 !ill $isit u#on
them( their young men shall die by the s!ord, their sons and their
daughters shall die by famine%
**(,2% )nd there shall be no remains of them( for 5 !ill bring in e$il
u#on the men of )nathoth, the year of their $isitation%
9eremias "ha#ter *,
The #ros#erity of the !icked shall be but for a short time% The
desolation of the 9e!s for their sins% Their return from their
ca#ti$ity%
*,(*% Thou indeed, O 'ord, art just, if 5 #lead !ith thee, but yet 5
!ill s#eak !hat is just to thee( =hy doth the !ay of the !icked #ros#er(
!hy is it !ell !ith all them that transgress, and do !ickedlyM
*,(,% Thou hast #lanted them, and they ha$e taken root( they #ros#er and
bring forth fruit( thou art near in their mouth, and far from their
reins%
*,(2% )nd thou, O 'ord, hast kno!n me, thou hast seen me, and #ro$ed my
heart !ith thee( gather them together as for the day of slaughter%
*,(.% 8o! long shall the land mourn, and the herb of e$ery field !ither
for the !ickedness of them that d!ell thereinM The beasts and the birds
are consumed( because they ha$e said( 8e shall not see our last end%
*,(?% 5f thou hast been !earied !ith running !ith footmen, ho! canst
thou contend !ith horsesM and if thou hast been secure in a land of
#eace, !hat !ilt thou do in the s!elling of the 9ordanM
*,(A% 7or e$en thy brethren, and the house of thy father, e$en they ha$e
fought against thee, and ha$e cried after thee !ith full $oice( belie$e
them not !hen they s#eak good things to thee%
*,(+% 5 ha$e forsaken my house, 5 ha$e left my inheritance( 5 ha$e gi$en
my dear soul into the hand of her enemies%
*,(1% <y inheritance is become to me as a lion in the !ood( it hath
cried out against me, therefore ha$e 5 hated it%
*,(B% 5s my inheritance to me as a s#eckled birdM is it as a bird dyed
throughoutM come ye, assemble yoursel$es, all ye beasts of the earth,
make haste to de$our%
*,(*-% <any #astors ha$e destroyed my $ineyard, they ha$e trodden my
#ortion under foot( they ha$e changed my delightful #ortion into a
desolate !ilderness%
*,(**% They ha$e laid it !aste, and it hath mourned for me% =ith
desolation is all the land made desolateJ because there is none that
considereth in the heart%
*,(*,% The s#oilers are come u#on all the !ays of the !ilderness, for
the s!ord of the 'ord shall de$our from one end of the land to the other
end thereof( there is no #eace for all flesh%
*,(*2% They ha$e so!n !heat, and rea#ed thorns( they ha$e recei$ed an
inheritance, and it shall not #rofit them( you shall be ashamed of your
fruits, because of the fierce !rath of the 'ord%
*,(*.% Thus saith the 'ord against all !icked neighbours, that touch the
inheritance that 5 ha$e shared out to my #eo#le 5srael( Behold 5 !ill
#luck them out of their land, and 5 !ill #luck the house of 9uda out of
the midst of them%
*,(*?% )nd !hen 5 shall ha$e #lucked them out, 5 !ill return, and ha$e
mercy on them( and !ill bring them back, e$ery man to his inheritance,
and e$ery man into his land%
*,(*A% )nd it shall come to #ass, if they !ill be taught, and !ill learn
the !ays of my #eo#le, to s!ear by my name( The 'ord li$eth, as they
ha$e taught my #eo#le to s!ear by Baal( that they shall be built u# in
the midst of my #eo#le%
*,(*+% But if they !ill not hear, 5 !ill utterly #luck out and destroy
that nation, saith the 'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter *2
:nder the figure of a linen girdle is foretold the destruction of the
9e!s% Their obstinacy in sin brings all miseries u#on them%
*2(*% Thus saith the 'ord to me( Go, and get thee a linen girdle, and
thou shalt #ut it about thy loins, and shalt not #ut it into !ater%
*2(,% )nd 5 got a girdle according to the !ord of the 'ord, and #ut it
about my loins%
*2(2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me the second time, saying(
*2(.% Take the girdle !hich thou hast got, !hich is about thy loins, and
arise, go to the Eu#hrates, and hide it there in a hole of the rock%
*2(?% )nd 5 !ent, and hid it by the Eu#hrates, as the 'ord had commanded
me%
*2(A% )nd it came to #ass after many days, that the 'ord said to me(
)rise, go to the Eu#hrates, and take from thence the girdle, !hich 5
commanded thee to hide there%
*2(+% )nd 5 !ent to the Eu#hrates, and digged, and took the girdle out
of the #lace !here 5 had hid it and behold the girdle !as rotten, so
that it !as fit for no use%
*2(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*2(B% Thus saith the 'ord( )fter this manner !ill 5 make the #ride of
9uda, and the great #ride of 9erusalem to rot%
*2(*-% This !icked #eo#le, that !ill not hear my !ords, and that !alk in
the #er$erseness of their heart, and ha$e gone after strange gods to
ser$e them, and to adore them( and they shall be as this girdle !hich
is fit for no use%
*2(**% 7or as the girdle sticketh close to the loins of a man, so ha$e 5
brought close to me all the house of 5srael, and all the house of 9uda,
saith the 'ord( that they might be my #eo#le, and for a name, and for a
#raise, and for a glory( but they !ould not hear%
*2(*,% Thou shalt s#eak therefore to them this !ord( Thus saith the 'ord
the God of 5srael( E$ery bottle shall be filled !ith !ine% )nd they
shall say to thee( Do !e not kno! that e$ery bottle shall be filled !ith
!ineM
*2(*2% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill
fill all the inhabitants of this land, and the kings of the race of
Da$id that sit u#on his throne, and the #riests, and the #ro#hets, and
all the inhabitants of 9erusalem, !ith drunkenness%
*2(*.% )nd 5 !ill scatter them e$ery man from his brother, and fathers
and sons in like manner, saith the 'ord( 5 !ill not s#are, and 5 !ill
not #ardon( nor !ill 5 ha$e mercy, but to destroy them%
*2(*?% 8ear ye, and gi$e ear( Be not #roud, for the 'ord hath s#oken%
*2(*A% Gi$e ye glory to the 'ord your God, before it be dark, and before
your feet stumble u#on the dark mountains( you shall look for light, and
he !ill turn it into the shado! of death, and into darkness%
*2(*+% But if you !ill not hear this, my soul shall !ee# in secret for
your #ride( !ee#ing it shall !ee#, and my eyes shall run do!n !ith
tears, because the flock of the 'ord is carried a!ay ca#ti$e%
*2(*1% 4ay to the king, and to the Lueen( 8umble yoursel$es, sit do!n(
for the cro!n of your glory is come do!n from your head%
*2(*B% The cities of the south are shut u#, and there is none to o#en
them( all 9uda is carried a!ay ca#ti$e !ith an entire ca#ti$ity%
*2(,-% 'ift u# your eyes, and see, you that come from the north( !here
is the flock that is gi$en thee, thy beautiful cattleM
*2(,*% =hat !ilt thou say !hen he shall $isit theeM for thou hast taught
them against thee, and instructed them against thy o!n head( shall not
sorro!s lay hold on thee, as a !oman in labourM
*2(,,% )nd if thou shalt say in thy heart( =hy are these things come
u#on meM 7or the greatness of thy iniLuity, thy nakedness is disco$ered,
the soles of thy feet are defiled%
*2(,2% 5f the Ethio#ian can change his skin, or the leo#ard his s#ots(
you also may do !ell, !hen you ha$e learned e$il%
*2(,.% )nd 5 !ill scatter them as stubble, !hich is carried a!ay by the
!ind in the desert%
*2(,?% This is thy lot, and the #ortion of thy measure from me, saith
the 'ord, because thou hast forgotten me, and hast trusted in falsehood%
*2(,A% =herefore 5 ha$e also bared thy thighs against thy face, and thy
shame hath a##eared%
*2(,+% 5 ha$e seen thy adulteries, and thy neighing, the !ickedness of
thy fornication( and thy abominations, u#on the hills in the field% =oe
to thee, 9erusalem, !ilt thou not be made clean after me( ho! long yetM
9eremias "ha#ter *.
) grie$ous famine( and the #ro#hetDs #rayer on that occasion% E$ils
denounced to false #ro#hets% The #ro#het mourns for his #eo#le%
*.(*% The !ord of the 'ord that came to 9eremias concerning the !ords of
the drought%
*.(,% 9udea hath mourned, and the gates thereof are fallen, and are
become obscure on the ground, and the cry of 9erusalem is gone u#%
*.(2% The great ones sent their inferiors to the !ater( they came to
dra!, they found no !ater, they carried back their $essels em#ty( they
!ere confounded and afflicted, and co$ered their heads%
*.(.% 7or the destruction of the land, because there came no rain u#on
the earth, the husbandman !ere confounded, they co$ered their heads%
*.(?% &ea, the hind also brought forth in the field, and left it,
because there !as no grass%
*.(A% )nd the !ild asses stood u#on the rocks, they snuffed u# the !ind
like dragons, their eyes failed, because there !as no grass%
*.(+% 5f our iniLuities ha$e testified against us, O 'ord, do thou it
for thy nameDs sake, for our rebellions are many, !e ha$e sinned against
thee%
*.(1% O e>#ectation of 5srael, the 4a$iour thereof in time of trouble(
!hy !ilt thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a !ayfaring man
turning in to lodgeM
*.(B% =hy !ilt thou be as a !andering man, as a mighty man that cannot
sa$eM but thou, O 'ord, art among us, and thy name is called u#on by us,
forsake us not%
*.(*-% Thus saith the 'ord to this #eo#le, that ha$e lo$ed to mo$e their
feet, and ha$e not rested, and ha$e not #leased the 'ord( 8e !ill no!
remember their iniLuities, and $isit their sins%
*.(**% )nd the 'ord said to me( Pray not for this #eo#le for their good%
*.(*,% =hen they fast 5 !ill not hear their #rayers( and if they offer
holocausts and $ictims, 5 !ill not recei$e them( for 5 !ill consume them
by the s!ord, and by famine, and by the #estilence%
*.(*2% )nd 5 said( )h, ah, ah, O 'ord God, the #ro#hets say to them( &ou
shall not see the s!ord, and there shall be no famine among you, but he
!ill gi$e you true #eace in this #lace%
*.(*.% )nd the 'ord said to me( The #ro#hets #ro#hesy falsely in my
name( 5 sent them not, neither ha$e 5 commanded them, nor ha$e 5 s#oken
to them( they #ro#hesy unto you a lying $ision, and di$ination and
deceit, and the seduction of their o!n heart%
*.(*?% Therefore thus saith the 'ord concerning the #ro#hets that
#ro#hesy in my name, !hom 5 did not send, that say( 4!ord and famine
shall not be in this land( By s!ord and famine shall those #ro#hets be
consumed%
*.(*A% )nd the #eo#le to !hom they #ro#hesy, shall be cast out in the
streets of 9erusalem because of the famine and the s!ord, and there
shall be none to bury them( they and their !i$es, their sons and their
daughters, and 5 !ill #our out their o!n !ickedness u#on them%
*.(*+% )nd thou shalt s#eak this !ord to them( 'et my eyes shed do!n
tears night and day, and let them not cease, because the $irgin daughter
of my #eo#le is afflicted !ith a great affliction, !ith an e>ceeding
grie$ous e$il%
*.(*1% 5f 5 go forth into the fields, behold the slain !ith the s!ord(
and if 5 enter into the city, behold them that are consumed !ith famine%
The #ro#het also and the #riest are gone into a land !hich they kne!
not%
*.(*B% 8ast thou utterly cast a!ay 9uda, or hath thy soul abhorred 4ionM
!hy then hast thou struck us, so that there is no healing for usM !e
ha$e looked for #eace, and there is no good( and for the time of
healing, and behold trouble%
*.(,-% =e ackno!ledge, O 'ord, our !ickedness, the iniLuities of our
fathers, because !e ha$e sinned against thee%
*.(,*% Gi$e us not to be a re#roach, for thy nameDs sake, and do not
disgrace in us the throne of thy glory( remember, break not thy co$enant
!ith us%
*.(,,% )re there any among the gra$en things of the Gentiles that can
send rainM or can the hea$ens gi$e sho!ersM art not thou the 'ord our
God, !hom !e ha$e looked forM for thou hast made all these things%
9eremias "ha#ter *?
God is determined to #unish the 9e!s for their sins% The #ro#hetDs
com#laint, and GodDs #romise to him%
*?(*% )nd the 'ord said to me( 5f <oses and 4amuel shall stand before
me, my soul is not to!ards this #eo#le( cast them out from my sight, and
let them go forth%
*?(,% )nd if they shall say unto thee( =hither shall !e go forthM thou
shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord( 4uch as are for death, to death(
and such as are for the s!ord, to the s!ord( and such as are for famine,
to famine( and such as are for ca#ti$ity, to ca#ti$ity%
*?(2% )nd 5 !ill $isit them !ith four kinds, saith the 'ord( The s!ord
to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the fo!ls of the air, and the beasts
of the earth, to de$our and to destroy%
*?(.% )nd 5 !ill gi$e them u# to the rage of all the kingdoms of the
earth( because of <anasses the son of EHechias the king of 9uda, for all
that he did in 9erusalem%
*?(?% 7or !ho shall ha$e #ity on thee, O 9erusalemM or !ho shall bemoan
theeM or !ho shall go to #ray for thy #eaceM
*?(A% Thou hast forsaken me, saith the 'ord, thou art gone back!ard( and
5 !ill stretch out my hand against thee, and 5 !ill destroy thee( 5 am
!eary of entreating thee%
*?(+% )nd 5 !ill scatter them !ith a fan in the gates of the land( 5
ha$e killed and destroyed my #eo#le, and yet they are not returned from
their !ays%
*?(1% Their !ido!s are multi#lied unto me abo$e the sand of the sea( 5
ha$e brought u#on them against the mother of the young man a s#oiler at
noonday( 5 ha$e cast a terror on a sudden u#on the cities%
*?(B% 4he that hath borne se$en is become !eak, her soul hath fainted
a!ay( her sun is gone do!n, !hile it !as yet day( she is confounded, and
ashamed( and the residue of them 5 !ill gi$e u# to the s!ord in the
sight of their enemies, saith the 'ord%
*?(*-% =oe is me, my mother( !hy hast thou borne me a man of strife, a
man of contention to all the earthM 5 ha$e not lent on usury, neither
hath any man lent to me on usury( yet all curse me%
*?(**% The 'ord saith to me( )ssuredly it shall be !ell !ith thy
remnant, assuredly 5 shall hel# thee in the time of affliction, and in
the time of tribulation against the enemy%
*?(*,% 4hall iron be allied !ith the iron from the north, and the brassM
4hall iron be allied, etc%%% 4hall the iron, that is, the strength of
9uda, stand against the stronger iron of the north, that is, of Babylon(
or enter into an alliance u#on eLual footing !ith itM o certainly( but
it must be broken by it%
*?(*2% Thy riches and thy treasures 5 !ill gi$e unto s#oil for nothing,
because of all thy sins, e$en in all thy borders%
*?(*.% )nd 5 !ill bring thy enemies out of a land, !hich thou kno!est
not( for a fire is kindled in my rage, it shall burn u#on you%
*?(*?% O 'ord, thou kno!est, remember me, and $isit me, and defend me
from them that #ersecute me, do not defend me in thy #atience( kno! that
for thy sake 5 ha$e suffered re#roach%
Do not defend me in thy #atience%%% That is, let not thy #atience and
longsuffering, !hich thou usest to!ards sinners, kee# thee from making
haste to my assistance%
*?(*A% Thy !ords !ere found, and 5 did eat them, and thy !ord !as to me
a joy and gladness of my heart( for thy name is called u#on me, O 'ord
God of hosts%
*?(*+% 5 sat not in the assembly of jesters, nor did 5 make a boast of
the #resence of thy hand( 5 sat alone, because thou hast filled me !ith
threats%
*?(*1% =hy is my sorro! become #er#etual, and my !ound des#erate so as
to refuse to be healedM it is become to me as the falsehood of deceitful
!aters that cannot be trusted%
*?(*B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( 5f thou !ilt be con$erted, 5 !ill
con$ert thee, and thou shalt stand before my faceJ and thou !ilt
se#arate the #recious from the $ile, thou shalt be as my mouth( they
shall be turned to thee, and thou shalt not be turned to them%
*?(,-% )nd 5 !ill make thee to this #eo#le as a strong !all of brass(
and they shall fight against thee, and shall not #re$ail( for 5 am !ith
thee to sa$e thee, and to deli$er thee, saith the 'ord%
*?(,*% )nd 5 !ill deli$er thee out of the hand of the !icked, and 5 !ill
redeem thee out of the hand of the mighty%
9eremias "ha#ter *A
The #ro#het is forbid to marry% The 9e!s shall be utterly ruined for
their idolatry( but shall at length be released from their ca#ti$ity,
and the Gentiles shall be con$erted%
*A(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*A(,% Thou shalt not take thee a !ife, neither shalt thou ha$e sons and
daughters in this #lace%
*A(2% 7or thus saith the 'ord concerning the sons and daughters, that
are born in this #lace, and concerning their mothers that bore them( and
concerning their fathers, of !hom they !ere born in this land(
*A(.% They shall die by the death of grie$ous illnesses( they shall not
be lamented, and they shall not be buried, they shall be as dung u#on
the face of the earth( and they shall be consumed !ith the s!ord, and
!ith famine( and their carcasses shall be meat for the fo!ls of the air,
and for the beasts of the earth%
*A(?% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Enter not into the house of feasting,
neither go thou to mourn, nor to comfort them( because 5 ha$e taken a!ay
my #eace from this #eo#le, saith the 'ord, my mercy and commiserations%
*A(A% Both the great and the little shall die in this land( they shall
not be buried nor lamented, and men shall not cut themsel$es, nor make
themsel$es bald for them%
*A(+% )nd they shall not break bread among them to him that mourneth, to
comfort him for the dead( neither shall they gi$e them for their father
and mother%
*A(1% )nd do not thou go into the house of feasting, to sit !ith them,
and to eat and drink(
*A(B% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill
take a!ay out of this #lace in your sight, and in your days the $oice of
mirth, and the $oice of gladness, the $oice of the bridegroom, and the
$oice of the bride%
*A(*-% )nd !hen thou shalt tell this #eo#le all these !ords, and they
shall say to thee( =herefore hath the 'ord #ronounced against us all
this great e$ilM !hat is our iniLuityM and !hat is our sin, that !e ha$e
sinned against the 'ord our GodM
*A(**% Thou shalt say to them( Because your fathers forsook me, saith
the 'ord( and !ent after strange gods, and ser$ed them, and adored them(
and they forsook me, and ke#t not my la!%
*A(*,% )nd you also ha$e done !orse than your fathers( for behold e$ery
one of you !alketh after the #er$erseness of his e$il heart, so as not
to hearken to me%
*A(*2% 4o 5 !ill cast you forth out of this land, into a land !hich you
kno! not, nor your fathers( and there you shall ser$e strange gods day
and night, !hich shall not gi$e you any rest%
*A(*.% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, !hen it shall be
said no more( The 'ord li$eth, that brought forth the children of 5srael
out of the land of Egy#t%
*A(*?% But, The 'ord li$eth, that brought the children of 5srael out of
the land of the north, and out of all the lands to !hich 5 cast them
out( and 5 !ill bring them again into their land, !hich 5 ga$e to their
fathers%
*A(*A% Behold 5 !ill send many fishers, saith the 'ord, and they shall
fish them( and after this 5 !ill send them many hunters, and they shall
hunt them from e$ery mountain, and from e$ery hill and out of the holes
of the rocks%
*A(*+% 7or my eyes are u#on all their !ays( they are not hid from my
face, and their iniLuity hath not been hid from my eyes%
*A(*1% )nd 5 !ill re#ay first their double iniLuities, and their sins(
because they ha$e defiled my land !ith the carcasses of their idols, and
they ha$e filled my inheritance !ith their abominations%
*A(*B% O 'ord, my might, and my strength, and my refuge in the day of
tribulation( to thee the Gentiles shall come from the ends of the earth,
and shall say( 4urely our fathers ha$e #ossessed lies, a $anity !hich
hath not #rofited them%
*A(,-% 4hall a man make gods unto himself and they are no godsM
*A(,*% Therefore behold 5 !ill this once cause them to kno!, 5 !ill she!
them my hand and my #o!er( and they shall kno! that my name is the 'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter *+
7or their obstinacy in sin the 9e!s shall be led ca#ti$e% 8e is cursed
that trusteth in flesh% God alone searcheth the heart, gi$ing to e$ery
one as he deser$es% The #ro#het #rayeth to be deli$ered from his
enemies, and #reacheth u# the obser$ance of the sabbath%
*+(*% The sin of 9uda is !ritten !ith a #en of iron, !ith the #oint of a
diamond, it is gra$en u#on the table of their heart, u#on the horns of
their altars%
*+(,% =hen their children shall remember their altars, and their gro$es,
and their green trees u#on the high mountains,
*+(2% 4acrificing in the field( 5 !ill gi$e thy strength, and all thy
treasures to the s#oil, and thy high #laces for sin in all thy borders%
*+(.% )nd thou shalt be left stri##ed of thy inheritance, !hich 5 ga$e
thee( and 5 !ill make thee ser$e thy enemies in a land !hich thou
kno!est not( because thou hast kindled a fire in my !rath, it shall burn
for e$er%
*+(?% Thus saith the 'ord( "ursed be the man that trusteth in man, and
maketh flesh his arm, and !hose heart de#arteth from the 'ord%
*+(A% 7or he shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall not see
!hen good shall come( but he shall d!ell in dryness in the desert in a
salt land, and not inhabited%
Tamaric%%% ) barren shrub that gro!s in the driest #arts of the
!ilderness%
*+(+% Blessed be the man that trusteth in the 'ord, and the 'ord shall
be his confidence%
*+(1% )nd he shall be as a tree that is #lanted by the !aters, that
s#readeth out its roots to!ards moisture( and it shall not fear !hen the
heat cometh% )nd the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time of
drought it shall not be solicitous, neither shall it cease at any time
to bring forth fruit%
*+(B% The heart is #er$erse abo$e all things, and unsearchable, !ho can
kno! itM
*+(*-% 5 am the 'ord !ho search the heart, and #ro$e the reins( !ho gi$e
to e$ery one according to his !ay, and according to the fruit of his
de$ices%
*+(**% )s the #artridge hath hatched eggs !hich she did not lay( so is
he that hath gathered riches, and not by right( in the midst of his days
he shall lea$e them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool%
*+(*,% ) high and glorious throne from the beginning is the #lace of our
sanctification%
*+(*2% O 'ord, the ho#e of 5srael( all that forsake thee shall be
confounded( they that de#art from thee, shall be !ritten in the earth(
because they ha$e forsaken the 'ord, the $ein of li$ing !aters%
*+(*.% 8eal me, O 'ord, and 5 shall be healed( sa$e me, and 5 shall be
sa$ed( for thou art my #raise%
*+(*?% Behold they say to me( =here is the !ord of the 'ordM let it
come%
*+(*A% )nd 5 am not troubled, follo!ing thee for my #astor, and 5 ha$e
not desired the day of man, thou kno!est% That !hich !ent out of my
li#s, hath been right in thy sight%
*+(*+% Be not thou a terror unto me, thou art my ho#e in the day of
affliction%
*+(*1% 'et them be confounded that #ersecute me, and let not me be
confounded( let them be afraid, and let not me be afraid( bring u#on
them the day of affliction, and !ith a double destruction, destroy them%
'et them be confounded, etc%%% 4uch e>#ressions as these in the !ritings
of the #ro#hets, are not to be understood as im#recations #roceeding
from malice or desire of re$enge( but as #ro#hetic #redictions of e$ils
that !ere about to fall u#on im#enitent sinners, and a##robations of the
!ays of di$ine justice%
*+(*B% Thus saith the 'ord to me( Go, and stand in the gate of the
children of the #eo#le, by !hich the kings of 9uda come in, and go out,
and in all the gates of 9erusalem(
*+(,-% )nd thou shalt say to them( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, ye kings
of 9uda, and al 9uda, and all the inhabitants of 9erusalem, that enter
in by these gates%
*+(,*% Thus saith the 'ord( Take heed to your souls, and carry no
burdens on the sabbath day( and bring them not in by the gates of
9erusalem%
*+(,,% )nd do not bring burdens out of your houses on the sabbath day,
neither do ye any !ork( sanctify the sabbath day, as 5 commanded your
fathers%
*+(,2% But they did not hear, nor incline their ear( but hardened their
neck, that they might not hear me, and might not recei$e instruction%
*+(,.% )nd it shall come to #ass( if you !ill hearken to me, saith the
'ord, to bring in no burdens by the gates of this city on the sabbath
day( and if you !ill sanctify the sabbath day, to do no !ork therein(
*+(,?% Then shall there enter in by the gates of this city kings and
#rinces, sitting u#on the throne of Da$id, and riding in chariots and on
horses, they and their #rinces, the men of 9uda, and the inhabitants of
9erusalem( and this city shall be inhabited for e$er%
*+(,A% )nd they shall come from the cities of 9uda, and from the #laces
round about 9erusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the
#lains, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing holocausts,
and $ictims, and sacrifices, and frankincense, and they shall bring in
an offering into the house of the 'ord%
*+(,+% But if you !ill not hearken to me, to sanctify the sabbath day,
and not to carry burdens, and not to bring them in by the gates of
9erusalem on the sabbath day( 5 !ill kindle a fire in the gates thereof,
and it shall de$our the houses of 9erusalem, and it shall not be
Luenched%
9eremias "ha#ter *1
)s the clay in the hand of the #otter, so is 5srael in GodDs hand% 8e
#ardoneth #enitents, and #unisheth the obstinate% They cons#ire against
9eremias, for !hich he denounceth to them the miseries that hang o$er
them%
*1(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, saying(
*1(,% )rise, and go do!n into the #otterDs house, and there thou shalt
hear my !ords%
*1(2% )nd 5 !ent do!n into the #otterDs house, and behold he !as doing a
!ork on the !heel%
*1(.% )nd the $essel !as broken !hich he !as making of clay !ith his
hands( and turning he made another $essel, as it seemed good in his eyes
to make it%
*1(?% Then the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*1(A% "annot 5 do !ith you, as this #otter, O house of 5srael, saith the
'ordM behold as clay is in the hand of the #otter, so are you in my
hand, O house of 5srael%
*1(+% 5 !ill suddenly s#eak against a nation, and against a kingdom, to
root out, and to #ull do!n, and to destroy it%
*1(1% 5f that nation against !hich 5 ha$e s#oken, shall re#ent of their
e$il, 5 also !ill re#ent of the e$il that 5 ha$e thought to do to them%
*1(B% )nd 5 !ill suddenly s#eak of a nation and of a kingdom, to build
u# and #lant it%
*1(*-% 5f it shall do e$il in my sight, that it obey not my $oice( 5
!ill re#ent of the good that 5 ha$e s#oken to do unto it%
*1(**% o! therefore tell the men of 9uda, and the inhabitants of
9erusalem, saying( Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 frame e$il against you,
and de$ise a de$ice against you( let e$ery man of you return from his
e$il !ay, and make ye your !ays and your doings good%
*1(*,% )nd they saidJ =e ha$e no ho#es( for !e !ill go after our o!n
thoughts, and !e !ill do e$ery one according to the #er$erseness of his
e$il heart%
*1(*2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( )sk among the nations( =ho hath
heard such horrible things, as the $irgin of 5srael hath done to e>cessM
*1(*.% 4hall the sno! of 'ibanus fail from the rock of the fieldM or can
the cold !aters that gush out and run do!n, be taken a!ayM
*1(*?% Because my #eo#le ha$e forgotten me, sacrificing in $ain, and
stumbling in their !ays, in ancient #aths, to !alk by them in a !ay not
trodden(
*1(*A% That their land might be gi$en u# to desolation, and to a
#er#etual hissing( e$ery one that shall #ass by it, shall be astonished,
and !ag his head%
*1(*+% )s a burning !ind !ill 5 scatter them before the enemy( 5 !ill
she! them the back, and not the face, in the day of their destruction%
*1(*1% )nd they said( "ome, and let us in$ent de$ices against 9eremias(
for the la! shall not #erish from the #riest, nor counsel from the !ise,
nor the !ord from the #ro#het( come, and let us strike him !ith the
tongue, and let us gi$e no heed to all his !ords%
*1(*B% Gi$e heed to me, O 'ord, and hear the $oice of my ad$ersaries%
*1(,-% 4hall e$il be rendered for good, because they ha$e digged a #it
for my soulM Remember that 5 ha$e stood in thy sight, to s#eak good for
them, and to turn a!ay thy indignation from them%
Remember, etc%%% This is s#oken in the #erson of "hrist, #ersecuted by
the 9e!s, and #ro#hetically denouncing the e$ils that should fall u#on
them in #unishment of their crimes%
*1(,*% Therefore deli$er u# their children to famine, and bring them
into the hands of the s!ord( let their !i$es be berea$ed of children and
!ido!s( and let their husbands be slain by death( let their young men be
stabbed !ith the s!ord in battle%
*1(,,% 'et a cry be heard out of their houses( for thou shalt bring the
robber u#on them suddenly( because they ha$e digged a #it to take me,
and ha$e hid snares for my feet%
*1(,2% But thou, O 'ord, kno!est all their counsel against me unto
death( not their iniLuity, and let not their sin be blotted out from thy
sight( let them be o$erthro!n before thy eyes, in the time of thy !rath
do thou destroy them%
9eremias "ha#ter *B
:nder the ty#e of breaking a #otterDs $essel, the #ro#het foreshe!eth
the desolation of the 9e!s for their sins%
*B(*% Thus saith the 'ord( Go, and take a #otterDs earthen bottle, and
take of the ancients of the #eo#le, and of the ancients of the #riests(
*B(,% )nd go forth into the $alley of the son of Ennom, !hich is by the
entry of the earthen gate( and there thou shalt #roclaim the !ords that
5 shall tell thee%
*B(2% )nd thou shalt say( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, O ye kings of 9uda,
and ye inhabitants of 9erusalem( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, the God
of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill bring an affliction u#on this #lace( so that
!hosoe$er shall hear it, his ears shall tingle(
*B(.% Because they ha$e forsaken me, and ha$e #rofaned this #lace( and
ha$e sacrificed therein to strange gods, !hom neither they nor their
fathers kne!, nor the kings of 9uda( and they ha$e filled this #lace
!ith the blood of innocents%
*B(?% )nd they ha$e built the high #laces of Baalim, to burn their
children !ith fire for a holocaust to Baalim( !hich 5 did not command,
nor s#eak of, neither did it once come into my mind%
*B(A% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, that this #lace
shall no more be called To#heth, nor the $alley of the son of Ennom, but
the $alley of slaughter%
*B(+% )nd 5 !ill defeat the counsel of 9uda and of 9erusalem in this
#lace( and 5 !ill destroy them !ith the s!ord in the sight of their
enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their li$es( and 5 !ill gi$e
their carcasses to be meat for the fo!ls of the air, and for the beasts
of the earth%
*B(1% )nd 5 !ill make this city an astonishment, and a hissing( e$ery
one that shall #ass by it, shall be astonished, and shall hiss because
of all the #lagues thereof%
*B(B% )nd 5 !ill feed them !ith the flesh of their sons, and !ith the
flesh of their daughters( and they shall eat e$ery one the flesh of his
friend in the siege, and in the distress !here!ith their enemies, and
they that seek their li$es, shall straiten them%
*B(*-% )nd thou shalt break the bottle in the sight of the men that
shall go !ith thee%
*B(**% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( E$en so
!ill 5 break this #eo#le, and this city, as the #otterDs $essel is
broken, !hich cannot be made !hole again( and they shall be buried in
To#heth, because there is no other #lace to bury in%
*B(*,% Thus !ill 5 do to this #lace, saith the 'ord, and to the
inhabitants thereof( and 5 !ill make this city as To#heth%
*B(*2% )nd the houses of 9erusalem, and the houses of the kings of 9uda
shall be unclean as the #lace of To#heth( all the houses u#on !hose
roofs they ha$e sacrificed to all the host of hea$en, and ha$e #oured
out drink offerings to strange gods%
*B(*.% Then 9eremias came from To#heth, !hither the 'ord had sent him to
#ro#hesy, and he stood in the court of the house of the 'ord, and said
to all the #eo#le(
*B(*?% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill
bring in u#on this city, and u#on all the cities thereof all the e$ils
that 5 ha$e s#oken against it( because they ha$e hardened their necks,
that they might not hear my !ords%
9eremias "ha#ter ,-
The #ro#het is #ersecuted( he denounces ca#ti$ity to his #ersecutors,
and bemoans himself%
,-(*% o! Phassur the son of Emmer, the #riest, !ho !as a##ointed chief
in the house of the 'ord, heard 9eremias #ro#hesying these !ords%
,-(,% )nd Phassur struck 9eremias the #ro#het, and #ut him in the
stocks, that !ere in the u##er gate of Benjamin, in the house of the
'ord%
,-(2% )nd !hen it !as light the ne>t day, Phassur brought 9eremias out
of the stocks% )nd 9eremias said to him( The 'ord hath not called thy
name Phassur, but fear on e$ery side%
Phassur%%% This name signifies increase and #rinci#ality( and therefore
is here changed to <agor-<issabib, or fear on e$ery side( to denote the
e$ils that should come u#on him in #unishment of his o##osing the !ord
of God%
,-(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill deli$er thee u# to fear,
thee and all thy friends( and they shall fall by the s!ord of their
enemies, and thy eyes shall see it, and 5 !ill gi$e all 9uda into the
hand of the king of Babylon( and he shall carry them a!ay to Babylon,
and shall strike them !ith the s!ord%
,-(?% )nd 5 !ill gi$e all the substance of this city, and all its
labour, and e$ery #recious thing thereof, and all the treasures of the
kings of 9uda !ill 5 gi$e into the hands of their enemies( and they
shall #illage them, and take them a!ay, and carry them to Babylon%
,-(A% But thou Phassur, and all that d!ell in thy house, shall go into
ca#ti$ity, and thou shalt go to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and
there thou shalt be buried, thou and all thy friends, to !hom thou hast
#ro#hesied a lie%
,-(+% Thou hast decei$ed me, O 'ord, and 5 am decei$ed( thou hast been
stronger than 5, and thou hast #re$ailed% 5 am become a laughingstock
all the day, all scoff at me%
Thou hast decei$ed, etc%%% The meaning of the #ro#het, is not to charge
God !ith any untruthJ but !hat he calls decei$ing, !as only the
concealing from him, !hen he acce#ted of the #ro#hetical commission, the
greatness of the e$ils !hich the e>ecution of that commission !as to
bring u#on him%
,-(1% 7or 5 am s#eaking no! this long time, crying out against iniLuity,
and 5 often #roclaim de$astation( and the !ord of the 'ord is made a
re#roach to me, and a derision all the day%
,-(B% Then 5 said( 5 !ill not make mention of him, nor s#eak any more in
his name( and there came in my heart as a burning fire, shut u# in my
bones, and 5 !as !earied, not being able to bear it%
,-(*-% 7or 5 heard the re#roaches of many, and terror on e$ery side(
Persecute him, and let us #ersecute him( from all the men that !ere my
familiars, and continued at my side( if by any means he may be decei$ed,
and !e may #re$ail against him, and be re$enged on him%
,-(**% But the 'ord is !ith me as a strong !arrior( therefore they that
#ersecute me shall fall, and shall be !eak( they shall be greatly
confounded, because they ha$e not understood the e$erlasting re#roach,
!hich ne$er shall be effaced%
,-(*,% )nd thou, O 'ord of hosts, #ro$er of the just, !ho seest the
reins and the heart( let me see, 5 beseech thee, thy $engeance on them(
for to thee 5 ha$e laid o#en my cause%
'et me see, etc%%% This #rayer #roceeded not from hatred or ill !ill,
but Heal of justice%
,-(*2% 4ing ye to the 'ord, #raise the 'ord( because he hath deli$ered
the soul of the #oor out of the hand of the !icked%
,-(*.% "ursed be the day !herein 5 !as born( let not the day in !hich my
mother bore me, be blessed%
"ursed be the day, etc%%% 5n these, and the follo!ing !ords of the
#ro#het, there is a certain figure of s#eech to e>#ress !ith more energy
the greatness of the e$ils to !hich his birth had e>#osed him%
,-(*?% "ursed be the man that brought the tidings to my father, saying(
) man child is born to thee( and made him greatly rejoice%
,-(*A% 'et that man be as the cities !hich the 'ord hath o$erthro!n, and
hath not re#ented( let him hear a cry in the morning, and ho!ling at
noontide(
,-(*+% =ho sle! me not from the !omb, that my mother might ha$e been my
gra$e, and her !omb an e$erlasting conce#tion%
,-(*1% =hy came 5 out of the !omb, to see labour and sorro!, and that my
days should be s#ent in confusionM
9eremias "ha#ter ,*
The #ro#hetDs ans!er to the messengers of 4edecias, !hen 9erusalem !as
besieged%
,*(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, !hen king 4edecias
sent unto him Phassur, the son of <elchias, and 4o#honias, the son of
<aasias the #riest, saying(
,*(,% 5nLuire of the 'ord for us, for abuchodonosor king of Babylon
maketh !ar against us( if so be the 'ord !ill deal !ith us according to
all his !onderful !orks, that he may de#art from us%
,*(2% )nd 9eremias said to them( Thus shall you say to 4edecias(
,*(.% Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill turn back
the !ea#ons of !ar that are in your hands, and !ith !hich you fight
against the king of Babylon, and the "haldeans, that besiege you round
about the !alls( and 5 !ill gather them together in the midst of this
city%
,*(?% )nd 5 myself !ill fight against you !ith an outstretched hand, and
!ith a strong arm, and in fury, and in indignation, and in great !rath%
,*(A% )nd 5 !ill strike the inhabitants of this city, men and beasts
shall die of a great #estilence%
,*(+% )nd after this, saith the 'ord, 5 !ill gi$e 4edecias the king of
9uda, and his ser$ants, and his #eo#le, and such as are left in this
city from the #estilence, and the s!ord, and the famine, into the hand
of abuchodonosor the king of Babylon, and into the hand of their
enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and he shall
strike them !ith the edge of the s!ord, and he shall not be mo$ed to
#ity, nor s#are them, nor she! mercy to them%
,*(1% )nd to this #eo#le thou shalt say( Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5
set before you the !ay of life, and the !ay of death%
,*(B% 8e that shall abide in this city, shall die by the s!ord, and by
the famine, and by the #estilence( but he that shall go out and flee
o$er to the "haldeans, that besiege you, shall li$e, and his life shall
be to him as a s#oil%
,*(*-% 7or 5 ha$e set my face against this city for e$il, and not for
good, saith the 'ord( it shall be gi$en into the hand of the king of
Babylon, and he shall burn it !ith fire%
,*(**% )nd to the house of the king of 9uda( 8ear ye the !ord of the
'ord,
,*(*,% O house of Da$id, thus saith the 'ord( 9udge ye judgment in the
morning, and deli$er him that is o##ressed by $iolence out of the hand
of the o##ressor( lest my indignation go forth like a fire, and be
kindled, and there be none to Luench it, because of the e$il of your
!ays%
,*(*2% Behold 5 come to thee that d!ellest in a $alley u#on a rock abo$e
a #lain, saith the 'ord( and you say( =ho shall strike us and !ho shall
enter into our housesM
To thee that d!ellest, etc%%% 8e s#eaks to 9erusalem, confiding in the
strength of her situation u#on rocks, surrounded !ith a dee# $alley%
,*(*.% But 5 !ill $isit u#on you according to the fruit of your doings,
saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill kindle a fire in the forest thereof( and it
shall de$our all things round about it%
9eremias "ha#ter ,,
)n e>hortation both to king and #eo#le to return of God% The sentence of
God u#on 9oachaH, 9oakim, and 9echonias%
,,(*% Thus saith the 'ord( Go do!n to the house of the king of 9uda, and
there thou shalt s#eak this !ord,
Go do!n, etc%%% The contents of this cha#ter are of a more ancient date
than those of the foregoing cha#ter( for the order of time is not al!ays
obser$ed in the !ritings of the #ro#hets%
,,(,% )nd thou shalt say( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, king of 9uda, that
sittest u#on the throne of Da$id( thou and thy ser$ants, and thy #eo#le,
!ho enter in by these gates%
,,(2% Thus saith the 'ord( E>ecute judgment and justice, and deli$er him
that is o##ressed out of the hand of the o##ressor( and afflict not the
stranger, the fatherless, and the !ido!, nor o##ress them unjustly( and
shed not innocent blood in this #lace%
,,(.% 7or if you !ill do this thing indeed, then shall there enter in by
the gates of this house, kings of the race of Da$id sitting u#on his
throne, and riding in chariots and on horses, they and their ser$ants,
and their #eo#le%
,,(?% But if you !ill not hearken to these !ords( 5 s!ear by myself,
saith the 'ord, that this house shall become a desolation%
,,(A% 7or thus saith the 'ord to the house of the king of 9uda( Thou art
to me Galaad the head of 'ibanus( yet surely 5 !ill make thee a
!ilderness, and cities not habitable%
Galaad the head of 'ibanus%%% By Galaad, a rich and fruitful country, is
here signified the royal #alace of the kings of the house of Da$id( by
'ibanus, a high mountain abounding in cedar trees, the #o#ulous city of
9erusalem%
,,(+% )nd 5 !ill #re#are against thee the destroyer and his !ea#ons( and
they shall cut do!n thy chosen cedars, and shall cast them headlong into
the fire%
Pre#are%%% 'iterally, sanctify%
,,(1% )nd many nations shall #ass by this city( and they shall say e$ery
man to his neighbour( =hy hath the 'ord done so to this great cityM
,,(B% )nd they shall ans!er( Because they ha$e forsaken the co$enant of
the 'ord their God, and ha$e adored strange gods, and ser$ed them%
,,(*-% =ee# not for him that is dead, nor bemoan him !ith your tears(
lament him that goeth a!ay, for he shall return no more, nor see his
nati$e country%
=ee# not for him that is dead, etc%%% 8e means the good king 9osias, !ho
by death !as taken a!ay, so as not to see the miseries of his country%
5bid% 8im that goeth a!ay%%% @iH%, sellum, alias 9oachaH, !ho !as
carried ca#ti$e into Egy#t%
,,(**% 7or thus saith the 'ord to 4ellum the son of 9osias the king of
9uda, !ho reigned instead of his father, !ho !ent forth out of this
#lace( 8e shall return hither no more(
,,(*,% But in the #lace, to !hich 5 ha$e remo$ed him, there shall he
die, and he shall not see this land any more%
,,(*2% =oe to him that buildeth u# his house by injustice, and his
chambers not in judgment( that !ill o##ress his friend !ithout cause,
and !ill not #ay him his !ages%
,,(*.% =ho saith( 5 !ill build me a !ide house, and large chambers( !ho
o#eneth to himself !indo!s, and maketh roofs of cedar, and #ainteth them
!ith $ermilion%
,,(*?% 4halt thou reign, because thou com#arest thyself to the cedarM
did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and it
!as then !ell !ith himM
,,(*A% 8e judged the cause of the #oor and needy for his o!n good( !as
it not therefore because he kne! me, saith the 'ordM
,,(*+% But thy eyes and thy heart are set u#on co$etousness, and u#on
shedding innocent blood, and u#on o##ression, and running after e$il
!orks%
,,(*1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord concerning 9oakim the son of 9osias
king of 9uda( They shall not mourn for him, )las, my brother, and, )las,
sister( they shall not lament for him, )las, my lord, or, )las, the
noble one%
,,(*B% 8e shall be buried !ith the burial of an ass, rotten and cast
forth !ithout the gates of 9erusalem%
,,(,-% Go u# to 'ibanus, and cry( and lift u# thy $oice in Basan, and
cry to them that #ass by, for all thy lo$ers are destroyed%
,,(,*% 5 s#oke to thee in thy #ros#erity( and thou saidst( 5 !ill not
hear( this hath been thy !ay from thy youth, because thou hast not heard
my $oice%
,,(,,% The !ind shall feed all thy #astors, and thy lo$ers shall go into
ca#ti$ity and then shalt thou be confounded, and ashamed of all thy
!ickedness%
,,(,2% Thou that sittest in 'ibanus, and makest thy nest in the cedars,
ho! hast thou mourned !hen sorro!s came u#on thee, as the #ains of a
!oman in labourM
,,(,.% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord, if 9echonias the son of 9oakim the
king of 9uda !ere a ring on my right hand, 5 !ould #luck him thence%
,,(,?% )nd 5 !ill gi$e thee into the hand of them that seek thy life,
and into the hand of them !hose face thou fearest, and into the hand of
abuchodonosor king of Babylon, and into the hand of the "haldeans%
,,(,A% )nd 5 !ill send thee, and thy mother that bore thee, into a
strange country, in !hich you !ere not born, and there you shall die(
,,(,+% )nd they shall not return into the land, !hereunto they lift u#
their mind to return thither%
,,(,1% 5s this man 9echonias an earthen and a broken $esselM is he a
$essel !herein is no #leasureM !hy are they cast out, he and his seed,
and are cast into a land !hich they kno! notM
,,(,B% O earth, earth, earth, hear the !ord of the 'ord%
,,(2-% Thus saith the 'ord( =rite this man barren, a man that shall not
#ros#er in his days( for there shall not be a man of his seed that shall
sit u#on the throne of Da$id, and ha$e #o!er any more in 9uda%
=rite this man barren%%% That is, childless( not that he had no
children, but that his children should ne$er sit on the throne of 9uda%
9eremias "ha#ter ,2
God re#ro$es e$il go$ernorsJ and #romises to send good #astorsJ and
"hrist himself the #rince of the #astors% 8e in$eighs against false
#ro#hets #reaching !ithout being sent%
,2(*% =oe to the #astors, that destroy and tear the shee# of my #asture,
saith the 'ord%
,2(,% Therefore thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael to the #astors
that feed my #eo#le( &ou ha$e scattered my flock, and dri$en them a!ay,
and ha$e not $isited them( behold 5 !ill $isit u#on you for the e$il of
your doings, saith the 'ord%
,2(2% )nd 5 !ill gather together the remnant of my flock, out of all the
lands into !hich 5 ha$e cast them out( and 5 !ill make them return to
their o!n fields, and they shall increase and be multi#lied%
,2(.% )nd 5 !ill set u# #astors o$er them, and they shall feed them(
they shall fear no more, and they shall not be dismayed( and none shall
be !anting of their number, saith the 'ord%
,2(?% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill raise u# to Da$id
a just branch( and a king shall reign, and shall be !ise( and shall
e>ecute judgment and justice in the earth%
,2(A% 5n those days shall 9uda be sa$ed, and 5srael shall d!ell
confidently( and this is the name that they shall call him( The 'ord our
just one%
,2(+% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and they shall say
no more( The 'ord li$eth, !ho brought u# the children of 5srael out of
the land of Egy#t(
,2(1% But, The 'ord li$eth, !ho hath brought out, and brought hither the
seed of the house of 5srael from the land of the north, and out of all
the lands, to !hich 5 had cast them forth( and they shall d!ell in their
o!n land%
,2(B% To the #ro#hets( <y heart is broken !ithin me, all my bones
tremble( 5 am become as a drunken man, and as a man full of !ine, at the
#resence of the 'ord, and at the #resence of his holy !ords%
,2(*-% Because the land is full of adulterers, because the land hath
mourned by reason of cursing, the fields of the desert are dried u#( and
their course is become e$il, and their strength unlike%
,2(**% 7or the #ro#het and the #riest are defiled( and in my house 5
ha$e found their !ickedness, saith the 'ord%
,2(*,% Therefore their !ay shall be as a sli##ery !ay in the dark( for
they shall be dri$en on, and fall therein( for 5 !ill bring e$ils u#on
them, the year of their $isitation, saith the 'ord%
,2(*2% )nd 5 ha$e seen folly in the #ro#hets of 4amaria( they #ro#hesied
in Baal and decei$ed my #eo#le 5srael%
,2(*.% )nd 5 ha$e seen the likeness of adulterers, and the !ay of lying
in the #ro#hets of 9erusalem( and they strengthened the hands of the
!icked, that no man should return from his e$il doings, they are all
become unto me as 4odom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrha%
,2(*?% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts to the #ro#hets( Behold 5
!ill feed them !ith !orm!ood, and !ill gi$e them gall to drink( for from
the #ro#hets of 9erusalem corru#tion is gone forth into all the land%
,2(*A% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 8earken not to the !ords of the
#ro#hets that #ro#hesy to you, and decei$e you( they s#eak a $ision of
their o!n heart, and not out of the mouth of the 'ord%
,2(*+% They say to them that blas#heme me( The 'ord hath said( &ou shall
ha$e #eace( and to e$ery one that !alketh in the #er$erseness of his o!n
heart, they ha$e said( o e$il shall come u#on you%
,2(*1% 7or !ho hath stood in the counsel of the 'ord, and hath seen and
heard his !ordM =ho hath considered his !ord and heard itM
,2(*B% Behold the !hirl!ind of the 'ordDs indignation shall come forth,
and a tem#est shall break out and come u#on the head of the !icked%
,2(,-% The !rath of the 'ord shall not return till he e>ecute it, and
till he accom#lish the thought of his heart( in the latter days you
shall understand his counsel%
,2(,*% 5 did not send #ro#hets, yet they ran( 5 ha$e not s#oken to them,
yet they #ro#hesied%
,2(,,% 5f they had stood in my counsel, and had made my !ords kno!n to
my #eo#le, 5 should ha$e turned them from their e$il !ay, and from their
!icked doings%
,2(,2% )m 5, think ye, a God at hand, saith the 'ord, and not a God afar
offM
,2(,.% 4hall a man be hid in secret #laces, and 5 not see him, saith the
'ordM do not 5 fill hea$en and earth, saith the 'ordM
,2(,?% 5 ha$e heard !hat the #ro#hets said, that #ro#hesy lies in my
name, and say( 5 ha$e dreamed, 5 ha$e dreamed%
,2(,A% 8o! long shall this be in the heart of the #ro#hets that #ro#hesy
lies, and that #ro#hesy the delusions of their o!n heartM
,2(,+% =ho seek to make my #eo#le forget my name through their dreams,
!hich they tell e$ery man to his neighbour( as their fathers forgot my
name for Baal%
,2(,1% The #ro#het that hath a dream, let him tell a dream( and he that
hath my !ord, let him s#eak my !ord !ith truth( !hat hath the chaff to
do !ith the !heat, saith the 'ordM
,2(,B% )re not my !ords as a fire, saith the 'ord( and as a hammer that
breaketh the rock in #iecesM
,2(2-% Therefore behold 5 am against the #ro#hets, saith the 'ord( !ho
steal my !ords e$ery one from his neighbour%
,2(2*% Behold 5 am against the #ro#hets, saith the 'ord( !ho use their
tongues, and say( The 'ord saith it%
,2(2,% Behold 5 am against the #ro#hets that ha$e lying dreams, saith
the 'ord( and tell them, and cause my #eo#le to err by their lying, and
by their !onders( !hen 5 sent them not, nor commanded them, !ho ha$e not
#rofited this #eo#le at all, saith the 'ord%
,2(22% 5f therefore this #eo#le, or the #ro#het, or the #riest shall ask
thee, saying( =hat is the burden of the 'ordM thou shalt say to them(
&ou are the burden( for 5 !ill cast you a!ay, saith the 'ord%
,2(2.% )nd as for the #ro#het, and the #riest, and the #eo#le that shall
say( The burden of the 'ord( 5 !ill $isit u#on that man, and u#on his
house%
Burden of the 'ord%%% This e>#ression is here rejected and disallo!ed,
at least for those times( because it !as then used in mockery and
contem#t by the false #ro#hets, and unbelie$ing #eo#le, !ho ridiculed
the re#eated threats of 9eremias under the name of his burdens%
,2(2?% Thus shall you say e$ery one to his neighbour, and to his
brother, =hat hath the 'ord ans!eredM and !hat hath the 'ord s#okenM
,2(2A% )nd the burden of the 'ord shall be mentioned no more, for e$ery
manDs !ord shall be his burden( for you ha$e #er$erted the !ords of the
li$ing God, of the 'ord of hosts our God%
,2(2+% Thus shalt thou say to the #ro#het( =hat hath the 'ord ans!ered
theeM and !hat hath the 'ord s#okenM
,2(21% But if you shall say( The burden of the 'ord( therefore thus
saith the 'ord( Because you ha$e said this !ord( The burden of the 'ord(
and 5 ha$e sent to you, saying( 4ay not, The burden of the 'ord(
,2(2B% Therefore behold 5 !ill take you a!ay carrying you, and !ill
forsake you, and the city !hich 5 ga$e to you, and to your fathers, out
of my #resence%
Out of my #resence%%% That is, the 'ord declares that out of his
#resence he !ill cast them, and bring them to ca#ti$ity for their
transgressions%
,2(.-% )nd 5 !ill bring an e$erlasting re#roach u#on you, and a
#er#etual shame !hich shall ne$er be forgotten%
9eremias "ha#ter ,.
:nder the ty#e of good and bad figs, he foretells the restoration of the
9e!s that had been carried a!ay ca#ti$e !ith 9echonias, and the
desolation of those that !ere left behind%
,.(*% The 'ord she!ed me( and behold t!o baskets full of figs, set
before the tem#le of the 'ord( after that abuchodonosor king of Babylon
had carried a!ay 9echonias the son of 9oakim the king of 9uda, and his
chief men, and the craftsmen, and engra$ers of 9erusalem, and had
brought them to Babylon%
,.(,% One basket had $ery good figs, like the figs of the first season(
and the other basket had $ery bad figs, !hich could not be eaten,
because they !ere bad%
,.(2% )nd the 'ord said to me( =hat seest thou, 9eremiasM )nd 5 said(
7igs, the good figs, $ery good( and the bad figs, $ery bad, !hich cannot
be eaten because they are bad%
,.(.% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,.(?% Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael( 'ike these good figs, so
!ill 5 regard the ca#ti$es of 9uda, !hom 5 ha$e sent forth out of this
#lace into the land of the "haldeans, for their good%
,.(A% )nd 5 !ill set my eyes u#on them to be #acified, and 5 !ill bring
them again into this land( and 5 !ill build them u#, and not #ull them
do!n( and 5 !ill #lant them, and not #luck them u#%
,.(+% )nd 5 !ill gi$e them a heart to kno! me, that 5 am the 'ord( and
they shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill be their God( because they shall
return to me !ith their !hole heart%
,.(1% )nd as the $ery bad figs, that cannot be eaten, because they are
bad( thus saith the 'ord( 4o !ill 5 gi$e 4edecias the king of 9uda, and
his #rinces, and the residue of 9erusalem, that ha$e remained in this
city, and that d!ell in the land of Egy#t%
,.(B% )nd 5 !ill deli$er them u# to $e>ation, and affliction, to all the
kingdoms of the earth( to be a re#roach, and a by!ord, and a #ro$erb,
and to be a curse in all #laces, to !hich 5 ha$e cast them out%
,.(*-% )nd 5 !ill send among them the s!ord, and the famine, and the
#estilence( till they be consumed out of the land !hich 5 ga$e to them,
and their fathers%
9eremias "ha#ter ,?
The #ro#het foretells the se$enty years ca#ti$ityJ after that the
destruction of Babylon, and other nations%
,?(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias concerning all the #eo#le of 9uda,
in the fourth year of 9oakim the son of 9osias king of 9uda, Ethe same
is the first year of abuchodonosor king of Babylon,G
,?(,% =hich 9eremias the #ro#het s#oke to all the #eo#le of 9uda, and to
all the inhabitants of 9erusalem, saying(
,?(2% 7rom the thirteenth year of 9osias the son of )mmon king of 9uda
until this day( this is the three and t!entieth year, the !ord of the
'ord hath come to me, and 5 ha$e s#oken to you, rising before day, and
s#eaking, and you ha$e not hearkened%
,?(.% )nd the 'ord hath sent to you all his ser$ants the #ro#hets,
rising early, and sending, and you ha$e not hearkened, nor inclined your
ears to hear%
,?(?% =hen he said( Return ye, e$ery one from his e$il !ay, and from
your !icked de$ices, and you shall d!ell in the land !hich the 'ord hath
gi$en to you, and your fathers for e$er and e$er%
,?(A% )nd go not after strange gods to ser$e them, and adore them( nor
#ro$oke me to !rath by the !orks of your hands, and 5 !ill not afflict
you%
,?(+% )nd you ha$e not heard me, saith the 'ord, that you might #ro$oke
me to anger !ith the !orks of your hands, to your o!n hurt%
,?(1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Because you ha$e not heard
my !ords(
,?(B% Behold 5 !ill send, and take all the kindreds of the north, saith
the 'ord, and abuchodonosor the king of Babylon my ser$ant( and 5 !ill
bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and
against all the nations that are round about it( and 5 !ill destroy
them, and make them an astonishment and a hissing, and #er#etual
desolations%
<y ser$ant%%% 4o this !icked king is here calledJ because God made him
his instrument in #unishing the sins of his #eo#le%
,?(*-% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay from them the $oice of mirth, and the $oice
of gladness, the $oice of the bridegroom, and the $oice of the bride,
the sound of the mill and the light of the lam#%
,?(**% )nd all this land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment( and
all these nations shall ser$e the king of Babylon se$enty years%
,?(*,% )nd !hen the se$enty years shall be e>#ired, 5 !ill #unish the
king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the 'ord, for their iniLuity,
and the land of the "haldeans( and 5 !ill make it #er#etual desolations%
Punish%%% 'iterally, $isit u#on%
,?(*2% )nd 5 !ill bring u#on that land all my !ords, that 5 ha$e s#oken
against it, all that is !ritten in this book, all that 9eremias hath
#ro#hesied against all nations(
,?(*.% 7or they ha$e ser$ed them, !hereas they !ere many nations, and
great kings( and 5 !ill re#ay them according to their deeds, and
according to the !orks of their hands%
,?(*?% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Take the cu#
of !ine of this fury at my hand( and thou shalt make all the nations to
drink thereof, into !hich 5 shall send thee%
,?(*A% )nd they shall drink, and be troubled, and be mad because of the
s!ord, !hich 5 shall send among them%
,?(*+% )nd 5 took the cu# at the hand of the 'ord, and 5 #resented it to
all the nations to drink of it, to !hich the 'ord sent me(
,?(*1% To !it, 9erusalem, and the cities of 9uda, and the kings thereof,
and the #rinces thereof( to make them a desolation, and an astonishment,
and a hissing, and a curse, as it is at this day%
,?(*B% Pharao the king of Egy#t, and his ser$ants, and his #rinces, and
all his #eo#le,
,?(,-% )nd all in general( all the kings of the land of )usitis, and all
the kings of the land of the Philistines, and )scalon, and GaHa, and
)ccaron, and the remnant of )Hotus%
,?(,*% )nd Edom, and <oab, and the children of )mmon%
,?(,,% )nd all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of 4idon( and the
kings of the land of the islands that are beyond the sea%
,?(,2% )nd Dedan, and Thema, and BuH, and all that ha$e their hair cut
round%
,?(,.% )nd all the kings of )rabia, and all the kings of the !est, that
d!ell in the desert%
,?(,?% )nd all the kings of Iambri, and all the kings of Elam, and all
the kings of the <edes(
,?(,A% )nd all the kings of the north far and near, e$ery one against
his brother( and all the kingdoms of the earth, !hich are u#on the face
thereof( and the king of 4esac shall drink after them%
4esac%%% That is, Babel, or BabylonJ !hich after bringing all these
#eo#le under her yoke, should Luickly fall and be destroyed herself%
,?(,+% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God
of 5srael( Drink ye, and be drunken, and $omit( and fall, and rise no
more, because of the s!ord, !hich 5 shall send among you%
,?(,1% )nd if they refuse to take the cu# at thy hand to drink, thou
shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Drinking you shall
drink(
,?(,B% 7or behold 5 begin to bring e$il on the city !herein my name is
called u#on( and shall you be as innocent and esca#e freeM you shall
not esca#e free( for 5 !ill call for the s!ord u#on all the inhabitants
of the earth, saith the 'ord of hosts%
,?(2-% )nd thou shalt #ro#hesy unto them all these !ords, and thou shalt
say to them( 5 The 'ord shall roar from on high, and shall utter his
$oice from his holy habitation( roaring he shall roar u#on the #lace of
his beauty( the shout as it !ere of them that tread gra#es shall be
gi$en out against all the inhabitants of the earth%
,?(2*% The noise is come e$en to the ends of the earth( for the 'ord
entereth into judgment !ith the nations( he entereth into judgment !ith
all fleshJ the !icked 5 ha$e deli$ered u# to the s!ord, saith the 'ord%
,?(2,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold e$il shall go forth from
nation to nation( and a great !hirl!ind shall go forth from the ends of
the earth%
,?(22% )nd the slain of the 'ord shall be at that day from one end of
the earth e$en to the other end thereof( they shall not be lamented, and
they shall not be gathered u#, nor buried( they shall lie as dung u#on
the face of the earth%
,?(2.% 8o!l, ye she#herds, and cry( and s#rinkle yoursel$es !ith ashes,
ye leaders of the flock( for the days of your slaughter and your
dis#ersion are accom#lished, and you shall fall like #recious $essels%
,?(2?% )nd the she#herds shall ha$e no !ay to flee, nor the leaders of
the flock to sa$e themsel$es%
,?(2A% ) $oice of the cry of the she#herds, and a ho!ling of the
#rinci#al of the flock( because the 'ord hath !asted their #astures%
,?(2+% )nd the fields of #eace ha$e been silent because of the fierce
anger of the 'ord%
,?(21% 8e hath forsaken his co$ert as the lion, for the land is laid
!aste because of the !rath of the do$e, and because of the fierce anger
of the 'ord%
The do$e%%% This is commonly understood of abuchodonosor, !hose
military standard, it is said, !as a do$e% But the 8ebre! !ord 9onah,
!hich is here rendered a do$e, may also signify a !aster or o##ressor,
!hich name better agrees to that unmerciful #rinceJ or by com#arison, as
a do$eDs flight is the s!iftest, so !ould their destruction come u#on
them%
9eremias "ha#ter ,A
The #ro#het is a##rehended and accused by the #riests( but discharged by
the #rinces%
,A(*% 5n the beginning of the reign of 9oakim the son of 9osias king of
9uda, came this !ord from the 'ord, saying(
,A(,% Thus saith the 'ord( stand in the court of the house of the 'ord,
and s#eak to all the cities of 9uda, out of !hich they come, to adore in
the house of the 'ord, all the !ords !hich 5 ha$e commanded thee to
s#eak unto them( lea$e not out one !ord%
,A(2% 5f so be they !ill hearken and be con$erted e$ery one from his
e$il !ayJ that 5 may re#ent me of the e$il that 5 think to do unto them
for the !ickedness of their doings%
,A(.% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord( 5f you !ill not
hearken to me to !alk in my la!, !hich 5 ha$e gi$en you(
,A(?% To gi$e ear to the !ords of my ser$ants the #ro#hets, !hom 5 sent
to you rising u# early( and sending, and you ha$e not hearkened(
,A(A% 5 !ill make this house like 4ilo( and 5 !ill make this city a
curse to all the nations of the earth%
,A(+% )nd the #riests, and the #ro#hets, and all the #eo#le heard
9eremias s#eaking these !ords in the house of the 'ord%
,A(1% )nd !hen 9eremias had made an end of s#eaking all that the 'ord
had commanded him to s#eak to all the #eo#le, the #riests, and the
#ro#hets, and all the #eo#le laid hold on him, saying( 'et him be #ut to
death%
,A(B% =hy hath he #ro#hesied in the name of the 'ord, saying( This house
shall be like 4iloJ and this city shall be made desolate, !ithout an
inhabitantM )nd all the #eo#le !ere gathered together against 9eremias
in the house of the 'ord%
,A(*-% )nd the #rinces of 9uda heard these !ords( and they !ent u# from
the kingDs house into the house of the 'ord, and sat in the entry of the
ne! gate of the house of the 'ord%
,A(**% )nd the #riests and the #ro#hets s#oke to the #rinces, and to all
the #eo#le, saying( The judgment of death is for this man( because he
hath #ro#hesied against this city, as you ha$e heard !ith your ears%
,A(*,% Then 9eremias s#oke to all the #rinces, and to all the #eo#le,
saying( The 'ord sent me to #ro#hesy concerning this house, and
concerning this city all the !ords that you ha$e heard%
,A(*2% o! therefore amend your !ays, and your doings, and hearken to
the $oice of the 'ord your God( and the 'ord !ill re#ent him of the e$il
that he hath s#oken against you%
,A(*.% But as for me, behold 5 am in your hands( do !ith me !hat is good
and right in your eyes(
,A(*?% But kno! ye, and understand, that if you #ut me to death, you
!ill shed innocent blood against your o!n sel$es, and against this city,
and the inhabitants thereof% 7or in truth the 'ord sent me to you, to
s#eak all these !ords in your hearing%
,A(*A% Then the #rinces, and all the #eo#le said to the #riests, and to
the #ro#hets( There is no judgment of death for this man( for he hath
s#oken to us in the name of the 'ord our God%
,A(*+% )nd some of the ancients of the land rose u#( and they s#oke to
all the assembly of the #eo#le, saying(
,A(*1% <icheas of <orasthi !as a #ro#het in the days of EHechias king of
9uda, and he s#oke to all the #eo#le of 9uda, saying( Thus saith the
'ord of hosts( 4ion shall be #loughed like a field, and 9erusalem shall
be a hea# of stones( and the mountain of the house the high #laces of
!oods%
,A(*B% Did EHechias king of 9uda, and all 9uda, condemn him to deathM
did they not fear the 'ord, and beseech the face of the 'ord( and the
'ord re#ented of the e$il that he had s#oken against themM therefore !e
are doing a great e$il against our souls%
,A(,-% There !as also a man that #ro#hesied in the name of the 'ord,
:rias the son of 4emei of "ariathiarim( and he #ro#hesied against this
city, and against this land, according to all the !ords of 9eremias%
,A(,*% )nd 9oakim, and all his men in #o!er, and his #rinces heard these
!ords( and the king sought to #ut him to death% )nd :rias heard it, and
!as afraid, and fled and !ent into Egy#t%
,A(,,% )nd king 9oakim sent men into Egy#t, Elnathan the son of )chobor,
and men !ith him into Egy#t%
,A(,2% )nd they brought :rias out of Egy#t( and brought him to king
9oakim, and he sle! him !ith the s!ord( and he cast his dead body into
the gra$es of the common #eo#le%
,A(,.% 4o the hand of )hicam the son of 4a#han !as !ith 9eremias, that
he should not be deli$ered into the hands of the #eo#le, to #ut him to
death%
9eremias "ha#ter ,+
The #ro#het sends chains to di$ers kings, signifying that they must bend
their necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon% The $essels of the
tem#le shall not be brought back till all the rest are carried a!ay%
,+(*% 5n the beginning of the reign of 9oakim the son of 9osias king of
9uda, this !ord came to 9eremias from the 'ord, saying(
9oakim%%% This re$elation !as made to the #ro#het in the beginning of
the reign of 9oakim( but the bands !ere not sent to the #rinces here
named before the reign of 4edecias, $er% 2%
,+(,% Thus saith the 'ord to me( <ake thee bands, and chains( and thou
shalt #ut them on thy neck%
,+(2% )nd thou shalt send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of
<oab, and to the king of the children of )mmon, and to the king of Tyre,
and to the king of 4idon( by the hand of the messengers that are come to
9erusalem to 4edecias the king of 9uda%
,+(.% )nd thou shalt command them to s#eak to their masters( Thus saith
the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Thus shall you say to your masters(
,+(?% 5 made the earth, and the men and the beasts that are u#on the
face of the earth, by my great #o!er, and by my stretched out arm( and 5
ha$e gi$en it to !hom it seemed good in my eyes%
,+(A% )nd no! 5 ha$e gi$en all these lands into the hand of
abuchodonosor king of Babylon my ser$ant( moreo$er also the beasts of
the field 5 ha$e gi$en him to ser$e him%
,+(+% )nd all nations shall ser$e him, and his son, and his sonDs son(
till the time come for his land and himself( and many nations and great
kings shall ser$e him%
8is son%%% @iH%, E$ilmerodachJ and his sonDs son, abonydus, or
abonadius, the Baltassar of Daniel, cha#% ?%, and the last of the
"haldean kings%
,+(1% But the nation and kingdom that !ill not ser$e abuchodonosor king
of Babylon, and !hosoe$er !ill not bend his neck under the yoke of the
king of Babylon( 5 !ill $isit u#on that nation !ith the s!ord, and !ith
famine, and !ith #estilence, saith the 'ord( till 5 consume them by his
hand%
,+(B% Therefore hearken not to your #ro#hets, and di$iners, and
dreamers, and soothsayers, and sorcerers, that say to you( &ou shall not
ser$e the king of Babylon%
,+(*-% 7or they #ro#hesy lies to you( to remo$e you far from your
country, and cast you out, and to make you #erish%
,+(**% But the nation that shall bend do!n their neck under the yoke of
the king of Babylon, and shall ser$e him( 5 !ill let them remain in
their o!n land, saith the 'ord( and they shall till it, and d!ell in it%
,+(*,% )nd 5 s#oke to 4edecias the king of 9uda according to all these
!ords, saying( Bend do!n your necks under the yoke of the king of
Babylon, and ser$e him, and his #eo#le, and you shall li$e%
,+(*2% =hy !ill you die, thou and thy #eo#le by the s!ord, and by
famine, and by the #estilence, as the 'ord hath s#oken against the
nation that !ill not ser$e the king of BabylonM
,+(*.% 8earken not to the !ords of the #ro#hets that say to you( &ou
shall not ser$e the king of Babylon( for they tell you a lie%
,+(*?% 7or 5 ha$e not sent them, saith the 'ord( and they #ro#hesy in my
name falsely( to dri$e you out, and that you may #erish, both you, and
the #ro#hets that #ro#hesy to you%
,+(*A% 5 s#oke also to the #riests, and to this #eo#le, saying( Thus
saith the 'ord( 8earken not to the !ords of your #ro#hets, that #ro#hesy
to you, saying( Behold the $essels of the 'ord shall no! in a short time
be brought again from Babylon( for they #ro#hesy a lie unto you%
,+(*+% Therefore hearken not to them, but ser$e the king of Babylon,
that you may li$e% =hy should this city be gi$en u# to desolationM
,+(*1% But if they be #ro#hets, and the !ord of the 'ord be in them( let
them inter#ose themsel$es before the 'ord of hosts, that the $essels
!hich !ere left in the house of the 'ord, and in the house of the king
of 9uda, and in 9erusalem, may not go to Babylon%
,+(*B% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts to the #illars, and to the sea,
and to the bases, and to the rest of the $essels that remain in this
city(
,+(,-% =hich abuchodonosor the king of Babylon did not take, !hen he
carried a!ay 9echonias the son of 9oakim the king of 9uda, from
9erusalem to Babylon, and all the great men of 9uda and 9erusalem%
,+(,*% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael, to the
$essels that are left in the house of the 'ord, and in the house of the
king of 9uda and 9erusalem(
,+(,,% They shall be carried to Babylon, and there they shall be until
the day of their $isitation, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill cause them to be
brought, and to be restored in this #lace%
9eremias "ha#ter ,1
The false #ro#hecy of 8ananias( he dies that same year, as 9eremias
foretold%
,1(*% )nd it came to #ass in that year, in the beginning of the reign of
4edecias king of 9uda, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that
8ananias the son of )Hur, a #ro#het of Gabaon s#oke to me, in the house
of the 'ord before the #riests, and all the #eo#le, saying(
,1(,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( 5 ha$e broken the
yoke of the king of Babylon%
,1(2% )s yet t!o years of days, and 5 !ill cause all the $essels of the
house of the 'ord to be brought back into this #lace, !hich
abuchodonosor king of Babylon took a!ay from this #lace, and carried
them to Babylon%
,1(.% )nd 5 !ill bring back to this #lace 9echonias the son of 9oakim
king of 9uda, and all the ca#ti$es of 9uda, that are gone to Babylon,
saith the 'ord( for 5 !ill break the yoke of the king of Babylon%
,1(?% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het said to 8ananias the #ro#het in the
#resence of the #riests, and in the #resence of all the #eo#le that
stood in the house of the 'ord(
,1(A% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het said( )men, the 'ord do so( the 'ord
#erform thy !ords, !hich thou hast #ro#hesied( that the $essels may be
brought again into the house of the 'ord, and all the ca#ti$es may
return out of Babylon to this #lace%
,1(+% e$ertheless hear this !ord that 5 s#eak in thy ears, and in the
ears of all the #eo#le(
,1(1% The #ro#hets that ha$e been before me, and before thee from the
beginning, and ha$e #ro#hesied concerning many countries, and concerning
great kingdoms, of !ar, and of affliction, and of famine%
,1(B% The #ro#het that #ro#hesied #eace( !hen his !ord shall come to
#ass, the #ro#het shall be kno!n, !hom the hath sent in truth%
,1(*-% )nd 8ananias the #ro#het took the chain from the neck of 9eremias
the #ro#het, and broke it%
,1(**% )nd 8ananias s#oke in the #resence of all the #eo#le, saying(
Thus saith the 'ord( E$en so !ill 5 break the yoke of abuchodonosor the
king of Babylon after t!o full years from off the neck of all the
nations%
,1(*,% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het !ent his !ay% )nd the !ord of the 'ord
came to 9eremias, after that 8ananias the #ro#het had broken the chain
from off the neck of 9eremias the #ro#het, saying(
,1(*2% Go, and tell 8ananias( Thus saith the 'ord( Thou hast broken
chains of !ood, and thou shalt make for them chains of iron%
,1(*.% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( 5 ha$e #ut a
yoke of iron u#on the neck of all these nations, to ser$e abuchodonosor
king of Babylon, and they shall ser$e him( moreo$er also 5 ha$e gi$en
him the beasts of the earth%
,1(*?% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het said to 8ananias the #ro#het( 8ear no!,
8ananias( the 'ord hath not sent thee, and thou hast made this #eo#le to
trust in a lie%
,1(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill send thee a!ay from
off the face of the earth( this year shalt thou die( for thou hast
s#oken against the 'ord%
,1(*+% )nd 8ananias the #ro#het died in that year, in the se$enth month%
9eremias "ha#ter ,B
9eremias !riteth to the ca#ti$es in Babylon, e>horting them to be easy
there, and not to hearken to false #ro#hets% That they shall be
deli$ered after se$enty years% But those that remain in 9erusalem shall
#erish by the s!ord, famine, and #estilence% )nd that )chab, 4edecias,
and 4emeias, false #ro#hets, shall die miserably%
,B(*% o! these are the !ords of the letter !hich 9eremias the #ro#het
sent from 9erusalem to the residue of the ancients that !ere carried
into ca#ti$ity, and to the #riests, and to the #ro#hets, and to all the
#eo#le, !hom abuchodonosor had carried a!ay from 9erusalem to Babylon(
,B(,% )fter that 9echonias the king, and the Lueen, and the eunuchs, and
the #rinces of 9uda, and of 9erusalem, and the craftsmen, and the
engra$ers !ere de#arted out of 9erusalem(
,B(2% By the hand of Elasa the son of 4a#han, and Gamarias the son of
8elcias, !hom 4edecias king of 9uda sent to Babylon to abuchodonosor
king of Babylon, saying(
,B(.% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael, to all that are
carried a!ay ca#ti$es, !hom 5 ha$e caused to be carried a!ay from
9erusalem to Babylon(
,B(?% Build ye houses, and d!ell in them( and #lant orchards, and eat
the fruit of them%
,B(A% Take ye !i$es, and beget sons and daughters( and take !i$es for
your sons, and gi$e your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons
and daughters( and be ye multi#lied there, and be not fe! in number%
,B(+% )nd seek the #eace of the city, to !hich 5 ha$e caused you to be
carried a!ay ca#ti$esJ and #ray to the 'ord for it( for in the #eace
thereof shall be your #eace%
,B(1% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( 'et not your
#ro#hets that are in the midst of you, and your di$iners decei$e you(
and gi$e no heed to your dreams !hich you dream(
,B(B% 7or they #ro#hesy falsely to you in my name( and 5 ha$e not sent
them, saith the 'ord%
,B(*-% 7or thus saith the 'ord( =hen the se$enty years shall begin to be
accom#lished in Babylon, 5 !ill $isit you( and 5 !ill #erform my good
!ord in your fa$our, to bring you again to this #lace%
,B(**% 7or 5 kno! the thoughts that 5 think to!ards you, saith the 'ord,
thoughts of #eace, and not of affliction, to gi$e you an end and
#atience%
,B(*,% )nd you shall call u#on me, and you shall go and you shall #ray
to me, and 5 !ill hear you%
,B(*2% &ou shall seek me, and shall find me( !hen you shall seek me !ith
all your heart%
,B(*.% )nd 5 !ill be found by you, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill bring back
your ca#ti$ity, and 5 !ill gather you out of all nations, and from all
the #laces to !hich 5 ha$e dri$en you out, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill
bring you back from the #lace to !hich 5 caused you to be carried a!ay
ca#ti$e%
,B(*?% Because you ha$e said( The 'ord hath raised us u# #ro#hets in
Babylon(
,B(*A% 7or thus saith the 'ord to the king that sitteth u#on the throne
of Da$id, and to all the #eo#le that d!ell in this city, to your
brethren that are not gone forth !ith you into ca#ti$ity%
,B(*+% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold 5 !ill send u#on them the
s!ord, and the famine, and the #estilence( and 5 !ill make them like bad
figs that cannot be eaten, because they are $ery bad%
,B(*1% )nd 5 !ill #ersecute them !ith the s!ord, and !ith famine, and
!ith the #estilence( and 5 !ill gi$e them u# unto affliction to all the
kingdoms of the earth( to be a curse, and an astonishment, and a
hissing, and a re#roach to all the nations to !hich 5 ha$e dri$en them
out(
,B(*B% Because they ha$e not hearkened to my !ords, saith the 'ord(
!hich 5 sent to them by my ser$ants the #ro#hets, rising by night, and
sending( and you ha$e not heard, saith the 'ord%
,B(,-% 8ear ye therefore the !ord of the 'ord, all ye of the ca#ti$ity,
!hom 5 ha$e sent out from 9erusalem to Babylon%
,B(,*% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael, to )chab the son
of "olias, and to 4edecias the son of <aasias, !ho #ro#hesy unto you in
my name falsely( Behold 5 !ill deli$er them u# into the hands of
abuchodonosor the king of Babylon( and he shall kill them before your
eyes%
,B(,,% )nd of them shall be taken u# a curse by all the ca#ti$ity of
9uda, that are in Babylon, saying( The 'ord make thee like 4edecias, and
like )chab, !hom the king of Babylon fried in the fire(
,B(,2% Because they ha$e acted folly in 5srael, and ha$e committed
adultery !ith the !i$es of their friends, and ha$e s#oken lying !ords in
my name, !hich 5 commanded them not( 5 am the judge and the !itness,
saith the 'ord%
,B(,.% )nd to 4emeias the ehelamite thou shalt say(
,B(,?% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Because thou hast
sent letters in thy name to all the #eo#le that are in 9erusalem, and to
4o#honias the son of <aasias the #riest, and to all the #riests, saying(
,B(,A% The 'ord hath made thee #riest instead of 9oiada the #riest, that
thou shouldst be ruler in the house of the 'ord, o$er e$ery man that
ra$eth and #ro#hesieth, to #ut him in the stocks, and into #rison%
,B(,+% )nd no! !hy hast thou not rebuked 9eremias the )nathothite, !ho
#ro#hesieth to youM
,B(,1% 7or he hath also sent to us in Babylon, saying( 5t is a long
time( build ye houses, and d!ell in them( and #lant gardens, and eat the
fruits of them%
,B(,B% 4o 4o#honias the #riest read this letter, in the hearing of
9eremias the #ro#het%
,B(2-% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, saying(
,B(2*% 4end to all them of the ca#ti$ity, saying( Thus saith the 'ord to
4emeias the ehelamite( Because 4emeias hath #ro#hesied to you, and 5
sent him not( and hath caused you to trust in a lie(
,B(2,% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( behold 5 !ill $isit u#on 4emeias
the ehelamite, and u#on his seed( he shall not ha$e a man to sit in the
midst of this #eo#le, and he shall not see the good that 5 !ill do to my
#eo#le, saith the 'ord( because he hath s#oken treason against the 'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter 2-
God !ill deli$er his #eo#le from their ca#ti$ity( "hrist shall be their
king( and his church shall be glorious for e$er%
2-(*% This is the !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, saying(
2-(,% Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael, saying( =rite thee all the
!ords that 5 ha$e s#oken to thee, in a book%
2-(2% 7or behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill bring again
the ca#ti$ity of my #eo#le 5srael and 9uda, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill
cause them to return to the land !hich 5 ga$e to their fathers, and they
shall #ossess it%
2-(.% )nd these are the !ords that the 'ord hath s#oken to 5srael and to
9uda(
2-(?% 7or thus saith the 'ord( =e ha$e heard a $oice of terror( there is
fear and no #eace%
2-(A% )sk ye, and see if a man bear childrenM !hy then ha$e 5 seen e$ery
man !ith his hands on his loins, like a !oman in labour, and all faces
are turned yello!M
2-(+% )las, for that day is great, neither is there the like to itJ and
it is the time of tribulation to 9acob, but he shall be sa$ed out of it%
2-(1% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, saith the 'ord of hosts,
that 5 !ill break his yoke from off thy neck, and !ill burst his bands(
and strangers shall no more rule o$er him(
2-(B% But they shall ser$e the 'ord their God, and Da$id their king,
!hom 5 !ill raise u# to them%
Da$id%%% That is, "hrist of the house of Da$id%
2-(*-% Therefore fear thou not, my ser$ant 9acob, saith the 'ord,
neither be dismayed, O 5srael( for behold, 5 !ill sa$e thee from a
country afar off, and thy seed from the land of their ca#ti$ity( and
9acob shall return, and be at rest, and abound !ith all good things, and
there shall be none !hom he may fear(
2-(**% 7or 5 am !ith thee, saith the 'ord, to sa$e thee( for 5 !ill
utterly consume all the nations, among !hich 5 ha$e scattered thee( but
5 !ill not utterly consume thee( but 5 !ill chastise thee in judgment,
that thou mayst not seem to thyself innocent%
2-(*,% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Thy bruise is incurable, thy !ound is
$ery grie$ous%
2-(*2% There is none to judge thy judgment to bind it u#( thou hast no
healing medicines%
2-(*.% )ll thy lo$ers ha$e forgotten thee, and !ill not seek after thee(
for 5 ha$e !ounded thee !ith the !ound of an enemy, !ith cruel
chastisement( by reason of the multitude of thy iniLuities, thy sins are
hardened%
2-(*?% =hy criest thou for thy afflictionM thy sorro! is incurable( for
the multitude of thy iniLuity, and for thy hardened sins 5 ha$e done
these things to thee%
2-(*A% Therefore all they that de$our thee, shall be de$oured( and all
thy enemies shall be carried into ca#ti$ity( and they that !aste thee
shall be !asted, and all that #rey u#on thee !ill 5 gi$e for a #rey%
2-(*+% 7or 5 !ill close u# thy scar, and !ill heal thee of thy !ounds,
saith the 'ord% Because they ha$e called thee, O 4ion, an outcast( This
is she that hath none to seek after her%
2-(*1% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of
the #a$ilions of 9acob, and !ill ha$e #ity on his houses, and the city
shall be built in her high #lace, and the tem#le shall be founded
according to the order thereof%
2-(*B% )nd out of them shall come forth #raise, and the $oice of them
that #lay( and 5 !ill multi#ly them, and they shall not be made fe!( and
5 !ill glorify them, and they shall not be lessened%
2-(,-% )nd their children shall be as from the beginning, and their
assembly shall be #ermanent before me( and 5 !ill $isit against all that
afflict them%
2-(,*% )nd their leader shall be of themsel$es( and their #rince shall
come forth from the midst of them( and 5 !ill bring him near, and he
shall come to me( for !ho is this that setteth his heart to a##roach to
me, saith the 'ordM
2-(,,% )nd you shall be my #eo#le( and 5 !ill be your God%
2-(,2% Behold the !hirl!ind of the 'ord, his fury going forth, a $iolent
storm, it shall rest u#on the head of the !icked%
2-(,.% The 'ord !ill not turn a!ay the !rath of his indignation, till he
ha$e e>ecuted and #erformed the thought of his heart( in the latter days
you shall understand these things%
9eremias "ha#ter 2*
The restoration of 5srael% Rachel shall cease from morning% The ne!
co$enant% The church shall ne$er fail%
2*(*% )t that time, saith the 'ord, 5 !ill be the God of all the
families of 5srael, and they shall be my #eo#le%
2*(,% Thus saith the 'ord( The #eo#le that !ere left and esca#ed from
the s!ord, found grace in the desert( 5srael shall go to his rest%
2*(2% The 'ord hath a##eared from afar to me% &ea 5 ha$e lo$ed thee !ith
an e$erlasting lo$e, therefore ha$e 5 dra!n thee, taking #ity on thee%
2*(.% )nd 5 !ill build thee again, and thou shalt be built, O $irgin of
5srael( thou shalt again be adorned !ith thy timbrels, and shalt go
forth in the dances of them that make merry%
2*(?% Thou shalt yet #lant $ineyards in the mountains of 4amaria( the
#lanters shall #lant, and they shall not gather the $intage before the
time%
2*(A% 7or there shall be a day, in !hich the !atchmen on mount E#hraim,
shall cry( )rise, and let us go u# to 4ion to the 'ord our God%
2*(+% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Rejoice ye in the joy of 9acob, and neigh
before the head of the Gentiles( shout ye, and sing, and say( 4a$e, O
'ord, thy #eo#le, the remnant of 5srael%
2*(1% Behold 5 !ill bring them from the north country, and !ill gather
them from the ends of the earth and among them shall be the blind, and
the lame, the !oman !ith child, and she that is bringing forth,
together, a great com#any of them returning hither%
2*(B% They shall come !ith !ee#ing( and 5 !ill bring them back in mercy(
and 5 !ill bring them through the torrents of !aters in a right !ay, and
they shall not stumble in it( for 5 am a father to 5srael, and E#hraim
is my firstborn%
2*(*-% 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, O ye nations, and declare it in the
islands that are afar off, and say( 8e that scattered 5srael !ill gather
him( and he !ill kee# him as the she#herd doth his flock%
2*(**% 7or the 'ord hath redeemed 9acob, and deli$ered him out of the
hand of one that !as mightier than he%
2*(*,% )nd they shall come, and shall gi$e #raise in mount 4ion( and
they shall flo! together to the good things of the 'ord, for the corn,
and !ine, and oil, and the increase of cattle and herds, and their soul
shall be as a !atered garden, and they shall be hungry no more%
2*(*2% Then shall the $irgin rejoice in the dance, the young men and old
men together( and 5 !ill turn their mourning into joy, and !ill comfort
them, and make them joyful after their sorro!%
2*(*.% )nd 5 !ill fill the soul of the #riests !ith fatness( and my
#eo#le shall be filled !ith my good things, saith the 'ord%
2*(*?% Thus saith the 'ord( ) $oice !as heard on high of lamentation, of
mourning, and !ee#ing, of Rachel !ee#ing for her children and refusing
to be comforted for them, because they are not%
2*(*A% Thus saith the 'ord( 'et thy $oice cease from !ee#ing, and thy
eyes tears( for there is a re!ard for thy !ork, saith the 'ord( and they
shall return out of the land of the enemy%
2*(*+% )nd there is ho#e for thy last end, saith the 'ord( and the
children shall return to their o!n borders%
2*(*1% 8earing 5 heard E#hraim !hen he !ent into ca#ti$ity( thou hast
chastised me, and 5 !as instructed, as a young bullock unaccustomed to
the yoke% "on$ert me, and 5 shall be con$erted, for thou art the 'ord my
God%
2*(*B% 7or after thou didst con$ert me, 5 did #enance( and after thou
didst she! unto me, 5 struck my thigh( 5 am confounded and ashamed,
because 5 ha$e borne the re#roach of my youth%
2*(,-% 4urely E#hraim is an honourable son to me, surely he is a tender
child( for since 5 s#oke of him, 5 !ill still remember him% Therefore
are my bo!els troubled for him( #itying 5 !ill #ity him, saith the 'ord%
2*(,*% 4et thee u# a !atchto!er, make to thee bitterness( direct thy
heart into the right !ay, !herein thou hast !alked( return, O $irgin of
5srael, return to these thy cities%
2*(,,% 8o! long !ilt thou be dissolute in deliciousness, O !andering
daughterM for the 'ord hath created a ne! thing u#on the earth( ) =O<)
48)'' "O<P)44 ) <)%
2*(,2% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael( )s yet shall
they say this !ord in the land of 9uda, and in the cities thereof, !hen
5 shall bring back their ca#ti$ity( The 'ord bless thee, the beauty of
justice, the holy mountain%
2*(,.% )nd 9uda and all his cities shall d!ell therein together( the
husbandman and they that dri$e the flocks%
2*(,?% 7or 5 ha$e inebriated the !eary soul( and 5 ha$e filled e$ery
hungry soul%
2*(,A% :#on this 5 !as as it !ere a!aked out of a slee#, and 5 sa!, and
my slee# !as s!eet to me%
2*(,+% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill so! the house of
5srael and the house of 9uda !ith the seed of men, and !ith the seed of
beasts%
2*(,1% )nd as 5 ha$e !atched o$er them, to #luck u#, and to thro! do!n,
and to scatter, and destroy, and afflict( so !ill 5 !atch o$er them, to
build u#, and to #lant them, saith the 'ord%
2*(,B% 5n those days they shall say no more( The fathers ha$e eaten a
sour gra#e, and the teeth of the children are set on edge%
2*(2-% But e$ery one shall die for his o!n iniLuity( e$ery man that
shall eat the sour gra#e, his teeth shall be set on edge%
2*(2*% Behold the days shall come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill make a ne!
co$enant !ith the house of 5srael, and !ith the house of 9uda(
2*(2,% ot according to the co$enant !hich 5 made !ith their fathers, in
the day that 5 took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of
Egy#t, the co$enant !hich they made $oid, and 5 had dominion o$er them,
saith the 'ord%
2*(22% But this shall be the co$enant that 5 !ill make !ith the house of
5srael, after those days, saith the 'ord( 5 !ill gi$e my la! in their
bo!els, and 5 !ill !rite it in their heart( and 5 !ill be their God, and
they shall be my #eo#le%
2*(2.% )nd they shall teach no more e$ery man his neighbour, and e$ery
man his brother, saying( ;no! the 'ord( for all shall kno! me from the
least of them e$en to the greatest, saith the 'ord( for 5 !ill forgi$e
their iniLuity, and 5 !ill remember their sin no more%
2*(2?% Thus saith the 'ord, !ho gi$eth the sun for the light of the day,
the order of the moon and of the stars, for the light of the night( !ho
stirreth u# the sea, and the !a$es thereof roar, the 'ord of hosts is
his name%
2*(2A% 5f these ordinances shall fail before me, saith the 'ord( then
also the seed of 5srael shall fail, so as not to be a nation before me
for e$er%
2*(2+% Thus saith the 'ord( 5f the hea$ens abo$e can be measured, and
the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, 5 also !ill cast a!ay
all the seed of 5srael, for all that they ha$e done, saith the 'ord%
2*(21% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord, that the city shall be
built to the 'ord from the to!er of 8anameel e$en to the gate of the
corner%
2*(2B% )nd the measuring line shall go out farther in his sight u#on the
hill Gareb( and it shall com#ass Goatha,
2*(.-% )nd the !hole $alley of dead bodies, and of ashes, and all the
country of death, e$en to the torrent "edron, and to the corner of the
horse gate to!ards the east, the 8oly of the 'ord( it shall not be
#lucked u#, and it shall not be destroyed any more for e$er%
9eremias "ha#ter 2,
9eremias by GodDs commandment #urchases a field of his kinsman( and
#ro#hesies the return of the #eo#le out of ca#ti$ity( and the
e$erlasting co$enant God !ill make !ith his church%
2,(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord in the tenth year of
4edecias king of 9uda( the same is the eighteenth year of
abuchodonosor%
2,(,% )t that time the army of the king of Babylon besieged 9erusalem(
and 9eremias the #ro#het !as shut u# in the court of the #rison, !hich
!as in the house of the king of 9uda%
2,(2% 7or 4edecias king of 9uda had shut him u#, saying( =hy dost thou
#ro#hesy, saying( Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill gi$e this city into
the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take itM
2,(.% )nd 4edecias king of 9uda shall not esca#e out of the hand of the
"haldeans( but he shall be deli$ered into the hands of the king of
Babylon( and he shall s#eak to him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall
see his eyes%
2,(?% )nd he shall lead 4edecias to Babylon( and he shall be there till
5 $isit him, saith the 'ord% But if you !ill fight against the
"haldeans, you shall ha$e no success%
2,(A% )nd 9eremias said( The !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2,(+% Behold, 8anameel the son of 4ellum thy cousin shall come to thee,
saying( Buy thee my field, !hich is in )nathoth, for it is thy right to
buy it, being ne>t akin%
2,(1% )nd 8anameel my uncleDs son came to me, according to the !ord of
the 'ord, to the entry of the #rison, and said to me( Buy my field,
!hich is in )nathoth in the land of Benjamin( for the right of
inheritance is thine, and thou art ne>t of kin to #ossess it% )nd 5
understood that this !as the !ord of the 'ord%
2,(B% )nd 5 bought the field of 8anameel my uncleDs son, that is in
)nathoth( and 5 !eighed him the money, se$en staters, and ten #ieces of
sil$er%
2,(*-% )nd 5 !rote it in a book and sealed it, and took !itnesses( and 5
!eighed him the money in the balances%
2,(**% )nd 5 took the deed of the #urchase that !as sealed, and the
sti#ulations, and the ratifications !ith the seals that !ere on the
outside%
2,(*,% )nd 5 ga$e the deed of the #urchase to Baruch the son of eri the
son of <aasias in the sight of 8anameel my uncleDs son, in the #resence
of the !itnesses that subscribed the book of the #urchase, and before
all the 9e!s that sat in the court of the #rison%
2,(*2% )nd 5 charged Baruch before them, saying(
2,(*.% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Take these
!ritings, this deed of the #urchase that is sealed u#, and this deed
that is o#en( and #ut them in an earthen $essel, that they may continue
many days%
2,(*?% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( 8ouses, and
fields, and $ineyards shall be #ossessed again in this land%
2,(*A% )nd after 5 had deli$ered the deed of #urchase to Baruch the son
of eri, 5 #rayed to the 'ord, saying(
2,(*+% )las, alas, alas, O 'ord God, behold thou hast made hea$en and
earth by thy great #o!er, and thy stretched out arm( no !ord shall be
hard to thee(
2,(*1% Thou she!est mercy unto thousands, and returnest the iniLuity of
the fathers into the bosom of their children after them( O most mighty,
great, and #o!erful, the 'ord of hosts is thy name%
2,(*B% Great in counsel, and incom#rehensible in thought( !hose eyes are
o#en u#on all the !ays of the children of )dam, to render unto e$ery one
according to his !ays, and according to the fruit of his de$ices%
2,(,-% =ho hast set signs and !onders in the land of Egy#t e$en until
this day, and in 5srael, and amongst men, and hast made thee a name as
at this day%
2,(,*% )nd hast brought forth thy #eo#le 5srael, out of the land of
Egy#t !ith signs, and !ith !onders, and !ith a strong hand, and a
stretched out arm, and !ith great terror%
2,(,,% )nd hast gi$en them this land !hich thou didst s!ear to their
fathers, to gi$e them a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey%
2,(,2% )nd they came in, and #ossessed it( but they obeyed not thy
$oice, and they !alked not in thy la!( and they did not any of those
things that thou didst command them to do, and all these e$ils are come
u#on them%
2,(,.% Behold !orks are built u# against the city to take it( and the
city is gi$en into the hands of the "haldeans, !ho fight against it, by
the s!ord, and the famine, and the #estilence( and !hat thou hast
s#oken, is all come to #ass, as thou thyself seest%
2,(,?% )nd sayest thou to me, O 'ord God( Buy a field for money, and
take !itnesses, !hereas the city is gi$en into the hands of the
"haldeansM
2,(,A% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, saying(
2,(,+% Behold 5 am the 'ord the God of all flesh( shall any thing be
hard for meM
2,(,1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill deli$er this city
into the hands of the "haldeans, and into the hands of the king of
Babylon, and they shall take it%
2,(,B% )nd the "haldeans that fight against this city, shall come and
set it on fire, and burn it, !ith the houses u#on !hose roofs they
offered sacrifice to Baal, and #oured out drink offerings to strange
gods, to #ro$oke me to !rath%
2,(2-% 7or the children of 5srael, and the children of 9uda, ha$e
continually done e$il in my eyes from their youth( the children of
5srael !ho e$en till no! #ro$oke me !ith the !ork of their hands, saith
the 'ord%
2,(2*% 7or this city hath been to me a #ro$ocation and indignation from
the day that they built it, until this day, in !hich it shall be taken
out of my sight%
2,(2,% Because of all the e$il of the children of 5srael, and of the
children of 9uda, !hich they ha$e done, #ro$oking me to !rath, they and
their kings, their #rinces, and their #riests, and their #ro#hets, the
men of 9uda, and the inhabitants of 9erusalem%
2,(22% )nd they ha$e turned their backs to me, and not their faces( !hen
5 taught them early in the morning, and instructed them, and they !ould
not hearken to recei$e instruction%
2,(2.% )nd they ha$e set their idols in the house, in !hich my name is
called u#on, to defile it%
2,(2?% )nd they ha$e built the high #laces of Baal, !hich are in the
$alley of the son of Ennom, to consecrate their sons and their daughters
to <oloch( !hich 5 commanded them not, neither entered it into my heart,
that they should do this abomination, and cause 9uda to sin%
2,(2A% )nd no!, therefore, thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael to this
city, !hereof you say that it shall be deli$ered into the hands of the
king of Babylon by the s!ord, and by famine, and by #estilence(
2,(2+% Behold 5 !ill gather them together out of all the lands to !hich
5 ha$e cast them out in my anger, and in my !rath, and in my great
indignation( and 5 !ill bring them again into this #lace, and !ill cause
them to d!ell securely%
2,(21% )nd they shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill be their God%
2,(2B% )nd 5 !ill gi$e them one heart, and one !ay, that they may fear
me all days( and that it may be !ell !ith them, and !ith their children
after them%
2,(.-% )nd 5 !ill make an e$erlasting co$enant !ith them, and !ill not
cease to do them good( and 5 !ill gi$e my fear in their heart, that they
may not re$olt from me%
2,(.*% )nd 5 !ill rejoice o$er them, !hen 5 shall do them good( and 5
!ill #lant them in this land in truth, !ith my !hole heart, and !ith all
my soul%
2,(.,% 7or thus saith the 'ord( )s 5 ha$e brought u#on this #eo#le all
this great e$il( so !ill 5 bring u#on them all the good that 5 no! s#eak
to them%
2,(.2% )nd fields shall be #urchased in this land( !hereof you say that
it is desolate, because there remaineth neither man nor beast, and it is
gi$en into the hands of the "haldeans%
2,(..% 7ields shall be bought for money, and deeds shall be !ritten, and
sealed, and !itnesses shall be taken, in the land of Benjamin, and round
about 9erusalem, in the cities of 9uda, and in the cities on the
mountains, and in the cities of the #lains, and in the cities that are
to!ards the south( for 5 !ill bring back their ca#ti$ity, saith the
'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter 22
God #romises reduction from ca#ti$ity, and other blessings( es#ecially
the coming of "hrist, !hose reign in his church shall be glorious and
#er#etual%
22(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias the second time, !hile
he !as yet shut u# in the court of the #rison, saying(
22(,% Thus saith the 'ord, !ho !ill do, and !ill form it, and #re#are
it, the 'ord is his name%
22(2% "ry to me and 5 !ill hear thee( and 5 !ill she! thee great things,
and sure things !hich thou kno!est not%
22(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael to the houses of this
city, and to the houses of the king of 9uda, !hich are destroyed, and to
the bul!arks, and to the s!ord%
22(?% Of them that come to fight !ith the "haldeans, and to fill them
!ith the dead bodies of the men !hom 5 ha$e slain in my !rath, and in my
indignation, hiding my face from this city because of all their
!ickedness%
22(A% Behold 5 !ill close their !ounds and gi$e them health, and 5 !ill
cure them( and 5 !ill re$eal to them the #rayer of #eace and truth%
The #rayer of #eace%%% That is, the #eace and !elfare !hich they #ray
for%
22(+% )nd 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of 9uda, and the ca#ti$ity of
9erusalem( and 5 !ill build them as from the beginning%
22(1% )nd 5 !ill cleanse them from all their iniLuity, !hereby they ha$e
sinned against me( and 5 !ill forgi$e all their iniLuities, !hereby they
ha$e sinned against me, and des#ised me%
22(B% )nd it shall be to me a name, and a joy, and a #raise, and a
gladness before all the nations of the earth, that shall hear of all the
good things !hich 5 !ill do to them( and they shall fear and be troubled
for all the good things, and for all the #eace that 5 !ill make for
them%
22(*-% Thus saith the 'ord( There shall be heard again in this #lace
E!hich you say is desolate, because there is neither man nor beast( in
the cities of 9uda, and !ithout 9erusalem, !hich are desolate !ithout
man, and !ithout inhabitant, and !ithout beastG
22(**% The $oice of joy and the $oice of gladness, the $oice of the
bridegroom and the $oice of the bride, the $oice of them that shall say(
Gi$e ye glory to the 'ord of hosts, for the 'ord is good, for his mercy
endureth for e$er( and of them that shall bring their $o!s into the
house of the 'ord( for 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of the land as at
the first, saith the 'ord%
22(*,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( There shall be again in this #lace
that is desolate !ithout man, and !ithout beast, and in all the cities
thereof, an habitation of she#herds causing their flocks to lie do!n%
22(*2% )nd in the cities on the mountains, and in the cities of the
#lains, and in the cities that are to!ards the south( and in the land of
Benjamin, and round about 9erusalem, and in the cities of 9uda shall the
flocks #ass again under the hand of him that numbereth them, saith the
'ord%
22(*.% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord, that 5 !ill #erform the
good !ord that 5 ha$e s#oken to the house of 5srael, and to the house of
9uda%
22(*?% 5n those days, and at that time, 5 !ill make the bud of justice
to s#ring forth unto Da$id, and he shall do judgment and justice in the
earth%
22(*A% 5n those days shall 9uda be sa$ed, and 9erusalem shall d!ell
securely( and this is the name that they shall call him, The 'ord our
just one%
22(*+% 7or thus saith the 'ord( There shall not be cut off from Da$id a
man to sit u#on the throne of the house of 5srael%
There shall not be cut off from Da$id, etc%%% This !as $erified in
"hrist, !ho is of the house of Da$idJ and !hose kingdom in his church
shall ha$e no end%
22(*1% either shall there be cut off from the #riests and 'e$ites a man
before my face to offer holocausts, and to burn sacrifices, and to kill
$ictims continually%
either shall there be cut off from the #riests, etc%%% This #romise
relates to the "hristian #riesthoodJ !hich shall also continue for e$er(
the functions of !hich Emore es#ecially the great sacrifice of the
altarG are here e>#ressed by the name of holocausts, and other offerings
of the la!, !hich !ere so many figures of the "hristian sacrifice%
22(*B% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, saying(
22(,-% Thus saith the 'ord( if my co$enant, !ith the day can be made
$oid, and my co$enant !ith the night, that there should not be day and
night in their season(
22(,*% )lso my co$enant !ith Da$id my ser$ant may be made $oid, that he
should not ha$e a son to reign u#on his throne, and !ith the 'e$ites and
#riests my ministers%
22(,,% )s the stars of hea$en cannot be numbered, nor the sand of the
sea be measured( so !ill 5 multi#ly the seed of Da$id my ser$ant, and
the 'e$ites my ministers%
22(,2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, saying(
22(,.% 8ast thou not seen !hat this #eo#le hath s#oken, saying( The t!o
families !hich the 'ord had chosen, are cast off( and they ha$e des#ised
my #eo#le, so that it is no more a nation before themM
T!o families, etc%%% @iH%, the families of the kings and #riests%
22(,?% Thus saith the 'ord% 5f 5 ha$e not set my co$enant bet!een day
and night, and la!s to hea$en and earth(
22(,A% 4urely 5 !ill also cast off the seed of 9acob, and of Da$id my
ser$ant, so as not to take any of his seed to be rulers of the seed of
)braham, 5saac, and 9acob( for 5 !ill bring back their ca#ti$ity, and
!ill ha$e mercy on them%
9eremias "ha#ter 2.
The #ro#het foretells that 4edecias shall fall into the hands of
abuchodonosor( GodDs sentence u#on the #rinces and #eo#le that had
broken his co$enant%
2.(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, !hen abuchodonosor
king of Babylon, and all his army, and all the kingdoms of the earth,
that !ere under the #o!er of his hand, and all the #eo#le fought against
9erusalem and against all the cities thereof, saying(
2.(,% Thus saith the 'ord, the God of 5srael( Go, and s#eak to 4edecias
king of 9uda, and say to him( Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill deli$er
this city into the hands of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it
!ith fire%
2.(2% )nd thou shalt not esca#e out of his hand( but thou shalt surely
be taken, and thou shalt be deli$ered into his hand( and thy eyes shall
see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and his mouth shall s#eak !ith thy
mouth, and thou shalt go to Babylon%
2.(.% &et hear the !ord of the 'ord, O 4edecias king of 9uda( Thus saith
the 'ord to thee( Thou shalt not die by the s!ord%
2.(?% But thou shalt die in #eace, and according to the burnings of thy
fathers, the former kings that !ere before thee, so shall they burn
thee( and they shall mourn for thee, saying( )las, 'ord( for 5 ha$e
s#oken the !ord, saith the 'ord%
Die in #eace%%% That is, by a natural death%
2.(A% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het s#oke all these !ords to 4edecias the
king of 9uda in 9erusalem%
2.(+% )nd the army of the king of Babylon fought against 9erusalem, and
against all the cities of 9uda that !ere left, against 'achis, and
against )Hecha( for these remained of the cities of 9uda, fenced cities%
2.(1% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, after that king
4edecias had made a co$enant !ith all the #eo#le in 9erusalem making a
#roclamation(
2.(B% That e$ery man should let his manser$ant, and e$ery man his
maidser$ant, being 8ebre! man or a 8ebre! !oman, go free( and that they
should not lord it o$er them, to !it, o$er the 9e!s their brethren%
2.(*-% )nd all the #rinces, and all the #eo#le !ho entered into the
co$enant, heard that e$ery man should let his manser$ant, and e$ery man
his maidser$ant go free, and should no more ha$e dominion o$er them( and
they obeyed, and let them go free%
2.(**% But after!ards they turned( and brought back again their ser$ants
and their handmaids, !hom they had let go free, and brought them into
subjection as menser$ants and maidser$ants%
2.(*,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias from the 'ord, saying(
2.(*2% Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael( 5 made a co$enant !ith
your fathers in the day that 5 brought them out of the land of Egy#t,
out of the house of bondage, saying(
2.(*.% )t the end of se$en years, let ye go e$ery man his brother being
a 8ebre!, !ho hath been sold to thee, so he shall ser$e thee si> years(
and thou shalt let him go free from thee( and your fathers did not
hearken to me, nor did they incline their ear%
2.(*?% )nd you turned to day, and did that !hich !as right in my eyes,
in #roclaiming liberty e$ery one to his brother( and you made a co$enant
in my sight, in the house u#on !hich my name is in$ocated%
2.(*A% )nd you are fallen back, and ha$e defiled my name( and you ha$e
brought back again e$ery man his manser$ant, and e$ery man his
maidser$ant, !hom you had let go free, and set at liberty( and you ha$e
brought them into subjection to be your ser$ants and handmaids%
2.(*+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( &ou ha$e not hearkened to me, in
#roclaiming liberty e$ery man to his brother and e$ery man to his
friend( behold 5 #roclaim a liberty for you, saith the 'ord, to the
s!ord, to the #estilence, and to the famine( and 5 !ill cause you to be
remo$ed to all the kingdoms of the earth%
2.(*1% )nd 5 !ill gi$e the men that ha$e transgressed my co$enant, and
ha$e not #erformed the !ords of the co$enant !hich they agreed to in my
#resence, !hen they cut the calf in t!o and #assed bet!een the #arts
thereof(
2.(*B% The #rinces of 9uda, and the #rinces of 9erusalem, the eunuchs,
and the #riests, and all the #eo#le of the land that #assed bet!een the
#arts of the calf(
2.(,-% )nd 5 !ill gi$e them into the hands of their enemies, and into
the hands of them that seek their life( and their dead bodies shall be
for meat to the fo!ls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth%
2.(,*% )nd 4edecias the king of 9uda, and his #rinces, 5 !ill gi$e into
the hands of their enemies, and into the hands of them that seek their
li$es, and into the hands of the armies of the king of Babylon, !hich
are gone from you%
2.(,,% Behold 5 !ill command, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill bring them
again to this city, and they shall fight against it, and take it, and
burn it !ith fire( and 5 !ill make the cities of 9uda a desolation,
!ithout an inhabitant%
9eremias "ha#ter 2?
The obedience of the Rechabites condemns the disobedience of the 9e!s%
The re!ard of the Rechabites%
2?(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord in the days of 9oakim
the son of 9osias king of 9uda, saying(
2?(,% Go to the house of the Rechabites( and s#eak to them, and bring
them into the house of the 'ord, into one of the chambers of the
treasures, and thou shalt gi$e them !ine to drink%
Rechabites%%% These !ere of the race of 9ethro, father in la! to <oses%
2?(2% )nd 5 took 9eHonias the son of 9eremias the son of 8absanias, and
his brethren, and all his sons, and the !hole house of the Rechabites%
2?(.% )nd 5 brought them into the house of the 'ord, to the treasure
house of the sons of 8anan, the son of 9egedelias the man of God, !hich
!as by the treasure house of the #rinces, abo$e the treasure of <aasias
the son of 4ellum, !ho !as kee#er of the entry%
2?(?% )nd 5 set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites #ots full
of !ine, and cu#s( and 5 said to them( Drink ye !ine%
2?(A% )nd they ans!ered( =e !ill not drink !ine( because 9onadab the
son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying( &ou shall drink no
!ine, neither you, nor your children, for e$er(
2?(+% either shall ye build houses, nor so! reed, nor #lant $ineyards,
nor ha$e any( but you shall d!ell in tents all your days, that you may
li$e many days u#on the face of the earth, in !hich you are strangers%
2?(1% Therefore !e ha$e obeyed the $oice of 9onadab the son of Rechab,
our father, in all things that he commanded us( so as to drink no !ine
all our days( neither !e, nor our !i$es, nor our sons, nor our
daughters(
2?(B% or to build houses to d!ell in, nor to ha$e $ineyard, or field,
or seed(
2?(*-% But !e ha$e d!elt in tents, and ha$e been obedient according to
all that 9onadab our father commanded us%
2?(**% But !hen abuchodonosor king of Babylon came u# to our land, !e
said( "ome, let us go into 9erusalem from the face of the army of the
"haldeans, and from the face of the army of 4yria( and !e ha$e remained
in 9erusalem%
2?(*,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, saying(
2?(*2% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Go, and say to
the men of 9uda, and to the inhabitants of 9erusalem( =ill you not
recei$e instruction, to obey my !ords, saith the 'ordM
2?(*.% The !ords of 9onadab the son of Rechab, by !hich he commanded his
sons not to drink !ine, ha$e #re$ailed( and they ha$e drunk none to this
day, because they ha$e obeyed the commandment of their father( but 5
ha$e s#oken to you, rising early and s#eaking, and you ha$e not obeyed
me%
2?(*?% )nd 5 ha$e sent to you all my ser$ants the #ro#hets, rising
early, and sending and saying( Return ye e$ery man from his !icked !ay,
and make your !ays good( and follo! not strange gods, nor !orshi# them,
and you shall d!ell in the land, !hich 5 ga$e you and your fathers( and
you ha$e not inclined your ear, nor hearkened to me%
2?(*A% 4o the sons of 9onadab the son of Rechab ha$e constantly ke#t the
commandment of their father, !hich he commanded them( but this #eo#le
hath not obeyed me%
2?(*+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Behold
5 !ill bring u#on 9uda, and u#on all the inhabitants of 9erusalem all
the e$il that 5 ha$e #ronounced against them, because 5 ha$e s#oken to
them, and they ha$e not heard( 5 ha$e called to them, and they ha$e not
ans!ered me%
2?(*1% )nd 9eremias said to the house of the Rechabites( Thus saith the
'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Because you ha$e obeyed the commandment
of 9onadab your father, and ha$e ke#t all his #rece#ts, and ha$e done
all that he commanded you(
2?(*B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( There
shall not be !anting a man of the race of 9onadab the son of Rechab,
standing before me for e$er%
9eremias "ha#ter 2A
9eremias sends Baruch to read his #ro#hecies in the tem#leJ the book is
brought to king 9oakim, !ho burns it% The #ro#het denounces his
judgment, and causes Baruch to !rite a ne! co#y%
2A(*% )nd it came to #ass in the fourth year of 9oakim the son of 9osias
king of 9uda, that this !ord came to 9eremias by the 'ord, saying(
2A(,% Take thee a roll of a book, and thou shalt !rite in it all the
!ords that 5 ha$e s#oken to thee against 5srael and 9uda, and against
all the nations from the day that 5 s#oke to thee, from the days of
9osias e$en to this day%
2A(2% 5f so be, !hen the house of 9uda shall hear all the e$ils that 5
#ur#ose to do unto them, that they may return e$ery man from his !icked
!ay( and 5 !ill forgi$e their iniLuity, and their sin%
2A(.% 4o 9eremias called Baruch the son of erias( and Baruch !rote from
the mouth of 9eremias all the !ords of the 'ord, !hich he s#oke to him,
u#on the roll of a book%
2A(?% )nd 9eremias commanded Baruch, saying( 5 am shut u#, and cannot go
into the house of the 'ord%
4hut u#%%% ot that the #ro#het !as no! in #risonJ for the contrary
a##ears from $er% *B, but that he ke#t himself shut u#, by reason of the
#ersecutions he had lately met !ith% 4ee cha#% ,A%
2A(A% Go thou in therefore, and read out of the $olume, !hich thou hast
!ritten from my mouth, the !ords of the 'ord, in the hearing of all the
#eo#le in the house of the 'ord on the fasting day( and also thou shalt
read them in the hearing of all 9uda that come out of their cities(
2A(+% 5f so be they may #resent their su##lication before the 'ord, and
may return e$ery one from his !icked !ay( for great is the !rath and
indignation !hich the 'ord hath #ronounced against this #eo#le%
2A(1% )nd Baruch the son of erias did according to all that 9eremias
the #ro#het had commanded him, reading out of the $olume the !ords of
the 'ord in the house of the 'ord%
2A(B% )nd it came to #ass in the fifth year of 9oakim the son of 9osias
king of 9uda, in the ninth month, that they #roclaimed a fast before the
'ord to all the #eo#le in 9erusalem, and to all the #eo#le that !ere
come together out of the cities of 9uda to 9erusalem%
2A(*-% )nd Baruch read out of the $olume the !ords of 9eremias in the
house of the 'ord, in the treasury of Gamarias the son of 4a#han the
scribe, in the u##er court, in the entry of the ne! gate of the house of
the 'ord, in the hearing of all the #eo#le%
2A(**% )nd !hen <icheas the son of Gamarias the son of 4a#han had heard
out of the book all the !ords of the 'ord,
2A(*,% 8e !ent do!n into the kingDs house to the secretaryDs chamber(
and behold all the #rinces sat there, Elisama the scribe, and Dalaias
the son of 4emeias, and Elnathan the son of )chobor, and Gamarias the
son of 4a#han, and 4edecias the son of 8ananias, and all the #rinces%
2A(*2% )nd <icheas told them all the !ords that he had heard !hen Baruch
read out of the $olume in the hearing of the #eo#le%
2A(*.% Therefore all the #rinces sent 9udi the son of athanias, the son
of 4elemias, the son of "husi, to Baruch, saying( Take in thy hand the
$olume in !hich thou hast read in the hearing of the #eo#le, and come%
4o Baruch the son of erias took the $olume in his hand, and came to
them%
2A(*?% )nd they said to him( 4it do!n and read these things in our
hearing% )nd Baruch read in their hearing%
2A(*A% )nd !hen they had heard all the !ords, they looked u#on one
another !ith astonishment, and they said to Baruch( =e must tell the
king all these !ords%
2A(*+% )nd they asked him, saying( Tell us ho! didst thou !rite all
these !ords from his mouth%
2A(*1% )nd Baruch said to them( =ith his mouth he #ronounced all these
!ords as if he !ere reading to me( and 5 !rote in a $olume !ith ink%
2A(*B% )nd the #rinces said to Baruch( Go, and hide thee, both thou and
9eremias, and let no man kno! !here you are%
2A(,-% )nd they !ent in to the king into the court( but they laid u# the
$olume in the chamber of Elisama the scribe( and they told all the !ords
in the hearing of the king%
2A(,*% )nd the king sent 9udi that he should take the $olume( !ho
bringing it out of the chamber of Elisama the scribe, read it in the
hearing of the king, and of all the #rinces that stood about the king%
2A(,,% o! the king sat in the !inter house, in the ninth month( and
there !as a hearth before him full of burning coals%
2A(,2% )nd !hen 9udi had read three or four #ages, he cut it !ith the
#enknife, and he cast it into the fire, that !as u#on the hearth, till
all the $olume !as consumed !ith the fire that !as on the hearth%
2A(,.% )nd the king and all his ser$ants that heard all these !ords !ere
not afraid, nor did they rend their garments%
2A(,?% But yet Elnathan, and Dalaias, and Gamarias s#oke to the king,
not to burn the book( and he heard them not%
2A(,A% )nd the king commanded 9eremiel the son of )melech, and 4araias
the son of EHriel, and 4elemias the son of )bdeel, to take u# Baruch the
scribe, and 9eremias the #ro#het( but the 'ord hid them%
2A(,+% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias the #ro#het, after that
the king had burnt the $olume, and the !ords that Baruch had !ritten
from the mouth of 9eremias, saying(
2A(,1% Take thee again another $olume( and !rite in it all the former
!ords that !ere in the first $olume !hich 9oakim the king of 9uda both
burnt%
2A(,B% )nd thou shalt say to 9oakim the king of 9uda( Thus saith the
'ord( Thou hast burnt that $olume, saying( =hy hast thou !ritten
therein, and said( The king of Babylon shall come s#eedily, and shall
lay !aste this land( and shall cause to cease from thence man and beastM
2A(2-% Therefore thus saith the 'ord against 9oakim the king of 9uda( 8e
shall ha$e none to sit u#on the throne of Da$id( and his dead body shall
be cast out to the heat by day, and to the frost by night%
8e shall ha$e none, etc%%% Because his son 9oachin or 9echonias, !ithin
three months after the death of his father, !as carried a!ay to Babylon,
so that his reign is not !orthy of notice%
2A(2*% )nd 5 !ill #unish him, and his seed and his ser$ants, for their
iniLuities, and 5 !ill bring u#on them, and u#on the inhabitants of
9erusalem, and u#on the men of 9uda all the e$il that 5 ha$e #ronounced
against them, but they ha$e not heard%
2A(2,% )nd 9eremias took another $olume, and ga$e it to Baruch the son
of erias the scribe( !ho !rote in it from the mouth of 9eremias all the
!ords of the book !hich 9oakim the king of 9uda had burnt !ith fire( and
there !ere added besides many more !ords than had been before%
9eremias "ha#ter 2+
9eremias #ro#hesies that the "haldeans, !ho had de#arted from 9erusalem,
!ould return and burn the city% 8e is cast into #rison% 8is conference
!ith 4edecias%
2+(*% o! king 4edecias the son of 9osias reigned instead of 9echonias
the son of 9oakim( !hom abuchodonosor king of Babylon made king in the
land of 9uda%
2+(,% But neither he, nor his ser$ants, nor the #eo#le of the land did
obey the !ords of the 'ord, that he s#oke in the hand of 9eremias the
#ro#het%
2+(2% )nd king 4edecias sent 9uchal the son of 4elemias, and 4o#honias
the son of <aasias the #riest to 9eremias the #ro#het, saying( Pray to
the 'ord our God for us%
2+(.% o! 9eremias !alked freely in the midst of the #eo#le( for they
had not as yet cast him into #rison% )nd the army of Pharao !as come out
of Egy#t( and the "haldeans that besieged 9erusalem, hearing these
tidings, de#arted from 9erusalem%
2+(?% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias the #ro#het, saying(
2+(A% Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael( Thus shall you say to the
king of 9uda, !ho sent you to inLuire of me( Behold the army of Pharao,
!hich is come forth to hel# you, shall return into their o!n land, into
Egy#t%
2+(+% )nd the "haldeans shall come again, and fight against this city,
and take it, and burn it !ith fire%
2+(1% Thus saith the 'ord( Decei$e not your souls, saying( The "haldeans
shall surely de#art and go a!ay from us( for they shall not go a!ay%
2+(B% But if you should e$en beat all the army of the "haldeans that
fight against you, and there should be left of them some !ounded men(
they shall rise u#, e$ery man from his heart, and burn this city !ith
fire%
2+(*-% o! !hen the army of the "haldeans !as gone a!ay from 9erusalem,
because of PharaoDs army,
2+(**% 9eremias !ent forth out of 9erusalem to go into the land of
Benjamin( and to di$ide a #ossession there in the #resence of the
citiHens,
2+(*,% )nd !hen he !as come to the gate of Benjamin, the ca#tain of the
gate, !ho !as there in his turn, !as one named 9erias, the son of
4elemias, the son of 8ananias( and he took hold of 9eremias the #ro#het,
saying( Thou art fleeing to the "haldeans%
2+(*2% )nd 9eremias ans!ered( 5t is not so, 5 am not fleeing to the
"haldeans% But he hearkened not to him( so 9erias took 9eremias and
brought him to the #rinces%
2+(*.% =herefore the #rinces !ere angry !ith 9eremias, and they beat
him, and cast him into the #rison that !as in the house of 9onathan the
scribe( for he !as chief o$er the #rison%
2+(*?% 4o 9eremias !ent into the house of the #rison, and into the
dungeon( and 9eremias remained there many days%
2+(*A% Then 4edecias the king, sending, took him( and asked him secretly
in his house, and said( 5s there, thinkest thou, any !ord from the 'ordM
)nd 9eremias said% There is% )nd he said( Thou shalt be deli$ered into
the hands of the king of Babylon%
2+(*+% )nd 9eremias said to king 4edecias( 5n !hat ha$e 5 offended
against thee, or thy ser$ants, or thy #eo#le, that thou hast cast me
into #risonM
2+(*1% =here are your #ro#hets that #ro#hesied to you, and said( The
king of Babylon shall not come against you, and against this landM
2+(*B% o! therefore hear, 5 beseech thee, my lord the king( let my
#etition be acce#ted in thy sight( and send me not back into the house
of 9onathan the scribe, lest 5 die there%
2+(,-% Then king 4edecias commanded that 9eremias should be committed
into the entry of the #rison( and that they should gi$e him daily a
#iece of bread, beside broth, till all the bread in the city !ere s#ent(
and 9eremias remained in the entry of the #rison%
9eremias "ha#ter 21
The #ro#het at the instance of the great men is cast into a filthy
dungeon( he is dra!n out by )bdemelech, and has another conference !ith
the king%
21(*% o! 4a#hatias the son of <athan, and Gedelias the son of Phassur,
and 9uchal the son of 4elemias, and Phassur the son of <elchias heard
the !ords that 9eremias s#oke to all the #eo#le, saying(
21(,% Thus saith the 'ord( =hosoe$er shall remain in this city, shall
die by the s!ord, and by famine, and by #estilence( but he that shall go
forth to the "haldeans, shall li$e, and his life shall be safe, and he
shall li$e%
21(2% Thus saith the 'ord( This city shall surely be deli$ered into the
hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it%
21(.% )nd the #rinces said to the king% =e beseech thee that this man
may be #ut to death( for on #ur#ose he !eakeneth the hands of the men of
!ar, that remain in this city, and the hands of the #eo#le, s#eaking to
them according to these !ords( for this man seeketh not #eace to this
#eo#le, but e$il%
21(?% )nd king 4edecias said( Behold he is in your hands( for it is not
la!ful for the king to deny you any thing%
21(A% Then they took 9eremias and cast him into the dungeon of <elchias
the son of )melech, !hich !as in the entry of the #rison( and they let
do!n 9eremias by ro#es into the dungeon, !herein there !as no !ater, but
mire% )nd 9eremias sunk into the mire%
21(+% o! )bdemelech the Ethio#ian, an eunuch that !as in the kingDs
house, heard that they had #ut 9eremias in the dungeon( but the king !as
sitting in the gate of Benjamin%
21(1% )nd )bdemelech !ent out of the kingDs house, and s#oke to the
king, saying(
21(B% <y lord the king, these men ha$e done e$il in all that they ha$e
done against 9eremias the #ro#het, casting him into the dungeon to die
there !ith hunger, for there is no more bread in the city%
21(*-% Then the king commanded )bdemelech the Ethio#ian, saying( Take
from hence thirty men !ith thee, and dra! u# 9eremias the #ro#het out of
the dungeon, before he die%
21(**% 4o )bdemelech taking the men !ith him, !ent into the kingDs house
that !as under the storehouse( and he took from thence old rags, and old
rotten things, and he let them do!n by cords to 9eremias into the
dungeon%
21(*,% )nd )bdemelech the Ethio#ian said to 9eremias( Put these old rags
and these rent and rotten things under thy arms, and u#on the cords( and
9eremias did so%
21(*2% )nd they dre! u# 9eremias !ith the cords, and brought him forth
out of the dungeon% )nd 9eremias remained in the entry of the #rison%
21(*.% )nd king 4edecias sent, and took 9eremias the #ro#het to him to
the third gate, that !as in the house of the 'ord( and the king said to
9eremias( 5 !ill ask thee a thing, hide nothing from me%
21(*?% Then 9eremias said to 4edecias( 5f 5 shall declare it to thee,
!ilt thou not #ut me to deathM and if 5 gi$e thee counsel, thou !ilt not
hearken to me%
21(*A% Then king 4edecias s!ore to 9eremias, in #ri$ate, saying( )s the
'ord li$eth, that, made us this soul, 5 !ill not #ut thee to death, nor
!ill 5 deli$er thee into the hands of these men that seek thy life%
21(*+% )nd 9eremias said to 4edecias( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the
God of 5srael( 5f thou !ilt take a resolution and go out to the #rinces
of the king of Babylon, thy soul shall li$e, and this city shall not be
burnt !ith fire( and thou shalt be safe, and thy house%
21(*1% But if thou !ilt not go out to the #rinces of the king of
Babylon, this city shall be deli$ered into the hands of the "haldeans,
and they shall burn it !ith fire( and thou shalt not esca#e out of their
hand%
21(*B% )nd king 4edecias said to 9eremias( 5 am afraid because of the
9e!s that are fled o$er to the "haldeans( lest 5 should be deli$ered
into their hands, and they should abuse me%
21(,-% But 9eremias ans!ered( They shall not deli$er thee( hearken, 5
beseech thee, to the !ord of the 'ord, !hich 5 s#eak to the, and it
shall be !ell !ith thee, and thy soul shall li$e%
21(,*% But if thou !ilt not go forth, this is the !ord !hich the 'ord
hath she!n me(
21(,,% Behold all the !omen that are left in the house of the king of
9uda, shall be brought out to the #rinces of the king of Babylon( and
they shall say( Thy men of #eace ha$e decei$ed thee, and ha$e #re$ailed
against thee, they ha$e #lunged thy feet in the mire, and in a sli##ery
#lace and they ha$e de#arted from thee%
Thy men of #eace%%% @iri #acifici tui% That is thy false friends
#romising thee #eace and ha##iness, and by their e$il counsels in$ol$ing
thee in misery%
21(,2% )nd all thy !i$es, and thy children shall be brought out to the
"haldeans, and thou shalt not esca#e their hands, but thou shalt be
taken by the hand of the king of Babylon( and he shall burn this city
!ith fire%
21(,.% Then 4edecias said to 9eremias( 'et no man kno! these !ords, and
thou shalt not die%
21(,?% But if the #rinces shall hear that 5 ha$e s#oken !ith thee, and
shall come to thee, and say to thee( Tell us !hat thou hast said to the
king, hide it not from us, and !e !ill not kill thee( and also !hat the
king said to thee(
21(,A% Thou shalt say to them( 5 #resented my su##lication before the
king, that he !ould not command me to be carried back into the house of
9onathan, to die there%
21(,+% 4o all the #rinces came to 9eremias, and asked him( and he s#oke
to them according to all the !ords that the king had commanded him( and
they left him( for nothing had been heard%
21(,1% But 9eremias remained in the entry of the #rison, until the day
that 9erusalem !as taken( and it came to #ass that 9erusalem !as taken%
9eremias "ha#ter 2B
)fter t!o yearsD siege 9erusalem is taken% 4edecias is carried before
abuchodonosor, !ho kills his sons in his sight, and then #uts out his
eyes% 9eremias is set at liberty%
2B(*% 5n the ninth year of 4edecias king of 9uda, in the tenth month,
came abuchodonosor king of Babylon, and all his army to 9erusalem, and
they besieged it%
2B(,% )nd in the ele$enth year of 4edecias, in the fourth month, the
fifth day of the month, the city !as o#ened%
2B(2% )nd all the #rinces of the king of Babylon came in, and sat in the
middle gate( eregel, 4ereser, 4emegarnabu, 4arsachim, Rabsares,
eregel, 4ereHer, Rebmag, and all the rest of the #rinces of the king of
Babylon%
2B(.% )nd !hen 4edecias the king of 9uda and all the men of !ar sa!
them, they fled( and they !ent forth in the night out of the city by the
!ay of the kingDs garden, and by the gate that !as bet!een the t!o
!alls, and they !ent out to the !ay of the desert%
2B(?% But the army of the "haldeans #ursued after them( and they took
4edecias in the #lain of the desert of 9ericho, and !hen they had taken
him, they brought him to abuchodonosor king of Babylon to Reblatha,
!hich is in the land of Emath( and he ga$e judgment u#on him%
2B(A% )nd the king of Babylon sle! the sons of 4edecias, in Reblatha,
before his eyes( and the king of Babylon sle! all the nobles of 9uda%
2B(+% 8e also #ut out the eyes of 4edecias( and bound him !ith fetters,
to be carried to Babylon%
2B(1% )nd the "haldeans burnt the kingDs house, and the houses of the
#eo#le !ith fire, and they thre! do!n the !all of 9erusalem%
2B(B% )nd abuHardan the general of the army carried a!ay ca#ti$e to
Babylon the remnant of the #eo#le that remained in the city, and the
fugiti$es that had gone o$er to him, and the rest of the #eo#le that
remained%
2B(*-% But abuHardan the general left some of the #oor #eo#le that had
nothing at all, in the land of 9uda, and he ga$e them $ineyards, and
cisterns at that time%
2B(**% o! abuchodonosor king of Babylon had gi$en charge to abuHardan
the general concerning 9eremias, saying(
2B(*,% Take him, and set thy eyes u#on him, and do him no harm( but as
he hath a mind, so do !ith him%
2B(*2% Therefore abuHardan the general sent, and abuHardan, and
Rabsares, and eregel, and 4ereser, and Rebmag, and all the nobles of
the king of Babylon,
2B(*.% 4ent and took 9eremias out of the court of the #rison, and
committed him to Godolias the son of )hicam the son of 4a#han, that he
might go home, and d!ell among the #eo#le%
2B(*?% But the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias, !hen he !as yet shut
u# in the court of the #rison, saying( Go, and tell )bdemelech the
Ethio#ian, saying(
2B(*A% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill
bring my !ords u#on this city unto e$il, and not unto good( and they
shall be accom#lished in thy sight in that day%
2B(*+% )nd 5 !ill deli$er thee in that day, saith the 'ord( and thou
shalt not be gi$en into the hands of the men !hom thou fearest(
2B(*1% But deli$ering, 5 !ill deli$er thee, and thou shalt not fall by
the s!ord( but thy life shall be sa$ed for thee, because thou hast #ut
thy trust in me, saith the 'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter .-
9eremias remains !ith Godolias the go$ernorJ !ho recei$es all the 9e!s
that resort to him%
.-(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias from the 'ord, after that
abuHardan the general had let him go from Rama, !hen he had taken him,
being bound !ith chains, among all them that !ere carried a!ay from
9erusalem and 9uda, and !ere carried to Babylon%
.-(,% )nd the general of the army taking 9eremias, said to him( The 'ord
thy God hath #ronounced this e$il u#on this #lace,
.-(2% )nd he hath brought it( and the 'ord hath done as he hath said(
because you ha$e sinned against the 'ord, and ha$e not hearkened to his
$oice, and this !ord is come u#on you%
.-(.% o! then behold 5 ha$e loosed thee this day from the chains !hich
!ere u#on thy hands( if it #lease thee to come !ith me to Babylon, come(
and 5 !ill set my eyes u#on thee( but if it do not #lease thee to come
!ith me to Babylon, stay here( behold all the land is before thee, as
thou shalt choose, and !hither it shall #lease thee to go, thither go%
.-(?% )nd come not !ith me( but d!ell !ith Godolias the son of )hicam
the son of 4a#han, !hom the king of Babylon hath made go$ernor o$er the
cities of 9uda( d!ell therefore !ith him in the midst of the #eo#le( or
!hithersoe$er it shall #lease thee to go, go% )nd the general of the
army ga$e him $ictuals and #resents, and let him go%
.-(A% )nd 9eremias !ent to Godolias the son of )hicam to <as#hath( and
d!elt !ith him in the midst of the #eo#le that !ere left in the land%
.-(+% )nd !hen all the ca#tains of the army that !ere scattered through
the countries, they and their com#anions, had heard that the king of
Babylon had made Godolias the son of )hicam go$ernor of the country, and
that he had committed unto him men and !omen, and children, and of the
#oor of the land, them that had not been carried a!ay ca#ti$e to
Babylon(
.-(1% They came to Godolias to <as#hath( and 5smahel the son of
athanias, and 9ohanan, and 9onathan, the sons of "aree, and 4areas the
son of Thanehumeth, and the children of O#hi, that !ere of eto#hathi,
and 9eHonias the son of <aachati, they and their men%
.-(B% )nd Godolias the son of )hicam the son of 4a#han s!ore to them and
to their com#anions, saying( 7ear not to ser$e the "haldeans( d!ell in
the land, and ser$e the king of Babylon, and it shall be !ell !ith you%
.-(*-% Behold 5 d!ell in <as#hath, that 5 may ans!er the commandment of
the "haldeans that are sent to us( but as for you, gather ye the
$intage, and the har$est, and the oil, and lay it u# in your $essels,
and abide in your cities !hich you hold%
.-(**% <oreo$er all the 9e!s that !ere in <oab, and among the children
of )mmon, and in Edom, and in all the countries, !hen they heard that
the king of Babylon had left a remnant in 9udea, and that he had made
Godolias the son of )hicam the son of 4a#han ruler o$er them(
.-(*,% )ll the 9e!s, 5 say, returned out of all the #laces to !hich they
had fled, and they came into the land of 9uda to Godolias to <as#hath(
and they gathered !ine, and a $ery great har$est%
.-(*2% Then 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the army,
that had been scattered about in the countries, came to Godolias to
<as#hath%
.-(*.% )nd they said to him( ;no! that Baalis the king of the children
of )mmon hath sent 5smahel the son of athanias to kill thee% )nd
Godolias the son of )hicam belie$ed them not%
.-(*?% But 9ohanan the son of "aree, s#oke to Godolias #ri$ately in
<as#hath, saying( 5 !ill go, and 5 !ill kill 5smahel the son of
athanias, and no man shall kno! it, lest he kill thee, and all the 9e!s
be scattered, that are gathered unto thee, and the remnant of 9uda
#erish%
.-(*A% )nd Godolias the son of )hicam said to 9ohanan the son of "aree(
Do not this thing( for !hat thou sayst of 5smahel is false%
9eremias "ha#ter .*
Godolias is slain( the 9e!s that !ere !ith him are a##rehensi$e of the
"haldeans%
.*(*% )nd it came to #ass in the se$enth month, that 5smahel the son of
athanias, the son of Elisama of the royal blood, and the nobles of the
king, and ten men !ith him, came to Godolias the son of )hicam into
<as#hath( and they ate bread there together in <as#hath%
.*(,% )nd 5smahel the son of athanias arose, and the ten men that !ere
!ith him, and they struck Godolias the son of )hicam, the son of 4a#han
!ith the s!ord, and sle! him !hom the king of Babylon had made go$ernor
o$er the land%
.*(2% 5smahel sle! also all the 9e!s that !ere !ith Godolias in
<as#hath, and the "haldeans that !ere found there, and the soldiers%
.*(.% )nd on the second day after he had killed Godolias, no man yet
kno!ing it,
.*(?% There came some from 4ichem, and from 4ilo, and from 4amaria,
fourscore men, !ith their beards sha$en, and their clothes rent, and
mourning( and they had offerings and incense in their hand, to offer in
the house of the 'ord%
.*(A% )nd 5smahel the son of athanias !ent forth from <as#hath to meet
them, !ee#ing all along as he !ent( and !hen he had met them, he said to
them( "ome to Godolias, the son of )hicam%
.*(+% )nd !hen they !ere come to the midst of the city, 5smahel the son
of athanias, sle! them, and cast them into the midst of the #it, he and
the men that !ere !ith him%
.*(1% But ten men !ere found among them, that said to 5smahel( ;ill us
not( for !e ha$e stores in the field, of !heat, and barley, and oil, and
honey% )nd he forbore, and sle! them not !ith their brethren%
.*(B% )nd the #it into !hich 5smahel cast all the dead bodies of the men
!hom he sle! because of Godolias, is the same that king )sa made, for
fear of Baasa the king of 5srael( the same did 5smahel the son of
athanias fill !ith them that !ere slain%
.*(*-% Then 5smahel carried a!ay ca#ti$e all the remnant of the #eo#le
that !ere in <as#hath( the kingDs daughters, and all the #eo#le that
remained in <as#hath( !hom abuHardan the general of the army had
committed to Godolias the son of )hicam% )nd 5smahel the son of
athanias took them, and he de#arted, to go o$er to the children of
)mmon%
.*(**% But 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the
fighting men that !ere !ith him, heard of the e$il that 5smahel the son
of athanias had done%
.*(*,% )nd taking all the men, they !ent out to fight against 5smahel
the son of athanias, and they found him by the great !aters that are in
Gabaon%
.*(*2% )nd !hen all the #eo#le that !ere !ith 5smahel, had seen 9ohanan
the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the fighting men that !ere
!ith him, they rejoiced%
.*(*.% )nd all the #eo#le !hom 5smahel had taken, !ent back to <as#hath(
and they returned and !ent to 9ohanan the son of "aree%
.*(*?% But 5smahel the son of athanias fled !ith eight men, from the
face of 9ohanan, and !ent to the children of )mmon%
.*(*A% Then 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the
soldiers that !ere !ith him, took all the remnant of the #eo#le !hom
they had reco$ered from 5smahel the son of athanias, from <as#hath,
after that he had slain Godolias the son of )hicam( $aliant men for !ar,
and the !omen, and the children, and the eunuchs !hom he had brought
back from Gabaon%
.*(*+% )nd they de#arted, and sat as sojourners in "hamaam, !hich is
near Bethlehem( in order to go for!ard, and enter into Egy#t,
.*(*1% 7rom the face of the "haldeans( for they !ere afraid of them,
because 5smahel the son of athanias had slain Godolias the son of
)hicam, !hom the king of Babylon had made go$ernor in the land of 9uda%
9eremias "ha#ter .,
9eremias assures the remnant of the #eo#le, that if they !ill stay in
9uda, they shall be safeJ but if they go do!n into Egy#t, they shall
#erish%
.,(*% Then all the ca#tains of the !arriors, and 9ohanan the son of
"aree, and 9eHonias, the son of Osaias, and the rest of the #eo#le from
the least to the greatest came near(
.,(,% )nd they said to 9eremias the #ro#het( 'et our su##lication fall
before thee( and #ray thou for us to the 'ord thy God for all this
remnant, for !e are left but a fe! of many, as thy eyes do behold us%
.,(2% )nd let the 'ord thy God she! us the !ay by !hich !e may !alk, and
the thing that !e must do%
.,(.% )nd 9eremias the #ro#het said to them( 5 ha$e heard you( behold 5
!ill #ray to the 'ord your God according to your !ords( and !hatsoe$er
thing he shall ans!er me, 5 !ill declare it to you( and 5 !ill hide
nothing from you%
.,(?% )nd they said to 9eremias( The 'ord be !itness bet!een us of truth
and faithfulness, if !e do not according to e$ery thing for !hich the
'ord thy God shall send thee to us%
.,(A% =hether it be good or e$il, !e !ill obey the $oice of the 'ord our
God, to !hom !e send thee( that it may be !ell !ith us !hen !e shall
hearken to the $oice of the 'ord our God%
Good or e$il%%% That is, agreeable or disagreeable%
.,(+% o! after ten days, the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias%
.,(1% )nd he called 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of
the fighting men that !ere !ith him, and all the #eo#le from the least
to the greatest%
.,(B% )nd he said to them( Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael, to
!hom you sent me, to #resent your su##lications before him(
.,(*-% 5f you !ill be Luiet and remain in this land, 5 !ill build you
u#, and not #ull you do!n( 5 !ill #lant you, and not #luck you u#( for
no! 5 am a##eased for the e$il that 5 ha$e done to you%
5 am a##eased for the e$il that 5 ha$e done to you%%% That is, 5 am
a##eased, as 5 ha$e sufficiently #unished you, and no! 5 am reconciled
!ith you%
.,(**% 7ear not because of the king of Babylon, of !hom you are greatly
afraid( fear him not, saith the 'ord( for 5 am !ith you, to sa$e you,
and to deli$er you from his hand%
.,(*,% )nd 5 !ill she! mercies to you, and !ill take #ity on you, and
!ill cause you to d!ell in your o!n land%
.,(*2% But if you say( =e !ill not d!ell in this land, neither !ill !e
hearken to the $oice of the 'ord our God,
.,(*.% 4aying( o, but !e !ill go into the land of Egy#t( !here !e shall
see no !ar, nor hear the sound of the trum#et, nor suffer hunger( and
there !e !ill d!ell%
.,(*?% 7or this no! hear the !ord of the 'ord, ye remnant of 9uda( Thus
saith the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael( 5f you set your faces to go
into Egy#t, and enter in to d!ell there(
.,(*A% The s!ord !hich you fear, shall o$ertake you there in the land of
Egy#t( and the famine, !hereof you are afraid, shall clea$e to you in
Egy#t, and there you shall die%
.,(*+% )nd all the men that set their faces to go into Egy#t, to d!ell
there, shall die by the s!ord, and by famine, and by #estilence( none of
them shall remain, nor esca#e from the face of the e$il that 5 !ill
bring u#on them%
.,(*1% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts, the God of 5srael( )s my anger
and my indignation hath been kindled against the inhabitants of
9erusalem( so shall my indignation be kindled against you, !hen you
shall enter into Egy#t, and you shall be an e>ecration, and an
astonishment, and a curse, and a re#roach( and you shall see this #lace
no more%
.,(*B% This is the !ord of the 'ord concerning you, O ye remnant of
9uda( Go ye not into Egy#t( kno! certainly that 5 ha$e adjured you this
day%
.,(,-% 7or you ha$e decei$ed your o!n souls( for you sent me to the 'ord
our God, saying( Pray for us to the 'ord our God, and according to all
that the 'ord our God shall say to thee, so declare unto us, and !e !ill
do it%
.,(,*% )nd no! 5 ha$e declared it to you this day, and you ha$e not
obeyed the $oice of the 'ord your God, !ith regard to all the things for
!hich he hath sent me to you%
.,(,,% o! therefore kno! certainly that you shall die by the s!ord, and
by famine, and by #estilence in the #lace to !hich you desire to go to
d!ell there%
9eremias "ha#ter .2
The 9e!s, contrary to the orders of God by the #ro#het, go into Egy#t,
carrying 9eremias !ith them% 8e foretells the de$astation of that land
by the king of Babylon%
.2(*% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen 9eremias had made an end of
s#eaking to the #eo#le all the !ords of the 'ord their God, for !hich
the 'ord their God had sent him to them, all these !ords(
.2(,% )Harias the son of Osaias, and 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all
the #roud men, made ans!er, saying to 9eremias( Thou tellest a lie( the
'ord our God hath not sent thee, saying( Go not into Egy#t, to d!ell
there%
.2(2% But Baruch the son of erias setteth thee on against us, to
deli$er us into the hands of the "haldeans, to kill us, and to cause us
to be carried a!ay ca#ti$es to Babylon%
.2(.% 4o 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the soldiers,
and all the #eo#le, obeyed not the $oice of the 'ord, to remain in the
land of 9uda%
.2(?% But 9ohanan the son of "aree, and all the ca#tains of the soldiers
took all the remnant of 9uda, that !ere returned out of all nations, to
!hich they had before been scattered, to d!ell in the land of 9uda(
.2(A% <en, and !omen, and children, and the kingDs daughters, and e$ery
soul, !hich abuHardan the general had left !ith Godolias the son of
)hicam the son of 4a#han, and 9eremias the #ro#het, and Baruch the son
of erias%
.2(+% )nd they !ent into the land of Egy#t, for they obeyed not the
$oice of the 'ord( and they came as far as Ta#hnis%
.2(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9eremias in Ta#hnis, saying(
.2(B% Take great stones in thy hand, and thou shalt hide them in the
$ault that is under the brick !all at the gate of PharaoDs house in
Ta#hnis( in the sight of the men of 9uda%
.2(*-% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God
of 5srael( Behold 5 !ill send, and take abuchodonosor the king of
Babylon my ser$ant( and 5 !ill set his throne o$er these stones !hich 5
ha$e hid, and he shall set his throne o$er them%
.2(**% )nd he shall come and strike the land of Egy#t( such as are for
death, to death( and such as are for ca#ti$ity, to ca#ti$ity( and such
as are for the s!ord, to the s!ord%
.2(*,% )nd he shall kindle a fire in the tem#les of the gods of Egy#t,
and he shall burn them, and he shall carry them a!ay ca#ti$es( and he
shall array himself !ith the land of Egy#t, as a she#herd #utteth on his
garment( and he shall go forth from thence in #eace%
.2(*2% )nd he shall break the statues of the house of the sun, that are
in the land of Egy#tJ and the tem#les of the gods of Egy#t he shall burn
!ith fire%
9eremias "ha#ter ..
The #ro#hetDs admonition to the 9e!s in Egy#t against idolatry is not
regarded( he denounces to them their destruction%
..(*% The !ord that came to 9eremias, concerning all the 9e!s that d!elt
in the land of Egy#t, d!elling in <agdal, and in Ta#hnis, and in
<em#his, and in the land of Phatures, saying(
..(,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( &ou ha$e seen all
this e$il that 5 ha$e brought u#on 9erusalem, and u#on all the cities of
9uda( and behold they are desolate this day, and there is not an
inhabitant in them(
..(2% Because of the !ickedness !hich they ha$e committed, to #ro$oke me
to !rath, and to go and offer sacrifice, and !orshi# other gods, !hich
neither they, nor you, nor your fathers kne!%
..(.% )nd 5 sent to you all my ser$ants the #ro#hets, rising early, and
sending, and saying( Do not commit this abominable thing, !hich 5 hate%
..(?% But they heard not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their e$il
!ays, and not to sacrifice to strange gods%
..(A% =herefore my indignation and my fury !as #oured forth, and !as
kindled in the cities of 9uda, and in the streets of 9erusalem( and they
are turned to desolation and !aste, as at this day%
..(+% )nd no! thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( =hy do you
commit this great e$il against your o!n souls, that there should die of
you man and !oman, child and suckling out of the midst of 9uda, and no
remnant should be left you(
..(1% 5n that you #ro$oke me to !rath !ith the !orks of your hands, by
sacrificing to other gods in the land of Egy#t, into !hich you are come
to d!ell there( and that you should #erish, and be a curse, and a
re#roach to all the nations of the earthM
..(B% 8a$e you forgotten the e$ils of your fathers, and the e$ils of the
kings of 9uda, and the e$ils of their !i$es, and your e$ils, and the
e$ils of your !i$es, that they ha$e done in the land of 9uda, and in the
streets of 9erusalemM
..(*-% They are not cleansed e$en to this day( neither ha$e they feared,
nor !alked in the la! of the 'ord, nor in my commandments, !hich 5 set
before you and your fathers%
..(**% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Behold
5 !ill set my face u#on you for e$il( and 5 !ill destroy all 9uda%
..(*,% )nd 5 !ill take the remnant of 9uda that ha$e set their faces to
go into the land of Egy#t, and to d!ell thereJ and they shall be all
consumed in the land of Egy#t( they shall fall by the s!ord, and by the
famine( and they shall be consumed from the least e$en to the greatest,
by the s!ord, and by the famine shall they die( and they shall be for an
e>ecration, and for a !onder, and for a curse, and for a re#roach%
..(*2% )nd 5 !ill $isit them that d!ell in the land of Egy#t, as 5 ha$e
$isited 9erusalem by the s!ord, and by famine and by #estilence%
..(*.% )nd there shall be none that shall esca#e, and remain of the
remnant of the 9e!s that are gone to sojourn in the land of Egy#t( and
that shall return into the land of 9uda, to !hich they ha$e a desire to
return to d!ell there( there shall none return but they that shall flee%
..(*?% Then all the men that kne! that their !i$es sacrificed to other
gods( and all the !omen of !hom there stood by a great multitude, and
all the #eo#le of them that d!elt in the land of Egy#t in Phatures,
ans!ered 9eremias, saying(
..(*A% )s for the !ord !hich thou hast s#oken to us in the name of the
'ord, !e !ill not hearken to thee(
..(*+% But !e !ill certainly do e$ery !ord that shall #roceed out of our
o!n mouth, to sacrifice to the Lueen of hea$en, and to #our out drink
offerings to her, as !e and our fathers ha$e done, our kings, and our
#rinces in the cities of 9uda, and in the streets of 9erusalem( and !e
!ere filled !ith bread, and it !as !ell !ith us, and !e sa! no e$il%
The Lueen of hea$en%%% The moon, !hich they !orshi##ed under this name%
..(*1% But since !e left off to offer sacrifice to the Lueen of hea$en,
and to #our out frank offerings to her, !e ha$e !anted all things, and
ha$e been consumed by the s!ord, and by famine%
..(*B% )nd if !e offer sacrifice to the Lueen of hea$en, and #our out
drink offerings to her( did !e make cakes to !orshi# her, to #our out
drink offerings to her, !ithout our husbandsM
..(,-% )nd 9eremias s#oke to all the #eo#le, to the men, and to the
!omen, and to all the #eo#le !hich had gi$en him that ans!er, saying(
..(,*% =as it not the sacrifice that you offered in the cities of 9uda,
and in the streets of 9erusalem, you and your fathers, your kings, and
your #rinces, and the #eo#le of the land, !hich the 'ord hath
remembered, and hath it not entered into his heartM
..(,,% 4o that the 'ord could no longer bear, because of the e$il of
your doings, and because of the abominations !hich you ha$e committed(
therefore your land is become a desolation, and an astonishment, and a
curse, !ithout an inhabitant, as at this day%
..(,2% Because you ha$e sacrificed to idols, and ha$e sinned against the
'ord( and ha$e not obeyed the $oice of the 'ord, and ha$e not !alked in
his la!, and in his commandments, and in his testimonies( therefore are
these e$ils come u#on you, as at this day%
..(,.% )nd 9eremias said to all the #eo#le and to all the !omen( 8ear ye
the !ord of the 'ord, all 9uda, you that d!ell in the land of Egy#t(
..(,?% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael, saying( &ou and
your !i$es ha$e s#oken !ith your mouth, and fulfilled !ith your hands,
saying( 'et us #erform our $o!s !hich !e ha$e made, to offer sacrifice
to the Lueen of hea$en, and to #our out drink offerings to her( you ha$e
fulfilled your $o!s, and ha$e #erformed them indeed%
..(,A% Therefore hear ye the !ord of the 'ord, all 9uda, you that d!ell
in the land of Egy#t( Behold 5 ha$e s!orn by my great name, saith the
'ord( that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of
9uda, in the land of Egy#t, saying( The 'ord God li$eth%
..(,+% Behold 5 !ill !atch o$er them for e$il, and not for good( and all
the men of 9uda that are in the land of Egy#t, shall be consumed, by the
s!ord, and by famine, till there be an end of them%
..(,1% )nd a fe! men that shall flee from the s!ord, shall return out of
the land of Egy#t into the land of 9uda( and all the remnant of 9uda
that are gone into the land of Egy#t to d!ell there, shall kno! !hose
!ord shall stand, mine, or theirs%
..(,B% )nd this shall be a sign to you, saith the 'ord, that 5 !ill
#unish you in this #lace( that you may kno! that my !ords shall be
accom#lished indeed against you for e$il%
..(2-% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill deli$er Pharao echao king of
Egy#t into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek
his life( as 5 deli$ered 4edecias king of 9uda into the land of
abuchodonosor the king of Babylon his enemy, and that sought his life%
9eremias "ha#ter .?
The #ro#het comforts Baruch in his affliction%
.?(*% The !ord that 9eremias the #ro#het s#oke to Baruch the son of
erias, !hen he had !ritten these !ords in a book, out of the mouth of
9eremias, in the fourth year of 9oakim the son of 9osias king of 9uda,
saying(
.?(,% Thus saith the 'ord the God of 5srael to thee, Baruch(
.?(2% Thou hast said( =oe is me, !retch that 5 am, for the 'ord hath
added sorro! to my sorro!( 5 am !earied !ith my groans, and 5 find no
rest%
.?(.% Thus saith the 'ord( Thus shalt thou say to him( Behold, them !hom
5 ha$e built, 5 do destroy( and them !hom 5 ha$e #lanted, 5 do #luck u#,
and all this land%
.?(?% )nd dost thou seek great things for thyselfM 4eek not( for behold
5 !ill bring e$il u#on all flesh, saith the 'ordN but 5 !ill gi$e thee
thy life, and sa$e thee in all #laces !hithersoe$er thou shalt go%
9eremias "ha#ter .A
) #ro#hecy against Egy#t% The 9e!s shall return from ca#ti$ity%
.A(*% The !ord of the 'ord that came to 9eremias the #ro#het against the
Gentiles,
.A(,% )gainst Egy#t, against the army of Pharao echao king of Egy#t,
!hich !as by the ri$er Eu#hrates in "harcamis, !hom abuchodonosor the
king of Babylon defeated, in the fourth year of 9oakim the son of 9osias
king of 9uda%
.A(2% Pre#are ye the shield and buckler, and go forth to battle%
.A(.% 8arness the horses, and get u#, ye horsemen( stand forth !ith
helmets, furbish the s#ears, #ut on coats of mail%
.A(?% =hat thenM 5 ha$e seen them dismayed, and turning their backs,
their $aliant ones slain( they fled a#ace, and they looked not back(
terror !as round about, saith the 'ord%
.A(A% 'et not the s!ift flee a!ay, nor the strong think to esca#e( they
are o$erthro!n, and fallen do!n, to!ards the north by the ri$er
Eu#hrates%
.A(+% =ho is this that cometh u# as a flood( and his streams s!ell like
those of ri$ersM
.A(1% Egy#t riseth u# like a flood, and the !a$es thereof shall be mo$ed
as ri$ers, and he shall say( 5 !ill go u# and !ill co$er the earth( 5
!ill destroy the city, and its inhabitants%
.A(B% Get ye u# on horses, and glory in chariots, and let the $aliant
men come forth, the Ethio#ians, and the 'ibyans that hold the shield,
and the 'ydians that take, and shoot arro!s%
.A(*-% 7or this is the day of the 'ord the God of hosts, a day of
$engeance, that he may re$enge himself of his enemies( the s!ord shall
de$our, and shall be filled, and shall be drunk !ith their blood( for
there is a sacrifice of the 'ord God of hosts in the north country, by
the ri$er Eu#hrates%
.A(**% Go u# into Galaad, and take balm, O $irgin daughter of Egy#t( in
$ain dost thou multi#ly medicines, there shall be no cure for thee%
.A(*,% The nations ha$e heard of thy disgrace, and thy ho!ling hath
filled the land( for the strong hath stumbled against the strong, and
both are fallen together%
.A(*2% The !ord that the 'ord s#oke to 9eremias the #ro#het, ho!
abuchodonosor king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egy#t(
.A(*.% Declare ye to Egy#t, and #ublish it in <agdal, and let it be
kno!n in <em#his, and in Ta#hnis( say ye( 4tand u#, and #re#are thyself(
for the s!ord shall de$our all round about thee%
.A(*?% =hy are thy $aliant men come to nothingM they stood not( because
the 'ord hath o$erthro!n them%
.A(*A% 8e hath multi#lied them that fall, and one hath fallen u#on
another, and they shall say( )rise, and let us return to our o!n #eo#le,
and to the land of our nati$ity, from the s!ord of the do$e%
The do$e%%% 4ee the annotation on cha#% ,?%, $er% 21%
.A(*+% "all ye the name of Pharao king of Egy#t, a tumult time hath
brought%
.A(*1% )s 5 li$e, saith the ;ing, E!hose name is the 'ord of hosts,G as
Thabor is among the mountains, and as "armel by the sea, so shall he
come%
.A(*B% 7urnish thyself to go into ca#ti$ity, thou daughter inhabitant of
Egy#t( for <em#his shall be made desolate, and shall be forsaken and
uninhabited%
.A(,-% Egy#t is like a fair and beautiful heifer( there shall come from
the north one that shall goad her%
.A(,*% 8er hirelings also that li$ed in the midst of her, like fatted
cal$es are turned back, and are fled a!ay together, and they could not
stand, for the day of their slaughter is come u#on them, the time of
their $isitation%
.A(,,% 8er $oice shall sound like brass, for they shall hasten !ith an
army, and !ith a>es they shall come against her, as he!ers of !ood%
.A(,2% They ha$e cut do!n her forest, saith the 'ord, !hich cannot be
counted( they are multi#lied abo$e locusts, and are !ithout number%
.A(,.% The daughter of Egy#t is confounded, and deli$ered into the hand
of the #eo#le of the north%
.A(,?% The 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael hath said( Behold 5 !ill
$isit u#on the tumult of )le>andria, and u#on Pharao, and u#on Egy#t,
and u#on her gods, and u#on her kings, and u#on Pharao, and u#on them
that trust in him%
@isit u#on%%% That is, #unish%-5bid% )le>andria%%% 5n the 8ebre!, o,
!hich !as the ancient name of the city, to !hich )le>ander ga$e
after!ards the name of )le>andria%
.A(,A% )nd 5 !ill deli$er them into the hand of them that seek their
li$es, and into the hand of abuchodonosor king of Babylon, and into the
hand of his ser$ants( and after!ards it shall be inhabited, as in the
days of old, saith the 'ord%
.A(,+% )nd thou my ser$ant 9acob, fear not and be not thou dismayed, O
5srael( for behold 5 !ill sa$e thee from afar off, and thy seed out of
the land of thy ca#ti$ity( and 9acob shall return and be at rest, and
#ros#er( and there shall be none to terrify him%
.A(,1% )nd thou, my ser$ant 9acob, fear not, saith the 'ord( because 5
am !ith thee, for 5 !ill consume all the nations to !hich 5 ha$e cast
thee out( but thee 5 !ill not consume, but 5 !ill correct thee in
judgment, neither !ill 5 s#are thee as if thou !ert innocent%
9eremias "ha#ter .+
) #ro#hecy of the desolation of the Philistines, of Tyre, 4idon, GaHa,
and )scalon%
.+(*% The !ord of the 'ord that came to 9eremias the #ro#het against the
#eo#le of Palestine, before Pharao took GaHa%
.+(,% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold there come u# !aters out of the north,
and they shall be as an o$erflo!ing torrent, and they shall co$er the
land, and all that is therein, the city and the inhabitants thereof(
then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall ho!l,
.+(2% )t the noise of the marching of arms, and of his soldiers, at the
rushing of his chariots, and the multitude of his !heels% The fathers
ha$e not looked back to the children, for feebleness of hands,
.+(.% Because of the coming of the day, in !hich all the Philistines
shall be laid !aste, and Tyre and 4idon shall be destroyed, !ith all the
rest of their hel#ers% 7or the 'ord hath !asted the Philistines, the
remnant of the isle of "a##adocia%
.+(?% Baldness is come u#on GaHa( )scalon hath held her #eace !ith the
remnant of their $alley( ho! long shalt thou cut thyselfM
.+(A% O thou s!ord of the 'ord, ho! long !ilt thou not be LuietM Go
into thy scabbard, rest, and be still%
.+(+% 8o! shall it be Luiet, !hen the 'ord hath gi$en it a charge
against )scalon, and against the countries thereof by the sea side, and
there hath made an a##ointment for itM
9eremias "ha#ter .1
) #ro#hecy of the desolation of <oab for their #ride( but their
ca#ti$ity shall at last be released%
.1(*% )gainst <oab thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( =oe
to abo, for it is laid !aste, and confounded( "ariathaim is taken( the
strong city is confounded and hath trembled%
.1(,% There is no more rejoicing in <oab o$er 8esebon( they ha$e de$ised
e$il% "ome, and let us cut it off from being a nation% Therefore shalt
thou in silence hold thy #eace, and the s!ord shall follo! thee%
.1(2% ) $oice of crying from Oronaim( !aste, and great destruction%
.1(.% <oab is destroyed( #roclaim a cry for her little ones%
.1(?% 7or by the ascent of 'uith shall the mourner go u# !ith !ee#ing(
for in the descent of Oronaim the enemies ha$e heard a ho!ling of
destruction%
.1(A% 7lee, sa$e your li$es( and be as heath in the !ilderness%
.1(+% 7or because thou hast trusted in thy bul!arks, and in thy
treasures, thou also shalt be taken( and "hamos shall go into ca#ti$ity,
his #riests, and his #rinces together%
"hamos%%% The idol of the <oabites%
.1(1% )nd the s#oiler shall come u#on e$ery city, and no city shall
esca#e( and the $alleys shall #erish, and the #lains shall be destroyed,
for the 'ord hath s#oken(
.1(B% Gi$e a flo!er to <oab, for in its flo!er it shall go out( and the
cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited%
.1(*-% "ursed be he that doth the !ork of the 'ord deceitfully( and
cursed be he that !ithholdeth his s!ord from blood%
Deceitfully%%% 5n the Greek, negligently% The !ork of God here s#oken
of, is the #unishment of the <oabites%
.1(**% <oab hath been fruitful from his youth, and hath rested u#on his
lees( and hath not been #oured out from $essel to $essel, nor hath gone
into ca#ti$ity( therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent
is not changed%
<oab hath been fruitful%%% That is, rich and flourishing% )nd hath
rested u#on his lees%%% That is, remained in its bad moralsJ as !ine not
decanted has its lees mi>ed and remains muddy%
.1(*,% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill send
him men that shall order and o$erturn his bottles, and they shall cast
him do!n, and shall em#ty his $essels, and break their bottles one
against another%
.1(*2% )nd <oab shall be ashamed of "hamos, as the house of 5srael !as
ashamed of Bethel, in !hich they trusted%
Of Bethel%%% That is, of their golden calf !hich they !orshi##ed in
Bethel%
.1(*.% 8o! do you say( =e are $aliant and stout men in battleM
.1(*?% <oab is laid !aste, and they ha$e cast do!n her cities( and her
choice young men are gone do!n to the slaughter( saith the king, !hose
name is the 'ord of hosts%
.1(*A% The destruction of <oab is near to come( the calamity thereof
shall come on e>ceeding s!iftly%
.1(*+% "omfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that
kno! his name, say( 8o! is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rodM
.1(*1% "ome do!n from thy glory, and sit in thirst, O d!elling of the
daughter of Dibon( because the s#oiler of <oab is come u# to thee, he
hath destroyed thy bul!arks%
.1(*B% 4tand in the !ay, and look out, O habitation of )roer( inLuire of
him that fleeth( and say to him that hath esca#ed( =hat is doneM
.1(,-% <oab is confounded, because he is o$erthro!n( ho!l ye, and cry,
tell ye it in )rnon, that <oab is !asted%
.1(,*% )nd judgment is come u#on the #lain country( u#on 8elon, and u#on
9asa, and u#on <e#haath%
.1(,,% )nd u#on Dibon, and u#on abo, and u#on the house of Deblathaim,
.1(,2% )nd u#on "ariathaim, and u#on Bethgamul, and u#on Bethmaon,
.1(,.% )nd u#on "arioth, and u#on Bosra( and u#on all the cities of the
land of <oab, far or near%
.1(,?% The horn of <oab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the
'ord%
The horn of <oab is cut off%%% That is, the strength of <oab is cut off%
) meta#hor dra!n from animals !hose strength is in their horns%
.1(,A% <ake him drunk, because he lifted u# himself against the 'ord(
and <oab shall dash his hand in his o!n $omit, and he also shall be in
derision%
.1(,+% 7or 5srael hath been a derision unto them( as though thou hadst
found him amongst thie$es( for thy !ords therefore, !hich thou hast
s#oken against him, thou shalt be led a!ay ca#ti$e%
.1(,1% 'ea$e the cities, and d!ell in the rock, you that d!ell in <oab(
and be ye like the do$e that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in
the highest #lace%
.1(,B% =e ha$e heard the #ride of <oab, he is e>ceeding #roud( his
haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his #ride, and the loftiness of his
heart%
.1(2-% 5 kno!, saith the 'ord, his boasting, and that the strength
thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endea$oured to do
according as it !as able%
.1(2*% Therefore !ill 5 lament for <oab, and 5 !ill cry out to all <oab,
for the men of the brick !all that mourn%
.1(2,% O $ineyard of 4abama, 5 !ill !ee# for thee, !ith the mourning of
9aHer( thy branches are gone o$er the sea, they are come e$en to the sea
of 9aHer( the robber hath rushed in u#on thy har$est and thy $intage%
.1(22% 9oy and gladness is taken a!ay from "armel, and from the land of
<oab, and 5 ha$e taken a!ay the !ine out of the #resses( the treader of
the gra#es shall not sing the accustomed cheerful tune%
.1(2.% 7rom the cry of 8esebon e$en to Eleale, and to 9asa, they ha$e
uttered their $oice( from 4egor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years
old( the !aters also of emrim shall be $ery bad%
.1(2?% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay from <oab, saith the 'ord, him that offereth
in the high #laces, and that sacrificeth to his gods%
.1(2A% Therefore my heart shall sound for <oab like #i#es and my heart
shall sound like #i#es for the men of the brick !all( because he hath
done more than he could, therefore they ha$e #erished%
.1(2+% 7or e$ery head shall be bald, and e$ery beard shall be sha$en(
all hands shall be tied together, and u#on e$ery back there shall be
haircloth%
.1(21% :#on all the houseto#s of <oab, and in the streets thereof
general mourning( because 5 ha$e broken <oab as an useless $essel, saith
the 'ord%
.1(2B% 8o! is it o$erthro!n, and they ha$e ho!ledN 8o! hath <oab bo!ed
do!n the neck, and is confoundedN )nd <oab shall be a derision, and an
e>am#le to all round about him%
.1(.-% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold he shall fly as an eagle, and shall
stretch forth his !ings to <oab%
.1(.*% "arioth is taken, and the strongholds are !on( and the heart of
the $aliant men of <oab in that day shall be as the heart of a !oman in
labour%
.1(.,% )nd <oab shall cease to be a #eo#le( because he hath gloried
against the 'ord%
.1(.2% 7ear, and the #it, and the snare come u#on thee, O inhabitant of
<oab, saith the 'ord%
7ear%%% That is, the s!ord of the enemy% The #it%%% That is, unforeseen
calamities% The snare%%% That is, the ambushes laid by the enemy%
.1(..% 8e that shall flee from the fear, shall fall into the #it( and he
that shall get u# out of the #it, shall be taken in the snare( for 5
!ill bring u#on <oab the year of their $isitation, saith the 'ord%
.1(.?% They that fled from the snare stood in the shado! of 8esebon( but
there came a fire out of 8esebon, and a flame out of the midst of 4eon,
and it shall de$our #art of <oab, and the cro!n of the head of the
children of tumult%
.1(.A% =oe to thee, <oab, thou hast #ersisted, O #eo#le of "hamos( for
thy sons, and thy daughters are taken ca#ti$es%
.1(.+% )nd 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of <oab in the last days,
saith the 'ord% 8itherto the judgments of <oab%
9eremias "ha#ter .B
The like desolation of )mmon, of 5dumea, of the 4yrians, of the
)garenes, and of the Elamites%
.B(*% )gainst the children of )mmon% Thus saith the 'ord( 8ath 5srael no
sonsM or hath he no heirM =hy then hath <elchom inherited Gad( and his
#eo#le d!elt in his citiesM
<elchom%%% The idol of the )mmonites%
.B(,% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill cause
the noise of !ar to be heard in Rabbath of the children of )mmon, and it
shall be destroyed into a hea#, and her daughters shall be burnt !ith
fire, and 5srael shall #ossess them that ha$e #ossessed him, saith the
'ord%
.B(2% 8o!l, O 8esebon, for 8ai is !asted% "ry, ye daughters of Rabbath,
gird yoursel$es !ith haircloth( mourn and go about by the hedges( for
<elchom shall be carried into ca#ti$ity, his #riests, and his #rinces
together%
.B(.% =hy gloriest thou in the $alleysM thy $alley hath flo!ed a!ay, O
delicate daughter, that hast trusted in thy treasures, and hast said(
=ho shall come to meM
.B(?% Behold 5 !ill bring a fear u#on thee, saith the 'ord God of hosts,
from all that are round about thee( and you shall be scattered e$ery one
out of one anotherDs sight, neither shall there be any to gather
together them that flee%
.B(A% )nd after!ards 5 !ill cause the ca#ti$es of the children of )mmon
to return, saith the 'ord%
.B(+% )gainst Edom% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5s !isdom no more in
ThemanM counsel is #erished from her children( their !isdom is become
un#rofitable%
.B(1% 7lee and turn your backs, go do!n into the dee# hole, ye
inhabitants of Dedan( for 5 ha$e brought the destruction of Esau u#on
him, the time of his $isitation%
.B(B% 5f gra#egatherers had come to thee, !ould they not ha$e left a
bunchM if thie$es in the night, they !ould ha$e taken !hat !as enough
for them%
.B(*-% But 5 ha$e made Esau bare, 5 ha$e re$ealed his secrets, and he
cannot be hid( his seed is laid !aste, and his brethren, and his
neighbours, and he shall not be%
.B(**% 'ea$e thy fatherless children( 5 !ill make them li$e( and thy
!ido!s shall ho#e in me%
.B(*,% 7or thus saith the 'ord( Behold they !hose judgment !as not to
drink of the cu#, shall certainly drink( and shalt thou come off as
innocentM thou shalt not come off as innocent, but drinking thou shalt
drink%
.B(*2% 7or 5 ha$e s!orn by myself, saith the 'ord, that Bosra shall
become a desolation, and a re#roach, and a desert, and a curse( and all
her cities shall be e$erlasting !astes%
.B(*.% 5 ha$e heard a rumour from the 'ord, and an ambassador is sent to
the nations( Gather yoursel$es together, and come against her, and let
us rise u# to battle%
.B(*?% 7or behold 5 ha$e made thee a little one among the nations,
des#icable among men%
.B(*A% Thy arrogancy hath decei$ed thee, and the #ride of thy heart( O
thou that d!ellest in the clefts of the rock, and endea$ourest to lay
hold on the height of the hill( but though thou shouldst make thy nest
as high as an eagle, 5 !ill bring thee do!n from thence, saith the 'ord%
.B(*+% )nd Edom shall be desolate( e$ery one that shall #ass by it,
shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all its #lagues%
.B(*1% )s 4odom !as o$erthro!n and Gomorrha, and the neighbours thereof,
saith the 'ord( there shall not a man d!ell there, and there shall no
son of man inhabit it%
.B(*B% Behold one shall come u# as a lion from the s!elling of the
9ordan, against the strong and beautiful( for 5 !ill make him run
suddenly u#on her( and !ho shall be the chosen one !hom 5 may a##oint
o$er herM for !ho is like to meM and !ho shall abide meM and !ho is that
she#herd that can !ithstand my countenanceM
.B(,-% Therefore hear ye the counsel of the 'ord, !hich he hath taken
concerning Edom( and his thoughts !hich he hath thought concerning the
inhabitants of Theman( surely the little ones of the flock shall cast
them do!n, of a truth they shall destroy them !ith their habitation%
.B(,*% The earth is mo$ed at the noise of their fall( the cry of their
$oice is heard in the Red 4ea%
.B(,,% Behold he shall come u# as an eagle, and fly( and he shall s#read
his !ings o$er Bosra( and in that day the heart of the $aliant ones of
Edom shall be as the heart of a !oman in labour%
.B(,2% )gainst Damascus% Emath is confounded and )r#had( for they ha$e
heard $ery bad tidings, they are troubled as in the sea( through care
they could not rest%
.B(,.% Damascus is undone, she is #ut to flight, trembling hath seiHed
on her( anguish and sorro!s ha$e taken her as a !oman in labour%
.B(,?% 8o! ha$e they forsaken the city of reno!n, the city of joyN
.B(,A% Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets( and all the
men of !ar shall be silent in that day, saith the 'ord of hosts%
.B(,+% )nd 5 !ill kindle a fire in the !all of Damascus, and it shall
de$our the strong holds of Benadad%
.B(,1% )gainst "edar and against the kingdoms of )sor, !hich
abuchodonosor king of Babylon destroyed% Thus saith the 'ord( )rise,
and go ye u# to "edar, and !aste the children of the east%
"edar and )sor%%% =ere #arts of )rabiaJ !hich !ith <oab, )mmon, Edom,
etc%, !ere all brought under the yoke of abuchodonosor%
.B(,B% They shall take their tents, and their flocks( and shall carry
off for themsel$es their curtains, and all their $essels, and their
camels( and they shall call fear u#on them round about%
.B(2-% 7lee ye, get a!ay s#eedily, sit in dee# holes, you that inhabit
)sor, saith the 'ord( for abuchodonosor king of Babylon hath taken
counsel against you, and hath concei$ed designs against you%
.B(2*% )rise, and go u# to a nation that is at ease, and that d!elleth
securely, saith the 'ord( they ha$e neither gates, nor bars( they d!ell
alone%
.B(2,% )nd their camels shall be for a s#oil and the multitude of their
cattle for a booty, and 5 !ill scatter into e$ery !ind them that ha$e
their hair cut round, and 5 !ill bring destruction u#on them from all
their confines, saith the 'ord%
.B(22% )nd )sor shall be a habitation for dragons, desolate for e$er( no
man shall abide there, nor son of man inhabit it%
.B(2.% The !ord of the 'ord that came to 9eremias the #ro#het against
Elam, in the beginning of the reign of 4edecias king of 9uda, saying(
Elam%%% ) #art of Persia%
.B(2?% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold 5 !ill break the bo! of
Elam, and their chief strength%
.B(2A% )nd 5 !ill bring u#on Elam the four !inds from the four Luarters
of hea$en( and 5 !ill scatter them into all these !inds( and there shall
be no nation, to !hich the fugiti$es of Elam shall not come%
.B(2+% )nd 5 !ill cause Elam to be afraid before their enemies, and in
the sight of them that seek their life( and 5 !ill bring e$il u#on them,
my fierce !rath, saith the 'ord( and 5 !ill send the s!ord after them,
till 5 consume them%
.B(21% )nd 5 !ill set my throne in Elam, and destroy kings and #rinces
from thence, saith the 'ord%
.B(2B% But in the latter days 5 !ill cause the ca#ti$es of Elam, to
return, saith the 'ord%
9eremias "ha#ter ?-
Babylon, !hich hath afflicted the 5sraelites, after their restoration,
shall be utterly destroyed%
?-(*% The !ord that the 'ord hath s#oken against Babylon, and against
the land of the "haldeans in the hand of 9eremias the #ro#het%
?-(,% Declare ye among the nations, and #ublish it, lift u# a standard(
#roclaim, and conceal it not( say( Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded,
<erodach is o$erthro!n, their gra$en things are confounded, their idols
are o$erthro!n%
Bel, etc%%% Bel and <erodach !ere !orshi##ed for gods by the men of
Babylon%
?-(2% 7or a nation is come u# against her out of the north, !hich shall
make her land desolate( and there shall be none to d!ell therein, from
man e$en to beast( yea they are remo$ed, and gone a!ay%
) nation, etc%%% @iH%, the <edes%
?-(.% 5n those days, and at that time, saith the 'ord, the children of
5srael shall come, they and the children of 9uda together( going and
!ee#ing they shall make haste, and shall seek the 'ord their God%
?-(?% They shall ask the !ay to 4ion, their faces are hither!ard% They
shall come, and shall be joined to the 'ord by an e$erlasting co$enant,
!hich shall ne$er be forgotten%
?-(A% <y #eo#le ha$e been a lost flock, their she#herds ha$e caused them
to go astray, and ha$e made them !ander in the mountains( they ha$e gone
from mountain to hill, they ha$e forgotten their resting #lace%
?-(+% )ll that found them, ha$e de$oured them( and their enemies said(
=e ha$e not sinned in so doing( because they ha$e sinned against the
'ord the beauty of justice, and against the 'ord the ho#e of their
fathers%
?-(1% Remo$e out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land
of the "haldeans( and be ye as kids at the head of the flock%
?-(B% 7or behold 5 raise u#, and !ill bring against Babylon an assembly
of great nations from the land of the north( and they shall be #re#ared
against her, and from thence she shall be taken( their arro!s, like
those of a mighty man, a destroyer, shall not return in $ain%
?-(*-% )nd "haldea shall be made a #rey( all that !aste her shall be
filled, saith the 'ord%
?-(**% Because you rejoice, and s#eak great things, #illaging my
inheritance( because you are s#read abroad as cal$es u#on the grass, and
ha$e bello!ed as bulls%
?-(*,% &our mother is confounded e>ceedingly, and she that bore you is
made e$en !ith the dust( behold she shall be the last among the nations,
a !ilderness un#assable, and dry%
?-(*2% Because of the !rath of the 'ord it shall not be inhabited, but
shall be !holly desolate( e$ery one that shall #ass by Babylon, shall be
astonished, and shall hiss at all her #lagues%
?-(*.% Pre#are yoursel$es against Babylon round about, all you that bend
the bo!( fight against her, s#are not arro!s( because she hath sinned
against the 'ord%
?-(*?% 4hout against her, she hath e$ery !here gi$en her hand, her
foundations are fallen, her !alls are thro!n do!n, for it is the
$engeance of the 'ord% Take $engeance u#on her( as she hath done, so do
to her%
?-(*A% Destroy the so!er out of Babylon, and him that holdeth the sickle
in the time of har$est( for fear of the s!ord of the do$e e$ery man
shall return to his #eo#le, and e$ery one shall flee to his o!n land%
The do$e%%% Or the destroyerJ for the 8ebre! !ord signifies either the
one or the other%
?-(*+% 5srael is a scattered flock, the lions ha$e dri$en him a!ay(
first the king of )ssyria de$oured him( and last this abuchodonosor
king of Babylon hath broken his bones%
?-(*1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( Behold
5 !ill $isit the king of Babylon and his land, as 5 ha$e $isited the
king of )ssyria%
?-(*B% )nd 5 !ill bring 5srael again to his habitation( and he shall
feed on "armel, and Bason, and his soul shall be satisfied in mount
E#hraim, and Galaad%
?-(,-% 5n those days, and at that time, saith the 'ord, the iniLuity of
5srael shall be sought for, and there shall be none( and the sin of
9uda, and there shall none be found( for 5 !ill be merciful to them,
!hom 5 shall lea$e%
?-(,*% Go u# against the land of the rulers, and #unish the inhabitants
thereof, !aste, and destroy all behind them, saith the 'ord( and do
according to all that 5 ha$e commanded thee%
?-(,,% ) noise of !ar in the land, and a great destruction%
?-(,2% 8o! is the hammer of the !hole earth broken, and destroyedN ho!
is Babylon turned into a desert among the nationsN
?-(,.% 5 ha$e caused thee to fall into a snare, and thou art taken, O
Babylon, and thou !ast not a!are of it( thou art found and caught,
because thou hast #ro$oked the 'ord%
?-(,?% The 'ord hath o#ened his armoury, and hath brought forth the
!ea#ons of his !rath( for the 'ord the God of hosts hath a !ork to be
done in the land of the "haldeans%
?-(,A% "ome ye against her from the uttermost borders( o#en that they
may go forth that shall tread her do!n( take the stones out of the !ay,
and make hea#s, and destroy her( and let nothing of her be left%
?-(,+% Destroy all her $aliant men, let them go do!n to the slaughter(
!oe to them, for their day is come, the time of their $isitation%
?-(,1% The $oice of them that flee, and of them that ha$e esca#ed out of
the land of Babylon( to declare in 4ion the re$enge of the 'ord our God,
the re$enge of his tem#le%
?-(,B% Declare to many against Babylon, to all that bend the bo!( stand
together against her round about, and let none esca#eJ #ay her according
to her !ork( according to all that she hath done, do ye to her( for she
hath lifted u# herself against the 'ord, against the 8oly One of 5srael%
?-(2-% Therefore shall her young men fall in her streets( and all her
men of !ar shall hold their #eace in that day, saith the 'ord%
?-(2*% Behold 5 come against thee, O #roud one, saith the 'ord the God
of hosts( for thy day is come, the time of thy $isitation%
?-(2,% )nd the #roud one shall fall, he shall fall do!n, and there shall
be none to lift him u#( and 5 !ill kindle a fire in his cities, and it
shall de$our all round about him%
?-(22% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( The children of 5srael, and the
children of 9uda are o##ressed together( all that ha$e taken them
ca#ti$es, hold them fast, they !ill not let them go%
?-(2.% Their redeemer is strong, the 'ord of hosts is his name( he !ill
defend their cause in judgment, to terrify the land, and to disLuiet the
inhabitants of Babylon%
?-(2?% ) s!ord is u#on the "haldeans, saith the 'ord, and u#on the
inhabitants of Babylon, and u#on her #rinces, and u#on her !ise men%
?-(2A% ) s!ord u#on her di$iners, and they shall be foolish( a s!ord
u#on her $aliant ones, and they shall be dismayed%
?-(2+% ) s!ord u#on their horses, and u#on their chariots, and u#on all
the #eo#le that are in the midst of her( and they shall become as !omen(
a s!ord u#on her treasures, and they shall be made a s#oil%
?-(21% ) drought u#on her !aters, and they shall be dried u#( because it
is a land of idols, and they glory in monstrous things%
?-(2B% Therefore shall dragons d!ell there !ith the fig fauns( and
ostriches shall d!ell therein, and it shall be no more inhabited for
e$er, neither shall it be built u# from generation to generation%
7ig fauns%%% <onsters of the desert, or demons in monstrous sha#es( such
as the ancients called fauns and satyrsJ and as they imagined them to
li$e u#on !ild figs, they called them fauni ficarii or fig fauns%
?-(.-% )s the 'ord o$erthre! 4odom and Gomorrha, and their neighbour
cities, saith the 'ord( no man shall d!ell there, neither shall the son
of man inhabit it%
?-(.*% Behold a #eo#le cometh from the north, and a great nation, and
many kings shall rise from the ends of the earth%
?-(.,% They shall take the bo! and the shield( they are cruel and
unmerciful( their $oice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride
u#on horses( like a man #re#ared for battle against thee, O daughter of
Babylon%
?-(.2% The king of Babylon hath heard the re#ort of them, and his hands
are gro!n feeble( anguish hath taken hold of him, #angs as a !oman in
labour%
?-(..% Behold he shall come u# like a lion from the s!elling of the
9ordan to the strong and beautiful( for 5 !ill make him run suddenly
u#on her( and !ho shall be the chosen one !hom 5 may a##oint o$er herM
for !ho is like to meM and !ho shall bear u# against meM and !ho is that
she#herd that can !ithstand my countenanceM
?-(.?% Therefore hear ye the counsel of the 'ord, !hich he hath taken
against Babylon( and his thoughts !hich he hath thought against the land
of the "haldeans( surely the little ones of the flocks shall #ull them
do!n, of a truth their habitation shall be destroyed !ith them%
?-(.A% )t the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is mo$ed, and the
cry is heard amongst the nations%
9eremias "ha#ter ?*
The miseries that shall fall u#on Babylon from the <edes( the
destruction of her idols%
?*(*% Thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill raise u# as it !ere a
#estilential !ind against Babylon and against the inhabitants thereof,
!ho ha$e lifted u# their heart against me%
?*(,% )nd 5 !ill send to Babylon fanners, and they shall fan her, and
shall destroy her land( for they are come u#on her on e$ery side in the
day of her affliction%
?*(2% 'et not him that bendeth, bend his bo!, and let not him go u# that
is armed !ith a coat of mail( s#are not her young men, destroy all her
army%
?*(.% )nd the slain shall fall in the land of the "haldeans, and the
!ounded in the regions thereof%
?*(?% 7or 5srael and 9uda ha$e not been forsaken by their God the 'ord
of hosts( but their land hath been filled !ith sin against the 8oly One
of 5srael%
?*(A% 7lee ye from the midst of Babylon, and let e$ery one sa$e his o!n
life( be not silent u#on her iniLuity( for it is the time of re$enge
from the 'ord, he !ill render unto her !hat she hath deser$ed%
?*(+% Babylon hath been a golden cu# in the hand of the 'ord, that made
all the earth drunk( the nations ha$e drunk of her !ine, and therefore
they ha$e staggered%
?*(1% Babylon is suddenly fallen, and destroyed( ho!l for her, take balm
for her #ain, if so she may be healed%
?*(B% =e !ould ha$e cured Babylon, but she is not healed( let us forsake
her, and let us go e$ery man to his o!n land( because her judgment hath
reached e$en to the hea$ens, and is lifted u# to the clouds%
?*(*-% The 'ord hath brought forth our justices( "ome, and let us
declare in 4ion the !ork of the 'ord our God%
?*(**% 4har#en the arro!s, fill the Lui$ers, the 'ord hath raised u# the
s#irit of the kings of the <edes( and his mind is against Babylon to
destroy it, because it is the $engeance of the 'ord, the $engeance of
his tem#le%
?*(*,% :#on the !alls of Babylon set u# the standard, strengthen the
!atch( set u# the !atchmen, #re#are the ambushes( for the 'ord hath both
#ur#osed, and done all that he s#oke against the inhabitants of Babylon%
?*(*2% O thou that d!ellest u#on many !aters, rich in treasures, thy end
is come for thy entire destruction%
?*(*.% The 'ord of hosts hath s!orn by himself, saying( 5 !ill fill thee
!ith men as !ith locusts, and they shall lift u# a joyful shout against
thee%
?*(*?% 8e that made the earth by his #o!er, that hath #re#ared the !orld
by his !isdom, and stretched out the hea$ens by his understanding%
?*(*A% =hen he uttereth his $oice the !aters are multi#lied in hea$en(
he lifteth u# the clouds from the ends of the earth, he hath turned
lightning into rain( and hath brought forth the !ind out of his
treasures%
?*(*+% E$ery man is become foolish by his kno!ledge( e$ery founder is
confounded by his idol, for !hat he hath cast is a lie, and there is no
breath in them%
?*(*1% They are $ain !orks, and !orthy to be laughed at, in the time of
their $isitation they shall #erish%
?*(*B% The #ortion of 9acob is not like them( for he that made all
things he it is, and 5srael is the sce#tre of his inheritance( the 'ord
of hosts is his name%
?*(,-% Thou dashest together for me the !ea#ons of !ar, and !ith thee 5
!ill dash nations together, and !ith thee 5 !ill destroy kingdoms(
?*(,*% )nd !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces the horse, and his rider,
and !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces the chariot, and him that getteth
u# into it(
?*(,,% )nd !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces man and !oman, and !ith thee
5 !ill break in #ieces the old man and the child, and !ith thee 5 !ill
break in #ieces the young man and the $irgin(
?*(,2% )nd !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces the she#herd and his flock,
and !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces the husbandman and his yoke of
o>en, and !ith thee 5 !ill break in #ieces ca#tains and rulers%
?*(,.% )nd 5 !ill render to Babylon, and to all the inhabitants of
"haldea all their e$il, that they ha$e done in 4ion, before your eyes,
saith the 'ord%
?*(,?% Behold 5 come against thee, thou destroying mountain, saith the
'ord, !hich corru#test the !hole earth( and 5 !ill stretch out my hand
u#on thee, and !ill roll thee do!n from the rocks, and !ill make thee a
burnt mountain%
?*(,A% )nd they shall not take of thee a stone for the corner, nor a
stone for foundations, but thou shalt be destroyed for e$er, saith the
'ord%
?*(,+% 4et ye u# a standard in the land( sound !ith the trum#et among
the nations( #re#are the nations against her( call together against her
the kings of )rarat, <enni, and )sceneH( number Ta#hsar against her,
bring the horse as the stinging locust%
?*(,1% Pre#are the nations against her, the kings of <edia, their
ca#tains, and all their rulers, and all the land of their dominion%
?*(,B% )nd the land shall be in a commotion, and shall be troubled( for
the design of the 'ord against Babylon shall a!ake, to make the land of
Babylon desert and uninhabitable%
?*(2-% The $aliant men of Babylon ha$e forborne to fight, they ha$e
d!elt in holds( their strength hath failed, and they are become as
!omen( her d!elling #laces are burnt, her bars are broken%
?*(2*% One running #ost shall meet another, and messenger shall meet
messenger( to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken from one
end to the other(
?*(2,% )nd that the fords are taken, and the marshes are burnt !ith
fire, and the men of !ar are affrighted%
?*(22% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael( The daughter
of Babylon is like a thrashingfloor, this is the time of her thrashing(
yet a little !hile, and the time of her har$est shall come%
?*(2.% abuchodonosor king of Babylon hath eaten me u#, he hath de$oured
me( he hath made me as an em#ty $essel( he hath s!allo!ed me u# like a
dragon, he hath filled his belly !ith my delicate meats, and he hath
cast me out%
?*(2?% The !rong done to me, and my flesh be u#on Babylon, saith the
habitation of 4ion( and my blood u#on the inhabitants of "haldea, saith
9erusalem%
?*(2A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 !ill judge thy cause, and
!ill take $engeance for thee, and 5 !ill make her sea desolate, 5 and
!ill dry u# her s#ring%
?*(2+% )nd Babylon shall be reduced to hea#s, a d!elling #lace for
dragons, an astonishment and a hissing, because there is no inhabitant%
?*(21% They shall roar together like lions, they shall shake their manes
like young lions%
?*(2B% 5n their heat 5 !ill set them drink( and 5 !ill make them drunk,
that they may slumber, and slee# an e$erlasting slee#, and a!ake no
more, saith the 'ord%
?*(.-% 5 !ill bring them do!n like lambs to the slaughter, and like rams
!ith kids%
?*(.*% 8o! is 4esach taken, and the reno!ned one of all the earth
sur#risedM 8o! is Babylon become an astonishment among the nationsM
?*(.,% The sea is come u# o$er Babylon( she is co$ered !ith the
multitude of the !a$es thereof%
?*(.2% 8er cities are become an astonishment, a land uninhabited and
desolate, a land !herein none can d!ell, nor son of man #ass through it%
?*(..% )nd 5 !ill $isit against Bel in Babylon, and 5 !ill bring forth
out of his mouth that !hich he had s!allo!ed do!n( and the nations shall
no more flo! together to him, for the !all also of Babylon shall fall%
?*(.?% Go out of the midst of her, my #eo#le( that e$ery man may sa$e
his life from the fierce !rath of the 'ord%
?*(.A% )nd lest your hearts faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall
be heard in the land( and a rumour shall come in one year, and after
this year another rumour( and iniLuity in the land, and ruler u#on
ruler%
?*(.+% Therefore behold the days come, and 5 !ill $isit the idols of
Babylon( and her !hole land shall be confounded, and all her slain shall
fall in the midst of her%
?*(.1% )nd the hea$ens and the earth, and all things that are in them
shall gi$e #raise for Babylon( for s#oilers shall come to her from the
north, saith the 'ord%
?*(.B% )nd as Babylon caused that there should fall slain in 5srael( so
of Babylon there shall fall slain in all the earth%
?*(?-% &ou that ha$e esca#ed the s!ord, come a!ay, stand not still(
remember the 'ord afar off, and let 9erusalem come into your mind%
?*(?*% =e are confounded, because !e ha$e heard re#roach( shame hath
co$ered our faces( because strangers are come u#on the sanctuaries of
the house of the 'ord%
?*(?,% Therefore behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill $isit
her gra$en things, and in all her land the !ounded shall groan(
?*(?2% 5f Babylon should mount u# to hea$en, and establish her strength
on high( from me there should come s#oilers u#on her, saith the 'ord%
?*(?.% The noise of a cry from Babylon, and great destruction from the
land of the "haldeans(
?*(??% Because the 'ord hath laid Babylon !aste, and destroyed out of
her the great $oice( and their !a$e shall roar like many !aters( their
$oice hath made a noise(
?*(?A% Because the s#oiler is come u#on her, that is, u#on Babylon, and
her $aliant men are taken, and their bo! is !eakened, because the 'ord,
!ho is a strong re$enger, !ill surely re#ay%
?*(?+% )nd 5 !ill make her #rinces drunk, and her !ise men, and her
ca#tains, and her rulers, and her $aliant men( and they shall slee# an
e$erlasting slee#, and shall a!ake no more, saith the king !hose name is
'ord of hosts%
?*(?1% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( That broad !all of Babylon shall be
utterly broken do!n, and her high gates shall be burnt !ith fire, and
the labours of the #eo#le shall come to nothing, and of the nations
shall go to the fire, and shall #erish%
?*(?B% The !ord that 9eremias the #ro#het commanded 4araias the son of
erias, the son of <aasias, !hen he !ent !ith king 4edecias to Babylon,
in the fourth year of his reign( no! 4araias !as chief o$er the
#ro#hecy%
?*(A-% )nd 9eremias !rote in one book all the e$il that !as to come u#on
Babylon( all these !ords that are !ritten against Babylon%
?*(A*% )nd 9eremias said to 4araias( =hen thou shalt come into Babylon,
and shalt see, and shalt read all these !ords,
?*(A,% Thou shalt say( O 'ord, thou hast s#oken against this #lace to
destroy it( so that there should be neither man nor beast to d!ell
therein, and that it should be desolate for e$er%
?*(A2% )nd !hen thou shalt ha$e made an end of reading this book, thou
shalt tie a stone to it, and shalt thro! it into the midst of the
Eu#hrates(
?*(A.% )nd thou shalt say( Thus shall Babylon sink, and she shall not
rise u# from the affliction that 5 !ill bring u#on her, and she shall be
utterly destroyed% Thus far are the !ords of 9eremias%
9eremias "ha#ter ?,
) reca#itulation of the reign of 4edecias, and the destruction of
9erusalem% The number of the ca#ti$es%
?,(*% 4edecias !as one and t!enty years old !hen he began to reign( and
he reigned ele$en years in 9erusalem( and the name of his mother !as
)mital, the daughter of 9eremias of 'obna%
?,(,% )nd he did that !hich !as e$il in the eyes of the 'ord, according
to all that 9oakim had done%
?,(2% 7or the !rath of the 'ord !as against 9erusalem, and against 9uda,
till he cast them out from his #resence( and 4edecias re$olted from the
king of Babylon%
?,(.% )nd it came to #ass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth
month, the tenth day of the month, that abuchodonosor the king of
Babylon came, he and all his army, against 9erusalem, and they besieged
it, and built forts against it round about%
?,(?% )nd the city !as besieged until the ele$enth year of king
4edecias%
?,(A% )nd in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a famine
o$er#o!ered the city( and there !as no food for the #eo#le of the land%
?,(+% )nd the city !as broken u#, and the men of !ar fled, and !ent out
of the city in the night by the !ay of the gate that is bet!een the t!o
!alls, and leadeth to the kingDs garden, Ethe "haldeans besieging the
city round about,G and they !ent by the !ay that leadeth to the
!ilderness%
?,(1% But the army of the "haldeans #ursued after the king( and they
o$ertook 4edecias in the desert !hich is near 9ericho( and all his
com#anions !ere scattered from him%
?,(B% )nd !hen they had taken the king, they carried him to the king of
Babylon to Reblatha, !hich is in the land of Emath( and he ga$e judgment
u#on him%
?,(*-% )nd the king of Babylon sle! the sons of 4edecias before his
eyes( and he sle! all the #rinces of 9uda in Reblatha%
?,(**% )nd he #ut out the eyes of 4edecias, and bound him !ith fetters,
and the king of Babylon brought him into Babylon, and he #ut him in
#rison till the day of his death%
?,(*,% )nd in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, the same is
the nineteenth year of abuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came abuHardan
the general of the army, !ho stood before the king of Babylon in
9erusalem%
?,(*2% )nd he burnt the house of the 'ord, and the kingDs house, and all
the houses of 9erusalem, and e$ery great house he burnt !ith fire%
?,(*.% )nd all the army of the "haldeans that !ere !ith the general
broke do!n all the !all of 9erusalem round about%
?,(*?% But abuHardan the general carried a!ay ca#ti$es some of the #oor
#eo#le, and of the rest of the common sort !ho remained in the city, and
of the fugiti$es that !ere fled o$er to the king of Babylon, and the
rest of the multitude%
?,(*A% But of the #oor of the land, abuHardan the general left some for
$inedressers, and for husbandmen%
?,(*+% The "haldeans also broke in #ieces the braHen #illars that !ere
in the house of the 'ord, and the bases, and the sea of brass that !as
in the house of the 'ord( and they carried all the brass of them to
Babylon%
?,(*1% )nd they took the caldrons, and the fleshhooks, and the
#salteries, and the bo!ls, and the little mortars, and all the braHen
$essels that had been used in the ministry( and
?,(*B% The general took a!ay the #itchers, and the censers, and the
#ots, and the basins, and the candlesticks, and the mortars, and the
cu#s( as many as !ere of gold, in gold( and as many as !ere of sil$er,
in sil$er(
?,(,-% )nd the t!o #illars, and one sea, and t!el$e o>en of brass that
!ere under the bases, !hich king 4olomon had made in the house of the
'ord( there !as no !eight of the brass of all these $essels%
?,(,*% )nd concerning the #illars, one #illar !as eighteen cubits high(
and a cord of t!el$e cubits com#assed it about( but the thickness
thereof !as four fingers, and it !as hollo! !ithin%
?,(,,% )nd cha#iters of brass !ere u#on both( and the height of one
cha#iter !as fi$e cubits( and net!ork, and #omegranates !ere u#on the
cha#iters round about, all of brass% The same of the second #illar, and
the #omegranates%
?,(,2% )nd there !ere ninety-si> #omegranates hanging do!n( and the
#omegranates being a hundred in all, !ere com#assed !ith net!ork%
?,(,.% )nd the general took 4araias the chief #riest, and 4o#honias the
second #riest, and the three kee#ers of the entry%
?,(,?% 8e also took out of the city one eunuch that !as chief o$er the
men of !ar( and se$en men of them that !ere near the kingDs #erson, that
!ere found in the city( and a scribe, an officer of the army !ho
e>ercised the young soldiers( and threescore men of the #eo#le of the
land, that !ere found in the midst of the city%
?,(,A% )nd abuHardan the general took them, and brought them to the
king of Babylon, to Reblatha%
?,(,+% )nd the king of Babylon struck them, and #ut them to death in
Reblatha, in the land of Emath( and 9uda !as carried a!ay ca#ti$e out of
his land%
?,(,1% This is the #eo#le !hom abuchodonosor carried a!ay ca#ti$e( in
the se$enth year, three thousand and t!enty-three 9e!s%
?,(,B% 5n the eighteenth year of abuchodonosor, eight hundred and
thirty-t!o souls from 9erusalem%
?,(2-% 5n the three and t!entieth year of abuchodonosor, abuHardan the
general carried a!ay of the 9e!s se$en hundred and forty fi$e souls% 4o
all the souls !ere four thousand si> hundred%
?,(2*% )nd it came to #ass in the se$en and thirtieth year of the
ca#ti$ity of 9oachin king of 9uda, in the t!elfth month, the fi$e and
t!entieth day of the month, that E$ilmerodach king of Babylon, in the
first year of his reign, lifted u# the head of 9oachin king of 9uda, and
brought him forth out of #rison%
?,(2,% )nd he s#oke kindly to him, and he set his throne abo$e the
thrones of the kings that !ere !ith him in Babylon%
?,(22% )nd he changed his #rison garments, and he ate bread before him
al!ays all the days of his life%
?,(2.% )nd for his diet a continual #ro$ision !as allo!ed him by the
king of Babylon, e$ery day a #ortion, until the day of his death, all
the days of his life%
T8E ')<ET)T5O4 O7 9ERE<5)4
5n these 9ERE<5)4 laments in a most #athetical manner the miseries of
his #eo#le, and the destruction of 9ER:4)'E< and the tem#le, in 8ebre!
$erses, beginning !ith different letters according to the order of the
8ebre! al#habet%
'amentations "ha#ter *
PRE7)"E( )nd it came to #ass, after 5srael !as carried into ca#ti$ity,
and 9erusalem !as desolate, that 9eremias the #ro#het sat !ee#ing, and
mourned !ith this lamentation o$er 9erusalem, and !ith a sorro!ful mind,
sighing and moaning, he said(
)nd it came to #ass, etc%%% This #reface !as not !ritten by 9eremias,
but !as added by the se$enty inter#reters, to gi$e the reader to
understand u#on !hat occasion the 'amentations !ere #ublished%
*(*% )le#h% 8o! doth the city sit solitary that !as full of #eo#leN ho!
is the mistress of the Gentiles become as a !ido!( the #rinces of
#ro$inces made tributaryN
*(,% Beth% =ee#ing, she hath !e#t in the night, and her tears are on her
cheeks( there is none to comfort her among all them that !ere dear to
her( all her friends ha$e des#ised her, and are become her enemies%
*(2% Ghimel% 9uda hath remo$ed her d!elling #lace, because of her
affliction, and the greatness of her bondageJ she hath d!elt among the
nations, and she hath found no restJ all her #ersecutors ha$e taken her
in the midst of straits%
*(.% Daleth% The !ays of 4ion mourn, because there are none that come to
the solemn feast( all her gates are broken do!nJ her #riests sighJ her
$irgins are in afflictionJ and she is o##ressed !ith bitterness% *(?%
8e% 8er ad$ersaries are become her lordsJ her enemies are enrichedJ
because the 'ord hath s#oken against her for the multitude of her
iniLuitiesJ her children are led into ca#ti$ity, before the face of the
o##ressor%
*(A% @au% )nd from the daughter of 4ion, all her beauty is de#artedJ her
#rinces are become like rams that find no #asturesJ and they are gone
a!ay !ithout strength before the face of the #ursuer%
*(+% Iain% 9erusalem hath remembered the days of her affliction, and
#re$arication of all her desirable things !hich she had from the days of
old, !hen her #eo#le fell in the enemyDs hand, and there !as no hel#erJ
the enemies ha$e seen her, and ha$e mocked at her sabbaths%
*(1% 8eth% 9erusalem hath grie$ously sinned, therefore is she become
unstableJ all that honoured her, ha$e des#ised her, because they ha$e
seen her shameJ but she sighed, and turned back!ard%
*(B% Teth% 8er filthiness is on her feet, and she hath not remembered
her endJ she is !onderfully cast do!n, not ha$ing a comforter( behold, O
'ord, my affliction, because the enemy is lifted u#%
*(*-% 9od% The enemy hath #ut out his hand to all her desirable things(
for she hath seen the Gentiles enter into her sanctuary, of !hom thou
ga$est commandment that they should not enter into thy church%
*(**% "a#h% )ll her #eo#le sigh, they seek bread( they ha$e gi$en all
their #recious things for food to relie$e the soul( see, - 'ord, and
consider, for 5 am become $ile% *(*,% 'amed% O all ye that #ass by the
!ay, attend, and see if there be any sorro! like to my sorro!( for he
hath made a $intage of me, as the 'ord s#oke in the day of his fierce
anger%
*(*2% <em% 7rom abo$e he hath sent fire into my bones, and hath
chastised me( he hath s#read a net for my feet, he hath turned me back(
he hath made me desolate, !asted !ith sorro! all the day long%
*(*.% un% The yoke of my iniLuities hath !atched( they are folded
together in his hand, and #ut u#on my neck( my strength is !eakened( the
'ord hath deli$ered me into a hand, out of !hich 5 am not able to rise%
*(*?% 4amech% The 'ord hath taken a!ay all my mighty men out of the
midst of me( he hath called against me the time, to destroy my chosen
men( the 'ord hath trodden the !ine#ress for the $irgin daughter of
9uda%
*(*A% )in% Therefore do 5 !ee#, and my eyes run do!n !ith !ater( because
the comforter, the relief of my soul, is far from me( my children are
desolate because the enemy hath #re$ailed%
*(*+% Phe% 4ion hath s#read forth her hands, there is none to comfort
her( the 'ord hath commanded against 9acob, his enemies are round about
him( 9erusalem is as a menstruous !oman among them%
*(*1% 4ade% The 'ord is just, for 5 ha$e #ro$oked his mouth to !rath(
hear, 5 #ray you, all ye #eo#le, and see my sorro!( my $irgins, and my
young men are gone into ca#ti$ity%
*(*B% "o#h% 5 called for my friends, but they decei$ed me( my #riests
and my ancients #ined a!ay in the city( !hile they sought their food, to
relie$e their souls%
*(,-% Res% Behold, - 'ord, for 5 am in distress, my bo!els are troubled(
my heart is turned !ithin me, for 5 am full of bitterness( abroad the
s!ord destroyeth and at home there is death alike%
*(,*% 4in% They ha$e heard that 5 sigh, and there is none to comfort me(
all my enemies ha$e heard of my e$il, they ha$e rejoiced that thou hast
done it( thou hast brought a day of consolation, and they shall be like
unto me%
*(,,% Thau% 'et all their e$il be #resent before thee( and make $intage
of them, as thou hast made $intage of me for all my iniLuities( for my
sighs are many, and my heart is sorro!ful%
'amentations "ha#ter ,
,(*% )le#h% 8o! hath the 'ord co$ered !ith obscurity the daughter of
4ion in his !rathN ho! hath he cast do!n from hea$en to the earth the
glorious one of 5srael, and hath not remembered his footstool in the day
of his anger%
,(,% Beth% The 'ord hath cast do!n headlong, and hath not s#ared, all
that !as beautiful in 9acob( he hath destroyed in his !rath the strong
holds of the $irgin of 9uda, and brought them do!n to the ground( he
hath made the kingdom unclean, and the #rinces thereof%
,(2% Ghimel% 8e hath broken in his fierce anger all the horn of 5srael(
he hath dra!n back his right hand from before the enemy( and he hath
kindled in 9acob as it !ere a flaming fire de$ouring round about%
,(.% Daleth% 8e hath bent his bo! as an enemy, he hath fi>ed his right
hand as an ad$ersary( and he hath killed all that !as fair to behold in
the tabernacle of the daughter of 4ion, he hath #oured out his
indignation like fire%
,(?% 8e% The 'ord is become as an enemy( he hath cast do!n 5srael
headlong, he hath o$erthro!n all the !alls thereof( he hath destroyed
his strong holds, and hath multi#lied in the danghter of 9uda the
afflicted, both men and !omen%
,(A% @au% )nd he hath destroyed his tent as a garden, he hath thro!n
do!n his tabernacle( the 'ord hath caused feasts and sabbaths to be
forgotten in 4ion( and hath deli$ered u# king and #riest to re#roach,
and to the indignation of his !rath%
,(+% Iain% The 'ord hath cast off his altar, he hath cursed his
sanctuary( he hath deli$ered the !alls of the to!ers thereof into the
hand of the enemy( they ha$e made a noise in the house of the 'ord, as
in the day of a solemn feast%
8e hath cursed his sanctuary%%% That is, he #ermitted his sanctuary to
be destroyed, as if it had not been consecrated, but e>ecrable%
,(1% 8eth% The 'ord hath #ur#osed to destroy the !all of the daughter of
4ion( he hath stretched out his line, and hath not !ithdra!n his hand
from destroying( and the bul!ark hath mourned, and the !all hath been
destroyed together%
,(B% Teth% 8er gates are sunk into the ground( he hath destroyed, and
broken her bars( her king and her #rinces are among the Gentiles( the
la! is no more, and her #ro#hets ha$e found no $ision from the 'ord%
,(*-% 9od% The ancients of the daughter of 4ion sit u#on the ground,
they ha$e held their #eace( they ha$e s#rinkled their heads !ith dust,
they are girdcd !ith haircloth, the $irgins of 9erusalem hang do!n their
heads to the ground%
,(**% "a#h% <y eyes ha$e failed !ith !ee#ing, my bo!els are troubled( my
li$er is #oured out u#on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter
of my #eo#le, !hen the children, and the sucklings, fainted a!ay in the
streets of the city%
,(*,% 'amed% They said to their mothers( =here is corn and !ineM !hen
they fainted a!ay as the !ounded in the streets of the city( !hen they
breathed out their souls in the bosoms of their mothers%
,(*2% <em% To !hat shall 5 com#are theeM or to !hat shall 5 liken thee,
O daughter of 9erusalemM to !hat shall 5 eLual thee, that 5 may comfort
thee, O $irgin daughter of 4ionM for great as the sea is thy
destruction( !ho shall heal theeM
,(*.% un% Thy #ro#hets ha$e seen false and foolish things for thee( and
they ha$e not laid o#en thy iniLuity, to e>cite thee to #enance( but
they ha$e seen for thee false re$elations and banishments%
,(*?% 4amech% )ll they that #assed by the !ay ha$e cla##ed their hands
at thee( they ha$e hissed, and !agged their heads at the daughter of
9erusalem, saying( 5s this the city of #erfect beauty, the joy of all
the earthM
,(*A% Phe% )ll thy enemies ha$e o#ened their month against thee( they
ha$e hissed, and gnashed !ith the teeth, and ha$e said( =e !ill s!allo!
her u#( lo, this is the day !hich !e looked for( !e ha$e found it, !e
ha$e seen it%
,(*+% )in% The 'ord hath done that !hich he #ur#osed, he hath fulfilled
his !ord, !hich he commanded in the days of old( he hath destroyed, and
hath not s#ared, and he hath caused the enemy to rejoice o$er thee, and
hath set u# the horn of thy ad$ersaries%
,(*1% 4ade% Their heart cried to the 'ord u#on the !alls of the daughter
of 4ion( 'et tears run do!n like a torrent day and night( gi$e thyself
no rest, and let not the a##le of thy eye cease%
,(*B% "o#h% )rise, gi$e #raise in the night, in the beginning of the
!atches( #our out thy heart like !ater, before the face of the 'ord(
lift u# thy hands to him for the life of thy little children, that ha$e
fainted for hunger at the to# of all the streets%
,(,-% Res% Behold, O 'ord, and consider !hom thou hast thus dealt !ith(
shall !omen then eat their o!n fruit, their children of a s#an longM
shall the #riest and the #ro#het be slain in the sanctuary of the 'ordM
,(,*% 4in% The child and the old man lie !ithout on the ground( my
$irgins and my young men are fallen by the s!ord( thou hast slain them
in the day of thy !rath( thou hast killed, and she!n them no #ity%
,(,,% Thau% Thou hast called as to a festi$al, those that should terrify
me round about, and there !as none in the day of the !rath of the 'ord
that esca#ed and !as left( those that 5 brought u#, and nourished, my
enemy hath consumed them%
'amentations "ha#ter 2
2(*% )le#h% 5 am the man that see my #o$erty by the rod of his
indignation%
2(,% )le#h% 8e hath led me, and brought me into darkness, and not into
light% 2(2% )le#h% Only against me he hath turned, and turned again his
hand all the day%
2(.% Beth% <y skin and my flesh he hath made old, he hath broken my
bones%
2(?% Beth% 8e hath built round about me, and he hath com#assed me !ith
gall, and labour%
2(A% Beth% 8e hath set me in dark #laces as those that are dead for
e$er%
2(+% Ghimel% 8e hath built against me round about, that 5 may not get
out( he hath made my fetters hea$y%
2(1% Ghimel% &ea, and !hen 5 cry, and entreat, he hath shut out my
#rayer%
2(B% Ghimel% 8e hath shut u# my !ays !ith sLuare stones, he hath turned
my #aths u#side do!n%
2(*-% Daleth% 8e is become to me as a bear lying in !ait( as a lion in
secret #laces%
2(**% Daleth% 8e hath turned aside my #aths, and hath broken me in
#ieces, he hath made me desolate%
2(*,% Daleth% 8e hath bent his bo!, and set me as a mark for his arro!s%
2(*2% 8e% 8e hath shot into my reins the daughters of his Lui$er%
2(*.% 8e% 5 am made a derision to all my #eo#le, their song all the day
long%
2(*?% 8e% 8e hath filled me !ith bitterness, he hath inebriated me !ith
!orm!ood%
2(*A% @au% )nd he hath broken my teeth one by one, he hath fed me !ith
ashes%
2(*+% @au% )nd my soul is remo$ed far off from #eace, 5 ha$e forgotten
good things%
2(*1% @au% )nd 5 said( <y end and my ho#e is #erished from the 'ord%
2(*B% Iain% Remember my #o$erty, and transgression, the !orm!ood and the
gall%
2(,-% Iain% 5 !ill be mindful and remember, and my soul shall languish
!ithin me%
2(,*% Iain% These things 5 shall think o$er in my heart, therefore !ill
5 ho#e%
2(,,% 8eth% The mercies of the 'ord that !e are not consumed( because
his commiserations ha$e not failed%
2(,2% 8eth% They are ne! e$ery morning, great is thy faithfulness%
2(,.% 8eth% The 'ord is my #ortion, said my soul( therefore !ill 5 !ait
for him%
2(,?% Teth% The 'ord is good to them that ho#e in him, to the soul that
seeketh him%
2(,A% Teth% 5t is good to !ait !ith silence for the sal$ation of God%
2(,+% Teth% 5t is good for a man, !hen he hath borne the yoke from his
youth%
2(,1% 9od% 8e shall sit solitary, and hold his #eace( because he hath
taken it u# u#on himself%
2(,B% 9od% 8e shall #ut his mouth in the dust, if so be there may be
ho#e%
2(2-% 9od% 8e shall gi$e his cheek to him that striketh him, he shall be
filled !ith re#roaches%
2(2*% "a#h% 7or the 'ord !ill not cast off for e$er%
2(2,% "a#h% 7or if he hath cast off, he !ill also ha$e mercy, according
to the multitude of his mercies%
2(22% "a#h% 7or he hath not !illingly afflicted, nor cast off the
children of men%
2(2.% 'amed% To crush under his feet all the #risoners of the land,
2(2?% 'amed% To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the
most 8igh,
2(2A% 'amed% To destroy a man !rongfully in his judgment, the 'ord hath
not a##ro$ed%
2(2+% <em% =ho is he that hath commanded a thing to be done, !hen the
'ord commandeth it notM
2(21% <em% 4hall not both e$il and good #roceed out of the mouth of the
8ighestM
2(2B% <em% =hy hath a li$ing man murmured, man suffering for his sinsM
2(.-% un% 'et us search our !ays, and seek, and return to the 'ord%
2(.*% un% 'et us lift u# our hearts !ith our hands to the 'ord in the
hea$ens%
2(.,% un% =e ha$e done !ickedly, and #ro$oked thee to !rath( therefore
thou art ine>orable%
2(.2% 4amech% Thou hast co$ered in thy !rath, and hast struck us( thou
hast killed and hast not s#ared%
2(..% 4amech% Thou hast set a cloud before thee, that our #rayer may not
#ass through%
2(.?% 4amech% Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst
of the #eo#le%
2(.A% Phe% )ll our enemies ha$e o#ened their mouths against us%
2(.+% Phe% Pro#hecy is become to us a fear, and a snare, and
destruction%
2(.1% Phe% <y eye hath run do!n !ith streams of !ater, for the
destruction of the daughter of my #eo#le%
2(.B% )in% <y eye is afflicted, and hath not been Luiet, because there
!as no rest(
2(?-% )in% Till the 'ord regarded and looked do!n from the hea$ens%
2(?*% )in% <y eye hath !asted my soul because of all the daughters of my
city%
2(?,% 4ade% <y enemies ha$e chased me and caught me like a bird, !ithout
cause%
2(?2% 4ade% <y life is fallen into the #it, and they ha$e laid a stone
o$er me%
2(?.% 4ade% =aters ha$e flo!ed o$er my head( 5 said( 5 am cut off%
2(??% "o#h% 5 ha$e called u#on thy name, O 'ord, from the lo!est #it%
2(?A% "o#h% Thou hast heard my $oice( turn not a!ay thy ear from my
sighs, and cries%
2(?+% "o#h% Thou dre!est near in the day, !hen 5 called u#on thee, thou
saidst( 7ear not%
2(?1% Res% Thou hast judged, O 'ord, the cause of my soul, thou the
Redeemer of my life%
2(?B% Res% Thou hast seen, O 'ord, their iniLuity against me( judge thou
my judgment%
2(A-% Res% Thou hast seen all their fury, and all their thoughts against
me%
2(A*% 4in% Thou hast heard their re#roach, O 'ord, all their
imaginations against me%
2(A,% 4in% The li#s of them that rise u# against me( and their de$ices
against me all the day%
2(A2% 4in% Behold their sitting do!n, and their rising u#, 5 am their
song%
2(A.% Thau% Thou shalt render them a recom#ense, O 'ord, according to
the !orks of their hands%
2(A?% Thau% Thou shalt gi$e them a buckler of heart, thy labour%
2(AA% Thau% Thou shalt #ersecute them in anger, and shalt destroy them
from under the hea$ens, O 'ord%
'amentations "ha#ter .
.(*% )le#h% 8o! is the gold become dim, the finest colour is changed,
the stones of the sanctuary are scattered in the to# of e$ery streetM
.(,% Beth% The noble sons of 4ion, and they that !ere clothed !ith the
best gold( ho! are they esteemed as earthen $essels, the !ork of the
#otterDs handsM
.(2% Ghimel% E$en the sea monsters ha$e dra!n out the breast, they ha$e
gi$en suck to their young( the daughter of my #eo#le is cruel, like the
ostrich in the desert%
.(.% Daleth% The tongue of the sucking child hath stuck to the roof of
his mouth for thirst( the little ones ha$e asked for bread, and there
!as none to break it unto them%
.(?% 8e% They that !ere fed delicately ha$e died in the streets( they
that !ere brought u# in scarlet ha$e embraced the dung%
.(A% @au% )nd the iniLuity of the daughter of my #eo#le is made greater
than the sin of 4odom, !hich !as o$erthro!n in a moment, and hands took
nothing in her%
.(+% Iain% 8er aHarites !ere !hiter than sno!, #urer than milk, more
ruddy than the old i$ory, fairer than the sa##hire%
.(1% 8eth% Their face is no! made blacker than coals, and they are not
kno!n in the streets( their skin hath stuck to their bones, it is
!ithered, and is become like !ood%
.(B% Teth% 5t !as better !ith them that !ere slain by the s!ord, than
!ith them that died !ith hunger( for these #ined a!ay being consumed for
!ant of the fruits of the earth%
.(*-% 9od% The hands of the #itiful !omen ha$e sodden their o!n
children( they !ere their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my
#eo#le%
.(**% "a#h% The 'ord hath accom#lished his !rath, he hath #oured out his
fierce anger( and he hath kindled a fire in 4ion, and it hath de$oured
the foundations thereof%
.(*,% 'amed% The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the
!orld !ould not ha$e belie$ed, that the ad$ersary and the enemy should
enter in by the gates of 9erusalem%
.(*2% <em% 7or the sins of her #ro#hets, and the iniLuities of her
#riests, that ha$e shed the blood of the just in the midst of her%
.(*.% un% They ha$e !andered as blind men in the streets, they !ere
defiled !ith blood( and !hen they could not hel# !alking in it, they
held u# their skirts%
.(*?% 4amech% De#art you that are defiled, they cried out to them(
De#art, get ye hence, touch not( for they Luarrelled, and being remo$ed,
they said among the Gentiles( 8e !ill no more d!ell among them%
.(*A% Phe% The face of the 'ord hath di$ided them, he !ill no more
regard them( they res#ected not the #ersons of the #riests, neither had
they #ity on the ancient%
.(*+% )in% =hile !e !ere yet standing, our eyes failed, e>#ecting hel#
for us in $ain, !hen !e looked attenti$ely to!ards a nation that !as not
able to sa$e%
.(*1% 4ade% Our ste#s ha$e sli##ed in the !ay of our streets, our end
dra!eth near( our days are fulfilled, for our end is come%
.(*B% "o#h% Our #ersecutors !ere s!ifter than the eagles of the air(
they #ursued us u#on the mountains, they lay in !ait for us in the
!ilderness%
.(,-% Res% The breath of our mouth, "hrist the 'ord, is taken in our
sins( to !hom !e said( :nder thy shado! !e shall li$e among the
Gentiles%
"hrist, etc%%% This, according to the letter, is s#oken of their king,
!ho is called the "hrist, that is, the )nointed of the 'ord% But it also
relates, in the s#iritual sense, to "hrist our 'ord, suffering for our
sins%
.(,*% 4in% Rejoice, and be glad, O daughter of Edom, that d!ellest in
the land of 8us( to thee also shall the cu# come, thou shalt be made
drunk, and naked%
.(,,% Thau% Thy iniLuity is accom#lished, O daughter of 4ion, he !ill no
more carry thee a!ay into ca#ti$ity( he hath $isited thy iniLuity, O
daughter of Edom, he hath disco$ered thy sins%
T8E PR)&ER O7 9ERE<5)4 T8E PROP8ET
'amentations "ha#ter ?
?(*% Remember, O 'ord, !hat is come u#on us( consider and behold our
re#roach%
?(,% Our inheritance is turned to aliens( our houses to strangers%
?(2% =e are become or#hans !ithout a father( our mothers are as !ido!s%
?(.% =e ha$e drunk our !ater for money( !e ha$e bought our !ood%
?(A% =e !ere dragged by the necks, !e !ere !eary and no rest !as gi$en
us%
?(A% =e ha$e gi$en our hand to Egy#t, and to the )ssyrians, that !e
might be satisfied !ith bread%
?(+% Our fathers ha$e sinned, and are not( and !e ha$e borne their
iniLuities%
?(1% 4er$ants ha$e ruled o$er us( there !as none to redeem us out of
their hand%
?(B% =e fetched our bread at the #eril of our li$es, because of the
s!ord in the desert%
?(*-% Our skin !as burnt as an o$en, by reason of the $iolence of the
famine%
?(**% They o##ressed the !omen in 4ion, and the $irgins in the cities of
9uda%
?(*,% The #rinces !ere hanged u# by their hand( they did not res#ect the
#ersons of the ancients%
?(*2% They abused the young men indecently( and the children fell under
the !ood%
?(*.% The ancients ha$e ceased from the gates( the young men from the
choir of the singers%
?(*?% The joy of our heart is ceased, our dancing is turned into
mourning%
?(*A% The cro!n is fallen from our head( !oe to us, because !e ha$e
sinned%
?(*+% Therefore is our heart sorro!ful, therefore are our eyes become
dim%
?(*1% 7or mount 4ion, because it is destroyed, fo>es ha$e !alked u#on
it%
?(*B% But thou, O 'ord, shalt remain for e$er, thy throne from
generation to generation%
?(,-% =hy !ilt thou forget us for e$erM !hy !ilt thou forsake us for a
long timeM
?(,*% "on$ert us, O 'ord, to thee, and !e shall be con$erted( rene! our
days, as from the beginning%
?(,,% But thou hast utterly rejected us, thou art e>ceedingly angry !ith
us%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 B)R:"8
B)R:"8 !as a man of noble e>traction, and learned in the la!, secretary
and disci#le to the #ro#het 9ERE<5)4, and a sharer in his labours and
#ersecutions( !hich is the reason !hy the ancient fathers ha$e
considered this book as a #art of the #ro#hecy of 9ERE<5)4, and ha$e
usually Luoted it under his name%
Baruch "ha#ter *
The 9e!s of Babylon send the book of Baruch !ith money to 9erusalem,
reLuesting their brethren there to offer sacrifice, and to #ray for the
king and for them, ackno!ledging their manifold sins%
*(*% )nd these are the !ords of the book, !hich Baruch the son of
erias, the son of <aasias, the son of 4edecias, the son of 4edei, the
son 8elcias, !rote in Babylonia%
*(,% 5n the fifth year, in the se$enth day of the month, at the time
that the "haldeans took 9erusalem, and burnt it !ith fire%
*(2% )nd Baruch read the !ords of this book in the hearing of 9echonias
the son of 9oakim king of 9uda, and in the hearing of all the #eo#le
that came to hear the book%
*(.% )nd in the hearing of the nobles, the sons of the kings, and in the
hearing of the ancients, and in the hearing of the #eo#le, from the
least e$en to the greatest of them that d!elt in Babylonia, by the ri$er
4edi%
*(?% )nd !hen they heard it they !e#t, and fasted, and #rayed before the
'ord%
*(A% )nd they made a collection of money according to e$ery manDs #o!er%
*(+% )nd they sent it to 9erusalem to 9oakim the #riest, the son of
8elcias, the son of 4alom, and to the #riests, and to all the #eo#le,
that !ere found !ith him in 9erusalem(
*(1% )t the time !hen he recei$ed the $essels of the tem#le of the 'ord,
!hich had been taken a!ay out of the tem#le, to return them into the
land of 9uda the tenth day of the month 4i$an, the sil$er $essels, !hich
4edecias the son of 9osias king of 9uda had made,
*(B% )fter that abuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried a!ay
9echonias, and the #rinces, and all the #o!erful men, and the #eo#le of
the land from 9erusalem, and brought them bound to Babylon%
*(*-% )nd they said( Behold !e ha$e sent you money, buy !ith it
holocausts, and frankincense, and make meat offerings, and offerings for
sin at the altar of the 'ord our God(
*(**% )nd #ray ye for the life of abuchodonosor the king of Babylon,
and for the life of Balthasar his son, that their days may be u#on earth
as the days of hea$en(
*(*,% )nd that the 'ord may gi$e us strength, and enlighten our eyes,
that !e may li$e under the shado! of abuchodonosor the king of Babylon,
and under the shado! of Balthasar his son, and may ser$e them many days,
and may find fa$our in their sight%
*(*2% )nd #ray ye for us to the 'ord our God( for !e ha$e sinned against
the 'ord our God, and his !rath is not turned a!ay from us e$en to this
day%
*(*.% )nd read ye this book, !hich !e ha$e sent to you to be read in the
tem#le of the 'ord, on feasts, and #ro#er days%
*(*?% )nd you shall say( To the 'ord our God belongeth justice, but to
us confusion of our face( as it is come to #ass at this day to all 9uda,
and to the inhabitants of 9erusalem,
*(*A% To our kings, and to our #rinces, and to our #riests, and to our
#ro#hets, and to our fathers%
*(*+% =e ha$e sinned before the 'ord our God, and ha$e not belie$ed him,
nor #ut our trust in him(
*(*1% )nd !e !ere not obedient to him, and !e ha$e not hearkened to the
$oice of the 'ord our God, to !alk in his commandments !hich he hath
gi$en us%
*(*B% 7rom the day that he brought our fathers out of the land of Egy#t,
e$en to this day, !e !ere disobedient to the 'ord our God( and going
astray !e turned a!ay from hearing his $oice%
*(,-% )nd many e$ils ha$e clea$ed to us, and the curses !hich the 'ord
foretold by <oses his ser$ant( !ho brought our fathers out of the land
of Egy#t, to gi$e us a land flo!ing !ith milk and honey, as at this day%
*(,*% )nd !e ha$e not hearkened to the $oice of the 'ord our God
according to all the !ords of the #ro#hets !hom he sent to us(
*(,,% )nd !e ha$e gone a!ay e$ery man after the inclinations of his o!n
!icked heart, to ser$e strange gods, and to do e$il in the sight of the
'ord our God%
Baruch "ha#ter ,
) further confession of the sins of the #eo#le, and of the justice of
God%
,(*% =herefore the 'ord our God hath made good his !ord, that he s#oke
to us, and to our judges that ha$e judged 5srael, and to our kings, and
to our #rinces, and to all 5srael and 9uda(
,(,% That the 'ord !ould bring u#on us great e$ils, such as ne$er
ha##ened under hea$en, as they ha$e come to #ass in 9erusalem, according
to the things that are !ritten in the la! of <oses(
,(2% That a man should eat the flesh of his o!n son, and the flesh of
his o!n daughter%
,(.% )nd he hath deli$ered them u# to be under the hand of all the kings
that are round about us, to be a re#roach, and desolation among all the
#eo#le, among !hom the 'ord hath scattered us%
,(?% )nd !e are brought under, and are not u##ermost( because !e ha$e
sinned against the 'ord our God, by not obeying his $oice%
,(A% To the 'ord our God belongeth justice( but to us, and to our
fathers confusion of face, as at this day%
,(+% 7or the 'ord hath #ronounced against us all these e$ils that are
come u#on us(
,(1% )nd !e ha$e not entreated the face of the 'ord our God, that !e
might return e$ery one of us from our most !icked !ays%
,(B% )nd the 'ord hath !atched o$er us for e$il, and hath brought it
u#on us( for the 'ord is just in all his !orks !hich he hath commanded
us(
,(*-% )nd !e ha$e not hearkened to his $oice to !alk in the commandments
of the 'ord !hich he hath set before us%
,(**% )nd no!, O 'ord God of 5srael, !ho hast brought thy #eo#le out of
the land of Egy#t !ith a strong hand, and !ith signs, and !ith !onders,
and !ith thy great #o!er, and !ith a mighty arm, and hast made thee a
name as at this day,
,(*,% =e ha$e sinned, !e ha$e done !ickedly, !e ha$e acted unjustly, O
'ord our God, against all thy justices%
,(*2% 'et thy !rath be turned a!ay from us( for !e are left a fe! among
the nations !here thou hast scattered us%
,(*.% 8ear, O 'ord, our #rayers, and our #etitions, and deli$er us for
thy o!n sake( and grant that !e may find fa$our in the sight of them
that ha$e led us a!ay(
,(*?% That all the earth may kno! that thou art the 'ord our God, and
that thy name is called u#on 5srael, and u#on his #osterity%
,(*A% 'ook do!n u#on us, O 'ord, from thy holy house, and incline thy
ear, and hear us%
,(*+% O#en thy eyes, and behold( for the dead that are in hell, !hose
s#irit is taken a!ay from their bo!els, shall not gi$e glory and justice
to the 'ord(
9ustice, etc%%% They that are in hell shall not gi$e justice to GodJ
that is, they shall not ackno!ledge and glorify his justice as #enitent
sinners do u#on earth%
,(*1% But the soul that is sorro!ful for the greatness of e$il she hath
done, and goeth bo!ed do!n, and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the
hungry soul gi$eth glory and justice to thee the 'ord%
,(*B% 7or it is not for the justices of our fathers that !e #our out our
#rayers, and beg mercy in thy sight, O 'ord our God(
,(,-% But because thou hast sent out thy !rath, and thy indignation u#on
us, as thou hast s#oken by the hand of thy ser$ants the #ro#hets,
saying(
,(,*% Thus saith the 'ord( Bo! do!n your shoulder, and your neck, and
ser$e the king of Babylon( and you shall remain in the land !hich 5 ha$e
gi$en to your fathers%
,(,,% But if you !ill not hearken to the $oice of the 'ord your God, to
ser$e the king of Babylon( 5 !ill cause you to de#art out of the cities
of 9uda, and from !ithout 9erusalem%
,(,2% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay from you the $oice of mirth, and the $oice of
joy, and the $oice of the bridegroom, and the $oice of the bride, and
all the land shall be !ithout any footste# of inhabitants%
,(,.% )nd they hearkened not to thy $oice, to ser$e the king of Babylon(
and thou hast made good thy !ords, !hich thou s#okest by the hands of
thy ser$ants the #ro#hets, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of
our fathers should be remo$ed out of their #lace(
,(,?% )nd behold they are cast out to the heat of the sun, and to the
frost of the night( and they ha$e died in grie$ous #ains, by famine, and
by the s!ord, and in banishment%
,(,A% )nd thou hast made the tem#le, in !hich thy name !as called u#on,
as it is at this day, for the iniLuity of the house of 5srael, and the
house of 9uda%
,(,+% )nd thou hast dealt !ith us, O 'ord our God, according to all thy
goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine(
,(,1% )s thou s#okest by the hand of thy ser$ant <oses, in the day !hen
thou didst command him to !rite thy la! before the children of 5srael,
,(,B% 4aying( 5f you !ill not hear my $oice, this great multitude shall
be turned into a $ery small number among the nations, !here 5 !ill
scatter them(
,(2-% 7or 5 kno! that the #eo#le !ill not hear me, for they are a #eo#le
of a stiff neck( but they shall turn to their heart in the land of their
ca#ti$ity(
,(2*% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord their God( and 5 !ill gi$e
them a heart, and they shall understand( and ears, and they shall hear%
,(2,% )nd they shall #raise me in the land of their ca#ti$ity, and shall
be mindful of my name%
,(22% )nd they shall turn a!ay themsel$es from their stiff neck, and
from their !icked deeds( for they shall remember the !ay of their
fathers, that sinned against me%
,(2.% )nd 5 !ill bring them back again into the land !hich 5 #romised
!ith an oath to their fathers, )braham, 5saac, and 9acob, and they shall
be masters thereof( and 5 !ill multi#ly them, and they shall not be
diminished%
,(2?% )nd 5 !ill make !ith them another co$enant that shall be
e$erlasting, to be their God, and they shall be my #eo#le( and 5 !ill no
more remo$e my #eo#le, the children of 5srael, out of the land that 5
ha$e gi$en them%
Baruch "ha#ter 2
They #ray for mercy, ackno!ledging that they are justly #unished for
forsaking true !isdom% ) #ro#hecy of "hrist%
2(*% )nd no!, O 'ord )lmighty, the God of 5srael, the soul in anguish,
and the troubled s#irit crieth to thee(
2(,% 8ear, O 'ord, and ha$e mercy, for thou art a merciful God, and ha$e
#ity on us( for !e ha$e sinned before thee%
2(2% 7or thou remainest for e$er, and shall !e #erish e$erlastinglyM
2(.% O 'ord )lmighty, the God of 5srael, hear no! the #rayer of the dead
of 5srael, and of their children, that ha$e sinned before thee, and ha$e
not hearkened to the $oice of the 'ord their God, !herefore e$ils ha$e
clea$ed fast to us%
2(?% Remember not the iniLuities of our fathers, but think u#on thy
hand, and u#on thy name at this time(
2(A% 7or thou art the 'ord our God, and !e !ill #raise thee, O 'ord(
2(+% Because for this end thou hast #ut thy fear in our hearts, to the
intent that !e should call u#on thy name, and #raise thee in our
ca#ti$ity, for !e are con$erted from the iniLuity of our fathers, !ho
sinned before thee%
2(1% )nd behold !e are at this day in our ca#ti$ity, !hereby thou hast
scattered us to be a re#roach, and a curse, and an offence, according to
all the iniLuities of our fathers, !ho de#arted from thee, O 'ord our
God%
2(B% 8ear, O 5srael, the commandments of life( gi$e ear, that thou mayst
learn !isdom%
2(*-% 8o! ha##eneth it, O 5srael, that thou art in thy enemiesD landM
2(**% Thou art gro!n old in a strange country, thou art defiled !ith the
dead( thou art counted !ith them that go do!n into hell%
2(*,% Thou hast forsaken the fountain of !isdom(
2(*2% 7or if thou hadst !alked in the !ay of God, thou hadst surely
d!elt in #eace for e$er%
2(*.% 'earn !here is !isdom, !here is strength, !here is understanding(
that thou mayst kno! also !here is length of days and life, !here is the
light of the eyes, and #eace%
2(*?% =ho hath found out her #laceM and !ho hath gone in to her
treasuresM
2(*A% =here are the #rinces of the nations, and they that rule o$er the
beasts that are u#on the earthM
2(*+% That take their di$ersion !ith the birds of the air%
2(*1% That hoard u# sil$er and gold, !herein men trust, and there is no
end of their gettingM !ho !ork in sil$er and are solicitous, and their
!orks are unsearchable%
2(*B% They are cut off, and are gone do!n to hell, and others are risen
u# in their #lace%
2(,-% &oung men ha$e seen the light, and d!elt u#on the earth( but the
!ay of kno!ledge they ha$e not kno!n,
2(,*% or ha$e they understood the #aths thereof, neither ha$e their
children recei$ed it, it is far from their face%
2(,,% 5t hath not been heard of in the land of "hanaan, neither hath it
been seen in Theman%
Theman%%% The ca#ital city of Edom%
2(,2% The children of )gar also, that search after the !isdom that is of
the earth, the merchants of <errha, and of Theman, and the tellers of
fables, and searchers of #rudence and understanding( but the !ay of
!isdom they ha$e not kno!n, neither ha$e they remembered her #aths%
)gar%%% The mother of the 5smaelites%
2(,.% O 5srael, ho! great is the house of God, and ho! $ast is the #lace
of his #ossessionN
2(,?% 5t is great, and hath no end( it is high and immense%
2(,A% There !ere the giants, those reno!ned men that !ere from the
beginning, of great stature, e>#ert in !ar%
2(,+% The 'ord chose not them, neither did they find the !ay of
kno!ledge( therefore did they #erish%
2(,1% )nd because they had not !isdom, they #erished through their
folly%
2(,B% =ho hath gone u# into hea$en, and taken her, and brought her do!n
from the cloudsM
2(2-% =ho hath #assed o$er the sea, and found her, and brought her
#referably to chosen goldM
2(2*% There is none that is able to kno! her !ays, nor that can search
out her #aths(
2(2,% But he that kno!eth all things, kno!eth her, and hath found her
out !ith his understanding( he that #re#ared the earth for e$ermore, and
filled it !ith cattle and fourfooted beasts(
2(22% 8e that sendeth forth the light, and it goeth( and hath called it,
and it obeyeth him !ith trembling%
2(2.% )nd the stars ha$e gi$en light in their !atches, and rejoiced(
2(2?% They !ere called, and they said( 8ere !e are( and !ith
cheerfulness they ha$e shined forth to him that made them%
2(2A% This is our God, and there shall no other be accounted of in
com#arison of him%
2(2+% 8e found out all the !ay of kno!ledge, and ga$e it to 9acob his
ser$ant, and to 5srael his belo$ed%
2(21% )fter!ards he !as seen u#on earth, and con$ersed !ith men%
=as seen u#on earth, etc%%% $iH%, by the mystery of the incarnation, by
means of !hich the son of God came $isibly amongst us, and con$ersed
!ith men% The #ro#hets often s#eak of things to come as if they !ere
#ast, to e>#ress the certainty of the e$ent of the things foretold%
Baruch "ha#ter .
The #ro#het e>horts to the kee#ing of the la! of !isdom, and encourages
the #eo#le to be #atient, and to ho#e for their deli$erance%
.(*% This is the book of the commandments of God, and the la!, that is
for e$er( all they that kee# it, shall come to life( but they that ha$e
forsaken it, to death%
.(,% Return, O 9acob, and take hold of it, !alk in the !ay by its
brightness, in the #resence of the light thereof%
.(2% Gi$e not thy honour to another, nor thy dignity to a strange
nation%
.(.% =e are ha##y, O 5srael( because the things that are #leasing to
God, are made kno!n to us%
.(?% Be of good comfort, O #eo#le of God, the memorial of 5srael(
.(A% &ou ha$e been sold to the Gentiles, not for your destruction( but
because you #ro$oked God to !rath, you are deli$ered to your
ad$ersaries%
.(+% 7or you ha$e #ro$oked him !ho made you, the eternal God, offering
sacrifice to de$ils, and not to God%
.(1% 7or you ha$e forgotten God, !ho brought you u#, and you ha$e
grie$ed 9erusalem that nursed you%
.(B% 7or she sa! the !rath of God coming u#on you, and she said( Gi$e
ear, all you that d!ell near 4ion, for God hath brought u#on me great
mourning(
.(*-% 7or 5 ha$e seen the ca#ti$ity of my #eo#le, of my sons, and my
daughters, !hich the Eternal hath brought u#on them%
.(**% 7or 5 nourished them !ith joy( but 5 sent them a!ay !ith !ee#ing
and mourning%
.(*,% 'et no man rejoice o$er me, a !ido!, and desolate( 5 am forsaken
of many for the sins of my children, because they de#arted from the la!
of God%
.(*2% )nd they ha$e not kno!n his justices, nor !alked by the !ays of
GodDs commandments, neither ha$e they entered by the #aths of his truth
and justice%
.(*.% 'et them that d!ell about 4ion come, and remember the ca#ti$ity of
my sons and daughters, !hich the Eternal hath brought u#on them%
.(*?% 7or he hath brought a nation u#on them from afar, a !icked nation,
and of a strange tongue(
.(*A% =ho ha$e neither re$erenced the ancient, nor #itied children, and
ha$e carried a!ay the belo$ed of the !ido!, and ha$e left me all alone
!ithout children%
.(*+% But as for me, !hat hel# can 5 gi$e youM
.(*1% But he that hath brought the e$ils u#on you, he !ill deli$er you
out of the hands of your enemies%
.(*B% Go your !ay, my children, go your !ay( for 5 am left alone%
.(,-% 5 ha$e #ut off the robe of #eace, and ha$e #ut u#on me the
sackcloth of su##lication, and 5 !ill cry to the most 8igh in my days%
.(,*% Be of good comfort, my children, cry to the 'ord, and he !ill
deli$er you out of the hand of the #rinces your enemies%
.(,,% 7or my ho#e is in the Eternal that he !ill sa$e you( and joy is
come u#on me from the 8oly One, because of the mercy !hich shall come to
you from our e$erlasting 4a$iour%
.(,2% 7or 5 sent you forth !ith mourning and !ee#ing( but the 'ord !ill
bring you back to me !ith joy and gladness for e$er%
.(,.% 7or as the neighbours of 4ion ha$e no! seen your ca#ti$ity from
God( so shall they also shortly see your sal$ation from God, !hich shall
come u#on you !ith great honour, and e$erlasting glory%
.(,?% <y children, suffer #atiently the !rath that is come u#on you( for
thy enemy hath #ersecuted thee, but thou shalt Luickly see his
destruction( and thou shalt get u# u#on his neck%
.(,A% <y delicate ones ha$e !alked rough !ays, for they !ere taken a!ay
as a flock made a #rey by the enemies%
.(,+% Be of good comfort, my children, and cry to the 'ord( for you
shall be remembered by him that hath led you a!ay%
.(,1% 7or as it !as your mind to go astray from GodJ so !hen you return
again you shall seek him ten times as much%
.(,B% 7or he that hath brought e$ils u#on you, shall bring you
e$erlasting joy again !ith your sal$ation%
.(2-% Be of good heart, O 9erusalem( for he e>horteth thee, that named
thee%
.(2*% The !icked that ha$e afflicted thee, shall #erish( and they that
ha$e rejoiced at thy ruin, shall be #unished%
.(2,% The cities !hich thy children ha$e ser$ed, shall be #unished( and
she that recei$ed thy sons%
4he that recei$ed, etc%%% $iH%, Babylon%
.(22% 7or as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and !as glad of thy fall( so
shall she be grie$ed for her o!n desolation%
.(2.% )nd the joy of her multitude shall be cut off( and her gladness
shall be turned to mourning%
.(2?% 7or fire shall come u#on her from the Eternal, long to endure, and
she shall be inhabited by de$ils for a great time%
.(2A% 'ook about thee, O 9erusalem, to!ards the east, and behold the joy
that cometh to thee from God%
.(2+% 7or behold thy children come, !hom thou sentest a!ay scattered,
they come gathered together from the east e$en to the !est, at the !ord
of the 8oly One rejoicing for the honour of God%
Baruch "ha#ter ?
9erusalem is in$ited to rejoice and behold the return of her children
out of their ca#ti$ity%
?(*% Put off, O 9erusalem, the garment of thy mourning, and affliction(
and #ut on the beauty, and honour of that e$erlasting glory !hich thou
hast from God%
?(,% God !ill clothe thee !ith the double garment of justice, and !ill
set a cro!n on thy head of e$erlasting honour%
?(2% 7or God !ill she! his brightness in thee, to e$ery one under
hea$en%
?(.% 7or thy name shall be named to thee by God for e$er( the #eace of
justice, and honour of #iety%
?(?% )rise, O 9erusalem, and stand on high( and look about to!ards the
east, and behold thy children gathered together from the rising to the
setting sun, by the !ord of the 8oly One rejoicing in the remembrance of
God%
?(A% 7or they !ent out from thee on foot, led by the enemies( but the
'ord !ill bring them to thee e>alted !ith honour as children of the
kingdom%
?(+% 7or God hath a##ointed to bring do!n e$ery high mountain, and the
e$erlasting rocks, and to fill u# the $alleys to make them e$en !ith the
ground( that 5srael may !alk diligently to the honour of God%
?(1% <oreo$er the !oods, and e$ery s!eetsmelling tree ha$e o$ershado!ed
5srael by the commandment of God%
?(B% 7or God !ill bring 5srael !ith joy in the light of his majesty,
!ith mercy, and justice, that cometh from him%
Baruch "ha#ter A
The e#istle of 9eremias to the ca#ti$es, as a #reser$ati$e against
idolatry%
) co#y of the e#istle that 9eremias sent to them that !ere to be led
a!ay ca#ti$es into Babylon, by the king of Babylon, to declare to them
according to !hat !as commanded him by God%
A(*% 7or the sins that you ha$e committed before God, you shall be
carried a!ay ca#ti$es into Babylon by abuchodonosor the king of
Babylon%
A(,% )nd !hen you are come into Babylon, you shall be there many years,
and for a long time, e$en to se$en generations( and after that 5 !ill
bring you a!ay from thence !ith #eace%
4e$en generations%%% That is, se$enty years%
A(2% But no!, you shall see in Babylon gods of gold, and of sil$er, and
of stone, and of !ood borne u#on shoulders, causing fear to the
Gentiles%
A(.% Be!are therefore that you imitate not the doings of others, and be
afraid, and the fear of them should seiHe u#on you%
A(?% But !hen you see the multitude behind, and before, adoring them,
say you in your hearts( Thou oughtest to be adored, O 'ord%
A(A% 7or my angel is !ith you( )nd 5 myself !ill demand an account of
your souls%
A(+% 7or their tongue that is #olished by the craftsman, and themsel$es
laid o$er !ith gold and sil$er, are false things, and they cannot s#eak%
A(1% )nd as if it !ere for a maiden that lo$eth to go gay( so do they
take gold and make them u#%
A(B% Their gods ha$e golden cro!ns u#on their heads( !hereof the #riests
secretly con$ey a!ay from them gold, and sil$er, and besto! it on
themsel$es%
A(*-% &ea and they gi$e thereof to #rostitutes, and they dress out
harlots( and again !hen they recei$e it of the harlots, they adorn their
gods%
A(**% )nd these gods cannot defend themsel$es from the rust, and the
moth%
A(*,% But !hen they ha$e co$ered them !ith a #ur#le garment, they !i#e
their face because of the dust of the house, !hich is $ery much among
them%
A(*2% This holdeth a sce#tre as a man, as a judge of the country, but
cannot #ut to death one that offendeth him%
A(*.% )nd this hath in his hand a s!ord, or an a>e, but cannot sa$e
himself from !ar, or from robbers, !hereby be it kno!n to you, that they
are not gods%
A(*?% Therefore fear them not% 7or as a $essel that a man uses !hen it
is broken becometh useless, e$en so are their gods(
A(*A% =hen they are #laced in the house, their eyes are full of dust by
the feet of them that go in%
A(*+% )nd as the gates are made sure on e$ery side u#on one that hath
offended the king, or like a dead man carried to the gra$e, so do the
#riests secure the doors !ith bars and locks, lest they be stri##ed by
thie$es%
A(*1% They light candles to them, and in great number, of !hich they
cannot see one( but they are like beams in the house%
A(*B% )nd they say that the cree#ing things !hich are of the earth, gna!
their hearts, !hile they eat them and their garments, and they feel it
not%
A(,-% Their faces are black !ith the smoke that is made in the house%
A(,*% O!ls, and s!allo!s, and other birds fly u#on their bodies, and
u#on their heads, and cats in like manner%
A(,,% =hereby you may kno! that they are no gods% Therefore fear them
not%
A(,2% The gold also !hich they ha$e, is for she!, but e>ce#t a man !i#e
off the rust, they !ill not shine( for neither !hen they !ere molten,
did they feel it%
A(,.% <en buy them at a high #rice, !hereas there is no breath in them%
A(,?% )nd ha$ing not the use of feet they are carried u#on shoulders,
declaring to men ho! $ile they are% Be they confounded also that !orshi#
them%
A(,A% Therefore if they fall to the ground, they rise not u# again of
themsel$es, nor if a man set them u#right, !ill they stand by
themsel$es, but their gifts shall be set before them, as to the dead%
A(,+% The things that are sacrificed to them, their #riests sell and
abuse( in like manner also their !i$es take #art of them, but gi$e
nothing of it either to the sick, or to the #oor%
A(,1% The childbearing and menstruous !omen touch their sacrifices(
kno!ing, therefore, by these things that they are not gods, fear them
not%
A(,B% 7or ho! can they be called godsM because !omen set offerings
before the gods of sil$er, and of gold, and of !ood(
A(2-% )nd #riests sit in their tem#les, ha$ing their garments rent, and
their heads and beards sha$en, and nothing u#on their heads%
A(2*% )nd they roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast
!hen one is dead%
A(2,% The #riests take a!ay their garments, and clothe their !i$es and
their children%
A(22% )nd !hether it be e$il that one doth unto them, or good, they are
not able to recom#ense it( neither can they set u# a king, nor #ut him
do!n(
A(2.% 5n like manner they can neither gi$e riches, nor reLuite e$il% 5f
a man make a $o! to them, and #erform it not( they cannot reLuire it%
A(2?% They cannot deli$er a man from death, nor sa$e the !eak from the
mighty%
A(2A% They cannot restore the blind man to his sight( nor deli$er a man
from distress%
2A(+% They shall not #ity the !ido!, nor do good to the fatherless%
A(21% Their gods, of !ood, and of stone, and of gold, and of sil$er, are
like the stones that are he!n out of the mountains( and they that
!orshi# them shall be confounded%
A(2B% 8o! then is it to be su##osed, or to be said, that they are godsM
A(.-% E$en the "haldeans themsel$es dishonor them( !ho !hen they here of
one dumb that cannot s#eak, they #resent him to Bel, entreating him,
that he may s#eak%
A(.*% )s though they could be sensible that ha$e no motion themsel$es(
and they, !hen they shall #ercei$e this, !ill lea$e them( for their gods
themsel$es ha$e no sense%
A(.,% The !omen also, !ith cords about them, sit in the !ays, burning
oli$e-stones%
A(.2% )nd !hen any one of them, dra!n a!ay by some #assenger, lieth !ith
him, she u#braideth her neighbor, that she !as not thought as !orthy as
herself, nor her cord broken%
A(..% But all things that are done about them, are false( ho! is it then
to be thought, or to be said, that they are godsM
A(.?% )nd they are made by !orkmen, and by goldsmiths% They shall be
nothing else but !hat the #riests !ill ha$e them to be%
A(.A% 7or the artificers themsel$es that make them, are of no long
continuance% "an those things then that are made by them, be godsM
A(.+% But they ha$e left false things and re#roach to them that come
after%
A(.1% 7or !hen !ar cometh u#on them, or e$ils( the #riests consult !ith
themsel$es, !here they may hide themsel$es !ith them%
A(.B% 8o! then can they be thought to be gods, that can neither deli$er
themsel$es from !ar, nor sa$e themsel$es from e$ilsM
A(?-% 7or seeing they are but of !ood, and laid o$er !ith gold, and !ith
sil$er, it shall be kno!n hereafter that they are false things, by all
nations, and kings( and it shall be manifest that they are no gods, but
the !ork of menDs hands, and that there is no !ork of God in them%
A(?*% =hence, therefore, is it kno!n that they are not gods, but the
!ork of menDs hands, and no !ork of God is in themM
A(?,% They cannot set u# a king o$er the land, nor gi$e rain to men%
A(?2% They determine no causes, nor deli$er countries from o##ression(
because they can do nothing, and are as da!s bet!een hea$en and earth%
A(?.% 7or !hen fire shall fall u#on the house of these gods of !ood, and
of sil$er, and of gold, their #riests indeed !ill flee a!ay, and be
sa$ed( but they themsel$es shall be burnt in the midst like beams%
A(??% )nd they cannot !ithstand a king and !ar% 8o! then can it be
su##osed, or admitted, that they are godsM
A(?A% either are these gods of !ood, and of stone, and laid o$er !ith
gold, and !ith sil$er, able to deli$er themsel$es from thie$es or
robbers( they that are stronger than them,
They that are stronger than them%%% That is, robbers and thie$es are
stronger than these idols, being things !ithout life or motion%
A(?+% 4hall take from them the gold, and sil$er, and the raiment
!here!ith they are clothed, and shall go their !ay, neither shall they
hel# themsel$es%
A(?1% Therefore it is better to be a king that she!eth his #o!er( or
else a #rofitable $essel in the house, !ith !hich the o!ner thereof !ill
be !ell satisfied( or a door in the house, to kee# things safe that are
therein, than such false gods%
A(?B% The sun, and the moon, and the stars being bright, and sent forth
for #rofitable uses, are obedient%
A(A-% 5n like manner the lightning, !hen it breaketh forth, is easy to
be seen( and after the same manner the !ind blo!eth in e$ery country%
A(A*% )nd the clouds, !hen God commandeth them to go o$er the !hole
!orld, do that !hich is commanded them%
A(A,% The fire also being sent from abo$e to consume mountains, and
!oods, doth as it is commanded% But these neither in she!, nor in #o!er,
are alike to any one of them%
A(A2% =herefore it is neither to be thought, nor to be said, that they
are gods( since they are neither able to judge causes, nor to do any
good to men%
A(A.% ;no!ing, therefore, that they are not gods, fear them not%
A(A?% 7or neither can they curse kings, nor bless them%
A(AA% either do they she! signs in the hea$en to the nations, nor shine
as the sun, nor gi$e light as the moon%
A(A+% Beasts are better than they, !hich can fly under a co$ert, and
hel# themsel$es%
A(A1% Therefore there is no manner of a##earance that they are gods( so
fear them not%
A(AB% 7or as a scarecro! in a garden of cucumbers kee#eth nothing, so
are their gods of !ood, and of sil$er, and laid o$er !ith gold%
A(+-% They are no better than a !hite thorn in a garden, u#on !hich
e$ery bird sitteth% 5n like manner also their gods of !ood, and laid
o$er !ith gold, and !ith sil$er, are like to a dead body cast forth in
the dark%
A(+*% By the #ur#le also and the scarlet !hich are motheaten u#on them,
you shall kno! that they are not gods% )nd they themsel$es at last are
consumed, and shall be a re#roach in the country%
A(+,% Better, therefore, is the just man that hath no idols( for he
shall be far from re#roach%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 EIE"85E'
EIE"85E', !hose name signifies the 4TREGT8 O7 GOD, !as of the #riestly
raceJ and of the number of ca#ti$es that !ere carried a!ay to Babylon
!ith king 9O)"85% 8e !as contem#orary !ith 9ERE<5)4, and #ro#hesied to
the same effect in Babylon, as 9ERE<5)4 did in 9erusalemJ and is said to
ha$e ended his days in like manner, by martyrdom%
EHechiel "ha#ter *
The time of EHechielDs #ro#hecy( he sees a glorious $ision%
*(*% o! it came to #ass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on
the fifth day of the month, !hen 5 !as in the midst of the ca#ti$es by
the ri$er "hobar, the hea$ens !ere o#ened, and 5 sa! the $isions of God%
The thirtieth year%%% Either of the age of EHechielJ or, as others !ill
ha$e it, from the solemn co$enant made in the eighteenth year of the
reign of 9osias% . ;ings ,2%
*(,% On the fifth day of the month, the same !as the fifth year of the
ca#ti$ity of king 9oachin,
*(2% The !ord of the 'ord came to EHechiel the #riest the son of BuHi in
the land of the "haldeans, by the ri$er "hobar( and the hand of the 'ord
!as there u#on him%
*(.% )nd 5 sa!, and behold a !hirl!ind came out of the north( and a
great cloud, and a fire infolding it, and brightness !as about it( and
out of the midst thereof, that is, out of the midst of the fire, as it
!ere the resemblance of amber(
*(?% )nd in the midst thereof the likeness of four li$ing creatures( and
this !as their a##earance( there !as the likeness of a man in them%
'i$ing creatures%%% "herubims Eas a##ears from Ecclesiasticus .B%*-G
re#resented to the #ro#het under these mysterious sha#es, as su##orting
the throne of God, and as it !ere dra!ing his chariot% )ll this cha#ter
a##eared so obscure, and so full of mysteries to the ancient 8ebre!s,
that, as !e learn from 4t% 9erome, EE#% ad Paulin%,G they suffered none
to read it before they !ere thirty years old%
*(A% E$ery one had four faces, and e$ery one four !ings%
*(+% Their feet !ere straight feet, and the sole of their foot !as like
the sole of a calfDs foot, and they s#arkled like the a##earance of
glo!ing brass%
*(1% )nd they had the hands of a man under their !ings on their four
sides( and they had faces, and !ings on the four sides,
*(B% )nd the !ings of one !ere joined to the !ings of another% They
turned not !hen they !ent( but e$ery one !ent straight for!ard%
*(*-% )nd as for the likeness of their faces( there !as the face of a
man, and the face of a lion on the right side of all the four( and the
face of an o>, on the left side of all the four( and the face of an
eagle o$er all the four%
*(**% )nd their faces, and their !ings !ere stretched u#!ard( t!o !ings
of e$ery one !ere joined, and t!o co$ered their bodies(
*(*,% )nd e$ery one of them !ent straight for!ard( !hither the im#ulse
of the s#irit !as to go, thither they !ent( and they turned not !hen
they !ent%
*(*2% )nd as for the likeness of the li$ing creatures, their a##earance
!as like that of burning coals of fire, and like the a##earance of
lam#s% This !as the $ision running to and fro in the midst of the li$ing
creatures, a bright fire, and lightning going forth from the fire%
*(*.% )nd the li$ing creatures ran and returned like flashes of
lightning%
*(*?% o! as 5 beheld the li$ing creatures, there a##eared u#on the
earth by the li$ing creatures one !heel !ith four faces%
*(*A% )nd the a##earance of the !heels, and the !ork of them !as like
the a##earance of the sea( and the four had all one likeness( and their
a##earance and their !ork !as as it !ere a !heel in the midst of a
!heel%
*(*+% =hen they !ent, they !ent by their four #arts( and they turned not
!hen they !ent%
=hen they !ent, they !ent by their four #arts%%% That is, indifferently
to any of their sides either for!ard or back!ard( to the right or to the
left%
*(*1% The !heels had also a siHe, and a height, and a dreadful
a##earance( and the !hole body !as full of eyes round about all the
four%
*(*B% )nd, !hen the li$ing creatures !ent, the !heels also !ent together
by them( and !hen the li$ing creatures !ere lifted u# from the earth,
the !heels also !ere lifted u# !ith them%
*(,-% =ithersoe$er the s#irit !ent, thither as the s#irit !ent the
!heels also !ere lifted u# !ithal, and follo!ed it( for the s#irit of
life !as in the !heels%
*(,*% =hen those !ent these !ent, and !hen those stood these stood, and
!hen those !ere lifted u# from the earth, the !heels !ere lifted u#
together, and follo!ed them( for the s#irit of life !as in the !heels%
*(,,% )nd o$er the heads of the li$ing creatures !as the likeness of the
firmament, the a##earance of crystal terrible to behold, and stretched
out o$er their heads abo$e%
*(,2% )nd under the firmament !ere their !ings straight, the one to!ard
the other, e$ery one !ith t!o !ings co$ered his body, and the other !as
co$ered in like manner%
*(,.% )nd 5 heard the noise of their !ings, like the noise of many
!aters, as it !ere the $oice of the most high God( !hen they !alked, it
!as like the $oice of a multitude, like the noise of an army, and !hen
they stood, their !ings !ere let do!n%
*(,?% 7or !hen a $oice came from abo$e the firmament, that !as o$er
their heads, they stood, and let do!n their !ings%
*(,A% )nd abo$e the firmament that !as o$er their heads, !as the
likeness of a throne, as the a##earance of the sa##hire stone, and u#on
the likeness of the throne, !as the likeness of the a##earance of a man
abo$e u#on it%
*(,+% )nd 5 sa! as it !ere the resemblance of amber as the a##earance of
fire !ithin it round about( from his loins and u#!ard, and from his
loins do!n!ard, 5 sa! as it !ere the resemblance of fire shining round
about%
*(,1% )s the a##earance of the rainbo! !hen it is in a cloud on a rainy
day( this !as the a##earance of the brightness round about%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,
The #ro#het recei$es his commission%
,(*% This !as the $ision of the likeness of the glory of the 'ord, and 5
sa!, and 5 fell u#on my face, and 5 heard the $oice of one that s#oke,
and he said to me( 4on of man, stand u#on thy feet, and 5 !ill s#eak to
thee%
,(,% )nd the s#irit entered into me after that he s#oke to me, and he
set me u#on my feet( and 5 heard him s#eaking to me,
,(2% )nd saying( 4on of man, 5 send thee to the children of 5srael, to a
rebellious #eo#le, that hath re$olted from me, they, and their fathers,
ha$e transgressed my co$enant e$en unto this day%
,(.% )nd they to !hom 5 send thee are children of a hard face, and of an
obstinate heart( and thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God(
,(?% 5f so be they at least !ill hear, and if so be they !ill forbear,
for they are a #ro$oking house( and they shall kno! that there hath been
a #ro#het in the midst of them%
,(A% )nd thou, O son of man, fear not, neither be thou afraid of their
!ords( for thou art among unbelie$ers and destroyers, and thou d!ellest
!ith scor#ions% 7ear not their !ords, neither be thou dismayed at their
looks( for they are a #ro$oking house%
,(+% )nd thou shalt s#eak my !ords to them, if #erha#s they !ill hear,
and forbear( for they #ro$oke me to anger%
,(1% But thou, O son of man, hear all that 5 say to thee( and do not
thou #ro$oke me, as that house #ro$oketh me( o#en thy mouth, and eat
!hat 5 gi$e thee%
,(B% )nd 5 looked, and behold, a hand !as sent to me, !herein !as a book
rolled u#( and he s#read it before me, and it !as !ritten !ithin and
!ithout( and there !ere !ritten in it lamentations, and canticles, and
!oe%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2
The #ro#het eats the book, and recei$es further instructions( the office
of a !atchman%
2(*% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, eat all that thou shalt find( eat
this book, and go s#eak to the children of 5srael%
Eat this book, and go s#eak to the children of 5srael%%% By this eating
of the book !as signified the diligent attention and affection !ith
!hich !e are to recei$e, and embrace the !ord of GodJ and to let it, as
it !ere, sink into our interior by de$out meditation%
2(,% )nd 5 o#ened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that book(
2(2% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, thy belly shall eat, and thy bo!els
shall be filled !ith this book, !hich 5 gi$e thee, and 5 did eat it( and
it !as s!eet as honey in my mouth%
2(.% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, go to the house of 5srael, and thou
shalt s#eak my !ords to them%
2(?% 7or thou art not sent to a #eo#le of a #rofound s#eech, and of an
unkno!n tongue, but to the house of 5srael(
2(A% or to many nations of a strange s#eech, and of an unkno!n tongue,
!hose !ords thou canst not understand( and if thou !ert sent to them,
they !ould hearken to thee%
2(+% But the house of 5srael !ill not hearken to thee( because they !ill
not hearken to me( for all the house of 5srael are of a hard forehead
and an obstinate heart%
2(1% Behold 5 ha$e made thy face stronger than their faces( and thy
forehead harder than their foreheads%
2(B% 5 ha$e made thy face like an adamant and like flint( fear them not,
neither be thou dismayed at their #resence( for they are a #ro$oking
house%
2(*-% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, recei$e in thy heart, and hear !ith
thy ears, all the !ords that 5 s#eak to thee(
2(**% )nd go get thee in to them of the ca#ti$ity, to the children of
thy #eo#le, and thou shalt s#eak to them, and shalt say to them( Thus
saith the 'ord( 5f so be they !ill hear, and !ill forbear%
2(*,% )nd the s#irit took me u#, and 5 heard behind me the $oice of a
great commotion, saying( Blessed be the glory of the 'ord, from his
#lace%
2(*2% The noise of the !ings of the li$ing creatures striking one
against another, and the noise of the !heels follo!ing the li$ing
creatures, and the noise of a great commotion%
2(*.% The s#irit also lifted me, and took me u#( and 5 !ent a!ay in
bitterness in the indignation of my s#irit( for the hand of the 'ord !as
!ith me, strengthening me%
2(*?% )nd 5 came to them of the ca#ti$ity, to the hea# of ne! corn, to
them that d!elt by the ri$er "hobar, and 5 sat !here they sat( and 5
remained there se$en days mourning in the midst of them%
The hea# of ne! corn%%% 5t !as the name of a #lace( in 8ebre!, tel abib%
2(*A% )nd at the end of se$en days the !ord of the 'ord came to me,
saying(
2(*+% 4on of man, 5 ha$e made thee a !atchman to the house of 5srael(
and thou shalt hear the !ord out of my mouth, and shalt tell it them
from me%
2(*1% 5f, !hen 5 say to the !icked, Thou shalt surely die( thou declare
it not to him, nor s#eak to him, that he may be con$erted from his
!icked !ay, and li$e( the same !icked man shall die in his iniLuity, but
5 !ill reLuire his blood at thy hand%
2(*B% But if thou gi$e !arning to the !icked, and he be not con$erted
from his !ickedness, and from his e$il !ay( he indeed shall die in his
iniLuity, but thou hast deli$ered thy soul%
2(,-% <oreo$er if the just man shall turn a!ay from his justice, and
shall commit iniLuity( 5 !ill lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall
die, because thou hast not gi$en him !arning( he shall die in his sin,
and his justices !hich he hath done, shall not be remembered( but 5 !ill
reLuire his blood at thy hand%
2(,*% But if thou !arn the just man, that the just may not sin, and he
doth not sin( li$ing he shall li$e, because thou hast !arned him, and
thou hast deli$ered thy soul%
2(,,% )nd the hand of the 'ord !as u#on me, and he said to me( Rise and
go forth into the #lain, and there 5 !ill s#eak to thee%
2(,2% )nd 5 rose u#, and !ent forth into the #lain( and behold the glory
of the 'ord stood there, like the glory !hich 5 sa! by the ri$er "hobar(
and 5 fell u#on my face%
2(,.% )nd the s#irit entered into me, and set me u#on my feet( and he
s#oke to me, and said to me( Go inJ and shut thyself u# in the midst of
thy house%
2(,?% )nd thou, O son of man, behold they shall #ut bands u#on thee, and
they shall bind thee !ith them( and thou shalt not go forth from the
midst of them%
2(,A% )nd 5 !ill make thy tongue stick fast to the roof of thy mouth,
and thou shalt be dumb, and not as a man that re#ro$eth( because they
are a #ro$oking house%
2(,+% But !hen 5 shall s#eak to thee, 5 !ill o#en thy mouth, and thou
shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( 8e that heareth, let him
hear( and he that forbeareth, let him forbear( for they are a #ro$oking
house%
EHechiel "ha#ter .
) #ro#hetic descri#tion of the siege of 9erusalem, and the famine that
shall reign there%
.(*% )nd thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee(
and dra! u#on it the #lan of the city of 9erusalem%
.(,% )nd lay siege against it, and build forts, and cast u# a mount, and
set a cam# against it, and #lace battering rams round about it%
.(2% )nd take unto thee an iron #an, and set it for a !all of iron
bet!een thee and the city( and set thy face resolutely against it, and
it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it( it is a sign
to the house of 5srael%
.(.% )nd thou shalt slee# u#on thy left side, and shalt lay the
iniLuities of the house of 5srael u#on it, according to the number of
the days that thou shalt slee# u#on it, and thou shalt take u#on thee
their iniLuity%
.(?% )nd 5 ha$e laid u#on thee the years of their iniLuity, according to
the number of the days three hundred and ninety days( and thou shalt
bear the iniLuity of the house of 5srael%
.(A% )nd !hen thou hast accom#lished this, thou shalt slee# again u#on
thy right side, and thou shalt take u#on thee the iniLuity of the house
of 9uda forty days( a day for a year, yea, a day for a year 5 ha$e
a##ointed to thee%
.(+% )nd thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of 9erusalem and thy arm
shall be stretched out( and thou shalt #ro#hesy against it%
.(1% Behold 5 ha$e encom#assed thee !ith bands( and thou shalt not turn
thyself from one side to the other, till thou hast ended the days of thy
siege%
.(B% )nd take to thee !heat and barley, and beans, and lentils, and
millet, and fitches, and #ut them in one $essel, and make thee bread
thereof according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie u#on thy
side( three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof%
.(*-% )nd thy meat that thou shalt eat, shall be in !eight t!enty
staters a day( from time to time thou shalt eat it%
.(**% )nd thou shalt drink !ater by measure, the si>th #art of a hin(
from time to time thou shalt drink it,
8in%%% That is, a measure of liLuids containing about ten #ints%
.(*,% )nd thou shalt eat it as barley bread baked under the ashes( and
thou shalt co$er it, in their sight, !ith the dung that cometh out of a
man%
.(*2% )nd the 'ord said( 4o shall the children of 5srael eat their bread
all filthy among the nations !hither 5 !ill cast them out%
.(*.% )nd 5 said( )h, ah, ah, O 'ord God, behold my soul hath not been
defiled, and from my infancy e$en till no!, 5 ha$e not eaten any thing
that died of itself, or !as torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath
entered into my mouth%
.(*?% )nd he said to me( Behold 5 ha$e gi$en thee neatDs dung for manDs
dung, and thou shalt make thy bread there!ith%
.(*A% )nd he said to me( 4on of man( Behold, 5 !ill break in #ieces the
staff of bread in 9erusalem( and they shall eat bread by !eight, and
!ith care( and they shall drink !ater by measure, and in distress%
.(*+% 4o that !hen bread and !ater fail, e$ery man may fall against his
brother, and they may #ine a!ay in their iniLuities%
EHechiel "ha#ter ?
The judgments of God u#on the 9e!s are foreshe!n under the ty#e of the
#ro#hetDs hair%
?(*% )nd thou, son of man, take thee a shar# knife that sha$eth the
hair( and cause it to #ass o$er thy head, and o$er thy beard( and take
thee a balance to !eigh in, and di$ide the hair%
?(,% ) third #art thou shalt burn !ith fire in the midst of the city,
according to the fulfilling of the days of the siege( and thou shalt
take a third #art, and cut it in #ieces !ith the knife all round about(
and the other third #art thou shalt scatter in the !ind, and 5 !ill dra!
out the s!ord after them%
?(2% )nd thou shalt take thereof a small number( and shalt bind them in
the skirt of thy cloak%
?(.% )nd thou shalt take of them again, and shalt cast them in the midst
of the fire, and shalt burn them !ith fire( and out of it shall come
forth a fire into all the house of 5srael%
?(?% Thus saith the 'ord God( This is 9erusalem, 5 ha$e set her in the
midst of the nations, and the countries round about her%
?(A% )nd she hath des#ised my judgments, so as to be more !icked than
the GentilesJ and my commandments, more than the countries that are
round about her( for they ha$e cast off my judgments, and ha$e not
!alked in my commandments%
?(+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because you ha$e sur#assed the
Gentiles that are round about you, and ha$e not !alked in my
commandments, and ha$e not ke#t my judgments, and ha$e not done
according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you(
?(1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 come against thee, and
5 myself !ill e>ecute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the
Gentiles%
?(B% )nd 5 !ill do in thee that !hich 5 ha$e not done( and the like to
!hich 5 !ill do no more, because of all thy abominations%
?(*-% Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and
the sons shall eat their fathers( and 5 !ill e>ecute judgments in thee,
and 5 !ill scatter thy !hole remnant into e$ery !ind%
?(**% Therefore as 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God( Because thou hast
$iolated my sanctuary !ith all thy offences, and !ith all thy
abominations( 5 !ill also break thee in #ieces, and my eye shall not
s#are, and 5 !ill not ha$e any #ity%
?(*,% ) third #art of thee shall die !ith the #estilence, and shall be
consumed !ith famine in the midst of thee( and a third #art of thee
shall fall by the s!ord round about thee( and a third #art of thee !ill
5 scatter into e$ery !ind, and 5 !ill dra! out a s!ord after them%
?(*2% )nd 5 !ill accom#lish my fury, and !ill cause my indignation to
rest u#on them, and 5 !ill be comforted( and they shall kno! that 5 the
'ord ha$e s#oken it in my Heal, !hen 5 shall ha$e accom#lished my
indignation in them%
?(*.% )nd 5 !ill make thee desolate, and a re#roach among the nations
that are round about thee, in the sight of e$ery one that #asseth by%
?(*?% )nd thou shalt be a re#roach, and a scoff, an e>am#le, and an
astonishment amongst the nations that are round about thee, !hen 5 shall
ha$e e>ecuted judgments in thee in anger, and in indignation, and in
!rathful rebukes%
?(*A% 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken it( =hen 5 shall send u#on them the
grie$ous arro!s of famine, !hich shall bring death, and !hich 5 !ill
send to destroy you( and 5 !ill gather together famine against you( and
5 !ill break among you the staff of bread%
?(*+% )nd 5 !ill send in u#on you famine, and e$il beasts unto utter
destruction( and #estilence, and blood shall #ass through thee, and 5
!ill bring in the s!ord u#on thee% 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken it%
EHechiel "ha#ter A
The #unishment of 5srael for their idolatry( a remnant shall be sa$ed%
A(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
A(,% 4on of man set thy face to!ards the mountains of 5srael, and
#ro#hesy against them%
A(2% )nd say( &e mountains of 5srael, hear the !ord of the 'ord God(
Thus saith the 'ord God to the mountains, and to the hills, and to the
rocks, and the $alleys( Behold, 5 !ill bring u#on you the s!ord, and 5
!ill destroy your high #laces%
A(.% )nd 5 !ill thro! do!n your altars, and your idols shall be broken
in #ieces( and 5 !ill cast do!n your slain before your idols%
A(?% )nd 5 !ill lay the dead carcasses of the children of 5srael before
your idols( and 5 !ill scatter your bones round about your altars,
A(A% 5n all your d!elling #laces% The cities shall be laid !aste, and
the high #laces shall be thro!n do!n, and destroyed, and your altars
shall be abolished, and shall be broken in #ieces( and your idols shall
be no more, and your tem#les shall be destroyed, and your !orks shall be
defaced%
A(+% )nd the slain shall fall in the midst of you( and you shall kno!
that 5 am the 'ord%
A(1% )nd 5 !ill lea$e in you some that shall esca#e the s!ord among the
nations, !hen 5 shall ha$e scattered you through the countries%
A(B% )nd they that are sa$ed of you shall remember me amongst the
nations, to !hich they are carried ca#ti$es( because 5 ha$e broken their
heart that !as faithless, and re$olted from me( and their eyes that !ent
a fornicating after their idols( and they shall be dis#leased !ith
themsel$es because of the e$ils !hich they ha$e committed in all their
abominations%
A(*-% )nd they shall kno! that 5 the 'ord ha$e not s#oken in $ain that 5
!ould do this e$il to them%
A(**% Thus saith the 'ord God( 4trike !ith thy hand and stam# !ith thy
foot, and say( )las, for all the abominations of the e$ils of the house
of 5srael( for they shall fall by the s!ord, by the famine, and by the
#estilence%
A(*,% 8e that is far off shall die of the #estilence( and he that is
near, shall fall by the s!ord( and he that remaineth, and is besieged,
shall die by the famine( and 5 !ill accom#lish my indignation u#on them%
A(*2% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen your slain shall be
amongst your idols, round about your altars, in e$ery high hill, and on
all the to#s of mountains, and under e$ery !oody tree, and under e$ery
thick oak, the #lace !here they burnt s!eet smelling frankincense to all
their idols%
A(*.% )nd 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on them( and 5 !ill make the
land desolate, and abandoned from the desert of Deblatha in all their
d!elling #laces( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter +
The final desolation of 5srael( from !hich fe! shall esca#e%
+(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
+(,% )nd thou son of man, thus saith the 'ord God to the land of 5srael(
The end is come, the end is come u#on the four Luarters of the land%
+(2% o! is an end come u#on thee, and 5 !ill send my !rath u#on thee,
and 5 !ill judge thee according to thy !ays( and 5 !ill set all thy
abominations against thee%
+(.% )nd my eye shall not s#are thee, and 5 !ill she! thee no #ity( but
5 !ill lay thy !ays u#on thee, and thy abominations shall be in the
midst of thee( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
+(?% Thus saith the 'ord God( One affliction, behold an affliction is
come%
+(A% )n end is come, the end is come, it hath a!aked against thee(
behold it is come%
+(+% Destruction is come u#on thee that d!ellest in the land( the time
is come, the day of slaughter is near, and not of the joy of mountains%
+(1% o! $ery shortly 5 !ill #our out my !rath u#on thee, and 5 !ill
accom#lish my anger in thee( and 5 !ill judge thee according to thy
!ays, and 5 !ill lay u#on thee all thy crimes%
+(B% )nd my eye shall not s#are, neither !ill 5 she! mercy( but 5 !ill
lay thy !ays u#on thee, and thy abominations shall be in the midst of
thee( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord that strike%
+(*-% Behold the day, behold it is come( destruction is gone forth, the
rod hath blossomed, #ride hath budded%
+(**% 5niLuity is risen u# into a rod of im#iety( nothing of them shall
remain, nor of their #eo#le, nor of the noise of them( and there shall
be no rest among them%
+(*,% The time is come, the day is at hand( let not the buyer rejoice(
nor the seller mourn( for !rath is u#on all the #eo#le thereof%
+(*2% 7or the seller shall not return to that !hich he hath sold,
although their life be yet among the li$ing% 7or the $ision !hich
regardeth all the multitude thereof, shall not go back( neither shall
man be strengthened in the iniLuity of his life%
+(*.% Blo! the trum#et, let all be made ready, yet there is none to go
to the battle( for my !rath shall be u#on all the #eo#le thereof%
+(*?% The s!ord !ithout( and the #estilence, and the famine !ithin( he
that is in the field shall die by the s!ord( and they that are in the
city, shall be de$oured by the #estilence, and the famine%
+(*A% )nd such of them as shall flee shall esca#e( and they shall be in
the mountains like do$es of the $alleys, all of them trembling, e$ery
one for his iniLuity%
+(*+% )ll hands shall be made feeble, and all knees shall run !ith
!ater%
+(*1% )nd they shall gird themsel$es !ith haircloth, and fear shall
co$er them and shame shall be u#on e$ery face, and baldness u#on all
their heads%
+(*B% Their sil$er shall be cast forth, and their gold shall become a
dunghill% Their sil$er and their gold shall not be able to deli$er them
in the day of the !rath of the 'ord% They shall not satisfy their soul,
and their bellies shall not be filled( because it hath been the
stumblingblock of their iniLuity%
+(,-% )nd they ha$e turned the ornament of their je!els into #ride, and
ha$e made of it the images of their abominations, and idols( therefore 5
ha$e made it an uncleanness to them%
+(,*% )nd 5 !ill gi$e it into the hands of strangers for s#oil, and to
the !icked of the earth for a #rey, and they shall defile it%
+(,,% )nd 5 !ill turn a!ay my face from them, and they shall $iolate my
secret #lace( and robbers shall enter into it, and defile it%
4ecret #lace, etc%%% @iH%, the in!ard sanctuary, the holy of holies%
+(,2% <ake a shutting u#( for the land is full of the judgment of
blood, and the city is full of iniLuity%
<ake a shutting u#%%% 5n 8ebre!, a chain, $iH%, for im#risonment and
ca#ti$ity%
+(,.% )nd 5 !ill bring the !orst of the nations, and they shall #ossess
their houses( and 5 !ill make the #ride of the mighty to cease, and they
shall #ossess their sanctuary%
+(,?% =hen distress cometh u#on them, they !ill seek for #eace and there
shall be none%
+(,A% Trouble shall come u#on trouble, and rumour u#on rumour, and they
shall seek a $ision of the #ro#het, and the la! shall #erish from the
#riest, and counsel from the ancients%
+(,+% The king shall mourn, and the #rince shall be clothed !ith sorro!,
and the hands of the #eo#le of the land shall be troubled% 5 !ill do to
them according to their !ay, and !ill judge them according to their
judgments( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 1
The #ro#het sees in a $ision the abominations committed in 9erusalemJ
!hich determine the 'ord to s#are them no longer%
1(*% )nd it came to #ass in the si>th year, in the si>th month, in the
fifth day of the month, as 5 sat in my house, and the ancients of 9uda
sat before me, that the hand of the 'ord God fell there u#on me%
1(,% )nd 5 sa!, and behold a likeness as the a##earance of fire( from
the a##earance of his loins, and do!n!ard, fire( and from his loins, and
u#!ard, as the a##earance of brightness, as the a##earance of amber%
1(2% )nd the likeness of a hand !as #ut forth and took me by a lock of
my head( and the s#irit lifted me u# bet!een the earth and the hea$en,
and brought me in the $ision of God into 9erusalem, near the inner gate,
that looked to!ard the north, !here !as set the idol of jealousy to
#ro$oke to jealousy%
1(.% )nd behold the glory of the God of 5srael !as there, according to
the $ision !hich 5 had seen in the #lain%
1(?% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, lift u# thy eyes to!ards the !ay of
the north, and 5 lifted u# my eyes to!ards the !ay of the north( and
behold on the north side of the gate of the altar the idol of jealousy
in the $ery entry%
1(A% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, dost thou see, thinkest thou, !hat
these are doing, the great abominations that the house of 5srael
committeth here, that 5 should de#art far off from my sanctuaryM and
turn thee yet again and thou shalt see greater abominations%
1(+% )nd he brought me in to the door of the court( and 5 sa!, and
behold a hole in the !all%
1(1% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, dig in the !all, and !hen 5 had
digged in the !all, behold a door%
1(B% )nd he said to me( Go in, and see the !icked abominations !hich
they commit here%
1(*-% )nd 5 !ent in and sa!, and behold e$ery form of cree#ing things,
and of li$ing creatures, the abominations, and all the idols of the
house of 5srael, !ere #ainted on the !all all round about%
1(**% )nd se$enty men of the ancients of the house of 5srael, and
9eHonias the son of 4aa#han stood in the midst of them, that stood
before the #ictures( and e$ery one had a censer in his hand( and a cloud
of smoke !ent u# from the incense%
1(*,% )nd he said to me( 4urely thou seest, O son of man, !hat the
ancients of the house of 5srael do in the dark, e$ery one in #ri$ate in
his chamber( for they say( The 'ord seeth us not, the 'ord hath forsaken
the earth%
1(*2% )nd he said to me( 5f thou turn thee again, thou shalt see greater
abominations !hich these commit%
1(*.% )nd he brought me in by the door of the gate of the 'ordDs house,
!hich looked to the north( and behold !omen sat there mourning for
)donis%
)donis%%% The fa$ourite of @enus, slain by a !ild boar, as feigned by
the heathen #oets, and !hich being here re#resented by an idol, is
lamented by the female !orshi##ers of that goddess% 5n the 8ebre!, the
name is TammuH%
1(*?% )nd he said to me( 4urely thou hast seen, O son of man( but turn
thee again, thou shalt see greater abominations than these%
1(*A% )nd he brought me into the inner court of the house of the 'ord(
and behold at the door of the tem#le of the 'ord, bet!een the #orch and
the altar, !ere about fi$e and t!enty men ha$ing their backs to!ards the
tem#le of the 'ord, in their faces to the east( and they adored to!ards
the rising of the sun%
1(*+% )nd he said to me( 4urely thou hast seen, O son of man( is this a
light thing to the house of 9uda, that they should commit these
abominations !hich they ha$e committed here( because they ha$e filled
the land !ith iniLuity, and ha$e turned to #ro$oke me to angerM and
behold they #ut a branch to their nose%
1(*1% Therefore 5 also !ill deal !ith them in my !rath( my eye shall not
s#are them, neither !ill 5 she! mercy( and !hen they shall cry to my
ears !ith a loud $oice, 5 !ill not hear them%
EHechiel "ha#ter B
)ll are ordered to be destroyed that are not marked in their foreheads%
God !ill not be entreated for them%
B(*% )nd he cried in my ears !ith a loud $oice, saying( The $isitations
of the city are at hand, and e$ery one hath a destroying !ea#on in his
hand%
B(,% )nd behold si> men came from the !ay of the u##er gate, !hich
looketh to the north( and each one had his !ea#on of destruction in his
hand( and there !as one man in the midst of them clothed !ith linen,
!ith a !riterDs inkhorn at his reins( and they !ent in, and stood by the
braHen altar%
B(2% )nd the glory of the 'ord of 5srael !ent u# from the cherub, u#on
!hich he !as, to the threshold of the house( and he called to the man
that !as clothed !ith linen, and had a !riterDs inkhorn at his loins%
B(.% )nd the 'ord said to him( Go through the midst of the city, through
the midst of 9erusalem( and mark Thau u#on the foreheads of the men that
sigh, and mourn for all the abominations that are committed in the midst
thereof%
<ark Thau%%% Thau, or Tau, is the last letter in the 8ebre! al#habet,
and signifies a sign, or a markJ !hich is the reason !hy some
translators render this #lace set a mark, or mark a mark !ithout
s#ecifying !hat this mark !as% But 4t% 9erome, and other inter#reters,
conclude it !as the form of the letter Thau, !hich in the ancient 8ebre!
character, !as the form of a cross%
B(?% )nd to the others he said in my hearing( Go ye after him through
the city, and strike( let not your eyes s#are, nor be ye mo$ed !ith
#ity%
B(A% :tterly destroy old and young, maidens, children and !omen( but
u#on !homsoe$er you shall see Thau, kill him not, and begin ye at my
sanctuary% 4o they began at the ancient men !ho !ere before the house%
B(+% )nd he said to them( Defile the house, and fill the courts !ith the
slain( go ye forth% )nd they !ent forth, and sle! them that !ere in the
city%
B(1% )nd the slaughter being ended 5 !as leftJ and 5 fell u#on my face,
and crying, 5 said( )las, alas, alas, O 'ord God, !ilt thou then destroy
all the remnant of 5srael, by #ouring out thy fury u#on 9erusalemM
B(B% )nd he said to me( The iniLuity of the house of 5srael, and of
9uda, is e>ceeding great, and the land is filled !ith blood, and the
city is filled !ith #er$erseness( for they ha$e said( The 'ord hath
forsaken the earth, and the 'ord seeth not%
B(*-% Therefore neither shall my eye s#are, nor !ill 5 ha$e #ity( 5 !ill
reLuite their !ay u#on their head%
B(**% )nd behold the man that !as clothed !ith linen, that had the
inkhorn at his back, returned the !ord, saying( 5 ha$e done as thou hast
commanded me%
EHechiel "ha#ter *-
7ire is taken from the midst of the !heels under the cherubims, and
scattered o$er the city% ) descri#tion of the cherubims%
*-(*% )nd 5 sa! and behold in the firmament that !as o$er the heads of
the cherubims, there a##eared o$er them as it !ere the sa##hire stone,
as the a##earance of the likeness of a throne%
*-(,% )nd he s#oke to the man, that !as clothed !ith linen, and said( Go
in bet!een the !heels that are under the cherubims and fill thy hand
!ith the coals of fire that are bet!een the cherubims, and #our them out
u#on the city% )nd he !ent in, in my sight(
*-(2% )nd the cherubims stood on the right side of the house, !hen the
man !ent in, and a cloud filled the inner court%
*-(.% )nd the glory of the 'ord !as lifted u# from abo$e the cherub to
the threshold of the house( and the house !as filled !ith the cloud, and
the court !as filled !ith the brightness of the glory of the 'ord%
*-(?% )nd the sound of the !ings of the cherubims !as heard e$en to the
out!ard court as the $oice of God )lmighty s#eaking%
*-(A% )nd !hen he had commanded the man that !as clothed !ith linen,
saying( Take fire from the midst of the !heels that are bet!een the
cherubims( he !ent in and stood beside the !heel%
*-(+% )nd one cherub stretched out his arm from the midst of the
cherubims to the fire that !as bet!een the cherubims( and he took, and
#ut it into the hands of him that !as clothed !ith linen( !ho took it
and !ent forth%
*-(1% )nd there a##eared in the cherubims the likeness of a manDs hand
under their !ings%
*-(B% )nd 5 sa!, and behold there !ere four !heels by the cherubims( one
!heel by one cherub, and another !heel by another cherub( and the
a##earance of the !heels !as to the sight like the chrysolite stone(
*-(*-% )nd as to their a##earance, all four !ere alike( as if a !heel
!ere in the midst of a !heel%
*-(**% )nd !hen they !ent, they !ent by four !ays( and they turned not
!hen they !ent( but to the #lace !hither they first turned, the rest
also follo!ed, and did not turn back%
By four !ays%%% That is, by any of the four !ays, for!ard, back!ard, to
the right or to the left%
*-(*,% )nd their !hole body, and their necks, and their hands, and their
!ings, and the circles !ere full of eyes, round about the four !heels%
*-(*2% )nd these !heels he called $oluble, in my hearing%
@oluble%%% That is, rolling !heels, galgal%
*-(*.% )nd e$ery one had four faces( one face !as the face of a cherub,
and the second face, the face of a man( and in the third !as the face of
a lion( and in the fourth the face of an eagle%
*-(*?% )nd the cherubims !ere lifted u#( this is the li$ing creature
that 5 had seen by the ri$er "hobar%
*-(*A% )nd !hen the cherubims !ent, the !heels also !ent by them( and
!hen the cherubims lifted u# their !ings, to mount u# from the earth,
the !heels stayed not behind, but !ere by them%
*-(*+% =hen they stood, these stood( and !hen they !ere lifted u#, these
!ere lifted u#( for the s#irit of life !as in them%
*-(*1% )nd the glory of the 'ord !ent forth from the threshold of the
tem#le( and stood o$er the cherubims%
*-(*B% )nd the cherubims lifting u# their !ings, !ere raised from the
earth before me( and as they !ent out, the !heels also follo!ed( and it
stood in the entry of the east gate of the house of the 'ord( and the
glory of the God of 5srael !as o$er them%
*-(,-% This is the li$ing creature, !hich 5 sa! under the God of 5srael
by the ri$er "hobar( and 5 understood that they !ere cherubims%
*-(,*% Each one had four faces, and each one had four !ings( and the
likeness of a manDs hand !as under their !ings%
*-(,,% )nd as to the likeness of their faces, they !ere the same faces
!hich 5 had seen by the ri$er "hobar, and their looks, and the im#ulse
of e$ery one to go straight for!ard%
EHechiel "ha#ter **
) #ro#hecy against the #resum#tuous assurance of the great ones% )
remnant shall be sa$ed, and recei$e a ne! s#irit, and a ne! heart%
**(*% )nd the s#irit lifted me u#, and brought me into the east gate of
the house of the 'ord, !hich looketh to!ards the rising of the sun( and
behold in the entry of the gate fi$e and t!enty men( and 5 sa! in the
midst of them 9eHonias the son of )Hur, and Pheltias the son of Banaias,
#rinces of the #eo#le%
**(,% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, these are the men that study
iniLuity, and frame a !icked counsel in this city,
**(2% 4aying( =ere not houses lately builtM This city is the caldron,
and !e the flesh%
=ere not houses lately built, etc%%% These men des#ised the #redictions
and threats of the #ro#hetsJ !ho declared to them from God, that the
city should be destroyed, and the inhabitants carried into ca#ti$ity(
and they made use of this kind of argument against the #ro#hets, that
the city, so far from being like to be destroyed, had lately been
augmented by the building of ne! housesJ from !hence they further
inferred, by !ay of a #ro$erb, using the similitude of a cauldron, out
of !hich the flesh is not taken, till it is thoroughly boiled, and fit
to be eaten, that they should not be carried a!ay out of their city, but
there end their days in #eace%
**(.% Therefore #ro#hesy against them, #ro#hesy, thou son of man%
**(?% )nd the s#irit of the 'ord fell u#on me, and said to me( 4#eak(
Thus saith the 'ord( Thus ha$e you s#oken, O house of 5srael, for 5 kno!
the thoughts of your heart%
**(A% &ou ha$e killed a great many in this city, and you ha$e filled the
streets thereof !ith the slain%
**(+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( &our slain, !hom you ha$e laid
in the midst thereof, they are the flesh, all this is the caldron( and 5
!ill bring you forth out of the midst thereof%
**(1% &ou ha$e feared the s!ord, and 5 !ill bring the s!ord u#on you,
saith the 'ord God%
**(B% )nd 5 !ill cast you out of the midst thereof, and 5 !ill deli$er
you into the hand of the enemies, and 5 !ill e>ecute judgments u#on you%
**(*-% &ou shall fall by the s!ord( 5 !ill judge you in the borders of
5srael, and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
5n the borders of 5srael%%% They #retended that they should die in #eace
in 9erusalemJ God tells them it should not be soJ but that they should
be judged and condemned, and fall by the s!ord in the borders of 5srael(
$iH%, in Reblatha in the land of Emath, !here all their chief men !ere
#ut to death by abuchodonosor% . ;ings ,?%, and 9er% ?,%*-, ,+%
**(**% This shall not be as a caldron to you, and you shall not be as
flesh in the midst thereof( 5 !ill judge you in the borders of 5srael%
**(*,% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord( because you ha$e not
!alked in my commandments, and ha$e not done my judgments, but you ha$e
done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you%
**(*2% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 5 #ro#hesied, that Pheltias the son of
Banaias died( and 5 fell do!n u#on my face, and 5 cried !ith a loud
$oice( and said( )las, alas, alas, O 'ord God( !ilt thou make an end of
all the remnant of 5sraelM
**(*.% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
**(*?% 4on of man, thy brethren, thy brethren, thy kinsmen, and all the
house of 5srael, all they to !hom the inhabitants of 9erusalem ha$e
said( Get ye far from the 'ord, the land is gi$en in #ossession to us%
Thy brethren, etc%%% 8e s#eaks of them that had been carried a!ay
ca#ti$es beforeJ !ho !ere des#ised by them that remained in 9erusalem(
but as the #ro#het here declares to them from God, should be in a more
ha##y condition than they, and after some time return from their
ca#ti$ity%
**(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because 5 ha$e remo$ed them
far off among the Gentiles, and because 5 ha$e scattered them among the
countries( 5 !ill be to them a little sanctuary in the countries !hither
they are come%
**(*+% Therefore s#eak to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill gather
you from among the #eo#les, and assemble you out of the countries
!herein you are scattered, and 5 !ill gi$e you the land of 5srael%
**(*1% )nd they shall go in thither, and shall take a!ay all the
scandals, and all the abominations thereof from thence%
**(*B% )nd 5 !ill gi$e them one heart, and !ill #ut a ne! s#irit in
their bo!els( and 5 !ill take a!ay the stony heart out of their flesh,
and !ill gi$e them a heart of flesh(
**(,-% That they may !alk in my commandments, and kee# my judgments, and
do them( and that they may be my #eo#le, and 5 may be their God%
**(,*% But as for them !hose heart !alketh after their scandals and
abominations, 5 !ill lay their !ay u#on their head, saith the 'ord God%
**(,,% )nd the cherubims lifted u# their !ings, and the !heels !ith
them( and the glory of the God of 5srael !as o$er them%
**(,2% )nd the glory of the 'ord !ent u# from the midst of the city, and
stood o$er the mount that is on the east side of the city%
**(,.% )nd the s#irit lifted me u#, and brought me into "haldea, to them
of the ca#ti$ity, in $ision, by the s#irit of God( and the $ision !hich
5 had seen !as taken u# from me%
**(,?% )nd 5 s#oke to them of the ca#ti$ity all the !ords of the 'ord,
!hich he had she!n me%
EHechiel "ha#ter *,
The #ro#het forshe!eth, by signs, the ca#ti$ity of 4edecias, and the
desolation of the #eo#le( all !hich shall Luickly come to #ass%
*,(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*,(,% 4on of man, thou d!ellest in the midst of a #ro$oking house( !ho
ha$e eyes to see, and see not( and ears to hear, and hear not( for they
are a #ro$oking house%
*,(2% Thou, therefore, O son of man, #re#are thee all necessaries for
remo$ing, and remo$e by day into their sight( and thou shalt remo$e out
of thy #lace to another #lace in their sight, if so be they !ill regard
it( for they are a #ro$oking house%
*,(.% )nd thou shalt bring forth thy furniture as the furniture of one
that is remo$ing by day in their sight( and thou shalt go forth in the
e$ening in their #resence, as one goeth forth that remo$eth his
d!elling%
*,(?% Dig thee a !ay through the !all before their eyes( and thou shalt
go forth through it%
*,(A% 5n their sight thou shalt be carried out u#on menDs shoulders,
thou shalt be carried out in the dark( thou shalt co$er thy face, and
shalt not see the ground( for 5 ha$e set thee for a sign of things to
come to the house of 5srael%
*,(+% 5 did therefore as he had commanded me( 5 brought forth my goods
by day, as the goods of one that remo$eth( and in the e$ening 5 digged
through the !all !ith my hand, and 5 !ent forth in the dark, and !as
carried on menDs shoulders in their sight%
*,(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me in the morning, saying(
*,(B% 4on of man, hath not the house of 5srael, the #ro$oking house,
said to thee( =hat art thou doingM
*,(*-% 4ay to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( This burden concerneth my
#rince that is in 9erusalem, and all the house of 5srael, that are among
them%
*,(**% 4ay( 5 am a sign of things to come to you( as 5 ha$e done, so
shall it be done to them( they shall be remo$ed from their d!ellings,
and go into ca#ti$ity%
*,(*,% )nd the #rince that is in the midst of them, shall be carried on
shoulders, he shall go forth in the dark( they shall dig through the
!all to bring him out( his face shall be co$ered, that he may not see
the ground !ith his eyes%
*,(*2% )nd 5 !ill s#read my net o$er him, and he shall be taken in my
net( and 5 !ill bring him into Babylon, into the land of the "haldeans,
and he shall not see it, and there he shall die%
8e shall not see it%%% Because his eyes shall be #ut out by
abuchodonosor%
*,(*.% )nd all that are about him, his guards, and his troo#s 5 !ill
scatter into e$ery !ind( and 5 !ill dra! out the s!ord after them%
*,(*?% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e
dis#ersed them among the nations, and scattered them in the countries%
*,(*A% )nd 5 !ill lea$e a fe! men of them from the s!ord, and from the
famine, and from the #estilence( that they may declare all their !icked
deeds among the nations !hither they shall go( and they shall kno! that
5 am the 'ord%
*,(*+% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*,(*1% 4on of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy !ater in hurry
and sorro!%
*,(*B% )nd say to the #eo#le of the land( Thus saith the 'ord God to
them that d!ell in 9erusalem in the land of 5srael( They shall eat their
bread in care, and drink their !ater in desolation( that the land may
become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniLuity of
all that d!ell therein%
*,(,-% )nd the cities that are no! inhabited shall be laid !aste, and
the land shall be desolate( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
*,(,*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*,(,,% 4on of man, !hat is this #ro$erb that you ha$e in the land of
5sraelM saying( The days shall be #rolonged, and e$ery $ision shall
fail%
*,(,2% 4ay to them therefore( Thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill make this
#ro$erb to cease, neither shall it be any more a common saying in
5srael( and tell them that the days are at hand, and the effect of e$ery
$ision%
*,(,.% 7or there shall be no more any $ain $isions, nor doubtful
di$ination in the midst of the children of 5srael%
*,(,?% 7or 5 the 'ord !ill s#eak( and !hat !ord soe$er 5 shall s#eak, it
shall come to #ass, and shall not be #rolonged any more( but in your
days, ye #ro$oking house, 5 !ill s#eak the !ord, and !ill do it, saith
the 'ord God%
*,(,A% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*,(,+% 4on of man, behold the house of 5srael, they that say( The
$isions that this man seeth, is for many days to come( and this man
#ro#hesieth of times afar off%
*,(,1% Therefore say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( not one !ord of
mine shall be #rolonged any more( the !ord that 5 shall s#eak shall be
accom#lished, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter *2
God declares against false #ro#hets and #ro#hetesses, that decei$e the
#eo#le !ith lies%
*2(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*2(,% 4on of man, #ro#hesy thou against the #ro#hets of 5srael that
#ro#hesy( and thou shalt say to them that #ro#hesy out of their o!n
heart( 8ear ye the !ord of the 'ord(
*2(2% Thus saith the 'ord God( =oe to the foolish #ro#hets that follo!
their o!n s#irit, and see nothing%
*2(.% Thy #ro#hets, O 5srael, !ere like fo>es in the deserts%
*2(?% &ou ha$e not gone u# to face the enemy, nor ha$e you set u# a !all
for the house of 5srael, to stand in battle in the day of the 'ord%
*2(A% They see $ain things, and they foretell lies, saying( The 'ord
saith( !hereas the 'ord hath not sent them( and they ha$e #ersisted to
confirm !hat they ha$e said%
*2(+% 8a$e you not seen a $ain $ision and s#oken a lying di$ination( and
you say( The 'ord saith( !hereas 5 ha$e not s#oken%
*2(1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because you ha$e s#oken $ain
things, and ha$e seen lies( therefore behold 5 come against you, saith
the 'ord God%
*2(B% )nd my hand shall be u#on the #ro#hets that see $ain things, and
that di$ine lies( they shall not be in the council of my #eo#le, nor
shall they be !ritten in the !riting of the house of 5srael, neither
shall they enter into the land of 5srael, and you shall kno! that 5 am
the 'ord God%
*2(*-% Because they ha$e decei$ed my #eo#le, saying( Peace, and there is
no #eace( and the #eo#le built u# a !all, and they daubed it !ith dirt
!ithout stra!%
*2(**% 4ay to them that daub !ithout tem#ering, that it shall fall( for
there shall be an o$erflo!ing sho!er, and 5 !ill cause great hailstones
to fall $iolently from abo$e, and a stormy !ind to thro! it do!n%
*2(*,% Behold, !hen the !all is fallen( shall it not be said to you(
=here is the daubing !here!ith you ha$e daubed itM
*2(*2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( 'o, 5 !ill cause a stormy !ind
to break forth in my indignation, and there shall be an o$erflo!ing
sho!er in my anger( and great hailstones in my !rath to consume%
*2(*.% )nd 5 !ill break do!n the !all that you ha$e daubed !ith
untem#ered mortar( and 5 !ill make it e$en !ith the ground, and the
foundation thereof shall be laid bare( and it shall fall, and shall be
consumed in the midst thereof( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
*2(*?% )nd 5 !ill accom#lish my !rath u#on the !all, and u#on them that
daub it !ithout tem#ering the mortar, and 5 !ill say to you( The !all is
no more, and they that daub it are no more%
*2(*A% E$en the #ro#hets of 5srael that #ro#hesy to 9erusalem, and that
see $isions of #eace for her( and there is no #eace, saith the 'ord God%
*2(*+% )nd thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy
#eo#le that #ro#hesy out of their o!n heart( and do thou #ro#hesy
against them,
*2(*1% )nd say( Thus saith the 'ord God( =oe to them that se! cushions
under e$ery elbo!( and make #illo!s for the heads of #ersons of e$ery
age to catch souls( and !hen they caught the souls of my #eo#le, they
ga$e life to their souls%
4e! cushions, etc%%% @iH%, by making #eo#le easy in their sins, and
#romising them im#unity%-5bid% They ga$e life to their souls%%% That is,
they flattered them !ith #romises of life, #eace, and security%
*2(*B% )nd they $iolated me among my #eo#le, for a handful of barley,
and a #iece of bread, to kill souls !hich should not die, and to sa$e
souls ali$e !hich should not li$e, telling lies to my #eo#le that
belie$e lies%
@iolated me%%% That is, dishonoured and discredited me% 5bid% To kill
souls, etc%%% That is, to sentence souls to death, !hich are not to dieJ
and to #romise life to them !ho are not to li$e%
*2(,-% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 declare against your
cushions, !here!ith you catch flying souls( and 5 !ill tear them off
from your arms( and 5 !ill let go the soul that you catch, the souls
that should fly%
*2(,*% )nd 5 !ill tear your #illo!s, and !ill deli$er my #eo#le out of
your hand, neither shall they be any more in your hands to be a #rey(
and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
*2(,,% Because !ith lies you ha$e made the heart of the just to mourn,
!hom 5 ha$e not made sorro!ful( and ha$e strengthened the hands of the
!icked, that he should not return from his e$il !ay, and li$e%
*2(,2% Therefore you shall not see $ain things, nor di$ine di$inations
any more, and 5 !ill deli$er my #eo#le out of your hand( and you shall
kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter *.
God suffers the !icked to be decei$ed in #unishment of their !ickedness%
The e$ils that shall come u#on them for their sins( for !hich they shall
not be deli$ered by the #rayers of oe, Daniel, and 9ob% But a remnant
shall be #reser$ed%
*.(*% )nd some of the ancients of 5srael came to me, and sat before me%
*.(,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*.(2% 4on of man, these men ha$e #laced their uncleannesses in their
hearts, and ha$e set u# before their face the stumblingblock of their
iniLuity( and shall 5 ans!er !hen they inLuire of meM
:ncleanness%%% That is, their filthy idols, u#on !hich they ha$e set
their hearts( and !hich are a stumblingblock to their souls%
*.(.% Therefore s#eak to them, and say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God(
<an, man of the house of 5srael that shall #lace his uncleannesses in
his heart, and set u# the stumblingblock of his iniLuity before his
face, and shall come to the #ro#het inLuiring of me by him( 5 the 'ord
!ill ans!er him according to the multitude of his uncleannesses(
<an, man%%% That is, e$ery man, an 8ebre! e>#ression%
*.(?% That the house of 5srael may be caught in their o!n heart, !ith
!hich they ha$e de#arted from me through all their idols%
*.(A% Therefore say to the house of 5srael( Thus saith the 'ord God( Be
con$erted, and de#art from your idols, and turn a!ay your faces from all
your abominations%
*.(+% 7or e$ery man of the house of 5srael, and e$ery stranger among the
#roselytes in 5srael, if he se#arate himself from me, and #lace his
idols in his heart, and set the stumblingblock of his iniLuity before
his face, and come to the #ro#het to inLuire of me by him( 5 the 'ord
!ill ans!er him by myself%
*.(1% )nd 5 !ill set my face against that man, and !ill make him an
e>am#le, and a #ro$erb, and !ill cut him off from the midst of my
#eo#le( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
*.(B% )nd !hen the #ro#het shall err, and s#eak a !ord( 5 the 'ord ha$e
decei$ed that #ro#het( and 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on him, and
!ill cut him off from the midst of my #eo#le 5srael%
The #ro#het shall err, etc%%% 8e s#eaks of false #ro#hets, ans!ering out
of their o!n heads and according to their o!n corru#t inclinations%
5bid% 5 ha$e decei$ed that #ro#het%%% God )lmighty decei$es false
#ro#hets, #artly by !ithdra!ing his light from themJ and abandoning them
to their o!n corru#t inclinations, !hich #ush them on to #ro#hesy such
things as are agreeable to those !ho consult them( and #artly by
disa##ointing them, and causing all thing to ha##en contrary to !hat
they ha$e said%
*.(*-% )nd they shall bear their iniLuity( according to the iniLuity of
him that inLuireth, so shall the iniLuity of the #ro#het be%
*.(**% That the house of 5srael may go no more astray from me, nor be
#olluted !ith all their transgressions( but may be my #eo#le, and 5 may
be their God, saith the 'ord of hosts%
*.(*,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*.(*2% 4on of man, !hen a land shall sin against me, so as to transgress
grie$ously, 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on it, and !ill break the
staff of the bread thereof( and 5 !ill send famine u#on it, and !ill
destroy man and beast out of it%
*.(*.% )nd if these three men, oe, Daniel, and 9ob, shall be in it(
they shall deli$er their o!n souls by their justice, saith the 'ord of
hosts%
*.(*?% )nd if 5 shall bring mischie$ous beasts also u#on the land to
!aste it, and it be desolate, so that there is none that can #ass
because of the beasts(
*.(*A% 5f these three men shall be in it, as 5 li$e, saith the 'ord,
they shall deli$er neither sons nor daughters( but they only shall be
deli$ered, and the land shall be made desolate%
*.(*+% Or if 5 bring the s!ord u#on that land, and say to the s!ord(
Pass through the land( and 5 destroy man and beast out of it(
*.(*1% )nd these three men be in the midst thereof( as 5 li$e, saith the
'ord God, they shall deli$er neither sons nor daughters, but they
themsel$es alone shall be deli$ered%
*.(*B% Or if 5 also send the #estilence u#on that land, and #our out my
indignation u#on it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast(
*.(,-% )nd oe, and Daniel, and 9ob be in the midst thereof( as 5 li$e,
saith the 'ord God, they shall deli$er neither son nor daughter( but
they shall only deli$er their o!n souls by their justice%
*.(,*% 7or thus saith the 'ord( )lthough 5 shall send in u#on 9erusalem
my four grie$ous judgments, the s!ord, and the famine, and the
mischie$ous beasts, and the #estilence, to destroy out of it man and
beast,
*.(,,% &et there shall be left in it some that shall be sa$ed, !ho shall
bring a!ay their sons and daughters( behold they shall come among you,
and you shall see their !ay, and their doings( and you shall be
comforted concerning the e$il that 5 ha$e brought u#on 9erusalem, in all
things that 5 ha$e brought u#on it%
*.(,2% )nd they shall comfort you, !hen you shall see their !ays, and
their doings( and you shall kno! that 5 ha$e not done !ithout cause all
that 5 ha$e done in it, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter *?
)s a $ine cut do!n is fit for nothing but the fireJ so it shall be !ith
9erusalem, for her sins%
*?(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*?(,% 4on of man, !hat shall be made of the !ood of the $ine, out of all
the trees of the !oods that are among the trees of the forestsM
*?(2% 4hall !ood be taken of it, to do any !ork, or shall a #in be made
of it for any $essel to hang thereonM
*?(.% Behold it is cast into the fire for fuel( the fire hath consumed
both ends thereof, and the midst thereof is reduced to ashes( shall it
be useful for any !orkM
*?(?% E$en !hen it !as !hole it !as not fit for !ork( ho! much less,
!hen the fire hath de$oured and consumed it, shall any !ork be made of
itM
*?(A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( )s the $ine tree among the
trees of the forests !hich 5 ha$e gi$en to the fire to be consumed, so
!ill 5 deli$er u# the inhabitants of 9erusalem%
*?(+% )nd 5 !ill set my face against them( they shall go out from fire,
and fire shall consume them( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen
5 shall ha$e set my face against them%
*?(1% )nd 5 shall ha$e made their land a !ilderness, and desolate,
because they ha$e been transgressors, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter *A
:nder the figure of an unfaithful !ife, God u#braids 9erusalem !ith her
ingratitude and manifold disloyalties( but #romiseth mercy by a ne!
co$enant%
*A(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*A(,% 4on of man, make kno!n to 9erusalem her abominations%
<ake kno!n to 9erusalem%%% That is, by letters, for the #ro#het !as then
in Babylon%
*A(2% )nd thou shalt say( Thus saith the 'ord God to 9erusalem( Thy
root, and thy nati$ity is of the land of "hanaan, thy father !as an
)morrhite, and thy mother a "ethite%
*A(.% )nd !hen thou !ast born, in the day of thy nati$ity thy na$el !as
not cut, neither !ast thou !ashed !ith !ater for thy health, nor salted
!ith salt, nor s!addled !ith clouts%
*A(?% o eye had #ity on thee to do any of these things for thee, out of
com#assion to thee( but thou !ast cast out u#on the face of the earth in
the abjection of thy soul, in the day that thou !ast born%
*A(A% )nd #assing by thee, 5 sa! that thou !ast trodden under foot in
thy o!n blood( and 5 said to thee !hen thou !ast in thy blood( 'i$e( 5
ha$e said to thee( 'i$e in thy blood%
*A(+% 5 caused thee to multi#ly as the bud of the field( and thou didst
increase and gro! great, and ad$ancedst, and camest to !omanDs ornament(
thy breasts !ere fashioned, and thy hair gre!( and thou !as naked, and
full of confusion%
*A(1% )nd 5 #assed by thee, and sa! thee( and behold thy time !as the
time of lo$ers( and 5 s#read my garment o$er thee, and co$ered thy
ignominy and 5 s!ore to thee, and 5 entered into a co$enant !ith thee,
saith the 'ord God( and thou becamest mine%
*A(B% )nd 5 !ashed thee !ith !ater, and cleansed a!ay thy blood from
thee( and 5 anointed thee !ith oil%
*A(*-% )nd 5 clothed thee !ith embroidery, and shod thee !ith $iolet
coloured shoes( and 5 girded thee about !ith fine linen, and clothed
thee !ith fine garments%
*A(**% 5 decked thee also !ith ornaments, and #ut bracelets on thy
hands, and a chain about thy neck%
5 decked thee also !ith ornaments, etc%%% That is, !ith s#iritual
benefits, gi$ing you a la! !ith sacrifices, sacraments, and other holy
rites%
*A(*,% )nd 5 #ut a je!el u#on thy forehead and earrings in thy ears, and
a beautiful cro!n u#on thy head%
*A(*2% )nd thou !ast adorned !ith gold, and sil$er, and !ast clothed
!ith fine linen, and embroidered !ork, and many colours( thou didst eat
fine flour, and honey, and oil, and !ast made e>ceeding beautiful( and
!ast ad$anced to be a Lueen%
*A(*.% )nd thy reno!n !ent forth among the nations for thy beauty( for
thou !ast #erfect through my beauty, !hich 5 had #ut u#on thee, saith
the 'ord God%
*A(*?% But trusting in thy beauty, thou #layedst the harlot because of
thy reno!n, and thou hast #rostituted thyself to e$ery #assenger, to be
his%
*A(*A% )nd taking of thy garments thou hast made thee high #laces se!ed
together on each side( and hast #layed the harlot u#on them, as hath not
been done before, nor shall be hereafter%
*A(*+% )nd thou tookest thy beautiful $essels, of my gold, and my
sil$er, !hich 5 ga$e thee, and thou madest thee images of men, and hast
committed fornication !ith them%
*A(*1% )nd thou tookest thy garments of di$ers colours, and co$eredst
them( and settest my oil and my s!eet incense before them%
*A(*B% )nd my bread !hich 5 ga$e thee, the fine flour, and oil, and
honey, !here!ith 5 fed thee, thou hast set before them for a s!eet
odourJ and it !as done, saith the 'ord God%
*A(,-% )nd thou hast taken thy sons, and thy daughters, !hom thou hast
borne to me( and hast sacrificed the same to them to be de$oured% 5s thy
fornication smallM
*A(,*% Thou hast sacrificed and gi$en my children to them, consecrating
them by fire%
Thou hast sacrificed, etc%%% )s there is nothing more base and
abominable than the crimes mentioned throughout this cha#terJ so the
infidelities of the 5sraelites in forsaking God, and sacrificing e$en
their children to idols, are strongly figured by these allegories%
*A(,,% )nd after all thy abominations, and fornications, thou hast not
remembered the days of thy youth, !hen thou !ast naked, and full of
confusion, trodden under foot in thy o!n blood%
*A(,2% )nd it came to #ass after all thy !ickedness E!oe, !oe to thee,
saith the 'ord GodG
*A(,.% That thou didst also build thee a common ste!, and madest thee a
brothel house in e$ery street%
*A(,?% )t e$ery head of the !ay thou hast set u# a sign of thy
#rostitution( and hast made thy beauty to be abominable( and hast
#rostituted thyself to e$ery one that #assed by, and hast multi#lied thy
fornications%
*A(,A% )nd thou hast committed fornication !ith the Egy#tians thy
neighbours, men of large bodies, and hast multi#lied thy fornications to
#ro$oke me%
*A(,+% Behold, 5 !ill stretch out my hand u#on thee, and !ill take a!ay
thy justification( and 5 !ill deli$er thee u# to the !ill of the
daughters of the Philistines that hate thee, that are ashamed of thy
!icked !ay%
*A(,1% Thou hast also committed fornication !ith the )ssyrians, because
thou !ast not yet satisfied( and after thou hadst #layed the harlot !ith
them, e$en so thou !ast not contented%
*A(,B% Thou hast also multi#lied thy fornications in the land of "hanaan
!ith the "haldeans( and neither so !ast thou satisfied%
*A(2-% =herein shall 5 cleanse thy heart, saith 'ord God( seeing thou
dost all these the !orks of a shameless #rostituteM
*A(2*% Because thou hast built thy brothel house at the head of e$ery
!ay, and thou hast made thy high #lace in e$ery street( and !ast not as
a harlot that by disdain enhanceth her #rice,
*A(2,% But is an adulteress, that bringeth in strangers o$er her
husband%
*A(22% Gifts are gi$en to all harlots( but thou hast gi$en hire to all
thy lo$ers, and thou hast gi$en them gifts to come to thee from e$ery
side, to commit fornication !ith thee%
*A(2.% )nd it hath ha##ened in thee contrary to the custom of !omen in
thy fornications, and after thee there shall be no such fornication, for
in that thou ga$est re!ards, and didst not take re!ards, the contrary
hath been done in thee%
*A(2?% Therefore, O harlot, hear the !ord of the 'ord%
*A(2A% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because thy money hath been #oured out,
and thy shame disco$ered through thy fornications !ith thy lo$ers, and
!ith the idols of thy abominations, by the blood of thy children !hom
thou ga$est them(
*A(2+% Behold, 5 !ill gather together all thy lo$ers !ith !hom thou hast
taken #leasure, and all !hom thou hast lo$ed, !ith all !hom thou hast
hated( and 5 !ill gather them together against thee on e$ery side, and
!ill disco$er thy shame in their sight, and they shall see all thy
nakedness%
*A(21% )nd 5 !ill judge thee as adulteresses, and they that shed blood
are judged( and 5 !ill gi$e thee blood in fury and jealousy%
*A(2B% )nd 5 !ill deli$er thee into their hands, and they shall destroy
thy brothel house, and thro! do!n thy ste!s( and they shall stri# thee
of thy garments, and shall take a!ay the $essels of thy beauty( and
lea$e thee naked, and full of disgrace%
*A(.-% )nd they shall bring u#on thee a multitude, and they shall stone
thee !ith stones, and shall slay thee !ith their s!ords%
*A(.*% )nd they shall burn thy houses !ith fire, and shall e>ecute
judgments u#on thee in the sight of many !omen( and thou shalt cease
from fornication, and shalt gi$e no hire any more%
*A(.,% )nd my indignation shall rest in thee( and my jealousy shall
de#art from thee, and 5 !ill cease and be angry no more%
*A(.2% Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast
#ro$oked me in all these things( !herefore 5 also ha$e turned all thy
!ays u#on thy head, saith the 'ord God, and 5 ha$e not done according to
thy !icked deeds in all thy abominations%
*A(..% Behold e$ery one that useth a common #ro$erb, shall use this
against thee, saying( )s the mother !as, so also is her daughter%
*A(.?% Thou art thy motherDs daughter, that cast off her husband, and
her children( and thou art the sister of thy sisters, !ho cast off their
husbands, and their children( your mother !as a "ethite, and your father
an )morrhite%
*A(.A% )nd thy elder sister is 4amaria, she and her daughters that d!ell
at thy left hand( and thy younger sister that d!elleth at thy right hand
is 4odom, and her daughters%
*A(.+% But neither hast thou !alked in their !ays, nor hast thou done a
little less than they according to their !ickednesses( thou hast done
almost more !icked things than they in all thy !ays%
*A(.1% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, thy sister 4odom herself, and her
daughters, ha$e not done as thou hast done, and thy daughters%
*A(.B% Behold this !as the iniLuity of 4odom thy sister, #ride, fulness
of bread, and abundance, and the idleness of her, and of her daughters(
and they did not #ut forth their hand to the needy, and the #oor%
This !as the iniLuity of 4odom, etc%%% That is, these !ere the ste#s by
!hich the 4odomites came to fall into those abominations for !hich they
!ere destroyed% 7or #ride, gluttony, and idleness are the highroad to
all kinds of lustJ es#ecially !hen they are accom#anied !ith a neglect
of the !orks of mercy%
*A(?-% )nd they !ere lifted u#, and committed abominations before me(
and 5 took them a!ay as thou hast seen%
*A(?*% )nd 4amaria committed not half thy sins( but thou hast sur#assed
them !ith thy crimes, and hast justified thy sisters by all thy
abominations !hich thou hast done%
*A(?,% Therefore do thou also bear thy confusion, thou that hast
sur#assed thy sisters !ith thy sins, doing more !ickedly than they( for
they are justified abo$e thee, therefore be thou also confounded, and
bear thy shame, thou that hast justified thy sisters%
*A(?2% )nd 5 !ill bring back and restore them by bringing back 4odom,
!ith her daughters, and by bringing back 4amaria, and her daughters( and
5 !ill bring those that return of thee in the midst of them%
5 !ill bring back, etc%%% This relates to the con$ersion of the Gentiles
out of all nations, and of many of the 9e!s, to the church of "hrist%
*A(?.% That thou mayest bear thy shame, and mayest be confounded in all
that thou hast done, comforting them%
*A(??% )nd thy sister 4odom and her daughters shall return to their
ancient state( and 4amaria and her daughters shall return to their
ancient state( and thou and thy daughters shall return to your ancient
state%
)ncient state%%% That is, to their former state of liberty, and their
ancient #ossessions% 5n the s#iritual sense, to the true liberty, and
the ha##y inheritance of the children of God, through faith in "hrist%
*A(?A% )nd 4odom thy sister !as not heard of in thy mouth, in the day of
thy #ride,
*A(?+% Before thy malice !as laid o#en( as it is at this time, making
thee a re#roach of the daughters of 4yria, and of all the daughters of
Palestine round about thee, that encom#ass thee on all sides%
*A(?1% Thou hast borne thy !ickedness, and thy disgrace, saith the 'ord
God%
*A(?B% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill deal !ith thee, as thou hast
des#ised the oath, in breaking the co$enant(
*A(A-% )nd 5 !ill remember my co$enant !ith thee in the days of thy
youth( and 5 !ill establish !ith thee an e$erlasting co$enant%
*A(A*% )nd thou shalt remember thy !ays, and be ashamed( !hen thou shalt
recei$e thy sisters, thy elder and thy younger( and 5 !ill gi$e them to
thee for daughters, but not by thy co$enant%
*A(A,% )nd 5 !ill establish my co$enant !ith thee( and thou shalt kno!
that 5 am the 'ord,
*A(A2% That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and mayest no more
o#en thy mouth because of thy confusion, !hen 5 shall be #acified to!ard
thee for all that thou hast done, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter *+
The #arable of the t!o eagles and the $ine% ) #romise of the cedar of
"hrist and his church%
*+(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*+(,% 4on of man, #ut forth a riddle, and s#eak a #arable to the house
of 5srael,
*+(2% )nd say( Thus saith the 'ord GodJ ) large eagle !ith great !ings,
long-limbed, full of feathers, and of $ariety, came to 'ibanus, and took
a!ay the marro! of the cedar%
) large eagle%%% abuchodonosor, king of Babylon%-5bid% "ame to
'ibanus%%% That is, to 9erusalem%-5bid% Took a!ay the marro! of the
cedar%%% ;ing 9echonias%
*+(.% 8e cro##ed off the to# of the t!igs thereof( and carried it a!ay
into the land of "hanaan, and he set it in a city of merchants%
"hanaan%%% This name, !hich signifies traffic, is not taken here for
Palestine, but for "haldea( and the city of merchants here mentioned is
Babylon%
*+(?% )nd he took of the seed of the land, and #ut it in the ground for
seed, that it might take a firm root o$er many !aters( he #lanted it on
the surface of the earth%
Of the seed of the land, etc%%% @iH%, 4edecias, !hom he made king%
*+(A% )nd it s#rung u# and gre! into a s#reading $ine of lo! stature,
and the branches thereof looked to!ards him( and the roots thereof !ere
under him% 4o it became a $ine, and gre! into branches, and shot forth
s#rigs%
To!ards him%%% abuchodonosor, to !hom 4edecias s!ore allegiance%
*+(+% )nd there !as another large eagle, !ith great !ings, and many
feathers( and behold this $ine, bending as it !ere her roots to!ards
him, stretched forth her branches to him, that he might !ater it by the
furro!s of her #lantation%
)nother large eagle%%% @iH%, the king of Egy#t%
*+(1% 5t !as #lanted in a good ground u#on many !aters, that it might
bring forth branches, and bear fruit, that it might become a large $ine%
*+(B% 4ay thou( Thus saith the 'ord God( 4hall it #ros#er thenM shall
he not #ull u# the roots thereof, and stri# off its fruit, and dry u#
all the branches it hath shot forth, and make it !ither( and this
!ithout a strong arm, or many #eo#le to #luck it u# by the rootM
*+(*-% Behold, it is #lanted( shall it #ros#er thenM shall it not be
dried u# !hen the burning !ind shall touch it, and shall it not !ither
in the furro!s !here it gre!M
*+(**% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
*+(*,% 4ay to the #ro$oking house( ;no! you not !hat these things meanM
Tell them( Behold the king of Babylon cometh to 9erusalem( and he shall
take a!ay the king and the #rinces thereof and carry them !ith him to
Babylon%
4hall take a!ay%%% Or, hath taken a!ay, etc%, for all this !as no! done%
*+(*2% )nd he shall take one of the kingDs seed, and make a co$enant
!ith him, and take an oath of him% &ea, and he shall take a!ay the
mighty men of the land,
*+(*.% That it may be a lo! kingdom and not lift itself u#, but kee# his
co$enant and obser$e it%
*+(*?% But he hath re$olted from him and sent ambassadors to Egy#t, that
it might gi$e him horses, and much #eo#le% )nd shall he that hath done
thus #ros#er, or be sa$edM and shall he esca#e that hath broken the
co$enantM
*+(*A% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God( 5n the #lace !here the king
d!elleth that made him king, !hose oath he hath made $oid, and !hose
co$enant he broke, e$en in the midst of Babylon shall he die%
*+(*+% )nd not !ith a great army, nor !ith much #eo#le shall Pharao
fight against him( !hen he shall cast u# mounts, and build forts, to cut
off many souls%
*+(*1% 7or he had des#ised the oath, breaking his co$enant, and behold
he hath gi$en his hand( and ha$ing done all these things, he shall not
esca#e%
*+(*B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( )s 5 li$e, 5 !ill lay u#on his
head the oath he hath des#ised, and the co$enant he hath broken%
*+(,-% )nd 5 !ill s#read my net o$er him, and he shall be taken in my
net( and 5 !ill bring him into Babylon, and !ill judge him there for the
transgression by !hich he hath des#ised me%
*+(,*% )nd all his fugiti$es !ith all his bands shall fall by the s!ord(
and the residue shall be scattered into e$ery !ind( and you shall kno!
that 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken%
*+(,,% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5 myself !ill take of the marro! of the
high cedar, and !ill set it( 5 !ill cro# off a tender t!ig from the to#
of the branches thereof, and 5 !ill #lant it on a mountain high and
eminent%
Of the marro! of the high cedar, etc%%% Of the royal stock of Da$id%
5bid% ) tender t!ig%%% @iH%, 9esus "hrist, !hom God hath #lanted in
mount 4ion, that is, the high mountain of his church, to !hich all
nations flo!%
*+(,2% On the high mountains of 5srael !ill 5 #lant it, and it shall
shoot forth into branches and shall bear fruit, and it shall become a
great cedar( and all birds shall d!ell under it, and e$ery fo!l shall
make its nest under the shado! of the branches thereof%
*+(,.% )nd all the trees of the country shall kno! that 5 the 'ord ha$e
brought do!n the high tree, and e>alted the lo! tree( and ha$e dried u#
the green tree, and ha$e caused the dry tree to flourish% 5 the 'ord
ha$e s#oken and ha$e done it%
EHechiel "ha#ter *1
One man shall not bear the sins of another, but e$ery one his o!nJ if a
!icked man truly re#ent, he shall be sa$edJ and if a just man lea$e his
justice, he shall #erish%
*1(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying( =hat is the meaningM
*1(,% That you use among you this #arable as a #ro$erb in the land of
5srael, saying( The fathers ha$e eaten sour gra#es, and the teeth of the
children are set on edge%
*1(2% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, this #arable shall be no more to
you a #ro$erb in 5srael%
*1(.% Behold all souls are mine( as the soul of the father, so also the
soul of the son is mine( the soul that sinneth, the same shall die%
*1(?% )nd if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
*1(A% )nd hath not eaten u#on the mountains, nor lifted u# his eyes to
the idols of the house of 5srael( and hath not defiled his neighbourDs
!ife, nor come near to a menstruous !oman(
ot eaten u#on the mountains%%% That is, of the sacrifices there offered
to idols%
*1(+% )nd hath not !ronged any man( but hath restored the #ledge to the
debtor, hath taken nothing a!ay by $iolence( hath gi$en his bread to the
hungry, and hath co$ered the naked !ith a garment(
*1(1% 8ath not lent u#on usury, nor taken any increase( hath !ithdra!n
his hand from iniLuity, and hath e>ecuted true judgment bet!een man and
man(
*1(B% 8ath !alked in my commandments, and ke#t my judgments, to do
truth( he is just, he shall surely li$e, saith the 'ord God%
To do truth%%% That is, to act according to truthJ for the 8ebre!s
called e$erything that !as just, truth%
*1(*-% )nd if he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and
that hath done some one of these things(
*1(**% Though he doth not all these things, but that eateth u#on the
mountains, and that defileth his neighbourDs !ife(
*1(*,% That grie$eth the needy and the #oor, that taketh a!ay by
$iolence, that restoreth not the #ledge, and that lifteth u# his eyes to
idols, that comitteth abomination(
*1(*2% That gi$eth u#on usury, and that taketh an increase( shall such a
one li$eM he shall not li$e% 4eeing he hath done all these detestable
things, he shall surely die, his blood shall be u#on him%
*1(*.% But if he beget a son, !ho, seeing all his fatherDs sins, !hich
he hath done, is afraid, and shall not do the like to them(
*1(*?% That hath not eaten u#on the mountains, nor lifted u# his eyes to
the idols of the house of 5srael, and hath not defiled his neighbourDs
!ife(
*1(*A% )nd hath not grie$ed any man, nor !ithholden the #ledge, nor
taken a!ay !ith $iolence, but hath gi$en his bread to the hungry, and
co$ered the naked !ith a garment(
*1(*+% That hath turned a!ay his hand from injuring the #oor, hath not
taken usury and increase, but hath e>ecuted my judgments, and hath
!alked in my commandments( this man shall not die for the iniLuity of
his father, but li$ing he shall li$e%
*1(*1% )s for his father, because he o##ressed and offered $iolence to
his brother, and !rought e$il in the midst of his #eo#le, behold he is
dead in his o!n iniLuity%
*1(*B% )nd you say( =hy hath not the son borne the iniLuity of his
fatherM @erily, because the son hath !rought judgment and justice, hath
ke#t all my commandments, and done them, li$ing, he shall li$e%
*1(,-% The soul that sinneth, the same shall die( the son shall not bear
the iniLuity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniLuity
of the son( the justice of the just shall be u#on him, and the
!ickedness of the !icked shall be u#on him%
*1(,*% But if the !icked do #enance for all his sins !hich he hath
committed, and kee# all my commandments, and do judgment, and justice,
li$ing he shall li$e, and shall not die%
*1(,,% 5 !ill not remember all his iniLuities that he hath done( in his
justice !hich he hath !rought, he shall li$e%
*1(,2% 5s it my !ill that a sinner should die, saith the 'ord God, and
not that he should be con$erted from his !ays, and li$eM
*1(,.% But if the just man turn himself a!ay from his justice, and do
iniLuity according to all the abominations !hich the !icked man useth to
!ork, shall he li$eM all his justices !hich he hath done, shall not be
remembered( in the #re$arication, by !hich he hath #re$aricated, and in
his sin, !hich he hath committed, in them he shall die%
*1(,?% )nd you ha$e said( The !ay of the 'ord is not right% 8ear ye,
therefore, O house of 5srael( 5s it my !ay that is not right, and are
not rather your !ays #er$erseM
*1(,A% 7or !hen the just turneth himself a!ay from his justice, and
comitteth iniLuity, he shall die therein( in the injustice that he hath
!rought he shall die%
*1(,+% )nd !hen the !icked turneth himself a!ay from his !ickedness,
!hich he hath !rought, and doeth judgment, and justice( he shall sa$e
his soul ali$e%
*1(,1% Because he considereth and turneth a!ay himself from all his
iniLuities !hich he hath !rought, he shall surely li$e, and not die%
*1(,B% )nd the children of 5srael say( The !ay of the 'ord is not right%
)re not my !ays right, O house of 5srael, and are not rather your !ays
#er$erseM
*1(2-% Therefore !ill 5 judge e$ery man according to his !ays, O house
of 5srael, saith the 'ord God% Be con$erted, and do #enance for all your
iniLuities( and iniLuity shall not be your ruin%
*1(2*% "ast a!ay from you all your transgressions, by !hich you ha$e
transgressed, and make to yoursel$es a ne! heart, and a ne! s#irit( and
!hy !ill you die, O house of 5sraelM
*1(2,% 7or 5 desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the 'ord God,
return ye and li$e%
EHechiel "ha#ter *B
The #arable of the young lions, and of the $ineyard that is !asted%
*B(*% <oreo$er take thou u# a lamentation for the #rinces of 5srael,
*B(,% )nd say( =hy did thy mother the lioness lie do!n among the lions,
and bring u# her !hel#s in the midst of young lionsM
Thy mother the lioness%%% 9erusalem%
*B(2% )nd she brought out one of her !hel#s, and he became a lion( and
he learned to catch the #rey, and to de$our men%
One of her !hel#s%%% @iH%, 9oachaH, alias 4ellum%
*B(.% )nd the nations heard of him, and took him, but not !ithout
recei$ing !ounds( and they brought him in chains into the land of Egy#t%
*B(?% But she seeing herself !eakened, and that her ho#e !as lost, took
one of her young lions, and set him u# for a lion%
One of her young lions%%% 9oakim%
*B(A% )nd he !ent u# and do!n among the lions, and became a lion( and he
learned to catch the #rey, and to de$our men%
*B(+% 8e learned to make !ido!s, and to lay !aste their cities( and the
land became desolate, and the fulness thereof by the noise of his
roaring%
*B(1% )nd the nations came together against him on e$ery side out of the
#ro$inces, and they s#read their net o$er him, in their !ounds he !as
taken%
*B(B% )nd they #ut him into a cage, they brought him in chains to the
king of Babylon( and they cast him into #rison, that his $oice should no
more be heard u#on the mountains of 5srael%
*B(*-% Thy mother is like a $ine in thy blood #lanted by the !ater( her
fruit and her branches ha$e gro!n out of many !aters%
*B(**% )nd she hath strong rods to make sce#tres for them that bear
rule, and her stature !as e>alted among the branches( and she sa! her
height in the multitude of her branches%
*B(*,% But she !as #lucked u# in !rath, and cast on the ground, and the
burning !ind dried u# her fruit( her strong rods are !ithered, and dried
u#( the fire hath de$oured her%
*B(*2% )nd no! she is trans#lanted into the desert, in a land not
#assable, and dry%
*B(*.% )nd a fire is gone out from a rod of her branches, !hich hath
de$oured her fruit( so that she no! hath no strong rod, to be a sce#tre
of rulers% This is a lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,-
God refuses to ans!er the ancients of 5srael inLuiring by the #ro#het(
but by him setteth his benefits before their eyes, and their heinous
sins( threatening yet greater #unishments( but still mi>ed !ith mercy%
,-(*% )nd it came to #ass in the se$enth year, in the fifth month, the
tenth day of the month( there came men of the ancients of 5srael to
inLuire of the 'ord, and they sat before me%
,-(,% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,-(2% 4on of man, s#eak to the ancients of 5srael and say to them( Thus
saith the 'ord God( )re you come to inLuire of meM )s 5 li$e, 5 !ill not
ans!er you, saith the 'ord God%
,-(.% 5f thou judgest them, if thou judgest, O son of man, declare to
them the abominations of their fathers%
5f thou judgest them%%% Or, if thou !ilt enter into the cause and #lead
against them%
,-(?% )nd say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( 5n the day !hen 5 chose
5srael, and lifted u# my hand for the race of the house of 9acob( and
a##eared to them in the land of Egy#t, and lifted u# my hand for them,
saying( 5 am the 'ord your God(
,-(A% 5n that day 5 lifted u# my hand for them to bring them out of the
land of Egy#t, into a land !hich 5 had #ro$ided for them, flo!ing !ith
milk and honey, !hich e>celled amongst all lands%
,-(+% )nd 5 said to them( 'et e$ery man cast a!ay the scandals of his
eyes, and defile not yoursel$es !ith the idols of Egy#t( 5 am the 'ord
your God%
4candals, etc%%% Offensiones% That is, the abominations or idols, to the
!orshi# of !hich they !ere allured by their eyes%
,-(1% But they #ro$oked me, and !ould not hearken to me( they did not
e$ery man cast a!ay the abominations of his eyes, neither did they
forsake the idols of Egy#t( and 5 said 5 !ould #our out my indignation
u#on them, and accom#lish my !rath against them in the midst of the land
of Egy#t%
,-(B% But 5 did other!ise for my nameDs sake, that it might not be
$iolated before the nations, in the midst of !hom they !ere, and among
!hom 5 made myself kno!n to them, to bring them out of the land of
Egy#t%
,-(*-% Therefore 5 brought them out from the land of Egy#t, and brought
them into the desert%
,-(**% )nd 5 ga$e them my statutes, and 5 she!ed them my judgments,
!hich if a man do, he shall li$e in them%
,-(*,% <oreo$er 5 ga$e them also my sabbaths, to be a sign bet!een me
and them( and that they might kno! that 5 am the 'ord that sanctify
them%
,-(*2% But the house of 5srael #ro$oked me in the desert( they !alked
not in my statutes, and they cast a!ay my judgments, !hich if a man do
he shall li$e in them( and they grie$ously $iolated my sabbaths% 5 said
therefore that 5 !ould #our out my indignation u#on them in the desert,
and !ould consume them%
,-(*.% But 5 s#ared them for the sake of my name, lest it should be
#rofaned before the nations, from !hich 5 brought them out, in their
sight%
,-(*?% 4o 5 lifted u# my hand o$er them in the desert, not to bring them
into the land !hich 5 had gi$en them flo!ing !ith milk and honey, the
best of all lands%
,-(*A% Because they cast off my judgments, and !alked not in my
statutes, and $iolated my sabbaths( for their heart !ent after idols%
,-(*+% &et my eye s#ared them, so that 5 destroyed them not( neither did
5 consume them in the desert%
,-(*1% )nd 5 said to their children in the !ilderness( =alk not in the
statutes of your fathers, and obser$e not their judgments, nor be ye
defiled !ith their idols(
,-(*B% 5 am the 'ord your God( !alk ye in my statutes, and obser$e my
judgments, and do them%
,-(,-% )nd sanctify my sabbaths, that they may be a sign bet!een me and
you( and that you may kno! that 5 am the 'ord your God%
,-(,*% But their children #ro$oked me, they !alked not in my
commandments, nor obser$ed my judgments to do them( !hich if a man do,
he shall li$e in them( and they $iolated my sabbaths( and 5 threatened
to #our out my indignation u#on them, and to accom#lish my !rath in them
in the desert%
,-(,,% But 5 turned a!ay my hand, and !rought for my nameDs sake, that
it might not be $iolated before the nations, out of !hich 5 brought them
forth in their sight%
,-(,2% )gain 5 lifted u# my hand u#on them in the !ilderness, to
dis#erse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries(
,-(,.% Because they had not done my judgments, and had cast off my
statutes, and had $iolated my sabbaths, and their eyes had been after
the idols of their fathers%
,-(,?% Therefore 5 also ga$e them statutes that !ere not good, and
judgments, in !hich they shall not li$e%
4tatutes that !ere not good, etc%%% @iH%, the la!s and ordinances of
their enemiesJ or those im#oses u#on them by that cruel tyrant the
de$il, to !hose #o!er they !ere deli$ered u# for their sins%
,-(,A% )nd 5 #olluted them in their o!n gifts, !hen they offered all
that o#ened the !omb, for their offences( and they shall kno! that 5 am
the 'ord%
5 #olluted them, etc%%% That is, 5 ga$e them u# to such blindness in
#unishment of their offences, as to #ollute themsel$es !ith the blood of
all their firstborn, !hom they offered u# to their idols in com#liance
!ith their !icked de$ices%
,-(,+% =herefore s#eak to the house of 5srael, O son of man, and say to
them( Thus saith the 'ord God( <oreo$er in this also your fathers
blas#heme me, !hen they had des#ised and contemned meJ
,-(,1% )nd 5 had brought them into the land, for !hich 5 lifted u# my
hand to gi$e it them( they sa! e$ery high hill, and e$ery shady tree,
and there they sacrificed their $ictims( and there they #resented the
#ro$ocation of their offerings, and there they set their s!eet odours,
and #oured forth their libations%
,-(,B% )nd 5 said to them( =hat meaneth the high #lace to !hich you goM
and the name thereof !as called 8igh-#lace e$en to this day%
,-(2-% =herefore say to the house of 5srael( Thus saith the 'ord God(
@erily, you are defiled in the !ay of your fathers, and you commit
fornication !ith their abominations%
,-(2*% )nd you defile yoursel$es !ith all your idols unto this day, in
the offering of your gifts, !hen you make your children #ass through the
fire( and shall 5 ans!er you, O house of 5sraelM )s 5 li$e, saith the
'ord God, 5 !ill not ans!er you%
,-(2,% either shall the thought of your mind come to #ass, by !hich you
say( =e !ill be as the Gentiles, and as the families of the earth, to
!orshi# stocks and stones%
,-(22% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, 5 !ill reign o$er you !ith a
strong hand, and !ith a stretched out arm, and !ith fury #oured out%
,-(2.% )nd 5 !ill bring you out from the #eo#le, and 5 !ill gather you
out of the countries, in !hich you are scattered, 5 !ill reign o$er you
!ith a strong hand and !ith a stretched out arm, and !ith fury #oured
out%
,-(2?% )nd 5 !ill bring you into the !ilderness of #eo#le, and there
!ill 5 #lead !ith you face to face%
The !ilderness of #eo#le%%% That is, a desert in !hich there are no
#eo#le%
,-(2A% )s 5 #leaded against your fathers in the desert of the land of
Egy#tJ e$en so !ill 5 judge you, saith the 'ord God%
,-(2+% )nd 5 !ill make you subject to my sce#tre, and !ill bring you
into the bands of the co$enant%
,-(21% )nd 5 !ill #ick out from among you the transgressors, and the
!icked, and !ill bring them out of the land !here they sojourn, and they
shall not enter into the land of 5srael( and you shall kno! that 5 am
the 'ord%
,-(2B% )nd as for you, O house of 5srael( thus saith the 'ord God( =alk
ye e$ery one after your idols, and ser$e them% But if in this also you
hear me not, but defile my holy name any more !ith your gifts, and !ith
your idolsJ
=alk ye e$ery one, etc%%% 5t is not an allo!ance, much less a
commandment to ser$e idolsJ but a figure of s#eech, by !hich God !ould
ha$e them to understand that if they !ould !alk after their idols, they
must not #retend to ser$e him at the same time( for that he !ould by no
means suffer such a mi>ture of !orshi#%
,-(.-% 5n my holy mountain, in the high mountain of 5srael, saith the
'ord God, there shall all the house of 5srael ser$e meJ all of them 5
say, in the land in !hich they shall #lease me, and there !ill 5 reLuire
your firstfruits, and the chief of your tithes !ith all your
sanctifications%
5n my holy mountain, etc%%% The foregoing $erse, to make the sense
com#lete, must be understood so as to condemn and reject that mi>ture of
!orshi# !hich the 9e!s then follo!ed% 5n this $erse, God #romises to the
true 5sraelites, es#ecially to those of the "hristian church, that they
shall ser$e him in another manner, in his holy mountain, the s#iritual
4ion( and shall by acce#ted of by him%
,-(.*% 5 !ill acce#t of you for an odour of s!eetness, !hen 5 shall ha$e
brought you out from the #eo#le, and shall ha$e gathered you out of the
lands into !hich you are scattered, and 5 !ill be sanctified in you in
the sight of the nations%
,-(.,% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e brought
you into the land of 5srael, into the land for !hich 5 lifted u# my hand
to gi$e it to your fathers%
,-(.2% )nd there you shall remember your !ays, and all your !icked
doings !ith !hich you ha$e been defiledJ and you shall be dis#leased
!ith yoursel$es in your o!n sight, for all your !icked deeds !hich you
committed%
,-(..% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e done
!ell by you for my o!n nameDs sake, and not according to your e$il !ays,
nor according to your !icked deeds, O house of 5srael, saith the 'ord
God%
,-(.?% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,-(.A% 4on of man, set thy face against the !ay of the south, and dro#
to!ards the south, and #ro#hesy against the forest of the south field%
Of the south%%% 9erusalem lay to!ards the south of Babylon, E!here the
#rohet then !as,G and is here called the forest of the south field, and
is threatened !ith utter desolation%
,-(.+% )nd say to the south forest( 8ear the !ord of the 'ord( Thus
saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill kindle a fire in thee, and !ill burn
in thee e$ery green tree, and e$ery dry tree( the flame of the fire
shall not be Luenched( and e$ery face shall be burned in it, from the
south e$en to the north%
,-(.1% )nd all flesh shall see, that 5 the 'ord ha$e kindled it, and it
shall not be Luenched%
,-(.B% )nd 5 said( )h, ah, ah, O 'ord God( they say of me( Doth not this
man s#eak by #arablesM
EHechiel "ha#ter ,*
The destruction of 9erusalem by the s!ord is further described( the ruin
also of the )mmonites is forshe!n% )nd finally Babylon, the destroyer of
others, shall be destroyed%
,*(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,*(,% 4on of man, set thy face to!ard 9erusalem, and let thy s#eech flo!
to!ards the holy #laces, and #ro#hesy against the land of 5srael(
,*(2% )nd say to the land of 5srael, Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5
come against thee, and 5 !ill dra! forth my s!ord out of its sheath, and
!ill cut off in thee the just, and the !icked%
,*(.% )nd forasmuch as 5 ha$e cut off in thee the just and the !icked,
therefore shall my s!ord go forth out of its sheath against all flesh,
from the south e$en to the north%
,*(?% That all flesh may kno! that 5 the 'ord ha$e dra!n my s!ord out of
its sheath not to be turned back%
,*(A% )nd thou, son of man, mourn !ith the breaking of thy loins, and
!ith bitterness sigh before them%
,*(+% )nd !hen they shall say to thee( =hy mournest thouM thou shalt
say( 7or that !hich 5 hear( because it cometh, and e$ery heart shall
melt, and all hands shall be made feeble, and e$ery s#irit shall faint,
and !ater shall run do!n e$ery knee( behold it cometh, and it shall be
done, saith the 'ord God%
,*(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,*(B% 4on of man, #ro#hesy, and say( Thus saith the 'ord God( 4ay( The
s!ord, the s!ord is shar#ened, and furbished%
,*(*-% 5t is shar#ened to kill $ictims( it is furbished that it may
glitter( thou remo$est the sce#tre of my son, thou hast cut do!n e$ery
tree%
Thou remo$est the sce#tre of my son%%% 8e s#eaks Eaccording to 4t%
9eromeG to the s!ord of abuchodonosor( !hich !as about to remo$e the
sce#tre of 5srael, !hom God here calls his son%
,*(**% )nd 5 ha$e gi$en it to be furbished, that it may be handled( this
s!ord is shar#ened, and it is furbished, that it may be in the hand of
the slayer%
,*(*,% "ry, and ho!l, O son of man, for this s!ord is u#on my #eo#le, it
is u#on all the #rinces of 5srael, that are fled( they are deli$ered u#
to the s!ord !ith my #eo#le, strike therefore u#on thy thigh,
,*(*2% Because it is tried( and that !hen it shall o$erthro! the
sce#tre, and it shall not be, saith the 'ord God%
,*(*.% Thou therefore, O son of man, #ro#hesy, and strike thy hands
together, and let the s!ord be doubled, and let the s!ord of the slain
be tri#led( this is the s!ord of a great slaughter, that maketh them
stand amaHed,
,*(*?% )nd languish in heart, and that multi#lieth ruins% 5n all their
gates 5 ha$e set the dread of the shar# s!ord, the s!ord that is
furbished to glitter, that is made ready for slaughter%
,*(*A% Be thou shar#ened, go to the right hand, or to the left, !hich
!ay soe$er thou hast a mind to set thy face%
,*(*+% )nd 5 !ill cla# my hands together, and !ill satisfy my
indignation( 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken%
,*(*1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,*(*B% )nd thou son of man, set thee t!o !ays, for the s!ord of the king
of Babylon to come( both shall come forth out of one land( and !ith his
hand he shall dra! lots, he shall consult at the head of the !ay of the
city%
,*(,-% Thou shalt make a !ay that the s!ord may come to Rabbath of the
children of )mmon, and to 9uda unto 9erusalem the strong city%
,*(,*% 7or the king of Babylon stood in the high!ay, at the head of t!o
!ays, seeking di$ination, shuffling arro!s( he inLuired of the idols,
and consulted entrails%
,*(,,% On his right hand !as the di$ination for 9erusalem, to set
battering rams, to o#en the mouth in slaughter, to lift u# the $oice in
ho!ling, to set engines against the gates, to cast u# a mount, to build
forts%
,*(,2% )nd he shall be in their eyes as one consulting the oracle in
$ain, and imitating the leisure of sabbaths( but he !ill call to
remembrance the iniLuity that they may be taken%
,*(,.% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because you ha$e remembered
your iniLuity, and ha$e disco$ered your #re$arications, and your sins
ha$e a##eared in all your de$ices( because, 5 say, &ou ha$e remembered,
you shall be taken !ith the hand%
,*(,?% But thou #rofane !icked #rince of 5srael, !hose day is come that
hath been a##ointed in the time of iniLuity(
Thou #rofane, etc%%% 8e s#eaks to king 4edecias, !ho had broken his
oath, and !as other!ise a !icked #rince%
,*(,A% Thus saith the 'ord God( Remo$e the diadem, take off the cro!n(
is it not this that hath e>alted the lo! one, and brought do!n him that
!as highM
5s it not this that hath e>alted the lo! one%%% The royal cro!n of 9uda
had e>alted 4edecias from a #ri$ate state and condition to the so$ereign
#o!er, as the loss of it had brought do!n 9echonias, etc%
,*(,+% 5 !ill she! it to be iniLuity, iniLuity, iniLuity( but this !as
not done till he came to !hom judgment belongeth, and 5 !ill gi$e it
him%
5 !ill she! it to be iniLuity, etc%%% Or, 5 !ill o$erturn it, $iH%, the
cro!n of 9uda for the manifold iniLuities of the kings( but it shall not
be utterly remo$ed, till "hrist come !hose right it is( and !ho shall
reign in the s#iritual house of 9acob, that is, in his church, for
e$ermore%
,*(,1% )nd thou son of man, #ro#hesy, and say( Thus saith the 'ord God
concerning the children of )mmon, and concerning their re#roach, and
thou shalt say( O s!ord, O s!ord, come out of the scabbard to kill, be
furbished to destroy, and to glitter,
"oncerning their re#roach%%% By !hich they had re#roached and insulted
o$er the 9e!s, at the time of the destruction of 9erusalem%
,*(,B% =hilst they see $ain things in thy regard, and they di$ine lies(
to bring thee u#on the necks of the !icked that are !ounded, !hose
a##ointed day is come in the time of iniLuity%
,*(2-% Return into thy sheath% 5 !ill judge thee in the #lace !herein
thou !ast created, in the land of thy nati$ity%
Return into thy sheath, etc%%% The s!ord of Babylon, after raging
against many nations, !as shortly to be judged and destroyed at home by
the <edes and Persians%
,*(2*% )nd 5 !ill #our out u#on thee my indignation( in the fire of my
rage !ill 5 blo! u#on thee, and !ill gi$e thee into the hands of men
that are brutish and contri$e thy destruction%
,*(2,% Thou shalt be fuel for the fire, thy blood shall be in the midst
of the land, thou shalt be forgotten( for 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken it%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,,
The general corru#tion of the inhabitants of 9erusalem( for !hich God
!ill consume them as dross in his furnace%
,,(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,,(,% )nd thou son of man, dost thou not judge, dost thou not judge the
city of bloodM
,,(2% )nd thou shalt she! her all her abominations, and shalt say( Thus
saith the 'ord God( This is the city that sheddeth blood in the midst of
her, that her time may come( and that hath made idols against herself,
to defile herself%
,,(.% Thou art become guilty in thy blood !hich thou hast shed( and thou
art defiled in thy idols !hich thou hast made( and thou hast made thy
days to dra! near, and hast brought on the time of thy years( therefore
ha$e 5 made thee a re#roach to the Gentiles, and a mockery to all
countries%
,,(?% Those that are near, and those that are far from thee, shall
trium#h o$er thee( thou filthy one, infamous, great in destruction%
,,(A% Behold the #rinces of 5srael, e$ery one hath em#loyed his arm in
thee to shed blood%
,,(+% They ha$e abused father and mother in thee, they ha$e o##ressed
the stranger in the midst of thee, they ha$e grie$ed the fatherless and
!ido! in thee%
,,(1% Thou hast des#ised my sanctuaries, and #rofaned my sabbaths%
,,(B% 4landerers ha$e been in thee to shed blood, and they ha$e eaten
u#on the mountains in thee, they ha$e committed !ickedness in the midst
of thee%
,,(*-% They ha$e disco$ered the nakedness of their father in thee, they
ha$e humbled the uncleanness of the menstruous !oman in thee%
,,(**% )nd e$ery one hath committed abomination !ith his neighbourDs
!ife, and the father in la! hath !ickedly defiled his daughter in la!,
the brother hath o##ressed his sister the daughter of his father in
thee%
,,(*,% They ha$e taken gifts in thee to shed blood( thou hast taken
usury and increase, and hast co$etously o##ressed thy neighbours( and
thou hast forgotten me, saith the 'ord God%
,,(*2% Behold, 5 ha$e cla##ed my hands at thy co$etousness, !hich thou
hast e>ercised( and at the blood that hath been shed in the midst of
thee%
,,(*.% 4hall thy heart endure, or shall thy hands #re$ail in the days
!hich 5 !ill bring u#on thee( 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken, and !ill do it%
,,(*?% )nd 5 !ill dis#erse thee in the nations, and !ill scatter thee
among the countries, and 5 !ill #ut an end to thy uncleanness in thee%
,,(*A% )nd 5 !ill #ossess thee in the sight of the Gentiles, and thou
shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
,,(*+% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,,(*1% 4on of man, the house of 5srael is become dross to me( all these
are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace(
they are become the dross of sil$er%
,,(*B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because you are all turned
into dross, therefore behold 5 !ill gather you together in the midst of
9erusalem%
,,(,-% )s they gather sil$er, and brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in
the midst of the furnace( that 5 may kindle a fire in it to melt it( so
!ill 5 gather you together in my fury and in my !rath, and !ill take my
rest, and 5 !ill melt you do!n%
,,(,*% )nd !ill gather you together, and !ill burn you in the fire of my
!rath, and you shall be melted in the midst thereof%
,,(,,% )s sil$er is melted in the midst of the furnace, so shall you be
in the midst thereof( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 ha$e
#oured out my indignation u#on you%
,,(,2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,,(,.% 4on of man, say to her( Thou art a land that is unclean, and not
rained u#on in the day of !rath%
,,(,?% There is a cons#iracy of #ro#hets in the midst thereof( like a
lion that roareth and catcheth the #rey, they ha$e de$oured souls, they
ha$e taken riches and hire, they ha$e made many !ido!s in the midst
thereof%
,,(,A% 8er #riests ha$e des#ised my la!, and ha$e defiled my
sanctuaries( they ha$e #ut no difference bet!een holy and #rofane( nor
ha$e distinguished bet!een the #olluted and the clean( and they ha$e
turned a!ay their eyes from my sabbaths, and 5 !as #rofaned in the midst
of them%
,,(,+% 8er #rinces in the midst of her, are like !ol$es ra$ening the
#rey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through
co$etousness%
,,(,1% )nd her #ro#hets ha$e daubed them !ithout tem#ering the mortar,
seeing $ain things, and di$ining lies unto them, saying( Thus saith the
'ord God( !hen the 'ord hath not s#oken%
,,(,B% The #eo#le of the land ha$e used o##ression, and committed
robbery( they afflicted the needy and #oor, and they o##ressed the
stranger by calumny !ithout judgment%
,,(2-% )nd 5 sought among them for a man that might set u# a hedge, and
stand in the ga# before me in fa$our of the land, that 5 might not
destroy it( and 5 found none%
,,(2*% )nd 5 #oured out my indignation u#on them, in the fire of my
!rath 5 consumed them( 5 ha$e rendered their !ay u#on their o!n head,
saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,2
:nder the names of the t!o harlots, Oolla and Ooliba, are described the
manifold disloyalties of 4amaria and 9erusalem, !ith the #unishment of
them both%
,2(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,2(,% 4on of man, there !ere t!o !omen, daughters of one mother%
,2(2% )nd they committed fornication in Egy#t, in their youth they
committed fornication( there !ere their breasts #ressed do!n, and the
teats of their $irginity !ere bruised%
"ommitted fornication%%% That is, idolatry%
,2(.% )nd their names !ere Oolla the elder, and Ooliba her younger
sister( and 5 took them, and they bore sons and daughters% o! for their
names, 4amaria is Oolla, and 9erusalem is Ooliba%
Oolla and Ooliba%%% God calls the kingdom of 5srael Oolla, !hich
signifies their o!n habitation, because they se#arated themsel$es from
his tem#le( and the kingdom of 9uda, Ooliba, !hich signifies his
habitation in her, because of his tem#le among them in 9erusalem%
,2(?% )nd Oolla committed fornication against me, and doted on her
lo$ers, on the )ssyrians that came to her,
On the )ssyraians, etc%%% That is, the idols of the )ssyrians( for all
that is said in this cha#ter of the fornications of 5srael and 9uda, is
to be understood in a s#iritual sense, of their disloyalty to the 'ord,
by !orshi##ing strange gods%
,2(A% =ho !ere clothed !ith blue, #rinces, and rulers, beautiful youths,
all horsemen, mounted u#on horses%
,2(+% )nd she committed her fornications !ith those chosen men, all sons
of the )ssyrians( and she defiled herself !ith the uncleanness of all
them on !hom she doted%
,2(1% <oreo$er also she did not forsake her fornications !hich she had
committed in Egy#t( for they also lay !ith her in her youth, and they
bruised the breasts of her $irginity, and #oured out their fornication
u#on her%
,2(B% Therefore ha$e 5 deli$ered her into the hands of her lo$ers, into
the hands of the sons of the )ssyrians, u#on !hose lust she doted%
,2(*-% They disco$ered her disgrace, took a!ay her sons and daughters,
and sle! her !ith the s!ord( and they became infamous !omen, and they
e>ecuted judgments in her%
,2(**% )nd !hen her sister Ooliba sa! this, she !as mad !ith lust more
than she( and she carried her fornication beyond the fornication of her
sister%
,2(*,% 5m#udently #rostituting herself to the children of the )ssyrians,
the #rinces, and rulers that came to her, clothed !ith di$ers colours,
to the horsemen that rode u#on horses, and to young men all of great
beauty%
,2(*2% )nd 5 sa! that she !as defiled, and that they both took one !ay%
,2(*.% )nd she increased her fornications( and !hen she had seen men
#ainted on the !all, the images of the "haldeans set forth in colours,
,2(*?% )nd girded !ith girdles about their reins, and !ith dyed turbans
on their heads, the resemblance of all the ca#tains, the likeness of the
sons of Babylon, and of the land of the "haldeans !herein they !ere
born,
,2(*A% 4he doted u#on them !ith the lust of her eyes, and she sent
messengers to them into "haldea%
,2(*+% )nd !hen the sons of Babylon !ere come to her to the bed of lo$e,
they defiled her !ith their fornications, and she !as #olluted by them,
and her soul !as glutted !ith them%
,2(*1% )nd she disco$ered her fornications, and disco$ered her disgrace(
and my soul !as alienated from her, as my soul !as alienated from her
sister%
,2(*B% 7or she multi#lied her fornications, remembering the days of her
youth, in !hich she #layed the harlot in the land of Egy#t%
,2(,-% )nd she !as mad !ith lust after lying !ith them !hose flesh is as
the flesh of asses( and !hose issue as the issue of horses%
,2(,*% )nd thou hast rene!ed the !ickedness of thy youth, !hen thy
breasts !ere #ressed in Egy#t, and the #a#s of thy $irginity broken%
,2(,,% Therefore, Ooliba, thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill raise
u# against thee all thy lo$ers !ith !hom thy soul hath been glutted( and
5 !ill gather them together against thee round about%
,2(,2% The children of Babylon, and all the "haldeans, the nobles, and
the kings, and #rinces, all the sons of the )ssyrians, beautiful young
men, all the ca#tains, and rulers, the #rinces of #rinces, and the
reno!ned horsemen%
,2(,.% )nd they shall come u#on thee !ell a##ointed !ith chariot and
!heel, a multitude of #eo#le( they shall be armed against thee on e$ery
side !ith breast#late, and buckler, and helmet( and 5 !ill set judgment
before them, and they shall judge thee by their judgments%
,2(,?% )nd 5 !ill set my jealousy against thee, !hich they shall e>ecute
u#on thee !ith fury( they shall cut off thy nose and thy ears( and !hat
remains shall fall by the s!ord( they shall take thy sons, and thy
daughters, and thy residue shall be de$oured by fire%
,2(,A% )nd they shall stri# thee of thy garments, and take a!ay the
instruments of thy glory%
,2(,+% )nd 5 !ill #ut an end to thy !ickedness in thee, and thy
fornication brought out of the land of Egy#t( neither shalt thou lift u#
thy eyes to them, nor remember Egy#t any more%
,2(,1% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 !ill deli$er thee into the
hands of them !hom thou hatest, into their hands !ith !hom thy soul hath
been glutted%
,2(,B% )nd they shall deal !ith thee in hatred, and they shall take a!ay
all thy labours, and shall let thee go naked, and full of disgrace, and
the disgrace of thy fornication shall be disco$ered, thy !ickedness, and
thy fornications%
,2(2-% They ha$e done these things to thee, because thou hast #layed the
harlot !ith the nations among !hich thou !ast defiled !ith their idols%
,2(2*% Thou hast !alked in the !ay of thy sister and 5 !ill gi$e her cu#
into thy hand%
,2(2,% Thus saith the 'ord God( Thou shalt drink thy sisterDs cu#, dee#
and !ide( thou shalt be had in derision and scorn, !hich containeth $ery
much%
,2(22% Thou shalt be filled !ith drunkenness, and sorro!( !ith the cu#
of grief and sadness, !ith the cu# of thy sister 4amaria%
,2(2.% )nd thou shalt drink it, and shalt drink it u# e$en to the dregs,
and thou shalt de$our the fragments thereof, thou shalt rend thy
breasts( because 5 ha$e s#oken it, saith the 'ord God%
,2(2?% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because thou hast forgotten
me, and hast cast me off behind thy back, bear thou also thy !ickedness,
and thy fornications%
,2(2A% )nd the 'ord s#oke to me, saying( 4on of man, dost thou judge
Oolla, and Ooliba, and dost thou declare to them their !icked deedsM
,2(2+% Because they ha$e committed adultery, and blood is in their
hands, and they ha$e committed fornication !ith their idols( moreo$er
also their children, !hom they bore to me, they ha$e offered to them to
be de$oured%
,2(21% &ea, and they ha$e done this to me% They #olluted my sanctuary on
the same day, and #rofaned my sabbaths%
,2(2B% )nd !hen they sacrificed their children to their idols, and !ent
into my sanctuary the same day to #rofane it( they did these things e$en
in the midst of my house%
,2(.-% They sent for men coming from afar, to !hom they had sent a
messenger( and behold they came( for !hom thou didst !ash thyself, and
didst #aint thy eyes, and !ast adorned !ith !omenDs ornaments%
,2(.*% Thou sattest on a $ery fine bed, and a table !as decked before
thee( !hereu#on thou didst set my incense, and my ointment%
,2(.,% )nd there !as in her the $oice of a multitude rejoicing( and to
some that !ere brought of the multitude of men, and that came from the
desert, they #ut bracelets on their hands, and beautiful cro!ns on their
heads%
,2(.2% )nd 5 said to her that !as !orn out in her adulteries( o! !ill
this !oman still continue in her fornication%
,2(..% )nd they !ent in to her, as to a harlot( so !ent they in unto
Oolla, and Ooliba, !icked !omen%
,2(.?% They therefore are just men( these shall judge them as
adulteresses are judged, and as shedders of blood are judged( because
they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands%
,2(.A% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( Bring a multitude u#on them, and
deli$er them o$er to tumult and ra#ine(
,2(.+% )nd let the #eo#le stone them !ith stone, and let them be stabbed
!ith their s!ords( they shall kill their sons and daughters, and their
houses they shall burn !ith fire%
,2(.1% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay !ickedness out of the land( and all !omen
shall learn, not to do according to the !ickedness of them%
,2(.B% )nd they shall render your !ickedness u#on you, and you shall
bear the sins of your idols( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,.
:nder the #arable of a boiling #ot is she!n the utter destruction of
9erusalem( for !hich the 9e!s at Babylon shall not dare to mourn%
,.(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me in the ninth year, in the
tenth month, the tenth day of the month, saying(
,.(,% 4on of man, !rite thee the name of this day, on !hich the king of
Babylon hath set himself against 9erusalem to day%
,.(2% )nd thou shalt s#eak by a figure a #arable to the #ro$oking house,
and say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( 4et on a #ot, set it on, 5
say, and #ut !ater in it%
,.(.% 8ea# together into it the #ieces thereof, e$ery good #iece, the
thigh and the shoulder, choice #ieces and full of bones%
,.(?% Take the fattest of the flock, and lay together #iles of bones
under it( the seething thereof is boiling hot, and the bones thereof are
thoroughly sodden in the midst of it%
,.(A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( =oe to the bloody city, to the
#ot !hose rust is in it, and its rust is not gone out of it( cast it out
#iece by #iece, there hath no lot fallen u#on it%
,.(+% 7or her blood is in the midst of her, she hath shed it u#on the
smooth rock( she hath not shed it u#on the ground, that it might be
co$ered !ith dust%
,.(1% )nd that 5 might bring my indignation u#on her, and take my
$engeance( 5 ha$e shed her blood u#on the smooth rock, that it should
not be co$ered%
,.(B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( =oe to the bloody city, of
!hich 5 !ill make a great bonfire%
,.(*-% 8ea# together the bones, !hich 5 !ill burn !ith fire( the flesh
shall be consumed, and the !hole com#osition shall be sodden, and the
bones shall be consumed%
,.(**% Then set it em#ty u#on burning coals, that it may be hot, and the
brass thereof may be melted( and let the filth of it be melted in the
midst thereof, and let the rust of it be consumed%
,.(*,% Great #ains ha$e been taken, and the great rust thereof is not
gone out, not e$en by fire%
,.(*2% Thy uncleanness is e>ecrable( because 5 desired to cleanse thee,
and thou art not cleansed from thy filthiness( neither shalt thou be
cleansed, before 5 cause my indignation to rest in thee%
,.(*.% 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken( it shall come to #ass, and 5 !ill do it(
5 !ill not #ass by, nor s#are, nor be #acified( 5 !ill judge thee
according to thy !ays, and according to thy doings, saith the 'ord%
,.(*?% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,.(*A% 4on of man, behold 5 take from thee the desire of thy eyes !ith a
stroke, and thou shall not lament, nor !ee#J neither shall thy tears run
do!n%
,.(*+% 4igh in silence, make no mourning for the dead( let the tire of
thy head be u#on thee, and thy shoes on thy feet, and co$er not thy
face, nor eat the meat of mourners%
,.(*1% 4o 5 s#oke to the #eo#le in the morning, and my !ife died in the
e$ening( and 5 did in the morning as he had commanded me%
,.(*B% )nd the #eo#le said to me( =hy dost thou not tell us !hat these
things mean that thou doestM
,.(,-% )nd 5 said to them( The !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,.(,*% 4#eak to the house of 5srael( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5
!ill #rofane my sanctuary, the glory of your realm, and the thing that
your eyes desire, and for !hich your soul feareth( your sons, and your
daughters, !hom you ha$e left, shall fall by the s!ord%
,.(,,% )nd you shall do as 5 ha$e done( you shall not co$er your faces,
nor shall you eat the meat of mourners%
,.(,2% &ou shall ha$e cro!ns on your heads, and shoes on your feet( you
shall not lament nor !ee#, but you shall #ine a!ay for your iniLuities,
and e$ery one shall sigh !ith his brother%
,.(,.% )nd EHechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come(
according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, !hen this shall
come to #ass( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord God%
,.(,?% )nd thou, O son of man, behold in the day !herein 5 !ill take
a!ay from them their strength, and the joy of their glory, and the
desire of their eyes, u#on !hich their souls rest, their sons and their
daughters%
,.(,A% 5n that day !hen he that esca#eth shall come to thee, to tell
thee(
,.(,+% 5n that day, 5 say, shall thy mouth be o#ened to him that hath
esca#ed, and thou shalt s#eak, and shalt be silent no more( and thou
shalt be unto them for a sign of things to come, and you shall kno! that
5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,?
) #ro#hecy against the )mmonites, <oabites, Edomites, and Philistines,
for their malice against the 5sraelites%
,?(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,?(,% 4on of man, set thy face against the children of )mmon, and thou
shalt #ro#hesy of them%
,?(2% )nd thou shalt say to the children of )mmon( 8ear ye the !ord of
the 'ord God( Thus saith the 'ord God( Because thou hast said( 8a, ha,
u#on my sanctuary, because it !as #rofaned( and u#on the land of 5srael,
because it !as laid !aste( and u#on the house of 9uda, because they are
led into ca#ti$ity(
,?(.% Therefore !ill 5 deli$er thee to the men of the east for an
inheritance, and they shall #lace their shee#cotes in thee, and shall
set u# their tents in thee( they shall eat thy fruits( and they shall
drink thy milk%
,?(?% )nd 5 !ill make Rabbath a stable for camels, and the children of
)mmon a couching #lace for flocks( and you shall kno! that 5 am the
'ord%
Rabbath%%% The ca#ital city of the )mmonites( it !as after!ards called
Philadel#hia%
,?(A% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( Because thou hast cla##ed thy hands
and stam#ed !ith thy foot, and hast rejoiced !ith all thy heart against
the land of 5srael(
,?(+% Therefore behold 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on thee, and !ill
deli$er thee to be the s#oil of nations, and !ill cut thee off from
among the #eo#le, and destroy thee out of the lands, and break thee in
#ieces( and thou shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
,?(1% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because <oab and 4eir ha$e said( Behold
the house of 9uda is like all other nations(
,?(B% Therefore behold 5 !ill o#en the shoulder of <oab from the cities,
from his cities, 5 say, and his borders, the noble cities of the land of
Bethiesimoth, and Beelmeon, and "ariathaim,
,?(*-% To the #eo#le of the east !ith the children of )mmon, and 5 !ill
gi$e it them for an inheritance( that there may be no more any
remembrance of the children of )mmon among the nations%
,?(**% )nd 5 !ill e>ecute judgments in <oab( and they shall kno! that 5
am the 'ord%
,?(*,% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because Edom hath taken $engeance to
re$enge herself of the children of 9uda, and hath greatly offended, and
hath sought re$enge of them(
,?(*2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill stretch forth my hand
u#on Edom, and !ill take a!ay out of it man and beast, and !ill make it
desolate from the south( and they that are in Dedan shall fall by the
s!ord%
,?(*.% )nd 5 !ill lay my $engeance u#on Edom by the hand of my #eo#le
5srael( and they shall do in Edom according to my !rath, and my fury(
and they shall kno! my $engeance, saith the 'ord God%
,?(*?% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because the Philistines ha$e taken
$engeance, and ha$e re$enged themsel$es !ith all their mind, destroying
and satisfying old enmities(
,?(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill stretch forth my
hand u#on the Philistines, and !ill kill the killers, and !ill destroy
the remnant of the sea coast%
,?(*+% )nd 5 !ill e>ecute great $engeance u#on them, rebuking them in
fury( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall lay my
$engeance u#on them%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,A
) #ro#hecy of the destruction of the famous city of Tyre by
abuchodonosor%
,A(*% )nd it came to #ass in the ele$enth year, the first day of the
month, that the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,A(,% 4on of man, because Tyre hath said of 9erusalem( )ha, the gates of
the #eo#le are broken, she is turned to me( 5 shall be filled, no! she
is laid !aste%
,A(2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 come against thee, O
Tyre, and 5 !ill cause many nations to come u# to thee, as the !a$es of
the sea rise u#%
,A(.% )nd they shall break do!n the !alls of Tyre, and destroy the
to!ers thereof( and 5 !ill scra#e her dust from her, and make her like a
smooth rock%
,A(?% 4he shall be a drying #lace for nets in the midst of the sea,
because 5 ha$e s#oken it, saith the 'ord God( and she shall be a s#oil
to the nations%
,A(A% 8er daughters also that are in the field, shall be slain by the
s!ord( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
,A(+% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 !ill bring against Tyre
abuchodonosor king of Babylon, the king of kings, from the north, !ith
horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and com#anies, and much #eo#le%
,A(1% Thy daughters that are in the field, he shall kill !ith the s!ord(
and he shall com#ass thee !ith forts, and shall cast u# a mount round
about( and he shall lift u# the buckler against thee%
,A(B% )nd he shall set engines of !ar and battering rams against thy
!alls, and shall destroy thy to!ers !ith his arms%
,A(*-% By reason of the multitude of his horses, their dust shall co$er
thee( thy !alls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and !heels,
and chariots, !hen they shall go in at thy gates, as by the entrance of
a city that is destroyed%
,A(**% =ith the hoofs of his horses he shall tread do!n all thy streets,
thy #eo#le he shall kill !ith the s!ord, and thy famous statues shall
fall to the ground%
,A(*,% They shall !aste thy riches, they shall make a s#oil of thy
merchandise( and they shall destroy thy !alls, and #ull do!n thy fine
houses( and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber, and thy dust in
the midst of the !aters%
,A(*2% )nd 5 !ill make the multitude of thy songs to cease, and the
sound of thy har#s shall be heard no more%
,A(*.% )nd 5 !ill make thee like a naked rock, thou shalt be a drying
#lace for nets, neither shalt thou be built any more( for 5 ha$e s#oken
it, saith the 'ord God%
,A(*?% Thus saith the 'ord God to Tyre( 4hall not the islands shake at
the sound of thy fall, and the groans of thy slain !hen they shall be
killed in the midst of theeM
,A(*A% Then all the #rinces of the sea shall come do!n from their
thrones( and take off their robes, and cast a!ay their broidered
garments, and be clothed !ith astonishment( they shall sit on the
ground, and !ith amaHement shall !onder at thy sudden fall%
,A(*+% )nd taking u# a lamentation o$er thee, they shall say to thee(
8o! art thou fallen, that d!ellest in the sea, reno!ned city that !ast
strong in the sea, !ith thy inhabitants !hom all did dreadM
,A(*1% o! shall the shi#s be astonished in the day of thy terror( and
the islands in the sea shall be troubled because no one cometh out of
thee%
,A(*B% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( =hen 5 shall make thee a desolate
city like the cities that are not inhabited( and shall bring the dee#
u#on thee, and many !aters shall co$er thee(
,A(,-% )nd !hen 5 shall bring thee do!n !ith those that descend into the
#it to the e$erlasting #eo#le, and shall set thee in the lo!est #arts of
the earth, as #laces desolate of old, !ith them that are brought do!n
into the #it, that thou be not inhabited( and !hen 5 shall gi$e glory in
the land of the li$ing,
,A(,*% 5 !ill bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt not be, and if thou
be sought for, thou shalt not be found any more for e$er, saith the 'ord
God%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,+
) descri#tion of the glory and riches of Tyre( and of her irreco$erable
fall%
,+(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,+(,% Thou therefore, O son of man, take u# a lamentation for Tyre(
,+(2% )nd say to Tyre that d!elleth at the entry of the sea, being the
mart of the #eo#le for many islands( Thus saith the 'ord God( O Tyre,
thou hast said( 5 am of #erfect beauty,
,+(.% )nd situate in the heart of the sea% Thy neighbours, that built
thee, ha$e #erfected thy beauty(
,+(?% =ith fir trees of 4anir they ha$e built thee !ith all sea #lanks(
they ha$e taken cedars from 'ibanus to make thee masts%
4ea #lanks%%% That is, timber brought by sea to build the city%
,+(A% They ha$e cut thy oars out of the oaks of Basan( and they ha$e
made thee benches of 5ndian i$ory and cabins !ith things brought from
the islands of 5taly%
,+(+% 7ine broidered linen from Egy#t !as !o$en for thy sail, to be
s#read on thy mast( blue and #ur#le from the islands of Elisa, !ere made
thy co$ering%
,+(1% The inhabitants of 4idon, and the )rabians !ere thy ro!ers( thy
!ise men, O Tyre, !ere thy #ilots%
,+(B% The ancients of Gebal, and the !ise men thereof furnished mariners
for the ser$ice of thy $arious furniture( all the shi#s of the sea, and
their mariners !ere thy factors%
,+(*-% The Persians, and 'ydians, and the 'ibyans !ere thy soldiers in
thy army( they hung u# the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy
ornament%
,+(**% The men of )rad !ere !ith thy army u#on thy !alls round about(
the Pygmeans also that !ere in thy to!ers, hung u# their Lui$ers on thy
!alls round about( they #erfected thy beauty%
Pygmeans%%% That is, strong and $aliant men% 5n 8ebre!, Gammadim%
,+(*,% The "arthaginians thy merchants su##lied thy fairs !ith a
multitude of all kinds of riches, !ith sil$er, iron, tin, and lead,
,+(*2% Greece, Thubal, and <osoch, they !ere thy merchants, they brought
to thy #eo#le sla$es and $essels of brass%
,+(*.% 7rom the house of Thogorma they brought horses, and horsemen, and
mules to thy market%
,+(*?% The men of Dedan !ere thy merchants( many islands !ere the
traffic of thy hand, they e>changed for thy #rice teeth of i$ory and
ebony%
,+(*A% The 4yrian !as thy merchant( by reason of the multitude of thy
!orks, they set forth #recious stories, and #ur#le, and broidered !orks,
and fine linen, and silk, and chodchod in thy market%
"hodchod%%% 5t is the 8ebre! name for some #recious stoneJ but of !hat
kind in #articular inter#reters are not agreed%
,+(*+% 9uda and the land of 5srael, they !ere thy merchants !ith the
best corn( they set forth balm, and honey, and oil and rosin in thy
fairs%
,+(*1% The men of Damascus !ere thy merchants in the multitude of thy
!orks, the multitude of di$ers riches, in rich !ine, in !ool of the best
colour%
,+(*B% Dan, and Greece, and <osel ha$e set forth in thy marts !rought
iron( stacte, and calamus !ere in thy market%
,+(,-% The men of Dedan !ere thy merchants in ta#estry for seats%
,+(,*% )rabia, and all the #rinces of "edar, they !ere the merchants of
thy hand( thy merchants came to thee !ith lambs, and rams, and kids%
,+(,,% The sellers of 4aba, and Reema, they !ere thy merchants( !ith all
the best s#ices, and #recious stones, and gold, !hich they set forth in
thy market%
,+(,2% 8aran, and "hene, and Eden !ere thy merchantsJ 4aba, )ssur, and
"helmad sold to thee%
,+(,.% They !ere thy merchants in di$ers manners, !ith bales of blue
cloth, and of embroidered !ork, and of #recious riches, !hich !ere
!ra##ed u# and bound !ith cords( they had cedars also in thy
merchandise%
,+(,?% The shi#s of the sea, !ere thy chief in thy merchandise( and thou
!ast re#lenished, and glorified e>ceedingly in the heart of the sea%
,+(,A% Thy ro!ers ha$e brought thee into great !aters( the south !ind
hath broken thee in the heart of the sea%
,+(,+% Thy riches, and thy treasures, and thy manifold furniture, thy
mariners, and thy #ilots, !ho ke#t thy goods, and !ere chief o$er thy
#eo#le( thy men of !ar also, that !ere in thee, !ith all thy multitude
that is in the midst of thee( shall fall in the heart of the sea in the
day of thy ruin%
,+(,1% Thy fleets shall be troubled at the sound of the cry of thy
#ilots%
,+(,B% )nd all that handled the oar shall come do!n from their shi#s(
the mariners, and all the #ilots of the sea shall stand u#on the land(
,+(2-% )nd they shall mourn o$er thee !ith a loud $oice and shall cry
bitterly( and they shall cast u# dust u#on their heads and shall be
s#rinkled !ith ashes%
,+(2*% )nd they shall sha$e themsel$es bald for thee, and shall be
girded !ith haircloth( and they shall !ee# for thee !ith bitterness of
soul, !ith most bitter !ee#ing%
,+(2,% )nd they shall take u# a mournful song for thee, and shall lament
thee( =hat city is like Tyre, !hich is become silent in the midst of the
seaM
,+(22% =hich by thy merchandise that !ent from thee by sea didst fill
many #eo#le( !hich by the multitude of thy riches, and of thy #eo#le
didst enrich the kings of the earth%
,+(2.% o! thou art destroyed by the sea, thy riches are in the bottom
of the !aters, and all the multitude that !as in the midst of thee is
fallen%
,+(2?% )ll the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at thee( and
all their kings being struck !ith the storm ha$e changed their
countenance%
,+(2A% The merchants of #eo#le ha$e hissed at thee( thou art brought to
nothing, and thou shalt ne$er be any more%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,1
The king of Tyre, !ho affected to be like to God, shall fall under the
like sentence !ith 'ucifer% The judgment of 4idon% The restoration of
5srael%
,1(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,1(,% 4on of man, say to the #rince of Tyre( Thus saith the 'ord God(
Because thy heart is lifted u#, and thou hast said( 5 am God, and 5 sit
in the chair of God in the heart of the sea( !hereas thou art a man, and
not God( and hast set thy heart as if it !ere the heart of God%
,1(2% Behold thou art !iser than Daniel( no secret is hid from thee%
Thou art !iser than Daniel%%% @iH%, in thy o!n conceit% The !isdom of
Daniel !as so much celebrated in his days, that it became a #ro$erb
amongst the "haldeans, !hen any one !ould e>#ress an e>traordinary
!isdom, to say he !as as !ise as Daniel%
,1(.% 5n thy !isdom and thy understanding thou hast made thyself strong(
and hast gotten gold an sil$er into thy treasures%
,1(?% By the greatness of thy !isdom, and by thy traffic thou hast
increased thy strength( and thy heart is lifted u# !ith thy strength%
,1(A% Therefore, thus saith the 'ord God( Because thy heart is lifted u#
as the heart of God(
,1(+% Therefore behold, 5 !ill bring u#on thee strangers( the strongest
of the nations( and they shall dra! their s!ords against the beauty of
thy !isdom, and they shall defile thy beauty%
,1(1% They shall kill thee, and bring thee do!n( and thou shalt die the
death of them that are slain in the heart of the sea%
,1(B% =ilt thou yet say before them that slay thee( 5 am GodJ !hereas
thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay theeM
,1(*-% Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of
strangers( for 5 ha$e s#oken it, saith the 'ord God%
,1(**% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying( 4on of man, take u#
a lamentation u#on the king of Tyre(
,1(*,% )nd say to him( Thus saith the 'ord God( Thou !ast the seal of
resemblance, full of !isdom, and #erfect in beauty%
Thou !ast the seal of resemblance%%% The king of Tyre, by his dignity
and his natural #erfections, bore in himself a certain resemblance to
God, by reason of !hich he might be called the seal of resemblance, etc%
But !hat is here said to him is commonly understood of 'ucifer, the king
o$er all the children of #ride%
,1(*2% Thou !ast in the #leasures of the #aradise of God( e$ery #recious
stone !as thy co$ering( the sardius, the to#aH, and the jas#er, the
chrysolite, and the ony>, and the beryl, the sa##hire, and the
carbuncle, and the emerald( gold the !ork of thy beauty( and thy #i#es
!ere #re#ared in the day that thou !ast created%
,1(*.% Thou a cherub stretched out, and #rotecting, and 5 set thee in
the holy mountain of God, thou hast !alked in the midst of the stones of
fire%
) cherub stretched out%%% That is, thy !ings e>tended% This alludes to
the figure of the cherubims in the sanctuary, !hich !ith stretched out
!ings co$ered the ark%-5bid% The stones of fire%%% That is, bright and
#recious stones !hich s#arkle like fire%
,1(*?% Thou !ast #erfect in thy !ays from the day of thy creation, until
iniLuity !as found in thee%
,1(*A% By the multitude of thy merchandise, thy inner #arts !ere filled
!ith iniLuity, and thou hast sinned( and 5 cast thee out from the
mountain of God, and destroyed thee, O co$ering cherub, out of the midst
of the stones of fire%
,1(*+% )nd thy heart !as lifted u# !ith thy beauty( thou hast lost thy
!isdom in thy beauty, 5 ha$e cast thee to the ground( 5 ha$e set thee
before the face of kings, that they might behold thee%
,1(*1% Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thy
iniLuities, and by the iniLuity of thy traffic( therefore 5 !ill bring
forth a fire from the midst of thee, to de$our thee, and 5 !ill make
thee as ashes u#on the earth in the sight of all that see thee%
,1(*B% )ll that shall see thee among the nations, shall be astonished at
thee( thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt ne$er be any more%
,1(,-% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,1(,*% 4on of man, set thy face against 4idon( and thou shalt #ro#hesy
of it,
,1(,,% )nd shalt say( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 come against
thee, 4idon, and 5 !ill be glorified in the midst of thee( and they
shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall e>ecute judgments in her,
and shall be sanctified in her%
,1(,2% )nd 5 !ill send into her #estilence, and blood in her streets(
and they shall fall being slain by the s!ord on all sides in the midst
thereof( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
,1(,.% )nd the house of 5srael shall ha$e no more a stumblingblock of
bitterness, nor a thorn causing #ain on e$ery side round about them, of
them that are against them( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord God%
,1(,?% Thus saith the 'ord God( =hen 5 shall ha$e gathered together the
house of 5srael out of the #eo#le among !hom they are scattered( 5 !ill
be sanctified in them before the Gentiles( and they shall d!ell in their
o!n land, !hich 5 ga$e to my ser$ant 9acob%
,1(,A% )nd they shall d!ell therein secure, and they shall build houses,
and shall #lant $ineyards, and shall d!ell !ith confidence, !hen 5 shall
ha$e e>ecuted judgments u#on all that are their enemies round about( and
they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord their God%
EHechiel "ha#ter ,B
The king of Egy#t shall be o$erthro!n, and his kingdom !asted( it shall
be gi$en to abuchodonosor for his ser$ice against Tyre%
,B(*% 5n the tenth year, the tenth month, the ele$enth day of the month,
the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
,B(,% 4on of man, set thy face against Pharao king of Egy#t( and thou
shalt #ro#hesy of him, and of all Egy#t(
,B(2% 4#eak, and say( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 come against
thee, Pharao king of Egy#t, thou great dragon that liest in the midst of
thy ri$ers, and sayest( The ri$er is mine, and 5 made myself%
,B(.% But 5 !ill #ut a bridle in thy ja!s( and 5 !ill cause the fish of
thy ri$ers to stick to thy scales( and 5 !ill dra! thee out of the midst
of thy ri$ers, and all thy fish shall stick to thy scales%
,B(?% )nd 5 !ill cast thee forth into the desert, and all the fish of
thy ri$er( thou shalt fall u#on the face of the earth, thou shalt not be
taken u#, nor gathered together( 5 ha$e gi$en thee for meat to the
beasts of the earth, and to the fo!ls of the air%
,B(A% )nd all the inhabitants of Egy#t shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord(
because thou hast been a staff of a reed to the house of 5srael%
,B(+% =hen they took hold of thee !ith the hand thou didst break, and
rent all their shoulder( and !hen they leaned u#on thee, thou brokest,
and !eakenest all their loins%
,B(1% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 !ill bring the s!ord
u#on thee( and cut off man and beast out of thee%
,B(B% )nd the land of Egy#t shall become a desert, and a !ilderness( and
they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, because thou hast said( The ri$er is
mine, and 5 made it%
,B(*-% Therefore, behold 5 come against thee, and thy ri$ers( and 5 !ill
make the land of Egy#t utterly desolate, and !asted by the s!ord, from
the to!er of 4yene, e$en to the borders of Ethio#ia%
,B(**% The foot of man shall not #ass through it, neither shall the foot
of beasts go through it( nor shall it be inhabited during forty years%
,B(*,% )nd 5 !ill make the land of Egy#t desolate in the midst of the
lands that are desolate, and the cities thereof in the midst of the
cites that are destroyed, and they shall be desolate for forty years(
and 5 !ill scatter the Egy#tians among the nations, and !ill dis#erse
them through the countries%
,B(*2% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( )t the end of forty years 5 !ill
gather the Egy#tians from the #eo#le among !hom they had been scattered%
,B(*.% )nd 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of Egy#t, and !ill #lace them
in the land of Phatures, in the land of their nati$ity, and they shall
be there a lo! kingdom(
,B(*?% 5t shall be the lo!est among other kingdoms, and it shall no more
be e>alted o$er the nations, and 5 !ill diminish them that they shall
rule no more o$er the nations%
,B(*A% )nd they shall be no more a confidence to the house of 5srael,
teaching iniLuity, that they may flee, and follo! them( and they shall
kno! that 5 am the 'ord God%
,B(*+% )nd it came to #ass in the se$en and t!entieth year in the first
month, in the first of the month( that the !ord of the 'ord came to me,
saying(
,B(*1% 4on of man, abuchodonosor king of Babylon hath made his army to
undergo hard ser$ice against Tyre( e$ery head !as made bald, and e$ery
shoulder !as #eeled and there hath been no re!ard gi$en him, nor his
army for Tyre, for the ser$ice that he rendered me against it%
,B(*B% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 !ill set
abuchodonosor the king of Babylon in the land of Egy#t( and he shall
take her multitude, and take the booty thereof for a #rey, and rifle the
s#oils thereof( and it shall be !ages for his army%
,B(,-% )nd for the ser$ice that he hath done me against it( 5 ha$e gi$en
him the land of Egy#t, because he hath laboured for me, saith the 'ord
God%
,B(,*% 5n that day a horn shall bud forth to the house of 5srael, and 5
!ill gi$e thee an o#en mouth in the midst of them( and they shall kno!
that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2-
The desolation of Egy#t and her hel#ers( all her cities shall be !asted%
2-(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2-(,% 4on of man #ro#hesy, and say( Thus saith the 'ord God( 8o!l ye,
=oe, !oe to the day(
2-(2% 7or the day is near, yea the day of the 'ord is near( a cloudy
day, it shall be the time of the nations%
2-(.% )nd the s!ord shall come u#on Egy#t( and there shall be dread in
Ethio#ia, !hen the !ounded shall fall in Egy#t, and the multitude
thereof shall be taken a!ay, and the foundations thereof shall be
destroyed%
2-(?% Ethio#ia, and 'ibya, and 'ydia, and all the rest of the cro!d, and
"hub, and the children of the land of the co$enant, shall fall !ith them
by the s!ord%
2-(A% Thus saith the 'ord God( They also that u#hold Egy#t shall fall,
and the #ride of her em#ire shall be brought do!n( from the to!er of
4yene shall they fall in it by the s!ord, saith the 'ord the God of
hosts%
2-(+% )nd they shall be desolate in the midst of the lands that are
desolate, and the cities thereof shall be in the midst of the cities
that are !asted%
2-(1% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord( !hen 5 shall ha$e set a
fire in Egy#t, and all the hel#ers thereof shall be destroyed%
2-(B% 5n that day shall messengers go forth from my face in shi#s to
destroy the confidence of Ethio#ia, and there shall be dread among them
in the day of Egy#t( because it shall certainly come%
2-(*-% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill make the multitude of Egy#t to
cease by the hand of abuchodonosor the king of Babylon%
2-(**% 8e and his #eo#le !ith him, the strongest of nations, shall be
brought to destroy the land( and they shall dra! their s!ords u#on
Egy#t( and shall fill the land !ith the slain%
2-(*,% )nd 5 !ill make the channels of the ri$ers dry, and !ill deli$er
the land into the hand of the !icked( and !ill lay !aste the land and
all that is therein by the hands of strangers, 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken
it%
2-(*2% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill also destroy the idols, and 5
!ill make an end of the idols of <em#his( and there shall( be no more a
#rince of the land of Egy#t and 5 !ill cause a terror in the land of
Egy#t%
2-(*.% )nd 5 !ill destroy the land of Phatures, and !ill make a fire in
Ta#hnis, and !ill e>ecute judgments in )le>andria%
)le>andria%%% 5n the 8ebre!, o( !hich !as the ancient name of that
city, !hich !as after!ards rebuilt by )le>ander the Great, and from his
name called )le>andria%
2-(*?% )nd 5 !ill #our out my indignation u#on Pelusium the strength of
Egy#t, and !ill cut off the multitude of )le>andria%
2-(*A% )nd 5 !ill make a fire in Egy#t( Pelusium shall be in #ain like a
!oman in labour, and )le>andria shall be laid !aste, and in <em#his
there shall be daily distresses%
2-(*+% The young men of 8elio#olis, and of Bubastus shall fall by the
s!ord, and they themsel$es shall go into ca#ti$ity%
2-(*1% )nd in Ta#hnis the day shall be darkened, !hen 5 shall break
there the sce#tres of Egy#t, and the #ride of her #o!er shall cease in
her( a cloud shall co$er her, and her daughters shall be led into
ca#ti$ity%
2-(*B% )nd 5 !ill e>ecute judgments in Egy#t( and they shall kno! that 5
am the 'ord%
2-(,-% )nd it came to #ass in the ele$enth year, in the first month, in
the se$enth day of the month, that the !ord of the 'ord came, me,
saying(
2-(,*% 4on of man, 5 ha$e broken the arm of Pharao king of Egy#t( and
behold it is not bound u#, to be healed, to be tied u# !ith clothes, and
s!athed !ith linen, that it might reco$er strength, and hold the s!ord%
2-(,,% Therefore, thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 come against Pharao
king of Egy#t, and 5 !ill break into #ieces his strong arm, !hich is
already broken( and 5 !ill cause the s!ord to fall out of his hand(
2-(,2% )nd 5 !ill dis#erse Egy#t among the nations, and scatter them
through the countries%
2-(,.% )nd 5 !ill strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and !ill
#ut my s!ord in his hand( and 5 !ill break the arms of Pharao, and they
shall groan bitterly being slain before his face%
2-(,?% )nd 5 !ill strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and the
arms of Pharao shall fall( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen
5 shall ha$e gi$en my s!ord into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he
shall ha$e stretched it forth u#on the land of Egy#t%
2-(,A% )nd 5 !ill dis#erse Egy#t among the nations, and !ill scatter
them through the countries, and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2*
The )ssyrian em#ire fell for their #ride( the Egy#tian shall fall in
like manner%
2*(*% )nd it came to #ass, in the ele$enth year, the third month the
first day of the month, that the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2*(,% 4on of man, s#eak to Pharao king of Egy#t, and to his #eo#le( To
!hom art thou like in thy greatnessM
2*(2% Behold, the )ssyrian like a cedar in 'ibanus, !ith fair branches,
and full of lea$es, of a high stature, and his to# !as ele$ated among
the thick boughs%
2*(.% The !aters nourished him, the dee# set him ti# on high, the
streams thereof ran round about his roots, and it sent, forth its
ri$ulets to all the trees of the country%
2*(?% Therefore !as his height e>alted abo$e all the trees of the
country and his branches !ere multi#lied, and his boughs !ere ele$ated
because of many !aters%
2*(A% )nd !hen he had s#read forth his shado!, all the fo!ls of the air
made their nests in his boughs, and all the beasts of the forest brought
forth their young under his branches, and the assembly of many nations
d!elt under his shado!%
2*(+% )nd he !as most beautiful for his greatness, and for the s#reading
of his branches( for his root !as near great !aters%
2*(1% The cedars in the #aradise of God !ere not higher than he, the fir
trees did not eLual his to#, neither !ere the #lane trees to be com#ared
!ith him for branches( no tree in the #aradise of God !as like him in
his beauty%
2*(B% 7or 5 made him beautiful and thick set !ith many branches( and all
the trees of #leasure, that !ere in the #aradise of God, en$ied him%
2*(*-% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( Because he !as e>alted in
height, and shot u# his to# green and thick, and his heart !as lifted u#
in his height(
2*(**% 5 ha$e deli$ered him into the hands of the mighty one of the
nations, he shall deal !ith him( 5 ha$e cast him out according to his
!ickedness%
5 ha$e deli$ered%%% 8ere the time #ast is #ut for the future, i% e%,
5 shall deli$er%--5bid% The mighty one, etc%%% @iH%, abuchodonosor, !ho
conLuered both the )ssyrians and Egy#tians%
2*(*,% )nd strangers, and the most cruel of the nations shall cut him
do!n, and cast him a!ay u#on the mountains, and his boughs shall fall in
e$ery $alley, and his branches shall be broken on e$ery rock of the
country( and all the #eo#le of the earth shall de#art from his shado!,
and lea$e him%
2*(*2% )ll the fo!ls of the air d!elt u#on his ruins, and all the beasts
of the field !ere among his branches%
2*(*.% 7or !hich cause none of the trees by the !aters shall e>alt
themsel$es for their height( nor shoot u# their to#s among the thick
branches and lea$es, neither shall any of them that are !atered stand u#
in their height( for they are all deli$ered unto death to the lo!est
#arts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, !ith them that
go do!n into the #it%
2*(*?% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5n the day !hen he !ent do!n to hell, 5
brought in mourning, 5 co$ered him !ith the dee#( and 5 !ithheld its
ri$ers, and restrained the many !aters( 'ibanus grie$ed for him, and all
the trees of the field trembled%
2*(*A% 5 shook the nations !ith the sound of his fall, !hen 5 brought
him do!n to hell !ith them that descend into the #it( and all the trees
of #leasure, the choice and best in 'ibanus, all that !ere moistened
!ith !aters, !ere comforted in the lo!est #arts of the earth%
2*(*+% 7or they also shall go do!n !ith him to hell to them that are
slain by the s!ordJ and the arm of e$ery one shall sit do!n under his
shado! in the midst of the nations%
2*(*1% To !hom art thou like, O thou that art famous and lofty among the
trees of #leasureM Behold, thou art brought do!n !ith the trees of
#leasure to the lo!est #arts of the earth( thou shalt slee# in the midst
of the uncircumcised, !ith them that are slain by the s!ord( this is
Pharao, and all his multitude, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2,
The #ro#hetDs lamentation for the king of Egy#t%
2,(*% )nd it came to #ass in the t!elfth year, in the t!elfth month, in
the first day of the month, that the !ord of the 'ord came to me,
saying(
2,(,% 4on of man, take u# a lamentation for Pharao the king of Egy#t,
and say to him( Thou art like the lion of the nations, and the dragon
that is in the sea( and thou didst #ush !ith the horn in thy ri$ers, and
didst trouble the !aters !ith thy feet, and didst tram#le u#on their
streams%
2,(2% Therefore, thus saith the 'ord God( 5 !ill s#read out my net o$er
thee !ith the multitude of many #eo#le, and 5 !ill dra! thee u# in my
net%
2,(.% )nd 5 !ill thro! thee out on the land, 5 !ill cast thee a!ay into
the o#en field and 5 !ill cause all the fo!ls of the air to d!ell u#on
thee, and 5 !ill fill the beasts of all the earth !ith thee%
2,(?% )nd 5 !ill lay thy flesh u#on the mountains, and !ill fill thy
hills !ith thy corru#tion,
2,(A% )nd 5 !ill !ater the earth !ith thy stinking blood u#on the
mountains, and the $alleys shall be filled !ith thee%
2,(+% )nd 5 !ill co$er the hea$ens, !hen thou shalt be #ut out, and 5
!ill make the stars thereof dark( 5 !ill co$er the sun !ith a cloud, and
the moon shall not gi$e her light%
2,(1% 5 !ill make all the lights of hea$en to mourn o$er thee and 5 !ill
cause darkness u#on thy land, saith the 'ord God, !hen thy !ounded shall
fall in the midst of the land, saith the 'ord God%
2,(B% )nd 5 shall #ro$oke to anger the heart of many #eo#le, !hen 5
shall ha$e brought in thy destruction among the nations u#on the lands,
!hich thou kno!est not%
2,(*-% )nd 5 !ill make many #eo#le to be amaHed at thee, and their kings
shall be horribly afraid for thee, !hen my s!ord shall begin to fly u#on
their faces( and they shall be astonished on a sudden, e$ery one for his
o!n life, in the day of their ruin%
2,(**% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( The s!ord of the king of Babylon
shall come u#on thee,
2,(*,% By the s!ords of the mighty 5 !ill o$erthro! thy multitude( all
these nations are in$incible( and they shall !aste the #ride of Egy#t,
and the multitude thereof shall be destroyed%
2,(*2% 5 !ill destroy also all the beasts thereof that !ere beside the
great !aters( and the foot of man shall trouble them no more, neither
shall the hoof of beasts trouble them%
2,(*.% Then !ill 5 make their !aters clear, and cause their ri$ers to
run like oil, saith the 'ord God(
2,(*?% =hen 5 shall ha$e made the land of Egy#t desolate( and the land
shall be destitute of her fulness, !hen 5 shall ha$e struck all the
inhabitants thereof and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
2,(*A% This is the lamentation, and they shall lament there!ith( the
daughters of the nations shall lament there!ith for Egy#t, and for the
multitude thereof they shall lament there!ith, saith the 'ord God%
2,(*+% )nd it came to #ass in the t!elfth year, in the fifteenth day of
the month, that the !ord of the 'ord came to me saying(
2,(*1% 4on of man, sing a mournful song for the multitude of Egy#t( and
cast her do!n, both her, and the daughters of the mighty nations to the
lo!est #art of the earth, !ith them that go do!n into the #it%
2,(*B% =hom dost thou e>cel in beautyM go do!n and slee# !ith the
uncircumcised%
2,(,-% They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain !ith the
s!ord( the s!ord is gi$en, they ha$e dra!n her do!n, and all her #eo#le%
2,(,*% The most mighty among the strong ones shall s#eak to him from the
midst of hell, they that !ent do!n !ith his hel#ers and sle#t
uncircumcised, slain by the s!ord%
2,(,,% )ssur is there, and all his multitude( their gra$es are round
about him, all of them slain, and that fell by the s!ord%
2,(,2% =hose gra$es are set in the lo!est #arts of the #it( and his
multitude lay round about his gra$e( all of them slain, and fallen by
the s!ord, they that heretofore s#read terror in the land of the li$ing%
2,(,.% There is Elam and all his multitude round about his gra$e, all of
them slain, and fallen by the s!ordJ that !ent do!n uncircumcised to the
lo!est #arts of the earth( that caused their terror in the land of the
li$ing, and they ha$e borne their shame !ith them that go do!n into the
#it%
2,(,?% 5n the midst of the slain they ha$e set him a bed among all his
#eo#le( their gra$es are round about him( all these are uncircumcised,
and slain by the s!ord( for they s#read their terror in the land of the
li$ing, and ha$e borne their shame !ith them that descend into the #it(
they are laid in the midst of the slain%
2,(,A% There is <osoch, and Thubal, and all their multitude( their
gra$es are round about him( all of them uncircumcised and slain, and
fallen by the s!ord( though they s#read their terror in the land of the
li$ing%
2,(,+% )nd they shall not slee# !ith the bra$e, and !ith them that fell
uncircumcised, that !ent do!n to hell !ith their !ea#ons, and laid their
s!ords under their heads, and their iniLuities !ere in their bones,
because they !ere the terror of the mighty in the land of the li$ing%
2,(,1% 4o thou also shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised,
and shalt slee# !ith them that are slain by the s!ord%
2,(,B% There is Edom, and her kings, and all her #rinces, !ho !ith their
army are joined !ith them that are slain by the s!ord( and ha$e sle#t
!ith the uncircumcised, and !ith them that go do!n into the #it%
2,(2-% There are all the #rinces of the north, and all the hunters( !ho
!ere brought do!n !ith the slain, fearing, and confounded in their
strength( !ho sle#t uncircumcised !ith them that are slain by the s!ord,
and ha$e borne their shame !ith them that go do!n into the #it%
2,(2*% Pharao sa! them, and he !as comforted concerning all his
multitude, !hich !as slain by the s!ord( Pharao, and all his army, saith
the 'ord God(
2,(2,% Because 5 ha$e s#read my terror in the land of the li$ing, and he
hath sle#t in the midst of the uncircumcised !ith them that are slain by
the s!ord( Pharao and all his multitude, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter 22
The duty of the !atchman a##ointed by God( the justice of GodDs !ays(
his judgments u#on the 9e!s%
22(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
22(,% 4on of man, s#eak to the children of thy #eo#le, and say to them(
=hen 5 bring the s!ord u#on a land, if the #eo#le of the land take a
man, one of their meanest, and make him a !atchman o$er them(
22(2% )nd he sees the s!ord coming u#on the land, and sound the trum#et,
and tell the #eo#le(
22(.% Then he that heareth the sound of the trum#et, !hosoe$er he be,
and doth not look to himself, if the s!ord come, and cut him off( his
blood shall be u#on his o!n head%
22(?% 8e heard the sound of the trum#et, and did not look to himself,
his blood shall be u#on him( but if he look to himself, he shall sa$e
his life%
22(A% )nd if the !atchman see the s!ord coming, and sound not the
trum#et( and the #eo#le look not to themsel$es, and the s!ord come, and
cut off a soul from among them( he indeed is taken a!ay in his iniLuity,
but 5 !ill reLuire his blood at the hand of the !atchman%
22(+% 4o thou, O son of man, 5 ha$e made thee a !atchman to the house of
5srael( therefore thou shalt hear the !ord from my mouth, and shalt tell
it them from me%
22(1% =hen 5 say to the !icked( O !icked man, thou shalt surely die( if
thou dost not s#eak to !arn the !icked man from his !ay( that !icked man
shall die in his iniLuity, but 5 !ill reLuire his blood at thy hand%
22(B% But if thou tell the !icked man, that he may be con$erted from his
!ays, and he be not con$erted from his !ay he shall die in his iniLuity(
but thou hast deli$ered thy soul%
22(*-% Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the house of 5srael( Thus
you ha$e s#oken, saying( Our iniLuities, and our sins are u#on us, and
!e #ine a!ay in them( ho! then can !e li$eM
22(**% 4ay to them( )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, 5 desire not the
death of the !icked, but that the !icked turn from his !ay, and li$e%
Turn ye, turn ye from your e$il !ays( and !hy !ill you die, O house of
5sraelM
22(*,% Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the children of thy #eo#le(
The justice of the just shall not deli$er him, in !hat day soe$er he
shall sin( and the !ickedness of the !icked shall not hurt him, in !hat
day soe$er he shall turn from his !ickedness( and the just shall not be
able to li$e in his justice, in !hat day soe$er he shall sin%
22(*2% &ea, if 5 shall say to the just that he shall surely li$e, and
he, trusting in his justice, commit iniLuity( all his justices shall be
forgotten, and his iniLuity, !hich he hath committed, in the same shall
he die%
22(*.% )nd it 5 shall say to the !icked( Thou shalt surely die( and he
do #enance for his sin, and do judgment and justice,
22(*?% )nd if that !icked man restore the #ledge, and render !hat he had
robbed, and !alk in the commandments of life, and do no unjust thing( he
shall surely li$e, and shall not die%
22(*A% one of his sins, !hich he hath committed, shall be im#uted to
him( he hath done judgment and justice, he shall surely li$e%
22(*+% )nd the children of thy #eo#le ha$e said( The !ay of the 'ord is
not eLuitable( !hereas their o!n !ay is unjust%
22(*1% 7or !hen the just shall de#art from his justice, and commit
iniLuities, he shall die in them%
22(*B% )nd !hen the !icked shall de#art from his !ickedness, and shall
do judgments, and justice, he shall li$e in them%
22(,-% )nd you say( The !ay of the 'ord is not right, 5 !ill judge e$ery
one of you according to his !ays, O house of 5srael%
22(,*% )nd it came to #ass in the t!elfth year of our ca#ti$ity, in the
tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that there came to me one
that !as fled from 9erusalem, saying( The city is laid !aste%
22(,,% )nd the hand of the 'ord had been u#on me in the e$ening, before
he that !as fled came( and he o#ened my mouth till he came to me in the
morning, and my mouth being o#ened, 5 !as silent no more%
22(,2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
22(,.% 4on of man, they that d!ell in these ruinous #laces in the land
of 5srael, s#eak, saying( )braham !as one, and he inherited the land,
but !e are many, the land is gi$en us in #ossession%
22(,?% Therefore say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( &ou that eat !ith
the blood and lift u# your eyes to your uncleannesses, and that shed
blood( shall you #ossess the land by inheritanceM
22(,A% &ou stood on your s!ords, you ha$e committed abominations, and
e$ery one hath defiled his neighbours !ifeJ and shall you #ossess the
land by inheritanceM
22(,+% 4ay thou thus to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( )s 5 li$e, they
that d!ell in the ruinous #laces, shall fall by the s!ord( and he that
is in the field, shall be gi$en to the beasts to be de$oured( and they
that are in holds, and ca$es, shall die of the #estilence%
22(,1% )nd 5 !ill make the land a !ilderness, and a desert, and the
#roud strength thereof shall fail, and the mountains of 5srael shall be
desolate, because there is none to #ass by them,
22(,B% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e made
their land !aste and desolate, for all their abominations !hich they
ha$e committed%
22(2-% )nd thou son of man( the children of thy #eo#le, that talk of
thee by the !alls, and in the doors of the houses, and s#eak one to
another each man to his neighbour, saying( "ome, and let us hear !hat is
the !ord that cometh forth from the 'ord%
22(2*% )nd they come to thee, as if #eo#le !ere coming in, and my #eo#le
sit before thee( and hear thy !ords, and do them not( for they turn them
into a song of their mouth, and their heart goeth after their
co$etousness%
22(2,% )nd thou art to them as a musical song !hich is sung !ith a s!eet
and agreeable $oice( and they hear thy !ords, and do them not%
22(22% )nd !hen that !hich !as foretold shall come to #ass, for behold
it is coming, then shall they kno! that a #ro#het hath been among them%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2.
E$il #astors are re#ro$ed% "hrist the true #astor shall come, and gather
together his flock from all #arts of the earth, and #reser$e it for
e$er%
2.(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, it saying(
2.(,% 4on of man, #ro#hesy concerning the she#herds of 5srael( #ro#hesy,
and say to the she#herds( Thus saith the 'ord God( =oe to the she#herds
of 5srael, that fed themsel$es( should not the flocks be fed by the
she#herdsM
4he#herds%%% That is, #rinces, magistrates, chief #riests, and scribes%
2.(2% &ou ate the milk, and you clothed yoursel$es !ith the !ool, and
you killed that !hich !as fat( but my flock you did not feed%
2.(.% The !eak you ha$e not strengthened, and that !hich !as sick you
ha$e not healed, that !hich !as broken you ha$e not bound u#, and that
!hich !as dri$en a!ay you ha$e not brought again, neither ha$e you
sought that !hich !as lost( but you ruled o$er them !ith rigour, and
!ith a high hand%
2.(?% )nd my shee# !ere scattered, because there !as no she#herd and
they became the #rey of all the beasts of the field, and !ere scattered%
2.(A% <y shee# ha$e !andered in e$ery mountain, and in e$ery high hill(
and my flocks !ere scattered u#on the face of the earth, and there !as
none that sought them, there !as none, 5 say, that sought them%
2.(+% Therefore, ye she#herds, hear the !ord of the 'ord(
2.(1% )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, forasmuch as my flocks ha$e been
made a s#oil, and my shee# are become a #rey to all the beasts of the
field, because there !as no she#herd( for my she#herds did not seek
after my flock, but the she#herds fed themsel$es, and fed not my flocks(
2.(B% Therefore, ye she#herds, hear the !ord of the 'ord(
2.(*-% Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 myself come u#on the she#herds,
5 !ill reLuire my flock at their hand, and 5 !ill cause them to cease
from feeding the flock any more, neither shall the she#herds feed
themsel$es any more( and 5 !ill deli$er my flock from their mouth, and
it shall no more be meat for them%
2.(**% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 myself !ill seek my shee#,
and !ill $isit them%
2.(*,% )s the she#herd $isiteth his flock in the day !hen he shall be in
the midst of his shee# that !ere scattered, so !ill 5 $isit my shee#,
and !ill deli$er them out of all the #laces !here they ha$e been
scattered in the cloudy and dark day%
2.(*2% )nd 5 !ill bring them out from the #eo#les, and !ill gather them
out of the countries, and !ill bring them to their o!n land( and 5 !ill
feed them in the mountains of 5srael, by the ri$ers, and in all the
habitations of the land%
2.(*.% 5 !ill feed them in the most fruitful #astures, and their
#astures shall be in the high mountains of 5srael( there shall they rest
on the green grass, and be fed in fat #astures u#on the mountains of
5srael%
2.(*?% 5 !ill feed my shee#( and 5 !ill cause them to lie do!n, saith
the 'ord God%
2.(*A% 5 !ill seek that !hich !as lost( and that !hich !as dri$en a!ay,
5 !ill bring again( and 5 !ill bind u# that !hich !as broken, and 5 !ill
strengthen that !hich !as !eak, and that !hich !as fat and strong 5 !ill
#reser$e, and 5 !ill feed them in judgment%
2.(*+% )nd as for you, O my flocks, thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5
judge bet!een cattle and cattle, of rams and of he goats%
2.(*1% =as it not enough for you to feed u#on good #asturesM but you
must also tread do!n !ith your feet the residue of your #astures( and
!hen you drank the clearest !ater, you troubled the rest !ith your feet%
2.(*B% )nd my shee# !ere fed !ith that !hich you had trodden !ith your
feet( and they drank !hat your feet had troubled%
2.(,-% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God to you( Behold, 5 myself !ill
judge bet!een the fat cattle and the lean%
2.(,*% Because you thrusted !ith sides and shoulders, and struck all the
!eak cattle !ith your horns, till they !ere scattered abroad(
2.(,,% 5 !ill sa$e my flock, and it shall be no more a s#oil, and 5 !ill
judge bet!een cattle and cattle%
2.(,2% )nd 5 =5'' 4ET :P OE 48EP8ERD O@ER T8E<, and he shall feed them,
e$en my ser$ant Da$id( he shall feed them, and he shall be their
she#herd%
Da$id%%% "hrist, !ho is of the house of Da$id%
2.(,.% )nd 5 the 'ord !ill be their God( and my ser$ant Da$id the #rince
in the midst of them( 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken it%
2.(,?% )nd 5 !ill make a co$enant of #eace !ith them, and !ill cause the
e$il beasts to cease out of the land( and they that d!ell in the
!ilderness shall slee# secure in the forests%
2.(,A% )nd 5 !ill make them a blessing round about my hill( and 5 !ill
send do!n the rain in its season, there shall be sho!ers of blessing%
2.(,+% )nd the tree of the field shall yield its fruit, and the earth
shall yield her increase, and they shall be in their land !ithout fear(
and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e broken the
bonds of their yoke, and shall ha$e deli$ered them out of the hand of
those that rule o$er them%
2.(,1% )nd they shall be no more for a s#oil to the nations, neither
shall the beasts of the earth de$our them( but they shall d!ell securely
!ithout, any terror%
2.(,B% )nd 5 !ill raise u# for them a bud of reno!n( and they shall be
no more consumed !ith famine in the land, neither shall they bear any
more the re#roach of the Gentiles%
) bud of reno!n%%% Germen nominatum% 8e s#eaks of "hrist our 'ord, the
illustrious bud of the house of Da$id, reno!ned o$er all the earth% 4ee
9er% 22%*?%
2.(2-% )nd they shall kno! that 5 the 'ord their God am !ith them, and
that they are my #eo#le the house of 5srael( saith the 'ord God%
2.(2*% )nd you my flocks, the flocks of my #asture are men( and 5 am the
'ord your God, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2?
The judgment of mount 4eir, for their hatred of 5srael%
2?(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2?(,% 4on of man, set thy face against mount 4eir, and #ro#hesy
concerning it, and say to it(
2?(2% Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 come against thee, mount 4eir,
and 5 !ill stretch forth my hand u#on thee, and 5 !ill make thee
desolate and !aste%
2?(.% 5 !ill destroy thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate( and thou
shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
2?(?% Because thou hast been an e$erlasting enemy, and hast shut u# the
children of 5srael in the hands of the s!ord in the time of their
affliction, in the time of their last iniLuity%
2?(A% Therefore as 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, 5 !ill deli$er thee u# to
blood, and blood shall #ursue thee( and !hereas thou hast hated blood,
blood shall #ursue thee%
2?(+% )nd 5 !ill make mount 4eir !aste and desolate( and 5 !ill take
a!ay from it him that goeth and him that returneth%
2?(1% )nd 5 !ill fill his mountains !ith his men that are slain( in thy
hills, and in thy $alleys, and in thy torrents they shall fall that are
slain !ith the s!ord%
2?(B% 5 !ill make thee e$erlasting desolations, and thy cities shall not
be inhabited( and thou shalt kno! that 5 am the 'ord God%
2?(*-% Because thou hast said( The t!o nations, and the t!o lands shall
be mine, and 5 !ill #ossess them by inheritance( !hereas the 'ord !as
there%
2?(**% Therefore as 5 li$e, saith the 'ord God, 5 !ill do according to
thy !rath, and according to thy en$y, !hich thou hast e>ercised in
hatred to them( and 5 !ill be made kno!n by them, !hen 5 shall ha$e
judged thee%
2?(*,% )nd thou shalt kno! that 5 the 'ord ha$e heard all thy
re#roaches, that thou hast s#oken against the mountains of 5srael,
saying% They are desolate, they are gi$en to us to consume%
2?(*2% )nd you rose u# against me !ith your mouth, and ha$e derogated
from me by your !ords( 5 ha$e heard them%
2?(*.% Thus saith the 'ord God( =hen the !hole earth shall rejoice, 5
!ill make thee a !ilderness%
2?(*?% )s thou hast rejoiced o$er the inheritance of the house of
5srael, because it !as laid !aste, so !ill 5 do to thee( thou shalt be
laid !aste, O mount 4eir, and all 5dumea( and they shall kno! that 5 am
the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2A
The restoration of 5srael, not for their merits, but by GodDs s#ecial
grace% "hristDs ba#tism%
2A(*% )nd thou son of man, #ro#hesy to the mountains of 5srael, and say(
&e mountains of 5srael, hear the !ord of the 'ord(
2A(,% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because the enemy hath said to you( )ha,
the e$erlasting heights are gi$en to us for an inheritance%
2A(2% Therefore #ro#hesy, and say( Thus saith the 'ord God( Because you
ha$e been desolate, and trodden under foot on e$ery side, and made an
inheritance to the rest of the nations, and are become the subject of
the talk, and the re#roach of the #eo#le(
2A(.% Therefore, ye mountains of 5srael, hear the !ord of the 'ord God(
Thus saith the 'ord God to the mountains, and to the hills, to the
brooks, and to the $alleys, and to desolate #laces, and ruinous !alls,
and to the cities that are forsaken, that are s#oiled, and derided by
the rest of the nations round about%
2A(?% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( 5n the fire of my Heal 5 ha$e
s#oken of the rest of the nations, and of all Edom, !ho ha$e taken my
land to themsel$es, for an inheritance !ith joy, and !ith all the heart,
and !ith the mind( and ha$e cast it out to lay it !aste%
2A(A% Pro#hesy therefore concerning the land of 5srael, and say to the
mountains, and to the hills, to the ridges, and to the $alleys( Thus
saith the 'ord God( Behold 5 ha$e s#oken in my Heal, and in my
indignation, because you ha$e borne the shame of the Gentiles%
2A(+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( 5 ha$e lifted u# my hand, that
the Gentiles !ho are round about you, shall themsel$es bear their shame%
2A(1% But as for you, O mountains of 5srael, shoot ye forth your
branches, and yield your fruit to my #eo#le of 5srael( for they are at
hand to come%
2A(B% 7or 5, 5 am for you, and 5 !ill turn to you, and you shall be
#loughed and so!n%
2A(*-% )nd 5 !ill multi#ly men u#on you, and all the house of 5srael(
and the cities ball be inhabited, and the ruinous #laces shall be
re#aired%
2A(**% )nd 5 !ill make you abound !ith men and !ith beasts( and they
shall be multi#lied, and increased( and 5 !ill settle you as from the
beginning, and !ill gi$e you greater gifts, than you had from the
beginning( and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
2A(*,% )nd 5 !ill bring men u#on you, my #eo#le 5srael, and they shall
#ossess thee for their inheritance( and thou shalt be their inheritance,
and shalt no more henceforth be !ithout them%
2A(*2% Thus saith the 'ord God( Because thy say of you( Thou art a
de$ourer of men, and one that suffocatest thy nation(
2A(*.% Therefore thou shalt de$our men no more nor destroy thy nation
any more, saith the 'ord God%
2A(*?% either !ill 5 cause men to hear in thee the shame of the nations
any more, nor shalt thou bear the re#roach of the #eo#le, nor lose thy
nation any more, saith the 'ord God%
or lose thy nation any more%%% This !hole #romise #rinci#ally relates
to the church of "hrist, and GodDs #er#etual #rotection of her( for as
to the carnal 9e!s, they ha$e been remo$ed out of their land these
si>teen hundred years%
2A(*A% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2A(*+% 4on of man, !hen the house of 5srael d!elt in their o!n land,
they defiled it !ith their !ays, and !ith their doings( their !ay !as
before me like the uncleanness of a menstruous !oman%
2A(*1% )nd 5 #oured out my indignation u#on them for the blood !hich
they had shed u#on the land, and !ith their idols they defiled it%
2A(*B% )nd 5 scattered them among the nations, and they are dis#ersed
through the countries( 5 ha$e judged them according to their !ays, and
their de$ices%
2A(,-% )nd !hen they entered among the nations !hither they !ent, they
#rofaned my holy name, !hen it !as said of them( This is the #eo#le of
the 'ord, and they are come forth out of his land%
2A(,*% )nd 5 ha$e regarded my o!n holy name, !hich the house of 5srael
hath #rofaned among the nations to !hich they !ent in%
2A(,,% Therefore thou shalt say to the house of 5srael( Thus saith the
'ord God( 5t is not for your sake that 5 !ill do this, O house of
5srael, but for my holy nameDs sake, !hich you ha$e #rofaned among the
nations !hither you !ent%
2A(,2% )nd 5 !ill sanctify my great name, !hich !as #rofaned among the
Gentiles, !hich you ha$e #rofaned in the midst of them( that the
Gentiles may kno! that 5 am the 'ord, saith the 'ord of hosts, !hen 5
shall be sanctified in you before their eyes%
2A(,.% 7or 5 !ill take you from among the Gentiles, and !ill gather you
together out of all the countries, and !ill bring you into your o!n
land%
2A(,?% )nd 5 !ill #our u#on you clean !ater, and you shall be cleansed
from all your filthiness, and 5 !ill cleanse you from all your idols%
2A(,A% )nd 5 !ill gi$e you a ne! heart, and #ut a ne! s#irit !ithin you(
and 5 !ill take a!ay the stony heart out of your flesh, and !ill gi$e
you a heart of flesh%
2A(,+% )nd 5 !ill #ut my s#irit in the midst of you( and 5 !ill cause
you to !alk in my commandments, and to kee# my judgments, and do them%
2A(,1% )nd you shall d!ell in the land !hich 5 ga$e to your fathers, and
you shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill be your God%
2A(,B% )nd 5 !ill sa$e you from all your uncleannesses( and 5 !ill call
for corn, and !ill multi#ly it, and !ill lay no famine u#on you%
2A(2-% )nd 5 !ill multi#ly the fruit of the tree, and the increase of
the field, that you bear no more the re#roach of famine among the
nations%
2A(2*% )nd you shall remember your !icked !ays, and your doings that
!ere not good( and your iniLuities, and your !icked deeds shall
dis#lease you%
2A(2,% 5t is not for your sakes that 5 !ill do this, saith the 'ord God,
be it kno!n to you( be confounded, and ashamed at your o!n !ays, O house
of 5srael%
2A(22% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5n the day that 5 shall cleanse you from
all your iniLuities, and shall cause the cities to be inhabited, and
shall re#air the ruinous #laces,
2A(2.% )nd the desolate land shall be tilled, !hich before !as !aste in
the sight of all that #assed by,
2A(2?% They shall say( This land that !as untilled is become as a garden
of #leasure( and the cities that !ere abandoned, and desolate, and
destroyed, are #eo#led and fenced%
2A(2A% )nd the nations, that shall be left round about you, shall kno!
that 5 the 'ord ha$e built u# !hat !as destroyed, and #lanted !hat !as
desolate, that 5 the 'ord ha$e s#oken and done it%
2A(2+% Thus saith the 'ord God( <oreo$er in this shall the house of
5srael find me, that 5 !ill do it for them( 5 !ill multi#ly them as a
flock of men,
2A(21% )s a holy flock, as the flock of 9erusalem in her solemn feasts(
so shall the !aste cities be full of flocks of men( and they shall kno!
that 5 am the 'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2+
) $ision of the resurrection of dry bones, foreshe!ing the deli$erance
of the #eo#le from their ca#ti$ity% 9uda and 5srael shall be all one
kingdom under "hrist% GodDs e$erlasting co$enant !ith the church%
2+(*% The hand of the 'ord !as u#on me, and brought me forth in the
s#irit of the 'ord( and set me do!n in the midst of a #lain that !as
full of bones%
2+(,% )nd he led me about through them on e$ery side( no! they !ere $ery
many u#on the face of the #lain, and they !ere e>ceeding dry%
2+(2% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, dost thou think these bones shall
li$e and 5 ans!ered( O 'ord God, thou kno!est%
2+(.% )nd he said to me( Pro#hesy concerning these bonesJ and say to
them( &e dry bones, hear the !ord of the 'ord%
2+(?% Thus saith the 'ord God to these bones( Behold, 5 !ill send s#irit
into you, and you shall li$e%
4#irit%%% That is, soul, life, and breath%
2+(A% )nd 5 !ill lay sine!s u#on you, and !ill cause flesh to gro! o$er
you, and !ill co$er you !ith skin( and 5 !ill gi$e you s#irit and you
shall li$e, and you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
2+(+% )nd 5 #ro#hesied as he had commanded me( and as 5 #ro#hesied there
!as a noise, and behold a commotion( and the bones came together, each
one, its joint%
2+(1% )nd 5 sa!, and behold the sine!s, and the flesh came u# u#on them(
and the skin !as stretched out o$er them, but there !as no s#irit in
them%
2+(B% )nd he said to me( Pro#hesy to the s#irit, #ro#hesy, O son of man,
and say to the s#irit( Thus saith the 'ord God( "ome, s#irit, from the
four !inds, and blo! u#on these slain, and let them li$e again%
2+(*-% )nd 5 #ro#hesied as he had commanded me( and the s#irit came into
them, and they li$ed( and they stood u# u#on their feet, an e>ceeding
great army%
2+(**% )nd he said to me( 4on of man( )ll these bones are the house of
5srael( they say( Our bones are dried u#, and our ho#e is lost, and !e
are cut off%
2+(*,% Therefore #ro#hesy, and say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God(
Behold 5 !ill o#en your gra$es, and !ill bring you out of your
se#ulchres, O my #eo#le( and !ill bring you into the land of 5srael%
2+(*2% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, !hen 5 shall ha$e o#ened
your se#ulchres, and shall ha$e brought you out of your gra$es, O my
#eo#le(
2+(*.% )nd shall ha$e #ut my s#irit in you, and you shall li$e, and 5
shall make you rest u#on your o!n land( and you shall kno! that 5 the
'ord ha$e s#oken, and done it, saith the 'ord God(
2+(*?% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
2+(*A% )nd thou son of man, take thee a stick( and !rite u#on it( Of
9uda, and of the children of 5srael his associates( and take another
stick and !rite u#on it( 7or 9ose#h the stick of E#hraim, and for all
the house of 5srael, and of his associates%
2+(*+% )nd join them one to the other into one stick, and they shall
become one in thy hand%
2+(*1% )nd !hen the children of thy #eo#le shall s#eak to thee, saying(
=ilt thou not tell us !hat thou meanest by thisM
2+(*B% 4ay to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 !ill take the
stick of 9ose#h, !hich is in the hand of E#hraim, and the tribes of
5srael that are associated !ith him, and 5 !ill #ut them together !ith
the stick of 9uda, and !ill make them one stick( and they shall be one
in his hand%
2+(,-% )nd the sticks !hereon thou hast !ritten, shall be in thy hand,
before their eyes%
2+(,*% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5
!ill take of the children of 5srael from the midst of the nations
!hither they are gone( and 5 !ill gather them on e$ery side, and !ill
bring them to their o!n land%
2+(,,% )nd 5 !ill make them one nation in the land on the mountains of
5srael, and one king shall be king o$er them all( and they shall no more
be t!o nations, neither shall they be di$ided any more into t!o
kingdoms%
2+(,2% or shall they be defiled any more !ith their idols, nor !ith
their abominations, nor !ith all their iniLuities( and 5 !ill sa$e them
out of all the #laces in !hich they ha$e sinned, and 5 !ill cleanse
them( and they shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill be their God%
2+(,.% )nd my ser$ant Da$id shall be king o$er them, and they shall ha$e
one she#herd( they shall !alk in my judgments, and shall kee# my
commandments, and shall do them%
2+(,?% )nd they shall d!ell in the land !hich 5 ga$e to my ser$ant
9acob, !herein your fathers d!elt, and they shall d!ell in it, they and
their children, and their childrenDs children, for e$er( and Da$id my
ser$ant shall be their #rince for e$er%
2+(,A% )nd 5 !ill make a co$enant of #eace !ith them, it shall be an
e$erlasting co$enant !ith them( and 5 !ill establish them, and !ill
multi#ly them, and !ill set my sanctuary in the midst of them for e$er%
2+(,+% )nd my tabernacle shall be !ith them( and 5 !ill be their God,
and they shall be my #eo#le%
2+(,1% )nd the nations shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord the sanctifier of
5srael, !hen my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for e$er%
EHechiel "ha#ter 21
Gog shall #ersecute the church in the latter days% 8e shall be
o$erthro!n%
21(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
21(,% 4on of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of <agog, the chief
#rince of <osoch and Thubal( and #ro#hesy of him,
Gog%%% This name, !hich signifies hidden or co$ered, is taken in this
#lace, either for the #ersecutors of the church of God in general, or
some arch-#ersecutor in #articular( such as )ntichrist shall be in the
latter days% 4ee )#oc% ,-%1% )nd !hat is said of the #unishment of Gog,
is $erified by the unha##y ends of #ersecutors%-5bid% <agog%%% 4cythia
or Tartary, from !hence the Turks, and other enemies of the church of
"hrist, originally s#rung%
21(2% )nd say to him( Thus saith the 'ord God( Behold, 5 come against
thee, O Gog, the chief #rince of <osoch and Thubal%
21(.% )nd 5 !ill turn thee about, and 5 !ill #ut a bit in thy ja!s( and
5 !ill bring thee forth, and all thy army, horses and horsemen all
clothed !ith coats of mail, a great multitude, armed !ith s#ears and
shields and s!ords%
21(?% The Persians, Ethio#ians, and 'ibyans !ith them, all !ith shields
and helmets%
21(A% Gomer, and all his bands, the house of Thogorma, the northern
#arts and all his strength, and many #eo#les !ith thee%
21(+% Pre#are and make thyself ready, and all thy multitude that is
assembled about thee, and be thou commander o$er them%
21(1% )fter many days thou shalt be $isited( at the end of years thou
shalt come to the land that is returned from the s!ord, and is gathered
out of many nations, to the mountains of 5srael !hich ha$e been
continually !aste( but it hath been brought forth out of the nations,
and they shall all of them d!ell securely in it%
21(B% )nd thou shalt go u# and come like a storm, and like a cloud to
co$er the land, thou and all thy bands and many #eo#le !ith thee%
21(*-% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5n that day #rojects shall enter into
thy heart, and thou shalt concei$e a mischie$ous design%
21(**% )nd thou shalt say( 5 !ill go u# to the land !hich is !ithout a
!all, 5 !ill come to them that are at rest, and d!ell securely( all
these d!ell !ithout a !all, they ha$e no bars nor gates(
21(*,% To take s#oils, and lay hold on the #rey, to lay thy hand u#on
them that had been !asted, and after!ards restored, and u#on the #eo#le
that is gathered together out of the nations, !hich hath begun to
#ossess and to d!ell in the midst of the earth%
21(*2% 4aba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tharsis, and all the lions
thereof shall say to thee( )rt thou come to take s#oilsM behold, thou
hast gathered thy multitude to take a #rey, to take sil$er, and gold,
and to carry a!ay goods and substance, and to take rich s#oils%
21(*.% Therefore, thou son of man, #ro#hesy and say to Gog( Thus saith
the 'ord God( 4halt thou not kno!, in that day, !hen my #eo#le of 5srael
shall d!ell securelyM
21(*?% )nd thou shalt come out of thy #lace from the northern #arts,
thou and many #eo#le !ith thee, all of them riding u#on horses, a great
com#any and a mighty army%
21(*A% )nd thou shalt come u#on my #eo#le of 5srael like a cloud, to
co$er the earth% Thou shalt be in the latter days, and 5 !ill bring thee
u#on my land( that the nations may kno! me, !hen 5 shall be sanctified
in thee, O Gog, before their eyes%
21(*+% Thus saith the 'ord God( Thou then art he, of !hom 5 ha$e s#oken
in the days of old, by my ser$ants the #ro#hets of 5srael, !ho
#ro#hesied in the days of those times that 5 !ould bring thee u#on them%
21(*1% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, in the day of the coming
of Gog u#on the land of 5srael, saith the 'ord God, that my indignation
shall come u# in my !rath%
21(*B% )nd 5 ha$e s#oken in my Heal, and in the fire of my anger, that
in that day there shall be a great commotion u#on the land of 5srael(
21(,-% 4o that the fishes of the sea, and the birds of the air, and the
beasts of the field, and e$ery cree#ing thing that cree#eth u#on the
ground, and all men that are u#on the face of the earth, shall be mo$ed
at my #resence( and the mountains shall be thro!n do!n, and the hedges
shall fall, and e$ery !all shall fall to the ground%
21(,*% )nd 5 !ill call in the s!ord against him in all my mountains,
saith the 'ord God( e$ery manDs s!ord shall be #ointed against his
brother%
21(,,% )nd 5 !ill judge him !ith #estilence, and !ith blood, and !ith
$iolent rain, and $ast hailstones( 5 !ill rain fire and brimstone u#on
him, and u#on his army, and u#on the many nations that are !ith him%
21(,2% )nd 5 !ill be magnified, and 5 !ill be sanctified( and 5 !ill be
kno!n in the eyes of many nations and they shall kno! that 5 am the
'ord%
EHechiel "ha#ter 2B
GodDs judgments u#on Gog% GodDs #eo#le !ere #unished for their sins( but
shall be fa$oured !ith e$erlasting kindness%
2B(*% )nd thou, son of man, #ro#hesy against Gog, and say( Thus saith
the 'ord God( Behold, 5 come against thee, O Gog, the chief #rince of
<osoch and Thubal%
2B(,% )nd 5 !ill turn thee round, and 5 !ill lead thee out, and !ill
make thee go u# from the northern #arts( and !ill bring thee u#on the
mountains of 5srael%
2B(2% )nd 5 !ill break thy bo! in thy left hand, and 5 !ill cause thy
arro!s to fall out of thy right hand%
2B(.% Thou shalt fall u#on the mountains of 5srael, thou and all thy
bands, and thy nations that are !ith thee( 5 ha$e gi$en thee to the !ild
beasts, to the birds, and to e$ery fo!l, and to the beasts of the earth
to be de$oured%
2B(?% Thou shalt fall u#on the face of the field( for 5 ha$e s#oken it,
saith the 'ord God%
2B(A% )nd 5 !ill send a fire on <agog, and on them that d!ell
confidently in the islands( and they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord%
2B(+% )nd 5 !ill make my holy name kno!n in the midst of my #eo#le
5srael, and my holy name shall be #rofaned no more( and the Gentiles
shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord, the 8oly One of 5srael%
2B(1% Behold it cometh, and it is done, saith the 'ord God( this is the
day !hereof 5 ha$e s#oken%
2B(B% )nd the inhabitants shall go forth of the cities of 5srael, and
shall set on fire and burn the !ea#ons, the shields, and the s#ears, the
bo!s and the arro!s, and the handsta$es and the #ikes( and they shall
burn them !ith fire se$en years%
2B(*-% )nd they shall not bring !ood out of the countries, nor cut do!n
out of the forests( for they shall burn the !ea#ons !ith fire, and shall
make a #rey of them to !hom they had been a #rey, and they shall rob
those that robbed them, saith the 'ord God%
2B(**% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that 5 !ill gi$e Gog a
noted #lace for a se#ulchre in 5srael( the $alley of the #assengers on
the east of the sea, !hich shall cause astonishment in them that #ass
by( and there shall they bury Gog, and all his multitude, and it shall
be called the $alley of the multitude of Gog%
2B(*,% )nd the house of 5srael shall bury them for se$en months to
cleanse the land%
2B(*2% )nd all the #eo#le of the land shall bury him, and it shall be
unto them a noted day, !herein 5 !as glorified, saith the 'ord God%
2B(*.% )nd they shall a##oint men to go continually about the land, to
bury and to seek out them that !ere remaining u#on the face of the
earth, that they may cleanse it( and after se$en months they shall begin
to seek%
2B(*?% )nd they shall go about #assing through the land( and !hen they
shall see the bone of a man, they shall set u# sign by it, till the
buriers bury it in the $alley, of the multitude of Gog%
2B(*A% )nd the name of the city shall be )mona, and they shall cleanse
the land%
2B(*+% )nd thou, O son of man, saith the 'ord God, say to e$ery fo!l,
and to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field( )ssemble
yoursel$es, make haste, come together from e$ery side to my $ictim,
!hich 5 slay for you, a great $ictim u#on the mountains of 5srael( to
eat flesh, and drink blood%
2B(*1% &ou shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and you shall drink the
blood of the #rinces of the earth, of rams, and of lambs, and of he
goats, and bullocks, and of all that are !ell fed and fat%
2B(*B% )nd you shall eat the fat till you be full, and shall drink blood
till you be drunk of the $ictim !hich 5 shall slay for you%
2B(,-% )nd you shall be filled at my table !ith horses, and mighty
horsemen, and all the men of !ar, saith the 'ord God%
2B(,*% )nd 5 !ill set my glory among the nations( and all nations shall
see my judgment that 5 ha$e e>ecuted, and my hand that 5 ha$e laid u#on
them%
2B(,,% )nd the house of 5srael shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord their God
from that day and for!ard%
2B(,2% )nd the nations shall kno! that the house of 5srael !ere made
ca#ti$es for their iniLuity, because they forsook me, and 5 hid my face
from them( and 5 deli$ered them into the hands of their enemies, and
they fell all by the s!ord%
2B(,.% 5 ha$e dealt !ith them according to their uncleanness, and
!ickedness, and hid my face from them%
2B(,?% Therefore, thus saith the 'ord God( o! !ill 5 bring back the
ca#ti$ity of 9acob, and !ill ha$e mercy on all the house of 5srael and 5
!ill be jealous for my holy name%
2B(,A% )nd they shall bear their confusion, and all the transgressions
!here!ith they ha$e transgressed against me, !hen they shall d!ell in
their land securely fearing no man(
2B(,+% )nd 5 shall ha$e brought them back from among the nations, and
shall ha$e gathered them together out of the lands of their enemies, and
shall be sanctified in them, in the sight of many nations%
2B(,1% )nd they shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord their God, because 5
caused them to be carried a!ay among the nationsJ and 5 ha$e gathered
them together unto their o!n land, and ha$e not left any of them there%
2B(,B% )nd 5 !ill hide my face no more from them, for 5 ha$e #oured out
my s#irit u#on all the house of 5srael, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter .-
The #ro#het sees in a $ision the rebuilding of the tem#le( the
dimensions of se$eral #arts thereof%
.-(*% 5n the fi$e and t!entieth year of our ca#ti$ity, in the beginning
of the year, the tenth day of the month, the fourteenth year after the
city !as destroyed( in the selfsame day the hand of the 'ord !as u#on
me, and he brought me thither%
.-(,% 5n the $isions of God he brought me into the land of 5srael, and
set me u#on a $ery high mountain( u#on !hich there !as as the building
of a city, bending to!ards the south%
.-(2% )nd he brought me in thither, and behold a man, !hose a##earance
!as like the a##earance of brass, !ith a line of fla> in his hand, and a
measuring reed in his hand, and he stood in the gate%
.-(.% )nd this man said to me( 4on of man, see !ith thy eyes, and hear
!ith thy ears, and set thy heart u#on all that 5 shall she! thee( for
thou art brought hither that they may be she!n to thee( declare all that
thou seest, to the house of 5srael%
.-(?% )nd behold there !as a !all on the outside of the house round
about, and in the manDs hand a measuring reed of si> cubits and a
handbreadth( and he measured the breadth of the building one reed, and
the height one reed%
.-(A% )nd he came to the gate that looked to!ard the east, and he !ent
u# the ste#s thereof( and he measured the breadth of the threshold of
the gate one reed, that is, one threshold !as one reed broadJ
.-(+% )nd e$ery little chamber !as one reed long, and one reed broad(
and bet!een the little chambers !ere fi$e cubits(
.-(1% )nd the threshold of the gate by the #orch of the gate !ithin, !as
one reed%
.-(B% )nd he measured the #orch of the gate eight cubits, and the front
thereof t!o cubits( and the #orch of the gate !as in!ard%
.-(*-% )nd the little chambers of the gate that looked east!ard !ere
three on this side, and three on that side( all three !ere of one
measure, and the fronts of one measure, on both #arts%
.-(**% )nd he measured the breadth of the threshold of the gate ten
cubits( and the length of the gate thirteen cubits(
.-(*,% )nd the border before the little chambers one cubit( and one
cubit !as the border on both sides( and the little chambers !ere si>
cubits on this side and that side%
.-(*2% )nd he measured the gate from the roof of one little chamber to
the roof of another, in breadth fi$e and t!enty cubits( door against
door%
.-(*.% 8e made also fronts of si>ty cubits( and to the front the court
of the gate on e$ery side round about%
.-(*?% )nd before the face of the gate !hich reached e$en to the face of
the #orch of the inner gate, fifty cubits%
.-(*A% )nd slanting !indo!s in the little chambers, and in their fronts,
!hich !ere !ithin the gate on e$ery side round about( and in like manner
there !ere also in the #orches !indo!s round about !ithin, and before
the fronts the re#resentation of #alm trees%
.-(*+% )nd he brought me into the out!ard court, and behold there !ere
chambers, and a #a$ement of stone in the court round about( thirty
chambers encom#assed the #a$ement%
There !ere chambers%%% GaHo#hylacia, so called, because the #riests and
'e$ites ke#t in them the stores and $essels that belonged to the tem#le%
.-(*1% )nd the #a$ement in the front of the gates according to the
length of the gates !as lo!er%
.-(*B% )nd he measured the breadth from the face of the lo!er gate to
the front of the inner court !ithout, a hundred cubits to the east, and
to the north%
.-(,-% 8e measured also both the length and the breadth of the gate of
the out!ard court, !hich looked north!ard%
.-(,*% )nd the little chambers thereof three on this side, and three on
that side( and the front thereof, and the #orch thereof according to the
measure of the former gate, fifty cubits long, and fi$e and t!enty
cubits broad%
.-(,,% )nd the !indo!s thereof, and the #orch, and the gra$ings
according to the measure of the gate that looked to the east, and they
!ent u# to it by se$en ste#s, and a #orch !as before it%
.-(,2% )nd the gate of the inner court !as o$er against the gate of the
north, and that of the east( and he measured from gate to gate a hundred
cubits%
.-(,.% )nd he brought me out to the !ay of the south, and behold the
gate that looked to the south( and he measured the front thereof, and
the #orch thereof according to the former measures%
.-(,?% )nd the !indo!s thereof, and the #orches round about, as the
other !indo!s( the length !as fifty cubits, and the breadth fi$e and
t!enty cubits%
.-(,A% )nd there !ere se$en ste#s to go u# to it( and a #orch before the
doors thereof( and there !ere gra$en #alm trees, one on this side, and
another on that side in the front thereof%
.-(,+% )nd there !as a gate of the inner court to!ards the south( and he
measured from gate to gate to!ards the south, a hundred cubits%
.-(,1% )nd he brought me into the inner court at the south gate( and he
measured the gate according to the former measures%
.-(,B% The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the #orch
thereof !ith the same measures( and the !indo!s thereof, and the #orch
thereof round about it !as fifty cubits in length, and fi$e and t!enty
cubits in breadth%
.-(2-% )nd the #orch round about !as fi$e and t!enty cubits long, and
fi$e cubits broad%
.-(2*% )nd the #orch thereof to the out!ard court, and the #alm trees
thereof in the front( and there !ere eight ste#s to go u# to it%
.-(2,% )nd he brought me into the inner court by the !ay of the east(
and he measured the gate according to the former measures%
.-(22% The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the #orch
thereof as before( and the !indo!s thereof, and the #orches thereof
round about it !as fifty cubits long, and fi$e and t!enty cubits broad%
.-(2.% )nd the #orch thereof, that is, of the out!ard court( and the
gra$en #alm trees in the front thereof on this side and on that side(
and the going u# thereof !as by eight ste#s%
.-(2?% )nd he brought me into the gate that looked to the north( and he
measured according to the former measures%
.-(2A% The little chamber thereof, and the front thereof, and the #orch
thereof, and the !indo!s thereof round about it !as fifty cubits long,
and fi$e and t!enty cubits broad%
.-(2+% )nd the #orch thereof looked to the out!ard court( and the
gra$ing of #alm trees in the front thereof !as on this side and on that
side( and the going u# to it !as by eight ste#s%
.-(21% )nd at e$ery chamber !as a door in the forefronts of the gates(
there they !ashed the holocaust%
.-(2B% )nd in the #orch of the gate !ere t!o tables on this side, and
t!o tables on that side( that the holocaust, and the sin offering, and
the tres#ass offering might be slain thereon%
.-(.-% )nd on the out!ard side, !hich goeth u# to the entry of the gate
that looketh to!ard the north, !ere t!o tables( and at the other side
before the #orch of the gate !ere t!o tables,
.-(.*% 7our tables !ere on this side, and four tables on that side at
the sides of the gate !ere eight tables, u#on !hich they sle! the
$ictims%
.-(.,% )nd the four tables for the holocausts !ere made of sLuare
stones( one cubit and a half long, and one cubit and a half broad, and
one cubit high( to lay the $essels u#on, in !hich the holocaust and the
$ictim is slain%
.-(.2% )nd the borders of them !ere of one handbreadth, turned in!ards
round about( and u#on the tables !as the flesh of the offering%
.-(..% )nd !ithout the inner gate !ere the chambers of the singing men
in the inner court, !hich !as on the side of the gate that looketh to
the north( and their #ros#ect !as to!ards the south, one at the side of
the east gate, !hich looketh to!ard the north%
.-(.?% )nd he said to me( This chamber, !hich looketh to!ard the south
shall be for the #riests that !atch in the !ards of the tem#le%
.-(.A% But the chamber that looketh to!ards the north shall be for the
#riests that !atch o$er the ministry of the altar% These are the sons of
4adoc, !ho among the sons of 'e$i, come near to the 'ord, to minister to
him%
.-(.+% )nd he measured the court a hundred cubits long, and a hundred
cubits broad foursLuare( and the altar that !as before the face of the
tem#le%
.-(.1% )nd he brought me into the #orch of the tem#le( and he measured
the #orch fi$e cubits on this side, and fi$e cubits on that side( and
the breadth of the gate three cubits on this side, and three cubits on
that side%
.-(.B% )nd the length of the #orch !as t!enty cubits, and the breadth
ele$en cubits, and there !ere eight ste#s to go u# to it% )nd there !ere
#illars in the fronts( one on this side, and another on that side%
EHechiel "ha#ter .*
) descri#tion of the tem#le, and of all the #arts of it%
.*(*% )nd he brought me into the tem#le, and he measured the fronts si>
cubits broad on this side, and si> cubits on that side, the breadth of
the tabernacle%
The tem#le%%% This #lan of a tem#le, !hich !as here she!n to the #ro#het
in a $ision, #artly had relation to the material tem#le, !hich !as to be
rebuilt( and #artly, in a mystical sense, to the s#iritual tem#le of
God, the church of "hrist%
.*(,% )nd the breadth of the gate !as ten cubits( and the sides of the
gate fi$e cubits on this side, and fi$e cubits on that side( and he
measured the length thereof forty cubits, and the breadth t!enty cubits%
.*(2% Then going in!ard he measured the front of the gate t!o cubits(
and the gate si> cubits, and the breadth of the gate se$en cubits%
.*(.% )nd he measured the length thereof t!enty cubits, and the breadth
t!enty cubits, before the face of the tem#le( and he said to me( This is
the holy of holies%
.*(?% )nd he measured the !all of the house si> cubits( and the breadth
of e$ery side chamber four cubits round about the house on e$ery side%
.*(A% )nd the side chambers one by another, !ere t!ice thirty-three( and
they bore out!ards, that they might enter in through the !all of the
house in the sides round about, to hold in, and not to touch the !all of
the tem#le%
One by another%%% Or one o$er anotherJ literally, side to side, or side
u#on side%
.*(+% )nd there !as a broad #assage round about, going u# by !inding
stairs, and it led into the u##er loft of the tem#le all round(
therefore !as the tem#le broader in the higher #arts( and so from the
lo!er #arts they !ent to the higher by the midst%
.*(1% )nd 5 sa! in the house the height round about, the foundations of
the side chambers !hich !ere the measure of a reed the s#ace of si>
cubits(
.*(B% )nd the thickness of the !all for the side chamber !ithout, !hich
!as fi$e cubits( and the inner house !as !ithin the side chambers of the
house,
)nd the inner house !as !ithin the side chambers of the house%%% Because
these side chambers !ere in the $ery !alls of the tem#le all round% Or,
it may also be rendered Emore agreeably to the 8ebre!G so as to signify
that the thickness of the !all for the side chamber !ithin, !as the same
as that of the !all !ithoutJ that is, eLually fi$e cubits%
.*(*-% )nd bet!een the chambers !as the breadth of t!enty cubits round
about the house on e$ery side%
.*(**% )nd the door of the side chambers !as turned to!ards the #lace of
#rayer( one door !as to!ard the north, and another door !as to!ard the
south( and the breadth of the #lace for #rayer, !as fi$e cubits round
about%
.*(*,% )nd the building that !as se#arate, and turned to the !ay that
looked to!ard the sea, !as se$enty cubits broad and the !all of the
building, fi$e cubits thick round about( and ninety cubits long%
.*(*2% )nd he measured the length of the house, a hundred cubits( and
the se#arate building, and the !alls thereof, a hundred cubits in
length%
.*(*.% )nd the breadth before the face of the house, and of the se#arate
#lace to!ard the east, a hundred cubits%
.*(*?% )nd he measured the length of the building o$er against it, !hich
!as se#arated at the back of it( and the galleries on both sides a
hundred cubits( and the inner tem#le, and the #orches of the court%
.*(*A% The thresholds, and the obliLue !indo!s, and the galleries round
about on three sides, o$er against the threshold of e$ery one, and
floored !ith !ood all round about( and the ground !as u# to the !indo!s,
and the !indo!s !ere shut o$er the doors%
.*(*+% )nd e$en to the inner house, and !ithout all the !all round about
!ithin and !ithout, by measure%
.*(*1% )nd there !ere cherubims and #alm trees !rought, so that a #alm
tree !as bet!een a cherub and a cherub, and e$ery cherub had t!o faces%
.*(*B% The face of a man !as to!ard the #alm tree on one side, and the
face of a lion !as to!ard the #alm tree on the other side( set forth
through all the house round about%
.*(,-% 7rom the ground e$en to the u##er #arts of the gate, !ere
cherubims and #alm trees !rought in the !all of the tem#le%
.*(,*% The threshold !as foursLuare, and the face of the sanctuary sight
to sight%
The threshold !as foursLuare%%% That is, the gate of the tem#le !as
foursLuare( and so #laced as to ans!er the gate of the sanctuary !ithin%
.*(,,% The altar of !ood !as three cubits high( and the length thereof
!as t!o cubits( and the corners thereof, aid the length thereof, and the
!alls thereof, !ere of !ood% )nd he said to me( This is the table before
the 'ord%
.*(,2% )nd there !ere t!o doors in the tem#le, and in the sanctuary%
.*(,.% )nd in the t!o doors on both sides !ere t!o little doors, !hich
!ere folded !ithin each other( for there !ere t!o !ickets on both sides
of the doors%
.*(,?% )nd there !ere cherubims also !rought in the doors of the tem#le,
and the figures of #alm trees, like as !ere made on the !alls( for !hich
cause also the #lanks !ere thicker in the front of the #orch !ithout%
.*(,A% :#on !hich !ere the obliLue !indo!s, and the re#resentation of
#alm trees on this side, and on that side in the sides of the #orch,
according to the sides of the house, and the breadth of the !alls%
EHechiel "ha#ter .,
) descri#tion of the courts, chambers, and other #laces belonging to the
tem#le%
.,(*% )nd he brought me forth into the out!ard court by the !ay that
leadeth to the north, and he brought me into the chamber that !as o$er
against the se#arate building, and o$er against the house to!ard the
north%
.,(,% 5n the face of the north door !as the length of hundred cubits,
and the breadth of fifty cubits%
.,(2% O$er against the t!enty cubits of the inner court, and o$er
against the #a$ement of the out!ard court that !as #a$ed !ith stone,
!here there !as a gallery joined to a tri#le gallery%
.,(.% )nd before the chambers !as a !alk ten cubits broad, looking to
the inner #arts of a !ay of one cubit% )nd their doors !ere to!ard the
north%
.,(?% =here !ere the store chambers lo!er abo$e( because they bore u#
the galleries, !hich a##eared abo$e out of them from he lo!er #arts, and
from the midst of the building%
.,(A% 7or they !ere of three stories, and had not #illars, as the
#illars of the courts( therefore did they a##ear abo$e out of the lo!er
#laces, and out of the middle #laces, fifty cubits from the ground%
.,(+% )nd the out!ard !all that !ent about by the chambers, !hich !ere
to!ards the out!ard court on the fore#art of the chambers, !as fifty
cubits long%
.,(1% 7or the length of the chambers of the out!ard court !as fifty
cubits( and the length before the face of the tem#le, a hundred cubits%
.,(B% )nd there !as under these chambers, an entrance from the east, for
them that !ent into them out of the out!ard court%
.,(*-% 5n the breadth of the out!ard !all of the court that !as to!ard
the east, o$er against the se#arate building, and there !ere chambers
before the building%
.,(**% )nd the !ay before them !as like the chambers !hich !ere to!ard
the north( they !ere as long as they, and as broad as they( and all the
going in to them, and their fashions, and their doors !ere alike%
.,(*,% )ccording to the doors of the chambers that !ere to!ards the
south( there !as a door in the head of the !ay, !hich !ay !as before the
#orch, se#arated to!ards the east as one entereth in%
.,(*2% )nd he said to me( The chambers of the north, and the chambers of
the south, !hich are before the se#arate building( they are holy
chambers, in !hich the #riests shall eat, that a##roach to the 'ord into
the holy of holies( there they shall lay the most holy things, and the
offering for sin, and for tres#ass( for it is a holy #lace%
.,(*.% )nd !hen the #riests shall ha$e entered in, they shall not go out
of the holy #laces into the out!ard court( but there they shall lay
their $estments, !herein they minister, for they are holy( and they
shall #ut on other garments, and so they shall go forth to the #eo#le%
.,(*?% o! !hen he had made an end of measuring the inner house, he
brought me out by the !ay of the gate that looked to!ard the east( and
he measured it on e$ery side round about%
.,(*A% )nd he measured to!ard the east !ith the measuring reed, fi$e
hundred reeds !ith the measuring reed round about%
.,(*+% )nd he measured to!ard the north fi$e hundred reeds !ith the
measuring reed round about%
.,(*1% )nd to!ards the south he measured fi$e hundred reeds !ith the
measuring reed round about%
.,(*B% )nd to!ard the !est he measured fi$e hundred reeds, !ith the
measuring reed%
.,(,-% By the four !inds he measured the !all thereof on e$ery side
round about, fi$e hundred cubits and fi$e hundred cubits broad, making a
se#aration bet!een the sanctuary and the #lace of the #eo#le%
EHechiel "ha#ter .2
The glory of God returns to the ne! tem#le% The 5sraelites shall no more
#rofane GodDs name by idolatry( the #ro#het is commanded to she! them
the dimensions, and form of the tem#le, and of the altar, !ith the
sacrifices to be offered thereon%
.2(*% )nd he brought me to the gate that looked to!ards the east%
.2(,% )nd behold the glory of the God of 5srael came in by the !ay of
the east( and his $oice !as like the noise of many !aters, and the earth
shone !ith his majesty%
.2(2% )nd 5 sa! the $ision according to the a##earance !hich 5 had seen
!hen he came to destroy the city( and the a##earance !as according to
the $ision !hich 5 had seen by the ri$er "hobar( and 5 fell u#on my
face%
.2(.% )nd the majesty of the 'ord !ent into the tem#le by the !ay of the
gate that looked to the east%
.2(?% )nd the s#irit lifted me u# and brought me into the inner court(
and behold the house !as filled !ith the glory of the 'ord%
.2(A% )nd 5 heard one s#eaking to me out of the house, and the man that
stood by me,
.2(+% 4aid to me( 4on of man, the #lace of my throne, and the #lace of
the soles of my feet, !here 5 d!ell in the midst of the children of
5srael for e$er( and the house of 5srael shall no more #rofane my holy
name, they and their kings by their fornications, and by the carcasses
of their kings, and by the high #laces%
.2(1% They !ho ha$e set their threshold by my threshold, and their #osts
by my #osts( and there !as but a !all bet!een me, and them( and they
#rofaned my holy name by the abominations !hich they committed( for
!hich reason 5 consumed them in my !rath%
.2(B% o! therefore let them #ut a!ay their fornications, and the
carcasses of their kings far from me( and 5 !ill d!ell in the midst of
them for e$er%
.2(*-% But thou, son of man, she! to the house of 5srael the tem#le, and
let them be ashamed of their iniLuities, and let them measure the
building(
.2(**% )nd be ashamed of all that they ha$e done% 4he! them the form of
the house, and of the fashion thereof, the goings out and the comings
in, and the !hole #lan thereof, and all its ordinances, and all its
order, and all its la!s, and thou shalt !rite it in their sight( that
they may kee# the !hole form thereof, and its ordinances, and do them%
.2(*,% This is the la! of the house u#on the to# of the mountain( )ll
its border round aboutJ most holy( this then is the la! of the house%
.2(*2% )nd these are the measures of the altar by the truest cubit,
!hich is a cubit and a handbreadth( the bottom thereof !as a cubit, and
the breadth a cubit( and the border thereof unto its edge, and round
about, one handbreadth( and this !as the trench of the altar%
.2(*.% )nd from the bottom of the ground to the lo!est brim t!o cubits,
and the breadth of one cubit( and from the lesser brim to the greater
brim four cubits, and the breadth of one cubit%
.2(*?% )nd the )riel itself !as four cubits( and from the )riel u#!ard
!ere four horns%
The )riel%%% That is, the altar itself, or rather the highest #art of
it, u#on !hich the burnt offerings !ere laid% 5n the 8ebre! it is 8arel,
that is, the mountain of God( but in the follo!ing $erse 8aariel, that
is, the lion of GodJ a figure, from its consuming, and as it !ere
de$ouring the sacrifices, as a lion de$ours its #rey%
.2(*A% )nd the )riel !as t!el$e cubits long, and t!el$e cubits broad,
foursLuare, !ith eLual sides%
.2(*+% )nd the brim !as fourteen cubits long, and fourteen cubits broad
in the four corners thereof( and the cro!n round about it !as half a
cubit, and the bottom of it one cubit round about( and its ste#s turned
to!ard the east%
.2(*1% )nd he said to me( 4on of man, thus saith the 'ord God( These are
the ceremonies of the altar, in !hat day soe$er it shall be made( that
holocausts may be offered u#on it, and blood #oured out%
.2(*B% )nd thou shalt gi$e to the #riests, and the 'e$ites, that are of
the race of 4adoc, !ho a##roach to me, saith the 'ord God, to offer to
me a calf of the herd for sin%
.2(,-% )nd thou shalt take of his blood, and shalt #ut it u#on the four
horns thereof, and u#on the four corners of the brim, and u#on the cro!n
round about( and thou shalt cleanse, and e>#iate it%
.2(,*% )nd thou shalt take the calf, that is offered for sin( and thou
shalt burn him in a se#arate #lace of the house !ithout the sanctuary%
.2(,,% )nd in the second day thou shalt offer a he goat !ithout blemish
for sin( and they shall e>#iate the altar, as they e>#iated it !ith the
calf%
.2(,2% )nd !hen thou shalt ha$e made an end of the e>#iation thereof,
thou shalt offer a calf of the herd !ithout blemish, and a ram of the
flock !ithout blemish%
.2(,.% )nd thou shalt offer them in the sight of the 'ord, and the
#riests shall #ut salt u#on them, and shall offer them a holocaust to
the 'ord%
.2(,?% 4e$en days shalt thou offer a he goat for sin daily( they shall
offer also a calf of the herd, and a ram of the flock !ithout blemish%
.2(,A% 4e$en days shall they e>#iate the altar, and shall cleanse it(
and they shall consecrate it%
"onsecrate it%%% 'iterally, fill its hand, that is, dedicate and a##ly
it to holy ser$ice%
.2(,+% )nd the days being e>#ired, on the eighth day and thencefor!ard,
the #riests shall offer your holocausts u#on the altar, and the #eace
offerings( and 5 !ill be #acified to!ards you, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter ..
The east gate of the sanctuary shall be al!ays shut% The uncircumcised
shall not enter into the sanctuary( nor the 'e$ites that ha$e ser$ed
idols( but the sons of 4adoc shall do the #riestly functions, !ho stood
firm in the !orst of times%
..(*% )nd he brought me back to the !ay of the gate of the out!ard
sanctuary, !hich looked to!ards the east( and it !as shut%
..(,% )nd the 'ord said to me( This gate shall be shut, it shall not be
o#ened, and no man shall #ass through it( because the 'ord the God of
5srael hath entered in by it, and it shall be shut
..(2% 7or the #rince% The #rince himself shall sit in it, to eat bread
before the 'ord( he shall enter in by the !ay of the #orch of the gate,
and shall go out by the same !ay%
..(.% )nd he brought me by the !ay of the north gate, in the sight of
the house( and 5 sa!, and behold the glory of the 'ord filled the house
of the 'ord( and 5 fell on my face%
..(?% )nd the 'ord said to me( 4on of man, attend !ith thy heart and
behold !ith thy eyes, and hear !ith thy ears, all that 5 say to thee
concerning all the ceremonies of the house of the 'ord, and concerning
all the la!s thereof( and mark !ell the !ays of the tem#le, !ith all the
goings out of the sanctuary%
..(A% )nd thou shalt say to the house of 5srael that #ro$oketh me( Thus
saith the 'ord God( 'et all your !icked doings suffice you, O house of
5srael(
..(+% 5n that you ha$e brought in strangers uncircumcised in heart, and
uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, and to defile my house(
and you offer my bread, the fat, and the blood( and you ha$e broken my
co$enant by all your !icked doings%
..(1% )nd you ha$e not ke#t the ordinances of my sanctuary( but you ha$e
set kee#ers of my charge in my sanctuary for yoursel$es%
..(B% Thus saith the 'ord God( o stranger uncircumcised in heart, and
uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, no stranger that
is in the midst of the children of 5srael%
..(*-% <oreo$er the 'e$ites that !ent a!ay far from me, !hen the
children of 5srael !ent astray, and ha$e !andered from me after their
idols, and ha$e borne their iniLuity(
..(**% They shall be officers in my sanctuary, and doorkee#ers of the
gates of the house, and ministers to the house( they shall slay the
holocausts, and the $ictims of the #eo#le( and they shall stand in their
sight, to minister to them%
..(*,% Because they ministered to them before their idols, and !ere a
stumblingblock of iniLuity to the house of 5srael( therefore ha$e 5
lifted u# my hand against them, saith the 'ord God, and they shall bear
their iniLuity(
..(*2% )nd they shall not come near to me, to do the office of #riest to
me, neither shall they come near to any of my holy things that are by
the holy of holies( but they shall bear their shame, and their
!ickednesses !hich they ha$e committed%
..(*.% )nd 5 !ill make them doorkee#ers of the house, for all the
ser$ice thereof, and for all that shall be done therein%
..(*?% But the #riests, and 'e$ites, the sons of 4adoc, !ho ke#t the
ceremonies of my sanctuary, !hen the children of 5srael !ent astray from
me, they shall come near to me, to minister to me( and they shall stand
before me, to offer me the fat, and the blood, saith the 'ord God%
..(*A% They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to
my table, to minister unto me, and to kee# my ceremonies%
..(*+% )nd !hen they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court,
they shall be clothed !ith linen garments( neither shall any !oollen
come u#on them, !hen they minister in the gates of the inner court and
!ithin%
..(*1% They shall ha$e linen mitres on their heads, and linen breeches
on their loins, and they shall not be girded !ith any thing that causeth
s!eat%
..(*B% )nd !hen they shall go forth to the out!ard court to the #eo#le,
they shall #ut off their garments !herein they ministered, and lay them
u# in the store chamber of the sanctuary, and they shall clothe
themsel$es !ith other garments( and they shall not sanctify the #eo#le
!ith their $estments%
4hall not sanctify the #eo#le !ith their $estments%%% By e>#osing them
to the danger of touching the sacred $estments, !hich none !ere to touch
but they that !ere sanctified%
..(,-% either shall they sha$e their heads, nor !ear long hair( but
they shall only #oll their heads%
..(,*% )nd no #riest shall drink !ine !hen he is to go into the inner
court%
..(,,% either shall they take to !ife a !ido!, nor one that is
di$orced, but they shall take $irgins of the seed of the house of
5srael( but they may take a !ido! also, that is, the !ido! of a #riest%
..(,2% )nd they shall teach my #eo#le the difference bet!een holy and
#rofane, and she! them ho! to discern bet!een clean and unclean%
..(,.% )nd !hen there shall be a contro$ersy, they shall stand in my
judgments, and shall judge( they shall kee# my la!s, and my ordinances
in all my solemnities, and sanctify my sabbaths%
..(,?% )nd they shall come near no dead #erson, lest they be defiled,
only their father and mother, and son and daughter, and brother and
sister, that hath not had another husband( for !hom they may become
unclean%
..(,A% )nd after one is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him se$en days%
..(,+% )nd in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, to the inner
court, to minister unto me in the sanctuary, he shall offer for his sin,
saith the 'ord God%
..(,1% )nd they shall ha$e no inheritance, 5 am their inheritance(
neither shall you gi$e them any #ossession in 5srael, for 5 am their
#ossession%
..(,B% They shall eat the $ictim both for sin and for tres#ass( and
e$ery $o!ed thing in 5srael shall be theirs%
2-% )nd the firstfruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations of
all things that are offered, shall be the #riestDs( and you shall gi$e
the firstfruits of your meats to the #riest, that he may return a
blessing u#on thy house%
..(2*% The #riests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or
caught by a beast, !hether it be fo!l or cattle%
EHechiel "ha#ter .?
Portions of land for the sanctuary, for the city, and for the #rince%
Ordinances for the #rince%
.?(*% )nd !hen you shall begin to di$ide the land by lot, se#arate ye
firstfruits to the 'ord, a #ortion of the land to be holy, in length
t!enty-fi$e thousand and in breadth ten thousand( it shall be holy in
all the borders thereof round about%
T!enty-fi$e thousand%%% @iH%, reeds or cubits%
.?(,% )nd there shall be for the sanctuary on e$ery side fi$e hundred by
fi$e hundred, foursLuare round about( and fifty cubits for the suburbs
thereof round about%
.?(2% )nd !ith this measure thou shalt measure the length of fi$e and
t!enty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand, and in it shall be the
tem#le and the holy of holies%
.?(.% The holy #ortion of the land shall be for the #riests the
ministers of the sanctuary, !ho come near to the ministry of the 'ord(
and it shall be a #lace for their houses, and for the holy #lace of the
sanctuary%
.?(?% )nd fi$e and t!enty thousand of length, and ten thousand of
breadth shall be for the 'e$ites, that minister in the house( they shall
#ossess t!enty store chambers%
.?(A% )nd you shall a##oint the #ossession of the city fi$e thousand
broad, and fi$e and t!enty thousand long, according to the se#aration of
the sanctuary, for the !hole house of 5srael%
.?(+% 7or the #rince also on the one side and on the other side,
according to the se#aration of the sanctuary, and according to the
#ossession of the city, o$er against the se#aration of the sanctuary,
and o$er against the #ossession of the city( from the side of the sea
e$en to the sea, and from the side of the east e$en to the east% )nd the
length according to e$ery #art from the !est border to the east border%
.?(1% 8e shall ha$e a #ortion of the land in 5srael( and the #rinces
shall no more rob my #eo#le( but they shall gi$e the land to the house
of 5srael according to their tribes(
.?(B% Thus saith the 'ord God( 'et it suffice you, O #rinces of 5srael(
cease from iniLuity and robberies, and e>ecute judgment and justice,
se#arate your confines from my #eo#le, saith the 'ord God%
.?(*-% &ou shall ha$e just balances, and a just e#hi, and a just bate%
.?(**% The e#hi and the bate shall be eLual, and of one measure( that
the bate may contain the tenth #art of a core, and the e#hi the tenth
#art of a core( their !eight shall be eLual according to the measure of
a core%
The e#hi and the bate%%% These measures !ere of eLual ca#acity, but the
bate ser$ed for liLuids, and the e#hi for dry things%
.?(*,% )nd the sicle hath t!enty obols% o! t!enty sicles, and fi$e and
t!enty sicles, and fifteen sicles, make a mna,
.?(*2% )nd these are the firstfruits, !hich you shall take( the si>th
#art of an e#hi of a core of !heat, and the si>th #art of an e#hi of a
core of barley%
.?(*.% The measure of oil also, a bate of oil is the tenth #art of a
core( and ten bates make a core( for ten bates fill a core%
.?(*?% )nd one ram out of a flock of t!o hundred, of those that 5srael
feedeth for sacrifice, and for holocausts, and for #eace offerings, to
make atonement for them, saith the 'ord God%
.?(*A% )ll the #eo#le of the land shall be bound to these firstfruits
for the #rince in 5srael%
.?(*+% )nd the #rince shall gi$e the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and
the libations on the feasts, and on the ne! moons, and on the sabbaths,
and on all the solemnities of the house of 5srael( he shall offer the
sacrifice for sin, and the holocaust, and the #eace offerings to make
e>#iation for the house of 5srael%
.?(*1% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5n the first month, the first of the
month, thou shalt take a calf of the herd !ithout blemish, and thou
shalt e>#iate the sanctuary%
.?(*B% )nd the #riest shall take of the blood of the sin offering( and
he shall #ut it on the #osts of the house, and on the four corners of
the brim of the altar, and oil the #osts of the gate of the inner court%
.?(,-% )nd so shalt thou do in the se$enth day of the month, for e$ery
one that hath been ignorant, and hath been decei$ed by error, and thou
shalt make e>#iation for the house%
.?(,*% 5n the first month, the fourteenth day of the month, you shall
obser$e the solemnity of the #asch( se$en days unlea$ened bread shall be
eaten%
.?(,,% )nd the #rince on that day shall offer for himself, and for all
the #eo#le of the land, a calf for sin%
.?(,2% )nd in the solemnity of the se$en days he shall offer for a
holocaust to the 'ord, se$en cal$es, and se$en rams !ithout blemish
daily for se$en days( and for sin a he goat daily%
.?(,.% )nd he shall offer the sacrifice of an e#hi for e$ery calf, and
an e#hi for e$ery ram( and a hin of oil for e$ery e#hi%
.?(,?% 5n the se$enth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, in the
solemn feast, he shall do the like for the se$en days( as !ell in regard
to the sin offering, as to the holocaust, and the sacrifice, and the
oil%
EHechiel "ha#ter .A
Other ordinances for the #rince and for the sacrifices%
.A(*% Thus saith the 'ord God( The gate of the inner court that looketh
to!ard the east, shall be shut the si> days, on !hich !ork is doneJ but
on the sabbath day it shall be o#ened, yea and on the day of the ne!
moon it shall be o#ened%
.A(,% )nd the #rince shall enter by the !ay of the #orch of the gate
from !ithout, and he shall stand at the threshold of the gate( and the
#riests shall offer his holocaust, and his #eace offerings( and he shall
adore u#on the threshold of the gate, and shall go out( but the gate
shall not be shut till the e$ening%
.A(2% )nd the #eo#le of the land shall adore at the door of that gate
before the 'ord on the sabbaths, and on the ne! moons%
.A(.% )nd the holocaust that the #rince shall offer to the 'ord on the
sabbath day, shall be si> lambs !ithout blemish, and a ram !ithout
blemish%
.A(?% )nd the sacrifice of all e#hi for a ram( but for the lambs !hat
sacrifice his hand shall allo!( and a hin of oil for e$ery e#hi%
.A(A% )nd on the day of the ne! moon a calf of the herd !ithout blemish(
and the si> lambs, and the rams shall be !ithout blemish%
.A(+% )nd he shall offer in sacrifice an e#hi for calf, an e#hi also for
a ram( but for the lambs, as his hand shall find( and a hin of oil for
e$ery e#hi%
.A(1% )nd !hen the #rince is to go in, let him go in by the !ay of the
#orch of the gate, and let him go out the same !ay%
.A(B% But !hen the #eo#le of the land shall go in before the 'ord in the
solemn feasts, he that goeth in by the north gate to adore, shall go out
by the !ay of the south gateJ and he that goeth in by the !ay of the
south gate, shall go out by the !ay of the north gate( he shall not
return by the !ay of the gate !hereby he came in, but shall go out at
that o$er against it%
.A(*-% )nd the #rince in the midst of them, shall go in !hen they go in,
and go out !hen they go out%
.A(**% )nd in the fairs, and in the solemnities there shall be the
sacrifice of an e#hi to a calf, and an e#hi to a ram( and to the lambs,
the sacrifice shall be as his hand shall find( and a hin of oil to e$ery
e#hi%
.A(*,% But !hen the #rince shall offer a $oluntary holocaust, or
$oluntary #eace offering to the 'ord( the gate that looketh to!ards the
east shall be o#ened to him, and he shall offer his holocaust, and his
#eace offerings, as it is !ont to be done on the sabbath day( and he
shall go out, and the gate shall be shut after he is gone forth%
.A(*2% )nd he shall offer e$ery day for a holocaust to the 'ord, a lamb
of the same year !ithout blemish( he shall offer it al!ays in the
morning%
.A(*.% )nd he shall offer the sacrifice for it morning by morning, the
si>th #art of an e#hi( and the third #art of a hin of oil to be mingled
!ith the fine flour( a sacrifice to the 'ord by ordinance continual and
e$erlasting%
.A(*?% 8e shall offer the lamb, and the sacrifice, and the oil morning
by morning( an e$erlasting holocaust%
.A(*A% Thus saith the 'ord God( 5f the #rince gi$e a gift to any of his
sons( the inheritance of it shall go to his children, they shall #ossess
it by inheritance%
.A(*+% But if he gi$e a legacy out of his inheritance to one of his
ser$ants, it shall be his until the year of release, and it shall return
to the #rince( but his inheritance shall go to his sons%
.A(*1% )nd the #rince shall not take of the #eo#leDs inheritance by
$iolence, nor of their #ossession( but out of his o!n #ossession he
shall gi$e an inheritance to his sons( that my #eo#le be not dis#ersed
e$ery man from his #ossession%
.A(*B% )nd he brought me in by the entry that !as at the side of the
gate, into the chambers of the sanctuary that !ere for the #riests,
!hich looked to!ard the north% )nd there !as a #lace bending to the
!est%
.A(,-% )nd he said to me( This is the #lace !here the #riests shall boil
the sin offering, and the tres#ass offering( !here they shall dress the
sacrifice, that they may not bring it out into the out!ard court, and
the #eo#le be sanctified%
.A(,*% )nd he brought me into the out!ard court, and he led me about by
the four corners of the court( and behold there !as a little court in
the corner of the court, to e$ery corner of the court there !as a little
court%
.A(,,% 5n the four corners of the court !ere little courts dis#osed,
forty cubits long, and thirty broad, all the four !ere of one measure%
.A(,2% )nd there !as a !all round about com#assing the four little
courts, and there !ere kitchens built under the ro!s round about%
.A(,.% )nd he said to me( This is the house of the kitchens !herein the
ministers of the house of the 'ord shall boil the $ictims of the #eo#le%
EHechiel "ha#ter .+
The $ision of the holy !aters issuing out from under the tem#le( the
borders of the land to be di$ided among the t!el$e tribes%
.+(*% )nd he brought me again to the gate of the house, and behold
!aters issued out from under the threshold of the house to!ard the east(
for the forefront of the house looked to!ard the east( but the !aters
came do!n to the right side of the tem#le to the south #art of the
altar%
=aters%%% These !aters are not to be understood literally Efor there
!ere none such that flo!ed from the tem#leGJ but mystically, of the
ba#tism of "hrist, and of his doctrine and his grace( the trees that
gro! on the banks are "hristian $irtues( the fishes are "hristians, that
s#iritually li$e in and by these holy !aters, the fishermen are the
a#ostles, and a#ostolic #reachers( the fenny #laces, !here there is no
health, are such as by being out of the church are se#arated from these
!aters of life%
.+(,% )nd he led me out by the !ay of the north gate, and he caused me
to turn to the !ay !ithout the out!ard gate to the !ay that looked
to!ard the east( and behold there ran out !aters on the right side%
.+(2% )nd !hen the man that had the line in his hand !ent out to!ards
the east, he measured a thousand cubits( and he brought me through the
!ater u# to the ankles%
.+(.% )nd again he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the
!ater u# to the knees%
.+(?% )nd he measured a thousand, and he brought me through the !ater u#
to the loins% )nd he measured a thousand, and it !as a torrent, !hich 5
could not #ass o$er( for the !aters !ere risen so as to make a dee#
torrent, !hich could not be #assed o$er%
.+(A% )nd he said to me( 4urely thou hast seen, O son of man% )nd he
brought me out, and he caused me to turn to the bank of the torrent%
.+(+% )nd !hen 5 had turned myself, behold on the bank of the torrent
!ere $ery many trees on both sides%
.+(1% )nd he said to me( These !aters that issue forth to!ard the
hillocks of sand to the east, and go do!n to the #lains of the desert,
shall go into the sea, and shall go out, and the !aters shall be healed%
.+(B% )nd e$ery li$ing creature that cree#eth !hithersoe$er the torrent
shall come, shall li$e( and there shall be fishes in abundance after
these !aters shall come thither, and they shall be healed, and all
things shall li$e to !hich the torrent shall come%
.+(*-% )nd the fishers shall stand o$er these !aters, from Engaddi e$en
to Engallim there shall be drying of nets( there shall be many sorts of
the fishes thereof, as the fishes of the great sea, a $ery great
multitude(
.+(**% But on the shore thereof, and in the fenny #laces they shall not
be healed, because they shall be turned into salt#its%
.+(*,% )nd by the torrent on the banks thereof on both sides shall gro!
all trees that bear fruit( their leaf shall not fall off, and their
fruit shall not fail( e$ery month shall they bring forth firstfruits,
because the !aters thereof shall issue out of the sanctuary( and the
fruits thereof shall be for food, and the lea$es thereof for medicine%
.+(*2% Thus saith the 'ord God( This is the border, by !hich you shall
#ossess the land according to the t!el$e tribes of 5srael( for 9ose#h
hath a double #ortion%
.+(*.% )nd you shall #ossess it, e$ery man in like manner as his
brother( concerning !hich 5 lifted u# my hand to gi$e it to your
fathers( and this land shall fall unto you for a #ossession%
.+(*?% )nd this is the border of the land( to!ard the north side, from
the great sea by the !ay of 8ethalon, as men go to 4edada,
.+(*A% Emath, Berotha, 4abarim, !hich is bet!een the border of Damascus
and the border of Emath the house of Tichon, !hich is by the border of
)uran%
.+(*+% )nd the border from the sea e$en to the court of Enan, shall be
the border of Damascus, and from the north to the north( the border of
Emath, this is the north side%
.+(*1% )nd the east side is from the midst of )uran, and from the midst
of Damascus, and from the midst of Galaad, and from the midst of the
land of 5srael, 9ordan making the bound to the east sea, and thus you
shall measure the east side%
.+(*B% )nd the south side south!ard is, from Thamar e$en to the !aters
of contradiction of "ades( and, the torrent e$en to the great sea( and
this is the south side south!ard%
.+(,-% )nd the side to!ard the sea, is the great sea from the borders
straight on, till thou come to Emath( this is the side of the sea%
.+(,*% )nd you shall di$ide this land unto you by the tribes of 5srael(
.+(,,% )nd you shall di$ide it by lot for an inheritance to you, and to
the strangers that shall come o$er to you, that shall beget children
among you( and they shall be unto you as men of the same country born
among the children of 5srael( they shall di$ide the #ossession !ith you
in the midst of the tribes of 5srael%
.+(,2% )nd in !hat tribe soe$er the stranger shall be, there shall you
gi$e him #ossession, saith the 'ord God%
EHechiel "ha#ter .1
The #ortions of the t!el$e tribes, of the sanctuary, of the city, and of
the #rince% The dimensions and gates of the city%
.1(*% )nd these are the names of the tribes from the borders of the
north, by the !ay of 8ethalon, as they go to Emath, the court of Enan
the border of Damascus north!ard, by the !ay off Emath% )nd from the
east side thereof to the sea shall be one #ortion for Dan%
.1(,% )nd by the border of Dan, from the east side e$en to the side of
the sea, one #ortion for )ser(
.1(2% )nd by the border of )ser, from the east side e$en to the side of
the sea one #ortion for e#hthali%
.1(.% )nd by the border of e#hthali, from the east side e$en to the
side of the one #ortion for <anasses%
.1(?% )nd by the border of <anasses, from the east side e$en to the side
of the sea, one #ortion for E#hraim%
.1(A% )nd by the border of E#hraim, from the east side e$en to the side
of the sea, one #ortion for Ruben%
.1(+% )nd by the border of Ruben, from the east side e$en to the side of
the sea, one #ortion for 9uda%
.1(1% )nd by the border of 9uda, from the east side e$en to the side of
the sea, shall be the firstfruits !hich you shall set a#art, fi$e and
t!enty thousand in breadth, and length, as e$ery one of the #ortions
from the east side to the side of the sea( and the sanctuary shall be in
the midst thereof%
.1(B% The firstfruits !hich you shall set a#art for the 'ord !ill be the
length of fi$e and t!enty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand%
.1(*-% )nd these shall be the firstfruits of the sanctuary for the
#riests( to!ard the north fi$e and t!enty thousand in length, and to!ard
the sea ten thousand in breadth, and to!ard the east also ten thousand
in breadth, and to!ard the south fi$e and t!enty thousand in length( and
the sanctuary of the 'ord shall be in the midst thereof%
.1(**% The sanctuary shall be for the #riests of the sons of 4adoc, !ho
ke#t my ceremonies, and !ent not astray !hen the children of 5srael !ent
astray, as the 'e$ites also !ent astray%
.1(*,% )nd for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the
land holy of holies, by the border of the 'e$ites,
.1(*2% )nd the 'e$ites in like manner shall ha$e by the borders of the
#riests fi$e and t!enty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth%
)ll the length shall be fi$e and t!enty thousand, and the breadth ten
thousand%
.1(*.% )nd they shall not sell thereof, nor e>change, neither shall the
firstfruits of the land be alienated, because they are sanctified to the
'ord%
.1(*?% But the fi$e thousand that remain in the breadth o$er against the
fi$e and t!enty thousand, shall be a #rofane #lace for the city for
d!elling, and for suburbs and the city shall be in the midst thereof%
.1(*A% )nd these are the measures thereof( on the north side four
thousand and fi$e hundred( and on the south side four thousand and fi$e
hundred( and on the east side four thousand and fi$e hundred( and on the
!est side four thousand and fi$e hundred%
.1(*+% )nd the suburbs of the city shall be to the north t!o hundred and
fifty, and the south t!o hundred and fifty, and to the east t!o hundred
and fifty, and to the sea t!o hundred and fifty%
.1(*1% )nd the residue in length by the firstfruits of the sanctuary,
ten thousand to!ard the east, and ten thousand to!ard the !est, shall be
as the firstfruits of the sanctuary( and the fruit thereof shall be for
bread to them that ser$e the city%
.1(*B% )nd they that ser$e the city, shall ser$e it out of all the
tribes of 5srael%
.1(,-% )ll the firstfruits, of fi$e and t!enty thousand, by fi$e and
t!enty thousand foursLuare, shall be set a#art for the firstfruits of
the sanctuary, and for the #ossession of the city%
.1(,*% )nd the residue shall be for the #rince on e$ery side of the
firstfruits of the sanctuary, and of the #ossession of the city o$er
against the fi$e and t!enty thousand of the firstfruits unto the east
border( to!ard the sea also o$er against the fi$e and t!enty thousand,
unto the border of the sea, shall like!ise be the #ortion of the #rince(
and the firstfruits of the sanctuary, and the sanctuary of the tem#le
shall be in the midst thereof%
.1(,,% )nd from the #ossession of the 'e$ites, and from the #ossession
of the city !hich are in the midst of the #rinceDs #ortions( !hat shall
be to the border of 9uda, and to the border of Benjamin, shall also
belong to the #rince%
.1(,2% )nd for the rest of the tribes( from the east side to the !est
side, one #ortion for Benjamin%
.1(,.% )nd o$er against the border of Benjamin, from the east side to
the !est side, one #ortion for 4imeon%
.1(,?% )nd by the border of 4imeon, from the east side to the !est side,
one #ortion for 5ssachar%
.1(,A% )nd by the border of 5ssachar, from the east side to the !est
side, one #ortion for Iabulon%
.1(,+% )nd by the border of Iabulon, from the east side to the side of
the sea, one #ortion for Gad%
.1(,1% )nd by the border of Gad, the south side south!ard( and the
border shall be from Thamar, e$en to the !aters of contradiction of
"ades, the inheritance o$er against the great sea%
.1(,B% This is the land !hich you shall di$ide by lot to the tribes of
5srael( and these are the #ortions of them, saith the 'ord God%
.1(2-% )nd these are the goings out of the city( on the north side thou
shalt measure four thousand and fi$e hundred%
.1(2*% )nd the gates of the city according to the name, of the tribes of
5srael, three gates on the north side, the gate of Ruben one, the gate
of 9uda one, the gate of 'e$i one%
.1(2,% )nd at the east side, four thousand and fi$e hundred( and three
gates, the gate of 9ose#h one, the gate of Benjamin one, the gate of Dan
one%
.1(22% )nd at the south side, thou shalt measure four thousand and fi$e
hundred and three gates, the gate of 4imeon one, the gate of 5ssachar
one, the gate of Iabulon one%
.1(2.% )nd at the !est side, four thousand and fi$e hundred, and their
three gates, the gate of Gad one, the gate of )ser one, the gate of
e#hthali one%
.1(2?% 5ts circumference !as eighteen thousand( and the name of the city
from that day, The 'ord is there%
The 'ord is there%%%% This name is here gi$en to the city, that is, to
the church of "hrist( because the 'ord is al!ays !ith her till the end
of the !orld% <att% ,1%,-%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 D)5E'
D)5E', !hose name signifies T8E 9:DG<ET O7 GOD, !as of the royal blood
of the kings of 9uda( and one of those that !ere first of all carried
a!ay into ca#ti$ity% 8e !as so reno!ned for !isdom and kno!ledge, that
it became a #ro$erb among the Babylonians, )4 =54E )4 D)5E' EEHech%
,1%2G% )nd his holiness !as so great from his $ery childhood, that at
the time !hen he !as as yet but a young man, he is joined by the 4P5R5T
of GOD !ith OE and 9OB, as three #ersons most eminent for $irtue and
sanctity, EHech% *.% 8e is not commonly numbered by the 8ebre!s among
T8E PROP8ET4( because he li$ed at court, and in high station in the
!orld( but if !e consider his many clear #redictions of things to come,
!e shall find that no one better deser$es the name and title of )
PROP8ET( !hich also has been gi$en him by the 4O of GOD himself, <att%
,., <ark *2%, 'uke ,*%
Daniel "ha#ter *
Daniel and his com#anions are taken into the #alace of the king of
Babylon( they abstain from his meat and !ine, and succeed better !ith
#ulse and !ater% Their e>cellence and !isdom%
*(*% 5n the third year of the reign of 9oakim, king of 9uda,
abuchodonosor, king of Babylon, came to 9erusalem, and beseiged it%
*(,% )nd the 'ord deli$ered into his hands 9oakim, the king of 9uda, and
#art of the $essels of the house of God( and he carried them a!ay into
the land of 4ennaar, to the house of his god, and the $essels he brought
into the treasure house of his god%
8is god%%% Bel or Belus, the #rinci#al idol of the "haldeans%
*(2% )nd the king s#oke to )s#heneH, the master of the eunuchs, that he
should bring in some of the children of 5srael, and of the kingDs seed,
and of the #rinces,
*(.% "hildren in !hom there !as no blemish, !ell fa$oured, and skilful
in all !isdom, acute in kno!ledge, and instructed in science, and such
as might stand in the kingDs #alace, that he might teach them the
learning, and tongue of the "haldeans%
*(?% )nd the king a##ointed them a daily #ro$ision, of his o!n meat, and
of the !ine of !hich he drank himself, that being nourished three years,
after!ards they might stand before the king%
*(A% o! there !as among them of the children of 9uda, Daniel, )nanias,
<isael, and )Harias%
*(+% )nd the master of the eunuchs ga$e them names( to Daniel,
Baltassar( to )nanias, 4idrach( to <isael, <isach( and to )Harias,
)bdenago%
*(1% But Daniel #ur#osed in his heart that he !ould not be defiled !ith
the kingDs table, nor !ith the !ine !hich he drank( and he reLuested the
master of the eunuchs that he might not be defiled%
Be defiled, etc%%% @iH%, either by eating meat forbidden by the la!, or
!hich had before been offered to idols%
*(B% )nd God ga$e to Daniel grace and mercy in the sight of the #rince
of the eunuchs%
*(*-% )nd the #rince of the eunuchs said to Daniel( 5 fear my lord, the
king, !ho hath a##ointed you meat and drink( !ho if he should see your
faces leaner than those of the other youths, your eLuals, you shall
endanger my head to the king%
*(**% )nd Daniel said to <alasar, !hom the #rince of the eunuchs had
a##ointed o$er Daniel, )nanias, <isael, and )Harias(
*(*,% Try, 5 beseech thee, thy ser$ants for ten days, and let #ulse be
gi$en us to eat, and !ater to drink(
Pulse%%% That is, #ease, beans, and such like%
*(*2% )nd look u#on our faces, and the faces of the children that eat of
the kingDs meat( and as thou shalt see, deal !ith thy ser$ants%
*(*.% )nd !hen he had heard these !ords, he tried them for ten days%
*(*?% )nd after ten days, their faces a##eared fairer and fatter than
all the children that ate of the kingDs meat%
*(*A% 4o <alasar took their #ortions, and the !ine that they should
drink( and he ga$e them #ulse%
*(*+% )nd to these children God ga$e kno!ledge, and understanding in
e$ery book, and !isdom( but to Daniel the understanding also of all
$isions and dreams%
*(*1% )nd !hen the days !ere ended, after !hich the king had ordered
they should be brought in( the #rince of the eunuchs brought them in
before abuchodonosor%
*(*B% )nd !hen the king had s#oken to them, there !ere not found among
them all such as Daniel, )nanias, <isael, and )Harias( and they stood in
the kingDs #resence%
*(,-% )nd in all matters of !isdom and understanding, that the king
enLuired of them, he found them ten times better than all the di$iners,
and !ise men, that !ere in all his kingdom%
*(,*% )nd Daniel continued e$en to the first year of king "yrus%
Daniel "ha#ter ,
Daniel, by di$ine re$elation, declares the dream of abuchodonosor, and
the inter#retation of it% 8e is highly honoured by the king%
,(*% 5n the second year of the reign of abuchodonosor, abuchodonosor
had a dream, and his s#irit !as terrified, and his dream !ent out of his
mind%
The second year%%% @iH%, from the death of his father abo#olassarJ for
he had reigned before as #artner !ith his father in the em#ire%
,(,% Then the king commanded to call together the di$iners and the !ise
men, and the magicians, and the "haldeans( to declare to the king his
dreams( so they came and stood before the king%
The "haldeeans%%% That is, the astrologers, that #retended to di$ine by
stars%
,(2% )nd the king said to them( 5 sa! a dream( and being troubled in
mind 5 kno! not !hat 5 sa!%
,(.% )nd the "haldeans ans!ered the king in 4yriac( O king, li$e for
e$er( tell to thy ser$ants thy dream, and !e !ill declare the
inter#retation thereof%
,(?% )nd the king, ans!ering, said to the "haldeans( The thing is gone
out of my mind( unless you tell me the dream, and the meaning thereof,
you shall be #ut to death, and your houses shall be confiscated%
,(A% but if you tell the dream, and the meaning of it, you shall recei$e
of me re!ards, and gifts, and great honour( therefore, tell me the
dream, and the inter#retation thereof%
,(+% They ans!ered again and said( 'et the king tell his ser$ants the
dream, and !e !ill declare the inter#retation of it%
,(1% The king ans!ered and said( 5 kno! for certain, that you seek to
gain time, since you kno! that the thing is gone from me%
,(B% 5f, therefore, you tell me not the dream, there is one sentence
concerning you, that you ha$e also framed a lying inter#retation, and
full of deceit, to s#eak before me till the time #ass a!ay% Tell me,
therefore, the dream, that 5 may kno! that you also gi$e a true
inter#retation thereof%
,(*-% Then the "haldeans ans!ered before the king, and said( There is no
man u#on earth, that can accom#lish thy !ord, O kingJ neither doth any
king, though great and mighty, ask such a thing of any di$iner, or !ise
man, or "haldean%
,(**% 7or the thing that thou asketh, O king, is difficult( nor can any
one be found that can she! it before the king, e>ce#t the gods, !hose
con$ersation is not !ith men%
,(*,% :#on hearing this, the king in fury, and in great !rath, commanded
that all the !ise men of Babylon should be #ut to death%
,(*2% )nd the decree being gone forth, the !ise men !ere slain( and
Daniel and his com#anions !ere sought for, to be #ut to death%
,(*.% Then Daniel inLuired concerning the la! and the sentence, of
)rioch, the general of the kingDs army, !ho !as gone forth to kill the
!ise men of Babylon%
,(*?% )nd he asked him that had recei$ed the orders of the king, !hy so
cruel a sentence !as gone forth from the face of the king% )nd !hen
)rioch had told the matter to Daniel,
,(*A% Daniel !ent in, and desired of the king, that he !ould gi$e him
time to resol$e the Luestion, and declare it to the king%
,(*+% )nd he !ent into his house, and told the matter to )nanias, and
<isael, and )Harias, his com#anions(
,(*1% To the end that they should ask mercy at the face of the God of
hea$en, concerning this secret, and that Daniel and his com#anions might
not #erish !ith the rest of the !ise men of Babylon%
,(*B% Then !as the mystery re$ealed to Daniel by a $ision in the night(
and Daniel blessed the God of hea$en,
,(,-% )nd s#eaking, he said( Blessed be the name of the 'ord from
eternity and for e$ermore( for !isdom and fortitude are his%
,(,*% )nd he changeth times and ages( taketh a!ay kingdoms, and
establisheth them( gi$eth !isdom to the !ise, and kno!ledge to them that
ha$e understanding(
,(,,% 8e re$ealeth dee# and hidden things, and kno!eth !hat is in
darkness( and light is !ith him%
,(,2% To thee, O God of our fathers, 5 gi$e thanks, and 5 #raise thee(
because thou hast gi$en me !isdom and strength( and no! thou hast she!n
me !hat !e desired of thee, for thou hast made kno!n to us the kingDs
discourse%
,(,.% )fter this Daniel !ent in to )rioch, to !hom the king had gi$en
orders to destroy the !ise men of Babylon, and he s#oke thus to him(
Destroy not the !ise men of Babylon( bring me in before the king, and 5
!ill tell the solution to the king%
,(,?% Then )rioch in haste brought in Daniel to the king, and said to
him( 5 ha$e found a man of the children of the ca#ti$ity of 9uda, that
!ill resol$e the Luestion to the king%
,(,A% The king ans!ered, and said to Daniel, !hose name !as Baltassar(
Thinkest thou indeed that thou canst tell me the dream that 5 sa!, and
the inter#retation thereofM
,(,+% )nd Daniel made ans!er before the king, and said( The secret that
the king desireth to kno!, none of the !ise men, or the #hiloso#hers, or
the di$iners, or the soothsayers, can declare to the king%
,(,1% But there is a God in hea$en that re$ealeth mysteries, !ho hath
she!n to thee, O king abuchodonosor, !hat is to come to #ass in the
latter times% Thy dream, and the $isions of thy head u#on thy bed, are
these(
,(,B% Thou, O king, didst begin to think in thy bed, !hat should come to
#ass hereafter( and he that re$ealeth mysteries she!ed thee !hat shall
come to #ass%
,(2-% To me also this secret is re$ealed, not by any !isdom that 5 ha$e
more than all men ali$e( but that the inter#retation might be made
manifest to the king, and thou mightest kno! the thought of thy mind%
,(2*% Thou, O king, sa!est, and behold there !as as it !ere a great
statue( this statue, !hich !as great and high, tall of stature, stood
before thee, and the look thereof !as terrible%
,(2,% The head of this statue !as of fine gold, but the breast and the
arms of sil$er, and the belly and the thighs of brass%
,(22% )nd the legs of iron, the feet #art of iron and #art of clay%
,(2.% Thus thou sa!est, till a stone !as cut out of a mountain !ithout
hands( and it struck the statue u#on the feet thereof that !ere of iron
and clay, and broke them in #ieces%
,(2?% Then !as the iron, the clay, the brass, the sil$er, and the gold
broken to #ieces together, and became like the chaff of a summerDs
threshing floor, and they !ere carried a!ay by the !ind( and there !as
no #lace found for them( but the stone that struck the statue became a
great mountain, and filled the !hole earth%
,(2A% This is the dream( !e !ill also tell the inter#retation thereof
before thee, O king%
,(2+% Thou art a king of kings( and the God of hea$en hath gi$en thee a
kingdom, and strength, and #o!er, and glory(
,(21% )nd all #laces !herein the children of men, and the beasts of the
field do d!ell( he hath also gi$en the birds of the air into thy hand,
and hath #ut all things under thy #o!er( thou, therefore, art the head
of gold%
,(2B% )nd after thee shall rise u# another kingdom, inferior to thee, of
sil$er( and another third kingdom of brass, !hich shall rule o$er all
the !orld%
)nother kingdom%%% @iH%, that of the <edes and Persians% 5bid% Third
kingdom%%% @iH%, that of )le>ander the Great%
,(.-% )nd the fourth kingdom shall be as iron% )s iron breaketh into
#ieces, and subdueth all things, so shall that break, and destroy all
these%
The fourth kingdom, etc%%% 4ome understand this of the successors of
)le>ander, the kings of 4yria and Egy#t, others of the Roman em#ire, and
its ci$il !ars%
,(.*% )nd !hereas thou sa!est the feet, and the toes, #art of #otterDs
clay, and #art of iron( the kingdom shall be di$ided, but yet it shall
take its origin from the iron, according as thou sa!est the iron mi>ed
!ith the miry clay%
,(.,% )nd as the toes of the feet !ere #art of iron, and #art of clay(
the kingdom shall be #artly strong, and #artly broken%
,(.2% )nd !hereas thou sa!est the iron mi>ed !ith miry clay, they shall
be mingled indeed together !ith the seed of man, but they shall not
stick fast one to another, as iron cannot be mi>ed !ith clay%
,(..% But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of hea$en !ill set u# a
kingdom that shall ne$er by destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be
deli$ered u# to another #eo#le( and it shall break in #ieces, and shall
consume all these kingdoms( and itself shall stand for e$er%
) kingdom%%% @iH%, the kingdom of "hrist in the "atholic "hurch !hich
cannot be destroyed%
,(.?% )ccording as thou sa!est, that the stone !as cut out of the
mountain !ithout hands, and broke in #ieces the clay and the iron, and
the brass, and the sil$er, and the gold, the great God hath she!n the
king !hat shall come to #ass hereafter, and the dream is true, and the
inter#retation thereof is faithful%
,(.A% Then king abuchodonosor fell on his face, and !orshi##ed Daniel,
and commanded that they should offer in sacrifice to him $ictims and
incense%
,(.+% )nd the king s#oke to Daniel, and said( @erily, your God is the
God of gods, and 'ord of kings, and a re$ealer of hidden things( seeing
thou couldst disco$er this secret%
,(.1% Then the king ad$anced Daniel to a high station, and ga$e him many
and great gifts( and he made him go$ernor o$er all the #ro$inces of
Babylon( and chief of the magistrates o$er all the !ise men of Babylon%
,(.B% )nd Daniel reLuested of the king, and he a##ointed 4idrach,
<isach, and )bdenago, o$er the !orks of the #ro$ince of Babylon( but
Daniel himself !as in the kingDs #alace%
Daniel "ha#ter 2
abuchodonosor set u# a golden statueJ !hich he commands all to adore(
the three children for refusing to do it are cast into the fiery
furnaceJ but are not hurt by the flames% Their #rayer and canticle of
#raise%
2(*% ;ing abuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of si>ty cubits high,
and si> cubits broad, and he set it u# in the #lain of Dura, of the
#ro$ince of Babylon%
2(,% Then abuchodonosor, the king, sent to call together the nobles,
the magistrates, and the judges, the ca#tains, the rulers, and
go$ernors, and all the chief men of the #ro$inces, to come to the
dedication of the statue !hich king abuchodonosor had set u#%
2(2% Then the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the ca#tains, and
rulers, and the great men that !ere #laced in authority, and all the
#rinces of the #ro$inces, !ere gathered together to come to the
dedication of the statue, !hich king abuchodonosor had set u#% )nd they
stood before the statue !hich king abuchodonosor had set u#%
2(.% Then a herald cried !ith a strong $oice( To you it is commanded, O
nations, tribes and languages(
2(?% That in the hour that you shall hear the sound of the trum#et, and
of the flute, and of the har#, of the sackbut, and of the #saltery, and
of the sym#hony, and of all kind of music, ye fall do!n and adore the
golden statue !hich king abuchodonosor hath set u#%
2(A% But if any man shall not fall do!n and adore, he shall the same
hour be cast into a furnace of burning fire%
2(+% :#on this, therefore, at the time !hen all the #eo#le heard the
sound of the trum#et, the flute, and the har#, of the sackbut, and the
#saltery, of the sym#hony, and of all kind of music, all the nations,
tribes, and languages fell do!n and adored the golden statue !hich king
abuchodonosor had set u#%
2(1% )nd #resently at that $ery time some "haldeans came and accused the
9e!s,
2(B% )nd said to king abuchodonosor( O king, li$e for e$er(
2(*-% Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that e$ery man that shall hear
the sound of the trum#et, the flute, and the har#, of the sackbut, and
the #saltery, of the sym#hony, and of all kind of music, shall #rostrate
himself, and adore the golden statue(
2(**% )nd that if any man shall not fall do!n and adore, he should be
cast into a furnace of burning fire%
2(*,% o! there are certain 9e!s, !hom thou hast set o$er the !orks of
the #ro$ince of Babylon, 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago( these men, O
king, ha$e slighted thy decree( they !orshi# not thy gods, nor do they
adore the golden statue !hich thou hast set u#%
2(*2% Then abuchodonosor in fury, and in !rath, commanded that 4idrach,
<isach, ad )bdenago should be brought( !ho immediately !ere brought
before the king%
2(*.% )nd abuchodonosor, the king, s#oke to them, and said( 5s it true,
O 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, that you do not !orshi# my gods, nor
adore the golden statue that 5 ha$e set u#M
2(*?% o!, therefore, if you be ready, at !hat hour soe$er, you shall
hear the sound of the trum#et, flute, har#, sackbut, and #saltery, and
sym#hony, and of all kind of music, #rostrate yoursel$es, and adore the
statue !hich 5 ha$e made( but if you do not adore, you shall be cast the
same hour into the furnace of burning fire( and !ho is the God that
shall deli$er you out of my handM
2(*A% 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, ans!ered, and said to king
abuchodonosor( =e ha$e no occasion to ans!er thee concerning this
matter%
2(*+% 7or behold our God, !hom !e !orshi#, is able to sa$e us from the
furnace of burning fire, and to deli$er us out of thy hands, O king%
2(*1% But if he !ill not, be it kno!n to thee, O king, that !e !ill not
!orshi# thy gods, nor adore the golden statue !hich thou hast set u#%
2(*B% Then !as abuchodonosor filled !ith fury( and the countenance of
his face !as changed against 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, and he
commanded that the furnace should be heated se$en times more than it had
been accustomed to be heated%
2(,-% )nd he commanded the strongest men that !ere in his army, to bind
the feet of 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, and to cast them into the
furnace of burning fire%
2(,*% )nd immediately these men !ere bound, and !ere cast into the
furnace of burning fire, !ith their coats, and their ca#s, and their
shoes, and their garments%
2(,,% 7or the kingDs commandment !as urgent, and the furnace !as heated
e>ceedingly% )nd the flame of the fire sle! those men that had cast in
4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago%
2(,2% But these three men, that is, 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, fell
do!n bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire%
2(,.% )nd they !alked in the midst of the flame, #raising God, and
blessing the 'ord%
)nd they !alked, etc%%% 8ere 4t% 9erome takes notice, that from this
$erse, to $er% B*, !as not in the 8ebre! in his time% But as it !as in
all the Greek Bibles, E!hich !ere originally translated from the
8ebre!,G it is more than #robable that it had been formerly in the
8ebre! or rather in the "haldaic, in !hich the book of Daniel !as
!ritten% But this is certain( that it is, and has been of old, recei$ed
by the church, and read as canonical scri#ture in her liturgy, and
di$ine offices%
2(,?% Then )Harias standing u#, #rayed in this manner, and o#ening his
mouth in the midst of the fire, he said(
2(,A% Blessed art thou, O 'ord, the God of our fathers, and thy name is
!orthy of #raise, and glorious for e$er(
2(,+% 7or thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy
!orks are true, and thy !ays right, and all thy judgments true%
2(,1% 7or thou hast e>ecuted true judgments in all the things that thou
hast brought u#on us, and u#on 9erusalem, the holy city of our fathers(
for according to truth and judgment, thou hast brought all these things
u#on us for our sins%
2(,B% 7or !e ha$e sinned, and committed iniLuity, de#arting from thee(
and !e ha$e tres#assed in all things(
2(2-% )nd !e ha$e not hearkened to thy commandments, nor ha$e !e
obser$ed nor done as thou hadst commanded us, that it might go !ell !ith
us%
2(2*% =herefore, all that thou hast brought u#on us, and e$ery thing
that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment(
2(2,% )nd thou hast deli$ered us into the hands of our enemies that are
unjust, and most !icked, and #re$aricators, and to a king unjust, and
most !icked beyond all that are u#on the earth%
2(22% )nd no! !e cannot o#en our mouths( !e are become a shame, and a
re#roach to thy ser$ants, and to them that !orshi# thee%
2(2.% Deli$er us not u# for e$er, !e beseech thee, for thy nameDs sake,
and abolish not thy co$enant%
2(2?% )nd take not a!ay thy mercy from us, for the sake of )braham, thy
belo$ed, and 5saac, thy ser$ant, and 5srael, thy holy one(
2(2A% To !hom thou hast s#oken, #romising that thou !ouldst multi#ly
their seed as the stars of hea$en, and as the sand that is on the sea
shore%
2(2+% 7or !e, O 'ord, are diminished more than any nation, and are
brought lo! in all the earth this day for our sins%
2(21% either is there at this time #rince, or leader, or #ro#het, or
holocaust, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or #lace of first
fruits before thee,
2(2B% That !e may find thy mercy( ne$ertheless, in a contrite heart and
humble s#irit let us be acce#ted%
2(.-% )s in holocausts of rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat
lambs( so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day, that it may
#lease thee( for there is no confusion to them that trust in thee%
2(.*% )nd no! !e follo! thee !ith all our heart, and !e fear thee, and
seek thy face%
2(.,% Put us not to confusion, but deal !ith us according to thy
meekness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies%
2(.2% )nd deli$er us, according to thy !onderful !orks, and gi$e glory
to thy name, O 'ord(
2(..% )nd let all them be confounded that she! e$ils to thy ser$ants,
let them be confounded in all thy might, and let their strength be
broken(
2(.?% )nd let them kno! that thou art the 'ord, the only God, and
glorious o$er all the !orld%
2(.A% o! the kingDs ser$ants that had cast them in, ceased not to heat
the furnace !ith brimstone and to!, and #itch, and dry sticks,
2(.+% )nd the flame mounted u# abo$e the furnace nine and forth cubits(
2(.1% )nd it broke forth, and burnt such of the "haldeans as it found
near the furnace%
2(.B% But the angel of the 'ord !ent do!n !ith )Harias and his
com#anions into the furnace( and he dro$e the flame of the fire out of
the furnace,
2(?-% )nd made the midst of the furnace like the blo!ing of a !ind
bringing de!, and the fire touched them not at all, nor troubled them,
nor did them any harm%
2(?*% Then these three, as !ith one mouth, #raised and glorified and
blessed God, in the furnace, saying(
2(?,% Blessed art thou, O 'ord, the God of our fathersJ and !orthy to be
#raised, and glorified, and e>alted abo$e all for e$er( and blessed is
the holy name of thy glory( and !orthy to be #raised and e>alted abo$e
all, in all ages%
2(?2% Blessed art thou in the holy tem#le of thy glory( and e>ceedingly
to be #raised and e>alted abo$e all for e$er%
2(??% Blessed art thou that beholdest the de#ths, and sittest u#on the
cherubims( and !orthy to be #raised and e>alted abo$e all for e$er%
2(?A% Blessed art thou in the firmament of hea$en( and !orthy of #raise,
and glorious for e$er%
2(?+% )ll ye !orks of the 'ord, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(?1% O ye angels of the 'ord, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(?B% O ye hea$ens, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all for
e$er%
2(A-% O all ye !aters that are abo$e the hea$ens, bless the 'ord( #raise
and e>alt him abo$e all for e$er%
2(A*% O all ye #o!ers of the 'ord, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(A,% O ye sun and moon, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all
for e$er%
2(A2% O ye stars of hea$en, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(A.% O e$ery sho!er and de!, bless ye the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(A?% O all ye s#irits of God, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(AA% O ye fire and heat, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all
for e$er%
2(A+% O ye cold and heat, bless the 'ord, #raise and e>alt him abo$e all
for e$er%
2(A1% O ye de!s and hoar frost, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(AB% O ye frost and cold, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(+-% O ye ice and sno!, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all
for e$er%
2(+*% O ye nights and days, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(+,% O ye light and darkness, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(+2% O ye lightnings and clouds, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(+.% O let the earth bless the 'ord( let it #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(+A% O all ye things that s#ring u# in the earth, bless the 'ord(
#raise and e>alt him abo$e all for e$er%
2(++% O ye fountains, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all for
e$er%
2(+1% O ye seas and ri$ers, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(+B% O ye !hales, and all that mo$e in the !aters, bless the 'ord(
#raise and e>alt him abo$e all for e$er%
2(1-% O all ye fo!ls of the air, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(1*% O all ye beasts and cattle, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(1,% O ye sons of men, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him abo$e all
for e$er%
2(12% O let 5srael bless the 'ord( let them #raise and e>alt him abo$e
all for e$er%
2(1.% O ye #riests of the 'ord, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(1?% O ye ser$ants of the 'ord, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt him
abo$e all for e$er%
2(1A% O ye s#irits and souls of the just, bless the 'ord( #raise and
e>alt him abo$e all for e$er%
2(1+% O ye holy and humble of heart, bless the 'ord( #raise and e>alt
him abo$e all for e$er%
2(11% O )nanias, )Harias, <isael, bless ye the 'ord( #raise and e>alt
him abo$e all for e$er% 7or he hath deli$ered us from hell, ad sa$ed us
out of the hand of death, and deli$ered us out of the midst of the
burning flame, and sa$ed us out of the midst of the fire%
2(1B% O gi$e thanks to the 'ord, because he is good( because his mercy
endureth for e$er and e$er%
2(B-% O all ye religious, bless the 'ord, the God of gods( #raise him,
and gi$e him thanks, because his mercy endureth for e$er and e$er%
2(B*% Then abuchodonosor, the king, !as astonished, and rose u# in
haste, and said to his nobles( Did !e not cast three men bound into the
midst of the fireM They ans!ered the king, and said( True, O king%
2(B,% 8e ans!ered, and said( Behold, 5 see four men loose, and !alking
in the midst of the fire, and there is no hurt in them, and the form of
the fourth is like the son of God%
2(B2% Then abuchodonosor came to the door of the burning fiery furnace,
and said( 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, ye ser$ants of the most high
God, go ye forth, and come% )nd immediately 4idrach, <isach, and
)bdenago, !ent out from the midst of the fire%
2(B.% )nd the nobles, and the magistrates, and the judges, and the great
men of the king, being gathered together, considered these men, that the
fire had no #o!er on their bodies, and that not a hair of their head had
been singed, nor their garments altered, nor the smell of the fire had
#assed on them%
2(B?% Then abuchodonosor breaking forth, said( Blessed be the God of
them, to !it, of 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, !ho hath sent his angel,
and deli$ered his ser$ants that belie$ed in him( and they changed the
kingDs !ord, and deli$ered u# their bodies, that they might not ser$e
nor adore any god e>ce#t their o!n God%
2(BA% By me, therefore, this decree is made( That e$ery #eo#le, tribe,
and tongue, !hich shall s#eak blas#hemy against the God of 4idrach,
<isach, and )bdenago, shall be destroyed, and their houses laid !aste(
for there is no other God that can sa$e in this manner%
2(B+% Then the king #romoted 4idrach, <isach, and )bdenago, in the
#ro$ince of Babylon%
2(B1% abuchodonosor, the king, to all #eo#les, nations, and tongues,
that d!ell in all the earth, #eace be multi#lied unto you%
abuchodonosor, etc%%% These last three $erses are a kind of #reface to
the follo!ing cha#ter, !hich is !ritten in the style of an e#istle from
the king%
2(BB% The most high God hath !rought signs and !onders to!ards me% 5t
hath seemed good to me, therefore, to #ublish
2(*--% 8is signs, because they are great( and his !onders, because they
are mighty( and his kingdom is an e$erlasting kingdom, and his #o!er to
all generations%
Daniel "ha#ter .
abuchodonosorDs dream, by !hich the judgments of God are denounced
against him for his #ride, is inter#reted by Daniel, and $erified by the
e$ent%
.(*% 5, abuchodonosor, !as at rest in my house, and flourishing in my
#alace(
.(,% 5 sa! a dream that affrighted me( and my thoughts in my bed, and
the $isions of my head, troubled me%
.(2% Then 5 set forth a decree, that all the !ise men of Babylon should
be brought in before me, and that they should she! me the inter#retation
of the dream%
.(.% Then came in the di$iners, the !ise men, the "haldeans, and the
soothsayers, and 5 told the dream before them( but they did not she! me
the inter#retation thereof%
.(?% Till their colleague, Daniel, came in before me, !hose name is
Baltassar, according to the name of my god, !ho hath in him the s#irit
of the holy gods( and 5 told the dream before him%
Baltassar, according to the name of my god%%% 8e says this, because the
name of Baltassar, or BelteshaHHar, is deri$ed from the name of Bel, the
chief god of the Babylonians%
.(A% Baltassar, #rince of the di$iners, because 5 kno! that thou hast in
thee the s#irit of the holy gods, and that no secret is im#ossible to
thee, tell me the $isions of my dreams that 5 ha$e seen, and the
inter#retation of themM
.(+% This !as the $ision of my head in my bed( 5 sa!, and behold a tree
in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof !as e>ceeding great%
.(1% The tree !as great and strong, and the height thereof reached unto
hea$en( the sight thereof !as e$en to the ends of all the earth%
.(B% 5ts lea$es !ere most beautiful, and its fruit e>ceeding much( and
in it !as food for all( under it d!elt cattle and beasts, and in the
branches thereof the fo!ls of the air had their abode( and all flesh did
eat of it%
.(*-% 5 sa! in the $ision of my head u#on my bed, and behold a !atcher,
and a holy one came do!n from hea$en%
) !atcher%%% ) $igilant angel, #erha#s the guardian of 5srael%
.(**% 8e cried aloud, and said thus( "ut do!n the tree, and cho# off the
branches thereof( shake off its lea$es, and scatter its fruits( let the
beasts fly a!ay that are under it, and the birds from its branches%
.(*,% e$ertheless, lea$e the stum# of its roots in the earth, and let
it be tied !ith a band of iron and of brass, among the grass, that is
!ithout, and let it be !et !ith the de! of hea$en, and let its #rotion
be !ith the !ild beasts in the grass of the earth%
.(*2% 'et his heart be changed from manDs, and let a beastDs heart be
gi$en him( and let se$en times #ass o$er him%
'et his heart be changed, etc%%% 5t does not a##ear by scri#ture that
abuchodonosor !as changed from human sha#eJ much less that he !as
changed into an o>J but only that he lost his reason, and became madJ
and in this condition remained abroad in the com#any of beasts, eating
grass like an o>, till his hair gre! in such manner as to resemble the
feathers of eagles, and his nails to be like birdsD cla!s%
.(*.% This is the decree by the sentence of the !atchers, and the !ord
and demand of the holy ones( till the li$ing kno!, that the most 8igh
ruleth in the kingdom of men( and he !ill gi$e it to !homsoe$er it shall
#lease him, and he !ill a##oint the basest man o$er it%
.(*?% 5, king abuchodonosor, sa! this dream( thou, therefore, O
Baltassar, tell me Luickly the inter#retation( for all the !ise men of
my kingdom are not able to declare the meaning of it to me( but thou art
able, because the s#irit of the holy gods is in thee%
.(*A% Then Daniel, !hose name !as Baltassar, began silently to think
!ithin himself for about one hour( and his thought troubled him% But the
king ans!ering, said( Baltassar, let not the dream and the
inter#retation thereof trouble thee% Baltassar ans!ered, and said( <y
lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the inter#retation
thereof to thy enemies%
.(*+% The tree !hich thou sa!est, !hich !as high and strong, !hose
height reached to the skies, and the sight thereof into all the earth(
.(*1% )nd the branches thereof !ere most beautiful, and its fruit
e>ceeding much, and in it !as food for all, under !hich the beasts of
the field d!elt, and the birds of the air had their abode in its
branches%
.(*B% 5t is thou, O king, !ho art gro!n great, and become mighty( for
thy greatness hath gro!n, and hath reached to hea$en, and thy #o!er unto
the ends of the earth%
.(,-% )nd !hereas the king sa! a !atcher, and a holy one come do!n from
hea$en, and say( "ut do!n the tree, and destroy it, but lea$e the stum#
of the roots thereof in the earth, and let it be bound !ith iron and
brass, among the grass !ithout, and let it be s#rinkled !ith the de! of
hea$en, and let his feeding be !ith the !ild beasts, till se$en times
#ass o$er him%
.(,*% This is the inter#retation of the sentence of the most 8igh, !hich
is come u#on my lord, the king%
.(,,% They shall cast thee out from among men, and thy d!elling shall be
!ith cattle, and !ith !ild beasts, and thou shalt eat grass, as an o>,
and shalt be !et !ith the de! of hea$en( and se$en times shall #ass o$er
thee, till thou kno! that the most 8igh ruleth o$er the kingdom of men,
and gi$eth it to !homsoe$er he !ill%
.(,2% But !hereas he commanded, that the stum# of the roots thereof,
that is, of the tree, should be left( thy kingdom shall remain to thee,
after thou shalt ha$e kno!n that #o!er is from hea$en%
.(,.% =herefore, O king, let my counsel be acce#table to thee, and
redeem thou thy sins !ith alms, and thy iniLuities !ith !orks of mercy
to the #oor( #erha#s he !ill forgi$e thy offences%
.(,?% )ll these things came u#on king abuchodonosor%
.(,A% )t the end of t!el$e months he !as !alking in the #alace of
Babylon%
.(,+% )nd the king ans!ered, and said( 5s not this the great Babylon,
!hich 5 ha$e built, to be the seat of the kingdom, by the strength of my
#o!er, and in the glory of my e>cellenceM
.(,1% )nd !hile the !ord !as yet in the kingDs mouth, a $oice came do!n
from hea$en( To thee, O king abuchodonosor, it is said( Thy kingdom
shall #ass from thee%
.(,B% )nd they shall cast thee out from among men, and thy d!elling
shall be !ith cattle and !ild beasts( thou shalt eat grass like an o>,
and se$en times shall #ass o$er thee, till thou kno! that the most 8igh
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and gi$eth it to !homsoe$er he !ill%
.(2-% The same hour the !ord !as fulfilled u#on abuchodonosor, and he
!as dri$en a!ay from among men, and did eat grass, like an o>, and his
body !as !et !ith the de! of hea$en( till his hairs gre! like the
feathers of eagles, and his nails like birdsD cla!s%
.(2*% o! at the end of the days, 5, abuchodonosor, lifted u# my eyes
to hea$en, and my sense !as restored to me( and 5 blessed the most 8igh,
and 5 #raised and glorified him that li$eth for e$er( for his #o!er is
an e$erlasting #o!er, and his kingdom is to all generations%
.(2,% )nd all the inhabitants of the earth are re#uted as nothing before
him( for he doth according to his !ill, as !ell !ith the #o!ers of
hea$en, as among the inhabitants of the earth( and there is none that
can resist his hand, and say to him( =hy hast thou done itM
.(22% )t the same time my sense returned to me, and 5 came to the honour
and glory of my kingdom( and my sha#e returned to me( and my nobles, and
my magistrates, sought for me, and 5 !as restored to my kingdom( and
greater majesty !as added to me%
.(2.% Therefore 5, abuchodonosor, do no! #raise, and magnify, and
glorify the ;ing of hea$en( because all his !orks are true, and his !ays
judgments, and them that !alk in #ride he is able to abase%
5, abuchodonosor, do no!, etc%%% 7rom this #lace some commentators
infer that this king became a true con$ert, and dying not long after,
!as #robably sa$ed%
Daniel "ha#ter ?
BaltasarDs #rofane banLuet( his sentence is denounced by a hand!riting
on the !all, !hich Daniel reads and inter#rets%
?(*% Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his
nobles( and e$ery one drank according to his age%
Baltasar%%% 8e is belie$ed to be the same as abonydus, the last of the
"haldean kings, grandson to abuchodonosor% 8e is called his son, $er%
,, **, etc%, according to the style of the scri#tures, because he !as a
descendant from him%
?(,% )nd being no! drunk, he commanded that they should bring the
$essels of gold and sil$er, !hich abuchodonosor, his father, had
brought a!ay out of the tem#le, that !as in 9erusalem, that the king and
his nobles, and his !i$es, and his concubines, might drink in them%
?(2% Then !ere the golden and sil$er $essels brought, !hich he had
brought a!ay out of the tem#le that !as in 9eursalem( and the king and
his nobles, his !i$es, and his concubines, drank in them%
?(.% They drank !ine, and #raised their gods of gold, and of sil$er, of
brass, of iron, and of !ood, and of stone%
?(?% 5n the same hour there a##eared fingers, as it !ere of the hand of
a man, !riting o$er against the candlestick, u#on the surface of the
!all of the kingDs #alace( and the king beheld the joints of the hand
that !rote%
?(A% Then !as the kingDs countenance changed, and his thoughts troubled
him( and the joints of his loins !ere loosed, and his knees struck one
against the other%
?(+% )nd the king cried out aloud to bring in the !ise men, the
"haldeans, and the soothsayers% )nd the king s#oke, and said to the !ise
men of Babylon( =hosoe$er shall read this !riting, and shall make kno!n
to me the inter#retation thereof, shall be clothed !ith #ur#le, and
shall ha$e a golden chain on his neck, and shall be the third man in my
kingdom%
?(1% Then came in all the kingDs !ise men, but they could neither read
the !riting, nor declare the inter#retation to the king%
?(B% =here!ith king Baltasar !as much troubled, and his countenance !as
changed( and his nobles also !ere troubled%
?(*-% Then the Lueen, on occasion of !hat had ha##ened to the king, and
his nobles, came into the banLuet-house( and she s#oke, and said( O
king, li$e for e$er( let not thy thoughts trouble thee, neither let thy
countenance be changed%
The Lueen%%% ot the !ife, but the mother of the king%
?(**% There is a man in thy kingdom that hath the s#irit of the holy
gods in him( and in the days of thy father kno!ledge and !isdom !ere
found in him( for king abuchodonosor, thy father, a##ointed him #rince
of the !ise men, enchanters, "haldeans, and soothsayers, thy father, 5
say, O king(
?(*,% Because a greater s#irit, and kno!ledge, and understanding, and
inter#retation of dreams, and she!ing of secrets, and resol$ing of
difficult things, !ere found in him, that is, in Daniel( !hom the king
named Baltassar% o!, therefore, let Daniel be called for, and he !ill
tell the inter#retation%
?(*2% Then Daniel !as brought in before the king% )nd the king s#oke,
and said to him( )rt thou Daniel, of the children of the ca#ti$ity of
9uda, !hom my father, the king, brought out of 9udeaM
?(*.% 5 ha$e heard of thee, that thou hast the s#irit of the gods, and
e>cellent kno!ledge, and understanding, and !isdom are found in thee%
?(*?% )nd no! the !ise men, the magicians, ha$e come in before me, to
read this !riting, and she! me the inter#retation thereofJ and they
could not declare to me the meaning of this !riting%
?(*A% But 5 ha$e heard of thee, that thou canst inter#ret obscure
things, and resol$e difficult things( no! if thou art able to read the
!riting, and to she! me the inter#retation thereof, thou shalt be
clothed !ith #ur#le, and shalt ha$e a chain of gold about thy neck, and
shalt be the third #rince in my kingdom%
?(*+% To !hich Daniel made ans!er, and said before the king( thy re!ards
be to thyself, and the gifts of thy house gi$e to another( but the
!riting 5 !ill read to thee, O king, and she! thee the inter#retation
thereof%
?(*1% O king, the most high God ga$e to abuchodonosor, thy father, a
kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and honour%
?(*B% )nd for the greatness that he ga$e to him, all #eo#le, tribes, and
languages trembled, and !ere afraid of him( !hom he !ould, he sle!( and
!hom he !ould, he destroyed( and !hom he !ould, he set u#( and !hom he
!ould, he brought do!n%
?(,-% But !hen his heart !as lifted u#, and his s#irit hardened unto
#ride, he !as #ut do!n from the throne of his kingdom, and his glory !as
taken a!ay%
?(,*% )nd he !as dri$en out from the the sons of men, and his heart !as
made like the beasts, and his d!elling !as !ith the !ild asses, and he
did eat grass like an o>, and his body !as !et !ith the de! of hea$en(
till he kne! that the most 8igh ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he
!ill set o$er it !homsoe$er it shall #lease him%
?(,,% Thou also, his son, O Baltasar, hast not humbled thy heart,
!hereas thou kne!est all these things(
?(,2% But hast lifted thyself u# against the 'ord of hea$en( and the
$essels of his house ha$e been brought before thee( and thou, and thy
nobles, and thy !i$es, and thy concubines, ha$e drunk !ine in them( and
thou hast #raised the gods of sil$er, and of gold, and of brass, of
iron, and of !ood, and of stone, that neither see, nor hear, nor feel(
but the God !ho hath thy breath in his hand, and all thy !ays, thou hast
not glorified%
?(,.% =herefore, he hath sent the #art of the hand !hich hath !ritten
this that is set do!n%
?(,?% )nd this is the !riting that is !ritten( <)E, T8E"E', P8)RE4%
?(,A% )nd this is the inter#retation of the !ord% <)E( God hath
numbered thy kingdom, and hath finished it%
?(,+% T8E"E'( thou art !eighed in the balance, and art found !anting%
?(,1% P8)RE4( thy kingdom is di$ided, and is gi$en to the <edes and
Persians%
?(,B% Then by the kingDs command, Daniel !as clothed !ith #ur#le, and a
chain of gold !as #ut about his neck( and it !as #roclaimed of him that
he had #o!er as the third man in the kingdom%
?(2-% The same night Baltasar, the "haldean king, !as slain%
?(2*% )nd Darius, the <ede, succeeded to the kingdom, being threescore
and t!o years old%
Darius%%% 8e is called "ya>ares by the historiansJ and !as the son of
)styages, and uncle to "yrus%
Daniel "ha#ter A
Daniel is #romoted by Darius( his enemies #rocure a la! forbidding
#rayerJ for the transgression of this la! Daniel is cast into the lionsD
den( but miraculously deli$ered%
A(*% 5t seemed good to Darius, and he a##ointed o$er the kingdom a
hundred and t!enty go$ernors, to be o$er his !hole kingdom%
A(,% )nd three #rinces o$er them of !hom Daniel !as one( that the
go$ernors might gi$e an account to them, and the king might ha$e no
trouble%
A(2% )nd Daniel e>celled all the #rinces, and go$ernors( because a
greater s#irit of God !as in him%
A(.% )nd the king thought to set him o$er all the kingdomJ !hereu#on the
#rinces, and the go$ernors, sought to find occasion against Daniel, !ith
regard to the king( and they could find no cause, nor sus#icion, because
he !as faithful, and no fault, nor sus#icion !as found in him%
A(?% Then these men said( =e shall not find any occasion against this
Daniel, unless #erha#s concerning the la! of his God%
A(A% Then the #rinces, and the go$ernors, craftily suggested to the
king, and s#oke thus unto him( ;ing Darius, li$e for e$er(
A(+% )ll the #rinces of the kingdom, the magistrates, and go$ernors, the
senators, and judges, ha$e consulted together, that an im#erial decree,
and an edict be #ublished( That !hosoe$er shall ask any #etition of any
god, or man, for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into
the den of the lions%
A(1% o!, therefore, O king, confirm the sentence, and sign the decree(
that !hat is decreed by the <edes and Persians may not be altered, nor
any man be allo!ed to transgress it%
A(B% 4o king Darius set forth the decree, and established it%
A(*-% o!, !hen Daniel kne! this, that is to say, that the la! !as made,
he !ent into his house( and o#ening the !indo!s in his u##er chamber
to!ards 9erusalem, he knelt do!n three times a day, and adored and ga$e
thanks before his God, as he had been accustomed to do before%
A(**% =herefore those men carefully !atching him, found Daniel #raying
and making su##lication to his God%
A(*,% )nd they came and s#oke to the king concerning the edict( O king,
hast thou not decreed, that e$ery man that should make a reLuest to any
of the gods, or men, for thirty days, but to thyself, O king, should be
cast into the den of the lionsM )nd the king ans!ered them, saying( The
!ord is true, according to the decree of the <edes and Persians, !hich
it is not la!ful to $iolate%
A(*2% Then they ans!ered, and said before the king( Daniel, !ho is of
the children of the ca#ti$ity of 9uda, hath not regarded thy la!, nor
the decree that thou hast made( but three times a day he maketh his
#rayer%
A(*.% o! !hen the king had heard these !ords, he !as $ery much grie$ed,
and in behalf of Daniel he set his heart to deli$er him, and e$en till
sunset he laboured to sa$e him%
A(*?% But those men #ercei$ing the kingDs design, said to him( ;no!
thou, O king, that the la! of the <edes and Persians is, that no decree
!hich the king hath made, may be altered%
A(*A% Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him
into the den of the lions% )nd the king said to Daniel( Thy God, !hom
thou al!ays ser$est, he !ill deli$er thee%
A(*+% )nd a stone !as brought, and laid u#on the mouth of the den( !hich
the king sealed !ith his o!n ring, and !ith the ring of his nobles, that
nothing should be done against Daniel%
A(*1% )nd the king !ent a!ay to his house, and laid himself do!n !ithout
taking su##er, and meat !as not set before him, and e$en slee# de#arted
from him%
A(*B% Then the king rising $ery early in the morning, !ent in haste to
the lionsD den(
A(,-% )nd coming near to the den, cried !ith a lamentable $oice to
Daniel, and said to him( Daniel, ser$ant of the li$ing God, hath thy
God, !hom thou ser$est al!ays, been able, thinkest thou, to deli$er thee
from the lionsM
A(,*% )nd Daniel ans!ering the king, said( O king, li$e for e$er(
A(,,% <y God hath sent his angel, and hath shut u# the mouths of the
lions, and they ha$e not hurt me( forasmuch as before him justice hath
been found in me( yea, and before thee, O king, 5 ha$e done no offence%
A(,2% Then !as the king e>ceeding glad for him, and he commanded that
Daniel should be taken out of the den( and Daniel !as taken out of the
den, and no hurt !as found in him, because he belie$ed in his God%
A(,.% )nd by the kingDs commandment, those men !ere brought that had
accused Daniel( and they !ere cast into the lionsD den, they and their
children, and their !i$es( and they did not reach the bottom of the den,
before the lions caught them, and broke all their bones in #ieces%
A(,?% Then king Darius !rote to all #eo#le, tribes, and languages,
d!elling in the !hole earth( PE)"E be multi#lied unto you%
A(,A% 5t is decreed by me, that in all my em#ire and my kingdom, all men
dread and fear the God of Daniel% 7or he is the li$ing and eternal God
for e$er( and his kingdom shall not be destroyed, and his #o!er shall be
for e$er%
A(,+% 8e is the deli$erer, and sa$iour, doing signs and !onders in
hea$en, and in earth( !ho hath deli$ered Daniel out of the lionsD den%
A(,1% o! Daniel continued unto the reign of Darius, and the reign of
"yrus, the Persian%
Daniel "ha#ter +
DanielDs $ision of the four beasts, signifying four kingdoms( of God
sitting on his throne( and of the o##osite kingdoms of "hrist and
)ntichrist%
+(*% 5n the first year of Baltasar, king of Babylon, Daniel sa! a dream(
and the $ision of his head !as u#on his bed( and !riting the dream, he
com#rehended it in a fe! !ords( and relating the sum of it in short, he
said(
+(,% 5 sa! in my $ision by night, and behold the four !inds of the
hea$ens stro$e u#on the great sea%
+(2% )nd four great beasts, different one from another, came u# out of
the sea%
7our great beasts%%% @iH%, the "haldean, Persian, Grecian, and Roman
em#ires% But some rather choose to understand the fourth beast of the
successors of )le>ander the Great, more es#ecially of them that reigned
in )sia and 4yria%
+(.% The first !as like a lioness, and had the !ings of an eagle( 5
beheld till her !ings !ere #lucked off, and she !as lifted u# from the
earth, and stood u#on her feet as a man, and the heart of a man !as
gi$en to her%
+(?% )nd behold another beast, like a bear, stood u# on one side( and
there !ere three ro!s in the mouth thereof, and in the teeth thereof,
and thus they said to it( )rise, de$our much flesh%
+(A% )fter this 5 beheld, and lo, another like a leo#ard, and it had
u#on it four !ings, as of a fo!l, and the beast had four heads, and
#o!er !as gi$en to it%
+(+% )fter this 5 beheld in the $ision of the night, and lo, a fourth
beast, terrible and !onderful, and e>ceeding strong, it had great iron
teeth, eating and breaking in #ieces, and treading do!n the rest !ith
his feet( and it !as unlike to the other beasts !hich 5 had seen before
it, and had ten horns%
Ten horns%%% That is, ten kingdoms, Eas )#oc% *+%*,,G among !hich the
em#ire of the fourth beast shall be #arcelled% Or ten kings of the
number of the successors of )le>anderJ as figures of such as shall be
about the time of )ntichrist%
+(1% 5 considered the horns, and behold another little horn s#rung out
of the midst of them( and three of the first horns !ere #lucked u# at
the #resence thereof( and behold eyes like the eyes of a man !ere in
this horn, and a mouth s#eaking great things%
)nother little horn%%% This is commonly understood of )ntichrist% 5t may
also be a##lied to that great #ersecutor )ntiochus E#i#hanes, as a
figure of )ntichrist%
+(B% 5 beheld till thrones !ere #laced, and the ancient of days sat( his
garment !as !hite as sno!, and the hair of his head like clean !ool( his
throne like flames of fire( the !heels of it like a burning fire%
+(*-% ) s!ift stream of fire issued forth from before him( thousands of
thousands ministered to him, and ten thousand times a hundred thousand
stood before him( the judgment sat, and the books !ere o#ened%
+(**% 5 beheld, because of the $oice of the great !ords !hich that horn
s#oke( and 5 sa! that the beast !as slain, and the body thereof !as
destroyed, and gi$en to the fire to be burnt(
+(*,% )nd that the #o!er of the other beasts !as taken a!ay( and that
times of life !ere a##ointed them for a time, and a time%
+(*2% 5 beheld, therefore, in the $ision of the night, and lo, one like
the 4on of man came !ith the clouds of hea$en, and he came e$en to the
ancient of days( and they #resented him before him%
+(*.% )nd he ga$e him #o!er, and glory, and a kingdom( and all #eo#les,
tribes, and tongues shall ser$e him( his #o!er is an e$erlasting #o!er
that shall not be taken a!ay( and his kingdom that shall not be
destroyed%
+(*?% <y s#irit trembledJ 5, Daniel, !as affrighted at these things, and
the $isions of my head troubled me%
+(*A% 5 !ent near to one of them that stood by, and asked the truth of
him concerning all these things, and he told me the inter#retation of
the !ords, and instructed me(
+(*+% These four great beasts, are four kingdoms, !hich shall arise out
of the earth%
+(*1% But the saints of the most high God shall take the kingdom( and
they shall #ossess the kingdom for e$er and e$er%
+(*B% )fter this 5 !ould diligently learn concerning the fourth beast,
!hich !as $ery different from all, and e>ceeding terrible( his teeth and
cla!s !ere of iron( he de$oured and broke in #ieces, and the rest he
stam#ed u#on !ith his feet(
+(,-% )nd concerning the ten horns that he had on his head( and
concerning the other that came u#, before !hich three horns fell( and of
that horn that had eyes, and a mouth s#eaking great things, and !as
greater than the rest%
+(,*% 5 beheld, and lo, that horn made !ar against the saints, and
#re$ailed o$er them,
+(,,% Till the ancient of days came and ga$e judgment to the saints of
the most 8igh, and the time came, and the saints obtained the kingdom%
+(,2% )nd thus he said( The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom
u#on earth, !hich shall be greater than all the kingdoms, and shall
de$our the !hole earth, and shall tread it do!n, and break it in #ieces%
+(,.% )nd the ten horns of the same kingdom, shall be ten kings( and
another shall rise u# after them, and he shall be mightier than the
former, and he shall bring do!n three kings%
+(,?% )nd he shall s#eak !ords against the 8igh One, and shall crush the
saints of the most 8igh( and he shall think himself able to change times
and la!s, and they shall be deli$ered into his hand until a time, and
times, and half a time%
) time, and times, and half a time%%% That is, three years and a halfJ
!hich is su##osed to be the length of the duration of the #ersecution of
)ntichrist%
+(,A% )nd a judgment shall sit, that his #o!er may be taken a!ay, and be
broken in #ieces, and #erish e$en to the end%
+(,+% )nd that the kingdom, and #o!er, and the greatness of the kingdom,
under the !hole hea$en, may be gi$en to the #eo#le of the saints of the
most 8igh( !hose kingdom is an e$erlasting kingdom, and all kings shall
ser$e him, and shall obey him%
+(,1% 8itherto is the end of the !ord% 5, Daniel, !as much troubled !ith
my thoughts, and my countenance !as changed in me( but 5 ke#t the !ord
in my heart%
Daniel "ha#ter 1
DanielDs $ision of the ram and the he goat inter#reted by the angel
Gabriel%
1(*% 5n the third year of the reign of king Baltasar, a $ision a##eared
to me% 5, Daniel, after !hat 5 had seen in the beginning,
1(,% 4a! in my $ision !hen 5 !as in the castle of 4usa, !hich is in the
#ro$ince of Elam( and 5 sa! in the $ision that 5 !as o$er the gate of
:lai%
1(2% )nd 5 lifted u# my eyes, and sa!( and behold a ram stood before the
!ater, ha$ing t!o high horns, and one higher than the other, and gro!ing
u#% )fter!ard
) ram%%% The em#ire of the <edes and Persians%
1(.% 5 sa! the ram #ushing !ith his horns against the !est, and against
the north, and against the south( and no beasts could !ithstand him, nor
be deli$ered out of his hand( and he did according to his o!n !ill, and
became great%
1(?% )nd 5 understood( and behold a he goat came from the !est on the
face of the !hole earth, and he touched not the ground, and the he goat
had a notable horn bet!een his eyes%
) he goat%%% The em#ire of the Greeks, or <acedonians% 5bid% 8e touched
not the ground%%% 8e conLuered all before him, !ith so much ra#idity,
that he seemed rather to fly, than to !alk u#on the earth%-5bid% )
notable horn%%% )le>ander the Great%
1(A% )nd he !ent u# to the ram that had the horns, !hich 5 had seen
standing before the gate, and he ran to!ards him in the force of his
strength%
1(+% )nd !hen he !as come near the ram, he !as enraged against him, and
struck the ram( and broke his t!o horns, and the ram cound not !ithstand
him( and !hen he had cast him do!n on the ground, he stam#ed u#on him,
and none could deli$er the ram out of his hand%
1(1% )nd the he goat became e>ceeding great( and !hen he !as gro!n, the
great horn !as broken, and there came u# four horns under it to!ards the
four !inds of hea$en%
7our horns%%% 4eleucus, )ntigonus, Phili#, and Ptolemeus, the successors
of )le>ander, !ho di$ided his em#ire among them%
1(B% )nd out of one of them came forth a little horn( and it became
great against the south, and against the east, and against the strength%
) little horn%%% )ntiochus E#i#hanes, a descendant of 4eleucus% 8e gre!
against the south, and the east, by his $ictories o$er the kings of
Egy#t and )rmenia( and against the strength, that is, against 9erusalem
and the #eo#le of God%
1(*-% )nd it !as magnified e$en unto the strength of hea$en( and it
thre! do!n of the strength, and of the stars, and trod u#on them%
:nto the strength of hea$en%%% or, against the strength of hea$en% 4o
are here called the army of the 9e!s, the #eo#le of God%
1(**% )nd it !as magnified e$en to the #rince of the strength( and it
took a!ay from him the continual sacrifice, and cast do!n the #lace of
his sanctuary%
1(*,% )nd strength !as gi$en him against the continual sacrifice,
because of sins( and truth shall be cast do!n on the ground, and he
shall do and shall #ros#er%
1(*2% )nd 5 heard one of the saints s#eaking, and one saint said to
another 5 kno! not to !hom, that !as s#eaking( 8o! long shall be the
$ision, concerning the continual sacrifice, and the sin of the
desolation that is made( and the sanctuary, and the strength be trodden
under footM
1(*.% )nd he said to him( :nto e$ening and morning t!o thousand three
hundred days( and the sanctuary shall be cleansed%
:nto e$ening and morning t!o thousand three hundred days%%% That is, si>
years and almost four months( !hich !as the !hole time from the
beginning of the #ersecution of )ntiochus till his death%
1(*?% )nd it came to #ass !hen 5, Daniel, sa! the $ision, and sought the
meaning, that behold there stood before me as it !ere the a##earance of
a man%
1(*A% )nd 5 heard the $oice of a man bet!een :lai( and he called, and
said( Gabriel, make this man to understand the $ision%
1(*+% )nd he came, and stood near !here 5 stood( and !hen he !as come, 5
fell on my face, trembling, and he said to me( :nderstand, O son of man,
for in the time of the end the $ision shall be fulfilled%
1(*1% )nd !hen he s#oke to me, 5 fell flat on the ground( and he touched
me, and set me u#right%
1(*B% )nd he said to me( 5 !ill she! thee !hat things are to come to
#ass in the end of the malediction( for the time hath its end%
1(,-% The ram, !hich thou sa!est !ith horns, is the king of the <edes
and Persians%
1(,*% )nd the he goat, is the king of the Greeks, and the great horn
that !as bet!een his eyes, the same is the first king%
1(,,% But !hereas !hen that !as borken, there arose u# four for it, four
kings shall rise u# of his nation, but not !ith his strength%
1(,2% )nd after their reign, !hen iniLuities shall be gro!n u#, there
shall arise a king of a shameless face, and understanding dark
sentences%
1(,.% )nd his #o!er shall be strengthened, but not by his o!n force( and
he shall lay all things !aste, and shall #ros#er, and do more than can
be belie$ed% )nd he shall destroy the mighty, and the #eo#le of the
saints,
1(,?% )ccording to his !ill, and craft shall be successful in his hand(
and his heart shall be #uffed u#, and in the abundance of all things he
shall kill many( and he shall rise u# aginst the #rince of #rinces, and
shall be broken !ithout hand%
1(,A% )nd the $ision of the e$ening and the morning, !hich !as told, is
true( thou, therefore, seal u# the $ision, because it shall come to #ass
after many days%
1(,+% )nd 5, Daniel, languished, and !as sick for some days( and !hen 5
!as risen u#, 5 did the kingDs business, and 5 !as astonished at the
$ision, and there !as none that could inter#ret it%
Daniel "ha#ter B
DanielDs confession and #rayer( Gabriel informs him concerning the
se$enty !eeks to the coming of "hrist%
B(*% 5n the first year of Darius, the son of )ssuerus, of the seed of
the <edes, !ho reigned o$er the kingdom of the "haldeans(
B(,% The first year of his reign 5, Daniel, understood by books the
number of the years, concerning !hich the !ord of the 'ord came to
9eremias, the #ro#het, that se$enty years should be accom#lished of the
desolation of 9erusalem%
B(2% )nd 5 set my face to the 'ord, my God, to #ray and make
su##lication !ith fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes%
B(.% )nd 5 #rayed to the 'ord, my God, and 5 made my confession, and
said( 5 beseech thee, O 'ord God, great and terrible, !ho kee#est the
co$enant, and mercy to them that lo$e thee, and kee# thy commandments%
B(?% =e ha$e sinned, !e ha$e committed iniLuity, !e ha$e done !ickedly,
and ha$e re$olted( and !e ha$e gone aside from thy commandments, and thy
judgments%
B(A% =e ha$e not hearkened to thy ser$ants, the #ro#hets, that ha$e
s#oken in thy name to our kings, to our #rinces, to our fathers, and to
all the #eo#le of the land%
B(+% To thee, O 'ord, justice( but to us confusion of face, as at this
day to the men of 9uda, and to the inhabitants of 9erusalem, and to all
5srael, to them that are near, and to them that are far off, in all the
countries !hither thou hast dri$en them, for their iniLuities, by !hich
they ha$e sinned against thee%
B(1% O 'ord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our #rinces, and to
our fathers, that ha$e sinned%
B(B% But to thee, the 'ord our God, mercy and forgi$eness, for !e ha$e
de#arted from thee(
B(*-% )nd !e ha$e not hearkened to the $oice of the 'ord, our God, to
!alk in his la!, !hich he set before us by his ser$ants, the #ro#hets%
B(**% )nd all 5srael ha$e transgressed thy la!, and ha$e turned a!ay
from hearing thy $oice, and the malediction, and the curse, !hich is
!ritten in the book of <oses, the ser$ant of God, is fallen u#on us,
because !e ha$e sinned against him%
B(*,% )nd he hath confirmed his !ords !hich he s#oke against us, and
against our #rinces that judged us, that he !ould bring in u#on us a
great e$il, such as ne$er !as under all the hea$en, according to that
!hich hath been done in 9erusalem%
B(*2% )s it is !ritten in the la! of <oses, all this e$il is come u#on
us( and !e entreated not thy face, O 'ord our God, that !e might turn
from our iniLuities, and think on thy truth%
B(*.% )nd the 'ord hath !atched u#on the e$il, and hath brought it u#on
us( the 'ord, our God, is just in all his !orks !hich he hath done( for
!e ha$e not hearkened to his $oice%
B(*?% )nd no!, O 'ord, our God, !ho hast brought forth thy #eo#le out of
the land of Egy#t, !ith a strong hand, and hast made thee a name as at
this day( !e ha$e sinned, !e ha$e committed iniLuity,
B(*A% O 'ord, against all thy justice( let thy !rath and thy indignation
be turned a!ay, 5 beseech thee, from thy city, 9erusalem, and from thy
holy mountain% 7or by reason of our sins, and the iniLuities of our
fathers, 9erusalem, and thy #eo#le, are a re#roach to all that are round
about us%
B(*+% o!, therefore, O our God, hear the su##lication of thy ser$ant,
and his #rayers( and she! thy face u#on thy sanctuary, !hich is
desolate, for thy o!n sake%
B(*1% 5ncline, O my God, thy ear, and hear( o#en thy eyes, and see our
desolation, and the city u#on !hich thy name is called( for it is not
for our justifications that !e #resent our #rayers before thy face, but
for the multitude of thy tender mercies%
B(*B% O 'ord, hear( O 'ord, be a##eased( hearken, and do( delay not, for
thy o!n sake, O my God( because thy name is in$ocated u#on thy city, and
u#on thy #eo#le%
B(,-% o! !hile 5 !as yet s#eaking, and #raying, and confessing my sins,
and the sins of my #eo#le of 5srael, and #resenting my su##lications in
the sight of my God, for the holy mountain of my God(
B(,*% )s 5 !as yet s#eaking in #rayer, behold the man, Gabriel, !hom 5
had seen in the $ision at the beginning, flying s!iftly, touched me at
the time of the e$ening sacrifice%
The man Gabriel%%% The angel Gabriel in the sha#e of a man%
B(,,% )nd he instructed me, and s#oke to me, and said( O Daniel, 5 am
no! come forth to teach thee, and that thou mightest understand%
B(,2% 7rom the beginning of thy #rayers the !ord came forth( and 5 am
come to she! it to thee, because thou art a man of desires( therefore,
do thou mark the !ord, and understand the $ision%
<an of desires%%% that is, ardently #raying for the 9e!s then in
ca#ti$ity%
B(,.% 4e$enty !eeks are shortened u#on thy #eo#le, and u#on thy holy
city, that transgression may be finished, and sin may ha$e an end, and
iniLuity may be abolishedJ and e$erlasting justice may be broughtJ and
$ision and #ro#hecy may be fulfilledJ and the 4aint of saints may be
anointed%
4e$enty !eeks%%% @iH%, of years, Eor se$enty times se$en, that is, .B-
years,G are shortenedJ that is, fi>ed and determined, so that the time
shall be no longer%
B(,?% ;no! thou, therefore, and take notice( that from the going forth
of the !ord, to build u# 9erusalem again, unto "hrist, the #rince, there
shall be se$en !eeks, and si>ty-t!o !eeks( and the street shall be built
again, and the !alls, in straitness of times%
7rom the going forth of the !ord, etc%%% That is, from the t!entieth
year of king )rta>er>es, !hen by his commandment ehemias rebuilt the
!alls of 9erusalem, , Esd% ,% 7rom !hich time, according to the best
chronology, there !ere just si>ty-nine !eeks of years, that is, .12
years to the ba#tism of "hrist, !hen he first began to #reach and
e>ecute the office of <essias%-5bid% 5n straitness of times%%% angustia
tem#orum( !hich may allude both to the difficulties and o##osition they
met !ith in building( and to the shortness of the time in !hich they
finished the !all, $iH%, fifty-t!o days%
B(,A% )nd after si>ty-t!o !eeks "hrist shall be slain( and the #eo#le
that shall deny him shall not be his% )nd a #eo#le, !ith their leader,
that shall come, shall destroy the city, and the sanctuary( and the end
thereof shall be !aste, and after the end of the !ar the a##ointed
desolation%
) #eo#le !ith their leader%%% The Romans under Titus%
B(,+% )nd he shall confirm the co$enant !ith many, in one !eek( and in
the half of the !eek the $ictim and the sacrifice shall fail( and there
shall be in the tem#le the abomination of desolation( and the desolation
shall continue e$en to the consummation, and to the end%
5n the half of the !eek%%% or, in the middle of the !eek, etc% Because
"hrist #reached three years and a half( and then by his sacrifice u#on
the cross abolished all the sacrifices of the la!%-5bid% The abomination
of desolation%%% 4ome understand this of the #rofanation of the tem#le
by the crimes of the 9e!s, and by the bloody faction of the Healots%
Others of the bringing in thither the ensigns and standard of the #agan
Romans% Others, in fine, distinguish three different times of
desolation( $iH%, that under )ntiochusJ that !hen the tem#le !as
destroyed by the RomansJ and the last near the end of the !orld under
)ntichrist% To all !hich, as they su##ose, this #ro#hecy may ha$e a
relation%
Daniel "ha#ter *-
Daniel ha$ing humbled himself by fasting and #enance seeth a $ision,
!ith !hich he is much terrifiedJ but he is comforted by an angel%
*-(*% 5n the third year of "yrus, king of the Persians, a !ord !as
re$ealed to Daniel, surnamed Baltassar, and a true !ord, and great
strength( and he understood the !ord( for there is need of understanding
in a $ision%
*-(,% 5n those days 5, Daniel, mourned the days of three !eeks%
*-(2% 5 ate no desirable bread, and neither flesh, nor !ine, entered
into my mouth, neither !as 5 anointed !ith ointment( till the days of
three !eeks !ere accom#lished%
*-(.% )nd in the four and t!entieth day of the first month, 5 !as by the
great ri$er, !hich is the Tigris%
*-(?% )nd 5 lifted u# my eyes, and 5 sa!( and behold a man clothed in
linen, and his loins !ere girded !ith the finest gold(
*-(A% )nd his body !as like the chrysolite, and his face as the
a##earance of lightning, and his eyes as a burning lam#( and his arms,
and all do!n!ard e$en to the feet, like in a##earance to glittering
brass( and the $oice of his !ord like the $oice of a multitude%
*-(+% )nd 5, Daniel alone, sa! the $ision( for the men that !ere !ith me
sa! it not( but an e>ceeding great terror fell u#on them, and they fled
a!ay, and hid themsel$es%
*-(1% )nd 5, being left alone, sa! this great $ision( and there remained
no strength in me, and the a##earance of my countenance !as changed in
me, and 5 fainted a!ay, and retained no strength%
*-(B% )nd 5 heard the $oice of his !ords( and !hen 5 heard 5 lay in a
consternation u#on my face, and my face !as close to the ground%
*-(*-% )nd behold a hand touched me, and lifted me u# u#on my knees, and
u#on the joints of my hands%
*-(**% )nd he said to me( Daniel, thou man of desires, understand the
!ords that 5 s#eak to thee, and stand u#right( for 5 am sent no! to
thee% )nd !hen he had said this !ord to me, 5 stood trembling%
*-(*,% )nd he said to me( 7ear not, Daniel( for from the first day that
thou didst set thy heart to understand, to afflict thyself in the sight
of thy God, thy !ords ha$e been heard( and 5 am come for thy !ords%
*-(*2% But the #rince of the kingdom of the Persians resisted me one and
t!enty days( and behold <ichael, one of the chief #rinces, came to hel#
me, and 5 remained there by the king of the Persians%
The #rince, etc%%% That is, the angel guardian of Persia( !ho according
to his office, seeking the s#iritual good of the Persians !as desirous
that many of the 9e!s should remain among them%
*-(*.% But 5 am come to teach thee !hat things shall befall thy #eo#le
in the latter days, for as yet the $ision is for days%
*-(*?% )nd !hen he !as s#eaking such !ords to me, 5 cast do!n my
countenance to the ground, and held my #eace%
*-(*A% )nd behold as it !ere the likeness of a son of man touched my
li#s( then 5 o#ened my mouth and s#oke, and said to him that stood
before me( O my lord, at the sight of thee my joints are loosed, and no
strength hath remained in me%
*-(*+% )nd ho! can the ser$ant of my lord s#eak !ith my lordM for no
strength remaineth in meJ moreo$er, my breath is sto##ed%
*-(*1% Therefore, he that looked like a man, touched me again, and
strengthened me%
*-(*B% )nd he said( 7ear not, O man of desires, #eace be to thee( take
courage, and be strong% )nd !hen he s#oke to me, 5 gre! strong, and 5
said( 4#eak, O my lord, for thou hast strengthened me%
*-(,-% )nd he said( Dost thou kno! !herefore 5 am come to theeM )nd no!
5 !ill return, to fight against the #rince of the Persians% =hen 5 !ent
forth, there a##eared the #rince of the Greeks coming%
*-(,*% But 5 !ill tell thee !hat is set do!n in the scri#ture of truth(
and none is my hel#er in all these things, but <ichael your #rince%
<ichael your #rince%%% The guardian general of the church of God%
Daniel "ha#ter **
The angel declares to Daniel many things to come, !ith regard to the
Persian and Grecian kings( more es#ecially !ith regard to )ntiochus as a
figure of )ntichrist%
**(*% )nd from the first year of Darius, the <ede, 5 stood u#, that he
might be strengthened, and confirmed%
**(,% )nd no! 5 !ill she! thee the truth% Behold, there shall stand yet
three kings in Persia, and the fourth shall be enriched e>ceedingly
abo$e them all( and !hen he shall be gro!n mighty by his riches, he
shall stir u# all against the kingdom of Greece%
Three kings%%% @iH%, "ambyses, 4merdes <agus, and Darius, the son of
8ystas#es%-5bid% The fourth%%% Oer>es%
**(2% But there shall rise u# a strong king, and shall rule !ith great
#o!er( and he shall do !hat he #leaseth%
) strong king%%% )le>ander%
**(.% )nd !hen he shall come to his height, his kingdom shall be broken,
and it shall be di$ided to!ards the four !inds of the hea$en( but not to
his #osterity, nor according to his #!oer !ith !heich he ruled% 7or his
kingdom shall be rent in #ieces, e$en for strangers, besides these%
**(?% )nd the king of the south shall be strengthened, and one of his
#rinces shall #re$ail o$er him, and he shall rule !ith great #o!er( for
his dominions shall be great%
The king of the south%%% Ptolemeus the son of 'agus, king of Egy#t,
!hich lies south of 9erusalem%-5bid% One of his #rinces%%% that is, one
of )le>anderDs #rinces, shall #re$ail o$er him( that is, shall be
stronger than the king of Egy#t% 8e s#eaks of 4eleucus icator, king of
)sia and 4yria, !hose successors are here called the kings of the north,
because their dominions lay to the north in res#ect to 9erusalem%
**(A% )nd after the end of years they shall be in league together( and
the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the
north to make friendshi#, but she shall not obtain the strength of the
arm, neither shall her seed stand( and she shall be gi$en u#, and her
young men that brought her, and they that strengthened her in these
times%
The daughter of the king of the south%%% @iH%, Berenice, daughter of
Ptolemeus Philadel#hus, gi$en in marriage to )ntiochus Theos, grandson
of 4eleucus%
**(+% )nd a #lant of the bud of her roots shall stand u#( and he shall
come !ith an army, and shall enter into the #ro$ince of the king of the
north( and he shall abuse them, and shall #re$ail%
) #lant, etc%%% Ptolemeus E$ergetes, the son of Philadel#hus%
**(1% )nd he shall also carry a!ay ca#ti$e into Egy#t their gods, and
their gra$en things, and their #recious $essels of gold and sil$er( he
shall #re$ail aginst the king of the north%
The king of the north%%% 4eleucus "allinicus%
**(B% )nd the king of the south shall enter into the kingdom, and shall
return to his o!n land%
**(*-% )nd his sons shall be #ro$oked, and they shall assemble a
multitude of great forces( and he shall come !ith haste like a flood(
and he shall return, and be stirred u#, and he shall join battle !ith
his force%
8is sons%%% 4eleucus "eraunius, and )ntiochus the Great, the sons of
"allinicus%-5bid% 8e shall come%%% @iH%, )ntiochus the Great%
**(**% )nd the king of the south being #ro$oked, shall go forth, and
shall fight against the king of the north, and shall #re#are an
e>ceeding great multitude, and a multitude shall be gi$en into his
hands%
The king of the south%%% Ptolemeus Philo#ator, son of E$ergetes%
**(*,% )nd he shall take a multitude, and his heart shall be lifted u#,
and he shall cast do!n many thousands( but he shall not #re$ail%
**(*2% 7or the king of the north shall return, and shall #re#are a
multitude much greater than before( and in the end of times, and years,
he shall come in haste !ith a great army, and much riches%
**(*.% )nd in those times many shall rise u# against the king of the
south, and the children of #re$aricators of thy #eo#le shall lift u#
themsel$es to fulfil the $ision, and they shall fall%
**(*?% )nd the king of the north shall come, and shall cast u# a mount,
and shall take the best fenced citits( and the arms of the south shall
not !ithstand, and his chosen ones shall rise u# to resist, and they
shall not ha$e strength%
**(*A% )nd he shall come u#on him, and do according to his #leasure, and
there shall be none to stand against his face( and he shall stand in the
glorious land, and it shall be consumed by his hand%
8e shall come u#on him%%% @iH%, )ntiochus shall come u#on the king of
the south%-5bid% The glorious land%%% 9udea%
**(*+% )nd he shall set his face to come to #ossess all his kingdom, and
he shall make u#right conditions !ith him( and he shall gi$e him a
daughter of !omen, to o$erthro! it( and she shall not stand, neither
shall she be for him%
)ll his kingdom%%% @iH%, all the kingdom of Ptolemeus E#i#hanes, son of
Philo#ator%-5bid% ) daughter of !omen%%% That is, a most beautiful
!oman, $iH%, his daughter "leo#atra%-5bid% To o$erthro! it%%% @iH%, the
kingdom of E#i#hanes( but his #olicy shall not succeedJ for "leo#atra
shall take more to heart the interest of her husband, than that of her
father%
**(*1% )nd he shall turn his face to the islands, and shall take many(
and he shall cause the #rince of his re#roach to cease, and his re#roach
shall be turned u#on him%
The #rince of his re#roach%%% 4ei#io the Roman general, called the
#rince of his re#roach, because he o$erthre! )ntiochus, and obliged him
to submit to $ery dishonourable terms, before he !ould cease from the
!ar%
**(*B% )nd he shall turn his face to the em#ire of his o!n land, and he
shall stumble, and fall, ans shall not be found%
**(,-% )nd there shall stand u# in his #lace one most $ile, and un!orthy
of kingly honour( and in a fe! days he shall be destroyed, not in rage
nor in battle%
One most $ile%%% 4eleucus Philo#ator, !ho sent 8eliodorus to #lunder the
tem#le( and !as shortly after slain by the same 8eliodorus%
**(,*% )nd there shall stand u# in his #lace one des#ised, and the
kingly honour shall not be gi$en him( and he shall come #ri$ately, and
shall obtain the kingdom by fraud%
One des#ised%%% @iH%, )ntiochus E#i#hanes, !ho at first !as des#ised and
not recei$ed for king% =hat is here said of this #rince, is accommodated
by 4t% 9erome and others to )ntichristJ of !hom this )ntiochus !as a
figure%
**(,,% )nd the arms of the fighter shall be o$ercome before his face,
and shall be broken( yea, also the #rince of the co$enant%
Of the fighter%%% That is, of them that shall o##ose him, and shall
fight against him%-5bid% The #rince of the co$enant%%% or, of the
league% The chief of them that cons#ired against him( or the king of
Egy#t his most #o!erful ad$ersary%
**(,2% )nd after friendshi#s, he !ill deal deceitfully !ith him( and he
shall go u#, and shall o$ercome !ith a small #eo#le%
**(,.% )nd he shall enter into rich and #lentiful cities( and he shall
do that !hich his fathers ne$er did, nor his fathersD fathers( he shall
scatter their s#oils, and their #rey, and their riches, and shall
forecast de$ices against the best fenced #laces( and this until a time%
**(,?% )nd his strength, and his heart, shall be stirred u# aginst the
king of the south, !ith a great army( and the king of the south shall be
stirred u# to battle !ith many and $ery strong succours( and they shall
not stand, for they shall form designs against him%
The king%%% Ptolemeus Philometor%
**(,A% )nd they that eat bread !ith him, shall destroy him, and his army
shall be o$erthro!n( and many shall fall do!n slain%
**(,+% )nd the heart of the t!o kings shall be to do e$il, and they
shall s#eak lies at one table, and they shall not #ros#er( because as
yet the end is unto another time%
**(,1% )nd he shall return into his land !ith much riches( and his heart
shall be aginst the holy co$enant, and he shall succeed, and shall
return into his o!n land%
**(,B% )t the time a##ointed he shall return, and he shall come to the
south, but the latter time shall not be like the former%
**(2-% )nd the galleys and the Romans shall come u#on him, and he shall
be struck, and shall return, and shall ha$e indignation against
theco$enant of the sanctuary, and he shall succeed( and he shall
returnm, and shall de$ise against them that haa$e forsaken the co$enant
of the sanctuary%
The galleys and the Romans%%% Po#ilius, and the other Roman ambassadors,
!ho came in galleys, and obliged him to de#art from Egy#t%
**(2*% )nd arms shall stand on his #art, and they shall defile the
sanctuary of strength, and shall take a!ay the continual sacrifice( and
they shall #lace there the abomination unto desolation%
They shall #lace there the abomination, etc%%% The idol of 9u#iter
Olym#ius, !hich )ntiochus ordered to be set u# in the sanctuary of the
tem#le( !hich is here called the sanctuary of strength, from the
)lmighty that !as !orshi##ed there%
**(2,% )nd such as deal !ickedly against the co$enant shall deceitfully
dissemble( but the #eo#le that kno! their God shall #re$ail and succeed%
**(22% )nd they that are learned among the #eo#le shall teach many( and
they shall fall by the s!ord, and by fire, and by ca#ti$ity, and by
s#oil for many days%
**(2.% )nd !hen they shall ha$e fallen, they shall be relie$ed !ith a
small hel#( and many shall be joined to them deceitfully%
**(2?% )nd some of thelearned shall fall, that they may be tried, and
may be chosen, and made !hite, e$en to the a##ointed time( because yet
there shall be another time%
**(2A% )nd the king shall do according to his !ill, and he shall be
lifted u#, and shall magnify himself against e$ery god( and he shall
s#eak great things against the God of gods, and shall #ros#er, till the
!rath be accom#lished% 7or the determination is made%
**(2+% )nd he shall make no account of the God of his fathers( and he
shall follo! the lust of !omen, and he shall not regard any gods( for he
shall rise u# against all things%
**(21% But he shall !orshi# the god <aoHim, in his #lace( and a god !hom
his fathers kne! not, he shall !orshi# !ith gold, and sil$er, and
#recious stones, and things of great #rice%
The god <aoHim%%% That is, the god of forces or strong holds%
**(2B% )nd he shall do this to fortify <aoHim !ith a strange god, !hom
he hath ackno!ledged, and he shall increase glory, and shall gi$e them
#o!er o$er many, and shall di$ide the land gratis%
)nd he shall increase glory, etc%%% 8e shall besto! honours, riches and
lands, u#on them that shall !orshi# his god%
**(.-% )nd at the time #refi>ed the king of the south shall fight
against him, and the king of the north shall come against him like a
tem#est, !ith chariots, and!ith horsemen, and !ith a great na$y, and he
shall enter into the countries, and shall destroy, and #ass through%
**(.*% )nd he shal enter into the glorious land, ansd many shall fall(
and these only shakll be sa$ed out of his hand, Edom, and <oab, and the
#rinci#ality of the children of )mmon%
**(.,% )nd he shall lay his hand u#on the lands( and the land of Egy#t
shall not esca#e%
**(.2% )nd he shall ha$e #o!er o$er the treasures of gold, and of
sil$er, and all the #recious things of Egy#t( and he shall #ass through
'ybia, and Ethio#ia%
**(..% )nd tidings out of the east, and out of the north, shall trouble
him( and he shall come !ith a great multitude to destroy and slay many%
**(.?% )nd he shall fi> his tabernacle, )#adno, bet!een the seas, u#on a
glorious and holy mountain( and he shall come e$en to the to# thereof,
and none shall hel# him%
)#adno%%% 4ome take it for the #ro#er name of a #lace( others, from the
8ebre!, translate it his #alace%
Daniel "ha#ter *,
<ichael shall stand u# for the #eo#le of God( !ith other things relating
to )ntichrist, and the end of the !orld%
*,(*% But at that time shall <ichael rise u#, the great #rince, !ho
standeth for the children of thy #eo#le( and a time shall come, such as
ne$er !as from the time that nations began, e$en until that time% )nd at
that time shall thy #eo#le be sa$ed, e$ery one that shall be found
!ritten in the book%
*,(,% )nd many of those that slee# in the dust of the earth, shall
a!ake( some unto life e$erlasting, and others unto re#roach, to see it
al!ays%
*,(2% But they that are learned, shall shine as the brightness of the
firmament( and they that instruct many to justice, as stars for all
eternity%
'earned%%% @iH%, in the la! of God and true !isdom, !hich consists in
kno!ing and lo$ing God%
*,(.% But thou, O Daniel, shut u# the !ords, and seal the book, e$en to
the time a##ointed( many shall #ass o$er, and kno!ledge shall be
manifold%
*,(?% )nd 5, Daniel, looked, and behold as it !ere t!o others stood( one
on this side u#on the bank of the ri$er, and another on that side, on
the other bank of the ri$er%
*,(A% )nd 5 said to the man that !as clothed in linen, that stood u#on
the !aters of the ri$er( 8o! long shall it be to the end of these
!ondersM
*,(+% )nd 5 heard the man that !as clothed in linen, that stood u#on the
!aters of the ri$er, !hen he had lifted u# his right hand, and his left
hand to hea$en, and had s!orn by him that li$eth for e$er, that it
should be unto a time, and times, and half a time% )nd !hen the
scattering of the band of the holy #eo#le shall be accom#lished, all
these things shall be finished%
*,(1% )nd 5 heard, and understood not% )nd 5 said( O my lord, !hat shall
be after these thingsM
*,(B% )nd he said( Go, Daniel, because the !ords are shut u#, and sealed
until the a##ointed time%
*,(*-% <any shall be chosen, and made !hite, and shall be tried as fire(
and the !icked shall deal !ickedly, and none of the !icked shall
understand, but the learned shall understand%
*,(**% )nd from the time !hen the continual sacrifice shall be taken
a!ay, and the abomination unto desolation shall be set u#, there shall
be a thousand t!o hundred ninety days%
*,(*,% Blessed is he that !aitedth, and cometh unto a thousand three
hundred thirty-fi$e days%
*,(*2% But go thou thy !ays until the time a##ointed( and thou shalt
rest, and stand in thy lot unto the end of the days%
Daniel "ha#ter *2
The history of 4usanna and the t!o elders%
This history of 4usanna, in all the ancient Greek and 'atin Bibles, !as
#laced in the beginning of the book of Daniel( till 4t% 9erome, in his
translation, detached it from thenceJ because he did not find it in the
8ebre!( !hich is also the case of the history of Bel and the Dragon% But
both the one and the other are recei$ed by the "atholic "hurch( and !ere
from the $ery beginning a #art of the "hristian Bible%
*2(*% o! there !as a man that d!elt in Babylon, and his name !as
9oakim(
*2(,% )nd he took a !ife, !hose name !as 4usanna, the daughter of
8elcias, a bery beautiful !oman, and one that feared God%
*2(2% 7or her #arents being just, had instructed their daughter
according to the la! of <oses%
*2(.% o! 9oakim !as $ery rich, and had an orchard near his house( and
the 9e!s resorted to him, because he !as the most honourable of them
all%
*2(?% )nd there !ere t!o of the ancients of the #eo#le a##ointed judges
that year, of !hom the 'ord said( That iniLuity came out from Babylon,
from the ancient judges, that seemed to go$ern the #eo#le%
*2(A% These men freLuented the house of 9oakim, and all that hand any
maters of judgment came to them%
*2(+% )nd !hen the #eo#le de#arted a!ay at noon, 4usanna !ent in, and
!alked in her husbandDs orchard%
*2(1% )nd the old men sa! her going in e$ery day, and !alking( and they
!ere inflamed !ith lust to!ards her(
*2(B% )nd they #er$erted their o!n mind, and turned a!ay their eyes,
that they might not look unto hea$en, nor remember just judgments%
*2(*-% 4o they !ere both !ounded !ith the lo$e of her, yet they did not
make kno!n their grief one to the other%
*2(**% 7or they !ere ashamed to declare to one another their lust, being
desirous to ha$e to do !ith her(
*2(*,% )nd they !atched carefully e$ery day to see her% )nd one said to
the other(
*2(*2% 'et us no! go home, for it is dinner time% 4o going out, they
de#arted one from another%
*2(*.% )nd turning back again, they came both to the same #lace( and
asking one another the cause, they ackno!ledged their lust( and then
they agreed together u#on a time, !hen they might find her alone%
*2(*?% )nd it fell out, as they !atched a fit day, she !ent in on a
time, as yesterday and the day before, !ith t!o maids only, and !as
desirous to !ash herself in the orchard( for it !as hot !eather%
*2(*A% )nd there !as nobody there, but the t!o old men that had hid
themsel$es, and !ere beholding her%
*2(*+% 4o she said to the maids( Bring me oil, and !ashing balls, and
shut the doors of the orchard, that 5 may !ash me%
*2(*1% )nd they did as she bade them( and they shut the doors of the
orchard, and !ent out by a back door to fetch !hat she had commanded
them, and they kne! not that the elders !ere hid !ithin%
*2(*B% o! !hen the maids !ere gone forth, the t!o elders arose, and ran
to her, and said(
*2(,-% Behold the doors of the orchard are shut, and nobody seeth us,
and !e are in lo$e !ith thee( !herefore consent to us, and lie !ith us%
*2(,*% But if thou !ilt not, !e !ill bear !itness against thee, that a
young man !as !ith thee, and therefore thou didst send a!ay thy maids
form thee%
*2(,,% 4usanna sighed, and said( 5 am straitened on e$ery side( for if 5
do this thing, it is death to me( and if 5 do it not, 5 shall not esca#e
your hands%
*2(,2% But it is better for me to fall into your hands !ithout doing it,
than to sin in the sight of the 'ord%
*2(,.% =ith that 4usanna cried out !ith a loud $oice( and the elders
also cried out against her%
*2(,?% )nd one of them ran to the door of the orchard, and o#ened it%
*2(,A% 4o !hen the ser$ants of the house heard the cry in the orchard,
they rushed in by the back door, to see !hat !as the matter%
*2(,+% But after the old men had s#oken, the ser$ants !ere greatly
ashamed( for ne$er had there been any such !ord said of 4usanna% )nd on
the ne>t day,
*2(,1% =hen the #eo#le !ere come to 9oakim, her husband, the t!o elders
also came full of !icked de$ice against 4usanna, to #ut her to death%
*2(,B% )nd they said before the #eo#le( 4end to 4usanna, daughter of
8elcias, the !ife of 9oakim% )nd #resently they sent%
*2(2-% )nd she came !ith her #arents, and children and all her kindred%
*2(2*% o! 4usanna !as e>ceeding delicate, and beautiful to behold%
*2(2,% But those !icked men commanded that her face should be unco$ered,
Efor she !as co$eredG that so at least they might be satisfied !ith her
beauty%
*2(22% Therefore her friends, and all her acLuaintance !e#t%
*2(2.% But the t!o elders rising u# in the midst of the #eo#le, laid
their hands u#on her head%
*2(2?% )nd she !ee#ing, looked ku# to hea$en, for her heart had
confidence in the 'ord%
*2(2A% )nd the elders said( )s !e !alked in the orchard alone, this
!oman came in !ith t!o maids, and shut the doors of the orchard, ans
sent a!ay the maids from her%
*2(2+% Then a young man that !as there hid came to her, and lay !ith
her%
*2(21% But !e that !ere in a corner of the orchard, seeing this
!ickedness, ran u# to them, and !e sa! them lie together%
*2(2B% )nd him indeed !e could not take, because he !as stronger than
us, and o#ening the doors, he lea#ed out(
*2(.-% But ha$ing taken this !oman, !e asked !ho the young man !as, but
she !ould not tell us( of this thing !e are !itnesses%
*2(.*% The multitude belie$ed them, as being the elders, and the judges
of the #eo#le, and they condemned her to death%
*2(.,% Then 4usanna cried out !ith a loud $oice, and said( O eternal
God, !ho kno!est hidden things, !ho kno!est all things before they come
to #ass,
*2(.2% Thou kno!est that they ha$e borne false !itness against me( and
behold 5 must die, !hereas 5 ha$e done none of these things, !hich these
men ha$e maliciously forged against me%
*2(..% )nd the 'ord heard her $oice%
*2(.?% )nd !hen she !as led to be #ut to death, the 'ord raised u# the
holy s#irit of a young boy, !hose name !as Daniel(
*2(.A% )nd he cried out !ith a loud $oice( 5 am clear from the blood of
this !oman%
*2(.+% Then all the #eo#le turning themsel$es to!ards him, said( =hat
meaneth this !ord that thou hast s#okenM
*2(.1% But he standing in the midst of them, said( )re ye so foolish, ye
children of 5srael, that !ithout e>amination or kno!ledge of the truth,
you ha$e condemned a daughter of 5sraelM
*2(.B% Return to judgment, for they ha$e borne false !itness against
her%
*2(?-% 4o all the #eo#le turned again in haste, and the old men said to
him( "ome, and sit thou do!n among us, and she! it us( seeing God hath
gi$en thee the honour of old age%
*2(?*% )nd Daniel said to the #eo#le( 4e#arate these t!o far from one
another, and 5 !ill e>amine them%
*2(?,% 4o !hen they !ere #ut asunder one from the other, he called one
of them, and said to him( O thou that art gro!n old in e$il days, no!
are thy sins come out, !hich thou hast committed before(
*2(?2% 5n judging unjust judgments, o##ressing the innocent, and letting
the guilty to go free, !hereas the 'ord saith( The innocent and the just
thou shalt not kill%
*2(?.% o! then if thou sa!est her, tell me under !hat tree thou sa!est
them con$ersing together( 8e said( :nder a mastic tree%
*2(??% )nd Daniel said( =elll hast thou lide against thy o!n head( for
behold the angel of God ha$ing recie$ed the sentence of him, shall cut
thee in t!o%
*2(?A% )nd ha$ing #ut him aside, he commanded that the other should
come, and he said to him( O thou seed of "hanaan, and not of 9uda,
beauty hath decei$ed tee, and lust hath #er$erted thy heart(
*2(?+% Thus did you do to the daughters of 5srael, and they for fear
con$ersed !ith you( but a daughter of 9uda !ould not abide your
!ickedness%
*2(?1% o!, therefore, tell me, under !hat tree didst thou take them
con$ersing together% )nd he ans!ered( :nder a holm tree%
*2(?B% )nd Daniel said to him( =ell hast thou also lied against thy o!n
head( for the angel of the 'ord !aiteth !ith a s!ord to cut thee in t!o,
and to destroy you%
*2(A-% =ith that all the assembly cried out !ith a loud $oice, and they
blessed God, !ho sa$eth them that trust in him%
*2(A*% )nd they rose u# against the t!o elders, Efor Daniel had
con$icted them of false !itness by their o!n mouthG and they did to them
as they had maliciously dealt against their neighbour,
*2(A,% To fulfil the la! of <oses( and they #ut them to death, and
innocent blood !as sa$ed in that day%
*2(A2% But 8elcias, and his !ife, #raised God, for their daughter,
4usanna, !ith 9oakim, her husband, and all her kindred, because there
!as no dishonesty found in her%
*2(A.% )nd Daniel became great in the sight of the #eo#le from that day,
and thence for!ard%
*2(A?% )nd king )styages !as gathered to his fathersJ and "yrus, the
Persian, recei$ed his kingdom%
Daniel "ha#ter *.
The history of Bel, and of the great ser#ent !orshi##ed by the
Babylonians%
*.(*% )nd Daniel !as the kingDs guest, and !as honoured abo$e all his
friends%
The kingDs guest%%% 5t seems most #robable, that the king here s#oken of
!as E$ilmerodach, the son and successor of abuchodonosor, and a great
fa$ourer of the 9e!s%
*.(,% o! the Babylonians had an idol called Bel( and there !as s#ent
u#on him e$ery day t!el$e great measures of fine flour, and forty shee#,
and si> $essels of !ine%
*.(2% The king also !orshi##ed him, and !ent e$ery day to adore him( but
Daniel adored his God% )nd the king said to him( =hy dost thou not adore
BelM
*.(.% )nd he ans!ered, and said to him( Because 5 do not !orshi# idols
made !ith hands, but the li$ing God, that created hea$en and earth, and
hath #o!er o$er all flesh%
*.(?% )nd the king said to him( Doth not Bel seem to thee to be a li$ing
godM 4eest thou not ho! much he eateth and drinketh e$ery dayM
*.(A% Then Daniel smiled, and siad( O king, be not decei$ed( for this is
but clay !ithin, and brass !ithout, neither hath he eaten at any time%
*.(+% )nd the king being angry, called for his #riests, and siad to
them( 5f you tell me not !ho it is that eateth u# these e>#enses, you
shall die%
*.(1% But if you can she! that Bel eateth these things, Daniel shall
die, because he hath blas#hemed against Bel% )nd Daniel said to the
king( Be it done according to thy !ord%
*.(B% o! the #riests of Bel !ere se$enty, beside their !i$es, and
little ones, and children% )nd the king !ent !ith Daniel into the tem#le
of Bel%
*.(*-% )nd the #riests of Bel said( Behold, !e go out( and do thou, O
king, set on the meats, and make ready the !ine, and shut the door fast,
and seal it !ith thy o!n ring(
*.(**% )nd !hen thou comest in the morning, if thou findest not that Bel
hath eaten u# all, !e !ill suffer death, or else Daniel, that hath lied
against us%
*.(*,% )nd they little regarded it, because they had made under the
table a secret entrance, and they al!ays came in by it, and consumed
those things%
*.(*2% 4o it came to #ass after they !ere gone out, the king set the
meats before Bel( and Daniel commanded his ser$ants, and they brought
ashes, and he sifted them all o$er the tem#le before the king( and going
forth, they shut the door, and ha$ing sealed it !ith the kingDs ring,
they de#arted%
*.(*.% But the #riests !ent in by night, according to their custom, !ith
their !i$es, and their children( and they eat and drank u# all%
*.(*?% )nd the king arose early in the morning, and Daniel !ith him%
*.(*A% )nd the king said( )re the seals !hole, DanielM )nd he ans!ered(
They lare !hole, O king%
*.(*+% )nd as soon as he had o#ened the door, the king looked u#on the
table, and cried out !ith a loud $oice( Great art thou, O Bel, and there
is not any deceit !ith thee%
*.(*1% )nd Daniel laughed( and he held the king, that he should not go
in( and he said( Behold the #a$ement, mark !hose footste#s these are%
*.(*B% )nd the king said( 5 see the footste#s of men, and !omen, and
children% )nd the king !as angry%
*.(,-% Then he took the #riests, and their !i$es, and their children(
and they she!ed him the #ri$ate doors by !hich they came in, and
consumed the things that !ere on the table%
*.(,*% The king, therefore, #ut them to death, and deli$ered Bel into
the #o!er of Daniel( !ho destroyed him and his tem#le%
*.(,,% )nd there !as a great dragon in that #lace, and the Babylonians
!orshi##ed him%
*.(,2% )nd the king said to Daniel( Behold, thou canst not say no!, that
this is not a li$ing god( adore him, therefore%
*.(,.% )nd Daniel said( 5 adore the 'ord, my God( for he is the li$ing
God( but that is no li$ing god%
*.(,?% But gi$e me lea$e, O king, and 5 !ill kill this dreagon !ithout
s!ord or club% )nd the king said, 5 gi$e thee lea$e%
*.(,A% Then Daniel took #itch, and fat, and hair, and boiled them
together( and he made lum#s, and #ut them into the dragonDs mouth, and
the dragon burst asunder% )nd he said( Behold him !hom you !orshi#%
*.(,+% )nd !hen the Babylonians had heard this, they took great
indignation( and being gathered together against the king, they said(
The king is become a 9e!% 8e hath destroyed Bel, he hath killed the
dragon, and he hath #ut the #riests to death%
*.(,1% )nd they came to the king, and said( Deli$er us Daniel, or else
!e !ill destroy thee and thy house%
*.(,B% )nd the king sa! that they #ressed u#on him $iolently( and being
constrained by necessity( he deli$ered Daniel to them%
*.(2-% )nd they cast him into the den of lions, and he !as there si>
days%
The den of lions%%% Daniel !as t!ice cast into the den of lionsJ one
under Darius the <ede, because he had transgressed the kingDs edict, by
#raying three times a day( and another time under E$ilmerodach by a
sedition of the #eo#le% This time he remained si> days in the lionsD
denJ the other time only one night%
*.(2*% )nd in the den there !ere se$en lions, and they had gi$en to them
t!o carcasses e$ery day, and t!o shee#( but then they !ere not gi$en
unto them, that they might de$our Daniel%
*.(2,% o! there !as in 9udea a #ro#het called 8abacuc, and he had
boiled #ottage, and had broken bread in a bo!l( and !as going into the
field, to carry it to the rea#ers%
8abacuc%%% The same, as some think !hose #ro#hecy is found among the
lesser #ro#hets but others belie$e him to be different%
*.(22% )nd the angel of the 'ord said to 8abacuc( "arry the dinner !hich
thou hast into Babylon, to Daniel, !ho is in the lionsD den%
*.(2.% )nd 8abacuc said( 'ord, 5 ne$er sa! Babylon, nor do 5 kno! the
den%
*.(2?% )nd the angel of the 'ord took him by the to# of his head, and
carried him by the hair of his head, and set him in Babylon, o$er the
den, in the force of his s#irit%
*.(2A% )nd 8abacuc cried, saying( O Daniel, thou ser$ant of God, take
the dinner that God hath sent thee%
*.(2+% )nd Daniel said, Thou hast remembered me, O God, and thou hast
not forsaken them that lo$e thee%
*.(21% )nd Daniel arose, and eat% )nd the angel of the 'ord #resently
set 8abacuc again in his o!n #lace%
*.(2B% )nd u#on the se$enth day the king came to be!ail Daniel( and he
came to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel !as sitting in the
midst of the lions%
*.(.-% )nd the king cried out !ith a loud $oice, saying( Great art thou,
O 'ord, the God of D)niel% )nd he dre! him out of the lionsD den%
*.(.*% But those that had been the cause of his destruction, he cast
into the den, and they !ere de$oured in a moment before him%
*.(.,% Then the king said( 'et all the inhabitants of the !hole earth
fear the God of Daniel( for he is the 4a$iour, !orking signs, and
!onders in the earth( !ho hath deli$ered Daniel out of the lionsD den%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 O4EE
O4EE, or 8osea, !hose name signifies ) sa$iour, !as the first in the
order of time among those !ho are commonly called lesser #ro#hets,
because their #ro#hecies are short% 8e #ro#hesied in the kingdom of
5srael, that is, of the ten tribes, about the same time that 5saias
#ro#hesied in the kingdom of 9uda%
Osee "ha#ter *
By marrying a harlot, and by the names of his children, the #ro#het sets
forth the crimes of 5srael and their #unishment% 8e foretells their
redem#tion by "hrist%
*(*% The !ord of the 'ord, that came to Osee, the son of Beeri, in the
days of OHias, 9oathan, )chaH, and EHechias, kings of 9uda, and in the
days of 9eroboam, the son of 9oas, king of 5srael%
*(,% The beginning of the 'ordDs s#eaking by Osee( and the 'ord said to
Osee( Go, take thee a !ife of fornications, and ha$e of her children of
fornications( for the land by fornication shall de#art from the 'ord%
) !ife of fornications%%% That is, a !ife that has been gi$en to
fornication% This !as to re#resent the 'ordDs #roceedings !ith his
#eo#le 5srael, !ho, by s#iritual fornication, !ere continually offending
him%-5bid% "hildren of fornications%%% 4o called from the character of
their mother, if not also from their o!n !icked dis#ositions%
*(2% 4o he !ent and took Gomer, the daughter of Debelaim( and she
concei$ed, and bore him a son%
*(.% )nd the 'ord said to him( "all his name 9eHrahel( for yet a little
!hile, and 5 !ill $isit the blood of 9eHrahel u#on the house of 9ehu,
and 5 !ill cause to cease the kingdom of the house of 5srael%
*(?% )nd in that day 5 !ill break in #ieces the bo! of 5srael in the
$alley of 9eHrahel%
*(A% )nd she concei$ed again, and bore a daughter, and he said to him(
"all her name, =ithout mercy( for 5 !ill not add any more to ha$e mercy
on the house of 5srael, but 5 !ill utterly forget them%
=ithout mercy%%% 'o-Ruhamah%
*(+% )nd 5 !ill ha$e mercy on the house of 9uda, and 5 !ill sa$e them by
the 'ord, their God( and 5 !ill not sa$e them by bo!, nor by s!ord, nor
by battle, nor by horses, nor by horsemen%
*(1% )nd she !eaned her that !as called =ithout mercy% )nd she
concei$ed, and bore a son%
*(B% )nd he said( "all his name, ot my #eo#le( for you are not my
#eo#le, and 5 !ill not be yours%
ot my #eo#le%%% 'o-ammi%
*(*-% )nd the number of the children of 5srael shall be as the sand of
the sea, that is !ithout measure, and shall not be numbered% )nd it
shall be in the #lace !here it shall be said to them( &ou are not my
#eo#le( it shall be said to them( &e are the sons of the li$ing God%
The number, etc%%% @iH%, of the true 5sraelites, the children of the
church of "hrist%
*(**% )nd the children of 9uda, and the children of 5srael, shall be
gathered together( and they shall a##oint themsel$es one head, and shall
come u# out of the land( for great is the day of 9eHrahel%
One head%%% $iH%, "hrist%-5bid% Great is the day of 9eHrahel%%% That is,
of the seed of GodJ for 9eHrahel signifies the seed of God%
Osee "ha#ter ,
5srael is justly #unished for lea$ing God% The abundance of grace in the
church of "hrist%
,(*% 4ay ye to your brethren( &ou are my #eo#le( and to your sister(
Thou hast obtained mercy%
4ay to your brethren, etc%%% or, "all your brethren, <y #eo#le( and your
sister, 8er that hath obtained mercy% This is connected !ith the latter
end of the foregoing cha#ter, and relates to the con$erts of 5srael%
,(,% 9udge your mother, judge her( because she is not my !ife, and 5 am
not her husband% 'et her #ut a!ay her fornications from her face, and
her adulteries from bet!een her breasts%
&our mother%%% The synagogue%
,(2% 'est 5 stri# her naked, and set her as in the day that she !as
born( and 5 !ill make her as a !ilderness, and !ill set her as a land
that none can #ass through and !ill kill her !ith drought%
,(.% )nd 5 !ill not ha$e mercy on her children for they are the
children of fornications%
,(?% 7or their mother hath committed fornication, she that concei$ed
them is co$ered !ith shame( for she said( 5 !ill go after my lo$ers,
that gi$e me my bread, and my !ater, my !ool, and my fla>, my oil, and
my drink%
,(A% =herefore, behold, 5 !ill hedge u# thy !ay !ith thorns, and 5 !ill
sto# it u# !ith a !all, and she shall not find her #aths%
,(+% )nd she shall follo! after her lo$ers, and shall not o$ertake them(
and she shall seek them, and shall not find, and she shall say( 5 !ill
go, and return to my first husband( because it !as better !ith me then
than no!%
,(1% )nd she did not kno! that 5 ga$e her corn, and !ine, and oil, and
multi#lied her sil$er, and gold, !hich they ha$e used in the ser$ice of
Baal%
,(B% Therefore !ill 5 return, and take a!ay my corn in its season, and
my !ine in its season, and 5 !ill set at liberty my !ool, and my fla>,
!hich co$ered her disgrace%
,(*-% )nd no! 5 !ill lay o#en her folly in the eyes of her lo$ers( and
no man shall deli$er her out of my hand(
,(**% )nd 5 !ill cause all her mirth to cease, her solemnities, her ne!
moons, her sabbaths, and all her festi$al times% ,(*,% )nd 5 !ill
destroy her $ines, and her fig trees, of !hich she said( These are my
re!ards, !hich my lo$ers ha$e gi$en me( and 5 !ill make her as a forest
and the beasts of the field shall de$our her%
,(*2% )nd 5 !ill $isit u#on her the days of Baalim, to !hom she burnt
incense, and decked herself out !ith her earrings, and !ith her je!els,
and !ent after her lo$ers, and forgot me, saith the 'ord%
,(*.% Therefore, behold 5 !ill allure her, and !ill lead her into the
!ilderness( and 5 !ill s#eak to her heart%
5 !ill allure her, etc%%% )fter all her disloyalties, 5 !ill still
allure her by my grace etc%, and send her $inedressers, $iH%, the
a#ostles( originally her o!n children, !ho shall o#en to her the gates
of ho#eJ as heretofore at her coming into the land of #romise, she had
all good success after she had satisfied the di$ine justice by the
e>ecution of )chan in the $alley of )chor% 9os% +%
,(*?% )nd 5 !ill gi$e her $inedressers out of the same #lace, and the
$alley of )chor for an o#ening of ho#e( and she shall sing there
according to the days of her youth, and according to the days of her
coming u# out of the land of Egy#t%
,(*A% )nd it shall be in that day, saith the 'ord( That she shall call
me( <y husband, and she shall call me no more Banli%
<y husband%%% 5n 8ebre!, 5shi% Baali, my lord% The meaning of this $erse
is( that !hereas 5shi and Baali !ere used indifferently in those days by
!i$es s#eaking to their husbandsJ the synagogue, !hom God !as #leased to
consider as his s#ouse, should call him only 5shi, and abstain from the
name of Baali, because of its affinity !ith the idol Baal%
,(*+% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and she
shall no more remember their name%
Baalim%%% 5t is the #lural number of Baal( for there !ere di$ers idols
of Baal%
,(*1% )nd in that day 5 !ill make a co$enant !ith them, !ith the beasts
of the field, and !ith the fo!ls of the air, and !ith the cree#ing
things of the earth( and 5 !ill destroy the bo!, and the s!ord, and !ar
out of the land( and 5 !ill make them slee# secure%
,(*B% )nd 5 !ill es#ouse thee to me for e$er( and 5 !ill es#ouse thee to
me in justice, and judgment, and in mercy, and in commiserations%
5 !ill es#ouse thee, etc%%% This relates to the ha##y es#ousals of
"hrist !ith his church( !hich shall ne$er be dissol$ed%
,(,-% )nd 5 !ill es#ouse thee to me in faith( and thou shalt kno! that 5
am the 'ord%
,(,*% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day( 5 !ill hear, saith the
'ord, 5 !ill hear the hea$ens, and they shall hear the earth%
8ear the hea$ens, etc%%% )ll shall cons#ire in fa$our of the church,
!hich in the follo!ing $erse is called 9eHrahel, that is, the seed of
God%
,(,,% )nd the earth shall hear the corn, and the !ine, and the oil, and
these shall hear 9eHrahel%
,(,2% )nd 5 !ill so! her unto me in the earth, and 5 !ill ha$e mercy on
her that !as !ithout mercy%
,(,.% )nd 5 !ill say to that !hich is not my #eo#le( Thou art my #eo#le(
and they shall say( Thou art my God%
That !hich !as not my #eo#le, etc%%% This relates to the con$ersion of
the Gentiles%
Osee "ha#ter 2
The #ro#het is commanded again to lo$e an adulteressJ to signify GodDs
lo$e to the synagogue% The !retched state of the 9e!s for a long time,
till at last they shall be con$erted%
2(*% )nd the 'ord said to me( Go yet again, and lo$e a !oman belo$ed of
her friend, and an adulteress( as the 'ord lo$eth the children of
5srael, and they look to strange gods, and lo$e the husks of the gra#es%
2(,% )nd 5 bought her to me for fifteen #ieces of sil$er, and for a core
of barley, and for half a core of barley%
2(2% )nd 5 said to her( Thou shalt !ait for me many days( thou shalt not
#lay the harlot, and thou shalt be no manDs, and 5 also !ill !ait for
thee%
2(.% 7or the children of 5srael shall sit many days !ithout king, and
!ithout #rince, and !ithout sacrifice, and !ithout altar, and !ithout
e#hod, and !ithout thera#him%
Thera#him%%% 5mages or re#resentations%
2(?% )nd after this the children of 5srael shall return and shall seek
the 'ord, their God, and Da$id, their king( and they shall fear the
'ord, and his goodness, in the last days%
Da$id their king%%% That is, "hrist, !ho is of the house of Da$id%
Osee "ha#ter .
GodDs judgment against the sins of 5srael( 9uda is !arned not to follo!
their e>am#le%
.(*% 8ear the !ord of the 'ord, ye children of 5srael, for the 'ord
shall enter into judgment !ith the inhabitants of the land( for there is
no truth, and there is no mercy, and there is no kno!ledge of God in the
land%
.(,% "ursing, and lying, and killing, and theft, and adultery, ha$e
o$erflo!ed, and blood hath touched blood%
.(2% Therefore shall the land mourn, and e$ery one that d!elleth in it
shall languish !ith the heat of the field, and !ith the fo!ls of the
air( yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be gathered together%
.(.% But yet let not any man judge( and let not a man be rebuked( for
thy #eo#le are as they that contradict the #riest%
'et not any man judge, etc%%% )s if he !ould say( 5t is in $ain to
stri$e !ith them, or re#ro$e them, they are so obstinate in e$il%
.(?% )nd thou shalt fall today, and the #ro#het also shall fall !ith
thee( in the night 5 ha$e made thy mother to be silent%
.(A% <y #eo#le ha$e been silent, because they had no kno!ledge( because
thou hast rejected kno!ledge, 5 !ill reject thee, that thou shalt not do
the office of #riesthood to me( and thou hast forgotten the la! of thy
God, 5 also !ill forget thy children%
.(+% )ccording to the multitude of them, so ha$e they sinned against me(
5 !ill change their glory into shame%
.(1% They shall eat the sins of my #eo#le, and shall lift u# their souls
to their iniLuity%
.(B% )nd there shall be like #eo#le like #riest( and 5 !ill $isit their
!ays u#on them, and 5 !ill re#ay them their de$ices%
.(*-% )nd they shall eat and shall not be filled( they ha$e committed
fornication, and ha$e not ceased( because they ha$e forsaken the 'ord in
not obser$ing the la!%
.(**% 7ornication, and !ine, and drunkenness, take a!ay the
understanding%
.(*,% <y #eo#le ha$e consulted their stocks, and their staff hath
declared unto them( for the s#irit of fornication hath decei$ed them,
and they ha$e committed fornication against their God%
.(*2% They offered sacrifice u#on the to#s of the mountains, and burnt
incense u#on the hills( under the oak, and the #o#lar, and the
tur#entine tree, because the shado! thereof !as good( therefore shall
your daughters commit fornication, and your s#ouses shall be
adulteresses%
.(*.% 5 !ill not $isit u#on your daughters, !hen they shall commit
fornication, and u#on your s#ouses !hen they shall commit adultery(
because themsel$es con$ersed !ith harlots, and offered sacrifice !ith
the effeminate, and the #eo#le that doth not understand shall be beaten%
.(*?% 5f thou #lay the harlot, O 5srael, at least let not 9uda offend(
and go ye not into Galgal, and come not u# into Betha$en, and do not
s!ear( The 'ord li$eth%
Galgal and Betha$en%%% Places !here idols !ere !orshi##ed% Bethel, !hich
signifies the house of God, is called by the #ro#het, Betha$en, that is,
the house of $anity, from 9eroboamDs golden calf that !as !orshi##ed
there%
.(*A% 7or 5srael hath gone astray like a !anton heifer no! !ill the 'ord
feed them, as a lamb in a s#acious #lace%
.(*+% E#hraim is a #artaker !ith idols, let him alone%
.(*1% Their banLuet is se#arated, they ha$e gone astray by fornication(
they that should ha$e #rotected them ha$e lo$ed to bring shame u#on
them%
.(*B% The !ind hath bound them u# in its !ings, and they shall be
confounded because of their sacrifices%
Osee "ha#ter ?
GodDs threats against the #riests, the #eo#le, and #rinces of 5srael,
for their idolatry%
?(*% 8ear ye this, O #riests, and hearken, O ye house of 5srael, and
gi$e ear, O house of the king( for there is a judgment against you,
because you ha$e been a snare to them !hom you should ha$e !atched o$er
and a net s#read u#on Thabor%
O #riests%%% =hat is said of #riests in this #ro#hecy is chiefly
understood of the #riests of the kingdom of 5sraelJ !ho !ere not true
#riests of the race of )aronJ but ser$ed the cal$es at Bethel and Dan%
?(,% )nd you ha$e turned aside $ictims into the de#th and 5 am the
teacher of them all%
?(2% 5 kno! E#hraim, and 5srael is not hid from me for no! E#hraim hath
committed fornication, 5srael is defiled%
?(.% They !ill not set their thoughts to return to their God( for the
s#irit of fornication is in the midst of them, and they ha$e not kno!n
the 'ord%
?(?% )nd the #ride of 5srael shall ans!er in his face( and 5srael, and
E#hraim shall fall in their iniLuity, 9uda also shall fall !ith them%
?(A% =ith their flocks and !ith their herds, they shall go to seek the
'ord, and shall not find him( he is !ithdra!n from them%
?(+% They ha$e transgressed against the 'ord( for they ha$e begotten
children that are strangers( no! shall a month de$our them !ith their
#ortions%
"hildren that are strangers%%% That is, aliens from God( and therefore
they are threatened !ith s#eedy destruction%
?(1% Blo! ye the cornet in Gabaa, the trum#et in Rama( ho!l ye in
Betha$en, behind thy back, O Benjamin%
?(B% E#hraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke( among the
tribes of 5srael 5 ha$e she!n that !hich shall surely be%
?(*-% The #rinces of 9uda are become as they that take u# the bound( 5
!ill #our out my !rath u#on them like !ater%
)s they that take u# the bound%%% That is, they that remo$e the
boundary, encroaching on the #ro#erty of their neighbors( figurati$ely(
going beyond the boundary of the la!s of God%
?(**% E#hraim is under o##ression, and broken in judgment( because he
began to go after filthiness%
?(*,% )nd 5 !ill be like a moth to E#hraim( and like rottenness to the
house of 9uda%
?(*2% )nd E#hraim sa! his sickness, and 9uda his band( and E#hraim !ent
to the )ssyrian, and sent to the a$enging king( and he shall not be able
to heal you, neither shall he be able to take off the band from you%
?(*.% 7or 5 !ill be like a lioness to E#hraim, and like a lionDs !hel#
to the house of 9uda( 5, 5 !ill catch, and go( 5 !ill take a!ay, and
there is none that can rescue%
?(*?% 5 !ill go and return to my #lace( until you are consumed, and seek
my face%
Osee "ha#ter A
)ffliction shall be a means to bring many to "hrist, a com#laint of the
unto!ardness of the 9e!s% God lo$es mercy more than sacrifice%
A(*% 5n their affliction they !ill rise early to me( "ome, and let us
return to the 'ord%
A(,% 7or he hath taken us, and he !ill heal us( he !ill strike, and he
!ill cure us%
A(2% 8e !ill re$i$e us after t!o days( on the third day he !ill raise us
u#, and !e shall li$e in his sight% =e shall kno!, and !e shall follo!
on, that !e may kno! the 'ord% 8is going forth is #re#ared as the
morning light, and he !ill come to us as the early and the latter rain
to the earth%
A(.% =hat shall 5 do to thee, O E#hraimM !hat shall 5 do to thee, O
9udaM your mercy is as a morning cloud, and as the de! that goeth a!ay
in the morning%
A(?% 7or this reason ha$e 5 he!ed them by the #ro#hets, 5 ha$e slain
them by the !ords of my mouth( and thy judgments shall go forth as the
light%
A(A% 7or 5 desired mercy, and not sacrifice( and the kno!ledge of God
more than holocausts%
A(+% But they, like )dam, ha$e transgressed the co$enant, there ha$e
they dealt treacherously against me%
A(1% Galaad is a city of !orkers of idols, su##lanted !ith blood%
4u##lanted !ith blood%%% that is, undermined and brought to ruin, for
shedding of blood( and, as it is signified in the follo!ing $erse, for
cons#iring !ith the #riests Eof BethelG like robbers, to murder in the
!ay such as #assed out of 4ichem to go to!ards the tem#le of 9erusalem%
Or else %%%su##lanted !ith blood%%% signifies flo!ing in such manner
!ith blood, as to suffer none to !alk there !ithout imbruing the soles
of their feet in blood%
A(B% )nd like the ja!s of high!ay robbers, they cons#ire !ith the
#riests !ho murder in the !ay those that #ass out of 4ichem( for they
ha$e !rought !ickedness%
A(*-% 5 ha$e seen a horrible thing in the house of 5srael( the
fornications of E#hraim there( 5srael is defiled%
A(**% )nd thou also, O 9uda, set thee a har$est, !hen 5 shall bring back
the ca#ti$ity of my #eo#le%
Osee "ha#ter +
The manifold sins of 5srael, and of their kings, hinder the 'ord from
healing them%
+(*% =hen 5 !ould ha$e healed 5srael, the iniLuity of E#hraim !as
disco$ered, and the !ickedness of 4amaria, for they ha$e committed
falsehood, and the thief is come in to steal, the robber is !ithout%
+(,% )nd lest they may say in their hearts, that 5 remember all their
!ickedness( their o!n de$ices no! ha$e beset them about, they ha$e been
done before my face%
+(2% They ha$e made the king glad !ith their !ickedness( and the #rinces
!ith their lies%
<ade the king glad, etc%%% To #lease 9eroboam, and their other kings
they ha$e gi$en themsel$es u# to the !icked !orshi# of idols, !hich are
mere falsehood and lies%
+(.% They are all adulterers, like an o$en heated by the baker( the city
rested a little from the mingling of the lea$en, till the !hole !as
lea$ened%
+(?% The day of our king, the #rinces began to be mad !ith !ine( he
stretched out his hand !ith scorners%
+(A% Because they ha$e a##lied their heart like an o$en, !hen he laid
snares for them( he sle#t all the night baking them, in the morning he
himself !as heated as a flaming fire%
+(+% They !ere all heated like an o$en, and ha$e de$oured their judges(
all their kings ha$e fallen( there is none amongst them that calleth
unto me%
+(1% E#hraim himself is mi>ed among the nations( E#hraim is become as
bread baked under the ashes, that is not turned%
+(B% 4trangers ha$e de$oured his strength, and he kne! it not( yea, grey
hairs also are s#read about u#on him, and he is ignorant of it%
+(*-% )nd the #ride of 5srael shall be humbled before his face( and they
ha$e not returned to the 'ord their God, nor ha$e they sought him in all
these%
+(**% )nd E#hraim is become as a do$e that is decoyed, not ha$ing a
heart( they called u#on Egy#t, they !ent to the )ssyrians%
+(*,% )nd !hen they shall go, 5 !ill s#read my net u#on them( 5 !ill
bring them do!n as the fo!l of the air, 5 !ill strike them as their
congregation hath heard%
+(*2% =oe to them, for they ha$e de#arted from me( they shall be !asted
because they ha$e transgressed against me( and 5 redeemed them( and they
ha$e s#oken lies against me%
+(*.% )nd they ha$e not cried to me !ith their heart, but they ho!led in
their beds( they ha$e thought u#on !heat and !ine, they are de#arted
from me%
+(*?% )nd 5 ha$e chastised them, and strengthened their arms( and they
ha$e imagined e$il against me%
+(*A% They returned, that they might be !ithout yoke( they became like a
deceitful bo!( their #rinces shall fall by the s!ord, for the rage of
their tongue% This is their derision in the land of Egy#t%
Osee "ha#ter 1
The 5sraelites are threatened !ith destruction for their im#iety and
idolatry%
1(*% 'et there be a trum#et in thy throat like an eagle u#on the house
of the 'ord( because they ha$e transgressed my co$enant, and ha$e
$iolated my la!%
1(,% They shall call u#on me( O my God, !e, 5srael, kno! thee%
1(2% lsrael hath cast off the thing that is good, the enemy shall #ursue
him%
1(.% They ha$e reigned, but not by me( they ha$e been #rinces, and 5
kne! not( of their sil$er and their gold they ha$e made idols to
themsel$es, that they might #erish%
1(?% Thy calf, O 4amaria, is cast off, my !rath is kindled against them%
8o! long !ill they be inca#able of being cleansedM
1(A% 7or itself also is the in$ention of 5srael( a !orkman made it, and
it is no god( for the calf of 4amaria shall be turned to s#idersD !ebs%
1(+% 7or they shall so! !ind, and rea# a !hirl!ind, there is no standing
stalk in it, the bud shall yield no mealJ and if it should yield,
strangers shall eat it%
1(1% 5srael is s!allo!ed u#( no! is he become among the nations like an
unclean $essel%
1(B% 7or they are gone u# to )ssyria, a !ild ass alone by himself(
E#hraim hath gi$en gifts to his lo$ers%
1(*-% But e$en though they shall ha$e hired the nations, no! !ill 5
gather them together( and they shall rest a !hile from the burden of the
king, and the #rinces%
1(**% Because E#hraim hath made many altars to sin( altars are become to
him unto sin%
1(*,% 5 shall !rite to him my manifold la!s, !hich ha$e been accounted
as foreign%
1(*2% They shall offer $ictims, they shall sacrifice flesh, and shall
eat it, and the 'ord !ill not recei$e them( no! !ill he remember their
iniLuity, and !ill $isit their sins( they shall return to Egy#t%
1(*.% )nd 5srael hath forgotten his <aker, and hath built tem#les( and
9uda hath built many fenced cities( and 5 !ill send a fire u#on his
cities, and it shall de$our the houses thereof%
Osee "ha#ter B
The distress and ca#ti$ity of 5srael for their sins and idolatry%
B(*% Rejoice not, O 5srael( rejoice not as the nations do( for thou hast
committed fornication against thy God, thou hast lo$ed a re!ard u#on
e$ery cornfloor%
B(,% The floor and the !ine#ress shall not feed them, and the !ine shall
decei$e them%
B(2% They shall not d!ell in the 'ordDs land( E#hraim is returned to
Egy#t, and hath eaten unclean things among the )ssyrians%
B(.% They shall not offer !ine to the 'ord, neither shall they #lease
him( their sacrifices shall be like the bread of mourners( all that
shall eat it shall be defiled( for their bread is life for their soul,
it shall not enter into the house of the 'ord%
B(?% =hat !ill you do in the solemn day, in the day of the feast of the
'ordM
B(A% 7or behold they are gone because of destruction( Egy#t shall gather
them together, <em#his shall bury them( nettles shall inherit their
belo$ed sil$er, the bur shall be in their tabernacles%
B(+% The days of $isitation are come, the days of re#aying are come(
kno! ye, O 5srael, that the #ro#het !as foolish, the s#iritual man !as
mad, for the multitude of thy iniLuity, and the multitude of thy
madness%
B(1% The !atchman of E#hraim !as !ith my God( the #ro#het is become a
snare of ruin u#on all his !ays, madness is in the house of his God%
B(B% They ha$e sinned dee#ly, as in the days of Gabaa( he !ill remember
their iniLuity, and !ill $isit their sin%
B(*-% 5 found 5srael like gra#es in the desert, 5 sa! their fathers like
the firstfruits of the fig tree in the to# thereof( but they !ent in to
Beel#hegor, and alienated themsel$es to that confusion, and became
abominable, as those things !ere, !hich they lo$ed%
B(**% )s for E#hraim, their glory hath flo!n a!ay like bird from the
birth, and from the !omb, and from the conce#tion%
B(*,% )nd though they should bring u# their children, 5 !ill make them
!ithout children among men( yea, and !oe to them, !hen 5 shall de#art
from them%
B(*2% E#hraim, as 5 sa!, !as a Tyre, founded in beauty( and E#hraim
shall bring out his children to the murderer%
B(*.% Gi$e them, O 'ord% =hat !ilt thou gi$e themM Gi$e them a !omb
!ithout children, and dry breasts%
B(*?% )ll their !ickedness is in Galgal, for there 5 hated them( for the
!ickedness of their de$ices 5 !ill cast them forth out of my house( 5
!ill lo$e them no more, all their #rinces are re$olters%
B(*A% E#hraim is struck, their root is dried u#, they shall yield no
fruit% )nd if they should ha$e issue, 5 !ill slay the best belo$ed fruit
of their !omb%
B(*+% <y God !ill cast them a!ay, because they hearkened not to him( and
they shall be !anderers among the nations%
Osee "ha#ter *-
)fter many benefits, great affliction shall fall u#on the ten tribes,
for their ingratitude to God%
*-(*% 5srael a $ine full of branches, the fruit is agreeable to it(
according to the multitude of his fruit, he hath multi#lied altars,
according to the #lenty of his land he hath abounded !ith idols%
*-(,% Their heart is di$ided( no! they shall #erish( he shall break do!n
their idols, he shall destroy their altars%
*-(2% 7or no! they shall say( =e ha$e no king( because !e fear not the
'ord( and !hat shall a king do to usM
*-(.% &ou s#eak !ords of an un#rofitable $ision, and you shall make a
co$enant( and judgment shall s#ring u# as bitterness in the furro!s of
the field%
*-(?% The inhabitants of 4amaria ha$e !orshi##ed the kine of Betha$en(
for the #eo#le thereof ha$e mourned o$er it, and the !ardens of its
tem#le that rejoiced o$er it in its glory because it is de#arted from
it%
The kine of Betha$en%%% The golden cal$es of 9eroboam%
*-(A% 7or itself also is carried into )ssyria, a #resent to the a$enging
king( shame shall fall u#on E#hraim, and 5srael shall be confounded in
his o!n !ill%
5tself also is carried, etc%%% One of the golden cal$es !as gi$en by
king <anahem, to Phul, king of the )ssyrians, to engage him to stand by
him%
*-(+% 4amaria hath made her king to #ass as froth u#on the face of the
!ater%
*-(1% )nd the high #laces of the idol, the sin of 5srael shall be
destroyed( the bur and the thistle shall gro! u# o$er their altars( and
they shall say to the mountains "o$er usJ and to the hills( 7all u#on
us%
*-(B% 7rom the days of Gabaa, 5srael hath sinned, there they stood( the
battle in Gabaa against the children of iniLuity shall not o$ertake
them%
*-(*-% )ccording to my desire, 5 !ill chastise them( and the nations
shall be gathered together against them, !hen they shall be chastised
for their t!o iniLuities%
Their t!o iniLuities%%% Their t!o cal$es%
*-(**% E#hraim is a heifer taught to lo$e to tread out corn, but 5
#assed o$er u#on the beauty of her neck( 5 !ill ride u#on E#hraim, 9uda
shall #lough, 9acob shall break the furro!s for himself%
*-(*,% 4o! for yoursel$es in justice, and rea# in the mouth of mercy,
break u# your fallo! ground( but the time to seek the 'ord is, !hen he
shall come that shall teach you justice%
*-(*2% &ou ha$e #loughed !ickedness, you ha$e rea#ed iniLuity, you ha$e
eaten the fruit of lying( because thou hast trusted in thy !ays, in the
multitude of thy strong ones%
*-(*.% ) tumult shall arise among thy #eo#le( and all thy fortresses
shall be destroyed as 4almana !as destroyed, by the house of him that
judged Baal in the day of battle, the mother being dashed in #ieces u#on
her children%
)s 4almana, king of the <idianites, !as destroyed by the house, that is,
by the follo!ers of him that judged BaalJ that is, of Gideon, !ho thre!
do!n the altar of BaalJ and !as therefore called 9erubaal% 4ee 9udges A
and 1%
*-(*?% 4o hath Bethel done to you, because of the e$il of your
iniLuities%
Osee "ha#ter **
God #roceeds in threatening 5srael for their ingratitude( yet he !ill
not utterly destroy them%
**(*% )s the morning #asseth, so hath the king of 5srael #assed a!ay%
Because 5srael !as a child, and 5 lo$ed him( and 5 called my son out of
Egy#t%
5 called my son%%% @iH%, 5srael% But as the calling of 5srael out of
Egy#t, !as a figure of the calling of "hrist from thenceJ therefore this
te>t is also a##licable to "hrist, as !e learn from <atthe! ,%*?%
**(,% )s they called them, they !ent a!ay from before their face( they
offered $ictims to Baalim, and sacrificed to idols%
They called%%% @iH%, <oses and )aron calledJ but they !ent a!ay after
other gods and !ould not hear%
**(2% )nd 5 !as like a foster father to E#hraim, 5 carried them in my
arms( and they kne! not that 5 healed them%
**(.% 5 !ill dra! them !ith the cords of )dam, !ith the bands of lo$e(
and 5 !ill be to them as one that taketh off the yoke on their ja!s( and
5 #ut his meat to him that he might eat%
**(?% 8e shall not return into the land of Egy#t, but the )ssyrian shall
be his king( because they !ould not be con$erted%
**(A% The s!ord hath begun in his cities, and it shall consume his
chosen men, and shall de$our their heads%
**(+% )nd my #eo#le shall long for my return( but a yoke shall be #ut
u#on them together, !hich shall not be taken off%
**(1% 8o! shall 5 deal !ith thee, O E#hraim, shall 5 #rotect thee, O
5sraelM ho! shall 5 make thee as )dama, shall 5 set thee as 4eboimM my
heart is turned !ithin me, my re#entance is stirred u#%
)dama, etc%%% )dama and 4eboim !ere t!o cities in the neighborhood of
4odom( and under!ent the like destruction%
**(B% 5 !ill not e>ecute the fierceness of my !rath( 5 !ill not return
to destroy E#hraim( because 5 am God, and not man( the holy one in the
midst of thee, and 5 !ill not enter into the city%
**(*-% They shall !alk after the 'ord, he shall roar as a lion( because
he shall roar, and the children of the sea shall fear%
**(**% )nd they shall fly a!ay like a bird out of Egy#t, and like a do$e
out of the land of the )ssyrians( and 5 !ill #lace them in their o!n
houses, saith the 'ord%
**(*,% E#hraim hath com#assed me about !ith denials, and the house of
5srael !ith deceit( but 9uda !ent do!n as a !itness !ith God, and is
faithful !ith the saints%
Osee "ha#ter *,
5srael is re#ro$ed for sin% GodDs fa$ours to them%
*,(*% E#hraim feedeth on the !ind, and follo!eth the burning heat( all
the day long he multi#lied lies and desolation( and he hath made a
co$enant !ith the )ssyrians, and carried oil into Egy#t%
*,(,% Therefore there is a judgment of the 'ord !ith 9uda, and a
$isitation for 9acob( he !ill render to him according to his !ays, and
according to his de$ices%
*,(2% 5n the !omb he su##lanted his brother( and by his strength he had
success !ith an angel%
*,(.% )nd he #re$ailed o$er the angel, and !as strengthened( he !e#t,
and made su##lication to him( he found him in Bethel, and there he s#oke
!ith us%
*,(?% E$en the 'ord God of hosts, the 'ord is his memorial%
*,(A% Therefore turn thou to thy God( kee# mercy and judgment, and ho#e
in thy God al!ays%
*,(+% 8e is like "hanaan, there is a deceitful balance in his hand, he
hath lo$ed o##ression%
*,(1% )nd E#hraim said( But yet 5 am become rich, 5 ha$e found me an
idol( all my labours shall not find me the iniLuity that 5 ha$e
committed%
*,(B% )nd 5 that am the 'ord thy God from the land of Egy#t, !ill yet
cause thee to d!ell in tabernacles, as in the days of the feast%
*,(*-% )nd 5 ha$e s#oken by the #ro#hets, and 5 ha$e multi#lied $isions,
and 5 ha$e used similitudes by the ministry of the #ro#hets%
*,(**% 5f Galaad be an idol, then in $ain !ere they in Galgal offering
sacrifices !ith bullocks( for their altars also are as hea#s in the
furro!s of the field%
5f Galaad be an idol, etc%%% That is, if Galaad !ith all its idols and
sacrifices be like a mere idol itself, being brought to nothing by
Theglath#halasar( ho! $ain is it to e>#ect, that the idols !orshi##ed in
Galgal shall be of any ser$ice to the tribes that remain%
*,(*,% 9acob fled into the country of 4yria, and 5srael ser$ed for a
!ife, and !as a kee#er for a !ife%
*,(*2% But the 'ord by a #ro#het brought 5srael out of Egy#t( and he !as
#reser$ed by a #ro#het%
*,(*.% E#hraim hath #ro$oked me to !rath !ith his bitterness, and his
blood shall come u#on him, and his 'ord !ill render his re#roach unto
him%
Osee "ha#ter *2
The judgments of God u#on 5srael for their sins% "hrist shall one day
redeem them%
*2(*% =hen E#hraim s#oke, a horror seiHed 5srael( and he sinned in Baal,
and died%
*2(,% )nd no! they ha$e sinned more and more( and they ha$e made to
themsel$es a molten thing of their sil$er as the likeness of idols( the
!hole is the !ork of craftsmen( to these that say( 4acrifice men, ye
that adore cal$es%
*2(2% Therefore they shall be as a morning cloud, and as the early de!
that #asseth a!ay, as the dust that is dri$en !ith a !hirl!ind out of
the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney%
*2(.% But 5 am the 'ord thy God from the land of Egy#t( and thou shalt
kno! no God but me, and there is no sa$iour beside me%
*2(?% 5 kne! thee in the desert, in the land of the !ilderness%
*2(A% )ccording to their #astures they !ere filled, and !ere made full(
and they lifted u# their heart, and ha$e forgotten me%
*2(+% )nd 5 !ill be to them as a lioness, as a leo#ard in the !ay of the
)ssyrians%
*2(1% 5 !ill meet them as a bear that is robbed of her !hel#s, and 5
!ill rend the inner #arts of their li$er( and 5 !ill de$our them there
as a lion, the beast of the field shall tear them%
*2(B% Destruction is thy o!n, O 5srael( thy hel# is only in me%
*2(*-% =here is thy kingM no! es#ecially let him sa$e thee in all thy
cities( and thy judges, of !hom thou saidst( Gi$e me kings and #rinces%
*2(**% 5 !ill gi$e thee a king in my !rath, and !ill take him a!ay in my
indignation%
*2(*,% The iniLuity of E#hraim is bound u#, his sin is hidden%
*2(*2% The sorro!s of a !oman in labour shall come u#on him, he is an
un!ise son( for no! he shall not stand in the breach of the children%
*2(*.% 5 !ill deli$er them out of the hand of death% 5 !ill redeem them
from death( O death, 5 !ill be thy deathJ O hell, 5 !ill be thy bite(
comfort is hidden from my eyes%
*2(*?% Because he shall make a se#aration bet!een brothers( the 'ord
!ill bring a burning !ind that shall rise from the desert, and it shall
dry u# his s#rings, and shall make his fountain desolate, and he shall
carry off the treasure of e$ery desirable $essel%
Osee "ha#ter *.
4amaria shall be destroyed% )n e>hortation to re#entance( GodDs fa$our
through "hrist to the #enitent%
*.(*% 'et 4amaria #erish, becsuse she hath stirred u# her God to
bitterness( let them #erish by the s!ord, let their little ones be
dashed, and let the !omen !ith child be ri##ed u#%
Perish, because she hath stirred u# her God to bitterness%%% 5t is not a
curse or im#recation, but a #ro#hecy of !hat should come to #ass%
*.(,% Return, O 5srael, to the 'ord thy God( for thou hast fallen do!n
by thy iniLuity%
*.(2% Take !ith you !ords, and return to the 'ord, and say to him( Take
a!ay all iniLuity, and recei$e the good( and !e !ill render the cal$es
of our li#s%
*.(.% )ssyria shall not sa$e us, !e !ill not ride u#on horses, neither
!ill !e say any more( The !orks of our hands are our gods( for thou !ilt
ha$e mercy on the fatherless that is in thee%
*.(?% 5 !ill heal their breaches, 5 !ill lo$e them freely( for my !rath
is turned a!ay from them%
*.(A% 5 !ill be as the de!, 5srael shall s#ring as the lily, and his
root shall shoot forth as that of 'ibanus%
*.(+% 8is branches shall s#read, and his glory shall be as the oli$e
tree( and his smell as that of 'ibanus%
*.(1% They shall be con$erted that sit under his shado!( they shall li$e
u#on !heat, and they shall blossom as a $ine( his memorial shall be as
the !ine of 'ibanus%
*.(B% E#hraim shall say, =hat ha$e 5 to do any more !ith idolsM 5 !ill
hear him, and 5 !ill make him flourish like a green fir tree( from me is
thy fruit found%
*.(*-% =ho is !ise, and he shall understand these thingsM #rudent, and
he shall kno! these thingsM for the !ays of the 'ord are right, and the
just shall !alk in them( but the transgressors shall fall in them%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 9OE'
9OE', !hose name, according to 4T% 9ERO<E, signifies T8E 'ORD GOD( or,
as others say, T8E "O<5G DO= O7 GOD( #ro#hesied about the same time in
the kingdom of 9udea, as O4EE did in the kingdom of 5srael% 8e foretells
under figure the great e$ils that !ere coming u#on the #eo#le for their
sins( earnestly e>horts them to re#entance( and comforts them !ith the
#romise of a TE)"8ER O7 9:4T5"E, $iH%, "8R54T 9E4:4 O:R 'ORD, and of the
coming do!n of his holy 4P5R5T%
9oel "ha#ter *
The #ro#het describes the judgments that shall fall u#on the #eo#le, and
in$ites them to fasting and #rayer%
*(*% The !ord of the 'ord, that came to 9oel, the son of Phatuel%
*(,% 8ear this, ye old men, and gi$e ear, all ye inhabitants of the
land( did this e$er ha##en in your days, or in the days of your fathersM
*(2% Tell ye of this to your children, and let your children tell their
children, and their children to another generation%
*(.% That !hich the #almer!orm hath left, the locust hath eaten( and
that !hich the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten( and that !hich
the bruchus hath left, the milde! hath destroyed%
That !hich the #almer!orm hath left, etc%%% 4ome understand this
literally of the desolation of the land by these insects( others
understand it of the different in$asions of the "haldeans, or other
enemies%
*(?% )!ake, ye that are drunk, and !ee#, and mourn all ye that take
delightJ in drinking s!eet !ine( for it is cut off from your mouth%
*(A% 7or a nation come u# u#on my land, strong, and !ithout number( his
teeth are like the teeth of a lion( and his cheek teeth as of a lionDs
!hel#%
*(+% 8e hath laid my $ineyard !aste, and hath #illed off the bark of my
fig tree( he hath stri##ed it bare, and cast it a!ayJ the branches
thereof are made !hite%
*(1% 'ament like a $irgin girded !ith sackcloth for the husband of her
youth%
*(B% 4acrifice and libation is cut off from the house of the 'ord( the
#riests, the 'ordDs ministers, ha$e mourned(
*(*-% The country is destroyed, the ground hath mourned( for the corn is
!asted, the !ine is confounded, the oil hath languished%
*(**% The husbandmen are ashamed, the $inedressers ha$e ho!led for the
!heat, and for the barley, because the har$est of the field is #erished%
*(*,% The $ineyard is confounded, and the fig tree hath languished( the
#omegranate tree, and the #alm tree, and the a##le tree, and all the
trees of the field are !ithered( because joy is !ithdra!n from the
children of men%
*(*2% Gird yoursel$es, and lament, O ye #riests, ho!l, ye ministers of
the altars( go in, lie in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God( because
sacrifice and libation is cut off from the house of your God%
*(*.% 4anctify ye a fast, call an assembly, gather together the
ancients, all the inhabitants of the land into the house of your God(
and cry ye to the 'ord(
*(*?% )h, ah, ah, for the day( because the day of the 'ord is at hand,
and it shall come like destruction from the mighty%
*(*A 5s not your food cut off before your eyes, joy and gladness from
the house of our GodM
*(*+% The beasts ha$e rotted in their dung, the barns are destroyed, the
storehouses are broken do!n( because the corn is confounded%
*(*1% =hy did the beasts groan, !hy did the herds of cattle lo!M
because there is no #asture for them( yea, and the flocks of shee# are
#erished%
*(*B% To thee, O 'ord, !ill 5 cry( because fire hath de$oured the
beautiful #laces of the !ilderness( and the flame hath burnt all the
trees of the country%
*(,-% &ea, and the beasts of the field ha$e looked u# to thee, as a
garden bed that thirsteth after rain, for the s#rings of !aters are
dried u#, and fire hath de$oured the beautiful #laces of the !ilderness%
9oel "ha#ter ,
,(*% Blo! ye the trum#et in 4ion, sound an alarm in my holy mountain,
let all the inhabitants of the land tremble( because the day of the 'ord
cometh, because it is nigh at hand%
The day of the 'ord%%% That is, the time !hen he !ill e>ecute justice
u#on sinners%
,(,% ) day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and
!hirl!inds( a numerous and strong #eo#le as the morning s#read u#on the
mountains( the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be
after it, e$en to the years of generation and generation%
) numerous and strong #eo#le%%% The )ssyrians, or "haldeans% Others
understand all this of an army of locusts laying !aste the land%
,(2% Before the face thereof a de$ouring fire, and behind it a burning
flame( the land is like a garden of #leasure before it, and behind it a
desolate !ilderness, neither is there any one that can esca#e it%
,(.% The a##earance of them is as the a##earance of horses, and they
shall run like horsemen%
,(?% They shall lea# like the noise of chariots u#on the to#s of
mountains, like the noise of a flame of fire de$ouring the stubble, as a
strong #eo#le #re#ared to battle%
,(A% )t their #resence the #eo#le shall be in grie$ous #ains( all faces
shall be made like a kettle%
,(+% They shall run like $aliant men( like men of !ar they shall scale
the !all( the men shall march e$ery one on his !ay, and they shall not
turn aside from their ranks%
,(1% o one shall #ress u#on his brother( they shall !alk e$ery one in
his #ath( yea, and they shall fall through the !indo!s, and shall take
no harm%
,(B% They shall enter into the city( they shall run u#on the !all, they
shall climb u# the houses, they shall come in at the !indo!s, as a
thief%
,(*-% )t their #resence the earth hath trembled, the hea$ens are mo$ed(
the sun and moon are darkened, and the stars ha$e !ithdra!n their
shining%
,(**% )nd the 'ord hath uttered his $oice before the face of his army(
for his armies are e>ceedingly great, for they are strong, and e>ecute
his !ord( for the day of the 'ord is great and $ery terrible( and !ho
can stand itM
,(*,% o!, therefore, saith the 'ord% Be con$erted to me !ith all your
heart, in fasting, and in !ee#ing, and mourning%
,(*2% )nd rend your hearts, and not your garments and turn to the 'ord
your God( for he is gracious and merciful, #atient and rich in mercy,
and ready to re#ent of the e$il%
,(*.% =ho kno!eth but he !ill return, and forgi$e, and lea$e a blessing
behind him, sacrifice and libation to the 'ord your GodM
,(*?% Blo! the trum#et in 4ion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly,
,(*A% Gather together the #eo#le, sanctify the church, assemble the
ancients, gather together the little ones, and them that suck at the
breasts( let the bridegroom go forth from his bed, and the bride out of
her bridal chamber%
,(*+% Bet!een the #orch and the altar the #riests, the 'ordDs ministers,
shall !ee#, and shall say( 4#are, O 'ord, s#are thy #eo#le( and gi$e not
thy inheritane to re#roach, that the heathens should rule o$er them% =hy
should they say among the nations( =here is their GodM
,(*1% The 'ord hath been Healons for his land, and hath s#ared his
#eo#le%
,(*B )nd the 'ord ans!ered, and said to his #eo#le( Behold 5 !ill send
you corn, and !ine, and oil, and you shall be filled !ith them( and 5
!ill no more make you a re#roach among the nations%
,(,-% )nd 5 !ill remo$e far off from you the northern enemy( and 5 !ill
dri$e him into a land un#assable, and desert, !ith his face to!ards the
east sea, and his hinder #art to!ards the utmost sea( and his stench
shall ascend, and his rottenness shall go u#, because he hath done
#roudly%
The northern enemy%%% 4ome understand this of 8olofernes and his army(
others, of the locusts%
,(,*% 7ear not, O land, be glad, and rejoice( for the 'ord hath done
great things%
,(,,% 7ear not, ye beasts of the fields( for the beautiful #laces of the
!ilderness are s#rung, for the tree hath brought forth its fruit, the
fig tree, and the $ine ha$e yielded their strength%
,(,2% )nd you, O children of 4ion, rejoice, and be joyful in the 'ord
your God( because he hath gi$en you a teacher of justice, and he !ill
make the early and the latter rain to come do!n to you as in the
beginning%
,(,.% )nd the floors shall be filled !ith !heat, and the #resses shall
o$erfio! !ith !ine, and oil%
,(,?% )nd 5 !ill restore to you the years !hich the locust, and the
bruchus, and the milde!, and the #almer!orm hath eatenJ my great host
!hich 5 sent u#on you%
,(,A% )nd you shall eat in #lenty, and shall be filled and you shall
#raise the name of the 'ord your GodJ !ho hath done !onders !ith you,
and my #eo#le shall not be confounded for e$er%
,(,+% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am in the midst of 5srael( and 5 am the
'ord yonr God, and there is none besides( and my #eo#le shall not be
confounded fore$er%
,(,1% )nd it shall come to #ass after this, that 5 !ill #our out my
s#irit u#on all flesh( and your sons and your daughters shall #ro#hesy(
your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see $isions%
,(,B% <oreo$er, u#on my ser$ants and handmaids in those days 5 !ill #our
forth my s#irit%
,(2-% )nd 5 !ill she! !onders in hea$enJ and in earth, blood, and fire,
and $a#our of smoke%
,(2*% The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood(
before the great and dreadful day of the 'ord doth come%
,(2,% )nd it shall come to #ass, that e$ery one that shall call u#on the
name of the 'ord, shall be sa$ed( for in <ount 4ion, and in 9erusalem
shall be sal$ation, as the 'ord hath said, and in the residue !hom the
'ord shall call%
9oel "ha#ter 2
2(*% 7or behold in those days, and in that time !hen 5 shall bring back
the ca#ti$ity of 9uda, and 9erusalem(
2(,% 5 !ill gather together all nations and !ill bring them do!n into
the $alley of 9osa#hat( and 5 !ill #lead !ith them there for my #eo#le,
and for my inheritance, 5srael, !hom they ha$e scattered among the
nations, and ha$e #arted my land%
2(2% )nd they ha$e cast lots u#on my #eo#le( and the boy they ha$e #ut
in the ste!s, and the girl they ha$e sold for !ine, that they might
drink%
2(.% But !hat ha$e you to do !ith me, O Tyre, and 4idon, and all the
coast of the PhilistinesM !ill you re$enge yoursel$es on meM and if you
re$enge yoursel$es on me, 5 !ill $ery soon return you a recom#ense u#on
your o!n head%
2(?% 7or you ha$e taken a!ay my sil$er, and my gold( and my desirable,
and most beantiful things you ha$e carried into your tem#les%
2(A% )nd the children of 9uda, and the children of 9erusalem, you ha$e
sold to the children of the Greeks, that you might remo$e them far off
from their o!n country%
2(+% Behold, 5 !ill raise them u# out of the #lace !herein you ha$e sold
them( and 5 !ill return your recom#ense u#on your o!n heads%
2(1% )nd 5 !ill sell yonr sons, and your daughters, by the hands of the
children of 9uda, and they shall sell them to the 4abeans, a nation far
off, for the 'ord hath s#oken it%
2(B% Proclaim ye this among the nations( Pre#are !ar, raise u# the
strong( let them come, let all the men of !ar come u#%
2(*-% "ut your #loughshares into s!ords, and your s#ades into s#ears%
'et the !eak say( 5 am strong%
2(**% Break forth, and come, all ye nations from round about, and gather
yoursel$es together( there !ill the 'ord cause all thy strong ones to
fall do!n%
2(*,% 'et them arise, and let the nations come u# into the $alley of
9osa#hat( for there 5 !ill sit to judge all nations round about%
2(*2% Put ye in the sickles, for the har$est is ri#e( come and go do!n,
for the #ress is full, the fats run o$er( for their !ickedness is
multi#lied%
2(*.% ations, nations in the $alley of destruction( for the day of the
'ord is near in the $alley of destruction%
2(*?% The sun and the moon are darkened, and the stars ha$e !ithdra!n
their shining%
2(*A% )nd the 'ord shall roar out of 4ion, and utter his $oice from
9erusalem( and the hea$ens and the earth shall be mo$ed, and the 'ord
shall be the ho#e of his #eo#le, and the strength of the children of
5srael%
2(*+% )nd you shall kno! that 5 am the 'ord your God, d!elling in 4ion,
my holy monntain( and 9erusalem shall be holy, and strangers shall #ass
through it no more%
2(*1% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the mountains shall
dro# do!n s!eetness, and the hills shall flo! !ith milk( and !aters
shall flo! through all the ri$ers of 9uda( and a fountain shall come
forth of the house of the 'ord, and shall !ater the torrent of thorns%
) fountain shall come forth of the house of the 'ord, etc%%% @iH%, the
fountain of grace in the church militant, and of glory in the church
trium#hant( !hich shall !ater the torrent or $alley of thorns, that is,
the souls that before, like barren ground brought forth nothing but
thornsJ or that !ere afflicted !ith the thorns of crosses and
tribulations%
2(*B% Egy#t shall be a desolation, and Edom a !ilderness destroyed(
because they ha$e done unjustly against the children of 9uda, and ha$e
shed innocent blood in their land%
2(,-% )nd 9udea shall be inhabited for e$er, and 9erusalem to generation
and generation%
9udea--and 9erusalem%%% That is, the s#iritual 9erusalem, $iH%, the
church of "hrist%
2(,*% )nd 5 !ill cleanse their blood, !hich 5 had not cleansed( and the
'ord !ill d!ell in 4ion%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 )<O4
)<O4 #ro#hesied in 5srael about the same time as Osee( and !as called
from follo!ing the cattle to denounce GODD4 judgments to the #eo#le of
5srael, and the neighbouring nations, for their re#eated crimes, in
!hich they continued !ithout re#entance%
)mos "ha#ter *
The #ro#het threatens Damascus, GaHa, Tyre, Edom, and )mmon !ith the
judgments of God, for their obstinacy in sin%
*(*% The !ords of )mos, !ho !as among the herdsmen of Thecua( !hich he
sa! concerning 5srael in the days of OHias king of 9uda, and in the days
of 9eroboam the son of 9oas king of 5srael t!o years before the
earthLuake%
The earthLuake%%% <any understand this of a great earthLuake, !hich they
say !as felt at the time that king OHias attem#ted to offer incense in
the tem#le% But the best chronologists #ro$e that the earthLuake here
s#oken of must ha$e been before that time( because 9eroboam the second,
under !hom )mos #ro#hesied, !as dead long before that attem#t of OHias%
*(,% )nd he said( The 'ord !ill roar from 4ion, and utter his $oice from
9erusalem( and the beautiful #laces of the she#herds ha$e mourned, and
the to# of "armel is !ithered%
*(2% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of Damascus, and for four 5
!ill not con$ert it( because they ha$e thrashed Galaad !ith iron !ains%
7or three crimes-and for four%%% That is, for their many unre#ented of
crimes%-5bid% 5 !ill not con$ert it%%% That is, 5 !ill not s#are them,
nor turn a!ay the #unishments 5 design to inflict u#on them%
*(.% )nd 5 !ill send a fire into the house of )Hael, and it shall de$our
the houses of Benadad%
*(?% )nd 5 !ill break the bar of Damascus( and 5 !ill cut off the
inhabitants from the #lain of the idol, and him that holdeth the sce#tre
from the house of #leasure( and the #eo#le of 4yria shall be carried
a!ay to "yrene, saith the 'ord%
*(A% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of GaHa, and for four 5 !ill
not con$ert it( because they ha$e carried a!ay a #erfect ca#ti$ity to
shut them u# in Edom%
*(+% )nd 5 !ill send a fire on the !all of GaHa, and it shall de$our the
houses thereof%
*(1% )nd 5 !ill cut off the inhabitant from )Hotus, and him that holdeth
the sce#tre from )scalon( and 5 !ill turn my hand against )ccaron, and
the rest of the Philistines shall #erish, saith the 'ord God%
*(B% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of Tyre, and for four 5 !ill
not con$ert it( because they ha$e shut u# an entire ca#ti$ity in Edom,
and ha$e not remembered the co$enant of brethren%
*(*-% )nd 5 !ill send a fire u#on the !all of Tyre, and it shall de$our
the houses thereof%
*(**% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of Edom, and for four 5 !ill
not con$ert him( because he hath #ursued his brother !ith the s!ord, and
hath carried on his fury, and hath ke#t his !rath to the end%
*(*,% 5 !ill send a fire into Theman( and it shall de$our the houses of
Bosra%
*(*2% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of the children of )mmon,
and for four 5 !ill not con$ert him( because he hath ri##ed u# the !omen
!ith child of Galaad to enlarge his border%
*(*.% )nd 5 !ill kindle a fire in the !all of Rabba( and it shall de$our
the houses thereof !ith shouting in the day of battle, and !ith a
!hirl!ind in the day of trouble%
*(*?% )nd <elchom shall go into ca#ti$ity, both he, and his #rinces
together, saith the 'ord%
<elchom%%% The god or idol of the )mmonites, other!ise called <oloch,
and <elech( !hich in 8ebre! signifies a king, and <elchom their king%
)mos "ha#ter ,
The judgments !ith !hich God threatens <oab, 9uda, and 5srael for their
sins, and their ingratitude%
,(*% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of <oab, and for four 5 !ill
not con$ert him( because he hath burnt the bones of the king of Edom
e$en to ashes%
,(,% )nd 5 !ill send a fire into <oab, and it shall de$our the houses of
"arioth( and <oab shall die !ith a noise, !ith the sound of the trum#et(
,(2% )nd 5 !ill cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and !ill slay
all his #rinces !ith him, saith the 'ord%
,(.% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of 9uda, and for four 5 !ill
not con$ert him( because he hath cast a!ay the la! of the 'ord, and hath
not ke#t his commandments( for their idols ha$e caused them to err,
after !hich their fathers ha$e !alked%
,(?% )nd 5 !ill send a fire into 9uda, and it shall de$our the houses of
9erusalem%
,(A% Thus saith the 'ord( 7or three crimes of 5srael, and for four 5
!ill not con$ert him( because he hath sold the just man for sil$er, and
the #oor man for a #air of shoes%
,(+% They bruise the heads of the #oor u#on the dust of the earth, and
turn aside the !ay of the humble( and the son and his father ha$e gone
to the same young !oman, to #rofane my holy name%
,(1% )nd they sat do!n u#on garments laid to #ledge by e$ery altar( and
drank the !ine of the condemned in the house of their God%
,(B% &et 5 cast out the )morrhite before their face( !hose height !as
like the height of cedars, and !ho !as strong as an oak( and 5 destroyed
his fruit from abo$e, and his roots beneath%
,(*-% 5t is 5 that brought you u# out of the land of Egy#t, and 5 led
you forty years through the !ilderness, that you might #ossess the land
of the )morrhite%
,(**% )nd 5 raised u# of your sons for #ro#hets, and of your young men
for aHarites% 5s it not so, O ye children of 5srael, saith the 'ordM
,(*,% )nd you !ill #resent !ine to the aHarites( and command the
#ro#hets, saying( Pro#hesy not%
,(*2% Behold, 5 !ill screak under you as a !ain screaketh that is laden
!ith hay%
5 !ill screak%%% :nable to bear any longer the enormous load of your
sins, etc% The s#irit of God, as 4t% 9erome takes notice, accommodates
himself to the education of the #ro#het and ins#ires him !ith
com#arisons taken from country affairs%
,(*.% )nd flight shall #erish from the s!ift, and the $aliant shall not
#ossess his strength, neither shall the strong sa$e his life%
,(*?% )nd he that holdeth the bo! shall not stand, and the s!ift of foot
shall not esca#e, neither shall the rider of the horse sa$e his life%
,(*A% )nd the stout of heart among the $aliant shall flee a!ay naked in
that day, saith the 'ord%
)mos "ha#ter 2
The e$ils that shall fall u#on 5srael for their sins%
2(*% 8ear the !ord that the 'ord hath s#oken concerning you, O ye
children of 5srael( concerning the !hole family that 5 brought u# out of
the land of Egy#t, saying(
2(,% &ou only ha$e 5 kno!n of all the families of the earth( therefore
!ill 5 $isit u#on you all your iniLuities%
@isit u#on%%% That is, #unish%
2(2% 4hall t!o !alk together e>ce#t they be agreedM
2(.% =ill a lion roar in the forest, if he ha$e no #reyM !ill the lionDs
!hel# cry out of his den, if he ha$e taken nothingM
2(?% =ill the bird fall into the snare u#on the earth, if there be no
fo!lerM 4hall the snare be taken u# from the earth, before it hath taken
some!hatM
2(A% 4hall the trum#et sound in a city, and the #eo#le not be afraidM
4hall there be e$il in a city, !hich the 'ord hath not doneM
E$il in a city%%% 8e s#eaks of the e$il of #unishments of !ar, famine,
#estilence, desolation, etc%, but not of the e$il of sin, of !hich God
is not the author%
2(+% 7or the 'ord God doth nothing !ithout re$ealing his secret to his
ser$ants the #ro#hets%
2(1% The lion shall roar, !ho !ill not fearM The 'ord God hath s#oken,
!ho shall not #ro#hesyM
2(B% Publish it in the houses of )Hotus, and in the houses of the land
of Egy#t, and say( )ssemble yoursel$es u#on the mountains of 4amaria,
and behold the many follies in the midst thereof, and them that suffer
o##ression in the inner rooms thereof%
2(*-% )nd they ha$e not kno!n to do the right thing, saith the 'ord,
storing u# iniLuity, and robberies in their houses%
2(**% Therefore thus saith the 'ord God( The land shall be in
tribulation, and shall be com#assed about( and thy strength shall be
taken a!ay from thee, and thy houses shall be s#oiled%
2(*,% Thus saith the 'ord( )s if a she#herd should get out of the lionDs
mouth t!o legs, or the ti# of the ear( so shall the children of 5srael
be taken out that d!ell in 4amaria, in a #lace of a bed, and in the
couch of Damascus%
2(*2% 8ear ye, and testify in the house of 9acob, saith the 'ord the God
of hosts(
2(*.% That in the day !hen 5 shall begin to $isit the transgressions of
5srael, 5 !ill $isit u#on him, and u#on the altars of Bethel( and the
horns of the altars shall be cut off, and shall fall to the ground%
2(*?% )nd 5 !ill strike the !inter house !ith the summer house( and the
houses of i$ory shall #erish, and many houses shall be destroyed, saith
the 'ord%
)mos "ha#ter .
The 5sraelites are re#ro$ed for their o##ressing the #oor, for their
idolatry, and their incorrigibleness%
.(*% 8ear this !ord, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of 4amaria(
you that o##ress the needy, and crush the #oor( that say to your
masters( Bring, and !e !ill drink%
7at kine%%% 8e means the great ones that li$ed in #lenty and !ealth%
.(,% The 'ord God hath s!orn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall
come u#on you, !hen they shall lift you u# on #ikes, and !hat shall
remain of you in boiling #ots%
.(2% )nd you shall go out at the breaches one o$er against the other,
and you shall be cast forth into )rmon, saith the 'ord%
)rmon%%% ) foreign countryJ some understand it of )rmenia%
.(.% "ome ye to Bethel, and do !ickedly( to Galgal, and multi#ly
transgressions( and bring in the morning your $ictims, your tithes in
three days%
.(?% )nd offer a sacrifice of #raise !ith lea$en( and call free
offerings, and #roclaim it( for so you !ould do, O children of 5srael,
saith the 'ord God%
.(A% =hereu#on 5 also ha$e gi$en you dulness of teeth in all your
cities, and !ant of bread in all your #laces( yet you ha$e not returned
to me, saith the 'ord%
.(+% 5 also ha$e !ithholden the rain from you, !hen there !ere yet three
months to the har$est( and 5 caused it to rain u#on on city, and caused
it not to rain u#on another city( one #iece !as rained u#on( and the
#iece !hereu#on 5 rained not, !ithered%
.(1% )nd t!o and three cities !ent to one city to drink !ater, and !ere
not filled( yet you returned not to me, saith the 'ord%
.(B% 5 struck you !ith a burning !ind, and !ith milde!, the #almer!orm
hath eaten u# your many gardens, and your $ineyards( your oli$e gro$es,
and fig gro$es( yet you returned not to me, saith the 'ord%
.(*-% 5 sent death u#on you in the !ay of Egy#t, 5 sle! your young men
!ith the s!ord, e$en to the ca#ti$ity of your horses( and 5 made the
stench of your cam# to come u# into your nostrils( yet you returned not
to me, saith the 'ord%
.(**% 5 destroyed some of you, as God destroyed 4odom and Gomorrha, and
you !ere as a firebrand #lucked out of the burning( yet you returned not
to me, saith the 'ord%
.(*,% Therefore 5 !ill do these things to thee, O 5srael( and after 5
shall ha$e done these things to thee, be #re#ared to meet thy God, O
5srael%
.(*2% 7or behold he that formeth the mountains and createth the !ind,
and declareth his !ord to man, he that maketh the morning mist, and
!alketh u#on the high #laces of the earth( the 'ord the God of hosts is
his name%
)mos "ha#ter ?
) lamentation for 5srael( an e>hortation to return to God%
?(*% 8ear ye this !ord, !hich 5 take u# concerning you for a
lamentation% The house of 5srael is fallen, and it shall rise no more%
?(,% The $irgin of 5srael is cast do!n u#on her land, there is none to
raise her u#%
?(2% 7or thus saith the 'ord God( The city, out of !hich came forth a
thousand, there shall be left in it a hundred( and out of !hich there
came a hundred, there shall be left in it ten, in the house of 5srael%
?(.% 7or thus saith the 'ord to the house of 5srael( 4eek ye me, and you
shall li$e%
?(?% But seek not Bethel, and go not into Galgal, neither shall you #ass
o$er to Bersabee( for Galgal shall go into ca#ti$ity, and Bethel shall
be un#rofitable%
Bethel,-Galgal,-Bersabee%%% The #laces !here they !orshi##ed their
idols%
?(A% 4eek ye the 'ord, and li$e( lest the house of 9ose#h be burnt !ith
fire, and it shall de$our, and there shall be none to Luench Bethel%
?(+% &ou that turn judgment into !orm!ood, and forsake justice in the
land,
?(1% 4eek him that maketh )rcturus, and Orion, and that turneth darkness
into morning, and that changeth day into night( that calleth the !aters
of the sea, and #oureth them out u#on the face of the earth( The 'ord is
his name%
)rcturus and Orion%%% )rcturus is a bright star in the north( Orion a
beautiful constellation in the south%
?(B% 8e that !ith a smile bringeth destruction u#on the strong, and
!aste u#on the mighty%
=ith a smile%%% That is, !ith all ease, and !ithout making any effort%
?(*-% They ha$e hated him that rebuketh in the gate( and ha$e abhorred
him that s#eaketh #erfectly%
?(**% Therefore because you robbed the #oor, and took the choice #rey
from him( you shall build houses !ith sLuare stone, and shall not d!ell
in them( you shall #lant most delightful $ineyards, and shall not drink
the !ine of them%
?(*,% Because 5 kno! your manifold crimes, and your grie$ous sins(
enemies of the just, taking bribes, and o##ressing the #oor in the gate%
?(*2% Therefore the #rudent shall kee# silence at that time, for it is
an e$il time%
?(*.% 4eek ye good, and not e$il, that you may li$e( and the 'ord the
God of hosts !ill be !ith you, as you ha$e said%
?(*?% 8ate e$il, and lo$e good, and establish judgment in the gate( it
may be the 'ord the God of hosts may ha$e mercy on the remnant of
9ose#h%
?(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord the God of hosts the so$ereign 'ord(
5n e$ery street there shall be !ailing( and in all #laces that are
!ithout, they shall say( )las, alasN and they shall call the husbandman
to mourning, and such as are skilful in lamentation to lament%
?(*+% )nd in all $ineyards there shall be !ailing( because 5 !ill #ass
through in the midst of thee, saith the 'ord%
?(*1% =oe to them that desire the day of the 'ord( to !hat end is it for
youM the day of the 'ord is darkness, and not light%
?(*B% )s if a man should flee from the face of a lion, and a bear should
meet him( or enter into the house, and lean !ith his hand u#on the !all,
and a ser#ent should bite him%
?(,-% 4hall not the day of the 'ord be darkness, and not light( and
obscurity, and no brightness in itM
?(,*% 5 hate, and ha$e rejected your festi$ities( and 5 !ill not recei$e
the odour of your assemblies%
?(,,% )nd if you offer me holocausts, and your gifts, 5 !ill not recei$e
them( neither !ill 5 regard the $o!s of your fat beasts%
?(,2% Take a!ay from me the tumult of thy songs( and 5 !ill not hear the
canticles of thy har#%
?(,.% But judgment shall be re$ealed as !ater, and justice as a mighty
torrent%
?(,?% Did you offer $ictims and sacrifices to me in the desert for forty
years, O house of 5sraelM
Did you offer, etc%%% E>ce#t the sacrifices that !ere offered at the
first, in the dedication of the tabernacle, the 5sraelites offered no
sacrifices in the desert%
?(,A% But you carried a tabernacle for your <oloch, and the image of your
idols, the star of your god, !hich you made to yoursel$es%
) tabernacle, etc%%% )ll this alludes to the idolatry !hich they
committed, !hen they !ere dra!n a!ay by the daughters of <oab to the
!orshi# of their gods% um% ,?%
?(,+% )nd 5 !ill cause you to go into ca#ti$ity beyond Damascus, saith
the 'ord, the God of hosts is his name%
)mos "ha#ter A
The desolation of 5srael for their #ride and lu>ury%
A(*% =oe to you that are !ealthy in 4ion, and to you that ha$e
confidence in the mountain of 4amaria( ye great men, heads of the
#eo#le, that go in !ith state into the house of 5srael%
A(,% Pass ye o$er to "halane, and see, and go from thence into Emath the
great( and go do!n into Geth of the Philistines, and to all the best
kingdoms of these( if their border be larger than your border%
A(2% &ou that are se#arated unto the e$il day( and that a##roach to the
throne of iniLuityJ
A(.% &ou that slee# u#on beds of i$ory, and are !anton on your couches(
that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the cal$es out of the midst of
the herdJ
A(?% &ou that sing to the sound of the #saltery( they ha$e thought
themsel$es to ha$e instruments of music like Da$idJ
A(A% That drink !ine in bo!ls, and anoint themsel$es !ith the best
ointments( and they are not concerned for the affliction of 9ose#h%
A(+% =herefore no! they shall go ca#ti$e at the head of them that go
into ca#ti$ity( and the faction of the lu>urious ones shall be taken
a!ay%
A(1% The 'ord God hath s!orn by his o!n soul, saith the 'ord the God of
hosts( 5 detest the #ride of 9acob, and 5 hate his houses, and 5 !ill
deli$er u# the city !ith the inhabitants thereof%
A(B% )nd if there remain ten men in one house, they also shall die%
A(*-% )nd a manDs kinsman shall take him u#, and shall burn him, that he
may carry the bones out of the houseJ and he shall say to him that is in
the inner rooms of the house( 5s there yet any !ith theeM
A(**% )nd he shall ans!er( There is an end% )nd he shall say to him(
8old thy #eace, and mention not the name of the 'ord%
A(*,% 7or behold the 'ord hath commanded, and he !ill strike the greater
house !ith breaches, and the lesser house !ith clefts%
A(*2% "an horses run u#on the rocks, or can any one #lough !ith bufflesM
for you ha$e turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice
into !orm!ood%
A(*.% &ou that rejoice in a thing of nought( you that say( 8a$e !e not
taken unto us horns by our o!n strengthM
A(*?% But behold, 5 !ill raise u# a nation against you, O house of
5srael, saith the 'ord the God of hostsJ and they shall destroy you from
the entrance of Emath, e$en to the torrent of the desert%
)mos "ha#ter +
The #ro#het sees, in three $isions, e$ils coming u#on 5srael( he is
accused of treason by the false #riest of Bethel%
+(*% These things the 'ord God she!ed to me( and behold the locust !as
formed in the beginning of the shooting u# of the latter rain, and lo,
it !as the latter rain after the kingDs mo!ing%
The locust, etc%%% These judgments by locusts and fire, !hich, by the
#ro#hetDs intercession, !ere moderated, signify the former in$asions of
the )ssyrians under Phul and Theglath#halasar, before the utter
desolation of 5srael by 4almanasar%
+(,% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen they had made an end of eating the
grass of the land, 5 said( O 'ord God, be merciful, 5 beseech thee( !ho
shall raise u# 9acob, for he is $ery littleM
+(2% The 'ord had #ity u#on this( 5t shall not be, said the 'ord%
+(.% These things the 'ord God she!ed to me( and behold the 'ord called
for judgment unto fire, and it de$oured the great dee#, and ate u# a
#art at the same time%
+(?% )nd 5 said( O 'ord God, cease, 5 beseech thee, !ho shall raise u#
9acob, for he is a little oneM
+(A% The 'ord had #ity u#on this% &ea this also shall not be, said the
'ord God%
+(+% These things the 'ord she!ed to me( and behold the 'ord !as
standing u#on a #lastered !all, and in his hand a masonDs tro!el%
+(1% )nd the 'ord said to me( =hat seest thou, )mosM )nd 5 said( )
masonDs tro!el% )nd the 'ord said( Behold, 5 !ill lay do!n the tro!el in
the midst of my #eo#le 5srael% 5 !ill #laster them o$er no more%
+(B% )nd the high #laces of the idol shall be thro!n do!n, and the
sanctuaries of 5srael shall be laid !aste( and 5 !ill rise u# against
the house of 9eroboam !ith the s!ord%
+(*-% )nd )masias the #riest of Bethel sent to 9eroboam king of 5srael,
saying( )mos hath rebelled against thee in the midst of the house of
5srael( the land is not able to bear all his !ords%
+(**% 7or thus saith )mos( 9eroboam shall die by the s!ord, and 5srael
shall be carried a!ay ca#ti$e out of their o!n land%
9eroboam shall die by the s!ord%%% The #ro#het did not say thisJ but
that the 'ord !ould rise u# against the house of 9eroboam !ith the
s!ord( !hich !as $erified, !hen Iacharias, the son and successor of
9eroboam, !as slain by the s!ord% . ;ings *?%*-%
+(*,% )nd )masias said to )mos( Thou seer, go, flee a!ay into the land
of 9uda( and eat bread there, and #ro#hesy there%
+(*2% But #ro#hesy not again any more in Bethel( because it is the
kingDs sanctuary, and it is the house of the kingdom%
+(*.% )nd )mos ans!ered and said to )masias( 5 am not a #ro#het, nor am
5 the son of a #ro#het( but 5 am a herdsman #lucking !ild figs%
5 am not a #ro#het%%% That is, 5 am not a #ro#het by education( nor is
#ro#hesying my calling or #rofession( but 5 am a herdsman, !hom God !as
#leased to send hither to #ro#hesy to 5srael%
+(*?% )nd the 'ord took me !hen 5 follo!ed the flock, and the 'ord said
to me( Go, #ro#hesy to my #eo#le 5srael%
+(*A% )nd no! hear thou the !ord of the 'ord( Thou sayest, thou shalt
not #ro#hesy against 5srael, and thou shalt not dro# thy !ord u#on the
house of the idol%
The house of the idol%%% @iH%, of the calf !orshi##ed in Bethel%
+(*+% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Thy !ife shall #lay the harlot in
the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by the s!ord, and
thy land shall be measured by a line( and thou shalt die in a #olluted
land, and 5srael shall go into ca#ti$ity out of their land%
)mos "ha#ter 1
:nder the figure of a hook, !hich bringeth do!n the fruit, the
a##roaching desolation of 5srael is foreshe!ed for their a$arice and
injustices%
1(*% These things the 'ord she!ed to me( and behold a hook to dra! do!n
the fruit%
1(,% )nd he said( =hat seest thou, )mosM )nd 5 said( ) hook to dra! do!n
fruit% )nd the 'ord said to me( The end is come u#on my #eo#le 5srael( 5
!ill not again #ass by them any more%
1(2% )nd the hinges of the tem#le shall screak in that day, saith the
'ord God( many shall die( silence shall be cast in e$ery #lace%
1(.% 8ear this, you that crush the #oor, and make the needy of the land
to fail,
1(?% 4aying( =hen !ill the month be o$er, and !e shall sell our !ares(
and the sabbath, and !e shall o#en the corn( that !e may lessen the
measure, and increase the sicle, and may con$ey in deceitful balances,
1(A% That !e may #ossess the needy for money, and the #oor for a #air of
shoes, and may sell the refuse of the cornM
1(+% The 'ord hath s!orn against the #ride of 9acob( surely 5 !ill ne$er
forget all their !orks%
1(1% 4hall not the land tremble for this, and e$ery one mourn that
d!elleth therein( and rise u# altogether as a ri$er, and be cast out,
and run do!n as the ri$er of Egy#tM
1(B% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, saith the 'ord God, that the
sun shall go do!n at midday, and 5 !ill make the earth dark in the day
of light(
1(*-% )nd 5 !ill turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into
lamentation( and 5 !ill bring u# sackcloth u#on e$ery back of yours, and
baldness u#on e$ery head( and 5 !ill make it as the mourning of an only
son, and the latter end thereof as a bitter day%
1(**% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord, and 5 !ill send forth a
famine into the land( not a famine of bread, nor a thirst of !ater, but
of hearing the !ord of the 'ord%
1(*,% )nd they shall mo$e from sea to sea, and from the north to the
east( they shall go about seeking the !ord of the 'ord, and shall not
find it%
1(*2% 5n that day the fair $irgins, and the young men shall faint for
thirst%
1(*.% They that s!ear by the sin of 4amaria, and say( Thy God, O Dan,
li$eth( and the !ay of Bersabee li$eth( and they shall fall, and shall
rise no more%
)mos "ha#ter B
The certainty of the desolation of 5srael( the restoring of the
tabernacle of Da$id, and the con$ersion of the Gentiles to the churchJ
!hich shall flourish for e$er%
B(*% 5 sa! the 'ord standing u#on the altar, and he said( 4trike the
hinges, and let the lintels be shook( for there is co$etousness in the
head of them all, and 5 !ill slay the last of them !ith the s!ord( there
shall be no flight for them( they shall flee, and he that shall flee of
them shall not be deli$ered%
B(,% Though they go do!n e$en to hell, thence shall my hand bring them
out( and though they climb u# to hea$en, thence !ill 5 bring them do!n%
B(2% )nd though they be hid in the to# of "armel, 5 !ill search and take
them a!ay from thence( and though they hide themsel$es from my eyes in
the de#th of the sea, there !ill 5 command the ser#ent and he shall bite
them%
B(.% )nd if they go into ca#ti$ity before their enemies, there !ill 5
command the s!ord, and it shall kill them% )nd 5 !ill set my eyes u#on
them for e$il, and not for good%
B(?% )nd the 'ord the God of hosts is he !ho toucheth the earth, and it
shall melt( and all that d!ell therein shall mourn( and it shall rise u#
as a ri$er, and shall run do!n as the ri$er of Egy#t%
B(A% 8e that buildeth his ascension in hea$en, and hath founded his
bundle u#on the earth( !ho calleth the !aters of the sea, and #oureth
them out u#on the face of the earth, the 'ord is his name%
8is ascension%%% That is, his high throne%-5bid% 8is bundle%%% That is,
his church bound u# together by the bands of one faith and communion%
B(+% )re not you as the children of the Ethio#ians unto me, O children
of 5srael, saith the 'ordM did not 5 bring u# 5srael, out of the land of
Egy#t( and the Philistines out of "a##adocia, and the 4yrians out of
"yreneM
)s the children of the Ethio#ians%%% That is, as black as they, by your
iniLuities%
B(1% Behold the eyes of the 'ord God are u#on the sinful kingdom, and 5
!ill destroy it from the face of the earth( but yet 5 !ill not utterly
destroy the house of 9acob, saith the 'ord%
B(B% 7or behold 5 !ill command, and 5 !ill sift the house of 5srael
among all nations, as corn is sifted in a sle$e( and there shall not a
little stone fall to the ground%
B(*-% )ll the sinners of my #eo#le shall fall by the s!ord( !ho say( The
e$ils shall not a##roach, and shall not come u#on us%
B(**% 5n that day 5 !ill raise u# the tabernacle of Da$id, that is
fallen( and 5 !ill close u# the breaches of the !alls thereof, and
re#air !hat !as fallen( and 5 !ill rebuild it as in the days of old%
B(*,% That they may #ossess the remnant of Edom, and all nations,
because my name is in$oked u#on them( saith the 'ord that doth these
things%
B(*2% Behold the days come, saith the 'ord, !hen the #loughman shall
o$ertake the rea#er, and the treader of gra#es him that so!eth seed( and
the mountains shall dro# s!eetness, and e$ery hill shall be tilled%
4hall o$ertake, etc%%% By this is meant the great abundance of s#iritual
blessingsJ !hich, as it !ere, by a constant succession, shall enrich the
church of "hrist%
B(*.% )nd 5 !ill bring back the ca#ti$ity of my #eo#le 5srael( and they
shall build the abandoned cities, and inhabit them( and they shall #lant
$ineyards, and drink the !ine of them( and shall make gardens, and eat
the fruits of them% )nd 5 !ill #lant them u#on their o!n land( and 5
!ill no more #luck them out of their land !hich 5 ha$e gi$en them, saith
the 'ord thy God%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 )BD5)4
)BD5)4, !hose name is inter#reted T8E 4ER@)T O7 T8E 'ORD, is belie$ed
to ha$e #ro#hesied about the same time as O4EE, 9OE', and )<O4( though
some of the 8ebre!s, !ho belie$e him to be the same !ith )"8)BDs
ste!ard, make him much more ancient% 8is #ro#hecy is the shortest of any
in number of !ords, but yields to none, says 4T% 9ERO<E, in the
sublimity of mysteries% 5t contains but one cha#ter%
)bdias "ha#ter *
The destruction of Edom for their #ride( and the !rongs they did to
9acob( the sal$ation and $ictory of 5srael%
*(*% The $ision of )bdias% Thus saith the 'ord God to Edom( =e ha$e
heard a rumour from the 'ord, and he hath sent an ambassador to the
nations( )rise, and let us rise u# to battle against him%
*(,% Behold 5 ha$e made thee small among the nations( thou art e>ceeding
contem#tible%
*(2% The #ride of thy heart hath lifted thee u#, !ho d!ellest in the
clefts of the rocks, and settest u# thy throne on high( !ho sayest in
thy heart( =ho shall bring me do!n to the groundM
*(.% Though thou be e>alted as an eagle, and though thou set thy nest
among the stars( thence !ill 5 bring thee do!n, saith the 'ord%
*(?% 5f thie$es had gone in to thee, if robbers by night, ho! !ouldst
thou ha$e held thy #eaceM !ould they not ha$e stolen till they had
enoughM if the gra#egatherers had come in to thee, !ould they not ha$e
left thee at the least a clusterM
*(A% 8o! ha$e they searched Esau, ho! ha$e they sought out his hidden
thingsM
*(+% They ha$e sent thee out e$en to the border( all the men of thy
confederacy ha$e decei$ed thee( the men of thy #eace ha$e #re$ailed
against thee( they that eat !ith thee shall lay snares under thee( there
is no !isdom in him%
*(1% 4hall not 5 in that day, saith the 'ord, destroy the !ise out of
Edom, and understanding out of the mount of EsauM
*(B% )nd thy $aliant men of the south shall be afraid, that man may be
cut off from the mount of Esau%
*(*-% 7or the slaughter, and for the iniLuity against thy brother 9acob,
confusion shall co$er thee, and thou shalt #erish for e$er%
*(**% 5n the day !hen thou stoodest against him, !hen strangers carried
a!ay his army ca#ti$e, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast
lots u#on 9erusalem( thou also !ast as one of them%
*(*,% But thou shalt not look on in the day of thy brother, in the day
of his lea$ing his country( and thou shalt not rejoice o$er the children
of 9uda, in the day of their destruction( and thou shalt not magnify thy
mouth in the day of distress%
Thou shalt not look, etc%%% or, thou shouldst not, etc% 5t is a
re#rehension for !hat they had done, and at the same time a declaration
that these things should not #ass un#unished%-5bid% Thou shalt not
magnify thy mouth%%% That is, thou shalt not s#eak arrogantly against
the children of 9uda as insulting them in their distress%
*(*2% either shalt thou enter into the gate of my #eo#le in the day of
their ruin( neither shalt thou also look on in his e$ils in the day of
his calamity( and thou shalt not be sent out against his army in the day
of his desolation%
*(*.% either shalt thou stand in the cross!ays to kill them that flee(
and thou shalt not shut u# them that remain of him in the day of
tribulation%
*(*?% 7or the day of the 'ord is at hand u#on all nations( as thou hast
done, so shall it be done to thee( he !ill turn thy re!ard u#on thy o!n
head%
*(*A% 7or as you ha$e drunk u#on my holy mountain, so all nations shall
drink continually( and they shall drink, and su# u#, and they shall be
as though they !ere not%
*(*+% )nd in mount 4ion shall be sal$ation, and it shall be holy, and
the house of 9acob shall #ossess those that #ossessed them%
*(*1% )nd the house of 9acob shall be a fire, and the house of 9ose#h a
flame, and the house of Esau stubble( and they shall be kindled in them,
and shall de$our them( and there shall be no remains of the house of
Esau, for the 'ord hath s#oken it%
*(*B% )nd they that are to!ard the south, shall inherit the mount of
Esau, and they that are in the #lains, the Philistines( and they shall
#ossess the country of E#hraim, and the country of 4amaria( and Benjamin
shall #ossess Galaad%
*(,-% )nd the ca#ti$ity of this host of the children of 5srael, all the
#laces of the "hanaanites e$en to 4are#ta( and the ca#ti$ity of
9erusalem that is in Bos#horus, shall #ossess the cities of the south%
*(,*% )nd sa$iours shall come u# into mount 4ion to judge the mount of
Esau( and the kingdom shall be for the 'ord%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 9O)4
9O)4 #ro#hesied in the reign of 9EREBO)< the second( as !e learn from .
;ings *.%,?% To !hom also he foretold his success in restoring all the
borders of 5srael% 8e !as of GET8 OP8ER in the tribe of I)B:'O, and
conseLuently of G)'5'EE( !hich confutes that assertion of the Pharisees,
9ohn +%?,, that no #ro#het e$er rose out of G)'5'EE% 8e #ro#hesied and
#refigured in his o!n #erson the death and resurrection of "8R54T( and
!as the only one among the #ro#hets that !as sent to #reach to the
Gentiles%
9onas "ha#ter *
9onas being sent to #reach in ini$e, fleeth a!ay by sea( a tem#est
riseth( of !hich he being found, by lot, to be the cause, is cast into
the sea, !hich thereu#on is calmed%
*(*% o! the !ord of the 'ord came to 9onas, the son of )mathi, saying(
*(,% )rise and go to ini$e, the great city, and #reach in it( 7or the
!ickedness thereof is come u# before me%
ine$e%%% The ca#ital city of the )ssyrian em#ire%
*(2% )nd 9onas rose u# to flee into Tharsis from the face of the 'ord,
and he !ent do!n to 9o##e, and found a shi# going to Tharsis( and he
#aid the fare thereof, and !ent do!n into it, to go !ith them to Tharsis
from the face of the 'ord,
Tharsis%%% =hich some take to be Tharsus of "ilicia, others to be
Tartessus of 4#ain, others to be "arthage%
*(.% But the 'ord sent a great !ind to the sea( and a great tem#est !as
raised in the sea, and the shi# !as in danger to be broken%
*(?% )nd the mariners !ere afraid, and the men cried to their god( and
they cast forth the !ares that !ere in the shi#, into the sea, to
lighten it of them( and 9onas !ent do!n into the inner #art of the shi#,
and fell into a dee# slee#%
) dee# slee#%%% This is a li$ely image of the insensibility of sinners,
fleeing from God, and threatened on e$ery side !ith his judgments( and
yet slee#ing as if they !ere secure%
*(A% )nd the shi# master came to him and said to him( =hy art thou fast
aslee#M rise u# call u#on thy God, if so be that God !ill think of us
that !e may not #erish%
*(+% )nd they said e$ery one to his fello!( "ome and let us cast lots,
that !e may kno! !hy this e$il is u#on us% )nd they cast lots, and the
lot fell u#on 9onas%
*(1% )nd they said to him( Tell us for !hat cause this e$il is u#on us,
!hat is thy businessM of !hat country art thouM and !hither goest thouM
or of !hat #eo#le art thouM
*(B% )nd he said to them( 5 am a 8ebre!, and 5 fear the 'ord, and the
God of hea$en, !ho made both the sea and the dry land%
*(*-% )nd the men !ere greatly afraid, and they said to him( =hy hast
thou done thisM E7or the men kne! that he fled from the face of the
'ord( because he had told them%G
*(**% )nd they said to him( =hat shall !e do !ith thee, that the sea may
be calm to usM for the sea flo!ed and s!elled%
*(*,% )nd he said to them( take me u#, and cast me into the sea, and the
sea shall be calm to you( for 5 kno! for my sake this great tem#est is
u#on you%
*(*2% )nd the men ro!ed hard to return the land, but they !ere not able(
because the sea tossed and s!elled u#on them%
*(*.% )nd they cried to the 'ord, and said( =e beseech thee, O 'ord let
us not #erish for this manDs life, and lay not u#on us innocent blood(
for thou, oh 'ord, hast done as it #leased thee%
*(*?% )nd they took 9onas, and cast him into the sea, and the sea ceased
from raging%
*(*A% )nd the men feared the 'ord e>ceedingly, and sacrificed $ictims to
the 'ord, and made $o!s%
9onas "ha#ter ,
9onas is s!allo!ed u# by a great fish( he #rayeth !ith confidence in
GodJ and the fish casteth him out on the dry land%
,(*% o! the 'ord #re#ared a great fish to s!allo! u# 9onas( and 9onas
!as in the belly of a fish for three days and three nights%
,(,% )nd 9onas #rayed to the 'ord, his God, out of the belly of the
fish%
,(2% )nd he said( 5 cried out of my affliction to the 'ord, and he heard
me( 5 cried out of the belly of hell, and thou hast heard my $oice%
,(.% )nd thou hast cast me forth into the dee#, in the heart of the sea,
and a flood hast com#assed me( all thy billo!s, and thy !a$es ha$e
#assed o$er me%
,(?% )nd 5 said( 5 am cast a!ay out of the sight of thy eyes( but yet 5
shall see the holy tem#le again%
,(A% The !aters com#assed me about e$en to the soul( the dee# hath
closed me round about, the sea hath co$ered my head%
,(+% 5 !ent do!n to the lo!est #arts of the mountains( the bars of the
earth ha$e shut me u# for e$er( and thou !ilt bring u# my life from
corru#tion, O 'ord, my God%
,(1% =hen my soul !as in distress !ithin me, 5 remembered the 'ord( that
my #rayer may come to thee, unto the holy tem#le%
,(B% They that in $ain obser$e $anities, forsake their o!n mercy%
,(*-% But 5 !ith the $oice of #raise !ill sacrifice to thee( 5 !ill #ay
!hatsoe$er 5 ha$e $o!ed for my sal$ation to the 'ord%
,(**% )nd the 'ord s#oke to the fish( and it $omited out 9onas u#on the
dry land%
4#oke to the fish%%% GodDs s#eaking to the fish, !as nothing else but
his !ill, !hich all things obey%
9onas "ha#ter 2
9onas is sent again to #reach in ini$e% :#on their fasting and
re#entance, God recalleth the sentence by !hich they !ere to be
destroyed%
2(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to 9onas the second time saying(
2(,% )rise, and go to ini$e, the great city( and #reach in it the
#reaching that 5 bid thee%
2(2% )nd 9onas arose, and !ent to ini$e, according to the !ord of the
'ord( no! ini$e !as a great city of three daysD journey%
Of three daysD journey%%% By the com#utation of some ancient historians,
ini$e !as about fifty miles round( so that to go through all the chief
streets and #ublic #laces !as three daysD journey%
2(.% )nd 9onas began to enter into the city one dayDs journey( and he
cried and said( &et forty days and ini$e shall be destroyed%
2(?% )nd the men of ini$e belie$ed in God( and they #roclaimed a fast,
and #ut on sackcloth from the greatest to the least%
2(A% )nd the !ord came to the king of ini$e( and he rose u# out of his
throne, and cast a!ay his robe from him, and !as clothed in sackcloth,
and sat in ashes%
2(+% )nd he caused it to be #roclaimed and #ublished in ini$e, from the
mouth of the king and of his #rinces, saying( 'et neither men nor
beasts, o>en, nor shee# taste anything( let them not feed, nor drink
!ater%
2(1% )nd let men and beasts be co$ered !ith sackcloth, and cry to the
'ord !ith all their strength, and let them turn e$ery one from his e$il
!ay, and from the iniLuity that is in their hands%
2(B% =ho can tell if God !ill turn, and forgi$e( and !ill turn a!ay from
his fierce anger, and !e shall not #erishM
2(*-% )nd God sa! their !orks, that they !ere turned from their e$il
!ay( and God had mercy !ith regard to the e$il !hich he had said that he
!ould do to them, and he did it not%
9onas "ha#ter .
.(*% )nd 9onas !as e>ceedingly troubled, and !as angry(
=as e>ceedingly troubled, etc%%% 8is concern !as lest he should #ass for
a false #ro#hetJ or rather, lest GodDs !ord, by this occasion, might
come to be slighted and disbelie$ed%
.(,% )nd he #rayed to the 'ord, and said( 5 beseech thee, O 'ord, is not
this !hat 5 said, !hen 5 !as yet in my o!n countryM therefore 5 !ent
before to flee into Tharsis( for 5 kno! that thou art a gracious and
merciful God, #atient, and of much com#assion, and easy to forgi$e e$il%
.(2% )nd no!, O 'ord, 5 beseech thee take my life from me( for it is
better for me to die than to li$e%
.(.% )nd the 'ord said( Dost thou think thou hast reason to be angryM
.(?% Then 9onas !ent out of the city, and sat to!ard the east side of
the city( and he made himself a booth there, and he sat under it in the
shado!, till he might see !hat !ould befall the city%
.(A% )nd the 'ord God #re#ared an i$y, and it came u# o$er the head of
9onas, to be a shado! o$er his head, and to co$er him Efor he !as
fatiguedG( and 9onas !as e>ceeding glad of the i$y%
The 'ord God #re#ared an i$y%%% 8ederam% 5n the 8ebre! it is ;ikajon,
!hich some render a gourd( others a #almerist, or #alma "hristi%
.(+% But God #re#ared a !orm, !hen the morning arose on the follo!ing
day( and it struck the i$y and it !ithered%
.(1% )nd !hen the sun !as risen, the 'ord commanded a hot and burning
!ind( and the sun beat u#on the head of 9onas, and he broiled !ith the
heat( and he desired for his soul that he might die, and said( 5t is
better for me to die than to li$e%
.(B% )nd the 'ord said to 9onas( Dost thou think thou hast reason to be
angry, for the i$yM )nd he said( 5 am angry !ith reason e$en unto death%
.(*-% )nd the 'ord said( Thou art grie$ed for the i$y, for !hich thou
hast not laboured, nor made it to gro!, !hich in one night came u#, and
in one night #erished%
.(**% )nd shall 5 not s#are ini$e, that great city, in !hich there are
more than a hundred and t!enty thousand #ersons, that kno! ho! to
distinguish bet!een their right hand and their left, and many beastsM
T8E PROP8E"& O7 <5"8E)4
<5"8E)4, of <orasti, a little to!n in the tribe of 9:D), !as
contem#orary !ith the #ro#het 54)5)4( !hom he resembles both in his
s#irit and his style% 8e is different from the #ro#het <5"8E)4 mentioned
in the third book of ;ings, cha#% ,,% 7or that <5"8E)4 li$ed in the days
of king )"8)B, one hundred and fifty years before the time of EIE"85)4,
under !hom this <5"8E)4 #ro#hesied%
<icheas "ha#ter *
4amaria for her sins shall be destroyed by the )ssyriansJ they shall
also in$ade 9uda and 9erusalem%
*(*% The !ord of the 'ord, that came to <icheas, the <orasthite, in the
days of 9oathan, )chaH, and EHechias, kings of 9uda( !hich he sa!
concerning 4amaria and 9erusalem%
*(,% 8ear, all ye #eo#le( and let the earth gi$e ear, and all that is
therein( and let the 'ord God be a !itness to you, the 'ord from his
holy tem#le%
*(2% 7or behold the 'ord !ill come forth out of his #lace( and he !ill
come do!n, and !ill tread u#on the high #laces of the earth%
*(.% )nd the mountains shall be melted under him( and the $alleys shall
be cleft, as !a> before the fire, and as !aters that run do!n a stee#
#lace%
*(?% 7or the !ickedness of 9acob is all this, and for the sins of the
house of 5srael% =hat is the !ickedness of 9acobM is it not 4amariaM and
!hat are the high #laces of 9udaM are they not 9erusalemM
*(A% )nd 5 !ill make 4amaria as a hea# of stones in the field !hen a
$ineyard is #lanted( and 5 !ill bring do!n the stones thereof into the
$alley, and !ill lay her foundations bare%
*(+% )nd all her gra$en things shall be cut in #ieces, and all her !ages
shall be burnt !ith fire, and 5 !ill bring to destruction all her idols(
for they !ere gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the
hire of a harlot they shall return%
8er !ages%%% That is, her donaries or #resents offered to her idols( or
the hire of all her traffic and labour% 5bid% Of the hire of a harlot,
etc%%% They !ere gathered together by one idolatrous city, $iH%,
4amaria( and they shall be carried a!ay to another idolatrous city,
$iH%, ini$e%
*(1% Therefore !ill 5 lament, and ho!l( 5 !ill go stri#t and naked( 5
!ill make a !ailing like the dragons, and a mourning like the ostriches%
*(B% Because her !ound is des#erate, because it is come e$en to 9uda, it
hath touched the gate of my #eo#le, e$en to 9erusalem%
5t hath touched the gate, etc%%% That is, the destruction of 4amaria
shall be follo!ed by the in$asion of my #eo#le of 9uda, and the
)ssyrians shall come and lay all !aste e$en to the confines of
9erusalem%
*(*-% Declare ye it not in Geth, !ee# ye not !ith tears( in the house of
Dust s#rinkle yoursel$es !ith dust%
Declare ye it not in Geth%%% @iH%, amongst the Philistines, lest they
rejoice at your calamity%-5bid% =ee# ye not, etc%%% ;ee# in your tears,
that you may not gi$e your enemies an occasion of insulting o$er youJ
but in your o!n houses, or in your house of dust, your earthly
habitation, s#rinkle yoursel$es !ith dust, and #ut on the habit of
#enitents% 4ome take the house of dust Ein 8ebre!, )#hrahG to be the
#ro#er name of a city%
*(**% )nd #ass a!ay, O thou that d!ellest in the beautiful #lace,
co$ered !ith thy shame( she !ent not forth that d!elleth in the
confines( the house adjoining shall recei$e mourning from you, !hich
stood by herself%
Thou that d!ellest in the Beautiful #lace, $iH%, in 4amaria% 5n the
8ebre! the Beautiful #lace is e>#ressed by the !ord 4a#ir, !hich some
take for the #ro#er name of a city%--5bid% 4he !ent not forth, etc%%%
that is, they that d!elt in the confines came not forth, but ke#t
themsel$es !ithin, for fear%--5bid% The house adjoining,etc%%% @iH%,
9udea and 9erusalem, neighbours to 4amaria, and #artners in her sins,
shall share also in her mourning and calamityJ though they ha$e
#retended to stand by themsel$es, trusting in their strength%
*(*,% 7or she is become !eak unto good that d!elleth in bitterness( for
e$il is come do!n from the 'ord into the gate of 9erusalem%
4he is become !eak, etc%%% 9erusalem is become !eak unto any goodJ
because she d!ells in the bitterness of sin%
*(*2% ) tumult of chariots hath astonished the inhabitants of 'achis( it
is the beginning of sin to the daughter of 4ion for in thee !ere found
the crimes of 5srael%
5t is the beginning, etc%%% That is, 'achis !as the first city of 9uda
that learned from 4amaria the !orshi# of idols, and communicated it to
9erusalem%
*(*.% Therefore shall she send messengers to the inheritance of Geth(
the houses of lying to decei$e the kings of 5srael%
Therefore shall she send, etc%%% 'achis shall send to Geth for hel#( but
in $ain( for Geth, instead of hel#ing, shall be found to be a house of
lying and deceit to 5srael%
*(*?% &et !ill 5 bring an heir to thee that d!ellest in <aresa( e$en to
Odollam shall the glory of 5srael come%
)n heir, etc%%% <aresa E!hich !as the name of a city of 9udaG signifies
inheritance( but here God by his #ro#het tells the 9e!s, that he !ill
bring them an heir to take #ossession of their inheritance( and that the
glory of 5srael shall be obliged to gi$e #lace, and to retire e$en to
Odollam, a city in the e>tremity of their dominions% )nd therefore he
e>horts them to #enance in the follo!ing $erse%
*(*A% <ake thee bald, and be #olled for thy delicate children( enlarge
thy baldness as the eagle( for they are carried into ca#ti$ity from
thee%
<icheas "ha#ter ,
The 5sraelites by their crying injustices #ro$oke God to #unish them% 8e
shall at last restore 9acob%
,(*% =oe to you that de$ise that !hich is un#rofitable, and !ork e$il in
your beds( in the morning light they e>ecute it, because their hand is
against God%
,(,% )nd they ha$e co$eted fields, and taken them by $iolence, and
houses they ha$e forcibly taken a!ay( and o##ressed a man and his house,
a man and his inheritance%
,(2% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( Behold 5 de$ise an e$il against this
family( from !hich you shall not !ithdra! your necks, and you shall not
!alk haughtily, for this is a $ery e$il time%
,(.% 5n that day a #arable shall be taken u# u#on you, and a song shall
be sung !ith melody by them that say( =e are laid !aste and s#oiled( the
#ortion of my #eo#le is changed( ho! shall he de#art from me, !hereas he
is returning that !ill di$ide our landM
8o! shall he de#art, etc%%% 8o! do you #retend to say that the )ssyrian
is de#artingJ !hen indeed he is coming to di$ide our lands amongst his
subjectsM
,(?% Therefore thou shalt ha$e none that shall cast the cord of a lot in
the assembly of the 'ord%
Thou shalt ha$e none, etc%%% Thou shalt ha$e no longer any lot or
inheritance in the land of the #eo#le of the 'ord%
,(A% 4#eak ye not, saying( 5t shall not dro# u#on these, confusion shall
not take them%
5t shall not dro#, etc%%% That is, the #ro#hecy shall not come u#on
these% 4uch !ere the sentiments of the #eo#le that !ere un!illing to
belie$e the threats of the #ro#hets%
,(+% The house of 9acob saith( 5s the 4#irit of the 'ord straitened or
are these his thoughtsM )re not my !ords good to him that !alketh
u#rightlyM
,(1% But my #eo#le, on the contrary, are risen u# as an enemy( you ha$e
taken a!ay the cloak off from the coat( and them that #assed harmless
you ha$e turned to !ar%
&ou ha$e taken a!ay, etc%%% &ou ha$e e$en stri##ed #eo#le of their
necessary garments( and ha$e treated such as !ere innocently #assing on
the !ay, as if they !ere at !ar !ith you%
,(B% &ou ha$e cast out the !omen of my #eo#le from their houses, in
!hich they took delight( you ha$e taken my #raise fore$er from their
children%
&ou ha$e cast out, etc%%% either by de#ri$ing them of their houses( or,
by your crimes, gi$en occasion to their being carried a!ay ca#ti$es, and
their children, by that means, ne$er learning to #raise the 'ord%
,(*-% )rise ye, and de#art, for there is no rest here for you% 7or that
uncleanness of the land, it shall be corru#ted !ith a grie$ous
corru#tion%
,(**% =ould God 5 !ere not a man that hath the s#irit, and that 5 rather
s#oke a lie( 5 !ill let dro# to thee of !ine, and of drunkeness( and it
shall be this #eo#le u#on !hom it shall dro#%
=ould God, etc%%% The #ro#het could ha$e !ished, out of his lo$e to his
#eo#le, that he might be decei$ed in denouncing to them these e$ils that
!ere to fall u#on them( but by conforming himself to the !ill of God, he
declares to them, that he is sent to #ro#hesy, literally to let dro#
u#on them, the !ine of GodDs indignation, !ith !hich they should be made
drunkJ that is, stu#ified and cast do!n%
,(*,% 5 !ill assemble and gather together all of thee, O 9acob( 5 !ill
bring together the remnant of 5srael, 5 !ill #ut them together as a
flock in the fold, as shee# in the midst of the shee#cotes, they shall
make a tumult by reason of the multitude of men%
,(*2% 7or he shall go u# that shall o#en the !ay before them( they shall
di$ide and #ass through the gate, and shall come in by it( and their
king shall #ass before them, and the 'ord at the head of them%
<icheas "ha#ter 2
7or the sins of the rich o##ressing the #oor, of false #ro#hets
flattering for lucre, and of judges #er$erting justice, 9erusalem and
the tem#le shall be destroyed%
2(*% )nd 5 said( 8ear, O ye #rinces of 9acob, and ye chiefs of the house
of 5srael( 5s it not your #art to kno! judgment,
2(,% &ou that hate good, and lo$e e$il( that $iolently #luck off their
skins from them and their flesh from their bonesM
2(2% =ho ha$e eaten the flesh of my #eo#le, and ha$e flayed their skin
off them( and ha$e broken, and cho##ed their bones as for the kettle,
and as flesh in the midst of the #ot%
2(.% Then shall they cry to the 'ord, and he !ill not hear them( and he
!ill hide his face from them at that time, as they ha$e beha$ed !ickedly
in their de$ices%
2(?% Thus saith the 'ord concerning the #ro#hets that make my #eo#le
err( that bite !ith their teeth, and #reach #eace( and if a man gi$e not
something into their mouth, they #re#are !ar against him%
2(A% Therefore night shall be to you instead of $ision, and darkness to
you instead of di$ination( and the sun shall go do!n u#on the #ro#hets,
and the day shall be darkened o$er them%
2(+% )nd they shall be confounded that see $isions, and the di$iners
shall be confounded( and they shall all co$er their faces, because there
is no ans!er of God%
2(1% But yet 5 am filled !ith the strength of the s#irit of the 'ord,
!ith judgment and #o!er( to declare unto 9acob his !ickedness and to
5srael his sin%
2(B% 8ear this, ye #rinces of the house of 9acob, and ye judges of the
house of 5srael( you that abhor judgment and #er$ert all that is right%
2(*-% &ou that build u# 4ion !ith blood, and 9erusalem !ith iniLuity%
2(**% 8er #rinces ha$e judged for bribes( and her #riests ha$e taught
for hire, and her #ro#hets di$ined for money( and they leaned u#on the
'ord, saying( 5s not the 'ord in the midst of usM no e$il shall come
among us%
2(*,% Therefore because of you, 4ion shall be #loughed as a field, and
9erusalem shall be as a hea# of stones, and the mountain of the tem#le
as the high #laces of the forests%
<icheas "ha#ter .
The glory of the church of "hrist, by the con$ersion of the Gentiles%
The 9e!s shall be carried ca#ti$es to Babylon, and be deli$ered again%
.(*% )nd it shall come to #ass in the last days, that the mountain of
the house of the 'ord shall be #re#ared in the to# of the mountains, and
high abo$e the hills( and #eo#le shall flo! to it%
.(,% )nd many nations shall come in haste, and say( "ome, let us go u#
to the mountain of the 'ord, and to the house of the God of 9acob( and
he !ill teach us of his !ays, and !e !ill !alk in his #aths( for the la!
shall go forth out of 4ion, and the !ord of the 'ord out of 9erusalem%
.(2% )nd he shall judge among many #eo#le, and rebuke strong nations
afar off( and they shall beat their s!ords into #loughshares, and their
s#ears into s#ades( nation shall not take s!ord against nation( neither
shall they learn !ar anymore%
either shall they learn, etc%%% The la! of "hrist is a la! of #eaceJ
and all his true subjects, as much as lies in them lo$e and kee# #eace
!ith all the !orld%
.(.% )nd e$ery man shall sit under his $ine, and under his fig tree, and
there shall be none to make them afraid, for the mouth of the 'ord of
hosts hath s#oken%
.(?% 7or all #eo#le !ill !alk e$ery one in the name of his god( but !e
!ill !alk in the name of the 'ord, our God, for e$er and e$er%
.(A% 5n that day, saith the 'ord, 5 !ill gather u# her that halteth( and
her that 5 had cast out, 5 !ill gather u#( and her !hom 5 had afflicted%
.(+% )nd 5 !ill make her that halted, a remnant( and her that had been
afflicted, a mighty nation( and the 'ord !ill reign o$er them in <ount
4ion, from this time no! and fore$er%
.(1% )nd thou, O cloudy to!er of the flock, of the daughter of 4ion,
unto thee shall it come( yea the first #o!er shall come, the kingdom to
the daughter of 9erusalem%
.(B% o!, !hy art thou dra!n together !ith griefM 8ast thou no king in
thee, or is thy counselor #erished, because sorro! hath taken thee as a
!oman in labour%
.(*-% Be in #ain and labour, O daughter of 4ion, as a !oman that
bringeth forth( for no! shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt d!ell
in the country, and shalt come e$en to Babylon, there thou shalt be
deli$ered( there the 'ord !ill redeem thee out of the hand of thy
enemies%
.(**% )nd no! many nations are gathered together against thee, and they
say( 'et her be stoned( and let our eye look u#on 4ion%
.(*,% But they ha$e not kno!n the thoughts of the 'ord, and ha$e not
understood his counsel( because he hath gathered them together as the
hay of the floor%
.(*2% )rise, and tread, O daughter of 4ion( for 5 !ill make thy horn
iron, and thy hoofs 5 !ill make brass( and thou shalt beat in #ieces
many #eo#les, and shalt immolate the s#oils of them to the 'ord, and
their strength to the 'ord of the !hole earth%
<icheas "ha#ter ?
The birth of "hrist in Bethlehem( his reign and s#iritual conLuests%
?(*% o! shalt thou be laid !aste, O daughter of the robber( they ha$e
laid siege against us, !ith a rod shall they strike the cheek of the
judge of 5srael%
Daughter of the robber%%% 4ome understand this of BabylonJ !hich robbed
and #illaged the tem#le of God( others understand it of 9erusalemJ by
reason of the many ra#ines and o##ressions committed there%
?(,% )nd thou Bethlehem E#hrata, art a little one among the thousands of
9uda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in
5srael( and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of
eternity%
8is going forth, etc%%% That is, he !ho as man shall be born in thee, as
God !as born of his 7ather from all eternity%
?(2% Therefore !ill he gi$e them u# e$en till the time !herein she that
tra$aileth shall bring forth( and the remnant of his brethren shall be
con$erted to the children of 5srael%
?(.% )nd he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the 'ord, in the
height of the name of the 'ord, his God( and they shall be con$erted,
for no! shall he be magnified e$en to the ends of the earth%
?(?% )nd this man shall be our #eace, !hen the )ssyrian shall come into
our land, and !hen he shall set his foot in our houses( and !e shall
raise against him se$en she#herds, and eight #rinci#al men%
The )ssyrian%%% That is, the #ersecutors of the church( !ho are here
called )ssyrians by the #ro#het( because the )ssyrians !ere at that time
the chief enemies and #ersecutors of the #eo#le of God%-5bid% 4e$en
she#herds, etc%%% @iH%, the #astors of GodDs church, and the defenders
of the faith% The number se$en in scri#ture is taken to signify many(
and !hen eight is joined !ith it, !e are to understand that the number
!ill be $ery great%
?(A% )nd they shall feed the land of )ssyria !ith the s!ord, and the
land of emrod !ith the s#ears thereof( and he shall deli$er us from the
)ssyrian !hen he shall come into our land, and !hen he shall tread in
our borders%
They shall feed, etc%%% They shall make s#iritual conLuests in the lands
of their #ersecutors, !ith the !ord of the s#irit, !hich is the !ord of
God% E#h% A%*+%
?(+% )nd the remnant of 9acob shall be in the midst of many #eo#les, as
a de! from the 'ord, and as dro#s u#on the grass, !hich !aiteth not for
man, nor tarrieth for the children of men%
The remnant of 9acob%%% @iH%, the a#ostles, and the first #reachers of
the 9e!ish nationJ !hose doctrine, like de!, shall make the #lants of
the con$erted Gentiles gro! u#, !ithout !aiting for any man to culti$ate
them by human learning%
?(1% )nd the remnant of 9acob shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst
of many #eo#les, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a
young lion among the flocks of shee#( !ho, !hen he shall go through, and
tread do!n, and take there is none to deli$er%
)s a lion, etc%%% This denotes the fortitude of these first #reachersJ
and their success in their s#iritual enter#rises%
?(B% Thy hand shall be lifted u# o$er thy enemies, and all thy enemies
shall be cut off%
?(*-% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, saith the 'ord, that 5 !ill
take a!ay thy horses out of the midst of thee, and !ill destroy thy
chariots%
5 !ill take a!ay thy horses, etc%%% 4ome understand this, and all that
follo!s to the end of the cha#ter, as addressed to the enemies of the
church% But it may as !ell be understood of the con$erts to the church(
!ho should no longer #ut their trust in any of these things%
?(**% )nd 5 !ill destroy the cities of thy land, and !ill thro! do!n all
thy strong holds, and 5 !ill take a!ay sorceries out of thy hand, and
there shall be no di$inations in thee%
?(*,% )nd 5 !ill destroy thy gra$en things, and thy statues, out of the
midst of thee( and thou shalt no more adore the !orks of thy hands%
?(*2% )nd 5 !ill #luck u# thy gro$es out of the midst of thee( and !ill
crush thy cities%
?(*.% )nd 5 !ill e>ecute $engeance in !rath, and in indignation, among
all the nations that ha$e not gi$en ear%
<icheas "ha#ter A
God e>#ostulates !ith the 9e!s for their ingratitude and sins( for !hich
they shall be #unished%
A(*% 8ear ye !hat the 'ord saith( )rise, contend thou in judgment
against the mountains, and let the hills hear thy $oice%
The mountains, etc%%% That is, the great ones, the #rinces of the
#eo#le%
A(,% 'et the mountains hear the judgment of the 'ord, and the strong
foundations of the earth( for the 'ord !ill enter into judgment !ith his
#eo#le, and he !ill #lead against 5srael%
A(2% O my #eo#le, !hat ha$e 5 done to thee, or in !hat ha$e 5 molested
theeM ans!er thou me%
A(.% 7or 5 brought thee u# out of the land of Egy#t, and deli$ered thee
out of the house of sla$es( and 5 sent before thy face <oses, and )aron,
and <ary%
A(?% O my #eo#le, remember, 5 #ray thee, !hat Balach, the king of <oab,
#ur#osed( and !hat Balaam, the son of Beor, ans!ered him, from 4etim to
Galgal, that thou mightest kno! the justice of the 'ord%
7rom 4etim to Galgal%%% 8e #uts them in mind of the fa$our he did them,
in not suffering them to be Luite destroyed by the e$il #ur#ose of
Balach, and the !icked counsel of Balaam( and then gi$es them a hint of
the !onders he !rought, in order to bring them into the land of Promise,
by sto##ing the course of the 9ordan, in their march from 4etim to
Galgal%
A(A% =hat shall 5 offer to the 'ord that is !orthyM !here!ith shall 5
kneel before the high GodM shall 5 offer holocausts unto him, and cal$es
of a year oldM
=hat shall 5 offer, etc%%% This is s#oken in the #erson of the #eo#le,
desiring to be informed !hat they are to do to #lease God%
A(+% <ay the 'ord be a##eased !ith thousands of rams, or !ith many
thousands of fat he goatsM shall 5 gi$e my firstborn for my !ickedness,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soulM
A(1% 5 !ill she! thee, O man, !hat is good, and !hat the 'ord reLuireth
of thee( @erily to do judgment, and to lo$e mercy, and to !alk
solicitous !ith thy God%
A(B% The $oice of the 'ord crieth to the city, and sal$ation shall be to
them that fear thy name( hear O ye tribes, and !ho shall a##ro$e itM
A(*-% )s yet there is a fire in the house of the !icked, the treasures
of iniLuity, and a scant measure full of !rath%
7ull of !rath, etc%%% That is, highly #ro$oking in the sight of God%
A(**% 4hall 5 justify !icked balances, and the deceitful !eights of the
bagM
A(*,% By !hich her rich men !ere filled !ith iniLuity, and the
inhabitants thereof ha$e s#oken lies, and their tongue !as deceitful in
their mouth%
A(*2% )nd 5 therefore began to strike thee !ith desolation for thy sins%
A(*.% Thou shalt eat, but shalt not be filled( and thy humiliation shall
be in the midst of thee( and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not sa$e(
and those !hom thou shalt sa$e, 5 !ill gi$e u# to the s!ord%
A(*?% Thou shalt so!, but shalt not rea#( thou shalt tread the oli$es,
but shalt not be anointed !ith oil( and the ne! !ine, but shalt not
drink the !ine%
A(*A% 7or thou hast ke#t the statutes of )mri, and all the !orks of the
house of )chab( and thou hast !alked according their !ills, that 5
should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof a hissing,
and you shall bear the re#roach of my #eo#le%
The statutes of )mri, etc%%% The !icked !ays of )mri and )chab,
idolatrous kings%
<icheas "ha#ter +
The #ro#het laments, that not!ithstanding all his #reaching, the
generality are still corru#t in their manners( therefore their
desolation is at hand( but they shall be restored again and #ros#erJ and
all mankind shall be redeemed by "hrist%
+(*% =oe is me, for 5 am become as one that gleaneth in autumn the
gra#es of the $intage( there is no cluster to eat, my soul desired the
first ri#e figs%
+(,% The holy man is #erished out of the earth, and there is none
u#right among men( they all lie in !ait for blood, e$ery one hunteth his
brother to death%
+(2% The e$il of their hands they call good( the #rince reLuireth, and
the judge is for gi$ing( and the great man hath uttered the desire of
his soul, and they ha$e troubled it%
+(.% 8e that is best among them, is as a brier, and he that is
righteous, as the thorn of the hedge% The day of thy ins#ection, thy
$isitation cometh( no! shall be their destruction%
+(?% Belie$e not a friend, and trust not in a #rince( kee# the doors of
thy mouth from her that slee#eth in thy bosom%
+(A% 7or the son dishonoureth the father, and the daughter riseth u#
against her mother, the daughter in la! against her mother in la!( and a
manDs enemies are they of his o!n household%
+(+% But 5 !ill look to!ards the 'ord, 5 !ill !ait for God, my sa$iour(
my God !ill hear me%
+(1% Rejoice not, thou my enemy, o$er me, because 5 am fallen( 5 shall
arise, !hen 5 sit in darkness, the 'ord is my light%
+(B% 5 !ill bear the !rath of the 'ord, because 5 ha$e sinned against
him( until he judge my cause, and e>ecute judgement for me( he !ill
bring me forth into the light, 5 shall behold his justice%
+(*-% )nd my enemy shall behold, and she shall be co$ered !ith shame,
!ho saith to me( =here is the 'ord thy GodM my eyes shall look do!n u#on
her( no! shall she be trodden under foot as the mire of the streets%
4he shall be co$ered, etc%%% @iH%, Babylon my enemy%
+(**% The day shall come, that thy !alls may be built u#( in that day
shall the la! be far remo$ed%
The la!%%% @iH%, of thy enemies, !ho ha$e tyranniHed o$er thee%
+(*,% 5n that day they shall come e$en from )ssyria to thee, and to the
fortified cities( and from the fortified cities e$en to the ri$er, and
from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain%
+(*2% )nd the land shall be made desolate because of the inhabitants
thereof, and for the fruit of their de$ices%
The land, etc%%% @iH%, of Babylon%
+(*.% 7eed thy #eo#le !ith thy rod, the flock of thy inheritance, them
that d!ell alone in the forest, in the midst of "armel( they shall feed
in Basan and Galaad, according to the days of old%
+(*?% )ccording to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egy#t, 5
!ill she! him !onders%
+(*A% The nations shall see, and shall be confounded at all their
strength( they shall #ut the hand u#on the mouth, their ears shall be
deaf%
+(*+% They shall lick the dust like ser#ents, as the cree#ing things of
the earth, they shall be disturbed in their houses( they shall dread the
'ord, our God, and shall fear thee%
+(*1% =ho is a God like to thee, !ho takest a!ay iniLuity, and #assest
by the sin of the remnant of thy inheritanceM he !ill send his fury in
no more, because he delighteth in mercy%
+(*B% 8e !ill turn again, and ha$e mercy on us( he !ill #ut a!ay our
iniLuities( and he !ill cast all our sins into the bottom of the sea%
+(,-% Thou !ilt #erform the truth to 9acob, the mercy to )braham( !hich
thou hast s!orn to our fathers from the days of old%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 )8:<
)8:<, !hose name signifies ) "O<7ORTER, !as a nati$e of Elcese, or
Elcesai, su##osed to be a little to!n in Galilee% 8e #ro#hesied, after
the ten tribes !ere carried into ca#ti$ity, and foretold the utter
destruction of ini$e, by the Babylonians and <edes( !hich ha##ened in
the reign of 9O45)4%
ahum "ha#ter *
The majesty of God, his goodness to his #eo#le, and se$erity to his
enemies%
*(*% The burden of ini$e% The book of the $ision of ahum, the
Elcesite%
*(,% The 'ord is a jealous God, and a re$enger( the 'ord is a re$enger,
and hath !rath( the 'ord taketh $engeance on his ad$ersaries, and he is
angry !ith his enemies%
*(2% The 'ord is #atient, and great in #o!er, and !ill not cleanse and
acLuit the guilty% The 'ordDs !ays are in a tem#est, and a !hirl!ind,
and clouds are the dust of his feet%
*(.% 8e rebuketh the sea and drieth it u#( and bringeth all the ri$ers
to be a desert% Basan languisheth and "armel( and the flo!er of 'ibanus
fadeth a!ay%
*(?% The mountains tremble at him, and the hills are made desolate( and
the earth hath Luaked at his #resence, and the !orld, and all that d!ell
therein%
*(A% =ho can stand before the face of his indignationM and !ho shall
resist in the fierceness of his angerM his indignation is #oured out
like fire( and the rocks are melted by him%
*(+% The 'ord is good, and gi$eth strength in the day of trouble( and
kno!eth them that ho#e in him%
*(1% But !ith a flood that #asseth by, he !ill make an utter end of the
#lace thereof( and darkness shall #ursue his enemies%
Of the #lace thereof%%% @iH%, of ini$e%
*(B% =hat do ye de$ise against the 'ordM he !ill make an utter end(
there shall not rise a double affliction%
*(*-% 7or as thorns embrace one another( so !hile they are feasting and
drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry%
*(**% Out of thee shall come forth one that imagineth e$il against the
'ord, contri$ing treachery in his mind%
4hall come forth one, etc%%% 4ome understand this of 4ennacherib% But as
his attem#t against the #eo#le seems to ha$e been #rior to the #ro#hecy
of ahum, !e may better understand it of 8olofernes%
*(*,% Thus saith the 'ord( Though they !ere #erfect( and many of them
so, yet thus shall they be cut off, and he shall #ass( 5 ha$e afflicted
thee, and 5 !ill afflict thee no more%
Though they !ere #erfect, etc%%% That is, ho!e$er strong or numerous
their forces may be, they shall be cut offJ and their #rince or leader
shall #ass a!ay and disa##ear%
*(*2% )nd no! 5 !ill break in #ieces his rod !ith !hich he struck thy
back, and 5 !ill burst thy bonds asunder%
*(*.% )nd the 'ord !ill gi$e a commandment concerning thee, that no more
of thy name shall be so!n( 5 !ill destroy the gra$en and molten thing
out of the house of thy God, 5 !ill make it thy gra$e, for thou art
disgraced%
=ill gi$e a commandment%%% That is, a decree, concerning thee, O king of
ini$e, thy seed shall fail, etc%
*(*?% Behold u#on the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good
tidings, and that #reacheth #eace( O 9uda, kee# thy festi$als, and #ay
thy $o!s( for Belial shall no more #ass through thee again, he is
utterly cut off%
Belial%%% The !icked one, $iH%, the )ssyrian%
ahum "ha#ter ,
God sends his armies against ini$e to destroy it%
,(*% 8e is come u# that shall destroy before thy face, that shall kee#
the siege( !atch the !ay, fortify thy loins, strengthen thy #o!er
e>ceedingly%
,(,% 7or the 'ord hath rendered the #ride of 9acob, as the #ride of
5srael( because the s#oilers ha$e laid them !aste, and ha$e marred their
$ine branches%
8ath rendered the #ride of 9acob, etc%%% 8e hath #unished 9acob for his
#rideJ and therefore ini$e must not e>#ect to esca#e% Or else,
rendering the #ride of 9acob means re!arding, that is, #unishing ini$e
for the #ride they e>ercised against 9acob%
,(2% The shield of his mighty men is like fire, the men of the army are
clad in scarlet, the reins of the chariot are flaming in the day of his
#re#aration, and the dri$ers are stu#ified%
Of his mighty men, etc%%% 8e s#eaks of the "haldeans and <edes sent to
destroy ini$e%-5bid% 4tu#efied%%% conso#iti% That is, they dri$e on
furiously like men into>icated !ith !ine%
,(.% They are in confusion in the !ays, the chariots jostle one against
another in the streets( their looks are like torches, like lightning
running to and fro%
,(?% 8e !ill muster u# his $aliant men, they shall stumble in their
march( they shall Luickly get u#on the !alls thereof( and a co$ering
shall be #re#ared%
4tumble in their march%%% By running hastily on%
,(A% The gates of the ri$ers are o#ened, and the tem#le is thro!n do!n
to the ground%
,(+% )nd the soldier is led a!ay ca#ti$e( and her bond!omen !ere led
a!ay mourning as do$es, murmuring in their hearts%
,(1% )nd as for ini$e, her !aters are like a great #ool( but the men
flee a!ay% They cry( 4tand, stand, but there is none that !ill return
back%
,(B% Take ye the s#oil of the sil$er, take the s#oil of the gold( for
there is no end of the riches of all the #recious furniture%
,(*-% 4he is destroyed, and rent, and torn( the heart melteth, and the
knees fail, and all the loins lose their strength( and the faces of them
all are as the blackness of a kettle%
,(**% =here is no! the d!elling of the lions, and the feeding #lace of
the young lions, to !hich the lion !ent, to enter in thither, the young
lion, and there !as none to make them afraidM
,(*,% The lion caught enough for his !hel#s, and killed for his
lionesses( and he filled his holes !ith #rey, and his den !ith ra#ine%
,(*2% Behold 5 come against thee, saith the 'ord of hosts, and 5 !ill
burn thy chariots e$en to smoke, and the s!ord shall de$our thy young
lions( and 5 !ill cut off thy #rey out of the land, and the $oice of thy
messengers shall be heard no more%
ahum "ha#ter 2
The miserable destruction of ini$e%
2(*% =oe to thee, - city of blood, all full of lies and $iolence( ra#ine
shall not de#art from thee%
2(,% The noise of the !hi#, and the noise of the rattling of the !heels,
and of the neighing horseJ and of the running chariot, and of the
horsemen coming u#,
2(2% )nd of the shining s!ord, and of the glittering s#ear, and of a
multitude slain, and of a grie$ous destruction( and there is no end of
carcasses, and they shall fall do!n on their dead bodies%
2(.% Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that !as
beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of !itchcraft, that sold
nations through her fornications, and families through her !itchcrafts%
2(?% Behold 5 come against thee, saith the 'ord of hosts( and 5 !ill
disco$er thy shame to thy face, and !ill she! thy nakedness to the
nations, and thy shame to kingdoms%
2(A% )nd 5 !ill cast abominations u#on thee, and !ill disgrace thee, and
!ill make an e>am#le of thee%
2(+% )nd it shall come to #ass that e$ery one that shall see thee, shall
flee from thee, and shall say( ini$e is laid !aste( !ho shall bemoan
theeM !hence shall 5 seek a comforter for theeM
2(1% )rt thou better than the #o#ulous )le>andria, that d!elleth among
the ri$ersM !aters are round about it( the sea is its riches( the !aters
are its !alls%
Po#ulous )le>andria%%% o-)mmon% ) #o#ulous city of Egy#t destroyed by
the "haldeans, and after!ards rebuilt by )le>ander, and called
)le>andria% Others su##ose o-)mmon to be the same as Dios#olis%
2(B% Ethio#ia and Egy#t !ere the strength thereof, and there is no end(
)frica and the 'ibyans !ere thy hel#ers%
2(*-% &et she also !as remo$ed and carried into ca#-ti$ity( her young
children !ere dashed in #ieces at the to# of e$ery street, and they cast
lots u#on her nobles, and all her great men !ere bound in fetters%
2(**% Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be des#ised(
and thou shalt seek hel# from the enemies%
2(*,% )ll thy strong holds shall be like fig trees !ith their green
figs( if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater%
2(*2% Behold thy #eo#le in the midst of thee are !omen( the gates of thy
land shall be set !ide o#en to thy enemies, the fire shall de$our thy
bars%
2(*.% Dra! thee !ater for the siege, build u# thy bul!arks( go into the
clay, and tread, !ork it and make brick%
2(*?% There shall the fire de$our thee( thou shalt #erish by the s!ord,
it shall de$our thee like the bruchus( assemble together like the
bruchus, make thyself many like the locust%
2(*A% Thou hast multi#lied thy merchandises abo$e the stars of hea$en(
the bruchus hath s#read himself and flo!n a!ay%
2(*+% Thy guards are like the locusts( and thy little ones like the
locusts of locusts !hich s!arm on the hedges in the day of cold( the sun
arose, and they fle! a!ay, and their #lace !as not kno!n !here they
!ere%
'ocusts of locusts%%% The young locusts%
2(*1% Thy she#herds ha$e slumbered, O king of )ssyria, thy #rinces shall
be buried( thy #eo#le are hid in the mountains, and there is none to
gather them%
2(*B% Thy destruction is not hidden, thy !ound is grie$ous( all that
ha$e heard the fame of thee, ha$e cla##ed their hands o$er thee( for
u#on !hom hath not thy !ickedness #assed continuallyM
T8E PROP8E"& O7 8)B)":"
8)B)":" !as a nati$e of BeHocher, and #ro#hesied in 9:D), some time
before the in$asion of the "8)'DE)4, !hich he foretold% 8e li$ed to see
this #ro#hecy fulfilled, and for many years after, according to the
general o#inion, !hich su##oses him to be the same that !as brought by
the )GE' to D)5E' in B)B&'O, Dan% *.%
8abacuc "ha#ter *
The #ro#het com#lains of the !ickedness of the #eo#le( God re$eals to
him the $engeance he is going to take of them by the "haldeans%
*(*% The burden that 8abacuc the #ro#het sa!%
Burden%%% 4uch #ro#hecies more es#ecially are called burdens, as
threaten grie$ous e$ils and #unishments%
*(,% 8o! long, O 'ord, shall 5 cry, and thou !ilt not hearM shall 5 cry
out to thee suffering $iolence, and thou !ilt not sa$eM
*(2% =hy hast thou she!n me iniLuity and grie$ance, to see ra#ine and
injustice before meM and there is a judgment, but o##osition is more
#o!erful%
*(.% Therefore the la! is torn in #ieces, and judgment cometh not to the
end( because the !icked #re$aileth against the just, therefore !rong
judgment goeth forth%
*(?% Behold ye among the nations, and see( !onder, and be astonished(
for a !ork is done in your days, !hich no man !ill belie$e !hen it shall
be told%
*(A% 7or behold, 5 !ill raise u# the "haldeans, a bitter and s!ift
nation, marching u#on the breadth of the earth, to #ossess the d!elling
#laces that are not their o!n%
*(+% They are dreadful, and terrible( from themsel$es shall their
judgment, and their burden #roceed%
*(1% Their horses are lighter than leo#ards, and s!ifter than e$ening
!ol$esJ and their horsemen shall be s#read abroad( for their horsemen
shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to
eat%
*(B% They shall all come to the #rey, their face is like a burning !ind(
and they shall gather together ca#ti$es as the sand%
*(*-% )nd their #rince shall trium#h o$er kings, and #rinces shall be
his laughingstock( and he shall laugh at e$ery strong hold, and shall
cast u# a mount, and shall take it%
*(**% Then shall his s#irit be changed, and he shall #ass, and fall(
this is his strength of his god%
Then shall his s#irit, etc%%% @iH%, the s#irit of the king of Babylon%
5t alludes to the judgment of God u#on abuchodonosor, recorded Dan% .%,
and to the s#eedy fall of the "haldean em#ire%
*(*,% =ast thou not from the beginning, O 'ord my God, my holy one, and
!e shall not dieM 'ord, thou hast a##ointed him for judgment( and made
him strong for correction%
*(*2% Thy eyes are too #ure to behold e$il, and thou canst not look on
iniLuity% =hy lookest thou u#on them that do unjust things, and holdest
thy #eace !hen the !icked de$oureth the man that is more just than
himselfM
*(*.% )nd thou !ilt make men as the fishes of the sea, and as the
cree#ing things that ha$e no ruler%
*(*?% 8e lifted u# all them !ith his hook, he dre! them in his drag, and
gathered them into his net( for this he !ill be glad and rejoice%
*(*A% Therefore !ill he offer $ictims to his drag, and he !ill sacrifice
to his net( because through them his #ortion is made fat, and his meat
dainty%
*(*+% 7or this cause therefore he s#readeth his net, and !ill not s#are
continually to slay the nations%
8abacuc "ha#ter ,
The #ro#het is admonished to !ait !ith faith% The enemies of GodDs
#eo#le shall assuredly be #unished%
,(*% 5 !ill stand u#on my !atch, and fi> my foot u#on the to!er( and 5
!ill !atch, to see !hat !ill be said to me, and !hat 5 may ans!er to him
that re#ro$eth me%
=ill stand, etc%%% =aiting to see !hat the 'ord !ill ans!er to my
com#laint, $iH%, that the "haldeans, !ho are !orse than the 9e!s, and
!ho attribute all their success to their o!n strength, or to their
idols, should ne$ertheless #re$ail o$er the #eo#le of the 'ord% The
'ordDs ans!er is, that the #ro#het must !ait !ith #atience and faith(
that all should be set right in due timeJ and the enemies of God and his
#eo#le #unished according to their deserts%
,(,% )nd the 'ord ans!ered me, and said( =rite the $ision, and make it
#lain u#on tables( that he that readeth it may run o$er it%
,(2% 7or as yet the $ision is far off, and it shall a##ear at the end,
and shall notlie( if it make any delay, !ait for it( for it shall surely
come, and it shall not be slack%
,(.% Behold, he that is unbelie$ing, his soul shall not be right in
himself( but the just shall li$e in his faith%
,(?% )nd as !ine decei$eth him that drinketh it( so shall the #roud man
be, and he shall not be honoured( !ho hath enlarged his desire like
hell( and is himself like death, and he is ne$er satisfied( but !ill
gather together unto him all nations, and hea# together unto him all
#eo#le%
)s !ine decei$eth, etc%%% @iH%, by affording only a short #assing
#leasureJ follo!ed by the e$ils and disgrace that are the usual
conseLuences of drunkennessJ so shall it be !ith the #roud enemies of
the #eo#le of GodJ !hose success affordeth them only a momentary
#leasure, follo!ed by innumerable and e$erlasting e$ils%
,(A% 4hall not all these take u# a #arable against him, and a dark
s#eech concerning him( and it shall be said( =oe to him that hea#eth
together that !hich is not his o!nM ho! long also doth he load himself
!ith thick clayM
Thick clay%%% 5ll-gotten goods, that, like mire, both burden and defile
the soul%
,(+% 4hall they not rise u# suddenly that shall bite thee( and they be
stirred u# that shall tear thee, and thou shalt be a s#oil to themM
,(1% Because thou hast s#oiled many nations, all that shall be left of
the #eo#le shall s#oil thee( because of menDs blood, and for the
iniLuity of the land, of the city, and of all that d!ell therein%
,(B% =oe to him that gathereth together an e$il co$etousness to his
house, that his nest may be on high, and thinketh he may be deli$ered
out of the hand of e$il%
,(*-% Thou hast de$ised confusion to thy house, thou hast cut off many
#eo#le, and thy soul hath sinned%
,(**% 7or the stone shall cry out of the !all( and the timber that is
bet!een the joints of the building, shall ans!er%
,(*,% =oe to him that buildeth a to!n !ith blood, and #re#areth a city
by iniLuity%
,(*2% )re not these things from the 'ord of hostsM for the #eo#le shall
labour in a great fire( and the nations in $ain, and they shall faint%
)re not these things, etc%%% That is, shall not these #unishments that
are here recorded, come from the 'ord u#on him that is guilty of such
crimes%-5bid% The #eo#le shall labour, etc%%% @iH%, the enemies of GodDs
#eo#le%
,(*.% 7or the earth shall be filled, that men may kno! the glory of the
'ord, as !aters co$ering the sea%
,(*?% =oe to him that gi$eth drink to his friend, and #resenteth his
gall, and maketh him drunk, that he may behold his nakedness%
,(*A% Thou art filled !ith shame instead of glory( drink thou also, and
fall fast aslee#( the cu# of the right hand of the 'ord shall com#ass
thee, and shameful $omiting shall be on thy glory%
,(*+% 7or the iniLuity of 'ibanus shall co$er thee, and the ra$aging of
beasts shall terrify them because of the blood of men, and the iniLuity
of the land, and of the city, and of all that d!ell therein%
The iniLuity of 'ibanus%%% That is, the iniLuity committed by the
"haldeans against the tem#le of God, signified here by the name of
'ibanus%
,(*1% =hat doth the gra$en thing a$ail, because the maker thereof hath
gra$en it, a molten, and a false imageM because the forger thereof hath
trusted in a thing of his o!n forging, to make dumb idols%
,(*B% =oe to him that saith to !ood( )!ake( to the dumb stone( )rise(
can it teachM Behold, it is laid o$er !ith gold, and sil$er, and there
is no s#irit in the bo!els thereof%
,(,-% But the 'ord is in his holy tem#le( let all the earth kee# silence
before him%
8abacuc "ha#ter 2
2(*% ) PR)&ER O7 8)B)":" T8E PROP8ET 7OR 5GOR)"E4%
7or ignorances%%% That is, for the sins of his #eo#le% 5n the 8ebre!, it
is 4igionoth( !hich some take to signify a musical instrument, or tuneJ
!ith !hich this sublime #rayer and canticle !as to be sung%
2(,% O 'ord, 5 ha$e heard thy hearing, and !as afraid% O 'ord, thy
!ork, in the midst of the years bring it to life( 5n the midst of the
years thou shalt make it kno!n( !hen thou art angry, thou !ilt remember
mercy%
Thy hearing, etc%%% That is, thy oracles, the great and !onderful things
thou hast re$ealed to meJ and 5 !as struck !ith a re$erential fear and
a!e%-5bid% Thy !ork%%% The great !ork of the redem#tion of man, !hich
thou !ilt bring to life and light in the midst of the years, !hen our
calamities and miseries shall be at their height%
2(2% God !ill come from the south, and the holy one from mount Pharan(
8is glory co$ered the hea$ens, and the earth is full of his #raise%
God !ill come from the south, etc%%% God himself !ill come to gi$e us
his la!, and to conduct us into the true land of #romise( as heretofore
he came from the 4outh Ein the 8ebre! ThemanG and from mount Pharan to
gi$e his la! to his #eo#le in the desert% 4ee Deut% 22%,%
2(.% 8is brightness shall be as the light( horns are in his hands( There
is his strength hid(
8orns, etc%%% That is, strength and #o!er, !hich, by a 8ebre! #hrase,
are called horns% Or beams of light, !hich come forth from his hands% Or
it may allude to the cross, in the horns of !hich the hands of "hrist
!ere fastened, !here his strength !as hidden, by !hich he o$ercame the
!orld, and dro$e out death and the de$il%
2(?% Death shall go before his face% )nd the de$il shall go forth
before his feet%
Death shall go before his face, etc%%% Both death and the de$il shall be
the e>ecutioners of his justice against his enemies( as they !ere
heretofore against the Egy#tians and "hanaanites%
2(A% 8e stood and measured the earth% 8e beheld, and melted the
nations( and the ancient mountains !ere crushed to #ieces% The hills of
the !orld !ere bo!ed do!n by the journeys of his eternity%
8e beheld, etc%%% One look of his eye is enough to melt all the nations,
and to reduce them to nothing% 7or all hea$en and earth disa##ear !hen
they come before his light% )#oc% ,-%**% 5bid% The ancient mountains,
etc%%% By the mountains and hills are signified the great ones of the
!orld, that #ersecute the church, !hose #o!er !as Luickly crushed by the
)lmighty%
2(+% 5 sa! the tents of Ethio#ia for their iniLuity, the curtains of the
land of <adian shall be troubled%
Ethio#ia%%% the land of the Blacks, and <adian, are here taken for the
enemies of God and his #eo#le( !ho shall #erish for their iniLuity%
2(1% =ast thou angry, O 'ord, !ith the ri$ersM or !as thy !rath u#on the
ri$ersM or thy indignation in the seaM =ho !ill ride u#on thy horses(
and thy chariots are sal$ation%
=ith the ri$ers, etc%%% 8e alludes to the !onders !rought heretofore by
the 'ord in fa$our of his #eo#le 5srael, !hen the !aters of the ri$ers,
$iH%, of )rnon and 9ordan, and of the Red 4ea, retired before their
face( !hen he came as it !ere !ith his horses and chariots to sa$e them
!hen he took u# his bo! for their defence, in conseLuene of the oath he
had made to their tribes( !hen the mountains trembled, and the dee#
stood !ith its !a$es raised u# in a hea#, as !ith hands lifted u# to
hea$en( !hen the sun and the moon stood still at his command, etc%, to
com#ly !ith his anger, not against the ri$ers and sea, but against the
enemies of his #eo#le% 8o! much more !ill he do in fa$our of his 4on(
and against the enemies of his churchM
2(B% Thou !ilt surely take u# thy bo!( according to the oaths !hich thou
hast s#oken to the tribes% Thou !ilt di$ide the ri$ers of the earth%
2(*-% The mountains sa! thee, and !ere grie$ed( the great body of !aters
#assed a!ay% The dee# #ut forth its $oice( the dee# lifted u# its
hands%
2(**% The sun and the moon stood still in their habitation, in the light
of thy arro!s, they shall go in the brightness of thy glittering s#ear%
2(*,% 5n thy anger thou !ilt tread the earth under foot( in thy !rath
thou !ilt astonish the nations%
2(*2% Thou !entest forth for the sal$ation of thy #eo#le( for sal$ation
!ith thy "hrist% Thou struckest the head of the house of the !icked(
thou hast laid bare his foundation e$en to the neck%
The head of the house of the !icked%%% 4uch !as Pharao heretofore( such
shall )ntichrist be hereafter%
2(*.% Thou hast cursed his sce#tres, the head of his !arriors, them that
came out as a !hirl!ind to scatter me% Their joy !as like that of him
that de$oureth the #oor man in secret%
2(*?% Thou madest a !ay in the sea for thy horses, in the mud of many
!aters%
Thou madest a !ay in the sea, etc%%% To deli$er thy #eo#le from the
Egy#tian bondage( and thou shalt !ork the like !onders in the s#iritual
!ay, to rescue the children of the church from their enemies%
2(*A% 5 ha$e heard and my bo!els !ere troubled( my li#s trembled at the
$oice% 'et rottenness enter into my bones, and s!arm under me% That 5
may rest in the day of tribulation( that 5 may go u# to our #eo#le that
are girded%
5 ha$e heard, etc%%% @iH%, the e$ils that are no! coming u#on the
5sraelites for their sinsJ and that shall come hereafter u#on all
im#enitent sinnersJ and the foresight that 5 ha$e of these miseries
makes me !illing to die, that 5 may be at rest, before this general
tribulation comes, in !hich all good things shall be !ithdra!n from the
!icked% 5bid% That 5 may go u# to our #eo#le, etc%%% That 5 may join the
ha##y com#any in the bosom of )braham, that are girded, that is,
#re#ared for their journey, by !hich they shall attend their 'ord, !hen
he shall ascend into hea$en% To !hich high and ha##y #lace, my 9esus,
that is, my 4a$iour, the great conLueror of death and hell, shall one
day conduct me rejoicing and singing #salms of #raise, $er% *1 and *B%
2(*+% 7or the fig tree shall not blossom( and there shall be no s#ring
in the $ines% The labour of the oli$e tree shall fail( and the fields
shall yield no food( the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there
shall be no herd in the stalls%
2(*1% But 5 !ill rejoice in the 'ord( and 5 !ill joy in God my 9esus%
2(*B% The 'ord God is my strength( and he !ill make my feet like the
feet of harts( and he the conLueror !ill lead me u#on my high #laces
singing #salms%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 4OP8O5)4
4OP8O5)4, !hose name, saith 4t% 9erome, signifies The =atchman of the
'ord, or The hidden of the 'ord, #ro#hesied in the beginning of the
reign of 9osias% 8e !as a nati$e of 4arabatha, and of the tribe of
4imeon, according to the more general o#inion% 8e #ro#hesied the
#unishments of the 9e!s, for their idolatry and other crimesJ also the
#unishments that !ere to come on di$ers nationsJ the coming of "hrist,
the con$ersion of the Gentiles, the blindness of the 9e!s, and their
con$ersion to!ards the end of the !orld%
4o#honias "ha#ter *
7or di$ers enormous sins, the kingdom of 9uda is threatened !ith se$ere
judgment%
*(*% The !ord of the 'ord that came to 4o#honias the son of "husi, the
son of Godolias, the son of )marias, the son of EHechias, in the days of
9osias, the son of )mon king of 9uda%
*(,% Gathering, 5 !ill gather together all things from off the face of
the land, saith the 'ord(
Gathering, 5 !ill gather, etc%%% That is, 5 !ill assuredly take a!ay,
and !holly consume, either by ca#ti$ity, or death, both men and beasts
out of this land%
*(2% 5 !ill gather man, and beast, 5 !ill gather the birds of the air,
and the fishes of the sea( and the ungodly shall meet !ith ruin( and 5
!ill destroy men from off the face of the land, saith the 'ord%
*(.% )nd 5 !ill stretch out my hand u#on 9uda, and u#on all the
inhabitants of 9erusalem( and 5 !ill destroy out of this #lace the
remnant of Baal, and the names of the !ardens of the tem#les !ith the
#riests(
The !ardens, etc%%% @iH%, of the tem#les of the idols% )Edituos, in
8ebre!, the "hemarims, that is, such as kindle the fires, or burn
incense%
*(?% )nd them that !orshi# the host of hea$en u#on the to#s of houses,
and them that adore, and s!ear by the 'ord, and s!ear by <elchom%
<elchom%%% The idol of the )mmonites%
*(A% )nd them that turn a!ay from follo!ing after the 'ord, and that
ha$e not sought the 'ord, nor searched after him%
*(+% Be silent before the face of the 'ord God( for the day of the 'ord
is near, for the 'ord hath #re#ared a $ictim, he hath sanctified his
guests%
*(1% )nd it shall come to #ass in the day of the $ictim of the 'ord,
that 5 !ill $isit u#on the #rinces, and u#on the kingDs sons, and u#on
all such as are clothed !ith strange a##arel(
*(B% )nd 5 !ill $isit in that day u#on e$ery one that entereth
arrogantly o$er the threshold( them that fill the house of the 'ord
their God !ith iniLuity and deceit%
*(*-% )nd there shall be in that day, saith the 'ord, the noise of a cry
from the fish gate, and a ho!ling from the 4econd, and a great
destruction from the hills%
The 4econd%%% ) #art of the city so called%
*(**% 8o!l, ye inhabitants of the <orter% )ll the #eo#le of "hanaan is
hush, all are cut off that !ere !ra##ed u# in sil$er%
The <orter%%% <aktesh% ) $alley in or near 9erusalem% 5bid% The #eo#le
of "hanaan%%% 4o he calls the 9e!s, from their follo!ing the !icked !ays
of the "hanaanites%
*(*,% )nd it shall come to #ass at that time, that 5 !ill search
9erusalem !ith lam#s, and !ill $isit u#on the men that are settled on
their lees( that say in their hearts( The 'ord !ill not do good, nor
!ill he do e$il%
4ettled on their lees%%% That is, the !ealthy, and such as li$e at their
ease, resting u#on their riches, like !ine u#on the lees%
*(*2% )nd their strength shall become a booty, and their houses as a
desert( and they shall build houses, and shall not d!ell in them( and
they shall #lant $ineyards, and shall not drink the !ine of them%
*(*.% The great day of the 'ord is near, it is near and e>ceeding s!ift(
the $oice of the day of the 'ord is bitter, the mighty man shall there
meet !ith tribulation%
*(*?% That day is a day of !rath, a day of tribulation and distress, a
day of calamity and misery, a day of darkness and obscurity, a day of
clouds and !hirl!inds,
*(*A% ) day of the trum#et and alarm against the fenced cities, and
against the high bul!arks%
*(*+% )nd 5 !ill distress men, and they shall !alk like blind men,
because they ha$e sinned against the 'ord( and their blood shall be
#oured out as earth, and their bodies as dung%
*(*1% either shall their sil$er and their gold be able to deli$er them
in the day of the !rath of the 'ord( all the land shall be de$oured by
the fire of his jealousy( for he shall make e$en a s#eedy destruction of
all them that d!ell in the land%
4o#honias "ha#ter ,
)n e>hortation to re#entance% The judgment of the Philistines, of the
<oabites, and the )mmonitesJ of the Ethio#ians and the )ssyrians%
,(*% )ssemble yoursel$es together, be gathered together, O nation not
!orthy to be lo$ed(
,(,% Before the decree bring forth the day as dust #assing a!ay, before
the fierce anger of the 'ord come u#on you, before the day of the 'ordDs
indignation come u#on you%
,(2% 4eek the 'ord, all ye meek of the earth, you that ha$e !rought his
judgment( seek the just, seek the meek( if by any means you may be hid
in the day of the 'ordDs indignation%
,(.% 7or GaHa shall be destroyed, and )scalon shall be a desert, they
shall cast out )Hotus at noonday, and )ccaron shall be rooted u#%
,(?% =oe to you that inhabit the sea coast, O nation of re#robates( the
!ord of the 'ord u#on you, O "hanaan, the land of the Philistines, and 5
!ill destroy thee, so that there shall not be an inhabitant%
,(A% )nd the sea coast shall be the resting #lace of she#herds, and
folds for cattle(
,(+% )nd it shall be the #ortion of him that shall remain of the house
of 9uda, there they shall feed( in the houses of )scalon they shall rest
in the e$ening( because the 'ord their God !ill $isit them, and bring
back their ca#ti$ity%
,(1% 5 ha$e heard the re#roach of <oab, and the blas#hemies of the
children of )mmon, !ith !hich they re#roached my #eo#le, and ha$e
magnified themsel$es u#on their borders%
,(B% Therefore as 5 li$e, saith the 'ord of hosts the God of 5srael,
<oab shall be as 4odom, and the children of )mmon as Gomorrha, the
dryness of thorns, and hea#s of salt, and a desert e$en for e$er( the
remnant of my #eo#le shall make a s#oil of them, and the residue of my
nation shall #ossess them%
,(*-% This shall befall them for their #ride( because they ha$e
blas#hemed, and ha$e been magnified against the #eo#le of the 'ord of
hosts%
,(**% The 'ord shall be terrible u#on them, and shall consume all the
gods of the earth( and they shall adore him e$ery man from his o!n
#lace, all the islands of the Gentiles%
,(*,% &ou Ethio#ians, also shall be slain !ith my s!ord%
,(*2% )nd he !ill stretch out his hand u#on the north, and !ill destroy
)ssyria( and he !ill make the beautiful city a !ilderness, and as a
#lace not #assable, and as a desert%
The beautiful city, $iH%%% ini$e, !hich !as destroyed soon after this,
$iH%, in the si>teenth year of the reign of 9osias%
,(*.% )nd flocks shall lie do!n in the midst thereof, all the beasts of
the nations( and the bittern and the urchin shall lodge in the threshold
thereof( the $oice of the singing bird in the !indo!, the ra$en on the
u##er #ost, for 5 !ill consume her strength%
,(*?% This is the glorious city that d!elt in security( that said in her
heart( 5 am, and there is none beside me( ho! is she become a desert, a
#lace for beasts to lie do!n inM e$ery one that #asseth by her shall
hiss, and !ag his hand%
4o#honias "ha#ter 2
) !oe to 9erusalem for her sins% ) #ro#hecy of the con$ersion of the
Gentiles, and of the #oor of 5srael( God shall be !ith them% The 9e!s
shall be con$erted at last%
2(*% =oe to the #ro$oking and redeemed city, the do$e%
2(,% 4he hath not hearkened to the $oice, neither hath she recei$ed
disci#line( she hath not trusted in the 'ord, she dre! not near to her
God%
2(2% 8er #rinces are in the midst of her as roaring lions( her judges
are e$ening !ol$es, they left nothing for the morning%
2(.% 8er #ro#hets are senseless, men !ithout faith( her #riests ha$e
#olluted the sanctuary, they ha$e acted unjustly against the la!%
2(?% The just 'ord is in the midst thereof, he !ill not do iniLuity( in
the morning, in the morning he !ill bring his judgment to light, and it
shall not be hid( but the !icked man hath not kno!n shame%
2(A% 5 ha$e destroyed the nations, and their to!ers are beaten do!n( 5
ha$e made their !ays desert, so that there is none that #asseth by(
their cities are desolate, there is not a man remaining, nor any
inhabitant%
2(+% 5 said( 4urely thou !ilt fear me, thou !ilt recei$e correction( and
her d!elling shall not #erish, for all things !herein 5 ha$e $isited
her( but they rose early, and corru#ted all their thoughts%
2(1% =herefore e>#ect me, saith the 'ord, in the day of my resurrection
that is to come, for my judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to
gather the kingdoms( and to #our u#on them my indignation, all my fierce
anger( for !ith the fire of my jealousy shall all the earth be de$oured%
2(B% Because then 5 !ill restore to the #eo#le a chosen li#, that all
may call u#on the name of the 'ord, and may ser$e him !ith one shoulder%
2(*-% 7rom beyond the ri$ers of Ethio#ia, shall my su##liants, the
children of my dis#ersed #eo#le, bring me an offering%
2(**% 5n that day thou shalt not be ashamed for all thy doings, !herein
thou hast transgressed against me for then 5 !ill take a!ay out of the
midst of thee thy #roud boasters, and thou shalt no more be lifted u#
because of my holy mountain%
2(*,% )nd 5 !ill lea$e in the midst of thee a #oor and needy #eo#le( and
they shall ho#e in the name of the 'ord%
2(*2% The remnant of 5srael shall not do iniLuity, nor s#eak lies, nor
shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth( for they shall feed,
and shall lie do!n, and there shall be none to make them afraid%
2(*.% Gi$e #raise, O daughter of 4ion( shout, O 5srael( be glad, and
rejoice !ith all thy heart, O daughter of 9erusalem%
2(*?% The 'ord hath taken a!ay thy judgment, he hath turned a!ay thy
enemies( the king of 5srael, the 'ord, is in the midst of thee, thou
shalt fear e$il no more%
2(*A% 5n that day it shall be said to 9erusalem( 7ear not( to 4ion( 'et
not thy hands be !eakened%
2(*+% The 'ord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty, he !ill sa$e( he
!ill rejoice o$er thee !ith gladness, he !ill be silent in his lo$e, he
!ill be joyful o$er thee in #raise%
2(*1% The triflers that !ere de#arted from the la!, 5 !ill gather
together, because they !ere of thee( that thou mayest no more suffer
re#roach for them%
2(*B% Behold 5 !ill cut off all that ha$e afflicted thee at that time(
and 5 !ill sa$e her that halteth, and !ill gather her that !as cast out(
and 5 !ill get them #raise, and a name, in all the land !here they had
been #ut to confusion%
2(,-% )t that time, !hen 5 !ill bring you( and at the time that 5 !ill
gather you( for 5 !ill gi$e you a name, and #raise among all the #eo#le
of the earth, !hen 5 shall ha$e brought back your ca#ti$ity before your
eyes, saith the 'ord%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 )GGE:4
)GGE:4 !as one of those that returned from the ca#ti$ity of Babylon, in
the first year of the reign of king "yrus% 8e !as sent by the 'ord, in
the second year of the reign of king Darius, the son of 8ystas#es, to
e>hort Iorobabel the #rince of 9uda, and 9esus the high #riest, to the
building of the tem#leJ !hich they had begun, but left off again through
the o##osition of the 4amaritans% 5n conseLuence of this e>hortation
they #roceeded in the building and finished the tem#le% )nd the #ro#het
!as commissioned by the 'ord to assure them that this second tem#le
should be more glorious than the former, because the <essiah should
honour it !ith his #resence( signifying !ithal ho! much the church of
the e! Testament should e>cel that of the Old Testament%
)ggeus "ha#ter *
The #eo#le are re#ro$ed for neglecting to build the tem#le% They are
encouraged to set about the !ork%
*(*% 5n the second year of Darius the king, in the si>th month, in the
first day of the month, the !ord of the 'ord came by the hand of )ggeus
the #ro#het, to Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, go$ernor of 9uda, and to
9esus the son of 9osedec the high #riest, saying(
*(,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, saying( This #eo#le saith( The time
is not yet come for building the house of the 'ord%
*(2% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came by the hand of )ggeus the #ro#het,
saying(
*(.% 5s it time for you to d!ell in ceiled houses, and this house lie
desolateM
*(?% )nd no! thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 4et your hearts to consider
your !ays%
*(A% &ou ha$e so!ed much, and brought in little( you ha$e eaten, but
ha$e not had enough( you ha$e drunk, but ha$e not been filled !ith
drink( you ha$e clothed yoursel$es, but ha$e not been !armed( and he
that hath earned !ages, #ut them into a bag !ith holes%
*(+% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 4et your hearts u#on your !ays(
*(1% Go u# to the mountain, bring timber, and build the house( and it
shall be acce#table to me, and 5 shall be glorified, saith the 'ord%
*(B% &ou ha$e looked for more, and behold it became less, and you
brought it home, and 5 blo!ed it a!ay( !hy, saith the 'ord of hostsM
because my house is desolate, and you make haste e$ery man to his o!n
house%
*(*-% Therefore the hea$ens o$er you !ere stayed from gi$ing de!, and
the earth !as hindered from yielding her fruits(
*(**% )nd 5 called for a drought u#on the land, and u#on the mountains,
and u#on the corn, and u#on the !ine, and u#on the oil, and u#on all
that the ground bringeth forth, and u#on men, and u#on beasts, and u#on
all the labour of the hands%
*(*,% Then Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, and 9esus the son of 9osedec
the high #riest, and all the remnant of the #eo#le hearkened to the
$oice of the 'ord their God, and to the !ords of )ggeus the #ro#het, as
the 'ord their God sent him to them( and the #eo#le feared before the
'ord%
*(*2% )nd )ggeus the messenger of the 'ord, as one of the messengers of
the 'ord, s#oke, saying to the #eo#le( 5 am !ith you, saith the 'ord%
*(*.% )nd the 'ord stirred u# the s#irit of Iorobabel the son of
4alathiel go$ernor of 9uda, and the s#irit of 9esus the son of 9osedec
the high #riest, and the s#irit of all the rest of the #eo#le( and they
!ent in, and did the !ork in the house of the 'ord of 8osts their God%
)ggeus "ha#ter ,
"hrist by his coming shall make the latter tem#le more glorious than the
former% The blessing of God shall re!ard their labour in building% GodDs
#romise to Iorobabel%
,(*% 5n the four and t!entieth day of the month, in the si>th month, in
the second year of Darius the king, they began%
,(,% )nd in the se$enth month, the !ord of the 'ord came by the hand of
)ggeus the #ro#het, saying(
,(2% 4#eak to Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel the go$ernor of 9uda, and
to 9esus the son of 9osedec the high #riest, and to the rest of the
#eo#le, saying(
,(.% =ho is left among you, that sa! this house in its first gloryM and
ho! do you see it no!M is it not in com#arison to that as nothing in
your eyesM
,(?% &et no! take courage, O Iorobabel, saith the 'ord, and take
courage, 9esus the son of 9osedec the high #riest, and take courage, all
ye #eo#le of the land, saith the 'ord of hosts( and #erform Efor 5 am
!ith you, saith the 'ord of hostsG
,(A% The !ord that 5 con$enanted !ith you !hen you came out of the land
of Egy#t( and my s#irit shall be in the midst of you( fear not%
,(+% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts( &et one little !hile, and 5 !ill
mo$e the hea$en and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land%
,(1% )nd 5 !ill mo$e all nations( )D T8E DE45RED O7 )'' )T5O4 48)''
"O<E( and 5 !ill fill this house !ith glory( saith the 'ord of hosts%
,(B% The sil$er is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the 'ord of hosts%
,(*-% Great shall be the glory of this last house more than of the
first, saith the 'ord of hosts( and in this #lace 5 !ill gi$e #eace,
saith the 'ord of hosts%
,(**% 5n the four and t!entieth day of the ninth month, in the second
year of Darius the king, the !ord of the 'ord came to )ggeus the
#ro#het, saying(
,(*,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( )sk the #riests the la!, saying(
,(*2% 5f a man carry sanctified flesh in the skirt of his garment, and
touch !ith his skirt, bread, or #ottage, or !ine, or oil, or any meat(
shall it be sanctifiedM )nd the #riests ans!ered, and said( o%
,(*.% )nd )ggeus said( 5f one that is unclean by occasion of a soul
touch any of all these things, shall it be defiledM )nd the #riests
ans!ered, and said( 5t shall be defiled%
By occasion of a soul%%% That is, by ha$ing touched the deadJ in !hich
case, according to the #rescri#tion of the la!, um% *B%*2, ,,, a #erson
not only became unclean himself, but made e$ery thing that he touched
unclean% The #ro#het a##lies all this to the #eo#le, !hose souls
remained unclean by neglecting the tem#le of GodJ and therefore !ere not
sanctified by the flesh they offered in sacrifice( but rather defiled
their sacrifices by a##roaching to them in the state of uncleanness%
,(*?% )nd )ggeus ans!ered, and said( 4o is this #eo#le, and so is this
nation before my face, saith the 'ord, and so is all the !ork of their
hands( and all that they ha$e offered there, shall be defiled%
,(*A% )nd no! consider in your hearts, from this day and u#!ard, before
there !as a stone laid u#on a stone in the tem#le of the 'ord%
,(*+% =hen you !ent to a hea# of t!enty bushels, and they became ten(
and you !ent into the #ress, to #ress out fifty $essels, and they became
t!enty%
,(*1% 5 struck you !ith a blasting !ind, and all the !orks of your hand
!ith the milde! and !ith hail, yet there !as none among you that
returned to me, saith the 'ord%
,(*B% 4et your hearts from this day, and hencefor!ard, from the four and
t!entieth day of the ninth month( from the day that the foundations of
the tem#le of the 'ord !ere laid, and lay it u# in your hearts%
,(,-% 5s the seed as yet s#rung u#M or hath the $ine, and the fig tree,
and the #omegranate, and the oli$e tree as yet flourishedM from this day
5 !ill bless you%
,(,*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came a second time to )ggeus in the four
and t!entieth day of the month, saying(
,(,,% 4#eak to Iorobabel the go$ernor of 9uda, saying( 5 !ill mo$e both
hea$en and earth%
,(,2% )nd 5 !ill o$erthro! the throne of kingdoms, and !ill destroy the
strength of the kingdom of the Gentiles( and 5 !ill o$erthro! the
chariot, and him that rideth therin( and the horses and their riders
shall come do!n, e$ery one by the s!ord of his brother%
,(,.% 5n that day, saith the 'ord of hosts, 5 !ill take thee, O
Iorobabel the son of 4alathiel, my ser$ant, saith the 'ord, and !ill
make thee as a signet, for 5 ha$e chosen thee, saith the 'ord of hosts%
O Iorobabel%%% This #romise #rinci#ally relates to "hrist, !ho !as of
the race of Iorobabel%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 I)"8)R5)4
I)"8)R5)4 began to #ro#hesy in the same year as )ggeus, and u#on the
same occasion% 8is #ro#hecy is full of mysterious figures and #romises
of blessings, #artly relating to the synagogue, and #artly to the church
of "hrist%
Iacharias "ha#ter *
The #ro#het e>horts the #eo#le to return to God, and declares his
$isions, by !hich he #uts them in ho#es of better times%
*(*% 5n the eighth month, in the second year of king Darius, the !ord of
the 'ord came to Iacharias the son of Barachias, the son of )ddo, the
#ro#het, saying(
*(,% The 'ord hath been e>ceeding angry !ith your fathers%
*(2% )nd thou shalt say to them( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Turn ye
to me, saith the 'ord of hosts( and 5 !ill turn to you, saith the 'ord
of hosts%
*(.% Be not as your fathers, to !hom the former #ro#hets ha$e cried,
saying( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Turn ye from your e$il !ays, and
from your !icked thoughts( but they did not gi$e ear, neither did they
hearken to me, saith the 'ord%
*(?% &our fathers, !here are theyM and the #ro#hets, shall they li$e
al!aysM
*(A% But yet my !ords, and my ordinances, !hich 5 ga$e in charge to my
ser$ants the #ro#hets, did they not take hold of your fathers, and they
returned, and said( )s the 'ord of hosts thought to do to us according
to our !ays, and according to our de$ices, so he hath done to us%
*(+% 5n the four and t!entieth day of the ele$enth month !hich is called
4abath, in the second year of Darius, the !ord of the 'ord came to
Iacharias the son of Barachias, the son of )ddo, the #ro#het, saying(
*(1% 5 sa! by night, and behold a man riding u#on a red horse, and he
stood among the myrtle trees, that !ere in the bottom( and behind him
!ere horses, red, s#eckled, and !hite%
) man%%% )n angel in the sha#e of a man% 5t !as #robably <ichael, the
guardian angel of the church of God%
*(B% )nd 5 said( =hat are these, my lordM and the angel that s#oke in
me, said to me( 5 !ill she! thee !hat these are(
*(*-% )nd the man that stood among the myrtle trees ans!ered, and said(
These are they, !hom the 'ord hath sent to !alk through the earth%
These are they, etc%%% The guardian angels of #ro$inces and nations%
*(**% )nd they ans!ered the angel of the 'ord, that stood among the
myrtle trees, and said( =e ha$e !alked through the earth, and behold all
the earth is inhabited, and is at rest%
*(*,% )nd the angel of the 'ord ans!ered, and said( O 'ord of hosts, ho!
long !ilt thou not ha$e mercy on 9erusalem, and on the cities of 9uda,
!ith !hich thou hast been angryM this is no! the se$entieth year%
The se$entieth year%%% @iH%, from the beginning of the seige of
9erusalem, in the ninth year of king 4edecias, to the second year of
king Darius% These se$enty years of the desolation of 9erusalem and the
cities of 9uda, are different from the se$enty years of ca#ti$ity
foretold by 9eremiasJ !hich began in the fourth year of 9oakim, and
ended in the first year of king "yrus%
*(*2% )nd the 'ord ans!ered the angel, that s#oke in me, good !ords,
comfortable !ords%
*(*.% )nd the angel that s#oke in me, said to me( "ry thou, saying( Thus
saith the 'ord of hosts( 5 am Healous for 9erusalem, and 4ion !ith a
great Heal%
*(*?% )nd 5 am angry !ith a great anger !ith the !ealthy nations( for 5
!as angry a little, but they hel#ed for!ard the e$il%
*(*A% Therefore thus saith the 'ord( 5 !ill return to 9erusalem in
mercies( my house shall be built in it, saith the 'ord of hosts( and the
building line shall be stretched forth u#on 9erusalem%
*(*+% "ry yet, saying( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( <y cities shall yet
flo! !ith good things( and the 'ord !ill yet comfort 4ion, and he !ill
yet choose 9erusalem%
*(*1% )nd 5 lifted u# my eyes, and sa!( and behold four horns%
7our horns%%% The four horns re#resent the em#ires, or kingdoms, that
#ersecute and o##ress the kingdom of God%
*(*B% )nd 5 said to the angel that s#oke in me( =hat are theseM )nd he
said to me( These are the horns that ha$e scattered 9uda, and 5srael,
and 9erusalem%
*(,-% )nd the 'ord she!ed me four smiths%
7our smiths%%% The four smiths, or car#enters E for faber may signify
eitherG re#resent those !hom God makes his instruments in bringing to
nothing the #o!er of #ersecutors%
*(,*% )nd 5 said( =hat come these to doM and he s#oke, saying( These are
the horns !hich ha$e scattered 9uda e$ery man a#art, and none of them
lifted u# his head( and these are come to fray them, to cast do!n the
horns of the nations, that ha$e lifted u# the horn u#on the land of 9uda
to scatter it%
Iacharias "ha#ter ,
:nder the name of 9erusalem, he #ro#hesieth the #rogress of the church
of "hrist, by the con$ersion of some 9e!s and many Gentiles%
,(*% )nd 5 lifted u# my eyes, and sa!, and behold a man, !ith a
measuring line in his hand%
,(,% )nd 5 said( =hither goest thouM and he said to me( To measure
9erusalem, and to see ho! great is the breadth thereof, and ho! great
the length thereof%
,(2% )nd behold the angel that s#oke in me !ent forth, and another angel
!ent out to meet him%
,(.% )nd he said to him( Run, s#eak to this young man, saying( 9erusalem
shall be inhabited !ithout !alls, by reason of the multitude of men, and
of the beasts in the midst thereof%
9erusalem shall be inhabited !ithout !alls%%% This must be understood of
the s#iritual 9erusalem, the church of "hrist%
,(?% )nd 5 !ill be to it, saith the 'ord, a !all of fire round about(
and 5 !ill be in glory in the midst thereof%
,(A% O, O flee ye out of the land of the north, saith the 'ord, for 5
ha$e scattered you into the four !inds of hea$en, saith the 'ord%
,(+% O 4ion, flee, thou that d!ellest !ith the daughter of Babylon(
,(1% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts( )fter the glory he hath sent me
to the nations that ha$e robbed you( for he that toucheth you, toucheth
the a##le of my eye(
,(B% 7or behold, 5 lift u# my hand u#on them, and they shall be a #rey
to those that ser$ed them( and you shall kno! that the 'ord of hosts
sent me%
,(*-% 4ing #raise, and rejoice, O daughter of 4ion( for behold 5 come,
and 5 !ill d!ell in the midst of thee( saith the 'ord%
,(**% )nd many nations shall be joined to the 'ord in that day, and they
shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill d!ell in the midst of thee( and thou
shalt kno! that the 'ord of hosts hath sent me to thee%
,(*,% )nd the 'ord shall #ossess 9uda his #ortion in the sanctified
land( and he shall yet choose 9erusalem%
,(*2% 'et all flesh be silent at the #resence of the 'ord( for he is
risen u# out of his holy habitation%
Iacharias "ha#ter 2
5n a $ision 4atan a##eareth accusing the high #riest% 8e is cleansed
from his sins% "hrist is #romised, and great fruit from his #assion%
2(*% )nd the 'ord she!ed me 9esus the high #riest standing before the
angel of the 'ord( and 4atan stood on his right hand to be his
ad$ersary%
9esus%%% )lias, 9osue, the son of 9osedec, the high #riest of that time%
2(,% )nd the 'ord said to 4atan( The 'ord rebuke thee, O 4atan( and the
'ord that chose 9erusalem rebuke thee( 5s not this a brand #lucked out
of the fireM
2(2% )nd 9esus !as clothed !ith filthy garments( and he stood before the
face of the angel%
=ith filthy garments%%% egligences and sins%
2(.% =ho ans!ered, and said to them that stood before him, saying( Take
a!ay the filthy garments from him% )nd he said to him( Behold 5 ha$e
taken a!ay thy iniLuity, and ha$e clothed thee !ith change of garments%
2(?% )nd he said( Put a clean mitre u#on his head( and they #ut a clean
mitre u#on his head, and clothed him !ith garments, and the angel of the
'ord stood%
2(A% )nd the angel of the 'ord #rotested to 9esus, saying(
2(+% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5f thou !ilt !alk in my !ays, and
kee# my charge, thou also shalt judge my house, and shalt kee# my
courts, and 5 !ill gi$e thee some of them that are no! #resent here to
!alk !ith thee%
5 !ill gi$e thee, etc%%% )ngels to attend and assist thee%
2(1% 8ear, O 9esus thou high #riest, thou and thy friends that d!ell
before thee, for they are #ortending men( for behold, 5 =5'' BR5G <&
4ER@)T T8E OR5ET%
Portending men%%% That is, men, !ho by !ords and actions are to foreshe!
!onders that are to come%-5bid% <y ser$ant the Orient%%% "hrist, !ho
according to his humanity is the ser$ant of God, is called the Orient
from his rising like the sun in the east to enlighten the !orld%
2(B% 7or behold the stone that 5 ha$e laid before 9esus( u#on one stone
there are se$en eyes( behold 5 !ill gra$e the gra$ing thereof, saith the
'ord of hosts( and 5 !ill take a!ay the iniLuity of that land in one
day%
The stone%%% )nother emblem of "hrist, the rock, foundation, and corner
stone of his church%-5bid% 4e$en eyes%%% The manifold #ro$idence of
"hrist o$er his church, or the se$en gifts of the s#irit of God%-5bid%
One day%%% @iH%, the day of the #assion of "hrist, the source of all our
good( !hen this #recious stone shall be gra$ed, that is, cut and
#ierced, !ith !hi#s, thorns, nails, and s#ear%
2(*-% 5n that day, saith the 'ord of hosts, e$ery man shall call his
friend under the $ine and under the fig tree%
Iacharias "ha#ter .
The $ision of the golden candlestick and se$en lam#s, and of the t!o
oli$e trees%
.(*% )nd the angel that s#oke in me came again( and he !aked me, as a
man that is !akened out of his slee#%
.(,% )nd he said to me( =hat seest thouM )nd 5 said( 5 ha$e looked, and
behold a candlestick all of gold, and its lam# u#on the to# of it( and
the se$en lights thereof u#on it( and se$en funnels for the lights that
!ere u#on the to# thereof%
) candlestick, etc%%% The tem#le of God that !as then in buildingJ and
in a more sublime sense, the church of "hrist%
.(2% )nd t!o oli$e trees o$er it( one u#on the right side of the lam#,
and the other u#on the left side thereof%
.(.% )nd 5 ans!ered, and said to the angel that s#oke in me, saying(
=hat are these things, my lordM
.(?% )nd the angel that s#oke in me ans!ered, and said to me( ;no!est
thou not !hat these things areM )nd 5 said( o, my lord%
.(A% )nd he ans!ered, and s#oke to me, saying( This is the !ord of the
'ord to Iorobabel, saying( ot !ith an army, nor by might, but by my
s#irit, saith the 'ord of hosts%
To Iorobabel%%% This $ision !as in fa$our of Iorobabel( to assure him of
success in the building of the tem#le, !hich he had begun, signified by
the candlestickJ the lam# of !hich, !ithout any other industry, !as
su##lied !ith oil, dro##ing from the t!o oli$e trees, and distributed by
the se$en funnels or #i#es, to maintain the se$en lights%
.(+% =ho art thou, O great mountain, before IorobabelM thou shalt become
a #lain( and he shall bring out the chief stone, and shall gi$e eLual
grace to the grace thereof%
Great mountain%%% 4o he calls the o##osition made by the enemies of
GodDs #eo#leJ !hich ne$ertheless, !ithout an army or might on their
side, !as Luashed by di$ine #ro$idence%-5bid% 4hall gi$e eLual grace,
etc%%% 4hall add grace to grace, or beauty to beauty%
.(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
.(B% The hands of Iorobabel ha$e laid the foundations of this house, and
his hands shall finish it( and you shall kno! that the 'ord of hosts
hath sent me to you%
.(*-% 7or !ho hath des#ised little daysM and they shall rejoice, and
shall see the tin #lummet in the hand of Iorobabel% These are the se$en
eyes of the 'ord, that run to and fro through the !hole earth%
'ittle days%%% That is, these small and feeble beginnings of the tem#le
of God%-5bid% The tin #lummet%%% 'iterally, the stone of tin% 8e means
the builderDs #lummet, !hich Iorobabel shall hold in his hand for the
finishing the building%-5bid% The se$en eyes%%% The #ro$idence of God,
that o$ersees and orders all things%
.(**% )nd 5 ans!ered, and said to him( =hat are these t!o oli$e trees
u#on the right side of the candlestick, and u#on the left side thereofM
.(*,% )nd 5 ans!ered again, and said to him( =hat are the t!o oli$e
branches, that are by the t!o golden beaks, in !hich are the funnels of
goldM
.(*2% )nd he s#oke to me, saying( ;no!est thou not !hat these areM )nd 5
said( o, my lord%
.(*.% )nd he said( These are t!o sons of oil !ho stand before the 'ord
of the !hole earth%
T!o sons of oil%%% That is, the t!o anointed ones of the 'ordJ $iH%,
9esus the high #riest, and Iorobabel the #rince%
Iacharias "ha#ter ?
The $ision of the flying $olume, and of the !oman in the $essel%
?(*% )nd 5 turned and lifted u# my eyes( and 5 sa!, and behold a $olume
flying%
) $olume%%% That is, a #archment, according to the form of the ancient
books, !hich, from being rolled u#, !ere called $olumes%
?(,% )nd he said to me( =hat seest thouM )nd 5 said( 5 see a $olume
flying( the length thereof is t!enty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten
cubits%
?(2% )nd he said to me( This is the curse that goeth forth o$er the face
of the earth( for e$ery thief shall be judged as is there !ritten( and
e$ery one that s!eareth in like manner shall be judged by it%
?(.% 5 !ill bring it forth, saith the 'ord of hosts( and it shall come
to the house of the thief, and to the house of him that s!eareth falsely
by my name( and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall
consume it, !ith the timber thereof, and the stones thereof%
?(?% )nd the angel !ent forth that s#oke in me, and he said to me( 'ift
u# thy eyes, and see !hat this is, that goeth forth%
?(A% )nd 5 said( =hat is itM )nd he said( This is a $essel going forth%
)nd he said( This is their eye in all the earth%
This is their eye%%% This is !hat they fi> their eye u#on( or this is a
resemblance and figure of them, $iH%, of sinners%
?(+% )nd behold a talent of lead !as carried, and behold a !oman sitting
in the midst of the $essel%
?(1% )nd he said( This is !ickedness% )nd he cast her into the midst of
the $essel, and cast the !eight of lead u#on the mouth thereof%
?(B% )nd 5 lifted u# my eyes and looked( and behold there came out t!o
!omen, and !ind !as in their !ings, and they had !ings like the !ings of
a kite( and they lifted u# the $essel bet!een the earth and the hea$en%
?(*-% )nd 5 said to the angel that s#oke in me( =hither do these carry
the $esselM
?(**% )nd he said to me( That a house may be built for it in the land of
4ennaar, and that it may be established, and set there u#on its o!n
basis%
The land of 4ennaar%%% =here Babel or Babylon !as built, Gen% **%, !here
note, that Babylon in holy !rit is often taken for the city of the
de$il( that is, for the !hole congregation of the !icked( as 9erusalem
is taken for the city and #eo#le of God%
Iacharias "ha#ter A
The $ision of the four chariots% "ro!ns are ordered for 9esus the high
#riest, as a ty#e of "hrist%
A(*% )nd 5 turned, and lifted u# my eyes, and sa!( and behold four
chariots came out from the midst of t!o mountains( and the mountains
!ere mountains of brass%
7our chariots%%% The four great em#ires of the "haldeans, Persians,
Grecians, and Romans% Or #erha#s by the fourth chariot are re#resented
the kings of Egy#t and of )sia, the descendants of Ptolemeus and
4eleucus%
A(,% 5n the first chariot !ere red horses, and in the second chariot
black horses%
A(2% )nd in the third chariot !hite horses, and in the fourth chariot
grisled horses, and strong ones%
A(.% )nd 5 ans!ered, and said to the angel that s#oke in me( =hat are
these, my lordM
A(?% )nd the angel ans!ered, and said to me( These are the four !inds of
the hea$en, !hich go forth to stand before the 'ord of all the earth%
A(A% That in !hich !ere the black horses !ent forth into the land of the
north, and the !hite !ent forth after them( and the grisled !ent forth
to the land the south%
The land of the north%%% 4o Babylon is calledJ because it lay to the
north in res#ect of 9erusalem% The black horses, that is, the <edes and
Persians( and after them )le>ander and his Greeks, signified by the
!hite horses, !ent thither because they conLuered Babylon, e>ecuted u#on
it the judgments of God, !hich is signified, $er% 1, by the e>#ression
of Luieting his s#irit%-5bid% The land of the south%%% Egy#t, !hich lay
to the south of 9erusalem, and !as occu#ied first by Ptolemeus, and then
by the Romans%
A(+% )nd they that !ere most strong, !ent out, and sought to go, and to
run to and fro through all the earth% )nd he said( Go, !alk throughout
the earth( and they !alked throughout the earth%
A(1% )nd he called me, and s#oke to me, saying( Behold they that go
forth into the land of the north, ha$e Luieted my s#irit in the land of
the north%
A(B% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to me, saying(
A(*-% Take of them of the ca#ti$ity, of 8oldai, and of Tobias, and of
5daiasJ thou shalt come in that day, a shalt go into the house of
9osias, the son of 4o#honias, !ho came out of Babylon%
A(**% )nd thou shalt take gold and sil$er( and shalt make cro!ns, and
thou shalt set them on the head of 9esus the son of 9osedec, the high
#riest%
A(*,% )nd thou shalt s#eak to him, saying( Thus saith the 'ord of hosts,
saying( BE8O'D ) <), T8E OR5ET 54 854 )<E( and under him shall he
s#ring u#, a shall build a tem#le to the 'ord%
A(*2% &ea, he shall build a tem#le to the 'ord( and he shall bear the
glory, and shall sit, and rule u#on his throne( and he shall be a #riest
u#on his throne, and the counsel of #eace shall be bet!een them both%
Bet!een them both%%% That is, he shall unite in himself the t!o offices
or dignities of king and #riest%
A(*.% )nd the cro!ns shall be to 8elem, and Tobias, and 5daias, and to
8em, the son of 4o#honias, a memorial in the tem#le of the 'ord%
A(*?% )nd they that are far off, shall come and shall build in the
tem#le of the 'ord( and you shall kno! that the 'ord of hosts sent me to
you% But this shall come to #ass, if hearing you !ill hear the $oice of
the 'ord your God%
Iacharias "ha#ter +
The #eo#le inLuire concerning fasting( they are admonished to fast from
sin%
+(*% )nd it came to #ass in the fourth year of king Darius, that the
!ord of the 'ord came to Iacharias, in the fourth day of the ninth
month, !hich is "asleu%
+(,% =hen 4arasar, and Rogommelech, and the men that !ere !ith him, sent
to the house of God, to entreat the face of the 'ord(
+(2% To s#eak to the #riests of the house of the 'ord of hosts, and to
the #ro#hets, saying( <ust 5 !ee# in the fifth month, or must 5 sanctify
myself as 5 ha$e no! done for many yearsM
The fifth month%%% They fasted on the tenth day of the fifth monthJ
because on that day the tem#le !as burnt% Therefore they inLuire !hether
they are to continue the fast, after the tem#le is rebuilt% 4ee this
Luery ans!ered in the *Bth $erse of the follo!ing cha#ter%
+(.% )nd the !ord of the 'ord of hosts came to me, saying(
+(?% 4#eak to all the #eo#le of the land, and to the #riests, saying(
=hen you fasted, and mourned in the fifth and the se$enth month for
these se$enty years( did you kee# a fast unto meM
+(A% )nd !hen you did eat and drink, did you not eat for yoursel$es, and
drink for yoursel$esM
+(+% )re not these the !ords !hich the 'ord s#oke by the hand of the
former #ro#hets, !hen 9erusalem as yet !as inhabited, and !as !ealthy,
both itself and the cities round about it, and there !ere inhabitants
to!ards the south, and in the #lainM
+(1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord came to Iacharias, saying(
+(B% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, saying( 9udge ye true judgment, and
she! ye mercy and com#assion e$ery man to his brother%
+(*-% )nd o##ress not the !ido!, and the fatherless, and the stranger,
and the #oor( and let not a man de$ise e$il in his heart against his
brother%
+(**% But they !ould not hearken, and they turned a!ay the shoulder to
de#art( and they sto##ed their ears, not to hear%
+(*,% )nd they made their heart as the adamant stone, lest they should
hear the la!, and the !ords !hich the 'ord of hosts sent in his s#irit
by the hand of the former #ro#hets( so a great indignation came from
'ord of hosts%
+(*2% )nd it came to #ass that as he s#oke, and they heard not( so shall
they cry, and 5 !ill not hear, saith the 'ord of hosts%
+(*.% )nd 5 dis#ersed them throughout all kingdoms, !hich they kno! not(
and the land !as left desolate behind them, so that no man #assed
through or returned( and they changed the delightful land into a
!ilderness%
Iacharias "ha#ter 1
9oyful #romises to 9erusalem( fully $erified in the church of "hrist%
1(*% )nd the !ord of the 'ord of hosts came to me, saying(
1(,% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5 ha$e been jealous for 4ion !ith a
great jealousy, and !ith a great indignation ha$e 5 been jealous for
her%
1(2% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5 am returned to 4ion, and 5 !ill
d!ell in the midst of 9erusalem( and 9erusalem shall be called The city
of truth, and the mountain of the 'ord of hosts, The sanctified
mountain%
1(.% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( There shall yet old men and old !omen
d!ell in the streets of 9erusalem( and e$ery man !ith his staff in his
hand through multitude of days%
1(?% )nd the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls,
#laying in the streets thereo%
1(A% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5f it seem hard in the eyes of the
remnant of this #eo#le in those days( shall it be hard in my eyes, saith
the 'ord of hostsM
1(+% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( Behold 5 !ill sa$e my #eo#le from the
land of the east, and from the land of the going do!n of the sun%
1(1% )nd 5 !ill bring them, and they shall d!ell in the midst of
9erusalem( and they shall be my #eo#le, and 5 !ill be their God in truth
and in justice%
1(B% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 'et your hands be strengthened, you
that hear in these days these !ords by the mouth of the #ro#hets, in the
day that the house of the 'ord of hosts !as founded, that the tem#le
might be built%
1(*-% 7or before those days there !as no hire for men, neither !as there
hire for beasts, neither !as there #eace to him that came in, nor to him
that !ent out, because of the tribulation( and 5 let all men go e$ery
one against his neighbour%
1(**% But no! 5 !ill not deal !ith the remnant of this #eo#le according
to the former days, saith the 'ord of hosts%
1(*,% But there shall be the seed of #eace( the $ine shall yield her
fruit, and the earth shall gi$e her increase, and the hea$ens shall gi$e
their de!( and 5 !ill cause the remnant of this #eo#le to #ossess all
these things%
1(*2% )nd it shall come to #ass, that as you !ere a curse among the
Gentiles, O house of 9uda, and house of 5srael( so !ill 5 sa$e you, and
you shall be a blessing( fear not, let your hands be strengthened%
1(*.% 7or thus saith the 'ord of hosts( )s 5 #ur#osed to afflict you,
!hen your fathers had #ro$oked me to !rath, saith the 'ord,
1(*?% )nd 5 had no mercy( so turning again 5 ha$e thought in these days
to do good to the house of 9uda, and 9erusalem( fear not%
1(*A% These then are the things, !hich you shall do( 4#eak ye truth
e$ery one to his neighbourJ judge ye truth and judgment of #eace in your
gates%
1(*+% )nd let none of you imagine e$il in your hearts against his
friend( and lo$e not a false oath( for all these are the things that 5
hate, saith the 'ord%
1(*1% )nd the !ord of the 'ord of hosts came to me, saying(
1(*B% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( The fast of the fourth month, and
the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the se$enth, and the fast of the
tenth shall be to the house of 9uda, joy, and gladness, and great
solemnities( only lo$e ye truth and #eace%
The fast of the fourth month, etc%%% They fasted, on the ninth day of
the fourth month, because on that day abuchodonosor took 9erusalem,
9er% ?,%A% On the tenth day of the fifth month, because on that day the
tem#le !as burnt, 9er% ?,%*,% On the third day of the se$enth month, for
the murder of Godolias, 9er% .*%,% )nd on the tenth day of the tenth
month, because on that day the "haldeans began to besiege 9erusalem, .
;ings ,?%*% )ll these fasts, if they !ill be obedient for the future,
shall be changed, as is here #romised, into joyful solemnities%
1(,-% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts, until #eo#le come and d!ell in many
cities,
1(,*% )nd the inhabitants go one to another, saying( 'et us go, and
entreat the face of the 'ord, and let us seek the 'ord of hosts( 5 also
!ill go%
1(,,% )nd many #eo#les, and strong nations shall come to seek the 'ord
of hosts in 9erusalem, and to entreat the face of the 'ord%
1(,2% Thus saith the 'ord of hosts( 5n those days, !herein ten men of
all languages of the Gentiles shall take hold, and shall hold fast the
skirt of one that is a 9e!, saying( =e !ill go !ith you( for !e ha$e
heard that God is !ith you%
Ten men, etc%%% <any of the Gentiles became #roselytes to the 9e!ish
religion before "hrist( but many more !ere con$erted to "hrist by the
a#ostles and other #reachers of the 9e!ish nation%
Iacharias "ha#ter B
God !ill defend his church, and bring o$er e$en her enemies to the
faith% The meek coming of "hrist, to bring #eace, to deli$er the
ca#ti$es by his blood, and to gi$e us all good things%
B(*% The burden of the !ord of the 'ord in the land of 8adrach, and of
Damascus the rest thereof( for the eye of man, and of all the tribes of
5srael is the 'ordDs%
8adrach%%% 4yria%
B(,% Emath also in the borders thereof, and Tyre, and 4idon( for they
ha$e taken to themsel$es to be e>ceeding !ise%
B(2% )nd Tyre hath built herself a strong hold, and hea#ed together
sil$er as earth, and gold as the mire of the streets%
B(.% Behold the 'ord shall #ossess her, and shall strike her strength in
the sea, and she shall be de$oured !ith fire%
B(?% )scalon shall see, and shall fear, and GaHa, and shall be $ery
sorro!ful( and )ccaron, because her ho#e is confounded( and the king
shall #erish from GaHa, and )scalon shall not be inhabited%
B(A% )nd the di$ider shall sit in )Hotus, and 5 !ill destroy the #ride
of the Philistines%
B(+% )nd 5 !ill take a!ay his blood out of his mouth, and his
abominations from bet!een his teeth( and e$en he shall be left to our
God, and he shall be as a go$ernor in 9uda, and )ccaron as a 9ebusite%
8is blood%%% 5t is s#oken of the Philistines, and #articularly of
)Hotus, E!here the tem#le of Dagon !as,G and contains a #ro#hecy of the
con$ersion of that #eo#le from their bloody sacrifices and abominations
to the !orshi# of the true God%
B(1% )nd 5 !ill encom#ass my house !ith them that ser$e me in !ar, going
and returning, and the o##ressor shall no more #ass through them( for
no! 5 ha$e seen !ith my eyes%
That ser$e me in !ar%%% @iH%, the <achabees%
B(B% Rejoice greatly, O daughter of 4ion, shout for joy, O daughter of
9erusalem( BE8O'D T8& ;5G !ill come to thee, the just and sa$iour( he
is #oor, and riding u#on an ass, and u#on a colt, the foal of an ass%
B(*-% )nd 5 !ill destroy the chariot out of E#hraim, and the horse out
of 9erusalem, and the bo! for !ar shall be broken( and he shall s#eak
#eace to the Gentiles, and his #o!er shall be from sea to sea, and from
the ri$ers e$en to the end of the earth%
B(**% Thou also by the blood of thy testament hast sent forth thy
#risoners out of the #it, !herein is no !ater%
B(*,% Return to the strong hold, ye #risoners of ho#e, 5 !ill render
thee double as 5 declare today%
B(*2% Because 5 ha$e bent 9uda for me as a bo!, 5 ha$e filled E#hraim(
and 5 !ill raise u# thy sons, O 4ion, abo$e thy sons, O Greece, and 5
!ill make thee as the s!ord of the mighty%
Thy sons, O 4ion, etc%%% @iH%, the a#ostles, !ho, in the s#iritual !ay,
conLuered the Greeks, and subdued them to "hrist%
B(*.% )nd the 'ord God shall be seen o$er them, and his dart shall go
forth as lightning( and the 'ord God !ill sound the trum#et, and go in
the !hirl!ind of the south%
B(*?% The 'ord of hosts !ill #rotect them( and they shall de$onr, and
subdue !ith the stones of the sling( and drinking they shall be
inebriated as it !ere !ith !ine, and they shall be filled as bo!ls, and
as the horns of the altar%
B(*A% )nd the 'ord their God !ill sa$e them in that day, as the flock of
his #eo#le( for holy stones shall be lifted u# o$er his land%
8oly stones%%% The a#ostles, !ho shall be as #illars and monuments in
the church%
B(*+% 7or !hat is the good thing of him, and !hat is his beautiful
thing, but the corn of the elect, and !ine s#ringing forth $irginsM
The corn, etc%%% 8is most e>cellent gift is the blessed Eucharist,
called here The corn, that is, the bread of the elect, and the !ine
s#ringing forth $irginsJ that is, maketh $irgins to bud, or s#ring
forth, as it !ere, like flo!ers among thornsJ because it has a !onderful
efficacy to gi$e and #reser$e #urity%
Iacharias "ha#ter *-
God is to be sought to, and not idols% The $ictories of his church,
!hich shall arise originally from the 9e!ish nation%
*-(*% )sk ye of the 'ord rain in the latter season, and the 'ord !ill
make sno!s, and !ill gi$e them sho!ers of rain, to e$ery one grass in
the field%
*-(,% 7or the idols ha$e s#oken !hat !as un#rofitable, and the di$iners
ha$e seen a lie, and the dreamers ha$e s#oken $anity( they comforted in
$ain( therefore they !ere led a!ay as a flock( they shall be afflicted,
because they ha$e no she#herd%
*-(2% <y !rath is kindled against the she#herds, and 5 !ill $isit u#on
the buck goats( for the 'ord of hosts hath $isited his flock, the house
of 9uda, and hath made them as the horse of his glory in the battle%
*-(.% Out of him shall come forth the corner, out of him the #in, out of
him the bo! of battle, out of him e$er e>acter together%
*-(?% )nd they shall be as mighty men, treading under foot the mire of
the !ays in battle( and they shall fight, because the 'ord is !ith them,
and the riders of horses shall be confounded%
*-(A% )nd 5 !ill strengthen the house of 9uda, and sa$e the house of
9ose#h( and 5 !ill bring them back again, because 5 !ill ha$e mercy on
them( and they shall be as they !ere !hen 5 had not cast them off, for 5
am the 'ord their God, and !ill hear them%
*-(+% )nd they shall be as the $aliant men of E#hraim, and their heart
shall rejoice as through !ine( and their children shall see, and shall
rejoice, and their heart shall be joyful in the 'ord%
*-(1% 5 !ill !histle for them, and 5 !ill gather them together, because
5 ha$e redeemed them( and 5 !ill multi#ly them as they !ere multi#lied
before%
*-(B% )nd 5 !ill so! them among #eo#les( and from afar they shall
remember me( and they shall li$e !ith their children, and shall return%
*-(*-% )nd 5 !ill bring them back out of the land of Egy#t, and 5 !ill
gather them from among the )ssyrians( and !ill bring them to the land of
Galaad, and 'ibanus, and #lace shall not be found for them%
*-(**% )nd he shall #ass o$er the strait of the sea, and shall strike
the !a$es in the sea, and all the de#ths of the ri$er shall be
confounded, and the #ride of )ssyria shall be humbled, and the sce#tre
of Egy#t shall de#art%
*-(*,% 5 !ill strengthen them in the 'ord, and they shall !alk in his
name, saith the 'ord%
Iacharias "ha#ter **
The destruction of 9erusalem and the tem#le% GodDs dealings !ith the
9e!s, and their re#robation%
**(*% O#en thy gates, O 'ibanus, and let fire de$our thy cedars%
O 'ibanus%%% 4o 9erusalem, and more #articularly the tem#le, is called
by the #ro#hets, from its height, and from its being built of the cedars
of 'ibanus%-5bid% Thy cedars%%% Thy #rinces and chief men%
**(,% 8o!l, thou fir tree, for the cedar is fallen, for the mighty are
laid !aste( ho!l, ye oaks of Basan, because the fenced forest is cut
do!n%
**(2% The $oice of the ho!ling of the she#herds, because their glory is
laid !aste( the $oice of the roaring of the lions, because the #ride of
the 9ordan is s#oiled%
**(.% Thus saith the 'ord my God( 7eed the flock of the slaughter,
**(?% =hich they that #ossessed, sle!, and re#ented not, and they sold
them, saying( Blessed be the 'ord, !e are become rich( and their
she#herds s#ared them not%
**(A% )nd 5 !ill no more s#are the inhabitants of the land, saith the
'ord( behold 5 !ill deli$er the men, e$ery one into his neighbourDs
hand, and into the hand of his king( and they shall destroy the land,
and 5 !ill not deli$er it out of their hand%
E$ery one into his neighbourDs hand, etc%%% This alludes to the last
siege of 9erusalem, in !hich the different factions of the 9e!s
destroyed one anotherJ and they that remained fell into the hands of
their king, that is, of the Roman em#eror, of !hom they had said, 9ohn
*B%*?, !e ha$e no king but "aesar%
**(+% )nd 5 !ill feed the flock of slaughter for this, O ye #oor of the
flock% )nd 5 took unto me t!o rods, one 5 called Beauty, and the other 5
called a "ord, and 5 fed the flock%
T!o rods%%% Or she#herdDs sta$es, meaning the different !ays of GodDs
dealing !ith his #eo#leJ the one, by s!eet means, called the rod of
Beauty( the other, by bands and #unishments, called the "ord% )nd !here
both these rods are made of no use or effect by the obstinacy of
sinners, the rods are broken, and such sinners are gi$en u# to a
re#robate sense, as the 9e!s !ere%
**(1% )nd 5 cut off three she#herds in one month, and my soul !as
straitened in their regard( for their soul also $aried in my regard%
Three she#herds in one month%%% That is, in a $ery short time% By these
three she#herds #robably are meant the latter #rinces and high #riests
of the 9e!s, !hose reign !as short%
**(B% )nd 5 said( 5 !ill not feed you( that !hich dieth, let it die( and
that !hich is cut off, let it be cut off( and let the rest de$our e$ery
one the flesh of his neighbour%
**(*-% )nd 5 took my rod that !as called Beauty, and 5 cut it asunder to
make $oid my co$enant, !hich 5 had made !ith all #eo#le%
**(**% )nd it !as made $oid in that day( and so the #oor of the flock
that kee# for me, understood that it is the !ord of the 'ord%
**(*,% )nd 5 said to them( 5f it be good in your eyes, bring hither my
!ages( and if not, be Luiet% )nd they !eighed for my !ages thirty #ieces
of sil$er%
**(*2% )nd the 'ord said to me( "ast it to the statuary, a handsome
#rice, that 5 !as #riHed at by them% )nd 5 took the thirty #ieces of
sil$er, and 5 cast them into the house of the 'ord to the statuary%
The statuary%%% The 8ebre! !ord signifies also a #otter%
**(*.% )nd 5 cut off my second rod that !as called a "ord, that 5 might
break the brotherhood bet!een 9uda and 5srael%
**(*?% )nd the 'ord said to me( Take to thee yet the instruments of a
foolish she#herd%
) foolish she#herd%%% This !as to re#resent the foolish, that is, the
!icked #rinces and #riests that should rule the #eo#le, before their
utter desolation%
**(*A% 7or behold 5 !ill raise u# a she#herd in the land, !ho shall not
$isit !hat is forsaken, nor seek !hat is scattered, nor heal !hat is
broken, nor nourish that !hich standeth, and he shall eat the flesh of
the fat ones, and break their hoofs%
**(*+% O she#herd, and idol, that forsaketh the flock( the s!ord u#on
his arm and u#on his right eye( his arm shall Luite !ither a!ay, and his
right eye shall be utterly darkened%
Iacharias "ha#ter *,
God shall #rotect his church against her #ersecutors% The mourning of
9erusalem%
*,(*% The burden of the !ord of the 'ord u#on 5srael% Thus saith the
'ord, !ho stretcheth forth the hea$ens, and layeth the foundations of
the earth, and formeth the s#irit of man in him(
*,(,% Behold 5 !ill make 9erusalem a lintel of surfeiting to all the
#eo#le round about( and 9uda also shall be in the siege against
9erusalem%
) lintel of surfeiting%%% That is, a door into !hich they shall seek to
enter, to glut themsel$es !ith bloodJ but they shall stumble, and fall
like men stu#efied !ith !ine% 5t seems to allude to the times of
)ntiochus, and to the $ictories of the <achabees%
*,(2% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that 5 !ill make 9erusalem
a burdensome stone to all #eo#le( all that shall lift it u# shall be
rent and torn, and all the kingdoms of the earth shall be gathered
together against her%
*,(.% 5n that day, saith the 'ord, 5 !ill strike e$ery horse !ith
astonishment, and his rider !ith madness( and 5 !ill o#en my eyes u#on
the house of 9uda, and !ill strike e$ery horse of the nations !ith
blindness%
*,(?% )nd the go$ernors of 9uda shall say in their heart( 'et the
inhabitants of 9erusalem be strengthened for me in the 'ord of hosts,
their God%
*,(A% 5n that day 5 !ill make the go$ernors of 9uda like a furnace of
fire amongst !ood, and as a firebrand amongst hay( and they shall de$our
all the #eo#le round about, to the right hand, and to the left( and
9erusalem shall be inhabited again in her o!n #lace in 9erusalem%
*,(+% )nd the 'ord shall sa$e the tabernacles of 9ada, as in the
beginning( that the house of Da$id, and the glory of the inhabitants of
9erusalem, may not boast and magnify themsel$es against 9uda%
*,(1% 5n that day shall the 'ord #rotect the inhabitants of 9erusalem,
and he that hath offended among them in that day shall be as Da$id( and
the house of Da$id, as that of God, as an angel of the 'ord in their
sight%
*,(B% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that 5 !ill seek to destroy
all the nations that come against 9erusalem%
*,(*-% )nd 5 !ill #our out u#on the house of Da$id, and u#on the
inhabitants of 9erusalem, the s#irit of grace, and of #rayers( and they
shall look u#on me, !hom they ha$e #ierced( and they shall mourn for him
as one mourneth for an only son, and they shall grie$e o$er him, as the
manner is to grie$e for the death of the firstborn%
*,(**% 5n that day there shall be a great lamentation in 9erusalem like
the lamentation of )dadremmon in the #lain of <ageddon%
)dadremmon%%% ) #lace near <ageddon, !here the good king 9osias !as
slain, and much lamented by his #eo#le%
*,(*,% )nd the land shall mourn( families and families a#art( the
families of the house of Da$id a#art, and their !omen a#art(
*,(*2% The families of the house of athan a#art, and their !omen a#art(
the families of the house of 'e$i a#art, and their !omen a#art( the
families of 4emei a#art, and their !omen a#art%
*,(*.% )ll the rest of the families, families and families a#art, and
their !omen a#art%
Iacharias "ha#ter *2
The fountain of "hrist% 5dols and false #ro#hets shall be e>tir#ated(
"hrist shall suffer( his #eo#le shall be tried by fire%
*2(*% 5n that day there shall be a fountain o#en to the house of Da$id,
and to the inhabitants of 9erusalem( for the !ashing of the sinner, and
of the unclean !oman%
*2(,% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, saith the 'ord of hosts,
that 5 !ill destroy the names of idols out of the earth, and they shall
be remembered no more( and 5 !ill take a!ay the false #ro#hets, and the
unclean s#irit out of the earth%
*2(2% )nd it shall come to #ass, that !hen any man shall #ro#hesy any
more, his father and his mother that brought him into the !orld, shall
say to him( Thou shalt not li$e( because thou hast s#oken a lie in the
name of the 'ord% )nd his father, and his mother, his #arents, shall
thrust him through, !hen he shall #ro#hesy%
*2(.% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that the #ro#hets shall be
confounded, e$ery one by his o!n $ision, !hen he shall #ro#hesy, neither
shall they be clad !ith a garment of sackcloth, to decei$e(
*2(?% But he shall say( 5 am no #ro#het, 5 am a husbandman( for )dam is
my e>am#le from my youth%
*2(A% )nd they shall say to him( =hat are these !ounds in the midst of
thy handsM )nd he shall say( =ith these 5 !as !ounded in the house of
them that lo$ed me% *2(+% )!ake, O s!ord, against my she#herd, and
against the man that clea$eth to me, saith the 'ord of hosts( strike the
she#herd, and the shee# shall be scattered( and 5 !ill turn my hand to
the little ones%
*2(1% )nd there shall be in all the earth, saith the 'ord, t!o #arts in
it shall be scattered, and shall #erish( but the third #art shall be
left therein%
*2(B% )nd 5 !ill bring the third #art through the fire, and !ill refine
them as sil$er is refined( and 5 !ill try them as gold is tried% They
shall call on my name, and 5 !ill hear them% 5 !ill say( Thou art my
#eo#le( and they shall say( The 'ord is my God%
Iacharias "ha#ter *.
)fter the #ersecutions of the church shall follo! great #ros#erity%
Persecutors shall be #unished( so shall all that !ill not ser$e God in
his church%
*.(*% Behold the days of the 'ord shall come, and thy s#oils shall be
di$ided in the midst of thee%
*.(,% )nd 5 !ill gather all nations to 9erusalem to battle, and the city
shall be taken, and the houses shall be rifled, and the !omen shall be
defiled( and half of the city shall go forth into ca#ti$ity, and the
rest of the #eo#le shall not be taken a!ay out of the city%
5 !ill gather, etc%%% This seems to be a #ro#hecy of !hat !as done by
)ntiochus%
*.(2% Then the 'ord shall go forth, and shall fight against those
nations, as !hen he fought in the day of battle%
*.(.% )nd his feet shall stand in that day u#on the mount of Oli$es,
!hich is o$er against 9erusalem to!ards the east( and the mount of
Oli$es shall be di$ided in the midst thereof to the east, and to the
!est !ith a $ery great o#ening, and half of the mountain shall be
se#arated to the north, and half thereof to the south%
*.(?% )nd you shall flee to the $alley of those mountains, for the
$alley of the mountains shall be joined e$en to the ne>t, and you shall
flee as you fled from the face of the earthLuake in the days of OHias
king of 9uda( and the 'ord my God shall come, and all the saints !ith
him%
*.(A% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that there shall be no
light, but cold and frost%
o light%%% @iH%, in that dismal time of #ersecution of )ntiochus, !hen
it !as neither day nor night( E$er% +G because they neither had the
comfortable light of the day, nor the re#ose of the night%
*.(+% )nd there shall be one day, !hich is kno!n to the 'ord, not day
nor night( and in the time of the e$ening there shall be light(
5n the time of the e$ening there shall be light%%% )n une>#ected light
shall arise by the means of the <achabees, !hen things shalll seem to be
at the !orst%
*.(1% )nd it shall come to #ass in that day, that li$ing !aters shall go
out from 9erusalem( half of them to the east sea, and half of them to
the last sea( they shall be in summer and in !inter%
'i$ing !aters%%% @iH%, the gos#el of "hrist%
*.(B% )nd the 'ord shall be king o$er all the earth( in that day there
shall be one 'ord, and his name shall be one%
*.(*-% )nd all the land shall return e$en to the desert, from the hill
to Remmon to the south of 9erusalem( and she shall be e>alted, and shall
d!ell in her o!n #lace, from the gate of Benjamin e$en to the #lace of
the former gate, and e$en to the gate of the corners( and from the to!er
of 8ananeel e$en to the kingDs !ine#resses%
)ll the land shall return, etc%%% This, in some measure, !as $erified by
the means of the <achabees( but is rather to be taken in a s#iritual
sense, as relating to the #ro#agation of the church, and kingdom of
"hrist, the true 9erusalem, !hich alone shall ne$er fall under the
anathema of destruction, or GodDs curse%
*.(**% )nd #eo#le shall d!ell in it, and there shall be no more an
anathema( but 9erusalem shall sit secure%
*.(*,% )nd this shall be the #lague !here!ith the 'ord shall strike all
nations that ha$e fought against 9erusalem( the flesh of e$ery one shall
consume a!ay !hile they stand u#on their feet, and their eyes shall
consume a!ay in their holes, and their tongue shall consume a!ay in
their mouth%
The flesh of e$ery one shall consume, etc%%% 4uch judgments as these
ha$e often fallen u#on the #ersecutors of GodDs church, as a##ears by
many instances in history%
*.(*2% 5n that day there shall be a great tumult from the 'ord among
them( and a man shall take the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall
be clas#ed u#on his neighbourDs hand%
*.(*.% )nd e$en 9uda shall fight against 9erusalem( and the riches of
all nations round about shall be gathered together, gold, and sil$er,
and garments in great abundance%
E$en 9uda, etc%%% The carnal 9e!s, and other false brothers, shall join
in #ersecuting the church%
*.(*?% )nd the destruction of the horse, and of the mule, and of the
camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts, that shall be in those
tents, shall be like this destruction%
4hall be like this destruction%%% That is, the beasts shall be destroyed
as !ell as the men( the common soldiers as !ell as their leaders%
*.(*A% )nd all they that shall be left of all nations that came against
9erusalem, shall go u# from year to year, to adore the ;ing, the 'ord of
hosts, and to kee# the feast of tabernacles%
They that shall be left, etc%%% That is, many of them that #ersecuted
the church shall be con$erted to its faith and communion%-5bid% To kee#
the feast of tabernacles%%% This feast !as ke#t by the 9e!s in memory of
their sojourning forty years in the desert, in their !ay to the land of
#romise% )nd in the s#iritual sense is duly ke#t by all such "hristians
as in their earthly #ilgrimage are continually ad$ancing to!ard their
true home, the hea$enly 9erusalemJ by the hel# of the sacraments and
sacrifice of the church% )nd they that neglect this must not look for
the kind sho!ers of di$ine grace, to gi$e fruitfulness to their souls%
*.(*+% )nd it shall come to #ass, that he that shall not go u# of the
families of the land to 9erusalem, to adore the ;ing, the 'ord of hosts,
there shall be no rain u#on them%
*.(*1% )nd if the family of Egy#t go not u# nor come( neither shall it
be u#on them, but there shall be destruction !here!ith the 'ord !ill
strike all nations that !ill not go u# to kee# the feast of tabernacles%
*.(*B% This shall be the sin of Egy#t, and this the sin of all nations,
that !ill not go u# to kee# the feast of tabernacles%
*.(,-% 5n that day that !hich is u#on the bridle of the horse shall be
holy to the 'ord( and the caldrons in the house of the 'ord shall be as
the #hials before the altar%
That !hich is u#on the bridle, etc%%% The golden ornaments of the
bridles, etc%, shall be turned into offerings in the house of God% )nd
there shall be an abundance of caldrons and #hials for the sacrifices of
the tem#leJ by !hich is meant, under a figure, the great resort there
shall be to the tem#le, that is, to the church of "hrist, and her
sacrifice%
*.(,*% )nd e$ery caldron in 9erusalem and 9uda shall be sanctified to
the 'ord of hosts( and all that sacrifice shall come, and take of them,
and shall seethe in them( and the merchant shall be no more in the house
of the 'ord of hosts in that day%
The merchant shall be no more, etc%%% Or, as some render it, The
"hanaanite shall be no more, etc%, that is, the #rofane and unbelie$ers
shall ha$e no title to be in the house of the 'ord% Or there shall be no
occasion for buyers or sellers of o>en, or shee#, or do$es, in the house
of God, such as 9esus "hrist cast out of the tem#le%
T8E PROP8E"& O7 <)')"85)4
<)')"85)4, !hose name signifies The )ngel of the 'ord, !as contem#orary
!ith E8E<5)4, and by some is belie$ed to ha$e been the same #erson as
E4DR)4% 8e !as the last of the #ro#hets, in the order of time, and
flourished about four hundred years before "hrist% 8e foretells the
coming of "hristJ the re#robation of the 9e!s and their sacrificesJ and
the calling of the Gentiles, !ho shall offer u# to God in e$ery #lace an
acce#table sacrifice%
<alachias "ha#ter *
God re#roaches the 9e!s !ith their ingratitude( and the #riests for not
offering #ure sacrifices% 8e !ill acce#t of the sacrifice that shall be
offered in e$ery #lace among the Gentiles%
*(*% The burden of the !ord of the 'ord to 5srael by the hand of
<alachias%
*(,% 5 ha$e lo$ed you, saith the 'ord( and you ha$e said( =herein hast
thou lo$ed usM =as not Esau brother to 9acob, saith the 'ord, and 5 ha$e
lo$ed 9acob,
5 ha$e lo$ed 9acob, etc%%% 5 ha$e #referred his #osterity, to make them
my chosen #eo#le, and to lead them !ith my blessings, !ithout any merit
on their #art, and though they ha$e been al!ays ungratefulJ !hilst 5
ha$e rejected Esau, and e>ecuted se$ere judgments u#on his #osterity%
ot that God #unished Esau, or his #osterity, beyond their desert( but
that by his free election and grace he lo$ed 9acob, and fa$oured his
#osterity abo$e their deserts% 4ee the annotations u#on Rom% B%
*(2% But ha$e hated EsauM and 5 ha$e made his mountains a !ilderness,
and gi$en his inheritance to the dragons of the desert%
*(.% But if Edom shall say( =e are destroyed, but !e !ill return and
build u# !hat hath been destroyed( thus saith the 'ord of hosts( They
shall build u#, and 5 !ill thro! do!n( and they shall be called the
borders of !ickedness, and the #eo#le !ith !hom the 'ord is angry for
e$er%
*(?% )nd your eyes shall see( and you shall say( The 'ord be magnified
u#on the border of 5srael%
*(A% The son honoureth the father, and the ser$ant his master( if then 5
be a father, !here is my honourM and if 5 be a master, !here is my
fear( saith the 'ord of hosts%
*(+% To you, O #riests, that des#ise my name, and ha$e said( =herein
ha$e !e des#ised thy nameM &ou offer #olluted bread u#on my altar, and
you say( =herein ha$e !e #olluted theeM 5n that you say( The table of
the 'ord is contem#tible%
*(1% 5f you offer the blind for sacrifice, is it not e$ilM and if you
offer the lame and the sick, is it not e$ilM offer it to thy #rince, if
he !ill be #leased !ith it, or if he !ill regard thy face, saith the
'ord of hosts%
*(B% )nd no! beseech ye the face of God, that he may ha$e mercy on you,
Efor by your hand hath this been done,G if by any means he !ill recei$e
your faces, saith the 'ord of hosts%
*(*-% =ho is there among you, that !ill shut the doors, and !ill kindle
the fire on my altar gratisM 5 ha$e no #leasure in you, saith the 'ord
of hosts( and 5 !ill not recei$e a gift of your hand%
*(**% 7or from the rising of the sun e$en to the going do!n, my name is
great among the Gentiles, and in e$ery #lace there is sacrifice, and
there is offered to my name a clean oblation( for my name is great among
the Gentiles, saith the 'ord of hosts%
) clean oblation%%% @iH%, the #recious body and blood of "hrist in the
eucharistic sacrifice%
*(*,% )nd you ha$e #rofaned it in that you say( The table of the 'ord is
defiled( and that !hich is laid thereu#on is contem#tible !ith the fire
that de$oureth it%
*(*2% )nd you ha$e said( Behold of our labour, and you #uffed it a!ay,
saith the 'ord of hosts, and you brought in of ra#ine the lame, and the
sick, and brought in an offering( shall 5 acce#t it at your hands, saith
the 'ordM
Behold of our labour, etc%%% &ou #retended labour and !eariness, !hen
you brought your offeringJ and so made it of no $alue, by offering it
!ith an e$il mind% <oreo$er, !hat you offered !as both defecti$e in
itself, and gotten by ra#ine and e>tortion%
*(*.% "ursed is the deceitful man that hath in his flock a male, and
making a $o! offereth in sacrifice that !hich is feeble to the 'ord( for
5 am a great ;ing, saith the 'ord of hosts, and my name is dreadful
among the Gentiles%
<alachias "ha#ter ,
The #riests are shar#ly re#ro$ed for neglecting their co$enant% The e$il
of marrying !ith idolaters( and too easily #utting a!ay their !i$es%
,(*% )nd no!, O ye #riests, this commandment is to you%
,(,% 5f you !ill not hear, and if you !ill not lay it to heart, to gi$e
glory to my name, saith the 'ord of hosts( 5 !ill send #o$erty u#on you,
and !ill curse your blessings, yea 5 !ill curse them, because you ha$e
not laid it to heart%
,(2% Behold, 5 !ill cast the shoulder to you, and !ill scatter u#on your
face the dung of your solemnities, and it shall take you a!ay !ith it%
5 !ill cast the shoulder to you%%% 5 !ill cast a!ay the shoulder, !hich
in the la! !as a##ointed to be your #ortion, and fling it at you in my
anger( and !ill reject both you and your festi$als like dung%
,(.% )nd you shall kno! that 5 sent you this commandment, that my
co$enant might be !ith 'e$i, saith the 'ord of hosts%
,(?% <y co$enant !as !ith him of life and #eace( and 5 ga$e him fear(
and he feared me, and he !as afraid before my name%
,(A% The la! of truth !as in his mouth, and iniLuity !as not found in
his li#s( he !alked !ith me in #eace, and in eLuity, and turned many
a!ay from iniLuity%
,(+% 7or the li#s of the #riests shall kee# kno!ledge, and they shall
seek the la! at his mouth( because he is the angel of the 'ord of hosts%
The angel%%% @iH%, the minister and messenger%
,(1% But you ha$e de#arted out of the !ay, and ha$e caused many to
stumble at the la!( you ha$e made $oid the co$enant of 'e$i, saith the
'ord of hosts%
,(B% Therefore ha$e 5 also made you contem#tible, and base before all
#eo#le, as you ha$e not ke#t my !ays, and ha$e acce#ted #ersons in the
la!%
,(*-% 8a$e !e not all one fatherM hath not one God created usM !hy then
doth e$ery one of us des#ise his brother, $iolating the co$enant of our
fathersM
,(**% 9uda hath transgressed, and abomination hath been committed in
5srael, and in 9erusalem( for 9uda hath #rofaned the holiness of the
'ord, !hich he lo$ed, and hath married the daughter of a strange god%
,(*,% The 'ord !ill cut off the man that hath done this, both the
master, and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of 9acob, and him that
offereth an offering to the 'ord of hosts%
,(*2% )nd this again ha$e you done, you ha$e co$ered the altar of the
'ord !ith tears, !ith !ee#ing, and bello!ing, so that 5 ha$e no more a
regard to sacrifice, neither do 5 acce#t any atonement at your hands%
=ith tears%%% @iH%, by occasion of your !i$es, !hom you ha$e #ut a!ay(
and !ho came to !ee# and lament before the altar%
,(*.% )nd you ha$e said( 7or !hat causeM Because the 'ord hath been
!itness bet!een thee, and the !ife of thy youth, !hom thou hast
des#ised( yet she !as thy #artner, and the !ife of thy co$enant%
,(*?% Did not one make her, and she is the residue of his s#iritM )nd
!hat doth one seek, but the seed of GodM ;ee# then your s#irit, and
des#ise not the !ife of thy youth%
,(*A% =hen thon shalt hate her #ut her a!ay, saith the 'ord, the God of
lsrael( but iniLuity shalt co$er his garment, saith the 'ord of hosts,
kee# your s#irit, and des#ise not%
5niLuity shall co$er his garment%%% @iH%, of e$ery man that #utteth a!ay
his !ife !ithout just causeJ not!ithstanding that God #ermitted it in
the la!, to #re$ent the e$il of murder%
,(*+% &ou ha$e !earied the 'ord !ith your !ords, and you said( =herein
ha$e !e !earied himM 5n that you say( E$ery one that doth e$il, is good
in the sight of the 'ord, and such #lease him( or surely !here is the
God of judgmentM
<alachias "ha#ter 2
"hrist shall come to his tem#le, and #urify the #riesthood% They that
continue in their e$il !ays shall be #unished( but true #enitents shall
recei$e a blessing%
2(*% Behold 5 send my angel, and he shall #re#are the !ay before my
face% )nd #resently the 'ord, !hom you seek, and the angel of the
testament, !hom you desire, shall come to his tem#le% Behold, he cometh,
saith the 'ord of hosts%
<y angel%%% @iH%, 9ohn the Ba#tist, the messenger of God, and forerunner
of "hrist%
2(,% )nd !ho shall be able to think of the day of his comingM and !ho
shall stand to see himM for he is like a refining fire, and like the
fullerDs herb(
2(2% )nd he shall sit refining and cleansing the sil$er, and he shall
#urify the sons of 'e$i, and shall refine them as gold, and as sil$er,
and they shall offer sacrifices to the 'ord in justice%
2(.% )nd the sacrifice of 9uda and of 9erusalem shall #lease the 'ord,
as in the days of old, and in the ancient years%
2(?% )nd 5 !ill come to you in judgment, and !ill be a s#eedy !itness
against sorcerers, and adulterers, and false s!earers, and them that
o##ress the hireling in his !ages, the !ido!s, and the fatherless( and
o##ress the stranger, and ha$e not feared me, saith the 'ord of hosts%
2(A% 7or 5 am the 'ord, and 5 change not( and you the sons of 9acob are
not consumed%
2(+% 7or from the days of your fathers you ha$e de#arted from my
ordinances, and ha$e not ke#t them( Return to me, and 5 !ill return to
you, saith the 'ord of hosts% )nd you ha$e said( =herein shall !e
returnM
2(1% 4hall a man afflict God, for you afflict me% )nd you ha$e said(
=herein do !e afflict theeM in tithes and in firstfruits%
2(B% )nd you are cursed !ith !ant, and you afflict me, e$en the !hole
nation of you%
2(*-% Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat
in my house, and try me in this, saith the 'ord( if 5 o#en not unto you
the flood-gates of hea$en, and #our you out a blessing e$en to
abundance%
2(**% )nd 5 !ill rebuke for your sakes the de$ourer, and he shall not
s#oil the fruit of your land( neither shall the $ine in the field be
barren, saith the 'ord of hosts%
2(*,% )nd all nations shall call you blessed( for you shall be a
delightful land, saith the 'ord of hosts%
2(*2% &our !ords ha$e been unsufferable to me, saith the 'ord%
2(*.% )nd you ha$e said( =hat ha$e !e s#oken against theeM &ou ha$e
said( 8e laboureth in $ain that ser$eth God, and !hat #rofit is it that
!e ha$e ke#t his ordinances, and that !e ha$e !alked sorro!ful before
the 'ord of hostsM
2(*?% =herefore no! !e call the #roud #eo#le ha##y, for they that !ork
!ickedness are built u#, and they ha$e tem#ted God and are #reser$ed%
2(*A% Then they that feared the 'ord, s#oke e$ery one !ith his
neighbour( and the 'ord ga$e ear, and heard it( and a book of
remembrance !as !ritten before him for them that fear the 'ord, and
think on his name%
2(*+% )nd they shall be my s#ecial #ossession, saith the 'ord of hosts,
in the day that 5 do judgment( and 5 !ill s#are them, as a man s#areth
his son that ser$eth him%
2(*1% )nd you shall return, and shall see the difference bet!een the
just and the !icked( and bet!een him that ser$eth God, and him that
ser$eth him not%
<alachias "ha#ter .
The judgment of the !icked, and re!ard of the just% )n e>hortation to
obser$e the la!% Elias shall come for the con$ersion of the 9e!s%
.(*% 7or behold the day shall come kindled as a furnace( and all the
#roud, and all that do !ickedly shall be stubble( and the day that
cometh shall set them on fire, saith the 'ord of hosts, it shall not
lea$e them root, nor branch%
.(,% But unto you that fear my name, the 4un of justice shall arise, and
health in his !ings( and you shall go forth, and shall lea# like cal$es
of the herd%
.(2% )nd you shall tread do!n the !icked !hen they shall be ashes under
the sole of your feet in the day that 5 do this, saith the 'ord of
hosts% .(.% Remember the la! of <oses my ser$ant, !hich 5 commanded him
in 8oreb for all 5srael, the #rece#ts, and judgments%
.(?% Behold, 5 !ill send you Elias the #ro#het, before the coming of the
great and dreadful day of the 'ord%
.(A% )nd he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the
heart of the children to their fathers( lest 5 come, and strike the
earth !ith anathema%
8e shall turn the heart, etc%%% By bringing o$er the 9e!s to the faith
of "hrist, he shall reconcile them to their fathers, $iH%, the
#artiarchs and #ro#hetsJ !hose hearts for many ages ha$e been turned
a!ay from them, because of their refusing to belie$e in "hrist%-5bid%
=ith anathema%%% 5n the 8ebre!, "herem, that is, !ith utter destruction%
T8E 75R4T BOO; O7 <)"8)BEE4
These books are so called, because they contain the history of the
#eo#le of God under the command of 9udas <achabeus and his brethren( and
he, as some !ill ha$e it, !as surnamed <achabeus, from carrying in his
ensigns, or standards, those !ords of E>odus *?%**, =ho is like to thee
among the strong, O 'ord( in !hich the initial letters, in the 8ebre!,
are <% "% B% E% 5% 5t is not kno!n !ho is the author of these books% But
as to their authority, though they are not recei$ed by the 9e!s, saith
4t% )ugustine, Elib% *1, De "i$% Dei, c% 2A,G they are recei$ed by the
church( !ho, in settling her canon of the scri#tures, chose rather to be
directed by the tradition she had recei$ed from the a#ostles of "hrist,
than by that of the scribes and Pharisees% )nd as the church has
declared these t!o Books canonical, e$en in t!o general councils, $iH%,
7lorence and Trent, there can be no doubt of their authenticity%
* <achabees "ha#ter *
The reign of )le>ander and his successors( )ntiochus rifles and #rofanes
the tem#le of God( and #ersecutes unto death all that !ill not forsake
the la! of God, and the religion of their fathers%
*(*% o! it came to #ass, after that )le>ander the son of Phili# the
<acedonian, !ho first reigned in Greece, coming out of the land of
"ethim, had o$erthro!n Darius, king of the Persians and <edes(
*(,% 8e fought many battles, and took the strong holds of all, and sle!
the kings of the earth(
*(2% )nd he !ent through e$en to the ends of the earth( and took the
s#oils of many nations( and the earth !as Luiet before him%
*(.% )nd he gathered a #o!er, and a $ery strong army( and his heart !as
e>alted and lifted u#(
*(?% )nd he subdued countries of nations, and #rincesJ and they became
tributaries to him%
*(A% )nd after these things, he fell do!n u#on his bed, and kne! that he
should die%
*(+% )nd he called his ser$ants, the nobles that !ere brought u# !ith
him from his youth( and he di$ided his kingdom among them, !hile he !as
yet ali$e%
Di$ided his kingdom, etc%%% This is other!ise related by P% "urtiusJ
though he ackno!ledges that di$ers !ere of that o#inion, and that it had
been deli$ered by some authors, lib% *-% But here !e find from the
sacred te>t, that he !as in error%
*(1% )nd )le>ander reigned t!el$e years, and he died%
*(B% )nd his ser$ants made themsel$es kings, e$ery one in his #lace(
*(*-% )nd they all #ut cro!ns u#on themsel$es after his death, and their
sons after them, many yearsJ and e$ils !ere multi#lied in the earth%
*(**% )nd there came out of them a !icked root, )ntiochus the
5llustrious, the son of king )ntiochus, !ho had been a hostage at Rome(
and he reigned in the hundred and thirty-se$enth year of the kingdom of
the Greeks%
)ntiochus the 5llustrius%%% E#i#hanes, the younger son of )ntiochus the
Great, !ho usur#ed the kingdom, to the #rejudice of his ne#he!
Demetrius, son of his elder brother 4eleucus Philo#ater%-5bid% Of the
kingdom of the Greeks%%% "ounting, not from the beginning of the reign
of )le>ander, but from the first year of 4eleucus icator%
*(*,% 5n those days there !ent out of 5srael !icked men, and they
#ersuaded many, saying( 'et us go and make a co$enant !ith the heathens
that are round about us( for since !e de#arted from them, many e$ils
ha$e befallen us%
*(*2% )nd the !ord seemed good in their eyes%
*(*.% )nd some of the #eo#le determined to do this, and !ent to the
king( and he ga$e them license to do after the ordinances of the
heathens%
*(*?% )nd they built a #lace of e>cercise in 9erusalem, according to the
la!s of the nations(
*(*A% )nd they made themsel$es #re#uces, and de#arted from the holy
co$enant, and joined themsel$es to the heathens, and !ere sold to do
e$il(
*(*+% )nd the kingdom !as established before )ntiochus, and he had a
mind to reign o$er the land of Egy#t, that he might reign o$er t!o
kingdoms%
*(*1% )nd he entered into Egy#t !ith a great multitude, !ith chariots,
and ele#hants, and horsemen, and a great number of shi#s(
*(*B% )nd he made !ar against Ptolemee king of Egy#tJ but Ptolemee !as
afraid at his #resence and fled, and many !ere !ounded unto death%
*(,-% )nd he took the strong cities in the land of Egy#t( and he took
the s#oils of the land of Egy#t%
*(,*% )nd after )ntiochus had ra$aged Egy#t, in the hundred and forty-
third year, he returned and !ent u# against 5srael%
*(,,% )nd he !ent u# to 9erusalem, !ith a great multitude%
*(,2% )nd he #roudly entered into the sanctuary, and took a!ay the
golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the $essels thereof,
and the table of #ro#osition, and the #ouring $essels, and the $ials,
and the little mortars of gold, and the $eil, and the cro!ns, and the
golden ornament that !as before the tem#le( and he broke them all in
#ieces%
*(,.% )nd he took the sil$er and gold, and the #recious $essels( and he
took the hidden treasures, !hich he found( and !hen he had taken all
a!ay, he de#arted into his o!n country%
*(,?% )nd he made a great slaughter of men, and s#oke $ery #roudly%
*(,A% )nd there !as great mourning in 5srael, and in e$ery #lace !here
they !ere(
*(,+% )nd the #rinces, and the ancients mourned, and the $irgins and the
young men !ere made feeble, and the beauty of the !omen !as changed%
*(,1% E$ery bridegroom took u# lamentation( and the bride that sat in
the marriage bed, mourned(
*(,B% )nd the land !as mo$ed for the inhabitants thereof, and all the
house of 9acob !as co$ered !ith confusion%
*(2-% )nd after t!o full years, the king sent the chief collector of his
tributes to the cities of 9uda, and he came to 9erusalem !ith a great
multitude%
The chief collector, etc%%% )#ollonius%
*(2*% )nd he s#oke to them #eaceable !ords in deceitJ and they belie$ed
him%
*(2,% )nd he fell u#on the city suddenly, and struck it !ith a great
slaughter, and destroyed much #eo#le in 5srael%
*(22% )nd he took the s#oils of the city, and burnt it !ith fire, and
thre! do!n the houses thereof, and the !alls thereof round about(
*(2.% )nd they took the !omen ca#ti$e, and the children, and the
cattle they #ossessed%
*(2?% )nd they built the city of Da$id !ith a great and strong !all, and
!ith strong to!ers, and made it a fortress for them(
The city of Da$id%%% That is, the castle of 4ion%
*(2A% )nd they #laced there a sinful nation, !icked men, and they
fortified themsel$es therein( and they stored u# armour and $ictuals,
and gathered together the s#oils of 9erusalemJ
*(2+% )nd laid them u# there( and they became a great snare%
*(21% )nd this !as a #lace to lie in !ait against the sanctuary, and an
e$il de$il in 5srael%
)n e$il de$il%%% That is, an ad$ersary !atching constantly to do harm,
as the e$il s#irit is al!ays !atching and seeking !hom he may de$our%
*(2B% )nd they shed innocent blood round about the sanctuary, and
defiled the holy #lace%
*(.-% )nd the inhabitants of 9erusalem fled a!ay by reason of them and
the city !as made the habitation of strangers, and she became a stranger
to her o!n seed, and her children forsook her%
*(.*% 8er sanctuary !as desolate like a !ilderness, her festi$al days
!ere turned into mourning, her sabbaths into re#roach, her honours !ere
brought to nothing%
*(.,% 8er dishonour !as increased according to her glory, and her
e>cellency !as turned into mourning%
*(.2% )nd king )ntiochus !rote to all his kingdom, that all the #eo#le
should be one( and e$ery one should lea$e his o!n la!%
*(..% )nd all nations consented, according to the !ord of king
)ntiochus%
*(.? )nd many of 5srael consented to his ser$ice, and they sacrificed to
idols, and #rofaned the sabbath%
*(.A% )nd the king sent letters by the hands of messengers to 9erusalem,
and to all the cities of 9udaJ that they should follo! the la! of the
nations of the earth%
*(.+% )nd should forbid holocausts and sacrifices, and atonements to be
made in the tem#le of God%
*(.1% )nd should #rohibit the sabbath, and the festi$al days to be
celebrated%
*(.B% )nd he commanded the holy #laces to be #rofaned, and the holy
#eo#le of 5srael%
*(?-% )nd he commanded altars to be built, and tem#les, and idols, and
s!ineDs flesh to be immolated, and unclean beasts,
*(?*% )nd that they should lea$e their children uncircumcised, and let
their souls be defiled !ith all uncleannesses, and abominations, to the
end that they should forget the la!, and should change all the
justifications of God%
*(?,% )nd that !hosoe$er !ould not do according to the !ord of king
)ntiochus, should be #ut to death%
*(?2% )ccording to all these !ords he !rote to his !hole kingdom( and he
a##ointed rulers o$er the #eo#le that should force them to do these
things%
*(?.% )nd they commanded the cities of 9uda to sacrifice%
*(??% Then many of the #eo#le !ere gathered to them that had forsaken
the la! of the 'ord( and they committed e$ils in the land(
*(?A% )nd they dro$e a!ay the #eo#le of 5srael into lurking holes, and
into the secret #laces of fugiti$es%
*(?+% On the fifteenth day of the month, "asleu, in the hundred and
forty-fifth year, king )ntiochus set u# the abominable idol of
desolation u#on the altar of God, and they built altars throughout all
the cities of 9uda round about(
The abominable idol, etc%%% @iH%, the statue of 9u#iter Olym#ius%
*(?1% )nd they burnt incense, and sacrificed at the doors of the houses
and in the streets% *(?B% )nd they cut in #ieces, and burnt !ith fire
the books of the la! of God(
*(A-% )nd e$ery one !ith !hom the books of the testament of the 'ord
!ere found, and !hosoe$er obser$ed the la! of the 'ord, they #ut to
death, according to the edict of the king%
*(A*% Thus by their #o!er did they deal !ith the #eo#le of 5srael, that
!ere found in the cities month after month%
*(A,% )nd on the fi$e and t!entieth day of the month they sacrificed
u#on the altar of the idol that !as o$er against the altar of God%
*(A2% o! the !omen that circumcised their children !ere slain according
to the commandment of king )ntiochus,
*(A.% )nd they hanged the children about their neck in all their houses(
and those that had circumcised them, they #ut to death%
*(A?% )nd many of the #eo#le of 5srael determined !ith themsel$es, that
they !ould not eat unclean things( and they chose rather to die, than to
be defiled !ith unclean meats(
*(AA% )nd they !ould not break the holy la! of God and they !ere #ut to
death(
*(A+% )nd there !as $ery great !rath u#on the #eo#le%
* <achabees "ha#ter ,%
The Heal and success of <athathias% 8is e>hortation to his sons at his
death%
,(*% 5n those days arose <athathias, the son of 9ohn, the son of 4imeon,
a #riest of the sons of 9oarib, from 9erusalem, and he abode in the
mountain of <odin(
,(,% )nd he had fi$e sons( 9ohn, !ho !as surnamed Gaddis(
,(2% )nd 4imon, !ho !as surnamed ThasiJ
,(.% )nd 9udas, !ho !as called <achabeusJ
,(?% )nd EleaHar, !ho !as surnamed )baronJ and 9onathan, !ho !as
surnamed )##hus%
,(A% These sa! the e$ils that !ere done in the #eo#le of 9uda, and in
9erusalem%
,(+% )nd <athathias said( =oe is me, !herefore !as 5 born to see the
ruin of my #eo#le, and the ruin of the holy city, and to d!ell there,
!hen it is gi$en into the hands of the enemiesM
,(1% The holy #laces are come into the hands of strangers her tem#le is
become as a man !ithout honour%
,(B% The $essels of her glory are carried a!ay ca#ti$eJ her old men are
murdered in the streets, and her young men are fallen by the s!ord of
the enemies%
,(*-% =hat nation hath not inherited her kingdom, and gotten of her
s#oilsM
,(**% )ll her ornaments are taken a!ay% 4he that !as free is made a
sla$e%
,(*,% )nd behold our sanctuary, and our beauty, and our glory is laid
!aste, and the Gentiles ha$e defiled them%
,(*2% To !hat end then should !e li$e any longerM
,(*.% )nd <athathias and his sons rent their garments, and they co$ered
themsel$es !ith haircloth, and made great lamentation%
,(*?% )nd they that !ere sent from king )ntiochus, came thither, to
com#el them that !ere fled into the city of <odin, to sacrifice, and to
burn incense, and to de#art from the la! of God%
,(*A% )nd many of the #eo#le of 5srael consented and came to them( but
<athathias and his sons stood firm%
,(*+% )nd they that !ere sent from )ntiochus, ans!ering, said to
<athathias( Thou art a ruler, and an honourable, and great man in this
city, and adorned !ith sons, and brethren%
,(*1% Therefore, come thou first, and obey the kingDs commandment, as
all nations ha$e done, and the men of 9uda, and they that remain in
9erusalem( and thou, and thy sons shall be in the number of the kingDs
friends, and enriched !ith gold, and sil$er, and many #resents% ,(*B%
Then <athathias ans!ered, and said !ith a loud $oice( )lthough all
nations obey king )ntiochus, so as to de#art e$ery man from the ser$ice
of the la! of his fathers, and consent to his commandments(
,(,-% 5 and my sons, and my brethren !ill obey the la! of our fathers%
,(,*% God be merciful unto us( it is not #rofitable for us to forsake
the la!, and the justices of God(
,(,,% =e !ill not hearken to the !ords of king )ntiochus, neither !ill
!e sacrifice and transgress the commandments of our la!, to go another
!ay%
,(,2% o! as he left off s#eaking these !ords, there came a certain 9e!
in the sight of all to sacrifice to the idols u#on the altar in the city
of <odin, according to the kingDs commandment%
,(,.% )nd <athathias sa!, and !as grie$ed, and his reins trembled, and
his !rath !as kindled according to the judgment of the la!, and running
u#on him he sle! him u#on the altar(
,(,?% <oreo$er the man !hom king )ntiochus had sent, !ho com#elled them
to sacrifice, he sle! at the same time, and #ulled do!n the altar,
,(,A% )nd she!ed Heal for the la!, as Phinees did by Iamri, the son of
4alomi%
,(,+% )nd <athathias cried out in the city !ith a loud $oice, saying(
E$ery one that hath Heal for the la!, and maintaineth the testament, let
him follo! me%
,(,1% 4o he and his sons fled into the mountains, and left all that they
had in the city%
,(,B% Then many that sought after judgment, and justice, !ent do!n into
the desert,
,(2-% )nd they abode there, they and their children, and their !i$es,
and their cattle( because afflictions increased u#on them%
,(2*% )nd it !as told to the kingDs men, and to the army that !as in
9erusalem, in the city of Da$id, that certain men, !ho had broken the
kingDs commandment, !ere gone a!ay into the secret #laces in the
!ilderness, and that many !ere gone after them%
,(2,% )nd forth!ith they !ent out to!ards them, and made !ar against
them on the sabbath day%
,(22% )nd they said to them( Do you still resistM come forth, and do
according to the edict of king )ntiochus, and you shall li$e%
,(2.% )nd they said( =e !ill not come forth, neither !ill !e obey the
kingDs edict, to #rofane the sabbath day%
,(2?% )nd they made haste to gi$e them battle%
,(2A% But they ans!ered them not, neither did they cast a stone at them,
nor sto##ed u# the secret #laces,
,(2+% 4aying( 'et us all die in our innocency( and hea$en and earth
shall be !itnesses for us, that you #ut us to death !rongfully%
,(21% 4o they ga$e them battle on the sabbath( and they !ere slain, !ith
their !i$es, and their children, and their cattle, to the number of a
thousand #ersons%
,(2B% )nd <athathias and his friends heard of it, and they mourned for
them e>ceedingly%
,(.-% )nd e$ery man said to his neighbour( 5f !e shall all do as our
brethren ha$e done, and not fight against the heathens for our li$es,
and our justifications, they !ill no! Luickly root us out of the earth%
,(.*% )nd they determined in that day, saying( =hosoe$er shall come u#
against us to fight on the sabbath day, !e !ill fight against him( and
!e !ill not all die, as our brethren that !ere slain in the secret
#laces%
,(.,% Then !as assembled to them the congregation of the )ssideans, the
stoutest of 5srael, e$ery one that had a good !ill for the la!%
The )ssideans%%% ) set of men that led a religious lifeJ and !ere
Healous for the la! and !orshi# of God%
,(.2% )nd all they that fled from the e$ils, joined themsel$es to them,
and !ere a su##ort to them%
,(..% )nd they gathered an army, and sle! the sinners in their !rath,
and the !icked men in their indignation( and the rest fled to the
nations for safety%
,(.?% )nd <athathias and his friends !ent round about, and they thre!
do!n the altars(
,(.A% )nd they circumcised all the children !hom they found in the
confines of 5srael that !ere uncircumcised( and they did $aliantly%
,(.+% )nd they #ursued after the children of #ride, and the !ork
#ros#ered in their hands(
,(.1% )nd they reco$ered the la! out of the hands of the nations, and
out of the hands of the kings( and they yielded not the horn to the
sinner%
They yielded not the horn, etc%%% That is, they suffered not the #o!er
of )ntiochus, that man of sin, to abolish the la! and religion of God%
,(.B% o! the days dre! near that <athathias should die, and he said to
his sons( o! hath #ride and chastisement gotten strength, and the time
of destruction, and the !rath of indignation(
,(?-% o!, therefore, O my sons, be ye Healous for the la!, and gi$e
your li$es for the co$enant of your fathers%
,(?*% )nd call to remembrance the !orks of the fathers, !hich they ha$e
done in their generations( and you shall recei$e great glory, and an
e$erlasting name%
,(?,% =as not )braham found faithful in tem#tation, and it !as re#uted
to him unto justiceM
,(?2% 9ose#h, in the time of his distress, ke#t the commandment, and he
!as made lord of Egy#t%
,(?.% Phinees, our father, by being fer$ent in the Heal of God, recei$ed
the co$enant of an e$erlasting #riesthood%
,(??% 9esus, !hilst he fulfilled the !ord, !as made ruler in 5srael%
9esus%%% That is, 9osue%
,(?A% "aleb, for bearing !itness before the congregation, recei$ed an
inheritance%
,(?+% Da$id, by his mercy, obtained the throne of an e$erlasting
kingdom%
,(?1% Elias, !hile he is full of Heal for the la!, !as taken u# into
hea$en%
,(?B% )nanias and )Harias and <isael, by belie$ing, !ere deli$ered out
of the flame%
,(A-% Daniel, in his innocency, !as deli$ered out of the mouth of the
lions%
,(A*% )nd thus consider, through all generations( that none that trust
in him, fail in strength%
,(A,% )nd fear not the !ords of a sinful man, for his glory is dung and
!orms(
,(A2% Today he is lifted u#, and tomorro! he shall not be found, because
he is returned into his earth and his thought is come to nothing%
,(A.% &ou, therefore, my sons, take courage, and beha$e manfully in the
la!( for by it you shall be glorious%
,(A?% )nd behold, 5 kno! that your brother 4imon is a man of counsel(
gi$e ear to him al!ays, and he shall be a father to you%
,(AA% )nd 9udas <achabeus, !ho is $aliant and strong from his youth u#,
let him be the leader of your army, and he shall manage the !ar of the
#eo#le%
,(A+% )nd you shall take to you all that obser$e the la!( and re$enge ye
the !rong of your #eo#le%
,(A1% Render to the Gentiles their re!ard, and take heed to the #rece#ts
of the la!%
,(AB% )nd he blessed them, and !as joined to his fathers%
,(+-% )nd he died in the hundred and forty-si>th year( and he !as buried
by his sons in the se#ulchres of his fathers, in <odin, and all 5srael
mourned for him !ith great mourning%
* <achabees "ha#ter 2
9udas <achabeus succeeds his father, and o$erthro!s )#ollonius and
4eron% ) great army is sent against him out of 4yria% 8e #re#ares his
#eo#le for battle by fasting and #rayer%
2(*% Then his son 9udas, called <achabeus, rose u# in his stead%
2(,% )nd all his brethren hel#ed him, and all they that had joined
themsel$es to his father, and they fought !ith cheerfulness the battle
of 5srael%
2(2% )nd he got his #eo#le great honour, and #ut on a breast#late as a
giant, and girt his !arlike armour about him in battles, and #rotected
the cam# !ith his s!ord%
2(.% 5n his acts he !as like a lion, and like a lionDs !hel# roaring for
his #rey%
2(?% )nd he #ursued the !icked and sought them out, and them that
troubled his #eo#le he burnt !ith fire(
2(A% )nd his enemies !ere dri$en a!ay for fear of him, and all the
!orkers of iniLuity !ere troubled( and sal$ation #ros#ered in his hand%
2(+% )nd he grie$ed many kings, and made 9acob glad !ith his !orks, and
his memory is blessed for e$er%
2(1% )nd he !ent through the cities of 9uda, and destroyed the !icked
out of them, and turned a!ay !rath from 5srael%
2(B% )nd he !as reno!ned e$en to the utmost #art of the earth, and he
gathered them that !ere #erishing%
2(*-% )nd )#ollonius gathered together the Gentiles, and a numerous and
great army from 4amaria, to make !ar against 5srael%
2(**% )nd 9udas understood it, and !ent forth to meet him( and he
o$erthre! him, and killed him( and many fell do!n slain, and the rest
fled a!ay%
2(*,% )nd he took their s#oils, and 9udas took the s!ord of )#ollonius,
and fought !ith it all his lifetime%
2(*2% )nd 4eron, ca#tain of the army of 4yria, heard that 9udas had
assembled a com#any of the faithful, and a congregation !ith him,
2(*.% )nd he said 5 !ill get me a name, and !ill be glorified in the
kingdom, and !ill o$erthro! 9udas, and those that are !ith him, that
ha$e des#ised the edict of the king%
2(*?% )nd he made himself readyJ and the host of the !icked !ent u# !ith
him, strong succours, to be re$enged of the children of 5srael%
2(*A% )nd they a##roached e$en as far as Bethoron( and 9udas !ent forth
to meet him, !ith a small com#any%
2(*+% But !hen they sa! the army coming to meet them, they said to
9udas( 8o! shall !e, being fe!, be able to fight against so great a
multitude, and so strong, and !e are ready to faint !ith fasting todayM
2(*1% )nd 9udas said( 5t is an easy matter for many to be shut u# in the
hands of a fe!( and there is no difference in the sight of the God of
hea$en to deli$er !ith a great multitude, or !ith a small com#any(
2(*B% 7or the success of !ar is not in the multitude of the army, but
strength cometh from hea$en%
2(,-% They come against us !ith an insolent multitude, and !ith #ride,
to destroy us, and our !i$es, and our children, and to take our s#oils%
2(,*% But !e !ill fight for our li$es, and our la!s(
2(,,% )nd the 'ord himself !ill o$erthro! them before our face, but as
for you, fear them not%
2(,2% )nd as soon as he had made an end of s#eaking, he rushed suddenly
u#on them( and 4eron, and his host !ere o$erthro!n before him(
2(,.% )nd he #ursued him by the descent of Bethoron, e$en to the #lain,
and there fell of them eight hundred men, and the rest fled into the
land of the Philistines%
2(,?% )nd the fear of 9udas, and of his brethren, and the dread of them,
fell u#on all the nations round about them%
2(,A% )nd his fame came to the king, and all nations told of the battles
of 9udas%
2(,+% o! !hen king )ntiochus heard these !ords, he !as angry in his
mind( and he sent, and gathered the forces of all his kingdom, an
e>ceeding strong army%
2(,1% )nd he o#ened his treasury, and ga$e out #ay to the army for a
year( and he commanded them, that they should be ready for all things%
2(,B% )nd he #ercei$ed that the money of his treasures failed, and that
the tributes of the country !ere small, because of the dissension, and
the e$il that he had brought u#on the land, that he might take a!ay the
la!s of old times(
2(2-% )nd he feared that he should not ha$e as formerly enough for
charges and gifts, !hich he had gi$en before !ith a liberal hand( for he
had abounded more than the kings that had been before him%
2(2*% )nd he !as greatly #er#le>ed in mind, and #ur#osed to go into
Persia, and to take tributes of the countries, and to gather much money%
2(2,% )nd he left 'ysias, a nobleman of the blood royal to o$ersee the
affairs of the kingdom from the ri$er Eu#hrates e$en to the ri$er of
Egy#t(
2(22% )nd to bring u# his son, )ntiochus, till he came again%
2(2.% )nd he deli$ered to him half the army, and the ele#hants( and he
ga$e him charge concerning all that he !ould ha$e done, and concerning
the inhabitants of 9udea, and 9erusalem%
2(2?% )nd that he should send an army against them to destroy and root
out the strength of 5srael, and the remnant of 9erusalem, and to take
a!ay the memory of them from that #lace%
2(2A% )nd that he should settle strangers, to d!ell in all their coasts,
and di$ide their land by lot%
2(2+% 4o the king took the half of the army that remained, and !ent
forth from )ntioch, the chief city of his kingdom, in the hundred and
forty-se$enth year( and he #assed o$er the ri$er Eu#hrates, and !ent
through the higher countries%
2(21% Then 'ysias chose Ptolemee, the son of Dorymenus, and icanor, and
Gorgias, mighty men of the kingDs friends%
2(2B% )nd he sent !ith them forty thousand men, and se$en thousand
horsemen( to go into the land of 9uda, and to destroy it, according to
the kingDs orders%
2(.-% 4o they !ent forth !ith all their #o!er, and came, and #itched
near Emmaus, in the #lain country%
2(.*% )nd the merchants of the countries heard the fame of them( and
they took sil$er and gold in abundance, and ser$ants( and they came into
the cam#, to buy the children of 5srael for sla$es( and there !ere
joined to them the forces of 4yria, and of the land of the strangers%
2(.,% )nd 9udas, and his brethren, sa! that e$ils !ere multi#lied, and
that the armies a##roached to their borders( and they kne! the orders
the king had gi$en to destroy the #eo#le, and utterly abolish them%
2(.2% )nd they said, e$ery man to his neighbour( 'et us raise u# the lo!
condition of our #eo#le, and let us fight for our #eo#le, and our
sanctuary%
2(..% )nd the assembly !as gathered, that they might be ready for
battle, and that they might #ray, and ask mercy and com#assion%
2(.?% o! 9erusalem !as not inhabited, but !as like a desert( there !as
none of her children that !ent in or out( and the sanctuary !as trodden
do!n( and the children of strangers !ere in the castle, there !as the
habitation of the Gentiles( and joy !as taken a!ay from 9acob, and the
#i#e and har# ceased there%
2(.A% )nd they assembled together, and came to <as#ha, o$er against
9erusalem( for in <as#ha !as a #lace of #rayer heretofore in 5srael%
2(.+% )nd they fasted that day, and #ut on haircloth, and #ut ashes u#on
their heads( and they rent their garments(
2(.1% )nd they laid o#en the books of the la!, in !hich the Gentiles
searched for the likeness of their idols(
2(.B% )nd they brought the #riestly ornaments, and the first fruits and
tithes, and stirred u# the aHarites that had fulfilled their days(
2(?-% )nd they cried !ith a loud $oice to!ard hea$en, saying( =hat shall
!e do !ith these, and !hither shall !e carry themM
2(?*% 7or thy holies are trodden do!n, and are #rofaned, and thy #riests
are in mourning, and are brought lo!%
2(?,% )nd behold the nations are come together against us, to destroy
us( thou kno!est !hat they intend against us%
2(?2% 8o! shall !e be able to stand before their face, unless thou, O
God, hel# usM
2(A.% Then they sounded !ith trum#ets, and cried out !ith a loud $oice%
2(AA% )nd after this, 9udas a##ointed ca#tains o$er the #eo#le, o$er
thousands, and o$er hundreds, and o$er fifties, and o$er tens%
2(AA% )nd he said to them that !ere building houses, or had betrothed
!i$es, or !ere #lanting $ineyards, or !ere fearful, that they should
return e$ery man to his house, according to the la!%
2(A+% 4o they remo$ed the cam#, and #itched on the south side of Emmaus%
2(A1% )nd 9udas said( Gird yoursel$es, and be $aliant men, and be ready
against the morning, that you may fight !ith these nations that are
assembled against us to destroy us and our sanctuary%
2(?B% 7or it is better for us to die in battle, than to see the e$ils of
our nation, and of the holies(
2(A-% e$ertheless, as it shall be the !ill of God in hea$en, so be it
done%
* <achabees "ha#ter .
9udas routs the kingDs army% Gorgias flies before him% 'ysias comes
against him !ith a great army, but is defeated% 9udas cleanses the
tem#le, sets u# a ne! altar, and fortifies the sanctuary%
.(*% Then Gorgias took fi$e thousand men, and a thousand of the best
horsemenJ and they remo$ed out of the cam# by night%
.(,% That they might come u#on the cam# of the 9e!s and strike them
suddenly( and the men that !ere of the castle !ere their guides%
.(2% )nd 9udas heard of it, and rose u#, he and the $aliant men, to
attack the kingDs forces that !ere in Emmaus%
.(.% 7or as yet the army !as dis#ersed from the cam#
The army !as dis#ersed%%% That is, in different di$isions, not
altogether encam#ed%
.(?% )nd Gorgias came by night into the cam# of 9udas, and found no manJ
and he sought them in the mountains( for he said( These men flee from
us%
.(A% )nd !hen it !as day, 9udas she!ed himself in the #lain !ith three
thousand men only, !ho neither had armour nor s!ords(
=ho neither had armour nor s!ords%%% 4uch as they !ished for%
.(+% )nd they sa! the cam# of the Gentiles that it !as strong, and the
men in breast#lates, and the horsemen round about them, and these !ere
trained u# to !ar%
.(1% )nd 9udas said to the men that !ere !ith him( 7ear ye not their
multitude, neither be ye afraid of their assault%
.(B% Remember in !hat manner our fathers !ere sa$ed in the Red 4ea, !hen
Pharaoh #ursued them !ith a great army%
.(*-% )nd no! let us cry to hea$en, and the 'ord !ill ha$e mercy on us,
and !ill remember the co$enant of our fathers, and !ill destroy this
army before our face this day(
.(**% )nd all nations shall kno! that there is one that redeemeth and
deli$ereth 5srael%
.(*,% )nd the strangers lifted u# their eyes, and sa! them coming
against them%
.(*2% )nd they !ent out of the cam# to battle, and they that !ere !ith
9udas sounded the trum#et%
.(*.% )nd they joined battle( and the Gentiles !ere routed, and fled
into the #lain%
.(*?% But all the hindmost of them fell by the s!ord and they #ursued
them as far as GeHeron, and e$en to the #lains of 5dumea, and of )Hotus,
and of 9amnia( and there fell of them to the number of three thousand
men%
.(*A% )nd 9udas returned again !ith his army that follo!ed him%
.(*+% )nd he said to the #eo#le( Be not greedy of the s#oilsJ for there
is !ar before us(
.(*1% )nd Gorgias and his army are near us in the mountain( but stand ye
no! against our enemies, and o$erthro! them, and you shall take the
s#oils after!ards !ith safety%
.(*B% )nd as 9udas !as s#eaking these !ords, behold #art of them
a##eared, looking forth from the mountain%
.(,-% )nd Gorgias sa! that his men !ere #ut to flight, and that they had
set fire to the cam#( for the smoke that !as seen declared !hat !as
done%
.(,*% )nd !hen they had seen this, they !ere seiHed !ith great fear,
seeing at the same time 9udas and his army in the #lain ready to fight%
.(,,% 4o they all fled a!ay into the land of the strangers%
.(,2% )nd 9udas returned to take the s#oils of the cam#, and they got
much gold, and sil$er, and blue silk, and #ur#le of the sea, and great
riches%
.(,.% )nd returning home, they sung a hymn, and blessed God in hea$en,
because he is good, because his mercy endureth for e$er%
.(,?% 4o 5srael had a great deli$erance that day%
.(,A )nd such of the strangers as esca#ed, !ent and told 'ysias all that
had ha##ened%
.(,+% )nd !hen he heard these things, he !as amaHed and discouraged(
because things had not succeeded in 5srael according to his mind, and as
the king had commanded%
.(,1% 4o the year follo!ing, 'ysias gathered together threescore
thousand chosen men, and fi$e thousand horsemen, that he might subdue
them%
.(,B% )nd they came into 9udea, and #itched their tents in Bethoron, and
9udas met them !ith ten thousand men%
.(2-% )nd they sa! that the army !as strong, and he #rayed and said(
Blessed art thou, O 4a$iour of 5srael, !ho didst break the $iolence of
the mighty by the hand of thy ser$ant Da$id, and didst deli$er u# the
cam# of the strangers into the hands of 9onathan the son of 4aul, and of
his armour bearer%
.(2*% 4hut u# this army in the hands of thy #eo#le 5srael, and let them
be confounded in their host and their horsemen% 2, 4trike them !ith
fear, and cause the boldness of their strength to languish, and let them
Luake at their o!n destruction%
.(22% "ast them do!n !ith the s!ord of them that lo$e thee( and let all
that kno! thy name #raise thee !ith hymns%
.(2.% )nd they joined battle( and there fell of the army of 'ysias fi$e
thousand men%
.(2?% )nd !hen 'ysias sa! that his men !ere #ut to flight, and ho! bold
the 9e!s !ere, and that they !ere ready either to li$e, or to die
manfully, he !ent to )ntioch, and chose soldiers, that they might come
again into 9udea !ith greater numbers%
.(2A% Then 9udas, and his brethren said( Behold our enemies are
discomfited( let us go u# no! to cleanse the holy #laces, and to re#air
them%
.(2+% )nd all the army assembled together, and they !ent u# into <ount
4ion%
.(21% )nd they sa! the sanctuary desolate, and the altar #rofaned, and
the gates burnt, and shrubs gro!ing u# in the courts as in a forest, or
on the mountains, and the chambers joining to the tem#le thro!n do!n%
.(2B% )nd they rent their garments, and made great lamentation, and #ut
ashes on their heads(
.(.-% )nd they fell do!n to the ground on their faces, and they sounded
!ith the trum#ets of alarm, and they cried to!ards hea$en%
.(.*% Then 9udas a##ointed men to fight against them that !ere in the
castle, till they had cleansed the holy #laces,
.(.,% )nd he chose #riests !ithout blemish, !hose !ill !as set u#on the
la! of God%
.(.2% )nd they cleansed the holy #laces, and took a!ay the stones that
had been defiled into an unclean #lace%
.(..% )nd he considered about the altar of holocausts that had been
#rofaned, !hat he should do !ith it%
.(.?% )nd a good counsel came into their minds, to #ull it do!n( lest it
should be a re#roach to them, because the Gentiles had defiled itJ so
they thre! it do!n%
.(.A% )nd they laid u# the stones in the mountain of the tem#le, in a
con$enient #lace, till there should come a #ro#het, and gi$e ans!er
concerning them%
.(.+% Then they took !hole stones, according to the la! and built a ne!
altar, according to the former(
.(.1% )nd they built u# the holy #laces, and the things that !ere !ithin
the tem#le( and they sanctified the tem#le and the courts%
.(.B% )nd they made ne! holy $essels, and brought in the candlestick,
and the altar of incense, and the table, into the tem#le%
.(?-% )nd they #ut incense u#on the altar, and lighted u# the lam#s that
!ere u#on the candlestick, and they ga$e light in the tem#le%
.(?*% )nd they set the loa$es u#on the table, and hung u# the $eils, and
finished all the !orks that they had begun to make%
.(?,% )nd they arose before the morning on the fi$e and t!entieth day of
the ninth month, E!hich is the month of "asleuG in the hundred and
forty-eighth year%
.(?2% )nd they offered sacrifice, according to the la!, u#on the ne!
altar of holocausts !hich they had made%
.(?.% )ccording to the time, and according to the day !herein the
heathens had defiled it, in the same !as it dedicated ane! !ith
canticles, and har#s, and lutes, and cymbals%
.(??% )nd all the #eo#le fell u#on their faces, and adored, and blessed
u# to hea$en, him that had #ros#ered them%
.(?A% )nd they ke#t the dedication of the altar eight days, and they
offered holocausts !ith joy, and sacrifices of sal$ation, and of #raise%
.(?+% )nd they adorned the front of the tem#le !ith cro!ns of gold, and
escutcheons, and they rene!ed the gates, and the chambers, and hanged
doors u#on them%
.(?1% )nd there !as e>ceeding great joy among the #eo#le, and the
re#roach of the Gentiles !as turned a!ay%
.(?B% )nd 9udas, and his brethren, and all the church of 5srael decreed,
that the day of the dedication of the altar should be ke#t in its season
from year to year for eight days, from the fi$e and t!entieth day of the
month of "asleu, !ith joy and gladness%
.(A-% They built u# also at that time <ount 4ion, !ith high !alls, and
strong to!ers round about, lest the Gentiles should at any time come,
and tread it do!n, as they did before%
.(A*% )nd he #laced a garrison there, to kee# it, and he fortified it,
to secure Bethsura, that the #eo#le might ha$e a defence against 5dumea%
* <achabees "ha#ter ?
9udas and his brethren attack the enemies of their country, and deli$er
them that !ere distressed% 9ose#hus and )Harius, attem#ting contrary to
order to fight against their enemies, are defeated%
?(*% o! it came to #ass, !hen the nations round about heard that the
altar and the sanctuary !ere built u#, as before, that they !ere
e>ceeding angry%
?(,% )nd they thought to destroy the generation of 9acob that !ere among
them, and they began to kill some of the #eo#le, and to #ersecute them%
?(2% Then 9udas fought against the children of Esau in 5dumea, and them
that !ere in )crabathane( because they beset the 5sraelites round about,
and he made a great slaughter of them%
?(.% )nd he remembered the malice of the children of Bean( !ho !ere a
snare and a stumblingblock to the #eo#le, by lying in !ait for them in
the !ay%
?(?% )nd they !ere shut u# by him in to!ers, and he set u#on them, and
de$oted them to utter destruction, and burnt their to!ers !ith fire, and
all that !ere in them%
?(A% Then he #assed o$er to the children of )mmon, !here he found a
mighty #o!er, and much #eo#le, and Timotheus !as their ca#tain(
?(+% )nd he fought many battles !ith them, and they !ere discomfited in
their sight, and he smote them(
?(1% )nd he took the city of GaHer and her to!ns, and returned into
9udea%
?(B% )nd the Gentiles that !ere in Galaad, assembled themsel$es together
against the 5sraelites that !ere in their Luarters, to destroy them( and
they fled into the fortress of Datheman%
?(*-% )nd they sent letters to 9udas, and his brethren, saying( The
heathens that are round about are gathered together against us to
destroy us(
?(**% )nd they are #re#aring to come, and to take the fortress into
!hich !e are fled( and Timotheus is the ca#tain of their host%
?(*,% o! therefore come, and deli$er us out of their hands, for many of
us are slain%
?(*2% )nd all our brethren that !ere in the #laces of Tubin, are killed(
and they ha$e carried a!ay their !i$es, and their children, ca#ti$es,
and taken their s#oils, and they ha$e slain there almost a thousand men%
?(*.% )nd !hile they !ere yet reading these letters, behold there came
other messengers out of Galilee !ith their garments rent, !ho related
according to these !ords(
?(*?% 4aying, that they of Ptolemais, and of Tyre, and of 4idon, !ere
assembled against them, and all Galilee is filled !ith strangers, in
order to consume us%
?(*A% o! !hen 9udas and the #eo#le heard these !ords, a great assembly
met together to consider !hat they should do for their brethren that
!ere in trouble, and !ere assaulted by them%
?(*+% )nd 9udas said to 4imon, his brother( "hoose thee men, and go, and
deli$er thy brethren in Galilee( and 5, and my brother 9onathan, !ill go
into the country of Galaad(
?(*1% )nd he left 9ose#h, the son of Iacharias, and )Harias, ca#tains of
the #eo#le, !ith the remnant of the army in 9udea, to kee# it(
?(*B% )nd he commanded them, saying( Take ye the charge of this #eo#leJ
but make no !ar against the heathens, till !e return%
?(,-% o! three thousand men !ere allotted to 4imon, to go into Galilee(
and eight thousand to 9udas, to go into the land of Galaad%
?(,*% )nd 4imon !ent into Galilee, and fought many battles !ith the
heathens( and the heathens !ere discomfited before his face, and he
#ursued them e$en to the gate of Ptolemais%
?(,,% )nd there fell of the heathens almost three thousand men, and he
took the s#oils of them%
?(,2% )nd he took !ith him those that !ere in Galilee and in )rbatis,
!ith their !i$es, and children, and all that they had, and he brought
them into 9udea !ith great joy%
?(,.% )nd 9udas <achabeus, and 9onathan, his brother, #assed o$er the
9ordan, and !ent three daysD journey through the desert%
?(,?% )nd the abutheans met them, and recei$ed them in a #eaceable
manner, and told them all that ha##ened to their brethren in the land of
Galaad,
?(,A% )nd that many of them !ere shut u# in Barasa, and in Bosor, and in
)lima, and in "as#hor, and in <ageth, and in "arnaimJ all these strong
and great cities%
?(,+% &ea, and that they !ere ke#t shut u# in the rest of the cities of
Galaad, and that they had a##ointed to bring their army on the morro!
near to these cities, and to take them, and to destroy them all in one
day%
?(,1% Then 9udas and his army suddenly turned their march into the
desert, to Bosor, and took the city( and he sle! e$ery male by the edge
of the s!ord, and took all their s#oils, and burnt it !ith fire%
?(,B% )nd they remo$ed from thence by night, and !ent till they came to
the fortress%
?(2-% )nd it came to #ass that early in the morning, !hen they lifted u#
their eyes, behold there !ere #eo#le !ithout number, carrying ladders
and engines to take the fortress, and assault them%
?(2*% )nd 9udas sa! that the fight !as begun, and the cry of the battle
!ent u# to hea$en like a trum#et, and a great cry out of the city(
?(2,% )nd he said to his host( 7ight ye today for your brethren%
?(22% )nd he came !ith three com#anies behind them, and they sounded
their trum#ets, and cried out in #rayer%
?(2.% )nd the host of Timotheus understood that it !as <achabeus, and
they fled a!ay before his face and they made a great slaughter of them,
and there fell of them in that day almost eight thousand men%
?(2?% )nd 9udas turned aside to <as#ha, and assaulted, and took it, and
he sle! e$ery male thereof, and took the s#oils thereof, and burnt it
!ith fire%
?(2A% 7rom thence he marched, and took "asbon, and <ageth, and Bosor,
and the rest of the cities of Galaad%
?(2+% But after this Timotheus gathered another army, and cam#ed o$er
against Ra#hon, beyond the torrent%
?(21% )nd 9udas sent men to $ie! the army( and they brought him !ord,
saying( )ll the nations, that are round about us, are assembled unto him
an army e>ceeding great(
?(2B% )nd they ha$e hired the )rabians to hel# them, and they ha$e
#itched their tents beyond the torrent, ready to come to fight against
thee% )nd 9udas !ent to meet them%
?(.-% )nd Timotheus said to the ca#tains of his army( =hen 9udas and his
army come near the torrent of !ater, if he #ass o$er unto us first, !e
shall not be able to !ithstand him( for he !ill certainly #re$ail o$er
us%
?(.*% But if he be afraid to #ass o$er, and cam# on the other side of
the ri$er, !e !ill #ass o$er to them, and shall #re$ail against him%
?(.,% o! !hen 9udas came near the torrent of !ater, he set the scribes
of the #eo#le by the torrent, and commanded them, saying( 4uffer no man
to stay behind( but let all come to the battle%
?(.2% )nd he #assed o$er to them first, and all the #eo#le after him,
and all the heathens !ere discomfited before them, and they thre! a!ay
their !ea#ons, and fled to the tem#le that !as in "arnaim%
?(..% )nd he took that city, and the tem#le he burnt !ith fire, !ith all
things that !ere therein( and "arnaim !as subdued, and could not stand
against the face of 9udas%
?(.?% )nd 9udas gathered together all the 5sraelites that !ere in the
land of Galaad, from the least e$en to the greatest, and their !i$es and
children, and an army e>ceeding great, to come into the land of 9uda%
?(.A% )nd they came as far as E#hron( no! this !as a great city, situate
in the !ay, strongly fortified, and there !as no means to turn from it
on the right hand or on the left, but the !ay !as through the midst of
it%
?(.+% )nd they that !ere in the city shut themsel$es in, and sto##ed u#
the gates !ith stones( and 9udas sent to them !ith #eaceable !ords,
?(.1% 4aying( 'et us #ass through your land, to go into our o!n country,
and no man shall hurt youJ !e !ill only #ass through on foot% But they
!ould not o#en to them%
?(.B% Then 9udas commanded #roclamation to be made in the cam#, that
they should make an assault, e$ery man in the #lace !here he !as%
?(?-% )nd the men of the army dre! near, and he assaulted that city all
the day, and all the nightJ and the city !as deli$ered into his hands(
?(?*% )nd they sle! e$ery male !ith the edge of the s!ord, and he raHed
the city, and took the s#oils thereof, and #assed through all the city
o$er them that !ere slain%
?(?,% Then they #assed o$er the 9ordan to the great #lain that is o$er
against Bethsan%
?(?2% )nd 9udas gathered together the hindmost, and he e>horted the
#eo#le, all the !ay through, till they came into the land of 9uda%
?(?.% )nd they !ent u# to mount 4ion !ith joy and gladness, and offered
holocausts, because not one of them !as slain, till they had returned in
#eace%
?(??% o! in the days that 9udas and 9onathan !ere in the land of
Galaad, and 4imon his brother in Galilee, before Ptolemais,
?(?A% 9ose#h, the son of Iacharias, and )Harias, ca#tain of the
soldiers, heard of the good success, and the battles that !ere fought,
?(?+% )nd he said( 'et us also get us a name, and let us go fight
against the Gentiles that are round about us%
?(?1% )nd he ga$e charge to them that !ere in his army, and they !ent
to!ards 9amnia%
?(?B% )nd Gorgias and his men !ent out of the city, to gi$e them battle%
?(A-% )nd 9ose#h and )Harias !ere #ut to flight, and !ere #ursued unto
the borders of 9udea( and there fell on that day, of the #eo#le of
5srael, about t!o thousand men, and there !as a great o$erthro! of the
#eo#le(
?(A*% Because they did not hearken to 9udas and his brethren, thinking
that they should do manfully%
?(A,% But they !ere not of the seed of those men by !hom sal$ation !as
brought to 5srael%
?(A2% )nd the men of 9uda !ere magnified e>ceedingly in the sight of all
5srael, and of all the nations !here their name !as heard%
?(A.% )nd the #eo#le assembled to them !ith joyful acclamations%
?(A?% Then 9udas and his brethren !ent forth and attacked the children
of Esau, in the land to!ards the south, and he took "hebron and her
to!ns( and he burnt the !alls thereof, and the to!ers all round it%
?(AA% )nd he remo$ed his cam# to go into the land of the aliens, and he
!ent through 4amaria%
?(A+% 5n that day some #riests fell in battle, !hile desiring to do
manfully they !ent out unad$isedly to fight%
?(A1% )nd 9udas turned to )Hotus, into the land of the strangers, and he
thre! do!n their altars, and he burnt the statues of their gods !ith
fire( and he took the s#oils of the cities, and returned into the land
of 9uda%
* <achabees "ha#ter A
The fruitless re#entance and death of )ntiochus% 8is son comes against
9udas !ith a formidable army% 8e besieges 4ion( but at last makes #eace
!ith the 9e!s%
A(*% o! king )ntiochus !as going through the higher countries, and he
heard that the city of Elymais in Persia, !as greatly reno!ned, and
abounding in sil$er and gold,
A(,% )nd that there !as in it a tem#le e>ceeding richJ and co$erings of
gold, and breast#lates, and shields, !hich king )le>ander, son of
Phili#, the <acedonian, that reigned first in Greece, had left there%
A(2% 4o he came, and sought to take the city and to #illage itJ but he
!as not able, because the design !as kno!n to them that !ere in the
city%
A(.% )nd they rose u# against him in battle, and he fled a!ay from
thence, and de#arted !ith great sadness, and returned to!ards Babylonia%
A(?% )nd !hilst he !as in Persia there came one that told him ho! the
armies that !ere in the land of 9uda !ere #ut to flight(
A(A% )nd that 'ysias !ent !ith a $ery great #o!er, and !as #ut to flight
before the face of the 9e!s, and that they !ere gro!n strong by the
armour, and #o!er, and store of s#oils !hich they had gotten out of the
cam#s !hich they had destroyed(
A(+% )nd that they had thro!n do!n the abomination !hich he had set u#
u#on the altar in 9erusalem, and that they had com#assed about the
sanctuary !ith high !alls as before, and Bethsura also, his city%
A(1% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the king heard these !ords, that he !as
struck !ith fear, and e>ceedingly mo$ed( and he laid himself do!n u#on
his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not fallen out to him
as he imagined%
A(B% )nd he remained there many days( for great grief came more and more
u#on him, and he made account that he should die%
A(*-% )nd he called for all his friends, and said to them( 4lee# is gone
from my eyes, and 5 am fallen a!ay, and my heart is cast do!n for
an>iety(
A(**% )nd 5 said in my heart( 5nto ho! much tribulation am 5 come, and
into !hat floods of sorro! !herein no! 5 am( 5 that !as #leasant and
belo$ed in my #o!erN
A(*,% But no! 5 remember the e$ils that 5 did in 9erusalem, from !hence
also 5 took a!ay all the s#oils of gold, and of sil$er, that !ere in it,
and 5 sent to destroy the inhabitants of 9uda !ithout cause%
A(*2% 5 kno!, therefore, that for this cause these e$ils ha$e found me(
and behold 5 #erish !ith great grief in a strange land%
A(*.% Then he called Phili#, one of his friends, and he made him regent
o$er all his kingdom%
A(*?% )nd he ga$e him the cro!n, and his robe, and his ring, that he
should go to )ntiochus, his son, and should bring him u# for the
kingdom%
A(*A% 4o king )ntiochus died there in the year one hundred and forty-
nine%
A(*+% )nd 'ysias understood that the king !as dead, and he set u#
)ntiochus, his son, to reign, !hom he had brought u# young( and he
called his name Eu#ator%
A(*1% o! they that !ere in the castle, had shut u# the 5sraelites round
about the holy #laces( and they !ere continually seeking their hurt, and
to strengthen the Gentiles%
A(*B% )nd 9udas #ur#osed to destroy them( and he called together all the
#eo#le, to besiege them%
A(,-% )nd they came together, and besieged them in the year one hundred
and fifty, and they made battering slings and engines%
A(,*% )nd some of the besieged got out( and some !icked men of 5srael
joined themsel$es unto them%
A(,,% )nd they !ent to the king, and said( 8o! long dost thou delay to
e>ecute judgment, and to re$enge our brethrenM
A(,2% =e determined to ser$e thy father, and to do according to his
orders, and obey his edicts(
A(,.% )nd for this they of our nation are alienated from us, and ha$e
slain as many of us as they could find, and ha$e s#oiled our
inheritances%
A(,?% either ha$e they #ut forth their hand against us only, but also
against all our borders%
A(,A% )nd behold they ha$e a##roached this day to the castle of
9erusalem to take it, and they ha$e fortified the strong hold of
Bethsura(
A(,+% )nd unless thou s#eedily #re$ent them, they !ill do greater things
than these, and thou shalt not be able to subdue them%
A(,1% o! !hen the king heard this, he !as angry( and he called together
all his friends, and the ca#tains of his army, and them that !ere o$er
the horsemen%
A(,B% There came also to him from other realms, and from the islands of
the sea, hired troo#s%
A(2-% )nd the number of his army !as an hundred thousand footmen, and
t!enty thousand horsemen, and thirty-t!o ele#hants trained to battle%
A(2*% )nd they !ent through 5dumea, and a##roached to Bethsura, and
fought many days, and they made engines( but they sallied forth, and
burnt them !ith fire, and fought manfully%
But they sallied forth%%% That is, the citiHens of Bethsura sallied
forth and burnt them, that is, burnt the engines of the besiegers%
A(2,% )nd 9udas de#arted from the castle, and remo$ed the cam# to
BethHacharam, o$er against the kingDs cam#%
A(22% )nd the king rose before it !as light, and made his troo#s march
on fiercely to!ards the !ay of BethHacharam( and the armies made
themsel$es ready for the battle, and they sounded the trum#ets(
A(2.% )nd they she!ed the ele#hants the blood of gra#es, and mulberries,
to #ro$oke them to fight%
A(2?% )nd they distributed the beasts by the legions( and there stood by
e$ery ele#hant a thousand men in coats of mail, and !ith helmets of
brass on their heads( and fi$e hundred horsemen set in order !ere chosen
for e$ery beast%
A(2A% These before the time !heresoe$er the beast !as they !ere there(
and !hithersoe$er it !ent, they !ent, and they de#arted not from it%
These before the time%%% That is, these !ere ready for e$ery occasion%
A(2+% )nd u#on the beast, there !ere strong !ooden to!ers !hich co$ered
e$ery one of them( and engines u#on them, and u#on e$ery one thirty-t!o
$aliant men, !ho fought from abo$e( and an 5ndian to rule the beast%
A(21% )nd the rest of the horsemen he #laced on this side and on that
side, at the t!o !ings, !ith trum#ets to stir u# the army, and to hasten
them for!ard that stood thick together in the legions thereof%
A(2B% o! !hen the sun shone u#on the shields of gold, and of brass, the
mountains glittered there!ith, and they shone like lam#s of fire%
A(.-% )nd #art of the kingDs army !as distinguished by the high
mountains, and the other #art by the lo! #laces( and they marched on
!arily and orderly%
A(.*% )nd all the inhabitants of the land !ere mo$ed at the noise of
their multitude, and the marching of the com#any, and the rattling of
the armour, for the army !as e>ceeding great and strong%
A(.,% )nd 9udas and his army dre! near for battle( and there fell of the
kingDs army si> hundred men%
A(.2% )nd EleaHar, the son of 4aura, sa! one of the beasts harnessed
!ith the kingDs harness( and it !as higher than the other beastsJ and it
seemed to him that the king !as on it(
A(..% )nd he e>#osed himself to deli$er his #eo#le, and to get himself
an e$erlasting name%
A(.?% )nd he ran u# to it boldly in the midst of the legion, killing on
the right hand, and on the left, and they fell by him on this side and
that side%
A(.A% )nd he !ent bet!een the feet of the ele#hant, and #ut himself
under it( and sle! it, and it fell to the ground u#on him, and he died
there%
A(.+% Then they seeing the strength of the king and the fierceness of
his army, turned a!ay from them%
A(.1% But the kingDs army !ent u# against them to 9erusalem( and the
kingDs army #itched their tents against 9udea and <ount 4ion%
A(.B% )nd he made #eace !ith them that !ere in Bethsura( and they came
forth out of the city, because they had no $ictuals, being shut u#
there, for it !as the year of rest to the land%
A(?-% )nd the king took Bethsura( and he #laced there a garrison to kee#
it%
A(?*% )nd he turned his army against the sanctuary for many days( and he
set u# there battering slings, and engines, and instruments to cast
fire, and engines to cast stones and ja$elins, and #ieces to shoot
arro!s, and slings%
A(?,% )nd they also made engines against their engines, and they fought
for many days%
A(?2% But there !ere no $ictuals in the city, because it !as the se$enth
year( and such as had stayed in 9udea of them that came from among the
nations, had eaten the residue of all that !hich had been stored u#%
A(?.% )nd there remained in the holy #laces but a fe!, for the famine
had #re$ailed o$er them( and they !ere dis#ersed e$ery man to his o!n
#lace%
A(??% o! 'ysias heard that Phili#J !hom king )ntiochus !hile he li$ed
had a##ointed to bring u# his son, )ntiochus, and to reign,
A(?A% =as returned from Persia, and <edia, !ith the army that !ent !ith
him and that he sought to take u#on him the affairs of the kingdom(
A(?+% =herefore he made haste to go, and say to the king and to the
ca#tains of the army( =e decay daily, and our #ro$ision of $ictuals is
small, and the #lace that !e lay siege to is strong, and it lieth u#on
us to take order for the affairs of the kingdom%
A(?1% o!, therefore, let us come to an agreement !ith these men, and
make #eace !ith them and !ith all their nation%
A(?B% )nd let us co$enant !ith them, that they may li$e according to
their o!n la!s, as before% 7or because of our des#ising their la!s, they
ha$e been #ro$oked, and ha$e done all these things%
A(A-% )nd the #ro#osal !as acce#table in the sight of the king, and of
the #rinces( and he sent to them to make #eace( and they acce#ted of it%
A(A*% )nd the king and the #rinces s!ore to them( and they came out of
the strong hold%
A(A,% Then the king entered into <ount 4ion, and sa! the strength of the
#lace( and he Luickly broke the oath that he had taken, and ga$e
commandment to thro! do!n the !all round about%
A(A2% )nd he de#arted in haste and returned to )ntioch, !here he found
Phili# master of the city( and he fought against him, and took the city%
* <achabees "ha#ter +
Demetrius is made king, and sends Bacchides and )lcimus the #riest into
9udea, and after them icanor, !ho is slain by 9udas !ith all his army%
+(*% 5n the hundred and fifty-first year, Demetrius, the son of
4eleucus, de#arted from the city of Rome, and came u# !ith fe! men into
a city of the sea coast, and reigned there%
+(,% )nd it came to #ass as he entered into the house of the kingdom of
his fathers, that the army seiHed u#on )ntiochus, and 'ysias, to bring
them unto him%
+(2% )nd !hen he kne! it, he said( 'et me not see their face%
+(.% 4o the army sle! them% )nd Demetrius sat u#on the throne of his
kingdom(
+(?% )nd there came to him the !icked and ungodly men of 5srael( and
)lcimus !as at the head of them, !ho desired to be made high #riest%
+(A% )nd they accused the #eo#le to the king, saying( 9udas and his
brethren ha$e destroyed all thy friends, and he hath dri$en us out of
our land%
+(+% o!, therefore, send some men !hom thou trustest, and let him go,
and see all the ha$oc he hath made amongst us, and in the kingDs lands(
and let him #unish all his friends and their hel#ers%
+(1% Then the king chose Bacchides, one of his friends, that ruled
beyond the great ri$er in the kingdom, and !as faithful to the king( and
he sent him,
+(B% To see the ha$oc that 9udas had made( and the !icked )lcimus he
made high #riest, and commanded him to take re$enge u#on the children of
5srael%
+(*-% )nd they arose, and came !ith a great army into the land of 9uda(
and they sent messengers, and s#oke to 9udas and his brethren !ith
#eaceable !ords, deceitfully%
+(**% But they ga$e no heed to their !ords( for they sa! that they !ere
come !ith a great army%
+(*,% Then there assembled to )lcimus and Bacchides a com#any of the
scribes, to reLuire things that are just(
+(*2% )nd first the )ssideans, that !ere among the children of 5srael,
and they sought #eace of them%
+(*.% 7or they said( One that is a #riest of the seed of )aron is come,
he !ill not decei$e us%
+(*?% )nd he s#oke to them #eaceably( and he s!ore to them, saying( =e
!ill do you no harm, nor your friends%
+(*A% )nd they belie$ed him% )nd he took threescore of them, and sle!
them in one day, according to the !ord that is !ritten( +(*+% The flesh
of thy saints, and the blood of them they ha$e shed round about
9erusalem, and there !as none to bury them%
+(*1% Then fear and trembling fell u#on all the #eo#le( for they said(
There is no truth, nor justice among them( for they ha$e broken the
co$enant, and the oath !hich they made%
+(*B% )nd Bacchides remo$ed the cam# from 9erusalem, and #itched in
BethHecha( and he sent, and took many of them that !ere fled a!ay from
him, and some of the #eo#le he killed, and thre! them into a great #it%
+(,-% Then he committed the country to )lcimus, and left !ith him troo#s
to hel# him% 4o Bacchides !ent a!ay to the king% +(,*% But )lcimus did
!hat he could to maintain his chief #riesthood%
+(,,% )nd they that disturbed the #eo#le resorted to him, and they got
the land of 9uda into their #o!er, and did much hurt in 5srael%
+(,2% )nd 9udas sa! all the e$ils that )lcimus, and they that !ere !ith
him, did to the children of 5srael, much more than the Gentiles%
+(,.% )nd he !ent out into all the coasts of 9udea round about, and took
$engeance u#on the men that had re$olted, and they ceased to go forth
any more into the country%
+(,?% )nd )lcimus sa! that 9udas and they that !ere !ith him, #re$ailed(
and he kne! that he could not stand against them, and he !ent back to
the king, and accused them of many crimes%
+(,A% )nd the king sent icanor, one of his #rinci#al lords, !ho !as a
great enemy to 5srael( and he commanded him to destroy the #eo#le%
+(,+% )nd icanor came to 9erusalem !ith a great army, and he sent to
9udas and to his brethren deceitfully, !ith friendly !ords,
+(,1% 4aying( 'et there be no fighting bet!een me and you( 5 !ill come
!ith a fe! men, to see your faces !ith #eace%
+(,B% )nd he came to 9udas, and they saluted one another #eaceably( and
the enemies !ere #re#ared to take a!ay 9udas by force%
+(2-% )nd the thing !as kno!n to 9udas that he !as come to him !ith
deceit( and he !as much afraid of him, and !ould not see his face any
more%
+(2*% )nd icanor kne! that his counsel !as disco$ered( and he !ent out
to fight against 9udas, near "a#harsalama%
+(2,% )nd there fell of icanorDs army almost fi$e thousand men, and
they fled into the city of Da$id%
+(22% )nd after this icanor !ent u# into mount 4ion( and some of the
#riests and the #eo#le came out to salute him #eaceably, and to she! him
the holocausts that !ere offered for the king%
+(2.% But he mocked and des#ised them, and abused them( and he s#oke
#roudly,
+(2?% )nd s!ore in anger, saying( :nless 9udas and his army be deli$ered
into my hands, as soon as e$er 5 return in #eace, 5 !ill burn this
house% )nd he !ent out in a great rage%
+(2A% )nd the #riests !ent in, and stood before the face of the altar
and the tem#le( and !ee#ing, they said(
+(2+% Thou, O 'ord, hast chosen this house for thy name to be called
u#on therein, that it might be a house of #rayer and su##lication for
thy #eo#le%
+(21% Be a$enged of this man, and his army, and let them fall by the
s!ord( remember their blas#hemies, and suffer them not to continne any
longer%
+(2B% Then icanor !ent out from 9erusalem, and encam#ed near to
Bethoron( and an army of 4yria joined him%
+(.-% But 9udas #itched in )darsa !ith three thousand men( and 9udas
#rayed, and said(
+(.*% O 'ord, !hen they that !ere sent by king 4ennacherib blas#hemed
thee, an angel !ent out, and sle! of them a hundred and eighty-fi$e
thousand(
+(.,% E$en so destroy this army in our sight today and let the rest kno!
that he hath s#oken ill against thy sanctuary( and judge thou him
according to his !ickedness%
+(.2% )nd the armies joined battle on the thirteenth day of the month,
)dar( and the army of icanor !as defeated, and he himself !as first
slain in the battle%
+(..% )nd !hen his army sa! that icanor !as slain they thre! a!ay their
!ea#ons, and fled(
+(.?% )nd they #ursued after them one dayDs journey from )daHer, e$en
till ye come to GaHara, and they sounded the trum#ets after them !ith
signals%
+(.A% )nd they !ent forth out of all the to!ns of 9udea round about, and
they #ushed them !ith the horns, and they turned again to them, and they
!ere all slain !ith the s!ord, and there !as not left of them so much as
one%
+(.+% )nd they took the s#oils of them for a booty, and they cut off
icanorDs head, and his right hand, !hich he had #roudly stretched out,
and they brought it, and hung it u# o$er against 9erusalem%
+(.1% )nd the #eo#le rejoiced e>ceedingly, and they s#ent that day !ith
great joy%
+(.B% )nd he ordained that this day should be ke#t e$ery year, being the
thirteenth of the month of )dar%
+(?-% )nd the land of 9uda !as Luiet for a short time%
* <achabees "ha#ter 1
9udas hears of the great character of the Romans( he makes a league !ith
them%
1(*% o! 9udas heard of the fame of the Romans, that they are #o!erful
and strong, and !illingly agree to all things that are reLuested of
them( and that !hosoe$er ha$e come to them, they ha$e made amity !ith
them, and that they are mighty in #o!er%
1(,% )nd they heard of their battles, and their noble acts !hich they
had done in Galatia, ho! they had conLuered them, and brought them under
tribute(
They heard, etc%%% =hat is here set do!n of the history and character of
the ancient Romans, is not an assertion, or affirmation of the sacred
!riter( but only a relation of !hat 9udas had heard of them%
1(2% )nd ho! great things they had done in the land of 4#ain, and that
they had brought under their #o!er the mines of sil$er and of gold that
are there, and had gotten #ossession of all the #lace by their counsel
and #atience(
1(.% )nd had conLuered #laces that !ere $ery far off from them, and
kings that came against them from the ends of the earth, and had
o$erthro!n them !ith great slaughter( and the rest #ay them tribute
e$ery year%
1(?% )nd that they had defeated in battle Phili# and Perses the king of
the "eteans, and the rest that had borne arms against them, and had
conLuered them(
"eteans%%% That is, the <acedonians%
1(A% )nd ho! )ntiochus, the great king of )sia, !ho !ent to fight
against them, ha$ing a hundred and t!enty ele#hants, !ith horsemen, and
chariots, and a $ery great army, !as routed by them%
1(+% )nd ho! they took him ali$e, and a##ointed to him, that both he and
they that should reign after him, should #ay a great tribute, and that
he should gi$e hostages, and that !hich !as agreed u#on,
1(1% )nd the country of the 5ndians, and of the <edes, and of the
'ydians, some of their best #ro$inces( and those !hich they had taken
from them, they ga$e to king Eumenes%
Eumenes%%% ;ing of Pergamus%
1(B% )nd that they !ho !ere in Greece, had a mind to go and to destroy
them( and they had kno!ledge thereof,
1(*-% )nd they sent a general against them, and fought !ith them, and
many of them !ere slain, and they carried a!ay their !i$es, and their
children ca#ti$es, and s#oiled them, and took #ossession of their land,
and thre! do!n their !alls, and brought them to be their ser$ants unto
this day%
1(**% )nd the other kingdoms, and islands, that at any time had resisted
them, they had destroyed and brought under their #o!er%
1(*,% But !ith their friends, and such as relied u#on them, they ke#t
amity, and had conLuered kingdoms that !ere near, and that !ere far off(
for all that heard their name, !ere afraid of them%
1(*2% That !hom they had a mind to hel# to a kingdom, those reigned( and
!hom they !ould, they de#osed from the kingdom( and they !ere greatly
e>alted%
1(*.% )nd none of all these !ore a cro!n, or !as clothed in #ur#le, to
be magnified thereby%
1(*?% )nd that they had made themsel$es a senate house, and consulted
daily three hundred and t!enty men, that sat in counsel al!ays for the
#eo#le, that they might do the things that !ere right(
1(*A% )nd that they committed their go$ernment to one man e$ery year, to
rule o$er all their country, and they all obey one, and there is no en$y
nor jealousy amongst them%
To one man%%% There !ere t!o consuls( but one only ruled at one time,
each in his day%-5bid% o en$y, etc%%% 4o 9udas had heard( and it !as so
far true, !ith regard to the ancient Romans, that as yet no en$y or
jealousy had di$ided them into such o#en factions and ci$il !ars, as
they after!ards e>#erienced in the time of <arius and 4ylla, etc%
1(*+% 4o 9udas chose Eu#olemus, the son of 9ohn, the son of 9acob, and
9ason, the son of EleaHar, and he sent them to Rome to make a league of
amity and confederacy !ith them(
1(*1% )nd that they might take off from them the yoke of the Grecians,
for they sa! that they o##ressed the kingdom of 5srael !ith ser$itude%
1(*B% )nd they !ent to Rome, a $ery long journey, and they entered into
the senate house, and said(
1(,-% 9udas <achabeus, and his brethren, and the #eo#le of the 9e!s,
ha$e sent us to you to make alliance and #eace !ith you, and that !e may
be registered your confederates and friends%
1(,*% )nd the #ro#osal !as #leasing in their sight%
1(,,% )nd this is the co#y of the !riting that they !rote back again,
gra$en in tables of brass, and sent to 9erusalem, that it might be !ith
them there for a memorial of the #eace, and alliance% 1(,2% GOOD
4:""E44 BE TO T8E RO<)4, and to the #eo#le of the 9e!s by sea, and by
land, for e$er( and far be the s!ord and enemy from them%
1(,.% But if there come first any !ar u#on the Romans, or any of their
confederates, in all their dominions(
1(,?% The nation of the 9e!s shall hel# them according as the time shall
direct, !ith all their heart(
1(,A% either shall they gi$e them, !hilst they are fighting, or furnish
them !ith !heat, or arms, or money, or shi#s, as it hath seemed good to
the Romans( and they shall obey their orders, !ithout taking any thing
of them%
1(,+% 5n like manner also if !ar shall come first u#on the nation of the
9e!s, the Romans shall hel# them !ith all their heart, according as the
time shall #ermit them(
1(,1% )nd there shall not be gi$en to them that come to their aid,
either !heat, or arms, or money, or shi#s, as it hath seemed good to the
Romans( and they shall obser$e their orders !ithout deceit%
1(,B% )ccording to these articles did the Romans co$enant !ith the
#eo#le of the 9e!s%
1(2-% )nd, if after this, one #arty or the other shall ha$e a mind to
add to these articles, or take a!ay any thing, they may do it at their
#leasure( and !hatsoe$er they shall add, or take a!ay, shall be
ratified%
1(2*% <oreo$er, concerning the e$ils that Demetrius, the king, hath done
against them, !e ha$e !ritten to him, saying( =hy hast thou made thy
yoke hea$y u#on our friends and allies, the 9e!s%
1(2,% 5f, therefore, they come again to us com#laining of thee, !e !ill
do them justice, and !ill make !ar against thee by sea and land%
* <achabees "ha#ter B
Bacchides is sent again into 9udea( 9udas fights against him !ith eight
hundred men and is slain% 9onathan succeeds him and re$enges the murder
of his brother 9ohn% 8e fights against Bacchides% )lcimus dies
miserably% Bacchides besieges Bethbessen% 8e is forced to raise the
siege and lea$e the country%
B(*% 5n the mean time, !hen Demetrius heard that icanor and his army
!ere fallen in battle, he sent again Bacchides and )lcimus into 9udeaJ
and the right !ing of his army !ith them%
B(,% )nd they took the road that leadeth to Galgal, and they cam#ed in
<asaloth, !hich is in )rabella( and they made themsel$es masters of it,
and sle! many #eo#le%
B(2% 5n the first month of the hundred and fifty-second year they
brought the army to 9erusalem(
B(.% )nd they arose and !ent to Berea, !ith t!enty thousand men, and t!o
thousand horsemen%
B(?% o! 9udas had #itched his tents in 'aisa, and three thousand chosen
men !ith him(
B(A% )nd they sa! the multitude of the army that they !ere many, and
they !ere seiHed !ith great fear( and many !ithdre! themsel$es out of
the cam#, and there remained of them no more than eight hundred men%
B(+% )nd 9udas sa! that his army sli##ed a!ay, and the battle #ressed
u#on him, and his heart !as cast do!n( because he had not time to gather
them together, and he !as discouraged%
B(1% Then he said to them that remained( 'et us arise, and go against
our enemies, if !e may be able to fight against them%
B(B% But they dissuaded him, saying( =e shall not be able, but let us
sa$e our li$es no!, and return to our brethren, and then !e !ill fight
against them( for !e are but fe!%
B(*-% Then 9udas said( God forbid !e should do this thing, and flee a!ay
from them( but if our time be come, let us die manfully for our
brethren, and let us not stain our glory%
B(**% )nd the army remo$ed out of the cam#, and they stood o$er against
them( and the horsemen !ere di$ided into t!o troo#s, and the slingers,
and the archers, !ent before the army, and they that !ere in the front
!ere all men of $alour%
B(*,% )nd Bacchides !as in the right !ing, and the legion dre! near on
t!o sides, and they sounded the trum#ets(
B(*2% )nd they also that !ere on 9udasDs side, e$en they also cried out,
and the earth shook at the noise of the armies( and the battle !as
fought from morning e$en unto the e$ening%
B(*.% )nd 9udas #ercei$ed that the stronger #art of the army of
Bacchides !as on the right side, and all the stout of heart came
together !ith him(
B(*?% )nd the right !ing !as discomfited by them, and he #ursued them
e$en to the mount )Hotus%
B(*A% )nd they that !ere in the left !ing sa! that the right !ing !as
discomfited, and they follo!ed after 9udas, and them that !ere !ith him,
at their back(
B(*+% )nd the battle !as hard fought, and there fell many !ounded of the
one side and of the other%
B(*1% )nd 9udas !as slain, and the rest fled a!ay%
B(*B% )nd 9onathan and 4imon took 9udas, their brother, and buried him
in the se#ulchre of their fathers, in the city of <odin%
B(,-% )nd all the #eo#le of 5srael be!ailed him !ith great lamentation,
and they mourned for him many days%
B(,*% )nd said( 8o! is the mighty man fallen, that sa$ed the #eo#le of
5sraelN
B(,,% But the rest of the !ords of the !ars of 9udas, and of the noble
acts that he did, and of his greatness, are not !ritten( for they !ere
$ery many%
B(,2% )nd it came to #ass, after the death of 9udas, that the !icked
began to #ut forth their heads in all the confines of 5srael, and all
the !orkers of iniLuity rose u#%
B(,.% 5n those days there !as a $ery great famine, and they and all
their country yielded to Bacchides%
B(,?% )nd Bacchides chose the !icked men, and made them lords of the
country(
B(,A% )nd they sought out, and made diligent search after the friends of
9udas, and brought them to Bacchides, and he took $engeance of them, and
abused them%
B(,+% )nd there !as a great tribulation in 5srael, such as !as not since
the day, that there !as no #ro#het seen in 5srael%
B(,1% )nd all the friends of 9udas came together, and said to 9onathan(
B(,B% 4ince thy brother 9udas died there is not a man like him to go
forth against our enemies, Bacchides, and them that are the enemies of
our nation%
B(2-% o!, therefore, !e ha$e chosen thee this day to be our #rince, and
ca#tain, in his stead, to fight our battles%
B(2*% 4o 9onathan took u#on him the go$ernment at that time, and rose u#
in the #lace of 9udas, his brother,
B(2,% )nd Bacchides had kno!ledge of it, and sought to kill him%
B(22% )nd 9onathan, and 4imon, his brother, kne! it, and all that !ere
!ith them( and they fled into the desert of Thecua, and they #itched by
the !ater of the lake )s#har,
B(2.% )nd Bacchides understood it, and he came himself, !ith all his
army, o$er the 9ordan, on the sabbath day%
B(2?% )nd 9onathan sent his brother, a ca#tain of the #eo#le, to desire
the abutheans his friends, that they !ould lend them their eLui#age,
!hich !as co#ious%
B(2A% )nd the children of 9ambri came forth out of <adaba, and took
9ohn, and all that he had, and !ent a!ay !ith them%
B(2+% )fter this it !as told 9onathan, and 4imon, his brother, that the
children of 9ambri made a great marriage, and !ere bringing the bride
out of <adaba, the daughter of one of the great #rinces of "hanaan, !ith
great #om#%
B(21% )nd they remembered the blood of 9ohn, their brother( and they
!ent u#, and hid themsel$es under the co$ert of the mountain%
B(2B% )nd they lifted u# their eyes, and sa!( and behold a tumult, and
great #re#aration( and the bridegroom came forth, and his friends, and
his brethren to meet them !ith timbrels, and musical instruments and
many !ea#ons%
B(.-% )nd they rose u# against them from the #lace !here they lay in
ambush, and sle! them, and there fell many !ounded, and the rest fled
into the mountains, and they took all their s#oils(
B(.*% )nd the marriage !as turned into mourning, and the noise of their
musical instruments into lamentation%
B(.,% )nd they took re$enge for the blood of their brother( and they
returned to the bank of the 9ordan%
B(.2% )nd Bacchides heard it, and he came on the sabbath day e$en to the
bank of the 9ordan, !ith a great #o!er%
B(..% )nd 9onathan said to his com#any( 'et us arise, and fight against
our enemies( for it is not no! as yesterday, and the day before%
B(.?% 7or behold the battle is before us, and the !ater of the 9ordan on
this side and on that side, and banks, and marshes, and !oods( and there
is no #lace for us to turn aside%
B(.A% o!, therefore, cry ye to hea$en, that ye may be deli$ered from
the hand of your enemies% )nd they joined battle%
B(.+% )nd 9onathan stretched forth his hand to strike Bacchides, but he
turned a!ay from him back!ards%
B(.1% )nd 9onathan, and they that !ere !ith him, lea#t into the 9ordan,
and s!am o$er the 9ordan to them%
B(.B% )nd there fell of BacchidesD side that day a thousand men( and
they returned to 9erusalem,
B(?-% )nd they built strong cities in 9udea, the fortress that !as in
9ericho, and in )mmaus, and in Bethoron, and in Bethel, and Thamnata,
and Phara, and Tho#o, !ith high !alls, and gates, and bars%
B(?*% )nd he #laced garrisons in them, that they might !age !ar against
5srael(
B(?,% )nd he fortified the city of Bethsura, and GaHara, and the castle,
and set garrisons in them, and #ro$isions of $ictuals(
B(?2% )nd he took the sons of the chief men of the country for hostages,
and #ut them in the castle in 9erusalem in custody%
B(?.% o! in the year one hundred and fifty-three, the second month,
)lcimus commanded the !alls of the inner court of the sanctuary to be
thro!n do!n, and the !orks of the #ro#hets to be destroyed( and he began
to destroy% B(??% )t that time )lcimus !as struck( and his !orks !ere
hindered, and his mouth !as sto##ed, and he !as taken !ith a #alsy, so
that he could no more s#eak a !ord, nor gi$e order concerning his house%
B(?A% )nd )lcimus died at that time in great torment%
B(?+% )nd Bacchides sa! that )lcimus !as dead( and he returned to the
king, and the land !as Luiet for t!o years%
B(?1% )nd all the !icked held a council, saying( Behold 9onathan, and
they that are !ith him, d!ell at ease and !ithout fear( no!, therefore,
let us bring Bacchides hither, and he shall take them all in one night%
B(?B% 4o they !ent, and ga$e him counsel%
B(A-% )nd he arose to come !ith a great army( and he sent secretly
letters to his adherents that !ere in 9udea to seiHe u#on 9onathan, and
them that !ere !ith him( but they could not, for their design !as kno!n
to them%
B(A*% )nd he a##rehended of the men of the country, that !ere the
#rinci#al authors of the mischief, fifty men, and he sle! them%
B(A,% )nd 9onathan, and 4imon, and they that !ere !ith him, retired into
Bethbessen, !hich is in the desert( and he re#aired the breaches
thereof, and they fortified it%
B(A2% )nd !hen Bacchides kne! it, he gathered together all his
multitude( and sent !ord to them that !ere of 9udea%
B(A.% )nd he came, and cam#ed abo$e Bethbessen, and fought against it
many days, and made engines%
B(A?% But 9onathan left his brother, 4imon, in the city and !ent forth
into the country, and came !ith a number of men,
B(AA% )nd struck Odares, and his brethren, and the children of Phaseron,
in their tents, and he began to slay, and to increase in forces%
B(A+% But 4imon, and they that !ere !ith him, sallied out of the city,
and burnt the engines,
B(A1% )nd they fought against Bacchides, and he !as discomfited by them(
and they afflicted him e>ceedingly, for his counsel, and his enter#rise
!as in $ain%
B(AB% )nd he !as angry !ith the !icked men that had gi$en him counsel to
come into their country, and he sle! many of them( and he #ur#osed to
return !ith the rest into their country%
B(+-% )nd 9onathan had kno!ledge of it, and he sent ambassadors to him
to make #eace !ith him, and to restore to him the #risoners%
B(+*% )nd he acce#ted it !illingly, and did according to his !ords, and
s!ore that he !ould do him no harm all the days of his life%
B(+,% )nd he restored to him the #risoners !hich he before had taken out
of the land of 9uda( and he returned, and !ent a!ay into his o!n
country, and he came no more into their borders%
B(+2% 4o the s!ord ceased from 5srael( and 9onathan d!elt in <achmas,
and 9onathan began there to judge the #eo#le, and he destroyed the
!icked out of 5srael%
* <achabees "ha#ter *-
)le>ander Bales sets himself u# for king( both he and Demetrius seek to
make 9onathan their friend% )le>ander kills Demetrius in battle, and
honours 9onathan% 8is $ictory o$er )#ollonius%
*-(*% o! in the hundred and si>tieth year, )le>ander, the son of
)ntiochus, surnamed the 5llustrious, came u# and took Ptolemais, and
they recei$ed him, and he reigned there%
*-(,% )nd king Demetrius heard of it, and gathered together an e>ceeding
great army, and !ent forth against him to fight%
*-(2% )nd Demetrius sent a letter to 9onathan, !ith #eaceable !ords, to
magnify him%
*-(.% 7or he said( 'et us first make a #eace !ith him, before he make
one !ith )le>ander against us%
*-(?% 7or he !ill remember all the e$ils that !e ha$e done against him,
and against his brother, and against his nation%
*-(A% )nd he ga$e him authority to gather together a army, and to make
arms, and that he should be his confederate( and the hostages that !ere
in the castle, he commanded to be deli$ered to him%
*-(+% )nd 9onathan came to 9erusalem, and read the letters in the
hearing of all the #eo#le, and of them that !ere in the castle%
*-(1% )nd they !ere struck !ith great fear, because they heard that the
king had gi$en him authority to gather together an army%
*-(B% )nd the hostages !ere deli$ered to 9onathan, and he restored them
to their #arents%
*-(*-% )nd 9onathan d!elt in 9erusalem, and began to build, and to
re#air the city%
*-(**% )nd he ordered !orkmen to build the !alls, and mount 4ion round
about !ith sLuare stones for fortification( and so they did%
*-(*,% Then the strangers that !ere in the strong holds, !hich Bacchides
had built, fled a!ay%
*-(*2% )nd e$ery man left his #lace, and de#arted into his o!n country(
*-(*.% Only in Bethsura there remained some of them, that had forsaken
the la!, and the commandments of God( for this !as a #lace of refuge for
them%
*-(*?% )nd king )le>ander heard of the #romises that Demetrius had made
9onathan( and they told him of the battles, and the !orthy acts that he
and his brethren had done, and the labours that they had endured%
*-(*A% )nd he said( 4hall !e find such another manM no!, therefore, !e
!ill make him our friend and our confederate%
*-(*+% 4o he !rote a letter, and sent it to him according to these
!ords, saying(
*-(*1% ;ing )le>ander to his brother, 9onathan, greetings%
*-(*B% =e ha$e heard of thee, that thou art a man of great #o!er, and
fit to be our friend(
*-(,-% o! therefore, !e make thee this day high #riest of thy nation,
and that thou be called the kingDs friend, Eand he sent him a #ur#le
robe, and a cro!n of goldG and that thou be of one mind !ith us in our
affairs, and kee# friendshi# !ith us%
*-(,*% Then 9onathan #ut on the holy $estment in the se$enth month, in
the year one hundred and threescore, at the feast day of the
tabernacles( and he gathered together an army, and made a great number
of arms%
*-(,,% )nd Demetrius heard these !ords, and !as e>ceeding sorry, and
said(
*-(,2% =hat is this that !e ha$e done, that )le>ander hath #re$ented us
to gain the friendshi# of the 9e!s to strengthen himselfM
*-(,.% 5 also !ill !rite to them !ords of reLuest, and offer dignities,
and gifts( that they may be !ith me to aid me%
*-(,?% )nd he !rote to them in these !ords( ;ing Demetrius to the nation
of the 9e!s, greeting%
*-(,A% =hereas you ha$e ke#t co$enant !ith us, and ha$e continued in our
friendshi#, and ha$e not joined !ith our enemies, !e ha$e heard of it,
and are glad%
*-(,+% =herefore no! continue still to kee# fidelity to!ards us, and !e
!ill re!ard you !ith good things, for !hat you ha$e done in our behalf%
*-(,1% )nd !e !ill remit to you many charges, and !ill gi$e you gifts%
*-(,B% )nd no! 5 free you, and all the 9e!s, from tributes, and 5
release you from the customs of salt, and remit the cro!ns, and the
thirds of the seed(
*-(2-% )nd the half of the fruit of trees, !hich is my share, 5 lea$e to
you from this day for!ard, so that it shall not be taken of the land of
9uda, and of the three cities that are added thereto out of 4amaria and
Galilee, from this day forth, and for e$er(
*-(2*% )nd let 9erusalem be holy and free, !ith the borders thereof( and
let the tenths, and tributes be for itself%
*-(2,% 5 yield u# also the #o!er of the castle that is in 9erusalem, and
5 gi$e it to the high #riest, to #lace therein such men as he shall
choose, to kee# it%
*-(22% )nd e$ery soul of the 9e!s that hath been carried ca#ti$e from
the land of 9uda in all my kingdom, 5 set at liberty freely, that all be
discharged from tributes, e$en of their cattle%
*-(2.% )nd 5 !ill that all the feasts, and the sabbaths, and the ne!
moons, and the days a##ointed, and three days before the solemn day, and
three days after the solemn day, be all days of immunity and freedom,
for all the 9e!s that are in my kingdom(
*-(2?% )nd no man shall ha$e #o!er to do any thing against them, or to
molest any of them, in any cause%
*-(2A% )nd let there be enrolled in the kingDs army to the number of
thirty thousand of the 9e!s( and allo!ance shall be made them, as is due
to all the kingDs forces and certain of them shall be a##ointed to be in
the fortresses of the great king(
*-(2+% )nd some of them shall be set o$er the affairs of the kingdom,
that are of trust, and let the go$ernors be taken from among themsel$es,
and let them !alk in their o!n la!s, as the king hath commanded in the
land of 9uda%
*-(21% )nd the three cities that are added to 9udea, out of the country
of 4amaria, let them be accounted !ith 9udea( that they may be under
one, and obey no other authority but that of the high #riest(
*-(2B% Ptolemais and the confines thereof, 5 gi$e as a free gift to the
holy #laces that are in 9erusalem, for the necessary charges of the holy
things%
*-(.-% )nd 5 gi$e e$ery year fifteen thousand sickles of sil$er out of
the kingDs accounts, of !hat belongs to me(
*-(.*% )nd all that is abo$e, !hich they that !ere o$er the affairs the
years before, had not #aid, from this time they shall gi$e it to the
!orks of the house%
*-(.,% <oreo$er, the fi$e thousand sickles of sil$er, !hich they
recei$ed from the account of the holy #laces, e$ery year, shall also
belong to the #riests that e>ecute the ministry%
*-(.2% )nd !hosoe$er shall flee into the tem#le that is in 9erusalem,
and in all the borders thereof, being indebted to the king for any
matter, let them be set at liberty, and all that they ha$e in my
kingdom, let them ha$e it free%
*-(..% 7or the building also, or re#airing the !orks of the holy #laces,
the charges shall be gi$en out of the kingDs re$enues(
*-(.?% 7or the building also of the !alls of 9erusalem, and the
fortifying thereof round about, the charges shall be gi$en out of the
kingDs account, as also for the building of the !alls in 9udea%
*-(.A% o! !hen 9onathan and the #eo#le heard these !ords, they ga$e no
credit to them, nor recei$ed them because they remembered the great e$il
that he had done in 5srael, for he had afflicted them e>ceedingly%
*-(.+% )nd their inclinations !ere to!ards )le>ander, because he had
been the chief #romoter of #eace in their regard, and him they al!ays
hel#ed%
*-(.1% )nd king )le>ander gathered together a great army, and mo$ed his
cam# near to Demetrius%
*-(.B% )nd the t!o kings joined battle, and the army of Demetrius fled
a!ay, and )le>ander #ursued after him, and #ressed them close%
*-(?-% )nd the battle !as hard fought, till the sun !ent do!n( and
Demetrius !as slain that day%
*-(?*% )nd )le>ander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egy#t, !ith
!ords to this effect, saying(
Ptolemee%%% 4urnamed Philometer%
*-(?,% 7orasmuch as 5 am returned into my kingdom and am set in the
throne of my ancestors, and ha$e gotten the dominion, and ha$e
o$erthro!n Demetrius and #ossessed our country,
*-(?2% )nd ha$e joined battle !ith him, and both he and his army ha$e
been destroyed by us, and !e are #laced in the throne of his kingdom(
*-(?.% o!, therefore, let us make friendshi# one !ith another( and gi$e
me no! thy daughter to !ife, and 5 !ill be thy son in la!, and 5 !ill
gi$e both thee and her gifts !orthy of thee%
*-(??% )nd king Ptolomee ans!ered, saying( 8a##y is the day !herein thou
didst return to the land of thy fathers, and sattest in the throne of
their kingdom%
*-(?A% )nd no! 5 !ill do to thee as thou hast !ritten but meet me at
Ptolemais, that !e may see one another, and 5 may gi$e her to thee as
thou hast said%
*-(?+% 4o Ptolemee !ent out of Egy#t, !ith "leo#atra his daughter, and
he came to Ptolemais, in the hundred and si>ty-second year%
*-(?1% )nd king )le>ander met him, and he ga$e him his daughter,
"leo#atra( and he celebrated her marriage at Ptolemais !ith great glory,
after the manner of kings%
*-(?B% )nd king )le>ander !rote to 9onathan, that he should come and
meet him%
*-(A-% )nd he !ent honourably to Ptolemais, and he met there the t!o
kings, and he ga$e them much sil$er, and gold, and #resents( and he
found fa$our in their sight%
*-(A*% )nd some #estilent men of 5srael, men of a !icked life, assembled
themsel$es against him, to accuse him( and the king ga$e no heed to
them%
*-(A,% )nd he commanded that 9onathanDs garments should he taken off,
and that he shonld be clothed !ith #ur#le( and they did so% )nd the king
made him sit by himself%
*-(A2% )nd he said to his #rinces( Go out !ith him into the midst of the
city, and make #roclamation, that no man com#lain against him of any
matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause%
*-(A.% 4o !hen his accusers sa! his glory #roclaimed, and him clothed
!ith #ur#le, they all fled a!ay%
*-(A?% )nd the king magnified him, and enrolled him amongst his chief
friends, and made him go$ernor, and #artaker of his dominion%
*-(AA% )nd 9onathan returned into 9erusalem !ith #eace and joy%
*-(A+% 5n the year one hundred and si>ty-fi$e, Demetrius, the son of
Demetrius, came from "rete into the land of his fathers%
*-(A1% )nd king )le>ander heard of it, and !as much troubled, and
returned to )ntioch%
*-(AB% )nd king Demetrius made )#ollonius his general, !ho !as go$ernor
of "elesyria( and he gathered together a great army, and came to 9amnia(
and he sent to 9onathan, the high #riest,
*-(+-% 4aying( Thou alone standest against us, and 5 am laughed at and
re#roached, because thou she!est thy #o!er against us in the mountuins%
*-(+*% o!, therefore, if thou trustest in thy forces, come do!n to us
into the #lain, and there let us try one another( for !ith me is the
strength of !ar%
*-(+,% )sk, and learn !ho 5 am, and the rest that hel# me, !ho also say
that your foot cannot stand before our face, for thy fathers ha$e t!ice
been #ut to flight in their o!n land(
*-(+2% )nd no! ho! !ilt thou be able to abide the horsemen, and so great
an army in the #lain, !here there is no stone, nor rock, nor #lace to
flee toM
*-(+.% o! !hen 9onathan heard the !ords of )#ollonius, he !as mo$ed in
his mind( and he chose ten thousand men, and !ent out of 9erusalem, and
4imon, his brother, met him to hel# him%
*-(+?% )nd they #itched their tents near 9o##e, but they shut him out of
the city( because a garrison of )#ollonius !as in 9o##e, and he laid
siege to it%
*-(+A% )nd they that !ere in the city being affrighted, o#ened the gates
to him( so 9onathan took 9o##e%
*-(++% )nd )#ollonius heard of it, and he took three thousand horsemen,
and a great army%
*-(+1% )nd he !ent to )Hotus, as one that !as making a journey, and
immediately he !ent forth into the #lain( because he had a great number
of horsemen, and he trusted in them% )nd 9onathan follo!ed after him to
)Hotus, and they joined battle%
*-(+B% )nd )#ollonius left #ri$ately in the cam# a thousand horsemen
behind them%
*-(1-% )nd 9onathan kne! that there !as an ambush behind him, and they
surrounded his army, and cast darts at the #eo#le from morning till
e$ening%
*-(1*% But the #eo#le stood still, as 9onathan had commanded them( and
so their horses !ere fatigued%
*-(1,% Then 4imon dre! forth his army, and attacked the legion( for the
horsemen !ere !earied( and they !ere discomfited by him, and fled%
*-(12% )nd they that !ere scattered about the #lain fled into )Hotus,
and !ent into Bethdagon, their idolDs tem#le, there to sa$e themsel$es%
*-(1.% But 9onathan set fire to )Hotus, and the cities that !ere round
about it, and took the s#oils of them and the tem#le of Dagon( and all
them that !ere fled into it, he burnt !ith fire%
*-(1?% 4o they that !ere slain by the s!ord, !ith them that !ere burnt,
!ere almost eight thousand men%
*-(1A% )nd 9onathan, remo$ed his army from thence and cam#ed against
)scalon( and they !ent out of the city to meet him !ith great honour%
*-(1+% )nd 9onathan returned into 9erusalem !ith his #eo#le, ha$ing many
s#oils%
*-(11% )nd it came to #ass, !hen )le>ander, the king heard these !ords,
that he honoured 9onathan yet more%
*-(1B% )nd he sent him a buckle of gold, as the custom is, to be gi$en
to such as are of the royal blood% )nd he ga$e him )ccaron, and all the
borders thereof, in #ossession%
* <achabees "ha#ter **
Ptolemee in$ades the kingdom of )le>ander( the latter is slain( and the
former dies soon after% Demetrius honours 9onathan, and is rescued by
the 9e!s from his o!n subjects in )ntioch% )ntiochus the younger fa$ours
9onathan% 8is e>#loits in di$ers #laces%
**(*% )nd the king of Egy#t gathered together an army, like the sand
that lieth u#on the sea shore, and many shi#s( and he sought to get the
kingdom of )le>ander by deceit, and join it to his o!n kingdom%
**(,% )nd he !ent out into 4yria !ith #eaceable !ords and they o#ened to
him the cities, and met him( for king )le>ander had ordered them to go
forth to meet him, because he !as his father in la!%
**(2% o! !hen Ptolemee entered into the cities, he #ut garrisons of
soldiers in e$ery city%
**(.% )nd !hen he came near to )Hotns, they she!ed him the tem#le of
Dagon that !as burnt !ith fire, and )Hotus, and the suburbs thereof,
that !ere destroyed, and the bodies that !ere cast abroad, and the
gra$es of them that !ere slain in the battle, !hich they had made near
the !ay%
**(?% )nd they told the king that 9onathan had done these things, to
make him odious( but the king held his #eace%
**(A% )nd 9onathan came to meet the king at 9o##e !ith glory, and they
saluted one another, and they lodged there%
**(+% )nd 9onathan !ent !ith the king as far as the ri$er, called
Eleutherus( and he returned into 9erusalem%
**(1% )nd king Ptolemee got the dominion of the cities by the sea side,
e$en to 4eleucia, and he de$ised e$il designs against )le>ander%
**(B% )nd he sent ambassadors to Demetrius, saying( "ome, let us make a
league bet!een us, and 5 !ill gi$e thee my daughter !hom )le>ander hath,
and thou shalt reign in the kingdom of thy father%
**(*-% 7or 5 re#ent that 5 ha$e gi$en him my daughter( for he hath
sought to kill me%
**(**% )nd he slandered him, because he co$eted his kingdom,
**(*,% )nd he took a!ay his daughter, and ga$e her to Demetrius, and
alienated himself from )le>ander, and his enmities !ere made manifest%
**(*2% )nd Ptolemee entered into )ntioch, and set t!o cro!ns u#on his
head, that of Egy#t, and that of )sia%
**(*.% o! king )le>ander !as in "ilicia at that time( because they that
!ere in those #laces had rebelled%
**(*?% )nd !hen )le>ander heard of it, he came to gi$e him battle( and
king Ptolemee brought forth his army, and met him !ith a strong #o!er,
and #ut him to flight%
**(*A% )nd )le>ander fled into )rabia, there to be #rotected( and king
Ptolemee !as e>alted%
**(*+% )nd Iabdiel the )rabian took off )le>anderDs head, and sent it to
Ptolemee%
**(*1% )nd king Ptolemee died the third day after( and they that !ere in
the strong holds !ere destroyed by them that !ere !ithin the cam#%
**(*B% )nd Demetrius reigned in the hundred and si>ty-se$enth year%
**(,-% 5n those days 9onathan gathered together them that !ere in 9udea,
to take the castle that !as in 9erusalem( and they made many engines of
!ar against it%
**(,*% Then some !icked men that hated their o!n nation, !ent a!ay to
king Demetrius, and told him that 9onathan !as besieging the castle%
**(,,% )nd !hen he heard it, he !as angry( and forth!ith he came to
Ptolemais, and !rote to 9onathan that he should not besiege the castle,
but should come to him in haste, and s#eak to him%
**(,2% But !hen 9onathan heard this, he bade them besiege it still( and
he chose some of the ancients of 5srael, and of the #riests, and #ut
himself in danger%
**(,.% )nd he took gold, and sil$er, and raiment, and many other
#resents, and !ent to the king to Ptolemais and he found fa$our in his
sight%
**(,?% )nd certain !icked men of his nation made com#laints against him%
**(,A% )nd the king treated him as his #redecessors had done before( and
he e>alted him in the sight of all his friends%
**(,+% )nd he confirmed him in the high #riesthood and all the honours
he had before, and he made him the chief of his friends%
**(,1% )nd 9onathan reLuested of the king that he !ould make 9udea free
from tribute, and the three go$ernments, and 4amaria, and the confines
thereof( and he #romised him three hundred talents%
**(,B% )nd the king consented( and he !rote letters to 9onathan of all
these things, to this effect%
**(2-% ;ing Demetrius to his brother, 9onathan, and to the nation of the
9e!s, greeting%
**(2*% =e send you here a co#y of the letter !hich !e ha$e !ritten to
'asthenes, our #arent, concerning you, that you might kno! it%
**(2,% ;ing Demetrius to 'asthenes, his #arent, greetings%
**(22% =e ha$e determined to do good to the nation of the 9e!s, !ho are
our friends, and kee# the things that are just !ith us, for their good
!ill !hich they bear to!ards us%
**(2.% =e ha$e ratified, therefore, unto them all the borders of 9udea,
and the three cities, )#herema, 'ydda, and Ramatha, !hich are added to
9udea, out of 4amaria, and all their confines, to be set a#art to all
them that sacrifice in 9erusalem, instead of the #ayments !hich the king
recei$ed of them e$ery year, and for the fruits of the land, and of the
trees%
)#herema%%% is found only in the Greek $ersion%
**(2?% )nd as for other things that belonged to us of the tithes, and of
the tributes, from this time !e discharge them of them( the salt#ans
also, and the cro!ns that !ere #resented to us%
**(2A% =e gi$e all to them, and nothing hereof shall be re$oked from
this time forth and for e$er%
**(2+% o!, therefore, see that thou make a co#y of these things, and
let it be gi$en to 9onathan, and set u#on the holy mountain, in a
cons#icuous #lace%
**(21% )nd king Demetrius, seeing that the land !as Luiet before him,
and nothing resisted him, sent a!ay all his forces, e$ery man to his o!n
#lace, e>ce#t the foreign army, !hich he had dra!n together from the
islands of the nations( so all the troo#s of his fathers hated him%
**(2B% o! there !as one Try#hon !ho had been of )le>anderDs #arty
before( !ho seeing that all the army murmured against Demetrius, !ent to
Emalchuel, the )rabian, !ho brought u# )ntiochus, the son of )le>ander(
**(.-% )nd he #ressed him much to deli$er him to him, that he might be
king in his fatherDs #lace( and he told him all that Demetrius had done,
and ho! his soldiers hated him% )nd he remained there many days%
**(.*% )nd 9onathan sent to king Demetrius, desiring that he !ould cast
out them that !ere in the castle in 9erusalem, and those that !ere in
the strong holds( because they fought against 5srael%
**(.,% )nd Demetrius sent to 9onathan, saying( 5 !ill not only do this
for thee, and for thy #eo#le, but 5 !ill greatly honour thee, and thy
nation, !hen o##ortunity shall ser$e%
**(.2% o!, therefore, thou shalt do !ell if thou send me men to hel#
me( for all my army is gone from me%
**(..% )nd 9onathan sent him three thousand $aliant men to )ntioch( and
they came to the king, and the king !as $ery glad of their coming%
**(.?% )nd they that !ere of the city assembled themsel$es together, to
the number of a hundred and t!enty thousand men, and !ould ha$e killed
the king%
**(.A% )nd the king fled into the #alace( and they of the city ke#t the
#assages of the city, and began to fight%
**(.+% )nd the king called the 9e!s to his assistance( and they came to
him all at once, and they all dis#ersed themsel$es through the city%
**(.1% )nd they sle! in that day a hundred thousand men, and they set
fire to the city, and got many s#oils that day, and deli$ered the king%
**(.B% )nd they that !ere of the city sa! that the 9e!s had got the city
as they !ould( and they !ere discouraged in their mind, and cried to the
king, making su##lication, and saying(
*(?-% Grant us #eace, and let the 9e!s cease from assaulting us, and the
city%
**(?*% )nd they thre! do!n their arms, and made #eace, and the 9e!s !ere
glorified in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that !ere in
his realm, and !ere reno!ned throughout the kingdom, and returned to
9erusalem !ith many s#oils%
**(?,% 4o king Demetrius sat in the throne of his kingdom( and the land
!as Luiet before him%
**(?2% )nd he falsified all !hatsoe$er he had said, and alienated
himself from 9onathan, and did not re!ard him according to the benefits
he had recei$ed from him, but ga$e him great trouble%
**(?.% )nd after this Try#hon returned, and !ith him )ntiochus, the
young boy, !ho !as made king, and #ut on the diadem%
**(??% )nd there assembled unto him all the hands !hich Demetrius had
sent a!ay, and they fought against Demetrius !ho turned his back and
fled%
**(?A% )nd Try#hon took the ele#hants, and made himself master of
)ntioch% **(?+% )nd young )ntiochus !rote to 9onathan, saying( 5
confirm thee in the high #riesthood, and 5 a##oint thee ruler o$er the
four cities, and to be one of the kingDs friends%
**(?1% )nd he sent him $essels of gold for his ser$ice, and he ga$e him
lea$e to drink in gold, and to be clothed in #ur#le, and to !ear a
golden buckle(
**(?B% )nd he made his brother, 4imon, go$ernor, from the borders of
Tyre e$en to the confines of Egy#t%
**(A-% Then 9onathan !ent forth, and #assed through the cities beyond
the ri$er, and all the forces of 4yria gathered themsel$es to him to
hel# him, and he came to )scalon, and they met him hononrably out of the
city%
**(A*% )nd he !ent from thence to GaHa( and they that !ere in GaHa shut
him out( and he besieged it, and burnt all the suburbs round about, and
took the s#oils%
**(A,% )nd the men of GaHa made su##lication to 9onathan, and he ga$e
them the right hand( and he took their sons for hostages, and sent them
to 9erusalem( and he !ent through the country, as far as Damascus%
**(A2% )nd 9onathan heard that the generals of Demetrius !ere come
treacherously to "ades, !hich is in Galilee, !ith a great army,
#ur#osing to remo$e him from the affairs of the kingdom%
**(A.% )nd he !ent against them( but left his brother, 4imon, in the
country%
**(A?% )nd 4imon encam#ed against Bethsura, and assaulted it many days,
and shut them u#%
**(AA% )nd they desired him to make #eace, and he granted it them( and
he cast them out from thence, and took the city, and #laced a garrison
in it%
**(A+% )nd 9onathan and his army encam#ed by the !ater of Genesar, and
before it !as light they !ere ready in the #lain of )sor%
**(A1% )nd behold the army of the strangers met him in the #lain, and
they laid an ambush for him in the mountains( but he !ent out against
them%
**(AB% )nd they that lay in ambush rose out of their #laces, and joined
battle%
**(+-% )nd all that !ere on 9onathanDs side fled, and none !as left of
them, but <athathias, the son of )bsalom, and 9udas, the son of "al#hi,
chief ca#tain of the army%
**(+*% )nd 9onathan rent his garments, and cast earth u#on his head, and
#rayed%
**(+,% )nd 9onathan turned again to them to battle, and he #ut them to
flight, and they fought%
**(+2% )nd they of his #art that fled sa! this, and they turned again to
him, and they all !ith him #ursued the enemies, e$en to "ades, to their
o!n cam#, and they came e$en thither%
**(+.% )nd there fell of the aliens in that day three thousand men( and
9onathan returned to 9ernsalem%
* <achabees "ha#ter *,
9onathan rene!s his league !ith the Romans and 'acedemonians% The forces
of Demetrius flee a!ay from him% 8e is decei$ed and made #risoner by
Try#hon%
*,(*% )nd 9onathan sa! that the time ser$ed him, and he chose certain
men, and sent them to Rome, to confirm and to rene! the amity !ith them(
*,(,% )nd he sent letters to the 4#artans, and to other #laces,
according to the same form%
*,(2% )nd they !ent to Rome, and entered into the senate house, and
said( 9onathan, the high #riest, and the nation of the 9e!s, ha$e sent
us to rene! the amity, and alliance, as it !as before%
*,(.% )nd they ga$e them letters to their go$ernors in e$ery #lace, to
conduct them into the land of 9uda !ith #eace% *,(?% )nd this is a co#y
of the letters !hich 9onathan !rote to the 4#artans(
*,(A% 9onathan, the high #riest, and the ancients of the nation, and the
#riests, and the rest of the #eo#le of the 9e!s, to the 4#artans, their
brethren, greeting%
*,(+% There !ere letters sent long ago to Onias the high #riest, from
)rius, !ho reigned then among you to signify that you are our brethren,
as the co#y here under!ritten doth s#ecify%
*,(1% )nd Onias recei$ed the ambassador !ith honour and recei$ed the
letters, !herein there !as mention made of the alliance, and amity%
*,(B% =e, though !e needed none of these things ha$ing for our comfort
the holy books that are in our hands,
*,(*-% "hose rather to send to you to rene! the brotherhood and
friendshi#, lest !e should become stranger to you altogether( for there
is a long time #assed since you sent to us%
*,(**% =e, therefore, at all times !ithout ceasing, both in our
festi$als, and other days !herein it is con$enient, remember you in the
sacrifices that !e offer, and in our obser$ances, as it is meet and
becoming to remember brethren%
*,(*,% )nd !e rejoice at yonr glory%
*,(*2% But !e ha$e had many troubles and !ars on e$ery sideJ and the
kings that are round about us ha$e fought against us%
*,(*.% But !e !ould not be troublesome to you, nor to the rest of our
allies and friends, in these !ars%
*,(*?% 7or !e ha$e had hel# from hea$en, and !e ha$e been deli$ered, and
our enemies are humbled%
*,(*A% =e ha$e chosen, therefore, umenius the son of )ntiochus, and
)nti#ater, the son of 9ason, and ha$e sent them to the Romans, to rene!
!ith them the former amity and alliance%
*,(*+% )nd !e ha$e commanded them to go also to you, and salute you, and
to deli$er you our letters, concerning the rene!ing of our brotherhood%
*,(*1% )nd no! you shall do !ell to gi$e us an ans!er hereto%
*,(*B% )nd this is the co#y of the letter !hich he had sent to Onias(
*,(,-% )rius, king of the 4#artans, to Onias, the high #riest, greeting%
*,(,*% 5t is found in !riting concerning the 4#artans, and the 9e!s,
that they are brethren, and that they are of the stock of )braham%
*,(,,% )nd no! since this is come to our kno!ledge, you do !ell to !rite
to us of your #ros#erity%
*,(,2% )nd !e also ha$e !ritten back to you, That our cattle, and our
#ossessions, are yours( and yours, ours% =e, therefore, ha$e commanded
that these things should be told you%
*,(,.% o! 9onathan heard that the generals of Demetrius !ere come again
!ith a greater army than before to fight against him%
*,(,?% 4o he !ent out from 9erusalem, and met them in the land of )math(
for he ga$e them no time to enter into his country%
*,(,A% )nd he sent s#ies into their cam#, and they came back, and
brought him !ord that they designed to come u#on them in the night%
*,(,+% )nd !hen the sun !as set, 9onathan commanded his men to !atch,
and to be in arms all night long ready to fight, and he set sentinels
round about the cam#%
*,(,1% )nd the enemies heard that 9onathan and his men !ere ready for
battle( and they !ere struck !ith fear and dread in their heart( and
they kindled fires in their cam#%
*,(,B% But 9onathan, and they that !ere !ith him, kne! it not till the
morning( for they sa! the lights burning%
*,(2-% )nd 9onathan #ursued after them, but o$ertook them not( for they
had #assed the ri$er Eleutherus%
*,(2*% )nd 9onathan turned u#on the )rabians, that are called Iabadeans(
and he defeated them, and took the s#oils of them%
*,(2,% )nd he !ent for!ard, and came to Damascus, and #assed through all
that country%
*,(22% 4imon also !ent forth, and came as far as )scalon, and the
neighbouring fortresses, and he turned aside to 9o##e, and took
#ossession of it,
*,(2.% E7or he heard that they designed to deli$er the hold to them that
took #art !ith DemetriusG and he #ut a garrison there to kee# it%
*,(2?% )nd 9onathan came back, and called together the ancients of the
#eo#leJ and he took a resolution !ith them to build fortresses in 9udea,
*,(2A% )nd to build u# !alls in 9erusalem, and raise a mount bet!een the
castle and the city, to se#arate it from the city, that so it might ha$e
no communication, and that they might neither buy nor sell%
*,(2+% )nd they came together to build u# the city( for the !all that
!as u#on the brook, to!ards the east, !as broken do!n, and he re#aired
that !hich is called "a#hetetha(
*,(21% )nd 4imon built )diada in 4e#hela, and fortified it, and set u#
gates and bars%
*,(2B% o! !hen Try#hon had concei$ed a design to make himself king of
)sia and to take the cro!n, and to stretch out his hand against king
)ntiochus(
*,(.-% 7earing lest 9onathan !ould not suffer him, but !ould fight
against him( he sought to seiHe u#on him, and to kill him% 4o he rose u#
and came to Bethsan%
*,(.*% )nd 9onathan !ent out to meet him !ith forty thousand men chosen
for battle, and came to Bethsan%
*,(.,% o! !hen Try#hon sa! that 9onathan came !ith a great army, he
durst not stretch forth his hand against him%
*,(.2% But recei$ed him !ith honour, and commended him to all his
friends, and ga$e him #resents( and he commanded his troo#s to obey him,
as himself%
*,(..% )nd he said to 9onathan( =hy hast thou troubled all the #eo#le,
!hereas !e ha$e no !arM
*,(.?% o!, therefore, send them back to their o!n houses( and choose
thee a fe! men that may be !ith thee, and come !ith me to Ptolemais, and
5 !ill deli$er it to thee, and the rest of the strong holds, and the
army, and all that ha$e any charge, and 5 !ill return and go a!ay( for
this is the cause of my coming%
*,(.A% )nd 9onathan belie$ed him, and did as he said( and sent a!ay his
army, and they de#arted into the land of 9uda(
*,(.+% But he ke#t !ith him three thousand men( of !hom he sent t!o
thousand into Galilee, and one thousand !ent !ith him%
*,(.1% o! as soon as 9onathan entered into Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais
shut the gates of the city, and took him( and all them that came in !ith
him they sle! !ith the s!ord%
*,(.B% Then Try#hon sent an army and horsemen into Galilee, and into the
great #lain, to destroy all 9onathanDs com#any%
*,(?-% But they, !hen they understood that 9onathan, and all that !ere
!ith him, !ere taken and slain, encouraged one another, and !ent out
ready for battle%
*,(?*% Then they that had come after them, seeing that they stood for
their li$es, returned back%
*,(?,% =hereu#on they all came #eaceably into the land of 9uda and they
be!ailed 9onathan, and them that had been !ith him, e>ceedingly( and
5srael mourned !ith great lamentation%
*,(?2% Then all the heathens that !ere round about them, sought to
destroy them% 7or they said(
*,(?.% They ha$e no #rince, nor any to hel# them( no! therefore, let us
make !ar u#on them, and take a!ay the memory of them from amongst men%
* <achabees "ha#ter *2
4imon is made ca#tain general in the room of his brother% 9onathan is
slain by Try#hon% 4imon is fa$oured by Demetrius( he taketh GaHa, and
the castle of 9erusalem%
*2(*% o! 4imon heard that Try#hon !as gathering together a $ery great
army to in$ade the land of 9uda, and to destroy it%
*2(,% )nd seeing that the #eo#le !as in dread and in fear, he !ent u# to
9erusalem, and assembled the #eo#le,
*2(2% )nd e>horted them, saying( &ou kno! !hat great battles 5 and my
brethren, and the house of my father, ha$e fought for the la!s, and the
sanctuary, and the distresses that !e ha$e seen(
*2(.% By reason !hereof all my brethren ha$e lost their li$es for
5sraelDs sake, and 5 am left alone%
*2(?% )nd no! far be it from me to s#are my life in any time of trouble(
for 5 am not better than my brethren%
*2(A% 5 !ill a$enge then my nation and the sanctuary, and our children,
and !i$es( for all the heathens are gathered together to destroy us out
of mere malice%
*2(+% )nd the s#irit of the #eo#le !as enkindled as soon as they heard
these !ords(
*2(1% )nd they ans!ered !ith a loud $oice, saying( Thou art our leader
in the #lace of 9udas, and 9onathan, thy brother(
*2(B% 7ight thou our battles, and !e !ill do !hatsoe$er thou shalt say
to us%
*2(*-% 4o gathering together all the men of !ar, he made haste to finish
all the !alls of 9erusalem, and he fortified it round about%
*2(**% )nd he sent 9onathan, the son of )bsalom, and !ith him a ne!
army, into 9o##e, and he cast out them that !ere in it, and himself
remained there%
*2(*,% )nd Try#hon remo$ed from Ptolemais !ith a great army, to in$ade
the land of 9uda, and 9onathan !as !ith him in custody%
*2(*2% But 4imon #itched in )ddus, o$er against the #lain%
*2(*.% )nd !hen Try#hon understood that 4imon !as risen u# in the #lace
of his brother, 9onathan, and that he meant to join battle !ith him, he
sent messengers to him,
*2(*?% 4aying( =e ha$e detained thy brother, 9onathan, for the money
that he o!ed in the kingDs account, by reason of the affairs !hich he
had the management of%
*2(*A% But no! send a hundred talents of sil$er, and his t!o sons for
hostages, that !hen he is set at liberty he may not re$olt from us, and
!e !ill release him%
*2(*+% o! 4imon kne! that he s#oke deceitfully to himJ ne$ertheless, he
ordered the money and the children to be sent, lest he should bring u#on
himself a great hatred of the #eo#le of 5srael, !ho might ha$e said(
*2(*1% Because he sent not the money and the children therefore is he
lost%
*2(*B% 4o he sent the children and the hundred talents and he lied, and
did not let 9onathan go%
*2(,-% )nd after this, Try#hon entered !ithin the country, to destroy
it( and they !ent about by the !ay that leadeth to )dor( and 4imon and
his army marched to e$ery #lace !hithersoe$er they !ent%
4imon and his army marched to e$ery #lace !hithersoe$er they !ent%%%
That is, !hithersoe$er Try#hon and his horsemen !ent in order to o##ose
them%
*2(,*% )nd they that !ere in the castle, sent messengers to Try#hon,
that he should make haste to come through the desert, and send them
$ictuals%
*2(,,% )nd Try#hon made ready all his horsemen to come that nightJ but
there fell a $ery great sno!, and he came not into the country of
Galaad%
*2(,2% )nd !hen he a##roached to Bascama, he sle! 9onathan and his sons
there%
*2(,.% )nd Try#hon returned, and !ent into his o!n country%
*2(,?% )nd 4imon sent, and took the bones of 9onathan, his brother, and
buried them in <odin, the city of his fathers%
*2(,A% )nd all 5srael be!ailed him !ith great lamentation( and they
mourned for him many days%
*2(,+% )nd 4imon built o$er the se#ulchre of his father and of his
brethren, a building lofty to the sight, of #olished stone, behind and
before(
*2(,1% )nd he set u# se$en #yramids, one against another, for his
father, and his mother, and his four brethren(
*2(,B% )nd round about these he set great #illarsJ and u#on the #illars,
arms, for a #er#etual memoryJ and by the arms, shi#s car$ed, !hich might
be seen by all that sailed on the sea%
*2(2-% This is the se#ulchre that he made in <odin, e$en unto this day%
*2(2*% But Try#hon, !hen he !as u#on a journey !ith the young king,
)ntiochus, treacherously sle! him%
*2(2,% )nd he reigned in his #lace, and #ut on the cro!n of )sia( and
brought great e$ils u#on the land%
*2(22% )nd 4imon built u# the strong holds of 9udea, fortifying them
!ith high to!ers, and great !alls, and gates and bars( and he stored u#
$ictuals in the fortresses%
*2(2.% )nd 4imon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end that
he should grant an immunity to the landJ for all that Try#hon did, !as
to s#oil%
*2(2?% )nd king Demetrius, in ans!er to this reLuest, !rote a letter in
this manner(
*2(2A% ;ing Demetrius to 4imon, the high #riest, and friend of kings,
and to the ancients, and to the nation of the 9e!s, greeting(
*2(2+% The golden cro!n, and the #alm, !hich you sent, !e ha$e recei$ed(
and !e are ready to make a firm #eace !ith you, and to !rite to the
kingDs chief officers to release you the things that !e ha$e released%
*2(21% 7or all that !e ha$e decreed in your fa$our shall stand in force%
The strong holds that you ha$e built, shall be your o!n%
*2(2B% )nd as for any o$ersight or fault committed unto this day, !e
forgi$e it( and the cro!n !hich you o!ed( and if any other thing !ere
ta>ed in 9erusalem, no! let it not be ta>ed%
*2(.-% )nd if any of you be fit to be enrolled among ours, let them be
enrolled, and let there be #eace bet!een us%
*2(.*% 5n the year one hundred and se$enty, the yoke of the Gentiles !as
taken off from 5srael%
*2(.,% )nd the #eo#le of 5srael began to !rite in the instruments, and
#ublic records, The first year under 4imon, the high #riest, the great
ca#tain, and #rince of the 9e!s%
*2(.2% 5n those days 4imon besieged GaHa, and cam#ed round about it, and
he made engines, and set them to the city, and he struck one to!er, and
took it%
*2(..% )nd they that !ere !ithin the engine lea#t into the city( and
there !as a great u#roar in the city%
*2(.?% )nd they that !ere in the city !ent u#, !ith their !i$es and
children, u#on the !all, !ith their garments rent, and they cried !ith a
loud $oice, beseeching 4imon to grant them #eace%
*2(.A% )nd they said( Deal not !ith us according to our e$il deeds, but
according to thy mercy%
*2(.+% )nd 4imon being mo$ed, did not destroy them but yet he cast them
out of the city, and cleansed the houses !herein there had been idols,
and then he entered into it !ith hymns, blessing the 'ord(
*2(.1% )nd ha$ing cast out of it all uncleanness, he #laced in it men
that should obser$e the la!( and he fortified it, and made it his
habitation%
*2(.B% But they that !ere in the castle of 9erusalem !ere hindered from
going out and coming into the country, and from buying and selling( and
they !ere straitened !ith hunger, and many of them #erished through
famine%
*2(?-% )nd they cried to 4imon for #eace, and he granted it to them( and
he cast them out from thence and cleansed the castle from uncleannesses%
*2(?*% )nd they entered into it the three and t!entieth day of the
second month, in the year one hundred and se$enty-one, !ith
thanksgi$ing, and branches of #alm trees, and har#s, and cymbals, and
#salteries, and hymns, and canticles, because the great enemy !as
destroyed out of 5srael%
*2(?,% )nd he ordained that these days should be ke#t e$ery year !ith
gladness%
*2(?2% )nd he fortified the mountain of the tem#le that !as near the
castle, and he d!elt there himself, and they that !ere !ith him%
*2(?.% )nd 4imon sa! that 9ohn, his son, !as a $aliant man for !ar( and
he made him ca#tain of all the forces( and he d!elt in GaHara%
* <achabees "ha#ter *.
Demetrius is taken by the king of Persia% 9udea flourishes under the
go$ernment of 4imon%
*.(*% 5n the year one hundred and se$enty-t!o king Demetrius assembled
his army, and !ent into <edia to get him succours to fight against
Try#hon%
*.(,% )nd )rsaces, the king of Persia and <edia, heard that Demetrius
!as entered !ithin his borders, and he sent one of his #rinces to take
him ali$e, and bring him to him%
*.(2% )nd he !ent, and defeated the army of Demetrius( and took him, and
brought him to )rsaces, and he #ut him into custody%
*.(.% )nd all the land of 9uda !as at rest all the days of 4imon, and he
sought the good of his nation( and his #o!er, and his glory #leased them
!ell all his days%
*.(?% )nd !ith all his glory he took 9o##e for a ha$en, and made an
entrance to the isles of the sea%
*.(A% )nd he enlarged the bounds of his nation, and made himself master
of the country%
*.(+% )nd he gathered together a great number of ca#ti$es, and had the
dominion of GaHara, and of Bethsura, and of the castle( and took a!ay
all uncleanness out of it, and there !as none that resisted him%
*.(1% )nd e$ery man tilled his land !ith #eace, and the land of 9uda
yielded her increase, and the trees of the fields their fruit%
*.(B% The ancient men sat all in the streets, and treated together of
the good things of the land, and the youug men #ut on them glory, and
the robes of !ar%
*.(*-% )nd he #ro$ided $ictuals for the cities, and he a##ointed that
they should be furnished !ith ammunition, so that the fame of his glory
!as reno!ned e$en to the end of the earth%
*.(**% 8e made #eace in the land, and 5srael rejoiced !ith great joy%
*.(*,% )nd e$ery man sat under his $ine, and under his fig tree( and
there !as none to make them afraid%
*.(*2% There !as none left in the land to fight against them( kings !ere
discomfited in those days%
*.(*.% )nd he strengthened all those of his #eo#le that !ere brought
lo!, and he sought the la!, and took a!ay e$ery unjust and !icked man%
*.(*?% 8e glorified the sanctuary, and multi#lied the $essels of the
holy #laces%
*.(*A% )nd it !as heard at Rome, and as far as 4#arta, that 9onathan !as
dead( and they !ere $ery sorry%
*.(*+% But !hen they heard that 4imon, his brother, !as made high #riest
in his #lace, and !as #ossessed of all the country, and the cities
therein(
*.(*1% They !rote to him in tables of brass, to rene! the friendshi# and
alliance !hich they had made !ith 9udas and !ith 9onathan, his brethren%
*.(*B% )nd they !ere read before the assembly in 9erusalem% )nd this is
the co#y of the letters that the 4#artans sent%
*.(,-% The #rinces and the cities of the 4#artans, to 4imon, the high
#riest, and to the ancients, and the #riests, and the rest of the #eo#le
of the 9e!s, their brethren, greeting%
*.(,*% The ambassadors that !ere sent to our #eo#le, ha$e told us of
your glory, and honour, and joy( and !e rejoiced at their coming%
*.(,,% )nd !e registered !hat !as said by them in the councils of the
#eo#le, in this manner( umenius, the son of )ntiochus, and )nti#ater,
the son of 9ason, ambassadors of the 9e!s, came to us to rene! the
former friendshi# !ith us%
*.(,2% )nd it #leased the #eo#le to recei$e the men honourably, and to
#ut a co#y of their !ords in the #ublic records, to be a memorial to the
#eo#le of the 4#artans% )nd !e ha$e !ritten a co#y of them to 4imon, the
high #riest%
*.(,.% )nd after this 4imon sent umenius to Rome, !ith a great shield
of gold, of the !eight of a thousand #ounds, to confirm the league !ith
them% )nd !hen the #eo#le of Rome had heard
*.(,?% These !ords, they said( =hat thanks shall !e gi$e to 4imon, and
his sons(
*.(,A% 7or he hath restored his brethren, and hath dri$en a!ay in fight
the enemies of 5srael from them( and they decreed him liberty, and
registered it in tables of brass, and set it u#on #illars in mount 4ion%
*.(,+% )nd this is a co#y of the !riting% The eighteenth day of the
month Elul, in the year one hundred and se$enty-t!o, being the third
year under 4imon, the high #riest, at )saramel,
*.(,1% 5n a great assembly of the #riests, and of the #eo#le, and the
#rinces of the nation, and the ancients of the country, these things
!ere notified( 7orasmuch as there ha$e often been !ars in our country,
*.(,B% )nd 4imon, the son of <athathias, of the children of 9arib, and
his brethren, ha$e #ut themsel$es in danger, and resisted the enemies of
their nation, for the maintenance of their holy #laces, and the la!( and
ha$e raised their nation to great glory%
*.(2-% )nd 9onathan gathered together his nation, and !as made their
high #riest, and he !as laid to his #eo#le%
*.(2*% )nd their enemies desired to tread do!n and destroy their
country, and to stretch forth their hands against their holy #laces%
*.(2,% Then 4imon resisted and fought for his nation, and laid out much
of his money, and armed the $aliant men of his nation, and ga$e them
!ages%
*.(22% )nd he fortified the cities of 9udea and Bethsura that lieth in
the borders of 9udea, !here the armour of the enemies !as before( and he
#laced there a garrison of 9e!s%
*.(2.% )nd he fortified 9o##e, !hich lieth by the sea( and GaHara, !hich
bordereth u#on )Hotus, !herein the enemies d!elt before, and he #laced
9e!s here( and furnished them !ith all things con$enient for their
re#aration%
*.(2?% )nd the #eo#le seeing the acts of 4imon, and to !hat glory he
meant to bring his nation, made him their #rince and high #riest,
because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith
!hich he ke#t to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to
ad$ance his #eo#le%
*.(2A% )nd in his days things #ros#ered in his hands, so that the
heathens !ere taken a!ay out of their country, and they also that !ere
in the city of Da$id, in 9erusalem, in the castle, out of !hich they
issued forth, and #rofaned all #laces round about the sanctuary, and did
much e$il to #urity%
*.(2+% )nd he #laced therein 9e!s for the defence of the country, and of
the city, and he raised u# the !alls of 9erusalem%
*.(21% )nd king Demetrius confirmed him in the high #riesthood%
*.(2B% )ccording to these things he made him his friend, and glorified
him !ith great glory%
*.(.-% 7or he had heard that the Romans had called the 9e!s their
friends, and confederates, and brethren, and that they had recei$ed
4imonDs ambassadors !ith honour(
*.(.*% )nd that the 9e!s, and their #riests, had consented that he
should be their #rince and high #riest for e$er, till there should arise
a faithful #ro#het(
*.(.,% )nd that he should be chief o$er them, and that he should ha$e
the charge of the sanctuary, and that he should a##oint rulers o$er
their !orks, and o$er the country, and o$er the armour, and o$er the
strong holdsJ
*.(.2% )nd that he should ha$e care of the holy #lacesJ and that he
should be obeyed by all, and that all the !ritings in the country should
be made in his nameJ and that he should be clothed !ith #ur#le and gold(
*.(..% )nd that it should not be la!ful for any of the #eo#le, or of the
#riests, to disannul any of these things, or to gainsay his !ords, or to
call together an assembly in the country !ithout him( or to be clothed
!ith #ur#le, or to !ear a buckle of gold%
*.(.?% )nd !hosoe$er shall do other!ise, or shall make $oid any of these
things, shall be #unished%
*.(.A% )nd it #leased all the #eo#le to establish 4imon, and to do
according to these !ords%
*.(.+% )nd 4imon acce#ted thereof, and !as !ell #leased to e>ecute the
office of the high #riesthood, and to be ca#tain, and #rince of the
nation of the 9e!s, and of the #riests, and to be chief o$er all%
*.(.1% )nd they commanded that this !riting should be #ut in tables of
brass, and that they should be set u# !ithin the com#ass of the
sanctuary, in a cons#icuous #lace(
*.(.B% )nd that a co#y thereof should be #ut in the treasury, that
4imon, and his sons, may ha$e it%
* <achabees "ha#ter *?
)ntiochus son of Demetrius honours 4imon% The Romans !rite to di$ers
nations in fa$our of the 9e!s% )ntiochus Luarrels !ith 4imon, and sends
troo#s to annoy him%
*?(*% )nd king )ntiochus, the son of Demetrius, sent letters from the
isles of the sea to 4imon, the #riest, and #rince of the nation of the
9e!s, and to all the #eo#le(
*?(,% )nd the contents !ere these( ;ing )ntiochus to 4imon, the high
#riest, and to the nation of the 9e!s, greeting%
*?(2% 7orasmuch as certain #estilent men ha$e usur#ed the kingdom of our
fathers, and my #ur#ose is to challenge the kingdom, and to restore it
to its former estateJ and 5 ha$e chosen a great army, and ha$e built
shi#s of !ar%
*?(.% )nd 5 design to go through the country, that 5 may take re$enge of
them that ha$e destroyed our country, and that ha$e made many cities
desolate in my realm%
*?(?% o!, therefore, 5 confirm unto thee all the oblations !hich all
the kings before me remitted to thee, and !hat other gifts soe$er they
remitted to thee(
*?(A% )nd 5 gi$e thee lea$e to coin thy o!n money in thy country(
*?(+% )nd let 9erusalem be holy and free, and all the armour that hath
been made, and the fortresses !hich thou hast built, and !hich thou
kee#est in thy hands, let them remain to thee%
*?(1% )nd all that is due to the king, and !hat should be the kingDs
hereafter, from this #resent and for e$er, is forgi$en thee%
*?(B% )nd !hen !e shall ha$e reco$ered our kingdom, !e !ill glorify
thee, and thy nation, and the tem#le, !ith great glory, so that your
glory shall be made manifest in all the earth%
*?(*-% 5n the year one hundred and se$enty-four, )ntiochus entered into
the land of his fathers, and all the forces assembled to him, so that
fe! !ere left !ith Try#hon%
*?(**% )nd king )ntiochus #ursued after him, and he fled along by the
sea coast and came to Dora%
*?(*,% 7or he #ercei$ed that e$ils !ere gathered together u#on him, and
his troo#s had forsaken him%
*?(*2% )nd )ntiochus cam#ed abo$e Dora !ith a hundred and t!enty
thousand men of !ar, and eight thousand horsemen(
*?(*.% )nd he in$ested the city, and the shi#s dre! near by sea( and
they annoyed the city by land, and by sea, and suffered none to come in,
or to go out%
*?(*?% )nd umenius, and they that had been !ith him, came from the city
of Rome, ha$ing letters !ritten to the kings, and countries, the
contents !hereof !ere these(
*?(*A% 'ucius, the consul of the Romans, to king Ptolemee, greeting%
Ptolemee%%% 4urnamed Physeon, brother and successor to Philometer%
*?(*+% The ambassadors of the 9e!s, our friends, came to us, to rene!
the former friendshi# and alliance, being sent from 4imon, the high
#riest, and the #eo#le of the 9e!s%
*?(*1% )nd they brought also a shield of gold of a thousand #ounds%
*?(*B% 5t hath seemed good therefore to us, to !rite to the kings and
countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them,
their cities, or countries( and that they should gi$e no aid to them
that fight against them%
*?(,-% )nd it hath seemed good to us to recei$e the shield of them%
*?(,*% 5f, therefore, any #estilent men are fled out of their country to
you, deli$er them to 4imon, the high #riest, that he may #unish them
according to their la!%
*?(,,% These same things !ere !ritten to king Demetrius, and to )ttalus,
and to )riarathes, and to )rsaces,
)ttalus, etc%%% )ttalus !as king of PergamusJ )riarathes !as king of
"a##adociaJ and )rsaces !as king of the Parthians%
*?(,2% )nd to all the countries( and to 'am#sacus and to the 4#artans,
and to Delus, and <yndus, and 4icyon, and "aria, and 4amus, and
Pam#hylia, and 'ycia, and )licarnassus, and "os, and 4ide, and )radus,
and Rhodes, and Phaselis, and Gortyna, and Gnidus, and "y#rus, and
"yrene%
*?(,.% )nd they !rote a co#y thereof to 4imon, the high #riest, and to
the #eo#le of the 9e!s%
*?(,?% But king )ntiochus mo$ed his cam# to Dora the second time,
assaulting it continually, and making engines( and he shut u# Try#hon,
that he could not go out%
*?(,A% )nd 4imon sent to him t!o thousand chosen men to aid him, sil$er
also, and gold, and abundance of furniture%
*?(,+% )nd he !ould not recei$e them, but broke all the co$enant that he
had made !ith him before, and alienated himself from him%
*?(,1% )nd he sent to him )thenobius, one of his friends, to treat !ith
him, saying( &ou hold 9o##e and GaHara, and the castle that is in
9erusalem, !hich are cities of my kingdom(
*?(,B% Their borders you ha$e !asted, and you ha$e made great ha$oc in
the land, and ha$e got the dominion of many #laces in my kingdom%
*?(2-% o!, therefore, deli$er u# the cities that you ha$e taken, and
the tributes of the #laces !hereof you ha$e gotten the dominion !ithout
the borders of 9udea%
*?(2*% But if not, gi$e me for them fi$e hundred talents of sil$er, and
for the ha$oc that you ha$e made, and the tributes of the cities, other
fi$e hundred talents( or else !e !ill come and fight against you%
*?(2,% 4o )thenobius, the kingDs friend came to 9erusalem, and sa! the
glory of 4imon and his magnificence in gold, and sil$er, and his great
eLui#age, and he !as astonished, and told him the kingDs !ords%
*?(22% )nd 4imon ans!ered him, and said to him( =e ha$e neither taken
other menDs land, neither do !e hold that !hich is other menDs, but the
inheritance of our fathers, !hich !as for some time unjustly #ossessed
by our enemies%
*?(2.% But !e ha$ing o##ortunity, claim the inheritance of our fathers%
*?(2?% )nd as to thy com#laints concerning 9o##e and GaHara, they did
great harm to the #eo#le, and to our country( yet for these !e !ill gi$e
a hundred talents% )nd )thenobius ans!ered him not a !ord%
*?(2A% But returning in a rage to the king, made re#ort to him of these
!ords, and of the glory of 4imon, and of all that he had seen, and the
king !as e>ceeding angry%
*?(2+% )nd Try#hon fled a!ay by shi# to Orthosias%
*?(21% )nd the king a##ointed "endebeus ca#tain of the sea coast, and
ga$e him an army of footmen and horsemen%
*?(2B% )nd he commanded him to march !ith his army to!ards 9udea( and he
commanded him to build u# Gedor, and to fortify the gates of the city,
and to !ar against the #eo#le% But the king himself #ursued after
Try#hon%
*?(.-% )nd "endebeus came to 9amnia, and began to #ro$oke the #eo#le,
and to ra$age 9udea, and to take the #eo#le #risoners, and to kill, and
to build Gedor%
*?(.*% )nd he #laced there horsemen, and an army( that they might issue
forth, and make incursions u#on the !ays of 9udea, as the king had
commanded him%
* <achabees "ha#ter *A
The sons of 4imon defeat the troo#s of )ntiochus% 4imon !ith t!o of his
sons are treacherously murdered by Ptolemee his son in la!%
*A(*% Then 9ohn came u# from GaHara, and told 4imon, his father, !hat
"endebeus had done against their #eo#le%
9ohn%%% 8e !as after!ards surnamed 8ircanus, and succeeded his father in
both his dignities of high #riest and #rince% 8e conLuered the Edomites,
and obliged them to a conformity !ith the 9e!s in religionJ and
destroyed the schismatical tem#le of the 4amaritans%
*A(,% )nd 4imon called his t!o eldest sons, 9udas and 9ohn, and said to
them( 5 and my brethren, and my fatherDs house, ha$e fought against the
enemies of 5srael from our youth e$en to this day( and things ha$e
#ros#ered so !ell in our hands, that !e ha$e deli$ered 5srael
oftentimes%
*A(2% )nd no! 5 am old, but be you instead of me, and my brethren, and
go out, and fight for our nation( and the hel# from hea$en be !ith you%
*A(.% Then he chose out of the country t!enty thousand fighting men, and
horsemen, and they !ent forth against "endebeus( and they rested in
<odin%
*A(?% )nd they arose in the morning, and !ent into the #lain( and behold
a $ery great army of footmen and horsemen came against them, and there
!as a running ri$er bet!een them%
*A(A% )nd he and his #eo#le #itched their cam# o$er against them, and he
sa! that the #eo#le !ere afraid to go o$er the ri$er, so he !ent o$er
first( then the men seeing him, #assed o$er after him%
8e%%% @iH%, 9ohn%
*A(+% )nd he di$ided the #eo#le, and set the horsemen in the midst of
the footmen( but the horsemen of the enemies !ere $ery numerous%
*A(1% )nd they sounded the holy trum#ets( and "endebeus and his army
!ere #ut to flight( and there fell many of them !ounded, and the rest
fled into the strong hold%
*A(B% )t that time, 9udas, 9ohnDs brother, !as !ounded( but 9ohn #ursued
after them, till he came to "edron, !hich he had built(
"edron%%% Other!ise called Gedon, the city that "endebeus !as
fortifying%
*A(*-% )nd they fled e$en to the to!ers that !ere in the fields of
)Hotus, and he burnt them !ith fire% )nd there fell of them t!o thousand
men, and he returned into 9udea in #eace%
*A(**% o! Ptolemee, the son of )bobus, !as a##ointed ca#tain in the
#lain of 9ericho, and he had abundance of sil$er and gold%
*A(*,% 7or he !as son in la! of the high #riest%
*A(*2% )nd his heart !as lifted u#, and he designed to make himself
master of the country, and he #ur#osed treachery against 4imon and his
sons, to destroy them%
*A(*.% o! 4imon, as he !as going through the cities that !ere in the
country of 9udea, and taking care for the good ordering of them, !ent
do!n to 9ericho, he and <athathias and 9udas, his sons, in the year one
hundred and se$enty-se$en, the ele$enth month( the same is the month
4abath%
*A(*?% )nd the son of )bobus recei$ed them deceitfully into a little
fortress, that is called Doch, !hich he had built( and he made them a
great feast, and hid men there%
*A(*A% )nd !hen 4imon and his sons had drunk #lentifully, Ptolemee and
his men rose u#, and took their !ea#ons, and entered into the banLueting
#lace, and sle! him, and his t!o sons, and some of his ser$ants%
*A(*+% )nd he committed a great treachery in 5srael, and rendered e$il
for good%
*A(*1% )nd Ptolemee !rote these things, and sent to the king that he
should send him an army to aid him, and he !ould deli$er him the
country, and their cities, and tributes%
*A(*B% )nd he sent others to GaHara to kill 9ohn( and to the tribunes he
sent letters to come to him, and that he !ould gi$e them sil$er, and
gold, and gifts%
*A(,-% )nd he sent others to take 9erusalem, and the mountain of the
tem#le%
*A(,*% o! one running before, told 9ohn in GaHara, that his father and
his brethren !ere slain, and that he hath sent men to kill thee also%
*A(,,% But !hen he heard it, he !as e>ceedingly afraid( and he
a##rehended the men that came to kill him, and he #ut them to death( for
he kne! that they sought to make him a!ay%
*A(,2% )nd as concerning the rest of the acts of 9ohn, and his !ars, and
the !orthy deeds, !hich he bra$ely achie$ed, and the building of the
!alls, !hich he made, and the things that he did(
*A(,.% Behold, these are !ritten in the book of the days of his
#riesthood, from the time that he !as made high #riest after his father%
T8E 4E"OD BOO; O7 <)"8)BEE4
This second book of <)"8)BEE4 is not a continuation of the history
contained in the first( nor does is come do!n so lo! as the first does(
but relates many of the same facts more at large, and adds other
remarkable #articulars, omitted in the first book, relating to the state
of the 9e!s, as !ell before as under the #ersecution of )T5O"8:4% The
author, !ho is not the same !ith that of the first book, has gi$en Eas
!e learn from cha#% ,%,-, etc%G a short abstract of !hat 9)4O of "yrene
had !ritten in the fi$e $olumes, concerning 9:D)4 and his brethren% 8e
!rote in Greek, and begins !ith t!o letters, sent by the 9e!s of
9erusalem to their brethren in Egy#t%
, <achabees "ha#ter *
'etters of the 9e!s of 9erusalem to them that !ere in Egy#t% They gi$e
thanks for their deli$ery from )ntiochus( and e>hort their brethren to
kee# the feast of the dedication of the altar, and of the miraculous
fire%
*(*% To the brethren, the 9e!s that are throughout Egy#tJ the brethren,
the 9e!s that are in 9erusalem, and in the land of 9udea, send health
and good #eace%
*(,% <ay God be gracious to you, and remember his co$enant that he made
!ith )braham, and 5saac, and 9acob, his faithful ser$ants(
*(2% )nd gi$e you all a heart to !orshi# him, and to do his !ill !ith a
great heart, and a !illing mind%
*(.% <ay he o#en your heart in his la!, and in his commandments, and
send you #eace%
*(?% <ay he hear your #rayers, and be reconciled unto you, and ne$er
forsake you in the e$il time%
*(A% )nd no! here !e are #raying for you%
*(+% =hen Demetrius reigned, in the year one hundred and si>ty-nine, !e
9e!s !rote to you in the trouble and $iolence that came u#on us in those
years, after 9ason !ithdre! himself from the holy land, and from the
kingdom%
*(1% They burnt the gate, and shed innocent blood( then !e #rayed to the
'ord, and !ere heard, and !e offered sacrifices, and fine flour, and
lighted the lam#s, and set forth the loa$es%
*(B% )nd no! celebrate ye the days of 4ceno#egia in the month of "asleu%
4ceno#egia%%% @iH%, the Encenia, or feast of the dedication of the
altar, called here 4ceno#egia, or feast of tabernacles, from being
celebrated !ith the like solemnity%
*(*-% 5n the year one hundred and eighty-eight, the #eo#le that is at
9erusalem, and in 9udea, and the senate, and 9udas, to )ristobolus, the
#rece#tor of king Ptolemee, !ho is of the stock of the anointed #riests,
and to the 9e!s that are in Egy#t, health and !elfare%
*(**% 8a$ing been deli$ered by God out of great dangers, !e gi$e him
great thanks, forasmuch as !e ha$e been in !ar !ith such a king%
4uch a king%%% @iH%, )ntiochus 4idetes, !ho began to make !ar u#on the
9e!s, !hilst 4imon !as yet ali$e% * <ac% *?%2B% )nd after!ards besieged
9erusalem under 9ohn 8ircanus% 4o that the 9udas here mentioned, $er%
*-, is not 9udas <achabeus, !ho !as dead long before the year *11 of the
kingdom of the Greeks, for he died in the year *.A of that e#och, Esee
abo$e * <ac% cha#% ,%, $er% +-, also the note on cha#% *, $er% ,,G but
either 9udas the eldest son of 9ohn 8ircanus, or 9udas the Essene,
reno!ned for the gift of #ro#hecy, !ho flourished about that time%
*(*,% 7or he made numbers of men s!arm out of Persia, that ha$e fought
against us, and the holy city%
*(*2% 7or !hen the leader himself !as in Persia, and !ith him a $ery
great army, he fell in the tem#le of anea, being decei$ed by the
counsel of the #riests of anea%
anea%%% ) Persian goddess, !hich some ha$e taken for Diana, others for
@enus%
*(*.% 7or )ntiochus, !ith his friends, came to the #lace as though he
!ould marry her, and that he might recei$e great sums of money under the
title of a do!ry%
*(*?% )nd !hen the #riests of anea had set it forth, and he !ith a
small com#any had entered into the com#ass of the tem#le, they shut the
tem#le,
*(*A% =hen )ntiochus !as come in( and o#ening a secret entrance of the
tem#le, they cast stones and sle! the leader, and them that !ere !ith
him, and he!ed them in #iecesJ and cutting off their heads, they thre!
them forth%
*(*+% Blessed be God in all things, !ho hath deli$ered u# the !icked%
*(*1% Therefore, !hereas !e #ur#ose to kee# the #urification of the
tem#le on the fi$e and t!entieth day of the month of "asleu, !e thought
it necessary to signify it to you( that you also may kee# the day of
4ceno#egia, and the day of the fire, that !as gi$en !hen ehemias
offered sacrifice, after the tem#le and the altar !as built%
*(*B% 7or !hen our fathers !ere led into Persia, the #riests that then
!ere !orshi##ers of God, took #ri$ately the fire from the altar, and hid
it in a $alley !here there !as a dee# #it !ithout !ater, and there they
ke#t it safe, so that the #lace !as unkno!n to all men%
Persia%%% Babylonia, called here Persia, from being after!ards a #art of
the Persian em#ire%
*(,-% But !hen many years had #assed, and it #leased God that ehemias
should be sent by the king of Persia, he sent some of the #osterity of
those #riests that had hid it, to seek for the fire( and as they told
us, they found no fire, but thick !ater%
*(,*% Then he bade them dra! it u#, and bring it to him( and the #riest,
ehemias, commanded the sacrifices that !ere laid on, to be s#rinkled
!ith the same !ater, both the !ood, and the things that !ere laid u#on
it%
*(,,% )nd !hen this !as done, and the time came that the sun shone out,
!hich before !as in a cloud, there !as a great fire kindled, so that all
!ondered%
*(,2% )nd all the #riests made #rayer, !hile the sacrifice !as
consuming, 9onathan beginning, and the rest ans!ering%
*(,.% )nd the #rayer of ehemias !as after this manner( O 'ord God,
"reator of all things, dreadful and strong, just and merciful, !ho alone
art the good king,
*(,?% =ho alone art gracious, !ho alone art just, and almighty, and
eternal, !ho deli$erest 5srael from all e$il, !ho didst choose the
fathers, and didst sanctify them(
*(,A% Recei$e the sacrifice for all thy #eo#le 5srael, and #reser$e thy
o!n #ortion, and sanctify it%
*(,+% Gather together our scattered #eo#le, deli$er them that are sla$es
to the Gentiles, and look u#on them that are des#ised and abhorred( that
the Gentiles may kno! that thou art our God%
*(,1% Punish them that o##ress us, and that treat us injuriously !ith
#ride%
*(,B% Establish thy #eo#le in thy holy #lace, as <oses hath s#oken%
*(2-% )nd the #riests sung hymns till the sacrifice !as consumed%
*(2* %)nd !hen the sacrifice !as consumed, ehemias commanded the !ater
that !as left to be #oured out u#on the great stones%
*(2,% =hich being done, there !as kindled a flame from them( but it !as
consumed by the light that shined from the altar%
*(22% )nd !hen this matter became #ublic, it !as told to the king of
Persia, that in the #lace !here the #riests that !ere led a!ay, had hid
the fire, there a##eared !ater, !ith !hich ehemias and they that !ere
!ith him had #urified the sacrifices%
*(2.% )nd the king considering, and diligently e>amining the matter,
made a tem#le for it, that he might #ro$e !hat had ha##ened%
) tem#le%%% That is, an enclosure, or a !all round about the #lace !here
the fire !as hid, to se#arate it from #rofane uses, to the end that it
might be res#ected as a holy #lace%
*(2?% )nd !hen he had #ro$ed it, he ga$e the #riests many goods, and
di$ers #resents, and he took and distributed them to them !ith his o!n
hand%
*(2A% )nd ehemias called this #lace e#hthar, !hich is inter#reted
#urification% But many call it e#hi%
, <achabees "ha#ter ,
) continuation of the second letter% Of 9eremiasD hiding the ark at the
time of the ca#ti$ity% The authorDs #reface%
,(*% o! it is found in the descri#tions of 9eremias, the #ro#het, that
he commanded them that !ent into ca#ti$ity, to take the fire, as it hath
been signified, and ho! he ga$e charge to them that !ere carried a!ay
into ca#ti$ity%
The descri#tions%%% That is, the records or memoirs of 9eremias, a !ork
that is no! lost%
,(,% )nd ho! he ga$e them the la!, that they should not forget the
commandments of the 'ord, and that they should not err in their minds,
seeing the idols of gold, and sil$er, and the ornaments of them%
,(2% )nd !ith other such like s#eeches, he e>horted them that they !ould
not remo$e the la! from their heart%
,(.% 5t !as also contained in the same !riting, ho! the #ro#het, being
!arned by God, commanded that the tabernacle and the ark should
accom#any him, till he came forth to the mountain !here <oses !ent u#,
and sa! the inheritance of God%
,(?% )nd !hen 9eremias came thither he found a hollo! ca$e( and he
carried in thither the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of
incense, and so sto##ed the door%
,(A %Then some of them that follo!ed him, came u# to mark the #lace( but
they could not find it%
,(+% )nd !hen 9eremias #ercei$ed it, he blamed them, saying( The #lace
shall be unkno!n, till God gather together the congregation of the
#eo#le, and recei$e them to mercy%
,(1% )nd then the 'ord !ill she! these things, and the majesty of the
'ord shall a##ear, and there shall be a cloud as it !as also she!ed to
<oses, and he she!ed it !hen 4olomon #rayed that the #lace might be
sanctified to the great God%
,(B% 7or he treated !isdom in a magnificent manner( and like a !ise man,
he offered the sacrifice of the dedication, and of the finishing of the
tem#le%
,(*-% )nd as <oses #rayed to the 'ord, and fire came do!n from hea$en,
and consumed the holocaust( so 4olomon also #rayed, and fire came do!n
from hea$en and consumed the holocaust%
,(**% )nd <oses said( Because the sin offering !as not eaten, it !as
consumed%
,(*,% 4o 4olomon also celebrated the dedication eight days%
,(*2% )nd these same things !ere set do!n in the memoirs, and
commentaries of ehemias( and ho! he made a library, and gathered
together out of the countries, the books both of the #ro#hets, and of
Da$id, and the e#istles of the kings, and concerning the holy gifts%
,(*.% )nd in like manner 9udas also gathered together all such things as
!ere lost by the !ar !e had, and they are in our #ossession%
,(*?% =herefore, if you !ant these things, send some that may fetch them
to you%
,(*A% )s !e are then about to celebrate the #urification, !e ha$e
!ritten unto you( and you shall do !ell, if you kee# the same days%
The #urification%%% That is, the feast of the #urifying or cleansing of
the tem#le%
,(*+% )nd !e ho#e that God, !ho hath deli$ered his #eo#le, and hath
rendered to all the inheritance, and the kingdom, and the #riesthood,
and the sanctuary,
,(*1% )s he #romised in the la!, !ill shortly ha$e mercy u#on us, and
!ill gather us together from e$ery land under hea$en into the holy
#lace%
,(*B% 7or he hath deli$ered us out of great #erils, and hath cleansed
the #lace%
,(,-% o! as concerning 9udas <achabeus, and his brethren, and the
#urification of the great tem#le, and the dedication of the altar(
,(,*% )s also the !ars against )ntiochus, the 5llustrious, and his son,
Eu#ator(
,(,,% )nd the manifestations that came from hea$en to them, that beha$ed
themsel$es manfully on the behalf of the 9e!s, so that, being but a fe!
they made themsel$es masters of the !hole country, and #ut to flight the
barbarous multitude(
,(,2% )nd reco$ered again the most reno!ned tem#le in all the !orld, and
deli$ered the city, and restored the la!s that !ere abolished, the 'ord
!ith all clemency she!ing mercy to them%
,(,.% )nd all such things as ha$e been com#rised in fi$e books by 9ason,
of "yrene, !e ha$e attem#ted to abridge in one book%
,(,?% 7or considering the multitude of books, and the difficulty that
they find that desire to undertake the narrations of histories, because
of the multitude of the matter,
,(,A% =e ha$e taken care for those indeed that are !illing to read, that
it might be a #leasure of mind( and for the studious, that they may more
easily commit to memory( and that all that read might recei$e #rofit%
,(,+% )nd as to oursel$es indeed, in undertaking this !ork of abridging,
!e ha$e taken in hand no easy taskJ yea, rather a business full of
!atching and s!eat%
o easy task, etc%%% The s#irit of God, that assists the sacred #enmen,
does not e>em#t them from labour in seeking out the matter !hich they
are to treat of, and the order and manner in !hich they are to deli$er
it% 4o 4t% 'uke !rit the gos#el ha$ing diligently attained to all
things% 'uke *% $er% 2%
,(,1% But as they that #re#are a feast, and seek to satisfy the !ill of
others( for the sake of many, !e !illingly undergo the labour%
,(,B% 'ea$ing to the authors the e>act handling of e$ery #articular, and
as for oursel$es, according to the #lan #ro#osed, studying to be brief%
,(2-% 7or as the master builder of a ne! house must ha$e care of the
!hole building( but he that taketh care to #aint it, must seek out fit
things for the adorning of it( so must it be judged of us%
,(2*% 7or to collect all that is to be kno!n, to #ut the discourse in
order, and curiously to discuss e$ery #articular #oint, is the duty of
the author of a history(
,(2,% But to #ursue bre$ity of s#eech, and to a$oid nice declarations of
things, is to be granted to him that maketh an abridgment%
,(22% 8ere then !e !ill begin the narration( let this be enough by !ay
of a #reface( for it is a foolish thing to make a long #rologue, and to
be short in the story itself%
, <achabees "ha#ter 2
8eliodorus is sent by king 4eleucus to take a!ay the treasures de#osited
in the tem#le% 8e is struck by God, and healed by the #rayers of the
high #riest%
2(*% Therefore, !hen the holy city !as inhabited !ith all #eace, and the
la!s as yet !ere $ery !ell ke#t, because of the godliness of Onias, the
high #riest and the hatred his soul had of e$il,
2(,% 5t came to #ass that e$en the kings themsel$es and the #rinces
esteemed the #lace !orthy of the highest honour, and glorified the
tem#le !ith $ery great gifts(
2(2% 4o that 4eleucus, king of )sia, allo!ed out of his re$enues all the
charges belonging to the ministry of the sacrifices%
4eleucus%%% 4on of )ntiochus the Great, and elder brother of )ntiochus
E#i#hanes%
2(.% But one 4imon, of the tribe of Benjamin, !ho !as a##ointed o$erseer
of the tem#le, stro$e in o##osition to the high #riest, to bring about
some unjust thing in the city%
2(?% )nd !hen he could not o$ercome Onias, he !ent to )#ollonius, the
son of Tharseas, !ho at that time !as go$ernor of "elesyria, and
Phenicia(
2(A% )nd told him, that the treasury in 9erusalem !as full of immense
sums of money, and the common store !as infinite, !hich did not belong
to the account of the sacrifices( and that it !as #ossible to bring all
into the kingDs hands%
2(+% o! !hen )#ollonius had gi$en the king notice concerning the money
that he !as told of, he called for 8eliodorus, !ho had the charge o$er
his affairs, and sent him !ith commission to bring him the foresaid
money%
2(1% 4o 8eliodorus forth!ith began his journey, under a colour of
$isiting the cities of "elesyria and Phenicia, but indeed to fulfil the
kingDs #ur#ose%
2(B% )nd !hen he !as come to 9erusalem, and had been courteously
recei$ed in the city by the high #riest, he told him !hat information
had been gi$en concerning the money( and declared the cause for !hich he
!as come( and asked if these things !ere so indeed%
2(*-% Then the high #riest told him that these !ere sums de#osited, and
#ro$isions for the subsistence of the !ido!s and the fatherless(
2(**% )nd that some #art of that !hich !icked 4imon had gi$en
intelligence of belonged to 8ircanus, son of Tobias, a man of great
dignityJ and that the !hole !as four hundred talents of sil$er, and t!o
hundred of gold%
2(*,% But that to decei$e them !ho had trusted to the #lace and tem#le
!hich is honoured throughout the !hole !orld, for the re$erence and
holiness of it, !as a thing !hich could not by any means be done%
2(*2% But he, by reason of the orders he had recei$ed from the king,
said, that by all means the money must be carried to the king%
2(*.% 4o on the day he had a##ointed, 8eliodorus entered in to order
this matter% But there !as no small terror throughout the !hole city%
2(*?% )nd the #riests #rostrated themsel$es before the altar in their
#riestsD $estments, and called u#on him from hea$en, !ho made the la!
concerning things gi$en to be ke#t, that he !ould #reser$e them safe,
for them that had de#osited them%
2(*A% o! !hosoe$er sa! the countenance of the high #riest, !as !ounded
in heart( for his face, and the changing of his colour, declared the
in!ard sorro! of his mind%
2(*+% 7or the man !as so com#assed !ith sadness and horror of the body,
that it !as manifest to them that beheld him, !hat sorro! he had in his
heart%
2(*1% Others also came flocking together out of their houses, #raying
and making #ublic su##lication, because the #lace !as like to come into
contem#t%
2(*B% )nd the !omen, girded !ith haircloth about their breasts, came
together in the streets% )nd the $irgins also that !ere shut u#, came
forth, some to Onias, and some to the !alls, and others looked out of
the !indo!s%
2(,-% )nd all holding u# their hands to!ards hea$en made su##lication%
2(,*% 7or the e>#ectation of the mi>ed multitude, and of the high
#riest, !ho !as in an agony, !ould ha$e mo$ed any one to #ity%
2(,,% )nd these indeed called u#on almighty God, to #reser$e the things
that had been committed to them safe and sure for those that had
committed them%
2(,2% But 8eliodorus e>ecuted that !hich he had resol$ed on, himself
being #resent in the same #lace !ith his guard about the treasury%
2(,.% But the s#irit of the )lmighty God ga$e a great e$idence of his
#resence, so that all that had #resumed to obey him, falling do!n by the
#o!er of God, !ere struck !ith fainting and dread%
2(,?% 7or there a##eared to them a horse, !ith a terrible rider u#on
him, adorned !ith a $ery rich co$ering( and he ran fiercely and struck
8eliodorus !ith his fore feet, and he that sat u#on him seemed to ha$e
armour of gold%
2(,A% <oreo$er there a##eared t!o other young men, beautiful and strong,
bright and glorious, and in comely a##arel( !ho stood by him, on either
side, and scourged him !ithout ceasing !ith many stri#es%
2(,+% )nd 8eliodorus suddenly fell to the ground, and they took him u#,
co$ered !ith great darkness, and ha$ing #ut him into a litter, they
carried him out%
2(,1% 4o he that came !ith many ser$ants, and all his guard, into the
aforesaid treasury, !as carried out, no one being able to hel# him, the
manifest #o!er of God being kno!n%
2(,B% )nd he indeed, by the #o!er of God, lay s#eechless, and !ithout
all ho#e of reco$ery%
2(2-% But they #raised the 'ord, because he had glorified his #lace( and
the tem#le, that a little before !as full of fear and trouble, !hen the
)lmighty 'ord a##eared, !as filled !ith joy and gladness%
2(2*% Then some of the friends of 8eliodorus forth!ith begged of Onias,
that he !ould call u#on the <ost 8igh to grant him his life, !ho !as
ready to gi$e u# the ghost%
2(2,% 4o the high #riest, considering that the king might #erha#s
sus#ect that some mischief had been done to 8eliodorus by the 9e!s,
offered a sacrifice of health for the reco$ery of the man%
2(22% )nd !hen the high #riest !as #raying, the same young men in the
same clothing stood by 8eliodorus, and said to him( Gi$e thanks to Onias
the #riest( because for his sake the 'ord hath granted thee life%
2(2.% )nd thou ha$ing been scourged by God, declare unto all men the
great !orks and the #o!er of God% )nd ha$ing s#oken thus, they a##eared
no more%
2(2?% 4o 8eliodorus, after he had offered a sacrifice to God, and made
great $o!s to him, that had granted him life, and gi$en thanks to Onias,
taking his troo#s !ith him, returned to the king%
2(2A% )nd he testified to all men the !orks of the great God, !hich he
had seen !ith his o!n eyes%
2(2+% )nd !hen the king asked 8eliodorus, !ho might be a fit man to be
sent yet once more to 9erusalem, he said(
2(21% 5f thou hast any enemy, or traitor to thy king dom, send him
thither, and thou shalt recei$e him again scourged, if so be he esca#e(
for there is undoubtedly in that #lace a certain #o!er of God%
2(2B% 7or he that hath his d!elling in the hea$ens, is the $isiter and
#rotector of that #lace, and he striketh and destroyeth them that come
to do e$il to it%
2(.-% )nd the things concerning 8eliodorus, and the kee#ing of the
treasury, fell out in this manner%
, <achabees "ha#ter .
Onias has recourse to the king% The ambition and !ickedness of 9ason and
<enelaus% Onias is treacherously murdered%
.(*% But 4imon, of !hom !e s#oke before, !ho !as the betrayer of the
money, and of his country, s#oke ill of Onias, as though he had incited
8eliodorus to do these things, and had been the #romoter of e$ils(
.(,% )nd he #resumed to call him a traitor to the kingdom, !ho #ro$ided
for the city, and defended his nation, and !as Healous for the la! of
God%
.(2% But !hen the enmities #roceeded so far, that murders also !ere
committed by some of 4imonDs friends(
.(.% Onias, considering the danger of this contention, and that
)#ollonius, !ho !as the go$ernor of "elesyia, and Phenicia, !as
outrageous, !hich increased the malice of 4imon, !ent to the king,
.(?% ot to be an accuser of his countrymen, but !ith $ie! to the common
good of all the #eo#le%
.(A% 7or he sa! that, e>ce#t the king took care, it !as im#ossible that
matters should be settled in #eace, or that 4imon !ould cease from his
folly%
.(+% But after the death of 4eleucus, !hen )ntiochus, !ho !as called the
5llustrious, had taken #ossession of the kingdom, 9ason, the brother of
Onias, ambitiously sought the high #riesthood(
.(1% )nd !ent to the king, #romising him three hundred and si>ty talents
of sil$er, and out of other re$enues fourscore talents%
.(B% Besides this he #romised also a hundred and fifty more, if he might
ha$e license to set him u# a #lace for e>ercise, and a #lace for youth,
and to entitle them that !ere at 9erusalem, )ntiochians%
.(*-% =hich !hen the king had granted, and he had gotten the rule into
his hands, forth!ith he began to bring o$er his countrymen to the
fashion of the heathens%
.(**% )nd abolishing those things, !hich had been decreed of s#ecial
fa$our by the kings in behalf of the 9e!s, by the means of 9ohn, the
father of that Eu#olemus, !ho !ent ambassador to Rome to make amity and
alliance, he disannulled the la!ful ordinances of the citiHens, and
brought in fashions that !ere #er$erse%
.(*,% 7or he had the boldness to set u#, under the $ery castle, a #lace
of e>ercise, and to #ut all the choicest youths in brothel houses%
.(*2% o! this !as not the beginning, but an increase, and #rogress of
heathenish and foreign manners, through the abominable and unheard of
!ickedness of 9ason, that im#ious !retch, and no #riest%
.(*.% 5nsomuch that the #riests !ere not no! occu#ied about the offices
of the altar, but des#ising the tem#le and neglecting the sacrifices,
hastened to be #artakers of the games, and of the unla!ful allo!ance
thereof, and of the e>ercise of the discus%
.(*?% )nd setting nought by the honours of their fathers, they esteemed
the Grecian glories for the best(
.(*A% 7or the sake of !hich they incurred a dangerous contention, and
follo!ed earnestly their ordinances, and in all things they co$eted to
be like them, !ho !ere their enemies and murderers%
.(*+% 7or acting !ickedly against the la!s of God doth not #ass
un#unished( but this the time follo!ing !ill declare%
.(*1% o! !hen the game that !as used e$ery fifth year !as ke#t at Tyre,
the king being #resent,
.(*B% The !icked 9ason sent from 9erusalem sinful men, to carry three
hundred didrachmas of sil$er for the sacrifice of 8erculesJ but the
bearers thereof desired it might not be besto!ed on the sacrifices,
because it !as not necessary, but might be de#uted for other charges%
.(,-% 4o the money !as a##ointed by him that sent it to the sacrifice of
8ercules( but because of them that carried it !as em#loyed for the
making of galleys%
.(,*% o! !hen )#ollonius, the son of <nestheus !as sent into Egy#t to
treat !ith the nobles of king Philometor, and )ntiochus understood that
he !as !holly e>cluded from the affairs of the kingdom, consulting his
o!n interest, he de#arted thence and came to 9o##e, and from thence to
9erusalem%
.(,,% =here he !as recei$ed in a magnificent manner by 9ason, and the
city, and came in !ith torch lights, and !ith #raises, and from thence
he returned !ith his army into Phenicia%
.(,2% Three years after!ards 9ason sent <enelaus, brother of the
aforesaid 4imon, to carry money to the king, and to bring ans!ers from
him concerning certain necessary affairs%
.(,.% But he being recommended to the king, !hen he had magnified the
a##earance of his #o!er, got the high #riesthood for himself, by
offering more than 9ason by three hundred talents of sil$er%
.(,?% 4o ha$ing recei$ed the kingDs mandate, he returned, bringing
nothing !orthy of the high #riesthood( but ha$ing the mind of a cruel
tyrant, and the rage of a sa$age beast%
.(,A% Then 9ason, !ho had undermined his o!n brother, being himself
undermined, !as dri$en out a fugiti$e into the country of the )mmonites%
.(,+% 4o <enelaus got the #rinci#ality( but as for the money he had
#romised to the king, he took no care, !hen 4ostratus, the go$ernor of
the castle, called for it%
.(,1% 7or to him a##ertained the gathering of the ta>es( !herefore they
!ere both called before the king%
.(,B% )nd <enelaus !as remo$ed from the #riesthood, 'ysimachus, his
brother, succeeding( and 4ostratus alas made go$ernor of the "y#rians%
.(2-% =hen these things !ere in doing, it fell out that they of Tharsus,
and <allos, raised a sedition, because they !ere gi$en for a gift to
)ntiochus, the kingDs concubine%
.(2*% The king, therefore, !ent in all haste to a##ease them, lea$ing
)ndronicus, one of his nobles, for his de#uty%
.(2,% Then <enelaus su##osing that he had found a con$enient time,
ha$ing stolen certain $essels of gold out of the tem#le, ga$e them to
)ndronicus, and others he had sold at Tyre, and in the neighbouring
cities(
.(22% =hich !hen Onias understood most certainly, he re#ro$ed him,
kee#ing himself in a safe #lace at )ntioch, beside Da#hne%
.(2.% =hereu#on <enelaus coming to )ndronicus, desired him to kill
Onias% )nd he !ent to Onias, and ga$e him his right hand !ith an oath,
and Ethough he !ere sus#ected by himG #ersuaded him to come forth out of
the sanctuary, and immediately sle! him, !ithout any regard to justice%
.(2?% 7or !hich cause not only the 9e!s, but also the other nations,
concei$ed indignation, and !ere much grie$ed for the unjust murder of so
great a man%
.(2A% )nd !hen the king !as come back from the #laces of "ilicia, the
9e!s that !ere at )ntioch, and also the Greeks, !ent to him( com#laining
of the unjust murder of Onias%
.(2+% )ntiochus, therefore, !as grie$ed in his mind for Onias, and being
mo$ed to #ity, shed tears, remembering the sobriety and modesty of the
deceased%
.(21% )nd being inflamed to anger, he commanded )ndronicus to be
stri##ed of his #ur#le, and to be led about through all the city( and
that in the same #lace !herein he had committed the im#iety against
Onias, the sacrilegious !retch should be #ut to death, the 'ord re#aying
him his deser$ed #unishment%
.(2B% o! !hen many sacrileges had been committed by 'ysimachus in the
tem#le, by the counsel of <enelaus, and the rumour of it !as s#read
abroad, the multitude gathered themsel$es together against 'ysimachus, a
great Luantity of gold being already carried a!ay%
.(.-% =herefore the multitude making an insurrection, and their minds
being filled !ith anger, 'ysimachus armed about three thousand men, and
began to use $iolence, one Tyrannus being ca#tain, a man far gone both
in age and in madness%
.(.*% But !hen they #ercei$ed the attem#t of 'ysimachus, some caught u#
stones, some strong clubs, and some thre! ashes u#on 'ysimachus%
.(.,% )nd many of them !ere !ounded, and some struck do!n to the ground,
but all !ere #ut to flight( and as for the sacrilegious fello! himself,
they sle! him beside the treasury%
.(.2% o! concerning these matters, an accusation !as laid against
<enelaus%
.(..% )nd !hen the king !as come to Tyre, three men !ere sent from the
ancients to #lead the cause before him%
.(.?% But <enelaus being con$icted, #romised Ptolemee to gi$e him much
money to #ersuade the king to fa$our him%
Ptolemee%%% The son of Dorymenus, a fa$ourite of the king%
.(.A% 4o Ptolemee !ent to the king in a certain court !here he !as, as
it !ere to cool himself, and brought him to be of another mind(
.(.+% 4o <enelaus, !ho !as guilty of all the e$il, !as acLuitted by him
of the accusations( and those #oor men, !ho, if they had #leaded their
cause e$en before 4cythians, should ha$e been judged innocent, !ere
condemned to death%
.(.1% Thus they that #ersecuted the cause for the city, and for the
#eo#le, and the sacred $essels, did soon suffer unjust #unishment%
.(.B% =herefore e$en the Tyrians, being mo$ed !ith indignation, !ere
$ery liberal to!ards their burial%
.(?-% )nd so through the co$etousness of them that !ere in #o!er,
<enelaus continued in authority, increasing in malice to the betraying
of the citiHens%
, <achabees "ha#ter ?
=onderful signs are seen in the air% 9asonDs !ickedness and end%
)ntiochus takes 9erusalem, and #lunders the tem#le%
?(*% )t the same time )ntiochus #re#ared for a second journey into
Egy#t%
?(,% )nd it came to #ass, that through the !hole city of 9erusalem, for
the s#ace of forty days, there !ere seen horsemen running in the air, in
gilded raiment, and armed !ith s#ears, like bands of soldiers%
?(2% )nd horses set in order by ranks, running one against another, !ith
the shakings of shields, and a multitude of men in helmets, !ith dra!n
s!ords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden armour, and of
harnesses of all sorts%
?(.% =herefore all men #rayed that these #rodigies might turn to good%
?(?% o! !hen there !as gone forth a false rumour as though )ntiochus
had been dead, 9ason taking !ith him no fe!er than a thousand men,
suddenly assaulted the city( and though the citiHens ran together to the
!all, the city at length !as taken, and <enelaus fled into the castle%
?(A% But 9ason sle! his countrymen !ithout mercy, not considering that
#ros#erity against oneDs o!n kindred is a $ery great e$il, thinking they
had been enemies, and not citiHens, !hom he conLuered%
?(+% &et he did not get the #rinci#ality, but recei$ed confusion at the
end, for the re!ard of his treachery, and fled again into the country of
the )mmonites%
?(1% )t the last, ha$ing been shut u# by )retas, the king of the
)rabians, in order for his destruction, flying from city to city, hated
by all men, as a forsaker of the la!s and e>ecrable, as an enemy of his
country and countrymen, he !as thrust out into Egy#t(
?(B% )nd he that had dri$en many out of their country #erished in a
strange land, going to 'acedemon, as if for kindred sake he should ha$e
refuge there(
?(*-% But he that had cast out many unburied, !as himself cast forth
both unlamented and unburied, neither ha$ing foreign burial, nor being
#artaker of the se#ulchre of his fathers%
?(**% o! !hen these things !ere done, the king sus#ected that the 9e!s
!ould forsake the alliance( !hereu#on de#arting out of Egy#t !ith a
furious mind, he took the city by force of arms,
?(*,% )nd commanded the soldiers to kill, and not to s#are any that came
in their !ay, and to go u# into the houses to slay%
?(*2% Thus there !as a slaughter of young and old, destruction of !omen
and children, and killing of $irgins and infants%
?(*.% )nd there !ere slain in the s#ace of three !hole days fourscore
thousand, forty thousand !ere made #risoners, and as many sold%
?(*?% But this !as not enough, he #resumed also to enter into the
tem#le, the most holy in all the !orld <enelaus, that traitor to the
la!s, and to his country, being his guide%
?(*A% )nd taking in his !icked hands the holy $essels, !hich !ere gi$en
by other kings and cities, for the ornament and the glory of the #lace,
he un!orthily handled and #rofaned them%
?(*+% Thus )ntiochus going astray in mind, did not consider that God !as
angry for a !hile, because of the sins of the inhabitants of the city(
and therefore this contem#t had ha##ened to the #lace(
?(*1% Other!ise had they not been in$ol$ed in many sins, as 8eliodorus,
!ho !as sent by king 4eleucus to rob the treasury, so this man also, as
soon as he had come, had been forth!ith scourged, and #ut back from his
#resum#tion%
?(*B% But God did not choose the #eo#le for the #laceDs sake, but the
#lace for the #eo#leDs sake%
?(,-% )nd, therefore, the #lace also itself !as made #artaker of the
e$ils of the #eo#le( but after!ards shall communicate in the good things
thereof, and as it !as forsaken in the !rath of )lmighty God, shall be
e>alted again !ith great glory, !hen the great 'ord shall be reconciled%
?(,*% 4o !hen )ntiochus had taken a!ay out of the tem#le a thousand and
eight hundred talents, he !ent back in all haste to )ntioch, thinking
through #ride that he might no! make the land na$igable, and the sea
#assable on foot( such !as the haughtiness of his mind%
?(,,% 8e left also go$ernors to afflict the #eo#le( at 9erusalem,
Phili#, a Phrygian by birth, but in manners more barbarous than he that
set him there(
?(,2% )nd in GaHarim, )ndronicus and <enelaus, !ho bore a more hea$y
hand u#on the citiHens than the rest%
?(,.% )nd !hereas he !as set against the 9e!s, he sent that hateful
#rince, )#ollonius, !ith an army of t!o and t!enty thousand men,
commanding him to kill all that !ere of #erfect age, and to sell the
!omen and the younger sort%
?(,?% =ho, !hen he !as come to 9erusalem, #retending #eace, rested till
the holy day of the sabbath( and then the 9e!s kee#ing holiday, he
commanded his men to take arms%
?(,A% )nd he sle! all that !ere come forth to flee( and running through
the city !ith armed men, he destroyed a $ery great multitude%
?(,+% But 9udas <achabeus, !ho !as the tenth, had !ithdra!n himself into
a desert #lace, and there li$ed amongst !ild beasts in the mountains
!ith his com#any( and they continued feeding on herbs, that they might
not be #artakers of the #ollution%
=as the tenth%%% That is, he had nine others in his com#any%
, <achabees "ha#ter A
)ntiochus commands the la! to be abolished, sets u# an idol in the
tem#le, and #ersecutes the faithful% The martyrdom of EleaHar%
A(*% But not long after the king sent a certain old man of )ntioch, to
com#el the 9e!s to de#art from the la!s of their fathers and of God(
A(,% )nd to defile the tem#le that !as in 9erusalem, and to call it the
tem#le of 9u#iter Olym#ius( and that in GaraHim of 9u#iter 8os#italis,
according as they !ere that inhabited the #lace%
That in GaHarim%%% @iH%, the tem#le of the 4amaritans% )nd as they !ere
originally strangers, the name of 8os#italis E!hich signifies of or
belonging to strangersG !as a##licable to the idol set u# in their
tem#le%
A(2% )nd $ery bad !as this in$asion of e$ils, and grie$ous to all%
A(.% 7or the tem#le !as full of the riot and re$ellings of the Gentiles(
and of men lying !ith le!d !omen% )nd !omen thrust themsel$es of their
accord into the holy #laces, and brought in things that !ere not la!ful%
A(?% The altar also !as filled !ith unla!ful things, !hich !ere
forbidden by the la!s%
A(A% )nd neither !ere the sabbaths ke#t, nor the solemn days of the
fathers obser$ed, neither did any man #lainly #rofess himself to be a
9e!%
A(+% But they !ere led by bitter constraint on the kingDs birthday to
the sacrifices( and !hen the feast of Bacchus !as ke#t, they !ere
com#elled to go about cro!ned !ith i$y in honour of Bacchus%
A(1% )nd there !ent out a decree into the neighbouring cities of the
Gentiles, by the suggestion of the Ptolemeans, that they also should act
in like manner against the 9e!s, to oblige them to sacrifice(
A(B% )nd !hosoe$er !ould not conform themsel$es to the !ays of the
Gentiles, should be #ut to death( then !as misery to be seen%
A(*-% 7or t!o !omen !ere accused to ha$e circumcised their children(
!hom, !hen they had o#enly led about through the city, !ith the infants
hanging at their breasts, they thre! do!n headlong from the !alls%
A(**% )nd others that had met together in ca$es that !ere near, and !ere
kee#ing the sabbath day #ri$ately, being disco$ered by Phili#, !ere
burnt !ith fire, because they made a conscience to hel# themsel$es !ith
their hands, by reason of the religious obser$ance of the day%
Phili#%%% The go$ernor of 9erusalem%
A(*,% o! 5 beseech those that shall read this book, that they be not
shocked at these calamities, but that they consider the things that
ha##ened, not as being for the destruction, but for the correction of
our nation%
A(*2% 7or it is a token of great goodness, !hen sinners are not suffered
to go on in their !ays for a long time, but are #resently #unished%
A(*.% 7or, not as !ith other nations, E!hom the 'ord #atiently
e>#ecteth, that !hen the day of judgment shall come, he may #unish them
in the fulness of their sins(G
A(*?% Doth he also deal !ith us, so as to suffer our sins to come to
their height, and then take $engeance on us%
A(*A% )nd therefore he ne$er !ithdra!eth his mercy from us( but though
he chastise his #eo#le !ith ad$ersity he forsaketh them not%
A(*+% But let this suffice in a fe! !ords for a !arning to the readers%
)nd no! !e must come to the narration%
A(*1% EleaHar one of the chief of the scribes, a man ad$anced in years,
and of a comely countenance, !as #ressed to o#en his mouth to eat
s!ineDs flesh%
A(*B% But he, choosing rather a most glorious death than a hateful life,
!ent for!ard $oluntarily to the torment%
A(,-% )nd considering in !hat manner he !as to come to it, #atiently
bearing, he determined not to do any unla!ful things for the lo$e of
life%
A(,*% But they that stood by, being mo$ed !ith !icked #ity, for the old
friendshi# they had !ith the man, taking him aside, desired that flesh
might be brought !hich it !as la!ful for him to eat, that he might make
as if he had eaten, as the king had commanded, of the flesh of the
sacrifice(
=icked #ity%%% Their #ity !as !icked, inasmuch as it suggested that
!icked #ro#osal of sa$ing his life by dissimulation%
A(,,% That by so doing he might be deli$ered from deathJ and for the
sake of their old friendshi# !ith the man, they did him this courtesy%
A(,2% But he began to consider the dignity of his age, and his ancient
years, and the inbred honour of his grey head, and his good life and
con$ersation from a childJ and he ans!ered !ithout delay, according to
the ordinances of the holy la! made by God, saying, that he !ould rather
be sent into the other !orld%
A(,.% 7or it doth not become our age, said he, to dissemble( !hereby
many young #ersons might think that EleaHar, at the age of fourscore and
ten years, !as gone o$er to the life of the heathens(
A(,?% )nd so they, through my dissimulation, and for a little time of a
corru#tible life, should be decei$ed, and hereby 5 should bring a stain
and a curse u#on my old age%
A(,A% 7or though, for the #resent time, 5 should be deli$ered from the
#unishments of men, yet should 5 not esca#e the hand of the )lmighty
neither ali$e nor dead%
A(,+% =herefore, by de#arting manfully out of this life, 5 shall she!
myself !orthy of my old age(
A(,1% )nd 5 shall lea$e an e>am#le of fortitude to young men, if !ith a
ready mind and constancy 5 suffer an honourable death, for the most
$enerable and most holy la!s% )nd ha$ing s#oken thus, he !as forth!ith
carried to e>ecution%
A(,B% )nd they that led him, and had been a little before more mild,
!ere changed to !rath for the !ords he had s#oken, !hich they thought
!ere uttered out of arrogancy%
A(2-% But !hen he !as no! ready to die !ith the stri#es, he groaned( and
said( O 'ord, !ho hast the holy kno!ledge, thou kno!est manifestly that
!hereas 5 might be deli$ered from death, 5 suffer grie$ous #ains in
body( but in soul am !ell content to suffer these things, because 5 fear
thee%
A(2*% Thus did this man die, lea$ing not only to young men, but also to
the !hole nation, the memory of his death, for an e>am#le of $irtue and
fortitude%
, <achabees "ha#ter +
The glorious martyrdom of the se$en brethren and their mother%
+(*% 5t came to #ass also, that se$en brethren, together !ith their
mother, !ere a##rehended, and com#elled by the king to eat s!ineDs flesh
against the la!, for !hich end they !ere tormented !ith !hi#s and
scourges%
+(,% But one of them, !ho !as the eldest, said thus( =hat !ouldst thou
ask, or learn of usM !e are ready to die, rather than to transgress the
la!s of God, recei$ed from our fathers%
+(2% Then the king being angry, commanded frying#ans and braHen caldrons
to be made hot( !hich forth!ith being heated,
+(.% 8e commanded to cut out the tongue of him that had s#oken first(
and the skin of his head being dra!n off, to cho# off also the
e>tremities of his hands and feet, the rest of his brethren and his
mother looking on%
+(A% )nd !hen he !as no! maimed in all #arts, he commanded him, being
yet ali$e, to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the frying#an(
and !hile he !as suffering therein long torments, the rest, together
!ith the mother, e>horted one another to die manfully,
+(A% 4aying( The 'ord God !ill look u#on the truth, and !ill take
#leasure in us, as <oses declared in the #rofession of the canticleJ )nd
in his ser$ants he !ill take #leasure%
+(+% 4o !hen the first !as dead after this manner, they brought the ne>t
to make him a mocking stock( and !hen they had #ulled off the skin of
his head !ith the hair, they asked him if he !ould eat, before he !ere
#unished throughout the !hole body in e$ery limb% +(1% But he ans!ered
in his o!n language, and said( 5 !ill not do it% =herefore he also, in
the ne>t #lace, recei$ed the torments of the first(
+(B% )nd !hen he !as at the last gas#, he said thus( Thou indeed, O most
!icked man, destroyest us out of this #resent life( but the ;ing of the
!orld !ill raise us u#, !ho die for his la!s, in the resurrection of
eternal life%
+(*-% )fter him the third !as made a mocking-stock, and !hen he !as
reLuired, he Luickly #ut forth his tongue, and courageously stretched
out his hands(
+(**% )nd said !ith confidence( These 5 ha$e from hea$en, but for the
la!s of God 5 no! des#ise them, because 5 ho#e to recei$e them again
from him%
+(*,% 4o that the king, and they that !ere !ith him, !ondered at the
young manDs courage, because he esteemed the torments as nothing%
+(*2% )nd after he !as thus dead, they tormented the fourth in the like
manner%
+(*.% )nd !hen he !as no! ready to die, he s#oke thus( 5t is better,
being #ut to death by men, to look for ho#e from God, to be raised u#
again by himJ for, as to thee, thou shalt ha$e no resurrection unto
life%
+(*?% )nd !hen they had brought the fifth, they tormented him% But he,
looking u#on the king, +(*A% 4aid( =hereas thou hast #o!er among men
though thou art corru#tible, thou dost !hat thou !ilt but think not that
our nation is forsaken by God%
+(*+% But stay #atiently a !hile, and thou shalt see his great #o!er, in
!hat manner he !ill torment thee and thy seed%
+(*1% )fter him they brought the si>th, and he being ready to die, s#oke
thus( Be not decei$ed !ithout cause( for !e suffer these things for
oursel$es, ha$ing sinned against our God, and things !orthy of
admiration are done to us(
+(*B% But do not think that thou shalt esca#e un#unished, for that thou
hast attem#ted to fight against God%
+(,-% o! the mother !as to be admired abo$e measure, and !orthy to be
remembered by good men, !ho beheld her se$en sons slain in the s#ace of
one day, and bore it !ith a good courage, for the ho#e that she had in
God(
+(,*% )nd she bra$ely e>horted e$ery one of them in her o!n language,
being filled !ith !isdomJ and joining a manDs heart to a !omanDs
thought,
+(,,% 4he said to them( 5 kno! not ho! you !ere formed in my !ombJ for 5
neither ga$e you breath, nor soul, nor life, neither did 5 frame the
limbs of e$ery one of you%
+(,2% But the "reator of the !orld, that formed the nati$ity of man, and
that found out the origin of all, he !ill restore to you again, in his
mercy, both breath and life, as no! you des#ise yoursel$es for the sake
of his la!s%
+(,.% o! )ntiochus, thinking himself des#ised, and !ithal des#ising the
$oice of the u#braider, !hen the youngest !as yet ali$e, did not only
e>hort him by !ords, but also assured him !ith an oath, that he !ould
make him a rich and a ha##y man, and, if he !ould turn from the la!s of
his fathers, !ould take him for a friend, and furnish him !ith things
necessary%
+(,?% But !hen the young man !as not mo$ed !ith these things, the king
called the mother, and counselled her to deal !ith the young man to sa$e
his life%
+(,A% )nd !hen he had e>horted her !ith many !ords she #romised that she
!ould counsel her son%
+(,+% 4o bending herself to!ards him, mocking the cruel tyrant, she said
in her o!n language( <y son ha$e #ity u#on me, that bore thee nine
months in my !omb, and ga$e thee suck three years, and nourished thee,
and brought thee u# unto this age%
+(,1% 5 beseech thee, my son, look u#on hea$en and earth, and all that
is in them, and consider that God made them out of nothing, and mankind
also(
+(,B% 4o thou shalt not fear this tormentor, but being made a !orthy
#artner !ith thy brethren, recei$e death, that in that mercy 5 may
recei$e thee again !ith thy brethren%
+(2-% =hile she !as yet s#eaking these !ords, the young man said( 7or
!hom do you stayM 5 !ill not obey the commandment of the king, but the
commandment of the la! !hich !as gi$en us by <oses%
+(2*% But thou that hast been the author of all mischief against the
8ebre!s, shalt not esca#e the hand of God%
+(2,% 7or !e suffer thus for our sins%
+(22% )nd though the 'ord, our God, is angry !ith us a little !hile, for
our chastisement and correction, yet he !ill be reconciled again to his
ser$ants%
+(2.% But thou, O !icked, and of all men most flagitious, be not lifted
u# !ithout cause !ith $ain ho#es, !hilst thou art raging against his
ser$ants%
+(2?% 7or thou hast not yet esca#ed the judgment of the )lmighty God,
!ho beholdeth all things%
+(2A% 7or my brethren ha$ing no! undergone a short #ain, are under the
co$enant of eternal life( but thou, by the judgment of God, shalt
recei$e just #unishment for thy #ride%
+(2+% But 5, like my brethren, offer u# my life and my body for the la!s
of our fathers( calling u#on God to be s#eedily merciful to our nation,
and that thou by torments and stri#es mayst confess that he alone is
God%
+(21% But in me, and in my brethren, the !rath of the )lmighty, !hich
hath justly been brought u#on all our nation, shall cease%
+(2B% Then the king being incensed !ith anger, raged against him more
cruelly than all the rest, taking it grie$ously that he !as mocked%
+(.-% 4o this man also died undefiled, !holly trusting in the 'ord%
+(.*% )nd last of all, after the sons, the mother also !as consumed%
+(.,% But no! there is enough said of the sacrifices and of the
e>cessi$e cruelties%
, <achabees "ha#ter 1
9udas <achabeus gathering an army gains di$ers $ictories%
1(*% But 9udas <achabeus, and they that !ere !ith him, !ent #ri$ately
into the to!ns( and calling together their kinsmen and friends, and
taking unto them such as continued in the 9e!sD religion, they assembled
si> thousand men%
1(,% )nd they called u#on the 'ord, that he !ould look u#on his #eo#le
that !as trodden do!n by all and !ould ha$e #ity on the tem#le, that !as
defiled by the !icked(
1(2% That he !ould ha$e #ity also u#on the city that !as destroyed, that
!as ready to be made e$en !ith the ground, and !ould hear the $oice of
the blood that cried to him(
1(.% That he !ould remember also the most unjust deaths of innocent
children, and the blas#hemies offered to his name, and !ould she! his
indignation on this occasion%
1(?% o! !hen <achabeus had gathered a multitude, he could not be
!ithstood by the heathens( for the !rath of the 'ord !as turned into
mercy%
1(A% 4o coming una!ares u#on the to!ns and cities, he set them on fire,
and taking #ossession of the most commodious #laces, he made no small
slaughter of the enemies(
1(+% )nd es#ecially in the nights he !ent u#on these e>#editions, and
the fame of his $alour !as s#read abroad e$ery !here%
1(1% Then Phili# seeing that the man gained ground by little and little,
and that things for the most #art succeeded #ros#erously !ith him, !rote
to Ptolemee, the go$ernor of "elesyria and Phenicia, to send aid to the
kingDs affairs%
Phili# seeing, etc%%% The go$ernor of 9erusalem found himself unable to
contend !ith 9udas, es#ecially after the $ictories he had obtained o$er
)#ollonius and 4eron% * <ac% 2%
1(B% )nd he !ith all s#eed sent icanor, the son of Patroclus, one of
his s#ecial friends, gi$ing him no fe!er than t!enty thousand armed men
of different nations, to root out the !hole race of the 9e!s, joining
also !ith him Gorgias, a good soldier, and of great e>#erience in
matters of !ar%
T!enty thousand%%% The !hole number of the forces sent at that time into
9udea, !as .-,--- footmen, and +--- horsemen, * <ac% 2%2-% But only
,-,--- are here taken notice of, because there !ere no more !ith icanor
at the time of the battle%
1(*-% )nd icanor #ur#osed to raise for the king the tribute of t!o
thousand talents, that !as to be gi$en to the Romans, by making so much
money of the ca#ti$e 9e!s(
1(**% =herefore he sent immediately to the cities u#on the sea coast, to
in$ite men together to buy u# the 9e!ish sla$es, #romising that they
should ha$e ninety sla$es for one talent, not reflecting on the
$engeance !hich !as to follo! him from the )lmighty%
1(*,% o! !hen 9udas found that icanor !as coming, he im#arted to the
9e!s that !ere !ith him, that the enemy !as at hand%
1(*2% )nd some of them being afraid, and distrusting the justice of God,
fled a!ay%
1(*.% Others sold all that they had left, and !ithal besought the 'ord,
that he !ould deli$er them from the !icked icanor, !ho had sold them
before he came near them(
1(*?% )nd if not for their sakes, yet for the co$enant that he had made
!ith their fathers, and for the sake of his holy and glorious name that
!as in$oked u#on them%
1(*A% But <achabeus calling together se$en thousand that !ere !ith him,
e>horted them not to be reconciled to the enemies, nor to fear the
multitude of the enemies !ho came !rongfully against them, but to fight
manfully(
4e$en thousand%%% 5n the Greek it is si> thousand% But then three
thousand of them had no arms% * <ac% .%A%
1(*+% 4etting before their eyes the injury they had unjustly done the
holy #lace, and also the injury they had done to the city, !hich had
been shamefully abused, besides their destroying the ordinances of the
fathers%
1(*1% 7or, said he, they trust in their !ea#ons, and in their boldness(
but !e trust in the )lmighty 'ord, !ho at a beck can utterly destroy
both them that come against us, and the !hole !orld%
1(*B% <oreo$er, he #ut them in mind also of the hel#s their fathers had
recei$ed from God( and ho!, under 4ennacherib, a hundred and eighty-fi$e
thousand had been destroyed%
1(,-% )nd of the battle that they had fought against the Galatians, in
BabyloniaJ ho! they, being in all but si> thousand, !hen it came to the
#oint, and the <acedonians, their com#anions, !ere at a stand, sle! a
hundred and t!enty thousand, because of the hel# they had from hea$en,
and for this they recei$ed many fa$ours%
Galatians%%% That is, the Gauls, !ho ha$ing ra$aged 5taly and Greece,
#oured themsel$es in u#on )sia, in immense multitudes, !here also they
founded the kingdom of Galatia or Gallo Graecia%
1(,*% =ith these !ords they !ere greatly encouraged and dis#osed e$en to
die for the la!s and their country%
1(,,% 4o he a##ointed his brethren ca#tains o$er each di$ision of his
armyJ 4imon, and 9ose#h, and 9onathan, gi$ing to each one fifteen
hundred men%
1(,2% )nd after the holy book had been read to them by Esdras, and he
had gi$en them for a !atch!ord, The hel# of God( himself leading the
first band, he joined battle !ith icanor(
1(,.% )nd the )lmighty being their hel#er, they sle! abo$e nine thousand
men( and ha$ing !ounded and disabled the greater #art of icanorDs army,
they obliged them to fly%
)bo$e nine thousand%%% @iH%, including the three thousand slain in the
#ursuit%
1(,?% )nd they took the money of them that came to buy them, and they
#ursued them on e$ery side%
1(,A% But they came back for !ant of time( for it !as the day before the
sabbath( and therefore they did not continue the #ursuit%
1(,+% But !hen they had gathered together their arms and their s#oils,
they ke#t the sabbath( blessing the 'ord !ho had deli$ered them that
day, distilling the beginning of mercy u#on them%
1(,1% Then after the sabbath they di$ided the s#oils to the feeble and
the or#hans, and the !ido!s, and the rest they took for themsel$es and
their ser$ants%
1(,B% =hen this !as done, and they had all made a common su##lication,
they besought the merciful 'ord, to be reconciled to his ser$ants unto
the end%
1(2-% <oreo$er, they sle! abo$e t!enty thousand of them that !ere !ith
Timotheus and Bacchides, !ho fought against them, and they made
themsel$es masters of the high strong holds( and they di$ided amongst
them many s#oils, gi$ing eLual #ortions to the feeble, the fatherless,
and the !ido!sJ yea, and the aged also%
1(2*% )nd !hen they had carefully gathered together their arms, they
laid them all u# in con$enient #laces, and the residue of their s#oils
they carried to 9erusalem(
1(2,% They sle! also Philarches, !ho !as !ith Timotheus, a !icked man,
!ho had many !ays afflicted the 9e!s%
1(22% )nd !hen they ke#t the feast of the $ictory at 9erusalem, they
burnt "allisthenes, that had set fire to the holy gates, !ho had taken
refuge in a certain house, rendering to him a !orthy re!ard for his
im#ieties(
1(2.% But as for that most !icked man, icanor, !ho had brought a
thousand merchants to the sale of the 9e!s,
1(2?% Being, through the hel# of the 'ord, brought do!n by them, of !hom
he had made no account, laying aside his garment of glory, fleeing
through the midland country, he came alone to )ntioch, being rendered
$ery unha##y by the destruction of his army%
'aying aside his garment of glory%%% That is, his s#lendid a##arel,
!hich he !ore through ostentationJ he no! thro!s it off, lest he should
be kno!n on his flight%
1(2A% )nd he that had #romised to le$y the tribute for the Romans, by
the means of the ca#ti$es of 9erusalem, no! #rofessed that the 9e!s had
God for their #rotector, and therefore they could not be hurt, because
they follo!ed the la!s a##ointed by him%
, <achabees "ha#ter B
The !retched end, and fruitless re#entance of king )ntiochus%
B(*% )t that time )ntiochus returned !ith dishonour out of Persia%
B(,% 7or he had entered into the city called Perse#olis, and attem#ted
to rob the tem#le, and to o##ress the city, but the multitude running
together to arms, #ut them to flight( and so it fell out that )ntiochus
being #ut to flight, returned !ith disgrace%
Perse#olis%%% Other!ise called Elymais%
B(2% o! !hen he !as come about Ecbatana, he recei$ed the ne!s of !hat
had ha##ened to icanor and Timotheus%
B(.% )nd s!elling !ith anger, he thought to re$enge u#on the 9e!s the
injury done by them that had #ut him to flight% )nd therefore he
commanded his chariot to be dri$en, !ithout sto##ing in his journey, the
judgment of hea$en urging him for!ard, because he had s#oken so #roudly,
that he !ould come to 9erusalem, and make it a common burying #lace of
the 9e!s%
B(?% But the 'ord, the God of 5srael, that seeth all things, struck him
!ith an incurable and an in$isible #lague% 7or as soon as he had ended
these !ords, a dreadful #ain in his bo!els came u#on him, and bitter
torments of the inner #arts%
B(A% )nd indeed $ery justly, seeing he had tormented the bo!els of
others !ith many and ne! torments, albeit he by no means ceased from his
malice%
B(+% <oreo$er, being filled !ith #ride, breathing out fire in his rage
against the 9e!s, and commanding the matter to be hastened, it ha##ened
as he !as going !ith $iolence, that he fell from the chariot, so that
his limbs !ere much #ained by a grie$ous bruising of the body%
B(1% Thus he that seemed to himself to command e$en the !a$es of the
sea, being #roud abo$e the condition of man, and to !eigh the heights of
the mountains in a balance, no! being cast do!n to the ground, !as
carried in a litter, bearing !itness to the manifest #o!er of God in
himself(
B(B% 4o that !orms s!armed out of the body of this man, and !hilst he
li$ed in sorro! and #ain, his flesh fell off, and the filthiness of his
smell !as noisome to the army%
B(*-% )nd the man that thought a little before he could reach to the
stars of hea$en, no man could endure to carry, for the intolerable
stench%
B(**% )nd by this means, being brought from his great #ride, he began to
come to the kno!ledge of himself, being admonished by the scourge of
God, his #ains increasing e$ery moment%
B(*,% )nd !hen he himself could not no! abide his o!n stench, he s#oke
thus( 5t is just to be subject to God, and that a mortal man should not
eLual himself to God%
B(*2% Then this !icked man #rayed to the 'ord, of !hom he !as not like
to obtain mercy%
Of !hom he !as not like to obtain mercy%%% Because his re#entance !as
not for the offence committed against God( but barely on account of his
#resent sufferings%
B(*.% )nd the city, to !hich he !as going in haste to lay it e$en !ith
the ground, and to make it a common burying #lace, he no! desireth to
make free(
B(*?% )nd the 9e!s, !hom he said he !ould not account !orthy to be so
much as buried, but !ould gi$e them u# to be de$oured by the birds and
!ild beasts, and !ould utterly destroy them !ith their children, he no!
#romiseth to make eLual !ith the )thenians%
B(*A% The holy tem#le also, !hich before he had s#oiled, he #romised to
adorn !ith goodly gifts, and to multi#ly the holy $essels, and to allo!
out of his re$enues the charges #ertaining to the sacrifices%
B(*+% &ea also, that he !ould become a 9e! himself, and !ould go through
e$ery #lace of the earth, and declare the #o!er of God%
B(*1% But his #ains not ceasing, Efor the just judgment of God !as come
u#on himG des#airing of life, he !rote to the 9e!s, in the manner of a
su##lication, a letter in these !ords(
B(*B% To his $ery good subjects the 9e!s, )ntiochus, king and ruler,
!isheth much health, and !elfare, and ha##iness%
B(,-% 5f you and your children are !ell, and if all matters go !ith you
to your mind, !e gi$e $ery great thanks%
B(,*% )s for me, being infirm, but yet kindly remembering you, returning
out of the #laces of Persia, and being taken !ith a grie$ous disease, 5
thought it necessary to take care for the common good(
B(,,% ot distrusting my life, but ha$ing great ho#e to esca#e the
sickness%
B(,2% But considering that my father also, at !hat time he led an army
into the higher countries, a##ointed !ho should reign after him(
B(,.% To the end that if any thing contrary to e>#ectation should fall
out, or any bad tidings should be brought, they that !ere in the
countries, kno!ing to !hom the !hole go$ernment !as left, might not be
troubled%
B(,?% <oreo$er, considering that neighbouring #rinces, and borderers,
!ait for o##ortunities, and e>#ect !hat shall be the e$ent, 5 ha$e
a##ointed my son, )ntiochus, king, !hom 5 often recommended to many of
you, !hen 5 !ent into the higher #ro$inces( and 5 ha$e !ritten to him
!hat 5 ha$e joined here belo!%
B(,A% 5 #ray you, therefore, and reLuest of you, that, remembering
fa$ours both #ublic and #ri$ate, you !ill e$ery man of you continue to
be faithful to me and to my son%
B(,+% 7or 5 trust that he !ill beha$e !ith moderation and humanity, and
follo!ing my intentions, !ill be gracious unto you%
B(,1% Thus the murderer and blas#hemer being grie$ously struck, as
himself had treated others, died a miserable death in a strange country,
among the mountains%
B(,B% But Phili#, that !as brought u# !ith him, carried a!ay his body(
and out of fear of the son of )ntiochus, !ent into Egy#t to Ptolemee
Philometor%
, <achabees "ha#ter *-
The #urification of the tem#le and city% Other e>#loits of 9udas% 8is
$ictory o$er Timotheus%
*-(*% But <achabeus, and they that !ere !ith him, by the #rotection of
the 'ord, reco$ered the tem#le and the city again%
*-(,% But he thre! do!n the altars !hich the heathens had set u# in the
streets, as also the tem#les of the idols%
*-(2% )nd ha$ing #urified the tem#le, they made another altar( and
taking fire out of the fiery stones, they offered sacrifices after t!o
years, and set forth incense, and lam#s, and the loa$es of #ro#osition%
*-(.% )nd !hen they had done these things, they besought the 'ord, lying
#rostrate on the ground, that they might no more fall into such e$ilsJ
but if they should at any time sin, that they might be chastised by him
more gently, and not be deli$ered u# to barbarians and blas#hemous men%
*-(?% o! u#on the same day that the tem#le had been #olluted by the
strangers on the $ery same day it !as cleansed againJ to !it, on the
fi$e and t!entieth day of the month of "asleu%
*-(A% )nd they ke#t eight days !ith joy, after the manner of the feast
of the tabernacles, remembering that not long before they had ke#t the
feast of the tabernacles !hen they !ere in the mountains, and in dens
like !ild beasts%
*-(+% Therefore they no! carried boughs and green branches and #alms,
for him that had gi$en them good success in cleansing his #lace%
*-(1% )nd they ordained by a common statute, and decree, that all the
nation of the 9e!s should kee# those days e$ery year%
*-(B% )nd this !as the end of )ntiochus, that !as called the
5llustrious%
*-(*-% But no! !e !ill re#eat the acts of Eu#ator, the son of that
!icked )ntiochus, abridging the account of the e$ils that ha##ened in
the !ars%
*-(**% 7or !hen he !as come to the cro!n, he a##ointed o$er the affairs
of his realm one 'ysias, general of the army of Phenicia and 4yria%
*-(*,% 7or Ptolemee, that !as called <acer, !as determined to be
strictly just to the 9e!s and es#ecially by reason of the !rong that had
been done them, and to deal #eaceably !ith them% *-(*2% But being
accused for this to Eu#ator by his friends, and being oftentimes called
traitor, because he had left "y#rus, !hich Philometor had committed to
him, and coming o$er to )ntiochus the 5llustrious, had re$olted also
from him, he #ut an end to his life by #oison%
*-(*.% But Gorgias, !ho !as go$ernor of the holds, taking !ith him the
strangers, often fought against the 9e!s%
*-(*?% )nd the 9e!s that occu#ied the most commodious holds, recei$ed
those that !ere dri$en out of 9erusalem, and attem#ted to make !ar%
The 9e!s, etc%%% 8e s#eaks of them that had fallen from their religion,
and !ere enemies of their country, !ho joining !ith the 5dumeans or
Edomites, ke#t #ossession of the strong holds, and from thence annoyed
their countrymen%
*-(*A% Then they that !ere !ith <achabeus, beseeching the 'ord by
#rayers to be their hel#er, made a strong attack u#on the strong holds
of the 5dumeans(
*-(*+% )nd assaulting them !ith great force, !on the holds, killed them
that came in the !ay, and sle! altogether no fe!er than t!enty thousand%
*-(*1% )nd !hereas some !ere fled into $ery strong to!ers, ha$ing all
manner of #ro$ision to sustain a siege,
*-(*B% <achabeus left 4imon and 9ose#h, and Iacheus, and them that !ere
!ith them, in sufficient number to besiege them, and de#arted to those
e>#editions !hich urged more%
*-(,-% o! they that !ere !ith 4imon, being led !ith co$etousness, !ere
#ersuaded for the sake of money by some that !ere in the to!ers( and
taking se$enty thousand didrachmas, let some of them esca#e%
*-(,*% But !hen it !as told <achabeus !hat !as done, he assembled the
rulers of the #eo#le, and accused those men that they had sold their
brethren for money, ha$ing let their ad$ersaries esca#e% *-(,,% 4o he
#ut these traitors to death, and forth!ith took the t!o to!ers%
*-(,2% )nd ha$ing good success in arms, and all things he took in hand,
he sle! more than t!enty thousand in the t!o holds%
*-(,.% But Timotheus, !ho before had been o$ercome by the 9e!s, ha$ing
called together a multitude of foreign troo#s, and assembled horsemen
out of )sia, came as though he !ould take 9udea by force of arms%
*-(,A% But <achabeus, and they that !ere !ith him, !hen he dre! near,
#rayed to the 'ord, s#rinkling earth u#on their heads, and girding their
loins !ith haircloth,
*-(,A% )nd lying #rostrate at the foot of the altar, besought him to be
merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an ad$ersary
to their ad$ersaries, as the la! saith%
*-(,+% )nd so after #rayer taking their arms, they !ent forth further
from the city, and !hen they !ere come $ery near the enemies they
rested%
*-(,1% But as soon as the sun !as risen both sides joined battle( the
one #art ha$ing, !ith their $alour, the 'ord for a surety of $ictory,
and success( but the other side making their rage their leader in
battle%
*-(,B% But !hen they !ere in the heat of the engagement, there a##eared
to the enemies from hea$en fi$e men u#on horses, comely, !ith golden
bridles, conducting the 9e!s(
*-(2-% T!o of them took <achabeus bet!een them, and co$ered him on e$ery
side !ith their arms, and ke#t him safeJ but cast darts and fireballs
against the enemy, so that they fell do!n, being both confounded !ith
blindness, and filled !ith trouble%
*-(2*% )nd there !ere slain t!enty thousand fi$e hundred, and si>
hundred horsemen%
*-(2,% But Timotheus fled into GaHara, a strong hold !here "hereas !as
go$ernor%
*-(22% Then <achabeus, and they that !ere !ith him cheerfully laid siege
to the fortress four days%
*-(2.% But they that !ere !ithin, trusting to the strength of the #lace,
blas#hemed e>ceedingly, and cast forth abominable !ords%
*-(2?% But !hen the fifth day a##eared, t!enty young men of them that
!ere !ith <achabeus, inflamed in their minds, because of the blas#hemy,
a##roached manfully to the !all, and #ushing for!ard !ith fierce
courage, got u# u#on it(
*-(2A% <oreo$er, others also getting u# after them, !ent to set fire to
the to!ers and the gates, and to burn the blas#hemers ali$e%
*-(2+% )nd ha$ing for t!o days together #illaged and sacked the
fortress, they killed Timotheus, !ho !as found hid in a certain #lace(
they sle! also his brother "hereas, and )#ollo#hanes%
Timotheus%%% This man, !ho !as killed at the taking of GaHara, is
different from that Timotheus !ho is mentioned in the fifth cha#ter of
the first book of <achabees, and of !hom there is mention in the
follo!ing cha#ter%
*-(21% )nd !hen this !as done, they blessed the 'ord !ith hymns and
thanksgi$ing, !ho had done great things in 5srael, and gi$en them the
$ictory%
, <achabees "ha#ter **
'ysias is o$erthro!n by 9udas% 8e sues for #eace%
**(*% ) short time after this 'ysias, the kingDs lieutenant, and cousin,
and !ho had chief charge o$er all the affairs, being greatly dis#leased
!ith !hat had ha##ened,
**(,% Gathered together fourscore thousand men, and all the horsemen,
and came against the 9e!s, thinking to take the city, and make it a
habitation of the Gentiles(
**(2% )nd to make a gain of the tem#le, as of the other tem#les of the
Gentiles and to set the high #riesthood to sale e$ery year(
**(.% e$er considering the #o!er of God, but #uffed u# in mind, and
trusting in the multitude of his foot soldiers, and the thousands of his
horsemen, and his fourscore ele#hants%
**(?% 4o he came into 9udea, and a##roaching to Bethsura, !hich !as in a
narro! #lace, the s#ace of fi$e furlongs from 9erusalem, he laid siege
to that fortress%
**(A% But !hen <achabeus, and they that !ere !ith him, understood that
the strong holds !ere besieged, they and all the #eo#le besought the
'ord !ith lamentations and tears, that he !ould send a good angel to
sa$e 5srael%
**(+% Then <achabeus himself first taking his arms, e>horted the rest to
e>#ose themsel$es together !ith him, to the danger, and to succour their
brethren%
**(1% )nd !hen they !ere going forth together !ith a !illing mind, there
a##eared at 9erusalem a horseman going before them in !hite clothing,
!ith golden armour, shaking a s#ear%
**(B% Then they all together blessed the merciful 'ord, and took great
courage( being ready to break through not only men, but also the
fiercest beasts, and !alls of iron%
**(*-% 4o they !ent on courageously, ha$ing a hel#er from hea$en, and
the 'ord, !ho she!ed mercy to them%
**(**% )nd rushing $iolently u#on the enemy, like lions, they sle! of
them ele$en thousand footmen, and one thousand si> hundred horsemen(
**(*,% )nd #ut all the rest to flightJ and many of them being !ounded,
esca#ed naked( &ea, and 'ysias himself fled a!ay shamefully, and
esca#ed%
**(*2% )nd as he !as a man of understanding, considering !ith himself
the loss he had suffered, and #ercei$ing that the 8ebre!s could not be
o$ercome, because they relied u#on the hel# of the )lmighty God, he sent
to them(
**(*.% )nd #romised that he !ould agree to all things that are just, and
that he !ould #ersuade the king to be their friend%
**(*?% Then <achabeus consented to the reLuest of 'ysias, #ro$iding for
the common good in all thingsJ and !hatsoe$er <achabeus !rote to 'ysias,
concerning the 9e!s, the king allo!ed of%
**(*A% 7or there !ere letters !ritten to the 9e!s from 'ysias, to this
effect( 'ysias, to the #eo#le of the 9e!s, greeting%
**(*+% 9ohn, and )besalom, !ho !ere sent from you, deli$ering your
!ritings, reLuested that 5 !ould accom#lish those things !hich !ere
signified by them% **(*1% Therefore !hatsoe$er things could be re#orted
to the king, 5 ha$e re#resented to him( and he hath granted as much as
the matter #ermitted%
**(*B% 5f, therefore, you !ill kee# yoursel$es loyal in affairs,
hereafter also 5 !ill endea$our to be a means of your good%
**(,-% But as concerning other #articulars, 5 ha$e gi$en orders by !ord
both to these, and to them that are sent by me, to commune !ith you%
**(,*% 7are ye !ell% 5n the year one hundred and forty-eight, the four
and t!entieth day of the month of Dioscorus%
5n the year *.1%%% @iH%, according to the com#utation follo!ed by the
GreeksJ !hich !as different from that of the 8ebre!s, follo!ed by the
!riter of the first book of <achabees% 8o!e$er, by this date, as !ell as
by other circumstances, it a##ears that the e>#edition of 'ysias,
mentioned in this cha#ter, is different from that !hich is recorded, *
<ac% A%
**(,,% But the kingDs letter contained these !ords ;ing )ntiochus to
'ysias, his brother, greeting%
**(,2% Our father being translated amongst the gods !e are desirous that
they that are in our realm should li$e Luietly, and a##ly themsel$es
diligently to their o!n concerns%
**(,.% )nd !e ha$e heard that the 9e!s !ould not consent to my father to
turn to the rites of the Greeks but that they !ould kee# to their o!n
manner of li$ing and therefore that they reLuest us to allo! them to
li$e after their o!n la!s%
**(,?% =herefore being desirous that this nation also should be at rest,
!e ha$e ordained and decreed, that the tem#le should be restored to
them, and that they may li$e according to the custom of their ancestors%
**(,A% Thou shalt do !ell, therefore, to send to them, and grant them
#eace, that our #leasure being kno!n, they may be of good comfort, and
look to their o!n affairs%
**(,+% But the kingDs letter to the 9e!s !as in this manner( ;ing
)ntiochus to the senate of the 9e!s, and to the rest of the 9e!s,
greeting%
**(,1% 5f you are !ell, you are as !e desire( !e oursel$es also are
!ell%
**(,B% <enelaus came to us, saying that you desired to come do!n to your
countrymen, that are !ith us%
**(2-% =e grant, therefore, a safe conduct to all that come and go,
until the thirtieth day of the month of Oanthicus,
**(2*% That the 9e!s may use their o!n kind of meats, and their o!n
la!s, as before( and that none of them any manner of !ays be molested
for things !hich ha$e been done by ignorance%
**(2,% )nd !e ha$e sent also <enelaus to s#eak to you%
**(22% 7are ye !ell% 5n the year one hundred and forty-eight, the
fifteenth day of the month of Oanthicus%
**(2.% The Romans also sent them a letter, to this effect( Puintus
<emmius, and Titus <anilius, ambassadors of the Romans, to the #eo#le of
the 9e!s, greeting%
**(2?% =hatsoe$er 'ysias, the kingDs cousin, hath granted to you, !e
also ha$e granted%
**(2A% But touching such things as he thought should be referred to the
king, after you ha$e diligently conferred among yoursel$es, send some
one forth!ith, that !e may decree as it is con$enient for you( for !e
are going to )ntioch%
**(2+% )nd therefore make haste to !rite back, that !e may kno! of !hat
mind you are%
**(21% 7are ye !ell% 5n the year one hundred and forty-eight, the
fifteenth day of the month of Oanthicus%
, <achabees "ha#ter *,
The 9e!s are still molested by their neighbours% 9udas gains di$ers
$ictories o$er them% 8e orders sacrifice and #rayers for the dead%
*,(*% =hen these co$enants !ere made, 'ysias !ent to the king, and the
9e!s ga$e themsel$es to husbandry%
*,(,% But they that !ere behind, $iH% Timotheus, and )#ollonius, the son
of Genneus, also 8ieronymus, and Demo#hon, and besides them icanor, the
go$ernor of "y#rus, !ould not suffer them to li$e in #eace, and to be
Luiet%
*,(2% The men of 9o##e also !ere guilty of this kind of !ickedness( they
desired the 9e!s, !ho d!elt among them, to go !ith their !i$es and
children into the boats, !hich they had #re#ared, as though they had no
enmity to them%
*,(.% =hich !hen they had consented to, according to the common decree
of the city, sus#ecting nothing, because of the #eace( !hen they !ere
gone forth into the dee#, they dro!ned no fe!er than t!o hundred of
them%
*,(?% But as soon as 9udas heard of this cruelty done to his countrymen,
he commanded the men that !ere !ith him( and after ha$ing called u#on
God, the just judge,
*,(A% 8e came against those murderers of his brethren, and set the ha$en
on fire in the night, burnt the boats, and sle! !ith the s!ord them that
esca#ed from the fire%
*,(+% )nd !hen he had done these things in this manner, he de#arted as
if he !ould return again, and root out all the 9o##ites%
*,(1% But !hen he understood that the men of 9amnia also designed to do
in like manner to the 9e!s that d!elt among them,
*,(B% 8e came u#on the 9amnites also by night, and set the ha$en on
fire, !ith the shi#s, so that the light of the fire !as seen at
9erusalem, t!o hundred and forty furlongs off%
*,(*-% )nd !hen they !ere no! gone from thence nine furlongs, and !ere
marching to!ards Timotheus, fi$e thousand footmen, and fi$e hundred
horsemen of the )rabians, set u#on them%
*,(**% )nd after a hard fight, in !hich, by the hel# of God, they got
the $ictory, the rest of the )rabians being o$ercome, besought 9udas for
#eace, #romising to gi$e him #astures, and to assist him in other
things%
*,(*,% )nd 9udas thinking that they might be #rofitable indeed in many
things, #romised them #eace, and after ha$ing joined hands, they
de#arted to their tents%
*,(*2% 8e also laid siege to a certain strong city, encom#assed !ith
bridges and !alls, and inhabited by multitudes of different nations, the
name of !hich is "as#hin%
*,(*.% But they that !ere !ithin it, trusting in the strength of the
!alls, and the #ro$ision of $ictuals, beha$ed in a more negligent
manner, and #ro$oked 9udas !ith railing and blas#heming, and uttering
such !ords as !ere not to be s#oken%
*,(*?% But <achabeus calling u#on the great 'ord of the !orld, !ho
!ithout any rams or engines of !ar thre! do!n the !alls of 9ericho, in
the time of 9osue, fiercely assaulted the !alls%
Rams%%% That is, engines for battering !alls, etc%, !hich !ere used in
sieges in those times%
*,(*A% )nd ha$ing taken the city by the !ill of the 'ord, he made an
uns#eakable slaughter, so that a #ool adjoining, of t!o furlongs broad,
seemed to run !ith the blood of the slain%
*,(*+% 7rom thence they de#arted se$en hundred and fifty furlongs, and
came to "haraca, to the 9e!s that are called Tubianites%
*,(*1% But as for Timotheus, they found him not in those #laces, for
before he had dis#atched any thing he !ent back, ha$ing left a $ery
strong garrison in a certain hold(
*,(*B% But Dositheus, and 4osi#ater, !ho !ere ca#tains !ith <achabeus,
sle! them that !ere left by Timotheus in the hold, to the number of ten
thousand men%
*,(,-% )nd <achabeus ha$ing set in order about him si> thousand men, and
di$ided them by bands, !ent forth against Timotheus, !ho had !ith him a
hundred and t!enty thousand footmen, aad t!o thousand fi$e hundred
horsemen%
*,(,*% o! !hen Timotheus had kno!ledge of the coming of 9udas, he sent
the !omen and children, and the other baggage, before him into a
fortress, called "arnion( for it !as im#regnable, and hard to come at,
by reason of the straitness of the #laces%
*,(,,% But !hen the first band of 9udas came in sight, the enemies !ere
struck !ith fear, by the #resence of God, !ho seeth all things, and they
!ere #ut to flight one from another, so that they !ere often thro!n do!n
by their o!n com#anions, and !ounded !ith the strokes of their o!n
s!ords%
*,(,2% But 9udas #ursued them close, #unishing the #rofane, of !hom he
sle! thirty thousand men%
*,(,.% )nd Timotheus himself fell into the hands of the band of
Dositheus and 4osi#ater, and !ith many #rayers he besought them to let
him go !ith his life, because he had the #arents and brethren of many of
the 9e!s, !ho, by his death, might ha##en to be decei$ed%
*,(,?% )nd !hen he had gi$en his faith that he !ould restore them
according to the agreement, they let him go !ithout hurt, for the sa$ing
of their brethren%
*,(,A% Then 9udas !ent a!ay to "arnion, !here he sle! fi$e and t!enty
thousand #ersons%
*,(,+% )nd after he had #ut to flight and destroyed these, he remo$ed
his army to E#hron, a strong city, !herein there d!elt a multitude of
di$ers nations( and stout young men standing u#on the !alls, made a
$igorous resistance( and in this #lace there !ere many engines of !ar,
and a #ro$ision of darts%
*,(,1% But !hen they had in$ocated the )lmighty, !ho !ith his #o!er
breaketh the strength of the enemies, they took the city( and sle! fi$e
and t!enty thousand of them that !ere !ithin%
*,(,B% 7rom thence they de#arted to 4cytho#olis, !hich lieth si> hundred
furlongs from 9erusalem%
4cytho#olis%%% 7ormerly called Bethsan%
*,(2-% But the 9e!s that !ere among the 4cytho#olitans testifying that
they !ere used kindly by them, and that e$en in the times of their
ad$ersity they had treated them !ith humanity(
*,(2*% They ga$e them thanks, e>horting them to be still friendly to
their nation, and so they came to 9erusalem, the feast of the !eeks
being at hand%
*,(2,% )nd after Pentecost they marched against Gorgias, the go$ernor of
5dumea%
*,(22% )nd he came out !ith three thousand footmen and four hundred
horsemen%
*,(2.% )nd !hen they had joined battle, it ha##ened that a fe! of the
9e!s !ere slain%
*,(2?% But Dositheus, a horseman, one of BacenorDs band, a $aliant man,
took hold of Gorgias( and !hen he !ould ha$e taken him ali$e, a certain
horseman of the Thracians came u#on him, and cut off his shoulder( and
so Gorgias esca#ed to <aresa%
*,(2A% But !hen they that !ere !ith Esdrin had fought long, and !ere
!eary, 9udas called u#on the 'ord to be their hel#er, and leader of the
battle(
*,(2+% Then beginning in his o!n language, and singing hymns !ith a loud
$oice, he #ut GorgiasDs soldiers to flight%
*,(21% 4o 9udas ha$ing gathered together his army, came into the city
Odollam( and !hen the se$enth day came, they #urified themsel$es
according to the custom, and ke#t the sabbath in the same #lace%
*,(2B% )nd the day follo!ing 9udas came !ith his com#any, to take a!ay
the bodies of them that !ere slain, and to bury them !ith their kinsmen,
in the se#ulchres of their fathers%
*,(.-% )nd they found under the coats of the slain, some of the donaries
of the idols of 9amnia, !hich the la! forbiddeth to the 9e!s( so that
all #lainly sa!, that for this cause they !ere slain%
Of the donaries, etc%%% That is, of the $oti$e offerings, !hich had been
hung u# in the tem#les of the idols, !hich they had taken a!ay !hen they
burnt the #ort of 9amnia, $er% B%, contrary to the #rohibition of the
la!, Deut% +%,?%
*,(.*% Then they all blessed the just judgment of the 'ord, !ho had
disco$ered the things that !ere hidden%
*,(.,% )nd so betaking themsel$es to #rayers, they besought him, that
the sin !hich had been committed might be forgotten% But the most
$aliant 9udas e>horted the #eo#le to kee# themsel$es from sin, forasmuch
as they sa! before their eyes !hat had ha##ened, because of the sins of
those that !ere slain%
*,(.2% )nd making a gathering, he sent t!el$e thousand drachms of sil$er
to 9erusalem for sacrifice to be offered for the sins of the dead,
thinking !ell and religiously concerning the resurrection%
*,(..% E7or if he had not ho#ed that they that !ere slain should rise
again, it !ould ha$e seemed su#erfluous and $ain to #ray for the dead,G
*,(.?% )nd because he considered that they !ho had fallen aslee# !ith
godliness, had great grace laid u# for them%
=ith godliness%%% 9udas ho#ed that these men !ho died fighting for the
cause of God and religion, might find mercy( either because they might
be e>cused from mortal sin by ignoranceJ or might ha$e re#ented of their
sin, at least at their death%
*,(.A% 5t is therefore a holy and !holesome thought to #ray for the
dead, that they may be loosed from sins%
5t is therefore a holy and !holesome thought to #ray for the dead%%%
8ere is an e$ident and undeniable #roof of the #ractice of #raying for
the dead under the old la!, !hich !as then strictly obser$ed by the
9e!s, and conseLuently could not be introduced at that time by 9udas,
their chief and high #riest, if it had not been al!ays their custom%
, <achabees "ha#ter *2
)ntiochus and 'ysias again in$ade 9udea% <enelaus is #ut to death% The
kingDs great army is !orsted t!ice% The #eace is rene!ed%
*2(*% 5n the year one hundred and forty-nine, 9udas understood that
)ntiochus Eu#ator !as coming !ith a multitude against 9udea,
*2(,% )nd !ith him 'ysias, the regent, !ho had charge o$er the affairs
of the realm, ha$ing !ith him a hundred and ten thousand footmen, fi$e
thousand horsemen, t!enty-t!o ele#hants, and three hundred chariots%
) hundred and ten thousand, etc%%% The difference bet!een the numbers
here set do!n, and those recorded, * <ac% ., is easily accounted forJ if
!e consider that such armies as these are liable to be at one time more
numerous than at anotherJ either by sending a!ay large detachments, or
being diminished by sicknessJ or increased by recei$ing fresh su##lies
of troo#s, according to different e>igencies or occurrences%
*2(2% <enelaus also joined himself !ith them( and !ith great
deceitfulness besought )ntiochus, not for the !elfare of his country,
but in ho#es that he should be a##ointed chief ruler%
*2(.% But the ;ing of kings stirred u# the mind of )ntiochus against the
sinner, and u#on 'ysias suggesting that he !as the cause of all the
e$ils, he commanded Eas the custom is !ith themG that he should be
a##rehended and #ut to death in the same #lace%
*2(?% o! there !as in that #lace a to!er fifty cubits high, ha$ing a
hea# of ashes on e$ery side( this had a #ros#ect stee# do!n%
*2(A% 7rom thence he commanded the sacrilegious !retch to be thro!n do!n
into the ashes, all men thrusting him for!ard unto death%
*2(+% )nd by such a la! it ha##ened that <enelaus the transgressor of
the la!, !as #ut to death( not ha$ing so much as burial in the earth%
*2(1% )nd indeed $ery justly, for insomuch as he had committed many sins
against the altar of God, the fire and ashes of !hich !ere holy( he !as
condemned to die in ashes%
*2(B% But the king, !ith his mind full of rage, came on to she! himself
!orse to the 9e!s than his father !as%
*2(*-% =hich !hen 9udas understood, he commanded the #eo#le to call u#on
the 'ord day and night, that as he had al!ays done, so no! also he !ould
hel# them(
*2(**% Because they !ere afraid to be de#ri$ed of the la!, and of their
country, and of the holy tem#le( and that he !ould not suffer the
#eo#le, that had of late taken breath for a little !hile, to be again in
subjection to blas#hemous nations%
*2(*,% 4o !hen they had all done this together, and had cra$ed mercy of
the 'ord !ith !ee#ing and fasting, lying #rostrate on the ground for
three days continually, 9udas e>horted them to make themsel$es ready%
*2(*2% But he, !ith the ancients, determined before the king should
bring his army into 9udea, and make himself master of the city, to go
out, and to commit the e$ent of the thing to the judgment of the 'ord%
*2(*.% 4o committing all to God, the "reator of the !orld, and ha$ing
e>horted his #eo#le to fight manfully, and to stand u# e$en to death for
the la!s, the tem#le, the city, their country, and citiHens( he #laced
his army about <odin%
*2(*?% )nd ha$ing gi$en his com#any for a !atch!ord, The $ictory of God,
!ith most $aliant chosen young men, he set u#on the kingDs Luarter by
night, and sle! four thousand men in the cam#, and the greatest of the
ele#hants, !ith them that had been u#on him,
*2(*A% )nd ha$ing filled the cam# of the enemies !ith e>ceeding great
fear and tumult, they !ent off !ith good success%
*2(*+% o! this !as done at the break of day, by the #rotection and hel#
of the 'ord%
*2(*1% But the king ha$ing taken a taste of the hardiness of the 9e!s,
attem#ted to take the strong #laces by #olicy(
*2(*B% )nd he marched !ith his army to Bethsura, !hich !as a strong hold
of the 9e!s( but he !as re#ulsed, he failed, he lost his men%
*2(,-% o! 9udas sent necessaries to them that !ere !ithin
*2(,*% But Rhodocus, one of the 9e!sD army, disclosed the secrets to the
enemies, so he !as sought out, and taken u#, and #ut in #rison%
*2(,,% )gain the king treated !ith them that !ere in Bethsura( ga$e his
right hand( took theirs( and !ent a!ay%
*2(,2% 8e fought !ith 9udas( and !as o$ercome% )nd !hen he understood
that Phili#, !ho had been left o$er the affairs, had rebelled at
)ntioch, he !as in a consternation of mind, and intreating the 9e!s, and
yielding to them, he s!ore to all things that seemed reasonable, and,
being reconciled, offered sacrifice, honoured the tem#le, and left
gifts%
*2(,.% 8e embraced <achabeus, and made him go$ernor and #rince from
Ptolemais unto the Gerrenians%
*2(,?% But !hen he !as come to Ptolemais, the men of that city !ere much
dis#leased !ith the conditions of the #eace, being angry for fear they
should break the co$enant%
*2(,A% Then 'ysias !ent u# to the judgment seat, and set forth the
reason, and a##eased the #eo#le, and returned to )ntioch( and thus
matters !ent !ith regard to the kingDs coming and his return%
, <achabees "ha#ter *.
Demetrius challenges the kingdom% )lcimus a##lies to him to be made high
#riest( icanor is sent into 9udea( his dealings !ith 9udas( his
threats% The history of RaHias%
*.(*% But after the s#ace of three years 9udas, and they that !ere !ith
him, understood that Demetrius, the son of 4eleucus, !as come u# !ith a
great #o!er, and a na$y by the ha$en of Tri#olis, to #laces #ro#er for
his #ur#ose,
*.(,% )nd had made himself master of the countries against )ntiochus,
and his general, 'ysias%
*.(2% o! one )lcimus, !ho had been chief #riest, but had !ilfully
defiled himself in the time of mingling !ith the heathens, seeing that
there !as no safety for him, nor access to the altar,
o! )lcimus, !ho had been chief #riest%%% This )lcimus !as of the stock
of )aron, but for his a#ostasy here mentioned !as inca#able of the high
#riesthood, but king )ntiochus Eu#ator a##ointed him in #lace of the
high #riest, Esee abo$e, * <ac% cha#% +%, $er% B,G as <enelaus had been
before him, set u# by )ntiochus, Eabo$e cha#% .%,Gyet neither of them
!ere truly high #riestsJ for the true high #riesthood !as amongst the
<achabees, !ho !ere also of the stock of )aron, and had strictly held
their religion, and !ere ordained according to the rites commanded in
the la! of <oses%-5bid% <ingling%%% !ith the heathensJ that is, in their
idolatrous !orshi#%
*.(.% "ame to king Demetrius in the year one hundred and fifty,
#resenting unto him a cro!n of gold, and a #alm, and besides these, some
boughs that seemed to belong to the tem#le% )nd that day indeed he held
his #eace%
*.(?% But ha$ing gotten a con$enient time to further his madness, being
called to counsel by Demetrius, and asked !hat the 9e!s relied u#on, and
!hat !ere their counsels,
*.(A% 8e ans!ered thereunto( They among the 9e!s that are called
)ssideans, of !hom 9udas <achabeus is ca#tain, nourish !ars, and raise
seditions, and !ill not suffer the realm to be in #eace%
*.(+% 7or 5 also being de#ri$ed of my ancestorDs glory E5 mean of the
high #riesthoodG am no! come hither(
*.(1% Princi#ally indeed out of fidelity to the kingDs interests, but in
the ne>t #lace also to #ro$ide for the good of my countrymen( for all
our nation suffereth much from the e$il #roceedings of these men%
*.(B% =herefore, O king, seeing thou kno!est all these things, take
care, 5 beseech thee, both of the country, and of our nation, according
to thy humanity !hich is kno!n to all men%
*.(*-% 7or as long as 9udas li$eth it is not #ossible that the state
should be Luiet%
*.(**% o! !hen this man had s#oken to this effect the rest also of the
kingDs friends, !ho !ere enemies of 9udas, incensed Demetrius against
him%
*.(*,% )nd forth!ith he sent icanor, the commander o$er the ele#hants,
go$ernor into 9udea(
*.(*2% Gi$ing him in charge, to take 9udas himself( and dis#erse all
them that !ere !ith him, and to make )lcimus the high #riest of the
great tem#le%
*.(*.% Then the Gentiles !ho had fled out of 9udea, from 9udas, came to
icanor by flocks, thinking the miseries and calamities of the 9e!s to
be the !elfare of their affairs%
*.(*?% o! !hen the 9e!s heard of icanorDs coming, and that the nations
!ere assembled against them, they cast earth u#on their heads, and made
su##lication to him !ho chose his #eo#le to kee# them for e$er, and !ho
#rotected his #ortion by e$ident signs%
*.(*A% Then at the commandment of their ca#tain, they forth!ith remo$ed
from the #lace !here they !ere, and !ent to the to!n of Dessau, to meet
them%
*.(*+% o! 4imon, the brother of 9udas, had joined battle !ith icanor(
but !as frightened !ith the sudden coming of the ad$ersaries%
*.(*1% e$ertheless icanor hearing of the $alour of 9udasDs com#anions,
and the greatness of courage, !ith !hich they fought for their country,
!as afraid to try the matter by the s!ord%
*.(*B% =herefore he sent Posidonius, and Theodotius and <atthias before
to #resent and recei$e the right hands%
*.(,-% )nd !hen there had been a consultation thereu#on, and the ca#tain
had acLuainted the multitude !ith it, they !ere all of one mind to
consent to co$enants%
*.(,*% 4o they a##ointed a day u#on !hich they might comne together by
themsel$es( and seats !ere brought out, and set for each one%
*.(,,% But 9udas ordered armed men to be ready in con$enient #laces,
lest some mischief might be suddenly #ractised by the enemies( so they
made an agreeable conference%
*.(,2% )nd icanor abode in 9erusalem, and did no !rong, but sent a!ay
the flocks of the multitudes that had been gathered together%
*.(,.% )nd 9udas !as al!ays dear to him from the heart, and he !as !ell
affected to the man%
*.(,?% )nd he desired him to marry a !ife, and to ha$e children% 4o he
married( he li$ed Luietly, and they li$ed in common%
*.(,A% But )lcimus seeing the lo$e they had one to another, and the
co$enants, came to Demetrius, and told him that icanor had assented to
the foreign interest, for that he meant to make 9udas, !ho !as a traitor
to the kingdom, his successor%
*.(,+% Then the king, being in a rage, and #ro$oked !ith this manDs
!icked accusation, !rote to icanor, signifying that he !as greatly
dis#leased !ith the co$enant of friendshi#( and that he commanded him
ne$ertheless to send <achabeus #risoner in all haste to )ntioch%
*.(,1% =hen this !as kno!n, icanor !as in a consternation, and took it
grie$ously that he should make $oid the articles that !ere agreed u#on,
ha$ing recei$ed no injury from the man%
*.(,B% But because he could not o##ose the king, he !atched an
o##ortunity to com#ly !ith the orders%
*.(2-% But !hen <achabeus #ercei$ed that icanor !as more stern to him,
and that !hen they met together as usual he beha$ed himself in a rough
mannerJ and !as sensible that this rough beha$iour came not of good, he
gathered together a fe! of his men, and hid himself from icanor%
*.(2*% But he finding himself notably #re$ented by the man, came to the
great and holy tem#le( and commanded the #riests that !ere offering the
accustomed sacrifices, to deli$er him the man%
*.(2,% )nd !hen they s!ore unto him, that they kne! not !here the man
!as !hom he sought, he stretched out his hand to the tem#le,
*.(22% )nd s!ore, saying( :nless you deli$er 9udas #risoner to me, 5
!ill lay this tem#le of God e$en !ith the ground, and !ill beat do!n the
altar, and 5 !ill dedicate this tem#le to Bacchus%
*.(2.% )nd !hen he had s#oken thus, he de#arted% But the #riests
stretching forth their hands to hea$en, called u#on him that !as e$er
the defender of their nation, saying in this manner(
*.(2?% Thou, O 'ord of all things, !ho !antest nothing, !ast #leased
that the tem#le of thy habitation should be amongst us%
*.(2A% Therefore no!, O 'ord, the holy of all holies, kee# this house
for e$er undefiled, !hich !as lately cleansed%
*.(2+% o! RaHias, one of the ancients of 9erusalem, !as accused to
icanor, a man that !as a lo$er of the city, and of good re#ort, !ho for
his kindness !as called the father of the 9e!s%
*.(21% This man, for a long time, had held fast his #ur#ose of kee#ing
himself #ure in the 9e!sD religion, and !as ready to e>#ose his body and
life, that he might #erse$ere therein%
*.(2B% 4o icanor being !illing to declare the hatred that he bore the
9e!s, sent fi$e hundred soldiers to take him%
*.(.-% 7or he thought by ensnaring him to hurt the 9e!s $ery much%
*.(.*% o! as the multitude sought to rush into his house, and to break
o#en the door, and to set fire to it, !hen he !as ready to be taken, he
struck himself !ith his s!ord(
8e struck himself, etc%%% 4t% )ugustine, EE#ist% A*, ad Dulcitium, et
lib% ,, ca#% ,2, ad E#ist% ,, Gaud%G discussing this fact of RaHias,
says, that the holy scri#ture relates it, but doth not #raise it, as to
be admired or imitated, and that either it !as not !ell done by him, or
at least not #ro#er in this time of grace%
*.(.,% "hoosing to die nobly rather than to fall into the hands of the
!icked, and to suffer abuses unbecoming his noble birth%
*.(.2% But !hereas through haste he missed of gi$ing a sure !ound, and
the cro!d !as breaking into the doors, he ran boldly to the !all, and
manfully thre! himself do!n to the cro!d(
*.(..% But they Luickly making room for his fall, he came u#on the midst
of the neck%
8e came u#on the midst of the neck%%% @enit #er mediam cer$icem% 5n the
Greek it is keneona, !hich signifies a $oid #lace, !here there is no
building%
*.(.?% )nd as he had yet breath in him, being inflamed in mind, he
arose( and !hile his blood ran do!n !ith a great stream, and he !as
grie$ously !ounded, he ran through the cro!d(
*.(.A% )nd standing u#on a stee# rock, !hen he !as no! almost !ithout
blood, gras#ing his bo!els, !ith both hands he cast them u#on the
throng, calling u#on the 'ord of life and s#irit, to restore these to
him again( and so he de#arted this life%
, <achabees "ha#ter *?
9udas encouraged by a $ision gains a glorious $ictory o$er icanor% The
conclusion%
*?(*% But !hen icanor understood that 9udas !as in the #laces of
4amaria, he #ur#osed to set u#on him !ith all $iolence, on the sabbath
day%
*?(,% )nd !hen the 9e!s that !ere constrained to follo! him, said( Do
not act so fiercely and barbarously, but gi$e honour to the day that is
sanctified( and re$erence him that beholdeth all things(
*?(2% That unha##y man asked, if there !ere a mighty One in hea$en, that
had commanded the sabbath day to be ke#t%
*?(.% )nd !hen they ans!ered( There is the li$ing 'ord himself in
hea$en, the mighty One, that commanded the se$enth day to be ke#t%
*?(?% Then he said( )nd 5 am mighty u#on the earth, and 5 command to
take arms, and to do the kingDs business% e$ertheless he #re$ailed not
to accom#lish his design%
*?(A% 4o icanor being #uffed u# !ith e>ceeding great #ride, thought to
set u# a #ublic monument of his $ictory o$er 9udas%
*?(+% But <achabeus e$er trusted !ith all ho#e that God !ould hel# them%
*?(1% )nd he e>horted his #eo#le not to fear the coming of the nations,
but to remember the hel# they had before recei$ed from hea$en, and no!
to ho#e for $ictory from the )lmighty%
*?(B% )nd s#eaking to them out of the la!, and the #ro#hets, and !ithal
#utting them in mind of the battles they had fought before, he made them
more cheerful(
*?(*-% Then after he had encouraged them, he she!ed !ithal the falsehood
of the Gentiles, and their breach of oaths%
*?(**% 4o he armed e$ery one of them, not !ith defence of shield and
s#ear, but !ith $ery good s#eeches, and e>hortations, and told them a
dream !orthy to be belie$ed, !hereby he rejoiced them all%
*?(*,% o! the $ision !as in this manner% Onias, !ho had been high
#riest, a good and $irtuous man, modest in his looks, gentle in his
manners, and graceful in s#eech, and !ho from a child !as e>ercised in
$irtues holding u# his hands, #rayed for all the #eo#le of the 9e!s(
*?(*2% )fter this there a##eared also another man, admirable for age,
and glory, and en$ironed !ith great beauty and majesty(
*?(*.% Then Onias ans!ering, said( This is a lo$er of his brethren, and
of the #eo#le of 5srael( this is he that #rayeth much for the #eo#le,
and for all the holy city, 9eremias, the #ro#het of God%
*?(*?% =hereu#on 9eremias stretched forth his right hand, and ga$e to
9udas a s!ord of gold, saying(
*?(*A% Take this holy s!ord, a gift from God, !here!ith thou shalt
o$erthro! the ad$ersaries of my #eo#le 5srael%
*?(*+% Thus being e>horted !ith the !ords of 9udas, !hich !ere $ery
good, and #ro#er to stir u# the courage, and strengthen the hearts of
the young men, they resol$ed to fight, and to set u#on them manfully(
that $alour might decide the matter, because the holy city, and the
tem#le !ere in danger%
*?(*1% 7or their concern !as less for their !i$es, and children, and for
their brethren, and kinsfolks( but their greatest and #rinci#al fear !as
for the holiness of the tem#le%
*?(*B% )nd they also that !ere in the city, had no little concern for
them that !ere to be engaged in battle%
*?(,-% )nd no! !hen all e>#ected !hat judgment !ould be gi$en, and the
enemies !ere at hand, and the army !as set in array, the beasts and the
horsemen ranged in con$enient #laces,
*?(,*% <achabeus considering the coming of the multitude, and the di$ers
#re#arations of armour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretching out
his hands to hea$en, called u#on the 'ord, that !orketh !onders, !ho
gi$eth $ictory to them that are !orthy, not according to the #o!er of
their arms, but according as it seemeth good to him%
*?(,,% )nd in his #rayer he said after this manner( Thou, O 'ord, !ho
didst send thy angel in the time of EHechias, king of 9uda, and didst
kill a hundred and eighty-fi$e thousand of the army of 4ennacherib(
*?(,2% 4end no! also, O 'ord of hea$en, thy good angel before us, for
the fear and dread of the greatness of thy arm,
*?(,.% That they may be afraid, !ho come !ith blas#hemy against thy holy
#eo#le% )nd thus he concluded his #rayer%
*?(,?% But icanor, and they that !ere !ith him came for!ard, !ith
trum#ets and songs%
*?(,A% But 9udas, and they that !ere !ith him, encountered them, calling
u#on God by #rayers(
*?(,+% 4o fighting !ith their hands, but #raying to the 'ord !ith their
hearts, they sle! no less than fi$e and thirty thousand, being greatly
cheered !ith the #resence of God%
*?(,1% )nd !hen the battle !as o$er, and they !ere returning !ith joy,
they understood that icanor !as slain in his armour%
*?(,B% Then making a shout, and a great noise, they blessed the )lmighty
'ord in their o!n language%
*?(2-% )nd 9udas, !ho !as altogether ready, in body and mind, to die for
his countrymen, commanded that icanorDs head, and his hand, !ith the
shoulder, should be cut off, and carried to 9erusalem%
*?(2*% )nd !hen he !as come thither, ha$ing called together his
countrymen, and the #riests to the altar, he sent also for them that
!ere in the castle,
*?(2,% )nd she!ing them the head of icanor, and the !icked hand, !hich
he had stretched out, !ith #roud boasts, against the holy house of the
)lmighty God,
*?(22% 8e commanded also, that the tongue of the !icked icanor should
be cut out, and gi$en by #ieces to birds, and the hand of the furious
man to be hanged u# o$er against the tem#le%
*?(2.% Then all blessed the 'ord of hea$en, saying( Blessed be he that
hath ke#t his o!n #lace undefiled%
*?(2?% )nd he hung u# icanorDs head in the to# of the castle, that it
might be an e$ident and manifest sign of the hel# of God%
*?(2A% )nd they all ordained by a common decree, by no means to let this
day #ass !ithout solemnity(
*?(2+% But to celebrate the thirteenth day of the month of )dar, called
in the 4yrian language, the day before <ardochiasD day%
*?(21% 4o these things being done !ith relation to icanor, and from
that time the city being #ossessed by the 8ebre!s, 5 also !ill here make
an end of my narration%
*?(2B% =hich if 5 ha$e done !ell, and as it becometh the history, it is
!hat 5 desired( but if not so #erfectly, it must be #ardoned me%
5f not so #erfectly, etc%%% This is not said !ith regard to the truth of
the narrationJ but !ith regard to the style and manner of !riting( !hich
in the sacred #enmen is not al!ays the most accurate% 4ee 4t% Paul, ,
"or% **%A%
*?(.-% 7or as it is hurtful to drink al!ays !ine, or al!ays !ater, but
#leasant to use sometimes the one, and sometimes the other( so if the
s#eech be al!ays nicely framed, it !ill not be grateful to the readers%
But here it shall be ended%
T8E E= TE4T)<ET
T8E 8O'& GO4PE' O7 9E4:4 "8R54T )""ORD5G TO 4)5T <)TT8E=
4aint <atthe!, one of the t!el$e )#ostles, !ho from being a #ublican,
that is, a ta>gatherer, !as called by our 4a$iour to the )#ostleshi#( in
that #rofession his name is 'e$i% E'uke ?%,+, and <ark ,%*.%G 8e !as the
first of the E$angelists that !rote the Gos#el, and that in 8ebre! or
4yro-"haldaic !hich the 9e!s in Palestine s#oke at that time% The
original is not no! e>tantJ but it !as translated in the time of the
)#ostles into Greek, that $ersion !as of eLual authority% 8e !rote about
si> years after the 'ordDs )scension%
<atthe! "ha#ter *
The genealogy of "hrist( he is concei$ed and born of a $irgin%
*(*% The book of the generation of 9esus "hrist, the son of Da$id, the
son of )braham(
*(,% )braham begot 5saac% )nd 5saac begot 9acob% )nd 9acob begot 9udas
and his brethren%
*(2% )nd 9udas begot Phares and Iara of Thamar% )nd Phares begot Esron%
)nd Esron begot )ram%
*(.% )nd )ram begot )minadab% )nd )minadab begot aasson% )nd aasson
begot 4almon%
*(?% )nd 4almon begot BooH of Rahab% )nd BooH begot Obed of Ruth% )nd
Obed begot 9esse%
*(A% )nd 9esse begot Da$id the king% )nd Da$id the king begot 4olomon,
of her that had been the !ife of :rias%
*(+% )nd 4olomon begot Roboam% )nd Roboam begot )bia% )nd )bia begot
)sa%
*(1% )nd )sa begot 9osa#hat% )nd 9osa#hat begot 9oram% )nd 9oram begot
OHias%
*(B% )nd OHias begot 9oatham% )nd 9oatham begot )chaH% )nd )chaH begot
EHechias%
*(*-% )nd EHechias begot <anasses% )nd <anasses begot )mon% )nd )mon
begot 9osias%
*(**% )nd 9osias begot 9echonias and his brethren in the transmigration
of Babylon%
*(*,% )nd after the transmigration of Babylon, 9echonias begot
4alathiel% )nd 4alathiel begot Iorobabel%
*(*2% )nd Iorobabel begot )biud% )nd )biud begot Eliacim% )nd Eliacim
begot )Hor%
*(*.% )nd )Hor begot 4adoc% )nd 4adoc begot )chim% )nd )chim begot
Eliud%
*(*?% )nd Eliud begot EleaHar% )nd EleaHar begot <athan% )nd <athan
begot 9acob%
*(*A% )nd 9acob begot 9ose#h the husband of <ary, of !hom !as born
9esus, !ho is called "hrist%
The husband of <ary%%% The E$angelist gi$es us rather the #edigree of
4t% 9ose#h, than that of the blessed @irgin, to conform to the custom of
the 8ebre!s, !ho in their genealogies took no notice of !omenJ but as
they !ere near akin, the #edigree of the one she!eth that of the other%
*(*+% 4o all the generations from )braham to Da$id, are fourteen
generations% )nd from Da$id to the transmigration of Babylon, are
fourteen generations( and from the transmigration of Babylon to "hrist
are fourteen generations%
*(*1% o! the generation of "hrist !as in this !ise% =hen as his mother
<ary !as es#oused to 9ose#h, before they came together, she !as found
!ith child, of the 8oly Ghost%
*(*B% =hereu#on 9ose#h her husband, being a just man, and not !illing
#ublicly to e>#ose her, !as minded to #ut her a!ay #ri$ately%
*(,-% But !hile he thought on these things, behold the )ngel of the 'ord
a##eared to him in his slee#, saying( 9ose#h, son of Da$id, fear not to
take unto thee <ary thy !ife, for that !hich is concei$ed in her, is of
the 8oly Ghost%
*(,*% )nd she shall bring forth a son( and thou shalt call his name
9esus% 7or he shall sa$e his #eo#le from their sins%
*(,,% o! all this !as done that it might be fulfilled !hich the 'ord
s#oke by the #ro#het, saying(
*(,2% Behold a $irgin shall be !ith child, and bring forth a son, and
they shall call his name Emmanuel, !hich being inter#reted is, God !ith
us%
*(,.% )nd 9ose#h rising u# from slee#, did as the angel of the 'ord had
commanded him, and took unto him his !ife%
*(,?% )nd he kne! her not till she brought forth her first born son( and
he called his name 9esus%
Till she brought forth her firstborn son%%% 7rom these !ords 8el$idius
and other heretics most im#iously inferred that the blessed @irgin <ary
had other children besides "hristJ but 4t% 9erome she!s, by di$ers
e>am#les, that this e>#ression of the E$angelist !as a manner of
s#eaking usual among the 8ebre!s, to denote by the !ord until, only !hat
is done, !ithout any regard to the future% Thus it is said, Genesis 1% A
and +, that oe sent forth a ra$en, !hich !ent forth, and did not return
till the !aters !ere dried u# on the earth% That is, did not return any
more% )lso 5saias .A% ., God says( 5 am till you gro! old% =ho dare
infer that God should then cease to be( )lso in the first book of
<achabees ?% ?., )nd they !ent u# to mount 4ion !ith joy and gladness,
and offered holocausts, because not one of them !as slain till they had
returned in #eace% That is, not one !as slain before or after they had
returned% God saith to his di$ine 4on( 4it on my right hand till 5 make
thy enemies thy footstool% 4hall he sit no longer after his enemies are
subduedM &ea and for all eternity% 4t% 9erome also #ro$es by 4cri#ture
e>am#les, that an only begotten son, !as also called firstborn, or first
begotten( because according to the la!, the firstborn males !ere to be
consecrated to GodJ 4anctify unto me, saith the 'ord, e$ery firstborn
that o#eneth the !omb among the children of 5srael, etc% E>% *2% ,%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,
The offerings of the !ise men( the flight into Egy#t( the massacre of
the 5nnocents%
,(*% =hen 9esus therefore !as born in Bethlehem of 9uda, in the days of
king 8erod, behold, there came !ise men from the East to 9erusalem,
,(,% 4aying( =here is he that is born king of the 9e!sM 7or !e ha$e seen
his star in the East, and are come to adore him%
,(2% )nd king 8erod hearing this, !as troubled, and all 9erusalem !ith
him%
,(.% )nd assembling together all the chief #riests and the scribes of
the #eo#le, he inLuired of them !here "hrist should be born%
,(?% But they said to him( 5n Bethlehem of 9uda% 7or so it is !ritten by
the #ro#het(
,(A% )nd thou Bethlehem the land of 9uda art not the least among the
#rinces of 9uda( for out of thee shall come forth the ca#tain that shall
rule my #eo#le 5srael%
,(+% Then 8erod, #ri$ately calling the !ise men learned diligently of
them the time of the star !hich a##eared to themJ
,(1% )nd sending them into Bethlehem, said( Go and diligently inLuire
after the child, and !hen you ha$e found him, bring me !ord again, that
5 also may come and adore him%
,(B% =ho ha$ing heard the king, !ent their !ayJ and behold the star
!hich they had seen in the East, !ent before them, until it came and
stood o$er !here the child !as%
,(*-% )nd seeing the star they rejoiced !ith e>ceeding great joy%
,(**% )nd entering into the house, they found the child !ith <ary his
mother, and falling do!n they adored him( and o#ening their treasures,
they offered him giftsJ gold, frankincense, and myrrh%
,(*,% )nd ha$ing recei$ed an ans!er in slee# that they should not return
to 8erod, they !ent back another !ay into their country%
,(*2% )nd after they !ere de#arted, behold an angel of the 'ord a##eared
in slee# to 9ose#h, saying( )rise, and take the child and his mother,
and fly into Egy#t( and be there until 5 shall tell thee% 7or it !ill
come to #ass that 8erod !ill seek the child to destroy him%
,(*.% =ho arose, and took the child and his mother by night, and retired
into Egy#t( and he !as there until the death of 8erod(
,(*?% That it might be fulfilled !hich the 'ord s#oke by the #ro#het,
saying( Out of Egy#t ha$e 5 called my son%
,(*A% Then 8erod #ercei$ing that he !as deluded by the !ise men, !as
e>ceeding angry( and sending killed all the menchildren that !ere in
Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from t!o years old and under,
according to the time !hich he had diligently inLuired of the !ise men%
,(*+% Then !as fulfilled that !hich !as s#oken by 9eremias the #ro#het,
saying(
,(*1% ) $oice in Rama !as heard, lamentation and great mourningJ Rachel
be!ailing her children, and !ould not be comforted, because they are
not%
,(*B% But !hen 8erod !as dead, behold an angel of the 'ord a##eared in
slee# to 9ose#h in Egy#t,
,(,-% 4aying( )rise, and take the child and his mother, and go into the
land of 5srael% 7or they are dead that sought the life of the child%
,(,*% =ho arose, and took the child and his mother, and came into the
land of 5srael%
,(,,% But hearing that )rchclaus reigned in 9udea in the room of 8erod
his father, he !as afraid to go thither( and being !arned in slee#
retired into the Luarters of Galilee%
,(,2% )nd coming he d!elt in a city called aHareth( that it might be
fulfilled !hich !as said by the #ro#hets( That he shall be called a
aHarene%
<atthe! "ha#ter 2
The #reaching of 9ohn( "hrist is ba#tiHed%
2(*% )nd in those days cometh 9ohn the Ba#tist #reaching in the desert
of 9udea%
2(,% )nd saying( Do #enance( for the kingdom of hea$en is at hand%
Do #enance%%% Paenitentiam agite% =hich !ord, according to the use of
the scri#tures and the holy fathers, does not only signify re#entance
and amendment of life, but also #unishing #ast sins by fasting, and such
like #enitential e>ercises%
2(2% 7or this is he that !as s#oken of by 5saias the #ro#het, saying( )
$oice of one crying in the desert, Pre#are ye the !ay of the 'ord, make
straight his #aths%
2(.% )nd the same 9ohn had his garment of camelDs hair, and a leathern
girdle about his loins( and his meat !as locusts and !ild honey%
2(?% Then !ent out to him 9erusalem and all 9udea, and all the country
about 9ordan(
2(A% )nd !ere ba#tiHed by him in the 9ordan, confessing their sins%
2(+% )nd seeing many of the Pharisees and 4adducees coming to his
ba#tism, he said to them( &e brood of $i#ers, !ho hath she!ed you to
flee from the !rath to comeM
Pharisees and 4adducees%%% These !ere t!o sects among the 9e!s( of !hich
the former !ere for the most #art notorious hy#ocritesJ the latter, a
kind of freethinkers in matters of religion%
2(1% Bring forth therefore fruit !orthy of #enance%
2(B% )nd think not to say !ithin yoursel$es, =e ha$e )braham for our
father% 7or 5 tell you that God is able of these stones to raise u#
children to )braham%
2(*-% 7or no! the a>e is laid to the root of the trees% E$ery tree
therefore that doth not yield good fruit, shall be cut do!n, and cast
into the fire%
2(**% 5 indeed ba#tiHe you in !ater unto #enance, but he that shall come
after me, is mightier than 5, !hose shoes 5 am not !orthy to bear( he
shall ba#tiHe you in the 8oly Ghost and fire%
2(*,% =hose fan is in his hand, and he !ill thoroughly cleanse his floor
and gather his !heat into the barnJ but the chaff he !ill burn !ith
unLuenchable fire%
2(*2% Then cometh 9esus from Galilee to the 9ordan, unto 9ohn, to be
ba#tiHed by him%
2(*.% But 9ohn stayed him, saying( 5 ought to be ba#tiHed by thee, and
comest thou to meM
2(*?% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to him( 4uffer it to be so no!% 7or so
it becometh us to fulfil all justice% Then he suffered him%
2(*A% )nd 9esus being ba#tiHed, forth!ith came out of the !ater( and lo,
the hea$ens !ere o#ened to him( and he sa! the 4#irit of God descending
as a do$e, and coming u#on him%
2(*+% )nd behold a $oice from hea$en saying( This is my belo$ed 4on, in
!hom 5 am !ell #leased%
<atthe! "ha#ter .
"hristDs fast of forty days( 8e is tem#ted% 8e begins to #reach, to call
disci#les to him, and to !ork miracles%
.(*% Then 9esus !as led by the s#irit into the desert, to be tem#ted by
the de$il%
.(,% )nd !hen he had fasted forty days and forty nights, after!ards he
!as hungry%
.(2% )nd the tem#ter coming said to him( 5f thou be the 4on of God,
command that these stones be made bread%
.(.% =ho ans!ered and said( 5t is !ritten, ot in bread alone doth man
li$e, but in e$ery !ord that #roceedeth from the mouth of God%
.(?% Then the de$il took him u# into the holy city, and set him u#on the
#innacle of the tem#le,
.(A% )nd said to him( 5f thou be the 4on of God, cast thyself do!n, for
it is !ritten( That he hath gi$en his angels charge o$er thee, and in
their hands shall they bear thee u#, lest #erha#s thou dash thy foot
against a stone%
.(+% 9esus said to him( 5t is !ritten again( Thou shalt not tem#t the
'ord thy God%
.(1% )gain the de$il took him u# into a $ery high mountain, and she!ed
him all the kingdoms of the !orld, and the glory of them,
4he!ed him, etc%%% That is, #ointed out to him !here each kingdom layJ
and set forth in !ords !hat !as most glorious and admirable in each of
them% Or also set before his eyes, as it !ere in a large ma#, a li$ely
re#resentation of all those kingdoms%
.(B% )nd said to him( )ll these !ill 5 gi$e thee, if falling do!n thou
!ilt adore me%
.(*-% Then 9esus saith to him( Begone, 4atan( for it is !ritten( The
'ord thy God shalt thou adore, and him only shalt thou ser$e%
.(**% Then the de$il left himJ and behold angels came and ministered to
him%
.(*,% )nd !hen 9esus had heard that 9ohn !as deli$ered u#, he retired
into Galilee(
.(*2% )nd lea$ing the city aHareth, he came and d!elt in "a#harnaum on
the sea coast, in the borders of Iabulon and of e#hthalimJ
.(*.% That it might be fulfilled !hich !as said by 5saias the #ro#het(
.(*?% 'and of Iabulon and land of e#hthalim, the !ay of the sea beyond
the 9ordan, Galilee of the Gentiles(
.(*A% The #eo#le that sat in darkness, hath seen great light( and to
them that sat in the region of the shado! of death, light is s#rung u#%
.(*+% 7rom that time 9esus began to #reach, and to say( Do #enance, for
the kingdom of hea$en is at hand%
.(*1% )nd 9esus !alking by the sea of Galilee, sa! t!o brethren, 4imon
!ho is called Peter, and )ndre! his brother, casting a net into the sea
Efor they !ere fishersG%
.(*B% )nd he saith to them( "ome ye after me, and 5 !ill make you to be
fishers of men%
.(,-% )nd they immediately lea$ing their nets, follo!ed him%
.(,*% )nd going on from thence, he sa! other t!o brethren, 9ames the son
of Iebedee, and 9ohn his brother, in a shi# !ith Iebedee their father,
mending their nets( and he called them%
.(,,% )nd they forth!ith left their nets and father, and follo!ed him%
.(,2% )nd 9esus !ent about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues,
and #reaching the gos#el of the kingdom( and healing all manner of
sickness and e$ery infirmity, among the #eo#le%
.(,.% )nd his fame !ent throughout all 4yria, and they #resented to him
all sick #eo#le that !ere taken !ith di$ers diseases and torments, and
such as !ere #ossessed by de$ils, and lunatics, and those that had the
#alsy, and he cured them(
.(,?% )nd much #eo#le follo!ed him from Galilee, and from Deca#olis, and
from 9erusalem, and from 9udea, and from beyond the 9ordan%
<atthe! "ha#ter ?
"hristDs sermon u#on the mount% The eight beatitudes%
?(*% )nd seeing the multitudes, he !ent u# into a mountain, and !hen he
!as set do!n, his disci#les came unto him%
?(,% )nd o#ening his mouth he taught them, saying(
?(2% Blessed are the #oor in s#irit( for theirs is the kingdom of
hea$en%
The #oor in s#irit%%% That is, the humbleJ and they !hose s#irit is not
set u#on riches%
?(.% Blessed are the meek( for they shall #ossess the land%
?(?% Blessed are they that mourn( for they shall be comforted%
?(A% Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice( for they
shall ha$e their fill%
?(+% Blessed are the merciful( for they shall obtain mercy%
?(1% Blessed are the clean of heart( they shall see God%
?(B% Blessed are the #eacemakers( for they shall be called the children
of God%
?(*-% Blessed are they that suffer #ersecution for justiceD sake( for
theirs is the kingdom of hea$en%
?(**% Blessed are ye !hen they shall re$ile you, and #ersecute you, and
s#eak all that is e$il against you, untruly, for my sake(
?(*,% Be glad and rejoice for your re!ard is $ery great in hea$en% 7or
so they #ersecuted the #ro#hets that !ere before you%
?(*2% &ou are the salt of the earth% But if the salt lose its sa$our,
!here!ith shall it be saltedM 5t is good for nothing anymore but to be
cast out, and to be trodden on by men%
?(*.% &ou are the light of the !orld% ) city seated on a mountain cannot
be hid%
?(*?% either do men light a candle and #ut it under a bushel, but u#on
a candlestick, that it may shine to all that are in the house%
?(*A% 4o let your light shine before men, that they may see your good
!orks, and glorify your 7ather !ho is in hea$en%
?(*+% Do not think that 5 am come to destroy the la!, or the #ro#hets% 5
am not come to destroy, but to fulfil%
To fulfil%%% By accom#lishing all the figures and #ro#heciesJ and
#erfecting all that !as im#erfect%
?(*1% 7or amen 5 say unto you, till hea$en and earth #ass, one jot, or
one tittle shall not #ass of the la!, till all be fulfilled%
)men%%% That is, assuredly of a truth%%% This 8ebre! !ord, amen, is here
retained by the e>am#le and authority of all the four E$angelists% 5t is
used by our 'ord as a strong asse$eration, and affirmation of the truth%
?(*B% 8e therefore that shall break one of these least commandments, and
shall so teach men shall be called the least in the kingdom of hea$en%
But he that shall do and teach, he shall be called great in the kingdom
of hea$en%
?(,-% 7or 5 tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of
the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of
hea$en%
The scribes and Pharisees%%% The scribes !ere the doctors of the la! of
<oses( the Pharisees !ere a #recise set of men, making #rofession of a
more e>act obser$ance of the la!( and u#on that account greatly esteemed
among the #eo#le%
?(,*% &ou ha$e heard that it !as said to them of old( Thou shalt not
kill% )nd !hosoe$er shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment%
4hall be in danger of the judgment%%% That is, shall deser$e to be
#unished by that lesser tribunal among the 9e!s, called the 9udgment,
!hich took cogniHance of such crimes%
?(,,% But 5 say to you, that !hosoe$er is angry !ith his brother, shall
be in danger of the judgment% )nd !hosoe$er shall say to his brother,
Raca, shall be in danger of the council% )nd !hosoe$er shall say, Thou
fool, shall be in danger of hell fire%
Raca%%% ) !ord e>#ressing great indignation or contem#t% 4hall be in
danger of the council%%% That is, shall deser$e to be #unished by the
highest court of judicature, called the "ouncil, or 4anhedrim,
consisting of se$enty-t!o #ersons, !here the highest causes !ere tried
and judged, !hich !as at 9erusalem% Thou fool%%% This !as then looked
u#on as a heinous injury, !hen uttered !ith contem#t, s#ite, or malice(
and therefore is here so se$erely condemned% 4hall be in danger of hell
fire%%% literally, according to the Greek, shall deser$e to be cast
into the Gehenna of fire% =hich !ords our 4a$iour made use of to e>#ress
the fire and #unishments of hell%
?(,2% 5f therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou
remember that thy brother hath anything against theeJ
?(,.% 'ea$e there thy offering before the altar, and go first to be
reconciled to thy brother, and then coming thou shalt offer thy gift%
?(,?% Be at agreement !ith thy ad$ersary betimes, !hilst thou art in the
!ay !ith him( lest #erha#s the ad$ersary deli$er thee to the judge, and
the judge deli$er thee to the officer, and thou be cast into #rison%
?(,A% )men 5 say to thee, thou shalt not go out from thence till thou
re#ay the last farthing%
?(,+% &ou ha$e heard that it !as said to them of old( Thou shalt not
commit adultery%
?(,1% But 5 say to you, that !hosoe$er shall look on a !oman to lust
after her, hath already committed adultery !ith her in his heart%
?(,B% )nd if thy right eye scandaliHe thee, #luck it out and cast it
from thee% 7or it is e>#edient for thee that one of thy members should
#erish, rather than thy !hole body be cast into hell%
4candaliHe thee%%% That is, if it be a stumblingblock, or occasion of
sin to thee% By !hich !e are taught to fly the immediate occasions of
sin, though they be as dear to us, or as necessary as a hand or an eye%
?(2-% )nd if thy right hand scandaliHe thee, cut it off, and cast it
from thee( for it is e>#edient for thee that one of thy members should
#erish, rather than that thy !hole body go into hell%
?(2*% )nd it hath been said, =hosoe$er shall #ut a!ay his !ife, let him
gi$e her a bill of di$orce%
?(2,% But 5 say to you, that !hosoe$er shall #ut a!ay his !ife,
e>ce#ting the cause of fornication, maketh her to commit adultery( and
he that shall marry her that is #ut a!ay, committeth adultery%
?(22% )gain you ha$e heard that it !as said to them of old, thou shalt
not fors!ear thyself( but thou shalt #erform thy oaths to the 'ord%
?(2.% But 5 say to you not to s!ear at all, neither by hea$en for it is
the throne of God(
ot to s!ear at all%%% 5t is not forbid to s!ear in truth, justice and
judgmentJ to the honour of God, or our o!n or neighbourDs just defence(
but only to s!ear rashly, or #rofanely, in common discourse, and !ithout
necessity%
?(2?% or by the earth, for it is his footstool( nor by 9erusalem, for
it is the city of the great king(
?(2A% either shalt thou s!ear by thy head, because thou canst not make
one hair !hite or black%
?(2+% But let your s#eech be yea, yea( no, no( and that !hich is o$er
and abo$e these, is of e$il%
?(21% &ou ha$e heard that it hath been said( )n eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth%
?(2B% But 5 say to you not to resist e$il( but if one strike thee on thy
right cheek, turn to him also the other(
ot to resist e$il, etc%%% =hat is here commanded, is a "hristian
#atience under injuries and affronts, and to be !illing e$en to suffer
still more, rather than to indulge the desire of re$enge( but !hat is
further added does not strictly oblige according to the letter, for
neither did "hrist nor 4t% Paul turn the other cheek% 4t% 9ohn *1%, and
)cts ,2%
?(.-% )nd if a man !ill contend !ith thee in judgment, and take a!ay thy
coat, let go thy cloak also unto him%
?(.*% )nd !hosoe$er !ill force thee one mile, go !ith him other t!o%
?(.,% Gi$e to him that asketh of thee, and from him that !ould borro! of
thee turn not a!ay%
?(.2% &ou ha$e heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt lo$e thy
neighbour, and hate thy enemy%
?(..% But 5 say to you, 'o$e your enemies( do good to them that hate
you( and #ray for them that #ersecute and calumniate you(
?(.?% That you may be the children of your 7ather !ho is in hea$en, !ho
maketh his sun to rise u#on the good, and bad, and raineth u#on the just
and the unjust%
?(.A% 7or if you lo$e them that lo$e you, !hat re!ard shall you ha$eM do
not e$en the #ublicans thisM
The #ublicans%%% These !ere the gatherers of the #ublic ta>es( a set of
men, odious and infamous among the 9e!s, for their e>tortions and
injustice%
?(.+% )nd if you salute your brethren only, !hat do you moreM do not
also the heathens thisM
?(.1% Be you therefore #erfect, as also your hea$enly 7ather is #erfect%
<atthe! "ha#ter A
) continuation of the sermon on the mount%
A(*% Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by
them( other!ise you shall not ha$e a re!ard of your 7ather !ho is in
hea$en%
&our justice%%% that is, !orks of justiceJ $iH%, fasting, #rayer, and
almsdeedsJ !hich ought to be #erformed not out of ostentation, or a $ie!
to #lease men, but solely to #lease God%
A(,% Therefore !hen thou dost an alms-deed, sound not a trum#et before
thee, as the hy#ocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that
they may be honoured by men% )men 5 say to you, they ha$e recei$ed their
re!ard%
A(2% But !hen thou dost alms, let not thy left hand kno! !hat thy right
hand doth%
A(.% That thy alms may be in secret, and thy 7ather !ho seeth in secret
!ill re#ay thee%
A(?% )nd !hen ye #ray, you shall not be as the hy#ocrites, that lo$e to
stand and #ray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they
may be seen by men( )men 5 say to you, they ha$e recei$ed their re!ard%
A(A% But thou !hen thou shalt #ray, enter into thy chamber, and ha$ing
shut the door, #ray to thy 7ather in secret, and thy father !ho seeth in
secret !ill re#ay thee%
A(+% )nd !hen you are #raying, s#eak not much, as the heathens% 7or
they think that in their much s#eaking they may be heard%
A(1% Be not you therefore like to them for your 7ather kno!eth !hat is
needful for you, before you ask him%
A(B% Thus therefore shall you #ray( Our 7ather !ho art in hea$en,
hallo!ed be thy name%
A(*-% Thy kingdom come% Thy !ill be done on earth as it is in hea$en%
A(**% Gi$e us this day our su#ersubstantial bread%
4u#ersubstantial bread%%% 5n 4t% 'uke the same !ord is rendered daily
bread% 5t is understood of the bread of life, !hich !e recei$e in the
Blessed 4acrament%
A(*,% )nd forgi$e us our debts, as !e also forgi$e our debtors%
A(*2% )nd lead us not into tem#tation% But deli$er us from e$il% )men%
'ead us not into tem#tation%%% That is, suffer us not to be o$ercome by
tem#tation%
A(*.% 7or if you !ill forgi$e men their offences, your hea$enly 7ather
!ill forgi$e you also your offences%
A(*?% But if you !ill not forgi$e men, neither !ill your 7ather forgi$e
you your offences%
A(*A% )nd !hen you fast, be not as the hy#ocrites, sad% 7or they
disfigure their faces, that they may a##ear unto men to fast% )men 5
say to you, they ha$e recei$ed their re!ard%
A(*+% But thou, !hen thou fastest anoint thy head, and !ash thy faceJ
A(*1% That thou a##ear not to men to fast, but to thy 7ather !ho is in
secret( and thy 7ather !ho seeth in secret, !ill re#ay thee%
A(*B% 'ay not u# to yoursel$es treasures on earth( !here the rust, and
moth consume, and !here thie$es break through, and steal%
A(,-% But lay u# to yoursel$es treasures in hea$en( !here neither the
rust nor moth doth consume, and !here thie$es do not break through, nor
steal%
A(,*% 7or !here thy treasure is, there is thy heart also%
A(,,% The light of thy body is thy eye% 5f thy eye be single, thy !hole
body shall be lightsome%
A(,2% But if thy eye be e$il thy !hole body shall be darksome% 5f then
the light that is in thee, be darkness( the darkness itself ho! great
shall it beN
A(,.% o man can ser$e t!o masters% 7or either he !ill hate the one, and
lo$e the other( or he !ill sustain the one, and des#ise the other% &ou
cannot ser$e God and mammon%
<ammon%%% That is, riches, !orldly interest%
A(,?% Therefore 5 say to you, be not solicitous for your life, !hat you
shall eat, nor for your body, !hat you shall #ut on% 5s not the life
more than the meat( and the body more than the raimentM
A(,A% Behold the birds of the air, for they neither so!, nor do they
rea#, nor gather into barns( and your hea$enly 7ather feedeth them% )re
not you of much more $alue than theyM
A(,+% )nd !hich of you by taking thought, can add to his stature one
cubitM
A(,1% )nd for raiment !hy are you solicitousM "onsider the lilies of the
field, ho! they gro!( they labour not, neither do they s#in%
A(,B% But 5 say to you, that not e$en 4olomon in all his glory !as
arrayed as one of these%
A(2-% )nd if the grass of the field, !hich is to day, and to morro! is
cast into the o$en, God doth so clothe( ho! much more you, O ye of
little faithM
A(2*% Be not solicitous therefore, saying( =hat shall !e eat( or !hat
shall !e drink, or !here!ith shall !e be clothedM
A(2,% 7or after all these things do the heathens seek% 7or your 7ather
kno!eth that you ha$e need of all these things%
A(22% 4eek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and
all these things shall be added unto you%
A(2.% Be not therefore solicitous for to morro!J for the morro! !ill be
solicitous for itself% 4ufficient for the day is the e$il thereof%
<atthe! "ha#ter +
The third #art of the sermon on the mount%
+(*% 9udge not, that you may not be judged%
+(,% 7or !ith !hat judgment you judge, you shall be judged( and !ith
!hat measure you mete, it shall be measured to you again%
+(2% )nd !hy seest thou the mote that is in thy brotherDs eyeJ and seest
not the beam that is in thy o!n eyeM
+(.% Or ho! sayest thou to thy brother( 'et me cast the mote out of thy
eyeJ and behold a beam is in thy o!n eyeM
+(?% Thou hy#ocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy o!n eye, and
then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brotherDs eye%
+(A% Gi$e not that !hich is holy to dogsJ neither cast ye your #earls
before s!ine, lest #erha#s they tram#le them under their feet, and
turning u#on you, they tear you%
+(+% )sk, and it shall be gi$en you( seek, and you shall find( knock,
and it shall be o#ened to you%
+(1% 7or e$ery one that asketh, recei$eth( and he that seeketh, findeth(
and to him that knocketh, it shall be o#ened%
+(B% Or !hat man is there among you, of !hom if his son shall ask bread,
!ill he reach him a stoneM
+(*-% Or if he shall ask him a fish, !ill he reach him a ser#entM
+(**% 5f you then being e$il, kno! ho! to gi$e good gifts to your
children( ho! much more !ill your 7ather !ho is in hea$en, gi$e good
things to them that ask himM
+(*,% )ll things therefore !hatsoe$er you !ould that men should do to
you, do you also to them% 7or this is the la! and the #ro#hets%
+(*2% Enter ye in at the narro! gate( for !ide is the gate, and broad is
the !ay that leadeth to destruction, and many there are !ho go in
thereat%
+(*.% 8o! narro! is the gate, and strait is the !ay that leadeth to
life( and fe! there are that find itN
+(*?% Be!are of false #ro#hets, !ho come to you in the clothing of
shee#, but in!ardly they are ra$ening !ol$es%
+(*A% By their fruits you shall kno! them% Do men gather gra#es of
thorns, or figs of thistlesM
+(*+% E$en so e$ery good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the e$il
tree bringeth forth e$il fruit%
+(*1% ) good tree cannot bring forth e$il fruit, neither can an e$il
tree bring forth good fruit%
+(*B% E$ery tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut do!n,
and shall be cast into the fire%
+(,-% =herefore by their fruits you shall kno! them%
+(,*% ot e$ery one that saith to me, 'ord, 'ord, shall enter into the
kingdom of hea$en( but he that doth the !ill of my 7ather !ho is in
hea$en, he shall enter into the kingdom of hea$en%
+(,,% <any !ill say to me in that day( 'ord, 'ord, ha$e not !e
#ro#hesied in thy name, and cast out de$ils in thy name, and done many
miracles in thy nameM
+(,2% )nd then !ill 5 #rofess unto them, 5 ne$er kne! you( de#art from
me, you that !ork iniLuity%
+(,.% E$ery one therefore that heareth these my !ords, and doth them,
shall be likened to a !ise man that built his house u#on a rock,
+(,?% )nd the rain fell, and the floods came, and the !inds ble!, and
they beat u#on that house, and it fell not, for it !as founded on a
rock%
+(,A% )nd e$ery one that heareth these my !ords and doth them not, shall
be like a foolish man that built his house u#on the sand,
+(,+% )nd the rain fell, and the floods came, and the !inds ble!, and
they beat u#on that house, and it fell, and great !as the fall thereof%
+(,1% )nd it came to #ass !hen 9esus had fully ended these !ords, the
#eo#le !ere in admiration at his doctrine%
+(,B% 7or he !as teaching them as one ha$ing #o!er, and not as the
scribes and Pharisees%
<atthe! "ha#ter 1
"hrist cleanses the le#er, heals the centurionDs ser$ant, PeterDs
mother-in-la!, and many others( he stills the storm at sea, dri$es the
de$ils out of t!o men #ossessed, and suffers them to go into the s!ine%
1(*% )nd !hen he !as come do!n from the mountain, great multitudes
follo!ed him(
1(,% )nd behold a le#er came and adored him, saying( 'ord, if thou !ilt,
thou canst make me clean%
1(2% )nd 9esus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying( 5 !ill,
be thou made clean% )nd forth!ith his le#rosy !as cleansed%
1(.% )nd 9esus saith to him( 4ee thou tell no man( but go, she! thyself
to the #riest, and offer the gift !hich <oses commanded, for a testimony
unto them%
1(?% )nd !hen he had entered into "a#harnaum, there came to him a
centurion, beseeching him,
1(A% )nd saying, 'ord, my ser$ant lieth at home sick of the #alsy, and
is grie$ously tormented%
1(+% )nd 9esus saith to him( 5 !ill come and heal him%
1(1% )nd the centurion, making ans!er, said( 'ord, 5 am not !orthy that
thou shouldst enter under my roofJ but only say the !ord, and my ser$ant
shall be healed%
1(B% 7or 5 also am a man subject to authority, ha$ing under me soldiersJ
and 5 say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another "ome, and he cometh,
and to my ser$ant, Do this, and he doeth it%
1(*-% )nd 9esus hearing this, mar$elledJ and said to them that follo!ed
him% )men 5 say to you, 5 ha$e not found so great faith in 5srael%
1(**% )nd 5 say to you that many shall come from the east and the !est,
and shall sit do!n !ith )braham, and 5saac and 9acob in the kingdom of
hea$en(
1(*,% But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the
e>terior darkness( there shall be !ee#ing and gnashing of teeth%
1(*2% )nd 9esus said to the centurion( Go, and as thou hast belie$ed, so
be it done to thee% )nd the ser$ant !as healed at the same hour%
1(*.% )nd !hen 9esus !as come into PeterDs house, he sa! his !ifeDs
mother lying, and sick of a fe$erJ
1(*?% )nd he touched her hand, and the fe$er left her, and she arose and
ministered to them%
1(*A% )nd !hen e$ening !as come, they brought to him many that !ere
#ossessed !ith de$ils( and he cast out the s#irits !ith his !ord( and
all that !ere sick he healed(
1(*+% That it might be fulfilled, !hich !as s#oken by the #ro#het
5saias, saying( 8e took our infirmities, and bore our diseases%
1(*1% )nd 9esus seeing great multitudes about him, ga$e orders to #ass
o$er the !ater%
1(*B% )nd a certain scribe came and said to him( <aster, 5 !ill follo!
thee !hithersoe$er thou shalt go%
1(,-% )nd 9esus saith to him( The fo>es ha$e holes, and the birds of the
air nestsJ but the 4on of man hath not !here to lay his head%
1(,*% )nd another of his disci#les said to him( 'ord, suffer me first to
go and bury my father%
1(,,% But 9esus said to him( 7ollo! me, and let the dead bury their
dead%
1(,2% )nd !hen he entered into the boat, his disci#les follo!ed him(
1(,.% )nd behold a great tem#est arose in the sea, so that the boat !as
co$ered !ith !a$es, but he !as aslee#%
1(,?% )nd they came to him, and a!aked him, saying( 'ord, sa$e us, !e
#erish%
1(,A% )nd 9esus saith to them( =hy are you fearful, O ye of little
faithM Then rising u#, he commanded the !inds, and the sea, and there
came a great calm%
1(,+% But the men !ondered, saying( =hat manner of man is this, for the
!inds and the sea obey himM
1(,1% )nd !hen he !as come on the other side of the !ater, into the
country of the Gerasens, there met him t!o that !ere #ossessed !ith
de$ils, coming out of the se#ulchres, e>ceeding fierce, so that none
could #ass by that !ay%
1(,B% )nd behold they cried out, saying( =hat ha$e !e to do !ith thee,
9esus 4on of GodM art thou come hither to torment us before the timeM
1(2-% )nd there !as, not far from them, a herd of many s!ine feeding%
1(2*% )nd the de$ils besought him, saying( 5f thou cast us out hence,
send us into the herd of s!ine%
1(2,% )nd he said to them( Go% But they going out !ent into the s!ine,
and behold the !hole herd ran $iolently do!n a stee# #lace into the sea(
and they #erished in the !aters%
1(22% )nd they that ke#t them fled( and coming into the city, told e$ery
thing, and concerning them that had been #ossessed by the de$ils%
1(2.% )nd behold the !hole city !ent out to meet 9esus, and !hen they
sa! him, they besought him that he !ould de#art from their coast%
<atthe! "ha#ter B
"hrist heals one sick of #alsy( calls <atthe!( cures the issue of blood(
raises to life the daughter of 9airus( gi$es sight to t!o blind men( and
heals a dumb man #ossessed by the de$il%
B(*% )nd entering into a boat, he #assed o$er the !ater and came into
his o!n city%
B(,% )nd behold they brought to him one sick of the #alsy lying in a
bed% )nd 9esus, seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the #alsy(
Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgi$en thee%
B(2% )nd behold some of the scribes said !ithin themsel$es( 8e
blas#hemeth%
B(.% )nd 9esus seeing their thoughts, said( =hy do you think e$il in
your heartsM
B(?% =hether is easier, to say, Thy sins are forgi$en thee( or to say,
)rise, and !alkM
B(A% But that you may kno! that the 4on of man hath #o!er on earth to
forgi$e sins, Ethen said he to the man sick of the #alsy,G )rise, take
u# thy bed, and go into thy house%
B(+% )nd he arose, and !ent into his house%
B(1% )nd the multitude seeing it, feared, and glorified God that ga$e
such #o!er to men%
B(B% )nd !hen 9esus #assed on from thence, he sa! a man sitting in the
custom house, named <atthe!J and he saith to him( 7ollo! me% )nd he
arose u# and follo!ed him%
B(*-% )nd it came to #ass as he !as sitting at meat in the house, behold
many #ublicans and sinners came, and sat do!n !ith 9esus and his
disci#les%
B(**% )nd the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disci#les( =hy doth your
master eat !ith #ublicans and sinnersM
B(*,% But 9esus hearing it, said( They that are in health need not a
#hysician, but they that are ill%
B(*2% Go then and learn !hat this meaneth, 5 !ill ha$e mercy and not
sacrifice% 7or 5 am not come to call the just, but sinners%
B(*.% Then came to him the disci#les of 9ohn, saying( =hy do !e and the
Pharisees, fast often, but thy disci#les do not fastM
B(*?% )nd 9esus said to them( "an the children of the bridegroom mourn,
as long as the bridegroom is !ith themM But the days !ill come, !hen the
bridegroom shall be taken a!ay from them, and then they shall fast%
"an the children of the bridegroom%%% This, by a 8ebraism, signifies the
friends or com#anions of the bridegroom%
B(*A% )nd nobody #utteth a #iece of ra! cloth unto an old garment% 7or
it taketh a!ay the fulness thereof from the garment, and there is made a
greater rent%
B(*+% either do they #ut ne! !ine into old bottles% Other!ise the
bottles break, and the !ine runneth out, and the bottles #erish% But ne!
!ine they #ut into ne! bottles( and both are #reser$ed%
B(*1% )s he !as s#eaking these things unto them, behold a certain ruler
came u#, and adored him, saying( 'ord, my daughter is e$en no! deadJ but
come, lay thy hand u#on her, and she shall li$e%
B(*B% )nd 9esus rising u# follo!ed him, !ith his disci#les%
B(,-% )nd behold a !oman !ho !as troubled !ith an issue of blood t!el$e
years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment%
B(,*% 7or she said !ithin herself( 5f 5 shall touch only his garment, 5
shall be healed%
B(,,% But 9esus turning and seeing her, said( Be of good heart,
daughter, thy faith hath made thee !hole% )nd the !oman !as made !hole
from that hour%
B(,2% )nd !hen 9esus !as come into the house of the ruler, and sa! the
minstrels and the multitude making a rout,
B(,.% 8e said( Gi$e #lace, for the girl is not dead, but slee#eth% )nd
they laughed him to scorn%
B(,?% )nd !hen the multitude !as #ut forth, he !ent in, and took her by
the hand% )nd the maid arose%
B(,A% )nd the fame hereof !ent abroad into all that country%
B(,+% )nd as 9esus #assed from thence, there follo!ed him t!o blind men
crying out and saying, 8a$e mercy on us, O 4on of Da$id%
B(,1% )nd !hen he !as come to the house, the blind men came to him% )nd
9esus saith to them, Do you belie$e, that 5 can do this unto youM They
say to him, &ea, 'ord%
B(,B% Then he touched their eyes, saying, )ccording to your faith, be it
done unto you%
B(2-% )nd their eyes !ere o#ened, and 9esus strictly charged them,
saying, 4ee that no man kno! this%
B(2*% But they going out, s#read his fame abroad in all that country%
B(2,% )nd !hen they !ere gone out, behold they brought him a dumb man,
#ossessed !ith a de$il%
B(22% )nd after the de$il !as cast out, the dumb man s#oke, and the
multitudes !ondered, saying, e$er !as the like seen in 5srael%
B(2.% But the Pharisees said, By the #rince of de$ils he casteth out
de$ils%
B(2?% )nd 9esus !ent about all the cities and to!ns, teaching in their
synagogues, and #reaching the gos#el of the kingdom, and healing e$ery
disease, and e$ery infirmity%
B(2A% )nd seeing the multitudes, he had com#assion on them( because they
!ere distressed, and lying like shee# that ha$e no she#herd%
B(2+% Then he saith to his disci#les, The har$est indeed is great, but
the labourers are fe!%
B(21% Pray ye therefore the 'ord of the har$est, that he send forth
labourers into his har$est%
<atthe! "ha#ter *-
"hrist sends out his t!el$e a#ostles, !ith the #o!er of miracles% The
lessons he gi$es them%
*-(*% )nd ha$ing called his t!el$e disci#les together, he ga$e them
#o!er o$er unclean s#irits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of
diseases, and all manner of infirmities%
*-(,% )nd the names of the t!el$e )#ostles are these( The first, 4imon
!ho is called Peter, and )ndre! his brother,
*-(2% 9ames the son of Iebedee, and 9ohn his brother, Phili# and
Bartholome!, Thomas and <atthe! the #ublican, and 9ames the son of
)l#heus, and Thaddeus,
*-(.% 4imon the "ananean, and 9udas 5scariot, !ho also betrayed him%
*-(?% These t!el$e 9esus sent( commanding them, saying( Go ye not into
the !ay of the Gentiles, and into the city of the 4amaritans enter ye
not%
*-(A% But go ye rather to the lost shee# of the house of 5srael%
*-(+% )nd going, #reach, saying( The kingdom of hea$en is at hand%
*-(1% 8eal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the le#ers, cast out
de$ils( freely ha$e you recei$ed, freely gi$e%
*-(B% Do not #ossess gold, nor sil$er, nor money in your #urses(
*-(*-% or scri# for your journey, nor t!o coats, nor shoes, nor a
staffJ for the !orkman is !orthy of his meat%
*-(**% )nd into !hatsoe$er city or to!n you shall enter, inLuire !ho in
it is !orthy, and there abide till you go thence%
*-(*,% )nd !hen you come into the house, salute it, saying( Peace be to
this house%
*-(*2% )nd if that house be !orthy, your #eace shall come u#on itJ but
if it be not !orthy, your #eace shall return to you%
*-(*.% )nd !hosoe$er shall not recei$e you, nor hear your !ords( going
forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet%
*-(*?% )men 5 say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of
4odom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city%
*-(*A% Behold 5 send you as shee# in the midst of !ol$es% Be ye
therefore !ise as ser#ents and sim#le as do$es%
4im#le%%% That is, harmless, #lain, sincere, and !ithout guile%
*-(*+% But be!are of men% 7or they !ill deli$er you u# in councils, and
they !ill scourge you in their synagogues%
*-(*1% )nd you shall be brought before go$ernors, and before kings for
my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles(
*-(*B% But !hen they shall deli$er you u#, take no thought ho! or !hat
to s#eak( for it shall be gi$en you in that hour !hat to s#eak(
*-(,-% 7or it is not you that s#eak, but the s#irit of your 7ather that
s#eaketh in you%
*-(,*% The brother also shall deli$er u# the brother to death, and the
father the sonJ and the children shall rise u# against their #arents,
and shall #ut them to death%
*-(,,% )nd you shall be hated by all men for my nameDs sake( but he that
shall #erse$ere unto the end, he shall be sa$ed%
*-(,2% )nd !hen they shall #ersecute you in this city, flee into
another% )men 5 say to you, you shall not finish all the cities of
5srael, till the 4on of man come%
*-(,.% The disci#le is not abo$e the master, nor the ser$ant abo$e his
lord%
*-(,?% 5t is enough for the disci#le that he be as his master, and the
ser$ant as his lord% 5f they ha$e called the good man of the house
BeelHebub, ho! much more them of his householdM
*-(,A% Therefore fear them not% 7or nothing is co$ered that shall not be
re$ealed( nor hid, that shall not be kno!n%
*-(,+% That !hich 5 tell you in the dark, s#eak ye in the light( and
that !hich you hear in the ear, #reach ye u#on the houseto#s%
*-(,1% )nd fear ye not them that kill the body, and are not able to kill
the soul( but rather fear him that can destroy both soul and body in
hell%
*-(,B% )re not t!o s#arro!s sold for a farthingM and not one of them
shall fall on the ground !ithout your 7ather%
*-(2-% But the $ery hairs of your head are all numbered%
*-(2*% 7ear not therefore( better are you than many s#arro!s%
*-(2,% E$ery one therefore that shall confess me before men, 5 !ill also
confess him before my 7ather !ho is in hea$en%
*-(22% But he that shall deny me before men, 5 !ill also deny him before
my 7ather !ho is in hea$en%
*-(2.% Do not think that 5 came to send #eace u#on earth( 5 came not to
send #eace, but the s!ord%
*-(2?% 7or 5 came to set a man at $ariance against his father, and the
daughter against her mother, and the daughter in la! against her mother
in la!%
5 came to set a man at $ariance, etc%%% ot that this !as the end or
design of the coming of our 4a$iourJ but that his coming and his
doctrine !ould ha$e this effect, by reason of the obstinate resistance
that many !ould make, and of their #ersecuting all such as should adhere
to him%
*-(2A% )nd a manDs enemies shall be they of his o!n household%
*-(2+% 8e that lo$eth father or mother more than me, is not !orthy of
meJ and he that lo$eth son or daughter more than me, is not !orthy of
me%
*-(21% )nd he that taketh not u# his cross, and follo!eth me, is not
!orthy of me%
*-(2B% 8e that findeth his life, shall lose it( and he that shall lose
his life for me, shall find it%
*-(.-% 8e that recei$eth you, recei$eth me( and he that recei$eth me,
recei$eth him that sent me%
*-(.*% 8e that recei$eth a #ro#het in the name of a #ro#het, shall
recei$e the re!ard of a #ro#het( and he that recei$eth a just man in the
name of a just man, shall recei$e the re!ard of a just man%
*-(.,% )nd !hosoe$er shall gi$e to drink to one of these little ones a
cu# of cold !ater only in the name of a disci#le, amen 5 say to you he
shall not lose his re!ard%
<atthe! "ha#ter **
9ohn sends his disci#les to "hrist, !ho u#braids the 9e!s for their
incredulity, and calls to him such as are sensible of their burdens%
**(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 9esus had made an end of commanding his
t!el$e disci#les, he #assed from thence, to teach and to #reach in their
cities%
**(,% o! !hen 9ohn had heard in #rison the !orks of "hrist( sending t!o
of his disci#les he said to him(
**(2% )rt thou he that art to come, or look !e for anotherM
**(.% )nd 9esus making ans!er said to them( Go and relate to 9ohn !hat
you ha$e heard and seen%
**(?% The blind see, the lame !alk, the le#ers are cleansed, the deaf
hear, the dead rise again, the #oor ha$e the gos#el #reached to them%
**(A% )nd blessed is he that shall not be scandaliHed in me%
4candaliHed in me%%% That is, !ho shall not take occasion of scandal or
offence from my humility, and the disgraceful death of the cross !hich 5
shall endure%
**(+% )nd !hen they !ent their !ay, 9esus began to say to the multitudes
concerning 9ohn( =hat !ent you out into the desert to seeM a reed shaken
!ith the !indM
**(1% But !hat !ent you out to seeM a man clothed in soft garmentsM
Behold they that are clothed in soft garments, are in the houses of
kings%
**(B% But !hat !ent you out to seeM ) #ro#hetM &ea 5 tell you, and more
than a #ro#het%
**(*-% 7or this is he of !hom it is !ritten( Behold 5 send my angel
before my face, !ho shall #re#are thy !ay before thee%
**(**% )men 5 say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born
of !omen a greater than 9ohn the Ba#tist( yet he that is the lesser in
the kingdom of hea$en is greater than he%
**(*,% )nd from the days of 9ohn the Ba#tist until no!, the kingdom of
hea$en suffereth $iolence, and the $iolent bear it a!ay%
4uffereth $iolence, etc%%% 5t is not to be obtained but by main force,
by using $iolence u#on oursel$es, by mortification and #enance, and
resisting our #er$erse inclinations%
**(*2% 7or all the #ro#hets and the la! #ro#hesied until 9ohn(
**(*.% )nd if you !ill recei$e it, he is Elias that is to come%
8e is Elias, etc%%% ot in #erson, but in s#irit% 4t% 'uke *% *+%
**(*?% 8e that hath ears to hear, let him hear%
**(*A% But !hereunto shall 5 esteem this generation to be likeM 5t is
like to children sitting in the market #lace%
**(*+% =ho crying to their com#anions say( =e ha$e #i#ed to you, and you
ha$e not danced( !e ha$e lamented, and you ha$e not mourned%
**(*1% 7or 9ohn came neither eating nor drinkingJ and they say( 8e hath
a de$il%
**(*B% The 4on of man came eating and drinking, and they say( Behold a
man that is a glutton and a !ine drinker, a friend of #ublicans and
sinners% )nd !isdom is justified by her children%
**(,-% Then began he to u#braid the cities !herein !ere done the most of
his miracles, for that they had not done #enance%
**(,*% =oe thee, "oroHain, !oe to thee, Bethsaida( for if in Tyre and
4idon had been !rought the miracles that ha$e been !rought in you, they
had long ago done #enance in sackcloth and ashes%
**(,,% But 5 say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and 4idon
in the day of judgment, than for you%
**(,2% )nd thou "a#harnaum, shalt thou be e>alted u# to hea$enM thou
shalt go do!n e$en unto hell% 7or if in 4odom had been !rought the
miracles that ha$e been !rought in thee, #erha#s it had remained unto
this day%
**(,.% But 5 say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land
of 4odom in the day of judgment than for thee%
**(,?% )t that time 9esus ans!ered and said( 5 confess to thee, O
7ather, 'ord of 8ea$en and earth, because thou hast hid these things
from the !ise and #rudent, and hast re$ealed them to little ones%
**(,A% &ea, 7ather( for so hath it seemed good in thy sight%
**(,+% )ll things are deli$ered to me by my 7ather% )nd no one kno!eth
the 4on but the 7ather( neither doth any one kno! the 7ather, but the
4on, and he to !hom it shall #lease the 4on to re$eal him%
**(,1% "ome to me all you that labor and are burdened, and 5 !ill
refresh you%
**(,B% Take u# my yoke u#on you, and learn of me, because 5 am meek, and
humble of heart( )nd you shall find rest to your souls%
**(2-% 7or my yoke is s!eet and my burden light%
<atthe! "ha#ter *,
"hrist re#ro$es the blindness of the Pharisees, and confutes their
attributing his miracles to 4atan%
*,(*% )t that time 9esus !ent through the corn on the sabbath( and his
disci#les being hungry, began to #luck the ears, and to eat%
*,(,% )nd the Pharisees seeing them, said to him( Behold thy disci#les
do that !hich is not la!ful to do on the sabbath days%
*,(2% But he said to them( 8a$e you not read !hat Da$id did !hen he !as
hungry, and they that !ere !ith him(
*,(.% 8o! he entered into the house of God, and did eat the loa$es of
#ro#osition, !hich it !as not la!ful for him to eat, nor for them that
!ere !ith him, but for the #riests onlyM
The loa$es of #ro#osition%%% 4o !ere called the t!el$e loa$es !hich !ere
#laced before the sanctuary in the tem#le of God%
*,(?% Or ha$e ye not read in the la!, that on the sabbath days the
#riests in the tem#le break the sabbath, and are !ithout blameM
*,(A% But 5 tell you that there is here a greater than the tem#le%
*,(+% )nd if you kne! !hat this meaneth( 5 !ill ha$e mercy, and not
sacrifice( you !ould ne$er ha$e condemned the innocent%
*,(1% 7or the 4on of man is 'ord e$en of the sabbath%
*,(B% )nd !hen he had #assed from thence, he came into their synagogues%
*,(*-% )nd behold there !as a man !ho had a !ithered hand, and they
asked him, saying( 5s it la!ful to heal on the sabbath daysM that they
might accuse him%
*,(**% But he said to them( =hat man shall there be among you, that hath
one shee#( and if the same fall into a #it on the sabbath day, !ill he
not take hold on it and lift it u#M
*,(*,% 8o! much better is a man than a shee#M Therefore it is la!ful to
do a good deed on the sabbath days%
*,(*2% Then he saith to the man( 4tretch forth thy handJ and he
stretched it forth, and it !as restored to health e$en as the other%
*,(*.% )nd the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, ho!
they might destroy him%
*,(*?% But 9esus kno!ing it, retired from thence( and many follo!ed him,
and he healed them all%
*,(*A% )nd he charged them that they should not make him kno!n%
*,(*+% That it might be fulfilled !hich !as s#oken by 5saias the
#ro#het, saying(
*,(*1% Behold my ser$ant !hom 5 ha$e chosen, my belo$ed in !hom my soul
hath been !ell #leased% 5 !ill #ut my s#irit u#on him, and he shall she!
judgment to the Gentiles%
*,(*B% 8e shall not contend, nor cry out, neither shall any man hear his
$oice in the streets%
*,(,-% The bruised reed he shall not break( and smoking fla> he shall
not e>tinguish( till he send forth judgment unto $ictory%
*,(,*% )nd in his name the Gentiles shall ho#e%
*,(,,% Then !as offered to him one #ossessed !ith a de$il, blind and
dumb( and he healed him, so that he s#oke and sa!%
*,(,2% )nd all the multitudes !ere amaHed, and said( 5s not this the son
of Da$idM
*,(,.% But the Pharisees hearing it, said( This man casteth not out
de$ils but by BeelHebub the #rince of the de$ils%
*,(,?% )nd 9esus kno!ing their thoughts, said to them( E$ery kingdom
di$ided against itself shall be made desolate( and e$ery city or house
di$ided against itself shall not stand%
*,(,A% )nd if 4atan cast out 4atan, he is di$ided against himself( ho!
then shall his kingdom standM
*,(,+% )nd if 5 by BeelHebub cast out de$ils, by !hom do your children
cast them outM Therefore they shall be your judges%
*,(,1% But if 5 by the 4#irit of God cast out de$ils, then is the
kingdom of God come u#on you%
*,(,B% Or ho! can any one enter into the house of the strong, and rifle
his goods, unless he first bind the strongM and then he !ill rifle his
house%
*,(2-% 8e that is not !ith me, is against me( and he that gathereth not
!ith me, scattereth%
*,(2*% Therefore 5 say to you( E$ery sin and blas#hemy shall be forgi$en
men, but the blas#hemy of the 4#irit shall not be forgi$en%
The blas#hemy of the 4#irit%%% The sin here s#oken of is that blas#hemy,
by !hich the Pharisees attributed the miracles of "hrist, !rought by the
4#irit of God, to BeelHebub the #rince of de$ils% o! this kind of sin
is usually accom#anied !ith so much obstinacy, and such !ilful o##osing
the 4#irit of God, and the kno!n truth, that men !ho are guilty of it,
are seldom or ne$er con$erted( and therefore are ne$er forgi$en, because
they !ill not re#ent% Other!ise there is no sin, !hich God cannot or
!ill not forgi$e to such as sincerely re#ent, and ha$e recourse to the
keys of the church%
*,(2,% )nd !hosoe$er shall s#eak a !ord against the 4on of man, it shall
be forgi$en him( but he that shall s#eak against the 8oly Ghost, it
shall not be forgi$en him neither in this !orld, nor in the !orld to
come%
or in the !orld to come%%% 7rom these !ords 4t% )ugustine EDe "i$% Dei,
lib% ,*, c% *2G and 4t% Gregory EDialog%, ., c% 2BG gather, that some
sins may be remitted in the !orld to comeJ and, conseLuently, that there
is a #urgatory or a middle #lace%
*,(22% Either make the tree good and its fruit good( or make the tree
e$il, and its fruit e$il% 7or by the fruit the tree is kno!n%
*,(2.% O generation of $i#ers, ho! can you s#eak good things, !hereas
you are e$ilM for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth s#eaketh%
*,(2?% ) good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things( and
an e$il man out of an e$il treasure bringeth forth e$il things%
*,(2A% But 5 say unto you, that e$ery idle !ord that men shall s#eak,
they shall render an account for it in the day of judgment%
E$ery idle !ord%%% This she!s there must be a #lace of tem#oral
#unishment hereafter !here these slighter faults shall be #unished%
*,(2+% 7or by thy !ords thou shalt be justified, and by thy !ords thou
shalt be condemned%
*,(21% Then some of the scribes and Pharisees ans!ered him, saying(
<aster, !e !ould see a sign from thee%
) sign%%% That is, a miracle from hea$en% 4t% 'uke **% *A%
*,(2B% =ho ans!ering said to them( )n e$il and adulterous generation
seeketh a sign( and a sign shall not be gi$en it, but the sign of 9onas
the #ro#het%
*,(.-% 7or as 9onas !as in the !haleDs belly three days and three
nights( so shall the 4on of man be in the heart of the earth three days
and three nights%
Three days, etc%%% ot com#lete days and nightsJ but #art of three days,
and three nights taken according to the !ay that the 8ebre!s counted
their days and nights, $iH%, from e$ening to e$ening%
*,(.*% The men of ini$e shall rise in judgment !ith this generation,
and shall condemn it( because they did #enance at the #reaching of
9onas% )nd behold a greater than 9onas here%
*,(.,% The Lueen of the south shall rise in judgment !ith this
generation, and shall condemn it( because she came from the ends of the
earth to hear the !isdom of 4olomon, and behold a greater than 4olomon
here%
*,(.2% )nd !hen an unclean s#irit is gone out of a man he !alketh
through dry #laces seeking rest, and findeth none%
*,(..% Then he saith( 5 !ill return into my house from !hence 5 came
out% )nd coming he findeth it em#ty, s!e#t, and garnished%
*,(.?% Then he goeth, and taketh !ith him se$en other s#irits more
!icked than himself, and they enter in and d!ell there( and the last
state of that man is made !orse than the first% 4o shall it be also to
this !icked generation%
*,(.A% )s he !as yet s#eaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and
his brethren stood !ithout, seeking to s#eak to him%
*,(.+% )nd one said unto him( Behold thy mother and thy brethren stand
!ithout, seeking thee%
*,(.1% But he ans!ering him that told him, said( =ho is my mother, and
!ho are my brethrenM
=ho is my motherM%%% This !as not s#oken by !ay of slighting his mother,
but to she! that !e are ne$er to suffer oursel$es to be taken from the
ser$ice of God, by any inordinate affection to our earthly #arents( and
that !hich our 'ord chiefly regarded in his mother, !as her doing the
!ill of his 7ather in hea$en% 5t may also further allude to the
re#robation of the 9e!s, his carnal kindred, and the election of the
Gentiles%
*,(.B% )nd stretching forth his hand to!ards his disci#les, he said(
Behold my mother and my brethren%
*,(?-% 7or !hosoe$er shall do the !ill of my 7ather, that is in hea$en,
he is my brother, and sister, and mother%
<atthe! "ha#ter *2
The #arables of the so!er and the cockle( of the mustardseed, etc%
*2(*% The same day 9esus going out of the house, sat by the sea side%
*2(,% )nd great multitudes !ere gathered together unto him, so that he
!ent u# into a boat and sat( and all the multitude stood on the shore%
*2(2% )nd he s#oke to them many things in #arables, saying( Behold the
so!er !ent forth to so!%
*2(.% )nd !hilst he so!eth some fell by the !ay side, and the birds of
the air came and ate them u#%
*2(?% )nd other some fell u#on stony ground, !here they had not much
earth( and they s#rung u# immediately, because they had no dee#ness of
earth%
*2(A% )nd !hen the sun !as u# they !ere scorched( and because they had
not root, they !ithered a!ay%
*2(+% )nd others fell among thorns( and the thorns gre! u# and choked
them%
*2(1% )nd others fell u#on good ground( and they brought forth fruit,
some an hundred fold, some si>ty fold, and some thirty fold%
*2(B% 8e that hath ears to hear, let him hear%
*2(*-% )nd his disci#les came and said to him( =hy s#eakest thou to them
in #arablesM
*2(**% =ho ans!ered and said to them( Because to you it is gi$en to kno!
the mysteries of the kingdom of hea$en( but to them it is not gi$en%
*2(*,% 7or he that hath, to him shall be gi$en, and he shall abound( but
he that hath not, from him shall be taken a!ay that also !hich he hath%
*2(*2% Therefore do 5 s#eak to them in #arables( because seeing they see
not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand%
*2(*.% )nd the #ro#hecy of 5saias is fulfilled in them, !ho saith( By
hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand( and seeing you shall
see, and shall not #ercei$e%
*2(*?% 7or the heart of this #eo#le is gro!n gross, and !ith their ears
they ha$e been dull of hearing, and their eyes they ha$e shut( lest at
any time they should see !ith their eyes, and hear !ith their ears, and
understand !ith their heart, and be con$erted, and 5 should heal them%
*2(*A% But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears,
because they hear%
*2(*+% 7or, amen, 5 say to you, many #ro#hets and just men ha$e desired
to see the things that you see, and ha$e not seen them( and to hear the
things that you hear and ha$e not heard them%
*2(*1% 8ear you therefore the #arable of the so!er%
*2(*B% =hen any one heareth the !ord of the kingdom, and understandeth
it not, there cometh the !icked one, and catcheth a!ay that !hich !as
so!n in his heart( this is he that recei$ed the seed by the !ay side%
*2(,-% )nd he that recei$ed the seed u#on stony ground, is he that
heareth the !ord, and immediately recei$eth it !ith joy%
*2(,*% &et hath he not root in himself, but is only for a time( and !hen
there ariseth tribulation and #ersecution because of the !ord, he is
#resently scandaliHed%
*2(,,% )nd he that recei$ed the seed among thorns, is he that heareth
the !ord, and the care of this !orld and the deceitfulness of riches
choketh u# the !ord, and he becometh fruitless%
*2(,2% But he that recei$ed the seed u#on good ground, is he that
heareth the !ord, and understandeth, and beareth fruit, and yieldeth the
one an hundredfold, and another si>ty, and another thirty%
*2(,.% )nother #arable he #ro#osed to them, saying( The kingdom of
hea$en is likened to a man that so!ed good seed in his field%
*2(,?% But !hile men !ere aslee#, his enemy came and o$erso!ed cockle
among the !heat and !ent his !ay%
*2(,A% )nd !hen the blade !as s#rung u#, and had brought forth fruit,
then a##eared also the cockle%
*2(,+% )nd the ser$ants of the good man of the house coming said to him%
4ir, didst thou not so! good seed in thy fieldM =hence then hath it
cockleM
*2(,1% )nd he said to them( )n enemy hath done this% )nd the ser$ants
said to him( =ilt thou that !e go and gather it u#M
*2(,B% )nd he said( o, lest #erha#s gathering u# the cockle, you root
u# the !heat also together !ith it%
*2(2-% 4uffer both to gro! until the har$est, and in the time of the
har$est 5 !ill say to the rea#ers( Gather u# first the cockle, and bind
it into bundles to burn, but the !heat gather ye into my barn%
*2(2*% )nother #arable he #ro#osed unto them, saying( The kingdom of
hea$en is like to a grain of mustard seed, !hich a man took and so!ed in
his field%
*2(2,% =hich is the least indeed of all seedsJ but !hen it is gro!n u#,
it is greater than all herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of
the air come, and d!ell in the branches thereof%
*2(22% )nother #arable he s#oke to them( The kingdom of hea$en is like
to lea$en, !hich a !oman took and hid in three measures of meal, until
the !hole !as lea$ened%
*2(2.% )ll these things 9esus s#oke in #arables to the multitudes( and
!ithout #arables he did not s#eak to them%
*2(2?% That it might be fulfilled !hich !as s#oken by the #ro#het,
saying( 5 !ill o#en my mouth in #arables, 5 !ill utter things hidden
from the foundation of the !orld%
*2(2A% Then ha$ing sent a!ay the multitudes, he came into the house, and
his disci#les came to him, saying( E>#ound to us the #arable of the
cockle of the field%
*2(2+% =ho made ans!er and said to them( 8e that so!eth the good seed is
the 4on of man%
*2(21% )nd the field is the !orld% )nd the good seed are the children of
the kingdom% )nd the cockle are the children of the !icked one%
*2(2B% )nd the enemy that so!ed them, is the de$il% But the har$est is
the end of the !orld% )nd the rea#ers are the angels%
*2(.-% E$en as cockle therefore is gathered u#, and burnt !ith fire( so
shall it be at the end of the !orld%
*2(.*% The 4on of man shall send his angels, and they shall gather out
of his kingdom all scandals, and them that !ork iniLuity%
*2(.,% )nd shall cast them into the furnace of fire( there shall be
!ee#ing and gnashing of teeth%
*2(.2% Then shall the just shine as the sun, in the kingdom of their
7ather% 8e that hath ears to hear, let him hear%
*2(..% The kingdom of hea$en is like unto a treasure hidden in a field%
=hich a man ha$ing found, hid it, and for joy thereof goeth, and selleth
all that he hath, and buyeth that field%
*2(.?% )gain the kingdom of hea$en is like to a merchant seeking good
#earls%
*2(.A% =ho !hen he had found one #earl of great #rice, !ent his !ay, and
sold all that he had, and bought it%
*2(.+% )gain the kingdom of hea$en is like to a net cast into the sea,
and gathering together of all kinds of fishes%
*2(.1% =hich, !hen it !as filled, they dre! out, and sitting by the
shore, they chose out the good into $essels, but the bad they cast
forth%
*2(.B% 4o shall it be at the end of the !orld% The angels shall go out,
and shall se#arate the !icked from among the just%
*2(?-% )nd shall cast them into the furnace of fire( there shall be
!ee#ing and gnashing of teeth%
*2(?*% 8a$e ye understood all these thingsM They say to him( &es%
*2(?,% 8e said unto them( Therefore e$ery scribe instructed in the
kingdom of hea$en, is like to a man that is a householder, !ho bringeth
forth out of his treasure ne! things and old%
*2(?2% )nd it came to #ass( !hen 9esus had finished these #arables, he
#assed from thence%
*2(?.% )nd coming into his o!n country, he taught them in their
synagogues, so that they !ondered and said( 8o! came this man by this
!isdom and miraclesM
*2(??% 5s not this the car#enterDs sonM 5s not his mother called <ary,
and his brethren 9ames, and 9ose#h, and 4imon, and 9ude(
8is brethren%%% These !ere the children of <ary the !ife of "leo#has,
sister to our Blessed 'ady, E4t% <att% ,+% ?AJ 4t% 9ohn *B% ,?,G and
therefore, according to the usual style of the 4cri#ture, they !ere
called brethren, that is, near relations to our 4a$iour%
*2(?A% )nd his sisters, are they not all !ith usM =hence therefore hath
he all these thingsM
*2(?+% )nd they !ere scandaliHed in his regard% But 9esus said to them(
) #ro#het is not !ithout honour, sa$e in his o!n country, and in his o!n
house%
*2(?1% )nd he !rought not many miracles there, because of their
unbelief%
<atthe! "ha#ter *.
8erod #uts 9ohn to death% "hrist feeds fi$e thousand in the desert% 8e
!alks u#on the sea, and heals all the diseased !ith the touch of his
garment%
*.(*% )t that time 8erod the Tetrarch heard the fame of 9esus%
Tetrarch%%% This !ord, deri$ed from the Greek, signifies one that rules
o$er the fourth #art of a kingdom( as 8erod then ruled o$er Galilee,
!hich !as but the fourth #art of the kingdom of his father%
*.(,% )nd he said to his ser$ants( This is 9ohn the Ba#tist( he is risen
from the dead, and therefore mighty !orks she! forth themsel$es in him%
*.(2% 7or 8erod had a##rehended 9ohn and bound him, and #ut him into
#rison, because of 8erodias, his brotherDs !ife%
*.(.% 7or 9ohn said to him( 5t is not la!ful for thee to ha$e her%
*.(?% )nd ha$ing a mind to #ut him to death, he feared the #eo#le(
because they esteemed him as a #ro#het%
*.(A% But on 8erodDs birthday, the daughter of 8erodias danced before
them( and #leased 8erod%
*.(+% =hereu#on he #romised !ith an oath, to gi$e her !hatsoe$er she
!ould ask of him%
*.(1% But she being instructed before by her mother, said( Gi$e me here
in a dish the head of 9ohn the Ba#tist%
*.(B% )nd the king !as struck sad( yet because of his oath, and for them
that sat !ith him at table, he commanded it to be gi$en%
*.(*-% )nd he sent, and beheaded 9ohn in the #rison%
*.(**% )nd his head !as brought in a dish( and it !as gi$en to the
damsel, and she brought it to her mother%
*.(*,% )nd his disci#les came and took the body, and buried it, and came
and told 9esus%
*.(*2% =hich !hen 9esus had heard, he retired from thence by a boat,
into a desert #lace a#art, and the multitudes ha$ing heard of it,
follo!ed him on foot out of the cities%
*.(*.% )nd he coming forth sa! a great multitude, and had com#assion on
them, and healed their sick%
*.(*?% )nd !hen it !as e$ening, his disci#les came to him, saying( This
is a desert #lace, and the hour is no! #assed( send a!ay the multitudes,
that going into the to!ns, they may buy themsel$es $ictuals%
*.(*A% But 9esus said to them, They ha$e no need to go( gi$e you them to
eat%
*.(*+% They ans!ered him( =e ha$e not here, but fi$e loa$es, and t!o
fishes%
*.(*1% =ho said to them( Bring them hither to me%
*.(*B% )nd !hen he had commanded the multitude to sit do!n u#on the
grass, he took the fi$e loa$es and the t!o fishes, and looking u# to
hea$en, he blessed, and brake, and ga$e the loa$es to his disci#les, and
the disci#les to the multitudes%
*.(,-% )nd they did all eat, and !ere filled% )nd they took u# !hat
remained, t!el$e full baskets of fragments%
*.(,*% )nd the number of them that did eat, !as fi$e thousand men,
besides !omen and children%
*.(,,% )nd forth!ith 9esus obliged his disci#les to go u# into the boat,
and to go before him o$er the !ater, till he dismissed the #eo#le%
*.(,2% )nd ha$ing dismissed the multitude, he !ent into a mountain alone
to #ray% )nd !hen it !as e$ening, he !as there alone%
*.(,.% But the boat in the midst of the sea !as tossed !ith the !a$es(
for the !ind !as contrary%
*.(,?% )nd in the fourth !atch of the night, he came to them !alking
u#on the sea%
*.(,A% )nd they seeing him !alking u#on the sea, !ere troubled, saying(
5t is an a##arition% )nd they cried out for fear%
*.(,+% )nd immediately 9esus s#oke to them, saying( Be of good heart( it
is 5, fear ye not%
*.(,1% )nd Peter making ans!er, said( 'ord, if it be thou, bid me come
to thee u#on the !aters%
*.(,B% )nd he said( "ome% )nd Peter going do!n out of the boat !alked
u#on the !ater to come to 9esus%
*.(2-% But seeing the !ind strong, he !as afraid( and !hen he began to
sink, he cried out, saying( 'ord, sa$e me%
*.(2*% )nd immediately 9esus stretching forth his hand took hold of him,
and said to him( O thou of little faith, !hy didst thou doubtM
*.(2,% )nd !hen they !ere come u# into the boat, the !ind ceased%
*.(22% )nd they that !ere in the boat came and adored him, saying(
5ndeed thou art the 4on of God%
*.(2.% )nd ha$ing #assed the !ater, they came into the country of
Genesar%
*.(2?% )nd !hen the men of that #lace had kno!ledge of him, they sent
into all that country, and brought to him all that !ere diseased%
*.(2A% )nd they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his
garment% )nd as many as touched, !ere made !hole%
<atthe! "ha#ter *?
"hrist re#ro$es the 4cribes% 8e cures the daughter of the !oman of
"anaan( and many others( and feeds four thousand !ith se$en loa$es%
*?(*% Then came to him from 9erusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying(
*?(,% =hy do thy disci#les transgress the tradition of the ancientsM 7or
they !ash not their hands !hen they eat bread%
*?(2% But he ans!ering, said to them( =hy do you also transgress the
commandment of God for your traditionM 7or God said(
*?(.% 8onour thy father and mother( )nd( 8e that shall curse father or
mother, let him die the death%
*?(?% But you say( =hosoe$er shall say to father or mother, The gift
!hatsoe$er #roceedeth from me, shall #rofit thee%
The gift, etc%%% That is, the offering that 5 shall make to God, shall
be instead of that !hich should be e>#ended for thy #rofit% This
tradition of the Pharisees !as calculated to enrich themsel$esJ by
e>em#ting children from gi$ing any further assistance to their #arents,
if they once offered to the tem#le and the #riests, that !hich should
ha$e been the su##ort of their #arents% But this !as a $iolation of the
la! of God, and of nature, !hich our 4a$iour here condemns%
*?(A% )nd he shall not honour his father or his mother( and you ha$e
made $oid the commandment of God for your tradition%
*?(+% 8y#ocrites, !ell hath 5saias #ro#hesied of you, saying(
*?(1% This #eo#le honoureth me !ith their li#s( but their heart is far
from me%
*?(B% )nd in $ain do they !orshi# me, teaching doctrines and
commandments of men%
"ommandments of men%%% The doctrines and commandments here re#rehended
are such as are either contrary to the la! of God, Eas that of
neglecting #arents, under #retence of gi$ing to God,G or at least are
fri$olous, un#rofitable, and no !ays conducing to true #iety, as that of
often !ashing hands, etc%, !ithout regard to the #urity of the heart%
But as to the rules and ordinances of the holy church, touching fasts,
festi$als, etc%, these are no !ays re#ugnant to, but highly agreeable to
GodDs holy !ord, and all "hristian #iety( neither are they to be counted
among the doctrines and commandments of menJ because they #roceed not
from mere human authorityJ but from that !hich "hrist has established in
his churchJ !hose #astors he has commanded us to hear and obey, e$en as
himself% 4t% 'uke *-% *AJ 4t% <att% *1% *+%
*?(*-% )nd ha$ing called together the multitudes unto him, he said to
them( 8ear ye and understand%
*?(**% ot that !hich goeth into the mouth defileth a man( but !hat
cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man%
ot that !hich goeth into, etc%%% o uncleanness in meat, nor any dirt
contracted by eating it !ith un!ashed hands, can defile the soul( but
sin aloneJ or a disobedience of the heart to the ordinance and !ill of
God% )nd thus !hen )dam took the forbidden fruit, it !as not the a##le,
!hich entered into the mouth, but the disobedience to the la! of God
!hich defiled him% The same is to be said if a 9e!, in the time of the
old la!, had eaten s!ineDs fleshJ or a "hristian con$ert, in the days of
the a#ostles, contrary to their ordinance, had eaten bloodJ or if any of
the faithful at #resent should transgress the ordinance of GodDs church,
by breaking the fasts( for in all these cases the soul !ould be defiledJ
not indeed by that !hich goeth into the mouthJ but by the disobedience
of the heart, in !ilfully transgressing the ordinance of God, or of
those !ho ha$e their authority from him%
*?(*,% Then came his disci#les, and said to him( Dost thou kno! that the
Pharisees, !hen they heard this !ord, !ere scandaliHedM
*?(*2% But he ans!ering, said( E$ery #lant !hich my hea$enly 7ather hath
not #lanted, shall be rooted u#%
*?(*.% 'et them alone( they are blind, and leaders of the blind% )nd if
the blind lead the blind, both fall into the #it%
*?(*?% )nd Peter ans!ering, said to him( E>#ound to us this #arable%
*?(*A% But he said( )re you also yet !ithout understandingM
*?(*+% Do you not understand, that !hatsoe$er entereth into the mouth,
goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the #ri$yM
*?(*1% But the things !hich #roceed out of the mouth, come forth from
the heart, and those things defile a man%
*?(*B% 7or from the heart come forth e$il thoughts, murders, adulteries,
fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blas#hemies%
*?(,-% These are the things that defile a man% But to eat !ith un!ashed
hands doth not defile a man%
*?(,*% )nd 9esus !ent from thence, and retired into the coast of Tyre
and 4idon%
*?(,,% )nd behold a !oman of "anaan !ho came out of those coasts, crying
out, said to him( 8a$e mercy on me, O 'ord, thou son of Da$id( my
daughter is grie$ously troubled by a de$il%
*?(,2% =ho ans!ered her not a !ord% )nd his disci#les came and besought
him, saying( 4end her a!ay, for she crieth after us(
*?(,.% )nd he ans!ering, said( 5 !as not sent but to the shee#, that are
lost of the house of 5srael%
*?(,?% But she came and adored him, saying( 'ord, hel# me%
*?(,A% =ho ans!ering, said( 5t is not good to take the bread of the
children, and to cast it to the dogs%
*?(,+% But she said( &ea, 'ordJ for the !hel#s also eat of the crumbs
that fall from the table of their masters%
*?(,1% Then 9esus ans!ering, said to her( O !oman, great is thy faith(
be it done to thee as thou !ilt( and her daughter !as cured from that
hour%
*?(,B% )nd !hen 9esus had #assed a!ay from thence, he came nigh the sea
of Galilee( and going u# into a mountain, he sat there%
*?(2-% )nd there came to him great multitudes, ha$ing !ith them the
dumb, the blind, the lame, the maimed, and many others( and they cast
them do!n at his feet, and he healed them(
*?(2*% 4o that the multitudes mar$elled seeing the dumb s#eak, the lame
!alk, the blind see( and they glorified the God of 5srael%
*?(2,% )nd 9esus called together his disci#les, and said( 5 ha$e
com#assion on the multitudes, because they continue !ith me no! three
days, and ha$e not !hat to eat, and 5 !ill not send them a!ay fasting,
lest they faint in the !ay%
*?(22% )nd the disci#les say unto him( =hence then should !e ha$e so
many loa$es in the desert, as to fill so great a multitudeM
*?(2.% )nd 9esus said to them( 8o! many loa$es ha$e youM But they said(
4e$en, and a fe! little fishes%
*?(2?% )nd he commanded the multitude to sit do!n u#on the ground%
*?(2A% )nd taking the se$en loa$es and the fishes, and gi$ing thanks, he
brake, and ga$e to his disci#les, and the disci#les ga$e to the #eo#le%
*?(2+% )nd they did all eat, and had their fill% )nd they took u# se$en
baskets full, of !hat remained of the fragments%
*?(21% )nd they that did eat, !ere four thousand men, beside children
and !omen%
*?(2B% )nd ha$ing dismissed the multitude, he !ent u# into a boat, and
came into the coasts of <agedan%
<atthe! "ha#ter *A
"hrist refuses to she! the Pharisees a sign from hea$en% PeterDs
confession is re!arded% 8e is rebuked for o##osing "hristDs #assion% )ll
his follo!ers must deny themsel$es%
*A(*% )nd there came to him the Pharisees and 4adducees tem#ting( and
they asked him to she! them a sign from hea$en%
*A(,% But he ans!ered and said to them( =hen it is e$ening, you say, 5t
!ill be fair !eather, for the sky is red%
*A(2% )nd in the morning( To day there !ill be a storm, for the sky is
red and lo!ering% &ou kno! then ho! to discern the face of the sky( and
can you not kno! the signs of the timesM
*A(.% ) !icked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign( and a
sign shall not be gi$en it, but the sign of 9onas the #ro#het% )nd he
left them, and !ent a!ay%
*A(?% )nd !hen his disci#les !ere come o$er the !ater, they had
forgotten to take bread%
*A(A% =ho said to them( Take heed and be!are of the lea$en of the
Pharisees and 4adducees%
*A(+% But they thought !ithin themsel$es, saying( Because !e ha$e taken
no bread%
*A(1% )nd 9esus kno!ing it, said( =hy do you think !ithin yoursel$es, O
ye of little faith, for that you ha$e no breadM
*A(B% Do you not yet understand, neither do you remember the fi$e loa$es
among fi$e thousand men, and ho! many baskets you took u#M
*A(*-% or the se$en loa$es, among four thousand men, and ho! many
baskets you took u#M
*A(**% =hy do you not understand that it !as not concerning bread 5 said
to you( Be!are of the lea$en of the Pharisees and 4adduceesM
*A(*,% Then they understood that he said not that they should be!are of
the lea$en of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and 4adducees%
*A(*2% )nd 9esus came into the Luarters of "esarea Phili##i( and he
asked his disci#les, saying( =hom do men say that the 4on of man isM
*A(*.% But they said( 4ome 9ohn the Ba#tist, and other some Elias, and
others 9eremias, or one of the #ro#hets%
*A(*?% 9esus saith to them( But !hom do you say that 5 amM
*A(*A% 4imon Peter ans!ered and said( Thou art "hrist, the 4on of the
li$ing God%
*A(*+% )nd 9esus ans!ering said to him( Blessed art thou, 4imon
Bar-9ona( because flesh and blood hath not re$ealed it to thee, but my
7ather !ho is in hea$en%
*A(*1% )nd 5 say to thee( That thou art PeterJ and u#on this rock 5 !ill
build my church, and the gates of hell shall not #re$ail against it%
Thou art Peter, etc%%% )s 4t% Peter, by di$ine re$elation, here made a
solemn #rofession of his faith of the di$inity of "hristJ so in
recom#ense of this faith and #rofession, our 'ord here declares to him
the dignity to !hich he is #leased to raise him( $iH%, that he to !hom
he had already gi$en the name of Peter, signifying a rock, 4t% 9ohn *%
.,, should be a rock indeed, of in$incible strength, for the su##ort of
the building of the churchJ in !hich building he should be, ne>t to
"hrist himself, the chief foundation stone, in Luality of chief #astor,
ruler, and go$ernorJ and should ha$e accordingly all fulness of
ecclesiastical #o!er, signified by the keys of the kingdom of hea$en%
:#on this rock, etc%%% The !ords of "hrist to Peter, s#oken in the
$ulgar language of the 9e!s !hich our 'ord made use of, !ere the same as
if he had said in English, Thou art a Rock, and u#on this rock 5 !ill
build my church% 4o that, by the #lain course of the !ords, Peter is
here declared to be the rock, u#on !hich the church !as to be built(
"hrist himself being both the #rinci#al foundation and founder of the
same% =here also note, that "hrist, by building his house, that is, his
church, u#on a rock, has thereby secured it against all storms and
floods, like the !ise builder, 4t% <att% +% ,., ,?% The gates of hell,
etc%%% That is, the #o!ers of darkness, and !hate$er 4atan can do,
either by himself, or his agents% 7or as the church is here likened to a
house, or fortress, built on a rockJ so the ad$erse #o!ers are likened
to a contrary house or fortress, the gates of !hich, that is, the !hole
strength, and all the efforts it can make, !ill ne$er be able to #re$ail
o$er the city or church of "hrist% By this #romise !e are fully assured,
that neither idolatry, heresy, nor any #ernicious error !hatsoe$er shall
at any time #re$ail o$er the church of "hrist%
*A(*B% )nd 5 !ill gi$e to thee the keys of the kingdom of hea$en% )nd
!hatsoe$er thou shalt bind u#on earth, it shall be bound also in hea$en(
and !hatsoe$er thou shalt loose on earth, it shall be loosed also in
hea$en%
'oose on earth%%% The loosing the bands of tem#oral #unishments due to
sins, is called an indulgenceJ the #o!er of !hich is here granted%
*A(,-% Then he commanded his disci#les, that they should tell no one
that he !as 9esus the "hrist%
*A(,*% 7rom that time 9esus began to she! to his disci#les, that he must
go to 9erusalem, and suffer many things from the ancients and scribes
and chief #riests, and be #ut to death, and the third day rise again%
*A(,,% )nd Peter taking him, began to rebuke him, saying( 'ord, be it
far from thee, this shall not be unto thee%
)nd Peter taking him%%% That is, taking him aside, out of a tender lo$e,
res#ect and Heal for his 'ord and <asterDs honour, began to e>#ostulate
!ith him, as it !ere to rebuke him, saying, 'ord, far be it from thee to
suffer deathJ but the 'ord said to Peter, $er% ,2, Go behind me, 4atan%
These !ords may signify, Begone from meJ but the holy 7athers e>#ound
them other!ise, that is, come after me, or follo! meJ and by these !ords
the 'ord !ould ha$e Peter to follo! him in his suffering, and not to
o##ose the di$ine !ill by contradictionJ for the !ord satan means in
8ebre! an ad$ersary, or one that o##oses%
*A(,2% =ho turning, said to Peter( Go behind me, 4atan, thou art a
scandal unto me( because thou sa$ourest not the things that are of God,
but the things that are of men%
*A(,.% Then 9esus said to his disci#les( 5f any man !ill come after me,
let him deny himself, and take u# his cross, and follo! me%
*A(,?% 7or he that !ill sa$e his life, shall lose it( and he that shall
lose his life for my sake, shall find it%
*A(,A% 7or !hat doth it #rofit a man, if he gain the !hole !orld and
suffer the loss of his o!n soulM Or !hat e>change shall a man gi$e for
his soulM
*A(,+% 7or the 4on of man shall come in the glory of his 7ather !ith his
angels( and then !ill he render to e$ery man according to his !orks%
*A(,1% )men 5 say to you, there are some of them that stand here, that
shall not taste death, till they see the 4on of man coming in his
kingdom%
<atthe! "ha#ter *+
The Transfiguration of "hrist( 8e cures the lunatic child( foretells his
#assionJ and #ays the didrachma%
*+(*% )nd after si> days 9esus taketh unto him Peter and 9ames, and 9ohn
his brother, and bringeth them u# into a high mountain a#art(
*+(,% )nd he !as transfigured before them% )nd his face did shine as the
sun( and his garments became !hite as sno!%
*+(2% )nd behold there a##eared to them <oses and Elias talking !ith
him%
*+(.% )nd Peter ans!ering, said to 9esus( 'ord, it is good for us to be
here( if thou !ilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee,
and one for <oses, and one for Elias%
*+(?% )nd as he !as yet s#eaking, behold a bright cloud o$ershado!ed
them% )nd lo a $oice out of the cloud, saying( This is my belo$ed 4on,
in !hom 5 am !ell #leased( hear ye him%
*+(A% )nd the disci#les hearing fell u#on their face, and !ere $ery much
afraid%
*+(+% )nd 9esus came and touched them( and said to them( )rise, and fear
not%
*+(1% )nd they lifting u# their eyes, sa! no one, but only 9esus%
*+(B% )nd as they came do!n from the mountain, 9esus charged them,
saying( Tell the $ision to no man, till the 4on of man be risen from the
dead%
*+(*-% )nd his disci#les asked him, saying( =hy then do the scribes say
that Elias must come firstM
*+(**% But he ans!ering, said to them( Elias indeed shall come, and
restore all things%
*+(*,% But 5 say to you, that Elias is already come, and they kne! him
not, But ha$e done unto him !hatsoe$er they had a mind% 4o also the 4on
of man shall suffer from them%
*+(*2% Then the disci#les understood, that he had s#oken to them of 9ohn
the Ba#tist%
*+(*.% )nd !hen he !as come to the multitude, there came to him a man
falling do!n on his knees before him saying( 'ord, ha$e #ity on my son,
for he is a lunatic, and suffereth much( for he falleth often into the
fire, and often into the !ater%
*+(*?% )nd 5 brought him to thy disci#les, and they could not cure him%
*+(*A% Then 9esus ans!ered and said( O unbelie$ing and #er$erse
generation, ho! long shall 5 be !ith youM 8o! long shall 5 suffer youM
Bring him hither to me%
*+(*+% )nd 9esus rebuked him, and the de$il !ent out of him, and the
child !as cured from that hour%
*+(*1% Then came the disci#les to 9esus secretly, and said( =hy could
not !e cast him outM
*+(*B% 9esus said to them( Because of your unbelief% 7or, amen 5 say to
you, if you ha$e faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this
mountain( Remo$e from hence hither, and it shall remo$e( and nothing
shall be im#ossible to you%
)s a grain of mustard seed%%% That is, a #erfect faithJ !hich in its
#ro#erties, and its fruits, resembles the grain of mustard seed, in the
#arable, cha#% *2% 2*%
*+(,-% But this kind is not cast out but by #rayer and fasting%
*+(,*% )nd !hen they abode together in Galilee, 9esus said to them( The
4on of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men(
*+(,,% )nd they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again%
)nd they !ere troubled e>ceedingly%
*+(,2% )nd !hen they !ere come to "a#harnaum, they that recei$ed the
didrachmas, came to Peter, and said to him( Doth not your master #ay the
didrachmaM
The didrachmas%%% ) didrachma !as half a sicle, or half a staterJ that
is, about *?d% English( !hich !as a ta> laid u#on e$ery head for the
ser$ice of the tem#le%
*+(,.% 8e said( &es% )nd !hen he !as come into the house, 9esus
#re$ented him, saying( =hat is thy o#inion, 4imonM The kings of the
earth, of !hom do they recei$e tribute or custom, of their o!n children,
or of strangersM
*+(,?% )nd he said( Of strangers% 9esus said to him( Then the children
are free%
*+(,A% But that !e may not scandaliHe them, go to the sea, and cast in a
hook( and that fish !hich shall first come u#, take( and !hen thou hast
o#ened itDs mouth, thou shalt find a stater( take that, and gi$e it to
them for me and thee%
<atthe! "ha#ter *1
"hrist teaches humility, to be!are of scandal, and to flee the occasions
of sin( to denounce to the church incorrigible sinners, and to look u#on
such as refuse to hear the church as heathens% 8e #romises to his
disci#les the #o!er of binding and loosing( and that he !ill be in the
midst of their assemblies% o forgi$eness for them that !ill not
forgi$e%
*1(*% )t that hour the disci#les came to 9esus, saying( =ho, thinkest
thou, is the greater in the kingdom of hea$enM
*1(,% )nd 9esus, calling unto him a little child, set him in the midst
of them%
*1(2% )nd said( amen 5 say to you, unless you be con$erted, and become
as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of hea$en%
*1(.% =hosoe$er therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he
is the greater in the kingdom of hea$en%
*1(?% )nd he that shall recei$e one such little child in my name,
recei$eth me%
*1(A% But he that shall scandaliHe one of these little ones that belie$e
in me, it !ere better for him that a millstone should be hanged about
his neck, and that he should be dro!ned in the de#th of the sea%
4hall scandaliHe%%% That is, shall #ut a stumblingblock in their !ay,
and cause them to fall into sin%
*1(+% =oe to the !orld because of scandals% 7or it must needs be that
scandals come( but ne$ertheless !oe to that man by !hom the scandal
cometh%
5t must needs be, etc%%% @iH%, considering the !ickedness and corru#tion
of the !orld%
*1(1% )nd if thy hand, or thy foot, scandaliHe thee, cut it off, and
cast it from thee% 5t is better for thee to go into life maimed or lame,
than ha$ing t!o hands or t!o feet, to be cast into e$erlasting fire%
4candaliHe thee%%% That is, cause thee to offend%
*1(B% )nd if thy eye scandaliHe thee, #luck it out, and cast it from
thee% 5t is better for thee ha$ing one eye to enter into life, than
ha$ing t!o eyes to be cast into hell fire%
*1(*-% 4ee that you des#ise not one of these little ones( for 5 say to
you, that their angels in hea$en al!ays see the face of my 7ather !ho is
in hea$en%
*1(**% 7or the 4on of man is come to sa$e that !hich !as lost%
*1(*,% =hat think youM 5f a man ha$e an hundred shee#, and one of them
should go astray( doth he not lea$e the ninety-nine in the mountains,
and goeth to seek that !hich is gone astrayM
*1(*2% )nd if it so be that he find it( )men 5 say to you, he rejoiceth
more for that, than for the ninety-nine that !ent not astray%
*1(*.% E$en so it is not the !ill of your 7ather, !ho is in hea$en, that
one of these little ones should #erish%
*1(*?% But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him
bet!een thee and him alone% 5f he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy
brother%
*1(*A% )nd if he !ill not hear thee, take !ith thee one or t!o more(
that in the mouth of t!o or three !itnesses e$ery !ord may stand%
*1(*+% )nd if he !ill not hear them( tell the church% )nd if he !ill not
hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and #ublican%
*1(*1% )men 5 say to you, !hatsoe$er you shall bind u#on earth, shall be
bound also in hea$en( and !hatsoe$er you shall loose u#on earth, shall
be loosed also in hea$en%
*1(*B% )gain 5 say to you, that if t!o of you shall consent u#on earth,
concerning anything !hatsoe$er they shall ask, it shall be done to them
by my 7ather !ho is in hea$en%
*1(,-% 7or !here there are t!o or three gathered together in my name,
there am 5 in the midst of them%
There am 5 in the midst of them%%% This is understood of such assemblies
only as are gathered in the name and authority of "hristJ and in unity
of the church of "hrist% 4t% "y#rian, De :nitate Ecclesiae%
*1(,*% Then came Peter unto him and said( 'ord, ho! often shall my
brother offend against me, and 5 forgi$e himM till se$en timesM
*1(,,% 9esus saith to him( 5 say not to thee, till se$en timesJ but till
se$enty times se$en times%
*1(,2% Therefore is the kingdom of hea$en likened to a king, !ho !ould
take an account of his ser$ants%
*1(,.% )nd !hen he had begun to take the account, one as brought to him,
that o!ed him ten thousand talents%
Talents%%% ) talent !as se$en hundred and fifty ounces of sil$er, !hich
at the rate of fi$e shillings to the ounce is a hundred and eighty-se$en
#ounds ten shillings sterling%
*1(,?% )nd as he had not !here!ith to #ay it, his lord commanded that he
should be sold, and his !ife and children, and all that he had, and
#ayment to be made%
*1(,A% But that ser$ant falling do!n, besought him, saying( 8a$e
#atience !ith me, and 5 !ill #ay thee all%
*1(,+% )nd the lord of that ser$ant being mo$ed !ith #ity, let him go
and forga$e him the debt%
*1(,1% But !hen that ser$ant !as gone out, he found one of his fello!-
ser$ants that o!ed him an hundred #ence( and laying hold of him, he
throttled him, saying( Pay !hat thou o!est%
Pence%%% The Roman #enny !as the eighth #art of an ounce, that is, about
se$en#ence half-#enny English%
*1(,B% )nd his fello!-ser$ant falling do!n, besought him, saying( 8a$e
#atience !ith me, and 5 !ill #ay thee all%
*1(2-% )nd he !ould not( but !ent and cast him into #rison, till he #aid
the debt%
*1(2*% o! his fello! ser$ants seeing !hat !as done, !ere $ery much
grie$ed, and they came, and told their lord all that !as done%
*1(2,% Then his lord called him( and said to him( Thou !icked ser$ant, 5
forga$e thee all the debt, because thou besoughtest me(
*1(22% 4houldst not thou then ha$e had com#assion also on thy fello!
ser$ant, e$en as 5 had com#assion on theeM
*1(2.% )nd his lord being angry, deli$ered him to the torturers until he
#aid all the debt%
*1(2?% 4o also shall my hea$enly 7ather do to you, if you forgi$e not
e$ery one his brother from your hearts%
<atthe! "ha#ter *B
"hrist declares matrimony to be indissoluble( he recommends the making
oneDs self an eunuch for the kingdom of hea$enJ and #arting !ith all
things for him% 8e she!s the danger of riches, and the re!ard of lea$ing
all to follo! him%
*B(*% )nd it came to #ass !hen 9esus had ended these !ords, he de#arted
from Galilee and came into the coasts of 9udea, beyond 9ordan%
*B(,% )nd great multitudes follo!ed him( and he healed them there%
*B(2% )nd there came to him the Pharisees tem#ting him, saying( 5s it
la!ful for a man to #ut a!ay his !ife for e$ery causeM
*B(.% =ho ans!ering, said to them( 8a$e ye not read, that he !ho made
man from the beginning, made them male and femaleM )nd he said(
*B(?% 7or this cause shall a man lea$e father and mother, and shall
clea$e to his !ife, and they t!o shall be in one flesh%
*B(A% Therefore no! they are not t!o, but one flesh% =hat therefore God
hath joined together, let no man #ut asunder%
*B(+% They say to him( =hy then did <oses command to gi$e a bill of
di$orce, and to #ut a!ayM
*B(1% 8e saith to them( Because <oses by reason of the hardness of your
heart #ermitted you to #ut a!ay your !i$es( but from the beginning it
!as not so%
*B(B% )nd 5 say to you, that !hosoe$er shall #ut a!ay his !ife, e>ce#t
it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery( and
he that shall marry her that is #ut a!ay, committeth adultery%
E>ce#t it be, etc%%% 5n the case of fornication, that is, of adultery,
the !ife may be #ut a!ay( but e$en then the husband cannot marry another
as long as the !ife is li$ing%
*B(*-% 8is disci#les say unto him( 5f the case of a man !ith his !ife be
so, it is not e>#edient to marry%
*B(**% =ho said to them( )ll men take not this !ord, but they to !hom it
is gi$en%
)ll men take not this !ord%%% That is, all recei$e not the gift of
li$ing singly and chastely, unless they #ray for the grace of God to
enable them to li$e so, and for some it may be necessary to that end to
fast as !ell as #ray( and to those it is gi$en from abo$e%
*B(*,% 7or there are eunuchs, !ho !ere born so from their mothers !omb(
and there are eunuchs, !ho !ere made so by men( and there are eunuchs,
!ho ha$e made themsel$es eunuchs for the kingdom of hea$en% 8e that can
take, let him take it%
There are eunuchs, !ho ha$e made themsel$es eunuchs, for the kingdom of
hea$en%%% This te>t is not to be taken in the literal senseJ but means,
that there are such, !ho ha$e taken a firm and commendable resolution of
leading a single and chaste life, in order to ser$e God in a more
#erfect state than those !ho marry( as 4t% Paul clearly she!s% * "or% +%
2+, 21%
*B(*2% Then !ere little children #resented to him, that he should im#ose
hands u#on them and #ray% )nd the disci#les rebuked them%
*B(*.% But 9esus said to them( 4uffer the little children, and forbid
them not to come to me( for the kingdom of hea$en is for such%
*B(*?% )nd !hen he had im#osed hands u#on them, he de#arted from thence%
*B(*A% )nd behold one came and said to him( Good master, !hat good shall
5 do that 5 may ha$e life e$erlastingM
*B(*+% =ho said to him( =hy askest thou me concerning goodM One is good,
God% But if thou !ilt enter into life, kee# the commandments%
*B(*1% 8e said to him( =hichM )nd 9esus said( Thou shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not
bear false !itness%
*B(*B% 8onour thy father and thy mother( and, Thou shalt lo$e thy
neighbor as thyself%
*B(,-% The young man saith to him( )ll these ha$e 5 ke#t from my youth,
!hat is yet !anting to meM
*B(,*% 9esus saith to him( 5f thou !ilt be #erfect, go sell !hat thou
hast, and gi$e to the #oor, and thou shalt ha$e treasure in hea$en( and
come, follo! me%
*B(,,% )nd !hen the young man had heard this !ord, he !ent a!ay sad( for
he had great #ossessions%
*B(,2% Then 9esus said to his disci#les( )men, 5 say to you, that a rich
man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of hea$en%
*B(,.% )nd again 5 say to you( 5t is easier for a camel to #ass through
the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of
hea$en%
*B(,?% )nd !hen they had heard this, the disci#les !ondered much,
saying( =ho then can be sa$edM
*B(,A% )nd 9esus beholding, said to them( =ith men this is im#ossible(
but !ith God all things are #ossible%
*B(,+% Then Peter ans!ering, said to him( Behold !e ha$e left all
things, and ha$e follo!ed thee( !hat therefore shall !e ha$eM
*B(,1% )nd 9esus said to them( )men 5 say to you, that you !ho ha$e
follo!ed me, in the regeneration, !hen the 4on of man shall sit on the
seat of his majesty, you also shall sit on t!el$e seats judging the
t!el$e tribes of 5srael%
*B(,B% )nd e$ery one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or
father, or mother, or !ife, or children, or lands for my nameDs sake,
shall recei$e an hundredfold, and shall #ossess life e$erlasting%
*B(2-% )nd many that are first, shall be last( and the last shall be
first%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,-
The #arable of the labourers in the $ineyard% The ambition of the t!o
sons of Iebedee% "hrist gi$es sight to t!o blind men%
,-(*% The kingdom of hea$en is like to an householder, !ho !ent out
early in the morning to hire labourers into his $ineyard%
,-(,% )nd ha$ing agreed !ith the labourers for a #enny a day, he sent
them into his $ineyard%
,-(2% )nd going out about the third hour, he sa! others standing in the
market#lace idle%
,-(.% )nd he said to them( Go you also into my $ineyard, and 5 !ill gi$e
you !hat shall be just%
,-(?% )nd they !ent their !ay% )nd again he !ent out about the si>th and
the ninth hour, and did in like manner%
,-(A% But about the ele$enth hour he !ent out and found others standing,
and he saith to them( =hy stand you here all the day idleM
,-(+% They say to him( Because no man hath hired us% 8e saith to them(
Go ye also into my $ineyard%
,-(1% )nd !hen e$ening !as come, the lord of the $ineyard saith to his
ste!ard( "all the labourers and #ay them their hire, beginning from the
last e$en to the first%
,-(B% =hen therefore they !ere come that came about the ele$enth hour,
they recei$ed e$ery man a #enny%
,-(*-% But !hen the first also came, they thought that they should
recei$e more( )nd they also recei$ed e$ery man a #enny%
,-(**% )nd recei$ing it they murmured against the master of the house,
,-(*,% 4aying( These last ha$e !orked but one hour and thou hast made
them eLual to us, that ha$e borne the burden of the day and the heats%
,-(*2% But he ans!ering said to one of them( friend, 5 do thee no !rong(
didst thou not agree !ith me for a #ennyM
,-(*.% Take !hat is thine, and go thy !ay( 5 !ill also gi$e to this last
e$en as to thee%
,-(*?% Or, is it not la!ful for me to do !hat 5 !illM 5s thy eye e$il,
because 5 am goodM
=hat 5 !ill%%% @iH%, !ith my o!n, and in matters that de#end on my o!n
bounty%
,-(*A% 4o shall the last be first and the first last% 7or many are
called but fe! chosen%
,-(*+% )nd 9esus going u# to 9erusalem, took the t!el$e disci#les a#art
and said to them(
,-(*1% Behold !e go u# to 9erusalem, and the 4on of man shall be
betrayed to the chief #riests and the scribes( and they shall condemn
him to death%
,-(*B% )nd shall deli$er him to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged
and crucified( and the third day he shall rise again%
,-(,-% Then came to him the mother of the sons of Iebedee !ith her sons,
adoring and asking something of him%
,-(,*% =ho said to her( =hat !ilt thouM 4he saith to him( say that these
my t!o sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on thy
left, in thy kingdom%
,-(,,% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said( &ou kno! not !hat you ask% "an you
drink the chalice that 5 shall drinkM They say to him( =e can%
,-(,2% 8e saith to them( <y chalice indeed you shall drinkJ but to sit
on my right or left hand is not mine to gi$e to you, but to them for
!hom it is #re#ared by my 7ather%
,-(,.% )nd the ten, hearing it, !ere mo$ed !ith indignation against the
t!o brethren%
,-(,?% But 9esus called them to him and said( &ou kno! that the #rinces
of the Gentiles lord it o$er themJ and that they that are the greater,
e>ercise #o!er u#on them%
,-(,A% 5t shall not be so among you( but !hosoe$er is the greater among
you, let him be your minister%
,-(,+% )nd he that !ill be first among you shall be your ser$ant%
,-(,1% E$en as the 4on of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to
minister and to gi$e his life a redem#tion for many%
,-(,B% )nd !hen they !ent out from 9ericho, a great multitude follo!ed
him%
,-(2-% )nd behold t!o blind men sitting by the !ay side heard that 9esus
#assed by% )nd they cried out, saying( O 'ord, thou son of Da$id, ha$e
mercy on us%
,-(2*% )nd the multitude rebuked them that they should hold their #eace%
But they cried out the more, saying( O 'ord, thou son of Da$id, ha$e
mercy on us%
,-(2,% )nd 9esus stood and called them and said( =hat !ill ye that 5 do
to youM
,-(22% They say to him( 'ord, that our eyes be o#ened%
,-(2.% )nd 9esus ha$ing com#assion on them, touched their eyes% )nd
immediately they sa! and follo!ed him%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,*
"hrist rides into 9erusalem u#on an ass% 8e casts the buyers and sellers
out of the tem#le, curses the fig tree and #uts to silence the #riests
and scribes%
,*(*% )nd !hen they dre! nigh to 9erusalem and !ere come to Beth#hage,
unto mount Oli$et, then 9esus sent t!o disci#les,
,*(,% 4aying to them( Go ye into the $illage that is o$er against you(
and immediately you shall find an ass tied and a colt !ith her% 'oose
them and bring them to me%
,*(2% )nd if any man shall say anything to you, say ye that the 'ord
hath need of them% )nd forth!ith he !ill let them go%
,*(.% o! all this !as done that it might be fulfilled !hich !as s#oken
by the #ro#het, saying(
,*(?% Tell ye the daughter of 4ion( Behold thy king cometh to thee, meek
and sitting u#on an ass and a colt, the foal of her that is used to the
yoke%
,*(A% )nd the disci#les going, did as 9esus commanded them%
,*(+% )nd they brought the ass and the colt and laid their garments u#on
them and made him sit thereon%
,*(1% )nd a $ery great multitude s#read their garments in the !ay( and
others cut boughs from the trees and stre!ed them in the !ay%
,*(B% )nd the multitudes that !ent before and that follo!ed cried,
saying( 8osanna to the son of Da$id( Blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the 'ord( 8osanna in the highest%
,*(*-% )nd !hen he !as come into 9erusalem, the !hole city !as mo$ed,
saying( =ho is thisM
,*(**% )nd the #eo#le said( This is 9esus, the #ro#het from aHareth of
Galilee%
,*(*,% )nd 9esus !ent into the tem#le of God and cast out all them that
sold and bought in the tem#le and o$erthre! the tables of the money
changers and the chairs of them that sold do$es%
,*(*2% )nd he saith to them( 5t is !ritten, <y house shall be called the
house of #rayerJ but you ha$e made it a den of thie$es%
,*(*.% )nd there came to him the blind and the lame in the tem#le( and
he healed them%
,*(*?% )nd the chief #riests and scribes, seeing the !onderful things
that he did and the children crying in the tem#le and saying( 8osanna to
the son of Da$id, !ere mo$ed !ith indignation,
,*(*A% )nd said to him( 8earest thou !hat these sayM )nd 9esus said to
them( &ea, ha$e you ne$er read( Out of the mouth of infants and of
sucklings thou hast #erfected #raiseM
,*(*+% )nd lea$ing them, he !ent out of the city into Bethania and
remained here%
,*(*1% )nd in the morning, returning into the city, he !as hungry%
,*(*B% )nd seeing a certain fig tree by the !ay side, he came to it and
found nothing on it but lea$es only% )nd he saith to it( <ay no fruit
gro! on thee hencefor!ard for e$er% )nd immediately the fig tree
!ithered a!ay%
,*(,-% )nd the disci#les seeing it !ondered, saying( 8o! is it #resently
!ithered a!ayM
,*(,*% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( )men, 5 say to you, if you
shall ha$e faith and stagger not, not only this of the fig tree shall
you do, but also if you shall say to this mountain, Take u# and cast
thyself into the sea, it shall be done%
,*(,,% )nd all things !hatsoe$er you shall ask in #rayer belie$ing, you
shall recei$e%
,*(,2% )nd !hen he !as come into the tem#le, there came to him, as he
!as teaching, the chief #riests and ancients of the #eo#le, saying( By
!hat authority dost thou these thingsM )nd !ho hath gi$en thee this
authorityM
,*(,.% 9esus ans!ering, said to them( 5 also !ill ask you one !ord,
!hich if you shall tell me, 5 !ill also tell you by !hat authority 5 do
these things%
,*(,?% The ba#tism of 9ohn, !hence !as itM 7rom hea$en or from menM But
they thought !ithin themsel$es, saying(
,*(,A% 5f !e shall say, from hea$en, he !ill say to us( =hy then did you
not belie$e himM But if !e shall say, from men, !e are afraid of the
multitude( for all held 9ohn as a #ro#het%
,*(,+% )nd ans!ering 9esus, they said( =e kno! not% 8e also said to
them( either do 5 tell you by !hat authority 5 do these things%
,*(,1% But !hat think youM ) certain man had t!o sons( and coming to the
first, he said( 4on, go !ork to day in my $ineyard%
,*(,B% )nd he ans!ering, said( 5 !ill not% But after!ards, being mo$ed
!ith re#entance, he !ent%
,*(2-% )nd coming to the other, he said in like manner% )nd he ans!ering
said( 5 go, 4ir% )nd he !ent not%
,*(2*% =hich of the t!o did the fatherDs !illM They say to him( The
first% 9esus saith to them( )men 5 say to you that the #ublicans and the
harlots shall go into the kingdom of God before you%
,*(2,% 7or 9ohn came to you in the !ay of justice( and you did not
belie$e him% But the #ublicans and the harlots belie$ed him( but you,
seeing it, did not e$en after!ards re#ent, that you might belie$e him%
,*(22% 8ear ye another #arable% There !as a man, an householder, !ho
#lanted a $ineyard and made a hedge round about it and dug in it a #ress
and built a to!er and let it out to husbandmen and !ent into a strange
country%
,*(2.% )nd !hen the time of the fruits dre! nigh, he sent his ser$ants
to the husbandmen that they might recei$e the fruits thereof%
,*(2?% )nd the husbandmen laying hands on his ser$ants, beat one and
killed another and stoned another%
,*(2A% )gain he sent other ser$ants, more than the formerJ and they did
to them in like manner%
,*(2+% )nd last of all he sent to them his son, saying( They !ill
re$erence my son%
,*(21% But the husbandmen seeing the son, said among themsel$es( This is
the heir( come, let us kill him, and !e shall ha$e his inheritance%
,*(2B% )nd taking him, they cast him forth out of the $ineyard and
killed him%
,*(.-% =hen therefore the lord of the $ineyard shall come, !hat !ill he
do to those husbandmenM
,*(.*% They say to him( 8e !ill bring those e$il men to an e$il end and
let out his $ineyard to other husbandmen that shall render him the fruit
in due season%
,*(.,% 9esus saith to them( 8a$e you ne$er read in the 4cri#tures( The
stone !hich the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the
cornerM By the 'ord this has been doneJ and it is !onderful in our eyes%
,*(.2% Therefore 5 say to you that the kingdom of God shall be taken
from you and shall be gi$en to a nation yielding the fruits thereof%
,*(..% )nd !hosoe$er shall fall on this stone shall be broken( but on
!homsoe$er it shall fall, it shall grind him to #o!der%
,*(.?% )nd !hen the chief #riests and Pharisees had heard his #arables,
they kne! that he s#oke of them%
,*(.A% )nd seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the multitudes,
because they held him as a #ro#het%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,,
The #arable of the marriage feast% "hrist orders tribute to be #aid to
"aesar% 8e confutes the 4adducees, she!s !hich is the first commandment
in the la! and #uHHles the Pharisees%
,,(*% )nd 9esus ans!ering, s#oke again in #arables to them, saying(
,,(,% The kingdom of hea$en is likened to a king !ho made a marriage for
his son%
,,(2% )nd he sent his ser$ants to call them that !ere in$ited to the
marriage( and they !ould not come%
,,(.% )gain he sent other ser$ants, saying( Tell them that !ere in$ited,
Behold, 5 ha$e #re#ared my dinner( my bee$es and fatlings are killed,
and all things are ready% "ome ye to the marriage%
,,(?% But they neglected and !ent their !ays, one to his farm and
another to his merchandise%
,,(A% )nd the rest laid hands on his ser$ants and, ha$ing treated them
contumeliously, #ut them to death%
,,(+% But !hen the king had heard of it, he !as angry( and sending his
armies, he destroyed those murderers and burnt their city%
,,(1% Then he saith to his ser$ants( The marriage indeed is readyJ but
they that !ere in$ited !ere not !orthy%
,,(B% Go ye therefore into the high!aysJ and as many as you shall find,
call to the marriage%
,,(*-% )nd his ser$ants going forth into the !ays, gathered together all
that they found, both bad and good( and the marriage !as filled !ith
guests%
,,(**% )nd the king !ent in to see the guests( and he sa! there a man
!ho had not on a !edding garment%
,,(*,% )nd he saith to him( 7riend, ho! camest thou in hither not ha$ing
on a !edding garmentM But he !as silent%
,,(*2% Then the king said to the !aiters( Bind his hands and feet, and
cast him into the e>terior darkness% There shall be !ee#ing and gnashing
of teeth%
,,(*.% 7or many are called, but fe! are chosen%
,,(*?% Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themsel$es ho! to
insnare him in his s#eech%
,,(*A% )nd they sent to him their disci#les !ith the 8erodians, saying(
<aster, !e kno! that thou art a true s#eaker and teachest the !ay of God
in truth% either carest thou for any man( for thou dost not regard the
#erson of men%
The 8erodians%%% That is, some that belonged to 8erod, and that joined
!ith him in standing u# for the necessity of #aying tribute to "aesar,
that is, to the Roman em#eror% 4ome are of o#inion that there !as a sect
among the 9e!s called 8erodians, from their maintaining that 8erod !as
the <essias%
,,(*+% Tell us therefore !hat dost thou thinkM 5s it la!ful to gi$e
tribute to "aesar, or notM
,,(*1% But 9esus kno!ing their !ickedness, said( =hy do you tem#t me, ye
hy#ocritesM
,,(*B% 4he! me the coin of the tribute% )nd they offered him a #enny%
,,(,-% )nd 9esus saith to them( =hose image and inscri#tion is thisM
,,(,*% They say to him( "aesarDs% Then he saith to them( Render
therefore to "aesar the things that are "aesarDsJ and to God, the things
that are GodDs%
,,(,,% )nd hearing this, they !ondered and, lea$ing him, !ent their
!ays%
,,(,2% That day there came to him the 4adducees, !ho say there is no
resurrectionJ and asked him,
,,(,.% 4aying( <aster, <oses said( 5f a man die ha$ing no son, his
brother shall marry his !ife and raise u# issue to his brother%
,,(,?% o! there !ere !ith us se$en brethren( and the first ha$ing
married a !ife, diedJ and not ha$ing issue, left his !ife to his
brother%
,,(,A% 5n like manner the second and the third and so on, to the
se$enth%
,,(,+% )nd last of all the !oman died also%
,,(,1% )t the resurrection therefore, !hose !ife of the se$en shall she
beM 7or they all had her%
,,(,B% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( &ou err, not kno!ing the
4cri#tures nor the #o!er of God%
,,(2-% 7or in the resurrection they shall neither marry nor be married,
but shall be as the angels of God in hea$en%
,,(2*% )nd concerning the resurrection of the dead, ha$e you not read
that !hich !as s#oken by God, saying to you(
,,(2,% 5 am the God of )braham and the God of 5saac and the God of
9acobM 8e is not the God of the dead but of the li$ing%
,,(22% )nd the multitudes hearing it !ere in admiration at his doctrine%
,,(2.% But the Pharisees, hearing that he had silenced the 4adducees,
came together%
,,(2?% )nd one of them, a doctor of the la!, asked him, tem#ting him(
,,(2A% <aster, !hich is the great commandment in the la!M
,,(2+% 9esus said to him( Thou shalt lo$e the 'ord thy God !ith thy
!hole heart and !ith thy !hole soul and !ith thy !hole mind%
,,(21% This is the greatest and the first commandment%
,,(2B% )nd the second is like to this( Thou shalt lo$e thy neighbour as
thyself%
,,(.-% On these t!o commandments de#endeth the !hole la! and the
#ro#hets%
,,(.*% )nd the Pharisees being gathered together, 9esus asked them,
,,(.,% 4aying( =hat think you of "hristM =hose son is heM They say to
him( Da$idDs%
,,(.2% 8e saith to them( 8o! then doth Da$id in s#irit call him 'ord,
saying(
,,(..% The 'ord said to my 'ord( 4it on my right hand, until 5 make thy
enemies thy footstoolM
,,(.?% 5f Da$id then call him 'ord, ho! is he his sonM
,,(.A% )nd no man !as able to ans!er him a !ord( neither durst any man
from that day forth ask him any more Luestions%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,2
"hrist admonishes the #eo#le to follo! the good doctrine, not the bad
e>am#le of the scribes and Pharisees% 8e !arns his disci#les not to
imitate their ambition and denounces di$ers !oes against them for their
hy#ocrisy and blindness%
,2(*% Then 9esus s#oke to the multitudes and to his disci#les,
,2(,% 4aying( The scribes and the Pharisees ha$e sitten on the chair of
<oses%
,2(2% )ll things therefore !hatsoe$er they shall say to you, obser$e and
do( but according to their !orks do ye not% 7or they say, and do not%
,2(.% 7or they bind hea$y and insu##ortable burdens and lay them on
menDs shoulders( but !ith a finger of their o!n they !ill not mo$e them%
,2(?% )nd all their !orks they do for to be seen of men% 7or they make
their #hylacteries broad and enlarge their fringes%
Phylacteries%%% that is, #archments, on !hich they !rote the ten
commandments, and carried them on their foreheads before their eyes(
!hich the Pharisees affected to !ear broader than other menJ so to seem
more Healous for the la!%
,2(A% )nd they lo$e the first #laces at feasts and the first chairs in
the synagogues,
,2(+% )nd salutations in the market #lace, and to be called by men,
Rabbi%
,2(1% But be not you called Rabbi% 7or one is your master( and all you
are brethren%
,2(B% )nd call none your father u#on earthJ for one is your father, !ho
is in hea$en%
"all none your father--either be ye called masters, etc%%% The
meaning is that our 7ather in hea$en is incom#arably more to be
regarded, than any father u#on earth( and no master to be follo!ed, !ho
!ould lead us a!ay from "hrist% But this does not hinder but that !e are
by the la! of God to ha$e a due res#ect both for our #arents and
s#iritual fathers, E* "or% .% ,2(*?,G and for our masters and teachers%
,2(*-% either be ye called masters( for one is your master, "hrist%
,2(**% 8e that is the greatest among you shall be your ser$ant%
,2(*,% )nd !hosoe$er shall e>alt himself shall be humbled( and he that
shall humble himself shall be e>alted%
,2(*2% But !oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocrites, because you
shut the kingdom of hea$en against men( for you yoursel$es do not enter
in and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter%
,2(*.% =oe to you scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocrites, because you de$our
the houses of !ido!s, #raying long #rayers% 7or this you shall recei$e
the greater judgment%
,2(*?% =oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocrites, because you go
round about the sea and the land to make one #roselyte% )nd !hen he is
made, you make him the child of hell t!ofold more than yoursel$es%
,2(*A% =oe to you, blind guides, that say, =hosoe$er shall s!ear by the
tem#le, it is nothingJ but he that shall s!ear by the gold of the tem#le
is a debtor%
,2(*+% &e foolish and blind( for !hether is greater, the gold or the
tem#le that sanctifieth the goldM
,2(*1% )nd !hosoe$er shall s!ear by the altar, it is nothingJ but
!hosoe$er shall s!ear by the gift that is u#on it is a debtor%
,2(*B% &e foolish and blind( for !hether is greater, the gift or the
altar that sanctifieth the giftM
,2(,-% 8e therefore that s!eareth by the altar s!eareth by it and by all
things that are u#on it%
,2(,*% )nd !hosoe$er shall s!ear by the tem#le s!eareth by it and by him
that d!elleth in it%
,2(,,% )nd he that s!eareth by hea$en s!eareth by the throne of God and
by him that sitteth thereon%
,2(,2% =oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocritesJ because you tithe
mint and anise and cummin and ha$e left the !eightier things of the la!(
judgment and mercy and faith% These things you ought to ha$e done and
not to lea$e those undone%
,2(,.% Blind guides, !ho strain out a gnat and s!allo! a camel%
,2(,?% =oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocritesJ because you make
clean the outside of the cu# and of the dish, but !ithin you are full of
ra#ine and uncleanness%
,2(,A% Thou blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cu# and
of the dish, that the outside may become clean%
,2(,+% =oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocritesJ because you are
like to !hited se#ulchres, !hich out!ardly a##ear to men beautiful but
!ithin are full of dead menDs bones and of all filthiness%
,2(,1% 4o you also out!ardly indeed a##ear to men just( but in!ardly you
are full of hy#ocrisy and iniLuity%
,2(,B% =oe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hy#ocrites, that build the
se#ulchres of the #ro#hets and adorn the monuments of the just,
Build the se#ulchres, etc%%% This is not blamed, as if it !ere in itself
e$il to build or adorn the monuments of the #ro#hets( but the hy#ocrisy
of the Pharisees is here ta>edJ !ho, !hilst they #retended to honour the
memory of the #ro#hets, !ere #ersecuting e$en unto death the 'ord of the
#ro#hets%
,2(2-% )nd say( 5f !e had been in the days of our fathers, !e !ould not
ha$e been #artakers !ith them in the blood of the #ro#hets%
,2(2*% =herefore you are !itnesses against yoursel$es, that you are the
sons of them that killed the #ro#hets%
,2(2,% 7ill ye u# then the measure of your fathers%
,2(22% &ou ser#ents, generation of $i#ers, ho! !ill you flee from the
judgment of hellM
,2(2.% Therefore behold 5 send to you #ro#hets and !ise men and scribes(
and some of them you !ill #ut to death and crucify( and some you !ill
scourge in your synagogues and #ersecute from city to city%
,2(2?% That u#on you may come all the just blood that hath been shed
u#on the earth, from the blood of )bel the just, e$en unto the blood of
Iacharias the son of Barachias, !hom you killed bet!een the tem#le and
the altar%
That u#on you may come, etc%%% ot that they should suffer more than
their o!n sins justly deser$edJ but that the justice of God should no!
fall u#on them !ith such a final $engeance, once for all, as might
com#rise all the different kinds of judgments and #unishments, that had
at any time before been inflicted for the shedding of just blood%
,2(2A% )men 5 say to you, all these things shall come u#on this
generation%
,2(2+% 9erusalem, 9erusalem, thou that killest the #ro#hets and stonest
them that are sent unto thee, ho! often !ould 5 ha$e gathered together
thy children, as the hen doth gather her chickens under her !ings, and
thou !ouldst notM
,2(21% Behold, your house shall be left to you, desolate%
,2(2B% 7or 5 say to you, you shall not see me henceforth till you say(
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 'ord%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,.
"hrist foretells the destruction of the tem#le, !ith the signs that
shall come before it and before the last judgment% =e must al!ays !atch%
,.(*% )nd 9esus being come out of the tem#le, !ent a!ay% )nd his
disci#les came to she! him the buildings of the tem#le%
,.(,% )nd he ans!ering, said to them( Do you see all these thingsM )men
5 say to you, there shall not be left here a stone u#on a stone that
shall not be destroyed%
,.(2% )nd !hen he !as sitting on mount Oli$et, the disci#les came to him
#ri$ately, saying( Tell us !hen shall these things beM )nd !hat shall
be the sign of thy coming and of the consummation of the !orldM
,.(.% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( Take heed that no man seduce
you%
,.(?% 7or many !ill come in my name saying, 5 am "hrist% )nd they !ill
seduce many%
,.(A% )nd you shall hear of !ars and rumours of !ars% 4ee that ye be not
troubled% 7or these things must come to #ass( but the end is not yet%
,.(+% 7or nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom(
)nd there shall be #estilences and famines and earthLuakes in #laces%
,.(1% o! all these are the beginnings of sorro!s%
,.(B% Then shall they deli$er you u# to be afflicted and shall #ut you
to death( and you shall be hated by all nations for my nameDs sake%
,.(*-% )nd then shall many be scandaliHed and shall betray one another
and shall hate one another%
,.(**% )nd many false #ro#hets shall rise and shall seduce many%
,.(*,% )nd because iniLuity hath abounded, the charity of many shall
gro! cold%
,.(*2% But he that shall #erse$ere to the end, he shall be sa$ed%
,.(*.% )nd this gos#el of the kingdom shall be #reached in the !hole
!orld, for a testimony to all nations( and then shall the consummation
come%
,.(*?% =hen therefore you shall see the abomination of desolation, !hich
!as s#oken of by Daniel the #ro#het, standing in the holy #lace( he that
readeth let him understand%
,.(*A% Then they that are in 9udea, let them flee to the mountains(
,.(*+% )nd he that is on the houseto#, let him not come do!n to take any
thing out of his house(
,.(*1% )nd he that is in the field, let him not go back to take his
coat%
,.(*B% )nd !oe to them that are !ith child and that gi$e suck in those
days%
,.(,-% But #ray that your flight be not in the !inter or on the sabbath%
,.(,*% 7or there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been
from the beginning of the !orld until no!, neither shall be%
,.(,,% )nd unless those days had been shortened, no flesh should be
sa$ed( but for the sake of the elect those days shall be shortened%
,.(,2% Then if any man shall say to you, 'o here is "hrist, or there( do
not belie$e him%
,.(,.% 7or there shall arise false "hrists and false #ro#hets and shall
she! great signs and !onders, insomuch as to decei$e Eif #ossibleG e$en
the elect%
,.(,?% Behold 5 ha$e told it to you, beforehand%
,.(,A% 5f therefore they shall say to you, Behold he is in the desert(
go ye not out% Behold he is in the closets( belie$e it not%
,.(,+% 7or as lightning cometh out of the east and a##eareth e$en into
the !est( so shall also the co!ling of the 4on of man be%
,.(,1% =heresoe$er the body shall be, there shall the eagles also be
gathered together%
=heresoe$er, etc%%% The coming of "hrist shall be sudden, and manifest
to all the !orld, like lightning( and !heresoe$er he shall come, thither
shall all mankind be gathered to him, as eagles are gathered about a
dead body%
,.(,B% )nd immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun
shall be darkened and the moon shall not gi$e her light and the stars
shall fall from hea$en and the #o!ers of hea$en shall be mo$ed%
The stars%%% Or flaming meteors resembling stars%
,.(2-% )nd then shall a##ear the sign of the 4on of man in hea$en% )nd
then shall all tribes of the earth mourn( and they shall see the 4on of
man coming in the clouds of hea$en !ith much #o!er and majesty%
The sign, etc%%% The cross of "hrist%
,.(2*% )nd he shall send his angels !ith a trum#et and a great $oice(
and they shall gather together his elect from the four !inds, from the
farthest #arts of the hea$ens to the utmost bounds of them%
,.(2,% )nd from the fig tree learn a #arable( =hen the branch thereof is
no! tender and the lea$es come forth, you kno! that summer is nigh%
,.(22% 4o you also, !hen you shall see all these things, kno! ye that it
is nigh, e$en at the doors%
,.(2.% )men 5 say to you that this generation shall not #ass till all
these things be done%
,.(2?% 8ea$en and earth shall #ass( but my !ords shall not #ass%
4hall #ass%%% Because they shall be changed at the end of the !orld into
a ne! hea$en and ne! earth%
,.(2A% But of that day and hour no one kno!eth( no, not the angels of
hea$en, but the 7ather alone%
,.(2+% )nd as in the days of oe, so shall also the coming of the 4on of
man be%
,.(21% 7or, as in the days before the flood they !ere eating and
drinking, marrying and gi$ing in marriage, e$en till that day in !hich
oe entered into the ark(
,.(2B% )nd they kne! not till the flood came and took them all a!ay( so
also shall the coming of the 4on of man be%
,.(.-% Then t!o shall be in the field% One shall be taken and one shall
be left%
,.(.*% T!o !omen shall be grinding at the mill% One shall be taken and
one shall be left%
,.(.,% =atch ye therefore, because you kno! not !hat hour your 'ord !ill
come%
,.(.2% But this kno! ye, that, if the goodman of the house kne! at !hat
hour the thief !ould come, he !ould certainly !atch and !ould not suffer
his house to be broken o#en%
,.(..% =herefore be you also ready, because at !hat hour you kno! not
the 4on of man !ill come%
,.(.?% =ho, thinkest thou, is a faithful and !ise ser$ant, !hom his lord
hath a##ointed o$er his family, to gi$e them meat in seasonM
,.(.A% Blessed is that ser$ant, !hom !hen his lord shall come he shall
find so doing%
,.(.+% )men 5 say to you( he shall #lace him o$er all his goods%
,.(.1% But if that e$il ser$ant shall say in his heart( <y lord is long
a coming(
,.(.B% )nd shall begin to strike his fello! ser$ants and shall eat and
drink !ith drunkards(
,.(?-% The lord of that ser$ant shall come in a day that he ho#eth not
and at an hour that he kno!eth not(
,.(?*% )nd shall se#arate him and a##oint his #ortion !ith the
hy#ocrites% There shall be !ee#ing and gnashing of teeth%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,?
The #arable of the ten $irgins and of the talents% The descri#tion of
the last judgment%
,?(*% Then shall the kingdom of hea$en be like to ten $irgins, !ho
taking their lam#s !ent out to meet the bridegroom and the bride%
,?(,% )nd fi$e of them !ere foolish and fi$e !ise%
,?(2% But the fi$e foolish, ha$ing taken their lam#s, did not take oil
!ith them%
,?(.% But the !ise took oil in their $essels !ith the lam#s%
,?(?% )nd the bridegroom tarrying, they all slumbered and sle#t%
,?(A% )nd at midnight there !as a cry made( Behold the bridegroom
cometh% Go ye forth to meet him%
,?(+% Then all those $irgins arose and trimmed their lam#s%
,?(1% )nd the foolish said to the !ise( Gi$e us of your oil, for our
lam#s are gone out%
,?(B% The !ise ans!ered, saying( 'est #erha#s there be not enough for us
and for you, go ye rather to them that sell and buy for yoursel$es%
,?(*-% o! !hilst they !ent to buy the bridegroom came( and they that
!ere ready !ent in !ith him to the marriage% )nd the door !as shut%
,?(**% But at last came also the other $irgins, saying( 'ord, 'ord, o#en
to us%
,?(*,% But he ans!ering said( )men 5 say to you, 5 kno! you not%
,?(*2% =atch ye therefore, because you kno! not the day nor the hour%
,?(*.% 7or e$en as a man going into a far country called his ser$ants
and deli$ered to them his goodsJ
,?(*?% )nd to one he ga$e fi$e talents, and to another t!o, and to
another one, to e$ery one according to his #ro#er ability( and
immediately he took his journey%
,?(*A% )nd he that had recei$ed the fi$e talents !ent his !ay and traded
!ith the same and gained other fi$e%
,?(*+% )nd in like manner he that had recei$ed the t!o gained other t!o%
,?(*1% But he that had recei$ed the one, going his !ay, digged into the
earth and hid his lordDs money%
,?(*B% But after a long time the lord of those ser$ants came and
reckoned !ith them%
,?(,-% )nd he that had recei$ed the fi$e talents coming, brought other
fi$e talents, saying( 'ord, thou didst deli$er to me fi$e talents%
Behold 5 ha$e gained other fi$e o$er and abo$e%
,?(,*% 8is lord said to him( =ell done, good and faithful ser$ant,
because thou hast been faithful o$er a fe! things, 5 !ill #lace thee
o$er many things% Enter thou into the joy of thy lord%
,?(,,% )nd he also that had recei$ed the t!o talents came and said(
'ord, thou deli$eredst t!o talents to me% Behold 5 ha$e gained other
t!o%
,?(,2% 8is lord said to him( =ell done, good and faithful ser$ant(
because thou hast been faithful o$er a fe! things, 5 !ill #lace thee
o$er many things% Enter thou into the joy of thy lord%
,?(,.% But he that had recei$ed the one talent, came and said( 'ord, 5
kno! that thou art a hard manJ thou rea#est !here thou hast not so!n and
gatherest !here thou hast not stre!ed%
,?(,?% )nd being afraid, 5 !ent and hid thy talent in the earth% Behold
here thou hast that !hich is thine%
,?(,A% )nd his lord ans!ering, said to him( =icked and slothful ser$ant,
thou kne!est that 5 rea# !here 5 so! not and gather !here 5 ha$e not
stre!ed%
,?(,+% Thou oughtest therefore to ha$e committed my money to the
bankers( and at my coming 5 should ha$e recei$ed my o!n !ith usury%
,?(,1% Take ye a!ay therefore the talent from him and gi$e it him that
hath ten talents%
,?(,B% 7or to e$ery one that hath shall be gi$en, and he shall abound(
but from him that hath not, that also !hich he seemeth to ha$e shall be
taken a!ay%
,?(2-% )nd the un#rofitable ser$ant, cast ye out into the e>terior
darkness% There shall be !ee#ing and gnashing of teeth%
,?(2*% )nd !hen the 4on of man shall come in his majesty, and all the
angels !ith him, then shall he sit u#on the seat of his majesty%
,?(2,% )nd all nations shall be gathered together before him( and he
shall se#arate them one from another, as the she#herd se#arateth the
shee# from the goats(
,?(22% )nd he shall set the shee# on his right hand, but the goats on
his left%
,?(2.% Then shall the king say to them that shall be on his right hand(
"ome, ye blessed of my 7ather, #ossess you the kingdom #re#ared for you
from the foundation of the !orld%
,?(2?% 7or 5 !as hungry, and you ga$e me to eat( 5 !as thirsty, and you
ga$e me to drink( 5 !as a stranger, and you took me in(
,?(2A% aked, and you co$ered me( sick, and you $isited me( 5 !as in
#rison, and you came to me%
,?(2+% Then shall the just ans!er him, saying( 'ord, !hen did !e see
thee hungry and fed thee( thirsty and ga$e thee drinkM
,?(21% Or !hen did !e see thee a stranger and took thee inM Or naked and
co$ered theeM
,?(2B% Or !hen did !e see thee sick or in #rison and came to theeM
,?(.-% )nd the king ans!ering shall say to them( )men 5 say to you, as
long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me%
,?(.*% Then he shall say to them also that shall be on his left hand(
De#art from me, you cursed, into e$erlasting fire, !hich !as #re#ared
for the de$il and his angels%
,?(.,% 7or 5 !as hungry and you ga$e me not to eat( 5 !as thirsty and
you ga$e me not to drink%
,?(.2% 5 !as a stranger and you took me not in( naked and you co$ered me
not( sick and in #rison and you did not $isit me%
,?(..% Then they also shall ans!er him, saying( 'ord, !hen did !e see
thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in #rison and
did not minister to theeM
,?(.?% Then he shall ans!er them, saying( )men( 5 say to you, as long as
you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me%
,?(.A% )nd these shall go into e$erlasting #unishment( but the just,
into life e$erlasting%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,A
The 9e!s cons#ire against "hrist% 8e is anointed by <ary% The treason of
9udas% The last su##er% The #rayer in the garden% The a##rehension of
our 'ord% 8is treatment in the house of "ai#has%
,A(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 9esus had ended all these !ords, he said
to his disci#les(
,A(,% &ou kno! that after t!o days shall be the #asch( and the 4on of
man shall be deli$ered u# to be crucified%
,A(2% Then !ere gathered together the chief #riests and ancients of the
#eo#le, into the court of the high #riest, !ho !as called "ai#has(
,A(.% )nd they consulted together that by subtilty they might a##rehend
9esus and #ut him to death%
,A(?% But they said( ot on the festi$al day, lest #erha#s there should
be a tumult among the #eo#le%
,A(A% )nd !hen 9esus !as in Bethania, in the house of 4imon the le#er,
,A(+% There came to him a !oman ha$ing an alabaster bo> of #recious
ointment and #oured it on his head as he !as at table%
,A(1% )nd the disci#les seeing it had indignation, saying( To !hat
#ur#ose is this !asteM
,A(B% 7or this might ha$e been sold for much and gi$en to the #oor%
,A(*-% )nd 9esus kno!ing it, said to them( =hy do you trouble this
!omanM 7or she hath !rought a good !ork u#on me%
,A(**% 7or the #oor you ha$e al!ays !ith you( but me you ha$e not
al!ays%
<e you ha$e not al!ays%%% @iH%, in a $isible manner, as !hen con$ersant
here on earthJ and as !e ha$e the #oor, !hom !e may daily assist and
relie$e%
,A(*,% 7or she in #ouring this ointment on my body hath done it for my
burial%
,A(*2% )men 5 say to you, !heresoe$er this gos#el shall be #reached in
the !hole !orld, that also !hich she hath done shall be told for a
memory of her%
,A(*.% Then !ent one of the t!el$e, !ho !as called 9udas 5scariot, to
the chief #riests%
,A(*?% )nd said to them( =hat !ill you gi$e me, and 5 !ill deli$er him
unto youM But they a##ointed him thirty #ieces of sil$er%
,A(*A% )nd from thenceforth he sought o##ortunity to betray him%
,A(*+% )nd on the first day of the )Hymes, the disci#les came to 9esus,
saying( =here !ilt thou that !e #re#are for thee to eat the #aschM
)Hymes%%% 7east of the unlea$ened bread% Pasch%%% The #aschal lamb%
,A(*1% But 9esus said( Go ye into the city to a certain man and say to
him( The master saith, <y time is near at hand% =ith thee 5 make the
#asch !ith my disci#les%
,A(*B% )nd the disci#les did as 9esus a##ointed to them( and they
#re#ared the #asch%
,A(,-% But !hen it !as e$ening, he sat do!n !ith his t!el$e disci#les%
,A(,*% )nd !hilst they !ere eating, he said( )men 5 say to you that one
of you is about to betray me%
,A(,,% )nd they being $ery much troubled began e$ery one to say( 5s it
5, 'ordM
,A(,2% But he ans!ering said( 8e that di##eth his hand !ith me in the
dish, he shall betray me%
,A(,.% The 4on of man indeed goeth, as it is !ritten of him% But !oe to
that man by !hom the 4on of man shall be betrayed% 5t !ere better for
him, if that man had not been born%
,A(,?% )nd 9udas that betrayed him ans!ering, said( 5s it 5, RabbiM 8e
saith to him( Thou hast said it%
,A(,A% )nd !hilst they !ere at su##er, 9esus took bread and blessed and
broke and ga$e to his disci#les and said( Take ye and eat% This is my
body%
This is my body%%% 8e does not say, This is the figure of my body--but
This is my body% E, "ouncil of ice, )ct% A%G either does he say in
this, or !ith this is my bodyJ but absolutely, This is my body( !hich
#lainly im#lies transubstantiation%
,A(,+% )nd taking the chalice, he ga$e thanks and ga$e to them, saying(
Drink ye all of this%
Drink ye all of this%%% This !as s#oken to the t!el$e a#ostlesJ !ho !ere
the all then #resentJ and they all drank of it, says 4t% <ark *.% ,2%
But it no !ays follo!s from these !ords s#oken to the a#ostles, that all
the faithful are here commanded to drink of the chaliceJ any more than
that all the faithful are commanded to consecrate, offer and administer
this sacramentJ because "hrist u#on this same occasion, and at the same
time, bid the a#ostles do soJ in these !ords, 4t% 'uke ,,% *B, Do this
for a commemoration of me%
,A(,1% 7or this is my blood of the ne! testament, !hich shall be shed
for many unto remission of sins%
Blood of the ne! testament%%% )s the old testament !as dedicated !ith
the blood of $ictims, by <oses, in these !ords( This is the blood of the
testament, etc%, 8eb% B% ,-J so here is the dedication and institution
of the ne! testament, in the blood of "hrist, here mystically shed by
these !ords( This is the blood of the ne! testament, etc%
,A(,B% )nd 5 say to you, 5 !ill not drink from henceforth of this fruit
of the $ine until that day !hen 5 shall drink it !ith you ne! in the
kingdom of my 7ather%
7ruit of the $ine%%% These !ords, by the account of 4t% 'uke ,A(,,% *1,
!ere not s#oken of the sacramental cu#, but of the !ine that !as drunk
!ith the #aschal lamb% Though the sacramental cu# might also be called
the fruit of the $ine, because it !as consecrated from !ine, and retains
the likeness, and all the accidents or Lualities of !ine%
,A(2-% )nd a hymn being said, they !ent out unto mount Oli$et%
,A(2*% Then 9esus saith to them( )ll you shall be scandaliHed in me this
night% 7or it is !ritten( 5 !ill strike the she#herd( and the shee# of
the flock shall be dis#ersed%
4candaliHed in me, etc%%% 7orasmuch as my being a##rehended shall make
you all run a!ay and forsake me%
,A(2,% But after 5 shall be risen again, 5 !ill go before you into
Galilee%
,A(22% )nd Peter ans!ering, said to him( )lthough all shall be
scandaliHed in thee, 5 !ill ne$er be scandaliHed%
,A(2.% 9esus said to him( )men 5 say to thee that in this night before
the cock cro!, thou !ilt deny me thrice%
,A(2?% Peter saith to him( &ea, though 5 should die !ith thee, 5 !ill
not deny thee% )nd in like manner said all the disci#les%
,A(2A% Then 9esus came !ith them into a country #lace !hich is called
Gethsemani% )nd he said to his disci#les( 4it you here, till 5 go yonder
and #ray%
,A(2+% )nd taking !ith him Peter and the t!o sons of Iebedee, he began
to gro! sorro!ful and to be sad%
,A(21% Then he saith to them( <y soul is sorro!ful e$en unto death% 4tay
you here and !atch !ith me%
,A(2B% )nd going a little further, he fell u#on his face, #raying and
saying( <y 7ather, if it be #ossible, let this chalice #ass from me%
e$ertheless, not as 5 !ill but as thou !ilt%
,A(.-% )nd he cometh to his disci#les and findeth them aslee#% )nd he
saith to Peter( =hatM "ould you not !atch one hour !ith meM
,A(.*% =atch ye( and #ray that ye enter not into tem#tation% The s#irit
indeed is !illing, but the flesh is !eak%
,A(.,% )gain the second time, he !ent and #rayed, saying( <y 7ather, if
this chalice may not #ass a!ay, but 5 must drink it, thy !ill be done%
,A(.2% )nd he cometh again and findeth them slee#ing( for their eyes
!ere hea$y%
,A(..% )nd lea$ing them, he !ent again( and he #rayed the third time,
saying the selfsame !ord%
,A(.?% Then he cometh to his disci#les and said to them( 4lee# ye no!
and take your rest% Behold the hour is at hand( and the 4on of man shall
be betrayed into the hands of sinners%
,A(.A% Rise( let us go% Behold he is at hand that !ill betray me%
,A(.+% )s he yet s#oke, behold 9udas, one of the t!el$e, came, and !ith
him a great multitude !ith s!ords and clubs, sent from the chief #riests
and the ancients of the #eo#le%
,A(.1% )nd he that betrayed him ga$e them a sign, saying( =homsoe$er 5
shall kiss, that is he% 8old him fast%
,A(.B% )nd forth!ith coming to 9esus, he said( 8ail, Rabbi% )nd he
kissed him%
,A(?-% )nd 9esus said to him( 7riend, !hereto art thou comeM Then they
came u# and laid hands on 9esus and held him%
,A(?*% )nd behold one of them that !ere !ith 9esus, stretching forth his
hand, dre! out his s!ord( and striking the ser$ant of the high #riest,
cut off his ear%
,A(?,% Then 9esus saith to him( Put u# again thy s!ord into its #lace(
for all that take the s!ord shall #erish !ith the s!ord%
,A(?2% Thinkest thou that 5 cannot ask my 7ather, and he !ill gi$e me
#resently more than t!el$e legions of angelsM
,A(?.% 8o! then shall the scri#tures be fulfilled, that so it must be
doneM
,A(??% 5n that same hour, 9esus said to the multitudes( &ou are come
out, as it !ere to a robber, !ith s!ords and clubs to a##rehend me% 5
sat daily !ith you, teaching in the tem#le( and you laid not hands on
me%
,A(?A% o! all this !as done that the scri#tures of the #ro#hets might
be fulfilled% Then the disci#les, all lea$ing him, fled%
,A(?+% But they holding 9esus led him to "ai#has the high #riest, !here
the scribes and the ancients !ere assembled%
,A(?1% )nd Peter follo!ed him afar off, e$en to the court of the high
#riest, )nd going in, he sat !ith the ser$ants, that he might see the
end%
,A(?B% )nd the chief #riests and the !hole council sought false !itness
against 9esus, that they might #ut him to death%
,A(A-% )nd they found not, !hereas many false !itnesses had come in% )nd
last of all there came t!o false !itnesses(
,A(A*% )nd they said( This man said, 5 am able to destroy the tem#le of
God and after three days to rebuild it%
,A(A,% )nd the high #riest rising u#, said to him( )ns!erest thou
nothing to the things !hich these !itness against theeM
,A(A2% But 9esus held his #eace% )nd the high #riest said to him( 5
adjure thee by the li$ing God, that thou tell us if thou be the "hrist
the 4on of God%
,A(A.% 9esus saith to him( Thou hast said it% e$ertheless 5 say to you,
hereafter you shall see the 4on of man sitting on the right hand of the
#o!er of God and coming in the clouds of hea$en%
,A(A?% Then the high #riest rent his garments, saying( 8e hath
blas#hemed( =hat further need ha$e !e of !itnessesM Behold, no! you ha$e
heard the blas#hemy%
,A(AA% =hat think youM But they ans!ering, said( 8e is guilty of death%
,A(A+% Then did they s#it in his face and buffeted him% )nd others
struck his face !ith the #alms of their hands,
,A(A1% 4aying( Pro#hesy unto us, O "hrist% =ho is he that struck theeM
,A(AB% But Peter sat !ithout in the court% )nd there came to him a
ser$ant maid, saying( Thou also !ast !ith 9esus the Galilean%
,A(+-% But he denied before them all, saying( 5 kno! not !hat thou
sayest%
,A(+*% )nd as he !ent out of the gate, another maid sa! himJ and she
saith to them that !ere there( This man also !as !ith 9esus of aHareth%
,A(+,% )nd again he denied !ith an oath( 5 kno! not the man%
,A(+2% )nd after a little !hile, they came that stood by and said to
Peter( 4urely thou also art one of them% 7or e$en thy s#eech doth
disco$er thee%
,A(+.% Then he began to curse and to s!ear that he kne! not the man% )nd
immediately the cock cre!%
,A(+?% )nd Peter remembered the !ord of 9esus !hich he had said( Before
the cock cro!, thou !ilt deny me thrice% )nd going forth, he !e#t
bitterly%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,+
The continuation of the history of the #assion of "hrist% 8is death and
burial%
,+(*% )nd !hen morning !as come, all the chief #riests and ancients of
the #eo#le took counsel against 9esus, that they might #ut him to death%
,+(,% )nd they brought him bound and deli$ered him to Pontius Pilate the
go$ernor%
,+(2% Then 9udas, !ho betrayed him, seeing that he !as condemned,
re#enting himself, brought back the thirty #ieces of sil$er to the chief
#riests and ancients,
,+(.% 4aying( 5 ha$e sinned in betraying innocent blood% But they said(
=hat is that to usM 'ook thou to it%
,+(?% )nd casting do!n the #ieces of sil$er in the tem#le, he de#arted
and !ent and hanged himself !ith an halter%
,+(A% But the chief #riests ha$ing taken the #ieces of sil$er, said( 5t
is not la!ful to #ut them into the corbona, because it is the #rice of
blood%
"orbona%%% ) #lace in the tem#le !here the #eo#le #ut in their gifts or
offerings%
,+(+% )nd after they had consulted together, they bought !ith them the
#otterDs field, to be a burying #lace for strangers%
,+(1% 7or this cause that field !as called 8aceldama, that is, the field
of blood, e$en to this day%
,+(B% Then !as fulfilled that !hich !as s#oken by 9eremias the #ro#het,
saying( )nd they took the thirty #ieces of sil$er, the #rice of him that
!as #riHed, !hom they #riHed of the children of 5srael%
,+(*-% )nd they ga$e them unto the #otterDs field, as the 'ord a##ointed
to me%
,+(**% )nd 9esus stood before the go$ernor, and the go$ernor asked him,
saying( )rt thou the king of the 9e!sM 9esus saith to him( Thou sayest
it%
,+(*,% )nd !hen he !as accused by the chief #riests and ancients, he
ans!ered nothing%
,+(*2% Then Pilate saith to him( Dost not thou hear ho! great
testimonies they allege against theeM
,+(*.% )nd he ans!ered him to ne$er a !ord, so that the go$ernor
!ondered e>ceedingly%
,+(*?% o! u#on the solemn day the go$ernor !as accustomed to release to
the #eo#le one #risoner, !hom they !ould%
,+(*A% )nd he had then a notorious #risoner that !as called Barabbas%
,+(*+% They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said( =hom !ill
you that 5 release to &ou( Barabbas, or 9esus that is called "hristM
,+(*1% 7or he kne! that for en$y they had deli$ered him%
,+(*B% )nd as he !as sitting in the #lace of judgment, his !ife sent to
him, saying( 8a$e thou nothing to do !ith that just manJ for 5 ha$e
suffered many things this day in a dream because of him%
,+(,-% But the chief #riests and ancients #ersuaded the #eo#le that they
should ask Barabbas and make 9esus a!ay%
,+(,*% )nd the go$ernor ans!ering, said to them( =hether !ill you of the
t!o to be released unto youM But they said( Barabbas%
,+(,,% Pilate saith to them( =hat shall 5 do then !ith 9esus that is
called "hristM They say all( 'et him be crucified%
,+(,2% The go$ernor said to them( =hy, !hat e$il hath he doneM But they
cried out the more, saying( 'et him be crucified%
,+(,.% )nd Pilate seeing that he #re$ailed nothing, but that rather a
tumult !as made, taking !ater !ashed his hands before the #eo#le,
saying( 5 am innocent of the blood of this just man% 'ook you to it%
,+(,?% )nd the !hole #eo#le ans!ering, said( 8is blood be u#on us and
u#on our children%
,+(,A% Then he released to them Barabbas( and ha$ing scourged 9esus,
deli$ered him unto them to be crucified%
,+(,+% Then the soldiers of the go$ernor, taking 9esus into the hall,
gathered together unto him the !hole band%
,+(,1% )nd stri##ing him, they #ut a scarlet cloak about him%
,+(,B% )nd #latting a cro!n of thorns, they #ut it u#on his head, and a
reed in his right hand% )nd bo!ing the knee before him, they mocked him,
saying( 8ail, ;ing of the 9e!s%
,+(2-% )nd s#itting u#on him, they took the reed and struck his head%
,+(2*% )nd after they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from him
and #ut on him his o!n garments and led him a!ay to crucify him%
,+(2,% )nd going out, they found a man of "yrene, named 4imon( him they
forced to take u# his cross%
,+(22% )nd they came to the #lace that is called Golgotha, !hich is the
#lace of "al$ary%
,+(2.% )nd they ga$e him !ine to drink mingled !ith gall% )nd !hen he
had tasted, he !ould not drink%
,+(2?% )nd after they had crucified him, they di$ided his garments,
casting lotsJ that it might be fulfilled !hich !as s#oken by the
#ro#het, saying( They di$ided my garments among themJ and u#on my
$esture they cast lots%
,+(2A% )nd they sat and !atched him%
,+(2+% )nd they #ut o$er his head his cause !ritten( T854 54 9E4:4 T8E
;5G O7 T8E 9E=4%
,+(21% Then !ere crucified !ith him t!o thie$es( one on the right hand
and one on the left%
,+(2B% )nd they that #assed by blas#hemed him, !agging their heads,
,+(.-% )nd saying( @ah, thou that destroyest the tem#le of God and in
three days dost rebuild it( sa$e thy o!n self% 5f thou be the 4on of
God, come do!n from the cross%
,+(.*% 5n like manner also the chief #riests, !ith the scribes and
ancients, mocking said(
,+(.,% 8e sa$ed others( himself he cannot sa$e% 5f he be the king of
5srael, let him no! come do!n from the cross( and !e !ill belie$e him%
,+(.2% 8e trusted in God( let him no! deli$er him if he !ill ha$e him%
7or he said( 5 am the 4on of God%
,+(..% )nd the selfsame thing the thie$es also that !ere crucified !ith
him re#roached him !ith%
,+(.?% o! from the si>th hour, there !as darkness o$er the !hole earth,
until the ninth hour%
,+(.A% )nd about the ninth hour, 9esus cried !ith a loud $oice, saying(
Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthaniM That is, <y God, <y God, !hy hast thou
forsaken meM
,+(.+% )nd some that stood there and heard said( This man calleth Elias%
,+(.1% )nd immediately one of them running took a s#onge and filled it
!ith $inegar and #ut it on a reed and ga$e him to drink%
,+(.B% )nd the others said( 'et be% 'et us see !hether Elias !ill come
to deli$er him%
,+(?-% )nd 9esus again crying !ith a loud $oice, yielded u# the ghost%
,+(?*% )nd behold the $eil of the tem#le !as rent in t!o from the to#
e$en to the bottom( and the earth Luaked and the rocks !ere rent%
,+(?,% )nd the gra$es !ere o#ened( and many bodies of the saints that
had sle#t arose,
,+(?2% )nd coming out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into the
holy city and a##eared to many%
,+(?.% o! the centurion and they that !ere !ith him !atching 9esus,
ha$ing seen the earthLuake and the things that !ere done, !ere sore
afraid, saying( 5ndeed this !as the 4on of God%
,+(??% )nd there !ere there many !omen afar off, !ho had follo!ed 9esus
from Galilee, ministering unto him(
,+(?A% )mong !hom !as <ary <agdalen and <ary the mother of 9ames and
9ose#h and the mother of the sons of Iebedee%
,+(?+% )nd !hen it !as e$ening, there came a certain rich man of
)rimathea, named 9ose#h, !ho also himself !as a disci#le of 9esus%
,+(?1% 8e !ent to Pilate and asked the body of 9esus% Then Pilate
commanded that the body should be deli$ered%
,+(?B% )nd 9ose#h taking the body !ra##ed it u# in a clean linen cloth(
,+(A-% )nd laid it in his o!n ne! monument, !hich he had he!ed out in a
rock% )nd he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument and !ent
his !ay%
,+(A*% )nd there !as there <ary <agdalen and the other <ary, sitting
o$er against the se#ulchre%
,+(A,% )nd the ne>t day, !hich follo!ed the day of #re#aration, the
chief #riests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,
The day of #re#aration%%% The e$e of the sabbathJ so called, because on
that day they #re#ared all things necessaryJ not being allo!ed so much
as to dress their meat on the sabbath day%
,+(A2% 4aying( 4ir, !e ha$e remembered, that that seducer said, !hile he
!as yet ali$e( )fter three days 5 !ill rise again%
,+(A.% "ommand therefore the se#ulchre to be guarded until the third
day( lest #erha#s his disci#les come and steal him a!ay and say to the
#eo#le( 8e is risen from the dead% )nd the last error shall be !orse
than the first%
,+(A?% Pilate saith to them( &ou ha$e a guard% Go, guard it as you kno!%
,+(AA% )nd they de#arting, made the se#ulchre sure, sealing the stone
and setting guards%
<atthe! "ha#ter ,1
The resurrection of "hrist% 8is commission to his disci#les%
,1(*% )nd in the end of the sabbath, !hen it began to da!n to!ards the
first day of the !eek, came <ary <agdalen and the other <ary, to see the
se#ulchre%
,1(,% )nd behold there !as a great earthLuake% 7or an angel of the 'ord
descended from hea$en and coming rolled back the stone and sat u#on it%
,1(2% )nd his countenance !as as lightning and his raiment as sno!%
,1(.% )nd for fear of him, the guards !ere struck !ith terror and became
as dead men%
,1(?% )nd the angel ans!ering, said to the !omen( 7ear not you( for 5
kno! that you seek 9esus !ho !as crucified%
,1(A% 8e is not here% 7or he is risen, as he said% "ome, and see the
#lace !here the 'ord !as laid%
,1(+% )nd going Luickly, tell ye his disci#les that he is risen% )nd
behold he !ill go before you into Galilee% There you shall see him% 'o,
5 ha$e foretold it to you%
,1(1% )nd they !ent out Luickly from the se#ulchre !ith fear and great
joy, running to tell his disci#les%
,1(B% )nd behold, 9esus met them, saying( )ll hail% But they came u# and
took hold of his feet and adored him%
,1(*-% Then 9esus said to them( 7ear not% Go, tell my brethren that they
go into Galilee% There they shall see me%
,1(**% =ho !hen they !ere de#arted, behold, some of the guards came into
the city and told the chief #riests all things that had been done%
,1(*,% )nd they being assembled together !ith the ancients, taking
counsel, ga$e a great sum of money to the soldiers,
,1(*2% 4aying( 4ay you, 8is disci#les came by night and stole him a!ay
!hen !e !ere aslee#%
,1(*.% )nd if the go$ernor shall hear of this, !e !ill #ersuade him and
secure you%
,1(*?% 4o they taking the money, did as they !ere taught( and this !ord
!as s#read abroad among the 9e!s e$en unto this day%
,1(*A% )nd the ele$en disci#les !ent into Galilee, unto the mountain
!here 9esus had a##ointed them%
,1(*+% )nd seeing him they adored( but some doubted%
,1(*1% )nd 9esus coming, s#oke to them, saying( )ll #o!er is gi$en to me
in hea$en and in earth%
)ll #o!er, etc%%% 4ee here the !arrant and commission of the a#ostles
and their successors, the bisho#s and #astors of "hristDs church% 8e
recei$ed from his 7ather all #o!er in hea$en and in earth( and in $irtue
of this #o!er, he sends them Ee$en as his 7ather sent him, 4t% 9ohn ,-%
,*G to teach and disci#le, not one, but all nationsJ and instruct them
in all truths( and that he may assist them effectually in the e>ecution
of this commission, he #romises to be !ith them, not for three or four
hundred years only, but all days, e$en to the consummation of the !orld%
8o! then could the "atholic "hurch e$er go astrayJ ha$ing al!ays !ith
her #astors, as is here #romised, "hrist himself, !ho is the !ay, the
truth, and the life% 4t% 9ohn *.%
,1(*B% Going therefore, teach ye all nations( ba#tiHing them in the name
of the 7ather and of the 4on and of the 8oly Ghost%
,1(,-% Teaching them to obser$e all things !hatsoe$er 5 ha$e commanded
you% )nd behold 5 am !ith you all days, e$en to the consummation of the
!orld%
T8E 8O'& GO4PE' O7 9E4:4 "8R54T )""ORD5G TO 4T% <)R;
4t% <ark, the disci#le and inter#reter of 4t% Peter Esaith 4t% 9eromeG,
according to !hat he heard from Peter himself, !rote at Rome a brief
Gos#el at the reLuest of the Brethren, about ten years after our lordDs
)scensionJ !hich !hen Peter had heard, he a##ro$ed of it and !ith his
authority #ublished it to the church to be read% Baronius and others say
that the original !as !ritten in 'atin( but the more general o#inion is
that the E$angelist !rote it in Greek%
<ark "ha#ter *
The #reaching of 9ohn the Ba#tist% "hrist is ba#tiHed by him% 8e calls
his disci#les and !orks many miracles%
*(*% The beginning of the gos#el of 9esus "hrist, the 4on of God%
*(,% )s it is !ritten in 5saias the #ro#het( Behold 5 send my angel
before thy face, !ho shall #re#are the !ay before thee%
*(2% ) $oice of one crying in the desert( Pre#are ye the !ay of the
'ordJ make straight his #aths%
*(.% 9ohn !as in the desert, ba#tiHing and #reaching the ba#tism of
#enance, unto remission of sins%
*(?% )nd there !ent out to him all the country of 9udea and all they of
9erusalem and !ere ba#tiHed by him in the ri$er of 9ordan, confessing
their sins%
*(A% )nd 9ohn !as clothed camelDs hair, and a leathern girdle about his
loins( and he ate locusts and !ild honey%
*(+% )nd he #reached, saying( There cometh after me one mightier than 5,
the latchet of !hose shoes 5 am not !orthy to stoo# do!n and loose%
*(1% 5 ha$e ba#tiHed you !ith !ater( but he shall ba#tiHe you !ith the
8oly Ghost%
*(B% )nd it came to #ass, in those days, 9esus came from aHareth of
Galilee and !as ba#tiHed by 9ohn in 9ordan%
*(*-% )nd forth!ith coming u# out of the !ater, he sa! the hea$ens o#en
and the 4#irit as a do$e descending and remaining on him%
*(**% )nd there came a $oice from hea$en( Thou art my belo$ed 4onJ in
thee 5 am !ell #leased%
*(*,% )nd immediately the 4#irit dro$e him out into the desert%
*(*2% )nd he !as in the desert forty days and forty nights, and !as
tem#ted by 4atan% )nd he !as !ith beasts( and the angels ministered to
him%
*(*.% )nd after that 9ohn !as deli$ered u#, 9esus came in Galilee,
#reaching the gos#el of the kingdom of God,
*(*?% )nd saying( The time is accom#lished and the kingdom of God is at
hand% Re#ent and belie$e the gos#el(
*(*A% )nd #assing by the sea of Galilee, he sa! 4imon and )ndre! his
brother, casting nets into the sea for they !ere fishermen%
*(*+% )nd 9esus said to them( "ome after meJ and 5 !ill make you to
become fishers of men%
*(*1% )nd immediately lea$ing their nets, they follo!ed him%
*(*B% )nd going on from thence a little farther, he sa! 9ames the son of
Iebedee and 9ohn his brother, !ho also !ere mending their nets in the
shi#(
*(,-% )nd forth!ith he called them% )nd lea$ing their father Iebedee in
the shi# !ith his hired men, they follo!ed him%
*(,*% )nd they entered into "a#harnaum( and forth!ith u#on the sabbath
days going into the synagogue, he taught them%
*(,,% )nd they !ere astonished at his doctrine% 7or he !as teaching them
as one ha$ing #o!er, and not as the scribes%
*(,2% )nd there !as in their synagogue a man !ith an unclean s#iritJ and
he cried out,
*(,.% 4aying( =hat ha$e !e to do !ith thee, 9esus of aHarethM )rt thou
come to destroy usM 5 kno! !ho thou art, the 8oly One of God%
*(,?% )nd 9esus threatened him, saying( 4#eak no more, and go out of the
man%
*(,A% )nd the unclean s#irit, tearing him and crying out !ith a loud
$oice, !ent out of him%
*(,+% )nd they !ere all amaHed insomuch that they Luestioned among
themsel$es, saying( =hat thing is thisM =hat is this ne! doctrineM 7or
!ith #o!er he commandeth e$en the unclean s#irits( and they obey him%
*(,1% )nd the fame of him !as s#read forth!ith into all the country of
Galilee%
*(,B% )nd immediately going out of the synagogue they came into the
house of 4imon and )ndre!, !ith 9ames and 9ohn%
*(2-% )nd 4imonDs !ifeDs mother lay in a fit of a fe$er( and forth!ith
they tell him of her%
*(2*% )nd coming to her, he lifted her u#, taking her by the handJ and
immediately the fe$er left her, and she ministered unto them%
*(2,% )nd !hen it !as e$ening, after sunset, they brought to him all
that !ere ill and that !ere #ossessed !ith de$ils%
*(22% )nd all the city !as gathered together at the door%
*(2.% )nd he healed many that !ere troubled !ith di$ers diseases% )nd
he cast out many de$ils( and he suffered them not to s#eak, because they
kne! him%
*(2?% )nd rising $ery early, going out, he !ent into a desert #lace( and
there he #rayed%
*(2A% )nd 4imon and they that !ere !ith him follo!ed after him%
*(2+% )nd !hen they had found him, they said to him( )ll seek for thee%
*(21% )nd he saith to them( 'et us go into the neighbouring to!ns and
cities, that 5 may #reach there alsoJ for to this #ur#ose am 5 come%
*(2B% )nd he !as #reaching in their synagogues and in all Galilee and
casting out de$ils%
*(.-% )nd there came a le#er to him, beseeching him and kneeling do!n,
said to him( 5f thou !ilt thou canst make me clean%
*(.*% )nd 9esus, ha$ing com#assion on him, stretched forth his hand and
touching him saith to him( 5 !ill% Be thou made clean%
*(.,% )nd !hen he had s#oken, immediately the le#rosy de#arted from him(
and he !as made clean%
*(.2% )nd he strictly charged him and forth!ith sent him a!ay%
*(..% )nd he saith to him( 4ee thou tell no oneJ but go, she! thyself to
the high #riest and offer for thy cleansing the things that <oses
commanded, for a testimony to them%
*(.?% But he being gone out, began to #ublish and to blaHe abroad the
!ord( so that he could not o#enly go into the city, but !as !ithout in
desert #laces% )nd they flocked to him from all sides%
<ark "ha#ter ,
"hrist heals the sick of the #alsy% 8e calls <atthe! and e>cuses his
disci#les%
,(*% )nd again he entered into "a#harnaum after some days%
,(,% )nd it !as heard that he !as in the house% )nd many came together,
so that there !as no room( no, not e$en at the door% )nd he s#oke to
them the !ord%
,(2% )nd they came to him, bringing one sick of the #alsy, !ho !as
carried by four%
,(.% )nd !hen they could not offer him unto him for the multitude, they
unco$ered the roof !here he !as( and o#ening it, they let do!n the bed
!herein the man sick of the #alsy lay%
,(?% )nd !hen 9esus had seen their faith, he saith to the sick of the
#alsy( 4on, thy sins are forgi$en thee%
,(A% )nd there !ere some of the scribes sitting there and thinking in
their hearts(
,(+% =hy doth this man s#eak thusM 8e blas#hemeth% =ho can forgi$e sins,
but God onlyM
,(1% =hich 9esus #resently kno!ing in his s#irit that they so thought
!ithin themsel$es, saith to them( =hy think you these things in your
heartsM
,(B% =hich is easier, to say to the sick of the #alsy( Thy sins are
forgi$en theeJ or to say( )rise, take u# thy bed and !alkM
,(*-% But that you may kno! that the 4on of man hath #o!er on earth to
forgi$e sins Ehe saith to the sick of the #alsyG(
,(**% 5 say to thee( )rise% Take u# thy bed and go into thy house%
,(*,% )nd immediately he arose and, taking u# his bed, !ent his !ay in
the sight of all( so that all !ondered and glorified God, saying( =e
ne$er sa! the like%
,(*2% )nd he !ent forth again to the sea side( and all the multitude
came to him% )nd he taught them%
,(*.% )nd !hen he !as #assing by, he sa! 'e$i, the son of )l#heus,
sitting at the recei#t of customJ and he saith to him( 7ollo! me% )nd
rising u#, he follo!ed him%
,(*?% )nd it came to #ass as he sat at meat in his house, many Publicans
and sinners sat do!n together !ith 9esus and his disci#les% 7or they,
!ith 9esus !ho also follo!ed him% 7or they !ere many, !ho also follo!ed
him%
,(*A% )nd the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing that he ate !ith
#ublicans and sinners, said to his disci#les( =hy doth your master eat
and drink !ith #ublicans and sinnersM
,(*+% 9esus hearing this, saith to them( They that are !ell ha$e no need
of a #hysician, but they that are sick% 7or 5 came not to call the just,
but sinners%
,(*1% )nd the disci#les of 9ohn and the Pharisees used to fast% )nd
they come and say to him( =hy do the disci#les of 9ohn and of the
Pharisees fastJ but thy disci#les do not fastM
,(*B% )nd 9esus saith to them( "an the children of the marriage fast, as
long as the bridegroom is !ith themM )s long as they ha$e the bridegroom
!ith them, they cannot fast%
,(,-% But the days !ill come !hen the bridegroom shall be taken a!ay
from them( and then they shall fast in those days%
,(,*% o man se!eth a #iece of ra! cloth to an old garment( other!ise
the ne! #iecing taketh a!ay from the old, and there is made a greater
rent%
,(,,% )nd no man #utteth ne! !ine into old bottles( other!ise the !ine
!ill burst the bottles, and both the !ine !ill be s#illed and the
bottles !ill be lost% But ne! !ine must be #ut into ne! bottles%
,(,2% )nd it came to #ass again, as the 'ord !alked through the corn
fields on the sabbath, that his disci#les began to go for!ard and to
#luck the ears of corn%
,(,.% )nd the Pharisees said to him( Behold, !hy do they on the sabbath
day that !hich is not la!fulM
,(,?% )nd he said to them( 8a$e you ne$er read !hat Da$id did !hen he
had need and !as hungry, himself and they that !ere !ith himM
,(,A% 8o! he !ent into the house of God, under )biathar the high #riest,
and did eat the loa$es of #ro#osition, !hich !as not la!ful to eat but
for the #riests, and ga$e to them !ho !ere !ith himM
,(,+% )nd he said to them( The sabbath !as made for man, and not man for
the sabbath%
,(,1% Therefore the 4on of man is 'ord of the sabbath also%
<ark "ha#ter 2
"hrist heals the !ithered hand% 8e chooses the t!el$e% 8e confutes the
blas#hemy of the Pharisees%
2(*% )nd he entered again into the synagogue( and there !as a man there
!ho had a !ithered hand%
2(,% )nd they !atched him !hether he !ould heal on the sabbath days,
that they might accuse him%
2(2% )nd he said to the man !ho had the !ithered hand( 4tand u# in the
midst%
2(.% )nd he saith to them( 5s it la!ful to do good on the sabbath days,
or to do e$ilM To sa$e life, or to destroyM But they held their #eace%
2(?% )nd looking round about on them !ith anger, being grie$ed for the
blindness of their hearts, he saith to the man( 4tretch forth thy hand%
)nd he stretched it forth( and his hand !as restored unto him%
2(A% )nd the Pharisees going out, immediately made a consultation !ith
the 8erodians against him, ho! they might destroy him%
2(+% But 9esus retired !ith his disci#les to the seaJ and a great
multitude follo!ed him from Galilee and 9udea,
2(1% )nd from 9erusalem, and from 5dumea and from beyond the 9ordan% )nd
they about Tyre and 4idon, a great multitude, hearing the things !hich
he did, came to him%
2(B% )nd he s#oke to his disci#les that a small shi# should !ait on him,
because of the multitude, lest they should throng him%
2(*-% 7or he healed many, so that they #ressed u#on him for to touch
him, as many as had e$ils%
2(**% )nd the unclean s#irits, !hen they sa! him, fell do!n before him(
and they cried, saying(
2(*,% Thou art the 4on of God% )nd he strictly charged them that they
should not make him kno!n%
2(*2% )nd going u# into a mountain, he called unto him !hom he !ould
himself( and they came to him%
2(*.% )nd he made that t!el$e should be !ith him, and that he might send
them to #reach%
2(*?% )nd he ga$e them #o!er to heal sicknesses, and to cast out de$ils%
2(*A% )nd to 4imon he ga$e the name Peter(
2(*+% )nd 9ames the son of Iebedee, and 9ohn the brother of 9amesJ and
he named them Boanerges, !hich is, The sons of thunder%
2(*1% )nd )ndre! and Phili#, and Bartholome! and <atthe!, and Thomas and
9ames of )l#heus, and Thaddeus and 4imon the "ananean(
2(*B% )nd 9udas 5scariot, !ho also betrayed him%
2(,-% )nd they come to a house, and the multitude cometh together again,
so that they could not so much as eat bread%
2(,*% )nd !hen his friends had heard of it, they !ent out to lay hold on
him% 7or they said( 8e is become mad%
2(,,% )nd the scribes !ho !ere come do!n from 9erusalem, said( 8e hath
BeelHebub, and by the #rince of de$ils he casteth out de$ils%
2(,2% )nd after he had called them together, he said to them in
#arables( 8o! can 4atan cast out 4atanM
2(,.% )nd if a kingdom be di$ided against itself, that kingdom cannot
stand%
2(,?% )nd if a house be di$ided against itself, that house cannot stand%
2(,A% )nd if 4atan be risen u# against himself, he is di$ided, and
cannot stand, but hath an end%
2(,+% o man can enter into the house of a strong man and rob him of his
goods, unless he first bind the strong man, and then shall he #lunder
his house%
2(,1% )men 5 say to you that all sins shall be forgi$en unto the sons of
men, and the blas#hemies !here!ith they shall blas#heme(
2(,B% But he that shall blas#heme against the 8oly Ghost, shall ne$er
ha$e forgi$eness, but shall be guilty of an e$erlasting sin%
2(2-% Because they said( 8e hath an unclean s#irit%
2(2*% )nd his mother and his brethren cameJ and standing !ithout, sent
unto him, calling him%
2(2,% )nd the multitude sat about himJ and they say to him( Behold thy
mother and thy brethren !ithout seek for thee%
2(22% )nd ans!ering them, he said( =ho is my mother and my brethrenM
2(2.% )nd looking round about on them !ho sat about him, he saith(
Behold my mother and my brethren%
2(2?% 7or !hosoe$er shall do the !ill of God, he is my brother, and my
sister, and mother%
<ark "ha#ter .
The #arable of the so!er% "hrist stills the tem#est at sea%
.(*% )nd again he began to teach by the sea sideJ and a great multitude
!as gathered together unto him, so that he !ent u# into a shi# and sat
in the sea( and all the multitude !as u#on the land by the sea side%
.(,% )nd he taught them many things in #arables, and said unto them in
his doctrine(
.(2% 8ear ye( Behold, the so!er !ent out to so!%
.(.% )nd !hilst he so!ed, some fell by the !ay side, and the birds of
the air came and ate it u#%
.(?% )nd other some fell u#on stony ground, !here it had not much earthJ
and it shot u# immediately, because it had no de#th of earth%
.(A% )nd !hen the sun !as risen, it !as scorchedJ and because it had no
root, it !ithered a!ay%
.(+% )nd some fell among thornsJ and the thorns gre! u#, and choked it,
and it yielded no fruit%
.(1% )nd some fell u#on good groundJ and brought forth fruit that gre!
u#, and increased and yielded, one thirty, another si>ty, and another a
hundred%
.(B% )nd he said( 8e that hath ears to hear, let him hear%
.(*-% )nd !hen he !as alone, the t!el$e that !ere !ith him asked him the
#arable%
.(**% )nd he said to them( To you it is gi$en to kno! the mystery of the
kingdom of God( but to them that are !ithout, all things are done in
#arables(
.(*,% That seeing they may see, and not #ercei$eJ and hearing they may
hear, and not understandJ lest at any time they should be con$erted, and
their sins should be forgi$en them%
That seeing they may see, etc%%% in #unishment of their !ilfully
shutting their eyes, E4t% <att% *2% *?,G God justly !ithdre! those
lights and graces, !hich other!ise he !ould ha$e gi$en them, for their
effectual con$ersion%
.(*2% )nd he saith to them( )re you ignorant of this, #arableM and ho!
shall you kno! all #arablesM
.(*.% 8e that so!eth, so!eth the !ord%
.(*?% )nd these are they by the !ay side, !here the !ord is so!n, and as
soon as they ha$e heard, immediately 4atan cometh and taketh a!ay the
!ord that !as so!n in their hearts%
.(*A% )nd these like!ise are they that are so!n on the stony ground( !ho
!hen they ha$e heard the !ord, immediately recei$e it !ith joy%
.(*+% )nd they ha$e no root in themsel$es, but are only for a time( and
then !hen tribulation and #ersecution ariseth for the !ord they are
#resently scandaliHed%
.(*1% )nd others there are !ho are so!n among thorns( these are they
that hear the !ord,
.(*B% )nd the cares of the !orld, and the deceitfulness of riches, and
the lusts after other things entering in choke the !ord, and it is made
fruitless%
.(,-% )nd these are they !ho are so!n u#on the good ground, !ho hear the
!ord, and recei$e it, and yield fruit, the one thirty, another si>ty,
and another a hundred%
.(,*% )nd he said to them( Doth a candle come in to be #ut under a
bushel, or under a bedM and not to be set on a candlestickM
.(,,% 7or there is nothing hid, !hich shall not be made manifest(
neither !as it made secret, but that it may come abroad%
.(,2% 5f any man ha$e ears to hear, let him hear%
.(,.% )nd he said to them( Take heed !hat you hear% 5n !hat measure you
shall mete, it shall be measured to you again, and more shall be gi$en
to you%
.(,?% 7or he that hath, to him shall be gi$en( and he that hath not,
that also !hich he hath shall be taken a!ay from him%
.(,A% )nd he said( 4o is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast
seed into the earth,
.(,+% )nd should slee#, and rise, night and day, and the seed should
s#ring, and gro! u# !hilst he kno!eth not%
.(,1% 7or the earth of itself bringeth forth fruit, first the blade,
then the ear, after!ards the full corn in the ear%
.(,B% )nd !hen the fruit is brought forth, immediately he #utteth in the
sickle, because the har$est is come%
.(2-% )nd he said( To !hat shall !e liken the kingdom of GodM or to !hat
#arable shall !e com#are itM
.(2*% 5t is as a grain of mustard seed( !hich !hen it is so!n in the
earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth(
.(2,% )nd !hen it is so!n, it gro!eth u#, and becometh greater than all
herbs, and shooteth out great branches, so that the birds of the air may
d!ell under the shado! thereof%
.(22% )nd !ith many such #arables, he s#oke to them the !ord, according
as they !ere able to hear%
.(2.% )nd !ithout #arable he did not s#eak unto themJ but a#art, he
e>#lained all things to his disci#les%
.(2?% )nd he saith to them that day, !hen e$ening !as come( 'et us #ass
o$er to the other side%
.(2A% )nd sending a!ay the multitude, they take him e$en as he !as in
the shi#( and there !ere other shi#s !ith him%
.(2+% )nd there arose a great storm of !ind, and the !a$es beat into the
shi#, so that the shi# !as filled%
.(21% )nd he !as in the hinder #art of the shi#, slee#ing u#on a #illo!J
and they a!ake him, and say to him( <aster, doth, it not concern thee
that !e #erishM
.(2B% )nd rising u#, he rebuked the !ind, and said to the sea( Peace, be
still% )nd the !ind ceased( and there !as made a great calm%
.(.-% )nd he said to them( =hy are you fearfulM ha$e you not faith yetM
)nd they feared e>ceedingly( and they said one to another( =ho is this
Ethinkest thouG that both !ind and sea obey himM
<ark "ha#ter ?
"hrist casts out a legion of de$ils( he heals the issue of blood, and
raises the daughter of 9airus to life%
?(*% )nd they came o$er the strait of the sea, into the country of the
Gerasens%
?(,% )nd as he !ent out of the shi#, immediately there met him out of
the monuments a man !ith an unclean s#irit,
?(2% =ho had his d!elling in the tombs, and no man no! could bind him,
not e$en !ith chains%
?(.% 7or ha$ing been often bound !ith fetters and chains, he had burst
the chains, and broken the fetters in #ieces, and no one could tame him%
?(?% )nd he !as al!ays day and night in the monuments and in the
mountains, crying and cutting himself !ith stones%
?(A% )nd seeing 9esus afar off, he ran and adored him%
?(+% )nd crying !ith a loud $oice, he said( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith thee,
9esus the 4on of the most high GodM 5 adjure thee by God that thou
torment me not%
?(1% 7or he said unto him( Go out of the man, thou unclean s#irit%
?(B% )nd he asked him( =hat is thy nameM )nd he saith to him( <y name is
'egion, for !e are many%
?(*-% )nd he besought him much, that he !ould not dri$e him a!ay out of
the country%
?(**% )nd there !as there near the mountain a great herd of s!ine,
feeding%
?(*,% )nd the s#irits besought him, saying( 4end us into the s!ine, that
!e may enter into them%
?(*2% )nd 9esus immediately ga$e them lea$e% )nd the unclean s#irits
going out, entered into the s!ine( and the herd !ith great $iolence !as
carried headlong into the sea, being about t!o thousand, !ere stifled in
the sea%
?(*.% )nd they that fed them fled, and told it in the city and in the
fields% )nd they !ent out to see !hat !as done(
?(*?% )nd they came to 9esus, and they see him that !as troubled !ith
the de$il, sitting, clothed, and !ell in his !its, and they !ere afraid%
?(*A% )nd they that had seen it, told them, in !hat manner he had been
dealt !ith !ho had the de$ilJ and concerning the s!ine%
?(*+% )nd they began to #ray him that he !ould de#art from their coasts%
?(*1% )nd !hen he !ent u# into the shi#, he that had been troubled !ith
the de$il, began to beseech him that he might be !ith him%
?(*B% )nd he admitted him not, but saith him( Go into thy house to thy
friends, and tell them ho! great things the 'ord hath done for thee, and
hath had mercy thee%
?(,-% )nd he !ent his !ay, and began to #ublish in Deca#olis ho! great
things 9esus had done for him( and all men !ondered%
?(,*% )nd !hen 9esus had #assed again in the shi# o$er the strait, a
great multitude assembled together unto him, and he !as nigh unto the
sea%
?(,,% )nd there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue named 9airus(
and seeing him, falleth do!n at his feet%
?(,2% )nd he besought him much, saying( <y daughter is at the #oint of
death, come, lay thy hand u#on her, that she may be safe, and may li$e%
?(,.% )nd he !ent !ith him, and a great multitude follo!ed him, and they
thronged him%
?(,?% )nd a !oman !ho !as under an issue of blood t!el$e years,
?(,A% )nd had suffered many things from many #hysiciansJ and had s#ent
all that she had, and !as nothing the better, but rather !orse,
?(,+% =hen she had heard of 9esus, came in the cro!d behind him, and
touched his garment%
?(,1% 7or she said( 5f 5 shall touch but his garment, 5 shall be !hole%
?(,B% )nd forth!ith the fountain of her blood !as dried u#, and she felt
in her body that she !as healed of the e$il%
?(2-% )nd immediately 9esus kno!ing in himself the $irtue that had
#roceeded from him, turning to the multitude, said( =ho hath touched my
garmentsM
?(2*% )nd his disci#les said to him( Thou seest the multitude thronging
thee, and sayest thou !ho hath touched meM
?(2,% )nd he looked about to see her !ho had done this%
?(22% But the !oman fearing and trembling, kno!ing !hat !as done in her,
came and fell do!n before him, and told him all the truth%
?(2.% )nd he said to her( Daughter, thy faith hath made thee !hole( go
in #eace, and be thou !hole of thy disease%
?(2?% =hile he !as yet s#eaking, some come from the ruler of the
synagogueDs house, saying( Thy daughter is dead( !hy dost thou trouble
the master any furtherM
?(2A% But 9esus ha$ing heard the !ord that !as s#oken, saith to the
ruler of the synagogue( 7ear not, only belie$e%
?(2+% )nd he admitted not any man to follo! him, but Peter, and 9ames,
and 9ohn the brother of 9ames%
?(21% )nd they cone to the house of the ruler of the synagogueJ and he
seeth a tumult, and #eo#le !ee#ing and !ailing much%
?(2B% )nd going in, he saith to them =hy make you this ado, and !ee#M
the damsel is not dead, but slee#eth%
?(.-% )nd they laughed him to scorn% But he ha$ing #ut them all out,
taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that !ere !ith
him, and entereth in !here the damsel !as lying%
?(.*% )nd taking the damsel by the hand, he saith to her( Talitha cumi,
!hich is, being inter#reted( Damsel E5 say to theeG arise%
?(.,% )nd immediately the damsel rose u#, and !alked( and she !as t!el$e
years old( and they !ere astonished !ith a great astonishment%
?(.2% )nd he charged them strictly that no man should kno! it( and
commanded that something should be gi$en her to eat%
<ark "ha#ter A
"hrist teaches at aHareth( he sends forth the t!el$e a#ostles( he feeds
fi$e thousand !ith fi$e loa$esJ and !alks u#on the sea%
A(*% )nd going out from thence, he !ent into his o!n countryJ and his
disci#les follo!ed him%
A(,% )nd !hen the 4abbath !as come, he began to teach in the synagogue(
and many hearing him !ere in admiration at his doctrine, saying( 8o!
came this man by all these thingsM and !hat !isdom is this that is gi$en
to him, and such mighty !orks as are !rought by his handsM
A(2% 5s not this the car#enter, the son of <ary, the brother of 9ames,
and 9ose#h, and 9ude, and 4imonM are not also his sisters here !ith usM
)nd they !ere scandaliHed in regard of him%
A(.% )nd 9esus said to them( ) #ro#het is not !ithout honour, but in his
o!n country, and in his o!n house, and among his o!n kindred%
A(?% )nd he could not do any miracles there, only that he cured a fe!
that !ere sick, laying his hands u#on them%
8e could not%%% ot for !ant of #o!er, but because he !ould not !ork
miracles in fa$our of obstinate and incredulous #eo#le, !ho !ere
un!orthy of such fa$ours%
A(A% )nd he !ondered because of their unbelief, and he !ent through the
$illages round about teaching%
A(+% )nd he called the t!el$eJ and began to send them t!o and t!o, and
ga$e them #o!er o$er unclean s#irits%
A(1% )nd he commanded them that they should take nothing for the !ay,
but a staff onlyJ no scri#, no bread, nor money in their #urse,
A(B% But to be shod !ith sandals, and that they should not #ut on t!o
coats%
A(*-% )nd he said to them( =heresoe$er you shall enter into an house,
there abide till you de#art from that #lace%
A(**% )nd !hosoe$er shall not recei$e you, nor hear youJ going forth
from thence, shake off the dust from your feet for a testimony to them%
A(*,% )nd going forth they #reached men should do #enance(
A(*2% )nd they cast out many de$ils, and anointed !ith oil many that
!ere sick, and healed them%
A(*.% )nd king 8erod heard, Efor his name !as made manifest,G and he
said( 9ohn the Ba#tist is risen again from dead, and therefore mighty
!orks she! forth themsel$es in him%
A(*?% )nd others said( 5t is Elias% But others said( 5t is a #ro#het, as
one of the #ro#hets%
A(*A% =hich 8erod hearing, said( 9ohn !hom 5 beheaded, he is risen again
from the dead%
A(*+% 7or 8erod himself had sent and a##rehended 9ohn, and bound him
#rison for the sake of 8erodias the !ife of Phili# his brother, because
he had married her%
A(*1% 7or 9ohn said to 8erod( 5t is not la!ful for thee to ha$e thy
brotherDs !ife%
A(*B% o! 8erodias laid snares for him( and !as desirous to #ut him to
death and could not%
A(,-% 7or 8erod feared 9ohn, kno!ing him to be a just and holy man( and
ke#t him, and !hen he heard him, did many things( and he heard him
!illingly%
)nd ke#t him%%% That is, from the designs of 8erodiasJ and for fear of
the #eo#le, !ould not #ut him to death, though she sought itJ and
through her daughter she effected her !ish%
A(,*% )nd !hen a con$enient day !as come, 8erod made a su##er for his
birthday, for the #rinces, and tribunes, and chief men of Galilee%
A(,,% )nd !hen the daughter of the same 8erodias had come in, and had
danced, and #leased 8erod, and them that !ere at table !ith him, the
king said to the damsel( )sk of me !hat thou !ilt, and 5 !ill gi$e it
thee%
A(,2% )nd he s!ore to her( =hatsoe$er thou shalt ask 5 !ill gi$e thee,
though it be the half of my kingdom%
A(,.% =ho !hen she !as gone out, said to her mother, =hat shall 5 askM
But her mother said( The head of 9ohn the Ba#tist%
A(,?% )nd !hen she !as come in immediately !ith haste to the king, she
asked, saying( 5 !ill that forth!ith thou gi$e me in a dish, the head of
9ohn the Ba#tist%
A(,A% )nd the king !as struck sad% &et because of his oath, and because
of them that !ere !ith him at table, he !ould not dis#lease her(
A(,+% But sending an e>ecutioner, he commanded that his head should be
brought in a dish%
A(,1% )nd he beheaded him in the #rison, and brought his head in a dish(
and ga$e to the damsel, and the damsel ga$e it her mother%
A(,B% =hich his disci#les hearing came, and took his body, and laid it
in a tomb%
A(2-% )nd the a#ostles coming together unto 9esus, related to him all
things that they had done and taught%
A(2*% )nd he said to them( "ome a#art into a desert #lace, and rest a
little% 7or there !ere many coming and going( and they had not so much
as time to eat%
A(2,% )nd going u# into a shi#, they !ent into a desert #lace a#art%
A(22% )nd they sa! them going a!ay, and many kne!( and they ran flocking
thither foot from all the cities, and !ere there before them%
A(2.% )nd 9esus going out sa! a great multitude( and he had com#assion
on them, because they !ere as shee# not ha$ing a she#herd, and he began
to teach them many things%
A(2?% )nd !hen the day !as no! far s#ent, his disci#les came to him,
saying( This is a desert #lace, and the hour is no! #ast(
A(2A% 4end them a!ay, that going into the ne>t $illages and to!ns, they
may buy themsel$es meat to eat%
A(2+% )nd he ans!ering said to them( Gi$e you them to eat% )nd they said
to him( 'et us go and buy bread for t!o hundred #ence, and !e !ill gi$e
them to eat%
A(21% )nd he saith to them( 8o! many loa$es ha$e youM go and see% )nd
!hen they kne!, they say( 7i$e, and t!o fishes%
A(2B% )nd he commanded them that they should make them all sit do!n by
com#anies u#on the green grass%
A(.-% )nd they sat do!n in ranks, by hundreds and by fifties%
A(.*% )nd !hen he had taken the fi$e loa$es, and the t!o fishes( looking
u# to hea$en, he blessed, and broke the loa$es, and ga$e to his
disci#les to set before them( and the t!o fishes he di$ided among them
all%
A(.,% )nd they all did eat, and had their fill%
A(.2% )nd they took u# the lea$ings, t!el$e full baskets of fragments,
and of the fishes%
A(..% )nd they that did eat, !ere fi$e thousand men%
A(.?% )nd immediately he obliged his disci#les to go u# into the shi#,
that they might go before him o$er the !ater to Bethsaida, !hilst he
dismissed the #eo#le%
A(.A% )nd !hen he had dismissed them, he !ent u# to the mountain to
#ray,
A(.+% )nd !hen it !as late, the shi# !as in the midst of the sea, and
himself alone on the land%
A(.1% )nd seeing them labouring in ro!ing, Efor the !ind !as against
them,G and about the fourth !atch of the night, he cometh to them
!alking u#on the sea, and he !ould ha$e #assed by them%
A(.B% But they seeing him !alking u#on the sea, thought it !as an
a##arition, and they cried out%
A(?-% 7or they all sa! him, and !ere troubled bled% )nd immediately he
s#oke !ith them, and said to them( 8a$e a good heart, it is 5, fear ye
not%
A(?*% )nd he !ent u# to them into the shi#, and the !ind ceased( and
they !ere far more astonished !ithin themsel$es(
A(?,% 7or they understood not concerning the loa$esJ for their heart !as
blinded%
A(?2% )nd !hen they had #assed o$er, they came into the land of
GeneHareth, and set to the shore%
A(?.% )nd !hen they !ere gone out of the shi#, immediately they kne!
him(
A(??% )nd running through that !hole country, they began to carry about
in beds those that !ere sick, !here they heard he !as%
A(?A% )nd !hithersoe$er he entered, into to!ns or into $illages or
cities, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they
might touch but the hem of his garment( and as many as touched him !ere
made !hole%
<ark "ha#ter +
"hrist rebukes the Pharisees% 8e heals the daughter of the !oman of
"hanaanJ and the man that !as deaf and dumb%
+(*% )nd there assembled together unto him the Pharisees and some of the
scribes, coming from 9erusalem%
+(,% )nd !hen they had seen some of his disci#les eat bread !ith common,
that is, !ith un!ashed hands, they found fault%
+(2% 7or the Pharisees and all the 9e!s eat not !ithout often !ashing
their hands, holding the tradition of the ancients%
+(.% )nd !hen they come from the market, unless they be !ashed, they eat
not( and many other things there are that ha$e been deli$ered to them to
obser$e, the !ashings of cu#s and of #ots and of braHen $essels and of
beds%
+(?% )nd the Pharisees and scribes asked him( =hy do not thy disci#les
!alk according to the tradition of the ancients, but they eat bread !ith
common handsM
+(A% But he ans!ering, said to them( =ell did 5saias #ro#hesy of you
hy#ocrites, as it is !ritten( This #eo#le honoureth me !ith their li#s,
but their heart is far from me%
+(+% )nd in $ain do they !orshi# me, teaching doctrines and #rece#ts of
men%
Doctrines and #rece#ts of men%%% 4ee the annotations, <att% *?% B, **%
+(1% 7or lea$ing the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men,
the !ashing of #ots and of cu#s( and many other things you do like to
these%
+(B% )nd he said to them( =ell do you make $oid the commandment of God,
that you may kee# your o!n tradition%
+(*-% 7or <oses said( 8onour thy father and thy mother% )nd 8e that
shall curse father or mother, dying let him die%
+(**% But you say( 5f a man shall say to his father or mother, "orban
E!hich is a giftG !hatsoe$er is from me shall #rofit thee%
+(*,% )nd further you suffer him not to do any thing for his father or
mother,
+(*2% <aking $oid the !ord of God by your o!n tradition, !hich you ha$e
gi$en forth% )nd many other such like things you do%
+(*.% )nd calling again the multitude unto him, he said to them( 8ear ye
me all and understand%
+(*?% There is nothing from !ithout a man that entering into him can
defile him% But the things !hich come from a man, those are they that
defile a man%
+(*A% 5f any man ha$e ears to hear, let him hear%
+(*+% )nd !hen he !as come into the house from the multitude, his
disci#les asked him the #arable%
+(*1% )nd he saith to them( 4o are you also !ithout kno!ledgeM
:nderstand you not that e$ery thing from !ithout entering into a man
cannot defile him(
+(*B% Because it entereth not into his heart but goeth into his belly
and goeth out into the #ri$y, #urging all meatsM
+(,-% But he said that the things !hich come out from a man, they defile
a man%
+(,*% 7or from !ithin, out of the heart of men, #roceed e$il thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders,
+(,,% Thefts, co$etousness, !ickedness, deceit, lasci$iousness, an e$il
eye, blas#hemy, #ride, foolishness%
+(,2% )ll these e$il things come from !ithin and defile a man%
+(,.% )nd rising from thence he !ent into the coasts of Tyre and 4idon(
and entering into a house, he !ould that no man should kno! it% )nd he
could not be hid%
+(,?% 7or a !oman as soon as she heard of him, !hose daughter had an
unclean s#irit, came in and fell do!n at his feet%
+(,A% 7or the !oman !as a Gentile, a 4yro#henician born% )nd she
besought him that he !ould cast forth the de$il out of her daughter%
+(,+% =ho said to her( suffer first the children to be filled( for it is
not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs%
+(,1% But she ans!ered and said to him( &ea, 'ordJ for the !hel#s also
eat under the table of the crumbs of the children%
+(,B% )nd he said to her( 7or this saying, go thy !ay% The de$il is gone
out of thy daughter%
+(2-% )nd !hen she !as come into her house, she found the girl lying
u#on the bed and that the de$il !as gone out%
+(2*% )nd again going out of the coasts of Tyre, he came by 4idon to the
sea of Galilee, through the midst the of the coasts of Deca#olis%
+(2,% )nd they bring to him one deaf and dumb( and they besought him
that he !ould lay his hand u#on him%
+(22% )nd taking him from the multitude a#art, he #ut his fingers into
his ears( and s#itting, he touched his tongue%
+(2.% )nd looking u# to hea$en, he groaned and said to him( E#h#heta,
!hich is, Be thou o#ened%
+(2?% )nd immediately his ears !ere o#ened and the string of his tongue
!as loosed and he s#oke right%
+(2A% )nd he charged them that they should tell no man% But the more he
charged them, so much the more a great deal did they #ublish it%
+(2+% )nd so much the more did they !onder, saying( 8e hath done all
things !ell% 8e hath made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to s#eak%
<ark "ha#ter 1
"hrist feeds four thousand% 8e gi$es sight to a blind man% 8e foretells
his #assion%
1(*% 5n those days again, !hen there !as great multitude and they had
nothing to eatJ calling his disci#les together, he saith to them(
1(,% 5 ha$e com#assion on the multitude, for behold they ha$e no! been
!ith me three days and ha$e nothing to eat%
1(2% )nd if 5 shall send them a!ay fasting to their home, they !ill
faint in the !ay( for some of them came from afar off%
1(.% )nd his disci#les ans!ered him( 7rom !hence can any one fill them
here !ith bread in the !ildernessM
1(?% )nd he asked them( 8o! many loa$es ha$e yeM =ho said( 4e$en%
1(A% )nd he commanded the #eo#le to sit do!n on the ground% )nd taking
the se$en loa$es, gi$ing thanks, he broke and ga$e to his disci#les for
to set before them% )nd they set them before the #eo#le%
1(+% )nd they had a fe! little fishes( and he blessed them and commanded
them to be set before them%
1(1% )nd they did eat and !ere filled( and they took u# that !hich !as
left of the fragments, se$en baskets%
1(B% )nd they that had eaten !ere about four thousand% )nd he sent them
a!ay%
1(*-% )nd immediately going u# into a shi# !ith his disci#les, he came
into the #arts of Dalmanutha%
1(**% )nd the Pharisees came forth and began to Luestion !ith him,
asking him a sign from hea$en, tem#ting him%
1(*,% )nd sighing dee#ly in s#irit, he saith( =hy doth this generation
seek a signM )men, 5 say to you, a sign shall not be gi$en to this
generation%
1(*2% )nd lea$ing them, he !ent u# again into the shi# and #assed to the
other side of the !ater%
1(*.% )nd they forgot to take bread( and they had but one loaf !ith them
in the shi#%
1(*?% )nd he charged them saying( Take heed and be!are of the lea$en of
the Pharisees and of the lea$en of 8erod%
1(*A% )nd they reasoned among themsel$es, saying( Because !e ha$e no
bread%
1(*+% =hich 9esus kno!ing, saith to them( =hy do you reason, because you
ha$e no breadM Do you not yet kno! nor understandM 8a$e you still your
heart blindedM
1(*1% 8a$ing eyes, see you notM )nd ha$ing ears, hear you notM either
do you rememberM
1(*B% =hen 5 broke the fi$e lo$es among fi$e thousand, ho! many baskets
full of fragments took you u#M They say to him( T!el$e%
1(,-% =hen also the se$en loa$es among four thousand, ho! many baskets
of fragments took you u#M )nd they say to him( 4e$en%
1(,*% )nd he said to them( 8o! do you not yet understandM
1(,,% )nd they came to Bethsaida( and they bring to him a blind man% )nd
they besought him that he !ould touch him%
1(,2% )nd taking the blind man by the hand, he led him out of the to!n%
)nd s#itting u#on his eyes, laying his hands on him, he asked him if he
sa! any thing%
1(,.% )nd looking u#, he said( 5 see men, as it !ere trees, !alking%
1(,?% )fter that again he laid his hands u#on his eyes( and he began to
see and !as restored, so that he sa! all things clearly%
1(,A% )nd he sent him into his house, saying( Go into thy house, and if
thou enter into the to!n, tell nobody%
1(,+% )nd 9esus !ent out, and his disci#les into the to!ns of "aesarea
Phili##i% )nd in the !ay, he asked his disci#les, saying to them( =hom
do men say that 5 amM
1(,1% =ho ans!ered him, saying( 9ohn the Ba#tistJ but some Elias, and
others as one of the #ro#hets%
1(,B% Then he saith to them( But !hom do you say that 5 amM Peter
ans!ering said to him( Thou art the "hrist%
1(2-% )nd he strictly charged them that they should not tell any man of
him%
1(2*% )nd he began to teach them that the 4on of man must suffer many
things and be rejected by the ancients and by the high #riests and the
scribes( and be killed and after three days rise again%
1(2,% )nd he s#oke the !ord o#enly% )nd Peter taking him began to rebuke
him%
1(22% =ho turning about and seeing his disci#les, threatened Peter,
saying( Go behind me, 4atan, because thou sa$ourest not the things that
are of God but that are of men%
1(2.% )nd calling the multitude together !ith his disci#les, he said to
them( 5f any man !ill follo! me, let him deny himself and take u# his
cross and follo! me%
1(2?% 7or !hosoe$er !ill sa$e his life shall lose it( and !hosoe$er
shall lose his life for my sake and the gos#el shall sa$e it%
1(2A% 7or !hat shall it #rofit a man, if he gain the !hole !orld and
suffer the loss of his soulM
1(2+% Or !hat shall a man gi$e in e>change for his soul(
1(21% 7or he that shall be ashamed of me and of my !ords, in this
adulterous and sinful generation( the 4on of man also !ill be ashamed of
him, !hen he shall come in the glory of his 7ather !ith the holy angels%
1(2B% )nd he said to them( )men f say to you that there are some of them
that stand here !ho shall not taste death till they see the kingdom of
God coming in #o!er%
<ark "ha#ter B
"hrist is transfigured% 8e casts out the dumb s#irit% 8e teaches
humility and to a$oid scandal%
B(*% )nd after si> days, 9esus taketh !ith him Peter and 9ames and 9ohn,
and leadeth them u# into an high mountain a#art by themsel$es, and !as
transfigured before them%
B(,% )nd his garments became shining and e>ceeding !hite as sno!, so as
no fuller u#on earth can make !hite%
B(2% )nd there a##eared to them Elias !ith <oses( and they !ere talking
!ith 9esus%
B(.% )nd Peter ans!ering, said to 9esus( Rabbi, it is good for us to be
here% )nd let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for
<oses, and one for Elias%
B(?% 7or he kne! not !hat he said( for they !ere struck !ith fear%
B(A% )nd there !as a cloud o$ershado!ing them% )nd a $oice came out of
the cloud, saying( This is my most belo$ed 4on% 8ear ye him%
B(+% )nd immediately looking about, they sa! no man any more, but 9esus
only !ith them%
B(1% )nd as they came do!n from the mountain, he charged them not to
tell any man !hat things they had seen, till the 4on of man shall be
risen again from the dead%
B(B% )nd they ke#t the !ord to themsel$esJ Luestioning together !hat
that should mean, !hen he shall be risen from the dead%
B(*-% )nd they asked him, saying( =hy then do the Pharisees and scribes
say that Elias must come firstM
B(**% =ho ans!ering, said to then( Elias, !hen he shall come first,
shall restore all thingsJ and as it is !ritten of the 4on of man that he
must suffer many things and be des#ised%
B(*,% But 5 say to you that Elias also is come Eand they ha$e done to
him !hatsoe$er they !ouldG, as it is !ritten of him%
B(*2% )nd coming to his disci#les he sa! a great multitude about them
and the scribes dis#uting !ith them%
B(*.% )nd #resently all the #eo#le, seeing 9esus, !ere astonished and
struck !ith fear( and running to him, they saluted him%
B(*?% )nd he asked them( =hat do you Luestion about among youM
B(*A% )nd one of the multitude, ans!ering, said( <aster, 5 ha$e brought
my son to thee, ha$ing a dumb s#irit%
B(*+% =ho, !heresoe$er he taketh him, dasheth him( and he foameth and
gnasheth !ith the teeth and #ineth a!ay% )nd 5 s#oke to thy disci#les to
cast him out( and they could not%
B(*1% =ho ans!ering them, said( O incredulous generation, ho! long shall
5 be !ith youM 8o! long shall 5 suffer youM Bring him unto me%
B(*B% )nd they brought him% )nd !hen he had seen him, immediately the
s#irit troubled him and being thro!n do!n u#on the ground, he rolled
about foaming%
B(,-% )nd he asked his father( 8o! long time is it since this hath
ha##ened unto himM But he sad( 7rom his infancy%
B(,*% )nd oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into the !aters
to destroy him% But if thou canst do any thing, hel# us, ha$ing
com#assion on us%
B(,,% )nd 9esus saith to him( 5f thou canst belie$e, all things are
#ossible to him that belie$eth%
B(,2% )nd immediately the father of the boy crying out, !ith tears said(
5 do belie$e, 'ord% 8el# my unbelief%
B(,.% )nd !hen 9esus sa! the multitude running together, he threatened
the unclean s#irit, saying to him( Deaf and dumb s#irit, 5 command thee,
go out of him and enter not any more into him%
B(,?% )nd crying out and greatly tearing him, he !ent our of him% )nd
he became as dead, so that many said( 8e is dead%
B(,A% But 9esus taking him by the hand, lifted him u#% )nd he arose%
B(,+% )nd !hen he !as come into the house, his disci#les secretly asked
him( =hy could not !e cast him outM
B(,1% )nd he said to them( This kind can go out by nothing, but by
#rayer and fasting%
B(,B% )nd de#arting from thence, they #assed through Galilee( and he
!ould not that any man should kno! it%
B(2-% )nd he taught his disci#les and said to them( The 4on of man shall
be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill himJ and after
that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day%
B(2*% But they understood not the !ord( and they !ere afraid to ask him%
B(2,% )nd they came to "a#harnaum% )nd !hen they !ere in the house, he
asked them( =hat did you treat of in the !ayM
B(22% But they held their #eace, for in the !ay they had dis#uted among
themsel$es, !hich of them should be the greatest%
B(2.% )nd sitting do!n, he called the t!el$e and saith to them( 5f any
man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all and be minister of
all%
B(2?% )nd taking a child, he set him in the midst of them% =hom !hen he
had embraced, he saith to them(
B(2A% =hosoe$er shall recei$e one such child as this in my name
recei$eth me% )nd !hosoe$er shall recei$e me recei$eth not me but him
that sent me%
B(2+% 9ohn ans!ered him, saying( <aster, !e sa! one casting out de$ils
in thy name, !ho follo!eth not us( and !e forbade him%
B(21% But 9esus said( Do not forbid him% 7or there is no man that doth a
miracle in my name and can soon s#eak ill of me%
B(2B% 7or he that is not against you is for you%
B(.-% 7or !hosoe$er shall gi$e you to drink a cu# of !ater in my name,
because you belong to "hrist( amen 5 say to you, he shall not lose his
re!ard%
B(.*% )nd !hosoe$er shall scandaliHe one of these little ones that
belie$e in me( it !ere better for him that a millstone !ere hanged about
his neck and he !ere cast into the sea%
B(.,% )nd if thy hand scandaliHe thee, cut it off( it is better for thee
to enter into life, maimed, than ha$ing t!o hands to go into hell, into
unLuenchable fire(
B(.2% =here their !orm dieth not, and the fire is not e>tinguished%
B(..% )nd if thy foot scandaliHe thee, cut it off( it is better for thee
to enter lame into life e$erlasting than ha$ing t!o feet to be cast into
the hell of unLuenchable fire(
B(.?% =here their !orm dieth not, and the fire is not e>tinguished%
B(.A% )nd if thy eye scandaliHe thee, #luck it out( it is better for
thee !ith one eye to enter into the kingdom of God than ha$ing t!o eyes
to be cast into the hell of fire(
B(.+% =here their !orm dieth not, and the fire is not e>tinguished%
B(.1% 7or e$ery one shall be salted !ith fire( and e$ery $ictim shall be
salted !ith salt%
B(.B% 4alt is good% But if the salt become unsa$oury, !here!ith !ill you
season itM 8a$e salt in you( and ha$e #eace among you%
<ark "ha#ter *-
<arriage is not to be dissol$ed% The danger of riches% The ambition of
the sons of Iebedee% ) blind man is restored to his sight%
*-(*% )nd rising u# from thence, he cometh into the coast of 9udea
beyond the 9ordan( and the multitude flocked to him again% )nd as he !as
accustomed, he taught them again%
*-(,% )nd the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tem#ting him( 5s it
la!ful for a man to #ut a!ay his !ifeM
*-(2% But he ans!ering, saith to them( =hat did <oses command youM
*-(.% =ho said( <oses #ermitted to !rite a bill of di$orce and to #ut
her a!ay%
*-(?% To !hom 9esus ans!ering, said( Because of the hardness of your
heart, he !rote you that #rece#t%
*-(A% But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and
female%
*-(+% 7or this cause, a man shall lea$e his father and mother and shall
clea$e to his !ife%
*-(1% )nd they t!o shall be in one flesh% Therefore no! they are not
t!o, but one flesh%
*-(B% =hat therefore God hath joined together, let no man #ut asunder%
*-(*-% )nd in the house again his disci#les asked him concerning the
same thing%
*-(**% )nd he saith to them( =hosoe$er shall #ut a!ay his !ife and marry
another committeth adultery against her%
*-(*,% )nd if the !ife shall #ut a!ay her husband and be married to
another, she committeth adultery%
*-(*2% )nd they brought to him young children, that he might touch them%
)nd the disci#les rebuked them that brought them%
*-(*.% =hom !hen 9esus sa!, he !as much dis#leased and saith to them(
4uffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not( for of
such is the kingdom of God%
*-(*?% )men 5 say to you, !hosoe$er shall not recei$e the kingdom of God
as a little child shall not enter into it%
*-(*A% )nd embracing them and laying his hands u#on them, he blessed
them%
*-(*+% )nd !hen he !as gone forth into the !ay, a certain man, running
u# and kneeling before him, asked him( Good <aster, !hat shall 5 do that
5 may recei$e life e$erlastingM
*-(*1% )nd 9esus said to him( =hy callest thou me goodM one is good but
one, that is God%
one is good%%% Of himself entirely and essentially, but God aloneJ men
may be good also, but only by #artici#ation of GodDs goodness%
*-(*B% Thou kno!est the commandments( Do not commit adultery, do not
kill, do not steal, bear not false !itness, do no fraud, honour thy
father and mother%
*-(,-% But he ans!ering, said to him( <aster, all these things 5 ha$e
obser$ed from my youth%
*-(,*% )nd 9esus, looking on him, lo$ed him and said to him( One thing
is !anting unto thee% Go, sell !hatsoe$er thou hast and gi$e to the
#oor( and thou shalt ha$e treasure in hea$en% )nd come, follo! me%
*-(,,% =ho being struck sad at that saying, !ent a!ay sorro!ful( for he
had great #ossessions%
*-(,2% )nd 9esus looking round about, saith to his disci#les( 8o! hardly
shall they that ha$e riches enter into the kingdom of GodN
*-(,.% )nd the disci#les !ere astonished at his !ords% But 9esus again
ans!ering, saith to them( "hildren, ho! hard is it for them that trust
in riches to enter into the kingdom of GodM
*-(,?% 5t is easier for a camel to #ass through the eye of a needle than
for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God%
*-(,A% =ho !ondered the more, saying among themsel$es( =ho then can be
sa$edM
*-(,+% )nd 9esus looking on them, saith !ith men it is im#ossibleJ but
not !ith God% 7or all things are #ossible !ith God%
*-(,1% )nd Peter began to say unto him( Behold, !e ha$e left all things
and ha$e follo!ed thee%
*-(,B% 9esus ans!ering said( )men 5 say to you, there is no man !ho hath
left house or brethren or sisters or father or mother or children or
lands, for my sake and for the gos#el,
*-(2-% =ho shall not recei$e an hundred times as much, no! in this time(
houses and brethren and sisters and mothers and children and lands, !ith
#ersecutions( and in the !orld to come life e$erlasting%
*-(2*% But many that are first shall be last( and the last, first%
*-(2,% )nd they !ere in the !ay going u# to 9erusalem( and 9esus !ent
before them% )nd they !ere astonished and follo!ing !ere afraid% )nd
taking again the t!el$e, he began to tell them the things that should
befall him%
*-(22% 4aying( Behold !e go u# to 9erusalem, and the 4on of man shall be
betrayed to the chief #riests and to the scribes and ancients% )nd they
shall condemn him to death and shall deli$er him to the Gentiles%
*-(2.% )nd they shall mock him and s#it on him and scourge him and kill
him( and the third day he shall rise again%
*-(2?% )nd 9ames and 9ohn, the sons of Iebedee, come to him, saying(
<aster, !e desire that !hatsoe$er !e shall ask, thou !ouldst do it for
us%
*-(2A% But he said to them( =hat !ould you that 5 should do for youM
*-(2+% )nd they said( Grant to us that !e may sit, one on thy right hand
and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory%
*-(21% )nd 9esus said to them( &ou kno! not !hat you ask% "an you drink
of the chalice that 5 drink of or be ba#tiHed !ith the ba#tism !here!ith
5 am ba#tiHedM
*-(2B% But they said to him( =e can% )nd 9esus saith to them( &ou shall
indeed drink of the chalice that 5 drink ofJ and !ith the ba#tism
!here!ith 5 am ba#tiHed you shall be ba#tiHed%
*-(.-% But to sit on my right hand or on my left is not mine to gi$e to
you, but to them for !hom it is #re#ared%
*-(.*% )nd the ten, hearing it, began to be much dis#leased at 9ames and
9ohn%
*-(.,% But 9esus calling them, saith to them( &ou kno! that they !ho
seem to rule o$er the Gentiles lord it o$er them( and their #rinces ha$e
#o!er o$er them%
*-(.2% But it is not so among you( but !hosoe$er !ill be greater shall
be your minister%
*-(..% )nd !hosoe$er !ill be first among you shall be the ser$ant of
all%
*-(.?% 7or the 4on of man also is not come to be ministered unto( but to
minister and to gi$e his life a redem#tion for many%
*-(.A% )nd they came to 9ericho% )nd as he !ent out of 9ericho !ith his
disci#les and a $ery great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son
of Timeus, sat by the !ay side begging%
*-(.+% =ho !hen he had heard that it !as 9esus of aHareth, began to cry
out and to say( 9esus, 4on of Da$id, ha$e mercy on me%
*-(.1% )nd many rebuked him, that he might hold his #eaceJ but he cried
a great deal the more( 4on of Da$id, ha$e mercy on me%
*-(.B% )nd 9esus, standing still, commanded him to be called% )nd they
call the blind man, saying to him( Be of better comfort% )rise, he
calleth thee%
*-(?-% =ho casting off his garment lea#ed u# and came to him%
*-(?*% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to him( =hat !ilt thou that 5 should do
to theeM )nd the blind man said to him( Rabboni% That 5 may see%
*-(?,% )nd 9esus saith to him( Go thy !ay% Thy faith hath made thee
!hole% )nd immediately he sa! and follo!ed him in the !ay%
<ark "ha#ter **
"hrist enters into 9erusalem u#on an ass% 8e curses the barren fig tree
and dri$es the buyers and sellers out of the tem#le%
**(*% )nd !hen they !ere dra!ing near to 9erusalem and to Bethania, at
the mount of Oli$es, he sendeth t!o of his disci#les,
**(,% )nd saith to them( Go into the $illage that is o$er against you,
and immediately at your coming in thither, you shall find a colt tied,
u#on !hich no man yet hath sat% 'oose him and bring him%
**(2% )nd if any man shall say to you( =hat are you doingM 4ay ye that
the 'ord hath need of him% )nd immediately he !ill let him come hither%
**(.% )nd going their !ay, they found the colt tied before the gate
!ithout, in the meeting of t!o !ays% )nd they loose him%
**(?% )nd some of them that stood there said to them( =hat do you
loosing the coltM
**(A% =ho said to them as 9esus had commanded them% )nd they let him go
!ith them%
**(+% )nd they brought the colt to 9esus% )nd they lay their garments on
him( and he sat u#on him%
**(1% )nd many s#read their garments in the !ay( and others cut do!n
boughs from the trees and stre!ed them in the !ay%
**(B% )nd they that !ent before and they that follo!ed cried, saying(
8osanna( Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 'ord%
**(*-% Blessed be the kingdom of our father Da$id that cometh( 8osanna
in the highest%
**(**% )nd he entered into 9erusalem, into the tem#le( and ha$ing $ie!ed
all things round about, !hen no! the e$entide !as come, he !ent out to
Bethania !ith the t!el$e%
**(*,% )nd the ne>t day !hen they came out from Bethania, he !as hungry%
**(*2% )nd !hen he had seen afar off a fig tree ha$ing lea$es, he came,
if #erha#s he might find any thing on it% )nd !hen he !as come to it, he
found nothing but lea$es% 7or it !as not the time for figs%
**(*.% )nd ans!ering he said to it( <ay no man hereafter eat fruit of
thee any more for e$erN )nd his disci#les heard it%
**(*?% )nd they came to 9erusalem% )nd !hen he !as entered into the
tem#le, he began to cast out them that sold and bought in the tem#le(
and o$er thre! the tables of the moneychangers and the chairs of them
that sold do$es%
**(*A% )nd he suffered not that any man should carry a $essel through
the tem#le%
**(*+% )nd he taught, saying to them( 5s it not !ritten( <y house shall
be called the house of #rayer to all nations, but you ha$e made it a den
of thie$es%
**(*1% =hich !hen the chief #riests and the scribes had heard, they
sought ho! they might destroy him% 7or they feared him, because the
!hole multitude !as in admiration at his doctrine%
**(*B% )nd !hen e$ening !as come, he !ent forth out of the city%
**(,-% )nd !hen they #assed by in the morning they sa! the fig tree
dried u# from the roots%
**(,*% )nd Peter remembering, said to him( Rabbi, behold the fig tree
!hich thou didst curse is !ithered a!ay%
**(,,% )nd 9esus ans!ering, saith to them( 8a$e the faith of God%
**(,2% )men 5 say to you that !hosoe$er shall say to this mountain, Be
thou remo$ed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his
heart, but be belie$e that !hatsoe$er he saith shall be doneJ it shall
be done unto him%
**(,.% Therefore 5 say unto you, all things, !hatsoe$er you ask !hen ye
#ray, belie$e that you shall recei$e( and they shall come unto you%
**(,?% )nd !hen you shall stand to #ray, forgi$e, if you ha$e aught
against any man( that your 7ather also, !ho is in hea$en, may forgi$e
you your sins%
**(,A% But if you !ill not forgi$e, neither !ill your father that is in
hea$en forgi$e you your sins%
**(,+% )nd they come again to 9erusalem% )nd !hen he !as !alking in the
tem#le, there come to him the chief #riests and the scribes and the
ancients%
**(,1% )nd they say to him( By !hat authority dost thou these thingsM
)nd !ho hath gi$en thee this authority that thou shouldst do these
thingsM
**(,B% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( 5 !ill also ask you one !ord%
)nd ans!er you me( and 5 !ill tell you by !hat authority 5 do these
things%
**(2-% The ba#tism of 9ohn, !as it from hea$en or from menM )ns!er me%
**(2*% But they thought !ith themsel$es, saying( 5f !e say, 7rom hea$enJ
he !ill say, =hy then did you not belie$e himM
**(2,% 5f !e say, 7rom men, !e fear the #eo#le% 7or all men counted 9ohn
that he !as a #ro#het indeed%
**(22% )nd they ans!ering, say to 9esus( =e kno! not% )nd 9esus
ans!ering, saith to them( either do 5 tell you by !hat authority 5 do
these things%
<ark "ha#ter *,
The #arable of the $ineyard and husbandmen% "aesarDs right to tribute%
The 4adducees are confuted% The first commandment% The !ido!Ds mite%
*,(*% )nd he began to s#eak to them in #arables( ) certain man #lanted a
$ineyard and made a hedge about it and dug a #lace for the !inefat and
built a to!er and let it to husbandmen( and !ent into a far country%
*,(,% )nd at the season he sent to the husbandmen a ser$ant to recei$e
of the husbandmen of the fruit of the $ineyard%
*,(2% =ho, ha$ing laid hands on him, beat and sent him a!ay em#ty%
*,(.% )nd again he sent to them another ser$ant( and him they !ounded in
the head and used him re#roachfully%
*,(?% )nd again he sent another, and him they killed( and many others,
of !hom some they beat, and others they killed%
*,(A% Therefore, ha$ing yet one son, most dear to him, he also sent him
unto them last of all, saying( They !ill re$erence my son%
*,(+% But the husbandmen said one to another( This is the heir% "ome
let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours%
*,(1% )nd laying hold on him, they killed him and cast him out of the
$ineyard%
*,(B% =hat therefore !ill the lord of the $ineyard doM 8e !ill come and
destroy those husbandmen and !ill gi$e the $ineyard to others%
*,(*-% )nd ha$e you not read this scri#ture, The stone !hich the
builders rejected, the same is made the head of the corner(
*,(**% By the 'ord has this been done, and it is !onderful in our eyes%
*,(*,% )nd they sought to lay hands on him( but they feared the #eo#le%
7or they kne! that he s#oke this #arable to them% )nd lea$ing him, they
!ent their !ay%
*,(*2% )nd they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the 8erodians(
that they should catch him in his !ords%
*,(*.% =ho coming, say to him( <aster, !e kno! that thou art a true
s#eaker and carest not for any manJ for thou regardest not the #erson of
men, but teachest the !ay of God in truth% 5s it la!ful to gi$e tribute
to "aesarM Or shall !e not gi$e itM
*,(*?% =ho kno!ing their !iliness, saith to them( =hy tem#t you meM
Bring me a #enny that 5 may see it%
*,(*A% )nd they brought it him% )nd he saith to them( =hose is this
image and inscri#tionM They say to him, "aesarDs%
*,(*+% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( Render therefore to "aesar the
things that are "aesarDs and to God the things that are GodDs% )nd they
mar$elled at him%
*,(*1% )nd there came to him the 4adducees, !ho say there is no
resurrection% )nd they asked him, saying(
*,(*B% <aster, <oses !rote unto us that if any manDs brother die and
lea$e his !ife behind him and lea$e no children, his brother should take
his !ife and raise u# seed to his brother%
*,(,-% o! there !ere se$en brethren( and the first took a !ife and died
lea$ing no issue%
*,(,*% )nd the second took her and died( and neither did he lea$e any
issue% )nd the third in like manner%
*,(,,% )nd the se$en all took her in like manner and did not lea$e
issue% 'ast of all the !oman also died%
*,(,2% 5n the resurrection therefore, !hen they shall rise again, !hose
!ife shall she be of themM 7or the se$en had her to !ife%
*,(,.% )nd 9esus ans!ering, saith to them( Do ye not therefore err,
because you kno! not the scri#tures nor the #o!er of GodM
*,(,?% 7or !hen they shall rise again from the dead, they shall neither
marry, nor be married, but are as the angels in hea$en%
*,(,A% )nd as concerning the dead that they rise again ha$e you not read
in the book of <oses, ho! in the bush God s#oke to him, saying( 5 am the
God of )braham and the God of 5saac and the God of 9acobM
*,(,+% 8e is not the God of the dead, but of the li$ing% &ou therefore
do greatly err%
*,(,1% )nd there came one of the scribes that had heard them reasoning
together, and seeing that he had ans!ered them !ell, asked him !hich !as
the first commandment of all%
*,(,B% )nd 9esus ans!ered him( The first commandment of all is, 8ear, O
5srael( the 'ord thy God is one God%
*,(2-% )nd thou shalt lo$e the 'ord thy God !ith thy !hole heart and
!ith thy !hole soul and !ith thy !hole mind and !ith thy !hole strength%
This is the first commandment%
*,(2*% )nd the second is like to it( Thou shalt lo$e thy neighbour as
thyself% There is no other commandment greater than these%
*,(2,% )nd the scribe said to him( =ell, <aster, thou hast said in truth
that there is one God and there is no other besides him%
*,(22% )nd that he should be lo$ed !ith the !hole heart and !ith the
!hole understanding and !ith the !hole soul and !ith the !hole strength%
)nd to lo$e oneDs neighbour as oneDs self is a greater thing than all
holocausts and sacrifices%
*,(2.% )nd 9esus seeing that he had ans!ered !isely, said to him( Thou
art not far from the kingdom of God% )nd no man after that durst ask him
any Luestion%
*,(2?% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said, teaching in the tem#le( 8o! do the
scribes say that "hrist is the son of Da$idM
*,(2A% 7or Da$id himself saith by the 8oly Ghost( The 'ord said to my
'ord( 4it on my right hand, until 5 make thy enemies thy footstool%
*,(2+% Da$id therefore himself calleth him 'ord% )nd !hence is he then
his sonM )nd a great multitude heard him gladly%
*,(21% )nd he said to them in his doctrine( Be!are of the scribes, !ho
lo$e to !alk in long robes and to be saluted in the market#lace,
*,(2B% )nd to sit in the first chairs in the synagogues and to ha$e the
highest #laces at su##ers(
*,(.-% =ho de$our the houses of !ido!s under the #retence of long
#rayer% These shall recei$e greater judgment%
*,(.*% )nd 9esus sitting o$er against the treasury, beheld ho! the
#eo#le cast money into the treasury% )nd many that !ere rich cast in
much%
*,(.,% )nd there came a certain #oor !ido!( and she cast in t!o mites,
!hich make a farthing%
*,(.2% )nd calling his disci#les together, he saith to them( )men 5 say
to you, this #oor !ido! hath cast in more than all they !ho ha$e cast
into the treasury%
*,(..% 7or all they did cast in of their abundanceJ but she of her !ant
cast in all she had, e$en her !hole li$ing%
<ark "ha#ter *2
"hrist foretells the destruction of the tem#le and the signs that shall
forerun the day of judgment%
*2(*% )nd as he !as going out of the tem#le, one of his disci#les said
to him( <aster, behold !hat manner of stones and !hat buildings are
here%
*2(,% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to him( 4eest thou all these great
buildingsM There shall not be left a stone u#on a stone, that shall not
be thro!n do!n%
*2(2% )nd as he sat on the mount of Oli$et o$er against the tem#le,
Peter and 9ames and 9ohn and )ndre! asked him a#art(
*2(.% Tell us, !hen shall these things be and !hat shall be the sign
!hen all these things shall begin to be fulfilledM
*2(?% )nd 9esus ans!ering, began to say to them( Take heed lest any man
decei$e you%
*2(A% 7or many shall come in my name saying, 5 am he( and they shall
decei$e many%
*2(+% )nd !hen you shall hear of !ars and rumours of !ars, fear ye not%
7or such things must needs be( but the end is not yet%
*2(1% 7or nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom(
and there shall be earthLuakes in di$ers #laces and famines% These
things are the beginning of sorro!s%
*2(B% But look to yoursel$es% 7or they shall deli$er you :# to councils(
and in the synagogues you shall be beaten( and you shall stand before
go$ernors and kings for my sake, for a testimony unto them%
*2(*-% )nd unto all nations the gos#el must first be #reached%
*2(**% )nd !hen they shall lead you and deli$er you u#, be not
thoughtful beforehand !hat you shall s#eak( but !hatsoe$er shall be
gi$en you in that hour, that s#eak ye% 7or it is not you that s#eak, but
the 8oly Ghost%
*2(*,% )nd the brother shall betray his brother unto death, and the
father his sonJ and children shall rise u# against their #arents and
shall !ork their death%
*2(*2% )nd you shall be hated by all men for my nameDs sake% But he that
shall endure unto the end, he shall be sa$ed%
*2(*.% )nd !hen you shall see the abomination of desolation, standing
!here it ought not Ehe that readeth let him understandG( then let them
that are in 9udea flee unto the mountains%
*2(*?% )nd let him that is on the houseto# not go do!n into the house
nor enter therein to take any thing out of the house%
*2(*A% )nd let him that shall be in the field not turn back to take u#
his garment%
*2(*+% )nd !oe to them that are !ith child and that gi$e suck in those
days%
*2(*1% But #ray ye that these things ha##en not in !inter%
*2(*B% 7or in those days shall be such tribulations as !ere not from the
beginning of the creation !hich God created until no!( neither shall be%
*2(,-% )nd unless the 'ord had shortened the days, no flesh should be
sa$ed( but, for the sake of the elect !hich he hath chosen, he hath
shortened the days%
*2(,*% )nd then if any man shall say to you( 'o, here is "hrist% 'o, he
is here( do not belie$e%
*2(,,% 7or there !ill rise u# false "hrists and false #ro#hets( and they
shall she! signs and !onders, to seduce Eif it !ere #ossibleG e$en the
elect%
*2(,2% Take you heed therefore( behold, 5 ha$e foretold you all things%
*2(,.% But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be
darkened and the moon shall not gi$e her light%
*2(,?% )nd the stars of hea$en shall be falling do!n and the #o!ers that
are in hea$en shall be mo$ed%
*2(,A% )nd then shall they see the 4on of man coming in the clouds, !ith
great #o!er and glory%
*2(,+% )nd then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his
elect from the four !inds, from the uttermost #art of the earth to the
uttermost #art of hea$en%
*2(,1% o! of the fig tree learn ye a #arable% =hen the branch thereof
is no! tender and the lea$es are come forth, you kno! that summer is
$ery near%
*2(,B% 4o you also !hen you shall see these things come to #ass, kno! ye
that it is $ery nigh, e$en at the doors%
*2(2-% )men, 5 say to you that this generation shall not #ass until all
these things be done%
*2(2*% 8ea$en and earth shall #ass a!ay( but my !ord shall not #ass
a!ay%
*2(2,% But of that day or hour no man kno!eth, neither the angels in
hea$en, nor the 4on, but the 7ather%
or the 4on%%% ot that the 4on of God is absolutely ignorant of the day
of judgment, but that he kno!eth it not, as our teacherJ that is, he
kno!eth it not so as to teach it to us, as not being e>#edient%
*2(22% Take ye heed, !atch and #ray% 7or ye kno! not !hen the time is%
*2(2.% E$en as a man !ho, going into a far country, left his house and
ga$e authority to his ser$ants o$er e$ery !ork and commanded the #orter
to !atch%
*2(2?% =atch ye therefore Efor you kno! not !hen the lord of the house
cometh, at e$en, or at midnight, or at the cock cro!ing, or in the
morningG(
*2(2A% 'est coming on a sudden, he find you slee#ing%
*2(2+% )nd !hat 5 say to you, 5 say to all( =atch%
<ark "ha#ter *.
The first #art of the history of the #assion of "hrist%
*.(*% o! the feast of the #asch and of the )Hymes !as after t!o days(
and the chief #riests and the scribes sought ho! they might by some !ile
lay hold on him and kill him%
)Hymes%%% That is, the feast of the unlea$ened bread%
*.(,% But they said( ot on the festi$al day, lest there should be a
tumult among the #eo#le%
*.(2% )nd !hen he !as in Bethania, in the house of 4imon the le#er, and
!as at meat, there came a !oman ha$ing an alabaster bo> of ointment of
#recious s#ikenard% )nd breaking the alabaster bo>, she #oured it out
u#on his head%
*.(.% o! there !ere some that had indignation !ithin themsel$es and
said( =hy !as this !aste of the ointment madeM
*.(?% 7or this ointment might ha$e been sold for more than three hundred
#ence and gi$en to the #oor% )nd they murmured against her%
*.(A% But 9esus said( 'et her alone% =hy do &ou molest herM 4he hath
!rought a good !ork u#on me%
*.(+% 7or the #oor you ha$e al!ays !ith you( and !hensoe$er you !ill,
you may do them good( but me you ha$e not al!ays%
*.(1% 4he hath done !hat she could( she is come beforehand to anoint my
body for the burial%
*.(B% )men, 5 say to you, !heresoe$er this gos#el shall be #reached in
the !hole !orld, that also !hich she hath done shall be told for a
memorial of her%
*.(*-% )nd 9udas 5scariot, one of the t!el$e, !ent to the chief #riests,
to betray him to them%
*.(**% =ho hearing it !ere glad( and they #romised him they !ould gi$e
him money% )nd he sought ho! he might con$eniently betray him%
*.(*,% o! on the first day of the unlea$ened bread, !hen they
sacrificed the #asch, the disci#les say to him( =hither !ilt thou that
!e go and #re#are for thee to eat the #aschM
*.(*2% )nd he sendeth t!o of his disci#les and saith to them( Go ye into
the cityJ and there shall meet you a man carrying a #itcher of !ater%
7ollo! him%
*.(*.% )nd !hithersoe$er he shall go in, say to the master of the house,
The master saith, =here is my refectory, !here 5 may eat the #asch !ith
my disci#lesM
*.(*?% )nd he !ill she! you a large dining room furnished% )nd there
#re#are ye for us%
*.(*A% )nd his disci#les !ent their !ay and came into the city% )nd
they found as he had told them( and they #re#ared the #asch%
*.(*+% )nd !hen e$ening !as come, he cometh !ith the t!el$e%
*.(*1% )nd !hen they !ere at table and eating, 9esus saith( )men 5 say
to you, one of you that eateth !ith me shall betray me%
*.(*B% But they began to be sorro!ful and to say to him, one by one( 5s
it 5M
*.(,-% =ho saith to them( One of the t!el$e, !ho di##eth !ith me his
hand in the dish%
*.(,*% )nd the 4on of man indeed goeth, as it is !ritten of him( but !oe
to that man by !hom the 4on of man shall be betrayed% 5t !ere better
for him, if that man had not been born%
*.(,,% )nd !hilst they !ere eating, 9esus took breadJ and blessing,
broke and ga$e to them and said( Take ye% This is my body%
*.(,2% )nd ha$ing taken the chalice, gi$ing thanks, he ga$e it to them%
)nd they all drank of it%
*.(,.% )nd he said to them( This is my blood of the ne! testament, !hich
shall be shed for many%
*.(,?% )men 5 say to you that 5 !ill drink no more of the fruit of the
$ine until that day !hen 5 shall drink it ne! in the kingdom of God%
*.(,A% )nd !hen they had sung an hymn, they !ent forth to the mount of
Oli$es%
*.(,+% )nd 9esus saith to them( &ou !ill all be scandaliHed in my regard
this night% 7or it is !ritten( 5 !ill strike the she#herd, and the shee#
shall be dis#ersed%
*.(,1% But after 5 shall be risen again, 5 !ill go before you into
Galilee%
*.(,B% But Peter saith to him( )lthough all shall be scandaliHed in
thee, yet not 5%
*.(2-% )nd 9esus saith to him( )men 5 say to thee, to-day, e$en in this
night, before the cock cro! t!ice, thou shalt deny me thrice%
"ro! t!ice%%% The cocks cro! at t!o different times of the nightJ $iH%,
about midnight for the first timeJ and then about the time commonly
called the cock cro!ingJ and this !as the cock cro!ing our 4a$iour s#oke
ofJ and therefore the other E$angelists take no notice of the first
cro!ing%
*.(2*% But he s#oke the more $ehemently( )lthough 5 should die together
!ith thee, 5 !ill not deny thee% )nd in like manner also said they all%
*.(2,% )nd they came to a farm called Gethsemani% )nd he saith to his
disci#les( 4it you here, !hile 5 #ray%
*.(22% )nd he taketh Peter and 9ames and 9ohn !ith him( and he began to
fear and to be hea$y%
*.(2.% )nd he saith to them( <y soul is sorro!ful e$en unto death% 4tay
you here and !atch%
*.(2?% )nd !hen he !as gone for!ard a little, he fell flat on the
ground( and he #rayed that, if it might be, the hour might #ass from
him%
*.(2A% )nd he saith( )bba, 7ather, all things are #ossible to thee(
remo$e this chalice from meJ but not !hat 5 !ill, but !hat thou !ilt%
*.(2+% )nd he cometh and findeth them slee#ing% )nd he saith to Peter(
4imon, slee#est thouM "ouldst thou not !atch one hourM
*.(21% =atch ye( and #ray that you enter not into tem#tation% The s#irit
indeed is !illing, but the flesh is !eak%
*.(2B% )nd going a!ay again, he #rayed, saying the same !ords%
*.(.-% )nd !hen he returned, he found them again aslee# Efor their eyes
!ere hea$yG( and they kne! not !hat to ans!er him%
*.(.*% )nd he cometh the third time and saith to them( 4lee# ye no! and
take your rest% 5t is enough% The hour is come( behold the 4on of man
shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners%
*.(.,% Rise u#( let us go% Behold, he that !ill betray me is at hand%
*.(.2% )nd !hile he !as yet s#eaking, cometh 9udas 5scariot, one of the
t!el$e( and !ith him a great multitude !ith s!ords and sta$es, from the
chief #riests and the scribes and the ancients%
*.(..% )nd he that betrayed him had gi$en them a sign, saying(
=homsoe$er 5 shall kiss, that is he% 'ay hold on him( and lead him a!ay
carefully%
*.(.?% )nd !hen he !as come, immediately going u# to him he saith( 8ail,
RabbiN )nd he kissed him%
*.(.A% But they laid hands on him and held him%
*.(.+% )nd one of them that stood by, dra!ing a s!ord, struck a ser$ant
of the chief #riest and cut off his ear%
*.(.1% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( )re you come out as to a
robber, !ith s!ords and sta$es to a##rehend meM
*.(.B% 5 !as daily !ith you in the tem#le teaching( and you did not lay
hands on me% But that the scri#tures may be fulfilled%
*.(?-% Then his disci#les, lea$ing him, all fled a!ay%
*.(?*% )nd a certain young man follo!ed him, ha$ing a linen cloth cast
about his naked body% )nd they laid hold on him%
*.(?,% But he, casting off the linen cloth, fled from them naked%
*.(?2% )nd they brought 9esus to the high #riest% )nd all the #riests
and the scribes and the ancients assembled together%
*.(?.% )nd Peter follo!ed him afar off, e$en into the court of the high
#riest% )nd he sat !ith the ser$ants at the fire and !armed himself%
*.(??% )nd the chief #riests and all the council sought for e$idence
against 9esus, that they might #ut him to death( and found none%
*.(?A% 7or many bore false !itness against him( and their e$idences !ere
not agreeing%
*.(?+% )nd some rising u#, bore false !itness against him, saying(
*.(?1% =e heard him say, 5 =ill destroy this tem#le made !ith hands and
!ithin three days 5 !ill build another not made !ith hands%
*.(?B% )nd their !itness did not agree%
*.(A-% )nd the high #riest rising u# in the midst, asked 9esus, saying(
)ns!erest thou nothing to the things that are laid to thy charge by
these menM
*.(A*% But he held his #eace and ans!ered nothing% )gain the high #riest
asked him and said to him( )rt thou the "hrist, the 4on of the Blessed
GodM
*.(A,% )nd 9esus said to him( 5 am% )nd you shall see the 4on of man
sitting on the right hand of the #o!er of God and coming !ith the clouds
of hea$en%
*.(A2% Then the high #riest rending his garments, saith( =hat need !e
any further !itnessesM
*.(A.% &ou ha$e heard the blas#hemy% =hat think youM =ho all condemned
him to be guilty of death%
*.(A?% )nd some began to s#it on him and to co$er his face and to buffet
him and to say unto him( Pro#hesy% )nd the ser$ants struck him !ith the
#alms their hands%
*.(AA% o! !hen Peter !as in the court belo!, there cometh one of the
maidser$ants of the high #riest%
*.(A+% )nd !hen she had seen Peter !arming himself looking on him, she
saith( Thou also !ast !ith 9esus of aHareth%
*.(A1% But he denied, saying( 5 neither kno! nor understand !hat thou
sayest% )nd he !ent forth before the courtJ and the cock cre!%
*.(AB% )nd again a maidser$ant seeing him, began to say to the standers
by( This is one of them%
*.(+-% But he denied again% )nd after a, !hile they that stood by said
again to Peter( 4urely thou art one of themJ for thou art also a
Galilean%
*.(+*% But he began o curse and to s!ear, saying( 5 kno! not this man of
!hom you s#eak%
*.(+,% )nd immediately the cock cre! again% )nd Peter remembered the
!ord that 9esus had said unto him( Before the cock cro! t!ice, thou
shalt thrice deny me% )nd he began to !ee#,
<ark "ha#ter *?
The continuation of the history of the #assion%
*?(*% )nd straight!ay in the morning, the chief #riests holding a
consultation !ith the ancients and the scribes and the !hole council,
binding 9esus, led him a!ay and deli$ered him to Pilate%
*?(,% )nd Pilate asked him( )rt thou the king of the 9e!sM But he
ans!ering, saith to him( Thou sayest it%
*?(2% )nd the chief #riests accused him in many things%
*?(.% )nd Pilate again asked him, saying( )ns!erest thou nothingM
Behold in ho! many things they accuse thee%
*?(?% But 9esus still ans!ered nothing( so that Pilate !ondered%
*?(A% o! on the festi$al day he !as !ont to release unto them one of
the #risoners, !homsoe$er they demanded%
*?(+% )nd there !as one called Barabbas, !ho !as #ut in #rison !ith some
seditious men, !ho in the sedition had committed murder%
*?(1% )nd !hen the multitude !as come u#, they began to desire that he
!ould do as he had e$er done unto them%
*?(B% )nd Pilate ans!ered them and said( =ill you that 5 release to you
the king of the 9e!sM
*?(*-% 7or he kne! that the chief #riests had deli$ered him u# out of
en$y%
*?(**% But the chief #riests mo$ed the #eo#le, that he should rather
release Barabbas to them%
*?(*,% )nd Pilate again ans!ering, saith to them( =hat !ill you then
that 5 do to the king of the 9e!sM
*?(*2% But they again cried out( "rucify him%
*?(*.% )nd Pilate saith to them( =hy, !hat e$il hath he doneM But they
cried out the more( "rucify him%
*?(*?% )nd so Pilate being !illing to satisfy the #eo#le, released to
them Barabbas( and deli$ered u# 9esus, !hen he had scourged him, to be
crucified%
*?(*A% )nd the soldiers led him a!ay into the court of the #alace( and
they called together the !hole band%
*?(*+% )nd they clothed him !ith #ur#le( and, #latting a cro!n of
thorns, they #ut it u#on him%
*?(*1% )nd they began to salute him( 8ail, king of the 9e!s%
*?(*B% )nd they struck his head !ith a reed( and they did s#it on him%
)nd bo!ing their knees, they adored him%
*?(,-% )nd after they had mocked him, they took off the #ur#le from him
and #ut his o!n garments on him( and they led him out to crucify him%
*?(,*% )nd they forced one 4imon a "yrenian, !ho #assed by coming out of
the country, the father of )le>ander and of Rufus, to take u# his cross%
*?(,,% )nd they bring him into the #lace called Golgotha, !hich being
inter#reted is, The #lace of "al$ary%
*?(,2% )nd they ga$e him to drink !ine mingled !ith myrrh% But he took
it not%
*?(,.% )nd crucifying him, they di$ided his garments, casting lots u#on
them, !hat e$ery man should take%
*?(,?% )nd it !as the third hour( and they crucified him%
The third hour%%% The ancient account di$ided the day into four #arts,
!hich !ere named from the hour from !hich they beganJ the first, third,
si>th, and ninth hour% Our 'ord !as crucified a little before noonJ
before the third hour had Luite e>#iredJ but !hen the si>th hour !as
near at hand%
*?(,A% )nd the inscri#tion of his cause !as !ritten o$er( T8E ;5G O7
T8E 9E=4%
*?(,+% )nd !ith him they crucify t!o thie$es( the one on his right hand,
and the other on his left%
*?(,1% )nd the scri#ture !as fulfilled, !hich saith( )nd !ith the !icked
he !as re#uted%
*?(,B% )nd they that #assed by blas#hemed him, !agging their heads and
saying( @ah, thou that destroyest the tem#le of God and in three days
buildest it u# again(
*?(2-% 4a$e thyself, coming do!n from the cross%
*?(2*% 5n like manner also the chief #riests, mocking, said !ith the
scribes one to another( 8e sa$ed othersJ himself he cannot sa$e%
*?(2,% 'et "hrist the king of 5srael come do!n no! from the cross, that
!e may see and belie$e% )nd they that !ere crucified !ith him, re$iled
him%
*?(22% )nd !hen the si>th hour !as come, there !as darkness o$er the
!hole earth until the ninth hour%
*?(2.% )nd at the ninth hour, 9esus cried out !ith a loud $oice, saying(
Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthaniM =hich is, being inter#reted( <y God, <y
God, =hy hast thou forsaken meM
*?(2?% )nd some of the standers by hearing, said( Behold he calleth
Elias%
*?(2A% )nd one running and filling a s#onge !ith $inegar and #utting it
u#on a reed, ga$e him to drink, saying( 4tay, let us see if Elias come
to take him do!n%
*?(2+% )nd 9esus, ha$ing cried out !ith a loud $oice, ga$e u# the ghost%
*?(21% )nd the $eil of the tem#le !as rent in t!o, from the to# to the
bottom%
*?(2B% )nd the centurion !ho stood o$er against him, seeing that crying
out in this manner he had gi$en u# the ghost said( 5ndeed this man !as
the son of God%
*?(.-% )nd there !ere also !omen looking on afar off( among !hom !as
<ary <agdalen and <ary the mother of 9ames the 'ess and of 9ose#h and
4alome,
*?(.*% =ho also !hen he !as in Galilee follo!ed him and ministered to
him, and many other !omen that came u# !ith him to 9erusalem%
*?(.,% )nd !hen e$ening !as no! come Ebecause it !as the Parasce$e, that
is, the day before the sabbathG,
*?(.2% 9ose#h of )rimathea, a noble counsellor, !ho !as also himself
looking for the kingdom of God, came and !ent in boldly to Pilate and
begged the body of 9esus%
*?(..% But Pilate !ondered that he should be already dead% )nd sending
for the centurion, he asked him if he !ere already dead%
*?(.?% )nd !hen he had understood it by the centurion, he ga$e the body
to 9ose#h%
*?(.A% )nd 9ose#h, buying fine linen and taking him do!n, !ra##ed him u#
in the fine linen and laid him in a se#ulchre !hich !as he!ed out of a
rock% )nd he rolled a stone to the door of the se#ulchre%
*?(.+% )nd <ary <agdalen and <ary the mother of 9ose#h, beheld !here he
!as laid%
<ark "ha#ter *A
"hristDs resurrection and ascension%
*A(*% )nd !hen the sabbath !as #ast, <ary <agdalen and <ary the mother
of 9ames and 4alome bought s!eet s#ices, that coming, they might anoint
9esus%
*A(,% )nd $ery early in the morning, the first day of the !eek, they
come to the se#ulchre, the sun being no! risen%
The sun being no! risen%%% They set out before it !as light, to go to
the se#ulchreJ but the sun !as risen !hen they arri$ed there% Or,
figurati$ely, the sun here s#oken of is the sun of justice, "hrist 9esus
our 'ord, !ho !as risen before their coming%
*A(2% )nd they said one to another( =ho shall roll us back the stone
from the door of the se#ulchreM
*A(.% )nd looking, they sa! the stone rolled back% 7or it !as $ery
great%
*A(?% )nd entering into the se#ulchre, they sa! a young man sitting on
the right side, clothed !ith a !hite robe( and they !ere astonished%
*A(A% =ho saith to them( Be not affrighted, you seek 9esus of aHareth,
!ho !as crucified% 8e is risen( he is not here% Behold the #lace !here
they laid him%
*A(+% But go, tell his disci#les and Peter that he goeth before you into
Galilee% There you shall see him, as he told you%
*A(1% But they going out, fled from the se#ulchre( for a trembling and
fear had seiHed them% )nd they said nothing to any man( for they !ere
afraid%
*A(B% But he rising early the first day of the !eek, a##eared first to
<ary <agdalenJ out of !hom he had cast se$en de$ils%
*A(*-% 4he !ent and told them that had been !ith him, !ho !ere mourning
and !ee#ing%
*A(**% )nd they hearing that he !as ali$e and had been seen by her, did
not belie$e%
*A(*,% )nd after that he a##eared in another sha#e to t!o of them
!alking, as they !ere going into the country%
*A(*2% )nd they going told it to the rest( neither did they belie$e
them%
*A(*.% )t length he a##eared to the ele$en as they !ere at table( and he
u#braided them !ith their incredulity and hardness of heart, because
they did not belie$e them !ho had seen him after he !as risen again%
*A(*?% )nd he said to them( Go ye into the !hole !orld and #reach the
gos#el to e$ery creature%
*A(*A% 8e that belie$eth and is ba#tiHed shall be sa$ed( but he that
belie$eth not shall he condemned%
*A(*+% )nd these signs shall follo! them that belie$e( 5n my name they
shall cast out de$ils% They shall s#eak !ith ne! tongues%
*A(*1% They shall take u# ser#ents( and if they shall drink any deadly
thing, it shall not hurt them% They shall lay their hand u#on the sick(
and they shall reco$er%
*A(*B% )nd the 'ord 9esus, after he had s#oken to them, !as taken u#
into hea$en and sitteth on the right hand of God%
*A(,-% But they going forth #reached e$ery !here( the 'ord !orking
!ithal, and confirming the !ord !ith signs that follo!ed%
T8E 8O'& GO4PE' O7 9E4:4 "8R54T )""ORD5G TO 4T% ':;E
4t% 'uke !as a nati$e of )ntioch, the ca#ital of 4yria% 8e !as by
#rofession a #hysicianJ and some ancient !riters say, that he !as $ery
skillful in #ainting% 8e !as con$erted by 4t% Paul and became his
disci#le and com#anion in his tra$els, and fello!-labourer in the
ministry of the Gos#el% 8e !rote in Greek, about t!enty-four years after
our 'ordDs )scension%
'uke "ha#ter *
The conce#tion of 9ohn the Ba#tist, and of "hrist% The $isitation and
canticle of the Blessed @irgin% The birth of the Ba#tist and the
canticle of Iachary%
*(*% 7orasmuch as many ha$e taken in hand to set forth in order a
narration of the things that ha$e been accom#lished among us,
*(,% )ccording as they ha$e deli$ered them unto us, !ho from the
beginning !ere eye!itnesses and ministers of the !ord(
*(2% 5t seemed good to me also, ha$ing diligently attained to all things
from the beginning, to !rite to thee in order, most e>cellent
Theo#hilus,
*(.% That thou mayest kno! the $erity of those !ords in !hich thou hast
been instructed%
*(?% There !as in the days of 8erod, the king of 9udea, a certain #riest
named Iachary, of the course of )bia( and his !ife !as of the daughters
of )aron, and her name EliHabeth%
Of the course of )bia%%% that is, of the rank of )bia, !hich !ord in the
Greek is commonly #ut for the em#loyment of one day( but here for the
functions of a !hole !eek% 7or, by the a##ointment of Da$id, * Par% ,.%,
the descendants from )aron !ere di$ided into t!enty-four families, of
!hich the eighth !as )bia, from !hom descended this Iachary, !ho at this
time !as in the !eek of his #riestly functions%
*(A% )nd they !ere both just before God, !alking in all the commandments
and justifications of the 'ord !ithout blame%
*(+% )nd they had no son, for that EliHabeth !as barren( and they both
!ere !ell ad$anced in years%
*(1% )nd it came to #ass, !hen he e>ecuted the #riestly function in the
order of his course before God,
*(B% )ccording to the custom of the #riestly office, it !as his lot to
offer incense, going into the tem#le of the 'ord%
*(*-% )nd all the multitude of the #eo#le !as #raying !ithout, at the
hour of incense%
*(**% )nd there a##eared to him an angel of the 'ord, standing on the
right side of the altar of incense%
*(*,% )nd Iachary seeing him, !as troubled( and fear fell u#on him%
*(*2% But the angel said to him( 7ear not, Iachary, for thy #rayer is
heard( and thy !ife EliHabeth shall bear thee a son% )nd thou shalt
call his name 9ohn%
*(*.% )nd thou shalt ha$e joy and gladness( and many shall rejoice in
his nati$ity%
*(*?% 7or he shall be great before the 'ord and shall drink no !ine nor
strong drink( and he shall be filled !ith the 8oly Ghost, e$en from his
motherDs !omb%
*(*A% )nd he shall con$ert many of the children of 5srael to the 'ord
their God%
*(*+% )nd he shall go before him in the s#irit and #o!er of Elias( that
he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children and the
incredulous to the !isdom of the just, to #re#are unto the 'ord a
#erfect #eo#le%
*(*1% )nd Iachary said to the angel( =hereby shall 5 kno! thisM 7or 5
am an old man, and my !ife is ad$anced in years%
*(*B% )nd the angel ans!ering, said to him( 5 am Gabriel, !ho stand
before God and am sent to s#eak to thee and to bring thee these good
tidings%
*(,-% )nd behold, thou shalt be dumb and shalt not be able to s#eak
until the day !herein these things shall come to #ass( because thou hast
not belie$ed my !ords, !hich shall be fulfilled in their time%
*(,*% )nd the #eo#le !ere !aiting for Iachary( and they !ondered that he
tarried so long in the tem#le%
*(,,% )nd !hen he came out, he could not s#eak to them( and they
understood that he had seen a $ision in the tem#le% )nd he made signs to
them and remained dumb%
*(,2% )nd it came to #ass, after the days of his office !ere
accom#lished, he de#arted to his o!n house%
*(,.% )nd after those days, EliHabeth his !ife concei$ed and hid herself
fi$e months, saying(
*(,?% Thus hath the 'ord dealt !ith me in the days !herein he hath had
regard to take a!ay my re#roach among men%
*(,A% )nd in the si>th month, the angel Gabriel !as sent from God into a
city of Galilee, called aHareth,
*(,+% To a $irgin es#oused to a man !hose name !as 9ose#h, of the house
of Da$id( and the $irginDs name !as <ary%
*(,1% )nd the angel being come in, said unto her( 8ail, full of grace,
the 'ord is !ith thee( blessed art thou among !omen%
*(,B% =ho ha$ing heard, !as troubled at his saying and thought !ith
herself !hat manner of salutation this should be%
*(2-% )nd the angel said to her( 7ear not, <ary, for thou hast found
grace !ith God%
*(2*% Behold thou shalt concei$e in thy !omb and shalt bring forth a
son( and thou shalt call his name 9esus%
*(2,% 8e shall be great and shall be called the 4on of the <ost 8igh%
)nd the 'ord God shall gi$e unto him the throne of Da$id his father( and
he shall reign in the house of 9acob for e$er%
*(22% )nd of his kingdom there shall be no end%
*(2.% )nd <ary said to the angel( 8o! shall this be done, because 5 kno!
not manM
*(2?% )nd the angel ans!ering, said to her( The 8oly Ghost shall come
u#on thee and the #o!er of the <ost 8igh shall o$ershado! thee% )nd
therefore also the 8oly !hich shall be born of thee shall be called the
4on of God%
*(2A% )nd behold thy cousin EliHabeth, she also hath concei$ed a son in
her old age( and this is the si>th month !ith her that is called barren%
*(2+% Because no !ord shall be im#ossible !ith God%
*(21% )nd <ary said( Behold the handmaid of the 'ord( be it done to me
according to thy !ord% )nd the angel de#arted from her%
*(2B% )nd <ary rising u# in those days, !ent into the hill country !ith
haste into a city of 9uda%
*(.-% )nd she entered into the house of Iachary and saluted EliHabeth%
*(.*% )nd it came to #ass that !hen EliHabeth heard the salutation of
<ary, the infant lea#ed in her !omb% )nd EliHabeth !as filled !ith the
8oly Ghost%
*(.,% )nd she cried out !ith a loud $oice and said( Blessed art thou
among !omen and blessed is the fruit of thy !omb%
*(.2% )nd !hence is this to me that the mother of my 'ord should come to
meM
*(..% 7or behold as soon as the $oice of thy salutation sounded in my
ears, the infant in my !omb lea#ed for joy%
*(.?% )nd blessed art thou that hast belie$ed, because those things
shall be accom#lished that !ere s#oken to thee by the 'ord%
*(.A% )nd <ary said( <y soul doth magnify the 'ord%
*(.+% )nd my s#irit hath rejoiced in God my 4a$iour%
*(.1% Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid( for behold
from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed%
4hall call me blessed%%% These !ords are a #rediction of that honour
!hich the church in all ages should #ay to the Blessed @irgin% 'et
Protestants e>amine !hether they are any !ay concerned in this #ro#hecy%
*(.B% Because he that is mighty hath done great things to me( and holy
is his name%
*(?-% )nd his mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that
fear him%
*(?*% 8e hath she!ed might in his arm( he hath scattered the #roud in
the conceit of their heart%
*(?,% 8e hath #ut do!n the mighty from their seat and hath e>alted the
humble%
*(?2% 8e hath filled the hungry !ith good things( and the rich he hath
sent em#ty a!ay%
*(?.% 8e hath recei$ed 5srael his ser$ant, being mindful of his mercy%
*(??% )s he s#oke to our fathers( to )braham and to his seed for e$er%
*(?A% )nd <ary abode !ith her about three months% )nd she returned to
her o!n house%
*(?+% o! EliHabethDs full time of being deli$ered !as come( and she
brought forth a son%
*(?1% )nd her neighbors and kinsfolks heard that the 'ord had she!ed his
great mercy to!ards her( and they congratulated !ith her%
*(?B% )nd it came to #ass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child( and they called him by his fatherDs name Iachary%
*(A-% )nd his mother ans!ering, said( ot so% But he shall be called
9ohn%
*(A*% )nd they said to her( There is none of thy kindred that is called
by this name%
*(A,% )nd they made signs to his father, ho! he !ould ha$e him called%
*(A2% )nd demanding a !riting table, he !rote, saying( 9ohn is his name%
)nd they all !ondered%
*(A.% )nd immediately his mouth !as o#ened and his tongue loosed( and he
s#oke, blessing God%
*(A?% )nd fear came u#on all their neighbours( and all these things !ere
noised abroad o$er all the hill country of 9udea%
*(AA% )nd all they that had heard them laid them u# in their heart,
saying( =hat an one, think ye, shall this child beM 7or the hand of the
'ord !as !ith him%
*(A+% )nd Iachary his father !as filled !ith the 8oly Ghost% )nd he
#ro#hesied, saying(
*(A1% Blessed be the 'ord God of 5srael( because he hath $isited and
!rought the redem#tion of his #eo#le%
*(AB% )nd hath raised u# an horn of sal$ation to us, in the house of
Da$id his ser$ant%
8orn of sal$ation%%% That is, ) #o!erful sal$ation, as Dr% =itham
translates it% 7or in the 4cri#ture, by horn is generally understood
strength and #o!er%
*(+-% )s he s#oke by the mouth of his holy #ro#hets, !ho are from the
beginning%
*(+*% 4al$ation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us%
*(+,% To #erform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy
testament%
*(+2% The oath, !hich he s!ore to )braham our father, that he !ould
grant to us%
*(+.% That being deli$ered from the hand of our enemies, !e may ser$e
him !ithout fear(
*(+?% 5n holiness and justice before him, all our days%
*(+A% )nd thou, child, shalt be called the #ro#het of the 8ighest( for
thou shalt, go before the face of the 'ord to #re#are his !ays(
*(++% To gi$e kno!ledge of sal$ation to his #eo#le, unto the remission
of their sins%
*(+1% Through the bo!els of the mercy of our God, in !hich the Orient
from on high hath $isited us(
The Orient%%% 5t is one of the titles of the <essias, the true light of
the !orld, and the sun of justice%
*(+B% To enlighten them that sit in darkness and in the shado! of death(
to direct our feet into the !ay of #eace%
*(1-% )nd the child gre! and !as strengthened in s#irit( and !as in the
deserts until the day of his manifestation to 5srael%
'uke "ha#ter ,
The birth of "hrist% 8is #resentation in the tem#le% 4imeonDs #ro#hecy%
"hrist at t!el$e years of age, is found amongst the doctors%
,(*% )nd it came to #ass that in those days there !ent out a decree from
"aesar )ugustus that the !hole !orld should be enrolled%
,(,% This enrolling !as first made by "yrinus, the go$ernor of 4yria%
,(2% )nd all !ent to be enrolled, e$ery one into his o!n city%
,(.% )nd 9ose#h also !ent u# from Galilee, out of the city of aHareth,
into 9udea, to the city of Da$id, !hich is called Bethlehem( because he
!as of the house and family of Da$id%
,(?% To be enrolled !ith <ary his es#oused !ife, !ho !as !ith child%
,(A% )nd it came to #ass that !hen they !ere there, her days !ere
accom#lished that she should be deli$ered%
,(+% )nd she brought forth her first born son and !ra##ed him u# in
s!addling clothes and laid him in a manger( because there !as no room
for them in the inn%
8er firstborn%%% The meaning is, not that she had after!ard any other
childJ but it is a !ay of s#eech among the 8ebre!s, to call them also
the firstborn, !ho are the only children% 4ee annotation <att% *% ,?%
,(1% )nd there !ere in the same country she#herds !atching and kee#ing
the night !atches o$er their flock%
,(B% )nd behold an angel of the 'ord stood by them and the brightness of
God shone round about them( and they feared !ith a great fear%
,(*-% )nd the angel said to them( 7ear notJ for, behold, 5 bring you
good tidings of great joy that shall be to all the #eo#le(
,(**% 7or, this day is born to you a 4a$iour, !ho is "hrist the 'ord, in
the city of Da$id%
,(*,% )nd this shall be a sign unto you% &ou shall find the infant
!ra##ed in s!addling clothes and laid in a manger%
,(*2% )nd suddenly there !as !ith the angel a multitude of the hea$enly
army, #raising God and saying(
,(*.% Glory to God in the highest( and on earth #eace to men of good
!ill%
,(*?% )nd it came to #ass, after the angels de#arted from them into
hea$en, the she#herds said one to another( 'et us go o$er to Bethlehem
and let us see this !ord that is come to #ass, !hich the 'ord hath
she!ed to us%
,(*A% )nd they came !ith haste( and they found <ary and 9ose#h, and the
infant lying in the manger%
,(*+% )nd seeing, they understood of the !ord that had been s#oken to
them concerning this child%
,(*1% )nd all that heard !ondered( and at those things that !ere told
them by the she#herds%
,(*B% But <ary ke#t all these !ords, #ondering them in her heart%
,(,-% )nd the she#herds returned, glorifying and #raising God for all
the things they had heard and seen, as it !as told unto them%
,(,*% )nd after eight days !ere accom#lished, that the child should be
circumcised, his name !as called 9E4:4, !hich !as called by the angel
before he !as concei$ed in the !omb%
,(,,% )nd after the days of her #urification, according to the la! of
<oses, !ere accom#lished, they carried him to 9erusalem, to #resent him
to the 'ord(
,(,2% )s it is !ritten in the la! of the 'ord( E$ery male o#ening the
!omb shall be called holy to the 'ord(
,(,.% )nd to offer a sacrifice, according as it is !ritten in the la! of
the 'ord, a #air of turtledo$es or t!o young #igeons(
,(,?% )nd behold there !as a man in 9erusalem named 4imeon( and this man
!as just and de$out, !aiting for the consolation of 5srael% )nd the 8oly
Ghost !as in him%
,(,A% )nd he had recei$ed an ans!er from the 8oly Ghost, that he should
not see death before he had seen the "hrist of the 'ord%
,(,+% )nd he came by the 4#irit into the tem#le% )nd !hen his #arents
brought in the child 9esus, to do for him according to the custom of the
la!,
,(,1% 8e also took him into his arms and blessed God and said
,(,B% o! thou dost dismiss thy ser$ant, O 'ord, according to thy !ord
in #eace(
,(2-% Because my eyes ha$e seen thy sal$ation,
,(2*% =hich thou hast #re#ared before the face of all #eo#les(
,(2,% ) light to the re$elation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy
#eo#le 5srael%
,(22% )nd his father and mother !ere !ondering at those things !hich
!ere s#oken concerning him%
,(2.% )nd 4imeon blessed them and said to <ary his mother( Behold this
child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in 5srael and
for a sign !hich shall be contradicted%
7or the fall, etc%%% "hrist came for the sal$ation of all menJ but here
4imeon #ro#hesies !hat !ould come to #ass, that many through their o!n
!ilful blindness and obstinacy !ould not belie$e in "hrist, nor recei$e
his doctrine, !hich therefore !ould be ruin to them( but to others a
resurrection, by their belie$ing in him, and obeying his commandments%
,(2?% )nd thy o!n soul a s!ord shall #ierce, that, out of many hearts
thoughts may be re$ealed%
,(2A% )nd there !as one )nna, a #ro#hetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of
the tribe of )ser% 4he !as far ad$anced in years and had li$ed !ith her
husband se$en years from her $irginity%
,(2+% )nd she !as a !ido! until fourscore and four years( !ho de#arted
not from the tem#le, by fastings and #rayers ser$ing night and day%
,(21% o! she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the 'ord( and
s#oke of him to all that looked for the redem#tion of 5srael%
,(2B% )nd after they had #erformed all things according to the la! of
the 'ord, they returned into Galilee, to their city aHareth%
,(.-% )nd the child gre! and !a>ed strong, full of !isdom( and the grace
of God !as in him%
,(.*% )nd his #arents !ent e$ery year to 9erusalem, at the solemn day of
the #asch%
,(.,% )nd !hen he !as t!el$e years old, they going u# into 9erusalem,
according to the custom of the feast,
,(.2% )nd ha$ing fulfilled the days, !hen they returned, the child 9esus
remained in 9erusalem% )nd his #arents kne! it not%
,(..% )nd thinking that he !as in the com#any, they came a dayDs journey
and sought him among their kinsfolks and acLuaintance%
,(.?% )nd not finding him, they returned into 9erusalem, seeking him%
,(.A% )nd it came to #ass, that, after three days, they found him in the
tem#le, sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking
them Luestions%
,(.+% )nd all that heard him !ere astonished at his !isdom and his
ans!ers%
,(.1% )nd seeing him, they !ondered% )nd his mother said to him( 4on,
!hy hast thou done so to usM Behold thy father and 5 ha$e sought thee
sorro!ing%
,(.B% )nd he said to them( 8o! is it that you sought meM Did you not
kno! that 5 must be about my fatherDs businessM
,(?-% )nd they understood not the !ord that he s#oke unto them%
,(?*% )nd he !ent do!n !ith them and came to aHareth and !as subject to
them% )nd his mother ke#t all these !ords in her heart%
,(?,% )nd 9esus ad$anced in !isdom and age and grace !ith God and men%
'uke "ha#ter 2
9ohnDs mission and #reaching% "hrist is ba#tiHed by him%
2(*% o! in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius "aesar, Pontius
Pilate being go$ernor of 9udea, and 8erod being tetrarch of Galilee, and
Phili# his brother tetrarch of 5turea and the country of Trachonitis,
and 'ysanias tetrarch of )bilina(
2(,% :nder the high #riests )nna and "ai#has( the !ord of the 'ord !as
made unto 9ohn, the son of Iachary, in the desert%
2(2% )nd he came into all the country about the 9ordan, #reaching the
ba#tism of #enance for the remission of sins%
2(.% )s it !as !ritten in the book of the sayings of 5saias the #ro#het(
) $oice of one crying in the !ilderness( Pre#are ye the !ay of the 'ord,
make straight his #aths%
2(?% E$ery $alley shall be filled and e$ery mountain and hill shall be
brought lo!( and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough !ays
#lain%
2(A% )nd all flesh shall see the sal$ation of God%
2(+% 8e said therefore to the multitudes that !ent forth to be ba#tiHed
by him( &e offs#ring of $i#ers, !ho hath she!ed you to flee from the
!rath to comeM
2(1% Bring forth therefore fruits !orthy of #enance( and do not begin to
say, =e ha$e )braham for our father% 7or 5 say unto you that God is able
of these stones, to raise u# children to )braham%
2(B% 7or no! the a>e is laid to the root of the trees% E$ery tree
therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit shall be cut do!n and cast
into the fire%
2(*-% )nd the #eo#le asked him, saying( =hat then shall !e doM
2(**% )nd he ans!ering, said to them( 8e that hath t!o coats, let him
gi$e to him that hath noneJ and he that hath meat, let him do in like
manner%
2(*,% )nd the #ublicans also came to be ba#tiHed and said to him(
<aster, !hat shall !e doM
2(*2% But he said to them( Do nothing more than that !hich is a##ointed
you%
2(*.% )nd the soldiers also asked him, saying( )nd !hat shall !e doM )nd
he said to them( Do $iolence to no man, neither calumniate any manJ and
be content !ith your #ay%
2(*?% )nd as the #eo#le !ere of o#inion, and all !ere thinking in their
hearts of 9ohn, that #erha#s he might be the "hrist(
2(*A% 9ohn ans!ered, saying unto all( 5 indeed ba#tiHe you !ith !ater(
but there shall come one mightier than 5, the latchet of !hose shoes 5
am not !orthy to loose% 8e shall ba#tiHe you !ith the 8oly Ghost and
!ith fireJ
2(*+% =hose fan is in his hand( and he !ill #urge his floor and !ill
gather the !heat into his barn( but the chaff he !ill burn !ith
unLuenchable fire%
2(*1% )nd many other things e>horting did he #reach to the #eo#le%
2(*B% But 8erod the tetrarch, !hen he !as re#ro$ed by him for 8erodias,
his brotherDs !ife, and for all the e$ils !hich 8erod had done(
2(,-% 8e added this also abo$e all and shut u# 9ohn in #rison%
2(,*% o! it came to #ass, !hen all the #eo#le !ere ba#tiHed, that 9esus
also being ba#tiHed and #raying, hea$en !as o#ened%
2(,,% )nd the 8oly Ghost descended in a bodily sha#e, as a do$e, u#on
him% )nd a $oice came from hea$en( Thou art my belo$ed 4on% 5n thee 5 am
!ell #leased%
2(,2% )nd 9esus himself !as beginning about the age of thirty years(
being Eas it !as su##osedG the son of 9ose#h, !ho !as of 8eli, !ho !as
of <athat,
=ho !as of 8eli%%% 4t% 9ose#h, !ho by nature !as the son of 9acob, E4t%
<att% *% *A,G in the account of the la!, !as son of 8eli% 7or 8eli and
9acob !ere brothers, by the same motherJ and 8eli, !ho !as the elder,
dying !ithout issue, 9acob, as the la! directed, married his !ido!( in
conseLuence of such marriage, his son 9ose#h !as re#uted in the la! the
son of 8eli%
2(,.% =ho !as of 'e$i, !ho !as of <elchi% !ho !as of 9anne, !ho !as of
9ose#h,
2(,?% =ho !as of <athathias, !ho !as of )mos, !ho !as of ahum, !ho !as
of 8esli, !ho !as of agge,
2(,A% =ho !as of <ahath, !ho !as of <athathias, !ho !as of 4emei, !ho
!as of 9ose#h, !ho !as of 9uda,
2(,+% =ho !as of 9oanna, !ho !as of ReHa, !ho !as of Iorobabel, !ho !as
of 4alathiel, !ho !as of eri,
2(,1% =ho !as of <elchi, !ho !as of )ddi, !ho !as of "osan, !ho !as of
8elmadan, !ho !as of 8er,
2(,B% =ho !as of 9esus, !ho !as of ElieHer, !ho !as of 9orim, !ho !as of
<athat, !ho !as of 'e$i,
2(2-% =ho !as of 4imeon, !ho !as of 9udas, !ho !as of 9ose#h, !ho !as of
9ona, !ho !as of Eliakim,
2(2*% =ho !as of <elea, !ho !as of <enna, !ho !as of <athatha, !ho !as
of athan, !ho !as of Da$id,
2(2,% =ho !as of 9esse, !ho !as of Obed, !ho !as of BooH, !ho !as of
4almon, !ho !as of aasson,
2(22% =ho !as of )minadab, !ho !as of )ram, !ho !as of Esron, !ho !as of
Phares, !ho !as of 9udas,
2(2.% =ho !as of 9acob, !ho !as of 5saac, !ho !as of )braham, !ho !as of
Thare, !ho !as of achor,
2(2?% =ho !as of 4arug, !ho !as of Ragau, !ho !as of Phaleg, !ho !as of
8eber, !ho !as of 4ale,
2(2A% =ho !as of "ainan, !ho !as of )r#ha>ad, !ho !as of 4em, !ho !as Of
oe, !ho !as of 'amech,
2(2+% =ho !as of <athusale, !ho !as of 8enoch, !ho !as of 9ared, !ho !as
of <alaleel, !ho !as of "ainan,
2(21% =ho !as of 8enos, !ho !as of 4eth, !ho !as of )dam, !ho !as of
God%
'uke "ha#ter .
"hristDs fasting and tem#tation% 8e is #ersecuted in aHareth% 8is
miracles in "a#harnaum%
.(*% )nd 9esus being full of the 8oly Ghost, returned from the 9ordan
and !as led the by the s#irit into the desert,
.(,% 7or the s#ace of forty days, and !as tem#ted by the de$il% )nd he
ate nothing in those days% )nd !hen they !ere ended, he !as hungry%
.(2% )nd the de$il said to him( 5f thou be the 4on of God, say to this
stone that it be made bread%
.(.% )nd 9esus ans!ered him( is !ritten that <an li$eth not by bread
alone, but by e$ery !ord of God%
.(?% )nd the de$il led him into a high mountain and she!ed him all the
kingdoms of the !orld in a moment of time%
.(A% )nd he said to him( To thee !ill 5 gi$e all this #o!er and the
glory of them% 7or to me they are deli$ered( and to !hom 5 !ill, 5 gi$e
them%
.(+% 5f thou therefore !ilt adore before me, all shall be thine%
.(1% )nd 9esus ans!ering said to him% 5t is !ritten( Thou shalt adore
the 'ord thy God, and him only shalt thou ser$e%
.(B% )nd he brought him to 9erusalem and set him on a #innacle of the
tem#le and said to him( 5f thou be the 4on of God, cast thyself from
hence%
.(*-% 7or it is !ritten that 8e hath gi$en his angels charge o$er thee
that they kee# thee%
.(**% )nd that in their hands they shall bear thee u#, lest #erha#s thou
dash thy foot against a stone%
.(*,% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to him( 5t is said( Thou shalt not tem#t
the 'ord thy God%
.(*2% )nd all the tem#tation being ended, the de$il de#arted from him
for a time%
.(*.% )nd 9esus returned in the #o!er of the s#irit, into Galilee( and
the fame of him !ent out through the !hole country%
.(*?% )nd he taught in their synagogues and !as magnified by all%
.(*A% )nd he came to aHareth, !here he !as brought u#( and he !ent into
the synagogue, according to his custom, on the sabbath day( and he rose
u# to read%
.(*+% )nd the book of 5saias the #ro#het !as deli$ered unto him% )nd as
he unfolded the book, he found the #lace !here it !as !ritten(
.(*1% The s#irit of the 'ord is u#on me% =herefore he hath anointed me
to #reach the gos#el to the #oor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite
of heart,
.(*B% To #reach deli$erance to the ca#ti$es and sight to the blind, to
set at liberty them that are bruised, to #reach the acce#table year of
the 'ord and the day of re!ard%
.(,-% )nd !hen he had folded the book, he restored it to the minister
and sat do!n% )nd the eyes of all in the synagogue !ere fi>ed on him%
.(,*% )nd he began to say to them( This day is fulfilled this scri#ture
in your ears%
.(,,% )nd all ga$e testimony to him% )nd they !ondered at the !ords of
grace that #roceeded from his mouth% )nd they said( 5s not this the son
of 9ose#hM
.(,2% )nd he said to them( Doubtless you !ill say to me this similitude(
Physician, heal thyself% )s great things as !e ha$e heard done in
"a#harnaum, do also here in thy o!n country%
.(,.% )nd he said( )men 5 say to you that no #ro#het is acce#ted in his
o!n country%
.(,?% 5n truth 5 say to &ou, there !ere many !ido!s in the days of Elias
in 5srael, !hen hea$en !as shut u# three years and si> months, !hen
there !as a great famine throughout all the earth%
.(,A% )nd to none of them !as Elias sent, but to 4are#ta of 4idon, to a
!ido! !oman%
.(,+% )nd there !ere many le#ers in 5srael in the time of Eliseus the
#ro#het( and none of them !as cleansed but aaman the 4yrian%
.(,1% )nd all they in the synagogue, hearing these things, !ere filled
!ith anger%
.(,B% )nd they rose u# and thrust him out of the city( and they brought
him to the bro! of the hill !hereon their city !as built, that they
might cast him do!n headlong%
.(2-% But he #assing through the midst of them, !ent his !ay%
.(2*% )nd he !ent do!n into "a#harnaum, a city of Galilee( and there he
taught them on the sabbath days%
.(2,% )nd they !ere astonished at his doctrine( for his s#eech !as !ith
#o!er%
.(22% )nd in the synagogue there !as a man !ho had an unclean de$il( and
he cried out !ith a loud $oice,
.(2.% 4aying( 'et us alone% =hat ha$e !e to do !ith thee, 9esus of
aHarethM )rt thou come to destroy usM 5 kno! thee !ho thou art, the
holy one of God%
.(2?% )nd 9esus rebuked him, saying( 8old thy #eace and go out of him%
)nd !hen the de$il had thro!n him into the midst, he !ent out of him and
hurt him not at all%
.(2A% )nd there came fear u#on allJ and they talked among themsel$es,
saying( =hat !ord is this, for !ith authority and #o!er he commandeth
the unclean s#irits, and they go outM
.(2+% )nd the fame of him !as #ublished into e$ery #lace of the country%
.(21% )nd 9esus rising u# out of the synagogue, !ent into 4imonDs house%
)nd 4imonDs !ifeDs mother !as taken !ith a great fe$er( and they
besought him for her%
.(2B% )nd standing o$er her, he commanded the fe$er( and it left her%
)nd immediately rising, she ministered to them%
.(.-% )nd !hen the sun !as do!n, all they that had any sick !ith di$ers
diseases brought them to him% But he, laying his hands on e$ery one of
them, healed them%
.(.*% )nd de$ils !ent out from many, crying out and saying( Thou art the
son of God% )nd rebuking them he suffered them not to s#eakJ for they
kne! that he !as "hrist%
.(.,% )nd !hen it !as day, going out he !ent into a desert #lace( and
the multitudes sought him, and came unto him% )nd they stayed him that
should not de#art from them%
.(.2% To !hom he said( To other cities also 5 must #reach the kingdom of
God( for therefore am 5 sent%
.(..% )nd he !as #reaching in the synagogues of Galilee%
'uke "ha#ter ?
The miraculous draught of fishes% The cure of the le#er and of the
#aralytic% The call of <atthe!%
?(*% )nd it came to #ass, that !hen the multitudes #ressed u#on him to
hear the !ord of God, he stood by the lake of Genesareth,
?(,% )nd sa! t!o shi#s standing by the lake( but the fishermen !ere gone
out of them and !ere !ashing their nets%
?(2% )nd going into one of the shi#s that !as 4imonDs, he desired him to
dra! back a little from the land% )nd sitting, he taught the multitudes
out of the shi#%
?(.% o! !hen he had ceased to s#eak, he said to 4imon( 'aunch out into
the dee# and let do!n your nets for a draught%
?(?% )nd 4imon ans!ering said to him( <aster, !e ha$e laboured all the
night and ha$e taken nothing( but at thy !ord 5 !ill let do!n the net%
?(A% )nd !hen they had done this, they enclosed a $ery great multitude
of fishes( and their net broke%
?(+% )nd they beckoned to their #artners that !ere in the other shi#,
that they should come and hel# them% )nd they came and filled both the
shi#s, so that they !ere almost sinking%
?(1% =hich !hen 4imon Peter sa!, he fell do!n at 9esusD knees, saying(
De#art from me, for 5 am a sinful man, O 'ord%
?(B% 7or he !as !holly astonished, and all that !ere !ith him, at the
draught of the fishes !hich they had taken%
?(*-% )nd so !ere also 9ames and 9ohn, the sons of Iebedee, !ho !ere
4imonDs #artners% )nd 9esus saith to 4imon( 7ear not( from henceforth
thou shalt catch men%
?(**% )nd ha$ing brought their shi#s to land, lea$ing all things, they
follo!ed him%
?(*,% )nd it came to #ass, !hen he !as in a certain city, behold a man
full of le#rosy !ho, seeing 9esus and falling on his face, besought him
saying( 'ord, if thou !ilt, thou canst make me clean%
?(*2% )nd stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying( 5 !ill% Be
thou cleansed% )nd immediately the le#rosy de#arted from him%
?(*.% )nd he charged him that he should tell no man, but( Go, she!
thyself to the #riest and offer for thy cleansing according as <oses
commanded, for a testimony to them%
?(*?% But the fame of him !ent abroad the more( and great multitudes
came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infirmities%
?(*A% )nd he retired into the desertJ and #rayed%
?(*+% )nd it came to #ass on a certain day, as he sat teaching, that
there !ere also Pharisees and doctors of the la! sitting by, that !ere
come out of e$ery to!n of Galilee and 9udea and 9erusalem( and the #o!er
of the 'ord !as to heal them%
?(*1% )nd behold, men brought in a bed a man !ho had the #alsy( and they
sought means to bring him in and to lay him before him%
?(*B% )nd !hen they could not find by !hat !ay they might bring him in,
because of the multitude, they !ent u# u#on the roof and let him do!n
through the tiles !ith his bed into the midst before 9esus%
?(,-% =hose faith !hen he sa!, he said( <an, thy sins are forgi$en thee%
?(,*% )nd the scribes and Pharisees began to think, saying( =ho is this
!ho s#eaketh blas#hemiesM =ho can forgi$e sins, but God aloneM
?(,,% )nd !hen 9esus kne! their thoughts, ans!ering he said to them(
=hat is it you think in your heartsM
?(,2% =hich is easier to say( Thy sins are forgi$en theeJ or to say(
)rise and !alkM
?(,.% But that you may kno! that the 4on of man hath the #o!er on earth
to forgi$e sins Ehe saith to the sick of the #alsyG, 5 say to thee to(
)rise, take u# thy bed and go into thy house%
?(,?% )nd immediately rising u# before them, he took u# the bed on !hich
he lay( and he !ent a!ay to his o!n house, glorifying God%
?(,A% )nd all !ere astonished( and they glorified God% )nd they !ere
filled !ith fear, saying( =e ha$e seen !onderful things to-day%
?(,+% )nd after these things, he !ent forth and sa! a #ublican named
'e$i, sitting at the recei#t of custom( and he said to him( 7ollo! me%
?(,1% )nd lea$ing all things, he rose u# and follo!ed him%
?(,B% )nd 'e$i made him a great feast in his o!n house( )nd there !as a
great com#any of #ublicans and of others that !ere at table !ith them%
?(2-% But the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying to his disci#les(
=hy do you eat and drink !ith #ublicans and sinnersM
?(2*% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( They that are !hole need not
the #hysician( but they that are sick%
?(2,% 5 came not to call the just, but sinners to #enance%
?(22% )nd they said to him( =hy do the disci#les of 9ohn fast often and
make #rayers, and the disci#les of the Pharisees in like mannerJ but
thine eat and drinkM
?(2.% To !hom he said( "an you make the children of the bridegroom fast
!hilst the bridegroom is !ith themM
?(2?% But the days !ill come !hen the bridegroom shall be taken a!ay
from them( then shall they fast in those days%
?(2A% )nd he s#oke also a similitude to them( That no man #utteth a
#iece from a ne! garment u#on an old garment( other!ise he both rendeth
the ne!, and the #iece taken from the ne! agreeth not !ith the old%
?(2+% )nd no man #utteth ne! !ine into old bottles( other!ise the ne!
!ine !ill break the bottlesJ and it !ill be s#illed and the bottles !ill
be lost%
?(21% But ne! !ine must be #ut into ne! bottles( and both are #reser$ed%
?(2B% )nd no man drinking old hath #resently a mind to ne!( for he
saith( The old is better%
'uke "ha#ter A
"hrist e>cuses his disci#les% 8e cures u#on the sabbath day, chooses the
t!el$e and makes a sermon to them%
A(*% )nd it came to #ass on the second first sabbath that, as he !ent
through the corn fields, his disci#les #lucked the ears and did eat,
rubbing them in their hands%
The second first sabbath%%% 4ome understand this of the sabbath of
Pentecost, !hich !as the second in course among the great feasts(
others, of a sabbath day that immediately follo!ed any solemn feast%
A(,% )nd some of the Pharisees said to them( =hy do you that !hich is
not la!ful on the sabbath daysM
A(2% )nd 9esus ans!ering them, said( 8a$e you not read so much as this,
!hat Da$id did, !hen himself !as hungry and they that !ere !ith him(
A(.% 8o! he !ent into the house of God and took and ate the bread of
#ro#osition and ga$e to them that !ere !ith him, !hich is not la!ful to
eat but only for the #riestsM
A(?% )nd he said to them( The 4on of man is 'ord also of the sabbath%
A(A% )nd it came to #ass also, on another sabbath, that he entered into
the synagogue and taught% )nd there !as a man !hose right hand !as
!ithered%
A(+% )nd the scribes and Pharisees !atched if he !ould heal on the
sabbath( that they might find an accusation against him%
A(1% But he kne! their thoughts and said to the man !ho had the !ithered
hand( )rise and stand forth in the midst% )nd rising he stood forth%
A(B% Then 9esus said to them( 5 ask you, if it be la!ful on the sabbath
days to do good or to do e$ilM To sa$e life or to destroyM
A(*-% )nd looking round about on them all, he said to the man( 4tretch
forth thy hand% )nd he stretched it forth% )nd his hand !as restored%
A(**% )nd they !ere filled !ith madness( and they talked one !ith
another, !hat they might do to 9esus%
A(*,% )nd it came to #ass in those days, that he !ent out into a
mountain to #ray( and he #assed the !hole night in the #rayer of God%
A(*2% )nd !hen day !as come, he called unto him his disci#les( and he
chose t!el$e of them E!hom also he named a#ostlesG(
A(*.% 4imon, !hom he surnamed Peter, and )ndre! his brother, 9ames and
9ohn, Phili# and Bartholome!,
A(*?% <atthe! and Thomas, 9ames the son of )l#heus, and 4imon !ho is
called Ielotes,
A(*A% )nd 9ude the brother of 9ames, and 9udas 5scariot, !ho !as the
traitor%
A(*+% )nd coming do!n !ith them, he stood in a #lain #lace( and the
com#any of his disci#les and a $ery great multitude of #eo#le from all
9udea and 9erusalem and the sea coast, both of Tyre and 4idon,
A(*1% =ho !ere come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases% )nd
they that !ere troubled !ith unclean s#irits !ere cured%
A(*B% )nd all the multitude sought to touch him( for $irtue !ent out
from him and healed all%
A(,-% )nd he, lifting u# his eyes on his disci#les, said( Blessed are ye
#oor( for yours is the kingdom of God%
A(,*% Blessed are ye that hunger no!( for you shall be filled% Blessed
are ye that !ee# no!( for you shall laugh%
A(,,% Blessed shall you be !hen men shall hate you, and !hen they shall
se#arate you and shall re#roach you and cast out your name as e$il, for
the 4on of manDs sake%
A(,2% Be glad in that day and rejoice( for behold, your re!ard is great
in hea$en, 7or according to these things did their fathers to the
#ro#hets%
A(,.% But !oe to you that are rich( for you ha$e your consolation%
A(,?% =oe to you that are filled( for you shall hunger% =oe to you that
no! laugh( for you shall mourn and !ee#%
A(,A% =oe to you !hen men shall bless you( for according to these things
did their fathers to the false #ro#hets%
A(,+% But 5 say to you that hear( 'o$e your enemies% Do good to them
that hate you%
A(,1% Bless them that curse you and #ray for them that calumniate you%
A(,B% )nd to him that striketh thee on the one cheek, offer also the
other% )nd him that taketh a!ay from thee thy cloak, forbid not to take
thy coat also%
A(2-% Gi$e to e$ery one that asketh thee( and of him that taketh a!ay
thy goods, ask them not again%
A(2*% )nd as you !ould that men should do to you, do you also to them in
like manner%
A(2,% )nd if you lo$e them that lo$e you, !hat thanks are to youM 7or
sinners also lo$e those that lo$e them%
A(22% )nd if you do good to them !ho do good to you, !hat thanks are to
youM 7or sinners also do this%
A(2.% )nd if you lend to them of !hom you ho#e to recei$e, !hat thanks
are to youM 7or sinners also lend to sinners, for to recei$e as much%
A(2?% But lo$e ye your enemies( do good, and lend, ho#ing for nothing
thereby( and your re!ard shall be great, and you shall be the sons of
the 8ighest% 7or he is kind to the unthankful and to the e$il%
A(2A% Be ye therefore merciful, as your 7ather also is merciful%
A(2+% 9udge not( and you shall not be judged% "ondemn not( and you shall
not be condemned% 7orgi$e( and you shall be forgi$en%
A(21% Gi$e( and it shall be gi$en to you( good measure and #ressed do!n
and shaken together and running o$er shall they gi$e into your bosom%
7or !ith the same measure that you shall mete !ithal, it shall be
measured to you again%
A(2B% )nd he s#oke also to them a similitude( "an the blind lead the
blindM Do they not both fall into the ditchM
A(.-% The disci#le is not abo$e his master( but e$ery one shall be
#erfect, if he be as his master%
A(.*% )nd !hy seest thou the mote in thy brotherDs eye( but the beam
that is in thy o!n eye thou considerest notM
A(.,% Or ho! canst thou say to thy brother( Brother, let me #ull the
mote out of thy eye, !hen thou thyself seest not the beam in thy o!n
eyeM 8y#ocrite, cast first the beam out of thy o!n eye( and then shalt
thou see clearly to take out the mote from thy brotherDs eye%
A(.2% 7or there is no good tree that bringeth forth e$il fruit( nor an
e$il tree that bringeth forth good fruit%
A(..% 7or e$ery tree is kno!n by its fruit% 7or men do not gather figs
from thorns( nor from a bramble bush do they gather the gra#e%
A(.?% ) good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth
that !hich is good( and an e$il man out of the e$il treasure bringeth
forth that !hich is e$il% 7or out of the abundance of the heart the
mouth s#eaketh%
A(.A% )nd !hy call you me, 'ord, 'ordJ and do not the things !hich 5
sayM
A(.+% E$ery one that cometh to me and heareth my !ords and doth them, 5
!ill she! you to !hom he is like%
A(.1% 8e is like to a man building a house, !ho digged dee# and laid the
foundation u#on a rock% )nd !hen a flood came, the stream beat
$ehemently u#on that house( and it could not shake it( for it !as
founded on a rock%
A(.B% But he that heareth and doth not is like to a man building his
house u#on the earth !ithout a foundation( against !hich the stream beat
$ehemently% )nd immediately it fell( and the ruin of that house !as
great%
'uke "ha#ter +
"hrist heals the centurionDs ser$ant% 8e raises the !ido!Ds son to life,
ans!ers the messengers sent by 9ohn and absol$es the #enitent sinner%
+(*% )nd !hen he had finished all his !ords in the hearing of the
#eo#le, he entered into "a#harnaum%
+(,% )nd the ser$ant of a certain centurion !ho !as dear to him, being
sick, !as ready to die%
+(2% )nd !hen he had heard of 9esus, he sent unto him the ancients of
the 9e!s, desiring him to come and heal his ser$ant%
+(.% )nd !hen they came to 9esus, they besought him earnestly, saying to
him( 8e is !orthy that thou shouldest do this for him%
+(?% 7or he lo$eth our nation( and he hath built us a synagogue%
+(A% )nd 9esus !ent !ith them% )nd !hen he !as no! not far from the
house, the centurion sent his friends to him, saying( 'ord, trouble not
thyselfJ for 5 am not !orthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof%
+(+% 7or !hich cause neither did 5 think myself !orthy to come to thee(
but say the !ord, and my ser$ant shall be healed%
+(1% 7or 5 also am a man subject to authority, ha$ing under me soldiers(
and 5 say to one, Go, and he goeth( and to another, "ome, and he comethJ
and to my ser$ant, Do this, and he doth it%
+(B% =hich 9esus hearing, mar$elled( and turning about to the multitude
that follo!ed him, he said( )men 5 say to you, 5 ha$e not found so great
faith, not e$en in 5srael%
+(*-% )nd they !ho !ere sent, being returned to the house, found the
ser$ant !hole !ho had been sick%
+(**% )nd it came to #ass after!ards that he !ent into a city that is
called aim( and there !ent !ith him his disci#les and a great
multitude%
+(*,% )nd !hen he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man
!as carried out, the only son of his mother( and she !as a !ido!% )nd a
great multitude of the city !as !ith her%
+(*2% =hom !hen the 'ord had seen, being mo$ed !ith mercy to!ards her,
he said to her( =ee# not%
+(*.% )nd he came near and touched the bier% )nd they that carried it
stood still% )nd he said( &oung man, 5 say to thee, arise%
+(*?% )nd he that !as dead sat u# and begun to s#eak% )nd he ga$e him to
his mother%
+(*A% )nd there came a fear u#on them all( and they glorified God
saying( ) great #ro#het is risen u# among us( and, God hath $isited his
#eo#le%
+(*+% )nd this rumour of him !ent forth throughout all 9udea and
throughout all the country round about%
+(*1% )nd 9ohnDs disci#les told him of all these things%
+(*B% )nd 9ohn called to him t!o of his disci#les and sent them to
9esus, saying( )rt thou he that art to comeM Or look !e for anotherM
+(,-% )nd !hen the men !ere come unto him, they said( 9ohn the Ba#tist
hath sent us to thee, saying( )rt thou he that art to comeM Or look !e
for anotherM
+(,*% E)nd in that same hour, he cured many of their diseases and hurts
and e$il s#irits( and to many that !ere blind he ga$e sight%G
+(,,% )nd ans!ering, he said to them( Go and relate to 9ohn !hat you
ha$e heard and seen( the blind see, the lame !alk, the le#ers are made
clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the #oor the gos#el is
#reached%
+(,2% )nd blessed is he !hosoe$er shall not be scandaliHed in me%
+(,.% )nd !hen the messengers of 9ohn !ere de#arted, he began to s#eak
to the multitudes concerning 9ohn% =hat !ent ye out into the desert to
seeM ) reed shaken !ith the !indM
+(,?% But !hat !ent you out to seeM ) man clothed in soft garmentsM
Behold they that are in costly a##arel and li$e delicately are in the
houses of kings%
+(,A% But !hat !ent you out to seeM ) #ro#hetM &ea, 5 say to you, and
more than a #ro#het%
+(,+% This is he of !hom it is !ritten( Behold 5 send my angel before
thy face, !ho shall #re#are thy !ay before thee%
+(,1% 7or 5 say to you( )mongst those that are born of men, there is not
a greater #ro#het than 9ohn the Ba#tist% But he that is the lesser in
the kingdom of God is greater than he%
+(,B% )nd all the #eo#le hearing, and the #ublicans, justified God,
being ba#tiHed !ith 9ohnDs ba#tism%
9ustified God%%% that is, #raised the justice of God, feared and
!orshi##ed God, as just and merciful%
+(2-% But the Pharisees and the la!yers des#ised the counsel of God
against themsel$es, being not ba#tiHed by him%
+(2*% )nd the 'ord said( =hereunto then shall 5 liken the men of this
generationM )nd to !hat are they likeM
+(2,% They are like to children sitting in the market#lace and s#eaking
one to another and saying( =e ha$e #i#ed to you, and you ha$e not
danced( !e ha$e mourned, and you ha$e not !e#t%
+(22% 7or 9ohn the Ba#tist came neither eating bread nor drinking !ine%
)nd you say( 8e hath a de$il%
+(2.% The 4on of man is come eating and drinking% )nd you say( Behold a
man that is a glutton and a drinker of !ine, a friend of #ublicans and
sinners%
+(2?% )nd !isdom is justified by all her children%
+(2A% )nd one of the Pharisees desired him to eat !ith him% )nd he !ent
into the house of the Pharisee and sat do!n to meat%
One of the Pharisees( that is, 4imon%
+(2+% )nd behold a !oman that !as in the city, a sinner, !hen she kne!
that he sat at meat in the PhariseeDs house, brought an alabaster bo> of
ointment%
+(21% )nd standing behind at his feet she began to !ash his feet !ith
tears and !i#ed them !ith the hairs of her head and kissed his feet and
anointed them !ith the ointment%
+(2B% )nd the Pharisee, !ho had in$ited him, seeing it, s#oke !ithin
himself, saying( This man, if he !ere if a #ro#het, !ould kno! surely
!ho and !hat manner of !oman this is that toucheth him, that she is a
sinner%
+(.-% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to him( 4imon, 5 ha$e some!hat to say to
thee% But he said( <aster, say it%
+(.*% ) certain creditor had t!o debtors( the one o!ed fi$e hundred
#ence and the other fifty%
+(.,% )nd !hereas they had not !here!ith to #ay, he forga$e them both%
=hich therefore of the t!o lo$eth him mostM
+(.2% 4imon ans!ering, said( 5 su##ose that he to !hom he forga$e most%
)nd he said to him( Thou hast judged rightly%
+(..% )nd turning to the !oman, he said unto 4imon( Dost thou see this
!omanM 5 entered into thy house( thou ga$est me no !ater for my feet%
But she !ith tears hath !ashed my feetJ and !ith her hairs hath !i#ed
them%
+(.?% Thou ga$est me no kiss% But she, since she cane in, hath not
ceased to kiss my feet%
+(.A% <y head !ith oil thou didst not anoint% But she !ith ointment hath
anointed my feet%
+(.+% =herefore, 5 say to thee( <any sins are forgi$en her, because she
hath lo$ed much% But to !hom less is forgi$en, he lo$eth less%
<any sins are forgi$en her, because she hath lo$ed much%%% 5n the
scri#ture an effect sometimes seems attributed to one only cause, !hen
there are di$ers other concurring dis#ositionsJ for the sins of this
!oman, in this $erse, are said to be forgi$en, because she lo$ed much(
but E$er% ?-G "hrist tells her, Thy faith hath made thee safe% 8ence in
a true con$ersion are joined faith, ho#e, lo$e, sorro! for sin, and
other #ious dis#ositions%
+(.1% )nd he said to her( Thy sins are forgi$en thee%
+(.B% )nd they that sat at meat !ith him began to say !ithin themsel$es(
=ho is this that forgi$eth sins alsoM
+(?-% )nd he said to the !oman( Thy faith hath made thee safe% Go in
#eace%
'uke "ha#ter 1
The #arable of the seed% "hrist stills the storm at sea, casts out the
legion, heals the issue of blood and raises the daughter of 9airus to
life%
1(*% )nd it came to #ass after!ards he tra$elled through the cities and
to!ns, #reaching and e$angeliHing the kingdom of God( and the t!el$e
!ith him(
1(,% )nd certain !omen !ho had been healed of e$il s#irits and
infirmities( <ary !ho is called <agdalen, out of !hom se$en de$ils !ere
gone forth,
1(2% )nd 9oanna the !ife of "husa, 8erodDs ste!ard, and 4usanna and many
others !ho ministered unto him of their substance%
1(.% )nd !hen a $ery great multitude !as gathered together and hastened
out of the cities, unto him, he s#oke by a similitude%
1(?% The so!er !ent out to so! his seed% )nd as he so!ed, some fell by
the !ay side% )nd it !as trodden do!n( and the fo!ls of the air de$oured
it%
1(A% )nd other some fell u#on a rock% )nd as soon as it !as s#rung u#,
it !ithered a!ay, because it had no moisture%
1(+% )nd other some fell among thorns% )nd the thorns gro!ing u# !ith
it, choked it%
1(1% )nd other some fell u#on good ground and, being s#rung u#, yielded
fruit a hundredfold% 4aying these things, he cried out( 8e that hath
ears to hear, let him hear%
1(B% )nd his disci#les asked him !hat this #arable might be%
1(*-% To !hom he said( To you it is gi$en to kno! the mystery of the
kingdom of GodJ but to the rest in #arables, that seeing they may not
see and hearing may not understand%
4eeing they may not see%%% 4ee the annotation, <ark .% *,%
1(**% o! the #arable is this( The seed is the !ord of God%
1(*,% )nd they by the !ay side are they that hear( then the de$il cometh
and taketh the !ord out of their heart, lest belie$ing they should be
sa$ed%
1(*2% o! they u#on the rock are they !ho !hen they hear recei$e the
!ord !ith joy( and these ha$e no roots( for they belie$e for a !hile and
in time of tem#tation they fall a!ay%
1(*.% )nd that !hich fell among thorns are they !ho ha$e heard and,
going their !ay, are choked !ith the cares and riches and #leasures of
this life and yield no fruit%
1(*?% But that on the good ground are they !ho in a good and #erfect
heart, hearing the !ord, kee# it and bring forth fruit in #atience%
1(*A% o! no man lighting a candle co$ereth it !ith a $essel or #utteth
it under a bed( but setteth it u#on a candlestick, that they !ho come in
may see the light%
1(*+% 7or there is not any thing secret that shall not be made manifest,
nor hidden that shall not be kno!n and come abroad%
1(*1% Take heed therefore ho! you hear% 7or !hosoe$er hath, to him shall
be gi$en( and !hosoe$er hath not, that also !hich he thinketh he hath
shall be taken a!ay from him%
1(*B% )nd his mother and brethren came unto him( and they could not come
at him for the cro!d%
1(,-% )nd it !as told him( Thy mother and thy brethren stand !ithout,
desiring to see thee%
1(,*% =ho ans!ering, said to them( <y mother and my brethren are they
!ho hear the !ord of God and do it%
1(,,% )nd it came to #ass on a certain day that he !ent into a little
shi# !ith his disci#les% )nd he said to them( 'et us go o$er to the
other side of the lake% )nd they launched forth%
1(,2% )nd !hen they !ere sailing, he sle#t% )nd there came do!n a storm
of !ind u#on the lake( and they !ere filled and !ere in danger%
1(,.% )nd they came and a!aked him, saying( <aster, !e #erish% But he
arising, rebuked the !ind and the rage of the !ater% )nd it ceased( and
there !as a calm%
1(,?% )nd he said to them( =here is your faithM =ho being afraid,
!ondered, saying one to another( =ho is this Ethink youG, that he
commandeth both the !inds and the sea( and they obey himM
1(,A% )nd they sailed to the country of the Gerasens, !hich is o$er
against Galilee%
1(,+% )nd !hen he !as come forth to the land, there met him a certain
man !ho had a de$il no! a $ery long time% )nd he !ore no clothes(
neither did he abide in a house, but in the se#ulchres%
1(,1% )nd !hen he sa! 9esus, he fell do!n before him% )nd crying out
!ith a loud $oice, he said( =hat ha$e 5 to do !ith thee, 9esus, 4on of
the most high GodM 5 beseech thee, do not torment me%
1(,B% 7or he commanded the unclean s#irit to go out of the man% 7or
many times it seiHed him( and he !as bound !ith chains and ke#t in
fetters( and breaking the bonds, he !as dri$en by the de$il into the
deserts%
1(2-% )nd 9esus asked him, saying( =hat is thy nameM But he said(
'egion% Because many de$ils !ere entered into him%
1(2*% )nd they besought him that he !ould not command them to go into
the abyss%
1(2,% )nd there !as there a herd of many s!ine feeding on the mountain(
and they besought him that he !ould suffer them to enter into them% )nd
he suffered them%
1(22% The de$ils therefore !ent out of the man and entered into the
s!ine% )nd the herd ran $iolently do!n a stee# #lace into the lake and
!ere stifled%
1(2.% =hich !hen they that fed them sa! done, they fled a!ay and told it
in the city and in the $illages%
1(2?% )nd they !ent out to see !hat !as done% )nd they came to 9esus and
found the man out of !hom the de$ils !ere de#arted, sitting at his feet,
clothed and in his right mind% )nd they !ere afraid%
1(2A% )nd they also that had seen told them ho! he had been healed from
the legion%
1(2+% )nd all the multitude of the country of the Gerasens besought him
to de#art from them( for they !ere taken !ith great fear% )nd he, going
u# into the shi#, returned back again%
1(21% o! the man out of !hom the de$ils !ere de#arted besought him that
he might be !ith him% But 9esus sent him a!ay, saying(
1(2B% Return to thy house and tell ho! great things God hath done to
thee% )nd he !ent through the !hole city, #ublishing ho! great things
9esus had done to him%
1(.-% )nd it came to #ass that !hen 9esus !as returned, the multitude
recei$ed him( for they !ere all !aiting for him%
1(.*% )nd behold there came a man !hose name !as 9airus( and he !as a
ruler of the synagogue% )nd he fell do!n at the feet of 9esus,
beseeching him that he !ould come into his house(
1(.,% 7or he had an only daughter, almost t!el$e years old, and she !as
dying% )nd it ha##ened as he !ent that he !as thronged by the
multitudes%
1(.2% )nd there !as a certain !oman ha$ing an issue of blood t!el$e
years, !ho had besto!ed all her substance on #hysicians and could not be
healed by any%
1(..% 4he came behind him and touched the hem of his garment( and
immediately the issue of her blood sto##ed%
1(.?% )nd 9esus said( =ho is it that touched meM )nd all denying, Peter
and they that !ere !ith him said( <aster, the multitudes throng and
#ress theeJ and dost thou say, !ho touched meM
1(.A% )nd 9esus said( 4omebody hath touched meJ for 5 kno! that $irtue
is gone out from me%
1(.+% )nd the !oman seeing that she !as not hid, came trembling and fell
do!n before his feet and declared before all the #eo#le for !hat cause
she had touched him, and ho! she !as immediately healed%
1(.1% But he said to her( Daughter, thy faith hath made thee !hole% Go
thy !ay in #eace%
1(.B% )s he !as yet s#eaking, there cometh one to the ruler of the
synagogue, saying to him( Thy daughter is dead( trouble him not%
1(?-% )nd 9esus hearing this !ord, ans!ered the father of the maid( 7ear
not% Belie$e only( and she shall be safe%
1(?*% )nd !hen he !as come to the house, he suffered not any man to go
in !ith him, but Peter and 9ames and 9ohn, and the father and mother of
the maiden%
1(?,% )nd all !e#t and mourned for her% But he said( =ee# not% The maid
is not dead, but slee#eth%
1(?2% )nd they laughed him to scorn, kno!ing that she !as dead%
1(?.% But he taking her by the hand, cried out, saying( <aid, arise%
1(??% )nd her s#irit returned( and she arose immediately% )nd he bid
them gi$e her to eat%
1(?A% )nd her #arents !ere astonished, !hom he charged to tell no man
!hat !as done%
'uke "ha#ter B
"hrist sends forth his a#ostles, feeds fi$e thousand !ith fi$e loa$es,
is transfigured and casts out a de$il%
B(*% Then calling together the t!el$e a#ostles, he ga$e them #o!er and
authority o$er all de$ils and to cure diseases%
B(,% )nd he sent them to #reach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick%
B(2% )nd he said to them( Take nothing for your journey, neither staff,
nor scri#, nor bread, nor moneyJ neither ha$e t!o coats%
B(.% )nd !hatsoe$er house you shall enter into, abide there and de#art
not from thence%
B(?% )nd !hosoe$er !ill not recei$e you, !hen ye go out of that city,
shake off e$en the dust of your feet, for a testimony against them%
B(A% )nd going out, they !ent about through the to!ns, #reaching the
gos#el and healing e$ery !here%
B(+% o! 8erod, the tetrarch, heard of all things that !ere done by him%
)nd he !as in a doubt, because it !as said
B(1% By some that 9ohn !as risen from the dead( but by other some, that
Elias had a##eared( and by others, that one of the old #ro#hets !as
risen again%
B(B% )nd 8erod said( 9ohn 5 ha$e beheaded% But !ho is this of !hom 5
hear such thingsM )nd he sought to see him%
B(*-% )nd the a#ostles, !hen they !ere returned, told him all they had
done% )nd taking them, he !ent aside into a desert #lace, a#art, !hich
belongeth to Bethsaida%
B(**% =hich !hen the #eo#le kne!, they follo!ed him( and he recei$ed
them and s#oke to them of the kingdom of God and healed them !ho had
need of healing%
B(*,% o! the day began to decline% )nd the t!el$e came and said to him(
4end a!ay the multitude, that, going into the to!ns and $illages round
about, they may lodge and get $ictualsJ for !e are here in a desert
#lace%
B(*2% But he said to them( Gi$e you them to eat% )nd they said( =e ha$e
no more than fi$e loa$es and t!o fishesJ unless #erha#s, !e should go
and buy food for all this multitude%
B(*.% o! there !ere about fi$e thousand men% )nd he said to his
disci#les( <ake them sit do!n by fifties in a com#any%
B(*?% )nd they did so and made them all sit do!n%
B(*A% )nd taking the fi$e loa$es and the t!o fishes, he looked u# to
hea$en and blessed them( and he broke and distributed to his disci#les,
to set before the multitude%
B(*+% )nd they did all eat and !ere filled% )nd there !ere taken u# of
fragments that remained to them, t!el$e baskets%
B(*1% )nd it came to #ass, as he !as alone #raying, his disci#les also
!ere !ith him( and he asked them, saying( =hom do the #eo#le say that 5
amM
B(*B% But they ans!ered and said( 9ohn the Ba#tistJ but some say Elias(
and others say that one of the former #ro#hets is risen again%
B(,-% )nd he said to them( But !hom do you say that 5 amM 4imon Peter
ans!ering, said( The "hrist of God%
B(,*% But he strictly charging them, commanded they should tell this to
no man%
B(,,% 4aying( The 4on of man must suffer many things and be rejected by
the ancients and chief #riests and scribes and be killed and the third
day rise again%
B(,2% )nd he said to all( 5f any man !ill come after me, let him deny
himself and take u# his cross daily and follo! me%
B(,.% 7or !hosoe$er !ill sa$e his life shall lose it( for he that shall
lose his life for my sake shall sa$e it%
B(,?% 7or !hat is a man ad$antaged, if he gain the !hole !orld and lose
himself and cast a!ay himselfM
B(,A% 7or he that shall be ashamed of me and of my !ords, of him the 4on
of man shall be ashamed, !hen he shall come in his majesty and that of
his 7ather and of the holy angels%
B(,+% But 5 tell you of a truth( There are some standing here that shall
not taste death till they see the kingdom of God%
B(,1% )nd it came to #ass, about eight days after these !ords, that he
took Peter and 9ames and 9ohn and !ent u# into a mountain to #ray%
B(,B% )nd !hilst he #rayed, the sha#e of his countenance !as altered and
his raiment became !hite and glittering%
B(2-% )nd behold t!o men !ere talking !ith him% )nd they !ere <oses and
Elias,
B(2*% )##earing in majesty% )nd they s#oke of his decease that he should
accom#lish in 9erusalem%
B(2,% But Peter and they that !ere !ith him !ere hea$y !ith slee#% )nd
!aking, they sa! his glory and the t!o men that stood !ith him%
B(22% )nd it came to #ass that, as they !ere de#arting from him, Peter
saith to 9esus( <aster, it is good for us to be here( and let us make
three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for <osesJ and one for Elias(
not kno!ing !hat he said%
B(2.% )nd as he s#oke these things, there came a cloud and o$ershado!ed
them% )nd they !ere afraid !hen they entered into the cloud%
B(2?% )nd a $oice came out of the cloudJ saying( This is my belo$ed son%
8ear him%
B(2A% )nd !hilst the $oice !as uttered 9esus !as found alone% )nd they
held their #eace and told no man in those days any of these things !hich
they had seen%
B(2+% )nd it came to #ass the day follo!ing, !hen they came do!n from
the mountain, there met him a great multitude%
B(21% )nd behold a man among the cro!d cried out, saying( <aster, 5
beseech thee, look u#on my son, because he is my only one%
B(2B% )nd lo, a s#irit seiHeth him, and he suddenly crieth out, and he
thro!eth him do!n and teareth him, so that he foamethJ and bruising him,
he hardly de#arteth from him%
B(.-% )nd 5 desired thy disci#les to cast him out( and they could not%
B(.*% )nd 9esus, ans!ering, said( O faithless and #er$erse generation,
ho! long shall 5 be !ith you and suffer youM Bring hither thy son%
B(.,% )nd as he !as coming to him, the de$il thre! him do!n and tore
him%
B(.2% )nd 9esus rebuked the unclean s#irit and cured the boy and
restored him to his father%
B(..% )nd all !ere astonished at the mighty #o!er of God% But !hile all
!ondered at all the things he did, he said to his disci#les( 'ay you u#
in your hearts these !ords, for it shall come to #ass that the 4on of
man shall be deli$ered into the hands of men%
B(.?% But they understood not this !ord( and it !as hid from them, so
that they #ercei$ed it not% )nd they !ere afraid to ask him concerning
this !ord%
B(.A% )nd there entered a thought into them, !hich of them should be
greater%
B(.+% But 9esus seeing the thoughts of their hearts, took a child and
set him by him,
B(.1% )nd said to them( =hosoe$er shall recei$e this child in my name
recei$eth meJ and !hosoe$er shall recei$e me recei$eth him that sent me%
7or he that is the lesser among you all, he is the greater%
B(.B% )nd 9ohn, ans!ering, said( <aster, !e sa! a certain man casting
out de$ils in thy name( and !e forbade him, because he follo!eth not
!ith us%
B(?-% )nd 9esus said to him( 7orbid him not( for he that is not against
you is for you%
B(?*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen the days of his assum#tion !ere
accom#lishing, that he steadfastly set his face to go to 9erusalem%
B(?,% )nd he sent messengers before his face( and going, they entered
into a city of the 4amaritans, to #re#are for him%
B(?2% )nd they recei$ed him not, because his face !as of one going to
9erusalem%
B(?.% )nd !hen his disci#les, 9ames and 9ohn, had seen this, they said(
'ord, !ilt thou that !e command fire to come do!n from hea$en and
consume themM
B(??% )nd turning, he rebuked them, saying( you kno! not of !hat s#irit
you are%
B(?A% The 4on of man came not to destroy souls, but to sa$e% )nd they
!ent into another to!n%
B(?+% )nd it came to #ass, as they !alked in the !ay, that a certain man
said to him( 5 !ill follo! thee !hithersoe$er thou goest%
B(?1% 9esus said to him( The fo>es ha$e holes, and the birds of the air
nests( but the 4on of man hath not !here to lay his head%
B(?B% But he said to another( 7ollo! me% )nd he said( 'ord, suffer me
first to go and to bury my father%
B(A-% )nd 9esus said to him( 'et the dead bury their dead( but go thou
and #reach the kingdom of God%
B(A*% )nd another said( 5 !ill follo! thee, 'ordJ but let me first take
my lea$e of them that are at my house%
B(A,% 9esus said to him( o man #utting his hand to the #lough and
looking back is fit for the kingdom of God%
'uke "ha#ter *-
"hrist sends forth and instructs his se$enty-t!o disci#les% The good
4amaritan%
*-(*% )nd after these things, the 'ord a##ointed also other se$enty-t!o%
)nd he sent them t!o and t!o before his face into e$ery city and #lace
!hither he himself !as to come%
*-(,% )nd he said to them( The har$est indeed is great, but the
labourers are fe!% Pray ye therefore the 'ord of the har$est that he
send labourers into his har$est%
*-(2% Go( Behold 5 send you as lambs among !ol$es%
*-(.% "arry neither #urse, nor scri#, nor shoes( and salute no man by
the !ay%
*-(?% 5nto !hate$er house you enter, first say( Peace be to this house%
*-(A% )nd if the son of #eace be there, your #eace shall rest u#on him(
but if not, it shall return to you%
*-(+% )nd in the same house, remain, eating and drinking such things as
they ha$e( for the labourer is !orthy of his hire% Remo$e not from
house to house%
*-(1% )nd into !hat city soe$er you enter, and they recei$e you, eat
such things as are set before you%
*-(B% )nd heal the sick that are therein and say to them( The kingdom of
God is come nigh unto you%
*-(*-% But into !hatsoe$er city you enter, and they recei$e you not,
going forth into the streets thereof, say(
*-(**% E$en the $ery dust of your city that clea$eth to us, !e !i#e off
against you% &et kno! this, that the kingdom of God is at hand%
*-(*,% 5 say to you, it shall be more tolerable at that day for 4odom
than for that city%
*-(*2% =oe to thee, "oroHainN =oe to thee, BethsaidaN 7or if in Tyre and
4idon had been !rought the mighty !orks that ha$e been !rought in you,
they !ould ha$e done #enance long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes%
*-(*.% But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and 4idon at the judgment
than for you%
*-(*?% )nd thou, "a#harnaum, !hich art e>alted unto hea$en, thou shalt
be thrust do!n to hell%
*-(*A% 8e that heareth you heareth me( and he that des#iseth you
des#iseth me( and he that des#iseth me des#iseth him that sent me%
*-(*+% )nd the se$enty-t!o returned !ith joy, saying( 'ord, the de$ils
also are subject to us in thy name%
*-(*1% )nd he said to them( 5 sa! 4atan like lightning falling from
hea$en%
*-(*B% Behold, 5 ha$e gi$en you #o!er to tread u#on ser#ents and
scor#ions and u#on all the #o!er of the enemy( and nothing shall hurt
you%
*-(,-% But yet rejoice not in this, that s#irits are subject unto you(
but rejoice in this, that your names are !ritten in hea$en%
*-(,*% 5n that same hour, he rejoiced in the 8oly Ghost and said( 5
confess to thee, O 7ather, 'ord of hea$en and earth, because thou hast
hidden these things from the !ise and #rudent and hast re$ealed them to
little ones% &ea, 7ather, for so it hath seemed good in thy sight%
8e rejoiced in the 8oly Ghost%%% That is, according to his humanity he
rejoiced in the 8oly Ghost, and ga$e thanks to his eternal 7ather%
*-(,,% )ll things are deli$ered to me by my 7ather% )nd no one kno!eth
!ho the 4on is, but the 7ather( and !ho the 7ather is, but the 4on and
to !hom the 4on !ill re$eal him%
*-(,2% )nd turning to his disci#les, he said( Blessed are the eyes that
see the things !hich you see%
*-(,.% 7or 5 say to you that many #ro#hets and kings ha$e desired to see
the things that you see and ha$e not seen themJ and to hear the things
that you hear and ha$e not heard them%
*-(,?% )nd behold a certain la!yer stood u#, tem#ting him and saying,
<aster, !hat must 5 do to #ossess eternal lifeM
*-(,A% But he said to him( =hat is !ritten in the la!M 8o! readest thouM
*-(,+% 8e ans!ering, said( Thou shalt lo$e the 'ord thy God !ith thy
!hole heart and !ith thy !hole soul and !ith all thy strength and !ith
all thy mind( and thy neighbour as thyself%
*-(,1% )nd he said to him( Thou hast ans!ered right% This do( and thou
shalt li$e%
*-(,B% But he !illing to justify himself, said to 9esus( )nd !ho is my
neighbourM
*-(2-% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said( ) certain man !ent do!n from 9erusalem
to 9ericho and fell among robbers, !ho also stri##ed him and ha$ing
!ounded him !ent a!ay, lea$ing him half dead%
*-(2*% )nd it chanced, that a certain #riest !ent do!n the same !ay( and
seeing him, #assed by%
*-(2,% 5n like manner also a 'e$ite, !hen he !as near the #lace and sa!
him, #assed by%
*-(22% But a certain 4amaritan, being on his journey, came near him( and
seeing him, !as mo$ed !ith com#assion(
*-(2.% )nd going u# to him, bound u# his !ounds, #ouring in oil and
!ine( and setting him u#on his o!n beast, brought him to an inn and took
care of him%
*-(2?% )nd the ne>t day he took out t!o #ence and ga$e to the host and
said( Take care of himJ and !hatsoe$er thou shalt s#end o$er and abo$e,
5, at my return, !ill re#ay thee%
*-(2A% =hich of these three, in thy o#inion, !as neighbour to him that
fell among the robbersM
*-(2+% But he said( 8e that she!ed mercy to him% )nd 9esus said to him(
Go, and do thou in like manner%
*-(21% o! it came to #ass, as they !ent, that he entered into a certain
to!n( and a certain !oman named <artha recei$ed him into her house%
*-(2B% )nd she had a sister called <ary% !ho, sitting also at the 'ordDs
feet, heard his !ord%
*-(.-% But <artha !as busy about much ser$ing% =ho stood and said( 'ord,
hast thou no care that my sister hath left me alone to ser$eM 4#eak to
her therefore, that she hel# me%
*-(.*% )nd the 'ord ans!ering, said to her( <artha, <artha, thou art
careful and art troubled about many things(
*-(.,% But one thing is necessary% <ary hath chosen the best #art, !hich
shall not be taken a!ay from her%
'uke "ha#ter **
"hrist teaches his disci#les to #ray% 8e casts out a dumb de$il,
confutes the Pharisees, and #ronounces !oes against them for their
hy#ocrisy%
**(*% )nd it came to #ass that as he !as in a certain #lace #raying,
!hen he ceased, one of his disci#les said to him( 'ord, teach us to
#ray, as 9ohn also taught his disci#les%
**(,% )nd he said to them( =hen you #ray, say( 7ather, hallo!ed be thy
name% Thy kingdom come%
**(2% Gi$e us this day our daily bread%
**(.% )nd forgi$e us our sins, for !e also forgi$e e$ery one that is
indebted to us% )nd lead us not into tem#tation%
**(?% )nd he said to them( =hich of you shall ha$e a friend and shall go
to him at midnight and shall say to him( 7riend, lend me three loa$es,
**(A% Because a friend of mine is come off his journey to me and 5 ha$e
not !hat to set before him%
**(+% )nd he from !ithin should ans!er and say( Trouble me notJ the door
is no! shut, and my children are !ith me in bed% 5 cannot rise and gi$e
thee%
**(1% &et if he shall continue knocking, 5 say to you, although he !ill
not rise and gi$e him because he is his friendJ yet, because of his
im#ortunity, he !ill rise and gi$e him as many as he needeth%
**(B% )nd 5 say to you( )sk, and it shall be gi$en you( seek, and you
shall find( knock, and it shall be o#ened to you%
**(*-% 7or e$ery one that asketh recei$eth( and he that seeketh findeth(
and to him that knocketh it shall be o#ened(
**(**% )nd !hich of you, if he ask his father bread, !ill he gi$e him a
stoneM Or a fish, !ill he for a fish gi$e him a ser#entM
**(*,% Or if he shall ask an egg, !ill he reach him a scor#ionM
**(*2% 5f you then, being e$il, kno! ho! to gi$e good gifts to your
children, ho! much more !ill your 7ather from hea$en gi$e the good
4#irit to them that ask himM
**(*.% )nd he !as casting out a de$il( and the same !as dumb% )nd !hen
he had cast out the de$il, the dumb s#oke( and the multitudes, !ere in
admiration at it%
**(*?% But some of them said( 8e casteth out de$ils by BeelHebub, the
#rince of de$ils%
**(*A% )nd others tem#ting, asked of him a sign from hea$en%
**(*+% But he seeing their thoughts, said to them( E$ery kingdom di$ided
against itself shall be brought to desolationJ and house u#on house
shall fall%
**(*1% )nd if 4atan also be di$ided against himself, ho! shall his
kingdom standM Because you say that through BeelHebub 5 cast out de$ils%
**(*B% o! if 5 cast out de$ils by BeelHebub, by !hom do your children
cast them outM Therefore, they shall be your judges%
**(,-% But if 5 by the finger of God cast out de$ils, doubtless the
kingdom of God is come u#on you%
**(,*% =hen a strong man armed kee#eth his court, those things are in
#eace !hich he #ossesseth%
**(,,% But if a stronger than he come u#on him and o$ercome him, he !ill
take a!ay all his armour !herein he trusted and !ill distribute his
s#oils%
**(,2% 8e that is not !ith me is against meJ and he that gathereth not
!ith me scattereth%
**(,.% =hen the unclean s#irit is gone out of a man, he !alketh through
#laces !ithout !ater, seeking rest( and not finding, he saith( 5 !ill
return into my house !hence 5 came out%
**(,?% )nd !hen he is come, he findeth it s!e#t and garnished%
**(,A% Then he goeth and taketh !ith him se$en other s#irits more !icked
than himself( and entering in they d!ell there% )nd the last state of
that man becomes !orse than the first%
**(,+% )nd it came to #ass, as he s#oke these things, a certain !oman
from the cro!d, lifting u# her $oice, said to him( Blessed is the !omb
that bore thee and the #a#s that ga$e thee suck%
**(,1% But he said( &ea rather, blessed are they !ho hear the !ord of
God and kee# it%
**(,B% )nd the multitudes running together, he began to say( This
generation is a !icked generation% 5t asketh a sign( and a sign shall
not be gi$en it, but the sign of 9onas the #ro#het%
**(2-% 7or as 9onas !as a sign to the ini$itesJ so shall the 4on of man
also be to this generation%
**(2*% The Lueen of the south shall rise in the judgment !ith the men of
this generation and shall condemn them( because she came from the ends
of the earth to hear the !isdom of 4olomon% )nd behold more than 4olomon
here%
**(2,% The men of ini$e shall rise in the judgment !ith this generation
and shall condemn itJ Because they did #enance at the #reaching of
9onas% )nd behold more than 9onas here%
**(22% o man lighteth a candle and #utteth it in a hidden #lace, nor
under a bushel( but u#on a candlestick, that they that come in may see
the light%
**(2.% The light of thy body is thy eye% 5f thy eye be single, thy !hole
body !ill be lightsome( but if it be e$il, thy body also !ill be
darksome%
**(2?% Take heed therefore that the light !hich is in thee be not
darkness%
**(2A% 5f then thy !hole body be lightsome, ha$ing no #art of darkness(
the !hole shall be lightsome and, as a bright lam#, shall enlighten
thee%
**(2+% )nd as he !as s#eaking, a certain Pharisee #rayed him that he
!ould dine !ith him% )nd he going in, sat do!n to eat%
**(21% )nd the Pharisee began to say, thinking !ithin himself, !hy he
!as not !ashed before dinner%
**(2B% )nd the 'ord said to him( o! you, Pharisees, make clean the
outside of the cu# and of the #latter( but your inside is full of ra#ine
and iniLuity%
**(.-% &e fools, did not he that made that !hich is !ithout make also
that !hich is !ithinM
**(.*% But yet that !hich remaineth, gi$e alms( and behold, all things
are clean unto you%
**(.,% But !oe to you, Pharisees, because you tithe mint and rue and
e$ery herb and #ass o$er judgment and the charity of God% o! these
things you ought to ha$e done, and not to lea$e the other undone%
**(.2% =oe to you, Pharisees, because you lo$e the u##ermost seats in
the synagogues and salutations in the market#lace%
**(..% =oe to you, because you are as se#ulchres that a##ear not( and
men that !alk o$er are not a!are%
**(.?% )nd one of the la!yers ans!ering, saith to him( <aster, in saying
these things, thou re#roachest us also%
**(.A% But he said( =oe to you la!yers also, because you load men !ith
burdens !hich they cannot bear and you yoursel$es touch not the #acks
!ith one of your fingers%
=oe to you la!yers%%% 8e s#eaks of the doctors of the la! of <oses,
commonly called the scribes%
**(.+% =oe to you !ho build the monuments of the #ro#hets( and your
fathers killed them%
=oe to you !ho build, etc%%% ot that the building of the monuments of
the #ro#hets !as in itself blame!orthy, but only the intention of these
unha##y men, !ho made use of this out!ard she! of religion and #iety, as
a means to carry on their !icked designs against the #rince of #ro#hets%
**(.1% Truly you bear !itness that you consent to the doings of your
fathers% 7or they indeed killed them( and you build their se#ulchres%
**(.B% 7or this cause also the !isdom of God said( 5 !ill send to them
#ro#hets and a#ostles( and some of them they !ill kill and #ersecute%
**(?-% That the blood of all the #ro#hets !hich !as shed from the
foundation of the !orld may be reLuired of this generation,
**(?*% 7rom the blood of )bel unto the blood of Iacharias, !ho !as slain
bet!een the altar and the tem#le% &ea 5 say to you( 5t shall be reLuired
of this generation%
**(?,% =oe to you la!yers, for you ha$e taken a!ay the key of kno!ledge%
&ou yoursel$es ha$e not entered in( and those that !ere entering in, you
ha$e hindered%
**(?2% )nd as he !as saying these things to them, the Pharisees and the
la!yers began $iolently to urge him and to o##ress his mouth about many
things,
**(?.% 'ying in !ait for him and seeking to catch something from his
mouth, that they might accuse him%
'uke "ha#ter *,
"hrist !arns us against hy#ocrisy, the fear of the !orld and
co$etousness% 8e admonishes all to !atch%
*,(*% )nd !hen great multitudes stood about him, so that they trod one
u#on another, he began to say to his disci#les( Be!are ye of the lea$en
of the Pharisees, !hich is hy#ocrisy%
*,(,% 7or there is nothing co$ered that shall not be re$ealed( nor
hidden that shall not be kno!n%
*,(2% 7or !hatsoe$er things you ha$e s#oken in darkness shall be
#ublished in the light( and that !hich you ha$e s#oken in the ear in the
chambers shall be #reached on the houseto#s%
*,(.% )nd 5 say to you, my friends( Be not afraid of them !ho kill the
body and after that ha$e no more that they can do%
*,(?% But 5 !ill she! you !hom you shall fear( 7ear ye him !ho, after he
hath killed, hath #o!er to cast into hell% &ea, 5 say to you( 7ear him%
*,(A% )re not fi$e s#arro!s sold for t!o farthings, and not one of them
is forgotten before GodM
*,(+% &ea, the $ery hairs of your head are all numbered% 7ear not
therefore( you are of more $alue than many s#arro!s%
*,(1% )nd 5 say to you( =hosoe$er shall confess me before men, him shall
the 4on of man also confess before the angels of God%
*,(B% But he that shall deny me before men shall be denied before the
angels of God%
*,(*-% )nd !hosoe$er s#eaketh a !ord against the 4on of man, it shall be
forgi$en him( but to him that shall blas#heme against the 8oly Ghost, it
shall not be forgi$en%
*,(**% )nd !hen they shall bring you into the synagogues and to
magistrates and #o!ers, be not solicitous ho! or !hat you shall ans!er,
or !hat you shall say%
*,(*,% 7or the 8oly Ghost shall teach you in the same hour !hat you must
say%
*,(*2% )nd one of the multitude said to him( <aster, s#eak to my brother
that he di$ide the inheritance !ith me%
*,(*.% But he said to him( <an, !ho hath a##ointed me judge or di$ider
o$er youM
*,(*?% )nd he said to them( Take heed and be!are of all co$etousness(
for a manDs life doth not consist in the abundance of things !hich he
#ossesseth%
*,(*A% )nd he s#oke a similitude to them, saying( The land of a certain
rich man brought forth #lenty of fruits%
*,(*+% )nd he thought !ithin himself, saying( =hat shall 5 do, because 5
ha$e no room !here to besto! my fruitsM
*,(*1% )nd he said( This !ill 5 do( 5 !ill #ull do!n my barns and !ill
build greater( and into them !ill 5 gather all things that are gro!n to
me and my goods%
*,(*B% )nd 5 !ill say to my soul( 4oul, thou hast much goods laid u# for
many years% Take thy rest( eat, drink, make good cheer%
*,(,-% But God said to him( Thou fool, this night do they reLuire thy
soul of thee% )nd !hose shall those things be !hich thou hast #ro$idedM
*,(,*% 4o is he that layeth u# treasure for himself and is not rich
to!ards God%
*,(,,% )nd he said to his disci#les( Therefore 5 say to you( Be not
solicitous for your life, !hat you shall eat, nor for your body, !hat
you shall #ut on%
*,(,2% The life is more than the meat( and the body is more than the
raiment%
*,(,.% "onsider the ra$ens, for they so! not, neither do they rea#,
neither ha$e they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them% 8o! much
are you more $aluable than theyM
*,(,?% )nd !hich of you by taking thought can add to his stature one
cubitM
*,(,A% 5f then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, !hy are
you solicitous for the restM
*,(,+% "onsider the lilies, ho! they gro!( they labour not, neither do
they s#in% But 5 say to you, not e$en 4olomon in all his glory !as
clothed like one of these%
*,(,1% o!, if God clothe in this manner the grass that is to-day in the
field and to-morro! is cast into the o$en( ho! much more you, O ye of
little faithM
*,(,B% )nd seek not !hat you shall eat or !hat you shall drink( and be
not lifted u# on high%
*,(2-% 7or all these things do the nations of the !orld seek% But your
7ather kno!eth that you ha$e need of these things%
*,(2*% But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice( and all
these things shall be added unto you%
*,(2,% 7ear not, little flock, for it hath #leased your 7ather to gi$e
you a kingdom%
*,(22% 4ell !hat you #ossess and gi$e alms% <ake to yoursel$es bags
!hich gro! not old, a treasure in hea$en !hich faileth not( !here no
thief a##roacheth, nor moth corru#teth%
*,(2.% 7or !here your treasure is, there !ill your heart be also%
*,(2?% 'et your loins be girt and lam#s burning in your hands%
*,(2A% )nd you yoursel$es like to men !ho !ait for their lord, !hen he
shall return from the !eddingJ that !hen he cometh and knocketh, they
may o#en to him immediately%
*,(2+% Blessed are those ser$ants !hom the 'ord, !hen he cometh, shall
find !atching% )men 5 say to you that he !ill gird himself and make them
sit do!n to meat and #assing !ill minister unto them%
*,(21% )nd if he shall come in the second !atch or come in the third
!atch and find them so, blessed are those ser$ants%
*,(2B% But this kno! ye, that if the householder did kno! at !hat hour
the thief !ould come, he !ould surely !atch and !ould not suffer his
house to be broken o#en%
*,(.-% Be you then also ready( for at !hat hour you think not the 4on of
man !ill come%
*,(.*% )nd Peter said to him( 'ord, dost thou s#eak this #arable to us,
or like!ise to allM
*,(.,% )nd the 'ord said( =ho thinkest thou is the faithful and !ise
ste!ard, !hom his lord setteth o$er his family, to gi$e them their
measure of !heat in due seasonM
*,(.2% Blessed is that ser$ant !hom, !hen his lord shall come, he shall
find so doing%
*,(..% @erily 5 say to you, he !ill set him o$er all that he #ossesseth%
*,(.?% But if that ser$ant shall say in his heart( <y 'ord is long a
comingJ and shall begin to strike the men-ser$ants and maid-ser$ants,
and to eat and to drink and be drunk(
*,(.A% The lord of that ser$ant !ill come in the day that he ho#eth not,
and at the hour that he kno!eth not( and shall se#arate him and shall
a##oint him his #ortion !ith unbelie$ers%
*,(.+% )nd that ser$ant, !ho kne! the !ill of his lord and #re#ared not
himself and did not according to his !ill, shall be beaten !ith many
stri#es%
*,(.1% But he that kne! not and did things !orthy of stri#es shall be
beaten !ith fe! stri#es% )nd unto !homsoe$er much is gi$en, of him much
shall be reLuired( and to !hom they ha$e committed much, of him they
!ill demand the more%
*,(.B% 5 am come to cast fire on the earth% )nd !hat !ill 5, but that it
be kindledM
*,(?-% )nd 5 ha$e a ba#tism !here!ith 5 am to be ba#tiHed% )nd ho! am 5
straitened until it be accom#lishedM
*,(?*% Think ye, that 5 am come to gi$e #eace on earthM 5 tell you, noJ
but se#aration%
*,(?,% 7or there shall be from henceforth fi$e in one house di$ided(
three against t!o, and t!o against three%
*,(?2% The father shall be di$ided against the son and the son against
his father( the mother against the daughter and the daughter against her
mother( the mother-in-la! against the daughter-in-la! and the daughter-
in-la! la! against her mother-in-la!%
*,(?.% )nd he said also to the multitudes( =hen you see a cloud rising
from the !est, #resently you say( ) sho!er is coming% )nd so it
ha##eneth%
*,(??% )nd !hen ye see the south !ind blo!, you say( There !ill heat%
)nd it cometh to #ass%
*,(?A% &ou hy#ocrites, you kno! ho! to discern the face of the hea$en
and of the earth( but ho! is it that you do not discern this timeM
*,(?+% )nd !hy, e$en of yoursel$es, do you not judge that !hich is justM
*,(?1% )nd !hen thou goest !ith thy ad$ersary to the #rince, !hilst thou
art in the !ay, endea$our to be deli$ered from him( lest #erha#s he dra!
thee to be judge, and the judge deli$er thee to the e>acter, and the
e>acter cast thee into #rison%
*,(?B% 5 say to thee, thou shalt not go out thence until thou #ay the
$ery last mite%
'uke "ha#ter *2
The necessity of #enance% The barren fig tree% The cure of the infirm
!oman% The journey to 9erusalem%
*2(*% )nd there !ere #resent, at that $ery time, some that told him of
the Galileans, !hose blood Pilate had mingled !ith their sacrifices%
*2(,% )nd he ans!ering, said to them( Think you that these Galileans
!ere sinners abo$e all the men of Galilee, because they suffered such
thingsM
*2(2% o, 5 say to you( but unless you shall do #enance, you shall all
like!ise #erish%
*2(.% Or those eighteen u#on !hom the to!er fell in 4iloe and sle! them(
think you that they also !ere debtors abo$e all the men that d!elt in
9erusalemM
*2(?% o, 5 say to you( but e>ce#t you do #enance, you shall all
like!ise #erish%
*2(A% 8e s#oke also this #arable( ) certain man had a fig tree #lanted
in his $ineyard( and he came seeking fruit on it and found none%
*2(+% )nd he said to the dresser of the $ineyard( Behold, for these
three years 5 come seeking fruit on this fig tree and 5 find none% "ut
it do!n therefore% =hy cumbereth it the groundM
*2(1% But he ans!ering, said to him( 'ord, let it alone this year also,
until 5 dig about it and dung it%
*2(B% )nd if ha##ily it bear fruit( but if not, then after that thou
shalt cut it do!n%
*2(*-% )nd he !as teaching in their synagogue on their sabbath%
*2(**% )nd behold there !as a !oman !ho had a s#irit of infirmity
eighteen years% )nd she !as bo!ed together( neither could she look
u#!ards at all%
*2(*,% =hom !hen 9esus sa!, he called her unto him and said to her(
=oman, thou art deli$ered from thy infirmity%
*2(*2% )nd he laid his hands u#on her( and immediately she !as made
straight and glorified God%
*2(*.% )nd the ruler of the synagogue being angry that 9esus had healed
on the sabbath ans!ering, said to the multitude( 4i> days there are
!herein you ought to !ork% 5n them therefore come and be healed( and not
on the sabbath day%
*2(*?% )nd the 'ord ans!ering him, said( &e hy#ocrites, doth not e$ery
one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his o> or his ass from the manger
and lead them to !aterM
*2(*A% )nd ought not this daughter of )braham, !hom 4atan hath bound,
lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath dayM
*2(*+% )nd !hen he said these things, all his ad$ersaries !ere ashamed(
and all the #eo#le rejoiced for all the things that !ere gloriously done
by him%
*2(*1% 8e said therefore( To !hat is the kingdom of God like, and
!hereunto shall 5 resemble itM
*2(*B% 5t is like to a grain of mustard seed, !hich a man took and cast
into his garden( and it gre! and became a great tree, and the birds of
the air lodged in the branches thereof%
*2(,-% )nd again he said( =hereunto shall 5 esteem the kingdom of God to
be likeM
*2(,*% 5t is like to lea$en, !hich a !oman took and hid in three
measures of meal, till the !hole !as lea$ened%
*2(,,% )nd he !ent through the cities and to!ns teaching and making his
journey to 9erusalem%
*2(,2% )nd a certain man said to him( 'ord, are they fe! that are sa$edM
But he said to them(
*2(,.% 4tri$e to enter by the narro! gate( for many, 5 say to you, shall
seek to enter and shall not be able%
4hall seek, etc%%% 4hall desire to be sa$edJ but for !ant of taking
sufficient #ains, and being thoroughly in earnest, shall not attain to
it%
*2(,?% But !hen the master of the house shall be gone in and shall shut
the door, you shall begin to stand !ithoutJ and knock at the door,
saying( 'ord, o#en to us% )nd he ans!ering, shall say to you( 5 kno! you
not, !hence you are%
*2(,A% Then you shall begin to say( =e ha$e eaten and drunk in thy
#resence( and thou hast taught in our streets%
*2(,+% )nd he shall say to you( 5 kno! you not, !hence you are% De#art
from me, all ye !orkers of iniLuity%
*2(,1% There shall be !ee#ing and gnashing of teethJ !hen you shall see
)braham and 5saac and 9acob and all the #ro#hets, in the kingdom of God(
and you yoursel$es thrust out%
*2(,B% )nd there shall come from the east and the !est and the north and
the south( and shall sit do!n in the kingdom of God%
*2(2-% )nd behold, they are last that shall be first( and they are first
that shall be last%
*2(2*% The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him(
De#art, and get thee hence, for 8erod hath a mind to kill thee%
*2(2,% )nd he said to them( Go and tell that fo>( Behold, 5 cast out
de$ils and do cures, to-day and to-morro!, and the third day 5 am
consummated%
*2(22% e$ertheless, 5 must !alk to-day and to-morro! and the day
follo!ing, because it cannot be that a #ro#het #erish, out of 9erusalem%
*2(2.% 9erusalem, 9erusalem, that killest the #ro#hetsJ and stonest them
that are sent to thee, ho! often !ould 5 ha$e gathered thy children as
the bird doth her brood under her !ings, and thou !ouldest notM
*2(2?% Behold your house shall be left to you desolate% )nd 5 say to you
that you shall not see me till the time come !hen you shall say( Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the 'ord%
'uke "ha#ter *.
"hrist heals the dro#sical man% The #arable of the su##er% The necessity
of renouncing all to follo! "hrist%
*.(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 9esus !ent into the house of one of the
Pharisees, on the sabbath day, that they !atched him%
*.(,% )nd behold, there !as a certain man before him that had the
dro#sy%
*.(2% )nd 9esus ans!ering, s#oke to the la!yers and Pharisees, saying(
5s it la!ful to heal on the sabbath dayM
*.(.% But they held their #eace% But he taking him, healed him and sent
him a!ay%
*.(?% )nd ans!ering them, he said( =hich of you shall ha$e an ass or an
o> fall into a #it and !ill not immediately dra! him out, on the sabbath
dayM
*.(A% )nd they could not ans!er him to these things%
*.(+% )nd he s#oke a #arable also to them that !ere in$ited, marking ho!
they chose the first seats at the table, saying to them(
*.(1% =hen thou art in$ited to a !edding, sit not do!n in the first
#lace, lest #erha#s one more honourable than thou be in$ited by him(
*.(B% )nd he that in$ited thee and him, come and say to thee( Gi$e this
man #lace% )nd then thou begin !ith shame to take the lo!est #lace%
*.(*-% But !hen thou art in$ited, go, sit do!n in the lo!est #laceJ that
!hen he !ho in$ited thee cometh, he may say to thee( 7riend, go u#
higher% Then shalt thou ha$e glory before them that sit at table !ith
thee%
*.(**% Because e$ery one that e>alteth himself shall be humbled( and he
that humbleth himself shall be e>alted%
*.(*,% )nd he said to him also that had in$ited him( =hen thou makest a
dinner or a su##er, call not thy friends nor thy brethren nor thy
kinsmen nor thy neighbours !ho are richJ lest #erha#s they also in$ite
thee again, and a recom#ense be made to thee%
*.(*2% But !hen thou makest a feast, call the #oor, the maimed, the lame
and the blind%
*.(*.% )nd thou shalt be blessed, because they ha$e not !here!ith to
make thee recom#ense( for recom#ense shall be made thee at the
resurrection of the just%
*.(*?% =hen one of them that sat at table !ith him had heard these
things, he said to him( Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the
kingdom of God%
*.(*A% But he said to him( ) certain man made a great su##er and in$ited
many%
*.(*+% )nd he sent his ser$ant at the hour of su##er to say to them that
!ere in$ited, that they should come( for no! all things are ready%
*.(*1% )nd they began all at once to make e>cuse% The first said to him(
5 ha$e bought a farm and 5 must needs go out and see it% 5 #ray thee,
hold me e>cused%
*.(*B% )nd another said( 5 ha$e bought fi$e yoke of o>en and 5 go to try
them% 5 #ray thee, hold me e>cused%
*.(,-% )nd another said( 5 ha$e married a !ifeJ and therefore 5 cannot
come%
*.(,*% )nd the ser$ant returning, told these things to his lord% Then
the master of the house, being angry, said to his ser$ant( Go out
Luickly into the streets and lanes of the cityJ and bring in hither the
#oor and the feeble and the blind and the lame%
*.(,,% )nd the ser$ant said( 'ord, it is done as thou hast commandedJ
and yet there is room%
*.(,2% )nd the 'ord said to the ser$ant( Go out into the high!ays and
hedges, and com#el them to come in, that my house may be filled%
*.(,.% But 5 say unto you that none of those men that !ere in$ited shall
taste of my su##er%
*.(,?% )nd there !ent great multitudes !ith him% )nd turning, he said to
them(
*.(,A% 5f any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother and
!ife and children and brethren and sisters, yea and his o!n life also,
he cannot be my disci#le%
8ate not, etc%%% The la! of "hrist does not allo! us to hate e$en our
enemies, much less our #arents( but the meaning of the te>t is, that !e
must be in that dis#osition of soul, as to be !illing to renounce, and
#art !ith e$ery thing, ho! near or dear soe$er it may be to us, that
!ould kee# us from follo!ing "hrist%
*.(,+% )nd !hosoe$er doth not carry his cross and come after me cannot
be my disci#le%
*.(,1% 7or !hich of you, ha$ing a mind to build a to!er, doth not first
sit do!n and reckon the charges that are necessary, !hether he ha$e
!here!ithal to finish it(
*.(,B% 'est, after he hath laid the foundation and is not able to finish
it, all that see it begin to mock him,
*.(2-% 4aying( This man began to build and !as not able to finish%
*.(2*% Or, !hat king, about to go to make !ar against another king, doth
not first sit do!n and think !hether he be able, !ith ten thousand, to
meet him that, !ith t!enty thousand, cometh against himM
*.(2,% Or else, !hile the other is yet afar off, sending an embassy, he
desireth conditions of #eace%
*.(22% 4o like!ise e$ery one of you that doth not renounce all that he
#ossesseth cannot be my disci#le%
*.(2.% 4alt is good% But if the salt shall lose its sa$our, !here!ith
shall it be seasonedM
*.(2?% 5t is neither #rofitable for the land nor for the dunghill( but
shall be cast out% 8e that hath ears to hear, let him hear%
'uke "ha#ter *?
The #arables of the lost shee# and of the #rodigal son%
*?(*% o! the #ublicans and sinners dre! near unto him to hear him%
*?(,% )nd the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying( This man
recei$eth sinners and eateth !ith them%
*?(2% )nd he s#oke to them this #arable, saying(
*?(.% =hat man of you that hath an hundred shee#, and if he shall lose
one of them, doth he not lea$e the ninety-nine in the desert and go
after that !hich !as lost, until he find itM
*?(?% )nd !hen he hath found it, lay it u#on his shoulders, rejoicingM
*?(A% )nd coming home, call together his friends and neighbours, saying
to them( Rejoice !ith me, because 5 ha$e found my shee# that !as lostM
*?(+% 5 say to you that e$en so there shall be joy in hea$en u#on one
sinner that doth #enance, more than u#on ninety-nine just !ho need not
#enance%
*?(1% Or !hat !oman ha$ing ten groats, if she lose one groat, doth not
light a candle and s!ee# the house and seek diligently until she find
itM
*?(B% )nd !hen she hath found it, call together her friends and
neighbours, saying( Rejoice !ith me, because 5 ha$e found the groat
!hich 5 had lost%
*?(*-% 4o 5 say to you, there shall be joy before the angels of God u#on
one sinner doing #enance%
Before the angels%%% By this it is #lain that the s#irits in hea$en ha$e
a concern for us belo!, and a joy at our re#entance and conseLuently a
kno!ledge of it%
*?(**% )nd he said( ) certain man had t!o sons%
*?(*,% )nd the younger of them said to his father( 7ather, gi$e me the
#ortion of substance that falleth to me% )nd he di$ided unto them his
substance%
*?(*2% )nd not many days after, the younger son, gathering all together,
!ent abroad into a far country( and there !asted his substance, li$ing
riotously%
*?(*.% )nd after he had s#ent all, there came a mighty famine in that
country( and he began to be in !ant%
*?(*?% )nd he !ent and clea$ed to one of the citiHens of that country%
)nd he sent him into his farm to feed s!ine%
*?(*A% )nd he !ould fain ha$e filled his belly !ith the husks the s!ine
did eat( and no man ga$e unto him%
*?(*+% )nd returning to himself, he said( 8o! many hired ser$ants in my
fatherDs house abound !ith bread, and 5 here #erish !ith hungerN
*?(*1% 5 !ill arise and !ill go to my father and say to him( 7ather, 5
ha$e sinned against hea$en and before thee%
*?(*B% 5 am not !orthy to be called thy son( make me as one of thy hired
ser$ants%
*?(,-% )nd rising u#, he came to his father% )nd !hen he !as yet a great
!ay off, his father sa! him and !as mo$ed !ith com#assion and running to
him fell u#on his neck and kissed him%
*?(,*% )nd the son said to him( 7ather( 5 ha$e sinned against hea$en and
before thee 5 am not no! !orthy to be called thy son%
*?(,,% )nd the father said to his ser$ants( Bring forth Luickly the
first robe and #ut it on him( and #ut a ring on his hand and shoes on
his feet%
*?(,2% )nd bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it( and let us eat and
make merry(
*?(,.% Because this my son !as dead and is come to life again, !as lost
and is found% )nd they began to be merry%
*?(,?% o! his elder son !as in the field and !hen he came and dre! nigh
to the house, he heard music and dancing%
*?(,A% )nd he called one of the ser$ants, and asked !hat these things
meant%
*?(,+% )nd he said to him( Thy brother is come and thy father hath
killed the fatted calf, because he hath recei$ed him safe%
*?(,1% )nd he !as angry and !ould not go in% 8is father therefore coming
out began to entreat him%
*?(,B% )nd he ans!ering, said to his father( Behold, for so many years
do 5 ser$e thee and 5 ha$e ne$er transgressed thy commandment( and yet
thou hast ne$er gi$en me a kid to make merry !ith my friends%
*?(2-% But as soon as this thy son is come, !ho hath de$oured his
substance !ith harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf%
*?(2*% But he said to him( 4on, thou art al!ays !ith meJ and all 5 ha$e
is thine%
*?(2,% But it !as fit that !e should make merry and be glad( for this
thy brother !as dead and is come to life againJ he !as lost, and is
found%
'uke "ha#ter *A
The #arable of the unjust ste!ard and of the rich man and 'aHarus%
*A(*% )nd he said also to his disci#les( There !as a certain rich man
!ho had a ste!ard( and the same !as accused unto him, that he had !asted
his goods%
*A(,% )nd he called him and said to him( 8o! is it that 5 hear this of
theeM Gi$e an account of thy ste!ardshi#( for no! thou canst be ste!ard
no longer%
*A(2% )nd the ste!ard said !ithin himself( =hat shall 5 do, because my
lord taketh a!ay from me the ste!ardshi#M To dig 5 am not ableJ to beg 5
am ashamed%
*A(.% 5 kno! !hat 5 !ill do, that !hen 5 shall be remo$ed from the
ste!ardshi#, they may recei$e me into their houses%
*A(?% Therefore, calling together e$ery one of his lordDs debtors, he
said to the first( 8o! much dost thou o!e my lordM
*A(A% But he said( )n hundred barrels of oil% )nd he said to him( Take
thy bill and sit do!n Luickly and !rite fifty%
*A(+% Then he said to another( )nd ho! much dost thou o!eM =ho said( )n
hundred Luarters of !heat% 8e said to him( Take thy bill and !rite
eighty%
*A(1% )nd the lord commended the unjust ste!ard, forasmuch as he had
done !isely( for the children of this !orld are !iser in their
generation than the children of light%
*A(B% )nd 5 say to you( <ake unto you friends of the mammon of iniLuity(
that !hen you shall fail, they may recei$e you into e$erlasting
d!ellings%
<ammon of iniLuity%%% <ammon signifies riches% They are here called the
mammon of iniLuity, because oftentimes ill gotten, ill besto!ed, or an
occasion of e$ilJ and at the best are but !orldly, and falseJ and not
the true riches of a "hristian% They may recei$e%%% By this !e see,
that the #oor ser$ants of God, !hom !e ha$e relie$ed by our alms, may
hereafter, by their intercession, bring our souls to hea$en%
*A(*-% 8e that is faithful in that !hich is least is faithful also in
that !hich is greater( and he that is unjust in that !hich is little is
unjust also in that !hich is greater%
*A(**% 5f then you ha$e not been faithful in the unjust mammon, !ho !ill
trust you !ith that !hich is the trueM
*A(*,% )nd if you ha$e not been faithful in that !hich is anotherDs, !ho
!ill gi$e you that !hich is your o!nM
*A(*2% o ser$ant can ser$e t!o masters( for either he !ill hate the one
and lo$e the other( or he !ill hold to the one and des#ise the other%
&ou cannot ser$e God and mammon%
*A(*.% o! the Pharisees, !ho !ere co$etous, heard all these things( and
they derided him%
*A(*?% )nd he said to them( you are they !ho justify yoursel$es before
men, but God kno!eth your hearts% 7or that !hich is high to men is an
abomination before God%
*A(*A% The la! and the #ro#hets !ere until 9ohn% 7rom that time the
kingdom of God is #reached( and e$ery one useth $iolence to!ards it%
*A(*+% )nd it is easier for hea$en and earth to #ass than one tittle of
the la! to fall%
*A(*1% E$ery one that #utteth a!ay his !ife and marrieth another
committeth adultery( and he that marrieth her that is #ut a!ay from her
husband committeth adultery%
*A(*B% There !as a certain rich man !ho !as clothed in #ur#le and fine
linen and feasted sum#tuously e$ery day%
*A(,-% )nd there !as a certain beggar, named 'aHarus, !ho lay at his
gate, full of sores,
*A(,*% Desiring to be filled !ith the crumbs that fell from the rich
manDs table% )nd no one did gi$e him( moreo$er the dogs came and licked
his sores%
*A(,,% )nd it came to #ass that the beggar died and !as carried by the
angels into )brahamDs bosom% )nd the rich man also died( and he !as
buried in hell%
)brahamDs bosom%%% The #lace of rest, !here the souls of the saints
resided, till "hrist had o#ened hea$en by his death%
*A(,2% )nd lifting u# his eyes !hen he !as in torments, he sa! )braham
afar off and 'aHarus in his bosom(
*A(,.% )nd he cried and said( 7ather )braham, ha$e mercy on me and send
'aHarus, that he may di# the ti# of his finger in !ater to cool my
tongue( for 5 am tormented in this flame%
*A(,?% )nd )braham said to him( 4on, remember that thou didst recei$e
good things in thy lifetime, and like!ise 'aHarus e$il things( but no!
he is comforted and thou art tormented%
*A(,A% )nd besides all this, bet!een us and you, there is fi>ed a great
chaos( so that they !ho !ould #ass from hence to you cannot, nor from
thence come hither%
*A(,+% )nd he said( Then, father, 5 beseech thee that thou !ouldst send
him to my fatherDs house, for 5 ha$e fi$e brethren,
*A(,1% That he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this
#lace of torments%
*A(,B% )nd )braham said to him( They ha$e <oses and the #ro#hets% 'et
them hear them%
*A(2-% But he said( o, father )braham( but if one !ent to them from the
dead, they !ill do #enance%
*A(2*% )nd he said to him( 5f they hear not <oses and the #ro#hets,
neither !ill they belie$e, if one rise again from the dead%
'uke "ha#ter *+
'essons of a$oiding scandal and of the efficacy of faith% The ten
le#ers% The manner of the coming of "hrist%
*+(*% )nd he said to his disci#les( 5t is im#ossible that scandals
should not come% But !oe to him through !hom they comeN
*+(,% 5t !ere better for him that a millstone !ere hanged about his neck
and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandaliHe one of these
little ones%
*+(2% Take heed to yoursel$es% 5f thy brother sin against thee, re#ro$e
him( and if he do #enance, forgi$e him%
*+(.% )nd if he sin against thee se$en times in a day, and se$en times
in a day be con$erted unto thee, saying( 5 re#ent( forgi$e him%
*+(?% )nd the a#ostles said to the 'ord( 5ncrease our faith%
*+(A% )nd the 'ord said( 5f you had faith like to a grain of mustard
seed, you might say to this mulberry tree( Be thou rooted u# and be thou
trans#lanted into the sea% )nd it !ould obey you%
*+(+% But !hich of you, ha$ing a ser$ant #loughing or feeding cattle,
!ill say to him, !hen he is come from the field( 5mmediately go% 4it
do!n to meat%
*+(1% )nd !ill not rather say to him( <ake ready my su##er and gird
thyself and ser$e me, !hilst 5 eat and drinkJ and after!ards thou shalt
eat and drinkM
*+(B% Doth he thank that ser$ant for doing the things !hich he commanded
himM
*+(*-% 5 think not% 4o you also, !hen you shall ha$e done all these
things that are commanded you, say( =e are un#rofitable ser$antsJ !e
ha$e done that !hich !e ought to do%
:n#rofitable ser$ants%%% Because our ser$ice is of no #rofit to our
masterJ and he justly claims it as our bounden duty% But though !e are
un#rofitable to him, our ser$ing him is not un#rofitable to usJ for he
is #leased to gi$e by his grace a $alue to our good !orks, !hich, in
conseLuence of his #romise, entitles them to an eternal re!ard%
*+(**% )nd it came to #ass, as he !as going to 9erusalem, he #assed
through the midst of 4amaria and Galilee%
*+(*,% )nd as he entered into a certain to!n, there met him ten men that
!ere le#ers, !ho stood afar off%
*+(*2% )nd lifted u# their $oice, saying( 9esus, <aster, ha$e mercy on
us%
*+(*.% =hom !hen he sa!, he said( Go, she! yoursel$es to the #riests%
)nd it came to #ass, as they !ent, they !ere made clean%
*+(*?% )nd one of them, !hen he sa! that he !as made clean, !ent back,
!ith a loud $oice glorifying God%
*+(*A% )nd he fell on his face before his feet, gi$ing thanks% )nd this
!as a 4amaritan%
*+(*+% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said( =ere not ten made cleanM )nd !here are
the nineM
*+(*1% There is no one found to return and gi$e glory to God, but this
stranger%
*+(*B% )nd he said to him( )rise, go thy !ayJ for thy faith hath made
thee !hole%
*+(,-% )nd being asked by the Pharisees !hen the kingdom of God should
come, he ans!ering them and said( The kingdom of God cometh not !ith
obser$ation%
*+(,*% either shall they say( Behold here, or behold there% 7or lo, the
kingdom of God is !ithin you%
*+(,,% )nd he said to his disci#les( The days !ill come !hen you shall
desire to see one day of the 4on of man% )nd you shall not see it%
*+(,2% )nd they !ill say to you( 4ee here, and see there% Go ye not
after, nor follo! them%
*+(,.% 7or as the lightning that lighteneth from under hea$en shineth
unto the #arts that are under hea$en, so shall the 4on of man be in his
day%
*+(,?% But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this
generation%
*+(,A% )nd as it came to #ass in the days of oe, so shall it be also in
the days of the 4on of man%
*+(,+% They did eat and drink, they married !i$es and !ere gi$en in
marriage, until the day that oe entered into the ark and the flood came
and destroyed them all%
*+(,1% 'ike!ise as it came to #ass in the days of 'ot% They did eat and
drink, they bought and sold, they #lanted and built%
*+(,B% )nd in the day that 'ot !ent out of 4odom, it rained fire and
brimstone from hea$en and destroyed them all%
*+(2-% E$en thus shall it be in the day !hen the 4on of man shall be
re$ealed%
*+(2*% 5n that hour, he that shall be on the houseto#, and his goods in
the house, let him not go do!n to take them a!ay( and he that shall be
in the field, in like manner, let him not return back%
*+(2,% Remember 'otDs !ife%
*+(22% =hosoe$er shall seek to sa$e his life shall lose it( and
!hosoe$er shall lose it shall #reser$e it%
*+(2.% 5 say to you( 5n that night there shall be t!o men in one bed%
The one shall be taken and the other shall be left%
*+(2?% T!o !omen shall be grinding together% The one shall be taken and
the other shall be left% T!o men shall be in the field% The one shall be
taken and the other shall be left%
*+(2A% They ans!ering, say to him( =here, 'ordM
*+(2+% =ho said to them( =heresoe$er the body shall be, thither !ill the
eagles also be gathered together%
'uke "ha#ter *1
=e must #ray al!ays% The Pharisee and the #ublican% The danger of
riches% The blind man is restored to sight%
*1(*% )nd he s#oke also a #arable to them, that !e ought al!ays to #ray
and not to faint,
*1(,% 4aying( There !as a judge in a certain city, !ho feared not God
nor regarded man%
*1(2% )nd there !as a certain !ido! in that cityJ and she came to him,
saying( )$enge me of my ad$ersary%
)$enge%%% That is, do me justice% 5t is a 8ebraism%
*1(.% )nd he !ould not for a long time% But after!ards he said !ithin
himself( )lthough 5 fear not God nor regard man,
*1(?% &et because this !ido! is troublesome to me, 5 !ill a$enge her,
lest continually coming she !eary me%
*1(A% )nd the 'ord said( 8ear !hat the unjust judge saith%
*1(+% )nd !ill not God re$enge his elect !ho cry to him day and nightM
)nd !ill he ha$e #atience in their regardM
*1(1% 5 say to you that he !ill Luickly re$enge them% But yet the 4on of
man, !hen he cometh, shall he find, think you, faith on earthM
*1(B% )nd to some !ho trusted in themsel$es as just and des#ised others,
he s#oke also this #arable(
*1(*-% T!o men !ent u# into the tem#le to #ray( the one a Pharisee and
the other a #ublican%
*1(**% The Pharisee standing, #rayed thus !ith himself( O God, 5 gi$e
thee thanks that 5 am not as the rest of men, e>tortioners, unjust,
adulterers, as also is this #ublican%
*1(*,% 5 fast t!ice in a !eek( 5 gi$e tithes of all that 5 #ossess%
*1(*2% )nd the #ublican, standing afar off, !ould not so much as lift u#
his eyes to!ards hea$enJ but struck his breast, saying( O God, be
merciful to me a sinner%
*1(*.% 5 say to you, this man !ent do!n into his house justified rather
than the other( because e$ery one that e>alteth himself shall be
humbled( and he that humbleth himself shall be e>alted%
*1(*?% )nd they brought unto him also infants, that he might touch them%
=hich !hen the disci#les sa!, they rebuked them%
*1(*A% But 9esus, calling them together, said( 4uffer children to come
to me and forbid them not( for of such is the kingdom of God%
*1(*+% )men, 5 say to you( =hosoe$er shall not recei$e the kingdom of
God as a child shall not enter into it%
*1(*1% )nd a certain ruler asked him, saying( Good master, !hat shall 5
do to #ossess e$erlasting lifeM
*1(*B% )nd 9esus said to him( =hy dost thou call me goodM one is good
but God alone%
*1(,-% Thou kno!est the commandments( Thou shalt not kill% Thou shalt
not commit adultery( Thou shalt not steal( Thou shalt not bear false
!itness( 8onour thy father and mother%
*1(,*% =ho said( )ll these things ha$e 5 ke#t from my youth%
*1(,,% =hich !hen 9esus had heard, he said to him( &et one thing is
!anting to thee% 4ell all !hate$er thou hast and gi$e to the #oor( and
thou shalt ha$e treasure in hea$en% )nd come, follo! me%
*1(,2% 8e ha$ing heard these things, became sorro!ful( for he !as $ery
rich%
*1(,.% )nd 9esus seeing him become sorro!ful, said( 8o! hardly shall
they that ha$e riches enter into the kingdom of God(
*1(,?% 7or it is easier for a camel to #ass through the eye of a needle
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God%
*1(,A% )nd they that heard it said( =ho then can be sa$edM
*1(,+% 8e said to them( The things that are im#ossible !ith men are
#ossible !ith God%
*1(,1% Then Peter said( Behold, !e ha$e left all things and ha$e
follo!ed thee%
*1(,B% =ho said to them( )men, 5 say to you, there is no man that hath
left home or #arents or brethren or !ife or children, for the kingdom of
GodDs sake,
*1(2-% =ho shall not recei$e much more in this #resent time, and in the
!orld to come life e$erlasting%
*1(2*% Then 9esus took unto him the t!el$e and said to them( Behold, !e
go u# to 9erusalemJ and all things shall be accom#lished !hich !ere
!ritten by the #ro#hets concerning the 4on of man%
*1(2,% 7or he shall be deli$ered to the Gentiles and shall be mocked and
scourged and s#it u#on%
*1(22% )nd after they ha$e scourged him, they !ill #ut him to death% )nd
the third day he shall rise again%
*1(2.% )nd they understood none of these things, and this !ord !as hid
from them( and they understood not the things that !ere said%
*1(2?% o! it came to #ass, !hen he dre! nigh to 9ericho, that a certain
blind man sat by the !ay side, begging%
*1(2A% )nd !hen he heard the multitude #assing by, he asked !hat this
meant%
*1(2+% )nd they told him that 9esus of aHareth !as #assing by%
*1(21% )nd he cried out, saying( 9esus, 4on of Da$id, ha$e mercy on me%
*1(2B% )nd they that !ent before rebuked him, that he should hold his
#eace( but he cried out much more( 4on of Da$id, ha$e mercy on me%
*1(.-% )nd 9esus standing, commanded him to be brought unto him% )nd
!hen he !as come near, he asked him,
*1(.*% 4ayingJ =hat !ilt thou that 5 do to theeM But he said( 'ord, that
5 may see%
*1(.,% )nd 9esus said to him( Recei$e thy sight( thy faith hath made
thee !hole%
*1(.2% )nd immediately he sa! and follo!ed him, glorifying God% )nd all
the #eo#le, !hen they sa! it, ga$e #raise to God%
'uke "ha#ter *B
Iacheus entertains "hrist% The #arable of the #ounds% "hrist rides u#on
an ass and !ee#s o$er 9erusalem%
*B(*% )nd entering he !alked through 9ericho%
*B(,% )nd behold, there !as a man named Iacheus, !ho !as the chief of
the #ublicans( and he !as rich%
*B(2% )nd he sought to see 9esus !ho he !as( and he could not for the
cro!d, because he !as lo! of stature%
*B(.% )nd running before, he climbed u# into a sycamore tree, that he
might see him( for he !as to #ass that !ay%
*B(?% )nd !hen 9esus !as come to the #lace, looking u#, he sa! him and
said to him( Iacheus, make haste and come do!n( for this day 5 must
abide in thy house%
*B(A% )nd he made haste and came do!n and recei$ed him !ith joy%
*B(+% )nd !hen all sa! it, they murmured, saying, that he !as gone to be
a guest !ith a man that !as a sinner%
*B(1% But Iacheus standing, said to the 'ord( Behold, 'ord, the half of
my goods 5 gi$e to the #oorJ and if 5 ha$e !ronged any man of any thing,
5 restore him fourfold%
*B(B% 9esus said to him( This day is sal$ation come to this house,
because he also is a son of )braham%
*B(*-% 7or the 4on of man is come to seek and to sa$e that !hich !as
lost%
*B(**% )s they !ere hearing these things, he added and s#oke a #arable,
because he !as nigh to 9erusalem and because they thought that the
kingdom of God should immediately be manifested%
*B(*,% 8e said therefore( a certain nobleman !ent into a far country, to
recei$e for himself a kingdom and to return%
*B(*2% )nd calling his ten ser$ants, he ga$e them ten #ounds and said to
them( Trade till 5 come%
8e ga$e them ten #ounds%%% 5n the original, !hat is here translated a
#ound, is in 'atin, mina, in $alue of our coin, three #ounds t!o
shillings and si>#ence%
*B(*.% But his citiHens hated him and they sent an embassage after him,
saying( =e !ill not ha$e this man to reign o$er us%
*B(*?% )nd it came to #ass that he returned, ha$ing recei$ed the
kingdom( and he commanded his ser$ants to be called, to !hom he had
gi$en the money, that he might kno! ho! much e$ery man had gained by
trading,
*B(*A% )nd the first came saying( 'ord, thy #ound hath gained ten
#ounds%
*B(*+% )nd he said to him( =ell done, thou good ser$ant, because thou
hast been faithful in a little, thou shalt ha$e #o!er o$er ten cities%
*B(*1% )nd the second came, saying( 'ord, thy #ound hath gained fi$e
#ounds%
*B(*B% )nd he said to him( Be thou also o$er fi$e cities%
*B(,-% )nd another came, saying( 'ord, behold here is thy #ound, !hich 5
ha$e ke#t laid u# in a na#kin%
*B(,*% 7or 5 feared thee, because thou art an austere man( thou takest
u# !hat thou didst not lay do!n( and thou rea#est that !hich thou didst
not so!%
*B(,,% 8e saith to him( Out of thy o!n mouth 5 judge thee, thou !icked
ser$ant% Thou kne!est that 5 !as an austere man, taking u# !hat 5 laid
not do!n and rea#ing that !hich 5 did not so!%
*B(,2% )nd !hy then didst thou not gi$e my money into the bank, that at
my coming 5 might ha$e e>acted it !ith usuryM
*B(,.% )nd he said to them that stood by( Take the #ound a!ay from him
and gi$e it to him that hath ten #ounds%
*B(,?% )nd they said to him( 'ord, he hath ten #ounds%
*B(,A% But 5 say to you that to e$ery one that hath shall be gi$en, and
he shall abound( and from him that hath not, e$en that !hich he hath
shall be taken from him%
*B(,+% But as for those my enemies, !ho !ould not ha$e me reign o$er
them, bring them hither and kill them before me%
*B(,1% )nd ha$ing said these things, he !ent before, going u# to
9erusalem%
*B(,B% )nd it came to #ass, !hen he !as come nigh to Beth#hage and
Bethania, unto the mount called Oli$et, he sent t!o of his disci#les,
*B(2-% 4aying( Go into the to!n !hich is o$er against you, at your
entering into !hich you shall find the colt of an ass tied, on !hich no
man e$er hath sitten( loose him and bring him hither%
*B(2*% )nd if any man shall ask you( =hy do you loose himM &ou shall say
thus unto him( Because the 'ord hath need of his ser$ice%
*B(2,% )nd they that !ere sent !ent their !ay and found the colt
standing, as he said unto them%
*B(22% )nd as they !ere loosing the colt, the o!ners thereof said to
them( =hy loose you the coltM
*B(2.% But they said( Because the 'ord hath need of him%
*B(2?% )nd they brought him to 9esus% )nd casting their garments on the
colt, they set 9esus thereon%
*B(2A% )nd as he !ent, they s#read their clothes underneath in the !ay%
*B(2+% )nd !hen he !as no! coming near the descent of <ount Oli$et, the
!hole multitude of his disci#les began !ith joy to #raise God !ith a
loud $oice, for all the mighty !orks they had seen,
*B(21% 4aying( Blessed be the king !ho cometh in the name of the 'ordN
Peace in hea$en and glory on highN
*B(2B% )nd some of the Pharisees, from amongst the multitude, said to
him( <aster, rebuke thy disci#les%
*B(.-% To !hom he said( 5 say to you that if these shall hold their
#eace, the stones !ill cry out%
*B(.*% )nd !hen he dre! near, seeing the city, he !e#t o$er it, saying(
*B(.,% 5f thou also hadst kno!n, and that in this thy day, the things
that are to thy #eace( but no! they are hidden from thy eyes%
*B(.2% 7or the days shall come u#on thee( and thy enemies shall cast a
trench about thee and com#ass thee round and straiten thee on e$ery
side,
*B(..% )nd beat thee flat to the ground, and thy children !ho are in
thee% )nd they shall not lea$e in thee a stone u#on a stone( because
thou hast not kno!n the time of thy $isitation%
*B(.?% )nd entering into the tem#le, he began to cast out them that sold
therein and them that bought%
*B(.A% 4aying to them( 5t is !ritten( <y house is the house of #rayer%
But you ha$e made it a den of thie$es%
*B(.+% )nd he !as teaching daily in the tem#le% )nd the chief #riests
and the scribes and the rulers of the #eo#le sought to destroy him%
*B(.1% )nd they found not !hat to do to him( for all the #eo#le !ere
$ery attenti$e to hear him%
'uke "ha#ter ,-
The #arable of the husbandmen% Of #aying tribute to "aesar and of the
resurrection of the dead%
,-(*% )nd it came to #ass that on one of the days, as he !as teaching
the #eo#le in the tem#le and #reaching the gos#el, the chief #riests and
the scribes, !ith the ancients, met together,
,-(,% )nd s#oke to him, saying( Tell us, by !hat authority dost thou
these thingsM Or, !ho is he that hath gi$en thee this authorityM
,-(2% )nd 9esus ans!ering, said to them( 5 !ill also ask you one thing%
)ns!er me(
,-(.% The ba#tism of 9ohn, !as it from hea$en, or of menM
,-(?% But they thought !ithin themsel$es, saying( 5f !e shall say, 7rom
hea$en( he !ill say( =hy then did you not belie$e in himM
,-(A% But if !e say, of men( the !hole #eo#le !ill stone us% 7or they
are #ersuaded that 9ohn !as a #ro#het%
,-(+% )nd they ans!ered that they kne! not !hence it !as%
,-(1% )nd 9esus said to them( either do 5 tell you by !hat authority 5
do these things%
,-(B% )nd he began to s#eak to the #eo#le this #arable( ) certain man
#lanted a $ineyard and let it out to husbandmen( and he !as abroad for a
long time%
,-(*-% )nd at the season he sent a ser$ant to the husbandmen, that they
should gi$e him of the fruit of the $ineyard% =ho, beating him, sent him
a!ay em#ty%
,-(**% )nd again he sent another ser$ant% But they beat him also and,
treating him re#roachfully, sent him a!ay em#ty%
,-(*,% )nd again he sent the third( and they !ounded him also and cast
him out%
,-(*2% Then the lord of the $ineyard said( =hat shall 5 doM 5 !ill send
my belo$ed son% 5t may be, !hen they see him, they !ill re$erence him%
,-(*.% =hom, !hen the husbandmen sa!, they thought !ithin themsel$es,
saying( This is the heir% 'et us kill him, that the inheritance may be
ours%
,-(*?% 4o casting him out of the $ineyard, they killed him% =hat
therefore !ill the lord of the $ineyard do to themM
,-(*A% 8e !ill come and !ill destroy these husbandmen and !ill gi$e the
$ineyard to others% =hich they hearing, said to him( God forbid%
,-(*+% But he looking on them, said( =hat is this then that is !ritten,
The stone, !hich the builders rejected, the same is become the head of
the cornerM
,-(*1% =hosoe$er shall fall u#on that stone shall be bruised( and u#on
!homsoe$er it shall fall, it !ill grind him to #o!der%
,-(*B% )nd the chief #riests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him
the same hour( but they feared the #eo#le, for they kne! that he s#oke
this #arable to them%
,-(,-% )nd being u#on the !atch, they sent s#ies, !ho should feign
themsel$es just, that they might take hold of him in his !ords, that
they might deli$er him u# to the authority and #o!er of the go$ernor%
,-(,*% )nd they asked him, saying( <aster, !e kno! that thou s#eakest
and teachest rightly( and thou dost not res#ect any #erson, but teachest
the !ay of God in truth%
,-(,,% 5s it la!ful for us to gi$e tribute to "aesar, or noM
,-(,2% But he, considering their guile, said to them( =hy tem#t you meM
,-(,.% 4he! me a #enny% =hose image and inscri#tion hath itM They
ans!ering, said to him( "aesarDs%
,-(,?% )nd he said to them( Render therefore to "aesar the things, that
are "aesarDs( and to God the things that are GodDs%
,-(,A% )nd they could not re#rehend his !ord before the #eo#le( and
!ondering at his ans!er, they held their #eace%
,-(,+% )nd there came to him some of the 4adducees, !ho deny that there
is any resurrection( and they asked him,
,-(,1% 4aying( <aster, <oses !rote unto us( 5f any manDs brother die,
ha$ing a !ife, and he lea$e no children, that his brother should take
her to !ife and raise u# seed unto his brother%
,-(,B% There !ere therefore se$en brethren( and the first took a !ife
and died !ithout children%
,-(2-% )nd the ne>t took her to !ife( and he also died childless%
,-(2*% )nd the third took her% )nd in like manner, all the se$en( and
they left no children and died%
,-(2,% 'ast of all the !oman died also%
,-(22% 5n the resurrection therefore, !hose !ife of them shall she beM
7or all the se$en had her to !ife%
,-(2.% )nd 9esus said to them( The children of this !orld marry and are
gi$en in marriage(
,-(2?% But they that shall be accounted !orthy of that !orld and of the
resurrection from the dead shall neither be married nor take !i$es%
,-(2A% either can they die any more for they are eLual to the angels
and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection%
,-(2+% o! that the dead rise again, <oses also she!ed at the bush, !hen
he called the 'ord( The God of )braham and the God of 5saac and the God
of 9acob%
,-(21% 7or he is not the God of the dead, but of the li$ing( for all
li$e to him%
,-(2B% )nd some of the scribes ans!ering, said to him( <aster, thou hast
said !ell%
,-(.-% )nd after that they durst not ask him any more Luestions%
,-(.*% But he said to them( 8o! say they that "hrist is the son of
Da$idM
,-(.,% )nd Da$id himself saith in the book of Psalms( The 'ord said to
my 'ord, sit thou on my right hand,
,-(.2% Till 5 make thy enemies thy footstool%
,-(..% Da$id then calleth him 'ord% )nd ho! is he his sonM
,-(.?% )nd in the hearing of all the #eo#le, he said to his disci#les(
,-(.A% Be!are of the scribes, !ho desire to !alk in long robes and lo$e
salutations in the market #lace and the first chairs in the synagogues
and the chief rooms at feasts(
,-(.+% =ho de$our the houses of !ido!s, feigning long #rayer% These
shall recei$e greater damnation%
'uke "ha#ter ,*
The !ido!Ds mites% The signs that should forerun the destruction of
9erusalem and the end of the !orld%
,*(*% )nd looking on, he sa! the rich men cast their gifts into the
treasury%
,*(,% )nd he sa! also a certain #oor !ido! casting in t!o brass mites%
,*(2% )nd he said( @erily, 5 say to you that this #oor !ido! hath cast
in more than they all%
,*(.% 7or all these ha$e of their abundance cast into the offerings of
God( but she of her !ant hath cast in all the li$ing that she had%
,*(?% )nd some saying of the tem#le that it !as adorned !ith goodly
stones and gifts, he said(
,*(A% These things !hich you see, the days !ill come in !hich there
shall not be left a stone u#on a stone that shall not be thro!n do!n%
,*(+% )nd they asked him, saying( <aster, !hen shall these things beM
)nd !hat shall be the sign !hen they shall begin to come to #assM
,*(1% =ho said( Take heed you be not seduced( for many !ill come in my
name, saying( 5 am he and the time is at hand% Go ye not therefore after
them%
,*(B% )nd !hen you shall hear of !ars and seditions, be not terrified%
These things must first come to #ass( but the end is not yet #resently%
,*(*-% Then he said to them( ation shall rise against nation, and
kingdom against kingdom%
,*(**% )nd there shall be great earthLuakes in di$ers #laces and
#estilences and famines and terrors from hea$en( and there shall be
great signs%
,*(*,% But before all these things, they !ill lay their hands on you and
#ersecute you, deli$ering you u# to the synagogues and into #risons,
dragging you before kings and go$ernors, for my nameDs sake%
,*(*2% )nd it shall ha##en unto you for a testimony%
,*(*.% 'ay it u# therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before ho!
you shall ans!er(
,*(*?% 7or 5 !ill gi$e you a mouth and !isdom, !hich all your
ad$ersaries shall not be able to resist and gainsay%
,*(*A% )nd you shall be betrayed by your #arents and brethren and
kinsmen and friends( and some of you they !ill #ut to death%
,*(*+% )nd you shall be hated by all men for my nameDs sake%
,*(*1% But a hair of your head shall not #erish%
,*(*B% 5n your #atience you shall #ossess your souls%
,*(,-% )nd !hen you shall see 9erusalem com#assed about !ith an army,
then kno! that the desolation thereof is at hand%
,*(,*% Then let those !ho are in 9udea flee to the mountains( and those
!ho are in the midst thereof de#art out( and those !ho are in the
countries not enter into it%
,*(,,% 7or these are the days of $engeance, that all things may be
fulfilled, that are !ritten%
,*(,2% But !oe to them that are !ith child and gi$e suck in those days(
for there shall be great distress in the land and !rath u#on this
#eo#le%
,*(,.% )nd they shall fall by the edge of the s!ord and shall be led
a!ay ca#ti$es into all nations( and 9erusalem shall be trodden do!n by
the Gentiles till the times of the nations be fulfilled%
,*(,?% )nd there shall be signs in the sun and in the moon and in the
starsJ and u#on the earth distress of nations, by reason of the
confusion of the roaring of the sea, and of the !a$es(
,*(,A% <en !ithering a!ay for fear and e>#ectation of !hat shall come
u#on the !hole !orld% 7or the #o!ers of hea$en shall be mo$ed%
,*(,+% )nd then they shall see the 4on of man coming in a cloud, !ith
great #o!er and majesty%
,*(,1% But !hen these things begin to come to #ass, look u# and lift u#
your heads, because your redem#tion is at hand%
,*(,B% )nd he s#oke to them a similitude% 4ee the fig tree and all the
trees(
,*(2-% =hen they no! shoot forth their fruit, you kno! that summer is
nighJ
,*(2*% 4o you also, !hen you shall see these things come to #ass, kno!
that the kingdom of God is at hand%
,*(2,% )men, 5 say to you, this generation shall not #ass a!ay till all
things be fulfilled%
,*(22% 8ea$en and earth shall #ass a!ay( but my !ords shall not #ass
a!ay%
,*(2.% )nd take heed to yoursel$es, lest #erha#s your hearts be
o$ercharged !ith surfeiting and drunkenness and the cares of this life(
and that day come u#on you suddenly%
,*(2?% 7or as a snare shall it come u#on all that sit u#on the face of
the !hole earth%
,*(2A% =atch ye, therefore, #raying at all times, that you may be
accounted !orthy to esca#e all these things that are to come and to
stand before the 4on of man%
,*(2+% )nd in the daytime, he !as teaching in the tem#le( but at night
going out, he abode in the mount that is called Oli$et%
,*(21% )nd all the #eo#le came early in the morning to him in the
tem#le, to hear him%
'uke "ha#ter ,,
The treason of 9udas% The last su##er% The first #art of the history of
the #assion%
,,(*% o! the feast of unlea$ened bread, !hich is called the #asch, !as
at hand%
,,(,% )nd the chief #riests and the scribes sought ho! they might #ut
9esus to death( but they feared the #eo#le%
,,(2% )nd 4atan entered into 9udas, !ho !as surnamed 5scariot, one of
the t!el$e%
,,(.% )nd he !ent and discoursed !ith the chief #riests and the
magistrates, ho! he might betray him to them%
,,(?% )nd they !ere glad and co$enanted to gi$e him money%
,,(A% )nd he #romised% )nd he sought o##ortunity to betray him in the
absence of the multitude%
,,(+% )nd the day of the unlea$ened bread came, on !hich it !as
necessary that the #asch should be killed%
,,(1% )nd he sent Peter and 9ohn, saying( Go, and #re#are for us the
#asch, that !e may eat%
,,(B% But they said( =here !ilt thou that !e #re#areM
,,(*-% )nd he said to them( Behold, as you go into the city, there shall
meet you a man carrying a #itcher of !ater( follo! him into the house
!here he entereth in%
,,(**% )nd you shall say to the goodman of the house( The master saith
to thee( =here is the guest chamber, !here 5 may eat the #asch !ith my
disci#lesM
,,(*,% )nd he !ill she! you a large dining room, furnished% )nd there
#re#are%
,,(*2% )nd they going, found as he had said to them and made ready the
#asch%
,,(*.% )nd !hen the hour !as come, he sat do!n( and the t!el$e a#ostles
!ith him%
,,(*?% )nd he said to them( =ith desire 5 ha$e desired to eat this #asch
!ith you, before 5 suffer%
,,(*A% 7or 5 say to you that from this time 5 !ill not eat it, till it
be fulfilled in the kingdom of God%
,,(*+% )nd ha$ing taken the chalice, he ga$e thanks and said( Take and
di$ide it among you%
,,(*1% 7or 5 say to you that 5 !ill not drink of the fruit of the $ine,
till the kingdom of God come%
,,(*B% )nd taking bread, he ga$e thanks and brake and ga$e to them,
saying( This is my body, !hich is gi$en for you% Do this for a
commemoration of me%
Do this for a commemoration of me%%% This sacrifice and sacrament is to
be continued in the church, to the end of the !orld, to she! forth the
death of "hrist, until he cometh% But this commemoration, or
remembrance, is by no means inconsistent !ith the real #resence of his
body and blood, under these sacramental $eils, !hich re#resent his
deathJ on the contrary, it is the manner that he himself hath commanded,
of commemorating and celebrating his death, by offering in sacrifice,
and recei$ing in the sacrament, that body and blood by !hich !e !ere
redeemed%
,,(,-% 5n like manner, the chalice also, after he had su##ed, saying(
This is the chalice, the ne! testament in my blood, !hich shall be shed
for you%
,,(,*% But yet behold( the hand of him that betrayeth me is !ith me on
the table%
,,(,,% )nd the 4on of man indeed goeth, according to that !hich is
determined( but yet, !oe to that man by !hom he shall be betrayed%
,,(,2% )nd they began to inLuire among themsel$es, !hich of them it !as
that should do this thing%
,,(,.% )nd there !as also a strife amongst them, !hich of them should
seem to be the greater%
,,(,?% )nd he said to them( The kings of the Gentiles lord it o$er themJ
and they that ha$e #o!er o$er them are called beneficent%
,,(,A% But you not so( but he that is the greater among you, let him
become as the younger( and he that is the leader, as he that ser$eth%
,,(,+% 7or !hich is greater, he that sitteth at table or he that
ser$ethM 5s not he that sitteth at tableM But 5 am in the midst of you,
as he that ser$eth%
,,(,1% )nd you are they !ho ha$e continued !ith me in my tem#tations(
,,(,B% )nd 5 dis#ose to you, as my 7ather hath dis#osed to me, a
kingdomJ
,,(2-% That you may eat and drink at my table, in my kingdom( and may
sit u#on thrones, judging the t!el$e tribes of 5srael%
,,(2*% )nd the 'ord said( 4imon, 4imon, behold 4atan hath desired to
ha$e you, that he may sift you as !heat%
,,(2,% But 5 ha$e #rayed for thee, that thy faith fail not( and thou,
being once con$erted, confirm thy brethren%
,,(22% =ho said to him( 'ord, 5 am ready to go !ith thee, both into
#rison and to death%
,,(2.% )nd he said( 5 say to thee, Peter, the cock shall not cro! this
day, till thou thrice deniest that thou kno!est me% )nd he said to them(
,,(2?% =hen 5 sent you !ithout #urse and scri# and shoes, did you !ant
anythingM
,,(2A% But they said( othing% Then said he unto them( But no! he that
hath a #urse, let him take it, and like!ise a scri#( and he that hath
not, let him sell his coat and buy a s!ord%
,,(2+% 7or 5 say to you that this that is !ritten must yet be fulfilled
in me% )nd !ith the !icked !as he reckoned% 7or the things concerning me
ha$e an end%
,,(21% But they said( 'ord, behold, here are t!o s!ords% )nd he said to
them( 5t is enough%
,,(2B% )nd going out, he !ent, according to his custom, to the <ount of
Oli$es% )nd his disci#les also follo!ed him%
,,(.-% )nd !hen he !as come to the #lace, he said to them( Pray, lest ye
enter into tem#tation%
,,(.*% )nd he !as !ithdra!n a!ay from them a stoneDs cast% )nd kneeling
do!n, he #rayed%
,,(.,% 4aying( 7ather, if thou !ilt, remo$e this chalice from me( but
yet not my !ill, but thine be done%
,,(.2% )nd there a##eared to him an angel from hea$en, strengthening
him% )nd being in an agony, he #rayed the longer%
,,(..% )nd his s!eat became as dro#s of blood, trickling do!n u#on the
ground%
,,(.?% )nd !hen he rose u# from #rayer and !as come to the disci#les, he
found them slee#ing for sorro!%
,,(.A% )nd he said to them( =hy slee# youM )rise( #ray( lest you enter
into tem#tation%
,,(.+% )s he !as yet s#eaking, behold a multitudeJ and he that !as
called 9udas, one of the t!el$e, !ent before them and dre! near to
9esus, for to kiss him%
,,(.1% )nd 9esus said to him( 9udas, dost thou betray the 4on of man
!ith a kissM
,,(.B% )nd they that !ere about him, seeing !hat !ould follo!, said to
him( 'ord, shall !e strike !ith the s!ordM
,,(?-% )nd one of them struck the ser$ant of the high #riest and cut off
his right ear%
,,(?*% But 9esus ans!ering, said( 4uffer ye thus far% )nd !hen he had
touched his ear, he healed him%
,,(?,% )nd 9esus said to the chief #riests and magistrates of the tem#le
and the ancients, that !ere come unto him( )re ye come out, as it !ere
against a thief, !ith s!ords and clubsM
,,(?2% =hen 5 !as daily !ith you in the tem#le, you did not stretch
forth your hands against me( but this is your hour and the #o!er of
darkness%
,,(?.% )nd a##rehending him, they led him to the high #riestDs house%
But Peter follo!ed afar off%
,,(??% )nd !hen they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall and
!ere sitting about it, Peter !as in the midst of them%
,,(?A% =hom !hen a certain ser$ant maid had seen sitting at the light
and had earnestly beheld him, she said( This man also !as !ith him%
,,(?+% But he denied him, saying( =oman, 5 kno! him not%
,,(?1% )nd after a little !hile, another seeing him, said( Thou also art
one of them% But Peter said( O man, 5 am not%
)nother, etc%%% Obser$e here, in order to reconcile the four
E$angelists, that di$ers #ersons concurred in charging Peter !ith being
"hristDs disci#leJ till at length they brought him to deny him thrice%
*% The #orteress that let him in, and after!ards seeing him at the fire,
first #ut the Luestion to himJ and then #ositi$ely affirmed that he !as
!ith "hrist% ,% )nother maid accused him to the standers byJ and ga$e
occasion to the man here mentioned to rene! the charge against him,
!hich caused the second denial% 2% Others of the com#any took notice of
his being a GalileanJ and !ere seconded by the kinsman of <alchus, !ho
affirmed he had seen him in the garden% )nd this dre! on the third
denial%
,,(?B% )nd after the s#ace, as it !ere of one hour, another certain man
affirmed, saying( Of a truth, this man !as also !ith him( for he is also
a Galilean%
,,(A-% )nd Peter said( <an, 5 kno! not !hat thou sayest% )nd
immediately, as he !as yet s#eaking, the cock cre!%
,,(A*% )nd the 'ord turning looked on Peter% )nd Peter remembered the
!ord of the 'ord, as he had said( Before the cock cro!, thou shalt deny
thrice%
,,(A,% )nd Peter going out, !e#t bitterly%
,,(A2% )nd the men that held him mocked him and struck him%
,,(A.% )nd they blindfolded him and smote his face% )nd they asked him
saying( Pro#hesy( =ho is it that struck theeM
,,(A?% )nd blas#heming, many other things they said against him%
,,(AA% )nd as soon as it !as day, the ancients of the #eo#le and the
chief #riests and scribes came together% )nd they brought him into their
council saying( 5f thou be the "hrist, tell us%
,,(A+% )nd he saith to them( 5f 5 shall tell you, you !ill not belie$e
me%
,,(A1% )nd if 5 shall also ask you, you !ill not ans!er me, nor let me
go%
,,(AB% But hereafter the 4on of man shall be sitting on the right hand
of the #o!er of God%
,,(+-% Then said they all( )rt thou then the 4on of GodM =ho said( &ou
say that 5 am%
,,(+*% )nd they said( =hat need !e any further testimonyM 7or !e
oursel$es ha$e heard it from his o!n mouth%
'uke "ha#ter ,2
The continuation of the history of the #assion%
,2(*% )nd the !hole multitude of them, rising u#, led him to Pilate%
,2(,% )nd they began to accuse him, saying( =e ha$e found this man
#er$erting our nation and forbidding to gi$e tribute to "aesar and
saying that he is "hrist the king%
,2(2% )nd Pilate asked him, saying( )rt thou the king of the 9e!sM But
he ans!ering, said( Thou sayest it%
,2(.% )nd Pilate said to the chief #riests and to the multitudes( 5 find
no cause in this man%
,2(?% But they !ere more earnest, saying( 8e stirreth u# the #eo#le,
teaching throughout all 9udea, beginning from Galilee to this #lace%
,2(A% But Pilate hearing Galilee, asked if the man !ere of GalileeM
,2(+% )nd !hen he understood that he !as of 8erodDs jurisdiction, he
sent him a!ay to 8erod, !ho !as also himself at 9erusalem in those days%
,2(1% )nd 8erod seeing 9esus, !as $ery glad( for he !as desirous of a
long time to see him, because he had heard many things of himJ and he
ho#ed to see some sign !rought by him%
,2(B% )nd he Luestioned him in many !ords% But he ans!ered him nothing%
,2(*-% )nd the chief #riests and the scribes stood by, earnestly
accusing him%
,2(**% )nd 8erod !ith his army set him at nought and mocked him, #utting
on him a !hite garment( and sent him back to Pilate%
,2(*,% )nd 8erod and Pilate !ere made friends, that same day( for before
they !ere enemies one to another%
,2(*2% )nd Pilate, calling together the chief #riests and the
magistrates and the #eo#le,
,2(*.% 4aid to them( &ou ha$e #resented unto me this man as one that
#er$erteth the #eo#le% )nd behold 5, ha$ing e>amined him before you,
find no cause in this man, in those things !herein you accuse him%
,2(*?% o, nor 8erod neither% 7or, 5 sent you to him( and behold,
nothing !orthy of death is done to him%
,2(*A% 5 !ill chastise him therefore and release him%
,2(*+% o! of necessity he !as to release unto them one u#on the feast
day%
,2(*1% But the !hole multitude together cried out, saying( )!ay !ith
this man, and release unto us Barabbas(
,2(*B% =ho, for a certain sedition made in the city and for a murder,
!as cast into #rison%
,2(,-% )nd Pilate again s#oke to them, desiring to release 9esus%
,2(,*% But they cried again, saying( "rucify him, "rucify him%
,2(,,% )nd he said to them the third time( =hy, !hat e$il hath this man
doneM 5 find no cause of death in him% 5 !ill chastise him therefore and
let him go%
,2(,2% But they !ere instant !ith loud $oices, reLuiring that he might
be crucified% )nd their $oices #re$ailed%
,2(,.% )nd Pilate ga$e sentence that it should be as they reLuired%
,2(,?% )nd he released unto them him !ho for murder and sedition had
been cast into #rison, !hom they had desired% But 9esus he deli$ered u#
to their !ill%
,2(,A% )nd as they led him a!ay, they laid hold of one 4imon of "yrene,
coming from the countryJ and they laid the cross on him to carry after
9esus%
,2(,+% )nd there follo!ed him a great multitude of #eo#le and of !omen,
!ho be!ailed and lamented him%
,2(,1% But 9esus turning to them, said( Daughters of 9erusalem, !ee# not
o$er meJ but !ee# for yoursel$es and for your children%
,2(,B% 7or behold, the days shall come, !herein they !ill say( Blessed
are the barren and the !ombs that ha$e not borne and the #a#s that ha$e
not gi$en suck%
,2(2-% Then shall they begin to say to the mountains( 7all u#on us% )nd
to the hills( "o$er us%
,2(2*% 7or if in the green !ood they do these things, !hat shall be done
in the dryM
,2(2,% )nd there !ere also t!o other malefactors led !ith him to be #ut
to death%
,2(22% )nd !hen they !ere come to the #lace !hich is called "al$ary,
they crucified him there( and the robbers, one on the right hand, and
the other on the left%
,2(2.% )nd 9esus said( 7ather, forgi$e them, for they kno! not !hat they
do% But they, di$iding his garments, cast lots%
,2(2?% )nd the #eo#le stood beholding% )nd the rulers !ith them derided
him, saying( 8e sa$ed others( let him sa$e himself, if he be "hrist, the
elect of God%
,2(2A% )nd the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him and offering him
$inegar,
,2(2+% )nd saying( 5f thou be the king of the 9e!s, sa$e thyself%
,2(21% )nd there !as also a su#erscri#tion !ritten o$er him in letters
of Greek and 'atin and 8ebre! T854 54 T8E ;5G O7 T8E 9E=4%
,2(2B% )nd one of those robbers !ho !ere hanged blas#hemed him, saying(
5f thou be "hrist, sa$e thyself and us%
,2(.-% But the other ans!ering, rebuked him, saying( either dost thou
fear God, seeingJ thou art under the same condemnationM
,2(.*% )nd !e indeed justly( for !e recei$e the due re!ard of our deeds%
But this man hath done no e$il%
,2(.,% )nd he said to 9esus( 'ord, remember me !hen thou shalt come into
thy kingdom%
,2(.2% )nd 9esus said to him( )men 5 say to thee( This day thou shalt be
!ith me in #aradise%
5n #aradise%%% That is, in the ha##y state of rest, joy, and #eace
e$erlasting% "hrist !as #leased, by a s#ecial #ri$ilege, to re!ard the
faith and confession of the #enitent thief, !ith a full discharge of all
his sins, both as to the guilt and #unishmentJ and to introduce him
immediately after death into the ha##y society of the saints, !hose
limbo, that is, the #lace of their confinement, !as no! made a #aradise
by our 'ordDs going thither%
,2(..% )nd it !as almost the si>th hour( and there !as darkness o$er all
the earth until the ninth hour%
,2(.?% )nd the sun !as darkened, and the $eil of the tem#le !as rent in
the midst%
,2(.A% )nd 9esus crying !ith a loud $oice, said( 7ather, into thy hands
5 commend my s#irit% )nd saying this, he ga$e u# the ghost%
,2(.+% o!, the centurion, seeing !hat !as done, glorified God, saying(
5ndeed this !as a just man%
,2(.1% )nd all the multitude of them that !ere come together to that
sight and sa! the things that !ere done returned, striking their
breasts%
,2(.B% )nd all his acLuaintance and the !omen that had follo!ed him from
Galilee stood afar off, beholding these things%
,2(?-% )nd behold there !as a man named 9ose#h !ho !as a counsellor, a
good and a just man,
,2(?*% EThe same had not consented to their counsel and doingsG of
)rimathea, a city of 9udea( !ho also himself looked for the kingdom of
God%
,2(?,% This man !ent to Pilate and begged the body of 9esus%
,2(?2% )nd taking him do!n, he !ra##ed him in fine linen and laid him in
a se#ulchre that !as he!ed in stone, !herein ne$er yet any man had been
laid%
,2(?.% )nd it !as the day of the Parasce$e( and the sabbath dre! on%
Parasce$e%%% That is, the e$e, or day of #re#aration for the sabbath%
,2(??% )nd the !omen that !ere come !ith him from Galilee, follo!ing
after, sa! the se#ulchre and ho! his body !as laid%
,2(?A% )nd returning, they #re#ared s#ices and ointments( and on the
sabbath day they rested, according to the commandment%
'uke "ha#ter ,.
"hristDs resurrection and manifestation of himself to his disci#les%
,.(*% )nd on the first day of the !eek, $ery early in the morning, they
came to the se#ulchre, bringing the s#ices !hich they had #re#ared%
,.(,% )nd they found the stone rolled back from the se#ulchre%
,.(2% )nd going in, they found not the body of the 'ord 9esus%
,.(.% )nd it came to #ass, as they !ere astonished in their mind at
this, behold, t!o men stood by them, in shining a##arel%
,.(?% )nd as they !ere afraid and bo!ed do!n their countenance to!ards
the ground, they said unto them( =hy seek you the li$ing !ith the deadM
,.(A% 8e is not here, but is risen% Remember ho! he s#oke unto you, !hen
he !as yet in Galilee,
,.(+% 4aying( The 4on of man must be deli$ered into the hands of sinful
men and be crucified and the third day rise again%
,.(1% )nd they remembered his !ords%
,.(B% )nd going back from the se#ulchre, they told all these things to
the ele$en and to all the rest%
,.(*-% )nd it !as <ary <agdalen and 9oanna and <ary of 9ames and the
other !omen that !ere !ith them, !ho told these things to the a#ostles%
,.(**% )nd these !ords seemed to them as idle tales( and they did not
belie$e them%
,.(*,% But Peter rising u#, ran to the se#ulchre and, stoo#ing do!n, he
sa! the linen cloths laid by themsel$es( and !ent a!ay !ondering in
himself at that !hich !as come to #ass%
,.(*2% )nd behold, t!o of them !ent, the same day, to a to!n !hich !as
si>ty furlongs from 9erusalem, named Emmaus%
,.(*.% )nd they talked together of all these things !hich had ha##ened%
,.(*?% )nd it came to #ass that !hile they talked and reasoned !ith
themsel$es, 9esus himself also, dra!ing near, !ent !ith them%
,.(*A% But their eyes !ere held, that they should not kno! him%
,.(*+% )nd he said to them( =hat are these discourses that you hold one
!ith another as you !alk and are sadM
,.(*1% )nd the one of them, !hose name !as "leo#has, ans!ering, said to
him( )rt thou only a stranger in 9erusalem, and hast not kno!n the
things that ha$e been done there in these daysM
,.(*B% To !hom he said( =hat thingsM )nd they said( "oncerning 9esus of
aHareth, !ho !as a #ro#het, mighty in !ork and !ord before God and all
the #eo#le%
,.(,-% )nd ho! our chief #riests and #rinces deli$ered him to be
condemned to death and crucified him%
,.(,*% But !e ho#ed that it !as he that should ha$e redeemed 5srael% )nd
no! besides all this, to-day is the third day since these things !ere
done%
,.(,,% &ea and certain !omen also of our com#any affrighted us !ho,
before it !as light, !ere at the se#ulchre,
,.(,2% )nd not finding his body, came, saying that they had all seen a
$ision of angels, !ho say that he is ali$e%
,.(,.% )nd some of our #eo#le !ent to the se#ulchre and found it so as
the !omen had said( but him they found not%
,.(,?% Then he said to them( O foolish and slo! of heart to belie$e in
all things, =hich the #ro#hets ha$e s#oken%
,.(,A% Ought not "hrist to ha$e suffered these things and so, to enter
into his gloryM
,.(,+% )nd beginning at <oses and all the #ro#hets, he e>#ounded to them
in all the scri#tures the things that !ere concerning him%
,.(,1% )nd they dre! nigh to the to!n !hither they !ere going( and he
made as though he !ould go farther%
,.(,B% But they constrained him, saying( 4tay !ith us, because it is
to!ards e$ening and the day is no! far s#ent% )nd he !ent in !ith them%
,.(2-% )nd it came to #ass, !hilst he !as at table !ith them, he took
bread and blessed and brake and ga$e to them%
,.(2*% )nd their eyes !ere o#ened( and they kne! him% )nd he $anished
out of their sight%
,.(2,% )nd they said one to the other( =as not our heart burning !ithin
us, !hilst he s#oke in the !ay and o#ened to us the scri#turesM
,.(22% )nd rising u#, the same hour, they !ent back to 9erusalem( and
they found the ele$en gathered together, and those that !ere !ith them,
,.(2.% 4aying( The 'ord is risen indeed and hath a##eared to 4imon%
,.(2?% )nd they told !hat things !ere done in the !ay( and ho! they kne!
him in the breaking of bread%
,.(2A% o!, !hilst they !ere s#eaking these things, 9esus stood in the
midst of them and saith to them( Peace be to you% 5t is 5( 7ear not%
,.(2+% But they being troubled and frightened, su##osed that they sa! a
s#irit%
,.(21% )nd he said to them( =hy are you troubled, and !hy do thoughts
arise in your heartsM
,.(2B% 4ee my hands and feet, that it is 5 myself% 8andle, and see( for
a s#irit hath not flesh and bones, as you see me to ha$e%
,.(.-% )nd !hen he had said this, he she!ed them his hands and feet%
,.(.*% But !hile they yet belie$ed not and !ondered for joy, he said(
8a$e you here any thing to eatM
,.(.,% )nd they offered him a #iece of a broiled fish and a honeycomb%
,.(.2% )nd !hen he had eaten before them, taking the remains, he ga$e to
them%
,.(..% )nd he said to them( These are the !ords !hich 5 s#oke to you
!hile 5 !as yet !ith you, that all things must needs be fulfilled !hich
are !ritten in the la! of <oses and in the #ro#hets and in the #salms,
concerning me%
,.(.?% Then he o#ened their understanding, that they might understand
the scri#tures%
,.(.A% )nd he said to them( Thus it is !ritten, and thus it beho$ed
"hrist to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day(
,.(.+% )nd that #enance and remission of sins should be #reached in his
name, unto all nations, beginning at 9erusalem%
,.(.1% )nd you are !itnesses of these things%
,.(.B% )nd 5 send the #romise of my 7ather u#on you( but stay you in the
city till you be endued !ith #o!er from on high%
The #romise of my 7ather%%% that is, the 8oly Ghost, !hom "hrist had
#romised that his 7ather and he !ould send, 9ohn *.% ,A, and *+% +%
,.(?-% )nd he led them out as far as Bethania( and lifting u# his hands,
he blessed them%
,.(?*% )nd it came to #ass, !hilst he blessed them, he de#arted from
them and !as carried u# to hea$en%
,.(?,% )nd they adoring !ent back into 9erusalem !ith great joy%
,.(?2% )nd they !ere al!ays in the tem#le, #raising and blessing God%
)men%
T8E 8O'& GO4PE' O7 9E4:4 "8R54T )""ORD5G TO 4T% 9O8
4t% 9ohn the )#ostle and E$angelist !as the son of Iebedee and 4alome,
brother to 9ames the Greater% 8e !as called the Belo$ed disci#le of
"hrist and stood by at his "rucifi>ion% 8e !rote the Gos#el after the
other E$angelists, about si>ty-three years after our 'ordDs )scension%
<any things that they had omitted !ere su##lied by him% The original !as
!ritten in GreekJ and by the Greeks he is titled( The Di$ine, 4t% 9erome
relates that, !hen he !as earnestly reLuested by the brethren to !rite
the Gos#el, he ans!ered he !ould do it, if by ordering a common fast,
they !ould all #ut u# their #rayers together to the )lmighty GodJ !hich
being ended re#lenished !ith the clearest and fullest re$elation coming
from 8ea$en, he burst forth into that #reface( 5 T8E BEG55G =)4 T8E
=ORD%
9ohn "ha#ter *
The di$inity and incarnation of "hrist% 9ohn bears !itness of him% 8e
begins to call his disci#les%
*(*% 5n the beginning !as the =ord( and the =ord !as !ith God( and the
=ord !as God%
*(,% The same !as in the beginning !ith God%
*(2% )ll things !ere made by him( and !ithout him !as made nothing that
!as made%
*(.% 5n him !as life( and the life !as the light of men%
*(?% )nd the light shineth in darkness( and the darkness did not
com#rehend it%
*(A% There !as a man sent from God, !hose name !as 9ohn%
*(+% This man came for a !itness, to gi$e testimony of the light, that
all men might belie$e through him%
*(1% 8e !as not the light, but !as to gi$e testimony of the light%
*(B% That !as the true light, !hich enlighteneth e$ery man that cometh
into this !orld%
*(*-% 8e !as in the !orld( and the !orld !as made by him( and the !orld
kne! him not%
*(**% 8e came unto his o!n( and his o!n recei$ed him not%
*(*,% But as many as recei$ed him, he ga$e them #o!er to be made the
sons of God, to them that belie$e in his name%
*(*2% =ho are born, not of blood, nor of the !ill of the flesh, nor of
the !ill of man, but of God%
*(*.% )nd the =ord !as made flesh and d!elt among us Eand !e sa! his
glory, the glory as it !ere of the only begotten of the 7atherG, full of
grace and truth%
*(*?% 9ohn beareth !itness of him and crieth out, saying( This !as he of
!hom 5 s#oke( 8e that shall come after me is #referred before me(
because he !as before me%
*(*A% )nd of his fulness !e all ha$e recei$ed( and grace for grace%
*(*+% 7or the la! !as gi$en by <oses( grace and truth came by 9esus
"hrist%
*(*1% o man hath seen God at any time( the only begotten 4on !ho is in
the Bosom of the 7ather, he hath declared him%
*(*B% )nd this is the testimony of 9ohn, !hen the 9e!s sent from
9erusalem #riests and 'e$ites to him, to ask him( =ho art thouM
*(,-% )nd he confessed and did not deny( and he confessed( 5 am not the
"hrist%
*(,*% )nd they asked him( =hat thenM )rt thou EliasM )nd he said( 5 am
not% )rt thou the #ro#hetM )nd he ans!ered( o%
*(,,% They said therefore unto him( =ho art thou, that !e may gi$e an
ans!er to them that sent usM =hat sayest thou of thyselfM
*(,2% 8e said( 5 am the $oice of one crying in the !ilderness, make
straight the !ay of the 'ord, as said the #ro#het 5saias%
*(,.% )nd they that !ere sent !ere of the Pharisees%
*(,?% )nd they asked him and said to him( =hy then dost thou ba#tiHe, if
thou be not "hrist, nor Elias, nor the #ro#hetM
*(,A% 9ohn ans!ered them, saying( 5 ba#tiHe !ith !ater( but there hath
stood one in the midst of you, !hom you kno! not%
*(,+% The same is he that shall come after me, !ho is #referred before
me( the latchet of !hose shoe 5 am not !orthy to loose%
*(,1% These things !ere done in Bethania, beyond the 9ordan, !here 9ohn
!as ba#tiHing%
*(,B% The ne>t day, 9ohn sa! 9esus coming to himJ and he saith( Behold
the 'amb of God% Behold him !ho taketh a!ay the sin of the !orld%
*(2-% This is he of !hom 5 said( )fter me there cometh a man, !ho is
#referred before me( because he !as before me%
*(2*% )nd 5 kne! him not( but that he may be made manifest in 5srael,
therefore am 5 come ba#tiHing !ith !ater%
*(2,% )nd 9ohn ga$e testimony, saying( 5 sa! the 4#irit coming do!n, as
a do$e from hea$enJ and he remained u#on him%
*(22% )nd 5 kne! him not( but he !ho sent me to ba#tiHe !ith !ater said
to me( 8e u#on !hom thou shalt see the 4#irit descending and remaining
u#on him, he it is that ba#tiHeth !ith the 8oly Ghost%
*(2.% )nd 5 sa!( and 5 ga$e testimony that this is the 4on of God%
*(2?% The ne>t day again 9ohn stood and t!o of his disci#les%
*(2A% )nd beholding 9esus !alking, he saith( Behold the 'amb of God%
*(2+% )nd the t!o disci#les heard him s#eak( and they follo!ed 9esus%
*(21% )nd 9esus turning and seeing them follo!ing him, saith to them(
=hat seek youM =ho said to him( Rabbi E!hich is to say, being
inter#reted, <asterG, !here d!ellest thouM
*(2B% 8e saith to them( "ome and see% They came and sa! !here he abode(
and they stayed !ith him that day% o! it !as about the tenth hour%
*(.-% )nd )ndre!, the brother of 4imon Peter, !as one of the t!o !ho had
heard of 9ohn and follo!ed him%
*(.*% 8e findeth first his brother 4imon and saith to him( =e ha$e found
the <essias, !hich is, being inter#reted, the "hrist%
*(.,% )nd he brought him to 9esus% )nd 9esus looking u#on him, said(
Thou art 4imon the son of 9ona% Thou shalt be called "e#has, !hich is
inter#reted Peter%
*(.2% On the follo!ing day, he !ould go forth into Galilee( and he
findeth Phili#, )nd 9esus saith to him( follo! me%
*(..% o! Phili# !as of Bethsaida, the city of )ndre! and Peter%
*(.?% Phili# findeth athanael and saith to him( =e ha$e found him of
!hom <oses, in the la! and the #ro#hets did !rite, 9esus the son of
9ose#h of aHareth%
*(.A% )nd athanael said to him( "an any thing of good come from
aHarethM Phili# saith to him( "ome and see%
*(.+% 9esus sa! athanael coming to him and he saith of him( Behold an
5sraelite indeed, in !hom there is no guile%
*(.1% athanael saith to him( =hence kno!est thou meM 9esus ans!ered and
said to him( Before that Phili# called thee, !hen thou !ast under the
fig tree, 5 sa! thee%
*(.B% athanael ans!ered him and said( Rabbi( Thou art the 4on of God%
Thou art the ;ing of 5srael%
*(?-% 9esus ans!ered and said to him( Because 5 said unto thee, 5 sa!
thee under the fig tree, thou belie$est( greater things than these shalt
thou see%
*(?*% )nd he saith to him( )men, amen, 5 say to you, you shall see the
hea$en o#ened and the angels of God ascending and descending u#on the
4on of man%
9ohn "ha#ter ,
"hrist changes !ater into !ine% 8e casts the sellers out of the tem#le%
,(*% )nd the third day, there !as a marriage in "ana of Galilee( and the
mother of 9esus !as there%
,(,% )nd 9esus also !as in$ited, and his disci#les, to the marriage%
,(2% )nd the !ine failing, the mother of 9esus saith to him( They ha$e
no !ine%
,(.% )nd 9esus saith to her( =oman, !hat is that to me and to theeM <y
hour is not yet come%
=hat is that to me, etc%%% These !ords of our 4a$iour, s#oken to his
mother, ha$e been understood by some commentators as harsh, they not
considering the ne>t follo!ing $erse( =hatsoe$er he shall say to you, do
ye, !hich #lainly sho!s that his mother kne! of the miracle that he !as
to #erform, and that it !as at her reLuest he !rought itJ besides the
manner of s#eaking the !ords as to the tone, and the countenance sho!n
at the same time, !hich could only be kno!n to those !ho !ere #resent,
or from !hat had follo!ed( for !ords indicating anger in one tone of
$oice, !ould be understood Luite the re$erse in another%
,(?% 8is mother saith to the !aiters( =hatsoe$er he shall say to you, do
ye%
,(A% o! there !ere set there si> !ater#ots of stone, according to the
manner of the #urifying of the 9e!s, containing t!o or three measures
a#iece%
,(+% 9esus saith to them( 7ill the !ater#ots !ith !ater% )nd they filled
them u# to the brim%
,(1% )nd 9esus saith to them( Dra! out no! and carry to the chief
ste!ard of the feast% )nd they carried it%
,(B% )nd !hen the chief ste!ard had tasted the !ater made !ine and kne!
not !hence it !as, but the !aiters kne! !ho had dra!n the !ater( the
chief ste!ard calleth the bridegroom,
,(*-% )nd saith to him( E$ery man at first setteth forth good !ine, and
!hen men ha$e !ell drunk, then that !hich is !orse% But thou hast ke#t
the good !ine until no!%
,(**% This beginning of miracles did 9esus in "ana of Galilee and
manifested his glory% )nd his disci#les belie$ed in him%
,(*,% )fter this, he !ent do!n to "a#harnaum, he and his mother and his
brethren and his disci#les( and they remained there not many days%
,(*2% )nd the #asch of the 9e!s !as at hand( and 9esus !ent u# to
9erusalem%
,(*.% )nd he found in the tem#le them that sold o>en and shee# and
do$es, and the changers of money sitting%
,(*?% )nd !hen he had made, as it !ere, a scourge of little cords, he
dro$e them all out of the tem#le, the shee# also and the o>en( and the
money of the changers he #oured out, and the tables he o$erthre!%
,(*A% )nd to them that sold do$es he said( Take these things hence, and
make not the house of my 7ather a house of traffic%
,(*+% )nd his disci#les remembered, that it !as !ritten( The Heal of thy
house hath eaten me u#%
,(*1% The 9e!s, therefore, ans!ered, and said to him( =hat sign dost
thou she! unto us, seeing thou dost these thingsM
,(*B% 9esus ans!ered and said to them( Destroy this tem#leJ and in three
days 5 !ill raise it u#%
,(,-% The 9e!s then said( 4i> and forty years !as this tem#le in
buildingJ and !ilt thou raise it u# in three daysM
,(,*% But he s#oke of the tem#le of his body%
,(,,% =hen therefore he !as risen again from the dead, his disci#les
remembered that he had said this( and they belie$ed the scri#ture and
the !ord that 9esus had said%
,(,2% o! !hen he !as at 9erusalem, at the #asch, u#on the festi$al day,
many belie$ed in his name, seeing his signs !hich he did%
,(,.% But 9esus did not trust himself unto them( for that he kne! all
men,
,(,?% )nd because he needed not that any should gi$e testimony of man(
for he kne! !hat !as in man%
9ohn "ha#ter 2
"hristDs discourse !ith icodemus% 9ohnDs testimony%
2(*% )nd there !as a man of the Pharisees, named icodemus, a ruler of
the 9e!s%
2(,% This man came to 9esus by night and said to him( Rabbi, !e kno!
that thou art come a teacher from GodJ for no man can do these signs
!hich thou dost, unless God be !ith him%
2(2% 9esus ans!ered and said to him( )men, amen, 5 say to thee, unless a
man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God%
2(.% icodemus saith to him( 8o! can a man be born !hen he is oldM "an
he enter a second time into his motherDs !omb and be born againM
2(?% 9esus ans!ered( )men, amen, 5 say to thee, unless a man be born
again of !ater and the 8oly Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God%
:nless a man be born again, etc%%% By these !ords our 4a$iour hath
declared the necessity of ba#tismJ and by the !ord !ater it is e$ident
that the a##lication of it is necessary !ith the !ords% <att% ,1% *B%
2(A% That !hich is born of the flesh is flesh( and that !hich is born of
the 4#irit is s#irit%
2(+% =onder not that 5 said to thee( &ou must be born again%
2(1% The 4#irit breatheth !here he !ill and thou hearest his $oice( but
thou kno!est not !hence he cometh and !hither he goeth% 4o is e$ery one
that is born of the 4#irit%
2(B% icodemus ans!ered and said to him( 8o! can these things be doneM
2(*-% 9esus ans!ered and said to him( )rt thou a master in 5srael, and
kno!est not these thingsM
2(**% )men, amen, 5 say to thee that !e s#eak !hat !e kno! and !e
testify !hat !e ha$e seen( and you recei$e not our testimony%
2(*,% 5f 5 ha$e s#oken to you earthly things, and you belie$e not( ho!
!ill you belie$e, if 5 shall s#eak to you hea$enly thingsM
2(*2% )nd no man hath ascended into hea$en, but he that descended from
hea$en, the 4on of man !ho is in hea$en%
2(*.% )nd as <oses lifted u# the ser#ent in the desert, so must the 4on
of man be lifted u#(
2(*?% That !hosoe$er belie$eth in him may not #erish, but may ha$e life
e$erlasting%
2(*A% 7or God so lo$ed the !orld, as to gi$e his only begotten 4on( that
!hosoe$er belie$eth in him may not #erish, but may ha$e life
e$erlasting%
2(*+% 7or God sent not his 4on into the !orld, to judge the !orld( but
that the !orld may be sa$ed by him%
2(*1% 8e that belie$eth in him is not judged% But he that doth not
belie$e is already judged( because he belie$eth not in the name of the
only begotten 4on of God%
5s not judged%%% 8e that belie$eth, $iH%, by a faith !orking through
charity, is not judged, that is, is not condemnedJ but the obstinate
unbelie$er is judged, that is, condemned already, by retrenching himself
from the society of "hrist and his church%
2(*B% )nd this is the judgment( Because the light is come into the !orld
and men lo$ed darkness rather than the light( for their !orks !ere e$il%
The judgment%%% That is, the cause of his comdemnation%
2(,-% 7or e$ery one that doth e$il hateth the light and cometh not to
the light, that his !orks may not be re#ro$ed%
2(,*% But he that doth truth cometh to the light, that his !orks may be
made manifest( because they are done in God%
8e that doth truth%%% that is, he that acteth according to truth, !hich
here signifies the 'a! of God% Thy la! is truth% Psa% **1% *.,%
2(,,% )fter these things, 9esus and his disci#les came into the land of
9udea( and there he abode !ith them and ba#tiHed%
2(,2% )nd 9ohn also !as ba#tiHing in Ennon near 4alim( because there !as
much !ater there% )nd they came and !ere ba#tiHed%
2(,.% 7or 9ohn !as not yet cast into #rison%
2(,?% )nd there arose a Luestion bet!een some of 9ohnDs disci#les and
the 9e!s, concerning #urification%
2(,A% )nd they came to 9ohn and said to him( Rabbi, he that !as !ith
thee beyond the 9ordan, to !hom thou ga$est testimony( behold, he
ba#tiHeth and all men come to him%
2(,+% 9ohn ans!ered and said( ) man cannot recei$e any thing, unless it
be gi$en him from hea$en%
2(,1% &ou yoursel$es do bear me !itness that 5 said that 5 am not
"hrist, but that 5 am sent before him%
2(,B% 8e that hath the bride is the bridegroom( but the friend of the
bridegroom, !ho standeth and heareth 8im, rejoiceth !ith joy because of
the bridegroomDs $oice% This my joy therefore is fulfilled%
2(2-% 8e must increase( but 5 must decrease%
2(2*% 8e that cometh from abo$e is abo$e all% 8e that is of the earth,
of the earth he is, and of the earth he s#eaketh% 8e that cometh from
hea$en is abo$e all%
2(2,% )nd !hat he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth( and no man
recei$eth his testimony%
2(22% 8e that hath recei$ed his testimony hath set to his seal that God
is true%
2(2.% 7or he !hom God hath sent s#eaketh the !ords of God( for God doth
not gi$e the 4#irit by measure%
2(2?% The 7ather lo$eth the 4on( and he hath gi$en all things into his
hand%
2(2A% 8e that belie$eth in the 4on hath life e$erlasting( but he that
belie$eth not the 4on shall not see life( but the !rath of God abideth
on him%
9ohn "ha#ter .
"hrist talks !ith the 4amaritan !oman% 8e heals the rulerDs son%
.(*% =hen 9esus therefore understood the Pharisees had heard that 9esus
maketh more disci#les and ba#tiHeth more than 9ohn,
.(,% EThough 9esus himself did not ba#tiHe, but his disci#lesG,
.(2% 8e left 9udea and !ent again into Galilee%
.(.% )nd he !as of necessity to #ass through 4amaria%
.(?% 8e cometh therefore to a city of 4amaria, !hich is called 4ichar,
near the land !hich 9acob ga$e to his son 9ose#h%
.(A% o! 9acobDs !ell !as there% 9esus therefore, being !earied !ith his
journey, sat thus on the !ell% 5t !as about the si>th hour%
.(+% There cometh a !oman of 4amaria, to dra! !ater% 9esus saith to her(
Gi$e me to drink%
.(1% 7or his disci#les !ere gone into the city to buy meats%
.(B% Then that 4amaritan !oman saith to him( 8o! dost thou, being a 9e!J
ask of me to drink, !ho am a 4amaritan !omanM 7or the 9e!s do not
communicate !ith the 4amaritans%
.(*-% 9esus ans!ered and said to her( 5f thou didst kno! the gift of God
and !ho he is that saith to thee( Gi$e me to drinkJ thou #erha#s !ouldst
ha$e asked of him, and he !ould ha$e gi$en thee li$ing !ater%
.(**% The !oman saith to him( 4ir, thou hast nothing !herein to dra!,
and the !ell is dee#% 7rom !hence then hast thou li$ing !aterM
.(*,% )rt thou greater than our father 9acob, !ho ga$e us the !ell and
drank thereof, himself and his children and his cattleM
.(*2% 9esus ans!ered and said to her( =hosoe$er drinketh of this !ater
shall thirst again( but he that shall drink of the !ater that 5 !ill
gi$e him shall not thirst for e$er%
.(*.% But the !ater that 5 !ill gi$e him shall become in him a fountain
of !ater, s#ringing u# into life e$erlasting%
.(*?% The !oman said to him( 4ir, gi$e me this !ater, that 5 may not
thirst, nor come hither to dra!%
.(*A% 9esus saith to her( Go, call thy husband, and come hither%
.(*+% The !oman ans!ered and said( 5 ha$e no husband% 9esus said to her(
Thou hast said !ell( 5 ha$e no husband%
.(*1% 7or thou hast had fi$e husbands( and he !hom thou no! hast is not
thy husband% This, thou hast said truly%
.(*B% The !oman saith to him( 4ir, 5 #ercei$e that thou art a #ro#het%
.(,-% Our fathers adored on this mountain( and you say that at 9erusalem
is the #lace !here men must adore%
This mountain%%% GariHim, !here the 4amaritans had their schismatical
tem#le%
.(,*% 9esus saith to her( =oman, belie$e me that the hour cometh, !hen
you shall neither on this mountain, nor in 9erusalem, adore the 7ather%
.(,,% &ou adore that !hich you kno! not( !e adore that !hich !e kno!%
7or sal$ation is of the 9e!s%
.(,2% But the hour cometh and no! is, !hen the true adorers shall adore
the 7ather in s#irit and in truth% 7or the 7ather also seeketh such to
adore him%
.(,.% God is a s#irit( and they that adore him must adore him in s#irit
and in truth%
.(,?% The !oman saith to him( 5 kno! that the <essias cometh E!ho is
called "hristG( therefore, !hen he is come, he !ill tell us all things%
.(,A% 9esus saith to her( 5 am he, !ho am s#eaking !ith thee%
.(,+% )nd immediately his disci#les came% )nd they !ondered that he
talked !ith the !oman% &et no man said( =hat seekest thouM Or( =hy
talkest thou !ith herM
.(,1% The !oman therefore left her !ater#ot and !ent her !ay into the
city and saith to the men there(
.(,B% "ome, and see a man !ho has told me all things !hatsoe$er 5 ha$e
done% 5s not he the "hristM
.(2-% They !ent therefore out of the city and came unto him%
.(2*% 5n the mean time, the disci#les #rayed him, saying( Rabbi, eat%
.(2,% But he said to them( 5 ha$e meat to eat !hich you kno! not%
.(22% The disci#les therefore said one to another( 8ath any man brought
him to eatM
.(2.% 9esus saith to them( <y meat is to do the !ill of him that sent
me, that 5 may #erfect his !ork%
.(2?% Do not you say( There are yet four months, and then the har$est
comethM Behold, 5 say to you, lift u# your eyes, and see the countries%
7or they are !hite already to har$est%
.(2A% )nd he that rea#eth recei$eth !ages and gathereth fruit unto life
e$erlasting( that both he that so!eth and he that rea#eth may rejoice
together%
.(2+% 7or in this is the saying true( That it is one man that so!eth,
and it is another that rea#eth%
.(21% 5 ha$e sent you to rea# that in !hich you did not labour% Others
ha$e laboured( and you ha$e entered into their labours%
.(2B% o! of that city many of the 4amaritans belie$ed in him, for the
!ord of the !oman gi$ing testimony( 8e told me all things !hatsoe$er 5
ha$e done%
.(.-% 4o !hen the 4amaritans !ere come to him, they desired that he
!ould tarry there% )nd he abode there t!o days%
.(.*% )nd many more belie$ed in him, because of his o!n !ord%
.(.,% )nd they said to the !oman( =e no! belie$e, not for thy saying(
for !e oursel$es ha$e heard him and kno! that this is indeed the 4a$iour
of the !orld%
.(.2% o! after t!o days, he de#arted thence and !ent into Galilee%
.(..% 7or 9esus himself ga$e testimony that a #ro#het hath no honour in
his o!n country%
.(.?% )nd !hen he !as come into Galilee, the Galileans recei$ed him,
ha$ing seen all the things he had done at 9erusalem on the festi$al day(
for they also !ent to the festi$al day%
.(.A% 8e came again therefore into "ana of Galilee, !here he made the
!ater !ine% )nd there !as a certain ruler, !hose son !as sick at
"a#harnaum%
.(.+% 8e ha$ing heard that 9esus !as come from 9udea into Galilee, sent
to him and #rayed him to come do!n and heal his son( for he !as at the
#oint of death%
.(.1% 9esus therefore said to him( :nless you see signs and !onders, you
belie$e not%
.(.B% The ruler saith to him( 'ord, come do!n before that my son die%
.(?-% 9esus saith to him( Go thy !ay% Thy son li$eth% The man belie$ed
the !ord !hich 9esus said to him and !ent his !ay%
.(?*% )nd as he !as going do!n, his ser$ants met him( and they brought
!ord, saying, that his son li$ed%
.(?,% 8e asked therefore of them the hour !herein he gre! better% )nd
they said to him( &esterday at the se$enth hour, the fe$er left him%
.(?2% The father therefore kne! that it !as at the same hour that 9esus
said to him( Thy son li$eth% )nd himself belie$ed, and his !hole house%
.(?.% This is again the second miracle that 9esus did, !hen he !as come
out of 9udea% into Galilee%
9ohn "ha#ter ?
"hrist heals on the sabbath the man languishing thirty-eight years% 8is
discourse u#on this occasion%
?(*% )fter these things !as a festi$al day of the 9e!s( and 9esus !ent
u# to 9erusalem%
?(,% o! there is at 9erusalem a #ond, called Probatica, !hich in 8ebre!
is named Bethsaida, ha$ing fi$e #orches%
Probatica%%% That is, the shee# #ondJ either so called, because the
shee# !ere !ashed therein, that !ere to be offered u# in sacrifice in
the tem#le, or because it !as near the shee# gate% That this !as a #ond
!here miracles !ere !rought is e$ident from the sacred te>tJ and also
that the !ater had no natural $irtue to heal, as one only of those #ut
in after the motion of the !ater !as restored to healthJ for if the
!ater had the healing Luality, the others !ould ha$e the like benefit,
being #ut into it about the same time%
?(2% 5n these lay a great multitude of sick, of blind, of lame, of
!ithered( !aiting for the mo$ing of the !ater%
?(.% )nd an angel of the 'ord descended at certain times into the #ond
and the !ater !as mo$ed% )nd he that !ent do!n first into the #ond after
the motion of the !ater !as made !hole of !hatsoe$er infirmity he lay
under%
?(?% )nd there !as a certain man there that had been eight and thirty
years under his infirmity%
?(A% 8im !hen 9esus had seen lying, and kne! that he had been no! a long
time, he saith to him( =ilt thou be made !holeM
?(+% The infirm man ans!ered him( 4ir, 5 ha$e no man, !hen the !ater is
troubled, to #ut me into the #ond% 7or !hilst 5 am coming, another goeth
do!n before me%
?(1% 9esus saith to him( )rise, take u# thy bed and !alk%
?(B% )nd immediately the man !as made !hole( and he took u# his bed and
!alked% )nd it !as the sabbath that day%
?(*-% The 9e!s therefore said to him that !as healed( 5t is the sabbath%
5t is not la!ful for thee to take u# thy bed%
?(**% 8e ans!ered them( 8e that made me !hole, he said to me( Take u#
thy bed and !alk%
?(*,% They asked him therefore( =ho is that man !ho said to thee( Take
u# thy bed and !alkM
?(*2% But he !ho !as healed kne! not !ho it !as( for 9esus !ent aside
from the multitude standing in the #lace%
?(*.% )fter!ards, 9esus findeth him in the tem#le and saith to him(
Behold thou art made !hole( sin no more, lest some !orse thing ha##en to
thee%
?(*?% The man !ent his !ay and told the 9e!s that it !as 9esus !ho had
made him !hole%
?(*A% Therefore did the 9e!s #ersecute 9esus, because he did these
things on the sabbath%
?(*+% But 9esus ans!ered them( <y 7ather !orketh until no!J and 5 !ork%
?(*1% 8ereu#on therefore the 9e!s sought the more to kill him, because
he did not only break the sabbath but also said God !as his 7ather,
making himself eLual to God%
?(*B% Then 9esus ans!ered and said to them( )men, amen, 5 say unto you,
the 4on cannot do any thing of himself, but !hat he seeth the 7ather
doing( for !hat things soe$er he doth, these the 4on also doth in like
manner%
?(,-% 7or the 7ather lo$eth the 4on and she!eth him all things !hich
himself doth( and greater !orks than these !ill he she! him, that you
may !onder%
?(,*% 7or as the 7ather raiseth u# the dead and gi$eth life( so the 4on
also gi$eth life to !hom he !ill%
?(,,% 7or neither does the 7ather judge any man( but hath gi$en all
judgment to the 4on%
?(,2% That all men may honour the 4on, as they honour the 7ather% 8e !ho
honoureth not the 4on honoureth not the 7ather !ho hath sent him%
?(,.% )men, amen, 5 say unto you that he !ho heareth my !ord and
belie$eth him that sent me hath life e$erlasting( and cometh not into
judgment, but is #assed from death to life%
?(,?% )men, amen, 5 say unto you, that the hour cometh, and no! is, !hen
the dead shall hear the $oice of the 4on of God( and they that hear
shall li$e%
?(,A% 7or as the 7ather hath life in himself, so he hath gi$en to the
4on also to ha$e life in himself%
?(,+% )nd he hath gi$en him #o!er to do judgment, because he is the 4on
of man%
?(,1% =onder not at this( for the hour cometh !herein all that are in
the gra$es shall hear the $oice of the 4on of God%
?(,B% )nd they that ha$e done good things shall come forth unto the
resurrection of life( but they that ha$e done e$il, unto the
resurrection of judgment%
:nto the resurrection of judgment%%% That is, condemnation%
?(2-% 5 cannot of myself do any thing% )s 5 hear, so 5 judge% )nd my
judgment is just( because 5 seek not my o!n !ill but the !ill of him
that sent me%
?(2*% 5f 5 bear !itness of myself, my !itness is not true%
?(2,% There is another that beareth !itness of me( and 5 kno! that the
!itness !hich he !itnesseth of me is true%
?(22% &ou sent to 9ohn( and he ga$e testimony to the truth%
?(2.% But 5 recei$e not testimony from man( but 5 say these things, that
you may be sa$ed%
?(2?% 8e !as a burning and a shining light( and you !ere !illing for a
time to rejoice in his light%
?(2A% But 5 ha$e a greater testimony than that of 9ohn( for the !orks
!hich the 7ather hath gi$en me to #erfect, the !orks themsel$es !hich 5
do, gi$e testimony of me, that the 7ather hath sent me%
?(2+% )nd the 7ather himself !ho hath sent me hath gi$en testimony of
me( neither ha$e you heard his $oice at any time, nor seen his sha#e%
?(21% )nd you ha$e not his !ord abiding in you( for !hom he hath sent,
him you belie$e not%
?(2B% 4earch the scri#tures( for you think in them to ha$e life
e$erlasting% )nd the same are they that gi$e testimony of me%
Or%%% &ou search the scri#tures% 4crutamini%%% 5t is not a command for
all to read the scri#turesJ but a re#roach to the Pharisees, that
reading the scri#tures as they did, and thinking to find e$erlasting
life in them, they !ould not recei$e him to !hom all those scri#tures
ga$e testimony, and through !hom alone they could ha$e that true life%
?(.-% )nd you !ill not come to me that you may ha$e life%
?(.*% 5 recei$e not glory from men%
?(.,% But 5 kno! you, that you ha$e not the lo$e of God in you%
?(.2% 5 am come in the name of my 7ather, and you recei$e me not( if
another shall come in his o!n name, him you !ill recei$e%
?(..% 8o! can you belie$e, !ho recei$e glory one from another( and the
glory !hich is from God alone, you do not seekM
?(.?% Think not that 5 !ill accuse you to the 7ather% There is one that
accuseth you, <oses, in !hom you trust%
?(.A% 7or if you did belie$e <oses, you !ould #erha#s belie$e me also(
for he !rote of me%
?(.+% But if you do not belie$e his !ritings, ho! !ill you belie$e my
!ordsM
9ohn "ha#ter A
"hrist feeds fi$e thousand !ith fi$e loa$es% 8e !alks u#on the sea and
discourses of the bread of life%
A(*% )fter these things 9esus !ent o$er the sea of Galilee, !hich is
that of Tiberias%
A(,% )nd a great multitude follo!ed him, because they sa! the miracles
!hich he did on them that !ere diseased%
A(2% 9esus therefore !ent u# into a mountain( and there he sat !ith his
disci#les%
A(.% o! the #asch, the festi$al day of the 9e!s, !as near at hand%
A(?% =hen 9esus therefore had lifted u# his eyes and seen that a $ery
great multitude cometh to him, he said to Phili#( =hence shall !e buy
bread, that these may eatM
A(A% )nd this he said to try him( for he himself kne! !hat he !ould do%
A(+% Phili# ans!ered him( T!o hundred #enny!orth of bread is not
sufficient for them that e$ery one may take a little%
A(1% One of his disci#les, )ndre!, the brother of 4imon Peter, saith to
him(
A(B% There is a boy here that hath fi$e barley loa$es and t!o fishes%
But !hat are these among so manyM
A(*-% Then 9esus said( <ake the men sit do!n% o!, there !as much grass
in the #lace% The men therefore sat do!n, in number about fi$e thousand%
A(**% )nd 9esus took the loa$es( and !hen he had gi$en thanks, he
distributed to them that !ere set do!n% 5n like manner also of the
fishes, as much as they !ould%
A(*,% )nd !hen they !ere filled, he said to his disci#les( gather u# the
fragments that remain, lest they be lost%
A(*2% They gathered u# therefore and filled t!el$e baskets !ith the
fragments of the fi$e barley loa$es !hich remained o$er and abo$e to
them that had eaten%
A(*.% o! those men, !hen they had seen !hat a miracle 9esus had done,
said( This is of a truth the #ro#het that is to come into the !orld%
A(*?% 9esus therefore, !hen he kne! that they !ould come to take him by
force and make him king, fled again into the mountains, himself alone%
A(*A% )nd !hen e$ening !as come, his disci#les !ent do!n to the sea%
A(*+% )nd !hen they had gone u# into a shi#, they !ent o$er the sea to
"a#harnaum% )nd it !as no! dark( and 9esus !as not come unto them%
A(*1% )nd the sea arose, by reason of a great !ind that ble!%
A(*B% =hen they had ro!ed therefore about fi$e and t!enty or thirty
furlongs, they see 9esus !alking u#on the sea and dra!ing nigh to the
shi#% )nd they !ere afraid%
A(,-% But he saith to them( 5t is 5% Be not afraid%
A(,*% They !ere !illing therefore to take him into the shi#% )nd
#resently the shi# !as at the land to !hich they !ere going%
A(,,% The ne>t day, the multitude that stood on the other side of the
sea sa! that there !as no other shi# there but one( and that 9esus had
not entered into the shi# !ith his disci#les, but that his disci#les
!ere gone a!ay alone%
A(,2% But other shi#s came in from Tiberias, nigh unto the #lace !here
they had eaten the bread, the 'ord gi$ing thanks%
A(,.% =hen therefore the multitude sa! that 9esus !as not there, nor his
disci#les, they took shi##ing and came to "a#harnaum, seeking for 9esus%
A(,?% )nd !hen they had found him on that other side of the sea, they
said to him( Rabbi, !hen camest thou hitherM
A(,A% 9esus ans!ered them and said( )men, amen, 5 say to you, you seek
me, not because you ha$e seen miracles, but because you did eat of the
loa$es and !ere filled%
A(,+% 'abour not for the meat !hich #erisheth, but for that !hich
endureth unto life e$erlasting, !hich the 4on of man !ill gi$e you% 7or
him hath God, the 7ather, sealed%
A(,1% They said therefore unto him( =hat shall !e do, that !e may !ork
the !orks of GodM
A(,B% 9esus ans!ered and said to them( This is the !ork of God, that you
belie$e in him !hom he hath sent%
A(2-% They said therefore to him( =hat sign therefore dost thou she!
that !e may see and may belie$e theeM =hat dost thou !orkM
A(2*% Our fathers did eat manna in the desert, as it is !ritten( 8e ga$e
them bread from hea$en to eat%
A(2,% Then 9esus said to them( )men, amen, 5 say to youJ <oses ga$e you
not bread from hea$en, but my 7ather gi$eth you the true bread from
hea$en%
A(22% 7or the bread of God is that !hich cometh do!n from hea$en and
gi$eth life to the !orld%
A(2.% They said therefore unto him( 'ord, gi$e us al!ays this bread%
A(2?% )nd 9esus said to them( 5 am the bread of life% 8e that cometh to
me shall not hunger( and he that belie$eth in me shall ne$er thirst%
A(2A% But 5 said unto you that you also ha$e seen me, and you belie$e
not%
A(2+% )ll that the 7ather gi$eth to me shall come to me( and him that
cometh to me, 5 !ill not cast out%
A(21% Because 5 came do!n from hea$en, not to do my o!n !ill but the
!ill of him that sent me%
A(2B% o! this is the !ill of the 7ather !ho sent me( that of all that
he hath gi$en me, 5 should lose nothingJ but should raise it u# again in
the last day%
A(.-% )nd this is the !ill of my 7ather that sent me( that e$ery one !ho
seeth the 4on and belie$eth in him may ha$e life e$erlasting% )nd 5 !ill
raise him u# in the last day%
A(.*% The 9e!s therefore murmured at him, because he had said( 5 am the
li$ing bread !hich came do!n from hea$en%
A(.,% )nd they said( 5s not this 9esus, the son of 9ose#h, !hose father
and mother !e kno!M 8o! then saith he( 5 came do!n from hea$enM
A(.2% 9esus therefore ans!ered and said to them( <urmur not among
yoursel$es%
A(..% o man can come to me, e>ce#t the 7ather, !ho hath sent me, dra!
him% )nd 5 !ill raise him u# in the last day%
Dra! him%%% ot by com#ulsion, nor by laying the free !ill under any
necessity, but by the strong and s!eet motions of his hea$enly grace%
A(.?% 5t is !ritten in the #ro#hets( )nd they shall all be taught of
God% E$ery one that hath heard of the 7ather and hath learned cometh
forth me%
A(.A% ot that any man hath seen the 7ather( but he !ho is of God, he
hath seen the 7ather%
A(.+% )men, amen, 5 say unto you( 8e that belie$eth in me hath
e$erlasting life%
A(.1% 5 am the bread of life%
A(.B% &our fathers did eat manna in the desert( and are dead%
A(?-% This is the bread !hich cometh do!n from hea$en( that if any man
eat of it, he may not die%
A(?*% 5 am the li$ing bread !hich came do!n from hea$en%
A(?,% 5f any man eat of this bread, he shall li$e for e$er( and the
bread that 5 !ill gi$e is my flesh, for the life of the !orld%
A(?2% The 9e!s therefore stro$e among themsel$es, saying( 8o! can this
man gi$e us his flesh to eatM
A(?.% Then 9esus said to them( )men, amen, 5 say unto you( e>ce#t you
eat the flesh of the 4on of man and drink his blood, you shall not ha$e
life in you%
E>ce#t you eat and drink, etc%%% To recei$e the body and blood of
"hrist, is a di$ine #rece#t, insinuated in this te>tJ !hich the faithful
fulfil, though they recei$e but in one kindJ because in one kind they
recei$e both body and blood, !hich cannot be se#arated from each other%
8ence, life eternal is here #romised to the !orthy recei$ing, though but
in one kind% @er% ?,% 5f any man eat of this bread, he shall li$e for
e$erJ and the bread that 5 !ill gi$e, is my flesh for the life of the
!orld% @er% ?1% 8e that eateth me, the same also shall li$e by me% @er%
?B% 8e that eateth this bread, shall li$er for e$er%
A(??% 8e that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood hath e$erlasting
life( and 5 !ill raise him u# in the last day%
A(?A% 7or my flesh is meat indeed( and my blood is drink indeed%
A(?+% 8e that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me( and 5
in him%
A(?1% )s the li$ing 7ather hath sent me and 5 li$e by the 7ather( so he
that eateth me, the same also shall li$e by me%
A(?B% This is the bread that came do!n from hea$en% ot as your fathers
did eat manna and are dead% 8e that eateth this bread shall li$e for
e$er%
A(A-% These things he said, teaching in the synagogue, in "a#harnaum%
A(A*% <any therefore of his disci#les, hearing it, said( This saying is
hardJ and !ho can hear itM
A(A,% But 9esus, kno!ing in himself that his disci#les murmured at this,
said to them( Doth this scandaliHe youM
A(A2% 5f then you shall see the 4on of man ascend u# !here he !as
beforeM
5f then you shall see, etc%%% "hrist by mentioning his ascension, by
this instance of his #o!er and di$inity, !ould confirm the truth of !hat
he had before assertedJ and at the same time correct their gross
a##rehension of eating his flesh, and drinking his blood, in a $ulgar
and carnal manner, by letting them kno! he should take his !hole body
li$ing !ith him to hea$enJ and conseLuently not suffer it to be as they
su##osed, di$ided, mangled, and consumed u#on earth%
A(A.% 5t is the s#irit that Luickeneth( the flesh #rofiteth nothing% The
!ords that 5 ha$e s#oken to you are s#irit and life%
The flesh #rofiteth nothing%%% Dead flesh se#arated from the s#irit, in
the gross manner they su##osed they !ere to eat his flesh, !ould #rofit
nothing% either doth manDs flesh, that is to say, manDs natural and
carnal a##rehension, E!hich refuses to be subject to the s#irit, and
!ords of "hrist,G #rofit any thing% But it !ould be the height of
blas#hemy, to say the li$ing flesh of "hrist E!hich !e recei$e in the
blessed sacarament, !ith his s#irit, that is, !ith his soul and
di$inityG #rofiteth nothing% 7or if "hristDs flesh had #rofitedus
nothing, he !ould ne$er ha$e taken flesh for us, nor died in us nothing,
he !ould ne$er ha$e taken flesh for us, nor died in the flesh for us%
)re s#irit and life%%% By #ro#osing to you a hea$enly sacrament, in
!hich you shall recei$e, in a !onderful manner, s#irit, grace, and life,
in its $ery fountain%
A(A?% But there are some of you that belie$e not% 7or 9esus kne! from
the beginning !ho they !ere that did not belie$e and !ho he !as that
!ould betray him%
A(AA% )nd he said( Therefore did 5 say to you that no man can come to
me, unless it be gi$en him by my 7ather%
A(A+% )fter this, many of his disci#les !ent back and !alked no more
!ith him%
A(A1% Then 9esus said to the t!el$e( =ill you also go a!ayM
A(AB% )nd 4imon Peter ans!ered him( 'ord, to !hom shall !e goM Thou
hast the !ords of eternal life%
A(+-% )nd !e ha$e belie$ed and ha$e kno!n that thou art the "hrist, the
4on of God%
A(+*% 9esus ans!ered them( 8a$e not 5 chosen you t!el$eM )nd one of you
is a de$il%
A(+,% o! he meant 9udas 5scariot, the son of 4imon( for this same !as
about to betray him, !hereas he !as one of the t!el$e%
9ohn "ha#ter +
"hrist goes u# to the feast of the tabernacles% 8e teaches in the
tem#le%
+(*% )fter these things, 9esus !alked in Galilee( for he !ould not !alk
in 9udea, because the 9e!s sought to kill him%
+(,% o! the 9e!s feast of tabernacles !as at hand%
+(2% )nd his brethren said to, him( Pass from hence and go into 9udea,
that thy disci#les also may see thy !orks !hich thou dost%
+(.% 7or there is no man that doth any thing in secret, and he himself
seeketh to be kno!n o#enly% 5f thou do these things, manifest thyself to
the !orld%
+(?% 7or neither did his brethren belie$e in him%
+(A% Then 9esus said to them( <y time is not yet comeJ but your time is
al!ays ready%
+(+% The !orld cannot hate you( but me it hateth, because 5 gi$e
testimony of it, that the !orks thereof are e$il,
+(1% Go you u# to this festi$al day( but 5 go not u# to this festi$al
day, because my time is not accom#lished%
+(B% =hen he had said these things, he himself stayed in Galilee%
+(*-% But after his brethren !ere gone u#, then he also !ent u# to the
feast, not o#enly, but, as it !ere, in secret%
+(**% The 9e!s therefore sought him on the festi$al day and said( =here
is heM
+(*,% )nd there !as much murmuring among the multitude concerning him%
7or some said( 8e is a good man% )nd others said( o, but he seduceth
the #eo#le%
+(*2% &et no man s#oke o#enly of him, for fear of the 9e!s%
+(*.% o!, about the midst of the feast, 9esus !ent u# into the tem#le
and taught%
+(*?% )nd the 9e!s !ondered, saying( 8o! doth this man kno! letters,
ha$ing ne$er learnedM
+(*A% 9esus ans!ered them and said( <y doctrine is not mine, but his
that sent me%
+(*+% 5f any man !ill do the !ill of him, he shall kno! of the doctrine,
!hether it be of God, or !hether 5 s#eak of myself%
+(*1% 8e that s#eaketh of himself seeketh his o!n glory( but he that
seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true and there is no
injustice in him%
+(*B% Did not <oses gi$e you the la!, and yet none of you kee#eth the
la!M
+(,-% =hy seek you to kill meM The multitude ans!ered and said( Thou
hast a de$il% =ho seeketh to kill theeM
+(,*% 9esus ans!ered and said to them( One !ork 5 ha$e done( and you all
!onder%
+(,,% Therefore, <oses ga$e you circumcision Enot because it is of
<oses, but of the fathersG( and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man%
+(,2% 5f a man recei$e circumcision on the sabbath day, that the la! of
<oses may not be broken( are you angry at me, because 5 ha$e healed the
!hole man on the sabbath dayM
+(,.% 9udge not according to the a##earance( but judge just judgment%
+(,?% 4ome therefore of 9erusalem said( 5s not this he !hom they seek to
killM
+(,A% )nd behold, he s#eaketh o#enly( and they say nothing to him% 8a$e
the rulers kno!n for a truth that this is the "hristM
+(,+% But !e kno! this man, !hence he is( but !hen the "hrist cometh, no
man kno!eth, !hence he is%
+(,1% 9esus therefore cried out in the tem#le, teaching and saying( &ou
both kno! me, and you kno! !hence 5 am% )nd 5 am not come of myself( but
he that sent me is true, !hom you kno! not%
+(,B% 5 kno! him, because 5 am from him( and he hath sent me%
+(2-% They sought therefore to a##rehend him( and no man laid hands on
him, because his hour !as not yet come%
+(2*% But of the #eo#le many belie$ed in him and said( =hen the "hrist
cometh, shall he do more miracles than this man dothM
+(2,% The Pharisees heard the #eo#le murmuring these things concerning
him( and the rulers and Pharisees sent ministers to a##rehend him%
+(22% 9esus therefore said to them( &et a little !hile 5 am !ith you(
and then 5 go to him that sent me%
+(2.% &ou shall seek me and shall not find me( and !here 5 am, thither
you cannot come%
+(2?% The 9e!s therefore said among themsel$es( =hither !ill he go, that
!e shall not find himM =ill he go unto the dis#ersed among the Gentiles
and teach the GentilesM
+(2A% =hat is this saying that he hath said( &ou shall seek me and shall
not find meM )nd( =here 5 am, you cannot comeM
+(2+% )nd on the last, and great day of the festi$ity, 9esus stood and
cried, saying( 5f any man thirst, let him come to me and drink%
+(21% 8e that belie$eth in me, as the scri#ture saith( Out of his belly
shall flo! ri$ers of li$ing !ater%
+(2B% o! this he said of the 4#irit !hich they should recei$e !ho
belie$ed in him( for as yet the 4#irit !as not gi$en, because 9esus !as
not yet glorified%
+(.-% Of that multitude therefore, !hen they had heard these !ords of
his, some said( This is the #ro#het indeed%
+(.*% Others said( This is the "hrist% But some said( Doth the "hrist
come out of GalileeM
+(.,% Doth not the scri#ture say( That "hrist cometh of the seed of
Da$id and from Bethlehem the to!n !here Da$id !asM
+(.2% 4o there arose a dissension among the #eo#le because of him%
+(..% )nd some of them !ould ha$e a##rehended him( but no man laid hands
u#on him%
+(.?% The ministers therefore came to the chief #riests and the
Pharisees% )nd they said to them( =hy ha$e you not brought himM
+(.A% The ministers ans!ered( e$er did man s#eak like this man%
+(.+% The Pharisees therefore ans!ered them( )re you also seducedM
+(.1% 8ath any one of the rulers belie$ed in him, or of the PhariseesM
+(.B% But this multitude, that kno!eth not the la!, are accursed%
+(?-% icodemus said to them Ehe that came to him by night, !ho !as one
of themG(
+(?*% Doth our la! judge any man, unless it first hear him and kno! !hat
he dothM
+(?,% They ans!ered and said to him( )rt thou also a GalileanM 4earch
the scri#tures, and see that out of Galilee a #ro#het riseth not%
+(?2% )nd e$ery man returned to his o!n house%
9ohn "ha#ter 1
The !oman taken in adultery% "hrist justifies his doctrine%
1(*% )nd 9esus !ent unto mount Oli$et%
1(,% )nd early in the morning he came again into the tem#le( and all the
#eo#le came to him% )nd sitting do!n he taught them%
1(2% )nd the scribes and Pharisees bring unto him a !oman taken in
adultery( and they set her in the midst,
1(.% )nd said to him( <aster, this !oman !as e$en no! taken in adultery%
1(?% o! <oses in the la! commanded us to stone such a one% But !hat
sayest thouM
1(A% )nd this they said tem#ting him, that they might accuse him% But
9esus bo!ing himself do!n, !rote !ith his finger on the ground%
1(+% =hen therefore they continued asking him, he lifted u# himself and
said to them( 8e that is !ithout sin among you, let him first cast a
stone at her%
1(1% )nd again stoo#ing do!n, he !rote on the ground%
1(B% But they hearing this, !ent out one by one, beginning at the
eldest% )nd 9esus alone remained, and the !oman standing in the midst%
1(*-% Then 9esus lifting u# himself, said to her( =oman, !here are they
that accused theeM 8ath no man condemned theeM
1(**% =ho said( o man, 'ord% )nd 9esus said( either !ill 5 condemn
thee% Go, and no! sin no more%
1(*,% )gain therefore, 9esus s#oke to( them, saying( 5 am the light of
the !orld% 8e that follo!eth me !alketh not in darkness, but shall ha$e
the light of life%
1(*2% The Pharisees therefore said to him( Thou gi$est testimony of
thyself% Thy testimony is not true%
1(*.% 9esus ans!ered and said to them( )lthough 5 gi$e testimony of
myself, my testimony is true( for 5 kno! !hence 5 came and !hither 5 go%
1(*?% &ou judge according to the flesh( 5 judge not any man%
1(*A% )nd if 5 do judge, my judgment is true( because 5 am not alone,
but 5 and the 7ather that sent me%
1(*+% )nd in your la! it is !ritten that the testimony of t!o men is
true%
1(*1% 5 am one that gi$e testimony of myself( and the 7ather that sent
me gi$eth testimony of me%
1(*B% They said therefore to him( =here is thy 7atherM 9esus ans!ered(
either me do you kno!, nor my 7ather% 5f you did kno! me, #erha#s you
!ould kno! my 7ather also%
1(,-% These !ords 9esus s#oke in the treasury, teaching in the tem#le(
and no man laid hands on him, because his hour !as not yet come%
1(,*% )gain therefore 9esus said to them( 5 go( and you shall seek me%
)nd you shall die in your sin% =hither 5 go, you cannot come%
1(,,% The 9e!s therefore said( =ill he kill himself, because he said(
=hither 5 go you cannot comeM
1(,2% )nd he said to them( &ou are from beneath( 5 am from abo$e% &ou
are of this !orld( 5 am not of this !orld%
1(,.% Therefore 5 said to you that you shall die in your sins% 7or if
you belie$e not that 5 am he, you shall die in your sin%
1(,?% They said therefore to him( =ho art thouM 9esus said to them( The
beginning, !ho also s#eak unto you%
1(,A% <any things 5 ha$e to s#eak and to judge of you% But he that sent
me, is true( and the things 5 ha$e heard of him, these same 5 s#eak in
the !orld%
1(,+% )nd they understood not that he called God his 7ather%
1(,1% 9esus therefore said to them( =hen you shall ha$e lifted u#, the
4on of man, then shall you kno! that 5 am he and that 5 do nothing of
myself% But as the 7ather hath taught me, these things 5 s#eak%
1(,B% )nd he that sent me is !ith me( and he hath not left me alone% 7or
5 do al!ays the things that #lease him%
1(2-% =hen he s#oke these things, many belie$ed in him%
1(2*% Then 9esus said to those 9e!s !ho belie$ed him( 5f you continue in
my !ord, you shall be my disci#les indeed%
1(2,% )nd you shall kno! the truth( and the truth shall make you free%
1(22% They ans!ered him( =e are the seed of )braham( and !e ha$e ne$er
been sla$es to any man% 8o! sayest thou( &ou shall be freeM
1(2.% 9esus ans!ered them( )men, amen, 5 say unto you that !hosoe$er
committeth sin is the ser$ant of sin%
1(2?% o! the ser$ant abideth not in the house for e$er( but the son
abideth for e$er%
1(2A% 5f therefore the son shall make you free, you shall be free
indeed%
1(2+% 5 kno! that you are the children of )braham( but you seek to kill
me, because my !ord hath no #lace in you%
1(21% 5 s#eak that !hich 5 ha$e seen !ith my 7ather( and you do the
things that you ha$e seen !ith your father%
1(2B% They ans!ered and said to him( )braham is our father% 9esus saith
them( 5f you be the children of )braham, do the !orks of )braham%
1(.-% But no! you seek to kill me, a man !ho ha$e s#oken the truth to
you, !hich 5 ha$e heard of God% This )braham did not%
1(.*% &ou do the !orks of your father% They said therefore to him( =e
are not born of fornication( !e ha$e one 7ather, e$en God%
1(.,% 9esus therefore said to them( 5f God !ere your 7ather, you !ould
indeed lo$e me% 7or from God 5 #roceeded and came% 7or 5 came not of
myself( but he sent me%
1(.2% =hy do you not kno! my s#eechM Because you cannot hear my !ord%
1(..% &ou are of your father the de$il( and the desires of your father
you !ill do% 8e !as a murderer from the beginning( and he stood not in
the truth, because truth is not in him% =hen he s#eaketh a lie, he
s#eaketh of his o!n( for he is a liar, and the father thereof%
1(.?% But if 5 say the truth, you belie$e me not%
1(.A% =hich of you shall con$ince me of sinM 5f 5 say the truth to you,
!hy do you not belie$e me(
1(.+% 8e that is of God heareth the !ords of God% Therefore you hear
them not, because you are not of God%
1(.1% The 9e!s therefore ans!ered and said to him( Do not !e say !ell
that thou art a 4amaritan and hast a de$ilM
1(.B% 9esus ans!ered( 5 ha$e not a de$il( but 5 honour my 7ather% )nd
you ha$e dishonoured me%
1(?-% But 5 seek not my o!n glory( there is one that seeketh and
judgeth%
1(?*% )men, amen, 5 say to you( 5f any man kee# my !ord, he shall not
see death for e$er%
1(?,% The 9e!s therefore said( o! !e kno! that thou hast a de$il%
)braham is dead, and the #ro#hets( and thou sayest( 5f any man kee# my
!ord, he shall not taste death for e$er%
1(?2% )rt thou greater than our father )braham !ho is deadM )nd the
#ro#hets are dead% =hom dost thou make thyselfM
1(?.% 9esus ans!ered( 5f 5 glorify myself, my glory is nothing% 5t is
my 7ather that glorifieth me, of !hom you say that he is your God%
1(??% )nd you ha$e not kno!n him( but 5 kno! him% )nd if 5 shall say
that 5 kno! him not, 5 shall be like to you, a liar% But 5 do kno! him
and do kee# his !ord%
1(?A% )braham your father rejoiced that he might see my day( he sa! it
and !as glad%
1(?+% The 9e!s therefore said to him( Thou art not yet fifty years old%
)nd hast thou seen )brahamM
1(?1% 9esus said to them( )men, amen, 5 say to you, before )braham !as
made, 5 )<%
1(?B% They took u# stones therefore to cast at him% But 9esus hid
himself and !ent out of the tem#le%
9ohn "ha#ter B
8e gi$es sight to the man born blind%
B(*% )nd 9esus #assing by, sa! a man !ho !as blind from his birth%
B(,% )nd his disci#les asked him( Rabbi, !ho hath sinned, this man or
his #arents, that he should be born blindM
B(2% 9esus ans!ered( either hath this man sinned, nor his #arentsJ but
that the !orks of God should be made manifest in him%
B(.% 5 must !ork the !orks of him that sent me, !hilst it is day( the
night cometh, !hen no man can !ork%
B(?% )s long as 5 am in the !orld, 5 am the light of the !orld%
B(A% =hen he had said these things, he s#at on the ground and made clay
of the s#ittle and s#read the clay u#on his eyes,
B(+% )nd said to him( Go, !ash in the #ool of 4iloe, !hich is
inter#reted, 4ent% 8e !ent therefore and !ashed( and he came seeing%
B(1% The neighbours, therefore, and they !ho had seen him before that he
!as a beggar, said( 5s not this he that sat and beggedM 4ome said( This
is he%
B(B% But others said( o, but he is like him% But he said( 5 am he%
B(*-% They said therefore to him( 8o! !ere thy eyes o#enedM
B(**% 8e ans!ered( That man that is called 9esus made clay and anointed
my eyes and said to me( Go to the #ool of 4iloe and !ash% )nd 5 !ent( 5
!ashed( and 5 see%
B(*,% )nd they said to him( =here is heM 8e saith( 5 kno! not%
B(*2% They bring him that had been blind to the Pharisees%
B(*.% o! it !as the sabbath, !hen 9esus made the clay and o#ened his
eyes%
B(*?% )gain therefore the Pharisees asked him ho! he had recei$ed his
sight% But he said to them( 8e #ut clay u#on my eyes( and 5 !ashed( and
5 see%
B(*A% 4ome therefore of the Pharisees said( This man is not of God, !ho
kee#eth not the sabbath% But others said( 8o! can a man that is a sinner
do such miraclesM )nd there !as a di$ision among them%
B(*+% They say therefore to the blind man again( =hat sayest thou of him
that hath o#ened thy eyesM )nd he said( 8e is a #ro#het%
B(*1% The 9e!s then did not belie$e concerning him, that he had been
blind and had recei$ed his sight, until they called the #arents of him
that had recei$ed his sight,
B(*B% )nd asked them, saying( 5s this your son, !ho you say !as born
blindM 8o! then doth he no! seeM
B(,-% 8is #arents ans!ered them and said( =e kno! that this is our son
and that he !as born blind(
B(,*% But ho! he no! seeth, !e kno! not( or !ho hath o#ened his eyes, !e
kno! not% )sk himself( he is of age( 'et him s#eak for himself%
B(,,% These things his #arents said, because they feared the 9e!s( for
the 9e!s had already agreed among themsel$es that if any man should
confess him to be "hrist, he should be #ut out of the synagogue%
B(,2% Therefore did his #arents say( 8e is of age% )sk himself%
B(,.% They therefore called the man again that had been blind and said
to him( Gi$e glory to God% =e kno! that this man is a sinner%
B(,?% 8e said therefore to them( 5f he be a sinner, 5 kno! not% One
thing 5 kno!, that !hereas 5 !as blind no! 5 see%
B(,A% They said then to him( =hat did he to theeM 8o! did he o#en thy
eyesM
B(,+% 8e ans!ered them( 5 ha$e told you already, and you ha$e heard% =hy
!ould you hear it againM =ill you also become his disci#lesM
B(,1% They re$iled him therefore and said( Be thou his disci#leJ but !e
are the disci#les of <oses%
B(,B% =e kno! that God s#oke to <oses( but as to this man, !e kno! not
from !hence he is%
B(2-% The man ans!ered and said to them( !hy, herein is a !onderful
thing, that you kno! not from !hence he is, and he hath o#ened my eyes%
B(2*% o! !e kno! that God doth not hear sinners( but if a man be a
ser$er of God and doth his, !ill, him he heareth%
B(2,% 7rom the beginning of the !orld it hath not been heard, that any
man hath o#ened the eyes of one born blind%
B(22% :nless this man !ere of God, he could not do anything%
B(2.% They ans!ered and said to him( Thou !ast !holly born in sinsJ and
dost thou teach usM )nd they cast him out%
B(2?% 9esus heard that they had cast him out% )nd !hen he had found him,
he said to him( Dost thou belie$e in the 4on of GodM
B(2A% 8e ans!ered, and said( =ho is he, 'ord, that 5 may belie$e in himM
B(2+% )nd 9esus said to him( Thou hast both seen himJ and it is he that
talketh !ith thee%
B(21% )nd he said( 5 belie$e, 'ord% )nd falling do!n, he adored him%
B(2B% )nd 9esus said( 7or judgment 5 am come into this !orld( that they
!ho see not may seeJ and they !ho see may become blind%
5 am come, etc%%% ot that "hrist came for that end, that any one should
be made blind( but that the 9e!s, by the abuse of his coming, and by
their not recei$ing him, brought u#on themsel$es this judgment of
blindness%
B(.-% )nd some of the Pharisees, !ho !ere !ith him, heard( and they said
unto him( )re !e also blindM
B(.*% 9esus said to them( 5f you !ere blind, you should not ha$e sin(
but no! you say( =e see% &our sin remaineth%
5f you !ere blind, etc%%% 5f you !ere in$incibly ignorant, and had
neither read the scri#tures, nor seen my miracles, you !ould not be
guilty of the sin of infidelity( but no!, as you boast of your kno!ledge
of the scri#tures, you are ine>cusable%
9ohn "ha#ter *-
"hrist is the door and the good she#herd% 8e and his 7ather are one%
*-(*% )men, amen, 5 say to you( 8e that entereth not by the door into
the shee#fold but climbeth u# another !ay, the same is a thief and a
robber%
*-(,% But he that entereth in by the door is the she#herd of the shee#%
*-(2% To him the #orter o#eneth( and the shee# hear his $oice% )nd he
calleth his o!n shee# by name and leadeth them out%
*-(.% )nd !hen he hath let out his o!n shee#, he goeth before them( and
the shee# follo! him, because they kno! his $oice%
*-(?% But a stranger they follo! not, but fly from him, because they
kno! not the $oice of strangers%
*-(A% This #ro$erb 9esus s#oke to them% But they understood not !hat he
s#oke%
*-(+% 9esus therefore said to them again( )men, amen, 5 say to you, 5 am
the door of the shee#%
*-(1% )ll others, as many as ha$e come, are thie$es and robbers( and the
shee# heard them not%
*-(B% 5 am the door% By me, if any man enter in, he shall be sa$ed( and
he shall go in and go out, and shall find #astures%
*-(*-% The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to
destroy% 5 am come that they may ha$e life and may ha$e it more
abundantly%
*-(**% 5 am the good she#herd% The good she#herd gi$eth his life for his
shee#%
*-(*,% But the hireling and he that is not the she#herd, !hose o!n the
shee# are not, seeth the !olf coming and lea$eth the shee# and flieth(
and the !olf casteth and scattereth the shee#,
*-(*2% )nd the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling( and he hath no
care for the shee#%
*-(*.% 5 am the good she#herd( and 5 kno! mine, and mine kno! me%
*-(*?% )s the 7ather kno!eth me, and 5 kno! the 7ather( and 5 lay do!n
my life for my shee#%
*-(*A% )nd other shee# 5 ha$e that are not of this fold( them also 5
must bring% )nd they shall hear my $oice( )nd there shall be one fold
and one she#herd%
*-(*+% Therefore doth the 7ather lo$e me( because 5 lay do!n my life,
that 5 may take it again%
*-(*1% o man taketh it a!ay from me( but 5 lay it do!n of myself% )nd
5 ha$e #o!er to lay it do!n( and 5 ha$e #o!er to take it u# again% This
commandment ha$e 5 recei$ed of my 7ather%
*-(*B% ) dissension rose again among the 9e!s for these !ords%
*-(,-% )nd many of them said( 8e hath a de$il and is mad% =hy hear you
himM
*-(,*% Others said( These are not the !ords of one that hath a de$il%
"an a de$il o#en the eyes of the blindM
*-(,,% )nd it !as the feast of the dedication at 9erusalem( and it !as
!inter%
*-(,2% )nd 9esus !alked in the tem#le, in 4olomonDs #orch%
*-(,.% The 9e!s therefore came round about him and said to him( 8o! long
dost thou hold our souls in sus#enseM 5f thou be the "hrist, tell us
#lainly%
*-(,?% 9esus ans!ered them( 5 s#eak to you, and you belie$e not( the
!orks that 5 do in the name of my 7ather, they gi$e testimony of me%
*-(,A% But you do not belie$e, because you are not of my shee#%
*-(,+% <y shee# hear my $oice% )nd 5 kno! them( and they follo! me%
*-(,1% )nd 5 gi$e them life e$erlasting( and they shall not #erish for
e$er% )nd no man shall #luck them out of my hand%
*-(,B% That !hich my 7ather hath gi$en me is greater than all( and no
one can snatch them out of the hand of my 7ather%
*-(2-% 5 and the 7ather are one%
5 and the 7ather are one%%% That is, one di$ine nature, but t!o distinct
#ersons%
*-(2*% The 9e!s then took u# stones to stone him%
*-(2,% 9esus ans!ered them( <any good !orks 5 ha$e she!ed you from my
7ather% 7or !hich of those !orks do you stone meM
*-(22% The 9e!s ans!ered him( 7or a good !ork !e stone thee not, but for
blas#hemy( and because that thou being a, man, makest thyself God%
*-(2.% 9esus ans!ered them( 5s it not !ritten in your la!( 5 said, you
are godsM
*-(2?% 5f he called them gods to !hom the !ord of God !as s#okenJ and
the scri#ture cannot be broken(
*-(2A% Do you say of him !hom the 7ather hath sanctified and sent into
the !orld( Thou blas#hemestJ because 5 said( 5 am the 4on of GodM
*-(2+% 5f 5 do not the !orks of my 7ather, belie$e me not%
*-(21% But if 5 do, though you !ill not belie$e me, belie$e the !orks(
that you may kno! and belie$e that the 7ather is in me and 5 in the
7ather%
*-(2B% They sought therefore to take him( and he esca#ed out of their
hands%
*-(.-% )nd he !ent again beyond the 9ordan, into that #lace !here 9ohn
!as ba#tiHing first% )nd there he abode%
*-(.*% )nd many resorted to him( and they said( 9ohn indeed did no sign%
*-(.,% But all things !hatsoe$er 9ohn said of this man !ere true% )nd
many belie$ed n him%
9ohn "ha#ter **
"hrist raises 'aHarus to life% The rulers resol$e to #ut him to death%
**(*% o! there !as a certain man sick, named 'aHarus, of Bethania, of
the to!n of <ary and of <artha her sister%
**(,% E)nd <ary !as she that anointed the 'ord !ith ointment and !i#ed
his feet !ith her hair( !hose brother 'aHarus !as sick%G
**(2% 8is sisters therefore sent to him, saying( 'ord, behold, he !hom
thou lo$est is sick%
**(.% )nd 9esus hearing it, said to them( This sickness is not unto
death, but for the glory of God( that the 4on of God may be glorified by
it%
**(?% o! 9esus lo$ed <artha and her sister <ary and 'aHarus%
**(A% =hen he had heard therefore that he !as sick, he still remained in
the same #lace t!o days%
**(+% Then after that, he said to his disci#les( 'et us go into 9udea
again%
**(1% The disci#les say to him( Rabbi, the 9e!s but no! sought to stone
thee% )nd goest thou thither againM
**(B% 9esus ans!ered( )re there not t!el$e hours of the dayM 5f a man
!alk in the day he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this
!orld(
**(*-% But if he !alk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is
not in him%
**(**% These things he saidJ and after that he said to them( 'aHarus our
friend slee#eth( but 5 go that 5 may a!ake him out of slee#%
**(*,% 8is disci#les therefore said( 'ord, if he slee#, he shall do
!ell%
**(*2% But 9esus s#oke of his death( and they thought that he s#oke of
the re#ose of slee#%
**(*.% Then therefore 9esus said to them #lainly( 'aHarus is dead%
**(*?% )nd 5 am glad, for your sakesJ that 5 !as not there, that you may
belie$e% But, let us go to him%
**(*A% Thomas therefore, !ho is called Didymus, said to his fello!
disci#les( 'et us also go, that !e may die !ith him%
**(*+% 9esus therefore came( and found that he had been four days
already in the gra$e%
**(*1% Eo! Bethania !as near 9erusalem, about fifteen furlongs off%G
**(*B% )nd many of the 9e!s !ere come to <artha and <ary, to comfort
them concerning their brother%
**(,-% <artha therefore, as soon as she heard that 9esus !as come, !ent
to meet him( but <ary sat at home%
**(,*% <artha therefore said to 9esus( 'ord, if thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died%
**(,,% But no! also 5 kno! that !hatsoe$er thou !ilt ask of God, God
!ill gi$e it thee%
**(,2% 9esus saith to her( Thy brother shall rise again%
**(,.% <artha saith to him( 5 kno! that he shall rise again, in the
resurrection at the last day%
**(,?% 9esus said to her( 5 am the resurrection and the life( he that
belie$eth in me, although he be dead, shall li$e(
**(,A% )nd e$ery one that li$eth and belie$eth in me shall not die for
e$er% Belie$est thou thisM
**(,+% 4he saith to him( &ea, 'ord, 5 ha$e belie$ed that thou art
"hrist, the 4on of the li$ing God, !ho art come into this !orld%
**(,1% )nd !hen she had said these things, she !ent and called her
sister <ary secretly, saying( The master is come and calleth for thee%
**(,B% 4he, as soon as she heard this, riseth Luickly and cometh to him%
**(2-% 7or 9esus !as not yet come into the to!n( but he !as still in
that #lace !here <artha had met him%
**(2*% The 9e!s therefore, !ho !ere !ith her in the house and comforted
her, !hen they sa! <ary, that she rose u# s#eedily and !ent out,
follo!ed her, saying( 4he goeth to the gra$e to !ee# there%
**(2,% =hen <ary therefore !as come !here 9esus !as, seeing him, she
fell do!n at his feet and saith to him% 'ord, if thou hadst been here,
my brother had not died%
**(22% 9esus, therefore, !hen he sa! her !ee#ing, and the 9e!s that !ere
come !ith her !ee#ing, groaned in the s#irit and troubled himself,
**(2.% )nd said( =here ha$e you laid himM They say to him( 'ord, come
and see%
**(2?% )nd 9esus !e#t%
**(2A% The 9e!s therefore said( Behold ho! he lo$ed him%
**(2+% But some of them said( "ould not he that o#ened the eyes of the
man born blind ha$e caused that this man should not dieM
**(21% 9esus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the
se#ulchre% o! it !as a ca$eJ and a stone !as laid o$er it%
**(2B% 9esus saith( Take a!ay the stone% <artha, the sister of him that
!as dead, saith to him( 'ord, by this time he stinketh, for he is no! of
four days%
**(.-% 9esus saith to her( Did not 5 say to thee that if thou belie$e,
thou shalt see the glory of GodM
**(.*% They took therefore the stone a!ay% )nd 9esus lifting u# his
eyes, said( 7ather, 5 gi$e thee thanks that thou hast heard me%
**(.,% )nd 5 kne! that thou hearest me al!ays( but because of the #eo#le
!ho stand about ha$e 5 said it, that they may belie$e that thou hast
sent me%
**(.2% =hen he had said these things, he cried !ith a loud $oice(
'aHarus, come forth%
**(..% )nd #resently he that had been dead came forth, bound feet and
hands !ith !inding bands% )nd his face !as bound about !ith a na#kin%
9esus said to them( 'oose him and let him go%
**(.?% <any therefore of the 9e!s, !ho !ere come to <ary and <artha and
had seen the things that 9esus did, belie$ed in him%
**(.A% But some of them !ent to the Pharisees and told them the things
that 9esus had done%
**(.+% The chief #riests, therefore, and the Pharisees gathered a
council and said( =hat do !e, for this man doth many miraclesM
**(.1% 5f !e let him alone so, all !ill belie$e in himJ and the Romans
!ill come, and take a!ay our #lace and nation%
**(.B% But one of them, named "ai#has, being the high #riest that year,
said to them( &ou kno! nothing%
**(?-% either do you consider that it is e>#edient for you that one man
should die for the #eo#le and that the !hole nation #erish not%
**(?*% )nd this he s#oke not of himself( but being the high #riest of
that year, he #ro#hesied that 9esus should die for the nation%
**(?,% )nd not only for the nation, but to gather together in one the
children of God that !ere dis#ersed%
**(?2% 7rom that day therefore they de$ised to #ut him to death%
**(?.% =herefore 9esus !alked no more o#enly among the 9e!s( but he !ent
into a country near the desert, unto a city that is called E#hrem% )nd
there he abode !ith his disci#les%
**(??% )nd the #asch of the 9e!s !as at hand( and many from the country
!ent u# to 9erusalem, before the #asch, to #urify themsel$es%
**(?A% They sought therefore for 9esusJ and they discoursed one !ith
another, standing in the tem#le( =hat think you that he is not come to
the festi$al dayM )nd the chief #riests and Pharisees had gi$en a
commandment that, if any man kne! !here he !as, he should tell, that
they might a##rehend him%
9ohn "ha#ter *,
The anointing of "hristDs feet% 8is riding into 9erusalem u#on an ass% )
$oice from hea$en%
*,(*% 9esus therefore, si> days before the #asch, came to Bethania,
!here 'aHarus had been dead, !hom 9esus raised to life%
*,(,% )nd they made him a su##er there( and <artha ser$ed% But 'aHarus
!as one of them that !ere at table !ith him%
*,(2% <ary therefore took a #ound of ointment of right s#ikenard, of
great #rice, and anointed the feet of 9esus and !i#ed his feet !ith her
hair% )nd the house !as filled !ith the odour of the ointment%
*,(.% Then one of his disci#les, 9udas 5scariot, he that !as about to
betray him, said(
*,(?% =hy !as not this ointment sold for three hundred #ence and gi$en
to the #oorM
*,(A% o! he said this not because he cared for the #oorJ but because he
!as a thief and, ha$ing the #urse, carried the things that !ere #ut
therein%
*,(+% 9esus therefore said( 'et her alone, that she may kee# it against
the day of my burial%
*,(1% 7or the #oor you ha$e al!ays !ith you( but me you ha$e not al!ays%
4ee the annotation of 4t% <att% ,A% **%
*,(B% ) great multitude therefore of the 9e!s kne! that he !as thereJ
and they came, not for 9esusD sake only, but that they might see
'aHarus, !hom he had raised from the dead%
*,(*-% But the chief #riests thought to kill 'aHarus also(
*,(**% Because many of the 9e!s, by reason of him, !ent a!ay and
belie$ed in 9esus%
*,(*,% )nd on the ne>t day, a great multitude that !as come to the
festi$al day, !hen they had heard that 9esus !as coming to 9erusalem,
*,(*2% Took branches of #alm trees and !ent forth to meet him and cried
8osanna% Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the 'ord, the king of
5srael%
*,(*.% )nd 9esus found a young ass and sat u#on it, as it is !ritten(
*,(*?% 7ear not, daughter of 4ion( behold thy king cometh, sitting on an
assDs colt%
*,(*A% These things his disci#les did not kno! at the first( but !hen
9esus !as glorified, then they remembered that these things !ere !ritten
of him and that they had done these things to him%
*,(*+% The multitude therefore ga$e testimony, !hich !as !ith him, !hen
he called 'aHarus out of the gra$e and raised him from the dead%
*,(*1% 7or !hich reason also the #eo#le came to meet him, because they
heard that he had done this miracle%
*,(*B% The Pharisees therefore said among themsel$es( Do you see that !e
#re$ail nothingM Behold, the !hole !orld is gone after him%
*,(,-% o! there !ere certain Gentiles among them, !ho came u# to adore
on the festi$al day%
*,(,*% These therefore came to Phili#, !ho !as of Bethsaida of Galilee,
and desired him, saying( 4ir, !e !ould see 9esus%
*,(,,% Phili# cometh and telleth )ndre!% )gain )ndre! and Phili# told
9esus%
*,(,2% But 9esus ans!ered them, saying( The hour is come that the 4on of
man should be glorified%
*,(,.% )men, amen, 5 say to you, unless the grain of !heat falling into
the ground die,
*,(,?% 5tself remaineth alone% But if it die it bringeth forth much
fruit% 8e that lo$eth his life shall lose it and he that hateth his life
in this !orld kee#eth it unto life eternal%
*,(,A% 5f any man minister to me, let him follo! me( and !here 5 am,
there also shall my minister be% 5f any man minister to me, him !ill my
7ather honour%
*,(,+% o! is my soul troubled% )nd !hat shall 5 sayM 7ather, sa$e me
from this hour% But for this cause 5 came unto this hour%
*,(,1% 7ather, glorify thy name% ) $oice therefore came from hea$en( 5
ha$e both glorified it and !ill glorify it again%
*,(,B% The multitude therefore that stood and heard said that it
thundered% Others said( )n angel s#oke to him%
*,(2-% 9esus ans!ered and said( This $oice came not because of me, but
for your sakes%
*,(2*% o! is the judgment of the !orld( no! shall the #rince of this
!orld be cast out%
*,(2,% )nd 5, if 5 be lifted u# from the earth, !ill dra! all things to
myself%
*,(22% Eo! this he said, signifying !hat death he should die%G
*,(2.% The multitude ans!ered him( =e ha$e heard out of the la! that
"hrist abideth for e$er% )nd ho! sayest thou( The 4on of man must be
lifted u#M =ho is this 4on of manM
*,(2?% 9esus therefore said to them( &et a little !hile, the light is
among you% =alk !hilst you ha$e the light, and the darkness o$ertake you
not% )nd he that !alketh in darkness kno!eth not !hither be goeth%
*,(2A% =hilst you ha$e the light, belie$e in the light, that you may be
the children of light% These things 9esus s#oke( and he !ent a!ay and
hid himself from them%
*,(2+% )nd !hereas he had done so many miracles before them, they
belie$ed not in him(
*,(21% That the saying of 5saias the #ro#het might be fulfilled, !hich
he said( 'ord, !ho hath belie$ed our hearingM )nd to !hom hath the arm
of the 'ord been re$ealedM
*,(2B% Therefore they could not belie$e, because 5saias said again(
They could not belie$e%%% Because they !ould not, saith 4t% )ugustine,
Tract% 22, in 9oan% 4ee the annotation, 4t% <ark .% *,%
*,(.-% 8e hath blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, that they
should not see !ith their eyes, nor understand !ith their heart and be
con$erted( and 5 should heal them%
*,(.*% These things said 5saias, !hen he sa! his glory, and s#oke of
him%
*,(.,% 8o!e$er, many of the chief men also belie$ed in him( but because
of the Pharisees they did not confess him, that they might not be cast
out of the synagogue%
*,(.2% 7or they lo$ed the glory of men more than the glory of God%
*,(..% But 9esus cried and said( 8e that belie$eth in me doth not
belie$e in me, but in him that sent me%
*,(.?% )nd he that seeth me, seeth him that sent me%
*,(.A% 5 am come, a light into the !orld, that !hosoe$er belie$eth in me
may not remain in darkness%
*,(.+% )nd if any man hear my !ords and kee# them not, 5 do not judge
him for 5 came not to judge the !orld, but to sa$e the !orld%
*,(.1% 8e that des#iseth me and recei$eth not my !ords hath one that
judgeth him% The !ord that 5 ha$e s#oken, the same shall judge him in
the last day%
*,(.B% 7or 5 ha$e not s#oken of myself( but the 7ather !ho sent me, he
ga$e me commandment !hat 5 should say and !hat 5 should s#eak%
*,(?-% )nd 5 kno! that his commandment is life e$erlasting% The things
therefore that 5 s#eak, e$en as the 7ather said unto me, so do 5 s#eak%
9ohn "ha#ter *2
"hrist !ashes his disci#lesD feet% The treason of 9udas% The ne!
commandment of lo$e%
*2(*% Before the festi$al day of the #asch, 9esus kno!ing that his hour
!as come, that he should #ass out of this !orld to the 7ather( ha$ing
lo$ed his o!n !ho !ere in the !orld, he lo$ed them unto the end%
Before the festi$al day of the #asch%%% This !as the fourth and last
#asch of the ministry of "hrist, and according to the common
com#utation, !as in the thirty-third year of our 'ord( and in the year
of the !orld .-2A% 4ome chronologers are of o#inion that our 4a$iour
suffered in the thirty-se$enth year of his age( but these different
o#inions on this subject are of no conseLuence%
*2(,% )nd !hen su##er !as done Ethe de$il ha$ing no! #ut into the heart
of 9udas 5scariot, the son of 4imon, to betray himG,
*2(2% ;no!ing that the 7ather had gi$en him all things into his hands
and that he came from God and goeth to God,
*2(.% 8e riseth from su##er and layeth aside his garments and, ha$ing
taken a to!el, girded himself%
*2(?% )fter that, he #utteth !ater into a basin and began to !ash the
feet of the disci#les and to !i#e them !ith the to!el !here!ith he !as
girded%
*2(A% 8e cometh therefore to 4imon Peter% )nd Peter saith to him( 'ord,
dost thou !ash my feetM
*2(+% 9esus ans!ered and said to him( =hat 5 do, thou kno!est not no!J
but thou shalt kno! hereafter%
*2(1% Peter saith to him( Thou shalt ne$er !ash my feet, 9esus ans!ered
him( 5f 5 !ash thee not, thou shalt ha$e no #art !ith me%
*2(B% 4imon Peter saith to him( 'ord, not only my feet, but also my
hands and my head%
*2(*-% 9esus saith to him( 8e that is !ashed needeth not but to !ash his
feet, but is clean !holly% )nd you are clean, but not all%
*2(**% 7or he kne! !ho he !as that !ould betray himJ therefore he said(
&ou are not all clean%
*2(*,% Then after he had !ashed their feet and taken his garments, being
set do!n again, he said to them( ;no! you !hat 5 ha$e done to youM
*2(*2% &ou call me <aster and 'ord% )nd you say !ell( for so 5 am%
*2(*.% 5f then 5 being your 'ord and <aster, ha$e !ashed your feetJ you
also ought to !ash one anotherDs feet%
*2(*?% 7or 5 ha$e gi$en you an e>am#le, that as 5 ha$e done to you, so
you do also%
*2(*A% )men, amen, 5 say to you( The ser$ant is not greater than his
lord( neither is the a#ostle greater than he that sent him%
*2(*+% 5f you kno! these things, you shall be blessed if you do them%
*2(*1% 5 s#eak not of you all( 5 kno! !hom 5 ha$e chosen% But that the
scri#ture may be fulfilled( 8e that eateth bread !ith me shall lift u#
his heel against me,
*2(*B% )t #resent 5 tell you, before it come to #ass( that !hen it shall
come to #ass, you may belie$e that 5 am he%
*2(,-% )men, amen, 5 say to you, he that recei$eth !homsoe$er 5 send
recei$eth me( and he that recei$eth me recei$eth him that sent me%
*2(,*% =hen 9esus had said these things, he !as troubled in s#iritJ and
he testified, and said( )men, amen, 5 say to you, one of you shall
betray me%
*2(,,% The disci#les therefore looked one u#on another, doubting of !hom
he s#oke%
*2(,2% o! there !as leaning on 9esusD bosom one of his disci#les, !hom
9esus lo$ed%
*2(,.% 4imon Peter therefore beckoned to him and said to him( =ho is it
of !hom he s#eakethM
*2(,?% 8e therefore, leaning on the breast of 9esus, saith to him( 'ord,
!ho is itM
*2(,A% 9esus ans!ered( 8e it is to !hom 5 shall reach bread di##ed% )nd
!hen he had di##ed the bread, he ga$e it to 9udas 5scariot, the son of
4imon%
*2(,+% )nd after the morsel, 4atan entered into him% )nd 9esus said to
him( That !hich thou dost, do Luickly%
That !hich thou dost, do Luickly%%% 5t is not a license, much less a
command, to go about his treason( but a signification to him that "hrist
!ould not hinder or resist !hat he !as about, do it as soon as he
#leased( but !as both ready and desirous to suffer for our redem#tion%
*2(,1% o! no man at the table kne! to !hat #ur#ose he said this unto
him%
*2(,B% 7or some thought, because 9udas had the #urse, that 9esus had
said to him( Buy those things !hich !e ha$e need of for the festi$al
day( or that he should gi$e something to the #oor%
*2(2-% 8e therefore, ha$ing recei$ed the morsel, !ent out immediately%
)nd it !as night%
*2(2*% =hen he therefore !as gone out, 9esus said( o! is the 4on of man
glorifiedJ and God is glorified in him%
*2(2,% 5f God be glorified in him, God also !ill glorify him in himself(
and immediately !ill he glorify him%
*2(22% 'ittle children, yet a little !hile 5 am !ith you% &ou shall seek
me% )nd as 5 said to the 9e!s( =hither 5 go you cannot comeJ so 5 say to
you no!%
*2(2.% ) ne! commandment 5 gi$e unto you( That you lo$e one another, as
5 ha$e lo$ed you, that you also lo$e one another%
*2(2?% By this shall all men kno! that you are my disci#les, if you ha$e
lo$e one for another%
*2(2A% 4imon Peter saith to him( 'ord, !hither goest thouM 9esus
ans!ered( =hither 5 go, thou canst not follo! me no!( but thou shalt
follo! hereafter%
*2(2+% Peter saith to him( =hy cannot 5 follo! thee no!M 5 !ill lay do!n
my life for thee%
*2(21% 9esus ans!ered him( =ilt thou lay do!n thy life for meM )men,
amen, 5 say to thee, the cock shall not cro!, till thou deny me thrice%
9ohn "ha#ter *.
"hristDs discourse after his last su##er%
*.(*% 'et not your heart be troubled% &ou belie$e in God( belie$e also
in me%
*.(,% 5n my 7atherDs house there are many mansions% 5f not, 5 !ould ha$e
told you( because 5 go to #re#are a #lace for you%
*.(2% )nd if 5 shall go and #re#are a #lace for you, 5 !ill come again
and !ill take you to myself( that !here 5 am, you also may be%
*.(.% )nd !hither 5 go you kno!( and the !ay you kno!%
*.(?% Thomas saith to him( 'ord, !e kno! not !hither thou goest% )nd
ho! can !e kno! the !ayM
*.(A% 9esus saith to him( 5 am the !ay, and the truth, and the life% o
man cometh to the 7ather, but by me%
*.(+% 5f you had kno!n me, you !ould !ithout doubt ha$e kno!n my 7ather
also( and from henceforth you shall kno! him% )nd you ha$e seen him%
*.(1% Phili# saith to him( 'ord, she! us the 7atherJ and it is enough
for us%
*.(B% 9esus saith to him( 8a$e 5 been so long a time !ith you and ha$e
you not kno!n meM Phili#, he that seeth me seeth the 7ather also% 8o!
sayest thou( 4he! us the 7atherM
*.(*-% Do you not belie$e that 5 am in the 7ather and the 7ather in meM
The !ords that 5 s#eak to you, 5 s#eak not of myself% But the 7ather
!ho abideth in me, he doth the !orks%
*.(**% Belie$e you not that 5 am in the 7ather and the 7ather in meM
*.(*,% Other!ise belie$e for the $ery !orksD sake% )men, amen, 5 say to
you, he that belie$eth in me, the !orks that 5 do, he also shall do( and
greater than these shall he do%
*.(*2% Because 5 go to the 7ather( and !hatsoe$er you shall ask the
7ather in my name, that !ill 5 do( that the 7ather may be glorified in
the 4on%
*.(*.% 5f you shall ask me any thing in my name, that 5 !ill do%
*.(*?% 5f you lo$e me, kee# my commandments%
*.(*A% )nd 5 !ill ask the 7ather( and he shall gi$e you another
Paraclete, that he may abide !ith you for e$er(
Paraclete%%% That is, a comforter( or also an ad$ocateJ inasmuch as by
ins#iring #rayer, he #rays, as it !ere, in us, and #leads for us% 7or
e$er%%% 8ence it is e$ident that this 4#irit of Truth !as not only
#romised to the #ersons of the a#ostles, but also to their successors
through all generations%
*.(*+% The s#irit of truth, !hom the !orld cannot recei$e, because it
seeth him not, nor kno!eth him% But you shall kno! himJ because he shall
abide !ith you and shall be in you%
*.(*1% 5 !ill not lea$e you or#hans( 5 !ill come to you%
*.(*B% &et a little !hile and the !orld seeth me no more% But you see
me( because 5 li$e, and you shall li$e%
*.(,-% 5n that day you shall kno! that 5 am in my 7ather( and you in me,
and 5 in you%
*.(,*% 8e that hath my commandments and kee#eth themJ he it is that
lo$eth me% )nd he that lo$eth me shall be lo$ed of my 7ather( and 5 !ill
lo$e him and !ill manifest myself to him%
*.(,,% 9udas saith to him, not the 5scariot( 'ord, ho! is it that thou
!ilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the !orldM
*.(,2% 9esus ans!ered and said to him( 5f any one lo$e me, he !ill kee#
my !ord% )nd my 7ather !ill lo$e him and !e !ill come to him and !ill
make our abode !ith him%
*.(,.% 8e that lo$eth me not kee#eth not my !ords% )nd the !ord !hich
you ha$e heard is not mineJ but the 7atherDs !ho sent me%
*.(,?% These things ha$e 5 s#oken to you, abiding !ith you%
*.(,A% But the Paraclete, the 8oly Ghost, !hom the 7ather !ill send in
my name, he !ill teach you all things and bring all things to your mind,
!hatsoe$er 5 shall ha$e said to you%
Teach you all things%%% 8ere the 8oly Ghost is #romised to the a#ostles
and their successors, #articularly, in order to teach them all truth,
and to #reser$e them from error%
*.(,+% Peace 5 lea$e !ith you( my #eace 5 gi$e unto you( not as the
!orld gi$eth, do 5 gi$e unto you% 'et not your heart be troubled( nor
let it be afraid%
*.(,1% &ou ha$e heard that 5 said to you( 5 go a!ay, and 5 come unto
you% 5f you lo$ed me you !ould indeed be glad, because 5 go to the
7ather( for the 7ather is greater than 5%
7or the 7ather is greater than 5%%% 5t is e$ident, that "hrist our 'ord
s#eaks here of himself as he is made man( for as God he is eLual to the
7ather% E4ee Phil% ,%G )ny difficulty of understanding the meaning of
these !ords !ill $anish, !hen the relati$e circumstances of the te>t
here are considered( for "hrist being at this time shortly to suffer
death, signified to his a#ostles his human nature by these $ery !ords(
for as God he could not die% )nd therefore as he !as both God and man,
it must follo! that according to his humanity he !as to die, !hich the
a#ostles !ere soon to see and belie$e, as he e>#resses, $er% ,B% )nd no!
5 ha$e told you before it come to #ass( that !hen it shall come to #ass,
you may belie$e%
*.(,B% )nd no! 5 ha$e told you before it come to #ass( that !hen it
shall come to #ass, you may belie$e%
*.(2-% 5 !ill not no! s#eak many things !ith you% 7or the #rince of this
!orld( cometh( and in me he hath not any thing%
*.(2*% But that the !orld may kno! that 5 lo$e the 7ather( and as the
7ather hath gi$en me commandments, so do 5% )rise, let us go hence%
9ohn "ha#ter *?
) continuation of "hristDs discourse to his disci#les%
*?(*% 5 am the true $ine( and my 7ather is the husbandman%
*?(,% E$ery branch in me that beareth not fruit, he !ill take a!ay( and
e$ery one that beareth fruit, he !ill #urge it, that it may bring forth
more fruit%
*?(2% o! you are clean, by reason of the !ord !hich 5 ha$e s#oken to
you%
*?(.% )bide in me( and 5 in you% )s the branch cannot bear fruit of
itself, unless it abide in the $ine, so neither can you, unless you
abide in me%
*?(?% 5 am the $ine( you the branches% 8e that abideth in me, and 5 in
him, the same beareth much fruit( for !ithout me you can do nothing%
*?(A% 5f any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch and
shall !ither( and they shall gather him u# and cast him into the fire(
and he burneth%
*?(+% 5f you abide in me and my !ords abide in you, you shall ask
!hate$er you !ill( and it shall be done unto you%
*?(1% 5n this is my 7ather glorified( that you bring forth $ery much
fruit and become my disci#les%
*?(B% )s the 7ather hath lo$ed me, 5 also ha$e lo$ed you% )bide in my
lo$e%
*?(*-% 5f you kee# my commandments, you shall abide in my lo$e( as 5
also ha$e ke#t my 7atherDs commandments and do abide in his lo$e%
*?(**% These things 5 ha$e s#oken to you, that my joy may be in you, and
your joy may be filled%
*?(*,% This is my commandment, that you lo$e one another, as 5 ha$e
lo$ed you%
*?(*2% Greater lo$e than this no man hath, that a man lay do!n his life
for his friends%
*?(*.% &ou are my friends, if you do the things that 5 command you%
*?(*?% 5 !ill not no! call you ser$ants( for the ser$ant kno!eth not
!hat his lord doth% But 5 ha$e called you friends because all things,
!hatsoe$er 5 ha$e heard of my 7ather, 5 ha$e made kno!n to you%
*?(*A% &ou ha$e not chosen me( but 5 ha$e chosen youJ and ha$e a##ointed
you, that you should go and should bring forth fruitJ and your fruit
should remain( that !hatsoe$er you shall ask of the 7ather in my name,
he may gi$e it you%
*?(*+% These things 5 command you, that you lo$e one another%
*?(*1% 5f the !orld hate you, kno! ye that it hath hated me before you%
*?(*B% 5f you had been of the !orld, the !orld !ould lo$e its o!n( but
because you are not of the !orld, but 5 ha$e chosen you out of the
!orld, therefore the !orld hateth you%
*?(,-% Remember my !ord that 5 said to you( The ser$ant is not greater
than his master% 5f they ha$e #ersecuted me, they !ill also #ersecute
you% 5f they ha$e ke#t my !ord, they !ill kee# yours also%
*?(,*% But all these things they !ill do to you for my nameDs sake(
because they kno! not him that sent me%
*?(,,% 5f 5 had not come and s#oken to them, they !ould not ha$e sin(
but no! they ha$e no e>cuse for their sin%
*?(,2% 8e that hateth me hateth my 7ather also%
*?(,.% 5f 5 had not done among them the !orks that no other man hath
done, they !ould not ha$e sin( but no! they ha$e both seen and hated
both me and my 7ather%
*?(,?% But that the !ord may be fulfilled !hich is !ritten in their la!(
they hated me !ithout cause%
*?(,A% But !hen the Paraclete cometh, !hom 5 !ill send you from the
7ather, the 4#irit of truth, !ho #roceedeth from the 7ather, he shall
gi$e testimony of me%
=hom 5 !ill send%%% This #ro$es, against the modern Greeks, that the
8oly Ghost #roceedeth from the 4on, as !ell as from the 7ather(
other!ise he could not be sent by the 4on%
*?(,+% )nd you shall gi$e testimony, because you are !ith me from the
beginning%
9ohn "ha#ter *A
The conclusion of "hristDs last discourse to his disci#les%
*A(*% These things ha$e 5 s#oken to you things ha$e 5 s#oken to you that
you may not be scandaliHed%
*A(,% They !ill #ut you out of the synagogues( yea, the hour cometh,
that !hosoe$er killeth you !ill think that he doth a ser$ice to God%
*A(2% )nd these things !ill they do to youJ because they ha$e not kno!n
the 7ather nor me%
*A(.% But these things 5 ha$e told you, that !hen the hour shall come,
you may remember that 5 told you of them%
*A(?% But 5 told you not these things from the beginning, because 5 !as
!ith you% )nd no! 5 go to him that sent me, and none of you asketh me(
=hither goest thouM
*A(A% But because 5 ha$e s#oken these things to you, sorro! hath filled
your heart%
*A(+% But 5 tell you the truth( it is e>#edient to you that 5 go% 7or
if 5 go not, the Paraclete !ill not come to you( but if 5 go, 5 !ill
send him to you%
*A(1% )nd !hen he is come, he !ill con$ince the !orld of sin and of
justice and of judgment%
8e !ill con$ince the !orld of sin, etc%%% The 8oly Ghost, by his coming
brought o$er many thousands, first, to a sense of their sin in not
belie$ing in "hrist% 4econdly, to a con$iction of the justice of "hrist,
no! sitting at the right hand of his 7ather% )nd thirdly, to a right
a##rehension of the judgment #re#ared for them that choose to follo!
4atan, !ho is already judged and condemned%
*A(B% Of sin( because they belie$ed not in me%
*A(*-% )nd of justice( because 5 go to the 7ather( and you shall see me
no longer%
*A(**% )nd of judgment( because the #rince of this !orld is already
judged%
*A(*,% 5 ha$e yet many things to say to you( but you cannot bear them
no!%
*A(*2% But !hen he, the 4#irit of truth, is come, he !ill teach you all
truth% 7or he shall not s#eak of himself( but !hat things soe$er he
shall hear, he shall s#eak% )nd the things that are to come, he shall
she! you%
=ill teach you all truth%%% 4ee the annotation on cha#% *.% $er% ,A%
*A(*.% 8e shall glorify me( because he shall recei$e of mine and shall
she! it to you%
*A(*?% )ll things !hatsoe$er the 7ather hath are mine% Therefore 5 said
that he shall recei$e of me and she! it to you%
*A(*A% ) little !hile, and no! you shall not see me( and again a little
!hile, and you shall see me( because 5 go to the 7ather%
*A(*+% Then some of his disci#les said one to another( =hat is this that
he saith to us( ) little !hile, and you shall not see me( and again a
little !hile, and you shall see me, and, Because 5 go to the 7atherM
*A(*1% They said therefore( =hat is this that he saith, ) little !hileM
=e kno! not !hat he s#eaketh%
*A(*B% )nd 9esus kne! that they had a mind to ask him% )nd he said to
them( Of this do you inLuire among yoursel$es, because 5 said( ) little
!hile, and you shall not see meJ and again a little !hile, and you shall
see meM
*A(,-% )men, amen, 5 say to you, that you shall lament and !ee#, but the
!orld shall rejoice( and you shall be made sorro!ful, but your sorro!
shall be turned into joy%
*A(,*% ) !oman, !hen she is in labour, hath sorro!, because her hour is
comeJ but !hen she hath brought forth the child, she remembereth no more
the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the !orld%
*A(,,% 4o also you no! indeed ha$e sorro!( but 5 !ill see you again and
your heart shall rejoice% )nd your joy no man shall take from you%
*A(,2% )nd in that day you shall not ask me any thing% )men, amen, 5 say
to you( if you ask the 7ather any thing in my name, he !ill gi$e it you%
*A(,.% 8itherto, you ha$e not asked any thing in my name% )sk, and you
shall recei$eJ that your joy may be full%
*A(,?% These things 5 ha$e s#oken to you in #ro$erbs% The hour cometh
!hen 5 !ill no longer s#eak to you in #ro$erbs, but !ill she! you
#lainly of the 7ather%
*A(,A% 5n that day, you shall ask in my name( and 5 say not to you that
5 !ill ask the 7ather for you%
*A(,+% 7or the 7ather himself lo$eth you, because you ha$e lo$ed me and
ha$e belie$ed that 5 came out from God%
*A(,1% 5 came forth from the 7ather and am come into the !orld( again 5
lea$e the !orld and 5 go to the 7ather%
*A(,B% 8is disci#les say to him( Behold, no! thou s#eakest #lainly and
s#eakest no #ro$erb%
*A(2-% o! !e kno! that thou kno!est all things and thou needest not
that any man should ask thee% By this !e belie$e that thou camest forth
from God%
*A(2*% 9esus ans!ered them( Do you no! belie$eM
*A(2,% Behold, the hour cometh, and it is no! come, that you shall be
scattered e$ery man to his o!n and shall lea$e me alone% )nd yet 5 am
not alone, because the 7ather is !ith me%
*A(22% These things 5 ha$e s#oken to you, that in me you may ha$e #eace%
5n the !orld you shall ha$e distress% But ha$e confidence% 5 ha$e
o$ercome the !orld%
9ohn "ha#ter *+
"hristDs #rayer for his disci#les%
*+(*% These things 9esus s#oke( and lifting u# his eyes to hea$en, he
said( the hour is come% Glorify thy 4on, that thy 4on may glorify thee%
*+(,% )s thou hast gi$en him #o!er o$er all flesh, that he may gi$e
eternal life to all !hom thou hast gi$en him%
*+(2% o! this is eternal life( That they may kno! thee, the only true
God, and 9esus "hrist, !hom thou hast sent%
*+(.% 5 ha$e glorified thee on the earthJ 5 ha$e finished the !ork !hich
thou ga$est me to do%
*+(?% )nd no! glorify thou me, O 7ather, !ith thyself, !ith the glory
!hich 5 had, before the !orld !as, !ith thee%
*+(A% 5 ha$e manifested thy name to the men !hom thou hast gi$en me out
of the !orld% Thine they !ere( and to me thou ga$est them% )nd they ha$e
ke#t thy !ord%
*+(+% o! they ha$e kno!n that all things !hich thou hast gi$en me are
from thee(
*+(1% Because the !ords !hich thou ga$est me, 5 ha$e gi$en to them% )nd
they ha$e recei$ed them and ha$e kno!n in $ery deed that 5 came out from
thee( and they ha$e belie$ed that thou didst send me%
*+(B% 5 #ray for them% 5 #ray not for the !orld, but for them !hom thou
hast gi$en me( because they are thine%
*+(*-% )nd all my things are thine, and thine are mine( and 5 am
glorified in them%
*+(**% )nd no! 5 am not in the !orld, and these are in the !orld, and 5
come to thee% 8oly 7ather, kee# them in thy name !hom thou hast gi$en
me( that they may be one, as !e also are%
*+(*,% =hile 5 !as !ith them, 5 ke#t them in thy name% Those !hom thou
ga$est me ha$e 5 ke#t( and none of them is lost, but the son of
#erdition( that the scri#ture may be fulfilled%
*+(*2% )nd no! 5 come to thee( and these things 5 s#eak in the !orld,
that they may ha$e my joy filled in themsel$es%
*+(*.% 5 ha$e gi$en them thy !ord, and the !orld hath hated them(
because they are not of the !orld, as 5 also am not of the !orld%
*+(*?% 5 #ray not that thou shouldst take them out of the !orld, but
that thou shouldst kee# them from e$il%
*+(*A% They are not of the !orld, as 5 also am not of the !orld%
*+(*+% 4anctify them in truth% Thy !ord is truth%
*+(*1% )s thou hast sent me into the !orld, 5 also ha$e sent them into
the !orld%
*+(*B% )nd for them do 5 sanctify myself, that they also may be
sanctified in truth%
*+(,-% )nd not for them only do 5 #ray, but for them also !ho through
their !ord shall belie$e in me%
*+(,*% That they all may be one, as thou, 7ather, in me, and 5 in theeJ
that they also may be one in us( that the !orld may belie$e that thou
hast sent me%
*+(,,% )nd the glory !hich thou hast gi$en me, 5 ha$e gi$en to them(
that, they may be one, as !e also are one%
*+(,2% 5 in them, and thou in me( that they may be made #erfect in one(
and the !orld may kno! that thou hast sent me and hast lo$ed them, as
thou hast also lo$ed me%
*+(,.% 7ather, 5 !ill that !here 5 am, they also !hom thou hast gi$en me
may be !ith me( that they may see my glory !hich thou hast gi$en me,
because thou hast lo$ed me before the creation of the !orld%
*+(,?% 9ust 7ather, the !orld hath not kno!n thee( but 5 ha$e kno!n
thee% )nd these ha$e kno!n that thou hast sent me%
*+(,A% )nd 5 ha$e made kno!n thy name to them and !ill make it kno!n(
that the lo$e !here!ith thou hast lo$ed me may be in them, and 5 in
them%
9ohn "ha#ter *1
The history of the #assion of "hrist%
*1(*% =hen 9esus had said these things, he !ent forth !ith his disci#les
o$er the brook "edron, !here there !as a garden, into !hich he entered
!ith his disci#les%
*1(,% )nd 9udas also, !ho betrayed him, kne! the #lace( because 9esus
had often resorted thither together !ith his disci#les%
*1(2% 9udas therefore ha$ing recei$ed a band of soldiers and ser$ants
from the chief #riests and the Pharisees, cometh thither !ith lanterns
and torches and !ea#ons%
*1(.% 9esus therefore, kno!ing all things that should come u#on him,
!ent forth and said to them( =hom seek yeM
*1(?% They ans!ered him( 9esus of aHareth% 9esus saith to them( 5 am
he% )nd 9udas also, !ho betrayed him, stood !ith them%
*1(A% )s soon therefore as he had said to them( 5 am heJ they !ent
back!ard and fell to the ground%
*1(+% )gain therefore he asked them( =hom seek yeM )nd they said( 9esus
of aHareth%
*1(1% 9esus ans!ered( 5 ha$e told you that 5 am he% 5f therefore you
seek me, let these go their !ay,
*1(B% That the !ord might be fulfilled !hich he said( Of them !hom thou
hast gi$en me, 5 ha$e not lost any one%
*1(*-% Then 4imon Peter, ha$ing a s!ord, dre! it and struck the ser$ant
of the high #riest and cut off his right ear% )nd the name of thee
ser$ant !as <alchus%
*1(**% 9esus therefore said to Peter( Put u# thy s!ord into the
scabbard% The chalice !hich my father hath gi$en me, shall 5 not drink
itM
*1(*,% Then the band and the tribune and the ser$ants of the 9e!s took
9esus and bound him%
*1(*2% )nd they led him a!ay to )nnas first, for he !as father-in-la! to
"ai#has, !ho !as the high #riest of that year%
*1(*.% o! "ai#has !as he !ho had gi$en the counsel to the 9e!s( That it
!as e>#edient that one man should die for the #eo#le%
*1(*?% )nd 4imon Peter follo!ed 9esus( and so did another disci#le% )nd
that disci#le !as kno!n to the high #riest and !ent in !ith 9esus into
the court of the high #riest%
*1(*A% But Peter stood at the door !ithout% The other disci#le
therefore, !ho !as kno!n to the high #riest, !ent out and s#oke to the
#ortress and brought in Peter%
*1(*+% The maid therefore that !as #ortress saith to Peter( )rt not thou
also one of this manDs disci#leM 8e saith 5 am not%
*1(*1% o! the ser$ants and ministers stood at a fire of coals, because
it !as cold, and !armed themsel$es% )nd !ith them !as Peter also,
standing and !arming himself%
*1(*B% The high #riest therefore asked 9esus of his disci#les and of his
doctrine%
*1(,-% 9esus ans!ered him( 5 ha$e s#oken o#enly to the !orld% 5 ha$e
al!ays taught in the synagogue and in the tem#le, !hither all the 9e!s
resort( and in secret 5 ha$e s#oken nothing%
*1(,*% =hy askest thou meM )sk them !ho ha$e heard !hat 5 ha$e s#oken
unto them% Behold they kno! !hat things 5 ha$e said%
*1(,,% )nd !hen he had said these things, one of the ser$ants standing
by ga$e 9esus a blo!, saying( )ns!erest thou the high #riest soM
*1(,2% 9esus ans!ered him( 5f 5 ha$e s#oken e$il, gi$e testimony of the
e$ilJ but if !ell, !hy strikest thou meM
*1(,.% )nd )nnas sent him bound to "ai#has the high #riest%
*1(,?% )nd 4imon Peter !as standing and !arming himself% They said
therefore to him( )rt not thou also one of his disci#lesM 8e denied it
and said( 5 am not%
*1(,A% One of the ser$ants of the high #riest Ea kinsman to him !hose
ear Peter cut offG saith to him( Did not 5 see thee in the garden !ith
himM
*1(,+% )gain therefore Peter denied( and immediately the cock cre!%
*1(,1% Then they led 9esus from "ai#has to the go$ernorDs hall% )nd it
!as morning( and they !ent not into the hall, that they might not be
defiled, but that they might eat the #asch%
*1(,B% Pilate therefore !ent out to them, and said( =hat accusation
bring you against this manM
*1(2-% They ans!ered and said to him( 5f he !ere not a malefactor, !e
!ould not ha$e deli$ered him u# to thee%
*1(2*% Pilate therefore said to them( Take him you, and judge him
according to your la!% The 9e!s therefore said to him( 5t is not la!ful
for us to #ut any man to death%
*1(2,% That the !ord of 9esus might be fulfilled, !hich he said,
signifying !hat death he should die%
*1(22% Pilate therefore !ent into the hall again and called 9esus and
said to him( )rt thou the king of the 9e!sM
*1(2.% 9esus ans!ered( 4ayest thou this thing of thyself, or ha$e others
told it thee of meM
*1(2?% Pilate ans!ered( )m 5 a 9e!M Thy o!n nation and the chief #riests
ha$e deli$ered thee u# to me% =hat hast thou doneM
*1(2A% 9esus ans!ered( <y kingdom is not of this !orld% 5f my kingdom
!ere of this !orld, my ser$ants !ould certainly stri$e that 5 should not
be deli$ered to the 9e!s( but no! my kingdom is not from hence%
*1(2+% Pilate therefore said to him( )rt thou a king thenM 9esus
ans!ered( Thou sayest that 5 am a king% 7or this !as 5 born, and for
this came 5 into the !orldJ that 5 should gi$e testimony to the truth%
E$ery one that is of the truth heareth my $oice%
*1(21% Pilate saith to him( =hat is truthM )nd !hen he said this, he
!ent out again to the 9e!s and saith to them( 5 find no cause in him%
*1(2B% But you ha$e a custom that 5 should release one unto you at the
Pasch% =ill you, therefore, that 5 release unto you the king of the
9e!sM
*1(.-% Then cried they all again, saying( ot this man, but Barabbas%
o! Barabbas !as a robber%
9ohn "ha#ter *B
The continuation of the history of the Passion of "hrist%
*B(*% Then therefore Pilate took 9esus and scourged him%
*B(,% )nd the soldiers #latting a cro!n of thorns, #ut it u#on his head(
and they #ut on him a #ur#le garment%
*B(2% )nd they came to him and said( 8ail, king of the 9e!s% )nd they
ga$e him blo!s%
*B(.% Pilate therefore !ent forth again and saith to them( Behold, 5
bring him forth unto you, that you may kno! that 5 find no cause in him%
*B(?% E9esus therefore came forth, bearing the cro!n of thorns and the
#ur#le garment%G )nd he saith to them( Behold the <an%
*B(A% =hen the chief #riests, therefore, and the ser$ants had seen him,
they cried out, saying( "rucify him, "rucify him% Pilate saith to them(
Take him you, and crucify him( for 5 find no cause in him%
*B(+% The 9e!s ans!ered him( =e ha$e a la!J and according to the la! he
ought to die, because he made himself the 4on of God%
*B(1% =hen Pilate therefore had heard this saying, he feared the more%
*B(B% )nd he entered into the hall againJ and he said to 9esus( =hence
art thouM But 9esus ga$e him no ans!er%
*B(*-% Pilate therefore saith to him( 4#eakest thou not to meM ;no!est
thou not that 5 ha$e #o!er to crucify thee, and 5 ha$e #o!er to release
theeM
*B(**% 9esus ans!ered( Thou shouldst not ha$e any #o!er against me,
unless it !ere gi$en thee from abo$e% Therefore, he that hath deli$ered
me to thee hath the greater sin%
*B(*,% )nd from henceforth Pilate sought to release him% But the 9e!s
cried out, saying( 5f thou release this man, thou art not "aesarDs
friend% 7or !hosoe$er maketh himself a king s#eaketh against "aesar%
*B(*2% o! !hen Pilate had heard these !ords, he brought 9esus forth and
sat do!n in the judgment seat, in the #lace that is called 'ithostrotos,
and in 8ebre! Gabbatha%
*B(*.% )nd it !as the #arasce$e of the #asch, about the si>th hour( and
he saith to the 9e!s( Behold your king%
The #arasce$e of the #asch%%% That is, the day before the #aschal
sabbath% The e$e of e$ery sabbath !as called the #arasce$e, or day of
#re#aration% But this !as the e$e of a high sabbath, $iH%, that !hich
fell in the #aschal !eek%
*B(*?% But they cried out( )!ay !ith him( )!ay !ith him( "rucify him%
Pilate saith to them( shall 5 crucify your kingM The chief #riests
ans!ered( =e ha$e no king but "aesar%
*B(*A% Then therefore he deli$ered him to them to be crucified% )nd
they took 9esus and led him forth%
*B(*+% )nd bearing his o!n cross, he !ent forth to the #lace !hich is
called "al$ary, but in 8ebre! Golgotha%
*B(*1% =here they crucified him, and !ith him t!o others, one on each
side, and 9esus in the midst%
*B(*B% )nd Pilate !rote a title also( and he #ut it u#on the cross% )nd
the !riting !as( 9E4:4 O7 )I)RET8, T8E ;5G O7 T8E 9E=4%
*B(,-% This title therefore many of the 9e!s did read( because the #lace
!here 9esus !as crucified !as nigh to the city% )nd it !as !ritten in
8ebre!, in Greek, and in 'atin%
*B(,*% Then the chief #riests of the 9e!s said to Pilate( =rite not( The
;ing of the 9e!s% But that he said( 5 am the ;ing of the 9e!s%
*B(,,% Pilate ans!ered( =hat 5 ha$e !ritten, 5 ha$e !ritten%
*B(,2% The soldiers therefore, !hen they had crucified him, took his
garments, Eand they made four #arts, to e$ery soldier a #artG and also
his coat% o! the coat !as !ithout seam, !o$en from the to# throughout%
*B(,.% They said then one to another( 'et us not cut it but let us cast
lots for it, !hose it shall beJ that the scri#ture might be fulfilled,
saying( They ha$e #arted my garments among them, and u#on my $esture
they ha$e cast lots% )nd the soldiers indeed did these things%
*B(,?% o! there stood by the cross of 9esus, his mother and his
motherDs sister, <ary of "leo#has, and <ary <agdalen%
*B(,A% =hen 9esus therefore had seen his mother and the disci#le
standing !hom he lo$ed, he saith to his mother( =oman, behold thy son%
*B(,+% )fter that, he saith to the disci#le( Behold thy mother% )nd
from that hour, the disci#le took her to his o!n%
*B(,1% )fter!ards, 9esus kno!ing that all things !ere no! accom#lished,
that the scri#ture might be fulfilled, said( 5 thirst%
*B(,B% o! there !as a $essel set there, full of $inegar% )nd they,
#utting a s#onge full of $inegar about hysso#, #ut it to his mouth%
*B(2-% 9esus therefore, !hen he had taken the $inegar, said( 5t is
consummated% )nd bo!ing his head, he ga$e u# the ghost%
*B(2*% Then the 9e!s Ebecause it !as the #arasce$eG, that the bodies
might not remain u#on the cross on the sabbath day Efor that !as a great
sabbath dayG, besought Pilate that their legs might be broken( and that
they might be taken a!ay%
*B(2,% The soldiers therefore came( and they broke the legs of the
first, and of the other that !as crucified !ith him%
*B(22% But after they !ere come to 9esus, !hen they sa! that he !as
already dead, they did not break his legs%
*B(2.% But one of the soldiers !ith a s#ear o#ened his side( and
immediately there came out blood and !ater%
*B(2?% )nd he that sa! it hath gi$en testimony( and his testimony is
true% )nd he kno!eth that he saith true( that you also may belie$e%
*B(2A% 7or these things !ere done that the scri#ture might be fulfilled(
&ou shall not break a bone of him%
*B(2+% )nd again another scri#ture saith( They shall look on him !hom
they #ierced%
*B(21% )nd after these things, 9ose#h of )rimathea Ebecause he !as a
disci#le of 9esus, but secretly for fear of the 9e!sG, besought Pilate
that he might take a!ay the body of 9esus% )nd Pilate ga$e lea$e% 8e
came therefore and took a!ay the body of 9esus%
*B(2B% )nd icodemus also came Ehe !ho at the first came to 9esus by
nightG, bringing a mi>ture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred #ound
!eight%
*B(.-% They took therefore the body of 9esus and bound it in linen
cloths, !ith the s#ices, as the manner of the 9e!s is to bury%
*B(.*% o! there !as in the #lace !here he !as crucified a garden( and
in the garden a ne! se#ulchre, !herein no man yet had been laid%
*B(.,% There, therefore, because of the #arasce$e of the 9e!s, they laid
9esus( because the se#ulchre !as nigh at hand%
9ohn "ha#ter ,-
"hristDs resurrection and manifestation to his disci#les%
,-(*% )nd on the first day of the !eek, <ary <agdalen cometh early, !hen
it !as yet dark, unto the se#ulchre( and she sa! the stone taken a!ay
from the se#ulchre%
,-(,% 4he ran therefore and cometh to 4imon Peter and to the other
disci#le !hom 9esus lo$ed and saith to them( They ha$e taken a!ay the
'ord out of the se#ulchre( and !e kno! not !here they ha$e laid him%
,-(2% Peter therefore !ent out, and the other disci#le( and they came to
the se#ulchre%
,-(.% )nd they both ran together( and that other disci#le did outrun
Peter and came first to the se#ulchre%
,-(?% )nd !hen he stoo#ed do!n, he sa! the linen cloths lying( but yet
he !ent not in%
,-(A% Then cometh 4imon Peter, follo!ing him, and !ent into the
se#ulchre( and sa! the linen cloths lying,
,-(+% )nd the na#kin that had been about his head, not lying !ith the
linen cloths, but a#art, !ra##ed u# into one #lace%
,-(1% Then that other disci#le also !ent in, !ho came first to the
se#ulchre( and he sa! and belie$ed%
,-(B% 7or as yet they kne! not the scri#ture, that he must rise again
from the dead%
,-(*-% The disci#les therefore de#arted again to their home%
,-(**% But <ary stood at the se#ulchre !ithout, !ee#ing% o! as she !as
!ee#ing, she stoo#ed do!n and looked into the se#ulchre,
,-(*,% )nd she sa! t!o angels in !hite, sitting, one at the head, and
one at the feet, !here the body of 9esus had been laid%
,-(*2% They say to her( =oman, !hy !ee#est thouM 4he saith to them(
Because they ha$e taken a!ay my 'ord( and 5 kno! not !here they ha$e
laid him%
,-(*.% =hen she had thus said, she turned herself back and sa! 9esus
standing( and she kne! not that it !as 9esus%
,-(*?% 9esus saith to her( =oman, !hy !ee#est thouM =hom seekest thouM
4he, thinking that it !as the gardener, saith to him( 4ir, if thou hast
taken him hence, tell me !here thou hast laid him( and 5 !ill take him
a!ay%
,-(*A% 9esus saith to her( <ary% 4he turning, saith to him( Rabboni
E!hich is to say, <asterG%
,-(*+% 9esus saith to her( Do not touch me( for 5 am not yet ascended to
my 7ather% But go to my brethren and say to them( 5 ascend to my 7ather
and to your 7ather, to my God and to your God%
,-(*1% <ary <agdalen cometh and telleth the disci#les( 5 ha$e seen the
'ordJ and these things he said to me%
,-(*B% o! !hen it !as late the same day, the first of the !eek, and the
doors !ere shut, !here the disci#les !ere gathered together, for fear of
the 9e!s, 9esus came and stood in the midst and said to them( Peace be
to you%
The doors !ere shut%%% The same #o!er !hich could bring "hristDs !hole
body, entire in all its dimensions, through the doors, can !ithout the
least Luestion make the same body really #resent in the sacramentJ
though both the one and the other be abo$e our com#rehension%
,-(,-% )nd !hen he had said this, he she!ed them his hands and his side%
The disci#les therefore !ere glad, !hen they sa! the 'ord%
,-(,*% 8e said therefore to them again( Peace be to you% )s the 7ather
hath sent me, 5 also send you%
,-(,,% =hen he had said this, he breathed on themJ and he said to them(
Recei$e ye the 8oly Ghost%
,-(,2% =hose sins you shall forgi$e, they are forgi$en them( and !hose
sins you shall retain, they are retained%
=hose sins, etc%%% 4ee here the commission, stam#ed by the broad seal of
hea$en, by $irtue of !hich the #astors of "hristDs church absol$e
re#enting sinners u#on their confession%
,-(,.% o! Thomas, one of the t!el$e, !ho is called Didymus, !as not
!ith them !hen 9esus came%
,-(,?% The other disci#les therefore said to him( =e ha$e seen the 'ord%
But he said to them( E>ce#t 5 shall see in his hands the #rint of the
nails and #ut my finger into the #lace of the nails and #ut my hand into
his side, 5 !ill not belie$e%
,-(,A% )nd after eight days, again his disci#les !ere !ithin, and Thomas
!ith them% 9esus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst
and said( Peace be to you%
,-(,+% Then he said to Thomas( Put in thy finger hither and see my
hands% )nd bring hither the hand and #ut it into my side% )nd be not
faithless, but belie$ing%
,-(,1% Thomas ans!ered and said to him( <y 'ord and my God%
,-(,B% 9esus saith to him( Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast
belie$ed( blessed are they that ha$e not seen and ha$e belie$ed%
,-(2-% <any other signs also did 9esus in the sight of his disci#les,
!hich are not !ritten in this book%
,-(2*% But these are !ritten, that you may belie$e that 9esus is the
"hrist, the 4on of God( and that belie$ing, you may ha$e life in his
name%
9ohn "ha#ter ,*
"hrist manifests himself to his disci#les by the sea side and gi$es
Peter the charge of his shee#%
,*(*% )fter this, 9esus she!ed himself to the disci#les at the sea of
Tiberias% )nd he she!ed himself after this manner%
,*(,% There !ere together( 4imon Peter and Thomas, !ho is called
Didymus, and athanael, !ho !as of "ana of Galilee, and the sons of
Iebedee and t!o others of his disci#les%
,*(2% 4imon Peter saith to them( 5 go a fishing% They say to him( =e
also come !ith thee% )nd they !ent forth and entered into the shi#( and
that night they caught nothing%
,*(.% But !hen the morning !as come, 9esus stood on the shore( yet the
disci#les kne! not that it !as 9esus%
,*(?% 9esus therefore said to them( "hildren, ha$e you any meatM They
ans!ered him( o%
,*(A% 8e saith to them( "ast the net on the right side of the shi#J and
you shall find% They cast therefore( and no! they !ere not able to dra!
it, for the multitude of fishes%
,*(+% That disci#le therefore !hom 9esus lo$ed said to Peter( 5t is the
'ord% 4imon Peter, !hen he heard that it !as the 'ord, girt his coat
about him Efor he !as nakedG and cast himself into the sea%
,*(1% But the other disci#les came in the shi# Efor they !ere not far
from the land, but as it !ere t!o hundred cubitsG dragging the net !ith
fishes%
,*(B% )s soon then as they came to land they sa! hot coals lying, and a
fish laid thereon, and bread%
,*(*-% 9esus saith to them( Bring hither of the fishes !hich you ha$e
no! caught%
,*(**% 4imon Peter !ent u# and dre! the net to land, full of great
fishes, one hundred and fifty-three% )nd although there !ere so many,
the net !as not broken%
,*(*,% 9esus saith to them( "ome and dine% )nd none of them !ho !ere at
meat, durst ask him( =ho art thouM ;no!ing that it !as the 'ord%
,*(*2% )nd 9esus cometh and taketh bread and gi$eth them( and fish in
like manner%
,*(*.% This is no! the third time that 9esus !as manifested to his
disci#les, after he !as risen from the dead%
,*(*?% =hen therefore they had dined, 9esus saith to 4imon Peter( 4imon,
son of 9ohn, lo$est thou me more than theseM 8e saith to him( &ea, 'ord,
thou kno!est that 5 lo$e thee% 8e saith to him( 7eed my lambs%
,*(*A% 8e saith to him again( 4imon, son of 9ohn, lo$est thou meM 8e
saith to him( yea, 'ord, thou kno!est that 5 lo$e thee% 8e saith to him(
7eed my lambs%
,*(*+% 8e said to him the third time( 4imon, son of 9ohn, lo$est thou
meM Peter !as grie$ed because he had said to him the third time( 'o$est
thou meM )nd he said to him( 'ord, thou kno!est all things( thou kno!est
that 5 lo$e thee% 8e said to him( 7eed my shee#%
7eed my shee#%%% Our 'ord had #romised the s#iritual su#remacy to 4t%
PeterJ 4t% <att% *A% *BJ and here he fulfils that #romise, by charging
him !ith the su#erintendency of all his shee#, !ithout e>ce#tionJ and
conseLuently of his !hole flock, that is, of his o!n church%
,*(*1% )men, amen, 5 say to thee, =hen thou !ast younger, thou didst
gird thyself and didst !alk !here thou !ouldst% But !hen thou shalt be
old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee and
lead thee !hither thou !ouldst not%
,*(*B% )nd this he said, signifying by !hat death he should glorify God%
)nd !hen he had said this, he saith to him( 7ollo! me%
,*(,-% Peter turning about, sa! that disci#le !hom 9esus lo$ed
follo!ing, !ho also leaned on his breast at su##er and said( 'ord, !ho
is he that shall betray theeM
,*(,*% 8im therefore !hen Peter had seen, he saith to 9esus( 'ord, and
!hat shall this man doM
,*(,,% 9esus saith to him( 4o 5 !ill ha$e him to remain till 5 come,
!hat is it to theeM 7ollo! thou me%
,*(,2% This saying therefore !ent abroad among the brethren, that that
disci#le should not die% )nd 9esus did not say to him( 8e should not
dieJ but( 4o 5 !ill ha$e him to remain till 5 come, !hat is it to theeM
,*(,.% This is that disci#le !ho gi$eth testimony of these things and
hath !ritten these things( and !e kno! that his testimony is true%
,*(,?% But there are also many other things !hich 9esus did !hich, if
they !ere !ritten e$ery one, the !orld itself% 5 think, !ould not be
able to contain the books that should be !ritten%
T8E )"T4 O7 T8E )PO4T'E4
This Book, !hich, from the first ages, hath been called, T8E )"T4 O7 T8E
)PO4T'E4, is not to be considered as a history of !hat !as done by all
the )#ostles, !ho !ere dis#ersed into different nationsJ but only a
short $ie! of the first establishment of the "hristian "hurch% ) #art of
the #reaching and action of 4t% Peter are related in the first t!el$e
cha#tersJ and a #articular account of 4t% PaulDs a#ostolical labours in
the subseLuent cha#ters% 5t !as !ritten by 4t% 'uke the E$angelist, and
the original in Greek% 5ts history commences from the )scension of
"hrist our 'ord and ends in the year si>ty-three, being a brief account
of the "hurch for the s#ace of about thirty years%
)cts "ha#ter *
The ascension of "hrist% <atthias is chosen in #lace of 9udas%
*(*% The former treatise 5 made, O Theo#hilus, of all things !hich 9esus
began to do and to teach,
*(,% :ntil the day on !hich, gi$ing commandments by the 8oly Ghost to
the a#ostles !hom he had chosen, he !as taken u#%
*(2% To !hom also he she!ed himself ali$e after his #assion, by many
#roofs, for forty days a##earing to them, and s#eaking of the kingdom of
God%
*(.% )nd eating together !ith them, he commanded them, that they should
not de#art from 9erusalem, but should !ait for the #romise of the
7ather, !hich you ha$e heard Esaith heG by my mouth%
*(?% 7or 9ohn indeed ba#tiHed !ith !ater( but you shall be ba#tiHed !ith
the 8oly Ghost, not many days hence%
*(A% They therefore !ho !ere come together, asked him, saying( 'ord,
!ilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom of 5sraelM
*(+% But he said to them( 5t is not for you to kno! the time or moments,
!hich the 7ather hath #ut in his o!n #o!er(
*(1% But you shall recei$e the #o!er of the 8oly Ghost coming u#on you,
and you shall be !itnesses unto me in 9erusalem, and in all 9udea, and
4amaria, and e$en to the uttermost #art of the earth%
*(B% )nd !hen he had said these things, !hile they looked on, he !as
raised u#( and a cloud recei$ed him out of their sight%
*(*-% )nd !hile they !ere beholding him going u# to hea$en, behold t!o
men stood by them in !hite garments%
*(**% =ho also said( &e men of Galilee, !hy stand you looking u# to
hea$enM This 9esus !ho is taken u# from you into hea$en, shall so come
as you ha$e seen him going into hea$en%
*(*,% Then they returned to 9erusalem from the mount that is called
Oli$et, !hich is nigh 9erusalem, !ithin a sabbath dayDs journey%
*(*2% )nd !hen they !ere come in, they !ent u# into an u##er room, !here
abode Peter and 9ohn, 9ames and )ndre!, Phili# and Thomas, Bartholome!
and <atthe!, 9ames of )l#heus and 4imon Ielotes and 9ude the brother of
9ames%
*(*.% )ll these !ere #erse$ering !ith one mind in #rayer !ith the !omen,
and <ary the mother of 9esus, and !ith his brethren%
*(*?% 5n those days Peter rising u# in the midst of the brethren, said
Eno! the number of #ersons together !as about an hundred and t!entyG(
*(*A% <en, brethren, the scri#ture must needs be fulfilled, !hich the
8oly Ghost s#oke before by the mouth of Da$id concerning 9udas, !ho !as
the leader of them that a##rehended 9esus(
*(*+% =ho !as numbered !ith us, and had obtained #art of this ministry%
*(*1% )nd he indeed hath #ossessed a field of the re!ard of iniLuity,
and being hanged, burst asunder in the midst( and all his bo!els gushed
out%
*(*B% )nd it became kno!n to all the inhabitants of 9erusalem( so that
the same field !as called in their tongue, 8aceldama, that is to say,
The field of blood%
*(,-% 7or it is !ritten in the book of Psalms( 'et their habitation
become desolate, and let there be none to d!ell therein% )nd his
bisho#ric let another take%
*(,*% =herefore of these men !ho ha$e com#anied !ith us, all the time
that the 'ord 9esus came in and !ent out among us,
*(,,% Beginning from the ba#tism of 9ohn, until the day !herein he !as
taken u# from us, one of these must be made a !itness !ith us of his
resurrection%
*(,2% )nd they a##ointed t!o, 9ose#h, called Barsabas, !ho !as surnamed
9ustus, and <atthias%
*(,.% )nd #raying, they said( Thou, 'ord, !ho kno!est the heart of all
men, she! !hether of these t!o thou hast chosen,
*(,?% To take the #lace of this ministry and a#ostleshi#, from !hich
9udas hath by transgression fallen, that he might go to his o!n #lace%
*(,A% )nd they ga$e them lot, and the lot fell u#on <atthias, and he !as
numbered !ith the ele$en a#ostles%
)cts "ha#ter ,
The disci#les recei$e the 8oly Ghost% PeterDs sermon to the #eo#le% The
#iety of the first con$erts%
,(*% )nd !hen the days of the Pentecost !ere accom#lished, they !ere all
together in one #lace(
,(,% )nd suddenly there came a sound from hea$en, as of a mighty !ind
coming( and it filled the !hole house !here they !ere sitting%
,(2% )nd there a##eared to them #arted tongues, as it !ere of fire( and
it sat u#on e$ery one of them%
,(.% )nd they !ere all filled !ith the 8oly Ghost( and they began to
s#eak !ith di$ers tongues, according as the 8oly Ghost ga$e them to
s#eak%
,(?% o! there !ere d!elling at 9erusalem, 9e!s, de$out men, out of
e$ery nation under hea$en%
,(A% )nd !hen this !as noised abroad, the multitude came together, and
!ere confounded in mind, because that e$ery man heard them s#eak in his
o!n tongue%
,(+% )nd they !ere all amaHed, and !ondered, saying( Behold, are not all
these that s#eak GalileanM
,(1% )nd ho! ha$e !e heard, e$ery man our o!n tongue !herein !e !ere
bornM
,(B% Parthians and <edes and Elamites and inhabitants of <eso#otamia,
9udea, and "a##adocia, Pontus and )sia,
,(*-% Phrygia and Pam#hylia, Egy#t and the #arts of 'ibya about "yrene,
and strangers of Rome,
,(**% 9e!s also, and #roselytes, "retes, and )rabians( !e ha$e heard
them s#eak in our o!n tongues the !onderful !orks of God%
,(*,% )nd they !ere all astonished, and !ondered, saying one to another(
=hat meaneth thisM
,(*2% But others mocking, said( These men are full of ne! !ine%
,(*.% But Peter standing u# !ith the ele$en, lifted u# his $oice, and
s#oke to them( &e men of 9udea, and all you that d!ell in 9erusalem, be
this kno!n to you and !ith your ears recei$e my !ords%
,(*?% 7or these are not drunk, as you su##ose, seeing it is but the
third hour of the day(
,(*A% But this is that !hich !as s#oken of by the #ro#het 9oel(
,(*+% )nd it shall come to #ass, in the last days, Esaith the 'ordG, 5
!ill #our out of my 4#irit u#on all flesh( and your sons and your
daughters shall #ro#hesy( and your young men shall see $isions, and your
old men shall dream dreams%
,(*1% )nd u#on my ser$ants indeed and u#on my handmaids !ill 5 #our out
in those days of my s#irit( and they shall #ro#hesy%
,(*B% )nd 5 !ill she! !onders in the hea$en abo$e, and signs on the
earth beneath( blood and fire, and $a#our of smoke%
,(,-% The sun shall be turned into darkness and the moon into blood,
before the great and manifest day of the 'ord to come%
,(,*% )nd it shalt come to #ass, that !hosoe$er shall call u#on the name
of the 'ord shall be sa$ed%
,(,,% &e men of 5srael, hear these !ords( 9esus of aHareth, a man
a##ro$ed of God among you by miracles and !onders and signs, !hich God
did by him, in the midst of you, as you also kno!(
,(,2% This same being deli$ered u#, by the determinate counsel and
forekno!ledge of God, you by the hands of !icked men ha$e crucified and
slain%
By the determinate, etc%%% God deli$ered u# his 4onJ and his 4on
deli$ered u# himself, for the lo$e of us, and for the sake of our
sal$ationJ and so "hristDs being deli$ered u# !as holy, and !as GodDs
o!n determination% But they !ho betrayed and crucified him, did
!ickedly, follo!ing therein their o!n malice and the instigation of the
de$ilJ not the !ill and determination of God, !ho !as by no means the
author of their !ickednessJ though he #ermitted itJ because he could,
and did dra! out of it so great a good, $iH%, the sal$ation of man%
,(,.% =hom God hath raised u#, ha$ing loosed the sorro!s of hell, as it
!as im#ossible that he should be holden by it%
8a$ing loosed the sorro!, etc%%% 8a$ing o$ercome the grie$ous #ains of
death and all the #o!er of hell%
,(,?% 7or Da$id saith concerning him( 5 foresa! the 'ord before my face(
because he is at my right hand, that 5 may not be mo$ed%
,(,A% 7or this my heart hath been glad, and my tongue hath rejoiced(
moreo$er my flesh also shall rest in ho#e%
,(,+% Because thou !ilt not lea$e my soul in hell( nor suffer thy 8oly
One to see corru#tion%
,(,1% Thou hast made kno!n to me the !ays of life( thou shalt make me
full of joy !ith thy countenance%
,(,B% &e men, brethren, let me freely s#eak to you of the #atriarch
Da$id( that he died and !as buriedJ and his se#ulchre is !ith us to this
#resent say%
,(2-% =hereas therefore he !as a #ro#het and kne! that God hath s!orn to
him !ith an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit u#on his
throne%
,(2*% 7oreseeing this, he s#oke of the resurrection of "hrist% 7or
neither !as he left in hell( neither did his flesh see corru#tion%
,(2,% This 9esus hath God raised again, !hereof all !e are !itnesses%
,(22% Being e>alted therefore by the right hand of God and ha$ing
recei$ed of the 7ather the #romise of the 8oly Ghost, he hath #oured
forth this !hich you see and hear%
,(2.% 7or Da$id ascended not into hea$enJ but he himself said( The 'ord
said to my 'ord( 4it thou on my right hand,
,(2?% :ntil 5 make thy enemies thy footstool%
,(2A% Therefore let all the house of 5srael kno! most certainly that God
hath made both 'ord and "hrist, this same 9esus, !hom you ha$e
crucified%
,(2+% o! !hen they had heard these things, they had com#unction in
their heart and said to Peter and to the rest of the a#ostles( =hat
shall !e do, men and brethrenM
,(21% But Peter said to them( Do #enance( and be ba#tiHed e$ery one of
you in the name of 9esus "hrist, for the remission of your sins% )nd you
shall recei$e the gift of the 8oly Ghost%
,(2B% 7or the #romise is to you and to your children and to all that are
far off, !homsoe$er the 'ord our God shall call%
,(.-% )nd !ith $ery many other !ords did he testify and e>hort them,
saying( 4a$e yoursel$es from this #er$erse generation%
,(.*% They therefore that recei$ed his !ord !ere ba#tiHed( and there
!ere added in that day about three thousand souls%
,(.,% )nd they !ere #erse$ering in the doctrine of the a#ostles and in
the communication of the breaking of bread and in #rayers%
,(.2% )nd fear came u#on e$ery soul% <any !onders also and signs !ere
done by the a#ostles in 9erusalem( and there !as great fer$or in all%
,(..% )nd all they that belie$ed !ere together and had all things
common%
,(.?% Their #ossessions and goods they sold and di$ided them to all,
according as e$ery one had need%
,(.A% )nd continuing daily !ith one accord in the tem#le and breaking
bread from house to house, they took their meat !ith gladness and
sim#licity of heart(
,(.+% Praising God and ha$ing fa$our !ith all the #eo#le% )nd the 'ord
increased daily together such as should be sa$ed%
)cts "ha#ter 2
The miracle u#on the lame man, follo!ed by the con$ersion of many%
2(*% o! Peter and 9ohn !ent u# into the tem#le at the ninth hour of
#rayer%
2(,% )nd a certain man !ho !as lame from his motherDs !omb !as carried(
!hom they laid e$ery day at the gate of the tem#le, !hich is called
Beautiful, that he might ask alms of them that !ent into the tem#le%
2(2% 8e, !hen he had seen Peter and 9ohn, about to go into the tem#le,
asked to recei$e an alms%
2(.% But Peter !ith 9ohn, fastening his eyes u#on him, said( 'ook u#on
us%
2(?% But he looked earnestly u#on them, ho#ing that he should recei$e
something of them%
2(A% But Peter said( 4il$er and gold 5 ha$e noneJ but !hat 5 ha$e, 5
gi$e thee% 5n the name of 9esus "hrist of aHareth, arise and !alk%
2(+% )nd taking him by the right hand, he lifted him u#( and forth!ith
his feet and soles recei$ed strength%
2(1% )nd he lea#ing u#, stood and !alked and !ent in !ith them into the
tem#le, !alking and lea#ing and #raising God%
2(B% )nd all the #eo#le sa! him !alking and #raising God%
2(*-% )nd they kne! him, that it !as he !ho sat begging alms at the
Beautiful gate of the tem#le( and they !ere filled !ith !onder and
amaHement at that !hich had ha##ened to him%
2(**% )nd as he held Peter and 9ohn, all the #eo#le ran to them, to the
#orch !hich is called 4olomonDs, greatly !ondering%
2(*,% But Peter seeing, made ans!er to the #eo#le( &e men of 5srael, !hy
!onder you at thisM Or !hy look you u#on us, as if by our strength or
#o!er !e had made this man to !alkM
2(*2% The God of )braham and the God of 5saac and the God of 9acob, the
God of our fathers, hath glorified his 4on 9esus, !hom you indeed
deli$ered u# and denied before the face of Pilate, !hen he judged he
should be released%
2(*.% But you denied the 8oly One and the 9ust( and desired a murderer
to be granted unto you%
2(*?% But the author of life you killed, !hom God hath raised from the
dead( of !hich !e are !itnesses%
2(*A% )nd in the faith of his name, this man, !hom you ha$e seen and
kno!n, hath his name strengthened% )nd the faith !hich is by him hath
gi$en this #erfect soundness in the sight of you all%
2(*+% )nd no!, brethren, 5 kno! that you did it through ignorance( as
did also your rulers%
2(*1% But those things !hich God before had she!ed by the mouth of all
the #ro#hets, that his "hrist should suffer, he hath so fulfilled%
2(*B% Be #enitent, therefore, and be con$erted, that your sins may be
blotted out%
2(,-% That !hen the times of refreshment shall come from the #resence of
the 'ord, and he shall send him !ho hath been #reached unto you, 9esus
"hrist%
2(,*% =hom hea$en indeed must recei$e, until the times of the
restitution of all things, !hich God hath s#oken by the mouth of his
holy #ro#hets, from the beginning of the !orld%
2(,,% 7or <oses said( ) #ro#het shall the 'ord your God raise u# unto
you of your brethren, like unto me( him you shall hear according to all
things !hatsoe$er he shall s#eak to you%
2(,2% )nd it shall be, that e$ery soul !hich !ill not hear that #ro#het
shall be destroyed from among the #eo#le%
2(,.% )nd all the #ro#hets, from 4amuel and after!ards, !ho ha$e s#oken,
ha$e told of these days%
2(,?% &ou are the children of the #ro#hets and of the testament !hich
God made to our fathers, saying to )braham( )nd in thy seed shall all
the kindreds of the earth be blessed%
2(,A% To you first, God, raising u# his 4on, hath sent him to bless you(
that e$ery one may con$ert himself from his !ickedness%
)cts "ha#ter .
Peter and 9ohn are a##rehended% Their constancy% The church is
increased%
.(*% )nd as they !ere s#eaking to the #eo#le the #riests and the officer
of the tem#le and the 4adducees came u#on them,
.(,% Being grie$ed that they taught the #eo#le and #reached in 9esus the
resurrection from the dead(
.(2% )nd they laid hands u#on them and #ut them in hold till the ne>t
day( for it !as no! e$ening%
.(.% But many of them !ho had heard the !ord belie$ed( and the number of
the men !as made fi$e thousand%
.(?% )nd it came to #ass on the morro!, that their #rinces and ancients
and scribes !ere gathered together in 9erusalem%
.(A% )nd )nnas the high #riest and "ai#has and 9ohn and )le>ander( and
as many as !ere of the kindred of the high #riest%
.(+% )nd setting them in the midst, they asked( By !hat #o!er or by !hat
name, ha$e you done thisM
.(1% Then Peter, filled !ith the 8oly Ghost, said to them( &e #rinces of
the #eo#le and ancients, hear%
.(B% 5f !e this day are e>amined concerning the good deed done to the
infirm man, by !hat means he hath been made !hole(
.(*-% Be it kno!n to you all and to all the #eo#le of 5srael, that by
the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist of aHareth, !hom you crucified, !hom
God hath raised from the dead, e$en by him, this man standeth here
before you, !hole%
.(**% This is the stone !hich !as rejected by you the builders, !hich is
become the head of the corner%
.(*,% either is there sal$ation in any other% 7or there is no other
name under hea$en gi$en to men, !hereby !e must be sa$ed%
.(*2% o! seeing the constancy of Peter and of 9ohn, understanding that
they !ere illiterate and ignorant men, they !ondered( and they kne! them
that they had been !ith 9esus%
.(*.% 4eeing the man also !ho had been healed, standing !ith them, they
could say nothing against it%
.(*?% But they commanded them to go aside out of the council( and they
conferred among themsel$es,
.(*A% 4aying( =hat shall !e do to these menM 7or indeed a miracle hath
been done by them, kno!n to all the inhabitants of 9erusalem% 5t is
manifest( and !e cannot deny it%
.(*+% But that it may be no farther s#read among the #eo#le, let us
threaten them that they s#eak no more in this name to any man%
.(*1% )nd calling them, they charged them not to s#eak at all, nor teach
in the name of 9esus%
.(*B% But Peter and 9ohn ans!ering, said to them( 5f it be just, in the
sight of God, to hear you rather than God, judge ye%
.(,-% 7or !e cannot but s#eak the things !hich !e ha$e seen and heard%
.(,*% But they, threatening, sent them a!ay, not finding ho! they might
#unish them, because of the #eo#le( for all men glorified !hat had been
done, in that !hich had come to #ass%
.(,,% 7or the man !as abo$e forty years old, in !hom that miraculous
cure had been !rought%
.(,2% )nd being let go, they came to their o!n com#any and related all
that the chief #riests and ancients had said to them%
.(,.% =ho ha$ing heard it, !ith one accord lifted u# their $oice to God
and said( 'ord, thou art he that didst make hea$en and earth, the sea
and all things that are in them%
.(,?% =ho, by the 8oly Ghost, by the mouth of our father Da$id, thy
ser$ant, hast said( =hy did the Gentiles rage( and the #eo#le meditate
$ain thingsM
.(,A% The kings of the earth stood u#( and the #rinces assembled
together against the 'ord and his "hrist%
.(,+% 7or of a truth there assembled together in this city against thy
holy child 9esus, !hom thou hast anointed, 8erod, and Pontius Pilate,
!ith the Gentiles and the #eo#le of 5srael,
.(,1% To do !hat thy hand and thy counsel decreed to be done%
.(,B% )nd no!, 'ord, behold their threatenings( and grant unto thy
ser$ants that !ith all confidence they may s#eak thy !ord,
.(2-% By stretching forth thy hand to cures and signs and !onders, to be
done by the name of thy holy 4on, 9esus%
.(2*% )nd !hen they had #rayed, the #lace !as mo$ed !herein they !ere
assembled( and they !ere all filled !ith the 8oly Ghost( and they s#oke
the !ord of God !ith confidence%
.(2,% )nd the multitude of belie$ers had but one heart and one soul%
either did any one say that aught of the things !hich he #ossessed !as
his o!n( but all things !ere common unto them%
.(22% )nd !ith great #o!er did the )#ostles gi$e testimony of the
resurrection of 9esus "hrist our 'ord( and great grace !as in them all%
.(2.% 7or neither !as there any one needy among them% 7or as many as
!ere o!ners of lands or houses sold them and brought the #rice of the
things they sold,
.(2?% )nd laid it do!n before the feet of the a#ostles% )nd distribution
!as made to e$ery one, according as he had need%
.(2A% )nd 9ose#h, !ho, by the a#ostles, !as surnamed Barnabas E!hich is,
by inter#retation, The son of consolationG, a 'e$ite, a "y#rian born,
.(2+% 8a$ing land, sold it and brought the #rice and laid it at the feet
of the )#ostles%
)cts "ha#ter ?
The judgment of God u#on )nanias and 4a#hira% The a#ostles are cast into
#rison%
?(*% But a certain man named )nanias, !ith 4a#hira his !ife, sold a
#iece of land,
?(,% )nd by fraud ke#t back #art of the #rice of the land, his !ife
being #ri$y thereunto( and bringing a certain #art of it, laid it at the
feet of the a#ostles%
?(2% But Peter said( )nanias, !hy hath 4atan tem#ted thy heart, that
thou shouldst lie to the 8oly Ghost and by fraud kee# #art of the #rice
of the landM
?(.% =hilst it remained, did it not remain to theeM )nd after it !as
sold, !as it not in thy #o!erM =hy hast thou concei$ed this thing in thy
heartM Thou hast not lied to men, but to God%
?(?% )nd )nanias, hearing these !ords, fell do!n and ga$e u# the ghost%
)nd there came great fear u#on all that heard it%
?(A% )nd the young men rising u#, remo$ed him, and carrying him out,
buried him%
?(+% )nd it !as about the s#ace of three hours after, !hen his !ife, not
kno!ing !hat had ha##ened, came in%
?(1% )nd Peter said to her( Tell me, !oman, !hether you sold the land
for so muchM )nd she said( &ea, for so much%
?(B% )nd Peter said unto her( =hy ha$e you agreed together to tem#t the
s#irit of the 'ordM Behold the feet of them !ho ha$e buried thy husband
are at the door( and they shall carry thee out,
?(*-% 5mmediately, she fell do!n before his feet and ga$e u# the ghost%
)nd the young men coming in found her dead( and carried her out and
buried her by her husband%
?(**% )nd there came great fear u#on the !hole church and u#on all that
heard these things%
?(*,% )nd by the hands of the a#ostles !ere many signs and !onders
!rought among the #eo#le% )nd they !ere all !ith one accord in 4olomonDs
#orch%
?(*2% But of the rest no man durst join himself unto them( but the
#eo#le magnified them%
?(*.% )nd the multitude of men and !omen !ho belie$ed in the 'ord !as
more increased(
?(*?% 5nsomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets and
laid them on beds and couches, that, !hen Peter came, his shado! at the
least might o$ershado! any of them and they might be deli$ered from
their infirmities%
?(*A% )nd there came also together to 9erusalem a multitude out of the
neighbouring cities, bringing sick #ersons and such as !ere troubled
!ith unclean s#irits( !ho !ere all healed%
?(*+% Then the high #riest rising u#, and all they that !ere !ith him
E!hich is the heresy of the 4adduceesG !ere filled !ith en$y%
?(*1% )nd they laid hands on the a#ostles and #ut them in the common
#rison%
?(*B% But an angel of the 'ord by night, o#ening the doors of the #rison
and leading them out, said(
?(,-% Go, and standing s#eak in the tem#le to the #eo#le all the !ords
of this life%
?(,*% =ho ha$ing heard this, early in the morning, entered into the
tem#le and taught% )nd the high #riest coming, and they that !ere !ith
him, called together the council and all the ancients of the children of
5srael( and they sent to the #rison to ha$e them brought%
?(,,% But !hen the ministers came and o#ening the #rison found them not
there, they returned and told,
?(,2% 4aying( The #rison indeed !e found shut !ith all diligence, and
the kee#ers standing before the door( but o#ening it, !e found no man
!ithin%
?(,.% o! !hen the officer of the tem#le and the chief #riests heard
these !ords, they !ere in doubt concerning them, !hat !ould come to
#ass%
?(,?% But one came and told them( Behold, the men !hom you #ut in #rison
are in the tem#le, standing and teaching the #eo#le%
?(,A% Then !ent the officer !ith the ministers and brought them !ithout
$iolence( for they feared the #eo#le, lest they should be stoned%
?(,+% )nd !hen they had brought them, they set them before the council%
)nd the high #riest asked them,
?(,1% 4aying( "ommanding, !e commanded you that you should not teach in
this name% )nd behold, you ha$e filled 9erusalem !ith your doctrine( and
you ha$e a mind to bring the blood of this man u#on us%
?(,B% But Peter and the a#ostles ans!ering, said( =e ought to obey God
rather than men%
?(2-% The God of our fathers hath raised u# 9esus, !hom you #ut to
death, hanging him u#on a tree%
?(2*% 8im hath God e>alted !ith his right hand, to be Prince and
4a$iour% to gi$e re#entance to 5srael and remission of sins%
?(2,% )nd !e are !itnesses of these things( and the 8oly Ghost, !hom God
hath gi$en to all that obey him%
?(22% =hen they had heard these things, they !ere cut to the heart( and
they thought to #ut them to death%
?(2.% But one in the council rising u#, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a
doctor of the la!, res#ected by all the #eo#le, commanded the men to be
#ut forth a little !hile%
?(2?% )nd he said to them( &e men of 5srael, take heed to yoursel$es
!hat you intend to do, as touching these men%
?(2A% 7or before these days rose u# Theodas, affirming himself to be
somebody, to !hom a number of men, about four hundred, joined
themsel$es% =ho !as slain( and all that belie$ed him !ere scattered and
brought to nothing%
?(2+% )fter this man, rose u# 9udas of Galilee, in the days of the
enrolling, and dre! a!ay the #eo#le after him% 8e also #erished( and
all, e$en as many as consented to him, !ere dis#ersed%
?(21% )nd no!, therefore, 5 say to you( Refrain from these men and let
them alone% 7or if this council or this !ork be of men, it !ill come to
nought(
?(2B% But if it be of God, you cannot o$erthro! it, lest #erha#s you be
found e$en to fight against God% )nd they consented to him%
?(.-% )nd calling in the a#ostles, after they had scourged them, they
charged them that they should not s#eak at all in the name of 9esus% )nd
they dismissed them%
?(.*% )nd they indeed !ent from the #resence of the council, rejoicing
that they !ere accounted !orthy to suffer re#roach for the name of
9esus%
?(.,% )nd e$ery day they ceased not, in the tem#le and from house to
house, to teach and #reach "hrist 9esus%
)cts "ha#ter A
The ordination of the se$en deacons% The Heal of 4te#hen%
A(*% )nd in those days, the number of the disci#les increasing, there
arose a murmuring of the Greeks against the 8ebre!s, for that their
!ido!s !ere neglected in the daily ministration%
Greeks%%% 4o they called the 9e!s that !ere born and brought u# in
Greece%
A(,% Then the t!el$e, calling together the multitude of the disci#les,
said( 5t is not reason that !e should lea$e the !ord of God and ser$e
tables%
A(2% =herefore, brethren, look ye out among you se$en men of good
re#utation, full of the 8oly Ghost and !isdom, !hom !e may a##oint o$er
this business%
A(.% But !e !ill gi$e oursel$es continually to #rayer and to the
ministry of the !ord%
A(?% )nd the saying !as liked by all the multitude% )nd they chose
4te#hen, a man full of faith and of the 8oly Ghost, and Phili# and
Prochorus and icanor, and Timon and Parmenas and icolas, a #roselyte
of )ntioch%
A(A% These they set before the a#ostles( and they #raying, im#osed hands
u#on them%
A(+% )nd the !ord of the 'ord increased( and the number of the disci#les
!as multi#lied in 9erusalem e>ceedingly% ) great multitude also of the
#riests obeyed the faith%
A(1% )nd 4te#hen, full of grace and fortitude, did great !onders and
signs among the #eo#le%
A(B% o! there arose some, of that !hich is called the synagogue of the
'ibertines and of the "yrenians and of the )le>andrians and of them that
!ere of "ilicia and )sia, dis#uting !ith 4te#hen%
A(*-% )nd they !ere not able to resist the !isdom and the s#irit that
s#oke%
A(**% Then they suborned men to say they had heard him s#eak !ords of
blas#hemy against <oses and against God%
A(*,% )nd they stirred u# the #eo#le and the ancients and the scribes%
)nd running together, they took him and brought him to the council%
A(*2% )nd they set u# false !itnesses, !ho said( This man ceaseth not to
s#eak !ords against the holy #lace and the la!%
A(*.% 7or !e ha$e heard him say that this 9esus of aHareth shall
destroy this #lace and shall change the traditions !hich <oses deli$ered
unto us%
A(*?% )nd all that sat in the council, looking on him, sa! his face as
if it had been the face of an angel%
)cts "ha#ter +
4te#henDs s#eech before the council% 8is martyrdom%
+(*% Then the high #riest said( )re these things soM
+(,% =ho said( &e men, brethren and fathers, hear% The God of glory
a##eared to our father )braham, !hen he !as in <eso#otamia, before he
d!elt in "haran%
+(2% )nd said to him( Go forth out of thy country and from thy kindred(
and come into the land !hich 5 shall she! thee%
+(.% Then he !ent out of the land of the "haldeans and d!elt in "haran%
)nd from thence, after his father !as dead, he remo$ed him into this
land, !herein you no! d!ell%
+(?% )nd he ga$e him no inheritance in it( no, not the #ace of a foot%
But he #romised to gi$e it him in #ossession, and to his seed after him,
!hen as yet he had no child%
+(A% )nd God said to him( That his seed should sojourn in a strange
country, and that they should bring them under bondage and treat them
e$il four hundred years%
+(+% )nd the nation !hich they shall ser$e !ill 5 judge Esaid the 'ordG(
and after these things they shall go out and shall ser$e me in this
#lace%
+(1% )nd he ga$e him the co$enant of circumcision% )nd so he begot 5saac
and circumcised him the eighth day( and 5saac begot 9acob( and 9acob,
the t!el$e #atriarchs%
+(B% )nd the #atriarchs, through en$y, sold 9ose#h into Egy#t% )nd God
!as !ith him,
+(*-% )nd deli$ered him out of all his tribulations( and he ga$e him
fa$our and !isdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egy#t% )nd he
a##ointed him go$ernor o$er Egy#t and o$er all his house%
+(**% o! there came a famine u#on all Egy#t and "hanaan, and great
tribulation( and our fathers found no food%
+(*,% But !hen 9acob had heard that there !as corn in Egy#t, he sent our
fathers first%
+(*2% )nd at the second time, 9ose#h !as kno!n by his brethren( and his
kindred !as made kno!n to Pharao%
+(*.% )nd 9ose#h sending, called thither 9acob, his father, and all his
kindred, se$enty-fi$e souls%
+(*?% 4o 9acob !ent do!n into Egy#t% )nd he died, and our fathers%
+(*A% )nd they !ere translated into 4ichem and !ere laid in the
se#ulchre that )braham bought for a sum of money of the sons of 8emor,
the son of 4ichem%
+(*+% )nd !hen the time of the #romise dre! near, !hich God had #romised
to )braham, the #eo#le increased and !ere multi#lied in Egy#t%
+(*1% Till another king arose in Egy#t, !ho kne! not 9ose#h%
+(*B% This same, dealing craftily !ith our race, afflicted our fathers,
that they should e>#ose their children, to the end they might not be
ke#t ali$e%
+(,-% )t the same time !as <oses born( and he !as acce#table to God% =ho
!as nourished three months in his fatherDs house%
+(,*% )nd !hen he !as e>#osed, PharaoDs daughter took him u# and
nourished him for her o!n son%
+(,,% )nd <oses !as instructed in all the !isdom of the Egy#tians( and
he !as mighty in his !ords and in his deeds%
+(,2% )nd !hen he !as full forty years old, it came into his heart to
$isit his brethren, the children of 5srael%
+(,.% )nd !hen he had seen one of them suffer !rong, he defended him(
and striking the Egy#tian, he a$enged him !ho suffered the injury%
+(,?% )nd he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand
!ould sa$e them% But they understood it not%
+(,A% )nd the day follo!ing, he she!ed himself to them !hen they !ere at
strife and !ould ha$e reconciled them in #eace, saying( <en, ye are
brethren% =hy hurt you one anotherM
+(,+% But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him a!ay,
saying( =ho hath a##ointed thee #rince and judge o$er us(
+(,1% =hatN =ilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the
Egy#tianM
+(,B% )nd <oses fled u#on this !ord( and !as a stranger in the land of
<adian, !here he begot t!o sons%
+(2-% )nd !hen forty years !ere e>#ired, there a##eared to him, in the
desert of mount 4ina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush%
+(2*% )nd <oses seeing it !ondered at the sight% )nd as he dre! near to
$ie! it, the $oice of the 'ord came unto him, saying(
+(2,% 5 am the God of thy fathers( the God of )braham, the God of 5saac
and the God of 9acob% )nd <oses being terrified durst not behold%
+(22% )nd the 'ord said to him( 'oose the shoes from thy feet( for the
#lace !herein thou standest is holy ground%
+(2.% 4eeing, 5 ha$e seen the affliction of my #eo#le !hich is in Egy#t(
and 5 ha$e heard their groaning and am come do!n to deli$er them% )nd
no! come( and 5 !ill send thee into Egy#t%
+(2?% This <oses, !hom they refused, saying( =ho hath a##ointed thee
#rince and judgeM 8im God sent to be #rince and redeemer, by the hand of
the angel !ho a##eared to him in the burning bush%
+(2A% 8e brought them out, doing !onders and signs in the land of Egy#t
and in the Red 4ea and in the desert, forty years%
+(2+% This is that <oses !ho said to the children of 5srael( ) #ro#het
shall God raise u# to you of your o!n brethren, as myself% 8im shall you
hear%
+(21% This is he that !as in the church in the !ilderness, !ith the
angel !ho s#oke to him on <ount 4ina and !ith our fathers% =ho recei$ed
the !ords of life to gi$e unto us%
+(2B% =hom our fathers !ould not obey( but thrust him a!ay and in their
hearts turned back into Egy#t,
+(.-% 4aying to )aron( <ake us gods to go before us% 7or as for this
<oses, !ho brought us out of the land of Egy#t, !e kno! not !hat is
become of him%
+(.*% )nd they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifices to the
idol and rejoiced in the !orks of their o!n hands%
+(.,% )nd God turned and ga$e them u# to ser$e the host of hea$en, as it
is !ritten in the books of the #ro#hets( Did you offer $ictims and
sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of 5sraelM
+(.2% )nd you took unto you the tabernacle of <oloch and the star of
your god Rem#ham, figures !hich you made to adore them% )nd 5 !ill carry
you a!ay beyond Babylon%
+(..% The tabernacle of the testimony !as !ith our fathers in the
desert, as God ordained for them, s#eaking to <oses, that he should make
it according to the form !hich he had seen%
+(.?% =hich also our fathers recei$ing, brought in !ith 9esus, into the
#ossession of the Gentiles( !hom God dro$e out before the face of our
fathers, unto the days of Da$id,
9esus%%% That is 9osue, so called in Greek%
+(.A% =ho found grace before God and desired to find a tabernacle for
the God of 9acob%
+(.+% But 4olomon built him a house,
+(.1% &et the most 8igh d!elleth not in houses made by hands, as the
#ro#het saith(
D!elleth not in houses, etc%%% That is, so as to stand in need of
earthly d!ellings, or to be contained, or circumscribed by them% Though,
other!ise by his immense di$inity, he is in our housesJ and e$ery !here
elseJ and "hrist in his humanity d!elt in housesJ and is no! on our
altars%
+(.B% 8ea$en is my throne and the earth my footstool% =hat house !ill
you build me Esaith the 'ordGM Or !hat is the #lace of my restingM
+(?-% 8ath not my hand made all these thingsM
+(?*% &ou stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you al!ays
resist the 8oly Ghost% )s your fathers did, so do you also%
+(?,% =hich of the #ro#hets ha$e not your fathers #ersecutedM )nd they
ha$e slain them !ho foretold of the coming of the 9ust One( of !hom you
ha$e been no! the betrayers and murderers%
+(?2% =ho ha$e recei$ed the la! by the dis#osition of angels and ha$e
not ke#t it%
+(?.% o! hearing these things, they !ere cut to the heart( and they
gnashed !ith their teeth at him%
+(??% But he, being full of the 8oly Ghost, looking u# steadfastly to
hea$en, sa! the glory of God and 9esus standing on the right hand of
God% )nd he said( Behold, 5 see the hea$ens o#ened and the 4on of man
standing on the right hand of God%
+(?A% )nd they, crying out !ith a loud $oice, sto##ed their ears and
!ith one accord ran $iolently u#on him%
+(?+% )nd casting him forth !ithout the city, they stoned him% )nd the
!itnesses laid do!n their garments at the feet of a young man, !hose
name !as 4aul%
+(?1% )nd they stoned 4te#hen, in$oking and saying( 'ord 9esus, recei$e
my s#irit%
+(?B% )nd falling on his knees, he cried !ith a loud $oice, saying(
'ord, lay not his sin to their charge( )nd !hen he had said this, he
fell aslee# in the 'ord% )nd 4aul !as consenting to his death%
)cts "ha#ter 1
Phili# con$erts the 4amaritans and ba#tiHes the eunuch%
1(*% )nd at that time, there !as raised a great #ersecution against the
church !hich !as at 9erusalem% )nd they !ere all dis#ersed through the
countries of 9udea, and 4amaria, e>ce#t the a#ostles%
1(,% )nd de$out men took order for 4te#henDs funeral and made great
mourning o$er him%
1(2% But 4aul made ha$ock of the church, entering in from house to
house( and dragging a!ay men and !omen, committed them to #rison%
1(.% They therefore that !ere dis#ersed !ent about #reaching the !ord of
God%
1(?% )nd Phili#, going do!n to the city of 4amaria, #reached "hrist unto
them%
1(A% )nd the #eo#le !ith one accord !ere attenti$e to those things !hich
!ere said by Phili#, hearing, and seeing the miracles !hich he did%
1(+% 7or many of them !ho had unclean s#irits, crying !ith a loud $oice,
!ent out%
1(1% )nd many, taken !ith the #alsy, and that !ere lame, !ere healed%
1(B% There !as therefore great joy in that city% o! there !as a certain
man named 4imon !ho before had been a magician in that city, seducing
the #eo#le of 4amaria, gi$ing out that he !as some great one(
1(*-% To !hom they all ga$e ear, from the least to the greatest, saying(
This man is the #o!er of God, !hich is called great%
1(**% )nd they !ere attenti$e to him, because, for a long time, he had
be!itched them !ith his magical #ractices%
1(*,% But !hen they had belie$ed Phili# #reaching of the kingdom of God,
in the name of 9esus "hrist, they !ere ba#tiHed, both men and !omen%
1(*2% Then 4imon himself belie$ed also and, being ba#tiHed, he adhered
to Phili#% )nd being astonished, !ondered to see the signs and e>ceeding
great miracles !hich !ere done%
1(*.% o!, !hen the a#ostles, !ho !ere in 9erusalem, had heard that
4amaria had recei$ed the !ord of God, they sent unto them Peter and
9ohn%
1(*?% =ho, !hen they !ere come, #rayed for them that they might recei$e
the 8oly Ghost%
1(*A% 7or he !as not as yet come u#on any of them( but they !ere only
ba#tiHed in the name of the 'ord 9esus%
1(*+% Then they laid their hands u#on them( and they recei$ed the 8oly
Ghost%
They laid their hands u#on them, etc%%% The a#ostles administered the
sacrament of confirmation, by im#osition of hands, and #rayerJ and the
faithful thereby recei$ed the 8oly Ghost% ot but they had recei$ed the
grace of the 8oly Ghost at their ba#tism( yet not that #lenitude of
grace and those s#iritual gifts !hich they after!ards recei$ed from
bisho#s in the sacrament of confirmation, !hich strengthened them to
#rofess their faith #ublicly%
1(*1% )nd !hen 4imon sa! that, by the im#osition of the hands of the
a#ostles, the 8oly Ghost !as gi$en, he offered them money,
1(*B% 4aying( Gi$e me also this #o!er, that on !homsoe$er 5 shall lay my
hands, he may recei$e the 8oly Ghost% But Peter said to him(
1(,-% ;ee# thy money to thyself, to #erish !ith thee( because thou hast
thought that the gift of God may be #urchased !ith money%
1(,*% Thou hast no #art nor lot in this matter% 7or thy heart is not
right in the sight of God%
1(,,% Do #enance therefore for this thy !ickedness( and #ray to God,
that #erha#s this thought of thy heart may be forgi$en thee%
1(,2% 7or 5 see thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bonds of
iniLuity%
1(,.% Then 4imon ans!ering, said( Pray you for me to the 'ord that none
of these things !hich you ha$e s#oken may come u#on me%
1(,?% )nd they indeed, ha$ing testified and #reached the !ord of the
'ord, returned to 9erusalem( and #reached the gos#el to many countries
of the 4amaritans%
1(,A% o! an angel of the 'ord s#oke to Phili#, saying( )rise, go
to!ards the south, to the !ay that goeth do!n from 9erusalem into GaHa(
this is desert%
1(,+% )nd rising u#, he !ent% )nd behold, a man of Ethio#ia, an eunuch,
of great authority under "andace the Lueen of the Ethio#ians, !ho had
charge o$er all her treasures, had come to 9erusalem to adore%
1(,1% )nd he !as returning, sitting in his chariot and reading 5saias
the #ro#het%
1(,B% )nd the 4#irit said to Phili#( Go near and join thyself to this
chariot%
1(2-% )nd Phili# running thither, heard him reading the #ro#het 5saias%
)nd he said( Thinkest thou that thou understandest !hat thou readestM
1(2*% =ho said( )nd ho! can 5, unless some man she! meM )nd he desired
Phili# that he !ould come u# and sit !ith him%
1(2,% )nd the #lace of the scri#ture !hich he !as reading !as this( 8e
!as led as a shee# to the slaughter( and like a lamb !ithout $oice
before his shearer, so o#eneth he not his mouth%
1(22% 5n humility his judgment !as taken a!ay% 8is generation !ho shall
declare, for his life shall be taken from the earthM
1(2.% )nd the eunuch ans!ering Phili#, said( 5 beseech thee, of !hom
doth the #ro#het s#eak thisM Of himself, or of some other manM
1(2?% Then Phili#, o#ening his mouth and beginning at this scri#ture,
#reached unto him 9esus%
1(2A% )nd as they !ent on their !ay, they came to a certain !ater% )nd
the eunuch said( 4ee, here is !ater( =hat doth hinder me from being
ba#tiHedM
1(2+% )nd Phili# said( 5f thou belie$est !ith all thy heart, thou
mayest% )nd he ans!ering, said( 5 belie$e that 9esus "hrist is the 4on
of God%
5f thou belie$est !ith all thy heart%%% The scri#ture many times
mentions only one dis#osition, as here belief, !hen others eLually
necessary are not e>#ressed, $iH%, a sorro! for sins, a firm ho#e, and
the lo$e of God% <oreo$er, belie$ing !ith the !hole heart signifies a
belief of e$ery thing necessary for sal$ation%
1(21% )nd he commanded the chariot to stand still% )nd they !ent do!n
into the !ater, both Phili# and the eunuch% )nd he ba#tiHed him%
1(2B% )nd !hen they !ere come u# out of the !ater, the 4#irit of the
'ord took a!ay Phili#( and the eunuch sa! him no more% )nd he !ent on
his !ay rejoicing%
1(.-% But Phili# !as found in )Hotus( and #assing through, he #reached
the gos#el to all the cities, till he came to "aesarea%
)cts "ha#ter B
PaulDs con$ersion and Heal% Peter heals Eneas and raises u# Tabitha to
life%
B(*% )nd 4aul, as yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against
the disci#les of the 'ord, !ent to the high #riest
B(,% )nd asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues( that if he
found any men and !omen of this !ay, he might bring them bound to
9erusalem%
B(2% )nd as he !ent on his journey, it came to #ass that he dre! nigh to
Damascus% )nd suddenly a light from hea$en shined round about him%
B(.% )nd falling on the ground, he heard a $oice saying to him( 4aul,
4aul, !hy #ersecutest thou meM
B(?% =ho said( =ho art thou, 'ordM )nd he( 5 am 9esus !hom thou
#ersecutest% 5t is hard for thee to kick against the goad%
B(A% )nd he, trembling and astonished, said( 'ord, !hat !ilt thou ha$e
me to doM
B(+% )nd the 'ord said to him( )rise and go into the cityJ and there it
shall be told thee !hat thou must do% o! the men !ho !ent in com#any
!ith him stood amaHed, hearing indeed a $oice but seeing no man%
B(1% )nd 4aul arose from the ground( and !hen his eyes !ere o#ened, he
sa! nothing% But they, leading him by the hands, brought him to
Damascus%
B(B% )nd he !as there three days !ithout sight( and he did neither eat
nor drink%
B(*-% o! there !as a certain disci#le at Damascus, named )nanias% )nd
the 'ord said to him in a $ision( )nanias, )nd he said( Behold 5 am
here, 'ord%
B(**% )nd the 'ord said to him( )rise and go into the street that is
called 4trait and seek in the house of 9udas, one named 4aul of Tarsus%
7or behold he #rayeth%
B(*,% E)nd he sa! a man named )nanias coming in and #utting his hands
u#on him, that he might recei$e his sight%G
B(*2% But )nanias ans!ered( 'ord, 5 ha$e heard by many of this man, ho!
much e$il he hath done to thy saints in 9erusalem%
B(*.% )nd here he hath authority from the chief #riests to bind all that
in$oke thy name%
B(*?% )nd the 'ord said to him( Go thy !ay( for this man is to me a
$essel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles and kings and
the children of 5srael%
B(*A% 7or 5 !ill she! him ho! great things he must suffer for my nameDs
sake%
B(*+% )nd )nanias !ent his !ay and entered into the house% )nd laying
his hands u#on him, he said( Brother 4aul, the 'ord 9esus hath sent me,
he that a##eared to thee in the !ay as thou camest, that thou mayest
recei$e thy sight and be filled !ith the 8oly Ghost%
B(*1% )nd immediately there fell from his eyes as it !ere scales( and he
recei$ed his sight% )nd rising u#, he !as ba#tiHed%
B(*B% )nd !hen he had taken meat, he !as strengthened% )nd he !as !ith
the disci#les that !ere at Damascus, for some days%
B(,-% )nd immediately he #reached 9esus in the synagogues, that he is
the son of God%
B(,*% )nd all that heard him !ere astonished and said( 5s not this he
!ho #ersecuted in 9erusalem those that called u#on this name and came
hither for that intent, that he might carry them bound to the chief
#riestsM
B(,,% But 4aul increased much more in strength and confounded the 9e!s
!ho d!elt at Damascus, affirming that this is the "hrist%
B(,2% )nd !hen many days !ere #assed, the 9e!s consulted together to
kill him%
B(,.% But their lying in !ait !as made kno!n to 4aul% )nd they !atched
the gates also day and night, that they might kill him%
B(,?% But the disci#les, taking him in the night, con$eyed him a!ay by
the !all, letting him do!n in a basket%
B(,A% )nd !hen he !as come into 9erusalem, he essayed to join himself to
the disci#les( and they all !ere afraid of him, not belie$ing that he
!as a disci#le%
B(,+% But Barnabas took him and brought him to the a#ostles and told
them ho! he had seen the 'ord, and that he had s#oken to him( and ho! in
Damascus he had dealt confidently in the name of 9esus%
B(,1% )nd he !as !ith them, coming in and going out in 9erusalem and
dealing confidently in the name of the 'ord%
B(,B% 8e s#oke also to the Gentiles and dis#uted !ith the Greeks% But
they sought to kill him%
B(2-% =hich !hen the brethren had kno!n, they brought him do!n to
"aesarea and sent him a!ay to Tarsus%
B(2*% o!, the church had #eace throughout all 9udea and Galilee and
4amaria( and !as edified, !alking in the fear of the 'ord( and !as
filled !ith the consolation of the 8oly Ghost%
B(2,% )nd it came to #ass that Peter, as he #assed through, $isiting
all, came to the saints !ho d!elt at 'ydda%
B(22% )nd he found there a certain man named Eneas, !ho had ke#t his bed
for eight years, !ho !as ill of the #alsy%
B(2.% )nd Peter said to him( Eneas, the 'ord 9esus "hrist healeth thee%
)rise and make thy bed% )nd immediately he arose%
B(2?% )nd all that d!elt at 'ydda and 4aron sa! him( !ho !ere con$erted
to the 'ord%
B(2A% )nd in 9o##e there !as a certain disci#le named Tabitha, !hich by
inter#retation is called Dorcas% This !oman !as full of good !orks and
almsdeeds !hich she did%
B(2+% )nd it came to #ass in those days that she !as sick and died% =hom
!hen they had !ashed, they laid her in an u##er chamber%
B(21% )nd forasmuch as 'ydda !as nigh to 9o##e, the disci#les, hearing
that Peter !as there, sent unto him t!o men, desiring him that he !ould
not be slack to come unto them%
B(2B% )nd Peter rising u# !ent !ith them% )nd !hen he !as come, they
brought him into the u##er chamber% )nd all the !ido!s stood about him,
!ee#ing and she!ing him the coats and garments !hich Dorcas made them%
B(.-% )nd they all being #ut forth, Peter, kneeling do!n, #rayed% )nd
turning to the body, he said( Tabitha, arise% )nd she o#ened her eyes
and, seeing Peter, sat u#%
B(.*% )nd gi$ing her his hand, he lifted her u#% )nd !hen he had called
the saints and the !ido!s, he #resented her ali$e%
B(.,% )nd it !as made kno!n throughout all 9o##e% )nd many belie$ed in
the 'ord%
B(.2% )nd it cane to #ass that he abode many days in 9o##e, !ith one
4imon a tanner%
)cts "ha#ter *-
"ornelius is recei$ed into the church% PeterDs $ision%
*-(*% )nd there !as a certain man in "aesarea, named "ornelius, a
centurion of that !hich is called the 5talian band(
*-(,% ) religious man, and fearing God !ith all his house, gi$ing much
alms to the #eo#le and al!ays #raying to God%
*-(2% This man sa! in a $ision manifestly, about the ninth hour of the
day, an angel of God coming in unto him and saying to him( "ornelius%
*-(.% )nd he, beholding him, being seiHed !ith fear, said( =hat is it,
'ordM )nd he said to him( Thy #rayers and thy alms are ascended for a
memorial in the sight of God%
*-(?% )nd no! send men to 9o##e( and call hither one 4imon, !ho is
surnamed Peter%
*-(A% 8e lodgeth !ith one 4imon a tanner, !hose house is by the sea
side% 8e !ill tell thee !hat thou must do%
*-(+% )nd !hen the angel !ho s#oke to him !as de#arted, he called t!o of
his household ser$ants and a soldier !ho feared the 'ord, of them that
!ere under him%
*-(1% To !hom !hen he had related all, he sent them to 9o##e%
*-(B% )nd on the ne>t day, !hilst they !ere going on their journey and
dra!ing nigh to the city, Peter !ent u# to the higher #arts of the house
to #ray, about the si>th hour%
*-(*-% )nd being hungry, he !as desirous to taste some!hat% )nd as they
!ere #re#aring, there came u#on him an ecstasy of mind%
*-(**% )nd he sa! the hea$en o#ened and a certain $essel descending, as
it !ere a great linen sheet let do!n by the four corners from hea$en to
the earth(
*-(*,% =herein !ere all manner of four-footed beasts and cree#ing things
of the earth and fo!ls of the air%
*-(*2% )nd there came a $oice to him( )rise, Peter% ;ill and eat%
*-(*.% But Peter said( 7ar be it from me% 7or 5 ne$er did eat any thing
that is common and unclean%
*-(*?% )nd the $oice s#oke to him again the second time( That !hich God
hath cleansed, do not thou call common%
*-(*A% )nd this !as done thrice% )nd #resently the $essel !as taken u#
into hea$en%
*-(*+% o!, !hilst Peter !as doubting !ithin himself !hat the $ision
that he had seen should mean, behold the men !ho !ere sent from
"ornelius, inLuiring for 4imonDs house, stood at the gate%
*-(*1% )nd !hen they had called, they asked if 4imon, !ho is surnamed
Peter, !ere lodged there%
*-(*B% )nd as Peter !as thinking of the $ision, the 4#irit said to him(
Behold three men seek thee%
*-(,-% )rise, therefore( get thee do!n and go !ith them, doubting
nothing( for 5 ha$e sent them%
*-(,*% Then Peter, going do!n to the men, said( Behold, 5 am he !hom you
seek% =hat is the cause for !hich you are comeM
*-(,,% =ho said( "ornelius, a centurion, a just man and one that feareth
God, and ha$ing good testimony from all the nation of the 9e!s, recei$ed
an ans!er of an holy angel, to send for thee into his house )nd to hear
!ords of thee%
*-(,2% Then bringing them in, he lodged them% )nd the day follo!ing, he
arose and !ent !ith them( and some of the brethren from 9o##e
accom#anied him%
*-(,.% )nd the morro! after, he entered into "aesarea% )nd "ornelius
!aited for them, ha$ing called together his kinsmen and s#ecial friends%
*-(,?% )nd it came to #ass that !hen Peter !as come in, "ornelius came
to meet him and falling at his feet adored%
*-(,A% But Peter lifted him u#, saying( )rise( 5 myself also am a man%
*-(,+% )nd talking !ith him, he !ent in and found many that !ere come
together%
*-(,1% )nd he said to them( you kno! ho! abominable it is for a man that
is a 9e! to kee# com#any or to come unto one of another nation( but God
hath she!ed to me, to call no man common or unclean%
*-(,B% 7or !hich cause, making no doubt, 5 came !hen 5 !as sent for% 5
ask, therefore, for !hat cause you ha$e sent for meM
*-(2-% )nd "ornelius said( 7our days ago, unto this hour, 5 !as #raying
in my house, at the ninth hour and behold a man stood before me in !hite
a##arel and said(
*-(2*% "ornelius, thy #rayer is heard and thy alms are had in
remembrance in the sight of God%
*-(2,% 4end therefore to 9o##e( and call hither 4imon, !ho is surnamed
Peter% 8e lodgeth in the house of 4imon a tanner, by the sea side%
*-(22% 5mmediately therefore 5 sent to thee( and thou hast done !ell in
coming% o!, therefore, all !e are #resent in thy sight to hear all
things !hatsoe$er are commanded thee by the 'ord%
*-(2.% )nd Peter o#ening his mouth, said( in $ery deed 5 #ercei$e that
God is not a res#ecter of #ersons%
*-(2?% But in e$ery nation, he that feareth him and !orketh justice is
acce#table to him%
5n e$ery nation, etc%%% That is to say, not only 9e!s, but Gentiles
also, of !hat nation soe$er, are acce#table to God, if they fear him and
!ork justice% But then true faith is al!ays to be #resu##osed, !ithout
!hich Esaith 4t% Paul, 8eb% **% AG it is im#ossible to #lease God%
Be!are then of the error of those, !ho !ould infer from this #assage,
that men of all religions may be #leasing to God% 7or since none but the
true religion can be from God, all other religions must be from the
father of lies, and therefore highly dis#leasing to the God of truth%
*-(2A% God sent the !ord to the children of 5srael, #reaching #eace by
9esus "hrist E8e is 'ord of allG%
*-(2+% &ou kno! the !ord !hich hath been #ublished through all 9udea(
for it began from Galilee, after the ba#tism !hich 9ohn #reached%
*-(21% 9esus of aHareth( ho! God anointed him !ith the 8oly Ghost and
!ith #o!er, !ho !ent about doing good and healing all that !ere
o##ressed by the de$il, for God !as !ith him%
*-(2B% )nd !e are !itnesses of all things that he did in the land of the
9e!s and in 9erusalem( !hom they killed, hanging him u#on a tree%
*-(.-% 8im God raised u# the third day and ga$e him to be made manifest,
*-(.*% ot to all the #eo#le, but to !itnesses #reordained by God, e$en
to us, !ho did eat and drink !ith him, after he arose again from the
dead%
*-(.,% )nd he commanded us to #reach to the #eo#le and to testify that
it is he !ho !as a##ointed by God to be judge of the li$ing and of the
dead%
*-(.2% To him all the #ro#hets gi$e testimony, that by his name all
recei$e remission of sins, !ho belie$e in him%
*-(..% =hile Peter !as yet s#eaking these !ords, the 8oly Ghost fell on
all them that heard the !ord%
*-(.?% )nd the faithful of the circumcision, !ho came !ith Peter, !ere
astonished for that the grace of the 8oly Ghost !as #oured out u#on the
Gentiles also%
*-(.A% 7or they heard them s#eaking !ith tongues and magnifying God%
*-(.+% Then Peter ans!ered( "an any man forbid !ater, that these should
not be ba#tiHed, !ho ha$e recei$ed the 8oly Ghost, as !ell as !eM
*-(.1% )nd he commanded them to be ba#tiHed in the name of the 'ord
9esus "hrist% Then they desired him to tarry !ith them some days%
)cts "ha#ter **
Peter defends his ha$ing recei$ed the Gentiles into the church%
**(*% )nd the a#ostles and brethren, !ho !ere in 9udea, heard that the
Gentiles also had recei$ed the !ord of God%
**(,% )nd !hen Peter !as come u# to 9erusalem, they that !ere of the
circumcision contended !ith him,
**(2% 4aying( =hy didst thou go in to men uncircumcised and didst eat
!ith themM
**(.% But Peter began and declared to them the matter in order, saying(
**(?% 5 !as in the city of 9o##e #raying( and 5 sa! in an ecstasy of
mind a $ision, a certain $essel descending, as it !ere a great sheet let
do!n from hea$en by four corners% )nd it came e$en unto me%
**(A% 5nto !hich looking, 5 considered and sa! fourfooted creatures of
the earth and beasts and cree#ing things and fo!ls of the air%
**(+% )nd 5 heard also a $oice saying to me( )rise, Peter% ;ill and eat%
**(1% )nd 5 said( ot so, 'ord( for nothing common or unclean hath e$er
entered into my mouth%
**(B% )nd the $oice ans!ered again from hea$en( =hat God hath made
clean, do not thou call common%
**(*-% )nd this !as done three times% )nd all !ere taken u# again into
hea$en%
**(**% )nd behold, immediately there !ere three men come to the house
!herein 5 !as, sent to me from "aesarea%
**(*,% )nd the 4#irit said to me that 5 should go !ith them, nothing
doubting% )nd these si> brethren !ent !ith me also( and !e entered into
the manDs house%
**(*2% )nd he told us ho! he had seen an angel in his house, standing
and saying to him( 4end to 9o##e and call hither 4imon, !ho is surnamed
Peter,
**(*.% =ho shall s#eak to thee !ords !hereby thou shalt be sa$ed, and
all thy house%
**(*?% )nd !hen 5 had begun to s#eak, the 8oly Ghost fell u#on them, as
u#on us also in the beginning%
**(*A% )nd 5 remembered the !ord of the 'ord, ho! that he said( 9ohn
indeed ba#tiHed !ith !ater but you shall be ba#tiHed !ith the 8oly
Ghost%
**(*+% 5f then God ga$e them the same grace as to us also !ho belie$ed
in the 'ord 9esus "hrist( !ho !as 5, that could !ithstand GodM
**(*1% 8a$ing heard these things, they held their #eace and glorified
God, saying( God then hath also to the Gentiles gi$en re#entance, unto
life%
**(*B% o! they !ho had been dis#ersed by the #ersecution that arose on
occasion of 4te#hen !ent about as far as Phenice and "y#rus and )ntioch,
s#eaking the !ord to none, but to the 9e!s only%
**(,-% But some of them !ere men of "y#rus and "yrene, !ho, !hen they
!ere entered into )ntioch, s#oke also to the Greeks, #reaching the 'ord
9esus%
**(,*% )nd the hand of he 'ord !as !ith them( and a great number
belie$ing, !ere con$erted to the 'ord%
**(,,% )nd the tidings came to the ears of the church that !as at
9erusalem, touching these things( and they sent Barnabas as far as
)ntioch%
**(,2% =ho, !hen he !as come and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced%
)nd he e>horted them all !ith #ur#ose of heart to continue in the 'ord%
**(,.% 7or he !as a good man and full of the 8oly Ghost and of faith%
)nd a great multitude !as added to the 'ord%
**(,?% )nd Barnabas !ent to Tarsus to seek 4aul( !hom, !hen he had
found, he brought to )ntioch%
**(,A% )nd they con$ersed there in the church a !hole year( and they
taught a great multitude, so that at )ntioch the disci#les !ere first
named "hristians%
**(,+% )nd in these days there came #ro#hets from 9erusalem to )ntioch%
**(,1% )nd one of them named )gabus, rising u#, signified by the 4#irit
that there should be a great famine o$er the !hole !orld, !hich came to
#ass under "laudius%
**(,B% )nd the disci#les, e$ery man according to his ability, #ur#osed
to send relief to the brethren !ho d!elt in 9udea%
**(2-% =hich also they did, sending it to the ancients, by the hands of
Barnabas and 4aul%
)cts "ha#ter *,
8erodDs #ersecution% PeterDs deli$erance by an angel% 8erodDs
#unishment%
*,(*% )nd at the same time, 8erod the king stretched forth his hands, to
afflict some of the church%
*,(,% )nd he killed 9ames, the brother of 9ohn, =ith the s!ord%
*,(2% )nd seeing that it #leased the 9e!s, he #roceeded to take u# Peter
also% o! it !as in the days of the )Hymes%
)Hymes%%% The festi$al of the unlea$ened bread, or the #asch, !hich
ans!ers to our Easter%
*,(.% )nd !hen he had a##rehended him, he cast him into #rison,
deli$ering him to four files of soldiers, to be ke#t, intending, after
the #asch, to bring him forth to the #eo#le%
*,(?% Peter therefore !as ke#t in #rison% But #rayer !as made !ithout
ceasing by the church unto God for him%
*,(A% )nd !hen 8erod !ould ha$e brought him forth, the same night, Peter
!as slee#ing bet!een t!o soldiers, bound !ith t!o chains( and the
kee#ers before the door ke#t the #rison%
*,(+% )nd behold an angel of the 'ord stood by him and a light shined in
the room% )nd he, striking Peter on the side, raised him u#, saying(
)rise Luickly% )nd the chains fell off from his hands%
*,(1% )nd the angel said to him( Gird thyself and #ut on thy sandals%
)nd he did so% )nd he said to him( "ast thy garment about thee and
follo! me,
*,(B% )nd going out, he follo!ed him% )nd he kne! not that it !as true
!hich !as done by the angel( but thought he sa! a $ision%
*,(*-% )nd #assing through the first and the second !ard, they came to
the iron gate that leadeth to the city !hich of itself o#ened to them%
)nd going out, they #assed on through one street% )nd immediately the
angel de#arted from him%
*,(**% )nd Peter coming to himself, said( o! 5 kno! in $ery deed that
the 'ord hath sent his angel and hath deli$ered me out of the hand of
8erod and from all the e>#ectation of the #eo#le of the 9e!s%
*,(*,% )nd considering, he came to the house of <ary the mother of 9ohn,
!ho !as surnamed <ark, !here many !ere gathered together and #raying%
*,(*2% )nd !hen he knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to
hearken !hose name !as Rhode%
*,(*.% )nd as soon as she kne! PeterDs $oice, she o#ened not the gate
for joy( but running in she told that Peter stood before the gate%
*,(*?% But they said to her( Thou art mad% But she affirmed that it !as
so% Then said they( 5t is his angel%
*,(*A% But Peter continued knocking% )nd !hen they had o#ened, they sa!
him and !ere astonished%
*,(*+% But he, beckoning to them !ith his hand to hold their #eace, told
ho! the 'ord had brought him out of #rison% )nd he said( Tell these
things to 9ames and to the brethren% )nd going out, he !ent into another
#lace%
*,(*1% o! !hen day !as come, there !as no small stir among the
soldiers, !hat !as become of Peter%
*,(*B% )nd !hen 8erod had sought for him and found him not, ha$ing
e>amined the kee#ers, he commanded they should be #ut to death% )nd
going do!n from 9udea to "aesarea, he abode there%
*,(,-% )nd he !as angry !ith the Tyrians and the 4idonians% But they
!ith one accord came to him( and, ha$ing gained Blastus !ho !as the
kingDs chamberlain, they desired #eace, because their countries !ere
nourished by him%
*,(,*% )nd u#on a day a##ointed, 8erod being arrayed in kingly a##arel,
sat in the judgment seat and made an oration to them%
*,(,,% )nd the #eo#le made acclamation, saying( 5t is the $oice of a
god, and not of a man%
*,(,2% )nd forth!ith an angel of the 'ord struck him, because he had not
gi$en the honour to God( and, being eaten u# by !orms, he ga$e u# the
ghost%
*,(,.% But the !ord of the 'ord increased and multi#lied%
*,(,?% )nd Barnabas and 4aul, returned from 9erusalem, ha$ing fulfilled
their ministry, taking !ith them 9ohn !ho !as surnamed <ark%
)cts "ha#ter *2
4aul and Barnabas are sent forth by the 8oly Ghost% They #reach in
"y#rus and in )ntioch of Pisidia%
*2(*% o! there !ere in the church !hich !as at )ntioch #ro#hets and
doctors, among !hom !as Barnabas and 4imon !ho !as called iger, and
'ucius of "yrene and <anahen !ho !as the foster brother of 8erod the
tetrarch, and 4aul%
*2(,% )nd as they !ere ministering to the 'ord and fasting, the 8oly
Ghost said to them( 4e#arate me 4aul and Barnabas, for the !ork
!hereunto 5 ha$e taken them%
*2(2% Then they fasting and #raying and im#osing their hands u#on them,
sent them a!ay%
*2(.% 4o they, being sent by the 8oly Ghost, !ent to 4eleucia( and from
thence they sailed to "y#rus%
*2(?% )nd !hen they !ere come to 4alamina, they #reached the !ord of God
in the synagogues of the 9e!s% )nd they had 9ohn also in the ministry%
*2(A% )nd !hen they had gone through the !hole island, as far as Pa#hos,
they found a certain man, a magician, a false #ro#het, a 9e!, !hose name
!as Bar-9esu(
*2(+% =ho !as !ith the #roconsul 4ergius Paulus, a #rudent man% 8e,
sending for Barnabas and 4aul, desired to hear the !ord of God%
*2(1% But Elymas the magician Efor so his name is inter#retedG !ithstood
them, seeking to turn a!ay the #roconsul from the faith%
*2(B% Then 4aul, other!ise Paul, filled !ith the 8oly Ghost, looking
u#on him,
*2(*-% 4aid( O full of all guile and of all deceit, child of the de$il,
enemy of all justice, thou ceases not to #er$ert the right !ays of the
'ord%
*2(**% )nd no! behold, the hand of the 'ord is u#on thee( and thou shalt
be blind, not seeing the sun for a time% )nd immediately there fell a
mist and darkness u#on him( and going about, he sought some one to lead
him by the hand%
*2(*,% Then the #roconsul, !hen he had seen !hat !as done, belie$ed,
admiring at the doctrine of the 'ord%
*2(*2% o! !hen Paul and they that !ere !ith him had sailed from Pa#hos,
they came to Perge in Pam#hylia% )nd 9ohn de#arting from them, returned
to 9erusalem%
*2(*.% But they, #assing through Perge, came to )ntioch in Pisidia( and,
entering into the 4ynagogue on the sabbath day, they sat do!n%
*2(*?% )nd after the reading of the la! and the #ro#hets, the rulers of
the synagogue sent to them, saying( &e men, brethren, if you ha$e any
!ord of e>hortation to make to the #eo#le, s#eak%
*2(*A% Then Paul rising u# and !ith his hand bes#eaking silence, said(
&e men of 5srael and you that fear God, gi$e ear%
*2(*+% The God of the #eo#le of 5srael chose our fathers and e>alted the
#eo#le !hen they !ere sojourners in the land of Egy#t( )nd !ith an high
arm brought them out from thence(
*2(*1% )nd for the s#ace of forty years endured their manners in the
desert(
*2(*B% )nd, destroying se$en nations in the land of "haanan, di$ided
their land among them by lot%
*2(,-% )s it !ere, after four hundred and fifty years% )nd after these
things, he ga$e unto them judges, until 4amuel the #ro#het%
*2(,*% )nd after that they desired a king( and God ga$e them 4aul the
son of "is, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, forty years%
*2(,,% )nd !hen he had remo$ed him, he raised them u# Da$id to be king(
to !hom gi$ing testimony, he said( 5 ha$e found Da$id, the son of 9esse,
a man according to my o!n heart, !ho shall do all my !ills%
*2(,2% Of this manDs seed, God, according to his #romise, hath raised u#
to 5srael a 4a$iour 9esus(
*2(,.% 9ohn first #reaching, before his coming, the ba#tism of #enance
to all the #eo#le of 5srael%
*2(,?% )nd !hen 9ohn !as fulfilling his course, he said( 5 am not he
!hom you think me to be% But behold, there cometh one after me, !hose
shoes of his feet 5 am not !orthy to loose%
*2(,A% <en, brethren, children of the stock of )braham, and !hosoe$er
among you fear God( to you the !ord of this sal$ation is sent%
*2(,+% 7or they that inhabited 9erusalem and the rulers thereof, not
kno!ing him, nor the $oices of the #ro#hets !hich are read e$ery
sabbath, judging him, ha$e fulfilled them%
*2(,1% )nd finding no cause of death in him, they desired of Pilate that
they might kill him%
*2(,B% )nd !hen they had fulfilled all things that !ere !ritten of him,
taking him do!n from the tree, they laid him in a se#ulchre%
*2(2-% But God raised him u# from the dead the third day%
*2(2*% =ho !as seen for many days by them !ho came u# !ith him from
Galilee to 9erusalem, !ho to this #resent are his !itnesses to the
#eo#le%
*2(2,% )nd !e declare unto you that the #romise !hich !as made to our
fathers,
*2(22% This same God hath fulfilled to our children, raising u# 9esus,
as in the second #salm also is !ritten( Thou art my 4on( this day ha$e 5
begotten thee%
*2(2.% )nd to she! that he raised him u# from the dead, not to return
no! any more to corru#tion, he said thus( 5 !ill gi$e you the holy
things of Da$id, faithful%
5 !ill gi$e you the holy, etc%%% These are the !ords of the #ro#het
5saias, ??% 2% )ccording to the 4e#tuagint, the sense is( 5 !ill
faithfully fulfil the #romises 5 made to Da$id%
*2(2?% )nd therefore, in another #lace also, he saith( Thou shalt not
suffer thy holy one to see corru#tion%
*2(2A% 7or Da$id, !hen he had ser$ed in his generation, according to the
!ill of God, sle#t( and !as laid unto his fathers and sa! corru#tion%
*2(2+% But he !hom God hath raised from the dead sa! no corru#tion%
*2(21% Be it kno!n therefore to you, men, brethren, that through him
forgi$eness of sins is #reached to you( and from all the things from
!hich you could not be justified by the la! of <oses%
*2(2B% 5n him e$ery one that belie$eth is justified%
*2(.-% Be!are, therefore, lest that come u#on you !hich is s#oken in the
#ro#hets(
*2(.*% Behold, ye des#isers, and !onder and #erish( for 5 !ork a !ork in
your days, a !ork !hich you !ill not belie$e, if any man shall tell it
you%
*2(.,% )nd as they !ent out, they desired them that on the ne>t sabbath
they !ould s#eak unto them these !ords%
*2(.2% )nd !hen the synagogue !as broken u#, many of the 9e!s and of the
strangers !ho ser$ed God follo!ed Paul and Barnabas( !ho, s#eaking to
them, #ersuaded them to continue in the grace of God%
*2(..% But the ne>t sabbath day, the !hole city almost came together, to
hear the !ord of God%
*2(.?% )nd the 9e!s, seeing the multitudes, !ere filled !ith en$y and
contradicted those things !hich !ere said by Paul, blas#heming%
*2(.A% Then Paul and Barnabas said boldly( To you it beho$ed us first to
s#eak the !ord of God( but because you reject it and judge yoursel$es
un!orthy of eternal life, behold !e turn to the Gentiles%
*2(.+% 7or so the 'ord hath commanded us( 5 ha$e set thee to be the
light of the Gentiles( that thou mayest be for sal$ation unto the utmost
#art of the earth%
*2(.1% )nd the Gentiles hearing it !ere glad and glorified the !ord of
the 'ord( and as many as !ere ordained to life e$erlasting belie$ed%
*2(.B% )nd the !ord of the 'ord !as #ublished throughout the !hole
country%
*2(?-% But the 9e!s stirred u# religious and honourable !omen and the
chief men of the city( and raised #ersecution against Paul and Barnabas(
and cast them out of their coasts%
*2(?*% But they, shaking off the dust of their feet against them, came
to 5conium%
*2(?,% )nd the disci#les !ere filled !ith joy and !ith the 8oly Ghost%
)cts "ha#ter *.
Paul and Barnabas #reach in 5conium and 'ystra% Paul heals a cri##le%
They are taken for gods% Paul is stoned% They #reach in Derbe and Perge%
*.(*% )nd it came to #ass in 5conium that they entered together into the
synagogue of the 9e!s and so s#oke that a $ery great multitude both of
the 9e!s and of the Greeks did belie$e%
*.(,% But the unbelie$ing 9e!s stirred u# and incensed the minds of the
Gentiles against the brethren%
*.(2% ) long time therefore they abode there, dealing confidently in the
'ord, !ho ga$e testimony to the !ord of his grace, granting signs and
!onders to be done by their hands%
*.(.% )nd the multitude of the city !as di$ided% )nd some of them indeed
held !ith the 9e!s, but some !ith the a#ostles%
*.(?% )nd !hen there !as an assault made by the Gentiles and the 9e!s
!ith their rulers, to use them contumeliously and to stone them(
*.(A% They, understanding it, fled to 'ystra and Derbe, cities of
'ycaonia, and to the !hole country round about( and !ere there #reaching
the gos#el%
*.(+% )nd there sat a certain man at 'ystra, im#otent in his feet, a
cri##le from his motherDs !omb, !ho ne$er had !alked%
*.(1% This same heard Paul s#eaking% =ho looking u#on him and seeing
that he had faith to be healed,
*.(B% 4aid !ith a loud $oice( 4tand u#right on thy feet% )nd he lea#ed
u# and !alked%
*.(*-% )nd !hen the multitudes had seen !hat Paul had done, they lifted
u# their $oice in the 'ycaonian tongue, saying( The gods are come do!n
to us in the likeness of men%
*.(**% )nd they called Barnabas, 9u#iter( but Paul, <ercury( because he
!as chief s#eaker%
*.(*,% The #riest also of 9u#iter that !as before the city, bringing
o>en and garlands before the gate, !ould ha$e offered sacrifice !ith the
#eo#le%
*.(*2% =hich, !hen the a#ostles Barnabas and Paul had heard, rending
their clothes, they lea#ed out among the #eo#le, crying,
*.(*.% )nd saying( &e men, !hy do ye these thingsM =e also are mortals,
men like unto you, #reaching to you to be con$erted from these $ain
things to the li$ing God, !ho made the hea$en and the earth and the sea
and all things that are in them(
*.(*?% =ho in times #ast, suffered all nations to !alk in their o!n
!ays%
*.(*A% e$ertheless he left not himself !ithout testimony, doing good
from hea$en, gi$ing rains and fruitful 4easons, filling our hearts !ith
food and gladness%
*.(*+% )nd s#eaking these things, they scarce restrained the #eo#le from
sacrificing to them%
*.(*1% o! there came thither certain 9e!s from )ntioch and 5conium(
and, #ersuading the multitude and stoning Paul, dre! him out of the
city, thinking him to be dead%
*.(*B% But as the disci#les stood round about him, he rose u# and
entered into the city( and the ne>t day he de#arted !ith Barnabas to
Derbe%
*.(,-% )nd !hen they had #reached the gos#el to that city and had taught
many, they returned again to 'ystra and to 5conium and to )ntioch(
*.(,*% "onfirming the souls of the disci#les and e>horting them to
continue in the faith( and that through many tribulations !e must enter
into the kingdom of God%
*.(,,% )nd !hen they had ordained to them #riests in e$ery church and
had #rayed !ith fasting, they commended them to the 'ord, in !hom they
belie$ed%
*.(,2% )nd #assing through Pisidia, they came into Pam#hylia%
*.(,.% )nd ha$ing s#oken the !ord of the 'ord in Perge, they !ent do!n
into )ttalia%
*.(,?% )nd thence they sailed to )ntioch, from !hence they had been
deli$ered to the grace of God, unto the !ork !hich they accom#lished%
*.(,A% )nd !hen they !ere come and had assembled the church, they
related !hat great things God had done !ith them and ho! he had o#ened
the door of faith to the Gentiles%
*.(,+% )nd they abode no small time !ith the disci#les%
)cts "ha#ter *?
) dissension about circumcision% The decision and letter of the council
of 9erusalem%
*?(*% )nd some, coming do!n from 9udea, taught the brethren( That,
e>ce#t you be circumcised after the manner of <oses, you cannot be
sa$ed%
*?(,% )nd !hen Paul and Barnabas had no small contest !ith them, they
determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of the other side
should go u# to the a#ostles and #riests to 9erusalem, about this
Luestion%
*?(2% They therefore, being brought on their !ay by the church, #assed
through Phenice and 4amaria, relating the con$ersion of the Gentiles%
)nd they caused great joy to all the brethren%
*?(.% )nd !hen they !ere come to 9erusalem, they !ere recei$ed by the
church and by the a#ostles and ancients, declaring ho! great things God
had done !ith them%
*?(?% But there arose of the sect of the Pharisees some that belie$ed,
saying( They must be circumcised and be commanded to obser$e the la! of
<oses%
*?(A% )nd the a#ostles and ancients assembled to consider of this
matter%
*?(+% )nd !hen there had been much dis#uting, Peter, rising u#, said to
them( <en, brethren, you kno! that in former days God made choice among
us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the !ord of the gos#el and
belie$e%
*?(1% )nd God, !ho kno!eth the hearts, ga$e testimony, gi$ing unto them
the 8oly Ghost, as !ell as to us(
*?(B% )nd #ut no difference bet!een us and them, #urifying their hearts
by faith%
*?(*-% o! therefore, !hy tem#t you God to #ut a yoke u#on the necks of
the disci#les !hich neither our fathers nor !e ha$e been able to bearM
*?(**% But by the grace of the 'ord 9esus "hrist, !e belie$e to be
sa$ed, in like manner as they also%
*?(*,% )nd all the multitude held their #eace( and they heard Barnabas
and Paul telling !hat great signs and !onders God had !rought among the
Gentiles by them%
*?(*2% )nd after they had held their #eace, 9ames ans!ered, saying( <en,
brethren, hear me%
*?(*.% 4imon hath related ho! God first $isited to take to the Gentiles,
a #eo#le to his name%
*?(*?% )nd to this agree the !ords of the #ro#hets, as it is !ritten(
*?(*A% )fter these things 5 !ill return and !ill rebuild the tabernacle
of Da$id, !hich is fallen do!n( and the ruins thereof 5 !ill rebuild%
)nd 5 !ill set it u#(
*?(*+% That the residue of men may seek after the 'ord, and all nations
u#on !hom my name is in$oked, saith the 'ord, !ho doth these things%
*?(*1% To the 'ord !as his o!n !ork kno!n from the beginning of the
!orld%
*?(*B% 7or !hich cause, judge that they !ho from among the Gentiles are
con$erted to God are not to be disLuieted(
*?(,-% But that !e !rite unto them, that they refrain themsel$es from
the #ollutions of idols and from fornication and from things strangled
and from blood%
*?(,*% 7or <oses of old time hath in e$ery city them that #reach him in
the synagogues, !here he is read e$ery sabbath%
*?(,,% Then it #leased the a#ostles and ancients, !ith the !hole church,
to choose men of their o!n com#any and to send to )ntioch !ith Paul and
Barnabas, namely, 9udas, !ho !as surnamed Barsabas, and 4ilas, chief men
among the brethren%
*?(,2% =riting by their hands( The a#ostles and ancients, brethren, to
the brethren of the Gentiles that are at )ntioch and in 4yria and
"ilicia, greeting%
*?(,.% 7orasmuch as !e ha$e heard that some going out from us ha$e
troubled you !ith !ords, sub$erting your souls, to !hom !e ga$e no
commandment(
*?(,?% 5t hath seemed good to us, being assembled together, to choose
out men and to send them unto you, !ith our !ell belo$ed Barnabas and
Paul(
*?(,A% <en that ha$e gi$en their li$es for the name of our 'ord 9esus
"hrist%
*?(,+% =e ha$e sent therefore 9udas and 4ilas, !ho themsel$es also !ill,
by !ord of mouth, tell you the same things%
*?(,1% 7or it hath seemed good to the 8oly Ghost and to us to lay no
further burden u#on you than these necessary things(
*?(,B% That you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood
and from things strangled and from fornication( from !hich things
kee#ing yoursel$es, you shall do !ell% 7are ye !ell%
7rom blood, and from things strangled%%% The use of these things, though
of their o!n nature indifferent, !as here #rohibited, to bring the 9e!s
more easily to admit of the society of the GentilesJ and to e>ercise the
latter in obedience% But this #rohibition !as but tem#orary, and has
long since ceased to obligeJ more es#ecially in the !estern churches%
*?(2-% They therefore, being dismissed, !ent do!n to )ntioch and,
gathering together the multitude, deli$ered the e#istle%
*?(2*% =hich !hen they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation%
*?(2,% But 9udas and 4ilas, being #ro#hets also themsel$es, !ith many
!ords comforted the brethren and confirmed them%
*?(22% )nd after they had s#ent some time there, they !ere let go !ith
#eace by the brethren unto them that had sent them%
*?(2.% But it seemed good unto 4ilas to remain there( and 9udas alone
de#arted to 9erusalem%
*?(2?% )nd Paul and Barnabas continued at )ntioch, teaching and
#reaching, !ith many others, the !ord of the 'ord%
*?(2A% )nd after some days, Paul said to Barnabas( 'et us return and
$isit our brethren in all the cities !herein !e ha$e #reached the !ord
of the 'ord, to see ho! they do%
*?(2+% )nd Barnabas !ould ha$e taken !ith them 9ohn also, that !as
surnamed <ark%
*?(21% But Paul desired that he Eas ha$ing de#arted from them out of
Pam#hylia and not gone !ith them to the !orkG might not be recei$ed%
*?(2B% )nd there arose a dissension so that they de#arted one from
another% )nd Barnabas indeed, taking <ark, sailed to "y#rus%
*?(.-% But Paul, choosing 4ilas, de#arted, being deli$ered by the
brethren to the grace of God%
*?(.*% )nd he !ent through 4yria and "ilicia, confirming the churches,
commanding them to kee# the #rece#ts of the a#ostles and the ancients%
)cts "ha#ter *A
Paul $isits the churches% 8e is called to #reach in <acedonia% 8e is
scourged at Phili##i%
*A(*% )nd he came to Derbe and 'ystra% )nd behold, there !as a certain
disci#le there named Timothy, the son of a 9e!ish !oman that belie$ed(
but his father !as a Gentile%
*A(,% To this man the brethren that !ere in 'ystra and 5conium ga$e a
good testimony%
*A(2% 8im Paul !ould ha$e to go along !ith him( and taking him, he
circumcised him, because of the 9e!s !ho !ere in those #laces% 7or they
all kne! that his father !as a Gentile%
*A(.% )nd as they #assed through the cities, they deli$ered unto them
the decrees for to kee#, that !ere decreed by the a#ostles and ancients
!ho !ere at 9erusalem%
*A(?% )nd the churches !ere confirmed in faith and increased in number
daily%
*A(A% )nd !hen they had #assed through Phrygia and the country of
Galatia, they !ere forbidden by the 8oly Ghost to #reach the !ord in
)sia%
*A(+% )nd !hen they !ere come into <ysia, they attem#ted to go into
Bithynia( and the 4#irit of 9esus suffered them not%
*A(1% )nd !hen they had #assed through <ysia, they !ent do!n to Troas%
*A(B% )nd a $ision !as she!ed to Paul in the night, !hich !as a man of
<acedonia standing and beseeching him and saying( Pass o$er into
<acedonia and hel# us%
*A(*-% )nd as soon as he had seen the $ision, immediately !e sought to
go into <acedonia( being assured that God had called us to #reach the
gos#el to them%
*A(**% )nd sailing from Troas, !e came !ith a straight course to
4amothracia, and the day follo!ing to ea#olis%
*A(*,% )nd from thence to Phili##i, !hich is the chief city of #art of
<acedonia, a colony% )nd !e !ere in this city some days conferring
together%
*A(*2% )nd u#on the 4abbath day, !e !ent forth !ithout the gate by a
ri$er side, !here it seemed that there !as #rayer( and sitting do!n, !e
s#oke to the !omen that !ere assembled%
*A(*.% )nd a certain !oman named 'ydia, a seller of #ur#le, of the city
of Thyatira, one that !orshi##ed God, did hear( !hose heart the 'ord
o#ened to attend to those things !hich !ere said by Paul%
*A(*?% )nd !hen she !as ba#tiHed, and her household, she besought us,
saying( 5f you ha$e judged me to be faithful to the 'ord, come into my
house and abide there% )nd she constrained us%
*A(*A% )nd it came to #ass, as !e !ent to #rayer, a certain girl ha$ing
a #ythonical s#irit met us, !ho brought to her masters much gain by
di$ining%
) #ythonical s#irit%%% That is, a s#irit #retending to di$ine, and tell
fortunes%
*A(*+% This same follo!ing Paul and us, cried out, saying( These men are
the ser$ants of the <ost 8igh God, !ho #reach unto you the !ay of
sal$ation%
*A(*1% )nd this she did many days% But Paul being grie$ed, turned and
said to the s#irit( 5 command thee, in the name of 9esus "hrist, to go
from her% )nd he !ent out the same hour%
*A(*B% But her masters, seeing that the ho#e of their gain !as gone,
a##rehending Paul and 4ilas, brought them into the market #lace to the
rulers%
*A(,-% )nd #resenting them to the magistrates, they said( These men
disturb our city, being 9e!s(
*A(,*% )nd #reach a fashion !hich it is not la!ful for us to recei$e nor
obser$e, being Romans%
*A(,,% )nd the #eo#le ran together against them( and the magistrates,
rending off their clothes, commanded them to be beaten !ith rods%
*A(,2% )nd !hen they had laid many stri#es u#on them, they cast them
into #rison, charging the gaoler to kee# them diligently%
*A(,.% =ho ha$ing recei$ed such a charge, thrust them into the inner
#rison and made their feet fast in the stocks%
*A(,?% )nd at midnight, Paul and 4ilas, #raying, #raised God% )nd they
that !ere in #rison heard them%
*A(,A% )nd suddenly there !as a great earthLuake, so that the
foundations of the #rison !ere shaken% )nd immediately all the doors
!ere o#ened and the bands of all !ere loosed%
*A(,+% )nd the kee#er of the #rison, a!akening out of his slee# and
seeing the doors of the #rison o#en, dra!ing his s!ord, !ould ha$e
killed himself, su##osing that the #risoners had been fled%
*A(,1% But Paul cried !ith a loud $oice, saying( Do thyself no harm, for
!e all are here%
*A(,B% Then calling for a light, he !ent in( and trembling, fell do!n at
the feet of Paul and 4ilas%
*A(2-% )nd bringing them out, he said( <asters, !hat must 5 do, that 5
may be sa$edM
*A(2*% But they said( belie$e in the 'ord 9esus( and thou shalt be
sa$ed, and thy house%
*A(2,% )nd they #reached the !ord of the 'ord to him and to all that
!ere in his house%
*A(22% )nd he, taking them the same hour of the night, !ashed their
stri#es( and himself !as ba#tiHed, and all his house immediately%
*A(2.% )nd !hen he had brought them into his o!n house, he laid the
table for them( and rejoiced !ith all his house, belie$ing God%
*A(2?% )nd !hen the day !as come, the magistrates sent the serjeants,
saying( 'et those men go%
*A(2A% )nd the kee#er of the #rison told these !ords to Paul( The
magistrates ha$e sent to let you go% o! therefore de#art% )nd go in
#eace%
*A(2+% But Paul said to them( They ha$e beaten us #ublicly, uncondemned,
men that are Romans, and ha$e cast us into #rison% )nd no! do they
thrust us out #ri$atelyM ot so( but let them come%
*A(21% )nd let us out themsel$es% )nd the serjeants told these !ords to
the magistrates% )nd they !ere afraid( hearing that they !ere Romans%
*A(2B% )nd coming, they besought them( and bringing them out, they
desired them to de#art out of the city%
*A(.-% )nd they !ent out of the #rison and entered into the house of
'ydia( and ha$ing seen the brethren, they comforted them and de#arted%
)cts "ha#ter *+
Paul #reaches to the Thessalonians and Bereans% 8is discourse to the
)thenians%
*+(*% )nd !hen they had #assed through )m#hi#olis and )#ollonia, they
came to Thessalonica, !here there !as a synagogue of the 9e!s%
*+(,% )nd Paul, according to his custom, !ent in unto them% )nd for
three sabbath days he reasoned !ith them out of the scri#tures(
*+(2% Declaring and insinuating that the "hrist !as to suffer and to
rise again from the deadJ and that this is 9esus "hrist, !hom 5 #reach
to you%
*+(.% )nd some of them belie$ed and !ere associated to Paul and 4ilas(
and of those that ser$ed God and of the Gentiles a great multitude( and
of noble !omen not a fe!%
*+(?% But the 9e!s, mo$ed !ith en$y and taking unto them some !icked men
of the $ulgar sort and making a tumult, set the city in an u#roar( and
besetting 9asonDs house, sought to bring them out unto the #eo#le%
*+(A% )nd not finding them, they dre! 9ason and certain brethren to the
rulers of the city, crying( They that set the city in an u#roar are come
hither also(
"ity% :rbem%%% 5n the Greek, the !orld%
*+(+% =hom 9ason hath recei$ed% )nd these all do contrary to the decrees
of "aesar, saying that there is another king, 9esus%
*+(1% )nd they stirred u# the #eo#le( and the rulers of the city,
hearing these things,
*+(B% )nd ha$ing taken satisfaction of 9ason and of the rest, they let
them go%
*+(*-% But the brethren immediately sent a!ay Paul and 4ilas by night
unto Berea% =ho, !hen they !ere come thither, !ent into the synagogue of
the 9e!s%
*+(**% o! these !ere more noble than those in Thessalonica, !ho
recei$ed the !ord !ith all eagerness, daily searching the scri#tures,
!hether these things !ere so%
<ore noble%%% The 9e!s of Berea are justly commended, for their eagerly
embracing the truth, and searching the scri#tures, to find out the te>ts
alleged by the a#ostle( !hich !as a far more generous #roceeding than
that of their countrymen at Thessalonica, !ho #ersecuted the #reachers
of the gos#el, !ithout e>amining the grounds they alleged for !hat they
taught%
*+(*,% )nd many indeed of them belie$ed( and of honourable !omen that
!ere Gentiles and of men, not a fe!%
*+(*2% )nd !hen the 9e!s of Thessalonica had kno!ledge that the !ord of
God !as also #reached by Paul at Berea, they came thither also, stirring
u# and troubling the multitude%
*+(*.% )nd then immediately the brethren sent a!ay Paul, to go unto the
sea( but 4ilas and Timothy remained there%
*+(*?% )nd they that conducted Paul brought him as far as )thens( and
recei$ing a commandment from him to 4ilas and Timothy, that they should
come to him !ith all s#eed, they de#arted%
*+(*A% o! !hilst Paul !aited for them at )thens, his s#irit !as stirred
!ithin him, seeing the city !holly gi$en to idolatry%
*+(*+% 8e dis#uted, therefore, in the synagogue !ith the 9e!s and !ith
them that ser$ed God( and in the market #lace, e$ery day, !ith them that
!ere there%
*+(*1% )nd certain #hiloso#hers of the E#icureans and of the 4toics
dis#uted !ith him% )nd some said( =hat is it that this !ord so!er !ould
sayM But others( 8e seemeth to be a setter forth of ne! gods% Because he
#reached to them 9esus and the resurrection%
*+(*B% )nd taking him, they brought him to the )reo#agus, saying( <ay !e
kno! !hat this ne! doctrine is, !hich thou s#eakest ofM
*+(,-% 7or thou bringest in certain ne! things to our ears% =e !ould
kno! therefore !hat these things mean%
*+(,*% Eo! all the )thenians and strangers that !ere there em#loyed
themsel$es in nothing else, but either in telling or in hearing some ne!
thing%G
*+(,,% But Paul, standing in the midst of the )reo#agus, said( &e men of
)thens, 5 #ercei$e that in all things you are too su#erstitious%
*+(,2% 7or #assing by and seeing your idols, 5 found an altar also, on
!hich !as !ritten( To the :nkno!n God% =hat therefore you !orshi#
!ithout kno!ing it, that 5 #reach to you(
*+(,.% God, !ho made the !orld and all things therein, he being 'ord of
hea$en and earth, d!elleth not in tem#les made !ith hands%
D!elleth not in tem#les%%% God is not contained in tem#lesJ so as to
need them for his d!elling, or any other uses, as the heathens imagined%
&et by his omni#resence, he is both there and e$ery!here%
*+(,?% either is he ser$ed !ith menDs hands, as though he needed any
thing( seeing it is he !ho gi$eth to all life and breath and all things(
*+(,A% )nd hath made of one, all mankind, to d!ell u#on the !hole face
of the earth, determining a##ointed times and the limits of their
habitation%
*+(,+% That they should seek God, if ha#ly they may feel after him or
find him, although he be not far from e$ery one of us%
*+(,1% 7or in him !e li$e and mo$e and are( as some also of your o!n
#oets said( 7or !e are also his offs#ring%
*+(,B% Being therefore the offs#ring of God, !e must not su##ose the
di$inity to be like unto gold or sil$er or stone, the gra$ing of art and
de$ice of man%
*+(2-% )nd God indeed ha$ing !inked at the times of this ignorance, no!
declareth unto men that all should e$ery !here do #enance%
*+(2*% Because he hath a##ointed a day !herein he !ill judge the !orld
in eLuity, by the man !hom he hath a##ointed( gi$ing faith to all, by
raising him u# from the dead%
*+(2,% )nd !hen they had heard of the resurrection of the dead, some
indeed mocked% But others said( =e !ill hear thee again concerning this
matter%
*+(22% 4o Paul !ent out from among them%
*+(2.% But certain men, adhering to him, did belie$e( among !hom !as
also Dionysius the )reo#agite and a !oman named Damaris and others !ith
them%
)cts "ha#ter *1
Paul founds the church of "orinth and #reaches at E#hesus and in other
#laces% )#ollo goes to "orinth%
*1(*% )fter these things, de#arting from )thens, he came to "orinth%
*1(,% )nd finding a certain 9e!, named )Luila, born in Pontus, lately
come from 5taly, !ith Priscilla his !ife Ebecause that "laudius had
commanded all 9e!s to de#art from RomeG, he came to them%
*1(2% )nd because he !as of the same trade, he remained !ith them and
!rought% Eo! they !ere tentmakers by trade%G
*1(.% )nd he reasoned in the synagogue e$ery sabbath, bringing in the
name of the 'ord 9esus% )nd he #ersuaded the 9e!s and the Greeks%
*1(?% )nd !hen 4ilas and Timothy !ere come from <acedonia, Paul !as
earnest in #reaching, testifying to the 9e!s that 9esus is the "hrist%
*1(A% But they gainsaying and blas#heming, he shook his garments and
said to them( &our blood be u#on your o!n heads( 5 am clean% 7rom
henceforth 5 !ill go unto the Gentiles%
*1(+% )nd de#arting thence, he entered into the house of a certain man,
named Titus 9ustus, one that !orshi##ed God, !hose house !as adjoining
to the synagogue%
*1(1% )nd "ris#us, the ruler of the synagogue, belie$ed in the 'ord,
!ith all his house% )nd many of the "orinthians hearing, belie$ed and
!ere ba#tiHed%
*1(B% )nd the 'ord said to Paul in the night, by a $ision( Do not fear,
but s#eak% )nd hold not thy #eace,
*1(*-% Because 5 am !ith thee and no man shall set u#on thee, to hurt
thee% 7or 5 ha$e much #eo#le in this city%
*1(**% )nd he stayed there a year and si> months, teaching among them
the !ord of God%
*1(*,% But !hen Gallio !as #roconsul of )chaia, the 9e!s !ith one accord
rose u# against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat,
*1(*2% 4aying( This man #ersuadeth men to !orshi# God contrary to the
la!%
*1(*.% )nd !hen Paul !as beginning to o#en his mouth, Gallio said to the
9e!s( 5f it !ere some matter of injustice or an heinous deed, O 9e!s, 5
should !ith reason bear !ith you%
*1(*?% But if they be Luestions of !ord and names and of your la!, look
you to it% 5 !ill not be judge of such things%
*1(*A% )nd he dro$e them from the judgment seat%
*1(*+% )nd all laying hold on 4osthenes, the ruler of the synagogue,
beat him before the judgment seat% )nd Gallio cared for none of those
things%
*1(*1% But Paul, !hen he had stayed yet many days, taking his lea$e of
the brethren, sailed thence into 4yria Eand !ith him Priscilla and
)LuilaG, ha$ing shorn his head in "enchrae% 7or he had a $o!%
*1(*B% )nd he came to E#hesus and left them there% But he himself,
entering into the synagogue, dis#uted !ith the 9e!s%
*1(,-% )nd !hen they desired him that he !ould tarry a longer time, he
consented not(
*1(,*% But taking his lea$e and saying( 5 !ill return to you again, God
!illing, he de#arted from E#hesus%
*1(,,% )nd going do!n to "aesarea, he !ent u# to 9erusalem and saluted
the church( and so came do!n to )ntioch%
*1(,2% )nd after he had s#ent some time there, he de#arted and !ent
through the country of Galatia and Phrygia, in order, confirming all the
disci#les%
*1(,.% o! a certain 9e!, named )#ollo, born at )le>andria, an eloLuent
man, came to E#hesus, one mighty in the scri#tures%
*1(,?% This man !as instructed in the !ay of the 'ord( and being fer$ent
in s#irit, s#oke and taught diligently the things that are of 9esus,
kno!ing only the ba#tism of 9ohn%
*1(,A% This man therefore began to s#eak boldly in the synagogue% =hom
!hen Priscilla and )Luila had heard, they took him to them and e>#ounded
to him the !ay of the 'ord more diligently%
*1(,+% )nd !hereas he !as desirous to go to )chaia, the brethren
e>horting !rote to the disci#les to recei$e him% =ho, !hen he !as come,
hel#ed them much !ho had belie$ed%
*1(,1% 7or !ith much $igour he con$inced the 9e!s o#enly, she!ing by the
scri#tures that 9esus is the "hrist%
)cts "ha#ter *B
Paul establishes the church at E#hesus% The tumult of the sil$ersmiths%
*B(*% )nd it came to #ass, !hile )#ollo !as at "orinth, that Paul,
ha$ing #assed through the u##er coasts, came to E#hesus and found
certain disci#les%
*B(,% )nd he said to them( 8a$e you recei$ed the 8oly Ghost since ye
belie$edM But they said to him( =e ha$e not so much as heard !hether
there be a 8oly Ghost%
*B(2% )nd he said( 5n !hat then !ere you ba#tiHedM =ho said( 5n 9ohnDs
ba#tism%
*B(.% Then Paul said( 9ohn ba#tiHed the #eo#le !ith the ba#tism of
#enance saying( That they should belie$e in him, !ho !as to come after
him, that is to say, in 9esus%
*B(?% 8a$ing heard these things, they !ere ba#tiHed in the name of the
'ord 9esus%
*B(A% )nd !hen Paul had im#osed his hands on them, the 8oly Ghost came
u#on them( and they s#oke !ith tongues and #ro#hesied%
*B(+% )nd all the men !ere about t!el$e%
*B(1% )nd entering into the synagogue, he s#oke boldly for the s#ace of
three months, dis#uting and e>horting concerning the kingdom of God%
*B(B% But !hen some !ere hardened and belie$ed not, s#eaking e$il of the
!ay of the 'ord before the multitude, de#arting from them, he se#arated
the disci#les, dis#uting daily in the school of one Tyrannus%
*B(*-% )nd this continued for the s#ace of t!o years, so that all !ho
d!elt in )sia heard the !ord of the 'ord, both 9e!s and Gentiles%
*B(**% )nd God !rought by the hand of Paul more than common miracles%
*B(*,% 4o that e$en there !ere brought from his body to the sick,
handkerchiefs and a#rons( and the diseases de#arted from them( and the
!icked s#irits !ent out of them%
*B(*2% o! some also of the 9e!ish e>orcists, !ho !ent about, attem#ted
to in$oke o$er them that had e$il s#irits the name of the 'ord 9esus,
saying( 5 conjure you by 9esus, !hom Paul #reacheth%
*B(*.% )nd there !ere certain men, se$en sons of 4ce$a, a 9e!, a chief
#riest, that did this%
*B(*?% But the !icked s#irit, ans!ering, said to them( 9esus 5 kno!( and
Paul 5 kno!% But !ho are youM
*B(*A% )nd the man in !hom the !icked s#irit !as, lea#ing u#on them and
mastering them both, #re$ailed against them, so that they fled out of
that house naked and !ounded%
*B(*+% )nd this became kno!n to all the 9e!s and the Gentiles that d!elt
a E#hesus% )nd fear fell on them all( and the name of the 'ord 9esus !as
magnified%
*B(*1% )nd many of them that belie$ed came, confessing and declaring
their deeds%
*B(*B% )nd many of them !ho had follo!ed curious arts brought together
their books and burnt them before all% )nd, counting the #rice of them,
they found the money to be fifty thousand #ieces of sil$er%
*B(,-% 4o mightily gre! the !ord of God and !as confirmed%
*B(,*% )nd !hen these things !ere ended, Paul #ur#osed in the s#irit,
!hen he had #assed through <acedonia and )chaia, to go to 9erusalem,
saying( )fter 5 ha$e been there, 5 must see Rome also%
*B(,,% )nd sending into <acedonia t!o of them that ministered to him,
Timothy and Erastus, he himself remained for a time in )sia%
*B(,2% o! at that time there arose no small disturbance about the !ay
of the 'ord%
*B(,.% 7or a certain man named Demetrius, a sil$ersmith, !ho made sil$er
tem#les for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen%
*B(,?% =hom he calling together !ith the !orkmen of like occu#ation,
said( 4irs, you kno! that our gain is by this trade%
*B(,A% )nd you see and hear that this Paul, by #ersuasion hath dra!n
a!ay a great multitude, not only of E#hesus, but almost of all )sia,
saying( they are not gods !hich are made by hands%
*B(,+% 4o that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought,
but also the tem#le of great Diana shall be re#uted for nothingN &ea,
and her majesty shall begin to be destroyed, !hom all )sia and the !orld
!orshi##eth%
*B(,1% 8a$ing heard these things, they !ere full of anger and cried out,
saying( Great is Diana of the E#hesiansN
*B(,B% )nd the !hole city !as filled !ith confusion% )nd ha$ing caught
Gaius and )ristarchus, men of <acedonia, PaulDs com#anions, they rushed
!ith one accord into the theatre%
*B(2-% )nd !hen Paul !ould ha$e entered in unto the #eo#le, the
disci#les suffered him not%
*B(2*% )nd some also of the rulers of )sia, !ho !ere his friends, sent
unto him, desiring that he !ould not $enture himself into the theatre%
*B(2,% o! some cried one thing, some another% 7or the assembly !as
confused( and the greater #art kne! not for !hat cause they !ere come
together%
*B(22% )nd they dre! forth )le>ander out of the multitude, the 9e!s
thrusting him for!ard% )nd )le>ander, beckoning !ith his hand for
silence, !ould ha$e gi$en the #eo#le satisfaction,
*B(2.% But as soon as they #ercei$ed him to be a 9e!, all !ith one
$oice, for the s#ace of about t!o, hours, cried out( Great is Diana of
the E#hesiansN
*B(2?% )nd !hen the to!n clerk had a##eased the multitudes, he said( &e
men of E#hesus, !hat man is there that kno!eth not that the city of the
E#hesians is a !orshi##er of the great Diana and of 9u#iterDs offs#ringM
*B(2A% 7or as much therefore as these things cannot be contradicted, you
ought to be Luiet and to do nothing rashly%
*B(2+% 7or you ha$e brought hither these men, !ho are neither guilty of
sacrilege nor of blas#hemy against your goddess%
*B(21% But if Demetrius and the craftsmen that are !ith him ha$e a
matter against any man, the courts of justice are o#en( and there are
#roconsuls% 'et them accuse one another%
*B(2B% )nd if you inLuire after any other matter, it may be decided in a
la!ful assembly%
*B(.-% 7or !e are e$en in danger to be called in Luestion for this dayDs
u#roar, there being no man guilty Eof !hom !e may gi$e accountG of this
concourse% )nd !hen he had said these things, he dismissed the assembly%
)cts "ha#ter ,-
Paul #asses through <acedonia and Greece% 8e raises a dead man to life
at Troas% 8is discourse to the clergy of E#hesus%
,-(*% )nd after the tumult !as ceased, Paul calling to him the disci#les
and e>horting them, took his lea$e and set for!ard to go into <acedonia%
,-(,% )nd !hen he had gone o$er those #arts and had e>horted them !ith
many !ords, he came into Greece(
,-(2% =here, !hen he had s#ent three months, the 9e!s laid !ait for him,
as he !as about to sail into 4yria% 4o he took a resolution to return
through <acedonia%
,-(.% )nd there accom#anied him 4o#ater, the son of Pyrrhus, of Berea(
and of the Thessalonians, )ristarchus and 4ecundus( and Gaius of Derbe
and Timothy( and of )sia, Tychicus and Tro#himus%
,-(?% These, going before, stayed for us at Troas%
,-(A% But !e sailed from Phili##i after the days of the aHymes and came
to them to Troas in fi$e days, !here !e abode se$en days%
,-(+% )nd on the first day of the !eek, !hen !e !ere assembled to break
bread, Paul discoursed !ith them, being to de#art on the morro!% )nd he
continued his s#eech until midnight%
)nd on the first day of the !eek%%% 8ere 4t% "hrysostom and many other
inter#reters of the scri#ture e>#lain, that the "hristians e$en at this
time, must ha$e changed the sabbath into the first day of the !eek, Ethe
'ordDs day,G as all "hristians no! kee# it% This change !as undoubtedly
made by the authority of the churchJ hence the e>ercise of the #o!er,
!hich "hrist had gi$en to her( for he is 'ord of the sabbath%
,-(1% )nd there !ere a great number of lam#s in the u##er chamber !here
!e !ere assembled%
,-(B% )nd a certain young man named Eutychus, sitting on the !indo!,
being o##ressed !ith a dee# slee# Eas Paul !as long #reachingG, by
occasion of his slee# fell from the third loft do!n and !as taken u#
dead%
,-(*-% To !hom, !hen Paul had gone do!n, he laid himself u#on him and,
embracing him, said( Be not troubled, for his soul is in him%
,-(**% Then going u# and breaking bread and tasting and ha$ing talked a
long time to them, until daylight, so he de#arted%
,-(*,% )nd they brought the youth ali$e and !ere not a little comforted%
,-(*2% But !e going aboard the shi#, sailed to )ssos, being there to
take in Paul% 7or so he had a##ointed, himself #ur#osing to tra$el by
land%
,-(*.% )nd !hen he had met !ith us at )ssos, !e took him in and came to
<itylene%
,-(*?% )nd sailing thence, the day follo!ing !e came o$er against "hios(
and the ne>t day !e arri$ed at 4amos( and the day follo!ing !e came to
<iletus%
,-(*A% 7or Paul had determined to sail by E#hesus, lest he should be
stayed any time in )sia% 7or he hasted, if it !ere #ossible for him, to
kee# the day of Pentecost at 9erusalem%
,-(*+% )nd sending from <iletus to E#hesus, he called the ancients of
the church%
,-(*1% )nd !hen they !ere come to him and !ere together, he said to
them( &ou kno! from the first day that 5 came into )sia, in !hat manner
5 ha$e been !ith you, for all the time%
,-(*B% 4er$ing the 'ord !ith all humility and !ith tears and tem#tations
!hich befell me by the cons#iracies of the 9e!s(
,-(,-% 8o! 5 ha$e ke#t back nothing that !as #rofitable to you, but ha$e
#reached it to you, and taught you #ublicly, and from house to house,
,-(,*% Testifying both to 9e!s and Gentiles #enance to!ards God and
faith in our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
,-(,,% )nd no!, behold, being bound in the s#irit, 5 go to 9erusalem(
not kno!ing the things !hich shall befall me there(
,-(,2% 4a$e that the 8oly Ghost in e$ery city !itnesseth to me, saying(
That bands and afflictions !ait for me at 9erusalem%
,-(,.% But 5 fear none of these things, neither do 5 count my life more
#recious than myself, so that 5 may consummate my course and the
ministry of the !ord !hich 5 recei$ed from the 'ord 9esus, to testify
the gos#el of the grace of God%
,-(,?% )nd no! behold, 5 kno! that all you, among !hom 5 ha$e gone
#reaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more%
,-(,A% =herefore 5 take you to !itness this day that 5 am clear from the
blood of all men%
,-(,+% 7or 5 ha$e not s#read to declare unto you all, the counsel of
God%
,-(,1% Take heed to yoursel$es and to the !hole flock, !herein the 8oly
Ghost hath #laced you bisho#s, to rule the "hurch of God !hich he hath
#urchased !ith his o!n blood%
,-(,B% 5 kno! that after my de#arture ra$ening !ol$es !ill enter in
among you, not s#aring the flock%
,-(2-% )nd of your o!n sel$es shall arise men s#eaking #er$erse things,
to dra! a!ay disci#les after them%
,-(2*% Therefore !atch, kee#ing in memory that for three years 5 ceased
not !ith tears to admonish e$ery one of you, night and day%
,-(2,% )nd no! 5 commend you to God and to the !ord of his grace, !ho is
able to build u# and to gi$e an inheritance among all the sanctified%
,-(22% 5 ha$e not co$eted any manDs sil$er, gold or a##arel, as
,-(2.% &ou yoursel$es kno!% 7or such things as !ere needful for me and
them that are !ith me, these hands ha$e furnished%
,-(2?% 5 ha$e she!ed you all things, ho! that so labouring you ought to
su##ort the !eak and to remember the !ord of the 'ord 9esus, ho! he
said( 5t is a more blessed thing to gi$e, rather than to recei$e%
,-(2A% )nd !hen he had said these things, kneeling do!n, he #rayed !ith
them all%
,-(2+% )nd there !as much !ee#ing among them all% )nd falling on the
neck of Paul, they kissed him,
,-(21% Being grie$ed most of all for the !ord !hich he had said, that
they should see his face no more% )nd they brought him on his !ay to the
shi#%
)cts "ha#ter ,*
Paul goes u# to 9erusalem% 8e is a##rehended by the 9e!s in the tem#le%
,*(*% )nd !hen it came to #ass that, being #arted from them, !e set
sail, !e came !ith a straight course to "oos, and the day follo!ing to
Rhodes( and from thence to Patara%
,*(,% )nd !hen !e had found a shi# sailing o$er to Phenice, !e !ent
aboard and set forth%
,*(2% )nd !hen !e had disco$ered "y#rus, lea$ing it on the left hand, !e
sailed into 4yria, and came to Tyre( for there the shi# !as to unlade
her burden%
,*(.% )nd finding disci#les, !e tarried there se$en days( !ho said to
Paul, through the 4#irit, that he should not go u# to 9erusalem%
,*(?% )nd the days being e>#ired, de#arting !e !ent for!ard, they all
bringing us on our !ay, !ith their !i$es and children, till !e !ere out
of the city% )nd !e kneeled do!n on the shore( and !e #rayed%
,*(A% )nd !hen !e had bid one another fare!ell, !e took shi#% )nd they
returned home%
,*(+% But !e, ha$ing finished the $oyage by sea, from Tyre came do!n to
Ptolemais( and saluting the brethren, !e abode one day !ith them%
,*(1% )nd the ne>t day de#arting, !e came to "aesarea% )nd entering into
the house of Phili# the e$angelist, !ho !as one of the se$en, !e abode
!ith him%
The e$angelist%%% That is, the #reacher of the gos#elJ the same that
before con$erted the 4amaritans, and ba#tiHed the eunuch, cha#% 1%,
being one of the first se$en deacons%
,*(B% )nd he had four daughters, $irgins, !ho did #ro#hesy%
,*(*-% )nd as !e tarried there for some days, there came from 9udea a
certain #ro#het, named )gabus%
,*(**% =ho, !hen he !as come to us, took PaulDs girdle( and binding his
o!n feet and hands, he said( Thus saith the 8oly Ghost( The man !hose
girdle this is, the 9e!s shall bind in this manner in 9erusalem and
shall deli$er him into the hands of the Gentiles%
,*(*,% =hich !hen !e had heard, both !e and they that !ere of that #lace
desired him that he !ould not go u# to 9erusalem%
,*(*2% Then Paul ans!ered and said( =hat do you mean, !ee#ing and
afflicting my heartM 7or 5 am ready not only to be bound, but to die
also in 9erusalem, for the name of the 'ord 9esus%
,*(*.% )nd !hen !e could not #ersuade him, !e ceased, saying( The !ill
of the 'ord be done%
,*(*?% )nd after those days, being #re#ared, !e !ent u# to 9erusalem%
,*(*A% )nd there !ent also !ith us some of the disci#les from "aesarea,
bringing !ith them one <nason a "y#rian, an old disci#le, !ith !hom !e
should lodge%
,*(*+% )nd !hen !e !ere come to 9erusalem, the brethren recei$ed us
gladly%
,*(*1% )nd the day follo!ing, Paul !ent in !ith us unto 9ames( and all
the ancients !ere assembled%
,*(*B% =hom !hen he had saluted, he related #articularly !hat things God
had !rought among the Gentiles by his ministry%
,*(,-% But they hearing it, glorified God and said to him( Thou seest,
brother, ho! many thousands there are among the 9e!s that ha$e belie$ed(
and they are all Healous for the la!%
,*(,*% o! they ha$e heard of thee that thou teachest those 9e!s, !ho
are among the Gentiles to de#art from <oses( saying that they ought not
to circumcise their children, nor !alk according to the custom%
,*(,,% =hat is it thereforeM The multitude must needs come together( for
they !ill hear that thou art come%
,*(,2% Do therefore this that !e say to thee% =e ha$e four men, !ho ha$e
a $o! on them%
,*(,.% Take these and sanctify thyself !ith them( and besto! on them,
that they may sha$e their heads% )nd all !ill kno! that the things !hich
they ha$e heard of these are false( but that thou thyself also !alkest
kee#ing the la!%
;ee#ing the la!%%% The la!, though no! no longer obligatory, !as for a
time obser$ed by the "hristian 9e!s( to bury, as it !ere, the synagogue
!ith honour%
,*(,?% But, as touching the Gentiles that belie$e, !e ha$e !ritten,
decreeing that they should only refrain themsel$es from that !hich has
been offered to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from
fornication%
,*(,A% Then Paul took the men and, the ne>t day being #urified !ith
them, entered into the tem#le, gi$ing notice of the accom#lishment of
the days of #urification, until an oblation should be offered for e$ery
one of them%
,*(,+% But !hen the se$en days !ere dra!ing to an end, those 9e!s that
!ere of )sia, !hen they sa! him in the tem#le, stirred u# all the #eo#le
and laid hands u#on him, crying out(
,*(,1% <en of 5srael, hel#( This is the man that teacheth all men e$ery
!here against the #eo#le and the la! and this #laceJ and moreo$er hath
brought in Gentiles into the tem#le and hath $iolated this holy #lace%
,*(,B% E7or they had seen Tro#himus the E#hesian in the city !ith him%
!hom they su##osed that Paul had brought into the tem#le%G
,*(2-% )nd he !hole city !as in an u#roar( and the #eo#le ran together%
)nd taking Paul, they dre! him out of the tem#le( and immediately the
doors !ere shut%
,*(2*% )nd as they !ent about to kill him, it !as told the tribune of
the band that all 9erusalem !as in confusion%
,*(2,% =ho, forth!ith taking !ith him soldiers and centurions, ran do!n
to them% )nd !hen they sa! the tribune and the soldiers, they left off
beating Paul%
,*(22% Then the tribune, coming near, took him and commanded him to be
bound !ith t!o chains( and demanded !ho he !as and !hat he had done%
,*(2.% )nd some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude% )nd
!hen he could not kno! the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to
be carried into the castle%
,*(2?% )nd !hen he !as come to the stairs, it fell out that he !as
carried by the soldiers, because of the $iolence of the #eo#le%
,*(2A% 7or the multitude of the #eo#le follo!ed after, crying( )!ay !ith
himN
,*(2+% )nd as Paul !as about to be brought into the castle, he saith to
the tribune( <ay 5 s#eak something to theeM =ho said( "anst thou s#eak
GreekM
,*(21% )rt not thou that Egy#tian !ho before these days didst raise a
tumult and didst lead forth into the desert four thousand men that !ere
murderersM
,*(2B% But Paul said to him( 5 am a 9e! of Tarsus in "ilicia, a citiHen
of no mean city% )nd 5 beseech thee, suffer me to s#eak to the #eo#le%
,*(.-% )nd !hen he had gi$en him lea$e, Paul standing on the stairs,
beckoned !ith his hand to the #eo#le% )nd a great silence being made, he
s#oke unto them in the 8ebre! tongue, saying(
)cts "ha#ter ,,
Paul declares to the #eo#le the history of his con$ersion% 8e esca#es
scourging by claiming the #ri$ilege of a Roman citiHen%
,,(*% <en, brethren and fathers, hear ye the account !hich 5 no! gi$e
unto you%
,,(,% E)nd !hen they heard that he s#oke to them in the 8ebre! tongue,
they ke#t the more silence%G
,,(2% )nd he saith( 5 am a 9e!, born at Tarsus in "ilicia, but brought
u# in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the truth
of the la! of the fathers, Healous for the la!, as also all you are this
day(
,,(.% =ho #ersecuted this !ay unto death, binding and deli$ering into
#risons both men and !omen,
,,(?% )s the high #riest doth bear me !itness and all the ancients% 7rom
!hom also recei$ing letters to the brethren, 5 !ent to Damascus, that 5
might bring them bound from thence to 9erusalem to be #unished%
,,(A% )nd it came to #ass, as 5 !as going and dra!ing nigh to Damascus,
at mid-day, that suddenly from hea$en there shone round about me a great
light(
,,(+% )nd falling on the ground, 5 heard a $oice saying to me( 4aul,
4aul, !hy #ersecutest thou meM
,,(1% )nd 5 ans!ered( =ho art thou, 'ordM )nd he said to me( 5 am 9esus
of aHareth, !hom thou #ersecutest%
,,(B% )nd they that !ere !ith me sa! indeed the light( but they heard
not the $oice of him that s#oke !ith me%
8eard not the $oice%%% That is, they distinguished not the !ordsJ though
they heard the $oice% )cts B% +%
,,(*-% )nd 5 said( =hat shall 5 do, 'ordM )nd the 'ord said to me( )rise
and go to DamascusJ and there it shall be told thee of all things that
thou must do%
,,(**% )nd !hereas 5 did not see for the brightness of that light, being
led by the hand by my com#anions, 5 came to Damascus,
,,(*,% )nd one )nanias, a man according to the la!, ha$ing testimony of
all the 9e!s !ho d!elt there,
,,(*2% "oming to me and standing by me, said to me( Brother 4aul, look
u#% )nd 5, the same hour, looked u#on him%
,,(*.% But he said( The God of our fathers hath #reordained thee that
thou shouldst kno! his !ill and see the 9ust One and shouldst hear the
$oice from his mouth%
9ust One%%% Our 4a$iour, !ho a##eared to 4t% Paul, )cts B% *+%
,,(*?% 7or thou shalt be his !itness to all men of those things !hich
thou hast seen and heard%
,,(*A% )nd no! !hy tarriest thouM Rise u# and be ba#tiHed and !ash a!ay
thy sins, in$oking his name%
,,(*+% )nd it came to #ass, !hen 5 !as come again to 9erusalem and !as
#raying in the tem#le, that 5 !as in a trance,
,,(*1% )nd sa! him saying unto me( <ake haste and get thee Luickly out
of 9erusalem( because they !ill not recei$e thy testimony concerning me%
,,(*B% )nd 5 said( 'ord, they kno! that 5 cast into #rison and beat in
e$ery synagogue them that belie$ed in thee%
,,(,-% )nd !hen the blood of 4te#hen thy !itness !as shed, 5 stood by
and consented( and ke#t the garments of them that killed him%
,,(,*% )nd he said to me( Go, for unto the Gentiles afar off !ill 5 send
thee%
,,(,,% )nd they heard him until this !ord and then lifted u# their
$oice, saying( )!ay !ith such an one from the earth% 7or it is not fit
that he should li$e%
,,(,2% )nd as they cried out and thre! off their garments and cast dust
into the air,
,,(,.% The tribune commanded him to be brought into the castle, and that
he should be scourged and tortured( to kno! for !hat cause they did so
cry out against him%
,,(,?% )nd !hen they had bound him !ith thongs, Paul saith to the
centurion that stood by him( 5s it la!ful for you to scourge a man that
is a Roman and uncondemnedM
,,(,A% =hich the centurion hearing, !ent to the tribune and told him,
saying( =hat art thou about to doM 7or this man is a Roman citiHen%
,,(,+% )nd the tribune coming, said to him( Tell me% )rt thou a RomanM
But he said( &ea%
,,(,1% )nd the tribune ans!ered( 5 obtained the being free of this city
!ith a great sum% )nd Paul said( But 5 !as born so%
,,(,B% 5mmediately therefore they de#arted from him that !ere about to
torture him% The tribune also !as afraid after he understood that he !as
a Roman citiHen and because he had bound him%
,,(2-% But on the ne>t day, meaning to kno! more diligently for !hat
cause he !as accused by the 9e!s, he loosed him and commanded the
#riests to come together and all the council( and, bringing forth Paul,
he set him before them%
)cts "ha#ter ,2
Paul stands before the council% The 9e!s cons#ire his death% 8e is sent
a!ay to "esarea%
,2(*% )nd Paul, looking u#on the council, said( <en, brethren, 5 ha$e
con$ersed !ith all good conscience before God until this #resent day%
,2(,% )nd the high #riest, )nanias, commanded them that stood by him to
strike him on the mouth%
,2(2% Then Paul said to him( God shall strike thee, thou !hited !all%
7or, sittest thou to judge me according to the la! and, contrary to the
la!, commandest me to be struckM
,2(.% )nd they that stood by said( Dost thou re$ile the high #riest of
GodM
,2(?% )nd Paul said( 5 kne! not, brethren, that he is the high #riest%
7or it is !ritten( Thou shalt not s#eak e$il of the #rince of thy
#eo#le%
,2(A% )nd Paul, kno!ing that the one #art !ere 4adducees and the other
Pharisees, cried out in the council( <en, brethren, 5 am a Pharisee, the
son of Pharisees( concerning the ho#e and resurrection of the dead 5 am
called in Luestion%
,2(+% )nd !hen he had so said, there arose a dissension bet!een the
Pharisees and the 4adducees% )nd the multitude !as di$ided%
,2(1% 7or the 4adducees say that there is no resurrection, neither
angel, nor s#irit( but the Pharisees confess both%
,2(B% )nd there arose a great cry% )nd some of the Pharisees rising u#,
stro$e, saying( =e find no e$il in this man% =hat if a s#irit hath
s#oken to him, or an angelM
,2(*-% )nd !hen there arose a great dissension, the tribune, fearing
lest Paul should be #ulled in #ieces by them, commanded the soldiers to
go do!n and to take him by force from among them and to bring him into
the castle%
,2(**% )nd the night follo!ing, the 'ord standing by him, said( Be
constant( for as thou hast testified of me in 9erusalem, so must thou
bear !itness also at Rome%
,2(*,% )nd !hen day !as come, some of the 9e!s gathered together and
bound themsel$es under a curse, saying that they !ould neither eat nor
drink till they killed Paul%
,2(*2% )nd they !ere more than forty men that had made this cons#iracy%
,2(*.% =ho came to the chief #riests and the ancients and said( =e ha$e
bound oursel$es under a great curse that !e !ill eat nothing till !e
ha$e slain Paul%
,2(*?% o! therefore do you !ith the council signify to the tribune,
that he bring him forth to you, as if you meant to kno! something more
certain touching him% )nd !e, before he come near, are ready to kill
him%
,2(*A% =hich !hen PaulDs sisterDs son had heard, of their lying in !ait,
he came and entered into the castle and told Paul%
,2(*+% )nd Paul, calling to him one of the centurions, said( Bring this
young man to the tribune( for he hath some thing to tell him%
,2(*1% )nd he, taking him, brought him to the tribune and said( Paul,
the #risoner, desired me to bring this young man unto thee, !ho hath
some thing to say to thee%
,2(*B% )nd the tribune, taking him by the hand, !ent aside !ith him
#ri$ately and asked him( =hat is it that thou hast to tell meM
,2(,-% )nd he said( The 9e!s ha$e agreed to desire thee that thou
!ouldst bring forth Paul to-morro! into the council, as if they meant to
inLuire some thing more certain touching him%
,2(,*% But do not thou gi$e credit to them( for there lie in !ait for
him more than forty men of them, !ho ha$e bound themsel$es by oath
neither to eat nor to drink, till they ha$e killed him% )nd they are
no! ready, looking for a #romise from thee%
,2(,,% The tribune therefore dismissed the young man, charging him that
he should tell no man that he had made kno!n these things unto him%
,2(,2% Then ha$ing called t!o centurions, he said to them( <ake ready
t!o hundred soldiers to go as far as "aesarea( and se$enty horsemen and
t!o hundred s#earmen, for the third hour of the night%
,2(,.% )nd #ro$ide beasts, that they may set Paul on and bring him safe
to 7eli> the go$ernor%
,2(,?% E7or he feared lest #erha#s the 9e!s might take him a!ay by force
and kill him( and he should after!ards be slandered, as if he !as to
take money%G )nd he !rote a letter after this manner(
,2(,A% "laudius 'ysias to the most e>cellent go$ernor, 7eli>, greeting(
,2(,+% This man, being taken by the 9e!s and ready to be killed by them,
5 rescued, coming in !ith an army, understanding that he is a Roman%
,2(,1% )nd meaning to kno! the cause !hich they objected unto him, 5
brought him forth into their council%
,2(,B% =hom 5 found to be accused concerning Luestions of their la!J but
ha$ing nothing laid to his charge !orthy of death or of bands%
,2(2-% )nd !hen 5 !as told of ambushes that they had #re#ared for him, 5
sent him to thee, signifying also to his accusers to #lead before thee%
7are!ell%
,2(2*% Then the soldiers, according as it !as commanded them, taking
Paul, brought him by night to )nti#atris%
,2(2,% )nd the ne>t day, lea$ing the horsemen to go !ith him, they
returned to the castle%
,2(22% =ho, !hen they !ere come to "aesarea and had deli$ered the letter
to the go$ernor, did also #resent Paul before him%
,2(2.% )nd !hen he had read it and had asked of !hat #ro$ince he !as and
understood that he !as of "ilicia(
,2(2?% 5 !ill hear thee, said he, !hen thy accusers come% )nd he
commanded him to be ke#t in 8erodDs judgment hall%
)cts "ha#ter ,.
Paul defends his innocence before 7eli> the go$ernor% 8e #reaches the
faith to him%
,.(*% )nd after fi$e days, the high #riest, )nanias, came do!n !ith some
ancients and one Tertullus, an orator, !ho !ent to the go$ernor against
Paul%
,.(,% )nd Paul being called for, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying(
=hereas, through thee !e li$e in much #eace and many things are
rectified by thy #ro$idence,
,.(2% =e acce#t it al!ays and in all #laces, most e>cellent 7eli>, !ith
all thanksgi$ing%
,.(.% But that 5 be no further tedious to thee, 5 desire thee of thy
clemency to hear us in a fe! !ords%
,.(?% =e ha$e found this to be a #estilent man and raising seditions
among all the 9e!s throughout the !orld( and author of the sedition of
the sect of the aHarenes%
,.(A% =ho also hath gone about to #rofane the tem#le( !hom, !e ha$ing
a##rehended, !ould also ha$e judged according to our la!%
,.(+% But 'ysias the tribune, coming u#on us !ith great $iolence, took
him a!ay out of our handsJ
,.(1% "ommanding his accusers to come to thee% Of !hom thou mayest
thyself, by e>amination, ha$e kno!ledge of all these things !hereof !e
accuse him%
,.(B% )nd the 9e!s also added and said that these things !ere so%
,.(*-% Then Paul ans!ered Ethe go$ernor making a sign to him to s#eakG(
;no!ing that for many years thou hast been judge o$er this nation, 5
!ill !ith good courage ans!er for myself%
,.(**% 7or thou mayest understand that there are yet but t!el$e days
since 5 !ent u# to adore in 9erusalem(
,.(*,% )nd neither in the tem#le did they find me dis#uting !ith any man
or causing any concourse of the #eo#le( neither in the synagogues, nor
in the city%
,.(*2% either can they #ro$e unto thee the things !hereof they no!
accuse me%
,.(*.% But this 5 confess to thee that according to the !ay !hich they
call a heresy, so do 5 ser$e the 7ather and my God, belie$ing all things
!hich are !ritten in the la! and the #ro#hets(
,.(*?% 8a$ing ho#e in God, !hich these also themsel$es look for, that
there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust%
,.(*A% )nd herein do 5 endea$our to ha$e al!ays a conscience !ithout
offence, to!ards God and to!ards men%
,.(*+% o! after many years, 5 came to bring alms to my nation and
offerings and $o!s%
,.(*1% 5n !hich 5 !as found #urified in the tem#le( neither !ith
multitude nor !ith tumult%
,.(*B% But certain 9e!s of )sia, !ho ought to be #resent before thee and
to accuse, if they had anything against me(
,.(,-% Or let these men themsel$es say if they found in me any iniLuity,
!hen standing before the council,
,.(,*% E>ce#t it be for this one $oice only that 5 cried, standing among
them( "oncerning the resurrection of the dead am 5 judged this day by
you%
,.(,,% )nd 7eli> #ut them off, ha$ing most certain kno!ledge of this
!ay, saying( =hen 'ysias the tribune shall come do!n, 5 !ill hear you%
,.(,2% )nd he commanded a centurion to kee# him( and that he should be
easy and that he should not #rohibit any of his friends to minister unto
him%
,.(,.% )nd after some days, 7eli>, coming !ith Drusilla his !ife, !ho
!as a 9e!, sent for Paul and heard of him the faith that is in "hrist
9esus%
,.(,?% )nd as he treated of justice and chastity and of the judgment to
come, 7eli>, being terrified, ans!ered( 7or this time, go thy !ay( but
!hen 5 ha$e a con$enient time, 5 !ill send for thee%
,.(,A% 8o#ing also !ithal that money should be gi$en him by Paul( for
!hich cause also oftentimes sending for him, he s#oke !ith him%
,.(,+% But !hen t!o years !ere ended, 7eli> had for successor Portius
7estus% )nd 7eli> being !illing to she! the 9e!s a #leasure, left Paul
bound%
)cts "ha#ter ,?
Paul a##eals to "aesar% ;ing )gri##a desires to hear him%
,?(*% o! !hen 7estus !as come into the #ro$ince, after three days, he
!ent u# to 9erusalem from "esarea%
,?(,% )nd the chief #riests and #rinci#al men of the 9e!s !ent unto him
against Paul( and they besought him,
,?(2% ReLuesting fa$our against him, that he !ould command him to be
brought to 9erusalem, laying !ait to kill him in the !ay%
,?(.% But 7estus ans!ered( That Paul !as ke#t in "aesarea( and that he
himself !ould $ery shortly de#art thither%
,?(?% 'et them, therefore, saith he, among you that are able, go do!n
!ith me and accuse him, if there be any crime in the man%
,?(A% )nd ha$ing tarried among them no more than eight or ten days, he
!ent do!n to "aesarea% )nd the ne>t day, he sat in the judgment seat and
commanded Paul to be brought%
,?(+% =ho being brought, the 9e!s stood about him, !ho !ere come do!n
from 9erusalem, objecting many and grie$ious causes, !hich they could
not #ro$e(
,?(1% Paul making ans!er for himself( either against the la! of the
9e!s, nor against the tem#le, nor against "aesar, ha$e 5 offended in any
thing%
,?(B% But 7estus, !illing to she! the 9e!s a #leasure, ans!ering Paul,
said( =ilt thou go u# to 9erusalem and there be judged of these things
before meM
,?(*-% Then Paul said( 5 stand at "aesarDs judgment seat, !here 5 ought
to be judged% To the 9e!s 5 ha$e done no injury, as thou $ery !ell
kno!est%
,?(**% 7or if 5 ha$e injured them or ha$e committed any thing !orthy of
death, 5 refuse not to die% But if there be none of these things !hereof
they accuse me, no man may deli$er me to them% 5 a##eal to "aesar%
,?(*,% Then 7estus, ha$ing conferred !ith the council, ans!ered( 8ast
thou a##ealed to "aesarM To "aesar shalt thou go%
,?(*2% )nd after some days, king )gri##a and Bernice came do!n to
"aesarea, to salute 7estus%
,?(*.% )nd as they tarried there many days, 7estus told the king of
Paul, saying( ) certain man !as left #risoner by 7eli>%
,?(*?% )bout !hom, !hen 5 !as at 9erusalem, the chief #riests and the
ancients of the 9e!s came unto me, desiring condemnation against him%
,?(*A% To !hom 5 ans!ered( it is not the custom of the Romans to condemn
any man, before that he !ho is accused ha$e his accusers #resent and
ha$e liberty to make his ans!er, to clear himself of the things laid to
his charge%
,?(*+% =hen therefore they !ere come hither, !ithout any delay, on the
day follo!ing, sitting in the judgment seat, 5 commanded the man to be
brought%
,?(*1% )gainst !hom, !hen the accusers stood u#, they brought no
accusation of this !hich 5 thought ill of(
,?(*B% But had certain Luestions of their o!n su#erstition against him,
and of one 9esus deceased, !hom Paul affirmed to be ali$e%
,?(,-% 5 therefore being in a doubt of this manner of Luestion, asked
him !hether he !ould go to 9erusalem and there be judged of these
things%
,?(,*% But Paul, a##ealing to be reser$ed unto the hearing of )ugustus,
5 commanded him to be ke#t, till 5 might send him to "aesar%
,?(,,% )nd )gri##a said to 7estus( 5 !ould also hear the man, myself%
To-morro!, said he, thou shalt hear him%
,?(,2% )nd on the ne>t day, !hen )gri##a and Bernice !ere come !ith
great #om# and had entered into the hall of audience !ith the tribunes
and #rinci#al men of the city, at 7estusD commandment, Paul !as brought
forth%
,?(,.% )nd 7estus saith( ;ing )gri##a and all ye men !ho are here
#resent !ith us, you see this man, about !hom all the multitude of the
9e!s dealt !ith me at 9erusalem, reLuesting and crying out that he ought
not to li$e any longer%
,?(,?% &et ha$e 5 found nothing that he hath committed !orthy of death%
But forasmuch as he himself hath a##ealed to )ugustus, 5 ha$e determined
to send him%
,?(,A% Of !hom 5 ha$e nothing certain to !rite to my lord% 7or !hich
cause, 5 ha$e brought him forth before you, and es#ecially before thee,
O king )gri##a, that, e>amination being made, 5 may ha$e !hat to !rite%
,?(,+% 7or it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a #risoner and not to
signify the things laid to his charge%
)cts "ha#ter ,A
Paul gi$es an account to )gri##a of his life, con$ersion and calling%
,A(*% Then )gri##a said to Paul( Thou art #ermitted to s#eak for
thyself% Then Paul, stretching forth his hand, began to make his ans!er%
,A(,% 5 think myself ha##y, O king )gri##a, that 5 am to ans!er for
myself this day before thee, touching all the things !hereof 5 am
accused by the 9e!s%
,A(2% Es#ecially as thou kno!est all, both customs and Luestions, that
are among the 9e!s% =herefore 5 beseech thee to hear me #atiently%
,A(.% )nd my life indeed from my youth, !hich !as from the beginning
among my o!n nation in 9erusalem, all the 9e!s do kno!(
,A(?% 8a$ing kno!n me from the beginning Eif they !ill gi$e testimonyG
that according to the most sure sect of our religion 5 li$ed, a
Pharisee%
,A(A% )nd no! for the ho#e of the #romise that !as made by God to the
fathers, do 5 stand subject to judgment(
,A(+% :nto !hich, our t!el$e tribes, ser$ing night and day, ho#e to
come% 7or !hich ho#e, O king, 5 am accused by the 9e!s%
,A(1% =hy should it be thought a thing incredible that God should raise
the deadM
,A(B% )nd 5 indeed did formerly think that 5 ought to do many things
contrary to the name of 9esus of aHareth%
,A(*-% =hich also 5 did at 9erusalem( and many of the saints did 5 shut
u# in #rison, ha$ing recei$ed authority of the chief #riests% )nd !hen
they !ere #ut to death, 5 brought the sentence%
,A(**% )nd oftentimes #unishing them, in e$ery synagogue, 5 com#elled
them to blas#heme( and being yet more mad against them, 5 #ersecuted
them e$en unto foreign cities%
,A(*,% =hereu#on, !hen 5 !as going to Damascus !ith authority and
#ermission of the chief #riest,
,A(*2% )t midday, O king, 5 sa! in the !ay a light from hea$en, abo$e
the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that !ere in
com#any !ith me%
,A(*.% )nd !hen !e !ere all fallen do!n on the ground, 5 heard a $oice
s#eaking to me in the 8ebre! tongue( 4aul, 4aul, !hy #ersecutest thou
meM 5t is hard for thee to kick against the good%
,A(*?% )nd 5 said( =ho art thou, 'ordM )nd the 'ord ans!ered( 5 am 9esus
!hom thou #ersecutest%
,A(*A% But rise u# and stand u#on thy feet( for to this end ha$e 5
a##eared to thee, that 5 may make thee a minister and a !itness of those
things !hich thou hast seen and of those things !herein 5 !ill a##ear to
thee,
,A(*+% Deli$ering thee from the #eo#le and from the nations unto !hich
no! 5 send thee(
,A(*1% To o#en their eyes, that they may be con$erted from darkness to
light and from the #o!er of 4atan to God, that they may recei$e
forgi$eness of sins and a lot among the saints, by the faith that is in
me%
,A(*B% =hereu#on, O king )gri##a, 5 !as not incredulous to the hea$enly
$ision%
,A(,-% But to them first that are at Damascus and at 9erusalem, and unto
all the country of 9udea, and to the Gentiles did 5 #reach, that they
should do #enance and turn to God, doing !orks !orthy of #enance%
,A(,*% 7or this cause, the 9e!s, !hen 5 !as in the tem#le, ha$ing
a##rehended me, !ent about to kill me%
,A(,,% But being aided by the hel# of God, 5 stand unto this day,
!itnessing both to small and great, saying no other thing than those
!hich the #ro#hets and <oses did say should come to #ass(
,A(,2% That "hrist should suffer and that he should be the first that
should rise from the dead and should she! light to the #eo#le and to the
Gentiles%
,A(,.% )s he s#oke these things and made his ans!er, 7estus said !ith a
loud $oice( Paul, thou art beside thyself( much learning doth make thee
mad%
,A(,?% )nd Paul said( 5 am not mad, most e>cellent 7estus, but 5 s#eak
!ords of truth and soberness%
,A(,A% 7or the king kno!eth of these things, to !hom also 5 s#eak !ith
confidence% 7or 5 am #ersuaded that none of these things are hidden from
him% 7or neither !as any of these things done in a corner%
,A(,+% Belie$est thou the #ro#hets, O king )gri##aM 5 kno! that thou
belie$est%
,A(,1% )nd )gri##a said to Paul( 5n a little thou #ersuadest me to
become a "hristian%
,A(,B% )nd Paul said( 5 !ould to God that both in a little and in much,
not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, should become such as
5 also am, e>ce#t these bands%
,A(2-% )nd the king rose u#, and the go$ernor and Bernice and they that
sat !ith them%
,A(2*% )nd !hen they !ere gone aside, they s#oke among themsel$es,
saying( This man hath done nothing !orthy of death or of bands%
,A(2,% )nd )gri##a said to 7estus( This man might ha$e been set at
liberty, if he had not a##ealed to "aesar%
)cts "ha#ter ,+
Paul is shi##ed for Rome% 8is $oyage and shi#!reck%
,+(*% )nd !hen it !as determined that he should sail into 5taly and that
Paul, !ith the other #risoners, should be deli$ered to a centurion,
named 9ulius, of the band )ugusta,
,+(,% Going on board a shi# of )drumetum, !e launched, meaning to sail
by the coasts of )sia, )ristarchus, the <acedonian of Thessalonica,
continuing !ith us%
,+(2% )nd the day follo!ing, !e came to 4idon% )nd 9ulius, treating Paul
courteously, #ermitted him to go to his friends and to take care of
himself%
,+(.% )nd !hen !e had launched from thence, !e sailed under "y#rus,
because the !inds !ere contrary%
,+(?% )nd sailing o$er the sea of "ilicia and Pam#hylia, !e came to
'ystra, !hich is in 'ycia%
,+(A% )nd there, the centurion, finding a shi# of )le>andria sailing
into 5taly, remo$ed us into it%
,+(+% )nd !hen for many days !e had sailed slo!ly and !ere scarce come
o$er against Gnidus, the !ind not suffering us, !e sailed near "rete by
4almone%
,+(1% )nd !ith much ado sailing by it, !e came into a certain #lace,
!hich is called Good-ha$ens, nigh to !hich !as the city of Thalassa%
,+(B% )nd !hen much time !as s#ent and !hen sailing no! !as dangerous,
because the fast !as no! #ast, Paul comforted them,
,+(*-% 4aying to them( &e men, 5 see that the $oyage beginneth to be
!ith injury and much damage, not only of the lading and shi#, but also
of our li$es%
,+(**% But the centurion belie$ed the #ilot and the master of the shi#,
more than those things !hich !ere said by Paul%
,+(*,% )nd !hereas it !as not a commodious ha$en to !inter in, the
greatest #art ga$e counsel to sail thence, if by any means they might
reach Phenice, to !inter there, !hich is a ha$en of "rete, looking
to!ards the south!est and north!est%
,+(*2% )nd the south !ind gently blo!ing, thinking that they had
obtained their #ur#ose, !hen they had loosed from )sson, they sailed
close by "rete%
,+(*.% But not long after, there arose against it a tem#estuous !ind,
called EuroaLuilo%
,+(*?% )nd !hen the shi# !as caught and could not bear u# against the
!ind, gi$ing u# the shi# to the !inds, !e !ere dri$en%
,+(*A% )nd running under a certain island that is called "auda, !e had
much !ork to come by the boat%
,+(*+% =hich being taken u#, they used hel#s, undergirding the shi#( and
fearing lest they should fall into the Luicksands, they let do!n the
sail yard and so !ere dri$en%
,+(*1% )nd !e, being mightily tossed !ith the tem#est, the ne>t day they
lightened the shi#%
,+(*B% )nd the third day they cast out !ith their o!n hands the tacking
of the shi#%
,+(,-% )nd !hen neither sun nor stars a##eared for many days and no
small storms lay on us, all ho#e of our being sa$ed !as no! taken a!ay%
,+(,*% )nd after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the
midst of them, said( &ou should indeed, O ye men, ha$e hearkened unto me
and not ha$e loosed from "rete and ha$e gained this harm and loss%
,+(,,% )nd no! 5 e>hort you to be of good cheer% 7or there shall be no
loss of any manDs life among you, but only of the shi#%
,+(,2% 7or an angel of God, !hose 5 am and !hom 5 ser$e, stood by me
this night,
,+(,.% 4aying( 7ear not, Paul, thou must be brought before "aesarJ and
behold, God hath gi$en thee all them that sail !ith thee%
,+(,?% =herefore, sirs, be of good cheer( for 5 belie$e God, that it
shall so be, as it hath been told me%
,+(,A% )nd !e must come unto a certain island%
,+(,+% But after the fourteenth night !as come, as !e !ere sailing in
)dria, about midnight, the shi#men deemed that they disco$ered some
country%
,+(,1% =ho also sounding, found t!enty fathoms( and going on a little
further, they found fifteen fathoms%
,+(,B% Then fearing lest !e should fall u#on rough #laces, they cast
four anchors out of the stern( and !ished for the day%
,+(2-% But as the shi#men sought to fly out of the shi#, ha$ing let do!n
the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they !ould ha$e cast
anchors out of the fore#art of the shi#,
,+(2*% Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers( E>ce#t these stay
in the shi#, you cannot be sa$ed%
,+(2,% Then the soldiers cut off the ro#es of the boat and let her fall
off%
,+(22% )nd !hen it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take
meat, saying( This day is the fourteenth day that you ha$e !aited and
continued fasting, taking nothing%
,+(2.% =herefore, 5 #ray you to take some meat for your healthDs sake(
for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you #erish%
,+(2?% )nd !hen he had said these things, taking bread, he ga$e thanks
to God in the sight of them all% )nd !hen he had broken it, he began to
eat%
,+(2A% Then !ere they all of better cheer( and they also took some meat%
,+(2+% )nd !e !ere in all in the shi# t!o hundred threescore and si>teen
souls%
,+(21% )nd !hen they had eaten enough, they lightened the shi#, casting
the !heat into the sea%
,+(2B% )nd !hen it !as day, they kne! not the land% But they disco$ered
a certain creek that had a shore, into !hich they minded, if they could,
to thrust in the shi#%
,+(.-% )nd !hen they had taken u# the anchors, they committed themsel$es
to the sea, loosing !ithal the rudder bands% )nd hoisting u# the
mainsail to the !ind, they made to!ards shore%
,+(.*% )nd !hen !e !ere fallen into a #lace !here t!o seas met, they run
the shi# aground% )nd the fore#art indeed, sticking fast, remained
unmo$eable( but the hinder #art !as broken !ith the $iolence of the sea%
,+(.,% )nd the soldiersD counsel !as that they should kill the
#risoners, lest any of them, s!imming out should esca#e%
,+(.2% But the centurion, !illing to sa$e Paul, forbade it to be done%
)nd he commanded that they !ho could s!im should cast themsel$es first
into the sea and sa$e themsel$es and get to land%
,+(..% )nd the rest, some they carried on boards and some on those
things that belonged to the shi#% )nd so it came to #ass that e$ery soul
got safe to land%
)cts "ha#ter ,1
Paul, after three monthsD stay in <elita, continues his $oyage and
arri$es at Rome% 8is conference there !ith the 9e!s%
,1(*% )nd !hen !e had esca#ed, then !e kne! that the island !as called
<elita% But the barbarians she!ed us no small courtesy%
,1(,% 7or kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, because of the #resent
rain and of the cold%
,1(2% )nd !hen Paul had gathered together a bundle of sticks and had
laid them on the fire, a $i#er, coming out of the heat, fastened on his
hand%
,1(.% )nd !hen the barbarians sa! the beast hanging on his hand, they
said one to another( :ndoubtedly this man is a murderer, !ho, though he
hath esca#ed the sea, yet $engeance doth not suffer him to li$e%
,1(?% )nd he indeed, shaking off the beast into the fire, suffered no
harm%
,1(A% But they su##osed that he !ould begin to s!ell u# and that he
!ould suddenly fall do!n and die% But e>#ecting long and seeing that
there came no harm to him, changing their minds, they said that he !as a
god%
,1(+% o! in these #laces !ere #ossessions of the chief man of the
island, named Publius( !ho, recei$ing us for three days, entertained us
courteously%
,1(1% )nd it ha##ened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fe$er and
of a bloody flu>% To !hom Paul entered in% )nd !hen he had #rayed and
laid his hands on him, he healed him%
,1(B% =hich being done, all that had diseases in the island came and
!ere healed%
,1(*-% =ho also honoured us !ith many honours( and !hen !e !ere to set
sail, they laded us !ith such things as !ere necessary%
,1(**% )nd after three months, !e sailed in a shi# of )le>andria, that
had !intered in the island, !hose sign !as the "astors%
,1(*,% )nd !hen !e !ere come to 4yracusa, !e tarried there three days%
,1(*2% 7rom thence, com#assing by the shore, !e came to Rhegium( and
after one day, the south !ind blo!ing, !e came the second day to
Puteoli(
,1(*.% =here, finding brethren, !e !ere desired to tarry !ith them se$en
days% )nd so !e !ent to Rome%
,1(*?% )nd from thence, !hen the brethren had heard of us, they came to
meet us as far as )##ii 7orum and the Three Ta$erns% =hom !hen Paul
sa!, he ga$e thanks to God and took courage%
,1(*A% )nd !hen !e !ere come to Rome, Paul !as suffered to d!ell by
himself, !ith a soldier that ke#t him%
,1(*+% )nd after the third day, he called together the chief of the
9e!s% )nd !hen they !ere assembled, he said to them( <en, brethren, 5,
ha$ing done nothing against the #eo#le or the custom of our fathers, !as
deli$ered #risoner from 9erusalem into the hands of the Romans%
,1(*1% =ho, !hen they had e>amined me, !ould ha$e released me, for that
there !as no cause of death in me%
,1(*B% But the 9e!s contradicting it, 5 !as constrained to a##eal unto
"aesar( not that 5 had anything to accuse my nation of%
,1(,-% 7or this cause therefore 5 desired to see you and to s#eak to
you% Because that for the ho#e of 5srael, 5 am bound !ith this chain%
,1(,*% But they said to him( =e neither recei$ed letters concerning thee
from 9udea( neither did any of the brethren that came hither relate or
s#eak any e$il of thee%
,1(,,% But !e desire to hear of thee !hat thou thinkest( for as
concerning this sect, !e kno! that it is e$ery !here contradicted%
,1(,2% )nd !hen they had a##ointed him a day, there came $ery many to
him unto his lodgings% To !hom he e>#ounded, testifying the kingdom of
God and #ersuading them concerning 9esus, out of the la! of <oses and
the #ro#hets, from morning until e$ening%
,1(,.% )nd some belie$ed the things that !ere said( but some belie$ed
not%
,1(,?% )nd !hen they agreed not among themsel$es, they de#arted, Paul
s#eaking this one !ord( =ell did the 8oly Ghost s#eak to our fathers by
5saias the #ro#het,
,1(,A% 4aying( Go to this #eo#le and say to them( =ith the ear you shall
hear and shall not understand( and seeing you shall see and shall not
#ercei$e%
,1(,+% 7or the heart of this #eo#le is gro!n gross, and !ith their ears
ha$e they heard hea$ily and their eyes they ha$e shut, lest #erha#s they
should see !ith their eyes and hear !ith their ears and understand !ith
their heart and should be con$erted( and 5 should heal them%
,1(,1% Be it kno!n therefore to you that this sal$ation of God is sent
to the Gentiles( and they !ill hear it%
,1(,B% )nd !hen he had said these things, the 9e!s !ent out from him,
ha$ing much reasoning among themsel$es%
,1(2-% )nd he remained t!o !hole years in his o!n hired lodging( and he
recei$ed all that came in to him,
,1(2*% Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things !hich
concern the 'ord 9esus "hrist, !ith all confidence, !ithout #rohibition%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' T8E )PO4T'E TO T8E RO<)4
4t% Paul !rote this e#istle at "orinth, !hen he !as #re#aring to go to
9erusalem !ith the charitable contributions collected in )chaia and
<acedonia for the relief of the "hristians in 9udeaJ !hich !as about
t!enty-four years after Our 'ordDs )scension% 5t !as !ritten in GreekJ
but at the same time translated into 'atin, for the benefit of those !ho
did not understand that language% )nd though it is not the first of his
E#istles in the order of time, yet it is first #laced on account of
sublimity of the matter contained in it, of the #reeminence of the #lace
to !hich it !as sent, and in $eneration of the "hurch%
Romans "ha#ter *
8e commends the faith of the Romans, !hom he longs to see% The
#hiloso#hy of the heathens, being $oid of faith and humility, betrayed
them into shameful sins%
*(*% Paul, a ser$ant of 9esus "hrist, called to be an a#ostle, se#arated
unto the gos#el of God%
*(,% =hich he had #romised before, by his #ro#hets, in the holy
scri#tures,
*(2% "oncerning his 4on, !ho !as made to him of the seed of Da$id,
according to the flesh,
*(.% =ho !as #redestinated the 4on of God in #o!er, according to the
s#irit of sanctification, by the resurrection of our 'ord 9esus "hrist
from the dead(
Predestinated, etc%%% "hrist as man, !as #redestinated to be the 4on of
God( and declared to be so Eas the a#ostle here signifiesG first, by
#o!er, that is, by his !orking stu#endous miraclesJ secondly, by the
s#irit of sanctification, that is, by his infinite sanctityJ thirdly, by
his ressurection, or raising himself from the dead%
*(?% By !hom !e ha$e recei$ed grace and a#ostleshi# for obedience to the
faith, in all nations, for his name(
*(A% )mong !hom are you also the called of 9esus "hrist(
*(+% To all that are at Rome, the belo$ed of God, called to be saints%
Grace to you and #eace, from God our 7ather and from the 'ord 9esus
"hrist%
*(1% 7irst, 5 gi$e thanks to my God, through 9esus "hrist, for you all(
because your faith is s#oken of in the !hole !orld%
*(B% 7or God is my !itness, !hom 5 ser$e in my s#irit in the gos#el of
his 4on, that !ithout ceasing 5 make a commemoration of you(
*(*-% )l!ays in my #rayers making reLuest, if by any means no! at length
5 may ha$e a #ros#erous journey, by the !ill of God, to come unto you%
*(**% 7or 5 long to see you that 5 may im#art unto you some s#iritual
grace, to strengthen you(
*(*,% That is to say, that 5 may be comforted together in you by that
!hich is common to us both, your faith and mine%
*(*2% )nd 5 !ould not ha$e you ignorant, brethren, that 5 ha$e often
#ur#osed to come unto you Eand ha$e been hindered hithertoG that 5 might
ha$e some fruit among you also, e$en as among other Gentiles%
*(*.% To the Greeks and to the barbarians, to the !ise and to the
un!ise, 5 am a debtor%
*(*?% 4o Eas much as is in meG 5 am ready to #reach the gos#el to you
also that are at Rome%
*(*A% 7or 5 am not ashamed of the gos#el% 7or it is the #o!er of God
unto sal$ation to e$ery one that belie$eth( to the 9e! first and to the
Greek%
*(*+% 7or the justice of God is re$ealed therein, from faith unto faith,
as it is !ritten( The just man li$eth by faith%
*(*1% 7or the !rath of God is re$ealed from hea$en against all
ungodliness and injustice of those men that detain the truth of God in
injustice(
*(*B% Because that !hich is kno!n of God is manifest in them% 7or God
hath manifested it unto them%
*(,-% 7or the in$isible things of him from the creation of the !orld are
clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made% 8is eternal
#o!er also and di$inity( so that they are ine>cusable%
*(,*% Because that, !hen they kne! God, they ha$e not glorified him as
God or gi$en thanks( but became $ain in their thoughts% )nd their
foolish heart !as darkened%
*(,,% 7or, #rofessing themsel$es to be !ise, they became fools%
*(,2% )nd they changed the glory of the incorru#tible God into the
likeness of the image of a corru#tible man and of birds, and of
fourfooted beasts and of cree#ing things%
*(,.% =herefore, God ga$e them u# to the desires of their heart, unto
uncleanness( to dishonour their o!n bodies among themsel$es%
*(,?% =ho changed the truth of God into a lie and !orshi##ed and ser$ed
the creature rather than the "reator, !ho is blessed for e$er% )men%
*(,A% 7or this cause, God deli$ered them u# to shameful affections% 7or
their !omen ha$e changed the natural use into that use !hich is against
nature%
God deli$ered them u#%%% ot by being author of their sins, but by
!ithdra!ing his grace, and so #ermitting them, in #unishment of their
#ride, to fall into those shameful sins%
*(,+% )nd, in like manner, the men also, lea$ing the natural use of the
!omen, ha$e burned in their lusts, one to!ards another( men !ith men,
!orking that !hich is filthy and recei$ing in themsel$es the recom#ense
!hich !as due to their error%
*(,1% )nd as they liked not to ha$e God in their kno!ledge, God
deli$ered them u# to a re#robate sense, to do those things !hich are not
con$enient%
*(,B% Being filled !ith all iniLuity, malice, fornication, a$arice,
!ickedness( full of en$y, murder, contention, deceit, malignity(
!his#erers,
*(2-% Detractors, hateful to God, contumelious, #roud, haughty,
in$entors of e$il things, disobedient to #arents,
*(2*% 7oolish, dissolute( !ithout affection, !ithout fidelity, !ithout
mercy%
*(2,% =ho, ha$ing kno!n the justice of God, did not understand that they
!ho do such things, are !orthy of death( and not only they that do them,
but they also that consent to them that do them%
Romans "ha#ter ,
The 9e!s are censured, !ho make their boast of the la! and kee# it not%
8e declares !ho are the true 9e!s%
,(*% =herefore thou art ine>cusable, O man, !hosoe$er thou art that
judgest% 7or !herein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself% 7or
thou dost the same things !hich thou judgest%
,(,% 7or !e kno! that the judgment of God is, according to truth,
against them that do such things%
,(2% )nd thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them !ho do such things
and dost the same, that thou shalt esca#e the judgment of GodM
,(.% Or des#isest thou the riches of his goodness and #atience and
longsufferingM ;no!est thou not that the benignity of God leadeth thee
to #enanceM
,(?% But according to thy hardness and im#enitent heart, thou treasurest
u# to thyself !rath, against the day of !rath and re$elation of the just
judgment of God(
,(A% =ho !ill render to e$ery man according to his !orks%
,(+% To them indeed !ho, according to #atience in good !ork, seek glory
and honour and incorru#tion, eternal life(
,(1% But to them that are contentious and !ho obey not the truth but
gi$e credit to iniLuity, !rath and indignation%
,(B% Tribulation and anguish u#on e$ery soul of man that !orketh e$il(
of the 9e! first, and also of the Greek%
,(*-% But glory and honour and #eace to e$ery one that !orketh good( to
the 9e! first, and also to the Greek%
,(**% 7or there is no res#ect of #ersons !ith God%
,(*,% 7or !hosoe$er ha$e sinned !ithout the la! shall #erish !ithout the
la!( and !hosoe$er ha$e sinned in the la! shall be judged by the la!%
,(*2% 7or not the hearers of the la! are just before God( but the doers
of the la! shall be justified%
,(*.% 7or !hen the Gentiles, !ho ha$e not the la!, do by nature those
things that are of the la!J these, ha$ing not the la!, are a la! to
themsel$es%
,(*?% =ho she! the !ork of the la! !ritten in their hearts, their
conscience bearing !itness to them( and their thoughts bet!een
themsel$es accusing or also defending one another,
,(*A% 5n the day !hen God shall judge the secrets of men by 9esus
"hrist, according to my gos#el%
,(*+% But if thou art called a 9e! and restest in the la! and makest thy
boast of God,
,(*1% )nd kno!est his !ill and a##ro$est the more #rofitable things,
being instructed by the la!(
,(*B% )rt confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light
of them that are in darkness,
,(,-% )n instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, ha$ing the
form of kno!ledge and of truth in the la!%
,(,*% Thou therefore, that teachest another, teachest not thyself( thou,
that #reachest that men should not steal, stealest%
,(,,% Thou, that sayest men should not commit adultery, committest
adultery( thou, that abhorrest idols, committest sacrilege(
,(,2% Thou, that makest thy boast of the la!, by transgression of the
la! dishonourest God%
,(,.% E7or the name of God through you is blas#hemed among the Gentiles,
as it is !ritten%G
,(,?% "ircumcision #rofiteth indeed, if thou kee# the la!( but if thou
be a transgressor of the la!, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision%
,(,A% 5f then, the uncircumcised kee# the justices of the la!, shall not
this uncircumcision be counted for circumcisionM
,(,+% )nd shall not that !hich by nature is uncircumcision, if it fulfil
the la!, judge thee, !ho by the letter and circumcision art a
transgressor of the la!M
,(,1% 7or it is not he is a 9e!, !ho is so out!ardly( nor is that
circumcision !hich is out!ardly in the flesh%
,(,B% But he is a 9e! that is one in!ardly and the circumcision is that
of the heart, in the s#irit not in the letter( !hose #raise is not of
men, but of God%
Romans "ha#ter 2
The ad$antages of the 9e!s% )ll men are sinners and none can be
justified by the !orks of the la!, but only by the grace of "hrist%
2(*% =hat ad$antage then hath the 9e!( or !hat is the #rofit of
circumcisionM
2(,% <uch e$ery !ay% 7irst indeed, because the !ords of God !ere
committed to them%
2(2% 7or !hat if some of them ha$e not belie$edM 4hall their unbelief
make the faith of God !ithout effectM God forbidN
2(.% But God is true and e$ery man a liar, as it is !ritten( That thou
mayest be justified in thy !ords and mayest o$ercome !hen thou art
judged%
God only is essentially true% )ll men in their o!n ca#acity are liable
to lies and errors( ne$ertheless God, !ho is the truth, !ill make good
his #romise of kee#ing his church in all truth% 4ee 4t% 9ohn *A%*2%
2(?% But if our injustice commend the justice of God, !hat shall !e sayM
5s God unjust, !ho e>ecuteth !rathM
2(A% E5 s#eak according to man%G God forbidN Other!ise ho! shall God
judge this !orldM
2(+% 7or if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie, unto his
glory, !hy am 5 also yet judged as a sinnerM
2(1% )nd not rather Eas !e are slandered and as some affirm that !e sayG
let us do e$il that there may come goodM =hose damnation is just%
2(B% =hat thenM Do !e e>cel themM o, not so% 7or !e ha$e charged both
9e!s and Greeks, that they are all under sin%
2(*-% )s it is !ritten( There is not any man just%
There is not any man just, $iH%%% by $irtue either of the la! of
nature, or of the la! of <osesJ but only by faith and grace%
2(**% There is none that understandeth( there is none that seeketh after
God%
2(*,% )ll ha$e turned out of the !ay( they are become un#rofitable
together( there is none that doth good, there is not so much as one%
2(*2% Their throat is an o#en se#ulchre( !ith their tongues they ha$e
dealt deceitfully% The $enom of as#s is under their li#s%
2(*.% =hose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness(
2(*?% Their feet s!ift to shed blood(
2(*A% Destruction and misery in their !ays(
2(*+% )nd the !ay of #eace they ha$e not kno!n%
2(*1% There is no fear of God before their eyes%
2(*B% o! !e kno! that !hat things soe$er the la! s#eaketh, it s#eaketh
to them that are in the la!( that e$ery mouth may be sto##ed and all the
!orld may be made subject to God%
2(,-% Because by the !orks of the la! no flesh shall be justified before
him% 7or by the la! is the kno!ledge of sin%
2(,*% But no!, !ithout the la!, the justice of God is made manifest,
being !itnessed by the la! and the #ro#hets%
2(,,% E$en the justice of God, by faith of 9esus "hrist, unto all, and
u#on all them that belie$e in him( for there is no distinction%
2(,2% 7or all ha$e sinned and do need the glory of God%
2(,.% Being justified freely by his grace, through the redem#tion that
is in "hrist 9esus,
2(,?% =hom God hath #ro#osed to be a #ro#itiation, through faith in his
blood, to the she!ing of his justice, for the remission of former sins,
2(,A% Through the forbearance of God, for the she!ing of his justice in
this time( that he himself may be just and the justifier of him !ho is
of the faith of 9esus "hrist%
2(,+% =here is then thy boastingM 5t is e>cluded% By !hat la!M Of
!orksM o, but by the la! of faith%
2(,1% 7or !e account a man to be justified by faith, !ithout the !orks
of the la!%
By faith, etc%%% The faith, to !hich the a#ostle here attributes manDs
justification, is not a #resum#tuous assurance of our being justifiedJ
but a firm and li$ely belief of all that God has re$ealed or #romised%
8eb% **% ) faith !orking through charity in 9esus "hrist% Gal% ?%A% 5n
short, a faith !hich takes in ho#e, lo$e, re#entance, and the use of the
sacraments% )nd the !orks !hich he here e>cludes, are only the !orks of
the la!( that is, such as are done by the la! of nature, or that of
<oses, antecedent to the faith of "hrist( but by no means, such as
follo! faith, and #roceed from it%
2(,B% 5s he the God of the 9e!s onlyM 5s he not also of the GentilesM
yes, of the Gentiles also%
2(2-% 7or it is one God that justifieth circumcision by faith and
uncircumcision through faith%
2(2*% Do !e then, destroy the la! through faithM God forbidN But !e
establish the la!%
Romans "ha#ter .
)braham !as not justified by !orks done, as of himself, but by grace and
by faith% )nd that before he !as circumcised% Gentiles, by faith, are
his children%
.(*% =hat shall !e say then that )braham hath found, !ho is our father
according to the fleshM
.(,% 7or if )braham !ere justified by !orks, he hath !hereof to glory,
but not before God%
By !orks%%% Done by his o!n strength, !ithout the grace of God, and
faith in him% ot before God%%% =hate$er glory or a##lause such !orks
might #rocure from men, they !ould be of no $alue in the sight of God%
.(2% 7or !hat saith the scri#tureM )braham belie$ed God( and it !as
re#uted to him unto justice%
Re#uted, etc%%% By God, !ho re#uteth nothing other!ise than it is%
8o!e$er, !e may gather from this !ord, that !hen !e are justified, our
justification #roceedeth from GodDs free grace and bountyJ and not from
any efficacy !hich any act of ours could ha$e of its o!n nature,
abstracting from GodDs grace%
.(.% o! to him that !orketh, the re!ard is not reckoned according to
grace but according to debt%
To him that !orketh%%% @is%, as of his o!n fund, or by his o!n strength%
4uch a man, says the a#ostle, challenges his re!ard as a debt due to his
o!n #erformancesJ !hereas he !ho !orketh not, that is, !ho #resumeth not
u#on any !orks done by his o!n strength, but seeketh justice through
faith and grace, is freely justified by GodDs grace%
.(?% But to him that !orketh not, yet belie$eth in him that justifieth
the ungodly, his faith is re#uted to justice, according to the #ur#ose
of the grace of God%
.(A% )s Da$id also termeth the blessedness of a man to !hom God re#uteth
justice !ithout !orks(
.(+% Blessed are they !hose iniLuities are forgi$en( and !hose sins are
co$ered%
Blessed are they !hose iniLuities are forgi$en, and !hose sins are
co$ered%%% That is, blessed are those !ho, by doing #enance, ha$e
obtained #ardon and remission of their sins, and also are co$eredJ that
is, ne!ly clothed !ith the habit of grace, and $ested !ith the stole of
charity%
.(1% Blessed is the man to !hom the 'ord hath not im#uted sin%
Blessed is the man to !hom the 'ord hath not im#uted sin%%% That is,
blessed is the man !ho hath retained his ba#tismal innocence, that no
grie$ous sin can be im#uted to him% )nd, like!ise, blessed is the man,
!ho after fall into sin, hath done #enance and leads a $irtuous life, by
freLuenting the sacraments necessary for obtaining the grace to #re$ent
a rela#se, that sin is no more im#uted to him%
.(B% This blessedness then, doth it remain in the circumcision only or
in the uncircumcision alsoM 7or !e say that unto )braham faith !as
re#uted to justice%
5n the circumcision, etc%%% That is, is it only for the 9e!s that are
circumcisedM o, says the a#ostle, but also for the uncircumcised
Gentiles( !ho, by faith and grace, may come to justiceJ as )braham did
before he !as circumcised%
.(*-% 8o! then !as it re#utedM =hen he !as in circumcision or in
uncircumcisionM ot in circumcision, but in uncircumcision%
.(**% )nd he recei$ed the sign of circumcision, a seal of the justice of
the faith !hich he had, being uncircumcised( that he might be the father
of all them that belie$e, being uncircumcised( that unto them also it
may be re#uted to justice(
.(*,% )nd he might be the father of circumcisionJ not to them only that
are of the circumcision, but to them also that follo! the ste#s of the
faith that is in the uncircumcision of our father )braham%
.(*2% 7or not through the la! !as the #romise to )braham or to his seed,
that he should be heir of the !orld( but through the justice of faith%
.(*.% 7or if they !ho are of the la! be heirs, faith is made $oid( the
#romise is made of no effect%
Be heirs%%% That is, if they alone, !ho follo! the ceremonies of thela!,
be heirs of the blessings #romised to )brahamJ then that faith !hich !as
so much #raised in him, !ill be found to be of little $alue% )nd the
$ery #romise !ill be made $oid, by !hich he !as #romised to be the
father, not of the 9e!s only, but of all nations of belie$ers%
.(*?% 7or the la! !orketh !rath% 7or !here there is no la!, neither is
there transgression%
The la! !orketh !rath%%% The la!, abstracting from faith and grace,
!orketh !rath occasionally, by being an occasion of many transgressions,
!hich #ro$oke GodDs !rath%
.(*A% Therefore is it of faith, that according to grace the #romise
might be firm to all the seed( not to that only !hich is of the la!, but
to that also !hich is of the faith of )braham, !ho is the father of us
all,
.(*+% E)s it is !ritten( 5 ha$e made thee a father of many nationsG,
before God, !hom he belie$ed( !ho Luickeneth the dead and calleth those
things that are not, as those that are%
.(*1% =ho against ho#e belie$ed in ho#eJ that he might be made the
father of many nations, according to that !hich !as said to him( 4o
shall thy seed be%
.(*B% )nd he !as not !eak in faith% either did he consider his o!n
body, no! dead E!hereas he !as almost an hundred years oldG, nor the
dead !omb of 4ara%
.(,-% 5n the #romise also of God he staggered not by distrust( but !as
strengthened in faith, gi$ing glory to God(
.(,*% <ost fully kno!ing that !hatsoe$er he has #romised, he is able
also to #erform%
.(,,% )nd therefore it !as re#uted to him unto justice%
.(,2% o! it is not !ritten only for him that it !as re#uted to him
unto justice,
.(,.% But also for us, to !hom it shall be re#uted, if !e belie$e in him
that raised u# 9esus "hrist, our 'ord, from the dead,
.(,?% =ho !as deli$ered u# for our sins and rose again for our
justification%
Romans "ha#ter ?
The grounds !e ha$e for ho#e in "hrist% 4in and death came by )dam,
grace and life by "hrist%
?(*% Being justified therefore by faith, let us ha$e #eace !ith God,
through our 'ord 9esus "hrist(
?(,% By !hom also !e ha$e access through faith into this grace !herein
!e stand( and glory in the ho#e of the glory of the sons of God%
?(2% )nd not only so( but !e glory also in tribulation, kno!ing that
tribulation !orketh #atienceJ
?(.% )nd #atience trialJ and trial ho#eJ
?(?% )nd ho#e confoundeth not( because the charity of God is #oured
forth in our hearts, by the 8oly Ghost !ho is gi$en to us%
?(A% 7or !hy did "hrist, !hen as yet !e !ere !eak, according to the
time, die for the ungodlyM
?(+% 7or scarce for a just man !ill one die( yet #erha#s for a good man
some one !ould dare to die%
?(1% But God commendeth his charity to!ards us( because !hen as yet !e
!ere sinners according to the time%
?(B% "hrist died for us% <uch more therefore, being no! justified by his
blood, shall !e be sa$ed from !rath through him%
?(*-% 7or if, !hen !e !ere enemies, !e !ere reconciled to God by the
death of his 4on( much more, being reconciled, shall !e be sa$ed by his
life%
?(**% )nd not only so( but also !e glory in God, through our 'ord 9esus
"hrist, by !hom !e ha$e no! recei$ed reconciliation%
?(*,% =herefore as by one man sin entered into this !orld and by sin
death( and so death #assed u#on all men, in !hom all ha$e sinned%
By one man%%% )dam, from !hom !e all contracted original sin%
?(*2% 7or until the la! sin !as in the !orld( but sin !as not im#uted,
!hen the la! !as not%
ot im#uted%%% That is, men kne! not, or made no account of sin, neither
!as it im#uted to them, in the manner it !as after!ards, !hen they
transgressed the kno!n !ritten la! of God%
?(*.% But death reigned from )dam unto <oses, e$en o$er them also !ho
ha$e not sinned, after the similitude of the transgression of )dam, !ho
is a figure of him !ho !as to come%
?(*?% But not as the offence, so also the gift% 7or if by the offence of
one, many died( much more the grace of God and the gift, by the grace of
one man, 9esus "hrist, hath abounded unto many%
?(*A% )nd not as it !as by one sin, so also is the gift% 7or judgment
indeed !as by one unto condemnation( but grace is of many offences unto
justification%
?(*+% 7or if by one manDs offence death reigned through oneJ much more
they !ho recei$e abundance of grace and of the gift and of justice shall
reign in life through one, 9esus "hrist%
?(*1% Therefore, as by the offence of one, unto all men to condemnation(
so also by the justice of one, unto all men to justification of life%
?(*B% 7or as by the disobedience of one man, many !ere made sinners( so
also by the obedience of one, many shall be made just%
?(,-% o! the la! entered in that sin might abound% )nd !here sin
abounded, grace did more abound%
That sin might abound%%% ot as if the la! !ere gi$en on #ur#ose for sin
to abound( but that it so ha##ened through manDs #er$ersity, taking
occasion of sinning more, from the #rohibition of sin%
?(,*% That as sin hath reigned to death( so also grace might reign by
justice unto life e$erlasting, through 9esus "hrist our 'ord%
Romans "ha#ter A
The "hristian must die to sin and li$e to God%
A(*% =hat shall !e say, thenM 4hall !e continue in sin, that grace may
aboundM
A(,% God forbidN 7or !e that are dead to sin, ho! shall !e li$e any
longer thereinM
A(2% ;no! you not that all !e !ho are ba#tiHed in "hrist 9esus are
ba#tiHed in his deathM
A(.% 7or !e are buried together !ith him by ba#tism into death( that, as
"hrist is risen from the dead by the glory of the 7ather, so !e also may
!alk in ne!ness of life%
A(?% 7or if !e ha$e been #lanted together in the likeness of his death,
!e shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection%
A(A% ;no!ing this, that our old man is crucified !ith him, that the body
of sin may be destroyed, to the end that !e may ser$e sin no longer%
Old man--body of sin%%% Our corru#t state, subject to sin and
concu#iscence, coming to us from )dam, is called our old man, as our
state, reformed in and by "hrist, is called the ne! man% )nd the $ices
and sins, !hich then ruled in us are named the body of sin%
A(+% 7or he that is dead is justified from sin%
A(1% o!, if !e be dead !ith "hrist, !e belie$e that !e shall li$e also
together !ith "hrist%
A(B% ;no!ing that "hrist, rising again from the dead, dieth no! no more%
Death shall no more ha$e dominion o$er him%
A(*-% 7or in that he died to sin, he died once( but in that he li$eth,
he li$eth unto God%
A(**% 4o do you also reckon that you are dead to sin, but ali$e unto
God, in "hrist 9esus our 'ord%
A(*,% 'et not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the
lusts thereof%
A(*2% either yield ye your members as instruments of iniLuity unto sin(
but #resent yoursel$es to God, as those that are ali$e from the deadJ
and your members as instruments of justice unto God%
A(*.% 7or sin shall not ha$e dominion o$er you( for you are not under
the la!, but under grace%
A(*?% =hat thenM 4hall !e sin, because !e are not under the la!, but
under graceM God forbidN
A(*A% ;no! you not that to !hom you yield yoursel$es ser$ants to obey,
his ser$ants you are !hom you obey, !hether it be of sin unto death or
of obedience unto justice%
A(*+% But thanks be to God, that you !ere the ser$ants of sin but ha$e
obeyed from the heart unto that form of doctrine into !hich you ha$e
been deli$ered%
A(*1% Being then freed from sin, !e ha$e been made ser$ants of justice%
A(*B% 5 s#eak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh%
7or as you ha$e yielded your members to ser$e uncleanness and iniLuity,
unto iniLuity( so no! yield your members to ser$e justice, unto
sanctification%
A(,-% 7or !hen you !ere the ser$ants of sin, you !ere free men to
justice%
A(,*% =hat fruit therefore had you then in those things of !hich you are
no! ashamedM 7or the end of them is death%
A(,,% But no! being made free from sin and become ser$ants to God, you
ha$e your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life e$erlasting%
A(,2% 7or the !ages of sin is death% But the grace of God, life
e$erlasting in "hrist 9esus our 'ord%
Romans "ha#ter +
=e are released by "hrist from the la! and from the guilt of sin, though
the inclination to it still tem#ts us%
+(*% ;no! you not, brethren Efor 5 s#eak to them that kno! the la!G that
the la! hath dominion o$er a man as long as it li$ethM
)s long as it li$eth%%% or, as long as he li$eth%
+(,% 7or the !oman that hath an husband, !hilst her husband li$eth is
bound to the la!% But if her husband be dead, she is loosed from the la!
of her husband%
+(2% Therefore, !hilst her husband li$eth, she shall be called an
adulteress, if she be !ith another man( but if her husband be dead, she
is deli$ered from the la! of her husband( so that she is not an
adulteress, if she be !ith another man%
+(.% Therefore, my brethren, you also are become dead to the la!, by the
body of "hrist( that you may belong to another, !ho is risen again from
the dead that !e may bring forth fruit to God%
+(?% 7or !hen !e !ere in the flesh, the #assions of sins, !hich !ere by
the la!, did !ork in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death%
+(A% But no! !e are loosed from the la! of death !herein !e !ere
detainedJ so that !e should ser$e in ne!ness of s#irit, and not in the
oldness of the letter%
+(+% =hat shall !e say, thenM 5s the la! sinM God forbidN But 5 do not
kno! sin, but by the la!% 7or 5 had not kno!n concu#iscence, if the la!
did not say( Thou shalt not co$et%
+(1% But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, !rought in me all
manner of concu#iscence% 7or !ithout the la! sin !as dead%
4in taking occasion%%% 4in, or concu#iscence, !hich is called sin,
because it is from sin, and leads to sin, !hich !as aslee# before, !as
!eakened by the #rohibition( the la! not being the cause thereof, nor
#ro#erly gi$ing occasion to it( but occasion being taken by our corru#t
nature to resist the commandment laid u#on us%
+(B% )nd 5 li$ed some time !ithout the la!% But !hen the commandment
came, sin re$i$ed,
+(*-% )nd 5 died% )nd the commandment that !as ordained to life, the
same !as found to be unto death to me%
+(**% 7or sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me( and by it
killed me%
+(*,% =herefore the la! indeed is holy( and the commandment holy and
just and good%
+(*2% =as that then !hich is good made death unto meM God forbidN But
sin, that it may a##ear sin, by that !hich is good, !rought death in me(
that sin, by the commandment, might become sinful abo$e measure%
That it may a##ear sin, or that sin may a##ear, $iH%%% To be the monster
it is, !hich is e$en ca#able to take occasion from that !hich is good,
to !ork death%
+(*.% 7or !e kno! that the la! is s#iritual% But 5 am carnal, sold under
sin%
+(*?% 7or that !hich 5 !ork, 5 understand not% 7or 5 do not that good
!hich 5 !ill( but the e$il !hich 5 hate, that 5 do%
5 do not that good !hich 5 !ill, etc%%% The a#ostle here describes the
disorderly motions of #assion and concu#iscenceJ !hich oftentimes in us
get the start of reason( and by means of !hich e$en good men suffer in
the inferior a##etite !hat their !ill abhors( and are much hindered in
the accom#lishment of the desires of their s#irit and mind% But these
e$il motions, Ethough they are called the la! of sin, because they come
from original sin, and $iolently tem#t and incline to sin,G as long as
the !ill does not consent to them, are not sins, because they are not
$oluntary%
+(*A% 5f then 5 do that !hich 5 !ill not, 5 consent to the la!, that it
is good%
+(*+% o! then it is no more 5 that do it( but sin that d!elleth in me%
+(*1% 7or 5 kno! that there d!elleth not in me, that is to say, in my
flesh, that !hich is good% 7or to !ill is #resent !ith me( but to
accom#lish that !hich is good, 5 find not%
+(*B% 7or the good !hich 5 !ill, 5 do not( but the e$il !hich 5 !ill
not, that 5 do%
+(,-% o! if 5 do that !hich 5 !ill not, it is no more 5 that do it( but
sin that d!elleth in me%
+(,*% 5 find then a la!, that !hen 5 ha$e a !ill to do good, e$il is
#resent !ith me%
+(,,% 7or 5 am delighted !ith the la! of God, according to the in!ard
man(
+(,2% But 5 see another la! in my members, fighting against the la! of
my mind and ca#ti$ating me in the la! of sin that is in my members%
+(,.% :nha##y man that 5 am, !ho shall deli$er me from the body of this
deathM
+(,?% The grace of God, by 9esus "hrist our 'ord% Therefore, 5 myself,
!ith the mind ser$e the la! of God( but !ith the flesh, the la! of sin%
Romans "ha#ter 1
There is no condemnation to them that, being justified by "hrist, !alk
not according to the flesh, but according to the s#irit% Their strong
ho#e and lo$e of God%
1(*% There is no! therefore no condemnation to them that are in "hrist
9esus, !ho !alk not according to the flesh%
1(,% 7or the la! of the s#irit of life, in "hrist 9esus, hath deli$ered
me from the la! of sin and of death%
1(2% 7or !hat the la! could not do, in that it !as !eak through the
flesh, God, sending his o!n 4on in the likeness of sinful flesh and of
sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh%
1(.% That the justification of the la! might be fulfilled in us !ho !alk
not according to the flesh, but according to the s#irit%
1(?% 7or they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are
of the flesh( but they that are according to the s#irit mind the things
that are of the s#irit%
1(A% 7or the !isdom of the flesh is death( but the !isdom of the s#irit
is life and #eace%
1(+% Because the !isdom of the flesh is an enemy to God% 7or it is not
subject to the la! of God( neither can it be%
1(1% )nd they !ho are in the flesh cannot #lease God%
1(B% But you are not in the flesh, but the s#irit, if so be that the
4#irit of God d!ell in you% o! if any man ha$e not the 4#irit of
"hrist, he is none of his%
1(*-% )nd if "hrist be in you, the body indeed is dead, because of sin(
but the s#irit li$eth, because of justification%
1(**% )nd if the 4#irit of him that raised u# 9esus from the dead d!ell
in youJ he that raised u# 9esus "hrist, from the dead shall Luicken also
your mortal bodies, because of his 4#irit that d!elleth in you%
1(*,% Therefore, brethren, !e are debtors, not to the flesh to li$e
according to the flesh%
1(*2% 7or if you li$e according to the flesh, you shall die( but if by
the 4#irit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall li$e%
1(*.% 7or !hosoe$er are led by the 4#irit of God, they are the sons of
God%
1(*?% 7or you ha$e not recei$ed the s#irit of bondage again in fear( but
you ha$e recei$ed the s#irit of ado#tion of sons, !hereby !e cry( )bba
E7atherG%
1(*A% 7or the 4#irit himself gi$eth testimony to our s#irit that !e are
the sons of God%
The 4#irit himself, etc%%% By the in!ard motions of di$ine lo$e, and the
#eace of conscience, !hich the children of God e>#erience, they ha$e a
kind of testimony of GodDs fa$ourJ by !hich they are much strengthened
in their ho#e of their justification and sal$ationJ but yet not so as to
#retend to an absolute assurance( !hich is not usually granted in this
mortal life( during !hich !e are taught to !ork out our sal$ation !ith
fear and trembling% Phil% ,%*,% )nd that he that thinketh himself to
stand, must take heed lest he fall% * "or% *-%*,% 4ee also, Rom% **%,-,
,*, ,,%
1(*+% )nd if sons, heirs alsoJ heirs indeed of God and joint heirs !ith
"hrist( yet so, if !e suffer !ith him, that !e may be also glorified
!ith him%
1(*1% 7or 5 reckon that the sufferings of this time are not !orthy to be
com#ared !ith the glory to come that shall be re$ealed in us%
1(*B% 7or the e>#ectation of the creature !aiteth for the re$elation of
the sons of God%
The e>#ectation of the creature, etc%%% 8e s#eaks of the cor#oreal
creation, made for the use and ser$ice of manJ and, by occasion of his
sin, made subject to $anity, that is, to a #er#etual instability,
tending to corru#tion and other defectsJ so that by a figure of s#eech
it is here said to groan and be in labour, and to long for its
deli$erance, !hich is then to come, !hen sin shall reign no moreJ and
God shall raise the bodies and unite them to their souls ne$er more to
se#arate, and to be in e$erlasting ha##iness in hea$en%
1(,-% 7or the creature !as made subject to $anity( not !illingly, but by
reason of him that made it subject, in ho#e%
1(,*% Because the creature also itself shall be deli$ered from the
ser$itude of corru#tion, into the liberty of the glory of the children
of God%
1(,,% 7or !e kno! that e$ery creature groaneth and tra$aileth in #ain,
e$en till no!%
1(,2% )nd not only it, but oursel$es also, !ho ha$e the firstfruits of
the 4#irit( e$en !e oursel$es groan !ithin oursel$es, !aiting for the
ado#tion of the sons of God, the redem#tion of our body%
1(,.% 7or !e are sa$ed by ho#e% But ho#e that is seen is not ho#e% 7or
!hat a man seeth, !hy doth he ho#e forM
1(,?% But if !e ho#e for that !hich !e see not, !e !ait for it !ith
#atience%
1(,A% 'ike!ise, the 4#irit also hel#eth our infirmity% 7or, !e kno! not
!hat !e should #ray for as !e ought( but the 4#irit himself asketh for
us !ith uns#eakable groanings,
)sketh for us%%% The 4#irit is said to ask, and desire for the saints,
and to #ray in usJ inasmuch as he ins#ireth #rayer, and teacheth us to
#ray%
1(,+% )nd he that searcheth the hearts kno!eth !hat the 4#irit desireth(
because he asketh for the saints according to God%
1(,1% )nd !e kno! that to them that lo$e God all things !ork together
unto good( to such as, according to his #ur#ose, are called to be
saints%
1(,B% 7or !hom he forekne!, he also #redestinated to be made conformable
to the image of his 4on( that he might be the 7irstborn amongst many
brethren%
8e also #redestinated, etc%%% That is, God hath #reordained that all his
elect should be conformable to the image of his 4on% =e must not here
offer to #ry into the secrets of GodDs eternal electionJ only firmly
belie$e that all our good, in time and eternity, flo!s originally from
GodDs free goodnessJ and all our e$il from manDs free !ill%
1(2-% )nd !hom he #redestinated, them he also called% )nd !hom he
called, them he also justified% )nd !hom he justified, them he also
glorified%
1(2*% =hat shall !e then say to these thingsM 5f God be for us, !ho is
against usM
1(2,% 8e that s#ared not e$en his o!n 4on, but deli$ered him u# for us
all, ho! hath he not also, !ith him, gi$en us all thingsM
1(22% =ho shall accuse against the elect of GodM God is he that
justifieth(
1(2.% =ho is he that shall condemnM "hrist 9esus that died( yea that is
risen also again, !ho is at the right hand of God, !ho also maketh
intercession for us%
1(2?% =ho then shall se#arate us from the lo$e of "hristM 4hall
tribulationM Or distressM Or famineM Or nakednessM Or dangerM Or
#ersecutionM Or the s!ordM
1(2A% E)s it is !ritten( 7or thy sake, !e are #ut to death all the day
long% =e are accounted as shee# for the slaughter%G
1(2+% But in all these things !e o$ercome, because of him that hath
lo$ed us%
1(21% 7or 5 am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
#rinci#alities, nor #o!ers, nor things #resent, nor things to come, nor
might,
5 am sure%%% That is, 5 am #ersuadedJ as it is in the Greek, #e#eismai%
1(2B% or height, nor de#th, nor any other creature, shall be able to
se#arate us from the lo$e of God !hich is in "hrist 9esus our 'ord%
Romans "ha#ter B
The a#ostleDs concern for the 9e!s% GodDs election is free and not
confined to their nation%
B(*% 5 s#eak the truth in "hrist( 5 lie not, my conscience bearing me
!itness in the 8oly Ghost(
B(,% That 5 ha$e great sadness and continual sorro! in my heart%
B(2% 7or 5 !ished myself to be an anathema from "hrist, for my brethren(
!ho are my kinsmen according to the flesh(
)nathema%%% ) curse% The a#ostleDs concern and lo$e for his countrymen
the 9e!s !as so great, that he !as !illing to suffer e$en an anathema,
or curse, for their sakeJ or any e$il that could come u#on him, !ithout
his offending God%
B(.% =ho are 5sraelites( to !hom belongeth the ado#tion as of children
and the glory and the testament and the gi$ing of the la! and the
ser$ice of God and the #romises(
B(?% =hose are the fathers and of !hom is "hrist, according to the
flesh, !ho is o$er all things, God blessed for e$er% )men%
B(A% ot as though the !ord of God hath miscarried% 7or all are not
5sraelites that are of 5srael%
)ll are not 5sraelites, etc%%% ot all, !ho are the carnal seed of
5srael, are true 5sraelites in GodDs account( !ho, as by his free grace,
he heretofore #referred 5saac before 5smael, and 9acob before Esau, so
he could, and did by the like free grace, election and mercy, raise u#
s#iritual children by faith to )braham and 5srael, from among the
Gentiles, and #refer them before the carnal 9e!s%
B(+% either are all they that are the seed of )braham, children( but in
5saac shall thy seed be called%
B(1% That is to say, not they that are the children of the flesh are the
children of God( but they that are the children of the #romise are
accounted for the seed%
B(B% 7or this is the !ord of #romise( )ccording to this time !ill 5
come% )nd 4ara shall ha$e a son%
B(*-% )nd not only she% But !hen Rebecca also had concei$ed at once of
5saac our father%
B(**% 7or !hen the children !ere not yet born, nor had done any good or
e$il Ethat the #ur#ose of God according to election might standG(
ot yet born, etc%%% By this e>am#le of these t!ins, and the #reference
of the younger to the elder, the drift of the a#ostle is, to she! that
God, in his election, mercy and grace, is not tied to any #articular
nation, as the 9e!s imaginedJ nor to any #rerogati$e of birth, or any
forgoing merits% 7or as, antecedently to his grace, he sees no merits in
any, but finds all in$ol$ed in sin, in the common mass of condemnationJ
and all children of !rath( there is no one !hom he might not justly
lea$e in that massJ so that !homsoe$er he deli$ers from it, he deli$ers
in his mercy( and !homsoe$er he lea$es in it, he lea$es in his justice%
)s !hen, of t!o eLually criminal, the king is #leased out of #ure mercy
to #ardon one, !hilst he suffers justice to take #lace in the e>ecution
of the other%
B(*,% ot of !orks, but of him that calleth, it !as said to her( The
elder shall ser$e the younger%
B(*2% )s it is !ritten( 9acob 5 ha$e lo$ed( but Esau 5 ha$e hated%
B(*.% =hat shall !e say thenM 5s there injustice !ith GodM God forbidN
B(*?% 7or he saith to <oses( 5 !ill ha$e mercy on !hom 5 !ill ha$e
mercy% )nd 5 !ill she! mercy to !hom 5 !ill she! mercy%
B(*A% 4o then it is not of him that !illeth, nor of him that runneth,
but of God that she!eth mercy%
ot of him that !illeth, etc%%% That is, by any #o!er or strength of his
o!n, abstracting from the grace of God%
B(*+% 7or the scri#ture saith to Pharao( To this #ur#ose ha$e 5 raised
thee, that 5 may she! my #o!er in thee and that my name may be declared
throughout all the earth%
To this #ur#ose, etc%%% ot that God made him on #ur#ose that he should
sin, and so be damnedJ but foreseeing his obstinacy in sin, and the
abuse of his o!n free !ill, he raised him u# to be a mighty king, to
make a more remarkable e>am#le of him( and that his #o!er might be
better kno!n, and his justice in #unishing him, #ublished throughout the
earth%
B(*1% Therefore he hath mercy on !hom he !ill% )nd !hom he !ill, he
hardeneth%
8e hardeneth%%% ot by being the cause or author of his sin, but by
!ithholding his grace, and so lea$ing him in his sin, in #unishment of
his #ast demerits%
B(*B% Thou !ilt say therefore to me( =hy doth he then find faultM 7or
!ho resisteth his !illM
B(,-% O man, !ho art thou that re#liest against GodM 4hall the thing
formed say to him that formed it( =hy hast thou made me thusM
B(,*% Or hath not the #otter #o!er o$er the clay, of the same lum#, to
make one $essel unto honour and another unto dishonourM
The #otter%%% This similitude is used only to she! that !e are not to
dis#ute !ith our <aker, nor to reason !ith him !hy he does not gi$e as
uch grace to one as to anotherJ for since the !hole lum# of our clay is
$itiated by sin, it is o!ing to his goodness and mercy, that he makes
out of it so many $essels of honorJ and it is no more than just, that
others, in #unishment of their unre#ented sins, should be gi$en u# to be
$essels of dishonor%
B(,,% =hat if God, !illing to she! his !rath and to make his #o!er
kno!n, endured !ith much #atience $essels of !rath, fitted for
destruction,
B(,2% That he might she! the riches of his glory on the $essels of mercy
!hich he hath #re#ared unto gloryM
B(,.% E$en us, !hom also he hath called, not only of the 9e!s but also
of the Gentiles%
B(,?% )s in Osee he saith( 5 !ill call that !hich !as not my #eo#le, my
#eo#leJ and her that !as not belo$ed, belo$edJ and her that had not
obtained mercyJ one that hath obtained mercy%
B(,A% )nd it shalt be in the #lace !here it !as said unto them( you are
not my #eo#leJ there they shall be called the sons of the li$ing God%
B(,+% )nd 5saias cried out concerning 5srael( 5f the number of the
children of 5srael be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be sa$ed%
) remnant%%% That is, a small number only of the children of 5srael
shall be con$erted and sa$ed% 8o! #er$ersely is this te>t Luoted for the
sal$ation of men of all religions, !hen it s#eaks only of the con$erts
of the children of 5sraelN
B(,1% 7or he shall finish his !ord and cut it short in justice( because
a short !ord shall the 'ord make u#on the earth%
B(,B% )nd 5saias foretold( :nless the 'ord of 4abbath had left us a
seed, !e had been made as 4odom and !e had been like unto Gomorrha%
B(2-% =hat then shall !e sayM That the Gentiles !ho follo!ed not after
justice ha$e attained to justice, e$en the justice that is of faith%
B(2*% But 5srael, by follo!ing after the la! of justice, is not come
unto the la! of justice%
B(2,% =hy soM Because they sought it not by faith, but as it !ere of
!orks% 7or they stumbled at the stumblingstone%
B(22% )s it is !ritten( Behold 5 lay in 4ion a stumbling-stone and a
rock of scandal% )nd !hosoe$er belie$eth in him shall not be confounded%
Romans "ha#ter *-
The end of the la! is faith in "hrist% !hich the 9e!s refusing to submit
to, cannot be justified%
*-(*% Brethren, the !ill of my heart, indeed and my #rayer to God is for
them unto sal$ation%
*-(,% 7or 5 bear them !itness that they ha$e a Heal of God, but not
according to kno!ledge%
*-(2% 7or they, not kno!ing the justice of God and seeking to establish
their o!n, ha$e not submitted themsel$es to the justice of God%
The justice of God%%% That is, the justice !hich God gi$eth us through
"hristJ as on the other hand, the 9e!sD o!n justice is, that !hich they
#retended to by their o!n strength, or by the obser$ance of the la!,
!ithout faith in "hrist%
*-(.% 7or the end of the la! is "hrist( unto justice to e$eryone that
belie$eth%
*-(?% 7or <oses !rote that the justice !hich is of the la!( The man that
shall do it shall li$e by it%
*-(A% But the justice !hich is of faith, s#eaketh thus( 4ay not in thy
heart( =ho shall ascend into hea$enM That is to bring "hrist do!nJ
*-(+% Or !ho shall descend into the dee#M That is, to bring u# "hrist
again from the dead%
*-(1% But !hat saith the scri#tureM The !ord is nigh theeJ e$en in thy
mouth and in thy heart% This is the !ord of faith, !hich !e #reach%
*-(B% 7or if thou confess !ith thy mouth the 'ord 9esus and belie$e in
thy heart that God hath raised him u# from the dead, thou shalt be
sa$ed%
Thou shalt be sa$ed%%% To confess the 'ord 9esus, and to call u#on the
name of the 'ord E$er% *2G is not barely the #rofessing a belief in the
#erson of "hristJ but moreo$er, im#lies a belief of his !hole doctrine,
and an obedience to his la!J !ithout !hich, the calling him 'ord !ill
sa$e no man% 4t% <att% +%,*%
*-(*-% 7or, !ith the heart, !e belie$e unto justice( but, !ith the
mouth, confession is made unto sal$ation%
*-(**% 7or the scri#ture saith( =hosoe$er belie$eth in him shall not be
confounded%
*-(*,% 7or there is no distinction of the 9e! and the Greek( for the
same is 'ord o$er all, rich unto all that call u#on him%
*-(*2% 7or !hosoe$er shall call u#on the name of the 'ord shall be
sa$ed%
*-(*.% 8o! then shall they call on him in !hom they ha$e not belie$edM
Or ho! shall they belie$e him of !hom they ha$e not heardM )nd ho! shall
they hear !ithout a #reacherM
*-(*?% )nd ho! shall they #reach unless they be sent, as it is !ritten(
8o! beautiful are the feet of them that #reach the gos#el of #eace, of
them that bring glad tidings of good thingsM
:nless they be sent%%% 8ere is an e$ident #roof against all ne!
teachers, !ho ha$e all usur#ed to themsel$es the ministry !ithout any
la!ful mission, deri$ed by succession from the a#ostles, to !hom "hrist
said, 9ohn ,-%,*, )s my 7ather hath sent me, 5 also send you%
*-(*A% But all do not obey the gos#el% 7or 5saias saith( 'ord, !ho hath
belie$ed our re#ortM
*-(*+% 7aith then cometh by hearingJ and hearing by the !ord of "hrist%
*-(*1% But 5 say( 8a$e they not heardM &es, $erily( Their sound hath
gone forth into all the earth( and their !ords unto the ends of the
!hole !orld%
*-(*B% But 5 say( 8ath not 5srael kno!nM 7irst, <oses saith( 5 !ill
#ro$oke you to jealousy by that !hich is not a nation( by a foolish
nation 5 !ill anger you%
*-(,-% But 5saias is bold, and saith( 5 !as found by them that did not
seek me% 5 a##eared o#enly to them that asked not after me%
*-(,*% But to 5srael he saith( )ll the day long ha$e 5 s#read my hands
to a #eo#le that belie$eth not and contradicteth me%
Romans "ha#ter **
God hath not cast off all 5srael% The Gentiles must not be #roud but
stand in faith and fear%
**(*% 5 say then( 8ath God cast a!ay his #eo#leM God forbidN 7or 5 also
am an 5sraelite of the seed of )braham, of the tribe of Benjamin%
**(,% God hath not cast a!ay his #eo#le !hich he forekne!% ;no! you not
!hat the scri#ture saith of Elias, ho! he calleth on God against 5sraelM
**(2% 'ord, they ha$e slain thy #ro#hets, they ha$e dug do!n thy altars%
)nd 5 am left alone( and they seek my life%
**(.% But !hat saith the di$ine ans!er to himM 5 ha$e left me se$en
thousand men that ha$e not bo!ed their knees to Baal%
4e$en thousand, etc%%% This is $ery ill alleged by some, against the
#er#etual $isibility of the church of "hristJ the more, because ho!e$er
the number of the faithful might be abridged by the #ersecution of
9eHabel in the kingdom of the ten tribes, the church !as at the same
time in a most flourishing condition Eunder )sa and 9osa#hatG in the
kingdom of 9udah%
**(?% E$en so then, at this #resent time also, there is a remnant sa$ed
according to the election of grace%
**(A% )nd if by grace, it is not no! by !orks( other!ise grace is no
more grace%
5t is not no! by !orks, etc%%% 5f sal$ation !ere to come by !orks, done
by nature, !ithout faith and grace, sal$ation !ould not be a grace or
fa$our, but a debtJ but such dead !orks are indeed of no $alue in the
sight of God to!ards sal$ation% 5t is not the same !ith regard to !orks
done !ith, and by, GodDs graceJ for to such !orks as these, he has
#romised eternal sal$ation%
**(+% =hat thenM That !hich 5srael sought, he hath not obtained( but the
election hath obtained it% )nd the rest ha$e been blinded%
**(1% )s it is !ritten( God hath gi$en them the s#irit of insensibilityJ
eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, until
this #resent day%
God hath gi$en them, etc%%% ot by his !orking or acting in themJ but by
his #ermission, and by !ithdra!ing his grace in #unishment of their
obstinacy%
**(B% )nd Da$id saith( 'et their table be made a snare and a tra# and a
stumbling block and a recom#ense unto them%
**(*-% 'et their eyes be darkened, that they may not see( and bo! do!n
their back al!ays%
**(**% 5 say then( 8a$e they so stumbled, that they should fallM God
forbidN But by their offence sal$ation is come to the Gentiles, that
they may be emulous of them%
That they should fall%%% The nation of the 9e!s is not absolutely and
!ithout remedy cast off for e$erJ but in #art only, Emany thousands of
them ha$ing been at first con$erted,G and for a timeJ !hich fall of
theirs, God has been #leased to turn to the good of the Gentiles%
**(*,% o! if the offence of them be the riches of the !orld and the
diminution of them the riches of the Gentiles( ho! much more the fulness
of themM
**(*2% 7or 5 say to you, Gentiles( )s long indeed as 5 am the a#ostle of
the Gentiles, 5 !ill honour my ministry,
**(*.% 5f, by any means, 5 may #ro$oke to emulation them !ho are my
flesh and may sa$e some of them%
**(*?% 7or if the loss of them be the reconciliation of the !orld, !hat
shall the recei$ing of them be, but life from the deadM
**(*A% 7or if the firstfruit be holy, so is the lum# also( and if the
root be holy, so are the branches%
**(*+% )nd if some of the branches be broken and thou, being a !ild
oli$e, art ingrafted in them and art made #artaker of the root and of
the fatness of the oli$e tree(
**(*1% Boast not against the branches% But if thou boast, thou bearest
not the root( but the root thee%
**(*B% Thou !ilt say then( The branches !ere broken off that 5 might be
grafted in%
**(,-% =ell( because of unbelief they !ere broken off% But thou standest
by faith% Be not highminded, but fear%
Thou standest by faith( be not highminded, but fear%%% =e see here that
he !ho standeth by faith may fall from itJ and therefore must li$e in
fear, and not in the $ain #resum#tion and security of modern sectaries%
**(,*% 7or if God hath not s#ared the natural branches, fear lest
#erha#s also he s#are not thee%
**(,,% 4ee then the goodness and the se$erity of God( to!ards them
indeed that are fallen, the se$erityJ but to!ards thee, the goodness of
God, if thou abide in goodness% Other!ise thou also shalt be cut off%
Other!ise thou also shalt be cut off%%% The Gentiles are here admonished
not to be #roud, nor to glory against the 9e!s( but to take occasion
rather from their fall to fear and to be humble, lest they be cast off%
ot that the !hole church of "hrist can e$er fall from himJ ha$ing been
secured by so many di$ine #romises in holy !ritJ but that each one in
#articular may fallJ and therefore all in general are to be admonished
to be!are of that, !hich may ha##en to any one in #articular%
**(,2% )nd they also, if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be
grafted in( for God is able to graft them in again%
**(,.% 7or if thou !ere cut out of the !ild oli$e tree, !hich is natural
to theeJ and, contrary to nature, !ert grafted into the good oli$e tree(
ho! much more shall they that are the natural branches be grafted into
their o!n oli$e treeM
**(,?% 7or 5 !ould not ha$e you ignorant, brethren, of this mystery
Elest you should be !ise in your o!n conceitsG that blindness in #art
has ha##ened in 5srael, until the fulness of the Gentiles should come
in%
**(,A% )nd so all 5srael should be sa$ed, as it is !ritten( There shall
come out of 4ion, he that shall deli$er and shall turn a!ay ungodliness
from 9acob%
**(,+% )nd this is to them my co$enant( !hen 5 shall take a!ay their
sins%
**(,1% )s concerning the gos#el, indeed, they are enemies for your sake(
but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the
fathers%
**(,B% 7or the gifts and the calling of God are !ithout re#entance%
7or the gifts and the calling of God are !ithout%%% his re#enting
himself of themJ for the #romises of God are unchangeable, nor can he
re#ent of conferring his gifts%
**(2-% 7or as you also in times #ast did not belie$e God, but no! ha$e
obtained mercy, through their unbelief(
**(2*% 4o these also no! ha$e not belie$ed, for your mercy, that they
also may obtain mercy%
**(2,% 7or God hath concluded all in unbelief, that he may ha$e mercy on
all%
"oncluded all in unbelief%%% 8e hath found all nations, both 9e!s and
Gentiles, in unbelief and sinJ not by his causing, but by the abuse of
their o!n free !illJ so that their calling and election is #urely o!ing
to his mercy%
**(22% O the de#th of the riches of the !isdom and of the kno!ledge of
GodN 8o! incom#rehensible are his judgments, and ho! unsearchable his
!aysN
**(2.% 7or !ho hath kno!n the mind of the 'ordM Or !ho hath been his
counsellorM
**(2?% Or !ho hath first gi$en to him, and recom#ense shall be made himM
**(2A% 7or of him, and by him, and in him, are all things( to him be
glory for e$er% )men%
Romans "ha#ter *,
'essons of "hristian $irtues%
*,(*% 5 beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you
#resent your bodies a li$ing sacrifice, holy, #leasing unto God, your
reasonable ser$ice%
*,(,% )nd be not conformed to this !orld( but be reformed in the ne!ness
of your mind, that you may #ro$e !hat is the good and the acce#table and
the #erfect !ill of God%
*,(2% 7or 5 say, by the grace that is gi$en me, to all that are among
you, not to be more !ise than it beho$eth to be !ise, but to be !ise
unto sobriety and according as God hath di$ided to e$ery one the measure
of faith%
*,(.% 7or as in one body !e ha$e many members, but all the members ha$e
not the same office(
*,(?% 4o !e, being many, are one body in "hristJ and e$ery one members
one of another(
*,(A% )nd ha$ing different gifts, according to the grace that is gi$en
us, either #ro#hecy, to be used according to the rule of faithJ
*,(+% Or ministry, in ministeringJ or he that teacheth, in doctrineJ
*,(1% 8e that e>horteth, in e>hortingJ he that gi$eth, !ith sim#licityJ
he that ruleth, !ith carefulnessJ he that she!eth mercy, !ith
cheerfulness%
*,(B% 'et lo$e be !ithout dissimulation% 8ating that !hich is e$il,
clea$ing to that !hich is good,
*,(*-% 'o$ing one another !ith the charity of brotherhood( !ith honour
#re$enting one another%
*,(**% 5n carefulness not slothful% 5n s#irit fer$ent% 4er$ing the 'ord%
*,(*,% Rejoicing in ho#e% Patient in tribulation% 5nstant in #rayer%
*,(*2% "ommunicating to the necessities of the saints% Pursuing
hos#itality%
*,(*.% Bless them that #ersecute you( bless, and curse not%
*,(*?% Rejoice !ith them that rejoice( !ee# !ith them that !ee#%
*,(*A% Being of one mind one to!ards another% ot minding high things,
but consenting to the humble% Be not !ise in your o!n conceits%
*,(*+% To no man rendering e$il for e$il% Pro$iding good things, not
only in the sight of God but also in the sight of all men%
*,(*1% 5f it be #ossible, as much as is in you, ha$e #eace !ith all men%
*,(*B% Re$enge not yoursel$es, my dearly belo$edJ but gi$e #lace unto
!rath, for it is !ritten( Re$enge is mine, 5 !ill re#ay, saith the 'ord%
*,(,-% But if the enemy be hungry, gi$e him to eatJ if he thirst, gi$e
him to drink% 7or, doing this, thou shalt hea# coals of fire u#on his
head%
*,(,*% Be not o$ercome by e$il( but o$ercome e$il by good%
Romans "ha#ter *2
'essons of obedience to su#eriors and mutual charity%
*2(*% 'et e$ery soul be subject to higher #o!ers% 7or there is no #o!er
but from God( and those that are ordained of God%
*2(,% Therefore, he that resisteth the #o!er resisteth the ordinance of
God% )nd they that resist #urchase to themsel$es damnation%
*2(2% 7or #rinces are not a terror to the good !ork, but to the e$il%
=ilt thou then not be afraid of the #o!erM Do that !hich is good( and
thou shalt ha$e #raise from the same%
*2(.% 7or he is GodDs minister to thee, for good% But if thou do that
!hich is e$il, fear( for he beareth not the s!ord in $ain% 7or he is
GodDs minister( an a$enger to e>ecute !rath u#on him that doth e$il%
*2(?% =herefore be subject of necessity( not only for !rath, but also
for conscienceD sake%
*2(A% 7or therefore also you #ay tribute% 7or they are the ministers of
God, ser$ing unto this #ur#ose%
*2(+% Render therefore to all men their dues% Tribute, to !hom tribute
is due( custom, to !hom custom( fear, to !hom fear( honour, to !hom
honour%
*2(1% O!e no man any thing, but to lo$e one another% 7or he that lo$eth
his neighbour hath fulfilled the la!%
*2(B% 7or( Thou shalt not commit adultery( Thou shalt not kill( Thou
shalt not steal( Thou shalt not bear false !itness( Thou shalt not
co$et% )nd if there be any other commandment, it is com#rised in this
!ord( Thou shalt lo$e thy neighbour as thyself%
*2(*-% The lo$e of our neighbour !orketh no e$il% 'o$e therefore is the
fulfilling of the la!%
*2(**% )nd that, kno!ing the season, that it is no! the hour for us to
rise from slee#% 7or no! our sal$ation is nearer than !hen !e belie$ed%
*2(*,% The night is #assed )nd the day is at hand% 'et us, therefore
cast off the !orks of darkness and #ut on the armour of light%
*2(*2% 'et us !alk honestly, as in the day( not in rioting and
drunkenness, not in chambering and im#urities, not in contention and
en$y%
*2(*.% But #ut ye on the 'ord 9esus "hrist( and make not #ro$ision for
the flesh in its concu#iscences%
Romans "ha#ter *.
The strong must bear !ith the !eak% "autions against judging and gi$ing
scandal%
*.(*% o! him that is !eak in faith, take unto you( not in dis#utes
about thoughts%
*.(,% 7or one belie$eth that he may eat all things( but he that is !eak,
let him eat herbs%
Eat all things% @iH%, !ithout obser$ing the distinction of clean and
unclean meats, #rescribed by the la! of <oses( !hich !as no! no longer
obligatory% 4ome !eak "hristians, con$erted from among the 9e!s, as !e
here gather from the a#ostle, made a scru#le of eating such meats as
!ere deemed unclean by the la!J such as s!ineDs flesh, etc%, !hich the
stronger sort of "hristians did eat !ithout scru#le% o! the a#ostle, to
reconcile them together, e>horts the former not to judge or condemn the
latter, using their "hristian libertyJ and the latter, to take care not
to des#ise or scandaliHe their !eaker brethren, either by bringing them
to eat !hat in their conscience they think they should not, or by gi$ing
them such offence, as to endanger the dri$ing them thereby from the
"hristian religion%
*.(2% 'et not him that eateth des#ise him that eateth not( and he that
eateth not, let him not judge him that eateth% 7or God hath taken him to
him%
*.(.% =ho art thou that judgest another manDs ser$antM To his o!n lord
he standeth or falleth% )nd he shall stand( for God is able to make him
stand%
*.(?% 7or one judgeth bet!een day and day( and another judgeth e$ery
day% 'et e$ery man abound in his o!n sense%
Bet!een day, etc%%% 4till obser$ing the sabbaths and festi$als of the
la!%
*.(A% 8e that regardeth the day regardeth it unto the 'ord% )nd he that
eateth eateth to the 'ord( for he gi$eth thanks to God% )nd he that
eateth not, to the 'ord he eateth not and gi$eth thanks to God%
*.(+% 7or none of us li$eth to himself( and no man dieth to himself%
*.(1% 7or !hether !e li$e, !e li$e unto the 'ord( or !hether !e die, !e
die unto the 'ord% Therefore, !hether !e li$e or !hether !e die, !e are
the 'ordDs%
*.(B% 7or to this end "hrist died and rose again( that he might be 'ord
both of the dead and of the li$ing%
*.(*-% But thou, !hy judgest thou thy brotherM Or thou, !hy dost thou
des#ise thy brotherM 7or !e shall all stand before the judgment seat of
"hrist%
*.(**% 7or it is !ritten( )s 5 li$e, saith the 'ord, e$ery knee shall
bo! to me and e$ery tongue shall confess to God%
*.(*,% Therefore e$ery one of us shall render account to God for
himself%
*.(*2% 'et us not therefore judge one another any more% But judge this
rather, that you #ut not a stumblingblock or a scandal in your brotherDs
!ay%
*.(*.% 5 kno!, and am confident in the 'ord 9esus, that nothing is
unclean of itself( but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to
him it is unclean%
*.(*?% 7or if, because of thy meat, thy brother be grie$ed, thou !alkest
not no! according to charity% Destroy not him !ith thy meat, for !hom
"hrist died%
*.(*A% 'et not then our good be e$il s#oken of%
*.(*+% 7or the kingdom of God is not meat and drink( but justice and
#eace and joy in the 8oly Ghost%
*.(*1% 7or he that in this ser$eth "hrist #leaseth God and is a##ro$ed
of men%
*.(*B% Therefore, let us follo! after the things that are of #eace and
kee# the things that are of edification, one to!ards another%
*.(,-% Destroy not the !ork of God for meat% )ll things indeed are
clean( but it is e$il for that man !ho eateth !ith offence%
*.(,*% 5t is good not to eat flesh and not to drink !ine( nor any thing
!hereby thy brother is offended or scandaliHed or made !eak%
*.(,,% 8ast thou faithM 8a$e it to thyself before God% Blessed is he
that condemneth not himself in that !hich he allo!eth%
*.(,2% But he that discerneth, if he eat, is condemnedJ because not of
faith% 7or all that is not of faith is sin%
Discerneth%%% That is, distinguisheth bet!een meats, and eateth against
his conscience, !hat he deems unclean% Of faith%%% By faith is here
understood judgment and conscience( to act against !hich is al!ays a
sin%
Romans "ha#ter *?
8e e>horts them to be all of one mind and #romises to come and see them%
*?(*% o!, !e that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the
!eak and not to #lease oursel$es%
*?(,% 'et e$ery one of you Please his neighbour unto good, to
edification%
*?(2% 7or "hrist did not #lease himself( but, as it is !ritten( The
re#roaches of them that re#roached thee fell u#on me%
*?(.% 7or !hat things soe$er !ere !ritten !ere !ritten for our learning(
that, through #atience and the comfort of the scri#tures, !e might ha$e
ho#e%
*?(?% o! the God of #atience and of comfort grant you to be of one
mind, one to!ards another, according to 9esus "hrist(
*?(A% That !ith one mind and !ith one mouth you may glorify God and the
7ather of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*?(+% =herefore, recei$e one another, as "hrist also hath recei$ed you,
unto the honour of God%
*?(1% 7or 5 say that "hrist 9esus !as minister of the circumcision for
the truth of God, to confirm the #romises made unto the fathers(
<inister of the circumcision%%% That is, e>ecuted his office and
ministry to!ards the 9e!s, the #eo#le of the circumcision%
*?(B% But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mercy, as it is
!ritten( Therefore !ill 5 confess to thee, O 'ord, among the Gentiles
and !ill sing to thy name%
*?(*-% )nd again he saith( rejoice ye Gentiles, !ith his #eo#le%
*?(**% )nd again( #raise the 'ord, all ye Gentiles( and magnify him, all
ye #eo#le%
*?(*,% )nd again, 5saias saith( There shall be a root of 9esseJ and he
that shall rise u# to rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall ho#e%
*?(*2% o! the God of ho#e fill you !ith all joy and #eace in belie$ing(
that you may abound in ho#e and in the #o!er of the 8oly Ghost%
*?(*.% )nd 5 myself also, my brethren, am assured of you that you also
are full of lo$e, re#lenished !ith all kno!ledge, so that you are able
to admonish one another%
*?(*?% But 5 ha$e !ritten to you, brethren, more boldly in some sort, as
it !ere #utting you in mind, because of the grace !hich is gi$en me from
God,
*?(*A% That 5 should be the minister of "hrist 9esus among the Gentiles(
sanctifying the gos#el of God, that the oblation of the Gentiles may be
made acce#table and sanctified in the 8oly Ghost%
*?(*+% 5 ha$e therefore glory in "hrist 9esus to!ards God%
*?(*1% 7or 5 dare not to s#eak of any of those things !hich "hrist
!orketh not by me, for the obedience of the Gentiles, by !ord and deed,
*?(*B% By the $irtue of signs and !onders, in the #o!er of the 8oly
Ghost, so that from 9erusalem round about, as far as unto 5llyricum, 5
ha$e re#lenished the gos#el of "hrist%
*?(,-% )nd 5 ha$e so #reached this gos#el, not !here "hrist !as named,
lest 5 should build u#on another man a foundation%
*?(,*% But as it is !ritten( They to !hom he !as not s#oken of shall
see( and they that ha$e not heard shall understand%
*?(,,% 7or !hich cause also, 5 !as hindered $ery much from coming to you
and ha$e been ke#t a!ay till no!%
*?(,2% But no!, ha$ing no more #lace in these countries and ha$ing a
great desire these many years #ast to come unto you,
*?(,.% =hen 5 shall begin to take my journey into 4#ain, 5 ho#e that, as
5 #ass, 5 shall see you and be brought on my !ay thither by you( if
first, in #art, 5 shall ha$e enjoyed you%
*?(,?% But no! 5 shall go to 9erusalem, to minister unto the saints%
*?(,A% 7or it hath #leased them of <acedonia and )chaia to make a
contribution for the #oor of the saints that are in 9erusalem%
*?(,+% 7or it hath #leased them( and they are their debtors% 7or, if the
Gentiles ha$e been made #artakers of their s#iritual things, they ought
also in carnal things to minister to them%
*?(,1% =hen therefore 5 shall ha$e accom#lished this and consigned to
them this fruit, 5 !ill come by you into 4#ain%
*?(,B% )nd 5 kno! that !hen 5 come to you 5 shall come in the abundance
of the blessing of the gos#el of "hrist%
*?(2-% 5 beseech you therefore, brethren, through our 'ord 9esus "hrist
and by the charity of the 8oly Ghost, that you hel# me in your #rayers
for me to God,
*?(2*% That 5 may be deli$ered from the unbelie$ers that are in 9udea
and that the oblation of my ser$ice may be acce#table in 9erusalem to
the saints%
*?(2,% That 5 may come to you !ith joy, by the !ill of God, and may be
refreshed !ith you%
*?(22% o! the God of #eace be !ith, you all% )men%
Romans "ha#ter *A
8e concludes !ith salutations, bidding them be!are of all that should
o##ose the doctrine they had learned%
*A(*% )nd 5 commend to you Phebe, our sister, !ho is in the ministry of
the church, that is in "enchrae(
*A(,% That you recei$e her in the 'ord as becometh saints and that you
assist her in !hatsoe$er business she shall ha$e need of you% 7or she
also hath assisted many, and myself also%
*A(2% 4alute Prisca and )Luila, my hel#ers, in "hrist 9esus
*A(.% E=ho ha$e for my life laid do!n their o!n necks( to !hom not 5
only gi$e thanks, but also all the churches of the GentilesG,
*A(?% )nd the church !hich is in their house% 4alute E#enetus, my
belo$ed( !ho is the firstfruits of )sia in "hrist%
*A(A% 4alute <ary, !ho hath laboured much among you%
*A(+% 4alute )ndronicus and 9unias, my kinsmen and fello! #risoners( !ho
are of note among the a#ostles, !ho also !ere in "hrist before me%
*A(1% 4alute )m#liatus, most belo$ed to me in the 'ord%
*A(B% 4alute :rbanus, our hel#er in "hrist 9esus and 4tachys, my
belo$ed%
*A(*-% 4alute )#ellas, a##ro$ed in "hrist%
*A(**% 4alute them that are of )ristobulusD household% 4alute 8erodian,
my kinsman% 4alute them that are of arcissusD household, !ho are in the
'ord%
*A(*,% 4alute Try#haena and Try#hosa, !ho labour in the 'ord% 4alute
Persis, the dearly belo$ed, !ho hath much laboured in the 'ord%
*A(*2% 4alute Rufus, elect in the 'ord, and his mother and mine%
*A(*.% 4alute )syncritus, Phlegon, 8ermas, Patrobas, 8ermes( and the
brethren that are !ith them%
*A(*?% 4alute Philologus and 9ulia, ereus and his sister, and Olym#ias(
and all the saints that are !ith them%
*A(*A% 4alute one another !ith an holy kiss% )ll the churches of "hrist
salute you%
*A(*+% o! 5 beseech you, brethren, to mark them !ho make dissensions
and offences contrary to the doctrine !hich you ha$e learned and a$oid
them%
*A(*1% 7or they that are such ser$e not "hrist our 'ord but their o!n
belly( and by #leasing s#eeches and good !ords seduce the hearts of the
innocent%
*A(*B% 7or your obedience is #ublished in e$ery #lace% 5 rejoice
therefore in you% But 5 !ould ha$e you to be !ise in good and sim#le in
e$il%
*A(,-% )nd the God of #eace crush 4atan under your feet s#eedily% The
grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith you%
*A(,*% Timothy, my fello! labourer, saluteth you( and 'ucius and 9ason
and 4osi#ater, my kinsmen%
*A(,,% 5, Tertius, !ho !rote this e#istle, salute you in the 'ord%
*A(,2% "aius, my host, and the !hole church saluteth you% Erastus, the
treasurer of the city, saluteth you( and Puartus, a brother%
*A(,.% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith you all% )men%
*A(,?% o! to him that is able to establish you, according to my gos#el
and the #reaching of 9esus "hrist, according to the re$elation of the
mystery !hich !as ke#t secret from eternityJ
*A(,A% E=hich no! is made manifest by the scri#tures of the #ro#hets,
according to the #rece#t of the eternal God, for the obedience of faithG
kno!n among all nations(
*A(,+% To God, the only !ise, through 9esus "hrist, to !hom be honour
and glory for e$er and e$er% )men%
T8E 75R4T EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E "OR5T85)4
4t% Paul, ha$ing #lanted the faithful in "orinth, !here he had #reached
a year and a half and con$erted a great many, !ent to E#hesus% )fter
being there three years, he !rote this first E#istle to the "orinthians
and sent it by the same #ersons, 4te#hanus, 7ortunatus and )chaicus, !ho
had brought their letter to him% 5t !as !ritten about t!enty-four years
after our 'ordDs )scension and contains se$eral matters a##ertaining to
faith and morals and also to ecclesiastical disci#line%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *
8e re#ro$eth their dissensions about their teachers% The !orld !as to be
sa$ed by #reaching of the cross, and not by human !isdom or eloLuence%
*(*% Paul, called to be an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist by the !ill of God,
and 4osthenes a brother,
*(,% To the church of God that is at "orinth, to them that are
sanctified in "hrist 9esus, called to be saints, !ith all that in$oke
the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist in e$ery #lace of theirs and ours%
*(2% Grace to you and #eace, from God our father and from the 'ord 9esus
"hrist%
*(.% 5 gi$e thanks to my God al!ays for you, for the grace of God that
is gi$en you in "hrist 9esus(
*(?% That in all things you are made rich in him, in all utterance and
in all kno!ledgeJ
*(A% )s the testimony of "hrist !as confirmed in you,
*(+% 4o that nothing is !anting to you in any grace, !aiting for the
manifestation of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*(1% =ho also !ill confirm you unto the end !ithout crime, in the days
of the coming of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*(B% God is faithful( by !hom you are called unto the fello!shi# of his
4on, 9esus "hrist our 'ord%
*(*-% o! 5 beseech you, brethren, by the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist,
that you all s#eak the same thing and that there be no schisms among
you( but that you be #erfect in the same mind and in the same judgment%
*(**% 7or it hath been signified unto me, my brethren, of you, by them
that are of the house of "hloe, that there are contentions among you%
*(*,% o! this 5 say, that e$ery one of you saith( 5 indeed am of PaulJ
and 5 am of )#olloJ and 5 of "e#hasJ and 5 of "hrist%
*(*2% 5s "hrist di$idedM =as Paul then crucified for youM Or !ere you
ba#tiHed in the name of PaulM
*(*.% 5 gi$e God thanks, that 5 ba#tiHed none of you but "ris#us and
"aius(
*(*?% 'est any should say that you !ere ba#tiHed in my name%
*(*A% )nd 5 ba#tiHed also the household of 4te#hanus% Besides, 5 kno!
not !hether 5 ba#tiHed any other%
*(*+% 7or "hrist sent me not to ba#tiHe, but to #reach the gos#el( not
in !isdom of s#eech, lest the cross of "hrist should be made $oid%
*(*1% 7or the !ord of the cross, to them indeed that #erish, is
foolishness( but to them that are sa$ed, that is, to us, it is the #o!er
of God%
*(*B% 7or it is !ritten( 5 !ill destroy the !isdom of the !ise( and the
#rudence of the #rudent 5 !ill reject%
*(,-% =here is the !iseM =here is the scribeM =here is the dis#uter of
this !orldM 8ath not God made foolish the !isdom of this !orldM
*(,*% 7or, seeing that in the !isdom of God, the !orld, by !isdom, kne!
not God, it #leased God, by the foolishness of our #reaching, to sa$e
them that belie$e%
*(,,% 7or both the 9e!s reLuire signs( and the Greeks seek after !isdom%
*(,2% But !e #reach "hrist crucified( unto the 9e!s indeed a
stumblingblock, and unto the Gentiles foolishness(
*(,.% But unto them that are called, both 9e!s and Greeks, "hrist, the
#o!er of God and the !isdom of God%
*(,?% 7or the foolishness of God is !iser than men( and the !eakness of
God is stronger than men%
The foolishness, etc%%% That is to say, !hat a##ears foolish to the
!orld in the !ays of God, is indeed most !iseJ and !hat a##ears !eak is
indeed abo$e all the strength and com#rehension of man%
*(,A% 7or see your $ocation, brethren, that there are not many !ise
according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble%
*(,+% But the foolish things of the !orld hath God chosen, that he may
confound the !ise( and the !eak things of the !orld hath God chosen,
that he may confound the strong%
*(,1% )nd the base things of the !orld and the things that are
contem#tible, hath God chosen( and things that are not, that he might
bring to nought things that are(
*(,B% That no flesh should glory in his sight%
*(2-% But of him are you in "hrist 9esus, !ho of God is made unto us
!isdom and justice and sanctification and redem#tion(
*(2*% That, as it is !ritten( 8e that glorieth may glory in the 'ord%
* "orinthians "ha#ter ,
8is #reaching !as not in loftiness of !ords, but in s#irit and #o!er%
)nd the !isdom he taught !as not to be understood by the !orldly !ise or
sensual man, but only by the s#iritual man%
,(*% )nd 5, brethren, !hen 5 came to you, came not in loftiness of
s#eech or of !isdom, declaring unto you the testimony of "hrist%
,(,% 7or 5 judged not myself to kno! anything among you, but 9esus
"hrist( and him crucified%
,(2% )nd 5 !as !ith you in !eakness and in fear and in much trembling%
,(.% )nd my s#eech and my #reaching !as not in the #ersuasi$e !ords of
human !isdom, but in she!ing of the 4#irit and #o!er(
,(?% That your faith might not stand on the !isdom of men, but on the
#o!er of God%
,(A% 8o!beit !e s#eak !isdom among the #erfect( yet not the !isdom of
this !orld, neither of the #rinces of this !orld that come to nought%
,(+% But !e s#eak the !isdom of God in a mystery, a !isdom !hich is
hidden, !hich God ordained before the !orld, unto our glory(
,(1% =hich none of the #rinces of this !orld kne!% 7or if they had kno!n
it, they !ould ne$er ha$e crucified the 'ord of glory%
,(B% But, as it is !ritten( That eye hath not seen, nor ear heard(
neither hath it entered into the heart of man, !hat things God hath
#re#ared for them that lo$e him%
,(*-% But to us God hath re$ealed them by his 4#irit% 7or the 4#irit
searcheth all things, yea, the dee# things of God%
,(**% 7or !hat man kno!eth the things of a man, but the s#irit of a man
that is in himM 4o the things also that are of God, no man kno!eth, but
the 4#irit of God%
,(*,% o!, !e ha$e recei$ed not the s#irit of this !orld, but the 4#irit
that is of God( that !e may kno! the things that are gi$en us from God%
,(*2% =hich things also !e s#eak( not in the learned !ords of human
!isdom, but in the doctrine of the 4#irit, com#aring s#iritual things
!ith s#iritual%
,(*.% But the sensual man #ercei$eth not these things that are of the
4#irit of God% 7or it is foolishness to him( and he cannot understand,
because it is s#iritually e>amined%
The sensual man--the s#iritual man%%% The sensual man is either he !ho
is taken u# !ith sensual #leasures, !ith carnal and !orldly affectionsJ
or he !ho measureth di$ine mysteries by natural reason, sense, and human
!isdom only% o! such a man has little or no notion of the things of
God% =hereas the s#iritual man is he !ho, in the mysteries of religion,
takes not human sense for his guide( but submits his judgment to the
decisions of the church, !hich he is commanded to hear and obey% 7or
"hrist hath #romised to remain to the end of the !orld !ith his church,
and to direct her in all things by the 4#irit of truth%
,(*?% But the s#iritual man judgeth all things( and he himself is judged
of no man%
,(*A% 7or !ho hath kno!n the mind of the 'ord, that he may instruct himM
But !e ha$e the mind of "hrist%
* "orinthians "ha#ter 2
They must not contend about their teachers, !ho are but GodDs ministers
and accountable to him% Their !orks shall be tried by fire%
2(*% )nd 5, brethren, could not s#eak to you as unto s#iritual, but as
unto carnal% )s unto little ones in "hrist%
2(,% 5 ga$e you milk to drink, not meat( for you !ere not able as yet%
But neither indeed are you no! able( for you are yet carnal%
2(2% 7or, !hereas there is among you en$ying and contention, are you not
carnal and !alk you not according to manM
2(.% 7or !hile one saith( 5 indeed am of Paul( and another( 5 am of
)#ollo( are you not menM =hat then is )#ollo and !hat is PaulM
2(?% The ministers of him !hom you ha$e belie$ed( and to e$ery one as
the 'ord hath gi$en%
2(A% 5 ha$e #lanted, )#ollo !atered( but God ga$e the increase%
2(+% Therefore, neither he that #lanteth is any thing, nor he that
!atereth( but God that gi$eth the increase%
2(1% o! he that #lanteth and he that !atereth, are one% )nd e$ery man
shall recei$e his o!n re!ard, according to his o!n labour%
2(B% 7or !e are GodDs coadjutors% &ou are GodDs husbandry( you are GodDs
building%
2(*-% )ccording to the grace of God that is gi$en to me, as a !ise
architect, 5 ha$e laid the foundation( and another buildeth thereon% But
let e$ery man take heed ho! he buildeth thereu#on%
2(**% 7or other foundation no man can lay, but that !hich is laid( !hich
is "hrist 9esus%
2(*,% o!, if any man build u#on this foundation, gold, sil$er, #recious
stones, !ood, hay, stubble(
:#on this foundation%%% The foundation is "hrist and his doctrine( or
the true faith in him, !orking through charity% The building u#on this
foundation gold, sil$er, and #recious stones, signifies the more #erfect
#reaching and #ractice of the gos#elJ the !ood, hay, and stubble, such
#reaching as that of the "orinthian teachers E!ho affected the #om# of
!ords and human eloLuenceG and such #ractice as is mi>ed !ith much
im#erfection, and many lesser sins% o! the day of the 'ord, and his
fiery trial, Ein the #articular judgment immediately after death,G shall
make manifest of !hat sort e$ery manDs !ork has been( of !hich, during
this life, it is hard to make a judgment% 7or then the fire of GodDs
judgment shall try e$ery manDs !ork% )nd they, !hose !orks, like !ood,
hay, and stubble, cannot abide the fire, shall suffer lossJ these !orks
being found to be of no $alueJ yet they themsel$es, ha$ing built u#on
the right foundation, Eby li$ing and dying in the true faith and in the
state of grace, though !ith some im#erfection,G shall be sa$ed yet so as
by fireJ being liable to this #unishment, by reason of the !ood, hay,
and stubble, !hich !as mi>ed !ith their building%
2(*2% E$ery manDs !ork shall be manifest% 7or the day of the 'ord shall
declare it, because it shall be re$ealed in fire% )nd the fire shall try
e$ery manDs !ork, of !hat sort it is%
2(*.% 5f any manDs !ork abide, !hich he hath built thereu#on, he shall
recei$e a re!ard%
2(*?% 5f any mans !ork burn, he shall suffer loss( but he himself shall
be sa$ed, yet so as by fire%
2(*A% ;no! you not that you are the tem#le of God and that the 4#irit of
God d!elleth in youM
2(*+% But if any man $iolate the tem#le of God, him shall God destroy%
7or the tem#le of God is holy, !hich you are%
2(*1% 'et no man decei$e himself% 5f any man among you seem to be !ise
in this !orld, let him become a fool, that he may be !ise%
2(*B% 7or the !isdom of this !orld is foolishness !ith God% 7or it is
!ritten( 5 !ill catch the !ise in their o!n craftiness%
2(,-% )nd again( The 'ord kno!eth the thoughts of the !ise, that they
are $ain%
2(,*% 'et no man therefore glory in men%
2(,,% 7or all things are yours, !hether it be Paul or )#ollo or "e#has,
or the !orld, or life, or death, or things #resent, or things to come%
7or all are yours%
2(,2% )nd you are "hristDs% )nd "hrist is GodDs%
* "orinthians "ha#ter .
GodDs ministers are not to be judged% 8e re#rehends their boasting of
their #reachers and describes the treatment the a#ostles e$ery !here met
!ith%
.(*% 'et a man so account of us as of the ministers of "hrist and the
dis#ensers of the mysteries of God%
.(,% 8ere no! it is reLuired among the dis#ensers that a man be found
faithful%
.(2% But to me it is a $ery small thing to be judged by you or by manDs
day% But neither do 5 judge my o!n self%
.(.% 7or 5 am not conscious to myself of anything% &et am 5 not hereby
justified( but he that judgeth me is the 'ord%
.(?% Therefore, judge not before the time( until the 'ord come, !ho both
!ill bring to light the hidden things of darkness and !ill make manifest
the counsels of the hearts% )nd then shall e$ery man ha$e #raise from
God%
.(A% But these things, brethren, 5 ha$e in a figure transferred to
myself and to )#ollo, for your sakes( that in us you may learn that one
be not #uffed u# against the other for another, abo$e that !hich is
!ritten%
.(+% 7or !ho distinguisheth theeM Or !hat hast thou that thou hast not
recei$ed, and if thou hast recei$ed, !hy dost thou glory, as if thou
hadst not recei$ed itM
.(1% &ou are no! full( you are no! become rich( you reign !ithout usJ
and 5 !ould to God you did reign, that !e also might reign !ith you%
.(B% 7or 5 think that God hath set forth us a#ostles, the last, as it
!ere men a##ointed to death% =e are made a s#ectacle to the !orld and to
angels and to men%
.(*-% =e are fools for "hrists sake, but you are !ise in "hrist( !e are
!eak, but you are strong( you are honourable, but !e !ithout honour%
.(**% E$en unto this hour !e both hunger and thirst and are naked and
are buffeted and ha$e no fi>ed abode%
.(*,% )nd !e labour, !orking !ith our o!n hands% =e are re$iled( and !e
bless% =e are #ersecuted( and !e suffer it%
.(*2% =e are blas#hemed( and !e entreat% =e are made as the refuse of
this !orld, the offscouring of all, e$en until no!%
.(*.% 5 !rite not these things to confound you( but 5 admonish you as my
dearest children%
.(*?% 7or if you ha$e ten thousand instructors in "hrist, yet not many
fathers% 7or in "hrist 9esus, by the gos#el, 5 ha$e begotten you%
.(*A% =herefore, 5 beseech you, be ye follo!ers of me as 5 also am of
"hrist%
.(*+% 7or this cause ha$e 5 sent to you Timothy, !ho is my dearest son
and faithful in the 'ord% =ho !ill #ut you in mind of my !ays, !hich are
in "hrist 9esus( as 5 teach e$ery !here in e$ery church%
.(*1% )s if 5 !ould not come to you, so some are #uffed u#%
.(*B% But 5 !ill come to you shortly, if the 'ord !ill( and !ill kno!,
not the s#eech of them that are #uffed u#, but the #o!er%
.(,-% 7or the kingdom of God is not in s#eech, but in #o!er%
.(,*% =hat !ill youM 4hall 5 come to you !ith a rodM Or in charity and
in the s#irit of meeknessM
* "orinthians "ha#ter ?
8e e>communicates the incestuous adulterer and admonishes them to #urge
out the old lea$en%
?(*% 5t is absolutely heard that there is fornication among you and such
fornication as the like is not among the heathens( that one should ha$e
his fatherDs !ife%
?(,% )nd you are #uffed u# and ha$e not rather mourned( that he might be
taken a!ay from among you that hath done this thing%
?(2% 5 indeed, absent in body but #resent in s#irit, ha$e already
judged, as though 5 !ere #resent, him that hath so done,
?(.% 5n the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, you being gathered together
and my s#irit, !ith the #o!er of our 'ord 9esus(
?(?% To deli$er such a one to 4atan for the destruction of the flesh,
that the s#irit may be sa$ed in the day of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
?(A% &our glorying is not good% ;no! you not that a little lea$en
corru#teth the !hole lum#M
?(+% Purge out the old lea$en, that you may be a ne! #aste, as you are
unlea$ened% 7or "hrist our #asch is sacrificed%
?(1% Therefore, let us feast, not !ith the old lea$en, nor !ith the
lea$en of malice and !ickedness( but !ith the unlea$ened bread of
sincerity and truth%
B% 5 !rote to you in an e#istle not to kee# com#any !ith fornicators%
?(*-% 5 mean not !ith the fornicators of this !orld or !ith the co$etous
or the e>tortioners or the ser$ers of idols( other!ise you must needs go
out of this !orld%
?(**% But no! 5 ha$e !ritten to you, not to kee# com#any, if any man
that is named a brother be a fornicator or co$etous or a ser$er of idols
or a railer or a drunkard or an e>tortioner( !ith such a one, not so
much as to eat%
?(*,% 7or !hat ha$e 5 to do to judge them that are !ithoutM Do not you
judge them that are !ithinM
?(*2% 7or them that are !ithout, God !ill judge% Put a!ay the e$il one
from among yoursel$es%
* "orinthians "ha#ter A
8e blames them for going to la! before unbelie$ers% Of sins that e>clude
from the kingdom of hea$en% The e$il of fornication%
A(*% Dare any of you, ha$ing a matter against another, go to be judged
before the unjust( and not before the saintsM
A(,% ;no! you not that the saints shall judge this !orldM )nd if the
!orld shall be judged by you, are you un!orthy to judge the smallest
mattersM
A(2% ;no! you not that !e shall judge angelsM 8o! much more things of
this !orldM
A(.% 5f therefore you ha$e judgments of things #ertaining to this !orld,
set them to judge !ho are the most des#ised in the church%
A(?% 5 s#eak to your shame% 5s it so that there is not among you any one
!ise man that is able to judge bet!een his brethrenM
A(A% But brother goeth to la! !ith brother( and that before unbelie$ers%
A(+% )lready indeed there is #lainly a fault among you, that you ha$e
la! suits one !ith another% =hy do you not rather take !rongM =hy do you
not rather suffer yoursel$es to be defraudedM
) fault%%% 'a!suits can hardly e$er be !ithout a fault, on the one side
or the otherJ and oftentimes on both sides%
A(1% But you do !rong and defraud( and that to your brethren%
A(B% ;no! you not that the unjust shall not #ossess the kingdom of GodM
Do not err( either fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers(
A(*-% or the effeminate nor liers !ith mankind nor thie$es nor co$etous
nor drunkards nor railers nor e>tortioners shall #ossess the kingdom of
God%
A(**% )nd such some of you !ere% But you are !ashed( but you are
sanctified( but you are justified( in the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist
and the 4#irit of our God%
A(*,% )ll things are la!ful to me( but all things are not e>#edient% )ll
things are la!ful to me( but 5 !ill not be brought under the #o!er of
any%
)ll things are la!ful, etc%%% That is, all indifferent things are indeed
la!ful, inasmuch as they are not #rohibitedJ but oftentimes they are not
e>#edientJ as in the case of la!suits, etc% )nd much less !ould it be
e>#edient to be ensla$ed by an irregular affection to any thing, ho!
indifferent soe$er%
A(*2% <eat for the belly and the belly for the meats( but God shall
destroy both it and them% But the body is not for fornication, but for
the 'ord( and the 'ord for the body%
A(*.% o! God hath raised u# the 'ord and !ill raise us u# also by his
#o!er%
A(*?% ;no! you not that your bodies are the members of "hristM 4hall 5
then take the members of "hrist and make them the members of an harlotM
God forbidN
A(*A% Or kno! you not that he !ho is joined to a harlot is made one
bodyM 7or they shall be, saith he, t!o in one flesh%
A(*+% But he !ho is joined to the 'ord is one s#irit%
A(*1% 7ly fornication% E$ery sin that a man doth is !ithout the body(
but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his o!n body%
A(*B% Or kno! you not that your members are the tem#le of the 8oly
Ghost, !ho is in you, !hom you ha$e from God( and you are not your o!nM
A(,-% 7or you are bought !ith a great #rice% Glorify and bear God in
your body%
* "orinthians "ha#ter +
'essons relating to marriage and celibacy% @irginity is #referable to a
married state%
+(*% o! concerning the things !hereof you !rote to me( 5t is good for a
man not to touch a !oman%
+(,% But for fear of fornication, let e$ery man ha$e his o!n !ife( and
let e$ery !oman ha$e her o!n husband%
8a$e his o!n !ife%%% That is, kee# to his !ife, !hich he hath% 8is
meaning is not to e>hort the unmarried to marry( on the contrary, he
!ould ha$e them rather continue as they are, E@er% +(1%G But he s#eaks
here to them that are already marriedJ !ho must not de#art from one
another, but li$e together as they ought to do in the marriage state%
+(2% 'et the husband render the debt to his !ife( and the !ife also in
like manner to the husband%
+(.% The !ife hath not #o!er of her o!n body( but the husband% )nd in
like manner the husband also hath not #o!er of his o!n body( but the
!ife%
+(?% Defraud not one another, e>ce#t, #erha#s, by consent, for a time,
that you may gi$e yoursel$es to #rayer( and return together again, lest
4atan tem#t you for your incontinency%
+(A% But 5 s#eak this by indulgence, not by commandment%
By indulgence%%% That is, by a condescension to your !eakness%
+(+% 7or 5 !ould that all men !ere e$en as myself% But e$ery one hath
his #ro#er gift from God( one after this manner, and another after that%
+(1% But 5 say to the unmarried and to the !ido!s( 5t is good for them
if they so continue, e$en as 5%
+(B% But if they do not contain themsel$es, let them marry% 7or it is
better to marry than to be burnt%
5f they do not contain, etc%%% This is s#oken of such as are free, and
not of such as, by $o!, ha$e gi$en their first faith to GodJ to !hom if
they !ill use #ro#er means to obtain it, God !ill ne$er refuse the gift
of continency% 4ome translators ha$e corru#ted this te>t, by rendering
it, if they cannot contain%
+(*-% But to them that are married, not 5, but the 'ord, commandeth that
the !ife de#art not from her husband%
+(**% )nd if she de#art, that she remain unmarried or be reconciled to
her husband% )nd let not the husband #ut a!ay his !ife%
+(*,% 7or to the rest 5 s#eak, not the 'ord% 5f any brother hath a !ife
that belie$eth not and she consent to d!ell !ith him( let him not #ut
her a!ay%
5 s#eak, not the 'ord%%% @iH%, by any e>#ress commandment, or ordinance%
+(*2% )nd if any !oman hath a husband that belie$eth not and he consent
to d!ell !ith her( let her not #ut a!ay her husband%
+(*.% 7or the unbelie$ing husband is sanctified by the belie$ing !ife(
and the unbelie$ing !ife is sanctified by the belie$ing husband%
Other!ise your children should be unclean( but no! they are holy%
5s sanctified%%% The meaning is not, that the faith of the husband or
the !ife is of itself sufficient to #ut the unbelie$ing #arty, or their
children, in the state of grace and sal$ationJ but that it is $ery often
an occasion of their sanctification, by bringing them to the true faith%
+(*?% But if the unbelie$er de#art, let him de#art% 7or a brother or
sister is not under ser$itude in such cases% But God hath called us in
#eace%
+(*A% 7or ho! kno!est thou, O !ife, !hether thou shalt sa$e thy husbandM
Or ho! kno!est thou, O man, !hether thou shalt sa$e thy !ifeM
+(*+% But as the 'ord hath distributed to e$ery one, as God hath called
e$ery one( so let him !alk% )nd so in all churches 5 teach%
+(*1% 5s any man called, being circumcisedM 'et him not #rocure
uncircumcision% 5s any man called in uncircumcisionM 'et him not be
circumcised%
+(*B% "ircumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing( but the
obser$ance of the commandments of God%
+(,-% 'et e$ery man abide in the same calling in !hich he !as called%
+(,*% =ast thou called, being a bondmanM "are not for it( but if thou
mayest be made free, use it rather%
+(,,% 7or he that is called in the 'ord, being a bondman, is the freeman
of the 'ord% 'ike!ise he that is called, being free, is the bondman of
"hrist%
+(,2% &ou are bought !ith a #rice( be not made the bondsla$es of men%
+(,.% Brethren, let e$ery man, !herein he !as called, therein abide !ith
God%
+(,?% o!, concerning $irgins, 5 ha$e no commandment of the 'ord( but 5
gi$e counsel, as ha$ing obtained mercy of the 'ord, to be faithful%
+(,A% 5 think therefore that this is good for the #resent necessity(
that it is good for a man so to be%
+(,+% )rt thou bound to a !ifeM 4eek not to be loosed% )rt thou loosed
from a !ifeM 4eek not a !ife%
+(,1% But if thou take a !ife, thou hast not sinned% )nd if a $irgin
marry, she hath not sinned( ne$ertheless, such shall ha$e tribulation of
the flesh% But 5 s#are you%
+(,B% This therefore 5 say, brethren( The time is short% 5t remaineth,
that they also !ho ha$e !i$es be as if they had none(
+(2-% )nd they that !ee#, as though they !e#t not( and they that
rejoice, as if they rejoiced not( and they that buy as if they #ossessed
not(
+(2*% )nd they that use this !orld, as if they used it not% 7or the
fashion of this !orld #asseth a!ay%
+(2,% But 5 !ould ha$e you to be !ithout solicitude% 8e that is !ithout
a !ife is solicitous for the things that belong to the 'ord( ho! he may
#lease God%
+(22% But he that is !ith a !ife is solicitous for the things of the
!orld( ho! he may #lease his !ife% )nd he is di$ided%
+(2.% )nd the unmarried !oman and the $irgin thinketh on the things of
the 'ord( that she may be holy both in body and in s#irit% But she that
is married thinketh on the things of the !orld( ho! she may #lease her
husband%
+(2?% )nd this 5 s#eak for your #rofit, not to cast a snare u#on you,
but for that !hich is decent and !hich may gi$e you #o!er to attend u#on
the 'ord, !ithout im#ediment%
+(2A% But if any man think that he seemeth dishonoured !ith regard to
his $irgin, for that she is abo$e the age, and it must so be( let him do
!hat he !ill% 8e sinneth not if she marry%
'et him do !hat he !illJ he sinneth not, etc%%% The meaning is not, as
libertines !ould ha$e it, that #ersons may do !hat they !ill and not
sin, #ro$ided they after!ards marryJ but that the father, !ith regard to
the gi$ing his $irgin in marriage, may do as he #leasethJ and that it
!ill be no sin to him if she marry%
+(2+% 7or he that hath determined, being steadfast in his heart, ha$ing
no necessity, but ha$ing #o!er of his o!n !ill( and hath judged this in
his heart, to kee# his $irgin, doth !ell%
+(21% Therefore both he that gi$eth his $irgin in marriage doth !ell(
and he that gi$eth her not doth better%
+(2B% ) !oman is bound by the la! as long as her husband li$eth( but if
her husband die, she is at liberty% 'et her marry to !hom she !ill( only
in the 'ord%
+(.-% But more blessed shall she be, if she so remain, according to my
counsel% )nd 5 think that 5 also ha$e the s#irit of God%
* "orinthians "ha#ter 1
Though an idol be nothing, yet things offered u# to idols are not to be
eaten, for fear of scandal%
1(*% o! concerning those things that are sacrificed to idols( !e kno!
!e all ha$e kno!ledge% ;no!ledge #uffeth u#( but charity edifieth%
;no!ledge #uffeth u#, etc%%% ;no!ledge, !ithout charity and humility,
ser$eth only to #uff #ersons u#%
1(,% )nd if any man think that he kno!eth any thing, he hath not yet
kno!n as he ought to kno!%
1(2% But if any man lo$e God, the same is kno!n by him%
1(.% But as for the meats that are sacrificed to idols, !e kno! that an
idol is nothing in the !orld and that there is no God but one%
1(?% 7or although there be that are called gods, either in hea$en or on
earth Efor there be gods many and lords manyG(
Gods many, etc%%% Re#uted for such among the heathens%
1(A% &et to us there is but one God, the 7ather, of !hom are all things,
and !e unto him( and one 'ord 9esus "hrist, by !hom are all things, and
!e by him%
1(+% But there is not kno!ledge in e$ery one% 7or some until this
#resent, !ith conscience of the idol, eat as a thing sacrificed to an
idol( and their conscience, being !eak, is defiled%
1(1% But meat doth not commend us to God% 7or neither, if !e eat, shall
!e ha$e the more( nor, if !e eat not, shall !e ha$e the less%
1(B% But take heed lest #erha#s this your liberty become a
stumblingblock to the !eak%
1(*-% 7or if a man see him that hath kno!ledge sit at meat in the idolDs
tem#le, shall not his conscience, being !eak, be emboldened to eat those
things !hich are sacrificed to idolsM
1(**% )nd through thy kno!ledge shall the !eak brother #erish, for !hom
"hrist hath diedM
1(*,% o! !hen you sin thus against the brethren and !ound their !eak
conscience, you sin against "hrist%
1(*2% =herefore, if meat scandaliHe my brother, 5 !ill ne$er eat flesh,
lest 5 should scandaliHe my brother%
5f meat scandaliHe%%% That is, if my eating cause my brother to sin%
* "orinthians "ha#ter B
The a#ostle did not make use of his #o!er of being maintained at the
charges of those to !hom he #reached, that he might gi$e no hindrance to
the gos#el% Of running in the race and stri$ing for the mastery%
B(*% )m 5 not 5 freeM )m not 5 an a#ostleM 8a$e not 5 seen "hrist 9esus
our 'ordM )re not you my !ork in the 'ordM
B(,% )nd if unto others 5 be not an a#ostle, but yet to you 5 am% 7or
you are the seal of my a#ostleshi# in the 'ord%
B(2% <y defence !ith them that do e>amine me is this%
B(.% 8a$e not !e #o!er to eat and to drinkM
B(?% 8a$e !e not #o!er to carry about a !oman, a sister as !ell as the
rest of the a#ostles and the brethren of the 'ord and "e#hasM
) !oman, a sister%%% 4ome erroneous translators ha$e corru#ted this te>t
by rendering it, a sister, a !ife( !hereas, it is certain, 4t% Paul had
no !ife Echa#% + $er% +, 1G and that he only s#eaks of such de$out
!omen, as, according to the custom of the 9e!ish nation, !aited u#on the
#reachers of the gos#el, and su##lied them !ith necessaries%
B(A% Or 5 only and Barnabas, ha$e not !e #o!er to do thisM
B(+% =ho ser$eth as a soldier, at any time, at his o!n chargesM =ho
#lanteth a $ineyard and eateth not of the fruit thereofM =ho feedeth
the flock and eateth not of the milk of the flockM
B(1% 4#eak 5 these things according to manM Or doth not the la! also
sayJ these thingsM
B(B% 7or it is !ritten in the la! of <oses( Thou shalt not muHHle the
mouth of the o> that treadeth out the corn% Doth God take care for o>enM
B(*-% Or doth he say this indeed for our sakesM 7or these things are
!ritten for our sakes( that he that #lougheth, should #lough in ho#e and
he that thrasheth, in ho#e to recei$e fruit%
B(**% 5f !e ha$e so!n unto you s#iritual things, is it a great matter if
!e rea# your carnal thingsM
B(*,% 5f others be #artakers of this #o!er o$er you, !hy not !e ratherM
e$ertheless, !e ha$e not used this #o!er( but !e bear all things, lest
!e should gi$e any hindrance to the gos#el of "hrist%
B(*2% ;no! you not that they !ho !ork in the holy #lace eat the things
that are of the holy #laceJ and they that ser$e the altar #artake !ith
the altarM
B(*.% 4o also the 'ord ordained that they !ho #reach the gos#el should
li$e by the gos#el%
B(*?% But 5 ha$e used none of these things% either ha$e 5 !ritten these
things, that they should be so done unto me( for it is good for me to
die rather than that any man should make my glory $oid%
B(*A% 7or if 5 #reach the gos#el, it is no glory to me( for a necessity
lieth u#on me% 7or !oe is unto me if 5 #reach not the gos#el%
5t is no glory%%% That is, 5 ha$e nothing to glory of%
B(*+% 7or if 5 do this thing !illingly, 5 ha$e a re!ard( but if against
my !ill, a dis#ensation is committed to me%
B(*1% =hat is my re!ard thenM That #reaching the gos#el, 5 may deli$er
the gos#el !ithout charge, that 5 abuse not my #o!er in the gos#el%
B(*B% 7or !hereas 5 !as free as to all, 5 made myself the ser$ant of
all, that 5 might gain the more%
B(,-% )nd 5 became to the 9e!s a 9e!, that 5 might gain the 9e!s(
B(,,% To the !eak 5 became !eak, that 5 might gain the !eak% 5 became
all things to all men, that 5 might sa$e all%
B(,2% )nd 5 do all things for the gos#elDs sake, that 5 may be made
#artaker thereof%
B(,.% ;no! you not that they that run in the race, all run indeed, but
one recei$eth the #riHe% 4o run that you may obtain%
B(,?% )nd e$ery one that stri$eth for the mastery refraineth himself
from all things% )nd they indeed that they may recei$e a corru#tible
cro!n( but !e an incorru#tible one%
B(,A% 5 therefore so run, not as at an uncertainty( 5 so fight, not as
one beating the air%
B(,+% But 5 chastise my body and bring it into subjection( lest #erha#s,
!hen 5 ha$e #reached to others, 5 myself should become a casta!ay%
5 chastise, etc%%% 8ere 4t% Paul she!s the necessity of self-denial and
mortification, to subdue the flesh, and its inordinate desires%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *-
By the e>am#le of the 5sraelites, he she!s that !e are not to build too
much u#on fa$ours recei$ed but to a$oid their sins and fly from the
ser$ice of idols and from things offered to idols%
*-(*% 7or 5 !ould not ha$e you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers !ere
all under the cloud( and all #assed through the sea%
*-(,% )nd all in <oses !ere ba#tiHed, in the cloud and in the sea(
5n <oses%%% :nder the conduct of <oses, they recei$ed ba#tism in figure,
by #assing under the cloud, and through the seaJ and they #artook of the
body and blood of "hrist in figure, by eating of the manna, Ecalled here
a s#iritual food because it !as a figure of the true bread !hich comes
do!n from hea$en,G and drinking the !ater, miraculously brought out of
the rock, called here a s#iritual rock, because it !as also a figure of
"hrist%
*-(2% )nd did all eat the same s#iritual food(
*-(.% )nd all drank the same s#iritual drink( E)nd they drank of the
s#iritual rock that follo!ed them( and the rock !as "hrist%G
*-(?% But !ith most of them God !as not !ell #leased( for they !ere
o$erthro!n in the desert%
*-(A% o! these things !ere done in a figure of us, that !e should not
co$et e$il things, as they also co$eted%
*-(+% either become ye idolaters, as some of them, as it is !ritten(
The #eo#le sat do!n to eat and drink and rose u# to #lay%
*-(1% either let us commit fornication, as some of them that committed
fornication( and there fell in one day three and t!enty thousand%
*-(B% either let us tem#t "hrist, as some of them tem#ted and #erished
by the ser#ent%
*-(*-% either do you murmur, as some of them murmured and !ere
destroyed by the destroyer%
*-(**% o! all these things ha##ened to them in figure( and they are
!ritten for our correction, u#on !hom the ends of the !orld are come%
The ends of the !orld%%% That is, the last ages%
*-(*,% =herefore, he that thinketh himself to stand, let him take heed
lest he fall%
*-(*2% 'et no tem#tation take hold on you, but such as is human% )nd
God is faithful, !ho !ill not suffer you to be tem#ted abo$e that !hich
you are able( but !ill make also !ith tem#tation issue, that you may be
able to bear it%
Or%%% no tem#tation hath taken hold of you%%% or come u#on you as yet,
but !hat is human, or incident to man% 5ssue%%% or a !ay to esca#e%
*-(*.% =herefore, my dearly belo$ed, fly from the ser$ice of idols%
*-(*?% 5 s#eak as to !ise men( judge ye yoursel$es !hat 5 say%
*-(*A% The chalice of benediction !hich !e bless, is it not the
communion of the blood of "hristM )nd the bread !hich !e break, is it
not the #artaking of the body of the 'ordM
=hich !e bless%%% 8ere the a#ostle #uts them in mind of their #artaking
of the body and blood of "hrist in the sacred mysteries, and becoming
thereby one mystical body !ith "hrist% 7rom !hence he infers, $er% ,*,
that they !ho are made #artakers !ith "hrist, by the eucharistic
sacrifice and sacrament, must not be made #artakers !ith de$ils by
eating of the meats sacrificed to them%
*-(*+% 7or !e, being many, are one bread, one body( all that #artake of
one bread%
One bread%%% or, as it may be rendered, agreeably both to the 'atin and
Greek, because the bread is one, all !e, being many, are one body, !ho
#artake of that one bread% 7or it is by our communicating !ith "hrist,
and !ith one another, in this blessed sacrament, that !e are formed into
one mystical bodyJ and made, as it !ere, one bread, com#ounded of many
grains of corn, closely united together%
*-(*1% Behold 5srael according to the flesh% )re not they that eat of
the sacrifices #artakers of the altarM
*-(*B% =hat thenM Do 5 say that !hat is offered in sacrifice to idols is
any thingM Or that the idol is any thingM
*-(,-% But the things !hich the heathens sacrifice, they sacrifice to
de$ils and not to God% )nd 5 !ould not that you should be made #artakers
!ith de$ils%
*-(,*% &ou cannot drink the chalice of the 'ord and the chalice of
de$ils( you cannot be #artakers of the table of the 'ord and of the
table of de$ils%
*-(,,% Do !e #ro$oke the 'ord to jealousyM )re !e stronger than heM )ll
things are la!ful for me( but all things are not e>#edient%
*-(,2% )ll things are la!ful for me( but all things do not edify%
*-(,.% 'et no man seek his o!n, but that !hich is anotherDs%
*-(,?% =hatsoe$er is sold in the shambles, eat( asking no Luestion for
conscienceD sake%
*-(,A% The earth is the 'ordDs and the fulness thereof%
*-(,+% 5f any of them that belie$e not, in$ite you, and you be !illing
to go( eat of any thing that is set before you, asking no Luestion for
conscienceD sake%
*-(,1% But if any man say( This has been sacrificed to idols( do not eat
of it, for his sake that told it and for conscienceD sake%
*-(,B% "onscience 5 say, not thy o!n, but the otherDs% 7or !hy is my
liberty judged by another manDs conscienceM
*-(2-% 5f 5 #artake !ith thanksgi$ing, !hy am 5 e$il s#oken of for that
for !hich 5 gi$e thanksM
*-(2*% Therefore, !hether you eat or drink, or !hatsoe$er else you do,
do all to the glory of God%
*-(2,% Be !ithout offence to the 9e!, and to the Gentiles and to the
church of God(
*-(22% )s 5 also in all things #lease all men, not seeking that !hich is
#rofitable to myself but to many( that they may be sa$ed%
* "orinthians "ha#ter **
=omen must ha$e a co$ering o$er their heads% 8e blameth the abuses of
their lo$e feasts and u#on that occasion treats of the Blessed
4acrament%
**(*% Be ye follo!ers of me, as 5 also am of "hrist%
**(,% o! 5 #raise you, brethren, that in all things you are mindful of
me and kee# my ordinances as 5 ha$e deli$ered them to you%
**(2% But 5 !ould ha$e you kno! that the head of e$ery man is "hrist(
and the head of the !oman is the man( and the head of "hrist is God%
**(.% E$ery man #raying or #ro#hesying !ith his head co$ered disgraceth
his head%
**(?% But e$ery !oman #raying or #ro#hesying !ith her head not co$ered
disgraceth her head( for it is all one as if she !ere sha$en%
**(A% 7or if a !oman be not co$ered, let her be shorn% But if it be a
shame to a !oman to be shorn or made bald, let her co$er her head%
**(+% The man indeed ought not to co$er his head( because he is the
image and glory of God% But the !oman is the glory of the man%
**(1% 7or the man is not of the !oman( but the !oman of the man%
**(B% 7or the man !as not created for the !oman( but the !oman for the
man%
**(*-% Therefore ought the !oman to ha$e a #o!er o$er her head, because
of the angels%
) #o!er%%% that is, a $eil or co$ering, as a sign that she is under the
#o!er of her husband( and this, the a#ostle adds, because of the angels,
!ho are #resent in the assemblies of the faithful%
**(**% But yet neither is the man !ithout the !oman, nor the !oman
!ithout the man, in the 'ord%
**(*,% 7or as the !oman is of the man, so also is the man by the !oman(
but all things of God%
**(*2% &ou yoursel$es judge% Doth it become a !oman to #ray unto God
unco$eredM
**(*.% Doth not e$en nature itself teach you that a man indeed, if he
nourish his hair, it is a shame unto himM
**(*?% But if a !oman nourish her hair, it is a glory to herJ for her
hair is gi$en to her for a co$ering%
**(*A% But if any man seem to be contentious, !e ha$e no such custom,
nor the "hurch of God%
**(*+% o! this 5 ordain( not #raising you, that you come together, not
for the better, but for the !orse%
**(*1% 7or first of all 5 hear that !hen you come together in the
church, there are schisms among you% )nd in #art 5 belie$e it%
**(*B% 7or there must be also heresies( that they also, !ho are a##ro$ed
may be made manifest among you%
There must be also heresies%%% By reason of the #ride and #er$ersity of
manDs heartJ not by GodDs !ill or a##ointmentJ !ho ne$ertheless dra!s
good out of this e$il, manifesting, by that occasion, !ho are the good
and firm "hristians, and making their faith more remarkable%
**(,-% =hen you come therefore together into one #lace, it is not no! to
eat the 'ordDs su##er%
The 'ordDs su##er%%% 4o the a#ostle here calls the charity feasts
obser$ed by the #rimiti$e "hristiansJ and re#rehends the abuses of the
"orinthians, on these occasionsJ !hich !ere the more criminal, because
these feasts !ere accom#anied !ith the celebrating of the eucharistic
sacrifice and sacrament%
**(,*% 7or e$ery one taketh before his o!n su##er to eat% )nd one indeed
is hungry and another is drunk%
**(,,% =hat, ha$e you no houses to eat and to drink inM Or des#ise ye
the church of God and #ut them to shame that ha$e notM =hat shall 5 say
to youM Do 5 #raise youM 5n this 5 #raise you not%
**(,2% 7or 5 ha$e recei$ed of the 'ord that !hich also 5 deli$ered unto
you, that the 'ord 9esus, the same night in !hich he !as betrayed, took
bread,
**(,.% )nd gi$ing thanks, broke and said( Take ye and eat( This is my
body, !hich shall be deli$ered for you% This do for the commemoration of
me%
**(,?% 5n like manner also the chalice, after he had su##ed, saying(
This chalice is the ne! testament in my blood% This do ye, as often as
you shall drink, for the commemoration of me%
**(,A% 7or as often as you shall eat this bread and drink the chalice,
you shall she! the death of the 'ord, until he come%
**(,+% Therefore, !hosoe$er shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice
of the 'ord un!orthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of
the 'ord%
Or drink%%% 8ere erroneous translators corru#ted the te>t, by #utting
and drink Econtrary to the originalG instead of or drink%
Guilty of the body, etc%, not discerning the body, etc%%% This
demonstrates the real #resence of the body and blood of "hrist, e$en to
the un!orthy communicantJ !ho other!ise could not be guilty of the body
and blood of "hrist, or justly condemned for not discerning the 'ordDs
body%
**(,1% But let a man #ro$e himself( and so let him eat of that bread and
drink of the chalice%
Drink of the chalice%%% This is not said by !ay of command, but by !ay
of allo!ance, $iH%, !here and !hen it is agreeable to the #ractice and
disci#line of the church%
**(,B% 7or he that eateth and drinketh un!orthily eateth and drinketh
judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the 'ord%
**(2-% Therefore are there many infirm and !eak among you( and many
slee#%
**(2*% But if !e !ould judge oursel$es, !e should not be judged%
**(2,% But !hilst !e are judged, !e are chastised by the 'ord, that !e
be not condemned !ith this !orld%
**(22% =herefore, my brethren, !hen you come together to eat, !ait for
one another%
**(2.% 5f any man be hungry, let him eat at homeJ that you come not
together unto judgment% )nd the rest 5 !ill set in order, !hen 5 come%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *,
Of the di$ersity of s#iritual gifts% The members of the mystical body,
like those of the natural body, must mutually cherish one another%
*,(*% o! concerning s#iritual things, my brethren, 5 !ould not ha$e you
ignorant%
*,(,% &ou kno! that !hen you !ere heathens, you !ent to dumb idols,
according as you !ere led%
*,(2% =herefore, 5 gi$e you to understand that no man, s#eaking by the
4#irit of God, saith )nathema to 9esus% )nd no man can say The 'ord
9esus, but by the 8oly Ghost%
*,(.% o! there are di$ersities of graces, but the same 4#irit%
*,(?% )nd there are di$ersities of ministries but the same 'ord%
*,(A% )nd there are di$ersities of o#erations, but the same God, !ho
!orketh all in all%
*,(+% )nd the manifestation of the 4#irit is gi$en to e$ery man unto
#rofit%
*,(1% To one indeed, by the 4#irit, is gi$en the !ord of !isdom( and to
another, the !ord of kno!ledge, according to the same 4#irit(
*,(B% To another, faith in the same s#irit( to another, the grace of
healing in one 4#irit(
*,(*-% To another the !orking of miracles( to another, #ro#hecy( to
another, the discerning of s#irits( to another, di$erse kinds of
tongues( to another, inter#retation of s#eeches%
*,(**% But all these things, one and the same 4#irit !orketh, di$iding
to e$ery one according as he !ill%
*,(*,% 7or as the body is one and hath many membersJ and all the members
of the body, !hereas they are many, yet are one body( 4o also is "hrist%
*,(*2% 7or in one 4#irit !ere !e all ba#tiHed into one body, !hether
9e!s or Gentiles, !hether bond or free( and in one 4#irit !e ha$e all
been made to drink%
*,(*.% 7or the body also is not one member, but many%
*,(*?% 5f the foot should say( Because 5 am not the hand, 5 am not of
the body( 5s it therefore not of the BodyM
*,(*A% )nd if the ear should say( Because 5 am not the eye, 5 am not of
the body( 5s it therefore not of the bodyM
*,(*+% 5f the !hole body !ere the eye, !here !ould be the hearingM 5f
the !hole !ere hearing, !here !ould be the smellingM
*,(*1% But no! God hath set the members, e$ery one of them, in the body
as it hath #leased him%
*,(*B% )nd if they all !ere one member, !here !ould be the bodyM
*,(,-% But no! there are many members indeed, yet one body%
*,(,*% )nd the eye cannot say to the hand( 5 need not thy hel#% or
again the head to the feet( 5 ha$e no need of you%
*,(,,% &ea, much, more those that seem to be the more feeble members of
the body are more necessary%
*,(,2% )nd such as !e think to be the less houourable members of the
body, about these !e #ut more abundant honour( and those that are our
uncomely #arts ha$e more abundant comeliness%
*,(,.% But our comely #arts ha$e no need( but God hath tem#ered the body
together, gi$ing to that !hich !anted the more abundant honour%
*,(,?% That there might be no schism in the body( but the members might
be mutually careful one for another%
*,(,A% )nd if one member suffer any thing, all the members suffer !ith
it( or if one member glory, all the members rejoice !ith it%
*,(,+% o! you are the body of "hrist and members of member%
*,(,1% )nd God indeed hath set some in the churchJ first a#ostles,
secondly #ro#hets, thirdly doctors( after that miracles( then the graces
of healings, hel#s, go$ernments, kinds of tongues, inter#retations of
s#eeches%
*,(,B% )re all a#ostlesM )re all #ro#hetsM )re all doctorsM
*,(2-% )re all !orkers of miraclesM 8a$e all the grace of healingM Do
all s#eak !ith tonguesM Do all inter#retM
*,(2*% But be Healous for the better gifts% )nd 5 she! unto you yet a
more e>cellent !ay%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *2
"harity is to be #referred before all gifts%
*2(*% 5f 5 s#eak !ith the tongues of men and of angels, and ha$e not
charity, 5 am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal%
*2(,% )nd if 5 should ha$e #ro#hecy and should kno! all mysteries and
all kno!ledge, and if 5 should ha$e all faith, so that 5 could remo$e
mountains, and ha$e not charity, 5 am nothing%
*2(2% )nd if 5 should distribute all my goods to feed the #oor, and if 5
should deli$er my body to be burned, and ha$e not charity, it #rofiteth
me nothing%
*2(.% "harity is #atient, is kind( charity en$ieth not, dealeth not
#er$ersely, is not #uffed u#,
*2(?% 5s not ambitious, seeketh not her o!n, is not #ro$oked to anger,
thinketh no e$il(
*2(A% Rejoiceth not in iniLuity, but rejoiceth !ith the truth(
*2(+% Beareth all things, belie$eth all things, ho#eth all things,
endureth all things%
*2(1% "harity ne$er falleth a!ay( !hether #ro#hecies shall be made $oid
or tongues shall cease or kno!ledge shall be destroyed%
*2(B% 7or !e kno! in #art( and !e #ro#hesy in #art%
*2(*-% But !hen that !hich is #erfect is come, that !hich is in #art
shall be done a!ay%
*2(**% =hen 5 !as a child, 5 s#oke as a child, 5 understood as a child,
5 thought as a child% But, !hen 5 became a man, 5 #ut a!ay the things of
a child%
*2(*,% =e see no! through a glass in a dark manner( but then face to
face% o! 5 kno! in #art( but then 5 shall kno! e$en as 5 am kno!n%
*2(*2% )nd no! there remain faith, ho#e, and charity, these three( but
the greatest of these is charity%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *.
The gift of #ro#hesying is to be #referred before that of s#eaking
strange tongues%
*.(*% 7ollo! after charity, be Healous for s#iritual giftsJ but rather
that you may #ro#hesy%
Pro#hesy%%% That is, declare or e>#ound the mysteries of faith%
*.(,% 7or he that s#eaketh in a tongue s#eaketh not unto men, but unto
God( for no man heareth% &et by the 4#irit he s#eaketh mysteries%
ot unto men%%% @iH%, so as to be heard, that is, so as to be understood
by them%
*.(2% But he that #ro#hesieth s#eaketh to men unto edification and
e>hortation and comfort%
*.(.% 8e that s#eaketh in a tongue edifieth himself( but he that
#ro#hesieth, edifieth the church%
*.(?% )nd 5 !ould ha$e you all to s#eak !ith tongues, but rather to
#ro#hesy% 7or greater is he that #ro#hesieth than he that s#eaketh !ith
tongues( unless #erha#s he inter#ret, that the church may recei$e
edification%
*.(A% But no!, brethren, if 5 come to you s#eaking !ith tongues, !hat
shall 5 #rofit you, unless 5 s#eak to you either in re$elation or in
kno!ledge or in #ro#hecy or in doctrineM
*.(+% E$en things !ithout life that gi$e sound, !hether #i#e or har#,
e>ce#t they gi$e a distinction of sounds, ho! shall it be kno!n !hat is
#i#ed or har#edM
*.(1% 7or if the trum#et gi$e an uncertain sound, !ho shall #re#are
himself to the battleM
*.(B% 4o like!ise you, e>ce#t you utter by the tongue #lain s#eech, ho!
shall it be kno!n !hat is saidM 7or you shall be s#eaking into the air%
*.(*-% There are, for e>am#le, so many kinds of tongues in this !orld(
and none is !ithout $oice%
*.(**% 5f then 5 kno! not the #o!er of the $oice, 5 shall be to him to
!hom 5 s#eak a barbarian( and he that s#eaketh a barbarian to me%
*.(*,% 4o you also, forasmuch as you are Healous of s#irits, seek to
abound unto the edifying of the church%
Of s#irits%%% Of s#iritual gifts%
*.(*2% )nd therefore he that s#eaketh by a tongue, let him #ray that he
may inter#ret%
*.(*.% 7or if 5 #ray in a tongue, my s#irit #rayeth( but my
understanding is !ithout fruit%
*.(*?% =hat is it thenM 5 !ill #ray !ith the s#irit, 5 !ill #ray also
!ith the understanding, 5 !ill sing !ith the s#irit, 5 !ill sing also
!ith the understanding%
*.(*A% Else, if thou shalt bless !ith the s#irit, ho! shall he that
holdeth the #lace of the unlearned say, )men, to thy blessingM Because
he kno!eth not !hat thou sayest%
)men%%% The unlearned, not kno!ing that you are then blessing, !ill not
be Lualified to join !ith you by saying )men to your blessing% The use
or abuse of strange tongues, of !hich the a#ostle here s#eaks, does not
regard the #ublic liturgy of the church, Ein !hich strange tongues !ere
ne$er used,G but certain conferences of the faithful, $er% ,A, etc%, in
!hich, meeting together, they disco$ered to one another their $arious
miraculous gifts of the 4#irit, common in those #rimiti$e timesJ amongst
!hich the a#ostle #refers that of #ro#hesying before that of s#eaking
strange tongues, because it !as more to the #ublic edification% =here
also not, that the 'atin, used in our liturgy, is so far from being a
strange or unkno!n tongue, that it is #erha#s the best kno!n tongue in
the !orld%
*.(*+% 7or thou indeed gi$est thanks !ell( but the other is not edified%
*.(*1% 5 thank my God 5 s#eak !ith all your tongues%
*.(*B% But in the church 5 had rather s#eak fi$e !ords !ith my
understanding, that 5 may instruct others also( than ten thousand !ords
in a tongue%
*.(,-% Brethren, do not become children in sense% But in malice be
children( and in sense be #erfect%
*.(,*% 5n the la! it is !ritten( 5n other tongues and other li#s 5 !ill
s#eak to this #eo#le( and neither so !ill they hear me, saith the 'ord%
*.(,,% =herefore tongues are for a sign, not to belie$ers but to
unbelie$ers( but #ro#hecies, not to unbelie$ers but to belie$ers%
*.(,2% 5f therefore the !hole church come together into one #lace, and
all s#eak !ith tongues, and there come in unlearned #ersons or infidels,
!ill they not say that you are madM
*.(,.% But if all #ro#hesy, and there come in one that belie$eth not or
an unlearned #erson, he is con$inced of all( he is judged of all%
*.(,?% The secrets of his heart are made manifest% )nd so, falling do!n
on his face, he !ill adore God, affirming that God is among you indeed%
*.(,A% 8o! is it then, brethrenM =hen you come together, e$ery one of
you hath a #salm, hath a doctrine, hath a re$elation, hath a tongue,
hath an inter#retation( let all things be done to edification%
*.(,+% 5f any s#eak !ith a tongue, let it be by t!o, or at the most by
three, and in course( and let one inter#ret%
*.(,1% But if there be no inter#reter, let him hold his #eace in the
church and s#eak to himself and to God%
*.(,B% )nd let the #ro#hets s#eak, t!o or three( and let the rest
judge%
*.(2-% But if any thing be re$ealed to another sitting, let the first
hold his #eace%
*.(2*% 7or you may all #ro#hesy, one by one, that all may learn and all
may be e>horted%
*.(2,% )nd the s#irits of the #ro#hets are subject to the #ro#hets%
*.(22% 7or God is not the God of dissension, but of #eace( as also 5
teach in all the churches of the saints%
*.(2.% 'et !omen kee# silence in the churches( for it is not #ermitted
them to s#eak but to be subject, as also the la! saith%
*.(2?% But if they !ould learn anything, let them ask their husbands at
home% 7or it is a shame for a !oman to s#eak in the church%
*.(2A% Or did the !ord of God come out from youM Or came it only unto
youM
*.(2+% 5f any seem to be a #ro#het or s#iritual, let him kno! the things
that 5 !rite to you, that they are the commandments of the 'ord%
*.(21% But if any man kno! not, he shall not be kno!n%
*.(2B% =herefore, brethren, be Healous to #ro#hesy( and forbid not to
s#eak !ith tongues%
*.(.-% But let all things be done decently and according to order%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *?
"hristDs resurrection and ours% The manner of our resurrection%
*?(*% o! 5 make kno!n unto you, brethren, the gos#el !hich 5 #reached
to you, !hich also you ha$e recei$ed and !herein you stand%
*?(,% By !hich also you are sa$ed, if you hold fast after !hat manner 5
#reached unto you, unless you ha$e belie$ed in $ain%
*?(2% 7or 5 deli$ered unto you first of all, !hich 5 also recei$ed( ho!
that "hrist died for our sins, according to the scri#tures(
*?(.% )nd that he !as buried( and that he rose again according to the
scri#tures(
*?(?% )nd that he !as seen by "e#has, and after that by the ele$en%
*?(A% Then !as he seen by more than fi$e hundred brethren at once( of
!hom many remain until this #resent, and some are fallen aslee#%
*?(+% )fter that, he !as seen by 9ames( then by all the a#ostles%
*?(1% )nd last of all, he !as seen also by me, as by one born out of due
tine%
*?(B% 7or 5 am the least of the a#ostles, !ho am not !orthy to be called
an a#ostle, because 5 #ersecuted the church of God%
*?(*-% But by the grace of God, 5 am !hat 5 am% )nd his grace in me hath
not been $oid( but 5 ha$e laboured more abundantly than all they% &et
not 5, but the grace of God !ith me(
*?(**% 7or !hether 5 or they, so !e #reach( and so you ha$e belie$ed%
*?(*,% o! if "hrist be #reached, that he arose again from the dead, ho!
do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the deadM
*?(*2% But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then "hrist is not
risen again%
*?(*.% )nd if "hrist be not risen again, then is our #reaching $ain( and
your faith is also $ain%
*?(*?% &ea, and !e are found false !itnesses of God( because !e ha$e
gi$en testimony against God, that he hath raised u# "hrist, !hom he hath
not raised u#, if the dead rise not again%
*?(*A% 7or if the dead rise not again, neither is "hrist risen again%
*?(*+% )nd if "hrist be not risen again, your faith is $ain( for you are
yet in your sins%
*?(*1% Then they also that are fallen aslee# in "hrist are #erished%
*?(*B% 5f in this life only !e ha$e ho#e in "hrist, !e are of all men
most miserable%
*?(,-% But no! "hrist is risen from the dead, the firstfruits of them
that slee#(
*?(,*% 7or by a man came death( and by a man the resurrection of the
dead%
*?(,,% )nd as in )dam all die, so also in "hrist all shall be made
ali$e%
*?(,2% But e$ery one in his o!n order( the firstfruits, "hrist( then
they that are of "hrist, !ho ha$e belie$ed in his coming%
*?(,.% )fter!ards the end( !hen he shall ha$e deli$ered u# the kingdom
to God and the 7ather( !hen he shall ha$e brought to nought all
#rinci#ality and #o!er and $irtue%
*?(,?% 7or he must reign, until he hath #ut all his enemies under his
feet%
*?(,A% )nd the enemy, death, shall be destroyed last( 7or he hath #ut
all things under his feet% )nd !hereas he saith(
*?(,+% )ll things are #ut under himJ undoubtedly, he is e>ce#ted, !ho
#ut all things under him%
*?(,1% )nd !hen all things shall be subdued unto him, then the 4on also
himself shall be subject unto him that #ut all things under him, that
God may be all in all%
The 4on also himself shall be subject unto him%%% That is, the 4on !ill
be subject to the 7ather, according to his human nature, e$en after the
general resurrectionJ and also the !hole mystical body of "hrist !ill be
entirely subject to God, obeying him in e$ery thing%
*?(,B% Other!ise, !hat shall they do that are ba#tiHed for the dead, if
the dead rise not again at allM =hy are they then ba#tiHed for themM
That are ba#tiHed for the dead%%% 4ome think the a#ostle here alludes to
a ceremony then in useJ but others, more #robably, to the #rayers and
#enitential labours, #erformed by the #rimiti$e "hristians for the souls
of the faithful de#artedJ or to the ba#tism of afflictions and
sufferings undergone for sinners s#iritually dead%
*?(2-% =hy also are !e in danger e$ery hourM
*?(2*% 5 die daily, 5 #rotest by your glory, brethren, !hich 5 ha$e in
"hrist 9esus our 'ord%
*?(2,% 5f Eaccording to manG 5 fought !ith beasts at E#hesus, !hat doth
it #rofit me, if the dead rise not againM 'et us eat and drink, for to
morro! !e shall die%
'et us eat and drink, etc%%% That is, if !e did not belie$e that !e !ere
to rise again from the dead, !e might li$e like the im#ious and !icked,
!ho ha$e no belief in the resurrection%
*?(22% Be not seduced( E$il communications corru#t good manners%
*?(2.% )!ake, ye just, and sin not% 7or some ha$e not the kno!ledge of
God% 5 s#eak it to your shame%
*?(2?% But some man !ill say( 8o! do the dead rise againM Or !ith !hat
manner of body shall they comeM
*?(2A% 4enseless man, that !hich thou so!est is not Luickened, e>ce#t it
die first%
*?(2+% )nd that !hich thou so!est, thou so!est not the body that shall
be( but bare grain, as of !heat, or of some of the rest%
*?(21% But God gi$eth it a body as he !ill( and to e$ery seed its #ro#er
body%
*?(2B% )ll flesh is not the same flesh( but one is the flesh of men,
another of beasts, other of birds, another of fishes%
*?(.-% )nd there are bodies celestial and bodies terrestrial( but, one
is the glory of the celestial, and another of the terrestrial%
*?(.*% One is the glory of the sun, another the glory of the moon, and
another the glory of the stars% 7or star differeth from star in glory%
*?(.,% 4o also is the resurrection of the dead% 5t is so!n in
corru#tion( it shall rise in incorru#tion%
*?(.2% 5t is so!n in dishonour( it shall rise in glory% 5t is so!n in
!eakness( it shall rise in #o!er%
*?(..% 5t is so!n a natural body( it shall rise a s#iritual body% 5f
there be a natural body, there is also a s#iritual body, as it is
!ritten(
*?(.?% The first man )dam !as made into a li$ing soulJ the last )dam
into a Luickening s#irit%
*?(.A% &et that !as not first !hich is s#iritual, but that !hich is
natural( after!ards that !hich is s#iritual%
*?(.+% The first man !as of the earth, earthly( the second man, from
hea$en, hea$enly%
*?(.1% 4uch as is the earthly, such also are the earthly( and such as is
the hea$enly, such also are they that are hea$enly%
*?(.B% Therefore, as !e ha$e borne the image of the earthly, let us bear
also the image of the hea$enly%
*?(?-% o! this 5 say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot #ossess the
kingdom of God( neither shall corru#tion #ossess incorru#tion%
*?(?*% Behold, 5 tell you a mystery% =e shall all indeed rise again( but
!e shall not all be changed%
*?(?,% 5n a moment, in the t!inkling of an eye, at the last trum#et( for
the trum#et shall sound and the dead shall rise again incorru#tible% )nd
!e shall be changed%
*?(?2% 7or this corru#tible must #ut on incorru#tion( and this mortal
must #ut on immortality%
*?(?.% )nd !hen this mortal hath #ut on immortality, then shall come to
#ass the saying that is !ritten( Death is s!allo!ed u# in $ictory%
*?(??% O death, !here is thy $ictoryM O death, !here is thy stingM
*?(?A% o! the sting of death is sin( and the #o!er of sin is the la!%
*?(?+% But thanks be to God, !ho hath gi$en us the $ictory through our
'ord 9esus "hrist%
*?(?1% Therefore, my belo$ed brethren, be ye steadfast and unmo$eable(
al!ays abounding in the !ork of the 'ord, kno!ing that your labour is
not in $ain in the 'ord%
* "orinthians "ha#ter *A
Of collection of alms% )dmonitions and salutations%
*A(*% o! concerning the collections that are made for the saints( as 5
ha$e gi$en order to the churches of Galatia, so do ye also%
*A(,% On the first day of the !eek, let e$ery one of you #ut a#art !ith
himself, laying u# !hat it shall !ell #lease him( that !hen 5 come, the
collections be not then to be made%
*A(2% )nd !hen 5 shall be !ith you, !homsoe$er you shall a##ro$e by
letters, them !ill 5 send to carry your grace to 9erusalem%
*A(.% )nd if it be meet that 5 also go, they shall go !ith me%
*A(?% o! 5 !ill come to you, !hen 5 shall ha$e #assed through
<acedonia% 7or 5 shall #ass through <acedonia%
*A(A% )nd !ith you #erha#s 5 shall abide, or e$en s#end the !inter( that
you may bring me on my !ay !hithersoe$er 5 shall go%
*A(+% 7or 5 !ill not see you no! by the !ay( for 5 trust that 5 shall
abide !ith you some time, if the 'ord #ermit%
*A(1% But 5 !ill tarry at E#hesus, until Pentecost%
*A(B% 7or a great door and e$ident is o#ened unto me( and many
ad$ersaries%
*A(*-% o! if Timothy come, see that he be !ith you !ithout fear( for he
!orketh the !ork of the 'ord, as 5 also do%
*A(**% 'et no man therefore des#ise him( but conduct ye him on his !ay
in #eace, that he may come to me% 7or 5 look for him !ith the brethren%
*A(*,% )nd touching our brother )#ollo, 5 gi$e you to understand that 5
much entreated him to come unto you !ith the brethren( and indeed it !as
not his !ill at all to come at this time% But he !ill come !hen he shall
ha$e leisure%
*A(*2% =atch ye( stand fast in the faith( do manfully and be
strengthened%
*A(*.% 'et all your things be done in charity%
*A(*?% )nd 5 beseech you, brethren, you kno! the house of 4te#hanus, and
of 7ortunatus, and of )chaicus, that they are the firstfruits of )chaia,
and ha$e dedicated themsel$es to the ministry of the saints(
*A(*A% That you also be subject to such and to e$ery one that !orketh
!ith us and laboureth%
*A(*+% )nd 5 rejoice in the #resence of 4te#hanus and 7ortunatus and
)chaicus( because that !hich !as !anting on your #art, they ha$e
su##lied%
*A(*1% 7or they ha$e refreshed both my s#irit and yours% ;no! them,
therefore, that are such%
*A(*B% The churches of )sia salute you% )Luila and Priscilla salute you
much in the 'ord, !ith the church that is in their house, !ith !hom 5
also lodge%
*A(,-% )ll the brethren salute you% 4alute one another !ith a holy kiss%
*A(,*% The salutation of me Paul, !ith my o!n hand%
*A(,,% 5f any man lo$e not our 'ord 9esus "hrist, let him be anathema,
maranatha%
'et him be anathema, maranatha%%% )nathema signifies here a thing
accursed% <aran-atha, !hich, according to 4t% 9erome and 4t% "hrysostom,
signify, QThe 'ord is comeD already, and therefore is to be taken as an
admonition to those !ho doubted of the resurrection, and to #ut them in
mind that "hrist, the judge of the li$ing and the dead, is come already%
Others e>#lain <aran-atha( Q<ay our 'ord comeD, that is, to judge and
#unish those !ith e>em#lary judgments and #unishments, that do not lo$e
the 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*A(,2% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith you%
*A(,.% <y charity be !ith you all in "hrist 9esus% )men%
T8E 4E"OD EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E "OR5T85)4
5n this E#istle 4t% Paul comforts those !ho are no! reformed by his
admonitions to them in the former and absol$es the incestuous man on
doing #enance, !hom he had before e>communicated for his crime% 8ence he
treats of true #enance and of the dignity of the ministers of the e!
Testament% 8e cautions the faithful against false teachers and the
society of infidels% 8e gi$es an account of his sufferings and also of
the fa$ours and graces !hich God hath besto!ed on him% This second
E#istle !as !ritten in the same year !ith the first and sent by Titus
from some #lace in <acedonia%
, "orinthians "ha#ter *
8e s#eaks of his troubles in )sia% 8is not coming to them !as not out of
le$ity% The constancy and sincerity of his doctrine%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist by the !ill of God, and Timothy
our brother( to the church of God that is at "orinth, !ith all the
saints that are in all )chaia(
*(,% Grace unto you and #eace from God our 7ather and from the 'ord
9esus "hrist%
*(2% Blessed be the God and 7ather of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, the 7ather
of mercies and the God of all comfort(
*(.% =ho comforteth us in all our tribulation, that !e also may be able
to comfort them !ho are in all distress, by the e>hortation !here!ith !e
also are e>horted by God%
*(?% 7or as the sufferings of "hrist abound in us( so also by "hrist
doth our comfort abound%
*(A% o! !hether !e be in tribulation, it is for your e>hortation and
sal$ation( or !hether !e be comforted, it is for your consolation( or
!hether !e be e>horted, it is for your e>hortation and sal$ation, !hich
!orketh the enduring of the same sufferings !hich !e also suffer%
*(+% That our ho#e for you may be steadfast( kno!ing that as you are
#artakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation%
*(1% 7or !e !ould not ha$e you ignorant, brethren, of our tribulation
!hich came to us in )sia( that !e !ere #ressed out of measure abo$e our
strength, so that !e !ere !eary e$en of life%
*(B% But !e had in oursel$es the ans!er of death, that !e should not
trust in oursel$es, but in God !ho raiseth the dead%
*(*-% =ho hath deli$ered and doth deli$er us out of so great dangers( in
!hom !e trust that he !ill yet also deli$er us,
*(**% &ou hel#ing !ithal in #rayer for us% That for this gift obtained
for us, by the means of many #ersons, thanks may be gi$en by many in our
behalf%
*(*,% 7or our glory is this( the testimony of our conscience, that in
sim#licity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal !isdom, but
in the grace of God, !e ha$e con$ersed in this !orld( and more
abundantly to!ards you%
*(*2% 7or !e !rite no other things to you than !hat you ha$e read and
kno!n% )nd 5 ho#e that you shall kno! unto the end%
*(*.% )s also you ha$e kno!n us in #art, that !e are your glory( as you
also are ours, in the day of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*(*?% )nd in this confidence 5 had a mind to come to you before, that
you might ha$e a second grace(
*(*A% )nd to #ass by you into <acedonia( and again from <acedonia to
come to you, and by you to be brought on my !ay to!ards 9udea%
*(*+% =hereas then 5 !as thus minded, did 5 use lightnessM Or, the
things that 5 #ur#ose, do 5 #ur#ose according to the flesh, that there
should be !ith me, 5t is, and 5t is notM
*(*1% But God is faithful( for our #reaching !hich !as to you, !as not,
5t is, and 5t is not%
*(*B% 7or the 4on of God, 9esus "hrist, !ho !as #reached among you by
us, by me and 4yl$anus and Timothy, !as not( 5t is and 5t is not% But,
5t is, !as in him%
5t is, !as in him%%% There !as no inconstancy in the doctrine of the
a#ostles, sometimes, like modern sectaries, saying, 5t is, and at other
times saying, 5t is not% But their doctrine !as e$er the same, one
uniform yea, in 9esus "hrist, one )men, that is, one truth in him%
*(,-% 7or all the #romises of God are in him, 5t is% Therefore also by
him, amen to God, unto our glory%
*(,*% o! he that confirmeth us !ith you in "hrist and that hath
anointed us, is God(
*(,,% =ho also hath sealed us and gi$en the #ledge of the 4#irit in our
hearts%
*(,2% But 5 call God to !itness u#on my soul that to s#are you, 5 came
not any more to "orinth( not because !e e>ercise dominion o$er your
faith( but !e are hel#ers of your joy% 7or in faith you stand%
, "orinthians "ha#ter ,
8e grants a #ardon to the incestuous man u#on his doing #enance%
,(*% But 5 determined this !ith myself, to come to you again in sorro!%
,(,% 7or if 5 make you sorro!ful, !ho is he then that can make me glad,
but the same !ho is made sorro!ful by meM
,(2% )nd 5 !rote this same to you( that 5 may not, !hen 5 come, ha$e
sorro! u#on sorro! from them of !hom 5 ought to rejoice( ha$ing
confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all%
,(.% 7or out of much affliction and anguish of heart, 5 !rote to you
!ith many tears( not that you should be made sorro!ful( but that you
might kno! the charity 5 ha$e more abundantly to!ards you%
,(?% )nd if any one ha$e caused grief, he hath not grie$ed me( but in
#art, that 5 may not burden you all%
,(A% To him !ho is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, !hich is gi$en
by many%
,(+% 4o that on the contrary, you should rather forgi$e him and comfort
him, lest #erha#s such a one be s!allo!ed u# !ith o$ermuch sorro!%
,(1% =herefore, 5 beseech you that you !ould confirm your charity
to!ards him%
,(B% 7or to this end also did 5 !rite, that 5 may kno! the e>#eriment of
you, !hether you be obedient in all things%
,(*-% )nd to !hom you ha$e #ardoned any thing, 5 also% 7or, !hat 5 ha$e
#ardoned, if 5 ha$e #ardoned any thing, for your sakes ha$e 5 done it in
the #erson of "hrist(
5 also%%% The a#ostle here granted an indulgence, or #ardon, in the
#erson and by the authority of "hrist, to the incestuous "orinthian,
!hom before he had #ut under #enance, !hich #ardon consisted in a
releasing of #art of the tem#oral #unishment due to his sin%
,(**% That !e be not o$erreached by 4atan% 7or !e are not ignorant of
his de$ices%
,(*,% )nd !hen 5 !as come to Troas for the gos#el of "hrist and a door
!as o#ened unto me in the 'ord,
,(*2% 5 had no rest in my s#irit, because 5 found not Titus my brother(
but bidding them fare!ell, 5 !ent into <acedonia%
,(*.% o! thanks be to God, !ho al!ays maketh us to trium#h in "hrist
9esus and manifesteth the odour of his kno!ledge by us in e$ery #lace%
,(*?% 7or !e are the good odour of "hrist unto God, in them that are
sa$ed and in them that #erish%
,(*A% To the one indeed the odour of death unto death( but to the others
the odour of life unto life% )nd for these things !ho is so sufficientM
The odour of death, etc%%% The #reaching of the a#ostle, !hich by its
fragrant odour, brought many to life, !as to others, through their o!n
fault, the occasion of deathJ by their !ilfully o##osing and resisting
that di$ine call%
,(*+% 7or !e are not as many, adulterating the !ord of God( but !ith
sincerity( but as from God, before God, in "hrist !e s#eak%
, "orinthians "ha#ter 2
8e needs no commendatory letters% The glory of the ministry of the e!
Testament%
2(*% Do !e begin again to commend oursel$esM Or do !e need Eas some doG
e#istles of commendation to you, or from youM
2(,% &ou are our e#istle, !ritten in our hearts, !hich is kno!n and read
by all men(
2(2% Being manifested, that you are the e#istle of "hrist, ministered by
us, and !ritten( not !ith ink but !ith the 4#irit of the li$ing God( not
in tables of stone but in the fleshly tables of the heart%
2(.% )nd such confidence !e ha$e, through "hrist, to!ards God%
2(?% ot that !e are sufficient to think any thing of oursel$es, as of
oursel$es( but our sufficiency is from God%
2(A% =ho also hath made us fit ministers of the ne! testament, not in
the letter but in the s#irit% 7or the letter killeth( but the s#irit
Luickeneth%
The letter%%% ot rightly understood, and taken !ithout the s#irit%
2(+% o! if the ministration of death, engra$en !ith letters u#on
stones, !as glorious Eso that the children of 5srael could not
steadfastly behold the face of <oses, for the glory of his countenanceG,
!hich is made $oid(
2(1% 8o! shall not the ministration of the s#irit be rather in gloryM
2(B% 7or if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more the
ministration of justice aboundeth in glory%
2(*-% 7or e$en that !hich !as glorious in this #art !as not glorified by
reason of the glory that e>celleth%
2(**% 7or if that !hich is done a!ay !as glorious, much more that !hich
remaineth is in glory%
2(*,% 8a$ing therefore such ho#e, !e use much confidence%
2(*2% )nd not as <oses #ut a $eil u#on his face, that the children of
5srael might not steadfastly look on the face of that !hich is made
$oid%
2(*.% But their senses !ere made dull% 7or, until this #resent day, the
selfsame $eil, in the reading of the old testament, remaineth not taken
a!ay Ebecause in "hrist it is made $oidG%
2(*?% But e$en until this day, !hen <oses is read, the $eil is u#on
their heart%
2(*A% But !hen they shall be con$erted to the 'ord, the $eil shall be
taken a!ay%
2(*+% o! the 'ord is a 4#irit% )nd !here the 4#irit of the 'ord is,
there is liberty%
2(*1% But !e all, beholding the glory of the 'ord !ith o#en face, are
transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as by the 4#irit of
the 'ord%
, "orinthians "ha#ter .
The sincerity of his #reaching% 8is comfort in his afflictions%
.(*% Therefore seeing !e ha$e this ministration, according as !e ha$e
obtained mercy, !e faint not%
.(,% But !e renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not !alking in
craftiness nor adulterating the !ord of God( but by manifestation of the
truth commending oursel$es to e$ery manDs conscience, in the sight of
God%
.(2% )nd if our gos#el be also hid, it is hid to them that are lost,
.(.% 5n !hom the god of this !orld hath blinded the minds of
unbelie$ers, that the light of the gos#el of the glory of "hrist, !ho is
the image of God, should not shine unto them%
.(?% 7or !e #reach not oursel$es, but 9esus "hrist our 'ord( and
oursel$es your ser$ants through 9esus%
.(A% 7or God, !ho commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath
shined in our hearts, to gi$e the light of the kno!ledge of the glory of
God, in the face of "hrist 9esus%
.(+% But !e ha$e this treasure in earthen $essels, that the e>cellency
may be of the #o!er of God and not of us%
.(1% 5n all things !e suffer tribulation( but are not distressed% =e
are straitened( but are not destitute%
.(B% =e suffer #ersecution( but are not forsaken% =e are cast do!n( but
!e #erish not%
.(*-% )l!ays bearing about in our body the mortification of 9esus, that
the life also of 9esus may be made manifest in our bodies%
.(**% 7or !e !ho li$e are al!ays deli$ered unto death for 9esusD sake(
that the life also of 9esus may be made manifest in our mortal flesh%
.(*,% 4o then death !orketh in us( but life in you%
.(*2% But ha$ing the same s#irit of faith, as it is !ritten( 5 belie$ed,
for !hich cause 5 ha$e s#okenJ !e also belie$e% 7or !hich cause !e s#eak
also(
.(*.% ;no!ing that he !ho raised u# 9esus !ill raise us u# also !ith
9esus and #lace us !ith you%
.(*?% 7or all things are for your sakes( that the grace, abounding
through many, may abound in thanksgi$ing unto the glory of God%
.(*A% 7or !hich cause !e faint not( but though our out!ard man is
corru#ted, yet the in!ard man is rene!ed day by day%
.(*+% 7or that !hich is at #resent momentary and light of our
tribulation !orketh for us abo$e measure, e>ceedingly an eternal !eight
of glory%
.(*1% =hile !e look not at the things !hich are seen, but at the things
!hich are not seen% 7or the things !hich are seen are tem#oral( but the
things !hich are not seen, are eternal%
, "orinthians "ha#ter ?
8e is !illing to lea$e his earthly mansion to be !ith the 'ord% 8is
charity to the "orinthians%
?(*% 7or !e kno!, if our earthly house of this habitation be dissol$ed,
that !e ha$e a building of God, a house not made !ith hands, eternal in
hea$en%
?(,% 7or in this also !e groan, desiring to be clothed u#on !ith our
habitation that is from hea$en%
?(2% &et so that !e be found clothed, not naked%
?(.% 7or !e also, !ho are in this tabernacle, do groan, being burthenedJ
because !e !ould not be unclothed, but clothed u#on, that that !hich is
mortal may be s!allo!ed u# by life%
?(?% o! he that maketh us for this $ery thing is God, !ho hath gi$en us
the #ledge of the 4#irit,
?(A% Therefore ha$ing al!ays confidence, kno!ing that !hile !e are in
the body !e are absent from the 'ord%
?(+% E7or !e !alk by faith and not by sight%G
?(1% But !e are confident and ha$e a good !ill to be absent rather from
the body and to be #resent !ith the 'ord%
?(B% )nd therefore !e labour, !hether absent or #resent, to #lease him%
?(*-% 7or !e must all be manifested before the judgment seat of "hrist,
that e$ery one may recei$e the #ro#er things of the body, according as
he hath done, !hether it be good or e$il%
The #ro#er things of the body%%% 5n the #articular judgment, immediately
after death, the soul is re!arded or #unished according to !hat it has
done in the body%
?(**% ;no!ing therefore the fear of the 'ord, !e use #ersuasion to men(
but to God !e are manifest% )nd 5 trust also that in your consciences !e
are manifest%
?(*,% =e commend not oursel$es again to you, but gi$e you occasion to
glory in our behalf( that you may ha$e some!hat to ans!er them !ho glory
in face, and not in heart%
?(*2% 7or !hether !e be trans#orted in mind, it is to God( or !hether !e
be sober, it is for you%
?(*.% 7or the charity of "hrist #resseth us( judging this, that if one
died for all, then all !ere dead%
?(*?% )nd "hrist died for all( that they also !ho li$e may not no! li$e
to themsel$es, but unto him !ho died for them and rose again%
?(*A% =herefore henceforth, !e kno! no man according to the flesh% )nd
if !e ha$e kno!n "hrist according to the flesh( but no! !e kno! him so
no longer%
=e kno! no man according to the flesh%%% That is, !e consider not any
man !ith regard to his nation, family, kindred, or other natural
Lualities or ad$antagesJ but only !ith relation to "hrist, and according
to the order of di$ine charity, in God, and for God% The a#ostle adds,
that e$en !ith res#ect to "hrist himself, he no! no longer considers him
according to the flesh, by taking a satisfaction in his being his
countrymanJ his affection being no! #urified from all such earthly
considerations%
?(*+% 5f then any be in "hrist a ne! creature, the old things are #assed
a!ay% Behold all things are made ne!%
?(*1% But all things are of God, !ho hath reconciled us to himself by
"hrist and hath gi$en to us the ministry of reconciliation%
?(*B% 7or God indeed !as in "hrist, reconciling the !orld to himself,
not im#uting to them their sins% )nd he hath #laced in us the !ord of
reconciliation%
?(,-% 7or "hrist therefore !e are ambassadors, God as it !ere e>horting
by us, for "hrist, !e beseech you, be reconciled to God%
?(,*% 8im, !ho kne! no sin, he hath made sin for us( that !e might be
made the justice of God in him%
4in for us%%% That is, to be a sin offering, a $ictim for sin%
, "orinthians "ha#ter A
8e e>horts them to a corres#ondence !ith GodDs grace and not to
associate !ith unbelie$ers%
A(*% )nd !e hel#ing do e>hort you that you recei$e not the grace of God
in $ain%
A(,% 7or he saith( 5n an acce#ted time ha$e 5 heard thee and in the day
of sal$ation ha$e 5 hel#ed thee% Behold, no! is the acce#table time(
behold, no! is the day of sal$ation%
A(2% Gi$ing no offence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed%
A(.% But in all things let us e>hibit oursel$es as the ministers of God,
in much #atience, in tribulation, in necessities, in distresses,
A(?% 5n stri#es, in #risons, in seditions, in labours, in !atchings, in
fastings,
A(A% 5n chastity, in kno!ledge, in longsuffering, in s!eetness, in the
8oly Ghost, in charity unfeigned,
A(+% 5n the !ord of truth, in the #o!er of God( by the armour of justice
on the right hand and on the left(
A(1% By honour and dishonour( by e$il re#ort and good re#ort( as
decei$ers and yet true( as unkno!n and yet kno!n(
A(B% )s dying and behold !e li$e( as chastised and not killed(
A(*-% )s sorro!ful, yet al!ays rejoicing( as needy, yet enriching many(
as ha$ing nothing and #ossessing all things%
A(**% Our mouth is o#en to you, O ye "orinthians( our heart is enlarged%
A(*,% &ou are not straitened in us( but in your o!n bo!els you are
straitened%
A(*2% But ha$ing the same recom#ense E5 s#eak as to my childrenG( be you
also enlarged%
A(*.% Bear not the yoke !ith unbelie$ers% 7or !hat #artici#ation hath
justice !ith injusticeM Or !hat fello!shi# hath light !ith darknessM
A(*?% )nd !hat concord hath "hrist !ith BelialM Or !hat #art hath the
faithful !ith the unbelie$erM
A(*A% )nd !hat agreement hath the tem#le of God !ith idolsM 7or you are
the tem#le of the li$ing God( as God saith( 5 !ill d!ell in them and
!alk among them% )nd 5 !ill be their God( and they shall be my #eo#le%
A(*+% =herefore( Go out from among them and be ye se#arate, saith the
'ord, and touch not the unclean thing(
A(*1% )nd 5 !ill recei$e you% )nd !ill be a 7ather to you( and you shall
be my sons and daughters, saith the 'ord )lmighty%
, "orinthians "ha#ter +
The a#ostleDs affection for the "orinthians% 8is comfort and joy on
their account%
+(*% 8a$ing therefore these #romises, dearly belo$ed, let us cleanse
oursel$es from all defilement of the flesh and of the s#irit, #erfecting
sanctification in the fear of God%
+(,% Recei$e us% =e ha$e injured no man( !e ha$e corru#ted no man( !e
ha$e o$erreached no man%
+(2% 5 s#eak not this to your condemnation% 7or !e ha$e said before that
you are in our hearts( to die together and to li$e together%
+(.% Great is my confidence for you( great is my glorying for you% 5 am
filled !ith comfort( 5 e>ceedingly abound !ith joy in all our
tribulation%
+(?% 7or also, !hen !e !ere come into <acedonia, our flesh had no rest(
but !e suffered all tribulation% "ombats !ithout( fears !ithin%
+(A% But God, !ho comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of
Titus%
+(+% )nd not by his coming only, but also by the consolation !here!ith
he !as comforted in you, relating to us your desire, your mourning, your
Heal for me( so that 5 rejoiced the more%
+(1% 7or although 5 made you sorro!ful by my e#istle, 5 do not re#ent%
)nd if 5 did re#ent, seeing that the same e#istle Ealthough but for a
timeG did make you sorro!ful,
+(B% o! 5 am glad( not because you !ere made sorro!ful, but because you
!ere made sorro!ful unto #enance% 7or you !ere made sorro!ful according
to God, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing%
+(*-% 7or the sorro! that is according to God !orketh #enance, steadfast
unto sal$ation( but the sorro! of the !orld !orketh death%
+(**% 7or behold this selfsame thing, that you !ere made sorro!ful
according to God, ho! great carefulness it !orketh in you( yea defence,
yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea Heal, yea re$enge% 5n all
things you ha$e she!ed yoursel$es to be undefiled in the matter%
+(*,% =herefore although 5 !rote to you, it !as not for his sake that
did the !rong, nor for him that suffered it( but to manifest our
carefulness that !e ha$e for you%
+(*2% Before God( therefore !e !ere comforted% But in our consolation !e
did the more abundantly rejoice for the joy of Titus, because his s#irit
!as refreshed by you all%
+(*.% )nd if 5 ha$e boasted any thing to him of you, 5 ha$e not been #ut
to shame( but as !e ha$e s#oken all things to you in truth, so also our
boasting that !as made to Titus is found a truth%
+(*?% )nd his bo!els are more abundantly to!ards you( remembering the
obedience of you all, ho! !ith fear and trembling you recei$ed him%
+(*A% 5 rejoice that in all things 5 ha$e confidence in you%
, "orinthians "ha#ter 1
8e e>horts them to contribute bountifully to relie$e the #oor of
9erusalem%
1(*% o! !e make kno!n unto you, brethren, the grace of God that hath
been gi$en in the churches of <acedonia%
1(,% That in much e>#erience of tribulation, they ha$e had abundance of
joy and their $ery dee# #o$erty hath abounded unto the riches of their
sim#licity%
4im#licity%%% That is, sincere bounty and charity%
1(2% 7or according to their #o!er E5 bear them !itnessG and beyond their
#o!er, they !ere !illing(
1(.% =ith much entreaty begging of us the grace and communication of the
ministry that is done to!ard the saints%
1(?% )nd not as !e ho#ed( but they ga$e their o!n sel$es, first to the
'ord, then to us by the !ill of GodJ
1(A% 5nsomuch, that !e desired Titus, that, as he had begun, so also he
!ould finish among you this same grace%
1(+% That as in all things you abound in faith and !ord and kno!ledge
and all carefulness, moreo$er also in your charity to!ards us( so in
this grace also you may abound%
1(1% 5 s#eak not as commanding( but by the carefulness of others,
a##ro$ing also the good dis#osition of your charity%
1(B% 7or you kno! the grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, that being rich he
became #oor for your sakes( that through his #o$erty you might be rich%
1(*-% )nd herein 5 gi$e my ad$ice( for this is #rofitable for you !ho
ha$e begun not only to do but also to be !illing, a year ago%
1(**% o! therefore #erform ye it also in deed( that as your mind is
for!ard to be !illing, so it may be also to #erform, out of that !hich
you ha$e%
1(*,% 7or if the !ill be for!ard, it is acce#ted according to that !hich
a man hath( not according to that !hich he hath not%
1(*2% 7or 5 mean not that others should be eased and you burdened, but
by an eLuality%
1(*.% 5n this #resent time let your abundance su##ly their !ant, that
their abundance also may su##ly your !ant( that there may be an
eLuality,
1(*?% )s it is !ritten( 8e that had much had nothing o$erJ and he that
had little had no !ant%
1(*A% )nd thanks be to God, !ho hath gi$en the same carefulness for you
in the heart of Titus%
1(*+% 7or indeed he acce#ted the e>hortation( but, being more careful,
of his o!n !ill he !ent unto you%
1(*1% =e ha$e sent also !ith him the brother !hose #raise is in the
gos#el through all the churches%
1(*B% )nd not that only( but he !as also ordained by the churches
com#anion of our tra$els, for this grace, !hich is administered by us,
to the glory of the 'ord and our determined !ill(
1(,-% )$oiding this, lest any man should blame us in this abundance
!hich is administered by us%
1(,*% 7or !e forecast !hat may be good, not only before God but also
before men%
1(,,% )nd !e ha$e sent !ith them our brother also, !hom !e ha$e often
#ro$ed diligent in many things, but no! much more diligent( !ith much
confidence in you,
1(,2% Either for Titus, !ho is my com#anion and fello! labourer to!ards
you, or our brethren, the a#ostles of the churches, the glory of "hrist%
1(,.% =herefore she! ye to them, in the sight of the churches, the
e$idence of your charity and of our boasting on your behalf%
, "orinthians "ha#ter B
) further e>hortation to almsgi$ing% The fruits of it%
B(*% 7or concerning the ministry that is done to!ards the saints, it is
su#erfluous for me to !rite unto you%
B(,% 7or 5 kno! your for!ard mind( for !hich 5 boast of you to the
<acedonians, that )chaia also is ready from the year #ast% )nd your
emulation hath #ro$oked $ery many%
B(2% o! 5 ha$e sent the brethren, that the thing !hich !e boast of
concerning you be not made $oid in this behalf, that Eas 5 ha$e saidG
you may be ready(
B(.% 'est, !hen the <acedonians shall come !ith me and find you
un#re#ared, !e Enot to say yeG should be ashamed in this matter%
B(?% Therefore 5 thought it necessary to desire the brethren that they
!ould go to you before and #re#are this blessing before #romised, to be
ready, so as a blessing, not as co$etousness%
B(A% o! this 5 say( 8e !ho so!eth s#aringly shall also rea# s#aringly(
and he !ho so!eth in blessings shall also rea# blessings%
B(+% E$ery one as he hath determined in his heart, not !ith sadness or
of necessity( for God lo$eth a cheerful gi$er%
B(1% )nd God is able to make all grace abound in you( that ye al!ays,
ha$ing all sufficiently in all things, may abound to e$ery good !ork,
B(B% )s it is !ritten( 8e hath dis#ersed abroad, he hath gi$en to the
#oor( his justice remaineth for e$er%
B(*-% )nd he that ministereth seed to the so!er !ill both gi$e you bread
to eat and !ill multi#ly your seed and increase the gro!th of the fruits
of your justice(
B(**% That being enriched in all things, you may abound unto all
sim#licity !hich !orketh through us thanksgi$ing to God%
B(*,% Because the administration of this office doth not only su##ly the
!ant of the saints, but aboundeth also by many thanksgi$ings in the
'ord%
B(*2% By the #roof of this ministry, glorifying God for the obedience of
your confession unto the gos#el of "hrist and for the sim#licity of your
communicating unto them and unto all%
B(*.% )nd in their #raying for you, being desirous of you, because of
the e>cellent grace of God in you%
B(*?% Thanks be to God for his uns#eakable gift%
, "orinthians "ha#ter *-
To sto# the calumny and boasting of false a#ostles, he set forth the
#o!er of his a#ostleshi#%
*-(*% o! 5 Paul, myself beseech you, by the mildness and modesty of
"hrist( !ho in #resence indeed am lo!ly among you, but being absent am
bold to!ard you%
*-(,% But 5 beseech you, that 5 may not be bold !hen 5 am #resent !ith
that confidence !here!ith 5 am thought to be bold, against some !ho
reckon us as if !e !alked according to the flesh%
*-(2% 7or though !e !alk in the flesh, !e do not !ar according to the
flesh%
*-(.% 7or the !ea#ons of our !arfare are not carnal but mighty to God,
unto the #ulling do!n of fortifications, destroying counsels,
*-(?% )nd e$ery height that e>alteth itself against the kno!ledge of
God( and bringing into ca#ti$ity e$ery understanding unto the obedience
of "hrist(
*-(A% )nd ha$ing in readiness to re$enge all disobedience, !hen your
obedience shall be fulfilled%
*-(+% 4ee the things that are according to out!ard a##earance% 5f any
man trust to himself, that he is "hristDs let him think this again !ith
himself, that as he is "hristDs, so are !e also%
*-(1% 7or if also 5 should boast some!hat more of our #o!er, !hich the
'ord hath gi$en us unto edification and not for your destruction, 5
should not be ashamed%
*-(B% But that 5 may not be thought as it !ere to terrify you by
e#istles,
*-(*-% E7or his e#istles indeed, say they, are !eighty and strongJ but
his bodily #resence is !eak and his s#eech contem#tibleG(
*-(**% 'et such a one think this, that such as !e are in !ord by
e#istles !hen absent, such also !e !ill be indeed !hen #resent%
*-(*,% 7or !e dare not match or com#are oursel$es !ith some that commend
themsel$es( but !e measure oursel$es by oursel$es and com#are oursel$es
!ith oursel$es%
*-(*2% But !e !ill not glory beyond our measure( but according to the
measure of the rule !hich God hath measured to us, a measure to reach
e$en unto you%
*-(*.% 7or !e stretch not oursel$es beyond our measure, as if !e reached
not unto you% 7or !e are come as far as to you in the Gos#el of "hrist%
*-(*?% ot glorying beyond measure in other menDs labours( but ha$ing
ho#e of your increasing faith, to be magnified in you according to our
rule abundantly%
*-(*A% &ea, unto those #laces that are beyond you to #reach the gos#el(
not to glory in another manDs rule, in those things that are made ready
to our hand%
*-(*+% But he that glorieth, let him glory in the 'ord%
*-(*1% 7or not he !ho commendeth himself is a##ro$ed( but he, !hom God
commendeth%
, "orinthians "ha#ter **
8e is forced to commend himself and his labours, lest the "orinthians
should be im#osed u#on by the false a#ostles%
**(*% =ould to God you could bear !ith some little of my follyN But do
bear !ith me%
<y folly%%% 4o he calls his reciting his o!n #raises, !hich, commonly
s#eaking is looked u#on as a #iece of folly and $anityJ though the
a#ostle !as constrained to do it, for the good of the souls committed to
his charge%
**(,% 7or 5 am jealous of you !ith the jealousy of God% 7or 5 ha$e
es#oused you to one husband, that 5 may #resent you as a chaste $irgin
to "hrist%
**(2% But 5 fear lest, as the ser#ent seduced E$e by his subtilty, so
your minds should be corru#ted and fall from the sim#licity that is in
"hrist%
**(.% 7or if he that cometh #reacheth another "hrist, !hom !e ha$e not
#reachedJ or if you recei$e another 4#irit, !hom you ha$e not recei$edJ
or another gos#el, !hich you ha$e not recei$ed( you might !ell bear !ith
him%
**(?% 7or 5 su##ose that 5 ha$e done nothing less than the great
a#ostles%
**(A% 7or although 5 be rude in s#eech, yet not in kno!ledge( but in all
things !e ha$e been made manifest to you%
**(+% Or did 5 commit a fault, humbling myself that you might be
e>alted, because 5 #reached unto you the Gos#el of God freelyM
**(1% 5 ha$e taken from other churches, recei$ing !ages of them for your
ministry%
**(B% )nd, !hen 5 !as #resent !ith you and !anted, 5 !as chargeable to
no man( for that !hich !as !anting to me, the brethren su##lied !ho came
from <acedonia% )nd in all things 5 ha$e ke#t myself from being
burthensome to you( and so 5 !ill kee# myself%
**(*-% The truth of "hrist is in me, that this glorying shall not be
broken off in me in the regions of )chaia%
**(**% =hereforeM Because 5 lo$e you notM God kno!eth it%
**(*,% But !hat 5 do, that 5 !ill do( that 5 may cut off the occasion
from them that desire occasion( that !herein they glory, they may be
found e$en as !e%
**(*2% 7or such false a#ostles are deceitful !orkmen, transforming
themsel$es into the a#ostles of "hrist%
**(*.% )nd no !onder( for 4atan himself transformeth himself into an
angel of light%
**(*?% Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as
the ministers of justice, !hose end shall be according to their !orks%
**(*A% 5 say again E'et no man think me to be foolish( other!ise take me
as one foolish, that 5 also may glory a littleG(
**(*+% That !hich 5 s#eak, 5 s#eak not according to God( but as it !ere
in foolishness, in this matter of glorying%
**(*1% 4eeing that many glory according to the flesh, 5 !ill glory also%
**(*B% 7or you gladly suffer the foolish( !hereas yoursel$es are !ise%
**(,-% 7or you suffer if a man bring you into bondage, if a man de$our
you, if a man take from you, if a man be lifted u#, if a man strike you
on the face%
**(,*% 5 seek according to dishonour, as if !e had been !eak in this
#art% =herein if any man dare E5 s#eak foolishlyG, 5 dare also%
**(,,% They are 8ebre!s( so am 5% They are 5sraelites( so am 5% They
are the seed of )braham( so am 5%
**(,2% They are the ministers of "hrist E5 s#eak as one less !iseG( 5 am
moreJ in many more labours, in #risons more freLuently, in stri#es abo$e
measure, in deaths often%
**(,.% Of the 9e!s fi$e times did 5 recei$e forty stri#es sa$e one%
**(,?% Thrice !as 5 beaten !ith rods( once 5 !as stoned( thrice 5
suffered shi#!reck( a night and a day 5 !as in the de#th of the sea%
**(,A% 5n journeying often, in #erils of !aters, in #erils of robbers,
in #erils from my o!n nation, in #erils from the Gentiles, in #erils in
the city, in #erils in the !ilderness, in #erils in the sea, in #erils
from false brethren(
**(,+% 5n labour and #ainfulness, in much !atchings, in hunger and
thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness(
**(,1% Besides those things !hich are !ithout( my daily instance, the
solicitude for all the churches%
<y daily instance%%% The labours that come in, and #ress u#on me e$ery
day%
**(,B% =ho is !eak, and 5 am not !eakM =ho is scandaliHed, and 5 am not
on fireM
**(2-% 5f 5 must needs glory, 5 !ill glory of the things that concern my
infirmity%
**(2*% The God and 7ather of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, !ho is blessed for
e$er, kno!eth that 5 lie not%
**(2,% )t Damascus, the go$ernor of the nation under )retas the king,
guarded the city of the Damascenes, to a##rehend me%
**(22% )nd through a !indo! in a basket !as 5 let do!n by the !all( and
so esca#ed his hands%
, "orinthians "ha#ter *,
8is ra#tures and re$elations, 8is being buffeted by 4atan% 8is fear for
the "orinthians%
*,(*% 5f 5 must glory Eit is not e>#edient indeedG but 5 !ill come to
$isions and re$elations of the 'ord%
*,(,% 5 kno! a man in "hrist( abo$e fourteen years ago E!hether in the
body, 5 kno! not, or out of the body, 5 kno! not( God kno!ethG, such a
one caught u# to the third hea$en%
*,(2% )nd 5 kno! such a man E!hether in the body, or out of the body, 5
kno! not( God kno!ethG(
*,(.% That he !as caught u# into #aradise and heard secret !ords !hich
it is not granted to man to utter%
*,(?% 7or such an one 5 !ill glory( but for myself 5 !ill glory nothing
but in my infirmities%
*,(A% 7or though 5 should ha$e a mind to glory, 5 shall not be foolish(
for 5 !ill say the truth% But 5 forbear, lest any man should think of me
abo$e that !hich he seeth in me, or any thing he heareth from me%
*,(+% )nd lest the greatness of the re$elations should e>alt me, there
!as gi$en me a sting of my flesh, an angel of 4atan, to buffet me%
*,(1% 7or !hich thing, thrice 5 besought the 'ord that it might de#art
from me%
*,(B% )nd he said to me( <y grace is sufficient for thee( for #o!er is
made #erfect in infirmity% Gladly therefore !ill 5 glory in my
infirmities, that the #o!er of "hrist may d!ell in me%
Po!er is made #erfect%%% The strength and #o!er of God more #erfectly
shines forth in our !eakness and infirmityJ as the more !eak !e are of
oursel$es, the more illustrious is his grace in su##orting us, and
gi$ing us the $ictory under all trials and conflicts%
*,(*-% 7or !hich cause 5 #lease myself in my infirmities, in re#roaches,
in necessities, in #ersecutions, in distresses, for "hrist% 7or !hen 5
am !eak, then am 5 #o!erful%
*,(**% 5 am become foolish% &ou ha$e com#elled me( for 5 ought to ha$e
been commended by you% 7or 5 ha$e no !ay come short of them that are
abo$e measure a#ostles, although 5 be nothing%
*,(*,% &et the signs of my a#ostleshi# ha$e been !rought on you, in all
#atience, in signs and !onders and mighty deeds%
*,(*2% 7or !hat is there that you ha$e had less than the other churches
but that 5 myself !as not burthensome to youM Pardon me this injury%
*,(*.% Behold no! the third time 5 am ready to come to you and 5 !ill
not be burthensome unto you% 7or 5 seek not the things that are yours,
but you% 7or neither ought the children to lay u# for the #arents, but
the #arents for the children%
*,(*?% But 5 most gladly !ill s#end and be s#ent myself for your souls(
although lo$ing you more, 5 be lo$ed less%
*,(*A% But be it so( 5 did not burthen you( but being crafty, 5 caught
you by guile%
*,(*+% Did 5 o$erreach you by any of them !hom 5 sent to youM
*,(*1% 5 desired Titus( and 5 sent !ith him a brother% Did Titus
o$erreach youM Did !e not !alk !ith the same s#iritM Did !e not in the
same ste#sM
*,(*B% Of old, think you that !e e>cuse oursel$es to youM =e s#eak
before God in "hrist( but all things, my dearly belo$ed, for your
edification%
*,(,-% 7or 5 fear lest #erha#s, !hen 5 come, 5 shall not find you such
as 5 !ould, and that 5 shall be found by you such as you !ould not% 'est
#erha#s contentions, en$yings, animosities, dissensions, detractions,
!his#erings, s!ellings, seditions, be among you%
*,(,*% 'est again, !hen 5 come, God humble me among you( and 5 mourn
many of them that sinned before and ha$e not done #enance for the
uncleanness and fornication and lasci$iousness that they ha$e committed%
, "orinthians "ha#ter *2
8e threatens the im#enitent, to #ro$oke them to #enance%
*2(*% Behold, this is the third time 5 am coming to you( 5n the mouth of
t!o or three !itnesses shall e$ery !ord stand%
*2(,% 5 ha$e told before and foretell, as #resent and no! absent, to
them that sinned before and to all the rest, that if 5 come again, 5
!ill not s#are%
*2(2% Do you seek a #roof of "hrist that s#eaketh in me, !ho to!ards you
is not !eak, but is mighty in youM
*2(.% 7or although he !as crucified through !eakness, yet he li$eth by
the #o!er of God% 7or !e also are !eak in him( but !e shall li$e !ith
him by the #o!er of God to!ards you%
*2(?% Try your o!n sel$es if you be in the faith( #ro$e ye yoursel$es%
;no! you not your o!n sel$es, that "hrist 9esus is in you, unless
#erha#s you be re#robatesM
*2(A% But 5 trust that you shall kno! that !e are not re#robates%
*2(+% o! !e #ray God that you may do no e$il, not that !e may a##ear
a##ro$ed, but that you may do that !hich is good and that !e may be as
re#robates%
Re#robates%%% that is, !ithout #roof, by ha$ing no occasion of she!ing
our #o!er in #unishing you%
*2(1% 7or !e can do nothing against the truth( but for the truth%
*2(B% 7or !e rejoice that !e are !eak and you are strong% This also !e
#ray for, your #erfection%
*2(*-% Therefore 5 !rite these things, being absent, that, being
#resent, 5 may not deal more se$erely, according to the #o!er !hich the
'ord hath gi$en me unto edification and not unto destruction%
*2(**% 7or the rest, brethren, rejoice, be #erfect, take e>hortation, be
of one mind, ha$e #eace% )nd the God of grace and of lo$e shall be !ith
you%
*2(*,% 4alute one another !ith a holy kiss% )ll the saints salute you%
*2(*2% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist and the charity of God and the
communication of the 8oly Ghost be !ith you all% )men%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E G)')T5)4
The Galatians, soon after 4t% Paul had #reached the Gos#el to them, !ere
seduced by some false teachers, !ho had been 9e!s and !ho !ere for
obliging all "hristians, e$en those !ho had been Gentiles, to obser$e
circumcision and the other ceremonies of the <osaical la!% 5n this
E#istle, he refutes the #ernicious doctrine of those teachers and also
their calumny against his mission and a#ostleshi#% The subject matter of
this E#istle is much the same as that to the Romans% 5t !as !ritten at
E#hesus, about t!enty-three years after our 'ordDs )scension%
Galatians "ha#ter *
8e blames the Galatians for suffering themsel$es to be im#osed u#on by
ne! teachers% The a#ostleDs calling%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle, not of men, neither by man, but by 9esus "hrist
and God the 7ather, !ho raised him from the dead(
*(,% )nd all the brethren !ho are !ith me( to the churches of Galatia%
*(2% Grace be to you, and #eace from God the 7ather and from our 'ord
9esus "hrist,
*(.% =ho ga$e himself for our sins, that he might deli$er us from this
#resent !icked !orld, according to the !ill of God and our 7ather(
*(?% To !hom is glory for e$er and e$er% )men%
*(A% 5 !onder that you are so soon remo$ed from him that called you into
the grace of "hrist, unto another gos#el%
*(+% =hich is not another( only there are some that trouble you and
!ould #er$ert the gos#el of "hrist%
*(1% But though !e, or an angel from hea$en, #reach a gos#el to you
besides that !hich !e ha$e #reached to you, let him be anathema%
*(B% )s !e said before, so no! 5 say again( 5f any one #reach to you a
gos#el, besides that !hich you ha$e recei$ed, let him be anathema%
*(*-% 7or do 5 no! #ersuade men, or GodM Or do 5 seek to #lease menM 5f
5 yet #leased men, 5 should not be the ser$ant of "hrist%
*(**% 7or 5 gi$e you to understand, brethren, that the gos#el !hich !as
#reached by me is not according to man%
*(*,% 7or neither did 5 recei$e it of man( nor did 5 learn it but by the
re$elation of 9esus "hrist%
*(*2% 7or you ha$e heard of my con$ersation in time #ast in the 9e!sD
religion( ho! that, beyond measure, 5 #ersecuted the church of God and
!asted it%
*(*.% )nd 5 made #rogress in the 9e!Ds religion abo$e many of my eLuals
in my o!n nation, being more abundantly Healous for the traditions of my
fathers%
*(*?% But !hen it #leased him !ho se#arated me from my motherDs !omb and
called me by his grace,
*(*A% To re$eal his 4on in me, that 5 might #reach him among the
Gentiles( immediately 5 condescended not to flesh and blood%
*(*+% either !ent 5 to 9erusalem, to the a#ostles !ho !ere before me(
but 5 !ent into )rabia, and again 5 returned to Damascus%
*(*1% Then, after three years, 5 !ent to 9erusalem to see Peter( and 5
tarried !ith him fifteen days%
*(*B% But other of the a#ostles 5 sa! none, sa$ing 9ames the brother of
the 'ord%
*(,-% o! the things !hich 5 !rite to you, behold, before God, 5 lie
not%
*(,*% )fter!ards, 5 came into the regions of 4yria and "ilicia%
*(,,% )nd 5 !as unkno!n by face to the churches of 9udea, !hich !ere in
"hrist(
*(,2% But they had heard only( 8e, !ho #ersecuted us in times #ast doth
no! #reach the faith !hich once he im#ugned%
*(,.% )nd they glorified God in me%
Galatians "ha#ter ,
The a#ostleDs #reaching !as a##ro$ed of by the other a#ostles% The
Gentiles !ere not to be constrained to the obser$ance of the la!%
,(*% Then, after fourteen years, 5 !ent u# again to 9erusalem !ith
Barnabas, taking Titus also !ith me%
,(,% )nd 5 !ent u# according to re$elation and communicated to them the
gos#el !hich 5 #reach among the Gentiles( but a#art to them !ho seemed
to be some thing( lest #erha#s 5 should run or had run in $ain%
,(2% But neither Titus, !ho !as !ith me, being a Gentile, !as com#elled
to be circumcised%
,(.% But because of false brethren una!ares brought in, !ho came in
#ri$ately to s#y our liberty !hich !e ha$e in "hrist 9esus, that they
might bring us into ser$itude%
,(?% To !hom !e yielded not by subjection( no, not for an hour( that the
truth of the gos#el might continue !ith you%
,(A% But of them !ho seemed to be some thing, E!hat they !ere some time
it is nothing to me, God acce#teth not the #erson of manG( for to me
they that seemed to be some thing added nothing%
,(+% But contrari!ise, !hen they had seen that to me !as committed the
gos#el of the uncircumcision, as to Peter !as that of the circumcision%
The gos#el of the uncircumcision%%% The #reaching of the gos#el to the
uncircumcised, that is, to the Gentiles% 4t% Paul !as called in an
e>traordinary manner to be the a#ostle of the GentilesJ 4t% Peter,
besides his general commission o$er the !hole flock, E9ohn ,*% *?,
etc%,G had a #eculiar charge of the #eo#le of the circumscision, that
is, of the 9e!s%
,(1% E7or he !ho !rought in Peter to the a#ostleshi# of the circumcision
!rought in me also among the Gentiles%G
,(B% )nd !hen they had kno!n the grace that !as gi$en to me, 9ames and
"e#has and 9ohn, !ho seemed to be #illars, ga$e to me and Barnabas the
right hands of fello!shi#( that !e should go unto the Gentiles, and they
unto the circumcision(
,(*-% Only that !e should be mindful of the #oor( !hich same thing also
5 !as careful to do%
,(**% But !hen "e#has !as come to )ntioch, 5 !ithstood him to the face,
because he !as to be blamed%
5 !ithstood, etc%%% The fault that is here noted in the conduct of 4t%
Peter, !as only a certain im#rudence, in !ithdra!ing himself from the
table of the Gentiles, for fear of gi$ing offence to the 9e!ish
con$ertsJ but this, in such circumstances, !hen his so doing might be of
ill conseLuence to the Gentiles, !ho might be induced thereby to think
themsel$es obliged to conform to the 9e!ish !ay of li$ing, to the
#rejudice of their "hristian liberty% either !as 4t% PaulDs
re#rehending him any argument against his su#remacyJ for in such cases
an inferior may, and sometimes ought, !ith res#ect, to admonish his
su#erior%
,(*,% 7or before that some came from 9ames, he did eat !ith the
Gentiles( but !hen they !ere come, he !ithdre! and se#arated himself,
fearing them !ho !ere of the circumcision%
,(*2% )nd to his dissimulation the rest of the 9e!s consented( so that
Barnabas also !as led by them into that dissimulation%
,(*.% But !hen 5 sa! that they !alked not u#rightly unto the truth of
the gos#el, 5 said to "e#has before them all( 5f thou, being a 9e!,
li$est after the manner of the Gentiles and not as the 9e!s do, ho! dost
thou com#el the Gentiles to li$e as do the 9e!sM
,(*?% =e by nature are 9e!s( and not of the Gentiles, sinners%
,(*A% But kno!ing that man is not justified by the !orks of the la!, but
by the faith of 9esus "hrist, !e also belie$e in "hrist 9esus, that !e
may be justified by the faith of "hrist and not by the !orks of the la!(
because by the !orks of the la! no flesh shall be justified%
,(*+% But if, !hile !e seek to be justified in "hrist, !e oursel$es also
are found sinners, is "hrist then the minister of sinM God forbidN
,(*1% 7or if 5 build u# again the things !hich 5 ha$e destroyed, 5 make
myself a #re$aricator%
,(*B% 7or 5, through the la!, am dead to the la!, that 5 may li$e to
GodJ !ith "hrist 5 am nailed to the cross%
,(,-% )nd 5 li$e, no! not 5( but "hrist li$eth in me% )nd that 5 li$e
no! in the flesh( 5 li$e in the faith of the 4on of God, !ho lo$ed me
and deli$ered himself for me%
,(,*% 5 cast not a!ay the grace of God% 7or if justice be by the la!,
then "hrist died in $ain%
Galatians "ha#ter 2
The 4#irit, and the blessing #romised to )braham cometh not by the la!,
but by faith%
2(*% O senseless Galatians, !ho hath be!itched you that you should not
obey the truth( before !hose eyes 9esus "hrist hath been set forth,
crucified among youM
2(,% This only !ould 5 learn of you( Did you recei$e the 4#irit by the
!orks of the la! or by the hearing of faithM
2(2% )re you so foolish that, !hereas you began in the 4#irit, you !ould
no! be made #erfect by the fleshM
2(.% 8a$e you suffered so great things in $ainM 5f it be yet in $ain%
2(?% 8e therefore !ho gi$eth to you the 4#irit and !orketh miracles
among you( doth he do it by the !orks of the la! or by the hearing of
the faithM
2(A% )s it is !ritten( )braham belie$ed God( and it !as re#uted to him
unto justice%
2(+% ;no! ye, therefore, that they !ho are of faith, the same are the
children of )braham%
2(1% )nd the scri#ture, foreseeing that God justifieth the Gentiles by
faith, told unto )braham before( 5n thee shall all nations be blessed%
2(B% Therefore, they that are of faith shall be blessed !ith faithful
)braham%
2(*-% 7or as many as are of the !orks of the la! are under a curse% 7or
it is !ritten( "ursed is e$ery one that abideth, not in all things !hich
are !ritten in the book of the la! to do them%
2(**% But that in the la! no man is justified !ith God, it is manifest(
because the just man li$eth by faith%
2(*,% But the la! is not of faith( but he that doth those things shall
li$e in them%
2(*2% "hrist hath redeemed us from the curse of the la!, being made a
curse for us Efor it is !ritten( "ursed is e$ery one that hangeth on a
treeG%
2(*.% That the blessing of )braham might come on the Gentiles through
"hrist 9esus( that !e may recei$e the #romise of the 4#irit by faith%
2(*?% Brethren E5 s#eak after the manner of manG, yet a manDs testament,
if it be confirmed, no man des#iseth nor addeth to it%
2(*A% To )braham !ere the #romises made and to his seed% 8e saith not(
)nd to his seeds as of many% But as of one( )nd to thy seed, !hich is
"hrist%
2(*+% o! this 5 say( that the testament !hich !as confirmed by God, the
la! !hich !as made after four hundred and thirty years doth not
disannul, to make the #romise of no effect%
2(*1% 7or if the inheritance be of the la!, it is no more of #romise%
But God ga$e it to )braham by #romise%
2(*B% =hy then !as the la!M 5t !as set because of transgressions, until
the seed should come to !hom he made the #romise, being ordained by
angels in the hand of a mediator%
Because of transgressions%%% To restrain them from sin, by fear and
threats% Ordained by angels%%% The la! !as deli$ered by angels, s#eaking
in the name and #erson of God to <oses, !ho !as the mediator, on this
occasion, bet!een God and the #eo#le%
2(,-% o! a mediator is not of one( but God is one%
2(,*% =as the la! then against the #romises of God( God forbidN 7or if
there had been a la! gi$en !hich could gi$e life, $erily justice should
ha$e been by the la!%
2(,,% But the scri#ture hath concluded all under sin, that the #romise,
by the faith of 9esus "hrist, might be gi$en to them that belie$e%
8ath concluded all under sin%%% that is, hath declared all to be under
sin, from !hich they could not be deli$ered but by faith in 9esus
"hrist, the #romised seed%
2(,2% But before the faith came, !e !ere ke#t under the la! shut u#,
unto that faith !hich !as to be re$ealed%
2(,.% =herefore the la! !as our #edagogue in "hrist( that !e might be
justified by faith%
Pedagogue%%% That is, schoolmaster, conductor, or instructor%
2(,?% But after the faith is come, !e are no longer under a #edagogue%
2(,A% 7or you are all the children of God, by faith in "hrist 9esus%
2(,+% 7or as many of you as ha$e been ba#tiHed in "hrist ha$e #ut on
"hrist%
2(,1% There is neither 9e! nor Greek( there is neither bond nor free(
there is neither male nor female% 7or you are all one in "hrist 9esus%
either 9e!, etc%%% That is, no distinction of 9e!, etc%
2(,B% )nd if you be "hristDs, then are you the seed of )braham, heirs
according to the #romise%
Galatians "ha#ter .
"hrist has freed us from the ser$itude of the la!% =e are the freeborn
sons of )braham%
.(*% )s long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a
ser$ant, though he be lord of all,
.(,% But is under tutors and go$ernors until the time a##ointed by the
father%
.(2% 4o !e also, !hen !e !ere children, !ere ser$ing under the elements
of the !orld%
:nder the elements, etc%%% That is, under the first rudiments of
religion, in !hich the carnal 9e!s !ere trained u#J or under those
cor#oreal creatures, used in their manifold rites, sacrifices, and
sacraments%
.(.% But !hen the fulness of the time !as come, God sent his 4on, made
of a !oman, made under the la!(
.(?% That he might redeem them !ho !ere under the la!( that !e might
recei$e the ado#tion of sons%
.(A% )nd because you are sons, God hath sent the 4#irit of his 4on into
your hearts, crying( )bba, 7ather%
.(+% Therefore, no! he is not a ser$ant, but a son% )nd if a son, an
heir also through God%
.(1% But then indeed, not kno!ing God, you ser$ed them !ho, by nature,
are not gods%
.(B% But no!, after that you ha$e kno!n God, or rather are kno!n by God(
ho! turn you again to the !eak and needy elements !hich you desire to
ser$e againM
.(*-% &ou obser$e days and months and times, and years%
&ou obser$e days, etc%%% 8e s#eaks not of the obser$ation of the 'ordDs
day, or other "hristian festi$alsJ but either of the su#erstitious
obser$ation of days lucky and unluckyJ or else of the 9e!ish festi$als,
to the obser$ance of !hich, certain 9e!ish teachers sought to induce the
Galatians%
.(**% 5 am afraid of you, lest #erha#s 5 ha$e laboured in $ain among
you%
.(*,% Be ye as 5, because 5 also am as you brethren, 5 beseech you% &ou
ha$e not injured me at all%
.(*2% )nd you kno! ho!, through infirmity of the flesh, 5 #reached the
gos#el to you heretofore( and your tem#tation in my flesh%
.(*.% &ou des#ised not, nor rejected( but recei$ed me as an angel of
God, e$en as "hrist 9esus%
.(*?% =here is then your blessednessM 7or 5 bear you !itness that, if it
could be done, you !ould ha$e #lucked out your o!n eyes and !ould ha$e
gi$en them to me%
.(*A% )m 5 then become your enemy, because 5 tell you the truthM
.(*+% They are Healous in your regard not !ell( but they !ould e>clude
you, that you might be Healous for them%
.(*1% But be Healous for that !hich is good in a good thing al!ays( and
not only !hen 5 am #resent !ith you%
.(*B% <y little children, of !hom 5 am in labour again, until "hrist be
formed in you%
.(,-% )nd 5 !ould !illingly be #resent !ith you no! and change my $oice(
because 5 am ashamed for you%
.(,*% Tell me, you that desire to be under the la!, ha$e you not read
the la!M
.(,,% 7or it is !ritten that )braham had t!o sons( the one by a
bond!oman and the other by a free !oman%
.(,2% But he !ho !as of the bond!oman !as born according to the flesh(
but he of the free !oman !as by #romise%
.(,.% =hich things are said by an allegory% 7or these are the t!o
testaments% The one from <ount 4ina, engendering unto bondage, !hich is
)gar%
.(,?% 7or 4ina is a mountain in )rabia, !hich hath affinity to that
9erusalem !hich no! is( and is in bondage !ith her children%
.(,A% But that 9erusalem !hich is abo$e is free( !hich is our mother%
.(,+% 7or it is !ritten( Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not( break
forth and cry thou that tra$ailest not( for many are the children of the
desolate, more than of her that hath a husband%
.(,1% o! !e, brethren, as 5saac !as, are the children of #romise%
.(,B% But as then he that !as born according to the flesh #ersecuted him
that !as after the s#irit( so also it is no!%
.(2-% But !hat saith the scri#tureM "ast out the bond!oman and her son(
for the son of the bond!oman shall not be heir !ith the son of the free
!oman%
.(2*% 4o then, brethren, !e are not the children of the bond!oman but of
the free( by the freedom !here!ith "hrist has made us free%
Galatians "ha#ter ?
8e e>horts them to stand to their "hristian liberty% Of the fruits of
the flesh and of the s#irit%
?(*% 4tand fast and be not held again under the yoke of bondage%
?(,% Behold, 5 Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, "hrist shall
#rofit you nothing%
?(2% )nd 5 testify again to e$ery man circumcising himself that he is a
debtor to do the !hole la!%
?(.% &ou are made $oid of "hrist, you !ho are justified in the la!( you
are fallen from grace%
?(?% 7or !e in s#irit, by faith, !ait for the ho#e of justice%
?(A% 7or in "hrist 9esus neither circumcision a$aileth any thing nor
uncircumcision( but faith that !orketh by "harity%
?(+% &ou did run !ell% =hat hath hindered you, that you should not obey
the truthM
?(1% This #ersuasion is not from him that calleth you%
?(B% ) little lea$en corru#teth the !hole lum#%
?(*-% 5 ha$e confidence in you in the 'ord that you !ill not be of
another mind( but he that troubleth you shall bear the judgment,
!hosoe$er he be%
?(**% )nd 5, brethren, if 5 yet #reach circumcision, !hy do 5 yet suffer
#ersecutionM Then is the scandal of the cross made $oid%
?(*,% 5 !ould they !ere e$en cut off, !ho trouble you%
?(*2% 7or you, brethren, ha$e been called unto liberty% Only make not
liberty an occasion to the flesh( but by charity of the s#irit ser$e one
another%
?(*.% 7or all the la! is fulfilled in one !ord( Thou shalt lo$e thy
neighbour as thyself%
?(*?% But if you bite and de$our one another( take heed you be not
consumed one of another%
?(*A% 5 say then( =alk in the s#irit( and you shall not fulfill the
lusts of the flesh%
?(*+% 7or the flesh lusteth against the s#irit( and the s#irit against
the flesh( 7or these are contrary one to another( so that you do not the
things that you !ould%
?(*1% But if you are led by the s#irit, you are not under the la!%
?(*B% o! the !orks of the flesh are manifest( !hich are fornication,
uncleanness, immodesty, lu>ury,
?(,-% 5dolatry, !itchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, !raths,
Luarrels, dissensions, sects,
?(,*% En$ies, murders, drunkenness, re$ellings, and such like% Of the
!hich 5 foretell you, as 5 ha$e foretold to you, that they !ho do such
things shall not obtain the kingdom of God%
?(,,% But the fruit of the 4#irit is, charity, joy, #eace, #atience,
benignity, goodness, longanimity,
?(,2% <ildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity% )gainst such there
is no la!%
?(,.% )nd they that are "hristDs ha$e crucified their flesh, !ith the
$ices and concu#iscences%
?(,?% 5f !e li$e in the 4#irit, let us also !alk in the 4#irit%
?(,A% 'et us not be made desirous of $ain glory, #ro$oking one another,
en$ying one another%
Galatians "ha#ter A
8e e>horts to charity, humility and all $irtue% 8e glories in nothing
but in the cross of "hrist%
A(*% Brethren, and if a man be o$ertaken in any fault, you, !ho are
s#iritual, instruct such a one in the s#irit of meekness, considering
thyself, lest thou also be tem#ted%
A(,% Bear ye one anotherDs burdens( and so you shall fulfil the la! of
"hrist%
A(2% 7or if any man think himself to be some thing, !hereas he is
nothing, he decei$eth himself%
A(.% But let e$ery one #ro$e his o!n !ork( and so he shall ha$e glory in
himself only and not in another%
A(?% 7or e$ery one shall bear his o!n burden%
A(A% )nd let him that is instructed in the !ord communicate to him that
instructeth him, in all good things%
A(+% Be not decei$ed( God is not mocked%
A(1% 7or !hat things a man shall so!, those also shall he rea#% 7or he
that so!eth in his flesh of the flesh also shall rea# corru#tion% But he
that so!eth in the s#irit of the s#irit shall rea# life e$erlasting%
A(B% )nd in doing good, let us not fail% 7or in due time !e shall rea#,
not failing%
A(*-% Therefore, !hilst !e ha$e time, let us !ork good to all men, but
es#ecially to those !ho are of the household of the faith%
A(**% 4ee !hat a letter 5 ha$e !ritten to you !ith my o!n hand%
A(*,% 7or as many as desire to #lease in the flesh, they constrain you
to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer the #ersecution of the
cross of "hrist%
A(*2% 7or neither they themsel$es !ho are circumcised kee# the la!( but
they !ill ha$e you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh%
A(*.% But God forbid that 5 should glory, sa$e in the cross of our 'ord
9esus "hrist( by !hom the !orld is crucified to me, and 5 to the !orld%
A(*?% 7or in "hrist 9esus neither circumcision a$aileth any thing, nor
uncircumcision( but a ne! creature%
A(*A% )nd !hosoe$er shall follo! this rule, #eace on them and mercy( and
u#on the 5srael of God%
A(*+% 7rom henceforth let no man be troublesome to me( for 5 bear the
marks of the 'ord 9esus in my body%
A(*1% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith your s#irit, brethren%
)men%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E EP8E45)4
E#hesus !as the ca#ital of 'esser )sia, and celebrated for the tem#le of
Diana, to !hich the most #art of the #eo#le of the East !ent freLuently
to !orshi#% But 4t% Paul ha$ing #reached the Gos#el there, for t!o years
the first time and after!ards for about a year, con$erted many% 8e !rote
this E#istle to them !hen he !as a #risoner in RomeJ and sent it by
Tychicus% 8e admonishes them to hold firmly the faith !hich they had
recei$ed and !arns them, and also those of the neighbouring cities,
against the so#histry of #hiloso#hers and doctrine of false teachers !ho
!ere come among them% The matters of faith contained in this E#istle are
e>ceedingly sublime, and conseLuently $ery difficult to be understood%
5t !as !ritten about t!enty-nine years after our 'ordDs )scension%
E#hesians "ha#ter *
The great blessings !e ha$e recei$ed through "hrist% 8e is the head of
all the church%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist, by the !ill of God, to all the
saints !ho are at E#hesus and to the faithful in "hrist 9esus%
*(,% Grace be to you and #eace, from God the 7ather and from the 'ord
9esus "hrist%
*(2% Blessed be the God and 7ather of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, !ho hath
blessed us !ith s#iritual blessings in hea$enly #laces, in "hrist(
5n hea$enly #laces%%% or, in hea$enly things% 5n coelestibus%
*(.% )s he chose us in him before the foundation of the !orld, that !e
should be holy and uns#otted in his sight in charity%
*(?% =ho hath #redestinated us unto the ado#tion of children through
9esus "hrist unto himself( according to the #ur#ose of his !ill(
*(A% :nto the #raise of the glory of his grace, in !hich he hath graced
us, in his belo$ed son%
*(+% 5n !hom !e ha$e redem#tion through his blood, the remission of
sins, according to the riches of his, grace,
*(1% =hich hath su#erabounded in us, in all !isdom and #rudence,
*(B% That he might make kno!n unto us the mystery of his !ill, according
to his good #leasure, !hich he hath #ur#osed in him,
*(*-% 5n the dis#ensation of the fulness of times, to re-establish all
things in "hrist, that are in hea$en and on earth, in him%
*(**% 5n !hom !e also are called by lot, being #redestinated according
to the #ur#ose of him !ho !orketh all things according to the counsel of
his !ill%
*(*,% That !e may be unto the #raise of his glory( !e !ho before ho#ed
in "hrist(
*(*2% 5n !hom you also, after you had heard the !ord of truth Ethe
gos#el of your sal$ationG, in !hom also belie$ing, you !ere signed !ith
the holy 4#irit of #romise%
*(*.% =ho is the #ledge of our inheritance, unto the redem#tion of
acLuisition, unto the #raise of his glory%
)cLuisition%%% that is, a #urchased #ossession%
*(*?% =herefore, 5 also, hearing of your faith that is in the 'ord 9esus
and of your lo$e to!ards all the saints,
*(*A% "ease not to gi$e thanks for you, making commemoration of you in
my #rayers,
*(*+% That the God of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, the 7ather of glory, may
gi$e unto you the s#irit of !isdom and of re$elation, in the kno!ledge
of him(
*(*1% The eyes of your heart enlightened that you may kno! !hat the ho#e
is of his calling and !hat are the riches of the glory of his
inheritance in the saints%
*(*B% )nd !hat is the e>ceeding greatness of his #o!er to!ards us, !ho
belie$e according to the o#eration of the might of his #o!er,
*(,-% =hich he !rought in "hrist, raising him u# from the dead and
setting him on his right hand in the hea$enly #laces%
*(,*% )bo$e all #rinci#ality and #o!er and $irtue and dominion and e$ery
name that is named, not only in this !orld, but also in that !hich is to
come%
*(,,% )nd he hath subjected all things under his feet and hath made him
head o$er all the church,
*(,2% =hich is his body and the fulness of him !ho is filled all in all%
E#hesians "ha#ter ,
)ll our good comes through "hrist% 8e is our #eace%
,(*% )nd you, !hen you !ere dead in your offences and sins,
,(,% =herein in time #ast you !alked according to the course of this
!orld, according to the #rince of the #o!er of this air, of the s#irit
that no! !orketh on the children of unbelief(
,(2% 5n !hich also !e all con$ersed in time #ast, in the desires of our
flesh, fulfilling the !ill of the flesh and of our thoughts, and !ere by
nature children of !rath, e$en as the rest(
,(.% But God E!ho is rich in mercyG for his e>ceeding charity !here!ith
he lo$ed us
,(?% E$en !hen !e !ere dead in sins, hath Luickened us together in
"hrist Eby !hose grace you are sa$edG
,(A% )nd hath raised us u# together and hath made us sit together in the
hea$enly #laces, through "hrist 9esus%
,(+% That he might she! in the ages to come the abundant riches of his
grace, in his bounty to!ards us in "hrist 9esus%
,(1% 7or by grace you are sa$ed through faith( and that not of
yoursel$es, for it is the gift of God%
,(B% ot of !orks, that no man may glory%
ot of !orks%%% as of our o!n gro!th, or from oursel$esJ but as from the
grace of God%
,(*-% 7or !e are his !orkmanshi#, created in "hrist 9esus in good !orks,
!hich God hath #re#ared that !e should !alk in them%
,(**% 7or !hich cause be mindful that you, being heretofore gentiles is
the flesh, !ho are called uncircumcision by that !hich is called
circumcision in the flesh, made by hands(
,(*,% That you !ere at that time !ithout "hrist, being aliens from the
con$ersation of 5srael and strangers to the testament, ha$ing no ho#e of
the #romise and !ithout God in this !orld%
,(*2% But no! in "hrist 9esus, you, !ho some time !ere afar off, are
made nigh by the blood of "hrist%
,(*.% 7or he is our #eace, !ho hath made both one, and breaking do!n the
middle !all of #artition, the enmities in his flesh(
,(*?% <aking $oid the la! of commandments contained in decrees( that he
might make the t!o in himself into one ne! man, making #eace,
,(*A% )nd might reconcile both to God in one body by the cross, killing
the enmities in himself%
,(*+% )nd coming, he #reached #eace to you that !ere afar off( and #eace
to them that !ere nigh%
,(*1% 7or by him !e ha$e access both in one 4#irit to the 7ather%
,(*B% o! therefore you are no more strangers and foreigners( but you
are fello! citiHens !ith the saints and the domestics of God,
,(,-% Built u#on the foundation of the a#ostles and #ro#hets, 9esus
"hrist himself being the chief corner stone(
,(,*% 5n !hom all the building, being framed together, gro!eth u# into
an holy tem#le in the 'ord%
,(,,% 5n !hom you also are built together into an habitation of God in
the 4#irit%
E#hesians "ha#ter 2
The mystery hidden from former ages !as disco$ered to the a#ostle, to be
im#arted to the Gentiles% 8e #rays that they may be strengthened in God%
2(*% 7or this cause, 5 Paul, the #risoner of 9esus "hrist, for you
Gentiles(
2(,% 5f yet you ha$e heard of the dis#ensation of the grace of God !hich
is gi$en me to!ards you(
2(2% 8o! that, according to re$elation, the mystery has been made kno!n
to me, as 5 ha$e !ritten abo$e in a fe! !ords(
2(.% )s you reading, may understand my kno!ledge in the mystery of
"hrist,
2(?% =hich in other generations !as not kno!n to the sons of men, as it
is no! re$ealed to his holy a#ostles and #ro#hets in the 4#irit(
2(A% That the Gentiles should be fello! heirs and of the same body( and
co#artners of his #romise in "hrist 9esus, by the gos#el
2(+% Of !hich 5 am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace
of God, !hich is gi$en to me according to the o#eration of his #o!er%
2(1% To me, the least of all the saints, is gi$en this grace, to #reach
among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of "hrist(
2(B% )nd to enlighten all men, that they may see !hat is the
dis#ensation of the mystery !hich hath been hidden from eternity in God
!ho created all things(
2(*-% That the manifold !isdom of God may be made kno!n to the
#rinci#alities and #o!ers in hea$enly #laces through the church,
2(**% )ccording to the eternal #ur#ose !hich he made in "hrist 9esus our
'ord(
2(*,% 5n !hom !e ha$e boldness and access !ith confidence by the faith
of him%
2(*2% =herefore 5 #ray you not to faint at my tribulations for you,
!hich is your glory%
2(*.% 7or this cause 5 bo! my knees to the 7ather of our 'ord 9esus
"hrist,
2(*?% Of !hom all #aternity in hea$en and earth is named(
)ll #aternity%%% Or, the !hole family% God is the 7ather, both of angels
and menJ !hosoe$er besides is named father, is so named !ith
subordination to him%
2(*A% That he !ould grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to
be strengthened by his 4#irit !ith might unto the in!ard man(
2(*+% That "hrist may d!ell by faith in your hearts( that, being rooted
and founded in charity,
2(*1% &ou may be able to com#rehend, !ith all the saints, !hat is the
breadth and length and height and de#th,
2(*B% To kno! also the charity of "hrist, !hich sur#asseth all
kno!ledge( that you may be filled unto all the fulness of God%
2(,-% o! to him !ho is able to do all things more abundantly than !e
desire or understand, according to the #o!er that !orketh in us(
2(,*% To him be glory in the church and in "hrist 9esus, unto all
generations, !orld !ithout end% )men%
E#hesians "ha#ter .
8e e>horts them to unity, to #ut on the ne! man, and to fly sin%
.(*% 5 therefore, a #risoner in the 'ord, beseech you that you !alk
!orthy of the $ocation in !hich you are called(
.(,% =ith all humility and mildness, !ith #atience, su##orting one
another in charity%
.(2% "areful to kee# the unity of the 4#irit in the bond of #eace%
.(.% One body and one 4#irit( as you are called in one ho#e of your
calling%
.(?% One 'ord, one faith, one ba#tism%
.(A% One God and 7ather of all, !ho is abo$e all, and through all, and
in us all%
.(+% But to e$ery one of us is gi$en grace, according to the measure of
the gi$ing of "hrist%
.(1% =herefore he saith( )scending on high, he led ca#ti$ity ca#ti$e( he
ga$e gifts to men%
.(B% o! that he ascended, !hat is it, but because he also descended
first into the lo!er #arts of the earthM
.(*-% 8e that descended is the same also that ascended abo$e all the
hea$ens( that he might fill all things%
.(**% )nd he ga$e some a#ostles, and some #ro#hets, and other some
e$angelists, and other some #astors and doctors(
Ga$e some a#ostles--:ntil !e all meet, etc%%% 8ere it is #lainly
e>#ressed, that "hrist has left in his church a #er#etual succession of
orthodo> #astors and teachers, to #reser$e the faithful in unity and
truth%
.(*,% 7or the #erfecting of the saints, for the !ord of the ministry,
for the edifying of the body of "hrist(
.(*2% :ntil !e all meet into the unity of faith and of the kno!ledge of
the 4on of God, unto a #erfect man, unto the measure of the age of the
fulness of "hrist(
.(*.% That henceforth !e be no more children tossed to and fro and
carried about !ith e$ery !ind of doctrine, by the !ickedness of men, by
cunning craftiness by !hich they lie in !ait to decei$e%
.(*?% But doing the truth in charity, !e may in all things gro! u# in
him !ho is the head, e$en "hrist(
.(*A% 7rom !hom the !hole body, being com#acted and fitly joined
together, by !hat e$ery joint su##lieth, according to the o#eration in
the measure of e$ery #art, maketh increase of the body, unto the
edifying of itself in charity%
.(*+% This then 5 say and testify in the 'ord( That hencefor!ard you
!alk not as also the Gentiles !alk in the $anity of their mind(
.(*1% 8a$ing their understanding darkened( being alienated from the life
of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness
of their hearts%
.(*B% =ho des#airing ha$e gi$en themsel$es u# to lasci$iousness, unto
the !orking of all uncleanness, unto co$etousness%
.(,-% But you ha$e not so learned "hrist(
.(,*% 5f so be that you ha$e heard him and ha$e been taught in him, as
the truth is in 9esus(
.(,,% To #ut off, according to former con$ersation, the old man, !ho is
corru#ted according to the desire of error%
.(,2% )nd be rene!ed in s#irit of your mind(
.(,.% )nd #ut on the ne! man, !ho according to God is created in justice
and holiness of truth%
.(,?% =herefore, #utting a!ay lying, s#eak ye the truth, e$ery man !ith
his neighbour% 7or !e are members one of another%
.(,A% Be angry( and sin not% 'et not the sun go do!n u#on your anger%
.(,+% Gi$e not #lace to the de$il%
.(,1% 8e that stole, let him no! steal no more( but rather let him
labour, !orking !ith his hands the thing !hich is good, that he may ha$e
something to gi$e to him that suffereth need%
.(,B% 'et no e$il s#eech #roceed from your mouth( but that !hich is
good, to the edification of faith( that it may administer grace to the
hearers%
.(2-% )nd grie$e not the holy 4#irit of God( !hereby you are sealed unto
the day of redem#tion%
.(2*% 'et all bitterness and anger and indignation and clamour and
blas#hemy be #ut a!ay from you, !ith all malice%
.(2,% )nd be ye kind one to another( merciful, forgi$ing one another,
e$en as God hath forgi$en you in "hrist%
E#hesians "ha#ter ?
E>hortations to a $irtuous life% The mutual duties of man and !ife, by
the e>am#le of "hrist and of the "hurch%
?(*% Be ye therefore follo!ers of God, as most dear children(
?(,% )nd !alk in lo$e, as "hrist also hath lo$ed us and hath deli$ered
himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of
s!eetness%
?(2% But fornication and all uncleanness or co$etousness, let it not so
much as be named among you, as becometh saints(
?(.% Or obscenity or foolish talking or scurrility, !hich is to no
#ur#ose( but rather gi$ing of thanks%
?(?% 7or kno! you this and understand( That no fornicator or unclean or
co$etous #erson E!hich is a ser$ing of idolsG hath inheritance in the
kingdom of "hrist and of God%
?(A% 'et no man decei$e you !ith $ain !ords% 7or because of these things
cometh the anger of God u#on the children of unbelief%
?(+% Be ye not therefore #artakers !ith them%
?(1% 7or you !ere heretofore darkness, but no! light in the 'ord% =alk
then as children of the light%
?(B% 7or the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and
truth(
?(*-% Pro$ing !hat is !ell #leasing to God%
?(**% )nd ha$e no fello!shi# !ith the unfruitful !orks of darkness( but
rather re#ro$e them%
?(*,% 7or the things that are done by them in secret, it is a shame e$en
to s#eak of%
?(*2% But all things that are re#ro$ed are made manifest by the light(
for all that is made manifest is light%
?(*.% =herefore he saith( Rise, thou that slee#est, and arise from the
dead( and "hrist shall enlighten thee%
?(*?% 4ee therefore, brethren, ho! you !alk circums#ectly( not as
un!ise,
?(*A% But as !ise( redeeming the time, because the days are e$il%
?(*+% =herefore, become not un!ise( but understanding !hat is the !ill
of God%
?(*1% )nd be not drunk !ith !ine, !herein is lu>ury( but be ye filled
!ith the 8oly 4#irit,
?(*B% 4#eaking to yoursel$es in #salms and hymns and s#iritual
canticles, singing and making melody in your hearts to the 'ord(
?(,-% Gi$ing thanks al!ays for all things, in the name of our 'ord 9esus
"hrist, to God and the 7ather(
?(,*% Being subject one to another, in the fear of "hrist%
?(,,% 'et !omen be subject to their husbands, as to the 'ord(
?(,2% Because the husband is the head of the !ife, as "hrist is the head
of the church% 8e is the sa$iour of his body%
?(,.% Therefore as the church is subject to "hrist( so also let the
!i$es be to their husbands in all things%
)s the church is subject to "hrist%%% The church then, according to 4t%
Paul, is e$er obedient to "hrist, and can ne$er fall from him, but
remain faithful to him, uns#otted and unchanged to the end of the !orld%
?(,?% 8usbands, lo$e your !i$es, as "hrist also lo$ed the church and
deli$ered himself u# for it(
?(,A% That he might sanctify it, cleansing it by the la$er of !ater in
the !ord of life(
?(,+% That he might #resent it to himself, a glorious church, not ha$ing
s#ot or !rinkle or any such thingJ but that it should be holy and
!ithout blemish%
?(,1% 4o also ought men to lo$e their !i$es as their o!n bodies% 8e
that lo$eth his !ife lo$eth himself%
?(,B% 7or no man e$er hated his o!n flesh, but nourisheth and cherisheth
it, as also "hrist doth the church(
?(2-% Because !e are members of him, body, of his flesh and of his
bones%
?(2*% 7or this cause shall a man lea$e his father and mother( and shall
clea$e to his !ife% )nd they shall be t!o in one flesh%
?(2,% This is a great sacrament( but 5 s#eak in "hrist and in the
church%
?(22% e$ertheless, let e$ery one of you in #articular lo$e for his !ife
as himself( )nd let the !ife fear her husband%
E#hesians "ha#ter A
Duties of children and ser$ants% The "hristianDs armour%
A(*% "hildren, obey your #arents in the 'ord( for this is just%
A(,% 8onour thy father and thy mother, !hich is the first commandment
!ith a #romise(
A(2% That it may be !ell !ith thee, and thou mayest be long li$ed u#on
earth%
A(.% )nd you, fathers, #ro$oke not your children to anger( but bring
them u# in the disci#line and correction of the 'ord%
A(?% 4er$ants, be obedient to them that are your lords according to the
flesh, !ith fear and trembling, in the sim#licity of your heart, as to
"hrist%
A(A% ot ser$ing to the eye, as it !ere #leasing men( but, as the
ser$ants of "hrist, doing the !ill of God from the heart%
A(+% =ith a good !ill ser$ing, as to the 'ord, and not to men%
A(1% ;no!ing that !hatsoe$er good thing any man shall do, the same shall
he recei$e from the 'ord, !hether he be bond or free%
A(B% )nd you, masters, do the same things to them, forbearing
threatenings( kno!ing that the 'ord both of them and you is in hea$en%
)nd there is no res#ect of #ersons !ith him%
A(*-% 7inally, brethren, be strengthened in the 'ord and in the might of
his #o!er%
A(**% Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand
against the deceits of the de$il%
A(*,% 7or our !restling is not against flesh and bloodJ but against
#rinci#alities and #o!ers, against the rulers of the !orld of this
darkness, against the s#irits of !ickedness in the high #laces%
8igh #laces, or hea$enly #laces%%% That is to say, in the air, the
lo!est of the celestial regionsJ in !hich God #ermits these !icked
s#irits or fallen angels to !ander%
A(*2% Therefore, take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able
to resist in the e$il day and to stand in all things #erfect%
A(*.% 4tand therefore, ha$ing your loins girt about !ith truth and
ha$ing on the breast#late of justice(
A(*?% )nd your feet shod !ith the #re#aration of the gos#el of #eace%
A(*A% 5n all things taking the shield of faith, !here!ith you may be
able to e>tinguish all the fiery darts of the most !icked one%
A(*+% )nd take unto you the helmet of sal$ation and the s!ord of the
4#irit E!hich is the !ord of GodG%
A(*1% By all #rayer and su##lication #raying at all times in the s#irit(
and in the same !atching !ith all instance and su##lication for all the
saints(
A(*B% )nd for me, that s#eech may be gi$en me, that 5 may o#en my mouth
!ith confidence, to make kno!n the mystery of the gos#el,
A(,-% 7or !hich 5 am an ambassador in a chain( so that therein 5 may be
bold to s#eak according as 5 ought%
A(,*% But that you also may kno! the things that concern me and !hat 5
am doing, Tychicus, my dearest brother and faithful minister in the
'ord, !ill make kno!n to you all things(
A(,,% =hom 5 ha$e sent to you for this same #ur#ose( that you may kno!
the things concerning us, and that he may comfort your hearts%
A(,2% Peace be to the brethren and charity !ith faith, from God the
7ather and the 'ord 9esus "hrist%
A(,.% Grace be !ith all them that lo$e our 'ord 9esus "hrist in
incorru#tion% )men%
5n incorru#tion%%% That is, !ith a #ure and #erfect lo$e%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E P85'5PP5)4
The Phili##ians !ere the first among the <acedonians con$erted to the
faith% They had a great $eneration for 4t% Paul and su##lied his !ants
!hen he !as a #risoner in Rome, sending to him by E#a#hroditus, by !hom
he sent this E#istleJ in !hich he recommends charity, unity and humility
and !arns them against false teachers, !hom he calls dogs and enemies of
the cross of "hrist% 8e also returns thanks for their benefactions% 5t
!as !ritten about t!enty-nine years after our 'ordDs )scension%
Phili##ians "ha#ter *
The a#ostleDs affection for the Phili##ians%
*(*% Paul and Timothy, the ser$ants of 9esus "hrist( to all the saints
in "hrist 9esus !ho are at Phili##i, !ith the bisho#s and deacons%
*(,% Grace be unto you and #eace, from God our 7ather and from the 'ord
9esus "hrist%
*(2% 5 gi$e thanks to my God in e$ery remembrance of you(
*(.% )l!ays in all my #rayers making su##lication for you all !ith joy(
*(?% 7or your communication in the gos#el of "hrist, from the first day
unto no!%
*(A% Being confident of this $ery thing( that he !ho hath begun a good
!ork in you !ill #erfect it unto the day of "hrist 9esus%
*(+% )s it is meet for me to think this for you all, for that 5 ha$e you
in my heartJ and that, in my bands and in the defence and confirmation
of the gos#el, you all are #artakers of my joy%
*(1% 7or God is my !itness ho! 5 long after you all in the bo!els of
9esus "hrist%
*(B% )nd this 5 #ray( That your charity may more and more abound in
kno!ledge and in all understanding(
*(*-% That you may a##ro$e the better things( that you may be sincere
and !ithout offence unto the day of "hrist(
*(**% 7illed !ith the fruit of justice, through 9esus "hrist, unto the
glory and #raise of God%
*(*,% o!, brethren, 5 desire you should kno! that the things !hich ha$e
ha##ened to me ha$e fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gos#el(
*(*2% 4o that my bands are made manifest in "hrist, in all the court and
in all other #laces%
*(*.% )nd many of the brethren in the 'ord, gro!ing confident by my
bands, are much more bold to s#eak the !ord of God !ithout fear%
*(*?% 4ome indeed, e$en out of en$y and contention( but some also for
good !ill #reach "hrist%
*(*A% 4ome out of charity, kno!ing that 5 am set for the defence of the
gos#el%
*(*+% )nd some out of contention #reach "hrist not sincerely( su##osing
that they raise affliction to my bands%
*(*1% But !hat thenM 4o that by all means, !hether by occasion or by
truth, "hrist be #reached( in this also 5 rejoice, yea, and !ill
rejoice%
*(*B% 7or 5 kno! that this shall fall out to me unto sal$ation, through
your #rayer and the su##ly of the 4#irit of 9esus "hrist,
*(,-% )ccording to my e>#ectation and ho#eJ that in nothing 5 shall be
confounded( but !ith all confidence, as al!ays, so no! also, shall
"hrist be magnified in my body, !hether it be by life or by death%
*(,*% 7or to me, to li$e is "hrist( and to die is gain%
*(,,% )nd if to li$e in the flesh( this is to me the fruit of labour%
)nd !hat 5 shall choose 5 kno! not%
This is to me, etc%%% 8is meaning is, that although his dying
immediately for "hrist !ould be his gain, by #utting him #resently in
#ossession of hea$enJ yet he is doubtful !hat he should choose, because
by staying longer in the flesh, he should be more beneficial to the
souls of his neighbours%
*(,2% But 5 am straitened bet!een t!o( ha$ing a desire to be dissol$ed
and to be !ith "hrist, a thing by far the better%
*(,.% But to abide still in the flesh is needful for you%
*(,?% )nd ha$ing this confidence, 5 kno! that 5 shall abide and continue
!ith you all, for your furtherance and joy of faith(
*(,A% That your rejoicing may abound in "hrist 9esus for me, by my
coming to you again%
*(,+% Only let your con$ersation be !orthy of the gos#el of "hrist(
that, !hether 5 come and see you, or, being absent, may hear of you,
that you stand fast in one s#irit, !ith one mind labouring together for
the faith of the gos#el%
*(,1% )nd in nothing be ye terrified by the ad$ersaries( !hich to them
is a cause of #erdition, but to you of sal$ation, and this from God%
*(,B% 7or unto you it is gi$en for "hrist, not only to belie$e in him,
but also to suffer for him(
*(2-% 8a$ing the same conflict as that !hich you ha$e seen in me and no!
ha$e heard of me%
Phili##ians "ha#ter ,
8e recommends them to unity and humility, and to !ork out their
sal$ation !ith fear and trembling%
,(*% 5f there be therefore any consolation in "hrist, if any comfort of
charity, if any society of the s#irit, if any bo!els of commiseration(
,(,% 7ulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, ha$ing the same charity,
being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment%
,(2% 'et nothing be done through contention( neither by $ain glory% But
in humility, let each esteem others better than themsel$es(
,(.% Each one not considering the things that are his o!n, but those
that are other menDs%
,(?% 7or let this mind be in you, !hich !as also in "hrist 9esus(
,(A% =ho being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be eLual
!ith God(
,(+% But em#tied himself, taking the form of a ser$ant, being made in
the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man%
Em#tied himself, e>inani$it%%% made himself as of no account%
,(1% 8e humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, e$en to the death
of the cross%
,(B% 7or !hich cause, God also hath e>alted him and hath gi$en him a
name !hich is abo$e all names(
,(*-% That in the name of 9esus e$ery knee should bo!, of those that are
in hea$en, on earth, and under the earth(
,(**% )nd that e$ery tongue should confess that the 'ord 9esus "hrist is
in the glory of God the 7ather%
,(*,% =herefore, my dearly belo$ed, Eas you ha$e al!ays obeyed, not as
in my #resence only but much more no! in my absenceG !ith fear and
trembling !ork out your sal$ation%
=ith fear, etc%%% This is against the false faith, and #resum#tuous
security of modern sectaries%
,(*2% 7or it is God !ho !orketh in you, both to !ill and to accom#lish,
according to his good !ill%
,(*.% )nd do ye all things !ithout murmurings and hesitations(
,(*?% That you may be blameless and sincere children of God, !ithout
re#roof, in the midst of a crooked and #er$erse generation( among !hom
you shine as lights in the !orld%
,(*A% 8olding forth the !ord of life to my glory in the day of "hrist(
because 5 ha$e not run in $ain, nor laboured in $ain%
,(*+% &ea, and if 5 be made a $ictim u#on the sacrifice and ser$ice of
your faith, 5 rejoice and congratulate !ith you all%
,(*1% )nd for the selfsame thing, do you also rejoice and congratulate
!ith me%
,(*B% )nd 5 ho#e in the 'ord 9esus to send Timothy unto you shortly,
that 5 also may be of good comfort, !hen 5 kno! the things concerning
you%
,(,-% 7or 5 ha$e no man so of the same mind, !ho !ith sincere affection
is solicitous for you%
,(,*% 7or all seek the things that are their o!n not the things that are
9esus "hristDs%
,(,,% o! kno! ye the #roof of him( that as a son !ith the father, so
hath he ser$ed !ith me in the gos#el%
,(,2% 8im therefore 5 ho#e to send unto you immediately( so soon as 5
shall see ho! it !ill go !ith me%
,(,.% )nd 5 trust in the 'ord that 5 myself also shall come to you
shortly%
,(,?% But 5 ha$e thought it necessary to send to you E#a#hroditus, my
brother and fello! labourer and fello! soldier, but your a#ostle( and he
that hath ministered to my !ants%
,(,A% 7or indeed he longed after you all( and !as sad, for that you had
heard that he !as sick%
,(,+% 7or indeed he !as sick, nigh unto death( but God had mercy on him%
)nd not only on him, but on me also, lest 5 should ha$e sorro! u#on
sorro!%
,(,1% Therefore, 5 sent him the more s#eedily( that seeing him again,
you may rejoice, and 5 may be !ithout sorro!%
,(,B% Recei$e him therefore !ith all joy in the 'ord( and treat !ith
honour such as he is%
,(2-% Because for the !ork of "hrist he came to the #oint of death(
deli$ering his life, that he might fulfil that !hich on your #art !as
!anting to!ards my ser$ice%
Phili##ians "ha#ter 2
8e !arneth them against false teachers% 8e counts all other things loss,
that he may gain "hrist%
2(*% )s to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the 'ord% To !rite the same
things to you, to me indeed is not !earisome, but to you is necessary%
2(,% Be!are of dogs( be!are of e$il !orkers( be!are of the concision%
2(2% 7or !e are the circumcision, !ho in s#irit ser$e God and glory in
"hrist 9esus, not ha$ing confidence in the flesh%
2(.% Though 5 might also ha$e confidence in the flesh% 5f any other
thinketh he may ha$e confidence in the flesh, 5 more(
2(?% Being circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of 5srael, of the
tribe of Benjamin, an 8ebre! of the 8ebre!s% )ccording to the la!, a
Pharisee(
2(A% )ccording to Heal, #ersecuting the church of God( )ccording to the
justice that is in the la!, con$ersing !ithout blame%
2(+% But the things that !ere gain to me, the same 5 ha$e counted loss
for "hrist%
2(1% 7urthermore, 5 count all things to be but loss for the e>cellent
kno!ledge of 9esus "hrist, my 'ord( for !hom 5 ha$e suffered the loss of
all things and count them but as dung, that 5 may gain "hrist%
2(B% )nd may be found in him, not ha$ing my justice, !hich is of the
la!, but that !hich is of the faith of "hrist 9esus, !hich is of God(
justice in faith%
2(*-% That 5 may kno! him and the #o!er of his resurrection and the
fello!shi# of his sufferings( being made conformable to his death,
2(**% 5f by any means 5 may attain to the resurrection !hich is from the
dead%
2(*,% ot as though 5 had already attained, or !ere already #erfect( but
5 follo! after, if 5 may by any means a##rehend, !herein 5 am also
a##rehended by "hrist 9esus%
2(*2% Brethren, 5 do not count myself to ha$e a##rehended% But one thing
5 do( 7orgetting the things that are behind and stretching forth myself
to those that are before,
2(*.% 5 #ress to!ards the mark, to the #riHe of the su#ernal $ocation of
God in "hrist 9esus%
2(*?% 'et us therefore, as many as are #erfect, be thus minded( and if
in any thing you be other!ise minded, this also God !ill re$eal to you,
2(*A% e$ertheless, !hereunto !e are come, that !e be of the same mind,
let us also continue in the same rule%
2(*+% Be ye follo!ers of me, brethren( and obser$e them !ho !alk so as
you ha$e our model%
2(*1% 7or many !alk, of !hom 5 ha$e told you often Eand no! tell you
!ee#ingG that they are enemies of the cross of "hrist(
2(*B% =hose end is destruction( !hose God is their belly( and !hose
glory is in their shame( !ho mind earthly things%
2(,-% But our con$ersation is in hea$en( from !hence also !e look for
the 4a$iour, our 'ord 9esus "hrist,
2(,*% =ho !ill reform the body of our lo!ness, made like to the body of
his glory, according to the o#eration !hereby also he is able to subdue
all things unto himself%
Phili##ians "ha#ter .
8e e>horts them to #erse$erance in all good and ackno!ledges their
charitable contributions to him%
.(*% Therefore my dearly belo$ed brethren and most desired, my joy and
my cro!n( so stand fast in the 'ord, my dearly belo$ed%
.(,% 5 beg of E$odia and 5 beseech 4yntyche to be of one mind in the
'ord%
.(2% )nd 5 entreat thee also, my sincere com#anion, hel# those !omen !ho
ha$e laboured !ith me in the gos#el, !ith "lement and the rest of my
fello! labourers, !hose names are in the book of life%
.(.% Rejoice in the 'ord al!ays( again, 5 say, rejoice%
.(?% 'et your modesty be kno!n to all men% The 'ord is nigh%
.(A% Be nothing solicitous( but in e$ery thing, by #rayer and
su##lication, !ith thanksgi$ing, let your #etitions be made kno!n to
God%
.(+% )nd the #eace of God, !hich sur#asseth all understanding, kee# your
hearts and minds in "hrist 9esus%
.(1% 7or the rest, brethren, !hatsoe$er things are true, !hatsoe$er
modest, !hatsoe$er just, !hatsoe$er holy, !hatsoe$er lo$ely, !hatsoe$er
of good fame, if there be any $irtue, if any #raise of disci#line( think
on these things%
7or the rest, brethren, !hatsoe$er things are true, etc%%% 8ere the
a#ostle enumerates general #rece#ts of morality, !hich they ought to
#ractise% =hatsoe$er things are true%%% in !ords, in #romises, in la!ful
oaths, etc%, he commands rectitude of mind, and sincerity of heart%
=hatsoe$er modest%%% by these !ords he #rescribes gra$ity in manners,
modesty in dress, and decency in con$ersation% =hatsoe$er just%%% That
is, in dealing !ith others, in buying or selling, in trade or business,
to be fair and honest% =hatsoe$er holy%%% by these !ords may be
understood, that those !ho are in a religious state #rofessed, or in
holy orders, should lead a life of sanctity and chastity, according to
the $o!s they makeJ but these !ords being also a##lied to those in the
!orld, indicate the $irtuous life they are bound by the di$ine
commandments to follo!% =hatsoe$er lo$ely%%% that is, to #ractise those
good offices in society, that #rocure us the esteem and good !ill of our
neighbours% =hatsoe$er of good fame%%% That is, that by our conduct and
beha$iour !e should edify our neighbours, and gi$e them good e>am#le by
our actions% 5f there be any $irtue, if any #raise of disci#line%%%
that those in error, by seeing the morality and good disci#line of the
true religion, may be con$erted% )nd finally, the a#ostle commands, not
only the Phili##ians, but all "hristians, to think on these things%%%
that is, to make it their study and concern that the #eace of God might
be !ith them%
.(B% The things !hich you ha$e both learned and recei$ed and heard and
seen in me, these do ye( and the God of #eace shall be !ith you%
.(*-% o! 5 rejoice in the 'ord e>ceedingly that no! at length your
thought for me hath flourished again, as you did also thinkJ but you
!ere busied%
.(**% 5 s#eak not as it !ere for !ant% 7or 5 ha$e learned, in !hatsoe$er
state 5 am, to be content there!ith%
.(*,% 5 kno! both ho! to be brought lo!, and 5 kno! ho! to abound Ee$ery
!here and in all things 5 am instructedG( both to be full and to be
hungry( both to abound and to suffer need%
.(*2% 5 can do all things in him !ho strengtheneth me%
.(*.% e$ertheless, you ha$e done !ell in communicating to my
tribulation%
.(*?% )nd you also kno!, O Phili##ians, that in the beginning of the
gos#el, !hen 5 de#arted from <acedonia, no church communicated !ith me
as concerning gi$ing and recei$ing, but you only%
.(*A% 7or unto Thessalonica also you sent once and again for my use%
.(*+% ot that 5 seek the gift( but 5 seek the fruit that may abound to
your account%
.(*1% But 5 ha$e all and abound( 5 am filled, ha$ing recei$ed from
E#a#hroditus the things you sent, an odour of s!eetness, an acce#table
sacrifice, #leasing to God%
.(*B% )nd may my God su##ly all your !ant, according to his riches in
glory in "hrist 9esus%
.(,-% o! to God and our 7ather be glory, !orld !ithout end% )men%
.(,*% 4alute ye e$ery saint in "hrist 9esus%
.(,,% The brethren !ho are !ith me salute you% )ll the saints salute
you( es#ecially they that are of "aesarDs household%
.(,2% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith your s#irit% )men%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E "O'O445)4
"olossa !as a city of Phrygia, near 'aodicea% 5t does not a##ear that
4t% Paul had #reached there himself, but that the "olossians !ere
con$erted by E#a#hras, a disci#le of the )#ostles% 8o!e$er, as 4t% Paul
!as the great )#ostle of the Gentiles, he !rote this E#istle to the
"olossians !hen he !as in #rison, and about the same time that he !rote
to the E#hesians and Phili##ians% The e>hortations and doctrine it
contains are similar to that !hich is set forth in his E#istle to the
E#hesians%
"olossians "ha#ter *
8e gi$es thanks for the grace besto!ed u#on the "olossians and #rays for
them% "hrist is the head of the church and the #eacemaker through his
blood% Paul is his minister%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist, by the !ill of God, and Timothy,
a brother(
*(,% To the saints and faithful brethren in "hrist 9esus !ho are at
"olossa%
*(2% Grace be to you and #eace, from God our 7ather and from the 'ord
9esus "hrist% =e gi$e thanks to God and the 7ather of our 'ord 9esus
"hrist, #raying al!ays for you%
*(.% 8earing your faith in "hrist 9esus and the lo$e !hich you ha$e
to!ards all the saints%
*(?% 7or the ho#e that is laid u# for you in hea$en, !hich you ha$e
heard in the !ord of the truth of the gos#el,
*(A% =hich is come unto you, as also it is in the !hole !orld and
bringeth forth fruit and gro!eth, e$en as it doth in you, since the day
you heard and kne! the grace of God in truth%
*(+% )s you learned of E#a#hras, our most belo$ed fello! ser$ant, !ho is
for you a faithful minister of "hrist 9esusJ
*(1% =ho also hath manifested your lo$e in the s#irit%
*(B% Therefore !e also, from the day that !e heard it, cease not to #ray
for you and to beg that you may be filled !ith the kno!ledge of his
!ill, in all !isdom and s#iritual understanding(
*(*-% That you may !alk !orthy of God, in all things #leasingJ being
fruitful in e$ery good !ork and increasing in the kno!ledge of God(
*(**% 4trengthened !ith all might according to the #o!er of his glory,
in all #atience and longsuffering !ith joy,
*(*,% Gi$ing thanks to God the 7ather, !ho hath made us !orthy to be
#artakers of the lot of the saints in light(
*(*2% =ho hath deli$ered us from the #o!er of darkness and hath
translated us into the kingdom of the 4on of his lo$e,
*(*.% 5n !hom !e ha$e redem#tion through his blood, the remission of
sins(
*(*?% =ho is the image of the in$isible God, the firstborn of e$ery
creature(
The firstborn%%% That is, first begottenJ as the E$angelist declares,
the only begotten of his 7ather( hence, 4t% "hrisostom e>#lains
firstborn, not first created, as he !as not created at all, but born of
his 7ather before all agesJ that is, coe$al !ith the 7ather and !ith the
8oly Ghost%
*(*A% 7or in him !ere all things created in hea$en and on earth, $isible
and in$isible, !hether thrones, or dominations, or #rinci#alities, or
#o!ers% )ll things !ere created by him and in him%
*(*+% )nd he is before all( and by him all things consist%
*(*1% )nd he is the head of the body, the church( !ho is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he may hold the #rimacy(
*(*B% Because in him, it hath !ell #leased the 7ather that all fulness
should d!ell(
*(,-% )nd through him to reconcile all things unto himself, making #eace
through the blood of his cross, both as to the things that are on earth
and the things that are in hea$en%
*(,*% )nd you, !hereas you !ere some time alienated and enemies in mind
in e$il !orks(
*(,,% &et no! he hath reconciled in the body of his flesh through death,
to #resent you holy and uns#otted and blameless before him(
*(,2% 5f so ye continue in the faith, grounded and settled, and
immo$eable from the ho#e of the gos#el !hich you ha$e heard, !hich is
#reached in all the creation that is under hea$en( !hereof 5 Paul am
made a minister%
*(,.% =ho no! rejoice in my sufferings for you and fill u# those things
that are !anting of the sufferings of "hrist, in my flesh, for his body,
!hich is the church(
=anting%%% There is no !ant in the sufferings of "hrist in himself as
head( but many sufferings are still !anting, or are still to come, in
his body the church, and his members the faithful%
*(,?% =hereof 5 am made a minister according to the dis#ensation of God,
!hich is gi$en me to!ards you, that 5 may fulfil the !ord of God(
*(,A% The mystery !hich hath been hidden from ages and generations, but
no! is manifested to his saints,
*(,+% To !hom God !ould make kno!n the riches of the glory of this
mystery among the Gentiles, !hich is "hrist, in you the ho#e of glory%
*(,1% =hom !e #reach, admonishing e$ery man and teaching e$ery man in
all !isdom, that !e may #resent e$ery man #erfect in "hrist 9esus%
*(,B% =herein also 5 labour, stri$ing according to his !orking !hich he
!orketh in me in #o!er%
"olossians "ha#ter ,
8e !arns them against the im#ostures of the #hiloso#hers and the 9e!ish
teachers, that !ould !ithdra! them from "hrist%
,(*% 7or 5 !ould ha$e you kno! !hat manner of care 5 ha$e for you and
for them that are at 'aodicea and !hosoe$er ha$e not seen my face in the
flesh(
,(,% That their hearts may be comforted, being instructed in charity and
unto all riches of fulness of understanding, unto the kno!ledge of the
mystery of God the 7ather and of "hrist 9esus(
,(2% 5n !hom are hid all the treasures of !isdom and kno!ledge%
,(.% o! this 5 say, that no man may decei$e you by loftiness of !ords%
,(?% 7or though 5 be absent in body, yet in s#irit 5 am !ith you,
rejoicing, and beholding your order and the steadfastness of your faith
!hich is in "hrist%
,(A% )s therefore you ha$e recei$ed 9esus "hrist the 'ord, !alk ye in
him(
,(+% Rooted and built u# in him and confirmed in the faith, as also you
ha$e learned( abounding in him in thanksgi$ing%
,(1% Be!are lest any man cheat you by #hiloso#hy and $ain deceit(
according to the tradition of men according to the elements of the !orld
and not according to "hrist%
,(B% 7or in him d!elleth all the fulness of the Godhead cor#oreally%
,(*-% )nd you are filled in him, !ho is the head of all #rinci#ality and
#o!er%
,(**% 5n !hom also you are circumcised !ith circumcision not made by
hand in des#oiling of the body of the flesh( but in the circumcision of
"hrist%
,(*,% Buried !ith him in ba#tism( in !hom also you are risen again by
the faith of the o#eration of God !ho hath raised him u# from the dead%
,(*2% )nd you, !hen you !ere dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of
your flesh, he hath Luickened together !ith him, forgi$ing you all
offences(
,(*.% Blotting out the hand!riting of the decree that !as against us,
!hich !as contrary to us% )nd he hath taken the same out of the !ay,
fastening it to the cross%
,(*?% )nd des#oiling the #rinci#alities and #o!ers, he hath e>#osed them
confidently in o#en she!, trium#hing o$er them in himself%
,(*A% 'et no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in res#ect
of a festi$al day or of the ne! moon or of the sabbaths,
5n meat, etc%%% 8e means !ith regard to the 9e!ish obser$ations of the
distinction of clean and unclean meatsJ and of their festi$als, ne!
moons, and sabbaths, as being no longer obligatory%
,(*+% =hich are a shado! of things to come( but the body is of "hrist%
,(*1% 'et no man seduce you, !illing in humility and religion of angels,
!alking in the things !hich he hath not seen, in $ain #uffed u# by the
sense of his flesh(
=illing, etc%%% That is, by a self !illed, self in$ented, su#erstitious
!orshi#, falsely #retending humility, but really #roceeding from #ride%
4uch !as the !orshi#, that many of the #hiloso#hers Eagainst !hom 4t%
Paul s#eaks, $er% 1G #aid to angels or demons, by sacrificing to them,
as carriers of intelligence bet!i>t God and menJ #retending humility in
so doing, as if God !as too great to be addressed by menJ and setting
aside the mediatorshi# of 9esus "hrist, !ho is the head both of angels
and men% 4uch also !as the !orshi# #aid by the ancient heretics,
disci#les of 4imon and <enander, to the angels, !hom they belie$ed to be
makers and lords of this lo!er !orld% This is certain, that they !hom
the a#ostle here condemns, did not hold the head, E$er% *B,G that is,
9esus "hrist, and his mediatorshi#J and therefore !hat he !rites here no
!ay touches the "atholic doctrine and #ractice, of desiring our good
angels to #ray to God for us, through 9esus "hrist% 4t% 9erome /E#ist%
ad )lgas%3 understands by the religion or ser$ice of angels, the 9e!ish
teachers, !ho sought to subject the ne! "hristians to the obser$ance of
the <osaic la!%
,(*B% )nd not holding the head, from !hich the !hole body, by joints and
bands, being su##lied !ith nourishment and com#acted, gro!eth into the
increase of God%
,(,-% 5f then you be dead !ith "hrist from the elements of this !orld,
!hy do you yet decree as though li$ing in the !orldM
,(,*% Touch not( taste not( handle not%
Touch not, etc%%% The meaning is, that "hristians should not subject
themsel$es, either to the ordinances of the old la!, forbidding touching
or tasting things uncleanJ or to the su#erstitious in$ention of
heretics, im#osing such restraints, under #retence of !isdom, humility,
or mortification%
,(,,% =hich all are unto destruction by the $ery use, according to the
#rece#ts and doctrines of men%
,(,2% =hich things ha$e indeed a she! of !isdom in su#erstition and
humility, and not s#aring the bodyJ not in any honour to the filling of
the flesh%
"olossians "ha#ter 2
8e e>horts them to #ut off the old man, and to #ut on the ne!% The
duties of !i$es and husbands, children and ser$ants%
2(*% Therefore if you be risen !ith "hrist, seek the things that are
abo$e, !here "hrist is sitting at the right hand of God%
2(,% <ind the things that are abo$e, not the things that are u#on the
earth%
2(2% 7or you are dead( and your life is hid !ith "hrist in God%
2(.% =hen "hrist shall a##ear, !ho is your life, then you also shall
a##ear !ith him in glory%
2(?% <ortify therefore your members !hich are u#on the earth(
fornication, uncleanness, lust, e$il concu#iscence and co$etousness,
!hich is the ser$ice of idols%
2(A% 7or !hich things the !rath of God cometh u#on the children of
unbelief%
2(+% 5n !hich you also !alked some time, !hen you li$ed in them%
2(1% But no! #ut you also all a!ay( anger, indignation, malice,
blas#hemy, filthy s#eech out of your mouth%
2(B% 'ie not one to another( stri##ing yoursel$es of the old man !ith
his deeds,
2(*-% )nd #utting on the ne!, him !ho is rene!ed unto kno!ledge,
according to the image of him that created him%
2(**% =here there is neither Gentile nor 9e!, circumcision nor
uncircumcision, Barbarian nor 4cythian, bond nor free% But "hrist is all
and in all%
2(*,% Put ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and belo$ed, the
bo!els of mercy, benignity, humility, modesty, #atience(
2(*2% Bearing !ith one another and forgi$ing one another, if any ha$e a
com#laint against another% E$en as the 'ord hath forgi$en you, so do you
also%
2(*.% But abo$e all these things ha$e charity, !hich is the bond of
#erfection%
2(*?% )nd let the #eace of "hrist rejoice in your hearts, !herein also
you are called in one body( and be ye thankful%
2(*A% 'et the !ord of "hrist d!ell in you abundantly( in all !isdom,
teaching and admonishing one another in #salms, hymns and s#iritual
canticles, singing in grace in your hearts to God%
2(*+% )ll !hatsoe$er you do in !ord or in !ork, do all in the name of
the 'ord 9esus "hrist, gi$ing thanks to God and the 7ather by him%
2(*1% =i$es, be subject to your husbands, as it beho$eth in the 'ord%
2(*B% 8usbands, lo$e your !i$es and be not bitter to!ards them%
2(,-% "hildren, obey your #arents in all things( for this is !ell
#leasing to the 'ord%
2(,*% 7athers, #ro$oke not your children to indignation, lest they be
discouraged%
2(,,% 4er$ants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh(
not ser$ing to the eye, as #leasing men( but in sim#licity of heart,
fearing God%
2(,2% =hatsoe$er you do, do it from the heart, as to the 'ord, and not
to men(
2(,.% ;no!ing that you shall recei$e of the 'ord the re!ard of
inheritance% 4er$e ye the 'ord "hrist%
2(,?% 7or he that doth !rong shall recei$e for that !hich he hath done
!rongfully% )nd there is no res#ect of #ersons !ith God%
"olossians "ha#ter .
8e recommends constant #rayer and !isdom% @arious salutations%
.(*% <asters, do to your ser$ants that !hich is just and eLual( kno!ing
that you also ha$e a master in hea$en%
.(,% Be instant in #rayer( !atching in it !ith thanksgi$ing%
.(2% Praying !ithal for us also, that God may o#en unto us a door of
s#eech to s#eak the mystery of "hrist Efor !hich also 5 am boundG(
.(.% That 5 may make it manifest as 5 ought to s#eak%
.(?% =alk !ith !isdom to!ards them that are !ithout, redeeming the time%
.(A% 'et your s#eech be al!ays in grace seasoned !ith salt( that you may
kno! ho! you ought to ans!er e$ery man%
.(+% )ll the things that concern me, Tychicus, our dearest brother and
faithful minister and fello! ser$ant in the 'ord, !ill make kno!n to
you%
.(1% =hat 5 ha$e sent to you for this same #ur#ose, that he may kno! the
things that concern you and comfort your hearts(
.(B% =ith Onesimus, a most belo$ed and faithful brother, !ho is one of
you% )ll things that are done here, they shall make kno!n to you%
.(*-% )ristarchus, my fello! #risoner, saluteth you( and <ark, the
cousin german of Barnabas, touching !hom you ha$e recei$ed commandments%
5f he come unto you, recei$e him%
.(**% )nd 9esus that is called 9ustus( !ho are of the circumcision%
These only are my hel#ers, in the kingdom of God( !ho ha$e been a
comfort to me%
.(*,% E#a#hras saluteth you, !ho is one of you, a ser$ant of "hrist
9esus, !ho is al!ays solicitous for you in #rayers, that you may stand
#erfect and full in all the !ill of God%
.(*2% 7or 5 bear him testimony that he hath much labour for you and for
them that are at 'aodicea and them at 8iera#olis%
.(*.% 'uke, the most dear #hysician, saluteth you( and Demas%
.(*?% 4alute the brethren !ho are at 'aodicea( and ym#has and the
church that is in his house%
.(*A% )nd !hen this e#istle shall ha$e been read !ith you, cause that it
be read also in the church of the 'aodiceans( and that you read that
!hich is of the 'aodiceans%
)nd that you read that !hich is of the 'aodiceans%%% =hat this e#istle
!as is uncertain, and annotators ha$e gi$en different o#inions
concerning it% 4ome e>#ound these !ords of an e#istle !hich 4t% Paul
!rote to the 'aodiceans, and is since lost, for that no! e>tant is no
more than a collection of sentences out of the other e#istles of 4t%
PaulJ therefore it cannot be considered e$en as a #art of that e#istle%
Others e>#lain that the te>t means a letter sent to 4t% Paul by the
'aodiceans, !hich he sends to the "olossians to be read by them%
8o!e$er, this o#inion does not seem !ell founded% 8ence it is more
#robable that 4t% Paul !rote an e#istle from Rome to the 'aodiceans,
about the same time that he !rote to the "olossians, as he had them both
eLually at heart, and that he ordered that e#istle to be read by the
"olossians for their instructionsJ and being neighbouring cities, they
might communicate to each other !hat they had recei$ed from himJ as one
e#istle might contain some matters not related in the other, and !ould
be eLually useful for their concernJ and more #articularly as they !ere
eLually disturbed by intruders and false teachers, against !hich the
a#ostle !as an>ious to !arn them, lest they should be infected by their
#ernicious doctrine%
.(*+% )nd say to )rchi##us( Take heed to the ministry !hich thou hast
recei$ed in the 'ord, that thou fulfil it%
.(*1% The salutation of Paul !ith my o!n hand% Be mindful of my bands%
Grace be !ith you% )men%
T8E 75R4T EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E T8E44)'O5)4
Thessalonica !as the ca#ital of <acedonia, in !hich 4t% Paul, ha$ing
#reached the Gos#el, con$erted some 9e!s and a great number of the
Gentiles( but the unbelie$ing 9e!s, en$ying his success, raised such a
commotion against him that he, and his com#anion, 4yl$anus !ere obliged
to Luit the city% )fter!ards he !ent to )thens, !here he heard that the
con$erts in Thessalonica !ere under a se$ere #ersecution, e$er since his
de#artureJ and lest they should lose their fortitude, he sent Timothy to
strengthen and comfort them in their sufferings% 5n the meantime 4t%
Paul came to "orinth, !here he !rote this first E#istle, and also the
second to the Thessalonians, both in the same year, being the nineteenth
after our 'ordDs )scension% These are the first of his E#istles in the
order of time%
* Thessalonians "ha#ter *
8e gi$es thanks for the grace besto!ed on the Thessalonians%
*(*% Paul and 4yl$anus and Timothy to the church of the Thessalonians(
in God the 7ather and in the 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*(,% Grace be to you and #eace% =e gi$e thanks to God al!ays for you
all( making a remembrance of you in our #rayers !ithout ceasing,
*(2% Being mindful of the !ork of your faith and labour and charity( and
of the enduring of the ho#e of our 'ord 9esus "hrist before God and our
7ather%
*(.% ;no!ing, brethren, belo$ed of God, your election(
*(?% 7or our gos#el hath not been unto you in !ord only, but in #o!er
also( and in the 8oly Ghost and in much fulness, as you kno! !hat manner
of men !e ha$e been among you for your sakes%
*(A% )nd you became follo!ers of us and of the 'ord( recei$ing the !ord
in much tribulation, !ith joy of the 8oly Ghost(
*(+% 4o that you !ere made a #attern to all that belie$e in <acedonia
and in )chaia%
*(1% 7or from you !as s#read abroad the !ord of the 'ord not only in
<acedonia and in )chaia but also in e$ery #lace( your faith !hich is
to!ards God, is gone forth, so that !e need not to s#eak any thing%
*(B% 7or they themsel$es relate of us, !hat manner of entering in !e had
unto you( and ho! you turned to God from idols to ser$e the li$ing and
true God%
*(*-% )nd to !ait for his 4on from hea$en E!hom he raised u# from the
deadG, 9esus, !ho hath deli$ered us from the !rath to come%
* Thessalonians "ha#ter ,
The sincerity of the a#ostleDs #reaching the gos#el to them and of their
recei$ing it%
,(*% 7or yoursel$es kno!, brethren, our entrance in unto you, that it
!as not in $ain(
,(,% But ha$ing suffered many things before and been shamefully treated,
Eas you kno!G at Phili##i, !e had confidence in our God, to s#eak unto
you the gos#el of God in much carefulness%
,(2% 7or our e>hortation !as not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in
deceit%
,(.% But as !e !ere a##ro$ed by God that the gos#el should be committed
to us( e$en so !e s#eak, not as #leasing men but God, !ho #ro$eth our
hearts%
,(?% 7or neither ha$e !e used at any time the s#eech of flattery, as you
kno!( nor taken an occasion of co$etousness EGod is !itnessG(
,(A% or sought !e glory of men, neither of you, nor of others%
,(+% =hereas !e might ha$e been burdensome to you, as the a#ostles of
"hrist( but !e became little ones in the midst of you, as if a nurse
should cherish her children(
,(1% 4o desirous of you, !e !ould gladly im#art unto you not only the
gos#el of God but also our o!n souls( because you !ere become most dear
unto us%
,(B% 7or you remember, brethren, our labour and toil( !orking night and
day, lest !e should be chargeable to any of you, !e #reached among you
the gos#el of God%
,(*-% &ou are !itnesses, and God also, ho! holily and justly and !ithout
blame !e ha$e been to you that ha$e belie$ed(
,(**% )s you kno! in !hat manner, entreating and comforting you Eas a
father doth his childrenG,
,(*,% =e testified to e$ery one of you that you !ould !alk !orthy of
God, !ho hath called you unto his kingdom and glory%
,(*.% 7or you, brethren, are become follo!ers of the churches of God
!hich are in 9udea, in "hrist 9esus( for you also ha$e suffered the same
things from your o!n countrymen, e$en as they ha$e from the 9e!s(
,(*?% =ho both killed the 'ord 9esus, and the #ro#hets, and ha$e
#ersecuted us, and #lease not God, and are ad$ersaries to all menJ
,(*A% Prohibiting us to s#eak to the Gentiles, that they may be sa$ed,
to fill u# their sins al!ays( for the !rath of God is come u#on them to
the end%
To fill u# their sins%%% That is, to fill u# the measure of their sins,
after !hich GodDs justice !ould #unish them% 7or the !rath of God is
come u#on them to the end%%% That is, to continue on them to the end%
,(*+% But !e, brethren, being taken a!ay from you for a short time, in
sight, not in heart, ha$e hastened the more abundantly to see your face
!ith great desire%
,(*1% 7or !e !ould ha$e come unto you, 5 Paul indeed, once and again(
but 4atan hath hindered us%
,(*B% 7or !hat is our ho#e or joy or cro!n of gloryM )re not you, in the
#resence of our 'ord 9esus "hrist at his comingM
,(,-% 7or you are our glory and joy%
* Thessalonians "ha#ter 2
The a#ostleDs concern and lo$e for the Thessalonians%
2(*% 7or !hich cause, forbearing no longer, !e thought it good to remain
at )thens alone%
2(,% )nd !e sent Timothy, our brother and the minister of God in the
gos#el of "hrist, to confirm you and e>hort you concerning your faith(
2(2% That no man should be mo$ed in these tribulations( for yoursel$es
kno! that !e are a##ointed thereunto%
2(.% 7or e$en !hen !e !ere !ith you, !e foretold you that !e should
suffer tribulations( as also it is come to #ass, and you kno!%
2(?% 7or this cause also, 5, forbearing no longer, sent to kno! your
faith( lest #erha#s he that tem#teth should ha$e tem#ted you( and our
labour should be made $ain%
2(A% But no! !hen Timothy came to us from you and related to us your
faith and charity, and that you ha$e a good remembrance of us al!ays,
desiring to see us as !e also to see you(
2(+% Therefore !e !ere comforted, brethren, in you, in all our necessity
and tribulation, by your faith%
2(1% Because no! !e li$e, if you stand in the 'ord%
2(B% 7or !hat thanks can !e return to God for you, in all the joy
!here!ith !e rejoice for you before our God,
2(*-% ight and day more abundantly #raying that !e may see your face
and may accom#lish those things that are !anting to your faithM
2(**% o! God himself and our 7ather and our 'ord 9esus "hrist, direct
our !ay unto you%
2(*,% )nd may the 'ord multi#ly you and make you abound in charity
to!ards one another and to!ards all men( as !e do also to!ards you,
2(*2% To confirm your hearts !ithout blame, in holiness, before God and
our 7ather, at the coming of our 'ord 9esus "hrist, !ith all his saints%
)men%
* Thessalonians "ha#ter .
8e e>horts them to #urity and mutual charity% 8e treats of the
resurrection of the dead%
.(*% 7or the rest therefore, brethren, #ray and beseech you in the 'ord
9esus that, as you ha$e recei$ed from us, ho! you ought to !alk and to
#lease God, so also you !ould !alk, that you may abound the more%
.(,% 7or you kno! !hat #rece#ts 5 ha$e gi$en to you by the 'ord 9esus%
.(2% 7or this is the !ill of God, your sanctification( That you should
abstain from fornication(
.(.% That e$ery one of you should kno! ho! to #ossess his $essel in
sanctification and honour,
.(?% ot in the #assion of lust, like the Gentiles that kno! not God(
.(A% )nd that no man o$erreach nor circum$ent his brother in business(
because the 'ord is the a$enger of all these things, as !e ha$e told you
before and ha$e testified%
.(+% 7or God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto
sanctification%
.(1% Therefore, he that des#iseth these things, des#iseth not man, but
God, !ho also hath gi$en his holy 4#irit in us%
.(B% But as touching the charity of brotherhood, !e ha$e no need to
!rite to you( for yoursel$es ha$e learned of God to lo$e one another%
.(*-% 7or indeed you do it to!ards all the brethren in all <acedonia%
But !e entreat you, brethren, that you abound more(
.(**% )nd that you use your endea$our to be Luiet( and that you do your
o!n business and !ork !ith your o!n hands, as !e commanded you( and that
you !alk honestly to!ards them that are !ithout( and that you !ant
nothing of any manDs%
.(*,% )nd !e !ill not ha$e you ignorant brethren, concerning them that
are aslee#, that you be not sorro!ful, e$en as others !ho ha$e no ho#e%
.(*2% 7or if !e belie$e that 9esus died and rose again( e$en so them !ho
ha$e sle#t through 9esus, !ill God bring !ith him%
.(*.% 7or this !e say unto you in the !ord of the 'ord, that !e !ho are
ali$e, !ho remain unto the coming of the 'ord, shall not #re$ent them
!ho ha$e sle#t%
.(*?% 7or the 'ord himself shall come do!n from hea$en !ith commandment
and !ith the $oice of an archangel and !ith the trum#et of God( and the
dead !ho are in "hrist shall rise first%
.(*A% Then !e !ho are ali$e, !ho are left, shall be taken u# together
!ith them in the clouds to meet "hrist, into the air( and so shall !e be
al!ays !ith the 'ord%
.(*+% =herefore, comfort ye one another !ith these !ords%
* Thessalonians "ha#ter ?
The day of the 'ord shall come !hen least e>#ected% E>hortations to
se$eral duties%
?(*% But of the times and moments, brethren, you need not, that !e
should !rite to you(
?(,% 7or yoursel$es kno! #erfectly that the day of the 'ord shall so
come as a thief in the night%
?(2% 7or !hen they shall say( Peace and securityJ then shall sudden
destruction come u#on them, as the #ains u#on her that is !ith child,
and they shall not esca#e%
?(.% But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should
o$ertake you as a thief%
?(?% 7or all you are the children of light and children of the day( !e
are not of the night nor of darkness%
?(A% Therefore, let us not slee#, as others do( but let us !atch, and be
sober%
?(+% 7or they that slee#, slee# in the nightJ and they that are drunk,
are drunk in the night%
?(1% But let us, !ho are of the day, be sober, ha$ing on the breast
#late of faith and charity and, for a helmet, the ho#e of sal$ation%
?(B% 7or God hath not a##ointed us unto !rath( but unto the #urchasing
of sal$ation by our 'ord 9esus "hrist,
?(*-% =ho died for us( that, !hether !e !atch or slee#, !e may li$e
together !ith him%
?(**% 7or !hich cause comfort one another and edify one another, as you
also do%
?(*,% )nd !e beseech you, brethren, to kno! them !ho labour among you
and are o$er you in the 'ord and admonish youJ
?(*2% That you esteem them more abundantly in charity, for their !orkDs
sake% 8a$e #eace !ith them%
?(*.% )nd !e beseech you, brethren, rebuke the unLuiet( comfort the
feeble minded( su##ort the !eak( be #atient to!ards all men%
The unLuiet%%% That is, such as are irregular and disorderly%
?(*?% 4ee that none render e$il for e$il to any man( but e$er follo!
that !hich is good to!ards each other and to!ards all men%
?(*A% )l!ays rejoice%
?(*+% Pray !ithout ceasing%
?(*1% 5n all things gi$e thanks for this is the !ill of God in "hrist
9esus concerning you all%
?(*B% E>tinguish not the s#irit%
?(,-% Des#ise not #ro#hecies%
?(,*% But #ro$e all things( hold fast that !hich is good%
?(,,% 7rom all a##earance of e$il refrain yoursel$es%
?(,2% )nd may the God of #eace himself sanctify you in all things( that
your !hole s#irit and soul and body may be #reser$ed blameless in the
coming of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
?(,.% 8e is faithful !ho hath called you, !ho also !ill do it%
?(,?% Brethren, #ray for us%
?(,A% 4alute all the brethren !ith a holy kiss%
?(,+% 5 charge you by the 'ord that this e#istle be read to all the holy
brethren%
?(,1% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith you% )men%
T8E 4E"OD EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T8E T8E44)'O5)4
5n this E#istle 4t% Paul admonishes the Thessalonians to be constant in
the faith of "hrist and not to be terrified by the insinuations of false
teachers telling them that the day of judgment !as near at hand, as
there must come many signs and !onders before it% 8e bids them to hold
firm the traditions recei$ed from him, !hether by !ord, or by e#istle,
and she!s them ho! they may be certain of his letters by the manner he
!rites%
, Thessalonians "ha#ter *
8e gi$es thanks to God for their faith and constancy and #rays for their
ad$ancement in all good%
*(*% Paul and 4yl$anus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians%
5n God our 7ather and the 'ord 9esus "hrist,
*(,% Grace unto you( and #eace from God our 7ather and from the 'ord
9esus "hrist%
*(2% =e are bound to gi$e thanks al!ays to God for you, brethren, as it
is fitting, because your faith gro!eth e>ceedingly and the charity of
e$ery one of you to!ards each other aboundeth%
*(.% 4o that !e oursel$es also glory in you in the churches of God, for
your #atience and faith, and in all your #ersecutions and tribulations(
!hich you endure
*(?% 7or an e>am#le of the just judgment of God, that you may be counted
!orthy of the kingdom of God, for !hich also you suffer%
*(A% 4eeing it is a just thing !ith God to re#ay tribulation to them
that trouble you(
*(+% )nd to you !ho are troubled, rest !ith us, !hen the 'ord 9esus
shall be re$ealed from hea$en !ith the angels of his #o!er(
*(1% 5n a flame of fire, gi$ing $engeance to them !ho kno! not God and
!ho obey not the gos#el of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
*(B% =ho shall suffer eternal #unishment in destruction, from the face
of the 'ord and from the glory of his #o!er(
*(*-% =hen he shall come to be glorified in his saints and to be made
!onderful in all them !ho ha$e belie$edJ because our testimony !as
belie$ed u#on you in that day%
*(**% =herefore also !e #ray al!ays for you( That our God !ould make you
!orthy of his $ocation and fulfil all the good #leasure of his goodness
and the !ork of faith in #o!er(
*(*,% That the name of our 'ord 9esus may be glorified in you, and you
in him, according to the grace of our God and of the 'ord 9esus "hrist%
, Thessalonians "ha#ter ,
The day of the 'ord is not to come till the man of sin be re$ealed% The
a#ostleDs traditions are to be obser$ed%
,(*% )nd !e beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our 'ord 9esus
"hrist and of our gathering together unto him(
,(,% That you be not easily mo$ed from your sense nor be terrified,
neither by s#irit nor by !ord nor by e#istle as sent from us, as if the
day of the 'ord !ere at hand%
,(2% 'et no man decei$e you by any means( for unless there come a re$olt
first, and the man of sin be re$ealed, the son of #erdition
) re$olt%%% This re$olt, or falling off, is generally understood, by the
ancient fathers, of a re$olt from the Roman em#ire, !hich !as first to
be destroyed, before the coming of )ntichrist% 5t may, #erha#s, be
understood also of a re$olt of many nations from the "atholic "hurchJ
!hich has, in #art, ha##ened already, by means of <ahomet, 'uther, Cc%,
and it may be su##osed, !ill be more general in the days of the
)ntichrist% The man of sin%%% 8ere must be meant some #articular man,
as is e$ident from the freLuent re#etition of the Greek article / 3, the
man of sin, the son of #erdition, the ad$ersary or o##oser% 5t agrees to
the !icked and great )ntichrist, !ho !ill come before the end of the
!orld%
,(.% =ho o##oseth and is lifted u# abo$e all that is called God or that
is !orshi##ed, so that he sitteth in the tem#le of God, she!ing himself
as if he !ere God%
5n the tem#le%%% Either that of 9erusalem !hich some think he !ill
rebuildJ or in some "hristian church, !hich he !ill #er$ert to his o!n
!orshi#( as <ahomet has done by the churches of the east%
,(?% Remember you not that, !hen 5 !as yet !ith you, 5 told you these
thingsM
,(A% )nd no! you kno! !hat !ithholdeth, that he may be re$ealed in his
time%
,(+% 7or the mystery of iniLuity already !orketh( only that he !ho no!
holdeth do hold, until he be taken out of the !ay%
,(1% )nd then that !icked one shall be re$ealed( !hom the 'ord 9esus
shall kill !ith the s#irit of his mouth and shall destroy !ith the
brightness of his coming( him
,(B% =hose coming is according to the !orking of 4atan, in all #o!er and
signs and lying !onders(
,(*-% )nd in all seduction of iniLuity to them that #erish( because they
recei$e not the lo$e of the truth, that they might be sa$ed% Therefore
God shall send them the o#eration of error, to belie$e lying(
God shall send%%% That is God shall suffer them to be decei$ed by lying
!onders, and false miracles, in #unishment of their not entertaining the
lo$e of truth%
,(**% That all may be judged !ho ha$e not belie$ed the truth but ha$e
consented to iniLuity%
,(*,% But !e ought to gi$e thanks to God al!ays for you, brethren,
belo$ed of God, for that God hath chosen you firstfruits unto sal$ation,
in sanctification of the s#irit and faith of the truth(
,(*2% =hereunto also he hath called you by our gos#el, unto the
#urchasing of the glory of our 'ord 9esus "hrist%
,(*.% Therefore, brethren, stand fast( and hold the traditions, !hich
you ha$e learned, !hether by !ord or by our e#istle%
Traditions%%% 4ee here that the un!ritten traditions are no less to be
recei$ed than their e#istles%
,(*?% o! our 'ord 9esus "hrist himself, and God and our 7ather, !ho
hath lo$ed us and hath gi$en us e$erlasting consolation and good ho#e in
grace,
,(*A% E>hort your hearts and confirm you in e$ery good !ork and !ord%
, Thessalonians "ha#ter 2
8e begs their #rayers and !arns them against idleness%
2(*% 7or the rest, brethren, #ray for us that the !ord of God may run
and may be glorified, e$en as among you(
<ay run%%% That is, may s#read itself, and ha$e free course%
2(,% )nd that !e may be deli$ered from im#ortunate and e$il men( for all
men ha$e not faith%
2(2% But God is faithful, !ho !ill strengthen and kee# you from e$il%
2(.% )nd !e ha$e confidence concerning you in the 'ord that the things
!hich !e command, you both do and !ill do%
2(?% )nd the 'ord direct your hearts, in the charity of God and the
#atience of "hrist%
2(A% )nd !e charge you, brethren, in the name of our 'ord 9esus "hrist,
that you !ithdra! yoursel$es from e$ery brother !alking disorderly and
not according to the tradition !hich they ha$e recei$ed of us%
2(+% 7or yoursel$es kno! ho! you ought to imitate us% 7or !e !ere not
disorderly among you%
2(1% either did !e eat any manDs bread for nothing( but in labour and
in toil !e !orked night and day, lest !e should be chargeable to any of
you%
2(B% ot as if !e had not #o!er( but that !e might gi$e oursel$es a
#attern unto you, to imitate us%
2(*-% 7or also, !hen !e !ere !ith you, this !e declared to you( that, if
any man !ill not !ork, neither let him eat%
2(**% 7or !e ha$e heard there are some among you !ho !alk disorderly(
!orking not at all, but curiously meddling%
2(*,% o! !e charge them that are such and beseech them by the 'ord
9esus "hrist that, !orking !ith silence, they !ould eat their o!n bread%
2(*2% But you, brethren, be not !eary in !ell doing%
2(*.% )nd if any man obey not our !ord by this e#istle, note that man
and do not kee# com#any !ith him, that he may be ashamed%
2(*?% &et do not esteem him as an enemy but admonish him as a brother%
2(*A% o! the 'ord of #eace himself gi$e you e$erlasting #eace in e$ery
#lace% The 'ord be !ith you all%
2(*+% The salutation of Paul !ith my o!n hand( !hich is the sign in
e$ery e#istle% 4o 5 !rite%
2(*1% The grace of our 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith you all% )men%
T8E 75R4T EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T5<OT8&
4t% Paul !rite this E#istle to his BE'O@ED T5<OT8&, being then bisho# of
E#hesus, to instruct him in the duties of a bisho#, both in res#ect to
himself and to his chargeJ and that he ought to be !ell informed of the
good morals of those on !hom he !as to im#ose hands( 5m#ose not hands
lightly u#on any man% 8e tells him also ho! he should beha$e to!ards his
clergy% The E#istle !as !ritten about 22 years after our 'ordDs
)scensionJ but !here it !as !ritten is uncertain( the more general
o#inion is, that it !as in <acedonia%
* Timothy "ha#ter *
8e #uts Timothy in mind of his charge and blesses God for the mercy he
himself had recei$ed%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist, according to the commandment of
God our 4a$iour and "hrist 9esus our ho#e(
*(,% To Timothy, his belo$ed son in faith% Grace, mercy and #eace, from
God the 7ather and from "hrist 9esus our 'ord%
*(2% )s 5 desired thee to remain at E#hesus !hen 5 !ent into <acedonia,
that thou mightest charge some not to teach other!ise(
*(.% ot to gi$e heed to fables and endless genealogies, !hich furnish
Luestions rather than the edification of God !hich is in faith%
*(?% o! the end of the commandment is charity from a #ure heart, and a
good conscience, and an unfeigned faith%
*(A% 7rom !hich things some, going astray, are turned aside unto $ain
babbling(
*(+% Desiring to be teachers of the la!( understanding neither the
things they say, nor !hereof they affirm%
*(1% But !e kno! that the la! is good, if a man use it la!fully%
*(B% ;no!ing this( That the la! is not made for the just man but for the
unjust and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the !icked
and defiled, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for
manslayers,
The la! is not%%% 8e means, that the just man doth good, and a$oideth
e$il, not as com#elled by the la!, and merely for fear of the #unishment
a##ointed for transgressorsJ but $oluntarily, and out of the lo$e of God
and $irtueJ and !ould do so, though there !ere no la!%
*(*-% 7or fornicators, for them !ho defile themsel$es !ith mankind, for
menstealers, for liars, for #erjured #ersons, and !hate$er other thing
is contrary to sound doctrine(
*(**% =hich is according to the gos#el of the glory of the blessed God
!hich hath been committed to my trust%
*(*,% 5 gi$e him thanks !ho hath strengthened me, e$en to "hrist 9esus
our 'ord, for that he hath counted me faithful, #utting me in the
ministry(
*(*2% =ho before !as a blas#hemer and a #ersecutor and contumelious% But
5 obtained the mercy of God, because 5 did it ignorantly in unbelief%
*(*.% o! the grace of our 'ord hath abounded e>ceedingly !ith faith and
lo$e, !hich is in "hrist 9esus%
*(*?% ) faithful saying, and !orthy of all acce#tation, that "hrist
9esus came into the !orld to sa$e sinners, of !hom 5 am the chief%
*(*A% But for this cause ha$e 5 obtained mercy( that in me first "hrist
9esus might she! forth all #atience, for the information of them that
shall belie$e in him unto life e$erlasting%
*(*+% o! to the king of ages, immortal, in$isible, the only God, be
honour and glory for e$er and e$er% )men%
*(*1% This #rece#t, 5 commend to thee, O son Timothy( according to the
#ro#hecies going before on thee, that thou !ar in them a good !arfare,
*(*B% 8a$ing faith and a good conscience, !hich some rejecting ha$e made
shi#!reck concerning the faith%
*(,-% Of !hom is 8ymeneus and )le>ander, !hom 5 ha$e deli$ered u# to
4atan, that they may learn not to blas#heme%
* Timothy "ha#ter ,
Prayers are to be said for all men, because God !ills the sal$ation of
all% =omen are not to teach%
,(*% 5 desire therefore, first of all, that su##lications, #rayers,
intercessions and thanksgi$ings be made for all men(
,(,% 7or kings and for all that are in high station( that !e may lead a
Luiet and a #eaceable life in all #iety and chastity%
,(2% 7or this is good and acce#table in the sight of God our 4a$iour,
,(.% =ho !ill ha$e all men to be sa$ed and to come to the kno!ledge of
the truth%
,(?% 7or there is one God( and one mediator of God and men, the man
"hrist 9esus(
One mediator%%% "hrist is the one and only mediator of redem#tion, !ho
ga$e himself, as the a#ostle !rites in the follo!ing $erse%
,(A% =ho ga$e himself a redem#tion for all, a testimony in due times,
a redem#tion for all%%%% 8e is also the only mediator, !ho stands in
need of no other to recommend his #etitions to the 7ather% But this is
not against our seeking the #rayers and intercession, as !ell of the
faithful u#on earth, as of the saints and angels in hea$en, for
obtaining mercy, grace, and sal$ation, through 9esus "hrist% )s 4t% Paul
himself often desired the hel# of the #rayers of the faithful, !ithout
any injury to the mediatorshi# of 9esus "hrist%
,(+% =hereunto 5 am a##ointed a #reacher and an a#ostle E5 say the
truth, 5 lie notG, a doctor of the Gentiles in faith and truth%
,(1% 5 !ill therefore that men #ray in e$ery #lace, lifting u# #ure
hands, !ithout anger and contention%
,(B% 5n like manner, !omen also in decent a##arel( adorning themsel$es
!ith modesty and sobriety, not !ith #laited hair, or gold, or #earls, or
costly attire(
,(*-% But, as it becometh !omen #rofessing godliness, !ith good !orks%
,(**% 'et the !oman learn in silence !ith all subjection%
,(*,% But 5 suffer not a !oman to teach, nor to use authority o$er the
man( but to be in silence%
,(*2% 7or )dam !as first formedJ then E$e%
,(*.% )nd )dam !as not seducedJ but the !oman, being seduced, !as in the
transgression%
,(*?% &et she shall be sa$ed through child bearingJ if she continue in
faith and lo$e and sanctification !ith sobriety%
* Timothy "ha#ter 2
=hat sort of men are to be admitted into the clergy% The church is the
#illar of truth%
2(*% ) faithful saying( 5f a man desire the office of a bisho#, he
desireth good !ork%
2(,% 5t beho$eth therefore a bisho# to be blameless, the husband of one
!ife, sober, #rudent, of good beha$iour, chaste, gi$en to hos#itality, a
teacher,
Of one !ife%%%% The meaning is not that e$ery bisho# should ha$e a !ife
Efor 4t% Paul himself had noneG, but that no one should be admitted to
the holy orders of bisho#, #riest, or deacon, !ho had been married more
than once%
2(2% ot gi$en to !ine, no striker, but modest, not Luarrelsome, not
co$etous, but
2(.% One that ruleth !ell his o!n house, ha$ing his children in
subjection !ith all chastity%
2(?% But if a man kno! not ho! to rule his o!n house, ho! shall he take
care of the church of GodM
2(A% ot a neo#hyte( lest, being #uffed u# !ith #ride, he fall into the
judgment of the de$il%
) neo#hyte%%%% That is, one lately ba#tiHed, a young con$ert%
2(+% <oreo$er, he must ha$e a good testimony of them !ho are !ithout(
lest he fall into re#roach and the snare of the de$il%
2(1% Deacons in like manner( chaste, not double tongued, not gi$en to
much !ine, not greedy of filthy lucre(
2(B% 8olding the mystery of faith in a #ure conscience%
2(*-% )nd let these also first be #ro$ed( and so let them minister,
ha$ing no crime%
2(**% The !omen in like manner( chaste, not slanderers, but sober,
faithful in all things%
2(*,% 'et deacons be the husbands of one !ife( !ho rule !ell their
children and their o!n houses%
2(*2% 7or they that ha$e ministered !ell shall #urchase to themsel$es a
good degree and much confidence in the faith !hich is in "hrist 9esus%
2(*.% These things 5 !rite to thee, ho#ing that 5 shall come to thee
shortly%
2(*?% But if 5 tarry long, that thou mayest kno! ho! thou oughtest to
beha$e thyself in the house of God, !hich is the church of the li$ing
God, the #illar and ground of the truth%
The #illar and ground of the truth%%%% Therefore the church of the
li$ing God can ne$er u#hold error, nor bring in corru#tions,
su#erstition, or idolatry%
2(*A% )nd e$idently great is the mystery of godliness, !hich !as
manifested in the flesh, !as justified in the s#irit, a##eared unto
angels, hath been #reached unto the Gentiles, is belie$ed in the !orld,
is taken u# in glory%
* Timothy "ha#ter .
8e !arns him against heretics, and e>horts him to the e>ercise of #iety%
.(*% o! the 4#irit manifestly saith that in the last times some shall
de#art from the faith, gi$ing heed to s#irits of error and doctrines of
de$ils,
.(,% 4#eaking lies in hy#ocrisy and ha$ing their conscience seared,
.(2% 7orbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, !hich God hath created
to be recei$ed !ith thanksgi$ing by the faithful and by them that ha$e
kno!n the truth%
7orbidding to marry, to abstain from meats%%%% 8e s#eaks of the
Gnostics, the <arcionites, the Eneratites, the <anicheans, and other
ancient heretics, !ho absolutely condemned marriage, and the use of all
kind of meatJ because they #retended that all flesh !as from an e$il
#rinci#le% =hereas the church of God, so far from condemning marriage,
holds it a holy sacramentJ and forbids it to none but such as by $o!
ha$e chosen the better #art( and #rohibits not the use of any meats
!hatsoe$er in #ro#er times and seasonsJ though she does not judge all
kind of diet #ro#er for days of fasting and #enance%
.(.% 7or e$ery creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that
is recei$ed !ith thanksgi$ing(
.(?% 7or it is sanctified by the !ord of God and #rayer%
.(A% These things #ro#osing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good
minister of "hrist 9esus, nourished u# in the !ords of faith and of the
good doctrine !hich thou hast attained unto%
.(+% But a$oid foolish and old !i$es fables( and e>ercise thyself unto
godliness%
.(1% 7or bodily e>ercise is #rofitable to little( but godliness is
#rofitable to all things, ha$ing #romise of the life that no! is and of
that !hich is to come%
.(B% ) faithful saying and !orthy of all acce#tation%
.(*-% 7or therefore !e labour and are re$iled, because !e ho#e in the
li$ing God, !ho is the 4a$iour of all men, es#ecially of the faithful%
.(**% These things command and teach(
.(*,% 'et no man des#ise thy youth( but be thou an e>am#le of the
faithful, in !ord, in con$ersation, in charity, in faith, in chastity%
.(*2% Till 5 come, attend unto reading, to e>hortation and to doctrine%
.(*.% eglect not the grace that is in thee, !hich !as gi$en thee by
#ro#hecy, !ith im#osition of the hands of the #riesthood%
.(*?% <editate u#on these things, be !holly in these things( that thy
#rofiting may be manifest to all%
.(*A% Take heed to thyself and to doctrine( be earnest in them% 7or in
doing this thou shalt both sa$e thyself and them that hear thee%
* Timothy "ha#ter ?
8e gi$es him lessons concerning !ido!s, and ho! he is to beha$e to his
clergy%
?(*% )n ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father( young men,
as brethren(
?(,% Old !omen, as mothers( young !omen, as sisters, in all chastity%
?(2% 8onour !ido!s that are !ido!s indeed%
?(.% But if any !ido! ha$e children or grandchildren, let her learn
first to go$ern her o!n house and to make a return of duty to her
#arentsJ for this is acce#table before God%
?(?% But she that is a !ido! indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God
and continue in su##lications and #rayers night and day%
?(A% 7or she that li$eth in #leasures is dead !hile she is li$ing%
?(+% )nd this gi$e in charge, that they may be blameless%
?(1% But if any man ha$e not care of his o!n and es#ecially of those of
his house, he hath denied the faith and is !orse than an infidel%
?(B% 'et a !ido! be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, !ho
hath been the !ife of one husband%
?(**% But the younger !ido!s a$oid% 7or !hen they ha$e gro!n !anton in
"hrist, they !ill marry(
?(*,% 8a$ing damnation, because they ha$e made $oid their first faith%
Their first faith%%%% Their $o!, by !hich they had engaged themsel$es to
"hrist%
?(*2% )nd !ithal being idle they learn to go about from house to house(
and are not only idle, but tattlers also and busy bodies, s#eaking
things !hich they ought not%
?(*.% 5 !ill, therefore, that the younger should marry, bear children,
be mistresses of families, gi$e no occasion to the ad$ersary to s#eak
e$il%
?(*?% 7or some are already turned aside after 4atan%
?(*A% 5f any of the faithful ha$e !ido!s, let him minister to them, and
let not the church be charged( that there may be sufficient for them
that are !ido!s indeed%
?(*+% 'et the #riests that rule !ell be esteemed !orthy of double
honour( es#ecially they !ho labour in the !ord and doctrine%
?(*1% 7or the scri#ture saith( Thou shalt not muHHle the o> that
treadeth out the corn( and, The labourer is !orthy of his re!ard%
?(*B% )gainst a #riest recei$e not an accusation, but under t!o or three
!itnesses%
?(,-% Them that sin re#ro$e before all that the rest also may ha$e fear%
?(,*% 5 charge thee, before God and "hrist 9esus and the elect angels,
that thou obser$e these things !ithout #rejudice, doing nothing by
declining to either side%
?(,,% 5m#ose not hands lightly u#on any man, neither be #artaker of
other menDs sins% ;ee# thyself chaste%
?(,2% Do not still drink !ater, but use a little !ine for thy stomachDs
sake and thy freLuent infirmities%
?(,.% 4ome menDs sins are manifest, going before to judgment( and some
men they follo! after%
?(,?% 5n like manner also good deeds are manifest( and they that are
other!ise cannot be hid%
* Timothy "ha#ter A
Duties of ser$ants% The danger of co$etousness% 'essons for the rich%
A(*% =hosoe$er are ser$ants under the yoke, let them count their masters
!orthy of all honourJ lest the name of the 'ord and his doctrine be
blas#hemed%
A(,% But they that ha$e belie$ing masters, let them not des#ise them,
because they are brethrenJ but ser$e them the rather, because they are
faithful and belo$ed, !ho are #artakers of the benefit% These things
teach and e>hort%
A(2% 5f any man teach other!ise and consent not to the sound !ords of
our 'ord 9esus "hrist and to that doctrine !hich is according to
godliness,
A(.% 8e is #roud, kno!ing nothing, but sick about Luestions and strifes
of !ordsJ from !hich arise en$ies, contentions, blas#hemies, e$il
sus#icions,
A(?% "onflicts of men corru#ted in mind and !ho are destitute of the
truth, su##osing gain to be godliness%
A(A% But godliness !ith contentment is great gain%
A(+% 7or !e brought nothing into this !orld( and certainly !e can carry
nothing out%
A(1% But ha$ing food and !here!ith to be co$ered, !ith these !e are
content%
A(B% 7or they that !ill become rich fall into tem#tation and into the
snare of the de$il and into many un#rofitable and hurtful desires, !hich
dro!n men into destruction and #erdition%
A(*-% 7or the desire of money is the root of all e$ilsJ !hich some
co$eting ha$e erred from the faith and ha$e entangled themsel$es in many
sorro!s%
A(**% But thou, O man of God, fly these things( and #ursue justice,
godliness, faith, charity, #atience, mildness%
A(*,% 7ight the good fight of faith% 'ay hold on eternal life, !hereunto
thou art called and be it confessed a good confession before many
!itnesses%
A(*2% 5 charge thee before God !ho Luickeneth all things, and before
"hrist 9esus !ho ga$e testimony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession(
A(*.% That thou kee# the commandment !ithout s#ot, blameless, unto the
coming of our 'ord 9esus "hrist,
A(*?% =hich in his times he shall she!, !ho is the Blessed and only
<ighty, the ;ing of kings and 'ord of lords(
A(*A% =ho only hath immortality and inhabiteth light inaccessible( !hom
no man hath seen, nor can see( to !hom be honour and em#ire e$erlasting%
)men%
A(*+% "harge the rich of this !orld not to be highminded nor to trust in
the uncertainty of riches, but in the li$ing God E!ho gi$eth us
abundantly all things to enjoyG
A(*1% To do good, to be rich in good !ork, to gi$e easily, to
communicate to others,
A(*B% To lay u# in store for themsel$es a good foundation against the
time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life%
A(,-% O Timothy, kee# that !hich is committed to thy trust, a$oiding the
#rofane no$elties of !ords and o##ositions of kno!ledge falsely so
called%
A(,*% =hich some #romising, ha$e erred concerning the faith% Grace be
!ith thee% )men%
T8E 4E"OD EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T5<OT8&
5n this E#istle, the )#ostle again instructs and admonishes Timothy in
!hat belonged to his office, as in the formerJ and also !arns him to
shun the con$ersation of those !ho had erred from the truth, describing
at the same time their character, 8e tells him of his a##roaching death
and desires him to come s#eedily to him% 5t a##ears from this
circumstance that he !rote this second E#istle in the time of his last
im#risonment at Rome and not long before his martyrdom%
, Timothy "ha#ter *
8e admonishes him to stir u# the grace he recei$ed by his ordination and
not to be discouraged at his sufferings, but to hold firm the sound
doctrine of the gos#el%
*(*% Paul, an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist, by the !ill of God, according to
the #romise of life !hich is in "hrist 9esus(
*(,% To Timothy, my dearly belo$ed son% Grace, mercy and #eace, from God
the 7ather and from "hrist 9esus our 'ord%
*(2% 5 gi$e thanks to God, !hom 5 ser$e from my forefathers, !ith a #ure
conscience, that !ithout ceasing 5 ha$e a remembrance of thee in my
#rayers, night and day%
*(.% Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that 5 may be
filled !ith joy(
*(?% "alling to mind that faith !hich is in thee unfeigned, !hich also
d!elt first in thy grandmother 'ois and in thy mother Eunice, and 5 am
certain that in thee also%
*(A% 7or !hich cause 5 admonish thee that thou stir u# the grace of God
!hich is in thee by the im#osition of my hands%
*(+% 7or God hath not gi$en us the s#irit of fear( but of #o!er and of
lo$e and of sobriety%
*(1% Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our 'ord, nor of
me his #risoner( but labour !ith the gos#el, according to the #o!er of
God%
*(B% =ho hath deli$ered us and called us by his holy calling, not
according to our o!n !orks, but according to his o!n #ur#ose and grace,
!hich !as gi$en us in "hrist 9esus before the times of the !orld(
*(*-% But is no! made manifest by the illumination of our 4a$iour 9esus
"hrist, !ho hath destroyed death and hath brought to light life and
incorru#tion by the gos#el%
By the illumination%%% That is, by the bright coming and a##earing of
our 4a$iour%
*(**% =herein 5 am a##ointed a #reacher and an a#ostle and teacher of
the Gentiles%
*(*,% 7or !hich cause, 5 also suffer these things( but 5 am not ashamed%
7or 5 kno! !hom 5 ha$e belie$ed and 5 am certain that he is able to kee#
that !hich 5 ha$e committed unto him, against that day%
*(*2% 8old the form of sound !ords !hich thou hast heard of me( in faith
and in the lo$e !hich is in "hrist 9esus%
*(*.% ;ee# the good thing committed to thy trust by the 8oly Ghost !ho
d!elleth in us%
*(*?% Thou kno!est this, that all they !ho are in )sia are turned a!ay
from me( of !hom are Phigellus and 8ermogenes%
*(*A% The 'ord gi$e mercy to the house of Onesi#horus( because he hath
often refreshed me and hath not been ashamed of my chain(
*(*+% But !hen he !as come to Rome, he carefully sought me and found me%
*(*1% The 'ord grant unto him to find mercy of the 'ord in that day% )nd
in ho! many things he ministered unto me at E#hesus, thou $ery !ell
kno!est%
, Timothy "ha#ter ,
8e e>horts him to diligence in his office and #atience in suffering% The
danger of the delusions of heretics%
,(*% Thou therefore, my son, be strong in "hrist 9esus(
,(,% )nd the things !hich thou hast heard of me by many !itnesses, the
same commend to faithful men !ho shall be fit to teach others also%
,(2% 'abour as a good soldier of "hrist 9esus%
,(.% o man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself !ith secular
businesses( that he may #lease him to !hom he hath engaged himself%
,(?% 7or he also that stri$eth for the mastery is not cro!ned, e>ce#t he
stri$e la!fully%
,(A% The husbandman that laboureth must first #artake of the fruits%
,(+% :nderstand !hat 5 say( for the 'ord !ill gi$e thee in all things
understanding%
,(1% Be mindful that the 'ord 9esus "hrist is risen again from the dead,
of the seed of Da$id, according to my gos#el(
,(B% =herein 5 labour e$en unto bands, as an e$ildoer% But the !ord of
God is not bound%
,(*-% Therefore 5 endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they
also may obtain the sal$ation !hich is in "hrist 9esus, !ith hea$enly
glory%
,(**% ) faithful saying( for if !e be dead !ith him, !e shall li$e also
!ith him%
,(*,% 5f !e suffer, !e shall also reign !ith him% 5f !e deny him, he
!ill also deny us%
,(*2% 5f !e belie$e not, he continueth faithful, he cannot deny himself%
,(*.% Of these things #ut them in mind, charging them before the 'ord%
"ontend not in !ords( for it is to no #rofit, but to the sub$erting of
the hearers%
,(*?% "arefully study to #resent thyself a##ro$ed unto God, a !orkman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly handling the !ord of truth%
,(*A% But shun #rofane and $ain babblings( for they gro! much to!ards
ungodliness%
,(*+% )nd their s#eech s#readeth like a canker( of !hom are 8ymeneus and
Philetus(
,(*1% =ho ha$e erred from the truth, saying that the resurrection is
#ast already, and ha$e sub$erted the faith of some%
,(*B% But the sure foundation of God standeth firm, ha$ing this seal(
the 'ord kno!eth !ho are hisJ and let e$ery one de#art from iniLuity !ho
nameth the name of the 'ord%
,(,-% But in a great house there are not only $essels of gold and of
sil$er, but also of !ood and of earth( and some indeed unto honour, but
some unto dishonour%
,(,*% 5f any man therefore shall cleanse himself from these, he shall be
a $essel unto honour, sanctified and #rofitable to the 'ord, #re#ared
unto e$ery good !ork%
,(,,% But flee thou youthful desires, and #ursue justice, faith, charity
and #eace !ith them that call on the 'ord out of a #ure heart%
,(,2% )nd a$oid foolish and unlearned Luestions, kno!ing that they beget
strifes%
,(,.% But the ser$ant of the 'ord must not !rangle( but be mild to!ard
all men, a#t to teach, #atient,
,(,?% =ith modesty admonishing them that resist the truth( if
#erad$enture God may gi$e them re#entance to kno! the truthJ
,(,A% )nd they may reco$er themsel$es from the snares of the de$il by
!hom they are held ca#ti$e at his !ill%
, Timothy "ha#ter 2
The character of heretics of latter days% 8e e>horts Timothy to
constancy% Of the great #rofit of the kno!ledge of the scri#tures%
2(*% ;no! also this, that in the last days shall come dangerous times%
2(,% <en shall be lo$ers of themsel$es, co$etous, haughty, #roud,
blas#hemers, disobedient to #arents, ungrateful, !icked,
2(2% =ithout affection, !ithout #eace, slanderers, incontinent,
unmerciful, !ithout kindness,
2(.% Traitors, stubborn, #uffed u#, and lo$ers of #leasure more than of
God(
2(?% 8a$ing an a##earance indeed of godliness but denying the #o!er
thereof% o! these a$oid%
2(A% 7or of these sort are they !ho cree# into houses and lead ca#ti$e
silly !omen laden !ith sins, !ho are led a!ay !ith di$ers desires(
2(+% E$er learning, and ne$er attaining to the kno!ledge of the truth%
2(1% o! as 9annes and <ambres resisted <oses, so these also resist the
truth, men corru#ted in mind, re#robate concerning the faith%
9annes and <ambres%%% The magicians of king Pharao%
2(B% But they shall #roceed no farther( for their folly shall be
manifest to all men, as theirs also !as%
2(*-% But thou hast fully kno!n my doctrine, manner of life, #ur#ose,
faith, longsuffering, lo$e, #atience,
2(**% Persecutions, afflictions( such as came u#on me at )ntioch, at
5conium and at 'ystra( !hat #ersecutions 5 endured, and out of them all
the 'ord deli$ered me%
2(*,% )nd all that !ill li$e godly in "hrist 9esus shall suffer
#ersecution%
2(*2% But e$il men and seducers shall gro! !orse and !orse( erring, and
dri$ing into error,
2(*.% But continue thou in those things !hich thou hast learned and
!hich ha$e been committed to thee% ;no!ing of !hom thou hast learned
them(
2(*?% )nd because from thy infancy thou hast kno!n the holy scri#tures
!hich can instruct thee to sal$ation by the faith !hich is in "hrist
9esus%
2(*A% )ll scri#ture, ins#ired of God, is #rofitable to teach, to
re#ro$e, to correct, to instruct in justice(
)ll scri#ture,%%% E$ery #art of di$ine scri#ture is certainly #rofitable
for all these ends% But, if !e !ould ha$e the !hole rule of "hristian
faith and #ractice, !e must not be content !ith those 4cri#tures, !hich
Timothy kne! from his infancy, that is, !ith the Old Testament alone(
nor yet !ith the e! Testament, !ithout taking along !ith it the
traditions of the a#ostles, and the inter#retation of the church, to
!hich the a#ostles deli$ered both the book, and the true meaning of it%
2(*+% That the man of God may be #erfect, furnished to e$ery good !ork%
, Timothy "ha#ter .
8is charge to Timothy% 8e tells him of his a##roaching death and desires
him to come to him%
.(*% 5 charge thee, before God and 9esus "hrist, !ho shall judge the
li$ing and the dead, by his coming and his kingdom(
.(,% Preach the !ord( be instant in season, out of season( re#ro$e,
entreat, rebuke in all #atience and doctrine%
.(2% 7or there shall be a time !hen they !ill not endure sound doctrine
but, according to their o!n desires, they !ill hea# to themsel$es
teachers ha$ing itching ears(
.(.% )nd !ill indeed turn a!ay their hearing from the truth, but !ill be
turned unto fables%
.(?% But be thou $igilant, labour in all things, do the !ork of an
e$angelist, fulfil thy ministry% Be sober%
)n e$angelist%%% a diligent #reacher of the gos#el%
.(A% 7or 5 am e$en no! ready to be sacrificed( and the time of my
dissolution is at hand%
.(+% 5 ha$e fought a good fight( 5 ha$e finished my course( 5 ha$e ke#t
the faith%
.(1% )s to the rest, there is laid u# for me a cro!n of justice !hich
the 'ord the just judge !ill render to me in that day( and not only to
me, but to them also that lo$e his coming% <ake haste to come to me
Luickly%
.(B% 7or Demas hath left me, lo$ing this !orld, and is gone to
Thessalonica(
.(*-% "rescens into Galatia, Titus into Dalmatia%
.(**% Only 'uke is !ith me% Take <ark and bring him !ith thee( for he is
#rofitable to me for the ministry%
.(*,% But Tychicus 5 ha$e sent to E#hesus%
.(*2% The cloak that 5 left at Troas, !ith "ar#us, !hen thou comest,
bring !ith thee( and the books, es#ecially the #archments%
.(*.% )le>ander the co##ersmith hath done me much e$il( the 'ord !ill
re!ard him according to his !orks(
.(*?% =hom do thou also a$oid( for he hath greatly !ithstood our !ords%
.(*A% )t my first ans!er, no man stood !ith me( but all forsook me% <ay
it not be laid to their chargeN
.(*+% But the 'ord stood by me and strengthened me, that by me the
#reaching may be accom#lished and that all the Gentiles may hear% )nd 5
!as deli$ered out of the mouth of the lion%
.(*1% The 'ord hath deli$ered me from e$ery e$il !ork and !ill #reser$e
me unto his hea$enly kingdom% To !hom be glory for e$er and e$er% )men%
.(*B% 4alute Prisca, and )Luila and the household of Onesi#horus%
.(,-% Erastus remained at "orinth% )nd Tro#himus 5 left sick at <iletus%
.(,*% <ake haste to come before !inter% Eubulus and Pudens and 'inus and
"laudia and all the brethren, salute thee%
.(,,% The 'ord 9esus "hrist be !ith thy s#irit% Grace be !ith you%
)men%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO T5T:4
4t% Paul, ha$ing #reached the faith in the island of "rete, he ordained
his belo$ed disci#le and com#anion, Titus, bisho#, and left him there to
finish the !ork !hich he had begun% )fter!ards the )#ostle, on a journey
to ico#olis, a city of <acedonia, !rote this E#istle to Titus, in !hich
he directs him to ordain bisho#s and #riests for the different cities,
she!ing him the #rinci#al Lualities necessary for a bisho#% 8e also
gi$es him #articular ad$ice for his o!n conduct to his flock, e>horting
him to hold to strictness of disci#line, but seasoned !ith lenity% 5t
!as !ritten about thirty-three years after our 'ordDs )scension%
Titus "ha#ter *
=hat kind of men he is to ordain #riests% 4ome men are to be shar#ly
rebuked%
*(*% Paul, a ser$ant of God and an a#ostle of 9esus "hrist, according to
the faith of the elect of God and the ackno!ledging of the truth, !hich
is according to godliness(
*(,% :nto the ho#e of life e$erlasting, !hich God, !ho lieth not, hath
#romised before the times of the !orld(
*(2% But hath in due times manifested his !ord in #reaching, !hich is
committed to me according to the commandment of God our 4a$iour(
*(.% To Titus, my belo$ed son according to the common faith, grace and
#eace, from God the 7ather and from "hrist 9esus our 4a$iour%
*(?% 7or this cause 5 left thee in "rete( that thou shouldest set in
order the things that are !anting and shouldest ordain #riests in e$ery
city, as 5 also a##ointed thee(
*(A% 5f any be !ithout crime, the husband of one !ife ha$ing faithful
children, not accused of riot or unruly%
*(+% 7or a bisho# must be !ithout crime, as the ste!ard of God( not
#roud, not subject to anger, nor gi$en to !ine, no striker, not greedy
of filthy lucre(
*(1% But gi$en to hos#itality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent(
*(B% Embracing that faithful !ord !hich is according to doctrine, that
he may be able to e>hort in sound doctrine and to con$ince the
gainsayers%
*(*-% 7or there are also many disobedient, $ain talkers and seducers(
es#ecially they !ho are of the circumcision%
*(**% =ho must be re#ro$ed, !ho sub$ert !hole houses, teaching things
!hich they ought not, for filthy lucreDs sake%
*(*,% One of them a #ro#het of their o!n, said( The "retans are al!ays
liars, e$il beasts, slothful bellies%
*(*2% This testimony is true% =herefore, rebuke them shar#ly, that they
may be sound in the faith(
*(*.% ot gi$ing heed to 9e!ish fables and commandments of men !ho turn
themsel$es a!ay from the truth%
*(*?% )ll things are clean to the clean( but to them that are defiled
and to unbelie$ers, nothing is clean( but both their mind and their
conscience are defiled%
*(*A% They #rofess that they kno! God( but in their !orks they deny him(
being abominable and incredulous and to e$ery good !ork re#robate%
Titus "ha#ter ,
8o! he is to instruct both old and young% The duty of ser$ants% The
"hristianDs rule of life%
,(*% But s#eak thou the things that become sound doctrine(
,(,% That the aged men be sober, chaste, #rudent, sound in faith, in
lo$e, in #atience%
,(2% The aged !omen, in like manner, in holy attire, not false accusers,
not gi$en to much !ine, teaching !ell(
,(.% That they may teach the young !omen to be !ise, to lo$e their
husbands, to lo$e their children%
,(?% To be discreet, chaste, sober, ha$ing a care of the house, gentle,
obedient to their husbands( that the !ord of God be not blas#hemed%
,(A% &oung men, in like manner, e>hort that they be sober%
,(+% 5n all things she! thyself an e>am#le of good !orks, in doctrine,
in integrity, in gra$ity,
,(1% The sound !ord that can not be blamed( that he !ho is on the
contrary #art may be afraid, ha$ing no e$il to say of us%
,(B% E>hort ser$ants to be obedient to their masters( in all things
#leasing, not gainsaying(
,(*-% ot defrauding, but in all things she!ing good fidelity, that they
may adorn the doctrine of God our 4a$iour in all things%
,(**% 7or the grace of God our 4a$iour hath a##eared to all men(
,(*,% 5nstructing us, that, denying ungodliness and !orldly desires, !e
should li$e soberly and justly and godly in this !orld,
,(*2% 'ooking for the blessed ho#e and coming of the glory of the great
God and our 4a$iour 9esus "hrist%
,(*.% =ho ga$e himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniLuity
and might cleanse to himself a #eo#le acce#table, a #ursuer of good
!orks%
,(*?% These things s#eak and e>hort and rebuke !ith all authority% 'et
no man des#ise thee%
Titus "ha#ter 2
Other instructions and directions for life and doctrine%
2(*% )dmonish them to be subject to #rinces and #o!ers, to obey at a
!ord, to be ready to e$ery good !ork%
2(,% To s#eak e$il of no man, not to be litigious but gentle( she!ing
all mildness to!ards all men%
2(2% 7or !e oursel$es also !ere some time un!ise, incredulous, erring,
sla$es to di$ers desires and #leasures, li$ing in malice and en$y,
hateful and hating one another%
2(.% But !hen the goodness and kindness of God our 4a$iour a##eared(
2(?% ot by the !orks of justice !hich !e ha$e done, but according to
his mercy, he sa$ed us, by the la$er of regeneration and reno$ation of
the 8oly Ghost%
2(A% =hom he hath #oured forth u#on us abundantly, through 9esus "hrist
our 4a$iour(
2(+% That, being justified by his grace, !e may be heirs according to
ho#e of life e$erlasting%
2(1% 5t is a faithful saying% )nd these things 5 !ill ha$e thee affirm
constantly, that they !ho belie$e in God may be careful to e>cel in good
!orks% These things are good and #rofitable unto men%
2(B% But a$oid foolish Luestions and genealogies and contentions and
stri$ings about the la!% 7or they are un#rofitable and $ain%
2(*-% ) man that is a heretic, after the first and second admonition,
a$oid(
2(**% ;no!ing that he that is such an one is sub$erted and sinneth,
being condemned by his o!n judgment%
By his o!n judgment%%% Other offenders are judged, and cast out of the
church, by the sentence of the #astors of the same church% 8eretics,
more unha##y, run out of the church of their o!n accord, and by doing
so, gi$e judgment and sentence against their o!n souls%
2(*,% =hen 5 shall send to thee )rtemas or Tychicus, make haste to come
unto me to ico#olis% 7or there 5 ha$e determined to !inter%
2(*2% 4end for!ard Ienas the la!yer and )#ollo, !ith care that nothing
be !anting to them%
2(*.% )nd let our men also learn to e>cel in good !orks for necessary
uses( that they be not unfruitful%
2(*?% )ll that are !ith me salute thee% 4alute them that lo$e us in the
faith% The grace of God be !ith you all% )men%
T8E EP54T'E O7 4T% P):' TO P85'E<O
Philemon, a noble citiHen of "olossa, had a ser$ant named Onesimus, !ho
robbed him and fled to Rome, !here he met 4t% Paul, !ho !as then a
#risoner there the first time% The a#ostle took com#assion on him and
recei$ed him !ith tenderness and con$erted him to the faithJ for he !as
a Gentile before% 4t% Paul sends him back to his master !ith this
E#istle in his fa$our( and though he beseeches Philemon to #ardon him,
yet the )#ostle !rites !ith becoming dignity and authority% 5t contains
di$ers #rofitable instructions and #oints out the charity and humanity
that masters should ha$e for their ser$ants%
Philemon "ha#ter *
8e commends the faith and charity of PhilemonJ and sends back to him his
fugiti$e ser$ant, !hom he had con$erted in #rison%
*(*% Paul, a #risoner of "hrist 9esus, and Timothy, a brother( to
Philemon, our belo$ed and fello! labourer,
*(,% )nd to )##ia, our dearest sister, and to )rchi##us, our fello!
soldier, and to the church !hich is in thy house%
*(2% Grace to you and #eace, from God our 7ather and from the 'ord 9esus
"hrist%
*(.% 5 gi$e thanks to my God, al!ays making a remembrance of thee in my
#rayers%
*(?% 8earing of thy charity and faith, !hich thou hast in the 'ord 9esus
and to!ards all the saints(
*(A% That the communication of thy faith may be made e$ident in the
ackno!ledgment of e$ery good !ork that is in you in "hrist 9esus%
*(+% 7or 5 ha$e had great joy and consolation in thy charity, because
the bo!els of the saints ha$e been refreshed by thee, brother%
*(1% =herefore, though 5 ha$e much confidence in "hrist 9esus to command
thee that !hich is to the #ur#ose(
*(B% 7or charity sake 5 rather beseech, !hereas thou art such a one, as
Paul, an old man and no! a #risoner also of 9esus "hrist%
*(*-% 5 beseech thee for my son, !hom 5 ha$e begotten in my bands,
Onesimus,
*(**% =ho hath been heretofore un#rofitable to thee but no! is
#rofitable both to me and thee(
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